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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, ! 1915L
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, Speak to Zerubbabel, , gover
nor of Judah, saying,! will
shake .the heavens and the
earth. And " I 111 overthrow
the throne of kingdoms, and
I will destroy the strength of
the kinguoms of the heathen;
and I will overthrow the char
lota, and those that ride In
' them: and the horses and their
riders shall come down, every
one by the sword of his broth
er. Haggai 11, 21 and 22,
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NOTHING TO DEFENI
a WASHINGTON news dispatch
alas President Wilson is scheduled
to make several 'spee&hes within
the next fortnight, when It la likely
that he-will defend his position taken
with respect to Germany.
' The new note meeds no defense,
. It is its own defense. . , It -is not
even' In controversy-' In America
Its findings are so conclusive, its
tone so gentle and its spirit bo just,
that-there, is no room for j contro
versy. .: . ;:.J:
LThe .note is a message to civili
zation It is tidings of hope to
eveyy neutral nation. It breathes
the; spirit of peace to the suffer
in? belligerents, -even to Germany
Itself. . ,
It states the American case as
every neutral nation would have
it stated. It takes a position that
is 'a defense to every' neutral na
tion and that is the admiration of
every neutral nation. ;
; It calls" for the freedom of the
Eea In the same spirit and from
the; same high motives that Ger
many ' has always called for the
freedom of the sea. It bases its
.appeal to German sense of justice
, on the unassailable grounds of hu.
manitytand links to its appeal a
proffer of the good, offices of
America for an accommodation of
interests between the belligerents
'for. lessening the distress of the
conflict. .". -.
i There is Nothing in such a note
that needs defense. . Where there
Js-.v ground for material disagree
TrtATii ihero la left ' mtr nf - resnect
for the feelings' the-lertnan
?.4wo
tion.& way, open for honorable dis
; cussion. A higher ' ideal in. diplo-
matic correspondence could not be
written," a nobler " reflection ;of the
spirit of ' American " Institutions ' and
American traditions I could not be
I translated into the- -actualities of
,?world politics, ' : '
i'i -.President Wilson may take occa-
sion : to- discuss the note, -but he
f haa nothing to defend,5 1 y- ;
I ; The note itself and the approval
of i the American people are its de-
fense.
? IMMIGRATION INCREASING
I
N April 24,532 immigrants ar
rived in this country. This
compares with 19,263 in March
and 11,873 in February. These
figures show that immigration, in
3 terrupted by the war, is increas
ing. .
I But this increase is small com
pared with the great falling off
occasioned by Europe's rush to
'arms. The flow of immigrants to
America can be understood from
the fact that In April, 1914 the
total was 119,885, nearly five
I times the number pf arrivals In
the same month this year. The
v difference Is made move impres
sive when the ten months lnclud-
Ing April,' are considered. The
. j total In that period ending this
fyear was only 278,033, compared
iwith 1,038,000 in the correspond
ing period ending with Aprfl, 1914.
'i. From last July to and Including
April, this year, 192,828 immi
grant aliens left the United States,
j bo that the net gain was less than
,100,000, Ofthe total number of
. departures approximately 93,000
Swere Italians. In April alone, out
(of a total of 8331 aliens departing
there were 2600 Italians, and now
tthat Italy has. entered the war, im
migration authorities expect that
figures for May and June will
show big increasesin the number
of Italians going home.
BEATING DOWN TOICES
THERE Is no better, way to beat
down wool : prices than to
keep, up the practice of
shrieking 'about - free . wool.
"Thus, the Oregonian says: . i
.Prices avra low except for the choic
est lots and they ax not nigh enough
xu t,iio mieoi. sraues 10 excite any
ereat enthuilasm among growers.
.- tst year the market was good, so
good, Indeed,' that '.the raw, wool from
' Australia and elsewhere appeared for
: a time, not , to be, having A serious
effect. - ' ' '
There is nothing better for 'the
buyers thaa this ' constant decrying
of conditions. A deadlock between
'buyers and "growers is-, on," and
'every adverse . statement as to the
i wool situation weakens " the k posi
tion of the growers and helps, tne
1 buyers drag ' do wn ,the" sale - price.
The practice Is near treason to' the
-w ool growers of Oregon. . , ;
V Tn reply to the Oregonlan's state-
ments,. the . Pendleton East Ore
gonian;' published in the heart of
the great eastern . pregon vwool . dis
trict, says: : ' " -
The cold facts are that prices paid
for mixed and coarse wool this season
have been: approximately 59 per cent
higher than the prices-paid, for the
same wool a year ago. . One large east
ern .Oregon clip that sold at 19 cents
last year was recently sold at 27 cents.
This same advance , has - generally
prevailed wherever " coarse -wool ha
been : sold, v Adytces recently received
here from Salt Iaka showed a million
pounds of Utah and 'Idaho ' wool bad
been sold at prices ranging from 2
to 2i cents. Last year it brought from
17 to 49 cents.- f - . .v
Fine, .wool . which. tha Oregonian
lgnorantly presarnea. to be - the raost
expensive, brings much leas per pound
than coarse' wooL The-same was true
laat year. . Prlcea for fine Woo) now
range approximately the same as a year
ago, though aome grower hava been
offered more for their fine woo! than
thev -were given last season.
;. There ought to be : something
higher In the thought pf a newe
paper than .mere - politics. " The
woolgrowem are a part" of. Oregon
life, and Oregon industry - Help
ing buyers! to beat down wool
prices harms the growers andhas
a definite effect in retarding I the
prosperity of the "'state.
