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.THE OREGON - DAILY JOURNAL, ; PORTLAND, MOHDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER'- 30 1914.
THE; JOURNAL
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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?
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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.
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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. ;
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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.-
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.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
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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. ;
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