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THE QREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, MAY ' 15, , 1913. nCTguUlNlNnU a 'indepeoknt MitwaPAPKav -I . a. jAtKMJM Publisher ibltatoed,. day. aftarnoon ao4 noratnt (mpt Bunds fternooo, at Tlia Journal HullOing. Broadway and. VeoinJU ats.. PrU, (and. Or. - v xteratl at tbe fcoatwffle if rortltli Or., lor traDsistaaioa through the walls. second, matte. ' -f . KLKf HUM K Main T17; Howe. S-o3. All rl-prtiwnta rwwbfd by tbaa traaibcra. TaH, oorrntor what' W"jrtmenf jrou want. 'HitflUN AUVfcnVllMlNU UrKUfKNTATIViS njamtn Kentuor Ca.. Brwkwlclr Bide iliifl fifth A.. flaw Xork, UU faopia'a U. Hldg.. Chicago. J' . ' ' ' Hutwcrtptloo trrmb by mall or to aar M I'M f tbe batted stats- or Mesieo: : DAILY (M0BN1JJ0 OB ATEBNOOjj) nayar.,....t. .13.00 f On awetBiV. ..-. M , SUNDAY. 'ii ypr.r......$i'iO One. month. ....$ .53 1'AILX . (MORMIKO OR AFTEBNOON) aVJJO -J.K, ' BnsuAY ne yar.,.......7.M I ooa month...... $ .W ' A Bierlca asks nothing for herself hot what It baa tight to ask for humanity Itaelr. . i WOODttOW WILSON. . Minions for defena. bit not a f-nt ir Irlnul. CIIAHLKH . fMNrK.NET. '.They rlghta wbo dura maintain rhni. Iwell. THE Kll.YLL MAN'S UNDOING itti ppipi n'a Lit TLEFIbLD S UDOE , posiire of means employed to j keep a competitive power com-I Vny out oi nuim is a" ; amazing story. ! -,Yet it: is only a repetition of the processes by which a single great ! corporation has nained control of I "tO.iJper- cent or tho developed i 'water power of the United .States. ; Thus, In 1914, 10 principal groups; fif; power interests controlled 3,- 270.Q00 horsepower, developed and Undeveloped, and two years later him. We may depend upon him lhe same 10 groups controlled 6,- to keep calm and guide .his con 270,000; That is to say the con- duct by his judgment. It is easy Irol by this single group of 10 al- to follow the leadership of passion, most doitibled in two years, show- Common men do nothing else. Ing the processes that are going1 But Mr. Wilson is not a common ph In driving smaller power holders inan. He is great both in his pow ut of the field. jtr of thought and his deliberate ) .The frlood River exposure shows action. Surrounded as he is by a Jiow the deadly work is accom- thousand conflicting interests each pllshed. Change the names of the of which seeks to bend him to its manipulators and captains in one will, he investigates for himself, case of driving out the smaller uses his own Intelligence epd fol holders and you have the history i lows his own conscientious" judg Jn; all cases. . ' ' iment. .?At Hood River. Mr. McArthurl Tho Pttv creatures whose plans Vas the managing man. He was are bllffled b' ;i3 wise counsels the field general of the Wall rail and ieer at him- But 80 tney Street corporation which drove the railed and eered at Washington ertmnifMv comnanv out of the and Lincoln. The president who iinRinesH ' T 't-, . , . , .-He was. the president of the xlummy corporation. The dummy u. J""ca v; to starve out the competitors. The iatter applied to tho Oregon Pub He Service commission and. fear ing the publicity that would result from an investigation by that body, Mr. McArthur's dummy company made terms and bought out the competitors l:Mr. McArthur stated afterward legislatures were instituted. Pledges that he was well paid for his work, to reform the feeding of prisoners biit Justified his action by saying ia Multnomah county and to take that men have to. secure employ- tne delivery of convicts to the pen ment wherever they can. Un- i itentiary out of the hands of sher- Cioubtedly tne pay was ample, ror power corporations always pay well fof that character of service. 4 ;Thi3 irrepressible conflict by the power trust to gain complete con trol is'not vonly carried on in the manner described at Hood River but it la going on now in a gi gantic struggle in both houses of CongreSB. Efforts to protect the people by legislation, as said by Senator Poindexter "are vigorously opposed by the water power pro moters and their great lobby of high class agents that they have .maintained here for .years." describing what Is meant by monopolization of the water pow ers, Senator Poindexter aid: '.' Because I believe the perpetual con trol of the- hydro-electric power ef j - the - country embraces such a scope i tne action on which the commis of Importance as to once embrace th , si oner 3 had agreed. nd "afety of'.h nation as; Th demand w tQ substitute well aa the commercial welfare of no) . , mail nortlon of its people and for s bltulithic pavement for concrete on tbe further reason that the control Of this power as our modern com munities have come to, depend upon Its utilities and conveniences, means the control, not only of the luxuries and conveniences of our people, but of their tood, their heat, their power, their light and without exaggera tion, their very life for these rea- ons I say i voted against and win continue to vote against at every op- ponunuj i nave, a measure wnicn i proposes to barter away for nothing, orvfor a mere nominal sum. and Tvetrrwr, to private parties this con- tiei over the necessaries of life. ' Denouncing legislation secured .by;. the power brigadiers in ' the -present senate, the Christian . Science .Monitor recently said: Capital nn its selfish propensities i The work included a five-mile tun : and grasping tendency, has first ob- nel under a mountain. The value stained control and monopoly of nt-, of water transportation is appre- ir systematically placed obstacles tn lt) way of waterway construction, ' established, arbitrary prices and rates, ,." ! corrupted, "legislatures defied the oourts,' broiught law into contempt. si"The natural resources like oil, " coal, iron, forests, lands and water , powers were created, for the bene-! .flt of all the people. - The process of . granting thera away without regulation or reetrlctlons to con solidated control gives' alt the bene fits from; those resources to the .few and ire of no permanent 4value A to the nation. In the' terrific strng "gle over spossegsfon "of the1 water powers, .tbe people hav a chance i'--Tr'HV.''