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THE 'JOURNAL.
AS INDEPENDENT KEWSPaPEB
O. 8. JACKSON ....
oyer the counter, but at meetings
of the : Underwriters, and that the
applicant for Insurance Is not able
...... pnb!ibr' to bargain as to price,. The Kansas
Tary Sunday norning at in otimi iiw
ln. Hroadwar aa4 Yamhill ata., Portland.Qr.
Baterad at tbt pHtfflce at Portland.! Qr., for
tranamlaalwa through tbe mall aa aaeond
rmm matter.
TtLKPHONKH Main 7173; Home. A-S0S1. All
department rearbed by tbcaa nambera. Tall
ths operator what department yon want.
m.t uond.7) and . law was upheld solely on the pe
cuuar cnaraeter C the Business,
which makes it closely related to
the public1 welfare
. This decision isjfurther evidence
that, the highest court of the land
Is taking a broad
ttiuvuis invKK-riMixo kkpukskntati vk ' mental functions
B-nJanln Kaotnor X.. Bronawfck : Bid.. ,nece8Bity , and th'e) COurt Says,
. g KM.. KG."" Xorkl 1218 1 V effect, that - If the : underwril
Subscription trrma by mall -or to any ad
rnm In th United States or Mexico:
i , DAILT .
Oa 15.00 On month t -SO
.. . . nwrtaY .
On year $2.50 I One month .25 j
' DAILY AND SL'NDAY
On yaar $T.S0 One month. .. ... . .1 .SB
Kindness Is a language which
'the dumb can speak and the
deaf understand. Selected.
agree upon rates
erty owner should
to pay,, the state
In and enforce lower rates, so long
as they are reasonable.
view of govern
'Insurance is' a
in
underwriters
which the prop-
not be required
Itself can step
ILLINOIS' WOMEN'S VOTES
N
DISTKE8SIXO TOTALS.
EVEN with women added to
the voting population, regis
tration of electors in Oregon
H Mill 1S1 Bliuiv mo lutut
EARLY 1,0010 saloons were
recent elections in .Illinois.
it was trip women or me
state who brought that result
about. If the ballot had been con
fined to men alone, the outcome
would have been far different. ,
The facts, as printed In. Sunday's
Journal, show that approximately
60 per cent of the men voted wet
and 40 per cent dry. Of the worn-
of 1912. It is a regrettable Status.
Beyond the Rio Grande, there- is a,an's vote, 64 per cent was dry and
mournful illustration of the non-j36 wet. j.
participation ot the average man If the same rufe applies as to
in public affairs. Because ot lllit- j woman's vote .jjil Oregon, and if
erafy and non-lntereBt o f ."tTi e j men vote about , as they did on
masses, one of the fairest and ' prohibition in this state
richest countries in the world la ; stands a ifkely chance of being
in the depths of violence, crime, j captured by tbe drys next Novem-
dlstress and wretchedness.
Two governments are disputing
tor supremacy, a dictator is main
taining an armed despotism at the
capital, he is exercising all the
powers of a divine-right sovereign,
even 'to the medieval privilege of
executing citizens without trial by
ber. The majority against the pro
hibition . amendment in 1910 was
17,681. If 64 per cent of the
woman's vote should go in Oregon
as it went in Illinois, tbe result
of the balloting In 1910 might be
reversed
In Illinois, women are not per
jury. He assassinated the "presi-1 mitted to vote on all officers, and
dent, set aside the constitution, their ballots are kept separate.
Imprisoned congress, overthrew the
supreme court, abolished law and
- suspended the ballot box.
t The troubles of the self govern
ing nations are chiefly due to the
The fact gives the first authentic
record of woman's real attitude on
the prohibition issue
The women cast 188,733 votes
and the men, 243,104. The num
Inertness of the citizenry. We j ber of women who voted wet was
have the Fallot and we can get, 67,418, and of those who voted
what we vote for. If we leave ; dry 121,315. That is to say 53,897
the voting to others we may ex-'more women voted dry than voted
pect those who profit from bad . wet, or nearly two to one.
government to exercise authority,
for they never fall to vote.
There are commanding issues
In Oregpn to be settled shortly at
the polls. Few elections present
questions and programs as conse
quential. With the forces gather-
Of the men 144,925 voted wet
and 98,179 voted dry.- The wet
majority among men was 46,746.
Of 115 townships, 83 were voted
dry by women and 13 townships
were kept dry by women.
The preponderance of dry votes
MONEY AND JUSTICE
lng as they now are for a great among women throws an interest
election struggle, it is almost in-1 ing light on the Oregon situation
conceivable that registration totals
should be so low. j
In the next four days, the peo-)
ple of this state should do their j
duty, by getting their names on the ;
registration rolls.
