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1 .THE OREGON - DAILY JOURNAL, ; PORTLAND, MOHDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER'- 30 1914. THE; JOURNAL laitittd rery evaning ifsvapt - Seeds? and rr Snnaay amrnfi.g Tha Jnoraal Build in. Itmii ! VwM1 ..- Portland. Or . .uirr4 nit ihr tm totiK "l iurtuadV tw- M V rriMiatMlon itroaxk tba U aeeose I(.u.l'tu .Ha-Malo T17: Htn. a-rtl. AM ... ilft'trfnnMK raxrherf T the ncahr. Tell th? tor liiarmwif w wot. H-tilm4 A krutnor Co- Braaawlci Blrtc.. 1 VB, rifts .. Kt Yart. 111 PHI ,' . HMt "fhUittm. tuwriiiiwi Oy wall a it ia lb Eaiirrf tra or afesloa I Jtae ' .... 5.01 ina aaaats 4 JO Oaa year. $S.8S On maet 8 DAILT AJCD 80MDAT. , else af iTJSO t On moot. ...... There are momenta when we must rest from ourselves; see' ourselves from above, below and around. o that we can laugh and weep over ourselves from the outside. Nletssche. -S3 THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY T MERE are charges and denials that Wednesday's conference at Chicago by Progressive Tenders ia to he used to chl6roforny the Progressive party. ' r A fact with which the leaders - are -confronted is that more than I half of those who followed Mr. ' Roosevelt in 1912 voted with the X Republicans in the late election. '? Another and far smaller percentage f went, to the Democratic party ' which showed gains in its total I. vote, in many states. Mr. Roose f velt was far stronger than his new party in 1912. In no state that - year did a state ticket receive so V heavy a vote, as did Mr. Roosevelt. The millions of Republicans who wentM.o him did so partly as a l' result of his appeal to the popular j Imagination, partly as a rebuke to y the hlgh-hinded proceedings at the " Chicago convention, partly as a protest against the Taft admlnlstra- Hon, and partly as a great political . Joy ride for. a change of air. v The change of so maiiy Progres- rives , back to Republicanism was 'undoubtedly due to lack of faith in' the permanence of the ProgreB ' : slve party. Other influence for . that change was- the inevitable re i action that always comes to a J party-in poweT In the mid-term electrons, especially after a change : In the tariff. But the most potent Influence by far that has militated against i, the Progressive party is the proven . progressivism of Woodrow Wilsoa Though prudent, careful and sound to the core, he has himself walked ; ; in almost radical progressive paths, and has caused all the elements of his party to follow his leadership-. Ife is himself the militant leader of a great and a real progressive party. He has not only committed .bls,, party to .progressivism by ' promises, but he has made it pro- , j creative by performances.' The M great ptedges that he made in the I' campaign have, with only eighteen , 'months in which to . legislate, been translated Into statutes, and now f stand as . indisputable evidence of th progreBsivism both of the Vblte House and of the party ma- ; j Jority in congress, jj Woodrow Wilson has given this tcountry the policies that were de--manded for a decade by republican insurgents and democratic' Demo ' ; crats. lie has translated into law "A. with rare Judgment and sound dis- cretlon most of the great reforms ;for which the masses of all par ities have long clamored. , Woodrow Wilson has made a 'f third party based on progressive " -.principles unnecessary. He' has put himself at the head of progresslv .1 Ism and for the first time in his. ,'toryfc has placed squarely before ft ha country the great issue of pro I'gresslvlsm on one side and reaction I on the other. V Meanwhile, whether or not the Progressive party Is to remain in the field or to pass on and out, it r has rendered the countrv a hieh servi0 . Through, Theodore Roose iTelt, before it finally became a i party, it helped to 'force the noml (' nation of Woodrow Wilson at Bal ttlmore, and by its emphasis of . progressive principles as a party. it strengthened the band of Wood tow .Wilson in the White House as .well as In the late election. ALASKA'S POSSIBILITIES OVKRNOR STRONG In hia annual report on Alaska com pares that territory with Fin land. Climatic conditions are almost Identical. Whatever differ ence there la favors the American territory, whose coast country has 'a climate especially suited to agri culture. . j v ' In 1912, says Governor Strong, Finland had . 3,084.623 head of 'Jives tock and produced 3 8 8 .7 5 S tons of oats, 337,991 tons-of rye, 113.807 tons of barley, 12,237 tons of butter, 1551 tons of milk and cream, and 1011 tons of cheese. "Finland has 2444 miles of railways and a public bonded Indebtedness of $34,685,000. Finland has more than: 1,000,000 people and an area only one-fcurth that of Alaska. Alaska's fish output in 1913 was valued at $15,739,000, and the - yield of gold, silver, . copper and lead was $19,470,000. Other indus tries contributed to a total Alaskan output of$61,076. 692 for the fis cal year enamg JunjB 30, zi. .Governor Strong says it Is pos sible for the United States to get Its supply of potash for fertilizers from the costal waters of Alaska. Kelp is found there. In abundance nnd the . statement is made that (his seaweed is extensive., enough to' yield 6,000.000 tons ,of anitash chloride " which at present prices would be valued , at more than $240,000,000. He says these fig ures may be , too large, but they convey some idea of the great pos sibilities of Alaska's undeveloped resources.- V-v-v , - ,:; Alaska , has hardlybeen scratched. ; Alaska ; is certain to ; see rapid development in the near future. 