THE OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, FRIDAY, JUNE 23. 1916
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America srts notblne- for Uerself hat wwt
fa baa a right tu ask fpr humanity ltartf.
WOODlfOW W1U40.N.
Million, for defrnse. but nut a rent Cue
tllliut. CHARLKS C. I'lNCKhiKY.
Oh, farther than the loelona bore
The eafcli'H of Imperial Uiw,
Three tiioufiiml iiiIIks, a weary march.
You followed HvKprr'a golden tinh,
Until It stopped on thU green Khore,
And lit the rosy fires of butiii',
For till,, with godlike fnlth endued,
You aonlfd the uiyxtlr: emu of Fate;
Aud with resoHmilni; Ulnr hewed
The iAiric pillars of the Btate.
Hani L. ijlmpoon.
KEEP COOL
T
HE Ideal citizen likes to keep
his head cool and his think
ing apparatus in working or
der. He is not carried away
jjby every rumor he heara. Ho holds
his Judgment in suspense and
j waits for the exact truth. Fools
Hrush in where angels fear to tread
! because the fool seldom waits to
i learn what has really happened;
He flies off upon the, first wild
rumor ne nappens to near ana acts
without reflection. We may fair
ly suppose that the angels act
It more cautiously and more wisely.
,,U11 LWUflV 1X1 L'lU Ty Wl 11
airlnea frnm hnatv a ntinn Tho rl rl
i rule to count a hundred before
(speaking might well be supple-
js men ted by another rule to count
.( million before rushing into war.
The United States has never lost
anything by keeping cool. No
president ever erred by taking time
to be right. Our national honor
is not such a sickly plant that it
Is in danger of dying if we wait
over night to learn the truth about
attacks upon it We are big and
strong enough to act deliberately
and even generously. Hot-headed
revenge upon a weak and distract
ed neighbor should be beneath the
dignity of a power like the United
States.
That state highway engineer
controversy between the Highway
Commission and State Engineer
Lewis is beginning to remind the
reader of the childhood game of
"button, button, who's got the j
button," with Mr. Cantlne cast in
the role of the button. First he
works for the governor, next he
follows the direction of Mr. Kay,
then Lewis won't have anything
to do with him and then they all
tell him what to do. No wonder
the legislature fixed Cantine's sal
ary at $3000 a year.
A. LAPSE TO SAVAGERY
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thing of a militarist, though j
V A not one of the raving, roar
ing sort. It believes that
universal military service must
come.
The European war, ' says Col
liers, "destroys utterly what was
Le",!h.f WIld ? tbe voluntary
cipie" means the principle of lib
erty, wow mat it has been "ut-
terlT destroyed" thra U nnfhinff 1 7- w" , iciao been greatly accelerated if tnere .
fSM huTlalJ hmis1.11161168. f0r rePal OQ!had been a real road system in ex. ,
; . "uouuaMon o .
tvrannv. militarv tvrannv nmnnir
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tidna that would resist Prussianism I
must now look to the benefits of
universal service," our contempor-,
iry remarks, fjf course' it means:
military service '
niuita. nw IOl CUIU ail 11 a.- 1
So the way to resist Prussianism
V TmZa it UMmram
to impose it upon ourselves.
is
Similarly, we suppose, the way to
escape the cholera is to swallow
a big dose of cholera germs.
We da not believe that the "vol
untary principle" has been "utter
ly destroyed" or even weakened
by1 the European war. Universal
military service 1b nothing novel
in the world. It has always been
!tne rule among savages. Among
theAnjerlcan Indiana every adult
male was a . soldier. So it
i among the Goths, the Huns, the
j Turks and the ancient German
I tribes. As civilization prevailed over
savagery universal military service
1 gave way to specialized armies
J which grew smaller and Bmaller
I In proportion to the whole popula
tion.
'The present mania for universal
military service is a reversion r
. barbarism. It seeks to restore the
f condition which, normally 'prevails
among savage tribes. It assumes
f that-fighting, is the one - worthy
I business of life and demands that
' I every; male, whatever else ie may
I or 'may not be, must at any rate
equip himself for killing his fel
. Iows.'j ' Where ? universal military
service.. is me ,mie, wnether in
savage tribes or in lo-called civil
ized nations, all "other callings' ate
held inferior ;to the, soldiers. -The
one big noble is the man of arms.
; The Oregonian Is Just as dis
loyal to the government as the
copperheads were in the Civil war.
Its attacks pn Wilson are Just as:
traitorous as were the copper
heads' attacks on Lincoln, Its chat
ter about preparedness and loyalty
and Americanism is hypocritical
humbug.
A PATRIOTIC TALE
T
HERE is a touching story
afloat on the street that the
high man on -the Oregonian
has volunteered for service lnviu be, begun. Does the railroad
Mexico. It is almost too beau-
i tiful to be .true and yet we feel
that it is too precious to be false.
