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6 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 6, 1914. -i-j jp- , j . -r-v lip Kt""A 1 t "Int. Jl)vJ IN Al' an inukprnkunt nkwsi'apeh c. H jackhon I'nMHbor ,tai,urti ni.. -.r.t 8orty) nd ; , rr Hmiiy morning at Tbn joumnj Bofirt-1 , Inf. Broartwaf lid Yamhill Mb.. lV.rtlwnd.Or. j KaterWI at the (Hwtofflc at Portland. Or., t'rr f trinanUwiIrm through tho malia a aecood i ' clan matter. TKUSI'liOJiKH-Main 717:;; Hnice, A -ami. AH dnfartmeota rea.-h-1 br these norolwra. Tell j tljo operator what 1-jmrtineiit yort want. ' I K Kl ( ; N A HVt KtT5i NT"k If. I It KX K VI A T I V II Henjnmln A (tuit.m.r Co., Hrunawirk ll.. ' x225 Fifth, Are., York; 121 I'cople'a , Oaa Bldg.. fhleaa.. - Hulwrlpt I.d tarins fo mall or to any d- . arcaa In turn United nnip ur aieiux); i IAIl.Y On year ."Ail. 00 I One moqfb.. HCXDAY , . One year. , . :. . .$2.10 I Ojie month.. $ .BO - If A 1 1, 1 i ' i . On year...... .17. no One roonlb7. - - , Look on this day." In its brief courxc He nil the , verities, and realities of your existence The Bliss of Growth,, tho Glory of Action, tho splendor of Beauty. -fa risk ill. nVSLLTIBJU THK PHKSIDBNT EW newspapers In these days ' cartoon in this uw.u.ut, o , Oregonian. tt is a bitter attack on Presi dent Wilson and his administra tlon The Democratic mule uuu. xuw iwiiiocritiii. niuie, at most Mind, and covered with welts most Diina, ana coverea wini weits is depicted "hopelessly entangled in a rope labeled Uryantam. A ....... i - ... . .. . .little wagon on wnictl Is the Hove Of peace is marked "my peace pol-, Icy," a jeering thrust at the prd- dent's efforts at peace. The landing at Vera Cruz is pic tnred as one injury to the adjnin-! lstratlon, and an empty dinner pail Is displayed as another. The welts , " hornets, one or winch Is labeled "tariff ohanges," another "discon tent," another "currency changes," and another "Mexico." Most people in this country have all along believed and Etlll believe UtA IdMff Kill r K o n e nr 1,1. of frdr,m for Amorlepn ind,,Htrv I -nrl nt tv, k la..a ... : latTon ever P7Sfled by' Ame'rican ! ... .... . congress. Moat people believe the1 . . ... . . . currency Dill to be-a new birth of i freedom for American finance, and . ... ... FEW newspapers in tnese aay3ii. uoes n can upon ine, ever stoop to the depths of . Democrats to nominate somebody i partisanship displayed in ajp'e? If it thinks Smith so weak, j I i n ., 1 Klrif-xi If la irAlno- in unnnrtt t Iwt f uaumuK irora ine Morgan alliance; t u,Z,Y , 7 X , V.V ' in Wall Street into the control of I". f, FrobIbluonists and the I. W. j the American neonlo I W.'s. It ls the little father of Vc i Li , ' . jus all. I Yet by this cartoon, these two ... . , J great, measures are ridiculed and' insulted. The landlne of tho American troops at Vera Cruz is Jeered at. President Wilson's ef- i forts to solve the Mexican problem ! without war are sneered at. Mr. Bryan's great efforts in behalf of peace, efforts that have made him a conspicuous international figure, are leered at and insulted. The cartoon ls an undeserved in sult to one of the best and great t: administrations this country has ever known. It is an unquali fied condemnation of every act of President 'Wilson and Mr. Bryan. THE PI tO CABLE RILYSOX TVf 'O REASON- ls assigned for the postponement of the . visit I ll of Oiieon mno Ap r,.i i m . .-.v... v u, vri u ui- i , garia to the United States I but it may be guessed that the trn ! cause ls a quarrel bet Balnbridge, press agent 11am Caspar, personal tive of the queen. Balnbridge was prepa . - ' . "va- .Ounction with the queen's visit. confining himself to the country's - commercial possibilities. Of course i he would charge a small admis! ! sion. He did not know where the money would go. but he could give i itviuirn Mil nn i h;i ri:t in n assurance tnat n wnniri nnt ceive inr fSf if tto. vViv . uTL J. exhibited ! letter from King Ferdinand au-1 -vvava tl Vb i C thorizlng him to accomnanv th ! aueen and hnin in v,o American charitable institutions j bcuoois ana settlements as well as n , j vot mo uruer was to make Bulgaria better known to e a conflscation of proper the citizens of the great republic i ty wlthout due Process of law the Caspar declared that the best ' H,1 Sa,d:. way to avoid eivlns a mm0ti ' . . , ' L" me queen s visit was to call off the lectures. Another nciiliai. tool,,.. i nection with the proposed visit or 10 a letter to representative In- j ' Perhaps Kansas will lead off in es the queen was the fear of the regulations requiring It to also trans-, throughout the ctatftry ask- tablishing a one-house legislature, but Greeks of America that she 'wis mit IIome company messages. This ' inS them certain questions. The resn has chance to do so loom irmlnr t v, ..... ' 3 is not a taking of the rlaintiCf. lptter wa . ng before it. A senate ls about as . una country, not to Study its institutions, but to con - vince the people that the Greeks were responsible for tho frightful atrocities of the Balkan war. Thi, fear was voiced by the Atlantis, the leading Greek paper published in America, in those words- . c ui. me i niteu Slates realize that they have been selected as an audience deliberately because -Bulgaria has been Informed that thev know little or nothing of Balkan af fairs, and because A mr-ricans are h--lleved to be title maniacs, who will accept as truth anything from the lips of royalty. 