- w a Mb BU1UU IVr IU, lABi one of 'the greatest of theft priceless natural resources. Tbe Interests grabbed the pab-j He lands, cornered the coal fields, got away With the timber, monopo lized the oil deposits and now they are trying to grab the water pow ers. One of the rl greatest' battles ever waged .in this Country is now poing on to prevent them from taking the water powers away frpra the people. ''Which side are you tn? . ;' HURTING' IOKTLAND A CONCRETE example of the discrimination Portland suf fers at the hands of the rail roads is now afforded. Recently a shipload of munitions for Vladivostok brought across ttre continent by the railroads was dis charged at Portland on account, of the congestion of freight yards at Seattle. A Japanese ship is now discharg ing cargo at Portland, and she is to carry munitions to Vladivostok. But she will not load munitions at Portland. She goes to Seattle for her munitions. ' Nor will the munitions at Port land bo put aboard ehip at Port land. They will be taken by train to Seattle for transshipment by steamer to Vladivostok. Could there be a more definite example of discrimination by the railroads aeainst Portland? TorUand is retained in the ter minal rate group as "a mere' for mality," according to the dictum of our railroads. Is the day going lo come when the "mere formal- ex-:itv.. ni on will ha nr. Inn tflr rnn c 1 rl ered nocessarVi and Portland be mad0 a way statlon? Wnat elae ls thore ,a the ,)8VCnoloey of the present situation? A GREAT MAX T HE country may feel confi dent that President Wilson will not lose his head in the new troubles which the Mexi- can hornet's nest 1s bringing upon 1 refers the lasting welfare of the (country to the clamorous interest ; of the nt ,9 &1 made tQ suffer fop ,t But ,Q the Jong nm history does him justice. Mr. WH- eoii 19 earning a place among our greatest presidents by his serene wisdom in this time of excitement and peril. Mere promises of economy mean nothing. .Every legislative candi- KrlntA hna mnrtn thm pvnr Rinrn iff3 are real pledges. TUE SECKET CIRCLE B' EFORE the Oresronlan as sumes to decide for the people of Portland which candidates are worthy and which un worthy, it should provo its own worthiness. A serious charge made before the grand Jury rests against that paper. In secret it intrigued to upset a decision by the county commissioners as to what paving ehould be used on the Powell Val ley road. A secret meeting was held in the Oregonlan office at which Commissioner Lightner was threatened with the vengeance of j the Oregonlan if he did not reverse the Powell Valley road. It was a demand to take the contract out of the hands of one contractor and put it into the hands of another contractor favored by the Becret circle of invisible government. This charge calla for the Ore- ! fonian s attention. lne people of i Portland want to know the reasons for this Intrieue and unwarranted ! lT l"13 l" "K i , unwarranl&tl j dictation behind closed doors. j ! Outside the war tones it is hard i to realize conditions ln Europe. I There has just been- completed in ! France a 48-mile canal between j Marseilles and the river Rhone j cJated m the old world. TAXING AUTO TRUCKS N CONNECTION with highway development there is a grow ing sentiment throughout the United States in favor of im posing a tax on. auto trucks, the tax to be usell in the maintenance of roads. The legislature of New "York re cently passed a bill providing for a commission to prepare and file a schedule of registration fees to be j paid by auto trucks and auto cks and auto ion is to de , tear on pub- cuses. me commission termine the wear and lfe roads' 'byTthls "class" of Vehicles and the amount of extra tax to be placed upon them, A number of other states have laws on the subject and in general the amount of the tax is based on the tonnage of the truck. It appears to be generally recog nized by truck operators that the cost of maintaining roads Is greatly-increased by the impact of(heavy tracks and there is no strong op- position to. paying an additional charge if an equitable system can Be worked out. The issue is an open one in which the final decision depends upon the findings of investigation. A noted American woman, claims that streets should be so clean as not to soil a lady's skirt. With the bottom of skirts at their pres ent altitudes what chance has a street to soil them? A LIVING. GHOST ORGETT1NG and by the world forgot, an old woman who once wore upon her "head a worldly crown and sat upon a worldly throne passed her nine tieth birthday a fewdays ago. Eugenie;;' once empress of France, is sow bttt a. bent and' forlorn old woman wandering through' the gar dens of Farnborough dressed in black and supported in her walk by crutch and cane. Raised by her girlhood beauty and ambition to the royal purple the is now but a pathetic figure, ilving in the memory' of pomp and grandeur, weepfngf at the tombs of her dead. Could there be a better exempli fication of the vanity of the world, the emptiness of place and power? At the end of a life can there be a more tragic summing up than the one which she herself is cred ited with having made? "I am the pat. I am the distant horizon where exists a mirage, a F.hndow, a phantom, a living sorrow. Mine was a dream killed by fate. Now I am an old woman, poor in every thing that makes a woman