THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PO RTfcAND. THURSDAY,' JUNE 17. 1913.
.VI
HAT HAS HAPPENED
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h TO SECTION COVERING
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v nnv i Atir nnmTvo
UIU LMif raiHLII!
rFine of Not Less Than $500
: ' Should Read " Not More
3 Than $500, It Is Declared.
f Sontcthlnr ha happened lo section
SS of tbm prohibition law. This Is the
section which provides general' penal
ties for the violation -of the law. it
bas Just : been discovered i ' that this
section, as printed In the 181S session
laws, , provides a "flas - of ot ? less
than f 500, . or - Imprisonment; in the
county Jail not more than six months"
xor lb first violation of th la.w.
1 1 Superintendent JL P. Hut ton of th
jinu-oaiuon isasTie says ns reaa zinai
proofs on the ensxoauea prohibition
Din at tne time it was -bcins passed
'by th leg-islature, " anxi : this . section
reaa that Xhm penalty upon first con
viction for violation of. the: law -should
Jbe a ''fine of not more than ISW tc
r :, Hs is writing-1 today to ths secre
tary of stats -to ascertain If the an
polled copy tot the jaw on file , in his
office reads "not less" r "not- more."
says 1 if the change wa mads n
the nroJled bill U will mean the of.
-fleers endeavoring- to enforce the law
will have much diffloulty because few
Juries will want to convict a first
Offender when the penalty: must be a
Tine '-not less than 1500.
C 'The same section provides that. the
penalty for a second conviction shall
be a 'fine of not less than 1 100 nor
more than 5V0 and by imprisonment
in-the county Jail not less than ja
days nor more than one year,"
BRYAN PRAISES
WILSON STAND
TO KEEP PEACE
ha ActusJlr xlsted? They all have
denied responsibility - 'for the war-
would they have done so tf they had
res-arced - the war as- either . necessary
or . desirable? But there Is even better
proof; are. indisputable ' proofy that
no sufficient cause existed viz, the
conclusion to be drawn from inaction.
; Would not these rulers have busied
tnemseives : trying" 'ta ss,ve their --subjects
by the eradication of the cause
bad they lcnown of . the existence of
such cause? iWould they, have spent
their time, in social festivities and inl
exchanging' compliments,- had . they
known that they were on the brink
of - war? .r, -
War mee-Blt f JTalse Vafiogopay. '
It is ". Inconceivable. It - would ' be
4 gross libel on them one and all-
td charge- such a wanton - disregard
oft their sacred duty,
What-'then was the cause? If I have
correctly analysed the situation, the
war is the 'natural result of a false
philosophy. Theories of life are in
visible, but- they control for-good or
for evil. ; They enter euf; very being
and may be as deadly to the -moral
man as - germs of disease taken into
the body are deadly ; to the physical
an. : Tie fundamental precept of this
raise philosophy Is that "might makes
right.: It Is . not proclaimed now as
loudly as it once -.was. But it is often
acted upon id particular cases by those
who would be unwilling: to indorse It
as 4. general principle.- '. . , ' v:-ivr
The ; Individual makes, this maxim
his excuse, for violating three com
mandments that stand in -his way; this
maxim .also leads, nations to violate
those same - three commandments for
the same purpose but on a larger scale.
Strange .that Men should fall to apply
to nations the moral principles which
are now so generally applied to the in
dividual uhll.f m nations ; -
The tendency Is to condemn the vio-
latlon of these commandments, sot Injments- by nations is not always, but
proportion - to the .- injury done, but jlisually, due , to - selfishness the put-
rather in Inverse proportion. ' No - one
will dispute the validity .of the Injunc
tion against covetousness : as long as
the. object coveted is of little value er
n?t gTeatly; desired; but the : last and
all inclusive ? specification, vis. for
any thing that is thy neighbor's." is
sometimes interpreted 7 by nations to
except a . neighbor's vineyard or neigh
bor's territory. Covetousness turns to
might as the principle to be invoked,
and the greater the unlawful desire,
the firmer the faith In the false prin
ciple ; . '.-.--'
Conquest is the word used to, ae
scribe the means employed for secur
ing the thing desired, if the, force; is
employed by , a nation, and conquest
violates the commandments, thou ahalt
not steal and thou Shalt not kill. '
By- what; sophistry l ean rules r con
vince themselves that while petit lar
ceny is criminal, grand larceny la pat
riotic; that while it Is reprehensible
for one, man .to1 kill another, for his
money, it Is glorious for one nation to
put to the sword the Inhabitants xf an
other nation in order to extend bounda
ries? ,
Tlxwt Commandment "Violated.
