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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 7, 1915.
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WHEN - Itf DOUBT
AN'tbts page, C W. Barzee"as
sumes that -all h 'news-
A 'papers of Portland are ao
- customed to advise electors,
When la doubt, to vote "No."
The Journal - has -never - given
such advice., ;, The Journal believes
that, kind of advice. - is : pernicious.
' To vote "no," when in-doubt, is
to array all ignorance, all Illiteracy,
all indifference and all v .laziness
against the measure.' It makes one
illiterate vote kill the vot of the
well informed and ..- highly intelli
gent citizen. t tends to reverse
the maxim that a measure-4s en
' titled to consideration on its mer
its with a verdict by those who
have studied it and are in "position
to render1, an inteillcent and proper
d cislon. I .
. A far better rule is for ail voters
to think' far themselves and vota
aa they think. If in doubt, they
admit that they do not understand
the measure, when the "obvious and
Intelligent thing to do would be to
leave the i. decision of the question
to those 1 who do understand the
measure, '
That is to say, when in doubt,
the common-sense thing to do is
not to. vote at all.
REASSURING FIGURES .
EIGURES showing imports and
exports of the United States
for eight months of the fiscal
year ending with Fehruiry
have been compiled' by- the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce.
Compared with the same period in
the fiscal year 1914, the figures!
are more than reassuring. M
Our balance of trade for the
eight . months .was- 57S,8"34,S90,
compared; with $479,925,,40y: Jfor
eight', months of the Jtiscai"yeay
.1914. But -this increase of nearly
$100,000,000 does not represent
present conditions, for the months
of; December," -'January and Febru
ary showed i favorable balances at
the rate of $1,800,000,000 a year,
atd preliminary figures for March
indicate that this rate was main
tained. Imports for the. eight months fell
off $130,165,647, but exports de
clined only $61,256,664. a loss of
less than four per Cent, including
the moiths immediately following
the outoreak of war, when "com
merce was prostrated by the "first
shock of conflict. ' It is a practical
certainty that the last four months
oT the fiscal year will swell ex
ports so that the total will exceed
that for 1914 and raise, the trade
balance to an unprecedented figure.
There has been a mistaken impres
sion that manufacturing has suf
fered severe -losses in the export
iraae.. - -r
Exports .', of ..foodstuffs in crude
condition and food animals jumped
from $102,832,586 to $330,823,308.
and foodstuffs , partly., or .'wholly
manufactured 1 n e r e a s e df from
$210,07$,79 to $263,665,727. but
there waB n6 severe loss in manu
factured! exports. The official fig
ures show 'that, manufactures -for
further use in manufacturing
dropped from $247,799,649 to
$208,663,9"5,.wllil manufactures
ready for consumption did almost,
as well," the figures being $482
007.O97 and $492,39,523,
" It was 'crude materials for. use
In i m'anufacturlng that suffered a
heavy loss, declining from $628,
110.385 to $329,084, 307..-
AMERICA'S TASK
rmim United. States -doe not ad
I ruit the right of the allies to
I' place an embargo on all com
mercial , intercourse between
Germany ; and neutral countries.
weuner aoea ne united states ad
mit assertions for Justification of
the embargo. Our note to Great
Britain says: x
To admit it would" be to assume
the present enemies of Great Britain,
whtch would be" Obviously inconsistent
With the solemn obligations of this
government In the present circum
stances, and for Great Britain to make
such a claim would be ' for her to
abandon and set at naught the prin
ciples for which she has consistently
and earnestly ' contended t in "other
times and circumstances.
-The United States could take no
other position and" maintain its
neutrality v The :E3uropean - bellig
erents are disregarding. estabTlshed
international . law. Viscount 'Hal
dane, lord chancellor of Great Brit
ain,' 1. the latest distinguished Eng
lishman to admit- that his govern
ment , js violating the ' law of' nar
tions. but he Justifies- it by. the
rule -of hecesslty: . Great ""BfttiHn'.
according, to him, is fighting for
' Wll I : unoicDc
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T
HE Portland Labor Press says
correctly stated the reason for
to ".ed r ' r e'
posed to the bontf issue prdvding the money was to be spent under the Bums of money in supporting peo
directlon of John B. Yeon, and they have never taken any other action. pie In Jail before ' they are., tried
And we will eureiy oppose this bond, issue if the -.money is to. be spent ; or whose offenses are trivial. ;
tinrle- .th . dirAPiinn nf Uf. J - M, Yeon and - Engineer Lancaster, who, we .. -,: rnt. , m j iv.i
As further reason for opposing the bonds tbePresS cites a resolu-p"- - 01 correciiou
tion passed by the Labor Council last Friday nlgbt declaring that ?labor , sent there because they were un
Is to receive no just proportion of the bonds if same are voted"; that able to pay fines, imposed upon
the citizens r"wili; not be justified in voting favorably on the proposed t them. Thia Is declared to be wrong
Km, v. nriu .oa.i an nnina nmfit if ' both in theory and practice, for
the bonds are voted."
