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I row oft the slifiit of ineaua to do 111
dei-cU makes 111 deeds done.
Shakespeare.
f)EKDS NTrT WOIIDS
M
R. HUGHES is a war man.
"We want 'deeds, not
words," he declared in hia
telegram Monday to the Pro
gressive committeemen. Along
with this definite declaration f o ;
"deeds" he assails President Wil-
! son's Mexican policy as "weak."
He assails President Wilson's Ger
man policy as "weak."
In specific language, Mr. Hughes
.does not declare'for war with Mex
ico or with Germany, but when he
,6ays "we want deeds, not words,"
war is an irresistible conclusion.
t "Deeds" are action; "words"
'.are diplomacy. Such "action" as
Mr. Hughes demands cannot mean
'anything else but war. The "deeds"
'which Mr. Hughes demands can-J avoia in coninci. dui upon tne
aiot mean the substitution of one beads of Big Business and upon
Jform of "words" for another form 1 BUCh JlnS papers as the Oregonian
tof "words" in our diplomacy. In',that are apparently willing to see
Rejecting "words" and demanding a thousand mothers' sons sacrl
"deeds," Mr. Hughes means thatiflced ,n order to promote what
the "words" in tho use of which thev insaneljj consider their party's
'the president went to the utmost j political welfare.
3imlt in bis diplomacy, are not
.strong enough, and that something j
stronger than mere "words" must I
Amr.lnt.nrl T 9 4 ri o Anna Tint
- u o cuiiu;cu. i L buai uvea uvt
, .mean resort to force, what does it
tinean? If use of force is not war,
Jwhat Is it?
m ' a u i Mil a j.ii.u. 1 .
A la, v a 40 in ot uviiui.o A't ixjoivu i
jfrom Mr. Hughes after his long j
-silence, we hare precise informa-'.
ttlon on what is to be attempted
3n America. Mr. Root demands
n I
""deeds, not words."
Murray Hntler. chief of reaction-
Wles, demands "deeds, not words." ' The decision of yesterday is bad
Senator Penrose demands "deeds, enough. It raises the Portland
Isot words." Months ago ho boast- rate to tbe ,evel now applicable in
ied in the United States senate that Spokane fone. It narrows
he could take an armed force of , portland Jobbing territory and ex
10,000 American boys and capture ,tends westward the territory of
tthe city of Mexico in six weeks. i cities In the Spokane zone.
I The arms makers demand But If the principle thus set up
IVdeeds, n(it words." The powder should be carried to its logical
makers demand "deeds, not j conclusion, how long will it be
'words." The big American owners ; until the next step will be taken
of Mexican ranches demand "deeds, land the Portland transcontinental
foot words." The armorplate mak-! rate be boosted, on a mileage
terB demand "deeds, not words." All:
'the new millionaires who have bo-
come enriched over night by mak
ing and selling munitions for the
European inferno, demand "deeds,
not words." All the big steel
companies, whose profits from the
J European shambles are fabulous,
.demand "deeds, not words."
. j It tfi a matter of extraordinary
importance that Mr. Hughes, a
iman of eminent reputation, the
candidate ot a great party of hon
orable origin lends his- sanction to
.the movement for "deeds, not
5 words." The open participation
faf k VOIUVUhMal CAlAAl4VJ AAA DUVU
Ja movement constitutes one of the
most remarkable events in Ameri
Ican political life. It is an unusual
thing to- attempt to punish an
JAmerlcan president for trying to
1-keep his country at peace. Yet,
when the keynote of an opposing
presidential candidate's first defi
nite statement is an attack upon
' 2 the president for not using "deeds"
Instead of "wordB," what els can
jbe meant than that an attempt is
going to be made to have the
American people penalize Mr. Wil
. Json for not going to war?
i We are now dealing with the
'greatest international crisis in hls
jtory. Two thirds of civilization is
drenched in blood. A whole con
. Itlnent la a cockpit. Reeking with
. j welter,"' there Is not a belligerent
in' the horrible Inferno that would
not make infinite sacrifices to be
in tha oosition of America, and it
418 in sucn a turouieni world ana
Jamld "such limitless slaughter that
tMr. Wilson is to be attacked for
fusing diplomacy, instead of "deeds,"
is held up Dy Air. Hughes as sub -
Ject to rejection at the November
t polls because Mr. Wilson is doing
'everything ln his power to keep
his country ln peace..
WHT THEY TVANT "WAB i-
P ARTICLE; . In the current
Collier's gives some 4 notion
of the big American interests
"which are' trying to drive
President Wilson into war with
Mexico..';, The railroads come first
with, an 'Investment of $5o6,QOQ,
000. This Is the present value of
their holdings,' . which . were . seV
cared, of course, as similar hold
ings hare been in the potted SUtes
by grants from the government in
Urge part. There is some $300.
000,000 invested In mining of
which the Ouggenheims own the
largest share. The Standard Oil
company, with Its subsidiaries Tin
der various names,..1has $125,000,
000 worth of property In Mexico,
including wells, rand1,, pipe lines
and , so on. Altogether the Ameri
can holdings In Mexico amount to
about a billion dollars.
