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f HE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23. 1914. THE JOURNAL- 1H INDEPEWPENT NEWgrAPEB I C. B. JACKS' KM ..PnblUhef ' tsbllsbed every evening (except feondark ami every Sunday morning at The Jonrnsl Build ing. Broadway sad Yamhill .. Portlsnd.Or. .tared t th postofflce at Portlnnd, Or., foe, trsasmlssloo Urouf b tbe ma! la . aa second elaaa mm'f, I raUCPHONKS Halo 7173; Homo. A-OOA1. All j drpart airuia reached br tbeae numbers. Tell tbe operator what department yon wilt. UKKJttM ADVKUTISING UEPHKt-BNTAH VB Beajsmla A Kestnor Co., Brunswick Bldg., 124 fifth Are.. New York; 1218 Peoples Uss Bldg.. Chicago. ubactintloaj tarn br mall or to any ad- Areaa la tbe Doited State or Mexico: DAILY. ee year....,. $5.00 One aaoatfc. ....... -SO SUNDAY Ooe rMr.,.....f3.M I One month. ......$ .29 DAILT AND SUNDAY One year 17. CO I One month. f .65 Washington's a watchword such as ne'er Shall alnk while there's aa echo left to air. Byron. ONR ETfeD NEWS THE OREGONIAN present in terviews purporting to reflect public sentiment respecting water meters. . It seems able to find only gen tlemen 'who prefer the flat rate plan. A great army of small householders and average con sumers who are paying for the waste water of bigger users and who prefer the meter system large ly escaped its notice. It presented the same kind of Interviews on the question of an auditorium site. Though the ar ticle purported to reflect general sentiment, jU was confined almost entirely to gentlemen whose views agreed with the Oregonian's views. The purport of the article was that there was practically no sentiment In Portland for an auditorium on the East Side. At the same time, The Journal presented Interviews on the audi torium issue and in doing so was guided by its invariable rule of being completely impartial and ab solutely fair. It foutM many who favored an East Side site. ft (found East Slders who favored a West Side Bjte. It found every variety and ' shade of opinion and presented ihem impartially as found. v They were lb striking contrast with the great unanimity of BerJ tlment which the Oregonian was able to find by printing interviews, only which agreed with its views. It . is a fearful and wonderfuj plan. The Oregonian's interviews represent the public sentiment on water meters about as accurately as a telephone directory represents the Judgment day. Once, the Oregonian convinced a number of trusting gentlemen that everybody In Oregon wanted an as sembly. By its one-eyed inter views it persuaded them that the children were crying for it, women sighing for it and men dying for it. But those Interviews were no more a guide than a garden seed catalogue, to true public sentiment. THE CALL FOR GOETHALS N EV YORK Democrats want Colonel Goethals to run for governor. j Mayor Mitchell wants him to be police commissioner of New York City. - M ! Dayton, Ohio, has offered him the position of city manager in that town on a salary of $25,000 a year. President Wilson wants him as the supreme power in the canal zone and recently made him gov ernor there. The services of no man are so widely sought The conspicuous confidence felt in him in every quarter and by every class and condition of men is evidenced in the widely separated appeals for his endeavor. There could be no more powerful lesson for the American boy. Ef ficiency is the test on which G6et?hals has risen to a position of unbounded confidence in the minds of his countrymen.' He went to the canal zone unknown except to a narrowed circle, of social and professional friends, and because of the effectiveness with which he performed there. Is accounted one of the greatest captains of his time in the pursuits of peace. Goethals has been called the dictator of Panama, the czar of the lone and the Solomon of the Isthmus. Though he has all the power implied in all these titles and more, there has never been ap peal to Washington from his rul ings or dimini8hment of his au- thorlty. He Is example to Ameri can youth of what It means to Tbe effective. HOOKWORM DISAPPEARING - THE Rockefeller sanitary com mission reports that the hook worm is being driven out of the South. The commission hag had charge of the work of eradication, and its record of ac complishment" the past year shows that an affliction which wag looked ' upon largely as a Joke a few years (ago was in fact a terrible reality. There were 186,277 persons treated In 191.3. and of these 66, 817 were cared for and reported by practicing physicians, and 119, 960 were treated by members of the commission's staff. The total .number of persons treated to date is 539,107. Infection surveys, based on the examination of a minimum of 200 country children between the ages of 6 and 18 years, were" made in 413 counties, . bringing the total of rural chll- drea examined up to 415,250, an average of 1005 per county. Prior to 1913, the percentage of infection found among the Children wag 55, and thje" percent age of infection in 1913 was 43. The report says that, while the work of eradication Is slow, it is accomplishing definite results which Indicate that in ajfew years the hookworm will entirely dis appear. The anti-hookworm campaign is a matter of education in cleanli ness more than anything else, and in this it is similar to most health campaigns. Science is doing Its best to promote health and human efficiency, and yet health measures, strangely enough, are often re sisted by the very people they will help. . FEWER DESECRATED GRAVES