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War la one of the greatest
plague that can afflict hu
manity; It destroys religion; It
destroys states, It destroys
families. Luther.
..THE FIGI1T ON
t:
HE fight to pass the bill for
reviving the assembly has
begun. Campaign literature
advocating It has appeared on
the streets and la going out In the
5 mails to voters.
i An organization calling itself
' the CJtlzens' League is making the
i fight. It has offices in the Fen-
. ton building.
This bill Is the most vicious
measure On the ballot. Its provis
: Ions can be found in the state
- pamphlet, beginning on page 88
,' The argument advanced for It in
: the state pamphlet and in the cam
- palgn literature is a vigorous at
tack on the direct primary.
Nothing would better satisfy the
r politicians and the water power
. and timber barons than the pas-
i sage of this bill. Nothing would
f better satisfy those who"eek profit
an pelf and privileges of govern-
ment than would the Restoration
: ofthe assembly as proposed in this
measure.
: The passage of. the bill would
I ' be followed by a movement for
, the repeal of the primary law
: There wodld shortly follow a claim
i . that there is no need of both the
I primary and the assembly, and It
I is a proposition that could be put
v forward with great force.
I The Oregonian has long con
1 tended that popular government is
j too expensive.
Dr. Withycombe is telling every-
body that the direct primary "costs
I too much." He declared in a
speech at the Moser banquet that
j "our new fangled government that
we hear so much about lately," has
increased taxes, though The Jour
nal has shown from public docu
ments that It was the legislative
machine with more than $6,000,
000 of appropriations at one ses
sion that has raised taxes.
The direct primary is the peo
ples' means of controlling their
own political affairs. If it cost
a hundred times as much, it would
be a mighty small price to pay for
the "privilege of self government.
If the voters of Oregon are not
'walling now to spare enough time
ahd effort to beat the assembly
bill, they will live to rue their in
action. VOTE 32 1 YES
A
COMMITTEE of lawyers op
poses the non-partisan ju
diciary bill which is on the
coming ballot.
Why? Who knows why?
Judge McGinn gave his view as
to why they oppose the measure at
a meeting Monday night in Port
land., and was applauded several
minutes for his utterance
He said the reason for their op-
; position is that they are corpora
. tlon lawyers, and that they do not
want any kind of a non-partisan
Judiciary.
Ode reason assigned by the law
yers' committee is that, there is
not time enough for the campaign
It is a strange reason in view of
: the past,
' Formerly under the direct pri
fvmary, there was only 45 days be
tween nomination and election
days. Under, thej non-partisan ju
, dietary bill, there must be 60 days
,' and can be more than 90 days
There is not one sound reason
against the bill. There is not one
, ; sound reason for keeping the bench
and courts in politics. There la
-.v every reason for making judicial
offices strictly non-political, and
I this bill ought to pass. Vote 324
' ? Yes.
SEATTLE AND PORTLAND
S
EATTLE'S program for harbor
improvements is given wide
publicity in' Daily Consular
and Trade Reports. This Dub-
t :: llcation, issued by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce at
the national capital, announces that
I - Seattle's great harbor Improvement
' project is about 80 per cent com
J pleted and will represent an outlay
t of some xl2.000.000.
f Seattle's harbor is that city's
E greatest commercial asset. Upon
,the completion of Lake Washing
J . ton canal the harbor will be one
pf the' world's best havens, where
rHshlp may He in either salt or fresh
I .water, with no extreme Of heat or
cold, no ice, and no winds exceed-
I t ing 35 miles an hour. Seattle will
f .have a water frontage of 140, miles,
t ,01 which 88 miles are. suitable for
; commercial and 'industrial purposes.
J . Seattle is spending large surds of
V' money on harbor Improvements.
; , So Is .Portland. But In Portland
?. a large part or the money goes to
i private Interests that have been ob-
I strocting the waterfront What is
left after the private Interests are
satisfied, is used for the construc
tion of docks and other aids to
navigation. Seattle is forging
ahead of Portland as a shipping
center because Seattle has not been
handicapped In a like . degree by
private control of tidelands.
If Portland hopes to compete
with Seattle as a shipping center,
if. 'Portland hopes to take advan
tage of the Panama canal, it i3
imperative that Portland be given
control of unused water frontage.
That is the purpose of measures
328 Yes" and 330 Yes.
Pacific coast cities are in fierce
competition for commerce. Seattle,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, are
providing ample dock facilities free
from railroad control as a chief
inducement. That is Portland's
great need. That is why the peo
ple should again take possession
of their unused water frontage. A
vote 328 Yes and 330 Yes will be
a vote for permitting Portland a
free hand in the competition for
commerce.
FIGHTING THE COLONEIi
I
T IS but a few fleeting weeks
since the Oregonian and the
standpat machine were trying
to get Oregon Progressives, in
and out of the Republican party,
to vote for Mr. Booth. Their
words were honeyed and their
smiles beaming. The sob squad all
threw coquettish glances at Theo
dore Roosevelt, including the chief
sobber. All the old reactionaries
gathered around and sang sweet
melodies about the Colonel.
But there is a change. No more
do they play the lute and beat
upon the harp of a thousand
strings in the hope of being heard j
at Armageddon. They don't like
the Colonel any more. They have
thrown off th mask and are giv
ing the Colonel the icy eye. Yes
terday's Oregonian spoke of him
thus:
This is the position to which the
Colonel's blind adherence to the lost
cause of the Progressive party has
reduced him. When called
on to choose whom he will help
in the cause of good Severn merit, of
which he talks so fervently, he
chooses Tammany, simply because
Mr. Barnes, along with all other Re
publicans, supports Mr. Whitman.
