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America asks nothing for her
elf but what she has a right to
fck for humanity Itself.
WOODROW WILSOJV.
Observe good faith and Jus
tice toward all nations. Cul
tivate peace and harmony with
all. Religion and morality en
Join this conduct. In the ex
ecution of such a plan, nothing;
is more eapentltl than that
permanent, 'Inveterate antipa
thies against particular na
tions and . passionate attach
ments for others should be ex
cluded, and that In place of
them Just and amicable feel
ings toward all should be cul
tivated. George Washington.
SURVIVAL. OF THE UXFIT
i
N THE terrible world war now
raging the law of the sur
vival of the fittest will be
found as inescapable, lmmutr
ible and inexorable for nations as
tor individuals." So says Professor
M. T. Bogart in a recent number c
'Science." His remark chimes in
with so much current writing on
the subject of war that we havb
been moved to comment on it a
little.
Our first reflection is that the
phrase "survival of the fittest," has
become a sort of scientific caiit,
Just as texts from the Old Testa
ment did in the days of the English
Puritans. Men like Professor Bcj
gart talk glibly about "the survival
Of the fittest" without stopping to
think what they mean The words
- have a holy sound to them "and
that Is enough. They expect evern-
. body else to be awed Into Eilence
" when the made formula i3 spoken.
But wo are not greatly awed tty
It, for In our mo3'ost opinion It Is
Hot onl;- cant but humbug also, st
least as Professor Bogart and his
kind use It. Who are these "t
test" that they talk about so volu
fcly? They are the men who are
adapted to the conditions of war.
It is not the kindly man, the just,
the generous, the self-sacrificing
who is "fittest" for survival in war
but the cunning, the cruel, the be
hater, the most selfish. Men of
this type survive in war because
they are adapted to war's circum
stances. But they are not adapted
; to anything else. Their type is not
-;. the best for peace, nor do such.
' men survive under the conditions
; of peace.
So Professor Bogart's apparently
profound remark means nothing
raore than to say that the stronfx-
i i -est wolf will probably lead the
pack.
' But do we want a world populat-
d with men of the-wolf type?
Tteae are Professor Bogart's "fit
test." who are to be left for sur-
- rival after the kind, the meek, the
" Centle have been killed off. Are
they the type that is likely to make
"the world better and happier?
Being themselves the product of
: fighting, we can. of course, count
.upon them to fight at every oppor
tunity; but how much will they
help us toward justice, brotherhood
and moral beauty?
, wny worry about delegates to
the national convention or the ea-
' .',f orcement of blue laws? Tho Amer
. lean Mathematical society has
' found a short cut to derive the
- equation of the rational plane
- carve from its Darametria enn-
tions and to eliminate the modular
; . etisten-e postulates.
ANSA DICKIXSOS
fT IS a curious reflection that tha
Pennsylvania Quakers have al
most ceased to contribute to the
pDEressive thought of the n-
tltm. There was a time some half
- century ago, when they influenced.
tLs popular mind, directly and ln
- directly, as much as any other ele-
'xaent Of the population. A great
; many of the pioneers in the anti
, BlaTerj agitation were Quakers of
;InliHjlvanla antecedents, and the
. same may be said of the woman
':' suffragists who did their work tor
. "i.ard the close of the last century.
, . ' Anna Dickinson was in the daya
of her activity an agitator, tjoth
.against slavery and for woman sufr
trage. Her early home was in a
' Quaker family of Philadelphia andf
-no doubt,. Influenced by her en
vironment, bhe began to write foir
- these causes while she was -still a
girl. Anna Dickinson wrote an ar
ticle against slavery for the Lib-'
erator.when she wag 14 years old. i
It wag, much admired by Garrison
and bis fellow abolitionists for the
incisive vigor of Its etyle, as well
as for it3 sound logic.
From the Christian Science Mon
itor, which paya a fine tribute to
Anna: Dickinson in a recent num
ber, jwe learn, that she began to
speak" for woman suffrage when
she was eighteen. Her first Fpeeeh
on the subject was delivered at a
Friends' meeting in Philadelphia,
and was so eloquent that her serv
ices; wer in great demand for many
years afterward.
Anna Dickinson was perhaps the
most eloquent orator that the suf
frage movement has produced. She
always charmed her audiences an1
often convinced them. But on the
question of suffrage it was much
easier to charm than to convince
in those days. (
Anna Dickinson still lives in n
quiet residence at Iv!t. Vernon, Ne
York, but her activities ceased long
ago. It has been her lot to outlive
heV own fame. The world which
she servived so well has passed on
and almost forgotten her. and the
cause to which she dedicated her
vigorous ygars has found other
leaders and showers its rewards on
other favorites. It is quite likely,
however, that Anna Dickinson finds
consolations in the quiet circle of
bier friends that more than com-
pensate for fame.
i In the day when the keeper of
the house shall tremble and the
fetrong men shall bow themselves
under La Grippe.
