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one-sixth ot the present xatey4 Post-1 plishment , worth whlle.; '
master General Burleson believes I But In recognizing champions why
that ytfg .proposed , first cone and not recognize the -obscure world
the proposed J new :;rate will stake beater? Why aot recognize Sunny
care of 90 per cent of parcel post Jim, the racing plgepn , that homed
business,. It la his intention to re- from Rio Janeiro to Jeannette, Pa.,
duce " rates' Xpr greater distances as a distance by afr line o 4200 miles;
soonUas practicable,; but he desires in 48 days? Sunny-, Jim left Elo
that a' beginning be made where it Janeiro May; 8, 'circled for an hour
will dp the greater number the most and then headed due north. He
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Art dews not Imitate nature,
'but founds itself on the study
v of nature takes from nature
l the selections which beet ao
: cord with its own intention.
and -then bestows on them that
which nature does not possess,
-U? le mind and boo! of man.
-Bulwer.
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good.
The parcel post Is no longer ' an
experiment. - It is right that: the
service be extended as fast as pos
sible. It is right that the service
be made as cheap as possible. A
was the first homing pigeon to cross
the equator. .
Whence came the word "pigeon
hearted," expressing cowardice? Was
Sunny Jim pigeon hearted during
his uncharted flight of 4200 miles?
1 SMALL CHAXQB 1 '
Investigation breed Investigation;
- Fin chances now to buy Christmas
""ran eariy. -
8om,' th. r"ter become more tired
crying need Is cheap and convenient During the 48 days he covered near-
trade facilities between country and ly. 100 miles a day, flying straight
city. The postmaster general's plan to his home coop? We say he was
should supply those facilities.
MUZZLE THE DOGS
0
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NE human life sacrificed to
hydrophobia is enough. Other
lives should not be lost through
indifference.
The . State board of . health nearly
two months ago gave warning, that iHn
gj hydrophobia existed in Multnomah cnamplon honored?
directed by instinct. But while in
stinct was guiding him, was Sunny
Jim a coward during those 48 days
of flight through torrid and tem
perate zones? There never was a
braver heart than Sunny Jim's as
it beat down the seemingly Impos
sible and won in the end. -
Sunny Jim is entitled to recog-
How shall this American
Is there a
, A 3IOS1KXTOUS MOVKMEXT , county. The board at that time better way lUn hy wlpIng -pigeon
J
cation of tbe committee of the
Columbia;;
JPort of
The first , aim of the committee
' iwill be to, secure a 0 root depth
tot water on' tse-iColumbia bar, This
ai t , tj&ou;ucr, mauauiauMB
cooperation by . the business com
Jmunitles throughout those -"-parts of
phe four' states of Oregon, . Waah-
jfagton, Idaho and Montana that are
drained, by the Columbia and its
tributaries, ;.There is not a. citizen
f i , all . the great region ; touched by
Sthese tributaries who is not directly
- interested , In the movement ' The
Jsbips of- the world are Increasing
Jn size bccaiuo of the economies' of.
" She traffic.
' .U is essential that the greatest
r jjcean carrjcrs'should have easy ac-
- J-e&s to ' the ; CWunsbja. and -IV i
fetjually essential that products from
ho great ' northwest 'Interior should
- Jhave- h-baefl tfthe downhill
Jiati.l to meet thfem. , , Sucht an ,ar-
- )nngemcnt wotiid::toean greatly low-;
- Jred charges on, wheat, . barley,- hay, i
" ItCH;fc? and Wri the; other great
. sidejKtfln'zTover this. seas .".L. and
PjtaceehaWe'.bit'-
kuppilos coming in, from .oyejr, seas.
iiei'benefits.'wflltbe,' not. foVone
tolombla river port, but jforvery
)ipist on the river from Its, mouth to
I Source."' '. advantages will-not
" j. for ; one -"class of '.peopleif bat; for
i w An early ' 'result of the- deebened
entrance iand the. program , that will
f..t':filt:'.tlght
ates from.: the lnterlof,i notf in', a
past ot ithei yei mohirtain " nul to
pnget sound, but on a basis of the
flown grade jfcairt W -the 'mouth of
the Columbia.; There Is already
ong overdue, a lowering outbound
at4 on- Columbia basin products.
.The : authority "for such a reduc-
ion Is a. recent decision by, the ln-
erstate commerce commission.'. In
be Baltfmore - Boston - New ; York
case, It held that , cost of haul Is
me, of the fundamentals In fixing
he Tate. ' .. z""' : "
But here Is the rate from the In-
erior down the Columbia fixed by
he cost of haul over tbe Cascades
o Puget sound. . The rate to As
orla is even 90 cents a ton higher
han to tbe sound, , a condition . that
tannot be defended.
A 'train nt para ntgrtcrl Pamn
almoBt roll into Portland qf
its own momentum. From Pasco
to' Pueet sound. Northern- Pacific
; (rains must, drag their loaded , cars
fiver a pass at an altitude, of 2.748
feet. The Milwaukee must hoist its
wheat laden 'ears over an altitude
ff 3127, and the Great Northern
.' Aivp a mniintnln nana nt riolpht
FIGHTING-PEOFOI'StUIjB
nrged that: all dogs be nuzzled or U.....
