THC OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY, JUNE
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C. S. JACKSON
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v Credit is like a. looking glass,
which, when one sullied by
'.. a breath; may be wiped clear
. again; but if once cracked can
: never be ..repaired. Walter
Bcott. ' - t . . I i
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TUB LANDLORDS FIGIIT
EYENTEEN" HUNDRED Fort-
via. landers are now applicants for
vl meters. ."- Because of these; ap-
w plications anJ others "' certain
to be -received at the water depart'
. meni there Is a -measure on next
Monday's fr ballot to" authorize;' the
purchase of 50 dQ meters. -V f ' -There
are landlords . who oppose
the measure. .'"These landlords are
the backbone of the opposition to
meters, - a,"" '
: Rented property is responsible
to the 'city for water .bills. " Land
lords "distrust 'their tenants. They
fear" that under meters, " tenants
would leave faucets open, let leaks
go' unrepaired ahd, --after -running
' up a big water bill, move out: and
, leave the-bills for owners of the
buildings to pay. Reasoning thus,
many landlords want flat rates,
. because . under . flat rates they
would evade responsibility for the
waste they claim tenants might
"make them pay for. " "
- ' Not all landlords take .this view,
but most of them do. Some, are
willing, for the welfare of the city
. .as a whole, to have' meters in
stalled; , j - . ,
But it is the opposition of land
lords and their lack' of confidence
in their tenants, that Is partly re
sponsible for the hard fight against
rjaneters. ' "m
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?. - SUPrOIT THE fJ5IM3ExV
IF
ORTLAND ought to yote Mon
day to annex Llnnton and, S.t.
Johns, ilf we do not, we
shall be sorry .when there is
; a federal census, five' years hence.
' : It is a good investme'nt for Port
; land to annex them. In a shorter
time than anybody realizes Port
eland will have so grpwn as to sur
r.round both. - "
fl Llnhton's finances, hay . been
; repeatedly misstated.' Her percent
age of indebtedaess is exactly 'the
j eame. . as Portland's. Linnton's is
;,9.3 per cent; Portland's s 9.3 per
ticent. -' Thus . "Portland's ' taxable
Property is $307,918,080; and her
J indebtedness, " less sinking ,npd,
,$ 2 8 , 6 3 6 ."O 8 T. LLnntoii's taxable
property is $3,269,080 and her in-
debtedness ' $305-,139. In both
'cases the indebtedness is "exactly
t:9.3 per, cent of the valuation of
! taxable property.
r From ,1913" to 1914, the valua
jjtion of Portland's taxable property
declined $6,187,697; Lmnton's in
creased $508,160.' ,"
I? - The Portland school evy for
j:i914 is ' fi,ve mills "and Linnton's
;one mill. The total city
I school levy in Portland Is
and
12.5
In
mills and In Llnnton 1 1 mills.
:i'913 there was not a -dollar of
m i a.. .
delinquent taxes in linnton. Llnn
S 'ton's financial showing is far bet
ter than Is Portland's. ;
A most powerful reason for the
'annexation of Llnnton and St.
'Johns - is that the merger would
,i 'placer - an additional -Tsir' -miles' 'Of
Jrwater front under the Jurisdiction
;of the dock commission, and open
j the way for a greater harbor de
velopment in this city. This con
sideration alone Is ample ..reason
J Lfor every Portlander -to vote for
the merger. '" '
'A GAME OF DICJiERINO:
'pEPORTS from .Rome - are o
'"lrtho effect that Bulgaria's en
; IV' try into the war on the" side
of the allies is a practical cer
tainty. These 1 repdrts " may spring
from'hope inspired by -desire; but
they call ' attention to Bulgaria's
' position and aspirations. '
Bulgaria has two ambitions one
to regain Macedonia, and the other
I to move back Its Turkish boundary,
f ,The first runs , counter to Serbia,
'which- gotj a large 'part of Mace
:donia after the second. Balkan war.
If Bulgaria remains neutral, and'
; Germany and! Austria win, Serbia
I will be "required to give up her part
of Macedqniavr But the allies are
v said to be promising Bulgaria that
If they win, Serbia will give Up this
territory , and receive portions of
Austria &s" compensation. ,
: . The attitude of Bulgaria i Is of
vital importance" to the allies for
T that Balkan nation holds - the, key
" to an Important door . to Constant-
I nople, Bulgarian' territory is needed
;for moving troops toward the Turk-
I ish capital. .That Is why the allies
are so anxious to have Bulgaria en
' ter ; the conflict'on1" "theCr-Bide and
- that is tjje ' reason tor 'promises
: made concerning.Macedonia. ',- s
At present Bulgaria is ruled by a
liberal; cabinet, with a policy ' of
neutrality.. . ; tmt national aspira
tionsx are kept "toremost, and "close
observers say vj the cabinet" wpl 'd'e-
c:ae tor uie course : pnai promises
greatest results, Bulgaria's 4esl"f e
for-" Macedonia Is greater 'than: her
ambition to regain Adrlanople, de
nied her by the powers after the
second Balkan war " c . -;
It is la game of. dickering on a
large scale, u 'Serbia would, be win
ins to- part witlr Jfacedonia to gain
Bosnia . and Herzogoylna, Tout 'she
wants , those Austrian possessions
before she "gives up any portion of
what'sh has. u x ';
! ' AGAIN" VIXDICATEl) T
Ti HE ROseburg' Review of; June
''"J says? j "
Believing- that the merchant
' of Boseburg lolag hnn
drede" 6 dellav Jallr a the-reeult of
the '-ceadftioii -of the'-road through
Pa CrMft caaren. 'in- northern Dousr-
laar bounty, "Uayer Napoleon Bice late
Monday held a eoafereace with Coun
ty- Judge Marsterd and -ftKea "tne lat
ter - to- take - eome . i action toward
placing- the--road "in Question in -
pasBable condition. I -
The "conference -between the mayor
and toonty -Judge followed th''"r
celDt of "news here to the effect' that
not less than' IZ automobile had. been
Unable to make'thelr way through the
canyon "during the paat two weeks.