A FARMER'S WIFE
T
HE wife of a farmer living not
far from Silver Lake gave an
account of her daily program
in a letter to The Journal a
fortnight or so ago. Her duties seer.i
quite sufficient to occupy her time
and keep her out of mischief. She
has seven children to care for, with
an eighth not far away. The day
begins, of course, with breakfast,
which must be set for the family
of nine, with the school teacher,
who boards there, and now and
then a paying guest. The farmer,
as we infer, keop3 one of those wav
slde "stopping places" which are so
convenient for belated travelers,
and often better than any ordinary
hotel.
After breakfast the children ami
teacher must he hurried away to
Fchool. Then the perpetual baby is
to be looked after, the dishes
washed, the house "redded up,"
and dinner prepared. Her first re
laxation comes In the afternoon,
when, if she is lucky, she gets "a
few minutes to lie flown with th-.
baby." Think of these precious
stolen moments, ye city neuras
thenics, who "go into the Bilence"
for a couple of hours every day and
ptill complain. The routine ends
with supper and an evening filled
with more dish washing. At some
time or other In the course of tho
day she makes up the household
beds; but we cannot, for the life
of us, imagine when she does it.
This woman is a graduate from
an eastern high school. She knows
something of books, and, from tha
style of her letter, we infer that
she is not without literary taste.
But, living as she does in Isolation,
she has few friends, or none, an I
has naturally no time to read, even
if her tasks left her the energy for
it. She could see people if she
went to church, but her great
grievance is that her husband will
not go there with her nor lot
her go. "There i3 no plan." she
writes, sorrowfully, "made for my
pleasure, no convenience to lighten
my labor, and my happiness is not
given a thought." "Picture It,
think of it!" This intelligent and
cultivated woman is a mere domes
tic utensil. What an opportunity
there Is for missionary work to
lighten her lot and the lot of thou
sands like her. What an oppor
tunity for the country church. Why
will not her husband go to meet
ing with her, nor let her go? Why?
Alexander the Great had his
Bucephalus. Don Quixote had his
Rozinante. Sancho Panza had his
Dapple. Oregon has its Loretta.
THE LAW OF NATION'S
0
NE question that must be de
termined after peace comes in
Europe is whrher what is
termed international law is
to be continued as a mere code of
etiquette to be violated at will, or
whether it is to be a real code
of laws. '
An illuminating address on the
law of nations was recently made
by Elihu Root before the Ameri
can Society of International Law.
International laws violated with
Impunity, said he, cease to exist
and if the violation of the laws
that deal with justice and human
ity go unpunished all international
relationships are impossible and
the rule of right is at an end.
The nations, confronted as they
are with this situation, ho held,
must use the lessons of the war to
bring about Buch radical changes
as will prevent such a frightful
disaster as that which has now
overwhelmed civilization from hap
pening aaln.
Mr. Root characterized as gross
ly Immoral the act of great pow
ers in denying that treaties are
obligatory when,it Is no longer to
the interest of either party to ob
serve them. He was equally se
vere In his denunciation of that
principle often asserted that vio
lations of international law by one
belligerent Justified violations by
others. He expressed the convic
tion that the evils of the present
war will force the nations now in
conflict from the dire necessity
of self preservation to go about
it after the war to eo strengthen
the sanctions of international law
and to secure beyond preadventuro
a competent court of the nations
to deal with infractions of tho
law under the guiding principle
that an injury to one is the con
cern of all.
Even if autocracy can protect
itself by might, said Mr. Root, the
people, democracies, must surely
demand a resort to the rule of law
inslstingon their rights to govern
and be governed for themselves
rather than a realization of the
ambitions of rulers and their poli
cies of aggrandizement.
With nations as individuals, it Li
righteousness that exalteth
Despite the ruling that delegates
to the national conventions must
pay their own expenses, there are
a few of our local patriots who are
willing to make the oacrlflce.
THE LAST CURTAIN
THE memories of old theatre
goers were stirred by the an
nouncement a few days ar,o
of the death of the great
Italian actor, Tommaso Salvini. He
retired from the stage twelve years
ago and outside of his native land
had almost been forgotten.
In his day and generation Salvini
was one of the world's greatest
tragedians. He first visited the
United States in 1873 and toured
the country seven times. During
one of his tours Edwin Booth
played lago to his Othello and so
deeply did Salvini enter Into hi3
part that Booth was in fear of
him and it Is related that before
going on he used to say to the
other actors, "Hold him fast. He
will kill me I know it."
He was an artist of tremendous
power and Imagination and his
Yivid portrayal of the Moor was
unsurpassed.
Besides achieving marked dis
tinction as an actor, he fought val
iantly under Garibaldi in "58 4 9,
when Napoleon III besieged Rome.
After the Roman republic fell Sal
vini fled to Geneva, where he was
thrown into prison, in which he
was confined for some time.
Gone are the mimes of our
youth. Who will take their place
in these moving picture days?
Indicative of the growth of the
"See America First" movement Id
the IsTuance from the press of
many pamphlets and books describ
ing the r-cenic attractions of the
western hemisphere. This will lead
to closer social and -business rela
tions and hasten development. As
Secretary Lane has so well said:
"To know this land of the western
mountain and of the western sea
is to have some comprehension of
the riches our sons shall inherit."
FAITHFUL
THE modern theory that a pris
on Is a place to remake men
Is again vindicated. A prisoner
at Sing Sing was allowed to
visit his family during the holidays
on his w-ord of honor that he
would return.
