THE OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL; PORTLAND, 1 FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 2,, 1914.
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receive only that which we
give, KIbert Hubbard.
fWlLSON AND CHAMBERLAIN
a .' "
HE8IDEHT. WILSON has
asked for the re-election or
Senator Chamberlain. His
letter to Senator Owea is a
hearty Indorsement of Senator
Chamberlain's candidacy.
$; Nothing else was to have been
extectd. This it a great war
period. The world is in the throes
ptl a vast cataclysm. In such a
time,, a ilm fwhen foreign and do-
. .mettle oHations and usage and
conditions are all awry, the presi
dent of the United States wants
men beside' him w&o will listen
lo his counsel and aid him in. his
work.
"The president wants Senator
'Chamberlain elected for another
great reason. A mass of- progres
. eive legislation has, in the past
eighteen months, been written upon
.the statute books of this country.
There is more of such legislation
fto be enacted under the Wilson
program.
j it is legislation that the masses
jbt this -country have long demand
ed. The Insurgent Republicans
urged It. The democratic Demo
crats struggled for It. The pro
gressive Progressives cut bartf
ties In an ef fort to ' get it.
' Wood row Wilson planned the
legislation these great groups of
American citizens have long sought
and led Congress through eighteen
months of Incessant work into
the enactment of a part of this
great legislative program, and he
;bbw wishes to finish the work.
, He asks'for the election of Sen-
lator Chamberlain, because Sen
ator Chamberlain is one of those
jwho helped in the great legislation
, that has been accomplished, and
because Senator Chamberlain can
be relied upon to aid in carrying
out the rest of the program.
-.-President Wilson's request re
specting Senator Chamberlain is
a rational request and a very ap
' propriate request. .-.
THE SOB SQUAD
"A
STRONG sign of the grow
ing confidence of Ameri
can business that the
worst of the financial
Shocks of the European war to this
country are over, is given by the
decision, of . the Union station group
of railroads to accept now the'new
terminal ordinance without avail
ing themselves of the three
months' extension of time recently
granted by the city,, council." says
the Chicago Herald. It adds:
. Three weeks ago the- raU roads be
lieved it would be impossible in less
than a year to raise the money need
ed for the work, which Is ultimately
to lost about $6t,000,0Q0. They even
hesitated over the payment of $825,-
- 105 -required, as compensation to the
tity for certain street vacations. ,
X Hut in three weeks the financial
Situation has no improved, and the
business outlook has so brightened,
that -they are now feady to go ahead
to itha extent of the compensation
payment and the filing of the grant
' of easement to the city over railroad
laiMia required for the widening of
Canal street. So the deal may be
considered as closed. -
The Herald's article concludes
with the declaration that with all
ita 1 Injuries, the calamity of Eu
r'opV?,ha brought to the American
people various benefits, not the
least of which is the spirit of co
operation for the common welfare.
;The big fact In the. article is the
statement that the railroads find
the; war situation as to American
finance and business so improved
that a ponderous expenditure of
$61,000,090 is entered Vpon With'
out waiting for the Chicago coun
cirs extension of time.
- The action of the Chicago rail
roads ia a better business barome
ter than the campaign shrieks in
v Oregon of the calamity sob squad
t I LATIN AMERICA TRADE
f : CONNECTION with the' op
I
portunity ior iraae with Latin
America John Barrett director
ppnorfll of . triA PanJlm....
Union, haa issued ; a note of cau
tion and warning. What is needed
atj present, he says. Is not so much
a supply of the manufactured prod
ucts of the United States, although
required in considerable quanti
ties, ' but money, loans and ad
vahces, credits on purchases and
markets , at reasonable rates ' for
raw products which" usually go to
Eorope. If Latin America can sell
at a fair figure her accumulating
raw products and buy in turn
through - receiving financial help
and cooperation the situation will
be speedily remedied and the com
merclal interests 'of the 1 United
States and Latin America . will
truly entef upon a hew era of
Pan . American commerce and
comity. 1 -
The European war 'has. so crip
pled .Latin American financial-: re-
WHY TAXES ARE HIGH NO. 8 .
S STATED in this series of articles, appropriations .--vetoed ; by
Governor West at the 1911 session alone totaled $613,874.
. " But it was not only In the parsing of . appropriations that
: taxes were made higher.' A. great deal of legislation con- -
A
tributed both,, directly , and Indirectly
ernment. Here is a x sample Instance. In his general message to .
both houses at the opening of the 1918 session, Governor West said: .
The practice or the past of submitting for your consideration blanket
appropriation bills should be avoided.'- These bills should be reduced
to the smallest practical units in order that the members may have a
better opportunity for considering the merits' of each.
Our constitution should be ' amended so as to permit ' the i governor
to veto any Item in an appropriation, bill. As the matter now stands, use
less appropriations are allowed to. slip 'through for the reason that they
are Included In a bill 'carrying- appropriations of merit. .
- , This splendid advice asking for a change in the constitution for
the single-item veto was Ignored by the legislature, and a plan to put
the change Into effect was beaten, by the machine. - - - -
A resolution to submit the amendment to the people was proposed
in the "Senate by McCollbch, of Baker, and was at the' same time in
troduced in the House jointly by .Reames of Jackson and Eaton of
Lane. V ; - :': ' r ' .' '" '.
