THE OREGON' DAILY, JOURNAL. PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 21. 1914.
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As they, who f or s every
sllg-ht Infirmity take physio
to repair their health, do rather
" Impair It, so they, .who-, for
very atrlfe are eager to, vin
dicate their character, do rath
1 er weaken it Mason.
USE OREGON STONE
;"0
HEGON stone for federal
buildings in Oregon," Is
the slogan of the Manufac
turers' Association.; ' ' ,
ym Oregon stone was good enough
" lor the Call building in San Fran-
Cisco, and the Call building : was
i one of the few great structures
along Market street that withstood
the terrible test of the great earth-
quake and fire. Its durability has
I been proven under the in.es t ex
) acting strain, and Its beauty speaks
for Itself wherever stone from the
Toledo quarry Is In use. Severar
buildings at the Oregon Agricul-
tural College and structures else-
where in the state are of this ma-
terlal, and they are visible evl-
dence of Its availability for con-
structlon of buildings.
: It Is an extraordinary spectacle
I for Oregon, after supplying stone
j for great California structures, to
have stone shipped nearly across
the continent from the state of In
idlana for her public buildings. It
is an Incongruity of arrangement
' that is seldom encountered in mod-
era civilization.
Oregon is wrestling with a prob
lem of unemployment. One splen-
$ did way to meet the Issue is to
F open up the hills and mountains
and utilize the resources stored
v there by. a bountiful nature for the
wants of our people. No better be-
ginning could be made than by
i establishing quarries and using
Oregon stone in the construction
t of Oregon buildings as Is proposed
by the. Manufacturer's Association.
It is a program that means
work fof men who cannot get work,
means more demand for supplies.
f traffic for rail and water carriers,
t and more of everything that goes
iu mane up a uubj, inruij auu rau-
tented people.
l Is Oregon always to import
building stone from quarries in
states thousands of miles away
j while the finest Oregon stones of
f almost : every character lie un
I touched and almost unthought of?
j The government architects at
i Washington move in their own
mysterious ways their wonders to
perform, but is there not 'some way
fit, which they can be reached so
'.that Oregon industries may have a
chance to get on the governmental
xnap of the United States?
OAKIjAND'S WATEIIFROXT
0
AKLAND Is furnishing Illus
tration of the fact that pub
lic ownership and control of
the waterfront does not re-
'tard development. Dally Consular
and Trade- Reports says that work
In harbtr Improvements, at the Cali
fornia city is havlDT an appreciable
effect on municipal growth.
The people of Oakland own their
i waterfront: it Is under control of
thejclty government and Is held In
trust for the, use of commerce.
Buch holdings as are possessed by
transportation and other corpora
tions and: private firms are held
under lease and franchise grants
iTrom the city. ,
There -is no monopoly of the
waterfront, no sales of the people's
wn property t6 the rie6ple at ex
orbitant jrlces. As a . result. Com
mercial Agent Henderson at San
Francisco reports to the govern-
'tnent that a great Impetus Is being
Ctven to progress in that section.
Tho Southern Pacific, the West
ern Pacific, the Santa Fe and the
San Francisco - Oakland Consoli
dated railroads are expending large
tunas In the construction of wharves
and docks on leased land. The
Southern Pacific's project when
completed will represent an ex
penditure of $8,000,000 or $10,-
,000,000 and will provide facilities
for about 1,500,000 tons of freight
annually. The Western Pacific
and the San Francisco-Oakland
Consolidated will expend an equal
turn and provide equal facilities.
Development work being done by
the Santa Fe represents about $1.-
600,000. All of this is being done
on sites leased from tne public on
waterfront that private ownership
cannot withhold from use.
Oakland has about eight and
one half miles of available water
front. ; Halt of this has been, leased
and half retained , by the public.
Municipal development work Is
providing public docks and wharves,
the sost of which is being -kept at
a ' minimum ' because Oakland does
not have" to buyimck-Its own prop
erty;: v : . .. .- ,"-'.''-C ,
' Hr. Henderson says that 'b Jan
uary 1 ' Oakland will have , in ; oper
ation about 3500 feet of public
berthlngspace, including old and
new wharves. Already there are
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applications for their use. He says
these applications Indicate that
Oakland's municipal -wharves 'will
handle.- during next year, from
400,000 to 500.000 tons of freight
mat will be new business aaaea
to the water-carried commerce of
the California city.
NO "INJUN" GIVING :
GflRISTMAS is four days away,
and now is the' time to
resolve Vbat there shall be
no "Injun" giving. The com
mon "practice of swapping gifts Is
a step backward toward savagery.
It should not be taken, and, If
there Is no other way 'to avoid It,
the unfortunate and needy are
available as recipients of Christ
mas gifts.
Before .their customs were
changed by coming In contact with
the white man, the Indian's only
chance for glory aside from ; the
warpath was In giving. What com
merce there was among them was
by. means of making gifts. One
tribe visited another and made
gifts, and the tribe visited waa ex
pected to return something of equal
or greater value. . It was a code of
honor among the aborigines. Some
times a family would give away all
Its possessions hoping to ultimately
profit by the sacrifice.
Parkman, the historian, tells of
one Indian who gave a fine horse
and after waiting a long time and
no return gift having, been re
ceived, the outraged Indian1 killed
the recipient of, his gift. Mission
aries have used their .utmost ' en
deavors to work a reform of the
Indian's idea of giving. It worked
hardships and operated against
friendly tribal and personal rela
tions. ,
The Indians are reforming their
ways, and In that respect are set
ting a standard for the whites.
