THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY JUNE ' 27, , 1916.
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elncere,
Ia action faithful, and la tumor clear;
Wm omit a no prom lee, served do private
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Who gained bo title, and who loet no
' friend;
Ennobled by himself, by all approved.
And praieed, nnenvled, by the Moee ha
loved. Pope.
PERKINS AND THE WRECK
T
l HE Progressive committeemen
,at Chicago yesterday did not
all follow the captaincy of
George Perkins.
1 true- Progressives, they could
;.&ot afford to do so. By their
-i votes, and through men they have
'-elected to congress, the Progres
. ' slves have helped Woodrow Wilson
c write more progressive enactments
J lntO the statute law of America in
three years than have been adopt
ee by a ceneration of congresses.
, Theirwork was so fruitful of prac
i tical progresslveism that George
, Perkins wanted no more of it.
' iJ'y Indeed, Mr. Perkins' whole per
formance at Chicago and his every
Utterance in the past three years
have been a protest against the
- progressive enactments brought
'about by the presideat with the
'assistance of the Democrats and j
-their Progressive allies in congress, '
Including La Follette and a num
ber; of progressive Republicans.
What Mr. Perkins really seeks is
, ' not - only to prevent further pro
gressive legislation, but probably
to undo much of that which has
-been done through President Wil
son and his allied supporters.
; J.Mr. Perkins is a practical man
who knows exactly what he wants.
He held a club hand over the Pro
, gresslve party because his check
book was its national party treas
ury. He has wrecked the Progres
sive party nationally in order, if
'possible, through the election of
. Mr. Hughes to prevent real pro
,: gressiveiam from making further
progress in our national life
" through the election and future
work of Woodrow Wilson.
.Congressmen of the Progressive
Darty unvaryingly supported Presi
dent Wilson's measures in con
' gress. They found in the president
1 a -man of their own kind and in
) him a leader, through whom to
translate their principles and their
campaign pledges into statute law.
; . In principle and performance,
1 they are in closo harmony with
Mr. Wilson, and wholly out of
1 harmony with George Perkins.
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The number of programmed cel
ebrations . of the Fourth is un
usually large this year. There is
apparently a deep-seated belief
that this is a gdod republic and
that we all ought to renew our
w faith rn its ancient traditions and
' purposes.
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A GOOD NOVEL
P'
.ERSON3 who wish to read an
exceptionally good novel are
advised to peer Into Sinclair
Lewis' "Trail of the Hawk."
The hero, Oscar Ericson, is a Minne
sota Norwegian born and bred to
college - years in a little place
Called, for Its sins, Joralemon. He
was. good deal like other boys
ot the place, having nothing to
mark, Mm off from the herd but
a love of machinery and adventure,
ii ln due time he went, payjng his
own, way, to, a sectarian college.
The one Oscar attended until he
was invited to leave was named
Tlato" college. The cause of his
trouble was his standing up in
chapel, to defend a professor who
was accused of teaching - Bernard
Bhaw and evolution. The professor
was,' naturally, turned out of. his
chair and Oscar, fleeing from
Plato's , academic shades, became
for two or three years a hobo.
The change improved him. He
earned his bread by begging, by
driving a millionaire's motor car,
by standing .in New York's bread
line and, at last by washing the
cuspidors in a low down saloon.
Then he went to Panama and so
on to Mexico, saving money and
reflecting himself dail in life and
human nature. In Mexico he fell
in with some ,; mining - engineers
who gave him a' chance to use his
mechanical: genius,' yMfi C;Z"
From Mexico he went ;to Cal
ifornia, Joined an aviation school
!i the early days of that art and
within the next "year or two', won
fame and some fortune by flying.
Tfc reader has doubtless perceived
by thi : time; that v '"The - Trail of
the - Hawk" U , a : "picturesque'
noveL Like Gil Blaa It follows the
hero along a devious route, bring
ing Um after . many vicissitudes
to home and fortune. We counsel
you, gentle reader, to look into this
book. Too will, if you are alive,
enjoy the modem creates that sift
through it There i copy at the
library and there are several more
at the bookstores. The latter are
preferred by people with active
consciences, for authors must live.
'George Perkins of the Harvester
trust .had his way. in the Pro
gressive convention at Chicago, and
had his way again In,; the Pro
gressive national committee yes
terday J n preventing the nomina
tion of a third party candidate.
It was thus a - brigadier of Big
Business who deprived the real
Progressives of a leader through
whom to vote their convictions.
IX JUSTICE TO OREGON
T
HE grant lands are legitimate
ly Oregon's grant lands.
Nearly 50 years ago, the
federal ' government parted
with the title to them. It turned
them over to the railroad as trus-jbeen Intended that oil was depos
tee to promote settlement In Ore-Hted in the earth for the benefit
gon. The purpose was to open
up homes for the then congesting
population in the east. ,
All through tbat period, the peo
ple' of Oregon did their part They
maintained a government and pr
served order. They were ready at
all times to do their part in for
warding the purposes of the grant.
But the federal government was
remiss. Its officials did not per
form their part effectively. They
permitted the railroad to be false
to its trusteeship, a trusteeship
created by congress to make Ore
con grow.
