THE OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31. 1914.
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Tread softly, ye throngs with;
hurry In feet.
Look down, O ye stars, Jn your
flight, f
And bid ye farewell to; a time
that was sweet, -
For the year lies a-dying to
night Good-night, and good-bye, dear,
mellow, old year.
The hew is beginning to dawn.
But, we'll turn and drop on. the
. - while grave a tear
For the sake ,. of the friend
that Is gone.
-Myrtle Reed.
TIIK BRIIHJK CONTROVERSY
I
X THE various statements by the
railroad people respecting the
amount the public should pay
for use of the upper deck of
the railroad bridge, The Journal
has observed no item crediting the
public with the 'Vacation of pnrts
of . Oregon and Adams : streets for
the east approach to the structure.
JMor In the exhibit has there been
credit to the public for gifts to the
roads of public streets along the
fact side of the river. Nor has
there been credit to the public of
the long-time use of Fourth street
without charge and with a long
time 'refusal by the company to
submit to public regulation on that
street.
' - A- great deal has been done by
the Portland public for the roads
and often without compensatory
cooperation' by the companies. In
the street vacations alone there
was a gift of ' hundreds , of thou
sands of dollars to the roads, but
' there Is' no reciprocation In the
terms which t the companies now
demand for use of the upper deck
pf tho railroad bridge.
It recalls a transaction between
the city and; the railroad when
BurL&lde bridge was built. The
obliging and generous city, through
-its officials; had vacated a part
of East Bujnside street for the
company. A part of this vacated
street was needed for a site for
the cast approach of the bridge,
and for It the city was required
to pay a large sum of money. The
public had to buy back at a cost
of thousands that which it had
presented free to the railroad.
"How, would it do In the present
bridge controversy for the rail
roads to credit the city with the
gifts of streets they have received,
placing the price at the figures
the city has been compelled to pan
In the, purchase of ,81 tea for public
docks?
Finally, The Journal - has ob
served that the city, in all deal
ings with the railroads. Las al
ways been patient, forbearing and
self sacrificing, and it has likewise
noticed that the roads, on the
other hand .have been impatient,
uncompromising and that they
never yield anything unless com
pelled to do so by law or by other
stress of circumstances.
LOANS ON CHARACTER
THE Morris system of loaning
money on character is said
to be making a success in
Detroit. A workman desiring
a loan applies to the Morris bank.
His application must be indorsed
by two friends. All three are in
vestigated by the' bank officials
and if found to be satisfactory the
loan Is granted, the interest charge
being six per cent payable In ad
vance. On a loan of $100 the ap
plicant receives $94 which he is
to repay at the rate of $2 per week.
The only security required Is char
acter. What better security can be
given? Character is what a man
really is. Reputation is what other
men think he is.
Character embraces a decent
heart. - an honest mind and a hu
mane hand. It is the greatest as
set a man can have. The Morris
system, intelligently applied, could
be none other than a success.
IMPROVIDENCE
THE department of agriculture j
is sending out warnings that'
too many calves are being
killed and that a meat famine
threatens the nation.
But these warnings apparently
Interest - nobody directly.. concerned
with the price of meat. The na
tion goes on eating Its veal, and it
Is suggested that If the year 1920
finds the United States importing
meat on. a large scale to supply
the home demand, many people
will' be found asking how the thing
cache to pass and why something
was not done about, it long ago.
Just now there Is much talk
about the improvident. Social ser
vice workers say many people drop
Ttitj the unfortunate class because
they do not provide for the future.
When their incomes are -stteady the
money is used for supposed needs
of the day. All of the cash is
used; nothing is saved for' the
future.. -
What . Is the difference between
the improvidence of those people
and that of the veal eaters? M The
j department of agriculture says the
time may come when the price oi
beefsteaks will be prohibitive;
.'If "that time comes, one of the
contributing causes will . be the
Killing or caives.
The trouble, with the campaign
against calf killing is that the
dairyman finds often a greater
profit through another channel
than by raising the calf. The con
version of the calf into veal re
leases the whole flow of the cow's
milk for the market, and it Is this
larger profit that creates the veal
industry.
The meat proSlern has its factors
that will always refuse to yield on
any other basis than what the ef
fect will be on the credit side of
the ledger.
TIIK HISS
"A"
LL governments are con
ceived in violence and
maintained by force."
Such is the declaration
in the "Unemployed Bulletin," a
publication 'circulated at five cents
per among the Portland unem
ployed. It is published, according
to its own statement, by thee Union
of the Unemployed. It seems
strange to have people who object
to government, or who insist that
government in Oregon and in the
United States, which stands on the
ballot, is directed by the ballot and
upheld "by the ballot, is maintained
by force. The only force required
is to restrain men who would prey
upon the weak, or hold in check
those who want no law, or defend
people and property against crim
inals. ,
The I. . W. publication further
says: '
t An empty belly has no code of
ethics. Right anil wrong, good and
bad, law and custom are not con
sidered. Killing the belly Is the only
iHsue, and all the lamentation and
gnashing of teeth by the restaurant
keepers will not change It.
w What if everybody held to that
doctrine? What if all people united
in the claim that if men arahtm
gry they can go anywhere and take
what they want to satisfy their ap
petite, where would we get to?
