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HE' OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY-. EVENING, APRIL 5t 1915. I ;THE JOURNAL AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER C S. JACKSON. .Publisher Published ererr eenlne (except Sunday) and ever Sunday morning tt The Journal Hull lo. troaawy mma iimmu sis., roruinojw. ':. fcntered at tbs jKtuf?.'ce at Portland. Or., tot UsnsmtMkin tbrousb the mail as second cum matter. 1 . - - 1 , - Main 7173; Rom A-8051. All ' ' departments reached by base numbers. 711 r ; tha nrukntftV vt-hnt laruti'i merit von WSDt. "OKSIUN AIVK(tTISJa aEPUKHKNTATlVK ')-' Benjamin Kentnor Co., BniDwlck Bldg.. i 225 fifth ?. New York, 1218 People's Uaa Bldg., Chicago. f ; . KutMuriptloa terms by mall or to any md- tfieaa in tie United 6'tatea or Mexico: DAILY tM ear... ... (5.00 f Oce mouth.. .....$ M . SUNDAY '.' Vat year. ..... .f20 One month....... DAILY AND 8 UK DAT One year. .37.no One month. There's not much practical Christianity In the man who lives on better terms with angels and seraphs than with his children, servants and neighbors.- IL W. Beecher. . . OREGOX ArPKOPIUATIOXS 0 REGON fares well In appro priations apportioned by the war department for the 15 months ending June 30, j 1916. , For continuing work, the mouth I of the Columbia receives $1,500,- 000. The sum is $250,000 more than was carried by the' bill out J of the House, and $250,000- less than was reported" in the amended i bill in the Senate. Oregon is re- ported asreceiving higher propor l tionate averages than the rest of f tho country. J Considering the fight made on rivers and, harbors work and the shortage of federal revenues re sultant from the war, the allot ments for Oregon are fairly liberal, and reflect' credit on the Oregon delegation. While all other mem bers of the delegation were effect - tive. Senator Chamberlain's posi tion on the commerce cominit-ee wa- undoubtedly a. strong factor in the result. Another forct. that exercised . vital influence was the self help that Oregon people have displayed In waterway improvements. The $500,000 for which Portland and! Astoria- people taxed themselves in aid of the work at the mouth of the Columbia, was 500,000 un answerable arguments fpr the fed eral government to do the Columbia-justice. Gradually, the Columbia system Is getting on the national map as . one ot the great waterway f routes of the nation. It is encouragement for the peo ple,, to whom it is an unrivalled asset, .to' keep hammering away. If we never give up, we can, through this waterway system, bring the Northwest region into that heritage of activity and pros perity which is Its destiny. DECREASING REVENUES NINE states from which the federal government derives a total revenue of over $5 000,000 a year on liquor will he "dry" next year. These states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Oregon, Virginia and Washington. "The increase in the extent of prohibition territory- and the num ber of local option zones is forc ing a new problem upon the gov ernment. A reduction of $2,000, 000 in income from taxes on alco . nolle beverages during the present fiscal year is predicted, and it is said the situation is reaching a point, where the government may have to doylse new system of tax ation to overcome diminishing re ceipts from liquor sources. The predictions of temperance advocates that there would be a big shrinkage in revenue are com ing true. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Peters says: The revenues from whiskey and al coholic beverages have shrunk con Bideraly over $2,000,000 a year, and this, , unquestionably, is due to the spread of the temperance movement. We are prepared to see it continue - to i diminsh from this cause. " The government's revenue from customs last year was $292,320, 1014, while the tax on -distilled Spirits and fermented liquors amounted to $226,356,314. Treas ury officials say that in the last two years there was a rapid decline in the federal income from the sale dt intoxicants. Their statements lire Interesting, indi cating a new fiscal problem and also throwing light on a question much 1 debated in Oregon during " the last state campaign. IMMIGRATION DECLINES INDICATIONS are that the fiscal year which ends June 30 next, will have the smallest immigra tion record since 1898. In that year only 229,000 aliens came to the United States. The effect of Europe's war ' on Immigration is made plain by jie figures. In January the number of- Immigrant arrivals was 15,481, compared "with 20,944 in Decem ber, 4 4 .7 0 8 in January, 191 4 , and r 46,441 in January, 1913. The ten year average for . January is 43, 289. "For the 'irst seven months s of the fiscal year, beginning with July, 1914, the arrivals totaled 220,365, compared with 779,574 for the same period of the previous . year. . ' The sudden stoppage of the im migrant . flood : Into the United States is illustrated by the fact that In the fiscal year ending June 30 last the arrivals totaled 1,218, 480. the second largest total in the nation' . history. The record of 220,365 arrivals' during seven months of the war indicates that the total for the year may be in tho neighborhood of -300,000, or approximately , the total for the last year; of our Civil war. The total alien movement to and from this country for the seven months ending February 1 was 296,578 arrivals and 297,993 , de partures, resulting in a net loss of 1415. Th-jse figures, however, in clude non-immigrant as well as im migrant aliens, and the departures were made up in large part of re servists going bpck to their home countries, to enter the fmies. Immigration to. tte United States will not be resumed on i a large scale while the European war lasts. Euoptt- needs all her able-bodied met. as Boldiers. Whether the war's end will see immigration re stored to former figurfes is uncer tain. Europe may decide that she need;; what men she has left to re build what war has destroyed. , THE WOMEN ULTNOMAH county women have another chance to make good their claim to the ballot. They have everywhere shown their interest in better civic con-, ditions. It has-been broadly pro claimed of them that they stand for public improvements which bet ter the lot of human beings. .They are for protection and nourishment of the home. They are for school houses and school books. They are for the children in the cottage as well as for the children in the mansion.