. The writer In Collier's asks pa
thetically "what Is to be the fate
of the American billion planted
in Mexico?" For pur part we are
more worried over the fate of the
American soldiers who may be
sent to defend Mr. Guggenheim's
and the Standard Oil company's
billion. We can stand the sight
of dead money planted there a
good deal more complacently than
the sight of dead soldiers.
"Our billion," says the Collier's
writer, "must watch and wait." It
can better afford to watch and
wait than we can afford to lose
half a million lives In making It
pay dividends. The Guggenheims
and the Standard Oil company may
feel sad to lose their profits for a
few years but is It good business
for us to spend billions of dollars
and thousands of lives for their
benefit?
We may at last be driven Into
war with Mexico. The stupid Car
ranza and his foolish advisers are
going to lengths that are swiftly
becoming unendurable. They have
been prodded and gouged and plot
ted against until they have almost
abandoned reason.
But, as Abraham Lincoln " did.
President Wilson is using all his
powers to stem the tide of blood
shed. He has fcr years endured
calumny, villification and obloquy
in order to save American boys
from making the great sacrifice.
Should it become necessary for
the Oregon boys to be sent across
the border to battle with the Mex
icans there are bound to be those
whose graves will mark the desert
beyond the Rio Grande. The
mothers of these boys, however,
will not place the responsibility
upon President Wilson, who has
BO earnestly and steadfastly striven
A BODY BLOW
r
F THE Interstate Commerce
commission rules now that there
is absence of water competition
and that therefore schedule C
granting lower rates to water term
inal ports be abandoned, when may
it not rule that schedule B be
abandoned and coast terminals be
charged higher rates on a mileage
basis than intermediate points are
,argeu '
basis, above the Spokane rate?
For a good many years. The
Journal has urged upon Portland
ers the Importance of water com
petition. We now face a situation
that brings home to us with tre
mendous force the .realization that
Portland must take advantage of
her opportunities for water com
petition or suffer heavily in her
material interests.
In trying to avert war with Mex
ico, President Wilson is following
in Abrahan Lincoln's footsteps.
It was the original Republican pol
icy toward Mexico.
SIGNATURES NEEDED
I
T IS hard to find a man who is
not demanding a reduction in
his tax burdens, yet when it
comes down to the organiza
tion of any constructive movement
along these lines it Is only with
difficulty that support sufficient
to .insure success can be enliBted
mi. .a .
i nere is a continual cry for a
reduction of state boards and com
missions, yet through the failure
of citizens to get together and
wora oui some constructive pro
gram the matter Is always left to
the legislature, which finds itself
without, time to consider the mat
ter. The highway engineer mess
offers an object lesson to those
, who are trusting to the legislature
to bring relief to our taxpayers
through consolidation of boards
and commissions.
A few public spirited citizens
who were desirous of securing leg
I islatlon which would bring about
1 a reaucuon lnv tax burdens have
had carefully drawn, and are now
presenting to the people through
the Initiative, an amendment to
our constitution which would work
to keep our public expenditures
within bonndg and forever put an
end to those extravagances which
have- ln the past placed such un
just, and unwarranted burdens unj
uu Huyayers.
' This amendment If submitted
to " the people will undoubtedly
carry. by an overwhelming, vote,
bnt owing to tbe lack of coopera
tion, 'on the part of the public In
the matter v of securing signatures
to petitions there is danger that
it wilt fail to get on the ballot
The amendment ought to be of
sufficient Interest to the people
to Induce them to volunteer to se
cure signatures.
Mr. Hughes denounces President
Wilson's Mexican policy. In doing
so, he denounces Abraham Lin
coln's Mexican policy.
IN NEED
S
OME of the Oregon guards
men hare gone to the Mexi
can border, and the others are
going.
Families of some are already In
need of assistance. Cases of such
need were recounted in yesterday's
Journal,
A soldier's pay is $15 a month.
It is not a sufficient sum on which
to maintain a family. It is enough
to ask these young men to make
the great sacrifice of going to the
front for whatever eventuatlon may
develop. A loyal people should
not consider any reward too great
for them. Above all, such a peo
ple ought not, in honor and con
science, permit a guardsman's fam
ily for one moment to be in need.
There Is an organization which
is trying to raise funds with which
to partly atone for the sacrifice
made by the guardsmen, Dy oiier
ing aid to such of their families
as may need assistance. It Is an
organization of women, and wom
en are the most effective and the
most conscientious of all agents in
such" a cause.
They have their working plan
fully systematized, and every dol
lar contributed will find its way
to some Oregon soldier's family.
It is incredible that the people of
Oregon will, for one moment, hesi
tate to do their duty by the ab
sent soldiers.
No appeal could be more worthy
than is this call in behalf of the
women and children whose bread
winners have gone to the border.