But there has alwaya been opposition-.to the . plan, which is the
single Jtem veto. Dr. Withycombe, for instance, before he stopped
discussing state issues in this campaign, declared the single-item
veto to be "a sharp two-edged sword," and "dangerous." .
There was a very stiff opposition to the McColloch resolution in
the Senate. It is true that the measure merely proposed to let the
people decide by popular vote whether the 'governor should have
the right to veto single Items in a blanket appropriation bill." The
Senate machine was unwilling to even let the people vote on it,
and McColloch's measure was indefinitely postponed.
Better luck' attended the Eaton-Reames resolution in the House.
It passed in that body and was sent over to the Senate. It has al
ways been contended that the machine cunningly passed it in the
House, well knowing that it was to be beaten in the Senate. .
In any event, when the House measure .reached the Senate, it
was promptly killed, and the people were denied the privilege of
-delivering their verdict on Governor West's recommendation.
The legislative machine went further. It not only denied ? the
people the right to vote on the single-item veto amendment, but it
gathered together a great blanket appropriation bill of 74 items car
rying appropriations of $1,231,216.90 and passed it through both
houses. :Ittwas in direct defiance of the governor's advice , in hia
message at the opening of the Bession, suggesting that blanket ap
propriation bills be avoided and that such bills "be reduced to the
smallest practical units, in order that members may have a better
opportunity for considering the merits of each." -
In his message vetoing this $1,231,216.90, the governor declared
that many of the items were questionable, and said:
The practice of presenting- blanket appropriation bills is wrong in
principle because it deprives the executive of his constitutional right to
Veto unless he should take it upon himself, as I have done in this in
stance, to veto the bill as a whole and th'u delay needed appropriations.
Further, the measure carries an emergency clause, which deprives the peo
ple of this state of their constitutional right to invoke the referendum
upon any part thereof. Good business and the beet Interests of the tax
payers of this state demand that such appropriations as are covered by
this bill be classified and presented in smaller units.
But the machine paid no attention . to the veto. The bill was
promptly passed over the governor's protest. It is contended that
the questionable items in the bill totaled about $20D,000.
By these acts, the 1913 legislative machine not only laid heavy
burden on jthe taxpayers of the state, but by preventing the submis
sion of a (single-item veto amendment to the people, perpetuated
conditions by Which future legislative machines can continue to tasa
blanket appropriations. -
sources and commercial machinery
hat it must require several months
or a year before, conditions can re-
adjust themselves and permit re
sults that many United States bus
iness men expect immediately.
The great opportunity in Latin
America is shown by the fact that
the twenty countries composing it
Imported and exported . products
last year to the value of three bil
lion dollars. Of this amount . two
billion dollars were transactions
with Europe. During the paBt
i seven years the trade with the
United States has grown from
450,000,000 to. $850,000,000.
The opportunity of the hour.
eays Mr. Barrett, Is not so much
one for immediate large sales of
United States manufactured prod
ucts as one for cooperation and
mutual help, together , with careful
investigation of commercial condi
tions and preparation to meet fu
ture competition successfully.
THE COLUMBIA RECALL
T
HE litigation In Columhla
county over the late recall
election Is unfortunate. The
distraction and division to
result from it will be bad for the
community.
Officials who were recalled be
cause of differences over the route
for the Columbia IJighway, refuse
to surrender their offices. They
are the county Judge, commission
ers and county attorney. The ma
jority against them In the recall
election was about 200.
The newly elected officials have
qualified and have demanded that
the offices be turned over to them,
but the recall off lcials refuse to
abdicate. Both a mandamus " suit
and quo warranto proceedings have
been brought and litigation and
lawyers are adding to the com
plexlty of the situation.
Meanwhile a vote of the people
Is one act that ought always to be
respected. If the verdict of the
ballot box is not to be . authori
tative, what is?
It is always a blunder for a few
men; no matter where, or when,
or how, to attempt to substitute
their will for the people'swill.
TBE GREAT PROBLEM
A
NNOUNCEMENT is made by
the trustees of the Rockefel
ler foundation of the inau
curatlnn nt an inva&tfrtis
into : industrial relations "for the
well being of mankind throughout
the world." j .
As an indication that the Inves
tigation is not tf be colored by self
interest the foundation has gone
outside Of the United State and
selected as t director W. L, Macken
eie, former minister- of labor for
Canada. .
While It ia hardly to be expected
that the investigation will result in
the discovery of a panacea for social
disorder much data of immense
value will doubtless be , collected
and classified.
A great deal will have been ac
complished ; by the Investigation if
it enlists the "cooperation of - all
classes of Industry and those inter
eaten. In bocIAI Mfoi..,'.-""--.";
The first step in the solution of
a problem is the acquirement of an
accurate knowledge of the facts.
to increase in the cost of gov
In. the . Industrial problem these I
facts. are many and varied in "ua-'
ture, requiring patient, and wirt
search which can be best made J. -an
organization - having the gre.i
resources of a Rockefeller founda
tion. . ' ; i ; .r ' - V'-
There are two classes from which
the inquiry vill receive no assist
ance. One of these is the man who
ignores the rights of the successful
and the folly of the unsuccessful.
