THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY. MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1917.
BRIEF INFORMATION
(33TI1 PAT Of 1917) .
ONE YEAH AGO TODAY.
" At Home.
Portland All . city echoole were . to often on
Llondajr and were expected te reaves aome where
etr normal by that time.
Women war reported ma determiacd to take
active part in forthcoming: echool election.
Property ownere DotlfleU to clear enow
from roora and sidewalk.
. Portland Uiae Oraee De Graff, a member
of the Jfiord peaee party, returned froto Ku
rope eatlefied that tbe rental re wu aacceaafal.
' rortlaad Tbe city had finally wvlgsletl
ttroarb bar barricade of Ice and anoar and
waa fast getting back Into her normal coo
dltlon. Portland Bishop Somoer canaed tbe arreat
of Cbarlee B. Pf abler, former eecrctary te
Illabop ficaddlng; of Sea Fraoclaco, no tbe
rbarge of deetroylng book aod recorda. erf tbe
fcpti copal dloceee. . .
Portland Tbree 0-W, B. 'If. train pfffled
Into tbe on km etatioo, tbe flrat to arrive
elnce the atorm brn on Tueeday, Kebraary
1. Tralna were reported aa barUg isfely
paaaed ,
IMrtland Telegram, wera eent to Sena tort
Lane and Chamberlain at Weehloftos by a
Urge number of Portland attornya nrgln
active effort ..toward couflrmatlon of Iuie
I. BrandeU aa eeaoclate Juatlce of Jhe au
preme coart.
Ivx-tUmi Oakar Unbar, eonanltlng engineer
and contractor, Juat returned from the eaat,
ld be bad rial led New York annually for
fire or alz yeare paat, but bad never area
anything , ilka tbe proaperity evident every
' where In the eaat.
Camaa, Waab. Lack of nrllk and wood waa
conalng Buffering on account of atorm. Tele-,
phone syatem waa drttroyed and power llnea
damaged.
Abroad.
Berlin Ambaeaador Morgenthua, re turning
from Turkey, reported that oondltiona In Con
atantlnople were alwoat normal andthat there
waa plenty of food.
t'rovldeuce. R. I. Mr. Rllaatoetb, Mobr waa
found not guilty of luapirlng the murder of
her buaband. Dr. C. ITranklln Mohr.
London Berlin . bonrae growe panicky over
report that break with the United State, la
near. In Berlin an Immediate crlaia la Ameri
can relatione la doubted.
Ottawa, Ont. Tbe greateat roand-up of
kllena aince the beftinulng of the war waa
ordered by the dominion police to try to cap
tore araon plotter.
WeahlnetoD Negotiation, were continued on
the Lnaltania. The preddent and Secretary
La ruing abandoned propoaed conference. Indi
cating that there would be no Immediate
break.
fcew Tork Reporta were current that the
I.ritUb Hrblp Drake had captured tbe Ger
man criilncr Boon.
Waeulnfc-ton -Police In Porto Rioo fired on
etrlklng agricultural workers, killllng four I.
W.. W.'a and wounding four womeu and two
children. . -
. New York Oeraldlne Farrar. aged 32, grand
otiera alar, married Ipa Tellegen, 20. movie
actor. Mia Farrar oftike two vowa not to
marry until abe waa 40, and then to marry
only an American.
Wanking ton Tbe Philippine aelf-government
bill pa-iied the senate Uat night by a vote
of 63 to 21. It waa thought the buuae would
reahape it to conform to the preeldrat'a ideaa,
thereby protecting both tbe Interest of the
. bolted State and tbe Filipino.
Coming; Events.
I ayraen'a mlaalonary conference, Portland.
February 14-15.
Oregon Retail Merchant1 aaaoclarlc anJ
N'prthweat Ketailera' aaaoclatlon. Portland,
February 19-84.
Cattle and Borae Raiaera' Aeeoelatloa of Ore-
Son annual convenUun at La Grande. April
20.
UMilgbt - at tne Neighborhood House.1
Carl A. Press, principal of ,th Port
land Hebrew school, will speak of tha
Ufs and work of the poet. The public
Is cordially; invited. ' ' i
Peace league tetSv--Th Peace
league will . meet Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock In Turn Mall, corner Itoturth
and Yamhill streets. Herbert B. Au
gur, Dr. Joseph K. Hart, H. M. Es
ter ly and Miss Grace D Graff will
be the speakera The general topic for
the evening: wild be legislation on mili
tary matters.