HIS EMPLOYES
I
N 1905 a New York brokerage
firm brought j suit against al
leged operators of the Interna
tional Power I pool to collect
$78,000. Between that date and
1913 the. case was tried four times,
I HE Detroit "automobile inanu- each verdict rendered being set
facturer who recently sur-1 aside by the court of appeals and
A(unl 4ha Tnr- v1 A Vvtr tn alrlntr t mAro nl M1Mtnfl w
$5 a day the minimum wage
In his factory, iias set a living
T
A FEW SMILES
States. As compared with, r these makes a little more for ' everybody
figures s there was an increase of to do. It helps solve the problem
about 100 per cent In the number of unemployment. It is .a city
- A M .-Af. . Ao 1 fl.. Y w 41 A JhW am t A AtrAanrkMil w 4 13 1 nVtd
oi immigrants irom touuueuiai ru- uuuuci uu cIJUwij m ui i.,Jv)tapi. lajut summer I saw some
rope. ; The English an.d Americans i ought to get behind it with enthu- Tboya -treading .for clams, as they
are Oepenaea i On lO Cteveiop tan--i tiu cuu cuuiiuuuu; epiru. 1 , caiiea iu, inef were Terjr "J '""
ada's aericultural resources.' where-r ' ' ! I
as the ereat majority of Immi- Villa . seems, by his address to
grants from continental Europe the American people. yesterday, tof
flock in the cities, thus aeeravatinz 06 sometning more tnan a ngnter.i
the evils of -congested labor and 411 lM Mexican consmuiionai-
making more difficult the probjem t 1Bls Wl" ionow ms ,ieaa, our proD-
of unemployment and 'distress
Canada's immigration policy is
an " object Jesson for the United
States, we do not assist immi
grants, but we are attempting to
assimilate - all,' with few restrict
is farmers, yet; in spite of a large
influx of foreigners, there -has been,
a marked falling off in homestead
entries in the, three prairie prov
inces. In 1911 the homestead en
tries totalled 38,585 in 1912 the
number was- 35,226. and int 1913
the total dropped to 29,640 The
number of pre-emtors dropped
from 10,583 In lSlT to. 6,483 in
1916.
lem south of the Rio Grande will
be immensely simplified. j
Every boost put in for the Alas
ka steamship line is a boost for
i.
Letters From the People j j
. ' ,i - ti
A MARINER'S SUGGESTION
APTAIN " MacGREGOR "made
suggestions through The
Journal respecting the Alaska
line. . L . .
He was at the time commander
of the Stetson, , but has gone as
captain of the Alki, also In the
Alaska trade. His suggestion ap
peared in a recent interview in
this paper. He said:
Portland has started the Alaska line
at the rlgrht time. She should have
the material and supplies for the gov
ernment railroad shipped via Portland.
Provisions and supplies should come
f rom-Portland.
If the people knew what a wonder
ful Summer trip . it is, the Stetson
would carry on '. every tcrp between
June 15 and October 1st. at least 40
round trip passengers. They would
have a smooth and restful voyage,
comfortable accommodations, better
meals by far than most Summer hotels
serve, and a trip tney would never
forget nor regret.
Excursions , of Portland business men
should vislt'Alaska merchants. There
could be excursions of school teachers,
(Communication a aent to Tha ' Journal tor
public tloa la tbla department abould be writ
ten on only one aide of the paper, ahould not
exceed 800 Words In length and mast be ne
companied by the name and addreea ot the
aender. It tbe writer doea not deal; to
have the name published, he abould so aute.)
"Diecnealon la tbe greatest ot aU reform
era. It rationalises everything it touch e. It
robe principle of aU flae eanetity and
thrown tbein back on their reaaonableneaa. It
tbe; have no reaaonableneaa, it ratbleaaly
rruahea tbem ont of exlatenc and Kta up tta
own conclusions In their stead. "Woodrow
Wilson. ; '
A Comparison of Pavement. '
Portland, April 25. To the Editor
of The Journals-It has not been long
since the patent paving monopolists
gave positive instructions to their rep
resentatives to oppose strongly the use
of uncrushed gravel in hydraulic ce
ment concrete, using as an argument,
in part, that this cement would not
successfully bind or adhere to a
smooth surface, and that round or un
crushed gravel had no more inherent
stability than so many marbles. These
same people are now doing their ut
most to get the city of Portland to
adopt specifications that will permit
round or uncrushed gravel to be in
corporated -with a bituminous ce
ment.'. It must be admitted- that round
gravel can be used far more success
fully with -a hydraulic cement than
with a'- bituminous cement. Therefore
their change of attitude is evidently
for personal gain. There is absolutely
no argument in favor of using dirty
and uncrushed gravel in bituminous
paving-construction; in fact, there is
no cement that will bind material to
gether that contains dirt or loam. This
Sng boys; they were
barefooted feet tin
washed most likely
and they were walk
ing through the mud
at low tide. When
they felt -a clam at
their feet they pulled
it out with their toes.
It Just made me sick.
I hope your clams are not caught that
way. ,
Waiter Of course," not, ma'am. .The
man wot furnishes dams to this res
taurant fishes for 'em with a- silver
spoon.
An , easterner, who had bought a
farm sir California had heard of his
neighbor's . talentj for
raisins , large pota
toes, so he sent; his
farm hand over to
get 100 pounds.
"You go black
home," answered! the
talented farmer to the
messenger, "andl tell
your boss that I won't cut a potato for
any one!" Everybody's Magazine. ' , -
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEVfe IN BRIEF
SMALL CHAXGK
OREGON ' 'SIDELIGHTS
Anronos of- tha . mismanagement of
a railroad that had gone into a re
ceiver's hands, i a certain prominent
railroad man said:
"The calm and
bland " excuses of
ferer for . their mis
management by the
road's various heads
remind me of Smith.
"Smith put in a
strenuous day clean
ing up his garden for the; spring
planting. l
"But. Jones, his next door neighbor,
tackled him indignantly in the smoker
the following morning and said:
". 'Look ,n here. Smith do you think I
want all yourtln cans and bones and
old shoes thj-own over into my gar
den? " 'You haven't got 'eni all, old man.
You've only got half,' said Smith,
calmly. "Brown, on the other side, got
the other half J ",
"Dignity" i a great Excuse. ;
The war spirit is ineradicable..
