THE : OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1917.
y .
AM INDEPENDENT REWBPaPEtt
C g, JACKSON.
.PubUalte:
Fubllebed rtrr afternoon and Borntac
esrept Bandar afternoon) at The Journal
. fcolldlng. Broadway aad XambiU eteeti.
- Portiand, Or.
Catered at tbe poetofilee at Portland, Or., tor
tranaolaalon Uroa-a the mall at second
' ' claas matter. '
TELEPHONES ' Mala T173; Home, A-6051.
. AU departments reached by these nnmbera.
V, Tell to operator what department res
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foREICIJl ADVEUTISISO BEPHESENTAT1VB
PJamla Kent nor Co.. Brunswick Bldg..
. liS-Flfta Ave., New Vote. 1218 People'
Gas Bid-., Chicago,
SUNDAY
One year
DAILY (MOKNINO
One year... I One IDOth 65
former ownar, had lived on the) place
29 rcr, and farmed tb fild as
he" Had found them. eUlowIhg toruak
to encroach each year, gradually re
ducing: them In six. But when our
friend acquired possession, what a
change! He wu man past 60
Tear, but with a vim that would
have tested the energy of a much
younger man. His work the first
year was to grub out an old fence
row that separated two email field.
Next he cleared out the brush in a
atrip that divided two other patches.
In the fall he went through an old
orchard, cutting down some of the
trees and severely pruning the rest,
virtually "dehorning them. Then he
painted the stubs of the urats so me
wood could not check. The second
year this looked like a young orchard
m...i.i..ik --. Th janrna.1 for I and the fruit wu first class.
...ill .i i .1,1. hsmlri he WTtt- I Thm was attll hrvil t &A urCa Of
bearing on an issue of some conse-1 tIvatlni of eommnnit MB)u,n. tea on only one aide of the paper. ?all 1! 1 stump land left. A man was hired
quence in Oregon life: t , , "SS-E? JSrSJrZtSS: 7 5 to clear six acres, which was done
One -What ia the UBe Of ad- I , ' . ,..Z Jl sender. If the writer doee not deelre to hae by blasting out the stumps wun ay
I BUU1B V BBCT W lllll III III 111 1 1 a'M II 1 1 1 1 1 t.mm I ..i W (VmiM mm . re
wholesome ' purpose to - take pos- farm work. They are encouragea j bank pay as . high interest ' as its
session of the legislature for this I to enter contests in rardenine. I nrlvata competitors? :
closing week of the session. i poultry raising, pig feeding, can- The answer commonly heard to
ning, . sewing, . bread- baking and I these ' Questions is that a decent
The Senate has passed the house I Jelly making. While they are put interest rate would "keep money
bill giving all electors the right to j ting themselves in line for prizes lout of circulation." But it would
rote for school director. THe as-J they are also developing commu-lnot do so if the deposits were lent
tounding thing is that Oregon was j nity activities, ending the lsola- j to customers directly.
58 years a state before the step! tlon that has made the farm a! The federal rural loan system
was taken. dreary place for many a boy and will nrovide the people with money
gin and learning the improve! I for agricultural development. The
methods now recognized as esaen- j postal savings bank would do the
AGAIN TEN QUESTIONS
tial to a e-Hr.nl tn ml mnr-rema
uaiin me journal - iudquu m nnTnlk v ai- vi
lor me Bouer wnHaerauon war1c rn mnrArl hv
oi xne people or uregon ana commercial yardstick of dollars
me memDers or-me legisia- -nd cent.. lt
Briertption terms by au or to any addrea j ture the following ten questions. the dignifying of labor, thecul-
" DAILT (WOBNINO OB AFTERNOON)
Cm ear.. 3.00 One tnonth.. $ 40
A
same thing if permitted.
Letters From the People
rarily unable to get money to pay
his taxes, why add to his burden
narrate. This took several days. Then
Leave the Initiative ,As It Is. the actual work of clearing
. m.l - A fn , d-A IT1 f AP I BVV S hutiiv asl" w
h? jrnal To7r attention is gathered up and burned. The ground
f,,P? Jrilrrifan bv Reo- bad been torn up. so that deep holes
called to II. B. 67, introduced by Kep- .
Ieel"I "errt L7a tS clrcu- dmon to" cultivate. Had our friend
obsolete? What means this report hW "of initiative, Petitions. . ...1" iSLr
There are many reasons wny mis - - - with
iiN(iBnAr'ENoNV' aj?p ftlsiug in a newspaper to inform UeasuredVNeither value should be
lost to the state through lack of
quent, wnen ne aireaay snows mai legislative provision,
his tax is delinquent? k
iwo lr a delinquent is tempo- fa the -ubmarine. too. to hwome rMW M1" r "l. .T
, . - . ... . t .VU..J,
that a device' has been discovered
by advertising in the newspapers Which locates the presence of fhoul JJJ L,whVCh"ch?ne t? -tuP puiiw " th-Tground l. left
the fact that he cannot pay?
Three Since numbers of delin
quents are not readers of papers
that carry delinquent tax adver
tisements, how do they get notifi
cation? Four If a delinquent cannot,
as is claimed, receive through, the
mails the postal card or letter in
forming him of his allnquency.
U-boats? The remarkable develop- tbe auiufication of a signer are con- rfly to cultivate.
ment Of marine telephony suggests I trary to the constitutional amend- Miracles
that the report may be true.
MRS. ROSS.
A QUEER DECISION
U
ment which states that it en" noi Vancouver, Wash.. Feb. 7. To the
reoulre more than S per ceni oi 'egm i -cyiitnr nt Th jurna.i a rw-nt con.
voters, and house bill 67, by statu- tributor to The Journal advises those
tory enactment, although not in ex- wno desire pleasant and profitable
press terms, makes registration a recreation to go to the library and
prerequisite of proposing a measure. rai accounts f miracles.