rich. I have lived. I have been what I have been. I do not ask more. I ask only not to be remembered." It is a fad with some folks to claim thatihe United States has the "contempt of other nations." If they really feel so about this country, there is an easy way to get out of It. HARD TO UNDERSTAND w IT IS hard to understand why Congressman MtArthur so ten aciously refuses to have a pro hibition amendment to the United "States constitution sub mitted to the states. ! Submission would not necessarily mean that national prohibition would be adopted. Most of the state legislatures might reject the amendment. Instead of bringing national prohibition on, its submis sion might turn out to be a set back for the spread of "prohibition. With millions of people asking for an opportunity for the state legislatures to vote on the sub ject, to deny them the privilege is to hold that they ouht not to be allowed to pass on the Issue. In fact, the only point involved is whether the people should be, or should not be, permitted to vote on the question. A WORLD COURT T HE whole structure of mod ern society, industry, and in ternational relations is based on the expectation that there will be no great wars but world peace. Such a peace can be real ized only, says Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, when the nations of mankind are brought to act to gether in accord defined by some sort of a written understanding and backed up by a formal world organization or world court. ' Before such a court can be or ganized Professor Hart sees many difficulties to be surmounted. The first and most serious stumbling block to overcome is the recogni tion that there must Inevitably be territorial changes from time to time. The map of the world can not be kept' in a permanent form- European nations will not defi nitely hold their present Asiatic and African colonies. In establishing a world court there muet also be provision made for race tension.' One of the main causes of the present great war is the predominance of particular ml Ing races in composite countries, adds Professor Hart. The Poles In Prussia have hated the Germans, the Finns, the Lithu anians, the Poles and tho Jews have felt the heavy hand of the Russians. Tbe ucngariana are jealous of the Austrians and the Croats resent the domination of the Hungarians. In the Balkans each state which has been freed from the rule of the Turks haa in turn attempted to oppress the minor race elements within its boundaries. Even in the United States there is the Negro ques lon, the Chinese and Japanese questions and the Mexican question to disturb harmony. Unless some outlet is provided for the submerged but conscious race fractions, continues Professor Hart, there can be no guarantee against civil wars which may eas ily lead to world wars. Race hatreds, however, are not the strongest element in bringing about world wars. This element Is the extension of trade and com merce, the struggle aajto who can accumulate the greatest number of brass nails. .''" rfl ! 4-1 wk a a aa nan serts Professor Hart, is the desire! of men to "control the" acUonsrofpalrlngetemageaand the operating- ex- other rnen and drive them into sob- penses, which would run , into lection by any needful forcei Peace !nf"t, .imi w' ' i..r within countries and between coun-' tries can be maintained Only BO far as men can be induced to see 1 Vo v, .., ' 4 t , that the quick way is not only me roDDer s way out uui xi w ; the costly,-destructive way. (main timbered area, and that Rose- have been in trance quite a spall aud In the last analysis Professor i bur woid tle B0 owner IV?-1P" u 18 8tlu the bal.Ue.of Neveroun. Hart ronclrde-t that the world ' erator of whtte elephant. AreyTyn" It is only a few days until the pri nari concmaes inai ine wonu going to supinely submit to this 'vis-1 maries, so let the candidates enjoy court depends upon convincing ionary project without a protest? ! their prominence while they can. mankind that Its reasonable, legl-' Justice McBride was kind enough In I Blood letUng for physical disease HnfttA nmhitlnnc anil mnira.tions the decision of the supreme court of has gone out of fashion, hut Europe "mate D"Hnf and aspirations th etate of Gregon ,n the case of .till sticks to it for international dis may be realized through some kind Harry Pearce vs. The City of. Rose- orders. ... Of elastic fixed understanding ' to : burg, to say, "I will venture a proph- After ' the nominating convention, which mav" h "-Iven the name of . ecy. Roseburg will ever regret that states with favorite sons can hold an worS Zlrt. sh wnt into the railroad business." "f Lbab ehow and award con- WOrld court. That statement was ln a ktna,y eolation priiea. Letters From the People . . i uommuotcatlona aent to Tbe Journal ror pubUcaUn in thl department aljould be writ- ' ten on only one aide of the paper, abould not j exceed 80o wordu in lipgiti. aol mwt be ac- i eompaaled by the name and addreaa of th encer. If the writer does not dealr to nave thj nam published he abould ao atate. . .ri. . . , ... . ... . "H"". ? ta. h er"1'01 ret"ID9: ! Drlnoinlea of an false ai7.tltr and tiirowa them L bnok on their reasonableness. If they hare no iand palpably unwise. It is apparent reaaonablent-sa. It ruthleesly crushes them out j tnat tne mcn wno are the promoters of existence and sets up its owo conclusions in - ... mn:t ,, mlKtaien their stead." Woodrow Wilson. f of thls ?nture mns,t ne mistaKen themselves., as they are honorable men The County Snpenntenaency. Und promised to safeguard the inter Portland, May 13. To the Editor of ests of the city of Roseburg, and The Journal A short time ago I no--would not Intentionally deceive you. tlced in public print a letter signed by a member of a