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THE : OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE V 27, 1914. THE JOURNAL: ' txnrrrr.iiit.irT tcwirpr.n 'twiMM -r reaHn tearest MB4r var Csa4t unrvtiir at The mhwi Boila. tmrvjij nana fettle ixt.or. iwit at ik .( ru t fiUM, Or..- (or IraoauiM-ioa tSrtntgk , (sa. utla .cavl ' : - " in.r.rMi-ji mi tits; hi a-eust. an partaaot sdiad kf iaaa sasttana. Tell ' Ua tur o-kat 4aparttBt f-m wast. ' S-ajamle kcstour Hrnaowtck Bid!,, SUS H.lb are.. .Kr tor, ill ln.l't MMiyiivu lra fc auil t o is United Mtstaa r fctic. DAJt Oae fer..,,...$..iO On stoato.......! M SDHDAT,. '""! -.' woe .r. ...... RAO OM tort . DAILY AMD StlKDSf 4x rear T.H Om swats.. . When You Go Away Have The Journal nt to your Summer address. I cU that mind free which proUmt itself against the usur pation of society . -William Kllery Channlng. WHAT WK OWK tI.OMBIA Til K United, States cannot af ford to perpetuate the wrong It. committed against Colom bia. The fact that Colombia is a weak nation is no excuse fdv us to refuse her an honorable settle ment. In the' moment -when the Washington government has sig nally won the unbounded respect and confidence of every country on the Western Hemisphere, it is no time for us to play the bully. The facts as to how we got the Panama canal torte are not even debatable. The whole unfortunate story Is history. French' money financed the Panama revolution by buying the disloyalty of a suf ficlent number of Colombian sol dlers, and our hasty recognition of the new republic of Panama pre vented Colombia from recovering her lost territory. . The French Canal Company was; unable to build the canal. The pronpect that the United States' would build a competitive canal through Nicaragua destroyed the credit of the French company. Tho latter's concessions from the Co lombian government were about to expire, and the French' were ex tremely anxious to sell to the United States. They had been ask ing $100,000,000 for their plant, their, excavations and their fran chises, The French were represented In the United States by William- Nel son Cromwell,, who for' years led the paid lobby , of the French com pany in 'its effort to defeat Ameri can legislation for an Isthmian canal. The Hay-IIerran "treaty which the Colombian Eenate unani mously rejected was not 'drafted by Secretary Hay or by Senor Her- ran, the Colombian charge. In the main, it Was the work of William Nelson Cromwell, who, as the New York World declares, "took Senor H err an to Secretary Hay's 'homo- at night, and induced him to sign the . proposed treaty, although a cabled gram was on its way from. Bogota; ordering Herran not to sign." The World adds: " "' The Panama revolution was bought and, paid for by French" canal "inter esta. Tit money that bought and paid for It was pent from New York, and was used to bribe Colombia sol- . dtera. , The plot was , carefully . laid. The revolution was handled by em ployes of the Panama railroad. In the part we played in this business, we wronged Colombia. As an honorable nation and as a matter, of simple justice, we should make reparation. Perhaps the $25, . 000,000 of the treaty is too large. but a, Just repartiQn Is g , duty , we owe Colombia in the common hon . vsiy oeiween one nation ana a .wronged neighbor nation. ,. TWO GREAT REFORMS T HE plural voting and the Welsh disestablishment bills have passed the British House of Commons for the third time and will now hecorae laws6 re gardless of the. Lords. i.-Enactment of these measures marks a long - step forward In the fight for re- , form in Great Britain. Under the law as ft was a prop erty owner could vote in as many districts as he owned property. . General elections are not held on . the same day,, thus making it pos- sible for the landed Briton to trav el from one district to another, easting a vote in each. Under the new law, a plural' voter, who was '. In reality- a legalized repeater, must ' select (me district In which, he will be allowed to vote. It la estimated that between four and five per cent of the total elec torate In England and Wales has been non-resident, . But this does 1 not shew the full strength of plural voting because it does not Include suburban residents ; who "'could vote where, both office and ' . home were. The new law Isex peeted to add material strength -to : ' the Liberal party, . It , goes into effect before the next general elec- - tion and may he the determining , . factor in close constituencies, r .Under tho disestablishment law , the established church of -Wales is the established church no longer, A Btate-suDPortfd religion is stripped of its prerogatives and is left to stand on its own feet like . . ;the ponconforralst sect. ; ;'V i ' 7 The effect of this law is expected . ,to bt ' f ar-reachlhg. in 19M the Liberals were pledged to "a radioa . ' reform in the public school system whereby staterelded. church schools should be .superceded - by nonsec tarian schools.