THERE is a notable increase in the proportionate ratings of Inheritance for assessment purposes of late. Long agi tation by The Journal has con vinced public""officials in charge of Inheritances that no tax is more just and that the inheritance tax is laid only on estates that are best able to pay. j A recently administered, estate has practically doubled the rating it would have had under the old slipshod order of valuations. Sev eral other estates have shown de parture from the old plan of mak ing valuations absurdly low In or der to beat the state out of honest dues. j Every official has a high duty to perform who comes . In f touch with inheritance taxes. These of ficials are entitled to j credit for the progress already made, but there Is much more to be done. Let the estates pay to the com monwealth all that they Justly owe. Let heir's and relatives not desecrate the grave and mutilate the memory of the dead In an unseemly scram ble to skin the state out of honest taxes. PRORATION A SUCCESS BUFFALO furnishes further proof of the value of an ef ficient probation system in connection with the courts. The New York city's system has been in operation four years, and a recent report gives data concerning its financial success. During 1913 installment fines aggregating $12,600 were imposed, and of this amount the probation officers have collected J10,764. The saving In money .collected and in avoidance of cost of maintaining prisoners who would j have been sent to jail except for; installment fines amounted to more than $17, 000. Against this item can be charged the probation system's cost in salaries and expenses, ami there is a net gain to the city of over $10,000. Since the system was established probation officers hate collected. more than $111,000 In cash and have had oversight of' nearly $213, 000 paid directly In! their own homes by men put in charge of the officers. During four years the cost of the system has been $23,800 in salaries and $2760 in carfare of officers. The net gain has amounted to almost $300,000, or, putting it another way, the probation officers have collected more than $13 for leach dollar spent on their salaries. This financial showing Is re markable enough, but the monetary argument for probation and install ment fines is dwarfed by efforts made to reclaim the individual An efficient probation system is a large factor in putting the indi vidual on his feet, to stay there. The old system put the individual in Jail, often to return there. ANOTHER WARNING TTAVINO an Income of $8000 a 1 year or over, it you fail to II report It to the collector of Internal revenue by March 1 you will be subject to' fine and im prisonment. The blank on which the report Is made, among other things, says: j This return should i be md 1 every citizen of the United States re siding at home or abroad, and by every person residing lin the United Mates though not a citizen thereof having a net incomA of ssonn nr nvi for the taxable year, j and also by every nonresident alien deriving a Income from nmncrtv nnneH on business, trade, or profession carried on in tne united States by him. Next Sundav is the first March. A great many persons' in j toe .juuu class . have not made tneir reports. The federal govern ment is a stern collector and se vere in applying penalties. You have ample warning. JEWISH IMMIGRANTS THE annual report of thA w- I brew Sheltering and Immi- j grant Ala pociety Is an inter esting document chiefly be cause it illustrates how the Jew3 take care of their own people. The society expended more than $77, 000 last year. ; " ; The total Jewish Immigration In 1913 . was 130,237, and of these 127,743 .were handled by the so ciety in one form or another by being directed, guided, sheltered or fed. The number of Jews who left the United States during eleven months was .11,020, a percentage of 8.7, as compared jwith 37.9 per cent of all "aliens, 'the figures go to show that the Jews arriving in America intend to and do settle here. j At Ellis Island the society inves tigated 3726 detained cases, and of this total 51.5 per cent .were admitted on rehearings, the boards of special inquiry reversing them selves on the presentation of new evidence. Out of a total Jewish Immigration of 130,237 only 1199 were deported. It was a ratio of less than one per cent. The society j distributed 25,309 immigrants In 36 states, and with in one week after their arrival nearly 2000 newly arrived Jews who had given New York as their destination were sent to 207 differ ent cities. The report says that figures usually given of the num ber of Jewish; immigrants settling in New York must be revised to provide for this constant decrease by removal. A bureau of education had charge of a follow-up system, by which the society keeps in touch with new arrivals.. It also en gaged in naturalization work, con ducting classes for the immigrant. At the society's headquarters in New York 11,172 Jews were cared for, so that Immigrants did not be come a charge upon the general public. It is evident from these figures that Hebrews constitute only a small ' part of America's immigra tion problem. They are cared for by their own people. It Is a nota ble fact that seldom does a Jew ask assistance from agencies other than his own. THE PLAIN ISSUE THE water meter Issue Is a plain, simple, business prop osition. Reduced to Its ulti mate, meters are to prevent waste and avoid mountine cost. Metering Is to curb extravagance ana promote economy. It is to reduce outlay and keep down