THE OREGON DAILX-jbURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY, JANUARY' 14, 1916.
THE JOURNAL
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America Mks nothing for hex
elf bnt what she has a right to
ask for humanity Itself.
WOOD ROW WILSOX.
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The l of fear la the, refuge
of cowardice, and the 113 of
fraud the device of the cheat.
The. Inequalities of men and
the lust of acquisition are a
constant premium on lying.
Edward Bellamy. .'
WILSOX TO BLAME
HAT Mr. Wilson has to deal
with In Mexico is not a da
facto rulor, but de facto
aaarchy, largely the fruit of
his own policy. Oregonian.
' Yes, President Wilson is respon
N" aible for the Madero revolution and
the anarchy incident thereto, whl:h
happened during Mr. Taft's presi
dency. President Wilson is to blame
- for the Huerta revolution and the
anarchy incident thereto, which
happened In Mr. Taft's presidency.
: In the Huerta revolution. Presi-
dent Madero and his constitutional
Tlce president were assassinated,
- the Mexican constitution was over
thrown, law was set aside, the Mex
ican Congress was driven out of
Its chambers by armed soldiers and
some of them assassinated, the
courts were overthrown '' and at
tempt made to establish a military
- government. It happened in Mr.
' Taft's time, but Woodrow Wilson
wau to blame.
.. : m t rAjnn in !
- Abraham Lincoln's presidency, an!
. of It Mr. Lincoln said in a mes-
eage to Congress:
.. Mexico continues to be a theatre
' Of Civil war. While our political re
Utions with that country have, un
dergone no change, we. have at the
' .same- time strictly maintained neu
trallty between the belligerent".
Woodrow Wilson was then a
child of only a few years, but he
:-was; to blame.
Maximilian came over and set
Up a throne In Mexico, and his
j Coming and his going were at
tended with the most terrible an
archy ever known otfMoxican soil.
- Woodrow Wilson caused it.
From 1820 to the time of Diaz,
Mexico was a constant scene of
revolution, pillage, disorder, law
lessness, rapine, and blood letting,
with possibly 50 revolutions during
- the period. Much of it happened
before Woodrow Wilson was born,
but "it was largely the fruit of
- his policy."
;. For the good name of our peo
ple, tell the story softly and tell
it tenderly. A homeless and hun
gry man walked the streets of
Portland until he dropped of ex
haustion and was carried 'to his
feathbed before anybody discov
ered how it fared with him.
SOWIXG POISON-
THE phrase "sowing poison" has
acquired a certain .vogue late
ly. It is much used by men
who wish to Eoothe the pub
lic ' mind, and keep people from
thinking. If a person Insists upon
thinking he must naturally havp
something to think about and the
cnances are ten to one that he will
begin to ask why he is t.o poor,
or why his crops brought him In
inch a miserable profit, or why
pork is so low when tho producer
ells it and so high when. the con
sumer buys it. or why dairy prod
uct pay so little to the farmer.
The trouble with thinking is that
ft almost always' fixes upon the
thinker's own interests and
troubles. And then rt rnns wild.
It leads men to forsake their po
litical parties, accept new and dis
rupting theories, plunge into agi-
tatlons for reform, and the like,
horriblo things.
So thinking is visibly dangerous.
It Is dr -gerous to those who profit
'by . the people's blindness and
'tavculty of mind. The less we have
. of it the more . firmly tie riders
i sit in their saddles and the more
r gently and easily the ridden steed
"imbles under them,
i,, No wonder the riders and their
i satellites complain that anybody
,-w-bo sets the people thinklng4sow3
poison." Such poison is - particu-;
larly noxious in colleges and high
schools" because a young mind is
more susceptible to dangerous doc
trines Lan - an . old one. Those
-who. preside over the lilger edu-
A y ,
cation thonld therefore be rery
careful not to allow anybody to
teach, their students the perilous
LaDlt of thinking. If they tever
think at all, of course they cannot
think seditiously.
Jefferson said that "eternal vigi
lance is the price of liberty."
Vigilante means watchfulness ami
watchfulness Implies that there Is
something or somebody that needs
watching. Jefferson was in fact
about the most flagrant "sower of
poison" this country ever saw.
was only a trifle less obnoxious
than Lincoln, who said that free
dom and slavery could not exist j
Mai hT at A a T4ut mu wlthnrt 1
saying that Lincoln did not mean
economic freedom.
Now It is stated that several
matrimonial alliances were, con
tracted on board the Oscar II.
Here Is further evidence that as a
ship for promoting peace, the ves
sel seems peculiarly ineffective. -
RIDICULOUS UNCLE SAM
0
N"E of the best cartoons we
have seen lately was repro
duced by The Literary Digest
from the Chicago News. The
man who drew it. Is named Brad
ley. We. wish he would draw mora
in the same spirit. The cartoon
depicted the European nationvj
"laughing at Uncle Sam." Tha
reader will remember that Europe
has been "laughing" at this coun
try a god deal lately because we
are unwilling to imitate ita policy
of militarism and slaughter. A
country consecrated to peace and
happiness is unspeakably ridicu
lous in the eyes of the sword
jangling butchers.