- Is it not, the logic then, of their natural bent, to be for the proposed road im provements that will advance the life environments of Portland, that will tie the city and country life of Multnomah county closer to gether, and that will give work to men who have been out of employ ment all winter and whose homes have been "without many life neces saries all winter? We all talk about the unem ployed. We profess infinite sym pathy and express great solicitude fo? the husbands and fathers who cannot find work to do. We talk and talk and talk and shed tears and tears and tears about the hands that have rothing to do and can find nothing to do. Why not do something besides dispensing talk and teardrops? Why not vote a bond issue that will give almost a million dollars worth of work to jobless men? WHEN IS A WOMAN OLD? PORTLAND'S Lavender club cannot hold future meetings in the public library building. "We laugh so loud and have such jolly times that we disturb the peace, which is quite a joke on us, isn't it?" explained the club's president. No woman can become a mem ber of the Lavender club unless she has seen fifty birthdays, the ago when a woman is supposed to be -old. But when is a woman old? The suggestion, implied in their club's name, that these women are old is absurd. Was it not neces sary to exclude them from the library because of their laughter and their jolly outlook upon life? No woman Is" old when Che can contribute to exuberant gaiety which bars a lot of estimable women from a public building. Managers of ( Young Women's Christian Associations in . different parts of the country have ruled on this question of old women. In a New England city it was recently decided that women cease to be young at the age of thirty-five and must give up privileges in associa tion buildings enjoyed by active members. But that ruling was solely for administrative purposes. It did not settle the question when a woman passes the boundary be yond which she can no longer be called young. There is an old rule that a man is as old as he feeis and a woman as old as she looks. That may be the-way to judge men and some women, but it seems that members of' the Lavender club have estab lished another standard for them selves. They are as old as they act. The Journal is glad that these women have been excluded . from the library for the cause assigned. There is something magical about youthful years, but there is inspira tion in the spirit of youth that stays with a woman until; she is seventy, that makes her die young at eighty. NOT A HEAVY BURDEN 0SE wonders some times how some men have been able to accumulate a little property. The class , referred to is the ond that always opposes any public improvement on the ground that taxes will be increased a few cents. Fortunately for the progress of the world the class is largely in the ? minority. f How would a mer chant succeed if he did not make additional outlay in fitting up his storeroom with an equipment that would increase his facilities for doing business and bring in a larger revenue. How would a cor poration succeed if it did not use its credit to increase the -value of its resources supporting the loan. It is a well established principle in business that extension of credit within safe limits is necessary to obtain maximum results. . The saving to a community out side the reduced cost of mainte nance by having permanent roads Is the difference between the old hauling costs' and the hauling costs over the new roa-d. Furthermore the improvement of "market roads Is followed by an Increase of ton nage. i, ' -, Some taxpayers' oppose the pro posed bond issue of $1,250,000 on the ground that the tax burden will be too heavy. Let us see how much it will amount to. For the first four years -the only charge will be the Interest charge. Based on the pres ent assessment this will amount to eighteen - and one-half cents per year on every one thousand dollars assessed against the taxpayer. The fifth year,, when one-tenth of the bond Issue is to be retired, the cost to the taxpayer will be fifty-six cents on every thousand of assessment. The cost then diminishes until at the end of the fourteeath year when the last installment of bonds is retired it will be thirty-nine cents on every thousand. The burden is not heavy after all. , : i : .. i - - J ' BEHOLD THE MESS FEBRUARY 17, the governor notified Engineer Bowlby of his dismissal from office. He said Bowlby was a competent and faithful engineer but his re moval was necessary to get a' more "generous treatment of roads" by the legislature. Now, the governor says, "I regret that Mr. Bowlby has seen fit to leave his post so abruptly." HoHill"'abruptly" did Bowlby leave after being torpedoed, and walked on for weeks by Treasurer Kay and the governor? The governor and Treasurer Kay put Bowlby out and Cantine in, and then asked Bowlby to be spe cial engineer under Cantine for the work