THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1915.
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GOING DOWN TO L'GYPT
THE long expected German ex
pedition against Egypt is as
sembling at Aleppo, flic site
of Alexander's old bat b-fie'.d
of Issus. This point is the In
tone key to Egypt and if the al
lies had be-n a little more fore
handed they would probably ha', e
defended it to the last ditch.. When
Alexander had beaten Darius at
Issus the eastern world fell into
his hand like a ripe apple f.om an
autumnal tree.
Whether the fame good fortune
will befall William remains to be
Been. Attacking Egypt Is one
thing, winning it is another, as
Napoleon found to his cost. Na
poleon had the help of a fleet in
his Egyptian expedition. William
has none, or nest to none. The
cemmand of the sea remains wpn
his enemies and this means a g .od
deal. Alexander dared not advance
toward Egypt until he had acquir 1
the fleets of Tyre and Sidmi. WV
liam stands little chance at pres
ent of acquiring the British and
French fleets. With all his fp-ei
to help him Napoleon sufferrd ul
timate disaster in Egpt. William
may have better luck.
There is a good doable trr.'-l;
railroad from Aleppo down to !
beginning of the Sinai desert which
lies just to the east of the Smv.
district, and is a good hand re l
miles across. But northward from
Aleppo toward Constantinople one
difficult piece of railroad is unfin
ished and nOne of tire track is pai -
UCUiariy good. It is by ta;s route :
mat tne Kaisers troop -5 must get
munitions and provisions if th y
-get a iy at all. 1
The Sinai desert, as all Rjblo j
readers know, is a terrible plmv. j
The Jews wandered about there 1
for forty yeas without getting !
ahead a great deal and if the Lord i
had not supplied them miraculous- j
ly with manna and pigeons they Uqnare mile of land. It was in pur-1
would have starved. There is no'suanee of this established nolicv !
particular reason to expect a rain
of manna for the Kaiser's troops.
His expedition Is said to number
some three or four hundred thous
and men. Their fooil will be a
great problem. So wiil their sup
plies of ammunition and cannon.
Egypt Is a long way from the
Krupp gun foundry ami many ac
cidents may happen to supplies on
the way through the Balkans and
Asia Minor. The British govern
ment Is worried about Egypt as
many circumstances show, but wo
do not believe it feels that all Is
lost or anything like it. The S'ior
Canal la readily defensible against
A land attack and the Kaiser iz
$lo- ln a position to make any
other. Egypt never yet has been
conquered against the command of
the sea and only a few times win
it.
Because a CorvalMs man left tho
jprlce tags on his Christmas pres
ents to his wife and thus deprived
ler of tb pleasure she would
have had in finding out the co-t
herself, It does not follow that he
Should be classed among mean
men.' Ho really may have forgot
ten to remove the tags.
TREXl) OF OPINION
I
N HIS article published In Tin
journal Of December s J. n
i.ieKlcr makes two points to
V, i v. i j , . . , ...
h..!t 13 deSlr?.ble.to caU Pa - r -
tlealar attention. The first is that
the federal government holds Its
.lands in trust for the people and
snot to provide a fund for current
- expenses. Th second point is that
the primary purpose of the South
ern Pacific land grant was to pro
mote settlement. The $2.50 an
. acre which was set aside for the
railroad, -was intended to provide
NOTHING THE MATTER WITH PORTLAND
HERE is nothing the matter with Portland.
Its site is most fortunate.
kind. The city is the gateway
back countries, in the world.
Geography could not have done more. The only cut through the
Cascade and Sierra ranges connecting the inter-mountain region with
the coast by easy grade is the Columbia gorge, and Portland is at its
foot. The gorge is not only the only mountain gateway in the Western
United States, but sweeping through it is the second navigable river
in size and volume of flow in the United States, affording Portland the
ino.it extraordinary opportunity in commerce, transportation and in
dustry of any city on the coast or in the country.
Along with this fertile ba. k country of extraordinary area and
J this unparalleled strategic situation with reference to transportation,
Portland is the center of the greatest timber district in the nation,
and is at the same time immediately contiguous to an enormous vol
ume of water power contained in almost countless mountain streams,
affording to industry a field scarcely paralleled elsewhere in the United
States. V
Finally, the capstone in this series of natural advantages be
stowed by an indulgent nature upon Portland is the deep river chan
nel to the sea, opening to this city all the ports of the world for mar
kets and exchange of that traffic upon which communities and people
a:o enriched.
Ssi'-h is Portland as the city now
it tli" onlooker is forced to say that there is nothing the matter with
Portland. No city can look out on a falter lield. No city can loon
around on a more beautiful and inert, valuable environment. No city
can look into the future with greater confidence.
It is true, of course, thm Portland has never vet found her stride.
Nature gave us so much that with the usual human tendency we havj
bejn disposed to let u: ture do it all.
That, of eou-.se. Is a mistake. Put it is a mistake that in time
we are coing to repair. Wl.'-n once we all get a full understanding.
we shall, of the great l'a t that
advaiita-' s in order to pet fi;ll benefit from them, there will be literally
no limit to the progress we shall make.
Ultimately, we shall al! realize that our best and greatest asset
is the Columbia river and its tributaries, below and above Portland.
Its use as it can he improved and used, is the great fact to make Port
land's position impregnable. If we once bring tiiat great resource into
its fii!le.-t and broadest use, no influence can ever dislodge Portland
from
a cot!. ing supremacy.
To hast', n that ns", Portland would be fully warranted in pro
viding a bonus for maintenance of steamship lines to the Orient, to
Aia::ka. up and down the toast, and to operate steamboat lines on the
w;i'T river. Five years of aid of the kind would probably establish
them all on a paving and permanfiit baeis. For the purpose. $ 2 iK' , 00 0
a year or even le:;s would bo ample.
