THE OREGON -DAILY" JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1916.
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daily (mousing or afternoon) ;
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America aak nothing for herself hut ivint
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iiininiiy ti.-lr.
WOODRCIW WILSON.
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Lowell.
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TIIK 40 imr rent of grant, land
t proceeds avt apart lor re
clamation ought to be ex
pended on reclamation
iu
Oregon
Oregon prow. ;
On account of the failure of the'
railroad to be faithful to its trus
teeship in the nale of the lands, 1
.the federal government now pro- i
poHes to take away fnrtu Oregon
40 per cnt of the grant proceeds
that were onto given to Oregon.
It was no fault of the people of
Oregon that the railroad violated
us trusteeship. it wa.s the fault
Thecal government does not as Roosevelt, after sulkiag in time and low interest to improve tbe peop
? have the nam,, .-onion to th hi tent for a while, is likely to their lands, lower their overhead land. r- 13 not a rnossback uiate
SgJant d, t it l as to other Hughes his soft pedal support. expense and bring their fields into the outskirts of civtliza-
SmMIc lai d" in Oregon Whether or not the final sequel the highest state of productivity, tion. but . rattling, up-to-date nu-trop-
n ,,n,i Li.h !i ,m . v, will be the same in the case of They are the best judges of their wher originated (he aesthetic.
SaVe th railma j - T' aK' the hands of the American , dispute their claims. A FEATHER IN PORTLAND'S cap.
the lands wore set '.7 VOter' S The-V have Pl'ared a constitu-j - is indeed a feather in Portlands
of the federal government in not to abhor the iniquity of this prac-
compelllng the corporation to ob- tice. It is no doubt very unde-
Herve the terms and provisions of sirable to break into a bank safe.
the grant act. The present pro- and rot exactly creditable to mur-
posal, therefore, is to penalize the der one's grandmother, hut these
people of Oregon for something for crimes pale into insignificance com-
whieh the railroad and the federal pared with tho black depravity of
government were a fault. 1 swiping a ride on a street car.
Since the grant lands were once So we are taught in Smnday
net aside to 'make Oregon grow, school books. Put the Texas su
the policy ought to stand. The 'preme court thinks otherwise,
people of Oregon have done their There is a statute in Texas which
part. A great government ought forbids all and sundry to ride on
not to pursue a policy that is well free passes. The luxury is denied
nigh open to a direct charge of even to state university professors
bad faith
It ought not to take '
away
from Oregon these lands
,wnicn congress definitely set aside1
for the development of Oregon,
xuai iviuu ui action ny a private tried to steal a ride on a train, made his ineffectual effort to rec
. ciiizen would be regarded as un- He had no ticket. He had no pass, oncile the warring factions in
retablo and erratic, and what can His intention was "to ride on his the Democratic convention Of 1860
ue bo stigmatized as to an indi-
vlrlnnl m n ,
. . ,.. ,v.u iT;n.t7i luiio
De true or a great government.
Congress can now carry out the
implied pact of 50 years ago by
directing that t he 40 per cent of
the grant proceeds be spent, not in
other states, but on reclamation
projects in Oregon. Congress ought
especially to do so because it has
. taken away from Oregon more than
f $10,000,000 for reclamation and
applied but a fraction of it on Ore-
gon projects.
The case of Oregon is a just :
P8RP. Til A finnonl frn ot l -
fn, Vk Tn
for the 40 per cent allotment for
ulimotinn i, j ,
vvmu.ouuu iu uo maim vn ure-i
gon projects is a powerful appeal, j
j
Only think, in a few years an-1
nouncements of the death of the
"father" of the Columbia river !
highway will be as numerous as
those of the oldest living Odd Fel
low or Mason are today.
THE ACTORS' UNION
HB
formed a , nL flet up a heaVy immlSration int0
not too nrond in n i the Lone Star 8tate' I'artllarly
a n' I !t4aU'hen we mention another point
ldoui uuiun aim tncy Dope tOiQH0 hv th itiro Unsaid it was
Hfedem
i dent and rSost a v. 1 r
,dent and most active member of
I : Jheir union is Francis Wilson, who
fa ??1 ""known in the artistic ,
world. Bpeakins for his fellow!
I .
.actors Mr. Wilson says that they ;
1 -exijeoi. iuioubu meir union to se-
;cure equitaoie contracts from man- j
Sf rs ana rignt a great many .
. .wrongs which, as isolated work- i
era. they have alway8 endured.
c 11 was not au PaKy tafk to or -
ganize tne actors. They are a
, high-spirited. independent tribe,
gloving their own way and resent
ing anything like dictation. But
Mr. Wilson is a good persuader;
'and under the influence of his!
' logic, selfish Interest has given way !
vto the' general weal. The actors'
are now in a situation where they i
can strike with excellent prospect)
ot winning in case the necessity
auouia ue lurcea upon mem.
The fact that the New York act -
'. - ora have been organized gives some
'ground of belief that the farmers
may finally form a union able to
v 'protect their rights and put an
t 'end to their wronga. Farmers are
v probably as Isolated and helpless
as i the actors ever were. The
; .Actors complain that they had to
"i"talte whatever price for their Benr-
'lces the manaSerB offered." I The
farmers have to take whatever iff
offered for their produce. Theyi
; have not a word to say about price
, making and they never will have
Unui iney organize.