The provision whicn permits a i Truly, no better advice couia be or-
oia. now
RiB-nature and his status as a legal tver. let us remember that "miracle
PERTiNENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE
f" Now, la my Tiew of the piwnt aepect
ef arraira, there ia no nrea n imnHira
ad war. There ' no neceealty for It. I
am uot In Utot of Mich a murne; and I
nay aey In advaoce that there will be
no bloodatied unlem It it forced opin the
- gofanunetit. The goTernnwnt will not iiae
force QDlrea force la iwed aplnat It.
' Abraham WncolD. Wasbtoctoa a Birthday
peeeh at fhlladelphle, February 2a. HWt.
ilv iieaf ii I
newspaper advertisement state .from recovering t tie to any certTnctl 7or whch' a Hf emoted" to the study' of naluVe;
him of his delinquency? of the school lands out of which f ls cnargei making it obligatory the immortal Pasteur said. 'Tout est
If. exceDt tbe beneficl- it was defrauded during the reign upon him to pay money to exercise Miracle.'- Truly, nature all in all ls
Furthermore, but one great miracle.
I would
H
TO WHAT LENGTHS?
OW much farther is the Ore
gon legislature going to go
NLESS reversed by the su
cently rendered by Judge ?,.ffne.r tstabl,tht-iei!f 't? ,to, !,l-th!rmn, ?
CampDell in tUG Benson ana voter miv also be deemed unconsti-I Is always in the atneular. Kature is
Hvrlfl paa will - forever hur th tutionair insofar that it reauires a th one and only miracle. In the
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mail the
Informing
Wve
. . j a - I r9 tVa .Alrl saHaaI Inn at w I a 1 1 1 f 1 1itTltI
anes, au wno nave spoKen on me " 'C.Z7Z .,-.7 , V . With your contributor
subject unanimously demand state- As ls weTT known, this state lost ., -not genuine should at least advls n t0 to th Ubrry and
wide abandonment of the delin- through the fraudulent operations be notified by the recorder of each . ,(,?. 0wv
quent publication system, hy of speculators the greater part of county that his name has been strick- phyBioS and above all biology; later
the lands granted it by the federal "."l ZIZV" w.thoui can t?11 lnt? the study or the
Six If delinquent advertising government in aid of its common BUch notice no signer is secure that ief' Ja'Zm3J0Z?7i
is bad in Multnomah county, how schools. With a hope of encour- his name has not been rejected from I the.a llne, not oniy convinces the
can it be good in the rest of the aging actual settlement laws were th iu"on- ..... ,K . "tudent that he is natural, but also
state, where in only 27 counties passed limiting the amount of land .'Via?.,: r ?!
in regulatlne by law those the cost was $73,775 against only which could be sold to any one altogether, the bill should be so J through study win learn that the only
r Kumnn .nninxt S30.902 in Multnomah county. Derson. These laws wars evaded drawn as to show its purpose and in- T possible sin against nature is lndo-
that. are commonly looked upon j Multnomah county being one third through the filing of 'dummy" ap- h c eter-
AS personal and private? I 01 luo pucaiions, ana nunareas 01 tnou- Tne legislature of Washington has forever true th
' It has already gone to consider- oeveu wuai ucieua uu sanus OI acres were securea oy rejected an Dins anecung ne .Not a lrutn ha- to art or t0 ,cience
H nas wiwuj bu" i . 4UC ' marl for a nnhlinatlon svstem un- lnrl r,?rnte in thla monr - tive and referendum law in that state, bten ariven
Able lengths. me belongings or1 ' a - . ' and the legislative assembly of Ore- But brows have ached for it and souls
people who travel in and out of .The state, through its attorney- gon win act wisely if it refuses to toiled and striven."
thA Etaift have lust been made wca&w o general, is attempting to Dnug unxer wun me iaw aore. uier i nu it wii; runner'De learnea tnat our
Subject to seizure and search. An which in the Coos county -k tn ? f this time, so let it aloe. . inspiration from a study of the ml.-
esplonage system has been -:re- under wnicn in tne coos covering about 50,000 acres sold FLORENCE E. blJBON, acles of nature. Ulster, Marconi. Kdl-
ted under which the Individual scanaa, ine aavertismg cnarge the Benson and Hyde crowd. Stilts Sec'y Oregon Direct Legislation League, son and Roentgen never allowed their
T, V . wVV 1 l " " h.aVe befQ flled. la Eggs. SwinTnd Grain. . a, Wen to them giv.T to
vaaj v v,vuw aw.. 1 ties, ana a numDer nave oeen ne-i -kt v. ,a r t?.k q thA . -.v,i
TI U A X17 U .HA . n . I ' I lUi IU XUWUCA, V A' v. o- w v"v yoilUHIi lla.AlW.iCa tv llttfj v nuivu iacsaa
aigui ivuai cA-uao o u1' cided in favor of the state. Judee Editor of The Journal. I am a lit- never Before been seen.
11 means ao to tne uorary ana
miracles, but not those of
ass talking, or Jonah awai
ts-hale. BELIBVEK.
It's the man who doesn't smoke
who always haajthe match.
Further analysis of the bone dry
measure shows there's nothing to
measure.
Pardon the question, but can anyone
tell what early-day college professor
It was that put the Latin la Tualatin?
- About the ghastliest spectacle that
could be pulled off would be the
coronation of some newNtlnglet over
some new kingdom right In the midst
of this king-made war.
Maybe we are restrained from sing
ing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
a Von Bernstorff quits our shores;
but may we soon have the pleasure
of that same vocal exercise on his or
somebody's return!
Colonel Roosevelt says the town of
Merlon, near Philadelphia, is a com
munity that can stand as a model in
civic matters. When the Colonel gets
to talking about things like that every
body will be glad to listen to him
once more.
"Having lost her colonies In Africa.