We know from the language of
the Oregonian oa Mexican themes
that the master spirit's soul has
long been burning ' with ardor to
wing its way soutii of the border
and take a pot shot at the Greas
ers. If this longing has been J
U ttUiiaicU tiiiu tttuuu ciiio yauiuuu
person has fulfilled a high duty .York. Mr. Morgan was the wit-j
for which he will live in song andvness. Mr. Moss of the committee L
siory. iiuquucu. ,
Friendn who feared that the! Do you mean that you charged
Oregonian might go to wreck on.2"-? UBt for .Wkta to Mr-
shoals, and quicksands with the
governing genius down in Mexico
risking his life among the Greasers
have been reminded by him that
he is only doing himself what he
has been urging others to do. "Is I
my life any more valuable than
mat oi me uiousanus-oi outer meu i
who must- go to defend the flag j
and vindicate the honor of our j
commotf country?" I
Those were his noble words, said
tJ have been spoken at the farewell
banquet where his admiring friends
sipped grape Juice and Loju to
celebrate his great act of devotion
to his bleeding fatherland. And
hi8 friends were constrained to
answer that one life is as val-H
uable as another when it comes to
facing the Greasers.
Some question is said to have
come up as to the management of
the Oregonian during his lamented
absence but it has been finally de
cided that there is no ground for
worry. 'The same capable commit
tee which has been conducting it
fo.' the last year or two will con
tinue to do so. The absence of
the technical head will
make no
real difference in the policy or
opinions of the paper. The com
mittee which has dictated them in
the past feels quite competent to
go on dictating them in the future.
It will require personal sacri
fice and many conferences to guide
the destinies of the paper while
its 'valiant soldier is at the front,
but even members of great con
sulting committees must yield their
private interests " to the mighty
exigencies of war. "Our country
first" is their motto.
The only trouble with this beau
tiful and heroic little stoTy is that
it is too much like a Mother Goose
melody to be strictly true.
If the Oregon national guard j
goes to the front the movement to i
make provision for the families of
will be most commendable. A
soldier is a better fighter when
he knows that there is full main-
tenance ior the dear ones at home
OL'It SEA POWER
has been more complete than that
OTH England and Germany of tue importance of successful
lost heavily in ships and men motor, transport. The great Ger
in the North sea naval bat-j man drlVe on Paris in the early
tie. There Will be Other ive0L-o 9. mado nnanihla hv trnnd
B
losses of the kind.
Meanwhile, American sea power ;
is gaining as rapidly as British I
and German sea power is losing. :
I nA HPTinftV vnn 9 tit h lrH TUn Inln !
commission June '12th has a dis.
placement of 32,000 tons, a speed
or 21 knots and carries twelve 14
lnch guns. She is the superior of
the best British battleships except
in speed. The Queen Elizabeth,
Warspite and Malaya have a speed
nf 9 lrnrtta n )liT.l.Mn..i
2,.500 Tons and y eFght 15-
abled in the North sea fight arid
tVta Oiiaan T7M 7a KrV VtnC ,4.-. 1
account of the action on the
...
Bei OI ner own neavy guns.
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un aTy- "KlaIloma wlta ,
a Pf dL2Asft kot8' a displace-1
,T , u nd carry-'
g., , f guns was &ddei j
to tne AmerIca" avy. The Cal-)
. . : "iCA1' rona, mis-,
sissippi, Tennessee and Idaho,
' . . '
Hiocmrti I rtyn i vmm a a . m j L I
: super-dreadnoughts, are either un
der construction or have been
authorized by congress. In size
and guns, each will outrank any
super-dreadnought in Europe.
The disparity between European
and American sea power is fast
slipping away under the attrition
of naval conflict.
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with John D. objejtinc to the
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to"n ca8tl and estate, automo-i
rrv
itillsts Involuntarily keep a weather
eje on tne price of aasollne.
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IAXGKR OF THE ROAD
w,it, . . . , .
HE mishap which befell A. C.
T
Marsters near Riddle last
Sunday exemplifies' one of
the perils of the road which
no skiir or caro on the part of
motorists can wholly avoid. Mr.
Marsters was driving along the
highway with his usual caution.
put ne could not Instill
caution
Into those who were
trying to
pass his car. One of these hersons.
too eager for speed to take any
thought for his own safety or that
of others, collided with Mr. Mar
sters' machine and hurled it down
a iangerou8 bank, against a fence,
- Fortunately " none of . the " oocu-
pants were badly hart, but in most
such cases the Injuries are terrt -
ble. Motoring ' would be an ideal
pleasure on good roads if it were
not -for the speed maniacs and
the foolavwho are crazy to "show
off.
If these undesirable char-,
acters .endangered nobody hut: the plaintiff even while Orth had
themselves we should bid them available sum of money belong
gddspeedr But unhappily they lng to the defendant nearly euf
make every passenger on the road ficient to satisfy his debt,
unsafe. and mar the enjoyment of j The state maintains courts by
hundreds of .sensible people. which Justice and equity is sup
' ., j posed to be dispensed as between
When settlers, wltnln the next man and man. The lawyer is.
few months, begin to go on the under the law, an officer of the
grant lands, the process of bufld- court. He takes an oath, upon
tag up a school fund in Oregon admission tb practice, "to support
by technical lltieation propose tp ,
check and postpone the process?