In Hood River and the set tlements in the other counties. But the contracts specify that only the state highway engineer, who is Cantine, can make these settle ments. The attorney: general's of fice decided that it would be un lawful for anybody but State High war Engineer Cantine to do it. In spite of the official opinion that only the state engineer can do the business, Treasurer Kay. speaking to the newly installed. Engineer Cantine, thus ordained: I don't want you to mix up in any way with the affairs of the old ad ministration. But, "how are we going to settle claims?' asked the governor. - Kay thereupon said the "county courts would have to settle them." Meanwhile, the contracts say. the state highway engineer must settle them, and Cantine is the state highway engineer. The attorney general's office says the state engi neer alone can settle them. Where fore, in road matters at Salem, are we under government by law or under government by caprice and the state treasurer? Can the state treasurer amend the law? March 29, a meeting of the highway commission was held. Here is a statement of the proqeed ings from the official minutes: Meeting called, by Governor Withy combe to consider appointment of highway engineer. Mr. Olcott ex pressed himself as still in f avor of Mr. Bowlby. Mr. Kay moved that E. I. Cantine of Portland be appointed state highway engineer to take effect April 15, 1915. Mr. Olcott seconded the same. Governor and Mr. Kay voted "aye" and Mr. Olcott "no." . The engineer's salary is $3000' a year. The 4plan to have Bowlby finish up; the old work 'meant $3000 a year for him. It meant two engineers instead of one. If Bowlby doesn't serve, Treasurer Kav insists . that some other snecial engineer at $3000 per shall be em ployed. Why hjre - a special engineer to complete the old work and settle with "the contractors? Why not have Cantine, the regular engineer, do it, as Bowlby, as regular engi neer, was! to do It? Why shield Cantine? What is the need Of Cantine if he is not to do the engineer's work? Why did the governor and Treasurer Kay employ Cantine if a special engineer must be employed at $3000 per to do the engineer's work, which is Canti-'p's work, which the contracts declare to be Cantine's work, and which the at torney general's office holds to be Cantine's work? Behold, the Mess!' ONE MAD DOG E LEVEN persons 11 dogs, one cat and three rabbits are the known victims of a mad dog that terrorized a South) Port land district Friday afternoon and evening. Nine children and two grown ups were attacked, and with one or two exceptions, all were se verely bitten. All are to submit, to the Pasteur treatment. Doubtless, this passing event will be considered by the authorities. If there are to be other outbreaks of the kind, people fchquld, at least be warned, to be on their guard. As much protecting care as this i3 due such, of the dogs as are prized by their owners. ' ' Looking Backward. From Lif e- Hokus: I feel like the oldest per son in the world. Pokus: What are you talking about I You're not a day over 35.. Hokus: Yes, but I've just " been listening to a 16yeax-old boy tell about the things he used to do when he was a kid. . - . -,. . Apt Simile. From the Milwaukie Journal. This March reminds' us ' of all the liars - who ever came back from the golden west: Just warm enough to be ' comfortable outdoors in the day time and you sleep under a blanket every night. THE JOURNAL NATIONAL EDITORIAL THE REGENERATION OP FREJfCH PEOPLE. THE By DAVID STABB JOEDAIf, Chancellor of Inland Stanford Jnnlor Univeratly. WISH in a few words to present my highest respects and best wishes to the Republic of FranceV express my faith 'la the sound I to ness of her char acter, the fullness of her courage and strength of her Intellect. At the same time I wish to modify or to modernise cer t a i n statements made by me In 1907, In a little book called "The Human Harvest." The essence of Dr. Jordan. the argument is this: .,War reduces the virile and soldierly elements in a nation, leav ing to an increased degree the timid and inert to be, the fathers of the new . generation. Like produces like In human heredity. In the cam pcJgns ,of Napoleon the stfong men of France were destroyed to a degree without parallel In history One tangible result, as made known by numejous writers in France, was the visible shortening of stature of the French people. This in itself had.no significance, for a small man is just as good as a largje one if he is well put together. But with the differ ence In stature must go other dif ferences, less easily measured, but of vastly greater social Importance. These have been frankly admitted by many French writers, who have speken of France as "una nation blessee," a crippled nation. y certain German writers they havfe been unduly exaggerated in a theory that the. Latin nations are one and all decadent; hopelessly un able to ' revive their past efficiency. The law of heredity is this: Like the seed is the harvest; the man who lsleft for parenthood fixes the conditions of the generations which follow. -iFrom official statis tics of France, Professor Vernon L. Kellogg has shown that "the average heiglH of the men of France began noticeably to decrease with the com ing of age In 1813 of the young men born in the Revolutionary wars 1792 1802, and that It continued to de crease In the following year," slowly rising again in later times of peace. Those born after1 1815 began to in crease again, the average conscript height in Napoleon's time being 1625 millimeters, in 1840 being about 1S5. Running parallel with variations in height is the Increasing per cent of exemption from infirmities followed by