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MOTH Kit
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FEW years ago Miss Anna
T 1 .lii 1..L1 .1 .
ajarvis ui riiiiaueipiiia waue ;
the suggestion that the sec-1
;ond Sunday in May be an-.
nually set aside as a day of spe-
tial remembrance for the "best i
mother who ever lived, your, motb-
:er." The idea spread with the
I speed of the electric current,
i Prominent men and women, pul
pits, newspapers and social organi
zations took it up. Governors and i
mayors issued proclamations call
.lag for its observance. In many
parts of the country even on the
I first' Mother's Day the wearing of
1 the white carnation adopted as a i
'fit emblem was quite general. i
There is an appropriateness in i
I the Selection of the month of May
I in which to fiay. tribute to mother,
'living and dead. All of the fra
, grant perfumes of early summer
,come to, us in May. Above all the
I months of the year, May is wel-
'come for her modesty, her tender-
Jnesg and her smiles which bring
( with them human happiness. I immorality in dress so much more
:May Is symbolical of mother-j proper to sermonize upon than im- ;
' hood. - morality In politics? Is it not the i
H The wood nd Hardens are billed minister' duty to promote moral-'!
?SaM:srwrt; .L'tTir?7 rnre
'i ter of time and tbe inexorable rhythm brands of Immorality which he
Jif fate surcharge
j jiarmony.
lne true purpose
Day la not to honor motherhood j
It general as much as jnothers in:
liarticular. It should be made as !
! personal as possible, each one giv-;
f ine a thought to the "best mother ,
I who ever lived, your mother." Also j
It should be a day of service rather
than of praiaair of reunion rather
; than gifts.
; Mother and nome. they are one,
; they are the beginning of all. They
, embrace all. Wherever we go,
1 whatever we do, however long we
1 live, when God wishes.to speak, he
I speiks through home and mother.
1 f Talking about community spirit.
I ' Missouri newspaper calls upon
ita fellow townsmen to cease the
1 jpractlce of throwing waste water
' Out of the second story window.
The reason for the request la that
a deluge recently descended on a
visitor who was about to close a
large real estate deal.
WORLD-MAKING
READER or The Journal who
eigne himself Truthseeker, is
puzzled by the following quo
tation from the philosopher
Kant: "We do not derive our
lawB of. the understanding from
nature, hut wo prescribe those
laws to mature." He found the
quotation in John Burroughs'
t'Breath of Life," where Kant's
dictum is approved. "Truthseeker"
"asks "Just what Kant meant by
these words?"
. - The answer to his question would
require "-a. treatise on philosophy
but we can perhaps dimly indicate
it in a few words. Each mind,
according to Kant, builds up "na
tuxe (or itself. The fundamental
'material, with which it works is
sensations. From sensations the
mind. t: first constructs "objects,"
tuch as apples, pigs and diamonds.
Next it arranges these objects In
classes like "stones," "fruits," "do
meetic' animals." And with these
-classes It finally builds the world,
or "nature."
' How' t"he mind does this work is
. a long and difficult story which
Kent tells , in his Critique of the
Pare Reason. The main point for
lis now is that in its work of
world building froi the rough
' stones of sensation the mind fol
lows its Own laws and not laws
. prescribed from without.- John,
James and William all have simi
lar worlds because their minds
build according to the same laws.
AH' minds, in fact,; act alike. So
the.; "nature'', which each produces
fs. like the "nature' wh! every
other mind producesi ;?': 'v- i
v This, Internal similarity leads us
to .fancy ,w seo uniform, law im-
. posed upon I us from - the outside.
The 'external world c present itself
ia the Imagination -aa.' a . Jixed ere-
we fill under the facile delusion
ttuit'n&ture" would continue ton
exist as it is even if there were no
mind to preceive it. But this is
pure error.
Nature is the product of mind,
if we follow . Kant, its laws are
laws of mind and were mind anni
hilated "nature" would be oblit
erated. " ,
Each person creates his world
by an unconscious process. Con
sciousness then proceeds blunder
ingly and with great difficulty to
unravel the work of the uncon
scious. What it discovers are laws
of mind, but it fallaciously inter
prets them as laws of matter.
I i.ut, ln w ooM thotime interstate ouiiueraj tumuii-
tinhndv InvM ft fat man - A ironttia
has invented
will not melt.
a linen .collar that
PREACHING POLITICS
H
ISTORY will hardly sustain
Professor W. E. Conklin's
opinions as to the minister's
proper field. If the minister ;
preaches sermons on politics and
economics, said Professor Conklin
at the religious conference, he muBtl
study "the non-spiritual." He must
"be a good mixer, a social re
former and an institutionalizer of
Ms church work." This makes It
impossible for him to cultivate "the
spiritual qualities."