At such a time, it is a privilege,
and not a burden, to be a con
tributor. They were a fair sight to look
upon the fine young men that
left Clackamas yesterday for the
Mexican border. As they marched
away, there came to all In the
goodbyes and farewells a partial
realization of what war means.
While we all rejoice at the devo
tion with which our gallant youth
responds to the call of the nation,
a silent prayer goes up from thou
sands of hearts that the president
may succeed in his struggle to
preserve America in peace.
Goodbye and good luck with a
safe return is the heartfelt wish
of thousands to the boys who en
trained yesterday for the border.
THE COLONEL'S LOGIC
I
N Mr. Roosevelt's letter of re
pentance and retractation,
where he forsakes the Progres
sives and makes his peacewith
the "bosses," the colonel gets his
wires crossed.
In one place the repentant colo
nel says fiercely, "The professional
German-Americans of this type are
acting purely ln the sinister in
terest of Germany." A little be
fore th.t he says these same German-Americans
supported Hughes
solely out of "antagonism to Me,"
"Me" being the colonel. A little
later he says "We owe all our
trouble with the professional German-American
element to Mr. Wil
son's timid and vacillating course."
Thus the colonel gives us three
explanations of the professional
Germans, each contradicting the
other two.
They do it "because they are
sinister partisans of Germany."
They do it because they "hate
Me."
They do it bvtcause "Mr. Wilson
is weak and vacillating." You
pays your money and you takes
your choice, but please don't pay
too much.
Such grant land money as Is
to be spent on reclamation, ought
to be spent on Oregon reclamation.
THE PROBABILITIES
T
HE position of the central em
pires gives them one tremen
dous advantage. If their
lines should be driven in
from the frontiers an Inevitable
concentration of forces would re
sult which would make it- more
and more difficult for the allies
to advance. The resistance they
must overcome would increase
with extreme rapidity as they pen
etrated into Germany.
The advantage of the Russians
is their numbers. They have un
limited supplies of men to draw
upon so that no matter how great
their losses may be they can al
ways be replaced.
The danger for the allies, now
that their long promised advance
has begun, is that the British may
not be ready to do their part. The
cabinet appears sluggish and the
troops seem not to be officered by
conspicuously able commanders. The
public will not expect much from
the British i troops until something
has actually been done. And this
is not because the men lack brav
ery but because of a generalship
not yet proven.
A DANGEROUS WEAPON NOW
T
HE automobile has now taken
Its place as a legally recog
nized dangerous weapon. C.
A. Warriner, Indicted In this
connty - for assault upon Mrs. Al
freda Beckman by, running over
her-with bis automobile, has been
convicted, sentenced to the peni
tentiary for one year, and paroled'
by Judge Morrow. He has settled
Mrs. Beckman's civil suit for dam
aces by the payment to her of
two7' thousand dollars.
The lay mind has harbored the
well grounded suspicion for some
time that the automobile consti
tuted a very efficient dangerous
weapon, dangerous not only to him
who had but to him who had not.
It remained for the psychic mind
of the district attorney, however,
to visualize its status in the law,
and bring court and jury to see
it as it is.
The Warriner case presented a
novel conception and a new ques
tion to the law. Interesting to the
lawyer from a legal viewpoint but
more interesting to the innocent
pedestrian and the cautious motor
ist 'who must face tbe onslaughts
of reckless drivers who persistently
hurtle dangerous weapons of high
power and velocity along the public
highways.
With the charge of assault with
a dangerous weapon added to that
o! manslaughter as a complement
remedy, district attorneys, courts
and juries should now be able to
clamp the brakes upon speeji
maniacs, reckless of human life
and limb.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
IA btiBlnes that bus grown from noth
ing to S-Mi.OOO ln three year la th subject
of No. 175 of Tha Journal's industrial arti
cles. The manager of this business discourse
of the Tatlj greater expansion that might
have been aa the result of a proper home pat
ronage. FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS will
buy a big bunch of neckties, es
pecially if sold at wholesale.
To build a business ia this line
from zero to one of this magnitude ln
three years Is doing pretty well, even
in bustling Portland.
Of course this output of the Adrian
Neckwear company, 201-202 Good-j
nough buildinr, ought to be $100000 j
a year.
The Adrian, Ne.ckwear corporation
consists uf Hugh W. Adrian, A.
Relnhart and T. W. "Wadaworth. Mr.
Adrian spends most of his time on
the road. Mr, Relnhart is manager
of the factory, and Mr. Wadsworth
is a silent partner.
"Our sales have grown from noth
ing three years ago," Mr. Relnhart
states, "to about $40,000 a year at
this time. This is in our necktie de
partment. About a year ago we add
ed a suspender department, which is
growing steadily, but which weare
not pushing at this time. "We are
not pushing It for the reason that
It is so difficult to secure the web
from which suspenders are made, and
for th further reason of the Insta
bility of prices. Suppose, for exam
ple, that the web manufacturers quote
us - prices today, and we immediately
mail an order based 'on these fig
ures. Ten chances t one it will not
be filled at the prices given. Woof
and rubber have gone up ln the mar
ket; therefore values have been In
creased. Again, It requires from three
to six months to get an order filled,
and this, too, is distracting.
