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If a man looks sharply and
attentively he shall see for
tune, for though she is blind
she la not Invisible. Lord
Bacon.
88
PROGRESS AT THE DALLES
ON" THE Initiative pf Its busi
ness men, " The Dalles is. to
. have a fruit cannery with" a
, , , payroll for 300 employes. 1
"God made the country, but men
build cities," said somebody. A
payroll of 300 at The Dalles yeans
a payroll of far larger proportions
to the : people who will grow the
fruit. A cannery to cover a whole
V city block and managed by one of
the; most"successful . packing firms
In the. world is a dependable out
" let for the products of. that most 'en-,
r, during of all mines, the producing
coil. There Is arrfple reason for a
new atmosphere of general good
' feeling resultant in The Dalles and
:that city ia to. be congratulated.
t. The movement that has ended
- ,o favorably,, was begun two years
' ago by live business men who
' brought to. the attention .of the
. cannery company, the favorable
'. conditions at The Dalles for the
proposed enterprise. 4- ,, .
; ' The effort succeeded, and in the
success, The Dalles .live wires
proved to themselves what they
could dq, and gave example to
i other cities of what can be done.
Favorably located on one of the
best waterways in the world, why
, do these live wires not now turn
.their attention to getting the most
' but of that waterway? Why not
provide for public terminals on the
; waterfront and prepare to win for
: The Dalles and its tiew industries
: the benefits of water transporta
' tlon?- :
- " By cultivating its spirit of prog
ress, The Dalles can win back its
historic -importance as a distribut
ing center and take apposition of
deserved pre-eminence in enter
': prise and population.
The Columbia river is its great
... est. asset.
ON THE PRIBILOFS
UNDER new prohibition "regula
tions the government will at
tempt the preservation of na
tives on the -Pribilof Islands.
No alcoholic liquors , of any kind
are to .be landed except by author
ity of the secretary of commerce
. or the commissioner of fisheries.
The agent on each island will be
sole custodian of all government
r supplies, and the making of al
, Coholic drinks by the natives is
prohibited. a ,
. ' The Aleuts, who inhabit these
Isolated, rocky islands, have been ;
rapiuiy succummng to ine euects The state, the academy says,
of alcohol. Strong drink has af- should make Children welcome in
fected them just as it affected the : French homes in other words,
American Indian. A depressing give state aid.1
climate and the grimness of life i two million men sent to their
there have driven the Aleuts to the death, leaving! dependents unpro
extremes of intemperance, and, as , vide(j for; Other millions made
In the case of all primitive peoples, ! cripples dependent upon the fam
the "Aleuts, seeking an antidote for Iug tney Bhotild and would main-
uiscpmiore ana cneeneBsness, nave . tajtt in comfott had it not been
been working their own destruc- j oj. tDe war! Let the advocate
tlon." ; j 0ej arbitrament of grievances, real
The new government order con-1 or fancied, by arms contemplate
cerning these islands is especially j th great army of widows, of or
interesting because it is in line j phan)S( 0l; wives and children
' with Russia's policy concerning ; forced to compete with each other
.vuukh. ui xuHsia-s aim was 10
protect the government by making
"the people more efficient. Our aim
Is to protect the people
Liquor intended for medicinal Or
scientific purposes or for religious ;
,use will be landed on the islands
uuuer bltici, icguiaiiuuB. liie giv
ing of liquor to the natives, ex
cept as . medicine and in religious
ceremonies. Is prohibited, and the
announcement says that "the pre
scription of alcohol as a medicine
Is regarded with disfavor as being
rarely, if ever, indispensable."
'WHO. WIIOTE THEM?
N CONNECTION with the ap-
I
proaching anniversary of the ;
.iunu,oi onasespeare
K next raonin ine exploitation of
a new theory as to tho authorship
of Shakespeare' plays, by. Rich
ard Norwood McCann, is of some
interest. , ;
With the Baconians, Mr. Mc
Cann shares In the belief that
Shakespeare had not the literary
culture sufficient, but he does not
- accept the hypothesis that Bacon
"was the author."
He contends that - the real au
thor was Christopher Marlowe,
who was not only a genius, Jjut
was. college j bred and was con
versant with Greek, Latin and sev
eral modern languages.
Shakespeare was bo busy mak
ing money, asserts the ; essayist,
that he , had no opportunity to
learn to write. History is cited
to the effect that Marlowe was
supposed to . have been killed in
a tavern brawl in the year 1593,
the same year that Shakespeare
first "appeared as an author. Mar-
A TELLTALE LETTER
T
HERE s a telltale letter which
penings in Oregon.
t . . . ..
