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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING.' - MARCH 16, 1914.
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A CONTINENT OP NABOBS.
nafbe - wiHY procure surprisingly
more nutriment, even In the more
expensive type of restaurant. '
Sandwich eaters hare wondered
why their meal ; did not satisfy.
The scientists have discovered the
cause. - It i3 evident that the sand
wich ; is not the "poor ; man's' in
expensive lunch. .
T THE Commercial Club to
night there la t,o be a gather
ing of Portlanders to cele
brate the signing by Presi
dent WiU'n of the Alaska railroad
bill.
Alaska Itself la ablaze with en
thusiasm over the event. Seattle
Is greatly aroused with the brilliant
prospects of a vast trade promised
for the future as a result of the
Alaska legislation. San Francisco
Is scarcely less enthusiastic.
Will Portland have similar grasp
THE WOOL , WARNINGS
WOOLGROWEES of Oregon
have been cautioned about
hasty contracting of their
wool. The National Wool
Warehouse & Storage company, of
Chicago predicts higher prices and
warns growers of the inadvisabillty
of making contracts at this time.
Telegrams carrying the warning
have been received at wool centers
all over the Northwest. A sample
is the following received Friday at
Pendleton:
Present upward trend In domestic
and foreign woo markets in our judg
ment is 'based upon stable, conditions,
due to a realization of the market
shortage in, Jhe domestic and foreign
supply. Contracting is speculative.
It seems to us there Is no Justification
to market hurriedly, as much may he
gained and little danger of Ions by
shearing- time. Immediate future will
show more competition In West, as
manufacturers are reported on their
way West to buy wools, hoping there
by to protect themselves against ru
ture advances.
Reports from London today lndl
rate continued firmness and active
buying.
Buyers began some weeks ago
an attempt to make contracts at
two to three centsbelow what they
are now offering. They have tried
by various scare reports to fright
en growers into parting with the
coming clip at prices below its ac
tual value. They have worn the
free wool program threadbare in
j the effort to beat growers out of
fnr Alaska aitnation. and
testify to It tonight by a large at- their product at several cents be-
teadance? Secretary Lane Insists
that Alaska, is ultimately to have a j
population equal to that of Nor- j
way, Sweden, Denmark, Finland
and the Russian p-ovince of Arch
angel combined. It is a propuecy
based on thorough information,
and, of course, leans on the vast
mineral deposits and the unknown
agricultural possibilities bt the
southern portion of the great
Arctic empire.
Tonight's meeting, will be some
thing of an index to Portland's
view of the value to this town of
the coming Industrial '.development
of the North. To an extent, the
attendance will mirror the Issue of
whether we are going to reach out
for a share of this vast trade, which
will be enough to enrich a king
dom, or whether we will stand leis
urely by and behold other cities of
the toast gather in the rewards.
The little steamship line we have
established is but a beginning. We
must make it only a starting point.
We must later have more and big
ger ships and larger cargoes. If
we address ourselves to such
program with even a little enthusi
asm, we shall have full realization.
The coming development of Alas
ka means the creation of enough
wealth to make a continent of na
' bobs.
WHKN WONDERS CEASE
per cent, this, being a natural re
sul of the world's increasing con
sumption of cotton goods,, for the
manufacture of which the; United
States supplies , more than two-
thirds of the raw product. Iron
and ; steel manufactures : scored a
grain of 200 - per cent, machinery
and engines belrigruhef largest fac
tors.' Mineral oils gained, 100 per
cent; copper . manufactures 200 per
cent,' and wood and manufactures
thereof about " 9 6" per , cent.
Bread ; stuffs barely ' held their
own. . Both corn and wheat scored
declines, but the losses.; were made
up by Increased exports, of barley,
oats and rice.- Meat and dairy
products sold abroad declined in
volume, and exports of cattle fell
from $38,000,000 to $1,000,000.
It Is evident that the United
States Is fast becoming - a manu
facturing nation. Increased ex
ports are common to ; all branches
of American manufactures.
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low its actual market value.
Growers will be foolish If they
allow themselves to be stampeded
They should pay no attention to
local politicians, who secure pas
age through wool growers aaaocia
Hons of resolutions that howl about
free wool. It is the politician's ef
fort to get into office.
His resolutions and his predlc
tions of calamity are helps to the
wool buyer in beating down the
price. They do . the woolgrowers'
business infinitely more harm than
can ever be done by, free wool.
Events are swiftly discrediting
the geritlemen who have for a long
time coined calamity prophecies
about free wool into dividends.
The men who make them are the
allies of the wool manufacturers.
Tho great business of producing
raw wool depends on a more sub
stantial foundation than the fiat of
a few lawmakers.
STATE GOVERNMENT
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OWA'S "efficiency engineers."
appointed two , years ago to de
vise a system of state govern
ment having' the virtues of sim
plicity, efficiency and economy,
have reported to the legislature.
The report Is Interesting, for It in
dicates a trend of thought in many
states.