HERE will doubtless be enthus-iCOn fined. The war nine: nassed un- " """""""
iasm throughout the Columbia deeded and a human life has been
Tiver Tjaaln over the organi- sacrificed. How many lives must be
taken ..before owners of dogs realize
their responsibility? 1
It is not -alone a question of pro
toctlng human life. Dogs, also,
ILLIAM BARNES Jr., Re
publican boss of New York
tate, Is a fair sample of
the old time politician who
wool. :. Smoot sayg'so himself, if Bat
nobody supposed . that v he . would
have to provide himself with a hal
ter. when v he ; has ? always ritood
without hitching."; i t
,v";";t-f . , ' -
'Not only will I go, on a hunger,
Strike; fbut I Vshalli refuse ;to letl
them put me out of Jail when ! am
ra1aau1 " la ftia liUit' in anffra.
gette screams from London. At
this distance we would advise no Every war should Increase ths cops
postponement of the ultimate pb- - "v" wt wvmmk
sequies. I Ther Is no dancer f the aummer
ucina; orererowaea witB averase
"What haar become of , the old rr- : , .
fashioned man who used to pick his .f 'sWnt Wilson Is saining- In welrht
teeth with a nrkt nifV! antes a Pnyeical Talt for a
jr 1b1M
Missouri naoer. lust as thou'eh he I . :
hi mnvor ant nf Tirlnannrt. I iv ,""rf ' ! peace, ' anff
w uuvie sain ana jonn Hull a nrnnii nr
I, nnt .U.J W r
'. a J, A. , ,f I
Aionaon eaiwr says uim ao i. Thia count- - ; '
country on earth sets a higher value aaainst Paris, but that -city is welcome
on fcino-a hn , tn TTnttnrt States w rfounson,
Just one king, brother, when needed
to complete a royal flush.
PERTINENT COMMIT AND NEWS IN BRIEF,
. City swlmmlnr places are all right,
but thev arc a dm, nhatitiit i,.
oia swunmin' hole."
, t
The nian with hoe, in potato patch
A Qfln pMttAlcuin man n yt t An
a meat hook and hung suspended thYmane
uxe a quarter or neei xor id mm
utes." Fifteen glorious minutes of:
transcendental opulence!
At least one statement of David
Lamar Is entitled to unquestioning
credence to the effect that he isn't! chars.
the only villain on Wall street.
Arguments acralnst or about what wn.
men' no. may. miarnr inu d wnuiri
should wear, are among those most fu
nic. - .- .
.. - -. - r - . i
And -vet What vlrtnnita nxfrlnXn r.t.
lows thoss Manufacturers' association's
oiiicers preienaea to. be.
WWted sepul-
must be protected against their own will not learn.' Mr. Barnes has
kind. .A mad dog running through been reasonably successful in poll
the streets must be prevented from tics, if political success Is measured
spreading the scourge.
Could the poor animal know his
malady and be privileged to speak
he , would . doubtless , ask . to be
mutzled.-
TRIXCESS "PAT" TO WED
w
Prince .
HILE America Is not much
Impressed, by royalty, it Is
Impressed by Princess Pa
tricia, whose engagement to
Adolf Frledrlch has just
been announced. ' Sometimes called
the tomboy of - royalty. Princess
"Pat" has endeared herself to a
world , loving a kind heart and a
democratic spirit. America will be
by vicious rule ' secured through
combinations with other political
bosses. But his success has blinded
him. He cannot see the handwrit
ing on the wall. Men like Barnes
will remain untutored in destruc
tion.
New York Is in the midst of a
tremendous fight for rule by the
people through a primary law.
Governor Sulzer is leading the peo
ple's fight, and his opponents are
Boss Barnes of the Republicans and
Boss Murphy of Tammany. , Here
is the Barnps Idpn of-government
as spoken by himself
Whatever ills there mar be and ills
there are; whatever miscarriage- of Jus-
no less interested in Princess Pat s ce, wnatever misconduct of public of
wedding than it will be in the wed
ding of Miss Jessie Wilson, daugh
ter of the president:
There Is something compelling
about democracy In royal garb.
ficials, surely no sane person -will rush
to the extremity of placing; himself at
the mercy or the majority of the
voters.
Whatever else should be said
about a political leader who denies
Princess Pat's Independent spirit ruI by tDe People, It can be said of
has shown itself more than once. I Barnes that he Is honest or ignorant
Her sense of humor has saved her enough to disclose his mental and
from many embarrassments. She moral makeup. He is fighting a
is an excellent artist and caricatur- Primary law, and so is Murphy.