Some of his friends In New
York gave him money and pro
vided him with an automobile in
which to escape from the state.
He reflected though, that his act
would bring discredit on his fel
low prisoners, members of the mu
tual welfare league, and ie kept
his word.
lie returned to his cell.
The New Orleans States says
that no matter how masculine a
woman may become In her mind,
she continues to wear lace on the
bottom of her whatyoumaycallems.
THE USEFUL HAT
EVERY little while some In-j
genius man of a thoughtful
turn contrives to do some
thing which reminds us ho.v
little use we make of nature's re
sources. The chances are that
there are forces and treasures Iv
lng around us almost In plain
sight which we overlook but which
our more alert children will turn
to excellent account. These re
flections arise on reading in an
exchange the account of a Texas
doctor's triumphant experiments
with bats. He has utilized that
shady and not very fascinating
chelropterous mammal to rid his
neighborhood of mosquitoes.
The process which he employed
was direct and effective. Noticing
that bats liked to devour mosqui
toes, he asked himself why not
make their taste contribute to the
comfort and health of mankind?
Obviously the more'bats the fewer
mosquitoes. Bats do not bite.
Mosquitoes do. Hence the obvi
ous procedure was to breed 9
many bats as possible and turn
them loose upon the peBt-haunted
marshes.
The sequel was most delightful.
As the bats multiplied the mos
quitoes thinned out until finally
not one was to be felt or beard,
or at any rate not very many. Im
perial man had set bat and mor
qultoe fighting one another and in
their mutual strife found ease for
himself.
New Jersey, the most mosquito
Infested land In the world, gazes
with longing eyes on the Texas
flock of bats and wishes it had
them. Nor does it stop with wish
ing. It is about to follow the
noble example of the Texas doctor
and begin breeding bats. They
can be produced, so it is estimated,
at about -the cost of $1500 for
every quarter million, which Is a
mere nothing when wo take the
Joys of a mosquitoless life into ac
count. It occurs to one's imagination
that bats might be utilized for tho
great purpose of extirpating mos
quitoes along the Columbia bot
toms. The pest is multitudinous
in that otherwise enchanting re
gion and disagreeably active, who
will repeat in this part of tho
world tho excellent work of the
Texas doctor? We are sorry that
the news reports do not giye his
name. We should like to embalm
it in these columns.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
TTje rntiirm t" be Tlnlted tod it ha frown
1n a f-w ar fr-tii rl.e to Dothlijp at all
antll now tt Is o We It opratr In part
thmrcnh branch In dl"tnt eiktif of li hime
tcirltnr. It mitn thlnga to e.it. ant tit
mffamcer xpntlat- niwn Portland's aurlor
liidiK-inpnta for Jnt nurh manuf nctnr!'. 'Jtil
opttuilat tben on t Uftnll ttie rich offer.
In( naturr make throiiah ulnt Oregftn to
all who bare erpa to are and toercjr to under
take. THE Pacific Coa?t Biscuit company.
Twelfth and Davis streets, em
ploys ISO persons.
It has a payroll of $125,000 a yar.
Its output amounts to 1750.000 per
annum.
Andrew J. Bale Is Its manager.
Bpcause It has brandies In Califor
nia and In the state of 'Washlncton,
salesmen of the parent riant In Port
land cover only Oregon, southweft
WashinEton and southern Idaho. This
Is tl.e reason Its output Is but thres
quarters of a million dollars annually,
Instead of several million dollars,
which It otherwise would be.
It makes 179 varieties of crackers,
cookies and cakes.
It makes 605 varieties of candles,
15 soda fountain flavors, and sells all
kinds of nuts.
This department does a business of
$300,000 annually.
It sells at wholesale only; and the
reputation of the house Is the equal
of that of any In America.
It has a real, live optimist at Its
head which this article will disclose.
BEGAN' LITTLE, HAS GROWN BIG.
The foregoing: Is an Illustration of
the success which may be. attained in
manufacturing In Portland.
Some o us remember the Pacific
Coast Biscuit company as the Port
land Cracker company, with a plant
about the eiie of a box car. V'e fol
low Its career of advancement until
about the time thn late Herman Wit
tenberj grasped Its helm. And we
continue to watch its growth until
now, when It has half a d02en chil
dren scattered about the country,
eervlnir a territory almost exclusively
Its own. Were it not for these, the
Portland factory, now occupying a
full bl-ck of ground, would have been
crowded out to the acreage section,
where It could have a generously large
field all to Itself.
No Informed person will say this Is
not a fertile field In which to estab
lish manufacturing plants. The more
one looks Into It the more convincing
becomes the argument that here is a
virgin fV!d. worthy of public atten
tion, and one of the best on earth In
which to plant capital in anticipation
of a fruitful harvest.
NATURE GIVES A BONl'S.
In almost any lino of manufactur
ing In Portland nature provides a mo't
liberal bonus.
Here "are the bountiful harvests for
such concerns as the Pacific Coast
Biscuit company, providing the Ingre
dients for its products at first cost
price.