His campaign has degenerated into a
political vendetta.
These are not the guileful co
quetry and winning sunbeams that
a few short weeks ago the standpat
organ and the Bobbers, when they
wanted the Progressives for Mr.
Booth, were showering upon Colo
nel Roosevelt. They are the cold,
marble heart of utter disdain, a
disdain which refers to the things
Colonel Roosevelt is struggling for
as "the lost cause."
Theodore Roosevelt supplies the
explanation. At Baltimore recent
ly, Colonel Roosevelt said:
Under these circumstances I am
sorry to say tuat I do not believe it
would be right in the contests this
fall for the Progressives to support
the Kepubiieans in any state, no mat
ter what the Republicans in these
states may say, because in a great
majority of the states, the Republi
cans have come out with the utmost
cynicism against the progressives and
n favor of all the worst practices of
the bourbons two years ago, and
where this is the case, victory for
Republicans In any 6tate. even though
nominally achieved under the banner
of some man who says he is for me.
would, in Its sum' total result in ad
vantages to the utterly bourbon and
reactionary machine.
The Colonel has insulted the re
actionary leadership in Oregon.
Mark it Booth, Withycombe and
McArthur. He described it so well
even at long range, .that the sob
squad is angered and ready to
throw Chinese eggs at him.
NOT EXPLAINED
T
HERE has been no explana
tion of why the water power
plank was omitted from the
declaration of principles on
which Mr. Booth, Dr. Withycombe
and Mr. McArthur stand as can
didates. There will be no explanation of
that most significant transaction.
There is no way to explain it.
It means reaction. It means
standpatism. It is an insult to
every Lincoln Republican and
every La Follette Republican in
the state.
The rank and file of that great
party do not want the priceless wa
ter powers of this state and nation
turned over to the private ex
ploiters for levying tribute on the
people, their children, and their
children's children from generation
to generation. That is why a life
long Lincoln Republican resigned
from the club, assigning as a rea
son that he could not be in sym
pathy with candidates and a lead
ership on a platform from which
public control of water powers was
deliberately expunged.
Nor has there been explanation
of why a light and water company
In Roseburg, which hasn't a pipe
line or electric wire within 200
miles of Portland, inserted adver
tisements at $300 per page, or five
times the regular rate, in a news
paper that does not circulate out
side, of Portland. Nor will there
be any explanation of that extra
ordinary transaction. There is no
way to explain it.
Nor has there been explanation
of why at five times the- regular
advertising rate, the Fleischacker-Plttock-Booth-Kelly
and other big
corporation and timber barons In
serted full-page advertisements In
the Portland News which, until its
notorious bargain with the Ore
gonian, claimed to stand against
corporations. Nor will there be ex
planation by the newspapers con
cerned in this deal. Nor will
either of them deny the facts be
cause they cannot deny them.
Meanwhile somebody had to pay
the price for these costly adver- water, wood and ahelter. Company
tisements which were part of the 'stores are abolished. AH debts eon
bargain In. fixing up the slate ofjtracted by laborers to employers
candidates which the power and j expire by limitation In one year,
timber interests are trying. to put ; Employers are prohibited from
over-on the people. This adver-f ! placing any obstacle In the way of
Using money for putting standpat- laborers who wish to change their
ters in Congress and In the State I place of employment. The wages
House daes not come out of cor-. of laborers are exempted from
poration heads. It is collected garnisheement.
from the people in light bills and
water bills,
OP GRAVE CONCERN
., ... ,'
NCE more, as a public duty,
0
The Journal submits a very
plain matter of business to
the consideration of the
thoughtful people of this state.
A campaign is on for the selec
tion of men for public office.
Among those to be chosen is one
to take his place at the head of
the government of this state, and
to administer public affairs as gov
ernor. Dr. Withycombe, a candidate for
that office, began this campaign
as a pronounced opponent of the
single-item veto. June 20, he de
clared in a public address that it
"is a two-edged sword" and "dan
gerous." June 25, in an address
before hundreds of people at
Brownsville, he declared "it would
give the governor power to do any
thing he liked," that with it a gov
ernor "could run the legislature,
and that it "is a sharp two-edged
sword."
After remaining an opponent of
it for nearly four months, October
13, Dr. Withycombe declared at
Ashland, "I am in favor of ' the
single-item veto." 5
October 17, in the Oregonian, he
declared, "I shall continue to be
for the single-Item .veto."
Worse still, October 18, he de
clared in the Oregonian, "I was the
first man in Oregon to favor the
single-item veto."
This record of instability, inde
cision and lack of purpose seriously
concerns every man and woman
who has the slightest interest in
taxation, in law enforcement, in
legislative appropriations or in any
other of the affairs of government.
By his own utterances and testi
mony Dr. Withycombe has already
changed his mind three times on
the single-item veto. If he has al
ready changed his mind three times
on that issue, what assurance have
his friends or have the people as
to when he will again change his for cents
mind on that issue for thn fourth 0117 market, onions, $1.35 per ewt;
ft i iCZ lourtH. Hessian's grocery. J1.25 per cwt
or the fifth or the tenth time? city market, grapes, 20 cents per
The governorship is the one ho; Hessian's grocery, 15 cents box.
strategical position of power that ' City market, apples, $1 to $1.45 per
stands between the people and the
legislature, the one position that
can exercise Or fail to exercise
great guardianship over expendi
tures of - public money, the one po
sition that is forever beset and be
deviled by forces seeking evil leg
islation or benefices from the
public treasury, and the position of
all positions requiring a clear head, i
a firm hand and iinhpnHine- eta- I
bility of purpose.