1st. In January, 1812, she visited Barnes has disclosed his objection
Ameriea and returned to England to eucn ,aw 14 would place the
to write a book giving her impres- Political bosses at the mercy of the
sions of Americans. Queen Mary voters. It Is the old Tory argu
read the manuscript and suppressed memM It is the privileged arid the
it, afraid of offending us. The misguided. ,
Queen's fears were ill founded. Governor Sulzer has gone to the
Ameriea -could -not be offended by people, with the statemht that privl-
Letters From the People
The Stata aunrtnia rnurt imtlmi,a to
juuiuaio at least 10 laymen, tnat It it
is mv4riaoiy riant most or tne circuit
courts are incompetent,
A Clarke county. Wash., tovnalt h
reverted to farminr ground. That Is
What ought to hannen to about thraa
leunus oi ma area, or rornana.
WW
C. S. Mel 1 en la out of ana railrnai.
presidency, and a common opinion ' la
mat ne ouant to Da out or th othor.
na oi rauroaa ornciaiaom altogether,
To "beat tha record" of awallawins
The Journal Reading so much lately of I bottles of pop, and that being an un
free wool, and so much about manu-1 lucky number,' he died.. Being only a
(ComnanlcsUone scot to The Joans! far
publication la this department should b writ
ten on only on aide of tha paper, aboald sot
xrcaa duo worm in wn(tii aoa moai Dm
eomDanled br tha aama and addraas of
aendar. If tha writer doaa net dealra to Bare
tea aajne pubuabad. be aboald t auta.)
A Wool Dealer's Testimony.
Portland, June ll.-To the Editor of I
factured goods, I, as a dealer In wool
for SO years, would like to express my
views on the subject
I always claimed (and quite a large
number of sheepmen agreed with, me)
that duty on wool does not benefit any
sheepmen and that our prices are based
on supply a and demand all over the
world; that Is. whenever there is plenty
of wool, down goes the price, the same
as in the case of wheat or cotton,
If there were free manufactured
goods, we would need no wool or fao-
Doy, ne was not as great a tool as a
man wno auis nimseu trying to drink
more whiskey in a short space of time
than anybody else.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
VINDICATION -
: OREGOX SIDELIGHTS "
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.A pleasing feature 'in the Fourth of
July parade at Hlllsboro was the squad
of veterans of the Civil war, with J. C.
Lamkln, ex-confedarate, at the head Of
the column aa color bearer. . v t .K
, . ... a - Oj , . ' : -, V' ,
A. comparison highly favorable to Or I hy tha ; neoDla.' : Tha vtndtiatlnr,
gon U made, by the Sheridan Sun, which " ' -uJtWruS.'lZ
araws tne aeaaiy parallel Between oan ' " ,,,,UuW,
wood ti Hrtertdan at 18.50 a cord ana
cottonwood in South DakoU at f 18 a
From tha Tacoroa Tribune. (
Nothing could be more complete than
the vindication, of President Wilson In
Ibis charge that "an ; Insidious . lobby"
ihas been attempting to defeat legisla-;
tlon in congress that has been demanded
oord.
Soeaklns- of the weather, tha - Dalles
Itemlser . says: ''While having such a
hot time with the tariff and weather we
are wining to; wager that Oeorge and
themselves, whose, letters have been
presented In evidence before ; the com-mittee,-
", -Jn ; r 'c i! ;;;:;
It Is a sordid story for the most part.
, but It furnishes ample Justification for
the revolt of the Progressives from the
HarrP ofttfmes alga for tte cool Oregon Pty ftnd Lfor, th 4e4
breezes." , , , ' I 'isht made by tha radical Democrats for
the overthrow of tftefboBSiia in thoir
'If 'Hubbard should' vet tha sweater party.1 It la almost -...as. '.bold as the
factory It -would mean steady employ-1 operations of John V. Archbold In tag- .
ment for 15 srlrls or women 'and 10 1 Etna- United fttatoa sftnatnra anit mnn.
boys or men, all the year -around at sentatlves and having them do his bid-"
At a recent -"houseralsina" in CrooK I Polntmtint o( judges and Other officials
county, reported by the Powell Butte I wno were Known to , be friendly to
correaDondent.of tha Pi lnevlUe Journal. I Standard Oil Interests. , . Mr. Archbold
democratic aimpllclty and pioneer aus-1 reached the point Where be gave open
orders"? to his employes in congress to
pass or defeat pending legislation. Mr.
Oxnard and Mr. Palmer: for the Sugar
trust, were hardly that strong, but their
correspondence shows Ahat they were on
chummy terms, at least; with certain
senators who apparently took their
terlty wera sternly exemplified In the
serving of , pineapple ; sherbet to the
Hood River News:vi Everyone in Hood
River Is rejoielng-vthat - tha-mudly
streets of tha- bast are substantially
down and out for all : the future. The
paving of the streets has hn one of orders from tha sugar combine.
the ""blr" nrODOsltlons. We believe the
council haa acted conscientiously in the
matter. In any event 'goodbye, mud."
Malheur Mining News: Thomas - A.
