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Tie wise and teach. . bat do
1 not punish; for God's In Hla
I Heaven, and -all's fight with,
the world. Elbert Hubbard.
A PAItTY REVOLT
T
HERB is a big Republican re
volt In Oregon. Its charac
ter Is expressed in the letter
of a Republican who writes:
I am a republican, but not tbe
fM-eronlan kind. Tha Oregonian i
Solng more to hinder the true prog
;7m o( republicanism In .Oregon than
;I can approve. We are not yet far
.enough away from the old Republican
ntachtoe to entrust the government to
men who sympathize with the old
guard outfit.
Four years ago, Republican suc
cess was wrecked by tbe Oregonian
and its assembly scheme. It ar
rogated to itself the control of
:"upon the party. The revolt that
followed . was the protest of thou
sands or Lincoln Republicans
against destruction of the direct
primary. In the present struggle,
, tbe arrogance of the Oregonian has
forced another situation not less
embarrassing to the rank and file
of tbe party. Tbe ticket Is not- a
TlennMlnun tlclrtif httt a ufanHnnt
.ticket. The managing men are not
.Lincoln Republicans but galvan-
intd onH ilnuhlo rilatlllari nl A otfinH.
pvtterG. one or them at a recent
Catherine of the brigadiers nroudlv
-declared, "I am a standpatter, and
proud of it.V
f . Mark the lihe-up:
ry'Mr. Booth's vote beat the direct
primary in the Senate of 1903.
Dr. Wlthycombe declares that
,'this nation made a mistake when
It. turned down that great states
man, Taft," declares that the di
rect primary costs too much and
'declares that we need an "aeeem-
viy 10 eliminate candidates.
Pat McArthur championed a bill
to make the taking of Statement
vmv mm a uilU a T TJ1 1 ltllv",ll
as a particular friend of'the MitcheJ
Republicans.
. Mr. Huston declared the assem-
u-. . , , n nayiq a. 11 1 Utr.l IK Wo
the people don't know enough to
t select fit candidates.
. air, aipn winiams, though in
structecf by the people to vote for
'Roosevelt. Went to Chfraen and
f4voted for Tjftt.
Mr.' Geetwent to Arizona to tell
the Arironans that-the Oregon sys-
irui j roiten, ana .iinauy,
. ,The Oregonian, grand panjan
..drlm of assemblyism and general
' self-appolfited boss of the Republi
can party. This Oregonian domi
nation of party; councils and party
action Btands in the way of party
ahd state progress. It dictates
.'nominations and dominates cam
', paigns. It makes secret combines,
which influence selection of the
ticket, it ties the leadership of
the party to the big interests,
- .Oregonian domination made
taxes high in this state. The work
of the last .legislature rolled - up
;more than $6,000,000 in public
charges .for the taxpayers to pay.
-.As shown by public documents in
. The Journal's series of articles the
legislative, machine by increase of
county salaries and by indirect leg-
Jslation increased the cost of gov
ernment far above the more than
$6,000,000 of appropriations. The
.Oregonian ran this legislative
machine, and by its domination
rolled taxes up to an unprecedent
ed and almost unbearable total.
These are a few of the explana-
,tions of why there is a big rev-
, olution throughout Oregon against
the anrepublican heads of the
ticket and their masters and ment
ors and directing brigadiers, secret
and open.
THE MODERN DANCE
W
ITH the orjenine nt
dancing season one is re
minded that the world is
moving fast. Dances that
were painfully learned last' year
have passed the discard 'd
! ivuScr. tne moae. Feet
that were trained to carry their
(.owners through the tango and the
hesitation must now be educated to
the fox trot and the whirl aero
plane. The one step has been re
placed by the half step and the
game of inventing new dances
- goes merrily on.
The man with a. nervous system
and a social disposition exhibits a
new atep by "walking across the
floor. Another when his corns are
trodden on hopsteps into-fatne" on
one foot while he -waves the aching
member wildly about
Dancers whose adipose1 tissue
naturally restricts them to the easy
;walt essay to Imitate the footwork
; of . a champion bantam weight in
the fox trot. They dip fit the
grace or a . mppopotamus and
AA.
caelonallr tit drtw
T . ZR l..lOWn n th floorj
with a dull thud.
-Th new dances seem to be lim
ited In number only to the number
of ,dancers. Sometimes even this
record Is surpassed and an Indi-
vidual dancer demonstrates half a
dozen inventions of , his own In
order to show his ingenuity, :p
i .While the pace
the pace of the . dance
grows faster the. dance itself Is
being shortened. In the days of
the plain.- waltz," schbttische and
quadrille 1 the orchestra held ' to
one number "for , half an hour or
so.. . yive or ."Jen . minutes of. the
modern. .danc4 -wears down the
trongeet athlete and the number
Is divided up into encores.
' This pTOTides ' breathing space
'and allow' the weaker ' ones to
drop out "at the end -of the second
or third encore.
