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It is all men' that make up
. mankind; all powers taken to
getber that -make up the worW.
These are frequently at varl--ance;
and as they endeavor to :
- destroy' each other,' Nature
holds them together and again
produces them,; Goethe. ; -
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A CHARTED CpUKSB
V NE : of the most interesting .
. I 1 -chapters in American history,
which is somewhat analogous
to present day ' conditions,
was the preservation of neutrality
la the struggle between France
' and England, precipitated by the
French revolution and culminating
in"" the Napoleonic wars.' if' was !
only the firmness of the Washing
ton administration thatf prevented
the United , States from being in
volved. " ' '
There was a widespread and
powerful sympathy for France, on
account of the aid she bad ren
dered in the struggle for American
independence. Moreover the United
States had entered, during the War
of the Revolution, in 1779, into a
defensive and offensive treaty with
France which many French sympa
thizers asserted had not lapsed
when the constitution was adopted
in 1789.
To add to the resentment against
England was her persistent and of
fensive! se.-rch of American ships
and Cher refusal to abandon the
chain of forts established during
the revolution 'un tb.e- " Canadian
border.
So intense was the feeling
against 'President Washington at
th time he' ordered the French
. ambassador. Genet, to cease his
Vagitation against England that 10,
000 people paraded the streets of
-Philadelphia, vowing that they
would go and drag Washington out
of; the executive mansion. .
Had Washlne-ton. Jefferson and
Hamilton been less firm we would !
have been entangled in an alliance
with France which would have ar
rayed England and all Europe
against us.
j By -resisting "public clamor they
preserved the freshly' won Inde
pendence of . the nation which a
fe-v years later fought - England
alone and stopped bee interference
with American ships."
The fruits of President Washing
ton's determined attitude should.be
a chart and a guide to the American-
people n supporting President Wil
son in his resolute, stand for neu-
' trality. t- " "" " -.-
TO WHAT BASE US3
ANEW use for the aeroplane
Is Indicated, in a suit for di
vorce brought by a Chicago
aviator. He alleges that
while toe was making a cross coun
; try flight through "the air he he
boid his wife "taking an automobile
ride with another man.
Henceforth it will not be neces
sary for the suspicious husband
to make the excuse that he has
been called out of town for a few i
days in order to surprise his wife j
with an unexpected return. 'He'
can mount his aeroplane and spy
upon her movements from a great
height. It will be ? such an easy
thing to do. "V :
v" Yet there Is always a possibility
that, hia .iyes may deceive him, as
in the old Btory of January and
"Iay. ' "
Little did those who perfected
the -flying machine conceive of the
many ; uses their invention would
lead to.
THE WAR RISK BUREAU
REPRESENTATIVE MOORE of
Pennsylvania has called upon
President Wilson to discon
tinue . the war " risk bureau.
Referring to the government's loss
caused by the destruction "of the
Evelyn and the Carih, Mr. Moore
said: :
'" The Evelyn was iifsured to the ex
tent o J10O.O00 upon her hulhand her
cargrtf iwas Insured to the ; extent of
9301.000, a total of $401,000 Insurance
guaranteed by the people of the United
Statesr upon cotton going to the war
sone, ;and " for ' that Insurance the
United States received a premium of
$13,030, or about three per cent. That
Is to say, we staked $401,00' of- the
people's money against 113,030, which
we got in the form of a premium. The
Carlb was insured on her hull fdr 322,-
253, Tn her cargo for 3235,850, and the
, premium paid - was J7965, which we
staked on the Carib, as against $358.-
103 o$ the peotle's money. ' The total
premiums on those " two ships Was
$30,793. as against' a loss of: $559,103.
- Secretary MeAdoon says that to
tal premiums received by the bu
reau up to February, 23 amounted
to- $1.50,302. Of this amount,
$752,041 was actually earned and
all- risks released. "Thus, even
though the ' Evelyn, the Caib- and
their cargoes of cotton should
prove, to be total losses, the bureau
has earned more than enough to
reimburse the owners.