Iowa is told that there should be
1 a consolidation of state depart
ments and increased centralization
UDGE COOPER, of Chicago's of responsibility. It Is urged that
superior court, recently re-1 tne governor alone should be
turned S60 or nla salary to elected, and that all executive de
the county treasurer. The I n&rtment heads should he armoint
money was pam Dacn Decause j e(j by njm.t The appointive heads
J'
N THE 17th of February,
1912, Major Mclndoe, on be
half of the federal govern
ment and the state of Ore
gon,, offered the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power company
$375,000 for the Willamette. Locks.
On the 24th day of February,
1912, seven days later, the Port
land Railway, Light & Power com
pany formally accepted the offer.
On June 1, 1912, the deeds were
submitted to the national depart
ment of justice to pass on the title
It is two years and 27 days since
the Mclndoe ofer was made, two
years and 20 days since the offer
was accepted, one year, 9 months
and 15 days since the papers were
placed In the hands of the attorney
general, and the question of the
title has not yet been finally deter
mined in the department at Wash
ington. ,
Jn response to the request of
The Journal, Senator Chamberlain
and former Senator Bourne find
that the title will be reported to
the, attorney general as perfected
during this week.
Many processes of government at
Washington are highly creditable,
1 A A . .
out oiners aeserve strong con
demnation. . February 21, 1910, an
amendment in the federal senate
proposed purchase of the locks.
December 6, 1911, the amendment
passed "congress, it is , more than
two years and three months since
the money for the purchase of . the
locks became available, and by rea
son of the unconscionable delays
the property is still In the hands
of a private corporation, and .the
process . of taking tolls on traffic
steadily going on.
It will be interesting to see how
much more time will be fooled
away before the Willamette Locks
become the people's locka and the
traffic on the river be made free.
How much longer will the money
collected' fromi the people .for the
pwenase or the lock's He idle and
unused, while bumptious officials
pettifog over technicalities and split
hairs over quibbles.
If it had been a transaction by
private parties, the transfer would
have been completed, the locks
have been repaired and In opera
tion under the new regime months
and months ago.
Judge Cooper Bald he had not
earned it. An extra judge had tak
en his place while he was away,
and Judge Cooper did not think
the taxpayers should stand the ex
tra expense.
A short time before this Inci
dent a St. Louis city official asked
that his salary be substantially re
duced as part of a campaign for
cutting the expense of municipal
government.
In New York two city employes
would form an executive council, of
which the governor would be chair
man.
Other recommendations include
the purchase of all supplies by one
purchasing agent,, a legislative ref
erence and bill-drafting bureau, and
a sweeping reduction in the num
ber of legislative employes.
In the judicial department the
efficiency engineers recommend
only one elective office, that of
chief justice: They would give him
who had. been receiving salaries of ; the power to appoint all other
ovvu a year as consulting en-ljudaes. and the tenure of the
would depend on good behavior.
iB-lriAnr In y r,nr.V.n-.l XT-!
v.uv. ill tuC W!l&ki ULUVU UL new
York's water works "system sug
gested that their pay be cut one
half.. They said their work " had
become much lighter since the time
of their employment, and they
thought the salary vouchers should
have direct relation to the amount
and character of work actually per
formed. .
Will wonders never cease? It
has been a long wait for so many
cases of public virtue of so high an
order.
Yet,, when we contemplate these
cases, there Is so much In them to
admire that the wonder is that epi
. sodes of the kind so seldom hap
pen. ;
; , THE EXPENSIVE SANDWICH
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HIE Journal of the American
Medical Association has at
tacked the American sand
wich, which Is regarded In
this country as something of an
institution. That article of diet
, eagerly 'seized upon and eaten by
the hurried business man, the trav
, eler and, the working woman is said
to be expensive. In spite of its low
: price, the sandwich is something of
ft failure when it comes to feeding
a man. '"
Patronage of rapid-service, time
saving, sandwich-dispensing lunch
.counters may be economical of
time. The sandwich may be "bread
and., meat," the common staff of
- life, but the experta say. the aand
. wlch eater, in spite of the price he
pays, would do better If he patron
ized., a good, restaurant.
. It has been calculated that ii
cents .will buy more than twice as
much protein at a restaurant than
in the, form of sandwiches. The
same , proportionate expenditure in
. the household or in the purchase
, of i warm meal which deserves the
Some time ago the governor of
Kansas sent a message to the legis
lature advocating commission gov
ernment for the state, as well as
for cities and counties. He said
his chief purpose was to start a dis
cussion, and that immediate results
were not anticipated.
It will probably be a long time
before Iowa's new plan of govern
ment is adopted by many states.
But the fact that it has been pro
posed by men who spent two years
in studying the problem is signifi
cant. , The report is evidence that
thinking men are reaching the con
viction that there must be some re
sponsible head of a state; somebody
with sufficient authority to permit
him to be responsible.
AMERICAN EXPORTS
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XPORTS of merchandise from
the United States made
greater advance during the
last ten years than in the
thirty years from 1873 to 190 S
The department of commerce has
analyzed the figures, showing that
foreign sales are made up in con
stantly decreasing proportion by
exports of raw products.
