THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY, . MARCH 3. .1916.
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r America asks nothittg for "her.
self bat what' she has a right to
ask humanity itself.' :' ' V
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After what I owe to God,
nothing should be more dear,
on more sacred than the love
and respect I owe to my coun
try. De Thou, s
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UNDERMINED
SOME , of the - strongest support
that President Wilson received
in yesterday's senate debate
wag Republicaa support. The
only criticism that was hurled at
him was Democratic .criticism.
" There will be' loud acclaim in
Europe, of the speech of Senator
- e v ue utuxau iriicmveiiui y
more encouragement for resist
ance -.to President Wilson tha!i
would the capture of Paris. More
n Zr 'I uu'" T tue;geon's knife is often more effective
SS - i tl P , S im,p0tfDthan Billy Sunday' sermons for
that in the eyes of every foreign,'.11. Th odrn rule is.
government his diDlomatic renri"
sentations would be worth no more
than. 6o' much waste paper. j
v Yesterday's debate was an Amer-
lean political crisis. It can have L
bat one meaning to the astute r
govenuaenjt in Berlin. To that
(.uiciumcui u win signny vnmt
American sentimeht is chaotic and i
American diplomacy wuhout back- ;
tag. . It can have no other effect !
than to. cause belief abroad tht
and frqm that -false Impression of;
the American situation, the worst ;
coasequences might eventuate..
So long as he was unhampered,
th firesidtfnt met anA safolv cAlroH
leverr crisis thrust unon him :-v !
tthe war. An executive less calm
embroiled us in the conflict.
' The - American people hare ! means a heavy loss to the site
learned that, so long as he held "ala 'of Portland land. It means
free rein in diplomacy, they could ! a decrease in rental receipts per
go, forward with their plans and ' ?e&r ? many thousands,
their daily affairs with the. full i The present site value of Pore
expectation that the country would land realty is approximately $1000
remain in peace.- Today, with J,er caPita- Every man. woman
American senators making speeches ; aDd child leaving Portland for an
that were more to be expected ?ther residence decreases site value
from, foreign senators, rfobodyt1"0.0 Per CSL- Tnaa it is that
knows
what eventuatlons may
come.
The president's struggle with
foreign ronrta h. been t nro.
serve, for the benefit of America !
and other . neutral nations the
rtghts guaranteed, to them by a
structure of law that has been a
rtnousahd years In the making.
Once armed conflicts were with-
.; mane ' considerations. "Woe 'to
. tne conquered . everywhere pre
fvailed over all the- claims .of ; hu-
o jnanltT. Defeat meant slaverv cr
snuiiiai irriiwi n f 1 1 n tt in n ti f nmua.
'moment of madness, all this struo
. tare of civilization was thrown
iaway. Upon the soil now so cruel
&el"ft&l
: .ilran in mndiAva.1 timM- n tha
cm. .
j.'.'- ta' BL UiVIQ a, 1U1 AA SAClaa. LUD IVI III
Tpewer of mankind is at war. There
i uu c m uv irjou auii mat, 1111
-." 'fivnn1 tTism rthrumrfliira' f -tY s
I To I America,5 :- the whole , worl d
; h3 looked and is looking for thejIines be a good Investment for
jnnuence mac can oy moral prejj-
tlge hold the belligerents to a de-
; cent '. "regard for the rights that
modern civilisation: has learned to
expect.. i;
- - - ; - iff . - "-.
- rr.ine one loreo ju aii me. woria,
Jihat Is depended. upon to restrain,
-.me wr-uuueiHiu ;, gunerumenw,
- an A aava t h tm frnm thfmclvoa 4a
America, and America, under such
' f k responsibility and in such a mo-
I'menU' stands before, the -world with
r a part 'of its ; congress trying to
: pull downchei president who i hz
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so xaiimuuy '.ana so j,successimiy
met the tremendous responsibili
ties 'that: ;bt6ddy.;tbVan4 a;ds-
- tracted ? mankfnhayei'4;imp6se
upo'nirhlm;- N?St Slfef
j. The'ne ,f qreef :that4-wa i16njB
holding' 'the "war-crazed powers '3
the claims of .humanity and civil P
za tion Is atWked.ln-its,'ttv,n'..h'o'tIs
hold. The America that ia . the
. '. ' .-f.;V : . -. - -
. The transition from .tad roads
I ; good .roads n- not ; be - raida
in.a day or a year, Wtthe county
that adopts' a comprehensive - plan
0( y nermanenl improvement Tinftitt
accomplished & little at a time U
on the' right roaLi;.A y '
AN EMPTY JAIL,
i
7 is 'quite a feather in. Baker
county a . cap to ; nave its jau
empty. The ,cjty jail at Baker
fa also ' somewhat ' barren - of
population, having but. one pris
oner when the last report came In.