The railroad raised the price of
the land above the limit.' It sold
in quantities above the limit. It
sold to speculators Instead of to
tLe prescribed "actual settlers." It
fairly took the lands off the mar
ket and for about 12 years the
lands have been unobtainable.
Oregon suffered in consequence.
Large areasaof land were held out
of settlement. Growth was retard
ed. Population was kept down.
Production was restricted. The
opportunity for creating wealth
over large areas was denied. It
brought consequences from which
it will take Oregon a long time to
recover. It was the federal gov
ernment's fault, through laxity in
enforcement of the terms of the
grant, that is largely responsible
for this harm to Oregon.
All this gives Oregon a direct
claim on the lands. In good faith,
the federal government should now
make good in its purpose of near
ly 50 years ago to have the lands
go to affording homes and pro
moting settlement in Oregon.
The purpose can still be carried
out. Forty per cent of the grant
proceeds is to go to reclamation.
Let congress make it reclamation
on Oregon projects. That will open
lands to settlement. It will make
new homes for landless people.
An act by congress to that et
fect would seal the good faith of
that congress of nearly 60 years
ago, and do justice to Oregon.
Now is the time for Villa to
emerge from one of his numerous
graves with the remark that he
knew all along what was the mat
ter with Carranza.
MR. HOWE'S VIEWS
E.
W. HOWE, of Atchison, Kan
sas, publishes a monthly
magazine of four pages
which he calls "E. W.
Howe's Monthly."
Mr. Howe is familiarly Jcnown
the country over as Ed. He says
he publishes his magazine, not to
make money, but In order to en
Joy the luxury of expressing nis
opinions. He lias, as he tells us,
no owner and no boss and Is
therefore free to say what he
thinks.
We have often wondered why
some of our wealthy men, who
run over the face of the earth
seeking pleasures of one sort and
another, do not try the pleasure of
first forming some opinions of
their own and then expressing
them. The unaccustomed luxury
might be more agreeable 'than
they now believe it would. In Mr.
Howe's June number he gives us
some thoughts on the current rage
for "preparedness." His thoughts
seem to us so sane and good that
we are going to quote one or two
of them in a minute.
His text Is a new book which
Hudson Maxim, the gunmaker. has
Just published with a stirring com
mendatory letter from Colonel
Roosevelt. Tne colonel says, of
course, that everybody ought to
read the book, because it reeks
with, gore, and he urges us to get
into the swim of militarism with
out delay. Mr. Maxim says in his
1 who makes . Benedict Arnold look
I like patriot V This may or may
not be so but we have long. been
of the opinion that a good many ot
our "patriots" for profit look like
Benedict Arnold. : ; v.
Now for the quotations: "For
tne American people to declare in
ifavor of militarism now would be
the greatest ' crime and the 1 most
onexcusable folly in their history."
And again, "If Americana should
adopt conscription It would be the
mistake of mistakes . and the
world's r greatest tribute to folly.'
Mr. Howe is an aging man of some
means who has long been respect-
ed by thousands of .Americans. We
dare say he is as well worth lis
tening to as eome of , our scream
lng ; patriots." sr. " V
; Deciding ron a vacation , tri p .... by
mother and' the girls would not
be . so difficult did sot father's
salary check cast the deciding vote.
WHAT 18 A COUNTRY?
TS, resources are a country, ;
People alone are not a coun
try, fiahara supports no peo
ple. r It Is unpeopled. . It has
no resources, f Jt is a vast waste
of burning sands.
The strength of a state is tested
by' itv resources. Without tim
ber, without agriculture, without
water ' , powers, without , grazing
lands, without mining and oil, de
posits, and without the other ele
ments out of which to sustain life
and create wealth, a people can
not build a commonwealth.
In view of what natural re
sources then mean to a people, it
never could, In the scheme of
things, have been intended that
the natural resources were created
for a few people Instead of for all
the "people. In the very relation
that natural resources bear to civ
ilization and to general survival.
"it . could never, for instance, have
of the Rockefeller family and their
associates.
Nor that coal was laioY away
through the processes of the ages
for the sole enrichment of a few
coal barons. Nor that timber was
put on the earth for the exclusive
profit of a few hundred big timber
owners. Nor that water powers
were 'designed, as Reed Smoot
claims, to go under monopoly for
the especial benefit of a very nar
row circle of power brigadiers.
-Mexico is more or less of an ex
ample of what happens to a people
when all their natural resources
are taken away. Alien mine, oil
and land grabbers have stolen the
natural resources of Mexico from
the Mexicans and Want now to an
nex their properties to the United
States by obliterating Mexico as
an Independent nation.
It is one of the. crovrning absurd
ities of modern times that John D.
Rockefeller should have the power
to raise the price of gasoline very
time he pays his income tax. Guid
ed by the light of our experience
with the oil deposits, the Ameri
can people should safeguard their
water powers and the other rem
nants .of their natural resources.
Shoe men promise that because
the skirts are growing shorter and
the shoes longer, the women of the
country will pay $20 for their
shoes next year. And yet some
men say they like these new styles.
CITIZENSHIP SUNDAY
ITIZENSHIP SUNDAY" will
b observed in thousands
of churches throughout the
nation on Sunday, July 2.