The ' sinking . of these two ves
sels . demonstrates th need of the
war. risk bureau," rather1 than : the
TWQ YEARS;
T THE midday of bis term
A achieving stands for judgment
r It is a record unlike :that
IT Jt stands by" itself "in volume' a'iid character of achievement- In
h9 Importance l oti underlying i' problems of government successfully
solved,' there has been nothing like
U: " No statesman pf any time has dared o attempt so much. t - The cen
tral thought has heen o end te practice "by which powerful interests
secured favors of government f telr private enrichment in exchange
for campaign contributions. In effect, it was a political alliance be
tween' powerful manufacturing and financial interests, a partnership
which, appeared in tne eany days pr tne jttepupnc.wuen tue piu r eu
eraiift party destroyed .itself in its endeavors to have government serve
the special ends of privileged interests. It appeared again when the pld
Whi? narty came to its downfall through the same causes, and was a
third time manifest when the j slave power, by working Its purpose
through the agency of government, nearly : destroyed the pemocraticj
party ; ," f v , ' :
Thi Insistence by mighty men of power and position that govern
ment was a personal asset to their business in exchange for their In
fluence in politics was never more marked or more mad than in, the
last twenty-five years of ' American life, ; as Is indicated by the near
destruction that it "brought upon the Republican party in 1912." To
free honest American business from this corrupt and blighting practice
was cue of the first great undertakings to which President Wilson" ad-J
1 dresaed his energies, bis intelligence, and his purpose." ' i V
The trade commission Is in existence. Trusts can never again buy
the presidency. The surveillance bjy the commission - forever ends the
power of campaign contributions and" forever emancipates the' Whlt
House. The partnership between corrupt business and go'vernment is
dissolved. ,; , '
The trade commission act frees honest business from the blighting
practice of dishonest business. !lt is not only a trade commission,' but
a tariff commission in practical Effect. It goes far in removing the tariff
from politics by clothing the commission w-ith authority, for unlimited
ihvestlgatipn and reepmmendation on the relation of our American busi
ness to the business.of the world. It is a great plan for th scientific
adjustment of proper seiations between a required honest business and
an honest American life. It is! one of the most important regulative
acts in the history of the United, States. i
; ; Its twin measure, prohibits interlocking directorates, regulates stock
watei-fng, jails trust magnates j for violating the laws of the country
and ot3 up other restrictions to prevent men from employing corporate
organization" as a means of levying extortionate tribute on the people
and the production of the country. The two acts are powerful statutes
for preventing the control of markets and fixing, of prices, for prevent
ing the ruthless destruction of independent business by mighty cor
porations," and for emancipating the people from the tyrannies and op
pressioti so long practiced by gigantic aggregations pf organized capital,
acting within the law, but robbing the people under the guise of law!
The tariff act is in the Wilson record. It was demanded by, and
promised to, the people as far back as 1908. It removed the special
favcrs for mighty interests Txught from government' with campaign
contributions, favors that licensed the few to charge extprtionate prices
for manufactured goods. ' The! new tariff, in addition, created the
income tax, under which poverty Is no longer over-taxed for the benefit
of wealth, but a paft of the burden of government put upon those best
able to pay. ' " V'' 1 ' '' " "
The new currency system is in the Wilson record. It is the boldest
and biggest legislation in a generation. The credit and currency of
the country were, under private jcontrol. A small group of Wall Street
bankers had the power to make money cheap or dear, the- power to
creaCe panics at will, the power to create stagnation, ruin and bank
ruptcy, the power to dictate terms even to the goyernment Itself. By
grouping themselves together they exerted personal dominion over the
financial, systetn pf the country, a power that has been mercilessly
and relentlessly used in building up a few gigantic fortunes through
a secretly controlled distribution of wealth. ' - " '
To solve the great problem j of our 4 wretched financial system was
under discussion for a generation by congresses and committees of
congresses, by leaders and groups of leaders, by statesmen and groups
of statesmen. But none of them ever had the patriotism, the Intelli
gence and the purpose to attempt it until Mr. Wilson took command and
led. the way. The new currency system is his system and the government-control
of American credit and currency instead of Wall Street
control, Is Mr. Wilson's achievement.
These are fundamental statutes. """'They deal with the .structural or
ganization of our economic life. They embody great principles,' and
Inaugurate vast reform. They; are legislation that comes into being
only "kt rare intervals. .There j has ben no legislation since Lincoln
comparable to the new. currency act. In a generation.' the only' meas
ures bfstandlng with tW trade commission law are the Sherman law
and the Interstate Commerce Commission act.
Yet in two years, President? Wilson's leadership has made a record
pf four great structural acts, inaugurating a new epoch' In American
business and establishing a new freedom for the American people. The
annals of American admlnistrattpni and American statespanshlp reveal
no other record like it. -
But, above all in this impressive two years, or accomplishment is
the poise, the intelligence and high moral purpose with which' the
president has represented this , Republic ' In these trying times . when
Europe is in, convulsion and all the world aflame. ' " ; .
While in blood-drenched Europe, women weep and men die while
children call for sires who can never come back, and mothers pray
for the safety of sons they will never more see, it is opportune, at this
mid-moment; of his presidential term, for ths American people "to re
joice in their tranquility, peacej and good will at home, and tpttliank
Almighty Ged for a president whose purpose Is peace and Justice and
whose plea to the nations is to sheathe their swords and be at war
no more. I ' .
advisability of discontinuing It. 1 So
far-, what is called "the people's
money" has not been used; nothing
but the nation's credit has been
employed. But even though it
should develop that premiums may
not be sufficient to pay losses, that
fact would be argument for in
creasing the rate rather than re
fusing the insurance. .
The fact ; is that the war x-lalc
bureau 4s : practically the only
source of insurance for American
commerce in the war zones. Should
the" bureau be 'discontinued, as the
Pennsylvania congressman suggests,
it wouia d a severe oiow to tne
country's overseas trade.
OUR PEACE ENVOY
VENERAL S.COTT, chief of
I - staff of the army, has started
VT for Utaii for a pow wow
with the Piute Indian?. Hp
will ride horseback -170 miles Into
the mountains, accompanied pn3"
by an a orderly and perhaps some
Navajo Indians to act as guides
and make camp. " , - j. :
, It l is a remarkable spectacle.
