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1'HE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1914. THE JOURNAL - slf IWDg?BNDKXT WgWSPAPKB ' c s. jack so if PMbT f sbUahed every erasing (except Beedar) ererr SaiMUf nor nine at The Jonrnal Bnlld- Us, BnMuSwaj? 4 YamblU t.. PftUad.Or. fcaterad at tba paatorfle at I'nrtUnd. Or., for ... araaamiaatoa tarougB iw ana aa elaae Biattar. ' IKUCPHOMES Mala TITS; Bm. ; A"061- A ,. departments readied by ihaee sasibera. TeU tbe operator what 4epartBMot ra waat. - OUk.lUM aDVKUTlSlNU sUC I HICS UH'l al 1 V aj , Beajaatla Keatoor Co, Braaawica i BMb 32ft fifta ae.. Maw Tort liU People Mae Bid.. Chicago. ' ' . : SaaaertpUoa terma auO or to eay aaw la taa Colled Slates or llesica: DA1XI . Ooa yea.. .....89.00 Ooa sxrata... SCWDAI . Ona year. S2-&0 I One aoctB DAILY AHO 8CHDAX Oaa yaar 8T.S0 I On srats When You Go Away Have- The Journal sent to your Summer address. be - saved' If birds .-. were - given 1 a chance to live and work. Nature has been, from the begin ning, a crusader for bird conserva tion. The number of Inserts aha been limited by birds and the num ber of birds by their food supply. When men break In upon this wise arrangement danger and trou ble ensue. : f The duty of protecting birds has been neglected so long . that only vigorous measures will suffice. iFOOIi OF THE FAMILY? Hlatory can be formed from permanent monuments and rec ord; but lives .can only be written from personal knowl edge, which is growing every day, lees. and In s short ttms la lost forever. Johnaon. FOUR GREAT DAYS TUDGMENT3 conflict. .It ia human to differ. We' are all 1 born dissenters. There is ' "J scarcely a subject oh which there is unanimity. But the vote as to the late fes tival is practically unanimous. Every guest of the city was sur prised and delighted. The spirit was a festival spirit. It was the spirit of the glad hand. It was. a season of good fellowship and fra ternity. The pageants were the best. Even the showers failed to dampen enthusiasm over the monster mili tary and, civic demonstration. The vvarlous organizations and societies, in the enthusiasm and' local pride .1.1. -..V. I U than tiirrtAd Ollt re- - V 1 1. U W Ultu LWJ v v- .fleeted great credit on Portland. :The story of the beginning and -achievements of Oregon as told In the electrical pageant was u uu ; tiful and inspiring narrative. We are learning how. We are becoming' adepts In the festival game. The four-days plan 1b the ' better. IN OREGON, parades of school children, the welcoming of vis itors, the keeping of open house by the chief city, the music of bands and the distribution of flow ers are testimonial of peace and good will among men. , , In Colorado, the disputants in a civil war between employers and .employes are only kept from each other's throats by presence of fed eral! troops. So far. in the strife, 66 persons have been slain, 48 wounded, and the cost to the state the mine owners and the workers is $12,000,000. '" Through t h e uncompromising arrogance and greed of the Rocke fellers, men have been dehumanized, women have been shot and child ren slain. Hired gunmen with .fire and i bullet have taken the place of ttrhirraHnn ond AmffirAmlflA fMvll government in several counties is at an end, the stat authority Is incompetent to command enough respect- to settle this single domes tic problem, and the gaunt spectre bT anarchy stalks through the state unchallenged except by the federal power. A great, industry is bru talized, a great state is a moral bankrupt and the constitution and laws of a commonwealth are pal sled and powerless. ' Oregon has been called the "fool of the family" of states. But is she? Justifies such traffic, for the elected i lar buildings are required so that ' official has .nothing to I trade. - .He j standardized plans s may be used is In office as the people's repre- J and provision for the standardiza- sentative, and his vote is not a ! tion or plans made possible. : ; : personal perquisite. " - 1 Aa an example of the Inconslst- jencles of the present system .he FREE TOLLS r . cites the. appropriation of $58,000 :tTr a postoffice and courthouse atj A FEW SMILES PERTINENT-COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF There recently came to a fashionable ehoe shop a daughter of a man whose twealth had been ac KMALt. CHANGE T HE passage by the senate of jwilkesboro. North Carolina, and 1 t1ai mmadI : Kill aVOfl I - .. . . kho ucfrwiw uw " i ine appropriation or 105,000 for rv am trnta ? C at t1 J ra Til A - - - . . .... K. HimilQI Mtllrlinf In mm A aIr n n 0 A aa town. " Both buildings eovered the same area., The sum "of $86,000 ne aaJd was appropriated for a public build ing in Idaho and twice that amount for a similar structure in Texas. by a vote-of 54 to 35. malorftv for r the bill was heavily increased bjr Republican support. The SImmons-Norrls amendment specifically reserves all the Amerl : : ! quired within rery re- of a loafer at we aoor cent year. The younc , " ; a a - woman was disposed The end of a busy little bee la more to patronise the clerk, or ieae painful, - and rejected a.num- a a ber of "claaay" slip- K Many a soldier's first engagement per he produced for IU weaainj. her approval. Finally can rights under the Hay-Paunce-jit all seems to depend onthe abil- fote treaty, and was a strong n-.ty of congressmen to get their I think, perhapa. I shall take these two pairs. But -Louis XV heels are Folly la a man's worst enemy and discretion his best friend. GOOD TIMES w HILE calamity howlers are staking their political for tunes . on