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THOMAS MOO UK.
THE LIFTED LID
THE raising of the limit for 4a-
dividual deposits in postal
savings banks is progress.
Not over J100 in any cal
endar month could be formerly
deposited, and the aggregate in
dividual deposit could not , exceed
$600. In order to get $5 00 In
the bank, the customer had to
wilt five months.
The limit, as put into effect in
Portland yesterday, is now $1000,
and under certain conditions, it
can be , more. It can all be de
posited in one day. Within a
short time after the limit was
raised yesterday, one patron of
the Portland office deposited
$1000.
Ti" Because of the low limit, a
great deal of money, especially in
the hands of foreign-born people,
has. been sent abroad for deposit.
It Is claimed that this stream of
money out of the country will now
cease to flow, and that a great
deal of It will go ipto the postal
savings banks.
There are now more than 7000
depositors in the Portland institu
tion, with an aggregate of more
than a million of savings. There
are over 500,000 depositors in the
country, with a total of more than
$80,000,000 of deposits. The
Portland postal bank now holds
seventh place in the list for the
country.
. The most significant fact rela
tive to postal savings legislation Is
that the new rural credits bill now
in conference at Washington, pro
vides that savings deposits can be
Used In taking over the bonds is
sued on farm mortgages by the
rural credit banks. It is a link In
connecting up postal savings with
ft rural credit system. It Is a step
that "will undoubtedly be followed
By other steps in which a closer
relation and a greater use of pos
tal savings for rural credits will
be established.
Senator Mollis, author of the
rural credits bill claims that,
when the system is once well in
operation, farmers will be able to
et farm loans at 4V4 per cent
Interest.
Only on a theory of temporary
tnental derangement, is it possible
to account for the tragedy in which
a Salem man killed his wife, then
.fondled his 11-year-old daughter
and shot her. As finale to his
frightful morning's worlt, he arose,
dressed himself, went out and fed.
the chickens and returning to the
house, shot himself. What a trail
bf tragedy follows in the wake of
the handy revolver!
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; THE REASON
rt"lHE "leaders" of party in Ore-
I gon have been mourning for
I some years now at the deca
'. dence of political leadership.
They have lamented that the pow
er, the .prestige and the force of
the days of bid have departed from
the state and county central com
mittees until these abiding and
visible Indices of party organiza
tion' are nothing 'but the whlted
sepulchers of unrequited ambition
and, hopes deferred. They have
lifted their voices in sorrow be
cause the , "leaders" have been
marching behind.
' Thursday night the newly elected
Republican county central committee-met
to organize. It key
noted along for a little while until
it. i broke in cursing, clamoring
fragments on the rocks ot factional
strife and discord. It demon
strated whjthe "leaders" do not
lead.' : "
; The: people of Oregon discred
lted'and discarded the convention
system ; because greedy and self
teeklng men by manipulation and
chicanery ; gathered - .to themselves
large powers which they used for
5 mall' And selfish ends. The boss
andT..tbft machine were shelved be
cause they served, themselves and
not those "who-'put them ia power,
because;: they could not be trusted
with" ; leadership and - controls v
ThufsdayVnight's- melee :was .a
. jver&iua.-.ittr p. w na - cower
1
man puljlng one way and Ami don j
hauling the other the committee .
split apart and left Charlie Lock
wood sitting calm and unruffled
as an innocent bystander. With
one faction charged with hold-
ing out credentials, the other
faction charged with ballot stuff
ing, gg rule and steam rol
lerlsml; with white faced men
Pleading for "fair play, honest deal
ing and harmony, and red faced
men lifting clinched fists and im
potent maledictions in the air;
with smiling disregard for protest
in the chair and with "program"
In the saddle the committee has i
come, has organized and has gone
leaving tne lesson oenina ot wny appeals to a Portland fire boat
the "leaoers" lead no more, but j f0r aid, why shouldn't the fire
only march behind. boat respond? What is a fire
, ' , , jboat for it not to lend succor in
To a long-distance onlooker, the i Euch emergencies?
Colonel seems In a very strong
position at Chicago. He has a
party of his own that will noml
nrte him early in the game. If
the Republican convention insists
on another, the Colonel can lead
his own party and absolutely in-
sure defeat of the Republican Mrg Bardell had on the hearts of
nominee. Figuring that in 1920!judge and jury and what gross
he would still be an available can-1 injustice the innocent Mr. Pick
didate, the Colonel may conclude ' wlck 8uffered in consequence. A
that by that time the Republican . falr murdere8s stands ten times as
party will be weary of the game good a chance to escape justice ag
and be ready to accept him. Any-1 nian ln thfi KaTnA Ritnafinn
how the Colonel has maneuvered
with consummate skill and is
nearer in command than any other
man.
A IIAXX ABUSE
I
T IS estimated that fully $100,-
000 a year is the wastage
caused by return to Portland
stores of merchandise taken
out and later brought back as
unsulted to the customer's tastes
or purposes.