8uch a land of promise cannot be overlooked . much longer. Already the Alaskan trade is enriching other cities. Portland should reach out for her share and, above every thing, Portland should look to the future. No greater opportunity awaits this city' than Is found in Alaska's present and future. HE ATJORES WAR A BRITISH subaltern in the trenches, wrote "the -.'folks at nome: l I adore war. It is like a I .. . : . 4 V. a r.V.n, 1 Alio I OIK lf I11V WUUVUI. t-IIC UUjEVHtow-t,, nees of a picnic. I have never Deeni ao well or so happy. , Sherman talked differently. He did not describe war as a picnio. nnr an nnmthln!? to be adored. PrrthhivwA mav charee to the "fires of youth this young officer's statement that it is adorable to lie In the frozen trenches, dodging shrapnel and listening to the agon ies of the wounded. Youth has al ways "been extravagant in its re flections and expressions. " . l I adore war. Possibly Sherman thought that once. But it was not after he grew older and had marched from Atlanta to the sea. When men have families and , rw An nnt think war a picnic. ' It is only callow youth with unquenchable notions compared per cent in &ep and fiery ideals, that thirsts for tember The . TJnlted , States Steel battle and gpre. Only youth feels C0110 a9 peered its West its oats ana its omnipotence au heats against its chains to be un- leashed when it smells the powder from afar ' - Naturaliy, the burning ardor of youth looks with disdain upon the waHa ihMernna 'of afore- , ru tv,-v MTinnt J v,rt niVnlr war is derstand what a picnic war is. Their honorable scars are meaning- less to voune eentlemen who have V. ,:8.u6 . - v.. 1 f a Hmr, frnm a hurst- Intr cVtcM and whnsA lSplmfte(l heads glitter through the fog that he vers about the trenches. Most of youth's illusions come out with its hair. ' At forty the re sistless young Briton who now adores war will have been to Mis souri and have to be shown that battle is a picnic. If all were forty and fat, there would b3 no wars- It is youth . . a. a 1.1 r -I lL . I mat I1WS tne ranas ana ieeua iub artillery. AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS I N THE day's news is the story nY u Vow York vniinff woman of a New York young oman who eignteen years ago, was m- jured by a horse car. She was thn tw voara nlrl On of her legs was cut off, one eye blinded and she has not yet recovered from" th riprvous shock she received. I TYa ctrootrar rnmnanv wa snod .. ... - I and after six monins a veraict or 55000 was awarded her. That was seventeen and a half years ago. The crippled child has become a dependent young" woman, but she has not. yet been paid the $5000 The company operating damages the horse car has been merged, with another company and the lawyers have successfully fought payment . ... "V.. -wi . .i j.. 01 mesmoney, aiuiougn iue-raiw KM i sianoK. i . ... . . v i rr-u . .i 4V i 1 ub uiiuiue; who piwctuicu iuo i ertpl'a man una rtisharrod throjip-hl efforts of the corporation, i Later the disbarment was raised because It was found that evidence against the attorney had been manufac tured by ' representatives of the streetcar company. The unfor tunate girl twice attempted suicide. but was saved. Because of in juries which a jury said were blamable upon the streetcar com pany, the young woman is a phy- sical and mental wreck, intent upon killing herself, a burden to her friends and the law's delays have made it possible for the corpora- tion to withhold the money. That $5000 would not restore this unfortunate young woman to preferring to draw all his interest health and happiness. But it similar conditions can be found ln WOUld assilit in making hef lot manT other mnnirlnnHMoa more bearable. Judge Bean was right when he said that people are protesUng against law's delays. which too often mount to denial of Justice. RAILROAD TRESPASSERS P ORTLAND'S public safety com mission advocates a law to prevent trespassing on. rail road property. It. Is saidXlhat on Mann nt thlrtv ridrnail iao passers are killed every year in Oregon. They are victims of their own disregard of danger. The Interstate Commerce Com mission ln a recent report gave fig ures showing that trespassing was one of the principal causes of loss of life and injuries from train oper ations in the United States. The ral 1 roads had reduced the number of injuries to passengers to a min- imam, but the.companles were nn- able to keep people off their tracks who. had no business there. The Portland commission says trespassers cannot be adequately prosecuted for disregarding warn- ing signs. There is no law against it. except for- a few city ordinances tnatvare enxorcea laxiy; it is urged that U trespass Is made a violation v of a state law many people who now take chances with death will be deterred from such looinarainess. . - - B,ua ,tav should no. -be sary, !- But the fact remains that otherwise sensible people will run the risk, of being killed to save a & . mi. .. ... km .... J - ' " a- itsw BiepB. ine raiiroaas ao not want to kill these people, but it ib lmpossiDie to save ait or tnem when- there, is no efficient means of keeping -pedestrians off the j rights of way. ? ; .".''