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6 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY H, 1915. THE JOURNAL . . ANsKrEPENDENT NEW8PAPEK ' C 8. JACKSON -. .....Publisher Fsbllabed every evening- texeept BondfT and every Bandar morning t The Journal Ballrt- lf . Broadway and YumlifU t Portland. Or. luitered at tbt potoffic at Pert land, or., tor traoamiulon tbroaca the, mall a aecood elau- natter. ; X-LKPBOKES Main 71T3; Houje A-6051.'- AH - . departments reached by these mmbera. TeJJ tee aperator what tepartaaeat roawaat. hOUKKiX AfVEBTlSINQ BEPJ-B8ENTAH VB Bnjamn Keutnor Co.. Brunswick Bid.. t25 Fifth are.. New York. 1218 People', baa Bids.. Cbiraro. . Mabecrlptloa term iir raajt or to any ao ' areas la tbe United ntstes or Mexice: DAILY On rur $8.00 ' One month.......! M 80NDA r v ".. One rear $?.5o i One mouth.......! -28 DAILY AND 8 UN DA Y ? One rear S7.BO I One month ......t 63 Irresolution In the schemes of - life that offer themselves to our choice, and Inconstancy in pursuing them, are the greatest causes of all our un happlness. Joseph Addison. -88 BOWLBY NOT all the people who op posed Highway Engineer Bowlby did so for selfish rea sons. Some did it honestly, possibly from lack of information. , Others, like the Columbia county .' group, did so because of local dif ferences in which Major Bowlby was forced to take sides. To all . such, motives of honesty are at tributable. But the main attacks on the - -Bowlby administration were from those who wanted his job, and from those whose raids on the public. Major Bowlby opposed. He is not the kind of man some contractors want. He is not the - kind of man some paving Interests 7 want. He is not the kind of man some professional bridge builders want. He Is not the kind of man - wanted by those who enter into collusion for the purpose of get "tlng extortionate prices for public : .work. The very reason why Bowlby is a good investment for the public, is the very , reason why interests that are crooked do not want him. And, they got his scalp. What will be the next step? Are crooked contractors going , to role Oregon through a crooked highway engineer? CONSCIENCE IN BUSINESS A PITTSBURG steel company has declined to even bid on an order for shells to be v delivered to the British gov- " " ernment. The refusal was "for humanitarian reasons." The value of the contract offered to-the com pany was $450,000. Charles E. I Bryson, president of the company, said: J , We are looking for business, but 'we would 'riot consider the furnishing of ammunition of war to any coun - .r try that Is engaged in conflict. I wish to say in making .this refusal that we are not opposed to Kngland f Or her allies, nor to Germany and her i allies. We do not desire - to make money from instruments that are used to slaughter people, and we think that other companies might do well to consider the matter in the same light. When a business man, anxious - to make every legitimate dollar .- possible, out of his business, turns down a $450,000 contract for hu manitarian reasons it is time to - take renewed courage. It is proof that all business Is not sordid; it is demonstration that conscience is having a large influence with busi ness. It means that in some fac tories and counting rooms two mottoes can hang side by side, ' .J'Get It" and "How Did You Get It?" Unhappily, the good impulses - of the Pittsburg steel man do not control international law. That law is the product of International , usage and agreements, and there is no room for dispute over its pro j , visions. Neutral nations can law- - fully sell munitions of war to belligerents without the slightest Infringement of neutrality. However it is not the taking away of the sword and shells that make peace. If the horrible facts of the present conflict do not, by their hideous meaning, end war for all time, then we must set about to teach the children of the world that "peace hath her vic tories no less renowned than war" and that "peace unweaponed con- ', . cuers ! every wrong." ONE ECONOMY MEASURE W 'E WERE told all along that the transfer of the juven ile court from the circuit to the county court was an "economy" measure. ; ; ' . Now, it develops thut the bill carries with it an increase of $5 00 In salary for the county judge, 1 which means that the change was : not ; for economy but for other reasons. What those reasons are, the pub lic will determine. Judge Gatens haa been conspicuously successful Jn the conduct of the juvenile court. He is especially fitted for the work, as was attested by the strong protest that was raised , against the change by those who have been in touch with the juven ilis court work during Judge ' . Gatens' administration. ,; There are some things in com munity life that ought to be be vyond the palsying touch of parti san politics. The public adjudica , tion of the cases of wayward chil- . dren and the administration of : public authority with reference to their shortcomings and jtheir rela- - tions with their parents and the state, : ought to ' be a matter of - both conscience and high public concern. It was because of this general view that the juvenile court was originally placed in te circuit court. It has been said that tbe re tirement of Judge Gatens from the juvenile court was desired by some of the politicians on the ground, as they declared, that he was win ning too high a reputation. What better way to add to his reputa ion than by legislating him out of office because he