1 TNSTOX .ni KKTA I I F BY chance General Funsinn should be ordered to march to ' Mexico City and tp,-., capture . tiuerta n would be the ironv Accnrdinc- in atnvv . ,, , . I -j? me oenate - "t proportion are reaay lor Piitl i h Btmy now told Interstate Commerce committee. : citizenship and independence and Cardpn t fin B it! . , r V10""1 The bl" providPS for a commis- as to what should be the govern Mex1cnv A'ulmHsador to Elon of five, not more than three ment's policy toward those not Tt whii once inthnatef, lends, of one political party, at a salary ready for citizenship. American lr 1, If Spanmh- of $10,000 a year. Each commis-I " In a general way the answers to movement in ti V- & 8 is ,lowed 00 for a ' the first and second questions may in fnrJzr I '0 to bnn .secretary: The commission will ! be classified Into three groups, country 8 Fun! on , he authorlzed to Investigate the those who urge that the only p Meiicft :t Z . WaS lnii.atlon. business, financial Uible aoluUon of the Indian prob- MexIco;at tHe time, became ac- condition, management and Its r- lem is to let each Tndtan ai it ? . I! .who wa8!,atlon to other corporations, of! nXi. :ri', ;T wun, ,dlcite smati plantations aim make a for - tun"" ' Tn -plan ; would - probably hye Ron through had not a com- t men ial crisis jcome In Wall street vnree nours nerore ine time ior signing final papers reived, s They may all meet again under , . . ' . i win cij uiueicui i iFcuuiBiaucirB, OVH, LITTIjK FATHER, w HY these rancorous feelings ! that surge in the breast of cjence ami findings of violations of men to compete with them suc :the Oregonian respecting . tne aw I cessfully. Dr. t. J- Smith? i Th moasnra nrohihitu lntfr-! in answer to-tliA thirrl nupKtinn Why its uproarious and mulU-1 tiidinous demand that Mr. Smith not.be given' the Democratic nonji iiiftion for governor? Since it will support the Repub-' ilicua . candidate for governor and : fight the Democratic candidate for 'governor, what is the reason for ' its excited entieavor to induce the J Democrats to nominate some other j candidate than Smith? I Editorially, yesterday. It de- i dared Smith to have been a bad j mayor of Pendleton and an ex-I pensive senator for Umatilla coun ty. If the Oregonian regards Dr Smith as such a vulnerable candi- "te. why does it call upon the ; - .,.,t.,.v .... puniiran, wnyooes it not welcome Smith as an opposing candidate? v nai n nice arrangeinent, tor i' al-ltIie oregonian to picn tne Keputi- K. , ... . . : . , , i an candidate and also pick the xi. . t . .... . , u" i""- iub . Democratic candidate or gover-: nor! Its great love and guardian-! o)iIt fn th. t i v, t t , ... ' evi-, uul cu ,,ea,.w every aay. it Democrats yesterday wlth meddling In Republican prl-! marles bnt' of course, that was 1 a ""J f lts 1"iet " .condemn. Wo,, row Wilson and his po'k;ie.9 eyery b,lt tnat ls 0 1 I 1 i 1 . 2 1 T a a -a itt witie jokb. it nas persecuten ; Mr. Bryart for twenty years, but iL i-r : consuming affection for Democracy By all means, the Oregonian ; Should be aUowed to run the e" publican primaries and the Demo-: crauc primaries. It ought to be , allowed to be the Republican party. JJ Democratic party the Prohibi- tlon nnrtv tho Hr-ioiicf nontir . flTIV At rldr norttr vot Vvv .-n-nn 7 : o uISau- lzen. it is tne beloved and all- , rnnu tho Taom nfroto tViA OAAin?an ! 10 e"'s iu , nryuuucau cauumaie for evernor and try to beat the Democratlc. candidate, why noyldn't the Democrats allow the uregonian to picRT the Democratic nominee? Sl'nrfl If dni.-n v.. n r. ui. ! .jm.,; . ..clt uu.uaio iui governor noes u want the Democrats to name? T. . tne uemorats carry OTi thotl nrlmarlaa a V ' nniW ,t V V . , . T gonisftr if it doesnt make itself! linnorotAnrl? : GOOD FOR ALL T HE recent decision of the fed-1 oral rnnrt affirming (k erai court affirming the au-1 thority of the State Railroad j Commission to order an in terchange of service between com- .. iii peuns telephone companies op-rat-; ,ng ,n tno state 18 a far reaching t hn 1 :UMrl ni-x -0,..aj A m Arif'nn - Tl V, o i , "Ltl 1 -Vuvne & leiegrapn 7 u g the telePhne : in the Northwest. , -s the or-1 "er ,,, tne railroad commission p iT5, 8 :h Pacific Telephone j -0 ju vuuiiiauv to maKe .a . connection on Its switchboard in the Oreeon and Wphq Jk f, ureSn aa Benson hotels with I c?lls comlnS over the Home Tele- Phone Company's lines. In rein- t,n to the 5ntentlon of the Pa- j i "e. 'equirement ,s not sh that oouiner person or corporation oeou- ' -Mes or utilizes the lines or svnl.msi ' ; of the plaintiff. The Pacific comnanv . ,s sliI1 left the free and tinocciiTvio : property in anv "nn. ' m practical effect th daeic is n lhlpL lSr inR greater convenience It t il fJ V?I ,-?Jtl .1. . ,tt la prietors in that they are saved the expense of installing a donWA ! .L g a double sys- .5' Ul, room communication. . It , la alPO jn the interest Of the tele- 1 Phone eomnanies In that w i-. I rl"--. V.. 1 . m .... 1 ' - i,ju.v a A, irtn . -a tut, irais oi competition and inaKos . service the prime requisite of successful operation Which ever company gives the best . I turn to patrons will get the busi- nes,s. , . A XEW MEASURE DuBLIC heatings on the ad-' ministration lnlotot. t I v,7, A ; ,c,olu" "" oegin in any corporation engaged in sucn ween Oliver uue' mov,QK as u aoea anotl' a ''o.. " ! " a.?leJiBiatu- , and Wll- r .on trade.and making pos- tional dignity to Tvold a" roreign wr. i Ta Z morT 'eCf," .Sti representa- j 6 W,m,!r competition. The de- but if we are not able to avoid it, ture than of a doifWe citv council. uP cision follows the line laid down I e. wc 11 fare tw enemies, the power- pose we had our "five commissioners ring to de- e aecree ma(Je In the suit of!patriots n.eU com- ( working with a coordinate body of 15 i - ero powers the commission to re- . t. ' quire . .annual ori special report ', from any corporation subject to the act, to make public its infor- mation