Talk of this kind sounds ques
tionable to one who knows the place
the minister once occupied In po
litical and social life without sac
rificing his spirituality. John Cal-
vln was one of the ablest politl-jof
clans who ever lived. He not only
I preached politics but he practiced
iit so actively that he was the
temporal ruler of Geneva for many
rt. :n l 1 1 , U
years, ouii aiviu was uue ui mo
most spiritual minded of men.
John Knox was another typical j
preacher who never held his peace j
upon political themes. The minis- j
ters of our own colonial days, es- j
pecially those of Puritan New Eng-;
land, were- constantly active in
politics. At about election time '
they were normally expected to
preach political sermons laying
down the clyic duties of their con
gregations. It is difficult to see why minis
ters should not expound the moral
obligations of their hearers in poll- . a port commands prestige not
tics and business as well as inionly by having truly competitive
Fcciety. Or shall we confess that
jit is the minister's duty to instruct
iMa people on things spiritual while
on other weighty matters he must
keep silence? At the same meet
ing where Dr. Conklin delivered
bis address Dr. Boyd made some
strictures on women's dress and
nobody seemed to object. Why is i
the world with must not attack: ated with the business interests or
The Master wnom our ministers the city In this absolutely essen
e of Mothers' follow more or less closely, s"poke!tial work."
plainly on economic and political i
subjects. Why is It wrong for hisjThey are vital. Full measuring of
modern snokesmen to do the same? nrivantacps and romnlete utiliza-
if they can not be "oplfitual" and;tion Gf the opportunity by abso
useful at the same time, why must
they give up their usefulness? But
is it not true that our most useful
clergymen are also amons the most
spiritual?
In any plan for real prepared-
ness it Is obvious that to omit I
highways would invite calamity.
THE DIVINE MYSTERY
A
LLEN UPWARD'S new book,
"The Divine Mystery." takes
the reader far back Into the
mists that shroud the be
ginnings of history. His purpose
is to throw a little light on the
origins of religion. It is now rec-
!ognlzedby scholars that religion
began In all parts of the world
with the same feelings, the same
ceremonies and the same nascent
beliefs. Human sacrifice, for ex
ample, was practiced by all races
of men at a certain period In their
evolution. So was the ceremony
which anthropologists call "the
ophagy." , Indeed, the two rites
were intimately connected.
Mr. Upward explains one form
of human sacrifice as slmpjy as
anybody could wish. Primitive
man noticed - that on the spots
where his fallen foes had shed
their blood the vegetation throve
rahkly. He was almost forced to
infer from this that blood fertilized
the ground in some magic way. So
in the spring, before sowing the
seed for the tribal harvest, It grew
into a custom to slay a human be
ing whose blood insured a good
crop.
The victim for this annual sac
rifice was selected months before
hand and treated with divine hon
ors by the tribe up to the moment
of his death. His title was "king."
In this circumstance Mr. Upward
finds the origin of the "divine
right of kings." A little later
the king managed to shift the duty
of dying from himself to his son
and thus, If we may trust Mr. Up
ward's deductions, the notion of
vicarious sacrifice arose. .
So he goes on explaining, or try
ing to explain, many of our com
mon theological notions. How well
he succeeds is a matter for scholars
to decide. We do not imagine
that they will air agree with him
by any means. Anthropology is a
good deal like the higher criti
cism as yet. Each practitioner has
his own rules and gets results
which the rest deride. .
But whether its conclusions are
sound or unsound, : Mr.. Upward's
new book is Interesting, and ' no
body can read it without a health-
ful broadening of his mind. Therein act which was supposed to per-
Is a copy at the public library, but
it is not an expensive book and It
is valuable enough to be kept In
one's private collection. It is well
now and then to buy a book.
An announcement In the Wake
field (N. Y.) Gazette says "There
will be no meeting of the. Good
Health society next Tuesday eve
ning because of the illness of so
many of the members."
1 '-"3 -
MR. TEAL'S. REPORT
J
OSEPH N. TEAL' has clearly
pointed out to the Portland
Traffic and Transportation as
sociation that the reopening of
the intermountain rate ase before
18 l seriuua oifcuiiivauyo
this city..
His report broadly intimates that
a powerful railroad group may be
the actual backers of Spokane mer
chants and the Nevada railroad
commission in their appeal 'for can
cellation of the orders permitting
rates to the Pacific coast that meet
Panama canal competition.
At Washington Mr. Teal found
representatives of steamship lines
that give intercostal service via
the Panama anal joining with th,e
intermountain interests in the ef
fort to secure increase of rail rates
to the coast.
The lesson is obvious. Rail and
water lines will serve their own
selfish interests first. This city
must fight its own battles.
And the first imperative act in
self defense, Mr. Teal continues.
is to make the atmost possible use
opportunities for ocean and
river transportation. . Make water
transportation the vital influence
that it may become in meeting rail
competition and in securing from
all carriers the rates warranted by
Portland's advantages.
