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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1914.
JOURNAb
; - -AW tNWEPKttPgST NEWSPAPER. ;
C. B. JACKSON , . . PoblUher.
Z IsblUbad ttt Ten1n cxrapt Sunday) ad
-J ewr Sunday morning at Tba Jonrnal Bttthl
4 . In. Bmadwtr and YamhlU .. Portland. Or.
3 fcatared it tae auitofflc at Portland. Or., tor
tranantMlon Utroaxfe tba alalia aa aecoad
T claaa natter. ".
r t-1 vbunva-a M .1 T17H- Hhrwi A6J61. All
3 departments reached by tbeaa number. TU
V' tba operator wbat denartiwnt yon want. ,
.Benjamin Kentnor C. . BwuawteK Bldr.;
If 25 rifta Aa.. York,-, Wis. PP
Uaa Bids- Chicago.
With the proposed legislation in
"effect, grain 'would ""stand uncut
and-irult be unpicked and farm
industry be prostrated. ,
Even with the labor: 6aving ma
chines and an adequate supply of
labor, from the time haying begins
until threshing ends, the farmers'
hours of. daylight are far too short.
If forced into an eight-hour day,
the farmers, of Oregon would be
driven out of business or out of
the state. ! : '
Vote 321 no
St Mbaortptloa term by auali to aajr -'1
areas U tba United State Mexico,.
f' naa rear. 45.00 l One month, JSO
3 ! SUNDAY. . t m
.1 .85
, 1 A STRANGE f FRIEND" :
TV-
Talents are best nurtured! In
solitude; character Is best
formed In the stormy billows
of the world. Goethe.
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W
I WHY TAXES ARE HIGH. No. 12
here is always and everlast
ingly a shriek for increase J
of public - salaries. .
t,..o i such a demand
forever in Portland. There was
.ach a demand by the legislative
machine at the 1913 legislative
session. There is to be on the
ballot at this election a proposi-
. av l wo w r
tlftti even to increase iu
J legislators and to lengthen
session from 40 to 60 days.
S There were hills before the 1913
session for the increase of the
f salaries of officials in 21 counties.
j Governor Went vetoed them all.
T He vetoed them after the time had
$ expired for the regular end of
iha "aiAnnion.
; nt thP machine was determined I mary that Dr. Withycombe and his
the
ORSE advice was never
offered or worse advice
never fbllowed than that
given' Dr. Withycombe by
his managing men. Thus, they
caused him to say in his Medford
statement that he has always been
the "friend" of the direct primary.
Was Dr. Withycombe a "friend"
of the direct primary when he es
poused and supported the assembly
in 1910?
How could he be in that assem
bly and be a "friend" of the direct
primary?
If, as he says, he was in that
assembly as a "friend" he was one
"friend" among a great crowd of
enemies who were trying to plunge
a long, keen'knife into the pri
mary system.
If he believed himself a "friend
of the primary, how unsuspecting,
how childlike and how confiding
often so thick that they are in
each other' way. Some quit work
at Jour in the- afternoon and have
a half holiday on Saturday besides.
An instance of the taxes piled up
try increase of salaries and 1 salary
drawers was the work of ;the legis
lative machine at the 1913 session
of the Oregon legislature, which
added enormously to the burdens
.of those who foot the public bills.
The city of Portland has yet
muchirto do in reducing the cost
of government, but The Journal
does not believe the way to do it
ia;witlr the pending recall. The
present officials have scarcely naa
time to organize a new system or
government and effect the reforms
that can be brought about through
commission ' government.
WHAT IS THE USE?
W
HAT is the uso of all this
debate about what Gover
nor West admitted or did
, not admit respecting how
Mr; Booth got his timber. Any
T"1' . "u.?: tnr incase How could he be in that assem- accidental admission, by Governor
1,,, win salaries - My and be a "friend" of the direct West cannot change what the fed
of PubUc-,!al"if ' demand primary? eral courts have already settled.
i n 0 r a n n uv ii - t
The whole matter Is or record
and what Governor West might
say or not say, or what anybody
else might say or not say, cannot
alter or modify or obliterate the
facts.
The United States circuit court
of appeals at San Francisco with
three judges sitting at the hearing
Dr. Withycombe was in thinking canceled the patents of five tlm-
that all in that assembly were ber claims on account or rrauuu
friends" of the direct primary too! lent entries by the Booth-Kelly
if ihe. roni "Wprnis" of the Lumber company, made wnue Mr,
Hiwnrim9rv Ttroro all the same Booth was manager. (See 203
' a -m. A. A f
kind of "friends" of the direct pri- eaerai tteponer, page o.;
The same three judges In tnat
u i a i 1,1 .,i niifun7ii.i xtr a r a i t I ronrf tinaiiiTnotiRlv reiectea M.r
.... . ai l tr inrron rhh is i uu iva t unnciiiuiT i lc wucaft v , . v " " i - - -
1!S made Before adjournment the 1 910 when they nominated Mr. Booth's testimony in the case. (See
J?-;,..i-'.-m-rLr.i dement was Bowefman, where would the direct 203 Federal Reporter, page 423.)
iunuiiift , . i
r secretly circulated and signed oy primary oe now dui uuuer uo mere i uu w
c . - i . riattiM at the foot nf a weeninz record. An admission by Governor
t m.mhDri n nil! 1 1 uuuoc?. I ..... . 1 i - -
. UiHUKv.ii . . . ... . . , t nr. i l . 1 t V.n
,.rwitrnpd members of i wiuow tree ana oeneain me buuuc vvesi couia ao mure tuauBo n.
or a marble siaD? a ieainer can siop a aurniauB,
Since Dr. Withycombe's "friend- What is the use of. prolonging
ship" for the direct primary is of the newspaper debate over what
a kind that leads him to join every Governor West said, or did not
comes along to say?
Sthe Oregon State Senate herDy as
twlth rath other that we will remain
Jin seMlon for a period of five days
i;afler the forty (4U) aays penuu b....
have elapsed, for tne purpose u
shierins vpto messaKP 01 w s" .movement, that
n.or' " an- ' L?r:Z:(n r overthrow the direct primary, how
tnerftor, anu - - .. . .