ON
THE
CALIPOOIA
CLOSE by the foothills Of the
Pascade range, , nestles ' the
town of Brownsville, home of
the Linn County Pioneers' as
sociation. - ' i-
As . many rag 10,000 ' visitors
gather- there to -attend the annu
ally -recurring meetings of the pioneers.-.
In spite of the rains' ap
proximately; 5000 'people assem
bled on the ' second : day of , the
annual picnic; which ended last
Friday. ; 1 ;
The interest that yearly draws
eo many people together at a cen
ter so far' removed from the main
lines of travel is a marvel. From all
the - surrounding cities as far- away
as Salem, Corvailis aTnd Eugene, and
farther, and from every neighbor
hood In the surrounding country,
the people come. Many used to
come and tamp for .the three-day
period,' gathering around; v huge
camp fires at night, ' where the
comedies and tragedies of the
plains were Tecounted, and life" in
the rude days of pioneering lived
over, again- But the automobile
has almost conquered the distances
and.train service has been so im
proved that the camp and camp
fires have ceased to feature the an
nual picnic.
Brownsville, quaint, peaceful and
prosperous, nestles in the center
of a beautiful setting on the banks
of the historic Calipooia, a stream
named from a famous Indian tribe
of the early days.' It Is the. home
of. old families who found In the
vicinity a land so fertile and sur
roundings so delightful, that there
has been little desire for change
and the; neighborhood names of
generations- ago,: are - largely
the--: neighborhood names of " the
present : population. ,r . .. ; -.
On : a , June morning when the
wild rose, and the white -clover are
in "bloom, .when . the air is , thick
with the. perfumes of the meadows
or the tinderbf-uali" 'that' skirt the
country lane, when bird "-creati&n
is a-chorus with, . the gladness of
a summer sky,' Brownsville can. be
easily pictured, as 'not far removed
from the lost -Eden. : ''
BURLESON'S NEW PLAN
RURAL mail routes which radi
ate from the large cities are
to be gradually equipped with
i, automobile sendee. In mak
ing this announcement -Postmaster
Qeneral Burleson said his purpose
is to promote the "farm to table"
feature of the parcel post. '
(When the automobiles are se
cured, suburban and rich truck
growing areas within 25 miles of
the, larger cities will get the local
instead of the first zone rural post
rate. This : will mean great reduc
tions in carrying costs.. For in
stance, a 25-pound package now
has a local rate of 17 cents and, a
first zone rate tf 29 cents for dis
tances up to 50 miles. Under the
new. plan there would be a saving
of 12 cents, or 40 per cent, for dis
tances up to 25 miles. ;
Mr, Burleson's announcement Is
of special interest to Portland resi
dents. Within a 25 mile radius of
this city ; are ; truck gardens and
orchards unsurpassed anywhere.
The parcel post has already brought
its' products to the housewife's
door, and now there is a promise
that the carrying charge will - be
"reduced. .
Portland's public market is of
great benefit to producers and
consumers, but many, fail to pat
ronize it because. there. is no deliv
ery system. TTnatT fs ";one .reason
for the public market, for the cost
of delivery must be addend to the
price. :
These people . may soon be able
to find a way for buying directly
from : the producers. A compre
hensive automobile; collection - serv
ice in the country - and! an equally
comprehensive delivery: service In
the .city iwould materially reduce
j the cost of handling and do away
with the necessity of personal mar
keting. '
' , IN : SOUTH AMERICA
1 L RGENTINA has decided to aa
A lst in the erection of 10,
Jr - 000 homes for workmen. . A
contract .Just let to a New
York? company, provides for a large
number f of - new V resldmses - in
Buenos-vAIres.
; They are to be "built with money
borrowed from ' the .'. government
and :: raised -by bond issues. They
are to be . sold on an insuilment
plan whereby the purchasor will
pay $23.65 a month until the total
mortgage of $2580 has been'liftedT ought to renounce their American
In . other . provinces less -expensive citizenship . and become - natural
houses " are to ' be : built, so- that . ized in the laud of : their . present
heads 6t families with incomes of residence. But the kaiser would
less than: 10a a j month, can buy, hardly find in them fit recruits
It may be eomeChixig. of a'- sur- .for, the trenches,
prise to learn that a South Amerl-l . . : -ss - - .:
can government has . undertaken "America's heart will ' yet in
this, form of social activity. . s But j terpret : the heart of the world,"
It is i'not a novelty down ; there, says President Wilson- There is
Chili," Brazil, Cuba and Colombia simple faith backed by firm : de-
have all - carried out large housing
projects, and Salvador, ? Peru1 and
other latin-American' countries
have' plans, under - way. J. r
The South Americans - have been
paying:, attention to economic con
ditions affecting their .people. A
recent report on 400 typical labor
ers in Buenos Aires showed that
S4I, with their families,; lived' each
in a 'single 'room, 39 in twa rooms
each, 14 in .three rooms eacn, and
but six in four rooms each.'; -
Probably if ; an attempt 'should
be made in the United States to
solve the housingt problem by using
the government's financial strength
to provide homes for workmen, it
would be strenuously : opposed as
socialistic.; paternalistic and i every
thing else that some people object
to. Yet in this country, there are
"safe and sane' I men who say . the
government should help them in
business undertakings, such as the
building of ships, -usingr its prestige
and credit generously in their be
half, i i . ' r t ' ' -' :
South America la willing to do
that and also to help the ordinary
man in the business-of living prop
erly. ,. -, .j :'";.-'': ',
ROSE BLOCH BAUER
ROSE BLOCH BAUER ; was a
part of the musical life and
social order of Oregon.