State Highway! Engineer Bowlby,
uker him - The writer Is H. G,
struction company, which has contracts rod MWIng; three sections of
Highway in Hood Rivet counts
uuwioy m supervising me
cided fn favor) of Elliott. Newport
way commission, where Elliott was
, c.(1!Wirer s rmeu
evidently an effort to rally, every
ble hostile information against Bowlby. It says: ,
J What do you know and think of MiaJor Bowlby and him methods? We
had a contract .for the highway work In ( Hood Rfver county and we are get
ting th- "damdest" deal ever mortal man experienced.
j Tliere Is a general revolt among all the, contractors engaged in tnis work
and w think we have the skid under him. At any rate; we intend to force
a Square- deaL Kindly let me know whether yolu are ini sympathy with us
or not . , -
And there you are. There is
gaged In this work" public road
we
have the skid under him," writes
Bowlby did not allow them all
wrong. . They claim the district engineers under him are wrong. Every
body is wrong but the contractors. '
' The fight was carried into the legislature. Boss Day's legislative
committee gave a hearing to the contractors and their agents, but de-
T it r,. x , . .
to ithe Etate Highway commission,
quested by Governor Withycombe
retirement, "the legislature would
for roads."
About the!
fof collusion in bidding on contracts
and elsewhere jwas beaten in the senate! It was beaten, of course, in
order to leave . contractors free to enter into; collusion in bidding on
rcaae, images ana otner public worn.
So Bowlbjf is a marked man. He is to go. He could have pur
chased peace by using public funds to appelase the leontractors. But
he and the engineers under him, refused to. surrender. Dismissal from
office is the penalty
I Who governs contract road work in Oregon? Is a state highway
engineer employed to represent-the contractors or Ito represent the
state?
Is Bowlby's successor to be an
mcmey in order to be harmonious with the contractors?
lowe was a friend of Shakespeare
and McCann finds It easy to be
lieve that Marlowe was not killed,
buj that a report of his death
was circulated! to protect his life
while Shakespeare shielded him
and permitted! him to write un
de his name, j
Mr. McCann's theory may be
mare plausible than that of the
Baconians, but many will con
tinue to believe that Shakespeare
himself . was the author of his
plays. j
TWO MILLION MEN.
HE French Academy of Moral
and Political Science esti
mates that the war will cost
Europe it least 2.000,000
men.
That number will have been
killed when the conflict is oyer.
Europe's great problem today is
reopulation of the .nations which
are wasting ttjleir best blood, and
the problem will be especially
pressing 1 in France, where for
years the birtl rate has beeh fall
ing. This is an aspect of national
loss which heretofore has been lit
tle1 discussed. The cost of war
has been estimated in dollars.
t$ut the academy Bays that a
country can sucrif ice dollars with
less danger than it can kill off
itsbest men. It says steps must
be taken to replace the men, that
France must J adopt the motto,
"Three children for each family."
Toj accomplish this the government
must take step's to lighten the
economic burdens of parenthood
in supporting the cripples. That
Is the tremendous price which Eu
rope will pay jtor this wan
Kr-ionco and' statecraft, widows.
iHren snrl rrlnnle must Rtnie-
1dl t Iindo ith damage caiis
aa inhuman conflict. Is there
any wonder that people ask
whether -civilization is going back
ward? i
YUCATAN'S SISAL HEMP
5
ECRETARY DANIELS has
promised a warship to take
$625,000 to Yucatan to fi
nance the movement of Mex
ico's sisal hemp crop. . It is said
thkt 250,000 hales are ready for
sh pment at Pr'bgreso, the port, and
Mirida. the rfiilwav renter nf Y.
catan.
jit is absolutely- necessary to get
th?s sisal themp into the United
States at the earliest possible mo
ment, for the! harvesting of prac
tically all 1 grains with modern ma
chinery depends upon binder twine
made from herhp grown in Yucatan.
That is why a warship will be fur
nished, and that is why President
Wilson made iuch a strong protest
against General Carranza's an
nounced blockade of Progreso.
Jin normal years about 200,000,
000 pounds ofj binder twine are re
quired for harvesting our grain,
corn and flax crops. Nearly three
fourths of this is made from sisal
fiber, practically all of which is
produced in Yucatan and exported
from Progreso. '
Carranza has abandoned his
blockade of Progreso, but there are
other difficulties to be met. Ameri
can money must have nrotertinn
ini entering Yucatan. If we get
light on recent public hap-
!
ill.
andl how fXe tbinkwe hare the skid
Newport, lr the Newport Land & Con -
nuuu imvci ui n., w mo -ioi-
then aiealed to the State High -
again sustained, j
iu ol v.au., -.(-"-
possible Intjerest and collect all possi
war on Bowlby. ; contractors "en
work are , the assailants. "We think
one of them
they demanded. :-They claim he is
j -r. ,1. , :- a.m
and Bowlby's resignation was re -
on the grbund that, with Bowlby's
be more generous! in appropriations
throws
me, a conspiracy bill for punishing contractors
for public work in road districts
! 1 r arM-lr in mart jliatt-1ira '
engineei- who will sacrifice state
the hem? we must make It our
business to see that the growers
get the cash. . That is the purpose
of sending a warship.
i A critical situation for American
a grlculttt re has arisen. Last year's
wheat crop was ' the largest the
country over produced; this year's
is expect id to be ;still larger. Dis
turbances in Mexico have already
caused an, appreciable shortage in
the stocJ: of fiber in this country.