To the best of Its ability, The Journal thus above states the Central
Labor Council's position. ' The council originally took' its position De"
cause of opposition to Roadmaster Yeon. After about six weeks,, it
supplements; that reason with the claim that paving companies will
get an nndue profit and that labor If' not to receive a Just proportion,
if the bonds are voted. f : . '
- It seems to The Journal that the council's position Is-weakened
rather than strengthened by the explanation: The organization was on
splendid ground in Its contention for a $3-wage and preferential employ
ment for resident married workers.:" In thafi contention, the council
had and has The Journal's unqualified sujsporL . It is a cause grounded
in sound policy and social and economic justice. " " ' ' f
But the council is not on eolid
sonal grievance against: Roadmaster Yeon, it opposes a work that will
put clothing on the backs of children in homes where the father la
now in enforced . idleness. The Improvement of 70 miles of road with
the consequent and admitted benefits to Portlafid, its greater facility
for traffic between the city : and small farms, its economic saving to
producers and consumers, Its greater
and its Jobs for men who are Idle
than - the personal differences between the council and Roadmaster
Yeon, and The Journal is confident that many men. In the ranks of
organized labor will so hold. ;
As to the contention that "labor will not get -a just proportion"
and,, that "paving companies will-make an undue profit," " the charge
is at best a wild ,guess. The same argument could have been ad
vanced Tor 'what it was worth against every public -work", ever under
taken. It can be charged against every public work ever to be under
taken. If public work is only to
nobody shall make a profit, there
then, will the workers get off? ,
The board of county commissioners is the legal and final author
ity in the -handling of the bonds, and
It is the body that is responsible to
the money if the bonds are voted.
people to see that paving companies .do not. get an "undue profit,"
and if these . public commissioners
money justly and economically, who
Whenever we admit that no
cannot trust our officials to safeguard the people's Interest, where do
we get to? .'Are we ready to concede that we must build no roads
because somebody might make a profit out of the work?
Organized labor has-done much
and social justice. What better thing can it sow do for workingmen
than. to vote for a public improvement that will give jobs to Idle work
ers and put bread into the mouths
her life and she - must use ex
traordinary means.
That Is the attitude of all the
fighting nations. But it is some
thing" that the United States cannot
subscribe to. There will be a new
code ; of international law when
the war ends, and the ' United
States may have a part in framing
it. But during the conflict this
country must BtaHd for established
precedents. -
That is the meaning of our notes
to Great Britain. Our position-. 4a
that until there is a new agreement
by -1 the- nations ohr! ;rlghts - are de
iermined hjf international law even
though it is being constantly-' vio
lated. America's- task is to secure
as many of those rights as possi
ble, not -only- for herself .but for
all neutrals. "
WOOD PAVING IN BOSTON
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CONTRACT- has just been
awarded in Poston for the
laying of '"wood, paving at a
cost of $60,014. The wooden
bloeks are to be laid on Common
wealth avenue from Beacon street
to -Cottage Brook farm. -v
Wood paving is becoming pop
ular 4n Boston, and asphalt, granite
and macadam are being replaced
in many .sections of that city , with
wood. After a satisfactory, experi
ence with wood blocks, and with
Increased knowledge in the. laying
and treatment of the . blocks, it is a
matter of some wonder if Portland
would not profit by a renewed use
of that kind of paving.
It is certain that wood would
render better service than some of
the worthless pavements that haye
been laid, and there is the added
compensation that every cent ex
pended for material and labor
would remain at jome.
PER TON MILK
T
HE unit by which hauling costs
are mer-sured is the ton mile.
"On a poor highway the cost
of hauling one ton one. mile
varies from twenty" to thirty-five
cents. ' ; -'
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, vvneu a uau uiarHei roao is imJ
proved the cost of hauling is re
duced from two to ten cents per
ton mile.
Taking the average reduction of
five cents per" ton the annual sav
ing per mile in hauling costs in a
year of 300 days on ten tons per
day would be $150, or five per
cent Interest on $3000. - ' '
- On) ten; thousand tons per day
the total saved per mile in a year
would amount to $150,000, .or in
terest, at th"e rate of five per cent,
on $3,000,000. - : .1 i
The above figures, compiled by
the United : States Department of
Agriculture,' furnish the strongest
argiiment in favor of the economic
value of.jgood roads.
It is a saving in which everyone
in the community shares. The pro
ducer; receives hfs pgrtion. as well
as the? consumer. ; i 'V,; .".
If the figures . are applied .to the
traffic on the Multnomah county
roads "which It is Troposed to im-
I prove it tcan be quickly- seen that
as a, btfsiness" proposition It is the
part of wisdom ; to hard; surface the
main "market .'rtoads. of the county:
' The-cbst -would soon be returned
In the saving of operating' expense.
- -Not only wopld there ;be a Sav
ing In the cosi' of transportation
but there vwould" be a great redu'e-
tion in Ihe cost of maintenance.. At
nfc trntAnDircPQ?