The farmer does not usually
class himself with the "wage earn
ers. He is apt to think of him-
self as a sort of capitalist. The i
fact is, however, that the Vork-,
Ing farmer i quite as badly ex
ploited as any other toiler.
A few weeks ago it was re-
V1 tba- the dove of peace was
. . .. i..v.i t
" yiuc ui luvuunuuiii. u
'now develops that spurs are grow-i
ing on us legs.
a i .iiiALL.i-.ii
i
T
HE parallel between the moml-I
nation of Justice Hughes and j
Justice Alton B. Parker is
striking. j
Parker had his Bryan, Hughes;
! has his Roosevelt. The Democratic I
I'di uau inxu Dfiii uci yiuiia0 i
I silveism with a third ticket in the j
field in 1896, Just as the Repub
licans were split over progressive
ism in 1912. i
Parker made no statement prior
to his nomination, just as Hughes'
made no statement prior to his
nomination. Parker was accepted
by the convention because he, had ,
been on the bench during the split !
and was therefore presumably not I
affiliated with either Democratic
faction, just as Hughes was on the
bench at the time of the Republi
can split and therefore presumably
rot affiliated with either Republi
can faction.
After the convention, Parker
made a statement just as Hughes
has made a statement.
trusted Parker just as Roosevelt
dibtrusts Hughes, but Bryan later
Cave ParKer a SOU peual Stl upon ,
ir we coum nave a 100a (aicia-ijts system, and petitions for plac- nations culture, wriere present pros
tor in this country les3 might bo jng jt on the November ballot are ptrity is at this time so rampant
heard of the high cost of living, already in circulation. The plan that expense is not a thing consid-
jwili be before the electorate forrred, and where the people are will-
BALM FOB THIEVES adoption or rejection, and people Ing to pay the cost of the best to be
T
iHK Texas supreme court of
fers some words of consola
tion to those who are caught
in the act of stealing rides
mi trains. We have all been taught
and members of charitable societies
under severe penalties. '
With this law thundering its
threats in at both his ears a Texan
cheek." a3 the phrase goes. The
j u i .u-
conductor ciuiKut uiiu 1" tne iuiui
of his deceitful adventure and
haled him before the judge. It
was supposed that he could be
fined and imprisoned under the
law which forbids riding on free
passes.
But the acute mind of the judge
at once leaped to the vital fact
that he had no pass. So he had
not broken the anti-pass law. He
had not "attempted to use any
token showing any right to be ;
transported." So he had not broken
invr fiihoi. rtnman 1 n Txr If nn 1 H
' 7,7 . v n ,
not be proved that he really meant
i. i , li. -u. it tv,
to steai uis nuc. no miui. v
haps have purposed before ne came
to his journey 8 end to pay nis
fare in cash. So he had not broken
even the moral law. Or if he had,;
nobody could prove it, which is'
just as well and sometimes better.
The upshot of it was that the pris
oner was discharged. In Texas, at
any rate, it is perfectly legal to
steal as many rides as you can.
This precious privilege should
l get free transPortation for a
nr tbA false nretensa that
it waa not old enough to pay." This
decision must sensibly diminish the
. i
CUSl Ut liviug m uioi yen . ui
.nr,d
I
"ye view the world with our
own eves. ach of us. and we make i
from within us the world we see." !
'wrote Thackeray. "A weary heart j
cets no gladness out of sunshine;
a selfish man is skeptical about
fripndshin. as a man with no ear
doesn't care for music.
BIG PRIZES
REGON bankers see the ad- i
0
vantages that wi accrue to
the communities In which
they live, and to the state at
large, from livestock' above par as
well as from bank stock aDOve par.
j Perhaps they are a canny lot;
and hold to the belief tnat plenty
of livestock above par means bank
stock worth more than its face.
At any rate the State Bankers as
sociation is to be commended for
its recent action in voting an ap-1
prepriation of 10,000 for the use
of the Pacific -International Live-
stock exposition in producing its
Sixth annual livestock jhow De-1
cember 4 and 9 next. j i
The Pacific Livestock ; exposition
is a worthy Institution. Its live- j
Etock shows are of benefit to the
enure state and northwest, it is
supported- by an appropriation of
$5000
from the county, $6000
from the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, and, this coming year, ,
will have the added assistance of
the contribution of the Bankers
association. From this $21,000
the managers of the exposition will j
give $17,000 in cash prizes to ex-
hibitors, without entry fee, stair
...... .
rem or oiner cnarge.
Any agency that helps to fill the i
state with high grade livestock is
a benefit to the peorle of the
state, and, any organization which
assists in thia pnorl work is as-
Kistfn ,hfi nponlft nf thn etat
OREJOX FARMERS
HE farmers of Oregon, ex
T
ncr, ocnolQllir fovnroH I
v-,yw .u '
triCtS, dO not earn ft a day
and two per cent on their in
vestments.
"d!0
ur- V
This is a conclusion reached
from data secured through a s
vey by the state agricultural col
lege. Knowledge of the situation
among them, is the cause of the
movement among farmers of the
state for a rural credits system.
It will be difficult for any im
portant opposition to develop to
their plan. The farms are the
basis of the state's prosperity.
They are the wealth makers.
The timber and mines and
salmon are all Of importance, but
they are subordinate. Oregon is
emphatically an agricultural state !
and must place its Chief reliance '
lor prosperity upon agncuuure.
