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It la not fdr man to rest in
absolute contentment. He la
' torn - to ' hopes and aspiration
as. the sparks fly upward, un
less he has brutlfied Ms nature'
and quenched the spirit, of lm- 1
mortality, .which la his portion.
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TAB WORKERS' SHARE.
A CHICAGO merchant, who. died
recently, bequeathed $250,000
to ls employes. Under ,hls
, will, not only men .working
for his firm at the .time of . his
death, but, widows of employes' who
died during employment,' are given
Bums, all considerable, Borne amount
ing to competences. '
This merchant's method of dis
posing of ; a portion of his fortune
Is not novel, but the Interest of
novelty attaches to it. Similar be
quests are rare,' but the fitness of
the Chicago precedent Is Certain to
cause repetitions. 1 ,
The- world is looking at workers
la a new light Minimum wafee leg
islation , is , evidence that the pub
lic believes workers entitled to a
share in the business or industry,
Workmen's , compensation laws . are
jjroof of an enlarged public convic
tion that the toiler la .no longer a
transient . animal,' but , an Integral
part ot the concern. :,
Protective tariffs, were originally
founded on purpose t to benefit
labor: ' Their Ineffectiveness to that
end as. evidenced in exposures in
recent .years, haa ; doubtless con
tributed to the growing attention
tj other plans and means for lifting
the life standards of those who toll,
Ilut even a stronger stimulant is
the work of such organizations as
the Consumers' , League, wnose ei
forts are nation ' wide and whose
propaganda Is , broad, " purposeful
and intelligently disseminated, r .
f In any; event, the" quarter-of-a
pillion bequest by the Chicago em
ployer to hlfl employes Is a. wonder
ful example; of Justice. To - his
trains anL, capital through the
years, they added all they, had to
give in time and effort.'. Their con
tribution , was as much a part of
he 'enterprise as- was that . of the
dwner, ;, What more - beautiful than
the act of the employer. In hia pass
ing, to share with them the profits
tjf their toll out of which their
Remnant of life is eased and glad
dened? -, , , , v
; Carnegie' chose libraries, teachers'
foundation, the Pittsburg school of
technology and other philanthropies
tor bestowals from his fortune. But
Oiey do not alienee the echoes from
t-he rifles ot the soldiers at. Home
stead. .
Another generation may see . vast
change, In " the . economic " relation.
The Carnegies of that, time may, at
each year's end, give workers more
of ' Justice, and fewer books that
ey now have little time to read.
I SERIAL, BONDS FOR CITIES
'UNICIPAL Indebtedness Is now
being studied with a view of
placing cities on sound finan
cial footings. The Bureau of
Municipal v Research recently , sug
gested that depreciation funds sup
plement , sinking- funds ; In, - cases
where the Improvement secured
.h rough bond issue is subject to de
terioration. The argument Is that
. the Improvement should be financed
so that wear and tear may be cared
for without tear of spasms of re
trenchment In ta levies., v t
f Massachusetts has a law enacted
by the recent legislature which pro
vides that hereafter no city, except
Boston, shall establish a sinking
fund for bonds, but all new Issues
qhair be in series, apportioned bo
that a proportionate amount shall
be retired annually. Retirement of
,tlie bonds begins the year after is
sue, and a sufficient addition to the
; tax levy must be made each year
until all the bonds are retired.
" In that state the -life Of bonds Is
limited specifically according to the
purpose, for which the money Is to
be applied. Emergency bonds for
- macadam paving and sidewalks are
limited to five years; bonds for
atone or brick paving are limited to
ten years; ' for public buildings and
sites, twenty years; for park lands
and sewage disposals , thirty years.
These limitations are imposed be
cause Massachusetts accepts .' the
principle that an Improvement
should be paid for before it wears
i One of the arguments In favor of
serial bonds is that the ordinary of
ficer of a email city or town is not
experienced In financial matters and
may not handle sinking funds prop
erly. .The. larger argument, how
ever, is that retirement of a por
tion ot the bonds each year reduces
tin Interest charge, resulting In a
l.irge net saving to the taxpayers.
Recent congestion, of the general
1 ond market, making new Issues dif -
cult of sale, has taught clUes a
I number ot lessons, ' , one net reBuu
general agreement ; that ft city
the people of that city. Municipal
Isbus are now being popularized in
many cities. Another lesson brought
home is that adequate , provision
must be' made for retiring bonds
when they come due. . .,
A GHOST , THAT WALKS
W
RITINO In Friday's Journal,
Seneca ; Fonts, chairman,,
and F. E. Coulter,- secre-
;-tary, of the . Word recall
committee, say:
Now the fact is Ahat tho I. W.W,
refused front the start to take any
part In . this recall movement ' Thy
have no delegates representing' them
In i the recall ' organisation. Nor '- had
they any delegates at any time,
Mrs. Schwab", the rankest I. W.