ana to recommena neeaea legislation to Congress. Nothing customs not interfered with. In the act, however, is to inter-; The third group express the hope fere with . the attorney" general's of eventual .citizenship, but urge enforcement of the anti-trust - or that Immediate citizenship, would interstate commerce lawB. The 'be bad' for the reason that the ln commission in rennired tn furnish dian Is not Kiiff iiipntl v annnainterl to the attorney niral anv evi- locklng directorates in competitive i corporations . and holding com j markable unanimity of opinion panies. It prescribes that all cor-; among the writers to the effect ; poration stock must be paid for. that tBe government should do ' Guilt is made personal by mak- more to teach the Indians practical ing directors, officers and agents an(l scientific methods of farming responsible , for violations of the and-stock raiding. A numlier also law by corporations. A fine of ur8e tnat Indian children should : $5000 or one year's imprisonment i 00 educated in the public schools ! as a penalty against such officers J where they will come in close con ! is provided. i tact with white children and learn j t- I their ways so -that they will not VILLA A DRAMATIC exposure of the motives of Huerta in provok- i u fir the TlnitoH Stntoe tn lanrl troops at Vera Cruz is made by General Villa. jt i3 an answer to General Maas, . . . une ui riuerias commanaers, wno , wrote Villa as follows- a, &rt.xltan patriotil we shoull, not - hoh iun-in imuons io mix in our : i r - :,"" ' upon brothers to-rally to the common caUse for the defense of tho national infernul uf-ralra u ..n cause tor tn integrity. Y ld you'" P lIle purpose. ou could not more nobly present position than for purpie. oi ranying 10 ine cause of the-whole of Mexico, that we may I march together against the Invading --ees. , VVlth h'a government crumbling under him, Huerta's series' of in- tSn to Americans was a cunning cheme to provoke a landing of ; 7 ,! tr.p8 W th? be,,ef that ' it 1' All 1 H ntn n- wv a rJn iU . m 1 " niamireue me mexicau rebe,s into support of the dictator, ?-ufi"d irjj.-vma iaya! 1 X" bays. I know that the cientificos, by vari- j uZ'" a' intervention An -M.eoV It know " without doubt that the coming ; k" r which vm. hv Vi ' iJ. " "T l ble. and the d MlcV 0 ' ueip rignt the external troubles ls dear to nil the .-,-i,t ueneral liuerta and you did not show much wisdom when vou were the assassination of President Madero, vice President Pino Suarez and some other liberal Democrats, because you diJ nt realize that the blood of the Heroes who started the democratic movement in 1910 would cause a civil war wnicn would lead to vour ruin Now you desire to provoke a fur- eign war to save yourselves from the disaster coming from the civil con- flict. I Villa not only exposes Huerta's i scheme for provoking American in-1 ... 1 . . i . "lcaua Wl umwiuS ran Mexicans to the dictator's standard, but he delivers an ulti- malum. He declares that even if ! ti j. , . . . . con8"lu"OQaUStS nave to fight the United States, they will also a . . I continue to fight Huerta. He says You seek to arm many Mexicans whose sympathies, are not with vou but whose patriotism you expect to cxpl0't without reflecting that you i" a peupie wnose jus- ttco would chastise vour primes These same people, when thev dip- cover you are an assassin of democra- ! cy, you seek to win over by starting j ia iiinsi a roreign natl rave your personal interests thosf of your party. a win asainsc a roreitrn nation to' s and The v n ni a v r a v a ti aw i i am a 41 " "icunourB ctuu weaknesses. But he is the one : commanding figure in Mexico who' ls standing between the United ! states and'wa? Te he spicuous influence that is doing ' most to drive Huerta into media-i tlon -wu. . A. , , : . the Ptentlal instrument that is doing most to" aid Presi- dent Wilson in solving the Mexican problem not by artillery, but by peace IX), THE POOR INDIAN ment concerning them, Secre- i tary of the interior T.nna r-a..ti 1 . miee 01 ine mSt intel,int and progressive at :7 f mre than ne h"n" reservations and agencies, About 275 replies were received. t queStions asked sre- 7 L&ne W6re as follows-- Do you think It would be a good thing for you to have your prorjertv ana be independent of the Indian Bureau? ' urhn - -. ... . ; ing so? What one thing should the government do for the Indians that 14 is not "ow aoins? ! a I answer to-the t question ge maJrlty the Indians - agreed with the Indian policy of the administration, which is that an chnnlrl hu t ,i- . e,,.ri -"'i vivuviix uu i made independent as fast as they show themselves competent 1 in tol a f -tm i - A IN ORDK.R tr .t, ' tenl whereby It would be truly repre- ini 1 ascertain what the , senUtive of the people. We shall Indians themselves think should ; probably have before the people next be the policy of the govern- November both the abolition of our with Mr. Flegel has been i uiuerence oi opinion, nowever, as for himself. This is the riew of . the younger and educated Indians! ing treated as wards and children forces them to remain djrpendents. -The second group take the oppo- site view and want to be continued as waras or ine nation wun tneir with the niPthnrts of th whit of Secretary Lane, there is a re- ! degenerate after leaving school. Letters From the People I ICoIDmunlrartnna Kent tA Th, fnnpml feiv pnbUcaUon in fuu department .bouid Tbi writ, e'eeed 3oo7 w "lde of the pper- 8boold not npnied bythe namVud"'?. f tb sender. It the writer doea not deal?. to save the name published be ahoold niliti.1 "TTZZJ ltfr rob principles of all false tauctltr and throws them back on their reasonableness. If tbey have