rural teachers club. This letter contained an Indorsement of E. &. McCorinick, candidate for the county school superintendency. This approval of Mr. McCormickwas based upon the fact that he, being a rural teacher. -Is presumably better qualified for. the position than one . who is not engaged in country school : ... ine prooiems or rural scnoois are j essentially no different from those of city schools. To my mind, the ulti mate aim of each is good citizenship. The man who, as cownty superintend ent, can most thoroughly inspire his teachers with this ideal is the one best fitted for the position. The day I of the old-fashioned pedagogue, wedded to ruler and to his text books, know- ing little of real life, looked upon by men Of (Lffnlrn Tilth rnntemr.tnnin tr.lftranre has hnnnilv nasse.t Modern conditions render it imperative that the schools be linked to real life by qualifications, I can, however, from ,n.nt fftna rf no. nf h, nnnm.n. 1 Principal E. H. Whitney of the Ockley ney of the Ockley Whitney, expert- her and as a city ; Green school. Mr. ence as a rural teach principal for many years abundantly qualifies him for the administration of the office which he seeks. In ad- . dition, by his effort to link the work of the schools with real life by Indus- trial training In his pre-vocational virile, active -teachers, conversant with j Pomcies 01 ms B.uiu.Uiti.. The Columbla forest reserve is a the world's work. hnS the wishes of Mr. Han ey s ' -on(,erland of attractlona for the tour- Though I cannot speak with a.i- f"el, ,'9 "lalil a " "'P'np' ! i,t or sportsmen. You will find what thority concerning Mr. McCormlck s orth Amerlcan Kfv lw, to s you seek, whether it be good hunting school at Ockley Green, he nas become HugneB had requested that his name camping facilities make it an attrac widely known. I am sure If he Is be not placeo, on the ballot, both in tlve headquarters for parties lntend elected Mr. Whitney's office will be TLftQ on K.hmb it ta nlso lnc tn climb Mount St Helens and for accorded, by people of affairs, . that ; importance and dignity that are its j right. A RURAL TEACHER. Choosing a County Superintendent. Portland, May 13. To the Editbr Of The Juornal Th votlnir for- n cou voters not t-nis slderation. country schools need? What does this county need just now? The rural child now goes to the high school free. he county superintendent should know all the details of the Portland -i i . i - ... the rural" 'chUd to take advantage of the hih school in either th r.ifv r the rural district. AMln fnr vor nty superintendent of schools by " ' "". ZJ !i "The park joins the forest reserve. of Portland whose children do i? a "lua. r"J" "r"i'u" rd trails are ouen to all points of come under the supervision of "oeve t tnan , ugnes. a interest It l3 realljr but the outposl oince is a matter ror serious con- v. . . - ' . th t-i ,r-n n w. !,, , th. ornate as Kooseveic tsotn nave con-;"-,"-" IO We KnOW wnat tne . ... . . .. 'St,rt n flmm tm Tl rlt -with m. the county superintendents have not haa never Been tit to make this, state been qualified to help teachers with j ment 8nowa that he 13 a "ceptive the beginners, or the work of the primary grades. All primary teach ers are asking for primary helps. The superintendent should be up to date in this line. Therefore, we, as rural teachers, having looked over the can- didatCT for this office, Sud feeling that B H. -vVhitnev now nrineinai e the Ockley Green school, has these qualifications, ask the voters of Mult- " ' " V. noman county and especially of the city or rortiana, to cast their votes for this man, -because We expect to receive definite help from him on these lines. HATTIE BELLE OGILBEE. Chm. RUTH SCHMUCKLI. Secretary Teachers and Patrons' Progressive Rural club. An Appeal to Roseburg Voters. Roseburg, Or., May 11. To the Ed- I . M mi i t imr i. iu gouriiai L asK space In the columns of The Journal for the fol- lowing as an appeal to the voters of Rosebnrsr- voters of On Mav 2? H11R an .i.tin hfoV,"; tlon. iKfi IrCk Tkt " V 7iVL . , 7 . insurance companies of New York, the , between sane irmiviauais, ana Y, .Uh" th C J R ni t munlC'al vigorous prosecution of District At- men sense has condemned the dlplo frtft,ne t1i7-.!5i8e.b:Ug. " h" S torney Hughes suddenly stopped, matlo code of self ish interest with as " ciumuwcicu iu ouna a Biiuiua.ru sauge raiiroaa irom nose- , , . .. burg to Rock Creek. , The die is cast. You should be for or against It. Have the courage of ,Uu .viv-nona. i a serious mat- , of the Consolidated Gas company of ances, ln handling the submarine inci ter ror your consideration. You m, v-v xxru ci.t ,.,,,,i rpntait. itn resorts to should not be blinded by any fanciful picture of imagined benefits to be de- rived from such railroad. You should give much thought to this proposition and examine it from every angle so that you may be qualified to exercise the right of suffrage and arrive at an unbiased conclusion as to the wisdom of favoring or opposing the said amendment Voters of Roseburg! Let us discuss this proposition calmly, logically, dis passionately. Every one has a right to his or her opinion. Abusing people whu differ with those wijo favor this amendment is wrong and no argument. ! The Journal On the editorial page of 0ff. Our people should keep away from When they do this it shows that their The Journal. May 5, appeared an ar- the theatre of war or suffer the con premises are untenable. It Is the priv-; tide by A. F. Wilson of Imbler, Or., sequences. Kvery proper protest liege of every citizen to oppose or fa- commenting on our "currency, aa an should ,be made aeainst unnecessary vor this scheme. If the writer can answer to your comment otAprll 21. sacrifice of noncombatants, but there