THE OREGON -r DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1916.
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America aka nothing; for herself but what
fee baa a right to .aak for humanity iteelf.
WOODttOW WIISON.
- Millions for -defenee, but not a cent for
tribute. CHARLES C. PINCKNEY.
When America ceasea to be onael
fleb ahe will ceaae to be America.
When aha forgets the traditions of
devotion to human right. In general,
which tw aplrlt and impolae to ber
founder, aba will have loat. her title
deeda to her own nationality.
Wood row WUaon.
OUR REWARDS
BANK resources of the United
States exceed those of all the
rett of the world.
This country has three bil
lion dollars mdre than the aggre
gate resources of the great banks
of Europe. We hold tho balance
of power.
The comptroller of the American
treasury says the "surplus reserve
held by the national banks would
give a further loaning power of
three to four billion dollars." He
says that despite loans of several
hundred million, thero is no ad
verse effect. .
. This is the "preparedness" of
peace. It Is a "preparedness" built
up by peace. It is a great and en-
. during "preparedness" that has
come to us because the country has
been kept in peace.
The farmer is afield. He is
planning the harvest. His bayonet
Is his plow. His trench Is the long
furrow. He is preparing to grow
" crops from which to add another
ten billion dollars to tho national
i wealth.
Tho axeman . is in the forest.
He is cutting material for the mill-
' man's busy workers. The manufac
turer Is so rushed with work that
he is raising the wages of em
ployes everywhere. The railroads
are clamoring for more, cars, not
to haul troops but to haul products.
The moke rolls above the great
-Industrial plants and the furnaces
are fed to the limit to make the
wheels revolve and the machinery
ham.
Productive Industry is not robbed
of its workers to fill up the war
trenches.
-Our battles are the battles of
blast furnaces and bridge building
and lumber making.
Our scouts are the scouts of
business and our triumphs the tri
' umphbv of harvests, and dairy pro
duction, and bulging warehouses
from which to feed the world.
f Our homes are Intact, our fath
; era and sons and brothero are in
-tho family circle and a sweet con-
tentment rests on this land with
' banks so full that wo have a "fur
, ther loaning power of three to four
j billion." '
..How blessed are the ways of
-peace.
If the mountain passes over
which loaded wheat cars have to
be dragged to Puget Sound were
three times as high, would it still
; be Insisted that freight rates to
Portland should be fixed by the
f cost of tho Puget Sound haul? If
1 that cost of haul were three times
as great and the freight rates rela
tively high, would Portland con
j tinue to be unconcerned?
HELPING THE QUEENS
RS. VANDERBILT. one of
the great social ornaments
of New York, Is raising a
relief fund of ten thousand
dollar subscriptions for the use of
European queens. She calls it a
"royal relief fund." Nobody but
persons of "unquestioned , social
position are allowed to contribute
to 'it. .If. your possessions have
ever been polluted by anything so
base' as honest work you need not
ask to be "numbered among Mrs.
-Vanderbilt's sacred band, for you
will be refused. - So avoid chagrin
by keeping away.
... The money which Mrs. Vander
bilt and her friends will contribute
to. : the relief of those weeping
queens , has been wrung from
, American working- people. , Some
of it has. been extorted by robber
tariff laws.. Someby the plunder
of our; natural . resources . '. Some
by other, iniquitous privileges.
AH of it was earned and tainted
by work before the monkey dinner
tribe "managed, to .get" hold of It.
Bat ' in . their immaculate hands ; it
became purified : from,, every - taint
of honest toil. -. Parasites them
selves, they feel a ' natural Kinship
with the parasites of Europe,. and
when the latter have sucked tne
last drop of blood " from the reins
ot - their subjects oar American
aristocrats replenish the feast with
part of their own pickings. -
V Oar dynasties ballt upon money
are as 'firmly seated on , their
thrones as t the hereditary rulers
of Europe and they are linked - to
gether by marrlage.like the royal
houses abroad. "
" Bat no throne la secure when
the people once detect its Impos
ture land tyranny. Power built up-,
on money is in the long run as in
secure as power built upon birth
and superstition I
A ten per cent advance I n wages
la announced by the United States
Steel corporation. As steel makers
d not raise wages for philanthrop
ic reasons, it is apparent that in
dustrial activity has become so
enormous that there is more work
to be done than workers to do li.
Hence, the wage increases.
VALE UNEMPLOYMENT
PORTLAND has no unem
ployed army.
There is an actual scarcity
of unskilled laborers. Such
Is the statement made by Mr.
Johnson ef the city employment
bureau.
The bureau had a call Monday
for 200 laborers and could sup
ply but 100V Such workers were
tc be had 60 days ago in unlimited
numbers at 15 cents an hour. They
are hard to get now at $2.50 and
12.75 per day.
The wages of farm hands have
risen from $15 and $20 a month
to as high as $45. Though the
bureau has sent 500 men out to
the farms, there is still a call for
more.
The changed conditions are
looked upon with wonderment by
officials of the bureau. The dis
appearance of unemployment and
the transition to a strong demand
for labor within 60 days is a con
dition bordering on the miraculous.