In the past ten years American
exports increased approximately
one billion dollars. This Increase
was nearly twice the total exports
in 1873, and more than four-fifths
the total in 1903. Raw cotton
leads among the articles sold
abroad, with Iron and steel manu
factures second. Breadstuffs fel
from second position in 1903 to
third in 1913, and meat and dairy
products from third to. fourth
Each of these groups was passed
by Iron, and steel, which advanced
from fourth to second place in a
decade ,
Ray cotton exports gaid 52
Letters From the People
iGoauna&Seatteta seat ts- The Jaomftl for
pebUcattoB In this dtpartroeot a boo 14 b writ
ten oa only one aid of tb paper, aboaid mot
exceed 800 word la worth aad mast be ae
coBipaBMMl by the Bam aad addraaa or to
i dr. If U wrttar toes set dastr to
bar tne mom pabUabed. b abooM so etate.)
"DiacoMkm la tba greatest ( "U refers-
era. It TatiooaUlee everything It ttrafhes. It
robe principles at . aU fala saactlty aad
throw tbm bark oa their reaaonableBeM. If
tbey bar bo reasonableness. It ratbleasly
eroabes tbem out f azlateae ad sets on Its
own conclusion la tbelr stasd." Woodrpw
WUaoa. .r.
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A FEW SMILES
1 think tha baby . has your hair.
ma'am. said the nurse girl, looking
pleasantly at her mis
tress.
"aracioua!! ex
claimed the 'lady,
glancing up from her
novel. "Run into the
nuraery and take it
away from him! "What
will he do next?"
Stray Stories.
Patented Pavements. v
Portland, March ll. To the Editor
of The Journal The widespread ten
dency of modern business to eliminate
competition finds its manifestation In
one way or another in nearly every
branch of human effort, and notwith
standing the fact that the word and
spirit of the law - in many states re
quires that the letting- of public Im
provement contracts for which the
property owners are to pay shall be
by competitive blading-, the monopoile
tio tendency, has made Itself manifest
in many. If not all branches of public
improvements. The line along which
many of the would-be monopolists in
the business of public improvement
work is the patenting of alleged in
ventlona covering some general method
of construction, and then, by means
of threats, injunction proceedings and
other perversions of the processes, of
law, to bluff officials into permitting
a letting to only the bluffers or per
sons whom they favor.
Another characteristic of the" astute
monopolists la . the manipulation of
the bituminous cement used aa
binder, by Inserting this cement In the
specifications under a fictitious name,
and then the would-be benefactor en
deavors to prevail upon the officials
to admit that his particular brand of
bituminous cement Is the only cement
that will unite stone successfully.
Now, coming down to modern his
tory, I want to call attention to Ninth
street from Hoyt to Johnson street 'in
this city. This street was paved about
six years ago with a bituminous ma
cadam pavement on a Portland hy
draulic cement foundation.' The wear
ing surface of this pavement la a
composition of California "D grade
asphalt- and broken stone. This pave
ment Is not patented and the cement
used In Its construction Is not a copy
righted brand, and specifications pro
ducing , this kind of pavement will
permit of free, open and honest com
petition. I believe that any unprejudiced per
son will say that this pavement is
equal to. If not better than, any as
phaltlo concrete pavement laid in this
city under patents and copyrighted
names and monopolistic specifications.
I attribute the excellent condition of
this pavement after six years of hard
usage to the use of a good grade of
California "P" grade asphalt, and the
Portland hydraulic concrete founda-J
tion, as it is impossible to construct a
first-class pavement without a firm
and solid foundation.
Of one thine I am thoroughly con
vinced, that broken stone can be suc
cessfully united with California "D"
grade asphalt, and this piece or pave
ment lends b up port to this statement.
I want to warn you In advance that the
patentees of a certain asphaltlo concrete
pavement always claim that a good
bituminous concrete pavement is an
infringement on their patent and that
a bad pavement of this class is an
imitation. Be that as It may, I hope
that I have convinced you that a ficti
tious name for California "D" grade
asphalt adds nothing to its virtue and
physical strength. Now, wny not use
this cement - under tna name or -u
grade asphalt and thereby eliminate
allv monopolistic - paving combines and
fattens save the taxpayers hundreds of
thousands of dollars?
The laws In this State have been
enacted in favor of the paving com
bine, and if specifications are adopted
for a patented and monopolistic pave
ment it puts the taxpayers absolutely
into the hands and at the mercy or this
gigantic, combine. "Will our commis
sioners and officials lend support to
such an infringement upon the rights
of the taxpayers? I hope not.
W. I AKCHAMBBLA.TJ.
Colonel Roosevelt, at a luncheon at
Oyster Bay, told a hunting story,
"Smith." he said,
"had a narrow escape
from being killed by
a lion lp Nairobi.
'When the; Hon
closed Its "jawawon
you.' asked a friend.
dm you give your
self up for lostr
" Oh. no." Smith
answered calmly. Tou see, I sleep in
a folding bed. " , ,
"Give me two seats in the balance,
said a man stepping up to the box of
fice window the other afternoon.
"In t h e w h a t?"
asked the ticket sell
er, fearing that she
had misunderstood.
"I said I wanted
two seats in the bal
ance." said the man.
The ticket seller
racked her brain
trying to solve the
puzzle and finally giving It up, she
asked the man to explain just what he
wanted.
"On this sign out here it says, bal
cony 25 cents for the first three rows.
It says, balance 15 cents. I want two
In the balance."
Then the tloket seller understood.