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the Portland daily papers have not
the opposition pf the.Centr.1 Labor,
8L -.vL.
ground when, because of ita per
comforts for average human life
and hungry, is;a far weightier issue
be launched on a guarantee that
will - be no public work, and where.
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in the expenditure of the money.
the people for what becomes of
Its members were elected by the
cannot be trusted to spend the
- can?
public work can be done because we
and Is doing much for civilization
of hungry children?
present the upkeep of the 70 miles
of highway involved s $70,000 an
nually. . ; ; ;"
When the roads are paved there
will be no maintenance charge for
10 years.
The interest charge on the pro
posed bond issue of $1,250,000 at
5. per cent would be $62,500.
There would be a net saving of
$7500 per year.
THE PULLMAN PORTER
PULLMAN car porter, by the
illuminating testimony' be
fore the Federal Commission
on; Industrial. Relations re
ceives-the magnificent stipend of
$27. Z 0 per month from the com
pany. If a faithful and loyal em
ploye, at" the end of ten years
his salary is increased five per
cent, to a colossal total of $28.87
from . the company.
After paying; his living Expenses,
and in many cases maintaining a
family at one end of his route,
the Pullman porter, out of the
vast bounty of his employer, is
obviously . left with a handsome
balance from ,his wages.
Meanwhile, by the Pullman com
pany's, own balance sheet, filed
with the ..Interstate Commerce
Commission for the year ending
June. 1913, the corporation's net
earnings over operating expenses
were $13,390,237, or about" one
half the entire operating expense.
Thus, from hand to mouth the
Pullman' company, by compelling a
humanistic public to pay Its em
ployes, manages to struggle along, 1
ana meet its bills, in spite -of the
high . cost . of .living.
.THE ST. JOHNS MERGER
s
T. JOHNS knocks at the doors
-of 'Portland for admission as
a member of the city house
hold. She should be. welcomed. The
merger Js destiny; if . defeated' in
St. Johns Monday, it , would only
nave been postponed. Another day
would ; have come when; the wed
ding, would have-been solemnized.
In - time Portland will be solidly
built to St. Johns ana beyond. It
may not be" a" very long time. The
trend -of the city will be down the
river, where water front property
is cheaper, and harbor opportuni
ties less hedged In. The vote of
799 for and only 497 against the
merger is accordingly but an an
ticipation ' by the people of St.
Johns of a future that is inevit
able. It seems ineredlble that Portland
will vote against the merger It Is
never the, habit jof cities to refuse
admittance to suburbs that " seek
admission to the city's fireside.
The character of St. Johns in
property, and people is such that
the ..Portland .vote on" the merger
next June ought - to ' be approxi
mately unanimous. -' :
JAIL IDLENESS ''-?
A'
SPECIAL commission 'appoint
ed to investigate, the crime
situation in Chicago has re
ported. Although there were
109,000 arrests in Chicago last
ytar, but 'ten per cent were on
felony charges, while the remain
der were held for minors misde
meanors. ''
Of 11,000 persons arrested for
falnnv nnlv. (hr,a .. te font asra
sent to the" penitentiary, while a
very - large number spent long
periods la Jail, waiting trial, to be
I finnii4tf wtiAn . K1 - a cum vara
,"Z m Z - ZiZT
-Jggj sonmln
to prevent the spending of large
in effect it is Imprisonment for
debt and in many cases m&kes the
lawbreaker -a worse citizen than
before Imprisonment. h
Chicago, the report says, should
permit the payment of small fines
In installments. , It 13 a plan that
has worked well elsewhere '' and
should work "well anywhere. "What
Chicago and every other' city
should aspire to is to keep people
out of jail, to minimize the effect
01 jail idleness and jail influences
-THE JOURNAL
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
THE OPEN DOOR IN CHINA
Br CHARLES P. STEIVMKl'Z.
ConsaltlDB Etielaetsr. General Electric. Compaoy.
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the eyes or tne worm are
directed towards the horrid spec
tacle of the European war a
drama is enacted in thefar east which
may he more important for the future
of the human race than any change
of boundary lines in Europe. Japan
is wrMflur the
Monroe doctrine
of Asia "Asia for
the Asiatic.'- The
"open door" Is be
LfP4t i China
WMP' hi"- the
ing -closed, and
ceases to be
the field of ex
ploitation for the
nations of Europe,
It can not be
denied that right
an juetice are on
Chas. P. Stelnmetx. the side of Japan.
and the history of China is the great
est blot of European civilization. The
most peaceful of all tha nations
which keep3 no army, dreams of no
conquest, has never attacked and al
ways scrupulously fulfilled its obli
gations- China has, continuously been
outraged, plundered and exploited by
the European nations.
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Hardly two generations ago Japan
was opened to western civilization by
America. In that time it has proved
that civilization, art and the sciences
are not limited to the Christian na
tions; it has shown that a Mongolian
race can defeat the Caucasian by mil
itary prowess against superior num
bers. But back of modern Japan
stood an old civilization, for the an
cestors of the present emperor al
ready ruled a j Japanese nation? when
Caesar fought Cassivellaunus in the
primeval , forests of : England.