It is only in the line of clerks and
kindred employments that there is
demand for employment, although
there are a number of married
men without permanent Jobs be
cause they cannot easily change
their residence.
Activity in almost every line is
set out as cause of the change. All
the lumber mills are 4n operation,
and so are the logging camps.
There is even authoritative state
ment to the effect that the con
struction of new sawmills is in
contemplation.
It is apparent that the unexam
pled prosperity of the east and
middle west has crossed the Rocky
mountains.
Six million dollars worth of steel
rails have been ordered by the
Pennsylvania railroad and a mil
lion dollars worth of locomotives
have been contracted for by the
Reading. Even the railroads, which
have complained so much of - late
years, are compelled to join In and
keep step to the .country's unex
ampled business activity.
A CONFESSION
THE British trade minister says
his government would "con
sider carefully proposals from
neutrals" to put into service
bellfgerent-owned merchantmen.
But for Great Britain's opposi
tion, it is probable that all the
North German Lloyd and Hamburg-American
ships interned in
American ports would now be sai'
lng the seas under the United
States flag.
Germany was once willing to sell
the vessels. There were proposals
that the United States government
buy and operate them. It is also
stated that private capital might
have purchased them and put them
Into service.
But the British government
promptly declared that such vessels
would be subject to capture. In
fact, a number of vessels trans
ferred to American ownership were
seized. .
A chief argument against the
Wilson ship purchase bill was that
American purchase of belligerent
vessels might lead to foreign com
plications. ; It was one of various
specious arguments brought for
ward to defeat effort by the presi
dent to provide ships to carry the
wheat of American farmers to for
eign markets.
Meanwhile, the German vessels
cannot now be bought. An order
Of the German government , pro
hibits their sale.
To add to the irony of the situa
tion, a British member of parlia
ment from Liverpool asserts that
if neutrals do not seize or pur
chase interned German merchant
men their ports ought to be boy
cotted. The British blunder in the
outset is now made apparent by
British, confession.
The quickest and easiest way for
Carransa to get American . troops
out of Mexico Is : to effectively co
operate In accomplishing the pur
pose of the American expedition.
COLONEL HOUSE
A GREAT many people ar6 in
terested these days in Colonel
E. M. House, the president's
. friend. The London Nation
Bays that his visit to Europe
"stands as a landmark in the war,"
and adds that "his sense,, prudence,
reserve, sincerity and power of es
timating forces" impressed every,
body.
Henry 5 Herbert " Chllders, who
knows ; Colonel House well ' as a
fellow Texan, has published : an ar
ticle about him in the North Ameri
can Review. Mr. Chllders speaks
of him as "a plain, direct man
who could not be "driven into .of
fice." - - He has been in politics all
his u life ; but never ' for money. He
plays' the' game because he likes it, seventeen year old boy depicts "hu
lust as some men. nlav eolf.' . - i man nature." But that is a mls-
. Colonel House has had a hand
in four Texas campaigns, accord -
ing to Mr. Chllders, and "has not
Incurred . the enmity of a ; single
man,- nas never uaa a neatea con
troversy, never - threatened, brow-
beaten or punished anybody. He
seems to be ! embodied sunshine
with Its wonderful power to work
out results. l. He : belongs to no
church and no lodge. He is one
of those rare Americans who trust
to character and ideas.
-It took a heavy toll on the time
of those who waited for the grand
rush to register yesterday. The
books are now closed, and will re
main so until after the primaries,
which take place May 19. A feat
ure of the new registration law is
that those who fail, to vote at least
once every two years at state and
county election cannot vote with
out again registering". It is a good
provision.
IN THE FIGHT
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
CHURCHILL is in the thick
of the fight to save some of
the grant land: proceeds for
the Oregon school fund. He says:
No other plan proposed for the dis-1
so near affecting- every man, woman
and child In Oregon -as that df using
the funds to build up a state school
fund which would take care of the
maintenance of our schools.
It is a much better plan than
having 40 per cent of the proceeds
spent on reclamation in other
states. Oregon has 5 already fur
nished nearly $11,000,000 to recla
mation, most' of which has been
spent otherwhere than in Oregon.
Superintendent Churchill is do
ing a splendid work in making a
fight for the Oregon school fund.
His position brings him in touch
with the schools, and he knows
their . needs. He knows how ele
m .ntary education is handicapped
by lack of money.
He knows the log cabin school
houses in which the rude furniture
is home-made. He knows the strug
gles and sacrifices that have to be
made in remote ' districts to givo
pupils even a few months of school
during the year. He knows that
Oregon children are in far greater
need of 40 per cent of the grant
land proceeds for an irreducible
school fund than are the reclama-
tionists in other states.
Superintendent Churchill also
knows that the addition of more
than $17,000,000 to the Oregon !
school fund would greatly lighten 1
the amount of taxes that property'016" way to accompnsn tne result and eaist to Chicago. A package des
owners would be called upon to ; desired. Other articles, made of small tlned to Switzerland was being pre
pay for support Of schools... With ! P'oes, first rolled, then soldered , parejd for Shipment at the time The
fa-res a ernwinf hnrden which 1 together and carved and bent into journal representative called, and the
never diminish but always increase, many beautiful designs. Class and j
Mr. Churchill is Strongly concerned I PIn emblems are fashioned by first j
in keeping grant land proceeds for!naln' ""U e the design desired. .
the schools at home instead of iThe skni of an experienced engraver ,
sending the money out of Oregon
for reclamation abroad.