It is a saint of trivial importance in comparison with some of the
pub Ii-- expenditures e have made. It is not much more than the cost
of mainiair.lriLr the paidic lihiary and branches, a most worthy activity
s':;.;,oricd by taxation. It L; not much more than the interest on the
Broadway bridge plus the cst of niaintcnaure, supplied by taxation.
For the fie je;tr period, the outlay for this proposed bonus, would
lie i:ot i:i 1 1 h morj i nan the i o: t el a 1 ou by P.im bui'ding -it" in the
! ms::-. ss distri' t with an average office building on it. It would in
tb ed. he a trifle of one building and two lots for a great service of
transportation for Portland by water and forever. Such a system of
C. .a.:.-1 ortation w ould bring Portland more thr.n fifty such buildings
and more than tho value of doo sucn plots of ground.
The real reason why the plan is not promptly adopted is because
the fruits in iv be gathered largely by the people as a whole, without
giving as much as is customary to the few.
The city and most of its i ep!e have been preyed upon by those
who have cotten n.iKh for rothlng and do not appreciate the gift,
and who have a contempt for those from whom the unearned gift
tame. The city area is approximately 60 square miles, and the land
value is pla 'ed at $:''. tip"'', oim. it is. a value that the present o of the
pen; ie makes, as would be q-.ickly seen were the people to all move
avva v.
W hat riioie equitable than for
i 1 1 : . 1 1 j ,j , i e hi hi.uHicii ici me; uiiii n
Mil trn atly augment their values and be of inestimable service to the t!lf? manufacture of fruit and vege- J successful institutions, giving em
whole pen;,:.'? table evaporating appliances, and It ployment to labor and a market for
I
transportation for the settlers, not ; pnyment of salaries to humble em
to enrich the corporation. Mr. ployes.
Zic-ler truly remarks that the sel-j It is interesting to learn from
-hill
's Oi
the railroad
lias, not 1
1 icy kept f-ettlers orf t
and tlio:- deflated the "p
j oso of ti:e government,
has al o "deprivetl rlie
e grant
me pur-;
but it
railroau ,
itself of the proceeds -f sales'' that ,
misrht have been made had the I
terms of the giant been obeyed.
Ostensibly, at least, the federal
government has habitually regarded
the public lands as a trust lor the '
1 1-
benefit of a. dual settlers. This
I .-licy l.hs not alwavs been honestly j
worked out by subordinate officials i
j,!lti j,,
erfecMy as it has been nd-j
ministered, it has b'rn of the
,v- m p.-n.-f't 10 the conntrv
Tho staU,s of the northern Mis-
Hssippi V-allcy were lar gely set- '
tied by homesteaders wlio secured'
fro.- land from the government. A ;
similar but more liberal policy was.
pursued in Oreuon who
the old I
"donation claims"
included a full ;
that the government made theiother piece of promising news from
southern Oregon grant to the rail- tne same quarter. The Linn county
road. The purpose was not to en-! fruitgr owers are going to incor
dow a corporation with the in;-: borate. They will thus pool their
mense wealth but to hasten tho Interest.': and put themselves in a
pef.pling of the country.
The conditions of this grant j
have been systematically violated
by the railroad. If the company
now receives S'.'.SO an acre for tho
bind it will receive all its just dues.
it lias no shadow of claim to a
penny more. But the land is worth:
more tiian $2.50 an acre and the
, q-iesfiOn artses
what to do with
: the surplus?
The Journal has maintained that
. it sho.-.ld be
sclp ol fund.
Tide r.,A , '
...... oiiiu i-oa uceit
pitifully depb
ted - by thriftless;1''11-' tn-v can 1")!1 their
am
ea and sadly needs enlarge-
meat. The other day a Tillamook
county grange indorsed The Jour-
nal's position by resolution. This
shows the trend of sound public
opinion.
"AND T11K ASS"
R. HARDY 'S ethortation to
M
the Cham
m'.er of Conir-nerce
ncdoy. s would soften a
.cart of storre. It is nater--
i nal.
ma ki
oties
pathetic, almost tearful.
.
He
s no threats, at least no rude
i in1) are son ana velvety
"you, nickels to the swine, or to
the irtnevs wdiich enm .
com! tn th.
J -"
i"ne thing, lest the source of your
" ' v-wii il III'T
salaries run dry." Mr. Hardy ar-
m
gues that the street car company!
is a main supporter of the Cham
her of Commerce. Hence every
nickel diverted to the vulgar and
lmmoral jitneys means so much
i ., .1 . .
'e iui inube great ana
good
works in which the Chamber is en
gaged under Mr. Hardy's compe
tent direction, particularly for the
Nature could not have been more
for one of the greatest and richest
ctar.ds. and in
Contemplation OI f
we must all unite and push our
the holders of values thus made to !
eeii an c oi ii ansnortiiiion nes rnar t
an inside authority iust who rines
support the Chamber of Com merce '
and dictates its policy. The ox I
knoweth bin own. c,v ,1,
the
prophet. Not that Mr. Hardy is
an ox, except in 1: is capacity to do
Useful labor. Hut somnwav the
text seems apt.
"ar economy is herns nnshed
to the limit in FnrdnnH . u,
Northfleet (Kent) Crban Council,
which to save printing costs has
decided not to punctuate tho nf-
ficial reports of its proceedings.
CiOOD NKWS FIJOM LINX
INN COCNTY seems to be ex
ceptionally permeated with
modern, progressive ideas.
