THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY, JUNE, , 10, 1915.-
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DAILY AND SUNDAY.
One rear,.. ...(7JSO t Oae Burnt
I have cut Off tas nation:
their tower are desolate; -; X
made their , streets waste, that .
none -passeth by: their cities
are destroyed, ho that there Ijr r
no mas. that there is none la
habitant. Zepbaniah III, 6. '
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WATC"IfFUL WAITIXG
GENERAL VILLA, In response
to President Wilson's -note,
. offers to resign or take any
. . . , other course that will lead
to .pacification of the country.
General Carranza has SO far manl-l
tested no hostility to the American
proposal. ; y f :-.: ; i5"':;". ' "
.. "Watchful waiting" has brought
many people in Mexico to their
tenses. The leaders have fought
one another to the point of ex
haustion, and fought the country
to the point of starvation- ,;;
. A year . ago, the Suggestion , Of
American Intervention was unlver
Sally resented In ; MeXlcO.i; Today,
even the
leaaers or tne various
revolutions, realize that all irevolu
tions have failed,' that' military re
sources are exhausted, and that
there is little hope? for ' either to
succeed. What Tis- more . to the
point, the people' -are; spent, worn
and starving ns a result of the
anarchy, and i for the first ' time,
inany would welcome some kind of
"American leadership that would
re-establish constitutional govern
ment and restore order.
: The masses in Mexico " realize
that any change would be a deliv
rS.riHXa Preferment ? 1
stalking through the land, dis-1 0" , h y ' l ?
tracted.and. disheveled Mexico isif;8 1mood4 4 Tlf
ready to listen to wise counsel and ' ' 1 J not in the slightest
nnaon t.cin., ., .. degree a sign that Mr. Brewster
mane guidance. :
' Meanwhile, too. South and Cen
tral American
nations have been I
shown by President Wilson that 1 " , ,P- ' T. -
America covets no. foreign terri-1 f fcins fn f direct oris, no Jug
tory, seeks no extension of sov-j f1Inf' n s,Ide ffp,PlnJ' no
ereignty, harbors no ambition to foin straightforward and
in,t. v,.., open course toward all men and
sires , only" the welfare of all man
kind.-
Instead . of having the ' distrust
of; Pan-America, we have now the '
confidence of Pan-America as welf
as the confidence of most of the
Mexican people in any enterprise
we may, embark upon, south of the
Rio Grande. : Such is the result
accomplished by "watchful" wait
ing," and it is a -reward well
worth, the ' patience, - the fortitude
and the courage of the man who
was wise and brave enough to
originate and apply the. policy.
THE . FESTIVAL CENTER
E
i VERY indication is that Port
land has ample reason to be
grateful to the. Rose , Festival
management. The . men and
women who have charge of this
year's attractions have given, the
city the best in them, and already
there Is evidence that their best
represents Portland's expectations.
'; It. is too early to pass final
Judgment oh all features of the
festival, but it is not too early to
say aword about the festival cen-
ter. - Nobody in Portland, even f or
a few hours this week, should fail I
.to see and admire this exquisite I
work of art, for it is a work of
art in eyery sense" of the term.
, Whatever' the coming attractions
may be, the 'festival center alone
is of a character and a surpassing
beauty that Justify the festival man
agement's conception of Portland
as the home' of flowers, of shrubs
and trees, and of the beautiful in
nature.
Is'o description of the festival
center could be adequate. It mus
be seen and seen again to be ap
preciated. Any person conld. spend
profitable hours, even days, ab
sorbing beauty there. It is more
than a flower garden, more than
an exhibit of the beauties of na
ture massed under overhanging
green branches and illuminated at
night by myriads of Jights leading
from many centers to the circum
ferences of many circles. It Is a
fairyland such as children sense
and grown people hope for.
: WILLIAM L. BREWSTER. .
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IN ; W. L. BREWSTER. Portland
ihas had a splendid city com
missioner, i .
In every public act,: he- has
been clean, and courageous. Con
siderations as to his political for
tunes have weighed not at i all
with him in the discharge of hls1
public duty. The one and the only
thing , that has counted has been
v the welfare of the city and ' the
. efficiency of public service. ;i
There has long been a cry -everywhere
for higher standards in pub
lic life. Cities everywhere are
; groaning under the burdens -of In
efficiency, Incompetency and : indif
f erence,' in of ficialdom. "The clam
or for officials fwho would render
THE CLOVEN FOOT
s
OV there; was method la. this meter madness of the Oregonlan 's.
. It wjisn't meters.. but Commissioner Daly that the Oregonlan
was fightings and It was fighting Daly for fear he might be a . . can
didate for mayor two years hence. ; ,.-- '
The cloven foot is disclosed
Dallas losing-in Monday's election.
xs 1 7.';. An editorial aids the interpretation with fbis statement; , .
The eal issue In the city-'election
J and KikrbaSre question wer4. merely .'incidents to 'the organized political -and
. nociausuo -activities or -an astute ana
7v "That Js to say, through1 fear
gonlan; deliberately -fought meters as a means of discrediting Daly. It
subsituted.pojitics for the welfare of the water system of Portland. . It
.falsified-the facts' about meters-as a means of crucifying a man.