When a String Of automobiles
must remain behind a slow mov-'. placed upon the die. and under the
ing woodsaw while crossing a ! blow of a heavy drop hammer the
bridge, "safety first"' is on the 'sold or silver, as the case may be,
borderland of becoming tyrannical, i 13 forced into the die -and the im
Inci dents of the kind -are the re-' presslon taken. It is afterward
suit of the provision prohibiting an trimmed smooth on the edges and
automobile from passing a Street ,
car on the bridges. The arrange
ment approximates a condition in
which it might .be claimed that the
bridges are regulated for the bene
fit of the street' cars. "Safety
first" is a splendid policy, but rea
sonable care should be exercised
ln order that the program may
not become a tyranny.
UNIFORM TEXTBOOKS
THE country church is a weak
imitation of the city church,
with rare exceptions. Like-
wise lut) rural aguuui is a
weak Imitation of the ritv school "
The city "person feels good natured!or "of f-color." diamond is a very
contempt forthe farm and its be
longings and his feeling is echoed
in the textbooks of the schools..
The arithmetic, for instance, is
filled with examples about banking
and stock dealing with hardly any
mention , of dairy, hogs and colts.
The country school child gets from
his books a superficial knowledge
of city-' affairs with a superficial
scorn of his own business.
-Few Intelligent people ,can ap
prove of this, state of affairs, but
as long as we, have "uniform text
books" how can it be remedied J
Bpoks fit for the city are often
unfit for the country- : The reverse
is true too. Uniform textbooks are
convenient for families who move
about the state. They are con
venient also for the pedagogues
who make Up examination ques
tions. . But for the true purposes
of education' they are a handicap.
SEVENTEEN
BOOTH TARKINGTON'S new
. book, which he calls "Seven
teen," Is not so good reading
as "Penrod." , The latter was
the story of 1 a lad , not yet old
enough to take notice ot the girls.
The hero of "Seventeen ; has Just
come to the time of life when his
mind is full of neckties, dinner
ccats and Jove. He ,4a surly, un
grateful and caddish. .
The hero's family. Is : typically
American. Tbe boy, though he is
well grown and healthy, has never
been taught to do any useful work.
The family lawn is mown by a
dirty necro who also weeds - the
garden. . The son of tbe : house is
too fine grained .to "do anything of
the sort, a He is full of self -conceit,
ashamed of work, and running over
with silly romantic notions evident -
ly swallowed In sugary novels.
Booth Tarklngton seems,, to be
lieve that this dismal figure of a
take. What he really depicts isi
j boy nature soured by silly parental
i indulgence. He would be Improved
j by a good dose of hazel oil.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
f Articles of laxnry and adornment bare
peen ieas conapicooua wan tnoea 01 mimy,
in the llata nnaented fat Tlia Journal' a "Noth
lnj tha Matter With Portland" articles. o.
112, then, emphaaizes Portland's already re
markable Teraatmty, for therein wm oe t
d&ries of the cltjr. There la atao mncb inter
esting matter about preciooatones, eapaclally
diamond, j .
OT. every reader of The Journal
' knows that the Ticher and better
J"" classes of g-old end platinum
jewelry are made by band today, the
same as they were a thousand years
ago.
How many people know that In
stringing- pearls the capable and hon
orable Jeweler ties a ' knot between
each twov pearls so that they will not
rub against one another? They are
soft, and rubbing would wear them
away. And if tied thus and the
string- should break, unknown to its
owner, but one pearl would be lost.
And you, lady, what do you say to
the statement that . "There are very
few string's of genuine pearls in Fort-
And what 'do you think of the
other statement that "The Oregon
agate is the most beautiful of all
the common stones V
Such are the statements of one of
the leading- lapidarists and Jewelry
manufacturers of Portland.
"It requires an expert to judge a
pearl," he added. "There are some
strings of the genuine in Portland,
and these vary In price from 3500 up
to thousands. In stringing pearls we
always tie knots between them. This
serves two valuable purposes. First,
in case of accidental break of the
silk thread, but one pearl will be
lost, and in the second place, it pre
vents them from rubbing together
and wearing. They are a soft sub
stance and would become irregular if
permitted to come in contact with
each other."
MANUFACTURING AN ART.
The manufacture of Jewelry is quite
a - different vocation from that of
stone cutting, one of the several
manufacturers of the city explains.
He says 'that manufacturing jewelry
s an art and life study. The better
class of cold and platinum is made
by nana today exactly as it was ajln all parts of the United States, and
thousand years ago. For some artl-j or etones sent as far away as many
cles there must first be fashioned 1
Y hana a moael or silver, ana they .
are tien ln OId- Tner "
is required to do this. The die com-
pteted, pieces of the material from
which the pin or emblem is to be
made are cut to the proper shape.
the Joint, or catch, hard-soldered or
welded on.