. It may be hat such a. law would-t BBB1SI in slaughter. reducing - the annual , In any event, It would be official denial by the state that uijr uinu uas a. ngui iw ra jujd ; nie and his family s nappmess by useless hazard. THE BUSINESS BOOH T ANGIBLE evidence of increas ing trade is offered by the ! nvi.. n.M ; Chicago Herald. Business throughout the ccointry has ' been given renewed momentum. The Studebaker Corpc-ation has rp.0lvol a iiz nnn nnn n,H tmm ' ' ' , -6w, sleds, harness and other ..army equipment. The Jeffery Company 's 10 mane ouu auiomoDiie trucKs for Great Britain. The Jackson Automobile company is under con fact With the French government to furnish $1,000,000 worth of m"mes The Cudahy-'Packing Company has ecured a contract for 5,000, 000 tins of corned beef for the British army. This company has ...i 4 o..v. "i' ll 1,ou",u6 i"""1 ai- ouum-: vui.uN wu.u uU uu. OCu years, tofill the order. -Two thousand steel employes; iwuiueu douid twv caeo. Plants there are now run- n,n at 70 Per cent ' capacity, as i J, . . - T , : mediately on full time These mines have been closed since spring. e Robin Hood Ammunition Company at Swanton Vermont has received an order for $2,500,000 nn-iwOrth of cartridges. The largest i single inquiry for cast irojn pipe I ! months is now before the I several monins is now oeiore tne trade 14 calls for 2o,000 tons for Detroit. Boston is also askinir bids n 4000 tons- These are only a few outstanding ; w T a? -activity in the United States. a ircmriT iFDimnD ' A JlbDU AL lltlL-nni I HE high ideals Of the medical , T profession are borne out in --the action of Dr. Theodore Kochcr and his assistant at Berne the discoverers of "coagu- ,n Coaffiilen i? a powder WhlChi I after being dissolved in water, may; i be aDDlied-even bv untrained hands to-check the flow of blood. It I : . . , . , i f-Ia a place in medicine that has , MTer been occupied, and through , thousands have tr-! ., .. V ished wh bleeding could not be ; Btucu- , By reason of its importance, the i a i x i v. j. j . .. .' "vr a proiit ui U11U10U3 lor tin? ; discoverers if they had seen fit tf natonr it fnr tholr nsv'n sirirrgii. i - - " " 7 ' T A ' dizement- Instead, they have sent j large quantities of the powder to i the Burgical headquarters of the armies of both the Germans and the allies, where the unselfishness f e discoverers will be succor lu luuusiiuus ul bunerers. Medicine has its quacks as has r v ulcOB'"" .itvii.y. iu has its unworthy renresentatives. ..v i iiui. .ii liic LiuoCTii Diiuran 1 1 11 m i k . r - ' anl in the ImiaTity w! j it recognizes only the .nf- eeari:ii ffrinS to 'be relieved, modern medi- cine and modern surgery, under the best auspices are affording the world a noble example of ser vice to mankind. SERIAL BONDS P ORTLAND is still paying inter est on the bonds Issued for the construction of the old Morrison street bridra which was" torn down in 1904 a Darallel crsa is form in crhi. cago where an attempt is being made to buy ln bonds Issued for thfi woriri'a faiT. h.iri in irqs tv holder of the "bonds d-Hin to li owing to the fact that" Portland can not hold un lt nn( laaM untll tne enl of th- vOTlfiftl- K,a1 period. Auditor W bur" estimates that the city's indebtedness is $4,- 500,000 greater than it would have been under the serial bond system. which would have saved $2,000.- 000 in interest charges. It certainly does not seem good business judgment to have a sink - ing fund lvine in the hank rlrawin? t.VL tne Dan K arawing I 7 two Pf r interest when it! i?uia aPP"ea e annual re- tirement of a portion of the bonds, saving six per cent interest A private business would not be so conducted. . , .- , . Another thing that a well or dered , private business would not do Is : to Issue bonds for an i ru Pement thatwill not outlive the oonams Ierm- COXVICTS EARNINGS A CASE involving the constitu tionality of thjs law 'authoriz ing tbe state to 3.ake con- prisoners wl thout compensating them, is pending before the su- preme court of Rhode , Island. It is contended that guchJ enforced servitude on the part of a prisoner is slavery, which is prohibited by the state constitution, ' 4 - - A-hrnartor 0,n .t,i k -r of the state to make provision for the support of a, prisoner's family and-dependents. The state confis- - J. a caies ine prisoner s tune ana earnr lng .power by making hlxn serve i time in a penal institution, uunng his Imprisonment should the state ; pay his family the value ; of the I services he performs as a prisoner? . Many contend that the I a should be made to conform with , equity and that the state, which ; does not need the earnings of thej inou, jbuuuiu. iui u mem i to his dependents, , who ' do need them. , 't: ;' ::, . ' . i . Discussing the question, Superior Judge McDonald I of Chicago,; said : I Our hearts go out lh generous sym- I pathy to the Unfortunate victims of. ta war is.devastaunsr Europe, but in this country, we make .no pro- . .0n f -th Mnor,unate innocent v4tims robbed of their means of t support by the enforcement of the criminal code; " ' While it is legal for the state to take a convict's earnings, is it (Commnnlcatioaa aent to The Journal for pnbUcation- la tbl depaxtmeat saoald be writ, ten on only one aide of tbt paper, anould pot exceed SO0 words lu lenstt uod must fee ac companied bj the name aud addreas of tbe aender. If the writer does not desire to bave tbe name pabUsbed. be abouid ao state.) "Discussion Is tbe greatest of all reform en. It rationalises eTtrjtblng it toochra. It roba principles of all false aeuctlty and throws them back on their reasonableness. It tbej base ao reauosamenssa, . It ruthless; crushea them out of existence and set op Its own conclusion In UieU stead." Woodrow t Wilson. .t This Man Has Too Much Land. Portland, Or., Nov. -28. To the Edi tor of The (Journal Your Hood River correspondent say In 'a recent issue. "Jiy desire was, and is yet, to get n a large piece or. iana wiin my large family, to do general farming, but it seems impossible to get a chance." My case Is different. I wish to get on a smaller piece of land, but I find it imposible to sell part or all of my large place to anybody at any price or any terms. There are plenty of people wanting land and should have it, but there is nothing doing. 