Mr. Teal'a recommendation for
meeting the attitude of the water
carriers using the Panama canal is
to amend the laws which permit
only American built and American
owned vessels to engage in port
to port service. He would have
foreign built ships, when bought
by Americans and put under the
American flag, granted this privi
lege. Can anyone advance a sin
dere argument against such an
amendment?
carriers but by giving them some
thing to carry. Mr. Teal recom
mends that manufactories of all
kinds be encouraged to locate here,
turn our raw materials into fin
ished products, cYeate payrolls,
and seek distant markets ac well
as develop the waiting market in
Portland's own trade territory
And, lastly, "this city should
mobilize at once all of its forces
B0 that through concerted action
results cau be secured. Individual
effort t to wi and .u
other interests should be associ-
The recommendations are broad.
lutely united effort alone will
protect Portland, alone will bring
Portland to her proper place of
commercial supremacy on the Pa
cific coast.
What a dav it will be for Port-
, d when thla klnd of effort pos.
tvoi v ia nilt forth It will not
then be possible for the railroads
(o base their rates down the water
grade to this city upon the diffi
cult and expensive mountain haul
to Puget cound. Then the lines
of Portland's commerce will radi
ate In every direction and the mar
kets of the world will deal In
northwest products, Portlrnd man
ufactured. As the only newspaper In Port
land holding its columns open to
all sides, all comers and all can
didates in current controversies,
The Journal is overwhelmed with
contributions. Writers ask too
much space. They write at too
great length. Shorter articles are
more effective and more widely
read. Cut your sentences and
your statements short. You can
thereby aid The Journal to make
its "letters frooi the people" an
open forum wherein all can
heard.
be
DENATURED ALCOHOL
0
NE objection urged against
prohibition laws is the alle
gation that they destroy the
value of certain property. A
brewery or uistillery costing many
thousands of dollars may be ren
dered worthless ever night by such
a law. The building and machin
ery remain but often they can not
be put to any profitable use. The
people have decided in many cases
that the advantages of prohibition
outweigh this objection, but still
no normal person likes to see prop
erty go to ruin if there is any
way J.o prevent it.
It has been suggested that the
manufacture of denatured alcohol
offerB a profitable business to dis
tilleries which may be smitten by
prohibition. Now that the price of
gasoline has become exorbitant and
is likely to rise still higher, r the
demand for denatured alcohol
might be very large if it were prop
erly encouraged. At present this
fuel lserhaps as dear as gasoline
and few engines have been adapted
to its use', but it .might be pro
duced much more cheaply, the posr
sible supply Is .unlimited and It is
not difficult to. make carburetors
BoJtable lor IU nse wherever gaso
line Is now employed
Some years ago congress passed
mit 'farmers t freely to ' manufacture
denatured alcohol. . , In '? practice,
however,' the law was so hedged
about with restrictions and impedi
ments that it was ineffective. .The
manufacture fell into the hand's of
a monopoly and has stayed there,
much to the satisfaction of red-tape-loving
officials. But the gov
ernment has taken up the subject
again and something more effectual
may now be done. "y '
With, senseless restrictions re
moved, denatured alcohol might be
produced at a few cents a . gallon.
The. material for it abounds every
where. Probably enough fruit tot
ted on the ground in Oregon fast
fall to run every automobile in the
state, a whole year if it had been ;
properly used for denatured alco
hol manufacture.
IfV.you can't get your name in
the paper any other way, says the
Boston Globe, you might invent an
inexpensive substitute for gasoline.
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE
A
,T THE approaching primaries
the people of this state will
be given an opportunity to
express their choice for "pres
ident. The Republicans have a
number of candidates to select
from. Amongst them, however,
will not be found the-name of one
who for years has stood out far
above any Republican as a cham
pion of the people's cause. We re
fer to Robert M. LaFollette.
It is not profitable to discuss
why his name does not appear
upon the ballot. One would have
thought that there are those who
would have seen to it that Ore
gon Republicans would have been
given an opportunity to express
their choice for him for president.
However, the fact that his name
does not appear upon the ballot
need not prevent those who really
desire to from expressing their
choice. His name can be easily
written in and no man in public
life is more entitled to the recog
nition and enceuragement that such
a course would be to a man whose
patriotic and unselfish devotion
has brought untold benefits to the
people of the United States.
Senator La Follette's fight In
behalf of Mr. Brandels Is enough in
itself to alone call for some token
of acknowledgment from the
masses and from all others who
love justice in this nation.
The International Harvester com-
pany says its European trade has I
been destroyed by the war. It
cannot compete with death in the
reaper industry.
IRISH NATIONALISM
T
HE late, flash of rebellion in
Ireland was connected with
the "nationalist" movement
which has permeated the
whole of Europe in the last half
century. In Ireland its extreme
form aspired to an independent re
public with the old Gaelic for its
language. In 1835 ths Gaelic was
the mother tongue of four million
people in Ireland. In 1893 the
ancient language seemed on the
point of extinction and the Gaelic
League was organized to revive
its use among the people.
At the same time there was a
literary revival in Ireland but its
best workri were written in English.