A prominent Portland woman
ordered at three stores on the
same day an expensive evening
gown, costly rugs, highly orna
mented furniture, draperies, linens,
silver, silk hose and a pair of danc
ing pumps. That evening she used
a.tiu, v s"-"
her home, and the following day
sent the whole assortment back to .
the dealers. The story of this and
other abuses o the kin i was told
in last Sunday's Journal.
These are some of the ways .-in
which the returned merchandise ,
abuse is carried on: ,
A dozen shirt waists are or-
dered and all are sent back but
the one selected. Carried away by
the allurements of the uisplays
in the stores articles are ordered
sent home and later sent back be-
cause too expensive or not wanted.
Buyers out shopping with friends,
select rare clothes and jewels as a',.,, ,,
. ... , . fill all the court offices with love-
means ot exaiiiug Liieiii-i e iu
their friends eyec for the time.
The articles are later returned to
the stores.
"urc,a , u-,. -"-lthese eirens and feasting their
costly seasonal models so that in i perpetually on their charms
the privacy of their homes they can, ,t . dicted tnat Californla.a
copy them in cheaper materials be fea and ju presently
There are other forms of the I ' D. hf tKl
. . . . . , i com to loathe the sight of tne
aluse. The returned articles are ; &nd wIU thu8 be fitted tQ
usually soiled and munt go to the , render lmpartial justlce t0 them,
bargain counter. Because the ; But wI11 they? Does hate lead to
buyers are often good customers, ... o Q flv ,ha
, , . , . .
iuo in t tiiau to v cv unu i, anuiu iv i c
fuse to take back the returned
merchandise, and the loss is
charged up to overhead expense.
The public foots the bill. It is
a toll of $100,000 a year on the
people at large, according to the
estimate.
Four fires caused by children
playing with matches, have oc
curred ln Portland the current
month. Portland firemen went
from door to door for a long period
and, among other things, advised
people to keep the matches out of
reach of the children or have only
safety matches about the place. It
Is still excellent advice.
AUTHORS' MONEY
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS is
said to have left a fortune
of a quarter million dollars
all earned by his pen. This
speaks well for the financial re-1
turns of authorship, though It is :
hiot every writer who seems to
know now to secure sucn an ample ;
share of them. Mr. Davis was par
ticularly happy in his business en
dowments. He could save and in
vest money as well as earn it and
we may take it for granted that
he understood the important art
of making good contracts with his
publishers.
Other writers of our day have 1 the percentage of voters necessary
done as well in money matters as to initiate a measure. He would
the late Mr. Davis. George Ade ! make it a criminal offense to pay
has acquired a comfortable fortune j f0r circulating petitions. He would
by his pen if all stories are true, j not aIiow a measure once defeated
and so has Marie Corelli. Thejto be offered again to the voters
chances are that Miss Corelli ia j untn a number of years had ex
richer than any of her fellows o.f!pired. He would also restrict the
the authors' craft, for her books i iaw making powers of commissions
are immensely popular among all ; ari(1 give opportunity to review
classes of people. She was Queen their rulings.
victorias lavorue auinor, ana ner
vogue in kitchens and summer re
sorts is enormous. Very likely
her income runs far into the tens
of thousands a year.
Arnold Bennett makes some
$50,000 a year from his copy
rights. Joseph Conrad, Hall Caine
and Rudyard Kipling are all rich.
The novelists in the United States
who have made literature pay good
returns are numbered by the doz
en. There is Meredith Nicholson,
who may sometimes get fifteen
hundred dollars for a single short
story, and others are ot like repute.
But our , greatest living novelist,
Mr. Howelli, is a man of moderate
means. If it were not for his
regular saalry from a publishing
company he might even feel strait
ened now and then. Jt is not the
best literature that pays the best.
Still .the best literature may be
' "I?. V .
made to pay. Shakespeare, as
everybody knows, acquired a big
fortune. So did Sir Walter Scott,
though he lost it again. Dickens
left half a million to-'his heirs and
Tennyson made enough to support
his title of nobility very decently.
A good deal depends on the author
himself. If he makes a business
of literature and applies business
methods to It there is no reason
why he should not acquire a com
petence. When a big steamer like the
Bear Is driftine helnlesalv nnri
threateningly towards the Rrnad-
way bridge, and when the steamer
, HOriEOPATHIC DOSE
I
T IS well known how suscepti
ble courts are to the charms of
female defendants. Every reader
remembers th mnltln- effort
though it must be confessed that
even the man's chance is pretty
good. And what judge has the
fortitude to sit coldly on the
bench and refuse a divorce to a
woman when she comes begging
for it with tear-bedewed eyes
whose enchantment is set off by
ruby lips and a fashionable gown?
I ine uauiornia civic league nas
taken, note of this impediment to
Ju8t, eg ad
are as susceptible in that sunny
clime as they are under Oregon's
balmy mists, perhaps even more
susceptible, if that be possible. At
any rate the civic league thinks
the case serious enough to call for
an antidote and it has accordingly
devised one.