Uncle Sam's is "some" government.
Huerta prates of "dignity." Ba!
The country wiU stand by the Presi
The fruit crop . scares are probably j
over. - - - , 'i.- . '
'
Probably Mexico can beat us in the
number or generals.
Buoyantly the boys go; how differ
ently many of themwill return.
LA11 said they "hoped war might be
averted," but many hoped for war.
Two boys were caught by policemen
smoking cigarettes. Yes, all of two!
. Faweett of Taconaa to Gill of Seat
tle: Hello, Hi; I'm a come-backer,
too.
-
1 It 'will be a great rush, as usual, on
the last day and evening to register.
We're funny creatures.
Though 69 years old, A. V. Faweett
of Tacoma didn't run for mayor as
though he was very "aged."
'
One of the gubernatorial candidates
is named Gs. Be careful not to make
the "u" look-tike an 'bl."
No nation can live unto Itself alone:
prolonged anarchy becomes Jts nelglt-
Dor s, trie woria s, Dusmess.
A mule, like some men, sneaks in
a doleful voice even when he can't
resonably complain of his condition or
circumstances.
IN EARLIER DAYS
By Fred Lock ley.
Acting on complaint, the city at
torney of Albany has ordered the clos
ing of bowling alleys at 10 o'clock p.
m.. because the rumble disturbed the
repose of residents near by.
"And Carranza ran also." in'the opin
ion of that eminent military author
ity, Colonel Clark Voodt of the West
on Leader, will soon be the tenor of
dispatches from the seat of war.
Rev. Merle Williams, who recently
held a revival -meeting at the Baptist
church in Cottage Grove, has been
called to the, pastorate there and will
enter on the work at "once.
Speaking of rabies, the Salem States
man says: "Portland is to muzzle her
dogs. The decision is warranted. What
will Salem and Marion county do? As
long as there is danger of rabies, every
dog should be muzzled."
Remarking that Governor West has
volunteered to fight Mexico, the Myr
tle Creek Mail observes that "If Huer
ta; Villa and others could oply' know
what happened to Gopperfielil they
would make for the taji timber."
"Unon county," reports the I.a
Grande Observer, "Is out of debt and
there is in the county snd road funds
$60,000. All warants of whatever de
scription have been paid and the money
now in the treasury of the county is
drawing interest nt a local bank."
Pendleton East Oregenian: John Car
roll, well known local . A. R. veteran,
is enthused over the idea of a troop 01
cavalry from Pendleton and Is strong
In declaring that not only could a troop
be raised here but posHlbly a whole
squadron, officers as well as men. He
declares it would not l necessary to
import officers for a troop should on
be formed here.
pers captured Kansas. 1 take the Bible
and the dictionary. Vote wet, for en
forced law, order and temperance.
'ELLA M. FINNEY.
Declares for George 31. Brown.
Fossil, Or., April 25. To the Editor
of The Journal Being a former resi
dent of Douglas county and being fa-
xvsta flAftrlv nrnvM ft ftw davs nsrn hv
- " -
taking up some samples of gravel bit-!
..n.i.. i , j nil. i .
club. and alV other organizations and pavement crumbled, showing conclu- : aer. 0rg , t the Xn-Wi-
Associations. i -Know rrom nersonaiiBiVf.lv that rhA hihim nnna cement -At a . - " - . . r.
observation that they would get Dig
value for their trip.- It . would event
nail v InsI tn lAfffaf Th ? V 0ran 0 l O trrtfO t 1 Alt-W 4n ahI ( o Am4tttti o
er volume of trade between Alaska and ; round and dirty gravel to be incorpo- feiecting such e man as orge m.
Portland. . .
The suggestions are" those of a
successful mariner who has been
long in the Alaska trade. " They
are advice from one who knows..
They are the fruit of ripe experi
ence and long observation.
What do the business organiza
tions, the societies, the clubs and
the associations of Portland and
Oregon think about It?
A r jmt. .-M iLA A J .1..K 4U 1T,xnw
1,1 uutlu,B i wium. uio,via.7 Lrt.rvin up two Bauijira ui 8i uiv ; ... . t h a fin H f ication a and char
club, the Progressive Business Men's Ultthic in Alameda. TUese samples of-i "i" 7Ll wilt? m
not bind the gravel together. imnr. imnn
It would be a great mistake for the " J . - 7L . ' . .1 .7. ZJt
t specifications permitting lnf "erB 01 "f""' ,V
rated with a bituminous cement, as ti""""1 Ior lue
pavement produced in this manner Is ' eraJ; . . .. J -
guaranteed by the city jfor a period of auf or ne attorney genera, s
t . ' . . nfflA n vm. Intinota Thaw ran Ulro Q
ten years, against injuries arising w -"'" -
from every substantial source, while man of the highest skill and knowledge
. . In 4K In n TVisv A o.rr i r i n m an lin
tne construction contractor ffuaranieei ( 1,1
WAR AS A CREATOR OF PROSPERITY
"Glrard." in Philadelphia Publlo Ledger
A pet Wall street illusion is that a
war with Mexico or anybody else would
help the United States financially.
Must have "munitions and provisions,
therefore, factories would be stimulat
ed to supply such articles.
Alas I Logic and history do not in
dorse the pretty theories of our Wall
street friends. When a man's leg is
cut off, activity is- stimulated to the
extent of a rushing ambulance, a busy
surgeon, an employed nurse, the con
sumption of absorbent cotton and
other supplies.