taxes. The flat rate system, is a sys tem of . waste. It la balloonine in business. It is a license to waste. It 14 encouragement of leaks. It is liberty to leave faucets open to keep the water cool in summer and to keep pipes from freezing in winter. Meters mean fewer nine lines at a million or two dollars per. They mean avoidance of the need for doubling the capacity of the dis tributing system at several mil lion dollars per. Meters mean the use of water for lawn purposes at any time in tne day, Instead of requiring every body to sprinkle at the same time. All using lawnwater at once, which nas to be done under the flat rate waste system, means the exposure of the city to fire for a Deriod of several hours morning and evening during the heated season when everything is easily lenitable. Many water mains will have to be. doubled at enormous cost, if meters are not put in, or some evening Portland will be In the deadly embrace of an irresistible conflagration. In that day, there will be many to." mourn the folly of trying to protect a city wnen water spurts from every faucet, with the city on fire and no water pressure. AMERICAN RAILROAD MEN SO MUCH has been said lately about Inefficient management of American railroads that tne otner sme or the picture should be shown. Henry W. Thorn ton, general superintendent of the Long Island Railroad, has been appointed general manager of the. Great Eastern . Railway Company, the largest system in England. The selection of Mr. Thornton has aroused a storm of protest in England, because Lord Hamilton, chairman of the board of directors of the Great Eastern, In announc ing the appointment said no capa ble man could be found in Great Britain. Lord Hamilton is being vigor ously assailed, not on the ground that Mr. Thornton is Incapable, but rather because of the sweeping condemnation of Englishmen. The London Daily News says that if Lord Hamilton's opinion of his own countrymen is warranted it is because of a system which has destroyed all initiative and origin ality. The News says that con trol of English railways has fallen into tne hands of younger sons of the aristocracy, and memberships on boards of directors are regard ed as perquisites of "men of family." Americans are not concerned so much with underlying faults in the management of English rail roads as they are with the fact that the largest system has come to the United States for a man to cure the defects. Twenty - years ago1 English pride would not have permitted such a thing. Today the English, or a portion of them, ad mit that they have followed a wrong conception of national loy alty. J Mr. Thornton will eo to th Great Eastern equipped with Amer ican experience.' He will see Eng lish problems with fresh eyes and from new angles. In spite of re cent criticism of American railroad men, there are probably many other men in the United States as fully equipped as Mr. Thornton to make a success of railroading any where. 1 There is a delightful idea in the Auld Lang Syne functions pro moted by Frank Dayton, as reflect ed in Friday night's dinner. Thirty years' residence in Portland is the test of eligibility. The reviving memories (and the visualizng anew of the forgotten and unforgotten past are pleasing and highly profit able features to come out of such an association. There is no more delightful iway to soften the lines and mellow the environments of a life that we are all making too stern and too exacting. A Washington dispatch says Postmaster General Burleson is i contemplating an order barring ' babies from the parcel post. The theory probably Is that while gov ernment competition should be keen against express company mff nopolies, a beneficent trust, such as the stork, ought to have Its . field to itself. The corncob pipe haft been uuuyieu as an emoiem ot hi Ulll s i candidacy for the Seattle mayor- i alty. Evidently his campaign man agers do not expect much assist ance from the women. Letters From the People (Communications sent to The Journal for prblkcatlm in tola department sbonld be writ ten on only one aide of the paper, sboeld not exceed 800 words in length and moat be ac companied bj the name and address of the sender. If the writer Goes not desire to bare the name published, fas should so stats.) "Discussion Is tke greatest of n reform ers. It rationalises everything it touches. It robs principles of all falsa ssnctlty and throws them back on their reasonableness. If tbey hare no reasonableness, it ruthlessly crashes them oat of existence end sets up Its own conclusions in their stead." Woodrow Wilson. Women Should Register. Enterprise, Or.. Feb. 20. To the Edit or of The Journal. As one of the many who earnestly campaigned among his kind to bring about the en franchisement of the women of this good old state, I must confess that I am grieved at tne lack of energy the women show by not registering In larger numbers. News dispatches from all parts of the state relate this state of affairs. Now. trust me. I am not in the depths of gloom about this mat ter that might lead me to be 6orry for having given time and sinews of war to aid in bringing about the enfran chisement of the women of the state. On the contrary, I nelieve that in due course of time they will flock to the registration places as they frequently flock to a bargain Bale. Of course, In my opinion, the "due course of time" Is now. But the women think other wise that's their affair. During the last campaign for the enfranchisement of the women of this state I took the stand that if