f HE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23. 1914.
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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,
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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.
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A oaocr discuss th "dam f
but don t ring for the police, no pro
fanity waa intended.
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The Republican nartv Ik all rlarh In
Oregon, and will win everything in a
walk according to the registration.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Medford's charter commission has
held its first meeting, organised and
arranged for the collection and classi
fication of a vast amount of data.
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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.
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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."
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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
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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."
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Pointed Paragraphs
Self - made men ate always talking
shop. f
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Charity, covers a multitude of sins
when it begins at tome.
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He who only thinks marriage is a
lottery Is still a bachelor.
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Girls beg the question when they
try to induce a man; to propose.
Don't boast of your , credit. No man's
credit
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is as good as. his money.
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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,
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It takes more thai;- a coat of paint
to cover the freckles on one's reputa
tion. ; '
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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.
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A husband can cuJ-e his wife of that
"tired feeling" by Tilling her purse
with bargain "advs."i and. greenbacks,
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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
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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 !
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