"Another thing, we make no 'cheap'
goods in either neckwear or suspend
ers, and the best suspendef web has
gone up in price so much, and is
still so increasing in value, that one
never knows where he Is at.
SELL. AT EASTERN PRICES.
"I have had 15 years' experience
In the neckwear business, and feel
that I am. quite ' well posted ln this
line. I have been with many of the
largest eastern factories, and know
their work and prices. I likewise
know that we could not succeed here
if we charged more than is charged
ln the east for the same class of
goods, therefore we have adopted
New York figures. Anything in the
neckwear 11ns bought from us Is pro
cured at exactly the New York cost,
and our patrons save something ln
transportation charges. Again, mer
chants ln Oregon and adjacent states
may bay here ln smaller quantities,
for the reason that we are near by
and their orders can be 'Tilled and
shipped by express or parcel post
and be- on their shelves ln less time
than would be required for the de
livery of their order to an eastern
house.
"And we are always up to date in
styles. We make every cut and
shape of tie or neckwear worn. Not
a factory in the United States Is a
minute ahead of us in this respect.
We buy our material by the bolt in
large quantities and varieties of
styles, as cheaply as the same qual
ity of goods may be had from the
manufacturers by anybody, and we
sell to the trade at exactly the fig
ures they would have to pay to New
York, Boston, Philadelphia or Chicago
houses.
PROFITS A LITTLE LESS.
"Our profits are a fraction less
than those of our eastern competitors,
for the reason that we pay our em
ployes some higher wages. But we
divorce this fact from our schedules
when figuring on sellng, so that this
Portland made neckwear, made' in
this bright, light, clean, well venti
lated and sanitary establishment, goes
to the consumer at the same pries he
would pay for, the stuff coming from
eastern concerns.
"Our beginners reeelTe 6 a week,
and our experienced help, doing piece
work, make s much aa S12, tlS and
up to $1K a week. Here are the
actual figures." And Mr. Relnhart
opened his book, showing the earn
lngs of his six girls. Nona doing
pleo work were paid less than f I
a week for eight hours work, six
days, and four received 110 and. $13
and up to over lis as', the previous
week's pay..
Mr. Reinhart's injunction to his
employes is that their work must be
first Jass. and by his good treatment
of the young women- he has ' their
rood will And thr do their but to
pleaae him, ' They are assured - their
positions ar permanent, so that they
need not worry about that, - auid the
factory rets the very best results j
from their labors. They have broad j However, the colonel may fail In
tables upon which to work, and eleo-' his attempt to make the moose a do-
trlc sewing- machines which take S000;mu aini- .
stltchea . minute. ! Th colonel and the hyphen will ie
stucnes minute. , 4own tosether but tb.y may kick ott
W have a rood patronare from tno bedclothes.
the large and the substantial stores , Those SO odd American aviators In
of Portland." Mr. Relnhart said, "but i the French army possibly find employ-
there are dozens of small concerns
in the city which do not know we
ar In tbe city. We do not seek pat
ronare from those who cater to the
'cheap' element We cannot afford
to. We are bulldinr up a reputatioS
for absolutely high class roods, and
if we dabbled In the trashy kind we
could not hold it.
"There are merchants.
however.
who seem t6 slight us, but the fact lUhed Sn Portland that an automobile
, t. ...Htnr. Aa lB a dangerous weapon and must be
is the proprietor or proprietors oo Ulindled wUn care,
not intentionally do thle. It Is this j WUft a lfH!eilJ x on FMOUne to
way: A man Is placed in charge of . pay, the British automobile owner
the neckwear department, for exam- . cant nhu hi. Americaa
pie. He has made good He has Judf. 0antenbeln.; proV,onal ferl.
bought in the east and has shown j ment or volunteers will furnish .n
fine profits. Our representative ap-'other opportunity for thou who didn't
preaches him, offering a. low prices b Ume to .lo border-
. ... ,., - : Even though firecrackers are barred
and as high quality of merchandise , ln Portland celebration of. the Fourth
as he has been accustomed to, but need not be noiseless when so many
cannot reach him. There Is a per-; Jp0". with those new
sonal friendship existing between the) first year 'of the war ln Europe
buyer in the Portland store, and the cost $18,000,000,000, and the second
seller at the eastern end. therefore i $3000,000,000. Here's ..hoping the
, t
having no personal interest ln the
welfare of Portland he continues to
buy in the eastern market If we
go over his head to . the proprietors
or manager, "and win our case there,
we have made an enemy of the de
partment buyer. He will then report
against us, often as he can have ex
cuse for doing so, 'and ln the end
we are defeated and never can sell
to that establishment again.
"The remedy? I cannot
devise
one. Of course if every buyer would
demand the home product the ques
tion would be settred right there.
but this. It seems, has lever yet been
brought about."
Letters From the People
Commonleatlona sent to The Journal re
publication in this department aboald be writ
ten on only one aide of tha paper, should not
exceed 800 words la- length, and mo, be ac
companied by tbe name and addreae of the
sender. If the writer doea nut desire to bare
Uta name published he should so state.
