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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, MAY MS, 1914.
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It t not the making of reso
lution hut the keeping of
them which renders paxdon
abla the consciousness of vir
tus. Arnold Bennett.
GEORGE e. HAMIIERLAI
W" ITHOUT opposition, Senator
Chamberlain was renomi-
w w natea ay me mjuiocruui m
Friday's primaries.
It was a fitting tribute to his
conspicuous 'public services. In
very public position In which he
. ka rvr1 hai hnn hpffl an active.
faithful and effective servant,
Aa governor of Oregon, he served
In the great transition period in
which the etate wan passing from
V a aIJ mnHAnlrv rnnvAnHnn V -
tem to popular government. It
was in hla time that Statement One
was made effective, and Statement
One In Oregon Is undoubtedly the
Influence that brought direct elec
tion of senator to the United States.
Nobody knows how momentously
different might have been the re
sult If another kind of governor
had been In the executive chair at
Balern during such a period.
As senator, he has risen, step on
tep, to a position of great influ
ence In the sonate, where hla
Charm of personality and great
knowledge of men and measures
bave made him one of the leaders
of that bodv. lie holds powerful
Committee assignments, including
the chairmanship of the committee
on Military Affairs, one of the pow
erful committees of the body, and
juBt now one of extreme import
ance. Something of Senator Chamber
lain's standing with the administra
tion is shown in the following let
ter to him from Secretary Lane,
, aent out from Washington in the
news dispatches of last Thursday:
My Dear Senator On behalf of the
president, I want to thank you for
the very prompt manner in which you
disposed of the Meant' resolution. 1
think 1 know how hard It la to get
immediate action in congress when
they have ao many matters to dis
pose of. It Is good to know that
you are always on hand to help out.
Let me srso express my own appre
ciation. -
THE PUBLIC MARKET
THE plan of a public market
cannot be tested in a single
day. The complaint that at
some of the wagons Saturday
as much was charged as at regular
markets is offset by the fact that
at many of the wagons the prices
were lower. it is amo asserted
that some of the markets lowered
prices to meet the competition.
It is the fact also that all the
farmers were not familiar enough
with values to properly adjust
prices at the first trial. There are
things about every activity that be
ginners have to learn. This morn
ing beautiful Oregon strawberries
are selling In the public market
at ten cents per box, and at some
wagons at three boxes Tor a quar
ter. Nobody believes for one mo
ment that prices so low would
bave been obtainable except by the
public market plan.
The Journal had little to do with
the establishment of the public
market. But a great effort has
been made by the Progressive Bus
iness Men's club and others to
launch the market, and their ef
forts in behalf of the public should
be recognized by giving the new
arrangement a fair trial.
PRESBYTERIANS
VITAL questions of church pol
icy will concern the Presby
, terian General Assembly,
' which meets at Chicago this
week.
One of these questions will be
the position of the church in the
field of sociology. A few years ago
the church took a prominent lead
by establishing a department of
church and labor but activity In
this department has, according to
Charles Stelzle, almost entirely
ceased on account of an Increasing
conservatism in the General As
sembly and among some of the
wealthy members of the church.
Another Important department
la the country life department
which has been operated for about
five years. Those who represent
this -department, continues Mr.
Stelile, boldly declare that the
country life problem is almost
wholly economic and social and
that before much can be done by
the churches in the country they
' must give serious attention to the
question of helping the farmer pro
duce more and better crops.
Country life institutes have been
held . in which country ministers
wera urged to study agriculture.
. A minority in the church made
ao great a protest against this in
novation that the General Assem
bly last year voted almost unani
mously to abolish the country life
Department aa soon aa practicable.
T116 ,.(fl?artment' J18 no.t yet been
ab61ished and charges of disobedi
ence to the mandates of the assem
bly have been freely made. Mean
while a number or presbyteries
have voted to retain the depart
ment. There is also said to be much
dissatisfaction throughout the
church with the executive com
mission, the body which acts in
the interim between the meetings
of the General Assembly.
A strong fight will also be made
for the existence of the National
Board of Home Missions concern
ing which over 100 overtures or
resolutions have been submitted
for consideration. Some indorse
the work of the board, others con
demn It.
Last but not least is the old
fight against the Union Theolog
ical Seminary of New York City,
which since the time of Charles
Augustus Brlggs has been charged
with being the breeding place of
heretical preachers.
The Union Theological Seminary
has always stood for independence
In religious thinking and teaching
and has steadfastly declined to put
itself under the Jurisdiction of the
assembly.
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
T
HE unjust newspaper fight
made against him, did not
prevent Dr. C. J. Smith from
being chosen the Democratic
nominee for governor. Though
matched against strong men his
plurality Is heavy. His greatest
strength appeared In the two coun
ties in which he has resided, a
fact of great significance, indicat
ing that where he is best known,
he is strongest. These counties
were Umatilla and Multnomah, in
the former of which, he resided
until a couple of years ago. His
Indorsement In Umatilla Is almost
unanimous, while he carried Mult
nomah by a plurality approximat
ing 800.
The character and standing of
those who disputed with him for
the nomination are a splendid
tribute to Dr. Smith and an Indi
cation of his strength. Judge Ben
nett is a man of great ability
whose name has long been a fa
miliar one in the homes of the
state. Mr. Manning holds a dis
tinguished social and professional
position and has a strong follow
ing, notably in Multnomah county,
where he received a very heavy
vote. Colonel Miller Is a man of
high reputation, and though little
known, Mr. Cobb is a young man
of unblemished character.