It la a mockery of - moral distlno-i
tlons to hang one man for taking vthe
life of another either for money or In
revenge; then make a hero' of another
man whn - wades fn - throush slaughter
to a throne' and shuts the doors of!
mercy on mankind.
As in the esse of . the individual, the
violation of the commandments, thou
shalt not covet, thou sbalt not steal and
thou shalt not kill, are usually trace
able to the violation of the first and
great- commandment, thou shalt - have
no other Gods before me that Is. - to
the putting of self before service of
the Creator.
:: The violation of these ' com man d-
t-ng of supposed material advantages
Derore obedience to the divine lew. .
War is occasionally altruistic in pur
Pose and the. soldier always exhibits
unselfishness .of a high order, but as a
ritle. conflicts are waged for selfish
ends. r ' - .
The individual finds that Jehovah's
Justice cannot bo evaded;, for wrong
doing works ita own punishment cm
the wrong-doer in the form of p.
verted character even . x when he
capes, the penalty Of his human law.
The nation la aa powerless to repel or
to Ignore with Impunity the laws f
God "though hand Join in hand.' the
wicked shall not be unpunished.
. If r have made it clear that the
doctrine that might makes right is the
most ' common cause of - war, : we s may
pass to; the consideration of a max
imum quite sure to be applied In war,
namely, that like euros like. the
theory upon which retaliation rests.
- The two are so closely allied that it
is almost inevitable that those who in
dorse the former will resort to the lat
ter; one -re presents the spirit of evil,
the other Its most familiar manifesta
tion, itetallatton is rivalry In wrong
doing a neck and neck race toward
the bottomless pit. And yet there are
many believeravin the gospel of force
who- have brought themselves to think
that cruelty could be cured by greater
cruelty that the Only way to win an
antagonist away from inhuman acta is
to suppress him in inhumanities. Ab
surdity of absurdity! -:
But might must find a pretext for
arming itself; and what is the pretext?
There was a time when men openly
advocated war as a thins to be de
sired; commended it to each genera
, tion as a sort of tonic: to tone up the
moral system, and prevent degeneracy,
buf we have passed that day. i.i
Freparedness Is a Fallacy. .
Now all join in the chorus for peace.
And how, "according to Jingoes, shall
peace be insured? i "By preparedness,"
say those sons of Mars. Prepare all,
prepare and equip yourselves with the
most modern implements of" destruc
tion; arm. : drill,' get ; ready, and .then
stand with ; finger on i a hair trigger
musket and" preserve peace yes.- pre
serve It until, some one by accident or
by design, gives the signal then all
fall tlpon each other with cries -for
blood. ; Preparedness Is the kindling;
opportunity is the match.
We dare not trust the peace of the
world to those' who spend their time
in getting" ready for wars that should
never com.. Half the energy em
ployed in preparation for war would
effectually prevent war if used in
propagating; the principles which make
for . peace. :Ar..-'-- Lv.-n
Instead of preventing war, prepared
ness provokes war because It Is Im
possible to coerce the people Into bear
ing the burdens Incident to continuous
and increasing preparation without
cultivating hatred as if it were a na
tional virtue, v There must oe someone
to fear; some other preparing nation
that roust be represented as plotting
for war. - " ' - . :,-..--
Hate sets up sham standards of
honor and converts every wound Into
a festering sore: hate misunderstands;
hate misinterprets; hate maligns, its
supposed adversary S i while every con.
tractor, battleship': builder' and manu
facturer of munitions of war applauds.
. rrepeawdaesa roes . sToe Vreveat. ,
How can-preparedness prevent war
if all prepare? Each step- taken by
one' nation toward more complete pre
paredness excites the other nations to
additional . purchases and new levies,
until all have exhausted - their pro
ductive 'industries and menaced their
moral progress. . . '.
The doctrine that preparedness will
prevent war wilt not stand the, test
of loic and ..the conflagration 14 Eu
rope shows ! that it fails when tested
by experience. '
-If any; nation Is without irmm fnr
entering - Into a. mad rival rv with !
other belligerent ' nations in prepara
tion for war, it is the United States.