The remedy is beautifully
straightforward. It goes directly
tQ the r0Qt of the evI1 R lg
hom hic . a
the-ancient precept to take a hair
Qf the d that m The
reader ,, understand lts princi.
ple better if he recalls to mind that
wM,e pipce f cake nQW
and then ,g t ,uxu much
relighed by all on the other hand
stead diet Qf cake 800Q cJ
thfl ,ate and ma eve et u an
Indigestlon. The cMc league of
Calitornia propoBe8 to feed judges
3 0Q aQ UBremltting diet
Q cake
In other wards its plan is to
ly women, the lovelier the more
effective just as the richer the
cake one devours the sooner he
will sicken of it. Surrounded by
J UV1V.V SAAJ AAA VI V fcAUaj wuuu IUIV.
The usual outcry against the
direct primary has been raised as
aftermath of the late Oregon pri
maries. So. far as noted, it seems
to come from those who got licked.
Naturally, they do not think the
people know enough to vote right.
A RANKER'S SPEECH
E
DGAR II. SEN'SENICH, cashier
of the Northwestern National
bank, in an address before
Group Two of the Oregon
Bankers' association this week,
took for the text of his preach
ment the so-called "freak" legisla
tion of Oregon. He referred to the
great prosperity that has over
taken the eastern section of the
country. He asked why the good
times did not long ago reach Ore
gon. He answered his question bv
charging that in Oregon there are
freak laws, governmental instabil-
ity, interference by legislature or
commission, excessive taxation and
the reputation that we are social
istic in our legislative work.
Mr. Sensenich advocates more
study ot approved legislation
adopted in other communities and
less attention to the development
of pet theories. He urges restric
tion of the initiative by increasing
The rr nf VronXr T.orioiaHrm
is an oft repeated one. It has been
worn threadbare. It Is the cry of
"Wolf! Wolf!" when there is no
wolf.
Was it freak legislation of the
kind referred to that brought about
the present , situation in which we
find the Oregon and California
grant lands?
Was it legislation or reckless
speculation which brought the lum
ber business to the slough of de
spond from which It is now emerg
ing, and caused the defaulting of
timber bonds?
Was it freak legislation or high
prices of undeveloped real estate
that has kept the settlers away
from the whole of the entire north
west for the past several years?
Was it freak legislation thai caused
the traffic in nigh rentals in this
cltythe adjustment; of which has
been so disastrous to many of the
small merchants?
Mr. Sensenich -speaks of instabil
ity of legislation. The principal
reforms which the people have
sought under the initiative have
been laws for years on the statute
books of many of the wealthiest
states of the Union.
Oregon is suffering, not so much
from its freak legislation as from
the combination of those holding
and seeking privileges. It labors
under the burden of many a grant
in perpetuity that should have
been revoked long ago. It labors
under the disadvantage of forever
fighting the still surviving army
of those who believe and act on
the principles that have long been
demonstrated never to have been
founded on economic truth or justice.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
U'or the fiiifat clase of cabinet work,
none iwd fek farther than Portland. In
No. 144 of The Journal's "Nothing ihe Mat
ter With 1'ortland" cerlea four establishments
pre presented that mauafaetnre the ntot
retentions of showcases and fixtures ln sen
eial. There is also attention to an unusual
phase of the cement worker's art.
IN ITS premises at 48 Tenth street
north, covering a floor space of
140x160 feet, the Western Fixture
& Showcase company has been in
business for four years, Is employ
ing eight to 15 men, and has an out
put of from $25,000 to $30,000 a year.
It has a finely fitted up factory,
containing the latest improved ma
chinery, and ia at this time enlarg
ing its plant by 30 per cent. There
is an air of prosperity about the
place that la truly refreshing.
Ita chief products are all plate
glass display cases, floor display
cases, sanitary display cases, modern
candy and confectionery cases, stand
ard wall cases, lift top counter cigar
and cigar and tobacco wall cases, lift
top floor cigar cases, jeweler's table
cases, refrigerator cases, etc.; yet
there is nothing in the line of show
cases, bank, offife and store fixtures,
or cabinet work any description
which this corporation Is not pre
pared to execute.
Without obligation on the part of
th applicant the company places at
his service the ability and experience
of Its designers, and this has proved
a great accommodation to many.
"All we ask is to have an oppor
tunity to show our work and quote
our prices," D. E. Aim, president of
the company, says. "If this is ac
corded us you may be sure we shall
creditably acquit ourselves."
OTHER SHOWCASE FACTORIES.
The Acme Fixture company, 444
East Stark street, does a $6000 a
year business. The company has four
hands working now.
The James I. Marshall Manufac
turing company. Twelfth and Hoyt
streets, has a small force of work
men employed.
The Kautz Manufacturing company,
Twenty-sixth street north and Nlcolal,
also Is a manufacturer of phowcases,
store fixtures, eto. This company
covers the tains lines as those al
ready mentioned and more fully
spoken of.
Arrow Cement Laundry Tray Co.
Here Is a new thing ln cement
laundry trays.
Of course It origyiated and is made
in Portland.
They are finished In pure white
cement, Inside and out as smooth as
glass or marble, absolutely non
absorbent and therefor thoroughly
sanitary.