' -'As further Vidence -of this cloven-footed game, the Oregonlan said
yesterday: - -
. . It is, known that the mayer has not been entirely satisfied with the
manner In whlnh th watrr burfati liao
? i8 a ppssibUity of tlUs part of the
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t 'By the. end of the current-fiscal year. Commissioner Daly will have
saved a total of' $200,000 in the cost of operating the water departmenfc
Until Daly's administration, the operating cost of the system was a con
stantly mounting expenditure. Daly i the first man who ever made
reductions in the operating cost. In addition, Daly, .the first of this
year, lowered water rates 18 'per cent" for household use and 25 per cent
for lawn sprinkling. . , ,', : - , " i
- Because Daly has made a signal record for econoniy and efficiency
in the water department, is the management of the water system now to
be taken away from him?, . " '
Is it because he was making
J would, enable him to still further reduce' operating -cost, that the mayor
I and the Oregonian made thefight on meters? H v,.
' . ,iH nalv to h handicanrifid and ohstrnctftd . and hia "effort hfl on-
posed by the Oregonian and the work Daly is doing so well be taken
away from " him by the mayor for fear Daly might succeed so "well as
to become formidable for mayor? 1
We know what has happened. We know from the Oregonian
itself that 4ts "real issue in the city election was Mr. Daly' that the
"meter issue was a mere incident," and that the possibility" of Daly for
! "the mavoraltt in 1817".w.b thrOrifp-on!ano 'sufret tnr ffVi1n Wo
'know that meters were lied about
because of metprs. hut to harm
waste and profligate expenditure for
j ;Aiilv vinsivo (HKtrihnHnc mains
, that rlv 'wrnM sn &mativ i1iim
, - 1
i popularity with the. public would be
formidable for another place in the
t What else is to be -done' in" this
a man who is saving $200,000 to
and whether or not the mayor' of
will be fully revealed. :i
a dollar's worth of service for &
dollar's worth of salary . is now,.
, and long has been, country w;ide. -
As a commissioner,1 Mtn .Brew
ster measured up fully to the
ideals of those who have "been ask
1 n t. .
I has been found wanting.
I His successor has been set . a
all measures. -
To make a record so excellent
will require all the powers, all the
intelligence and all the moral fibre
j01 &1T- J"JaKer' an me journal
! counsels him to employ them to
' tne ful1 n order that tne commis-
eIuu. ewveium,iU'- Wlin wcn ne is
in pare entrustea may De passea
on unimpaired to his successor.
That is what Mr. Brewster has
done and it is what every city com
missioner should have an unalter
able ambition to do.
trouble For "travelers
T
HE Interstate Commerce Com
mission has decided that rail
way passengers may be re
quired to' make a signed state
f ent as to t,he value of their bagj
gage. If il Is worth more than
$100, the railroads can charge ten
cents for each $100 of value above
the $100 allowed free transporta
tion.
This ruling Is creating unfavor
able comment. It is an outcome of
the Cummins amendment to the
interstate commerce Jaw, which
provides that common carriers shall
not be exempt for liability on the
full value of property carried by
claims against railroads, it is pro
tided that a shjpper shall declare
In7'advance the value of his prpp
erty. This declaration, is made un
der penalty, so that the passenger
who overstates the value of his
trunk and contents r may be pun
ished. ; ,:";.; "'
; Objection to the ruling is based
on the assertion that it will Impose
a heavy burden on many travelers
and also open the door, to much
trouble concerning valuations. .The
ordinary traveler seldom - ; knows
the value of his baggage, but un
der this ruling he must know it
or run, the risk of inviting punish
ment. T Commercial travelers have
long, paid extra for excess baggage,
determined by weight. -Now they
must: pay that charge and in addi
tion . another 10 cents for each
$100 valuation in excess of the
minimum. - - -
.The railfoads are asking this
extra charge for insuring the pas
senger's property . entrusted to
their care. It may be a just
charge, but it ia bound to make
a lot of trouble for both men and
women. For instance, what is a
woman's gown three weeks out of
style actually worth in 'dollars -and
cents?- : : . -
BLAMXXG TICE FARMER
F
RANK ' A. VANDERLIP. nrpsl-
dent r of the ; City National
.bank of New York, has ac-
, cused the American farmer
oCbeing only 40 per cent efficient,
because only that portion "of farm
ing land is "productive"": X - '
-The St. s Louis Star xximes to the
farnr-w s- -defense, saying. , it is his
in a cartoon "which caricatures Mr,
-ills -chance of "the mayoralty in
Monday was Mr. taly.' The meter
? aggressive commissioner.
that Mr.i Daly might rise up for the
tien onpratcd. nnd it l mild that there
city service being turned over .to Mr.
such a showing and because meters
as to" their cost and their effect, not.
Dalv. V knnw that iha" evatam nf
million-dollar pipe lines' and ehor-
la tn ha r.ornti.oforl Um, rrV,
tvia tnat ption o.t,. ,a hia
" i wimtm Uiu
so well established as to make him
city government.
effort to assassinate the standing of
the water system, is yet to appear,
Portland is to help play the game
b.uslness.to cultivate his own land.
He is efficient or inefficient to the
extent that he gets out of his land
all it should 'nrnrt nn i lust an a
banker is efficient only as he con-,ltnd
Lducts the affairs ol b.is bank to the
best advantage. -
On the latter theory, bankers may
be called as lneff lcent as . farmers.
Surely, with money in New Yrk in
almost unlimited amounts at 4 per
Cent or ? less and in Arkansas almost
impossible to be secured, at 10 per
cent, banking as- a whole is not more
than 40i.per cent efficient.
It has come; to be the habit to
blame the farmer whenever thought
is given to the need of more farm
products. But he is doing the best
he knows how, and he is accom
plishing great things for the coun
try 'in spite of big odds against
him.. Are the banks, of which Mr,
Vanderlip Is a represe&tatiye,' doing
as much?