Mr. Hurt Man's money stirs up all
these activities and pays for them, but
he is not richer by the operation, nor is
the community.
For. the United States to' create a
debt of $500,000,000 to pay for supplies.
jail o? which would be wasted in a war.
is Tint me way ior tne. unuea states to
get prosperous.
THE AMERICAN ENGINEER
W
the pavement for five years, and then
only as Ao material and workmanship.
This cannot be comprehended to mean
more than a guarantee of the. kind oft
impeachable and fearlessly honest in
Brokers always recall the fact that
business boomed in America during
and after the Spanish war. But the
war didn't cause that boom. It was
simply not a big enough war to prevent
the boom, which had already started.
In -the early part of the Civil war.
security values were greatly depressed.
the execution of his trust. . Such a 1 Lilter, when it became evident the
the Boer war cost. ! Japan Is now
almost bankrupt on account of Its war
with Russia.
What goes into a war is waste and
waste cannot permanently be a good
thing for any people. If what is
spent for cavalry horses bought plow
horses, the latter would create enough
wealth to pay for themselves. Not so
the war charger, lie- never earns a
penny.
The canned food and clothing that a
soldier gets may stimulate temporarily
a factory, but these materials, if they
went to a farm laborer, would be made
in work to pay for themselves.
No, you can scarcely promote a war
as a lever to lift business.
man is George M- Brown of Roseburg.
He is not a candidate of any on
payment for the, . -pavement and then
guarantees this inferior pavement for
the same period ' as a good standard
They
standard for his employes.
must live decently.
Men and women who will not lift
theMBelves above near - squalor
when the evils of their living con
ditions are pointed out, and when
. the money to provide better condi
tions is provided, will be dismissed,
lie insists that men who are paid
adequately must' live decently and
must provide decent surroundings
fpr those who are dependent upon
them.
He says the cheap rooming house
must be abandoned, and married
men who turn their homes into
boarding houses, thus . imposing
heavier burdens upon their wives
and infringing on the privacy of
the ideal domestic life, must dis
miss, their boarders. ' Investigators
"are Inquiring Into living condi
tions, of all employe. '4
It is probable thatnault will be
found with this sort of paternal
HEREVER a' great feat in
engineering is to be per
formed, the American engi
neer is .called upon tq per
form it. The. mines 6( gouth Africa.
After the fourth trial, one of I have been opened; the railroadsof
the defendants got an order from I South America have been built, and
tne court directing .that the case the Irrigation ditches of Anstralia
be tried against him alone. ' At the j have been dug by him. During the ins this poor pavement This Is wrong
material and manner of construction group or class of men or Interests. He
provided for by the specifications. -, f represents no rinc Ha is susceptible
-This class of pavement was invented' to no influence His only interest in
more for the purpose of enabling land j the office is to do his duty, in a fair
speculators to improve the streets of ; and impartial nianner. As district at
their property with an inferior pave- i torney of the Second judicial district
ment, at a high price, financed and ' during the past 18 years he lias played
guaranteed by the city.. That is. the
city issues its improvement bonds in
no favorites. He never prosecuted one
or any group of individuals to -please,
or placate any pther group. His oath
of office was scrupulously, adhered to ,
and ne nas regaraoa it as an oDiiga
north would triumph, stock prices ad
vanced. -
The battle of Gettysburg, for ex
ample, took or.ly $1.75 a share off the
price of Pennsylvania railroad stock,
but then the tide had turned.
England never got anything, to com
pensate It for the $900,000,000 which
The time may come when all our
churches will set aside a special day
of prayer to the end that the United
States may get through the third week
of April without a war.
Massachusetts celebrated yesterday
her Patriots' day Lexington and Con
cord of the Revolution.
Just about this time In 1846, or April
24, to be more exact, the Mexicans cap
tured a party of American soldiers on
this side the Rio Grande and thus
finally touched off that war.
Thousands can still recall what oc
curred at Fort Sumter, in 1861. at the
end of the third week In April.
And many more thousands can re
member, even if they have forgotten
the exact day. that in 1893 our Official
declaration of war came at just this
time. And now, Mexico again!
Spring may turn the young 'man's
fancy to love, but it doesn't preven
his fighting.
WHAT WERE YOU EARNING IN 1894?
bituminous pavement All repairs of , tion to the people to be discharged
this pavement that become necessary ( honestly and as fully as ability per
duringrthe ten years are paid out of . mitted. I
th creneral fund. Therefore every tax.
payer in the city is in reality indars-
fifth trial, last October, a verdict Russp-Jap war the Trans Siberian
was returned against this single railway became congested. It was
defendant. He appealed, and last an American engineer who made
week Justice Hendrick f tbe court possible the transportation of
of appeals once more set aside the troops. Only a few days ago a
findings and ordered a sixth trial. large English railway system called
Ineluding interest, the original for an American engineer to place
alleged debt now totals mote than it on an efficient basis. The Pan
$100,000. The case is said to ama canal is to be completed by
have occupied more time of trial an American engineer,
judges, court officials, juries and Again, the Chinese government
appellate courts than any other ac- fs to undertake the biggest reclama
tion on record. More than 100 ation project ever attempted and
court days have been consumed by has requested the United States
actual trials, and the end is not government to detail an army en-vet-
: gineer to superintend the work. It
This illustration of the standing is proposed to reclaim the vast
which technicalities have In courts flood district of the empire that
of Justice may not be typical, but annually exacts, a toll of thousands
it serves a ' good purpose in call- of lives. If Colonel Goethals, the
ing attention-to the fact that per- engineer of the- Panama canal,
sistence and money can keep a suit cares to become associated with
alive almost indefinitely. "The the work, it is understood that h
and should be stopped-
W. L. ARCHAMBEAU.
Ism. But there is firm ground i merits of the case are lost in the may do so.
under it. Wages should be depen
dent, in large degree at least, upon
the employe's productive capacity.