DIAMOND
SETTING EXACTING.
Diamond setting is a most exacting j
work. Unless a diamond is properly
rested on the bearings which hold
the stone it is easily pushed down
Into the mountings and the stone is
loose and often chipped. One expert
diamond setter says that there are
those impressed with the 'idea that
diamonds are so hard they cannot
be broken, even if placed on an anvil
and struck with a hammer. Of
course this is not a fact. As a rule,
he says, a diamond's hardness is told
a a a. 1 mi. .11.a -.VV.
-
tough stone, and diamond setters will
tell you that It does not require so
much care as the blue or white one.
The blue and the white are very bard
and brittle and easily chipped.
In cutting an agate or semi
precious stone it is first cemented
on a wood block and sawed Into
strips, wood and all. This is ' done
by the tiniest kind of a band saw,
charged with diamond dust. It is
then held to circular carborundum
wheels and ground to the shape de-
jglred. The sharp angles are ground
on lead wheels charged wIth carbor
undum dust,- They are now polished
by swiftly revolvlnjr felt buffs,
charged with oxide of tin, and are
..! nv mminttner v "In mv onlnlnn." I
,
one stone , cutter says, "the Oregon
agate is the most beautiful of alt the
common atones, on account or its
characteristic forms and the designs
It takes! We have mounted more
than . 10,000 of these during the last
year, -and they have been sent to all
parts of the United States and . to
many .European countries. They are
found In many'localitles ln this state,
and many exquisitely lovely ones
come from beach resorts."
SERIOUS DIAMOND SITUATION.
The serious effects of the war
upon the diamonl market is not gen
erally understood.. & is probably
best explained by Lee Relchman of
New -York,' a leading diamond mer
chant. He says that when the war
began tba British government placed
an embargo upon explosives and tbe
diamond nines were closed. He says
that at present the only,; diamonds
available are those on the "blue ground"
of the De Beers company ln South
Africa. - When the miners were closed
tbe records produced . by the ' De
Beers "company showed " that there
wero ' . 11,000,000 . loads "of "blue
ground." - A load of "blue ground"
weighs about a too. The average
find to every load Is approximately
on-third of, a carat, therefore on
thi normous amount r, of . "rround
only about 3,600,000 carats are) likely
to be found. As these are the nuff-
greta , la the rough only about S3 per
cent 1 available for ornamental pur
poses, or finished bits of Jewelry,
The remainder Is used- for cutting.
drill ins and other purposes. Roughly
speakinr, therefore, tho available De
Beers load of "blue ground" will yield
about 1.200,000 carats,' and as these
must be cut Into the desired shapes
'and there la In sight at this time
only 480.000 carats With which to SUO-
ply. the demand for new stones. It
is this source diamond merchants are
counting on since the war began, and
because of the possible "famine in
the : supply, prices of diamonds have
Increased from 20 to 30 per cent In
j th six months. It isunot gen
erally known that the blue clay eon
tainlrJAT the diamond nugget is scat
tered over the fields, where It is al
lowed to remain from six months to
a year. This is necessary In order to
subject the hard clay to the natural
or artificial slacking process that
erodes and disintegrates the rock-like
substance and makes It crumble and
easy to work with. These fields of
blue clay are technically knovn as
"blue ground."
PLATINUM MINED IN OREGON,
The cost of platinum has been in
creased by the war from 340 to 393
an ounce, and as a consequence many
jewelers mix gold with this metal.
producing what Is known as 14 -karat
"white gold." Russia is the principal
producer of , platinum, and France Its
principal custodian, for tha reason
tLat nearly all of the Russian prod
uct is refined in France. It is largely
used in the production of war mate
rials, and this is the occasion of its
present scarcity. It Is a third heav
ier, too, than gold, so that an ounce
represents a very small nugget of
th- substance. The Montana assay
works, of this city, says that it re
ceives a few ounces a year of plat
lnum extracted from the sands of the
seacoast south from Newport to points
in California. The principal Ameri
can production, however, is in New
Jersey, where the copper refineries
are located. That found in Oregon
comes to the assay office containing
40 to 52 per cent platinum and 30
to 45 per cent iridium. The states
of Oregon and California produce
about 500 ounces annually.
PORTLAND MANUFACTURERS
Portland precious stone cutters and
manufacturing jewelers cover a broad
fjeia. w. S. Myers & Co., Selling-
Hirsch building, have records of sales
points in Europe. J. A. Lakln & Co..
xiisky building, exclusive stone cut-
ters, cover the northwestern states
of customers in Germany and
England were noted. The stones were
native of Oregon and were being
aispatched by Oregonlans to relatives
and friends abroad. The Myers com
pany specializes In diamond setting
as well as Jewelry manufacturing.
This is also the case with W. F. Ross
& Co., Washington building; Gregory
& Co., Merchants Trust building; F.
A. Gaus, Northwest building; A. F.
Clause & Son. Macleay building;
Henry M. Pickering, Oregonlan build
ing, and C. M. McKay, 245 Morri
son street, the pioneer lapidarlst.