There will be much unused farm
land so long as land is kept out
of use through prohibitive prices.
The farmer : should not be blamed
because land held by speculators is
not tilled. He should not be
blamed for refusing, to Invite bank
ruptcy by agreeing to pay more for
land than it Is worth as a farming
Investment. The farmer may be
inefficient in cultivating the land
he has, but he ia not blamable for
the millions of acres that are de
nied tillers of the soil. ' .
Mr. Vanderlip should come to
Oregon and,, see the "result of land
speculation, i J Vast tracts of the
best soil outdoors are idle because
the farmer Cannot' acquire them at
a reasonable price. Let Mr. .Van
derlip tell the bankers to finance
farmers instead of speculators.
Constable Jack Frost, of Clacka
mas county, declined in court to
taste the contents of a bottle that
figured in ; an alleged "bootleg
ger's" trial, saying he would rather
pay a fine ; than take a drink of
whiskey. He must be - an experi
enced officer. Lots of men who
take a drink are fined for doing
it, and, some of them are asked
to 'pay after their money is gone.
A New York - youth was sen
tenced ) to not less than four nor
more than 20 years in prison for
selling: a girl for immoral ; pur
poses. The judge, in passing sen
tence expressed the l! opinion that
electrocution was "none too severe
a penalty", and decent mankind
coincides in the view. ;
. rrospects are ravorahle -for a
$10,000,000 wool crop In Wyom
ing this, season, the greatest ' in 1
years' says the Wyoming state
board of sheep commissioners.
Why, it has been supposed all
along that "every sheep in Wyom
ing, had been asphyxiated" by free
wool gas. ' "r ,
Thirty-six Ohio pupils recently
stood in a spelling t bee all1 day
and half the night without missing
a word. Now we should hear from
some of the people . who insist that
with the 'old oneg in teaching..the'n,en and eiht Qtt. -Its, .artistio
fundamentals.? . - -
.
It Rleh
' There is this about
or wrong In his determination to .
quit the cabinet, Mr.: Bryan acted
in accordance with his convictions.
It is more than can be said about
some of his critics. , -
- r-.aaaaBaanHa-aaana-aiataaMaakaa-aNaa' "'-t-t
Queen Sybfl .haa one big advan
tage over some of her royal sis
ters in Europe. She isn't dodging
bullets and aerial bombs. -r.
"One automobile .party passing
through- "your - town i, leaves' more
money than a whole : trainload - of
people .going by the- depot.
said
Buffalo Bill . while in Portland.
Keep it- in mind. - It . might sink
in. Then, may be,' there will , b
less resistance to building a" Pa
cific highway ,that will be passa
ble before the first of June.
A' Pittsburg judge offered to
trade jobs with a mounted police-
man.' ' After talking It orer . with
his Wife, the policeman decided It
were better to stick to his job of
riding ' av beautiful horse than a
bevy of bucking; Pittsburg lawyers.
.-'C,:...r t . , . i .ii!t::--
A news item says two trainloads
of Texas garlic have been shipped
to Italy for her soldiers, t Does it
mean that the Italians hope to get
close enough to their enemies ' to
asphyxiate - them with a y garbage
breath? . . --1 . ' ',
"Utrerta says Mexico needs a big
stick and a : rope in: the hands of
a ' strong ;; man. Perhaps , bo, but
there are many .well informed Mex
icans who think Huerta also needs
a rope in the .hands of a strong
man. f-
- Columbia university and Sing
Sing prison in New York, are to
Cooperate fh a syetem - of educa
tion for convicts. It's alarming the
way intelligent people 5 are "cod
dling" criminals. - ,
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"If we had had a Jingo in the
White House, tills country would
now be at war "with Germany,"
said former President s Taf t. Who
in the world could he ' have been
referring to? ; ;r-:-.".
- The weather man may just as
well understand that while -his as
sistance is desired it is not abso
lutely necessary to make the Rose
Festival a big success.
STRANGE SURVIVAL
OF SAN MARINO
, - From ue Detroit Mem.
1
T IS a.- curious fact that the two
rival ; claimants among: European
nations for antiquity aa independ
ent governments are also the smal
lest and most insignificent. These
are the tiny republics of San Marino
orra- Monaco, whichs sm&l-
ler .than either, is an ' independent
principality of later origin. San Ma
rino stands- near the Adriatic coast
of Italy about: 12 miles south of
Rimini. , It hag an area of 38 square
miles and a population of 10,000. This
little : republic, how completely sur
rounded ,by war territory, is a neu
tral state possessed of . the common
rights and privileges accorded to neu
trals. An. Austrian aeroplane could
land in 3au Marino to procure; gaso
line or ammunition. A -squad of
Italian troops overmatched by a su
perior force of enemies might take
refuge there and be interned for the
period , of the war. tThe rights of
the republic and' those of belllger
ent6 'wi-thlii ltSoder be aT
much entitled to respect as though
it were as large as the United States.