Mindful of what the governor
ship means to them, and bearing in
mind that Dr. Withycombe has
been , of three different views oni,.;in buy much cheaper than he can
the single-item veto within a few from the stalls In many instances,
months, the men and women of Tne so-called "farmers' market'' was
this State must ktavpIv nslr thfm- 1
mis state must graveiy ask tnem-
selves, how many times Will Dr. !
Withycombe change his mind on
any other public question or on all
other public questions?
TITE COUNTRY HIGHWAY
A'
N indispensable part of trans
portation is the public road
which supplements the rail
way and the waterway. What- j
ever the final destination of th
products of the farm their first
movement' must be over the coun-
try road
If the farmer is to re-
ceive the largest measure of
benefits from good roads, high
ways which radiate from market
towns and shipping points must be !
improved. j
iiui;u w iuB yruwi f ai ucq oy me
farmer must be earned between
the farm and the shipping point.
This is not always realized hy:r aT a IS u , , PT
- , . . . . that the association is a trust. My
the farmer but if he will take into pro0f is the following four sections
account his own time and that of ; under article 23 of the bylaws of the
his team together with the wear j association, called "Code of Dental
and tear on his vehicle and har-i Et.b"'": - T. , , , .
. 1 Section 6 It is unprofessional to
ness he will tind that the .;ost ; resort to public advertisements, cards,
mounts up fast and forrenoniinely : handbills, posters or signs, calling at-
rednces his net nrofits.
Another form of tost of bad
roads which is often overlooked is
hat the farmer must haul his
goods to market when the roads
f i tt,-,--
.!u I condition
with little regard as to whether
prices are favorable or not. With
good roads he can market his prod -
ucts when nrtces are mo?t favnr -
ucis wnen prices are most favor-
aDie ana can ao nis naming wnen
it is most convenient.
The many advantages of good
roads in reducing the cost of haul
ing, promoting school and church
attendance, facilitating social inter-'
bourse, expediting mail delivery, in
creasing land values and promoting
agriculture are so great that they
need only to be mentioned to pre-
sent a convincing argument in fa-
vor of highway Improvement.
LABOR IN MEXICO
c
ONSTTL. 'EONNEY rennrt nr.
Interestine develooment in tbe 1 shaU have been adPtd by the mem
lnierebiins aevetopment in tne j b f th DrofeSsIon Dractlelnar In
state of San -Luis Potosi,
Mexico. Governor Eulalio
Gutierrez has issued a decree fixing
a minimum wage and also estab
lishing a nine-hour day.
The minimum wage in San. Luis
Potosi is now 21 cents a day in
United States currency and in
mines-the minimum is 35 cents a
day. Employers who have been
paying more than the minimum are
forbidden to reduce wages. Work
ers on farms must be supplied free
An important article of the de
cree provides that in view of the
exceedingly low wages heretofore
! prevailing, all loans and advances
that are now outstanding against
iab0rers must De considered as a
voluntary supplement to the inade
quate wages, and are therefore de
clared liquidated and canceled."
Governor Gutierrez is first among
the new Mexican executives to at
tempt solution of the labor ques
tion. His minimum wage decree
contains some harsh provisions, but
it is possible that extraordinary con
ditions demand an extraordinary J
remedy. I
Letters From the People
(Communications asnt to Tbe Joarnal for
pnbllcaUon in thia department ahould be writ
ten on only one side of tbe paper, ahoold not
exceed 800 words In length and moat be ac
companied by tbe name aad address of tbe
sender. If tba writer does not desire to
bare the name published, be should so state.)
"DlacnsslOB la tba greatest of aU reform
ers. It rationalises everything jt touches. It
robs principles . aU taiae sanctity and
throws them baek on their reasonaaJenesa. If
they have ne reasonableness, it ruthlessly
crushes them eat of existence and set up lta
own conclusions la their stead." Woudrow
Wilson.
Public Market and fclrocer.
Portland, Oct. 20. To the Editor of
The Journal In The Journal of Octo
ber 17, R. D. Hill, in speaking of the
public market on Yamhill street, re
minds us that the farmers do not use
the market absolutely free, but pay
10 cents a day for booth. , This 10
cents a day, I presume, is Intended to
reimburse the city lor constructing
these booths, and If they are used
long enough they will eventually pay
the city all It has expended. I wish
to suggest that the city is not build
ing these booths and renting them at
10 cents per day with any thought of
making a profit from the rent; the
purpose, as I understand it, is that
the legitimate farmer may bring his
products to town, rent a booth for the
nominal sum of 10 cents per day, and
then sell to the consumer direct, the
consumer thus avoiding the commis
sion merchant's profits and the re
tailer's. I wish to ask Mr. Hill if the farmer
is selling at a price which would jus
tify this purpose? I made some in
vestigation of prices and I compare
them with my prices, as follows:
City market, cabbage, 3 pounds for
5 cents; Hessian's grocery, S pounds
i'ija, ucnidii s iwey, auiy apple ;?u
cents per box.
tity market, potatoes, $1.35 per
sack; Hessian's grocery, $1.30 sack.
City market, eggs, 45 cents dozen;
Hessian's grocery, 40 cents dozen.