A few days ago we enoke of
the Albany society which had been
organized to foster good feelinr? be-
tw-een city people and their country
acquaintances. Now there is nn-
position to obtain fair dealing from
I'uvero. i ne .soiated producer of
fruit, milk or berries is as help
less in the market as a new born
babe. He must take whatever is
offered him. He does the work of
producing the goods, but other.)
ma tn(J price and too often take
the profit.
There are enough fruitgrowers 1n
T ; . .
i.iiiu county to rorm a powerful;01 uu-s "b",llu",' ul'-"uWn and women to think for them-
corporation. United they have j ,,f fruits and vegetables raised nenr 'selves has scarcely begun. All but our
Plentv of canitab thev rnn ucinhiio,, home and at a good price. The very cleverest people are the creatures
rules" Of srradimr. nackino- r,n,l cbo'.l
- - ... "
p,
goo
until niarlet conditions are favor -
able- they can employ expert help
10 appose or them. The c-ntr.l
11 . .
Office Of the corporation will al-
ways ne rully informed of prices
and Bales conditions This kriowl -
edge will be at the disposal of
every member and will materially
aid him in his business.
Farming makes its creat fail.n -
; at the threshold of the m.irket a r
' this point knowledge, adeptness,
and habits nr na.iH ,,. v. .
- ... . n.,. ii-vievi ..in, i ii.-
men have no otmort nnitv tn ne-
i quire. The farmer is emphatically
i ii III ( ) i 1 II fr n tf K Tl if a t n Otr I ii Q l
, , - . , . . ' ' m .j jiwi u nu . i. orn i. ii
! the most out of his toil he inuut
'k j -
be In o vinaitrriTi tn ottit.Ia,,
" , ' , i o J riycu
; salesmanship and market manage--
WC A Li A 1IU.MHU I III h1 I I V 1 I P I
I men TVi t a i
ment. This is out of the ouestion
for him unless he pools his re-
sources with his neighbors
Every step toward cooperation
in th nrml distrtrds moana hon-
nier homo hotter ik-p and v,trhQ-
i - " -
civilization. But the step must be
taken wisely. Many cooperative
enterprises have failed because of
hart munomont I ,
uhs. " - n . A. ig .w
hoped that the Lino county fruit- (
men will spend liberally for expert
ability where that kind of ability
is indispensable. It would be the
worst of economy to form a cor
poration and entrust its manage
ment to incompetents. We feel
confident that no such mistake will
be made in Linn county.
- I to health to find lodgement in
The propensity Of OUT learned them. All fruits,, berries and vegeta
ones for big words is well illus- bles are thoroughly cleansed by wash
trated in the use of zellgewebentz- ing before being placed in the evap
uendung when common ordinary j orator. They are then dehydrated
boils are meant.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
In the f'lllcminfc article, the third In its
ht-rUf, there lire recoun b'd the result to date,
of an uiulertitklii;; ti cirtiserve the frutt and
veget.iMe reotiice uf Orison by devices and
ii:cthi! that flaill leave nothing to te wasted
and t,.ithiiip utimarki-tatde. The Industry Is
one thit can lie made to prow Into ''millions
of trimni'-Rs." providing n ma: ket at the plant
f'ir all t. e frriner'h product, anrl making joc
ailde a world in.i:ei fir the fm:hed prralucl.
""""S ei:,. -ijir o. me pn-,r.i-
lioil oi i , khim i ; i ,s ii;c- t lilfT p's.uililltM lililll
lent litre Le uescrihed.
I1KKK camo Into existence in Mav
Iof last year an apparatus invented
by the V. G. McPhcrson compa
ny of tltis city that is destined to
work a revolution in the preparation
of all kinds of fruits, berrb s and
vegetables for the market and con-
sumption., whether
tho market and
home or at tie;
of civilization.
eonsu m ;t ion be at
farthermost corner
The Invention Is a fruit, berry and
vegetable evtiporator. and there Is
not another like it in the world not
another, It is believed, so perfoct, and
not another from which f-lmilar re
sults may be obtained. This hs not
i .. , .. . i , ... . . ,i i . ..
1,1 ' f-l'o.i- oi couimenu.n.oc,
! but a-s a plain truth, and this truth
is that fruits, berries and vegetables
, treated by this n--w process of evap
oration lose none of their native
I freshness when moistened again for
consumption, and are In precisely tiie
same condition of freshness as when
; first pile k-d from the tree, the vin-i
1 or taken from the ground. Thes"
I st ;i t em en t s ha', e been made before "f
J other procrsst s of evaporation, some
of which hae merit, but it is a
peculiar fact that this machine is the
f.rst of its kiad that leaves its pro
ducts in a slate of freshness thct.
! when prepared for tho tabl- are In
; 1'ke condition to s a h f.e-dstuffs W'hen
j first marketed and possessed of ail
their native values.
IN USi: ONE SUASON.
The Dri-Fresh company is the namo
RdopteJ by the makers of this ne
plant, and its products will hereafter
be known by that name. The W. i.
Mcpherson company, inventors, have
been for years engaged in tire Instal
lation of heating plants In private
ar,i ruidic bmi Bugs, hence were well
t i i , , , ,
was but a trifle more than a ye.ir
ngo that the construction of the on )
plant now In use was suggested to
the management. When it was ex-
plained that hundreds of thousands
of dollarH W( rth of frults. berries,
corr" VCBCta!,Ie' etc waa groi"K t0
-"t ln th" i'1'"'1'' states annually.
i and that this might all be saved If
a prtrcess could be devised by whloa
these products could be made clean,
healthful and marketable, the genius
of the firm was set ln motion, and In
J
pleted and located at The Dalles. Tne
location was decided upon because of
tha prevalence of dry weather and
sunshine ln that locality, and the
d. sire to make trial of the invention
under the most favorable climatic
conditions. The fruits and berries
of this environment have a superior
flavor. Tho early rains that occur
; west of the Cascade range do not
visit that region, to the detriment of
I tlie cherry crop, and other fruits, and
' It was thought wise to make the
j initial trial of the evaporator where
i these favorable conditions obtained.