- Church Xeeds Store MoneysThere
is still needed 1500 to meet the mort
gage on the Bethel African Methodist
church. Rev. W. H. Prince, pastor,
said that 414 had been generously
donated by 32 citizen of Portland,
and he hoped the remaining amount
would soon be forthcoming from
equally generous contributors.
AdTsntlsts Go to Conference. A
party of Seventh Day Adventlsts,
headed by G. C Hosklna, left In a spe
cial Southern Pacific car at 8 o'clock
last night for Mountain View, Cal.,
to attend a church conference. Between
25 and 20 persons will -be in the party.
Women's TTaiom to Meet. The reg
ular monthly meeting of the Port
land Women's union will be held at
2:30 p. m. Monday at 510 Flanders
street. All members ' are requested
to be present;
Zasetiure at library. "Consciousness
and Subconsciousness" will be . the
subject of a lecture delivered by Dr.
V. B. Delory next Tuesday morning
at 11 o'clock in Room E. Central li
ra ry. The public is invited.
Board of Trade to MeeU lext
Tuesday evening the Sellwood board of
trade will meet at the Sellwood com
munity house for Its annual election
of officers.
Steamer Jessie XCarklns, for Camas.
Washougal and way landings, daily
except Sunday. Leaves Washington
Street dock at 2 p. m. (Adv.)
Suits Pressed, 39 Cents. Dry or
steam cleaned, $1. Unique Tailoring
Co., 809 Stark. Broadway 514. (Adv.)
Persons Witnessing Auto Accident at
Park and Taylor streets. June 6, 1916,
kindly call at 717 Board of Trade bldg.
Dr. W. Z,. Wood has returned. 412
Oregonlan building. (Adv.)
ARtC RAFT'S MANAGER HERE
TOWN TOPICS
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cent girl unfortunate .enough, to be
lgnorsuH of sexual laws, due to the
conspiracy of silence, who is deceived
by being too trusuul . while unsuspi
cious of the wiles of the deceiver. Bat
once; she has fallen, the world knows
how she suffers. Charity -and common
sense could easily solve the problem
of the fallen woman, but Bible, readers
and others who do not understand the
message of Christ, ."Let him among
you who Is without sin cast the fbst
this opinion when-applied to the upper
classes of. America, but when it In
cludes all classes then It seems to be
come socially obscene. . Margaret San
ger was a trained nurse of unusual in
telligence and wide experience. In
her work she saw the vital need of
giving to the working women the same
information already known to . and
practiced by their more fortunate sis
ters. She has given up her life to
stone." are not usually possessed oflTTii -T, .
those two virtues. Because a woman riUF u Jelth United States
Knights Templar
Send Thanks Letter
Washington Conunandery of Portland
Was xost to Passing' Knlg'h'ts in 1916
and How. Beceivea Acknowledgment.
On June 17, 1916, Washington Com
mandery. Knights Templar, st Port
land, entertained Pilgrim Commandery,
K. T., of Lacwnia, N. H., for a day aa
the visiting delegation was en route
to the grand encampment of the Unit-
ed States at Los Angeles. There were Mr. Kane's trip worth was In the In
Marguerite Snow, noted motion picture star, and George M. Cohan,
nationally famous comedian. The picture which is a scene from
"Broadway Jones," shows th e remarkable excellence with which.
Mr. Cohan "screens," that is, the ability of the camera to repro
duce distinctly the features of the actor. Lack: of this quality
bars some of the most famous actors of the spoken drama from
ever appearing in the silent drama.
Artcraft Corporation's Pacific Coast
lvead, Arthur Searles Kane, who has
been spending serveral weeks in the
Pacific northwest, has Just returned
to nls headquarters In San Francisco.
Social Workers Will Meet The con
ference meeting of the Social Workers'
club will be held In room A, Central
library building, on Thursday after
noon, February 8, at 4 o'clock. A vari
ation will be made in the uual formal
program and a lecture will be given
by Dr. William F, .Ogburn, with lan
tern slide Illustrations' en the psycho
logical basis of social work. At 5 p.
m. Dr. Foster will call to order the
- meeting of tb. Oregon conference of
social agencies and- the question of
adopting a constitution will be taken
up. Members of the Club and all who
are interested In social work are in
vited to attend.