On that day pastors of all denom
inations will proclaim the doctrine
of citizenship preparedness. This
is being done in cooperation with
the bureau of naturalization of the
department of labor.
The sermons on that day will
not preach preparedness for war,
will not tell of the necessities for
vast armies and navies of militant
men trained to conquer by force
and the relentless power of arms.
They will be appeals to those of
foreign birth who have cast their
lots with us to prepare themselves
to enter into the boundless oppor
tunities extended to those who ear
nestly strive for success in this
the country of their hopes and
dreams.
It is the desire of the bureau of
naturalization that one Sunday in
each year be set- aside as Citizen
ship Sunday upon which the doc
trine and the principles of good
citizenship may be brought clearly
before the foreign born residents
of the nation. Broadening out into
secular life the bureau is fostering
night schools for the training and
education of those who " seek cit
izenship, and this movement is
meeting with hearty cooperation
among the public Bchool leaders
of the country.
It is a good work. It is a task
which holds in its completion the
elimination of the .problem of hy
phenated Americanism. The les
son it will teach will be the lesson
ot true Americanism. Its success
means tbat those who come to us
from across the sea will yield their
full allegiance to the Stars and
Stripes . and stand shoulder to
shoulder' with those of native birth
for the advancement of those great
principles of liberty and humanity
which form this nation's destiny.
SHIVERING TURKS
T
HE Turks must shiver a little
as they see the circle of their
enemies closing around them.
Not so very many months ago
they had several outlets to the
world through which munitions and
auxiliary troops might come as
they were needed. Now. they, have
scarcely. any.. Greece has been so
humbled by the "' allies that she
does not count - any more in the
German-Turkish schemes, while a
big French - and British army ; is
securely established on Greek ter
ritory, at SalonikL - - '-A:-. i
: This cuts off access to Turkey
by land on the south, and of course
all the . seas are closed . to. them.
The German victories over the Rus
sians last season opened the whole
Balkan peninsula7 to the Turks "and
gave them ' free . passage - back and
forth Into Austrian territory. But
the-new Russian advance has shut
them off from this outlet. . As mat-
ters stand they are almost, without
access to their friends on the north
and the chances are that communi
cation, tn that direction will soon
be stopped entirely.
' On the northeast border of the
Turkish empire, in the Caspian re
gion: the Russians have lately
gained great advantages. They are
pushing their forces steadily to
the south and east, farther into
Turkish territory, and they have
effected a junction with the Brit
ish forces advancing from the Per
sian gulf. On .the south of the
Ottoman empire, across the Med
iterranean,' lies .Egypt where a
great British army is said to be
waiting for an auspicious moment
to close in from that direction.
The Turks are thus completely
surrounded by enemies whose man
ifest purpose is to crush them. It
looks now very much as If Con
stantinople would be captured by
first destroying the empire of
which it la the capital. Few would
be sorry to see the old city fall
into civilized hands. Its situa
tion is euch that it might be the
heart of the modern world but it
never can be anything but a sor
did center of filth and fanaticism
as long as the Turks possess it
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
(The labor aarar la rcraalad In a new
capacity In todar'a lnatallment of T Jour
nal'a Industflah artielea, No. 1T4 of the aeriea.
Ilonaea ballt In acetiona read to bolt to
gather, and alway raady for taking down on
euually abort notice, are presented aa an at
tractive proposition la the building line an
enterprlae tbat offer additional testimony
to the TcraatUlty of tba worker ot Portjood.
THE Mill Made Construction com
pany. 644 Hood street, naa sold
more than 400 Mady-to-bolt-to-g-etber
saragea In Portland;
It makes a specialty of this class
of work.
The company la constantly making:
from three to five room one etory
bungalows and cottages which It ships
to the country for the use ef small
home owners and for those filing; on
homesteads. '
It is at this time closing- a con
tract for the construction of homes
for an entire town In Alaska. The
contract Is likely to be slgmed within
a week. Labor, scarce and expensive
there, is obviated by buying; mill made
houses.
It also is about closing a contract
for 20 small houses for a place In
California where a ctment plant is
to be erected.
It is at this time bolting- together
three residences in Kalama, for fam
ilies to reside In.
NOT A READT-BUILT HOUSE
CONCERN.
The Mill Made Construction com
pany does business on a different plan
from the ready-built house people.
In the first place. It constructs
only small building's, none more than
a single story, nor larger than five
rooms. The ready-built people pre
pare and ship the material for a
structure of any size The mill made
concern not only cuts its lumber
to measure, but nails it together in
sections and ships It so that the re
ceiver may set It up without the use
of another nail, and with only a
hammer, wrench and screw driver
as his tools.
In the case of the ready-built home
the siding- and roof Is nailed on In
the usual manner, and the work in
side is done the same as la the or
dinary carpenter-built house, except
that the material is ready cut, and
so correctly that It fits like a glove
and anybody can put It together. The
mill made building can be' unloaded
from a car or steamer and three or
four men can have it ready for .oc
cupation In three or four hours. It
Is not made to be plastered, whereas
the ready-built house may be plas
tered or celled, as desired.
NOT VERT EXPENSIVE.