corresponding rise. But this con dition did not soon change, the rise to the normal being very slow. As to these general facts there can be no question. There Is no achieve ment so costly to race as military glory, and France has had more than her share of it. -- But. on the other hand, the human race has great power of recuperation. Peace and security, Industry ' and economy enable the natural forces of selection to work, and their oper ation Involves the survival of the fit. This means race regeneration. There is no finer human ctock on earth than that of France. For that reason a normal regeneration may be relatively rapid. The French peo ple represent a harmonious blending of the Latin, the Norman, the Teuton and the Frank, They have always been characterized by courage, self control under real trials, and above all, by an Intellectual lucidity and power of clear expression not equal led by any other race. I have known France more or less well from my student days in Paris, In 1879. to the outbreak of ths present catastrophe, which was thrust upon unwilling France by the perfection of military savagery. I have seen, I believe, a steady rise in . the sturdy spirit of democracy, interest in serious problems and in every advance in philosophy, litera ture, art and science. The word "de cadent" has no meaning as applied to France. - The nation has been sorely wounded, and by her own sons, but she has made a swift re covery; and since she turned her face from militarism no nation in the world has moved - forward. In the things thals count in civilization mre surely than the Republic off France. She has the sympathies', and ; good wishes of almost the whole civilized world. She has most certainly mine. With Professor Guerard, I do not see France aa a goddess, . austere, remote; 1 see her intensely human, stained with indecencies and blasphemies, scarred with innumerable battles, often blinded " and stumbling but fighting on, undismayed for ideals he cannot always define. An old nation, a wounded nation, perhaps, but her mighty heart is throbbing with unconquerable life. . mm Copyright. 1915. Letters From the People (Coid anleatione Bent to Tbe Journal for publication Id tiiia department should be writ ten on only one side of tbe paper, eboald not uceed 800 war da 1a lengtb 'and must be ac comianied by the came and addresa, of the sender. . M the writer, does not dealre to hare tlie mhi published, he ahould so atate.) 'Dlaenaaion la the greatest of aU reformers. It rationalizes everything It touches. It robs principles of "sU false aanctity and throws thecn back on their reasonableness. If they hae no reasonableness, it ruthlessly crushes them out of existence and te' up Its own conclusions In their stead." Woodrow Wilson. ... Pacifist Groups Compared. Portland, March 31. To the Editor of -The Journal The war still rages. In Europe and all ' ever the world there is longing for the com- ing of peace. To this end., wa learn, two mighty . forces 1 are working tb churches everywhere, of - all -..belief 6, and the followers of the Marxian philosophy. Note the difference in the treatment of these agencies by the military authorities:' The churches call upon Almighty God to use his in fluence to end the strife, but say naught to the people or to the men in the ranks to quit fighting; with the result that carnage goes on, more guns are called for, more warships are demanded, additional submarines nd aeroplanes are provided, and ad ditional calls are made for war funds. I And the emissaries of God are un molested by the military authorities, as they seem to regard them as harm less individuals who will not Interfere with their program; and the civilians who are supplying war munition's have no fear for their profits, so do not urge any action toward prayer-stopping being taken. But what a difference In the efforts of the Marxians. Thev ursre the sol diers not to. fight, to go to their homes and stop , shedding blood. They, in their legislative sphere, even refuse to vote for funds to pay for man killing machines. They know that if war is ever to become unknown man kind must supply the force to over throw it, by playing the part of broth ers to all their fellows. Mark what follows: The spokesmen who talk on tihe street corners are Jailed; some are court-martialed and shtf. Those who edit newspapers are ordered to quit Criticizing the military arfd the treat ment of soldiers. Failing to do this the editors are ordered to report for rhilltary duties, their papers are con fiscated, and so the dangerous ele ments, which would end war and war profits, are forbidden to exercise their abilities fruitfully because they really want peace. They realize that God helps those who help themselves, rath er than those who want to shoulder the whole responsibility on him either because they are ignorant of the pow er he has given them or because ihey ajre too cowardly -to take chances ot opencung the war beneficiaries. Which of the two classes Is the more Christlike? JOSEPH BARRATT. Taxes and Mudholes. Sherwood, Or., April 2. To the Edi tor of The Journal We hear and read so much about taxes now that I would lke a little space In your paper to ejxplode my opinion on what 1 know ajbout them. We read of single tax, income tax. Inheritance tax, and just simple tax. Well, Washington county hasn't any of the above named taxes, but has worse. It has what might properly be called triple or quadruple taxes; for that is what it amounts to, compared with a just tax. (About February, 1911, I bought a small farm in Washington county for which I paid a good price. Before buying it I inquired as to the amount of taxes paid the previous year and was