Barton haa an American flag, sise 7x10,
which he says Is the first flag used in
Malheur county. It was used for, a
long time aa the court, house flag in
Vale, until the Janitor began driving
tackai In It Tha finer nrlrlmllv
used by James Fell, a former sheriff of
Malheur county. - -
Heroic resignation' is breathed br the
editor of tha Lebanon .Tribune, in his
writaup of Lebanon's Fourth of July!
which, follows: "Lebanon was exceed
ingly quiet on tbe Fourth. Everyone
who had a means of conveyance went
to Foster, saiem, scio and other points.
Many went on trains to Albany. Spring
field. Corvallis and other solnta and a
few of us who had neither rigs nor
money. " stayed at borne."
THE "PUNCH" IN THE LOBBrCHARGE
From the Boston Globe
Custom decreed that when tha presi
dent of the United States wished to free
his mind on some Issue touching him
Personally . he should summon his
tories, as everything costs more here I stenographer and dictate a full and com
than in Europe money, living, selling, piete review of the situation from every
rents, eta; therefore we could not com-1 angle and promptly mall it to Simon
pete with Europe, leaving out the dif-1 Saltalr of Alkali Junction, or some other
ference In wages for the working class, I equally well known citizen, wno by a
which is at least from 25 to 60 per cent! singular coincidence bad asked the per-
more. As for cheaper clothing, does any 1 tineni question just wnen tne president
sane man believe the retailer who now! was eager to unbosom lfimself. Of
anything .Princess, Pat might say,
The. Princess .is all the more In
teresting ' because she has Insisted
upon choosing . .her own husband.
Shj refused the King of Spain when
he came to London seeking a bride.
When little more than a schoolgirl
she was In love with a marquis,
but he was not of royal blood, and
King Edward frowned upon a mes
alliance. The young lady thereupon
announced she would never marry.
But, like others of her sex, Prin
cess Pat. retained .the right to
change her mind. ::, Democratic
America extends its best wishes to
democratic Princess Pat;
ATTACKING THE PRESIDENT
A
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J What ismore; the winter .snows
f nd slides in these mountain regions
: add enormously to tne cost of main
1 enance as compared with the water
rade routes to Portland. Yet, it Is
le appalling fact that the moun-
, Vuu jjub routes iu iu koudu , ac
tually for the present, fix the rall-
a- roaa rates ior tne uoiumnia river
rute. 1 -
Them r-ntilH mun-plv ha a mnm
, 61 defensible discrimination against
the Columbia river. The way to
-remove it is to get a 40 feot depth
,' df water, at the entrance, and , -get
hs biggest ships in tbe world to
entering the river. This Is proposed
by, the committee of tbe Port of
" Columbia, of which Dr. Alfred-Kin-
' - Afv hfla hArnma thn hpait
No movement of more momentous
Importance to tbe Columbia basin
was ever proposed.
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PARCEL lOST KATES " 1
t i ' . ,', ;)::
a MUisu tne Wilson administra
tipn plans for, reducing the
' t' COBt of tMn a proposal by
"7. , , Postmaster General Burleson
for reduced charges in the parcel
'.pest system. .,, The parcel post has
proved Its, worth,, and the postmas
ter general' Is anxious that it serve
;4 ;many jjwsople as possible , and as
Cheaply . as I possible,
Mr. Burlfluon has sought author
ization to effect radical changes In
What are known as the first, second
and ihird ;XOnea.;:SjHe would consoli
dato alt Into .vlngle , zone with a
Radius of 150 miles, 'In this ; new
Cirst zone, he would raise the weight
Mmit to XSO Dounds and rednfA the
sate to, five cents for the. first pound
dnd- one cent1 for each aduitlonal
(wo pounds. This would make the
ta( for 20 pounds 15 cents.'
J At the present rate two 10 pound
rlaga for a "C0 mile haul coaf.
hi trntn, so that the proposed new
FEW eastern newspapers are
beginning an attack upon
President Wilson because he
has not shoved international
questions to the front. The New
York Snn says that halting diplo
macy has replaced dollar diplomacy,
and that paper finds fault because
the president's program asks for
settlement of the tariff and cur
rency questions In advance of any
thing else,-, .'
What is wanted by interests op
posed to an equitable tariff and a
reasonable, degree of equality in
the matter of credits is a free-for-all
fight in Washington on many issues.
Snch a prograrh would serve to de
feat Justice at all points, and the'
president knows it. Furthermore,
the president Is determined to go
Into matters of foreign r relations
hiriiself. He is the responsible head
of the administration, and he pro
poses to discharge the obligations
of office. '
Fault is. found because the Pan
ama canal controversy has been laid
on the shelf, because the commer
cial treaty with Russia has not been
renewed. -. The Panama canal con
troversy, " so-called, is, in ' fact, a
controversy between the railroads
and the "people of 'America.' Ian-
not be settled by arbitration with
a foreign power. Another treaty
with Russia will be negotiated when
Russia concedes equal rights to all
Americans, Jews included. ,
., President Wilson Is giving a dem
onstration, of efficiency ; that-. Is
troubling interests accustomed' to
inefficiency in the White House.. His
program is not suDject;to just crit
icism; it deserves commendation
from everybody not seeking- to pro
mote privilege.. ; , r
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AX AMERICAN CHA3IPI0X
MERICA . makes heroes of' hr
champions; ', she .is ' proud of
:..men :who ; xcelnlmanly-Teni
. . aeavor. . r A aicixmghlln, a
a Weston, a Ty Cobb stirs' the imag
ination and compels- homage that
recpgnlzes .endurance directed t by
rixed , purpose to do Its bes'vfhe
chorus of- praise, fdr-. national ham
lege . government costs , them . $50,-
000,000 a year,' -while efficient gov
ernment should cost them not to
exceed one-half that amount. He
declares that state departments are
honeycombed with graft.