Germany . naturally would turn to
South America," remarks an exchange
which has apprehensions. Maybe so:
maybe so. But if Mr. Wilson's grand
peace idea means anything, it means
cut all that out, and tram everything
up anew on the theory of the sort of
colonisation that the whole world has
practiced in America; only, it will
be reciprocally world wide a sort of
inter-permeation as it were. That's
tbe biggest political Idea the world
has ever been asked to get hep to.
N OREGON SIDELIGHTS
There has been considerable dls !
CUasion recently among citixens i of
Huntington, the News says, loo King to
conducting city atfairs under .a coru
mission form of overament
The Estacada News is insisting that
If Estacada taxpayers will give the
matter due thou a: ru they will surety
come to the opinion that the proposed
swimming tank should be included In
the plans for the new high school.
. Every day at 12 o'clock the Baker
firm alarm Is to be given two blasts,
"Juet to limber it up,' as Commis
sioner George Henry expresses it The
siren has given trouble through its
silence recently when alarms have
oeen turned in.
In setting a "gopher poisoning day"
to be devoted to extermination of go
phers and moles, the Thurston Im
provement club, in the opinion of the
Eugene Register, is "taking the lead in
a movement that ought to become
general in the bottom lands of the
Willamette valley."
e e '
Speaking of gentle Annie, here ls a
harbinger list furnished by ths galem
JournaU: "iverybody Is busy trim
ming and fixing up their roses, spad
ing the ground for the early garden
and Plowing for the potato patch, and
all that is needed to make one sure
spring is here is to hear the resound
ing whack of the clothes prop against
th nrnnl twunt over m. line and
getting its yearly drubbing. That
and the head of the household with
her head tied up in a sling and
bossing things to her heart's delight.
That combination is the true har
binger of spring whatver that la
Rag Tag and Bobtail
Stories From Everywhere
LINCOLN'S "LOST SPEECH"
who travels will ultimately find
out that he has little that public
' officials are bound to respect. It
-is not very far from application
in Oregon of the Russian spy sys
tem against which the whole
lerca lor a pian unaer wnicn tne Campbell, however, holds that an tie late m settling tnis egg boycott. By a
Marnhfiftld Rficorrl arot from Cooa inni 1. .11 now about forgotten in town, but not study
countv an advertislne fee of S a a a 7 a .. .,. ! BOon ln the country. The story of Ballam's
county an advertising iee 01 a state deeda Issued Drior to tht L,n. h.nr.nino. in nnnthr I lowlne- a
world has long made a very vocal,10' for lotf VV JiLthe, ll 8&le te
protest.
sold for only 3J5 cents a lot?
Nine Since the delinquent pub-
Doubtless the step was neces-1 llcation system is a waste of coun
sary to carry out the purposes of t money, as well as tha money of
u' """ U1J iU " delinquents, and since It is com
IS not in discussion 01 tnis searcn
and seizure provision measure that
these observations are made.
mon knowledge that it is perpetu
ated merely to placate a few coun
ty seat newspaper men, how can
farm industry is illustrative, several por Common Sailor.
The law Invoked bv Judei fc'H"f I Portland. Or.. Feb. 8. To the Edl-
romnhn tn .M.toU v.io -..iin .,n j ,k I tor of The Journal The Democratic
passed to meet a parUcular sltua- Jemg brog 1916, especially
tion which existed at that time, "Ti;,,: ZrnnT oHce should e provision toncernlng the right to
and wa nnvpr intnnrlArl tn vnli- i .1,. i. quit. The substance of that law ls:
" -.a - . - 1 HJWaY SJ CU UCLA lUQ wiiievna. aa - u f " I .
date such titles as those of Benson freight. The growers believed thu u c Autl? port
or. TTvia .t.t. i,n k, or some of it. and hoes increased v0?8- or .n,. "n"" 1
uu yv.u. EI.VV UWMU I . , . . .
in nils icx iiLijr nil tiic i.uaoL i"o-
The . purpose here is to Inquire 1 any legiSiator. on his 'conscience haf tbeen Called UpOQ to foreclo9e kets could not take all
as to what other lengths the leg
Islature expects to go In. regulat
ing human conduct. How much
farther can It safely go In using
police authority to make our cit-
and out of respect to nis pledges
of public economy, vote to con
tinue the graft? '
Ten On his honor as a man
and on his oath as a public serv-
a port on the Paclflo or vice versa,
within four days after the seaman has
a lot Of mortgages covering loans Then, when grain prices were high, ben discharged, or within 24 hours
from the school fund, and manv of in 1915. hog price, went to "5 cents. """ J" ul"!":
vt t j a ...t.i. wnicnever lirev uupeiis. inn un
the farms so taken were sold by fJ .lm acmnl "f'L "1 IJZ "bould be amended with a provision
, ' Haines man, whose hogs were penned , . .
the board. It was discovered, by a neighbor for trespass, told his to read on arrival In any port if the
v ,v, , n .. Z w. . i,- ,v, sailor so desires. I suggest also this
however, that it was Without au- friend if he wanted hfega to keep them
amendment because it is essential. The
Z . ' " ana on MB oam UUUIIC r- ..... , , . k. i. .k.m r-nmn haclr And aiuenumenv uu esociiuai. iui
izens be good? Do the legislators 1 ant how can any leslator at. thority ta make these sales, anl J "k Lt hog.. aS bSn. Moiitio entirely of the month's ad
thinkr the state can be made a . t ' , tn nln,n r an munint Passed In 1901 which nort lookK: ?, y0Uacan do' vance and blood money will ellmina
hnivhndv u rBstrain tho Individ. 1 . .t . it ' validated all such deeds issued bv I s it Portland .eir buvera. who tb Shanghai and kidnaping methods
";." ., 71 - ,r.. . 7. ' consutueni mat me newspaper. . . - i "l.r "V .V:. I employed. Advance notes never per-
uai in ui'u- smau anairs oi ms graft ls bad for Multnomah county1"0
take most of Oregon's surplus, con
tinue to prefer storage eggs they may
formed any useful function, only en
Suits to set aside Other deeds yer have to pay a premium to cournF Pernlclou- trickery carried
state; and how can he attempt to om the state have been filed In" see a fresh one. Support the local m- Anbth" m tter which i, eeneraiiv
erlooked ls the sleeping accommoda
jn provided for sailors. They should
have the same privilege as officers
life which we commonly refer to , nn1 nnt had th rCr nf th.
as personal naDits?