The origin of San Marino is ancient
and very ' obscure." It "derives its name
from Saint Marinus of Dalmatia, wno
took refuge there from Roman perse
cution in the fourth century. The
fact that his . chosen asylum was re
spected by 'a power which had little
respect for the rights of others would
Imply that It must have enjoyed some
Sort of recognized Independence . even
in" that day. Saint -Marinus estab
lished himself In a hermitage on Mt
Titanus. a rugged mount about 2600
feet In height, which Is an outer spur
of the Appenines but entirely sepa
rated from the main range,
i At Mt. Titanus the refugee Christ
ian was given the protection of Fe
licita, a woman of wealth, and pre
sumably the titular owner of -considerable
territory, sines she gare him
and his little congregation the pro
prietorship of " the mountain. The
sovereignty had from time to time
rested in ths Roman republic, the
empire, the Goths,' the Greeks and the
Germans. Afterward the . papacy had
a, . recognized claim to -it. Its recog
nized independence grew out 'of the
mutual Jealousies , Of neighboring
lords and . princes, bent upon main
taining a sort of balance of power
and all in, agreement that the strat
egic importance of San Marino made
it impolitic " to allow Its absorption
by any ons of-the rival houses, f
, In the 13th century the'.papacy rec7
ognized Its independence and in, 1461
Pope Pius II -a sanctioned " - - some en
largement .of, its area, at; the expense
of . Sigismiund Malatesta, with the '
consent of other lords of the neigh-
Iborhood. In 1465, the people of Ban
Marino delegated ; their sovereignty to
a council of ,60 members composed
of 20 aristocrats, 20 artisans aAd 20
agriculturists and ths executive func
tions were divided ' between two Cap :
tain; Regents. ' u ' i
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The government officials draw ' a i
nmall salary and during their six
I months legislative - sessions they are
free of taxation. 'San Marino carries
on all the functions of a stats gov
ernment. It has -a postoffice department-
and a standing', artay t oC 950
stamps are prizeu cijr c.ico.s. it
Jhas dlplomatio representatives- ui
'Paris and Montevideo and consuls in
soveral
other cities. T Distinguished
services to the state -or contributions
to science are rewarded :bj- 'the con
ferring, of knighthood.. -The Sanrhari
nece government, .- though nominally
Republican, Is : actual y oligarchic' by
common consent. From Us early days
to ths present time . the, people of
the-: republic ' have ; been singularly
united,vcourageous,- public spirited and
prudent;-When ; Garibaldiirbeaten by
superior" -numbers in 1840, him little
tatterdemalion 'forces' scattered ' to. the
winds and a "price net upon his head,
had no other refuge he sought; asy
jum la SarfMarlno"and the little re-t
public granted him -. its protection
while Austria, and most of the other
powers with the exception of Sardi
nia, 'were, "clamoring if or his blood. -
. 5; .f..-j tr,:ir.,:-4 .. :-- '
'. When Bonaparte had made himself
master of Italy In 1797 he sent -a
message to"San Marino and told the
people that if they wanted more ter
ritory they could i have it for- the
asking. They declined the offer very
wisely,' on the ground ' that they could
not afford to accept any enlargement
which might in time compromise their
liberty ; and independence. They pre
ferred - Independence in - poverty, and
insignificance to territorial aggrand
lzemant, which would arouse the cu
pidity of neighboring states and prin
cipalities. Their safety and freedom
from molestation has been insured by
their poverty., When Cardinal ' Al
beroni attempted to disturb their in
dependence in 1738 Pope Benedict
XIV remarked -1 SaJB Marino Is a
hard bread cruat; the man. who tries
to bite Into ? Its will get his teeth
broken," A Whea protection has been
necessary ' in 1 the past It has always
been furnished, ' sometimes by .- the
DUkes of Urblno, sometimes by Na
poleon and at other times by the
Popes. ; 7' ' '
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When Italy was reunited after the
long struggle. Ban Marino was re
garded as In peril of absorption, but
the Italians tinder Victor Immanuel
declared that : they' would be ashamed
to erase from the map of Europe a,
little republic that r had existed so
long and had had : so many disting
uished protectors. The public schools
of San Marino conform to the Italian
system. Appeals may be- taken from
its courts to the Italian higher courts.
Extradition of ' criminals, is granted.
The people pay no tax and furnish
no -troops
to Italy. - San Marino is
the most remarkable survival among
European governments."
A FEW SMILES
A Louisville man went: into a res
taurant In a nearby town recently.
He was dressed In his best clothes
and his mortifica
tion almost over
came him when
the waiter in pass
ing spilled a bowl of
grayy upon his
trousers.
"Look, darn you,
look!" he ejacu
lated! "You've.
spilled the gravyon me."
The waiter winked and whispered:
"That's all right, J sir. - Don't say
anything about it and I'll bring you
another bowl, of. 1 gravy without
charge."
"What do
you thinkr A
man
the
brought . back
umbrella he
from our
stand!"
took
hail
It speaks
the hon-
'ITm!
well for
esty of the man,
but it's a terrible
slight to the um
b r el I a." Wom
an's . HomS, Companion, i . ,
"Thump-rattlety-bang!
piano. -
"What are you trying
went ,the
to play.
jane?" called out
her father from
the next room.
"It's an exercise
from my new in
struction book,
'First Steps In
Music," she an
swered. "Well, I knew
you were playing with your feet," be
said grimly, "but don't step so
heavily on the. keys it- disturbs my
thoughts."
Letters From the People
ICommnateationa sent to The Journal
publication is ihla deoartnieae abould bn writ
ten on only one side of tte paper, ahoold not
exceed SOO worda In lenztu and must be ac
companied or tne name and addrsa of tbej
UDder. it the writer doe not desire to naval
tne name punusnea, ne aMpia as a Late.)
"Dlscoaaloa Is the sraetest of an reformer.
It ntlonalisM everrtning tt toqenea. ft roha
principles of aU talae aanctity and throws tneaa
naes
on their reaaooableneaa. It tier ban so
seaaonaDieneaa, it rauuesaiy crnsnea uem oat
t eziatenca and aets np Its own conclusions
la their stead," Woodrow Wilton. .