Synge, Lady Gregory, Yeats and
their fellow poets and dramatists
have all written English, not Gae
lic. Nor has the league greatly
tevlved spoken Gaelic among the
Irish.. In 1901 there were only
21,000 who could not speak Eng
lish, while only 620,000 spoke both
languages. This Is but a seventh
of the population of Ireland.
Still the ancient tongue had fas
cinations, and even those who knew
but a few words of it were lured
by its historic charm. With the
linguistic appeal went naturally a
longing for independent nationality
which was fostered by Germany
and received sympathy from Amer
ica. The Irish In Anferica have
been in Bome cases even more
nationalistic than their brethren at
home, and as toey couia inauige
their feelings without much danger
they have not always
tomnnrori
their expressions.
As for the "rebels" in Ireland
who have now been put down and
some of whom have paid the last
penalty of unsuccessful revolution,
it is conceded by everybody that
they were sincere patriots. Ber
nard Shaw, himself an Irishman,
calls their outbreak "sincere, gal
lant, heroic and fOOllsh." It may
have been "foolish" in the sense
that the wrong time was chosen
for it. 'England never nas nad so
many men under arms as now and about my associations with the "in
i mmonH nt the, sens has ReU . visible government" crowd and has
dom been so complete. So the
Irish, in spite of promises from
abroad, were necessarily left to
their own resources.
It seems too, that the nation
alist propaganda, had been more a
matter of poetic sentiment than of
activity among the masses of the
people. . .
No doubt a very large -majority
Of the Irish population syjmpathize
vaguely .with the rebels and will
celebrate, the dead as martyrs, but
when it came to risking their lives
and fortunes the game did not
seem to be worth . the candle.
There has almost always been a
fatal lack of united effort on the
part of the Irish people In mo
ments of national crisis.
But in, this instance no amount
of. unity would have changed tire
fortune of the rebellion, for Eng
land had the men and means to
enforce her will. As long as the
British: fleets rule the .seas Ger
many can- not help hep substan
tially and It Is questionable whether
the excitable - Celtic temperament
would, find much permanent satis
faction in close .relations with the
discipline-loving Teutons. j
But it is not to be expected that
the hatred of ages will be extin-!
guished in a single decade of re
laxing British- attitude. . Bitter
wrongs still smolder. Fierce re
venges , are kept alive. ' : Ireland's
mindiis fixed on "pid, unhappy,
far-off things and battles long
ago." Like the rest -of us, the
Irish must turn their gaze upon
the present and the future before
they will ever be nappy "Let the
dead past bury its dead" is a good
precept for them and for us all.
Letters From the People
f Communication nt to Tba Journal for
publication in tbla dapartmeDt aboold be writ
ten on only one aide of the paper, ahoakl not
exceed 300 words in, length, and must be ac
companied by the name and address of toe
tender. If the writer dors not desire to bava
the name published he aboold so state.
''Pterossion la the greatest of all reformer.
It ratiooalixea everything It touches. It robs
principles of all false sanctity and throws tbetn
back on their reasonableness. If they hare no
reasonableness. It ruthlessly crushes tbem out
oi existence and sets np its own conclusions. In
their stead." Woodrow Wilson. '
A Statement by 3ir. McArthur.
Washington, M&y g. To the Editor
of The Journal. I note that E. V.
Littlefield. one cf my opponents for
the Republican nomination for cjn- j
Kress, is out with the statement that
he intends to make a full exposure
of my record in connection with the 1
Jury selection in the Oregon- land
fraud cases In 1905, my services as a
lobbyist at the last session of the Ore
gon legislature, my action as speaker
of previous legislatures and my asso
ciation with the "Invisible govern
ment" crowd.
I am not going into detail as to
the land fraud matters, for the rea
son that they were fully threshed out
two years ago and my relation thereto
explained to the public. In view of
the result of the election of that yeaT
the public evidently did not care to
have the land fraud question revived.
I gave out a full and complete state
ment of my entire knowledge of the
questionable methods of selecting
juries In the land fraud cases and if
any persons now wish to revive this
antiquated question, they will do well
to adhere strictly to the facts and
not indulge themselves in misrepre
sentation. As to Mr. Littlefield's reference to
my being a lobbyist for the special
Interests at the last session of the
legislature, I will say that there la
nothing to his charges. I spent 18
days at the legislature, urging the
passage of senate bill 90, providing for
a refund by the state to Alma D.
Katz of Portland, in connection 'with
certain relinquishments he had made
when the state took over the Tumalo
irrigation project. This was a meri
torious measure and I appeared there
as attorney for Mr. Katz and have no
regrets or apologies. During prevl-
ou sessions of the, legislature, when
1 wets iiui a 1 1 1 r 11 1 1 ,c i , 1 nau a-T ci 1
for other clients, just as hundreds of
other lawyers have done at various
times. The bill In question passed
the senate without a dissenting vote
and passed the house with but slight.
opposition. Mr. Littlefield himself
voted for the bill, as will be seen by
examination of the house journal.