Between January 1 and February
28, 6 7,4!! 9 bales were brought in,
as compared with 156,659 bales in
the same period last year and 111,
654 In 1911. ;
i To save our crops we must have
sisal hemp, and we must haye It
soon so that . the factories can
manuiaccure ii in lime ior narvest- i
lag this season's crop. The gov
ernment is lending its aid tb the
hemp buyers, Is rendering a high
service tp the farmers of the na
tion, as well as to the. vast system
of enterprise and population de-
pendent
upon American agricul-
ture.
THE REASON WHY
T
HE
question Is sometimes
ask 3d in the discussion of
the proposed bond issue to
permanently improve the
main roads of the county why no
provision was made to improve
the roads inside the city limits
to a connection with the existing
street p4vementA
One reason is that in many In
stances the permanent street
grade his not been established.
It would
be a great loss to lay
an expejnsive pavement on the
present grade and be compelled
in a short time to take it up again
in order that the grade may be
lowered jor raised.
- Another reason is" that the prop
erty along these roads within the
city limits is very valuable and
will be piade more so by Hie im
provement of the roads.
Tr. KPPrned to ho iust that tho
expense
property
k v..
owner, as is the case in j
the improvement
of all city
street
FUSSED
T
HE Oregonian is fusted. It
attempts another explanation
of
the . spoilsmen's act. If
that law is a good law, why
explain It so much?
; It also tries to tell us that cas
ualty Insurance was not involved
ini the workmen's . compensation j
proceedings at the legislature. It j
should tell that to the marines. )
What
about Governor ; Withy- j bo. Proper precautions have I been
recommendation in his provided to . safeguard our conjimon
that the Michigan plan be wealth. Legislative restrictions -have
in .Oregon? What- about , been provided, but when a constitution
combe's
message
adopted
the long
editorials by the Oregon-'
Ian comnanling the legislature to '
substitute - the Michigan plan fort
the Oregon plan? J
What about the Bingham bill
connecting casualty insurance up
With the) Oregon system as advised
b7 the qrerronian, which bill would
have been driven through the sen
ate but for the unalterable posi
tioa of the honest house in support
of the Dreson compensation sys
tem?
ii, as tne uregonian says, "cas
ualty insurance was hot involved,
why was the Bingham bill kept
in position to drive through until
2 o'clock ' Sunday morning of the
last day
of the session, and which
was hot finally withdrawn unal
the house almost broke up in a riot
on acco mt of the holdup by the
senate f the real compensation
bl.I?
And lack of it all remains this
paramount fact; that; the senate
held up tha compensation bill; that
In - conference it demanded accept-
a tee of
the spoilsmen's bill by the
I bouse . In return for the senate's
bill, and that even after the "house,
under the agreement, passed
spoilsmen's bill, the senate!
the
was
Stl'X noldlne un the comnensatlon
J wSS
; e Jl" 1U8e
, - wy.. -"
fAOrfiti Onnoio tu ,,.
j,v jjowev'r
Lfrom cont
nobody can prevent It
tfrotn continuing to explain
that
"great step forward," the spoils-
"great ste
menu's law.
THE JOURNAL
NATIONAL EDJTGRIAL
THE FIGHT FOR PROHIBITION
By GEORGE H, HODGES.
Ki-Gorernor of Kansas.
rpHE failure bf the German Nationai
1 .bank of Pittsburg, Pa., whose of-
: fleers and directors were -identi
fied; with the Pittsburg Brewing
pany. was attributed by the bank of
ficials to the acute decline of! the
brewing company s stock. The enact-
' . . i v. L, ,
i ; V7 V T .
and TV est Virginia and the extension
I of local option laws in eastern Ohio
! . , i
lowed. .This is our answer to one of
the master arguments of the inter
ests who are fighting a losing tight
to maintain their licensed privijeges
in yret . states, that prohibition does
not prohibit. The assignment of a
brewing company in Cincinnati and
a large distilling company : in Ken
tucky whose consuming territory is
going dry, is another commercial ar
gument that prohibition does prohibit.
A record of the shipments of liquor
into Kansas is' filed monthly bv the
express companies and the common
carriers with our county clerks. A
Kansas statute compels it. This gives
us an accurate method of ascertaining
the total quantity of liquors con
sumed. The amount of the avprage
consumption last year was less I than
$1.45 for every man, woman and 'child
in our state. The average individual
consumption of liquor in Missouri is
$24 per capita, although halt of jtheir
population live under local option
laws. 1
A small mathematical effort proves
that prohibition prohibits J37.500.000
yearly in Kansas, as compared j with
the annual consumption of . Ifquor by
the same number of people who lived
in Missouri during the same period of
time. It Is $81,000,000 less liquor
than the same number of New York
citizens use
in the same lengtli of
time. The New Yorkers use $50
worth of liquor a year, or 35 times
as much as Kansans use. These fig
ures' illuminate the fact that prohibi
tion prohibits in Kansas.