so-called hard times. Chairman Gary of the" United .States Steel corpora tion ; says we are approaching the door of prosperity."" ' Another manufacturer, who gives favorable testimony, is Lewis W. Parker; head of .eighteen South ern cotton" mills, who asserts that The concentration of ef- & neriod of nrofltahl. himlnaaa la 'fort on those four aays yieias su- rignt at .hand and -that the out nprinr reaulta. The killing pace -Of lnnlr fnr nil imafn- tv, for a whole week. fluence in drawing support to the bill. It eliminates any surrender of American rights, and leaves this country, free to claim at any time the right to exempt American coastwise shipping, a fact (hat ren ders the repeal bill far less ob jectionable than as originally framed. : The present legislation Is not the end of the canal episode. Per haps there will be later on, some step for cbanging the treaty. Per haps there will be legislation . to correct our antedeluvlan naviga tion laws, so there can be restora tion of an American marine. That President Wilson has ' a further program Is not doubted. He Is an earnest advocate of Amer ican waterways as a means of prop erly forwarding American agricul tural, commercial and Industrial welfare. In the end, it may be certain that good will come out of his efforts, for in other and more important subjects during his ad ministration, he has proven bis independence of selfish interests and his deep concern for the wel fare ottbe masses of the American people. Senators Chamberlain and Lane of Oregon were among those who opposed the repeal bill to the last Both went on record agalnBt It in the final ballot. Whatever may be the individual judgment respecting free tolls, both senators will command high respect for their political independence in going on record ' against the measure. measures through In defining what he believes to be the true policy Mr. Burleson says buildings , should be author ized primarily for" economle rea sons and constructed for utilitarian purposes. His policy is sound, and ought to be rigidly applied Though the long wait for intel ligence from the three missing bal loons Is disquieting, there scarcely seems reason for alarm. The pilots were all skilled aeronauts, and, the air currents since the miss ing balloons disappeared were not violent. - The clouds of yesterday may explain why neither was re ported as seen in the sky. If they alighted, after following a south easterly - course for many hours, any or- all of them could easily be at considerable distance froro civ ilization, where many hours will be required in establishing communi cations. Of large concern for the time Is the tidings brought by car rier pigeon from the St. Louis bal loon with the information that Cap tain Berry is badly injured and that with his companion, O. Y. Morrison, he Is lost in the woods. Bom mas r Kstra Bill, wi . v - j.id. vj , o tup a bus 1 auu viucfs i 1 k v4i o iiKnt xor them or, stay perhaps Louis XIII will be I " high enough." Harper's Magaxine. "That old barn of yours Is decidedly ! picturesque," saia the artist. "May I paint itr ' "Wa'all, a leetle paint wouldn't do it no ' Harm, re plied Farmer CI ov ertop. "What do you charge?" Llp plncott's. ; UNCIVILIZED INDUSTRY M' RS. MARY MINORA, not yet fifteen years old, but mar ried two years, and the mother of a six-months-old baby, was a witness the other day Harry Godfrey has a granddaughter in thu thre.vea.r-old class. She has Ideas all her own about things out of man comes alona- and unmakes It. rwm & raw navi I - ThOUffh truth mav II f h tmitAm to fish"11 V'rr ,ew n1 there a a Victory Is sure to perch on the ban ner of the chaD who never lets doubt to creep Into his heart. . a Many a woman who wants her hus band to be honest is sorry that his honesty keeps him so poor. a a All the mean acts of his life are quickly brought before a drowning wwi vr canaiaaie tor Ollice. a Alter a woman mab,, ,m v. she may not be satisfied until some liBaeBaaSBBBa)waBB)wBaBBBaBBaiaBBBai av is, rarden. Miss Tire Year Old observed I The averaas srlrl miv hin a hnr. the proceedlnga J ror of robbers, but-still not be en with Interest. Pres- I tirely averse to having a kiss stolen ently darkness! o-aionany. f,ma nn &nd she 1 " .1 Krtm, m.11 will . K . v. - 1 uu iv a lii" wnQ can l m. and OREGON SIDELIGHTS IN EARLIER DAYS By Frrd Lockley. If VOU hlV. n.v.r n.t TW nna. Free movins; pictures- Is an Item ! 1,1.1,. - that is reiled upon to swell the crowd II ,1 V -i-T. lur"- - at Hillsbors tor the Fourth of Jul J1 ,ea,?v of nhln on a dark celebration. Jday. She is like a refreshing and e- tnworaung sea Dreese. Her eyes twia- A feature of Molalla's Fourth t -kla and aleam with hnmnr mnA tima July celebration will be the formal puts on his running shoes' and goes opening of , the fine new public hall, awlftlv when aha talk rt A.ri ,T. v bu.lt by th. MolaUaband. , JW "g" r ITmatllla s old commercial club hav. ti aoout out is comparatively rare lng bwomt extinct, it was decided at personal magnetism. To talk to ber a public meeting to forget It and take Is like the jlay of sparks when ateel an entirely new atari A. O. Mean Is struck on flint, was elected president. 