Of all the races of man, the yellow,
race, 'the Mongolian, is the only one
which challenges the superiority of
the white race.' All other races, the
negro and Indian and brown people,
have it as their highest ambition to
be "Just as good as the white man."
But the-lowliest Chinaman would not
dream of claiming to be just as good
as the white man. He looks down
upon tha white as an inferior race.
Throughout, the ages the rivalry for
supremacy has continued between tle
Caucasian and the - Mongolian. At the
end of the prehistoric time the Mon
golian race apparently was leading,
and the earliest civilization of the
Euphrates valley was Its work. Then
the Caucasian assumed the suprem
acy until, with the collapse of the
Roman empire, Europe was plunged
into the dark ages. A thousand years
later the white race resumed the lead
ership and Caucasian became synony
mous with civilization and Christian
ity. But now the-old challenge is
thrown out again.
Twenty years ago Japan defeated
China, and. took Korea, and . Man
churia with Port Arthur, but at the
end of the war Russia, Germany,
England and France "advised" Japan
to return-the fruit of . its victory
and Japan had to submit. Immedi
ately the nations divided the spoils
which .they took away from Japan.
Japan waited and, ten years later,
backed by England's Jealousy, struck
Russia and took back, its spoils, and
more. Again ten years passed, until
the chance came to even .scores with
Germany and take back Germany's
share of . the plunder. 'But more than
that, 1 Japan took the - German- .Islands
"for . strategic reasons." Against
whom? Not against Germany ' and
certainly; not against us, but look at
the "map and you will see the strat
egic position Of these islands against
England's nearest colony Australia.
And England still has its shared of the
Japanese plunder of twenty years ago. ,
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There never can be a war between
America.; and Japan, Whatever ques
tions there are between the nations
could lead f to - trouble only 'by 1 some
terrible blunder, which is Incredible,,
since tjpe interests of both nations are 1
the same. "We do not want the Jap-!
anese immigrants, for, they So not
assimilate;, and Japan does not' want
Its .people to come to the United
States and be lost to Japan, but needs;
them in Korea, Manchuria and For- i
mora. The closing of China may be
disagreeable to those American busi
ness men who dreamt of riches by
exploiting' jChina., . but intelligent
American sentiment can i not possibly
find fault If Japan follows our ex
ample ' and our teaching, ' and works
out the" destiny of Its race, as we
have done In America; and, just as
we have told Europe "hands off
America.",, so we must appreciate
Japan's imitation of our Monroe doc-
trine as tfe sincerest flattery, and
consider ourselves morally , bound to
support their ' doctrlns "Asia .for the
Asiatic. ' " . " '
And finally, in those future days,
which race will take the leadership in
progress ; and civilization, the Mon
golian or the Caucasian? "What mat
ters it? If our race is inferior. It is
better race leads though we need not
fear the loss of leadership of the
white race. ; Covjngiit, 1915.
Letters From the People
(Communication aeot to The Journal for
publication ia tbia beparttoent abould be writ
ten on only one side of the paper, should not
exceed 300 word is lenctn and mast be ae
cfewanled by the came and addreaa of the
tender. It the writer dues not desire to haa
tlie n me published, be aboold so state.) s
Mscuaalon l the greatest of aU reformer.
It rationalises everything it touches- It robs
principle of aU false sanctity and throws them
back : on . their reasonableness. If they have
no reasoaableneaa, it ruthlessly crashes them
oat of existence and sets up lta own conclusions
ia their stead-" Woodrow WUaoo.
How Vote When In Doubt.
Portland, April 6. To the Editor of
The Journal I wish to Inquire of the
editor of The Journal the advice be
will give electors who are "in doubt"
on voting the road bonds. I have al
ways contended'That the usual advice
to vote "no" when in doubt is per
nicious anl brings decisions on public
questions that ore evil In their conse-.
quences, or results that do not decide
Issues, as the case may be. If, on
every public question, only those voted
who' were informed on the question at
issue, greater social progress would ,ba
the general rule.
The principle of voting no "when in
doubt" would not be accepted as evi
dence in any court in the land. "Were
a witness to state that he "was not
certain," his testimony would' be
thrown out and the case considered on
evidence that was the result of knowl
edge undoubted. It might be advisable
to let "well enough" alone in instances
where well enough is satisfactory, but
it is the essence of folly to vote "no"
and then kick about conditions arising
from such voting. A current ditty,
which is full of wisdom, says:
"A mule can kick and still be a mule;
A man can kick and still be a fool
Unless he kicks to a purpose."
If following the general press advice
of "voting no when in doubt" is prac
ticed . in the coming election, the road
bonds may not be passed. We are
curious to know if the public press
of Portland, which seems to favor
these bonds, is going to change about
face on its preelection advice.
:' C. W. BARZEE.