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMAJLIi CHAXUK
L Starve and soak the won't-workers.
More pigs and less politics are de
sirable. -. . , - - .
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Finest show on earth; the coming
of a clear day.
The office seeking microbe Is ap
parently Ineradicable.
The weather gods have llttlevrespect
for the calendar In Oregon.
. . .
Another positive proof of the near
end of the world; the eclipse.
A mere suggestion to the 'Oreronlan;
change Its name to the Pecksniffian.
s
Shouldn't the schools have a vaca
tion during all the baseball season?
a .
Into each March some rain must
fall; some winds mu at rudely blow.
Bovs' must nlay some, of course:
but tbey should do some gardening,
too. -.
The raging reformer without reason
on common sense does little permanent
good.
The average voter doesn't care much
about "Republican" and 'Democrat
any more.
a
The crops, the main thlnr will b
just the same, whoever are nominates
and elected.
TAXING IMPROVEMENTS
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the treaty. Its language we accepted.
If we did not originate It, and we are
too big, too powerful, too self-respecting
a nation to interpret with too
strained or refined a reading, the
words of our own promises, just be
cause we have power enough to give
us leaev to read tbem as we please."
No international log rolling is sug
gested by this exalted conception of
America's duty to mankind. Wilson,
the man of the hour, would avoid
"even the appearance of evil." My in
terpretation of his altruistic meaning
is that this Is the only couwe of honor
to pursue, even In the absence of any
treaty in regard to the matter.
It is no wonder that he was at a
loss to know how "to deal with other"
International "matters," while the
world outside of America was denied
by this great government, the would
be leader in international righteous
ness, even the appearance of Justice in
this matter of tolls.
It Is plain enough to me why sUch
reluctance was shown by various
nations of Europe to furnish exhibits
and come rejoicing to help celebrate
the consummation of this international
marine highway, even though the most
friendly solicitations were pers'stently
made.
"Will you come Into my parlor said
the spider to the fly.
'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever
you oia spy."
Yes, we built the canal, but we ac
quired no right as to usage exeer-t
that of control. Were an American
railroad to refuse to obey the govern
ment in toll regulation it would be
confiscated and the nations of the
earth have the same ultimate right at
Panama. ,.
Our government has moved to secure
the competing route ' at Nicaragua.
Isn't it of supreme Importance that
we avoid even the appearance of greed
at Panama?
The Mexican situation is lnsignifi
cant, in comparison with this world.
wide question of International right
epusness at Panama.
J. R. KENDALL.
ONGRESSMAN ! BAILEY of
Pennsylvania proposes a rad
ical change in the method of
taxing District of Colnmhla
real estate. His plan Is embodied
In a bill, which has appeared In
The Journal.
The measure's evident purpose
is to promote the use of land by
reducing the assessment on.. Im
provements. In that resnect It
is similar to the bill pending in
New York's legislature, which pro
poses gradual reduction of im
provement assessments until they
reach a maximum of 50 per cent
of their true value.
The New York proposal, fol
lowed by the Bailey bill in Con
gress, Is indication that the land
speculator's days are numbered.
He has survived on profits made
by others. He has smugly refused
to improve his holdings,; confi
dent that the improvements of
others would enhance the value
Of his land. In clain kturnaso.
he has been a leech upon the community.
There is no reason why Im
proved real estate should be re
quired to . carry the burden of
speculative. -holdings.- ftand is of
no use unless ::lt- Is used.
If there is any way to . do it, the
school board , ought t- re-open the
night . schools. At - the" time of
the closing ; 3 1 6 pupils were at
tendlng. at Jeffefson, S51 at? the
trade school ,-and - 708 . at 'Lincoln.
Among the 1mbst earnest -searchers
after knowledge that, ever en
tered a 'f class room were many of
the night pupils. Many were work
ers who could not attend during
tne aay, - ana wnose way to ad
vancement is .through study at
night. There Is no nobler work
in the whole school program than
that of placlngr opportunity ' for
education before those who must
work for survival through the
day, and are yet so interested in
advancement as to attend ; school
at night, . - , :
Sys It Does Not Prohibit.
Vancouver, Wash.. March 14. To the
Editor of The Journal I am 59 years
old and have lived In a number of
states and territories. I find that pro
hibition does not prohibit, but makes
men break laws who would not If the
law was not so radical. I lived In In
dian territory 80 years ago. and it was
a nenltentiary offense to have whiskey
found about you. Tet it did not stop
drinking whiskey, or making it, either
hava seen men who could not get
whiskey handy buy red Ink and drink
it for the alcohol It contained.
Now If the people who rant so about
prohibition would go after the saloons
and the city councils, whom most of
your prohibitionists 'voted for. they
would get at least 25 per cent more
people to help them. Again, If they
really wanted to stop the evil of the
saloons, let them knock the profit out
of the ouslness and they will have the
evils of the whiskey business stopped.
B. F. PEYTON.
: If any gentleman Is possessed
of a . number of marriageable
daughters, all he has to do la to
get elected president - ,
. ' A California I fn vent or - has patented
a scoop for grocers that weighs its
contents, . the scoop pressing down an
Indicator along a' scale mounted on te
handle.
Wants Uterary Test Applied.