1 k,. dpo. m. nn. tn h ,mrm In Madrord s Better Baby contest J tt0"l, ,B .S10!100- babiea scored 8. and better. Eleven t or two ago. I Intended to spend an of them beat S. The best of all were hour. Befoie I knew it the morning Claire Virginia 8herard and Doris 1 was gone and I stayed to take Dot luck Bundy. with S9.S uveiy. and l.76. reepec- Lafayette Visitor: It Is predicted. with her for lunch. She had rotten un before S that morning, had driven to the beach and dug two big palls of and tha nrediction i'm a aafa ona. thai : clams so pot luck meant fried claraa. there will b considerable building here j Peas, potatoes and gravy, homemade tnis ralL Many from the outaide will : oread and butter, sweet pickles, sago seek the town as soon ss they know fire protection is assured. Hood River Glacier: More cow, and more hogs, more mowers and more raxes. More diverstried farming. A pudding and a heaping dish of freshly gathered wild salmon berries with cream on them, so thick It would hard ly pour. After lunch wa walked all over her beautiful farm, and In the little more work for the orcliardlst, J afternoon ahe took me out driving to wno is learning tne art or rarming. nut t see the country. My hour's visit last- iE f uo eranddad Tu should take a course in then he Is sure of an evener Income. The ed all day. and I enloved every mln if?,:toh of manly art of self-defense before start- diversity of farming back of the Pre- i 1a' mna 1 nJa ery mln :: : vu '?. o snow dominant orcnard spells prosperity. At a recent meeting of the Newport ute of it. Tou can't put talk in words you can't get the slow and solemn ticking Commercial club, as reported by the ' of the old-fashlened clock in, nor the Letters From the People mlsslna- from tha family hearth. search immediately was Instituted, ba induced tn tr at 1 and, to the. surprise of all, they found I start one in the kitchen range. ner sitting Deside a row 01 poimoca. "Why, what are you doing here?" granddaddy inquired a bit peevishly. "Waiting for the potatoes to come up," was the reply. "Well, you come on into the house. Tou ve scared us all half to oeatn Unwillingly she took 8ignal, all were enthuaiastlc in their praise of the work that has been done on the channel between Newport and Toledo, and it seemed to be the sense of the meeting thst "If a little more work was done on the entrance to the harbor we would have one of the fin est ports In the world." CELESTIAL STATESMANSHIP From the Chicago Post. Henry Watterson, one of our grand- grandad's I est old relics of the past In politics hand and started toward the house. I nd journalism, has been reading Sain Buoceniy sne oroa away ana ro Blythes Mexican chat with Prealdent back to the potato row. Pointing her I w.. at it as If to command, she ' "'V V . . . " finger said: Saturday Evening Post. And Marse Potatoes, don't you dare come up I Henry is provoked into exclamation. till I get back." I It Is preposterous," says he. "Such statesmanship exists only in Heaven. The killing pace x 'such a function cannot be kept up If a week, it : degenerates Into a drag. ' Having found ourselves, our fu ture festivals will be better and t better. Meanwhile, the .men and women who made the last four ' days four great days of gladness and beautyT are entitled to unstint ed praise. They made sacrifices of time and effort. They-forgot ; private affairs In this great public affair. Their wprk was effective, and the results pre-eminently suc ces8ful. . In the midst of the congratula tions, there should not be forget ; fulness of those who financed .the festival. Back of everything was their gift of money, and without money there could have been no , festival. ' look. for all "business the country before the United States Industrial over is .bright. He adds that for- Commissioners sitting in New elgn competition, under the new tariff is notgoing to injure the textile industry. When practical business men talk In this? strain, it Is time to turn a deaf ear to the croaking of a few political birds of -ill omen. Why should not business pros- York. . This wife and mother testified that she was supporting her hus band and child by working thirteen hours dally In her tenement rooms. She was able to make aa much 'as sixty cents a day doing finishing work on clothing. ? She began when MILITANCY RETARDS T pectB be' bright? The country's 8lle was ten years 01a. Her nus financial : condition is sound and band aQd ner father v have been there is ahead of us the biggest ot of work for nine months, and crops In historv. it is atimtAd the women of the family support that the farmers are going to add tnm Mrs- Minora's mother some ten billions to the natfonal wealth tlmes makes eighty cents a day. this summer and autumn. The case of this chlldmother Is Business always has its ups and Bald t0 be typical of condlUons downs, tariff or no tariff. The wnlch the Industrial commission causes are numerous and world was authorized by Congress to in wide. To fix trpon the tariff or vestlgate. Chairman Walshstated upon governmfnj ctton -generally n,s PurP8e to vl811 the tenements as the explanation of the state of and fInd out whr wrk Is being business at a given time Is absurd aone at ine C0Bt 01 1116 ana neaitn. ,..'