'1 he farmers say ttieir great han-
un-ap is lac ui muuey uu ions
tional amendment for a rural cred-
in all lines or industry will have naa, tne ornciais ox en important
a voice in the verdict. j city, of at least half Portland's pop-
The farmers' progress is the ; Nation, do turn to us to procure thes,
state's progress. The fanners' treasures.
prosperity is the state's prosperity, Messrs. Wadieli & Harrington, well
and less than two per cent return known in Portland as high class en
on their investments is not .pros-; eineers, designers and builders of
perity for Oregon farmers. (some Portland bridges, and designers
These are facts that should and builders of the Dayton struc
weigh heavily with all Citizens tures, recommended the Portland firm
when the time comes for them to and Its work to the Dayton council,
cast their ballots on the farmers' E1 hia was one of the reasons the
rural credits amendment
XO THRILL
0
NE reads in vain the proceed-1
IngS Of the two national po- directions, and if better work were
litical conventions just heldjj0n anywhere than in Portland the
for thrill of oratory. engineers would likely know it. And
From the two conventions no '
man comes forth with a reDuta-1
tion as a sneaker made or en- 1
hanced. There is no reminder of j
earlier times when Payne of Ohio i
at Charleston or when George Wil
" " I
nam Curtis aaaea to nis rame in,
the Republican convention of the
same year by pouring oil on the
troubled waters and holding the
Abolitionists in the convention by
proposing to a certain resolution
an amendment beginning with the ;
words from the Declaration of In
dependence "All men are created
equal."
There is no reminder of the Re
publican convention of 1876 when
ingersoll came within an ace of
nominating Blaine with his
. . 1 1 i a at . iu
PlmeQ amgui oyeecu, or ui ub
convention of 1880 when Conkling j
. . . !
and. Garfield crossed sworas in an
oratorical duel, the one conquer-
ing with his power, the other with
his reason.
There is no reminder of the
Democratic -nvention of 189 6
when Bryan wbn his first nomina
tion by his crown of thorns and
cross of gold peroration.
It is not that political eloquence
is a lost art as one might think
at first. Its absence at the con-
ventions this year was due primar-
ilv to the lack of a great issue
whlch alone callg forth tne noble
t '
truths profoundly realized or
of emotions intensely felt."
THE REFORMER'S PORTION
L
ACK of appreciation and even
ingratitude is the experience
of most men who attempt to
ameliorate the common lot.
u l the nrice thev Dav for nubliciiife is forever. At this time many of
RervicA
This common experience is now
being passed through by Jacob H.
Schiff, who has been described by
K(,me of his most enthusiastic.
1 friends as "the greatest Jew alive
"today." For many years Mr. Schiff
i has been prominent in the Zionist
t at Inst ho has fieri
before the storm of criticism that'
iia8 raged around him. In an ad-
dress recently before the Jewish
community at New York he said
ne had been maliciously maligned
. in ennneclinn with his efforts to
help to solve the problems of his
race an(j tQat hereafter Zionism,
nationalism, the congress move-
ment and "Jewish politics in what
ever form they may come up would
be "a sealed book" to him.
He would continue to work, he
said, for the uplift of the Jews,
especially in procuring full civic
, rights for them in Poland, Russia;
Rou mania and Palestine, but be-
yond that he thought his duty
ended.
Some of the criticism complained
of by Mr. Schiff grew out of, an
address in which he was reported
as havincr said that the Jews in
Russia brought many of their trou-
bles on themselves because they
kept apart as a separate people. It
was later announced that he had
been incorrectly quoted but the
criticism continued.
The world ought to have a care
for men who are trying to render
real service. It ought to have re
- ......
! wards instead of penalties for the
comparatively few men whose
thoughts go out to the submerged
and unfortunate.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
i A big order to a big- Portland company
j from far away la stteatHtlon that its .epute
! is or me mgnet. in .no. iw of Tbe Jour
nl "Nothing the Matter With l'ortiaud '
articlea there is a recital of the career um
aiMeements of a coinuany of coment huild-
er wiki enjoy patronage mat comes to mem
past many a husky competitor.
NE would scarcely credit the state
ment that for high class cement
I stone worn tor its bridges, 15ay
! ton, Ohio, would find It necessary
to come all the way to Portland
Or.
But this is a fact.
The Rhyner-Dicke company, East
Ninth and Madison streets, has the
contract for the ornamental cement
stone work for two bridges btinp
built for that distant municipality,
either of which is longer and of
greater magnitude than any of the
bridges of Portland except, perhapB,
the Broadway, and either of which will
be adorned with more ornamental
garnishments than all our bridges
combined. And every last one of
these attractive pieces intended to
pleas the eyes and fascinate tbe
hearts of our Buckeye friends will
tnat in the very center or our
contracts came to this western city.
Waddell & Harrington build bridges
in all parts of the United States. The
firm's headquarters is In Kansas City
and it radiates out from there In all
if thev hafl knowledge of something
. -rf nnri nearer home, it is likelv
oiir-v, wmiM hv been recommended.
and not an
away.
institution 3000 miles
SPECIMENS OF THE HANDIWORK
"We do not have to travel away to,
Ohio, however, to view specimens of
the handiwork of the Rhyner-Dicke
of the
people. It may be seen in many
places In Oregon, including cement
stone ornamentati'ms along the Co
lumbia river highway at LatoureH
falls, Shepard's Dell, Multnomah falls,
McCord creek. Moffett creek. Tanner
i creek and Mitchell Point. In fact
' all the cement stone ornaments along
the road were made at this factory.