The other la the self satisfied
and self sufficient man who claims
that because he has succeeded every
one else ought to and that if they
do not It Is their own fault.
His idea Is the same that the
strongest animal, baa in brute cre
ation. It is the same the strongest
man In the tribe had in the old
tribal days. He had more strength
and wielded his club with more
skill and more deadly effects, and
It was for the others in. the clan to
survive as best they could. ,
The self-sufficiency of the pres
ent day man who cares nothing for
the weak and halt Is one of our
social diseases. It provides" the
anarchist with his most effective,
even If fallacious, argument '
One Rockefeller at the head of
civil war In Colorado, makes
more anarchists than an army of
I. W. W.'s can make in a lifetime.
A TIMELY ' LETTER
T
HERE has been no more Intel
ligent or timely contribution
to the state campaign than Is
Dr. C. J. Smith's letter to
Chairman Moores.. Referring to
Mr. Moore's numerous rr;o nests for
him to discuss certain campaign la-
sues before the public. Dr. Smith
eays:
In my somewhat limited exneriene
in politics X have ooervvr mat It is
not the usual practice fftr n campaign
manager to seek to. eniit in public
discussion With opbotttM candidates,
the presumption always being that
not the manager, but his candidate,
is best qualified to conduct the dis
cussion ; that not the t manager but
the candidate, if elected. Is to be
the governor, and that not the man
ager but the candidate Is the person
rrom whom the -people wish to hear
public discussions of pending Ques
tions, ."
Assuming that you are nerfectlv
sincere in your addresses to me, and I
presuming that for obvious reasons
you would prefer to have Dr. Withy
combe appear in person rather than
by proxy I propose in resnonse to
your wishes that Dr, Withycombe and
jt engage before the people, on the
- . . . . m . . . . . .
nmft Timirnrm in a nil m in niinmjtnh
of bending issues, conducting the Df
Sehtation of our views befitting the
Itfgh office for which. Dr. Withy-
combe and X have been' nominated.
If this meets with yonr approval J?;
shall be 1 glad to confer with Dr.
Withycombe at once for the purpose
ft jtrrana-lncr th Itinprarr onii flvlni,
tnrma and nlfrna f tha trr.fioiH tnlnt
discussion of - these public questions
in w men you aesin iu.iu tnKaze. . ,
Or. Smith's, gentlemanly and
dignifled letter 111 commend it -
aelf ,to jpublia Intelligence. ; Dr.
Smith is right In sayia& that the, pray that the people In this, country
presumption of 'the public Is that 'and all other countries maycome to
hot the camnaien manaew but i me reaiixauon mat tney nave ;not, been property au i
not tne campaign manager .out his blaced upon this eartB to be killed have to tunnel under a four-foot on
cahdluate IS best QUaiiiiea for dls-jjor the sake of the war lords and cap-icrcte walk- Will I have to put up a
cussing the iSBttes. that, not -the
campaign ; manager but the candi
date U runnfhg for - governor, and
that, not the manager but the can
didate; is obviously the man from
whom the people want to hear a
discussion of public questions.
Dr. Smith's 'admirable letter will
attract attention Interest and ap-f
proval throughout the state. -
i -
" ' . T. ' '
The Supreme COUrt Of CalIfOr -
nia has . decided that a candidate ,
for Office is not' restricted to one
party nomination. If the members
of one party seek to select as their r
candidate one. affiliated . with an-;
other : party - or with no party at
all that is their privilege, declares
the court. .
Letters From the Peopfa
Commnolcttiob ent ta The Joamal for
pnolication in lb Is department ahould be writ
tea on only ooe side of the- paper, ahould not
exceed SOU word In lenstlt and mast be o
eompaalad by tbe name aad addreaa of the
sender. If the writer dee sot desire to
bare tbe name published, ae abould so state.)
"Dlscasalon It the greatest 'ef all reform
ers. It rttionaUses ererytbing It touches. It
rob ' principles ot aU false sanctity and
throws tbem back on tbeir reasonableness. If
tbey hare bo reasobableneSSt It ruthlessly
crushes them eat of existence and set np it
own conclusion In their stead." Woodrosr
Wilson. .
Tribute to Sirs. Duniway. . "
Portland, Oct, J. To the Editor of
The Journal Permit me through, your
columns to address the friends of
prohibition, and say: I am anxious
that we shall use the space which Th0
Journal so kindly gives us. In the very
best way possible, and to do that .we
must get hold of all , proof possible
with regard to the good effects of pro
hibition where it is being tried, giv
ing our own opinions but feeling that
all others have the same right. Let us
tell, as many of us can, of the horrow,
crime and woe which the liquor txafflo
has brought to our knowledge, and
give full proof, which we can aU give,
.that no good has ever, or can ever.
eome from the liquor traffic j
The statistics from Kansas set me
to thinking that we must quit fault
finding and Just keep to the great Is
sue. I had intended long ago to speak
of tbe many articles published assail
ing my piqneer friend, Mrs. Dunlway.
