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' Daniel Webater.
IN ISEIIMN
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N THE Berlin Vossische Zeltung,
Ilerr Bernhard says of the in
ternational situation:
There would be no greater mis
take) than the expectation that the
American congress might reach a dif
ferent ' decision than the president.
Tbe time for exercising- Influence on
the American people and their repre
sentatives la past. It la not doubted
now hat congress stands behind
President Wilson; the German lead
ers who have the task of framing the
German answer must remember thin.
No better news could come from
Berlin. No better understanding
could be held abroad of the Ameri
can situation. No greater power
could come to American diplomacy
and American prestige than a con
viction . In European courts and
among European peoples that con
gress, the presldent-and the Ameri
can people stand together.
I : There was recently printed In
Bealln many expressions , of Ameri
can newspaper opinions; showing
an; almost unanimous support of
the '" president. The publication
served a splendid end in carrying
home to the imperial government
a realization that in his diplomacy,
the president has the nation behind
him.
j Nothing has done more to bring
the two nations near to a break
than attacks on the president by
persons professing to represent peo
ple in America of German birth or
ancestry. The effect of these at
tacks was to give the German
ruler the false irupressron that the
president is not supported by the
country in his diplomacy.
Tbe telegrams with which con
gressmen were flooded through the
meddling of a Chicago organiza
tion' were intended to pull congres
sional support away from the presi
dent, at the very moment when the
German reply to the American note
was in preparation. The warning
of Herr Bernhard in the Vossische
Zeltung shows that the Chicago
propaganda has failed utterly in
It purpose.
In fact, the attacks on the presi
dent, by professional agitators, so
far as this country is concerned,
have Invariably reacted. They
arouse to resentment all those who
believe in "America first" and pro-dace-
an effect exactly opposite to
that which was intended.
, The president has fairly won the
support of his countrymen in the
many and pressing war problems.
He has pursued a steady course.
II,has done everything he could
do to avoid war. He has not
ranted. He has not denounced and
blustered.
I : Through all the distressing com
plications, he has been forbearing
and . poised. He has been patient,
patient almost to the point of re
proach, but it has been the patience
of one who knew exactly what he
jwaa doing and why he was
doing it
It has been a, course to win the
support and confidence of the
American people, and that is why
the news from Berlin augurs well
for a continuance of the old rela
tions of friendship between the two
nations.
.When, in lis moments of trial,
tho president Is weighed down with
questionings of his neutrality and
abuse ot his decisions, his thoughts
should go out to the baseball um
pire.' And the umpire's thoughts
may well go out to the president.
HARPER'S WEEKLY
i' PRE AT many Intelligent peo
j , pie will he sorry to lose
r Harper's Weekly from their
week's reading matter. Kor
man Hapgood has made -the old
magazine an organ of advanced
t thought. He took up tbe cause of
; f eminisr., defended Mr. Brandeis,
I supported President Wilson's best
'policies, advocated the cause of In
ternational peace, opposed the op.
jpresslbu of Germany should the
' allies coma . out of the war vic
torious, and so on down-a long list
, of clean and noble purposes.
Mrv Hapgood Is one of the best
writers in the country and .has few
equals as a thinker on social ques-
Orasyit trtar ' bo that his "policies f
were too advanced for the mass of
readers. - Those -who liked them j
liked them yery-much Indeed, but
to .. the crowd they were uninter
esting and . to the reactionaries
they were repugnant.
Harper's Weekly Is to be taken
over by the. Independent. This
periodical ia in many ways liberal.
It often permits both sides of a
question to be discussed Iryits col
umns and its editorials are more
apt to be right than wrong. But it
is old, rich and lethargic. Now and
then it shows subservience to in
visible powers. For Instance, it
joined tbe highly capitalized hue
and cry against the Ja. Follette
seamen's act.
We shall not expect to see Nor
man Hapgood's fundamental pro
gressive ideas playing much of a
part in Harper's Weekly under the
control of the Independent. On
the contrary we shall look for a
fat, easy-going policy, pleasantly
venturesome now and then, but
discreetly tempered so as not to
displease those persons whose dis
pleasure is of consequence.
The best friends of Harper's
Weekly, perusing it from week to
week, have noticed the paucity of
advertisements and augured ill
from it. Most magazines must
have plenty of advertising in order
to survive. Hapgood's ideas were
not agreeable to some of the
agencies which have advertising
funds to disburse and he suffered
accordingly. The powers of dark
ness will dance for Joy to Bee his
weekly disappear. Friends of prog
ress will mourn over it.
Several thousand for the Vista
House and other thousands for a
municipal golf links may be .all
right, but where is the process to
end? Sometime and somewhere a" i
deadline for expenditures has to be
drawn. There was recently a sale j
in which po-r people's property
went under the hammer for de
linquent taxes.
SHE CANT FIGHT.
ARGUMENTS against woman
suffrage are of no conse
quence in Oregon now, but
they are etill in lively use
elsewhere, and we may therefore
take an academic interest in
them. One of the most used argu
ments is that women should not
vote because they cannot fight. We
heard a good deal of this in Ore
gon during the suffrage campaign, j
A charming commentary on its
logic is afforded by the results of j
some physical examinations for the !
army held in New York the other j
day. '
Of the men examined only 3 per !
cent were found "able to fight."