Thus, the so-called "farmers' mar
ket" sells at prices in excess of the
regular merchant's price. These are
only a few articles; many others
could be mentioned. Any buyer can
make his comparison himself by con-
suiting prices there and investigating
at store at 1193 Hawthorne ave-
nue, and if he does not wish to call
at my place he may investigate the
prices of those regular merchants
along Yamhill street who are not so
fortunate as to get their rent for 10
i ipnt nii riav and Vijh -rtrill fnA -Via
ut'MB"eQ "u "ellt"1 i ootn consumer
and producer. If this be the purpose,
who can reconcile the seiiinc of Hood
River apples and apples from Klicki
tat county. Washington, and other
places? Would anyone contend for a
moment that such Is fair to the regu
lar merchant? What has the mer
chant done to Justify such competi
tion? Have the merchants along
Yamhill street so offended the city as
to cause it to fence them in by such
an unjust and unrighteous competi
tion? Is the city more interested in
xht! so-called producer who brings in
nwa ",vcr ""o seys tnem in
the public market at a profit than it
is in the merchant who pays rent and
taxes and contributes to the eeneral
weitare of the city, and sells them
irom iu 10 as cents per dox cneaper?
The fact is beyond question that the
public market has wandered far away
from its original purpose.
W. A. HESSIAN.
The Dental Code.
Portland, Oct. 20. To the Kditor of
j The Journal i claim the $ioo reward
off ered by the Oregon State Dental as-
Uention to peculiar styles of work, low
' ness of prices, special modes of oper-
, other' practitioners.
"It is unprofessional to publish any
certificate in public print, or to e-o
from house to house to solicit and per-
form operation8 to circulate Or to
; recommend nostrums, or to perform
any other similar acts,
' "u is unprofessional to publish any
' Puffs. description of office fixtures,
or biographical or other sketch
, containing any reicrence to profes
sior.al subjects
"It is' unprofessional to distribute,
or to cause to be distributed, to the
public, any circular or pamphlet on
professional matters, which contain
any advertisement, or bear the name
or address of the dentist using it.
"Section 7 When consulted by the
patiertt of another ethical practitioner.
a dentist should guard against inqul-
or hints disparaging to the family
dentis!: or calculated to weaken the
. pcLLlt:jlk a iuuiiucu,o in mill, uu tfc Ifir
J interest of the patient will not be eh
! dangered thereby, the case should be
i temporarily treated and referred Back
i to the family dentist. ,
! "Section 8 When general rules
bers ..of the profession practicing in
the same locality, in relation to fees.
it . is unprofessional and dishonorable
to depart from these, except variation
of circumstances require it. And It
is ever to be regarded as unprofession
al to warrant operations or work as an
Inducement to patronage,
"Section 9 Dentists are frequently
i . . . . i. a.M
best of Judges, of the impositions per.
petrated by quacks, and it is their
duty to enlighten and warn the public
in regard to them. For this, and many
other benefits conferred by Competent
and honorable dentists, the profession
is entitled to the confidence and re-
A FEW SMILES
Mother
Don't you think that a
.boy of your slse
could take the tacks
out of this carpet
it he wanted to?
Small Boy 1
guess so. Shall I
go m If I can
find a boy who
wants tot Maga
zine of Fun.
"Before I agree to undertake your
deefnse," said the eminent criminal
lawyer, "you will have to tell me th
wnole truth. Did
you embezzle the
hundred thousand
dollars you are ac
cused of having
taken?"
"Yes, sir." replied
the accused man.
"I'll not attempt to
conceal the fact from
laajs-aa ii ' mm 0 J
TAOINETAOIN
you. I stole every cent of it.
"How much of it have you still?"
d "It8 ,aI1 fn but about a couple of
"Tonne mm" ..14 1
r an-iia . US tllCU V aS TV
yer, buttoning his coat about him
and "putting on his gloves, "you'd bet
ter pieaa guilty and throw yourself
on the mercy of the court."
1 11 do It If. you say so, sir. What
are you golnjr to charge me for the
advice T
"Two dollars."
Hotel Waiter Are you the gentle
man who has been
ringing alt the
time, sir?
Farmer Hayseed
at the e 1 c e t r 1 c
bell I dunno. I
just lost me collar
stud and was try
ing to dig this lit
tle tin out of the
wall with my knife.
Mr. Bachrach is a most considerate
husband, but, of course, there Is a
limit. upon leav
ing home one morn
ing his wife request
ed him to purchase
for her a pair of
shoes, giving him a
detailed description.
Promptly on his
luncheon hour Mr.
Bachrach sought the shoe emporium.
"I want a pair of button shoes for
my wife," he announced as the clerk
came forward.
"What kind do you wish?"
"Doesn't matter just so they don't
button in the back." Harper's Maga
zine. spect of the public, which should al- ,
ways discriminate in favor of the true
man of science and integrity", and
against tne empiric ana impostor. inej
public has no right to tax the time
and talents of the profession In exam
inations, prescriptions, or in any way,
without proper remuneration.
This shows, from the trust's own
bylaws, that it -ot only regulates the
conduct of its members as to advertis
ing, but that each member must keep
up the schedule of fees in each local
ity where it is adopted. More than
that, in section 7, if anyone has trou- j slave." and that the final outcome of
ble with a trust dentist, no other I the European crisis must be the found
trust dentist will do anything for the ! Ing of republican governments in many
patient, but send him back to the ! of the countries of Europe, it Is in
first trust dentist. j teresting to note further the words
There isn't a sane man or woman in of this philosopher.