Here are the great waterfalls sup
plying power to operate machinery for
manufacturing enterprises, their wa
ters flowing day and nlpht, never
complaining, never wearying of their
task, never demanding shorter hours
or Increased compensation, the Ore
gon law preventing them from b?ln
over-capitalieed, never going on strike,
and never, through affliction or other
causes, falling to perform the duties
expected of them.
Here are the forests, than which
there are none of greater value, save
in the imported woods, suplying the
dealer In product at a price less than
In any other section of the universe.
Here are the cal mines, a gift rf
inestimable value, and marble an!
granite, and limestone and gold and
rivers for commerce and a trackless
ocean highway, and the waters of the
rivers and of the sea swarming with
wealth, which cannot be annihilated
by war or devastated through the en
mities, selfishness or bickerings of
men.
Here are the tremendously rich val
leys and fertile uplands upon whlci
are grown all kinds of cereals anl
varieties of root crops, fruits, berries,
hops, grasses, etc., for the nourish
ment of humanity, the sustenance of
cattle, sheep, swine and the propaga
tion of the industrious honey bee.
But let Mr. Bale tell us what he
thinks of Oregon and Portland:
PORTLAND'S ALL RIGHT.
"Portland Is all right as a manufae..
turing center." said this gentleman,
who, for three years, has been man
ager of the Pacific Coast Biscuit com
pany. "In our particular line, we
having branches so near as Spokane
and Puget sound, greater population
In the state of Oregon would be an
advantage, but this is coming as rap
idly as strangers become acquainted
with the conditions here and transpor
tation facilities for the interior sec
tions are provided. If this new Stra
horn road Is conetructed In the cei
tral Oregon, region. It will help out
this delinquency. It will ba the meant
of adding many thousand settlers to
that section, and these will be patrons
of Portland's Industries.
"V' also need a unison of the pro
gressiva spirit here. There Is great
wealth in Portland. Soma of It is ac
tive, helping the city to win new tn1
deserved laurels, bat in other in
stances It is bunched up and lockeJ
up and guarded as jealously as a con
scientious individual guards his spot
less reputation. In plain words, it '
'dead and buried,' decaying in Its
lonely -environment, and Is of no
value and a "b foken Implement' for
the upbuilding of the city or the state
It came to its hoarders without effort
on their part. It is a heritage be
stowed upon them by virtue of their
early arrival in this favored land of
opportunity. As rivals of big, open
hearted business men they could not
have won their crowns In a thousan l
years. Circumstances have made them
rich; they live In a little world of
their own, are satisfied, and so just
sit on the lid. watch the city expand
and its environments grow, accumu
late greater wealth by the Industry of
others and there you are!
"But, never mind, you'll see a
growth of population here, beginning
right now, and Continuing indefinite
ly, that will h.nd Portland along
among the half million population
class, make Oregon such a hive of In
dustry that I Imagine there will not
bo a sleepy eye In the community, a
cloud in anybody's horison, or a grief
in anybody's heart."
HE'S ALL, SUNSHINE.
Mr. Bale is a young man, active as
a flea on a hot griddle, breathes In
good nature and basks In sunshine
all the time. His inside Is plumb full
of optimism, thert Is no darkness Id
his lively disposition: he is alive to
the opportunities which confront him
on every hand, takes advantage of
them, hasn't a grouch to dispose of
and he's making money for his con
cern. "No, not a share of the stock cf
this corporation is on the rnarket," he
says; "and I apprehend never will be.
Ixoking ahead, I can discern a larger
business than we ever have enjoyeJ,
and that, of course, means greate
earnings. The beclouded atmosphero
of business depression has cleared,
and It will be but a few months until
every at present idle hand will bo
busy, money will be sailing arounl
just as It sailed in the good old palmy
days of 20 years ago, every face will
be wreathed in smile and this par
adise of ours will be a glory land
from the apex of the Rockies to th3
waters of the aea.
"Personally, I have not only th
utmost confidence In Portland, but In
all of Oregon, and this richly endowe I
Pacific coast. It may have temporary
setbacks, as other parts of our coun
try hak-e, but it cannot be loaded down
with so many difficulties or burdens
that It cannot surmount them. AM
our great state needs Is human hands
and human wilingness to take advan
tage of our long dormant possibilities,
and Oregon can be made anything we
want to make it."
"Have you evr thought of that?
"Let me say It again:
"Let us abandon selfishness, pull
together, have confluence In one an
other, exert ourselves as we ought to
do, be 'dead square' In everything, an I
we can make Oregon precisely what
We desire the state to he.
"Nowhere else can wealth be accu
mulated so easily. Nowhere else can
one live so comfortably on a given
sum of money, and I know of no more
attractive ppot on earth.
"The scenic loveliness of Oregon is
unparalleled! What a beauty spot we
have here! What a delightful place
for human habitation!"
Thus the stories of the workers and
producers run on, while that of thoae
who prey and fatten on others Is of
another color as always with those
who thrive upon the sacrifices of their
fellows.
The bedbug never smiles, never
cheers up. runs by himself, hides
away In dark places. Isolates himself,
produces nothing, bot preys all tho
time, and nobody loves him, he lovei
nobody, and he "feeds away" for no
good purpose at all. Why should any
body of the human mould pattern af .j
er him?