If. we agreed that wo could all
go together and loot a restaurant.
we could also agree that we could
go together and loot a clothing
6tore, a blanket factory, a liquor
house, a gun store, an automobile
garage, a jewelry store or any
other place In which were articles
that in our might we should desire
to, have.
Why preach such a doctrine
when, on every hand, sincere! peo
ple are earnestly striving to j find
work and shelter and survival for
the unemployed? Why fills the
minds of idle men with a propa
ganda which if followed can only
bring trouble, disorder and, disap
pointments? I
Such advice is not In the interest
of the unemployed. It is a plan
to exploit the unemployed and
prey upon their misery. It is not
the advice of a friend, hut the rat
tle of a snake, the hiss of a ser
pent. SIGN'S OF THE TDIES
T
HE New York Central Rail
road has declared its regular
dividend to stockholders. The
Pennsylvania's 90,000 owners
have been assured that they will
receive the usual return on their
stock holdings.
The United States Steel Corpora
tion has announced that the wages
of its employes will not be cut.
This assurance is answer to rumors
recently circulated that this cor
poration would find it necessary
to retrench by way of the pay en
velope. The total exports from the port
of New York since June are al
ready more than $23,000,000
greater than for the same period
in 1913. The excess of imports
in the twelve large collection dis
tricts handling S6 per cent of the
nation's total exports was nearly
$70,000,000 for the first three
weeks of December. This Is at the
rate of $840,000,000" a year, or
nearly $200,000,000 more than the
high record made In 1901.
Direct trade with Germany has
been resumed. Last week $450,
000 worth of goods, mostly raw
cotton, were shipped rrom New
York to German ports. President
Schwab of the Bethlehem Steel
Company has returned from Eu
rope with huge orders for supplies
and the word that Europe is ask
ing for $300,000,000 worth of
American goods.
The national problem is being
solved.- We are going to pay our
debts to Europe in goods rather
than in gold. The present offers
a great opportunity to the pro
ducer. Unless he produces to full
capacity he cannot share as he
otherwise would in the good time's.
MILITANT JAPAN.
N'
EWS from Tokio indicates
that the Japanese are not the
militant people described by
jingoes in this country. The
Japanese diet has rejected the great
army budget proposed by the gov
ernment. The lower house of nar-
liament has been dissolved, but the
fact remains that elective repre
sentatives of the Japanese people
were strons enough to prevent, for
the time being at least, further im
position of tax "burdens In behalf
of militarism.
Japan is at war, and for that
reason the opposition's showing
against the government is all the
more significant. Nobody will say
that the Japs are not patriotic and
farseeing. Nobody will say that
they object to bearing heavy bur
dens of taxation and military ser
vice when it is necessary:, Neither
are the Japs mollycoddles. They
are a proud people, willing and
able to match strength with any
other people when there is good
ground for a quarrel, j .
But the Japs object to being
taxed for the upbuilding of a great
military machine. There is to be
a test of strength between the min
istry and the people. I An election
will be held to choose members of
another diet. It will be one of the
most interesting happenings of
modern times. Militarism is a
real issue in Janan with that na
tion at war.
The United States
can learn
something from the
this country at peace
Japs. With
with all na-
tions, and no prospect of war, the
big army men are clamoring for
national "preparedness."
want America to arm They want
the United States to enter the ar
mament race when almost all the
rest of the world' Is trying to stop
such a contest. !
WELIj fed workers
1
IHE JOURNAL'S contention
that employers owe obliga
tions in the slack season to
employes who i made them
profits in the busy! season, was
voiced in the discussions "at the
National Conference of Unemployed
at Philadelphia Tuesday. 4t
The employe, should not, by re
duction of wages or j dismissal, be
made to bear the brunt of a lean
period. Even the United States
Steel corporation admits this, in
part and recently gave notice that
there would be no reduction of
wages on account pf conditions
brought on by the war.
It Is a principle tjiat thousands
of employers have never thought
of, but the justice of which, most
of them recognize as soon as it is
brought t6 their attention. It Is
certain, ultimately, because o? its
justice, to become a part of the
ethics o' employment.
It is a principle that cannot be
effectively controverted. The ser
vice of the employe j is a first es
sential to the business or the in
dustry. The humaii plant is as
much a requisite as the material
plant. The engineer is as essen
tial as the engine, j The factory,
or the store, or the mill cannot
move without workers. If the
owner finds it necessary to house
the machinery and shelter it from
winter storms, what about the
worker? If the plant must be, con
served, does anybody contend that
the employe should not also be
conserved? Is a michine of high
er consequence than a man, a liv
ing, breathing man? N
Twin with this principle is that
other truth that the worker is
himself an engine. jHe is a great,
undupllcated unparallelable human
engine. He is an ehgine that c-n-
not be made to run without fuel.
His fuel is food, and if there Js not
good food and plenty of It, he will
be like an auto engine without
gasoline his efforts will be flick
ering and futile.