- A blll passed the House of Commons, but the Lord killed it. Now, with Welsh dises tablishment out of the way, the Liberals 'propose to : proceed with their program for nonsectarian pub- tic schools. - , PORTLAND KOT AN ASS P ORTLAND is not a fool. ' She does hot even Jook the , part. That she will never play it, can be set down 'as settled,- v If, after one short year of trial. Portland would abandon commis sion - government. ua rwt .uvj j aidermanic form, she would be an j ass, and . nobody will dispute it. The proposal would be instantly resented by thousands who would Insist on saving this fair town from such a colossal folly. No city that has ever once adopt ed commission government has ever gone back to the aldermanic sys tem. t In nearly, every commission city attempt has been made to get back' to the for mer plan, but In every known lnstancethe proposed change has failed. It would fail in Portland. There is no reason for anybody to jte) anything now tb interfere with the present city government. There may be minor faults. There may be administrative acts that small groups or even large groups do not like. i But that Is no reason for a re call. It is no reason for changing government. It is no reason for restoring the old aldermanlo Plan I under which the-, tfgents of Big IXje-w i - .a sineBs useo 10 go into me- coun cil chamber and whisper Into the ears of councllmen while the body was in session. It is no reason for going back to a system in which It Is well known that there were times when some members of the council got a -dlvy on every yard of paving laid in the city, Portland's government la wide open now. The mayor gets no drawback on paving. Mr. Daly gets no divy on paving. Mr. Bigelow gets no Bide graft out of the paving.' Mr. Dieck gets no side money out of the paving. Mr. Brewster gets no percentage out of the paving. There is not a man in Portland who will publicly accuse, either of them, on such a charge. There is not a man Jn Portland who has the slightest suspicion on the point. There Is literally no scandal. Everybody knows that the heads of departments at the city hall, are honest men and that they are con ducting government honestly. Never before was the public business of Portland , conducted so completely in. the open or so entirely within full view of all the people. What 'folly to go back to the old system In which nobody knew, any thing about anything? SAVE THE REMNANTS A' " T COPCO on the Klamath river, a few miles south of the Oregon boundary line, the California & Oregon Power Company is installing a mil lion dollar power plant from which the towns of Southern Oregon and Northern California are to be sup plied with electricity for lighting and power purposes. XThe location is an ideal one. The river has cut a narrow pas sage through a rock wall a hun dred or more feet high and can be easily controlled. Above is a small amphitheatre that will make a splendid reservoir It is estimated that at this plant 106,000 horsepower will be devel oped at a less cost than any place in the United States and possibly in me world, with the exception of Norway. Viewing the site the thought naturally comes that here 13 a con crete argument in favor of state or federal, control of power sites as opposed to private ownership. .me great architect of the uni verse created the site and a few individuals have come alonar and made appropriation of that which was tne property of all. If it were possible to control the air supply and meter it out to consumers the man who could do so would he as Justly entitled to charge so much a cudio root, and claim perpetual ownership. : ; The day-should be hurried when the remnant of shore lands on navigable stream and power sites win ds saved to the public. THE NEW BANKING lAy A' NNOUNCEMENT isjnade that the National, City Bank of New York has decided to es tablish a branch institution at : Buenos Aires. The First Na onal Baok .pf: Boston is said to be contemplating a similar move Even before the banking and . cur rency law - pas its machinery at work plans have been made for using u m behalf of American bus iness in South America. It is the beginning of a big tuovtjiusBi lor tne promotion of our foreign trade,:. It is evidence that President Wilson'i insistence upon adequate , banking : legislation was Dasea upon a true vision- ofJ toe country s commercial needs. Branch banka ln South America were made possible by the ; law which the president forced through vongresa in the face of determined oppoitipn. - American, salesmen in south America have been at a disadvan tage because ;they were not up ported ; by - banks " and- steamship lines. Heavy . annual commissions have" been paid to European banks for handling puis of exchange rep resenting our.'. financial. dealings with foreign " countries.' These i banks naturally use their influ-' enoe for the success of men and! firms of their own country. The German banks in South America are recognised as the out posts of great industrial groups. The British foreign banking system directs Its efforts toward, the, pro motion of British Interests. It U a practice for European capital to insert in a contract that the ma terlal atQd - B construction shall be European. If a railroad project is financed by British money, ; the constructing company is required to use British rails and the rail road to use British equipment. American banks with foreign. branches will be in a position o impose like requirements. The new banking and currency law gives them an opportunity to place our foreign trade on a parity with that . of Europe, Announcement that thai hanlra sr Bizine nnon i ii "-j. j... I i,uc vPi)vriUMHy-.i..uww "' Wilson legislation is in the inter- est f the United States. THE RECORD r N HIS Brownsville speech, Dr. Withyeombe .was right! In his insistence that Democratic gov ernors have used the veto to a far greater extent than have Re publican governors. He was entire ly right in his inference that Demo cratic governors are . more likely to use the veto than are Republican governors. " . Tho public records show that in 31' years. Republican governors have been at the head of the state government a total of 14 years, and Democratic governors a total of 17 years. In the period, Repub lican governors vetoed six bills, and Democratic governors 243 bills. The vetoes of the Republican gov