The - pace of'the' last encore is
a terrific one and when the or
chestra finally .halts the survivors
are ready to fall into the nearest
chair., ' ;
THIS WEEK OP PEACE
S
OMEWHTjJRE in Portland each'
day this week a program Jbas
been devoted to peace. m Busi
ness men have stood with
bowed heads joining In prayer tot
the end of war in Europe. The
national anthem has been sung
with fervor intensified by the grat
itude that the horrors depicted,
the suffering described, the loss
involved have been kept at such a
distance that only the echoes of
conflict are heard. r
Twenty-five ' thousand children
in the public schools in one day
heard the message of Peace. They
were told that nations which learn
war make war. It was suggested
that to learn Industry is better
than to learn to fight, that it is
better to harden hands than hearts.
They were told that war despoils
homes and pays only In the cur
rency of misery.
The streetcars prominently dis
played posters proclaiming that
"Peace Means Plenty;" the storekeepers-
have exhibited in show
windows the insignia of peace-
the horn of plenty, tbe dove. Even
the advertisements have been sub
jected to the chance that their
power to make sales would be
lessened by using pa-t of the
space for the Gospel of Peace.
Men who have prayed the Prince
of Peace .for cessation of war ap
plauded to the echo the speaker
who said,' "I praise God ten thou
sand times and more for the
President whose hand has guided
us away from conflict."
On the other hand some have
questioned the value of a prayer
for peace so far removed from
human possibility of acts that
would compel peace. They have
suggested that it will make scant
difference if the petition takes any
form of words . or no words at all.
This Canbf hi true'.; Nothing
can so w.eii keep the peace as." the
aesire ror it. No irmampnt will
.vv.x.n. oj well
That yearn
'ing for universal amity which has
been ; demonstrated in Portland
daring a week is the spirit that
wm, govern when the countries of
Europe have completed , their
Moody sacrifice to the. folly : of
war. Thid Nation, loving peace
most and concerned for the wel
fare of other 'nations.will be placed
at the head of the list 'of' nations
in commerce, in progress, in intel
lectual leadership. - v
And this "will be the petitioner's
reward for a prayer for peace.
THE CREDIT MEN'S LETTER
A
LETTER deserving of more
than passing notice is the
splendid patriotic appeal be
ing sent out by the Portland
Association of. Credit Men. The
letter goes tp wholesalers, bankers
and manufacturers of Oregon.- It
Should meet an instant and unani
mous response. Now is not the
time to talk pessimism. Now is
not the time to hoard money. The
man of poise and patriotism will
take heed how he adds by word or
deed to the uncertainty in finan
cial affairs, an. uncertainty due
to the world war.
Reorganization and readjustment
may be necessary in certain lines
on account of the present situation
in Europe but no man who de
serves well of the community which
has helped to make him what he
make the situation 'more
difficult by ill-advised or ill con
sidered words or actions. in lts
appeal to the bankers, wholesalers
and business interests generally
the Credit Association, in effect
says ?
limVeo? i,nlf ?U reduce th "edit
tiMA - a custon,er from 2000 to
J1000 you - contract
through which business talon. Tto 'the
extent of $1000.
Tt 1b n llol A . a.la
a thousand In money out of th. SEE
nela or trade. Tt,.,..,
v on Vf U
2 P-iay" dingentpa
" vweui m order that ha
ISflw"1 ali th credlt that cart
S?nf. xten1ed and not con
tribute to any possible depression nor
contribute to the restriction of legltl!
?JS rade he- nral products
and resources of our country are un
ifret a"d temporary , embarraaa
ment should not bring uncalled for
or undeserved misfortune. '
THE LAST DAY
T
HEY said tho women wouldn't
vote, even if given the ballot.
T : A 1
mey ; were , wrong. 4
x mrty mousand Multnomah
county women have already regis
tered for the November election.
The number of registered men is
only 50.000. , v
It is a safe bet that a greater
proportion of registered ; women
?vKa a 4 . a ...
i rsi8terea , men win go ,to
the polls. ; That haa been the rule
in the past limited expedience; and
it is likely to be in the future.
Nor is there any sign that voting
women are neglecting their homes.
xnc vjccuuim
Or becoming nnfeminine. Or mis
representative of their eex. Or any
the less true women.
It is doubtful if a greater bene
fit was ever conferred on woman
than admission - to stiff rage. It
aids In broadening her horizon. It
Increases her thoughts. it lifts
her up from an inferior to an
equal, in the eyes of the law' and
the state.
All women should register. All
women should vote, i With tht
ballot they can help aocfety With
the ballot they can render a crown
ing service to the state.
- All women should, register; All
men should register. TLe last day
for registration Is next Thursday.
LET CHAMBERLAIN COME
I
N . ANY decent regard for fair
ness, a candidate 'absent from
the state and at his post of
duty, during a campaign' for
re-election is, at least, entitled to
reasonable consideration by his op
ponents. 'V ; '. .
Th candidate's absence and his
pnhlic.prk tn fair men's minds,
should; five him some measure of
Justice, ven in the methods of
those, who ara fighting him. '
Seriator- Chamberlain has been
absent from Oregon, in the- public
service for nearly two years, and
the great Woodrow Wilson achieve
ment of progressive legislation and
peace, is some, proof of what Sen
ator Chamberlain has been helping
to do. In no Congress, or parlia
ment in modern times has there
been such a record of achievement
In behalf of liberty, equality and
justice among, men.
-?- But the newspaper which has
so long arrogated to Itself the
domination and control of its party
politics" in Oregon, has , never ut
tered one word of encouragement,
of Assistance or of recognition of
Senator Chamberlain or his work.