no reaaouablenese, it ruthlessly i-ruHbee them out of existence and sets up lta own conclualoos In their atead." W'oodrow WUsou. A Sunday Closing Question. Portland, Or., May 6. To the Kditor to be faJr ced all ,Hlbiic affairs, so why not discuss with us the fairness of the Sunday closing " farf Vhil1 iSb. Tet us c.ose il rlghtand Include along with the saloon and groctry, also tne iruit store, the cigar store, the pool room, the drug store and - y - ngevrforeri restHlll - iint to Kell r-rrUo.t fnnila nn not allow a erocer to sell foods to be OOOKeU' 1 a' not. a r. nor have I .;;V!lifS; measavE,8 is an essential on Sundays as well as -any other day. A visit from a few '-npeoted friends on Sunday may ye? , , , - - ... ' - "l u suppLjuig a can or mim or a loaf of bread. , Truly, the baker with liis Dread can stay open. The cream ery with jts butter and eggs and its law closing the butcher shop, and the fruit man will still sell fruit, but the grocer who has invested money enough in our town to handle all of these lines must close, ls there any fairness in it? Did any other city ever pass such a law since' the days of the Puritans? If so, is it still on the map? .Ana was it the city of Toronto, Canada, l!lat prohibited the running of its Street cars on Si;niav anH honom. tho !a.ugning stock nf the civilized cities H're , ,n , th Mere is an instance In a thon.ianH wnicn might be cited: A suburban tome, an infant of perhaps 4 month a bottle of sou" milk, and then some t;" "J, 8"au ao" 'tn grocery is closed. The druggist has 'no substitute. The baby can't eat meat, The only alternative is to buv a cow a, t v-; t t , ' Am I right In asserting that the same council which passed the law closing mo giuicuci enuuiu pass a Dianket law and close every store selling any article wnatsoever in Portland? The picture fchows and street railways mignt as well fail with our food sup P'y- NELSON GRAHAM. Argues Senate a Superfluity. 1'ort In n.i Mo,, i, t.-.4:. The Journal The governor of K'anea points out very strongly the vicious -r . , mc way once. 11 worneo line Tor pnv- ileSe and corruption, State Printer Harris has saved a dfal ?f mer'ty to the taxP-rs SlS 83 ve a lo- more iT the state senate were cut out" That body oouble. the ncoo,,, uuujlra expenses of a session, doubles the llme ana 18 raor mcnnea to aouwe- cross the people than the house, and is nr representative. business corporation could . j .t y - . ..it t rw v i. ui lit. lc buu giiag. crossing boards Of directors? What the governor of Kansas needs to look up ls the data concerning pro portional representation, wun a sin gle legislative body should go a sys- double legislature and the establish- meiic ui a. gruuiurij i epreeencacive much use as a horse led behind an automobile. It becomes a drag it speed is put on, and can't push the puto ahead any. ALFRED D. CRIDGE. Mr. Flegel Warmly Indorsed, Portland. May 5.-To th. Editor of ; The Journal If you will grant me space in your valuable paper to .sav j a fw words in behalf of my friend of j many years' standing. A. F. Flegel. I . . 1 n i j .- c. . ' and trust it may be of interest to the j general public as well, 1 1 am r'art to convey to voters of j K1; t ctZ didate for the congressional nomina- tion in the Third district. I read with Pleasure and interest the article relat l wnicn appearea in The j journal under date of May 3, and I 1 desire to say that I have been a resl- l dMlt of and , bus'n' land for aboujt 26 y tness man in Port- ears and my ac- most Intimate, both personally end In business relations 1 know ot his struggles in the ary days of his profession and the serious financial conditions under which He la bored and that by scrupulous honesty, high integrity and business ability he has climbed the ladder step byv step until he has reached his present 'eml. neuce. He has been my legal adviser during that period and I have always followed his Instructions fully and Im plicitly In my business affairs, many transactions reaching as high as J10,- 909. ana have never found his advice , V;llL0l7lT' buiH.ways.n iAllflM He is a man of clean private life, A FEW SMILES "So." said the visitor, "you Intend j to fcecom a physician when yoa j grow up?" aid' , "Yes. sir,' the voutb. "And why' have you decided upon the medical profes- sion?" i "Well, a doctor seems to be the only man who Keeps on gfttlng- paid whether his work is satisfactory or not." Residing In a little lawyer who Is famous village is for drawing wills. In which branch of business he has long enjoyed a monopoly of the country for miles around. A few months since a wealthy mail died. There was mucin speculation as to the value of the property and the town gossip set about to find out the facts. He hunted up the lawyer, and, after a few prelim inary remarks about the deceased.'he said rather bluntly: 'I suppose you made Brown's will?" "Yes." , 1 "Then you probably know how much he left? Would you mind telling me?" 'Not at all,'" the lawyer answered, as he resumed his writing. "He left everything he had." "What kind of meat have you this morning?' asked the husband of the butcher. I "The best steak we have ever had. sir," replied the butcher. "Here you are, sir; as smooth as velvet and as tender as a woman's heart." The husband looked up and said: "I'll take sausage." worshipped in his home, and by all his intimate friends and acquaintances Itlghly loved. He is absolutely de pendable and if nominated will receive a large vote throughout the state irre spective of party and If elected to congress will reflect great credit upon his constituency. He is a man whom neither money nor infleuce can swerve from the path of duty. He has a broad knowledge of public affairs and has been very closely affiliated with and instrumental in much constructive legislation in this state, and ls well qualified for the position he seeks. SAM'L BROMBEKGER. Dr. C. J. Smith, Trusted Leader. Pendleton, Or., May 2. To the Editor of The Journal With your permission I will avail myself of space In "Letters from the People V t what I know of Dr. C. J. Smith, candi- date for governor. - no . . . n film ever since he be- :e of medicine here; and , I have know gan the practic mis. oy wie way i wueie oo mac tablished a practice. Like many of ourj successful men he was poor wnen lie set up for himself. He first traveled about on a bicycle, but his practice grew rapidly, because he was not only a good doctor, but he was reasonable in his charges, always cheerful and sym pathetic, and altogether one of those men that one naturally loves and trusts. As time has passed Dr. Smith has become whit was to be expected. His simple life, his capacity to work, his in terest In his profession and in public affairs, have culminated In that ma turity of Judgment, sincerity of pur pose, and personal charm which fit men and women for exceptional lead ership. Men of mature mind and sound prin ciple such as Dr. Smith possesses, are needed to pilot us through this peculiar period. Only progressive leaders, such i as President Wilson calls forward- ' looking men. ere qualified to interpret j the need of the hour. j The reactionary elements of the ' state, and especially those engaged in commercialized vice, see their doom in Dr. Smith's success, and they realize too that if he once secures the Demo cratic nomination the moral and pro gressive elements which constitute so large a majority . in our state will I 1 I -Mb I Sit unite regardless or party lines, aml,l'lll miosi-n. ne sens newspa elect him Therefore, they are making I-ei s after school and runs errands. He a mighty effort to defeat him in the ta a vegetable garden every summer Democratic primaries, Mav 15. nd s?lls his vegetables from house to J. M. HAYS. i house. I "The neighbors all like him I think St. Johns Fire Department. St. Johns. May 1. To the Editor of The Journal The St. Johns fire comoany has sent in Its .collective resignation. The present city admin istration faces a term minus good fire protection. The local firemen want a big fire truck and engine, while the city hasn't water pressure or sufficient water to supply tha present equipment of hose the f ire boys are now supplied with. Whence the following line: The Fireman's Plaint. "We want a fire engine," Is what the firemen said, "We want a fire engine All shiny brass and red. "We want an auto engine - So we can get around To quickly reach the fire When you're dwelling's burning down. 'We want a fire engine. A ten ton truck or more; We've pulled the old, old hose cart nil our ieet are gening sore. 'We know the pressure's faulty; We can tell It by the Sound: But we'll pump and make a racket Till the pipes come out the ground. 'We responded with alacrity To every fire in town; We fought like little demons 'Till the people turned us down. "We want a fire engine; That voting was a slam. Now if the whole town's burning. We will not care a clam. "What though the fire bell clatter, To rouse us from our beds. We'll sleep a little tighter And cover up our heads. "What though the people grumble " And make an awful fuss We'll stand around the corners; There are no more fires for us. "We'll tap a keg of cider; We'll tap ' keg of beer; We'll retire to headquarters And you can find us here. J. A. H. Will Keep On Fighting. Reedville. Or., May 4. To the Editor of The Journal F. J. R. is somewhat of a peculiar authority on the ques tion of the unborn child, denying that the use of Hquor has any effect upon the child before birth. I don't know much about medicine or the medical profession, but believe I have horse sense enough to know that F. J. It. mistaken. . Mother ana child are one flesh; weakness in one is a weakness in the other. A diseased tree : bears diseased f rnit. - A liquor drinking mother imparts the appetite to the child. It is nature's law. There are alcoholic cripples, the same as any other kind of cripples. It is a lame PERTINENT COMMENT 8MALL CIJA-XtiB G readr to take three day off for the Rose Festival. All housekeepers should have scales, and use them often, Better late than never to plant Pardeus on unused lots, M,. ,h ilflu ..,, J( P. Ullr) v Ct 11 VA - dates wyuld bo unconstitutional. Ther are lawyers and lawyers; the late Rufus Mallory was one of the best sort. f 1'ncle Kzra Meeker and his Dave and Dandy and prairie schooner merit en couragement. In many cases the nominations ! won't settle the question of who will nil the ortices. The senate will never do business expeditiouslv as long as It permits unlimited talk. As soon as it can be done with due "dignity." l'ncle yam will do well to Ret out of Mexico, und keep out. Poon the country will have to hur rah again over the return of the extraordinarily distinguished colonel. Children are the bosses these days; Instead of implicitly obeying, as form erly, they are to be obeyed, humored, pampered, spoiled. It Is pretty certain that voung wo men who irive up citv life to take up and live on remote homesteads will make first class wives, hut thiy de serve first class husbands ABOUT POLITICAL GENERALS From the Detroit News. Senators Fall of New Mexico, Weeks of Massachusetts and Bheppard of Texas have offered their servioes for the war, if the United States govern ment is forced into war with Mexico. This may be taken as a manifestation of patriotism but, remembering past history, such service is to be viewed with alarm if these men, on account of