adyance sufficient argument to prove' I would like to ask Mr. Wilson if 3 great danger of our becoming in that it would be Injudicious for Rose- h knows anything of the deplorable volved in the wr lf we use the lan burg to build the proposed railroad he conditions of our finances when the guage and threats of the diplomatic has discharged a duty as a citizen of .Civil war broke out; hence the reason code. We must never hesitate to strike the town. j for the Issuing of the so-called shin- . instantly whenever the common good The writer contends that with the plaster- Now that Is about 56 years of humanity is at slake, but by no building of said railroad at a cost of ago- and toda' we Rre the most Pros- means let the foolishness of the past $300,000. no corresponding -benefits perous nation on earth lonning money alr,lomatie de of honor draw us into will be received by the city. There is t0 the v''or,d- AnJ who did it? The thc nor-ille war now devastating Eu- no guaranty from Kendall brothers that they would operate the sawmill " f . . I . J . ' fnr .n Ucih llm. , """ 'ilSSe, during Cleveland's admimstra- SI ,a , .!:... brothers should be required by the city tamo-unf "o'f 'JSJS: ,t0 III X0"nJ, J!dZ that they will build a modern sawmill or the dally capacity of at least 250. 000 feet, and begin the construction thereof within three months from the date of the bond. They are business men and should have faith in their proposed enterprise. Taxpayers of Roseburg! Do you realize . that you will have to pay $15,000 tn interest on tho bonds and $5000 in taxes on the xodbed and rolling stock. every yearT -. In 60 years you will have paid ln Interest and taxes j $1,200,000, and the $300,000 bonds, amounting In aggregate to the gigantic sum of $1,600,000. Also there wilt be the expense of the upkeep of the railroad and rolling stock, re-i proposition is much worse than the former because the city gets a shorter Eallroad. hence less traffic and conse- auently less revenue to meet its lia- bmtles And f0P ths farther reason tnat the railroad would not tap tne ' spirit, probably hoping that the people of Roseburg would realize that it was not a safe business venture, but rather man nr omnnn would favorably con- - - .t ' ... siaer that proposition ror a moment. Grants Pasd was glad to give its rail- road away. - -in less' than a year Rose- bur WOnM be very anxious to do the Dnrg ZJ, a"xl"us 1 same tn ing. Cltixens of Roseburg! It requires no ' rronhetic vision to e that this scheme Is quixotic, chimerical, absurd Are you really ready to plunge our fair city into the abyss of financial disaster? The writer cannot believe " it, as you are intelligent and reason-1 the heart of the wilds and 25 miles aWe citizens. Will you vote to place from a railroad?" queries Iew f. Wll a heavy and intolerable burden upon 1 liams of Yale. "Washington. yourselves, youf children and your children-s children? They would rep- rehend and recriminate your foll. If ; you vote yes. to torment you the spec- r.e.tha' ?" rL'mK.! uus SuuBl, fore, it behooves you to ponuer wen i -- - ", - " , . this matter. There is ample time for , lct are obtainable from th, PorUand investigation and reflection. The ! ofce of theXnlted States forest sery wrlter appeals to you all who have at j Jce. ln the Beck building. The Yale heart the welfare of Roseburg. to do ; Improvement club is proceeding to put youf duty. Vote as .your conscience UP a c'b housein its park and will dictates. G. YV. KIMUALU Justice Hughes' Candidacy. Portland, May u. 10 tne taiior '"e Juunmi vey, who lost interest in Woodrow Wilson as soon as the president re- fused to take dictation or shape tho , that the office of president is seeking Mr. Hughes, on account of his position candidate for president. . bl"-h1Jlr8ta place(tnere lgP 0 pop. uar demand for Mr. Hughes. At-! tempts were made in Montana, Ne- ' .r, .tot.a fr, K.cur U....V...,. ...tinn. K,.t y,. nrimrv VQte Bnowed practically no interest Jn Mr Hugnes- candidacy It Is of to state that Mr. ! trua tnat colonel Roosevelt requested tnat hiB namo bo not piaCed on the Daii0t. Although the name of neither i Hughes nor Roosevelt appeared on 1 lne oaiiot, itooseven in uom uwiuiucb ran awa aneau 01 xiugues. xl names appear on the primary ballots Tl ll i- llrfltAPV ln various states. There has been no time since the Hughes campaign tart,1 that h could not h&ra shut the matter off entirely in a sentence: of five words. All Mr." Hughes needed to say was, "I will not accept if nom- inated." The fact that Mr. Hughes uutviitxa lq. The plutocrat Interests of the coun try recognize ln Mr. Hughes a can- didat equally as friendly to organized capiiai as noot or iveem, anu ue in candidate who was not allied with either the Taft or Roosevelt faction in 1912. The vested interests still , . . - . , T . 1 a iap.fi it rrr iTrflT.pv Tn nnvA rn, r i k...s - -. . - s-PPreciaie tnat justice nugnes, wiieuifllj , wouid be any governor of New York, vetoed the leg- , der thftn lf he toQ : " " ""-".hjuuito raiiroa.u rates iu iew lunt Biaie iu 2 cents a mile, while Robert M. La- Folette. when governor of Wisconsin. i-j . -iiur Kill Lino. . i, ,o senger rates in Wesconsin to 2 rents i v'.duals. There is no more Justiflca a mile. The big interests likewise ' tlon for war than there is for the duel, know that Mr. Hushes will quit when 1 No war has ever been waged for the told to do so, on account of his great respect for the money power. They well remember that when Hughes was prosecuting attorney of New York county his prosecution was vigorous - " y- : . the "fe insurance frauds until ne lea UP to erK a- v-orieiyou. a3 , sQon K wag found t Mr Cor teiyou o&a sonciiea sou accepieu largo contributions from big life i mui. ...... , v . . . r