The governor's argument is be
ing; answered by Barnes with Tory
effrontery and by Murphy with
charges directed at Sulzer's person
al .".integrity. Tammany's method
of, counter attack may be more ef
fective', but the Barnes method is a
cio.ser .approach to honesty, If dis
honesty ever can, approach . honesty.
MILITANCY IS. DEAD
T
pays, say. lit for a suit of clothes and
charges ) 25, would sell It for any less
if he paid only $14? That would be
about the amount less In labor.
Some sheepmen claim that they oould
not make eight per cent on their In
vestment at present prices on wooL Now
let us see. In 1802, with an 11 cent
duty, I bought 2,000,000 pounds of wool,
from Echo, Or., to Lewiston, Idaho. My
limit was 45 cents, clean, at Boston,
Just the same aa was paid this year
for awhile, and lately 50 cents was paid
for some at Heppner and Shaniko. In
1902 yearlings sold at $2 to $2.25 per
head. This year they sell at 12.60 to $3
.These- men thea never - said a word
and all sold, their, wool and were-satis.
fled. What Is the cry about It now?
course, before tha presidential letter
reached Alkali JunctloorMr. Saitair was
able to read the text of it In the dally
newspaper published nearest his home.
Tradition also prescribed that if the
president wished certain of his cher
ished, views to get Into print, and did
not care to go through the process of
writing to' any of his convenient corre
spondents, he might confide In some of
the many Washington newspaper re
porters. But precedent was insistent
that the reporter must not presume to
inclose in quotation marks phrases Used
by the president, but must" report the
president as "thinking" so-and-so, or
"believing" that this and that were the
condition.
If tha present administration was
faithfully adhering
I paid 11 cents for the same clip this weeka -ao w. would have se.n in. tha
year and only cents to 10 cents In n.-.n-Ders tha nrofound but mvsteri.
1902. The woola were heavier In dirt .B.r,i0 th.t from "an ...thnHt..
that year. tlva .ourCft u had bean learned that th
The growlers now say our land Is nraaident in India-nun!- at tha nrlat.
worth $7, to $10 an acre. They don t ency or the insidious lobby that is seek
flgure that the same land was bought ing to defeat certain schedules In the
from 7 cents to $1.25 an acre. Nearly Underwood bill now before tha senate."
all have autos to ride in, so there must Happily, by lgnorlna- a precedent
be still a good living in it while I have President Wilson fully enlightened tha
to walk yet J. SHEUERMAN, public He Just called in the newspaper
That Convict Question.
Portland, July 14. To the Editor of
The Journal. "Is there anyone hero
who would give employment to an ex
convict, knowing him to be such? If
there is please stand up."
I have been waiting for a more ablo
pen than mine to come to the defense
of the congregation assembled In the
First Presbyterian church on the morn-
HE London Dally Mail says
militancy in England Is dead.
After a special investigation lug of July 2, where, It Is charged, the
the Mai announces that the
"cat and mouse" law has killed
the militant suffragette movement
as an organized conspiracy. Prac
tically all that remains of the or
ganization is a small band of lead
ers who are suffering from various
disabilities which prevent them from
putting into effect plans to have the
militants reorganized.
The organization has lost follow
ers and the movement has been crip
pled financially. Isolated crimes
which are happening from time to
time are attributed to individual
fanatics. The Mail says the "mice"
must have gone abroad, and the
English authorities are content that
they remain abroad. '
England's method of handling the
suffragottes was a credit to fertile
minds. Depending upon their sex
to protect them, the suffragettes
entered upon a campaign of crime
unparalleled In recent history. They
claimed to be intent upon promot
ing a great cause but the chances
are that many of the militants were
driven to Vandalism by acute insan
ity rather than by high purpose. But
they Were women, and England
showed thaj; man , may, after all,
match wits with .woman ;
The "cat and mouse" law was
devised. Whenever a suffragette
who had been sentenced to prison
attempted to starveherself, she was
allowed to starve until she was near
ly starved to death. Then she was
released from prison. Friends fed
her up, fattened - her and restored
her nerve. But to-no purpose, for
the moment the woman showed re
newed militancy, back to prison Bhe
went to continue serving her' term.
There was no glory in eating out
of prison to condition themselves for
return to prison; there was no mar
tyrdom in starving out of -prison.
So the suffragettes abandoned the
contest .They may realize they went
to. great trouble for no good pur
pose. If they realize that woman
suffrage - cannot - come - through
anarchy they may yet aid the cause.
above Question was asked without re
spouse.