their political prominence are to be given corresponding military promi nence. The union army during the Civil war was badly handicapped because it too often Joined battle with brave troops in the hands of political gen erals to fight equally brave troops in command of hien of military genius who had the complete confidence of their men and deserved lc War ls a skilled profession. Courage and re sourcefulness In commanders must be J supplemented by training in the art of maneuvering troops and in the study of military practice as a game or sci ence. There was a long period of the Civil conducting a cabal against the mill tary generals. One of these cabals used Its political pull so artfully in con(rre8S and ,n government circles at Washingtorr-that It once succeeded in relieving General Grant of his com- mand just as ho was about to cut off a part f th Confederate, armv at Nashville. it made another t?emnt attempt to discredit Grant after the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and during the siege of Vicksburg it sought to re move both Grant and Sherman from their commands for Incompetence. There was In certain instances more striving for personal glory and pro- THIS SCHOOLGIRL UNDERSTANDS THRIFT By John M. Osklson. Not long ago the AVnerican Society for Thrift offered a small prize for the best 200 word story Illustrating the meaning of Individual thrift. School children were eligible to com pete and 2000 of them sent in papers. A girl student In the Lowell school, seventh grade, at Sioux Falls, S. D.. Winifred Wilson, won-the prize. I liko her little story: "I have observed that n boy who lives near us Is a thrifty person. There are six in his family. Ills father works In a store and the mother does all she can to keep thie children neatly dressed. "This boy takes care of other peo- ' pie's chickens and raises and sells because he is thrifty and will work honestly for them. He does not. spend ' argument for the llqour traffic Car dinal Gibbons, head of the Catholic chUTch In America, goes on record against prohibition because he says it will make hypocrites of men. Why will prohibition make hypocrites any j more than the law against robbery? I The cardinal further states that It will lead td the "illegal manufacture of cheap booze." We have cheap booze today, in spite of this legalized traffic. We are coming to the time when we don't have to have others do our think ing for us. We will do some thinking for ourselves. With due respect, I will keep on fighting against this enemy oi' our homes. O. E. FRANK. The Moth's Challenge. From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Doomed is the New England elm. j Three hundred of these noble trei i will soon be cut on Boston Common; t killed by the leopard moth. Kvery : elm in the Harvard yard in Cam- I bridge ls sick and dying. The subtlt attack of the deadly parasite is hav ing effect. Harvard university, with all its wisdom, is helpless before this unseen acmy. It were easier to de stroy a nation than master this pest, which combines the stealth of the leopard and the delicate beauty of the moth. The New Kngland elm Is one of America's great trees. It stands is the symbol of the Puritan spirit in the poetry and pictures of New En gland, typical of that repose and strength -waich have characterized th people. The elm is a natural Gothic structure of simple majesty. Having stood against the storms of hundreds of years it now succumbs to a worm. The little enemies are the worst. Mi crobes ,re more to be feared than beasts of prey. Colonel Gorgas had quite as much trouble with the poi-son-laden mosquttos of the canal sone as Colenel Goethals did with the Cul ebra cut. Here is an opportunity for the brains of Harvard to stop the de struction of it own elms. Frederick Weyerhaeuser. From Collier's Weekly He came to this country as a laborer. When he married he was .earning a dollar a day working on the slab pit of a sawmill at Rock Island. Those who appraise his fortune, largely in vested in growing, timber, as potential ly worth $1,000,0000,000, do undoubted ly exaggerate but the figure Itself U not material.. From a brewery hand to one ot the richest men in the world Is the upan of the .career of Frederick Weyerhaeuser. By our lawa we threw AND NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON blLEL4GHT3 The Herald complains that the drlv- i ' t in .r iivin..t- thm.irh tho ritv of Bafcer is still playing hob with lawns.- i veterans. A f. w whlte-halreu pioneers, and insists that it xtiould be stopped, j survivors of the Indian war of 1855 and Plans for the construction of a 40 ?,86S'K 8ro at ,lhe Soldiers' Home at hy no foot gymnasium are being made I ouourg, ami scattered throughout liv the students of the high sctiool all the horthwtst, here and there you will 1'leasant Hill. The students plan j find an occasional veteran of' that his do tho work themselves. I . . . ,,, . ma-v n"- . . : tone conflict. A baud stand on the Central school ' We are accustomed to think of this ground at Albany iw nearly ready for j war us an Indian war, bin an exumlna- ii win ut lumen over m uii- i high school band and tree concerts Will be given during tho summer. tlan church, under whose pastorate at ! ah;"nBI lne inuiaris. lleppner a membership of lln was i Pioneers will remember. though doubled and a church ediuce erected, 1 thos of a later day may not, that at has accepted a call from Tillamook, j the time of the breaking out of the in " "'an war Franklin Pierco was president Eugene Register: The rhododendrons , ot tho United States, and Jefferson in me. outnern racirio park are Moom mg. 