There are radicals amone u n...ti...i our ponrta Rlnm that rlat and da. dustry. and when eggs become plentl- viV..!a . .v.. Ji
who would have the law and the the people he votea publlc money cisions have been rendered in fa- J,1 hadTprofit tVaa ,2nd a t'on for They should
conscience. They would leave noth-; linnAnr nin flliu1 tn mprAlv court and lands have been recov- Now. with grain $1.50 at ITe gran- JAJ ."L .1"' AJ8
inir for the individual to choose " ? j ".f. ; rd Vn ,(tn.n0 frt. ary. farmers don't, seem to tare who ' ''T.'".1
- - ,, . . . auYBiusmg lees iui BBtunug v ' . "-" i h However the " "" uuvious, ciuti
' fnr- rtlmaolf Thv wnnM TAvnlula ... ...... t..A . I else nas eggs or meai. nowever, loo I , v,. -..w-
v. 7, ; V ,: . , ' :, V tne ravor to mmseil or certain J"b ut ttu' tuu" eY hen is a good gleaner and with prices 'eYa fZ7i urJ't .ZZIa a
considered tor a moment that this fair will return a profit. Baker ls a
law of 1901 went anv further than town that pays for eggs. For many
I rrl Mt.a-. i r i I
So far as voting for school di- validating deeds covering farm land nave ben 60 to To cent." with
rootrvr ia rnnrcrnort ftwrnn nnm I BalCS. It hSS remained lOT Judge . morlr.t fnr- all h.Et ninlllv nffr.
aog, ms amusements, nis conduct for the firBt time nrr, tho man on Campbell to stretch the statute to ings. SCOTT GOODALL.
on Sunday, in short every act and j an pnaiitv with thA dollar save the necks of the lieu land Tir Jsu- With Mr. Peerv.
operators, and thus deprive the Aurora, Or., Feb. 8. To the Editor wrk, in making better laws and a
iVAfi nmiv.V statA land hnsrd nf th righto tn lot The Journal M. M. Peerv. of 1118 worm living ior tne common
..-- " -m I " . bu vr i - - . . . . I . n M n TOTT T f 1 f ninfl t -t.ti.t
-.mro ii,n,nn9 f i.j sprinrneio. ur in ine journal or.
Tbe BeDubUcaa narty was firat orranlad
in llliDola at Btuomiscton oa May 2b, 1854. !
(Mt Uat occatloa Abrabam Lincoln dellTered
remaxaaDia apeecn wnicn aunoei uecame a
number of yeaxe, and would certainly nave au
remained out zor a rvcuiaaTance aet rortn in
Um subjoined peaaage, an extract from a let
ter written sUr IS. lbt. bj Joaepb MedllL
editor of tba Chicago Tribune, to tbe editor
of McClure'a Magastne. In tbia apvec-b Lincoln
uot only definitely aevered bla relatione wltb
toe wniga, nut ao uayirra ntm new political
aMociatea wltb bis own interpretation of tbe
times tnat be became at once their unques
tioned leader.
At this Bloomington Republican
convention Mr. John M. Palmer pre
sided and made a stirring free-soil
speech.
Mr. Emery, a "free-state" man Just
from "bleeding Kansas," told of the
border ruffian" raids from Missouri
upon the free-state settlers in Kansas:
the burnings, robberies, and murders
they were then committing; and asked
for help to repel them. When he fin
ished, Lincoln was vociferously called
for from all parts of Major's large
hall. He came forward and took the
platform beside the presiding officer.
At first his voice was hesitating. There
was a curious introspective look in
his eyes, which lasted for a few spo
ments. Then his voice began to move
steadily and smoothly forward, and
the modulations were under perfect
control from thenceforward to the
finish. He warmed up as he went on
and spoke more rapidly; he looked a
foot taller as he straightened himself
o his full height, and his eyes flashed
fire; his countenance became wrapped
ln Intense emotion, he rushed along
like a thunderstorm. He prophesied
war as the outcome of these aggres
sions, and poured forth hot denuncia
tions upon the slave power. The con
vention was kept, in an uproar, ap
plauding and cheering and stamping,
and this reacted on the speaker, and
gave him a tongue of fire. The
thrilling scene in that old "Bloomington
hall 40 years ago arises in my mind
as vividly as the day after its enactment.
There stood Lincoln in the fore
front, erect, tall, and majestic in ap
pearance, hurling thunderbolts at the
foes of freedom, while the great con
vention roared its endorsement. I
never witnessed such a scene before
or since. As he described the alms and
aggressions of the unappeasable slave
holders and the servility of their
northern allies as illustrated by the
perfidious repeal of the Missouri Com
promise two years previously, and
his diet, his religion, his children,
his household, his charities, his
personal beliefs, his relations with
his neighbor, his horse, his ox, his
thought, they would, as far as
, possible make obedient to the law
and the police.
For the moment, this kind of
radicalism Beems in the ascend
ancy ln Oregon. It has almost.'
: swept the present legislature off
its feet. If the thing goes on.
Seafaring life is hazardous and needs
agility, dexterity and stamina. By glv
ing the sailors good conditions you
make better men. The evolution of
shipbuilding In the United States will
make a larger demand for sailors ln
the near future. It ls to be hoped the
Democrats will continue their good
G
TTI mlltMi.t. n1.- ... x.Ji.,. i . t .. January .o iuhivcb oecri micinrna
u" oi-o- iue uinungni oi tne scnooi cnu- that are totally erroneous regarding
uiaae a gTeat pretense oi ar- dren or this state.
guing from biology.