The company's catalogue shows a
five room house three 10x10 bed
rooms, 10x10 kitchen and 12x20 living
room, crated for shipment, for $462.05,
and enough wall board and acces
sories to line it throughout, for an
additional f 117.70. The building will
weigh 20,000 pounds, and the buyer
must pay .the freight. A porch ex
tends entirely across the front of
this house. Another containing a
living room 12x20, dining; room 12x14,
kitchen, and bedroom each 10x12, bath
6x8, hall and .two porches, one 6x8
and one 6x12 is put together and
sold at $465. Wall board for this
one is $119 extra. A two iroom house,
each 10x10 feet, sells at $132. Wall
board for this is $36 extra. There is
a 4x10 porch In front. A 10x12 gar
age sells at $52.50; one 10x16, $60
and one 10x20 at $67.50. A cheaper
grade, same sizes, can be bought for
$37.50, $42.50 and- $50.
The lumber in all these buildings
Is Douglas fir. most of It clear stuff,
and the roofing- material is heavy
two ply patented roofing warranted
for 10 years, or sufficient shingles
and nails will be furnished the buyer
to lay them himself. All hardware
is ineluded in the quoted prices, in
cluding; door knobs, locks, hinges, etc
A galvanized steel chimney, or a suf
ficient amount of concrete block to
build one,' is also Included. A credit
of $5 is allowed where the buyer
wishes to have these omitted. The
outside of the 'house, including
porches, is given one coat of g-ood
gray paint. Terms-are 25 per cent
of ,eoet with order, "balance to be
paid upon presentation f sight draft
attached to bill Of lading.
This Is an Industry which is rapid
ly expanding, finding; favor with, such
as -are looking for home at small
cost, r No skilled help is required In
putting th building together, more
thas te set up a wheelbarrow which
comet knocked down, . i -,--
' B. W, Knauer is the manager.
Eugene "Winn vNew Enterprise.
It is used for Jewel boxes. :
4 tt is "used for clock casea. "
. It 1 . used in the manufacture of
charmingly, beautiful lamps, -!, gas ot
electric. .
It is the newest thing- yet for pic
ture frames, and Is "the craze of,
the country for ornamental work on)
either wood er metal.' j
It Is a composition so hard It will
withstand heavy hammer biowr and
not be injured or marred. ' -
What ' Is It? '".
Eugene Wtna," room 17, Kamm build
ing-, over Laue-Dayis drug ' stors,
wouldn't tell,
His patron are the big buyer f -.
the town the department stores
among them and they keep him busy.
That's what 'appear to Interest him.
He say It la the result ot a
French or Italian or some other for
eign discovery, that the formula is a
secret, and that once it 1 known la
a community it takes th people by,
atorm.
BEAUTIFUL RESULTS.
Mr. Winn and his helpers opened
bis factory, in Portland a couple of
months ago, and already his business
has attracted the attention of that
class able to satisfy their desires re
gardiessof expense. He is manufacturing-
a great number of types of
picture frames, clock frames, lamps
and an endless diversity jjf novelties.
First he makes a model f redwood,
and upon ' this "he works with a com
position of about the consistency of
putty, which, when dried, has the
appearance of gold, sliver, copper,
brass, marble, etc., and of a surprising-
variety of hues. Silk covered
gas or electric lamp shades, on
stands which are a perfect Imitation
of gold or any other of the metals,
and which would ordinarily eell at
$13 to $20, by Mr. Winn's process
are marketed at $4 to $1. Picture
and other frames have beautifully or
namented corners, giving them a rich
appearance, and they are so durable
Any- j
that they will last a lifetime
thing in this line may be designed
and toned to pleasethe taste of any
body, a fact which seems to have al
most instantly popularized Mr. Winn's
productions.
Letters From the People
(Commtinlcatlona seat to Th Journal re
publication In tola department aboald be writ
ten on only one aide of tba paper, .anould not
exceed 300 worda la length, and mat be ac
companied by tbe name and addreaa of tba
aesder. If tbe writer doea not dealro to hare
tba name pobllabed h phwld ao atate.
"Dlpcnaalon la the a-reateat of all refornera.
It rationalise, everything It toarhee. It roba
principle of ail false eanctlty and tbrowe them
back on tbelr reasuoableneea. If tbey bae no
reaweableneaa. It rarclesaly ernabea them wat
ot eiUteoce sod acts up ita own eoatiueiooa la
tu'ir atead." Woodrow Wllaoa.
The Third Degree.
Oswego, Or, June 12. To the Edi
tor of The Journal An editorial in
The Journal of Jun 21 states that
in America, for the past 100 years
or ao, a suspected person Is legally
Innocent until convicted. Also an In
ference is made that possibly in Rus
sia such a happy atate of affairs
does not exist.
On the front page of the same Is
sue, referring to a trlaf- now In pro
gress back east, it mention tbat the
defendant was kept without sleep or
food for two days while undergoing
the third degree in an effort to get
him to confess something. There
were no comments on this.
Last year the convict ship Success,
was in Portland. Many people visited
it and shuddered at the sight of the
instrument of "correction" used in
those day on refractory convicts. Ex
cept for the unhealthy design and ar
rangement of accommodations on the
boat, due more to Ignorance of hy
giene and construction in those days
than anything else, it may have been
noted that all the Instruments of cor
rection would do to a man was to
hurt him physically bruise him or
otherwise cause physical discomfort
all of which would naturally heal or
wear off in a short time. These were
used only on , bad actor convicts, re
menVber; not on legally innocent men.