Bradley's cartoon in the.Chicapo
N'ewi shows Uncle Sam marching
proudly along, minding his own
business and expecting other people
to do the same. He carries under
his arm some parcels labeled
"Peace," "Human Rights." "Good
Will," and so on. The armed and
bloody militarists point derisively
at these parcels. One of them
shrieks, "He's crazy." Another
howls, "He's isn't killing anybodv,
hee, hee!" As if it were supremely
foolish not to be wallowing Ju
gore.
Uncle Sam can stand any amount
of this kind of ridicule with per
fect calmness. He remembers tho
drunken man who bsw the whole
world reeling as he walked along
the street. To the vision of tho
maniac everybody is mad except
limself. To war-crazed Europe
peace, brotherhood and human
happiness are insane delrtslons fit
only for rldlcu!e. When she comes
to her senses again she will w-onder
at the memory of her folly.
Uncle Sam is not going to cast
away his best traditions and
noblest ideals merely because some
! European maniacs laugh at them.
The United States cut loose from
Europe and European models a
gcod many years ago. Her ways
are not our ways.
Gentlemen of Congress, be
seated and calm yourselves. Ex
cept under the Dia tyranny Mex
ico has been In revolution and an-1
archy for 95 years, and cheap poli
ticians like yourselves have been
making swashbuckling speeches in
the American Congress during all
that time.
OVT OF DEBT AX
L
INN county began business for
the new year on January 1
out of debt and with a bal
ance on hand of more than
$40,000. The tax levy for the en
suing year is one of the lowest in
the state..
It is a showing that Is tempting
to homeseekers. Many newcomers
of prudent bent have a habit of in
vestigating county finances before
baying property and making a
home. By this te3tf as well as In
the character of its public improve
ments, its natural resources and
its future prospects, Linn county
is a strong bidder for public favor
Freedom from debt, . a good
working balance in tho treasury
and one of the lowest tax levies
in the state are an unusual story
in county government. The status
is a strong commendation of the
work and business discretion of
the Lidn county board.
One good thing about the snow
is that when it thaws it reveals
the weak spots In the roof.
MONEY FOR ROADS
u
NDER the policy that has been
adopted by the department of
agriculture, that of advanc
ing -money on timber sales to
counties in which national forests
are located for the purpose of roa.1
construction, it would be an easy
matter to build a hard surfaced
highway aronnd Mt. Hood from the
Multnomah county line to a connec
tion with the Columbia River high
way at Hood River. It would also
be Possible tr hnlM nthar
in the Oregon National forest.
Is is estimated that there are in
the forest twelve billion feet of
salable timber. Based on a stump
age price of one dollar and a half
per thousand, this represents
eighteen million dollars.
The counties particularly inter
ested in the proposed roads, Hood
River, Multnomah, Clackamas and
Wasco, hold eleven and one-half
billion feet of timber, represent
ing over sixteen million dollars, ap
portioned aa follows: Hood River,
"three, million; Multnomah, one mil
lion ;v Clackamas, nine million, and
Wasco three -Jand one-half million.
Under the law counties in which
forests are located receive ten per
cent of receipts for- general pur
poses and twenty-five per cent for
roads and echools. Twenty-fire
per cent of sixteen million dollars
is four million, which could be ad
vanced by the federal government
for roads.
It is reasonable to assume that
there will be an increase in the .
stumpage price In the years to 1
come. This would bring a corre-l
sponding increase In the amount .
awarded counties.
It is estimated that it would
cost approximately two million dol
lars to construct the main loop
road, a distance of eighty-five miles,
on the standard of the Columbia
River highway. There would be
left an additional two million for
branch roads.
It would not be necessary to ad
vance the "money in a lump sum,
but by degrees as fast as construc
tion proceeded. The federal gov
ernmant would be taking no
chances and posterity as well as
the present generation would be
Eerved.
The latest reports from Peking
indicate that government in China
is of and for Yuan Shi-kai and by
poison.
THE BEST BID
THE final report of the commis
sion which built the $375,000
pipe line for a mountain
water supply at Oregon City
shows a surplus of 126,859 of tho
money made available for comple
tion of the project.
A surplus is preferable to a
deficit. But a deficit is the more
frequent story in the construction ,
of public works. In tho situatiou
Oregon City people and the com
mission have something to contem
plate with pleasure.
In the new system of pure moun
tain water, they have more. Mod
ern life has come to know the full
value of a proper water supply.
The gradual disappearance of ty
phoid fever and the lowering of the
death rate are attributable to safe
water and better sanitation. In
adding the new water system to
ths city's advantagos, Oregon City
Is refusing longer to bet dollars
against lives.