Matched against Dr. Smith as
the Republican nominee, Is Dr.
James Withycombe, who has long
rendered good service as director
of the experiment station at the
state agricultural college.
PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARIES
I
X THE primary . elections to be
held In Pennsylvania tomorrow
there is a national intefeat in
the senatorial contest.
The Democratic nomination lies
between A. Mitchell Palmer, an
Administration leader in the House
of Representatives, and Henry
Budd, who is described as a
"Ryan" Democrat.
For the Progressive nomination,
Gifford Pinchot has no rival.
The Republicans will choose be
tween Boise Penrose and A. Ben
jamin Dimmick, who, while a
stanch advocate of the economic
ideas for which the Republican
party stands, is a man with a cean
record politically and one who is
in favor of internal party reform.
ins defeat, however. Is forecasted
by impartial observers who nre-
dict that , the Pennsylvania Repub
licans will again endorse Penrose
and all that he stands for.
It Is also predicted that Palmer
will be the Democratic nominee.
In these circumstances Palmer
will have a good prospect for elec
tion as the nomination of Penrose
will alienate thousands of Repub
lican voters who are weary and
resentful of continued boss rule.
Penrose means the indorsement
of a method of party government
that is synonymous with all that is
degrading and demoralizing in
American politics, the debauching
of elections, the use of public of-
nce ror corrupt purposes, the de
basing of legislatures by graft and
special privilege, and the domina
tion of the people by a political
machine.
Penrose means everything
against which good citizenship has
striven. His nomination will bring
further discredit on Pennsylvania
Republicans.
If he is nominated and not re
pudiated in November there is in
deed no balm in Gilead.
IN LOUISIANA
T
AX reform is being seriously
considered in Louisiana and
Governor Hall Is preparing to
submit to the legislature an
alternative plan of assessment re
vision looking to an equalisation
of assessments for the purpose of
increasing the income of the state.
He has three ideas to suggest.
One looks to a law fixing definitely
the proportion of value at which
property shall be assessed. An
other would give the governor the
right to remove assessors making
it Impossible for one district to
have one .valuation and another
district another valuation. The
third law would establish a State
Tax Commission for a Board of
Equalization, giving the commis
sion power to revise assessments
for ,state purposes but leaving theJ
parish entire freedom in. maklnsr
I the tax rate high or low. -
1 Mearhime the Association of
A.
Commerce has prepared a bill of,
its own, based on what is known
as the Somer's unit system, which
BcnoHtM t Via Iflnsl frnm Imnrnvft,
ments and aims to compel the own-
er' of unimproved land to bear his j
fair share of the burden of govern-, i
ment and to protect the property
owner who improves his holdings
from unjust penalization. The bill
is to be made applicable to ail
cities and towns or more than
1000 inhabitants. It la urged that
this law will reach the tax dodger
and the unenterprising land owner.
MOKE ALASKA LEGISLATION"
A'
T THE request of President
Wilson, Senator Chamberlain
has been asked by Secretary
Lane to secure a senate con
ference for mapping out a program
for further legislation for open
ing Alaska.
Senator Chamberlain Is encoun
tering difficulty with the plan on
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account of the anxiety of the sen
ate and house to adjourn. Mem
bers are to come up for re-election
and with the exception of the
single month of March, 1913, they
have been in continuous session
for 16 months. They have had
little opportunity to visit their
states and fix up their political
fences for re-election.
The president is pushing his
trust legislation, and is anxious to
have it disposed of before adjourn
ment. The situation Is not favor
ablefor Alaska legislation, though
a strong effort will be made to
reach it before the summer recess.
Fault can scarcely be found with
members for their anxiety to re
turn to their homes, after nearly
two years at the national capital,
during which they have wrestled
with and passed some of the most
important legislation in the history
of congress. It is, however, a fact
that they will lose nothing by ab
sence from their states so long as
they are engaged in the construct
ive service in which they have been
so effective.
The people appreciate service.
They begrudge no public servant
the salary they pay him, when his
work stands out in constructive
endeavor. They are universally
disposed to continue at their posts
of public duty, men who meet the
responsibilities of their position.
The Alaska legislation ought to
be finished up at this time if mem
bers can be induced to do it. A
Democratic congress can provide
itself with no better campaign ma-l6'
to.rlal with whir-h to n. hfn ih.
terlal with which to go before the
country than by enacting legisla
tion supplemental to the Chamber
lain railroad act for the complete
emancipation and development of
Alaska.
PEACE DAY
T
ODAY is the fifteenth annlver- i
sary of the opening of the
"? v ...w ,
The Hakue. i ' --
The day Will, be observer! n
many of the schools throushont !
many ui me scnoois tnroUgnOUt
tne nation under the auspices Of :
the American School Peace league,
which has suggested a program !
of recitations music and essavs df-1
LIZa ..7. a eSS,ajJ,S ae"
Biguau iu maun iu tne minus, ot
the young the great laws of broth
erhood and to point out the his
torical significance of the progress
ive measures that have been taken
to provide for the adjustment of
disagreements among nations with-
out resort to war
out resort , to war -
Norman Angell is entirely right
in his position that -we shall not j
have peace until we deserve peace
and we shall not deserve peace un
til we educate the people to the
fundamental baBia on which war
is founded and rise to a clearer
outlook on what the life of men
means.