- Work of Forest Banger. A large
number of fair members of the x. W
32 automobiles donated for th ftrrj
eton and the Columbia river highway
was -unfolded to the delight of the
large party of KnAghts Templar and
their ladies accompanying them. At
the cloee of the trip entertainment
was furnished by Ralph D. Robinson
and wife, aaid the party boarded the
train that evening loaded with Port
land roses picked front the best gar
dens of the city by themselves at the
Invitation of hospitable and new-made
friends. The hospitality and courte
sies extended' greatly surprised and
pleased the visiting New Hampshire
knights and ladles.
Washington Commandery recently
received an engrossed and illuminated
scroll letter of thanks for the hospi
tality extended, which will be framed
and hung in the hall at East Eighth'
ana jast Hurnsiae streets as a valued
memento of the occasion. In the Ne-ff
A .nil t V i ti i t- fHanH. tun-nof rvnt I
nvi.'v nio-ht tn h.ar th tniir on "ti-ia ' Hampshire party was Harvy B. Gld
Work of the Forest Raner." bv A G. idon deputy grand commander of New
Jackson, of the educational depart
ment of the district forest office, in
the association auditorium. Among
the Interesting slides illustrating the
lecture, was one showing a fir In
Washington 18 feet in diameter, which
was computed to furnish enough lum-
. ber to build seven five-room bunga
lows. A feature lecture has been ar
ranged for .the voung women every
Friday nlgnt .bearing on various
topics.
, Jurists to Address Knights Judge
T. J. Oleeton will address the Knights
of "Columbus at their regular weekly
luncheon at the Portland hotel next
Tuesday noon, February 6. Arrange
ments have been made for an open
meeting at the Lincoln high school
on the night of February 22 for an
. address on Washington and the Revo
lutionary fathers by Judge Frank J.
Murusky of San Francisco, one of the
' most distinguished Jurists of Oall-
. fornia.
Hew" Plaa to Be Outlined. -Before
the members' council of the Chamber
of Commerce Monday noon, the in
dustries and manufacturers bureau
will outline its new plan of Industrial
financing, approved by the board of
, dlreotors. The presentation will be
made by members of the managing
i committee, which consists of John
vTalt, A. a. Labbe, O. E. Heins, D. M.
- Dunne Fletcher Linn, Jay S1. Hamil
ton. R. B Bain, jr., F. P. Kendali.
Rufus C Holman and A. J. Bale.
' Snip Draftsmen Wanted. The Unit
ed fitates cavil evervlce com mission an
nounces that great difficulty has been
experienced in securing qualified ship
draftsmen. There are six vacancies at
present at the Puget sound navyyard,
salaries ranging' from, IS. 23 to IS per
r diem. Qualified persons are urged to
apply for application form and infor
mation to the secretary, Eleventh Civil
V Service district. Seattle, Wash.
Sterilization of Defectives. George
A. Thacher will lecture In Library
nail. Central library, Tuesday evening
at I o'clock, oh sterilization of 'the
. feeble minded and epileptic. Lantern
slides Illustrating types of defectives
. will be shown and records giving con
cretely the laws of heredity in vari
ous families will be described.
President Poster on "The Hew
. vnaia. iuq 4new crisis nuu iun
- Next Step"- will be the subject at the
open forum in the Unitarian chapel,
Broadway between Yamhill and Tay
lor, this Sunday evening at 7:45. PresM
dent William T. Foster will be the
principal speaker. Free discussion. All
are welcome. (Adv.)
jtf Ton Can Pay $10 Down and fS
a month we will make you a suit to
order. You'll be pleased With our ma
, terials, tailoring and prices. Order
your suit tomorrow and take v six
months to pay for it, without Interest.
Unique Tailoring Co., $09 Stark, bet.
6th and 6th. .
. aCeiebrate Anniversary .The ' ' Port
land Jewish Literary society will cele
brate the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the popular, and 'beloved poet and
writer, Abraham Raisin. An appro
. prlate program has been arranged for
Hampshire, and Harry M. Cheney,
grand recorder. They have sounded
the praises of Portland and the Co
lumbia river highway all over that
state.
Kappa Sigma Holds
Its Dinner Meeting
Eighteen Kappa Sigmas, members
of the Portland a'lumnl chapter of the
fraternity, attended the monthly meet
ing and dinner at the Multnomah ho
tel Friday evenings Those present
were graduates of the Pacific coast
colleges and several eastern Institu
tions, and the recently elected officers
of the chapter presided at the meeting.
They are Graham Glass Jr., D. C. Stan
nard and Bruce Holbrook. Among the
members of the chapter at the meeting
were: Graham Glass Jr. Bruce Hoi
brook, Joel B. Frailer, W. B. Heusner,
Don Cawley, A. F. Eschricht, R. T.