Portland. Or.. March 14. To the Edi
tor of The Journal I am a Republi
can. I voted for Taft. not for Wilson;
but I admire the policy of Wilson so
much that if all Democrats were such
as he Is I would. vote the Democratic
ticket, although I voted the Republican
ticket for more than -80 years.
1 also most sincerely hope that the
educational test for immigrants will
become a law. The people we most
want and need ars from northern Eu
rope, and they can read and write.
Those of southern Europe are not
wanted. Neither do we want any of
the Asiatic breed.
I am pleased to see that our minis
ters of the churches are not going to
call Billy Sunday to this city to "save'
us. 1 believe that common sense In all
things is the best salvation, not re
liglous superstition of any kind.
CITIZOSN.
The Portland T. M. C. A., already
noted for membership and good worK,
is going to become more so.
But the carping critic, the Portland
morning newspaper, fails continually
to say just what It would do In tho
case of Mexico, if president. .
After eight years' delay 60 French
judges,- sitting en banc, decided a 25
cent case. It was supposed this hap
pened only in America.
Its own and its clique's Interest is
always paramount to the public in
terest, witn tne uregonian; and u is
as Impossible for it, as it, is for the
leopard to change his spots or the
African the color of his skin, to fight
fair.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
IN EARLIER DAYS
By Fred IrickJey.
THE MEXICAN SITUATION
. . . 'I "Father tooki Council Crest as his
Mrs. Carrie L. Sherwood Is a. candi-l . ,.; . ft
date for tho nomination for county re- , "onau,n ,m r Iarm- C w
coraer, ine rirst woman to announce.' tooi. rxeviosjaiy, sfie had gone out
for a county office in Yamhill county, j to look at RossllslandS which was also
Promoters of a new mill of 20.000 ! ""taken, but that wj low. so he had
feet per day rapacity to be built in no use for 1L-; Where the fire bad
Williams valley, Josephine county, ex. burned the timber ne& those four bl.
pect to have It in operation by May 1. treea you 8ee 0,er tne father plow.4
At the annual meeting of the stock- j UI and "put In whiat. Iter .he
holders and friends of the Eugene Cof. i grubbed out the stumps and put in an
fee club last Thursday night Manager ! orchard. He left thoMe four bla treea
Gano reported that in the year past' . . "j,.J r lW
42 Jobs had been given out through aa the cattle used ta .like to go there
the free employment bureau, of which and atamp when thl files bothered
141 were to women. j them. The .wild Spgish cattle used .
John Cannon, the Wlllamlna Time. a,!jeS. "J? "'if5
relates, cut a larjte fir tree on- his ' th propU toot UmP- Th'
farm, from which he got 6000 shakes tomp, so we always called that
and over 15 cords of wood. At the hill with the four trs the 'stomping
usual price. $6 per 1000, for the shakes ground." or ahortened'jt to "the stomp.
and 3 per cord for the wood, values : -This hill that you all Council Crest
realized the totalof $5. Is known by all tJ. oJ1 tlmer.
More fine homes, the News-Reporter mv otw waS'L ' ir
promises, are to be built in McMinn- ? f1? my oer was-pn the farm here
ville this season, which, together with ! t Council Crest shj did not see. a
the renovating of several store fronts, , woman's face. ; TheT roads down to
"will place the old town on the map" Portland were bad a,ra mother had her
and cause visitors to pass favorable housework to attend 5 and her family
oummitv " " Progreaslvenes. of , cf smal, chU(,ren to care of
' "She could not -let $he children win-
. Antiquarian note in Hillsboro Inde- ar f away from tile house and aha
pendent: John Foote of the Tualatin i did not like to go Jar away herself
This
cougars
hear them
made, and with a new bottom Just put cr'lnK on all sides fknd it certainly
in it is as good as new. , sounded pretty cry.?
; "This house that RI am living la
"One of the hopeful signs of Amity's replaced our little liifcl cabin and was
progress.- Hays the Standard, "is the built in the suinmerfof 1866. Father
loyal manner in which our people stand sold 100 acres that lull of our i laim
by our local institutions. We have no. f r.e umx W1'1 ,or ,our ?al'n
ticed that many who have been ship- ',,p,e on I albot motsntaln ' to. W. A.
ping their milk and cream away from ' utson. Watson waafllving five iivllea
here - are now taking it to the con- farther out. mid he Ranted to set a
denser. We like to see this." .luce neurer town, fso the children
, . . . ,i. Iculd g" to school. . nThe sale of that
It Is stated, says the Corvallis Ga- i iand of -th -.sr. ,",," V
Mtte-Tlmes.rthat the graveling of the " ."5 u ,on of he, 'R.r2neCHn'
Corvallis & Eastern roadbed from Cor- hae, 1 wa UttleSblt of a wisp of
vallis to Summit and the laying of 22 ' lrl, and people dldl not come to bur
miles of 76 pound rails from Corvallis place very often. We have, as you
east will cut the time from Corvallia ; ran sue, fireplaces in the different
to the bay to less than three hours. room h,re. In tno d tht lnor-
2l,JL",""S."rd"v'mu "- wood you could buris. the sooner von
I could clear your farjn, so there was
never a, uma wnen vas cua not nave a
note! nas a copper coiree pot mat was alone on account of tlH' Panthers
J'umr'".:".,:'':; i "bea a great Mce for
i ana panthers. ou .rfould
road for several months.
big roaring fire
il was a we
len vjs dl
going In
t N'offemt
From Harper's Weekly.