Moral: Don't be a parasite; cheer
up, and get to work. Render a useful
service to your fellow men, and they
will be quick to do as much for you.
The law of compensation Is still In
force.
Letters From the Peopfe
(Commnnlrtloni eent to Ttie Jonnial for
ptMlcailnn la this deptrttnent hoalt be writ
ten on on I J on tide of tbe paper, nhould ot
exceed ' rd Id length nd mutt be ac
companied hr tbe name aad addreoa of t
render. If the writer does not dealre to bats
Ut same published. afeotila m ataie.)
"Plirnaslon la the treat est of ill refortpera.
It ratlonaliara eyerj bins It tonchea. It pha
Crlnrlplen rf all falfte aanotlty and throwa them
ark on their reaaunktileneaa. It'they bare no
recaonableneaa. It rntbleaalr rruabea them out
of existence and seta op It own couclualoua
tn tbrlr etead." Woodrow Wllaun.
Feeding the Birds.
Ooble, Or., Jan. 7. To the Kdltor of
The Journal Permit trie, through your
columns, to appeal o all lovers of
birds (and who is iot?l, and more
especially the boys and girls, to feod
the feathered sonnsters and Insect de
stroyers during the winter and more
particularly now that Snow covers
the ground. One who has never In
dulged in this very praiseworthy pas
time can form no conception of the
pleasure afforded by the sight of the
hungry little fellows vorucMously at
tacking the provender put out for
them, meanwhile chirping and singing
their delight at bcinc thus remem
bered. The little time, trouble and ex
pense Involved in the providing of food
for our little friends is more than
repaid by the satisfaction derived
from watching them, noting the 'vari
ous species and observing their acts
and antics. I counted, this morning,
a dozen different types flocking around
our Christmas tree, which had been
divested of Us holiday regalia and
decked with strips of suet tied fast
to its branches. The tree, with Its
pedestal, had been nailed to a stub
of a tree, out of reach of the predatory
at tribe, and there aajar Joyful little
neighbors are just now having a boun
tiful fill. J adjure raf little boy and
girl friends to find, car for and watch
over them.
Incidentally, I will that I would
not hesitaie to kill a vt found after
birds, and would be id to hear of
the death er a miUic or ao Of cats
In Oregon and Waah. ton. I never
advise cruelty To a living thing,
on the part of boys ad girls, but will
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHAMiK
Got your paper, pen and Ink handy
for those letters next weV7
feed the birds, by all means, but
don't lorgel hungry human benign.
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Style note: Seasonabledressers are
wearing rubber heels inlead ut rub
ber iie ks
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Oregon dairymen should not use all
their energy in talking' About cooper
ation. The way to coopvtale is to co
operate. A string of small boys' sleds towed
by an automobile on Portland's streets
as further evldem e that-we do tlimcs
ditferenl these ditys. v
Speaker flark. who slys Republi
cans regard L'tnvocratic prosperity as
a personal grievance. Tiua-Mfies as
something of a phrase m: Iter himself.
f
Mr. McArthur's ma1d.n speech In
congress was a violent t ttai k on the
Kerr is waterpower bill. Va.n't it h
rather bad start for a man claiming to
represent the people? .
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Hishop Sumner, who inld Chicago
that Portland is "a goodf'ity. but not
especially a religious citv." prol ably
iiad in mind what the goo.l hook savs:
"He that doetli righteousness is right
eous." i
.
,To Berkeley engineers have re
turned from South America saying
they, too, found Colonel Roosevelt's
River of I)ouht. Rut wliv should it
be necessary to verify the colonel's
word?
COMMENT OF THE
LA OBAHSE OBSZBVZB: New
people are moving into La Grande in
number. Real estate firms witli
houses to rent report a brisk business
during the past seven data. That the
occupancy of houses for some time Idle
does not come from a fhove of local
people entirely is reflected by records
In realty offices. "A b.ijt majority of
the vacant houses we pu't tenants Into
lately have been out-of-own people.
Pdme are railroad employes, othe-rs are
not, but they come from elsewhere."
This is the statement ofV- K- Wright
of the La Grande Investrrjnt company.
"We have filled more vacnt ljouaes In
th$ week between Christi las and New
Year's day than In any fne month of
the two preceding mon'hs," he de
clared. XXSrOBB BTJBT: Nlneteen-f if teen
cured us of the idea that the Rogue
river valley can achieve lta proper des
tiny without water; it taught us thl
it is well r.ot to forget public indebt
edness; It brought clearly'' to our mind
that very little can be aceompllf bed
In Uie Rogue river valley or In any
other valley without har.fl work. Tha
lat H'uson marked the establishment
of many Important industries in Med
ford, but l'Jlj was instructive ratner
than productive. We have an over
whelming leli.f that 19lCwlll be pro
ductive and that Medfordwill get her
share of an era of pmsterlty. which
In substantia' and perniirtieiit better
ment haji never been suri'as&ed.