ernors combined, saved the -state a total of $5000. The vetoes of the Democratic governors saved the taxpayers almost two million dol lars directly, and a great deal more indirectly. , In the period, the legislature al ways happened to be overwhelming ly Republican. At no time was there a sufficient representation of the minority to seriously challenge the purposes 'or plans of the ma jority, a condition, that always leads tq recklessness and extrava gance. Wherever and whenever the ma jority of a legislative body is over whelming, the natural tendency, re-H gardless of what may be the party of the majority, is to be unre strained and unstinted in its acts, whether In making laws or passing appropriations. It is one of the certain consequences of a legisla ture in which there is not a strong minority to dispute the majority progress or challenge its ends. That is why Democratic gover nors have been more bold -and de pendable in the use of the veto. It Is natural for it to be so, for the strong Democratic governor with the veto in his hand can be a pow erful check-to the extravagance of a reckless and undisputed majority. This freer use of the veto by Democratic governors has not been because a Democrat is a Democrat or a Republican a Republican, but because the Republican governors were disposed to agree with the Re publican, legislatures we have had, while Democratic governors were more disposed to oppose and to question their appropriations. Dr. Withycombe is perfectly right in his inferential suggestion that slight nse of the veto is to he expected from Republican gover nors and a large use of the veto Is to be expected from Democratic governors. The public record, of the savings by Democratic governors is almost $2,000,000 and by Republican gov ernors only $5000. A NATION Ali CELEBRATION E SPECIAL significance will ho given to the celebration of the Fourth of July at Phila-. delphla this year. President Wilson has consented to be pres ent and join with the governors of the thirteen original st&es of the union, senators and representatives iln the exercises. It is hoped that this will ha the first of a series of annual events which will make of Philadelphia a political Mecca where pilgrims will worship at tha shrine of liberty In Independence Hall where the Dec laration of Independence was for mulated and from whence it was promulgated. . In short, it is de sired to nationalize the annual cel ebration of the nation's birthday In Philadelphia by the participant tion of the .president and official of the original states every year. The movement appeals to sen tit ment as an. inspiration for patriot ism In the yearg to come, Ffcua delphla was formerly the capital of the nation, and ls filled - with monuments that recall the early history of the government. . The plan is splendid, and there is none to more fitly officiate at its first application than the roan who has given a new birth of free dom to American finance, to Amer ican business and to the American people, , ' j TRUTH IN ADVERTISING 0 NS; of the conclusions reached at the latp international Ad vertising Convention ,r t To ronto waa that it pays to teilj th? truth la advertising! and ;tha an article that win not stnd the light of truth is not worth being advertised. . This conclusion proves that con ditions la the commercial world are growing better. From time im- memorial among traders there has existed a doctrine that business lies were white lies and were par donable . because they were neces- sary tosucceas; that If a merchant toid the truth about , his goods he would never sell them. 'The prin ciple was probably first laid down by some 'old Aryan Judge in his decision of , a case involving the sale of a decrepit horse wherein the worsted buyer was told that the, burden of care was upon hira.- As civilization . becomes more complex the "doctrine r of 'Caveat emptor" is going out of existence and i the time may come when a groceryman will confess that there is sand In his sugar, a horse trader acknowledge that his hors is blind in one eye and an auto mobile dealer admit that a rival car has a better transmission. , Truth in business is the cor- nerstcne of success. While there i will ever hn thnu nt narrnw vw I . J . . J conceal me irutn aDOUv I ineir goods for the sake of a sale j without regard for a repatatlon, the true business man will sacri fice the exchange of an inferior article to build upa name that will merit respect and confidence. Letters From the people (Communlcatlona unt tn Th. ImihiiI for 1 publication to Itala datmrtmant ahouls ba writ. ten on only p tide pf tbt paper, aboultl sot icced 3W word la leiigtb and mut be - conipanieu or tue nam and addreta of the I r-H'fc. S-?,!LwSfia M !.!.? . - . 1 "DiicuaeleD la the creaieat or all reform-1 a. it rationalises everrtuina It lHrhpa. It I rob principle of all falae aanetitr and I S&STRVil eroohea them out ot exiateoceHBd sata up it own eonelualana in thalp n..il."Wnu(MV I WUagi. Takes Issue With Mrs. Duniway. Portland, Or., June 27. To the Bdi r of The Journal In making reply thav several letters of Abigail Scott t h r, .I..' alT, inV Duniway which have appeared In your .,... w. I columns In thrpast few months. Xf" w - . V.v ti . - Th- r my brow as they have en the vener- able exponent of equal rights .for botn sexes, Ana wiuio tnu omn nvr superior ability and larger experience in dealing with the question of votes for women, I shall question her treat-1 mem. 01 tne liquor tramc. ooa uiea to say good words for the existing or- der of things and prophesies dire ca- torcti law, order and temperance." The dice or misled as to tha truth con lamitiea if conditions