We are i protected on either side by
thousands of miles of ocean.-and this
protection is worth ; more to us than
any, number of battleships.' We have
an additional protection in; the fact,
know -to every one, that we have the
men with whom to form an army of
defense if we are ever attacked ; and
it is known also that we have the
money too more money than
would have had if all the surplus ear--Ings
of the people had been lnvtt i
in armaments. , We -not only do .nt
need additional preparation, but
are fortunate In not having it. since
it seems impossible for a nation to
have what , is called preparedness
without, having along with it a din
position to use its preparedness on
the slightest provocation. The lea-ling
participants in the war are the
nations that were best prepared, ani
I fear that It would have been dirrt
cult for us to have kept out of thi
war if we had been as well prepared
mm loey.
Happy for our nation that wa have
in the White House at this time a
president who believes . In setting th
whole world a good example. Instead
of following the bad example which It
sets In this matter. What an unspeak
able .misfortune it would have been
If, In such an hour as this, the nation
had been under - the leadership of a
president Inflamed by the false phil
osophy which plunged Europe Into the
abyss of war? -'
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and
answer
,kaiser and Catholic emperor have
linked their fortunes together and
,hurled their lesions against an army
in which Is indiscriminately mingled
communicants of th r.ruii nh..i.
It of the Church of Rome and , of the
5;unurcn of England.
if , Xieadlng Acton" Are Related.
"e.f Jet,i3 " rvalry between
ie leaamg actors in this
unprecedented tragedy are related by
blood, but kinship seems to be a
negligible factor. No rflnp. rail c
family, each with many war. t
for, can nlxaA not
the present .inquiry. So far as can
be Jwdged. there appears upon Utfe sur-
tit t t CtuJ CT.rded as' adequate
wi'tnessl'ng " w
The notes that Passed i from chan
cellory to chancellory were wuchea ?n
could i,y Iau- These notes
Miv Sll V.6 ben lnnded to de
jceive. Sovereigns visited each other
and were received with every evidence
Kl tfr,d.lalltjr n! will This
jhospitallty could not have been insn-
! J1- declared that he did
Tk.' tJ8lt WRP: would they n sav
rthis if an adequate cause for war
rl 385 WASHINGTON ST. ;
f: G).uit yCci
itctiond
which are
at
S14.50
ONE GROUP
OF SUITS...
Navy serges and gabardines, -also blacks, and black
and white checks and -mixtures, sands, etc.
Worth $27.50 to $38.50
(Broken sizes up'to 42 to 44 and 46)
ONE GROUP
OF SUITS...
Navy merges and gabardines, basket cloth also
black and black and white, and mixtures, and sand.
Worth $35.00 to, $45.00 ;
Broken sizes up to 42, 44 and 46)
ALL SILK AND NOVELTY SUITS
? REDUCED TO COST AND LESS
.50
Some Week r End Bargains in
GOOD D
Just now is a really good time for the Piano Buyer who appreciates Real,
Value, Real Tone and Real Quality, and who wishes to save in buying -a Good
, Piano. For the Week-End Bargain List there are on our floors twenty high
grade used Pianos which are unusually attractive and unusually low-priced.
For $90 and upward you may buy a really good Piano,
of them:
Here are some
EMERSON, ebony ...... . .. . . . . . .$125
J. & C. FISCHER, ebony r . . . $150
REMBRANDT, mahogany $165
MILTON, mahogany . ;$195
HARRINGTON, walnut -1 J .$225
HENSEL, fumed oak .$210
PRICE & TEEPLE,. mahogany. . .... . . $225
CHARLES R. HALL, ebony . . ;$ 90.
MARTIN BROS., mahogany . . . . $140
J. & C. FISCHER, oak ; . $225
REMBRANDT, oak . . ; .$i85
HENSEL, mahogany . . V . ; . .... . . i$185
LUDWIG, Circassian walnut . $300
STEINWAY (square) . . ........ ... $ 50
Weber-Pianolai Piano (88-note) $475
New 88-Note Music Rolls Reduced 40 and 50 Per Cent
Unusually Easy Terms' for This Week-end
. Other Stores
Vktor-Victrolaf and All the Late Records ; T
- Morrison Street at Broadway . V
-San "Francisco Oakland, Sacramento, r San Jose, Los .Angeles; San
Diego and Other Coast Cities. . :
m- Off for
-1 " Mnast Leave Junly , 3rd
Four, months ago I came to Portland to adjust .the affairs of the fa
mous and now notorious Bon Marche Department Store, 145 2d St.
I say "notorious advisedly, because
six months ago Mr. Sondheim, the for
mer owner, suddenly disappeared. He
left the city, 'forgetting to pay his board
bill and "a paltry few" seventy thousand
odd dollars to his creditors.