Z.E BAIT Olf EZFEESS: V Those who
have faith In the future o Oregon sri
beginning to study opportunities for
Investments, and future, fortunes await
those who put aside their feaj-a and
embrace the many change to buy
buildings when prices ln real estate
are down, and In many Instances peo
ple are forced by stress of circum
stances to sell. There are those liv
ing hera who have, the lnean3. who
could benefit themselves t and help
others, by Investing. SoWie will take
advantage of the situation, and later
when they reap their reward, thoR
wlio refused to part with Jheir m'r.ey
will no doubt say "It was.mere luck.'
HTWBEBO E2TTXEPalRX I At the
county budget jneeting at McMlnnvllie
the matter of providing for the salary
of a county agricultural expert was.
passed on favorably, which we think
was a move well made. An efficient
man can render valuable service to
our varied a lcultural interests, and
we are glad to see the SteR taken. The
expenditure of $15,000 for a concrete
bridge in McMlnnvllie ani $M0o for
Improving the Rex hill r0 the Port
land road was also agreed vpon.
BAXEB EIXALDl Th Christmas
spirit will prevail in every art of Iia
ker life 1 3 . 1 year, more lbn ever be
fore. It win be In business, in so
cieties, In churches, among rich and
poor. In all walks of life, because of
the growing lnterept in making every
one enjoy the prosperity that is here.
say they will find very few to con
demn them If they slaughter cats
caught trying to kill the. happy little
colonists who make our homes so
joyous. UIRD LOVER.
Who Should Shovel th Snow?
Portland. Jan. 7 To the. Kdltor of
The Journal I have read with Inter
est the letter written by "35-Year
Resident of Portland," hftded "The
Icy Walks." and quite agelB with him
in the statement that th-i Portlan i
street cleaning department shoull
handle this condition, but" I do net
think the police department has to do
with the case, as that department la
not paid to clean the streets. My
opinion Is that the street cleanerH
should clear the wallts of snow with
out cost to the owner of adjacent prop
erty, as the sidewalk Is certainly part
cf the public street. If suSh were not
the cane the property owyrs would
surely be paying high taVes on the
walks. .j.
Now as the city clears ti'e business
etreets of snow, why not go Into the
residence districts and clear thewalks,
or at least the crosswalks?
However. If the property owner must
clear his walks of snow, and is sub
ject to arrest and fine in ofcse he does
not. I would suggest that the cam
paign be started In wAtmoreland.
Eastmoreland, Laurelhurstj.a.nd Ladd's
addition, as the owners of hew tracts
are able to pay a' fine, wftreas some
others might not be po It iky at this
time of the year. This 1: (er sugges
tion would also hold rood m the sum
mer time In the case of wed ctitt'.ng.
I have cleared my owtf sidewalks
of enow four times, but hie to think
that I would be compelled) to do so
when the street cleanlngdepartment
would be otherwise idle at .this time.
SO-YEAK KK-'lliKN'T OF l'OUTIXU
The Inmedaled Hefoine.
Ft. Johns. Or., Jan. . Tff the&oltor
of The Journal There lsv woman at
Silver LaJte signing her ni-Tne "Farm
er's Wife" who Is fightit the real
battle of life. There arr thousands
like her. The country Is fill of these
wivea and mothers. Both '.in the city
and In tha country are the bravest
souls that fight, and thelrjflght Is a
silent one. No medals ar given for
facing death. No honorablment!on Is
made of the terrible sacrifices these
mothers make for the 'gAd of the
world. They fight and str jggle amid
joyless surroundings and gC down fin
ally to death, their only refVard being
that in their own conscience it baa
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
The electric lighting company at
Condon is planning to meter all un-
melered residence and business
houMes. and will also reduce tbe mini
mum rate.
With the object of giving financial
assistance to it public bathing beach
project to be established next summer.
Hi" Corvallls Commercial club is con
sidering the advisabllit y of giving a
home talent piy or minstrel in the
near futv.re.
"The outlook for modern equipped
stockards for Sulherlln at an early
date." rays the Sun. "begins to look
rood to Uie citizens of this valley, and
In all probability construction work
will' begin us soon as weather con
ditions will permit."
Nlneteen-sixteon forecast in Dallas
Otserver: T! e traveling men aru
Just about unanimous In the opinion
that 1916 Is to be a banner vear for
business And the s ir. -f u"; sales
man, while a natural Ix.ni optimist is
likewise a pretty tood judse of con
ditions.'' Unprecedented solicitude for foodies
birds is reflected In the Mate jies-
the following, Xrom the Kms, tmrg Hi -view,
being only a specimen Item
a result of the unusual cold weather
that has prevailed In this fccii.'ii cf
Oregon during the past few weeks,
many people took upon themselves !
burden of providing wheat for .
birds. This was especially true of ti.s
children, who In some Instances pla 1
sacks of wheat where it could be
found by the birds."
PRESS OF OREGON
BE1TD BtTLLETIlf : Rend is coming
to be ti e I'.ig l ioK utiiong central Ore
gon communities. Above everything,
it must t:-ver be a dog-ln-the-manger.
The time Ik arriving when more and
more we can pet what w,- want, as a
town. Rut th ultimate betterment
of Bend depend not upon us alo'.e,
but upon all the i: '. riur country and
cur neighbor :un unit ies. Th.it
country must be ; ro.;p. rous and the
peoples of those other towns content.