Half fed workers cannot be ef
ficient. If there must be fuel for
the engine ' that furnishes motive
power, there must1 also be fuel
for the human engine which runs
the plant or keeps the business
moving. A $1.75 wage in a $2.50
year, or a $2.25 wae for a $3
cost of living is an inefficient
plan by any employer and it ends
only in waste or failure. For the
near future, the business must plan
Its affairs for employes In lean as
well f as fat periods jand for work
ers well fed.
It is the logic of civilization.
A GREAT COUTRY
A'
N-' ENLARGED vision of the
great development in Alaska
that will follow the construc
tion of the railroad by the
government is afforded in an in
terview with a member of the sur
vey party who recently arrived in
Portland. According to his state
ment it is probable that the work
of construction will besin next sea
son, much of the I proposed route
having been already located.
The main trunk; line for which
a low gradient has been found will
run through the Susitna valley.
150 miles long and 60 miles wide
This valley is said to contain much
valuable agricultural land capable
of sustaining a large population.
A surprising feature to those ac
customed to look upon Alaska as
a cold and bleak region is that the
cl'.mate is not more severe than
that of Oregon. In winteiklfee av
erage temperature
is ten degrees
above zero and
in summer the
highest point reached on the ther
mometer, as recorded, is 87 de
grees. The yearly precipitation is
from 25 to 40 inches. The snow
fall is from three to four feet. In
the Matanuska valley, which emp
ties into the Susitna, 100 home
steaders located last season. In
this region are also the immense
Matanuska coal fields.
In making its way ta the Yukon
river valley the railroad penetrates
the range in which' is located Mount
McKInley,- which j towers 20,000
feet Into the sky.j To the tourist
this range will. Jn a few years, be
a great attraction.! There are also
here herds , of moose and cariboo
making a paradise for the hunter
of big game. i
For the ambitious man there are
great opportunities in Alaska in
the fields of transportation, fish
ing, mining' and agriculture. It Is
a vast storehouse of undeveloped
resources "which the business men
of Portland should assist in un
locking. It is at our door leck
oning. Letters From the People
IComraonleatlooa sent to Tba Journal for
publication In thia department should be writ
ten on only orta aide of tha. paper, abould sot
nd 80O words ta lenjtli 'and moat be
cempaoled by tba bum and addraaa of tba
aender. If Abe writer does aot dastre to
have tba Berne published, be abould ao state.)
"IMaenealon a?tba rreateat ot all reform
er. It ratlonaUsea TerytbJng It touches. It
roha principles of all falae sanctity acd
thrown tbeta back oa tbelr reasonableness. If
tbey bare do icaaooableasas. It rutbieas;
crushes tbem oat ot existence and aet op Ita
own conclusions la tbelr stead." Wootlrow
Wilson.
The Case of Leo M. Frank.
Bend. Or., Dec 28. To the Kdltor or
The Journal I desire to express my
opinion of the persecution of Leo M.
Frank of Atlanta, Ga now being held
for the marder of Mary Phagan of that
city. To me, from reading newspaper
reports and. magazine articles, thia
looks like a clear case of persecution.
Every man should at least get a fight
ing chance for his life. Frank has not
been getting his. Why do not the of
ficials of Georgia take more, interest
in the negro, Connelly, who is being
held as an accomplice, ana who
changes his story nearly every time
he is questioned? Why did be get a
fair trial while Frank didn't? Because
Frank Is a Jew, is that a reason ho
should not receive justice? Can this
be a race war? Is he being persecuted
on account of public opinion? Can it
be that public opinion is stopping the
wheels of justice? Did not the jndge
who presided over. Frank's first trial
say, "I am not sure whether Frank
Is guilty or innocent," or words to that
effeet? What kind of Justice is this?
Surely, it Is not the kind that was
meant by the men who framed the
rights of citizens of the United States.
It Is no small wonder that W. J
Eurns, the famous detective, is taking
so active a. nersonal interest in this
case. He. among nunareas or great
detectives who have investigated this
charge against Frank, knows that It Is
a case of "hang the Jew, which is
the public opinion of the people or
Atlanta. Ga., toward FranK.
Why does not Solicitor General nor-
sev claim the suuo rewara wn.icn
Burns is offering for any proof
against Frank's moral character? Mr.
Dorsey Is so sure that Frank is guilty.
I am not a Socialist, but It is no
small wonder that so many of tha
present generation are beginning to
turn toward Socialism.
If Frank Is guilty he should be
dealt with as a murderer, but in the
name of humanity and civilization, he
should have Justice while being tried.
at least. MEYER GOODMAN.
Broadway Improvement.
Portland, Dec 29. To the Editor of
The Journal During the past year or
so I have noticed a good deal of criU
cism" in the daily papers about the
property owners along Broadway near
the east end of Broadway onage ipr
making objections to proposed im
provements of Broadway for a distance
of about 10 blocks near tne easi ap
proach of the bridge.
The property owners along the street.
there seem to get all the blame be
cause the street is not improved, and
In this evening's Journal another edi
torial is printed to the same effect
blaming the property owners.
I wonder if the people, and iiKewise
your paper, ever stop to think that
probably the great majority -of prop
erty owners along almost any street
Keldom use the street, except the side
walk along the same, and in the street
cars that travel the street, but are ex
pected to maintain costly street im
provements and pavements lor urn
benefit of those who .own horses or
automobiles, and who desire to run the
same past the property owners houses,
keeDine them awake by their noises at
night and filling thir houses with their.
dust in the summer time?
