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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1914.
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I am not prepared to admit
that thre is, or can be, prop
erly speaking. In the world
anything that In too sacred to
be known. Browning.
AND FOU WHAT?
J
EVERYBODY agrees that it is
a villainous thing to circulate
rumors about the possible in
solvency of a bank. It is a
practice that oncfe closed the doors
' of a perfectly solvent Portland
banking institution
Not a whiwlesdamaging to
: business establishments, and to
workers, and to community wel
fare, is the "hard times" bogey that
has beeh persistently shrieked in
Portland for political purposes for
,the past six or eiglH months.
The advertisements of business
.men in the Oregonian have beeD
brought into competition with the
empty-dinner-pail cartoons, edi
' torlals and political articles.
Every bread wiadsi'and , wage
earner has been uroKht into com
petition with theee calamity howls.
Every day laborer and every sten
' qgrapher and clerk has been
, brought into competition with
these fake cries of evil days.
How many workers has the
jtractice thrown out of employ-
tnent?
';.! fo how ' many has It brought a
cut jin wages? How many hun
. dted thousand dollars has if re-
duced the volume of business in
' this town?
- When you how J calamJtyr you
create apprehension. Vfiu drive
away confidence. You make peo
ple afraid to pay their obligations.
;You check the natural flow of
trade and reduce the volume of
buying.
That there wtfa no occasion for
; these calamity sobs was shown by
the statements of prominent banlc-
' ers in yesterday s Journal, Birt
; the public mind has been pol
Timid people have . been
.Fears and distrust lui
; aroused by the mfserablej
.campaign, carried on in
to boost certain candk"k?,tes
Into
office.
The candidates themselves have
encouraged it. They have Joined
, in the sob chorus. They v have
helped ' ro make the wage cuts, i
;They have assisted in taking away
Jobs from the. workers.
. They have sacrificed business,
'.sacrificed wages and sacrificed the
v community as a means of gettln
; ' lflto office, and they ought to
be
"beaten for it.
T6r.JOUItXAL CONTRIBUTORS
IX APOLOGY to ts friends who
are coaftribuiing tS the "Letters
From the -People" department,
The Journal explains that it is
overwhelmed with contributions. So
many letters are on hand waiting
jfor publication that It, is physically
im possible to print them. all.
Enough are now on hand to al
iT3t fill an ordinary newspaper.
The paper has not help enough at
hand' to read the mall, even if it
had space to spare for their publi
cation. . ' The Journal regrets the condi
tion, because it seeks to make that
.department ?a medium for free ex-
presslon of their thoughts and Ideas
by the people. It is a department
. that the paper 'Jealously guards,
, and' that it prizes as a popular and
important feature.
; But there are limits to space,
and in the present overwhelming
. number of contributions, the paper
t is compelled to lead its inability
. to give its contributors the space
they deserve, and that The Journal
always likes to. provide.
THE LAND- SHOW
kHE
Manufacturers' and Land
afTTiffort
Products show at the Armory ! w VT cnosen.
is more than a place 1 d ?Ztl h?Wn forny other can
vrsn u f...- dWate will be a vote wasted, anc
tunlty for a liberal education in
he state's resources. It is an ex-
foiblt Of What has nlrarlv
iy been ac
complished and an inspiration Tor
igreater effort toward a urea t pi
i. Oregon
Is peculiarly dependent
products of the land
soil is of greater im
upon its
Here f-.e
portance than it is in some other
portions of the country where pros
perity depends largely upon prod
ucts grown elsewhere. Oregon can
f.. ,V . B "eosary to numan, normal heme with Cecent stand
life v It is possible for the state jards of living. The need of such
!,-.e? "T, 'nd,epen ia home 13 er0S heater every
-i.f. , . 8, Bil tnd cli" year and to meet mis need, great
11 ? ,f 8how de" thought is being devoted to those
-signed to call attention to Ore- things which primarily concern the
jgpn s-natural resources, its ereat!hrM . --., -
potential wealth, is In line with
real development.; "
.V Portland people cannot afford to
withhold support from the land
show. It is peculfarly their un
dertaking. Portland's growth in
Walth anH - nnniilotlnn tanmD
71 - - -cuuo
yuyvu ueveiuuiueui ui me uregon
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Kouairy. ;,roruana s piace in tne
'OF GRAVE
NCE more, as a public duty. The
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matter of business to. the consideration of the tnougntiui peo
ple of this state.
. Dr. Withycombe began his campaign for governor as a pro
nounced opponent of the single-item veto.
June 20 in a public address In Portland, he declared "It Is a
sharp two-edged sword" and '"dangerous." .
June 25; before hundreds of people at , Brownsville Dr. Withy
combe declared that the single-item veto "would give the governor
power to do anything he liked," that with It the governor "could
run the legislature" and that It "is a sharp two-edged sword."