The man who, next to the presi
dent, Is head of the United States
army, is going practically alcnp to
-leek out .and talk with a small
hand of Indians who have defied
their pursuers and resisted capture
with their lives. ".Undoubtedly
there is an Indian side to the
piute" uprising. General Scott can
be depended upon to recognize the
Indians' rights, whatever they are,
and to Insist that they be respected.
A short time ago General Scott
went to Naco. Arizona,, to have a
talk with f Mexicans who ' ; were
shooting- across the border. Nq
adequate' report 'has been made as
to what transpired there. - but ) the
Mexicans quit" pointing their guns
this way. " Scott had accomplished
his. purpose. Hp' has had v many
pow wows t with' recalcitrant' In
dians, 'and he has never failed to
get results.! His only "failure as
a peace envoy was in the Phllip-
. ; i fhif-z
OF yVlLSO '
the" record of '. President Wilson's
before the country. i
of any other "American ' president.
it in" American history. : 1 1
pines, and there ,h'e"showed that he
was as good a fighter as a peace
maker. ,
A SIGNIFICANT DECISION
a PHILADELPHIA special po
ll 4 Hceman last July shot and
J killed a youth he suspected
. of attempting to rob a house.
The officer safd he saw: the, youth
"Working af , the cellar 'window";"
the boy fled, and theLJ policeman
fired. ' ' ' .
A jury gave the boy's father a
verdict for $900 damages, and the
policeman ' appealed, jle contended
that-the lower court erred in say
ing his act was "negligent. 'f The
higher court said such a character;
izatlon did the' defendant no "harm,
for he might well have een called
reckless, adding:
' . One who flees "from attempted ar
rest does not, under all circumstances,
forfeit his right to live. Taking
human life in the name of the law
is the punishment ' inflicted after con
viction of our highest grade of, felony,
and' it would 111 become the majesty
pf the law to Justify such a sacrifice
in order ' to prevent one charged with
a mere misdemeanor from escaping, '
The 'decision Is important be
cause it establishes the fact that
in ' Pennsylvania at least, even a
policeman is held accountable for
tt pistol he carries.
, GERBfAN NEWS '
ONCE more,' Th? Journal points
to its supplementary war
'news gleaned from " private
- letters of German origin.' '
' Through the information afford
ed by these ; letters, a f light, no
otherwise . obtainable', is thrown on
thp dally word picture foi j the
great conflict. The little scraps of
fact, detailed from relative to rela
tive, revealing the thought, 1 the
fears, and the hopes in homes of
the" empire, are pulsebeats direct
from7 the heart" pf the Fatherland.
Pieced together" and- woven ' Into
an extended story, these ' Ietter
give the German view of the Irre
pressible controversy In the simple
story of personal narrative, uncoi
pred by officialdom and unadorned
by the fancy of fiction of war offi
ces. The Isolation of Germany and
Austria gives to these Journal war
stories, as tbid y 'the letter writers
3in the rni4st of the great-war zone,
a ?est and Interest tractive alike
o"tQse vho are unconcerned neu
trals and those who are interested
sympathizer's " with one side " or
the' other. 1 The Journal regards
this supplemental service as an ex
cellent feature. It is also a-safety
valve Tor some of pur more radical
Germans 'who, because ' of ' the
m eagerness of the news from Ger
man sources," have felt that the Ger-1
man cause is not having-a fair
hearing before the "great bar' of
public opinion-
THE JOURNAL
NATIONAL EPITQRIAL.
VAIl AND THE DRAMA
By WALTER P RICHARD EATON
PramatlC Critic' and Essaj-Vt.
WHAT effect will the great war
have on llteratu re, the " drama,
$h 'other arts a a question
frequently asked just now. The Im
mediate effect upon the various arts
in those nations most- engaged -will
unquestionaly be one .of paralysis. A
people fight 1 n g
4 for their lives do
not have much
4 reserve energy
iieif lor imiuims,
music and poetry,
nor the Inclina
tion to enjoy it.
What forces will
ultimately be re
leased 1 n t the
arts of these
various nations it
"Walter 3f. atoxu wpuld be useless.
perhaps, to try to predict. But so
far as the theatre is concerned we
can hazard ' some shrewd guesses as
to the immediate future, based on
past experience.'
The theatre Is . very quickly affect
ed, of course, by the public temper.
and the public temper in actual war
time Is almost always Incline? toward
light and frivolous entertainment.
This is a perfectly natural reaction,
rjfurlng ou- Civil War and the years
just, following, the American stage
was literally overrun with burlesques.
No serloui native plays of any con
sequence were produced, and the rec
ords seem to show that " the - drama
of grim reality was not wanted, prim
reality Itself stalked outside the door.
Only" the other day came a cable from
France, telling how . French soldiers
aj the front staf ed"f. musical comedy
in a barn, within sound of the Ger
man g&nsl . A performance of Ibsen
Just then woul4 hardly have attracted!
