THE : OREGON .DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY, s MAY 28, 1915.
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HOUXDIXG THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Afay 2U. No
tice has been served on Pres
ident Wilson by the Con
gressional Union : for Woman
Suffrage' -.- that- he will be
bounded by suffragists every time he
leaves Washington and stops tor any
length of time-in. any city where the
Congressional tUniion lsorganlzed.Tne
game of "hounding the- president is
the latest development in the national
suffrage fight, and - While it is In
dorsed by the women 'of the . Union,
It is bitterly denounced by. the oppos
ins suffrage organization. Oregon
ian.
There is no easier or surer way j
to discredit suffrage, mere is no
more certain way to throw the
, cause of suffrage back many years
ln non-suffrage states. , j tion ; system -yet published, I none
Hounding the president will barred. As a- public official, her
have an effect "npon American pub- i capacity, thoroughness and - integ
lic sentiment exactly opposite that j rity are universally admitted. V Her
iotended by those who do the , retirement from the compensation
1 ... Jl - rr'X, i A M 1 .... r . " ...
uuiiuumg. iuejfurieu wt uuj udv ,
and unjustifiable project on Sena- j
tor Chamberlain s in the election
in uregon last .year, ana me repiy .
of ; the voters of the state was a j
plurality, or i 2U,4ol. it was tne
greatest plurality ever given ai
Democrat in, Oregon, and ne of f
tne greatest pluralities given a can-;
didate In any state of equal popu-1
lation with a party majority or
more than 100,000 against him.
i The women of Oregon helped j
roil up this great plurality, a part .
of that plurality was the protest j pudiates all the principles of civil
of the women ef Oregon against j service and makes every appoint
the Irrational and unworthy tactics jve state official a fearsome flunkey
of the so-called congressional i
Union. It ought to be a lesson
and a warning, but apparently it
is not.
- The spectacle . of women sitting
for two days at the White House
as a means of forcing themselves
upon the president is not harmo -
nious with the ideas of . most j
American women. -Nor is it har
monious with the. views of Ameri
can men. : " ' 1
Nor do either approve the spec
tacle of such women hounding the
president or any other American
public servant when he appears in
public on visits about the country.
There is no occasion for such
demonstrations in America. The
president .is not an autocrat. He
could not give the women suffrage
If he tried. : Suffrage is pre-eminently
a state issue, and many of
the states , have responded to the
quiet appeals of women for the
ballot. More .will do bo unless the
crazy antics of the women of Wash
ington disgust the whole American
people with suffrage.
There Is no occasion for Ameri
can women to cut such ' capers. ;
American laws and American cus-j
toms regarding women are not 1
British laws and British .. customs ;
regarding women. There is ao
parallel or comparison between the
status of women in the two coun
tries. The whole trend of customs
andi laws toward women in this
country. Is swiftly; advancing and
there Is "no occasion here for adop
tion of the insulting tactics em
ployed by the suffragettes in Eng
land toward public authority.
There is a fine respect that
Americans feel toward the White
House. . There is fine respect
that they feel for their institu
tions.; There is a fine respect that
they feel for their president.
The present status of the world
has done much to revitalize and
increase that respect. As never I
before, all Americans are, or ought
to be. Impressed with the splendid j
destiny and noble traditions and
purposes of our ration. "
wnen nan tne creat world Is in i
the throes of 'a death cTannlo i
when the president and all his ad- j
visers are dealing , with the most j
delicate and profound questions of i
";,UU icianoii, wnen it is a
serious and extremely . difficult
problem - to keep our own country
fre from the clash of resounding
arras, suffragettes sitting in a stu
pid exhibition of themselves at the
White House or heckling the chief
magistrate In pnblie meetings when
ever he may appear, is disgust
ing and discrediting spectacle.
, Even the English suffragettes;
who are confronted. with discrimi
nations against women, have left
isome -sense of . proportion; and are
cutting up none of their wonted
capers while the world is bloody
with strife.
a- ; i S:
The Oregonlaii prints scurrilous
paragraphs and kartoons inveigh
ing against Commissioner Daly
for " wanting to'- distribute .free
water" to the unemployed; ; yet
Daly's measure provides . for serv
ing everybody at the same meter
rate's, v If one, will dieregasd the
ugly twists in the Oregonian logic,
he will se that that eminent pub-
i lic,8t 13 'begging for. -the despised
j free service for Its luxurious
f inenaa. iney oniy oeneni-Dy m
unmeasured service.
SFERXHOBBS'
L
AST, Friday ; Miss Fern ' Hobba
retired as a .member or the
compensation commission.
-; ." -As : private , secretary - to an
active and aggressive - governor,
Miss Hobbs became- known through
out the country, ."- not 'from any
private act of her own but because
of the official duties entrusted to
her .by " the governor's office. In1
the Copperfield case she was called
to official work not before dis-
i charged by a' woman," and though
it was a difficult ana delicate, en
terprise, the courts and a discrim
inating public have, ratified and ap
proved her service
, Miss Hobbs is the exact opposite
in type tq the woman . which some
Imaginations have , pictured .her.