is efficient? A BEATEN BILL THE Oregon Senate defeated yesterday,' even without dis cussion, the following bill, which had previously passed the House by a heavy majority: Section 1. If two or more persons conspire either to commit any of fense against the state of Oregon, or to defraud the state of Oregon or any city, or county, or town, or road district, or school district therein, in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties to such conspiracy do an act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be fined not less than the sum of $10, nor more than the sum of $10,000, or shall be Imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or shall be im prisoned in the state penitentiary not less than flrie nor more than five years, or by both such fine and im prisonment. There were ample provisions in another section of the bill to safe guard the rights of accused per sons. There is scarcely a county, a school district, or road district in the state but has, at some time, been victimized by the collusion of contractors and others in "supplying materials or rendering 6eiwice. The bill would have worked no hardship on honest contractors. It could only have worked a hard ship on dishonest contractors. Why, then, did the Senate, with out even discussing it, kill this measure? At the last election, 62,376 citi zens voted to abolish the Oregon Senate. 1 AGAIN THE REVOLVER RICHARD IMENTO started on a maniacal round of revenge last Monday afternoon in the Northern Pacific offices at Seattle. Before he was riddled by Volicemen's bullets he had killed Charles O. Dryden, a clerk; mortally wounded R. E. Patton, a timekeeper; forced Vera Lock hart, a stenographer, to jump from a second-story window, and fired several shots into a gathering crowd, slightly wounding William Haege. Imento was armed with a re volver, aimed by an insane desire for revenge against tbe railroad company. Seattle has bad ten murders in two months, and seven of the kill ings are directly chargeable to the pistol. All other methods of tak ing human life scored a total of only three deaths. The ratio is seven to three in Seattle, and it is safe to say this proportion holds good throughout the country. Why Is the pistol held more sa cred than human life? Why did Seattle make it easy for Imento to secure a revolver to be used as a handy instrument for wreaking an insane Vengeance? He was in censed against the railroad com pany for some real or fancied grievance, and he sought revenge by running amuck in the com pany's offices. But he killed peo ple against whom he had no griev ance and the revolver made the killings easy. The time will come when neither Seattle nor any other city will place pistols in the hands of any body ud everybody. Seven mur ders scored by the revolver in two months should be reason enough for outlawing such a handy in strument of death. A DYING TRAFFIC THE opium agreement adopted by The Hague conference in 1912 has been signed by rep resentatives of the United States, China and Holland. Three nations with 475,000,000 people have formally agreed to do their part in suppressing international traffic in a drug that has threat ened civilization. Other countries are expected to sign the agreement when the Eu ropean war is ended. But even if they do not take action as soon as expected, it is becoming evident that the world proposes to outlaw a "commercial" enterprise that seeks financial gains through de stroying manhood and womanhood. China has been attempting to rid itself of the opium trade for years, and it was the United States that was foremost in promoting a convention between the great pow ers. Great Britain, while admitting everything said concerning the traf fic, has insisted that large stocks of opium in Hongkong and Shang hai be disposed of before the traf fic is stopped altogether. George E. Anderson, American consul at Hongkong, reports that most of the opium dealers in that port have arranged to quit the business entirely. The close of 1914 found on hand in Hongkong and Shanghai a total of 7800 chests, as compared with 14,375 chests at the close of 191?, and upwards of 30,000 chests at the close of 1912. There was a com plete cessation of imports, indicat ing that in another year the trade will be dead as a commercial un dertaking of any size. China ha3 been injured more by opium than has any other country: It is a sad "commentary" on -civilization : that a heathen nation has been compelled to permit the d'egra- dation of Its own people so that money could be made in degrading them. WHAT NEXT T i wa sam ai caiem iui u 1 Highway Engineer Kowmycouia be retired, the legislature would increase the appropriation for roads. Major Bowlby has retired. Will there now be an increase in the road fund? When efforts were made in the past to create road funds, otner oo- ciaws a nUge mass of rock. When sculptors and architects, streets are jections were raised. Objections over the snip tne maje bird threw i famed after them and their names always Seem to Stand in the way llg roc but jt missed tQe vessel. are familiar and recognized by all, of raising road money. Thus, when j jQ tne words cf the chronicler: j The American public shows mtie in sale of bonds was proposed, it was ' it descended into the sea by the terest 8tid often scant "reverence to declared that the bonds were od- jectionable, and that the true way J , . . we go. Are we now reaay 10 levy the tax? Probably not. In Oreson, seem ingly, we are, for