The Indestructible Kingdom.-7
Redmond, Or Julie 2. To the Editor
of The Journal In a leading daily
paper (not the 'Journal) I read two
communications, one from a German,
one from ap Englishman. The Ger
man; gave our; government fits became
be seemed to think we were favoring
the allies, while the other fellow gave
us fits because he was things from the
other side. After I bad read both letters
X could onlyconclude that the editor
was at fault for publishing them and
was equally wrong with the writers.
I In a large church in San Francisco
a sermon was preached on this sub
ject a week ago last Sunday. . An emi
nent minister took for his text, "And
who Shall Be King,? a gleaning from
Daalel 2:44. "And in the days of these
Kings snail wis- God or heaven set n
a kingdom, which shall never be de-I
siroyea; ana tne Kingdom shall not be " oanisn iiies aeep.woes
left to other people,, but It shall break I Th xoic 'VKxrZV1? . "21 arou"",nen
in pieces and consume all the other f aBd it"" W1id. lr,lsn ,Rose : i.
dingdoms, and it shall stand forever?" I Wr5w bArVV.' down" "d
4 It was a glorious illustration of the w bat pleasure at the theatre sXhen
course taken by America . tw her at-j Chauncey comes to i town. ,
titude toward the. warring nations at! Portland, June S. '..
this present time. The evidence pro- ' , : ' 4
duced should have been convincing to I . The Trip of a-"Lifetime. .
all those wh- heard it that President j Portland. June 8. To- the Kditor of
Wilson was following a path that must ;The " Journal I had pictured in my
o near under the . divine ian, J . . . . . .
Whether the present Is the trcblesome ' nuna . uresome nu ruu
time of which the Bible sneakS TwS ' J11 to MoUnt.Hood. over rough roads,
do not know; -but We have the assur-i""""1"' Prhaps an accident, which so
ance that the?" are trm:M.nm. ,( i often occurs on the fcest of roads with
and" not in our -history has there been autos. Now, I must , sayj words are
greater need of ; cool deliberation in nil inadequate to express my happy dis
our acts and words.- A ' misstep nOw appointment,- : for, " far from being
made by him might wreck our nation tedious, it proved to be a Joy ride from
We should not think of Germans and beginning to end. r - "
allies, but rather' of erring brothers Starting from Portland at S a. m., X
who have gone astray, for in spite of arrived at Hotel de Government Camp
It all they are our brothers still, and at 5 p. m.. several stops being made
President Wilson recognises this fact 'along the routes. . I found ! the trip to
and is directing all; bis efforts toward ,be one -continuous transformation of'
the one great object of being in readi-good to better, splendid" to resplendent.'
iSf,-'.ta to2 th 'tho aid they I became -intoxicated under the influ-
"w , n when the armies (ence of Varied sceneries, combined with
?Zfii a last.be compelled . to. dlshatd f the exhilarating mountain air and the
from sheer exaustion. . 'fragrance of . the pines and wild flow-
j ' . "EACTER. ' ; r ers that adorn both sides of the road.
; : 1 - ' . . . , nr- . ..The babbling brooks we occasionally
War anO the Warrior.. , - crossed and the feathered songsters
Portland, June fi.To the Editor of iadded greatly.; to., tbe enchantment, of
The Journal Not many years ago it "ths road. . 1
was the custom for a certain class of P In veneration and awe, I could not
mn. to walH through: life with an of-lor rather would not, break the spell
ensive -chip, on. their shoulder, whienjwith loud praises, il wanted the inner
t ft ey caned their honor. Anyone who
avciaeniairy- or intentionally disturbed
this piece of wood was. promptly chal
lenged to mortal combat; if the first
party succeeded tnmurdering him his
PERTINENT COMMENT ANb NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL
CHANGE
Tfie homely glri'a face is her chsp
aron. : . , ... ... . . .
r People always remember the things
tney should forget.
A - near-argument 1 one " in which
nobody gets angry.
.Most of the sin on exhibition is any
thing but original. -
If It wasn't for men, . fewer Women
would dislike each other. ... . f
: Tou don't need bank 4 references in
order to borrow trouble. ,
Many- a good reputation bae been
stabbed by a. pointed tongue.1
' - . . . . ;
Tou eaa't hurt some men ' unlessyou
hit them-, on the pocketbook. - - ' . ,
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Consider the bald headed man; he
combs not. neither does be brush.
It's sometimes hard for a man to
adjust his religion to -fit his business.
But a small boy doesn't have to saw
wood in order to develop an appetite.
..A, woman can 'usually manage a mna
If she doesn't let him know ehe is do
ing It. .- . i.
if a man
haa aJIv trattA mint ail.
versity 13 apt -to bring them out by
the roots.
When father whips the children,
mother thinks they don't deserve it,
and when mjather whips them father
thinks the same thing.
. .. A .,'---- .. . ':'-
It is absurd to contend that there 1
nothing perfect In the world. There is
hardly one of us who at r some tlm
or -another has not made a perfect fool
of himself. - - . --. -
LENDING AND SELLING IN SOUTH AMERICA
By John M. Oskison.