1 to cotiHider an( dispose ot eaia veiu uau iu ue ui mucu oiuc t.u iuc
WATER COMPETITION
PERSONAL
r r . a. . XL . t
i irienas ana supporiers oi tue uri-
Thia extraordinary a g r e e meni mary system?
rrorftvp It la without paral-!
filel or precedent, in that the legis-1
llatlvo machine was so determined
S that salaries should be increased J
:that the members reiurut-u ii
Salem and passed 19 of the salary-
raisinK hills over the vetoes.
R
T
EPRESEXTATIVES of trans
continental lines met In Chi
cago last week to plan a rail
road campaign against Pan
HE JOURNAL holds sacred ama canal competition. They are
and jealously guards its "Let- seeking permission from the Inter
ters from the People" depart- state Commerce Commission to
ment. lower transcontinental freight rates
ing of troops,. la being raised...
Canada " expects that when her
second contingent reaches ' Europe
there will be need of the 2200
extra men to fill gaps in the do
minion's first , army, gaps . caused
by men who drop out because-of
wounds and death. The ten per
cent reinforcement is to go within
few weeks of the time the troops
left for Europe's battlefields ten
per cent to fill dead men's shoes.
Canada's first reinforcements
will visualize mourning in 2200
Canadian homes -and bring one
penalty of war close to our own
door. Europe's failure to keep the
peace, the refusal of Europeans to
dwell . together in harmony, will
cause many anxious moments across
our northern border until the offi
cial lists of 'killed and wounded
are received. And when these lists
come, fear will not cease.
If a reinforcement of ten per
cent is needed to repair losses of
a -few short weeks, what will be
the requirement before the war
ends? Many thousands of our
northern neighbors have sailed
down the St. Lawrence never tp
return. The people of Canada have
America s sympathy. They are be
ginning to pay with their lives
the price of big armaments pro
vided by the people for their own
destruction, k.
How- grateful American mothers
should be for the splendid fact that
the man in the American White
House is an exponent of peace and
that recruits from American homes
are not now sought to fill the gaps
in the ranks of our boys in the war
the jingoes tried to force President
Wilson to make in Mexico.
Ay FEW SMILES
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
"Thank heaven, thoso bills are sot
rid of." said Bilklns, fervently, aa he
tore up a bundle of
statements of. ac
count dated October
1.
'All paid. eh'
said Mrs. Bilklns.
Oh, no," said Bil
klns. "The dupll-
ates dated Novem
ber 1 have come in?
and I don't have to keep tbea any
longer."
Letters From the People
(Communication, sent to The Journal for
publication in this detutrrment ahanM h writ.
ten on only one side of the paper, should not
exeeed 300 words In length and must be ac
companied by the name and addresa of tha
sender. If the writer doea not desire to
nave tne name published, ha should ao state.)
"Discussion Is the greatest of all reform
er. It rationalizes everything it touches. It
robs principles of aU false sanctity and
throws them back on their reasonableness. If
they have no reasonableness. ' It ruthlessly
crushes them out of existence and set up Its
own conclusions In their atead." Woodrow
wusxm.
Denies Claims for Booth.
Portland, Oct 12. To the Editor of
The Journals The Oregonian of Octo
ber 6, in its praise of R. A. Booth, in
an editorial entitled "His Good Name,
warn
1 1 et wMvcr
l.i
SMALL CHANGE
A man's repentance is always sin
cere at the time.
.
Gain a woman's sympathy and the
battle is half won.
One sure way to save money is not
to own a flock of automobiles.
We know a. spinster who thinks a
husband is better late than never.
An epicure says "that a lot of "di
vorces come out of the frying pan.
The henpecked husband should re
joice that he isn't a Mormon.
A young fellow called on a dealer
in dogs one day and said:
I m lcokin' fer a certain kind of-i
dog, but I don t h a man must either make way for
know the name of himself or get out of the way of others,
it."
"Can't you de i It's easier to make a bad matter worse
scribe it?" asked th than it ls to make a good matter better.
dealer.
have
nearlv all kinds for ' , 1 "e " w .no 18 cook usually
npsrva
sale."
"Well." said the
vniinr mon thnilfirht- '
fully, "I want a kind of dog so high
and so long," as he.- designated the
size. "It is a kind of greyhoun , an
yet it ain't a greyhoun", either, be
cause its tail is shorter than any of
th' greyhoun's an' his nose is shorter,
an' he ain't so slim round th' body.
But still he's a kind of greyhoun". Do
you keep &ny such dogs?"
"No, I do not," replied the dog man.
"I drown 'em."
gets.
better husband than she
"What you want to do is to have
that mudhole in the road fixed," said
the visitor.
"That goes to
show." replied
Farmer Co rn tossel,
"how little you re
formers understand
local conditions. I've
purty nigh paid off
a mortgage with the
money I made haul-
in automobiles out o' that mudhole."
rms is a free country, but you
should be ashamed to say some of the
things you think.
When a young man begins to attend
church regularly it's an easy matter to
discover the female in the case.
A young man is aot to be an opti
mist when sowing his wild oats, but
he develops pessimism when the har
vest begins.
When a woman has occasion to pol
ish the family silver the chances are
she will begin with the small change
in her husband's pocMets.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Graduates and former students will
form an O. A. C. club at Buras. at a
meeting to be held October 14
a
Klamath Falls is just completing a
stretch of oiled macadam extending
from the city's business center to
Shipplngton. Another good aised pav
ing contract is to be rushed through
at once.
a
The success attained at Astoria last
Tuesday by volunteer workers on the
construction of a road to the top of
rnienmb hill was such that many are
in favor of setting aside another day.
when the highway can De compieiea.
Counts School Superintendent E. J.
Mnnr. r&nnrfa 415 trichen employed
in Lane county and a salary roll of
J181.533. The great majority of these
teachers have had college training and
nearly all have had special peaagogi
csl work.
A.toHan; Work at the Astoria
nuntnin.1 Hswkai nrMdi satisfactor
ily. The dredging goes forward rapid
ly or. .af.lv and the fill "Stays PUC
Contractor Houston has everything in
hand for the prosecution of the super
structural work and there is no sign
of failure, delay nor Incompetence at
any point of the Dig enterprise.