The second master argument, r that
federal prohibition is contrary tb the
established doctrine of states' rights,
is the same ancient argument clothed
in a different garb. Some object to
federal enactments,, basing theii- ob
jections . upon states' "rights. Th
same objection was offered when the
problem of slavery was being solved
The proposition that national prohi
bition is contrary to the letter and
spirit of our govemirtent sounds like
the slavery arguments of years; ago
Human rights and the weltSre of hu
manity must be given preference In
settling all moral questions. States
rights was the only excuse urged
against giving the colored race j their
freedom from bondage. States' rights
at that time was a stumbling block
that prevented recognition of the
rights of man and added years of
untold suffering and servitude tp hu
man beings. States' rights must not
be permitted to interfere witlh or
stand in the way of human rights.
of moral rights, 'of constructive
zenship, of rights of the family
citi
and
only
against an euueavur mat can
brin a better cdltion t0 the hman
race.
A man, who has been a Democrat
in Kansas all his life, has rigid ideas
of Democracy. ' I am a th6rough be
liever In the doctrine of states' r!gnts
but the most sacred right that a
citizenship enjoys Is the privilege of
changing Its constitution hen A ma
jority of its electorate so desire.
Every voter is an individual
living
part of the constitution of his
state.
when the voters desire to c
that historic state document,
lange
their
constitution, it is their privilege !to do
cannot be interpreted to meet the
present day needs and requirements
of the public, then It is the dujty as
well as the privilege of a citizenship
to change that constitution so that it
may conformp the present day 'needd
and requirements of the public.
s -
"The representatives of the south
ern states splendidly acquitted them
selves during the recent debate on
national prohibition In the halls of
congress. The states' rights jargu
ments came " from the north and not
from the southland. This wa$ evi
denced by the entire delegations of
Arkansas, Florida, Oklahoma, jfeouth
Carolina and Tennessee votiag solidly
for national prohibition. The (states
of Alabama, Georgia,' Kentucky, Mis
sissippi, -Missouri, North Carolina and
Virginia gave a majority of j their
votes " for national prohibition. ) The
states that voted solidly against . na
tional prohibition were the northern
standpat states of Connect icut, j Dola
ware,Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Utah and Indiana. :
The southern representatives gave
a magnificent demonstration of the
rightsTof their states' to defend them
selves against the liquor obligarchy
in anjf j way that tbe state saw fit.
The states' rights doctrine as. applied
to prohibition was, Only a means to
accomplish a desired end and urged
almost WhoHy by- those who were In
terested! in- sounding the death knell
of national prohibition. coprrint, 1815
Letters From the People
' (Comifetfnlcations sent to The Journal for
publication in thiar department should be writ
ten on nly one side of the paper, should not
fciceed 30 words in length and must be ac
eoiriaaied br the came and address ot the
sender, j If the writer doe not desire to haTe
the &ain published, he abould ao state.)
"Oiscsalon is the greatest of all reformers.
It ratliinalisee everything It touches. It ril
prihcipl.;iuf all false sanctity and throws them
berk on their reasonableness. If ther have
no reaatmableneas. It. rutulety crushes them
out of existence and sets up Its own conclusions
in their stead." Woodrow Wilson.
Street Car vs. Jftney.
St. Johns, Or., March 23.--To the
Editor of The Journal- Why does the
Jitney prosper at thev expense of the
street car? As I am a constant rider
on the St. Johns line, I have observed
since the advent of the. bus that the
cars are not so well patronized, l Have
also observed that the street car serv
ice has been somewhat improved; but
still the-' people do not seem to be
satisfied. Why is it? Have they gone
back on their old love? No, they have
not; and I beiieve if the street car com
pany would give service so that pas
sengers! would not have to wait from
15 to 25 minutes for a car, many who
now ride in a bus would take a street
car. A very small 'percentage of the
patrons ; of the bus ride because they
like it, but rather because they can
get to their destinations much quicker.
Some ot the buses .are a nightmare
to ride ; in, compared with the cars,
and the! writer has only used the bus
because of quicker service.