This blessed condition is of recent
origin and may hot last long. We
suppose offenses against the law
jare bound to happen in Baker
i county, as elsewhere and something
must be done . to correct the will
of ' the' delinquent." But there are
better ways of - doing it than to
pshut him ; up in jail.
t In the light of modern sclenc?
the jail is an over used institu--tion.
It Aoes little or nothing tt
male men better'ahd a great deal
Lto make them worse,. Prlaonera
sh,ut up in it? cells are necessarily
Idle;' "ante with idleness vice ..comes
inevitably. . - The way to make
good citizens of delinquents , is to
pat them -at useful work, " awar d
them adequate, wages,, and, 'turn
the 1 wages; over, to ? their families
if they '-have-aiiy.'.y-.Theusefni
work" .of which' "we" speak7 may be
breaking stone at the rockpile, but
thai is a primitive expedient. So
ciety resorts to it because too in
dolent to- think up a better plan.
! Up-to-date cities' and counties
fare Instituting farms for their mi-
nor delinquents such as drunka,
petty thieves and young roisterers.
It is found that a few months'
work on the land puts health into
their bodies and vigor into their
moral character, so that when they
aie released they are ready for an
honest place in life. Tiiey do not
fall back into crime.
Crime Is half disease and half
misfortune. What is left over may
be due to inborn depravity. One of
the social workers' dinner was the
story of an '"incorrigible" lad
whose soul vas saved by removing
adenoids from his throat. The sur-
f ' t' ,
Give the criminal a chance and
- " '""r
the odds are heavy that he will
mnt-o ennd." Oovernor West ao-
pilei t-z ruie n Oregon. It is a
pIty that his plan has"been dropped
fcy bis successor,
.
The net profits of the Stude-
1915 according - to its annual
statement,, were nine million dol
lars, an increase of four million
sh of Soutll Bend has indeed
zrown
'f '
AS TO PORTLAND
HE loss of an Industry like
the proposed Seattle branch
of the-American Can compa
ny, employing 400 workers,
I
land values are to be maintained
by providing pro"ductive employ
ment so that others may come and
thereby add to the general site
lue' l P0!? of. tna
city and the state. It is, therefore,
very Important for land value
Owners to help themselves. It is
good business for them not to wait
for others not materially con
cerned to come and by their pres
ence and work -maintain property
values at the present, level.
; The action, of the .American Can
! company - shows that ocean trans
portation is a prominent factor in
keeping up site values, .r That com
pany madg Its expansion at Seat
tle Instead of Portland because
Portland had no steamship line- to
Alaska,
" Steamboat lines onaur rivers
j l. ; 1 1 a. ii i i ti .
- a;'tothe Orient and to ports
south and north would prevent
other . American Can company re
sults. They would multiply Port
land establishments like the Amer
ican .Can company by affording
facility in transportation. In turn,
there would be vastly increased
employment for .armies of work
ers. "
Would not these' transportation
j everybody?
Would they not be an especial
benefit to those who own the pr6p
erty and who . desire property
values vkept either at the present
1 VUAWf
tanQi? nr inct
Ageneral tax for establishment
of such lines has been suggested.
That would throw a part of the
burden Vv where ; it belongs. '
,.v There are' landlords in Portland
who do. not even patronize their
tenants; .j-jbut haver their needs shn
plledf ront $eattle 5an Francisco,
JJewv'YOrk: and:ftreigh lands.. 'X
JOthersHluxijriate: in &othera
California;. Florida: and elsewhere
qn j twrofitss front leased, rentals on
Values they bad little or cot pat
lH reaung.t They; live" at the ex
pense. .merchants !and .-ther
orkerViJhlfJlons Jiind leases and
Iroiib consumers ' for , whom 'they
have no.. thought or - care." rThey
wear fine -linen and" Hto ' lives of
ntelessnes8'- doing nothing, yield
ing nothing of their share In tho
commanlt jr worfcfe - w Y;.. K
These people can only be reache s
br general taxation of values that
can only be . increased .fcy some-i
body's enterprise, ; It is ; one: way
to reach the absentee landlord who
is essentially a parasite who reaps
hut never sows. - - , -;
The Port of. Portland, has done
a - great work and done, it well.
That work was done on - funds
gathered, from general taxes, taken
from the property of residents an;t
non-residents alike It is - work
that can be extended In behalf of
cheaper ' transportation, a ' bigger
volume of traffic and fairer and
broader, distribution. ' - - .
It is one way to give the com
munity the ' benefit of needed
water : transportation lines, from
the operation of which millions f
dollars of value "would be' added
to land values'-hereabout. It is
a "way to prevent repetition of the
fhcldent of the American Can com
pany, r :
v The old argument in favor of
matrimony, that two can live more
cheaply than one, is reasserted by
the statisticians of the University
of California. It is a timely state
ment in view of the fact that this
Is leap year.