Discourses of Christ's Divinity.1
Portland, April 5. To the - Editor
of The Journal Just hfcw far and in
what respect Jesus was divine has
been a source of dispute since the ear
liest days of the Christian church, and
it . will doubtless remain an unsettled
question, as long as studied from op
posite viewpoints. Let me suggest.
however, that our principal differ
ence arises from our failure to differ
entiate between the personality of the
nhvsical mart Jesus and th divine
spirlt that was manifesting . through)
him, to establish the "kingdom of
heaven" - among men. ' If in our con
ception we have personalized God, as
a being -part from nature , and from
humanity, then it ia difficult for us
to conceive of Jesus as being other
than either wholly God or wholly man.
But if our conception ef God is that
of the great universal spirit of power
and Intelligence pervading the uni
verse,, then it is not difficult to under
stand how that divine power centered
upon, and was made manifest through,
the personality of the man Jesus, and
Is manifest to some extent In every
human soul that comes into harmony
with the divine law. It was when
speaking of the power of the Father,
manifesting through him, that Jesus
made those declarations ef authority
upotj which It IS sought by those of
one school of thought to predicate his
divinity or Godship. Similarly, it was
when speaking of his own personality,
that he persistently referred to him
self as "The Son of Man," disclaiming
any authority witnur mraseir. ana
cave utterance to the numerous ex-!
pressions that f eem to negative the
idea of his divinity. Bearing In mind
this distinction, it is not difficult to
harmonize many of those declara
tions that upon their face are seem
ingly cpntradietory.
When Jesus declared all power was
given unto him both. In heaven and In
earth, it is not at all probable that he
referred to the physical universe as
such; but rather to his complete spir
itual authority under both the old
and' the new (gospel) dispensation;
frequently designated as the "king
dom of earth," and the -'kingdom of
heaven."
But without attempting to analyze
any or tne texts cited by your cor
respondents as upholding either sid
of the controversy, I submit that upon
the whole record of his ministry, as it
has come down to us, the attitude of
Jesus was that of a representative of
The Father." When, as a child, he
told hisparents he must be about, his
"father's business; when in the syna
gogue at Nazareth he read from the
book of Esaias, "The spirit of- the
Lord is upon me because he hath
anointed me to preach the gospel to
the "poor. He hath sent me to heal
the broken-hearted," etc., and closed the
book, saying, ."This, day is this scrip
ture fulfilled in your presence;" when
In the - hour of his anguish- he prayed,
"Father. If-It be possible, let this cup
pasj from nfle; , nevertheless, r not my
will but thine be done;" when upon
the cross, concerning those who wer
ignorantly persecuting him he prayed,
"Father, . forgive them for they know
not what they do," and at the last
ead moment, "Father, into thy hands I i
commend 'my spirit" none of these
utterances was indicative of a claim
of supreme ' powers within himself,
but rather of reliance upon - the "All
Father."
And. even after, his resurrection, now
that he was "no longer In the world,"
his appeal to the Father that he would
keep together and sustain those whom
he had- gathered together - that they
might become or.e, as he and the Fath
er were ene, clearly Indicates that the
oneness he claimed with the Father
was a Oneness of spirit and purpose,'
rather than of identity. -
J. G. GARRETSON.
War -News in Esperanto. -V
Tillamook, Or.. April 3. To the Edi
tor ; of The Journal Esperanto came
intof use over 25 years ago and jvi
dently has come to etay. Although It
spreads - slowly, yet it spreads.' Some
begin to learn It, and give it up. Oth
er hang on and jtever give it up. The
IT,inATC' war Yia hssn . a."- srMt sur.
back to the cease of Esperanto,, but
still I read, of many new Esperanto
students In different1 European coun
tries and many - new classes being
formed. Through the courtesy of the
Esperantists at McMinnvllle, I : have
received many mar bulletins which are
PERT! N ENT CO M M ENT AN D NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE
But an up-to-date man has no time
for ancient history.
' . r .s' ':
Ambition without pluek and energy
is a lot of bother.
' The loss of a friend adds one to the
list of your enemies. -
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The secret of overcoming ignorance
Is to know the necessity.
: . a .
If marriage is a failure. Solomon's
wisdom didn't count for very much.
v v
Girls, if you are at a loss to know
how to take a man, let him stay where
he is.
"-. - : . - -.
Husband always makes his Lenten
sacrifice when Wife buys-her Easter
bonnet.
If a girl with a pretty face is thin
men call her graceful and other girla
call her "skinny."
It Is the most difficult thing In the
world for a man to look dignified when
he is riding a bicycle.
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.Perhaps once in about 4000 years
there Is a woman so much in love
with a man that she never outgrows
. a
The ivy doesn't cling to a stone wall
half as tenaciously as the man who
is engaged in repairing it at so much
a day. -
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When a boy quits going with a girl,
the girl's mother can tell you the name
of the most detestable boy in town
witboupt, an instant's thought.
Never allow yourself to become dis
heartened. Even If the groceryman
has turned you down, go home with
a smile on your face and-send your
wife after the articles. Very few men
can refuse credit to a woman.
TROUBLE SCOUTS OF
By John M. Osklson.
Says the latest monthly summary"
of business conditions put out by a
sound and .enlightened, bank in the
east:. - ' - '
"It is not remarkable that, during
the progress of such a gigantic war
business men of neutral countries
should keep ear to the ground. This
is merely business caution, but the
scout who keeps his ear to the ground
all the time will not reconnoiter many
positions or make many reports. . . .