If thp etreet car company vouid
cease running double trains with 16
to 20 minute -service, and give us single
cars and an eight minute service, with
a running time out of 40 minutes, and :
35 minutes coming in, all cars entering j
St." Johns by way of the north side, -j
there would be no tedious waits at j
switches and no time for smoking rot-
gVrs" aid "employes.' the JUney bus ' sale $49,000,000 (face val-
would hum up tires in hustling to j ot 1 per cent bojida. One big
make expenses, and the patronage and. ; firm of private bankprs took the
good will would go. to the street car I whole issue at face value, aid Ira
company, where it rightfully belongs, mediately offered the bonds for sale
as it is; the railways that develop tne to the public at a premium of S per
country (cent; the public bought them promptly
As the. street car company is not j before the time came" for the banking
asking piy advice as to why the loss . house to pay over the money to the
of the nimble nickel, it will no doubt
contlnu to try our patience and Jempt
those wjho. ape in a hurry to take the
first conveyance that comes along.
Some! day perhaps the street car
company will see fit to give us cars the accrued Interest on the bonds be
with cross seats, which is one of the j tween their date and the day they
redeeming features of a "Jar" bus, as Were paid for Previously the second
it is not pleasing to sit opposite some ' purchasers had paid over the sums
people, i whose looks tell you they j called for by their purchases, and: this
think the whole world is going to the j money was deposited in the bank
devil, that hard times are here and i against which the huge check was
they naive not nor want any menus,
and tht everybody is trying to ,do
them. What they should do, as well
as the. street car company, is to cheer
up and imile a little, thereby making
things brighter for everyone.
I . DR. H. O. BROWK
Distrusts AUners' Leaders.
Portland, March 2. To the Editor
of The! Journal An article dated, at
Spokan. March 22, states that Presi
dent. Mo.yer, of the Western Federa
tion of-jMiners, is in that city endeav
oring to reorganize his union, whicn
was disrupted during the recent trou
ble at putte, Montana.
I was a member of the Western
Federation of Miners from its incep
tion until a short time ago, when tha
Butte No. 1 saw fit to turn the box
on me, because i refused to be con-j
trolled by members of the organiza
tion who were owned, body and soul.
by the (Amalgamated Copper company.
I have Been -thrdugh it all and am
conversant with the conditions exist
ing, in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and
Montana.
The first president' of the W. P. M.
is at this time a highly respected arid
wealthy citizen of Portland, and I pre
sume if no longer connected with the
labor union movement.
I ask your readers of current events
why suph a great and glorious country
as ours should be subjected to such
occurrences as have menaced the ,sec
tions of the country affected on ac
count of the -rottenness of , some of
the Inner workings of this and other
unions? Pure, unadulterated rred
spells the answer, and when the glut-' practice is unfair to both the street
tons have satisfied their appetites car company and the jitneys, but as
from the lives and fortunes of those
who were unfortunate enough to be
in their path, they Invariably forget
those who were so vitally instrumental
in placing' them in their exalted posi
tions and turn a deaf ear to the cry
for bread by the less fortunate.
TtiWe conditions are not what union
men are working far, but they, are the
conditions mey are producing by not
wueinvei.Hg wje.r obligation,. . wuKn
in any, organization is no more nor !
less than the avowal of a Christian
that wnlch hinotTZ 1 ,1 :
mat wnicn he knows to be honorable
and rleht In the y,. of th, world. I
axKi sksuis
facts, which are irrefutable, embracing
statementfl with affidavit. t vZ
them. I shall endeavor to show union !
men for whom they are working, and
why such horrible conditions exist.
j JAMES R. MURPHY.
Tiie New Branding Law.
Rye .Valley, Or., March 25. .To 'the
Editor of iThe Journal Kindly state
through your paper the name of the
person ; or commission to whom one ;
must send brand for state recording,
Can more than one party use or' record
the same brand in the state of Oregon? j
JOHN W. SARGENT.
IBraijids must be sent to and record-J
ed by tne state veterinarian. No brand ,
t.;i bo Ireeordprl hv niftre than nnji t..r.
c;vn bo irecorded by more than one per
son. complete analysis of the new
act was printed in The Journal Of
March 14, on page 12 of the first (or
principal news) section, and in col
umn l.J
Republican Ascendancy In Oregon.
Portland, Or.. March 25. To the Ed
itor of IThe Journal An observing per
son would suppose that after such a
length of time in the soup as the O. O.
P.: .has!-had in Oregon, it would not
hasten to show its hand. The fact that
it elected the governor and a legisla-
ture heavily. Republican should not
make it presumptuous. The state is
rWS h,OP, "SS'-'
Vri0X??V? li"
for they havi t ounA 'waV to'chas! 1
. . f f ..... i i t. r-r n.tlt(tn . . . . f Hi.. :
. .
Tiut-tv that u nA tY. .. t .1 a r... n.. i
clause to be hung onto a piece of rot- PPcr. Zuns something llke ti,lB: "fahaU
ten work, to keep It out of the power iw ln Portland be content with a mere
of the people to undo by the referen-1 strateec P"ion that may bring us
dum vote. Is wiling down the wrath of fHttle more than the .privilege of watch
an outraged constituency. Some of ! i laden passenger trains go by?" ;
tiiesse years the abuse of the enier-
Kency clause, will he so abrogated aa to The tourist, like the tariff, is largely
head off the particular vlama of of fend-I a local affair., But why doesn't Port
ers who are prone to invoke it for pur-, hind toot its own horn? That is what
poses of mischief. They should . re- j other cities in the Pacific northwest
member, that there was an act last fall I are doing.