These utterances were in point-blank opposition to the single-item
. veto. They are Dr. Withycombe's own words as reported by a com
petent stenographer. After remaining an opponent for nearly four
months, October 13, Dr. Withycombe declared at Ashland, "I am
in favor of the single-item veto." October 17, in the Oregonian, he
declared "I shall continue to be for the single-item veto."
Another change of mind ,came over Dr. Withycombe, and October
18, in the Oregonian, he declared, "I was the first man in Oregon
to favorg the single-item veto."
Yesterday, at the Progressive Business Men's luncheon, he said,
"I was the first public roan In Oregon to declare for the single-item
veto."
f By his own utterances and testimony, Dr. Withycombe was first
ifor the single-item veto, then against it, and now he is for it again.
If so unstable, 60 undecided and so irresolute as to change his mind
three times on one issue before election, with what confidence can
any citizen expect to know where Dr. Withycombe will stand on the
sfjggle-item veto or any other public question after election?
? The governorship is the one strategical position of power - that
stands between the people and the legislature, the one position that
can exercise or fail to exercise great 'guardianship over expenditures
of public money, the one position that is forever beset and bedeviled
by forces seeking evil legislation or appropriations from the public
treasury, and the position of all rcsitions requiring a clear head, a
firm hand and unbending stability of purpose.
With three Changes of view in a few months by Dr. Withycombe,
are not thoughtful people forced tQ ask themselves If the governor's
office is a place for indecision, dcubt, vacillation, wavering, uncer
tainty and instability?
future will be fixed by the extent
to which land tributary to Portland
is made to produce to its full
capacity.
The land show's greater value
rwill not come because of tne show's
social or otherwise diverting as
pects. ' They are necessary In a
popular undertaking of the kind,
but the Armory exhibits should be
viewed in their relation to the
state's agricultural and industrial
development.
A land Bhow is for advertising
the land's possibilities. Viewed In
that light, the management of
Portland's show has an abundance
of material for display. 1 It is ur
to the people themselves! to keep
the true purpose of the: show in
mind a more productive Oregon.
The state hat, the soil'and the cli
mate. It needs more people to till
the former and utilize the latter.
THE SEXATORSH1P
r
N THIS state there are two prin
cipal candidates for senator;
Either Senator Chamberlain will
be elected, or Mr. Booth will
be. elected. No other candidate is
seriously considered. No other
candidate has the slightest chance
Lto even make a good showing.
All the time and effort and
pmbney spent in trying to make a
these two are wasted. All the
votes thrown for other candidates
than these two will be wasted.
Between Mr. Booth and Senator
Chamberlain there Is a clear cut
issue. Mr. Booth is an avowed op
ponent of the Wilson administra
tion. He wants to be commis
sioned to go to Washington to
fight President JtVjlson's plans for
the new freedom of this nation. He
is also wanted in the senate by
great timber interests, being him
self a member of the Booth-Kelly
Company which, with its allied
corporations, owns 324,000 acres
of Oregon timber. (See report of
Bureau of Corporations to the
president of the United States.)
It is also the fact that there is
an appeal pending in the Unite
States supreme court of the decis
ion in the circuit court of appeals
at San Ftancisco in which patents
to timber lands owned by the com
pany of which Mr. Booth was man
ager, were cancelled on account of
fraudulent entries by Mr. Booth's
company. Mr. Booth, if elected
would be seriously reflected upon
if the decision of the higher court
confirms the decision of the lower
court which is almost certain tc
be the case.
On the other side of these grea'
Issues is Senator Chamberlain. He
stands In exact opposition to the
things Mr. Booth represents. He
is special representative of no great
timber interests, but is a broad
and faithful representative of al'
the people.
President Wilson has himself
asked for the re-election of Sen
ator cnamDerlain. One or th
I -i Z.7 SZ2 Z1L ,,, 7 . l"c
17?? T indifferen
: tVn J ?m0nntJ?SU? reflecte
: ui oenaiOl
Chamberlain and Mr. Booth.
CHILD LIFE
T
O IMPROVE conditions under
which children live is the key
note of the convention of the
Oregon Congress of Mothers
now in session.
The first essential is a home for
everv child nnrt it
Child ' labor is being gradually
abolished.
As an economic proposition it
has been demonstrated that it is
a delusion for the child and a
I fallacy for lndnstrv whlVi Incoe
'v... it i - -
i uj n. uowever iow tne wages paid
I o UUV DU 1UUI.U i ue
result as
a prime cause of pov-
CONCERN '
Journal submits a yery plain
erty, says a well known sociologist.
Thinkers and observers In the
ranks of . jployers are coming to
see that the taking of a child
from its home and placing it in
a mill or factory is contrary to the
laws of race progress.
Every child that comes into the
world Is entitled to ' a period of
dependence and surroundings that
preserve childhood in all its purity.
Home life should be conserved at
every turn.
SMITH
J. SMITH Is a strong, self
reliant, thinking man. He
has purpose! He has con
viction. He has thoue-ht.