i i iiua yvu3 kite Daiuo . vui ic you who was private secretary to President McKinley, was made secre- j of Wall street( and l9 now president Tou have got to hand it to Wall j Btreet for taking care of their faith- , ful and If JusHca Hntrhes in nom! - . nated and defeaicJ. which he surely : will be, it is a hundred to one ehot that he will wind up as attorney for big Wall Street Interests. Hughes a selfish nation then mere are no has the O. K. ot Wall Street, and no 1 rules of war but to Inflict the great Progressive who voted for Roosevelt est injury possible upon tire enemy, by ln 1912 should cast his ballot fori foul means or fair, Just as the bee Hughes at the coming primary. Uloes, or any individual ln defense of GEORGE SMITH. j the virtue of his wife or home. I perfect neutrality should govern all Comment on Currency. Portland. May 11. To the Editor of V. r T . , ' ,, tlon, and the best and most prosperous fhe McKlniev administration, al- i h wsnTthrh e"spanisn American war. Thus Mr. Wilson has another chance to draw contrasts between the era of the shinplaster and that of the gold standard. J..P. JOHNSON. ,,T 7: , War, Dueling, Diplomacy, Portland, May 8. To the Editor af The Journal Dueling is- the settl- ment of Individual disputes by ths code, of honor.' The one who defeats or. kills the other is supposed to have proved that his cause was Just, and his honor is satisfied. It is assumed that might makes right Any person who refused to accept a challenge was branded-a coward and cast out of o cial recognition as beneath contempt; A short time1 ago the duel was 'legal PERTINENT COMMENT SMALL CHANGE . Giv Mexico time enough, -and there won't-be any Mexicans to cause trouble. finkins- f nw irnrk th RusslkiM That l'ortland thief who stole a he" and some artificial eggs she ?h?ckS$ VcToH SnS TSStiS . inose six riremen suspennea lor ro- rusing to assist in the cleanup cam- paign niay havtJ been wUh(n tnelr le. gai rights, "but they hardly measured Up to their civic duty, T. , ?'-. . It develops that Mr. Ford has voted only six times in his life, and then unaer protest. There are lots of other eiod citizens somewhat like him. but nobodi is running them for pres- ident. JOURNAL 15 The CoJumbia -.n.. t,.. 1 i that In a 4A.mll.. . x,,, h 1Je refera t0 the Columbia National forest ,n vlelnity of St. Helens, Tfa recommends is bv wav Vancouver. Woodland (on the Pa clflc highway), and then up the north Twis river. Ivtan. of th lis. wcjcuine vmuuis. The trip outlined by Mr. Williams is made almost irresistible by the prospect of fishing and hunting and the splendid sofnery. In his upland home he has been reading Journal Journeys ana the following is his con trlbution to those who travel: "It is a region almost within a warrant the average Portlander knows littl or nothing of it. At the last session of the Wash- mgion legislature a oeautnui iaKe at the foot of Mount St. Helens was set aside toeether with an extensive tract of timber, as a 'state park.' reserved from lease or sale for all time. "The lake teems with trout. The others who have but a few days for an outing. "The water in one part of the lake la shallow and warm, with a clean, eanay uouoin, masing it iueai iui gaining. Sfuide, pack animals and mounts, the "rsi aay out. wuuiu c-.u at xi8 Uv toms, 45 miles up the north fork of the Lewis river. "The second . nignt wouia see tns travelers as far as McClellan crossing on Lewis river ( named for Captain George B. McClellan, who took this route when stationed at Vancouver). 'The third day's travel would bring the expedition to 'Paradise Valley," which is really a paradise for man and ln every civilised country. Today no intelMgent citizen thinks the duel has anything to do in settling the merits of any dispute, and does not Deiieve that anyone who killed another In a I IF! Ll H)J1 JVUO 1W less guilty or mur took life in passion or by premeditation. War is the settlement of disputes between nations by the power of i rr lelit. I1K ino duel oeiween inai- I common , gooa. bui. khish j 1'as been the cause of every war be- tween nations. The war m Europe Is more lnexcu able than any other war ln the history I - ... , .v. . a. f . or ne worm. . " " duel Tne common standarda of right , m , I between civilized, nations the duel rc f n 1 1 r-Kn horror as tne coae 01 nonu' j by duel. President Wilson has not risen to I sense shown in all his public utter- the same old code of precedent and 1 authority, like the most punctilious : duelist. All the acts of war are crimes; except when exercised for the j common good; and wlien war becomes necessary for humanity's sake not of !our policies towards the belligerent nations, and we should keep our hands rope K. L. M CLUKE. The Smokestacks. Port land May 11. To JUie Editor I ,l ... aiientlon was attracted Vure banner u'rgingtre popTe' I 0Sr a certain . candidate Tit t to he rnminfr election who wanted more Bmoking smockstackj for Oregon, I xhis stuck in my mind until I had walked a few blocks, and again my attention was drawn to a large smoke- .tack with plenty of smoke coming . from it. My memory went back to jfpvember, 1914, the day on which the people decided to stop the stack from letting out any more smoke. And , yet this stack was one of the very few that we have in this city. Now this part of the story speaks for itself. In spite of tbe fact that this big stack was supposed to be cold and smokeless, today it is still doing Its duty, and . sending out as much smoke -as it ever did, due to the de- AND NEWS IN BRIEF OREGO.V SiIELIGUTS "With the now waIbf rftten that haVft just been announced," says the Regis ter. ' let s make Kugene lawns the greenest in Oregon this summer." "Now the mining business Is so rush ing," says the Uaker Herald, "that enough men cuunot be obtained to tio the work, a condition not sueu here ln many years." t The Record ChKfuiin has observed that much new paint has been put to good use this spring on business build ings in Knterprise. iiwily improving tbe appearance of the ttitets. Those who care for statistics will be Interested to know that clean-up day at Medford resulted in 45 'big loads" of trash, und in yi hads o.t l.u Grande. The Astoria Symphony on ln'stra. the BudKCt states, now lias a splendid li brary of music, and has been augment ed by a number of new musicians. Tho members arc working hard in prepara tion for their first public appearance. On behalf of Meuford the Mail Trib une boasts that few cities of the size of Med ford nave a more imposing 1 e . 