Modest, ; retiring, gentle and
strictly 'Conventional, she is, above
all else, a womanly Woman. " Be
cause of her unassuming personal
ity,- broad information and -: alert
mentality, there Is no social circle
or. drawing .room- that she would
not adorn.
Vew minds are as comprehensive
n thnmneht Tt is htr mental
an thorough. It is Her mental
enflowmem ?. anu ; steauy purpose
that have brought ; her. success in
her self-maintained " struggle with
th world. In law, though serving
at !. the' time, as secretary in : the
governor's office, she passed the
f court examination at the head of
ner class. Though- but a few
months in the comoensation com
mjgsiOIlf Bbe has produced the best
discussion of the Oregon compensa-
commission, especially since a
woman commissioner in the body
ls desirable, is "recognized as a
distinct i loss, though no unkind
suggestion i is-here intended for her
successor. !
jjisa Hobbs retirement was de
sired by Senator Moser, , Senator
0ay Senator Perkins. Senator
Thompson and the rest of'the. late-
senate machine. 1 It was partly to
drive her out of the public service
tnat the notorious spoilsmen's bill
was passed, a measure which re
o th vphHvp
One of the ever prominent is
sues at the session was the demand
of the Senate brigadiers' for Miss
Hobbs to ; be ousted regardless of
i her nroven efficiency. ' It was
fpartiy to dislodge her that the
1 senate held uo the comoensation
bIU so iong, a fact that became
so widely known that Miss Hobbs
finally sent a communication to
the Senate saying that the" suc
cess of. the compensation system
was of more consequence to her
than her ; position and that she
would resign when the bill went
into effect if the senators would
pass the measure. - -Probably
no Senate in any state
in the ; union ever Invented so
many artifices or stooped to as
many devices to drive a woman
from her position. . ,
AT WASCO
A'
COUNTY with a population of
onlyi4700 sent 600 people to
the banquet given' Samuel
Hill at Wasco Wednesday
Bight, !
.It was a banquet with a spirit,
a gathering with a soul.J It 'was
the spirit; of progressivism and
prosperity.! There was anticipation
of the future and" preparations and
plans ; to make it worth, while. So
many people gathered -from so
small a county to honor a private
citizen could ony mean a forward
spirit and a wil' to move onward.
The occasion was almost a be
lated celebration t of Celilo. The
new road, aided by the state, gives
the region! a downhill : haul to the
Columbia, ! on which can be and
should be i inaugurated a commer
cial revival, and therein is a5 new
hope, for the community. There
is agitation for a hard surface for
this-road from-the county line to
the river, and the inauguration of
an auto truck service in pnnnen
tion 1 with - the boats. The. whole
atmosphere, of the vicinity is filled
with rainbows and ' sunshine and
hooe. - 1 '
Every wheat field is green andi
..: cith !invrii ,v.
which a banner crop lis expected,
There are 1 23 8 automobiles in the
county, the latest of which is an
eight - cylinder Cadillac, which
reached WTasco the day of the Hill
banquet. Many of the farmers own
and drive these machines, and are
rich in the knowledge that they
are producers" " whose endeavors
help sustain the world. To - pro
duce ' the things which mankind
must 'have is a calling to make
upstanding men and citizens with
a delightful reassurance. It 4s the
stimulus for a glorious independ
ence,, and the outlook of a splen
did contentment. -
Wasco and the country of which
it is a part believes in Samuel Hill.
It has an absorbing respect and es
teem for i the president of the
United States, whose cool head and
firm hand' make ' him : fit pilot
of the; great ship of state, . as the
breakers and buffetings of a war
maddened world dash against and
6eek to - drive it . from ', its true
course of peace and prosperity.
Sherman county has an excel
lent county 'Court.!' Its public busi
ness has always been well con
ducted.-' The whole cost of county
government,: Including , the , circuit
court the past 'year, was only $19,
000. - Such conditions are contribu
tory to the fine community enter
prise and community spirit evi
denced jit the Hill banquet.
The spirit and" good will of the
eastern Oregon country is a fit
spirit for the whole state. :
UNDER CONCILIATION.
EUGENE E. SMITH, .its , presi
dent, urges ' the Portland La
bor Council to co-operate with
the Chamber of Commerce for
betterment of ' conditions In Port
land, At the earn' meeting the re
port of a committee" on conciliation
was indorsed unanimously -
If the effort of the Labor Coun
cil and Chamber of Commerce to
reach an agreement relative to -settlement
of disputes by conciliation
can be . worked out, It ; will . be a
splendid result.. Negotlationand
conciliation are always better than
threats ; and : clubs. . They are as
much better, for employers , as, for
employes, and . vice versa;
By this time employers must con
cede, the right of the workers ito
organize. The employers right to
organize has never been denied by
employers. ; i1 , '
If , employers concede the right
of employers to organize, how can
they dispute ; the right of employes
to organize? , . . - , . -
; This 13 a free country, and a
country; of equal privileges, It Is
on that kind of ground that the
Chamber of Commerce and organ
ized labor should meet. With that
admitted, an agreement for settle
ment 'of disputes by reason and
conciliation ought to be easy.