W. in Portland, presided at the
first tabernacle meeting, in which
Mayor Albee and - Sheriff ' .Word
were denounced by various ' speak'
era. .Mrs. Schwab read a resolution
condemning the "unspeakably brutal
actions of Mayor Albee, Chief of Po
lice Clark and Sheriff Word" in
connection with ' street meetings
Her resolution was adopted with a
ehout. '
Mrs. Schwab read 'a resolution
giving the .thanks of the meeting
to . the afternoon newspaper organ
ot the I. W. W., and it was adopted
with a whoop and a hurrah by an
audience . in which Mr. Fouts and
Coulter were leading speakers. Mrs
Schwab read another resolution de
manding "an injunction restraining
Mayor Albee, Chief of Police Clark
and Sheriff Word from Interfering
or in any way restraining" soap box
meetings in the streets. With loud
shouts : of acclaim this resolution
was , adopted by the audience be
fore which Mr, Fouts, chairman,
and Mr. Coulter, secretary, of the
Word recall committee were promt
nent speakers, and before which
both loudly ; condemned Sheriff
Word. ' -
A second meeting at the ;Mpsy
Smith tabernacle was under the
same, auspices, attended by practi
cally the same people, and ad
dressed by 'the same speakers, Mr.
Fouts -.and " Mr; i. Coulter of the
Word recall committee, among them.
At this : meeting . WoYd was , de
nounced for "his, part In preventing
I. , W. W. . street meetings, and a
resolution was unanimously' adopt
ed to ; recall him.' . Aside from Mr.
Coulter's claim that gambling is
in progress in high places in Port
land, the whole denunciation of
Word was because of his activity
against I. W. W. street meetings.
The whole attack on Word then
was exactly the attack . that the I.
W. W. wanted.
At the first meetlng.lt was, an
attack led by Mr s. ' Sch watfas pre
siding officer and - as chief pro
poser ot resolutions. 1 , .
Starting under such auspices, and
pushed on Buch a pretext, the at
tack' cannot be divorced now from
the I. W. W. .
The I. ' W. W. irruptionlsts may
be kept In the background. They
may only skulk in the rear. For
prudential reasons, they . may be
kept in ambush, while chieftains
like. Chairman Fouts and Secretary
Coulter appear in the foreground;
nevertheless, the recall had an I.
W. W. origin, it defends I. W, W.
soapbox meetings,, it assails the man
the L W. W. leaders most hate, and
the victory, would. If the recall suc
ceeded, be hailed as an I. W, W.
victoryi '
Air behind the movement are not
I. W. W. followers. Some of the
ancient enemies of 8heritf Word
have joined It." Some very respect
able persons who look at current
events In a wrong light are in the
recall crowd.
But the inception of the inove-
ment was an I. W. W, inception, ;
with Mrs. Schwab as chairman of j
the meeting.
The I,; inspiring i purpose of
the
movement, it it ever takes shape. 1
will be the attainment of exactly
the end that the I. W. W. leaders I
want. I
If it should win, the person that ,
it elects will be to all intents and
purposes an 1. W. W. sheriff, and
the result would be heralded from
the Atlantic to the Pacific as an
I. W. W. capture of the Portland
courthouse.
Chairman Fouts and Secretary
Coulter ot the Word recall com-
rid their movement ot the taint of
JAIilliiOqi IS. I 0 VWVAWUVJJ HUA1UUO S.W 1 :
W. W.-lsm.
They cannot do it. in .
ishable letters. "1. W, W." is
on
their nroirram. and no denials, no I
explanations, no apologies can wipe
them out.
The I. W. W. Is cargo they can
not jettison.
A WOMAN WHO WON
R'
ETENTION of- Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young as superintendent - of
Chicago's schools Is another
indication that good munici
pal government is being established
on firm foundations. Driven to
the wall, her usefulness nearly de
stroyed by. interests inimical to th;
schools, Mrs. Young put the issue
up to Chicago people by tendering
her resignation. The people ac
cepted the Issue and rushed to Mrs;
Young's, defense, not because she 1
is -a woman, nor - entirely on ac
count of her standing as an educa
tor, but more for the reason that
Mrs. Young's enemleB should nfc.
be allowed to triumph. '
Chicago boasted ' of the best
school system in the world. . With
out denying the- boast Mrs.' Young.
backed , by an organisation of we-
J men teachers; started a campaign
(to conform the boast to fact. She
THE OREGON' SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY , MORNING, AUGUST 10.
and her following -stormed the
state, capitol In a campaign against
the tax-dodgers. The women fought
the s people's cause '.. through , , the
courts, and they wen, ;
' Mrs. Young is along in years. It
bad been a running fight ffom the
time sue was appointed, superin
Undent. 1 , The book , trust, always
her enemy,- again- iecured fcontrol
of members of the board. They
did their utmost to thwart the
superintendent at every turn. JMr
Young could ' not fight the battle
alone; she tendered her resignation
J Bayint. ahe WM too oM t0 flght
, The ' rally of the .people to her
rupport forced the board to refuse
acceptance of her resignation, ar d
wrote i a record , In Bchool govern'
meat that is pleasant to read.