I was present, and if the question was
put thus directly I did not hear It
What I did hear was the- sarcastic re
quest of Judge Cleland, after his state
ment that there Is the utmost confu
sion and uncertainty as to what consti
tutes a crime, a trifling misdemeanor
in one place being a felony in .another,
so that a man who has lived a good
citizen In one community may become
a criminal by doing the same thing
elsewhere; that this great power of the
state has been shamefully prostituted
to personal malice, and 'revenge, the
complaints usually being made by some
one who is the victim of a real or 1
landed wronj. In this connection be
made this forceful statement: "If the
heart would lose ita hate, the prison
would lose Us population." Ridiculing
tne petty 01 tenses which may put
man in prison because of an unpaid fine,
and which do causa the Imprisonment
or 300,000 persons annually. In our
United States, he eald;
"if there is anyone here who hat
never done anything that would put
mm m prison provided he was cauetit
and did not have the money to pay hlo
line, 1 wisn ne would stand up.
I did not see the "fidgeting" mea
tloned, but I did hear a ripple of laugh.
tcr, as someone suggested that the
judge seemed to be the only one stan.l
lng the Inference being that perhaps
ne wouia Detter sit down himself.
MRS. I. A. B.
correspondents, told them what he
thought of the "Insidious lobby" and au
thorized them to repeat his views with a
capital "I." When the sentiments ap
peared In print tha force of the person
ality of the president was behind them.
it is a 10 to 1 wager that under the
old system of clouding the presidential
opinion with the "it -is understood" . or
"from an authoritative source" verbiage
the senate would not have felt obliged to
Investigate the relations of Its members
to the lobby.
But President Wilson's "I." followed
by terse phrases In quotation marks,
was so impressively definite that the
senate was Impelled to an Immediate
and all embracing inquiry tnat is still
being prosecuted vigorously. In the
meantime the lobby which Mr. Wilson
assailed Is about the humblest and most
. While most of the. senators who have .
appeared before) the investigating com
mute have. Insisted .-that they were1'
never approached and really know noth
ing about the operation of lobbyists, the
letters exchanged by Oxnard and Palmer
show that these senators named we're
used aa though they were messenger
boys and conversations with them are .
detailed at length. Oxnard and Palmer
were exceedingly anxious to have high
protectionists placed on ths Philippines
committee and on the ways and means.
1 ,h. MMnt ,t)A 111.
.... mv " . u tt m tu.i
they got what they wanted. Here, for
example, is an extract from a. letter
from PfiLlmaf. tn rVrnarri . . s ,. v
"In Denver I saw both Senators Teller
and Patterson. Patterson told me that
Lodge admitted to him that the Philip
pine matter waa'not one of philanthropy, '
and stated to him' that we bad those
Islands for the purpose of exploiting,
them with American capital and that we '
were going to do it Teller told me
that Aidrich told him that be and his
crowd would stand by us and try and
keep the bill In the committee."
It is proposed -in ne-of the letters
from Palmer to Oxnard. to "stave tariff
Inactive body of paid employes resident
in Washington, - Also some of the at
torneys and agents some time since our.
chased one Way. tickets for their home I revision off aa long as possible, until
stations. J general tariff reduction comes,- when
If President Wilson can dispose of I We could trade with the other fellows.','
such influence by the simple method of Palmer was also opposed to the noml-
breaking a precedent, why should we not
applaud his example of a "human"
president? One excellent."human" trait j
Is frankness, and It Is certainly refresh
ing to find it in the White House.
If there is one rule of presidential I
conduct that has been Inviolate it has
been the unwritten regulation , forbid
ding the president to confer about ap
pointments with, any senators net of the
nation of Mr. Taft but finally accepted
him and turned bis efforts to getting
three of the right kind of Republicans
on the Philippines committee "to bold
any matter up that may come tip." The
record shows thai he got his kind of Re
publicans, The sugar lobbyists, according to the
evidence of their letters, were la touoh
with the men who got up the Republl-
same political party. We Were told the I can campaign book, and "the sugar ques
other day that before be sent the name
of a Massachusetts Democrat to the sea
ate President Wilson summoned Sana
tors Lodge and Weeks to the White
House and asked them If they knew any
reason why the contemplated appoint,
ments should not be made. The presi
dent was not asking the .two Republican
senators to vote to confirm' his nomi
nee, for probably he did not need their
votes; but as the representative of one
department in the government he was
asking the aid of the representatives of
tion will be handled In a manner sub
ject to our approval." Tha Investiga
tion, has developed that Senator Lodge's
famous speech on "Sugar at a Glance"
was sdlted by Mr. Palmer, after the
speech had been delivered in the senate,
and was then sent broadcast throughout
the country under Senator - Lodge's
frank.
Standpat newspapers have been bttter
In their criticisms of President Wilson
for having made the "insidious lobby"
charge. It Is evident that he has per
another department to the end that no I formed -a signal public service in. briny.