That we are making some pro
gress In this education is shown by
recent events in connection with
Mexico. Had any other men than
Taft and Wilson been in the presi
dential chair we would long before
this have intervened with armed
force south of the Rio Grande.
Even if war with Mexico should
come the fact would not be perti
nent to the world movement for
peace on account of the character
of the people against whom our
force would be exercised.
AS
President Wilson said
We have gone down to Mexico to
serve mankind if we can find out the
way. We do not want to fight the
w"" ".rS.SSJr-kIT.
would like to be served If there were
friends standing by ready to serve us.
For a hundred years an imagin
ary line has separated Canada and
the United States and the two peo-
Te. Vo U,.A In rn ?
I 7-, . r '
the doctrine Of the world s new
democracy, that a nation's real se -
curlty is not in the might or the
JL vf J!Lr i?V J lu
power Of brute force but in the
character of Itat steeple, in the
unity of their national life and in
the worth of their national purpose.
It is predicted that a great strug
gle is coming on the Pacific coast.
That East and West are to meet
O.L AlUHtCUUVU. IL inill BlrUggle
comes, says Dr. Macdonald, editor
of the Toronto Globe, It will be
one struggle all the way from San
Diezo and tha Mexican frontier tn
tJiego ana tne Mexican frontier to
the snow fortresses Of the Yukon,
mere can De no "yeiiow peril on
the Pacific threatening any one Eng
lish speaking Interest alone. Those
interests are the common responsi
bility of the four English speaking
nations, the United States, Canada.
New Zealand and Australia. Back of
Oregon, California and Washington
stands tho United States. Back of
British Columbia and the Yukon
stands the Dominion of Canada, back
of Canada, Australia and New Zealand
stands ' the whole British Empire on
all the seven seas. The Anglo-American
unity is one and indivisible.
Among the nations of civilization
the beast is being worked out of
life and the ape and tiger die. The
real conflict of the future will be
trloflH a crn f rvcrt iilaos nltlToncKln
against citizenship and civilization !
against civilization. J
1
Letters From the People
j ;
(Cotsmanl ration sent to Tba Journal for
Publication in thla department abould be writ
ten on only one aide of the paper, anon Id not
exceed 800 words ia length and moat be ac
companied by tba name aad address of the
Bender. If the writer does not deair to
have the name published, he abould ao state.)
"Discussion Is the greatest of an reform
era. It rationalises everything It tooebsa. It
robs principles of all false sanctity and
throws tbem back oa their reaaouableneas. If
they bave no reasons bleaesa. It rotblesaly
crnabes tbem oat of exlateuce and sets up Its
own conclusions in their stead.'-. Woodrow
Wilson.
Prohibition and Taxes.
Boring, Or., May 16. To the Editor
of The Journal I have been reading
the letters from the people with much
Interest, and at times with much dis
gust with the unfounded claims for
e Hqr business. Ella M. Finney
figures as to loss to the farmer In
case of the adoption of prohibition.
There are enough underfed people to
consume all the produce of the farm
at fair prices. The saloon Interests
should be put to the cost of keeping
the degenerates after they have robbed
them of their manhood and woman
hood. Instead, they dump their vic
tims, for charity to care for, as de
scribed by Mrs. Hattle B. Lawrence
of the Pisgah home. The liquor in
terests not. only rob men of money
and ability to earn money, they als
make degenerates of them, then re
fuse to take care of them after they
have mined them; and they also rob
the state and charity by compelling
them to take care of them.
This Is tne way liquor helps to pay
taxes. It just pays a little, and raisea
the taxes from 200 to 400 per cent,
and never falls to make heavy taxes
on the people.
Carl Schmidt says Kansas Is a wet
to know something about it, and 1 will
say that this man's statement is un
true. Prohibition is the doctrine of self
defense. Kansas is simply protecting
Its people from the arch enemy of hu
man happiness. Prohibition serves th
child as well as the man. It s for the
wife aa well as the husband. It Is
for society as well as for the Individ ;
Urn "".W"AVdtf.r?i!ltakin, lessons by hand!
aia Binary, n neipa the milk man, the
farmer, the banker, the butcher, tna
grocer, the newsboy, the dentist, the
book seller, the photographer, the tai
lor, the dressmaker, the merchant and
the manufacturer.
Prohibition Is the best thing for Or
egon, with a governor like Governor
West to enforce it and the power to
recall delinquent officers.
G. M. LAUGHLIN.
Skeptical of Public Markets.
Portland, May 18. To the Editor
Th Journal Win the public mar
! ket ?.rove a success? I sincerely hop.
hope
It will, but Judging from all accounts
resrardinar nnpninf Hnv rha fiitn.. rima-
pect of the farmer is not so bright a !
he miffht -wisti it TJH-wa on tv..
farmer should gain the confidence of
the consumer by placing his commo- ;
dities at a lower figure than such can
be obtained at the stores, and glv-
ing a better quality of goods; else why
have a publio market at all? We tur- '
strawberries Saturday last at !
boxes. The'
i iih mHrgar riovtns v s. -m . i
same, just as good and
con, yi" ire gui i me grocers ior i
10 cents a box. A small loaf of home!