The water system of the kind Is
any city's best bid for population.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
aa T tl A C KaTWir. O Vl Q v f cY, f r Kt-4r.tr
tA a I V KJ l T . 4-1 ( Li U a VJ 1 1 ; 11 V t,VS U i 1 W -)
Lorimer of Illinois and his col-1
ony of crooks to justice, but 1
some results nave ueen gained
and more are in sight. After a
bitter contest the bosB himself wnt
expelled from the United States
Senate in spite of his being de
fended by some eminent political
lights. Senator Jones of Washing
ton was one of the men who
leaped into the imminent deadly
breach to save Lorimer, but in
vain." The crooked bo3a was ex
pelled and his defenders should
have been retired to shady nooks.
But strange are the ways of poli
tics. Senator 'Jones was carried
hack to the seat he had disgraced
on a wave of reaction and he can
still serve the Interests for some
years to come. Then we shall see
what we shall see.
Lorimer and his associates are
now on trial in Illinois for wreck
ing a ".chain of banks." They
played the trick !n the well knowu
fashion, by using the stock of the
first bank to get control of tho
second, and so on. Thus they
could hold a long "chain" with
scarcely any capital Invested.
When the bubble burat Lorimer
and his co-conspirators were put
on trial. One of -the gang haa now
been convicted. His name Is Mun
day. Senator Lorimer's trial will
follow eoon with good hope of a
similar outcome. Of course nobody
knows what the "higher courts"
will do.
It should give Senator Jones a
deep inner satisfaction to know
that he did what he could for Lori
mer. In -adversity as in prosperity
he was faithful to his friend. Birds
of a feather have a remarkable
tendencj to flock together.
Portland contemplates the rag
ing Eastern blizzards and is re
signedly satisfied with our present
nice, lady-like snowstorm.
A LETTER FROM FATHER
THE "Father" who wrote en
tertainingly in The Journal
of January 12 about ba J j
hjys in school and the rea
sons, for their badness, overlooked ;
a point or two. Naturally in a 1
short letter he could not discuss I
everything. This gentleman truly
says that "few children ever get
licked in school unless they de
serve it," and he thinks they be
come Incorrigible because parenta
do not uphold the teacher's dis
cipline. There is a great deal of
truth in what he says.
It occurs to us, however, that if
boys were held under strict dis
cipline in the ordinary rural school
they would dron out. BAderln'
the teacher is the only occupation
they find to break the dismal mo
notony of the empty and profitlese
schoolday. We mean that the
day's routine Is empty and profit
less for a boy big enough to make
serious trouble for the teacher.
Such a boy must have been go
ing to school for several years
The reading books have grown
stale, to him. He knows all the
arithmetic the school is likely to
teach him, and he has been over
the prescribed pages again and
again until the sight of them is
hateful. Tho same is true of his
other studies. 77 e do not mean
t
to say that he knows much, but
be knorra all he will ever learn
from the curriculum as it stands.
The problem of the rural school
Is similar to the problem of the
rural church. Both need reviving
ind modernizing. A few country
pastors here and tnere have done
marvelous things with run-down
churches. Now and then we hear
of a country teacher doing the
like with a run-down school where
the big boys have done little for
years but harry the teacher.
The way to modernize and re
rive the school is to bring it Into
touch with life. Those thlng3
should be taught which interest
the boys and girls and pertain defi
nitely to the Uvea they are to lead.
Very few rural schools have under
taken anything of the sort aa yet.
Many of them feed their pupils
on husks fit only for swine to eat
and it is no wonder that healthy
stomachs reject such a diet.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
(Mr. Natban SrrauM. of the rlrm of FlMfch
ner. Mver & Co , road Tlw Journal eTrry
Uay. and baa bfu crmtly lnteret-d in the
frlea of an idea ix,w runnlnr, In thli cnlymn.
To a rei-rei'Qttife of Tiir Juurnnl b said:
"Mr. Jtik'on derrea Ibe tbauka of tbu
er mninntt.T for bl enterpriae In jiuhllnhlrg
tun matter. I c:fp thee artlrlt-s have 1"
farm.i me of maor tblac concerning fb
D'tnufarttirlng !ntrrttB of Tortland of whkb
I had little or no- knowledge."
NO. IT. the atory for the day. la Kond read
ing It reljitta to a nnli lndnstrr -n that
ha to do w-lth "bats." though not the eort
irmt flit in and out of belfrlis. It la furthT
remarkable In reaj.net of lh aturdjr determina
tion of n araall hut hlfihly niiritorlotia con
cern to build uii it huln" iti a reputation
on a pur (jtiah.y artirl i, matter if It
dor take longer to do It. pnrnlng a II tempta
tion tt grow faicr uu "mixtnrea."i
THE Crystal Springs Finishing
Works, 133 Tenth treet. near Al
der, Is the only concern of Its
kind In Oregon. It liAe a factory at
760 Umatilla avenue, equipped with
a large complement of woolen mill
machinery, in which is made Oregon
pure wool "hats." And it makes great
"bunches" of them.
What Is a wool "bat?"
They are for bed comforts and mat
tresses, pillows, cushions, .etc. And
there are bats and bats, but a puie
wool bat is a rarity. As ordinarily sol j
they are about half cotton, yet de
scribed as wool, and nlr.ety per cent
of buyers do riot know the difference.