! Hence last year's operations were
the construction of tins
confined to
one appliance and to this one field.
A PERFECT SUCCESS.
It did not require much time
rerjurre much time to
determine the perfect success of the j ways minding somebody'. business be
venture. the only drawback being the 1 sides their own. Sh.. speaks of the
limited supplv of products. In veg-!Jfw. the A'B'entlst. the Infidel, the
atheist and the saloonkeeper as the
etables this first plant will hand.e on,y 0(t,or.pnts c,f 1(lP Sunday closing
from two to three tons, and of fruit
in the neighborhood of six tons daily.
I This afforded
market fnr !. , , e .
1 dtir-thm mor- than that available at
I The Dall-s last year, but the vege -
table area will fie
the coming season,
greatly Increased
solely on account
, .... ii.i,
Dalles being SS mi, os east of Port -
Mand. the cost of shipments to this
1 ...
i'Ry is too great to leave much mar -
I Kin for the grower of root foods,
. ... 1 . .
i'ut nine att,',..,,,,, nas wiorof
'"n paid to this line of horticulture;
1 "d agricuiiure, dui a neyv tmpnus ,i
' nw given the owner of available land
and add.-d
,..ll..l -ine.elrnireme-it in 1-1t,,
more thought and attention to this, at
present i-ti "infant industry."
PBODCCp; HANDLED EAST YEAR
I-ast year the Dri-Fr.-sh company
fiK'i essful 1 v evaporated apples, black-
be trie.
locunberrio
, pears, peaches,
carrots eherriK
. rJ u.,i.er-,s
cauliflow er, onions.
iaioC.
l. i .. v, c - - n ,r ..- . ., .
niriiiKin. tjiitiii. 1 i i i. u in'. i;rtiii, .
I small shipment of pineanplcs ,-e, -elve.1
I . t.,i..i,. t c
. .
f wn F r H '1 tl'ailtin 4 U 1 Wd i I I ; ii g(l llIU
iroiri I i I ' " Hawaiian lauiiius. i . , e o a 1 1 1 e
Lu, attended the evaporation of
' . . - , . . .
tne laiirr as mat or me iruns, oer-
riea and vegetables, demonstrating, it
is believed, that the Dri-Fresh evap
orator will not balk at anything, bu:
will successfully extract the moisture
from any fruit or vegefable, and
when remoistened and made ready for
consumption these will possess the
same delicious and appetizing flavor.
-e..,-. Qrr .vnnontlnn o. ih
j - - - -
possessed In their original natural
state.
PERFECTLY SANITARY.
"Puritan" is the name adopted for
the products of the Dri-Fresh com
pany, for the reason that they are
handled and treated in euch a sani
tary manner that it would be impos
sible for any substances deleterious
by this patented process so that the
moisture is extracted, but not the
flavor. The pure water, in other
words, is taken out, and when being
prepared for consumption this is re
turned, and the consumer has before
him, no matter the season, as fresh
food as It would be pofislblo to pro
cure in the ver; hours of Its harvest
ing. Fruits and berries, for exam
ple, evaporated in the sun, have the
fggs of bugs, bees, etc., deposited up
on them, and in time insects are in
cubated. This is the cause of
"wormy" dried fruits. There can be
none of this In the Dri-Fresh method.
In its original state the products
enter the evaporator in the most
healthful condition. They are re
moved and immediately placed in san
itary packages, where they may re
11 ain for years without deterioration
In flavor or hcalthf ulness.
WATER IN NON-EVAPORATED
PRODUCTS.
From each round of evaporated
fruits or vegetables the following
quantities of water have been ex
tracted, and must be returned when
being prepared for tho table: Ap-
j pics. '5 pints; blackberries, C pints,
I red raspberries, 6 pints; black rasp-
,,r, r ,
pints, lo-
ganberries, j pints; peaches,
4 '
pints; pears, 5 pints; prunes, 21.
jdnta; carrots, 10 pints; cauliflower,
15 pints; corn, 4 pints; oniona, 3 pints
peas, a pints; potatoes, 4 pints; rhu- j
barb, 20 pints: squash, 10 pints; I1
rtring beans, 10 pints.
Th'-se titiantities of water must t
paid for
and they
l,v buvers of canned goods.
buyers of canned god.
add to th. cost of shi
mcnts of fresh fruits or vegetables.
mi ttie economy of the evaporated
process will
Again, fruits
the small apl
be at once apparent,
of i n f ri o r
s, prunes.
quality
peaches pears, etc., are r.ot marketable Ht
any price. The Dri-Fresh evaporator
will make a market for such pro
ducts, which at present are thrown
away.
It cost JCj.OOO to erect the plant at
The D.rlhs. The building of one In
Portland is now under consideration.
There is nothing tha matter with
Portland or Oregon. There Is plenty
of room for those of real Industry
and enterprise, with resources, mental
or material, to create and conduct
j the products of the soil. But there
J is no longer any need for those who
would "lift themselves to th ceiling
j by pulling on their own bootstraps,'
1 or for those who expect t ) live by
j getting "something for nothing," or
; b' Rambling, speculating or over-
1 capltalizin.?