MR. SIORUAN'S FEE.
0
BSERVINO people are gasp
ing at the proportions of J.
Morgan s consultation fees.-
- A legislative committee is
investigating
the lnterborough
n.ynx i'uit viuya.ii jr m
Teg,", replied Mr. Morgan, "and
It w&s Well worth it.
Mr, Morgan explained that his
talk with Mr. Shontn was in the
nature of daily conferences held j
watchful eunervislon of nroD-1
ositions made the company with
suggestions to officials as to how
to rrame their proposals to the 1 1
clty o( New . York, including con-.
ferences with city officials. Di- ;
bating further, Mr. Morgan said he
xiau luiu ivir. oiiunis uuw tu uuii-
vince the city officials the Inter-
borough could obtain the money
needed to build the subways and
thus -guarantee that their plans
would be carried- out.
It is a most illuminating dis
closure. A quarter of a million
for talking to Mr. Shonts is most
lihflrnl rnmriPTiRation In addition
IlDerai compensation. in aaajura
Mr. Morgan's firm got $4,000,000
. , . . . T . v,
as profit for sale of the Interbor-
ough bonds which resulted from
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tne talKS Wltn Mr. bnontS.
Cities. and peoples have here a
concrete exatnpie ui me meiuuus oi i
Big Business. To pay for the lux
ury of haying Mr. Morgan talk,
workers had somewhere to dig and
sweat to create the $250,000 that
was the fee.
A description on this page of
the experiences of gershlng's col
umn gives a slight glimpse of
what is neant by armed inter
vention in Mexico. The hardships
of the men, however, count little t
with those who have clamored
loudest for war on; the Mexicans.
Judge Campbell of Oregon City
rules that nagging is not sufficient
grounds for divorce. Are we then
to understand that to escape from
his woes, a poor downtrodden hus-
I band must come into court with
eyes in mourning, a broken nose.
a few fractured ribs and several
teeth gone?
A COAST HIGHWAY
0'
NE of the most important fac
tors in national defense
would be a system of mili
tary highways. Possibly no
lesson of the present great war
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roads. They have also been the
chief reliance of the French in
holding on to Verdun. With the two
railroads leading to that city cut
J j t ..-.a i ai
ana uomiuaiea oy uerinan ami
lery its defense has been main
tained by an unbroken stream of
motor lorries, trucks, omnibuses
and other vehicles which have
brought men, ammunition and sup
plies in enormous quantities and
in an unbroken stream. The vital
need of roads for transportation
has been strikingly brought out in
t i.a o,o ,
. -
ves-ii8tence
istence
Of nortim.ior in(not tn tha t
- -
cific coast states in the way or
protection and use is a national
highway along the c,oast if its
splendid stretch is to-be reckoned
as an asset. To construct such a
highway would be a practical step
in the way of national prepared
ness. The building of such a high-;
way has long been advocated by j
The Journal, and it is gratifying to !
learn that the Automobile club of j
Seattle has taken the matter up !
and is gathering data relative to
its feasibility.
The suggestion is made that the1
cost of construction could in great ,
irart be met by sales of timber in
th.
. ,
Because President Wilson did
i -
j not "follow it up with armed in-
tervention he is accessory to all
I rha Vt shA1' In HfoTA lava ttism
I Oregonian. Now we know who
i killed. -Cock Robin. The! Oregonian
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AlllU VVVA IWUJU,
A LAWYER'S ACT
H'
R. EMIL M. ORTH is a Port
land attorney. Testimony
given by him, and by others,
in the circuit court disclosed
the fact that he represented both
, the defendant and the plaintiff in
matters 'pertaining to the same
case. The evidence taken, showed
that while he was prosecuting an
action for the plaintiff and secur-
lng judgment against Iho de-
if en dan t, he was at the same time
f representing the defendant as his
j attorney In the collection of moneys
, to be applied in satisfaction of
that Judgment. The result was
that 40 acres of land belonging
to the defendant was sold by the4
sheriff, at the request of the at-
torney, to satisfy the Judgment of
the constitution and laws of the
United States and of this state,
and to faithfully and honestly de
mean himself in office." It is his
duty, as defined by law, "to employ
such means only as are consistent
with truth." If he is false to his
oath, if he is careless of the trust
j w b ta who dea,
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iageg equ'ity aQd dl8gracea the pro.
, . w,rh t,fi hplanCR
People used to look upon the
M aQ eialted pr0fession,
bound by lofty traditions and
i guided by high ideals. It is now
denominated, even by members of
the bar,- as "the law business,"
and employs in far too many in
stances the weapons of sharp prac
tice and devious dealine as im-
plements of success.'
Th .Tnnmni teUe.ve. that 1ns-
tice and equity, honest dealing
and fair play should be' the goals
towards which the law, and the
lawyers, should always strive. It
believes that dishonest practice and
unconscionable conduct should'. be
exposea to puouc gaze lor me pu-
tection of the public It intends
to .make such exposure whenever,
and wherever, the facts warrant.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
I llne ,ut or na TegeiaDies in to
. mbJolll((1 article reada like a rolteall of the
1 ptoducta of Oregon'a fields, orchards and
'gardens. An appetizing amjr It eertainly U.
cWu CiU to - buy ft at home" ia oander
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I Matter With Portland" ei-iiea, which tella
j what a company of i'ortland workers la do-
j $ XULSttr
HESE are some of the food-
stuffs we manufacture, pack
11
and bottle here, most of them
from Oregon products, grown on
farms adjacent to Portland," said
Frank R. Kerr, secretary of Wad
hams & Kerr Bros., Thirteenth and
Davis streets, "and they are the
things which, afe few years ago, we
Imported from the east. Then they
were th products of eastern fac
tories arid we were forced to buy
them from eastern dealers."
The I foodstuffs referred to were
pickles of every description, jellies,
preserves, condiments of many kinds,
peanut butter, . table sauces, salad'
dressing, vinegar, olives, olive oils,
spices, baking powders, evaporated
fruits, cereal breakfast foods, etc
In this case the "etc. has more
significance than usual, for it em-
l braces onions, . cucumbers, peppers,
i string beans, sweet corn, cauliflower
and all other vegetables put up in
vinegar, and covers strawberries,
raspberries, loganberries, apples,
prunes, plums, quinces, cherries, cur
rants, gooseberries everything edible
which blooms in Oregon and. grows
on vine or bush or tree.
IT HELPS THE FARMERS.
Long contracts are made with vege
table, berry and fruit growers for
theia products. This is an advantage
to the- farmer and gardener, as he
does not have to guess what he is to
do with his harvests. His crops are
sold before planted, and he is in
doubt only as to the yield. And
what benefits the farmer benefits
the tradesman, the newspaper, the la
borer and everybody, so it may be
brought to mind that each factory
proposition la a cog in the wheel of
Portland's prosperity and progress.
An average of 20 men emd women
are 'employed in the manufacturing
department of Wadhams & KePT Bros,
Some are roasting and grinding cof
fee in the firm's finely, appointed and
modern department devoted 'to that
industry. OtHers are packing teas
Ami still ftthprs ATA m Till f A IirinC
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Peanut butter. The basement loor
is devoted to the pickle and pickle
Packing section, where are put up.
most sanitary conditions.
thousands
of jars of these table
luxuries.
Twenty-three salesmen employed by
the firm, covering the entire state of
Oregon, northern California southern
and eastern Washington, Idaho and
Montana, give broad distribution to
this class of merchandise. " which is
not sold to jobbers but to retail mer-
' chants only. In quality there Is
! nothing superior to the articles put
'out by this firm. It has built up
i a reputation for excellence of its
j products, and has demonstrated that
; in all points the imported article
does not compare wltn J its own.
IT IS AN OLD HOUSE.
The house of Wad'hams & Kerr
Bros. - was established by William
Wadhams in 1865. Later the Kerr
Brothers became associated with Mr.
Wadhams, and at his 'death contin
ued the business under the old name.
The "Toncern was Incorporated in
1907, and has since bean conducted
by Samuel C. Kerr, president; Frank
R. " Kerr, secretary; Alexander II.
Kerr, treasuipr. and f. t. Kenworthy
and James Thompson, directors.
. The building at Thirteenth and
Davis streets, occupied by the' com
pany. Is i fivs story brick, contain
ing 60,000 square feet of floor space,
is well lighted and is ss sanitary as
it is possible to make any building.
All its products are protected from
the encroachments of mice or other
vermin by galvanized receptacles, and
the utmost cleanlistess , is observed
throughout Its coffee Is put in
vacuum aJed glass Jars, and. so
far as learned, it Is the only coffe
roasting house la the country which
does this. Its olives are Imported
in original, casks from Spain, each of
which is, as large as an American
earthenware hogshead. On an uper
floor a coxy lunch room Is provided
for the firm's help, and It is sup
plied vwlth gas heating and cooking
appliances. Coffee, sugar " and gas
are free to those who desire to make
use $t its accommodations.
., Like all other local manufacturers
the house of Kerr Bros, is at a loss to
understand why consumers of Port
land and Oregon do not demand Ore
gon manufactured and packed prod
ucts whtn buying- from their dealer.
Reason will teach that these are put
up under better conditions than in
the east, that they are fresher and
that the vegetables, berries and fruits
of Oregon are not excelled in the
world! Then money paid for the
home products is kept at home, and
this means that it helps to enrich
the entire community.
And the wonder is, when will this
truth be instilled into the minds and
hearts of a thoughtless people?
Who can tell?
Letters From the People
(Communlcatlona wnt to The Journal re
publication . in tola department should ba writ
ten on only one aide of the paper, ahoold not
exceed 300 word In length, and must ba e
companted by tba name and addrese of tba
aender., If tba writer doea not dealre to bar
tba name publlahed baahould ao state.
"DtKcnimton la tba greateat of aU reformers.
It rationalizes CTerytblna; It touches. It roha
principles of all false sanctity and throws them
back on their reasonablenesa. If tbey hate no
reakonablenesa, it rotbleasly crushes them out
of existence and sets up Its own conclusions in
their stead." Woodrow Wilaun.
In Editorial and Cartoon.
Portland, Or., June 22. To the Edi
tor of The Journal G. A. Elvin's let
ter. In yesterday's Journal expresses a
few of my sentiments with regard to
the disloyalty of the Oregonian as
shown by its treasonable editorials
and cartoons. I can scarcely find
words to express my disgust at the at
titude the Oregonian takes and I long
for, the day when The Journal will fur
nish us with a morning edition.
Yesterday's editorial' "The Indict
ment of Carranza," sounds more like
the utterances of some of our lawless
sheets. I don't know when I have ever
read a more shameful and uncalled for
editorial. . F. J. ROGERS.
What Wilson Has Won.
Portland, June 22. To the Editor of
The Journal Peace, prosperity and
plenty is the record of the Wilson ad
ministration. The mills of the great
industrial centers are humming day
and night The demand for labor ex
ceeds the supply. Wages are hign.
Money is plentiful and cheap. Railway
equipment is inadequate for the busi
ness offered; a car shortage is threat
ened. The farms are producing mora
at higher prices than ever before.
Prosperity has come for the United
States, and the future promises even
better.
The Old World civilization lies
writhing in ah abyss of hate and blood.
The ideal of a world dominion of law
would seem like some half forgotten
dream of our childhood, were it not
that, as a vivid reminder amidst the
maelstronv America; has stood 'Stead
fast In -her - championship of the
guarantees of human rights . afforded
by the laws of nations. In the con
duct of our foreign relations sines the
European holocaust began, more par
ticularly In the acute crisis precipi
tated by the sinking of the Lusitania
and the Arabic, Woodrow Wilson has
scored the diplomatic victory of a gen
eration, if not a century.
The president has popularity; but he
has more than that. In the most dif
ficult situation confronted by any
president since Lincoln, he has mer
ited the full confidence of the whole
people. He has won it by signal serv
ice rendered.
Every voter, as a good citizen, owes
it to himself to work tooth and nail
for the Democratic policies. We can
hope for the continuation of such only
by reelecting Woodrow Wilson.
K. E. P. KULISCH.
The Oregonian and Dr. Dammasch.
Portland, Juae 22. To the Editor of
The Journal On May 7, the anni
versary of the sinking of the Lusi
tania, the Oregonian published a two
column editorial reviewing that act
as "a great international crime," and
in another section of the same paper
denounced certain friends of Dr. Grant,
Democratic candidate for coroner, be
cause of alleged activity against Dr.
Dammaach on account of his German
ancestry and .sympathies, saying that
ha is in fact American born.
Tha Oregonian thus deliberately sup
pressed the fact that under date of
February 9, 1915, it published a bitter
attack on President Wilson signed by
Dr. Dammasch as vice president of
the German-American alliance: that or
ganization so forcibly denounced by
ex-President Roosevelt as guilty of
'moral treason" for their insolent
threats to work and vote against every
public orricial who refuses to blindly
do their bidding, and which threat
was covertly repeated in the attaqk
above noted.
Did anyone ever hear Dr. Dammasch
express, regret because of the 100
American lives lost on the Lusitania?
Did anyone ever hear him denounce
the many acts of German aggression
against American lives and property
on the high seas 7
Is this shifting of ground by the
oregonian to be accepted as an indl
cation of how it intends tb straddle
the issue of genuine Americanism in
its frantic efforts to elect Mr. Huahes
Surely it ha not forgotten that wise
epigram of a former great Republican
leader about "fooling all the people
ail tne time.;- K. I,. VAN DRESAR.
Preparedness and the President.
Mllwaukie, Or., June 17. To the Edi
tor of The Journal I have read a arreat
deal about preparedness, and, like many
otuers, would like to know prepared
iiess, for what? I have read an article
stating that this preparedness was for
tb purpose of creating a big army and
navy to protect the money lords; in
foreign countries, also, to create mil
itary despotism in America.
Now if'this is true, why did Presi
dent Wilson march in the preparedness
parade, June 147 I would like to have
you answer through your pa ner, ss I
believe a great many people would like
tu be enlightened.
MRS. K. A. SMITH.
President Wilson believes in mod
erate preparedness, not to "protect the
money lords," nor to "create a military
despotism in America," but to streng
then the hand of American diplomacy
in the delicate crises and complications
incident to the European war, The
main criticisms directed against him
srs on account of his constant effort
to keep America In eace-1
PortUndsStreets.
Portland, June SO.s-To the Editor of
The roural -I have recently located
in your city with a -view of making It
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
There are B additfonal Eugene
Radiators, thus accounting for tho rise
in temperature.
English soldiers are reported war
rying French maidens becoming allies
fcr life, so to speak.
Politics has changed a lot when the
Democratic party is given the full din
ner pail for a campaign slogan.
Either by coincidence or design, the
longest days of the year are here to
accommodate additional troubles across
the border.
President Wilson's partisan enemies
will do well to remember that for 12
years he was an-instrvctor in Jurisprud
ence and politics, and a gooa one, too.
Uncle Sam undoubtedly is pleased
with Oregon's record in rallying to the
colon but not surprised, for it is
what he had reason to expect of Oro
gcn. Come to think of it, what would have
happened had President Wilson re
fused to accept Sustice Hughes' resig
nation? But it would have been rather
unsportsmanlike.
Another remarkable fact is that
South America, the original source and
center of bloody strife, is calmly peace
ful when even the United States has
trouble on its hands.
JOURNAL
53-Wahtumi.ake
COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY NO. 18.
Those who contemplate trips over
the Columbia river highway should
have in mind that the paving has not
been finished beyond Warrendale. Be
tween Warren dale and the Multnomah
Hood River county boundary line pav
ing is now under way, but should be
finished at least by the middle of July.
The unfinished portion of the highway
in Multnomah county is that which
borders the Columbia Gorge park and
it was necessary to delay the paving
until fills had time to settle. The
highway beyond Warrendale, there
fore, is only open to general automo
bile travel before 8 a. m. and after 5
p. m. and on Sundays.
It is, of course, well known that no
part of the highway in Hood River
county has bees' paved. The grading
has been done and it is a good dirt
road, traversed dally, that may be fol
lowed to The Dalles and then east to
Pendleton and other eastern Oregon
points, or, south, through central Ore
gon to Crater Lake, Klamath Falls and
California.
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The eastern boundary of the Colum
bia gorge park is crossed at Viento, 22
miles east of Warrendale, where the
west boundary of the park intersects
the highway. At Cascade Locks a
wagon trail leads to a camp ground
HARDSHIPS OF
B. C. Utecht in Leslie's.
Fighting outlaws has been the least
of the hardships wltn which the expe
dition has had to contend. Cold, heat,
alkali dust, difficult trails and short
age of food farther south gave tne ex
pedition more trouble than did any
Mexican bandits. Officer and man did
not realize they were undertaking one
-of the most difficult campaigns in a
most difficult country when they
crossed the border. Nearly aU were
unprepared for the climatic changes.
Tb army was blistered by the sun by
day and chilled through by the winds
at night. Soldiers carried .one blanket
each, which was far from sufficient, in
a few days hundreds were suffering
from cracked and blistered hands and
faces and alkali dust increased the
pain. Washing only gave the sun and
wind more chance to get in their work,
so many went for days without bath
ing hands and face. The first day s
hike of the Infantry was 27 miles,
from Palomas to Boca Grandes, a
march perhaps not exceeded by the
hardened soldiers in Europe.
Walking 27 miles 'along a pleasant
country road may not seem much of
a feat to the reader, but the hike these
troops made was through a hot, sandy
desert with a 50-pound pack fastened
to the back. And 19 of those miles
were covered without water! Scores
fell behind the column and dragged
themselves along, footsore but not dis
heartened. Scores fell to the parched
earth In exhaustion. But the column
never rested until It reached the camp
ing place, Boca Grandes, an oasis past
which a small but cold stream flows.
Odd as it may seem all the rivers in
the Mexican deserts through which
the American troops have passed are
cold.
But since that first memorable hike
the troops have become Inured and
now can make the same distance with
out suffering. And the Infantry with
the expedition has traveled afoot 416
miles Ip-to the Interior and will prob
ably have to walk back when the expe
dition ends. This record of nearly a
thousand miles' hiking. is unequaied in
American history. It is doubtful If
any large numbers of troops In Eu
rope hsve gone 500 miles afoot, as the
railroads are used when any great dis
tance is to be covered.
The American camps at Dublsn and
Namaquipa were always dusty and
windy, dust getting into, the soldier's
mess kit at meal time, and frequently
the wind was so strong it blew the
food from his plate. Most of the time
the troops have fared well, having
three times daily black coffee, beans,
bacon and bread. Sometimes they
my permanent residence, and have
subscribed for your paper.
Many things in your city are notice
able 'to a stranger coming from the
east, and before I live hers long
enough to get used to them I wish to
inquire through your valwable columns
whether or not the streets of your city
are ever cleaned?
I have been dodging broken milk
bottles for several days, which leads
me to believe that your ckty has more
paved streets than it i capable of
taking care of. After living in one
of the best governed, policed and clean
est cities in New York state for many
years, your city appears to be badly
neglected in such matters, especially
in traffic, cleaning and lighting, whicn
is a pity, lu view of the fact that your
city otherwise is one of the most beau
tiful in the United States. And I say
this freely after looking the most
of them over very carefully.
EZRA A. GAGER.
The Pacific Ocean.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
A first glance at the long list of
wrecks on the coast since 1904, pub
lished Ih yesterday's Chronicle, might
give the Impression that the term 'Pa
cific Is a mjsnomer for the ocean
which washes our western shores. But
this delusion is dispelled the moment
the disasters are examined in detail,
for such examination reveals the fact
that In the vast majority of instances
the cause wai' not a storm which the
111 fated vessels could not have
weathered if out in midocean, but a
ftg, or hase. or a lee shore hugged too
closely when ths ships were going
from port to port.