But we have not heard that their
right to vote was canceled on ac
count of their bodily unfitness. At
about the same time some army
examinations were held in Los
Angeles, a city where woman suf
frage prevails, and 23 per cent of
the men were fit for service. This
may not prove much of anything,
but it is a good item to remember
when we are told that woman suf
frage will plunge tho race into
physical decadence.
Both Australia and New Zealand
have woman suffrage and they are
the only parts of the British em
pire with universal military serv
ice. They began military training
for all their" young men four years
before the European war broke
out. Australia was then ruled by
the labor party, but that did not
hinder. Kitchener was sent for and
under his advice military training
was required of all young men.'be
glnning at twelve years of age and
continuing up to twenty-six.
This may be a good thing and it
may not. But it shows at any rate
that woman suffrage does not
necessarily impair the military
spirit of a country.
One of the striking things to be
noticed in the European war is the
Immunity of royal personages from
death and wounds. It is also to be
noticed that the warlike persons
who clamored for American eol
diers to go into Mexico are no
where to be found among the
17,000 troops under Funston.
STANDARD OIL PROFITS
THE annual profits of Standard
Oil have doubled. So has the
price of gasoline. The profits
explain the price and they ex
plain each other.
L. Vj Harknesa, p. Standard Oil
shareholder of the second class,
never before heartTef, came into
notice recently by dying. Incon
spicuous as were he and his for
tune, the fortune turned out to be
a princely possession of 140 million
dollars, gathered in profits from
the oil business.
Standard Oil fortunes are stag
gering. The Harkness fortune la
40 per cent larger than the total
sum the United States government
will derive from the income tax in
this banner year of prosperity.
Though a eecond rater, it lacks
but 25 millions of equalling the
W. H. Vanderbilt fortune which, in
its time was the marvel of men.
Standard Oil fortunes and Stand
ard Oil profits may well challenge
attention.- The ail in tha
tVas never "Intended for the enrich
ment of a small group. In the
great scheme ot things, it could
not have- been the purpose that
the oil deposits were to be monop
olized and used aa a power to tax
millions of people.
But that has happened, . and
courts and congresses are at their
wits' ends to solve the problem.
The few colossal fortunes in
Standard 'Oil derived from inordl-
nate charges on erery automobile
ride and on every activity in which
gasoline is the motive power, are
a warning to the people Jiot to let
their water powers go the way
their oil went.
The colonel may be right in his
claim that there can be no true
preparedness for war that does' not
reach into the soul of the Ameri
can people. But the preparedness
the munition makers are after is
the kind that reaches into the
pockets of the American people.
THE CQLOXEIS CHANCES
W ITH the national convention
but five weeks away, Mr.
Roosevelt i a very prob
able nominee.
He was beaten in Massachusetts.
But he is still the moBt likely man.
Wherever he and Hughes have
been contestants, Roosevelt has
won.
Justice Hughes has nowhere de
veloped popular strength. He was
a poor third in Nebraska. He was
reelected governor of New York
with a plurality of only 13,000 in
an election in which Taft carried
the state by 300,000.
Mr. Roosevelt will have the
Progressive nomination. His re
ception at Chicago when men stood
on their chairs and cheered him to
the echo is not without signifi
cance. It may be omen of an event
that casts its shadows before.
The party is hard pressed for a
candidate. No favorite son has de
veloped strength. Of the many
men offered, none has secured a
following of consequence.
Nor are there issues. The tariff
is out of it. The country is tbo
busy to listen to tariff speeches.
Besides, President Wilson is for a
tariff commission with which to
provide a scientific tariff to keep
the tariff out of politics and politics
out of the tariff.
The progressive legislation of
the: Wilson administration cannot
be attacked. To assail it is to de
mand ta repeal, and that would
mean the loss of millions of rank
and file Republican votes.
The effort of the leaders to
wheel the party Into line as a war
party is even meeting with dis
couragement. The back pedalling
by Republican congressmen who
have served7 notice that they are
against war has been measurably
demoralizing to that issue.
Mr. Roosevelt is meanwhile an
aggressive and avowed candidate.
In his public statement yesterday
be said:
As regards myself, I do not be
lieve that the delegates ought to nom
inate me at Chicago unless they are
prepared whole heartedly and without
reserve to make the fight along the
lines above outlined.
This is notice that Mr. Roosevelt
will accept. It is assurance that he
is willing. Under the surface, It
means that he is an aggressive can
didate for the Republican nom
ination. With Colonel Roosevelt In such
a mood, he is a very likely pos
sibility. The Columbia river ought to be
famous for its shipbuilding. The
world comes to It for great ship
spars. Its banks are lined with the
materials for wooden ships, and
the world is calling for wooden
ships for its commerce.
OUR NEW LIFE
0NE of the beautiful things in
our contemporary life is the
new birth of poetry. It is
springing up everywhere and
in all Imaginable forms. Some of
the forms are perhaps a little un
imaginable, but they are all alive.