On the contrary, that paper has
continuously and persistently ma
ligned, misrepresented and calum
niated "Senator Chamberlain.
Though, he is the senator of all
the people? and as such entitled to
have his hands upheld in "public
service, the Oregonian has resorted
to a line of warfare , in opposing
him that ignores every considera
tion of fairness and every canon
of justice.
The time has come and tbe char
acter of the attack "on him is such,
that Senator Chamberlain, with the
congressional session nearing the
end, should return to Oregon and
meet blow with blow.
BONDS AT HOME '
C
OUNTY COMMISSIONER
LIGHTNER has suggested
that depositors In the postal
savings bank should invest
their funds in the Interstate bridge
bonds of Multnomah county. His
suggestion is a good one forming a
basis on 'which to make provision
for a popular sale of county bonds.
The ""bonds should be Issued in
small denominations so that those
of small means would have oppor
tunity to buy them. Xs the county
Is out of debt the investment would
be a safe one. The bonds bear five
per cent interest and the total Issue
is to be $1,250,000.
The popular sale of municipal
bonds baa heen attended with great
success in other places. Last year
in Baltimore nearly one million
dollars were disposed vof In nine
days.
The plan was also successful in,
St Paul, Minneapolis, Philadelphia
and Cleveland.
The benefits attained are man v.
Hoarded money is brought from its
hiding place and put into circula
tion, the interest remains at home,
a local market for bonds, is created
and new relations between the mu
nicipal government and the people
established.
ORIGIN OF NAME
-' ' ibT
I
N CONNECTION with the siege
or Antwerp It is. Interesting to
recall the manner in which the
nanas oI the city was derived.
In the early Frankish times a
large castle stood where the pres
ent city i3 located. This castle
was built to protect the entrance
of the Scheldt and to prevent for
eignf traders Introducing goods into
the country without paying a cus
toms duty to the baron who con
trolled the surrounding country.
The penalty for smuggling in,
those days was the cutting off of a
hand which was thrown into the
Scheldt, f
From - this ; practice - the castle
came to ' be known - as Antwerpen
castje.. In Flemish the word meant
"the - place of hand throwing."
On: the arms of the city to this
day are depicted a castle and two
severed hands. ' ;
NEED TO DIVERSIFY
T A ; . conference of cotton
growers held at New Orleans
recently it was recommended
that no crop be grown next
year; or if that Is impossible a fifty
per cent reduction in acreage be
made. ;. ' " i ' -
IV was pointed out that even if
the European war, .which, has put
a stop to two thirds of the world's
spindles,. Is ended within a year
there . will be enough stock on
hand to supply the needs of next
year. - A ;' heavy crop next year
would glut the market, bringing tiie
price "below the cost of production.
; On the other- hand it is, figured
that : if. production is stopped for
a year, and one half of the present
year's crop held over the ultimate
returns will be as great as though
production were continued.
. The paralysis of the cotton mar-
juuknal, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING.
ket in the South on account of the
war emphasizes the futility, of de
pending upon a single crop and the
need of diversifying. It is a, les
son that: the people of Oregon do
not " have to go away from home
to learn.
Letters From the People'
(Communication, aent to The Journal for
pobUcatiua la thla department ahould be wri.
! kle ot th PPer, .buuld not
axea.a 8O0 wardk ia length and moat be ao
eompaitiad by tbe name and addreaa of ta
aeode;. . If the writer doea nut desire to
save tba Ma pabliabed, be should ao state.)
Olaeaaaloa U the sreatest of all rerorat
era, It ratioaaliaao cTerfthing it touches. It
roba prlndplea of all faUe Mnctltjr aod
throwa them back on their reaaonabteoeaa. It
ther hava no reaaonablaiieaa, it rothtaesl
erwthea them out of extateoca and aet up lta
owa concilia tana In their stead." Woodroir
IkUson,
Trusts Men of Washington.
Vancouver, Wash., Oet 6. To the
Editor of The Journal I am quite
glad to have the testimony of Mrs.
Dunlway as to why suffrage was lost
to the Washington women when Wash
ington became a state. She seems to
hava had complete understanding
with the element who took advantage
of the tpportunity given them and ao
defeated the cause at that time. But
Mrs. Dunlway has been so busy tak
ing care of Oregon's affairs that she
ha not kept in touch with the forces
In our state, or she would know that
Washington men who believe in equal
suffrage and stand ready' to aid and
illp their wyes, mothers and daugh
ters are la the majority and will never
bj false to their principles. We, ttje
women of Washington, beli,eve in
them, and have no fears.
From her declaration it would seem
that women here were given the right
Of ballot- only to be dictated to by
political parties, voting as such party
directed. Now, where' do our "personal
liberties" come in. in such a stata of
affairs? "Personal liberty' seems to
be the slogan of those who believe
in boose. Well, you have an example
of the abuse ot personal liberty -when
drunken men cause automobile wrecks;
but that, I suppose, is all right, as
the saloon sold the liquor to them,
and so exercised their "personal lib
erty." We must have personal liberty
as long as we are interested in or
benefited financially by the exercise
of It, if others do suffer. There is
not a law upon our statute books
which Is passed as a preventive
against Crime of any kind but is pro
hibitive and interferes with personal
liberty. And now, when all true
Christian people would abolish the
causes which lead to the commission
Of erirnes, and. advance personal .lib
erty to the true good and the help of
all people, the wets clamor and cry.
as a last resort, "personal liberty Is
taken from us"; by prohibition.