IDKAUSM AND REALISM
r
N THE great sea of human strug
gle, two tides alternately, ebb
and flow. They are ' the' tide
of realism and the tide of ideal
iBm. Both are necessary forces in
the . achievement of the ultimate
Without the realistic and its pre
cise knowledge of the physical
world life would be difficult. , With
out the Idealistic and Its vision of
the presence behind all physical
phenomena, which a few call ener
gizing force, which many call God,
life would be cold, shallow and
hard.
The tide of realism bears upon
its flood' the explanation of the
manuoia pnases oi nature in au us
changing forms. , It tells, the How
The tide of idealism tells the
Why. It carries upon its crest the
correlation of tacts gathered by the
realistic -wave, the generalisations
of history, literature, art, and phil
OBophyi Over all is the rainbow
of altruism, the relation of man to
his fellow and to his God.
In the realistic the scientist re
cords that the storm had its origin
In an area of low pressure west of
the Rcky mountains and moved
eastward. In, the idealistic the poet
sings "the voice of the Lord is
upon the waters. The Ged of Glory
thundereth."
In. the realistic , the specialist
reigns.- la the idealistic the young
man Bees a vision and the old man
dreams a dream. In the realistic
the question is "who Is my broth'
er?" In the idealistic the answer
Is "all men are my brethren." In
the realistic the few govern. In
the Idealistic the many rule, s In
the realistic property takes- prece
dence over man. In the1 Idealis
tic man is placed above the dollar.
Out ot the Idealistic was democ
racy born; a democracy whose ideal
of Justice calls for the recognition
of the' rights and undeveloped pos
sibilities of the individual in his
relation to society; a democracy
that looks not on the man as he
is, but on the man as he may, be
come; a democracy that believes in
human nature and Is willing; to
trust to.it its all; a democracy that
struggles along the stoney path ot
daily care in the monotony ot daily
toil; a democracy that legislates
for the public health and i living
wage; a democracy that has for
ideal the liberty of willing service,
the equality of children of a com
mon - father and the fraternity of
universal brotherhood.
In the great development ot sci
ence and critical analysis of re
ligious form that has characterized
the present age, one of the world's
periodic tides of realism reached
its crest. It is now ebbing and a
new tide of idealism Is surging in.
In a few decades it may reach its
high wator mark when masters of
generalisation and synthesis will
give to It the same classic form that
Darwin and others gave to the
realistic. No longer is the world
content with its collection of facts
without asking their ultimate mean
ing.
It is not satisfied with the ex-
pianatlon of the material given by
the generation that Is oast It must
follow the Ideals born of that ex-
pianatlon. It dimly sees In the
eastern Bky the dawn of the day
of-Idealistic art, philosophy and. re
ligion. COST OF BAD ROADS
; '
T
HE cost of bad roads has been
known in a , vague way, but
an article in the Review of
Reviews gives definite flgnres
"howlng tremendous losses in a re-
j Btricted Minnesota district. A com-
imper-jroittee of the Minneapolis Civic and
Commerce association selected for
investigation a farming district 750
iquare miles in area, the trade of
wnicu is triDutary to mat city, une
figures cover one year's- experience.
In the " period "4069 " farmers
hauled 560,000 tons of farm pro
duce to market and sold it for $,
665,680. They made 306,000 trips,
the time spent equalling 800 years
of. eight-hour days. " Badv roads
caused losses in time, partly due
to slow progress, partly to the
necessity of taking less, direct
routes, and partly because smaller,
loads were necessary.
' Investigation showed that the
Iobs In time amounted to $296,000.
Losses from Inability to reach vthe
best - market, from the spoiling of
produce, and from Injury to horses
and wagons were found, to, aggre
gate, $221, 000, and from restricted
ability .. to haul - manure, $91,000,
The total toss caused by bad roads
was placed' at $608,000.
. On account of bad roads each
farmer lost for the year $1.70 on
each acre ne rarmea; thirteen cents
for. each ton of produce he hauled
one mile; - nine per cent of his total
crop, y ' He paid as - much for bad
roads as for labor; more than for
feed, for . his ; stock;,' twenty-five J
times' as ; much' as , for fertiliser.