Oregon who will read these bylaws j In the essay upon "Eternal Peace,"
but what wJll say that the dentists of which has recently been translated Into
Oregon have as ironclad a trust as English and issued by the World Peace
ever existed. It would never have Foundation with others of his interna
been. brought to light had not Dr. i tlonal essays. Kant declared that "uni
Parker had the courage to come out ; versa! peace could only come with the
and fight this vicious monopoly, and universal republic, in which the con
I think every voter ought to vote in ; stitutlon Is founded upon the princi
favor of the dentistry bill, and "bust Ple of liberty and equality and the de
this trust." J. I SPRINGS. i pendence of all on a common legisla-
I tion."
Mr. Tjinsnnrr. OnnntM 'Pl-nhihirinn.
Silverton, Or., Oct. 18. To the Edi- i ,c".,ior l",s oeciarauon is
tor of T. Journal-A, campaign j g SS
is drawing to an end I wish to make citizens as members of the state is re
a few remarks. From a theological I quired to determine at any time the
point of view we must realize that j question whether there shall be war or
we are all the children of God, and
we have all the evils of the world that
he has placed before us to contend
with. Many things he has created
look very wicked to us, and it is be-
yond our comprehension why they
were created. But they were all ere-
ated for a purpose, God created ev-
ervthine. trood and bad. and it is im-
possible to eliminate anything that he
hL created. If the prohibitionist will
nnint .-..i, ihii v. o .tri,i.,i
from the beginning of the world, that
has ever been eliminated by law, I
will vote the Prohibition ticket. If
loels T'therld
Z'..JUV
. . . .. . ,j , w
injury to the other. Would it be rea-
fnr Qr, ,i,h
ll If ii 1 1 1 ii i v.. unc v. ia.ao al u n in n k. i in i
the .lumber industry and farmers of
Oregon, while they have to compete
with a 10 hour system in our sister
states'? EDWIN A. LINSCOTT.
Opposes $1500 Exemption.
Grants Pass, Or., Oct 19. To the j
Editor of The Joumal-The object of
the proposed $1500 exemption on as-
sessed value of the home is the pro-
t 1 f I i T"n-k- m a r" !ri i TK r Tin
God If it is rlghC h-man" nature Ys ' f"'.0", tdi"er-
wrong. It is along the same line as : tn5 . ."J "J ml1 fm
the eight hour day. It would pacify j V .$",0.- & A " I?
calculation it protects the mediura that neutral civilization is so indus-well-to-do
and levies a tax on the 1 M"BlJ, hntln for- is the re-
poorest. A man without a home must Settable human weakness that is
of necessity rent. The natural law in ! eesring kindly. and charitable men of all
any investments to seek that which t nations on to ruthless murder. It is
pays the investor. When you Cut out ' the igniting torch that Tolstoi called
$1600 from the assessment roll on ; palr,otiam ... and upon whlch kln
every taxpayer, an .additional levy .. tf governments confidently rest their
must be made upon the remainder of M"Moila. There is no such thing as
assessable property to make up the i . . , ! ,
deficiency in revenue. Hence the poor j a -atb, araUxScVtinr alwayr the
man that owns no home will have to worl at war excepting always the
pay more rent, it being a natural law ?n f cau" IVZ T
that you cannot keep property to rent ! tunately. it is only too easy to make
with an increased expense without an u appear to Frenchman, German and
increased revenue. The result will be Englishman alike that slavery or f ree -in
trying to relieve the burden on what dotn 18 the ultimate issue of this or
von call the middle chan vou dace it any other war.
upon the poorest chap. 1 cannot figure Is Gardner a patriot dedicated to
a better and more equitable thing than the sacred cause of liberty, or la fee
for ever" taxpayer to pay on values just an ambitious human being who
possessed. The present law exempting has seized upon a propitious but tin
household furniture, jewelry, orna- happy moment to make the name of
meats, means that a woman's $10,000 Gardner famous?
necklace is exempt from taxation, but t Most authoritative voices from the
the poor man's old horse worth $50 other side are content to justify their
With which he cultivates his truck ; eide of the war by saying "solely as
patch must be taxed. J. M. CHILKS. ; a means of defense." Gardner declares
I that it is necessary to assume an of-
Lincoln Citation Asked -for. : tensive as well as a defensive attl
Portland, Oct. 19. To th Editor of tude. He does not bejieve in doing
The Journal -I have -been reading things by halves, and we are left to
row. for two weeks to find where and, infer that he is a blunt and courageous
wnen me reverea ancoin voicea tne
views regarding the liquor question at- j
trlbuted to him in a recent advertise
ment. I don't seem to locate them,
and respectfully ask Mrs. Dunlway.
as president- of the Taxpayers and j
ase;"t";8 !C'. &th"i.uh
words were uttered. Other lovers of
Lincoln, besides myself, will be In
structed thereby. JAR N. MARTIN.
Gardner of Massachusetts.
Portland, Oct. 19.- To the Editor -of
The Joarnal The spirit that animated
Gardner of -Massachusetts in his re-
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
Is love an asset or a liability?
Dyspepsia and pessimism, have a lot
In common, ,
'
No, Cordelia, a prudent girl isn't
necessarily a prude.
Any man can borrow trouble with
out bank references or security.
Occasionally we meet a man who
speak' s his wife's mind when he talks.
The less some men know about any
thing tbe louder they talk about it.
Many a man's success, like that of
an actor, is due to a good manager.
Arm yourself with a dark lantern
when looking for honor among thieves.
" Tf talraa -a. tin 1 1
1 sn. SHIS UU UO VKX,. J IiailUBUlUC
woman to wreck a sensible man's train
oi .mougnt.
Sometimes a man has to be smart
in order to make enough money to
support his grownup sons.
'
Our idea of a lucky man is one who
can borrow enough money to pay his
debts and have some left.