Strong, Ernest Wells, D. C. Stannard,
Roy Groves, EJ. C. Brownlee. N. Mats-
chik, Gavin Dyott, Ray Staub, R G.
Young1. Kenneth Robinson, G. C Keley
and Ralph Rasmussen.
La Roche Takes to
Wearing Nightcap
To W. P. La Roche, city attorney,
must go tbe honor of reintroducing
the practice of wearing nightcaps.
Many of Dickens characters "wore
nightcaps, but it was thought that
the practice had long v since been for
gotten. La Roche may disclaim the honor,
however, for he says he is now wear
ing a nightcap to keep 'tis bald head
from getting cold during these winter
nights. His nightcap Is red and
woolly and comes well down over Ills
ears.
"Had to do It," he said. -With the
windows open and the wind blowing
around my bald head. I've been flirt
ing with pneumonia."
Indians Give Reason.
Redding. Cat, Feb. 3. (P. N. S.)i
."White man took our land and then
robbed us of our rame." was the onlv
defense of Chief Alexander of the Win-
tun triDe or Indians who, with tbree
tribesmen. . were arraigned here re
cently for Killing deer out of season.
The four Indians were sent to the
county jail for 90 days each.
teerst of the Artcraft corporation and
the district manager fee la .highjy
pleased with tbe result.
Artcraft la fast gathering about its
standard a number of stars of the
first msigikitude, one of the latest be
ing George M. Cohan, nationally
known as play-right and comedian. Mr.
Kane while in Portland concluded
negotiations whereby James' Broad
way theatre will screen the first pro
duction of the auhor-actor, "Broad
way Jones," a picturizatlon of the play
which, made aruch a hit In New York.
One of the chief things that Mr.
Kane talked about was the severance
of Doug-las Fairbanks' relations with
Triangle. Jn spite of current rumors
that the great comedian will be seen
hereafter on another program. Mr.
Kane expressed the belief that when
all things are said and done, the
"laugh man" will be another one ot
the Artcraft features.-
Artcraft is one of the newer
leasing companies, but it is one or
the most substantial ones. In talking
about the rather phajotio condition of
the motion picture producing business,
Mr. Kane said:
"Motion pictures are going through
the same development that other In
fant industries have done. The Im
portance of the Industry has grown
faster than the moat enthusiastic per
son ever dreamed, and as a result
there are many influences all exert
ing a many sided pressure at the same
time;
"Artcraft has come Into the field
with the particular intention of show
ing exceptional performers In plays
which fit their abilities. So far we
have allied with us Mary Pickford
and George M. Cohan and other nation
ally wide talent later to be an
nounced. N
"This company la organized on a
substantial business like basis and it
has come to stay and to provide the
motion picture publlo with the excep
tion In pictures.
"There Is one thing that Artcraft
proposes. Play. that it releases will
be ones suited to the star who per
forms in them. For instance, tbe pub
lic I not interested in whether Mary
Pickford Is a great actor or not. What
it is Interested In is In the parts
that they learned to love her In.
One such a play 1 Miss Plckford's
forthcoming release, "A Polar Little
Rich Girl," and another is "Rebecca
of Sunny brook Farm." In both these
plays Miss Pickford plays parts that
seem to have been built around her.
Another thdng that Artcraft will
re- I foster Is the play that has been tried.
We know that the ludemuit of the
rfcublic Is final, therefore if we visual
ise plays which have been conspicuous
successes on the spicken stage, taking
into consideration that we add a par
ticularly suitable star and alt the su
perior advantages for staging that the
motion picture enables, it is a pretty
good assirrarrce to the public, we be
lieve, that it will be getting its
money's worth."
READERS DISCUSS ISSUES
Opinions Expressed on a Variety of Subjects Now Re
ceiving Attention in the News Columns.
SUITS Pressed, 35c
Suits French dry cleaned or steam
cleaned tl.00. Free calls and de
; liveries,
Unique -Tailoring Co.
S09 Stark St. Bet. 6th and eth.
Phone Broadway 514, A-4314.
In Reply to Mr. Courtenay.
Astoria, Or.. Jan. 29. To the Edi
tor of The Journal. I have read a
letter, published in your paper, from
Howard B. - Courtenay of Aberdeen.
Wash., defending poor, weak man,
Htn.tino' that the assistance given- a
gentlemen are perfect bores and not
always as good as their outward ve
neer would oeem to imply.