The . farmers'' . losses , would have
bought all- the corn , produced in
the district, 017 all the wheat, or the j
oat crop, twice oyer, or all but ten
per cent' of the potatoes, or all the
barley, rye, flaxseed. ' timothy seed,
hay and forage , combined. - The
losses would replace the ' farm im
plements or the cattle every three
years, the horses every four years,
and would' pay off, the mortgages
in three years, with 1100,000 to
spare.
The farmers were not the only
losers from bad roads. Some of
the worst sections were within ''city
limits. ' Minneapolis , business
houses employed 000' wagone, And
the city's loss was placed at $910,-
000 for tqe year; ,
The combined- loss of farmers,
merchants and ' manufacturers for
one year . was 'placed at $1,518,000.
There are about $000 . miles of
roads In the district. Good high
ways at $7000 a mile would cost
$21,000,000. But the annual loss
capitalized at five per cent .will
amount to $30,600,000. The com
mittee said that even a $21,000,000
investment .In good roads in thatch" P"8en f!"; v.!.:!.!!!
restricted - district would return a
profit after making deductions for
upkeep of the roads.
These figures are necessarily es
timates, but they are undoubtedly
close to the truth. They are typ
ical, to a greater or less degree, of
losse sustained because of vbad
roads everywhere.
GOOD FAITH'MT ISSUE
P
RESIDENT WILSON may soon
send to congress the report
of the American commission
to The Hague bearing upon
a world treaty stamping out inter
"' . " ' , . . a Z '
national traffic in opium and other
habit forming drugs. Legislation
necessary to put the treaty into
effect in America will be asked.
Dr. Hamilton Wright .was placed
at the head of the commission in
1908 , and he has been a delegate
to three successive International
conferences called to . combat - the
drug evil. Investigations conduct
ed by Dr. Wright disclosed the
necessity of drastic action to pro
tect, not only the Chinese, chief ob-
ecta of solicitude' five years ago,
but also the people ot America.
It was found that Americana were
consuming as ; much , drugs , per
capita. Including cocaine, morhpine
and . opium, - aa the Chinese con
sumed In opium. . Allowing' a wide
margin, the United States might
use for medicinal purposes 60,000
pounds, ot opium per annum. It
was proved that this country was
Importing 400,000,000 pounds a
year; Germany, with a population
65,000,000, uses only 17,000
pounds; Austria, 3500 pounds, and
Japan none.
A bill prohibiting the importation
of opium into the United States
save for medicinal purposes' - was
passed .in .1909, but all further leg
islation to control the traffic has
been held , dp In congress. Evan
bill to regulate Interstate traffic
in this drug lies dormant, in Jhe
senate. ,'..'
The United States began the
world fight against habit forming
drugs, and it is now a question ct
good faith, if nothing more. India
will lose an annual profit of $20,-
000,000 through the world em
bargo, and India ,1s now said to
have $60,000,000 .worth of opium
In the harbor of Shanghai. Taking
courage from the United States' at
titude of opposition to the traffic
the Chinese government has refused
to permit, entry ot this opium.
Besides desiring congress to pass
needed legislation to control this
traffic in the United States, the
Wilson administration is anxious
have' all nations ratify The
Hague treaty, It, Is up to America
to show good faith in the matter.
Thirty-five countries signed The
Hague agreement to stamp out
the , traffic, ' and twenty-six coun
tries, including the United, States,
have agreed to ratify it. Austria.
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Tur
key, Greece and the Balkan states
have not assented tq the conven
tion.' Turkey, , Greece and the Bal
kans ' have been tod busy fighting
each other, but they may be
brought, into line. The other coun
tries ; cannot be ' Impressed by the
necessity of Buch a world treaty
until "the country which started tho
movement takes decisive action.
Ravages of the drug evil are so
appalling that v further delay in
combatting it will be, a ctiiuo..
Congress -should do its part In
wiping out the traffic, not- only in
America, but throughout the' world;
The sheriff of Spokane cuaty,
Washington, complains that he can
not live and "maintain his social
position" bn a salary of $200 a
month a sheriff without a Social
position being; we presume, a thing
of ugliness and a sorrow' forever.
"Some of the ' world's richest
lnen are the poorest and some of
the poorest are the richest,", Bald
a . pastor - who preached to Mr.
Rockefeller; and we are quite wil
ling to accept the View that Rocke
feller is poor in many things.
An aeroplane inventor arrested
In Paris has- been found- to have
$8,000,000 liabilities, which shows
that a sudden drop in " aeroplanes
is not without' its serious financial
aspects.
' Sending John Llnd., to Mexico
cannot be construed as an unfriend
ly act except, in all likelihood, to
John Llnd. . ; ,
NO HASTE NEEDED WITH
V;;V'V. MEXICO'- v,!;
- .From, the Review of Reviews.