There would have been no necessity
for Mr. Kat o employ me or any
other attorneyvfrto" appear for the bill
had it not been for the underhand
tactics of certain lobbyists who se
cretly opposed it In the hope of being
employed to assist in Its passage. This
was the only measure which I ap
peared for at the legislature besides a
couple of bills In which the Oregon
Pure Bred Livestock association was
Interested and a widow's claim in con
nection with a horse and saddle fur
nished by heir husband during the
Yakima Indian war. For these latter
measures I received no compensation
not even mv. expenses. I challenge
Mr. Littlefield to point to any bill or
resolution considered by the legisla
ture or any of Its committees, aside
from the measures above mentioned,
wherein I appeared and eollcited the
affirmative or negative vote of any
member, Snd. if any member of the
legislature. Including Mr. Littlefield,
will say that I approached him for
or against any measure other than
those designated, then there will be
I some foundation for Mr. Llttlefield's
chargfs. I am willing to leave the
matter to such men as Senators E. E.
Kiddle. W. H. Ragsdale, J. N. Bursess,
R. 3. Farrell. Dan Kellaher and C. T..
Hawley, and Representatives Lloyd J.
Wentworth. S. B. Houston, Conrad P.
Olson, J. E. Anderson, John Gill, Wes
ley O- Smith, R. N. Stanfield. or any
other senator or representative In the
legislature. Let any of these mem
bers say whether or not T approached
them directly or Indirectly on any
measure other than those Indicated
and whether I sought to promote leg
islation in behalf of the special inter
ests and to thwart legislation in
which the public was Interested. This
talk of Mr. Littlefteld's Is the cheap
est kind of campaign claptran and un-
; WOrthy of a man who aspires v a
i seat in the national house of repre-
! sentatives. '
tell the public of my reoord as
speaker of the Oregon legislature. He
is welcome to do so. I am perfectly
willing to have his legislative record
and -mine printed in parallel -columns
and let the public judge which of us
has supported the greater, amount of
constructive legislation in the Inter
ests of the people of Oregon. If my
legislative record Is so had, why did
! Mr. Uttlefield support me for con
I gress two years ago, and why did he
i ask me to solicit support tor mm
Wen he a 1 red to be speaker of the
i Mr LHtiefieid has had much to say
proclaimed himself as the proper
candidate for progressive Republicans
to support at the coming primary elec
tion. If I remember correctly, Mr.
Littlefield was secretary of the Re
publican state central committee that
issued the call for the Ill-fated "as
sembly" In 1910. He was Just aa en
thusiastic about the "assembly" as I
was and hts connection with it should
estop him from 'branding me as the
candidate of the reactionaries. Mr.
! league with the corporations would
come wisn oener grace ir , ii. were noi
a known fact that the law firm of
Littlefield & McGuire appeared In the
circuit court of Clackamas county only
a few months ago as attorneys for
the Weyerhaeuser Land company one
of the most powerful timber syndi
cates in the country. This Is a matter
of recofd In the court house at Ore
gon City. There ean be no objection
to Mr. Littlefield and hi partner act
ing as attorneys for the Weyerhaeuser
Interests, but it is apparently wicked
for mo .to .have accepted fees for pro
fessional services rendered to corpora
tions during the time I was practicing
law in Portland. I would like to
remind Mr. Littlefield of - the .old ad
age that "people living in glass houses
should not; throw stones. , ' i
Mtt'vUttlefield'! "um1 ' hio riampporters
have dwelt at length on. my Asaocia-
LOVE THY
.By Thomas Hood
LOVE-thy mother, little one!
Kiss and clasp her neck again
Hereafter she .may have a son
. Will kiss and clasp her neck in vain.
Love thy mother, little onel
Gaze upon her living eyes, . 1
And mirror back her love for thee
Hereafter thou mast shudder sighs
To meet them when they cannot see.
Gaze upon her living eyes!
Press her Hps the while they glow
. With love that they have often told
Hereafter thou may'st press in woe, .
And kiss them till thine own are cold,
Press her lips the while they glow!
Oh, revere her raven hairt
Although it be not silver gray;
Too early Death, led on by Care,
May snatch save one dear lock away.
Oh, revere her raven hair!
Pray for her at eve and morn,
That Heaven may long the stroke defer
For thou may'st live the hour forlorn.
When thou wilt ask to die with her,
Pray for her at eve and morn!
JOURNAL
14-The Skyline Boulevard
When you crave a orpath of the
mountains and an uplift above conven
tional levels, and yet lack the tlree for
an extended trip, turn to the Skyline
boulevard.
Go up by way of Lovejoy street and
Its extension, Cornell road, follow the
winding road that traverses the very
crest of the ridge that you see ex
tending northwestward from Portland,
and' turn to -the right when you reach
its intersection with Germantown road;
then descend until you reach the hard
surfaoed Linnton highway, after which
it is but a drive pt a few miles to
Portland again. The total of time need
not be more than two hours.