PERTINENT. COMMENT AND NEWSJN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE
Nothing worries a liar like having
to tell the truth.
e e
Prosperity never spoils a man that
adversity cannot crusnj
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Two may play at thSi rame of love,
out inree spoil It. . i
People who come to hlh , words are
apt to indulge in some low ones,
A girl hasn't any use for a man who
is too cowardly to propose,
li 1
It takes an optimist I to get more
gooa out or a tmng ttian tnere is in it.
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He who stoops to brush a banana
peel from the sidewalk Is bent on do
ing good. 11"
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Unless a garment is uncomfortable,
you can't convince a woman It is
stylish. ...
. J'V":-'.- r
A spinster may live to congratulate
herself on the number of times she
didn't marry.
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When . a young widow hears of a
woman-hating man she ' wants to
j meet him for the purpose of taming
him. m j
; Marriage may be a civil contract.
but some men act very uncivil shortly
after the contract is duly signed and
sealed. ,
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There isn't a mother 4n Europe who
would not spank her young son If he
should act as foolishly as Europe is
acting. i
Some men think- they are liberal
with their wives because they give
them enough money with; which to pay
the . grocery bills. j
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When a woman can't, have" as ex
pensive a hat .as she wishes, she de
termines to live anywhere just to see
that her children are not neglected.
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Before marriage he is crazy for an
opportunity to rescue some one from
a burning building while she is look
ing on. In a. few years, however, he
prefers for her to investigate the
noise in the next room. .
HOW BANKS HANDLE A BIG CHECK
By John M. Oskison. i '
Recently, the Pennsylvania railroad
; railroad.
On the day payment to the road
was made the .original buyers made
out a check on a national bank for
$49,098,000 the $98,000 representing
arawn. i I
when the. railroad received the
check. It was credited with $49,098,
000 on the accounts of the national
bank. Then the railroad drew a num
ber of checks on this bank and depos
ited them In a number of other banks.
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to abolish the state senate, and if the
electors could have foreseen the re
sults of continuing the senate, there
might be another story! to tell now.
The G. O. P; should remember that
from Geer to WithycoVnbe was a space
of 16 years, in which la- Republican
governor Was not elected in our state;
and If the present administration does
not improve on old-time G. O. P. meth
ods, it may be more than IB years be
fore it elects another. I am a Lincoln
Republican, but not one iof the present
day brand.
W. II. W.
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The Jitney Jitneyed.
? Portland, March 23.r-JTo .the Editor
of The Journal A census is being
taken of all jitneys In Portland. The
movement began today, i The names of
drivers, owners of cars, numbers and
addresses are taken, and will be tabu
lated. The object of the census is to
determine how many cars are in oper
ation, who are memberp of the Wel
fare society, and to segregate the le
gitimate .jitneys from the tramps, and
for the purpose of publishing the list
each month. - j
Upon investigation- so far we find
three real estate men and 6ne drug
gist who are running morning and
evening, during the rush hours.. The
there is no law to prevent tnese men
from going into the Jitney business
for a few hours each klay, no doubt
they will continue to pick up a little
pin money. H. E. JOHNSON.;
Desert Claimants flights.
Voltage, Or., March 19. To the Edi
tor of the Journal I have heard that
a ,aw has been passed that if a person
filed on a desert claim and was unable
t t sufflcIcnt water to make proof,
y, 011ifi tltl bv navine an art.ii-
" fents rLprovTdinghe
. . ,,. , . .,.,. , ,
J" ,f Wl? ' J
i'Fr- rvriTT'r
of toe character-indicated in the, ln"
quiry has been enacted.; The inquirer.
however," would do well to write to the
officials or tne tana oriice in nis ai-
trict, stating his situation clearly, and
asking for information
and advice.;
The Dog Pound. I
Portland, March 25. To . the Editor
of The Journal Kindly1 let me know
if the dog pound is controlled by the
city, or
if It is a private society
I " am compelled to pay-
and if
license, even if the dog never does tsee
the street? ,. . . u. O.i
The city has exclusive charge or ttie
pound, and owners must pay license.
even if dogs are kept off the streets.!
fVhy fiot Toot Yourj Own Horn?
From the Seattle Times. '
A Portland "paper presumably takes
exception to the fact that both Seattle
and Spokane are Informing travelers
to the Stn Francisco exposition of lo
cal "wonders and attractions," Both
cities are runninz advertisements in
eastern magazines,
-Prom the Oregon standpoint, the
tourist who visits' San
Francisco and
Seattle ' or Spokane cannot "avoid
passing through Portland. Of course
it could be done easily, through the
advertised arj. itrac-uVV .team:
",7 P tr7rn pi' Snud to the
aZtZTrSS? whic manyof
of the middle west, re-
J!? the
svb s a ass a-'M.sc r. k . a i ast.x3. iiu t a i. .