October Hem 1n Coqdllle Sentinel:
"Since th abundant rains this raont.i
the Coquille valley has put on new
rnh nt vfTiium. and wa are again im
pelled to call it "the- most beautiful
country in the world. To ua it is
many fold .more charming now man
towards the close of our rainless sea
son, when dust and dried herbage wer
so much in evidence.
IN EAR til ER DAYS
'.la '
By Frtj. Locklej.
'ft
A NATIONALISTIC BUSINESS LOYALTY
page 85 of the state pamphlet. Argu
ment, both for and against, follow on
pages 86 and 87.
Since none of the' other parties, or
candidates, make any attempt to pre-
tion. If you do this we are of the
opinion you will favor It, for this
proposed law would surely be bene
ficial to the common people, whose
Interests you should recognize as your
first consideration.
I am not here attempting to pre
sent lengthy argument for this meas
ure, for the reason that you will find
same in pamphlet above cited. I trust
you will see fit to publish this com
munication for the benefit or your
many readers, whose attention should
says many good things which it could rhrri tn. " Many
never prove. important noints ran be added to what
From the Chicago Herald.
What the United States needs most
of all is a nationalistic business loy
alty. Now is the time to develop It.
Now Is the time for the great body of
American people and American manu
facturers to realize the tremendous
power that a national sentiment of
business loyalty will put behind Amer
ican enterprise.
Germany knows the secret and the
tremendous expansion of her business
bears witness to its value. England is
grasping the secret and even in the
midst of a world-wide war is doing her
sent a solution for the unemployed H
problem, we believe that you should best to encourage this spirit- Amert
give this measure careful consider- I cans cannot, must not, neglect this im
portant factor. They must put their
patriotis mto a practical use. They
must be loyal to their country's ma
terial enterprise as well as to its high
ideals.
Develop this sentiment and the term
"Imported" will cease to attract. Peo
ple will Insist on American goods.
They will wish to support their own
country's industries first of all. And
the results will soon be seen. There
will be an expansion of our great do
meetic market already the greatest
in the world always, in spite of talk
of foreign trade, the first and most
important concern of our whole Indus
vide trade both at home and abroad
with the lrresistitable argument that
comes from merit, sincerity and apa-
triotic enthusiasm.
Our people in the coming election are is presented in the argument in the trial system. Every sort of business,
to vote for two candidates for the state pamphlet, and this office would. , from agriculture to commerce, will
Is this idea fanciful? Far from it
It is Intensely practical and offers in
tensely practical and almost incalcu
lable benefits. It is a deduction not
only from what Germany has done,
not only from what Great Britain is
now trying with all her might to
do, but also from the plainest facts of
domestic and international trade. It
means quality, cooperation and a wid
ening market at home. It means qual
ity, forcefulness and persistent effort
in the movement to secure a fair share
of the world's trade beyond our bor
ders.
It means more than that. It means
at home a gradual extension of the
whole range of manufacturing indus
tries. A national business loyalty will
stimulate the effort to have this coun
try produce many things for which we
rely on foreign countries. The pres
ent war has taught us a plain lesson
of our dependence In some important
and unnecessary respects. In the end
it will round out the area of our
national industries, as far as condi
tions permit them to be rounded out.
We may deny i A. but in all of us
there is a love mystery. 'We say
w are not superfluous and to prove -It
start on a Joufiriey on Friday or sit
down with 13 atithe table.
In the childhood of our race we
saw mystery in s451 ot nature's mani
festations. Theolk lore of all na- -tions
is proof oiiur belief In fabled -beings.
Oobacr$;to the days of the
Egypuons, the Syrians, the Chal-
aeans or. tne ISfcjylonians, and you
will find a richfgthology. Lter the iy
Greeks made a lyautiful literature of
w' aui-'cm iuik jsore) loaay we nave
a survival of thncjent beliefs in our
iiainuau, Bstroicyjra. sootnsayers ana
trance mediumatf lt is to astrology
we trace theboHejF in heaven ordained
rulers. When tJ speak of a person
being roercurtaliSr saturnine, we hark
dsck to the old astrological terms. In
the Assyrian tofgue a prophet tjaeant
one who annoqes. Nabu, the deity
of the Babylonians, did not bring
things to pass, fle wrote the tablets
ox aesuny, he iferpreted the oracles
and proclaimed' jhe fate of man. In
the old days of'srael, in the days of
Samuel, for exaople, instead of put
ting an ad in ie classified columns
in the lost andvfound department, as
we do today, tia- consulted a seer or
prophet. KvenpBprovlnetal Israelitist
village, had itariest-seer or diviner,
who helped loe lost property and
gave advice. 16 it he-book of Kings we
read that 400 prophets of Bael and
Asherah sat af.the table of Jesebel.
8o accustomed jfyere these early peo
ples to consultCheir seers or diviners
that when Jh& rah had messages to
give to his chon people he raised up
prophets such J $s Deborah, Samuel,
Elijah and EtfHha, to announce - his
will. ff
In the days ottjthe Pharaohs, the ma
gicians and soothsayers were impor
tant lndividualsn the court of Egypt.
Those who coifid Interpret dreams
were held lr IMirh honor and esteem.
Even today wjfgn alchemy has given
place to chemistry; when astrology
has been replaced by astronomy; when
witchcraft and',; lie conjurer's art have
given way to enlightenment and edu
cation, we HtiU-ibelieve that there are
some who cartjq?ierce the veil of the
future. It iarjt'interestlng to review
some of the rare recent prophecies.
United States senate Geo. E. Chamber- uPn request, gladly present further
lain, for reelectmion. and R. A. Booth, I statements for publication.
' , ufr.ine to' That space Is an open forum. It without lowering rates between in- the Oregonian picked candidate, whom
BO CaKCI '" - . . A . , . .. . .7 h tni. nror., A mV, lo r,.