C.
He has strength of character. He
has vision. He has breadth of
horizon.
C. J. Smith is stable. He has
decision. He has insight into hu
man character. He is abreast of
his age. He has knowledge of life
and persons and things and events.
vHe has faith in his fellow man.
He takes the public into his con
fidence. He is frank and fair in
his utterances and sound in his
conclusions.
Few men have risen more rapid
ly into popular favor. All of the
thousands who have met him or
heard Lis addresses in his wonder
ful campaign have been charmed
with his personality and impressed
with his ability and his grasp of
public affairs.
Few men could enter the gover
nor's office better equipped. His
legislative experience, his long ex
perience in extensive farming op
erations, his experience as a strong
business man, his high ideals of the
rights of man, his long and hon
orable record of devotion to pro
gressive ideals and popular gov
ernment, his splendid stability of
purpose and breadth of vision all
these are qualities of greatest value
in the office of governor.
No man or woman ,who votes
for him will ever havecause to
apologize for it. J
VOTING AGAINST PORTLAND
T
HE one man who has done
more than any other to
hold the military barracks at
Vancouver, Is Senator Cham
berlain.
we is chairman of the senate
committee on military affairs. It
is a position that gives him pow-
erful influence with the war de
partment. But for hl3 influence,
the post would probably have gone
to Seattle a year or so ago when
there was agitation for the re
moval.
But in the sale of supplies and
in the. other business the near-by
post brings, Portland is 'deeply
concerned in keeping the barracks
in its present location.
Under the circumstances, a vote
against Senator Chamberlain is a
vote against Portland.
ON THE UPGRADE
B
USIXESS is on the upgrade in
the Pacific .Northwest and
throughout the nation. A. L.
Mills, president of the First
National bank, says "the country
and the administration are all
right fundamentally and financial
ly." Mr. Mills is an apbstle of
good times. He does not lose sight
of . the $30,000,000 which this sec
tion of -the country will receive
this yeaT for its grain; -
A nimble $30,000,000 In the North
west means much. It goes to the
farmers and dealers. " It "will be spent
paying bills at the country stores
and other places. It will circulate
among the banks. It Will spell "ready
money" among a host of businesses.
Alt the available figures are en
couraging. During September the
country's imports aggregated $13,
204,27. That is only $5,000,009
less than the Imports for the same
month in 1912. September" ex
ports were double in value -those
for August. The balance of trade
in our favor was more than $17,
000,000. - :
Commenting on tne industrial
outlook. Fibre and Fabric says that
when conditions become more set
tled the country's, resources will
be taxed to the utmost in selling
to Europe and at the same time
supplying our own markets. The
season of Industrial uncertainty
that followed the outbreak of Eu
rope's war is already clearing.
' Mr. Mills is right. We are on
the upgrade. Our 1914 exports' to
date in the present fiscal year aggregate-
67O,D00,000. That Is
$20,000,000 in excess of the same
period In 1912 and only slightly
behind the record of 1913.
What a contrast between the as
surances of Mr. Mills and the fake
cry of the candidates and poli
ticians and the Oregonian, who
have been burning up Portland
business and lowering the wages of
Portland workers ly their "hard
times" agitation foK political pv
poses!
HUMBUGGING THE PEOPLE
1
N EVERY city and town in the
state of Washington, the ' fore
shore from harbor line to up
land is owned by the people.
It cannot be sold. It can only be
leased, and the limit of the leasing
period is thirty years. At the ex
piration of the lease, the land re
verts to the people.
All that is attempted in Oregon
by the waterfront and tideland
measures is to save the remnant of
these lands, and it Is but a very
small remnant, and put it on the
same footing as the Washington
lands. There is no attempt to de
prive any owner who has perfected
title to these lands of his holdings.
The cry raised of confiscation
Is humbug. It is a fake cry by
corporations and corporation law
yers, and by those they have mis
led.
Here is the Non-Partisan League
saying the plan will raise taxes.
That is false. The lease-hold in
these lands Is taxable (See decision
of United States supreme court In
case from Washington.) Practical
ly no tax is received now from
these lands.
The whole campaign against
these measures is deception. Most
of it is pure 4ying by crafty men
wtio have robbed the people of
public lands in the past and want
to continue the game until the
last vestige of the public holdings
is in private ownership.
No measures ever offered the
people were more completely in the
people's interest. They take nc
property from anybody. They sim
ply prevent future legislatures and
courts from permitting the little
that is left of the tide and sub
merged lands from being stolen.
Letters From the People
.(Communications gent to The Journal for
publication in this department should be writ
ten on only one side u( lite uaper. should not
exceed olMj words in lengtu and must be ac-
cc-mpanlea by tbe name aDd address of tne
sender. If tbe writer does not desire to
nave tbe name published, be should so state.)