Tiiat day has p.assed,
turn, let it be hoped.
nev-T to re-
Letters rrom the Peoole
I Ibitnniiiiilriitliini sent to Trie Journal fur
I publication Id thin fiee.-tn:ent should be writ
ten on tnlj one Blue ,T trie I'Mher. inouia not
exceed ;f wonli In length td intuit be r
ei,niinied tiy tlie name i. i d a,idre of ti e
enui-r. ir u.e writer uvh-h n-,t ic-mi ,,j uut
Ui uHtne puLli&Led. he nhoultl o ntHte.)
"PUciiMlon Ii the pri-alent of all reformers
It rn 1 1, ,1'.h hi- eT.-rvtli.iig it toueliei It rol
prltieijiles of all fa!-e Hi.etlty and Hire"- t'e'r
1. ','... u r..ll,!..l."reiihe' th. -. oi.t
,,f eiivtei,,,- an.!' iu-is nn it .,n com lu.k.m
Ij ttit-ir iad." WiK-di-uir ftiieuu.
Sunday Closing.
Roseb-urg, ur, Dec. -J -To the Edi
tor of The Journal I have Just read
a letter In The Journal written by
Mrs. Cordelia Hess of Prairie City,
In defense of the Sunday closing law
It would not be Irreverent of me, i
I hope, U say that the Sunday closing
law is non-American aim piaceo a re
straint on all classes of business. It
lis also a step toward tl
union
of
o-
ti-
I church art! s'tate. and is only advo-
K. ,,e nwlr.,.. wi, ,rP
j law, but she does rnt seem to under -
' stand that the very rpi,s of people
I who are doing more f "r humanity.
sake than any other (lass are iti,er
freethinkers, or infidels, or atheists
i a would seem to almost any thinking
j person that this lady is a standpatter,
' w"ho is antagonistic to investigation.
I 'e V, ... . ., i.r, a r ., , t t Iv .t Cnhln,
toe LiiKi, iiuiuc v.. iro, 11.1.4
! of a h'.'1 of .tl".",K!lt -F ''""B
,ient- tolerant thought Is sti'il
'some 1 n tei 1 i-'t ual hen. 1' ear ess
rure a science
was
J.
the fiCccntl
I ICKKNS.
i cent urv.
I t 1 .. tria K VI' r T ( 1 ft Tl t ' I nfT Sn Willi
. vfl,
, ,,.. ,c
of The Journal In yesterday's Journal
I read an article headed. "Militarism
itlil tha ttnv " Over tha ltiiiit,ir.
"Antl-MUltary." While I like the spiri t
shown by "Anti-Military," still I be-
iieve be Is on the wrong track. In
his ref' rem e to and criticism cf "IJb-
jerty Dover, I think he is right, and
. in rcferrnce to the "policy of subtle
and misleading allurement nreKpnterl
! to tho youth of o-ur land," to get them
!' '"ke iU1 active interest in naval and
I military affairs. I think he
is right.
I ,(ut un,ir , i,e
present condition of
. V. . 1 J .... -.11 l
w r i lev m m i hiiii intit r
V"-"" h' 0er nation we have got
to be prepared to rietend our nation
' . , .
against aggression ny any other nation
or nations, and everyone that is living
ln this nation and enjoying the free
from and blessings that we enjoy ln
this country should feel it his duty
to do his part toward defending hi
own crwintry against tyranny and op
pression. And 1 don't think It should
be left to the free will of any citizen
of this country to say whether he will
help to defend his country or not. Th
life of uTie person is Just as sweet to
hin as the Hie or another, and when
""' Kunsi a nam
our nation rune
inrnnvtttnn t. , . i v.
so organized
PERTINENT COMMENT
BMALJL CUANGK
Here's hoping you are In shape to
welcome the new year.
Sarah Bernhardt bays she is fit as at1
fiodlt and an old one, al that.
If you really intend to keep those
good resolutions, it may be well to
pattern llieiii alter your staying Quail
lies. The excitement will be over tomor
row, and after the headaches have eub
siced, everybody can get down te busi
ness. Here comes New Year ready for
work, and jet they have not finished
talking about starting the new audi
torium. People from the east will tell you
that Portland's cold weather, far from
being the real thing, is hardly a sua
gesuon of it.
One trouble with Austria's arbitra
tion plan is that arbitration of 4 con
tinuing offense is a foregone victory
to.- the offender.
Delegates to tho irrigation congress
having done the taikiny and the re
solving, it is now up to Oregon as a
whole to do the doing.
Reports that western Mexico has
climbed abroad the water wagon lead
one to believe there is more Intelligence
in Mexico than many people had sup
posed. The Southern Pacific's threat of
limitless litinat.on over the O. & C.
giant lands having been put into execu
tion, isn't. It about time for the people
to hand the Southern Pacific the limit
of what's coming to it'.'
Fire Marshal Stevens announces a
new year resolution to enforce tne law
concerning f.re hazards by making ar
rests instead of issuing further warn
ings. In other words, the failure of
moral suasion in 1 few instances will
no' bo a total failure.
FIRST IN THE PART OF UNCLE TOM
From the Christian Science" Mon! tor.
When Hari i.-t i;itz,tbet :i iBeechen
Stcwe, ,n 1 s.'il, was anxiously awaiting
tho appeara rico of the National El a,
of Washington, with the firrt install
ment of her story, "Cnclo Tom's
bin," an 1 -- ea i -o i.i !... named Dan
iel Worcester, native of Vermont, wad
an apprentice to the Diinter's trade at
Lowell 1avu am u veteran of the
I c.vil war, he resided for some t i n.e.
! until recently, in the so.ul. rs' home at
Bennington. In the (ire-ti mounta n
a,i. tr i,.rv u .s it.-.