Her music was he? passion,
and her nature was keyed In cheery
notes so j that . neither - her music
nor, her life ;was pitched in the
minor keys, but both were attuned
to a Joyous diapason. She viewed
the world as a place of gladness,
and used her voice to make It even
more f glad. The thousands upon
thousands who have been" thrilled
by her song will always remember
how , completely and fully she felt
and lived her carols, as the silvery
notes burst forth into delightful
melody.
But the voice is stilled.. At only
42, the songs are hushed. It seems
untimely . that ' notes so rare are
silenced and at a time when the
distracted world so needs the mel
odies -of peace.-4 v -- .
The London Times has' followed
the history of a 3000-ton ship,
built In. 1899, and reports ' the as
tounding; increase in its T market
value. Iu May of last year, it
was sold for $72,500; in ; August
a purchaser paid $90,000 . for It;
In November it : changed hands for
$100,000; and early in 'this year
It was . sold for - $125,00.0. And
producers are paying ; the piper.
The ""Navy League"; Wants con
gress called together in special
session to. appropriate . $500, 000,-
000 for; national defense. With
the charters of grain ships at 9 0
shillings, more than - three.; times
the normal figure, it were better
to convene congress , to 'appropri
ate something for ships to carry
part of a ten billion dollar Ameri
can, farm crop to starving Europe.
Dr. ; Bradley; ; manager t of the
federal children's bureau at the
Panama-Pacific : exposition, says
more ; specimens - of f the perfect
child at : two years of . age are to
be found in California than in
any "other state. . There 'may be
aot of Oregon children down at
San Francisco whom " the doctor
mistook for Calif ornians. 'U
Prince Louis Napoleon Bona
parte, .forbidden by law to serve
In tlie French army or; navy,
tried to get into the Italian army.
but his : services were politely de
clined ; out of delicate regard for
France. In time all Europe may
fight . shy of people laying claim
to the "divine" rights of royalty.
On Sundays T u e s d a y s and
Thursdays The Journal is carry
Ihg many anti-calamity ' articles.
They are the advertisements of
the various seaside and mountain
resorts, places where there can be
forgetfulness of . the war and a
realization-that we live in a land
of p,lenty, peace and prosperity.
Alfred Johnson, Bill King, Dr.
Dell and Joe Lieu alien were de
clared the " champion fiddlers of
Umatilla ' county ; at ' the pioneers'
reunion in Weston. ,Tbe four must
be able bodied men, for such an
honor cannot be carried off by a
quartet of weaklings.- " .
Tt baa .t boon . tWnorwaraA ;
Portland Tose , thorns make
i,rtftH . r
are on a par swith the blooms, the
whole world Iwill not only know
but hear - the Portland v rose,
The 'small flgures of ' our ex-! co as t was. No small part of the
ports of war material published -Mexican people would now welcome
In yesterday's Journal .show thatouir help and believe our , altruistic
th reoorta of the tilaclnr Of VUeh protestations. Doubtless an effort will
orders were made mainly' for the
purpose of gamblers on . the New
York ; Stock Exchange.
The big safety-first signs con-1
splcuously ' displayed I in .: Portland
as a warning to motorists are of
value, but they cannot be painted
big enough to ' be., visible to a
drunken Chauffeur; :
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The two Americans in Germany
who published letters in German
newspapers " saying f they . are
ashamed of tips United - States,
termination. It's WIlsonIan, It's
American-. , "
' Junius Spencer Morgan, son of
the - New - York financier, has
picked "a bride who can' bake a
cherry pie.- Now If he wllt pro
vide Oregon cherries, the Morgans
can have pastry fit for a king.
- What has become, of the great
British 'fleet? The New iYorfc
World answers with, the sugges
tion that It may have been de
posited In the British 'museum.
WILSON'S MEXICAN
POLICY NATIONAL
XV ' From the New York Globe.
THE policy toward Mexico pursued
by the' present administration.' a
policy that ao many persons have
refused ; to understand, : is . a full
brother to the policy pursued during
the Cleveland,' Harrison and McKlnley
administrations toward Cuba. Tor 10
years there was "watchful waiting"
by; one Democratic and two Repub
lican administrations as war went on
in Cuba. During the whole of the
period outrages were i committed on
Americana In the island, and i many
clamored for protection. But not until
it conclusively appeared that the an
archic conditions were otherwise irre
movable nd .that Intervention was
demanded by the interests not. only
of ourselves and of civilisation but
of Cuba Itself did, this nation, pro
ceed to aet. The Spanish war has
been attributed by shallow persons
to the destruction of the Maine, just
as the present war in Europe Is at
tributed by shallow persons to the as
sassination of Archduke ; Ferdinand.
The reasons, were stated in. the fa
mous , Proctor report and" In the text
of the resolution passed' 'by con
gress. , '' These reasons Were based on
our aversion to. seeing -Cuba forever
waste and desolate.,
. ' " ' ' ' "
For three years there has been sim
ilar "watchful waiting" as to Mexico,
and our '.government, --.'hoping' on. has
done what it could to promote a
peaceful settlement within -Mexico.