"Discussion Is tbe greatest of all reform
ers. It rationalizes every thinit it touches. It
roba principle of all false, sanctity and
throws tbem backon their reasonableness. If
tber have no reasonableness, it ruthlessly
crushes them out of existence and set up its
own conclusions in ibeir stead.'' Woodron-
Wilson.
A Workingman's Views.
Medford, Or., Oct. 27. To the Editor
of The Journal I enjoyed, with hun
dreds of others,- Governor West's ac
count of his stewardship, given re
cently in this city, and felt proud
that I gave him my support four years
ago. Dr. Smith also surely made a
gcd Impression, and from the press
reports as well as comments locally
by personal friends who have known
him many years in public and private
life, it would seem that he is tne
proper man for the office of chief
executive, I returned from a several
years' stay in Washington in time to
hear Governor Chamberlain in 1906
give an account of his first term in
the office of governor, and have heard
him three times since,- and have sup
ported him in each election. I hope to
do so again next Tuesday, as well as
all others whom I believe to be seek
ing office for public good.
Now, as to measures, i" shalK votj
against the dental trust; also against
the eight hour measure, which wiil
go down .to defeat easily enough, no
doubt. I have worked for wages many
years and believe that generally the
eight hour system for carpenters and
perhaps other mechanics works out
very well. What little I have worked
among builders makes me believe that
practically there is as much accom
plished in eight .hours as under tbe
former system. By various corre
spondents the fallacy of trying it out
on the farm or in the kitchen has been
shown. I am a farmer and have em
ployed help as well as - worked for
others, as I am doing at present; and
stand emphatically for as good con
ditions and hours for the farm as it
is possible ' to cive 'consistently with
practical common sense.
1 followed mill work several years.
also, and have been interested in ac
counts ofi conditions- at mills and
camps of the big lumber company op-
erating in my former home county-
where I made my debut in a logging
camp many years" ago. I know that
conditions in the 'lumber camps have
improved greatly since then, and they
are generally better in Washington
than in Oreeon. I' don't lik this
bunkhouse system, around a sawmill.
ror the idea of one big company! own
Ing the whole town as seems to be
the case in Lane county. I have vis
ited their camps and mills and ob
served a few things. But I escaped
whole from, the mill work and don't
expect to answer a whistle again. I
believe in a fair day's work for a fair
day's pay, and conditions that will tend
to promote cooperation and good will
between employer and employe.
WORKING MAN.
Debating His .Integrity.,
Portland, Oct. 29. To the Editor of
The Journal What of the man who,
when his personal honor and integrity
are assailed, admits-that they are de
batable questions?. That was my first
thought when I read that Mr. Booth
had challenged Governor West to t
Joint debate on the charges the gov'
ernor had make against him. I listened
to the debate on last Friday and still
that thought persistently remain with
me, so I am passing it along to your
readers. "' '; ;
Governor West's accusations are di
rectly against Mr. Booth's Integrity. If
they are founded upon.acts, surely Mr.
Booth should not be sent to the United
States senate. If there is no founda
tion for the charges, then Mr. Booth
A FEW SMILES
Skipper of Tramp
(having lost H his
bearings on dark,
Btormr night, and
trying to get his po
sition on old and
filt-hjr chart) If
that's Cardiff, Bill,
we're orl right; hut
if it's a fly spot, 'cave..
When P. T. Barnum was at the head
of his "great moral show," it was his
rnl to send complimentary tickets
to clergymen, and
the custom i con
tinued to this day.
Sot loi;g after the
Rev, Dr. Walker
succeeded to the
pastorate of the
Rev. Dr. Hawks in
Hartford. there
ume 10 tne parsonage, addressed to
Dr. Hawks, tickets for the circus, with
the compliments of the famous show
man. Dr. Walker studied the tickets
for a. moment, and then remarked:
"Dr. Hawks is dead and Mr. Bar
nutri .-is dead; evidently they haven't
met.'ja
"Boy, take these flowers to Miss
Bertie Bohoo, room 1 2."
"My, but you're
the fourth gentle
man wot's sent her
flowers today."
"What's that?
What the dickens?
W - who sent the
others?"
"Oh, they didn't
send any names.
They all said: 'She'll
know where
they come from.' "
"Well, here, take my card, and tell
her these are from the. same one
who sent the other three boxes."
lacks red corp.uscles in his makeup and
is certainly too timid to represent Ore
gon in the 6enate.
The governor's charges, If unfounded,
should not have been the subject of a
joint debate. Mr. Booth should have
made the governor eat his words. If
he did not care to engage in a physical
encounter, the criminal libel and slan
der statutes of Oregon are a protection
to any man whose reputation Is the
subject of attack, and Mr. Booth should
have availed himself of that avenue of
vindication. He had plenty of time,
before challenging the governor, to
have preferred a charge of libel.
Consider the moral and mental fiber
Of a man who aspires to the highest
position the people of Oregon have to
offer, who does not take vigorous
steps to physically, or at least legally,
refute an alleged slander. When a
Michigan editor reflected upon Theo
dore Roosevelt's personal habits, the
colonel promptly made him take the
count in an action for criminal libel.