Settlements of the sort cost less
and go farther.. . ' ,
THE JUGGS BANK-CASE
CRITICISING the Riggs National
bank for "persistent ? viola
tions, of law" and its bank
practices. Justice McCoy has
ruled on many, of the pleas for. re
lief brought by ' the bank against
three high officials of the treasury
department. " ' ,. r :
. This casei begun with such a
flourish of irumpets, has dwindled
down to 6ne propositionwhether
Controller of the' Currency Wil
liams had the right 'uto fine the
bank $5000 for failure to; make a
particular special report, , Accord
ing to Justice .McCoy's ruling, the
bank loses" on every other allega
tion, and it ; may yet lose on that
issue, for it ha been, taken under
advisement by the court, ? j ,
Justice McCoy held that' the
record showed . the good faith of
Secretary r McAdoo and Controller
V Williams was "absolute ' and com
plete, ; and that they would have
been remiss in their duties if they
had allowed the Riggs bank to act
as a reserve depository. -He said:
The bank persistently violated the
law . long before. ;Mr. Williams was
the controller, nd these violations
continue to the present day.' U-'he
policy of the treasury officials of
taking government deposits from,
Btock-brokerase ; bak land; putting
them into a t commercial bank is a
good policy. ? ; ' u .
Justice McCoy's ruling does not
necessarily dispose of Jho case, but
it is a distinct victory for the ac
cused treasury officials. No mat
ter how. the court finally rules on
the question of the fine, the hear
ing has demonstrated;; that people
behind the Riggs bank sought and
failed to win a political rather than
a legal victory. , s ? : -
There may be a trial of the case
on its merits, but it is significant
that Justice McCoy has refused to
enjoin ; Mr, McAdoo or Mr. Wil
liams against fulfilling their sworn
duty. If the bank insists On a full
hearing, it" is; almost', certainty
that no court .would disagree with
Justice McCoy. " ;
It isd of value to the country to
know that the practices .hitherto
permitted Ift some ,. of the great
banking; institutions ' of the coun
try have at last come under the
banof public officials who insist
that banking shall be conducted
within the law and according to
fixed rules applied by the gov
ernment for protection of the
public. . . - " I s .
The "department of ; agriculture
advises farmers to make - small
streams and ponds j profitable by
propagating fish for the i market.
That sounds tike strange advice
here' in Oregon,, where Oregon peo
ple pay somebody else for catch
ing fish in i Oregon waters. ' If
farmers tan make, money, raising
fish, other people ought to find
it profitable -. catching ; and selling
fish already raised and waiting the
fisherman.-.. ;; ' --.-;
Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts,
after a flying visit to the Pacific
coast, is telling easterners that the
people out here are thoroughly out
of sympathy ;with the Wilson, ad
ministration. - It has-long been a
charkcterlstic of politicians "not to
know much about what the aver
age man is thinking about'
A box containing diamonds val
ued' at 113,500 floated from the
Lusltania - as she went 4dowa and
was picked lip in the ocean by
some Norwegian fishermen. : They
turned it over to. the 1 authorities,
thus again, confirming the belief
that the world nolds a lot of honest
people.' -:
. The influence . of education in
the public schools, of. the Philli
pines . under .American administra
tion is indicated by the suggestion
made by Secretary Ferguson that
control of rinderpest, which : de
stroys the useful carabao, be se-
cured through " the public .schools.
In other educational campaigns the
bureau of ' agriculture , has been
very s successful ". and there' is. no
doubt that, an effective fight .can
be made in eradicating rinderpest
by. teaching ' the children in order
that they may- teach their parents.
The Louisville Courier Journal
says: "Admiral Dewey, whothinks
we have a strong navy, is merely
In elderly gentleman who : used
part of It one day with great suc
cess. He cannot know the defects
like a critic whose vocation is
holding office or writing for the
magazines." .
Announcement was made at. the
Northern Baptist convention in Los
Angeles that a flying machine had
been, given the publication society
for use In missionary, work, t Pre
sumably, it is for -ordinary flying
between , terrestrial stations not a
new device for "getting into heaven.
; Rev. "Billy; Sunday has refused
an offer of $10,000 to go to Eng
land and will come to his farm in
Oregon. Even a short stay will
be worth the money. '' 'jtJ'V'"
If is about - time the weather
sharps . were-, pointing out. that the
present unseasonable raihs are the
effect of , the immense . combustion
of powder in Europe. . -
PORTUGAL'SPART !N
A WORLD AT WAR
', George B. Catlln in Detroit N'aws.'