Ab for women leaving open the door
of sin, leave It open, by all means, and
save the door. Men search with as
tounding lntentness and with tenacity
or" U1?" .f-f;
and springs from the heart. 'inis
may be true in rare cases. However,
a girl's acceptance of financial aid
from a man is usually the first step
downward. Man's method is iirst to
obligate the Kirl in some way. and
then well, a man is always eager
to ' protect a girl from every othor
man but himself. Disaster follows.
for the gifL Burvafter all is said,
there is but one law that will reach
the case. That is an economdo one.
First cure the cause, and an harmoni
ous adjustment of the vexing ques
tion! will naturally follow. Give tho
average woman an equal opportunity
with man In the Industrial field, and
her morals will take care of them
selves without any of man's help,
noble or otherwise. After all. man's
aid given to the fallen woman, while
noble perhaps, is only partially attest
ing the wound some brother man has
made.
While I do not' believe in forced
marriage, I do think the birth of a
child should constitute - a marriage,
and divorce at the same time. That
would give the" child a name. The
child's welfare is really the vital ques
tion, especially since the unfortunate
child had no voice in the matter.
Mr. Courtenay also states that he
knows of several cases where female
reprobates have led gentlemen astray.
I have never heard of such a case, but
if true it is rather satisfying to learn
of the positions being reversed. I'll
wager that she neither had to bribe
nor physically injure him to get his
consent. Neither was sne zo or su
years bis senior.
: As Sot women joining reform move
ments only after they have ceased td
attract main, it is absurd. Woman
ceases to attract a certain class of
men after she has reached an age of
discretion whereby her matured know!
edge of the world builds a barrier
not to be ' destroyed merely for the
carnal pleasure tof men. The game is
same door throughout the most of
thelx lives. Man, knew thyself, and
mend thy ways.
AN INTERESTED WIDOW.
Thanks Are Expressed.
The. employes of Woodard. Clarke &
uo, many or wnom nave been associ
ated with the firm for vears. desir hv
this method to express their thanks
and entire appreciation to the firm for
its generous attitude toward them
through the years that have passed.
evidenced in 'countless wavci and nar-
ticuiariy in the fetep lust taken in clos- f equal then and ceases to attract men.
ing the store on Sundays, the first and
oniy drug store, we believe, on this
coast taking this progressive step. We
feel sure that the patrons of the house,
whose personal friendship we have
ever sought to secure and ' maintain,
will join us in an effort to make this
step one mutually profitable and help
ful. THE EMPLOYES OF WOODARD.
CLARKE & CO. (Adv.) '
Safe Deposit Vaults .
- 'iTour valuables will be safe in Com
merce Safe Deposit Vaults. 1 3d st
Chamber of Commerce bldg. (Adv.) - .
So they shun her and seek the society
of "chickens," not because the woman
is unlovely, but the "chicken" is un
sophisticated.
-When men fearn to appreciate the
companionship of women of their own
age and of at least equal if not suoe
rior intellectual ability, then and only
then will the mbral atmosphere of
society at large be noticeably clarified.
as for a woman preferring: the com
pany of fast men to gentlemen, it does
not . necessarily roirow that she is vi
clous, nor are all fast men bad, and
Mr- Roy Writes Again.
Portland, Jan. 30. To the Editor of
The Journal. "Interested Wife" (no
other signature as yet); in answering
me shows such distorted views,, as
1 deem them, that I am compelled
to reply to her. My letter of January
IS, in answer to her protestations
against legitimising illegitimate chil
dren, has evoked general and sincere
praise from the best classes, while
her communication, which appeared on
January 16, has called forth remarks
from Indignant women.
interested Wife" has seen fit to
cut short one of my quotations and
ooscure my meaning, and because I
champion the rights of the child born
out of wedlock she states I have no
respect for laws relating to the sanc
tity or marriage, no one has a higher
respect for the sacredness of marriage
laws, yet x sun maintain that the in
nocent -cnua must be protected. No
one honors the true wife more than I
do, for see stands on the highest
pedestal, her rights are inalienable.
and only the unreasonable will believe
that to help the fallen will trample on
ner rignts. "interested Wife" need
have no fear that the Oregon laws
will uphold the adulterer, the advo
cate of free love or the deceiver of
women.