HANNAH M. M'CORKLBJ.
Assails Methods of. Drys.
GerVals, Or.. Oct. 6. To the Editor
of The Journal The drunkard, drunk,
in an automobile or elsewhere, is very
undesirable, and should uplift himself;
or if he won't,- and because he abuses
personal liberty, he should be by law
branded - an enforced gentleman, and
anyone then giving him liquor should
be sent to the penitentiary. I have at
tended for many years our state fairs.
and I never saw anyone, in Salem or
on. the grounds, drunk. Then why
this destructive prohibition wave, for
the pretended uplifting of the invisible'
few, who should uplift themselves or
be uplifted by an enforced law? The
15,000,000 .more or- less used" for and
against prohibition could be better
spent to . buy valley .acreage for our
homeless poor, not squandered to de
ceive people into thinking that prohibi
tion is temperance, leaving us, by
their unexpected, sudden tactics, seant
time to teach the unsuspecting that
they "are. not voting for temperance
but to ' destroy their own and their
neighbors' prosperity, destroying pro
gression for themselves, and for fu
ture generations. Our strongest eon-
cpntrated force to reach the people
dwindles . .down to " three heads the
Oregonian, Telegram and. Journal. To
what extent they are standing for a
greater .Oregon, has been silently ob
served. , The -Journal has given us
space. Why are we not assisted? Why
has the hurden of the argument been
left to our loyal few? . Prohibition tells
that the Oregon hops will, not be dis
turbed. They must be vicious to tell
that. If we grow in the United States
270,000 bales, and 255,000 are used for
home consumption, let prohibtiion cast
this 255,000 bales on an already well
stocked European market and our mar
ket destroys our hops. There will be
no more $39,000,000 spent tor hop la
bor. If we are forced out of hops and
into the grain business, the grain
growers will also be injured. People
of Oregon, if you want to save your
selves vote to save the farmers. Vote
333 No, against statewide prohibition,
and your posterity will rise up and call
you blessed. ELLA M. FINNEY.
Figures of a 4Vet" Reviewed.
Newport, Or;, Oct. 5. To the Editor
of The Journal Ella M. Finney on
September 25 wrote, "Growers of wheat
should be proud of Oregon, which bad
a $16,000,000 wheat crop. But are
they too prosperous?" I answer, no.
I wish them the greatest prosperity.
When Oregon, ceases to send nearly
$10,000,000 out of the 'state for that
which only degrades and debauches
Its citizenship our farmers and the
entire state will be more prosperous,
and when our booze factories and hop
yards are converted into some. more re
spectable business, our respectability,
morals and manhood will be advanced
to a higher plane.
She .says that 144.500.000. bushels ot
wheat is used.for liquor in the United
States. "'Her figures are erroneous.
But she tells us: . "With prohibition
this would mean an , unsold surplus,
and Co tells us to sow our hop fields
in clover.'i But her; "neighbor went to
Portland and could not sell his hay."
Another' unsold surplus; so Coe was
in error, she thinks. But a surplus of
wheat, clover,' fruit, anything Is bet
ter than booze or hops for starving
families that have' been robbed by the
liquor traffic. - '
In speaking of the 19,800.000 remit
ted to other states for imported li
quors, .t she says-. '.'This proves that
even now ws are unprogressive." Here
we have a surplus by an excess of $,
800,009 worth of boose more than ne
cessary.; Would that it were unsold,
that we' might, be more progressive!
"Prohibition would kill all lines of
business," she says. This isi but an
other hallucination. Prohibition, with
an honest administration, is the true
friend of all lines of honorable busi
ness, but is death to liquor. As .Gov
ernor West says, "It is the , duty of
every good cltisen to sandbag it." We
propose to do It on November 3 by
voting 331 X, yes. E. W. DURKEE ,
Responsibility . Imputed,, ;
Portland, Oct. ' t.--To the Editor of
The Journal If the saloon bad to pay
the cost of caring for Its finished pro
duct fathers wouldn't be one in the
state yjf Oregon today. I believe if
the. entire effects of the liquor traf
fic were " removed that it would do
away with three-fourths of the cost of
government.
What are the Voters - going 'to do
about it? If they vote for liquor they
A FEW SMILES
A Whistler story is told by Joseph
Pennell. the artist.- Whistler, when an
art student, used tor
copy celebrated . paint- U
tngs in- the Louvre. I
found ' him ; there one
day hard at work on
a copy fit the famous
-Mona Lisa." ,
..ou've done a fine
thing - . there, 1 1 re
marked, for the copy was a good one. j
V-Yes," Whistler agreed, I am'
pleased with tt," and then, in his
whimsical way he added, I wonder
what they'll do - with the poor old
original now r- ..
A lady in the country recently ad
vertised in the local, papers for . a
"handy man." '
-What I want," she
said to the first ap
plicant, "is a man
that will do. odd Jobs
about the house, run
errands, one thai, nev
er answers ba3t and
is always ready to do
what I want. v ,
"Ah," said tha applicant as he turned
away, "it's a husband you're looking
for, ma'am.'