.?on'"tlo,' to Taa Journal for publication la thla departraeat anoald be writ 2 on ld ot the papar, abould not exceed 800 words in length and moat ba ac companU.il by tbe name and address of tha sender. If the writer . doea sot desire to nave the name pnbliahed, be shoald ao atata.) "Dlaenaalom fa tha .11 I "S lt .rsUea ererythlnj it toarhc. It roba principle, of all falsa aanctlty and throw them back on their reaaonableneaa. ' If they hare no reaaonableneaa, it rnthleasly cronbea them oat of existance and aeta ap iu own conclusions la their atead." Woodrow V, laawo. .a definite connection la There Is something radically iHE cause of woman- suffrage in. England has undoubtedly been greatly retarded by the outrages on property by the -militant faction. In the destruc 'J,' ion of art relics and the attacks on ancient churches there has been aroused a spirit of resentment and ' "Let them Die" is becoming a . popular slogan. The militants seem to be doing all they can to '. make enemies of the common peo PU. - " i ; A curious feature about the out rages of the militants is that they are committed and approved by I. women of education and culture who, In their Illogical procedure, confirm the assertion of opponents I of suffrage that women are jiot j' fitted for political responsibility. ".They also lend color to recent ar- AUU1UUUV IU LUC UUUDV UL .that inasmuch as women are in the majority the nation will be en- dangered If they -be given the ; right to vote. No measure can be . passed through parliament merely through . the energy of enthusiasts, said Lloyd-George recently. " "You carry t things through," he added, "not merely with the assistance of. the people who are -thoroughly con- t- M. IlL A . viucea Dut wua me aia ot tne people who merely assent." The harm that militancy has ; done Is the turning of this mass of possible assent-into actual hos- tility. The suffragist movement tilrillicm tn T)ucata ' ! unless shown. , If the . denresslon wfirJrong with our civilization when confined to the United States alone the cradIe Is robbed by industry. therer might be some ground for lt ia Possible that Mis. Minora, has attributing the cause to the tariff a worthless husband, but, even so, but when It is -world widn th ron- tnere snouia do some plan ae nection cannot be traced vised to punish him rather than Even when the captains of Indus- lm,p6e cruel hard8b,P3 on wife and TV tiolri iwtT rufn, e.l.v.a j. I WU11U, v. rf . " t iicjgut rates were regulated, before rebates were cut off and .when the monopolistic manufacturer did pretty much as he pleased there were periods of depression and even panics. About the only person who hates "to see the approach of prosperity Is the reactionist who has a stand- pat record to defend and a political office to obtain. The time will, surely come when all the people will give heed to the Mrs. Mlnora's and their babies. Industry does not demand their sacrifice. The price of no gaftnent should be lowered by. 6tunted chil dren and withered mothers. A Valedictory. Portland, June 18. To the Editor of The Journal On Oct. 28, 19X2. I ad dressed a letter to a prominent citizen of Portland on tha desirability of es tablishing direct steamship service between this city and New York with Portland owned ships, and solicited his assistance. I was turned down so em phatically and with such prpmptlteasw that I was convinced there was noth ing to be done in that quarter. I then carefully matured plans for further ac tion, and on April 7, 1918, at great personal sacrifice, I commenced an ae-, tlve agitation on the proposal l had to make. Since that date I have been actively and exclusively engaged in endeavor ing to educate the community to the necessity of locally owned shipping to create a port of commerce tn real ity, fully demonstrating the act that Portland cannot assume the import ance its geographical position entitles It to without ships. I pointed to tha facts that neither the construction of docks or wharves', the dredging-of the river, me deepening of the baiy giving Astoria terminal rates, nor legislation Of any kln4 can ever create commerce without the means to -handle It. I haf shown that three-fourths of the imports and exports, excepting wheat and lumber bear a burden of a freight differential up to 81.60 per ton; that 8200.000 can be saved to th wool growers of Oregon annually; that 8150,000 can be saved on the shipment of 1,000,000 cases of canned salmon; that 850,000 can be saved to the con sumers of Cumberland coal, and so on with many other commodities, with direct service. " 1 have Interviewed every man In town who I thought could and should be interested. I have gone into every detail of this subject a thousand times. I have always acted In the open and have never deviated from a straight, legitimate proposition, and A certain youngster .was one day I It has no abode on earth." suffering greatly by reason of an aoh- I Of course, the althruistlc proposals lng tooth. His mother was endeavor- 1 of the president amaze Mr. Watterson. ing to calm him whose experience In politics and states, against a visit to the manahip has been comprehensive dentist. enough with the kind that savors more "You'll have it out, of the celestial antipodes. Of course, won't you, dearie?" it is absurd to him that a high ideal- the mother pleaded, ism could control' in matters of this "It won't hurtmuch kind, for Marse Henry is the prag- and then the ache will inatlst who set forth during his earlier rta all nvar." - controversy with Candf ilato Wnntmw iJut tii uimappy child continued to I Wilson the belief that money was tha howl with pain. His brother, . a year j most important ractor in politics, and older, was likewise distressed and add- I who now clamors for Mexican territory. ed his pleadings to those of his mother. "Do have it out, dear," repeated the We may ourselves. In common with mother. many other observers. Indulge doubts "Yes, Pick, have It out." added the as to the ultimate success of tbe prest- brother. "It will be one fees to clean, dent's program, although we confess w a www you know." Christian, struggle. should enlist now in the MARY E. TOWNSEND. Liquor Used In North Dakota. Portland. June 18. To the Editor of The Journal Mrs. I H. Additon quotes opinions of governors of prohi bition states, among them L. B. Hanna, of North Dakota. Governor