the present, In too wide disagreement on the issue; of . roads. A limited group of peo ple are ready and favorable to any plan. Another group wants trunk highways. Still another wants lo cal roads. Some want roads built without cost, which is impossible. Out of the mass, we are making progress slowly. Manifestly, our road sentiment is not sufficiently strong, or there would be enough surrender of their convictions by the various groups to permit of an agreement on which there would be basis for accomplishment. Meanwhile, our neighboring states of California and Washing ton are building highways with en ergy and dispatch. They are pre paring to live some while they are on earth. They are providing themselves with greater facility in transit and greater economy in moving products to market. Some day, we shall get our bear ings and take up the good roads work seriously in Oregon. But it will not be so, until we agree that it will tak3 money and that we are ready to pay the price. THEN AND NOW HISTORY repeats. President Washington, 125 years' ago, was, in his thoughts of his country and his remarks to Congress, In almost identical mood with President Wilson today. In a message to the Senate in 1790, Washington said: The disturbed situation of Europe, and particularly the critical posture of the great maritime powers, whilst it ought to make us the more thank ful for the general peace and security enjoyed by the United States, re minds us at the same time of the circumspection with which it comes us to preserve these blessings. It requires also that we EhouM not overlook the tendency of a war, alorfg the nations most concerned in active commerce with this coun try, to abridge the means, and there by at least enhance the price of trans porting its valuable productions to their DroDer markets. I recommend it to your serious reflections how far and m what modes It may be ex- pedient to guard against embarass- mcnts from these contingencies by such encouragements to our own navi- ! Ration as will render our commerce I "KXr."" J "u," " X : .."lb" failures. "Like other artists in the very moments most Interesting ' to both of these great objects. Washington was pleading for,, couragement is absolutely necessary neutrality and peace. So is Wil-lto him, especially in this age when son. Washington was urging means for transporting "valuable products to their proper markets." bo is Wilson. Washington was recommending such "enco imgements to our own navigation as will render our com-1 merce and agriculture less depen- j dent upon foreign botms." So is Wilson. Then as nov;, the piresidenf. of the Republic had a penetrating vision of world life and affairs, and a dee concern for the wel fare of his country and tho pro tection of his countrymen. THE CONSULAR SKRVICE CONGRESS has given a legal status to the merit system of appointments in the consular and diplomatic service. A law recently enacted places this branch of government about on a par with the army and navy,' ex cept that no retired pay or pen sions are provided for. Shortly after President Wilson assumed office It was charged that his administration proposed to use consular appointments for political purposes. One of the president's early acts was to reappoint consuls, advancing those who had earned advancement. Now the service is on a definite merit basis, according to law and It was placed there by the present congress. Heretofore politics has been kept out of these appointments only by the thin shield of an ex ecutive 'order. Hereafter the young man who enters tho service will know that he has opportunity to secure positions rangmL up to i a $12,000 salary, and that his tenure of office will be secure as long as he performs his duties properly. There can be no reversion to tho spoils system in these vital branch es of government business unless j congress authorizes it. And it is reasonably certain that no con gress will have the temerity to at tempt such a backward step. EARLY AERIAL WARFARE THE bombardment of a ship at sea by an enemy in the air is not a new thing. In the story of the fifth voyage of Sindbad tbe Sailor as related In "The Thousand and One Nights," Is a record t&at date? as far back as the tenth centurr. According; to this story Sindbad I and hisf comrades came to an unin-j habited Island where they t ound the egg of a rukh, a bird of such ! monstrous size that in flight it ; obscured the sky. Breaking the ; egg they discovered a young rukh which was hauled out and slain, furniShing an abundance of meat the sky grew dark and look ing up they beneld the parent birds BWOopmg down upon them. All nei to their ship in terrified haste and pusned out to sea J in a nttfe while the rukhs fol- iowed them, each one havine in its ship and tne ship went up with us and down bjr reason , plunging of the rock. of the mighty and we beheld the bottom of the sea in consequence of its vehement force. Then the mate of the male Rukh threw upon us . the rock she had brought, which was smaller than the former one, and as destiny had ordained. It fell upon the stern of the ship and crushed It, making the rudder fly into twenty pieces 'and all that was in the ship became submerged in the sea. From the above it will be seen that they had reporters In those days with vivid imaginations. It all goes to confirm the observa tion of Solomon that there is nothing new under the sun. THE JOURNAL NATIONAL EDITORIAL ANONYMOUS ARCHITECTURE By ARNOLD W. BRUNNER Tast President American