It looks as if the United States
were climbing up to the spiritual
heights where we lived before the
Civil War.
In those days fame was the
ambition of our young men more
than money. The country rang
with Ideas. There were many so
cial movements, 'religious, philo
sophical, literary. New England
had a "school" of poets whose
fame filled the land and crossed
the Atlantic. Our two poets who
are best known in Europe, Whit
man and Poe, wrote before the
days of the Civil War.
After that calamity, our literary
genius seemed to wither. Nothing
great was written and ideas were
scouted because they were unfavor
able to "business." We all went
md after money and the sole
objects of our national Idolatry
were money kings.
Now the older and finer spirit is
returning. Our young people are
using their brains for other than
acquisitive purposes. They are
thinking noble thoughts for their
country. They are seeing visions
and dreaming dreams and the best
of their dreams take the form of
poetry. Who knows but we are at
the dawn of a better day than the
United States has ever seen?
Is 40 per cent of the grant land
money to go to reclamation in
other states or to Oregon schools?
The Journal is for the Oregon
schools. Where do you stand?
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A CRAFTY' CLIQUE
TEN years ago, tne fight against
popular government in Oregon
was crude but honest. The
metnods used were ruffianly
but open. Now the manner of the
fight has changed., lit has become
secret, crafty, Machiavellian.
uur invisible government is a
little clique of not more than half
a dozen persons, but they are very
defL They do not Oppose the Ore
gon system." They accept , and use
it, which la far shrewder, A wise
man has said that governmental
a
cause an able despot can use' one
system as well as another for his
purposes. The despots who rule
over us in Oregon are very able.
They make a great pretense of sub
mitting to the fieople, but when
the election is over it often comes
out that the people have submitted
to them. This is the acme of
political astuteness.
The ruling clique carries on a
quiet but effective system of ter
rorism by which candidates whom
forms are ofc- no eonseauence be- J
it does not like are suppressed and'man1 h0me nde macaroni they will
its favorites encouraged. A can-lget c,eaft. wholesome, healthy food,
didate who is bold enough to rebel ! 11 Is stuf f mPted from the east that
against the edict of the inner circle 18 Btale- musty and often unpalatable.
is knifed in the dark. The am-!
bition of these conspirators is to '
"boss" the city and state govern- j
ments, award the minor perquisites I.
to their retainers and keep the best I
ones for themselves.
Fooling the people Is very amus
ing to those who can do it skilfully
and at tha sums timn it vieldn anh-
Btantial
power.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND "
People who make macaroni are ahown to
day. In No. 126 of Tbe Joarnal'a "Nothing
the Hatter With Portland" series, aa workers papers regarding a survey of the pub
wtao deaerre well of their city. The fowl nc school of the city to determine
rouihate Ever been" onea and tEe i
irtlcle herewith presented la calculated to j
Induce particular interest In tbe three local i
factories Included In tbe review.
EvK see 'em make macaroni? "It a
interesting!
Klour i r,ir.er! in , rfn.m .t-r
VER see 'em make macaroni? "It's
interesting!
Flour is placed in a drum six
or seven feet long and standing in an
upright position. Within this is a
revolving shaft with protruding arms.
Water ia poured into the drum and
the arms mix It and the flour into a
thick paste. It now goes to a knead-
lng appliance and la t h o ro u g h 1 y i listening to the comments of aome of j Montgomery street and drive, Patton
"worked" to the consistency of heavy our young V people, and others who road, a continuation of Broadway;
. . , . I ought to know better. In expressing Jefferson street and Canyon road;
dough. This la again transferred to , thelr vUws aftep witnes8lng thi ex . Grd street, using the high bridge
another upright drum, the bottom of I hibitlon of that misleading and flag- 1 over Canyon road. Fairmpunt drive
which la full of holes the size of a ' rant distortion of history, the so-called alo offers a very pleasant walk, go
macaronl stem. The upper cover Is of "Birth of a Nation." Every true 8tu-; Jn to the top of the lull by the Coun-
otoi ,,, ,, dent of history knows that the scenes : ". Crest car line,
solid steel, and it is pressed down ! hQwn Jn thos'e fUmB of negro if the Canyon road is followed, go
upon the dough . until the latter is j lng and horrible atrocities of the col- j as f.ar Sylvan, then turn sharply
forced out through the holes In the i
bottom, and it is this process that
forms the stems. They come forth i
. ' . ..
from the drum In an endless string,
and are cut into the proper lengths
t Th sterna , nnw '
denosited unon a canvas tacked unon I
deposited upon a canvas tacked upon
a frame and when covered are car- J
ried to the drying room, a place as i
hot as the famous sultriness of the
deserts of Sahara.
A VARIETY OF KDIELJ2S.
The croducts of the macaroni fac
- I
6u. ... "
riety of shapes and sizes. There is
.v. , .k -i 1
1 1 1 a X Li 11 leziKiu Bicm uiacaiuui. buui I
cut macaroni, which is about the size '
of peas; curve cut macaroni, bead political affairs till the white popula
cut macaroni star macaroni, macaroni , tion concluded to take over the etate
rigatl, -macaroni oats, spaghetti, spa
ghetti floratl, noodles, large, medium
and small; mustacolo, ditall and ver
micelli.