SMILES AXD SPASMS
SPEAKING of a prospective Diaz
revolution in Mexico, the Ore
gonian says:
There need be no surprise 'f
President Wilson's policy should
cause him to leave an anarchic Mex
ico to his successor at the expiration
of his term. That successor may be
called upon to choose between grasp
ing the Mexican nettle so gingerly,
as did Mr. Wilson, that.lt will etins.
and grasping It so firmly that its
stins; will be crushed. sFlve years of
trifling may convince him that the
only way to deal with Mexico is to
do what might as well have been
done at the outset.
When wasn't Mexico "anarchic?"
What wasjt In Mr. Taft's term but
"anarchic?" Forty-seven Americans
were murdered in Mexico during
that term, but the Oregonian had
no hysterics about that. Over the
! 72 that have been killed in the
Wilson term, the Oregonian goes
out of one caniptlon fit into an
other. Why? Why the difference?
Why did the Oregonian smile At
the .killing of Americans in Taft's
time and rock Itself in grief and
woe over the killing of Americans
in Wilson's time?
If it was our business to stop
revolutions in Mexico in Wllson'3
time, why wasn't it, our business
to ' stop ' revolutions In Mexico la
Taft's time? When did it become
the business of the - United States
to put down revolutions in Mex
ico? ,. ; ,
Was it- the business of-the;Mex-icans
to prevent the Civil war In
the United States? What if a
Mexican army had attempted
armed intervention during T;he pro
Cress of tnat war? What would
we have thought about it?
Except under the despotism of
Diaz when the lands of the Mexi
cans were taken from them and
given to greedy foreigners Mexico
has scarcely been without a revo
lution for 96 years. There were
50 or 60 revolutions in that hap
less country from 1820 to the time
Diaz - established his tyranny.
There, was nothing but revolu
tion, turmoil and anarchy in Mex
ico during Abraham Lincoln's ad
ministration. Lincoln's Mexican
policy was the same as Wilson's
Mexican ' policy. Lincoln sent rio
army down to stop the revolu
tions. And what is more, with his voice
and vote, Abraham Lincoln as a
congressman, opposed the war that
the United States made on Mexico.
There are husbands and hus
bands. Perhaps the really model
husband is one who , thinks his
wife's rheumatism is as important
as his own sore "toe.
EXCESSIVE ATHLETICS
T
HE federal bureau of educa
tion has published a bulletin
on the ."Health of School
-Children" which contains a
wealth of information and warning.
ItTtreats of such weighty "matters
as "the relation of adenoids to the
development of tfio child," . "mouth
infection as a source of systematic
diseases,'" . "causes 'and cost of
blindness,.-and: so 'on through a
wide range. of troubles. for old and
young. The maxim, "train . up a
child in the way he -6hould go and
when he is old he will not depart
from it," was supposed to -apply
only to his morals, but modern ex
perience shows that it applies just
as much to his bodily health. Take
care of his health when he is
young and when he Is old be will
be well and strong.
The articles In this extremety
useful bulletin, are reprinted' from
several different medical journals.
All ot.themfwere written by men
eminent in, their profession, and
may be taken for the last word of
science upon the ailments of school
children. The article on "High
School Athletics" is an editorial
from the Jouruar of : the . American
Medical -.Association. It isv well
considered statement of the pros'
and cons' of the subject .
.s "Systematic and . even strenuous
exercise,'-says the" writer, 'may
exert" a most wholesome effect on
the hucan organism; but the "win
at.any cost exertion taxes the- vi
tal prgans to the limit of their en
durance, and .often- beyond it, "Such
self-sacrifice," the author ' contin-
aes(r "should ' never ie ' called ' for ;
to uphold the glory' of school or
college: "He notes the tendency
A a . a i . - m. . ' '
of high school pupils "to ape tho
performances o( their older broth
ers la. college. anC- deplores "the
growing custom Of allowing Intense
competitive sportsain ; the- high 1
school."
Such sports carried to. excess!
are evil enough in college.' In the
high school, lf.'wa.xnayjhelicve the
medical authorities, they, are ruin
ous. ' The article, states that from
6 to 10 per cent of the freshmen
who enter the University of Wis
consin have enlargement of the
heart and valvular dl3ease con
tracted In their . high school . ath
letics "This seems , a heavy price
to pay for silver cups and applause
from the bleachers:
. The difference between good
roads and bad roads is the differ
ence between sloth and industry,
between pride and carelessness.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
"Brlcka wlthcmt atraw" has for eenturiea
been a Dhraae imi)lTlne oDDresaion and -0 tile
effort. But, no tragic connotation attaches to
Dncsa witnout a nun," aucb aa are made
at a Portland "brick faetory." Today'a atory.
No. A5 of the ' series, Is one that pleaaea in
that it relates not only t a aucceaa achieved,
bat alo to home talent ofth iBTentiTe sort
as achieving- It. There is likewise to be
heard in today's installment a smart rapping.
Opportunity 1 at the door, ready to lead the
way to a ground floor proposition.
H'
ERE is a new kind of brick, the
like of which. It Is claimed, U
not to be had in the world out-
elde of Portland.
D. F. Shope, its inventor, la a citi
zen of Portland, with an office at
361 Va East Morrison street and a
factory at East Eighth and Clay.