For three years there haa been pa
tient endurance of -criticism for fail
ure, forcibly to protect American In
terests in Mexico. As we gave Spain
every chance -to reestablish - her au
thority in Cuba even though sympa
thizing with the Cuban desire , to be
free, so we have given the - despotic
elements in Mexico a chance ,to rees
tablish 'th'eold Diaz power even
though 'sympathizing with those seek
ing to set up a constitutional and
genuinely republican ' government. But
the revolution, - though Victorious over
Huerta, has been wrecked by individ
ual ambitions and personal rivalries
During the last six months a condi
tion of s increasing anarchy has de
veloped. The time haa arrived with
"respect to ;Mexlco, as it arrived with
respect to Cuba in , 1898t to consider,
as the - president ,a says in ' yesterday's
statement,; "what means should be
employed In-order to help Mexico
save herself .'and serve her people."
:.'--y , -'z
It : Intervention comes it will not
be to increase our territories. Itywill
not even be to protect American In
terests, although auch, a our right
under internatl6nal usage.;": It will ba
to serve civilization - and " to serve
Mexico. No American who feels al
legiance to the. high moral stand
ards that should control the Vnltad
States in its International relations
will haya cause to be ashamed of his
country, pr to say. that we are Imitat
ing the militarists of Europ. -L
: . - . . ... .
But though the stock ;f our; pa3
tience runs low, and fair notice la
given that anarchy irt Mexico "will
not be longer endured, it la not, yet
exhaiseted. Mexico is given another
chance to p,ut her house In order. If
the warring factions shall settle their
imaginary, differences, or if a peace
party shall, arise powerful enough to
put the, disturbance in process "of sup
pression, this country will be highly'
pleased. - Impoeibilitles will not be
asked. ' Every allowance will be made
for the difficultiea that are to be en
countered. But a start must soon be
made In the direction of a restora
tion of order. '. .
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It is -a" fortunate thing that the
administration .has resisted so far
the effdrt -to drive it into interven-
ftion. The likelihood of the sacrifice
of a great number of American lives
has - been diminished. If troops had
been sent -across the border at the be-
ing It ould bave been , generally
believed by Mexicans that we came
conquerors. There would have been
. ia a
isposition to resist to the death.
The noxious notion that the Gringoes
'are enemies is not as strong In Mex-
b 'to fire th? patriotie ardor
Mexico-, and to reanimate the hat-
reel ox mi cuumrj, . uui lUQuiaoai
and thousands of Mexicans will know
better. - 1 " ,
s - '
By the slow process of events, by
four relations to Cuba and Mexico,
'and. in lesser degree, by our relations
ito San Domingo; Nicaragua and. Hon-
duras, va hational' policy is being es-
.tabllshed that is not the work of any
ona man or any one " administration.
This policy is that the United Btates.
when anarchic conditions exist ' near
It, ' and when all other means to es
tablish peace have been tried and
failed, will intervene rto save the
people affected from ruin. . - "
A FEW SMILES
"The . Eskimos are said . to b very
nappy ,- ana con
Unted people."
"Why shouldn't
they 'bar rejoined
Mrs. Pretties. . "An
Eikino family
sever has visitors
sxcept when an
occasional- ex
ploring . party, comes
along. They don't care much whether
the servants leave or not. : .
"In politics." said Senator Sorghum,
. yojt -1. rousi us
at the - bottom . t-f
the ladder." -
"In 5 what . man-
nerr
"Wii. as a- rule.
the first .thing you
do is to shake the
ladder in ' an effort
to dislodge the f el-
lows ahead -ot you."
; " 1
After the racing season- closed at
New Orleans one season a colored
roustabout asked where
the i next
meeting was to be
held.
He was told "To
fonto.' .
"rt it far?"
"Just a short dis
tance," was the re
ply, so he lumuoc
a boat and . started ?rScS
W WW lUtl C. Illicit
about four miles from New Orleans an
acquaintance on the bank hailed him
with: "Hello, Link, ole boy!" Linfc
started for the shore, musing to him
self: - - . ---- .
"Ah wondah who knows me in To
ronto?" . ,
LettersFrom the People
. (CommunieatloM sent to Tbe Jonraal for
publication in thie department should be writ
tL on only one aide f iha paper, should not
exceed 300 words ia -joitii aiidmust be ac
companied by the name and addreea of the
Bender. If the writer doea not desire to bare
the- name published, he ahould w state.) .
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"Discuaaiou is tha greatest of sU reformers.
It rLtionaiizea everything it touches.- It robs
principles of aU f akte Lauctity and throws then;
back on their feasonableness. If tbey have do
reasonableness, it ruthlely crushes tbero out
of existence and sets up its own conclusions
in tbelr ttead." Woodrow Wlisoo.
' Needljes War Deplid... "
Portland, June 12. To the Editor of
Tbe Journal War ahould be the last
reaort of a civilized nation. Tbe doc
trine of force belongs to the middle
ages and to barbarians. Questions set
tled by might of arms leave lasting
bitterness behind, and the nation that
lives : by the sword must ultimately
perish by the aword. Napoleon's un
natural empire, created by his mili
tary nower, crumbled in a few years.
Nearly, if not alL difficulties that
draw countries into the catastrophe of
war could be, settled far better by
reason.' -. - '.- -
This does not mean that because we
believe stealing to be wrong we should
leave our traaaurea unlocked and un
guarded ; it - means that, :; while-, using
foresight and Intelligence In providing,
for self defense, we should- educate our
children to stand for : peace, and - do
everything honorable within our power,
which is a grsAt.deal, to prevent war.:
; .We have an Idea Utat many ,of .those
vraor. e!anaor--moet loudly f orai fighf
withMexicO-W Germany Would be the
laat to go, if war came. As has been
suggested, all these persons - should
send the president a pledge "that in
case of conflict they will, at once en
list, and go to tbe front, and that they
are willing to give all their property
and family if necessary In the prosecu
tion of the war. Perhaps some of the
manufacturers of arms, . ammunition
and military supplies, or with other
business interests that would be ben
efited by such Intervention-would jump
at; such a chance. The rulers and
Statesmen in Europe who started this
world calamity keep their valuable
heads out of danger; men who hav no
personal interest in . tbe f ight must
endure the suffering and loss.