Many of the employes of the mac
aroni factories are women, and, work
ing at piece work as many of them
do, they make more than the fegal !
minimum wage. The Northwestern
Macaroni factory is the largest of the
number, and women working there
make from $10 to $12 a week, and
the men will average $20. Its output
is given at $$0,000 per annum, which
is sold to Jobbers in Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and California. Its trade
reaches as, far south as Los Angeles,
and covers the region from there to
Montana.
There are eight persons employed
in its factory at 324 GUsan street.
and J. H. Walker Is lta manager.
The concern has been in business for
15' years, and still is growing. For It
the future is exceedingly alluring.
OREGON MACARONI COMPANY.
The Oregon Macaroni Manufac
turing company came Into existence
In 1911, and its officers are M.
Viganego, president; Mrs. D. .Viga-
nego, vice president, and S. M. Orso,
secretary and treasurer. Its office
and factory are located at 65 East
KIghth street north, In a fine brick
two 6tory and basement building, and
it is kept as neat and tidy aa a pin.
"We employ two traveling sales
men," Mr. Viganego replied to the
question asked, "and they make all
principal points in Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho. Our output last year
was $25,000, and we employ nine pec
sons at a wage of from $8 to $16 a
week each. We consume from 25 to
30 sacks of flour dally, which we buy
in Portland, but our boxes are made
In San Francisco."
Asked the reason Portland money la
sent to California for boxes, when
Portland box factories are famous for
their output of both wooden and paper
ones, Mr. Viganego said the kind his
firm used is not made bera. He de
clared he would gladly patronize our
home concerns If they were prepared
to supply him with the article he
wants.
COLOMBO ITALIAN PASTE
COMPANY.
Singular name this for a corpora
tion which makea a specialty of mac-,
aroni, vermicelli, spaghetti and mus
taooll. But these edibles are all paste
at the beginning. It is the kneading
which makes them hard and tough. .
This company is located at 18 Front
- 's"
aa yet, dut. na management aeciares
it la growing like a weed. However,
S. Sanpletro, ita president and man
ager; P. Garbarino,-. vice president,
and H. Gibottl, secretary and treas
urer, are not too proud to work, and
aa 18 .hours la their schedule of labor
each day the chances are that these
Italian gentleman will aome day be
doing a "land office business" in the
macaroni line and become rich as the
fabled heroes of the Arabian Nights.
Those who have not visited a real
macaroni factory may have an er
roneous Impression of the business.
It haa been "spoken eut loud" that
I most of thenv are the habitats of the
jolly 'cockroach 'and that mlcet make
-I
totm the place of their festive cavort
lngs. Let : this ; reproach never be
placed upon, the Portland , factories.
No one who has visited them will
have any qualms of conscience in
partaking of the dainties after seeing
them made. There is & cleanliness
about them which is really, refresh
ing, and there la something more to
be remembered. They use the best
brands of flour to be had. Price
doesn't seem to cut any congealed
water with the managers, so readers
may be assured that, if they will de-
Letters From the People
Communi cat Lone aent to Tb Journal far
publication in thla department abould be writ
ten on only one aide of the paper, should not
exceed 300 words In length and must ba ac
companied by the name and address of the
sender. If tbe writer does not desire to bave
the name publUbed, be should so state.
nl KDItM-Mln. I. ,K. -MA.. .11 flUn.M
rationalises eTerrthlna It touches. It robs
principles of aU false sanctity and throws them
back on tlielr reasonableness. If tbey have no
reasonableness. It eotbleasly crushes them out
of existence a ad sets up lta own conclusion
la their atead.'' Woodrow Wilson.
Denounces Ku-Klux Show.
Portland, Or., April 27. To the Edi
tor of The Journal Some time ago
there was some discussion In the city
th standing or advancement made by
the pupils of certain ages in the com-
mon or fundamental branches of edu-
'cation. -The examination was made by j
propounding a list of questions in j
writing requiring written answers. I :
ould like here to mention one very !
important subject which was scarcely
touched upon in that test, namely, 1
American history.
The-deficiency In the knowledge of
true American history among the
pupils of the schools today is indeed ,
lamentable. This condition of things I
is noticeable to a marked degree when
ored man during the reconstruction,
period, and of negroes committing
crlme wl,u nd wlthutKresV,a!nt'
are rank falsehoods and absurdities,
The negroes of the south at that time
were as mere children. Tbey were as
nuttv in the hands of the white people.
They had no disposition, to commit the
deeda fal , eh0wn. They had for
m generations been taughto obey
orders, and that implicitly. It was
born in them.
, . .
They were given the ballot at that
I inejr were g.ven u, u,.ui '
1 5lm because the people of the states
I lately in rebellion had refused to take
I the oath of allegiance and reorganize
l HC UVLlll Ul HUC61I11H.O ii"
men main ru.c.
b? congress after the fail of the con-,
federacy. "Carpet baggers preyed
. , . . , , , 111,.
imon th rnnnnt neeroea. cnlld-like
and thlnea went badlv in
governments according to law and the
constitution of the United States,
which they at first refused to do. j
The Ku-Klux Klan was organixed to
intimidate the negro and prevent the
exercise of the franchise. ' It also ,
worked against known loyal whites as
well, and many a secret muVder was
committed during those six fears fol
lowing the close of the great Civil
war.