are changed, but premise Itself is absolutely illogical, cerning the "Republic of Panama" William Jennlngs Bryan says that it ls a contradiction in terms to say and the causes leading to its inoon- , tvvu w u l.YVf l awwrean wn. Kne casts tne entire blame on in man who Is not strong enough to re-1 elst tb colossal accumulation of sug- gesttve temptation which meets his eyo. at every turn, superadded to inherited tendencies, and reasons that his pun- I lshment is Just on account of hia weak- But tne punisnment visitea upon the victim of strong drink, heavy I though it ba is small compared with ..wv.. "I4 ". fond Wife and the Children. WhO, but lor uis iiui, miuia tnjojr it appj nomg With all the Pleasures Of Childhood. These results, however sad. are lim-1 J Al .h T ' i " vu woo 'v. ciety me cnanga irom a Dunaer to a destroyer, from a conservator of order aim ueceuu, irrWawi wno oaxo ana aeepuig aeaiana pouco, juu,., wU1w, w, nU,ni.nw, formatories snd almshouses. It is a leartuj price we pay lor tne perpetua- tlon Of a. few hop fielOa, Which WOUld I bring their owners more money plant- eq to aiiaira. sugar oeets ana logan I ior 11 ""fP"" oa ". '- " u nunareas or saioon men. who can I . A . . .y . . 1 uc,.,a vo-w.m wuon iuir energies n mwiai.w uyuunuiHg jaaiesa v isami aown. I EDWARD McLERNON. Mr. .lnscow. unuiengee. ST W 1 . . a a-s a m I Portland, June J7. To the Editor ef The Journal I notice in Mr. Cooper's I repiy to uua m, inney that he aays the whiskey trust is a soulless corpor- I atlon that knows no mercy. While this may be true, I wish tq ask Mr. Cooper if this la the only soulless eornoratlon. an if It la nnt a fact that I the liauor dealers hav. the same right en." Who does that? The Jolly, good ,y eaPbl an.d intelligent young wom to form a trust as any other commer- fellow that sets up the drinks. The en who earn from 125 to 940 a week olal bodv? If ha would nrohihit una man behind the bar. Tha cltv rnimril Two of the five who live together trust from doing business, why not prohibit all, and establish a great co- operatlve commonwealth, and then righteousness. Justice and equality would reign ao far aa soulless coroor- ations ara concerned. The question before the peoola of this state is whether we shall prohibit the sale ef liquors. Hauor is the fruit of tha earth, the same aa any other commodity. Why prohibit the use of It? It ls a stimulant and nourishment to the body. Prohibition Is a fanatical erase that will blow over like a cy- clone. It has been threshed over tor nearly a century, and little ha been! accomplished. A lot of prohibition orators have been imported Into this State tO Stir UD Strife. I Challenge them all to meet me fsae te face on the floor of any public hall in this state In a Joint debate of two huors. I will show them that I am no scoundrel nor oowara, nor am x airaia to aerend my honest convictions at any time or P10- . EDWIN A. LINgQOTT. v rromuiuun tuu inumirT. sra T.il.lil M W -S) T3.vf leia-rv Tun a 7 T the The Journal in my opinion the con. W viumu, as -a. wi V-U Jf ft tention fpr a wet Oregon la an argu. meht tq gratify an' abnormal and de- p raved appetite. It is an argument for an Indulgence which la plainly against moral uplift. It la a conten. tion for a dangeroua personal liberty to debauch oneself, a Personal liberty any true man or woman ought to b ashamed to ask for;, yet soma other, wise good women are contending for it, On the other hand, tha contention for Oreaen dry is a contention far a bigher conception ef life, an effort tq safeguard xnto, and women, Joe, against hurtful appetites. As for the contention that prohibl- tion would destroy many of the Indus, tries or tne atate, 1 no not mm tne effect would bq serious, but I hope we may have a chance to vote on a bill thta fall to establish a state de. partment of tnfluatry. , whereby men may ba given an opportunity to create wealth and receive the full value of their labor. TP ig would give thq aa. loon people an opportunity to de something of real, worth to soclaty, and also, aolvq our question of unemploy- ment vary effectively, Wine and Mosaic J-,w, TamhilL Or.. June l.Te the Editor of The journal- H M, Finney, wriulveU. In' speaking of the Colombia lng June 22. aays If sne attempted tql treaty ape tne payment ntr we umieqido not tnina tnat wnai cannot pa jusu Improve Goda handiwork She would I States of $25,000,000 on account of the if led tn the case of .individuals can be not. above all else, use wine, where Christ said; "Do this In commeraora. tion of me.' From- Christ's -tfhsrae-1 bla.. by wmcq we ware to get certain i aupport tne aaroimstrauon er rres tar, wo know that ha used unfennanted I eonccaalonarfo a stipulated sum. That I dent Wilson in his straightforward. wine. Another quotation ana -wseai aivoC sjrong drink to him that Is A FEW SMILES "Hurray!", yelled father. "Hurray a couple of times!" , "What In the world is the mat ter?" asked mother. "You " act ' like, a monkey!" , "I've Juet discov ered 'a. wonderful thing!" father . re plied. . "Here'a one town In Mexico with a nam , that Is pronounced exactly like it la spelled!" During the short seven years of her life, little Florence Louise bad become duly impressed with the prevalence of specialists in the medical profession. One day, returning from a visit to a small playmate, she. Calmly announced: "Reha swallowed a button.