Long ago employers assumed the
greater ract tnat a sixth trial is The great Chinese floods and
necessary to arrive at a verdict subsequent famines are due to a
which will pass muster in the high- great canal which was constructed
er courts. And even now there is some 2,500 :years ago and . which
not use Intoxicants. It was for a
tme urged that such a rule was
an Invasion of personal rights, but
now there is general acceptance of
right to say that employes should I no assurance;' that the litigation disturbed natural drainage condi-
wnt ena wun me Bixtn trial. tlons. The proper flow of many
Fortunately for them, the people rivers and streams was interfered
involved in this suit havj the with and their outlets were left in-
money necessary for pursuta, their sufficients to carrv off the water.
the principle that employers can ! alleged legal rights. But it'4ither As a result large lakes and swamps
Insist upon strict temperance mere-j Tarty were a v poor man the liti-were formed Which overflow at
ly as a device for making their gation would havw ended, because high water, covering thousands of
help efficient. of exhaustion, long ago. ' Snch ex- snuare miles.
Temperance .and Drunkenness.
Portland, April 25. To the KdWtoR
of The Journal I have noted the tes
timony (quotations against drunken
ness) adduced by . H. S. Harcourt.
There Is' only one answer to them.
They all speak of drunkenness. To be
drunk should, be an abomination in the
eyes of everyone. But drunkenness is
not temperance. In none of these quo.
ta tlons is temperance - assailed. , The
Bible distinctly . says to be temperate
in " all things. If the Saviour turned
water into wine for the feast, he made
it the same that was always used at
feasts,- not unfermented, but wine in
every sense of the word, and -he ad
monishes all through his teachings to
be temperate. Nowhere does he saj
abstain, except "abstain from the ap
pearance of all evil." If all are to fo
low his divine teaching we will drink
wines as of old, but not to drunken
ness. "Take a little wine for tbo
stomach's sake." He blessed the bread
and the wine. "Put not new wine Into
old bottles, else the bottles break."
That was from fermentation.ynothing
else. The bottles used were made of
skins, or leather, as I understand it
There is no talk, of adulteration or of
total abstinance, but of. temperance.
We are not under the Bible laws, but
the great reformer, Christ.
SUBSCRIBER.
His record in j the vast has been that
of a faithful servant, and bis work
has been well jdone. . As a lawyer he
as a public officer he
in the state. "He is a
has few peers;
has few equals
. Low living standards affect the
individual's productive capacity.
The Detroit man, in granting a
general increase. In pay, has pro
vided the 'opportunity for the. em
ploye to increase his usefulness,
and it is reasonable for the em
ployer to demand the increased ef
ficiency of a labor force made re
liable by an environment which
promotes health and contentment.
A SIGNIFICANT DECISION
man of character and reputation of
which he may (well feel proud. Such
a man I believe is deserving of the
support Of every voter in his strife
for political advancement
The citizenship of the state when
it reflects upon the public career of
George M. Brown, when it remembers
his Btanding as a man, will with a
real sense of duty to the state vote
for and nominate George M. Brown
for the office
May IS.
I' am not a relative of George M.
Brown, although my name might so
uuggest. i C. H. i BROWN.
Of attorney general dn
4 DECISION by tbV United
States supreme court con
firms the right of a state to
regulate fire insurance rates.
It Is an important ruling, for a di
vided court held that Insurance,
heretofore regarded as a private
contract with which the state had
too right to Interfere, fs a business
affecting the public Interest to an
xtent which justifies state regu
lation of rates. . . '.
.- The ruling came on a test of the
constitutionality of a Kansas law,
under which rates were reduced
about 12 per cent. The law au
thorizes the raising or lowering
of rates so long as they continue
reasonable. '
The significant part of the ma
jority opinion Is tbe statement that
tbe price. of Insurance Is not. fixed
Discourse on Earth's Fruits.
Gervais, Or., April 25. To the Edi
tor of The Journal Regarding the
sacramental wine, ray meaning was
matef ial, not sacrilegeous. The name
"wine", establishes wine as a material.
Wine, chosen from the grape fruit, is
still in use, materially, for sacrament
al purposes. I did not speak of its
spiritual significance, , ; change, or
transubstantiation. It was Ignorant to
make it appear that I did. Of wine,
materially speaking, it was said: "Do
this . in commemoration of me," es
tablishing the fact that Jesus made
wine and the grape fruit, a special se
lection, above all else, thereby estab
lishing a high standard for win.
ri...i. . v. n v.
If wise polled as to immlgrationvi f Proposed to eliminate .peaking the changing of water into
,i'srf"on' these annual recurrences of flood 1 wine would be classed as manufactur-
i. 4 Jf larger cuiesi jand famme by removing their cause lng. "Be not drunk with wine wherein
the majority of whom came from and opening to cultivation a vast, 11 excess." means not to driak to
and wine are the fruits of the earth
rye, wheat, gfapes, hops,, etc., that we
were to grow and manufacture, toil to
produce, and , to give thanks (not t :
prohibit), ;ln remembrance of God.!