It is hard to understand how at this j
late day there should be those who
thus delight in seeking to regenerate
the ill feeling that once existed be
tween sections, for the money there
might be in it.
I hope tha advent of this show will
prove an Incentive to those interested,
to study up their history a little.
I have traveled in the southern
states considerably since the war, and
know the opinions of many of the best
people there, and thc-e are men now
living here in Portland who lived in
the south during the war and after
who have pronounced this "Birth of a
Nation" a gigantio fake, a travesty on
historic facts. T. M. KELLOGG.
Acknowledgment From Trainmen.
Portland. Or., April 28. To the Edi
tor of The Journal Members of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
through thla medium, wish to express
their sincere thanks and appreciation
for the liberal space given by your pa
per In a recent publication Iwlhe pres
entation of the trainmen's reasons why
the demands by them made of the rail
roads operating throughout the United
States, for the establishment of an
eight-hour day and compensation at
the rate of time and one-half for over
time, should be granted.
It has been a very difficult matter
for the trainmen to enlist the aid of
the press for the promotion of their
cause, sts the railroads in a measure
have monopolized the majority of pa
pers published throughout the United
States, with their generous compensa
tion for the space consumed in the
publication of the ammunition resorted
to by them to mislead and poison the
minds of the general public.
The railroads have millions of dol
lars for defense secured from the same
people theyare now trying to. solicit
the sympathy of in their behalf, but
not one cent of the same to contribute
toward the betterment of the working
conditions of their operating employes;
while, on the other hand, the only as
set the trainmen have is their labor,
which represents 'their stock in trade,
and the promotion of, their cause in
this matter rests solely with the in
dividuals, without an unlimited treas
ury to draw from; therefore we can
not but feel grateful to your paper
for the assistance you have already
rendered us in our cause, and our fur
ther thanks are hereby extended to
your paper for any future favors or
courtesy you may show us in this mat
ter, or any assistance you may ren
der in the promotion of our cause.
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD
TRAINMEN, by C. W. Madden, Sec
retary of Sunset Lodge, No. 130.
An Appeal From a Worker.
Portland, April 28. To the Editor
, of Tns journal Through The Journal
I would like to eay to the Employers'
association add other employers:
Please do yon atop to think that
every time some organized class of
workers go on strike and get a raise
the cost of living goes up in propor
tion, leaving the poor, helpless non
organized workers to pay for all? Why
not have aome conscience and give all
the workers a raise in all auch cases,
and then raise the cost of living in
proportion? That will make better
times and better classes. Use some
common sense and bring about that
longed fer "age ot reason."
AN OVERLOADED FATHER.
. Relating to Neutrality. '
Portland. April 28. To tha Editor of
The Journal - To. break diplomatic re
lations la censurable enough, but aa-1
the curious trouble makers who dare
RERTINEM.T COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
Verdun's refusal to fall must be a
surprise to Antwerp and Warsaw.
At any rate. Villa has been too busy
to get married very frequently of late.
Now is the time to get in training
for a ' thoroughgoing cleanup at the
primaries.
Wedding presents soon will ba in
order that is, if the leap year girls
have been on their job.
e
From this distance it looks at
though Europe will be sadly In need of
a cleanup week after the war.
Judge Wolverton seems to ba of the
opinion that a treaty with the Yakima
nation is not a mere scrap of paper,
a a
Not wishing them any 111 luck, but
here's hoping tho Angels get their
wings clipped during their stay in
Portland.
Ten carloads of Immigrants moved
from Paradise, Kan., to Dolores, Colo.,
thus again proving there is nothing
in a name.
.
It is as plain as a pikestaff that
some of the candidates who imagine
they are running for office are merely
j running amuck.
It is a sad world for Uncle Sam. The
Mexicans want him to get out of Mex
ico ana some Americans want him to
get off the high seas.
-
New York's fashionable women are
beginning to wear gilded fingernails.
Seems as though gloves would be
more dependable for covering up care
less manicuring.
English newspapers are scolding-
about the Dublin rebellion and fixing
the blame, indicating that the affair
may not have been as disastrous as it
at flr,t appeared,
JOURNAL
3 Along Fairmount Boulevard
The drive that most completely af
fords view of Portland and Its sur-
roundings is around Fairmount boulo-
vard, east of Council Crest.
There are several approaches
a 6'u" -
the brick yard,
The elevation above the city is
more than 1000 feet. The time re
quired by auto is one hour.
The first outlook is south over Tu
alatin valley. There are people In
! Portland who ask no greater pleasure
than to go to the Crest on a sunny
a"er",on( . and flnd grassy seat on
tne hnlsld? wnere the vlew ot thlf
f'1' 11 1.