, t . . - '
Not only with the army, but with
those at ' home,' the cofSedian is a
hero in war time. The" first drama
about our Revolutionary war to reach
the stage was proDably "Bunker Hill,
or the Death of General Warren,' and
it was not' played till 1797. Dunlap'a
"Andre" followed the next year, and
from that time for almost two gener
ations war plays were popular. ""After
our -great Civil war there were but
few plays about it and thejr of no
consequence for twenty-flve years ;
In other words, till a new generation
had arisen. Then came "Shenandoah,"
rHeld by ' the Enemy" and "Secret
Service.' The grim reality was fad
ing; the old sreneration bad a certain
perspective at last, and the new one
had curiosity. But neither the dramas
inspired by the Revolution nor those
inspired by the Civil war, with the
possible exception of Berne'i lost
pj.ay, "Griffith Davenport," had any
considerable litentry merit. ' The
dramas about the earlier contest had
hone at all in fact. N?t one of "them
would be' now Included in an' Ameri
can repertoire. These two struggles,
the most momentous and soul-stirring
In our history, have curiously failed
to leave" their mark on our stage, or,
for that matter, greatly on our liter
ature! We had apparently to forjet
them before we created. '
' -- . .
From this : American analogy and
there is no reason to. suppose that ouj
psychology is esentlally 'different ' un
clerf&ress! from that or other peoples
We may probably asume that for
Jhf next few years the stages" of Eu
rope will produce more burlesque and
broad comedy, and far feer serious
dramas, than in : the' past; that thfre
will be few. or no, plays directly
about the great war while' the war
is in progress; and that plays about
the war are pot likely to appear till
something of the tercjble reality lis
forgotten. We in 'America slial have
to depend largely on our native dra
mfttists In the next few months, or
even years', and. they will not toe f ikely
to turn to Europe for their subjects,
unless it be to preach peace.
- "War as1 a . stimulator of ' the arts
has been grossly overestimated. "
" ? " Copyright, 1915.
Letters, From the People
" Communications ent to The Journal for
publication In this department aaould be--written-
ou only one aide t the paper, should not
exeeed: 81K words in length und must be ac
companied by - tne atoe ahd addrwai of the
tender. If the writer does not -desire to bare
the name published. Be should so' state.) ..;
'DiBcusslon Is the greatest of all reformers.
It ' ratlonallxes Terjrthine It touches.' It obs
principles ot all false lauetHy and throws them
back on- their reasonableness. ' If they hare
o reasonableness,- 1t- ruthlesaly rusbes them
out ot existence and sets ap Its own conclusions
It. their stead. ' 'Wobdrow Wilson. . -J-
; Dealers and rublic Markets.
, ; Ilillsboro, pr., March 2. To the
Editor of The Journal The private
dealers are represented to be objecting
because we get higher prices than"they
do. ; That's bunk. Would anybody kick
because a rival charged more for the
same goods, and ask" to be undersold ?
The "dealers-say brokers buy chickens
Of therri at the rtall'.ipriee, . 17 Cents;
and resell them on 'the public market
as1 farmers, at 20 cents pef : poundl
What foolish falsehood. ' "Would a
broker pay .; retail price for their old
chickens that have lain in cold stor
age lor" a year ' with the , "maids'! " in
them, when they could buy fresh ones
at wholesale at a less price? The fact
Is, the marketmaster la very strict
He takes pains to know, and does
kndw, that those who- sell on the public
market are producers. As for strin
gency, he .requires us to make a writ
ten statement of whether we own.
lease or rent the land we raise our
troduce oh, and what ! we'" raise ton the
ground." We "not only have to sign this
statement, but go before a notary pub
lic and swear to 1U The marketmas
ter keeps these ox file. ' We growers
hiust " put our 'names on . eVery ; doezri
t-ggs and on' every chicken' or duefci
and if there la any complaint we must
fliake It good and no questions asked,
pf Course, it pays better to buy and
sell chickens than It 5 does to 'raise
them, and " everything else for "that
matter. The real fact Is, the dealers
want to break up the market, and toey
work In two' directions,' either one of
which, if successful, would ruin the
market. One Is to slander the farmeis
and their goods In any old way, to keep
the customers from coming to buy.
The othef is'to restrict the operations
of thoe who sell; until they give up
trying to bring produce there to sen.
As for setting prices. Who has "th'e
best right to set prices the producer
of the goods or a go-between specula
tor? ; But we are restricted even now
as to prices, but nobody else who
handles merchandise lri Portland is so
restricted. VWho regulated things
when our' produce ' was dumped
into the. garbage pile? This summer
you will se& produce sold, high or -low
or given awacy, but we won't throwour
surplus upon the garbage dump.
' - . GRANT ADAMS,
Member of gewell Market Association.
Motives of Dock Owners.
Portland, Or.; March- 4. To the Edi
tor of The Journal Ronald G." Call
vert, who, as correspondent of the Ore
gonian at Salem and jOlympia, has been
unmuzzling his wisdom as to the
proper policy of Oregon and Washing
ton on public. properties and utili
ties, attacks the public dock Improve
ments of both Seattle and Pbrtland.