The company also has the contract
for the cement stone ornamentations
for the Interstate bridge .over the
Columbia between Portland and Van
couver. This is a big Job, which will
undertood once the bridge Is com-
, . Amon other things there
pleted. Among oiner tnint,s mere
...
will be two tall light towers of quite
massive construction. Most of this
work Is now ready for delivery, and
ell will be out on time.
The rail and trim along the Colum
bia river highway is very attractive,
but that which will grace the inter
state bridge will far eclipse It.
PAYROLL $1000 A MONTH.
The company at this time has con
tracts on eight large bridges, and
will manufacture all the cement stone
ornamentations for these in this
city. It also does a large business
in Oregon outside of Portland, not
withstanding its local trade is quite
extensive. Aside from bridge work
the company manufactures ornamental
pieces of every description for build
ings, lawns, etc., and does " a consid
erable trade In making stuff J?br port-
able houses
It ships building blocks
. in all directions by the carload. These
' may be laid up like brinks, and their
its men are engaged in ornamental
work along the road between Port
land and Astoria, and Mr. Dicke, chief
; engineer of the concern, says that
! "business is mighty good! It is about
as lively as I want to see it." The
payroll runs at $1000 a month most
! of the time, though there are times
, when it is not quite so much.
SpeJcing of cement stone work Mr.
j Dick -aid: "I would be glad if the
, Oregon legislature would take such
cognizance of our vocation as to pass
!a law requifcng manufacturers of Ce
ment stone to Btamo unon each r.Uoc
j its exact tensile strength. This
is
is
one of the businesses wherein it
; possible to practice fraud and deceit
upon the customer, and it will not
be detected for some time. It is
something like phony jewelry. Of;
course It is oply a question of time
when such concerns go out of busi
ness, as has been the case in this
city, but whether they live or die.
the practice besmirches the good
name of reputable, institutions. A
person tricked by one imagines all
are alike, and hesitates to trust any
one. Winning the confidence of the
public is one of the most difficult
tasks of cement workers, and we
would welcome the most stringent
kind of law looking to. punish decep
tion in our calling."
Letters From the People
(Communications sent to The Journal t"
publication in tbi departuieot abould be writ
ten on only on side of tbe paper, should not
eiceed 3oo words In lengiti. and must be c
conuiunltMi bv the name and address of tb
emir. If tbe writer loes not desire to has
lue Lame published be sbould so stale. J
"DlMiiRflon ts the (treatest ot aU reformers.
It raiiouaiizt-s everything it touches. It ruls
principles of all false sauctity and throws theiu
hack 011 their reaaounbleut-xs. If they have Co
rrusot'-HblenesH, it rurhleadly crushes them out
of existence ami sets up Its own Conclusions In
their stead." WoudrowW llsou.
Mr. Teosdale Utters a. Challenge,
Portland, June 7. To the Editor of
The Journal. If you will give mo
space to write one , more short letter
regarding Mr. Toomey's letter of May
21 I promise it shall be my last.
I did not pour forth abuse upon Mr.
Toomey and there is no necessity for
him to pour forth abuse upon me. I
am not on the side of the I'lsterites,
nor of the home rulers, nor of the
Sinn Keiners, nor of the Unionists,
nor of the Liberals, nor of Kir Edwara
Carson, nor of Sir Frederick Smith.
1 am on the side of tire British govern
ment. 1 did not believe, and do not be
lieve, that the leading papers of Eng
land condemned the Irish executions.
I simply asked Mr. Toomey to name
the leading papers that did condemn
them; he has not named them. A
responsible paper is not netepsarilv
by any meansT a leading paper. Every
respectable paper is a responsible pa
per. If all responsible papers were
leading papers, how many thousands
of leading papers would there be it,
this country, for inswpce'.' The lead
ing iinglisli papers are published in
England's metropolis. The Rreatest
dailies and the greatest weeklies of
London are the leading papers of
England. ,
1 did not believe, and I do not be
lieve, that the leading public men of
England conuemned the executions.
The huge majority of the members of
the house of commons and the bouse
of lords are not the leading public
men of England. They are simply
private members of parliament. Their
speeches in the debates of parliament
do not carry a hundredth part as
much weight with the masses of the
people as do the speeches of the real
leaders in parliament, and, at the
present time all those leaders are in
the cabinet.
Every public act done In Great
Britain, in the name of Great Britain,
is done by the cabinet. The cabinet is
responsible for it. I cannot, and do
not. believe that the members of that
cabinet (the leading public men of
England) have condemned one of their
own acts.
Once more, in all courtesy, I aK
Mr. Toomey to name the leading public
papers of England that have con
demned the Irish executions, and to
name the leading public men of Eng
land that have condemned them.
J. I. TBESDALE.
A Parade Incident Discussed.
rortland, June 7. Torthe Editor of
The Journal. I wish to call the atten
tion of your paper and the public to
an uncalled for and cowardly act of
policeman No. 254, dullng the chil
dren's parade 'at Grand avenue and
Davis street Wednesday morning. Tli-j
policeman in attempting to control the
crowd, suddenly and without any
warning swung his fist around, nar
rowly missing some women and chil
dren, and knocked down, a young man.