When Governor West reflects upon
Mr. Booth's honor and integrity, he
says to the governor, "Let's debate it."
It looks to me as if Mr. Booth has
pleaded guilty. L. I. H.
Belgian and Native Settlers.
St. Johns, Or., Oct. 29. To the Edi
tor of The Journal Permit me to ex
press myself in regard to the article
in The Journal of Saturday. October 24,
in which the Commercial club, by C. C
Chapman, and the Realty Board, by H.
Beckwith, Intend to get 150 fami-4
lies of Belgian refusrees and locate
them on our idle land. It will require
a fund of $150,000, or, as they estimate
it, $1000 per family, to transport and
locate and keep them until their first
harvest, this sum to be realised by a
call upon the government and state.
coupled with a popular subscription.
xne question arises, why cannot
those benevolent bodies adopt and
carry out just such a plan as they pro
pose ana help American citizens? Thera
are hundreds of heads of families right
around Portland that would gladly go
back to the soil if just such aid were
extended, a great many having little
homes they would sell or put up aa
part security until they were on their
feet. There are, right here in Port
land and the nearby towns, scores of
men who, through the exploitations of
the railroads, sold their farms or their
businesses and came to this coast to
find the land so high that they could
not invest, and so drifted to the log
ging camps and sawmills, all the time
waiting for something to turn up
whereby they might get back to the
farm thrifty, intelligent, practical
men, but lacking the means.
Tbe people of America are not lack
ing tn benevolence or sympathy for
those refugees, but we ourselves have
those at home, and plenty of them,
that need aid such as those bodies pro
pose, ' They are waiting for the calL
Charity begins at home.
ONE OF THOSE WHO LACKS THAT
THOUSAND.
What Sort of Year?
Portland, Or.. Oct. 29. To the Edi
tor of The Journal We are given to
understand by certain campaign man
agers that this is a "Republican year."
Why?
Now that the people have at last
come into their own, will they return
so soon to standpatism and put the
government back into partnership with
big business? I believe they are too
intelligent to take this backward sttp.
and that they will" not hesitate to seud
Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Flegel to
Washington to support Woodrow Wil
son and W. J. Bryan in their valiant
efforts to give us a government that
extends equal opportunities to all and
special privileges to none. The day
of special privilege to powerful cor
porations and individuals is over, if
the people will stand by President
Wilson, and the best way we of Ore
gon can do this is ,to send representa
tives to Washington whose sympathies
are with the people, and who will
stand by President Wilson and help
him to bring a substantial, genuine
prosperity to this country for all its
citizens. The Democracy strives for
a civilization in which every member
of society will share according to his
merits. Therefore", through the read
justment of economic conditions by
the wise and just legislation endeted
by a progressive Democracy, there is
Working out, at the present time, the
greatest era of prosperity that this
nation has ever known. Let us hslp
It along by reelecting Senator Cham
berlain and sending A. F. Flegel, a pro
gressive Democrat, to represent this
district in congress.
RAYMOND H. MILLER.
Senatorial Candidates.
"Portland, Oct. 27. To the Editor of
The JouVnal-r-I hope every reader of
Tbe Journal noted what F. H. Wall
said about Robert A. Booth in your
Issue of Monday evening.- Mr. Wall
appears to be a respectable citizen, a
Republican in politics, and was, a mem
ber of the jury that tried: Mr, .Booth
in the federal court, who was Indicted
for fraudulent conduct 1 in -acquiring
public lands. ,
- Mr. Wall further says the evidence
against Mr. Booth waar strong, that
the Jury was divided on the question
of guilt, and that Mr.'Booth escaped
conviction only after -several ballots,
and 24 hours' deliberation. by the Jury.
Mr. Wall further states that Mr. Booth
now deliberately falsifies the fact
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALAi CHANGE
Bargain
worn.
hunters often look shop
It's a poor article that can't get
itself Imitated.
.. .
One man's success "often spells1" fail
ure . for another.
The plotter makes plans, but the
plodder carries them out.
A gentleman always agrees
you, but a crank never does.
with
But you are not expected to love
yJur neighbor as he loves himself.
Usually the hardest person for a
man to understand is himself. '
T'he bald man is anxious to ' part
with his comb and brush but he
can't.
An eccentric woman is one who
dresses for - comfort regardless of
style.
Few men appreciate their freedom
until they find themselves in jail or
married.
EASTERN LEADERS STUDY OREGON SYSTEM
The "Oregon system" of government
continues to attract the students of
legislation, and inquiries are being con
tinually received from various parts
of the United States regarding its
details. A letter has been received by
the publisher of The Journal from Wil
liam A. Schrader of the University of
Pennsylvania, who asks for specific
information relative to the pending
measures preserving the inalienable in
terest of the public in waterfront lands.