- - Lrtvy 'Are you not wor ried about her?" she was asked. "Oh. she will get alona all riant!" Florence Louisa coranlacentiv renlled. I n-j,v nt for a reirular button dooi I tor".judae. "JarVc aairi tha mtini m. f ffr I jacK. satq tne young wile arter I ams nao just aanow i wiin nsr nusoano, I vn'Ta ff.rtalnW Im I proved wonderfully 1 l i li inaj rtrora, uui m iaai in rosy not '.5 i.v5:have suffered much, more than the uvn t you r.moiw i how frightfully . you I used to dresses?" tear my "Yes." replied Jack. "I wasn't buy ing them then." "a.1y to perish and win. to him that h.av nf Via art " Through the evolution Of the race a rr.it minv art. that win nnt crlmtal nr .im. mn I BV'abov.V quotation comes under the old Mosaic directions and laws, butll"" BU- . t- i.. v.. .1 1 I r:: "t::, I. ...-vs. , i becoming Intolerable to every sober minaea oerson. ?ln- unk, ayln afterwards 1 "tin h.lim ilrnnt tin mnra thin fifltoh. lisbing temperanca." Strange to say. since then people have not been living up to temperance. Noah saw that It! ws not fc"00 to drunken, so he Bt0pped. but there are thousands upon thouBana. who e not ,0 wlse Noah n this rnrt Thn wa mnet n. a "X foThenT' A?,lS Bhall that remedv be? Nothin will uff ice but the total annihilation of this destructive agency. Her article 1 concludes- with; "Vote, wet. "for. on. sucn a tning is true, i no uquor proo- Jem IS tne cause or most Of our nolltl- I 0ai and social troubles. Wa should cut the roots of these trees of blood and crime, and vote dry, for enforced law. order and temDeranc. WILLIAM C. M'ELHANET . . ... More Scripture on Liouor. Newnort. Or.. June 24 To the tor of Tha Journal T'n.. t.. 12. Mr. Bexen said. "The attempt was iirsn maae y prohibitionists to show that the Blbla waa faynmhU th.l. I c,s. - and. "Tha nnnonont. nt P... hlbltion have shown that nothing In I h nihia ran ha Mn.tnii o. m. muiaing . total abstinence or favoring tne doctrine or prohibition." Tha Rihi cava nvin. i . ,ov. Utrong drink a br'awler, and whosoever arreth thereby is not wine." "Be no I among- winebibbera, for the drunkard 1 mm come to novertv." "who hath woe? Who bath sorrow? Who hath contentions? ' Who hath comnlalnlna? Wh hath vmin. wltnnnt a who hath redness of ayes? The an, aewer Is plain and positive: "They that tarry long at the wine. They that go to seek mixed wine." " I rin nmmanl4a "t.v n ...... 1 " vrv b.iww V. JJVil the wine when U is red; when Jt givttil its color in the cup; when it goeth down smoothly." Then, as a narent o a child. He axnlalna whv. aavina- atlngeth like an adder." This lan- ' "w M guage is incapable of any ether mean lng than Just what It saya plainly. To drinK is a violation of a divine com mand, and is, therefore, a sin. Concerning: the traffic the Bible says, "Woe unto him that glveth his neighbor to drink, that puttee t thy hottl to him and makest him rir,mlr- issuing license tq sen. Kvery voter that votes a wet ticket. The state or national government, or any political party, that upholds and defends the license system. I Liquor revenue to pave streets or otherwise build or beautify cities Is blood moneys "Woe unto him that buildeth a town with blood and estab- Hsneth a city with iniquity." What does the Bible say about license mon- y ' " is not lawful to put it Into J the treasury, for It ls the price, of t10m. ne entire uquor business la Sin and crime. B. W. DURKEE. v - me Business situation. Portland, June J7. To the Editor of Tha Journal Tn mv wav of thtnklnn- the railroad stock alumn la owina- tn I the fact that the Interesting publiu I are now fully cognisant that almost all rail systems are ao weighted with watered stock Incumbrances that it ia doubtful if they are worth anythim at all. Two other considerations have weight; one is that the Panama canal. now on the eve of operation with Its cneaper xreigni irom ocean to ocean, Will dftdUCt millions Of dollars in I ' 1 " ' 1 ' " freight and passenger carriage now prevailing, ana muring wnoiiy to tha railroads. The necessitous decline in freight and passenger transportation rates will affeqt nearly every great system in tha country. Tne otner is ttiat tne motor truck affords a method whereby a large pro. portion of lnterurban traffic is ran-, idly being taken from the rail sys. tema. I xnese laciora must exert a power - 1 ful influence' In the downward ten. dency of railroad stock and are the fundamental reasons for tha depres- sion complained of- -The Oregonian seeks to pour Oil en the muddled situation it helps to ere. ate, anu t cvii-vicwe oy aa- clarlng that good times are now mani. feat, contrary to Its previous grue. some misgiving. But the cloak will not cover tha delinquencies of the money-bund. ' , , 1; Mr. t-awson explains the situation as wneuy owing te.tns nnanciai ba- rons, whom the bankers in session at Medford recently gave accent teTn pronounced Wanner. ' - j CIXAS. P. CHURCH. . . , ,. Difiree With ItOOSevelt, r Portland. Or- June 27-Te the Ed. I itor of Tne Journal Theodora Raoae. I Panama canai sons, caus i .Dj&curpan. I We entered Into a treaty with Caiom. I treaty paapeq our naitata. nuv tea w I Pass the senate Of . Colombia. . Will PERTINENT COMMENT BMALli CHANGS -At any ratebneral Huerta qualifies as the greatest about-to-doer of his tory. s. Possibly congress has acquired the bablt and now cannot bring itself to adjourn. . . : Mr. Wilson knowa how to make an ultimatum of harveyised steel when oo casion demands. i Huerta aavs that he wish to re-J tire with credit- But, no doubt, he U I willing to dvaeount jt for casu. New York li roovinc to' get rid of Its "fake rausio teachers. If It fol lows ud the innovation with war on fake music It will deserve a medal. Every ' time eonaress or the ttresl- dent Is asked to leave business alone something turns up that demands the attention of an investigating commit tee. - ' Well, th country atriiaaled alone for ?ulte u while without the polo cup be ors ever it was brought over hers. Mayb we can