The United States - has ' nothing , to
gain and very much to. loue, by- engag
ing in war, not alone in men ami prop
erty, but in our position as a peace
maker. There should be absolutely no
hasty action, but cool, Intelligent rea
soning and a careful . counting of the
awful cost before any unalteraoie step
Is taken. It is believed that. President
Wilson will doi thia. We havi, how
ever, some hotheads in the country.
Tbe Americans who sailed on the
Lusltanla were adventurers and took
their lives in' their own hands. They
were warned of danger, were under the
British. flag, on a ship carrying ammu
nition to be used against the- Germans,
and we cannot make their loss a just
pretext for wax; the only air stand
we can take is that the. whole, affair
was an unusually inhuman act of war,
HENBT ELODv
Thinks Ladder Merited Prize.
Portland. -iJuna 14. To the Editor
of Tbe Journal I notice in The Jour
nal of June 11 that the firemen sta
tioned at headquarters at Fourth and
Morrison streets are disappointed that
they did not get a prize, and I am
just as mnch disappointed that their
work, was so little appreciated. Does
anybody realize the patience and faith
fulness it takes to decorate an 8 5-foot
ladder and vehicle? While t- am no
connoisseur and no artist, just a plain
evaryday citizen, I feel th fir, boys
decorated that , fire truck in a very
artlatlc manner. - - Standing - at Fifth
and Oak, with many hundreds of peo
ple around me and noticing the ap
plause which was given this particu
lar vehicle, X am sure that those peo
ple thought the boys of fire truck
company No. 1 deserved a prize.
ARNOLD KELLER,
A Problem In Finger Nails.
'Arlington. Or, June 11. To the Ed
itor , of The Journal Kindly publish
this in the columns of your paper:
My finger; nails have ' - become as
thin as paper and the nails turn up-
ward ; and annoy me greatly. . The
outer part of the nail keeps peeling
off gradually until J have hardly any
finger' nails left. It any subscriber
of The Journal will kindly Inform ,
me what to do, through - the columns '
of your paper. I will be greatjy in-'
debted for the kindness. ;
SUFFERER.
About Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Portland, June - 12.-To the Editor
Of The Journal Just a few words by
way of correcting an error in the let
ter -of Louis Michel as It appears in
your? Issue of June 10. s He says, "for
30 years Austria governed Bosnia with
great success and finally, in 1908, an.
nered.it with no protest from either
England or France, and no hostility
from Turkey." - i,
'That la not correct. Both Ens-land
and France, as well as Russia and
i v'i- f- -J
1.
1
Turkey, "proteatea - at tne time or the
annexation, as a violation of the Ber
lin treaty of 1878, but. having the sup.
port of Germany, Austria at the time
defied' Europe.
In 1908, the year of the annexation.
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
, A, kiss in time may. be one of nine,
r :--., -.-,.--.. --.-. . .
It's as difficult to find a friend as
It Is to lose enemies.
' -Some
musicians are able to borrow
real money on their notes. .
i , . -
Pcobably more intellectual - women
would marry if they were asked.i
Occasionally : we encounter a wise
man who causes us to admire a f ooL
Every time a man gets It In the
neck he realizes how little he amounts
tO.. .-. I- ." ..... . . ;- ..... .'.-. .
;,. .1 :.-4', ;.;r:-:-5 -.:: y-:"
Some men get rich because of their
ar.'I,ty to Parate others from their
e'-' i V'' 1'. : v': -t t-i-i. i-1 ;-c.-j.-'i :'-;:' ,v
What has become of tha old fash
ioned people who used to go to bed
with tha chickens? .
i1 ?ou happen to hear a woman
praising a man's wisdom it's a aura
sign that he la nother husband. -
Ever "notice- how easy it ! for a
?rfiJi,affilcte? with insomnia togo
to sleep when it is time to get up?
, If you meet a man who haa but lit
tle; to say don't get him started on- his
hobby or you - will have occasion to
change your opinion of him.
":'"j '
Even after a 4 woman has been mar
ried fifty or sixty, years she is still
jealous enough to burn a photograph
of ! one of her husband's old sweet
hearts. - --'
-:'' :-::-:: " -;:;;'
When a man is overcome with an
ger you never can convince him that
he! Is making a fool -of himself. At
such a time the ia just as unreasonable
as a woman.
! , - - - . -i " -
Coming June brides should not make
themselves sick. Sewing all day and
entertaining the hero with sighs for
half the night is calculated to Injure
one's health. - "'- . r
THE IMPERMANENCE
Theo. H. PriA In Commerce and 1
Finance
The disposition to assume that what
ever tap is permanent. Is a weakness of
humanity. At the height of a storm.
mn despair of fine weather and at
the end of a drought they ease to
lodk for rain. When prices are high
most people expect them to remain so
and when they are low there are not
many who can discern the Indications
of I an advance. Few are gifted with
the ability to foresee radical change
and fewer still -hav the courage to
act on thevlslon of that unusual fore
sight. This; is one reason why so many
ceil at the bottom and buy at the 'top.