"reau ola r " cents, i am
considered a pretty good cook, but if j
t were to maV .nh o foil,,.. j k
making I would certainly consign tho
whole bunch to the garbage can. We I
g a chicken for which we paid 65 i
1 iue BKm on 11 was 80 tfl1clt
and tough that I peeled It off before
cooking it. I cooked It four hours and ! voluntarily, we are confronted with as
still It was tough, great a problem as China with her
I have heard farmers say that "any- j opium foreed upon her. Let us corn
thing was good enough for city peo- I pare results. Young Ah There has a
pie to eat," but it will not work with
i all of us. Last winter we bouarht a
j 8ack of potatoes from a farmer. The
top of the 8ack waa excellent, but as
1 V aPProached the middle of the sack
(the potatoes were small and most of
them even rotten.
Now the city people have one great
advantage in patronizing a grocer. If
tney sen us an inferior article and
we advise them of the fact they are
ready and willing to make good. How
many of the farmers will do this?
It would be a grand thing if the
middleman could be removed, but the
farmers will never accomplish the feat
until they come in closer touch with
the consumer, on an honest and up
right basis; for no one will take the
trouble to go to the market for pro
duce and lug it home when he can
go to the grocery, get what is want
ed at a less figure and have Jt deliv
ered at the home.
I would like to see the f&rmera make
a success of the publlo markets, and
if they do not they will have no one
to blame but themselves. p. c. M.
Figures Amuse This Writer.
Portland. May 18. To tha Editor f
Tha Jmimol Thn.. ,
Jiv'en b?KT
loss prohibition would cause are very
Htiraniie, uui j. am curious to know
! what becomes of the rest of the cv-
j phe Did she nadvertn J 7 Y'
lit I few or did Th7 S.,lef '
short' I)7d she not mean ?L uB
Uars, instead of mere billions?
But to get down to a concre.t n
that the less educated can understand
and comprehend, will Ella M. Finney
answer this: Take the case of a la
boring man who earns $600 a year
ana spenas tzou
a year for llounr
log vine liAA aniH J a I . m -
! . : ma wiie ana
children. If prohibition prevailed
i how much would he have to spend for
'ni.s wife ana children? Would the ad-
' d,uonal amount spent for better
, housin. clothes and education do
them any harm? Would the wife and
children object to having the 'thus band
ana ratner come home sober?
Another proposition: There le a
federal law prohibiting the destroying
or burning of money. Will Ella M.
Finney state how much the people
ftf0hawa?tion lose b sLJ.ccaMffi!b
Capital's Self Understanding.
I Lents, May 15. To the Editor of The
I Journal I hav e read with deep inter-
! f st your dUor,al on the case, of Jim
Hogue. I thoroughly endorse t. You
j ask, "What are the inner thoughts of
man whose children look into his
eyes and ask him for bread? "Wiat of
the thorn in the soul of a mjn when
the wife who says he Is 'the bVst hus
band In the world,' looks with hope for
news that he has found employment
and he is compelled to disappoint her?"
Alas, alas! .The agony of soul such a
husband and father' must suffer is
enough to make angels weep. This
man, like others, wished for a home
and the joys of home, even though an
humble one. Again, you pertinently
ask. "Do the consciences, of men who
sit among millions they cannot use,
never prlcls them when they read of
A FEW SMILES
think "eis," says ctoo.W "I was
motoring on Long Island recently. My
car Droke down, and
wnne tne cnauireur
! was repairing it I
entered a farmhouse
to get warm.
"The farmer and I
chatted in the kitch
en before the wood
stove, and when ha
asked my name, I told him modestly
mat it was Caruso.
"At that he threw up his hands.
M 'Caruso!' he exclaimed. "Robinson
Caruso, the great traveler! UtM did
I expect ever to see a man like you In
this here bumble kitchen, air!'"
tr. Harvey W. Wiley, food expert,
tells of a trip he made to a place in
Carolina to make a propagandist
speech. It goes
something like this:
"I checked my bag
at the station, and
engaged an old darky
hackman to drive
me to the hall. He
seemed very much
worried over my
lack of baggage.
" 'Most every gent what comes
here's got something to sell.' he said.
"Maybe youse got something to sell,
bossT
"Oh, yes.' I told him. I've got
something to sell.' For a moment he
seemed satisfied. But his curiosity got
the better of him, and he broke out
with another question:
" 'What might dat something be you
got to sell, boss?' he asked.
"I thought over it for a while, and
decided I should have to give some
kind of an answer, so I said: 'I sell
wit and wisdom
I "The old Negro scratched his head
t and cogitated.
wen, doss, ne said, nnany, 'you
i is de first man I ever toted what
didn't carry no samples." " National
t ood Magazine.
poor church mice.
Hiram.
Mr. Newriche
What makes you
think ao?
Mrs. Newriche -Why,
they can't af
ford one of them me
chanical pianoplay-
ers; the daughter is
the Jim Hogues?" I wonder if they
ever read of them. If so, they give
no sign. These millionaire capitalists
are knit together in purpose and action,
with complete understanding, for they
are evidently fully alive to the knowl
edge of the power that ilea in unity.