The walls of the tray are not bev
eled, but as thick at the top as at
the bottom, in consequence of which
the wringer does not work loose. And
they are reinforced. Everyone is
familiar with metallic lath. This is
the reinforcement material, and its
effect upon the walls is such that
they may be pounded with & ham
mer and -not Injured. In fact, Varner
McCormack, manager of the factory
at 645 Rhine street, says they will
outlast any building constructed of
wood. And a metal plat is sunk
Into the wall so that th wringer
may be screwed on tight as you
please without injury to the cement.
This, and Us finish and overflow
outlet, like that of a sink or bath
tub, Mr. McOormack says, ara not
found in other makes of trays. The
improvements are his own and can
not be had elsewhere.
A VARIETY OF MANUFACTURES.
But there are other unusual things
at that factory. The management
turns out any size of tray that may
be needful. They have patterns for
a great number of odd sizes and odd
shapes. If It be to fit in a corner,
it makes .no difference. It's made at
the Arrow factory. It may be in
th shape ot a V or a U or an 0,J
and it will be no puzzle to the Arrow
people. One for under a sink is 20
inches wide and another 22 Inches.
Then they are made in two anxi three
compartments, as may be dsired.
One is 54 inches long, has nickel
plated rim, nickel plated wringer and
guard attachments. It ia 16 inches
wida and is designated "The Pride
of Our Factory." AU trays are made
in sections sides and ends and bot
toms and partitions ln separate, pieces.
They are then put together with
bolts and nuts, corners carefully
packed and cemented, and tbera you
are, with a tray that will last for
years. In addition, the company
manufactures starch slabs, cream
slabs, -ats, factory sinks, solution
tanks, butcher's tanks, laboratory
sinks, ice fish boxes, etc. "If tt' of
cement," they say, "we make it, and
not only that, but guarantee every
thing that w do make."
Letters From the People
Review of tho Kerchen Case. -
Portland, Or May 24,- To th Editor
of The Journal Just how '.60 rrrpetent
a man or a set of men want a super
visor of manuafj training to be in or
der to be very satisfactory to them '
was recently tol. by Mr. Kerchen'a
friendly witnesses in the hearing be
fore the school board. It is interest
ing to me and may be to other tax-:
payers to learn just what they are get
ting from the board of school directors
from their investment of $2000 a year,
which is the salary paid this super
visor. His witnesses testified at th last
adjournment that a supervisor does
not really need to have much knowledge
of the real things supervised to be
thoroughly competent and satisfactory
to them. One expert witness testified
tnat n0 boy could follow the drawings
ot a toothbrush holder arid make it;
that in this simple ABC model of
elementary drawing it was so errone-
ous that it could not h followed, but
yet that really does not matter such I
mistakes were trifles. Also, the gen
eral dimensions when specified minute
ly often added up to be more than the
specifications asked for, but that no
child just beginning manual training
would be Intelligent enough to detect
these and many other mistakes. So,
after the logic of "what you don't
know doesn't hurt you," the child is
taught. But,' however, on cross-examination,
the same witness said that
thia work shown was not expert drafts
manship and would be checked in any
mill or workshop.
A witness testified that 24 cards fin
ished and made by or under the su
pervisor's supervision had so many
trifling errors that they were seldom
given to the child, but correct work of
the drawing model had to be placed on
the board by the teacher himself. The
witness, when asked if such card work
showed expertness, said, "No, but rath
er competence plus carelesness," which
is a god combination in any super
visor, I think.
I wondered, supposing a teacher, too,
like his supervisor, became enthused
with his example and allowed himself
to make "trifling little errors," would
the child be profited by such teacher?
Do the people want such careless
work from supervisors? Does it show
the right kind of competency, even if
men working under such supervision
are more than pleased with it? Ap ex
pert testified that his supervisor was
able to criticise and supervise manual
work, and previous to taking 10 les
sons given by this teacher, had shown
a vague knowledge of blacksmlthing
and forging, and when ln competition
with his own men in this class, showed
a poorer grade than in his work. Can
a man take a $2000 interest in a thing
he does not do well?
Don't people
usually take an interest in the things
they can do well?
Also, ha could make bows out of
hammered brass and other brassy
things and was a competent supervisor.
Another man testified that he liked his
supervisor because he would visit his
ehop and after spending all afternoon, They could not follow the trails with
found nothing more worthy of critl- J out growing in appreciation of the
cism, no sugsestlon to help the man of wonderful scenery, the uplifting expe
more benefit to him in his work, than '"fences and the noble surroundings of
to tell him to take off his coat while these mountain parks. They are eager
in the shop. 1 or tne owners of these great areas.
Such supervision may be, and no American people, to see what they
doubt is. very satisfactory to a lot of
ptople, but truly I wondered if it is
worth the price. Are we, as taxpayers,
getting a fair deal? Are we wanting
short-cut educated teachers let alone
supervisors?
And again, is it necessary to ad
vertise Portland with a lot of joints
or the making of Joints, as the evidence
showed that were made by teachers,
so difficult that books had to be
hunted up to be copied from? Why
give Portland schools credit of ex
hibiting things that are not taught,
never have been taught and, ln all
probability, never will be taught here?
Why make a display Just as a display
and for no other reason?