1 All interests In Mexico have for many
months been in Jeopardy; -Nearly alt ot
the other foreign governments have
recognised . the Huerta regime The
forced resignation of the. lawful pres
ident, Madero, and his abominable assas
sination, occurred only a few days be
fore President Taft went out of office.
Our ambassador, Henry lan Wilson,
regarded H as best that wc should give
prompt recognition to the Huerta-Dlaa
military and personal dictatorship, In
order that ' our Influence might help
them to establish a strong enough gov
rnment to give protection to American
and other foreign Interests. But there
was great abhorrence In this Country of
the treachery and crime OX which Ma
dero Had been the victim, and there was
much belief that the people of Mexico
would at an early -day.rtd themselves of
the usurpers, , The movement which had
sent the elder Plag to Europe had been
followed et once by an election, and
Madero became IT constitutional preal
dent, Huerta had promised t adopt the
same policy, - but dates have been de
ferred and ' there Is no likelihood that
such an election will be held even In Oc
tober, as more .recently announced. Rev
olutlonary fighting . against Huerta Is
going on In different parts of Mexico.
necessary, prestige because of the re-
fuual of President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan, thua far, to recognise the' lawful
status of the actual rulers. Our rela
tions with Mexico for more than half a
century have been such that the world
expects us to adopt and declare a defi
nite policy. The great powers of Europo
would like to have the United States 'In
tervene In Mexico, because, that would
give promise of full and ' responsible
protection ot their etlsens and . their
property interests.
The best opinion In this country, how
ever. Is-to the effect that our govern J
ment has no possible reason for invad
ing Mexico and trying to establish or
7" "Z7" .1.
der there. ' It la quite possible for Amer-
VlVSSiVfBSB VfBlIV IITVI halV-S ja
in
safety to return to this country. Amer
lean Investments are very great In
Mexico, but they Hrere never v guaran
teed by our government. ; and nave al
ways been subject to the vicissitudes of
a revolutionary country, . President Wll
son thus far has , shown himself to be
both firm and cool headed. , There is no
need of his doing anything about Mexco
until he has deliberately decided upon a
course of action that satisfies his Judg
ment. It was . reported last moeUn,
Whether truly or not, that Huerta had
Just caused the execution of 20 or 30
men who were .supposed to have been
plotting the assassination of ' himself
and Dlai. He will have to live In a
bomb proof vault if he expects to pro
long his, own days very greatly, under
the existing conditions. His enemeS are
everywhere, and violent mea usually
Come to violent ends.
Letters From the People
tOoatoaoleatloaa aaet to Tba Aoeraal far
Mbllatlaa la tbls dapattaaat aaoald ba writ,
ice on aalr one (Ida at tba aapar. aaopld set
txcaad KM words la length sod aaaat fee a,
eompaaied bf the uma and addraaa mt tfet
aasdat. If the wtltar does sat dealr la lata
t)te nana enbUaaad, be aboeld aa te4e
Custom and "Allurement,"
Portland. Aug. 9, illl.To the Editor
of the Journal 1 have read many criti
cisms on women wearing slit skirts, X
ray gowns, letc all for the purposo of
"Alluring the men," as one pastor re
marked. I cannot help expressing my
self fn this regard. '
Woman, at least every norma! woman,
is born With a natural love of dress,
tha love of adorning Jier person In the
effort to make herself more beautiful
and enhancing; every charm.. Every
thing that Is beautiful, lovely and full
of jrace should elevate mankind, be It
a bsautiful Daintlng. a beautiful picture.
a beautiful scene, a beautiful statue-
even, though tais snouia be ox a nuae
woman in fact, anything and every
thing into which Ood has put beauty;
and I want you to tell me what Ood
has made more beautiful' than woman
(no, not alt of us) and a shapely, sym
metrical leg Is no small part of that
beauty. Women are net to blame for
From the Boston Globe., .
It is regrettable to note a disposi
tion on the part Of soma Influential
persons and newspapers to . place their
faith in the value to business that
might be derived from a recognition
of General' Huerta. Tet What assurance
la .there that business can prosper on
anv immoral foundatlontTor answer,
they tell us that the recognition of
General Huerta would mean order, and
order ' would mean business prdspeiity.
The world may seem to be ruled
by blood and iron, as Bismarck said;
but history affords ua ample refutation
of his cynicism. The moral ideal al
ways prevails. Righteousness exalteth'
a nation. Brutal forces may for a time
control the destiny of peoples, but in
the end 'there is an accounting de
manded, and force and1 fraud go bank
nipt.' , ; " ,
From a less ethical and, perhaps,
a mora practical viewpoint, why Should
any business man center his hopes In
a government which must continue to
be a subject of disagreement, a re
minder of animosities, a living example
of wrong legislated by arms Into law?