XJUI. "iur:i J
from the Portland
1 he Times Joesn t pretend to answer.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Ashland Tidings: The ' militia! boyb !
have made a great Improvement in the ;
appearance of - the park rows around
the armory building..' The lawns have
been graded, leveled and seeded. Shrubs
and-flowers will be planted. i
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A Portland prospect, hb Viewed bvl
the Eugene Register: "Portland will !
soon have a season of grand opera at I
a dollar a throw with 25 cent matinees. '
But what's the use of having i grand 1
opera if everyone can afford to go?" ;
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Neighborly testimonial In Tallas '
Observer: 'That the Civic Improve- j
ment club of Independence has accorn-!
plished something is evidenced by the'
appearance of the residence section of
that town. Surely Dallas will have to :
move upa notch or two to keep! pace.
wiui its neignuor. 4
.
Appealing for a syptem of small
rarkstnear the heart of the city, the j
rt-iiuiciuii mm uirgunmn says: urass
and water !ook good- in eastern Oregon,
particularly in the summer time. -Such
places appeal immensely to strangers
and they are always a Joy' to loci
residents. -Parks represent an invest
ment in happiness, and happiness is
what we all are after."
.'
A message of cheer from the Monroe
Leader: "With the advent of spring
weather,- things are looking up a little
in and about Monroe. Carloads and
wagonloads of building material are
being -moved here and there and the
Indications point to renewed activity in
the building line. There are several
business deals and building enterprises
on the way that we are. not yet per
mitted to turn loose from under our
hat." ! ... .
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Marshfleld . Record: Superintendent
W. F. Miller of the Coos Bay, Rose
burg & Eastern Railroad & Navigation
Co. has agreed to send to the expont
tion a tie taken from the local rail
road which has been doing duty for -a 2
years and a .pile from the railroad dock
that has been in service the ( same
length of time. Both are of white
cedar. There are piles in the bay of
Port Orford cedar still in good preser
vation that have been driven 60 years.
and some of these -may be- forwarded
ta Han raneisco also.
These other banks were, .. In nearly
every case, the banks on which the
second purchasers of the bonds drew
to pay for their share.
All of these transactions the " orig
inal payment by the first purchasers,
th payments by the second)) pur
chasers, the deposit of the single big
check, and the redeposlt by the rail
road took place In one banking day.
At the end of the day, therefore,
every bank's balance stood Just about
as it was before;, there had been no
transfer "of any great sum of money.
It was a very Interesting Illustra
tion of the working of a credit ma
chinery properly organized. It
showed, in a spectacular way, the
functions of 'our banks. - j
With a properly co-ordinated bank
ing system, money ceases to be of
more than minor Importance.! Not
upon cash bills and coins are the
financial transactions of the country
based, but - upon credit. We ought
to realize this truth more and more
clearly, and overlook no opportunity
to perfect a credit banking system.
If ten dollars of businesses done on
one dollar of actual money the banks
must work together without friction.
A FEW SMILES
At a party Miss Brown had ung
us a Long Way
to Tlpperary.l' and
for days after she
was singing or
humming it to herself.-
"
"It seems to haunt
me." she said to a
friend who had also
been at the party.
"No 'wonder," said the friend. "Look
at the way you murdered It!"
The canny Scotchman - Is ever fa
mous for his thrift. Ian MacDougal,
about to leave on a
Journey, proved no
exception to the
rule. To his wife
he s a id: " N o o,
Janet, dlnna forget
to mak' lettle San
dy tak' .off his
glasses when he's
na lookin' through
them." National Food Magazine.
Two men were complimenting each
other on their hab
its of temperance.
D I d you e e r.
neighbor," said
on, "see me with
more than I could
carry?"
"No, .Indeed' was
the reply, "but I
h a y seen y o u
when I thought you had better gone
twice after It."
The Ragtime Muse
Weather Notes.
The fain Is quite a useful thing;
We could not do well without ft
The flowers grow and robins sing
Because of and about it.
To stop its raining all the time
Would surely be a pity. i
But on some days it seems a crime
io nave ram in the city.
I'd like to offer some advice'
If but the rain would heed it:
Go make the country wet and hie
The farmers always need it. i
Still, It should not delay their toil.
But come Just at the right time.
Wash put the air and wet the soil
..Discreetly In the ftight time, j
If In the city you remain. I
Kind rain and much-respected.
Oh, wlll you not come, gentle rain. '
When company's expected? i
Especially the prosy folk
At least those who so strike us
But keep away and play no, joke.
jn Luuse we luce wjio line us.
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JiOve Letters. r -,
From the Detroit News.
When love letters come Intfc print
the comic element in. the divine paws! on
looms abov everything, and the world.