. .L.i a i,m n.nrn.rp wis tne current oi uuuuiar TfrrrsffiiaT nninra . - .. u.., " -' i
raise salaries mai iu uu. . , - - . I " representative of the people, as his
if .....i ,r. inr-ronsp tho salary of opinion. It is wide open to all Coming at a time when railroads record in rh iirii.riir win -Mr
th. samp official in Columbia ) reasonable and rational discussions are demanding permission to raise Booth, in the legislature, was one of
E.L.. CANNON.
State Sec'y Socialist Party.
feel the stimulus.
Blaine's Saloons.
Newport, Or., Oct. 10. To the Edi-
.ntv and nasspd both over the I of events or things of popular in- rates, the Chicago meeting is sig- the few to refuse to abide by the will tor of The Journal W. J. Mishop, In
jtouniy, iui i - terest. nificant Tr ls roncreta evidence of tbe JeoPle when popular choice of recent letters, gives what purports to
governor, veto , g United States senator was first to be ,e potations from S. F. Pearson and
Develop this sentiment of national-
I istic business loyalty and the manufac
turers will resolve and -act on the res
I olution, to make the label "Made in
. 1 . ' . t V. . . I . ..1.111
Aiiieuva eua.uu tor inc um ificiL eaiii
and capital can produce. It wirUmakcthe national psychology, a permanent
This patriotic view of American en
terprise is not wholly foreign to our
history. In moments of crisis we have
had flashes of this sort of loyalty
But why wait for crisis? Why not ex
press and utilize this sentiment .at a
time when it can produce the greatest
benefit? Why not make it a pant of
them strive to establish a standard
that will carry instant conviction both
at home and abroad. It will make
them resolve that "Made in America"
shall henceforth bo to Americans and
to foreign nations what "Made in Ger
many" has come to mean to Germans
and German trade connections. i -The
idea is to put behind the great
forces of industry and trade extension
the steady and powerful influence of
national pride, based on solid national
achievement. It is to have American
rr- , .j ...lo-io or.,.r.nnt fni-i"iiu6 iui ituicoD ui wen o i iion ' or ireient rates. ineir man i . wi. . i - . i . .. : - . . . - z .. . i n .i w-
, - iiie uw. O...co -v.... .y. - pnmnlnints ' na tr fhoir ill I , ... . , ' . 1 l" .DUU.B.. uB u night ana on an nignis or tne ween. "
rr' v. I . it, r. enn wnv I) n i - - - - mat .n..s w-m-j . u . wv. t i rnnnn inrmipn i no i pris uni r. I i . ... . i . . . . . .
tt nine ...... j t . e nortmt. r.f -.j. u -" ,T . v""..v - Join ioren, aiscreamng pronioi
tEalaries should be larger than prl- W1 uuon. n is runner eviueuce tuai senate journal or page 40b. so tion jn Maine. i will not dispute any-
K . i. I H T HTtT II III ll-JfS II III. BffrfK I. It I n.n wwn ..m m ft A m QUA tt1llrtt1 Till tl 111; 1 I nflt TO I f M M Til T II npnnfl WnPT nl.t-l . 1 I . 1
n trnpk. v t - -- r - - i naicL naiB mat tj uiauc cliiliuu u " ' i initiK ri M savR ii)iii:ti L 1 1 f" I 1 1 1
! I .. i l l Tl J - n . t - . I ap tn fact a vnt. r O K rt mhapl oin r V n I . . . . . . . .
v . . .A.-A .. i. , i inuueiu:e exure&siuu. it uues uui i ropniotnrc nr rotes nnn arrnmmn-1 - enioreement . oi.me ,nw; in Maine, in
( s-The claim mat pu oi.t. f " 7 "".7-7:- . . has always made good! as a local and tttl Will anal better-.knd tmnr
in citoiuu cAit uv "i -d I nations arioraea traiiic. . rii .,1.1.1. l..s j .v. - r t t. . . . . ? .
state official, which convinced the vot- evidence to prove that Maine's prohl-
' ... kr ir rAKiilta in the personal dubB ur uuuev.tK.aai, ui Opening oi the Fanama canal ers of Oregon that he could be in- i,ArV ho. t hMn .nfnrri
kA iro jo ivjii . v -s-" - 1 . t j t it rr i 1 . . I . . . . v '
i wastf ot hundreds of thousands unreasonaoie oeciarauons. i n has Induced- the
! . . . . .: 1 nnrnnsi! ia to eiv the neonle aLw.tfioti
;j-lOf doHars Of the peoples money f tev. . ."r'nl,: R: A' Booth is not a proper man t6 have vislted them at all hour, of the
The boosted salaries account ior " . .. I "l 1,&"V -- send to Washington because of falMnieht and on ail niehts of the week.
i ..u. An ,non coirmlno in ances, complaints as to meir ms. for reducing transcontinental rates Questionable wav of acauirine- timber I .. ,.,. i. an ..i.mm.in. -a lieve thoroughly in the superior excel-
r Iv,. r-Lat trrnmhlo to cot into nub- ' rrotests against wrongs or pub- an(j at the same time maintaining lands and exploiting the working peo- that deserves to be spoken in behalf of lence r their own Products, with solid!
' Il nosUions It H one of the i for their thoughts. intermediate charges, may or may l in himlloy'.A , then!, v They are foul, beastly and grounds for such belief. It is to pro-4
i i lie positions. 11 is one 01 m Therfl have been etatements re- iMHfi.Ma Mt ,eit ' How and when did R. A. Booth evei SWinish, the prolific hotbeds of vile
; explanations of why taxes are high 1 JL ,t Tho 1 t VJ"!"1 It- "J""8 enhance the progress of the state, out- politics, profane ribaldry and unspeak- i MHMPV FADMFD AMI
i Mn this Ktiite. It is one. OI tn ; J V" a grL imubpui muuii . irum ..wuieu tiae 01 ine iootn-veiiy LumDer com- able sensuality." C. H. Parkhurst, D.
reasons whv people, have to dife Knai prepares aruc.es uuaer iaie the railroads have been denying. Pany?
: I " . ' tlnnitnrci; nnd nrinf ; t nfrr in that Inn i. . : . y I The
The has induced the railroads Of their trusted as a Democrat to represent
propose a reduc- ure,Sn in, the national upper house.
it should be:
'I know what these saloons are.
factor in the country's business, one
of the principal nonpartisan planks in
a great national platform of progress
and prosperity?