The keynote of my letter was the
human , rights of the child born out
side of matrimony, xet the adulter
ers pay the penalty; this logic Is un
answerable. I say it again, that stupid
laws and hypocritical custom make a
child unlawful; Mother Nature an-1
common sense do not. Since when Is
it a crime to bring- a child Into tbe
world, except It be defective? "Inter-,
ested Wife." In her last letter, admits
that . the children of adultery are
handicapped. Her former argument
was, "Children born out of wedlock are
no more handicapped than any other."
Views are often colored by personal
experience, and when a husband, son
or brother, baa wronged a girt, the rel
atives of the man visit anathema on
the girt - It la an old and irrational
custom, a relic of the self-righteous
Anglo-Saxon.';. "-.'
If "Interested Wife" knew more ef
the ways of the world, she would b.
aware that it s not the- low woman
or the professional harlot, or the si
called respectable woman of easy vir-
I tue, who bears a child, for they are
has crossed, the line of honor once she
should not be branded as a bad woman
forever. ALBERT ROY,
From a Doubting Contributor.
Illllshoro, Or, Jan. 28. To the Edl
tor of The Journal While I was a
friend of Mr. Wilson In this last cam
paign, I must say that I cannot appre
ciate the launching of his so-called
wonderful peace address to the senate.
We know that he. has approved the
most extravagant and unnecessary ap
propriations and laws for militarism.
We know also that he gained his elec
tion posing as a man of peace. He
has given us no new ideas. So why
go into conniption fits about his lat
est flights of oratory? We all give
him credit for being both a forceful
speaker and a forceful politician. I
can give" him credit for no more. Mr.
Bryan, the honest statesman who made
Mr. . Wilson president., negotiated a
score and a half of peace treaties and
kept us out of war with Mexico and
Germany. He waa ignored and snubbed
and forced out of the cabinet by the
political Mr. Wilson. Mr. Bryan an 1
Mr. Ford and the Socialist party, with
other peace advocates, by hard work
succeeded -in keeping Mr. Wilson from
l4unrine' our country into aa inde
fensible conflict with both Mexico ana
Germany. Now the people .voted Mr.
Wilson Into office believing Mr.
Huxhee would work for the benefit
of Wall street and big business in
general by getting us mixed into for
eign trouble with Mexico, South Amer
ica and Germany, as well as aiding the
interests by his domestic policy. In
fact, we feared that he would oo at
home Just as Mr. Wilson is doing and
as we hoped and some expected Mr.
Wilson would not do. Mr. Wilson has
deceived us at every turn by his dome
tic policy, and Judging by his past
actions I am still suspicious of nls
forelsm intent. We believe that char
ity is not the only-thing that should
begin at home. Let Mr. Wilson look
after the interest of his own .people
if he Is patriotic, before he goes snoot
Ing glittering peace rockets up Into
the clouds. Mr. Wilson's great pro
gressive program is like that of Mr.
Hushes, mostlv fiction fed to fools by
the press for the purpose of covering
their friendship for the exploiters of
honest industry. And he is leading the
Democratic party to its ruin. No more
rrr voni Me the names of men tried
tw tma ilk Bryan. Ford. Walsh of
Mi.amir op Dandela named by the
nru for our future leaders, but Mo
Adoo, Champ Clark, Walsh of Mon
tana or L&nsinsr. men of aouotiui sym
pathy for the people. No more do you
HM.r of "elsht hours." "lower freight
"ln,wr cost of living." "initl
atlve and referendum." "the industrial
"conservation." etc.
mentioned by the leadera of the ad
ministration. In fact. The journa is
the most prominent and pronounced
friend of the patriotic dtixen that I
hvA of And I sometimes ask my
self, can it always stay at the front
as a leader, or - will the interests that
have no conscience, no ' country and
no morala, but who are ever crying
neace and preparedness and honor, get
ityet? THOMAS H. BROWN.
The Strahorn Subcriptlon.n :
Pendleton, Or., Jn. 31.TO the Ed
itor of The Journal I have read in
The Journal an article by Charles P.
Church on the so-called "Strahorn sub
scription " and find myself wondering
why a man will write a public letter
on a subject in which there are condi
tions that he. In my opinion, has ne
glected to investigate. Oregon has an
area of over 96,000 square miles, most
of which Is abundant in undeveloped
wealth. Investigating the lack of de
velopment, you will find the big an
swer In the lack of railroad facilities
for transporting products.