THE pistol bullet, though weighing
.but a fraction of an otnce, is a
mighty engine of; destruction '
Though - its initial; destructive power
is small, the evils that follow its
reckless use are sometimes of appall
ing magnitude. 'It was a pistol bullet
fired "by a hysterical Serbian student
that precipitated the European war.
Other pistol bullets which killed the
king and crown, prince of Portugal set
up a ferment in the ; little kingdom
which has lasted seven years, and ap
parently i3 as active as ever.
Portugal had been . 'afflicted with a
bi-partisan machine rule' for "many"
years.- The methods-, were , practically
the same as those "of the Barnes and
Murphy , machines in" New York, but
Portugal, though a little larger in
area than the state of New York,; has
but little more than half the . popula
tion of that' state, and only; a fraction
of its. wealth. For many years the
kingdom,, political affairs have been
In tlie hands of two parties, one
known as the Regeneradores, the Other
as the Progressistas. These parties
alternated lnJ office with such fre
quency and returned the same offi
cials so regularly that the people con
temptuously applied the common term
of Rotativos to both. ..'.', .
a . a ...
This practice made politics a" profit
able profession, but while two sets of
public, officials enriched, themselves
exchanges of the offices ;the country
suffered from neglect, and the . public
debt accumulated steadily. King Car
los saw" -serious trouble' ahead. He.
waa too -bugy being a king and bav
in? a good time to take an active
hand in. bringing about reforms." so he
appointed a personal, agent"' to clean
up Portuguese politics. His chosen
agent was Joao Franco- a man of
abrupt methods,-'-who had the mis
taken ' notion that : be could undo ; the
vicious practices of generations and
put Portugal on the right course lb
Jig time. His attempt bad the same
effect, as the sudden reversing of 'a
powerful engine When runing at .full
speed .
Franco at first tried to reform Por
tuguese politics by picking a cabinet
of .reformers. .The political ..bosses
of both - parties and all their ' satel
lites and beneficiaries saw their jobs
fading away. They tried Intimidation
on Franco,-, withoafc effect, but thay
managed to stampede his cabinets as
fast as: he could build them . They
also managed the parliament so that
every reform was blocked. With the
consent of the king;. Franco dissolved
the parliament and assumed - the pow
ers of a dictator. . ..
Given a free hand. Franco began to
institute reforms by' degree, s. Though
fie was supported by the better ele
ment,'.' the politicians and the , press,
of which the politicians had control,
assailed Franco. Instead of trying to
conciliate, he defied them. In - a mo
ment of irritation in January, 190$, he
virtually; muzzled the press and put
thedvil liberties in suspension. This
but "added to the fury- of the politi
cians. Within a month the king and
crown prince were assassinated; in
fact, the entire royal family narrowly
escaped r destruction as they rode
through the streets of Lisbon in their
state carriage. Prince Manuel, who
was wounded in the fusillade.4 escaped
With his life, and succeeded to the
ihronev : ; Senor Franco saw that his
case was hopeless, so -he hastily re
signed and fled the country. ' V
: Government again fell into the
hands of the Rotativos, the Progress
istas were under the leadership of Luv
ciano de Castro, the Barnes of their
organisation, and the Regeneradores
under the leadership -of Senor Vlllrena,
who was their Murphy, In' addition
to the dominant parties were the. Be
publieansf .or radicals, and the. dis
sident Progressists, who were a lit
tle more radical than their party. A
coalition government was formed un
der Admiral Ferreira do Amaral. who
Organized a non-partisan cabinet, con
sisting of two Regeneradores, two
Progressists and two - independents,
who were personal adherents, of Fer
reira. . -.'
This government swept aside the
decrees of. Franco, slightly modified
the cfvil list, and then fell to quarrel
ing. This gave the Republicans a
i chance. When the warring parties
'neglected to vote, they elected the en
tire council of Lisbon, The two lead
ing parties, havlpg abandoned their
, trading; policy, were deadlocked, and
all thatvWas accomplished, was .a: lit
tle progress by the Republicans, . Who
.obtained control of part of the public
Ipress. . :' " - . : .. . t,
' Republican " influence ; rapidly - In
creased, in spite of the opposition of
the old' politicians and the clerical In
fluence. Presently King Manuel was
deposed' and a republic, set up. . That
republic is still fighting valiantly for
Its life, and for a regime of economy
and real popular government, but it Is
opposed by fearful odds, for, In addi
tion to Its home opposition, there Is
strong support for the - monarchists
from Spain, which has only been held
from Interference by British influence.
How it Will end, no one can fore
see. The civil strife in Portugal is
practically confined to the chief cit
ies. The rdral districts are not well
organized to support the existing gov
ernment. -- Fundamentally, the strug
gle Is between the masses and the
classes, . .'; .
A FEW SMILES
"As a Boston
manager you ought
to Uke this.' This
is a comedy of life
In Boston." . - .
"Sir, you are pre
eumptu ous! How
" can - there be , any
comedy about life in
Boston?" Judge's Q
uttiiily.