1 ls peace and contentment,
, Tne culUvatt,d and fertllft f,eW are
The cultivated and fertile fields are
, dellghtfu,lv varied with ta ot
WQodland and distant villages. Far
to the we8t tne valley meUg lnto tle
. r, t WAflT thA Vfl I V
Diurrea outline or tne ooast range,
Now and aam an electric train will
, come into the line of vision then
. - I
n raoa mi n ct v. . i k.,., I
i mi.in th i. i-J
but of quietude, and lta effect upon
a hurried life Is as a benediction.
The Tualatin river'whlch drains the
NATIONAL REVENUE LEGISLATION
Washington, May 3. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Administration leaders of the houso
are in substantial agreement in plans
for revenue legislation, and are only
waiting closer estimates as to the
amount of money that will be required
to compVaie tha. omnibus revenue bill,
under which all tax plana and the tar
iff commission as well, will be In
cluded. It is the opinion of Congress
man Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, rank
ing member of the majority of the
ways and means committee, that the
revenue bill will emerge - from com
mittee in the latter part of May.j By
that , time it is expected that final
form will be given to the preparedness
measures, and the fate of other heavy
money-spending bills can be known or
anticipated.
Among the pending bills that enter
Into the question of sum that will be
needed are the $40,000,000 rivers and
harbors bill, and $11,000,000 armor
plate bill, and the so far indefinite
appropriations that may or may not be
given for good roads, merchant ma
rine and rural credits.
A short time ago members of the
ways and means commute figured that
about $260,000,000 will be required for
the coming year, for which new reve
nue will have to be provided. Of thla
sum $109,000,000 was accounted for by
the preparedness program. This was
based on the Hay military bill, passed
by the house, and the estimates cov
ering the naval bill to be reported.
Since then the senate has passed the
Chamberlain bill, calling for enlarged
expenditure for the army and if this is
accepted, probably $11,000,000 addition
al will have to be added for the army.
It tias been practically agreed that
$100,000,000 additional revenue srjall be
gained from increase in the Income
and defy warnings to "keep out," to
cot "horn in" where It will involve an
entire nation, we can afford to lose
should declare war on them, for the
that class. They ai;e our foes, and we
good of this country. But we are not
expected to declare war on a govern- (
ment that is in quarantine, and the
notice reads: "Contagious Epidemic
Keep Out." Our sightseers, trying to
smuggle In, look suspicious, and they
have to be watched. If they get too
sick to come home, they can't repeat
the offense.'
The current topics In the press
awaken interest As Woodrow Wilson
said a "Discussion is the greatest of all
reformers; the unreasonable is crushed
out"
We hope our preparedness is In
tended to keep us separate and apart
from the European mania. They have
a navy that la master of tha high aeas
and can dictate to the world. To them
it must be very humiliating for us to
appear over there with so much au
thority. If we remain neutral we will not
help one side more than the other; but
if we sever relations, we are at more
liberty to take a more active part
While we are preparing to show more
mercy to humanity, and our war mu
nitions are killing so many, we fall to
practice our eupreme love for man
kind. E. F. FUNK.
Watching the Smoke.
Fruita, Or., April 28. To the Editor
of The Journal How about the smoke
from Michigan and Nebraska? Instead
of a sweeping blaat from the field of
"action, not words," one would think
it looks more like wreatha from the
pipe of peace. OLD SUBSCRIBER.
The "Midnight Resolbtlon" Vote.
CorvaltlB, Or May 1. To the Editor
of The Journal An article . recently
found In an old copy of Tha Journal
recall the stand the papevtook in
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
May 31 has been set for Milton's an
nual strawberry festival and horse
show.
- Talk is again revived of the need
Of a modern apartment house in
Baker and the Democrat believes that
plans may yet materialise.
The Condon Commercial club bas
voted to enlist the services of an ex -
?ert manager to shape up and manage
he county fair that ia to be held at
Ccndon next fall.
Building permits at Eugene for
April, 1916, treaty exceed those for
'April, 115. PMerely further proof of
something everyone already knows."
says the Register.
"Money," says tiie Canyon City
Eagle, "ought to be knee deep in Grant
county this year. The wool clip will
commence to move before a great while
and after It gets under headway money
will be a drug on the market."
The Coqullle Sentinel registers the
grim reflection that there is one thing
that has been stopped by the entrance
of the railroad into that sector, and
that is that the man who makes a trip
to Coos Bay and the Coquilie valley
can no longer go home ami pose as a
great adventurer.
If new automobiles are an indtx of
the coming prosperity, the Courier um
strts that prosrerity is sure enough
fpresent at Grunts Pass, for the streets
or tnai town look line tne main imor
of an auto ahow in New York City
and dealers can hardly get them out
of the cars fast enough."
The Herald unquajifledly asserts
that this will ummestionably be the
best year ever known for the Her
mlston country. All crops are grow
ing nicely, large acreages of new land
have been put in, the new seedifigs
or: alfalfa made last year could not
be better and everybody has work.
JOURNEYS
valley, is not In tho foreground and,
indeed, can friot be Been. The river'a
course is at the southernmost edge
of the valley and it discharges Jts
current fronh the western mountains
into the Willamette around a wooded
summit. Tha horizon to the south Ik
composed of the hazy ridge, 60 or TO
miles away.