Nowadays we are far too civilized
to use these barbaric things, especial
ly on unconvicted people. Nothing
must be done to a suspect awaiting
trial that will leave any bruises or
other surface marks unless he starts
something, of course; they are far
too brutal.
When it comes to breaking down
his health or morale, however, they
can go tbe limit. Anything that will
help get a convictioa is permissible
so long as no marks are shown and
he does not actually die on their
hands. That is modern civilization.
That he goes away a physical and
mental wreck, possibly for months or
years to come, is no drawback to
this method. If he is guilty, he had
it coming to him anyway, and if he
Is acquitted, well, he has no come
back and Is supposed to be too pleased
at being acquitted to harbor any ani-
mosity. It 1. a cinch he can't get
any damage, h nas no evidence
to show, even if he had a case., which
the laws of this -country do not al
low anyway.
Oh, you land of the free! It Is to
laugh. Russia, take notice; you have
so much to learn,
A FOREIGNER.
When War Comes Home.
Aurora. Or., June 23. To the Ed
itor of The Journal We have read
much about the terrible conflict in
Europe, and while our -heart are
filled with pity and sympathy we
cannot fully realize the horror of It
alL Now, however, as our own mi
litia boys are called from their homes
to the Mexican border, we are filled,
with dread, not knowing how soon
our husband and sons will ' be called
to the front to shoot down other hu
man beings and to face death them
selves. It 1 when war threatens to Invade
onr own homes and take our loved
ones that the complete sickening reali
zation I forced upon us.
Much ridicule has been flung at
Henry Ford'' peace party, but what
hall we say of those who mak wars
possible?
If w are forced into a war with
Mexico, who is responsible? Is it th
hoys - who shoulder their rifles and
march to th inferno of modern war,
or 1 it American and foreign capi
talists who will wax fat on war or
der - and war loans while our boys
seek tb restore order in Mexico that
these same interests may continue to
exploit that unhappy land?
' In Toledo recently a mother led her
sons to the recruiting office and vol
unteered to assist In recruiting the
company to war strength. If this is
patriotism, then hats off to th pa
triot who leads the innocent calf, to
th 'shambles.'.-' . . - ' -
MBS. LEW: W. GRIMM.
" ' Happy Horse. ; ' 'T
From the Detroit New.' - -
An aged army horse is to be retired
on a pension, There are men ap
proaching the end of . their Industrial
liaafSilnA feA rnfaK area : r
horses or to belong to th army.
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL OUXGE
As
ever. Oregon Is Justifiably end"
natefy proud of the O. N. Q. .,
inordinate
Klamath Falls claims 'close proximo
ity to the fisherman' paradise. But,'
remember, it is a fish, story.
Let's continue to hope' that black
borders on handKercnieaa-will not be
added to our other bottler troubles.
It was "Remember ''th Maine"' in
our war with Spain. Hgw would Re-
member the Mining Stock? do' at thi
time?, ' -., .
Now comes the Irreverent sugges
tion tbat "a new broom aweeps oiean"
would be a good campaign slogan for
bewhiskered candidates- J
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Another form ! of - preparedness Is
the accumulation of Invitations to din
ner against the time when the fam
ily will be at the beaoh. .:
There r those who volunteer to
serve their country, andjthere are also
those who volunteer swport to the
familie of. those whd so serve.
Pendleton raised jpv,er' $2000 In an
hour and a half tor a Fourth of July
celebration. But up jtliere ;they do
with a rush whatever they start doing.
Some small corripastion can be
gotten out of the Mexttpan mus. Poli
tics will not crowd ever&hlng- else off
the front page while th. trouble, lasts.
Portland housewives Jhould be in
terested in the statement that $60,000
worth of milk bottles ar stolen an
nually In Portland, for - that $60,000
affects the price of milk.
JOURNAL
57-General Review of Columbia River Highway Series
Journal Journey .has published
since June 6 a series of, 21 articles
dealing with detail featufea of the Co
lumbia river highway : :
Not with the hlghwsys'as it will be
when completed leading rom the Pa
cific ocean to The Dallas, 200 miles
Inland, or even farther.
But with that" poftloni of the hlgh
vrnv Mat from Portland: : through the
gorge of the Columbia ind dwelling
particularly on .leaiures wtBi
means of the hardsurfacud portion of
the highway in Multnomah county.
A summary of the, series may provo
of value for reference, it follows:
June $. The scenic importance of
the Columbia river highway and the
main lines of approach, namely, Sandy
boulevard, Base Line and Section Line
roads.
June 7. Beauty spots at the begin
ning of the highway in the vicinity of
Sandy river.
June 8. A scale of miles, showing
distances from Portland of such high
way features as Crown .Point, Shep
perd's Dell, the waterfalls and streams
and communities en route,
June 9. Crown Point. .The view to
be had from thl point Is 725 feet
above the liver.
June 10. The "Figure Eight," a por
tion of the highway east of Crown
Point, and Latourell falls, the first
of the principal water falls to be
reached from Portland.