This man, we found out later, was a
visitoj- in Portland for the Kose Festi
val, and unfamiliar with our .regula
tions. He said nothing in return, but
remained standing, quiet and gentle
manly, throughout the parade. The
policeman then returned to a lady
friend with whom he spent most of
his time during the morning. All tbe
people around felt so disgusted that a
Portland policeman so far forgot the
proper way to act becoming a repre
sentative of the law and a gentleman
as well, that we wanted to express
our indignation and trusted your pa
per would put the came in print.
R. O. ELLIOTT,
Grand avenue and East Morrison
street.
Patrolman J. R. fWdt's report to
Captain Circle on this incident whf
as follows: That he .saw the man. a
Greek, shining a mirror into the eyes
of some young girls standing across
the street, and cautioned him against
the use of the mirror. That the Greek
persisted, and that then he grabbed
him by the shoulder, took him to the
center of the street, out of tbe crowd,
confiscated the mirror and let the
man go. He says he did not strike
him or knock him down.
E. H. Walters. 66 North Twenty
first street, according to Captain Cir
cle, came voluntarily to the police
station and offered his version,
agreeing with the" policeman's, after
reading an article in a Portland news
paper dealing with the incident.
The Columbia Highway's Trees.
Portland, June 9. To the Editor of
The Journal A question, please: Is
there anything that adds so much to
the beauty of Oregon scenery, that
makes Oregon scenery so distinctive,
as the wealth of growth representing
hundreds of varieties of wild shrubs,
flowers, ferns, etc., as well as our
beautiful and world-wide known trees,
the Oregon firs, cedars, jrmaples and
alders?
I answer this by emphatically say
ing no, and unless you can agree with
me, what I am about to say will not
interest you in the least.
I know you admire Moltnomah falls
on the Col. ibia river highway, and if
you do you cannot but admire the
setting around the falls." If you will
make a careful study of this artistic
spot you will see the Importance of
each indivdual tree in forming the
delicate contrast of a toior scheme
that is magnificent, as well as being
on intimate part of a grouping or an
arrangement that could not but please
tbe most critical along artistic lines.
And, oh, the feeling of ecstasy as
you watch that leaping, pearly "rib
boa of mist" disappear to th pool be
low, your vision being broken in places
by the outstretched, moss-Covered arms
of an old "pioneer fir," all of which
helps to make the reality seem like
a beautiful dream.
But with all this beauty, natural
beauty, beauty that did not cost us a
cent to produce, beauty once destroyed
that could not be replaced with a
cool million someone is dissatisfied.
Shrubs are pulled out and trees cut
down so that "clear sweep," if you
please, of everything can be seen here
right from the seat of an automobile.
How foolish! One tree close to the
falls has been practically destroyed
already. It has been stripped of all
its lower limbs so that it resembles
a "worked-over snag" with a "bunch
of spinach on top." When this rasb,
act was performed the party doing
it did not have anything efse in mind
but a good-for-nothing do -called
"tourist," tocf.lazy to get out of bis
machine and walk a hundred feet to
get that "clear" and "open" view of
the falls. r t
And now, I understand,- a move is
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PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
At any rate, the dovs of peace can
! find a safe roosting place at St. Louis.
I
I It 1s evident that a lot of those
i candidates at Chicago were led Into a
I mine field,
t a
Now is the time when a small cot
tage at the beach is better than a
dozen air castles.
s
The prize offered for the best suf
! frage slogan was won by a mere man,
but his wife may have suggested it.
I Wonder whether those new dimes,
I quarters and halves Uncle Sam pro
poses to make will euend as well as
tbe old?
"Superhucksters" Is what a German
newspaper calls Americans. However,
we don't seem to be able to sell Ger
many anything.
In view of recurring peace talk from
Europe, there Is ground for suspicion
that The Hague, tribunal is not earn
ing Its money.
, just aa tne spooning season is get'
ting well under way the price of
spoons begins advancing. There Is no
romance in the law of supply and de
mand. It's a peculiar thing that whenever
a certain Indiana statesman aspires to
the presidency there is an immediate
and earnest effort to shunt him off
onto the vice presidency.
Twenty-one men fainted when Billy
Sunday described hell to a Kansas
City crowd. In view of everything
we have heard about Kansas City,
that's a remarkably good showing.
JOURNAL
42 Bridal Veil
COLUMBIA KIYKK HH.HWAY NO. 7.
' Io not gain the impression that tho
waterfalls alone are the chief virtues
of the scenery in the gorge of th Co
lumbia along the Columbia river high
way. The waterfalls have their beauty
and they are landmarks by which we
identify otner features which comple
ment the great picture. Coopey falls
! do not give an impression cither of
their height or beauty from the high
way. This is partly because one can
not look directly into the falls from
the road, and partly because of the
rugged summits which overshadow the
waterfalls.
Coopey falls are about Sfo feet high.
Cl aries Coopey, for whom the falls are
named, has recently hai constructed a
trail which leads around and above the
falls to Fort Kock, or Angel's Rest,
some lbOO feet above the highway.
i There is a legend which weaves Fort
I Rock and Lone Hock, projecting from
the Columbia river in this vicinity, into
a tale of the battle of ciants. Tbe con
tenders fought all day, hurling great
rocks back and forth across tbe river.