These gentlemen and - firms employ
about 60 men at from 33 to 35 per
day, and their combined output will
amount to about 3150,000 a year.
OWNERS OF BIG DIAMONDS.
As the diamond, most precious of
all the well-known stones, is a prod
uct of concern to almost everybody,
it Is interesting to know that the
Culllnan, 8022 carats, is the largest
ever found, and the next, 367 carats.
Is owned by tbe rajah of Mattam, a
wealthy Hindu. The Jagersfontein,
239 carats, was cut up, as was the
Great Mogul, 279 carats. The shah of
Persia owns the Sea of Light, 186
carats, and Crown of the Moon, 146
carats. The British crown owns Koh-1-Noor,
102 carats; Regent or Pitt,
1864 carats, and Cumberland, 32
carats. Tbe emperor of Austria owns
the Florentine, 139 carats; the czar
of Russia the Orloff, 194 H carats; the
Plggott, 82 carats, and the Shan,
89 carats, and a Mr.: Coster owns
the Star of tbe South, 125 carats.
The Imperial, or Victoria, 18$ carats,
Is the property of the Anglo-French
syndicate. The princess Yassopouff
decorates herself with the Polar Star,
40 "carats.
Letters From the People
'CosnmnnleatloBS aent to Tbe Joonal for
pobllcatlon la this department aboold be writ-
ten on only one aid of tbe paper, aboold not
exceed SOO word in lenstb and moat be ac
companied by tbe name and addreaa of tbe
sender. If tbe writer doe not deetre to bare
tba nam pubUabed. he abottld ao tata.J
VDlaeaaaion la tbe sreateat of all reft mere.
It rationaUaes everything it tooehea. it robe
principles of all falae sanctity and tbrowa tbeaa
back on their reaaonableneaa. It they have D
leaaonableneea. it rathleaaiy craabee them set
ef exiatence and aeta op its ows coociuaion
ta their atead." Woodrow WUaon.
As to Certain Delinquent.
Portland, April 18. To the Editor of
Tho Journal In a recent issue of the
Christian Science Monitor appeared
this news special, under a New Tork
date line:
"Mayor Mitchel is giving his unquali
fied support to Charities Commissioner
Kingsbury In the present charities situ
ation. Before the Harvard.club the may
or told the story of the commissioner's
efforts to go beyond his strict legal
rights ln order to see that the city's
dependents were well cared for. The
charge that the charities Inquiry was
aimed at any denomination was denied
by the mayor. No ' matter whether
Catholic, -Protestant or Jew suffered,
he said, the efforts of the charities
department to end tbe suffering of
those- placed in private Institutions
would continue." . '
After - reading' the above my mind
reverted to tbe following in the local
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
- Henry Chaplin,. M. P., has been made
a peer, but not Charlie's peer.
Those reports of "Villa's death must
be verified before he can be called a
good Indian.
At least one of those misses among
the Rose Festival queen contestants is
bound to make hit. y
1. R. promises the elephant some
rough riding, but it ought to be used
to Sitting the bumps by this time.
China's revolution " t least furnishes
evidence that the idea - of democracy
U spreading through that vast country.
Judge Morrow fined a Chinaman
500 for shooting two of his country
men. Blind Justice can evidently still
see a dollar.
Education ln Portland can begin
looking up now that the school board
is looking down on lancy prices for
school sites.
In defense of the weather man, it
can be said that rain lessens the de
mand for dead grandmothers as ex
cuses for an afternoon off.
Among death report needing no
verification are those relating to a lot
of aspirants for office who only im
agine themselves alive politically.
United States Attorney Reames has
drawn the deadly parallel on President
Wilson's critics, thus reminding one
of what sometimes happens to people.
If permitted to remain in college,
those University of Oregon students
who issued a ''scandal sheet" should
be required to take a long course ln
genuine humor.
If it is true that the Mexicans think
of attempting tq trap the United States
armjj, it would De well for them to
reflect on the nil eh t of the man who
caught a bear by the tail.
WHY IT IS
From "the New York World.
"Wall street is for Root, but I am
for Hughes," says Governor Whitman,
who Insists that Hughes "is the only
man who can be elected by the party."
Of course Wall street is for Root,
but Wall street has no expectation
that Root can be nominated, and it
never allows sentiment to interfere
with business. That is why it will
take Roosevelt, and try to float him
into the White House on a sea of
money.
Wall street wants control of con
gress. It wants control of the federal
reserve board. It wants control of the
federal trade board. It wants control
of the tariff making machinery. It
wants control of the Interstate Com
merce commission. It cannot get this
through a 'Democratic party led by
Woodrow Wilson. It can get it
through the Republican party, and
while it may despise Roosevelt person
ally, it, is willing to accept him and
support him and finance him.
It might be ready to take Hughes,
too, but Hughes Is handicapped in
such a way that it is almost Impos
sible for him to obtain the nomina
tion. Unlike the other candidates, he
can make no active fight for dele
gates. His judicial position forbids.
He cannot announce his candidacy or
discuss publicly any of the issues of
the campaign. While he remains on
the bench his lips are sealed. He can
not say whether he is for or against
the president's foreign policies, wheth
er he is for or against preparedness,
whether be is for or against more
tariffs. He can say nothing.