'There must be a rea son perhaps more than one. It Is said the speculator is to brame. If we had a proper system of handling agri cultural land, neither the speculator nor the real estat6 aent would roahe muQh troubie. The state should do a real estate business in agricultural lands. By careful claslficatlon of lands the state could prevent many a well calculated to succeed on the land. They have no judgment nor knowl edge of their own and are easy victims of the real estate dealer. It ought to be" made easy for the right man to get on. the right land. For example, A has a large farm but advancing age or some other thing makes it desir- B has a Dlace too small for his use I jusir 'i I . . .. 1 Letters From the People and "it seems impossible to get a ifinai lT received word from tbe secre chance" to own a larger place. Let rta.ry of agriculture that the land ap both these misfits 'turn .over their plled for waa nt fit for agricultural places to the state at a fair appraise- .ic ti,.,, . even trade farms and I doubt if the state would exact a commission of 5 f?.f.h ' 5fLrty" " .real coiaie ijenis uuw uu. nere are nua- di eds of "good men with their families now marooned on land from which they cannot make a living and the children are not getting a square deal, Ir tnese peopie were cast upon so many isianos ana me cnuaren cnea for Dread I think our good Governor ."West would go about rescuine them. Eut we have a civilized governor ovr a civilization only partly civilized. The .unemployment question might be bet ter tia ter nanaiea ir tne state would put improvements roads, clearing. into tne agricultural districts, in any case, the man needing land could 8 it from the state at a fair price and on a low rate of interest and suf ficient time, all of which, are now im possible. I am a practical farmer, but have at this time more laod than I need. It would be better for me., to turn over part to the state, even at a seemingly low price, and let one or two lamiiies get ousy ana prosper, a, money is now swung. I cannot sell anything to anybody at any price, be- a lTtTT, iui$d . agriculturist be not discriminated against, because he is a useful animal when heavy loads are to be carried. BUSINESS. Capitalist and Laborer. Silverton. Or.. Nov. 27. To the Edi tor of The Journal Father Gregory's article entitled "Suggestion to the Cor porations" waa surely most timely. ky,e,ry Zor waB tl?e; CorPora-Mon 1 gether ln an organization that differs will ofall because It is not founded n , greatly from anything we have at prea equality and Justice. When the very ent and keep tfc, good work golD the existence of humanity depends on a year round. lnstead of Juat apaamodi- v, WltwHtv.f1f,.tiC Lcay. when the holiday spirit strikes combined wealth behind them it 1. higb pus Cf we aff0rd " X ZhrZ aT; tT" f What right have a few men to revel in luxury and amass millions from the osTCnesepVrtS baron, tell 'LZiSti.Ua. th.Z " i..v rri ... ml. thV;";'Lr,'" is to give them what they produce and' a chance to produce something. . Father Gregory tells us God's mills grind slow and sure. One sure thing, His mills will not grind out a bunch of fat, lazy capitalists to hatch schemes to rob the producing class. Now I don't want to be understood as casting any reflections on any cer tain corporation. ! am aware that there are many men-connected with corpora' tlnria who Intend to do riarht befora finA 'and man. This lshot the idea. We ' are laboring under an unjust system, ' and tn yBtm wm hava to be put out of exiatenc and a just one established before justice, equality and, righteous- ness can reign. Many may think that my remarks lean toward Socialism. I have a great combination in politics. I am a wet Democrat with strong Socialistic ideas. Some of our Democratic brothers got awfully dry in the late campaign. They will get over that after this prohibition drouth blows over. - EDWARD A. LINSCOTT. The Belgian and, the American. Beaver, Or., Nov. 28. To Jh Edi tor of The Journal I hare been" read ing about the movement to bring Bel gians into this country to settle. up parts of It. 1 would like to know v.ho is at the back of this work. It may be' k 'rery charitable act toward the Belgians, and I haven't the least doubt that they : are a fine class of people and may make good citizens in every respect. But why "not lef char ity begin at home?, We have of our own country, thousands of as good cltixens as ever came out Of Belgium or any other place, that would be only too glad to get a start on a piece of land; those . we do not have to pay i transpoi transportation charges on. A FEW SMILES Richardson Wright recently made an appointment to meet & atranger in a " " escrioed htmseif as being a rotund person with an in- wheL "tne "strangw finally found him. Mr. Wright asked ck camt SZiZZ gwer: "LooKed up "ncipient In the dictionary." A woman left her baby in Its .car riage at the door of a- -department store. A policeman found It there, apparent ly abandoned, and wheeled it to the sta tion. - As he passed down the street a samin yelled, "What's the kid doner "My husband is on nt mn.t j stubborn men in the world." -y ean i oe any more stubborn than "Oh, yes. I'm sure ! he must be. Yester- cay I had an engage ment to meet him at 3 o'clock. "Yes?" "Well, it was nearly 4:30 vhen I got there, ahd he won i aurau yet tne rest oe got wm.e he was waiting did him good." Mr, B., who was dining- out, iad done lavish justice to the good things bfor jrr.. way 0f a graceful aporagy he remarked, w;ith a beaming 3mile directed to ward his hostess: "I've always heard, ma'am, that the highest compliment one can pay the housekeeper is , to eat heartuy. iou observe that I Rave been