A Scotch minister and his "servant
who were coming home from a wed
dfhg began to. consider the state into
which their pota
tions at" the wedding
feast had left them.
"Sandy, ; said ' .the
minister, "Just stop a
minute here till I go
ahead. Maybe I don't
walk very steady and
the good wifs might
remark something not just right'
He walked ahead of the servant for
a short ' distance and then asked:
"How is tt? Am I walking straight?"
"Oh, y." answered Sandy, thickly,
"ye're a" recht but who's that who's
with you?"
assume responsibility for all of Its
evils and are really no better than
those engaged In it. They cannot say,
"I did not realize what I was doing,"
for )t is impossible hat a sane per
son can fail to. see the harm It is
doing. Oa the other hand. If they vote
against it they, can at least say that
any havoc that Jt may -create is done
without their consent
Now a few "words . as to the Ques
tion, "Does prohibition prohibit?" I
will answer by asking a few questions
myself. Does hanging prevent mur
der? Does a jail sentence prevent
stealing? Do speed laws prevent reck
less driving? In reality does any law
accomplish -entirely the desired end?
Of course they do not. Neither will
laws against the liquor traffic stop it
entirely, but If will make an outlaw of
it and put It where It justly belongs,
and it will have to keep under cover.
And It takes from our shoulders the
responsibility of fostering a cancer on
our social life WILL W. SAVAGE.
Calls Alcohol a Food.
McHianvllle, Or., Oct. 7. To' the
Editor of The Journal It la a fact
that common laborers, - who do . hard
work and are- acenstomed to coarse
diet, are benefited by an occasional, or
moderate us of distilled spirits. Tbe
physiologist. Dr. Roewig, says on this
subject:
"Alcohol in moderate doses is an Im
portant stimulant to digestion and this
explains th Strong craving tor byanir
on the part of the Jabortng ciaa
wbose food consists of difficultly -- -gested
materials.' That; such a- bene
fit should be reaped becomes all the
more reasonable : when It Is considered
that alcohol to a certain extent is a
food. So believe the majority of phy
siologists. A remarkable Instance of
the food value of alcohol was brought
to my attention some years ago by Dr.
S. L. Abbott of the Massachusetts
general hospital. . It was : tbe case of
a young woman suffering from double
pneumonia, who reTused all food and
ww apparently at the point of death.
A teaspoonf ul of brandy and water,
forced between her teeth. 'seemed to
benefit her and the physicians ordered
her to be given all the brandy she
would take. For seven days she lived
exclusively on brandy and whisky and
consumed alt together over a gallon
of distilled liquor without the least
sign of overstimulation or unpleasant
effects, and she made a good recov
ery. Since s'h took no other food
during all this time, the conclusion -is
irresistible that 'she was nourished by
the alcohol. Strong charactor Is not
attained by prohibltionary laws but by
self control. Self appointed prohi
bition agitators never can make char
acter. W. P. BISHOP.
Peace-Loving America, -
. Hillsboro, Or- Oct. 7. -To the Editor
of The Journal While all tha world Is
at war exceptthe United States, our
press and people take great credit to
themselves because we are so level
headed, reasonable and peace loving.
But are we? Is there not a lot of bum
combe about our anti-war spirit? We
should be aware of our weakness as
well as know our strength, While our
stock would indicate an adventurous
and warlike race. We will only cite a
few facts. The Revolutionary patri
ots showed an unusual fighting spirit,
to take up arms against their own race
-men of their own tongue and to say
nothing of the fact of their greater
strength. When peace cams it was
difficult for our president to keep us
from taking up arms against England
In favor of France. Our people forced'
our president Into the war of 181X, Our
people voted for the unjustified war
with Mexico. . We voted for "Fifty
four Forty or Fight," and only that
our statesmen disregarded the voice
of the people we might have had an
other war. McKinley did not want
wr with Spain. He knew We should
hot .have that war, but he let the peo
ple force him into it. Roosevelt, .al
though warlike in talk and actions,'
could hardly prevent a war with Japan
although we bad no reason. Wilson
and Bryan are. for peace. They have
courage and sense to keep' it. too. We
can brag about our president and cab
inents, but not about ourselves as
being, peacsable.
THOMAS H. BROWN.
President Lincoln's Opinion. . '
Portland. Oct. s, To the Editor of
The Journal There- has been much
controversy In regard to what Pres
ident Lincoln . said about prohibition.
Some- have wandered so 'far -from the
truth they are doing a great injury to
one Of the best men tha world-has ever
known. This is what Abraham Lin
coln said: ! . .: '
' The liquor traffic is a cancer in
society, eating outf its vitals, and
threatening destruction, f and all at
tempts to regulate it will aggravate
the eviL There must be ho attempt to
regulate the cancer: It must be erad
icated, not a root must be left behind,
for until this Is done all classes must
continue In danger of ; becoming Tic-;
tima of strong drink." . . - .
While in West Africa as a mission
ary. I had opportunity to observe the
awiui eneci or. strong drink upon the
natives. One shipload of , the stuff
Sent there will undo the -hard labor of
rasrfi-at! 1
t i?ah
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OCTOBER 8, 1914.