informed as to the amount, which I! considered not so bad. But when I g0t my tax statement for the follow ing year the tax had doubled that of the previous year. I then Inquired of several neighbors as to how their taxes compared with their taxes of the year before, and was told by all that they were about the jsame. There fore I concluded some mistake was made in mine, and accordingly wrote the assessor to look the matter up, and sdon received a repjy from that gen tleman stating that "he thought me as sessed tod low,, as the records showed quite a sum paid at the last sale over the previous sale of the land. The argument I "considered about as logical as that of a school boy of 9 years old, for if I had paid too much for a piece of property, why should I be assessed too ; much? We read of and sympathize with the poor Russian, whose taxes are about 50 per cent of his income, but in Wash ington county we have them skinned a :mile. I have a neighbor whose tax for 1913 was about 75 per cent of the Income of the property for the same year. I also have another neighbor who paid over $1 an acre on a patch of fir stumps, whose annual produc tion would starve a billy goat to death in six months, and my own tax for last year was about 107 per cent of my income so far as the property was concerned. And for all the high taxes we have no good roads. Many farmers here are keeping four horses to haul a two horse load of produce to market, and those with two horses can only haul a one horse load. I asked an old set tler why these roads were laid out so crooked and up and down hill so much when they could be better located, and was informed that most of these roads were originally old Indian trails. He said, "See that big mud hole in the road down yonder? Well, that was there 35, years ago when I came here, only now it is about three times the size It was then." ' CHARLES -EVERELL. As to Land Entries. Or March 31. To the Edi tor of The Journal Please let mo- know through the columns or your paper if a person that , took a home stead in Oregon, and made proof on It, can take another homestead in Mon tana or Washington, and how rnany acres one can own and still fild on land. INTERESTED READER, It would be hazardous to give ad vice on the meagre statement pre sented by the inquirer, who would Hlo well to direct his questions to the officials' of the United States land of fice In his district, stating fully and clearly his situation as to entry aind proof, and asking for information alnd Instructions. All land offices have, for free distribution on request, certain circulars relating to the different classes of land entries, and those de siring information and direction should apply for these circulars. On Kind of Barometer. Portland, April 3.-To the Editor ofl The Journal I nave usea uus iur o y tors, and at my breakfast 1 ca.i da- j scribe the kind of day it is going: to ber. If the foam on your coffee or teacup stays in the center of the cup, it is going to be a fine day, no matter if It i3 raining at the time of observa tions. If it circles around outside the center it will be cloudy with showers.; If i it goes to the side of the cup' it ; will Tain, no matter if the sun is 9hiri- ; ing. eiore a ius" antics of the foam. ' BILL STANTON. Decries Floggiag. j Tii r. A Ty 9. Tn the iJUOU iliUJi, v . , Editor of The Journal According to - T.i. ,j nowtonaner one of the Port land judge's Js t in favor of having criminals, or at least some of them, whipped. I had thcught this -idea was relegated as unnecessary and cruel, and as a relic of barbarism, and I sup- .T TarBAV. VAN thft Ofllv flt.at.A c w . s - " claiming notoriety in this regard, ex cept so far as wu ucmer n-3 con cerned. But it seems Delaware is a whipping post state also. X have been whipped at school and A i V.H r T cu n't av T think it evi living, a - - did any good to me, and I take pride v ... J u : 1 . 1 r. in '.'saying i. never wiuijueu -though I have taught school several times. ' . " "' have lone it unto one of the least of tnese ye nave aue iv muo mc, uiu be : not Include the down, and outs? The teacher who whipped me at school PERTINENT COMMENT SMALL CHANGE , Real art is to make it pay. Alas for actor, who only think they are! ... . i - SxcessiVe liabilities make marriage a failure. - . True blue Is a term that isn't ap plicable ta good milk. I A trial of adversity often makes a change of venue desirable, Good digestion is needed when a fellow has to eat bis own words. .';-:L.iy-v;-Wt-lrv C.-' : Many a bright woman takes danc ing lea son s alter sne reaches A villase editor tells us that hard icier is the spirit of the country press. Yet a man hardly ever strikes a happy vein in the vicinityl of hjs funny bone. i ' i j - m:- ai, 3 e-x. ..Ay- After a man has been married a year or two -he looks as neglected as an old grave. I .