Instead of lovingr the lover, snickers at
him.- I , j ;
A warrant charging disturbance of
the pece was sworn out by' & young
woman who had been receiving letters
In which the young man declared that
she was "imbedded ln his heart," and
that "his face was a welling from kitt
ing her at a distance."- i ,
t Love, said a great poet; puts a man
to a test only comparable to the ordtil
bt dissolution. He Who swaggers, lord
ly in his strength and self control,
fepills himself on paper as a mushy,
sniveling, nappy sontimentalist when
he 'pens a love letter.
! Napoiton. Thackeray and Browning
wrote with diguity and power to wom
en; the average man becomes puerile
in addrenfing the object of his affec
tions. If lovei-s could hear. In iinaRina.
tion, their phrases being Intoned by
attorneyi. in breach of promise and
divorce suits, the United States mails
would carry less pathetic piffle, '
BUILDERS OF
PORTLAND'S BIG
ROSE FESTIVAL
Twelve business and (profes
sional men have undertaken the
contract to furnish Portland
with her Ninth Annual Rose
Festival in a manner that the
circus-poster would describe as
"bigger and. better than ever."
The part each of these 12 men
,wiH play in this year's municipal
playfcst will be set forth -in a
striking fashion in a color page
in The Sunday Journal Maga
zine next Sunday.
The Ways of War
Although it is difficult for us
of, the western world to realize
it. hundreds of thousands of
men are this minute waging war
on each other in many parts of
Europe or preparing to resume
their campaigns once the weath
er condition permit., A page of
photographs in The Sunday
Journal Magazine . will show
many phases of life in the armed
camps of Europe. :
The Tango Bug
Is it kin to the divorce mi
crobe? Mrs. Ralph Herz. famed
for her dancing, declares that it
is, and in an illustrated article
next Sunday will tell why.
How Old Are You?
The United States Public
Health Service, recently suggest-
ed the formation of a rhyme or
jingle as a means of recalling
the date of one's birth. Accord
ingly a number of representa
tive men and women have sub
mitted jingles that will be pub
lished in an attractive fashion
next Sunday.
For the Boy a and Girls .
Charles A. Ogden. "The Car
toonagram Man," and Georgene
, Faulkner. "The Story Lady,"
have been busy this week, and
the results of their labors will
make another fascinating page
for the little ones next-Sunday.
Here and There
Two pages .or miscellaneous
information, including odd facts
itv the realm of science, the
week's best short stories. Fred
C. Kelly's anecdotes about men
of national renown and the im
pressions of the leading cartoon
ists will appeal to all readers.
Clemencia's Crisis
This romantic story by Edith
Ogden Harrison, .wife of Mayor
Carter H. Harrison of Chicago,
is approaching a thrilling crisis
as the readers of the installment
to be published next Sunday will
learn.
All of the Good
Things Not in
The Magazine
' Here are: some of the special
features that will be found in the
news sections next Sunday.
Europe s Tragic Pride
Much of warring Europe's
misfortune has been brought
.about by the fatal pride - and
jealous rivalry between the sev-
eral nations declares Guglielmo
Ferrerp in the fifth article of his
series concerning Europe and
the war, in which he points out
that permanent .peace only can
come with disarmament.
When We Grow Fat v
Don't worry about it. writes
Dr. Woods Hutchinson, former
Portland! physician, whose arti
cles dealing with medical sub
jects in popular terms have won
wide recognition. The time to
worry, he declares, is when
we grow thin. In any event
there is a wealth of comfort in
this article for the fat folk and
plenty of information f or all.
For Women Readers
The usual quantity of special
articles for milady will be in
cluded next -Sunday.
First of all. there will be an
other up-to-the-minute illus
trated fashion letter by Anne
Kittenhouse. ' .
k Sarah Hale Hunter "will offer
tome attractive designs that will
be of interest tb the needle
woman. Mine. Qui Vive has something
to say relative to real flesh and
blood buds and blossoms that
will please '
The. housewife will find many
helpful suggestions in short
articles of ary Lee. Dorothy
Dolan and others,
The Sunday Journal
Complete in four news sec
tions, magazine anJ! pictorial
supplement and comic section.
Five Cents the Copy
. Everywhere
"The Biggest Five Cents'
Worth in Type"
Might He Prompter.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Mr. Rockefeller Jr. saya that he will.
If necessary, contribute to the relief
of former employes of the Colorado
Coal & Iron Co., and that If the stale
officials request, the ltockef tiler foun
dation will consider the deHtrabillty of
relieving unemployed mlm-re fn that
stat4 But Is it nerenKry lo jji
through ti "pr-lud of "requests" and
"a ppln-atlons" -to g-t Hi.tlon for. u1lln4
drKtitute people? After the entinifilan
tic praises vf M'-Uht JoTipk, one might
expect the Rockefeller charity to bf'
a little prompter than that.