Institute of Archi tects. Arnold W. Brunner is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects; past president New Work chapter, American Institute of Architects; past president Architectural League of New York; architect member of the Art Commission of the City of New York; member (and treasurer) Na tional Institute of Arts and Letters; consultant for city planning, civic centers, etc., for many cities, such as Cleveland, Denver, Albany, etc. I T WOULD be interesting to know how many of the busy crowd in Wall Street are familiar with the name of the architect of old Trinity that stands guard at its head, or how many of the admiring throng that are impressed by the majesty and beauty w 00111115 tVll ever ask who designed it. A work of architecture Is tacitly accep ted by the public and often Nby the press as if it were the result of some process of nature and not the creation of an active brain. There seems no reason why an archltect s name should not on his building. Just as a pal ! signs nis picture and the ecu signs his statue. Adequate and recognition is his due. Like i .... . . ! artlsta ho should be honored wli work rises to a high level, and should accept the responsibility "eeds encouragement and applaus produce his best efforts. Real helpful and constructive criticism is ' . ... rare. "Architecture is an art that Is half a science," to quote Macaulay, but today new elements crowd in and materially diminish the proportion of art in the mixture. Mechanical and constructive demands are constantly growing, and commercial consider- ations become more insistent, so that the finished building is often merely a series of compromises, and not at all the realization of the designer's conception. In the preparation of drawings and during the construction of a building numerous technical consultants are necessary. The peculiarities of the site, the intricacies of foundations, i , fc c 1 fe in many of its branches, the effort j to harmonize antagonistic elements, even the taste, or sometimes the lack I nr it r n ,,, n I 4 1, vjL 1.1 i vj v.iv.ubf i v- . J a. aV III t , and blended in one composite whole. These difficulties are to remain for ever unexplained, for the architect has not the privileges of an author, who may ask for Indulgence and take the public Into his confidence in a preface. So it Is clear that the architect to- day does many things besides making , a design. But ho does design; he is an artist; and if he is content with '. his work and conscious that it has merit who shall deny hirn the right of signing it? Ordinarily a memorial tablet of marble or bronze finds an appropriate place in the interior of public or Im portant structures, ' and here, with other information, the architect's name properly belongs. Ills signa ture on the facade of his building is largely a matter of taste and there seems to be no valid reason for for bidding it. There may be some fear that the custom will degenerate Into ! mere advertising and thereby add to ! the flood of signs that decorate our streets. But we are ' considering works of architecture, .works of art, and we should be able to trust the designer to keep within the bounds of discretion and not disfigure his own work. A modest signature carved in a spot corresponding somewhat to that generally selected by palrhers for their names on their pictures can do no harm. As a matter of fact paint ers and sculptors are generally too un&suming and their names lurk in corners, shrinking, and often illegiblej 1 Hew often have wo hunted fo- the. artist s iimes among, the folds - of painted drapery or in the foliage of 1 rs ! Arnold W. Bru&ner ! painted forest. How often the : sculptor's habit of signine his name 1 ln minute letters In Inaccessible places prevented us from discovering; bis identity. On the whole it seems as & there was small danger of an artist's signature proportions. assuming undue A sure way to dignify art is4 to encourage and respect those who practice it worthily. Europe erects monuments not only to its statesmen and generals, but to poets, painters, those who model, paint, carve and build. Of course, no one asks and no one cares who designed Rheims cathe dral. We are tor completely ab sorbed by our fear that unskilled hands may attempt its restoration. Copyright. 1915. Letters From the People (Communications sent to The Journal for publication in this department should be writ ten on only one side of tbe paper, should not exceed 300 words in length aud must be ac companied by the name and address of the render. If the writer does not desire to bare tbe name published, he should so state.) "Discussion Is the greatest of all reformers. It rationalizes everything it touches. It robs principles of nil false tuurtlty and throws them buck on their reasonableness. If they have no reasonableness. It ruthlessly crushes them out of existence and set up its orrn couclusioua It. their stead." WooUrow Wilson Open Letter to Mr. Baker. Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Feb. 16. To J. Watson Baker, Dundee, ' Or. Sir: In response to an article pub lished in a recent edition of The Jour nal in which you were quoted as sug gesting a bill to organize the dis- reputatble rifraf of trampdom into j a national defense, I respectfully beg 1 to differ with you. You have, it ap- ! pears, overlooked certain specifica tions of eligibility as laid down by very eminent and expert authorities whose mandates are prompted by prac tical experience and not (pardon me) oy Jingolstlcal theorism. May I add t that the defense of our nation has rrom time immemorial been under taken by men who are soldiers as well as workmen. It would require the Imagination of a Wells or a Poe P'ture one's self "Panhandle Pete," I turesque phrases attract wide atten Handout Harry" and that "patriotic" . tion an(j they almost persuade us band of I. W. W.'s of whom you speak, that' lt requires financial genius to typifying the true spirit of American ( maije a success. manhood. I extend you a cordial invi- ! urh torv comes tation, in which my comrades join me, to visit us at dur home here in' order that you may undeceive yourself of your unfair convictions. "Possibly your idea of the recruiting of our na tional defense from the ranks of con fessed anarchists is in the hope of reforming these derelicts of humanity. The army and navy however, do not pursue a policy of reformation, but of perfection and efficiency. As it is, however, nations from the dawn of Primeval trihal warfarn hnvp nlwava selected their warriors from the ranks of the physically and mentally fit. I will grant you that we have had" at different times bad and worthless characters in our ranks. These are soon eliminated bv a. nrocesn neculiar the honor of serving under, there is I no doubt in my mind. nuking trial i na e orougnt. our ; side of the question to your attention I beg to remain, yours for Old Glory and continued prosperity. HARRY KENNEY, Private, F Com- pany. Engineers. .Jitneys niitl Speeders. Portland, Feb. 10. To the .Editor of The Journal And so the "thoughtless" ft r a rmnisthino tha strop nur pnmnanv I by using the. Jitney bus instead, I fay "the thoughtless," for but a few weeks ago it was the burning question what the people, especially the pedes trians, were to do to save their own and the lives of their children, and appear to military institutions, in which the . vantage, mu. i.. ... t-ura. , j , i hark will be completely paralyzed, nler ... i i leavlntr the ffreat interior at the reet lptor t r,i,,ot ; '.,t r ,. ! of the railroad tyranny, as it is nowrt full that you sh6w a little morespHt ' tATJ'mJ other de corps by inducing men of good lnrusl a1 "V". en h!. -t?ln to .enlist ttjw. tom. areat cj t he. of military efficiency so ablv dis- oin Pr.. rata rate. m"e ie.rrJ . . . -- - i, ., shorter aistances, tne same irom "i for played at era Cruz. Manila aB froIn what Is now granted he oay, etc. mat tne aooption or your . , weat and tllerj e to I Ille," WOUI? De rar, rrom f.lca8"t ? jubilate. Otherwise the sea coast cities to my comrades, not to mention the J ... . . ,A ' . .i Will not De 111 It, romuieiciaii). i n-, off icers and gentlemen whom we hare i 1 r- tj riwunT even the lives of the city's traffic j public by giving employment and ln efficers from the reckless speed J creasing the land values of the peopl . maniacs who are generally licensed to t It is In existence for profit, as is also drive our automobiles. the jitney, and it is up to the public A dozen years ago the taxpayers of j to get the best they can from all of this city watched the bridge planks as they were cut Into slivers by the horses' shoes, wishing for some sort of steam road wagon that might take the piace ol- the horse, that might be driven as fust as a good horse might travel, and save at least nine tenths of the street repair. And lo. it came. - But instead of what the taxpayers hoped for, the manufacturers brought out something for "sports" only, and to make it stay on the arth and beat the other fellow's machine, it was made to weigh tons, and of course ciU up our best country roads into clilches and. holes. The outrageous yrice for these machines put them out Kt the reach of any common farmer, it I f hrm irii np of Kllfi bie-fefif manllfac- trers of these machines' said recently that he paid every man who worked for him at least $5 per day, and that I stock in his company was worth buu ! per cent. Now, in view of these facts, and to save the lives of our citizens and to save our good roads after the taxpay ers have built them, I suggest that, instead of allowing mese jitneys to compete with our street cars, selecting" . . i. . . . . . . . . .. , v . . . . . e n . . taeir bwh i-vuko jh m ucot ui uui roads, and selecting their loads tak- ing the cream of the business the people, by Initiative, enact that no ciMm or otherwise, driven machine "be u- n the roads of this state that ; ( . . w v. " - . can be maae to run ai a greater apeea t than 16 miles per hour, except for the , necessary use of firemen or officers ' f whose duties require more haste. You think I aam too fast? Within tjon ; but on tne other hand the usual the past few days some writer In The number of senseless bills have been Journal told us that sioce he com- introduced and practically the aami menced using the jitneys, he was able : amount of experimental legislation in to reach his work In 10 minutes, where- I duigei m. white tinkering has not as it used to takehim 30 '"when he ; without an inning. Both branches used the street car." j Qf tne house have spilled time over E. O. DARLING. j matter8 of trivial importance that ; I could have been better applied, yet Overland Kfttl Rates. that ls tho history of auch organ iza- Portland, Feb. 17. To the Editor of j tions and only the under dog In the The Journal I think you are prema- , fight for supremacy has a howl corn ture in your jubilation over tho factling. that the Interstate Commerce com- 'r mission has permitted the overlan-I railroads to charge a less pro rata rate from the east to their wester i wnnectirms. short f the Pur-mr- .. i in.;-- Or. in other words, if thv ' char tie J10 per ton from Chicago to Portland they may notwithstanding legislature. Eastern Oregon will con charge 15 from Chicago to Spokane, tribute its share to the economy that The same Influences that operated Portland's legislature has mapped out with the-commission will next permit! for the tate. lt la all right for the them to charge $8 per toa from Port- PERTINENT COMMENT SMALi CHANGE A man' s temper may improve with disuse. Pursuit of wealth Is the great hu man hurdle race. A man who Invests his coin In oil stocks is a well wisher. Borrowed money soon begins to look like borrowed trouble. 