---1 v;;,- I A smile may hide a man's thoughts, just as paint occasionally conceals a woman's complexion. j - t - 1 i If a mule and a horse are (hitched to the same wagon the mule looks a's meek as any mamea man. It should be a penal offense to grinj out 'Coming Through the Ry" on a hand organ in a prohibition precinct. -. ! People should not always Judge one by the company he keeps. A (monkey is tied and can't help associating with an organ grinder. . j Advice usualry--!oes good. It cheers the man who gives it. and since the other fellow is already at thej bottom it can't hurt him much. j . After daughter begins to age a little too much, mother reaches the point where she is willing for the child to marry a man In father's .class. COMMENT OF NORTHWEST PRESS DALLAS XT-MXZ-RS Whatever the differences of opinion asf to the wisdom of the president's policies, his critics concede his patriotism, his in telligence, and his sincerity. He takes his high duties seriously. Not a cheap man, he makes no cheap appeal for support. He compliments the Amer ican people by assuming that tley have outer-own thet taste for the old Par- j tisan fustian and wish theirj public , men to establish contact with the veri ties of present-day life. It is new and refreshing for a political leader to rest his claim for support on Ideas rather than on mechanical membership in a party. The assumptions hitherto has been that a party won as a party rath er than as trustee for a specif lo set of government proposals. WISTOXT TBXBUHEl The leg islative breakdown is not new, but Is more pronounced of recent years for the reason that the' desire to legislate upon a myriad of subjects has grown apace, and because these-bodies have constantly Increased ' numerically and become more unwieldy. These bodies, however, seem unable to recognize their own intrinsic weakness and In efficiency. They take no steps to cure the malady that Is fast undermining -the body politic by unwise and lax lawmaking, but continually busy them selves with the mere external symp toms and the outgrowths of this or ganic derangement. The evil i's quite certain to grow as the country gregva unless the people realize in time The Imperative necessity of placing the lawmaking power on a more capable and distinctive, basis than it now oc cupies. i ASHXtND TIDIITGS: Look out. or you'll be run over. While cltiisens in one part of town were thinking iof how they might procure a site for the new tourist hotel, citizens pulling for the other part stepped in and tied up some of the needed property of the other in an option and are now working teeth and toenail to secure the site and get the hotel in their part of town I before the others get loose. That's the way .to do business, i You'll have tc) thinit and act fast, from now out, brother, or others will get the big thlnigs be fore you get awake. 1 " - , ! I SKAOWAT ALASKAN I From far fend near comes the cry that Alaska, during the coming summer, will be in cluded In the itinerary of a vas num ber of people of Independent means whr (tivHno- thAif annual outincs here tofore have visited places of lijistorlc and scenic interest in " the did jworld,' but who are now turning their eyes to the northland, where they1 have been toldHhe grandeur of the scenery is equal. If not superior, to that of other lands. It is up to us (to en tertain and make things pleasaint for them, so that they will themselves become our most ardent "boosters," and the world "Skagway," wherever and whenever heard by them may be a vivid reminder of days pleasantly spent. - j " SALEM STATESMAN: The is'orth ern Pacific, the second great Hill liner, is on its way to Oregon. These j float TALKING IT OVER WITH SOUTH AMERICA - By John , M. Oskison. The United States Is seriously i.. troilfi mith Smith America going The mici w - - - -i government has $50,000 to spejid on the entertainment ox nuer hum anciers of our southern neighbor when they come ta Washington in May to talk things over with a representative list of our own business men and bankers. ! . - The administration pushed tbj ship purchase bill (which failed to be en acted Into law, however) as a measure of first aid to our trade with pouth America. Mr. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, said: r " "Our exports i to South America reached the lowest point for th.4 year 1914 in October; November and De cember, when they were reduced to less than one-half of those fojr- tbe same months of 1913. This decline was, in great measure, due to the scarcity of 1 snips and the exorbitant rates of freight I now being charged." As congress failed to enact the ship purchase law, believing honestly that it isn't the government's proper busi ness to go intoi shipping, this May conference will face at least one press was a Methodist preacher, and if he is In heaven now I idon't see how he can harmonize his srellgion with hla the ology. Perhaps we ail need a thrashing, but I think those who give It are no better than those who receive It, gen erally. But maybe it is one of those things that are mors blessed to give than to receive. J I thought West had It abolished in the state penitentiary, to stay abolished. J. M. BLOSSOM. For the Eoys to Swim In.' Portland, April 3. -To the Kditor of The Journal Soon tbe summer dayj will come, bringing more of less! anxi ety to all who have the welfare of boys at heart; for,, every year, the!. river AND NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON SIDELIGHTS . 1 Paisley has abolished Its old 'wooden Jail, which is to be replaced with i a stenl cage inclosed within a. corru- f ated iron structure. Accommodations or "four malefactors will be provided, Telephone extensions and improve-i ments on a large scale, now In proi grens, attest the growth of the city of Uallas. Many new poles are beim set and 7600 feet of new cable will be strung. .1 Molalla's discussion of the Issue of street Improvement -has reached stage where it seems merely a queen tion of the type. Bome are for plank ing and some for -paving and being done with it. The signs seem to point to paving. Ennui has seized Colonel Clark Wood, of the Western Leader, who says editorially that news of the war's horrQrs has grown to be so common place that he would much rather in form his readers that Tom Jones is building a new barn. . Hood River- News f One of thft dis tinctions which Hood River enjoys is that of being the home of "Billy t Sunday, mo far as the great evangelist! has any fixed abode. During his linn ited stays here he has proved