Hanna is the doubts are not as strong as they were in the earlier stages of his slow ly developing policy. But we would not, like the Kentucky editor, cavil at its heavenly qualities and despair that It an be made to stand on terra firms. snapping of the drtftwood logs In the huge old-fashioned, fireplace; nor can you get the frequent smiles and the merry laughter in your atory. Though much that as most interesting In our all-day talk will have to be left out. nevertheless I am going to try to give here and there a sidelight that will give an Idea of the wonderfully inter esting lire of Dr. Owens-Adalr. "My name how f used to hate It when I was a little girl," she said, "Is Bethenla Angeline Owens. I finally tolerated it, and now 1 rather like it. as it Is so unusuaL r used to be 'Beth' when I was a little tot. unless they wanted to tease me, when I was called Bethenla. When I waa little they said I was a regular little tom boy; sometimes they used a harsher term, and said I was a regular little devil., I never was aTrald of anything. Iong before I ever had a pair of shoes 1 would get on the up-hill side of a horse, catch It by the mane and putting my Mr toe above Its knea I would scramble on. If It dumped me off I would set It cornered and un I ments by which a road can be built would crawl again until, in sheer dts for order and Justice and enlighten- gust, the horse would give up and let mnt- I me slay on. All my life all of my I relatives, frienda and acaaalntanrea And is there anyreason why govern- have been ashamed of me. I have been WHAT TO CHARGE FOR SMALL LOANS PARCEL POST PURCHASES "LOGROLLING" AN OFFENSE Ti T HE experiment of bringing country producers and city consumers into closer rela tions by means of the parcel post is being watched by govern- By John M. Osklson. Remedial loan companies have Just as accurate as any. of the rest. rroWn in numbers and (experience so therefore we wi use mm as a sample. that tentative conclusions concerning Mrs. Additon. referring to Governor the DU8lnegg mmy be ,tated. Hanna, says: -He further states that Ir beeQ found from ft ,tU(Jy of , r?,C '" JlVu'LIlll " of these companies over a series Book shows the number of gallons per . . capita iof Intoxicating drinks consumed of years that the annual expenses in ltll in North Dakota was nothing." amount to 14.4 per cent, of tha aver- The lady quoted the governor correct- amount outstanding In loans, ly, therefore no criticism attaches to Adding 6 per cent, to that as a fair her, but so far aa Governor Hanna is return on the money used, you get concerned, either he did not know what over 20 per cent, as a fair return he was talking about, or he deliber- which may be expected on loans made ately falsified. No recent or ancient on. the security of personal property. Brewers' Year Book ever purported to Ob loans based on the security of show the "consumption of liquor in the borrower's salary, the men who any state, but does show the number are fighting the sharks say that 3 of gallons "manufactured" in each per cent, a month, in addition to cer- state, and a governor who does not tain restricted charges, should be know the difference between "manu- charged if the company expects to facture"- and "consumption" shouldn't make a fair return on its capital and make public addresses. really meet the needs of the most In a published article H. L. Sheldon, needy borrowers those who want to recent head of the Oregon Anti-Sa- borrow j10 or 820. loon league, m. .iu.u In N(JW York u opersting he olJ that Governor Hanna ia guilty of. and anfl b, t remedial loan com Rather, we think what the president is trying to do Is Immensely worth while stteraptlrg. Apart from the possibilities of suc cess magnificent possibilities if they can be realized this experiment in Idealism is of educational value to the nation and men in new channels as to me manner in whlcn tne duty or a great people to elvilixation-may be ful filled. It centers attention upon the value of the pacific method, the plan of reason and persuasion, the program cf dignified and considerate patience and restraint, as opposed to the old no tion that might Is right and that bul lets and bayoneta are the only instru ment as well ss Individuals should not ( a thorn in their flesh simply because begin, even Imperfectly, to answer the j I wanted to live my own life In my . age-long prayer of Christendom: "Thy own way, and I have done It, too. will be done on earth even as it Is in ! "My father, Thomas Owena. . is of heaven?" It !s not likely that Presl- Welch descent, though both he and my dent Wilson, In his modesty, would , mother were born in Kentucky. My claim that this Is what he has been j mother was one of the besf 'educated seeking to achieve, but since his csvll- ! women I ever iiw, though she couldn't ing critic of the Courier-Journal would ' read nor write. I have seen too msny damn him by labeling his staiesmsn- educated fools to think that reading ship with th tag of Heaven, why. not or writing makes one educated. She accept the label and let those who will, '.was self-reliant and resourceful, and glory In the may of war, which, on'-could do with what she had and keep good authority, has been likened to cheerful. You could sit her down Irr nu j the trackless woods, and ahe could (start like a bee for its hive, or a car rier pigeon to Its home. Khe never owned a wstch In her life, but she could ,tell the time by the sun within 'five or ten mlnutts. She knew J1 ref ers' association offered to donate 81000 pany one with a working capital of 1 AAA AAA Tkl. . n ... ...I . . . , , ek ,1 I a I VVf V.VU V. XIWO CUIIIl0,My iVUUU ? a.ny cna "V IZl-, ..m. 7- .1 that loans of 810 or less on which 1 Rr,wtr' Year Book purporting to deal with the consumption of liquor. The I in 8166.784.605. or an average' of woman who has a lot does mighty little. My father built us a cabin and then got work splitting rails. Mother cut the ard Oer cent, a month la rhir,.! pay. even when they run for a year, i tion by ,he ",,r" r V'e ,no !' l!" It has found that a loan of 8260 re- tr""8' 8he ould do ,ot wUh ""i r.aM In tnrra wlra .ki.k . wmie nuwiuiit m.i of one-half of 1 per cent paid, will Just repay the cost of making tha loan and the cost of capital used. T'V, I .1 1 . w 'nuiuii vuaiii 1 o Drove use i . . v- . , . . , . fin,t?h.thiohla0w,n;akr?Mwho r t. ling the Job of legislating the sharka , nave rioney to get them. So Uiey tled out of business. They ought to help j p. acr0 tne roof to hold the those associations of men who art -hakes on and fastened the poles with trying to right the sharks by-putting roDe, ma(le from the Inner bark of and made a chimney and a fireplace. decent companies into the field. Loaning money In small amounts, where it is necessary to look up the standing -of the borrowers Is an ex pensive business. You such loans at the legal the hemlock twisted or braided. In place of nails, everything was pegged together with pess. Mother had brought somft-f,sBecl with "her, and can't make soon she ad flsx growing. She rate of In- rotted it and of the fiber made thread. terest, and any law which tries to and aoon we had good elk hide shoes. prevent the small loan comnanv t ram i She traded the linen thread to the In- collecting "usurious" interest Is play, dians for salmon. They made bets of ing into- the hands of the sharka. ! her home-mad i flax thread. Often the beach. It is the loan shark who will r.rom 'wbaJea would drift onto Ise to make loans at the legal rate 'and the Indians would try out their and then exact his 100 per cent, orihlubber. They traded this whale oil n'ore thrpugh disguised charges- and i to mother for flsx. She put the whsle it Is the honest company which will oi ,n cracked cup and a burning rag ... AAmnAll 1 . . . . . . ... i7 luiniKiim iu puc up 11s shutters IT restricted to "legal" interest the charging of offer was specific and official, ant1 about 8224 for every inhabitant ot the made conditions easy for Mr. Sheldon, state; that 223,169 people have de but up to date ho has made no attempt posits averaging 8401 all due to pro to get the 81000 for charity. hibltion. Why do the Sheldons, Hannas and xbe report of the United States Mi.., nrohibitlon leaders persist in comDtroller of the treasury for June have never Interested a single man to making statements of this character? I 4, 1913, shows that the population of Men of their experience Know mai no 1 Maine, esumaiea Dy in government. consumption 01 1 actuary, is tzi.vw, mac me have local option, and we are regulat ing under this law with apparent sat isfaction to all persons Interested." Former Governor Plaisted of Maine HE Washington Supreme Court has established a precedent 1 fiai- S aUiuS voces. ul interest. fea9ance in office. The higher -"."Z' ?AnllTAJt decl6,0fn ?y through the mail In the month of SSffJT.f?1" May was forty thousand parcels. of May 5 at which three members partmeht Inaugurated Its plan for "rBl brining seller and buyer together rvu . . I Juno ucu otAi; y5i VUU Rftaiusi me COUnClI-1 Th vlK nmt nf m.rVntU. men were that tHey had agreed to ters largeiy into the high cost of The Journal trade votes, one faction seeking to iw,. in.Hn.(n growers has defeat the confirmation of Police hnarfcrtlne ar d., th. nnnan.. Chief Jnsche and the Other seeking and often unprofItaDle prices which u u! au yiuiuuce cios- tne farmer receives. ll.ni ,5Ja!!,.SteIner 8 . ecwou accomplish a great deal for na- Mo-m iai6o -niBumoauce. it estao- Nmal ilhi-i the extent of his saying "I will.". Furthermore, I will wager that "tha really astounding assertions herein made will not stimulate a single indi vidual to even look up and take no tice. I desire In " this, my valedictory, to express my thanks to the proprietor of Tha Journal, who has kindly ex tended to mo the use of its columns to exploit my views on this subject and enterprise. In conclusion, I will state there is a strong possibility .of financing this enterprise elsewhere, but having spent a great deal of money in this direction I do not fl that it is Incumbent upon me or that 1 am abl to contribute further for the benefit of Portland. RICHARD CHILCOTT. A BIRD CENSUS CENSUS of birds In the United States is about to be taken, by tbe department of agriculture with the cooper ation of bird lovers throughout the country. ... i The object Is to determine how many birds ot particular species, ? breed within definite areas. r It f Is thought, that, by a comparison of . j census figures with others already avai 1 a Die 11 win do possiDie to as- llshes as a principle of law In the After all, though, the success of certain whether the present state birds are increasing, or diminish Ing in numbers. ;'; : ..- . ; ' The department estimates -that , i American farmers lose a 1 billion t dollars every ; year through Insect ,' " ravages. A vast deal of this could YJ?J Pl Spends upon the enter- .' . , K v lcyi.ea.tuia,uve prise and attitude of the producer. 'LiL'.?!" 