"Dlscnanloa Is the greatest of aU reformers.
It rationalises erery thing It touch, it rohe
Crlnclples of all false sanctity and throws them
ack on their reaeuDtbleneaa. If they have no
reasonableness, it ruthlessly crushes tbem out
of existence and sets up Its own conclusions la
tneir stead." Woodrow Wilson.
President Wilson's Ideals.
Hood River, Or., June 26. To the
Editor of The Journal Edwin Lins
cott ln The Journal of June 25 cer
tainly states the case as to the neu -
trallty of President Wilson In fine
fashion. It has seemed to me that
the criticism of the president is not
only unpatriotlo and unjust, but bor
ders on childishness. I have always
had a high opinion of the German peo
ple and it is hard to believe that any
considerable number of them wllli as
citizens of this country, place them
selves Bquarely against the purely
American idea so closely Insisted upon
by our president.
Any barbarian can go to war and
glory ln slaughter. We are supposed
to have come up through barbarism;
but will we ever get through? It
Is high time. The Journal's editorials
of June 24 are sound and timely.
"Let us keep cool. While we can, let
us be truly loyal and patriotic and
abide with and support President
Wilson.
The best people the world over are
comlng together under the leadership
of such men as Wilson, Taft, Bryan, Senator Chamberlain expects at an
Jordan and others. When this com- early date to call up his bill for rati
pany gets big enough we shall iave a ficatlon of the Oregon-Washington
citizenship of the world, all sailing' fisheries compact, which has been on
on the greatest ship afloat, namely, , the senate calendar since It was re
the dreadnaught "Good Will." There j ported from the Judiciary committee,
will be nothing to prevent our choos- When he does so, Senator Lane will
lng any minor allegiance that suits us, 1 object. Chamberlain will then ask
and when we choose a government we to have It considered despite the ob
may be expected to be loyal to it. But Jection. That will Involve a dlscus
when we get through the storms of s'on of the questions at Issue and a
barbarism we shall not care to say vote of the senate as to Whether it
much about our former doings as j shall be taken up.
head hunters. High Ideals are better
than low Ideals. Let us choose wise
ly and quit being partisan fools.
T. R. COON.
Willie.
Portland, Or.. June 28. To tha Edi
tor of The Journal The mayor's Lit
tle Willie, according to his letter In
the Oregonian, June 23, says one ought
to be ashamed to take up the propa
ganda work for an Idea that originates
after one is born; that is, on should
never be ln favor of anything thavt baa
com Into existence after on is born.
And he says th "kernel" should be
ashamed of himself for being so old
and for taking up the Idea of birth
control, because th idea of birth con
trol originated long after th "kernel"
was born. I'm sure Socrates and Plato
and Darwin would not be able to hold
up their heads ln Portland, because If
they were living now they would be
so frightfully old.
To any sane and Intelligent person
Little Willie's existence on this planet
should be the strongest argument in
favor of birth control.
Give us a few more antediluvians
lik the "kernel."
HARRIET T. CHERVIN.
A New Figure in the War.
From the Kansas City Star.
General Brusslloff his initials be
ing A. A. Is the latest hero of the
European war, coming to th front
both figuratively and literally In th
new Russian advance against the Aus
trlans. Something may be known of
General Brusslloff In Russia, but his
nam will be new to most Americans.
So, It may be presumed, was the name
of General Grant la Russia when the
news of Vlcksburg reached that coun
try. War has a way of making names
overnight, although th censorship has
a way of unmaking thern. Perhaps It
Is fortunate for th fame of Napoleon's
marshals that this modern adjunct of
war was not in. us in their day. While
we have been told often enough that
every soldier in the emperor's army
carried a marshal's baton ln his knap
sack, fewer of them might have taken
them out if their exploits had become
known only through th belated me
dium of history. But th rls of th
new Russian general serves to agaia
bring cut a oharaoteristlo of this un
precedented war. It has ben going on
nearly two years, with an astonishing
dearth of popular heroes. It Is a war
of general staffs rather than of sol
diers. At th start w heard something of
Voa Kluck, -but what la known today
of th generals who command on either
sid of th long line from th channel
to SwitierlandT Th aeige of Verdun
brought out on nam for a moment
that of General Petals, of the Ger
man command . at that point almost
st
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
V MM IUCT 11.
Those boys of the O. N. O. are go
ing to live up to Oregon traditions,
and that's all we should ak of them.
If the allies have started their long
expected drive, "Germany will do her
best to keep them within the speed
limit.
Special "clothes of disgrace" are to
'be provided French soldiers who drink
full" uniform.
The legal precedent Jaa been eetab-
irouoie in .Mexico won l last more
than a week.
JOURNAL
58General Review of
How can we get this, that or the'i
other Journal Journey, Journal read
ers ask.