.: I : - .; . " - ;'- , - :
That each extreme breeds its own
corrective and that the abnormal can
not be permanent, are truths which
every one admits and. nearly every
one fails to apply. They forget that
the power of ..centripetal attraction,
which holds the universe together, has
never yet failed to Show Itself su
preme and that through the. aces tbe
rhythmic succession of night and day,
winter and summer, and seed u me and
harvest.: has always been unbroken.
They forget too, that man, himself la
subject to this same law of alterna
tion. and reaction; that activity Is fol
lowed :. by . f atigne, . enthusiasm by
apathy, and eagerness to fight by will
ingness to make peace. , . - V
' -'- -.-': '" :'.'.'-'; '' .-'v-';--
f- just now - the tendency to overlook
these fundamental ruleB of nature and
of life, and: to assume that the war- in
Europe will . last indefinitely, " is- tbe
more remarkable because it is evident
that the -very-Intensity of the strug
gle is rapidly exhausting the combat
ants. Millions of men hava been killed
and : billions .of treasure have been
spent in the war already; it is, there
fore, argued that It will be prolonged.
The, German casualty lists show that
2,108,000 out of a possible total of
6,000,000 trained soldiers have been
killed or disabled thus fan An equal,
THE FINANCING OF THE JITNEY BUS
By John If. Osklaon. f
The-argument which. follows Is ex
tracted from The " Electric : Railway
Journal; 1 give It here as an Inter
esting light on a disregarded side of
the Jitney bus craze. s - - ; , ,
My authority calls the Jitney bus
"One of the most .interesting fallacies
"of . modern timea,". - worthy, to rank
with the Keeley wave motor. Why?
; I They are run by persons unfamiliar
w!Uh , the . problems of overhead
charges." depreciation and 'the other
invisible charges that must be taken
care of. I "By neglecting, these 1 real
ities the jitney operator deceives .him
self into thinking' that the business is
profitable, but- after a few months'
operation, when the invisible charges
begin to take tangible form, he drops
out, only to be replaced with some
one with less experience."
The Electric i Railway Journal is
a prejudiced witness, but Its ! argu
ment is sound enough.- It is based on
the reported experience of Jitney oper
ators In Los. Angeles, where the craze,
has. been acutest. In Los Angeles, ac
cording to this "report, the average jit-
Russia had just concluded peace with
Japan af ter a disastrous and. exhaust
ing war with that country, and was
not in a position to fight Austria and
Germany. Turkey was practically
helpless, for then, as now, she1 had
obligated herself .financially to Ger
many. The annexation In itself did
not sufficiently affect either Fran
or England directly to call forth mo;
than a protest. :::.:-'':?.-:-:w;:'f-i
lf the forcible seizure of Bosnia ty
Austria was not the root cause of tbe
war, as Dr. Jordan says, then perhaps
Mr. Michel can enlighten us,. as to
what really did cause it '
THOMAS COOK.'
- Information for Inventors."-
'Salem, Or., June 12. To the Editor
of The Journal Kindly publish in
The Journal how one is to proceed to
get an invention patented, and the
probable coat SUBSCRIBER.
Inventors can do no better, as a
beginning, than to write to "Commis
sioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.,
for a copy of "Rules of, Practise,'',
which Is sent free, and which contains
all information needed by , applicants
for patents. 1 . - ,. -.- i--:
' Koiso - and Music .
!' Portland, June 14 To ? the Editor
of Tbe Journal t am glad that In. an
editorial -you have taken a - stand
against discordant noises at concerts,
open air or otherwise, more especially
in the open. --There are always- noises
enough made by traffic, without (the
bray of horns or loud talking. It
seems ; that r when- quiet is required
there is always more noise, and men
and . women make it a rule , to choose
Just such places to carry on loud conversations-
It . is a matter that lean
easily be regulated, because there:: are
times for everything. Those infringers
on the right of listeners flo-not appre
ciate what they pretend to come.- for,
AND NEWS IN BRIEF,
OKUUON 81DKL1GHTS
Eugene Register: The members of
tha Lane County Medical society held
a banquet last . night and discussed
fees, a revision of the fee schedule
has been under discussion for some
time past. -
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"Astoria has a woman park keeper,
with the; result," says the Budget,
that the flower gardens have been
greatly Increased in number and tha
general appearance of tha park property-
greatly enhanced."
The great amount of interest, mani
fested by Harney county's entire court
in the Improvement of roads, the
Burns News believes, "-"portends some
good highways for travel at all times
In Harney county.
t : I. i i . . i e . i . :
Practical tip on Fourth of July en
tertainment, in Marshfteld Record:
"We want the 'people who coma here
to go away feeling they have beeu
well entertained, and tha only way thin
can be accomplished ia to entertain
them well.'' -
,
In the - opinion of tha Sumpter
American, the splendid view from the
door of tha government cabin building
on tha summit of Bald y mountain
"should be sufficient compensation for
the fire watchman a case where it
should be a pleasure -to live on moun
tain eceuery-
. i-
Exulting In tha prospect of better
things in he transportation way, trio
Coquille Sentinel says: "Lota, of ua
will feel like throwing up out hata
when the mail comes in by rail all the
way, and no longer has to ba carried
over mountain passes. At present we
are running -just about 24 hours be
hind." .
Med ford Sun: Doo Helms has a one
Sear -old- mule that has the country
eat for backing. There Is not a baa
feature of the broncho that the obsti
nate beast doesn't know. Several small
boys were invited to ride, the animal
last niaht but none were successful.