endure the deprivation that It has gone back. If -it is all the same to those sav- "l. worm wouiu priar mi inny dev8e something that will make It Im mune from mosquitoes rather than zrom tne ellects or mosquito Dltes. """" -n.nursi may noia ine nunnr natlent rounz man who absentm nded iy married a girl who could not cook. White Wolf" must have nicked ud a volume of the memoirs of G hen sis Khan, which would make stimulating mental food for an oriental with some trusty followers and .unlimited ambi tion, - still in high school the wmilii Inaa thai nairaillar At inar a rnltif. frmhniDi an1 .onhnmnr. U y romy it would not be any great narasthtp ror the American soiaier ana ailor boys to pick up their June brides irom among tne rair unoniai o: vera dion or international amity. OUR DUTY TOWARD COLOMBIA Prom the Philadelphia Publio Ledger ' (Republican.) 'a nvmmmnt ' . T". BJ? J'JPl? ,or tn high-handed "taklng-'of Pan- am by President Roosevelt Is the Judgment or all fair-nunded Amer leans not blinded bir nartlaan nralu. tlort This much may be admitted without anr.antlna- as a eorollapv the untenable belief that tha Colore bians in repectlng the terms offered bv tha Hav-Harren treaty were ac- tuated by a spirit of patriotism. The grasping greed of tha Colom bians threatened to permanently de lay an international enterprise of vital Importance to the whole west- Pn vamsni.r. . n t,.i n.iiAa called for prompt and vigorous ac- tion to prevent disaster. But It did not n.ll tnr tha Hallharata vlnl.tlnn nf tha anlamn araatv kKIImMm a tha TTnita Ktataa tn nrnl.rt fnlATn- hi. in n..iiit .!, T..h. mus, nor the fabrication of an In surrectlon to give the color of regu intv tn a in tha o.n.i If. tha emergency was one that called for force, and it probabily was. it would have been more honest for the united states to exercise Its cowur at the expense of Ha weaker nelgb- bor and to leave It to the interna. I tlonnl tribunal at Tha Him. tn fl. the compensation to Colombia for the actual losses It might have suf- I fered. I Thaaa fact. mn k. v.n. min 1 " " wr- ' 1 ' ' ' la considering the merits of the treaty laid before the senate by Sec I retary Bryan. Everv administration since the "takinar of Panama' hi. THE TRAINED NURSE By John M. Oskieon: I know a group of trained nurses who live together In New York, and who thus cooperatively combat the I high COSt f living. Thy are high nana accuunu. una naa iu cnecmng account ana a, savings ac- count; she actually has saved over 200 fter for or 'lv y of hard work. Her checking account hovers I around 1100. She is the John D. Rock efelier of the group, though another nurse known to them has saved over $3000 In about 15 years of killing ef- i ana stern seir aemai.. Those five nurses will never save anythjng like ioo apiece tney won i I consent to dress as dowdtly and live as rrugauy us ineir iriena nas a one. I They hope to quit nursing after a lme and marry. The man they marry win men taae up tne ouroen oi n r-snclng, which they will gladly put I OOwn. But I'm not aura that all of this run f five will be able to find the I rtht sort of husbands. "Any msn at I Roosevelt, or hit of his aunDorters. I nninmbia did not hav a tha riant to reject the treaty? If she did not have I anew rlrht. It waa an absurdity to go I through the form of submitting It to 1 her senate. If Colombia had a right I to reject the treaty and nobody quea I tiona it how can the ea.prestdent Jus- tify hia "taking" the eanal sonet Roosevelt knows there were Just three persona at the bottom of the Panama "revolution": they were Theo- Uore Roosevelt. Bulnan-VariUa and I William Nelson Cromwell. He knew I all tha time what waa beinr done, and j what It was proposed to do, namely, j wrest a plaoe of territory-' from I friendly neighboring government, with 1 which we were at peace; and tt Is said 1 Roosavalt recornized a government in Panama 4 hours before the existence 0f tUeh a government, so anxious wss be to "take" the eanal sons. The American people may- Just as wen wU s spade a spade. That It .wss a dwnright appropriation,-te wfijeh: Roopevelt waa a party, and the United states a eenefleiary, every right-think-' lng eUiaen of this country will admit; an It established a precedent that will for all time come back to plague the American people, unless congress rat mes the treaty now under discussion, Roosevelt uablushingly aays. "I took tn- e.nav Had it been the ease ef England. France, or Oermany, I won- dr if ha would have carried out this ipoucy. anew vii"'ui vuiu "i I halo haraalf. and now ha Cases whan lit is Drenosad to make restitution. I The . American people - are. In tha I main, just and fairminded, and tbey I eondonea pr wmneq at in me casa ox 1 nations; and hence I believe they will i iiononvun snuavr nii n urcav I wrong, . . JU PTICI5. AND NEWS IN BRIEF OHKGiTfT- SIDKLIGHT3 The Weeklr Visitor, published at Lafayette, is to discontinue publica tion ute-nrst oi tne coming monin. Milton's annual Strawberry tSV fes tival and horsa show Droved s finan cial success, a balance of 6.ei being reported. -. - John Parrett of Dundee la well to the front among long distance office holders, with bis record of ! years continuous service aa ciera ot to sohool board. - , ' Up to Juna , the McMlnnville News Reporter says Cupid had round Yamhill county a grave disappointment, only aavan tnarriaca licenses having been issued, compared with IS In Juna last year ana s m iunJin. Bank eaeole. the Herald saya. hope to augment their Fourth of J"y at tractions by detaining in transit 00 mirliirt' marchlna: from Vancouver to Uearhart. who ana eapected to be pass ing that point on or aoout juiy , Twn Kurene nhyrtciana. Dr. V. W. ritmlnn rltv health officer, and Dr. C. W, outhworth. have started from Waat Vnrli aouth of Roseborg. on a hike down the Rogue river gorge to the posst. They will follow the beach nnrth thrnneh Rold Beach. Fort Oriora and Bandon to Marshfleld. They-ex pect to be back In Kugene in 10 aajs. Amity Standard: Three rears sgo one carpenter could have done all the building were ws to J,rr.'"