There should be no "Injun" giv
ing, especially at Christmas time.
The spirit of Christmas forbids.
EUROPE'S VALOR BADGES
A
LONDON dispatch says the
granting of ten Victoria
Crosses within the past few
weeks brings the total num
ber of these awards during the
present war to ' wenty-one. Re
ports from Germany are that the
Iron Cross is being conferred im
partially and frequently.
Each- European nation naa Its
own badge for valor, those of
Great Britain, France and Germany
figuring mcfe frequently In the
news.
The Iron Cross of Germany, one
of the three most famous conti
nental European war and service
decorations, dates back to .1813,
when It was founded during the
war of liberation. It was revived
at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian
war in 1870 and pays an al
lowance of 65 cents to .$1.30 a
month to soldiers in the ranks.
Tno iron Cross is tne nignest
man Individual decoration given to
officers and soldiers for distin
guished services In war.
The Victoria Cross of England
Is awarded solely for "the merit
of conspicuous bravery" In the
presence of the enemy. It wa3
founded in 1856. All soldiers are
eligible, the decoration paying the
rank and file $30 yearly.
The Legion of Honor of France
Is an order, membership of which
may imply civil as well as mili
tary honor. It Is the only order
In France ranking with the high
est Surdpean organizations of its
kind. The French Medallle .Mili
talre is a decoration for privates,
non-commissioned officers and oc
casionally officers of higher rank
who have distinguished themselves
or rendered long or meritorious
service.
Napoleon Instituted the Legion
of Honor In 1802 as a general
civil and military order of merit.
It is '. a national Institution, the
president of the republic acting as
grand - master. ; There are five
classes to the order Itself and It
pays salaries to military and naval
members ranging from $1500
to $12. ' '
In ordinary circumstances the 1
order admits only those who have j
performed twenty years military,!
naval or civil service, but . extra-1
ordinary service In time of war
and in civil life admits to any"!
rank. Among the women who
have been awarded the distinction
of the Legion of Honor are Rosa.
Bonheur. Mme.' Curie and Sarah
Bernhardt.
THE PRICE OF RADIUM
T
HERB is prospect that the
price of ' radium In the near
future will be cut to one
thrid the present auotatinn.
Toseph A. Holmes, director of the
United States bureau of mines. an -
noUUCes the discoverv nf n. nrnpeaa
,by which radium can be extracted
frnm n0 . - vi
j the largest foreign producers pay.
Radium is now selllntr at si 2 0.-
000 a gram, and th r.rlcA ' lrna '
thla nnnrforr.,i . .
f .I , ;1 7 6 u,
or many hospitals. It is not avail-
able to people in moderate circum-,uPn
Stances. But nr. Hnlmu
th nmnaaa i j . '
j thei process discovered by chemists
and engncers of he bureau of-.
" pnee io 4u,uuo
VSr.ani'v. encouraging thing
about this announcement Is that .
T ha nam arvnnAnM. a
.J'"v-coa. LttU naea on a j
commercial scale.
Another, important part of the
announcement is that the process
win be patented for the benefit of
I t ha' iitf i.n . n 1 rr . .
,ulllI! pTOpie. inero is. to be
no exploitation of the discovery.
Government employes, paid by the
people, will not attempt to take ad-
vantage of results which belong; ton Importance if . Indeed it does
their. employers. r ' " ." not rank as the cause. By sys-
Although the full powers of tematically bringing the Jobless
radium are not yet' fully under- man and the manless Job together
stood, enough Is known to rate this on a national scale the necessary
proauct as one oi jne worm's most
wonderful curative' agencies. There'
!s an abundance of radium ores in
the United States, but up to the
present time the j great difficulty
has been in separating the metal
from the ore. The process has been
tedious -anti the output small.
THE "TIME TO BUILD
D
ULUTH people are told
the Herald that now is the
UUIQ MS UUUM. ,1UBJ DUIU1U ,
not erect homes as most peo-;
pie .buy stocks when everybody
else Is doing the same thing.
There is no valid reason why the
man of small means , should not
follow I successful J" business rules.
Building a home when building is
active is building; when labor Is
fully employed, when contractors
have so much to do that one other
job Is not tempting. It is when
dealers are so busy filling orders
that they have" no time or disposi
tion to make tempting offers.
But building a home when build
ing is dull is like buying securities
when prices are at the bottom.
Contractors, to keep busy, make
the builder's dollar do the work
of a dollar and a quarter. Labor
is eager -for work, and is apt to
give more for a day's -wages. It's
human nature. Dealers In sup
plies, to move thefr stocks, will
.cut prices to the bone. '
--Not everyone can 'wait for the
most advantageous time in which
to build. A home is different
than an Investment In stocks or
bonds. But there are many who,
with profit to themselves can build
when . ''people are hunting for
work and dealers are reaching out
for customers. It la, a simple prob
lem In dollars and cents, under
stood by the successful business
man, but often neglected by others.
THE HEART -OF OREGON
T
O, THOSE interested In legend
ary lore there is an lntt rest
ing field of study In the old
Indian traditions cpncelved to
explain the great natural phenome
na in which Oregon abounds.
Many of these are being lost
through failure to compile and
preserve them. An occasional ef
fort is made, however, to perpetu
ate some of them and the day may
come when the rich romance of
the northwest will be expressed as
the romance of Scotland has been
expressed by Sir Walter Scott.
Under the title "The Heart
Oregon" Mrs Ada B. MUllcan
Crook county has embodied
blank verse the legend " of
of
0 i
Wascos, describing ho w the
Crooked -Rivet canyon was out
through the massive rocfi. Accord
ing to the eeoloeista th basin
uer-fWnere Prineville now stands was
at one time a great lake fed by
the Ochoco and Crooked rivers.