The O. W. R. & N.. running from
Portland to Huntington, 390 miles. Is
nothing more than the end of a trans
continental line with a few feeders
touching at Dufur, Bend, Shanlko,
Condon. Heopner. Pilot Rock, Joseph,
Trairie Citv and Homestead. The
Southern Pacific is a direct line to
California. It has but one reeoer
touehinz the interior, and mat at
Klamath Falls, with the freight haul in
favor of the California Jobber. Klam
ath Falls, having a railroad connection
at Bend, would reverse inis conamon
and favor Portland.
In the extreme eastern part sot the
state, we find the Union Pacific sys
tem, through the o. w. J. & w:, ouiia
tnar into the very heart of this unde-
veloDed section, connecting with the
Oregon Short Line at Ontario. There
the freight haul will be In favor of
the Salt Lake and Boise Jobber and
Portland will suffer the loss of that
business, which rightfully belongs to
her.
Now Mr. Strahorn comes along and
offers Portland the only feasible way
of retaining this business, namely,
railroad connection to these Interior
points.
It Is my belief that Mr. Strahorn
has been extremely fair in taring to
promote his enterprise, and the people
of the interior of Oregon have shown
their faith in hia project by pledging
him a heavy financial support.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
has had plenty of time for an investi
gation and I, for one, am willing to
believe that this commercial body is
made up of men who are absolutely
competent to handle this "subscrip
tion" and who are awake to the imme
diate necessity of a network of rail
roads In this state. Throwing mud at
a few large landholders will neither
develop that section of the state nor
will it retain Portland's present busi
ness connections with those points. I
would like an answer to this question:
Why carT a state as old. as big and as
rich in natural resources as this state
is. boast of but one city of over 26,000
population t
A TRAVELING MAN.
vision exemplified by one of the great- place. . In 10 years the property. If
est- editors this i country : baa ever let alone, will not b worth my mort
known, who.- before his death, about gage. J
two years ago, deeded all of his prop- Is a parson with a little money to
erty to the city, giving aa his reason ! lend supposed to eventually give It to
that the elty and territory in whicn . ui borrower in Oregon?
hia paper circulated had made it pos
sible for him to accumulate cae gre
fortune which he did, and at his death
he thought it nd mora than right that
NOT A VERY OLD TIMER.
and blessing and thanking her for it.
ur course sne must charge a moderate
price for her books to offset the print
ers hiu Dut to no one has she ever re
fused free aid when appealed to by
them. Unless the truth is obscene (and
me way it is perverted I begin to think ,
it must be, or else the human race '
makes it so), there is nothing whatever
in toe Banger pamphlets to shock
anybody. The methods therein quoted
are advertised in the fpublic press in
France, Belgium and Holland and are
distributed legally in England. Prog
ress would not be possible without
knowledge, therefore, to make knowl
edge unlawful is the very essence ef
tupldlty. Such laws should and will
be broken, and mostly because of the
untiring and sincere efforts of such
women as Margaret Sanger and Emma
uoidman, who are willing to sacrifice
themselves'for their Ideals.
K.-.T. BECK.
Peaceful Picketing.
Portland. Jan. Si. To the Editor of
The Journal It Is interesting to note
tne point or view of the estimable
gentlemen lecturing at the Chamber
of Commerce meeting last Monday
evening on tbe subject- of peaceful
picketing. Naturally, as One of the
speakers says, the fight Is for the
poor man. and, he could have added,
"so that" he will remain poor." Such
tommy rot might have been swallowed
whole years ago, but not today.
The industrial wars of Colorado.
Minnesota and elsewhere are too re
cent history.
Let them read "Industrial Frightful-
nes in Bayonne" by John Reed, in the
January Metropolitan. A copy of this
ought to be posted conspicuously In
tne unamoer or commerce headquar
ters, so that every member might read.
Peaceful picketing Is fair, affd about
the only avenue left to the worker In
the right for his rights. And fight
for his rights he must. If he does
not, he will remain the poor man the
Chamber of Commerce desires so much
to help. He will accept the alms
handed out to him, and when told to
lie down and he a good dog, he will
do so. This Is what the majority of
the employers want. This is not the
spirit of the independent American
workman, but he realizes the useless
ness of attempting to fight the battle
alone.
It has been my experience that
whenever the head of an organization
gets the viewpoint of these gentlemen,
a scrutiny of his payroll will disclose
economy practiced to the degree of
selfishness an absence of rest rooms
and ventilation facilities for the bene
fit of the health of the employes. In
other .words, these gentlemen lack the
Treating Siting". .
Portland. Jan. St. -To the Editor of
the people should receive it back la one The Journal Can the hair from green
form or another. - His gift will go to fur skins be removed at home by any
beautify the city in a ctvlo way, create other method than hand plucking?
better housing conditions for the poor, i Please tell bow it Is done. '
the building of more parks and play i JOURNAL . READER,
grounds, and eventually will make this , av skin, hair side up, on flat, lev "1
city probably the foremost art center . surface. Cover with about ; three
in the world.
Without the employe, no business
could earn a cent on Its investment.
As to intimidation, the history of
every strike of consequence has shown
the employer to be equally guilty
with the employe. A. B. G.
Concerning Gasoline.
Portland, Jan. 28. To the Editor of
The Journal I read in your paper
that the motorists and Jobbers are
suffering on account of the 2 per cent
difference In gravity test, of
sold In this state-above that
Washington, I can understand how
the Jobbers would suffer some in loss
of business from the southwest Wash
ington district, but I cannot aee how
any motorist or user of gasoline would
have a lower gravity gasoline, or law
permitting It. If such a bill is in
troduced, it should be fought by every
motorist,, except perhaps a few who
have cars equipped to burn distillate
or low grade gas.
I was recently riding in a for nire
car over in Vancouver, wnen tne
driver remarked that he could not run
his machine on the "bum" or poor gas
they sold Over there. He said he, as
well aa many others, bought their
gas when they were over in Oregon,
and that there was one dealer over
there who sold 60 per cent gas and
charged, a higher price for it on that
account. -
I think the motorists, also the com
mittee from the Chamber of Com
merce, could find a Joker In a bill of
that kind if they looked for It.
I have Just' called the Automobile
club's attention to this movement.
A MOTORIST.
Inches of fresh wood ashea. Moisten
the ashes and leave over night, - or
until the hair will slip. Remove tha
hair by scraping with dull knife, then
wash the skin in several waters, al
lowing it to soak sufficiently to elimi
nate the lye. .:,
Not Since Civil -War. .
.The clothing business now races con
ditions that have not been known for
SO years or since the Civil Wf. Wool
aasollna fniLaye shortage has Increased prices
"Sd ?0j ? Jimmy Dunn Is upstairs sell-
Ing $26 men's suits for 416 and 3 0
yauues xor szu. filers Building. 31
floor, cat-ty corner from- Pantages
theatre. j (Adv.)
. Oard of Thanks. ,
I desire to thank all of my relatives
and friends for the kindness and ym-
Sathy shown me during the recent sud
en illness and death of my dearly be.
iotou wue, j- greaiiy appreciate tnese
expressions of true ' . friendship, and
mey very materially aided me in Dear
in my Duraen.
Calls an Oregon Law Unjast.
Foster, Or.. Jaf: 81. To the Editor
of The Journal Will you please ex
plain the bill, now a law, allowing
borrowers 10 years in which to redeem
property sold under mortgage? I am
a small lender, only having a little
over $1000 to lend, but I am sure it
would be poor policy and sure loss to
lend It In Oregon. I have a small
loan of $400. It has been renewed,
because the borrower made no effort
to pay anything but the interest, and
that after much urging. The property
mortgaged Is-not worth as much to
day aa when mortgaged. If I must
foreclose, it will cost me $100 to do
it. No one ever bids In property. The
holder of the mortgage must . do it.
And then I cannot sell It for 10 years,
for I cannot give title, and no one
will buy it and put necessary improve
ments on the place without title to the
Richards.
Sincerely yours, J. F.
(Adv.)
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In Reply to Mr. Roy C. Jones.
Portland. Or., Jan. 31. To the Edi
tor of The Journal As a friend and
admirer of Margaret Sanger, I must
take exception to the letter of Roy C,
Jones on birth control, published in
your paper, which shows he is not well
informed. Margaret Sanger, who has
done so much for the birth control
movement in this country, is an ear
nest, intelligent woman who is devot
ing her life to birth control only be
cause of her Intense desire to aid wo
mankind. That she makes money out
of it is quite untrue, aa every cent
goes back into the propaganda work of
shedding light on tbe problem and
breaking down ignorance and super
stition. Today in nearly all countries
of the world most of the upper classes
practice some such method. Educated
people are able to discuss the question
at leisure and to benefit by tha knowl
edge which science has advanced. Mar
garet Sanger is trying to reach the
less fortunate women of the lower
classes of ignorance and poverty. To
this splendid woman came the convic
tion that the birth of a child should
be the deliberate and chosen act of its
parents. There is small objection to
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