The l
great
Colonel, in carticular. has a .v. Jallr "7 .V. 77 7 " 811 waa or account was sold
, , ' , , ' , iu eiine utuBi uiaae restitution by the company many years ago.
-uwuc ciu- for the lanQa recovered through i
Pokes Fun at Legislators,
h ?. C1 V" l"!'- H.Vay8the: of Th JouVnal-
is no good land to be had now. as
have lived in Clackamas county
to the bill for a home for the feeble
minded, I am led to ask what ls the
matter with the present institution
the state capitol for that purpose
. presently it win d necessary for tion, the struggle for existence and h dAfiRinn nf thA nnrrmA -,. over eo years and know something 7 7tAw; ik. L--72 '
' the individual who wr.nts to taks the survival of the fit. Many peo- 11 .' urt about what I am writing about. There
w w. 1 arcs rnnnuuni 4 1 1 r apri or pnni airr . 1 - "
a a-quiet snooze in the afternoon, pie have been fooled by their
.. or lay off for a half holiday to humbug, but it does not fool real
ask permission of a policeman or
are thousands of acres of good agri
cultural lands in Clackamas and Ma-
" a. constable to do so.
- v We cannot afford to go too faj:
in this kind of personal restraint-
r It la not a practical kind of gov
ernment. Too much of It will
produce reaction, a reaction that
. may overthrow good laws that
have been enacted. For example,
. It should be borne in mind that
it was only by a narrow margin
that the "bone dry" law was ap-
v proved by the people. The vote
"There will be no bloodsfred un- Hon counties that will soon bo open
men of science, who know what less it is forced upon the govern- for ettlement- 1 know where large
the struggle for existence actually ment Such wa3 the declaration K ?''.s ffh.T,..,",!8,,"?' !
uiccsuo I nf I .inrnln 1 fi nflva hf rrjs ri a wna 1 lotari a Vr toi. Tn . , , i ri v-rt hA
inaugurated as president. "The public believn. There are settleta
vnrld'a Mtrhact ontknritioc cova 0-,. wtii rigtit among tins land in eastern
""'"" m"" v , ..... '"' Clackamas county
tuai tne oioiogy oi wmcn tne war unless iorce is useo against it," their lands at from $50 to $75 per
ATlth VlClinattt maUo 11 a A a oafinnttallv I 'Via o A A H Haw itnlllrA T (nnnln nnnUprA Th as o-ront Unl wmil Vi .
wvuuwawuvu u.ihaa.v .au'w J VDuvUUUjli; I a W MUU-U a AAV TW UUHAV UliAvvU VV CLO I S a lil v IftiiU W v u ij IIUT C I f) I rn I 4 1 Am 1
antiquated." He is too eminent a the Hughes-Iosevelt propaganda ZJ it rZi M-ttZi pubiil if meanV were
norennairo f n that If fa I Ka TAfon romnoltrn fA i w Company WOU1Q Have BOW It. 1 Here f ..v, uiv ji
tially silly, as it is
voted for the tax list grab I sug
gest just closing tne doors upon
them, appointing clerks as attend
ants, and then, after rendering them
innocuous by the legal method which
they themselves have recently an
thorised, confine them there for
period of years corresponding to th
term for which they were elected.
A board of alienists could then ex
amine them for their mental fitness
low are rurai mail routes acrosn lota of
like Lincoln's policy is WllSOn'8 this land. The evidence that was
The notion that you can restore I policy.
the wan::i vigor of a country by
sending it liest young men to be
1nr it wn 11oa? and wuu,u ,l'
I'M 7i. Tt mnt ba ott 8ht down & bttle m'sht natur-
A CRIPPLED BANK
taken by which their proceedings
would not take effect outside of that
produced by the government before ,n lU1"on' 1 7Ur2 V?" wo"141.mw'
the special agent, Mr. Townsend, at
the - minority vote Is a very pow
erful protest.
" Assuming that all .he legisla-
tlon for enforcement of the "bona
ally come from a madhouse. How
it can come from apparently sane
men. is puzzling. But perhaps
their sanity is of the same brand
rlrv" nrlnclnl wna nrMnr M lucir '"iv;. xi evcryuouy nau
' rf.otMM. hii, i. !,, .v.,,, l his dues, they would be in the
- we go on and enact still more
- drastic measures bearing on pri
vate affairs in many fields and
, ' divers : particulars?
- There is one maximt that can
not be disputed. Whenever you
go l too : far in making laws, your
' laws cannot be enforced. That
teaches the Individual disrespect
ior law. Whenever enough indi
viduals "become disrespectful of
Law, the most disastrous conse-
QUences are possible.
You cannot put the American
-; people " under a spy system. They
A
Portland, showed thousands of acres
of good agricultural land not sold by
the railroad company.
with the approval of the majority of
the voters whom they have bam
boozled.
Seeing so much publicity given
VIGOROUS writer In the Mr. Peery. letter shows one of M"teiy to those advocates of birth con
. - twn thine-- W- i,. " wny noi give more puD
lailUCIS U1ICU r UlUUl CailS j " , a " " a ..w nil.
will rebel and in any; rebellion
against laws, good laws are liable
io he - kicked overboard with the
had .:. , . . ...
. ' Fewer enactments for regula
ting i everybody's t conduct ; to suit
somebody's fads and more for big
T
C. ' llf.iL li. ... . wu" llcity to the doctrine of self-control
upon the country to "un- thVr aUroadrs under strappers " Tl;at ls ? m th wou,d
shackle the postal savings qeorqe e. oolesbt !Ive a. difficuU problem, of course.
v. . ,, ..,. . x. . I I i uu uui pieieua 10 oeiieve taat every-
bank, which be says Jk a puny. indorses Anti-Tax List Flrht. body could be induced to adont that
sickly, hamstrung thing.' It has Albany, Or.. Feb. 9. To the Editor niethoo. but herein lies a hint to the
at present XlOO.OuW.OOD Of depos- of The" Journal You are maklsg a seeaer. ButwctusiSK.