Let us remember what she has done
for us as women. With her in her
eighty-first year, her life work suc
cessfully finished, can we not let her
rest on her laurels, even though our
dear white ribbon Is not entwined
among its leaves? She has given us
the right to add that, by ballot, and
so let us be thankful to her.
I have known Mrs. Duniway for
perhaps 40 years, have two or taree of
her good books, iised to read "The
New Northwest," her paper, and know
how she came to this country a young
motherless girl, seeing hex mother
burled on the plains. She was left
with the younger brothers and sisters,
in great measure dependent on her.
Then, soon after her . marriage, her
husband became an invalid, and so her'
life was a struggle. She then took
up the duties of both father, and
mother, and. I am sure, ' performed
them with credit botti to herself and
her children. She told me, almost in
the beginning of ' her work, that she
believed we should turn . our whole
efforts to gaining the ballot. I did
t, agree with her. to I worked both
u!l the prohibitionists and for suff-
ji". mougn neer aouDung tnat sne
v--. Jam as conscientious in her: work
5 wus in mine, and I beMeve row
i vi;?t the listing of tbeir ; i;tt
' Mriijrgles is all made up; her
i- us it now is, among the
i j,... . Vo doubt the liquor ele
"e..tt . Ke us wander from
.vtv' lsati.' end find fault, and
b
1......
Uu
writ
i.t tnat whlcu tan not help us.
nor i ijure hm; M, E. DESPAXN.
Charges Wets With - Inconsistency.
Scappoose, Or:. Oct L To the Ed
itor of The Journal Why do the anti
prthibitlon writers, notably Inno Has,
A. S. Ruth, S. J. Cotton, W. J. Bishop
and. others In these columns, the Tax
payers' and Wage-earners' league in
its paid advertisements In the public
press, the Liberal League of Oregon
la the printed matter It is distributing
broadcast, and the Oregon State Brew
ers' association by its president. F. G.
Deckebach, in its negative argument
lb the voters' booklet, all argue so
earnestly that prohibition does not
prohibit: that In dry .territory the
consumption of liquors is not reduced
but rather Increased; that there ia
mora drunkenness and that most of
the benefits claimed lor it exist In a
greater degree in wet than in dry. ter
ritory? ! New if these things are true,
as they say, every one of them should
at least keep- still and let the fool pro
hibitionists go ahead and make Oregon
dry. They very well know that pro
hibition does prohibit. If not absolute
ly, it decreases the consumption of
liquors to the normal amount; that It
lessens drunkenness; that it reduces
crime, emptying penitentiaries and
Jails in many places; that it makes
fewer Juvenile, delinquents, fewer In
sane people, less sickness and a lower
death rate; that with the closed sa
loon here are fewer of the new' crop
of drunkards made; that It lowers tax
ation because ot the lessened results
of excessive drinking- and "the care of
- the finished product of the liquor busi
ness; that it. reduces pauperism and
increases the wealUt per capita among
tne ootnmon peopie ana mat gives
a better general tone to society and
makes a community m wmcn it is
reasonably well enforced - a - better
place to live and rear a family.
I am not staying these things do not
exist at all in licensed states. 1 am
contending, and the facta are with me,
that tUey do prevail to a (greater ex
tent in dry'- than in wet territory. not
Withstanding the strenuous efforts ot
the liquor interests aad their allies to
prove the contrary-
But all signs point to a dry nation
as well as a dry Oregon,
i . !.C L. HATFIELD, D.
' On Waf aoad Peace.,.
Portland. Oct. L To the-Edltor of
The Journal I have teas reported
speeches of railroad presidents andthibitlon was flung out from tne water
men at the heads of corporations in
regard I to the great prosperity 1 this
country will experience on accoamt of
the European war. The millionaires
wfii prosper; of that we have no doubt.
' ' . . . i L . ...
pflnpriH iv inuse who are cuni.rsiiinr
lh fWdMuffs, while wages are going
Lwn and necessaries -of life are going
up. It rs Well known that there never
Was a -war that benefited the common
people, but we-should not complaint
we are better off than the poof soldier
that is fighting and dying on battle-
'fl14a i.ln Rilfnnd "M V imnttXhw 1.
h.nr. .ni ihn.a bin hi ,kv
will have to work and starve ail their
: lives in oraer to pay . we cost. , while
war lords and capitalist who cre-
nS" -11 uvV?.?m
..wh-w nra for ceaca let W also
i ltaiists.
S. A. CARLQUIST.
Questions Mrs. Dunlway..-.
Portland,- Oct. I. To the Editor of
The . JournalWill - Mrs. - tuniway
please explain what ehe'meaat by her
Statement to Hannah MfCorkle where
In she says: "Mrs. McCorkle does not
know it, but I know that her canstitu-
ItltU-
tionai right to vote is now hanging by
very frail and slender thread; and IX
men hAn5lon: 51"
; us, iw lum wiui Btuuiii tiiiu un
j sonai liberties overthrown by the votes
l0f women at th. comlna- November
election. It will be a long time before
other oportunity will be given them
"J'T. ?
nia .ha mu. ta tell them that lhair
right to vote was conditioned on their
voting as the men dictated or desired?