Would it- not seem more fair and
just if some means could, be devised
whereby those who desired to use Bie
streets for their vehicles could be com
pelled to pay for the pavements, with
probably a nominal charge against the
property owners for the additional
value In the beautification of their
premises, etc., by such improvements?
I myself am paying on street im
provements that I have scarcely ever
set my foot on and will probably never
use, and what for? for the benefit of
those who, perchance,, live miles from
my premises, but have occasion to use
the streets near my home.
A. J. MOORE,
Kinsmen and Races.
Portland Dec 28.To the Editor of
The Journal Will you allow a little
criticism of the very interesting
article quoted in Sunday's Journal
from the Boston Globe entitled, "Ger
manic Kinsmen"?
The author spfaka of the Bomans
leaving the Celts (referring to the
Britons) "unmixed with Latin blood,'
Now. -as a matter of fact, there was
scarcely a trace of Celtic blood In
Britain when the Romans left. More
over, there is no such thing as "Latin
blood." There are Latin languages,
the so called romance tongues, but no
"Latin blood." If the author means,
as he probably does, that there was no
trace of the Mediterranean race among
the Britons of 450 A. D. he is mis
taken, for that was the dominant
strain at that time.
Again he says, "No one knows the
fate of the Celtic Inhabitants of Eng-
land," and quotes Green and Freeman
who knew nothing about anthropology.
in support of his assertion. As a mat
ter of fact, we know exactly the "fata'
of the original Inhabitants. They
were not exterminated or driven out.
They remained right there, and their
descendants are there yet. and m the
majority. It Is a well known law, as
stated by Colllgnon, that "when a race
Is well seated In a region, fixed to
the soil by agriculture, acclimatized
by natural selection, and sufficiently
dense, it opposes an enormous resist
ance to absorption by newcomers,
whoever they may be." Moreover, tho
physical characteristics of the Eng
lishmen of today show that the Teu
tonic type Is decidedly in the minority,
and that racially the majority of them
are more nearly akin to the Spaniard
and the Italian, and even to the Ber
ber, than they are to the German.
The word "race" Is perhaps th
most misused term in our vocabulary
today, and in these days of "Pan-Germanism."
"Pan-Slavism" and what
not, it seems to me that a great deal
of muddleheadedness might be' avoid
ed If people really understood what
race means, and what It does not
mean. If the average man had some
knowledge of the merest rudiments of
the science of anthropology, which, by
the way. Is not really so abstruse
subject as the name would indicate.
he would realize that all this talk
about the Latin race and the Anglo
Saxon race and pan-Slavism and pan-
Germanism is the veriest rot- H
would learn that the North German 1
much more closely allied racially to
the North Frenchman than he la to
th South German, and that the South
German is closely allied not only to
the men of central France, but lewalso
A FEW SMILES
It was 4 little country town and Mr.
jodman. excellent citizen and kind
hearted man, allowed himself, much
against his will, to '
be : elected to the
mayoral chair for tho
fourth year in . suc
cession. After the
event he met Jones,
an, enthusiastic
though rather dense
admirer, who shook
im warmly by tho hand. "I'm right
sorry, Mr. Mayor, said the wormy
man, "that they've putten on you the
trouble of officiatlngNfor another term,
with all your many calls and worries
of business. A far worse man would
have suited us."
"Brudder Bosanko didn't b'lieve - in
banks, and so he hid
his money in de back
of a picture of Book
er T. (Washington.
Somebody dona stole
de money and how
Brudder Bosanko
don't b'lieve In Book
er T. Washington,
needer." J udge.
A Philadelphia school teacher has
lately been Instructing her pupils in
Grecian mythology. It is the plan to
have the children
read the tales aloud,
and the next day re
count them in their
own language. One
lad. to whom was
given the assignment
to render in own lan
guage the story of
the Gorgons. did so in these terms:
The Gorgons were three sisters that
lived In the islands of Hespende,
somewhere in the Indian ocean. They
had long snakes for hair, tusks for
teeth and claws for nails, and they
looked like women, only more hor
rible. .
near kin to the Slav. If these truths
were realized, much of this silly rub
bish about race antagonism would dis
appear and the world would be just
so- much nearer the millenium of peace.
HERBERT B. AUUUK,
John Muir.
From the New York Times.
To John Muir more than to any
other man or body of men the citizens
of the United States owe the preser
vation of their great natural parks
In the far west. Ho not only in
itiated the movement to save them
from the destruction which would
have been inevitable in the march
of material progress, but he helped
to make their beauties and won
ders Known and appreciated. He
was. It seems, the first to comprehend
the giant trees of (Jalirornia, and he
discovered and demonstrated to the
dismay Of approved science, which
had made up its mind to the contrary.
that the Yosemite valley was a gla
cial formation.