He , states that they are a burden on
taxpayers, unuseful except for the
"pride of ownership." . i
It has long been asserted by claim
ants and occupants of the wharf area
in Portland that the private docks are
operated on ah unremunerative basis,
ts "pride of ownership" ' their mOtlye
In clinging to the properties By In
specting those properties as improved,
ft can safely be concluded that It is
not, but that their only motive is
speculation in a control of public traf
fic utilities. " - '
It was not pride of ownership that
Induced F. P. Mays to purchase and'
bold, unimproved, the site on which
Municipal dock No. X Is built.. It was
not pride of , ownership that Induced
Lindley and Dabney to purchase the
shoal in the harbor called1 Dabney's is
land. It was purely a speculative Job,
without grace of legality or useful in
tention of any kind. '
I would call Mr. Callverfs atten
tion to the fact that the transconti
nental railroads are seeking through
the Interstate Commerce commission
to defeat the public benefits to be
derived from free water commerce
through the Panama caiial, and" the
Incident benefit to coast ports, by se
curing higher rates from coast to
tributary' interior points, and lower
rates on through traffic, to balk said
free commerce. - r
As another weapon In the warfare,
Illgotten control of public water ' ter
minals is to be maintained, and so we
find-Mr. Callverfs talents engaged In
behalf of the railroads 1 to discourage
the movement for public ports. Would
it not be better -that he assist a glv
fng aid'and publicity to the movement
to develop the porta and port traffic.
and thus compel the railroads to sub
mit gracefully without obstructive de
lay to "the necessity of reorganizing
tneir trarric, and rate structures, on
the basis of Pacific ports as distribu
tive points for canal and ocean cargoes,
instead of ovef-land terminals tributary
to Atlantic ports? J. B. ZIEGLEB..
Blockade of the Open Sea.
Portland, March 2. To the Editor of
The Journal- As an army officer I am
forbidden to express any sympathy In
relation to the war in Europe. I think.
however, I may state a. fact, or what
seems to be a fact, to-wlt, that neutral
powers have no rights which belliger
ents need respect unless the neutral
naticn has the power and pluck to
assert Its rights. In 1780, Russia
formed a neutral league With Sweden
and Denmark to resist the claim Great
Britain now asserts. In 1854. England
and France fought the Crimean war to
jrevent Russia from taking Constanti
nople. Now, far the first time, a
naval power applies the rule of blockade-to
the open sea. Must we admit
It? Or -are we pigeon liveyed and lack
gall to make oppression bitter?
T. M. ANDERSON".
Largest Naval Guns.
Portland, March 3. To the Editor of
The Journal Regarding the 15 inch
guns of the. Queen Elizabeth of the
British navy, at present bombarding
the Dardanelles, some writers. I ob-
serve, state that these guns are the,
largest caliber of - any afloat. Now,
the British navy has two other ships
with "larger giins, the'Il. M. S. Sahs
Pareil and the Benbowi The Caliber
of these guns is 16.4 inches, and each
weighs 110 tons. They are mounted in
turrets on the forecastle. The - pro
jectiles for these guns weigh, I think,
close to 2000 pounds. I think these are
the largest guns fn any battleship, but.
Of course, J stand for correction. '
' TURRET.
To a Critic of Judge Gatens.
Portland, March 3. To the Editor
of ' The Journal I, have observed with
much surprise that the removal of the
juvenile court from, the Jurisdiction-ot
Judge Gatens is not only a matter of
a news story, but also an occasion for
.editorial rejoicing on the part of a
certain afternoon paper. To an ordi
nary layman, this editorial comment,
making invldous' comparisons "be-,
tween two presiding Judges, is .most
unusual conduct on the part of one so
thoroughly versed In newspaper ethics
as this learned editor5 must be. "
Ye Gods! If leaders of the "people
sitting In high places, presume to crit
icise our-judiciary,; how ican the masses
be "expected to' venerate' the courts?
.We have Often heard,' from soap boxes
on the plaza, criticisms of affairs and
meii -that" were 'extremely xafld com
pared With' this presumptuous' editor
ial, 'though "these " critics t were de
tiounced by this same scrfbel as unde
sirables and -anarchists. The defini
tion of lawlessness," anarchy "jand sedi
tion evidently depends tfpon the sound
Of these statements, whether they be
the voice of the people or of ye editor.
- The alleged reason for this editorial
outburst- is''that"the resTtonsIbllltv j-f
parents will 'now be brought pointSS
to tneir attention. By inference, :we
are led to' believe that the - previous
judge saw onTy the youthful offenders.
Because tie did not punish the parents
of erring youths, when It. was a im
possibility,' it "is presumed " that he
overlooked the criminal neglect of
parents. A Judge can. onlj; administer
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEW? IhTBRIEF
SMAWi CHANGE
Diamonds aro ' trumps In the game
Of love. ' r 5 ": ..:;:
Judicious silence is an eloquent indi
cation of wisdom.' ' 1;
Wealth makes "kleptomaniacs; pov
erty makes thieves. i i
Every woman : is a conundrum that
keeps some man uesaing. '
-'Ignorance occasionally i borrows a
coat and poses as wisdom, 'i '
Wotpen" never; discuss anything at
a club taeetlng; they Just talk.
"A few - short- weeks and ithe house
cleaning microbe will get busy again. -
A man gets down to bed rock when
he has to keep the cradle In motion.
Weak solutions may be all right In
chemistry, but they don't go in poll
tics. .. T ' ':
Anyway, one-half the wor!4 knows
that the other half is looking-for the
best of it. -. -- !