And it has occurred to me that if
a constant dropping will wear away a
stone, so won't the suggestive talks
that the supervisor gives on his so
cialistic views, even If they startle and
alarm at first, gradually be looked
upon with more leniency? Will they greaqjonopoly, because he prophesied
not begin to color and change the views wltn terible accuracy a rottenness in
of his men, until they become as much rai.roaft management, because he
imbued with the spirit of it as a con- ; fought the great rate cases, because
vrt could be? And instead of yad- he revealed a conspiracy on the part
uating a lot of efficient pupils in man- of President Taft and two members
ual training, he may have graduated , of his cabinet to deceive the American
a class of sympathizers on atheism or public, because he raised the class
the strong mentality of an Emma Gold- ; struggle ln an anarchic industry to
man; for we know, as he well knows, j the plane of civilized adjustment, be
that it is a psychological fact that if cause he invented a new and com
anything, false or true, is uttered often pelling method of arguing constitu-
enough and forcefully enough it will
be remembered and become a part of
us, and this supervisor is forceful and
dictatorial in his manner of uttering
his views. Again, people sharing sim
ilar views are friendly.
Well, I thnk, in the publio schools
we should stop, look, listen, and hav
a safety rirst clause, especially where ! Brandeis will tell you it is not be
the child's future Is to be concerned. j cause of these things that they op
J. L. MAYBERRV. p0se him. True, these activities of
Discussing Prohibiten 1,19 have often "h,t thera where they
Discussing TOniDlton. J)v ., but no selfl8h interest, no class
Silverton, Or., May 23. To the Edi- ; feeUng, no caste feeling has for one
tor of The Journal Colonel Wood's moment clouded their impartial Judg
artlcle ln a Portland paper of May 1, , ment It is merely a question of pro
denouncing our dry law, contained the f68sional integrity with them. They
fundamental principles of justice. Col- 1 are not againat Mr. Brandeitisjpcause
onel Wood aid it was fanatical. It ; he is, as Mr. Arthur Hill said, "a
is not only fanatical, but It ia a fraud. radlcal, an outsider and a Jew." Not
The fraud part of it is closing down for a moment. Such thoughts have
our breweries And sending out of the never stained their minds. They are
state for liquor. It would be just as against him for the reason stated in
reasonable to close down our sawmills . Mr. Austen Fox's brief,
and send out of the state for lumber. They have discovered that for some
I can't see how people can stand for unaccountable reason Mr. Brandeis has
prohibition, which, idestroye both lib- a mania for betrayal. It is unaccount.
erty and property. In my opinion, that able because this mania runs against
Is very near anarchy. all tbe usual motives for betrayal.
One writer has said that If our leg- i We are acquainted with a man who
islature had not done as it did our sells out his client or deserts a cause
dry law would be all right. That lit- in order to make money or gain social
tie word "if" has always made a.mess prestige. But here Is a madman who
of prohibition. If they wouldn't keep sacrmces ms "
blind pigs, if the drug stores wouldn't ostracism, who accepts relentlew en
sell alcohol and the people get trunk rnities, who y ld mon. y. power
and crazy on it, and a hundred more P'ace, Just because he ! has
"Ifs," prohibition would be all right, desire to betray his clients Here is
Prohibition cannot stand, because it
is not founded on ecuallty and Justice
ana interieres wiia aivine construction.
it seems people aiwaya warn aome-
thing they haven't got. Where they
have promotion tney are trying to . get
clamor for it.
Prohibition is not right; neither is
the license system, because the con
sumer has to pay the license. Our
breweries should be reopened and sell
their products direct to the consumer
without being harassed by a prohibi
tory lawN This would do away with
the evil of the saloon, and those who
want liquor could have it in their
home's.
I suggest the prohibitionists make
an amendment to put a man in the
penltentiary If liquor Is found in his
Dossession. Then next election we
would find out how many genuine
prohibitionists we had.
J2DWIN A. LINSCOTT.
The Rights of tbe Domestic Cat.
Portland. May 23. To the Editor
of The Journal In the Issue of the
Oregonian of last Sunday there ap
peared an article from the pen of
the state biologist under the head
ing, "Destroy the Cats and Save, the
Birds," and thia on the day that was
set apart as the one In which we
should consider humanity to the dumb
animal. It Is astonishing how far
reaching and insidious Is this world
wide blood lust. It is taking posses
sion of all classes of human beings.
In the article referred to I find many
inconsistencies, one of the principal
being the passaged "The greatest ene
my, of the aong bird in. the city and
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE.
Bibles are going up, too. Can't get
any from Germany, you know.
Paul Revere didn't have time to
organize a preparedness parade, bu'.
be got results., just the same.
There is apparently plenty of tiro
lor Portland to go out and cut a
tree tor a pennant Bole.
Somebody suggests that the fear of
oeing nominated by a ciose snave raty
be what 13 restraining Justice Hughos.
Verdun will have to do something
"lg if it wants to keep first place 'n
the new away fm Chicago during
the next two weeks.
Beef is reported selling at $1 a
pound in Berlin. Shed a tear for tho
poor beef baron who must worry along
as best he can in America.
Two victims ofthe volver at Her
miston and one near Bandon! Tinea
lives snuffed out because people tol-
erate that handy instrument ot death!