7"! Uhe consumer: will increase his pur . ruo" B,-uuy ' chases by parcel post The history of government in America bears evidence that log- r6ljlng by congressmen, members of state legislatures and city coun cils j has been responsible for much vicious legislation. A system of PUBLIC BUILDING POLICY r N HIS advocacy, of a new polfcy In the- matter of public build ings Postmaster General Burle son is receiving the sunport of barter and trade In the delegated I the American Institute of Archi- surrrages of the people has grown I tects. " - r up. I Its evil effects have been! MrJ Burleson's Dlan Is to base .,and federal laws are effective land J shown throughout the entire gamut (the appropriation for a publle bwv uu . luovtuTui vur W8. icfcioiauuu., luuuiuuai. slrta nnn t hniinmir nn inn semcB to tne irw national. r - ealitv in which it Is to be built There is every reason why rep-1 with a provision for an increase In jeooniaiives 01. tne people should J service ana personnel during ten toot j be allowed to trade votes on I years ; after a. careful ; study of the any; . proposition whatsoever.: No i requirements; ... tbe purchase . .. of correct - theory -of representation I similar sitea in towns where siml- Hops and the Soil." Portland, June 12. To the Editor of The - interests or nop been much discussed,- and as fair minded persons we must give due consideration to these vested in terests. But is hop raising to thelr best and most permanent Interests? It Is undoubtedly true that there Is no other cron except tobacco that so im poverishes the soiL . New England farmers tell us that it Tfore out the oil and sucked the fertility out of their land. ' &o they quit hops. How long before Oregon soil will be in the same condition? And ' again It is truly said that most bop fields are owned by large corporations and cap! talists, so that the interests of eom- psritively few people would be in volved. All Intelligent students of the subject concede and believe that nine- tenths of the peopW of our common wealth suffer either directly or Indi rectly from the evils of the liquor system. Then no one who wishes for the greatest good to the greatest num ber would aver allow tha hopquestlon to make votes for the wets. .. TKa 1 1 rttiir rm f Arr4 tv la . tv. 4 . w losing fight. Scfence, economy and!lt? ihnwtm tne llauor has ever been complied by any- bank deposits aggregate 8148,913.688.84 one, for the very simple reason that or 4198.71 per capita. This Is much It la impossloie to ao so. 1 lower iun "'i'"' k -, ... n a. MORRIS. I anv other Kew England state. The average deposits per capita m Mr. Woodruff on Key's Song. the license states r .r. nnri' r Inn, 12 Tn tha PM. '-""' ..''Z.1Z' ruruau . - - are a, follows: Kew jiampsnira, itor of The Journal Mr. O Sullivan v.rmont $24o.64; Massachu comes again with an alleged definition ' ;24S.11: Rhode Ialand. 8248.68; of "anthem." and pretends to quot. Connectlcut t270.2. Webster. x na. . M Additon quotes Governor Craig Webster at hand. I find the-definition rth Carolna as eayin, that the of "anthem" to be: sacred tune. or - . . ravenu8 of that state for 1913. piece of music set to woros taken rrom under prohibition, greatly exceeded the tha Psalms or other parts of the Scrip- totai revenues for 1908, under license, tures." So I was entirely correct, un- DUt tne governor falls to mention the less Mr. O'SuIUvan can cite the Psalm fact that taxes have been Increased or Scripture containing the substance au along the line to provide this addi- of "The Star Spangled Banner," one of tional revenue made necessary by the ..tiniial annim. The naarest tn a I increased cost in aaminiaier ins me recognition of God in "The Star Span gled Banner" is in the last line of the last stansa, to-wlt: "And this be our motto. Tn God Is Our Trust'," whila "For more than half a century we have had upon our statute books, and for more than a quarter of a century Ir. the long as there was a newer country to In the oil cave us our light. If there was no whale oil she used bear grease or melted elk fat for her oil lamp. "My father and mother moved from Kentucky to Mlanourl, so I am Ken tucky bred but Missouri born. I was born in Van Buren county on the sev enth day of Februsry, 180. "The Kentucky blood of my fsther and mother called for change and ad venture. Missouri was too tame so constitution of our state, prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxi cating liquors: and looking back over, these years no fair minded man can refrain from a feeling of disgust; not only hss the purpose failed ef accom plishment, but hypocrisy, corruption snd disregard for law have been be gotten." Governor Baldwin of Connecticut: "Our state has had its experience with statewide prohibition. Recently a lo cal option law was adopted, and I be lieve our present law is giving satis faction to all concerned. Local option. whereby the people of each community can decide the policy to be adopted in such matters as the license question. appears to be the most satisfactory method of dealing with the license question." LOI8 I. CRAIO. state rovernment. Finally Mrs. Additon quotes Govern or Hanna of North Dakota as saying that the Brewers' Year Book shows that no intoxicating drlnlts were con- Titwainlntrv in all avainat th,ni TXi.t I more than all. morality la against thai Those Figure From Governors. trarria. ana tne nan ox jeaovah is up- the whole Of the fourth stansa of the 'Z?? Vtate in l5fl. This Vs hymnn "America breatnes a spirit of RD8Urd anti Mrs. Additon admits that worship, of trust in, and of petition to ,t , a misstatement The Brewers' Almighty God. Is this why Mr. O'Sul- year Book makes no such statement. Uvan and his colleagues are so anx- but aoem state that no intoxicating ious to knock "America"? I do not