Nor can be permit his friends ta
Interpret his attitude toward tho is
sues of the campaign, or to solicit
support in his behalf, or to enter into
any bargain for delegates. ,
Any other eahdidat could accept
the nomination at the end of a long
and bitter contest. Hughes could not.
If he were nominated by acclamation
as the unanimous choice of bis party
in a convention that gave free expres
columns of The Journal of March 25:
"Among the worst Juvenile delln
qnecy conditions yet found were un
covered at Troutdale yesterday by
Deputy District Attorney Roblson and
Juvenile court officers. Five school
sirls. ranging in ages. from 1 to le;
and four boys, 16 and 17, only one of
whom was in school, were taken into
custody and brought to the Juvenile
court. One of the girls is at the
Louise home and three are at the
Home of the Good Shepherd. Two of
tbe boys are being held for action oy
the court."
Question: Did the Judge of the juve
nile court (Cleeton) have any authority
for aendina- those three girls to tne
Home of the Good Shepherd? It ap
pears that the charities department in
New York City was attempting to look
after the welfare of children confined
in private Institutions, ana mere
seems to be some objection by some
one. Now, we would like to know why
the recent grand Jury investigation
didn't take ln the Home of the oorja
Shepherd and report on the cars those
three girls were receiving.
11. r. tstuirrivsi. t
The McLemore Resolution Vote.
Vancouver. Wash.. April 15. To the
Editor of Tbe Journal n this even
ing's Journal, ln the editorial. 'A
Crazy Leadership," I notice the follow
ing sentence:
"The 102 Republican congressmen
who voted for the McLemore resolu-j
tlon wanted to ftake no chances on;
war with Germany." j
Now, is it true that 102 Republican
congressmen voted for the McLemore
resolution? Is It not a fact mat m
vote in congress was on the tabling of
tha resolution? And is It not a fact
that many congressman who voted
against tabling the resolution stated
that they were strongly opposed to tne
resolution, but that they did not want
to stifle debate upon itr If these are
the facts, is It Just ana rignt to say
that these congressmen voted for the
resolution, when they were opposed to
the resolution, but mereiy wanieu o
have a debate upon it? y-
It anoears to me also that tne editor
ial alluded to, and other editorials that
have appeared in The Journal, intimate
and insinuate in an extremely bitter
and unjust manner that everyone who
sincerely believes that this nation
should uphold its sacrea rignts is a
bloodthirsty , monster and wants to
"cram war" onto the'r fellow citizens.
a averv sensible person knows, we
do not want war any more than Presl-
nnt Lincoln wanted war in out
we do firmly Insist that th rights off
this nation be maintained and the lives j
of its citizens be protectee- we oo
not ask any of our citizens to waive
or neglect any of their undisputed
rights; we want them all to be freely
exercised and ' maintained inviolate,
now and at all times. That is what we
Insist upon -not on jot more, not one
whit less, w wm fight a compro
mises on this proposition an .ii cow
ardly McLemor resolutions.
r On the McLemore resolution, 83 Re
publican congressmen voted to support
tb , president's stand, and .102 voted
against the president's stand..
Homes teading .
ArrpwV Or April S-To the Editor
of Th Journal. X would like to say
something to the Ry Valley home
steader. . By experience ana. oneerva-
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
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A new public utility at Astoria is
a public drinking fountain, installed
at the city hall.
Cattle market comment in Baker
Democrat: "Eighty dollars per. head
vx iuS yeaning; a)tei: ws wumt
Baker county stockman received tne
other day. Time was when $14 would
have been a good price."
The total fire 'loss for the elty of
Eugene during the fiscal year which
terminated April 10, is estimated at
38400, while the owners recovered
37575 ln insurance, according to a
report submitted by Fire Chief Wil
liam Nusbaum at the annual council
meeting.
Pointing a safety first moral, the
Heppner Gazette-Times says: "Again
the demon fire was subdued before It
got in its destructive work. Heppner
is the luckiest town on earth, but an
organised fire department would not
be amiss, since there is a good chance
of a change of luck some day. We
should be prepared."
Making a note of the arrival of a
new epoch in transportation, the Co
quille Sentinel says: "Tbe stage line
down the beach from Florence to
Marshfleld, which has witnessed so
many exciting adventures in the sands
and among the breakers, went out of
business Tuesday. 'When the gods ar
rive the half gods go "
Interurban amenities come easy ln
Union county, it seems. Judging from
this, in the La Grande Observer:
"Union's Horse Show dance was large
ly attended by La Grande people, each
of whom has a personal Interest ln the
success of the Horse Show this year.
La Grande is a godfather to that horse
show and never fails to come to the
center when any good can be done to
the annual exhibition."
ROOSEVELT
sion to the sentiment of the Repub
lican voters, then he could honorably
accept. No charge could be made that
he had dragged the United States su
preme court into the mire of politics.
Mr. Choate's warning would have no
force.