If the American people, producers
and consumers and every consumer is
a producer and every producer is a
consumer will adopt this principle, if
they will resolve to use American
goods on the ground that they are
American goods, if manufacturers will
go resolutely forward with the deter
mination 40 make "Made in America
mean the! best to Americans and to
everybody5 else, there Is no power' that
can stay the onward march of this
nation's business.
D.
i n A lLnn( J , V n I .... . 1 T H A fl A flrfin , M o O tt - "lTv.lw lnm. . 1 -Tl T I-, 1.1... . I J
. . ,, . .i i . bis iiiiiii 1 ca rtiiu liiiins luciu in iuav wnenoccr n'Dtsr rnmnoTHlnn nrrnol-l wv- -o. "tlj i..Tij .um- vinen me nrv, rx. r.i riiuibv nuu
alia toil lO meet wm -vn iuuM3- , ., ..J."" " """.V "' ber concern in Oreeon suro.lv knovi Uhi. v, w vniA th. Im. m-tnrv
,DS burden of government. -ntg " . 'ln enT mUSM ;p. r-t-Js ; trafHc everywhere.. And yet
AND ENGLAND j are unqualifiedly and wholly false. The same condition will prevail acquired timber lands through the beastly, villainous institution in Ore-
and without foundation. Not once 1 in the nniiimhia hnoin nhan dummy plan, as per his own conies- eon.
ORTUOAIi, according to re-j in the history of the paper has The waterways are made actual com- Snh. vfttP
rOUTlOAIi
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MONEY EARNER AND FAMILY EXPENSES
By John si. Osk'.n.
There's a fine chance for a group of
money earners to make valuable study
of their family expenses and tell ths
rest of us the result.
Two or three years ago. while act
ing as secretary of the Scranton T. M.
C. A., a friend of mine prepared a
. ; ,1 T i . 1 . . I. l. A : A ! n 1 A I . . I J- lie
ports irom nemu, is expecwu t juumai imuusu us euiiuuai iuic petltOrS Of the railroads. The COSt of th exnloitations that onahl him Lf th. offii.li t Hn It Th. law was .,. v, " .:. , Kft
. . , , . t J A 1 - I I w v v va..-. - -v w - " ' i c- v v. M v o who .uctv m-3 r T7a ev
to aeciare war on uermauy ; uea ims uiuuni tur ii- uwu euu Df haul down the Columbia will to be classed as a millionaire and to the expressed win of a large majority i men, wage and salary earners, to an
and Austria in support ot me , oy writing articles ana puuusmug fix the railroad charge- when the a e 'arse uunawons aiung oenevoieai or me peopie. i ne comomro "rtra
. .... . h oiiioo Trie PnHn. them rreup fiptuiniia ciimiitnrM Ln.i i- j m. J ps. 1 of the liouor element of the Unitea
rauo'7 " , :;aBu;"inn ' " vW Tl,. t;;, BV. V . VU,UIUT. , Z ireiS Tne oregonian asserts that the serv- states, with its millions, could not de-
guese minister at Washington says What The Journal has to say, rate problem in the Columbia basin ices of R. A. Booth in the state legis- feat it. Governor Fernald personally
,' that a treaty of long standing it prints openly in its editorial col- js largely up to the people them- lature were useful, earnest, sincere and desired and attempted to enforce the
.with England gives that tcountry
!the right to enlist the services of
! Portueal.
. Whether or not this small re
f public takes a hand in the conflict
may have little to do with the"
'final outcome, but'the fact that
n alliance between Great Britain
and Portugal exists is interesting
ihews. The Portuguese minister is
authority for the statement that
5 tbe treaty was renewed since the
'war began and that a British
cruiser arrived ' in Lisbon Septem
ber 28 to salute the republic's flag
constructive. They, were, when he law in accordance with his oath of
cial disadvantage, is always an- Un tho raiimoH. m a voted against the wishes of the people office, but was staDoea in tne dsck oy
umns and, often to its own finan- selves. Let them use the river,
swerable for everything it says, to meet river competition
rasi accusations oi x ne journal
on this point have been passed by
without notice. Future false state
ments of the kind will be dealt
with as they are. made.
THE DOOMED REVOLVER
EUGENE E. SMITH
G
ITIZENS of Shreveport have
started a movement for a
his Republican party colleagues and
old assembly and the Oregonian. driven into political retirement at the
I note by Mr. Booth's platform that dictation of the liquor interests. 10
he advocates good wages. Can any them, the will of the liquor interests
man that ever worked for Mr. Booth was paramount to law or ineir oatn
1 . tt nrrovpci
say ne got. good wages and a run din- of otnee. i- ivn-f"
T
ner pail when he was selling lumber
Under a nrotective tariff or a moder-
Jbouisiana law restricting the ate tariff as advocated by Mr. Booth
sale of- deadlV: weanons. TL. " his platform?
HE JOURNAL is not support- the shreveport Times, was killed
ing tne recan election or tne hv a .nlord T,.,m,a fanatir.
Prohibition in the South.
Hood River. Or.. Oct. 12. To the
Editor of The Journal More than a
week ago I asked W. J. Bishop who
appointed the committee of 50, but he
has not answered the question, is mis
The Stay-at-Home Dry.
n j . . .n rr. . . . . . . I v. ,1 ri ar,' Irnfl-aP? If AO he
recall candidates. On the con- The negro started unarmed, but tor of The Journal if Oregon fails has been very incautious In his lib
trary it 13 insistent in its con- k had nn rniii.ia in knr o u I to eo drv November 3 it will be be- eral quotations from it, not knowing
"""b - I a.- j . . i k.hiTirl th. mnnwnL Or
has he not answered because he was
and mothers would eo to the colls unwilling to aamit wiai me imuor .
n.- . .v. a tentlon that this is no time for a I , . J. a cause the stay at homes failed to ree- who was behind the movement-
on ine occasion ui uie irraiy s rai-; .J x - - t x - - .wner ami cdrvrmges ai ine lira nn1 vn," 1f th mn
recall, anci inai mere is not kuiii- 1 1 j . 1 D " "-"v...