Copies of Journal Journeys that have
been appearing during the past two
months mav be obtained UDon appli-
cation to the circulation department of
The Journal. Following axe the dates
and subjects:
April 30 General foreword about
Journal Journeys, the lure of the Ore
gon outdoors and travel opportunities
that resident and visitor ln Oregon
should take advantage of.
May 1 Mount Hood by the north
side route Columbia river highway or
O-W. R & N. to Hood River, thencs by
auto or train to Mount Hood Lodgs or
Cloud Cap Inn, where the north side
climb to the peak begins.
May 2 Mount Hood by south side
route, via Government Camp.
May 3 The drive via Council Crest
around Falrmount boulevard;
May 4 The Clear Creek country.
May 5 Tillamook Bay and Neah-kah-nie.
May 6 The circuit.of Mount Hood
along the route of the proposed road
around the east base of the mountain.
May 7 The drive to Oregon City
and back along the east and west
shores of the Willamette river.
May 8 Crater lake by the new
; route, through Central Oregon and re
turning by way of the Willamette
'valley
May 9 Crater lake by the old route
through central Oregon and returning
by way of the Willamette valley.
May 10 Crater lake by the Willam
ette valley route.
May 11 Around the Sandy river
loop Sandy boulevard, the new cutoff
on the east shore of the Sandy, and re
turning by way of Base Line. It is ex
pected this loop will be complete by
July 6.
May 12 Seeing Portland first route
of a two hour tour of the city.
May 18 General directory for tour
ists. . May 14 The Skyline boulevard.
THE INTERSTATE
Washington. June 28. (WASH1NG-
'. TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Senator Lane's contention is that the
agreement shall be held ln abeyance
until after November, when it la ex
pected that Initiative measures will
be on th ballot, both ln Oregon and
Washington, changing th present fish
ing laws. Lane argues that th peo
ple of th two states should be privi
leged to express themselves, and If
the people of th two states deelr a
change ln th present laws, which are
identical, he Insists they should be
allowed to mak th change. Th
Junior Oregon senator further asserts
that the present laws . were devised
largely by the fishery Interests, and
that the cannery men have been more'
anxious to provide for th protection
of their own Interests than for the
preservation of the food supply.
Senator Chamberlain will argue, on
th other hand, that the laws of the
two states have been brought into
agreement after long discussion and
that It becomes highly desirable to
preserve conditions under which the
laws of the two states will not be
in conflict, leaving future changes to
be made only when the two states
agree on changes to be made.
Friends of the ratification measure.
declare that an examination of the
proposed initiative bills Illustrates
the exact difficulty Involved ln sepa
rate legislation, and that If they are
enacted they will bring into being th
old conditions of conflict of authority
and of injury to one state through th
laws of th other.
Thus, it is pointed out th Oregon
Initiative bill would prohibit salmon
fishing in th Columbia with seines,
traps or fish wheels. Washington law
at th same time would permit such
fishing and, with concurrent Jurisdic
tion, fishermen licensed by the state
of Washington would continue to fish
as before.
The Washington Initiative bill, on
th other hand, proposes to levy a
gpeclflo tax for each salmon caught
If this law passes, and th Oregon
law falls. It Is pointed out, the Wash
ington fishermen will be placed at
disadvantage. v
nothing Is known. It Is the "crown
prince's army only. Th first Ger
man campaign against Russia mad th
world acquainted with General Hlnden
berg. but he was not a stranger even
then. His exploits confirmed a fame
already won.
On the English side th war has not
mad more reputations than it has In
jured, and what prominence or fame
has been gained has been by statesmen
rather than by generals. The world
haa heard mor of Mr. Asqnith and of
Mr. Lloyd-Georg than Kahas of com
manders at th front What Lord
Kitchener added to his fame , was hot
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREtiON SIDELIGHTS
An electric elevator has been in
stalled In the-new federal building at
Medford. the first of its kind, the
Mail Tribune says. In southern Oregon.
Shipments of supplies from Baker
to the various mining camps, the lseiu-,
ocrai says, are greater intui lur uauj i
years, ana tne prospects tor a greater
advanced movement ln mining Is seen
than ba been experienced In many
years, ,
Paisley taxpayers have voted bonds
for a $80,000 high school building.
The Press notes with pride that the
vote was almost three to one for the
bonds and that those who favored the
Issue were ln general "the substantial
property owners. ,
Street work at Condon, the Times
reports. Is nearly completed and now
the majority of the side streets are
in fine shape. Cement crosswalks,
wherever the streets are down to the
proper grade, have been put in, replac
ing wooden crossings.
"What's the use of cleaning up the
city," exclaims the Astorian "if Hie
downtown streets are going to resem
ble a picnic lunch iloor? Several
brooms with sufficient men to push
them would be appreciated by down
town shop keepers. Why notT"
In the interest of the boms town,
this, from the Grants Pass Courier:
"The season of the tourist, is now
fairly well launched, and from every
locality the auto party starts out upon
its pilgrimage. oi can do your
home town a service by keeping Its
name before the public, so put a pen
nant somewhere upon your car that
it Tan be seen as you go hurrying
along the highways."