But Hughes cannot get the nomina
tion under such conditions. The "fa
vorite sons" might deliver their dele
gates to him. The old guard might
take him as a choice of evils. Wall
street might decree that he was "safe
and sane." Butrhe Roosevelt ele
ments ln the convention would never
vote for Hughes. Roosevelt would
never permit them to vote for Hughes,
and if Hughes were by chance nomi
nated Roosevelt would find an excuse
to run against the man whom he re
fers to in private conversation as
"that Baptist hypocrite." 0
So far as Hughes is concerned, the
cards are stacked, and tbe Roosevelt
crowd will make sure that the nomina
tion never comes to him on terms in
which he, as a Justice Of the United
States supreme court, can acquiesce.
If Hughes were ready, like Roosevelt,
to take the nomination on any terms,
in any circumstances, on any plat
form and by any arrangement, he
might control the convention, but that
kind of Hughes fortunately does not
exist. '
The governor is undoubtedly sincere
in his championship of the Hughes
candidacy, but we have too much re
spect for his political intelligence to
think be believes Hughes can be nomi
nated on terms that make acceptance
possible. For practical purposes the
contest is narrowing down to Root and
Roosevelt, and it is needless to tell
the governor what that means. The
fact of the matter Is that the Repub
licans manufactured a crooked and
fraudulent issue by their partisan at
tacks on the president's foreign policy,
and Roosevejt promptly stole the is
sue. He has it and they cannot take
it away from him. If they want to
use It in the campaign they must
come to him. They will.
tlon I know something of what he
Bpeaks of. In this southeastern sec
tion, thouah. conditions are not quite
so bad and the one great asset of
the country is a healthy climate. 1
wish that, every man, woman and
child threatened with lung trouble
could know that and come out hero.
If one has transportation, filing fees
and a strong pair of hands, he can
make it througband come out with
health and a wealth of experience
that makes for contentment, for now,
as in the time of Abraham Lincoln,
hardship makes for strength of char
acter If taken right.
Z have no sympathy with any able
bodied roan calling for help ln this
present day of the world's distress.
If one has a little money he can get
an Improved place, all ready to go to
living, and he need not be worried
for fear the children are playing with
the naughty little girl across the
street, because there are no naughty
little girls across the street.
I have in mind a man with a fam
ily ot wife and 10 children. They
located near a good school. The wife
got a postofflce. The man works for
their support. They are healthy, splen
did children. They have their home
proved up On, and th- children have
hardly missed a day of school.
I think of another who said: "Well,
it has been hard, but my wife has
her health, and the baby pay for it
all Writs Dr. S. A. Thayer of
Paisley and ask him why he is here
and why he stays. Mrs. James Menely
of Portland has a homestead near us.
You could depend on anything they
might tell you of tbe country.
I know as many as three women
who live here because by -doing so
their loved ones are not tempted to
strong drink, and who welcome th
hardships as nothing compared to tbe
immunity they enjoy.
A. M. BRADLEY.
Decadent Hymnody.
From the Christian Herald.
Some of the so-called hymns of the
present are atrocious. Even . If the
spiritual message is good. It is spoiled
by being linked either with a tune that
is empty. and meaningless or one that,
having possibly a trace of something
remotely resembling music, has tb
wretched power of capturing one's
brain and beating its way through the
hours of work, play and sleep. Some
of these hymns that ar shouted and
drummed and trumpeted throughout
th land ar a reproach to the vhole
world of music and only llvbecause
of a rhythmic swing that"addsIolEaTr
power.
.The young people's societies can help:
tremendously in setting a higher
standard. W must learn to discrimi
nate. Even among the new marches
and ballads, as among the new hymns,
some ar atrocious, some ar passable,
some are excellent. - Our church and
union muslo need not be so slow and
dismal. . It can b bright, tuneful,
erything that. Is attractive. But w
ought to insist on Its being real muslo.
And the poems used as hymnsand
songs ought to bs well written and full
of spiritual power.
A Real Distinction. . v
'From : tb Janasvlll Gazette.
Klrmanshah. where tbe Russians ar
fighting in Persia,' Is not so much
where the rugs com from as where
they ar named from.
IhoQnceQer
W7 IT" SMILING SKIES and. the
' w"1r ice malting fine
- Promises there seems no reason
j none whatever for putting it off
j another , day.
1 J And this afternoon out at'Vauthn
street park -we'll watch the opening
battle of the 1916 campaign.
J And It's a kind of war that I'm
strong for. ,
jAnd perhaps if they'd had ; an
International League of Europe with
teams ln all the capitals there would
have been no war.
because they would have all got
acquainted.
and "there would have been a
friendly rivalry for , Instance with
but slight loss of life betwen Fetro
grad and Madrid for the pennant.
J But that isn't - so likely as that '
it would have been London and Berlin.
JAnd the Kaiser would be th John
McGraw of the league
and Asquith could be th Connie
Mack.
JAnd they could hire Mr. Roosevelt
for one of the umpires.
JHo hasn't anything to do any
more but talk.
and he likes excitement.
and perhaps he'd get It.
JAnd after his funeral they eouid
get Bernard Shaw.
only he'd attract so much atten
tion away from the game If he was
umpire that he'd probably kill th -league.