Tw6 octogenarian darkies at White
Sulphur Springs, having been employed
by one hotel management since tfte
Civil war, are now
retained as pension
ers, though they oc
casionally do light
and pottering Jobs
about the place.
, One day not long
ago they were lan
guidly raking leaves
on tne lawn, as a lady- passed sne
heard them quarreling and stopped to
listen. . ; - f - .
"Nigger, stated the older of the pair,
"does you know what I wish t? 1
wish't dat hotel yonder had. a thousan
rooms in It and you wuz laid out daid
in ev'y room!" r-Saturday Evening Post,
'- Two esteemed citizens were walking
aiong tne streets ox a western town
when one of the pair remarked that he
, was- temporarily a
bachelor owing to
the fact ; that his
wife had gone on a
i vacation,
i Ml suppose," smil
. ingly - remarked, the
'other, "that you
i write to her and tell
iher everything that you do wbile she
.is goner , ,
"Oh, no, was the rather surprising
response of the first; "I don't have to."
"Don't have to!" returned the other
wonderingly. .Do you mean to say? "
"I mean, to say." explained the first,
"that the neighbors . kindly attend to
it for me." :
Letters From the People
fComnranleatlona seat to The Joornal for
PCbllcatlon tn tola department abould ba writ.
ten on only one aid of - the paper, ehould nut
exceeo aw woroa in lengtn aa mast be ac
companied t)y the - came and addreaa of Xht
aeiaier. It the writer doea not desire to have
tie cuoe pubuobed, be abocld ao atate.)
UiscnBsloTi Is the aretteat of ell' reformer
It rationalizes everything it toache. . It rotrf
principles of aU false sanctity sad throws them
buek on tbeir reaaonablenesa. It they hare do
reasonableness. It rntbiessly crusaes tbem oat
of existence and sets tip its own conclusions
a toeir atesa.-- wooarow wuaco. - ;
'Defends German Citizenry. -
Portland, May 22. Tj the Editor of
me v journal ims letter is irom one
who has called, the United States bis
home for more than 25 years. ' 1 ob
tained my citizenship papers about 19
years ago, thereby showing my love
for this countrjr right from the time
I set root on it, x nave oeen at least
trying to be as : good a citizen as I
knew how, but the last ' nine months
have been very trying ones for me
and ; thousands of others - also. And
this ' came about through - the ' great
European war. There was a time
when people could read in newspapers
hf Germans being intelligent, of pro
fessional men finishing their educa
tion in Germany, of some systems
copied from Germany and introduced
in this country ; with success, where
Germans made as good citizens as
people of other nations. But what
a change in the last nine months!
Where any bonest person that can't
help either nation In Europe directly,
should only wish to see the winner
win fair and square, I am sorry to
say thht the Germans here have ' to
stand unpardonable abuse through the
majority of . newspapers. 1 for one
can't see why every one should,, be
so against the German population,
especially after reading that such
men as Albert J. Beveridge'j Lieuten
ant Colonel Emerson, U 8.' A., and
others hav; had to say about them. If
people, that . write such abuse - would
stopand think a minute and look at
loth sides before condemning us. they
would-save us from wishing we were
somewhere else instead of - here.
C. KRKGER.
Discosses Certain Germans Views.
. Elgin, Or., May- 21. To the) Editor
of : The Journal The Journal of May
18 published an extract from -; Der
Tag, - a Qeyiiian paper described as a
spokesman of the German govern
ment. Such . views as - are expressed
by Der Tag are a direct insult to
President Wilson and the American
peoples The German editor says in
part that the United States is so
weak : that they have never been ab:
to Impose their will on Mexico or. to
do anything to . the still more unpleasant-
Ja-panese, than to clinch
their, fists In their pockets.
It has never been the desire of the
United States to dominate Mexico or
to do anything to Japan, President
Wilson's foreign policy has the in
dorsement Of all . loyal - Americans, as
his policy has been to protect Ameri
can Uvea and American property. The
clinched fist termf no doubt, . comes
easily -to the -German editor, as the
mailed ' fist, no . doubt,-. . has been
clenched &. great many times in the
past few months. To ,mueh . fist
clenching and doing things - to other
countries has .got Germany Into seri
ous trouble. ' J
Der Tag also asks how about the
half million German and Austrian re
servists ' in this country. Will they
stand idly by; and see ; their" father
land attacked? ' ' .
Yes; how about them?,; Has it be
come a. custom for , Germany - and
Austria to send, their cast off soldiers
who have become unfit for service
in the first, second or third- line of
trenches, to . this country to live at
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
83IALL CHANGE
Does your charity cover many sin.s ?
An . irresistible impulse , Is one we
yearn to follow.
...
A bachelor says the best pet dogs
come tn glass cases. -
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1 Only a ' great .man can . successfully
dodge undeserved praise. -
Flattery is the stuff dished out to
other people never to us.
e ..