1 -erart building. It cost $110, imo. All federal functionaries, including th posiofflee force, .have been in occu pancy since last Monday. JOURNEYS -National Forest beast plenty of grass for horses, flail ing and hunting of the best kind, and scenery that alone is worth the tup. "If time is no object a number of days can be spent at this point. Good trails have been made in all directions. There is no underbrush and the going is easy. "The next stop would be McClellan's meadows, at which point is located a mysterious cabin in the center of a dense thicket, visited annually by three mysterious personages who come by different trails. "Huckleberries are very plentiful from this point. Rig gam'e. Including mountain goats and elk, are to bo seen by getting back from the valley. "Travel east brings the expedition to the 'Indian Heaven' country, where numbers of Klickltats and Yaklmas will be encountered. Here the Indians hold a potlatth every year, and here, too, Is located the celebrated 'rnco track,' where the bucks run horse races between card games, while the squaws gather and dry hucHSeberries. Tho scenery of this vicinity will be found among the best of the trip. Parsing through a fissure in the mountain, a! I !.,! llr 1 ..Anl.l t,...wlr 1.. urauinu a .cr.u, imuu.w. 01 feet below. Turn from this point and round a point of rocks, and another large lake comes into view, while a lime lartner arouna is a meuicinai lake, the waters of which are luke warm. A ranger's cabin will be found and ln It a telephone for communica tion with the outside world. The coun try is open and may be traveled ln any direction. "Twelve miles from 'Indian Heaveri' and across the Lewis river brings one to Wright's prairie, 60 miles above the starting point. Anyone who comes here will want to make a long stay. In Steamboat lake fishing is fine and big game hunting is worth while. "On the return trip, passing "Kipper Head' mountain, another 12 miles brings one to Grass lake, where horne feed will be found and such scenery as will be long remembered. "The next camping place is at Spirit lake, the summer Y. M. C. A. boys' camping place; then 12 miles to Hutte Camp, and 10 miles more to Lake Mer rill park and headquarters. . "The Yale Improvement club was In strumental ln getting Lake Merri'.l park set aside and is now trying, with a good prospect of success, to get a bridge built across I-ewis river, after which the route from Portland will bo via Vancouver, Brush Prairie and Ain boy to Yale, then up the river to the park." sire of the owner to do right by their employes. A Very close friend of mine who Is employed ln this plant and who I am sure told me the truth, said he was convinced that his firm could not possibly make any money under present conditions, but that tho frank expression of the owners was. "It seems that it is up to us to find work for our men. and If the pe t le of this state won t let us, tl.en it H up to someone else to givo Diem -m- ployment." I understand that wages have not been cut. in spite of the fact tint th. y have always been high. The manage ment of this plant has always ben fair and considerate with Its employes and while I am not a drinking man myself, I hope in- the near future ll the stacks that were mads smokeless on November 4, 1914, will again be smoking, and that all the money that is being sent out of our state for something that can easily be made here will be kept ' hero. If the navy officers fear that the abolishment of beer und wljse from the navy canteen will cause a Ircan-r demand for whisky and creats more drug habits, I inink we should tak. notice, as these men are trainers of men anu snouid Know wnat tney rue i, talking about. So we should not takfC beer.and wine away from a man and put alcohol under his nose. Beer from outside states Is expensive, and if" the home breweries were allowed to makri it I am sure its sale here ln limited quantities would eliminate the large importation of whisky a well as the bootlegger and bllndpljfger. E. KNDS. A Clean-up Hint. PorUand, Or.. May 12. To the Edi tor of The Journal May I susrge&t a point overlooked in tho clean-up cam paign? Did you ever notice the filthy condition of so many of the vaesnt Ftores? Not a very nice impression they will make upon visitors! Msybe. a hint would caus the owners to clean UP- i L. F. S. 1 - Portland Rotse Festival, 1916. By Mrs. .J. Denholrn. June is the time we invite you around. When roses ti richness and beauty abound. A right hearty welcome 1s awaiting you here , To join in our festival fun and good cheer. With glad hand we'll greet you, with roses we'll meet von And make you feel glad that you hap pened this way; But should you not come till along In December, We then will have roses for Christmas, remember. PorUand. May 10. 