We should try to have them look to
Bend for aid in their project", and
not regard her suspiciously' aa a sel
fish brute likely to drag off all tha
best bones to her own kennel. The
Big Dog should be the best Triend. the
willing big brother, ready to step in
and help the smaller fellows, if we
can keep working with that spirit
Bend's progress Is sure.
TT.A1UTH T A T.TJI EXSALOl Peo
ple have been prone to look upon o-.i'
prow and ice from the wrong ang.e.
This Is really one of our greatest
assets, and one that could be ex
ploited with profit to bring in wlntor
tourlnts from l'-ss ravored sections.
Skating, coasting and sleigh riding,
with the snowball fights and snow
man building f r the younger tots, are
jiaatlmoi tfiat all us to the open air;
the exercises are most healthy and
invigorating, and the result of this
Joyous sj-ort in the pure mountain air
is the development of a raco of young
sters so healthy and husky that it is
i eccssary to rivet Llhln on the
fronts of coats and nweaters to keep
them from being brokt-n off as these
Klamath Kids expand their chests.
aVAXTK JOTTJLHAIii Have you fed
the birds that gather around your
doors thee snowy days? It is hard
lines for them, a sort of Belgium
Serbian situation, and contributions
for their relief are sadly needed. You
will be both astonished and pleased
to f' how the little fellows plum
their feathers, and In every way pos
!bl' (how their appreciation and ex
press their thanks. Just a little ol
the waste from your table will save
their lives, besides maklr.g th.'tn
happy and comfortable. Throw out
rom crumbs, nee them gather, and
then enjoy your kindly act.
ISTACASA nOOHESSl Last week
a man committed suicide in Oregon
Citv nft"r discovering that all of his
savings were lost In a nearby orchard
scheme. If every man who at on
time h"M a vision of Immense profits
accruing from Oregon orchards was to
do likewise, t! state would look like
a Ku ropes n battlefield, with the de.id
and wounded lying thick near Ksta
tuda. EUGENE KEOISTZmi Whatever
the cause, business conditions are rap
Idly getting better. Confidence In the
future is returning and plans for ex
tension of business are retting under
way. The lncubiis of depression is
lifting. There Is ample reason to cele
brate a Prosfrity Iay, for the begin
ning of an era of better times Is at
hand.
been a fight well done. They have
done their duty to the world and hu
manity and rarely do we hear a com
plaint. Our next door neighbor in the
crcwded city may be living Just such a
cheerless life, though surrounded by
all pleasures and conveniences, but
duty stands grimly and whips the lag
gard Into place, and she starts at;iln
with feverish energy. Wa might I . I1
out neighbor by giving a word of - U".
Wc could put a little Joy into the l.fe
of "Farmer's Wife" by writit.g .' : n
cheery letter. We might ll'.Mi :.er
load a little by some cheering wrds
of help and courage. I.ets try. ai.y
way. Give a shower for the next lit
tle, arrival. It will be a g od way to
start the year, and !. might give us
the. names of other bra'e mothers sim
ilarly situated. JIK.S. J. A. If.
On Applying Christianity.
Portland. Jan. 6 To the Editor of
The Journal. In answer to Mr.
Young's sermon, I ehould like to say a
word.
If Ir. Ivoveland, Jo1ah Young and
others like minded, profess to be Chris
tians, why do they defer the practice
of Christianity tlil some future date,
as though all tbe nations will some day
become perfect by common consent?
On the other hand, if they bellev
r'hrlatlanlty to be Impracticable, why
don't they say so oper.ly?
I'.egarding the turning of th other
cheek when smitten, was Christ talk
ing to tlte people of his day, to us, or
only to the people of the still future
millennium?
Let me remind Mr. Young that when
he la opposed to peace at any price,
he Is opposed to Christianity when it
comes to paying the price. It may be
wise for such as Mr. Young to pay now
for value received Instead of postpon
ing the payment of bis debt to Christ
until It Is too late. Christ isn't doing
a credit btiglneaji with us poor lnslf
nlficant mortals.
Dr. I.oveland said. "If Christ had be
lieved in peace at any price he might
have died of old age in Jerusalem."
But what a fallacy, if Christ had be
lieved in self defense in fighting for
a righteous cause (and he was la the
right), be could have summoned a host
of angels to fight for him. Instead,
he paid the greatest price for peace
that he could pay. He paid It with
his precious blood, willingly, gladly,
without the offer of the slightest re
sistance. Can we be Christians and
yet refuse to drink the cup Which be
drank? ALBEN VAN'COUTER.
Tonce Oven
- BY TltX LAMW1AH
MEARLT l;Vi:itYHNK so r apeaK
A has had ! i- or her fling ac
the hyphen ouestinn
J And nearlv . rv.n.. ai'rers ex
empt a few or 1 1 h ptiertHted that
the hyphen almni 1 he eliminated.
and there Im Se.-n many opera-"
tlons for hjpl.euiiis In our best
families.
.TjAna us prenv rii screed that
the 'hyphen Is one commodity that
we have been Importh g from Kuropa
that we can get along without.
We're all Americans or shoull
ba.
JfBut this hyphen dioease Alf
Cridge says is Insidious.