Of hardy Scotch origin, hronght
up in the rigors of Calvinism and
hard, plain living, his inventive gift
saved him from a humble, inglorious
career. Doubtless this girt would
have developed and made him famous
among inventors, if his love of nature
had not drawn him away from the
bench and lathe. From the day
eyea first rested on the Sierras he was
a naturalist, and in the study of ge
ology and flora he had few superiors.
He had already traveled, not taking
into account his Journey In his child
hood from Dunbar to the Wisconsin
wilds before he went to California.
Once there, his home was nowhere
else. He knew the mountains and
forests of the west as they are known
only to one who has dwelt In loneli
ness among them, hardened his body
and nourished his soul In their splen
did solitudes. But though he dwelt
in California, he had visited all the
ends of the earth and profited by his
travels.
In his time he knew everybody.
Scholars the world over delighted in
his acquaintance and friendship. Ho
wrote a few books which are not
likely soon to be superseded by
more authoritative and "up-to-date"
studies of their subjects. But his
best attribute was his sturdy, self-
reliant, seir-sacrluclng manhood. He
was a type somewhat rare In these
days, a man of, enormous intellectual
capacity, possessing almost to the end
the vigor of the habitual dweller in
the forests, eschewing luxury, capable
of enduring privation with nnfaninrr
uneeriuinesa. i he influence of th
Auid JvirK was always upon him. he
never forgot his Scotch origin, but he
was me Kino or man whom it is a
pleasure 4o consider a true American.
Loving One's Neighbor.
From the Pittsburg Press.
Attention is being called dailv to the
unusual demands that the war will
cause to be made upon the generosity
of the American people. The provin
cial: synod of the Episcopal church,
which held its opening sessions yester
day, with the bishops and elected dele
gates of 11 diocesses in Pennsylvania,
Ohio. Maryland, Delaware, the District
of Columbia and Virginia in attend
ance, lost no time In discussing this
phase of Christian effort. And the
synod decided, with little or no oppo
sition, to make an effort to raise for
the coming year's mission work no
less than $1,000,000 in this province
a very large increase of the amount
ordinarily attempted.
It is not only upon missions in th
foreign sense, but upon missions in
the home sense the missions which
concern themselves with the poor and
afflicted in the back alleys of Pitts
burg, and Philadelphia, and Raltlmore.
and New Ydrk, and Chicago, and every
other large city that Christian men
and women must expect to expend both
tnetr purses and themselves to excep
tional degree during the next few
months.
The strain of war has told on neu
tral countries as well as the countries
engaged In it. From one cause and an
other there has been widespread unem
ployment in the United States. The
church and every other uplift agency
must do its utmost to care for those in.!
distress. The commandment is to love
one's neighbors as one's self. The sin -
ceniy oi our tjnrisuan civilization is in
more than one way being put to. the
test It Is to be hoped the test will be
splendidly met. In the meanwhile, all
sorts and conditions of men will cor
dially indorse the sentiment of 'the
letter that the house of bishops of one
of the great denominations has caused
to be read in all the churches of that
denomination reminding us all that In
the presence of such a terrible world,
tragedy as the war, whose shadow has
fallen upon all lands, it is meet that
there should be a sober spirit and an
earnest desire among all good men and
women for social service rather than
spending on social ostentation and fri
volity. Advertise Your Goods.
From the Salem Journal.
C. L. Burton, in writing the Port
land Journal, hit the nail squarely on
the head when he said he wanted to
buy "Oregon made goods' but could
not do so for the reason that he had
I no means of. knowing what goods were
I made in Oregon. That Oregon people
generally would - give the preference
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
It's a poor resolution that will not
hold water,
If you have resolves to resolve. pre-J
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Don't let your pretensions take a
fall out of your intentions.
When you climb aboard the water
wagon in the morning don't ask for
a transfer.
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However, any old resolve with a
new coat of varnish will not answer
the purpose.
Sweet are the uses of adversity pro
vided, of course, some other fellow is
enjoying them.
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wok over your actions during the
last year and vou'll ho enmri. ,
the number you would gladly over-
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Even the angels in heaven will not
any better than the average man
thlnKs he will be during the coming
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When a man gets into the habit nf
reading the thermometer In the morn
ing it is the surest sign that he is
growing oio.
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When a man ama ahmit tnarn Knott
ing that he is self made a great many
people are sure to find much fault
with, the job.
On the first day of the glad new
year a gopdly crowd of men will get
busy and assist in repairing those, fa
mous pavements made of good Inten
tions. This is a good work.
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When viewing motion pictures of
the war in Belgium it is ralber dis
concerting, to see a New Jersey cor
set factory loom up m the background.
VON HINDENBURG
(Berlin Cablegram by Raymond E.
Swlpgo Chicago Daily News.)
As -tle jfersonality of Field ' Marshal
von Himcfenburg becomes known one
notices characteristics in this, the
most brilliant of German generals,
strongly reminding one ot General
Grant. Taking up the work of hold
ing ofT the Russians in East Prussia
after three ..generals had failed and
had been discharged, and combining
dogged ness with genius of the highest
military order, he has shown in his
career a parallel to the work of Grant
after the latter took charge of the
western forces in the Civil war.
Add to this that von Hindenburg'e
relations with the German government
might have been called almost un
friendly before his reentrance into ac
tive service, and. one is reminded how
General Grant failed to hold the con
fidence of Lincoln's cabinet, even
after the chief western command had
been given him.