Its belonging to 600.000 people. f.fLLf,?!1181. th. raft to pub- In lleply .to ilr. DubsjiB.
ti,. .j uub uik uj lunsii, uutsJt is levtnmr'i Jaurna vn ruruuu. me "or oi
uicu ttl O Warr-fllBU ... , , . I " T - - - - - - -. Th Jnunill X. waiiM Hka tn aV Xf-
1-- - "w I -- I .h),,. ,. . . V . k,,.
hr that a lne-l Kw Ynrt v lax lnt A experienced, that I am al- u
Der mai a Single nW lorn Sav-1 ',, T . , I whit ho eonaldera a. dslr9.bli a Hon?
ings bank has more than $100,-1 first one to make protest throuarh the "Wo have In years gone by had Japs
000,000 Of deposits. That bank I correspondence to your paper. land Chinese in this section of the
d-wo f-m o .ns-i, Aiaae tnis matter fist to th country to taae ine piace or as good a
' " . w., flnlshH x belleve a Ja maJoritv of People as are on earth, the Irish. The
postal panK araws irom me wnoic ihe people are with you. Japs and Chinese worked for lese
country. , CYRUS H. "WALKER. I money than the Irish and other for-
The postal savings bank pays Making OidFarm. New. !?J" w6 rOTmrl to
HE old-fashioned farmer, with! only two per cent on deposits and Portland. Feb. 6. To the Editor oft Then came the Hindus, Russians,
his diatribes against "new- turns them Over to banks which , Jui . snort iime ago i was Italians. Greek. Bulgarians, etc.
fancied" ideas in tba hi. x,ATT. . . f"eu rwu cut mwresunj arxicie I These are not men or ramnies, ana
langiea iaeas in the schools,, relend them at six, eight and ten on clearing land with stumo nuiier. n iM. th.n n anvrt.
madhouse, too.
in refusing to supply the publlc
with lavatories. In his time, Com
missioner Brewster was right; the
city should provide all necessary
comrt stations.
BOYS AND GIRLS
their grasping after the rich prairies
of Kansas and Nebraska, to blight
them with slavery and to deprive free
labor of this rich inheritance, and ex
horted the friends of freedom to re
sist them to the death, the convention
went fairly wild. It paralleled or ex
ceeded the scene ln the Revolutionary
Virginian convention of SI years be
fore, when Patrick Henry Invoked
death if liberty could not be preserved,
and said. "After all, we tnust fight."
While Mr. Lincoln'did not write out
even a memorandum of his Blooming
ton speech beforehand, neither was it
extemporary. He intended days be
fore to make it, and conned it over
in his mind In outline and gathered his
facts and arranged his arguments ln
regular order and trusted to the In
spiration of the occasion to furnish
him the diction w-lth which to clothe
the skeleton of his great oration.
It was my Journalistic duty, though
a delegate to the convention, to make a
longhand report of the speeches de
livered, for the Chicago Tribune. I
did make a few paragraphs of report
of what Lincoln said ln the first eight
or ten minutes, but I became so ab
sorbed ln his magnetic oratory that I
forgot myself and ceased to take notes,
and Joined with the convention ln
cheering and stamping and clapping
to the end of his speech. I well re
member that after Lincoln had sat
down and calm bad succeeded the tem
pest, I waked out of a sort of hypnotic
trance, and then thought ef my report
for the Tribune. There was. nothing
written but an abbreviated fntroduc
tlon. It was some sort of satisfac
tion to find thai I had not been
"scooped," as all the newspaper men
present had been equally carried away
by the excitement caused by the won
derful oration, and had made no re
port or sketch of the speech.
It was fortunate, however, that H.
C. Whitney, a cool-nerved young law
yer and ardent friend of Lincoln's who
was present, with nimble fingers took
down so much oi the exact words as
they fell from the great orator's lips.
that he was afterward able to repro
duce the speech almost Identically as
it was utterly, and has thus saved It
to posterity.
m
The effect of the speech was such
on his hearers that Lincoln bounded
to the leadership of the new Republl
can party of Illinois, and no man aft
erward ever thought of disputing that
position with him.-.
To thu cola ma all reader ef Tne Jonraai
are Invited to jb tribute urlfloal matter it
afery. la vena of la nhUaaopEical ebeervatka
r atruting quotation, (roea any aoarea. Co a.
tribatkma of ezcepUooat merit WlU be saU
for, at th editor' a appralaal. '
How Lincoln Silenced Cartwright
ABRAHAM LINCOLN had aXdra
matlc and amusing clash Wits
Peter Cartwright, the pioneer Meth
odist minister, that has escaped
the thoroughgoing rakes of the
biographers, who have not misse
much of anything worth narrat
ing. The story la told in th February .
Century by J. B. Merwin. who had it
from the great president himself.
It seems that Cartwright, who was
running against Lincoln for congress,
organised a religious revival meeting ln
his own home town in opposition to a
rival meeting at which Lincoln was te
speak. Against the advice of hit
friends, who knew that Mis religious
Irregularity would make it seem that
he was looking for trouble, Lincoln at
tended the Cartwright meeting.
"He sat in a rear seat." says Mr.
Merwin, and probably his presence
cast a depression over the meeting.
Cartwright spoke powerfully along
evangelistic lines, warning the un re
generate of their danger. Finally he
gave the invitation about as follows;
" 'All who desire to lead a new life,
to give their hearts to God, and go
to heaven, will stand.'
"A sprinkling of men, women and
children rose. After they were seated
the preacher went on:
" "All who do not wish to go to hell
will stand.'
"All the audience responded to this
In action with the exception of Lin
coln. Whereupon everyone expected
something would happen; and It did.