. The embarrassing position In which
the. United States, and civilized coun
tries generally, are put by the devel
opments In Mexico can be traced back
to the administration of President
Taft. If that administration had pur
sued clearly and fearlessly the prin
ciples of justice, instead of being
swayed by the timidity and selfish-
ness of certain investors, Mexico would
now be in a more desirable condition.
President Wilson Inherited a funda
mentally wrong situation In that mat
ter, as he did in the matter of canal
tolls, and in both cases he set about
beginning a policy that squared with
his own Ideas of public morals. In
Mexico, the policy which he undertook
was one of extreme difficulty, but dif
ficulty does not stand in his way when
he is convinced that he is right.
When Mr. Taft was president he had
the opportunity to strengthen Madero.
Madero was the best type of leader
that has been developed in Mexico. He
understood exactly what was the mat
ter with his country. His book called
"The Presidential Succession" was a
clear and accurate warning to Diaz of
what the country needed and was like
ly to demand. Madero was a philoso
pher and a statesman. Taft should
have had In Mexico a man who would
have earnestly backed the Madero re
gime. He might well even have lent
American officers to Madero to help
him build up his army. He might well
even have helped him police certain
the fireplace.
ber nlsrht and
; father and Mr. Watein and my broth-
towns, as being in their nature inter- ers, Qeorge and Chaglle, had come In
national porta. Instead of that, he from looking over te land that Mr.
was surrounded by men who had sym- Watson wanted to buf. P'ather put his
pathlzed with Diaz, who were opposed bootjack down in froit of the fireplace,
to Madero, who saw in Huerta the and while he was puling hi a. wet cow
kind of person they wanted a person hide boots off, Mr. AVutson called to
who would force a certain amount of me and said: 'Ella, ome over here a
external order and who could be used minute.' I went o&r and stood; by
to the satisfaction pf the big investors, him. He pinched mil on the arm knd
said: 'Seems, to me fLxu're pretty thin.
Henry Lane Wilson was a malign They are not feeding' you enough,
influence In the country, working cream.- I was great astonished that 5
against the struggling efforts toward he could tell that I gd not have much
nationality and enlightenment, work- cream, and said: "iffiw can you tell?V
Ing for the old regime of arbitrariness He said. 'Open your fnouth and I will ' A
and response to financial pressure, look down and see." Very trustfully I
President Wilson's view of Mexico Is opened my mouth, ad he said: 'No.
the same as was Maderos. He has you are not getting enough cream.' :I
done what he could to help the Mexl- was Ktlil more aatorOahed, and asked r
cans get a start toward self-govern- 'How can you tell?' Vie said: 'I don't -
ment, or at least toward government ee any chunks of fartdown your throat,!
in the interests of the mass of Mex- so you must tell ybr people to feed
cans. He therefore could not recognize you more cream. ijhlla he was tell
Huerta. a murderer and a reactionary. Ing mo this and befdfe father had fln
Unfortunately for him. no second Ma- ished tuking off hlsjwet boots, there
dero has developed. Carranza very ob- came a knock at thelloor. followed lm
viouely Is not a man of Madero's size. ' mediately by Rev. illbert Kelly, who
Villa has proved himself enough of the stepped in. He saldthat his ox team
Mexican barbarian to make trouble. j was stalled on the igll and he wanted
i tlm nitn folks to ortne out and help
In the present unenlightened state ' him. Father put the boot he had
of the world, any war situation like Just taken off, and getting their hats,
that In Mexico is not handled by rea- the men ail went oqf to help hiin. He
son alone. It Is powder surrounded came back and stayel at our house all
with sparks. It can at any time be night. That Is the first distinct reeol
upset by a mere stupid accident, lection I have of my childhood. Mr.
Meantime, all that the wisest president , Wataon bought IO0cres, paying fa
can do Is to map out a course that Is ther 1 10 an acre for E
rifcht, follow it with patience, caution j "That same year,'ilI5. we sold 40
and courage, and then trust that des- j acres to Mr. Wataoa's brother-in-law.
tiny will not be too hard.
STOCK EXCHANGE AND ITS INCORPORATION
Chicken9 In the Garden.
Portland. Or.. March 14. To the Edl
tor of The Journal Kindly inform me
through the columns of your, valuable
paper what I can do with neighbors'
chickens that fly over in my yard and
destroy my garden. A SUBSCRIBER.
The city ordinance against livestock
permitted to run at large applies to
chickens. The pawner can be compelled
to keep them on his own premises, and
can be taken' Into police court and
fined for offending. v
Approves Wilson's Tolls View.
" Oold Hill, Or., March lLTo the
Editor Of The Journal Under ths cap
tion. '"Needless Surrender," Tne Jour
nal of March 8, says: "The concluding
sentences in his free tolls (message
make it practically: certain that the
president seeks repeal of free tolls as
a means of holding .Great Britain and
other nations in iin for bis Mexican
policy. I think this observation fall
far short of doing Justice to the ex
alted purpose' of the president. This
exalted sense of duty to the world
and justice to the American govern
ment Is Indicated more, partlcualrly by
the paragraph, concerning the treaty of
,1901 with EnAhind: "Wo consented to
Candidates' Pledges.