A constant listening for the thunder
of trouble is unnecessary. ,
At the beginning of the war, cer
tain fearful souls asked what will
happen when Europe demands pay
ment of our indebtedness of $5,000,
000,000. They' neglected to say that
of this amount only about 5 per cent
was then due, and the records show
that we have not only paid that
promptly, but have acquired a big and
constantly growing- credit in our deal
ings with Europe Blnce the first of
last August.
A keen scout will now note that un
employment is being reduced, even
though wage reductions have taken
place in a number of industries and
published In Germany daily, in the
Esperanto tongue. - Having given some
study to the language I am enabled
' to read and understand them. Ger-
many is a great place for Esperanto,
but to prove . tne neutrality of Esper
anto; bear . In mind that England,
France and Russia also are just as
great. They all have their Esperanto
publications.. Here are a few woras
translated into English from a late
number of the official English Es
peranto paper, known as the Brita Es
oerantisto (British Esperantist):
'.'Mr. Paul Blaise, who has already
riven 61 lectures in Esperanto abou
Belgium, by means of such has col
lected about $10,000 for the Belgian
relief committee.
"The committee of British Esper
antlsts which has been collecting
money for the donation of an Esper
anto motor ambulance to the British
Red Cross society, has received about
12500 for tbi3 purpose.
Studv any foreign language from
books until you are gray headed and if
you have not practiced speaking tne
language with those knowing it you
win be almost helpless to express
yourself when you find an opportunity
, to use u. iearn tsptHnw ium
books and practice, it, imagining you
are speaking to one who understands
you, write letters, read Esperanto, and
then be in company with an Esperant
os a. few hours, and you can converse
quite readily. I know It, for I have
been through the mill. And the study
Is a beautiful one. One . cannot but
wonder as he progresses, how a lan
guage could v ever have been invented
so full of novelty, so teasy to learn.
All hall the day when the majority of
the people get interested ana tatte up
the tudy and learn this beautiful and
scientific language.
Ml forte esperos ke multaj personoj
lernos Esperanton. .Via plej KespeKte.
F. L. BUKLL.
An! Appeal for Opportunity,
Portland, April 6 To the Editor of
The Journal As the Oregon people
generally give everyone a square deaf,
t wondei- if I cannot obtain what x
want by addressing them through
your columns.
Mv husband has never been very
good to me, and has "grown tired of
trvins to suDoort his family. He
says now that he Is going to turn
everything over to his creditors,, and
leave me' with the family without any
thing. I know he is capable of doing
this, and alsO'has It in -his power
Well, what -1 .want is Somewhere to
work, where I can - make a living. I
have one, daughter, 15 years old, who
can work for herself, K she has a
good place. I ; have a daughter u
years Old, and aon 9 years oia.
These I wish to keep with me. What
I want is a place on a ranch where
there are no other women ant cmi
dren; or a poultry ! ranch to run . on
nalves, or anything that Is honest." I
am used to work of" almost-all kinds,
and am j not -afraid to work, either. I
could run a, small boarding-house; I
have done mo. In fact, I have followed
almost everything to make a living
that Js' honest. - .
I know how many people read this
paper, and feel quite sure I will find
what I want. MRS. M. E. G
567 Glisan Street, Portland. Or.
'V:".":v:-:: For Information.
Portland, April 5. To the Editor of
The JournalPlease answer - these
questions: What relation is Judge Mc
Credie, once of Vancouver, Wash.,' now
of this city, to Waiter McCredie, leader
of the Pacific baseball league? Is the
dog salmon a dog salmon all the year,
or Just' at spawning time, or is It a
species by itself? - 'r : J. CLARK.
f Judge W. W. , McCredie Is an uncle
of Manager W. H. McCredie of the
Portland Beavers. ' The dog salmon.
jknown to the trade as the "chum,-, is
a distinct species-
On Behalf of Jitney - Men.
: Portland. April 6. To the Editor of
The Journal Will you please find out
from Mr. Daly, city commissioner, and
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
The Salem Business Men's League
has under consideration the proposal
to refund railway fare to out-ol-town
purchasers of' merchandise in ' Salem.
Tillamook's Commercial club, which
appears to have - drifted toward the
social side of club lite, seems about
to be reorganized on a predominantly
business basis, according to the Her
ald, which predicts a new era for the
club and the city..
March weather at Marshfield, as re
ported by the Record:- -While there
appeared to. be a sreat deal of rain
during the month of March th-a total
precipitation for vine SI days was but
a little over four inches. The month
wa a particularly pleasant one for
the time of year. v , , t .
"Fat cows in green pastures, alfalfa
and clover fields and luxuriant -flower
and vegetable gardens such - nay we
expect to find on the east side this
year," says the Hood River Glacier,-
;for the big ditch of the East Kork
Irrigation district will soon be run
ning full between widened banks."