June 11. Shepperd'at; Cell and
THE EVENING
From the Tacoma Tribune.
In other days, when reading was
more of an aristocratic privilege than
now, It was the fashion to deride
any writing that appealed; to fbe mass
of the people. And when In the field
of news reporting, an attempt was
made to bring the great chronicles
of the world to the home of the
humblest worklngman. It; was quite
the fashion for the aristocratic pur-,
veyors of news to deride th evening
newspaper. But time runs on and
manners change and it was only the
other day that William Lyon Phelp
of Harvard university, when asked to
name the two best newspapers in
America, named two evening news
paperaflF The yogue of the evening newspa
per Is easily accounted for. Journal
istically considered. It has the ad
vantage in -the gathering of news.
Most ofhe eents of the world hap
pen in the day-time, and re com
pleter! in thei afternoon, and come
freshly to the( evening" newspaper for
fiesh distribution to its clientele.
Morning newspaper Interests fre
quently declare that they have the
best of It In arrangement that is,
the ions night hours give them a
chance to sort th news and serve it
In orderly fashion. This is tantamount
to a confession that the leisure of
the morning paper in arranging th
news is not broken in upon by the
occurrence of fresh news nor by the
need of handling new faets. It is a
confession and nothing more, for
the claim that better editing- and ar
rangement are possible la not proved,
since these are matters of newspa
per organization solely, i The right
sort of editors in the right sort of
organization can handle between the
flash of the 'wire and the roar of the
nresses any item which . the more
leisured staff of the morning- paper
can handle, and in a satisfactory a
fanner '55 VhlVwSS
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efficiency and these are qualities
which are pre-eminent In the organ
ization of a great evening newspaper.
Another reason for the wider vogue
of the evening newspaper is to be
found on the domestic side of the
people' life. The majority of us are
workers. Morning finds us with scant
leisure for reading. The-average man
must eat his breakfast, board a
crowded ear, and get down to the
lob with no delay. He has no oppor
tunity to read a morning paper at
home and little in the car. If he does
subscribe for one, he either takes it
with him for noon reading, thereby
depriving the folks at home of their
Of Sinister Portent.
From the Medford Mail Tribune.
The Oregonlan 1 proving- It loyalty
to the government of tbe United State
in the. present foreign crisis by de
nouncing President Wilson M "acces
sory to all the bloodshed, I rapine and
starvation in Mexico," because of the
president's efforts to keep the nation
at' peace and afford Mexico an oppor
tunity to right her own wrong.
This Journalistic accessory of cop
perbeadism indicts th president for
refusing to recognize government by
assassination under Huerta,' and re
mark: " .-.'
"That act brought upon th wretched
country all the miseries that have fol
lowed. By that act he began! to Inter
vene. Hi failure to follow -sit up by
armed intervention make him an ac
cessory, to all th . bloodshed,; rspin
and starvation which hav followed." '
Mexico had been torn by revolution
for com years when Huerta usurped
authority by assassination and endeav
ored by regime of murder to -res tor
the tainted , tyranny of Dias that cre
ated th Mexican revolution, . -if ; ? '
i, Huerta, th assassin, was this chosen
Instrument of th reactionary clique
that viewed' the heritage of to Mex
ican people aa loot the blood stained
agent of privilege. Following bis fall,
the organized propaganda of American
millionaire concessionaire to fore
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
I
Unemployed men In the Hermlston j
section, the Herald says, are not to be
found, except where they do not want)
work. i
Arrangements are 'being- made for ,
another big two-story brick businea
block to be erected in Joseph this Mum
mer, the Herald says. ,
"Can you imagine those Mexican
school kids reciting the list of presi
dents like we hud to do when we went
to school V Inquires the Astorian.
Tha noatoffira at Toledo will soon be
housed in a new building. The Leader !
ays the new poatoffica fixtures "are
a credit to the community and will be
adequate for town several time a tne
sise of Toledo." m
The churches in Eugene will hold
union services during the summer and
vacations for the ministers will there
by be made possible, and the Register
wonders If there isn't a suggestion In
this tor other lines of business.
Official sane Fourth warning Issued
by Marshal Haines of Burns: "Flre
crakers, bombs and all explosives of
whatsoever nature are torbiadenwlthin
the eld limits of the town of Burn
during the celebration. Thl will b
considered sufficient notice."
"Air over the city?' says the Baker
Democrat, "bulldlnir construction is go
ing on with a force that dispels the
Idea that Baker Is t a standstill. The
many substantial homes that are un.
der way is an evidence that Baker peo-
gle believe In their own town and
av faith in its future."
JOURNEYS
George Shepperd, th man who dedi
cated this wonderfully attractive place
to the public.
June 12. Bridal Veil falls and Coo
pey falls and the legend of Fort Rock.
June IS. Mist falls and the legend
of Speeiel.
June 14. A reference to the Co
lumbia Gorge park guide map, which
is being distributed free by the for
est service from the Beck building.
June IB. Wahkeena falls "a steep
and winding stair in the watch tower
of the Almighty" Benson park.
June 16. Multnomah falls, "queen
of American cataracts."