The circuit of Fairmount boulevard
it follows faithfully the contour of
the spur th it Is ended only by tho
Willamette brings one to a point
overlooking the river. East Portland
and' Mt. Hood against the eastern sky
line. The hum of the city's life comes
up from below. Fifteen miles to the
south is Oregon City.
As the road turns westward the pan
orama amplifies. There is a broader
view of the 'city. Where the Willam
ette and Columbia unite may be seen,
and slightly north of east is the cleft
in the Cascade range made by the
Columbia. Not only is Mt. Hood yet
to be seen but the sky line now holds
Mt. Adams, Mt St. Helena and tho
shoulder of lofty Mt Rainier.
The road Itself winds, sometime
under trees, and again, in a horse shoe
curve where recurring vistas of the
Rose City are to be had. In season
the plumes of the spiraea hang over
the way. Inviting trails lead
over the hillside.
Fairmount boulevard is good in dry
weather. The county proposed it
permanent improvement It has been
called the most scenic boulevard in
America close to a large city.
tax, the increase to fall on the higher
classes of Incomes. Probably the in
efase will begin around the $10,000
mark and the surtax will become heav
ier as the size of the Income Increases.
Then will come a tax on munitions
of war, estimated to yield $50,000,000.
This is the estimate for conditions cre
ated by the European war and will of
course fall off when the demand from
abroad ceases. This tax will be fixed
upon each of tbe death-dealing wea
pons used by the "civilized" nations,
0
Beer and whiskey drinkers will also
,. . . ,.,,,. ,
be called upon to contribute a share
to the increased national burdens. It
is expected that something like $J3,
000,000 will be added by additional lev
ies on alcoholic drinks.
An inheritance tax will be another
feature of the program. It probably
will begin with inheritances of $100,
000 or over. Strenuous objection has
been made to this on the ground that
it enters upon a field already covered
by state legislation. Forty-five out of
the 48 states impose inheritance taxes
of greater or less degfee. However, a
large number of the states also have
Income tax laws, whereby a double toll
la taken by state and nation from ac
cumulations of wealth. Almost any
sort of tax that may ba devised will
meet with similar objection, ao this
protest against the inheritance tax is
not exceptional.
Mr. Rainey, In common with most
other students of government revenue
and expense, feels that more and more
reliance must be placed on direct taxes.
Indirect taxes will produce a certain
sum, but even when most carefully bal
anced to produce the most revenue,
that sum will not be enough to run
the business of Uncle Sam as it is now
constituted, and as the people of the,
country demand, that It be maintained.
regard to the resolution passed on the
last night of tbe session by which the
legislature directed the "attorney gen
eral of Oregon to intervene, In the -uit
of the government against Oregon
& California Railroad company, in tlm
interest f the company."
A good many of ua .are interested
lust now In the vote ca at the time,
and I ask if you will kindly publish
the same in an early lssua of Tha Jour
nal, that we may know who voted for
the resolution, SUBSCRIBER.
Senate Joint resolution No. 24, the
"Midnight Resolution," which directed
the attorney general to intervene In the
Oregon-California land grant litigation
before th United States supreme
court, was adopted by the senate Feb
ruary 18, 1915. AU members of the
senate voted for ita adoption except
Senators Crarke, Day and Garland, who
were absent from the senate when the
vote was taken.
The resolution was indefinitely post
poned by the house of representatives
at the morning session of February 20,
the last day of the session, the mo
tion to Indefinitely postpone being
made by Huston of Multnomah county.
Just before final adjournment Huston
moved the reconsideration of the reso
lution. It was put to a vote and all
members of the house are recorded as
voting fori its adoption except Went
worth of Multnomah county, who voted
no, and Blanchard, Cardwell, Forbes,
Handler, W. O. Smith and Vawter. who
were absent A number of bouse mem
bers, after discovery some months later
that the resolution had passed, denied
that they voted for the measure, among
them Lewis and Home of Multnomah.
Sorry He Spoke.
From the Boston Transcript.
Hub What a glorious spring-day!
I could dare anything, face anything,
on a day like thla. . i .
Wif e--Cqme n i down . to the ' mll-Ilaer'a.:'-'
ir;vs.;
1 '- - ' r
I TKQnce Qer
SPEAKING OF MAY DAT which -came
Monday -Stew Blythe who
wrote ev story about It for The Jour- -
?a.V.u0f ts a VHV '" busy modern ;
folks U celebrate it.
-JThe May pole stew says Is al
most obsolete.
except on college campl pltiral
of campus. "
JAnd dancing on th green which "
used to engage the mr-rry vllUgera-a 4
come the first of May 18 n jongar
considered aufalt.
J Dancing Stew explains has be
come "purely a nocturnal diversion."
JBut all is not last. v
J There's still hope Stew says ta
ttle survival of thla fine old custom.
t All that must be done la for tha
custom to be adapted to modern con
ditlona. Just as we have adapted the cus
tom of war to modern cendltlona.
until now it Is so much mora
humane and terrible than It uaed
to be.
11 And poverty in the olden tlmae
used to be simply miserable.
with no pleasure In It for any-
body.
' .
whereas nowadays poverty gives
a groat many people earnest kindly
fcuio a r nance to do good.
and to draw good salaries.