The animal is always willing to buck
and the better the rider the harder he
bucks. . , ... - :i . - -- .
OF THE ABNORMAL "
If not a larger number, have been
lost by the allies. .
Despite Lord Kitchener, these are
facts which make for the ending and
not the prolongation of-tbe war. Just
bow the end will- come it is Impossi
ble to foresee but that exhaustion
will shortly give the peacemaker nis
opportunity ia a generalization that
la justified by the precedents of his
tory- and the laws of physiology, and
we have faith to believe that they are
t ha aa Sh rs aril i A sa rwSM ewklAk Hush a. a
judgment can rely. It may be that
(he correspondence now In progress
- . -t
between the United States and Ger
many will open the way for a cessa
tion of hostilities. It may ba that the
kaiser's threatened invasion of Russia
will prove his undoing as Ia the ease
of hia great predecessor, Napoleon. It
may ,: pe : that. . the fall of Constant!
nople' will mark the climax of the
struggle, .,. i-
Even pathologists do not understand
why or how it Is that a fever breaks
when the crisis of the disease is past.
but experience has. taught them that
after a given time death is sore: to
follow if- the fever does .not subside.
That the. death of civilization and a
reversion to autocracy are impending
we refuse, to. believe. Such a theory
would! -be a denial ox history and an
abandonment of faith in the progress
of. mankind. The virulence of the war
fever has reached, if it has sot passed,
the climaterlc. An early abatement
of tbe struggle Is indicated by all the
experience of humanity, . v - - i- "?
That we are unable to understand
the proeesses of nature does not shake
our Confidence In their recurrence. We
know - not how or why the summer's
crop will ripen or be, gathered, but
everything we do and every plan we
make assumes that any variation from
the normal will be but temporary. By
the ' same . analogy; we must - believe
that peace cannot much longer, be de
layed ; unless i we admit that nature
has herself become an anarchist. -
ney driver stays in-the business only
60 days. . -. :-. .
Generally, however, say the experts
on invisible charges, the jitney bus is
due to last about five months before
the charges become so heavy and ob
vious as to bring the driver to realize
Just what he is doing. - - j
;. -Without vouching for the accuracy
of the-facts and figurfes used here, I
suggest to -those who are invited to
finance business : ventures a study of
the jitney movement i . i - ,
Time after time I havf? analysed
stock, selling propositions based on
estimates f business to be done
which omitted the "Invisible charges
sure to be piled up against the earn
ings) -Interest charges on capital
borrowed i discounts on this bor
rowed money, and on; goods sold ; de
preciation of plant and output; , sell
ing and collection expenses: expenses
of management and supervision; re
pairs: and replacements; new 'parts or
new
mast
machinery - all these' things
be paid for before the owners
receive any real profit.
- One fine way to save money to the
inexperienced investor Is to take
course of study of invisible charges.
For the future let tbe lty fathers see
to Mt that it becomes a rule to forbid
annoying noisemaklng.
. ' . A LOVER OF MUSIC.
Cruisers Coal on the Ron,
' From the American Boy. : "
The British cruisers which are
guarding the steamship-lanes against
German : raiders do not dare to relax
their vigilance for an instant t. It la
dangerous for them to stop to take
On the necessary coal,' and so an In
genious method . has been devised to
enable them - to take coal : on the run.
The collier : that is to supply a cruiser
with coal gets into , touch with her by
wireless and meets her at the appoint
ed spot, k: The-colliar pulls tip behind
the cruiser and when about 400 feet
astern two hawsers are passed, 'from
the warship and one fastened to either
side to be used as two lines. Another
cable Is stretched from - the masthead
of the collier to the deck of the war
ship. The warship steams ahead at
the rate of ;i0 'or 12 knots an hour,
followed - by the-Jcollier. l . Great bag
holding a ton of coal are hoisted to
the masthead- of the collier and. at
tached, to a carrier that allows them to
run 'rapidly down to the deck of the
cruiser, where th load 1 automatical
ly released. The carrier is then drawn
back to the collier. By this means
coal Is loaded onto a movinar warshlo
at the -rate of 60 tons an hour'
"The Three Graces. '
' ?! was Queen of the May,", boasted
the first ,
t'And I, was a June bride," quoth the
second. ' -'' : - i '
"Pooh,", exclaimed the third haughtily,-
"I'm the sweet girl graduate and
the world la mine oyster." r -
-"Well; you won't find anv ncarla in
your oyster,": remarked the father, who
haa paid ior tncir dresses. -
!. ax.y para"
By Trd f4rkler. SpMial Stii WrtUi i
- - Tbe suraal.
The pioneer summr - t,n.i r
the Yaquina Bay dUtrlct and possibly!
or the Oregon coast la the Ocean liouss'
at Newport. It was built by Samuel.
rK8Vw look UP the site on which
the business district of Newport la
now located. Mrs. case, who haa lived!
""kuu ior tne past 9 years, told;
me something of the' early days of this!
popular resort on a recent afternoon'
nJ vlsUd nr at tha Ocean House.;
'iMcr, uames craigie, was born
in the Orkney lalea off th Si-f.tiii!
coast, on August 11. 1813," said Mrs.'
Case, "My mother was a Hunnnfir in.!
What her Indian
never learned, ut my father, wbo!
l.hfr a hl w" when he was;
about 1J or 14 years old. named htr
: "My father when he was 21 years1
old, came on board the Princ Aii.erri
-U.nd. th.?. Horn an1 UP th fadflc!
coaat to the mouth r ih. !