One day an Indian maiden, after
parting from her lover, "loosed
her light canoe" and "o'er the lap-
, . i
mug wveo nuuiam Bpea. one . Mexlc0 fauure to protect life and
was observed by a rejected suitor ! property within her own bordtrs is the
who summoned all his evil Imps failure of Mexico. It Is our duty to
who created a great storm in which .Protect the lives and property of our
K ,i . , T .own. people; but with Mexico w are
the maiden waa drowned. In re-. aversrto war.
sponse to the prayer of the lover As for Mr. Bryan, the more he is re;
that his love be restored to life -viled the more we revere him. 'Wood
the great spirit bade him "go west-i row ,Wil.son!h" truly declared to the
ward to that mighty wall of rock
and beat it down." .
For ages and ages he tolled.
When o! the wall gave way,.
The pent up waters rushing thru
The hewn' out channel, left the lake.
Then as he raised his eyes to gaze.
The lovely maiden rose with arms
Outstretched, and "running.
Soon was gathered to her lover's
breast.
MUFFLE THE EXHAUST
T
HE adaptability of the Ameri
can university to ever chang
ing conditions is fully exem
plified by the University of
Wisconsin which, ihaa Issued an or
der that students must "muffle
their exhausts."
The mandate followed upon re
ports of the different members ot
the faculty that since winter had
arrived it was impossible to pro
ceed with lectures owing to the;
noise the students made in blowing
their noses, sneezing and coughing.
No general method of muffling
the exhaust has ! yet been devised
but it has been suggested that
classes be held to teach sufferers
from colds the art of the noiseless
sneeze and the genteel cough.
THE JOBLESS MAS
r
N HIS annual i report. Secretary
. Wilson of -the Department Of
Labor expresses the conviction
that had the owners nf the
ine properties In Colorado dealt t
With the Strike Situation in its in-!
ceptlbn and been on the ground
and In nerxnual ihora tho oii,
would never have occurred
Says
ne:
Whatever
may
have .been
the re-
sponslbility
of the
workmen
for the
etrllce a.nd its incidents the . local
management cannot be acquitted and
tne elementary principle of
asrency, as sound I in morals as law.
ultimate responsibility v must rest
upon the owners, i -- v
Discussing the distribution ot
wage earners the secretary asserts
that their welfare cannot be served
by the mediation of labor disputes
alone. Affirmative measures for
modifying if not wholly obviating
'the industrial maladjustments that
generate these disputes must be
1
. ' . . .
pose legislation is necessary.
Excess In the supply of labor
over demand for it is a cause of
labor disputes which ranks high
I
steps will have been taken, he
says, towards com Diet a removal of
wiat Is perhaps the most potent
cause of labor disputes, involuntary
employment. .
Such, a report coming 'from a
cabinet officer is Indication; of bow
the American government is
broadening its vision and j extend-
k j ing its concern over problems m
life towards which it formerly man
jj7 ifested no solicitude and expended
no thoiieht
(Communication aent to The Joarna! for
publication Id tola department abouM be writ
tea on only ooe aide ot tha paper fcboald not
exceed 800 worde la leDgth and nraat be ac
companied bj the name and addraw ot ttae
aender. If tbe writer doea not desire to
bava tbe name DabUsbed. be aboold ao Jtate.)
"Diacnsalon la tba ereateat ot all reform,
ra. It ratioaaUaea ererrtblnf It tonebea. It
roba prinrlplee of all falae aancUty acd
tarowa tbem back on their reaaoaableneaa. If
tney bare no reaaooablenaaa. It i ruthleaa;?
ernabea tbem out of exiateaco and net op Ita
wn eonclasiona in their etead."Woodrow
Wliaon. j
Views of the Monroe Doctrine.
Portland. Deo. 19. To the Editor of
The Journal Seemingly our national
obligation and dutlea arising- from the
Monroe doctrine should be more thor
oughly understood by the masses of
our people. That doctrine was offi
cially declared by President James
Monroe in a message to congress, De
cember 2, 1823. This doctrine has for
its objective all American territory not
at that time under the proprietorship
of European nations. All j territory
under recognized European control la
expressly placed beyond the pale of
the doctrine and not to be Interfered
with. Owing to our contiguous ter
ritory and tho common use of adjacent
waters we enjoy with the people of
Canada customary and reciprocal
rights and privileges; but as to Canada
or any other foreign possession on the
American continent, the Monro doc
trine is absolutely Inoperative.
By virtue of the Monroe doctrine we.
have assumed no obligation as to the'
internal affairs of any nation.. At the
proper time .we acknowledged the In
dependence and sovereignty sof ; every
American nation and the Monroe doc
trine does not qualify sAich acknowl
edgment or In any manner limit such
independence and sovereignty Prompt
ed by a sense of our own welfare and
a solicitude for the welfare of kindred
American republics we notified mo
narchlal Europe that, with our whole
strength, we stood ready to defend tbe
integrity of every American republic
and so will we stand, God willing, un-y
in time is no more. i '
The doctrine should be read In the
light of the events in Europe and the
dispositions of European nations which
Mr. Monroe regarded as justification
for its utterance. The Holy l Alliance,
a personal union of sovereigns, was
formed in Paris in 1814. its object
was the preservation' of monarchlal
governments and the suppression of
representative governments. By-, force,
of arms It suppressed . revolutionary
organizations of European peoples and
Letters From the People
. iinauy avoucnea us intention or re
! storing the revolted Spanish American
the ; colonies to the Soanlsh crown. At -this
juncture the United States threw down
the gauntlet In the Monroe doctrine.