Both men have had the trait of cigar
chewing and taciturnity. Of course,
the resemblance is not exact. Von
Hlndenburg Is a man with more strik
ing bulldog tenacity. This quality
gleams in his massive, persevering
face and tells In every gesture.
Whether or not Grant was the greater
strategist will be made clear only after
the conclusion of the war. But the
battle of Tanneburg. of which mo little
has been known, must have been, if
one can glean the facts with reason
able accuracy from little bits gathered
here and there, the' most extraordinary
battle of many wars.
Until two years ago von Hlnden
burg was a general in the regular
army. He was looked upon as a man
of unusual ability,' with an amazing
knowledge of the country along the
frontier. In the maneuvers two years
ago he led an army against the kaiser's
forces in a Posen sham battle, but the
judges, whether or not moved by gal
lantry, awarded the victory to the
kaiser's forces. Von Hindenburg,
with typical independence and care
lessness, wrote his resignation Imme
diately, only adding with emphasized
directness words to the effect that had
he been a Russian commander, facing
the Germans, he would have annihilat
ed his opponents.
When the war broke out. though
von Hindenburg would have been the
logical choice for commander in the
east, this incident stood In his way.
But necessity proved stronger than
prejudice and finally he was put In
command. Though suffering acutely
from gout and though physically hand
icapped by stoutness, he has shown
most unusual activity.
He is said to ride near the front in
an automobile, bringing with him an
empty keg, which he places in an ad
vantageous position. He seats himself
on the keg, lights a cigar or chews one
unllghted, and watches the progress of
the fighting, unmindful of the shells
and bullets flying around him. Some
adjutant is said to have reminded the
CHANCE FOR NEW SORT OF PROMOTION
By John M. Oskison.
Suppose half a dozen of the soundest
and most successful men In your city
sent an agent to you with this propo
sition: We are going to start The Thrift
company. It will have two- objects:
To encourage home owning and reg
ular saving. On savings entrusted to
the company and allowed to accumu
late for a fixed period will be paid
interest at the rate of 5 per cent T-j
steady workers and permanent resi
dents who want to buy or build homes
money will be loaned at 6 per cent, to
be repaid in monthly Installments over
a period of 12 years; security for loaiu
will.be first mortgages on the prop
erty. We expect to start modestly, keep
the company's expenses down to the
limit Promotion of the company will
be taken care of- by a committee of
directors who shall get nothing for
the work, and whose Interest in the
company Is limited to the amount of
stork they subscribe and pay for.
We don't expect to pay dividend
for four or five years. Our profits
will come from the 1 per cent margin
between what we pay on deposits and
jwhawe receive on loans, plus certain
to goods made In Oregon Is beyond
question, but they have no means of
knowing such goods. It Is up to Ore
gon manufacturers to so advertise
their wares that the public generally
may not only know them, but that
they may become household words like
many of the food products. If Oregon
rolled oats' are put c the market, give
them an Oregoa brand. If Oregon
furniture is made, give It an Oregon
name and advertise it under that
name. Make the name one the public
will remember.
It Is not enough that the things are
made in Oregon, but the people must
know they . are made In Oregon,
and where and by whom. When they
learn this they will give the Oregon
made goods the preference, and until
then they will continue to buy indis
criminately. The buyer la not going
to ask: "Was this made in Oregon?"
You cannot expect him to buy your
products and do youc advertising, too.
The latter part of the Job is up to the
manufacturer.
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Work has heiriin on a nw hall! at
Dlxonville, and the structure is to: be
completed by February lb. The land
was donated and the lumber and other
materials needed in construction were
subscribed by residents. j
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Beteburgs council has authorised a
plan for extinguishing the city's 170,
000 indebtedness, taking one bond is
sue at a time.- hy the creation of a
sinking fund. The S33.0V0 street im-
-provement issue win be taken on first.
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The county and state tax In Clat
sop county will be 4 mills less this
year, or 14 mills. Speaking of this,
the Astorian Kays: "We would shout
with Joy for thia rllil"'not th thought
of that 22 mill city levy paralyse our
shouting facilities. ' j
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Investigation having shown several
Bororuy and traternitv houves at tu
gene not pronerlv eauinned for ufetv
the city council has ordered the erec
tion or Tire escapes. Two hotels and
a business college were also reported
uj me lire marsnai. !
Dallas .Observer: Cupid's Knoll, a
favorite sightseeing and resting place
ror Ktudenta since pioneer days of the
normal at -Monmouth, now a grain and
orcnard farm, nas Deen closed to gen
eral public gatherings and citizens
have been, led to discuss plans for a
city park.