Mr. Schrader wrote as follows:
"I notice that you, in conjunction
with Mr. Mulkey, have initiated an
amendment and a law with respect to
the construction of docks on state
lands. I am therefore taking the lib
erty of now troubling you for answers
to certain definite questions about
these measures as follows:
"1. Were they ever presented to the
legislature? If so, when and with what
result?
"2. In circulating the petitions
were paid circulators employed or
was the work done by volunteers?
Were there any charges of fraud made
in connection with the circulation of
these petitions?
"3. Are you and. Mr. Mulkey alone
in initiating- these measures or are
you representing certain organizations?
If so, what organizations?
"4. Exactly what relation do these
measures bear- to existing Oregon law
and what exact purpose are they in
tended to accomplish?"
In response to the inquiry the pub
lisher of The Journal took up the
questions seriatim and made the fol
lowing reply:
"Portland. Or., Oct. 29, 1914. Mr.
William A. Schrader, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. My
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 20th Just
received. I inclose, herewith, copies
of the bills.
"1. legislation in. a similar form
was asked of the legislature, but re
fused. The legislature never was asked
Or beseeched to act upon these partic
ular measures. They are largely the
product of a particularly offensive
'vested interest' decision of our state
supreme court and if We did not have
the 'initiative implement' with which
to secure redress from the people at
the ballot box private greed and self
ishness would have continued to have
the power to levy tribute upon the pub
lic from property that is 'inalienable.' :
"2. The circulation of the petitions,
enabling the placfng of these measures
on the ballot, was paid for by Mr.
Mulkey and myself, at a total cost, in
cluding printing and checking, etc., of
1900. There was no fraud or charge
of fraud.
"3. We stood alone in Initiating
them, and have had no assistance in
the campaign from the 'high brows,'
or from the professional classes who
serve them at so much per serve be-
cause they are always on the backs of
the workers and producers, while pre
tending to be supporters of a govern
ment of the People, for the People, by
the People. rt
"4. One of the bills, as you see by
reading it, if it passes, will amend the
constitution, and the other will enable
the people to control and put to use
their own property, witnout tne con
sent of those think they govern, or
shduld govern, because of their own
imagined superior intelligence.
"1 am confident the bills will pass
and become laws by the votes oft a
'self-governing people' at the balret
box, the cleanest of that of any stae
of the Union, because Oregon is nearer
NOW 1S THE TIME
By John M. Oskison.
Through the American Bankers tLS
sociation some sound and timely ad
vice is going out to the people; I am
very glad to do what I can to pass it
along. For instance:
"One prime necessity for the coun
try is increased capital. It may be
set" down as certain that for future
development our country will have to
rely upon its own capital, because
all that of Europe will be needed for
many years to pay the costs of the
present war and to make good its rav
ages. "New capital is nothing more or
less than the margin between income
and expenditures The only way this
country can accumulate new capital
is through the savings of those whose
expenditures are less than their in
come. The more peOple who have such
a margin and the greater that mar
gin is. the faster will capital be accu
mulated. "There has rarely been a greater
inducement for thrift than now. The
man who has a surplus can invest
about the trial, and his escape' from
conviction.
These are remarkable statements
and charges and ought not to be passed
over lightly by a discriminating pub
lic. Is Mr. Booth crafty in business
and wanting in integrity? Is he grasp
ing arid unfair in his methods of ac
quiring property, and is he a falsifier
of court records, in order to cover up
an unsavory record? If so, is he a
safe man to send to the United States
senate from Oregon, at this particular
Juncture in public affairs, when re
action is in the air and hungry hordes
are anxious to come to the front? Why
must Oregon send to the United States
senate a man who has been forced to
defend himself, in the federal court,
against grave charges that called in
question his moral Integrity? Are
there no men. of unquestioned honesty
In the, state? . -
Mr. Hanley aeema to be a good man,
but he stands no chance of election, as
every experienced person knows. The
men who brought him out did not ex
pect that he would be elected. They
brought him out to take votes away
rom Chamberlain and help Booth elip
In. He is what is known In politics
as a stalking horse.- Every vote cast
for him will be practically thrown
away. Our next senator from Oregon
will be, either Booth or Chamberlain,
and no voter who believes In integrity
and honor ought to hesitate for a mo
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Linn county's 1914 brldga building
bill, to date, totals $9436.10, not count
ing repair work.
Canby's council has authorized the
building of a concrete jail; also a
number of concrete crosswalks.
Woodburn is to have a new double
chamber chemical, engine, putting in
the old chemical as part payment. The
bill includes also 500 feet of new fire
hose.
Speakinsr of October 25, the Lebanon
Express says: "Sunday was one of the
perfect days of the year. Several walk
ing parties enjoyed th many bits of
beautiful scenery in this vicinity, and
all were better for having spent a few
hours in the great out of door world."