PE RTINEIHT:! COIVfM ENT
SMALL CHANGE
Procrastination
good time.
Is the- thief ot a
Don't try "to do a man who ' has a
mania for getting even. '
. - a
The chronic kicker is always look
ing for something to boot
a, a
Poetry is the pastry of literature;
.prose is the corn bread and bacon.
. , .
Somehow intellect doesn't seem to
have much' to do with happiness.
An automobile that will consume hay
would cause the farmers' to rejoice,
a a
Before asking children questions in
public be sure of their answers.
.
Only the censors know whether the
Dutch have or have not taken Holland.
a a
A man nM . M . hnw trrxA w. i
of brunettes until he marries a blonde.
There certainly couldn't be a better
place for a wireless station than Say
ille. .
a a -
Tbe more a woman says she doesn't
care for gossip tn more she seems to
enjoy it,
a a
The call to the colors finds our old
friends, tbe leaves, all ready for mobi
lisation. a a
If a woman J$n't married she wants
to be, and if she is the chances are
she doesn't want to be.
a
The Italian people, at least, can take
comrort in tne tact tnat Deyond the
Alps lies Italy.
a -
A woman can find an excuse for
anything her husband does unless
there is another in the case.
OREGON'S NEED
Pendleton East - Oregonian: In the
governorship contest this year the
most .important questions at issue are:
1. The safety of the direct primary.
2. Economical and businesslike gov
ernment 3. Genuine law enforcement.
Upon each of these issues the po
sition of Dr. Smith is such that his
candidacy should appeal to most peo
ple with far greater force than does
the candidacy of Dr. Wlthycombe.
Dr. Smith is pledged in the strong
est .terms to defend, the direct pri
mary law against all unfriendly action.
Dr. Wlthycombe on the other hand is
and always has been antagonistic -to
the law. He was arj assemblyite four
years ago and he' is the same today.
He has so declared himself in public
talks during this campaign.
Polk County Itemiser: In spite of the
criticisms hurled at Senator Chamber
lain in an endeavor to defeat him, no
tice that when some public improve
ment is needed. Chamberlain is the one
requested to secure it. Why are not
the services of Republican Represent
ative Hawley asked for once in awhile?
Simply for the good and sufficient
reason that Chamberlain is known as
a man who will deliver the goods, if
it is posaibl for anyone to do so,
while it is always well known that
Hawley has no influence and cannot
bring anything of a public good to a
successful Issue for the benefit of
those interested. The greatest folly
that our section could commit just now
would be to send an inexperienced, un
trained and unacquainted man to take
George Chamberlain's place in Wash
ington. In justice for what he has
done for us. be should be returned by
an overwhelming . majority, showing
that Oregon, recognizes and appreci
ates' good work well done and Is not
blind and dominated by party rule to
such an extent . as to refuse to fur
ther profit by. the same.
Salem Journal: There ought to be a
concerted move made by the commer
cial clubs and other organisations hav
ing for their object the upbuilding of
Oregon,' to stop the campaign of mis
representation .and calamity howling
now being carried on by the Oregon
ian and .the Booth managers. , Their
"empty dinner pail" luncheons and
constant assertions that the state and
its people are bankrupt are driving
capital f rem the state, discouraging
investment and Improvement and tend
ing to bring on a depression in trade
and Industry that is financially Injur
ing every citizen of Oregon. No at-
! tempt is mads, by these calamity howl
I era to present the facts as they are,
but exaggeration and untruth are re
sorted to in order to make political
capital ai me expense oi tne prosper
ity of the people. .
Medford Mall Tribune: While the Or
egonian is working itself into a frenzy
over the fabled ruin of the Oregon
poultry industry (with eggs whole
saling at 35 cents), due to the impor
tation of Chinese eggs, the calamity
TO BUY SECURITIES
By John 31. Oskison.
On the day this was written the
stock exchanges of the country were
still closed. There are various sound
reasons for keeping them closed until
some positive tendency in the present
war' is discernible, the main reason
beng that we are not prepared to buy
the. great mass of American securities
held in Europe and now eager fora
market at any price.
Under the circumstances trading in
i stocks and other securities must stop.
I But you and I are not "traders" we
' don't buy and sell every day, and
(sometimes two or three times a day;
we don't watch the ticker inorder to
grab an hour's profit of $20 4r sell 30
minutes after we've bought In order
to save ourselves from a $25 loss on
10 shares of stock.
We dqn't buy more than.a fraction
of the amount of securities traded in
on even a quiet day on the stock ex
changes, and yet our real buying and
many missionaries. The heathen can
not understand why thse things are
sent to tbem from Christian countries
like America and England.
I have been tn London and other
places in England where they have
barmaids, and in New York, Chicago
and other cities of America. As a re
turning missionary, -after observing
the ; terrible effects of strong drink
upon tha natives, I examined tbe con
dition of the laboring people, and I
believe all classes of people woufd be
benefited, saloonkeepers included, by
the removal of this evil.
i L. F, CLARK.
v Asks, Why Go to Maine?
Tacoma. Wash., Oct.' To the Ed
itor! of The Journal -Mr. Bishop of
McMinnvilie ls parading Maine for the
benefit of the wetaV ;C I do . not under
stand why he wants tcvvgo to , Maine
When he has the same goods at home.