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The law provides a lot more ways
of escaping punishment than of in
flicting t. y jfi-':. "-::-, ; ; "
Tf wives fwould continue to-be sweet
hearts most husbands would forget to
pay their club dues. '11 : ;
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No egotistical man can 7 convince, us
that -he knows it all unless1 ha agrees
with us on everything. 1 1 ' 4
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Old men ' frequently give' advice to
young men and occasionally they give
up 'money to confidence men.
An optimist is so busy en jbylng -himself
tbatx he doesn't have time to hunt
up something to worry about.
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Kext to grandpa and grandma, the
parents 'themselves are the proudest
people ii the world over their-baby.
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Tou see a reformer who doesn't want
anoff leg 'almost ' as often as you see
a womai who doesn't want ' an auto.
T ' - , j .
A frenzied financier is a man who
collects j every dollar due : him . and
stands- ff every bill collector that
calls onfhim. H - -.
EUROPE'S WAR
From Commerce and 'Finance.
The financial situation In Europe
gives Evidence that the continued
strain of the terrible war la commenc
ing to he acutely felt iby all combat
ants. Jt Is mOst significant that the
Hamburger Nachrich ten, one of the
leading papers of Germany, b been
allowed to publish the following:
"Our- people are struggling .and of
fering sacrifices for the emperor and
the empire, for its existence and its
future, and these things cannot be sac
rificed to moral superstitions. What
have we in six, months achieved With
our noble-spirited -Conduct of war?
Calumnies and hatred and bitter, hos
tility everywhere."
Food riots are reported in Berjin,
and In the Prussian diet two Socialist
deputies hAye had the courage to' de
mand a termination of the war." In
England coal Is selllng-at t0 ton,
and the miners threatened, to strike un
less they were granted ah advance in
Wages, which has finally been allowed.
f - '. ' - -f
The Increase In prices brought about
by the war is resulting in unrest among
the labor classes and in wiaespreao
demands for higher wages throughout
England. The problem is complicated
by the scarcity of labor in some
trades, due. fh' part to the number, of
men who have Joined the army. ' -
Railway men ; in all parts of Eng
land have passed resolutions urging
their union officials to rrtake demands
at once for.', an increase in wages.
Branches ,af three. Important railway
centers hatve gone so far as'to direct
their committees to give the require
six weeks' notice of the termination
of their contract with the companies,
and to aslc for new contracts at ah In
crease of l.?5ra. week for all grades of
railway workers, ' The manager 'of the
Newcastle railway system is consider
ing" the advisability of. employing
women car conductors on account of
the scarcity "of labor.. ' .
In many parts of the 'United King
dom agricultural laborers are agitating
for an increase in wages, urging that
prices have tarereased to such an extent
that they are no longer receiving a
living wage. The growing seriousness
of. the shortage of farm labor la em
phasized by the demand this week from
a number of agricultural organizations
for suspension of the law enforcing the
attendance of children at school until
they are 13 or 14 years old.
' London dairymen say that the
scarcity of labor as well as the IP-
GOULD MANAGEMENT PASSG
Kv John M. Oskison.
The other day It was s'ald In Wall
street "that the Goul4 directors of the
Missouri Pacific" railroad will be
dropped from the board at the next an
nual meeting; and the price of-Mls-
sourl Pacific stock rose In four days
from 6 to 15. , - '
" The report said that the financial
control of the road is to pass into the
hands of one of the strongest private
baulking firms in the country, and that
a process of reconstruction and bet
terment already under way would be
carried out without putting the road
into a receivership'.!-It was: this belief
among the traders which sent the price
of the stock up more than 8 points. -
Gould management, in the last 10 or
15 years, has" been disastrous to the
holders of railroad stocks and bonds.
I have not space 'here- to trace the his
tory not only" of the Missouri Pacific
but of the Denver & Bid Grande, the
Wabash, the Western Maryland and
the "Western Pacific all railroad dom
inated by the Goulds. It is enough to
say that t&ey have steadily gone down
the law; he cannot make law. The
statute has never yet been framed
that Is an efficient, substitute for the
watchful care of father and mother.
Yet, when this merciful judge en
deavored to act" hot only as Judge but
as adviser and friend to unfortunate
youths, he wa denounced as exceed
ing his authority.
" No Judge who has ever presided over
the Juvenile court has ever devoted
more time , and ? energy, in and out of
court, in- seeking to Impress upon
parents their responsibility for Juve
nile delinquency, than' Judge Gatens.
If he has erred in fhe administration
of the affairs of his office, it has al
ways been oa the side of mercy. -
As the day draws to a close in the
prairie and the - weary traveler wraps
himself in his blanketslt remains for
the skulking ' Coyote to remind the
traveler of his presence by his coward
ly wall in the dark. .
t - CHARLES W. ACKERSON.
" . This Foreign Air. ' " :
From Smart Set.
Mrs. Whlttler What delightful
manners your daughter has!
Mrs. Bller proudly) Yes. You
eee; she has been away " from home
so much. 'i ' ' - -
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
"Baseball In John Day and butter
cups In Eagle valley. Who says we do
not have ali-the-year happiness' In this
vicinity r Is the latest challenge issued
by the Baker Herald. .-..- - .