"Is hell a reality'.'" is again belnar
asked. WelL that affair in Europe is
a concrete, actual thing, and every
body knows what Sherman said war is.
if Kurope can gain an hour by shov
ing the clocks ahead, why doesn't she
tear off a few sheets from the cal
endar and bring peace that much
nearer?
Is there anvthlnsr significant in the
fact that many Oregon Republicans
took the trouble to write in the name
of Woodrow Wilson for pitsident on
their primary ballots?
(.Ireat Britain is looking to Lloyd
George to settle the Irish question,
which makes- one Wonder whether
Britain would be quite so great with
out Lloyd-George.
JOURNAL
26Valuable Information for Forest Tourists
NATIONAL FORESTS NO. 8.
The national forests have always
been available as playgrounds for the
public.
The trails and roads have always
been open to aU who cared to traverse
them.
But as the systems of communica
tion by roads, trails and telephones
have bee"n developed, the breadth of
the service has been increased.
Once the popular and accurate im
pression was that the forest service
man was a romantic, outdoors expert
whose chief function, eo far as the
puDiic ana tne public property was
concerned, was to fight fires and warn
people to extinguish their camp fires.
Now, in the opinion of the- service,
national forests grow in value as an
asset in proportion to tise by the ;pub-
iic, ihe service men are enthusiasts.
,lvc B"a"a l learn wliat lnev ftave
learned. Tills is shown bv their read!
nesa to Inform, their prompt response
to requests and their patient detail
descriptions.
SAVING THE SUPREME COURT
From the New Republic.
If the gentlemen who oppose Mr.
Brandeis had to explain their reasons
to their God, they would want to say,
we believe, that they have worked to
protect the supreme court of the
United States, that tnelr highest con
sideration, and their only one, was to
conserve a great institution. They
would resent the suggestion that Mr.
Br; ndels has won the enemies he has
because he lowered the price of gas
in Bo$ggpn, because he created popular
insurance, because without fee and at
eral nersonal sacrifice hi criticized a
tional cases, because he criticized the
concentration of credit, because he
resb-ted industrially wasteful methods
of combination through banker man
agement and the interlocking directo
rate, because he recognized the value
of trade unionism.
The gentlemen who oppose Mr.
man tin lapse re-
I aS&rwE ?ES M? wh
rrtnnit,, tn orrfor
----- j ,25,000 of his own money to
I ' Be j New Haven railroad.
gives up c""1" "Kr-v -
exDose me ew
- ; rf thiB man lB not on,y dishonest
he is mad, and the supreme court must
be protected against him.
Unhappily the mass of the American
people would draw a different con
clusion from the defeat of Mr. Bran
country is the common stray house
cat." For Mr. Finley's edification I
will aay that the common house cat
per se is not a stray cat. The atray
cat Is forced int its condition as a
trav cat as a result of the degen-
1 eracy of the human being, who throws
! mm out p
resources for a living, and it becomes,
through its Instinct, a predatory ani
mal as a means of self-preservation.
Mr. Finley's article was followed on
Monday bv a short editorial in the
same publication corroborating Mr.
Fmley in all he had said about the
And this in the face of the noble
work the Oregon "Humane society is
doing to ameliorate the condition of
the dumb animals.. Does not this same
blood lust propagation teach these
boys to rob the bird's nest of its
eegs. destroy the old birds, and en
gender generally a degenerate epirit
in the boys? X
1 The editor says these stray f&t are
parasites. I agree with him. They
are parasites, in the same sense that
we aa human beings. are parasites', or
as our feathered! friends are joarasitea.
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDEL1GHT8.
' i
An auto fire truck to cost $5950 has
ben selected by the Klamath Falls
council. The purchase was authorized
at a recent city election.
Ashland is preparing ballots for a
queen of the mineral springs dedica
tion celebration, to be held July , 5
and 8.
The Benton Coiinfy Courier offers
this consolatory reflection: "However
as the Willamette valley has a grow
ing season of about nine months, there
is no uneasiness over crops."
"Choo, choo. cfiug, chug. AU
aboard for Ruch, Applegate, Hutton,
Callahan Crossing, Blue Ledge, Eureka
and way stations," exclaims the Sun,
following the bond amendment election
at M-edofoY ,
Section ha ad s have torn up the
switching tracks on the west end or
the round house at La Grande to make
room for nine additional round house
stalls to be built this summer by the
O-W. R. & N.
"As indicative o? the prosperity
abounding, the little town of Haines,"
eays the Baker Democrat, "had 40 nu
tomoblles in line in the 'Stampede'
parade in this city Tuesday evening.
Time was When it would have been a
rare thing to see that number of horse
vehicles ln procession."
Ancient history note, ln Coquille Sen
tinel: The mooted question whether
the timber business or the coal busi
ness is tiie older in Coos county has
been settled by a reference to the tiles
of the Coos Bay News, from which it
was learned that coal mines were first
opened here in 1S55. and the first min
ing done at Newport and Eaatport in
1856. It was ln 1SSS that the first
saw-mill was set up at North Bend."