1 A fatal flirtation is one that ends at the marriage altar. It's sometimes easier to settle down than it is to settle up. As a matter of fact the chorus girl is merely a matter of form. When a girl yawns it is the cur'few for the young man in the case. Don't worry. The song of the lawn mower will noon be heard in the sub urbs. Tt is easier for some men. to stand upright than it is for them to act that way. It Is also a mistake for a man to marry a limousine wife on a shoe mobile income. After a woman becomes the wife of a great an an she wonders what causes Ills greatness to evaporate. In looking backward a woman sees only the bright places, in her past, and a man sees only the high spots in his. ' - When a man has to invent an ex cuse for Koing down town every night it is doughnuts to fudge that he Is wedded to the wrong woman. A woman always- thinks that the meanest brute in the world Is the first fellow who refused her husband credit. A wonfan doesn't get so much pleas ure out of going, but there is a lot of genuine enjoyment about getting back home and taking off everything that hurts. PEOPLE WHO LIVE By John M. Oskison. "I would give," said Samuel J. Tilden, "all the legerdemain of fi nance and financiering for the old. homely maxim, 'Live within your in- come." " It would be a good swap for most of us. The stories of success that are .li in lap headlines and Dic- before our eyes we might find a dozen of another kind close beside us if we only looked. There's the story of the Bohemian servant girl, for instance, that a chronicler of the simpler annals dug up the other day. She came to this country 10 years ago. a very young girl, and began to work as a house servant. She proved a capable worker, held a good place and saved her wages. The other day she was married to a young Bohe mian Who had saved enough out of his earnings to buy a neat house in a quiet suburb. 1 land to Spokane, and the coast aa- The Iublic as Jitney Judge. Portland, Feb. 16. To the Editor of The Journal Many of your sub scribers seem greatly disturbed OVr the Jitney. Most of the adverwe argu ments seem to come from men who are closely connected with the street car company and who seem to think progress should be' held up for their convenience, which is what denying the Jitney a chance would amount to. If there is a better mode of trans portation to be had. the public, which supports all corporations, certainly has a right lo accept it. It Is a wrong inference mat tne car I romDanv is In existence to help in-? . them There have been those who fought I . . V. . 1 - X?rn..mu f '1 tl 'J I aT 1T3 . verv steD of progress that the world i Ha made and it is to be expected that me real estate r in British, a few will object to the jitney, who, olumbia were accused of having vi.. that it is a success, I timized KngliKh and Kcotch settlers' n-ill he Its best patrons. miTi .w Personally, I hope some day to travel through the air, thereby avoid ing the traffic cop, the railroad cross ing and the bridge. Again I say. let us go ahead and get the best there is, even though a few who would hamper progress must be disappointed. JAMES CASEY. The legislature. From the Dallas Observer. The Oregon legislature is the busi est bunch In this neck o' the woods at this particular moment It Is endeav oring to do something before it is ever- lastingly too f&te. Thus far it haa i accomplished comparatively little. The only appropriation that haa finally passed both houses is one of great im portance, and consequently was. given , prececience over everv other measure, ( u Drovi(jes J25.000 to partially cover " . . . . , i the expenses of the session. timers, i however, are now likely to be approved or rpjeoted with some degree of proraptness, or the biennial gathering .. i. , ..b.n n-ni ome to a mirt. " ,.... .v, ,,-rfc finiuh aen ciose. utiyi" w- - - ' - -- would be a great affliction to the dear pe0pie t-..T,. h, .psslon soma la.nr! a hi measures have been given considera- Eastern Oregon's Economy. From the Canyon City Eagle. The irrigation legislation win af- feet eastern Oregon and so little ls looked for ,in im respect irom the western, part of the state to receive 1U AND NEWS IN BRIEF, OREGON SIDELIGHTS The name of the Coon Range school district in northern Lane t-ounty, on the McKenzie river, has been changed to Norkenzie, by way of providing for It a more euphonious name. Lerective walks have Nft Forest vioe ciose to iuu( m theViast year, and the council is deterniinAl to pro tect the taxpayers usainHttSryu darn ages by forcing the repair or faults walks. There is a proposition before the Salem council to put the roller skate out of business. The Statesman Bays the thing "has become something