Should any European nation, i disre
garding contractual settlements, en
gage io a controversy with an xnde-
pendent American nation which should
loglcally lead to the confiscation of
American soil, the United States will
undertake by force of arms to prevent
cuch consummation; but the Monroe
j doctrine Imposes no duty to interfere
I in the internal affairs of Mexico.
iuucu a wo ucuiurv ftiruciuoa in
people" that his heart goes out In sym
pathy to the suppressed 85 ; per cent
of the Mexican people and it Is an ex
pression of the consensus of the sym
pathy of the American people. '
JAMES B. CARR.
Relief Work at Lenta.
- Lents, Dec. 18. To the Editor of
The Journal Having noticed your
considerate policy and the (generous
space you are allowing in your paper
to sympathy and relief work. I, as
chairman of the Lents sympathy and
relief committee, ask space for the
following notice: The Lents sympathy
and relief committee knows of many
relief cases that need outside aid.
Clothing and foodstuffs are much in
need. If we supply all that are worthy.
Our headquarters Is in the basement
of the Lents Evangelical church, on
Main street, Lents. N. Q. Hedin,
chairman of the committee, can be
reached at 430 Worcester building Main
1940, Tabor 4243! Light articles can
be sent by parcel post to box' 5, Lenta,
where we can care for them, i We also
want all 'Lents' cases of distress and
want reported to us. N. O. HEDIN,
Chairman.
v ; - , j;
Study of Poverty's Causes.
Portland, Or, Dec. 19. To the Kdl
tor of The Journal--Whila the evidence
j of the reality of poverty is attracting
wilt. AVi,4Yra .ticiHiuu jun. i u tt
the writer speak a few words through
your valuable columns?
Among the many editorial and let
ters la the papers recently;, an edi
torial in Friday's Telegram brings us
somewhat to the point. The cited
editorial" -repeats .several times , the
questios "Waat's wrong?" j Does the
Telegram or does the Oregonlan want
us to believe It is Innocent of the
knowledge of what the cause ireally is?
roeTr of the disp
emtio natron ar not "free to aneair?"
It is not true that they do know, but
Noble as Is the spirit of giving to
the distressed to tide them through the
winter. Is thla act going to remedy
the primary cause? Are we going to
use the fact cf these gifts as a sap
to our conscience when we I have the
opportunity to use our ballot to pave
the way for the effectual remedy? Are
we really unselfish enough to be tem
porarily discommoded if nebd be, in
the readjustment to the trii system
that will remedy the conditions? Have
we not faith enough in God's law of
right and justice, if it could have its
course, that we would all haVe no ugh
thereby? . f.
Let us not say 'It Is a Jong time
till election," and' do nothing more
now. ' Let ua resolve, to be prepared
to vote more Intelligently than In tbe
past. . We cannot be prepared if we
wait to get our Information from cam
paign spellbinders. It ta,kes time a
series of periodical "quiet fcours" - of
unexcited . study. .It seems that our
mayor or governor could well, proclaim
a day and hour, - as for - the recent
"made-ln-Oregon" movement,; at whlcb
time every-one would pans) and sin
cerely resolve that "I will benceforth
A FEW SMILES
v-
A youngster whose parents had. .
taken him for the first time from bis
inland home to the seawhor became
ntai-Mte.fi in ovgtera.
)ne day they were
2
he half -shell, and
e - asked, "Mother,
-hat are those?"
'Oysters, d e a r.
Raw oysters." i
"Can you eat. them
like that?"
. Vwu yen. - .
"Can I have one?"
''Why,, yes. If you want it-T
He put the slippery thing into his
mouth, but retained it there for ex
perimentation. The attention of the
company meanwhile was attracted
elsewhere, and when finally the
mother turned again to her son his
face had undergone a change.. .
"Would you like another oyster;
dear?'' she asked hlm.
For several seconds there was no
reply. There seemed some difficulty
of speech, and only after a struggle
waa he able to gurgle: "I don't (glub)
"want this one." Everybody's Maga
zine. The Crocodile What's become of the
laughing hyena?
The Lion He hap
pened along where
I was taking. a nap
In the shade, and he
thought I was dead,
and, well, he hasn't
had. anything . tc
laught at since."
"My darling," she murmured, "you
were so grand, so noble, when you
prnnospd to mm that day ,ln .the auto
mobile I Shall I ever
(OH "orget how touch-
1 nirlv villi .nnlf.
'our future, of the
sacrifices you would
make for met It
nust have cost you
-omething to speak
hose words.
-.-v... iuuuu," replied me young
man. a shadow creeping oyer his face.
"It cost me about two weeks' salary
for that auto hire."
devote at least two hours a week to
the reading and consideration of the
runaamental , causes of the present
maladjustment, with a view to being
oetier prepared to vote more effective
ly for the remedy."
, WhaUa much more substantial and
real Christmas could we proclaim to
the unfortunate by 1916 If the result
of the elections then would prove that
we had made this resolutioa and .made
good at the polls! It would be a last
lng and not a transient Christmas.
After we. have considered and
studied the subjects of Socialism and
the single tax for some time the
plutocats will not so easily score us
about them. We will then understand
why no one,' unless It Is the plutocrat.
need fear the adoption of one or the
other or" perhaps a blending of the
two. , , C. A. McLEMOP.E.