they were enfranchised they would take an interest in politics and In the main would stand with all that Is best for the people of the state. For one thing, I foresaw the important ques tion of state wide prohibition looming IIMr T Om nnt n mlnlota, n n church member, not an orthodox Christian (as construed by .the holler- than-tho,, r r,nr vt . tnt.i k ' stalner. but I am a firm believer in the fact that nothing good comes from the saloon and the entire liquor traf fic. While nothing good comes from it, a vast amount or evil comes from it. Hence, I am compelled, being firm in my belief as above stated, to work and vote against the saloon- in the question of state wide prohibition. If it carries in this state (and I believe it will) I will continue as a resident of the state in the form of a total ab stainer, perforce, as a toddy via ex press or parcel post is too expensive. Then there is the problem of secur ing a governor who will follow in the footsteps of Oswald West, as . far as law enforcement and general good ad ministrative ability is concerned. I am of the opinion that the state of Oregon can ill afford to dispense with Oswald West 4s governor, and I be lieve the people of the state should renominate and reelect him; notwith standing his determination to relin quish his office at the expiration of his present term, in all these prob lems confronting the voters of Oregbn the women of the state should be pre pared to take an active part at the ballot box, the only place where they can be solved. Don't forget for a moment that the element which seeks to perpetuate the saloon and get rid of Governor. West Is active. They do not forget to register not they. They are there with promptness, likewise they are early at the polls at the final election. They know the power of the franchise aiid they know how to use It. There is no other way to get good laws , and good officials to enforce them than the ballot. For that reason It behooves the men and the women of the state who believe in law and Its enforcement to register and vote. Go and register, women of Oregon. By doing bo, you will prove to the states which have not enfranchised women that you appreciate the right to vote. You will bring nearer the day when other states will give the ballot to women. Follow in the foot steps of the women of Chicago when they registered to the number of 150, 000 in one day. Chicago lives up to Its slogan. "I Will-- Oregon should cay "Me, Too." B. J. Municipal Carlbaes. ' Portland. Feb. 23. To the Editor of The Journal Municipal ownership in San Francisco is proving out well. As in Cleveland under a partial municipal ownership and control, the running of streetcars is a success, in veiuu three cent fares with universal trans fers enable streetcars to operate and pay 6 per cent interest on the Invest ment as well as upon a considerable amount of watered stock. The latter is not bo In evidence as In privately owned enterprises, however, and gets less, while taxes are heavy that are paid to the city and state. With ab solute freedom from taxation it is evi dent that Cleveland could perform the service for two cents, and Is likely to go to two and one-half cents within a few years. In San Francisco the municipal lines have recently been greatly augmented and extended and pay big money. The city recently took $50,000 surplus from its Geary street line to help pay for the cars of another line It had acquired, and its new employes to the number of nearly 100 began on an eight hour day and better pay immediately. The fare is five cents, but need not remain at that figure. , The time is rapidly approaching when San Francisco will have all its streetcars owned by the city or state. The state harbor commissioners are expecting to extend its belt lines so as to Include local passenger service to the new fair grounds. Portland Bhould begin to wake up to the advantages of three cents and municipal ownership. ALFRED D. C RIDGE. The Virgin Birth. Portland, Feb. -2 3. To the Editor of The Journal In Friday's Journal' W. C. Schultze asks an explanation of Luke 2:48, in which it is stated that Mary said to Christ, on finding him in the temple, that she and "his father" had been looking for him, and asks: "Didn't she know that Joseph was not his father?" - I lost my mother while I was a lit tle child and my father, having mar ried again, invariably spoke to me of "mother," .meaning her who wasn't my mother at all (except by marriage) and the same and similar usage Is A FEW SMILES "Would you start off on your vaca tion on a Friday, : -Bob?" "You bet your life I wouldn't," Bob re plied. "What a supersti tious fellow you are, Bob!" " "S u p erstitious b e hanged!" said Bob. "I 'wouldn't start off on Friday because Saturday's pay day.' Some tim ago a traveling man, waiting In a retail store In Richmond, Va., to speak to the "buyer, said to an elderly colored wo man: . "Auntie, what Is the population of Rich mond r "What's dat. boss?" "I said, about how many people live lr Richmond." -Oh. dat's what you-11 want to know. Well, boss, I don't 'zac'ly know, but 1 'psects about a hundred and twenty-five thousand, countln' do whites." Everybody's Magazine. , A successful agricultural show Is carried on each year In a certain vil lage in the south of Ireland. Among the many competi tions for the encour agement o f thrift and cleanliness is one for the best turned out donkey and cart. The prize for thfs was usually won by the local doctor or the local solicitor. After one year's show the. farmers and