JOURNEYS
All "Journeys" to Date
May 15 The Columbia national for
est ln Washington, near Mount St.
Helens. r
May 16 The Wallowa country a
scenlo epic.
May 17 Bull Run park, at the con
fluence of Sandy and Bull Run rivers.
May 18 A walk along Hillside boule
vard. May 20 The Tualatin valley and a
Picnic spot ln Emery's Mill creek.
May 21 The salmon fishing at Wil
lamette falls.
May 22 A road and trail circuit of
Mount Hood, via Lookout mountain.
May 23 A form letter to be used ln
inviting distant friends to Oregon.
May 24 How to spend a week at
the mouth of the Columbia.
May 25 National forests as objec
tives of vacation trips.
May 26 Valuable information con
tained ln trail maps Issued free by for
est service.
May 27 More information oontalned
in trail map folders.
May 28 National forest rales for
safety and health.
May 2 The trail trip along the
ridge of the Cascade mountains from
northern to southern Oregon.
May 30 A Journey to the rooms of
the Oregon Historical society at 207
Second street.
May 31 Summer homes in national
forests and how to arrange for them.
June 1 A great trout fishing trip,
by way of Estacada up the Clackamas
river. ;
June 2( The state ln epitome the
Oregon resources exhibit at the Cham-
'ber of Commerce.
June 3 Advice from outdoor men as
to outings.
June 4 Over Hillside Parkway.
June 6 What to put Into the pack
sack for a mountain hike suggestions
by an expert.
June 6-26, inclusive, a series of Jour
nal Journeys descriptive of Columbia
river highway features.
June 27 A summary of the highway
series.
FISHERIES COMPACT
The first section' of the Oregon bill
makes it unlawful to catch salmon ln
tbe Columbia or any of Its tributaries
after January 1, 1917, by means of
traps, fish wheels or seines. Section
two provides penalties and section
three repeals all laws ln conflict. It
is initiated by the Clackamas County
Fishermen's union.
The Washington initiative bill has
two principal features. One is the
abolition of salmon fishing on Puget
sound with any pound net or fish trap,
by which means, It Is stated, two
thirds of the present catch la made.
The other Important feature Is a
"head tax" on every fish taken, the
proceeds to go into the general 'fund
of the state. The packers assert that
the amount of tbe proposed fees Is
from 10 to 200 per cent of the mar
ket value of salmon, according to size
and quality at th time they are
caught while th tax on other varie
ties ranges from S to 100 per cent.
For Instance, the bill provides "for
each Chinook, Tyee, King, Black
Mouth or Spring salmon caught, 15
cents." alleged to be from 10 to 200
per cent of th value; for each
Steelhead, C cents; Sockey or Blue
back, 8 cents; Sllverslde or Cohoe, 2
cents; Chum or dog salmon, 1 cent;
Humpback or Pink, cent.
The preamble Of the Washington
measure makes the following declara
tion of policy:
"The prosperity and happiness of all
its people are hereby declared to be
the highest aim of the state, and the
protection and utilization of Its great
natural resources, to th end that all
the functions of government may be
economically carried on without bur
densome and confiscatory taxation be
ing placed upon the home builders and
real producers of the state. Is para
mount. "Protection and conservation of the
great sources of food supply are nec
essary that they shall not be monopo
lized by the few to the detriment and
discomfort of the many, and Inasmuch
as It has been legally determined that
the fish in the waters of the state of
Washington are th property of the
state. It Is hereby declared that th
purposes of this act are to foster the
propagation and development of this
source of food supply and to create
a revenue therefrom by retaining a
proportion of th value of Its own
property from those who ar hereby
allowed to appropriate the same, under
th regulations hereinafter set forth,
th proceeds of which shall be turned
into the state treasury for th general
support of tii state government to
the end that the burden of taxation
on Its people may thereby be re
duced." added as a soldier la command of any
army.
General Brusslloff may or may not
b with us to stay. Th Grand Duk
Nicholas looked like a comer at one
time, but is not now on the list of en
tries so far as is known. General
Trench's successor on th Western
front Is hear littl of. Who knows
th names of th commander of th
great armies inactjv at 0alonlki?
Only now and then th curtain lifts
and a figure is seen. Th latest
gllmp has snows us General A. A.
Brusslloff, -
TKnce Oef
OUT AT CLACKAMAS ytsterdtfy
afternoon I saw the soldiers ;
getting ready to go to war.
JAnd they were as eager It seemed
to me as a flock of schoolboys
to go swimming.
J And most of them are only boys
after all. ,
JAnd I was going along mind
lng my own business or thought X f
was.
JAnd I didn't want to' walk la the
uiua in trie main street. i
t-
so I walked
up on the grass.
Jf And there were some botes' and
es by the side of the street 'f
and I went to pass them on the
right or inside. - i
II And a young man from Wood- '
burn with a rifle said: v
j Hey you go back there."1
and mad motions with his rifle.
and sort of made fnrrn as
though he had ued all the words-
mat the rules allowed.
and didn't want to use them
again. ,
or that there were some other
words perhaps stronger that the"
rules permitted that he couldn't
thinkyf.