A second Argentine loasv (this time
$25,000,000) was offered to American
investors on the morning this is writ
ten. , Treasury . gold bonds, due in
five years from May 15, paying 6 per
cent, are offered by a 'i syndicate of
10 of. the biggest . banks in the coun
try at.:8 and Interest."" i
Buyers of . these short-term bonds
will receive a return of ; about - &.?Q
per cent on their investment if they
apply in' time. ' ! - ,
Here is a concrete illustration of
what financial and trade, experts have
been saying concerning : our chances
of building a profitable i trade ' with
South America. I
First, the -experts say.j L yotf . must
lend South America the money with
which to buy the things you have to
sell; then, you must grant to South
American purchasers long credits
give their merchants' six months to
pay, instead of 80 days, j y . U
In a recent talk. . the president of
the steel trust- said: , i
"At ' ths beginning of the European
war more than five . billion dollars of
British capital had been I Invested In
Latin America. Investments of French
honor was thereby vindicated. , This
spirit seems to still animate certain
raflnn, aa a hnli: thev munt sacri-
ficethe best of their own country, and
i bntehar aa muf as rjosslble of another
i land in order to uphold their "honor."
ja lt not time for all "civilised races
n mut naide this follvl vThs onlv fac
tors that can give a nation honor and
dignity are- humanity,, justice and
righteousness. - . J - vf
- The only- Justifiable"' war ! -ons in
self-defense or in the aid of . a weak
and ' outraged' haUon t Even then it
should be the last resort The name
of warrior is one to be abhorred. The
men . who were willing to give, their
lives that our country might live dur
ing the Revolutionary and Civil wars
deserve our highest honor and regard;
but . men - who fight, for adventure, or
conquest, who make a profession of
warfare, are worthy of nothing but con
tempt, - 'i ' V
: Only. ; men who construct , and eon,
serve have .my esteem; the warrior m
a destroyer. - f -'V
Hence our fixed purpose as a nation,
should - be, ' not to plunge Into hasty
and thoughtless strife when we feel
that our rights may not have been.
properly recognised, but to be cool and
self -con trolled, to suspend Judgment
until we nave all tne j information
'necessary for righteous Judgment,' and
foremen to a ex not irom any semsn am-
Dition or desire for vengeance, but that
we may aid and serve humanity. Let
us remember that the only real pos
session that makes a nation strong, is
an industrious, righteous and intelli
gent people. Such a body of citizens
will, if there bs a' Just cause, fight
. - . . "" AN AMERICAN.
When Chaujucey Comes to Town.'
' Br B. C T. I .
When Chauncey Olcott comes to town
and brings his Irish play
We always look upon It as a sort of
nouaay. -.,
He seems like one of our own ..folks,
back to ssy "Helio."!
To talk with us and Joke with us and
hlarnev ua hut nh. I
Those sweet love songs he sings to us
J go straigntway to tne neart, -And
touch, the best within our souls
and cause the tears i to start.
Oh. some may lonar for
riches and
others seek renown.
But none' can know the
Joy - we feel
when Chauncey comes to town.
"-'-.,- - , i " -
When Chauncey Olcott comes to town,
it seems somehow to. me
There is a whisper in the air that Ire-
1a.nl will hjk.rraat
For all of us with one. accord assemble
and rejoice, i '-
And llslen to old Erin's tale, and hear
The vote whose hauutingl melody can
me silvery voice
soul to feel tbe power of i admiration
snd reverepceto the brim, (without I
terruptlon. .
As we nafd Hotel .de Government
Camp, like magic, "Presto, change!''
' OREGON SIPELIGUTS
The . man posted In the Eugene
Guards watch tower has the honor to
report that JHensance is figuring m the
dispatches for the first time since the
days of the Pirates. -
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Baker Democrat: ,; You didn't know
Baker county was producing $260,000
In goli per month? Well, it's a fact,
and before you ' know it the terms
llf1" " Oregoiv gold fields" and th
Denver of Oregon", will . be appropri
ate. Stilt another use round for the gaso
line .vehicle, . according- to the Fossil
Journal, la as follows: "Andrew Patter
son has bought a Mitchell car from
Bert Brows to tend sheep camp with,
as the grass In the mountains is get
ting too wurce to- permit, its being
consumed by pack horses "
' ' - ' ' i:'--.'.
- What is always one of the very best
of presperity symptoms is registered
by the Merrill Times, wdich says: "The
sound: of the hammer and saw is bo-.
ing heard every day In Merrill and al
though no large buildings are being
erected,' many hew-alterations and im
provements are being made on a num
ber of our residences.".
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House famine report in Ashland TM
ings: t '-Many strangers are now vett
ing Ashland and many new families
are coming in for the summer. There
is need for many more modern fur
nished cottages.- There are some va
cant houses, but few of them are habit
able for the class of tenants now corn
ing. Modern bungalows are needed,"
Silver Lake Leader: - A. H. Canter
bury 1 has been appointed as trapper
for ths southern portion of the re
mont 1 national forest by the biological
survey. With Mr. Snyder on the north,
era part, the forest will have two of
the best trappers that are known. The
rabid; coyotes will have to bunt new
quarters, 'for' these men know their
business to perfection.
capital1 were variously estimated at
from $400,000,000 to ; $1,200,000,000,
and German Investments ... at some
what) lessi "'. ' : -
, "British Investments . were estimated
to ylVl aa average -annual, interest
of . oyer , S per cent, or $250,000,000,
more than, two-thirds of the value of
the jUnlted Kingdom's yearly im
ports of Latin American produots.