liquors were manufactured- in Norta know of any wno nave Deen or are Dakota in 1911, knocking "The Star Spangied Banner." I HARRY K. HALL. isn I do know of those who of" late have been knocking "America," in sea- Lbcal Option Testimony. son and out of season. Really patri- J Portland, June 18. To the Editor of otic Americans j are fond of both The Journal I notice that Mrs. Addi- hymns. My ancestors came to Amer- ton, in her communication of June lea about 300 years ago. How long quotes the governors of three prohlbl- ago did Mr. O'Sulllvan's come? I have tlon states in an attempt to show that a framed certificate in my parlor that prohibition Is a success. J suggest I am proud of. certifying that I am a that Mrs. Additon might quots other member of the ."Francis Scott Key governors and former governors of Memorial- Association," and a sub- states where prohibition has been tried, scriber to the fund Yor the purchase who hold decided views to. the con- and preservation f the historic home trary. .Here are a few: : of Francis Scott I Key, at Washington, Vice ' President Thomas R. Marshall, n r im Mr rvftuiiivan t m,mw e former governor of Indiana: Men WM. It- WOODRUFF. I cannot e iegiai trlniis. KxDenence nas provea imi statewide prohibition falls in appllca- on : it. w hoever can measure the worth ot a boy -or a man, can measure tn some degree the character destroy ing power of the saloon. -. t There is a new star in. the borison of our state, yea, of our nation, and it is the star of deliverance from the ab solutism of rum, The American peo ple must unlock, arms with the liquor business and every patriot, or every loose V X Z " tion. and local option, which embraces Portland. June 13. To the Editor of :L "' ., 1. , t ,n.,rnm.ht 1. The Journal In a communication pub- l rlL . . iai in m, rorau.umc.uoo puo-1 - - frr-d to an statewide en lished in The Journal on June . Mrs. I " . . . , - ii. awmu "7V a.. V' Former Governor Pothier of Rhode three prohibition states in an effort to . -fh. Rhoda Island conaUtu- prove tbat prohibition is beneficial. If'a: T ii J5 rhVwVirr Governor Haines of; Maine is quoted tion was niended V" rph0b"n aa saying that with a population of the manufacture "f j 'nicfa5: but 743.000 Mains has in her savings " .lloow Ijat ow ln .t1: banks, trust companies and building factory working. of; tha amendment It and loan companies assets aggregat- was repealed in 1889. .At present we Americanism of "America." Portland. June 12. To the Editor of The Journal I notice D. M. O'SuIUvan objects to the singing of "America" on Flag day. It seems,if me we used to sing that song wherf was in school, years ago, and I don't remember any thing that was un-American in it. I have tried to locate my old songbook but have been unable to do so. Would you kindly publish the song In the columns of The Journal, so we may all see what there is about It that does not represent "true Americanism'? JOE BLISS. The Ragtime Muse Laud Problenf. "If I were not a turtle." Said the turtle with a grin, "I'd be a snail, for you alao l.ivo your own house within. Aristocrat,) of nature,' VYc be all clad in mall; Our homes we carry with us." Said the turtle to the snail. "We're righteously exclusive, . And homes we never lack; We are noble and we carry Our castles on our back; And If dangers ever threaten Or even harm betide. We creep into our fortresses And lock ourselves inside." . "You speak." the snail said, "truly. But. alas! I've never found A placo to put my castle. Free of rental, on the groundf "Be off. you silly pessimist; You only weep and wall; We are eaten for the ground rent!" Said the turtle to the snail.. . ao to. so with the first wagon train of 1843 they started for Oregon. The Oregon emigrants met nesr Independ ence, Mo., to organise. We were with the Applegate party. Peter II. Burnett of Weston, Mo., waa there with a party from the Piatt purchase. T. I. Kaiser had a party, so did Daniel Matheney and Jesse Looney. There were oyer a hundred wagons In the Prty, and nearly a thousand people. At the Big Blue river the company was divided into two sections. Not only wss It a problem in so large a company to graze the oxen, but many of the emi grants had loose stock, so there were several thousand cattle In the train. "Jesse Applegate was In command of our train after the Big Blue was crossed. They called It the cow col- ...... . -. w . -1 ...... - umn. I was a nine iui in old I had Mack hair and shiny black 1 eyes, and waa full of life and go. Jesse applegate took a great liking to me. He would carry me for inllra perched on his shoulder. He wss as good ss be was homely. lie was homely thst he would never liava his ploture taken. We landed In an In dia'n canoe at Tansy Point, now called Flavel. on Chrlatmas dsy. 183. Fsther had (0 cents In money, but both father and mother had plenty of courage. Father was 38 years old. He was a natural woodsman, and a lightning striker at splitting rails. He hart been deputy sheriff In Kentucky at I years of age. and had proved his cour age thoroughly during the eight yara he held office aa deputy ana iavr as sheriff, so they bed no fears for the future. In less than two. years ho be came the first sheriff of Clatsop coun ty The old donation itno ciaim jainrr took up In 1843 he later sold to Judge Cyrus Olney." The -Woman's" 'Page. The Journal each evening: pre-" sent s a number of striking features. Many of them are of exclusive interest to wom en; others are ot general appeal. They all are worth while. Cul tivate this ' dally feature k ; page; you will find It profit able. .. , '