Senator Srudot's votes on the tar
iff have 'ti ever hfrnti" InftiiAnrxri , hv
plons is Inspiring -to non-champions; I his personal Interest, m sugar and
Lots That Need Cleaning.
- Portland, Or.. July 14. To the Editor
of The Journal I have occasion ' to
pass, at leaat twice a day, the piece of
property on sixteenth street. West side,
between Couch and Davis streets, which
is In a most deplorable condition for
lack of attention. Tbe grass on the
sidewalk at that place overlaps the
vu vms cMtjnv six incnes ana
the property Itself, on acoount of its
neglected condition, is now veritable
nest ror files, mosquitoes, etc I write
you thus in those days of "vacant lot
Cleaning." which We see so much of
in the press from time to time, to call
the attention of the authorities to this
property. On a damp evening It is most
disagreeable to pass pedestrians, on
tills section of sidewalk, owing to the
overlapping grass.' Of late someone has
cut some of the longest growths on the
west side of the street, which is now
being allowed to. rot . in the open air.
Something 'carK surety be done to rem
edy this, and it will be a.sten In a-onri
citizenship. - r .
, . , . A CONSTANT . READER, -
. A Garbage Problem, '
Portland, Or.,- July 14. To the Editor
of The Journal Complaints have been
made that some of, the garbage taken
to the incinerator Is so wet that It
cannot be burned easily or at all, and
citizens would like to know what t do
with tne liquid part of it or "swill," 1
it is termed. They, are not allowed to
keep hogs to drink It up, nor are they
allowed to glye it to chickens, and
where animals are not kept what is . to
be done with it? If it is pourned down
thl winks it 1 likely to stop them up,
and fevers are tbe result.
It seems to me that there should be
screens or some other arrangement to
dispose of the watery part of it. Tbe
people pay enough to have such things
made to suit all circumstances in con
nection with the disposing of all such
refuse. . OSBORNE TATES. ,
Julesburg and New York,
From the Omaha World Herald.
Julesburg or Leadvllle or Deadwood
in their wildest days were tame com
pared to New York of today. The
"wild west" haa taken up its habitat
In Babylon, where frontier wicked
ness has equipped itself iwlth all the
modern Improvements and is about
hundred times more dangerous than
when it was simple and natural and a
little kind.
Tlie New; York Herald vouches . for
the fact ' that "a pirate squad of one
hundred automobiles, ready for' the
commission of any crooked purpose,
exists in New York" and quotes the
secretary of state to the effect that
It is almost inconceivable to contem
plate the startling Increase In the crim
inal use of the automobile in that law
less metropolis. v:
On Its. first page, under big head
lines, the Herald tells the dramatlo
story of how a woman f was ' solrltad
away fn the very heart of the city, and
la broad daylight. She was dragged
screaming out of a hallway, with her
hands bound, forced Into a taxlcab wait
ing to receive her, and driven away,
while the spectators "stood spellbound."
Two of the abductors, were well dressed
women. Up to an early hour- the next
morning no trace of the victim had been
fOUnd,'1 .M..,..'V1. .;,'.-..- r- ;.. ,.;, ..
Think of that! How long Would
Deadwood Dick or Bat Mastersoa have
lasted in New York, where police offi
cials direct assassinations, where mur
derers can be hired for $20 nr. less, and
where, a hundred taxlcab pirates prey,
on women, property, and whatever, else
happens not to be nailed down?
Ia ..the bad men it the v. est : there
was. Something of chivalry, some sort
of a : code of honor, a really ' healthy
respect for what they (teemed "fair
play.": But In .the bad men and women
mistake should be made for which the
people would suffer. Surely this is a
business-like way of Ignoring senseless
partisan tradition and the public is the
gainer by It f
Washington opened Us eyes lnamii.
ment -when the president went to an ob
scure little Presbyterian church Instead
of the Important one society had se
lected for him, and was astonished
when the president notified the theatre
managers that he did not wish his box
draped and asked that the practice of
playing the national anthem when he
entered and left the playhouse be dis
continued. When he carried out his purpose of
keeping In. touch, with congress bv un
expectedly appearing In the president's
room at the capltol, and later by having
a telephone installed and a key glveu
him, those who have the sanctity of the
hoary old traditions in their keeping
xsnrvu ur tne security or the govern
ment and the integrity of the constitu
tion. Wood row Wilson as .president obvi
ously regards himself as the "hired
man" of the country, and he is not only
sealously endeavoring to earn his salary,
but is Insistent that subordinates and
associates shall be equally diligent, re- ( on avowed purpose and an entirely dif
gardless of compllcatlor and lmnedinv I ferent private one. " .
precedenta r I U It be fully ascertained that" mdnsv
has been used to purchase or otherwise
ing about tbe exposure of the methods bv
whloh these lobbyists have sought to
defeat the will of the -people.
. , From the Mew Orleans States.