Oregon City, Or.. March 14. To the
Editor of The Journal I noticed in a
recent Issue of your paper among the
telegraphic dispatches that a Mr
Looney of Curry county had filed with
the secretary of state his declaration
of Intention of becoming a candidate
for nomination to the state legislature.
ana that he took Statement No. One. I
also noticed where one of the candi
dates for nomination to the house of
representatives from Multnomah coun
ty says he stood for Statement No
One. Now what I desire to know is
whether Statement No. One is an issue
in the present campaign? Did not the
adoption of the amendment to the con
stitution of the United States, provid
ing for the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the electors,
virtually repeal and do away with
Statement No. One? And If so, is not
a candidate now appealing for votes
on a Statement No. One plank either
away behind the times or else a dema
gogue? Again, I notice that three of our
several candidates for governor of this
state, in their different platforms, de
clare for statewide prohibition. Now
what I want to know Is, what'diff er
ence does it make whether a candidate
for governor Intends to vote for or
arainst statewide prohibition at the
coming November election, especially
where he states that he will, if elected,
enforce the law asbe finds it? The
governor elected in November does not
take charge of the office until in Jan
uary following. The question of prohi
bition. If placed before the voters un
der the Initiative, will be voted upon
and .decided at th November election.
Under these circumstances I' cannot
see wherein the question of whether a
candidate for governor intends to vote
for or against prohibition is of any
more importance than that of how you
or any other Individual Intends to vote
on that question, In considering his
relative merits for nomination or elec
tion as governor. And, la not a can
didate for governor who comes out on
a prohibition plank In his platform, In
one of the two classes above referred
to, as he who now declares for State
ment No. One?
As to the above Inquiries, I am like
unto Hashimuro Togo I inquire to
know. ENQUIRER.
v By John M. Oskinon.
(Copyright. 1914, by J. G. Lloyd )
It's wasting the time of congress to
discuss the Incorporation of the stock
exchanges of the country- No one
who supports the theory of incorpora
tion thinks that speculation can thus
be stopped; they don't even admit that
It is uesirable to stop speculation.
The exchanges are merely market
places. Buyers and sellers meet there;
the members agree upon certain rules
of procedure; stocks and bonds are
admitted to the trading list after the
corporations Issuing them have met
the requirements of the members.
Any stock exchange which did not
tegulate Its own affairs in pretty
strict accordance with the law of fair
dealing would soon cease to have any
buslness to transact; I do not know
of anv learielatlve enactment which
would do the work half as wen as it
is done by the governing committees
of the Important exchanges.
What would be of great service to
Investors (the customers of stock ex-
The Sterilization Remedy.
Portland. March 14. To the Editor
of The Journal I read recently of a
young man in Pennsylvania who was
fined $60 for assault on a girl of less
than 12 years, and of a father In Ore
gon who assaulted his own daughter.
The jury was out 12 hours before
finding him guilty and the Judge al
lowed him 60 days to apply for an
other trial. How long are civilized
people going to allow such brutality
to go on?. You mothers, who have
daughters, sisters - or nieces what do
you think about If? Take time from
your discussions of long hatpins and
other such topics to talk over this sub
ject.
I have had the care of a poor little
assaulted girl. I know her suffering.
I hava never presided over the birth of
a baby girl that I have not wept, The
birth of my own little daughter made
me sad. . What chance has a child
against a grown and brutal passioned
man? What can we do? Kill him?
No, for we have no' right to take the
Robert Pattori. We&old this 40 acres
for 10 an acre, aio, and now this
tract ts called CJreergwar, and is being
sold for from $2600o $4000" a lot for
j building sites, whlcrj Is 10 times more
than we ert tnr th.4B.hn)a An n
"Father iheh sold20 acres to U C.
e took In tfinde a place of Mr.
changes), would be a federal law
which should require full and lntell'- , Carey
glble financial statements from cor- j Carey's in Bellevle i.,,niv
porations desiring to list their stocks , McMlt.nvllle and Sheridan, On the main
or bonds upon any exchange. ' stane road v ;.
.."J8 PfJnLf 1 "it Yr?,f ! had $ acres of hi. half
k,. "Z VE, "VT . ,rr," ,k, ' or W3.1ch he deeded to
lavurouic i I iLiMpim .v uin.viu.muij fnOthcr
true that the
of stocks that
Thim, wltb'the 320 acres that
.rSfnoVt: ri' v.g
ubilc. In nearly jll cases I , J
fered to the p
of this kind, the corporation's state
ment to the authorities of the ex
change has been proved to be dis
honest or not wholly revealing. But
the exchange has no power to punth i
corporations for lymg about their
stock; they can only be thrown out '
Bnd that happens usually after the
damage to the Investing public has al
ready been done.
But Wt a federal statute be enacted
which shall require honest financial:
Htatements, with adequate penalties j
for lying, and then the public will
gain Borne real protection of its inter-
The Ragtime Muse
Little Peter PopowJU-h.