working classes protested' 'that' It was not quite fair to expect .their hardly used animals to compete successfully with the well cared for and well &roolned animals of those who gener- auy won the prize. In consequence of this protest the following proviso in connection with this competition appeared in the show placard the following year: "All legal and medical donkeys ex cluded." "Run upstairs. Tommy, and bring baby's nightgown." said Temmy's motner "Don't want to." said Tommy. "Oh, Tommy. if you are not kind to your new little sis- ! ter she'll put on her wings and fly back to heaven." "Well, let her put on her wings and fly upstairs for her nightgown." . Z ? lZ "," .?' W. en to har, Pacini "Madam Butterfly." and he was expiating upon its beauties to an unresponsive friend, whom he ob served to yawn. The music lover was hurt. "Look here, John," he protested, 'don't you think music is tf some practical bene fit in lifer "Oh, yes," said the unresponsive one. "Why judging from the portraits I have seen of eminent musicians, es pecially pianists, I should say that music is great to keep the hair from falling out." common all over the world. Mary's using the word "father" in no way denies the Virgin Birth. Let Mr, Schultze read on and see what Christ himself said, namely: "Knew ye not that I must be about my father's busi ness?" and in the next verse, verse 50, "And they understood not the say ing which he spake unto them." (Nor does Mr. Schultze). They did not realize that he referred to his father in heaven. To use Mary's question in or der to prove that Christ was not divine, Is certainly childish. But in First John 4:2-3 we read: "Hereby know ye the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ Is come in the flesh is of God and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come In the flesh, is not of God, and this is that Bplrit of anti-Christ, where of ye have heard, that it should come and even now already, is it in the world." See also verses 9 and 10. And In the gospel of John, chapter 1. verse 1,- we are taught: "In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God;" and in verse 14: '"And the word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we be held his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the father." J. H. Carnegie as a Tory. Portland. Feb. 21. To the Editor of The Journal I read In Tuesday's Journal an editorial, under the, cap tion "Churches and War," on the grant of $2,000,000 by Andrew Carnegie to the churches to promote peace. Anyone knowing the European sit uation as It Is today, knows very well that Andrew, like all the other peacemakers or peacefakers, has certain object In view, namely, the domination of England in Europe and America. We can see It in the canal tolls controversy; in the support'given to Huerta in Mexico; in the attempt to raise a fund here and In England, to rewrite the school history of Amer ica; in the Anglo-mamacal statements of Ambassador Page in London few months ago; finally. In the gift of jlo.OQO.ooo to the press and 12. 000,000 to the pulpit of this country by Carnegie to prostitute both In favor of this diabolical scheme. Here Is a statement by Carnegie Tei men say wnat tney will, I say that as surely as the sun in the heavens once shone on Britain and America umtea, so surely is it one morning to" rise, shine upon, and greet again the reunited states of "The British American Union." He then goes on to state that the oongress or parliament, should meet In Ottawa and London, entirely Ignor ing Washington. An hundred years ago the English redcoats demolished Wash' ington with shot and shell, but Carne gie Is going to do the Job peacefully, He is using his Ill-gotten gold In an attempt to destroy the seat of govern, ment.. -wnatever obstructs reunion I op pose, whatever promotes reunion favor," said Carnegie In the North American Review, June, 1893. This man I believe to be the most dangerous this country has known since the days of Benedict Arnold. By the power i of his untold millions' he is more dangerous than a dozen Arnolds, let wltn ail his lavish supply of gold, methinks the people as well as the ongress of this country stand by the advice of Washington. His counsel should be heeded more today than when be gave It. T. T. B. The Fireman's Duties. Portland. Or., 'Feb. 18 To the Edi tor of The Journal Allow me a lit tle space in your valuable paper in which to reply to a letter written by P. W. Britts. which appeared In a re cent issue of The Journal. It appears to i me that Mr. Britts has a personal grudge against the fireman and the fire department in general, for no ap parent ' reason -whatever. He--writes PERTINENT COMMENT SMALL CHANGE Hoar about that anti-fly crusade? The recall is chiefly valuable for its non-use. But doesn't food taste better when its cost is high? e "Work for the world's betterment In creases constantly and mightily. Will Seattleites recall Gill soon af ter his election for being too good? Repeal of the tolls exemption law may not have such smooth sailing. The negro lawyer alleged to have swindled people is not the only one In town. Americans are great for good na tured "kicking" and letting it go at that, ' Fortunately there is no law against the merging of churches, or banks, or newspapers. Man accused of crime and h!a law. yer also, are in Jail. This species of justice is rare. e A oaocr discuss th "dam f but don t ring for the police, no pro fanity waa intended. e The Republican nartv Ik all rlarh In Oregon, and will win everything