And that It would be lost If they voted
for prohibition? If so, where are those
much boasted equal rights Mrs. Dunl
way claims to have won for the women
of Oregon and Washington? How
fleeting must be the glory of having
won the so nailed-, equal rights for
women. v MRS. BLANCHE HED1NT,
x The Dentistry MIL -
Portland, Or Oct. J.To the Editor
of Tbe Journal I would like to an
swer J. Sloan Brennan'a letter on the
dentistry bill. Judging from the way
he writes; he doesn't know much about
the bill or Painless Parker either. He
should drop around and get the other
side of .the story. Did Mr, Bfennan
ever hear of any unfair deals being
pulled off- by a bunch of special privi
lege gentlemen who - had - an ax to
grind? Such things happen quite
often. I am not employed by Dr.
Parker, or anyone else, to j write this
letter, nor am X interested, fxoept that
i win cnampion the cause or anyone
who has the courage of his convictions
and the serve to come out and fight
in the open, if I think he is right.
Dr. Parker explained the two years'
course by saying that at the time be
graduated in 1892, that was all they
had. The reason they don't want him
to have a license is because he Is
showing the public what he can do and
exposing th graft of feeding people
on cotton and conversation to make
the bill as large as they can. I speak
from experience. They work according
to your pocketbook. -
I know another dentist in this town
who graduated from the same college
as Dr. Parker. Hi has been here a
good many years and has a good prac
tice and I might add they are the only
ones ttat ever did work for me that
ar- painless.
I am in favor of the bill's passing.
If a man is qualified to get a license,
in any other state, be is good enough:
to practice in Oregon. It will make
some of them work harder; that s all;
and do lees grafting.
WILLIAM XI .SMITH.
The Marsh Case.
Portland, Oct. 2. To the Editor of
The Journal- In discussing the Marsh
case In Wednesday's Journal, you
blame the double moral 'standard for
such gross miscarriages of Justice as
we witness from time to time, forget
ting that society cannot, from .the
very nature of things, hold the man to
as strict accountability as it does the
woman. But in thfs case I cannot
see where the double standard comes
in at all Here was a woman reared
in a good home and presumably mar
ried to the man of her choice. At 27
she leaves him and takes up with a
man known to have a w4fe and two
children. The men come together, talk
it over and strike a bargain. In
year or two the woman remembers
about the marriage. They quarrel.
She kills him, is tried and acquitted.
The Judge and Jury congratulate her
and tell her she did Just right. As a
matter of fact, no female killer will
get a fair trial or what Is coming to
her until tried by her peers a jury
composed of women. so- c.
Dr. Withycombe on Farms.
Portland, Oct. 1. To the Editor of
The Journal I don't think tbls oppor
tunity should be overlooked of making
it clear to the farmers of our state
how they can. properly designate their
farms. Upon the high authority of
tr. Withycombe, when you start a
farm you may- not know what to call
it. so you must wait until you balance
up at the year's end. If you have
mads It pay it is a "demonstration
farm." On the other hand, if you
have lost money, your farm is an ex
perimental station." The doctor in his
address at Baker yesterday is quoted
in today's Oregonlan as saying. "A
demonstration farm should be self sup
porting; an experiment station never
is." Tou can imagine, Mr. Editor,
what a wave of relief will sweep over
tbe perplexed farmers of Oregon on
learning from such distinguished au
thority the solution of this difficult
problem. They are all running-demon
stration farms this year, esnouia tne
good doetor succeed in ills ambitions
the whole state may become one grand,
magnificent -greater Oregon,? "experi
ment, station." Q. T. HJ
Mr. Coe Defines Issue.
MoilinnvUla, Or., Oct. 1. rTo the Ed
itor of - The Journal The wets are
criticising us because tbey think we
are "trying to make men moral by
law." They are mistaken, as usual.
None know better than- the men and
women on the firing line of the dry
forces that this is Impossible. What
w are trying to do is to remove the
traps, pitfalls and dangers that beset
the path of everyone when liquor
reigns, and to make it easier for men
to manifest their moral nature, by re
moving the cause and occasion of much
immorality. ' !
- Tne habits of individuals are not
now in question, but the attitude of the
state toward a criminal institution
which it has heretofore harbored and
protected. The question now is not
"shair men drink?" but "shall Oregon
remove the legalised liquor den from
our midst?" The answer is. 832 X Tea.
Oregon dry. CURTIS P. COE.
Wet and Dry Town Compared. ,
McMlnnviile, Or., Oct 2. To" the
Editor of The Journal Rev. - S. IF.
Pearson, the most influential prohibi
tion sheriff Maine ever had, gives jthe
following pen picture of the impotency
of legal coercion in the Pine State:
"We got the law. The nag 01 pro-
tower of the constitution, and the sys
tem was made a part of the crranic
law of. the state. And then a said
We are safe now; the law will protect
us; we shall not need to go to ,the
i . . . V ... .n.nt1. lHfia,4n A rVtt t
t iouea ure ,ciuuiaiiiio ... . - ...
We hardly need even pray now. What
has been' done? .With the law, have we
been able to abolish tbe saloons T No
lrunken.nesa is oh the increase, espec-
ftally among -young men. j We ! are
utterly - powerless te take tb saloon
away from the drinking man. Then
is no temperance sentiment, in Maine
J today. Give the question to the t0
Dle and nnless the rural vote saved the
. " .. ---x. ., . .