" 'Sit down,' said the preacher.
"I observe." he continued, when all
was again still, 'that many responded
to the first invitation to give theif
hearts to God and go to heaven. And
I further observe that all of you save
one indicated that you did not desire
to go to hell. The solo exception.'
continued the preacher, his voice grow
ing more impressive, 'Is Mr. Lincoln,
who did not respond to either invita
tion. May I inquire of you, Mr. Lin
coln' said Cartwright with great
earnestness and ln a loud voice, 'where
ou are gomgr
The tall form of Lincoln rose to
Its full height, and he replied:
i came here as a respectful listen
er. I did not know that I was to be
ingled out by Brother Cartwright. I
believe ln treating religious matters
witn due solemnity. I admit that th
uestlons propounded by Brother Cart
wright are of great importance. I
did not feel called upon to answer as
ne rest or you did. Brother Cart
wright asks me directly where 1 am
gomgT i desire to reply, with ential
directness: I am goiag to congress.'"
4
HOW TO BE HEALTHY
Oepyiight. ltls,
r i. keelty.
KOW TO LIVE LONGER. As a
man's hair whitens, as his face be
comes furrowed and his body bent, we
say "He shows the marks of time."
Time, however; has nothing to do with
the changes we have noted. In itself
the passage of time can effect no
change upon the human body. There
is no scientific evidence to show that
it does. Man grows old because he is
injured. Animal cells (our bodies are
simply an assemblage of cells) have
been kept alive for years, under condi
tions where they were kept from in-
Jury and poison, without showing any
signs of aging such as cells usually
exhibit. The experiment of Dr. Alexis
Carrel, the brilliant American surgeon
now ln France, with the connective
tissue cells of the chicken embryo
gives concrete evidence of what may
be done when the body colls are pro
tected from injury or strain, from ex
ternal or internal poison, from starva
tion or from bacterial attacks. A frag
ment of tissue cut from the heart of a
chicken embryo, placed In nutrient
media, periodically washed ln Ringer's
solution and transferred to fresh
media, keeps on growing. Cultures
from this original mass, after three
years, behave likewise.
How to ke-p the cells which make
np our bodies active yot not over
strained, nourished yet not over-nourished,
and resistant to the attack of
microscopic enemies that conttavoaUv
aseall them; how to protect them
fiom poisons that may be admitted
from without or may be found within
the body, are problems that the new
science of personal hygiene ls solving.
The death rate from the Infectious
diseases yellow fever, typhoid, ma
laria, consumption, diphtheria, pneu
monia is actually decreasing. But tbe
chronlo maladies of the vital organs
ere increasing. They contribute to
early old age. The most important
step ln protection against these degen
eratlve maladies is to. have a thorough
physical examination by one's physl
clan at regular Intervals, at least once
a year. In this way you may regulate
your life according to your physical
equipment.
Avoid overeating of highly seasoned
foods and meats. Eat plenty of fruit
and bulky or green vegetables which
regularly clean the bowels and pre
vent Intestinal pdisonicg. Avoid the
abuses of alcohol, tobacco, tea and
coffee. Do not take too little, exercise
or too much. Remember that hard
work ln which one has an interest is
not in itself harmful, if not carried to
the point of undue strain or to Inter
ference with normal sleep, diet or ex
ercise. Avoid chronic Infections of
the body, diseased teeth, gums or tooth
sockets, nasal cavities, ear cavities
tonsils, to which many of the diseases
of adult life are due. Breathe fratn
air; avoid overclothing Indoors and In
bummer. Cultivate the happy ha tit.
Tomorrow Sensible Diet,
auu me moaern educator, per cent. Tne riorum writer, J in The Journal. I was forced to think I can can. We also know they send
with hla convictions shout ta inhn Tt AiAn I what a pity that the thousands of I monav back to th old " countries
L' fa common pertinenUy asks- why.the
i. i . . I . - . . . . " . . -.v- i aiw wui pravcucaiiy wprcniees, couia I try. which is aireaoy overrun.
4WUUU evyyruYai 01 me coys-1 savings Dank snoum not iena lis not be cleared and turned into fer-l f think a have had enoach foreln
and , girls' club work of the State I deposits directly to the people? I tile fields and developed into beau-1 immigration in this country, and I do
department of education. I Ha outlines a i good many other 1"XU1 nonie- m practicable, and not consider the above mentioned na-
Throurh this servira wfctMi an nwtnna m, y yrnmn me vaiue or me stump I tlonallties desirame aliens. . i myaeu
inruaja mis service, wnicn can-1 Interestine Questions. or . exam-1 nniur htt vnnrn tv. I . .kim.
not be confined to ordinary text ple,x why should there be any Uml-1 was to ; blast out the sumps, wh-sh j that this country has had enough of
docks, country boys ana girls find I tatlon of deDOSltS? And whr I ow ana expensive. - I foreigner. By an means, let us nave
state welfare would be a very I new interests in farm m an I ..Ain' tha ivorT.mntnvir.MI .Some, yeara ago a .friend bought I the Orton bill as it stands
- i w w ui - su mcrwM not: ' rip x mm i-rt"T isnri -i' tus
READER,
PERSONAL MENTION
Are on Way Home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. inland are at .the
Nortonia for a Portland visit before
returning to their home at Nashville,
Or., after a six weeks' absence. They
have been touring the Hawaiian
islands.
a
Talbott Returns to Portland,
E, Guy Talbott of Los Angeles, in
charge of the arrangements for the
series of decennial laymen's mission
ary meetings being held in coast cities,
returned to the Portland Sunday ln tne
Interest of the Portland meeting which
opens Wednesday.
James Kyle, mayor of Stanfleld, ls
at the Imperial.
W. P. Myers, Culver attorney, ls at
the Perkins.
H. O. Meinafleld of Vancouver, B. C,
Is at the Multnomah.