Klamath Falls Herald: Now that the
$25,000 Carnegie library has been prac
tically completed it is discovered that
the building, in addition to being iso
lated, is entirely too small for the ac
commodation of the reading public. It
is now planned to use this magnificent
miniature structure as a sort of store
room for books, and establish branches,
rearer the centers of population, for
the distribution of books to the public.
a democracy 'rule by the people'
than any state. Owing to press of
matters I have had to reply briefly and
less vigorously than is my wont. Sin
cerely, C. S. JACKSON."
V,
Another manifestation of eastern in
terest in the thought of the west is a
request from the Philadelphia North
American for1 an expression of opinion
on the candidacy of Giffrd Pinchot
for the Ignited States senatorshlp from
Pennsylvania. Replying to the re
quest, the publisher of The Journal
said:
"Pinchot's platform, on which he is
standing for senatorial preference, ap
peals strongly to all Progressives and
Democrats, particularly those With
real faith in 'rule by the people,' and
who believe in equality of opportunity.
Pinchot's platform Is alive with the
fire of patriotism and conscience, and
seems to bristle with this economic
fact:
"Every man and every woman for
that matter should burn it into his
conscience that everything he con
sumes is niade by labor some one's
labor and if he does not do enough
productive, constructive work to offset
this consumption, he is a social thief,
to the extent of the deficit, and mor
ally as bad as any other thief.
"To my mind, Pinchot has a great
political destiny, and, made senator fey
the people of Pennsylvania, he will be
come a leader who will Inspire the
whole nation, or at least that part of it
which is not afflicted with the virus
of class and race prejudices. He is
nearer a Lincolnian type than any oth
er man in public life, possessing a love
of freedom that equips him' for great
accomplishment.
"Woodrow Wilson has the same great
force, but in performance he is ham
pered bv the reactionaries of his party.
who politically control a great section
of our country, and who are unpro
gressive from heritage; from environ
ment, a mild climate, from natal dis
position and a feeling of superiority.
This latter is nothing more or less
than the poison left in the social sys
tem by the Institution or cnattei -sla
very and is kept there largely by chat
tel slavery's offspring, industrial sla
very, and which prevents establishment
of 'social justice, or any Semblance of
equality of opportunity, or real demo
cratic government.
"We can get nowhere as a Tree peo
ple' so long as there are privileges to
class the few at the expenses of
the mass the many.
"I hone to see Gifford Pinchot elect-i
ed senator by the people from the 'bos-
ridden' and 'corporation-ridden state
of Pennsylvania. Oh, what a victory!
"C. S. JACKSON."
Commenting on this expression, the
North American said:
"C. S. Jackson is editor and publisher
of The Oregon Journal, the leading
Democratic newspaper of the Pacific
northwest. He is a warm supporter of
President Wilson, a progressive Demo
crat and a leader in the fight against
boss rule in his state and in the na
tion. Moreover, Mr. Jackson, by rea
son of his long "residence on the Pacific
coast, where there are still great
tracts of untouched mineral lands, vir
gin forests and invaluable water power
sites, is thoroughly conversant with
Mr. Pinchot's inestimable services In
leading the movement to conserve the
nation's natural resources for jgie uses
of all the people."
IT WILL PAY TO SAVE
It to a better"advantage and with cer
tainty of afutger income from it than
for many ySars."
True words those! I noted the other
day that the small buyers of New
York city's recent issue of 100.000,000
of short term-6 per cent notes were
given first chance; the estimate was
made that three fourths ofthem
would fall Into the hands f the in
vesting public rather than be kept by
the big bankers and the millionaire
investors.
Such a sign is significant. It indi
cates that those who have the Job of
raising capital for legitimate purposes
in this country are ready to let the
little fellow in on a .proper basis.
But in order tar share in the opor
tunities for Investing money in safe
securities on the right terms, the little
fellow must have the - actual money.
He can't borrow from a batik at 5 per
cent and invest In city bonds that
yield 6; he must have saved what
he means to invest.
And the time to begin to save that
sum, small or large, for investment is
now!
ment as to which of these two men
is best entitled to confidence and sup
port. Chamberlain is honest, at any
rate, and that is a vast deal in his fa
vor. It Is more than half the battle.
It is the chief glory of a man. To
eiect the other would be an awful mis
take, if not something a great deal
worse than a. mistake. CITIZEN.
Suffrage and the Traffic
Summerville, Or., Oct. 27. To the
Editor of The Jornal I have worked
for about forty years in Oregon for
woman suffrage, thinking if the' wo
men could vote there would be enough
votes cast against the, traffic in in
toxicants to put It out of existence,
and I shall be very much disappointed
if the drys don't win. Some old
timers claim you are robbing a man
of his God-given rights when you cut
out the traffic. Man has no God
given rights, and never will have, to
do that which la a detriment-to his
fellow man. If a nan drinks whiskey
that is his business, but when be sets
up a place that, lures the. rising gen
eration, lie Is going beyond God
given rights. Do mothers, think they
will be doing their boya justice if
they vote - for a. continued temptation T
If a man muet drfnk liquor, by all
means let us cut out the public traf
fic, build a distillery In tne state and
place it under a board of directors and
news; features;
photographs,!
NEXT SUNDAY f ,
.
Sjl
PURE MILK FOR
, PORTLAND -M
- ' ' " S'M
Five years ago a campaign
for pure milk was vigorously
conducted under the leadership
of THE JOURNAL. J
'The investigators fouigj de--plorable
conditions exist&ig in
the production and distribution
of the city's milk supply, j
To Jthese conditions a'- high
death rate was readily traceable.
' That was five years agifii; -
Conditions today are entirely
different. New method! have
replaced old. ii
And the death rate fras de
creased accordingly.
A comprehensive review,' of
this community service firill in- J
vue tne attention of all readers
NEXT SUNDAY. i
t
NEWEST FASHIONS
THE JOURNAL has Jsecured
the services of Anne kitten
house, acknowledged authority
on women's fashions, who will
edit a page in Section five of
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL,
entitled "What Well pressed
Women Will Wear," banning
November 1. 7
The attention of all women
readers is called to this feature,
which is published withjkhe as- ;
surance that it Is the be6t in
this line to be had.
THE CHRISTMAS :HIP
The liberal contributions of
the reader! of THE JOURNAL
for the widows and orphans of
the European war one a
whole carloSd which ft the
city Tuesday evening Hi; a spe
cial baggage car whih was
" hauled free of charge to Chi-
cago by the O-W. R. & N.. the
Oregon Short Line. thVj 'Union
Pacific, and the Chicago.-North-we
stern, is today on -Sjs way
from Chicago, to Brooklvn.
Before long the contfyutions
will be aboard the U. S,-; Navy's
collier Jason, together wjjth gifts
from all other parts of te Unit
ed States, and n theirjjway to
Europe. - f;. '
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL
for November 1 will telin pic
ture and story the wiiljl-up of
this campaign for charity.
THE LAND SHOW
Photographs and textljfvill re
view the first week at tale Man-
ufacturers' and Land products :
Show.
IN THE MAGAZINE
GERMANY AT if EACE
AND WAR An illustrated ar
ticle descriptive of Gerri&ny and
her people. . q.
ROUMANIAN NEvf RUL
ERS The life stories of King
Ferdinand and Queen- Marie,
who recently ascended the
throne of Roumania.
ON LIFE'S LIGHTER
SIDE Several . columns of
short stories jhat are being told
nowadays. ffi
WITH THE CARTOON,
ISTS How the pictures writers
at home and abroad record the
spirit of the times. ''
WAR PHOTOGRAPHS
Four pages of new phonographs
from the war zone iiivite the
consideration of all w'ho follow
the trend of current events.
THE SUNDAY 0UR
NAL complete in fije news
sections, magazine aftd pic
torial supplement anij comic
section 5 cents tH copy
everywhere, xi
n
NEXT SUNDAY
Collars and cuffs! Collar arid cuffal
Stiff bosomed shirts ijid a tie!
A shine and a shave detectable biuffa
Must one keep them up'tlll one die?
But oh! for the wood, th4 sea, or the
plain, 3
Or a far, hidden spot tfi5.t we know.
Where a fellow may livk in the sun
and the rain, -J
Permitt-.g his whiskejw to grow!
We l&nir for ,the camp
the swift
watA s DrlnK ..
With nothing but woodff all around.
Where a fellow can hunt mc can peace
fully think, n
And live all over the round!
Where laundries shoe pcftfsii and raa
ore are things jf . - " '
Like that are con8lirfa quite low.
And where all tbe feilof$rrare happy
as kings, t .
Permitting their whiatefrs to grow!
f - -
Collars and cuffa and tolthea from
the store, it
They hamper and cripple the man;
To keep them supplied rfjuirea much
more fi
Than conforms to the pamftlve plan.
We n'd to get out nowand then t
the wild. It -i. .
"Where the tides of a Stronger life
flow, H
And hark bark to naturj that's quite
undcfiled. if
Permitting our whiskeiiij to grow!
let those. that drink bui from that
source and drink it at ho;le, and crime
will diminish. . if ,-
If the money tied up 'in the saloon
business In thia land wa put Into the,
channels- of production find develop
ment enterprise; there would be work
enough for air at good listing wages.
S. G. GAV.
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The Withycombe jilence. . i
Thomas, Or.. Oct. 284t"o the Editor
of The Journal Dr. Jjtrnes Withy
combe seems to have n definite Idea
of state government of Me own, inde
pendently of the Republican machine
politicians, . Why won't he meet, Dr.
Smith In open - discuMtc of some of -tbe
leading, political issues of the
day. and let the people kibow his exact
standing on some of tleee Importaat
measures? - G. L. U 'AUCKLAND.
The Ragtime ftluse
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