W. J. BISHOP.
Portland. Oct. 2. To the Editor of
-The Journal I want to connect with
the sewer, Just completed. I own the
bond? Who keeps the walks in re
pairthe property owner or the city?
Please tell me how to proceed. 1
- v .'TAXPAYER. .
I
tH Is necessary to furnish a small
bond, and the city engineer's office,
at the same time permit. is Issued.! will
furnish all needed information. ! The
1 in---- .hnuM innlV - tn . that nff1
Ior furtner guidance. JV
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMAL.L CHANGE .
Love doesn't thriv on hant trt.
ment. -
a a
'Words are merely the blossoms, but
deeds are the fruits.
Tbe laajer a man is, the more hope
he can generate.
a a
A man Is seldom worth as much
or as little as people think he ia -
a
' There are times when every man
ia a deep dyed villain in his thoughts.
' a ; ,
f Our idea of a smart young man is
one who succeeds In taming his wild
oata. .
t Nothing Jolts a liar'" more than to
have another chap beat him at his
own game,
a a
It takes a woman to jolly a man
into a condition that will enable her
to work him.
After a young man rings a girl's
door bell about so often it's up -to him
to ring her finger.
Many a married man would starve
to aeatn ir tus wiie man t Know now
to manipulate a can opener.
a a
Kindness and politeness would be
appreciated more . if they were not
used so or ten as goid brick substi
tutes. i
a
When you see a spinster making a
fuss over a widowers children it's a
sign that if she doesn't soon acquire
the right to correct thorn it won't be
her fault.
Henry Wattersoa in the Louisville
Courier Journal. i
Information cornea from Washing
ton that the cresldent will undertake
no speeches in the coming fall cam-
nalsn. It is a wise conclusion. sut
tbe terms in which it ia couched seem
inspired. They bulge with signify
cance and deserve to be read over and
over again. "America la greater than
any party," tbe president writes im
pressively to the chairman or tne
Democratic congressional committee,
and then adds: "America cannot
properly be served by any man who
measures bis Interest against her ad
vantage. Tbe time haa come for
great things. These are days big
with destiny for the United States,
as for the other nations of the world.
A little wisdom, a little courage, a
little self-forgetful devotion may un
der God turn that destiny this way or
that."
And how strong and true is this
peroration: "Or eat hearts, great na
tures, will respond. Even little
men will rejoice to be stimulated and
guided and set an heroic example.
Parties will fare well "enough with
out nursing If the men who make
them and the men who lead t&em
forget themselves , to serve a cause
and set a great people forward on
the path of liberty and peace."
Verily, be serves his party best
who serves his country most. The
opportunities which come to ' Wood
row Wilson are transcendant, and he
meets them adequately. If he made
20 speeches he could not say more
or Say it with greater effect than by
tbe following passage, wherein he
places the whole situation before the
people:
"The close of a very extraordinary
session of congress Is at band, which
has, I venture to say, been more fruit
ful in Important legislation of per
manent usefulness to the country
than any session of congress withtu
the memory of the active public men
of our generation. A great construc
tive program has been carried through,
for which the country has long waited,
and has been carried through with
the approval and support of Judicious
men of all parties; and we have
abundant reason to congratulate our
selves upon the record that has been
made during the busy 17 months we
have devoted to our legislative task.
"We could go to the country with
a sfneece appeal in which there need
be no pretense or boast or any Kino,
but a plain statement of things actu
ally accomplished, that ought to be.
and I think would be, convincing. It
is a record which shows us at peace
with aU the world; the questions that
plagued 'business with doubt and un
THE WILSON WAY
WHY RETRENCHMENT MISSED MILLER
r By John M. Osklson,
John Miller was working for the
X manufacturing company when tbe
European war broke out. His com
pany made a good many shipments
to England, France and Germany, and
it was working up a fair trade in
Russia. At once with the closing of
the seas to international commerce,
this part of the business was cut
off.
The X company began to retrench;
it cut its office and factory expenses
to the bone, and then came tha ques
tion ot weeding out their force of
workers. One out of three had to go.
With the general manager and super
intendent were closeted one aTter an
other of the factory foremen. One
after the other the foremen were
asked to submit the names of the men
under them,, with a check mark
against the names of those whom the
foremen could spare easiest. .
j John Miller's foreman came into the
office and submitted his list. Putting
on hia spectacles, he peered Over the
superintendent's shoulder as that of
ficial read down the list calling off
the names checked.
' The German War Iachine.
From Collier's Weekly.
' The chorus of admiring comment
that has gone up over the complete
ness of the kaiser's preparations for
the present struggle in Europe has
signally failed to emphasise the broad
meaning of it all- To anyone who
(stop to think about the technical
Bide of such things in the same way
that one thinks about building a rail
road, the German mobilisation has
proved beyond the shadow of a doubt:
First, the dominance of the waj party
in that country; second, their long
framed plans to strike for the mas
tery of Kurope. It is obvious that all
the resources . of Germany men,
money, and wealth of every sort have
Jeen prepared and put utterly at the
disposal of the military authontiea.