People are still searching for Cap
tain Kidd's buried treasure. This looks
like a waste of time, as the captain,
having money to burn, probably cre
mated it
a a
There Is one respect in which a
woman has the. advantage of a man.
She doesn't have to mobilise with a
safety razor three times a week.
A man who plays the guitar is not
more than once in a thousand times
fit for anything else.
KANT'S PROPHECY
From the Christian Science Monitor.
One of the most remarkable of all
the predictions which have been made
by philosophers in the peace movement
and one which seems about to be real
ised is that one made by Immanuel
Kant of ' Konigberg in 1795, during
Washington's administration, just aft
er the United. States republic was or
ganized. Foretelling a time when there should
be a federation of the world with an
explanation of how this might be ac
complished, he wrote: "if happy cir
cumstances bring it about that a pow
erful and enlightened people form
themselves into a republic which by Its
very Mature must be disposed in favor
of perpetual peace this will furnish a
center of federative union for other
states to attr-h tlwmRplvM to onH
thus secure the conditions of liberty
among ail states, according to tbe idea
Qf the right of nations; and such a
union would extend wider and wider,
in the course of time by the addition of
further connections of this kind."
At this time when many statesmen
as well as leaders in the peace move
ment are declaring that, as Dn David
Starr Jordan said recently, "Europe
cannot exist half democratic and half
autocratic any more than the United
States could exist half free and half
I :
INVESTMENT CHANCES IN CANADA
; TK vf rtr--
, , 11"? ' l( ,
V 8enS th "nlte?
f late" and V0 my considered
I " wrB ine r-urupean
! rt,,TL' V.l, l .market
; "f? securities In this country was
wen unuer way.
i raL .ffrt , W? -r ft lnter",P
Sst i i JuIerf r
"j!"1 'LiT.nf f"1"- V "
Kf'
rnuiipsu V-TrS
. . , , . . . .
' esiarn. scnooi commissioners V ner
, ., ,i.kn(. .
cent debentures to b per cent on two
i VTo01' If
Canadian bond merchant which I be
lieve apply as well to thp western part
of the United States as to Canada.
The first of them is that the Cana
dian municipalities have been econo-
' nt pro.mimar- is the im
that today u eatng tne viu,s out of
Europe. It is that "underlying cause''
American, w no Delleves tn calling an
ace an ace; unfortunately for Mr.
Gardnerthere are many ,. who will re
fuse to accept his Inference, and who
will s&y and believe that he is either
a fool or a cold blooded exploiter of
militarism.
W. BAKER. .
Dr. Raymond's Lectures. '
Portland, Oct. 19. To the Editor ,of
The Joifnal -I Wish to call public at
tention to the- course of lectures now
being; delivered by Dr. Jerome Hall
Raymond at the Lincoln high school
under the auspices of the Portland
1 -' ' r ' J V vii liljr V i .UU 1 1 L I CHI II lu
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Grants P Courier' Snt f M i
boxes of those delicious Flame Tokays
to your friends in less favored regions,
It will be like a taste of southern Ore-
gon climate to them, and will cost you
out a tew cents. , iowea nis traveling expenses, g His
That the Pendleton library is pro- deputy Thomas F. Ryan, is paid
viding material for the industrial "OOO a year. Another employe hf the
needs of the community. In addition office, Fred" G. Buchtel, sealer of
to the cultural requirements, is indi- weights and measures, receives an n
cated by accessions, listed in the East nual salary of $2400 whii thJ
2510 ln" " mnl t -
, , , down a total of $8000 a year. iThis
The Condon Oiobe. analysing a re-' m1a,k" a Proll for salary" loia of
cent government report so far as it l7-!'0" for guarding the te s
relates to Qillfam county, notes among money. . ;"!
other things that of the 14 town In the territorial days and thea&arly
dwellings occupied by their owners, years of Oregon's statehood the ireas
??iy -four mortgaged, and of the . urer was paid $S00 a year. It fs ln
143 farm homes occupied by their : terestin tn t,, ji
owners, all are clear. , J JIa . . bACk th. ?S Iec"
; , , j ords and analyse the reports otl Ore-
Expatiating upon an eastern Oregon ' f'iMv u in Cnmber
highway enterprise, the Baker Demo-' , ' f44 ,w- H Wilson made his. Report
crat says: "it is appropriate that the tne lestslature of the provtjional
rnutp Jrnm Snake river to tin rnlum. government. Ills renort ahowa tKit fof
bia river highway should be designated
as -The Old Oregon Trail.' This route
carries with it all the old memories of
.2, U. "L :
east to the west and in picturesque-
ness it cannot oe excelled Dy any other
highway in the world."
.
A recentstorm of unusual character
is described by the Medford Mail Trib-
une as ioiiows; inunaer crasnea.ns session, ana the cost of stat
1 11 . . i . ; 1 1 J t " . . .
auu iiBnimug ; liasneu over iiie iwfc-ue ine total Income was $358. 81 the
rlvr valley Wednesday night, a rare , total expense $115 3 n,i th.iti t.
occurrence for October in this sec- : j.ff . baling ?rf tJ .Vr tKU JLV
tion. following an Ideal Indian sum- ta,an5e f $242.93 in thegtreas-
mer day.
a i i -n m
the evening. A feature was the dis-
play of ball lightning in the southern
say or extreme Driiuancy and hlgnly
spectacular, zigzagging across the sky.
The lightninsr flashes lighted up the
foothills with every flash! No lam-
age Was done."