JOURNEYS
The forest service maps, In addition
to the maps themselves, cany all the
printed Information that tlio space will
hold. These tell when are the op;n
seasons for hunting and the bag lim
its, including deer, squirrels, ducks
and geese, rails and coots, grouse,
prairie chickens and other birds, all
ln accordance with state laws govern
ing hunting.
The fishing laws are given in brief
outline. In Oregon, for instance, the
season for trout more than 10 inches
long is open the ye.ar around; for trout
over slk inches, April 1 to September
31; the season for grayling, whiteftsh,
crappies and catfish is open all the
year.
Necessary reminders are given as to
penalties for violation of the game
laws.
Suggestions are available for the
building and extinguishing of camp
fires, how to keep from polluting the
streams. In what order camp sites
should be left for the comfort and
pleasure of the next comers, and so on.
Anyone with love of the outdoors
and appreciation of the recreational
opportunities afforded ln the national
forests studies this information with
close attention.
deis. They would not feel tha.t the
court had been protected. They woulj
feel and they would say that the ag'.
tators are right, that a liberal who
has faced the music cannot be ap
pointed to the court. All those who
have believed in the recall of Judges
would say that here Is proof positive
of what they have asserted. They
would read into it a demonstration
that only the tried friend of wealth
and power can reach that court, thev
would say with that human crudity
which is (so deplorable, that Mr. Bran
deis was beaten because he is the
greatest living American engaged in
curbing the rich and the powerful.
ISo in a sense the court would not
be protected, the confidence of the
people would be shaken to the depthx.
Their confidence ln it would be lexs
than it has ever been sinceTrie Urea
Scott decision. These gentlemen op
posing Mr. Brandeis, from the hlphevt
motives, would if they succeeded in
flict irreparable damage on the pre
tige of the institution they wish to
protect. If only they had some .vision
they would eee that the charges
against him have recoiled upon tin m
by the sheer excess of overstatement,
that even the Republican minority h:i:j
turned away in disgust from that brl "f
of Mr. Fox's, which is so obvious'v
actuated by a will to believe the woiKt.
They would ee that the organized
propaganda, the veiled insinuatioriH
the malicious gossip are proof of tli-'r
prejudice against him. If they 1m l
any vision, they would know that t'io
presence of Mr. Brandeis on the u
preme court would instantly restore
popular confidence ln it, would In
stantly silence those who regard It as
a bulwark against democracy, woiiM
give the He to those who say that the
humblest are not represented ln the
highest tribunal.
If their reckless campaign suc
ceeded, what would they have done'
Would they have ruitieJ and silencd
Brandeis? They would have made him
the leader of American liberallum. In
deed there are many radicals who ho:e
he will not be confirmed, because the
wish once and for all to destroy re
spect for the court, because they want
his superb abilities employed not lo
Interpret and strengthen the law, bu.t
to formulate and lead an Insurgent
democracy. "Defeat him and you give
us a hero" i the inner conviction of
these radicals. They are right. Mr.
Brandeis would be the man he has al
ways been, wane, constructive, careful
and sure. But where he had a few
followers, he would have many. For
when a man has reached his emi
nence, even the highest Judicial of
fice can add little to his fame. The
denial of that office would raise him,
without effort on his part and with
out desire on his part, to popular
leadership. There is a deep truth in
the statement of one of the most im
portant officials in the government,
who said that the court needs Bran
dels now more than he needs It.
Then why place the stigma that the
word Implies on our furry friend?
Are not these same birds also preda
tory, one upon another? This ia due
very largely to the instinct given
them for self-preservation; and this
applies also to the stray cat.
JOSEPH M. ORET.
The P. E. O. Sisterhood.
Portland, May 25. To the Editor of
The Journal Through the columns of
your paper please inform me what the
P. E. O. elsterhood is. I do not know
what "P. E. O." stands for.
A JOURNAL READER.
The P. E. D. Sisterhood is a eecret
organization for women, and what the
initials "P. E. O. stand for la known
only to members. The organization la
the outgrowth of a little body of col
lege glrla several years ago organizing
eo that they might not lose touch with
each other. From thia has come a
sisterhood with thousands of members,
the object being self -culture, educa
tional and philanthropic. The chief
work of tbe organization is a scholar,
ship fund from which loans are made
to worthy younr women who wish a
higher education. . , ,
TKgQnce CVer
1 raws vr.Rsu day,
From High Office Window.
Across the street
Against a red and if ray brick all
With spots of black in it, '
Shadows of smoke drift.
They strive for shape:
Perhaps they have sometliinff 'to
express.
If only they can take the 1 rocer
form 1 "
And stop long eunuch.
But always they drift t
And strive
And dissolve, and drifi.
Rainbow in Oil.
Night, and rain.
And bright lights
Splashing on wet asphalt,
A mirror of dulled steel.
Near the curb,
Where automo'b:les have stood,
The dript oil lies
In patches of tarnished rainbow.
Jumbled,
As though fallen from a great height.
But all the colors arc there.
. . the crowd steps on them.'
Tombstones. 1
Tombstones! All around me
And in the cities and towns
Thousands more thousands! . ?
Millions. of dollars
invested in tombstones.
nelow me tne citv
And thousands of poor folk
And needy folk
And across the sea
Thousands more! Thousands!