History shows no other case of a na
tion so entirely enlisted ahd massed
for war. The detailed completeness of
It is absolute,' W read of gigantic
stocks of new - shoes, new clothes,
countless aeroplanes. - .mobilization
posters printed two years ago, gigan
tic siege guns of nbvel construction,
and so on without end. And all these
technical details point to one sole pur
pose: aggressive war.' The -autocrats
of Bertin summoned their countrymen,
not to defend Germany, but to; crush
France . through, Belgium. It was ' a
scheme of such destructive arrogance
that "no diplomatic arrangements were
possible. The foreign office was nn-
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
The nubile lihrm-v association at
Hermiston has now a membership of
-. a a ;.--. ,
Completion of Silverton'a latest sav
ing contract raises the town's total to
between five and six miles. MoClalne
street, rrom Main to tbe city cemetery,
has Just been concreted.
, - .- . a -
- Pioneer item In Albany Democrat:
"Oscar Dannal of this city left today
to attend the state fair now la prog
ress in Salem. Mr. Dannal says that
he was on hand for the first state
fair ever held in Oregon, some 10 odd
year ago." -, -
Upon request of a number of young
mbrt AVAItfntf .lacuna i o a haon 9 A i
and are being held in rooms of the
high school bunding in North Bend,
two evenings in the week, conducted
by high school teachers at nominal
tuition. Twenty pupils are already
enrolled.
"Astoria's drinking water." says the
Astorian, "has been offiolally declared
to be absolutely pure again. And we
hope never to be called upon to warn
this neonla asainat over-indulcenca in
it. It is the best water in the world ,
at its beat, and even at its worst, this .
summer, it was natter man many a
city In this country oould boast."
Balem Statesman: Superintendent
Hale ot tbe state training school for
boys is Justly proud of the fine ex
hibit of the work of the youths he has
on display in the old pavilion at the
state fair grounds. Boots and shoes
and many other things made by the
young men are made well, and are
causing surprise on the part of those
who see them, who do not keep ia close
touch with the institution.
certainty thoughtfully settled and the
apparent antagonism between govern
ment and buslnees cleared away.
The path for sure-footed adjustment
la plain ahead of us, prosperity cer
tain to come by means which all can
approve and applaud.
"Moreover, there la a program of
another kind to which it ia inspiring
to look forward a program free from
debate, except aa to the beat means
by which to accomplish what all de
sire the building up of our mer
chant marine with all that that means
in the development and diversifica
tion of our foreign commerce, and
the systematic conservation and econ
omic use of - our national resources,
subjects much, talked about, but little
acted upon. In view of the unlooked-for
international situation our
duty has taken on an unexpected as
pect. Every patriotic man ought now'
to "stay on his Job' until the crisis'
is passed, and stay where bis Job ,
can be best done, We do Whatever '
is necessary and forego whatever is '
necessary to relieve the stress
and strain put upon our people dur-;
ipg the continuance of the present!
extraordinary conditions. My Job 1 1
now know, can be done beat only if
I devote my whole thought and atten-:
tlon to it and think of nothing but
the duties of the hour. I am not at
liberty and shall not be, so far as I
can now see, to turn away from
those duties to undertake any kind of
political canvas."
Nor need he. There Is a Llncolnian
candor and common sense in these
words which will carry their own
appeal to the candor and common
sense of the people. "Ia-have reached
the conclusion," he says in closing,
"that I cannot. In any ordinary sens,
take an active part in the approach
ing campaign; that I must remain
here to attend to the work sure to
fill the months before us months '
that will carry with them obligations'
of the most tremendous sort. ,
I shall, no doubt, take occasion,, a '
opportunity offers, to state and per
haps restate to the country in the
clearest and most convincing termn
I can command the things which',
the Democratic party has attempted
to do in the settlement of Questions
which for many a long year have 4
pressea ior solution, and I earnestly
hope that they will generously opn
their minds to what I may have to
say. The record men make Speaks
for itself. The country cannot be
oeceived concerning it and will .
f sees it Justly. What it chiefly ex
pects and demands and what it will
certainly be most - surely won by
is tbe performance of duty without
fear or favor, and without regard to
personal consequences."
John Miller,' droned tbe superin
tendent. "Hey, wait!" cried the foreman.
"That's a mistake my God, how'd I
ever come to check him!" J
"Oh, you can't spare Miller,; then?"
asked the superintendent, and he
laughed. "Why not? He's probably i
a German, and mayb be'd like to go '
Dack and fight for the kaiser!"
"Not on your life, he don't go!"
said the foreman. "He's my own little
drop of oil on the waters of my cor
ner of tha works." Then the fore
man told the superintendent and the
general manager more about , John
Miller.
For a year John Miller bad been
one of the unpaid officers of a build
ing and loan association. He'd served
as auditor, and had lately been put
on the committee on investments and
loans. His responsibilities had stirred
Miller to a new efficiency and a new
enthusiasm. Among the men he
worked with he became a booster for
thrift and saving. He had made con
verts to his association.