OF WORLD PEACE
not. Hence, nothing is more natural
than that they should be very loath to
enter upon so very undesirable under
taking, for in decreeing It they would
necessarily be resolving to bring upon
themselves all the horrors of war."
Edwin D. Mead, director of the
World Peace Foundation, speaking of
immanuel Kant s keen insight, said
"It is certainly true that the develop- j
ment of the idea of international ar-,
bitration has been coincident with the I
growth of modern democracy. The I
peace movement altogether is strong 1
in precisely those nations where free-j
dom obtains and self-government 1b
stable. The founders of our republic, I
Washington. Jefferson and Franklin'
condemned the war system and urged
its supplanting by the methods of la
and peace.
Nearly i; years before the publica -
tion of "Eternal Peace" Kant predict-!0" or. Vancouver, tne mission nful
ed confidently the end of wars and the the rnU1,n company A Committee
reign of international law in an essay : w.aB appointed to confer the propri
entlUed "The Natural Principle of the cty' , ,aklnB measures fothe civil
Political Order. Considered in Connec- nd m,li,Ar protection of tgft colony,
tlon with the Idea of a Universal Cos- fra'Lte off " wa s a ppot . on
monolltjin Htnrv if. -TV. j fisting of Dr. Ira L. Bubeokk, Robert
no Possible remedv aeainst th
V . V, P ea , -t!L Dy
Kant were self-government, a federa-
or war, but a system of international Tr' r.-K-.Vi tk . JJ,
right founded upon public laws con- j loT t
joined with power to which every state mo" ,t r" 1 tkS mmf."
. .Kmi . i . . . , 1 tiay ana w . M..tray. Tnij commit-
of th. rM f, tit5! a?a,1?.y called a general meetinf for May
duf- irTint n !-rt,ht f indU i 2- 13. to meet at 'Chamgooick. "
RrSfil mr.f v A At the meeting on May tj 1443. Dr.
Briefly summarized, the three en-eat t t. m-k , ,.
?nm BUt6S Uld univer?al h8-.s secretaries. The report the com-
pitaiity. imittee of 12 selected at he "Woif
" meeting" in March was reed. A vote
i ne World State, written of and was taken and. Joe Meek witt his call
discussed by Immanuel Kant," said : for a divide 5ril his ringing cry "all
Mr. Mead, "now finds place as the , in favor of the American flag, follow
closing chapter In one of the most j me," decided the question og American
scholarly and popular text-books of i sovereignty. At this meeting V. 11.
modern history in pur schools. Ger- Wilson wa chosen treasure and thus
many with the deeper understanding became the first official tra-urer of
born of a new experience harking back ' the provisional government gf ore.gonu
to her great prophet, will put his truth Oregon's first official treasurer was
into her life and into ber education. 1 chosen by the people at a rias meet
In that better and hastening time of ' ing. He was succeeded -'by. Philip
trust and Justice, vision and broaden-! Foster. i t
fng thoughts of men, today's reliance
upon materialism and force will aDDear
to all men as the deadly and the fu
tile thing it Is, and Immanuel Kant
will come into his own."
mizing for two or three year couldn't j Ford 10, Peter Hatch 4. AiE. Wilson
borrow money on reasonable terms ' 1 2 and the other candidal one vote
and have had to! So they're in a I each H
sounder financial condiUon that before At the meeting of the ! brovlBional
their time of stringency began. legislature in 1845 Philip fHter came
.-m, v? artumnt ls Pt this way: I up for re-election. He had'Wn elCct
I he high prices for agricultural prod-., ed by general vote of thL pcple t
ucts which now prevail .and which j the first general election l5t the form
must continue for at least a year or ! of election was clanged a that the
two should gradually bring about In 1 treasurer was elected by thy pro- liOn
the United States and Canada a Period! el lezislatute. Foster had rival can-
of renewed prosperity. These coun-
tries, with Argentina, will have to pro
duce the grain crops for practically the
whole of western Europe."
Either Canada or the cities f or
own west ought to be looked to by In
vestors who want the sort of safety
tliat municipal issues give. I need not
say that prices which are quoted today
are far below the normal.
If we could all get a share of the
recent 6 per cent short term notes put
out by New York city we shouldn't
want to look farther for an Ideal safe,
well paying temporary investment. But
most of us will have to look elsewhere.
Why not toward Canada or our own
west?
Education association. I attended the
lecture. Friday night. On the subject j wa8 appointed as his Kilt.-Mt.or and
of the dual monarchy of Austria' served till February 13, 1P4, when ho
Hungary, and have never been more was rp-aieeted by the i-fhlature and
edified at any similar entertainment In 'served. till Keptefiiler 27, lil.
my life. Notwithstanding the fact J " ' "W
that Doctor Raymond's lectures in-i llonenty lles
elude characteristics of nations, and j From the Vaihingtfpi Star,
government policies Involved in the Senator. Ffar.k B- Kland-gre of Con
tremendous conflict waging in Eu- neetieut tfftilcd when the ftoplc turned
rope, no rancor or bias is discernible, to honesty snI M.1d hp Tft reminded
I want to urge a better attendance at or a party who on. e stolo.Ji do.
these lectures. Aside from Dr. Ray- One afternoon the esnune kidnaper
mond's evidently thorough, study of wet a congenial friend t th. street,
the national and geographical ques- and the conversation Imye.'iaiely re
tions involved, his lectures are illus- verted to the aforesaid k( HiHe.
trated and Illuminated witH large and "Maybe you don't belli, e It. Jim, '
comprehensive maps and other physi- impressively remarKed tly flrat, "but
cal data, which cannot fail to help I want trr sny rltrht heis honesty is
to a better understanding... impossible
to be reached In any other way. .