"JCni other words, the Latin Ameri
can, natural . products imported tot
the life and industry of the British
Isles- were largely paid for by earn
ings ;of British gold Invested In - se
curities of Latin American govern
ments . and in the shares of enter
prises in those countries, such r as
railroads, steamship lines, , planta
tions,' . mines, manufacturing indus
tries,, nitrate 'fields, etc. ' r
ti. ""Moreover,, this British investment
ensured preference for. British ex
porter as a railroad financed in Great
Britain was usually equipped with
British materials, land the Brltlsh
owned X mines were operated . with
tijritisn machinery, eto." '
we are accepting, the conditions,
apparently, for the present loan, is
the second to : be offered here since
the outbreak of the war In Europe
there loomed up her majesty, like a
queen on her throne, a full view of
Mount - Hood, -robed -in white, with
sparkling Jewels. ' j How" beautifully
grana are uoa s works; no wemder on
gets entranced, enchanted yes, intoxl4
Atjthe hotel we found best oif accom
modations and excellent meals. We met
bis.t. ana Mrs. Pridemore, whose hospl
m.injf sna geniai smues . greeted us
with an assurance" that we . were wel
come to tne home or perfect rest and
quietude. :. -
We rode there in a seven-passenger
t-ierce-Arrow. or the Reliance com.
pan y, Mr. Sneed, who is a competent
driver, banished all previous fears of
a wreck by his .careful - way: of not
rushing and not disregarding possible
uangers.- - ;. .
I must not forget to pay homage to
the beautiful rhododendrons, which
werei in full bloom and grow so thrift
ily 4n their natlveV soil. It is to. be
hoped that ths people will not be al
lowed to break them and spoil their
growth; It would be a crime deserving
a penalty, as iney are a grand tribute
in npnor of tbe late Mr. . Henr E
Wemme, who so nobly contributed to
wards building an ideal road. Destrov.
ing the natural beauties is in outrage
io nts memory. i. i. BEAUDETTE,
j . - . i Seattle,-Wash.
- -Imported Human Values.
f FYom tbe Detroit News. "
There ha been a disposition on the
part or a certain type of American
to speak Ipatronistngly or the assimi
Xatlon of the alien population . ai
though that process meant merely the
adoptions of American manners and
the English speech,! with the abandon
ment of; Inherited ways- and tongues.
ana j mu tor the - unquestionable Im
provement -or our foreign citizens,
i The great mass of . immigrants ar
rivej here without, wealth and, 'no
matter wnat tneir intelligence or apt!
tude. are compelled to occupy a low
ly , level.; ; Quickly they ascend In the
second generation and as they do bey
give ruuy as much as they take.
The authorities at Ellis island
to it that incomers are supplied with
a modicum of cash. The real riches
tnoy. carry,: of moral and. physical vl
tality. of -thrif tineas and" loyalty and
colorful temperament, are ; hidden
away, and remain hidden to careless
Americans vet America and her ex
panding, cities, such as Detroit, bene
fit , immeasurably througn ths values
imported and gradually exchanged for
the : larger opportunities found here.
'Americanization' ; ; of our - foreign
neignoors . is not a one-sided process.
, 1-. w-
Grain Handling at i Astoria,
i ( ; FYom the Astorian.
Tljie ' Port of Astoria Is making the
right move when it sets in motion the
machinery that will establish a boat
and ! barge line on the ' rivers of the
inland Empire, to ply between this
city' and. ths upper- washes 4i the
Snake river, and .will construct grain
elevators at the public docks.. Time
is the' essence - of air shipping. To
load; quicklyv and clear quickly is the
first thing uppermost in the minds of
those .who operate big vessels. Load
ing jgrain by elevator Is so far supe
rior to-loaning .via sack that , there fa
no comparison. The wheat is- in the
Inland Empire.' It is ours to -go aft
er and the world wants it. " .The Port
of Astoria has It .within Us authority
to establish water transportation line
to bring ft to Astoria and to erect ele
vators to hold it. j Once we get it
here,' and in the : elevators there need
be "no. worryv 'about: the ocfean -transports
calling for it -The Morning
Astorian : s anxious to see the port
go -to' the bat. on this proposition, for
tho time is ripe for a good inning.
v. .! -A -. 1 -
V. j High Brow, Wtti Price.
From. Anderson (N.c.) - InteiUrance.
. "FYvrm products cost more than they
used1 to." J . : i v
"Ves." replied, the farmer. - ""When
a farmer is supposed - to know, the
botanical name of what he's raisin' an'
the entomological name of ths- intmrt
that ;eats It,, -an', the pharmaceutical f
name of the chemical that will kill It.
somebody's , got to pay.'
aal lal M aT V aV
"ilk. QRECON COUNTRY
"XX 4 KIT SATS"
By Tr4 Aeeklar. SfMMlal Statf
The tvmmX.
WriM t
"We settled near -f.banon in ths
fall of 1161. said Mrs. J.;H.- Hope of
Lebanon. "At that time "there was
only one house on the site : of the
present city of Lebanon. : That was
owned by Jeremiah Balaton, whose
son. Charles H. .Balaton, still lives on
the original donation land claim of
his father, V ;,
"We reached Ralaton'a on September
It; was a hot day. Wa stopped to
get a drink, near the wooden pump
a little fair-skinned yellow-haired boy
was playing. His name was Hobble.
We children were dirty end , tanna
until we . looked aw lark as -gypstcs.
I thought X had never aem as pretty
a baby as little Robbie Ralstbn.
'Mrs. George was sick. Mr. Ral
ston advised father to settle, near hla
place. Mr. Ralston had a log cabin
on a place Joining bis claim, which he
rented to us. When we wera settled
father and the George boys went to
Portland to lay in a supply of pro
visions for the winter .. Father
brought back a cook stove for mother.