For years and years, while the honest
world around them has been buay earn
ing a living, they have been secretly
working their insidious schemes (for
their present power was not wrought
by chance) until now they stand forth
in all the bold assurance of absolutism,
and until the patience of a nation
seems well nigh exhausted; for the
greed of capitalism has so long
wrufh "fou" crue,ul8 n in.
suited the Intelligence of the nation
that Jta wickedness
has become a
" " ,7... . ..
U avalls iitUa to vU ,rJument uPn
argun?ent" fact u?n fact as has so
n b,een ?ona' i3 'ully tlme.tht
lh'. a?r cla?.3.'. wh ch nas PrvWed the
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terests. OLIVE EVELYN M'CORD.
Methods With Inebriates.
Detroit, Or., May 16. To the Editor
of The Journal The civilized world is
,Dir, k,,, i v
on account of a law recently passed
by that country to suppress the opium
habit. China is an old country; per-
haps age has taught her wisdom. In
the liquor habit, which wa acnulre
cirtnaay or is Jilted by his best girl.
He seeks a quiet place in some dark
corner and celebrates, or drowns his
sorrow, as the case may be, in a pipe
ciream. John smith la moved by sim
liar emotions. He hikes to the nearest
saloon and proceeds to fill up on 99
per cent proof bottled in bond. Should
the town go dry, he has only to go to
a convenient drug store and get a 9
per cent proof home blend; the effect
win be the same. John Smith stag
gers forth on the street, using vile and
profane language, disgusting and in
sulting, and wants to lick a few of hl
friends. Ah Thare, too dazed to re
sist. Is led forth and quietly executed.
John Smith, after much noise and
perhaps a hard fight, is arrested. He
will get from 5 to 80 days on the
rockplle, where he is supposed to
benefit the county about 11.60 per day
while a deputy drawing J3 stands
guard to see that he earns it. .
Which Is the more effective from an
economic point of view (and any can
didate who comes before the people of
Oregon asking to be elected dog catch
er has got to make some sort of a
promise to reduce the expenses of the
state)? Which is the cheapest, as
this country has spent millions of
tnis country nas spent millions or
ars trying to
repair the damage?
Would it not be well to give the Chi
nese plan to check the habit serious
consideration?
A PROHI WHO WOULD' PBOHIBIT.
The Fish Question.
Portland, May 18. To the Editor' of
The Journal Charles E. Russell, In
The Journal, asks. Why cannot our
rivers be stocked with the different
kinds of food fish? That Is what
should be done I too am a fisher
man and would go a-flshing." But
what do I get for my license money?
! Fish that are of no account, or else
j none at all, but never a trout which
I pay my money to catch. The tax is
a grand imposition for the benefit of
i the Rod and Gun club men. so that
they may take their outings and reap
the benefit at others' expense. There's
no greater pleasure than fishing, but
where is the pleasure when there is
nothing to catch that is fit to eat. Out
ings for fishing by the -workers means
a tax to benefit tbe wealthy and idle,
who can take the first run of the trout
season and who get the .main run of
the fish, while the people come In
as "suckers." It always was and al
ways will be so, because they won't
look to their own Interests at the
polls. Therefore, let us grin and bear
it. I was told' once that fishing was
"a fool at one end and a worm at the
other." May be it is so.
OSBORNE YATES.
Wine Grape Growers' Profits.
Portland. May 18. To the Editor of
The Journal Ella Finney gives us
some wine growers' figures to demon
strate that prohibition would be dis
astrous to California, Some other peo
ple give us figures on the same sub
ject;' for instance, tbe State board of
viticultural commissioners of Califor
nia gives us the 'income per acre from
different varieties of grapes and in
cidentally shows that vineyardists who
are ralslaar wine grapes could real-
PERTINENT COMMENT
SHAldU CHANGE
The house plans to adjourn by July
10.
What
a "short ballot"' It is, to be
sure.
And is that "back-to-the-farm" move
ment yet visible.
A May wedding may be just as pret
ty as one in June.
' As summer develops, the necessity
ior pure milk increases.
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Slaves to fashion In dress are to be
pitied rather than envied.
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Klection results won't In the, least
affect the weather or the crops.
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The good old-new time Is near when
good thngs to eat greatly Increase.
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Is reform of judicial procedure never
to be anything more than occasional
talk?
It isn't quite too late yet to plant
spuds or something on that idle, weedy
ground.
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The parents of a 13-pound baby won't
regard the weight as an unlucky cir
cumstance. It Is in bad taste, and wins no sym
pathy, for the defeated ones to exhibit
their soreness.
ADMIRAL B0USHfWH0
By Herbert Corey.
This isn't really the story of Clif
ford Joseph Boush, rear admiral In
command of one of the divisions of
the North Atlantic fleet now swinging
at anchor off Vera Crux. It Is rather
a study In character building.
"Boush," eaid one of his superiors
the other day, "is one of the most ad
mirable commanding officers in the
navy. He may lack the darlngmd ini
tiative of Mayo, for example. If he
has Imagination, he holds it in check.
But he oan always be depended on to
do his duty to the last ounee. One
need never worry when Boush is In
command of a situation."
He wasn't that sort when he waa a
cadet. Then every one worried if
Boush was even remotely in touch
with the outposts of what might at
some tlmj develop Into a situation. Be
cause Boush would surely muss things
up. He was as mischievous as a
monkey in a jampot. Hla theory of
having a good time was to so annoy
his official masters in the naval acad
emy at Annapolis that they would go
into the woodshed, and lock the door.
and begin to sharpen their swords.
Then Boush was happy. It was a by
product of that disposition that made
him the man he is.
"Boush was a two year old whan It
happened," said one of his friends. "He
was a frisky little devil always- ready
to fight. The other cadet was a nose
in the air sort, anyhow. No one liked
him. I don't even remember his name.
but it seems to me that he put on too
many airs.
Hazing was not permitted Inter
mittently any more than It is now. It
was strictly forbidden to take a new
cadet out Into the campus and make
him gnaw off a lot of dandelions. But
this fresh cadet could not be endured
by the upjer classmen. They abducted
-him one night. Then, because he and
Boush were nearly of a sloe, they di
rected that he fight Boush. That made
Boush very happy. Afterward some
one told.
"It seems to me that 20 or perhaps
21 men were expelled from the naval
academy for that affair," said the rem
iniscent friend. "I do not recall that
it was a particularly brutal hazing, as
hazings go. The prime object of a
hazing is not to reconcile the hazed to
an unfamiliar environment, anyhow
nut a nurran w-s raisea, just as a
hurrah Is raised occasionally nowa
days. At such times it la not the
quality of the hazing, but the quantity
of the clamor that decides the case."
Only one of the score of men ex
pelled was permitted to return to the
academy. That one was Boush. After
h had, been out for more than a year
the ruling authorities reviewed his
case. It was then discovered that he
was much the youngest of those con
cerned in the affair. It appeared that
he had been put forward by some of
CANADA'S BORROWINGS FROM THE U. S.
By John M. Oskison.
Out of every $100 borrowed by the
government, the municipalities, the
railways, the public service and indus
trial corporations of Canada last year
the United State, furnished $13.66.
This was $1.36 more than Canada It
self furnished; the rest $74.24 came
from the lenders of Great Britain.
In a very Intelligent review of the
bond market of Canada last year, the
head of one of the Dominion's big
pest bond houses pointed out the fact
that the government, the cities, and
the corporations of Canada borrowed
$373,795,295 In 12 months.
The lending to Canada by money
owners of the United States of more
than $50, 000,000, constituted a new
record. But it is expected that In
vestors below the line will from this
time forward take more and more in
terest In what the bankers of the Do
minion have to offer.
Both to Canadian and United States
Investors these words written by the
bond expert I mentioned ought to be
of real significance:
"That we are to 'mark time," how-
lze three an'd even four times as much
if their land were used for the pro
duction of other varieties of grapes.
We find in this report that there are
170,000 acres of wine grapes In Califor
nia, and It is estimated that the vine
yardists of the state were paid $5,000,
000 by the wineries jof 1913. Assum
ing that the entire $6,000,000 was for
regular wine grape; the total Income
on the 170,000 acres would make a
gross average of $35 per acre. Now
the same authority shows that the
growers of raisin grapes received an
"average of $75 per ton, or $58 per
acre, while table grapes brought $67
per ton at the freight station, or $140
per acre gross." The Sonoma County
News, published in the wine district,
makes this comment: "Just imagine
an agricultural industry which only
brings in $30 or $36 per acre gross, to
say nothing of net returns per acre.
A man could raise hay on most any
land and get that much or more."
It is plain to be seen that the -700
wineries of California do not repre
sent as much money value as the 170.
000 acres of land which are planted to
wine grapes, and yet they get more
out of the grapes than the people who
own the land and raise the grapes.
Now It is also plain to be seen that
in their desire to perpetuate what to
them only is a good financial proposi
tion, the liquor interests lay all pos
sible stress on the loss accruing if
statewide prohibition obtains. It is
well to ask, "Whose loss?". Certainly
after reading the reports of actual re
sults, we find that statewide prohibi
tion could not fall to bring prosperity
to California, especially to the grape
growers. MRS. L ApDITON.
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
The oil wagon has superseded the
sprinkling' cart as a duet killer, at
Heppner.
Excavators have been busy for a i
week on the site of Seaside's city hall.
which is to cost sio.ooo.
"Creswell." nays the Chronicle, "is
far ahead of Eugene. That is. In the
baseball percentage column."
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Baker farmers say that county will
have better crops this year than there
have been for many seasons and they
have been raising bumper crops before.
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Astoria cltlrens are raising a fund
to purchase a sword to be . presented j counted out It would probably have
In compliment to Edward Short, who r,.,,, ,,.,, ty . . . '
will be graduated at Annapolis Jn rcu:f,'i the company to the proper sixe.
June. ; ord came from the governor that
j 30 companies wre to be selected, and as
Reflecting political apathy prevail- there wre 70 coniDnnles hpirnr nrnlld
ing in Grant county the Canyon tity .
Eagle says there is "really more talk !
here this spring about fishing than ,
there la about politics."
Canby Irrigator: "The editor had
his first taste of home-growu straw-
berries of this year's vintage this.roltee excluded all married men. but
weelc and if he died tomorrow lie would 1 atiii tl.ere m- - , ,
not think that he had lived in vain." , "l-" too many. ho they
chose from tr.ose who remained only
Sllverton Appeal: The Silver Falls
logging train brought to this city one
day last week a log which measured
eight and one-half feet in diameter.
This huge stick was immediately
shipped to the Portland market.
NEVERCRIES ENOUGH
the others as a catspaw. Hla record
was. clean except for that mischief
which mould bubble out at times and
the beard was unanimously of the opin
ion that he was the material of which
good sailors are made. He was per
mitted to return to the academy, al
though he was two years behind his
class graduates.
"That affair," eaid Boush's friends.
saddened the admiral's life. He has
rv vninr. to ,-!.. rr,rrA .
others have spoken of it he has either
walked away or has asked that the
topic of conversation be changed.
"It Is too painful for me to think
of," he said.
"But,- added Boush's friend. "I
think it made him the man he Is."
Boush's father was a retired naval
constructor whose one ambition was
that his eon should take high rank In
the service. Boush waa "a little red
headed devil," according to the recol
lection of those who knew him at that
time. There was no feat too daring
for him to take part In. He usually
led In high spirited foolishness. He
was merry, run of laugnter, pugna-
tiuua, luisiviui. vtuuio. ngni
at the drop of a hat and go to some
FnBu..w "' " "at "e
dropped. Win or lose, he was ready to
shake hands and share cigarettes the
minute the fight waa over. Such a
youngster would be sure to be at the
front in a hazing bee. The cannier,
cautious elders would be quite sure to
give him his way. It was an immennn
grief to his old father when he waa
dropped from the rolls. The boy ate
his heart out until he obtained permis
sion to return to the academy
"I think that he determined then
hat he should never again be used bv j Hn" w" "'"relied to l'eru. where we had
any one," said hla friend. "That af- BUPP'-r at the hotel. We slept In our
fair made him over from a bright, uniforms in Hn empty warehouse. In
pleasure loving, irresponnlble boy into i the morning we went aboard the
a serious and determined man." i steamer At Hennepin two men came
. I aboard and Insisted on being enrolled1.
Today Boush is a short, heavily BO the captain let them enllut Tha
built, well eet up man, with a notice- j steamer put on all apeed to get to
ble shock of white hair. He la nota- i Alton before 6 o'clock, ho they would
bly slow to words, even to taciturnity. t "ot have to give u our suppers They
His face la as stern as that of a hang- t( Alton between and 7 o'clock,
ing judge. His mouth sets like a steel ! The captHln of the boat refused to giv
trap. But he is perhaps the moat 1m-! us suHer. We refund to leave the
partial man in the navy in deciding . boat till he did, so he finally ordered
personal questions. He does not get . the steward to serve supper. We were
angry or at least he does not show quartered In a stone building where
anger. He Is never hasty in reaching Klijuh Iovejov wan killeii by a mob for
a decision. His evident desire in to his attacka on alavery
e absolutely Just, with a leaning to- "The next morning we marched out
war mercy. ! of town and were quartered in an old
Give Boush his orders, said his old . abandoned stone warehouse We had
Bh pmate, "and he would sail through no blankets, cooking utenslla nor pro
hell on a match box He is a man of .visions. There were between 2000
the most ferocious determination and , and 3000 oldler, thrp wtlMi.lf, , ha
a rlirhtr to th heels of hl chn .... .
Once assured that he Is right, and he 1
could not be swerved. But to be ,
'right' is a passion with him. I do
not mean right in the eyes of his
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superiors, or in the eyes of the world
or in the eyes of his men but to be
right In his own eyes."
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ever, for a period is quite apparent j brought back a big supply of good
indeed, under present circumstances ; blankets which he sold to the soldiers
necessary. We) have been expanding i at cost.
a bit too faat- With the Individual , "After a few days of disorder and
the standard of living has advanced, j confusion we were marched out tast
the temptation to spend harder to re- ; of Alton a couple of miles and a'n
sist. Prosperity has made some com-army officer swore us Into the wervlca
panies careless, unduly venturesome, , f the I'tilted states, and we were fur
an..X VaKant- nished tents and camp utensils.
Now we must economize and ac- j -There were 3d companies of us.
cumulate; assume liabilities cautious- Kverv company wanted to be part of
ly; carefully scrutinize operating , tfle ylrBt regiment. Kach of the thre,
costs: the drones must get to work.'' ! regiments consisted of eight companies.
This man sees at least a year of , armei wlth muskets, and two com
retrenchment, of cautloua going ahead 1 r3nips arrne(J w)tn rlfIeK tUft ririf.mm
of Canada s corporations. Then, if the occupying the riKht and left ends of
en, '"'f' h '75,VJi!tith regiment. Our company com
,J I develPmnt, the ( llmnaVr wanted to b9 coIone of the
Ilnmlnlon a ri!nn tcea fan Mf.lw V. t
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resumed.
It will be a long time before Can-
SJ :a?v.fin hZLZZ mner.
h T7r,.V- rV-V T .VI JZiJ.. , r Z
the United States are going to be ap-
nine? i w uitcaLuii buuiii ui 1119 Jinn I f i
irr.ir it i
line not only the chances of gain for
the companies, but the question of
their management and regulation.
Pointed Paragraphs
If a girl has Titian tinted haJr her
rivals Insist on calling it red.
The reason a woman is afraid of a I ranles to form the First regiment,
mouse Is that she knows It can't hurt! The ton companies met and held their
her. Selection. John J. Hardin waa 'elected
colonel, and Buck Wetherford, Heu-
An ounce of prevention may not be ; tenant colonel. Captain DicVev hoA
W J I III
le? s.
a pound of cure, but It oosta
Even when a girl loves a man for
his money she is too modest to men
tion it.
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Ifs easier for a young man to make
love to a girl than for him to make a
living for her.
Speaking of paradoxes did you ever
notice tnat a man with the big head
wears the smallest hat?
As a matter of fact, one woman Isi
as anxious to pay another woman's
car fare as one man Is to pay an
other's gas 1I1.
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There used to be a tfma when all a
young man had to do In order to make
good was to marry his employer's
daughter and succeed to the business.
In the Yellowstone.
From the New York Globe.
Young Husband You catch a trout
l i that pool, toss him Into the next
pcpl and boll him!
Young Wifj But I don't like boiled
trout. Isn't there a volcano one could
toss him into and fry him?
!N EARLIER DAYS
By Fred Lockley.
"Illinois whs aked to furnish three
regiments of infantry, toward the 80.
000 volunteers aak4 f..r hv ti-Mnt
t0iw for th , . .,
Ior le Mexican war. said Alonso
. nail., a .Mexican war veteran ana
a long-time resident of Portland.
"When volunteers were asked to form'
a company, at Ottawa, in Ia Salle
county, Illinois, I waa among the first
io volunteer. We wanted 80 men, but
as 150 volunteered, the militia officer
was in a quandary as to which to ac
cept. If all the men who want a1 to
b captain of the company had been
the ones first ready wou d have tha
pr f orence Not hin ahi tn r.i. ir nut
,. ,,orenre' ot being able to p kkout
I1" r"JUtre.l so men from the 150 who
bad volunteered, the men took a vote
and selected a committee of citizens
to pick out the men to go. The com-
the strongest of the youhg. unmarried
men. The 80 selected were notified to
meet at the court hqusn and elect
their officers. The company as finally
selected consisted of 78 single men and
two married men. V. I.. Dickey, a
lawyer, was elected i-arttaln: K. B.
jHoibrook, first lieutenant, and a man
I named Reed, second lieutenant. Wil
liam H L. Wallace waa made orderly
aergeant. He was a fine young fellow,
about 26 years old. He was brigade
commander at Kort IonrlHon in tha
Ctvil War and was killed at th battle
of Sniloh.
"Tha ladies, particularly the young
ladies, took wonderful interest in our
company. They raised enough money
by aecurlng contrlbutlona an.d giving
entertainments to buy enough cloth to
! mane our uniforms. A tailor measured
v m. wui me ciuin biju ine young
ladles each took a uniform home and
made it up. They had enough money
in their war fund to pay our bills at
the boarding houses, where we had
been quartered, and when we left they
gave our captain over $600 to provide
for our keep till we were mustered into
tho government service. When we left
they presented us mlth a benutlful flag.
While thla was our company flag, it
later became the flag of the regiment,
and it waa almost hot to pieces at
the battle of Buena Vista.
"We wore notified to go to Alton on
the banks of the Mississippi to he
sworn into the Bervlce of the United
t . . . -
"'"i" i aoii suppose mere waa
, ever a Wgr crowd In Ottawa lh?n tin
,day we left for the front. .We were all
young fellows from 20 to 25 and there
were soma tear-stnined faces among
those who waved u a Iant farewwtl.
A number of farmers volunteered to
carry us in their farm wagons to La
S;iHe, tli hend of navigation on the
lllinoia river.
"We got to La Salle Just at dusk.
We found that the plans had been
cl.anged and we were to ko aboard the
boat at Peru, two miles down the river.
I Kach man shouldered his rarpet sack
organized into regiments and sworn
Into Btrvlce. Mont of the boys -had no
money, so they could not secure any
equipment. The town waa full of
pedlars from 8t. Louis with blankets
; camP'nf uienans ror aaie. i naa
,ew o"r. so i oougnt a Dianicei,
a knife, fork, tin cup and tin nlate.
Judge Caton of Ottawa, discovered that
the aharpers were selling our boys
cheap shoddy blankets at high prices,
so he went down to St. Louia and
. regiment The comnnnv wriuM rirJ
company
promise to vote for him for colonel,
as they did not want to lose him as
1 compan'y command He was" a" Wh,"
n1 t Whigs were opposed to tha
war aR WH(1 ,,, . r.f
that Senator Benton of Missouri and
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'many of the southern senators
and
j C'.if. a it it us 1 1 wcie waK'iia iiun war id
secure more aoumern territory to ne
brought as slave territory. It ' was
known that they planned to divide
Texas Into eight alave etate to give
the south th volume of power in con-
; gress. While many of the boys said
( it would look odd to see a Whig or an
; abolitionist as a field officer, yet they
I decided to vote for our captain for col
onel or major.
"We Joined In with nine other cora-
decided to run for major. When fie
lost out be lost his Interest in tha
regiment, and finally resigned.
Horrors, "Yen."
"What could be more sad than a
man without a country?-' feelinair
t ake the high school literary teacher
vl nBr crass.
I A country without a man," re-
MOTa pretty girl, Just as feelingly.
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