- -" uaiuware, iore. tiaying secured
forces 1 swer. Befor he could carry the study
of results as far as he wanted he was
called to another position and his plan
of getting facts as to family living
expenses remains untried.
This man had been challenged by
certain workers to give them a prac
tical sermon on how to make ends
meet.
"Very well." he said, "I will accept
the challenge. But first I want to
ksow exactly how you spend the
money you now get." '
Hafprepared the questions, had them
printed and distributed. As be ex
pected, "some men were willing to an
swer the questions, while others were
of the opinion that he was' prying
into their personal affairs too closely
In spite of the fact he would not let
any one sign the card containing the
answers or identify it in any way.
The blank he- prepared and sent
round is too long to be copied here.
fill to England, for British troops
i i (i r t 11 u vnrrt m .n o Yin nrnm.il ti nn nav. t 1 1 1 uui i w . n wc. . v - -
in a , - T r.mtnh.r that in 1S11. durinir the
Nine questions were about the man's
family, the number who worked, their
ages, the family income, and the own
ership of the house in which the fam.
Ily lived.
Other questions were about the
amount of time lost, garden, chickens,
where household supplies were bought,
wnetner they were paid for in cash
debt, and how incurred money saved,
motion pictures and their influence,
insurance, the schooling of children,
when they should properly be put to
work earning money, and vacation.
For one month the men were asked
to put down on another blank every
item of table expenses, general house
expenses, general family expenses.
Every investment held by the worker
was asked for, such as insurance, 1
building and loan shares, fraternal and
beneficiary lodge dues, stock in land
companies. The amount given to
churches, charities, missions, etc., was
asked for.
The nub of It all was at the end in
two questions: How much remains
unaccounted for out of what you got,
the sum squandered? How much did
you save and put aside?
I'd like to hear of a group of work
ers who would try to make another
such study of their family income arid
expenditure.
Among the feist known of our more
recent prophetnare Voltaire, with his
remarkable prophecy of the French
revolution wrw-ten in 174. and tne
earl of Chester Id, who, in 17S3. made
the same propjcy. Benjamin Frank
lin and Wlllwim Livingstone also
made prophetUs statements that were
fulfilled In retf&rd to the Revolution
ary war. Kraifklin, while In England,
wrote that if rHr between the mother
country and tl?S colonies should come.
"If the colonlg? are firm and united
seven years wirfl win the day."
In 1768, WHjam Livingstone wrote:
"The finger ofod points out a mighty
empire. to yoCr sons. The land wo
possess is th.glft of heaven to our
fathers. Thedy dawns in which the
foundation otjShls mighty empire is
to be laid bylhe establishment of a
regular American constitution. Befor-
seven years i'm over our neaus m;
first stone ?thuM be laid." Exactly
seven years .ittr what he foresaw
came to patfirl,'
Thomas JJf.eron, in peaking or
slavery, uttettd this prophetic warn
ing almost h!' b oentury "bVforo the
Civil war: 'Soothing is more certain
ly written-lifl'jthe BooH of I'ate than
that these people are to-be free. It
still in our rdfjer to djrert the pre i.-.-es
of eroanclWtiou anl deportat j . si
such slow defte a the evil will w;r
off insanslbljjind their places be fill d
with free wCfle laborers. If, on the
contrary. It j lef t to force Itself ci.
human natufij must shudder at th
prospect." j;
Tvrho Rra?y. the noted astronomer.
wrote in 1 5f 'j that in the tiortl:. in
Finland, a pce should be bom w h
would lay wfte Germany and vanbn
in 1632. iifavcs AO"ipnus "J ' "
In Finland, orrran Germany an-1 died
in 183?. VI
In 1791. wyien Napoleon wan n lien-
tenant of si-tlllery and utterly un
known to fa:!?. Schiller wrote: "The
French republic will pass away as
K-.iririenlv as It; arose. It will pass Into
anarchy, andfithis will pnd In submis
sion to a dteot who will extend, his
indefatigable worker, and tireless. I
.n have ;;;7,n in-! But, because of the excellence lwfir:'' t com?" but .nly for. prohibition, we Ij at-
I - vaders from Portuguese sc$ and ! of, ojatement and the balance miedf a polleeman got three bul- To "expiii prohibition, the liquor, interest, ap-
!p.,iuh mnnav hi. o-no e v oiHiOf his proposals, this newspaper is i. k. nniT a mvih nr o .ih .hu . pointed a committee of one. Represent-
Iflcation
- - ' . . . . . . - - A. aaa a. 1 A1 1 11 lllULliri J. V. 1J LI 1 V. K.U.LU 1 III. IIIIIIB I - ' - I ' ' ' -' - '
Portugal has reason to be grate- I enl reasOQ ior a recall ot city orle weapon, he proceeded to hold and vote for the dry amendment and terest was behind the movement.-ani know him to be a man of honor, of
.. . ... . I nffiialai I I .v. i i I th. ntimn. air tfl dHive the DUbllc? i lnt.rrltv and fit sterling worth, of
, Inn thA .l.lro fni. n V, A . T UUI kuv KUUU llicn Cbllu WUIUC11 WUUlLttVe 1 v . . . . - . I " - ' Z ' .
iw duuiuci . iu a. i , , . - ........ ' 1 r.m.mh.r that In 1S11. OurlnsT the i ahnm not onlv th. neonle of this dis
trict but the people of the entire state
can and will be Droud. By reason Of
these qualifications a large number off
gentlemen and ladies are using every
endeavor to secure his election and, in
fact, everyone who has not a personal
interest otherwise, who is acquainted
with Mr. Moulton and his manly per
sonality, is urging friends to vote for
him for congress.
MRS. MART A. VTSE
of Portugal in times of emergency. b r d enough to recognize the when the negro was shot down in LThi wonl"? fSfSwt!mW
1810 Wellington had 60,000 man character of the announce- his jtracks. - ' frelte liwM tt Mt
Tortn,. nnr hi fnmm,nHlnt of Eugene E. Smith in his r cLaw ar,A T..t,.. Kf? t8"?. ??s; JZZ1? ported a very "deplorable condition
11 J X- A .. . .
and for 100 vears Eneland was caiiuiuacy i or mayor. Among Otner
the nartner and protector of Por- eellent things he says:
x uc uiau y i wan eieciiona in tne
tugal.