exceedingly polite." "Thank you, Mr. B.," smiled back the hostess. "Indeed, I think you have carried politeness to the point of flattery." A policeman, whose evidence was takon on commission, deposed: 'The prisoner sat upon me, calling me an ass, a precious dolt, a scarecrow, a raga muffin, and an idiot." And this be ing the conclusion of his deposition, his signature was pre ceded by the formal etidliiij ; "All U( which I swear is true." a piece of land. About two years ago I tried to get a piece of land out of the forest reserve. After correspond ing with the land office and the forest reserve people for about a year, I gave it up. Another man started' in auoul aa 'g as I bad. and Purposes. Now, with all due respect would say that around the piece of land tried for will state that it would make a good home. And now in the face of all this, can you blame any good American citisen placed in the same position as he or I was, U we feel that the parties who are getting ' up a deal of this sort would do well to begin at home? We are not the only two in the UnKed States that would like to b Belgians Ip a case of this kind, or get at least an even .show with for eigners. Let those who are interested in a deal of this sort advertise in some paper for some good American citizens with families, and see how many there are in the good xld United States of America that would be only too glad to get an even snow with a Belgian. A SUBSCRIBER. Continuous Help Proposed. Portland,, Nov. 27.-To the Editor of The Journal I am greatly interested in the Quaker sentiment expressed in some articles in your paper, especially on the editorial page; as there are mans Quakers among my ancestors. I feel moved by a kindred spirit to speak f in ST ? heartllv glad to know so many needy ones In our city have been helped a little, but we all know, "the half has. not even yet been found," much less helped. What is greatly needed, not only ln our city, but in every other city of the United States is- that "Muts" and all other unselfish people that are inter ested for the betterment of humanity and tbe glory of God, should come- to- 1 be lvinK a11 th yr. but I propose not to actually give. There is a way to hel and yttJ ot away a n kT hTht wi that are to be found in rooming house. and such places. I I wish to hear from some of the most active "Muts," If my idea strikes them favorably. We might get together and discuss the possibilities of starting a new order that would be far reaching ln philanthropic work, and perhaps rev olutionize the political field in time. AUNT MAT. Will "Old Timer" Please Answer? Junction City, Or., Nov. 27. To the Editor of The Journal I should like to have the full address of that corre- ispondent of The Journal who. in a let- i ter dated Adams, Or, that appeared ln The Journal of November 6. appealed ; for "a chance to make good on a home stead." He may address me at June- tion City, R. F. D. No. 4, box 80. 1 may be able to Interest him. CLAUDE IL HUOINS. . . Government Ownership In Oregon. From the Railway Age-Oazette. Our attention has been called to a series of developments in tbe Second congressional district of Oregon which indicate that even In that state of rad ical ideas and radical legislation the people are not disposed to look with favor on politicians who advocate gov ernnrent ownership of railways.' The present representative' of the Second Oregon district is A. W. Lafferty. Last springy the Honorable Lafferty arose .in bis place in congress and made, : or .-at least secured leave, to print, a speech advocating government ownership of railways. In support" of his thesis he presented the hackneyea arguments and a large number pf sta tistics and alleged facts which, ap parently, were derived chiefly from a book written some years ago by one Anthony Van Wagenen of Sioux City, Iowa. In this book Mr. Van Wagenen advocated government ownership of railways in a way which showed that he probably knew as little about the subject as any man "living. It would I S'L A CD I i i - -. I c.X J3i PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF I "- ...... VI '" . ' 5 ra" ; ; -M V y SMALL CHANGS I OREGON SIDELIGHTS A one. aided quarrel is soon ended. , Every time a pessimist laughs we wonder who the joke ia on. A young widdw says platonle affec tion is all' right for a starter. Give and forget Is a good codicil to attach to the Golden Rule. . Go to the poorhouse. thou sluggard; consider its Inmates and get busy. If a woman's age is 40 the wise man guesses it 'at 30 and tells her she doesn't look It. Every married man knows that fig ures are not always what outward ap pearances would seem to Indicate, a The happy wife is not a woman who has married the best man on earth, but one who is philosophical enough to make the best of what she got. Turkey seems to be in the same frame of mind as the small. boy who Is due for a licking. Nothing he ran do will make-the punishment harder. Nervous Canadians at Niagara Falls are seeing signals. This would be a fine time to wigwag the name of some body's soap across the raging torrent, a There Is really no need of. another country entering the war, as all the primary races of mankind except the American Indian are already repre- Mi ss Doris Henn of California has asKe.l the legislature to change her name, but she will be sure to kick like a mouse colored mule if it is made pullet. ' Some men have queer Ideas of gal lantry. They will remove their hats irr an elevator because there are wd men In It. and stick like a leech to a Feat in a streetcar while women are standing up. WH ERE Wl LL TH E Prom the Chicago Herald. Everybody is discussing the possi ble return of the Progressives