The business man needs stability. It
may be that there was a time when
stability meant cannon. If that was so
Once It is so no longer, stability must
be founded on respect, and the twen
tieth century does not respect public
or private cr.lme.
Let us suppose,- as .Is contended, that
recognition of General Huerta by .the
United States would enable him to ne
gotiate loans, would set his financial
house- In order and enable him to en
gage military operations looking to the
suppression of rebellion against his' au
thority. Wha-assurance la there that
he would be successful, even temporar
ily? But the main objection is this t As
long as General Huerta or any one
conneoted with the deposition and mur
der of Madero holds the reins of gov
ernment in Mexico there will always
be an excuse for rebellion, not only
on the' part of self-seekers, but also
on the part of patriotic Mexicans, who
will not soon forget that with all. his
shortcomings Madero ; Was at least a
constitutional president and his - gov
ernment a constitutional one.
In a - constitutional government lies
the hops ot all patriotic Mexicans. In
constitutional : government lies the hope
of all business men, whether Mexicans,
Americans or others. , . ',,.-'
' ' i . t " 4''- " "'" ; 1 av
' American business men - have many
millions of dollars invested in Mexico.
The resources of the country are won
derful, and under a government of law
and order their development .would be
rapid. Americans can do much toward
bringing that development about And
they can, plainly-speaking, thereby reap
great financial profit for themselves.,
. MORAL VIEW OF MEXICAN QUESTION
I , . 1 - . . ' , '.v j.-.:.: ; v ..
1913.
I the custom that haa allowed men to let
their thoughts run riot until such things
do tempt them to a great extent. It Is '
high time they should practice a little
discipline along' this line, and this is- a j
splendid away for them to strengthen
themselves. , " . -
Aa far as showing her legs belpg
sign of tha Immorality of Woman any4
thing that Is customary Is moral. At
ona time. In certain countries, , it
woman dared to appear on the street
,ithn w .iiah. ...
Without her face heavily veiled, she was
called a bold hussy, was considered Im
moral, and was, of course, doing it to
"allure the men." ; At , the beaoh, the
most modest, virtuous women in the
world can expose her legs a good four
inches above her knees and walk along
the shore tn plain view of hundreds of
spectators, and is still considered mod
est and virtuous, beoause it is the cus
tom. - t , .
I'll wagef (though we may have to get
some one younger to hdld the stakes)
that, In less than' half a century, the
men, as well .as' the women will laugh
at your narrow views of considering a
woman Immoral for showing her legs,
just in the same way you consider the
men ridiculous that insisted upon their
women, veiling their faces. . .,.'
Too -bad! .But It seems that nature
Just simply won't accommodate the men
and let womankind stand still as man
would have her dot she simply has to
develop and grow, same as man. Don't
you oare, although we cannot always see
it, everything that happens has Its Utile,
part In the development of the. world.
and -incidentally mankind: and who
knows? this might be the first step in
disciplining our men until the custom
changes which allows men to do ss they
do, and still calls them moral.. Then,
and then- only, ' will men be ' strong
enough to be ashamed to admit that
these things "allure them.!'
P. 8. I do not wear a slit skirt, nor
an X-ray gown,, because. well, nature
Could not be good to all of us, B.
now to Make a "Roe : Jar."
Portland. Aug. 9. 1918. To The Editor
of The Journal Following Is a recipe
for a "rose jar," Jn answer to the request-which
you published a few days
ago: y - - - - "
Gather rosea In the morning while the
dew Is stiU on. Spread out and allow
to dry. Later shake in jar in one-half
inch layers, separating the layers with
a shaking of salt. : The salted flowers
are, then to be left in the Jar for 10
days, and stirred every morning. This Is
your stock. Then mix In a bowl
ounce coarsely ground cloves and all
spice, 4 ounce of mace, ounce cinna
mon, one ounce powdered orria root,
nutmeg grated, hi ounce dried lavender
flowers. Then fill the rose Jar' with
alternate layers of stock and spices, and
as you work pour over mixture a few
drops of the oils, orange flowers, gera
nium,, bitter ; almond, rose and any
other you may fancy. . At the end ah
ounce ot toilet water or cologne poured
over contents of jar will serve to blend
the whole. This quantity makes two
quart jars and lasts for years. '--t.
t MRS, O. M. SMITH.
. Call for Express " Service. ' '
Sellwood, Or.. Aug. . To the Editor
Of The Journal The cltlsens of Ball-
wood proper would like to know why it
is that there Is no, express office, so
that they could ship with less expense.
It seems to be by special arrangement
that as much expense as possible shall
be Incurred by shippers in parcel and
freight transit. - If express orders can
be secured here, why can't parcels be
also, going and coming? Parcel post
cannot take everything. " nor bring it,
and one must' either carry about six
miles or hire carriage. Seven thousand
people ought to have something to say,
it seems to me. -
I suppose at Milwaukle the people
have the benefit of an express service,
and why not here? ' ,
The electric cars arry the mall; hy
not express matter as well?