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Medford Sun: Owing to lack ' of
funds, lateness of season and the pol
icy .of retrenchment on the part of
the county off iciaU, there will be no
general tree planting along the Pacific
Highway this spring. Property own
ers who wish to plant are urged to
consult and plant as uniformly as
possible. This matter will be taken
up again in the fall. -
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Eugene Register: After having
been buffeted about from pillar to
post, after having been refused by the
University of Oregon and the South
ern Pacific ' company, after the city
council refused even to discuss it. and
after offers, from eastern college
have been made for it. James Fuller
ton's whale has at last found a rest
lnr place. It will be used for adver
tising a real estate firm, but the city
of Eugene is bound to get a lot of pub
licity out of it. ;
AMERICAN BUSINESS
dividend returns to investors have
also suffered.
A keen business trouble scout will
note more failures In the early
months 'Of this year than in the same
months of 1914, and the record of bank
exchanges (an index of business ac
tivity) is worse this year than last.
Let him look a JitUe. further, how
ever, and he. will see that building i
about back to normal; the railroads
are making better statements of earn
ings, and the iron and steel business
lacks only a little ef showing as act
ive state as in the same months of
1914.
-As we had been warned, a great deal
of financing of big corporations has
been done- and the terms en which
old debts have been refunded and new
debts created have been more favor
able than last year. New stock Issues
hive, however, been scarce. -
The trouble scouts have made a
pretty poor record in"the past seven
months the thunders from Europe
frightened them overmuch. Those
who keep their- heads In the air say
now that this year's, end will find
American business running about
normal.
During the last G. A. R. encamp
ment there was one woman amid the
crowd of spectators on the day of the
parttua wao maae
herself conspicu
ous by her noisy
hurrahs and -excited
waving of a
flag as the vet
erans marched past.
One of the bystand
ers told her sharply
to shut up.
"Shut up yourself!" she retorted. "If
you had buried two husbands who had
served In, the war, you would be hur
rahing, j too." . ; ..
"Tuther day," related old Dad Bing,
the Oklahoma . cattle baron. "I was
rumbling eJong in a street car, when a
oaten or young fel
lers got aboard. . I
judged they were
college students by
their funny clothes
and queer shaped
heads. The car was
pretty , full, and
they pushed and
snorted back and
forth in the aisle, tramping on peo
ple s feet and committing similar
frivolities that-a-way. Bimeby they
an r ared back and retched loose a
long yell. Then, the nearest one to me
took a look, and not admiring my face
or something, says:
"Well, my rural friend, don't you
uko it r
" 'Shore, I like it!' says Li Tm half.
witted myself!"' fc
"How do you do
that new dance?"
"you hop' four
times on -your part
ner's feet, take eight
steps on the dress
of the woman be-,
hind you, turn on
your ankle and then
glide on your neck."
Puck.
publish In your paper, what benefit bia
pet measure, the jitney ordinance, will
be for the public, to fine the jitney
driver 1100 or 30 days in jail if he
doesn't wOrk 12 hoars a day ? .The
way It looks to me, the jitney drivers
will be all put Into jail, the city will
have to stand lor the expenses and the
street car company .will get all the
benefit from the straphanger again.
... CLUND8TROM. -
The Rabid Animal.
Echo, Or., April $. To the Editor
of The Journal. Please tell me where
to send a coyote head to have It ex
amined for -rabies- Also inform: me
if it is dangerouc to skin a rabid ani
mal, with -scratches on one's hand.
' GEORGE L. WURSTEX
rileads should be sent to the State
Board of UeiUth, Portland, Or. They
should be packed .In ice, to prevent de
composition en route, and the express
charges should be prepaid. It is dan-.
aerous to .handle the carcass of a beast
that has been afflicted with rabies,
unless rubber gloves are worn, and
care should be taken lest the - knife
used In skinning or decapitating.
puncture the glove and wound the
hand.
Commends Journal Features.'
Vancouver, ' Wash., April 6. To the
Editor of The Journal I congratulate
you on the fine hidden philosophy that
comes to the surface In your excellent
cartoon series, "The Bringing Up of
Father." More of - the sham, of the
bent and trend of environment, are re
vealed in those cartoons than in any
thing else that 1 have seen in many
a year.- v,- ',;;-;.-'; . -:-I
also .heartily -commend you on your
varied and splendid news service. I
have just finished, with pleasure, a
keen - and Interesting perusal' Of the
able and progressive editorial page of
your SundaV Journal, Issue of April 4.
J EDWARD CURRAN.
A FEW SMILES
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in saaxT dats" . .
By free Locale?. Special Staff Write ef
The Jeers.
"Tea, J am the first white boy born
within, the present corporate limits ot
Wall Walla," said Charles L. Sweazea.
a' day or two ago. "My father," Thomas
Jefferson Sweazea, came by ox team
from Missouri In the fall of 1859. Un
bought several lots and -built- a log
cabin on Main street, between First
and Second streets. I was born on
July 6, I860, in that lbar cabin. Our
Tog house stood not far from the sito
now occupied by the First National
bank. We stayed in Walla 'Walla for
two years, when we moved out on a
farm, eight miles southwest of Walla
Walla on Cottonwood creek. I have
lived on the old place ever since. A
girl taby was born a few .weeks be
fore I was, and severer babies were
born at the fort, or on nearby farms,
before I860, but I guess I am the first
white male child to be born in Walla
Walla. '";- : .