Prohibition in Illinois forbids th'e salo
of soft drinks. Soft drinks means un
fermented grape juice. I have said,
and proved, that prohibition has gone
beyond the Bible, that Jesus was tem
perate and taught temperancei but not
prohibition. Call me Ella M. Finney,
not Mrs. Finney. Do not say I am
not a Christian. I was baptized -in
the name of the father and the son and
of the holy ghost Webster says;
Temperance - Is moderation : in eating
and drinking, as opposed to drunken
ness and gluttony." .Webster taught
that- temperance "was not prohibition.
I am a Democrat Democracy, Repub
licanism, Socialism or Prohibition
should not be taught in general church
orschool. To do so Is non-American.
Lova of God, country and temperance
is general teaching. Prohibition, Uks
Socialism, must get out.
. A Portland man and the grasshop-
' ' -
traormnary incidents as this con- During the ' past six years the
iirm tne general impression that American Red Cross has spent hun
courts need reforming so that they dreds 6f thousands of dollars in
wui oecome me instruments of.1 China for famine relief. : The
swift and exact justice. I amount does not include the value
of .1 area careoea of food, nnr nnv-
auiaa; DUUUBATION ment for their transportation t.ni
m-n.Mjm. ucgmuiug iu realize i jQna
wui bub -nas loiiowea an unv
X!!.?;!0 reclaimed land,.
-.fcu m Austwu iusase, Tt Is a hues nroiert hut on that
a-ntrTth 50r V tb5 not impossible to the American
agents of the immigration depart- Lr.r.o
wut uavo ouugui at record 01 num-
pers .ramer man quality, . 4 The citizen's dutv is at tbehollsi
Tho vaninnir a.m I . .... r. .
. . vuu-1 i n nrimarv election i nnitni in
sequence lsJJiat Canada is being importance with the general elec-
nuuueu wun tne ama of immi- tion. No cjUsen who stays ati home
grant which the dominion should t on nrWftarV v av. h
not have at any price. 1 In the complain at ' hlghV taxes. The rea-
irB centers 01 untano ana Que- son taxes are hiah is because of
bee thousands of men are, looking bad voting. We get what we vote
' u vain, wmie me farm-1 for,
ers or inose provinces are unable
to oDtain tne jneip they need,, and! The naramount issue in Port.
in consequence are being forced to j land is ?th Alaska steamship line
restrict tneir output. . , I It Is already supplying new -orders
From 1911 to 1913 the .increase (tor Portland factories.! It. is m ak
in the number of British tmmi- J ing more business for Portland
grants was only nine per cent. In I tUDDl.v houses. It is already br in -
the same period there was a de-ling new. business to Portland job
crease Of 20,000 from "the United I bers. Directly or -Indirectlv. ;lt
Scripture on the Drink Habit.
Salem. April 24. To the Editor of
The Journal. Such writers as Mrs.
Ella M. Finney and F. J. Engelke say
the Bible upholds drinking. Does it?
How about these passages which they
have evidently joverlooked? "Look not
upon the wine when it Is red, when it
giveth its color , in the cup, when it
moveth itself aright (or ferments), for
at the last it blteth like a serpent and
stingeth like art adder." How Is that
not even to look upon it? Or this:
"Wine is a mocker and strong drink
is raging; whosoever is deceived tnerc
by is not wise.f Another; "Wlio hath
woe? who hath) sorrow? who hath red
ness of eyes who hath wounds with
out a cause They that tarry long at
the-wine; they; that go to seek mixed
wine." . These ! are God's thunderlngs
in the chUdhood. of the race.- In tho
fullness of tinie- Christ came teaching
the higher law of' love and service.
No business lias any right- to exist
that does not! serve humanity. The
whole force of; the universe is against
it. Through God's world one everlast
ing purpose runs. Those who try to
Justify an evil will simply be trying
to cross purposes with' the Almighty,
and must o ground to powder. !
W. C. T. U.
Brings Charges Against Churches.
Portland, April 27. To the Editor
of Tha Journal There are always two
sides to every! question. The slogan
of the church is. "Go-to-Church." The
slogans of the money power are, "Be
optimistic," and "Stop' knocking."
Your columns are filled with the
bright future of the ' railroads and
other corporations. Including the groat
increase in bank clearings. Ridicule
and abuse are for those that are pes
simistic; theyi ar called subjects for
Insane asylums, and unpatriotic" to
their country and flag. Let me jask
m few questions. - " i
How does the "Go-to-Church" move
ment benefit mankind, when all the
church ' gives to the people is "hope
and comfort?" ' The cnurch delivers a
monologue to : make the people feel
good, and during election time "en
courages the election ot officials who
have proved themselves unworthy to
represent and tha church knowing
this. is still silent and refuses to
protect the people from pillage and
graft i - v:
How does rtha prosperity of the
cornorations and banks affect th
people who are starving for want of
employment or a Just share of what
is produced? f They are naturally for
self, so why does not our government
see that these people ars - provided
with a way to live at a just - remun
eration, thus - preventing armies of
unemployed ,from .tramping through
the country In misery to become des-
By John M. Osklnson. .
A friend of mine said to me the
other day:
"Do you know what Income you'd
have if in 1894 you'd begun to save
$5 a week, put that amount regularly
in a savings bank which pays 4 per
cent and compounds the interest twice
a year?"
"No," I said, "do you?"
"Yes, I do," replied my friend.
"You'd have a steady income from
your savings of $6 a week, and you'd
have a capital of $7,800."