Only those losses due to making
port in rough but relatively clear
AN E NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Klamath Fails' council is at work on
a solution of the problem of paving
assessment delinquencies.
iU)i itin hiv vlt a mass
meeting on the proposition of building
a natatorlum, and a committee is now
at work on the preliminaries.
Superintendent Steel reports that,
with weather conditions as usual, it
wilt be impossible to reach the rim at
Crater Lake before July 10.
A saving of over 14400 in the sal
aries of teachers over the cost of pre
vious years is reported by Superin
tendent W. R. Rutherford of Eene in
his annual statement to the boad of
education. He expects a further re
duction to follow the adoption next
year of a preliminary form of a jun
ior high school, designed the better to
serve the seventh and eighth grades.
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The Lane County Publishers' asso
ciation has been organised with the
following officers: President, Elbert
Bede, Cottage Grove Sentinel; vice
president, W. F. Oilstrsp. Eugene Reg
ister: secretary, W. S. Parry, Junction
Clty'Tlmes. Other members are W. H.
Weatherson, of the Florence West; R.
8. Huston. Siuslaw Pilot; J. E. Shel
ton.. Eugene Guard; J. C. Dlmm.
Springfield News; George Baxter,
Creswell Chronicle.
JOURNEYS
prepared for th publio in the park and
on over to Dry creek, whence a trail
is to be built to Dry Creek falls, which
are 150 feet high.
At Herman creek will 'be found a
trail that guides by way of the can
yon rim of the creek, through a burn
into heavy forest and to many excel
lent camping places. Fine r terf alls
may be reached by a little detour at
the falls of the creek. Eleven miles
from the highway and some 4000 feet
above It, Wahtum lake is reached.
Here, again, camp sites have been pro-i
vided and it is a wonderful oojective
of a hike.
The lake is a gem of beauty. As you
already have .been told, the trail up
Eagle creek to Wahtum lake is in pro
cess of construction and when com
pleted will furnish sr- loop trip of 26
miles that thousands of active people
will enjoy.
At the present time It is possible to
make a long circuit by following the
trail eastward from the top of Indian
mountain down into the valley of the
west fork of Hood river and to tho
Dee-Lost Lake wagon road. It is also
possible to make a side 'trip of less
than two miles from Wahtum lake to
the summit of Chlnedere mountain,
4666 feet, where the panoramic view is
wonderful.
PERSHING'S MEN
would have the menu varied by rice
and fresh beef. When troops remained
at a supply base there was plenty of
food, but on the move they had only
coffee, beans and bacon.
The troops of Colonel Howes, Col
onel Brown, Major Tompkins fuai Col
onel Dodd, who went as far south aa
ParraL were less fortunate. Most of
these left northern bases with only
four or five days' rations and did not
receive a renewal for more than a
month. They were compelled to live
on the country, which at this time af
fords a poor living. But the men
managed to get along on tortillas. The
campaigning proved harder on horses
than men and many animals were lost.
When Dodd'a- and Howse's men re
turned from the front many ware
mounted on burros and Mexican ponies.
Their clothing had been torn to pieces
by the thorny brush they were com
pelled to negotiate.
When the American troops under
General John Pershing crossed into
Mexico March 16 to "get Villa dead or
alive" Mexicans derided the expedi
tion. They believed that the Vlllistas
were so superior in 'marksmanship,
hardihood and training that the poor
gringo soon would be beating it back
to the border In terror of such an Im
placable foe. Mexicans living in Mex
ico and Mexicans residing In American
border towns expected an Immediate
slaughter of the expeditionary fore by
the deadly Villlstas.
In the battle of Guerrero 40 Mexi
cans were killed and four Americans
wounded, the Mexicans fleeing with
Villa, wounded, at their head. Then
came the battles of San Antonio pass,
Tomachlc, Tejolochlc, and OJo Axules
in which the Villlstas lost from 40 to
60 in dead in each fight. The total
number of Americans killed during the
entire campaign was only 12. In the
last sizable encounter, that at OJo
Azules, not a single American was
wounded or killed although there was
a cavalry charge with pistols and hand
to hand fighting.
So the Mexican has changed his
opinion and along the border has a
greatly increased respect for the
American soldier. He has learned that
the VlUlsta soldier is much Inferior to
the American; and all soldiers in Mex
ico are alike whether VlUlsta, Carran-
slsta or of some other faction.
When you read scars heads inti
mating that Pershing's army of 12,00
soldiers Is about to be surrounded, per
haps attacked and annihilated by Car
ranza forces, yoji need not worry. Gen
eral Pershing doesn't. For the Mexi
can troops are very desirous of keep
ing at a safe distance from the Amer
ican army.
weather can be taken as a challenge
to the title Pacific, but these are a
small minority of the shipwrecks
recorded.
Quite the reverse Is the case with
the Atlantic and several of those seas
so large as to be almost oceans. They
have their fogs and in some instances
icebergs and, of conrse, where there la)
more shipping there are more collis
ions, but s(oims and typhoons levy
the heaviest toll.