J But anyway they could wrangle
and scrap all summer.
and then through the winter th
cabinet ministers and diplomats
could sit around the radiators and
lay plans for the next season.
JAnd there'd never bo any war
except the continual war on the dia
mond. J And they'd work 6ff their surplus
steam.
and would quit talking about
places in the Sun. -
because they could alt sit on the
bleachers. .
JAnd bye and bye they'd all hav
to have one language so they could
read the baseball news.
JAnd they'd abolish boundary llnes
and customs houses. .
so that the teams couldg get
across the continent from one city
to another without being bothered
by customs inspectors and ; other
useless red tape.
J But speaking of baseball there's
Bill Stokes the Oak Grove grocer.
JBill was so busy this morning
that he" didn't think he could get
away to see the game; this after
noon.
J I asked him if he would be there.
JAnd he scowled.
and looked as grave as a whole
cemetery.
JAnd said he didn't see how he
could make it. ,
JAnd I tried to tell him that per
haps he could arrange his work or
shut up the storeor something.
JBut Bill only looked gloomier and:
gloomier.
ss though nothing were faithful'
nothing true in heaven or earth
. and he never expected anyone to
pay their bills. -
JAnd I miffht ro on trying to tell
how sad Bill looked. ,
and how his Owl drooped -from
his. mouth at a distressful angle.
and all that.
J But. I don't believe Bill was sln
c re.
J I hate to say It but I don't,
JAnd I've never worn a wrist
watch and never intend o.
but I'm so sure so very sure
that BUI will be at the game this aft
ernoon with his Owl pointing ' up
toward his right eye that
LISTEN If he Isn't, there and
can prove It I'll get one and wear
It everywhere no matter what, hap
pens. . ;
Xdfs Xnflnlt Variety
Mr. and Mra. Mumpower of Oreann City are
vlalting at tbe home , V. Larkliia. Muialla
Pioneer. m
When a t ranger drops in town. Jolly him. .
Tell tiltn tbia la a gtaat little city nd ao it
la iMn't diacourafie hlra by speaking 111 of
ynr neighbors. Lead him to believe he has
at lart at ruck a place where good people lira.
Baker Ieniocrat.
for tbe past week tbe- fragrance of peach,
near and cherry bioeaome has filled the ale. .
and I hp 1r ril ntr .nil whit tmtm m flnttmw r-
cne gronna in anowy anowera an anoni Tne
town. Nature In her moat enticing mood of
fere nothing more entrancing than cherry bloe- :
anni time, unlcaa it be tha time when the lua
cioua fruit la ready for robin redbreaat and
the barefoot boy. who ao dearly lores bis ':
Boyal Anne--Anrora Obeenrer. ,
We are Informed at tbia time that the
Boy Scouts claim the honor for diattnguiabing v
tbe tire la Wright's houae Tueaday afternoon
tbia was one good deed do Da by tee boys. ;
Willamina Tlmaa, .. .s
Predictions are already made that eertatn
congreaamen ean't be reelected, la eplte of tb
fact that they nave faithfully performed tb '
dtitiea of dlatrlbutlsg garden aeedr, reeom-
mending party workers to elerkahlpe. recelr-
ing allegations or ernooi cuiinren ana col
lecting public documente for tb high school .
debating aoeletiea, Dallas Obaeryar,
81b Had On.
Tbia atory may be libelous, and it's probably
an old favorite, but ber goes:
It waa at a cborua girl luncbeoe. Tb matter -op
for diacneatoo was a gift to be given os
of tbe girl who was leaving th company. -"Sappoa
w make It a book!" suggest r
one aa th conversation earn to a stand fas
want of an Idea favored by tb majority.
"Kb baa a book.' cried tb other with ee ;:-
vole.'- - .... - :., .'"
THE HOXZ-QKOWir XTTSX.
Portland Eos. , :
"For yon a rose In Portland grows";
In winter for you It also froae;
But new It bloom is fragrance rare. , U
You'd know Portland's ruaee anywber.
Th roae bloom In ao sweet s profnaion, . .
That eoon you'll com to tb conclusion,
Portland's roaes are th beat.
North or aooth, aat or weat.
Helen M. Cryalar, ag 14 years, 574 East
Pin street. City.
Uncle Jeff Snow Says: ,
I wrote my nephew in Missouri that i:
Oregon was dry,ttnpered by blind '
pigs and the express companies. No
census reports inform us how many
American millionaires hav been bunt
ing Villa.
St Or i9cT OTr
What Was Elating Her; Anyhow?
Pry P. CLAXTON, United States com
! Jc. missloner of education, has no
patience with that method of impart
ing knowledge to th young which
makes the textbook supreme.
"In a town I know of," h relates.
"A circus parade happened to pass a:
school house. Th pupils wer study
Ing geography at th time. The band
wer playing and th procession was
going by right under th school win
dows. , -
"Th teacher went to th window,,
ana aeucersieiy orew tne snaaes, com
polling the youngsters to fix their at
tentlon on their geography books.
"Then she kvpt them all after school
because they didn't know th large
animals of Africa.' . :
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