"Well," I argued, "I couldn't have
begun to save $5 a week in 1834 I
was. still in school and not earning
anything."
"When could you have begun to
save that much? he persisted.
"Oh. about five years later than
1894," I said.
"Well, you're far from being a
graybeard; and yet if you'd begun to
save $5 a week as soon as you wero
able, by the year 1919, while you ars
still young and vigorous, your sav
ings would be 'handing over to you
the sum of $6 a week as long as you
lived, even if you remained content
to keep them .in the bank which pays
4 per cent What do you think of
matf
'I wish," I replied, "someone had
maae that perfectly clear to me In
iB!a wnen I first began to earn money.
i inina i snouid nave established
saving system for myself and stuck
to it"
"Perhaps," said my friend; but he
nouDted it. I don't blame him fo
being skeptical; we who live in th
cities develop so many needs and
desires that it is only the exceptional
among us wno can aava moncr rea-u
larly and Perslstentlv. vear artr'vr
until our savings begin to count as
augmenters'of our incomes.
It is the slow start which dl scour
ages us. When 'we figure on a period
as long as twenty years, we can see
the miracles which steady saving
accompiisnes, Dut in five years th
result is not impressive.
Yet in our working life we find
that twenty years goes quicker than1
we had thought possible. Mont of a
you wno read tnisana I who write
it have more' than twenty years of
work ahead of us. Let's resolve to
work out a system of regular savin
for that period, and stick to it
perate and eventually a revolutionary
party, who, in reality represent a con
stitutional government? When tha
people go to church it will be to a
New Thought meeting, where there
is progression and advance merit, or
to the Christian Science, where people
are taught that we are wonderful be
ings, not worms b the dust, born to
suffer and to serve. We want truth,
justice and liberty liberty to think,
act and toil when we feel so disposed,
and not to spend days, weeks and
months in looking for work that the
very life of ourselves, and families
may be a little longer preserved In
the hope that a just government may
be established that will enable us to
realize our ideals. Let us establish
a government that does not encourage
superstition and greed, but whose I
aim is to establish a universal, broth- !
erhood among men, where the 'widow j
and orphan, are proctected rrom tne
despoiler, who Inhabits- but does not
build. J- A. Crl A fMAN .
numbers proportionate to other local
ities throughout the county and stats.
So far less than six thousand have
been enrolled on tho books of Umatilla
county, which Is a sad commentary on
the weakness of ths mainspring of
popular government. In fact, we
opine that, unpopular government
might be of value for a spell in order
to awaken the American people from
their lethargy. v
The Ragtime Muse
'Eternal Vigilance" Forgotten.
I From tbe Weston Leader.
Of the eight hundred men and wo
men electors residing in the four pre
cincts of which Weston is. the regis
tration center, less than half bav reg
istered, although the books olose, for
tbe primaries within a week from today.
And of : the scant four hundred who
have registered, few performed the
duty freely and voluntarily. Most of
tbem had to be cajoled, threatened,
wheedled or bullied dragged into the
local clerk's office by the 'skirts or
coat-tails, figuratively speaking. They
seemed to regard it as a favor to the
clerk which It irked them to perform,
or as an honor which they were con
ferring upon Umatilla county and the
state of Oregon. , ,
' And all despite Ine fact that for
very good reasons the Weston commu
nity should make a strong showing
this campaign , in voting strength
should Indicate to the state at large
that it Is fairly populous and of aome
consequence, and not an Isolated, woe
begone cross-roads village. . inhabited
by the feeble, of body and senile- of in
tellect. Such indifference is a flagrant
example or the "let-the-other-f ellow-
do-tf spirit that is so dlscouraglpg to
the leaders in public enterprise. The
few are doing much; ths many, it
seems, are not even willing to lift a
finger in order to bold a pen.
Slow as they are. however, Weston
voters are evidently rgtterlng in
Mexican High Lights.
Tropic Jungles
Parkakeets,
Hairless mongrels,
Dulces sweets;
Hot tamales, -
Cigarettes,
Ill-aimed volleys,
iteckleus bets!
Bold rancheros.
Latticed belles
Queer sombreros.
Pungent smells,
Lover singing,
Guy guitar
Knife a-winglng ,
From afar!
Buried treasure.
Sombre streams.
Breathless pleasure.
Endless dreams,
Revolution,
Vant and woa.
No nolution
Mexico!
The Worth of a Congressman.
From the Tacoma Tribune.
Congressman Lafferty of Oregon, in
the course of an impassioned speech
in Which be plead for the retention of
the mileage graft, declared that each
senator and representative should be
paid $10,000 a year and that in lieu
of that' oroper compensation,; each
member should be allowed to grab all
the "perquisites" in sight
The question is whether members of
congress are worth more to the coun
try than the $7500 a year they receive
in salaries? Some of them are. There
ars a few men in congress whose abil
ity would win them large financial re
wards in other fields of activity, but
tjas number is small. Few of ths mem
bers, if outside of congress, would b
able to earn as much as they are now
receiving. The government would
profit by paying-- congressmen what
they have demonstrated their ability
jo earn in other vocations. - . .
Among the old-time residents f of ?
Pendleton who are pioneers of Uma
tilla are A1 Nye, Jesse Failing. Lot -Uvermore
and Lee Moorhpuse. In
f peaking of the esrly daxstot Umatilla .
Ad Nj-e said: "Bill Swttzler and my-
self left The Dalles early In May, IMS, "
by boat for Umatilla Landing. Ws '
had sent the pack horses on ahead.