Skyline boulevard is a boulevard only
in name. It truly is a country road of
earth. During and immediately after
heavy rains it is not recommended for
a pleasure trip because no traveler will
see or enjoy the most beautiful coun
try from an auto if the road is rough,
slippery and muddy.
Cornell road leads gently upgrade
through the most delightful canyon
Imaginable. From the depths all firs
uprear their stately forms, sometimes
to a level with the road, sometimes
above It, and you need never fear that
these superb monarchs of the forest
will ever be disturbed, for they are a
distinguishing part of Macleay park,
where nature is always to be left un
touched. As you climb Cornell road, do not at
tempt its sharp curves too swiftly. It
Is safer to go slowly, sounding the
horn at every blind turn to warn de
scending traffic of your approach.
Delfghtful at any time, this cool and
shaded way seems doubly beautiful In
May or June, when the white dogwood
blossom's seem as the fluttering hand
kerchief of a friendly hail In the ver
dant depths, and when the air Is heavy
with the woodsy perfume of tht
sweet briar.
Cornell road continues south toward
the hilltop.. Skyline boulevard turns
to the right and ia unmistakable. It
tiong and alleged associations with
certain Portland politicians, but they
entirely overlook Mr. L,ittlef leld's po
litical bedfellows. The records of
some of the Individuals who are lus
tily supporting Mr. Llttlefield's cam
paign would make most interesting
reading. One of the campaign
stories that the Littlefield crowd
has been putting out is that I
have promised to have certain parties
appointed aa United States marshal,
etc.. In the event of my reelection and
the election of a Republican presi
dent. There is no foundation what
ever for this story. I have made no
promises, nor ehall I make any. They
would violate the corrupt practices act
and I could not take the oath of office
if I were to make them. All patron
age matters 111 be taken care of at
the proper time by the Oregon delega
tionnot by any individual congress
man. If Mr. Littlefield is so anxious for
a lean campaign, why does not he re
pudiate the libelous cartoon -circulars
of the carpet bag leaders of the Anti
Saloon league? Why does not he de
nounce the false and fraudulent regis
trations that have been made at the
court house and stand squarely as a
Republican candidate for Republican
votes? He has chosen his campaign
weapons and I will say to him. "Iay
nn MacDuff, aid damned be him that
first cries 'Hold, enough!"
"C. N. M'ARTHUR."
The Colonel and the Parties.
Portland. May 3. To the Editor of
The Journal. Probably the best Index
! of public opinion regarding Colonel
j Roosevelt's prospects tf nomination
' for president have been covered 'n the
recent editorial of The Journal, as
' strangely contrasted with the morning
' paper, which discounted all of Roose
i velt's hopes. The Journal's ed'torlal
was broad and. regardless of The Jour
' rial's views on the colonel, carries
j weight and truth to the mass of the
voters.
Moet political writers are agreed
that Mr. Roosevelt could obtain the
Republican nomination were he will
ing to swap patronage and enter
enough political combinations. Colonel
Roosevelt refused to swap at Ci.lcago
four yetrs ago and lost the nomina
tion. Judging from the past, Mr. Roose
velt will do very little swapping this
year. He realizes better -than anyone
else that the Republican nomination
this year under ordinary circumstances
would be of lHtle value. A party that
gathered in Vermont and Utah alone
ln a presidential contest is a weak
sister.
Mr. Rootevelt, with his 4.000.000
vote (count them). Is a bit stronger
outside of the party than- In it, be
cause he is freer to use his beet po
litical Judgment. Without Roosevelt
and . his followers, the Republican
party is a farce.
If the Republican party again claims
fhe great mass of the Progressive vote,
it must do so as a -new Republican
party one chastened In spirit and bap
tized in the doctrine of new national
ism. The leopard cannot change its
spots, but there is a political condi
tion brewing that will come to a head
in Chicago in June, which is almost
sure to give us a third and possibly
a fourth party. And the country will
be bettered at large by the segregation
of the quick and the dead.
HENRT VAN FRANK.
Labor Legislation Records. .
To the Editor of Th Journal "In
visible government," operating through
the Cannon and Aid rich machine
which dominated both branches of con
gress 'Until . the 1910 overturning in
th bouse, suppressed labor's demradil
MOTHER
JOURNEYS
too, is a winding way, where speed Is
unpopular. At a height of a thousand
feet you will be now among the trees.
again passing picturesque old farm
houses. The city will be forgotten and
the elevation is Imperceptible until a
sudden turn northward will bring Into
view the broad Columbia, the ships
upon its bosom and the communities
clustering on Its shores.
Other outlooks will give views of the
Tualatin valley the vale of peace and
plenty with its undulating fields of
vivid green, its entrancing distances.
and its imperceptible blending with the
blurred coast range.
a
One of these days Skyline boulevard
will be permanently improved, if only
with macadam, and it may then lose in
qualntness but it will gain in comfort.