The thing looka genuine. The wool
hides the cotton. The eye cannot
penetrate beneath the surface, so tho
deception works. Time, however, dis
closes the facts. Then there Is dis
appointment. Aner may be mani
fested, but "what's the usel" The I
harm has been done. Ill nature will
not undo it.
KSTABLISHKP IN' lSOS.
P.oy P. Clark, president and mana
ger of the Crystal Sprinps Finishing
Works corporation, and II. W. Stra
horn. his partner In the opTatln
department, established the plant 11
years ago, and the chances are that
the reader of these lines never heard
of them until now. It was likely
their own fault. If they had got
busy in the newspapers thet chances
are that Interested persons would
have beaten & pathwey to their door.
And the gentlemen are not to be
blamed for the omission. They are
practical woolen mill men, and not
publicists. All the big hotela know
them, however. They keep the bed
ding of these public entertainers in
apple pie order not unly In Port
land but as far away as the cities
of Piget sound, Spokane, Walla
Walla, etc. Blankets, comforts and
mattresses are shipped to Portland
for renovation, because there is no
other place on the North Pacific
coast where the work . can be done
an it is done here. And the clothing
of the public sent to this Institution
is so splendidly dressed up that
shabby garments take on en air of
respectability, and the wearer goes
out Into the world not ashamed of
bis or her appearance.
This Is mentioned merely to show
that In all lines that which Is done
In Portland Is usually well done.
CARD WOOL. TOO.
The same carding machines aro
used in these works as in well ap
pointed woolen mills. This Is that
which enables Messrs. Clark and Stra
horn to produce the quality of bats
which may be seen In their exhibit
on Alder street. There are scores
of persons owning sheep who would
bring their wool to this concern, have
it scoured and carded and then make
their own comforts and mattresses If
they but knew how nicely this can be
done, and the saving in money it
would entail. But they haven't btrt
tofore known about this. They haven't
been made aware of the fact that
they could sleep under pure wool
comforts and upon clean, sanitary,
pure wool beds at less expense than
the cost of the shoddy they have
bought. They are told this now,
however, and again reminded thAt
this is another of Portland's exclu
sive manufacturing Institutions.
THE PUN'T COST WOO.
It Is not the biggest concern on
earth, but Just as necessary' aa if It
cost tl. 000, 000 Instead of only J8000.
And it Is as great a pleasure to ac
quaint the public with the fact that
we have such an enterprise In Port
land, as it would be If it . had th
capacity of a million dollar sawmill
It gives employment to half a dozen
men all the year, and Is doing a
business as great aa some (concerns
which have the reputation of being
of considerable importance in the
community. It sells Its all wool bat
ting to several of the large depart
ment stores of this and neighboring
cities, but, of course, cannot compete
in prices with those institutions mix
ing cotton and other adulterants in
with the fleece. If It would adopt
such tactics no doubt the manage
nont could largely increase its busi
ness, but the gentlemen declare they
will stick to the principle of upright
ness and a square deal If It takes
a lifetime to accomplish their pur-
pose of acfjuirinr a name and - rexru;
tatlon which will mean a profitable
clientele which cannot be induced to
desert them.
PRACTICAL, WOOLEN MLL MEN.
"My father before me was a skilled
woolen mill maa. and I have followed
in his footsteps," said Mr. Clark. "We
built and owned a woclen mill at
Band on, over on the coast, had
worked up a good business, were out
of debt and doing nicely,' but in an
evil moment we were Induced to move
to a new townsite, for the purpose,
of course, of adding to its prestlg
and multiplying its payroll. Promises
were made us which. If fulfilled.,
would have been of great advantage
to our business. They were not kept,
however, and as a consequence we
were swept off our feet and engulfed
in disaster. It was this which brought
us to Portland, and the disappoint
ments, hastened, I have no doubt, the
death of nay father. But we are get
ting along finely now. We have fa
cilities, however, for doing a mvfih
larger business, and to acquire thlj
Is the reason we are opening thin
branch on. Tenth street. We have
Just set up this carding machine y m
see near the window, and will op
erate It in plain bight of the publl.:.
We will do custom Carding, and tho.4e
who brinj us wool can get their
product perfectly Bcoured and rolled
"P as you see thee bats, then mane
their own mattresses and bed com
forts of rur healthy wool at a cost
not in excess of that which they piy
for the shoduy stuff so often sold aj
the genuine."
It is real'.y somcthlnV to oast of
a little Portland having the on'.y
enterprise of this kind on the North
Pacific coast.
Letters From the People
(ComiDuulcatlona ent to Tbc Jo'irqal for
publication In tfcla d-partmrnt atxwie i writ
ten on only one aide ;f tha ia-r. sTrarld not
eiceed Sou wvrja In ie;a;U and mut be ac
cunipanled by tUe uarue and addrraa of to
iti.ikr. If tne wrltrr kfa u. t tlealre to bafe
lb Dtox publlabed. be abould ao atata.)