! ( j v;v x,y , ,l()U!.aIld.4, iru t.y t-ns
I 0 ti.ous.tn.l s. ti.eu by hinlre-is of
thousands. Voung Worcester at:, i.'ie.l
i a theatre in Dovve.l one, ,.-ceiling where I It woiil.l re. pure a large. oook to con
! Ii - saw Sheridan Knovvies in "The 1 tain the names of all the actors, good.
I Hunchback." Tie pt t t o: ,i:a :. e ou -
, , .. . .. , , ,. ., ... ...
I'll fni n i m n i .-a : i i 1 1 1 1 1 ..a i
too, could a-, t, it given Hie opportunity.
In tho fall of the year in which the !
initial ehr.tero r,f --1 -nolo 'i'om's Cat, in "!
were nublished. and when the whole
north was talking about the story,
weeping over I'r.cie Tom, idolizing lit
tle 1'jva, sympathizing with K.iza, and
laughing at Topsy, the printer's ap
prentice became acquainted with (ieorgo
Aiikln, who possessed at on e consider
able tai. nl -..- a writer and a v cry
keen cjo for ojiport u ni t y . A:tkm, with
the instinct of tho true playwright,
Kkw how easily "Cncle Tom's Cabin'
might be turned to account on the
stage, and lost r:6 time ln dramatizing
the novel. Among those engaged by
him to fill the cast was young Wor
cester, who, having bv this time de
veloped Home talent, was assigned to
tho impersonation of Uncle Tom.
Tho first an 1 trial performance was
given in Natich, Mass., Henry Wilson,
"the Nati. k Cobble:." ai'eiv.urd vce
i.n suli-tii of the L'nlted States, btiru;
"iii front." The play was tio 1 ss su. -
c( ssful than the
pru.v performed
novel. Old the com-
to "standing room
only" throughout interior .Mns.-ae.nus-
Massac hus-
etts and in Connect. cut. Aitkin, who
,iu,r,'.,i ftirii., r t.ossib. litres, r e v i s e .
,f,r tv.io .our an, I or . .-n ed
,...1,. . ,r-,. li n t Ted C O O : r a 1 : V i.'l
.'an a 1 1 - - , j . ......
Tioy, N. V. Worcester then became
.,
that everyone would be oompciiea 10
, 0 jjs j,ai t as soon ae called on
I I huv
hair's :,
not seen Senator
is on this matter.
Chamber-
but from ;
vv ' at I s e
eei through
f the bill h. is tr .ng to ,
congress. I I i.eve he :'
rp-nt t ru
I n fotii.d ti'.ri vv ' :.
the Idaris of S hotels I -U.e
tt.d
. f i ot h for lntirr.at, Jhal d 1 sar rr. all ic-nt ,
'and also with Henry Ford
that in-
le-rnational war will be imp ssmle. In.
nat. on that is unprepared aiaJ afraid to
;take its own part can have but little
influence in getting the powerful na
i tions of the world to join in universal
1 disarmament, which is the only way to
I secur e universal and lasting peace.
I GLOKCn: HICINBOTHAM.
Patriotism and Christianity.
Dundee, t 1 r . , Dec. Zo. To the editor
of The Journal It seems to me that
Rev. Bovcarni is on the wrong track
, in some- of the remarks impu'.t i to h.m
in the Portland pa pel s of December -'J
and 21. In the first place he assumes
that the world should be divided up
into artificial divisions, and that one
division should prepare to def nd it-
j self against the encroachments of each
I of the others. I do not imd in ins
printed remarks uny quotation
from
the Undo Justifying stun
pom 1 ion.
.nd i d j not remember seeing a
argument ln the -New Testament. ,
Since he says that the church "out: ht :
10" indorse a Vprograrn of preparation
for the defense of this nation," it Is
hut fair to presume tiiat he speaks i
from a religious standpoint.
Here a-e a few ,, notations from the
New Testament that indicate to my,
.Bind that the above line of reasoning 1
Is incorrect. "Thou shalt not kill, " 1
ti,,,.. -holt inv. tliv nr-lirhlior as t he v- :
eeir- "Mv -v-our enemies." "Tries'
. t
L " "V V.,.., des.i other
,Mnl.. B,(. to me that the fiel.I
I of the church is the whole world ln- manv eKgs
I stead of any local division marked off:" b.c.r
I bv 1 magi Iia! V OOUriUarV lUies. 11 1 -
I man; t y is woriawiue, an'i piacU. a,.y
i the same In ea.ch and every nation, and
I 1 '1-ristianity should be the same. They
should know no boun'lary lin s, geo-
graphically. Neither Jesus nor any or
the apostles showed any regard for
artificial boundary lines, nor did any
of them hint by word or action that
temporal jvowers should by any means
endeavor to defend themwlv.-s against
other tempjial powers I-'urt tier, ,t
....1! 1-.,..,.., Il.l.f BMiriv 1,11 if m.t of1
thern suffered martyrdom rather than
submit to the decces of temporal
rulers. Armed defense was unknown
to them. It is safe to presume that
Jesus could have destroyed his enemies
ty supernatural means, but such was
not done because it wa outside the
province of Christianity.
Perhaps the brother. Mice the writer,
has had considerable difficulty trying
to reconcile patriotism and Chris
tianity.. Patriotism as generally un
derstood cannot be reconciled with
Christianity. Patriotism is all right
if properly interpreted, but when it
loverned by artificial boundary linen
It is morally wronir. To illustrate
further, talte tha actual Incident on the
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OKEGON S1DK1JGHTS
Finishing and furnishing the teach
ers' training school building at tti
Monmouth notmul will be completed
i time for wiujiancy on the
on,l
semester of tie s-hool work in Feb
ruary, the Dailas observer reports.
Prohibition prophecy In Cent'.. in
Times: "Fifty turs from now wi.is
P.ey will be one of tne curiosities arid
distillation of the po.son a lost a"t.