Hen learn more as' they grow older,
'but it Is of less Importance.. , , i,
a .
Occasionally one woman leads a man,
but more often a dozen chase bun.
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When a good man goes In for reform
work he begins at home. .
About the only thing some men are
qualified for Is posing as innocent by
standers. . '
A pessimist can't enjoy the present
for fear something will go wrong in
the future.
t,-. ... .-. ' ; v.;.. ,-, -.- ;. -..
. And many a man finds It difficult to
make a living because he is practically
a dead one. -.. - - ,. .
f ' ';:?--' -::
A man nearly always-gets married
while his brains are taking a Vacation
if. he - has any. ;
- The young man who is waiting for
something to turn up ought to marry a
girl with a pug nose. . ; ..
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When we hear a man. boasting of'hfs
ancestors we always wonder if the
ancestors . aforesaid .would speak to
him if they could.
An Ohio hen recently hatched 10
ehlck.i from nine eggs. She doesn't be
long to the poultry union.
HOW WILL YOU
MEASURE FOR THE
. How will you vote on this? Meas
ure for the relief of firemen.
"An act fb amend the charter pro
viding that one per cent of the salary
of temporary firemen shall be deducted
for the f ii emen's relief and pension
fund and granting , pensions of $62.50
per month to W. H. Whitcomb and $45
per month to C. D. Shane.
"Shall the charter be so amended?"
"116. Yes.
"117. No. : -. "
This is one, of the measures to be
voted -on at the regular city election to
be held Monday, June 7. It was ini
tiated by the council-at the request of
the board of trustees of the firemen's
relief and pension fund.
The purpose of this proposed amend
ment is to allow pensions to two fire
men of the fire bureau who became
permanently disabled prior to the es
tablishment of the relief and penaior.
system. If adopted It will allow re
lief to be given these men at once
- The adoption of the measure will
hot increase the tax. rate. There is
plenty 'of money in the fund to take
care of the men, - but owing to the
wording -of the act creating the fund
they are ineligible for relief because
they became incapacitated before the
law became effective. , i
TH E ROCK ISLAN D A
By John M. Oskison. .
After tottering frightfully for years,
the Rock Island Railroad system has
finally topple! Into a receivership. It
carries a record. So far in this latest
era of railroad receiverships, the Rock
Island is the biggest System to fall.
What's the matter with Rock Island?
Briefly stated, the system failed to re
alize the bright dreams of the-promoters
who put it together ;
One great troublewith the promoters
of western railroads (who 'followed the
lead of those who In & previous gener
ation promoted certain southern roads)
was 4hat sthey didn't stop to consider
coolly one simple little fact: ,
The population of the western terri
tory through which their roads ran
was,' and must for a long time remain
less dense than that of the east. - '
Building a western railroad op to the
standard of an eastern road requires as
much capital as would a similar job In
the east. This capital was borrowed,
in huge amounts, and spent in a goldn
flow of hope. If only the. population
had come along fast enough all would
the-expense of the American working
man, and to be a thorn In the flesh
In time of trouble? If r the editor of
Der Tag has voiced " the sentiments
of the German government, it Is evi
dent that Germany can not rise to
the level, of understanding American
Ideals. ; AN AMERICAN.
' Oregonian.
- Gresham, Or., May 2L To the
Editor f Ths Journal Many from
the east come to Oregon with the
intention of becoming - just plain
Oregonlana. But if .from the middle
west, where a hill of a few hundred
feet Is looked on as a high mountain,
they become "Soaregonians" - when
they seo the snow, capped mountains
and take a trip up the Columbia over
the Columbia highway, or any of the
many beautiful trips that van ee taken
in Oregon. Then there are some that
become "Soregonians,; often -as L thi
result of being' stung - by some real
estate : hornet always hovering where
there Is a dollar In sight. Then there
are some politicians that ' might be
called Soaregonians, soaring high , on
hot air. There are others that can
best be ' Called "Oaregonians," believ
ing that the ship of state moves-for
ward more steadily ; when each takes
an oar and jpulls on the level. There
are some papers in the state that
might be called "Soaregonian" before
election, but "Soregonlan" after the
x!
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INDEX OF ADVANCING
TIDE OF PROSPERITY
From the Nsw York Times.
Mill activities of a number of
steel companies " have displayed
Improvement this week, according
to reports from trade centers, and
t the possibility Of serious develop
ment from tin sinkinar "of the
Lusitarrla has apparently not af
fected the industry. The Iron Age
savs:
t - "It is still true that 'War possi-
I bilities figure but little in , the
T . , ........ n . , .
Bieei imor, pone large negotia
tions have been halted for the time
being and' some structural con
tracts may be held up; but the
mill operations of several 'com
panies have even been increased in
; the past week. . - -
"Ths- Pennsylvania Railroad's
orders for 14.043 cars and the in
dications that the distribution of
138,000 tons of rails would . be
made this, week have had a god.
effect, disposing ,f the feir tl-.tt-
these awards might be poatpo.i-! I
and thus arrsct other rullroil
business."'.- . '-'
OREGON SIDELIGHTS-
"Speaking of old friends that are
gladly welcomed back, there is the
sun," cordially exclaims the Kugene
Register.
Roseburg's council,- believing an en
forced speed limit of 20 miles for
autos is -better than a 12-mile limit
unenforced, has raised the limit ac
cordingly. - e "
Reporting the Philomath horse show,
the CorvaJUs Gazette Times savs it has
exceeded expectations and the manage
ment are of the opinion that it should
be made an annual .event.
"The way' Humanity ' Day was ob
served here." savs the Baker Herald,
"proved the growing interest 4n the ef
forts toward humanity to everyone,
whether young or old, as well as to
dumb brutes."
. a a
The Bandon Recorder savs the
streets of Bandon will be very much
improved when the new cluster lights
are installed, judging from -the effect
of one which has been in position for
some time. Seven new lights are now
being placed.
a a
Port Orford Tribune: The driving
of piling' for the new-wharf was com
menced the latter part of last week.
The- pile driver built by Contractor
Pearse and the piling being driven are
the best that have been used in wharf
construction at E'ort Orford and when
the dockls completed It will be a credit
to the place. ,
v a a :
Klamath Herald: Saturday's violent
eruption of Mount Lassen was known
to local people by the sight of the
dense smoke cloud ascending from
the mountain. Travelers returning
from a trip to Lakeview. Alturas and
Susanville, say, they plainly saw the
eruption. They also report much white
sand or ashes scattered along the road.
VOTE ON THIS?
RELIEF OR FIR EM EM
W. H. Whitcomb and C D, . Shane
are the men who will be benefited by
the adoption of the amendment
Whitcomb was' formerly master ot
the fireboat George. H. Williams.
Through exposure. ' at many fires lie
became afflicted with rheumatism and
was .compelled to leave his work. He
is still a member of the 'fire bureau,
but gets no pay. Shortly after the law
became effective the board of trus
tees of the fund tried to get him a
pension, only to discover that the act
did not provide for those who had be
come incapacitated before its adop
tion. The adoption of the amendment
will give . him a pension of $62.50 &
month.
.
Shane was a member of Engine com
pany No. 3. In 1907 at a fire he con
tracted a severe cold which-' later de
veloped into tuberculosis. . Ho haa
been unable to work since. The fire
men have cared for him by a semi
annual subscription taken among the
members of the bureau and by giving
him the cash awards given by the Rose
Festival committee for the best dec
orated fire ' apparatus. The adoption
of the amendment will allow him a
pension of $4 Si a month. . - .
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M0N UM ENT TO HOPE
have' been welt with earnings. :
But population growth Is necessarily
slow and interest on borrowed money
runs 265 days in the year. Those bis
ger earnings were too long postponed
to save the roads from bankruptcy.
If there is. a lesson for investors tn
the failure of Rock Island, it can be
read in the figures of population .as
compared with- railroad mileage In var
ious sections of the country.
Thus, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission divide the United States into
three grand units eastern, southern
and western. According to the latest
figures, in the eastern district there is
a population of 690 to the mile of rail
road line; In the southern district, the
population is 429 to the mile of line;
and in the western district it ls 252.
Population density and railroad earn
Ing s must have a close relation. To the
buyer of railroad stocks and bonds this
is a matter that cannot safely be over
looked.
The more people, the more traffic
for the roads, and therefore the greater
and more steady the- roads' earnings.
result is known. "
Let us hope that he Oaregonians
people, politicians and papers will all
pull in the right direction until we all
become "Soaregonians," happy and
contented. W. C.
Concerning Loyalty to England.
Portland, May 25. To the Editor of
The Journal Some time ago through
the columns of your paper I saw fit
to criticise the loyalty to Great Brit
ain of J- Hennessey Murphy, from the
standpoint of an Englishman, but
events since that time have proved
that I was wrong in the criticism, as
Mr. Murphy has shown that his fs no
lip. loyalty, and his efforts in making
last night's demonstration at the An
rr.ory the success it was, proves that
he is In earnest, and entitled to apolo
gies. -.':.. :
I am compelled in ths interests of
truth to .contradict the statement of
Mr. Boice that Ireland had sent 250.;
000 volunteers to the front for-England.
This statement was made in
Manchester by J. E. Redmond, but
was Jrnmediately contradicted by' Mr.
Carson, head of the Ulster volunteers;
also by no less an authority than the
London - Times, the official organ' of
the British government, which criti
cised Redmond unmercifully for 'mak
ing the "statement. ;
The fact of the matter Is that re
cruiting has met with considerable
violent opposition-In Ireland. A num
ber of popular newspapers have been
suppressed and hundreds of Irishman
. . . ... . ,L . r . . . . . .
uneeiea unoer me ueiense or tne
Real in-Act;" for their active Opposition
to the efforts of our recruiting of
ficers. . -...;.- - .. a
in the Interest of fair play, as a it
Englishman who Is-always ready to
give honor where honor is due, I think
these facts ought to be published sb
that no false opinion- of Irish loyalty
to England may ' be publicly enter
tained. . J. B. COURTNEY.
Water Waste.
Portland. May 26. To the Editor of
The Journal rTbe City of Portland
stand J in its own light as regards the
waste of water. There are hundreds
of residents who really make it their
business t west as much as possible
in irrigation, , Jetting the water run
until midnight, irrigating In the dark
when it is not ; noticed.. It is high
time it was meauuied out lo thtm,
For ooneervaticn of the Bull Run
water, why is it that the liver water
cannot, be used for all purposes out
side of domestie use? Time was when
there was nothing' but the river and
cisterns of rain water. It was fall
right then, Why can't It be now, when
so much mors Is needed? , I have un
derstood that jthe old mains are still
Intact. If so, why not use them? The
fact U that the water from the river
is better food for plant life than bard
water. It should be used for the fire
NEWS, FEATURES,
PHOTOGRAPHS
Predominate in THE SUNDAY
JOURNAL.
Magazine of Quality
Here are some of the Rood
things that will be included in
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL
Magazine next Sunday:
Public Memorials in
Portland
Portland possesses some strik
ing examples of the sculptor's
art to which . attention will be
called by a page of photographs
illustrated in color and accom
panied by a descriptive article.
Who Say "Old Abe"
Laid Eggs?
A Memorial day feature story
that is original. It tells about
the famous eagle that served
throughout the Civil war with a
Wisconsin regiment and the .re
sentment aroused among the
veterans of the Badger stte bv
the assertion that "Old Abe"
was a suffragette bird.
The Submarine- How
It Originated
No subject is of more genera
interest at present than the sub
'marine. The first of a series of
two illustrated articles will tell
how a Yale freshman in colonial
days gave to the world the first
of the deadly "water bugs" that
have revolutionized naval war
fare. A . ..
Lost Two Husbands in
One Day
It is an admitted achievement
to acquire two husbands at the
same time, but to be freed of
both of them at once is a greater
trick. Nevertheless. Genevieve
Baisden did it. and Bert Lennon
will write how it all came about.
The Oid Soldier and
Te Boy Scout
This s the title of the chil
dren's story written for Me
morial day by Georgene Faulk
ner, and which grown-ups may
read with equal interest and
pleasure.
Cartoonagrams
And it will not be amiss for
Mr, Tired Business Man and his
$ wife to glance over the Car
toonagram page with the chil
dren. It's very much worth
while, this picture feature drawn
by Charles A. Ogden.
Short and to the Point
Such is the effectiveness of the
two pages of miscellaneous mat
ter that include bits of humor,
anecdotes about men, great , and
near great odd facts from far.
places, selected cartoons and
popular science paragraphs, "A
little of everything and not
much of anything" will be found
hre.
For Matron and Maid
Beauty, Bees and
Motorbugs .
Such is the subject matter
around which Mme. Qui Vive
has built an article on beauty
that will be read with profit by
all women who motor. -
The Season of June Brides
June is at hand, the season of
brides, and accordingly Anne
' Rittenhouee has ; prepared a
fashion letter that is the last .
-word in what is fashionable for
the bride's wardrobe.
Needlewoman's;
Alphabet :
'Patterns for the entire 26 let
ters will be presented bv Sarah
Hale Hunter for the conveni
ence of the needlewoman who
: ever is "interested Jin initialing '
towels sheets, napkins, table-
; cloths, etc.
Housekeeper's Council
Table
"The page that lightens the
housewife's burden." Such may
be truly said of the suggestions
and comment edited for JOUR
NAL readers by Dorothy Dolan,
THE SUNDAY
JOURNAL
Complete in four news sec
tions, magazine and illustrated
supplement and comic section.
5 cents the copy everywhere.
The Biggest 5 Cents
Worth in Type"
NEXT SUNDAY
vtcm. tno. fcorne day this citv win
find itself up avalnvt It when gool
water is really needed. All we look
at is the fUesent. 1 think Jt is a good
idea to look into the future.
- SUBSCRIBER.
The Case of Frank Van Wie.
Oregon City, ; Or., May 23.-To the
Editor of The i Journal Your news
item dated 'Milwaukee. Wis., May
and headed "lxt Two Years Before
Operation," relating to I the cane of
Frank Van Wi, who was afflicted
with aphasia, and whose memory
restored by a Msurarlcal ; operation," 1
desire to say that Dr. 31 W. Klem, of
Kenosha, who ' treated this party, n
a - well known chiropractor and the
cure was brought about through a
Chiroprattie adjustment of the uplnp.
In your usual fair manner, will yoii
not kindly make the necessary correc
tion, giving chiropractic the creiit
due? -
ROBERT C..KLLSWORT1I. D.C.