! If the Berlin reports are trust
' worthy, they indicate that even a
struggling republic with a standing
communities have decided that such
r.,.--e,, vv, but how can it hurt any honest bust
ened with the cry. of. -business." It Lnfnlbhv,0anvntvrf!
xari 1 1 r. nrr rna co lAAniraruir'a hueinaas i " -w - - -
ava w ar uw wav nvyva U afU9IUbOO
fleers, who were in position to un
derstand conditions, giving facts and
.1 . i U l II. GfA.,AMB
tn.r. tho ,oll ,o. J. IrovnUvor Tnat aa. hoc o I. ndr in nrMnn .hall h .n.t f, fl "8ure n"", -r..c.c.i. .....
l"r. l- . . - -r-. . ", -.;", v' UUtemenU were untrue. Another evi
West are not because of the simple iayl,for ""restricted sale of the ness, if the $10,000,000 spent for ltq
cause the people are burdened with imposing a minimum fine of $100
"I" for carrying concealed weapons,
army bf only 30,000 is not toiowner and business man Ktar- Bat this prohibition is not effect-
escape being drawn into the con-; ing under an increasing tax levy, I ive. and it never will be a safe-
?,J,f"t.lin,? Tom, Dick or
with a show of doing thingsr-sr who UTTY &re: permitted to buy pistols.
are working hand in hand with dis
honest interests.
shelter and clothing? Vote "332 X
Yes,", for protection of the young.
MRS. H. BARNES.
.fliet. It is said that Portugal
-eo aid raise 50,000 men for service
in France, but the prediction is
.that if Portuguese troops are called
'for they will he used in Africa to
"protect the interests of the allies
there. .
Advocating a New Department.
Salem, Or., : Oct. 9. To the Editor
of The Journal I respectfully call
dence was that the people of Oklahoma
had, a few months before this, voted
to retain the law oy a majority or
23,000. This was an? expression of
what the people who knew thought of
it. W, B. PBUETT.
vADf a travntlnn tA tViA fnftiorlvA mana.
Tlle'l-OUlslaita1 movement against lure for the establishment of a. de-
, recall toe.,,. n required the death Of a f?5 n.?.Bi7mf"t0 the unem- j day's Journal, of which one H. A. Coyle j Tbe "habial drunkard must be uplift-
is designated as the author, the vot-1 e branded a gentleman, to protect
ers are urged to send A. F. Flegel, himself and the liquor trade, and then
Urges Mr. Moulton's Candidacy.
Portland. Oct. It. Te the Editor of
i The Journal In an article in 8un
Ella M. Finney Restates Plan.
Gervais, Or., Oct 12. To the Ed
itor of The Journal Why does Ed
ward McLenon ignore the fact that we
who are opposing- prohibition stand
for true temperance and oppose drunk
enness? The saloon, like the grocery.
being a necessity to handle our pro
duce, must be raised to a respectable
level. - Our plan is simple and sure.
A BAD MEASURE
elections are not simply because i4..nMtnAn. - A . . . . ployed citizens of Oregon,
r.1l law evlor.icmoiw .M "r11"' al uauuB "t Recently one of. our prominent Ore-
. -"'-J o I a n insnna nem-n tn rir. o- w i .n.. -- . . i ci t u.Bcu . -- - '-a', in
- . i fni ' . . I -! " ro a a aii;, yev- i guu uiuij uc v euauci o. iu iticinux 10 i T-.-.r.Mi- ...tMol. tn .nns-ai. In wi .1 v.
,a yruteau mere are many nonest nta of that Rtatft tn ... th. several anibernatorial candidates t"rV." . v "T' I" ; T"-."- ' yne . K.1,n.s " "u"r .
signatures on the petitions. These Unn nf: Wa "Trr.Z '- (the Socialist" nominee -not included). '"VZrZ kZZZt: ' r???- .A"!",lu7 '"."V"
clcrnatnc nf tl,. 1 . " j-wio i raH. thl. t.rri.n t I " " "T" V:" .7 'T. 7 " I est lnOUSiry OI mail. 11 .0 le "u.-
X' TuT iwpw time will come in all the United
made this statement
son is set forth in the article foe Fle-
so-called. universal
which will be
on the ballot on November 3.
K' Agriculture is the basic industry.
On it. Tests the whole superstruc
ture of society.
I ; And it cannot be regulated by
flours. Its tasks are not theoret
ical.' 'They are sternly-practical.
i Crops cannot , be harvested by
rule. Threshing cannot begin at
. eight a. m. and end at four p. m.
Salaries have been raised.
son cannot walk Into a strrro and I forms, tout on those -made by them I hut that h. i a' Democrat. In the ar.
Morelrinv o dodiw I selves, and none of-these can In any J tide Mr. ' Covle' says McArthur is i
officials have been created to preyBa - k . , case, have anything to do with, the I standpatter ; and machine politician.
it WfaTi f-hA hncinnca VMne J t I " --v
cri. , , " .uu. -m.Al1 voiver is condemned
S?8.?-. ifL- made ?ftrder- hudenient of civilization.
a.uu tuc. wai vi suveraiueai more
burdensome.
It is an indictment of official
dom in which there are abundant
instances to prove that kr. Smith
is eminently correct. Clerks and
assistant, and aids and experts and
by every
re .tariff, the stagnation of business In Lafferty is discredited and a bad loser
-SMBaatfTT! farmer- of nmonn nmilil Un tv,. ttn . " wujc iu an iub unueu . m.tter of fact all th candi- ..i. .i..tt.n th. ,r.,r.i r .nn.Hi
I noU f or on minute stand up igns of unVesT Taxes arT Meh ?tateS Whfn irresponsible per- dates are not runrAng party plat- Uilrtiir inff acX
I . ' . . ... , . . . I . - w I own rxilliui Will K 11)111 a RrnTn DTin I 1UI UI!
f X against tne bo-c
f weight-hour law,
t,
tt
IG
PAl'IXG THE PRICE
ANADA recently sent 22,000
soldiers to the European war.