The Gresham Outlook has Just cele
brated its- ffurfh anniversary. . Editor
St. Clair riKurns thanka to a public
which has generously supported the
Outlook and -made Its Career one of con
stantly Increasing prosperity.
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"A Linn county man living In Sclo,v
says the. Lebanon Express, 'has gond
east to claim a fortune "of $?2,'J00. It
is cneerine to know that f e expects to
return to his home town-in a short time
and invest his money in a local 1 busi
ness.'' . . . ...
The Burns News thus announces a
valuable engineering consummation:
"The dam In Stl vies river' for power
purposes at the Burns Flour Mill com
pany has now been made to- stand, and
all that now remains to be done is to
fet in sufficient rtprapping and gravel
illing below the dam, before tlle high
water comes." - " -
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Eugene Register: 'A movement for a
"City Beautiful" is more Immediately
Important in- Eugene this, spring and
summer than at - any time - since the
the Portland exposition In 1905. Thou
sands Of tourists will pass through on
their way to the great fairs ln-Califor-hla.
Eugene cannot afford to rains any
opportunities to impress tnera xavor-
Ashlana Tidings: Ashlahd is espe-
ciallv fortunate In her -woman s cluns.
No city Can boast of more effective or
ganiaations Or women more alert to the
necessities of the - community. This
year- - the organizations are ? proving
especially effective, and this summer
will see Ashland clothed in more uni
formly beautiful garments than sne
of the Men's club rircanized at Salem
December 15 and closed March 1, durj
Ing which time it served 4875 meals at
6 -and 10 cents, the Statesman says:
"The club had no connection' with any
other organization, except it acted as a
free employment bureau ror the baiem
Social Center without compensation
from that organisation. Many home
less, grublesa and coinless men were
SIN EWS STRAI NED
creased cost of fodder will make nec
essary a rise in the retail price of
milk. An . advance of 1 cent a quart
within a fortnight is expected' in the
price of milk, which is now. 8 cents in
London.
... -
Eyen King George Is economizing
and has reduced the salary of the chef
at Buckingham palace from 112,500 to
16250 a year.
The cooking at the palace is now
said to be of the plainest possible
character. .- Parliament has voted an
unrestricted war credit to the govern
ment; and announcement has been
made that Britain's army in the spring
will be 3,000,000 men, exclusive of
India. "In answer to a question Jn tho
house of commons asking whether,
with a view to ending the terrible loss
of - life. Great Britain was prepared
to make public the basis upon which
the allies ' were willing to discuss the
terms of peace, gir Edward Orey said.
"The recent public utterances m Ger
many f give no reason to suppose that
tne purpose in view. wm be promoteq
by adapting-' the course suggested," and
his wipwerwas greeted W'th cheers.
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Germany"" has agreed to loan Bul
garia 3 0,000,000, ahd Russia will Issue
treasury ' bills i for; $50,000,000. They
will be brought out in London with
the consent of the British government.
and will run for a year. - r "
A, dispatch fronETAmsterdam says
that German iinariciers ; have been
summoned to a- conference. In Berlin,
With the finance minister, who con
siders thct a new loan Of $1,350,000,000
is required for the continuance of the
war. It Is hoped that the Krupps and
Other leading firms will jjubscribe to
the loan in-exenange ror army con
tracts. '
- .A further Increase of 97,826,000 In
tho crold holdings of the Imperial
Bank ot Germany Is reported. The
gold supply of the Bank of England
has decreased; 444,097, and deposits
have increased 15,941,000, reflecting
payments on" account of --the '.govern;
menf ioan. Ninety-day bills have sold
at iy to ,15-16, against 1 per cent
a week ago. Business on the London
stock exchange is stagnant. There is
a growing fear Of business depression
after ' the war when "the millions of
men now at the front shall return to
work. v; . - "";
It Is-plain that no speculative Initia
tive can be expected from EuropeuiHlI
after the war is over.
in physical -condition, and that their
stocks and bonds have become worse
and worse as Investments.
Gould railroad . management has
meant indifference to the real demands
of the railroads In the' way of good
roadbeds and equipment the factors
upon which earnings depend. It has
meant continuing dividends when they
have not been : justified by earnings.
It has, meant piling debt obligations
on the road so ' lavishly that money
which should 'have been used to im
prove and equip the roads has been
spent to pay interest. "
. In this day of keen competition
among railroads ' and regulation of
rates by state and national commis
sions, Gould management has proved
archaic and destructive. It won't do.
If the' control of our railroads by
the bankers . (a control that" has ex
cited unfavorable criticism) means the
rescue . of '. them from such Control as
that of the Goulds -everybody inter
ested, from shippers to bondholders,
should , be grateful. Gould manage
ment belongs in railroad history.
The Ragtime Muse
- . Economy. .
The love song that I wrote to Phyllis
In which I . rhymed her name with
. 'lilies" ' ' . .
Is rather nice;. ....
I mean to change that word to
-".posies.?
-That it " may -neatly . rhyme . with
"Rosfe's," ': ' -And
so serve twice.
My fancy was a mere delusion,
But I'll not waste the fond effusion;
I'll make it do. "
'Tls wisei to try economizing.