"PlamaaloB la the rratet of all reformers
It ralkull-a e?rjtbm; It tuurnea. It mba
Crlm lple; of all fale uncllty and Ibrowi them
hck on tbelr reaaonablP04a. If tber have do
iei:"nablpne4, it rutbleitsly cmabea tb,m out
of eiutence ami up it wn cuucljak'ua
iu Ibi-iT ,tead." Woodrow" Wllauo,
Cleaning Sidewalks.
Portland. Jan. 13. To the Kditor of
The Journal Can you enlighten me as
to why the ordinance for thei clean
ing of sidewalks Is not enforced?
Now that winter has renewed Ms grip,
it seems to the writer that this ques
tion is particularly pertinent. There
is abundant reason why our sidewalks
should be kept clean, and no reason
whatever why the ordinance Fl'.ould
not be strictly and impartially'eh-fori-ed.
let me enumerate a few of the
reasons why our walks should not
be left In the condition that most of
them have been for the last week:
First, civic pride and good citizenship
demand it: second. 1s the economic
view. Much more valuable time is lost
to tho pedestrian, by Jielng compelled
to slowly pick his way over Icy walks
or through slush than would be re
quired of the owner of thajroperty
to clean the sidewalk.
Third, and most important. Is the
risk to life and limb.
Influenza, as all are aware, is quite
prevalent at this time. Who Knows
how many cases have b-en aggravated
because of people being compelled to
wade through slush and snow several
inches deep for the last week or ten
days. tftiere are doubtless people In
this city who having partly recovered
from grip and feeling compelled by
business to go forth, have had a re
lapse, perhaps running Into pneumonia,
from the same cause.
The writer personally knows of two
cases of injury by falling on uncleaned
icy sidewalks. In one of these a woman
broke her arm in two places. It seems
likely that suits for personal injury
win ensue, and both city and property
owner will be involved, the one for not
having cleaned his sidewalk, the other
for not properly and reasonably en
forcing the ordinance.
C. A. MANN.
To Cheer the Burdened One.
Portlaid, Jan. lj. To the Editor of
The Journal To the burdened one, of
Silver Lake, let me say:
Kejolce in the fact that you have
come to yourself at last. Where have,
you been, sister, faithful Christian
mother and member of the Eastern
Star? Have you not heard the good
news? We are free. We have been
enfranchised are at last recognlxeJ
as individuals. Just be courageous
and say, "From henceforth this body
is mine to care for and protect and
preserve in the best manner I can.
that I may be enabled to care fcr
the helpless little ones that have
coma to us."
Many mothers set Duty up on a
pedestal, then bow down and worsh'p
her. Some day kind friends call,
place Mother's hands i on her breast,
lay sweet flowers in her coffin, then
bring In the little ones to take o
last look, and as their sobs fill the
room tell them, "She died doing her
duty." It seems to me that rebellion
would be born In thelf little hearts
right there, and they would say.
"Away with Ood and d ity."
fT mother, be wls. Ask yourse'f.
does God require all tl Is from nr?
Do you, not think he Intended you to
rear these little ones, and not an-,
other? Take these two Words. "d:ity"
and "wisdom." Ponder them well.
A FRIKND.
Just Supposing.
Dundee, Or., Jan. 12. To the Kditor
o- The Journal I should like to know
what is the answer to this problem:
"II a third of six were three.
What would a fourth of 20 be?'
' L. HACKETT.
This is a problem that a century or
so ago might have been found in text
books on arithmetic used in schools.
It is a problem in simple proportion,
bnaed on erroneous data. The state
ment by proportion is: As the- real
third of six is to the assumed third of
six. so Is the real fourth of 10 to the
assumed fourth of 20; or, 2:S::5:(7),
which gives 7 Vj as the answer.
N Sir. Raxworthj-'g Rejoinder.
Tortland. Or.. Jn. . To the Editor
of The .IournaI-5f J. Gilbert would
take Into consideration the fact that
the great nations of Europe have their
hands too full at home Just now to
think for a moment about invading
this country, and that after the war Is
over their supplies of cannon food and
money will be so depleted that It will
be many a long year efore they are
in condition to attackahls powerful
nation, he would probably conclude
that now would be the time to curtail
our expenditures for the army and
navy instead of increases them. 1
cannot help feeling that, after reading-
about tha failure of - the great
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHAXGB
You must register If you vote, so
why not get it off your tnlud?
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Another thing, these crisp mornings
make tne sausage and flapjacks tasto
al: the better.
General Boseboom, Dutch minister
of war. having resigned, he is now
available to some of our aspiring presi
dential candidates. -
An Ohio boy waa fined 115 for dig
ging a ttfiunk out of tta burrow. Even
out courts of Justice are beginning to
tuko tainted money.
A Columbus, Ohio, woman has a hat
mn.de of fifty new dollar bills, thus de
monstrating that a woman's hat nuy
sometimes be worth the price.
However, those five University of
Wusliinxton students who exist on 17
u month each can hardly be sa,d to
neve aoivea tne cost ol living proDieni.
Fire Marshal Stevens tells how to
thaw out frozen pipes In the cellar,
but he carefully refrains Horn ulteriii
a suggestion about those in a man a
tnroat.
Southern Oregon offers movie pro
ducers the advantages of its scenery
ar.d climate, raising an issue whether
the movie men actually li.sist on liuv
in; the best to be had
That young man who brought his
bride to Portland and was arrested for
foiging checks on a wholesale scale,
evidently selected the wrong city for
hli- honeymoon and the bride made an
equally poor-choice of a husband.
WHERE WATER POWER
From the Spokane SpokeHtnan-HevIew.
Advocates of the so-called "state
conservation," which the proceedings
of the Portland conference last Sep
tember laid bare as no conservation
whatever, but a well organized move
ment for private exploitation of the
people's remaining water power, for
ests and coal, oil and fertilizer uepos
lts have made much of tha baseless
allegation that wetern retourcej are
in danger of being drained away into
the federal treasury at Washington.
Thus Uovernop Wlihycombj of Ore
gon in an address of welcome which
reads like a radical 'state rights"
speech of the ante-bellum period, de
clared that
"More than half of our area may
well be Inhabited by a race of tenants
protected in their lives and liberty at
the expense ai.d by the grace of the
states, and yet remitting their rents
and lolls to the bureaux in Washington,
as tax collectors of the omnipotent
sovereign."
The Oregon governor wrought up his
feelings to a decree scarcely surpassed
by any American speaker since Pat
rick Henry uttered his memorable de
mand lor liberty or death. As the
revolutionary patriot thundered scorn,
defiance und Invective against Xn
Ooiaa uii.l tha, Knellsh OLD'esord
aciosb -the nea, so Governor Withy
combe n .:led his thunderbolts aguirnt
tne cppr.ssins or tne go venuiiau i ai
Wash i 1. 1 lo:i.
ui.e hundred and thirty-nine years
ago." affirmed this emotion-shaken
speaker, "13 eastern states Joined
bands In protest against the abuses
in ml.iinH..,t'infKniri .nr,nr,il bv
a long distance government operating
across an ocean, i nere is to mj mwiu
son.etb.lng reminiscent of 1776 la this
s-athering of 13 western state.
"If from this conference and others,
r.nd from the united effort of the west,
u ,,i,i maii, ffet1va a declaraUjn
of independence in atate development,
we would accomplish as notable a ser
vice for the people of the west aa did
our forefathers at Philadelphia for tie
citizens of the Atlantic seaboard."
In the face of the facts it would be
bard to conceive a more exaggerated
use of hyperbole. The Ferris or ad
ministration bill for the leasing of
water power sites on the public do
main Is carefully drawn in every de
tail wUh a yeneroua purpose to bene
fit the people of these far western
states. Su' h revenues as flow In from
Insaea of federal lands Will go to the
development of the west.
As It passed the house last uaturaay
the bill expressly provides that lease
hold rentals shall be paid into the rec
lamation fund for the construction of
irrivatinn nmiAiMv in these western
i : i i i ..-- y " j - ---
states. The reclamation fund Is a re
volving ruin!. wnn it trie i mica
States go ernnient reclaims desert
lands for western settlers; and as
these Fettlers pny back to the govern
ment on long time and In easy Instal
ments, t tie moneys expended in the
work of reclamation, tneir payments
fleets and armies of England and
Fiance to capture the Galllpoli pen
insula from little Turkey and the in
ability of England with her enormous
navy to land a single man or even
throw a single shell on German soil,
with the countries mentioned so Short
a distance apart. Dr. Loveland must
know that the danger of any one or
two European nations Invading this
great and powerful country is very
remote. If, as Dr. Loveland intimates,
men are so anxious to fight, why Is
It necessary for the government to
resort to conscription to forca them
Into the army and navy? I agree with
him that it is a poor specimen of man
hood who will not protect hlmaelf or
his family if attacked, but I am sorry
for the man who allows himself to be
puffed, bluffed or duped Into fight
ing to protect or grab something for
men who are too cunning or cowardly
to do their own fighting.
Speaking of tho Socialists, if I un
derstand correctly they wish to take
the power of declaring war away from
tho few men who now have It and let
trre people decide it by a vote- That
would they believe, and I agree with
them, quickly put an. end to wars.
To coaaiude. if Mr. Gilbert would
like to discuss the subject with me at
length, 1 would be glad to have him
call at my home some evening, as It
is hardly possible to cover this subject
in a ahort letter. 8. RAXWOBTH Y.
Oppose Trade Schools.
Portland. Jan. 5. To th. Editor of
The Journal I notice a letter in
The Journal a few days ago on trade
schools and I also want to o on rec
ord as being opposed to them. A boy
-on learn a trade in thoee so-
called trade schools as he could If he
started to learn nis iraaa in
ractory. There are only a few boys n
ea-ch tactory learning, so the remn
has only a few boys to train; besides,
the boy l helping some competent
man who is showing him how to do
things as the work 'ogresses. n
th&s so-called trade schools there are
all the way from 60 to 100 boys in a
department. What can one or even
two to three Instructors do with a
bunch Uke that? -Turthermore, I
would be free to say that some of
these so-called Instructors are Incom
petent and only hold their Jobs, s
such, through pulL Professional men,
here and in the whole United State as
vcll, realize that the, great war will
cause a shortage In tha working clas.