"Factory" may seem a singular
name for a brick works, but this is
a case wherein the product is made
like shoes or clothes or things.
The factory may be in the base
ment of a home, beneath a store, in
the back yard or up In the loft, for
that matter, because, the constituent
parts are . sand and cement, requiring
no "burning, no steaming or heating
of any kind. The two ingredients are
simply mixed together as Is done In
constructing esidewalks, and permitted
to dry the same as sidewalks do. The
difference is that the bricks are
shaped by machinery and colored to
any tint desired.
In their manufacture all cost of
burning or steaming, as required by
clay .or sand-lime productions, la elim
inated, making the article so cheap
'hat Mr. Shope affirms' a $3000 resi
dence, for example, could be veneered
with his Invention at a cost of only
J300.
The Shope style of bricks are de
lightfully beautiful, and it is claimed
for them that their life 'is eternal
like the Egyptian pyramids.
Like " the clay of the potter,: they
can be fashioned in any .shape for
which , a pattern is made. They may
be employed- ior any kind dfi orna
mentation. In or outside the building.
They make charming fireplaces or
mantles, and where durability and
attractiveness are desired in walls
of homes or business buildings, it
would seem that the Shope brick In
vention has not an equal.
. They are fireproof and waterproof
as well. , .
THE "ELITE" IN CONCRETE.
"These bricks are the elite In con
crete," Mr. Shope avers. "First, they
may be made as attractive to the eye
as the user desires to have them.
Their cost Is no greater than any
first-class article, and they' may be
made any color which may please the
taste. You see them before you In
white, brown, red, blue, green, yellow
and tints of all of these. They may
be made the color of the rose, the
poppy, the pansy or. any flower. They
may be figured to please the taste,
after the fashion of children's animal
cookies, for example, and vthey are
hard as flint and. absolutely water
proof. "They make a dry, sanitary build
ing, and have a crushing strength of
3000 pounds to the square Inch, so
it win he understood what stress may
be put upon them.
"Under our process of manufacture
we secure perfect crystalizatlon, hav
ing a surfaceln which the voids are
filled, making the brick as impervi
...
well made cistern
ous to water avs a
wall or the surface or a perfect side
walk. We use just as wet a mix In
the facing of our brick as in these
instances, and ' walls laid with our
product will withstand the most "driv
ing rains for any perlodi without ab
sorbing the slightest moisture.
. DIFFERENT FROM HOLLOW
BLOCKS.
"Our products are not to be com
pared with the . semi-dry hollow block
or brick, aSdLmake a waterpoof and
ranliary building. They have an in
dividuality and a. variation, of orna
mentation which make them worthy
the classification of first class build
ing material. Cement has been doing
the dirty work of footings and foun
dations for thousands of years be
cause of ignorance of its broader
values and adaptability, but It to now
coming into its own a-nri the day is
approaching when you will discover
that it has a foremost place in ths
category of the. best building1! material.
Every contractor, . architect or en
gineer who investigates our plant and
products gives our brick the highest
indorsement. The i truth to; a wall
laid with' .them, with the same care
oecessaryin the use of any first
class building brick, results in a wall
of solid stone. This is exactly what
it amounts to, and a most ornamental
one at thai, if such, be ..the . wish Of ,.th
purchaser.". The building fnow ' In ' pro-
css of erection at Grand avenue and
East Morrison wilt be faced with our
brick, and your will- see how beautiful
tt will b'e. " ' 1 ' ' '
; - "Let me telf you, , the , day is at
band When
thto clasa of ' bklck will
, universal ue wilt : aupplaat'
every other brick manufactured. Mark
.what I tell you, -it Is not tar away,-
' rrWfrtrMrrM H a fill Alf AlWIRTi
VICISSITUDES ' OF A PROMOTER.
Th6s who imagine a promoter not
necessary in business . life has small
brain or has failed te: cultivate that
which he ha.
The . promoter is as necessary as
the huUden Without him not a rail-
Toad ' would span, the continent nor
)iin fliut liiwn thA amui'i brit.
and his Jot often to a most unhappy nat pr? J f, m of (paper.
one. i Baker county Jail to empty because
m- . mn K-.tr f a lack of desirable tenants, and yet
Mr. Sbope has a small brick plant Baker .brags about its algh-class citl-
in operation.' He to' anxious to have j sens.
a big-one. To accomplish thi. be, That city haU graft scandal affords
must have money with which to pay Chicago men an opportunity to pay. re
for th. construction of brik tnoldlnar nawe1 homage: ''Woman, once our
machines. . He needs $25,000, per
haps. He has had the money Jog
ging hto way several times only to
have It fall by the wayside. He sells
regional rights to manufacture his
patented cement brick.' He bargained
away the province of Saskatchewan,
Canada, at $60,000, and was paid $2000
cash and given notes for the balance
i to be paid at the rate of $3000 per
month. He would Just bank this
money until -his capital, accumulated
sufficient to enable him to establish
hto plant in Portland. But before
the first monthly payment was due
the European war broke out, all Sas
katchewan cash took to the tall tim
ber, to in hiding yet, and poor Mr.