"Not -only -Miller .do I want to keep,"
concluded the foreman, "but all the
fellows who have gone hia road'
they're too valuable to lone!" '
able to keep up with the general staff,
and failed either to Ret Italy into the
war or to keep England out. But the
struggle had to go forward neverthe
less. , To say. that it was caused by
this or that incident is precisely like
saying that the Panama canal was
built because the -foreman blew the
starting whistle. The tragic side of It
is that this exhibition of military ty
ranny is applauded by. the German peo
ple as a whole. They are willing and
eager Ao take - the chance of emplra.
They believe that a Ration Which baa
not yet developed constltutidhal gov
ernment i fitted to rule all Europe;
that they. other races of civilired man
kind are to be subjected to the "cul
ture'' that has no toleration for the
Poles of Posen .or the French of Al
sace. in Other Cities.
Niagara Falls expended $25,300 - In
stamping out latest smallpox epidemic
Sheboygan, Wis., is successfully em
ploying reinforced concrete for paving
streets.
Philadelphia has refused a bid of
116.000 a year for garbage collection
privilege. . - -
Altoona, Pa., finds several miles of
sewers within two years badly clogged
by roots of adjacent shade trees, r
St Louis Episcopalians will- spend
nearly f 500.000 on a new church edl-
fice in memory of Bishop Tattlol tO
years a prelate.
Germanfreserits its
Side o' the War
. Question.
In an address to the Ameri--Can
people, leading statesmen,
financiers andmen of affairs in
the fatherland; justify the kaiser
taking up, the sword..
This statertsent is of tremen
dous interest at present, when
the war is at its height. Pair .
play, demand that an under
standing be had of both sides of
the question! The attitude of
the allies is: well understood in
the United States. According
ly, the view taken by the loyal
German's demands attention.
It will constitute' a compell
ing feature In THE SUNDAY
JOURNAL or neat Sunday.
In the Magazine,
The progrss of the waf tLill
be shown in five pages of ttkw
photographs which illustrate
several phases of the gigantic
conflict, especially the destruc
tion that ha been wrought by
the German hordes bv Louvain,
Vise, and offctr places.
General lkffr V t
the hour U France, and his v
career are discussed in a com
prehensive article that sets forth '
what a irerrfcjrkable leader is in
charge J&f tf military destinies
of the Freni jh republic.
Oregon's ihie sky law aima,
among othe things, to protect
the citizens of the state against
the operations of -unscrupulous
promoters. ,i Win the short time
since h wert into effect, it has
more than Justified its passage.
In an exhai stive interview with
Fred Lockl y. Corporate Com- .
missioner Tatson, to whom is
entrusted ijie enforcement of
the blue try law, relates the
operation -of this important
statute. i .
. Another ' installment nf T.nU
Joseph Vance's thrilling tale.
fcThe Trey O' Hearts" is offered
simultaneously, with the presen
tation of the pictures illustrat
ing the inptftllment in motion
picture f orjn.
The Sunday Journal
complete in five news sections,
magazine jmd pictorial supple
ment and omic section, 5 cents
the copy everywhere.
Henri g pie ( all. j ;
I watch tfve 4rvin? road 'go down " -
Over tne hi 4 and by the wood.
Across the" 'Jow and through the
town ,j -The
way stems open and very good.
That road runi on to aome mystic ta
a me voitys ot tne wina is calling
mel 5
The cloud hbs drift in the aeur sky,
And over We far horizon's rim
The signal siokei go up on high.
The free i,iaa beckons me still to
him.
The hlllK ir clothed in the hues of
fall.
And the woo land voices call and call!
The wheeling hawk In a dlezy flight,' .
The buccal feer of the airy blue,
Shrieks out 1 ; msage of wild delight.
And I knoyr that his joy is deep and
true. I
Thn inland depp the sea winds blow
And bid me rise and bid me go.
And voices come from the mountain
peak.
Mil. Wl Will, .IVLU .I'd IOI CM 1 1
lone;
I hear the desert voices speak, t -I
hear thejvolce of the forest moan. 1
They call ia vain to the open life
Against the calldown of friend wife!
BOO'S H00
By John
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W. Carey.
TLBS . V-
BjJ John W. Carey.
Who hae for several seasons as
a Tommy Atkins boy, nor dreamed
that one d?ty he'd be hailed at Lord
Hi eh ShioiiAhoy? ' ' .
Who ruffi the British navy nnw
from well Oied swivel chair and cooks
up plans ! jby which to lufa those
Teutons f t' m thtlr . lair?
Who pl fs a" game that long haa
caused th4j kaiser much' ado, to wit,
for every l&erman ship, he promptly
orders ti?
Who's b jss than 40 years today
still gay fcid dvbonair, but measuraa
up with English seers with sliver tn
their hairt; : '
Whose pother hailed from GotNam
vllle a v m American which may
explain a fjt of things? That Winston
Churchill 1 an. .. , v-
T$! v,,
-.'Am Ijpirrammar of Drew.
4,: From Judge, -
A Worm fl's clothes should axpreaa
her troijality,' rather, than her hne-
1 band s. potetbook. !
j " The cblef . y ambition of a woman
snouia nj o m int to cnange ner
drees as joften as she changes her
mind. f
v "The apparel oft proclaims the man"
and ex(jees the woman. j ,
Watch the Sunday
green sheet for all
that'g new in. the sport
world. ,i
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The Rpgtime Muss
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