5f And the hyphen Alf tells me It
native to our own soil like the hook
worm. J And we don't need to import anv.
J Our very best little hyphens- t he
ones that are reallv the dragons
that menace our national existence
-were not made in (Jcrmany.
r Imported from Kraiice or Eng
land or Italy.
J They were grown right here un
der the ihelterlng folds of Old Olorr
- ns Joe Hamtnersly alwna says n
the Fourth of July.
T And the kind of hyphen that haa
rot its hooks Into us simply help
to distinguish- -one from the other
thrf different kinds of Americana.
J For Instnnce: N ,
tTlure's the PhiptrusOAmerican.
who t' esn't want us under an
condition to go into the shlDDinar
business.
because t would epoll his busi
ness. J And the St eel t rus t - Am-rlesn.
who would rsth-r aee anything
happen than have the duty taken
off steel.
and decrease his profits.
J And the Powdertrust-Amerlcan.
who wants us to be prepared.
and buy cur munitions of him.
J And the Armorplate-Anierlcan.
who Is sore at Secretary Panlela
because lie proposes that tha gov
ernment shall make lta own armor
plate.
find save the people a lot of
money.
? And the Iandtrust-Amerlcan.
-who wants to hold mtllKina of
acres out of use for a higher prica.
--while thousands oT men and
their families are starx Irig for the
la' k of a chance to work.
And so on down the line.
J And these patrMts are honest .
In their attitude.
- because they honestly believe
that It would be wrong very wrong
!n!ee,it0 remove the hyphens tnat
eo-.,,,-. t them with their own particu
lar grafts.
JAr.d of courseall this Is long
rango Fluff.
--because there are no hyphens In
Oregon.
J But Just as a matter of safety
first -and hexartrg everybody's par
don I nigm-nt thtit we maktt a caro
fuj search- hecause
X, I.ISTKN Alf fvs-for all w
know -we may h.- n number ol
Kvtihi'lia li litlwn auuv l.i mii
back yards.
THE HOMX-GHOWW MTT3B.
A Tals of Tare Cities.
TTier- a a i ..f ltl- 'dree.
1W me tetl If n w tu ftip
Ne Year !y
A Mil ankle I .i tlar.t train,
Wat trannpurtiiitf tiiangtra twnlo.
1 ar asij
rr-f.liam eltr was hia Vtate.
f r oiti Portland h had com;
lletll -te t- lift '
For Mllsio kir. if i !..
tailed n :M. net Oiee
rW e futjiid.
Neither name the other n,
Ai h t""nrd Mllwaukl- few.
Kin sil I
hnt the tr-dler err w eM.
And l'-0)lwr daa wpr ed.
Ue-o-ul :
' I metric rmri fer the ft
h.lT In alWtoito tv-iit.
Had that ear.
Mine win wam io-'1 e-a not.
Toiitent T- w t- wj:;. i
Xot 1 far.
r'r..isj her arat lo r--- the alala.
She rare tDr a tristful mli-.
All to ru
Sur-. alnn. It dd ro do.
In friose seats both built f--r las,
ha. h to l-
I did neither er nr dra
Subtest t' 'he lsdr fair
Her-lf J.I. h-1
HT n r ' .-f ' c e- Mi:a
To arr ai
Ml? I. r.uter h- ' vt,
AntI e'tj i! r feet I t '"'o I. .-air'
I r-e!
She .h i rr't. In " rd repleta
w ,t(, j heat. ii. e itta sweat,
o l w ssret 1
- Mil r. gleg.
TNei ChthIUX Grouch.
"A wife who baa more sense tliaa
her hosband," says Zd Sow, W. k.
Kansas Orouch, "is as hard to eoatrol
as a wife who has mosey."
Henry's Future.
Ts. Henry's Joined the Tool Brigade
on that we'll sure agree;
He dldi.'t understand this war
No more than you or tn a.
Now we all know that Henry wrong,
it honest aomethlng's queer;
He could have made more money
Making shrapnel over here.
Henry may be shy on learning.
But he has a heart and soul.
And I reckon he'll b iaceful
When the kings are stoking cru
Tom Hweeney.
Ceafldsmce mestored.
I. O. V. writes this kolium to sirg
gest now that our "J.IO.noO forger"
has been put away In Jail, the cigar
store rken will not look so atrongly
askance at .our tl checks.
Howerer.
W. J. H.. who writes the "Hello
graws" kolium of the Winnipeg Free
Press, ald the other day.
"Newspaper rhymes ar like the
midsummer inserts whose life la only
for a day, or like
. . . the snowflake on the fiver,
A moment white, then gone forever."
And then hastens to add In a foot
note that the words about the snow
liake ara from Scott.
"They are in Marmion." says W. J.
H., "but we are nt fid we
haven't ttmj to look it up",
Tea, why lV it up" Ri rait tbe
fetich' of exactitude'
a a
A man who hasn't courage to mis
quote,' rather than not to Quote art all,
reminds me of another of Seott'e
lines:
"A man s a man for a' that," i
: '.
A great line, eurely. I haven time
to look it up. but I don't need to. ,
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Like other great Hues,' it Burnt ia
my memory.
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