Shope gets the comforting report that
"We "cannot raise a dollar for you.
We are at your mercy. If you will
not wait, the $2000 we paid you wIUp
be confiscated." He Is too much of
a man to take advantage of the situ
ation, but that kindness of heart
does not build cement brick plants.
He has had half a dozen similar
experiences. "Thou art so near and
yet so far" has a whole bunch of
meaning for that gentleman.
The old Manufacturers' Association
of Portland strongly indorsed his
brick; the University of Minnesota
likewise. Walter H. Graves, civil and
hydraulic engineer, of Portland; H. A.
Plummer, Portland building inspec
tor; Daniel B. Adams, civil engineer,
74 Broad street, Boston; James Lind
sey, Portland; E. B. Simonton, Spo
kane; O. L. Ferris, Columbia Invest-
rroent company, Portland; C. S. Rog
ers, Canon City, Col., civil engineer;
Island Mantel and Facing Brick Co.,
Victoria, B. C; R. I. Battan, contrac
tor, Spokane; Alfred Thompson, B. D.
A. M., Ph. D., Oresham, Or., and nu
merous others who have actually laid
these Portland Invented brick In walls,
have written strong letters of In
dorsement. And who knows but Portland to to
be. the birthplace, of a building ma
terial destined to have world wide
fame.
It would be Just like this city. It
has a number of such influences at
work. This series of articles have
named many which have been in
vented here, every one of value and
.having national sale.
Letters From the People
rOommnnlcationa sent to The Journal for
publication in thta department aboold be writ
ten on only one side of the paper, ihould not
exceed 300 words la length and most be ac
ccBupaoied by the name and address of tnj
Bttder. If the writer does not desire to hare
the name published, be should" so state. j t
"Discussion Is the rreatest of all reformers.
It rationalises ererything it touches. It robs
4rlnclpes of all false sanctity and tnrawa then
beck on tneir reason ah lenesa. If theyi faaee no
reasonableness. It ruthlessly crushes qiem oat
of existence and seta up its owa eoBcluakins
in their stead.' Woodrow Wllaon. v
The Future of Home Rule.
Portland, Or., Feb. 29. To the Edi
tor of The Journal "Ireland," a week
ly periodical published in New York
city, supporting the policy of the Irish
i parliamentary party and generally re
garded In this country as an organ of
conveyance of Irish affairs that speaks
with authoritycontains In Its last is
sue the following editorial which bears
the earmarks of being inspired:
"There seems to be something afoot
in Ireland. Between now and the 17 th
of March there will have to be a new
understanding about Home Rula. Eith
er the act will be further put off or
arrangements will be made for its go
ing into operation. The former may be
the more "probable; the latter is not
impossible. For the first time, protes
tant Ireland has shown a marked dis
position to meet the Nationalists half
way. Trinity college has become a
center of conciliation. Archbishop
Bernard, Professor Trench, and finally
Mr. Campbell, have held out the olive
branch. Sir Edward Carson has wlth-
drawn from politics for several weeks
, th e , Tiv.iin.n. And
at the command of his physician. And
the Belfast Irish News, a staunch Na
tionalist paper, in the course of an ar
ticle on the nominating of Mr. Whitty,
protestant, . for the vacancy in Louth,
caused by the death of Mr. Augustine
Roche, gites the emphasis of black
type to the following significant as
sertion i "We are gradually and stead
ily progressing towards a national
unity of thought and purpose which
the most sanguine amongst us did not
dare to hope for 12 months ago. Let
no man dare to fling his personal am
bitions across the path of all the peo
ple's instinctive movement away from
olden prejudices and in the direction
of lasting peace.' "
Thto must mean something, and there
would seem to be only one thing it cafl
mean. There is a sound of a going in
the tops of the mulberry trees. The
season of Irish oratory is approaching
here where oratory in the past has not
infrequently been merely a vocal ex
hibition of what one don't know of the
present and a somewhat hazy exposi
tion of the past. There is a mans
work here in America for Americans
at this time. For 40 years and more
at irus wme. r or y 7Z a
Irish statesmen have shown to an ad-
miring world that they are capable of
managing their own affairs. They
need no advice from those who have
yet to,' show that they bays a very
clear, conception of their own. national
policy under present conditions.
J. HENNESSY MURPHY.
The Poor Man's Recreation.
Portland, Or Feb. 29. To the Edi
tor of The . Journal Whereas Mayor
Albee has assailed ' Professor O'gburn
of Reed college for hto activity in the
fight for a more .home-like meeting
ground for the frequenters of the Burn
side saloon, it appears to the writer
that someone should, come to Professor
Ogburn's defense..