to the Republican party. Nearly everybody seems to think this would be the logi cal place- for the Progressives to go. Kven some of the Progressives them selves have discussed only a possible jeturn to the Republican party. That is not unnaturally the first thought since the Progressive party, if it did not actually originate, cer tainly gained national dimensions, as a protest against the metnoas ana leadership . which dominated the Re publican national convention in 1912. The methods have been changed, at least in form. The offensive leader ships have been to some extent elimi nated. Hence the thought of going back, as an alternative to going on. presents itself. But, is it not possible that sorre of the Progressives will go somewhera else? What is the matter with the Democratic party, or rather witbthe branch of Democracy of which Presi dent Wilson is the exponent? Might not that be more to the liking of the Progressives than the brand of statesmanship for which Penrose, Barnes, Cannon et al. stand ln the Pro gressive and the public mind? Surely the atmosphere would be more con genial in the Wilson environment than the atmosphere in which the old standpat crowd lives, moves and has its being. In view of these sufficiently self evident facta is not a very considerable flocking of Progressives to President Wilson among the political possibili ties of the next two years? In con nection with this possibility another thought suggests Itself: Has not President Wilson a great opportunity in this situation to gain useful, and not unneeded recruits by somewhat -broadening his position ad attitude by becoming somewhat less the deader of & partisan organization and somewhat more the representa tive of all voters who cherish the wider and newer thought of govern mental activities, duties and responsi bilities? Mr. Wilson stands for that thought in the Democracy. Could he not, and should he not welcome tha Progressives as a great body of voters available to support policies on which By John M. Oskison. To the eastern railroads was recent ly granted a rehearing of their appli cation to the Interstate commerce com mission 'for an increase jot rates. In the course of the reheaTing one of the railroads' experts said: "Tbe net operating income of these companies for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914, amounted to $260,000,000 or approximately 276,000,000 leaathaa was earned the preJojis year, and efual to but 3.98 per -cent upon-the property ... Investment, a lower return than was shown at any time within 15 years.1 "The income applicable to Interest, dividends and ''surplus was 406 per cent upon the total capital obliga tions." The lowest in 15 years. Another expert said: "The railroads ln the eastern ter ritory paid in . the fiscal year ended June 80, 1914, average dividends of 4.68 per cent, but they fell short of earn ing the dividends by $8,200,000. And tbe rate paid was the lowest in 10 years, while this was tbe first year in the last IS that the roads showed no surplus over payments. 'Tor' the three systems generally supposed to be raoaf prosperous the Pennsylvania, the New York Central and th Baltimore & Ohirj the surplus appear 'that after making his speech Mr. Lafferty was defeated for renom inatton by the Republicans, who had originally elected him. At any rate, on October 2 he again arose ln his place and referred ln very . uncompli mentary terms to a sDeech against government ownership which, he said, had been delivered by C N, McArthur, the Republican candidate for' congress from the Second Oregon district, be- kfore the Portland Transportation club. Thereupon Mr. Lafferty had both his f original speech , and Mr. McArthur"! speech ln reply embalmed in the Con gressional Record. r Now, in view of the fact that Ore gon Is the real birthplace of the ini tiative, the referendum and the recall In this country, one would naturally think that it would be as safe a place for a candidate for congress to advo cate government ownership and as un safe a place to oppose it as anywhere in the United. States. Nevertheless, we note by the election returns that Cr N. McArthur Republican, has de feated A, W. Lafferty, independent, for reelection to' congress from the Second Oregon district 'Evidently the people of that state are not as yet more prepared Jo accept the gospel of gov ernment ownershlo of railways than the people of the United States showed themselves to be when William Jen nings Bryan made his if :1011s speech on this - subject ; at ?.Mad T'ir;fauar Garden pom yar ago. I -wool 0? uad.: 1 -, t-Ott'' reject" JjE-J-'Svupvl,-- WHO WANTS RAILROAD SECURITIES? . ; ; i : - , Opportunity, in tho opinion of th Silver Lake Leader, is knocking at the door of "the man with $2000 to $2500,' who will establish a creamery nter prize at that place. -Lebanon Express: For the man, beautiful days we have had tn No vember let us be thankful. We do not always make a record of the sunny days, but we never forget the dark ones. . 