He went to work under Dr. McLough
lin at ancouver in 1834. in 1838 my
father Was sent to Fort Boise as the
Hudson s Bay factor for that district.
tners rriand, Mr. Pambrun. was
the factor up in the Walla Walla coun
try. My father took a Itanno.-W eiM
wl'e whlU Mr- Pambrun mar
ried the daughter of a French voyageur
and an Indian woman. ;
rl Tfa th "ond child. There were
nine of us children. Today only three
from Oystervliu- onnh ..... ' ;
mi - -"v...!-. Diaiar. i i in.
Vqu,nt nd 1 1,v her n New.
K J" born at Fort Boise in Old
Oregon while it waa under the provis-
: "T V":"' on Ptmber' 25.
I84. Father stayed at Fort Boise fo.
13 years.
"In 1882. "whn t ....
toov t0, "Waldo Hills.. Father
si P p,ace seven mle" ast or
Salem. We stayed ther tin iskt
we moved to Fort Walla-Walla. 'l waa
5inJh;,.0W. remember many;
hLl ?Jnfc,dentB ' our-trip on horse-l
1 w old we again'
mounted our saddle horses and started
ior tne xaqulna Bar rounfrv v
fjfl!" "cades by way of th fJar.!
ww ,,. we came down the WillamJ
ti fy to Crva and from ther.
-Ule ,,,oun not far from our
uE?, ? J?unty Mat. Toledo. Next year
I Uel V i .l . -
' - w s u iibu l u n l r ii 1 1 1 r n 1 -,
botel the "Ocean House," and who ha.
heard that father had a houseful or
gins, came to our place to hire a gin
to wrork in hia new hotel. I was is
and a good worker, so I took the placet
Ieas than a year later, on January Sj
188, we were married. My sister Janr
became acquainted with an Ialiar
named Thomas Furr, who was catchim
oysters for the Ban Francisco markei
and they were married. My father die.:
on January 17? 1869, a year after mv
marriage. ; j
My husband was 36 and I was l!
when we were married. My husban.
was born in Maine. He came to CalH
rornia when he was 23 years old; thai
was In 1853. He enlisted in Companv
D, Fourth California volunteer infan )
;""r, and was sent with his compan
to Oregon. He was mustered out
orderly sergeant in November, l6i
and was appointed farmer on the Alse.'
inuian reservation. j
ii " 18C6 ih government had estab l
nsned an Indian, reservation on th-!
coast and had put about 26.000 Indian
on the reservation. Most of the south
ern Oregon Indians were brought her.
after the close of the Rogue river war;
The reservation extended from Car
Lookout on the north for 90 miles t
the southward. Its southern limit wa
a creek about 10 miles south of th.
Sluslaw. - It extended inland about 2i
miles. On December 21, 1863. the gov 4
ernment reduced the reservation 1"
taking from the Indians a strip of r
miles In length and 20 miles deep. Th
strip taken from the Indians was nortr
of the Alsea and took In Taqulna ba
and harbor. This separated "the res
eryation into two parts, the southerr
being the Alsea. reservation and th.
northern the Siletz reservation. Wlier
the news came of the throwing open t
settlement of the 20 mile strip aroun.
the entrance to Yannina h xtr r-..
happened to be where Newport now If
getting a load of supplies for the agon i
cy. He got a tent and at on
on the north quarter section borderln;
we norm siae of the mouth of the hr
bor. A sailor named olnn tnnii th.
claim joining him on the east.
"In March, 1875. the Alsea Indian.
were removed to the Siletz aeenr-v an,
on September 1, 1876, the Afsea rr
ervatlon was thrown open to settle
ment of the white peopla.
My nusband was collector of f-ua
toras here at one time. Ha has bent
dead many years. Most of my children
have married and have scattered. i
like to think of the old days. Las
year John Minto spent sevrnal month
with me here at the Ocean house. H
spent much of his time writlna- n,
told me he was writing a history o
Oregon's early days. I didn't think h.
finished It though, for he was oult,
frail then. Many of the older genera 4
Hon are going on their last Journey
X hate to see them go, for the pioneer
were kindly, friendly people,"
'TTT TT-sT lifStaag a a s J
INDEX OF ADVANCING
TIDE OF PROSPERITY
-" :
From the Pittsburg Press.
That prosperity is here in real- I
ity and .that thfe present times 4
are fast becoming on a par with
the bright days of 1907. is evl-
denced by the larce amount of
money that will be paid out this I
week to the variou workman in I
the factories and mills of the i
lower Monongahela and Turtle
creek valleys, where thousand?; of J
workmen are engaged in the man-
ufacture of steel, electrical ap-
paratus and every accessory of J
steel. The pay th;s week are
the largest for several years, and
in some of the mills th navs
surpacs those of 1907.
At th Edgar Thompson wor'cn,
Braddock. 10 of the 11 furnaces
are in full operation, Th open
hearth furnaces, complete J ia.t
year at a cost of Jl 3.000.000 and
operated lightly heretofore have
-taken new life and at pre Vent 11
of the '13 furnaces are working In
full.- :: '
In all, about 6000 men are
steadily employed at the Eds-ar
Thompson works and the pay this
.week Is the largest for several
years. At the Westinghoua Ele".
trio Sl Manufacturing co. a East
Pittsburg it is said many 4r?e
orders for small motors have bep.i
received, during the past several
weeks. The Rush has betn co
great In -the engineering .1rart
ment that ii TJecennUated the hir
ing of additional hands.
In all about 75,000 men nre em.
ployed in the various mills 8r
.factories' ot .th. district