In order to reap a bigger harvest they
are trying to fill tha ranks of tha
humble worker ao as to make a, short
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
The Olobe says that enough Gilliam
county products were shipped from the
Condon yards alone during 1915 to net
every man- woman and child in Gilliam
cour.ty S22S each.
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Mayor Emerlck of Medford in hla an
nual report makaa the ahowlnr that the
economies of 1914 were even surpasses
in li It, uia latter year's total reduc
tion of expenditures being 708.1.
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..fake county In 11$ paid out 1 12,-
Uranson, who trapped in Warner val-.j
inaie tne biiijraa.t. individual rac
ora. wi.ih 24 sTalp.
Bend Is now a "vatless" town. Chief
O'. Police Roberts started the new year
Ly r.ddiriK it of every vagrant and re
ports that the lon is tieer from un
desirables Uin it ha been for more
than a year.
The directors of the East Fork Irri
gation company, in Hood Hiver county,
have purchased KiU feet of steel Hume
to Oe used on Ue main ua,l lateral.
This is the first ttte-l flame to be used
on any of the irrigation ayntema In t:.e
valley. It is purchased witti a 2i
year guarantee.
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The formation of an automr.bilo -sociallon,
a municipal bath.r L-a,
aiV th improvement of the fair
grounds road occupied the att, ntion of
the executl'.e committee of th vlvl
department of tho Kalem Commercial
club at their lasr meeting. The puMiu
has been invited to taJte part in a d'.H.
cuission of these projects at a meeting
to be held January -5.
LEASE MONEY GOES
go back Into the fund to be uned for
the construction of other project.
The Ferris Mil further provides that
60 per dent of the moneys derived from
water power leases, "after use tlieieof
in the construction of reclamation
works and upon return to the reclama
tion fund. tia.ll be paid by the secre
tary of the treasury after th. expir
ation of each fiscal year to the state
within the boundaries of which the
hydro-electr!- power Or energy Is gen
erated and developed, said moneys to
be used by such slate for the supiort
of public schools or other educational
institutions, or for the construction of
public Improvements, or both, as the
legislature of the atate may direct."
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Nor Is that aM of the benefits held
out to the west in the Ferris bllL
Should Spokane or any other western
city adopt a policy of public ownership
of light and power plants it will be
given a free lease. On this point the
bill provides:
"That leasee for the development of
power by municipal corporations for
municipal use abail be issued without
rental charge, and that leases for de
velopment of power not In excess of
"5 horsepower may be Issued to Indl-
lduals or assoc iations for domestic,
mining or irrigation use without
i barge."
The proposed law would cut out the
speculator and save our people from
the burden of perpetual payment of
charger, based largely on the capitali
zation of speculate e value. If the so
called "state conservationists" were
.given their way as Chief Engineer O.
C. Merrill of the United States forest
service told the Portland conference,
"present development would be blocked
except at the expense of buying out
the speculator at any price which he
might fix.
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"But even this," added Mr. Merrill,
"is not the most serious result which
would follow. The lands thus secured
(for private ownership and exploita
tion) would Increase enormoualy in
value, and on the increased value, even
under the most stringent of rate reg
ulation, the public would be required
to pay Interest and proflta forever.
"This is the crux of the whole sit
uation. It Is because of their desire
to butt rates upon this speculative In
crease In la,nd values over and above
a reasonable return upon the necessary
and legitimate Investment that certain
representatives of water power inter
tets have o iraistently and persist
ently advocated private ownership of
public power sites. Nothing can pre
vent this except that retention of the
sites in public ownership, and no other
oourse should be considered for a mo
ment." a a
-TTl the oplrlon of The Bpokesman
P.eview no other course will prevail.
In the first instance congress Is not
polng to pass over the people's Im
mensely valuable property for private
speculation and exploitation. And
even though congress might do that
unwise thing. President Wilson would
promptly veto the act.
age In -their own profession, and there
by reap rhe harvest. What's the mat
ter with the American public? Can't
they-see beyond their noses? It's as
plain as the noaea on their faoea. Let
the poor, humble worker wake up and
reap a little of this harvest himself.
Let him not be bulldozed wtth a plea
that every boy ought to learn Mtrsde
For all any man knows, his son could
1 be a great doctor, a great lawyer, or
some other great man. If he only got
an education, and that is somt):ln
the children do not get in this Ky
Just keep on the lookout, and we a n
see the tvhool board will be bujit,--some
more ground again soon thst tne
holder could not sell for a song, hut
will get a princely sum for It. And
why? Only to put up another trnl.
ohool. Let children ba glvin a proper
education, and then let them chooae
for themselves what trade or profes
sion they went to learn In order to
esrn a livelihood
K J ALEXANDER.
Thinks Sympnthy I'navaJling.