in a walk according to the registration. a Visitors throughout the Panama-Pa cific exposition who see aviators start on their around-tbe-world trip are not likely to see any of them return. But why shouldn't Bandit Costello have the right to conduct a little inde pendent revolution in his own way, the same aa otheclandits and generals. mm A woman leg contortionist who can work the American DeoDle out of tens of thousands of dollars should be free to ao ana say wnat she pleases. THE LAW From the Pine Valley Herald. How many of our readers have given Governor West credit for having thus far made good his sworn pledge when he assumed the responsibility of gov ernor of this commonwealth? How many of them have really understood the governor's position In his law en forcement crusade In this country? How many of our readers would have him neglectful of his plain duty to enforce the laws? How many times have you said, anymore times wished that men could be elected to the var ious county and state offices that had the stamina to enforce the laws to the letter? Then, if Governor West has tried to do these very things shall we encourage him, or, because some of our friends get hit by the chips, con demn his work? Suppose you were elected governor of Oregon by the voters, who reposed faith in your ability and Btamina. You accepted the honors and along with them the great responsibilities that go with that office, among other things the enforcement of laws. Would you see that they were enforced, or would you disregard your obligation? We all know the easiest way out would be to do as our predecessors have done and let'er go at that, but we also know that is not right always. We have heard some criticism, local ly, on Governor West's "crusade pol icy." We have read much more in the Baker papers. We dare say that many have come to the conclusion that the governor has been wrong all along, from reading the one-sided criticisms appearing in the county seat papers. That is why these one-sided articles are published the hope of prejudicing public opinion. The Baker papers have been over zealous 4n their effort to belittle every official act of the governor since he started out to see to it that the laws are enforced in this county. Who Is there In this community that can truthfully say that Pine Valley Is free from this accusation? How many residents of the valley can truthfullyJ say that they have not been aware or the illicit whisky selling going on al most continually for years? Tes. dear and greatly surprised reader, bootlegging has been going on in Pine Valley for the past several years, and you have known it Just as well as I have. But, you have known. too. as I have, that under tne rules oi evidence, which govern courts, it Is CITY LIVING IS By John M. Osklson. ,T?ie average American who lives la a city spends, about one quarter of his income on keeping a roof over bis fam ily and a door between them and the rest of the city. In the city the price of residence property is abnormally high, and the tax rate Is above tbe rate which people in the country have to pay. It is sn economic question, there fore, whether or not the average city dwelling American is Justified In nenriinr ti out tit' every $4 he re ceives for the privilege of living in . . A 1 . 1 V. 1 ..I K..... close codisci wiin ma o. What do the thrifty ones say when that question Is put up to them? In New York there Is a constant flow of average citizens away from the incorporated limits of the city. So steady and dependable Is that flow that New York has come to be the paradise of the promoter of resi dential . suburbs. Extravagant prices are not hard to get if the promoter under the Impression that a fireman has nothing to do while in quarters, only to eat and sleep. It Is very evi dent that Mr. Britts knows nothing at all about the duties of a fireman. It Is, true they do not get out and work with a pick and shovel. Their work does not call for that class of labor. Each and every fireman has from four to six hours' watch to stand every day, besides from three to five hours' bouse work to do, Sundays in cluded. Where Is there a more re sponsible position than that of a fire man while doing patrol duty? The least mistake on his part In receiv ing an alarm might mean the loss of thousands of dollars worth of prop erty, besides great loss of life. As for a spray that would protect a fireman in front while the hose burned off behind him, this would be of no Use whatever, so Mr. Britts had better fix one that could be attached at the rear as well. Perhaps he had better apply for the Job of fire chief. If he can work such wonders. A FIREMAN. Makes Fan of the Auditorium. Portland. Feb. 21. To the Editor of The Journal Since self government has been defined to be self renuncia tion for the common good of all. I suggest we stick the auditorium down in Goose Hollow. When the wind blows hard within It the adjacent hills, will protect the rest of the city. This Is the greatest consideration Just now. East slders, like the writer, are thank- AND NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON SIDELIGHTS tj w . I been employed by the Lafayette school ' board to conduct the manual training ucyuuneai. e Medford's charter commission has held its first meeting, organised and arranged for the collection and classi fication of a vast amount of data. " . The first town reporting 1114 Fourth of July plans is Carlton, whose volun teer fire department will assume man agement of the celebration to be held. A contributor, writing in the Can by Irrigator, notes the abundance of lilies grown throughout the citv and oro- poses that Canby be made the "City J ui i4ue. a e Jefferson, after March 1. will enjoy all-night current for lighting, with day power if desired: The supplying com pany will change from steam to water power for generating purposes. Tt. . 