SHIPPER.
It Is Unlawful.
Barlow, Or., Aug. . To the Editor
of The Journal Is It unlawful to sell
chances on aa article and raffle it off?
A SUBSCRIBER.
1 The law in Oregon prescribes sever
penalties for engaging in any form of
lottery enterprise, and the "raffle" Is
within the scope of the act -
Such Is their first purpose. The Mex
ican people are not blind to that fact
Therefore the part which American
business Interests take in founding a
government for them Will be closely
scrutinised. : Mexican opinion IS . mov
ing, as is opinion everywhere; even In
China and Russia, Let us not be fooled
too much about the regime of Porflrlo
Diaa. It outUved Itself. Its Ilka cannot
come back and stay. Some American
business Interests may sigh for a
strong government of that kind, but
they will sigh in vain. The next Mexican
government must be built along con
stitutional lines. American business
men who Invest their, property in an
other autocracy will get bonfires tor
dividends. ' .
It may be urged that it Is not always
easy to tell which is the moral side
of any. controversy. That -may be true,
yet common Sense bids us to be re
luctant to give our approval to any
thing founded on crime. History ap
proves that view and all. experience
confirms it ,
'( .".'t''.' 1 1 ' ' ' ' etaAWaaBsaaaaaa ''V'r;. ".
Tet while sentiment plays an im
portant part in the stability of Insti
tutions, institutions are not all senti
ment They must be adapted to the pres
ent needs of the people who live under
them. A United States kind of republic
may not . be possible 1 today In France
or Mexico. It is the part of a statesman
to find out what is. requisite for tha
period In which he lives and to form
a government which, while meeting the
requirements of the present, will be
easily adaptable to future emergencies.
Such a statesman is sadly needed In
Mexico, But who will attempt the task
of building s government along stable
lines ' if -be reels ne is in danger of
the assassin? Before Mexico can hope
to see the beginning of a government
sound and stable as that of Argentina,
for example, assassination must be
eliminated as one of the deplorable fac
tors in, the political change.. To gain
the confidence of their own nation and
the credit of the world Mexicans who
are leaders must dlsoountenanae a po
litical method which belongs not to the
twentieth century,, but to the age of
Nero. i , r .'t' ..',', ,v ,.'
-Aa for Americans, by whom settle
ment of Mexiao's troubles will be hailed
with gratification, they have a most
Important duty to perform, and now
is the time to perform It. Let them once
and for all refuse to approve of a gov
ernment inaugurated by assassination.
It President Wilson adheres to his de
termination not to recognise the gov
ernment of General Huerta he will do
mare toward establishing permanent
peace there than could an army of Inter
vention. And every far-seeing business
man who has money Invested in Mexico
will sustain him in that laudable pur
pose. , iv, ,NS n . f. ,
IN EARLIER DAYS
'By Fred Lockley.
Every Indian tribe has its historians
Old men, wise In council, who sit by the
fire and tell the younger generation the
traditions of the past, - Every small
tnwn tiaa Ita. tilaf nrlana mn whn ran
' tt,M hu,-. '(h,
trtl ou the unwritten history of the
town. . The history that s .never written,
but passes down by wed-, of mouth Is
the most Vital and vivid 'and it puts
men in their proper place and events 1n
their true relation, a thing which' writ
ten history fails to do. I know of no
town In the state that has a larger
volume, of unwritten history than Pen
dleton.' The town Is full of Interesting
tales of the oldtimers. When you talk .
to Ad Nye, or Lt,lvermord - or. Lee
Moorhouse or John Bentley, they will
tell some bit of unwritten history,' but
always with the remark, "but bis folks
are living around her yet, so don't set
that daws. ., -,r ; -.- .,' ,
."About-when was that?" I will ask. t
"Why, that was the year of the Indian
scare in 1J78.. We had defended - the
towqon all sides, saws heard that Chief
Egan and the Bannocks were on .-the
way to wipe out Pendleton. Lot Liver
more was captain of the Mill Brigade.
He had piled sacks of wheat aoross the
road that led. In from the agency for
his men to use as a breastworks. . Tha '
women and children were in the mill,'
One man after another began telling
tales of Indian atrocities, till the men's
scalps Itched. Finally one of the'dtl
sen soldiers asked if he could go home "
to bid his wife goodbye. Lot said yes,
he could go, but to come tight back.
Finally about half of his men were gone :
to bid a last farewell to their wives.
Some. one saw a dust in the distance and
the word went, around that the Indians
were coming. '-- Lot posted his remaining -men
and hurried off to bring' the ones
who bad left baok to the line of defense.