Little Peter Popo!tch.
Who had JiiHt Nmed seven.
Struck a match nfiir leaking gas
DIDN'T go to &caven.
In the SJn thev era n ted hi rn
drew new skin n patches
Peter soun will try again
Playing with th4xc matches.
-From tho Philadelphia Public Ledaer.
Dear
life of any human soul. But we can
put him In a state where ne win never
do harm again, namely by the sterili-
zarfbn act. Talk It, work for it niK'it
and day. vote for It. until every woman
and girl realizes the good It will do
in this world.
Tf women will Stop to think deeply
on this subject, and of the anguish
they would endure were tney in mis
mother's place, they will put tneir
hearts Into this work and make it a
fixed law.
. FLORENCE . oiuvun.
Questions as to Homesteads.
Tortla.nd. March 13. To the Editor
of The Journal Kindly tell me how
many acres one Is ailowea as a nome
tead In the state of Oregon. What is
tta nrice ner acre?
FRANK W. FRIEDE.
The Intending homesteader needs
far more information than can be
given In this column, All inquirers
should apply at the United States land
office nearest. There Is a land office
in Portland, In the Worcester buHding.J
Suggestions.
Portland;- March 14v To the Editor
of The Journal Would It not be a
solution of the vexing question of
parks, if firms or parties platting ad
ditions to the city were required to
dedicate park sites, to be approved by
the city council and the park superin
tendent? A common complaint In the suburbs
is that when an pfflcer is needed the
sufferer must telephone, and an officer
Is dispatched from headquarters to the
scene. The offender Is never obliging
enough to wait. After a moment's re
flection everyone will realize the utter
folly of the system of stationing pa
trolmen through the suburban dis
tricts. A person contemplating an act
In violation of the law will wait until
the particularly desirable location has
been passed by the cop. We are pay
ing a policeman, say, about 190 a
month. . An arc light is $4.60 a month.
One policeman costs us what 20 lights
would. They are steady sentinels, and
barriers to ctilprita. Dark corners in
vite crime. Therefore we urge the
policy of replacing policemen with
lights, believing this 'to be In the in
terest of morality and economy.
Old Off fc-on.
Tt -a. - far m
ets when it goes into the exchanges i TaU, m('k rtoar old Orgon.
to buy and sell securities. Where there Is ienty of room and
! fresh air: h
Where there's f Ir, .Jiemlock and pine
trees. ?"
Bltterroot and prjkly pear;
Where there ain't nil pomp nor glitter:
Where a shllltn'x-alled a "bit;"
Where at night thii matrple twitter;
Where the Injunifights were fit.
Take me back whert the sage Is plen
ty; -f
Where there's rhlQecnalces and ticks;
Where a stack of waiites costs twenty;
Where thev don'tlaell glided bricks;
Where the great Columbia river.
World renowne for its "silver
horde,"
permits is needed. In order to provide
a more equitable distribution of em
ployment, thus preventing a rush sea
son whkh draws laborers by the thou
sands to' one. center, and Is inevitably
followed by hordes of men left In Idle
ness, when the reversion comes, caus
ing dire distress and Innumerable
crimes.
MRS. JOSEPHINE R. SHARP.
Poisoning Tests.
Orchards, Wash., March 14. To the J Wends Its way to pie mighty Pacific,
Where :oionel gAstor raised his
sword. Jj
Take me where ther ain't no subways.
Nor no forty stoJy shacks;
Where they . shy automobiles.
Dudes, plug hals an' three' rail
tracks; 5
Where the old sun tanned prospector
Dreams of wealth and pans his dirt:
which would prohibit a person from Xmt 1'
setting out poison for crows. The law tj
is explicit, however, as regards dogs. J Take me where? there's- diamond
horses, "cattle and other domestic hitches,
animals. It sems a person may set j Ropes and brands and - cartridge
out poison for -crows or animals ! Where the boys H Wear
troying property, but will be liable for, W Vltcnes I
damages If domestic animals or fowls Flannel shirts aif-ji gtetaon felts
are killed thereby. Land of herds andgland of roses!
I.and of salmon nd or gold
Editor of The Journal I would like
you to answer this question: Is a
farmer allowed to poison the crows on
his own premises, when they are de
stroying all his crops? People poison
the gophers; why not the crow?
A SUBSCRIBER.
An examination of the Washington
statutes fails to disclose anything
chaps for
Pointed Paragraphs
Take me back to djar old Oregon.
Let me die therej when I'm old.
... i i
Every flirt is her own punishment.
a
Naturally a man who- .lead a
crooked life la unable to keep both j
feet in the straight and narrow, path, j
I
There Is this difference between ,
rents and tears: If a man goes on aj
tear he may not be able to pay his i
rent.
Anyway, the man who Is unable to
get credit-doesn't have to dodge up an
alley when he sees a bill collector
coming. 1 '
The chap who boasts of his ability
to accomplish more in one day than
his. neighbor can in a week Is content
to let it go at that, i
.To make a friend of a man, ask his
service and iohow i it. io make a
friend of a woman say nothing and let
A measure to regulate construction ! her do all the talkliia.
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Weekly reviews . from many
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Varied featurej Invitingly pre
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