When afternoon came, neither side had
gained any advantage; then the mighti
est of the giants at Fort Rock, on the
Oregon side, determined with one last,
tremendous effort to crush his adver
saries on the Washington shore. In
bis rage he seized and broke off the
very peak of his nattirr-provided
'stronghold and with wonderful force
: sent It hurtling out over the water. So
' terrible was the missile that the forces
on the other side gave way and ran for
their lives. But the rock itself fell
short and into the river, where it may
be seen to this day.
; Fort Rock or Angel's Rest was ded
UNDER THE WILSON
From the Omaha World Herald.
"Why is Democracy strong?" asks
the local Democratic organ. Oh: the
answer la easy. It isn't." Omaha Bee.
The New York Herald has been one
cf the tno-t persistent and uncompro
mising of the critics of the Wilson ad
ministration. But on last Thursday the Herald
published, under a Chicago date line,
a two column article the nature of
which is indicated by the statement in
the headlines "Party Managers Who
Talk of a Walkover in the Middle
West Have Based Assumption on False
Premise, as 'Disgust' at Wilson Admin
istration Is Not Apparent There."
The Herald directs the attention of
Republican managers to sentiment
that it finds In the central states. It
warns them the assumption that the
country Is disgusted with the Demo
crat administration 1. a mistaken one.
"There is not the dissatisfaction with
the Democratic party that the Repub
licans have alleged." It is true, says
the Herald, that some manufacturers
and business men are still distrustful
of the Democratic administration, and
still fearful of the future if it remains
in power. But on the other hand it
goes on to say:
"But pitted against this is an un
questioned Jublilation that America is
at peace. Then the people are exult
ant because they have more money
than they ever had before. They thank
President Wilson for it. The middle
west is feeding in the fattest clover
patch it has ever known."
s
A citizen of Anderson, Ind., is quoted
as explaining the sentiment. in this
way:
"We are glad because instead of
being killed or sent home blind, leg
less, or with an arm or two off, our
sons are at home with their mothers.
We are at peace. We have better busi
ness than we ever had. Mortgages have
been lifted which hunp like millstones
around tho farmers' necks. So we don't
on foot to cut down two more large
trees In this park, for the purpose of
o-ivincr a Ktill creater "unobstructed
j view," and mv whole purpose in writ
' Ing is to solicit your influence and
. assistance for the preservation of
these two beautiful trees (large maples
they are), as well as every living thing
along the highway.
If these trees must be cut down. I
say, let us have a "slashing bee," cut
everything, burn it over, remove tho
' moss of the crevices, and then "white
: wash" all of the rock cliffs in this
j, vicinity, so that no one can say but
i what th Jkjb was well done.
FRED H. KISER.
I The Old Var Horses.
Portland. June 9. To the Editor of
The . Journal The haunting sadness
I of the convention of Republicans In
Chicago this week, to the everyday
j Republican, is that ..ihe delegations
i have? been hnd picked to the extent
! of being ultra-ripe. All of the cor
respondents have agreed that the Re
publican convention is a bald-headed,
pulseless, lifeless bunch of old , men,
i with their political feet in the grave.
It is regrettable that the party did
! not select more active men men with
i youth and Imagination enough to ce
ment the schism.
To look, upon the delegations, it Is
current comment that the Republican
party is a party of old men, with the
dreams and hopes of yesteryear in its
countenance and its vote.
Probably the saddest sight In any
convention is to see delegates unable
to do a healthy day's work in' the po
litical arena. Already several of the
old fellows have been carted away to
the Cook county hospitals, one of them
dying from theer excitement and over
wrought nervous tension. Chauncey
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OHEGO-N SIDELIGHTS
The public bathhouse at Grants Pass
will be managed in future by an in
corporated company of business men,
who will manage the concessions in
the park, instead of the committee
that managed mutters last yeai. Ex
tensive improvements are planned
"Recent visitors from the east have
commented," says tbe News Times,
"on the fact that they tw no dogs
running loose in Forest Grove and
wondered why When informed that
we had an ordinance prohibitirg dogs
running -at large on the streets, they
expressed a desire to live in such a
progressive town."
Among those present, in person or
by letter, at tne Omaha World Her
ald's celebration. May -'S, on the oc
casion of Its fiftieth anniversary and
Its coincident getting into its new
eight-story building, was Editor John
T. Bell of the Newberg Enterprise,
who, in a letter printed in the World
Herald's 182-page anniversary eilition.
is reminiscent of a time when then
were only six printers on the paper
and the office was infested withcimcx
lectularius.
New nut for election' law lnter-
freters to crack, as appears from the
'ort Orford Tribune: "The marring
of Sheriif liailey to Miss Nate Lhi.
herr last week Ins t dtvse 1 considor-ib e
discussion over the tec-iimc-u pi'rt as
to what name will api-.-ar on "lie bl
lot tlus fall for the I r mocratlc nomi
nation as treasurer, which wius won ny
Miss Lehnberr, now Mrs. Bailey, at
the late primaries. It is not known
here whether she will continue in tbe
race or not, but if site does the situa
tion is an unusual one."
JOURNEYS
and Coopey Falls
icated as a public viewpoint on the
same day that tbe highway was dedi
cated to the world of tourist travel
The view 10 be had from this point is
exceedingly impressive, and the climb
by the new trail furnishes the best of
exercise. It Is said that from the i
cinity may be se n the fulls of Daltmi
creek, the highest near the highway,
some 1500 feet of falls and cascades.
If your eyes search among the cliffs
for Bridal Veil falls you will be disap
pointed. The stream races down to
t lie verge under your very feet, then
leaps dizzily downward. It Is possible
to pass this, the nearest of all water
falls to the highway mid never see it.