Now another contingent of
Sn.flnn. with ft "rinfnromTit
bossletsin the public service are I of ten per cent", for the first offer-
Portland. or the employment of t th and i that Arthur I. Moulton, tbe Pro-
unetoployod that "are overrunning the gresslve candidate, has no chance.
Oregon metropolis." As a matter of fact. Mr. Moulton is
We admit the striking truth of. thiS the candidatq the other aspirants fear
statement. .Such is, of courser 'very most, and I believe that the intelll-
severe criticism, of the old parties and gence of the people of this congres-
thelr candidates. ;; But triticism is not sionalxli strict will be demonstrated by
the main purpose of this letter. .. " . electing Mr. Moulton... . . . . .
The measure for eetablishnfent of a I am a Democrat, but I am convinced
department of 'industry - and public that .the latter gentleman is., the best
works was placed on the ballot by the qualifled'as far as ability,, intelligence
Socialist party, , and is to be found oa and push are . concerned. . Hs Is an
tion of the world. We have food pro
duce enough now. Cut off the 2,000.
000,000 liquor product and an unsold
surplus ruins the' farmer, who must
feed all. Whether you like the saloon
or not, vote wet to save yourself and
the country from financial destruction.
Texas recently , turned down state
wide prohibition. In Maine In 1911.
votes were about equal. This year
the anti-prohibitionists expect to come
from under a CO year prohibition rule.
Governor West of Oregon, Is a Dem
ocrat and a hopgrower. Elected by
his own party, and the courtesy of
Republicans, through courtesy for,
Democracy and the Republicans who,
elected him, he should not advouate
prohibition until his tfme expires.
Colonel Roosevelt could more truth
fully have said prohibition Is injurint
party politics. Prohibition Is throw
ing Democrat, Republican and Pro
gressive out of their own party and
then steals tbe unsuspecting votes left.
The Anti-Saloon league stays outside
to fight candidates who will not stand
for prohibition, thus electing prohibi
tionists to congress or elsewhere, to
work against the anti-prohibition vote.
After election those candidates will
have lost their greatness. Even Cus
Us P. Coe will get greater respect for
flying his own prohibition colors. Reg
ister before October IS. Vote 333 X No,
against that demon, statewide prohi
bition. EI. LA M. FINNEY.
Discussion of Exemptions.
Oregon City, Oct 12. To the Editor
of The Journal In an editorial on
October 6 on "Exemptions,"' you seem
to think' that the adoption of the
$1600 exemption bill will attract wealth
to our state, to invest in homes. I am
-afraid this would be a dangerous ex
periment. Every clear-headed man can
see that with this bill In force the rate
of taxation will keep getting bigber
every year. Every division or real es
tate among relatives and others in
creases the amount of exemptions, and
thereby increases the rate of taxation,
and there would be hardly any limit to
it, until you reached straight single tax.
And every one cannot fail to see how
unfair this $1500 exemption. bill treats
the new beginner. It makes no dif
ference if a man has a piece of wild
land that is assessed at - f 100 or
$2000; he will not be allowed one cent
of exemption until he can make im
provements n it, and we who .have
plenty get our $1500 exemption every
year. Is that the kind of bills we
should indorse?
GEORGE HIC1XSOTHAM.
swav over f greater part of Eu
rope'.'. AirioEjwhieh c-imo to pars and
Napoleon diaiehed Europe in blood in
the doing ofit4
Annth.r iiiicient prophecy. ! made
after the hHjlp of Waterloo, was to
the effect .Toat wnen me meicn is
again touchis!-to Europe the daai of
the kings shlU he numbered, and when
their throntrihavp fallen Rime shall
war againsii Constantinople, the holy
war shall .be,aued In and Turkey
shall be drffl for all time rrom Eu
rope for notiif shall help her and she
shali set ups Rer- capital at Jerusalem
and Rome sftiill be burned and its peo
ple shall be Jialn. and for a season the
cross and tfc crescent shall JUl the
earth wltli tleir slain, "
Yes. no matter how enlightened we
ar(.( we BtltS:Wve beneath the veneer
OT ClVlllZaiifB niutli "
we still befteve in mystery and want
to peer thrlu'gh its veil into the fu
ture.
v
if! J
Theifiagtime Muse
4 i ,
A! Private Matter.
The generai1 Chances no mishap
In war's V'lm nlghis and days;
Behind theaines. upon a map.
With litt&iflsgs he plays.
He mov-.itja 'rts and moves again,
Like sonchespiaying clerk;
Meanwhile.ere foeinen's bullets rain
The privjjl does the work.
The monartjJ rests. It's understood. .
Behind tge general stout.
To think uispeches, short but good.
On what he war's about.
He will gete Crapped no forts between
That's nt!a part to choose;
He waits wjth calm, majestic mien .
While araes in or lose.
The statesman to his policies
With stetrf demeanor clings.
And figured-out indemnities
With whtsh to settle thing. '
The statesman's honor shall survive
While he 3s mission fills;
But when sps finished If alive "
The priv4 foots the bills.
g: Quite Trne.
Jbndon Tit-Bits. ,
"Yes, m friends," exclaimed a lec
turer, "th jj are many excn-s for
the grass. I S he sick man says he must
have his isss to make him w,lL The
shivering ttmah must have his glass
to make h3-rffi warm. The sweating me- "
chanlc Hntttsf have his glass to make (f
him cool. V.fi
"But they -lie. friends. Don't be
lieve the f Workman who says he can't
work wttb&at: his glass, I defy any
body to notation to me a w 'irk man
who cannoji work as well and better
without Wi glass as with iti
A voices iH the back of the hall made
itself audible:
"I'll tellfyer one'." ' : . '
1 defy ju to do so.r said the leeT
turer; -"I -rsfy you. sir!" he roared. , ,1
Then thej voice observeTd :
The gutsier can't do without his
glass." . : . -
The lejipjrer continued his oration
at a decWt! disadvanuge. , .
if- . .