'i hey attract a great deal of at tention on account of their beauty. Tlie mountains along the coast are now covered with these flowers. Responding to the first fire alarm in 71 days, the Iji Grande department i made a two mile run but to find e run but to find the j tlmum of 6a miles an tire was only a The speedometer ri'fflsti-reil a mayl hour. Bv means of a combination Mrthdav I partv a vast social economy was ef fected in Falls City circles when on April 25 seven persons whose birthdays fall in April were honored In a group, as follows: Mrs. W. R. Hihshaw, M's. Jessie Moyer, Miss Ida Mack, Georg Mix, Charles Hartung, arl Fulgham, Arthur Baldwin. motion than for advancement of the common cause of loyal support to the leaders in command. The result was delays tn carrying out commands which brought disaster upon the army and turned jiossiblo victories into defeat. The war de partment in Washington was be wildered by these results and worst of all the rank and file of the army suffered a loss of confidence and morale. President Lincoln's letter to General Hooker' of January 26, 1863, contained a passage which Illustrates the case: "I believe you to be a brave and skill ful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics , o. pio.ession, in wnicn you ' iijtuL. jou nave commence in yourself, which ls a valuable, if not an Indispensable aualitv. You r amDitious which within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm, but I think that during General Burn side's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer." It was not until Charles A. Dana. as assistant secretary of war, was sent i 26 Indians, IS of whom were women to the front to keep, matters under and children. These were friendly In close observation that the cabal ! dlans. on the wav to the Indian res- agamst urani ana felierman was brought to the understanding of the government at Washington. Remem bering these and numerous other in cidents which embarrassed the prose cution of the war for the union, we should have learned to beware of po litical commanders without military training or experience, when we en gage in a war. v ia ,i . . . wisn-io laae away ine mihu.ii lenmani clothTnJ L nthit 'tlVn, "J" animals and provisions left. Every sLveJ f i t J '-'J , ' ht I!?8- ?? day they run off the horses and cattle Dank ever S.Jm U tha ot the friendly Indians. These have nn VLV7 Z' H arMft become Indignant, and will not much thVLL tmJUrm i"- fr longer be restrained from resisting f-?h mother and conduct so unworthy of the whites, lather. i . , , ' . , ! who made them so many promises to lie ls 10 years old and In the fifth respect and protect them if they r--grade. He has over $25 in the bank , mained faithful friends. If the volun now I think this boy la thrifty and teers are not arrested in their brigand will be rich when he is older." actions, the Indians will save the.m- No theorizing about thla case! "Wlni- j se.lves by flying to the homes of their fred Wilson studied that boy and got i relations, the N'ez l't-nes, who have his methods. She found out why this j promised them help, and then nil the toy has J25 In the bank, whv he dresses neatly; she found out Just how much being honest and Industrious has paid this 10 year old boy. That boy is the symbol of thrift per sonally applied. In this country he la fairly numerous; he will be increas ingly numerous as the thrift idea spreads. He strikes me as being a mighty happy, sane kid. I'd like to see the kids in whom I'm Interested take the same sort of frank Interest in this Important subject. away the legitimate Interest ef the people in our great forests, and Mr. Weyerhaeuser picked it up. That a German Immigrant boy could amacs such a fortune In 50 years ls quite to his credit, but It ls vastly more to the discredit of the laws which al lowed him to do it He died the great est monopolist of our forests, but it was not the fault of Weyerhaeuser that we threw them away. He took them over, and is said to have been rather In advance of the age in con serving them. Possibly It ls better for the nation for a Weyerhaeuser to owa $40,000,000 worth of our children's her itage in forests and mines than to have It distributed among 400 less efficient men. each owning timber lands to the value of $100,000.. Whether this great natural resource belongs in morals to the Weyerhaeuser heirs is a question for the future. The generation which allowed him to acquire the title to It acted for itself and professedly for all future generations; but future gen erations were not consulted, and may have something to say for their claims. "The earth hath He given lo the chil dren of men" not some of the children ui men, ana not aione to the Eenera- tion of the children of men who al lowed Mr. Weyerhaeuser to ncnuir th. paper title to the forests of a contl- nent. The future will probably try titles with the Weyerhaeusers and their like In one way or another The Ragtime Muse Nature Lover. Pd love to see the sunrise Come flaming o'er the hill. But 'twould demand Of m to stand So I would beg of nature. And own it as a boon. If she'd agree To let me see The sunrise come at noon. None to the mountain's glory Yields tribute more than I; I'd love to elmh A peak sublime, But they are so blamed high! So in the sheltered valley Here quietly I'll stop And some fine day A trolley may Convey me to the top! The sea. the field, the forest. My interest engage. And then. I view In comfort, too. Upon the printed page. Thus drenchlngs. mud and ch!ggra Avoiding. I'll adore. Dear Nature's plsn; And- tMrs I can. Respect her tnoro and morel IN EARLIER DAYS By Fred Lockley. !L. A few years more and tans will be SOU lift. . 1. 