And millions of dollars
Invested in tombstones!
Tombstones!
The poor! The need
-Perec.
The Banquet Hall.
Below
A woman, scrubhin',
I'rops hen sweat.
Above
A lady smokes
Her cigarette.
S. R.
The Hills.
I wont n friend win, will wnlk
Willi me o'er Uii' lillli.
An, I ! ir t ul,vir!f1
ln jjet : lug bin'k to miji.
One who will r 1 1 til n n.ior
In tin sl(y thai HiiiM mm, niNn.
"r inlili 11 iioi,, in ni; ,r 1, 1 r
TLul few iih'ii rw-r 1 ,r.
Ono w do cim ,,k nn f l 1,1,
.Ami ',p inor,, iIihu .ie.iil.
Or fcTMZt' "ii ,u till- Kr.i.lli;;
Ami think of muru ihuu g.
of crtiln
ii I l,e bills
lil.
To whom trill firs are mots
Tian pill's rf Ix.iinN.
or bonnes Inillt of Inmriln,
Or mills liiTe people toll,
Yif-Ullne 1hU golil for llilr lsSor,
Wliii Ii l,n) nn u(f ti t of love.
Nor of Joy. nor of ;,eari'.
'1 lit! fi c th.it j,hi,i'Ij mi'liThlnmling.
Vol wnnl.l I tiavn ,lm ns
r,-inty In tl.pir ontflnt:.
I.ovi In tlu-lr lrilr
Oliinltr In lliolr pmlrnc.
I 'io'iM 1 nv" Mm (,','nllo an, iilljinj
Win t in r w 1 1 0 11 ; .. rf,r ,
W in, !l,.t wi.o :, I, I or nnlorely,
Ai..i wlih all w Uo bnvi ril0.
Poi'Hkl'IJi: 11,1 W'M1 of hope,
'llir kii'ot.r.lgi' tl. ui Grl l!vt.
KvPrywliTt, : 1 .1 11 nn-1 forrier.
Ami divi-lla lu Ilif niM'lvps.
PoW, Billot, Christ.
MiihI my frli'ri'l I'; e
Nnj sny clod who flnrteth Ood,
M ijjh t iMilk tin- hills with m.
m. n. r.
Somehow.
Somehow I have not gained you.
The real yi'm.
Straining ym to my hoart,
Trying to reach you through the warm
l!pe
For who can kiss the aplrltT
IJUe onie Innnno fisher,
I have irone fishing for fairies of the
n I r
With n 'm it of nipat ; ,
l.lkn sonif crnzy miller.
Tried to sift the lilin- out of the ky;
Like a chllM, tripil lo catch the eun
liKht. In h 1100I.
An,! find it slipping through my fingers
In a shower of Mlvpr, F, . A.
Dream.
I've difain.i for nale.
Uill 110 one buy a whole heart fullj
ot lancipM . 1
They're such pleasant dreamy
Ami inv prices pre not high,
For 1 wove them Just of stray eun
urniiir, M
Worn out smilpa and rays of hopefuUjj
And courage gleaned from shattered V
faith. , f
It took long yearn to gather them 1
By Wandt-rings I
rI ' . ...... . I , ......... . . ' I . . r f I., nnln..,
I II ijiikii urovun yr t , , ... . 1 1 , , n v .,
Yet willingly I'd give them all.
If for but a Jlttlc whllp they'd'
Sppprt that careworn look away
From norne tired mot tier's face.
Or RlHrldpn the Had heart
Of uome Mini! wanderer.
Dreams: Will rip one buy?
- -sedie Belle Neer,
- Stir.
Hold nlpr",rl Min shafts
Slit the river fog.
Birds awake to mate.
The worm turns beneath Us clod.
Blades of grass
Fighting for light and warmth
Rpnd the sod.
Blossoms
Gasping for air
Burst their bounds.
All nature struggle.
A new born baby cries.
V R.
Cost Money U Got Out.
GEORGK E. HARDY, cxpx-utlve seo
retary of the Chambor of Com
merce, ia making earnest and Pr
tracted study of the laws governing
the operation of motor vehicles lta
Oregon. Home days ago he bought a
machine. Then he weut fiahlng. Re
turning rather late, he stopped at
wayside Inn for tsomething to eat.
When he had eaten he came out and
started his car. He had gone but a
few hundreds of yard when an Offi
cial stopped him and pointed iia at
tention to the fact that but one light
the tail light was burning on tbe
machine. The officer Invited the ex
ecutive secretary to the next morning'
police court session. Mr. Hardy COB
sented, being admitted free, but payt
ing S3 to get out,
"And the worst of it," he mourns. 3
19 . Ilia (, A UJUII i, tvO.Ll.lJ VCM Or f UtMS
fish."
rroposes Trade. ' V
VtrlURED P. JONES, vice-prei-fl
W dent of the Northwestern Is'a
tional bank, has a solution tor ttto 4
Philippine problem. "Let's trade 'the
Philippines for Ireland, so that we can
raise our own- policemen," iie pro
poses.1 f ". t v. ; , ?t , t: