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.THE OREGON DAILY- JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1916.
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tOltKlON AUVKHTIS1NO REPRESENTATIVE
" Benjamin Kentnor C.. Brunawlck BW .
!& Vlftta Are.. New York. 1218 People'a
, r aa Bide Chicago.
' SuberYlptluo terma by mall or to any ad
' 4r In the United Statea or Mexico:
; . DA1LX (M0BN1NQ OB AFTERNOON
7 One rear .90.00 I One month I .CO
t SUNDAY.
One rear I2.B0 I One month f -25
i DAILY (MOBN1NO OR AJTEENOON) AND
",. SUNDAY
v er. $7.M) I One month S .W
r t
America anka nothing for ;ierelf bnt wial
aha baa a right to ink tm humanity Itaelf.
W'MIDBOW WILSON.
Mllllonn for defeimr. but not a cent fi
tribute. ClIAIlt.M C IMNTKNEY.
The only eholrp which I'royideni'e haa
gruipbiuiily left to a vlci.'uit Kivernnicnt la
either to full by the iienpli- If lln-y ln-coine
enlightened, er Willi tin hi. if llie arc kept
maiayed and .Ignorant. - lOl.KIU DuK
Til K MKXKAN NOTE
I
f 11R keynote of the American ;
IIP! keynote of the American
1 attitude toward Mexico Is ex- j ligently" turned his back On the
prt-Bsed In this message from auto truck and that he "carelessly
the note Bent by the Washing-j and negligently" kept his back
ton government to Carranza yea-' turned and looked in a soutU
terday: j wardly direction.
The (tovernmi-nt of tiie United I in reply, the widow through her
States, ir it had designs upon the attorneys denied that the officer
territory of M. xi. o. would have had j "rareleefllv and telintlv"
not difficult v in findimr fiurinir this! areieBiy ana negligently
period r revolution arm disorder,
Hiany plausible arKuments for lrtcr.
yeniion in Mexin.n afn.irs. iiopii.fr.
however, thai, th- p-cple of Mexl.'O,
would, thrmiirii tlmir own efforts, re-
Btore poai-e arifi orderly . Rovei nment, !
'the UnitVd states has awaited with i
revolution - ,
fm varn f m i a , .1-1
. knows this is true. The recital in
Mv.Vrr k t. i V, r , t'ad asserted that he did not
Mexican bandits along the border... ,.. n v,1t,r
and in the interior is convincing
evidence of the tolerance with
which the Washington povernment
has acted in our Mexican relations.
Under the circumstances, the de
mand of Carranza for removal of
the American t roops is without I
reason. The clear announcement
In the note that the troops will not
be withdrawn under preKpnt con
ditions is fully warranted, and
wll be sustained by American pub
lic sentiment.
In America, all realize the
solemnity of the crisis, and know
what it will mean if the unreason-
able people and eovernment
of
Mexico precipitate hostilities, n i
.mi - ... , ., . 1
. " ""Uy.bie' C0Slll
in uvea ana money, nnn vpars nr
police patrol of the country after
subjugation of the people. It will
be an enterprise upon which the
great body of the American neonle
will wish to embark only after the ! consideration with any Jury in ap
last expedient has been exhausted. ' Plying the facts for a verdict than
With no one will this unwillingness would tne light of a tallow candle
to go to the final extreme be more on the 6om of the blackest mid
pronounced than with President night
Wilson himself. It is the adherence of courts to
The Issue rests with Carranza. farcical decisions under archaic
The question of whether or not it : Precedents that lowers the courts
is to be that peace, cordiality and ,n Pllic respect and brings the
mutual aid between sister rernib-1
lies which America desires, is in
hl8 hands. If he insists on the
sword, it will be the height of
folly and futility, but Judged by
HU past, it Is wholly within the
possibilities that he may take such
a course. It will be a lamentable
sacrifice that the best and most
of American sentiment will de
plore, but which if it comes will
be met because Mexican folly has
jnade it inevitable.
J. P. Morgan testified before
the legislative investigating com
mittee that he was paid J250,000
for talking to Theodore P. Shonts.
Soloman evidently did not have
Mr. Morgan in mind when he made
. that statement about silence being
. golden.
MEXICO'S MALAlJY
T
HOSE who attack Prosldonr
Wilson's Mexican nollcv stah
- - :vt
i j - '
thoir nnm onnntrrln IVs K
Wilson has been trying to
do for Mexico what Washington
and Benjamin Franklin wanted to
do for the United States. Their
aim was liberty and equality. They
'wanted the, plain citizen of this
country to be independent in every
way, to think for himself, act for
himself and own himself without
any boss or ruler. Their aspira-
tlon was to make public officials
public servants, not rulers of the
people, but their employes.
Tne Mexicans nave been trying,
unsklllfully, to reallzi for them
selves the eame aspiration. Under
the Diaz regime their country was
stolen from them. The natural
- resources, which really are the
country, were given away to de-
- signing favorites, eome of them
native, most of them foreigners.
,. These gifts were made through the
lawless edict of an unscrupulous
" tyrant The people were robbed
without being consulted.
- ". They have been trying to get
. back some of the property which
.was pilfered from them. They
bave been trying to put themselves
'is situation to enjoy the bless
ings which the Fathers of the Re-
public .hoped to bestow upon 4 the'
United States.
President WHson has said that )
ho wnnid nnt rturforo tn Aratr t ha 1
Mexicans back under an exploiting ;
tyranny. So far as It has been In
his power he has been giving them .'
a free hand, in the hope that they t
could work out their affairs and ,
restore order. The task is diffi-
cult, because ignorance, starvation,
clvtir strife and a century of mis
rule have so maddened and de
graded the people that they are
unreasonable and futile. The ex
ploiting corporations which have
acquired Mexican resources are
chiefly responsible .for Mexican
anarchy and for the crisis that is
now embarrassing America.
etiring Admiral Flske, who
says lack of patriotism has started
the American republic "down the
broad road that leads to destruc
tion," apparently has reached a
state of mind in which his
tirement is a virtue.
re-
REFINED QUIBBLE
B
ECAUSE an "and" instead of
an "or" was used in the
pleadings, the Oregon su
preme court has reversed a
case and forced a new trial of the
issue. Traffic Officer James R.
White was killed by an auto truck
while on duty at the intersection
of Union avenue and East Burn
side in November, 1914. The
widow brought suit against the
owners of the truck for damages.
After being out only 25 minutes,
the Jury returned a verdict of,
$7500 for the widow.
In the answer to the complaint,
the defendant alleged that the
traffic officer carelessly and nes-
turned his back, or that he
care-
lessly and negligently kept hi3 I
back turned etc.
J !
me reversal is rnaae Decause i
the widow in her reply used "the I
w0rd "and" instead of "or" in the '
phrase "carelessly and negligently." !
111 11 lliU niUUn UdU UCUlCU
that the officer "carelessly OR!
negligently" turned his back and ;
his back turned, etc., the case
would not have been reversed.
No other reason was assigned
for the reversal. The point was
raised in the lower court and
?lldge McGlnn vcry ProraTtly
, V t , u ce s Bo
? ?' Q "?? Juy fUnd a V6r"
ditt within 25 minutes.
I The reversal is a refined quib
' ble. It is technicality run wild. It
i Is unworthy of the Oregon su
preme court.
The whole purpose of the in
itiative amendment of 1910 was
to give the supreme court the
right, and implied Instructions to
Pliminalo niiihhloa cr. loner aa anK
K t "n .7 w a , ; r t" : .
- j-v... u nwo
case, the court knew that the
"and" and the "or" did nothing to
Th 1
turn the scales of Justice
quibble would have had no.more
lesal practice into disrepute.
The recent, shooting of a pet
Jersey cow by a young mtn of
liaKer led to tne marriage of the
Bhooter and the owner of the
Bhootee- When the deer season
"i"3"8 leuuenaoi city nunt-
ers had better look where they
are shooting or the wedding bells
will get them if they don't look
out.
ritOTECT OREGON
T
HE very life of the potato in
dustry of the Pacific North
west is threatened as a result
of the continued spread of
; tuber moth ln California
Weeks ago The Journal called
.. .. , , . . ,
the attention of local officials and j
other interests to the seriousness
of the situation, but little has been
done. This week a carload of po-1
tot- fw, ai, , '
, vu vv.o A. a wui Kjyj UU1C1 Li VcUHUl II 1 c
arrivaA -.w. tv,
v. "-io WUU UtllCI
i 1 1 . ..
the same section.
I This one carload was instantly
I condemned by state officials at
Portland for it contained sufficient
tuber moth in Its potatoes to in
fect the entire United States.
California, has faithfully prom
ised that it would ship no more
infected potatoes into this state.
This promise has been repeatedly
i broken, therefore it remains with
the authorities to take measures
' sufficiently stringent to protect
I the industry from the dreaded In-
i sects and thereby Bave one of its
most Important farm industries.
The seriousness of the tuber
moth invasion of the Pacific North-
west cannot ha mmruHmat
west ' cannot be x overestimated.
Idaho officials realize this and
they bave placed an absolute bar
against the sale of California po
tatoes in the Gem state until the
tuber moth danger is no longer
apparent.
Seemingly it la impossible for
this state to properly protect the
potato Industry by the system of
Inspection now in force. To prop
erly take care of the Industry
every potato received from the
south must be thoroughly exam
ined. This is a physical impossi-
blllty without undue expense to
the state or to consumers.
There are plenty of old potatoes
avallardo in thfa ctatA to taka :
care of current requirements or
until the home crop is available
In sufficient supply to fill the
needs of the people. Therefore it
Is apparent that the only thing
that can be done to safeguard the
Industry Is to stop entirely the
shipment of potatoes from Cali-
fornla until that state cleans up ,
its fields.
This is no mer sentiment -'
pressed for the purpose of ex- chance that, through the calam
cluding the southern state's prod- ities of war tne support of a
uct from competing with the out-1 breadwinner may be cut oft for
put of this state, such as is donejever- Jt Is to much to expeot the
by California In the citrus busl- j employes in this nation to make
ness, when it prohibits entirely the , a11 the sacrifices and the em
imnortation of Florida oranren nnH ; Ployers to make note. The de-
Kranefruit because of so-called ;
scale. Radical measures are abso
lutely necessary for our own pro
tection, and California should see '
it in that light and not in the j
lisrht of a bovcott. such as was
expressed by some of the potato
shippers of the south when the
subject was first brought up.
The fact remains that it is ex
ceedingly difficult to cure the
tuber moth. All attempts made
by CaUfornia to eradicate this pest
from nntrr fields hava filed I
to datei In fact the United States i
government has on numerous oc
casions reported the tuber moth
as the most dangerous disease that
ever Infected a potato field.
Nothing In the world prevents
Oregon from becoming hopelessly
besotted with reaction hut the
"undiluted" nroerp.ssiveism of nur
Ralph and our Charley, who led j he is oing to run he ought to
the fight In killing off the old resign the senatorship and elim
guard at Chicago 1 inate the contingency of 6uch a
A PROSPERITY FACT.
w
ERE there no other evi
dence of American pros
perity, the income tax re
ceipts would afford it.
mi. it . . I
J he IlirKl total is now expected I
to reach 116 million dollars.
U,
Will far exceed all previous esti- I
mates. The estimate for the year, ;
n loQr- ua finnl I
v"'
total at So million, .bven the most'
optimistic predictions of returns i
from the tax are distanced far and
J J " --c
The collections for the year 1915
were 80 millions. The increased
prosperity of the country Is as
signed by observers and experts
as the chief cause of the unex
pectedly large receipts, while a
more vigorous collection of the tax""- . uno. Montana.
. . j I California and Alaska
Is named as a secondary factor.
Perhaps the most pleasing fea
ture of the revenue from this tax
is that it comes from those best
able to pay. It means that more
than one-ninth of the revenues of
the government now come from
wealth and are so much of a bur
den taken off the food and cloth
ing of the poor.
Those who pay the income tax
should be proud of a country that
gives them opportunity to thus add j
a mite for the relief of poverty.
1 "c DU'ln""
The surprise Is that as governor
of New York, Mr. Hughes, now a i
candidate for president, should !
have done all in his power to pre-
vent the legislature of his state 1
from . ratifyi"g the income tax ;
amendment
to the federal con-
i 6titution
OUT OF PLACE
T
HE Civil Service Commission
ers are right in their conten
tion that no man should be
discharged from the city serv
ice for testimony given before an
investigating body under oath.
The Journal knows nothing
about the truth or the falsity of
the testimony given by the four
sewer inspectors during the recent
Montavllla sewer hearings. But
the testimony was given under the
solemnity and the sanctity of an
oath. If it were false, if it put
any city department or city of
ficial in an unfair and unjust light
before the public because of its
falsity, there Is the grand jury
and the court and the penitentiary
waiting for men who trifle with
the truth under oath.
We have been taught by con
stitution and code for more than
a hundred years that. In America,
v , v j ,
i he Is proven guilty by lawful pro
cess, In a proper proceeding and
before a competent court.
It would be placing far reaching
ana aangerous power in me nanus
m
oi one man to permit mm to sweep
r,,,
t U L UL
employment every city em
ploye who might be compelled by
subpena and oath-bound exam
ination to give testimony unfavor
able to the responsible heads of
the city government. Such a sys
tem might cause no comment in
Russia, but It would be gravely
out of place in America.
Kind hearted citizens are be-
stirring themselves in behalf of
the traffic policeman, those lucky
men who do not have to dodge
automobiles at street intersections.
They are going to have the city
furnish olive drab uniforms with
pictures of horses' heads and auto-
mobile wheels ' neatly embroidered
... -
on tne sleeves, caps or ouve drab
and an umbrella, presumably olive
drab also. About the only thing
not H provided for is banana ice
cream and strawberry lemonade.
DUE THE GUARDSMEN
T
HROBGHOUT the country.
many large employers have
announced that they will hold
positions open for their men
who go with the national guard
and will continue payment of their
salaries during their service in the
arnryv In Portland, a number of
employers have taken a similar
action,
It is little esouzh for employers
to do. If there must be fighting,
it is enough for the young men to
contribute their services. They
ought not to be expected to do the
fighting and In addition to make
the financial sacrifice of losing
their positions as wejl as their
salaries while at the front.
Families cannot be supported
on a guardsman's pay. And above
and beyond all, there is the
termination of employers every-
where to hold positions open for
the return of their employes who
g to tne front and to maintain
them on the payroll during their
absence in the service is only
justice, but it is highly creditable
withal.
Senator George M. McBride has
announced that he intends to be"
an independent candidate for
county Judge' but that he has not
yet made up his mind whether he
w111 reslSQ the senatorship which
senator expects to win in the
judgeship contest, or he would not
have entered the race. But
whether he wins or loses in No
vember he ought not to confront
Multnomah, Columbia and Clack
amas counties with the possibility
of a $40,000 special election. If
needless expense Demg tnrown
upon the taxpayers.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
Today's industrial article. No. 169 of The
Journal "a serl.-K. has for lte aubject a r-ry
ludustrloUB M;inIlhment indd on tbat
ll-.e u-c of eonsumera and also handles many
I'.yuiTTs mjujriisc uiiuiu-i ui nu i iur
"'ItU'r.i k ' "aa '
pironage.
OW would you like to look upon
a stack of full, coffee sacks 50
feet square and 75 feet higrh?
II
1
Coffee which cost from $12 to $15
a sack.
And 35 people, four big roasters
and as many mills roasting, grinding
and preparing these coffee beans for
the breakfast tables of the citizens
of all the Pacific coast regloqt Ore-
Tir v., . t .1 . i v. .
And these . thousands of sacks of
coffee, imported from Brazil, Central
America and the East Indies, being
added to as fast as the stack is dec!
mated by the roasters, grinders and
packers.
What a commotion It would cause
if all the coffee made from this cof
fee bean mountain were flumed into
a river and directed in its course
through the valleys of Oregon on Its
way to the sea.
Where is the plantation that would
supply the sugar to sweeten this
novel If not attractive stream?
immense stock op lano & CO.
Only a personal visit to the place
can convey an adequate knowledge of
the immensity of the coffee roasting,
spice, baking powder and peanut but
ter making and prune packing busi
ness of Lang & Co., Front and
Ankeny streets, this city.
Its tremendous stocks of coffees
are stacked in three large warehouses
in addition to the comjjjiny's ' main
building, which occupies within a
fraction of the whole of an entire
block of ground covered by a four
story building. It carries tona upon
tons of peanuts, which it manufac
tures into . butter. This department
is stocked with thousands of bushels
of the finest nuts. No oil Is used ln
the manufacture of this product,
there being sufficient in the nut. Only
the best grades are used, and their
"Royal Club" and "Elcq" brands are
prime table delicacies. The com
pany's manufacturing plant comprises
the latest inventions in peanut butter
making. The hearts of th nuts are
removed to avoid the bitter taste,
and improved machinery most thor
oughly cleanses them from every im
purity. PRUNE PACKERS, TOO.
In connection with its manufac
turing plant this firm Is also a large
packer of Oregon Italian prunes,
which it is distributing In all leading
markets of the United States. They
are shipped east to the Atlantic coast
as well as to all points ln the Pa
cific northwest.
In the various industries of the
corporation, and in its eight distrib
uting headquarters located on the
Pacific coast, Lang & Co. employ
over 600 persons, a fact indicative of
the immensity of its business.
Of its roasted and ground coffees
it has been said that west of the
Rocky mountains it would be a deso-
laus lace wnere onB canE mnic
Lan & Co 's "Royal Club" or
man-American" brands of coffee.
And it certainly Is good stuff.
The Lang Bros, conduct a live,
high-class, active establishment, in
which the greatest care is, exercised!
to produce articles without a peer in
America. There is no question of
this ambition and of the firm's abil
ity to carry it into execution. That
It does so Is evidenced by the enor
mous output of its great number of
appliances and the smallvanny of men
and women employed.
The firm, consists of Isidor Lang,
president; Louis Lang, vice-president
and manager, and Henry Lang, secre
tary. Speaking individually of the
gentlemen, One will find the president
a careful, conscientious business man;
the vice-president a thoughtful, pru
dent, sociable guide of th big:
house's destiny, and the secretary a
most arable, agreeable official of the f
like him.
Their bis place at First and
Ankeny is a hive of Industry. Its
manufacturing department has the
appearance of a machine chop. Its
wheels are whirring in all directions,
and its operatives flit about with the
activity of humming birds. A
stranger passing would have little
' -
transacted within.
Letters From the People
I Communication wot to Tbc Journal t"
pnbllcatlon ln this department sboald be wr'r
ttn on only one tide of tbe paper. hould not
exreed 8O0 word In length, aud mn?t be Ac
companied bf the name and addrcsa ot tbe
MDder. if tlie writer doe not desire to bare
Uie name publUlied lie abould ao state.
"DUcnaaion la tbe irreateet of all reformer.
It ratiooalixea everything It toucbea. It roi
priuciplea of all false sanctity .md throws tbeiu
bark cd their reasonableness. If tbey bare ru
reahonableneas, it ruthlessly cruihes them out
of existence and sets np Ha own conclusion in
tbelr stead." Woodrow V.'ilaon,
The "Ti" on Justice Hughes.
Portland, June 1". To the Editor
of The Journal The Republican vot
ers In those states where ex-Justice
Charles Evans Hughes' name appeared
an the primary ballot were and are de
luded with the Idea that their votes
forced ther Chicago convention to nom
inate Hughes and influenced Hughes
to accept. They have forgotten 1912,
when'their votes had as little effect as
a vote cast for Charlie Chaplin. From
a survey of the Republican field it
seems that history has repeated it
sff. The political cleverness of the
leaders in withholding official notifi
cation from their nominee prevents too
much speculation as to tUe manner in
Which the convention was handled and
also gives longer ln awaiting develop
ments with which to discredit the Wil
son administration before a declaration
of principles is formulated.
Hughes was, by appnrent inference
from the Hughes publicity literature,
the candidate definitely decided on by
the party leaders before the conven
tion assembled. The temper of the peo
ple had been tested with Root and
Burton. The middle western and west
ern states, by large votes for Cum
mins and for Hughes, not forgetting
th Ford vote, epoke to the party
bosses - in no uncertain terms. That
Hughes must have given at least an
Intimation that he would run is a log
ical assumption. In fact, certain news
papers delicately hinted at such a state
of affairs.
Based on these conclusions the Chi
cago convention was merely for the
atrical effect, and from later develop
ments" it appears that Roosevelt him
self was well aware of the true inten
tions of the Republican leaders. Cer
tainly with Ills political astuteness he
could see his limitations as the avowed
exponent of the "heroic mood," so, rec
onciling himself to his place on t ))e
program, he quietly prepared for his
own act, "anything to beat Wilson."
How to account for the assurance
before the convention inet is a question
which seems unansr;L;e except
through the hypothesis that there was
true knowledge beforehand.
Observe, as Colliers pointed out in
an Anril issue, that Hughes in his
statements never said: "I will not ac
cept the nomination." He invariably
used tome such phrase as, "I am not
a candidate." This latter Is a mere
political euphemism. Many men who
have eaid they were not candidates
have subsequently turned up holding
office.
Now why was ex-Justice Charles
Evans Hughes, now Republican candi
date for president, not publicly as
frank with the Republican voters as ha
apparently was privately with the
party leaders?
We of this date, not being so close
to the leaders' machinery and sources
of publicity, are very, apt to overlook
many little details of the political bat
tle Impending. O. L. SHEA.
The Insulting Cartoon.
Portland,' June 19. To the Editor of
The Journal I, agree with Dr. Marie
Equi in regard to these disloyal and
indecent cartoons by the Oregonian di
rected at our president, and I am sur
prised that there are not more of the
bo called hyphenated Americans and
anarchists in our midst. How can we
expect men of foreign" birth to be loyal
to their adopted country when men like
the editor and the owner of the Ore
gonian, who boast of their American
ism, yetopenly and daily Insult the
best president this country has had
since Lincoln and the greatest Amer
ican of the present ttime? The Ore
gonian Is a disgrace to your city and
is not a fit, paper for any decent
American to read. O. A. ELVIN.
Iamber Measurement.
Portland, June 20. To the Editor of
The Journal Please quote through
The Journal the table of "lineal" meas
ure as used by lumber mills here.
A READER.
The "board foot" Is the stand
ard of lumber measurement here
It is possible to use lineal measure
ment in ordering specified sizes, but
the mill would figure the stock at so
many "board feet." Only moulding Is
measured in lineal feet here.
The Proper Officials.
-Portland, June 19. To the Editor of
The Journal Please inform me where
I can obtain a copy of the pure food
laws- also where to register name of
article and cost. A SUBSCRIBER.
Ask J. D. Mlckle, state dairy and
food commissioner, 610 Worcester
building, Portland, for a copy of the
law, and Tor registration apply to B.
W. Olcott, secretary of state, Salem,
Oregon.
Disclaimer for Farmers' Union.
Corvallis, Or., June 18. To the Edi
tor of The Journal I notice in yester
day's issue of The Journal an article
referring to recall of the Polk county
court, which stated that It was decided
at a joint meeting of the Polk county
Farmers' union and Taxpayers league.
The Farmers' union disclaims all con
nection with getting up the meeting or
voting to recall the county court As
a matter of fact, the county Farmers'
union adjourned from the courtroom
In the fforenoon to the armory in the
afternoon, to give place to the Tax
payers' league meeting. The Farmers'
union remained ln session more than
an hour after the Taxpayers' league
began. A number of Farmers' union
members attended the. meeting of tho
Taxpayers' league, and all but one,
who spoke, opposed the recall of the
commissioners.
There is an attempt to link up the
Farmers' union with too many radical
movements. F. A. BIKES.
Says $7.31 Xot Enough.
Portland. June 16. To the Editor of
The Journal In the Sunday Journal
of June 11 a test is given of how
little a family of five can live on.
with the figures placed at $7.31. Of
course. It is a plebeian family, and
therefore one may be sure that "Irish
stew"' or "Mulligan broth" wBl be a
meal occasionally, and any one knows
that a "pinch of salt" and a "shake
Of .pepper" will be needed, and the
mamut in-rciAienta will Iia renil1rj1 At
other times. As they are not in-
eluded in the schedule, It will be ob -
llgatory to Avoid a row ln the fam -
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
Io you happen to know that a flock
of aeroplane U called a aquadrilla?
The bewhiskered candidates should
be able to tell which way the political
wind is blowing.
From ,the looks of things, we are
yie suppoaeQ.
It is getting so that vacation plans
can't be based on either the calendar
or the thermometer.
.
Writh an adequate supply of home
war news, we won't be o dependent
upon the European article.
The country's real favorite eons are
showing themselves the real thing
when ijncle 8am needs them.
Notice how those who attach a res
ervation to their Ameflcanism are not
getting the encouragement they hoped
for?
Employers who guarantee the Jobs
of guardsmen called to serve their
country also deserve credit for patriot
ism. Edison says there will be almost no
poverty 100 years from now, thus fur
nishing another good reason for tak
ing care of one's health.
JOURNAL
51-Eagle Creek
COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWWaY NO. 10
How to coine to Eagle creek, the
heart of Columbia Gorge park. The
finest cam; grounds along the Co
lumbia River highway are to be
found in this vicinity. The guide
folder just published by the forest
service says of Beagle creek:
"About two miles above Bonne
ville and 42 miles from Portland the
CDlumbla River highway crosses
Eagle cietk on a large single arch
concrete bridge veneered with native
rock. Eagle creek is perhaps the
most beautiful mountain stream along
the river; it affords good trout fish
ing and the level bench land along
the creek invites the vacationist to
stop for a few hours or a few days.
Picnic grounds near the bridge have
been made ready by the forest serv
ice for the free use of the public by
clearing away eome of the encum
bering underbrush and providing fire
places. "Farther up the creek a camp site
has been prepared where campers
may pitch their tents and remain as
long as they care to. A forest guard
will cooperate with campers in keep
ing the grounds clean and sanitary.
In the first 2 miles up the creek
above the picnic grounds are six
beautiful falls, but as yet there is
no trail to them. At the uppermost
falls- is a curious phenomenon by a
half hidden rock at the crest of the
precipice most of the current in di
verted and only a gfe01" of1" water
passes over the falls. 5rFile the main
rtream enttrs a side passage and
bursts out of the canyon wall 20
yards below.
"A trail Is to he built up Eagle creek
from the highway to Chinidere moun
tain and Walitum lake, joining the Her
man, creek trail, thereby making pos-
FROM 1828 TO 1916
From the Christian Science Monitor
The Democratic party, as it now ex
ists, made its first appearance in 1S2S.
under the leadership of Andrew Jack
eon. Its beginning, therefore, ante
dates that of the Republcan party,
which made its first bow in 1S5C, un
der the leadership of John C. Fremont.
The student of political history in tho
United States Is likely to be confused
unless he is careful In dealing with
the partisan struggles of the first half
century of the republic. There was,
for example, an early Republican and
an early Democratic party, i he nrst
Republican party followed the deca
dence of the Federalist party, and un
der the leadership of Thomas Jeffer
son it became a Democratic party.
An Interesting illustration of the
peculiar conditions wrought by chang
ing partisan nomenclature in those
days is presented in the names of two
St. Louis newspapers. That city was
divided sharply on the issues that sep
arated the two principal parties in the
first quarter of the nineteenth century.
The Republicans were the followers of
Jefferson's doctrine, as laid down in
his inaugural address) a doctrine that
In later years was espoused by Jack
son and his successors. The pith of
It was, "Free commerce with all na
tlens, political connection with none,
and little or no diplomatic establish
ment." The Democrats were the op
ponents of such restricted views. Thus
ln St. Louis, ln 1808, was established
the Missouri Republican, which later
became one of the most pronounced
Democratic newspapers in the south
west, and following Its establishment
was founded th Missouri Democrat,
which for many years has voiced Re
publican, sometimes radical Repub
lican, opinion in that section. Of late
years these names have Been some
what modified, one being changed to
th St. Louis Republic, the other,
through consolidation, to the St. Louis
Globe Democrat. Neither newspaper
Is a turncoat in politics, but the mean
ing of partisan names has changed.
Among Democrats of these times,
Jefferson and Jackson share equally
ln the glory attaching to the founda
tion of the party. From the latter's
failure to obtain the presidential chair
in 1824. the election being contested
and John Quincv Adams receiving the
largest number of votes ln the house
of representatives, there has been no
question as to the political ground it
has occupied. There have been in
ternal dsagreements as to certain
policies, as, for instance, on the slavery
Question, on secession, on tne accept
ance of Liberal Republicanism and
Horace Greeley, and on the Bryan free
sliver Issue, but, generally speaking
the party has held to the lines fol
lowed by the Jefferson "Republicans
and the Jackson Democrats.
The question of protection and pro
tectlve tariffs was not a political Is
ily, to add at least W cents per
week to cover their cost.
It is interesting to know the thought
given to life keeping, but as no fami
lies are permitted to roam the streets
ln nature's garments, it must be ad
mitted some provision should be made
for shelter and clothing; therefore,
the social service department of Beth
Israel hospital should be required to
ascertain how little per week the head
of a family should be assured ln
order that he avoid being imprisoned
for not caring for his brood. Evi
dently those engaged in the mathe
matical problern. of family raising
confused existejce with living. Maybe
they do not rejilize that the workers
deserve a chance to really live and
shou-ld not be condemned to the mere
animal routine.
In all seriousness. Is It not time
that we study the reasons why so
few workers do more than exist1?
Would it not be wiser to stop piling
j up millions unused, and see to it that
1 the creators of these millions enjoy
1 them? It Is atranaa that for killing.
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Port Orford's notable annual event
the Agate Carnival, has been dated
for August 10. 11 and 12.
An unsatisfied demand by would-be
SSw,e. ??IuKmf hvl".h5
n 1 .1 i3
A. 4 13 I Ck , 14.
Figuring from the reclamation ser
vice census of 1916 the Herald finds
that the Hermiston country has one
automobile for every 40 persons.
The 8entinel says the first week in
July wilt probably see the contracts
let for the court house annex and for
the big lot of Improvement at the
east end of the city of Coqullle.
The citv of Enterprise has bought a
three and one-half acre tract for a
dumping ground, running down Into a
deep gi
out of
ruicn
eight or scent of the towns- :
fjeopl0- . . j
That the weather this year is really
unusual in Sherman county is at- I
tested, by this item, from the Moro 1
Observer: "L. B. Payne presented the I
editor with a generous sample of ox-
heart cherries last Friday, commen.o- 1
rative. of the backward season this
year Last year they were shipping
peaches to Portland on the same day
that this year they were distributing
their first cherries;"
JOURNEYS
and Its Camp Sites
sible a 27-mll circuit of rare scenic
beauty and interest."
The trail spoken of is well tinder
construction and should be flniahed
before the end of the summer. It is
possible now to ascend to Wahtitm
lake by climbing to the bench a few
hundred feet above the level of the
stream, whore an old Indian trail
will guide to points affording views
of the falls and on to Wahtum lake,
the chief source of Eagle creek's
strong, clear current The new trail
vccjin v.uctci iv mo micum, iiiiyiiti nrniun Hiierwuru.i no much nontier.
to do so, much difficult construction! . , , i,.,.L ,, , . .,
. ., , T And 1 know this sounds nutty.
Is necessary blasting and excavu- I
tlon when the cliffs come close to j lni' '" Jlst as neiisll.le.-ns a
the border of the creek. I"t of tnt' law we hae already.
The new trail will lead to the foot! Jllut as 1 iag saying- -.lurk Jolm
of the lowest of the falls, then loop syi was goiiiic homo on the stre t
on easy grade around the entire j car three daytf before election,
series. The lowest and largest of j j And there kve. iwo women sM
these cataracts is called Metlako ; t ln right behind him
fa 1 1
. J And they lj.oketl out or the n in-
The hike to and above the falls dow -and saw iono of the Isrgn frte
wlll become a favorite with those ! lures of "Stevens, 'for Sheriff."
who have only a short time or whose j A,, on ttUr,U said "I wouldn't,
physical endurance Is limited. Ftutvrf(l. for Ul,a j,nMli; M,.V,.,1H
for those with morn time amli , , i ,
stremrth the trln to Wahtum lake U '"ol; J1'" ," moving picture
and Chinidere mountain, then
back
by way of Herman creek, will provo
one of the finest of mountain experi-
ences. It may be In time that the
Eagle creek trail will be extended to
form a new route to Mount Hood.
The surroundings at Eagle creek
arn always restful and inspiring. Just
weBt of the bridge a small outlook
point has been made with a guard
wail of native stone, and from this
point you may look down upon the
pools of the stream under the over
hang of giant boulders whoso tops
are clothed witn iirs ana ennui ano
flowers.
sue until after tho war of 1812. Tho
right of government to lav taxes on
Imports had been universally asserted
end established. It did not come to
be questioned seriously until the Dem
ocratic party was organized under
Jackson. However, under his two ad
ministrations, the need of set plat
forms was not felt. From 1828 to
1840 the Democratic party formulated
no Creed. In their variouapublic as
semblies Democrats passed resolutions
and certain lines of Democratic policy
were set down ln state papers and in
the speeches of responsible represent
atives or leaders, but not until May 6
of the year last named, ln Baltimore,
did the cmocratic partjij ln national
convention assembled, frame its po
litical beliefs ln a manner approach
ing the platform jnethod of today.
Then Jho planks wefo presented as res
olutions. For instance, that which
touched most closely upon cardinal
points in Democratic doctrine was
couched ln this fashion:
"Resolved That Justice and sound
policy forbid the federal government to
foster one branch of Industry to the
detriment of another, or to cherish tho
interests of one portion to the injury
of another portion of our common
country; that every citizen and every
section of our country has a right to
demand and insist upon an equality
of rights and privileges, and to com
plete and ample protection of persons
and property from domestic violence
or foreign oppression."
Four years ago, ln the same city,
Baltimore, the Democratic national
convention, before nominating Wood
row Wilson, adopted a platform con
taining this plank:
"We declare it to be a fundamental
principle of the Democratic party that
the federal government, under the con
stltutlon, has no right or power to
impose or collect tariff duties except
for the purpose of revenue, and wo
demand that the collection of euch
taxes shall be limited to the necessi
ties of government, honestly and eco
nomically administered.'1
And this: "The high Republican
tariff Is the principal cause of the un
equal distribution of wealth; it is a
system of taxation which makes the
rich richer and the poor poorer; under
its operations the American farmer
and laboring man are the chief suf
ferers; It raises the cost of the neces
sities of life to them, but does not
protect their product or wages."
The period of Democratic ascend
ancy, as later generations have been
taught stretched back from Ruchanan
to Jackson; it has been able to claim
only three of the 15 terms that began
with Lincoln's victory over Douglas.
There was hope for a longer tenure
when Cleveland was elected, both for
the first and for the second time, but
this hope was crushed. It has been
revived with the administration of
Wilson.
patriotically, no stint is ever shown,
but when it comes to providing for
real llvln nought but parsimony Is
practiced. And still we boast of be
ing civilized, and that we live in the
greatest nation on earth.
JOIljV WILLIAMS.
A Xaturalization Question.
Portland, June 16. To the Editor
of The, Journal In a few days I am
going to take out my citizenship pa
pers. A friend of mine told me they
won't give me the papers if I don't
go to the school first. Do I have to
go to the school for that? I know to
answer nearly all the questions.
' c. c. c.
The inquirer Is advised that heJ
not obliged "to go to school" If ho Is
otherwise quallfied.l
Height of Heels.
From London Opinion.
"I'm afraid these Iouls XV heels
are much too high for me. Perhaps
you have lower ones say about Louis
X would do. I think." ' j
TkD
BV FtTfcX 1 .AMPMAN
"F course there isn't a reason
7 that I should mention candl-
dates cards at this time,
,XC(,pt tnjt 1 want to tell about
Jack Johnson.;
-a" whatj a woman .aid-about
V-r t
ob Stevens' picture.
and what I Jack said to her.
on a street car.
J Bob was k candidate it may be'
'rl ;y - f l
" ' 1
; And Frank McOettlgsn the.neW-
thought press agent got a lot of
1 frames. i
ind put hh' picture
-all overt town.
up life-
them down
-and he utwl Hh
fornia t o fnri?it It
went to ali-
T
11 Ana all t)ie Other candidates
I
guess left tliMr cards up.
, a, . Lir , .
r f r 0,""r 'Z11
. .Hl1 along fiamll lur faces stare froift
telegraph polei! and Tence. posts
J And some If the cards have blown
looae and haijg by one corner.
JAnd every! card that you see -seems
to bearf a loser's picture.
JAnd it's all very mournful.
JAnd it'doNn't seem rlsht.
JAnd I dorj't know what to do
about It, (
unless wr pass a law.
which is trie proper thing to dn
whenever you on't, know what to do.
And this lw ouKht to provide
thst
uny candidate - who puis up
cards
hall hp compelled lo tako
them (.'own
after
hands.
eledtioii' with Ms own
JAnd this wjuild 'decrease the num
ber or candiilaies.
and we crfuld forgetshout the
i sheriff -with jlliaU; black tint - and
pointed beard."
JAnd the ollieri woman said hIih
i wouldn't either;
J And Jaek johlKoti - who used to
be an actor--bf'fors- he nettled down
ne uiiitmer Of the 1'antages -turned
around.i
and tipped his hat.
and sa!d--?"Pardnn me ladles- -but
1 had that; picture taken -before
I shaved off thy ieard"
TAnd they Ibokcid at linn and tte
"
I Aiul 'bey nli they had ecti mov
ing pic ture shifrlf'l llial w re splen
did perfe-ll jNplehdid.
and you eSoiiId never tell by a
picture. . t
j ft And Jack lind quite, s chat with
them and they promised to vide f"i
hi ni and
IT LISTEN'--Everything Is all right
except rtoh Jsnys -,Iae didn't get
Into the campajgu-half soon enouK''.
Vnclo .Iff Snow Says:
The feller Ihst Is hanging on to n
qviarter seetIoi of timber lsnd for
speculation Is l6 a cold sweet all sum
mer for fear of foreM fires, and thi
chills running tip and down his uplne
save hini the expense of going to the
seaside. I don't see why so many peo
ple want st i a hertzes at in cents a
box and so few want 'em at 3 ronJg. .
Little Story! of the Will et.
Krr.in 1 1 fee Itiirna Trl tm n .
How would yoil like to grow In
the Interior and never h.ie an op
portunity of jrldllig on n railroad
train, or seeing one'.' Such was
the experience of our postmistress.
Miss Mam lei' Winters. She left
Burns last Monday, arid lor lbs
first time in; her life saw a real
train of carfe at lllverslde. of
course Miss.; Winters knew all
about them. Snnd was as familiar
with their wys as anv of us, but
had never had tlie chance, to tike
a hig trip uay from home. Hhn
had planned; several 'rips, but
omethlng always happened to
keep her at her work and last
Monday was the first time she had
a chance to leave her duties and
go away for a vacation.
Uncle Jeff Hnow Says:
When this European muss coroeii to
be nettled peaceable it looks 'lf all
the big nations will have to eat crow,
and lots of it. J Th llttl nations have
already e't thlrs. Some people are
so mighty particular about where
j their money cbmes from that they
never ask close! questions of their rent
collectors. i
Contraband Pleasantries.
I'npll T-aijef my 1 be lent this
afternoon? My iiunf'n counln 1 de(l. '
Teacher Well- yp I nppOB : hilt
re lly 1 w inli It; Man ine uearer reUtlre.
"Why f1e ttfe neontnr keep tftlklnjr In
thnt mmtdlng liny? I don't know vbit
lien I in lug hi; jrto jon?"
"Sure I do. Jlle'p flllhtinterlDf to keep
bin daughter frntn pinging."
Ileed Whut do yon nuppnee -will bippen
en the .Iudgmnt txy. when th earth
plunra Into eternal darknen and deaoja
tlon? i
Orant Oh. I atippowe mnc optlmtut will
rise and proclaltu: "Now la a good Uina
to bur atoeka." i
Mored by an llnpulae ha could not realat,
be anddenly klurfed her.
"Oh. Herbert!" Ue exclaimed, "that'a
not rlht."
"I'm awry. Helen." replied Herbert
humbly; "I dls Ihe bet I knew bw.
Won't yon bow snje the proper way?"
I
"I,et'i go ami: walk lo tne iid ken gar
den." "I don't wn to go Into tbe farden."
the alrl all nhyly. "wltbout a chaperon."
"Oh. we Hon ' t i n-ed a rhaperon. 1 aaaare
yon." aald the bepertarled young man.
"Then." id ilia girl, "I don't want to
go Into the girdV
I
"Madam," the tattered and torn
eiippllrant to the benerolent woman who
mmwired hla tlmjld rap at the door, "have
yoii any old elotfiea joti ran apara for an
unfortunate yletlfri of tbe European war?"
"I think I hayp. my poor man; hot how
ran thin happen?! You cannot hay been ln
tlila war, anrely.f
"No, madam. hnmbly replied the aof
ferer; "bat mg wife hai aent all my
clothes to tbe Belgians."
, 1
What to Call the Colonel.
"Girard" ln Philadelphia Ledger.
Chauncey M. tepew, who has known
T. R, from babyhood, cays "Rosa
veldt," with tbie accent on the first
half of Rosa. 1
The dictionaries say "Ro-tevelti"
with the accent ion "Ro." It is beyond
me why nins persons out ot 10 per
Hist tn pronouncing the last half of
the colonel's naihe as If it were spslled
Roosefelt. S
That "felt" is abominably wrong.
The ex-president himself says Ro-ss-velt.
all spread &. t nice and soft llks,
with none of youf Roosey or Rosy
"felts" about IV ;
Thrers art tnrss distinct syllabi
ln his name, Instead of two.