There might be les question as
to the comparative calm of the Pa
cific if coast wie shipping, which fur
nishes close to 100 per cent of ths
disasters, were not in such haste to
save time and so eager to save fuel.
True, tha coastal tonnage far exceeds
that of deep sea vessels, but tbe per-
centage of wrecks is out of all pro-
portion to us leaa in mat rnpsci, a
a glance at yesterday's list will show.
In Other words, the fault lies not
with the Pacific ocean, but with a
short sighted saving of time and fuel.
Portland's Manufactories.
From the La Grande Observer.
The Portland Journal has really
found out there Is "nothing the mat
ter with Portland" and a proof of
that investigation shows in Sunday's
issue that there are 700 manufactur
ing plants in that city turning out
products to the amount of f45.UOO.000
a year. The plants employ between
14,000 and 15,o0 men and have about
M00 clerks and officials. Tbe total
amount disbursed for labor alone Is
$zu,000,000 annually. We wish to say
to The Journal management that the
campaign to ascertain just what Port
land possesses In the way of factories
has been surely worth while not. only
to Portlanders. but to . ths people of
ths entire state. . -i..,. .
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Suggestion fOr si Movie. '
I'd like to see a movie play
About the things of evefy day; '
Boms simple tale, flashed, on thascresn
Aro Plain folks set What I mean?
, Some ordinary yarn in which
.Nobody la too Door br rich:
Some clean, straight Storv told with art
Whcrsin men know jthsii1 wives apart.
You wouldn't need a tio tor-car,
Norany highly polished -bar;
You wouldn't need 4 mining boom,
Nor a palatial dining room.
Nor fortunes made at get-rlch-quick.
Nor marriages that will Sot stick.
Nor any lovely littlet star
Who don't know wild her parents are.
I don't require some! heartless Nero
To be o'ercome by our young hero;
In fact, I would not care a lot
If you cut out the hero, rot;
If there's a girl, bleasa make her'
strong,
So she'll go right lnitead of wrong;
And if you want to get a thrill in.
Please do it wlthou any- kllUn. "
And by the way, put! In tome trees
From ome place but Los Angeles;
If it don't seem like asking alms.
Leave out those dear old cactus palms;
Tou do not need to wreck a train.
Just give us something sweet and
sane, - j
Taken from life's most clear-cut chan
nels
Tou know, some "short
arid simple n-
nals."
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Tou might depict some Hank or Bob,
Some lad who has a steady Job.
Some honest chap who hits no bug.
Nor does not yearn to be a thug;
And then, if still you find you're able.
Put in some Kate or tMame or Mabel,
Or Madge or Jane or any other
Who bakes good bread and minds her
mother. i
Don't have them meet at break of day
In some disheveled cabaret;
Leave out the gaily-lighted pike.
Also the garment-workers' strike;
The girl might drop her glove or oomb
On the street-car going home;
He picks it up see where they're at?
They fall In love, kersplash! like that.
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And now, dear Mister Movie Maker,
Resist all Impulse to turn faker;
Film these two hearts that beat as one
Till their familiar story's done;
Tou do not need to wreck their home.
Nor bow with grief the husband's
' dome; !
Tou do not need to steal their child.
The while the vengeful villain smiled.
Tou do not need to steer their course
So that they'll get a quick divorce;
Can all these common, hackneyed ca
pers I -We
get such nonsense In the papers,
And, still, without Such things as these
Your film might be an awful freese;
Tou might get by with such a show;
Tou might but I don't think I'd go.
A "cub" reporter on a New York naws
paper was sent to Paten-it to wrlta the
story of tbe tnurdar of rich manufacturer
by thlarea. Ha spread himself on tba de
tails and naively conclude his account
with tbla emtenre: I
"Fortunately for tbe Aaeeased. h had
Oapoalted all of Ills money Irt tba bank the
day before, so ba lost practically nothing
but Ma Ufa." j
Uncle Jeff SnowjSayi:
Some people talk 'sif the mors you
psy for a potato patch tne more spuds
you can raise on it. " I
I've noticed that hard times aUus
follow a real estate boom
With the
Soldiers at
Camp
Withycombe
Oregon's prompt mobiliza
tion of her National Guard,
in response to the corhmsnd '
of Secretary of War Baker,
issued last Sunday,! is a
source of pride to everjy citi
zen of the state. t 1
The mobilization of the
militia will be shown ii pho
tographic review in Tht bun-.
day Journal next Sunday,
while impressions of trie es
tablishment of Camp Withy?
combe at Clackamas will be
set forth in sketches and text
by members of The Journal
reportorial and art staffss.
A half page of illustration
will show glimpses of I the
martial spirit that has seized
the entire country within! the
past few weeks, including
photographs from all parts of
the United States.
Turning Point
in the Great ;;Wr
In ttie concluding ' article
of his series to be pjblis&ed
next Sunday, Frank HrjSi
monds, military expert, de
clares the allies have pasied
the Gettysburg poi it in tbjeir
struggle and predicts that
France has performed ler
major work m holding jh
Germans in check :t Verdkw
and that it is now up to Brit
ain and Russia to lead in the.
offensive work of the L
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