of a nuisance on tne streets -aini walks In f Salem." The Milton Eagle has just lost by death a reader of 27 years' standing, in the person of T. M. Adkinw of Grandberry, Texas, whose son, S. II. Adkins of Milton had snt him the paper all those years. "Registration in liberal arts courses at the university," says the Kugene Guard, "is at its record point- with 815 students enrolled since September 15. The first semester enrollment was 745 and midwinter freshmen numbered between 50 and 60. Returning stu dents make up the remainder." v Medford Mall-Tribune: A squad of beggars struck Medford Saturday aft ernoon. They wre particularly bold. In some instances when icfused they were insolent. Two were dope fiends. They were the advance guard of dozens of outcasts Kent out of San Francisco by the police, as a precautionary measure before- tliak opening of the 1915 fair. . Bend Bulletin: Assays from ore taken frorrv the Bear Creek i-oimtry, where gold was ret-ently discovered, have been received this week showing values running from "J80 to Jl-'O per ton. The news is received with sat isfaction by the original locators 'but no extravagant statements are being made as they realize that development must go much father before the values are definitely proved. Work on the claims is progressing. WITHIN INCOME Before the couple moved Into their new home it was furnished, and the savings of the young woman were used for that purpose. Substantial furniture and real silver were put into that home. The two are begin ning their married life free of debt and capable of meeting the future serenely. That Is a fine story of success; if the children who come from Jtluit home do not grow up into thrifty and desirable Americana I shall miaa my guess. Don't confine your reading to the magazine stories of rich and splendid people, or to newspaper reports ' of the size of the fortune left by Mar shall Field, K. II. llarriman, or Ogden Mills. Send for some of the literature of the building and loan associations, or to the savings bunks that think it worth while to tell people about their business. In all these stories the one principle that runs through and vitalizes tiiem Is that their heroes Dyed within their income. It's exactly what the richest man In the world must do If he doesn't go broke. It Is the supreme achieve ment of financial genius. A FEW SMILES In Washington William Collier was once conversing with a man of much scientific attainment. The scientist nar rated In detail a series of experiments he was conducting with the microphone. "The microphone," said he, "magnifies Sounds to th ear as the- microscopo magnifies objects to the eye. The footfalls of a spider heard through the microphone sound like the tramping of marching In fantry." T hat is amazing, mentcd Sir. Collier. politely cpm- "This afternoon," continued' the man of science. "I heard a fly walking across the pane. Tho noise resembled the hoof heats of a cavalryman's mount." "Perhaps it was a horse fly," sug gested the actor. Howard I se the ncighU.rs on your street have petitioned th city to nav a light placed in front of your house. Wlmt do you think of it? Henry I'm puzzled. I don't know wheth er its kindness on their part, so that 1 can find the keyhole. or Just plain curiousity to see what time I come home nights. Judge. .- - , , by Sfilllnir to them at lont? rangn fruit ranches which wre situated on the top of mountains. It 1 said that the captain of a steamboat on Kotenay lake once heard a great up lash n nit? "ale. l.ooKlng over the rail, he spied the head of a man who was swimming toward his boat. He hailed him. "Do you know," said "the swim mer, "this is the third time today that I've fallen off that bally old ranch of mine?" The Ragtime Muse Well Shod irl. If you In Helen's ro, snouM p,,,.,, cmd see there row on row or lace shoes and button shoes sliu;-M for rain, shoe for Know l'.nough for many a enr Of high shoes and low. Gray tops, tops of fawn. I ops of rich brocade Velvet tops, satin tons Oravenette and suede; If you should count from dark to dawn You d mjss some, I'm afraid. Slipper showtne; burkln brljtht ' Of garnet, topaz, beryl: . Slippers green, slippers white Dreadnaught gray and pearl; Slippers to be worn at night Well, heaven help th glrlf Here are pumps for taneo trot FmaJl they ar. Indeed. Pumpst for home, for street, P'lmpf; for nvory need. In alarm you'd flee the spot ' Is she a centipede? millions of dollars for river and har bor Improvements and other federal appropriations and for state appropri ation for all of the state institutions in the western part of the state,- but there will be nothing doing when lt comes 'to encouragement for proposed, contemplated and. planned irrigation projects in eastern Oregon. Eastern Oregon can get its solace from a 3 pounty ion coyotes with tlie Under standing that the county will pay half of it- -tX r "IN EAKLY DATtr 3r Fred Lookley. Special Staff Write of The Journal. "When my father. General Joseph Lane, Oregon's first territorial gov ernor, came back from Washington, where he had been a delegate front Oregon in 18B. we. came with him," said Mrs. L. F. Mosher of this city. "We arrived at Oregon City on May 14, 1853. I was a little over 13 years old at the time. I was married three yeara later to Captain L. F. Mosher, who had been my father's aide In the Mexican war and who had also served, with him in the Rogue River war. be ing wounded not far froirr; Jackson ville. Yes, 16 years seems young to be married, but It was not' consid ered so in those days. I received my first proposal when I was 13 years-and' two months old. I was in New Or leans and Mr. Dean proposed to me. I had been In Oregon but a few months when a young man who had known tne In Indiana came clear out : to Oregon to marry me. He was mighty nice young f.