- '""7 Mntfustnr. ara ruahed with work all the time, each employing from two to five carpenters. New residences are being erected In different sections of town not an empty house can be found, and people who would like to live here cannot because they cannot find accommodation. Welcoming a company of German colonists who nave settled near'Dlx onville, the Roeeburg News says: "The nawsnanara of the country may make all the Jests they please about the war lord of Germany and his upturned moustache, but !f we can aeouro enough of his citizens to come here and settlen any section of the coun ty, it will only be a few years until that nart la recoanlsed ss one of the garden spots and they will net be sat isfied unui-tney nava gwa roaoa. recognised that Colombia has a Jutt grievance, and several attempts have been made to redeem the good nama of the United States by a money pay ment to Colombia. The present treaty Is the final result That it falls In some particulars to meet the requirements of Justice and miplo- macy 1N obvious and ita chances of approval by tha senate ara remote. For one thing.- the amount offered Colombia la too large. Twenty-five millions, without the assurance of monopoly for tha United States of the Colombian route for another canal between the oceans, leaves the Pan ama canal without protection from potential competition, and Is more than the government at Bogota has a right to expect. Tha amount of the compensation might with pro priety be left to arbitration, and such a reference would be creditable to tha United States and would go far toward re-establishing In Latin America our reputation for disinter estedness and fair dealing. Tha pother raised ever the expres sion of "regret" In tha pending treaty is unjustified. -A careful read ing of the clause shows that only by a deliberate twisting ef Ita mean ing can it be regarded as an "apol ogy." .We merely regret that any thing has disturbed tha good rela tions between Colombia and ourselves, and, while even an apology for wrong doing would ba no derogation to the dignity of a great people actuated by unselfish friendship for their smaller neighbors, tha obpectlona . to this clause alone afford no Just rea son for the rejection of the treaty. There are other and sounder reasons. It ought to be recast, and the sr. bltratlon qf the amount due Colom bia ought to be Its principal feature. AND HER FINANCES all" won't do; they've learned a lot about men, about standards of liv ing and conduct and I dont' imagine a mere housekeeper's Job Is likely to satisfy them after they've learned to minister Intelligently not only to physical wajita of exacting patients but to the demand for mental stim ulus. More and more young women are going Into nursing and -other work demanding alertness and intelligence. Their pay ia rising slowly, but It will be a long time before It becomes ade- f quale In . the aense that men under stand the word. I've told my friends, the 'Purses, that they ought to make an arrange ment with a savings bank to have. someone from the bank call every week and collect at least IS from each one or to send to them lorai form of reminder that would lead to a voluntary trip to the banX From the moment a' woman who works at a job like that basins to earn money it ls her duty, aa a measure ef eelf protection, to start a savings account. When she who ministers to the sick falls ill. who will minister unto her? The Ragtime Muse Great Catch. He drew a fly serosa a stream Ilia heart of hope was full And aa it split a ripple's gleam, lie felt a sudden pull, A start, a tug, a vigoroua rush; His Ianruor all was aona. The world its noises seemed to hush. For, lol the fight was en. He listened to tha singing reel. Ha braced himself, and still Beneath bis fingers he could feel The keen and welcome thrill. He took no chance, h usad great care, lit frowned, he grinned with glee. His hopes ran high, he faced despair What would tne outcome oei Then, just as from the water came Th. ahinlnar. driODlnar Drise. The boss approached bis ds1t an J giarea With stern and searching eyes. The clerk bent down, like other men, - Ta Inhnr rloaa and drtar. But thrilled because h caught again That flan ball eaten-next year: Pointed Paragraphs Occasionally a premising young mas r7"v. ... . . , Tbe garrulous fool usually cuts his throat witb hia own tongue. . ' Happy la tha youth whose ere of wild eats Isnf worth harvesting. Women are seldom of a warlike na. ture -yet they are of ten called to arms, , - . a When a woman Jnalsts en having ber . own way ber busbead calls It nagging, . . IN EARLIER DAYS By Fred Locklcj. The first quarter I ever earned was for wearing my sboea' alt day, when I waa about II years old. while Dlana'a' young man visited her.