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Marshfleld Record: The morning
daily, which was to have commenced
pu Duration January I. will, at least
be late in starting. It was heralded
about by Secretary Smith of the
t namner or tommcrc at North TUn.i
that thr city was to ee the birth of
v iiew imimr on jamiary i, ana at va
rious times there have come reports
about carloads of machinery being on
tne roao, Dut so rar notning has ma
terialized.
general that it was his duty to; keep
himself under cover, but the onlV reply
was: "I should rather -die from
bullet than from gout" ' i
One of the best anecdotes told of
von Hindenburg is that once when a
newr general was to be given him he
was asked whom ho preferred. ! He
answered with a single word: "Joffre,"
Another anecdote tells of a ivlsit
made to von Hindenburg by some un
der secretary in the ca'uinet, who ar
rived at headquarters just as vonlHln
denburg was riding to the front in his
automobile. The governor Invited the
official to accompany him, and j they
rode on, coming -nearer and nearer
to the firing until the car Itself was
In the midst of a shower of bullets,
one of which grazed von Hindenburg's
cheek. This so alarmed the official
that he demanded that von Hinden
burg turn back. '
"It is our duty o get back to
safety," he exclaimed.
"Nobody in thls'Car has any duty to
perform besides myself, replied von
Hindenburg.
The car rped on. all the time In the
thick of the firing, and the official
again protested. He demanded that
the car at least stop, so that he could
return, for he' considered it his duty
to get under rover.
"This car is not going to stop," said
von Hindenburg. "If you want to get
out you will do It at your own risk.
When the official returned to Berlin
he told the story and application was
made on his behalf for an Iron Cross,
This application was sent to von Hin
denburg for approval. His only com
ment was:
"I do not recommend Iron Crosses
for men who are brave under protest.
So the application was withdrawn.
One more anecdote showed how rig
orous a soldier von Hindenburg Is. At
one of the battles In Russian Poland
the commander of a detachment of
troops failed to arrive until the en
gagement was over. He went to head
quarters to report Von Hindenburg
was working at a table. Without say
ing a word he rose, seized the man
by the collar, shook him. as a teacher
shakes a school child, pmt him out of
the room and banged the door after
him.
The generaln adjutant ran after the
commander, offering profuse apolo
gies, explaining that tt was only von
Hindenburg's way, and so forth. But
the commander only replied:'
"He was quite right." and the inci
dent was closed.
Although von Hindenburg for two
years previous to the war was persona
non grata to the kaiser, his brilliant
work against the Russians has been
recognized by the emperor without
stint. His elevation to the rank of
field marshal was given without hesii
tation and has been hailed with grati
fication by . the German people, who
regard von HlndenbUrg in the light of
another Moltke.
charges (which will be reasonable,
regular and legal) for examining titles
and drawing papers. On straight sav
ings accounts (which we are not or
ganized to encourage) we shall pay 3
per cent interest, and what money
comes to us from this source will of
course yield better return than tha
installment savings on which we art
to pay 6 per cent Interest j
We need at first a large capital,
for loans must be made in the beginning-
from subscribed capital. Aa
our deposits increase, however, they
will take care of an increasing per
centage of demands for loans. In time,
if the company is well managed and
gains the confidence of savers (and
that will be the constant thought of
its directors), it will pay good divi
dends on capital put into it
We want a great many subscribers
to The Thrift company's capital. Will
you become a subscriber? j
I am very anxious to know what
your answer would be. Will you! please
write to roe, in care of this paper, and
tell me exactly what you'd think of a
proposition put up to you thus jfrank
ly? Give me any criticism , and com
ment you have to offer. It will be
useful. .
The Ragtime Muss
Babe-I.
In Babylon they builded
A tower toward the sky.
But it was not completed
There is a reason why.
There was a walking delegate
And be began to walk.
And the workmen stopped' to listen
And then they stopped to talk.
That heaven soaring tower.
Has crumbled quite away,
And thefe In riot a trace of It
Remaining to this day.
Now gone Is mighty Babylon,
With Nlnevah and Tyre.
And the reason you may ascertain
j.i ngntiy you inquire. i
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What? Yes, I gave the reason
For the failure and the fall
In- stanza one; however. t
That is by no means all, - I
For though tha cities crumble)
And empires men forget
We are the tower builders I
And we are talking yell
'sV COUtfTRYt:
IS EAHLT DATS"
By rred ocUy. Special Staff 'Writs mt
Tfce Journal. 't - -
William H. Packwood, a pioneer of
1849 now living in Baker, la the last
surviving member of the 60 delegates
to the constitutional convention held
In Salem in August, 1857. ' Jn. a . re
cent lotfpr fmrn XI r Pat-Vwnnri ha
Ml
speaks Of his trip to Oregon In 1849,; Jj
while serving as one of the military j
escort of General Wilaon, the com-
miasioner or inoian anairs. vapiam
Morris, who was In command of the
military escort." had been detained at .
Fort Hall. The' party proceeded " irv-
charge of Lieutenant Haynea.
At the ainks of the Humboldt,-the
party stopped . to cut wild grass to
feed the teams while crossing, the;
desert. Captain Morris rejoined the:
party here. :.- ' ' -;. V ."r
He says: "Lieutenant Haynea re
. . a
ported to Captain Morris the conduct
of the teamsters in refusing to stand
guard. We soldiers were on guard
every other night. We had been
traveling about 20 miles a day, and
living; on bread 'and coffee. When
Captain Morris heard the report of
Lieutenant Haynes. he told me to tell
Thompson to parade his teamsters.