7 -. - That Salem is becoming more book- ish is shown by a comparison of libra-; ry reports, which shows that 0C ; more volumes were taken at the pub- . lie library last month than in Octo ber, 1913 Sheriff "Taylor of Umatilla county Is mourning the death of two blood- houa pupa presented to him several ; months ago. Both succumbed to die- temper, one on election day and the Other a few days ago. Canyon City Eagle: All of the rich men of Grant county live oh farms. And, moreover, they made their mony on the ranch. It Is a conspicuous fact that there is not a business man in any of the little Grant county towns who is on the tax roll for any consid erable amount. a a Committees are at work at Marsh field on plans for a refuge for the un employed "It was decided," says the Record, 'that the coffee house, or club, should be started on a small basis at first and be built up to 4 ' flourishing affair." Labor unions and churches promise to support the pro ject. The 38 elk in the Billy Meadow pasture form the most healthy and best developed band of this species in the United States, in the opinion , of A. C. Cooper, of the United Mates biological survey, who spent the sum- l mfr studying the captive big gams, and who is so quoted In the Enterprise ' Record Chieftain. ; 1 1 PROG R ESSI VES GO? I ; he and they are so largely in agree- j ment? the face of the record that there is more common ground between Mr. Wilson and the Progressives than betwen the Pro- gresslves and such Republian leaders as Cannon, Barnes and Penrose. Much evidently depends upon the attitude of PrPKidnnt Wliaon. H mav well re. fleet, and quite possibly Is reflecting. ! that there are several million Pro- gresslve voters in the country, and that where the majority of them go "J there the banner of victory may rest for a considerable period of time. This is a progressive nation. Its people are in no sense reactionary in their tendencies and never have been. Their willingness to take up new ideas and to try new ways is proverbial They still retain the self confidence or the pioneer. Kespectrui or prece dent Jn matters of individual rights they are impatient of it in matters of collective political action. They cherish the most Ideal let io beliefs about the possibilities of human de velopment onward and upward. Every sympathetic foreign observer notes their attachment to what he, if of a somewhat pessimistic temper, terras "counsels of perfection." President Wilson embodies the na tion's advanced thought about what should be the functions and activities of government. The Progressive party stands for the same ways of thinking for the same outlook upon the pres ent and Into the future. Had Woodrow Wilson been known to the nation in 1912 as he is known now, and had hln party possessed a better record of ef ficiency in the business of govern ment, he -would not be a "minority president." The Progressive protest would have found a positive and direct instead of an indirect and somewhat negative line of action and would have made nim a ''majority president. There are the facts and there is the situation which at least suggests a possibility of a getting together of real Progressives all over the coun try. Consideration of these facts and of this situation show why It is at least possible that many Progressive voters, instead of Just drifting back into the Republican party,, will go on with Wooddow Wilson. ifti tha navrnknt nf t 4 vt a.,.. aging 5.53 percent was only $6l - 235. To nav Interest char L. 11a dividends, and fok surplus, those throj roads earned onlfcr 4.64 per cent on tbelr capital obligations." Their low .im. V rToVHiJi. w - Vr. sible to pay divlderffls on stock of 5.53 per cent and yet show a slight sur plus The war is going to make the situ ation worse, according- to the rail road managers. They declare that it is a matter of life or death to them, this application to be allowed to raie rates. i t During the coming year soma $500, 000,000 of railroad bonds must be paid or refunded. Investors will be asked to take new bonds to replace the ma turing issues, for ln no other way can tne roads' debts be met. In view of the late showlnr of earn, lng power by the roads, who will care to buy these new bond issues? That is the argument of the roads, It seems to be sound; If it Is. I feel sure tnat reasonable increases of rates will be granted. As a necessary re sult ths earnings will pa better, the roads' credit will be better, and they will get better prices for their bondCT4"-Tfio"e. WJM? n,te to WS'"B" I'm? optimistic enough to believe that American railroad bonds will be worth more than they are now. bow must we think that the people of the rest of the countrv would deal with It? Oceaif Caravans of Succor. - Prom the Philadelphia Ledger. Murmurs of protest against gener ous charity to the stricken Belgians are being heard, on the ground that the poor at home are in need of real assistance. "People who ought to know better have been doing everything in their power to betray the south lnta a men dicancy of which it has never hereto fore been guilty," says a great south ern newspaper commenting on the cot ton situation. And Bishop Candler of Georgia voiced the same sentiment in declaring: "l have no sympathy with people who look to the government to furnish them with a square meal every time they are forced to do with out their breakfast." The poor at home are entitled to Sympathetic help, but they themselves, we surmise, would be the first to pro test against the plea that Philadel phia, in their behalf, withhold Its aid from the heroic nation which . war has utterly confounded. - We dara sus pect that - the Thelma ' carried more than one gift precious beyond . compare on account cf the sacrifice Involved In Us gtfing. It ia the glory of our char ity that tt cost -a mmtMng, that out own. necessities w4;-u.- subordinated to IN EARLIER DAYS: -illy Fred Jxcklej.- Si .While at Philomath a fewya 'ag X visited Jeremiah. E.Mlenkle$i "Whei we cam to thia nelghborhoft.,8aii Mr. Henkie, "there wasn't a tene be tween our plaee and CorvalltsMt wa all open erasing country.- I as bori on November 18. 