And not' expend more poetizing '
On No. 4!. ' t - " '
Who knows? Perhaps another re-pture
Will come to me and make a capture;
Upon my wOrd,
This little song of deep emotion
May some day carry my devotion
To greet a third! " "'
Then If my lot brings new beguiling.
With tender words and tearful shill
ings. ...
I'm sure It's wise . J
To waste "no time In composition,
But give- each maid a new edition
' Of these same sighs. - - -
X
THERE WILL BE 1
WEALTH OF GOOD
THINGS IN THE
SUNDAY JOURNAL
The hews- of the day will be
supplemented by a wide range of
Interesting and instructive arti
cles, rnany of them Illustrated In
striking fashion. .. '
AMONG THE LEADERS ARE
THE i FOLLOWING:
Germany , Wins.
In the second article in his
series, "If Germany Wins? Gug"
llelmo Ferrero, the eminent his-'
torian, discusses the military and
'administrative conditions that
may be expected to follow in Eu
TOpe In the event of a Gtrrnun
victory. The addition Of Belgium
I" and a portion of France to Ger
many he regards as a certainty.
Whilo with Bervi as a part f
Austria",' he pees a Teutonic nation
r'ea-chtng from the Baltic to' the
Adriatic and ,on, perhaps, to the
Aegean,' His Speculations on the
obvious outcome, of such un ar-i-angementj
kre most Interesting.
Word From the Dead.
Since tbs dawn of civilization
there have been many claims ad
vanced relative to the receipt of
messages from the spirit world
hut ' no 'evidence. " Dr." - Woods
.Hutchinson, - In' an- article that
bristles with, startling statement!,
explodes ' theory atfer - theory
having to do with commnnication
With the spirit world. Speaking
with the calm assurance of the
scientist, whose reasoning is
based on fact, he shows how such
j claims to supernatural intercourse
are little more than the product!
of vivid Imagination. None of us
believes In ghosts, spooks and the
like," of course, but the attitude of
the scientific mind in this regard
offers much material for fruitful
thought. ' j
for Women Reader.'.
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A variety of attractive material
having to do solely with woman
.end her interests is one'reason fir
the growlnar popularity of THE
SUNDAY journal:
In the fashion line, th weekly
letter by Anne Rlttenhoiife, bcj
; companled v by striking illustra
tlons, contains the last word in
the trend of Wearing apparel. The
letter Is newsy, well written and
reliable." Margaret. Mason's fash
ion letter Offers many sidelights
on the dress problem.
Sarah Hale-Hunter will offer
another attractive needlework de
sign that will claim the interest
of the needlewoman.
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-'Mary Lee, Jennie Roberts, Dam
Curtsey, and others will offer
suggestions for the houfpwif e. that
should not be overlooked.
Garden Time, i
Planting time is" here; These
are the days when you should be
preparing '.for the summer, harvest
Of flowers and vegetables. Two
special pages next Sunday will af
ford you many helpful hints.
In Days Gone. 7 1
" Retrospect generalljr'ls a most
Interesting pursuit, aril the story
of steamboating on the Columbia
in the early days Is -no -exception.
. The plans for the celebration of
the completion of the Panama
canal In May suggents a review of
the earlier navigation of the Co
lumbia which, accompanied by a
number of .photographs of old
time boats, will appeal to every
reader.
...
IN THE MAGAZINE
Eight pages of features and
photographs. -
LARCH MOUNTAIN Scenic
sentinel oh the Upper Columbia
, offers an Inviting field for the
photographer.
STATE PAVILIONS The nev
3,ral state buildings t the San
Francisco exposition will be shown
in two pages of photographs. -
"MISCELLANEOUS MATTER
These two pages of short, snappy
S stuff, featuring popular science -"paragraphs
and Fred C Kelly's
"Statesmen Real and- Near" are
always welcome, x
AT HEB TBEST When doea a
, woman look her prettiest? Is a
momentous quetln that is an
swered fn an attractive Illustrated
: Article. V . - - " ",.
'- CLEMENCIA'S CRISIS The
third installment of this-thrilling
romance of. the west by Edith
Ogden Harrison, wife of Mayor
Carter Harrison of Chicago, will
be watched for by the many fic
tion" lovers who are reading this
story. .
Children's Page.
The boys and girls will not be
forgotten. Charles A. Ogden.
The Cartoohagram Man." and
Georgene Faulkner, "The Etory
Lady," will 6e to that
Comic Is immense.
The familiar characters of the
comic section will be seen In more
laugh producing antics. Join In
the fun.
The Sunday Journal.
'' Complete in four news sections,
magazine and pictsjrial supplement
and comic, 5 cents the copy every
where. The Biggest 5 Cents'
Worth in Type.
. Restaurant Reasons.
From tho Boston Transcript.
Diner -Tou charge me more for this
steak than you used, to.
Restaurant Manager I have o pay
more for It. The price of meat has
gone up
Dinefr-rAndthe steak Is smaller than
It Used to be.
Restaurant Manager That, of
course,' Is on account of the scarcity,
of beef, .
Perhapt
' From Answers. .
Madge Would you marry a spend
thrift, my dear?'
Marjorle It wouldn't be so bad If
he were Just starting 'out on bis
career. ,