Light wines and beer may be sold in
hotels but the day of the saloon is
aLout over."
Among the evidences of Oregon's
unexampled winter climate are W e re
ports of pansies blooming on Decem
ber 22 In many gardens at Bend and
wu termelons plucktd from t ! woes on
the ranch of V. It. Hart, a e...,s et.ty
coast rancher, on December 1.
County Agriculturist Lovett renorts
2u organizations at work in I'r.oit
county on the rabbit problem Some
of these are Improvement and iifun.
borhood clubs that have added leph Ue
to their programs, and others are n-w
organizations. i.a.h has an offi-i.i
poison mixer, who must bo an exp. rt
in his line.
If Kditor Kill i.f !h liluhni.i Tn-
'dt pendent hasn't had tt.e yrip, fie un
licubteu.y knows a l"t of people Who
have, for he says: "There's one thing
to be said In favor ,,f ma.llpox; you
have it once and then you're through
with it. But this pesky grippe; there's
no end to it, and iiko too cat it's al
ways corning buck."
Of the promoters of Pendleton's flist
municipal Christmas tree, v lie c was
a huge such ess, the Ha.-t regor,iaa
says: "The fact that I'endlet n elders
took time in their busiest season t-
'.an and exe ute an entertainment that
helps to preserve one (if the most cher
ished traditions of childhood indicates
that sentiment has not been entitelv
lost in the swirl of mate r.a. 1st ic
things "
manager of the orifinal company,
which under his direction toured the
east and ventured into the west. Dar
ing the famous Li ncoln-Douglas de
bates Worcester's "Cm le Tom s Cabin"
company did a prosperous business in
1:1 tioia. When tin- war broke out the
I impersonator of Lnele lor er..lstea
or er. listed
Connect. cut
t in the Twenty-seventh
' .. .... -e
I regiment. After h.s enlistment term
j ex ; l : ed bo resumed acting ""d latr
1 became a stage director. tie in s
, served Laura Keene, who was on tho
: st.i ce of Ford's theatre, playing In
j "Our American Cousm." on tho night
i of the assassination of Lincoln.
'hau and indilferent, who have taitett
,. ..,., ,.f 1 ',, U Ton. sin, A r .:. cie'
. . . , . , . . ., -
v orcester s time. i .-rnaps .i an u.o
I Cncle Toms, toe L.ltie Lvas, the
Markses, the Pinion Degrees, the St
Ciairs. the (leorce Harrises, the h'in.-
! bos, the l'eacon Perrys,
the Halcys,
the Elizas, the Cassys, the Maries, the
IJn.llincs. tha Aunt Ophelias and the
Topsys tiiat have appeared on the
stage throughout Die world, since tho
opening night at N'atick, ..ere oll.-et.-d.
il wou.d take a rneti opol: tan city di
rectory to hold them.
There was a time, as many will re
call, when certain managers, less far
sighted than grasping, thought it nec
essary, m ord-r to stimulate popular
interest in "Cncle Tom's Cab.ii," to
take liberties with the original drama
tizat.on, and they Introduced planta
tion ballads, dames, negro miiibtrel
jokes, and such like; while others es
sayed to win favor by advertising, as
special tndu. entente, two Cncle Toms
ar.,J two Kittle Evas, with cot tain spec
ial uiar efle. is Hut would have grieved
Mrs. Stowe and Oeorge Aitkin. But
lt
wave of desecration pasa-u, wie
i public returned to :is senses, one
I I n. le Ton. and one Little Eva aca.t,
j became surrielent, tne p:ay in us
original iorm loos ittnii 1001 n. i,.....
i a f !' " 1 1 o n . and settled down to the
I t . t u s it holds today as
one of the
greatest of periodical attractions ior
hildren and adult.s.
...lit I l -A ... V. JHT tt
i .m-ju an immi-i 001 .ooe, -
cnii i w ,'ls norn 10 a .viexicuui woinn.ii
on M.xi'iin soil, and another a short
time later on the American side of the
line. Theon ticaily thes two children
a -e litizens of different countries, and
' "'
to i
patriotic they must each be loyal
to in. hn- uici'-r wrncii cacti was iiuin,
' ons. -iueni iv . in case of International
I disputes, tres.. two children must n.-c-
ssaj-ily be enemies This, and hun
dreds of similar instances proves the
futility of making patriotism baed on
artiflciaj lines harmonize with Chris
tian'ty. In case of war between the
two countries, these two children, even
the members of the name church,
would be entmles. "f course this Is
rid.culous, hut It shows the logical
conclusion we must reach when we
try to bo patriotic. It Is welj to love
our country, and do al) we can for
le-r as long as we. do not violate the
laws of c .r - rutlur, but when we get
t,i the point where, we cannot serve
both we had better ponder the matter
over very seriously.
C. W. BRADSHAW.
Those Hen.
Murphy, Or, Deo 20. To the Fdltor
of The Journal- Hoping to forever
.-io.se this argument, 1 send you the so
lution I imtnibed when a school boy
I : orn v nue s ai.t.t.u "
W hat a pity the youth of today have
not the chance to drink .rum l..e same
lo..r.tajn :
"If a hen and a half lay an egg and
half in a day and a half, how many
eggs will nine nen.h.y ,n 4.1 ne days.
If a hen and a half iay an ettg and
a half in a day and a Itiif, it follows
that one hen arid a haif wi.l lay as
many eggs one day aa one and a
ha.f epgs is ontained
times in one
-in.) a n-. r si 4 v b fir firiM f vif
ni .---. - - '
if or..- ar.i a half hen. lay one eKg
in one day. the nine hene will lay as
ln one day as one and
contained tlnu-e in nine
"
or six eggs.