The intersection with Germantown
road Is not to be missed. Skyline bou
levard continues along the top of the
ridge and may easily be followed far
ther, to even finer scenic effects if
the weather has been dry. Or you may
turn to the left and follow German
town road down Into the valley upon
which you have been looking. But the
route recommended for this tour Is to
turn to the right.
Germantown road Is little affected
by bad weather, as it has been mac
adamized. Usually it is pleasant to
turn off the gas and run against com
pression, or coast, carefully watching
the turns.
a
Germantown road emerges upon the
Linnton, or St. Helens, road a short
distance east of the town of Linnton.
You will find in the vicinity the gas
company's Interesting plant and the
mills of the Clark & Wilson company
and always the scene is given flavor
by the freighters taking on their car
goes for distant lands.
If you wish you may return to the
city by ferrying the Willamette at St
Johns or by the smooth thoroughfare
leading east, noting as you go the ex
perimental stretches of concrete, wood
block, brick and bitullthlc pavement
It was Part of the pact between these
Republican ''bosses" and the "bosses
of industry and finance, who supplied
huge campaign funds, that labor legis
l&tlon be suppressed. So labor turned
to the Democrats, and Democracy's
pledges to labor have been redeemed
The following laws are credited to
the. Democrats: The eight hour bill
for work done for the government as
well as for work done by the govern
ment; the eight hour day for all female
employes in the District of Columbia,
the dredge workers' elgfht hour day;
the letter carriers' and postal clerks''
8 hour day; government work done in
shipyards and coal mines all placed
under 8 hour Jurisdiction; the chil
dren's bureau law, to promote the wel
fare of children; the industrial com
mission law, to investigate the entire
subject of industrial relations; a law
to protect the health of workers In
match factories; the trades' disputes
act, demanding the guaranty of the
right of a Jury trial and embracing
the relation of labor organizations to
the anti-truBt laws of the country; the
department of labor law, creating a
department with a secretary who shall
he a member of the president's cab
inet and who shall have power of
i mediation In trade disputes and the
right to appoint conciliators in such
cases; the btireau Of safety device'
law: the convict labor laws, to pre
vent the importation of convict made
goods from foreign countries or ship
ping such goods from state to state In
competition with the products of free
labor; the seamen's law. This last
named act pafsed the Sixty-second
congress hut was pocket vetoed by
President Taft. It abolishes imprison
ment ao a ppnalty for desertion, and
corporal punishment on board ship.
Sunday work while In safe harbor Is
reHucd and regulated. It provider
that shHt. must be treated as human
beings, and given proper accommoda
tions n their ships.
R. B. P. KUL1SCH.
The Candidates' Pamphlet.
Portland. May . To the Editor of
The Journal Kindly Inform me
through your paper the reason why the
arguments for Democratic and Prohi
bition candidates do not appear In the
election pamphlet Issued by the secre
tary of state. HARRY DUBOIS.
The pamphlet actually lriued is
the Republican pamphlet. Thl being
a primary election campaign, lhe
might ba as many pamphlets a there
are parties with candidates in the field
As a fact it Is stated that no Demo
cratic or Prohibition candidates have
sent in statements' for publlcatljn by
pamphlet. Many Republicans have
done so. 1
Resurrection.
By B. N. R.
At morn from my garden fragrant
I chose blosoms of beauteous hue
And laid them beside a. picture.
The face smiling there, I knew,
Would sense their beauty and fragrance
And know of my love In this way.
in memory's garden I'm, roaming.
And all thoughts are of Mother today.
The years have passed lonely without
her.
The dear form no longer I see.
But today, from my wide open window
As 1 gaze on bud, blossom and tree,
I see the face of my mother
In the. flowers blossoming there.
And for her sake doublv I love them.
And for them I tenderly ear.
Oh, I cherish these faithful companions
mat Diossom nesioe my pathway.
They are the smiles of my mother,
ArTd .help me every day.
Portland, May 10.
. Some men loaf around the Hotel of
Life . expecting Prosperity to page
them.
nce
A LL OVER THE COUNTRftoday
people are wearing white earn-'
tiona -in honor of Mother. . 4
J After all these centuries
Is to have her day.
-Mothtr '.j
J Conquerors have had their
umphav
tri-:
and nations have their cclebra S';
II Ana mere nave been days to A'
honor the achievements of war or V
of art or of letters.
J There have been days to honor
men for almost everything.
J But Mother has had no day for
her own.
fl All days have been- hers to work
and dream and pray for those she
loved.
J Surely poets have paid tribute to
her and artists have painted her
!nd orators hav been eloquent about
Mother.
J And we have all realized all the .
time how fine end good she w;s.
hut no one thought of having a
Mother's day.
until Just a
few
years ago.