1. 1 i . . . ana bulling? ofciffc collVgeT a? ! Newberg. goes on. Among other i niiwe, tne seating capacity or the auditorium has been increased to ac commodate 600 people. While no definite plan has been adopted by the council, the Coos Bay Harbor says the members are united on introducing hard pavement on the principal streets of North Bend early in- the coming summer. . The Irrlgon correspondent of the Heppner Gazette Times writes: "The railroad surveyors are in here now in connection with the Coyote-Pendleton cutoff. There surely will be some thing doing before many more years." ' Morrow county's oldest voter. Mrs. Margaret Harrison, 92 years old. will cast her first vote at the prlmarv election in May., Justice Bates of Hardman carried the registration book many miles through the mountains in order that she might register. SUPREME not easy to prove facts, general principles, every person knows to be true. which, on reasonable If you and I, as Individuals, complain to the au thorities that we know these, things exist in the community, there la the obstacle "positive proof" we must establish. Yet. knowing that three conditions exist, we hesitate reporting to the authorities for this reason. Tme, there are . those who claim these af fairs are none of yours or mine. But friends, these matters are our con cern, and we are not doing our duty to our family, county or state when w stand idly by and permit such condi tions to exist. It Is a mighty task to enforce crim inal laws in a community where the lawless are shielded by the silence of its citizens. Facts concerning condi tions In Copperfleld were brought to the attention of authorities In Baker months before the crisis came, but no heed was paid to them, except a warn ing to the principals in the contro versy that theymust stop their fussing, Evidently they paid very little atten tlon to this advice. The Baker author ities were thoroughly familiar with the situation at Copperfleld, and they have never denied it, yet they Ignored the flagrant violations of law until an appeal was made to the governor to Intervene. He warned the county au thorities, but they claimed no knowl edge of laws that would allow them to act. Taking' them at their word the governor did Just what you or I would have done under the circumstances. If we were in his place, and trying to do our duty. There was absolutely no other course to pursue by the gover nor, if he would do his duty. If Governor West has gone "to ex tremes, the law makers of Oregon are at fault, not him. The people of Ore gon demanded of that body, at lis last session, legislation which would Insure prompt ana complete eniurcemeni i the criminal laws. That law has been . . . . . i carried out to the letter, whenever pos sible, by Governor West, and because he has been man, enough to enforce that law, are we going to stand idly by and see that governor made the butt of ridicule. Governor West. Is not of our politi cal faith. We are not upholding the individual Osward .West nor giving his party credit for the work he has done. But we believe In a square deal, and if ever Oregon elected a man lo office who has tried his best to be square, it is oswarl West A SPECULATION offers property reasonably well de veloped outside the zone In which tbe city tax rate applies. People continue to live in cities ss a speculation. They think, many of them, that it is worth' more than Its cost to be near their work: others be lieve they can better their jobs qmckerj by living close to them; stiu others hope to acquire an interest in city property, hold it for the expected In crease in value, and then sell. Few stick to the city as a living place be cause they think a city is Itself s desirable place for residence Are you who dwell in the city get tlnsr enough out of it as your specu- Tlatlon? If you are . using your cTty shelter merely as a shelter for youri family, the chances areyou are pay-j lng too much. You can Invest that quarter of your Income to better advantage- where the price of land la not so "iblgh and where the yearly charge In the form of taxes Is less. Leave- the city for those who have legitimate uses for .its advantages. ful the west eiders have the city hall; we have, a genteel sufficiency. UM-SkAva. ear a ha Va nnlta or s Saw our Inalienable rights. Where's Kelly? j Aug nm ji y uvju jr arrn oiuckjf i J. N. M. A Farmers' Market Plan. Beaverton.'Or Feb. IS. To the Edi tor of The Journal In regard to a public, or farmers' market I have a suggestion to make. It is no new I thing; 'has been tried with success in other states. It is this: Let the city authorities j set aside the streets around the Plaza block for a market, ! and let the farmers back their wagons ! up to tbe sidewalk and sell their pro duce from the wagons. When sold out j they can drive and deliver their or j ders. They need no booths nor bulld ; ings. r j All we want Is a suitable place for -buyer and seller to meet, and I think that would be a very suitable place for the first one. If successful others could be established. This plan needs no appropriation Just yie consent of the city authorities and a little adver tising. If any one has anything better let us hear from him.. A RANCHER., Longing for the Old Days. "Do you think the country is pros perous? "Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. "But what's the good of having a whole lot of wealth when nobody dares spend - any of it for vetes or influence?" in earlier:days By Fred Lock Icy. "After the Whitman ! massacre In Novembr. 