More About Blerce,
Portland, Dec. 19. -To the Editor of
The Journal Aa Oregonlan para-
graph 1st in his zeal to demolish my
"Appreciation of Blerce" states that I
said "Shaespeare and Moliere were
cynics of the same sort as Blerce."
What I said Is that "Shakespeare,
Moliere, Balzac, Tolstoi, Swift, Mere
dith, Maupassant, not to mention Ib
sen and Brieux, are fierce cynics, all,
from the point of view of the Philis
tine and short cutter; yet when deal
ing with the innocent and brave," etc.
This paragraphlst thus classifies
himself clearly with the short cutters,
It is these, with the Philistines, that
x av-uuo i - uym, ix,lCr. ul
satire all together as a common enemy.
All had the tenderest human sympathy.
capable of being thoroughly aroused by
me proper oojecua. At was this x
called attention to. Implying at the
same time clearly enough to the mind
of fair discernment,- that there is a
difference In the satire of Shakespeare
and Moliere. Swift and Bierce, Biieux
and Maupassant, which only the hard
ened Philistine can equally arouse in
all. Shakespeare and Moliere are not
classed as cynics, because their satire
was not their dominant note; nor was
it as a rule bitter. Yet, when aroused,
it had as keen an edge as any. Bierce.
Brieux, Meredith and. above all, Shaw,
whom I had forgotten, are true cynics,
and . yet, who has handled 'the un
merited victim of Philistine violence
with greater sympathy or more mar
vellous tenderness than these?
Bierce's "Hangman's Daughter,"
Merediths' scene in "Richard FeverelC"
In which Lucy- pits the enormous pow
er of a full wifely appeal against that
of male class pride and loses (she had
i- mnii.i,M
wlth a mere dumb look) ; Maupassant's
grief worn mother on the city park
bench, silently weeping, and apolo
gizing to the policeman for the tears
of. despondent age (a woman's soul) ;
Tolstol's scene between Anna and her
son"; Shaw's "Devil's Disciple"; all
rise to the heights of sympathetic hu-
man tragedy, and display the generous
power of the cynle not wholly lost.
Blerce was a cynic and. with very
Important reservations, a misanthrope.
and there yet exists much to excuse
If not to justify that kind of misan-j
thropy.
J. B. ZIEGLEB.
Warring War Arguments.
Salem, Or., Dec. 19. To the Editor
of The Journal In an editorial yes-
to the views of two German gentle-
men writing in the Outlook. ' These ; ? mUch in trade as thenoys and
gentlemen are quoted as promising us firt who patronize thfjool banks
an attack, immediately upon the close will gain in habits of thrift and self
of the present war, by Kngland and i dependence. .
Japan. I take it that the German gen- j .
tlemen Intend this promise to hold' . ... , ,
good only in the event of victory for ' and women fln themselves wonder ng
the allies and the defeat of Germany."j how such an abnormally terrible thing
The Oregonlan doesn't agree with the could come to pass In this day of 'en
German gentlemen, and its most prom- lightenment and refinement of clvlli-
inen argument in dissenting f rom
them la the 3000 miles of utterly un-1
guarded, unfortified frontier between
Us and English territory.
How does this fit, with the recent
greater army and navy campaign, in
which the Oregonlan has been abusing
President Wilson? Of course no one thinking and tho poorly informed
expects consistency on anything but such men as complicate this problem
peanut politics from the Oregonlan, j of our relations wlth'Mexlco. And for
but It is not often it is made ta strad- J what? For a cheap notion of political
die a question in the same Issue, even advantage. It is not even, in our com
la the same article. -.According to this monly accepted us of the- term, a
article, we are immune from attack . political question. It is an American
from , England because the natural question, and one to be considered
point for attack, over 8000 miles of soberly and sadly, not (Juggled over
frontier racing her, is underenaed and
unfortified, we are in imminent dan
ger of attack from Japan because our
Pacific coast Is not a bristling rampart
and because a dozen dread naughts are
not doing patrol duty off shore. WoUld
It be disclosing trade secrets to tell
us. If you know, bow the Oregonlan
gets by with this stuff? -
. J. C. DORM AN.
Jhe Makers of War. -
- Cecil. Or.. Dec 16. To the Editor
of The Journal There has been some ". J " ,
speculation about what- name to give i ' Cement IloaUS.
this European war. At'Us Very in-1 .Corvallis Or, Dec. 19. To the Edl
clpency I called It The .Tragedy of tor of The" Journal-Your editorial of
the Ages." Call it, for ghort, "Th Dmbr 15 on road bui,ding calls
Tragedy," as we speak of 4'the Renais- pnWir. attention to the mo' 'mport
sance," or "the Rcformarion." If men lent brsrc'i -of our coramer. . ; c filp-
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
i
Better a sour stomach than a sour
rcinj. . .
When your Ideal Is shattered, save
the pieces.
I o o
J Where there's a will there's a chance
jfor a lawsuit.
. . . ...
row people can arrora io inauige
In the luxury of envy.
Tou cannot tell how a man Is heeled
by the size of his shoes.
A woman may refuse to tell her
age, but sooner or later age will'telL
'
Why ts It that a deaf man can al
ways hear an invitation to take a
drink? . n
It keeps a man guessing when he
meets a . woman who has nothing to
say. ' r
In after years a girl with auburn
tresses becomes a red-headed woman.
Ifs well to know how to do some
things, -and better to know how not
to do others.
The faint heart that failed to win
may not have done so badly, after all.
It Is a poor neighborhood that la
made up of men with liver spots on
their dispositions. .
A man may be justified in thinking
his wife is silly considering the kind
ot av man sne married.