If the attempt were not ridiculous the
public would deplore - the attitude of
some responsible persons who seek to
brush aside as unworthy of considera
tion the evidence of corruption presented
against the National Association of
Manufacturers, for, false or true, the
charges are serious and must be investi
gated. A lobby when honestly conducted
represents nothing . but the . efforts of
partisans to have enaoted laws In which
they are interested, but all lobbies be
come pernicious when they seek to ac
complish things for which their backers
are ashamed to stand sponsor In the
open.
Congressmen and other officials may
properly represent any Interests they
care to, but honesty compels them to do
this without a mask, so that their con
stituents may Indorse or rebuke their
sets at election time. The lobby devil
now being pursued at Washington Is the
klhd which Induces legislators to work
and vote for measures not indorsed by
their consciences a lobby which, has
.1 w. w-.i, .'v 1. : ... .A influence "dishonestly any rjuhttn ottt.
cr,Tt;r! investigator, should .par.no
without the faintest trace wi'ylK r.f!l:!h
deeming virtue. Out of even Its crlm
inals New Ycrk civilization sucks every,
tiling that remains of man hoed and wo
manhood and injects undiluted evil in
its place. w
In th. "WlM , west" nr.n . an
dren were safe', bwause they were de-
"u","- - my me strong man
armed was in danger. In sophisticated
New York the strong man armed Is
reasonably safe, but women and chil
dren are In the greatest danger because
a failure 7lj,lple8sneM' -'.:' " civilisation
& A Tetraglot Bible, ;
From, the Christian Herald. .
We are livinar in an in nt mi,i.n.j
Bible translation ,and of dlaaami.t:
on a scale that would have appeared In
comprehensible to our forefathers. With
in almost every Known lan
guage under the sun, being circulated
some of it complete and others the Gos
pels and. different portions by hun
i'&u tlA0,.0': 1! 1 every
,va ;rv-' s "". eated
corruption fund, for it will not ..
much good to pillory the little fellows
who may be termed the day laborers of
the big corporations. It will be neces
sary, of course, to catch, these little fel
lows In order that they may be pressed
so closely -that they, will uncover tbe
trail to headquarters.
It Is difficult to Imagine anything of
more vital Importance to American in
stitutions today than the elimination of
the suspicion that selfish special -interests
control the machinery of the gov
ernment at Washington. If congress
agrees in this it will leave nothing un
done to punish the "captains of in
dustry", who raised the slush fund, and
not be satisfied merely to court-martial
a few corporals.
Pointed Paragraphs
Not all women are as bad u h
paint themselves. & . r
Late hour, and a spicy breath arte
exclusively to the work of BTbirirans- rur t0 teU'on n
latlon and rilatrthutinn i ' ,
A rich girl has got to b awfully
ugly in order tob homely. t
Look not upon the wine when It is
red, nor the rum when it is bay.
lation and distribution, it is not diffT.
cult o foresee a day when W Printed
message of truth will, in th. posses
0 ,men and w"men , of , every
tongue. - These are mostly translation,
from the authorised version, but now
r. m.w nipie in no less thn
four Versions. This fs to be the orodt. PTbU xnn,P1 the kind a
of the gift of Edward E. Guy if Ne J choolboy , encounters ln.nls arlthme-
York, who died , reoenUy,': Jeavrngt hht ' ' ; ' ' . . ' ' ' ' "
entire estate to be . devoted ta th 1 ' 4 . .u '
l.j Jl! yTOl V this - Tha marnht if tt tha nL,h ,k.
work, .He had spent 4o; years m Bib 1.
research and was an .,.,.IV 1Z
ancient Bible manuscripts. ; Bath Diw
tLi. Ji?1 .W.,U tatn to ecu!
limns, the first giving the Codex Slna.
itlcu and the naraii.i at.T-X-
lag the, mQtol&Zfil
roiewu. anu iim , uur1' irsini ar ami th. i
The morning after the nla-ht before
Is ; responsible for many good resolu-
tlons.-,.,-?,-v.;':-.,'-i' u r-vl ;:?i: rt-:;; i;':
Scarcity of "rocks' causes most of
the shipwrecks on the sea of matri.
rm. scho ah7 Z ZZh. ; i Only : a newly married
oersonailv tudt Tt,. dodges when bis wife throws things
man ever
Men never know as much about any
thing as. women know about tbe pre
vailing styles.,
personally studied the oldesV extent 2'' " ' '
manuscripts in the world's great-! f.-W:V ' .'" .
brarles. will invof hi, 1.7Xj 1 " I ..'."'" -. ' . "
cial .interest It Is stated - that Mn
Guy flield ; the old author! ...(
with 4ts stately and dignified phrase
ology. ln higher esteem than any of the
iobi iiiimiiun, ana-aimost
peacname i
probably be
tomnlrlaltpnl J What a poor opinion the good Lord
.aaU?.,or, nv- f himself U he answered
sent
'As a matter of fact, doctors are not
rSIS' .iiwim' M wlM ' th5f .think .their patients
manthaii' W'U th,nk v ' i 04 ' "
e many months, before the erlt L- - k S:';,;t?.;'.;A'
I,TMl,h,Ur,rp,rt8, 11 '00 Prayer, that are
a studious lifetime. . , up to headquarters!