The best viewpoint is to be had Just at
the turn of the road a few hundred
feet beyond the stream.
The power of Bridal Veil creek Is
developed and "Utilized in part by a
logging company. It is always inter
esting to watcli the lumber from Palm
er, five miles above Bridal Veil, come
I charging down the cbuto that parallels
I the stream. For quick delivery tbis
I chute could not be excelled. Sunn one
from the lumber company offices tel
ephones to Palmer the sizes and lengths
desired, and in about ten minutes the
boards come ruling down on the foam
ing water at what seems a mile a min
ute speed.
Bridal Veil falls aru ru.med or course,
because of their resemblance to the
veil of some giant's bride. The falls
are beautiful, but unfortunately the
lumber company finds it necessary to
keep a dump burning with smoke that
frequently partially obscures the view.
From Bridal Veil a road leads tn
Palmer, and it is one of tne routes
used In reaching Lflrch mountain.
ADMINISTRATION
spend all our time condemnln s Presi
dent Wilson."
The general manager of a concern
owning more than a hundred ware
houses between Pittsburg and the Pa
cific coast, is quoted as saying:
"I have never seen business as good
as it Is now. Tho volume is so great
that Jobbers, manufacturers and com
mission men generally can't begin to
take care of it. Everyone Is behind In
his orders. This applies to every kind
of business. I would say from my ob
servations In about 40 distinct sections
that 10 per cent of the business is mu
nitions and the rest natural growth."
The Herald Itself says:
"Business never has been as pros
perous as it is now in the middle west.
Every factory Is working at capacity.
Most factories are away behind in
orders. There are no idlers. The em
ployers In such centers as Pittsburg.
Indianapolis. Cleveland and Chicago. -and
the hundreds of smaller places in
between, are unable to net men enough.
Wages have been increased. Banks are
overwhelmed with money. Citizens
can borrow any sum if they have any
kind of security. In the west banks
loan money on, cattle. Banks buy for
the herdsmen. There are no hungry
children In the middle west. The empty
dinner pail Is unknown.
"Just how far these conditions will
affect the election next autumn no one
can foretell. The thing -which the Re
publican managers may contemplate
with interest Is that the conditions
whtch they had counted on to insure
victory are not here. The reverse is
most strikingly true."
m 9
What does the good Doctor Rose
water, who chirrups "Oh! the answer
Is asy. It Isn't." what does Doctor
Rosewater have to say as to this re
cital of plain facts?
Does the good doctor think human
nature is going to turn Itself Inside
Out to enable the Republicans to get
back tbe offices this fall? ,
M. Depew, octogenarian. Is one of the
speakers and "active" men.
What kind of a party has the Re
publican degenerated into, when Its
heavy tasks must he thrown upon tbe
shoulders of men of declining years?
Whether such a convention has any
strength or not will be definitely
known in November, possibly within a
few days. A newspaper glimpse of this
convention Is enough, to convince the
average man that the "old guard' Is
now in reality an aged and hoary
guard, a rheumatic and dyspeptic
guard a guard with hardened arteries
and falling eyesight.
All good citizens should revere
these old men in t'hicago. May the
wild asses they are trying to ride
carry them kindly.
J. Ii. COTT1NGHAM.
The Revenue From the Jitney.
Portland, Or., June 10. To the Edi
tor of The Journal In your Issue of
June 9, under the heading "Portland
Streetcars Operated at a Ioss," Mr.
Campbell makes the statement that
the Jitneys ity no revenue to the city.
Mr. Campbell is not very well posted.
Anyone may very easily ascertain the
amount of taxes the Jitneys pay, if he
cares to, and for the amount invested
It tn as great as the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company pays, If not
greater. We pay to the city $24 a
year each, and to the state, on an
average, $15 per year, and our earn
ings are spent in this city and not
sent away to pay dividends on watered
stock. H. B. MALTBT.
Taken by Surprise.
"Was her father violent when you
asked him for her hand?"
"Was be? Great runs I thoujht
he'd shake my hand off.
TKpnce Qer
THE OTHER DAY when I was sit
ting at my typewriter Just as I
am now arranging words and phrases
neatly a young man came In.
and asked for me.
And he had a small flat leather
case
and looked Ilk a book agent.
or a life Insurance man.
or something like that.
Anyway he looked predatory.
1 And tbe boys pointed me out to
him gladly.
5f And ho walked right over and
grasped my hand.
and gave it one of those strong
corresjondence-scboJl grlpH.
And all the time he was looking
me right In the eye. .
J And be salJ he felt b knew me
from reading my kollum.
-anil he knew I'd be' interested In
witat he was going to say.
51 And all the time he kept me
fixed Willi his glittering ee.
- and 1 started blinking.
and began to feel like an amateur
hypnotist wus working on tne.
51 And without" moving bis eyes
he unstrapped bis case.
and said be bad lust what I
needed the Seven Stepping Stones to
Success.
5 And hn' look out the books with
out any I Asides
- and set the empty shells up on
my desk.
and started (o talk.
11 And be told me bow nil the
Kieat men f all times bud attained
tbe top nf the heap.
and strutted around up there.
with all the world looking up
in awe and adinl I it Inn.
51 And the oung man said It was
easy.
51 "The principles are ktinwti"- h
said "and ato un -;.. (earn mem
who has ordinary intelligence.