Certainly the : field in which this
college professor - is engaged Is a
There Is
worthy study for-.the municipality.
la much to1 be gathered in this
PERTINENT COMMENT
8MALL CUA-NGB
Postoffice receipts also show thers
U nothias the matter. with Portland.
V cIWt ninV .round to
start thV flax growing, ugens is up
and doing. . . . .
Here'a hoping that i tt treaty of
peace signed by the warrinr tonss nv
. siinArinr ri nor l t Jkniml '
Naturally. Dr., Gory Hopw. whose
friends urge him to run for governor
of Weet Virginia, wants assurances
that the campaign rooters will stick
Dy uory-
Former Senator Burton has ordered
his name kept off the Nebraska presi
dential primary ballot, indicating that
ne isn't aaiung tne people zor the nom
ination ha seeks. . ,
A great - deal of orODertr has been
destroyed in Europe since the war be
gan, but the January fire loss in the
United State and Canada was $21,
423,350. Why talk so much about the
waste of war?
-
. San Francisco to talking about or
ganizing a civilian automobile corps
for use in war. It's a bright idea, pro
vided war comes soon enough to hand
reckless drivers- what to coming to
inem.
POINTS IN THE 0.
Washington, Feb. 29. (WASHING-1
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL
Many nice little points concerning
the Oregon & . California land grant
and what may be done with It were
brought out In the hearings before
the public land committee of the
house through C. J. Smythe. who
followed the land grant suit through
the courts as counsel for the govern
ment Here are a few excerpts from
testimony showing what to in the,
minds of members of the committee:
Question by- Congressman Lenroot:
Was the right to have this land set
tled a valuable right under the grant
ing acts? i
Answer: The railroad refused to
exercise Its right to sell to actual
settlers under the terms of the grant,
and it la not now in position to com
plain. But I have always thought
the state of . Oregon had a right to
have these lands go Into settlement.
Question: Has the government by
the Innocent 'purchaser act or other
wise confirmed past sales in such a
way as to prevent recovery for the
surplus from excess sales In viola
tion of the- grant?
Answer: It has not. Congress and
the government never have acqui
esced, in any acts in violation of the
grant.
Question by Chairman Ferris: Is
there any doubt of the right to use
the surplus of excess sales as a set
off to the amount to . b" received by
the railroad from future sales at
$2.50 an acre? '"- ;
Answer:- None whatever.
Question by Congressman Slnnott:
If w now provide that the railroad
shall receive $2.50 an acre for each
acre of the unsold land, will it not
receive more than some of the land
is worth?
Answer: Unquestionably so, but It
seems the only practical way to deal
with the matter. Otherwise settle
ment would be an Interminable task,
aftermath of sweeping legislation, in
its effect on the community, and it to
certainly deserving of all the stimula
tion that the mayor of Portland can
give the movement.
I have no doubt that Professor Og
burn will find evil effects as well as
good arising from the closing of the
saloon. He will find, doubtless, that
legislation never changes the basic
spirit of man; that, it seldom makes
a. better man of him. If the city of
ficials watch these - investigators and
listen to them, probably In time ws
may hope that social centers will be
established in our city which will give
to every man, regardless of hto sta
tion In life, a chance to indulge in the
play spirit durln his leisure hours-.
The city officials have had under
serious consideration a municipal golf
links a game that would not appeal
to one workingman la a hundred
when if they had studied the type of
man that needs play most in his leis
ure hours they would perforce look to
ward the saloon substitute as their
goal. ' . ' ;
Golf is a game that costs the en
thusiasts, on a conservative basis, '50
cents an hour, and by reason -of that
fact it becomes a 'rich man's game.
Men -everywhere are agreed tbat the
business man needs vacations and play.
And yet when a movement is started
toward giving play to the man whose
workaday life to filled with sordid
drudging, there arises such conserva
tives as our mayor to block the game.
MARCELLA JENKINS.
The Jitney's Running Honrs,
Portland, March 2. To the Editor
of The Journal Glancing recently
through the pages of The Journal, my
attention became focussed on a cer
tain article mentioning the new Jitney
ordinance to be drawn up by Mr. Daly,
compelling the jitney drivers to oper
ate from 1 to I a. m, and from 4 to 7
p. m. Tho plea was made that the
hours indicated, are rush hours and all
usn nours ana u
Jitneys ought to run for the benefit of
the public Of all the more or less
ridiculous ordinances drawn up and
enforced by our city .. benefactors
against the Jitney drivers this is the
most asinine. Any sane "person knows
that Jitneys are not running for sport
but for their own material interest. It
would be a huge Joke to .see the Jit
neys running during slack hours and
layingr off in rush hours. - Such a state
of affairs would deserve the ridicule
of the community and. would Justify
the desire of the city to control it.
The fact of the matter is that in rush
hours the jitneys are on the Increase
and in slack hours- they are on the de
crease. They operate not unlike the
street car corporation, which provides
extra "trippers" to meet the public de
mand. But no." our city fathers and
(in order not to slight it we must not
omit) our beloved Portland Railway.