He couldn't find a one -of, them, so he
hurried back to the breastworks. Every
man was gene, V Lot; ran; over to the
mill to see if his men were there. . He
was met by some of his men who told
him to stay out, as the mill was full
already. $ Lot. waathe captala and . the
whole' army. He. used some language .
that resulted in aome of his men com
ing out whett it was discovered that the '
dust up the road was a whirlwind and
not a hostile army, ,
"The .men who had taken ; refuge in
the mill explained that had only gone '
there to protect the women better and
that it the Indians had come they would
have sold their lives dear, ' ,
"You were telling me about making
the gallows to hang the Chinamen. You
didn't finish the atory," I said.
. "Well, sir, Chinamen , are curjouv
people; sometimes I think they are as
Curious as White people. This Chins
man I was telling you about had a
Chinese woman. , I ; guess she was a
Chinese slave girt There had been a
hotel put up that was called The Vlllard '
House. At the edge of the reservation
right where the Congregational church
now stands there was. a house where
Chinamen used to go to . smoke opium
and hatch up deviltry. It was . called
The Little Vlllard. This Chinaman got
jealous of the Chinese slave girl and he
cut her fingers off and her ears oft
and he nearly cut her head oft. Captain
Martin was snenrr in tnoss oays. He
hired, me to build a good durable scaf
fold, to be keyed together so that it
could be taken down and put away and
brought out for use ss often as it was
needed. , -' ., ' , , .'
"He agreed to pay me Ills for an A
No. 1 scaffold. I hired a Chinaman to .
give it a good oil finish. He rubbed
away for a couple of days polishing it
Ut. I happened to tell him It was the
scaffold to hang tho Chinaman on. You
didn't know a Chinaman could turn,
white, did you? This one did. He
threw Sown the oiled rag ha was work
ing with, and aald, "Me no likee; Heap
(bad luok. Me no saves what for this Is."
He wouldn't take a cent ror his two
days' work. , ' '!' :
"There was Snan named Remington
or Redington or some such name in Jail
for stealing horses.. Hl uncle was a
prominent man up in this country. In
those days if'Vott wanted' something
dons and nothing said about it you
hired Old Uncle Billy Wilson. He could
keep bis mouth shut in seven languages.
Welt by aome hook or crook Billy
Wilson was hired as night guard ever
the jalt. Next day the horse thief and
the half breeds and the Chinaman were
all gone. Wi never did see hide nor
hair of 'em. Uncle Billy was flush for
quite a apell after that He had for
gotten and left his key In the lock, he
claimed. That was only two days be
fore the " Chinaman was due to be
hanged. No, I didn't get to use our new.
up-to-date scaffold until later.' .
NEWS FORECAST FOR THE
COMING WEEK -
Washington. D. C Aug. President
Wilson's plaas for currency legislation
at the present session of congress will
be advanoed an Important step on Mon
day, when a currency bill will be re
ported to a caucus of the Democrats of.
the 'house. ;'' " -,4 "!-v;-.t ,. . ' ' 1
A slate wide mass convention ot Re- -publicans
and Progressives of Maryland ;
is to meet ' in Baltimore Thursday to
complete amalgamation with a view to
defeating -the Democrats in the coming
aenatoriat election. A committee ap
pointed for the purpose has drawn uu
a declaration of principles for the re
united party. This IS said to contain
praotioally all the planks, with the ex
ception of Ihe recall of judicial deci
sion, advocated by Theodore Roosevelt? ;.
in the national Progressive party plat
form. Beginning Saturday, elimination trial
races for jthe German-American Bonder
class yacht competition will be held off '
Marblehead, Mass., for cups offered by
President - Woodrow Wilson ' and , Gov
ernor FosS of Massachusetts. ,
Saturday is the day fixed for the start
from ' Southampton,- England,, in tha
waterplana flight round Great Grltaln
for the 128,000 prise Offered by- the -proprietors
of the Daily Mall of Loh- -don.
The flight must be finished by
August SO; , Should no aircraft have
completed the course Within the stipu
lated, time the donors of the prise re-
serve to themselves the right to extend 1
the period or t put off the competition -untH
next year. , k j ,
Plana for a widespread campaign for
"votes for women,", to be carried InfH
all the state of the Union not - now
having woman suffrage, will be laid at
a conference of the National Council of '
Women 'Voters, which will begin n
Washington Wednesday and continue
three days. . ! - u ' ' " 1
Other important gatherings of the '
week will include tha triennial conclave
of Knights Templars in Denver, the an
nual convention of the American Feder
ation of Catholic societies in Mllwau- ,
kee. Snd the annual convention of the
international Typographical union, la
Nashville. - .
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During the courtship stunt a man'a . ii
wora goes snout 17 times as far with
tne woman in tne ease as It does after
the twjp face the minister.
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