It was a two-story affair. It had two
lids in' front and two lids on the upper
story in the back, He also brought
back a barrel of drlod apple, lie
sawed the barrel- In two so the
Georges could have half of them. I
was delighted with thj smell of the
dried apples. The grown folks laughed
at roe and explained the Apples had
been put up "in brandy to ke.jp them
from spoiling and to keep the worm a
out snd the 'good smell' was due to
the brandy. . 1 -
"Hugh Georgo tught school that
winter and the.oth-" children and I
went to school in the )o house that
had been built by the Methodists fcr
a church. That was Lebanon's first
school. . -
"The next teacher vn Mrs. L. J .
Woodward. Jaer husband was a Metho
dist preachekand held services m tho
scattered communities thrctignout
Southern Oregon, He was often her
between "his preaching trips, and he
started to take subscription for an
educational Institution to . be known
as Santiam Academy. Joreraiah Ral
ston gave five acres of land, so did
Morgan Kees. , Others gave labor,
lumber, wheat-pr money, and pretty
soon we had our academy. Jesse ami
Melvin George "went there, so did
Volney Smith and James SJoughis nnU
many others who later Kpoama well
known. Melvin Gorre is now .lucle
M.. C. George . of Portland. James
Douglas became a M)tMolit preacher.
Volney Smith wa the son of U.
Senator Deleyon Smith ana was ap
pointed to West Point nad became an
army officer. : ' ".:' -"
"Col. E. I. Baker and'Snntor .lot
Lane-and Senator Kelly land . Judg
George H. Williams us4 . lo talk at
the chapel exercises wnnevr iney
were in Lebanon on. a political cam
paign.' " -, -:- j
"There used to ba a double .plank
walk from town to the Santian Acad
emy, and whenever a couple were in
love they would i walk close together
and only use one pl:imc. Oh yea, 1
have walked the plAit.t a p-od - bit
myself. - ' ,
"I used to be at homo on horseback
whep I was a girl, i usually rode Hi
the contests at the county fair. 1
used to win out, too. I remember how
proud I was ths first time I took the
first prize, and they fastened the blue
ribbon on my horse's briile.
' "The best girl rider In the state In
those days was 'Sis' waiao. sn uscu
to say any fellow who couU over
take her on horseback could marry
her. Many a young fellow tried It,
but she had the best horse In the
country. Tea, , she got married, but
r rather think when the right youn.'
man came along she pullel her hcree
In a little so she couia t overiu-i;-"X
was married on October Ji, :SIj,
to Dr Joseph Holmes f'herls Hope
We took a wedding trip to e-itirornl"
and stayed,. there five year-. My hoc-
band died in 1888. "Jne iirsi.
here in Lebanon was kept oy jeremiun
Ralston, The next one ww owned
Ey Conner & Wakefield. D. W. Wake
field, one of the charter members of
ths Portland Y. M. C. -A..
a .a .a.A Mir n at t Wfl P
postmasUr when yqu could bring all
the mail that WDanon mi " " -nary
pair of saddle bass. Writing or
receiving a letter m moso -
an event- A few or tnose wno
f " " t v-.r- a.ro are still here, but
most of them have passed on.'
What' to Become of the Turk?
W. Cl. Dwight in tne century.
Ths Turk comes, as near as anyone
to being a man witnout a sn"
Nons Of his neighbors or fellow citi
sens regard him ' as other than a
iiaumer unonr them, yet his own Peo
ple have forgotten him. He ca"00'
now go back to the plains fromh ch
he came; neither can he bs annihilated
or otherwise aisposeo; o.
conUnue to live, move and nave
being In whatever corner of the eartli
is least unfriendly", to him. And Asia.
Minor is surely that corner. -
There at last, cured of his old slcK-
aaa f read tfrom the intrigues f Jeal
ous neighbors, purged from the ridlcu
lous pretension of trying to manag
the affairs of half the east, be may)
have a chance to learn how to managf
his own. He might even become a new;
force" to be reckoned with in th,
family of nations. , . 1 mean
vm v.a ia a nsrson of a certain fore
of character, endowed with virtues of
honesty, simplicity, sobriety, patience.!
nmn and endurance. If number.
and calculations are somewhat foreigrr
to him and a certain inaunci 10 ors-
Ize. who shall say tnai me woria if
tha Doorer TOT a savor 01 m cooitra-
plative temperament? - He alao ha
pride, our Turk. 1
The -Tfoung Turks have proved, fur
thermore, that he is not without ambi
tion and a sense of rationality. Nor 1
he likely to forget the exta's rromr
which he fell. It .may be, of course I
that the heart will be crushed out of
him, and that h will sink to tne con
dition Of the Persian. It seems to wr
more likely, however, that, given the
chance, he might make something out:
of a homogeneous kingdom of Aaia
Minor. ' '" !
INDEX OF ADVANCING
TIDE OF PROSPERITY
From the Chicago Herald,:
" Wholesalers and manufacturer
who specialize In railroad material
report increased activity in the
buying on the part of the rail
roads and carshops. This improve- I
f ment has been noticeable for ihe
last. week, and w3uie as yet few 7
of the roads or shops are buyln? J
ia large volume, inquiries are p'i- 4
merous, indicating plans for fu- 4
ture requirement of yellow pln,
fir and hard woods for the buiM-
ingj i new cars ana general cori
struction 'worlc.- Hume of ti e ou-
1 Kiae . worn , piannea will rauS'9
4 ties- and heavy timbers in Uri
quanucies.
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