. tow, mmnuv. like to
Ltoht and Power company, like to
show the master hand even when there
to no need for it- They act Just as rea
sonably as the chagrined employer who
said to hto "hand" who had notified
his master that he was leaving: "I
dcrf t care whether you are going or
not; all I want you' to understand to
that you will have to go." ''..
RALPH V. CHERVUt
." Dubious of "Birth ControLV.
Portland,.-. March 2. To the Editor
of The Journal I wonder if the birth
control - a respected Portland clergy
man recommends is the' Same brand
that - Emma " Goldman '. recommends
along with her advocacy of the aban
donment of the marriage covenant; or
the i birth control - that Alice " Sanger
to prcrtnotlsg, when, as stated,- in - a
Journal dispatch a few evenings ago,
Mrs, 'Sanger .Stoted' that. if birth. con
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AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
"Good crops, the best in years, the'
Baker Democrat ays. are predicted by -Baker
county farmers for tb coming"
season. Thto to assured from the fact
tnat there is a deeper moisture in the
ground than there barn been in years, l
"Notwithstanding the many improve
ments of a bigger kind wiluch Marsh
field has seen of late years, " says the
Marshfiel4 Record, "the laying of the
great stretches of cement aidewalks
this spring to unquestionably- the beat
of them all. Give a. town good side
walks and hard surfaced streets and
half of. the battle for city advance
ment is overcome."
Eugene has a council whose Mem
bers surely were kids themselves once
upon a time, for the Register says of
them: "There has been considerable
complaint lately regarding children j
roller skating on the pavement. Some j
people declare they make too much
noise with their skates and outers say
they are in the way of automobiles.
Mayor Bell breuarht the Question up be
fore the council tost night, but thol
consensus of opinion seemed to oe 10
let the kiddies have their fun."
Vernal scene described in the news
columns of Tuesday's Medford Mall
Tribune; "The almond groves are In
full bloom and the apricot orchards are
beginning to show the beauty of their
bursting buds. The almonds were in
bloom Sunday, about 12 days earlier
than last year. The bloom of the ap
ricots is also nearly two weeks earlier
than last season. Many predict that the
early budding season In the orchards
of thto district will be safely sus
tained throughout the usual bluster
of March."
& C. LAND INQUIRY
and we thus make sure that the rail
road cannot complain.
Question by Congressman La Fol
ic tte: If congress should make a
mistake and pass an invalid law,
what position would we be in?
Answer: It Is reasonable to sup
pose that further . reasonable time'
would be allowed by the courts J
correct any mistake.
Question by Congressman Slnnott:
Are the taxes a lien upon the land?
Answer: Tes. but I express no
opinion as to the power of the stats
to sell the land for taxes.
Question by Congressman Lenroot:
Can It be said that a repeal of the
grant under the provision for amend
ment or repeal to a compliance with
a decree for enforcement of the cove
nant? Answer: Technically, no; but I
think the supreme court overlooked
some of the fine points of law, and
means that congress may dispose of
the lands on equitable principles. So
I believe that a bill on the line of
the Chamberlain measure would be
upheld.
Question by Chairman Ferris: Da
you know a man named Puter?
Answer: I am not personally ac
quainted with him, but I have heard
of him. He is, I understand, one of
a class of locators and there are
many of them who have located per
sons on the land grant. Sometimes
as many as 16 persons have been
located on the same quarter section,
and each location was charged for.
Question: Some of these operators
have been prosecuted, have they?
Answer: Yes, several of them
when I was last in Portland.
Question: How many of them went
to the pen?
Answer: Six or eight while I ws
there, I believe.
Question: And some of them have
not received attention yet?
Answer: That Is true.
trol were only better known, Marlon
Lambert would not now be in her
grave. Z wonder which is preferable,
to have one's daughter in her grave
because of one wrong act, or to have
her living a life of sin year after year,
because she fortunately possesses this
Sanger knowledge of birth control,
highly recommended by Mrs. Sanger
far the preservation of the lives of
young women I for one would pre
fer to have my daughter in her
grave. Now I'm not a Catholic, neither
am I a fossil, but I think if the clergy
man In question would preach a few
sermons on purity of thought and con
duct, both in and 'Out of marriage, he
would be honoring hto God, and there
would be no need to loin hands with
those who denounce the Bible and what
it should stand for.
Tho only person I ever knew to be
anxious to get thto Sanger-Goldman
recipe, was a young man who is the
father of at least one illegitimate
child. He was so anxious for it that
he questioned every man with whom
he worked as to where it could be ob
tained. Now, I'm willing to admit that
It all men were like him, birth control
knowledge might be a good thing. But
surely we don't want them to be. and
the thing to do is to demand a stand
ard of conduct for both young and
married people where the mind and
soul shall control the bodt and place
it under subjection. TSTa husband
and wife shall be agreed as to the
number of children desfred, and they
will not have to resort to recipes to
avoid that crowning happiness o
normal married life- children.
MRS. M, C S.