5f "And wnvone w lio mil le:irn these
principles" be w.-nt nil "cati apply
them -and succeed."
51 And be showed me the UUbs to
tlie different olunies.
5 And one dealt with the begin
nings of power
--and another with the nocrot of
self-possession.
and another toljj bow In di velop
personality.
and another explained how to
make valuable fi lendsliips.
and how to make friendship val
uable. and So on step by step up the
laddei to the Very top.
51 And 1 aslied him what a fellow
Would do after (hut..
5 "Why he'll Just keep on sue-,
ceedlng"-- he said.
5 And I said "Yes but Isn't ther
danger -of a man getting more than
he earns--lf he uses this sstem?"
51 And he said it wasn't a matter of
how much you can fc.nri but of how
much you cun get.
5"Ff everybody only got what they
earned"- -he said "there wouldn't be
much chance- for men of enterprise."
51 But I didn't cute to au:uc.
--and I beard the esteemed city
editor cough slightly
as though he I'Mioitnl rife to lie
doing a Utile useful labor.
5J So I arose - and grasped the
young man by the hand.
and looked hl'n square In I be ye.
and started (o ba k him toward
the door.
all Ihe while telling him h'JW
glad I Was he called.
5J And tbe first duior was open.
- and 1 backed him tight through It.
but tin; nexl door wasn't and
there was some delay.
but I opened It- -and that brought
us to the head of tTie stiilrs.
with me still looking him in the
eye and -
5JE1STEN I told hlrn I didn't want
the books -at $17.40--yr any Other
price in either binding,
5f And I'm afraid I'll never b suc
cessrl. Ilee Time Table.
A swarm of bees In May
Is worth a ton of i.uyi
A swarm of bees In June
Is worth a silver spooii!
A swarm of bees in July
Ain't worth a fly!
John WolfL Cooper Mountain. Ov.
Some Trip.
An old man has arrived In Kansas
City, having come nil the way from
Oregon In a rowboat. lie Is on Ms
way to Philadelphia. Detroit Ntws.
Life's Infinite Variety.
WLuit delightful feeilug mint hurt roan '
to the Mull 'twx.l (rmliiBtrk limt KrMj tu
ning when tln-j re-fTed ihMr dipliitiiu ml
refilled that thrr in uothlng ii ur tbm
Vt learn. .VewtM-rg Kuterpi
Pel Jot, wleainHD at tirltman Brother,
rillfl hell l( referee. J-oalirilay hut a (in
nniml bout with 'he em,et roaXer it the.
U-ar at., re. While u(ieiatlinr It. tha hia.-hlne
lib w up. burning one uf Jtt a iruia badly.
l'eijdleluij hakt Orey) li n.
MbU Ring, who ke( a nent llltle returnt
where 4'hlnft and u'her iluhi-a were :aerTedr.
rhel hi blllleM 'd:iy a I rl bh-M tie e,D -ilttlena
do riot warrant hl '. nl iniitliic. t lat
lor the preaenl 1 h reetairaiit wai a ftatb
erltiK .l;,e,- Ut man of M a rati ftp Id' lt
people and tbe aervl.v n a 11,) a neelji-ot.
- Marahficld iteojrd I
I
Gene Noaler. while trHfilpii?flMtig a crper
fto tbe grading work (fit Henry afreet yealer
day afternoon had the mN'ortnne to Kt hi
little finger caught '.r Ihe wofk hrr It
iheared off aa llck aa If It had been
doue. on a meat hlork. Th levered tiiemtter
lay n a lamp (iat tinri? fer aonie Lourp after
ward. Oxjullle Meotlnel. " ',
Grandma Maher. ; YYheat!and, wall known
tit all old tlinrra here, I rl.xltlng for ioupla
ot week with Mra. lunir Grandma's e-
alabt la now rery pr and ahe cannot'; knit
fhe 'iflovea. mlttetia and homry wltb tha.
rapidity ahe fltii In former yeura. Tht pro
du. Ik uf her knitting needle will l regoeto
bend by ui:t 'io.dier Vtlle rofrrHpond
enee, Sheridan Sun.
The .wllow nun tuat rot Into roarf h
enue he Itentnti' a j-urt of the Trinune -forea
through a aui'B'-rlptlofi Bwap, came nnrfe a
few .lava ago hailly aealded lie had erMerri
Iv gotten In wme bt 'k yard where. h4 did
lio tielnlip, hilt tf the welldT .of thrt hot
weter et a l-w Ii if fire and brilliance In
ti- ueit woi III It will not eauae tia any lindu
1oj. of aleen. - Purt tnford Tribune.
Crcnlit Miie Omitted.
The poem. "When the Juneberry
Hlooms." printed yesterday, thould
have borne the name of Krank V. .An
derson. The credit line was inadvert
ently omitted.
Forensic Life-LI tie.
Tom iMly, of the Philadelphia Kve
nlng. Ledger, has . sturted colleetlng;
what he calls Klfe-Savers for Ora.ors.
"K rom the rock-bound coaM of Main
to the golden shores of California" is
one that he used as a sample.
a
, Another that has been a boon to
many a speaker .who had nothing to
ay is: "While I did not expect to be
called upon this evening " v
-
"Although I make no claims to being
an orator," Is another old favorite.1"'
And still another Is: "While I yield
to no man in my admiration for
- a
And so on.
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