Moaf of ' -the - machines, which were
occupied .by tourists en route "- to the
exposition, were -either - compelled
return" fO' Portland." Or shlp:thelr cars
to the California city by raft. A few
others' are ' now at Cottage Qrove.
where "they are iawaiting the time
when they can safely navigte. the
road.. - - -
Following the . conference'". Judge
Marsters called jip v the ' road super
visor of the -dlstrtcf: tn which 'Pass
Creek Is leoated, and In reply to, in
terrogations was Informed that ''the
Pass Creek road Is ImpasBable "at the
present time. -
The statement of ' the Review
recalls the - furore produced some
months "ago by a- letter in" which
State Highway Engineer Bowlby
said to a friend in Seattle that the
road 'in:' truestion" would not- be
passable" until- about June 1.
The Oregonlan led the attacks on
Major Bowlby for that statement,
and many . up-state newspapers
cuckooed In chorus. . The attacks
were a part of the Injustice heaped
upon Major Bowlby for his honest
and upright course as state high
way engineer in Oregon.
The Review goes on to say that
County Judge Marsters ordered the
road supervisor to r proceed and
place the" road in a passable con
dition at the' earliest possible mo
ment." It states i also that "as
much as $5 was charged by farm
ers for pulling machines out of the
mire;'' but adds that .the report
s exaggerated by about $2. ;
:w Declaring that; "Ipca, merchants
are of the opinion that1 the Pacific
highway should be, placed in! a pas
sable condition" for -the reason that
tourists spend considerable money
in this city, the .Review said . the
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ioitowmg (jay: . .
It Is the" oeiier of the local . men
that the road- can be , put In first
class -shape" So that '"Cars- may - get
througft safely, and without any as
sistance with a " email- . amount of
werk .-by the I county . officials. The
county court will -probably te- urged
to make an investigation - and bring
about some- relief.
A : mass meeting of Roseburg
citizens was called",- and steps' taken
to irot the highway in condition
for tourist travel, and it is prob
able that the road will be made
passable "very Boon; " "
Meanwhile the truthfulness and
integrity of Major Bowlby are
again" vindicated."'-' " "
A GOOD SIEASURBJ
I
N many cities, the pound Is op-L
eratea Dy a numane society, it
1b a plan for humane destruc
tion of such dumb animals as
have to be d e s t r o y e"d and for
a humane - administration ' of all
activities connected with the pound.
It is proposed" ' to .'empower 'the
city commission' to' cohtr&ct with
the' Oregon Humane society to con
duct the pound In Portland. A
charter amendment on next Mon
day's ballot will give voters the
chance to express their choice.
The terms and conditions are
made ' discretionary with" the com-
mlBStonv "which is- a guarantee that
in any arrangement entered into,
the city's' .Interests will be prop
erly protected. It is a proposal
abreast of ohuman progress. '
If operated 'by.' the humane soci
ety, the pound and the activities
connected"" with Itwjll never be
occasion for the - cruelties and
brutalities practiced In many cities.
- It "Is a proposal, to aid in making
Portland, in all its appointments,
a city of peace, humanism and gen
tleness, and should be"" supported-
Vote J.10 .X yes., '
PERSECUTING DALY.
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H Y this hounding of Com
missioner Daly by the Ore
gonlan? . . . . i ?
- ,Mr. : Daly Is an honest
man. He is "a conscientious public
servant!:He has been a big factor
In1 the success of commission gov
frnment in Portland.
- His whole... endeavor is to do al
he can In the , service - of Portlanid
and Portlanders. He Is a deep stu
dent of the responsibilities, duties
and opportunities of , his posltioi.
No man in- public! life could give
more freelyi nor .more devotedly of
his time, his energy and his strength
to his official work. ; i
As-, a councilman not one breath
of tatot evor. attached to his name.
To have5 "survived service f In the
council, with such "a record. Is un
usual. ' , -
As a commissioner,' his efficiency
is common ; knowledge , Until
Daly's ; timer, thercost of operating
the water department constantly
grew. ' "Dajy has 'reduced that "cost.
He yas the' firs man to do It., By
the 'end tot the' fiscal year" his Bar
ings' In i operating h department
will; tota, f 00,000. lit addition to
these j savings,-Coinmlsisloner Daly,
at the. first, of the eurrent year, re
duced water "rates ' 18 per cent" for
household use and 25 per cent for
lawn sprinkling. --Jt Is -a record of
high ef Jiciency, , an" entitles 'Mr.
Daly to the appreciation and thanks
of the people1 of Portland, " -1-
; But the : portion served out to
him by the Oregonlan la not hanks.
It misrepresents 'everything be dpes.
It misstates' what he says. It con
stantly places him and his -work In
a" false light.' Its hysterical opposi
tion ta meters, has been practically
admitted by the Oregohian toToe
chiefly . because ' the meters, ' are
wanted y Mr.'palyV ""' ' "! "
'" It Is 'perfectly" proper r to criti
cize public men.' ; But they should
be ' attacked "with facts,' not '"with,
innuendo," misrepresentation' - a n d
malignant houndlngs". They- should
not 1e -wantonly 'persecuted and ob
BtruCted "In' their efforts In' the
public behalf, as the pregonlan . is
deliberately antj boastfully " doing
with Mr.- Daly." r " . "
'"'Its malice ought to be resented.
Its willful, malicious -and brutal as
eaults on - a man wb.o Is consicen-
tlously and ably serving ' the people-
of Portland should be rebuked, and
there Isno better way t do It than
by giving Mr toaiy authority- to
buy and Install the 5000 water me
ters the water department is ask
ing for. . ' - ' ' '
S
EVEKTY-ONB marriage J.I-
' . . m .-. A,taf
censes at J-.os Angeles wtmiu
a -few., hours ' are a re minder
that' June" Is "'the- month? - of
brides "" as well r as thf month of
roses and college' graduates. "'f .
What a glorious thiirg .is youth
which ! sees "the light that nver
was on sea or Jand.' . , v" " '-f
It was'on 'a night In June that
Trollus mounted the Troyan . walls
and sighed his soul f toward the
Grecian tents where Cressid lay.
It was on a night in June that
Dido with a willow in her hand
stood upon the wild sea banks and
wafted her love to come again, to
Carthage. :; ' r ' .
It was on a night in 'June that
Medea -gathered the pnehanted
herbs that" did renew Aesojn. -
Jt was on a -night Jine that
Jessica stole from the wealthy,Shy
lock "and with an.unthrlft love did
run from Venic9 as far as Bel
mont." , j. .
Moonlight In ' June would ,be as
dead and' cold as" the planet that
reflects' It ' If Youth "did not "dis
cover it and tell of -it as a great
new thing.
T JT It "Were not "for the discoveries
of Youth "in " the nignts "of" "Juhe
the heart of the world would soon
grow ofd.' f T ' i i -
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People at' Washborn, Wis., object
to - proposed "extension"' of the
Qupont ' Powder company's '' plant
adjacent to their' town i and car
ried " their fight to the ' state capi
tal. But when the peopled were
told that work" on foreign orders
had been shopped and an "enlarged
planf -was -needed to fill ' a : "big or
der for' the United States", the" cfb
jections were - withdrawn. ' v . It
makes 'a 'difference. - -
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The householder 'who ; pays the
cty for all the water he uses and
wastes none, is seldom'' found op
posing meters; Aside" from ' those
who are misinformed on the ..true
issues, the leadership of the oppo
sition centers In people who do not
pay a fair price, who know It, and
who intend not to pay if they can
help UL -
In ' view of Bcare stories about
our national "unpreparedness," a
recent war department : report is
interesting. Exclusive of rms
carried by the army and navy, tho
government has 732,04)0 Springfield
and 338,000 Krag-Jorgensen rifles
stored in its arsenals.-f , And the
number can be trebled In" a short
time:'"" i .
CaiiforhTa'Ti'asT 'quit " furnishing
dictionaries- to" public school pupil
because a' judge says a dictionary
is not a text book. -The Judge may
be right, but, ' just the Bame,the
dictionary is a book that furnishes
a lot of good -texts: for poor spell
ers.
When reading' that 7 an army
poured 600,000 or 1,000,000 8hells
into the enemy's ' position," it "is of
interest to remember that shrapnel
shells cost the belligerents ll 8
each.; An easy problem in multipli
cation will illustrate the" rate ' at
which wealth ' is being Shot'' away.
"-5-" "'- aaa-aaB-aa--aa--aat J " 'f 'tf
' Just as we expected, Permysl had
no sooner become familiar' t fhe
cye than - tho -Teutons changed it
back to Przemysl. But there is
stilt the" comforting r thought ' that
whether' the Russians1 "or Teutons
do '-the spelling,-"It" is not safe - to
try to pronounce it. ' . "
The Illinois leglslafure ?t has
passed a bill forbidding the ere
tion r of a : jail within' --B0 6 ' feet o!
a schoolhouse. '.The ide . may -be
that ' If ' the;"sghool is reasonably
efficient there will be no need ot
a jail next door. V ' s
- Slxty-elgh't Ifiousand " miles of
motion .picture' 'film'; 'was "made In
the -United' States-'durtttg thtj Tirst
11 months of 1914. The- movie
"fan" might Just- as well, abandon
hope df"seeing . tha '.whole, show. . v
It ' appears f that the" 'Russians
were premature wh'en they changed
the -' spelling" from' przemysl 'to
Permysi:-" s -
: x Jt-has been permitted a .Los -Angeles
,inan"to .see .his J own , heart
beating. This gives force to the
worfls of ' the old song, "If you
could" but' read "this 'heart of mine
you'd f rad.' a r wondrous story -writ-ten'theref
.". '
yilla has had agents at St, Louis
buying machinery for' a -shoel?ac-tory.''i
Here-'la ne-Joh' Instance
in which war encourages an indus
try "of "peace. - -
A wedding was 'solemnized In the
dome of Oregon's-capitoL Here's
hoping that the contracting parties
may ever be "aiTjlear 'the?, heaven
of bliss.-" ' V : -
' If : it believes all it fays about'
meters, the Oregonian'a knowledge
of hydraulics --should enable' It to
qualify as an expert with 'a squirt
; The object of "a meter ' system Is
not to 'prevent the r.Be of water "but
to ; puj1 every one on '. a b"is ""of
equality " s ,'"-,.- ; 'V
FortIandis"-pollce"' band,1 has dis
covered that harmony is impossible
where there are-.tActIoa.-r-;:---'-f'-
WILL WORLD EMPIRE
MOVE EQUTQBWARD?
T -Prom tfce St. Paol Dlapatch. -
Suij.GBQif ommkC' o o & q a s.
Bpeaklns In. the south,'- advised
the south and all the rest "of the
world, i that thd'"futur- df the rWorld
lay In "the" tropics. -'""Jt
s the' surgeon general who has
occupied a plaee of late In ' the . sun
of -interest, because 'Of his triumphant
discoveries' ".n'" connection wftb typhoid
fever;'" and . the " expectation that he
would bo ' loaned ' to Serbia to " fight
against 'the fever which Is running
such "riot In Serbian" field hospitals.
"Dr. Gorgas 'has spen'f "his profes
sional - life in justifying- the tropica,
as a place of residence, and in the
attempt to -make .those - tropics a
practical place of residence .and busi
ness. He himself was born In the
south, in Alabama, and a - man nat
urally bends his energies toward-; the
Justification of the "place of -his nativ
ity; there is .destiny Jn thisr
. Not only was he born In the south;
but his' education was southern so far
as the schools of the south' permitted,
and his chief ' professional-practical,
work has "-been at " Havana and - at
Panama. He has been honored by the
Tropical Medical , society fot Great
Britain,; and In tbe me4lca. t schools of,
the north -his chief work' has been
for the south. Moreover, his name
gives a' suggestloAf "fhe Latin, per-?
haps of the 7 Spanish. ' So that it
might have been anticipated that he
would champion most loyally the la4
tuae ox nis Dirui, ana Deueve uin ui
familiar temperature can Je made tol
erable" for" all men,' and Jo r any busU
ness ' activity.' ' r"'
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Xt.was, ngt of pur south lie spoke.
For the south og ilia TJnfted States IS
not under indictment 'as to tempera
ture. , While it Is adrflitted that the
temperatures even ' of. " Georgia and
Alabama takes" something from ' the'
noftherh'e"nefgy "or men," It Is under
stood - that tjie" yearrr"ound that en
ergy will be eaualissedl to a i degree
and that the man of 'the north musj
ipenda mofety. of energy during Jthe
cold ' months merely In enduring the
cold; as the man of the south spends
tinW in enduring the heat, but he does
not subtract from his energy during
that time; he may' be storing it. In
any event, the south of the United
States, Which during the first cycle of
our blstory, bad Its- decided place in
the sun. is recapturing that place. '
It "was not of the farther -south.
Knot' the boutb . edgtf; gf he temperate
zone, and the north edge of the trop
ics, but of the true tropica, those re
gions which are belted by the equator,
of - which Gorgas spoke. He : expects
that the civilization ot the future will
concentrate itself around the equator.
And this means that the northern
regions of South - America and 'of
Africa will' be the dominating- regions
of the "worldr When-: thGorgas - pro
phecy co-mes true. Between the
Tropics Of "Cancer' 'and CftprlcWh. In
Stead" "of between5 the Tropic Of Cancer
and the Arctic Circle, will be found
the civilization of the future. ;
! "Half of ' South America . is Included
in -this belt, the greater half, since' the
bulk of the continent 1 Is massed to
ward the' worthy and t below Capricorn
It Is but a long tapering point down
toward"1 the ''Horn.' ' Brazlrv lies well
withjn the defined zone, and therefore
Brazil, Which at the present moment
must surrender supremacy to Argen
tina, may. expect Its predominance in
the continent thereafter. In Africa
the broadest territory lies In the belt,
and it Is the imdlscOvered, the dark
Africa! to -which the - future belongs.
The very northern strip of Australia
lies" north of Capricorn; and this may
look forward to a future when ,Jf el-bdurnB'ana-
ydneywll be ' f orgottinl
s; -s 1 -v- air . '--s.-' ?
- asa a '. t-v , - i s '
i Sturgeon General Gorfras bases bis
prediction on ryii fact ttat the rich
est "soil In the world ' la' to be fun(
In "' the tropics, in those dark recesses
bf Africa along the Congo, and! those
ancfeot 'spietodort "aj!o"ng"tbe Ganges
and - 'the ' Euphratesrand that un
equalled', richness ' of soil along- - the
Amazon, - ' " "
; For centuries men have braved the
dangers vof . the 'tropics" and have
bfougbl baclt :. 'wealth' to th4 temper.
ates-It 'ha beenl. supposed '-that this
was the natural establishment of 'ad
vantages, that, the tropics -Were but a
feeder to - the wealth' of the temper
ate, .and ; that "tile -men of- the ttm
peratfcs paid the- toll ln rich -death to
the tropics'. "-Thousands of stories have
gathered around "this'' fact" that death
. . j. : r- T '. - - -r-.-. -i-. - f
a:'?T:7?? ?? .: ?a,M
And ' always when "a man was ordered
to- tbefee Jregi6n; or his ambltIon"for
weanh'idrWged'-himihitfier'.',he con
sulted ; physicians ; and discovered
whether be could endure the exposure
lo"lieat 'ifnil maiiria' and the more
than -thousand iUs which the tropics
are heir to." Men have been appointed
governors " of India for ' the' simple
climate. And Kipling's chUdrenhave
been sent home" ttv tjngland to"" escape
tj death which "lurked In Indian cli
mate." """irhUe "there are- places': la
Africa and' In South America which
are recognized by- such story-tellers
as ; Joseph Conrad and percival Gib
bons "as death 'traps for the' ambi
tious. -
lW sball have : to change all ; f.hat.
Gorgas'vis changing-' It lrfyhls con
quest" of the 'tropica, and the tropical
diseases. . The . record which he ' has
made at Havana and at Panama makes
good his propbecy. IX Havana can be
mad'e possible to aiy white man, why
no$' ' the ' depths of the Amazon . and
the far windings -of the Cdnro? Grad
ually ; the diseases' of the temperate
tone "have been ' conquered until. 1 is
not ' beyond hope that disease may be
terminated In 'the north countries.
Evidently a similar conquest may be
made 'of the 'torrid cone, and Gorgas
has begun it.' The center of the world
win shift back. jo Babylon and'Cuzco.
We shall "hot ; be here to " see" the
humiUation of ,?arjs arw" -JTew' York.
A FEW- SMILES
A maiden lady said to her Uttle"
nephew V ' ' "''Now; C Johnny," you go 'to
ways -'d s"o," atndfT- "
t n n' I H a r r fl v I -aa fl fs
cheeked and hand
somer -w hen you
grow up."
-" Johnny thought
over '-thia a- -' few
minutes and then be
observed---- "Well,
aunty, you must- have -sat "up a good
deal when you were young!. -,
In his Savamah camp BiU Dono
van,' baseball -manager, iad -a. dusky
-..r - VvHf-d -waiter at the
hotel -py fthe -tiame
of Sutton. Bill bad
to reproach Sutton
more V than once-" for
a Jack Of agility tn
arriving ' with the
f ood. Sutton promJ
ised to improve.' One
mOTning, he 'brought
In la. consignment of griddlo cakes that
had gone cold.
Wh'atT do you mean," said Bill, "by
bringing me In' cold cakes V "
"Well. I'll tell you, boss," said Sut
ton. "I brung them cakes in "so fast
that I guess' they hit & draught."
Letters From the People
s Commnnleationa sent to The Journal for
pcolioatlon la thia department saoiue-'oe writ-,
ten tm- orrly ens' side ot tte paper.- should not
exceed SOO words la length and moat ba act
t t tS'h,"
ue nam poousnaa, a uwuu jkt hw.j
"Diaeaaston Is the greecest of all reformers.
It tatkioaUrea everjtbinB it tonche. It roba
fcrlncfpter of all -fates' sanctity and tbrowa the at
buck -as their .reasonableness; -it they feave-ae
rcaaontlenea8 sathlea cnishas then -on t
ot . oxltenc and aota ita own concUiatena
tn tuate stad.'' Woodrow. WUKinv -
Grocers , and Sunday Closing. ;
Portland, May ??.-T the Editor of
The JournalAs one 05 the leaders in
the- referendum movenent against ' the
Sunday cl6slng tlaw, - uassed by the
ottydounctab6ut'"a' year-ago. my at-
tehtlon- has been calica "to 'an 'artifcle
in- your ?i- paprfr- a 'wee ago' entitled,
Small Orocers-Are -Said t 'Favor Sunday--Ordinance."
Which Is an interview
given out by-J. W:" Caldwell, said 'to
ft the vie. president of "the Retail
Grocers assooiationc" V't .:';..
- It IsTbarfliy probable that the voters
will lie guldedby erich' si stateme'nt
When they top to think that the in
dependent' grocers,' numbering between
76 and 100;-formed a temporary organ
Izatlon to fight -thi" -ordinance -and
tied it' up-'by' means bf the referendum;
Mr. Caldwell's statement that tne
bulk of the -association -members are
small ' grocers ' is- no doubt true. They
can't ail be ' large dealers, ut the
Betall Grocers" association has in its
membership 'some' of the' leading gto
cers.' 'Mr. Caldwejl would hd dOubt'be
Offended' were be referred' to as any
other than ' a "leading grocer." . Now
It la equally true that th' bulk of
the' independent -srocersre small gro
cers, but in our ranka we have -some
that 1 think couiabe""te"rmed 'leading
grocers." T am not trying ta give-Mr.
Caldwell a' lesson ; iri 1 making- a .fair
statement." I am simply stating the
facts: . - " -
' In every mention of this matter In
the 1 public printsthat I have seen,
reference -has -been made- to the ''one
man" 'who It is-claimed stands-alone
opposing this -ordinance, - but I have
never" seen his "name "printed. X'. am
sorry that this man has. never seen
fit 'to go 'Into- the- publle - prints- with
a redbot pen but' since he "haa-not-X
So, not feeT at liberty' to mention 'bis
name, "but the facts -are these:" -
"."TThen Tt "was ' rumored that the Re
tail Grocers' - association had Induced
Mr.-o Blgelow to introduce this ordi
nance in the city' council the whole
drove" of Independent grocers, " lnclud-
Hng myself, made' a bee line" for this
one nameiess Dig- xeiiow. - we- neeaea
hl- support -just- as- much as be needed
ours. - He worked hard and did more
than hfs share .financially, and if the
voters' ehould - support this -ordinance
he would' Toe the one 'least hurt.
- 1, would" urge-' Mr. 1 Caldwell to let
alone this man, and leave -this matter
where ; we," the Independent grocers,
have placed lt rwlth the people.
C. H. CORBIN, '
An ex-member of the Retail Grocers
Association. - . - -." . r-. : .-!--'' -.
Portland and! the Tourists.
PortIah-a,-yun t-tb tbe-Edltor of
The Journal I 'am ' glad "to see Port
land waking- up to a- consideration of
the value of summer tourists dollars,
ten of whlcn, put Into active -circulation,
are worth more to tho city' than
a thousand corded up in the vault of a
bank, - the -officials; of which Will not
loanos -real -estate or furnish" to new
Industries. -.' ,
s Los Angeles stands as a shining ex
ample of what tourists' money will "do
for city, and - Seattle also "secures a
great deaV of this kind of coin. ' Re
garding Portland why, there are hun
dreds' passings through here 'that grab
the -first connecting train for Seattle,
where' they: "plan 'toi stay 'anywhere
from 10 days to two months -a fact
the -writer is in position to know,
What's the answer? Attractive lit
erature is - sent -back east ani distrib
uted through the medium of hotels' and
rallro&dr "fflce.-;.We avo fhe'scenic
"goods." th roaes to arouse" fenthusi-
asm,- and the views - from tho :top : of
Terwilllarer drive andSkv Line make
them".-want 'to " tajce in rzh Columbia
highway and Mount Hood.
- The-real tourist seasoa opened June
I," and while-' to -date' less thad 9- -per
cent Of the exposlti'dn travel has - been
routed via north Pacific coast ' points.
S i " -
PERTINENT COMMENT
- - V,
SMALL CHANGE '
,111 . 1 1. II. '
Every man is a hero in bis mind.
' Better a
bag bead. .
turn-np "nose
" . -
-than a cab-
' It s easy for a man to ba popular
if be IS - easy. '". "- A- - -'
A man tips the'soales by dropping a
penny in the alot. - --." -., -i -
r " '.
"A bluff Is usually' more of a neces
sity than a luxury.: ,.'.. -
','-' , - -
The man who really knows himself
doesn't fell all be knows. - -:
People who suffer In silence always
like to boast about it later.
-L-y,---M; e - . v -. .' . . -..
If a mati doesn't enjoy bis work. It's
time for him to get another joo., ? '
- ? ,-. ,
- Most woman lodge organizers would
make good suffragette, lobbyists.
fi.-r ;-.i-.-.--- i; . -- It -.. -
Life is mostly a Joke to the . girl
witbs dimples and 1 perfect ' teeth'. -. "T
itptf. V.: - O ;' -7 i3-W'-'
The1 bouquets yotf throw at yeur-
self : may turn-; lata-boomerangs. -. -
A girl doesn't always make a noise
like a belle when she dresses loudly;
- . ,1 , . . .1 ,
- The wife of a" man of few words
usually has a monopoly on the vocab
ulary. h . ... .1'.
- : f - k
Some men are such clever liars Wat
they can even explain to - tho satis fac
tion of their wives Where they have
been. . - ris, - -.. ' ' - -
. In some-churches they pray for the
widows. and- the -orphans -but, as a
rule, more wives are in need -of pray
ers than widows, i " - -
' " ' ' -. .
"""Occasionally we' mefSt a man who )s
froud'. 6f the fact that -he nevr be
onged to, the uniform ran of "a- lodge
and wore feathers and a tinsword- k,
WHAJ THE BANKERS
By-John- M, Osklson.- -
The American- Bankers" association
is boosting thrift throtlgh Its -savings
bank section rpreacbing sound savings
gospet"- - --- -: "'', ; -
?' In-?a recent ' bulletin the association
demonstrated". how -;a tnan5 earhin-r $?0
a week may, by'Bavlng -$5 a Hveek and
investing it wisely,""douDTe TiIsrincOme
at the' end of 58 years, r. Suppose he-began
at the age of 22- by the time he
was 0 the' ncpme from bis Invest
ments would amount to a little more
than $20 a - week. - ...---':'.;.. - "
"This is ' not a . ge-rlch-qulck
scheme," said the bulletin. It is not;
it is "a" sober mathematical demonstra
tion of what any one may do.
You ' decide to test the plan, ano".
take $t a weejc regularly to a sav
ings bank' that 'pays 'per cent inters
est and credits; Interest earnings every
six months? " ..r , 1 - '
- At the-end of four years you have
to your Credit 11128.89; take out 11030
and' put It in sv sound real estate mort4
gage paying- 6 per oent: Go -ion'1 then
building up your savings fund, again
undoubtedly there . will be - thousands
pass this wajlk in June, July, August
and September. - -" '' -
- Do -you think Portland will get many
of : these tourists 1 by beinr; dlrecteor to
the Chamber of mmeiee? f Who will
direct' them r Host of them undoubted
V7 ias In' the past will hive 'no-Inten-Oon
-of stopping here; ahd somebody
wfll have to grab r feln bodily. " To : do
that we" should." ha ve; a-booth in ' tbe
union ilepot -ln- charga 'bf '8, real "live
Wirer or possibly two In a position to
arrange auto trips "around the- city and
outside alsO" a, man to distribute proper
literature Oh "the Incoming navel spe
ciat'-boat train, if -pertnlsslonr can' be
secured from Mr. Sklftner.' Tna expense
tso incurred should -be-taken care of by
the Chaaaber" of Commerce,' the hotels,
touring- -ear companies and the Port
land railway company. - - . .
Like ' evert other'good thing, if Portland-wants
this business -she will have
to" go after ' It systematically .-and - ag
gressively. -.--" ""-C H. KEENH"
; CasnTes"rtlie Censors.
Portland. May3i.-- To the Editor of
TbO Journal The local board o fllnr
eensors canseq - ov eiuniuauuns.' on . a
film -exhibited last week, after-it had
been shown - straight- at Seattle. Jt
seems strange that: this is necessary
in an enlightened: city i like Portland.'
Are we- more- susceptible- to- the influ
ence Of moving pictures' than s Seat tie 7
From the -viewpoint -of -our-protectors,
we ' are.-- Mysterious 'aTre' the way 'of
the -local board" of oensors. fit passed
"Hypocrites."" while Boston , demanded
that '-th. leading- -' chafraoter, - "-Naked
Truth," be clothed bef Ore' being-x-hiblted;
Likewise"" the Chicago board
refused to let 'Tt's'a Lon-"Way' to
Tipperary" brhOwn,- but It was ex
hibited -here'.- ; -'"" ri tf'" f .v r
--;. X bave no quarrel to .make with pur
worthy board;1 they must-slash something-
to make a showing. The ques
tion is. -wou)4 two- sets ef people make
exactly 30 eliminations on - the above
mentioned fUm, -ln 'exactly - the same
places? - If not, iocat eneorlna" -is ' a
fallacy and should be atoUsbed -'
If we must have censorship board,.
let- us rather take Jhe-5 government's
plan of labeling' food. ' Let the censors
theatres; as to' the contents a prospec
tive - patron ' might expect.' : Then" he
Can, accept or reject ' it: as It 'strikes
his Whim.' r, --s '""" - -
X really believe that" the national
board'bf censors does "Its Work in a
thorough manner, and - the re is no need
for a higher court to pass on what has
already been-' 'passed ' by them. "This
would - assure patrons - Of moving . pic
tures ' of seeing- a' whole fllnr, instead
of one all cut up ; ;-1 ' ' A-FAN.
, Pleads . fiause of 'Timber : Ilf en. t
t Taft.. Or, May.27. To the Editor of
The. Journal As ' there have been
printed In your, paper for the past
couple of months .articles'-disapprov
ingthe "Oregon legislature's authoriz
ing of the ' attorney general to . inter
fere In the C & G, 'land grant ' shit:
also your - approval . of ' the ' Uni ted
INDEX OF ADVANCING
TjpiQF PROSPERITY
Kew Tork, May ' 2 8. There i
noticeable a steady expansion In
operations -of .'the v United , States
Steel . corporation, which ' lat
week reached 89 per cent of ingot
capacltj-i"- The"- aotuai output" Was
slightly larger than . that percen
tage,' avnd It is expected that even
a betjasi- showing wUl be made
this. week. The 'American' Steel &
Wire and the Carnegie Steel, th
two .great subsidiaries-, are oper
ating .at" about -0- -per- cent of - ca-
pacity?v ----;
z Furnace -j No. ' 2 ,. of the Carrie
Futnaees ' of 'the , Carnegie Steel
company, at " Rankin,: - yesterday
was blown in -for the first --time
In-two ysars.-' Seven"' furnaces' are
now irt-operation. At -the-Edgar
Thomas Steel 'Work "nme of the
Xi furnace are in operation. , ;;-,
AND fEWS jN BRIEF
" OIUCGON SIDELIGHT3 - ""
-'" 11 t 1 1 r 1 gj-.,.jt.u 4
' "Whenever a"""safe " is cracked In
Umatilla county," eays the ICaat-Ore-gontan.
.'It i means -a---new faoe will
soon - be seen., in the county- ban tile;
our- sherltf cajo smell a- yeggmau J.o)
mles away." - - - . .-.j. , 1
, ri""'. t-i-'-'''''
W. C. Conner has again perma
nently retired" . from" the management
t the Cottage Grove Leader. . W, 11.
Tyrrell, .of Waverly, Iowa, a publisher
f . ?0 : years experience,.- has - bought
the -Leader; this Jime,. and is new- tn
charge. t f' . ' ft . . Jfc..H--ffeR-t:..'
V - -"r -? . .''
Occasion for general Vejoielag-noted
by the -Grants - r"asa Courier; . '-This
seems to be a year- of celebrations,
and now the farmers down-the -valley
are preparing to celebrate the turning
of -water Into the. dUcbea, of -the com
munity project." - r ... y '--
iv;'.n;. ,.,.r; -. v.. -; e . , ; r;; ; , --
La Grande Observer; And the' old
boys In-blue turned ..Out yesterday as
they have ;npt 4o years before to La
Grande. Along- with them " was, the
largest crowd of cltizena that has
taken part In Memorial services for
sometune. It is- welk j v
. - , i- i ; , 1 '
Journalistic estimate of a legisla
ture's work, as -per the Bend- Bulletin:
"Copies- of- the 11 -Beealon laws -are
now procurable tow $1.35, - There are
265 new measures.'. ThAt brings the
coat of each law to a trifle over halt
a cent. -A: number of them 'arO worth
mors; .than; that."- v-.p--.' r-h:r-
' Ashland ! Tidings: The value of ad
vertising; is certainly appreciated .by
a vcertain tobacco - salesman who 1 was
in Ashland Friday. - While the moving
picture men" from Medford'-were taking-
pictures at the entrance to -the
Sark he-drove - his car, which has a
la: -tobacco sign emblazoned-' on the
side, In front- of the picture- machine,
lie then simulated an amateur .driver
havjna trouble' and managed to .Jerk
around lnt front-" of the' -machine for
several seconds, keepina- his sign-in a
Srominent place. .-It was a. little over
one, f however.'and this part. of the
film is to be cut out 4 - ,
SAY YpU CAN SAVE
until you. have $1000 or more; at-the
end-of the seventh year you win buy
another IQ00 ' mortgage paying r -per
eent.- 1 - y' Ti:"-'- '
' "In iS years you .will have $14,000
invested In . -per cent mortgages - and
$761.33 ' to . the savings bankA 'Three
years later you'll have$i7,00y in mort
gages and 77$.2$ In the Savings bank
and" your Ineome from mortgages and
the bank will - be $i05l.-JS0 -a year- or
$20.21 a week. . " .' ' . - .." '
- Suppoao ' you 'were in a position to
set aside i5 a week for every child
of- your family, "beginning-when the
bey was ready to go into business or
the girl td" get married, each - would
have a' vug nIIUIo '.fortune-to r help
along. ' it- VN '-'':-' - " '
- faking such calculations and plans
is fascinating- worjfe - Carrying them
into practice is not so easy,'" To Judge
by results In "this country as reported
by experienced savings bank men, ' f eg
uarV saving fa -very bard. '-4
It will' be made" easier by keeping
in --f ronij ef- yo -some euch " table of
possible; results as -tn rsanaer-r -association
has worked out - '"
States supreme court decree in the La
Raut i and-Jordan- -tsases,-- please - allow
ne to "remind you of Something-that
did happen last -Winter In-the 'city' of
Portland.- you stated" in- your paper
that you i had" assistea over tuvu po
pie in four morlths who were n 4!re
& C. railroad, company and the Booth
Kelly (Lumber - -company -'have - given
employment-'to more .people than- -all
your philanthropists' have been in p
sitlOn to assist. - They also' pay heavy
taxes On their' holdings" ''" '" ..t--''.-:-'
- JOHJ OST.ERMAN.
Astoria and the Llberty BeH.
Salens "Or- Way 28T "he Editor
of - The' -Jour nal An Vri Oregon" pioneer
and a former-presldentof the Oregon
1oneer! assoclatfonV,wouRt, request
the commnUe in-ciiarge bf the Liberty
Bell,"irit Were 'possible to 4o so, to
take It to Astoria, so that it might be
shown to the people of that enterpris
ing city at the mouth of the Columbia
river. ; , - ' ' -
My reason for making a request of
this character Is that we retainedwhat
was known as the Oreg0rf- Couhtry'
in a large measure on account of the
discovery- and-'-settlement f-in the 1 ' vi
cinity of Astoriai 1 l'T
it- is ! We'll known that Captain Rob
ert -Gray" bh -May lj,r-IfOi.-discovered
th mouth of the Columbia -rrver". In
1806 Lewis and" Clafk explored the
Columbia river' from5 Its source to its
mouth' at Astoria.' ' A' seftlemenf was
begun at Oak? Point, in l'80 8k '-'Astoria
was -founded - by John - Jacob Aetb tn
1811," was captured by the- English In
1813,: and restored to the 'ynlted States
In l$18v' "For -thesa "arid m4ny 1 other
reasons, too ' numerous to r mention, ; I
feel Justified In' making, this-request.
fit would be fitting e.nd proper that
the-. Liberty Bell should be exhibited
at-Astoria, that1 its-people, and those
of -Clatsop county might - have' an op
portunity of seeing the bell that rang
out- freedom -to-the world In. the perilous-
times of this nation's ' history.
. .- y .jt. "P. H tXRQ.'
- 'J ' 4-r- y 'V - saiswii asaassfj-"- av.,r-, ; f f
fj The 'Best-Way to, 'live.--- - ,
' Portland. "Vf ay 3ll--To the Editor of
1h.e ,? JournaS After all . is said -and
done, can' We prove that all is n6t -rdr
the -beet? "It & tru"e-faat: this- World
is filled with, .lnjustleeit per seou tion
and great Wars that bring .Untold suf
fering, ' but wers ; it not " tor -these ex
periences ff hardship,''thistsacriflcln(r
ani'. burnishing fot - that Jewe 'called
the" soul; howcould we progress -and
Improve? ln the -very Injustice Of
things Hies our opportunity to' survive
and overeem exlettng oonditione. 'By
overcoming through right and Justice
we set" an example for others "and for
tify i ourselves against' all tbat is 'not
for .tHe'V-good of - humanity. -This
world's war-will teach peop the tise
lesshess'of war,4 THS atvin right";of
individual power over the' masses' shall
cease, and ' with It that "un natural de
sire" for great rain which 1 only tol
erated because of the' lack of lava and
unselfishness-' among individuals, "vy"
must' leartrthat' because the' present
system Is unjust w- cannot perpetual
ly 1 tustifyJ'Ourselve 1." wrong - doing
so sustain life and freedom, but rather
must - educate " through example and
compartsomtmtll present -methods be
come so unpopular tmaf tbrotigb ne
cessity and shame we shall merg, in
to -a new social condition,- or a government-.
of, By'nd for the . people, and,
better fyef let- tha HmiJlenniura dawn,
when we "shall not-, require to b" gov
If : ; ; ' J. A. CIIAPMA-ff.
tj - y. I :- U'T -.-, -,i - .-..
: "Pfssents "from Ir, Wolrs View.
Vancouver,- WaslU May-'3t Tothe
Editor , of-The'Jfmrnal-iiJn 'your 'Issue
ef May? 28 ts a letter fromt J Wolf,
who. seems : te have a grlevahce against
the farmers -and? -their methods- of pro
ducing7 -and ""marketing - their crops,
One -would- probably -be .safe is assum
ing' that Mr. Wolf lias -been.' a pro
ducer. J. If; not,. It seems presumptuous
6rt his part to dictate" just hoisv farm
ers should' transact theii-bUslftess. '
As a' personal ' fave t fiimseir, . Mr.
Wolf might' some' time, spend a few
nickels' With' these farmers? Let him
then consume his purchases, snd if he
is ut all. 'of at reflective nature,' he will
be -bound'- to feet" that these- farmers
A MAGAZINE OF
". ' QUALITY
: Such Is the 9-pago masazine
nJ illustrated - snppleraenr of
Tho Sunday Journal.
- It i replete with a variety of
interesting; and informine mate
rial.' Invitingly presented.
It makes an appeal to all
readers men, j women and ; chil-
dren. '- ;'.' r - .-;:!-''''
. " Cultivate its acquaintance; you
will find it much worth while,
; NEXT SUNDAY m
ROSE FESTIVAL VISIT
ORS AmOfi-t the" many inter-
.estint; $nests- in the city this
wee's will pe a delegation of
Blackfoot In4ians from Glacier
, National Park. They will pitch
their tepeees in the Festival
Center in "the South Park blocks,
where they wilf welcome all vis
itors. Th photographs cf some
of these Indians "wili make an
v attractive page in color. ? f
AMERICANS' SAYINGS
Americar history is ridt in hi
sayingsy of its' notable men
George' 'Washington, Patrick
Henry. Benjamin Franklin. Ad
miral Fsfragut. Admiral Dewey
t and 4 others , ! have perpetuate4
their respective personalties in
the epigrams' thaCever attach
, to - their names. r The photo,
graphs bf a number of these dis
tinguished4 Arneritans and' their
sayings will make an attractive
page in color. " : . ' ' ;
THE SUBMARINE The
second of a series of two arti
cles will explain ' how the pres-.-
ent state bf efficiency of the
Vater bug"! makes it the most
powerful weapon of offense and
defense and i how its -value has
long -been recognized by some
of the best ihforme-J naval "men
the world over, ":" '
"JAC
ACKIES" IN THE MAK-
ING An eneagine article, ofo
fusely illustrated, will tell how
Uncle Sam s young man-o'-wars-men
ire put: through the rigors
of actual land fighting' at the
naval training stations before
being assigned to ships. ;
WHY YOU LAUGH? Y9U
canho't help t no" matter 'how
dignified you may ' be. The tea
son why will be set forth itt an
iUustrated page of miscellaneous
matter that covers a wide range
f of "Subjects', j - " "'.;"','"'-
FLASHES OF FUN An
' otrgf bage will include a column
or more of "selected humor, an
ecdotes about -statesmen; fcal
; ahd; near;'' and several "selected
cartooni."
For Matron rd Mi$
. The usual amount of matter
having to 'do 'with ' womeri's -in-terests
will be Included in THE
SUNPAY JOURNAL. - '
TMME, QUI VIVE writes in.
terestingly-pf the ixpsrientes of
two - 'mothers fn' the Upbringing
: c their daughters, from whjch is
to be gleaned some invaluable
hints on the health-giving' quali-
: ties of out-door games.'1 - '"
'ANNE ' BITTEN HO USE,
whose . authoritative . Jetters-' on
the7 trend1 of ' women's fashions
- have at wide audience."ha8 many
interestins: things o say rela
tive ' to ' what matron and maid
.win wear at out-door functions
' thisseason.1 '.-, "-
CATjf'A RINE GREEN
WOOD, -a gradnate of jhe Mary
land Institute-of Art -and Pei
sign, who 'also has-'had the ad
vantage of a ' period "of V tpidy
abroad'will conduct the needle
work oagc or THE SUNDAY
JOURNAL ( hereafter.- and the
r first' series of her -''attractive de- .
sigTis'vjnll. appear rietf ' Sunday.
MARY LEE. JESSIE ROB
ERTS," EDNA WOQLEY and
- others have written a number of
short' articles that will claim the
attention bf 'every thoughtful
woman.."-.-! ' ' "' ''-.
e Suntjqy Journal
Complete in four news sec
rions snagazine and illustrated
supplement and comic section,
5 cents the copy everywhere.
"The Biggest 5 Cent f
Worth in Type" '
yv-'v ' - . 1 . ' ,. ' -
NEXT SUNDAY
are not adding to the high cost of his
living: that they are net quibbling for
exorbitant prices for their products,
and that they afa far from becomln-f
the expert salesmen he would haveus
believe' they- are. Je WiJI, moreover,
feel Tnurh better in trying to forget
the- harsh opinion he has- formed or
them. FABMpit-
. ;t:- ., "isssw ;. -v. i !'...
Criticisln-i; s Farmers Critic.
Portland, May Sl'.-To the Ldltor of
The Journal J. 61 in yesterday's
Journal, . "Complains of - Farmers'
Ways. Perhaps- Mr. "Wolf and tho
who" "View a bbsfneas proposilloh from
bis standpoint, j desire a""-monopoly " of
alt privileges VesUltlng from becoming
exet'aclesmen' ""or'xme,-' J thins
a farmer should be an expert In raia
ing'the products of the" soil, -arid :
an expert in selling the same to - the
best advantage. If he is successful in
biS ' business-the- general -public is
benefited-by hfs getting good' pricts
for whet bs raises." ' Good' pricetf 'for
labor In all lines of human endeavor
produce prosperity, and that Is -what
all are seeking. . -
" '1 GEORGE II. HIME3.
" 'J AU Is Vanity.'
r'rora Judge..'
Mrs. Gramercy Bo von refuned ta
move where' your husband Bcclled to
go? ',: f U. ' 4'v ..j ; '.-;- .
o-.jrs. i-arg wny, aear. he picked out
the first-floor, and nobodv woul.t ii no
It was "an elevator .partment! 4 -
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