E. T. Hal torn, Tillamook merchant.
Is at the Oregon.
Jay H. Upton, Prlneville attorney, ls
at the Imperial.
C. L. Collins Is registered at the
Carlton from Albany.
T. B. Templeton, Butte mining man,
ls at the Nortonia.
Robert McCrow of Ooldendale is at
the Cornelius.
C. M. Bishop of Pendleton, bead of
the Pendleton woolen mills, ls at the
Portland. .
- Mr. aad Mre. Keith Powell of La
fayette, Or., are guests at the Port
land. ' , ' ,
Dorothy Mortimer, Orpheura.-etar, Is
st the Multnomah with Mra Anns
Mortimer.
Mrs. E. Merritt, a Culver milliner.
is at the Oregon.
A. B. Parker is registered at the
Nortonia from Corvallls.
Dr. Ira Bartle ls a Coos Bay visitor
at tbe Multnomah.
F. D. Hurlbur Condon banker, ls at
the Perkins.
A. G. Buxton of Grants Pass is at
the Carlton.
George Vogel of Haines, Alaska, ls
at the Portland.
Mrs." w. H. Morrison of Crescent
City, Cal ls a guest at the Cornelius.
R. Alexander. Pendleton merchant.
ls at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. FTed Perkins are
Vivian vlstors at the Washington.
J. F. Gllplru Astoria coatractor, ls
at tbe Oregon.
O. P. Garwood, San Francisco attor
ney, is at the Multnomah.
C. F. Byer is a Bend arrival at the
Carlton,
T. W. Robinson Is an Olney visitor
at the Perkins.
W. W. Do ran. baggagemaster of the
steamer Northern Pacific, is at the
1'ortland;
E. H. Babcock Is a Maryhlll arrival
at the Cornelius.
Will M. Moore, prominent Pendleton
attorney, is at the Imperial.
Thad RoWson, Tillamook banksr, is
a.i ine iregon,
. Mrs. F. B. Bilcoa of Oakland. CaL.
is at ine waanington.
W. F. Mantley of Wauna at the
wasnmgton.
Mr. and Mrs. jr.- el , Ferruson are
The Retort Alphabetical.
Mamma haul callers one day. says
th Christian Herald, and left little
six-year-old Annie to entertain them
for a few momenta One of the ladles
said. "Ain't h u-g-l-y?" and Annie
replied, "Yes, but I am s-m-a-r-t."
The Fugitive Target.
Tommy Tracey. local boxing in
structor, recently met a big raw-boned
f el tow, hard -as Iron, sinewy as a lion,
and just about as agile ln spite of
his size and bulk. He surely hooked
like a winner in tho prize ring, and
Tommy was asked to paja on nlm. In
the course of conversation the follow
ng ensued:
Tommy Where are you from?
Tall One 1 came right over from
the old country.
Tom You should be fighting in th
king's army Instead of the ring.
T. O. To tell the truth, 1 was, un-,
til a few weeks ago, but 1 waited my
chance -and cleaned out.
Tom A deserter? Why?
T. O. I didn't have a fair chance.
I enlisted In good faith, but when i
came to march ia' and paradln,1 np mat.
ter wncre tney put me t always stooj
a full foot lugher than the boys
around me. That worried me so much
couldn't stand it. I lay awake
nights figurin' the consequences of me
siae. They told me in artillery prac
tice that ln firin' at a city, some
high tower or church steeple was al
ways aimed at and that the tray
aliots would find their way to the rest'
of the city. Finally I thought, "Me be
a target for them German bullets?
Not much!" And so here I am.
Cannibalism.
Old Bill 'Beezr wonders, says tts -
Springfield Uniun, what would happen
If some one should sic s northexA hot
dog on one of those Texas rabbit
sausages.
Oldest Model 1012.
The librarians at the University of
California are enjoying a Joke on their
sister workers in Reed college. A
freshman from Reed entered l?erkely
for the fall semester. On each occasion
that he browsed about the university
library it was noticed that ho seemed
disgruntled and called tor much as
sistance. On one of his visits the head
librarian helped him to find some ref
erences, and Incidentally queried him
to his difficulty. Berkeley, being
richly endowed, takes great pride in
its library, which comprises famed col
lection of rare books.
The boy turned on her rather dis
gustedly and said: "Oh. this place
makes me sick. Tou ought to see our
library at Reed college absolutlyup-to-date;
not a book older than 1912."
The Unchivalrous J. Front.
Mother Chinook mad us a whirl
wind visit Saturday, says the Drewsey
Pioneer Sun, but Jack Frost,, in his
fantastic raiment, beguiled ber to his
pastures new and left us warming our
shins by the old wood stove once more,
A Road Song.
The wind blows, the wind blows.
Or east, or west, or north;
And every vagrant son he knows
The keen winds call him forth.
Beyond the hills, the high, far hills,"
The roads dip into the hollows; "
They beckon with speech of leaves and
rills
Oh. where is the lad but follows!
The birds call, the birds call.
Land birda and birds tt sea.
Come lift your pack, whate'er befall,
And up and away 'with me?
Oh. it's up and away at spring o' day.
While the sky is an azure dome.
Oh, life Is sweet on the open way
To vagabond souls that roam!
sv.
friend.
To the edge of the world and beyond;
For it's uo and down and around tbe
bend, - '
To aouls that are vagabond!
.' - ' Verne Bright. . ;
Uncle Jeff Snow Says: " .
On tima hack In Arkaesaw me and.
Jim Toothacre mixed up In front of '
tbe hotel afore a lot of the neighbors,
and after I had got pretty badly
bunged up, and Jim looked liae he was
'bout to . close both eyes and fight
blind, he ast if I was ready to boiler
"miff. .Then we went at It worse'n
ever, and the neighbor had to Inter
fere and lick both of us. X don't b'liev
Hood River visitors at tbe Cornelia., 1 her nest in Europe as ylt.