Portland. Jan. 11. -To the Editor of
The Journal I w .ii 1 like to express
my opinion of "Farmer's Wife." I
red her lett-r in Tie Journal and
also road your editorial, and the let
ter of another lady which has the
tone of svmrMv. No doubt the lady
Is sincej-e, but I think she Is much
in error. Trying to relieve the farm
er's wife through sentimental charity
does not i solve the problem, for there
sre. thousands of such cases right
around us. I can't Imagine how we
rn help her by writing sympathetic
! letters. This Is an economic problem,
isnd only through the education of
i tbat class to their economic Interest
icsn we relieve . their wives and moth
ers. It 1" about time that workln?
mrn's wives refuse to bring any more
children Into this world. How
farmer's ' wife who claimed to be a
graduate from high school will Ifring
so many children Into the world when
she knows they are more than she
can take care- of is a puzzle to me.
TJe plight of this woman Is evidence
enough tor the encouragement of
birth control. MRS. M. J.
On the Tillamook Jetty.
Albany, Or., Jan. a. To the Editor
of The Journal Kindly publish In
your paper the man's name and ad
dress who has charge, of tha wqrk on
the north jetty at Tillamook. Or
A READER.
The contracting firm of Giabiacn
A Joplln Is doing this work. Tha-firm
may be reached by addressrlnj at Tilla
mook. 1
funce over
THE OTHER DAY without any ap
parent reason I went up to Rosa
Festival headquarters In -tha North
western bank building.
3 And before I went in I heard a
noise.
at a distance.
and it sounded like a P.oruan mob.
J And I went in to see what waa
the matter.
JAjid tra. noise seemed to coma
from a back room.
and I went back. -.
V Ana there was John H. Pundore
president of the Hose Festival.
and O. C. Bortameyer aecretary.
and Sam Bratton publicity chair
man. and Nick PlerOng.
and W, C. Wilkes.
and Lloyd McDowell.
all of wMr.m have something to
do with making the 1916 festival
grander and greater than ever.
f And they were all standing Up
holding little Blips of paper.
mere scraps of paper so to speak.
And they were all looking at the
scraps.
and chanting something
monotonously
as though they couldn't Help It
J And I said "What's the mattarT"
and r.oni) of them looked at ma.
esrept Nick Plerong.
and he only glared.
- and kept on chanting.
J And I got up close to John Dua
dore. and after awhile I made out
what he was saying.
JAnd it went something like this:
5f "Roses rich roses rare no such
highway anywhere."
jAn3 I edged up to Nick Plerong.
and he waa raving along these
lines.
J "North south east west Port
land roses are the best."
And poor old Lloyd McDowell
with denpalr written In everyfeattiro
as Lair H. Gregory always says In
writing anything tragic
poor Lloyd as I was saying was
Intoning dolefully:
j "Portland roses rich and grand
no such highway In the land.'
f And they were all doing It.
And every little while they
walked to a big hear. nf scraps if
paper and took a new scrap.
and started In on a new chant.
Atid then .1 began to aea what
was the matter.
1 These unfortunate men whose
loyalty to their city and the festival
"amounts almost to a fatrft"--
were trying to pick out the fes
tival slogan for 1316 from about ten
thousand entries.
TAndalhey wanted to get on with
something about roses and tae Co
lumbia river highway.
jAnd I caught the fatal hythm.
and picked up a scrap' of paper.
and started to chant.
And I've got the habit
and I can't stop and
' JI LISTEN I ro around In a sort
of trance with rhyme like rosea and
noses and highway and byway run
ning through my head.
Why I Am So YouHg
at 71
By Sarah Earnhardt
"Because I hive loved," de
clares the celebrated French ac
tress in an interview In which
she sets forth the story of her
genius for the first time.
This remarkable article will be
published in The Sunday Journal
Magazine next Sunday, together
with the following striking fea
tures: What's in a Back?
By Lillian Russell
Mother's lost vouth U fashion's
answer, but the celebrated actress
and beauty expert has t further
explanation.
Grip Its Cause and
Cure
By William S. Sadler. M. D.
Eminent physician explain! the
modern ''plate" that today is
iweerini? tbe United Stitei.
How to Avoid the
Grip
By Woods Hutchinson, A. VL,
M. D.
Former Portland physlclin and
best known writer on medlcil
subjects discusses current ail
ment in his forceful fashion.
iovies Demand
Courage
By Lnella O. Parsons .
Motion pftture authority tells
why photoplay actor must carry
a reserve fund of daring.
For the Housekeeper
By Dorothy Dolan
A page of helpful hints to
make the going the easier for
the housewife.
Science and Near
Science Up'toDate
A page of short illustrated
articles of wide appeal-
Cartoonagrams
By Charles A. Of oen '
Another series of attractive
plcturel lor the boys ind girls.
Glooskap and the
Giant
By Gaorgene Faulkner
By which '-'The Story Lady"
provides entertainment for the
children.
The Sunday Journal ,
Complete In four newt
tiont, magazine and comfc' lec
tion. : i-T'V;,
Ffva Cent tha Copy EewixirWs
Next Sunday,"
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