June 17. The Larch mountain 'trail
and how to reach the summit of
Larch mountain.
June IS. Cathedral rocks, Including
St. Peter's dome.
June 19. From Cathedral rock to
Bonneville.
June 20.
At the Bonneville fish
hatcheries.
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June 21. Eagle creek and Its camp
sites as ' prepared by the forest ser
vice for the pleasure of .vacationists.
June 22. The legend of tbe Bridge
of the Gods, Casutue locks, Beacon
rocks and other featares.
June JS. The Herman creek trail
to Tanner butte.
June 24. Rules for campers In Co
lumbia Gorge park; the trees, shrubs
and flowers along the highway.
June 25. Mitchell's point.
June 26. Hood River The Dalles
and roads that lead south and east.
NEWSPAPER
paper, and at the same time reading
for himself news that has already
been rendered incomplete or stale by
the noonday editions of the evening
papers; or he leaves it until night,
only to find himself a whole day be
hind the world.
That has been the great difficulty
In morning newspapers becoming the
homo newspaper- either the head of
the family is deprived- of it. or the
rest of the family is deprived of it
Whereas the evening paper arrives
Just in time to be of use to art the
family and it stays In the home
where it is delivered, because) there
is no occasion to take it outA The
head of the house comes home,
washes up, takes" his supper, and sit
down with the paper. Mother and
daughter take the sections that in
terest them, the son take th sport
ing papre and thus all of them are
engaged; father with the war news
and editorials, mother with the ad
vertisements intent on tomorrow's
shopplnar expedition .perchance, daugh
ter with the fashions and beauty
hints, son with th baseball hopes of
th big team.
mm
That 1 th hold of the evening
paper It is a home paper, delivered
at the home, kept in the home, and
this at a time of day when the home
has time to read; at the only time, in
fact, when the average household can
settle itself to read.
This Is reflected in the tone of
the evening paper. A paper that roe
only to offices and business place,
or can be used only by that class
which goes to business several hours
after the whistles have blown, in
evitably reflects the temper of that
class; whereas the paper which goes
to the homes, the homes of every
class, inevitably reflect th point of
view from which citizens as home
makers consider public questions. All
our questions, political, moral and
industrial, are settled by the home,
and In the home, and for the horn
anyway. The home is the real fo
rum and study, the sanctum sanc
torum of American life; and the edi
tor who does not .allow himself to be
guided by it in every column of his
paper, soon finds that while he may
vanish, the American home remains.
The evening pa'per Is the home pa-
Kper mad so by the natural circum
stances of our common life. It la
read by more people in the aggregate,
it la read by more people In the aver
age family, its offerings from weighty
discussion to advertisements arrive
at a time more propitious for careful
consideration on th part of th
home, than do those of its betWeen-dark-and-daybreak
contemporaries.
armed intervention by th United
States to sacrifice American lives and
American) dollars to redeem their ill
gotten speculations, was launched.
There is nothing to Indicate that rec
ognition of th blood-stained tyrant by
President Wilson would have restored
peace to bleeding Mexico. Her people
would have been further wronged and
robbed by a ruling clique, heedless of
everything- save their own gluttony,
intent only upon extortion and exploi
tation. ;"'..', ' -1
Th European conflagration demands
that the United States keep peace with
Mexico if possible, holding- in reserve
ber strength for possible complications
abroad. For thl Reason th United
State has shown a patience and for
bearance toward her o rippled sister
state of 'Mexico that would not hav
been shown tn normal times,! and it
will be Mexico, fault if war Is now
precipitated though war seem almost'
unavoidable. - ' -v- , "j iir
V Thai treasonable, malicious utter
ances of copperhead newspapers ilk
the Oreeronlan. whoa narrow perspec
tive include only the domain of spe
cial prlvlleg and political advantage,
which do not hesltat to preach th
gospel of discontent and disloyalty- to
further partisan ends, creating discord
at bom and - fanning tn flam : of
hatred abroad, la of more sinister por
tent to th nation than the divided al
legiance of hyphenated citizens. . -,
TKQnce Oer
- BY- FwAg 1JWPMAN
WITHOUT BELX.S " . "
By 3. J. S.
"THE SIMPLER you can mak 1 -
A I heard th esteemed elt)
editor tell on of th staff who wa,
about to writ a story of a dramatii
turn "the more direct will be yois
appealto the reader."
JAnd the reporter .Jumped to hv
typewriter and began pounding.
JAnd the esteemed city editor at
If talking to himself or the unlverja
in general went on;
"Writing is like most things (i
life so much can be dispensed witl
the fuss and feathers are notwortl
while,
"and peopl are finding- it out.'
JAnd this was last Saturday even
ing when my day's work was don"
and th rimf of amber light of
th weatern hills told of the djsar r
peering day.
JAnd I started for the library b
fore of habit perhaps.
and as I left The Journal bull'
ing I fell in step with Dr. c. II
Chapman who writes editorials.
JAnd I spoke of atmplicity ana
bow it seemed to be arriving.
JAnd he said "Tea simplicity it
manifest in th new methods ol
teaching of living In th short baV
lot th direct vote of the people
and her Dr. Chapman smiled
"in writing editorials."