The creditors have been paid in part
and I must start on my journey back to
Chicago, July 3d I must be there July
7th, by "hook or crook" nothing but
death can hold me back I must go.
v I want to wind up this business in "just
14 days, so I'm going to put up a square
and fair business proposition to the public.
Now then,-I've got exactly $12,000
worth of good merchandise that I am go
ing to dispose of at low prices that will
create town talk. - 111 slaughter, assassi
nate and bombard prices to such an extent
that, in comparison, the Mexican war will
look like a sham battle.
Come in Tomorrow
and Shake Hands
With D0MB! :
I want your help want your assistance,
your cooperation. I want you to help me
get away to Chicago on schedule , time.
Come to this sale that rings .true with
'economy; ' In return for your help ill
compensate you in a value - giving way
that the name of Domb will long be re
membered after I'm gone.
orrow at 91. E
There are no strings orred tape attached to this sal
J no souvenirs, no prizes, no music, no fireworks.
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1 - " c ; ; ' ' ' I
. ! , . if " I
S ' ' r . ! -fe : )
But I; Do FVoEmse Barga
I STOP AT NOTHING
I CUT PRICES QUICK
- Underwear, Hosiery, Dry
; Goods, Etc.
50c Rompers for" XS
$10 Men's Suits
Yes, they're this season'sex
actly 48 suits in the lot
Ghoose tomorrow at this price
35c Ladies' Drawers for. .
$1.00 Ladies' Underwear. '. .
75c Child's Union Suits . ..
75c Ladies' Silk Hose for.
25c Ladies' Lisle Hose for.
25c "Boy Scout
girls, for . . . ,
. . . XO
...... 29
...... 25
Hose for boys and
..10
$1.00 Night gowns for . ... . . . . . . .49
$1.50 Princess SKps for ........ ;49 :
$3.00 Misses' Summer Dresses at 49
75c Women's Apronsfor . .. . . .. .39
$2.00 Comfortenior:..' $1.00
$1.00 Blankets for .... . . ,. .... .50
15c Amoskeag Outing Flannel . . . . 6?
10c Spool Silk Thread, 100 yards for 5c
33.00 Silk
-Petticoats
v $2.00
Men's
Pants
95c
$13 and S20 v
Men's Suits
"Gee Whiz!" is it possible?
Yes, sir. : I'm determined io
go. Hence this low price of.
75c
Boy
Pants
39c
$3.00
MENS
HATS
95c
$1.00 Dress Goods
A big ! assortment of
Dress Goods will go at
Be sure to come early
and get your pick.
19cY4
$5.00
BOYS'
SUITS
$2.65
SHOE 18ARGAEIS
You Cant Afford to Xliss
LADIES' SHOES
$1.25 Ladies' Juliets for. .... 70$
$2.00 Ladies' Dress Shoes for...OSc
$2.00 Misses', Gunmetal Lace Shoes il
$1.50 Ladies Pumps for.. ...... .295
$4.00 Ladies Tan Button Shoes 01.05
$1.00 Sandals for V.1. ... . .. ... .. .55
5oc Suspenders 19c
2Sc Garters . . . 12c
$1.00 Shirts . . ; 49c
15c Hose . . . . .'5c
All Notions Half
, 1 Price
$3.00 "File" SILKS
Yes, ma'am, I mean
it it goes 7Cw
at the yd. v. .1 Uv
$1.00 Men's Union
49c
. ,19c
Men's Shirts
i f f ;: P ' . ! f 95C '
Suits for .
50c Men'
"wear,',!;,l:
$2.00
for
EVERYTHING FAR
BELOW COST! Entire stock must go .
MEN'S SHOES
$4.00 Men's Dress Shoes for. . .02.35
s $3.75 Men's Dress Shoes for. . .$1.05
$3.75 Men's Work Shoes for. .02.00
$4.00 Men's Work Shoes for. . .Oo
$3.50 Men's Elk Shoes for. ... .01.05
BOYS' SHOES
$2.50 Boys Tan Shoes for, . . .01.39
; One lot Boys Shoes to $2.50 at 01.19
: Onelot Boys Shoes to $3.00 at 01.G5
fjfiJ&BS3BatSESfl&SES
75
Sale Starts Friday 9 a. m.
NEAR ALDER
!Jo
25c Men's Ties for. i : . . ........ ,9
$1.25 Men's and Boys Caps for 39
ouc toics' & Waiters' Aprons
w -. -ww w a, aa wav V a. W a, (
S4&
SECOND ST.
SaleStarts Friday 9a.m.
near" Mjym