1843. in Leef iCountj Iowa. My father's name watfSSchabo Henkie, He was born n pendleti county, West Virginia, on 0bber 1810. Hia health was excellent till ti w in ins nineties, wnen iiad stroke of paralysis and only, lived . few years after that My Another ,aiden name -was Mirv Iti Kim- "tie waa born in Delaware. . tin Apr 4, 1853, my grandfather. Jacob iHenkl with his four sons, Ichabod, Jwiniani Jacob Jr.. ni) JinkaiMi. aint a . natfi'h .r bor. Christioti Baker started or Or? ,1. l' . . I !? vl fon' ather. settled in PlsasKnt- V Si lay. on the south fork oe I Alnri river, where he took up 32oci-. .V, land. Whvn I was IS yeait4 old -. went with my father afoot kto thf coast att what is now, Newport - W followed the winding course; i of th Yaqulna river. lw waa thifk s wjt brush so we had fo cut a trail meaj,' bf the way. In 1863 we madetha tru in a skiff, which gave us plenty t excitement. - t ' "The following year, when f jwai I? years old, I enlisted in Coniiany Aj First Oregon Volunteers. We -Were tf cated at Vancouver Barracks od lalei i. i uil lauioiu auu siiii isicr -fve spsn nine monins in tne Tieid rouijaing ni the Indians. The first houae -built It what Is now Philomath wasput ui by Dave Henderson in 1S50.SI Alont I about 1859 they put up a school nous. here which T attended as a boy. Later i bought the land the school housi was on- For vearB this ,ol! schoo: hftuJI4i nPintriS! office "f06 w" US!dwa".5 pln . L?r , 1 now "d by the BentnjfCount Review as a woodshed. It wpgiin thl Sr.nSL'T.. "K ganlze a colledfr here. n 1SB6 T. Jj Conner, a United Brethren miniaterj uuugiu j-M acres oi iinu iivr , mn-', started work on the l'hUomath Col-f lege. Rev. Mr. Hannon was the firs ) president of the coUege. My. wife weal j to the college the day it opanf& J ; ,t "For m years I ran BaWTnil';; j nd later went into business wlthL. Shipley in a store here. ' Tne flrsM store in Philomath was opened by tit ! cousin, - George Henkie. T. J j Connet bought him out. We had j: family reunion last year and more an UN of our family sat down to dinner. Thi year sees the close of tbe o4d Phllc fmatn college unaer mo oia name. i 1 to be the Union college, as th United Brethren church, thesyUhitO'i Evangelical church and the avangel g cal aasociation go ln together and ti.t r work of .the college at Dallas, and t-. the Philomath college is cooaqltdatou here at Philomath." t ii! The Ragtime Muss Ballade of Objective. i "Out of nothing nothing comes." ; Runs the, proverb; yet. ln vain v Ask we way the pulse of drums Throbs o'er shrinking hill and,, plain, And war's oiorrtd hurricane,. ,s i f resh from Satan's flaming ."pit ; Hurls its darts of deathfuUipatn "iix nihllo nihil fit!" ' Preach we of mllleniums! i Practce we the creed of gain, , , Canting up our greedy sums, l Careless of the stench or stain; While we Christian .virtues feign We most shocking deeds commit! I Mark you, brothers in chicane, ; Ex nimio ninu ins By our vice infested slums, ' Bv the hosts of battle slain. By the bard heart that benumbs Kindly purpose in me Drain,? Is this reeling world insane? ?, Cannot wisdom wait on witti Must we folly's goblet drain?! Ki nlhilo nihil fit! . I v. . 4 - ENVOI. ; t Brothers, we must, strive and -strain Without ceasing (so 'tis writ) & , If we virtue would attain, i t Ex nihllo nihil fit! . V, A Creditor Class, -f From the Omaha World Hrald. The aftermath of 'the' war will be billions of debt which will place ths lending class in a more powerful posi tion than they ever before held. It is a subject that takes somr hlnvin nnirtiiil Thia; 4 Clair i has lent credit 'and not gold ifo an, There is only ajflertaii n-'i Kreat extent. I amount of gold in the world, d ; thf I ling will be at least ninet? time. the. amount of gold actual y liosned j Gernny will have borrowed iMlliona ; "jTe Kn gland, France, f Russia and Austria. Japan and Turkejleaaer ' amounts. The Interest on tbeaaj cumi I k . , t,M k,h.U .ha I wilt vw huvr hnrilan-kin tha workers for some generations tt coma I and the burden will be increased by ; the destruction of the means gjt pro duction caused by ths war. ; i t There is another thing that 's sel dom considers. Tbe soldier a tha front, if fortunate enough to - escape death, will find haL those who hav; stayed at home have become S' great creditor class and that- he will have another battle to fight that wtil eon- ' tlnue to rage as long as he lives.- ft will be to provide for. the support for I himself and family and pay interest ! i to the wealthy citizens who aefer did ny fighting. 1U will find that' ths. I value of everything has shruoHj. ' Ths enormous taxes that jwill be. lata upon i lun nd mills will decrease f .fc'eli i f"- :i In tbe war rones the purchasing' power of gold is increasing ard that j wjii be to the advantage of tnf cred Siva mere iucit iswr r yryuuvia The war will create a "creditor! class" of enormous power. A great : eal la written about the loss of life ad suf fering on the battlefield, but lit la doubtful if that equals the suffer) that will be the aftermath of war,; Generations will toll, many thousands endure whole lives of suf ferisgj many ! children will perish in the tfvertr-5 stricken hornet,' while the Workers pay th Interest and principal if wir aeots. 'ine war oi toe common people will begin when this war enos.. : he supreme tragedy of Belgium. V Nor have the wells of Philadelphia's 0 generosity been drained. Her iocea a ; caravans of. succor will continue, ta j: move and her charitable organisation t home will continue to be noufishd, I Humanity itself is staggering through ; a deep slough and its eyes turn to f ' with an. appeal that we must alswer. ; The Sunday Journal L The Great Home Newspaper, . : vvusiais VI , v. : Five news sections replete with , illustrated features, ' Illustrated magazinft of quality. Woman's pages of rare merit. 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