I f
nine hens lay six egga In one
in nine days they will lay nine
six eggs, or i4 eggs.
"MITCTL"
c.i y
l.nc
Th I5an on the Jitney.
Portland, I ie.c. 2. --To the ilditor of j
fhe Journal In the Oregordan of to
Jav I notice the following headlines:
'.lit n--y : under lian. Chamber of
isii'ommerce astcs employes to une street-
They forget themselves and give the
reason, which Is, because a large num
ber of that body are Interested In trie
Pcrtland Hallway, Light & Fewer com
pany. One of their arguments Is that
the street railway company Is respon
sible if passengers are Injured, while
the jitney is not. If my leg is cut off
by the ears, about how much will I
get after paying for a long drawn out
trial?
This Is a free country, and If my
hired man wishes to ride in a Jitney
he has a perfect right to do so, and I
i4ani not going to tell him that he will
lose h.s Job if be does not ride on the
Portland Railway, Light & Power coiq-
pony's cars.
E. M. ROW-UEX.
T),e0nce0vei1
- py nr. x i .ahpmaN
Tike Country Correpondwt,
Its about t me that somebody eald
l good word! lor ti e country corre
spondent. tt'bi says bo many good
words about! the ! " "pie of hie or.
more often, ifrr, r . c hborhood.
t
Conductors iof k.j .ms in the cltjr
papers, like e. I:.:,:.t on adding to
the spice an 4 varwtv of their dally
grist, are in he hm . of clipping the
more grotesupe pur:,.,
correspondent p pant .,
press
It has bfrj pointed
that if the (oii.try pn
ta! iate. t hey j ( i.M
el..ailv grotc4'i'ue. a:.!
city papers. '
But there'sj another
to all picture hi -n
,phs from th
t tho country
o it, of course,
s cared to re
1 paragraphs
ii -plenty, in th
J- to this, urn
si t e big-town
Journals prir.( many e ,es each day
that are of Jntert-st a:,d importance,
mid that are fx t h.-nt . v. . .1 wrought,
so do the corirespo t: : , 1 s : the coun
try vveekUes fotiti ib it.- m a - . ltema of
real he'.pf all.tjss, and 1 w l : it are not
of actual it.ti'iest, to the :-ader of
their cor 1 mu i i t ,es
And s :net!p,es. tb- -aine as with the
Morns that are written In the cities,
tho d. ft, sew touch of the literary
crafisn.an Is pro- aimed in the para
graphs ti.at re srM in by rural car
rier p. the ICitift papers of fi rn &Q0 to
lU"U 1 ircu.atipn.
Tho A iror ov-nrrver. for Instance,
! ha.- a goo. I rt.r res -,, o., ient at Macks-
burg, r. I iJon r kr.ow tier name, or
anv tiling abopt her, tiept I am eurs
that he Is a Kumar, And I know
she can wrlte- arid that however trivial
her suhje t ratter n ay be, that she
always lends it a certain dignity by
the grace of tier writing.
Here is thfli "'evad'' t the Christmas
budget of nef.s from Macksburg:
It.- bupy Pttriof i a. rU :i. rot tre.a rn ' t-n fllta
th, n1r t hr.Mip: p 11 1 ti '., t 11 . 1 w. M.t., tb
: : : iiiif uii.I trf-t U t i. liv-,l nt uf 1U
It.HklM, nia-Teitiie r'-:t,,l Is i'lw lad for
' ler.nt flit. l-li 1 li- ::i h rer, t. uppri
,in'(. 1 l.rl. t ajRs it h bra-t ' irrten lr.. tca
: h : 1.1 roe ftitj tli rx atituilliMW oii af
I'.o'- i
I'iif wiudi Tf 't-'tr tor tor
'r: t;.n. The irl- b evergreen "f the rmtlT
1 ft.-t 1r; certrfliit hy t' rl-,w1'? Ttmoo
I of !, IM lancVlrrT ilr tm'l'rg uttl
ftillen tr.-o tm;., rllirii.lriir 1 ferir.- crrer
ti.j nil t!" r.-nne lth thir hrUh! f--li.e.
j e,f- l;u-".pn by. '"C-!-S '" thl i-U
I r: vhces f ;h r..fit'..-TH.I mu The lnr
iirrni l: in lt ; w rue.)tii c-..lorliig la belghlea
Le WKNiktid i-$iarin.
THE HQMX - aSOWX KTTSl
Winter.
Sem Winter rni--- rmtj wrflfa.
Ami
ih--' natb.
i i't r, ',
And. w.
r t: e bflje.
U.ert tv.fi t
.e ,r. a f i -.m.
Id ILelr l,'aa
ft.e Nrlrtit ne
' 1 1 : et i eea.
' boL ,-.
! U " '' ""f . "
, v!,pr" ki f t:.e un i
y, , U f :.l.-t.
i The prim mac mjifl U.e mlgtinittl
"Die diT tin! fhe t hi'tilnf ro.
AV here .esr .y d."'S Bt eve eio.
Aid l! tie (Wfett of SuinaeT -i.nTTri
All killed t.j .Winter'! f.-,e.ty rta.
I ( ommoi,, W Ft. Ror,1
More Slogan for 'oncxut er.
Sir: Anct the s vcestlori of the
t"or;ill!s t5iz-tte-Tlri' r- "Vat'.couveri
Improve h.-rl - I sui u..t the following:
Van- o iri-r. Was-
Imoro'.osh. r. b'gosril
Or this:
Yimcouvfr C. S A.
Imr rov e-: ii'-r. whut-d'-ye-say?
Or tils 1
The Washington monument Van
couver. ; N. C.
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