1 . - . . " " ",e oi w Indian war no n ot lie oil C .1 rciilrd ami n. ..r. ttspondeucu of those long-gone days will show tliut it was a war of the whites against each other as well as li-v-i.. who rw i .u- k.u,., president of the Confederate States of America, was secretary of war. Isaac 1. Stevens wan governor of Washing ton territory, and tieorgo 1.. Currcy w ,w governor of Oregon territory. Major tiencral John F. wool, who had won distinction in the Mexican war. was in lurnb- xv'111 lieadquarters at A'ancou- v-t Barracks. Joel K. Palmer was su- pt-rlntendent of Indian affairs for Ore- K"n territory. The war with tho ln- dians has been widely discussed, but the war of the whites ls almost un known. On January 21, lS.rifi, Governor Kte vens, in u message to the house of rep resentatives, of Washington territory said: "1 regret on this occasion to b compelled to criticise the offllcal acta 1 of & gallant and war-worn veteran, one whose name has been on the historlo rolls of the country for nearly half a century. Seven hundred Indians in the Walla Walla valley were met and de feated by volunteers when the regulars were In garrison. "Major General Wool ! thought best to disband the troops and ; bring them Into garrison. I am opposed to any treaties. I shall op ; pose any treaties with these"' hostile ! bands. Nothing but death ls a mete punishment for their perfidy their -lives should pay the forfeit." Under date of March 21, 1K66, Gen eral Stevens, In writing co Jefferson Davis, then secretary of war, recited the history of the conflict to date, and in referring to General Wool said: l "Those reasons, it seems to me, are i ccnclusive. and they show the neces sity of removing from the command of the detriment of th Pacific a man who has by his acts, so far as this ter ritory is concerned, shown an utter in capacity." Major General Wool, In a letter f General Stevens, said: "Whilst I was in Oregon it was reported to me that many citizens, with a due proportion of volunteers and two newspapers, ad vocated the extermination of the In dians. Tills principle has been acted on In several instances, without dis criminating between enemies and friends, as in the case of Major Lupton and his party of volunteers, who killed ervatlon, where thev expected -protec tion from the whites. This barbarous act ls the cause of the present contest in the ltogue River country. I am In formed that the friendly Cayuses are every day menaced with death by Gov ernor Currey's volunteers. They have despoiled these Indians, who have so nobly followed the advice of Mr. Joel Palmer to remain faithful friends 'to the Americans. "These same volunteers, without dis cipline, and without orders, are not ye't satisfied with rapine and injustice, and Indians of Oregon and Washington would Join In common defense. "In regard to the operations east of the Cascade mountains, if Governor Currey's volunteers have not driven the friendly Cayuses and the Nea Perces Into the ranks of the hostile tribes (and they should he withdrawn from the Walla Walla country). I have great hopes that I shall be able to bring the Indluns in that region to terms, notwithstanding the volunteer killed the Chief Peo-peo-mox-mox. scalped him, cut off his ears and hands and sent them to their friends in Ore" gon. AH this, too, after he met them under a flag of truce declaring he 'was for peace, that he did not wish to fight, and that his people did not wish to fight,' and that if any of his young men had done wrong he would make restitution while at the same time he offered the volunteers rattle for food. In your frankness and de termination to represent me to the de partment I trust you will be governed by truth, and truth only." In answering this communication Governor Stevens said to General Wool, among othr things. "If you say you were uninformed, then you are not fit for your position and should give place to a better man. If you were informed, then your measures as a military man manifest an incapacity beyond example." Under date of April 2, 1856, General Wool writes the war department a lengthy report which begins as fol lows: "Having been wrongfully and unjustifiably assailed and denounced by the governors of Oregon arid Wash ington Territory, the legislature of the former has demanded of the presi dent of the I'nited States my recall from the command of the department of the Pacific." His report is a lengthy one and con cludes as follows: "Ho long as gov- , ernors f territories make war and rctse powers, as i oein v. m.n., n ' the president of the I'nited Htates, s,nd individual raise volunteers and make war on Indians whenever they I lease ana coiigrees wui n y mi ! pensc, so long will we have war la 'Oregon and Washington territory." Across the face of Ueneral wool s report Is indorsed: "I have full con fidence in General Wool's statements of facts and fully concur in hfsviews end sentiments. W INFIELD SCOTT." While the war was raging between General Wool nd Governor Kfvena end Governor Currey, the Democratic members of th Oregon legislature were bringing Up horse, foot and ar ttilerv to defeat Joel Palmer, superin tendent of Inlin affairs. The corre spondence between Geneva I Palmer and the legislature Is acrimonious to a de gree. It finally resulted in 35 mem bers of the legislature sending a peti tion to President Franklin Pierce to remove Palmer, whm they charged had "a spirit of political perfidy. In gratitude p.nd meanness." From all of the above it will be seen that the years 1855 and 1856 were turbulent years in Oregon's hlitury the volunteers were at the front fight ing with Uieir guns, the generals and governors were fighting with their pens, and the legislators were fighting with their mouths, and the people were paying the bill.