a good "mixer" and a good neighbor. ! The Madras Pioneer reports progress in an important matter as follows :i "The work of the Jefferson county temporary courthouse which is being! furnished by the (people of Culver, is now nearing completion, and it is ex pected that the building will be ready for occupancy some -time before the first of the coming month." j Baker Democrat: Mayor Palmar has received notice from the O-W.'R, &. N. company that there is consider-j able land along its right of way W twecn Haines and Encina available for cultivation, the company to lease the land free to any employe of thtt company, ex-employe laid oft In the reduction of help or any;other worthy person and to furnish seed. j ing, palaces will help to make attract tive the visits o( the ! thousands o tourists who will be on the coast this summer. They will bring a great many to Oregon. VANCOTJVEB COLUMBIAN I The wave of Jitneys which swept over the west Is said to 1 1 receding. That does not- indicate that the buses are a mere fad and will soon disappear but rather that the business was overdone and the process of elimination will continue until the Jitneys remaining can operate proftably. . s i MARSTIELD BBCO&Si Assessor T. J. Thrift has a story which, how ever, was related by a person who overheard the conversation. Mr. Thrift went into a Marshfield business house, looking ; like a logger, and asked the proprietor what the place was worth. Believing Mr. Thrift ta be a prospec tive customer, or else in a Joshing mood, the party told Mr. Thrift the place was worth $3500 and wanted to know If he wished to buy. "No," said Mr. Thrift, . "I'm the assessor, and I'll now put -you down for $3600." . The place rapidly, decreased in value dur ing the subsequent argument. y SALM JOTTIUTALl A story such as Paul Rader gives of life in the trenches has the stamp of truth upo it, and if descriptions of battles had always contained more of truth and less of romance, murdering people by tiie wholesale and calling it war, might not now at this stage of civilization be regarded as a legitimate pursuit for the occupation of mankind. I It is a sickening story, but possibly: it If better told, because there are even ir Vii muntrv manv Dersons thirsting for the glories of war,- as pictured la song and history since ins wrw.w the human race. e e t-EITDLXTTOHr EAST OKOOWIAHl Considering the world upheaval and the uncertainties growing out off such a. state, of affairs, business in this country , is particularly good. Broadly speaking, the fundamental requirements for safely to the United States consists in financial ease, good crops' and free dom from war.. The financial situa tion could not well be better If jwe may Judge from the expressed views of financial experts and influential business men the country over. . The crop outlook Is favorable and all In dications point to unprecedented prices for staples. There will jbs plenty of money to move the crop. As to the war situation there are glorious and abundant signs that Uncle Sam is keeping his bead and is steering by the neutral -compass. We have a peace administration and never was a" country more fortunate than in this fact. This regardless of critics who shout "piffle" and "spineless diplomacy." It - may be "piffle" to desire peace, but even at that it is better than " war at fifty millions a day and, besides, people live longer. Spring is the season for hopefulness aDd the people of tha United States may Justly look for ward to the future with hope, which is more lhari the most of ths , world can do. . - ing problemhow to provide trans portation between our ports and ths ports of South America. .Another problem twill be the ready and direct financing of this trade how the buyer in Brazil or the Argen tine will pay the merchant in the Unit, ed States, t. Out of conferences like this will com thf wise investor's, opportunity. Our bankers will have to' flnance many building and development project down there, which will buy liberally from our manufacturers. They will have -to accept long term bills from South-, American merchants. ' So bonds based on South' American rj.iw.y, nireei railway, pywer, llgnt ing and certain mining arid manufac tyring enterprises will be Issued and sold to the investors of the United States. Notes backed by commercial bills will become an Investment feature of thia-South American intimacy. - Investors ought to. realize th seri ousness of the campaign ahead to bring South America into closer busi ness and financial relations with us. The moves as they are made will re pay study. ' , takes v Its toll. While the swimming pools have done much to lessen this tianger, thuy are remotely situated for the convenience of those living In the central part of the city, and arr Im provement of this sort Is much needed in Laurelburst. or in Mount Tabor park. TAXPAYER. $10,000 a Minute for War. From tbe Philadelphia Ledger. Taking Great Britain's statement that the cost of the war to the allies is about $8,000,000 daily, and adding ' estimates for ' Germany, Austria and Tlirlrtfrv itoA Atat viav T. a fl.n...l ! as close to $10,000 a minute. It makes the imagination weary to try to think what that means. I "DJ Z ASlf DATi" By Fred Lockler. Special Stf Write' ef Tbe Journal. A dayor two ago while cn route from Portland to Walla Walla I no ticed Ire the section ncross the aisle a matronly looking, gray haired woman of about 60 years. ' When In porter started to make urfthe berths another woman joined her and they soon fell into talk. An occassional serp ot their convocation drifted across to me, and presently I heard the motherly i.looklng woman uy, "No, I was not iforn in Oregon, but