Usually th neighbors think the sad
Iook on a married woman's face is due
-V- munvim oi irer nusoand.
THE ARMAMENT. FLURRY
From the Independent,
At the very moment when four con
tinents and the seven seas are' wit
nessing the greatest war known to
history and 10.000,000 men In arms
are drenching the world with human
blood, when the pretension that mili
tarism is a preserver Of peace has ut-
terly collapsed and Europe is on the
verge of moral and material bank
ruptcy, we are told that the United
States must Imitate , the folly of Eu
rope and proceed forthwith to build
up a great and ever -greater army and
navy.
It is time to use such sense as God
has given us. When our population
was 3,000,000, or 5,000,000, or 10.000,
000, or 80,000,000, we feared no nation
on earth. We were never attacked.
It is a historical fact that wo fprced
every war we had. Now. however,
with 100,000,000 people 'and J150.000.
000.000 of wealth, with Europe locked
In a death struggle and the only mili
tary power In Asia doing everything
in her power to bold our friendship,
it is suddenly declared that our se
curity is endangered and we are asked)
to accept the great illusion that arma
ments are our only protection against
this peril.
There are many reasons why there
Is less need of increasing our arma
ments now than for a number of
years. We shall mention but three:
1. AH the powers that could do the
United States any harm, except Italy,
always our friend, are engaged In war.
Those nations, with the exception of
Japan, will have to recuperate a long
time before they can become danger
ous to us. Japan has shown itself
eager to be our friend; the only dan
ger In that direction will come from
our own actions. As the great nations
of the world are sedulously cultivat
ing our friendship, it is inconceiv
able that they will change their atti
tude over night and make war on ua
wUhin a time sufficiently near to de
mand preparation for It at this mln
ute
2. If we Increase our armaments
now how shall we go about lt? gnall
w huil1 hnttleahtna? Thrm. i.
little reason to think the battleship
is a thing of the pastj, Japan has just
announced that she will build none
this year. Shall we build forts? Forts
no longer protect men. Men have lo
protect forts, as witness' Verdun.
Shall we . build submarines and air
craft? PossiBly, but no wise man
would advise plunging In this respect
until the leBeons of the war have be
come more evident.
2. The TJnited States now seems
denttned to play the most important
SCHOOL SAVINGS BANK
By John M. Osklson.
The American Bankers' association
Is divided for administrative purposes
into sections; one of these is the sav-
lng" section. Very properly, this
section has been carrying on a carn-
palgn to encourage saving.
I was glad to read the other' day
about the success one of the associa
tion's voluntary workers In the sav
ings bank section has had In the es-
tablishment of school savings-banks
i ln. Chicago.
1 In tn Prlns school bank No. 1 was
1 established; the city superintendent
' education, the school principal and
tn teacher of the eighth grade In the
Wicker Park school all cooperated
with the bank man who had charge
or installing tne pian.
Since then I understand that S4
other schools in Chicago have wel
comed the plan, and that the children
are doing their part to make, them suc
cessful. Probably the candy and toy
stores have suffered sone -restriction
S le8' but I. doubt If ttiey will lose
i xatton they will find explanation in
the attitude of yellow streaked men,
who, God having given them power
and influence for good, prostitute
themselves-to the purpose of misguid
ing and wrongly influencing the un-
. with cartoon ana political soysiery
There are plnheaded men; -and they
- . i rr. - ih.m ....1
are or two Kinua. lunuonuai
pinheads may hold progress back, but
it is the moral pinheads that drag, us
down. ' Too often tney sees: power, ana
In various ways get it, and It Is they
that caused "the Tragedy." And it is
they that will yet bring about a Mex
ican war If righteous men do not be
verv watchful while they are waiting.
Who was it said, HVatch?"
COKE EWIXO.
ANC NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
A taxpayers' league Is in process of
organization at, Salem.-.
The Houlton Herald has entered Us
third year, and invites everybody "to
join with the Herald in "Crack th
whip for Houltonl' "
y 1
"Forent Grove," says the Ts'ew
Tlmen, " has made a fine growth in
population and homo building during
the past year, as good as any In its
history."
Mlnnenotans at and about Xewberg T
will hold their annual reunion in New-
berar Nw Year n The feativltlea
win i n i . . .4 j i 1 , . , . , ...
entertainment program.
The Appeal says If there is one !
thinir Silc.rtnn n.li .h.. .11 w.
1
t seems it is a fruit cannery, and it ,
innnimM. ...... 4 .... . nm.
announces that a project for a co
operative plant will soon be put before
me people. i
111 advised non-taxpayers at Sheri
dan voted on the city hall proportion
to a greater number than the majority
In favor it, and It is all off with
the project for this year, unless the
error is recalled U special election.
Oregon
City
Courier: The ther-
mometer
went
down to 24 degrees '
above zero the first of the week, and
the native Oregonlans declared that
bix degrees oelow freezing was "some
winter."
j n weather has been un-
tive sons declare that it Is only when
in rainy season sets In that the peo
ple are free from colds and "feel
good."
role at the end of the war. In the
great reconstructs e fM.,...
that must follow. The power,
now. tr we reruse to be stampeded
go much farther toward disarmament
than it Otherwise Would. Moreover
the sincerity of any peace proposals
we then make will not be Impugned.