When we reached Umatilla we found -the
town had about a hundred people
Everything was new. the stores w ere V"
carried on in buildings of rough him- '
ber or in tents. Everybody was anx
ious to get to the-rich diggings in the---Idaho
Basin. We loaded our pack :
train and started for the mines. . v
Jt took us 35 days to make (ht -
round trip. Upon our return we found
many new buildings had been taut uo
and the camp had a population of over
ouu people. Men were coming in by '
he score on the boats Snd afoot,
The only way to get to the mines '
was to put your grub and vour blan
kets on your back and strike out on
foot unless you owned a riding horss "
and a puckhorse. In every commun- -
ty there are resourceful men who aee
and seize the opportunities. There was
sucn a man at Umatilla. His nam
was Steve Taylor. The fact that hs
was broke didn't worry him any. He' .
went about among the miners who
were anxious to get to the mines and -told
them that he was going to start a
saddle train of 20 horses In a few
days. He agreed to take them to the -
mines for $35 each. He said the first
20 men to give him the $S5 and ds- -
posit their blankets and grub with him
would ne the first to go. Within two
hours he had half of his number
signed up and their money in his
pocket. He took part of this money
snd hired a man to go to the Indian '
reservation and buy Indian horses.
The Indian ponies cost from $5 to $10
apiece. He sent the rest of the money
to Portland for cheap saddles.
Within a few days hs had his 20 - .
men signed up. The horses and sad
dles, bridles and blankets being on
hand Taylor's passenger train got
under way. Within 30 days he had
10 train signed up and most of thsm -on
the way. Horse, saddle and outfit "
cost him about $35 each, so he made
a good profit if the horse made hut
one trip. He made all kinds of money
while the monopoly lasted, 'but John "
Hailey, now living at Boise, and father
of the late Supreme Judge Hailey ot
Oregon and of John Hailey Jr. tf Pen
dleton, entered th field. He and a
man named IhIi put on saddle trains
which soon grew into a stage line.
What became of Fteve Tavlor 1
don't know, but John Hailey soon be
came the transportation king of the
Inland Empire. When Hailey's four-
horse stage drew up at the stage of-
fice everxbody In town that wasn't
bedridden wa there to see it come in -and
go out. it was the one big event
of the day.
"Saloons there were In plenty In
Umatilla, but hotels in tho early days
were a minus quantity. Transients
spread their blankets out In tli sage
brush and had the whole county for
their bedroom.
"I will never forget how Jesse Fall- .
ing and a man named May were ini
tiated on their first night at Umatilla.
They had come p Umatilla with tha
idea- of looking the ground over to
locate a hotel. Mr. May was from
South Carolina. He was very particu
lar and faddy. He had never roughed
it at all and he thought it a great hard
ship to have to spread his blankets on
the 'dirty earth.' He had black eyes
and long blaok curly -hair. Falling and
May hl'-pf togathar. During the- night
we had one of Umatilla county's fa
mous sand storms. The wind blew
about as hard as it could and then it
took a fresh hold and blew harder.
The air wax so thick with sand you
could hardly stand and the sand cut
as If you were being sandpapered.
Jesse Falling and May hung on tg
their -blankets and kept tbelr heads
under cover. Next morning everything
was covered with sand and you woke
up with a dark brown taste and spit
out sand and grit. We slept in ouri
clothes and, of course, the sand had
sifted through them. When Jesse
.Failing woke up he turned over, to
see how his partner had stood xne
night snd what was his surprise to
find someone else In bed with him. He
was so startled he could hardly believe -his
eyes. Instead of May In the blan
kets beside him with his abundant
wavy black hair some one had rung in
a total stranger with a bead as bald -as
a billiard ball. He looked more like
a bald-headed eagle, than anything else;
Jesse gave him an indignant poke snd
.al 'Who are you and how did you
ome to be in bed with me? His bed
fellow woke up.
"It wss his partner May. all right.
He was in despair when he reached up.
end found all his, pretty black hair
was gone. He confessed to Jasas
that his hair was store" hair. During
the night tfe wind bad blown his wig
away -and he never did find it again.
That night settled it. They decided
Umatilla needed a hotel, so thy built
h fram building by the bank of the -river
which they-named the "Orleans
HotM. This was our first hotel .and
durlnx 1863 and 1864 I ate many a
good meal there. It was as good as a ,
mine and made lots of money for its -owners.
"By thei fall of 1864 th town of
Umatilla nad a population of over
300u ; now I presume tt has nearer
300.
'Sometimes a railroad makes a
town, 'sometimes it kills it; the latter
happened to Umatilla- The railroad
put the teams, stages and pack trains
out of business. Instead of Umatilla
being a terminus where tne miners
waited. for a few days for a boat to
Portland, spending their gold dust
liberany while they waited, and In
stead of It being an outfitting point
for the mines, the' railroad made it a
whistle-in and a whistle-out town. Ths ,
pasiM-ngerst didn't even get out on ths
platform to stretch their legs, 1st
alone going over to the dance halls to
shake a leg or have their leg pulled.
"Well, the saloons, the dance halls
snd the gambling joints soon saw ths
Handwriting on the wall and thty
vamoosed, the merchants moved te
Pendleton or other towns, snd ths
Umatilla of ths early days was ne
more." .
Cement Ta the Caucasus. ?
Sufficient material for several years
having been found by Russian geolo
gists a cement factory with a yearly
production of not less than 100.00
barrels will be established in ths Caucasus.-
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