I have liva hor for 70 years." My book, instantly loat Its Interest, for here was a living nar rative far more Interesting than thi printed page. Stepping across the aisle I said, "Your last remark was my cue-to Join the conversation." Sho tnat room for me on the njeat bestd her. j Soon tho whine of ' tjtte -wheels ondltho subdued roar and rumble of the jtrain as we crossed ' bridges and eulvfcrts was forgotten as she told me of the1 long and toilsome., trip across the plains in the early, forties. -. "My name la Annie Oanlinger Scott." she t said. , "My ' husband, William Scott, died recently In Portland. My father's name was 'Jacob Capltngcr. ' My fathir and' my mother, Jane Capllnger,' starred for Oregon in the spring of 45. j --; ! .. . "l was born in IUinofs on January 21, 1845, and when I was 6 weeks old they hitched up their oxen and headed westward.'- I know nothing of tho tripj except by hearsay- from my own people or from the Barlows, tthi Browns, the Gesners, the Stanleys, the Wheelers and others who cam-e with US, ' - ' ,. .-"William Rector was the' captain if our train. My people left their worn out -oxen at The Dulles and sent down to the Willamette valley to get horse. My father got Aired of waiting, so we struck out afoot down the trail to meet tho horses. Wo got up In th. foothills of Mount Hood and were h!i up by a heavy fall of snow. We camped there for two weck, the last FeVen day8 without food Finally the horses came, but only on could he spared for our family, .Our bedding and two of th children were put on this horse. Father carrledihis gun and led the horse through the; deep snow. Mother followed afoot 'carrying me. She carried me on her arms from Th Dalles to Oregon City." As I looked around at our 40 miles an hour luxury I could not help think ing of a pioneer woman struggling along afoot day after day through the deep snow and the squalls of sleet carrying a baby to the land- ox prom-; Ise. "W Stopped with John Vance st Oregon City until 1847," continued Mrs. 'Scott. "Father worked In the sawmill .and he saved -every cent he could. After two years in the saw mill we went to Kalem. Father bought 640 acres, on Salem prairie, four miles from Salem, from Samuel Parker for $400. He lived on that farm until his death. 57 years later. ; . "I went to school at the Oregon in stitute at Salem. I started In 1858, There had been no graduates when I started. The first graduate was Emily York, who ,wa8 graduated In X85i There were no more -graduates until 1862, when Addle Locey was gradu ated. Among .my. school mates were Emily Belt, Margaretta Grubbs,' Lucy Lee, the daughter of Jason LreJS'el 1 v Stlpp, John II, Waldo," Tom Crawford, tho Craft children, the "Boon children, the McCully children and othera. Mother Wilbur was my firwt teacher. She was plump end Jolly, kindly and lively." The Wilburs went to th Yakima Indian reservation. After, three years at th Oregon Institute I attended the Sacred Heart academy for'two years. ' "On April 2, 1865, Rev. Waller mar ried William M. Scott and myself. Mr. Scott was , working on John linker's farm. One of Mr. Baker's dauRhtors married Judge B. F. Bonham, one of Salem'g' first public school teacher. Mr. Seott'had come up from California fit I860. "After our marriage Mr, Scott started a brickyard between Halem an.l the fair grounds ' which- etiil is lr operation.- rAfte'r. two years we went to BUverto-n, where Mr. Scott ran a brickyard. We' soon made' friend there, among them th Cranstons, the Geers, the Storm ers. the McClanea, the Davenports, the Shaws and other. After two years at Kilverton we moved to a farm at the foot of Peterson's butte, four miles from Lebanon. Hero,, too, we found good neighbors. "After" two ear we moved to Prlne- . ville. At that time Barney. Prine had a store, l saloon and blacksmith shop there. , Later others came and they named the place Prineville. We had a farm 12 miles from Barney Prlne's, be tween Crooked river end the Ochoco. We tried sheep first, then cattle, then horses. We made good money on the horses. . We were there from 1870 to 1879. when we moved to a wheat ranch near Helix, in Umatilla county. Year in and year, out that section of land would turn off 40 bushels of wheat to the. acrei : For years wo netted from $6000 to $6000 a year from It. "The last 10 years of our married life always seems to me like a dream. Our. nine children had scattered to homes of their own. so Mr. Rfott and I traveled for pleasure. We lived in Walla Walla, but we spnt our wintern In Long Beach, Cal., and. our summers in travel. W earned our pleasure, for both of us all our lives have" worked hard and lived simply." . The Ragtime Muse Cost of Loving. , Give, oh Hive mo, maiden rare. Just one lock of your bright halrj - While 1 ts golden length I hold I'll recall my vaninhd gold. - Give, oh give rne, maiden wine, One last glance from your bright eyes! -I'll remember as I gaze Fleeting Joys of Other days. " Grant me. maid, where wow you stand. One quick clasp of your while hand. I'll discern it cot a lot Once fegaln tha ring I bouirht." GfVe me, to my foolish' Wins, ' One more swt-tt and cloying kins; Thus I'll tsee. In memory's glow. Candy boxes row on row. Bat In all the years, to fee Give not bak my heart to m Give me not the liart you took - . With a smile and sidelong look. Keep my heart that you have rot, Though I know you want it not, For that heart has proved to me An expenxive luxury! The Sunday Journal Tbe Great Home Newspaper - consists of Four news sections replete with illustrated features. Illustrated magazine of quality. Woman's paces of rare "rnerit. Pictorial Yriews supplement. Superb comic section, 5 Cents the Copy