The United States should ro to the
LThe w"orfdethetPrePared t0 rnUCe
FirtW. " Z .
rirst. to Join in an Internntlnnnl
agreement for the limitation of arma
ments, or If the nations are not ready
for that
Second, to join a league of peace
provided at least two others of the
great powers will join with us, th
league agreeing to reduce its arma -
....... l r
hub nari ot uregon at tnis - rus uiney; rrom Curry noun ty. Wil
tlme of year. It seems peculiar to an Ham H. Packwood- froti Columbia
"XZP.-1" frosty county, John W. Wat; from C
-tviTri in iii. iivaiiLiiiiii. dui ina nn i
ments to the point where Us com- ber still with us of theiconstltuttona!
bined forces are slightly larger than convention. Certainly -ilr. Packwood
those of the greatest outside nation in his time has played 'many parts,
or alliance likely to attack It and to , He came to the slate aSia soldier and
use Its armaments to maintain inter- has been a legislator, Indian fighter
national treaties and the decisions of miner, packer, merchant ' hotel keep
lnternatlonal courts and parliaments, j er, ferryman and official. 1 . stopped
If either of these alternatives Is at his hotel In eastern i)regon niany
adopted the United States will then t years ago, and Mr. Kaikwood told
v m imeiiiun io decrease ner arma
ments. If. however, the world la not
yet ready to limit armaments and the
proposals of the United States are
spurned, then and then only willit
be in order for the United States to
determine whether her security de-
manas tne rurther expenditure of hun-
rireds of millions fnr rm.m.nta mnA
the withdrawal of hundreds of thou-
sands of young men from fields anl
factories to the barracks..
r'- -
There can be no objection to an in-
yes tl nation being made now or latar
j v .i a 1 s uy bci in i y lemgues or
by peace societies to see If our grmv
V. Ann ... . .
ana navy are lnetncient or insuf
ficiently manned . and equipped.
If there are not enough shifts
to handle the coast defense
gun. If 15.000 enlisted men are
reeded to complete the crews of our
warships, if there are only B0 large
tnrnerlnea on hnt thaa i.
son why the deficits and deficiencies
should be made up at once. We want
the' best arm v anil nan In th. wnri.t
for their size.
But to go beyond thia and propose
that we adopt an entirely new military
policy of increased armaments at this
moment is pure mob hysteria. The
American People Should set their faces
like flint against it.
One 12-year-old first depositor came
to the receiving table grasping two
nickels and 14 pennies, and she asked
this pertinent question:
"How much interest do I get?" And
the answer was:
"Same as-anybody In a regular
bank. vhen you get IS we'll put it
in, a regular bank for you and you'll
get 15 cents more at the end of a
year." ,
It Is through such direct contact
with the realities of saving and such
concrete demonstrations of the actual
rarning power of money that true
thrift is best taught.
This school savings bank Idea Is
growing all too slowly In this coun
try. Our banks ought to be stimu
lated to gpt into touch with local
boards of education -and superintend
ents, with the idea of cooperating
very actively In the effort to teach
saving In the schools.
If you who read this are Interested,
write for fofms. data, etc, to the
American Bankers' association,' 5 Nas
sau street New York City, or to Mrs.
S. L. Oberholtzer. 2113 Tioga street
Philadelphia. :
ment Three fourths of the commerce
of this state originates on its farms.
This commerce, which Is the life
blood-of the state as well as the food
of all of our cities, can only be kept
tictive and prosperous by the recon-1
structlon of all the roads, which must!
be made to meet the modern equip- 1
ment of tran.portationr,afely and
efficiently. Cement roals built by
the state, for commerce of the state
under :a system of road construction ,
that Is uniform In every county is In-f
dispensable. The cost of cement de-f
., . . ,
trmlnes the Cost of cement roads, ani
since the commercial price of cement
in the open markets of the state con- i
stltutes an embargo and prohibits Its !
general use bv our rural peopre for!
the construction of roads, it follows
that the cost of cement must b. re-
. . j . -
aucea una jjiiiieu mini me rescn oi j
all the counties of the state If we are
to develop the natural wealth of Ore- i
gon and bring prosperity and wealth '
ta our cities.: aa well as !ncral i
profits to our farmers. Cement can
be manufactured by the state with
prison labor, i and so can. Jim ferti
lizer, at prices that will place these
Important products In general use In
all the counties In the state. A suit
able enabling act by our legislature j
win riuiuivit'mv wui ieuit 1 rom ine
thraldom of cement combinations
which have enabled .construction com
panies to extort the fabulous prices
formulated In their so called estimates
of the cost Af cwnetit rnds in Oregon
THOSiAS J. THORP.
OREGCpN
"IS EARLY DA 1 .
By Fred Locklev. Special ijaff Writer
. of 1 he Journal ;
William H. Packwood. flow living at -Taker,
Or., is the last surviving dele
sate of the constitutional j convention
of 1857. An act authorizing a tHn
vention to form, a constant ton for Ore-:
gon was passed by the legislative as- :
Hemtyy of Oregon territory on Oe-
' - ot9. Alio ueicaawa ait- .
scmbled at the courthouse; jfcn Salem on
Monday, the 17th dav of -jfiicut 1857
. . 1 la aay Ot.ffiHUll,
.', the 17th day of -fUgust, 1857.
Lovelov was . IWl nrnnlil.nt
"
j'Pto tern and Chester MiUjTerry was
1 elected Mcratarv n. tJy -
on Auirt 18th ii . 1
on August 18th, M. P. Dfdy was elect'
eu r:siaent or tne convention, Chester
tr V
ai. rerrv was i(-t,i -ov
M. C. Bark well was elected imtitZlx':
secretary, John Iftiker (ja elei tJ
sergeant-at-arms and Asahil Bush was ;
elected state printer. j
The committee on crrientiala re- '
ported the. following:.! members
entitled to seats, Tj-ora Ben
ton county, Henry B. Ichols, Wtl-
Ham XT At W ( tnmAH a") 1
IFir A'.Lr
,, y'. Ir?m, ackamaa -pOunty. J. K.
ft y A-,1- Ivejoy, Hecr Campbell,
woooins and : y llliam ' A.