1 He Was Wise. From the Detroit Saturday Night. He had been calling on her twice a week for six months, but had not pro posed. He was a wise young man, and didn't think it necessary. "Ethel." he said, as they were taking a stroll one evening. "I er em going to ask you an Important question." "Oh, George," she exclaimed, "this is so sudden. Wby.ji " "What I want to ask is thls,"'hs In terrupted: "Whar date have you and your mother decided upon for our wed-din?- - BY .rasa YESTERDAY AFTERNOON up at Yashington Park where the peo Me go to see tho animals and look out over the city und exclaim at Mount Hood I saw a little boy. JAnd he came up to me and satd tj"Look mister I got three warts," J And 1 looked at his fiht which he held up. . and sure enough he had three warts. t ejAnd I said "Well what's the idea I had five when 1 was your ge." : JAnd ho said "Yesi brt I bet you ' piu,y eu wim luaud iu Kcl juura. ; "and I didn't mine Just come." JAnd I admitted that I did play,! with toads. , . and he looked relieved. . -; because the miracle of his warta' -which iiad "Just come" was yet Un ite;! led. And he used his warts aa a ort of loiter of introduction. and wo pot acquainted. jV II And lie said he lived near the park. -and that tie new where ther WU a robin's newt. JAnd I promised not to till before t'e would tdinw iik JAnd he asked me If I cattle tO iho ' pin k often. - arid 1 said not very often. J So he took tne around and showed nie the birds and the animals JAnd amontf ottoir things--he told. mi" about th. niar.'t.lc . i uiul how it c,ol tie name. , . J"V.iu pci-- -mlsi er" Un Btild "at. first Us nam- vwiN Just Mas. "but it lies ;,!( so well -that thy tailed It magpie 1 tinny ain't it mis ter?" J And I said It -was remarkable. J And he gave, nn- u new version of the l'arwinian t heory - -suying : J"You see mi; tcr it v. us this way 1 know it. was been : my dud .ha told me: J "Thesp hero mo.kci t'.nie ii long time :ico Just lilte you and mr "ikii upon a was people1- "but th. y l.cll,. d e erythlhlt Jlst everything that D ry saw in the) newspapers. "und tlint's what n.ado lnoiikeya 01 thrill. , J And lie asked if 1 understood.! and 1 h;iii I did T "And 111V find PllVs"- lie wilt On r...,..n wr. , uln(. , ,,. i,un :,io "that t.,.se ,,K)r iml,rl;il, ,umps j i,v hu,,n iot. ., n .l11rr lh. t.lnt,. ui-ii I'.-in.e and i l-illicd their count ry. JAnd vq rume to the coyote's cage. and he sniri his fntlu r paid that they were Just n-i;. that h rid gone will. becauso tl:ey l.nd so tunny fleas. JAnd we f.-a ben tints to the bears I and had a good t:nie i;t nerully. JAnd I ''OUKiit him nn tin cream comb that's wh.it !; called It. JAnd he t id 1 1 - a. lot of other uni natural history. part of w'.i. Ii he hud orl.-rlnjited-il and in t of w . 1 1. 1 1 . l i;u"ss ha got! 1 rum ins l.i l hi r. who iu:iit le un entertaining per son. JArd 1 shrmk hands with him I when we parted -n ti.J tie naid; J "I.ISTKX MlMcr you're nil rlghtl even If you dcln'f pet your warttl without irjini,- m all like 1 did." fl THE HOLii; OROV.'N MU8E. A Bahclnr'i Lament. IT b ItMrht'l. r still. h!h! I I--i r tl.st 1 wtll S-t nM'ulu l!M Ihi. .n ; i.f n v tln. A ilvir ).-i.l I mei nii.l reineihii.T her yet,' Ami iiiv (t'.ni hm !.!'!, Ki.t i:.r-t.:nb lift wnjtl, For lis tool tuT Ut fer-1 Tl hcri one's lsld on his N'llti ii" mi tt lorp or (V'feml; A iu. to look b-.i-k ui;. I Mill, of I lie lobster itMl Kink He has ben from bPlntiiiiE to nl. Trs. I fell runt In lore with s srrt rotte dove, Tl.fa tin,. In Hi ill. r a nf fl. nar- And alif r-i!i mc nr pot-uia which wootdl rt.1tl iiir Ixmi-ti, About s.'imj iniitfli jktl.tng huaasr. I sf"' "I",1':' "' l,r"' Ii iw thay went tM , -m i ,..v i ... . i. . . klnkxi ii. tn thrill, ! In i- lr:e I . oii-i.ri next ttr. "' r"""' """ J'""-" "Hl"lll Pnl1' j I got Mllliareil thre timrs, lost one lf flio rues. I.ItoiI on tin nil nrk. nowtx-lly snd hesni, , Went briitiit on to crutebes to wed the Klrl. Win Ui rough war raara had flldftd S3 dreams. I knor-kr-il st bar door, sba sppsrd - jorc. 17,-r In... nrrnth.il In a ti ff PL-li. aintlfia. I an I 1 "DnrlhiK Ilt-retla." ah aald. "1c srp off- -I aiu Mrs. hartliolomt'ir Glls." My h'nri cava a Jump, In my throst roee lump; Mr I. .ml Idol bad tnrnad Into mnd. Sin. 1,11.! tttitlt-il my Kliuini. ami not only the t l.ut fclie uiurried s corn aor-tor aim. Tf. I'm silll on ons and aa old weode I''. And ii a aimlgttf bard to climb around 1 Rut n uouma I'll tr.iat till I'm UK) la ii ii i . Full ft ili-op dou in th fround. A. M. O. Van. num. Waah.. Stay 4, 1U). All Bight, Have It Tour t Own Way. Tier Lampman says the averse candidate for the legislature want to get down to Halem and don't car what he says to get there. Which- we believe is a mistake because ,h cares to say nothing lf it wilt fe him to Salem. Aurora Observer,' Geography Is nrt of much n1n th school tlitae nays, but tb ' Arabian Mgnts ' sboul help the attidenf toward an mideratitifllnf rl hat march towarda Hagdad uieaos. -LM)t Herald. . - V V .a. - w 1 ('rUlge.v. Craven. TnilERE'S more than one way td tfj m. cruit memners lor a l"UKe... ..".,. The partlculwr method hereafter if lated was used long enough ' a t make it all rl;!it to tell about It TiOv eorge A. Craven, dejuity Ktata K1) mander of the Maccabees, wasoutsigi Ing up members for that or.der4JJij and Alfred U. Crldge. rrpresentlBaf:!! Woodmen of the. World, enrountetr each other in a Willamette valley tow Business wus dull with both mlssloi sries. ", . They held a conference, tb result which was that :riage notuiea t;rav that he would "show up" the Mccb ln front of the po-tofflce the followjt night, ' Craven accepted the challenge, WoH of the debate, spread, and th tall fest drew a crowd, with the-result th; the entire town -took sides as to V. merits of the Woodmen and the Ms.' abees. ' A further result was that th illet partnership of Craven and Cridge d a big business. -'' Neither will admit the truth of th tory. , l ,