For tike begets like... Why does he not
tell us of his noma town, McMinn
vllle? ,1 helped to make that town
dry and I am anxious to know whether
I did a good Job or not. . Let him go
to my Id time friend Carrtgan. He is
running a bank there. -Let htm -talk.,
or let him tell us from New berg, an
other prohibition, town or Salem, or
I Oregon City. - JOSEPH HEPP.
AN D NEWS IN BRIEF
" OREGON SII'ELIGHTS
The La Grand Observer has in-
Stalled a second typesetting machine. 1
-a a
The Hermlston Herald reports the
record bunch of grapes produced on ,
the Hermlston project for 1914 as a .
Tokay cluster, that weighed 341
pounas, jarougnt in ty J. jfeimuiaer.
"
The Canyon City Eagle congratu
lates the management on the success
of the fair at John Day. Oate re-
ceipis were almost nuo. witn puD
lic appropriations, this amount mors
than pays all bills.
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Lauding the richness of the soil in
the vicinity of Beaverton the Times
says: "Think of an acre of land pro- ,
cueing 3350 worth of horseradish and j
almost as large value in onions.. .That (
is just what this beaverdam land j
urv una oere s aaiug.
-
Valedictory of Editor T. L. Dugreer
in Sweet Home Tribune: 'With this
ifasue the lntermountain Tribune
closes its publication in Sweet Home,
to be resumed sometime about Octo
ber 15 at Scio under the name of the
Sclo Tribune. Our reason for making
this expensive move is, we think the
field at Scio and vicinity will be more
remunerative than that of Sweet
Home."
a
Good roads hint in La Grande Ob
server: "Fall rains will bring up the
road question in dead earnest. Keep
in mind the grange has the logical
plan for making roads In Union county.
The dirt road is a good one when
prooerlv Kradd ahd drained. This
county is not strong on capitalising her
scenery ; what we want here Is a road
tfcat will hold up a wagon heavily
loaded with wheat, apples or saw
logs." -
OF CHAMBERLAIN
candidate for governor, the amiable
veterinary whose executive experience
consists of supervising fertilisation
experiments at the O. A. C, is cham
pioning Chinese immigration as a
means of offsetting the havoc wrought
by Chinese eggs. Dr. Wlthycombe
has stated that he regards tbe exclu
sion laws as unfortunate, as he would
eolonise- cut-off timber lands with
Chinese and hence hasten the develop
ment of the state by raising Chinese
eggs at horoa.
In behalf of such statesmanship, is
It any wonder the Oregonian grows de
lirious as it feverishly digs away at ;
iresn graves in tne political cemetery
it has populated with its candidates?
Albany Democrat: Chamberlain's
standing in congress is proven by- the
important committee positions he
holds. His colleagues in congress ad
mire and respect him. Congressman
Scott Ferris of Oklahoma, recently
wrote to his uncle. General Thomas J.
Thorp, of Corvallls. as follows: ;
"I am delighted that you are a sup. I
porter of Senator Chamberlain. He is I
a good, true, patriotic citizen, who has
the best interests of the people at t
heart, and his service here has been !
faithful and true at all times. Ore
gan has many problems for solution.
It would be a reflection upon their own
judgment if the ptople of that state
took so valuable a senator from his
task he is performing. I repeat, I re- f
jolce that you are supporting him, for ,
I know his every jpet will be in the In- 1
teresi or ine people or nis state, and of
good government in general."
Ashland Tidings: Two things are
certain: Hawley is a dead one. He is
not a result getter. Hollister is a live
one. Oregon hangs on to the western
border of tho United States, far away
from influential base at the best. With
a dead one . in congress the district
will continue to get what she has been
getting ever since Hawley has been
nsleop on the job absolutely nothing
nothing, first, last and all the time.
And Oregon has enough of this kind.
This district should have a live one in
congress. The Tidings is in favor of
havinsf it from a Republican source if
possible, but have.it we must
Hollister has demonstrated in . this
campaign that he is very much alive.
He shows his familiarity with the
needs of this district. - We are firmly
convinced after carefully -watching his
campaign that if he is elected to con
gress he will be heard from. He has
the force to put this district where it
belongs, and where it must be to ever
amount to anything within its proper
sphere of influence upon the floor of
congress.
The Tidings has come to tho con
clusion that it will support the candi
dacy of Frederick Hollister, not on
account of bis politics, but because the
district needs the kind of representa
tion that he is capable of giving, that
he promises, and that his energy and
ability so far In the campaign indicate
he has the disposition and red blood
to deliver.
SEE YOUR BANKER
selling is what makes tbe actual mar
ket. With the exchanges closed and con
fidence restored we shall want to take
up our buying and selling. How can
It be done?
The best way to do It is to deal
through your banker. Your banker
knows that all the sound brokerage
houses are equipped to fill any order
that is likely to come in for the purchase-
of sound securities. He knows
that If you have the money to pay for
them you can get excellent stocks and
perfectly good bonds at prices which
may or may not .fall still lower, but
which are quite low enough now to
constitute a bargain. . ,
Your banker will know better than
you what is sound and you can't af
ford to buy anything that isn't sound.