TAnd we walked along past th
Unitarian church.
and a little farther on w cam
up with its pastor Dr. T. L. Eliot
no was going to the library too.
And he said simplicity is comlni
Into the churches-more and more.
JAnd as we went up the broa
library steps I noticed several pec
pie some of 'whom I knaw carrylnf
great bunches of beautiful flower
JAnd I went to the informatlos
desk on the second floor.
and asked for the dark-eyed as
sistant who had helped me so much,
and who knew every thlnjg about
all the books in th library.
and Ilk a little bright-eyed blri
dipped and bobbed from catalogue
to oounter and the telephone end
back again.
If And they told me Miss Raohael
Rhodes wasn't in Just now but If I
wanted to see her personally she
wss upstairs In the staff room
looking after some decorations.
J And I turned around and thera
was Frank V. Anderson who has
sent some good simple stuff that h
calls "free verse" to the Onoe Ovei
kollnmv
JAnd I railed him "Free Verse
Anderson because it fitted his lnl
tials.
. ! And he was going upstairs and v
called to me to come on,
JAnd I went with him up to the
staff room.
and there was the little bird
lady in lavender.
and about 30 peopla who crowded '
around Frank and didn't seem te
know that I was on earth.
JBut I talked to Dr. Chapman
and Dr. Eliot and Mix Loutae Hunt
Miss Isom's first lieutenant.
and a lot of other people I knew
r had seen at meetings In the i
library.
JAnd I kept tklng until some
body nudged me.
J And everybody gathered around
Rachael Rhodes and Frank Ander
on and Dr.1 ElloC
JAnd the flrat thing I knew I wa
part of a simplified wedding cere
mony. JJust a few simple phrases a
clasping of hands and they were
married.
f and then they threw roae leaves
over the bride.
and everybody shook hands with
verybody else.
JAnd I forgot what I went to th
library for but
J LISTEN I gueas I had a sub
conscious hunch If there is such a
thing that there was going to be a
chance to see wedding without
bells or rice or presents.
anything like that
Bummer I tain.
It was a hot day. i
The wild roses by the road
Were loaded with duet.
The birds were choked.
And beat danced over the fields.
Dust covered the furniture
Of my mind;
All the failures of my Ufa,
And all my fear
Desoended upon met
And choked my soul.
Then you came - .:' :
And It rained,
The wise say: -
"It Just happened so."
But I say: ) i
"You ar like summer rain
Which sets the choked bird singing.
Like th summer rain
Which put a new! heart
In the old world, hi -
Like the longed-for rain,
Which seta earth humming
A happy, pattering tune.
Like a sweet dash H rain.
Over th hot land. ! S
Over the whispering earth,
Like th kindly raffi,
Which causes the flower s
To look again sturdily at the sky."
Frank V. Anderson.
Personal JoornaUsm.
From the Booltoe, Or.; Herald, Ham Kant,
mas. Editor.
It la an rljrht. Pal, tba rlrl proisliaa
ma tba Job of prtnttna- tbe tnTltaUooe.
Tba 4th of Jaly committee Is ae eW that
If It ahoeld die today It woo Ida' t gat tbare
for & reaurrtctkon, t!
A. T. Klblan baa" bought flT.000
Mitchell aeves paaeeofar, ear for bla ehildm
to "Joy" in. It la a fine one.
ftreryone who m nrw car like ta bare
tba editor apeak of K, trat ha t the laat -hba
wfae ia aeked to take a r ride la it.
Daddy Heseo baa tirrttad me to aa wlf
bin to the 'Orange 1 ie cream earnival at
Xanktoa Saturday and take aay sedge along.
Vow yeare residence la thl locality baa
eonTineed tre tbat there are eely two aea
aooa tore Ua rainy j eeeao and "dog aiya"
In. Aagnat. i ; : '-,!"'
Tjw, Til aooe be amaelttng say
iT pa
good I
early
bora
neaa ami wax beans 4f the
selirk-
dm't forget and eaor them all to tbe
Btlnletera.
liV-iS- J
r witl
Not M Oaf led with hmr Iwrnamt anlMWIia i
edocatlon. Mia Bath Parry left Monday (or f
naiiwnu i acieae u eax weaker esorei
at tbe Stat yenssLj;' f
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fus Wanted a Flc)to Uv.
WANTED TO EEJMT By Qalet, Bnobtr
elre eoople. pleblaoe, , three eounectlae
roome (preferably cewnitalra), furntabad
HmavaeepipB; except own in ana uaea:
Jiiivate or convenient bath: near aa owi -i .
lira ear; etaa worke at slant. Not aaibl-
ttoue awlallyj not tntenated i reeaona
for taking roetnera; prominent, relatives, i:
llloatriona anceatura, or Belfthbors afilra. f -Adv.
ia the Mampble (laoa. Cummer- '
ciaWTribea. tT ,-. i : '.-
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Undo Jeff ; Sam Says f
. Safety first is a good 'sign to read r
on the ear, but 1 1 reckon it ought -to -
read service eacood. The way people
are - packed into . a big . railroad car f
sometimes, with only on UtUo hols
open! for 'era to crawl out of, don't:
pear to- me like neither safety nor
service. Lord iplfy a carload of; plc
nickers if anything happen fo 'emi :
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