1 " . -m.
The Ragtime Mus&
Rival Cultures.
V"! A $i w rational o-r r mm-m
il ZUaI a rJJ: "V,,
in pride of power and of race.
They say that what they're fighting
for
Each other striving to ef'face.
Is their own culture to instill
iKacit nation has a airrerent Dranaf,
And so they smite and burn and kill
Such culture who can understand.
One deems that the commandments ten
Should be the same in every tongue,
And. heeded by the sons of men,
Khould brothers make' of old and
young. j
In literature and every art 4
Men know no race or class or creed, ;
But culture tears mankind apart I
What is this culture? What. Indeed.
We teach that two and two make four,
A truth that ever must survive;- .
Do aliens make it leas or more? j
Perhaps In culture it is five!
In culture's name men rob and slay
And steep themselves In ghastly
crimes
If that be culture then we pray
That we may be behind the times!
IN EARLIER DAYS
By Fred Lockiey,
1 .r ... .
11 you ul look at th Oregon d31us
Book you will see that Thomas fjCay,
the present state treasurer . h .
Vl?' . "! ,Jv ! Z T 5 , pd
Iary $4500 a year and is al al- :
his term of office there was coSected
in taxes $313.31. $5 was received f rora
fines and $10 from licenses frfiii the
two ferried ' Th. excuse' X
shows that the total expanses iff the
government were $115.38 whlfh in
clude the salaries of Judge Bibcock
and the secretary, as well as riht for
the house in which the lesrlBlatui4 held
ury.
I Oregon s firs treasurer wasKv. H.
Gray whose daughter. Mra.Sjacob
r ivumm. Is still a tvntdent of PSUand.
He was nnolnii Q, ,v ?L ' , "
! "wolf M4X Zt h . hSL 2
tX.k "i.V, f hel at the heme of
Joseph Gervaia on French Pragrie on
e iiim luunuiy in- fliarcn, 18!3. At
this meeting it was resolved towage
defensive and destructive wpir on
wolves, bears, panthers and otBer de-
structiv animals.
it was aecyi?j to
i pay a bounty of 50 cents for 0 small
j wolf, $3 for a large wolf, $1.5 fofnp
lynx. $2 for a bear, and $5 oif a pan
ther. S
Among other resolutions pasvd wa
the following: "Resolved That i treas
urer be appointed who shall reef-.ive all
funds and dispense the same in Accord
ance with drafts drawn upon jUm by
the committee appointed to receive the
evidence of the destruction pf the
above named animals; and ihat he
report the state of the trees jry, by
Posting up public notices, once jn three
months, in the vicinity of each of the
committee." It wan moved Hhat no
one receive a bounty unless-' he pay
subBcriptlon of $G. Two collectors.
! t,'or Le Breton and Mr.' Bridges,
were appointed to receive and collect
the subscriptions. W. H. ray wa.i
chosen treasurer. In lieu lit cash ft
, a?clded to receive orders-'or drafts
NewPl'- K"?"!' tMClpr, Joseph Oer-
man and W. M. Gray, W. vm. wiftVon
and Oeor. W r. tirVton Jdr rtm,.n
, At the firnt general elation held
under the provisionals govftaniment, n
May It. 1844. which was tha first gen-
eral election to be held In regon, six
candidates ran for treasurer. They
were Phil Foster, Nlnvah! Ford. Peter
H. Hatch, A. K. Wilson. John K. Long
and W. C. Remlck. Therp were 66
votes cast for . treasurer:, g of which
Ohllln EVi.t.i- - ni-',ltiul 11 V(nr.ui,h
didate In the Vron of Flank Krma-,
linger, an employe of Ma- Hudson's
Bay company, and a friend f Dr. John
McLoughlln. Mr. Ermatingjer won out
and Foster contested thp -lection on
the ground that Mr. Ertnffltlnger wafi
a subject Of Great BritsBn nnrt his
sympathies were- with th Hudson's
Bay company as against tSa- American
settler. Foster's plea wnnlisregarded
and Mr. Ermtlnger wa
, fo
rn in and
served a year. He then rc-')Rned to
re-enter the employ of tbe Hudson's
Bay company. !
Captain John H. Coudh was. ap
pointed to fill Out his unekpirerj term
of office. Captain Cou ;hti- to
Oregon in 1840 in command of the hri
Maryland. Captain Couch jjerved from
March 4. 184fl. to October 1. 184 7,
I ..Ii.ii V.. n,.lvnul OCUK....1 JU" V, 11... in-
the hpt policy. aftr all. "p
j "What yer ilrivln' auj Jake?" re
. "''V''''J' . ' ' ' ' . ... v. .... . I (llftlj,
UilwS e 1 1 na( ier i:iiit I".
"Va tliARr (hut dfl U'?i:l t ctnl, n'
few days ago, don't yguT" queried
Jake. .!
i "Yes." -returned Jim. --ith a aues
j Honing look, "what anouy him?"
! "Fer a whole week I irfd to sell hir
Fer a wnoie week I irrgii to sell him
I , i . i. . . . . ..
fer a nlf,dUar: fc.ft . rf Uin 1 6,
( answered Jake, "an theft' I took him
back -to the woman whug 1 tto!e him
'from an' aha give me ftft dollars."
The Sunday journal
The Great V Home fjewspaper,
consists off
Five news sections replete with'
illustrated feaprt.
, Illustrated magazine Sof quality.
Woman' page of Jare merits
Pictorial' news eupfiiment
Superb' comic sectiof. .
5 Cents thelCopy
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