JBut about the May pole business!
Stew suggests as follows to-wlt:
JAnd I une the wnrtl "to-wlt" ad
visedly to show I don't need a law
yer. JTherofor. n.i I was saying that
Stew said to-wit:
For busy men who are over
whelmed with the Biilrlt of the '
-Maytlde, a dance around a traffic
cop in lieu of a Maypole will
serve' the purpose.
r That's the Idea.
J There's no use letting a fine old
custom die out whpn it can be kept
up by simply thinking a little.
JAnd I suggest that next May
day that Patrolman Hunter who la
I six foet four and who does the traf-
iic. copping at uroadway and Wash
ington be selected as our municipal
May pole.
JAnd a number of children could
dance merrily around him.
JAnd to play the children's parte-
I would suggesPHJ'e following visr
J Frank Branch R1lcy.
and Tommy Swivel.
and Wilbur Coman.
and B. F. Boynton.
and Marshall Dana
and Carl Relter. ,
and Lloyd LeGarle.
and a lot of other young fellows
like those who drive cars.
and who know how to get around
trarrio cops.
51 And they could take ribbons and
pin them to his collar.
and then they could circle around
around around.
and weave the ribbons togeth
down to hiB kr.eef.
with his. arms inside.
singing some merry roundelay the
while. -,:
7 And right here is where the""
greatest vigilance would be necessary
because
J LISTEN If Frank Branch Riley
--and Tommy rwivel and Carl Reiter
ever got a traffic cop wound up
like that they might refuse to un
wind. Tha Cheerful Old Bachelor.
I'm a bachelor still: I h- fsr-d rery III
a i me nnnns or tne lames rve met; .
Bat IDT hi-Hrt Is so kind that l'Ta made p
my mind
Their treatment to try and forget!
For lt'a jolly ta h an nld fellow ka ma
Wltb Don. but mrself to delight.
With no one to scold when I catch a bad eold
Uj staying out late ta tha night.
I was first Terr fond of a beautiful blond
i n uu was irtrtt yvmiw uiurr tnnjj i.
1 tS',a ' propose, but sh turned tip bar
Then I felt that I vsnted to die.
She said I was wild, 1 waa only a chlldl
ait signs wuo uar isugnmg ana arowoea
So at only sliteenl was crushed like a baas
WlM-n it goea through a mill to be ground.
Too next girl I met waa a charming brnaetta
Wtio IothI me, aba said, mora than Ufa,
But ray wnges wera low atid I bad to aay as,
When tbp asked to roaka her my wlfa;
She married a shoe dealer, rich aa a Jawj
All the comforts ot Ufa aha enjoys
She la one of the lights that declaim woman's
rights
And tha mother of sctcd bad boya.
Mr next lora affair with a girl with red katr
Was a serious matter to ma; - '
When I asked bar to wed ma aha aoleajnty
said.
"I't promised another'a to be:".
Each word like a dart pierced my passionate
heart:
The futura seemed clradr and dim,
Bnt she married bar choice and I D v ta
rejoice
That bar temper waa teated on htm.
Then my frtepdsbtp on day, aa I Wfls4
time away.
With gay little widow began:
She dftZT.M niy eyea and I thought bar A print, '
'nil she married a good looking man.
r.ut it's Jolly to ba sn old fellow like me.
With none but myself tu delight,
Wltb no one to scold when I catcb a bad eol4
ISy staying out late in the night.
CHORUS.
1m, I'm on the Job still and go aa I wfll,
Aa there In no one left to oppoae; '
I am free as (lie air ami lira pretty fair,
And never am led by tba noaa.
- r. u. Dirwm.
Civilization Advance.
Mrs. Naomi Wetzel haa taken
the arency of Kenney Needle '
showers, one of the beat arrange
ments for a bathtub ever invented.
It requires no curtain and can ba
attached cheaply by anyone. She
will call on you and demonstrate.
Lancaster (Ohio) Eagle.
tTncle Jeff Snow Sayst
I know a feller who can reach ot
and get a nickel change from th
atreetcar conductor an never take Ms
eyes off n hie paper long enough to see
a woman hanging onto a ertrap one seat
northeast of him. Athaletlca la all
right, but work la almost as practical
for exercise.
Shori2r qf
Booster for Candidate Active.
k7 ERT quiet campaign, tfils, re
V marked our pessimistic citizen
thla morning as he rested on a proml-;
nent street corner. "Very quiet, Uttla;
enthusiasm, especially for the county,
offices." i - i
"See here," contradicted one of the;
Party that made the St. Peter's dome
trail trip Tuesday., "you'd know mora '
about the true rsterest in the campaign
if your nerve apd waistline had per-.
In our party was a youngster f '60,;,
boosting witn toyisn aeai ror a canai
date. He waa with ua Tuesday. If
you want to trace tha way we traveled;1
follow the pictures of thla candidate.
The booster would alit saplings, or cut
Into larger Urunka, or build small
calms of rocks to hold and display
tbe cards and pictures' of his candidate,
I don't know bow ; many votes
peoted to get on the mountain top, but'
he certainly ahowed si eatautlasm