- said Ur. Owens-Adalr, a pioneer of 114 J. "Diana, waa a natural bom Udy and she hated Mm to aea my bare feet and legs. It was tha hardest dsy's work I ever put In and be was bardlv nut r .i.k. before I had those stiff shoes and ' scratchy stockings off and was tpread- uui iuy tues in comrort. As a girl I picked wild cranberries all over what la now high priced cranberry bog land. Father shipped them to Ban Francisco, where they brought big prices.1 When was a jittia tning mother used to take Diana and me on ber borse. one of ua sitting In her lap and the other hanging on behind, out to pick cran berries and huckleberries. "In 1141 my father helped build a schooner called tha "Pioneer." They loaded It with hides, cranberries, po tatoes, cabbage, buck sklnx, pickled 1 salmon and hemlock bark anrf want down to Ban Kraticisco. It mas a home ; maae boat and pone of the partners In the enterprise knew anvthinv iiumt nanaung a boat In the ocean, but they figured they ould learn on the way i Aaan Tka . m . ..." A - - .7 avi swq tj i ivrs inr insir proauce in tne newly discovered gold digging". They also sold their schooner. ' : the Pioneer. That was on of the things that gave father his start aa be came back well flsed for those, days. -I have always loved curly hair, and my own balr is as straight as an Jndian'a. Although 1 needed many things mere, when I became a 14-year-old bride, 1 went to Roeburg and from my slender store of money 1 bought a picture of a. small boy wlUi curly Jialr. I thought Ir I hung It where I could look at it all Hav mavt avlian nw KaKw came he would be a boy and have curly hair. He was a boy all right, but hli hair waa straighter than mine, If possible. "I was just a girl, and my husband aaa a crown man. without an nn ' slderatlon far mc. All he wanted to do waa to bunt and fish, and be re- . fused to do anything toward out sup port. Kather set ua up several times, but each time my husband disposed Of the cattle and other things and wasted the money. I was a fine cook, aa most girla were in those days, and when It came to getting a meal of coffee, but termilk biscuits, corn bread, fried deer meat, with creamy gravy and potatoes, there were not many that -could beat. me. r rom oeing a strong, rooust girt, within a year or two my health' was shattered. When I could not gratify my hueband's dealrea he would choke me and beat me, snd after our baby came he was cruel to Mm, so X left him. 'Whn T waa It T ttA hvi marriiwl four yer; X u broken in health and nlaAiire ejei an aau vm hihir mwxn went back to live wltb my parenta. My brothers and sisters promised to Georgeso I could go to school to learn . to read and write. I worked from day- ngnt until 8:50 at nignt, neiptng wiin the milking and doing chores, and on- Haturday I did the washing and Ironing . for our family to pay for my board. At the end of four months I had mastered the third reader. That fall my sister. Diana, who was . i a , T v . . i . , .... ciivii Airs. i uynuit, vaiiiv -uu iter Hus band to visit us. She Invited me to return witb them to their home in ClatsoD. near my girlhood home. This was In the fall of 1539. Before going I applied for a divorce with the res toration of my maiden name and the custody of my little boy. Stephen . T'hadwlck was my lawyer; and thoegh tha suit was fought bitterly, ss Mr. Hill's mother wanted tha child, I won the suit. - "Sixty yeara ago there were very few occupations that women could take up. Hewing, teaching and taking in , washing were about all a respectable a oman could do and stay respectable. I could not teach. Most ef the women did their own sewing, so I bocame a washerwoman. Kather did not want me to take tn washing, but I Insisted upon earning my own way. Father later bought me a sewing machine, one or tea nrst in tna country, wiin which 1 waa able to make good money. "In the fall of 1SC0 I went to Oyster- vlllc to visit Mrs. 8. 0. Munson, wbo is now llvln. hara in Wirr.ntAH A a.h.t was being taught at Oystervllle, ao airs. Munin invjiea me to stay ana go to school. Thas winter I went to school. I took In washing, which X did afternoon, evenings and Saturdays and was thus able to make my own way. No on ran imagine tha pleasure- rj of belns: able to hava all tha washlns they need tg pay their expenses and be able tq get an education. After spending that winter In school I decided I knew enough to teach a summer school on Clatsop plains. X Secured J pupils whom I agreed to teach three months for IX apiece, so this brought me In a little over 110 mopth. I got up each morning st 4 o'clock and did the milking where X waa staying, and also took In washing, which. I was able to do In the evenings and on Saturday. I taught n the first croEDyierian cnurcn ouiit in urgon, the' church which had been organised at Dr. W. H- Cray's house on Clatsop plains. Borne of the students were far thar alnna than I waa. hut f Wfiti 1ft often work until far Into the night t learn tha lesson which I was to teeehr them the next day. That fall when the rhnal waa floxatt T leant tin mw wash. lng and put in all my spare time pick lng wild blackberries, which X sold at 19 cents a gallon. I went to Astoria early that winter and entered achooL I had my eon, Oeorge, . with me. By working hard at sewing and getting up at 4 o'clock in the morning to study, I kept up with my elasses successfully. In the fall ef 1SSS 1 rented rooms tn a . a. . . ... . . a . isrga nvuss Dfnn or w. n- trr- spent this winter at school paying tha sinenses of myself and son by doing washing . for two famines and the washing and Ironing for lnother. My -studies were arranged so I did not hava to go to school until 10 o'clock. I worked from 4 o'clock a. m. until ar ly 10 a. m. at niy ironing and aewlnf and washing and earned f a week.".. . Educational Xotea. . V What la declared to "ba the first training achool. for "dental nuraea is now In successful operation la Bridgeport. Conn. - Xorth Dakota Is determined te have better rural schools. Two county train ing schools have been established to' give instruction In agriculture, do mestic science, mangel training and pedagogy. 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