187. Rv. H, H. Spalding s and his wife came down from Lapwal to the Willamette valley," said W N. Blakeley of Pendieton j Ian Oregon pio neer of M4V j i "My father and Unci: Hugh Browa were anxious to have tv school' in their neighborhood. They t word to Mr. Spalding they would gve him a half section of land if he would come and teach school. My father and Untie Hugh gave Mr. Spalding a quarter sec tion each and helped him put up a log schoolhouse with a irock chimney. They split logs for theinchool' benches, boring holes in each Aid of the split log with a two Inch augur. In which pegs wej-e Inserted to serve as legs. I can remember our window very plainly, A section three or four feet long was rut out of one o thelloga and a split board fastened with!.! leather hinges down VP Tv W tne wh-r w Rood jlhis window hea ' was left open, but if the; rain came. from the wrong direction the board was let down, making the scheol house prefix dark. : "I went to school to Mr. and "Mrs. Spalding for five or :slk years. Mrs. Spalding was frail. She wan' Very kind, and affectionate, so that Mr. Spalding had to do all of the punishing. They had four children of ithelr own wlte went to school there-Eliza. Martha, Amelia and Henry. HI flu later fell in love with Andrew J. iWarren, from Warrensvtlle, Mo., and 'as her parents, opposed the match, tbey eloped. Mar tha married William ; Wiggle: Amelia married John Brown. Besides the Spalding children. John, David, James, Joseph.' Matilda and Margaret . Temple, ton came to school. "When I was a little chap I used to think that I couldn't jlive without Ma tilda and without her; the world would be one vast wilderness. However, I survived. In spite of the fact that when we grew up she married someone else. Henry and Mandy Kirk were also schoolmates of mine, My father and ITncIe Hugh had the first store In what Is now Brownsville. They hauled their goods from Portland.',. This was about 1861. ' j "My father and Days iMoseby used to go to The Dalies each fall and- buy stock from the emigrants. When the emigrants got to The Dalles their stock was usually thn and run down. They would arrange to come down to the Willamette valley' by boat and "o they would sell their j stock or have" It driven over the Cascades. "In 1849 my fathers went to Cali fornia. He brought jhack $3000 or $4000 In gold dust for his summer's work. Of course there were.no banks In thoae days, so my jfather Invented a bank of his own. Me -bored a deep hole with a two inch auger In one of the logs of out barn. He put the gold dust In this, drove an oak peg In the end and there the gold hunt stayed, safe and sound, until he needed it. "In 1855 my father enlisted 'in the Indian war and was elected captain. j T)ie nM, tor(. t om lo Browt.s vtlle, as I remember how, was one run' by Z. F. Moody, who afterward be came governor. He and his wife were married at a sclioolr entertainment at Brownsville. 1 was at their wedding." it Pointed Paragraphs Self - made men ate always talking shop. f .. i ' Charity, covers a multitude of sins when it begins at tome. :' j He who only thinks marriage is a lottery Is still a bachelor. : i Girls beg the question when they try to induce a man; to propose. Don't boast of your , credit. No man's credit ; is as good as. his money. -P ' We never heard -of a bride that wasn't vivacious, dainty and charming. An ugly female Is not to blame-for her looks, yet few men can overlook It, - It takes more thai;- a coat of paint to cover the freckles on one's reputa tion. ; ' "ir '"' j Some men are up jwith the lark and some others prefer the swallow before breakfast. ii : The average man; accepts advice with about as much gtace as a tramp accepts a bar of soap. m. A husband can cuJ-e his wife of that "tired feeling" by Tilling her purse with bargain "advs."i and. greenbacks, a ; A young widow is so clever, st mak ing love that she an make herself believe that the man in the case Is. doing It. ii According to late 1 agricultural re ports, there are IS 'different methods of irrlgstlon hot including those used In the prohibition districts. Labor. I strike the harp In labor's praise ' And gladly lift wy singing voice. Contending that all striving pays And bid the worklngmen rejoice! I praise the factory jand the store. The mattock, axe. and eke the plow. But do not ask mf to do: more Just-nowl j "v , I love to hear the "whistles blow That summon noble souls to toil! The worthiness of work I know How some delight to till the noli. How with the humble tools of trade Home carve out fume, some fortunes get; But I won't leave tliis pleasant shade Just 'et- I love to watch the ranks go by With steady plodding, earnest pace. And dinner palls containing pie To fit each honest rugged face. Ah, yea. toll Is a noble thing: The worker Is upright and free; But 1 11 let luck my living bring Ttt me ! The Sunday Journal ConsitHiog of Comprehensive -news reports. Weekly reviews from many fields. tJ Varied features invitingly pre sented, j DepartirAnts the home. for. woman said v i An attractive magazine. Ao Irresistible comic , . i; i - IS . i?J The great home) newspaper. . ,i i . 5 Centsjthe Copy I r r 1 I ' ' ' The Ragtime Muse v