Pendleton and the Rate Decision.
From the Pendleton East Oregonian.
Eastern Oregon is not materially in
terested in the development of this
port or that port, but we are Interested
in any opportunity for a reduction of
freight ratea
Therefore this section will eagerly
watch developments in the common
n, fntn
t " the Et Ore-
: " . . - .,,
gonian will venture the prophecy that
in due time Portland win nave a low
er rate than either the sound cities
or Astoria.
This prediction is based on the idea
that the governing principle with ref
erence to rtftes must ultimately be the
cost of service. It to natural law and
it is Justice. It to a principle the com
merce commission has been recogniz
ing mors and mora. It war on the
strength of this basic principle that
the commission was asked to give a
common point rate to Astoria. It to
but fair the same yardstick, should be
used in determining the rate to Port
land and if so then a reduction must
bo made so as to give Portland the true
fruits of its geographical position.
Reasons for' Confirming Brandeis.
From the Canyon City Eagle.
The appointment of Mr. Brandeis to
the supreme court has aroused a stub
born opposition. It to, of course, dif
ficult to know the facta. One thing
to very apparent, and that la that the
appointment of Brandeis ; Is' being
fought by- organization. - It is also ap
parent tbat the people genua, common
Lherd, are not organized to oppose, hto
appointment or any appointment, it
is the Interests that can don a plug
hat and appear before some investigat
ing committee with: a protest against
Mr. Brandeis. There have been no men
with overalls and Jumpers to fight
their way to the committee to oppose
the appointment. Ana so, if It is In
fact the ibis; Interests alone "that are
in. opposition to the appointment, that
is of itself a pretty good recommenda
tion -for the appointment.'-' . - '
rjOMMODORB W. H. IURDTwh
was with Commodore Perrycl
ttlS- expedition to .T.nnnln 1KI-I
but wh now does his commodortnff-I
m mue farm out .at the end
tne Kings Heights car line call el
me. up yesterday.
f And . he said he was going to sen I
in some funny stuff for Contiibul
tors- uay in this kollum next Mor
cay.
And I said "Fine!"
JAnd the commodore told m he
very funny -his stuff is going to tx
$ And I asked him if he had pul
iu iiia pumioes yet.
11 fl.na ne said "No thumV nl
hurry if you get m in at the rlghl
ume oi ne moon.
And then the commodore told ml
that he'd mail his funny stuff s
a get it today.
5fAnd that ra laugh when
read it.
And I couldn't make him under
eianu mat l wanted to find Oul
something about potatoes.
51 Not that I won't laugh-rat ahl
commodore s stuff.
nor that I want to plant any po
laioea.
but there s a principle Involve
tfAnd I know the commodore knowl
an about potatoes.
and can tell me what I want tl
Know -ir bell only be serious.
IT And I wanted him to tell mi
I know he can whether this will b
a good year for potatoes or noM
Tl-rwant to find out--lf wh
everybody says" Is necessarily trul
because evarvbodv. aava It I
TI .tsecause tnere s a man cut
Oak Grove who says thto Isn't golni
to be a goodear for potatoes.
5J And I asked him why. '
KTAnd he paid "Oh that's 1 whal
everybody says."
. "J And I said "Tes but why &i
they say it?" 1 1
;5fAnd he said he didn't know.
51 "But they all say it" ha said.
"and it must bs so."
5f And he went on putting in Ml
potatoes saaiy.
5f And of course there isn't
way of finding out for sure.
51 But there are too many people-
I believe who are willing to bellevJ
"what everybody says,
because everybody says it,
5f And I can remember not so ver
many years ago that my grand I
mother told me how tverybody said
that tomatoes were poisonous.
5 But she said she never really bel
lieved it.
and people got to eating them.
and nobody died.
and another superstition wH
smashed.
5f And there's the European' war.
5f Everybody said In Europe thai
it bad to come,
and they all prepared for it.
and it came Just as everybody
said it would.
51 And perhaps if everybody h'!
said it wouldn't
but I really don't know anything
about the war.
5T And ' so I "guess I shouldn'
talk about it but
ft LISTEN It's so much easier td
talk about something when you don'1
know what you're -talking about..
THE
ETERNAL .
LOVER
By
Edgar Rice Burroughs.
A great story of love and
mystery. The first install
ment will be published in
The Sunday Journal Fiction
Magazine next Sunday.
FIGHTING SLIDES
IN THE
PANAMA CANAL.
The first of a series of en
gaging articles by Major
General George W. Goethals,
builder of the Panama canal,
will appear in The Sunday
Journal next Sunday.
SPRING TIME IS
PLANTING TIME
Helpful suggestions ' for .
the gardener will be included
in The Sunday Journal next 1
Sunday. A wide range , of
problems that now confront
the householder will be con
sidered by authorities.
FORMATRbN
AND MAID A
Beauty ..' chat, by Lillian .
Russell. ;
Fashion talk with Mme.i
Qui Vive. '
Design for the' needle?
woman. ?
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