JAnd all of
taken mother too
un perhaps have
much as a matter
oi course.
and all that has been said or
eung or painted has not been
enough.
not
worth.
nrarly enough to tell her
J And not on of us hut that,
needs to look hack be the year
many or lew lo reirieni her.
and to know that nothing we can
ever do or be can renav her
JAnd of course Mother doesn't
want pay.
except that we do our best.
JBut there are some things that
we can do to help her.
to make things easier for her
and for all mothers.
JAnd here in Oregon and In soma
other states we have made a begin
ning Just a beginning.
J Mother votes in Oregon.
J She hasn't been voting very lone.
hut the politicians know that she
knows what to do with her vote.
because she is using it soma
mes like a dilating cloth.
and some times like a fly-swat
ter.
J And It's a pretty good motto- for"
a boy or a girl or a man to "Lis
ten to Mother."
IT And 1 believe right now if the
nations would listen to her they'd
fire their diplomats.
and put their royal families at
some useful labor.
and have peace.
because Mother has shown where
she has a voice that she votes for
what Is right. 0
for what Is good for the children.
and not for what is expedient
or what will pay except in the long
run.
JAnd in the long run nothing
pays and nothing is expedient.
except what's right.
J And If anybody rocks the cradls
of liberty It is Mother.
JAnd If anybody guards I he flams
of truth and transplants it to young
hearts it is Mother.
JAnd if a fellow needs a friend
fhere's always Mother.
ST Atirl I'm u n ,nt liiiuiaul I .
ana wnai mie none ror me and
the whole world (hat i could go on
writing about her clear down the
kollum.
But you all know what 1 mean.
and anyway I murt top now
because
JL1STK.V 1 iniiKt co out and find
a florist's and decorate myself with
a white carnation before they're all
gone.
Brace Doesnt Want
to Be
Blighted.
Kays Bruce Dennln, the pulchrltudN
nous publicist of La (Jrande. In his
perspicacious paper, the Observer:
The president in anked to set
aside a day for Twin Day, on
which all twins shall have the
privilege of fitly decorating tbTn-
selves. Some of us will be left
out entirely unless a d;iy is ar
ranged for ' Persons Who Never
Have Served Time and another
day for Kx-convlcl s.
life's Infinite Variety.
An Ashland editor's rtrlTdlng vlrloiane
Indicates that he in rnpldlv proirreaalni from
the clan of the teeMe-mlnderi. era nk brained
into a fully d-rel.;ed mil. -Mertford Mall.
Tribune.
Pnrlns; the prnere of the wedding of Mls
Kimtee foater i,f thla eltr and Verne tlrares of
Portland, at the home of the bride'a parents,..
sir. snii mm. it. m. Koater. 7K1 Tweirtn aT
nne eaf. laM lileM. aouie one alole a ft linn
of lee (renin from the bark atepa erf the hoil.
The thlerea Unre not yet been located. En
gene Ouard.
The people who lle ..n the hill anr hill,
snywhere are more or lesa retnonalhle for the
aiiialor of thoae lhat lire In the gullies. Nine
times out of ten it la the hill people that own
the squalid ahacka tlte' millr people eall home.
The hill people should aee that clean-up ram
palgna are carried where they belong they
should remember that stench, like smoke, fOe
upward. Astorlsn.
Mrs. Rile Oarrett and Mrs. Karl Smith
"aelied a golden opportunity" to entertain a
few friends Tuesday evening whs)e their hus
bands practiced band mnslr. Abmit 24 guest
were hiyiieii to the band hsll to (rip th Ilgbt
fantastic, to the music of . the Onby band.
As s commitment to the band's practicing. It ts
said that the enema declared the music the
nest erer. i sntiy iiersiii.
I'lide Jeff Snow Kay:
Seems 'slf a feller never gets tOO
old to remember his mother, but I've
known men to .get that absent minded
they forgot hey ever had a wife. If
tills European war was left to the
mothers I reckon there
would
fast.
be
peace patched up pretty
StoriGr o7r
Blame It on Jitney
THE "Hip" was crowded.
It was packed. .,4
Many stood waiting for eatf '
t'sherg worked herohally. occastoss
ally finding a "single," -
One couple that had been standlnt
for some time was escorted to - the
very top row of the balcony, only; to
find other patrons there berore them.
As the, ""her led the way back down
the aisle he discovered one solitary
seat in the middle of a row. :,.
"Here's a place for you." he ' aJ
dressed the woman. Those in the row
stood up and she passed Into -the va
cant seat. The man remained stand
lng in the aisle.
He waited for fully a minute. Then
he turned suddenly and plunged-, in
after the woman, tramping on the toeJ
of those In the row as he went.
Where's he going? What's he going'
to do?" gasped those behind him.
He reached the woman's seat. - BhH
got up and he sat down in her place
She in turn' sat' down sidewlse on
Ms lap and they directed their at ten 4
tioa unconcernedly to the stage.
"Ah. see what the Jitney has donH
If or ua,".remarked a wag in the las.
I row. its the quartet continued to Jus
y r
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