-llow and my father and mother liked him, but I was only 13 ',3 years oi l and they told him I was too young. He came to our home In the Umpqua valley and went away disconsolate. We put him up a nice lunch of fried chicken and other things for his stage rjde to tortiand, wrapping the lunch In a freshly Ironed handkerchief. After he got nome he wrote me he W'llrJ always save this handkerchief o: account of his love for its origin;' owner. My sisters always thoug' t that was a good Joke, for it was my sinter's hand-kerehlef;-not mine. t "Possibly because my father was so prominent in politics, or possibly be cause girls were scarce, or lt is barely possible it was because 1 was conisid ered rather an attractive young girl, or lt may have been for all three of these reasons. In any event before "I was married I had had more than a dozen proposals. When I was nearly 16 years old, I became engaged to a won derfully attractive young man from southern Oregon. Captain L. F. Mosher, who had come from our home In In diana and who had recently been ap pointed register of the land office at Winchester, moved next door to us. He suddenly discovered that the little girl he had known had grown up td be a younp woman and laid siege to my -heart like the very Impetuous soldier' he was. 1 found that I cared . for him more than the young man I was engaged to, so I broke the engage ment. My former lover blamed Cap tain Mosher for my action for breaking the engagement and challenged him to a duel. They met at the foot of a butte near Winchester, but tliefr, sec onds were able to adjust the rhatter, so. the duel Id not take place The young man to whom I had been en gaged left Oregon and I saw a notice of his death recently In a Kentucky paper. Me dlod worth more than a million dollars. "My father was the last of the gen erals of the Mexican war to die. Scott and Taylor, Worth nn-1 Wool, Butler and Kenrney, Patterson. P4llow and Pierce, funning and fadwalder, Shield and Whitman, all or whom were gen erals In the Mexican wsr, answered the summons before my father. "The break-lug out of the Civil war broke many life-long friendships In Oregon. My brother l"ft Oregon, went south and became a colonel In the Confederate army. My father's sym pathies were wltjj the south, which alienated many, of his friends.'- After the war many of bis old friendship were resumed. He and Colonel J.. W. Nesmlth had long been friends, but . they were estranged during tde war.. Before my father died he wrote to Colonel Nesmlth asking him to say a few words at his funeral when It came time for him to pass over to the other side. Judge Mathew P. leady. an other of his life-long frlf-n'ls,' in writ-: Ing of the meeting of General Scott and my father In S.in Francisco In 1859,' at he time that General Scott was on his way to Oregon to settle a controversy r i-r Kan Juan Inland, -which threatened war between Great Britain and tho T'nlted Htates, and while my father wan .011 his way to Washington. 1 . C. us a senator Trotir"'' Oregon, said: 'As General Lane stepped towards General Scott. Scott arose and said, "How are you, my old friend and fellow sol'lier?" Lane responded. "Gen eral, my career nc a soldier.' was brief one. but I had ttie honor of -serving tinder one "f tb greatest gen erals of the-nge." " "After ho had nerved as the f)rt territorial governor of Oregon"; my. father went to northern California;" where he worked In the mines. In 1851 he was elected a delegate to con gress. In 1S53, while leading a, charge against the Rogue River In dians, he was shot through the shout der. "Home years ago a relative of mine ran -across. In a ctirlo shop In Salt Lake City, one of the old BreckenHdge and Lane medals. On fine Klite of the medal ls a portrait of Breckenrldge, while on the other side l a most ex cellent portrait of my father. It was gotten out at the time Breckenridge and Lane were running for president and vice president of the Unlteil Htato fn 1860. The Democratic party wS divided and Lincoln was elected. Mtr father never again ran for public of fice. He lived on our farm near Rose, burg until his death on ApeH 13. 1881. He was always " very active, both physically pnd mentaliv. He directed the operations of the farm andtpent much of hi time in reading ldntory and keeping abreast of the questions of the dav Bfter his retirement from political life." ' " Are You Digging Your Own Grave? "How We Dig Our Own Graves" is the subject of an ab sorbing article on life and the living of it by Dr. Wood Hutchinson, A. M president elect of the American Academy of Medicine, which will appear in The Sunday Journal Febru ary 21. The article is of acJditionax" interest because Dr. Hutchinson, who is the best known medical writer in the world, formerly practised medicine in. Portland, where he has many acquain tances. ? It is informative and valua ble throughout and drives home many truths "with a punch" that will be appreciated by those who are afraid they, are going to die or that they are too fat or too thin. He explodes many popular fallacies and preaches an optimistic doctrine "' on the fun of living that is well worth reading ,' NEXT SUNDAY