H Anyway he looked fierce.
JAnd of course I didn't stand
there all this time.
II I'm Just telling you what I
thought.
and I was thinking fast.
And Limited or tried to and
said pleasantly:
IT'Is it all right to go out this
way?" '
indicating ,n opening to th left
n u aaia me young man rrom
Woodburn "go back the way you
come."
JAnd I did.
with as much dignity as possible.
JAnd I looked back.
and several young men from Sa
lem sitting on other boxes and bales
grinned at me.
JAnd I tried to.
and then they laughed.
JAnd I wished I hadn't tried.
J And I went on down the street
to a tent-store feeling I ought to do
something.
and bought the best re-bullt
cigar they hadand Ht It.
and tried to think of something
else.
JAnd 1 thought of Troop A
where 1 knew I had some friends.
JAnd I went to their camp.
and found Walter Ueren and Tom
Sweeney and Albion tlerber and
Rodolph Cabelly-and Barney Gold
stein. and a lot of others trying to be
cheerful.
and succeeding hilariously.
J And they made rne an honorary
member of a new aerrft society.
the purpose of which Is to get
ten cents apiece for each old mem
ber from each new member.
J"You see Rex" said High Priest
Goldstein "we would make you a
full member.
"but newspaper men are illegi
ble. "for financial reesona."
JAnd they suld they had tried two.
J And I told them how i- got 'on
the wrong side of the baloa and
boxes. '
J And they all sympathized
and tried to comfort me and
J LISTEN Just to show me what
military authority means Sergeant
Geren made Private Goldstein get a
shovel and dig a hole three feet
deep.
nd fill it up again,
nd I felt better.
nominated for the Hall of ram.
Pendleton, Or June 2'i. !enr Ret.:
I read your mmrlt man p'm and 1 want
to any that It w greRt.
And I'm re If you wp on writ,
lng such poems that some cU.v you wll
be crowned with other famous and
nnsssumlnf Amerlrsns
like WUIIsm Jennings Brysn and
Lydla Plnknam and h'1' Sunday and
others.
And of coarse yon understand I v
mean in the hall of fame.
And while writing; yotl I want te
ask your opinion on feeding pups.
We owu one and I'm sura I was
mia I n formed when I purchased It.
beiauae tha rioaler said that a lit
tle bread and milk three times a day
was about right.
bnt ha surely Jldn't eon unit the pee
when ha mad that statement.
for his Idesl ot life I meaa the
pnp's Is eating from 4 a. m. to 0 p, m. .
And 1 would be Tery grateful If
yon could tall ma of a (log-food that
could be bought by tha bale.
a and aU ona Tould have to do
would be to rat off 0 or 10 pounds t
feeding time and let It go at that.
And I'm sure it would aare me lots
of time.
and I could take my bathsthat Pe
had to postpone the last three Satur
days. and perhaps find ay husband"
Other shirt and iron It.
and do a lot of things.
And I thank you for any advice
that j0 may offer.
Mra. W. C. Onyer.
and P. S. The Dext time Jon write
I.llllnn KusVell tell her If she'll only
lay off on tb word "poundsge" 1b be
Beauty Cbata ln The Journal I'll gla
her kindest regards and sslutailona to
Pancho Villa.
--tha next time I see him.
The Press Is Still Free.
From tbe Weston Leader,
We can fancy La Grande and Baker
saying that Pendleton ought to go out
next after a brush factory,- as erne
would have to look no farther than
home for bristles.
a
The Weekly Bulldogger quite weak
ly remarks that Its idea of fitness Is
."Walter Rose singing at a floral
show." By any other nam, however,
Walter could sing aa sweetly a a mar
tingale, is.-
i
Tb statement of, a medical sharp
that a constant potato diet leads to
Idiocy reminds us thst Kernel Boyd of
the Athena Press tavkes In more spuds
than anything Is on subscription.
On TUf.
fling to the breesa tor freedom waring, ' ;
forced by bondage Into night. T
We who lore it. only craving
'Neath its folds protection's right
Pride Is its (tripes end Its rtn.
"Tls s SaUon'f emblem, w theer.
Sheltered 'aaath ita strons-erm bare.
We ksw aa bond mam fear.
On fa seas Of fn world tla known.
On mountains, is valleys, end plain
In tbe brain of mankind It haa sown -Xtiat
serfdom I enly la same.
Ts It reigB of Jestiee eetwiatng.
Calling forts to poor and oppressed.
Earth people la gladness eomblning,
la faalllns' the flaa. dhwaH rH
W. 8. HAUBN teCCat,
1017H Uaioa areas.
I,.
Uncle Jeff Snow Bays.
u w a on get noming mor oui
of hustling to th border t haa ex
perience! for th National Guard, It'll
help some. Looks 'sif we'd bar te
lick th Mexicans and tha if
what's left fur a spell In order t
prov to 'em we are. tha best! people
on earth, and don't wast to hart 'm
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