"arKweatner; from ClaJjop county.
county. Perry B. Marple: fifem Douglas ,
vouniy, aiatinew i: DeadvH. F. Chad-
wick, Solomon Fitzhugh jjnd. Thomas
Whltted; from Jacknon cSun't.v, 1 j.
uuncan, John H. Keed, t P. P. Prim
and Daniel Newcomb; frdth ' Josephine
-county, S. P. Hendershott and Wil
liam II. Watklns; from Linn 'county,
I Delazon Smith, Luther Klkins. Reuben
Vyjc- A- rooKs. James
!
Khnnnnn- xt.,i i. . .......
S. J. McCormlek; from Multnomah and
wasnington counties, Thomas J. Dry
er; from Polk county, Reeben P. Boloe,
Benjamin F. Burch. and F. Waymire;
from Polk and Tillamook counties, A.
D. Babcock: from Umooui connhv
--e APPiatV and Vtt ; f "om
Washington county. K. p.. Shattu k.
Levi Anderson and John 8. Whiter
.urn ' aaiu muni)-, v.. -n. iuigs; iroiu
Yamhill county, J. R.. McBride. R. C.
ivinnt-y, . uias ana it, :.. snort.
More than il years havejpaased since
these men concluded thlp iahnra in
I today Mr. Packwood la tW nnlv mwii
me" of the adventurous iava in eaatt-
. .. . & : "
ei ii union wiifn me inovuis were on
the warpath. i '
aiH AAlltllir lllJnrtl. nnVi f .. , V. . . ' "
1832. His father was rj southerner.
In 1848, when he was 1 iears old, he
enlisted in a rifle regliuvnt and the
followtnir vcar was sent AfHt with 24
j other soldiers, under Caf tain Morria,
iaB an escort to OeneralWllson, who
had been appointed superintendent of
1 Indian affairs for the Pacific roant.
M- Deady was ' a mis hi ber of the
'same company. Winter;. j-augbt them
In t 1. CI..,. . .. ... A ......(.... -
- iiiviunni., v.v j
1 ficlied Hangtown with.VJ men. Most
u l itie men uewrieu iu sf'liu nf wi y
discovered gold mines. 'Air. pack wood
wintered In Sonoma. While he was
there General Joe llookfcr,i'who at that
time was a colonel, wantjt'ried by court
martial, Mr. Packw.oou bplng appointed
orderly sergeant at theMtrlal. Among
th officers at the" trlak thm lutn-
nt ana captains, but Wjbo latar won
distinction in the Civil witir. were; Oen.
cral Hallock. General Pliaiiton, Geli-
' eral Hooker, General te.v. General
' 'eseels. General Pageand General
, Perclfer Smith. if
' In April, U50, Mr. pckwood . was
sent norttl to Oregon. ijth vessel in
, wnicn ne came was cpninwnutu oy
Captain McArthur, who lras the fath-
- .. ,...!.... t r & ...TV'. .. 11 . ...
pany was located at Van-ve a whtl-.
and thev were theni 3 Ordered to
Bcnlcia. CaL, where the j stayed from
May until August, when livy were sent
to northern California. : flliey returned
to Benicia. and in Decenil;ir, 1151, they
were ordered to Port qfiford to give
protection to settlers agtilnst the In
dians. They wereshlpirecked, how
t-ever. on their way up (krly In Jan
uary. 1852. 3
Mr. Packwood was lar trannfered
to the First Dragoons, sowing as quar
ter master sergeant Jrul853 he re
ceived bis discharge amOook up min
ing on the beach in Currigcounty. For
the next year or two he-Jwas engaged
In mining and' freighting ' . ,
In the Indian war ofitSOi he again
a.. a.t w. II 1 r an A a- I X 'r la1 r l fltm.
missioned as captain, the conclu
sion of the war he workj for the gov
ernment on the Hiltez igdlan agency,
later going Into stock racing.
From 182 to the prefient time, he
has spent bis life in eastern Oregon,
having been engaged In ri4nlng and Ir
rigation enterprises. lK2l88 he was
elected recorder of ITakfiG county.
The. Ragtime
"Among Tlioae Present."
What a glory floods the Jtory,
How the Joys within Mi silig.
When they name us wltrt the famous
At some noted gatnerltj j
"There were present i)h. 'tis pleas
ant. I
When the matter tends itiii flatter
What last night waa Wd or done,
i- 3
But whenever we endeay - .
1.Mre"r;iW,tilT,fil,t.ltr '
SitSt.- ' - . '
Hopes are blighted if wVf slighted
By omlslon of our nam4
From the pleasant "ala wresent"
List we hoped would g?V us fume,
Still, there n truly yeaj ( nd duly
',te of f0rtun,, dreiai ul slips,
One occasion no evaas!o3
Serves lo keep you in !icllpse, :
Please remember June, ;J.ecember,
Noon or night or early-morn
Ko'k,' "u"t -'"'' ajt Unore you,
P that you art born!
I i - : , . .
The Sunday ournal
Tbe Creat Home
Newspaper.
consist iff
i t..;
Five new! sections' irrplete witb
. . illustrated festuret. -Illustrated
mtgazirieX)f quality
Woman's, pagvs of; Tare nieriL
Pictorial news suppttment "
Superb comic sectioiu
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