In a short time the 28 teamsters
were formed In line in front of Cap
tain Morris tent. Captain: Morris ff
came out. He said he had been in
formed that the teamsters - had re
fused to obey Lieutenant Haynea' or-
der to Btand ' guard over the stock.
He explained that his men would. not
be able to continue the strain they
had been unaer, and that he thought
it was unreasonaMe in the teamster "
to refuse to share the guard work.
and concluded: "All Of you who re
fuse to obey my orders, should I ,
order you to stand guard evry other
night, step to the front two paces.
Mr. McKibbin, General Wilson's car
riage driver, and O. A. Brown were
on the right of the column. They
immediately stepped out. then Oth-.
ers, until 15 were in front two paces.
"Thirteen stood fast. The captain
turned to Mr. Thompson end said: .
'Give the 15 men their dunrfage and
see that the men and their j dunnage ;
are outside the lines of camp in 10
minutes." Captain Morria then or
dered me to call the sergeant -and,
direct him to place four sentinels, ,
one on each pide of the camp, and to
arrest anyone attempting to enter
canSp. The next order was to the
commissary, to make ' putMlO days " "
rations for the 15 men and, take it
to them over the lines. ' The orders -were'
all delivered In an even tone, ,
as thouglj, we were on parade or at
drill. .,1
"You can imagine the .ijsastj to
pack up and gt outside the aquars
formed. Thf 15 men wentj'i about -quarter
of a mile from our .rmp and .
made a fire of sagebrush. ?o the 13
who stood, fapt during tliei.JIme the
captain was giving the, rders, he"
said: "I hU double yofir wages
from today, until 1 dischfsifge you
Their "wages were $tp a if)onth, so
this would give them .t80jj.i month.
Extra guards Were plaoeijj on the :
stock that night. On one- ;;dde was "
Hangtown, on the other si4 of. tha
Sierras. This was the nearest point .
to the westward. Fort.Hajjj was the
nearest point on the northjfjWe werey
in a hostile Indian country: and the, "
striking teamsters had" 10 jfiays'-grub
and no transportation, wjtli a 60-
mile desert ; to face on 4thSij west, as :
a starter. The horrors of tie, DonnoK :
party who perished in the Know le8
than four years before, wre vivid
In our mpmorieM It wan lslift in- Or-
toben Our party was tlM last on
the road, so there was ntm hr-pe of
being picked up. The banlfjjed team
sters kept a fire going 5ji 1 1 right
while preparing for their tiflp. They
threw away everything exrpt what
they believed indlnpensableij!
"Next morning Captain Sjorris or
dered some wagons abandojid. so as
to have teamsters to go "-atjound. It
became necessary to have carriage
driven for Mrs. Wilson an her two,
grown daughters. An olij . German
named Losoh was sent to tljjke charg
of her carriage and mules. .M rs. Wil
son and the girls watched jjLoseh at
work hamesfing the muljrs. Mrs..
Wilson and the . girls were;ralsed In
Kentucky! and knew more ctfbut horses
and mules than Losch fier could
learn. Mrs. Wilson culled: him and
asked him if he had ever? driven s
team. Losch, In broken Enjillnh, told
her he knew nothing about It, but
that he would try, if ordeVad to do
so. Mrs. Wilson called thi. general.
Their tent was still stanSng." Our
tents were struck and we jfore ready
to pull out. She told rer husband,
the general, that Losch wa no driver
and that she .was not going to rink
having their necks "brokenjjj and that
she wanted McKibbin back. !p
"The general went to ; uric- Captain
Morris. .The order was ji; given to
strike camp and pitch tbft captain's
tent. The captain and General tll- -son
and Lieutenant Hayneajfwent Into
the tent and tha ulttmatumiCf Captain
Morris wea this: General you can
take your choice, diKpensei with the
services of the escort, or jtjiave t V
mutineers? Mrs. Wilson arifl the gen-.
eral decided In favor of IjShe muti
neer, so as to have McKpbbln, her
cartage driver, back. -, -
"The services of the eswfort being
dispensed with, Captain Moirrla aban
doned all our wagons, except one, a
little light rig to have for Mrs. Bird- -sail.
In the event of her being -.mable
to ride on mule back. We packed
everything so aa to travel-ilght. and
next morning we were OHf tur way.
The atrlklng teamsters wer Immedi
ately sent for, and the gerlerat took'
ten of them back on rull pay. Gen
eral Toel Palmer acted a 3 puide, and
they took Thompson sJid th 15 term
sters with them. They welt by the
LawHon route, while we' Htook the
Hangtown route.- We betthem Into
California by two or . thrfe weeks.
We crossed the summit-oh; about Oc
tober 25, at night, and none too soon
for our safety -from - the winter'
storms.
Vp to Snaff.l
- From Judge.
Arthur Vriah Urn son m
.de a great
hit. at school during theS hay fever
season.
Anna How? - .. f '
Arthur He invented. college yell
with a sneeze in It. JS
The Sunday Journal
The Great Home Nsvspapr,
consists of 3 . V
Five news sections repfiete witb
illustrated features. :
Illustrated magazine of, quality.
Woman's' pages of rare merit,
Pictorial news supplement.
Superb comic section.
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