On the broker's part he-would pre
fer to deal with your banker; be
knows that the bank Is eolnir
that its dealing will be businesslike. I
Assuredly this is a.good time to cul- I
tlvato your banker. J
The Ragtime Muse
In the Cause of Peace.
It's funny and not funny either
How folks ara mostly constituted.
Consider man or woman; neither
Perfection claims; that's undisputed.
But it is quite a strange condition
'nai tnose wno stand ror riaht and
reason !
Should give a feeble exhibition
In any ranting jingo season. j
Where men of peace make slight en
deavor To put down force that spoils their
pleasures,
The man who preaches force Is ever
Resorting to his forceful measures.
If. then, to meet the two should bap
.Pen, .
'And pro and con begin to bandy,
One stands and roars of war ana ra
pine '
; .The other finds retreating handy;
The man-of peace, if peace shall hover.
Must rid him of his shrinking habit;
Nor scuttle, partridge like, to cover,
Nor emulate the furry rabbit.
were he but active as the other,
-"'Or of himself be half so certain, "
The art of war would soon be amoth
v ered - . .
On force tbere'd be a speedy curtain.
. u.
UpholdfWisonr j
. . " 1 !:3 ', .. .. ' '
Urges Harvey in
Thorough J Analysis
. :- "
Tbe congressional elections
three weeks j$Wy on which oc
casion a ntsrnau nouse of rep
resentativea jifjid a tmsd of tne
senate's mejoership .will be
chosen. : ;p ; " ' -.,
The advisiSmty of having , a
congress , ot.;$be same ponucal
complexion aj the executive of
ficials is established. During
the last 19!i irnonuis, President
Vviison, witiija woraing major
ity in both jifbutes of congress,
hag been Sgie to : accomplish
many noteworthy reforms.
In an exiiustive analysis of
President Vtlsons administra
tion to dat. Colonel George
Harvey, ediir of the NORTH
AMEKICAfl R.ViiW, urges
the return : of a Democratic
congress asam mark of public
approval, ofjiy-hat President Wil
son had dne and proposes
to do. ;' -
By specialf arrangement, THE
SUNDAY i0URNAL is able
to offer th remarkable study
-to its readsjrs next Sunday, all
of whom vjll be interested to
read how f Uson has kept faith
with the people.
: .
In tHV Magazine
Eight pales of photographs
and feature.
As usuaS 'rwar pictures will
predominate.' Newest views
trom the ar zone will occupy
five full Images next Sunday.
Every phetograph is replete
with that element of human in
terest that rips the heart.
Trotol-Gllatin is the name of
a new and powerful explosive
invented Jb Lieutenant riarold
Chase Wofedward of New York,
and giveri jjy him to the United
States government. The story
of the youig inventor's long ex
perimenteii which ultimately
'were crovfned with success, is
related iii -detail.
The probable economic ef
fects ot hjhc war constitute a
subject ot popular speculation
these dayrf However, when the
subject 15 considered at length
by such ja- celebrated economist
as Profes6r Irving Fisher of
Yale, it isiiiscussed with author
ity. PrcSessor Fisher's con
elusions ;iake most interesting
reading. :
Another? installment of The
Trey O' Hearts will be welcomed
by the m4ny readers who are
following iyrith renewed interest
each week this stirring story of
love and k adventure by Louis
Joseph Vnce, the photo-plays
of whichithey witness in the
movies. jj
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL,
complete with five news sec
tions, magazine and illustrated
supplement and comic section,
5 tents tte copy everywhere.
The Sunday Journal
THEljOURNAL'S Christ
mas smp plan is being en
thusiasfically seized upon by
grownsups and children
alike a a means of unselfish
servicer ; Watch for further
details ex t Sunday.
jjlOO'S HOP
Byf John W. Carey.
y John W. Carey. . '
Who's .president of Mexico or wss,
at least, day we gave the world
theKe thrilling lines, a on Sam
Blythe wofld tay? '
Who's' welcome to aforesaid berth
that tsjfor all of l.'S. although P.
Villa may not be so darned magnani
mous? ' ' .
' Who'tlhave the laugh on most of
them tht reached Chapul tepee If he
cam hold;: -the job-and still retain bis
precious ;peck ?
Who's;-lue for tons of sympathy,
from Dhvf ;o'er the rea and Huert.
Carbajal t al. of recent memory? .
Who hsrsome pleasant dreams, no
doubt; af Maximilian and V. Madero?
(R. I. That V, Carranza man.
iiain Ofchr Cities. - - u
ViennajSAustria, has started a muni
cipal laarfldry. f -.i
South" end. Ind yearly pays 1115,
000 for jigs' milk, supply.
Sherihji " and . Denlson." Texas., are
to be united by a macadam roadway,
Scranjttfji, Pa.; will this year employ
Jj; y
an expernio aup-rvie aw paving wor.
';W"oodsipwn. N. J.. municipal water
works system, netted over . $1000 ' tn
profits i 2 19 IS. ?:r::'.r.1r.
Broc-k(!rt,. N. Y., has just completed
a new Wajer system costing $390,000. -Provldtice,
Jt. I., municipal - water
works syftcm netted $"677000 in prof
its. ln.lVfc. ' . .
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