, "Captain James McAullff ,toU me
that when I was born pretty nearly
ed to anything got drunk to celebrate
the occasion. Captain McAutiff ha 1
been in the army. He hunted up' his
fife and they serenaded me. They
played as long as the whiskey lasted.
From what the old timers tell me, I
guess Walla Walla in the early '60'
was a very lively place. The miners
used to winter here, and. with -the
soldiers, packers, bull whackers, mule
skinners and ; gamblers, they used to
paint . the town.' a bright crimson on
frequent occasions. . .
"There used , to be lots of dance
given during the wintf r, They would
or '10. gallon dances,' and the festivi
ties would be kept up until the five or
10 gallons Of free whiskey was gone, -f
"A good many of Walla Walla's pio
neer residents still live there. Lou I
McMorris has lived there since 1856.
Mike Kenny has been there since the
days of the Steptoe retreat and defeat;
so has J. J. Rohn. Joe McEvoy and Dr.
John Tempeny. All of the ones.Jl have
Just mentioned were with Steptoe.
Then there is ex-Governor Miles C.
Moore, ! ex-Unl ted States Senator Levi
Anaeny. w. P. Wlnans. Mrs. Isaacs,
Mrs. Jane Singleton, Mrs. William
Kirkman and a few more who have
been here for the past ' CO years or
more. ., ( ' ;
"Frank M. Lowden, who has a farm
at Lowden, near Walla Walla, is an
other old resident."
By good fortune I happened to have
as my seatmate on the North Yakima
train a day or two later Mr. Lowden.
"Yea, I have been in this country
quite a while," said Mr. Lowden.
"I was born in Boone county, Ken
tucky, on February 7, ltS2. In 1844
my folks removed to Illinois; My
father was a carpenter, and he want
ed to settle in the village of Chicago,
as he thought It would grow to be ..a
good sized town, but the others thought
it was, too low and marshy, so they
went on to Central Illinois. -Kentuck-
tans are pretty clannish, and my fath
er stayed with his Kentucky friends.
"In 1849, when I was 17 years old.
three other young fellows and myself
started for the California 'goTd mines.
The oldest one of our party was 19.
California In '4 was a- young man's
country. You rarely saw a gray haired
man. We traveled light and made
good time across the; plains. J. mined
for two years, and then started a
y n-i n train. a pacmu jur tne next
25 years.-- I packed all over Cali
fornia. ; Oregon, Idaho, Washington,
Montana and Nevada.
"For 25 years I lived in the open,
and was always on 'the go, I came to4
Walla Walla in 1862. I made Walls
Walla my headquarters, and freighted
to the Idaho mines. In 1868 I bought
6300 acres of good land, at what is
now called Lowden station. No, (
can't tell you much about my 23
years as the owner of a pack train.
You will have . to see some one that
has the gift of gab To tell the truth,
f don't see that there is .much to tell.
Of course, a few things have stuck In
my mind about my trips. I remember
when I; was coming up with my pack
train from the southern Oregon mine
to Walla Walla, I passed through Kil
verton, jOr. I was out of beans. I
stopped! at Sol Hlrsch's store and
bought about 60 pounds, of beans, all
he happened to have. I paid 8 cent
a pound. I went to the other store
there, and I found they had plenty of
beans, so I priced them. They wero ,
S cents a pound. I went back to Hot
aurscn ana saia: how does it come
you charge I cents a pound for beam
and the; other store only asks I cents
a pound T ' It never feased Sol. lie
said. 'I bought those . beans . several
years ago, when they were higher
than they are now, and then, too, I .
have to ask more to get interest on
my money that has been tld.up all
this tim.e in those beans.' For years
after that, whenever I saw Sal I would '
ask what la the price of beans?. 11..
got so be wpuld leave a crowd when
ever he saw me coming. Oh, yen. we
all were pretty hard joshers in those .
days. Sol Hirsch was a popular and
wide awake merchant, arid I guess he .'
made a good sized fortune before bo ¬
died." .
The Ragtime Muse
' Kong of the Tack.
It was the early tin-tack
That sought the early tire;
It snuggled there serenely
Within Its bed of mire.
... i - - . . .
There as It sat it sang Itself r --'
A cheery little lay,
This philosophic ttn-tack
Thatj waited in the way,
"Thare was a time," it murmured,
"When my entire renown
Was simply as a medium '
v-For nailing carpels down.
1 .
"But to a nobler function
Today I do aspire.
And now I find my proper role ,
Is wedded to the tire. - :
"When I am planted firmly,
" Staying the driver's speedr.
My patience is rewarded
And life Is good, indeed."
So sang the merry tin-tack,
- And waited for its time.
Beguiling muddy moments
With philociophlo rhyme.
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