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TUB OlU-GOiJ DAILY JOUUIJAL, .lJOWLAlD, .-TUDV,
1,
, AX ZSSgMCNDCKT KEWSPAPEV ;
S. JACKS0N.......
..PabUabet
1'cbIUbftt -tt Say. afternoon end ajeralna
. inrfft Sunday erttraoaa) at Tba aeeraal
J'.ulkHi.f. Braa4wejr (id Yamhill mcmm.
"aod. Or. ' - - -'
n'ntwd 1 a poatofrc lit Portland, Or., for
clai tuatlrr. - -
- Ul
; : ; 'BILL FOR OREGON
m HERE Is way" that the late legislature' could- tare been a real
' legislature. Instead of opposing the federal government. It could
I have stood loyally by the federal government In Its legal fight
with the railroad over the grant lands. Any other than an Ore
gon legislature would hive stood by the jgovernment. Instead Of passA
Ing the Bean bill, any other legislature In America would have passed
some such bill as the following: N - v -'o"
. . i A BILL. ' v v.- '- '
U"! Hom, A-ooil.i.. ,, v- thMnf In. t.h effort now being
ini ,ta . operata . w aat eeuarimeei Tm niaue vy mem, ana unuar tiieir uireu.i-wii, iv ' v -
want. - land grant to entry and settlement r to authorise and dirwct the attorney gen-
K'UEIGN ADVERTISING BBt'RESENT.ATlVE e.rl the state of Onfeon to use all lawful mean. in d uPjwrt ot
' Jtrt.ii Kcotiwr Co- Ennnrwlck BMr. ; said! government of the United States, said eongress and aajd officers and
ran ie, sw xotkv lztav-raepie a i agents in tneir eiiori to open, boiq tana Irani io eniry cnniucm.,
mug.. -Chicago. - t to declare an emergency. , ' .
wiiereas. nearly nan a century kko ib cvuam gt ---"
for the upbuilding and development of the state of Oregon granted a vast
tract of more than 2,300,000 -acres of the public domain to the, Oregon tt
California' railroad to aid said road in the construction and operation of a
railroad between the state of California and the city of Portland. Oregon, and
Whereas, Tho said congress stipulated in said granting act that the said
lands should be sold by. said Oregon & California railroad company. Its suc
cessors and assigns, to actual settlers at a price notlD exceed $2.50 an acre
land In tracts not to exceed 160 acres to any one person, and
I Whereas, The saidX)regon & California railroad company, and the South
! em Pacific railroad company, its successor in interest, has f or jnore than
fortv rears violated the terms of tald "arrantine act und has neglected and
refused to sell said lands,' or any part or parcel thereof to actual settlers as
by the terms of said -granting act provided, but, notwithstanding the said
terms, and provisions of said granting act has sequestered said lands from
entry, settlement or development to the great loss an harm of the state or
.Oregon and the people thereof, and
Whereas,. By reason of the long sequestration of said lands by said
railroad company tbe development,, settlement, advancement and prosperity
of said state has been hampered and retarded, the said lands have remained
and now yire a prlmeaval forest and a vacant empiro unbroKen by human
habitation or occupancy, .to the great and Irreparable loss and damage of . the
state of Oregon, and ;
Whereas,. Thousands of settlers have throughout the long sequestration
of the said lands by said company, vainly cought to purchase said lands, as
provided by the terms of said grant and by law. but that the said company,
unlawfully, harmfully and In derogation of the best interests of said state of
-Oregon and the rights of the people thereof, has insistently insolently and
Continuously failed, neglected and refused to sell said lands to said actual
settlers, as by the terms of said grant required, and
Whereas, The legislature of the state of Oregon, pursuant to the demand
of the people thereof, did memorialise the congress of the United States to
Institute, or cause"1o be instituted, such suits, actions or other proceedings
as would forfeit the said grant and bring about the settlement and develop
ment of said lands, as by law provided, and
bUwcrtprtaa teram f nail or t aar addrea
- - ia tbe- aJaUe States or Maxk-e:
- DAILY (MOHMMO Vtt ArTSKNOOX)
pne year,..,,., .(5.00 I Ot sumta....... JS0
One yar.V ..... -12.80 t One month I .25
JUAILV tMOSKlNO t,R ArXERNOOSJ iMi
One year.'.w....$7. I One month.
.$ .S3 ,
- A really rat man ia known by three
a jm ( fitrnM t j lu tbe dealica. kiimu
lty to the -eatcattoa,; nxxJeralKw In aae.
HisniarcK. .
THE ZMI31KR3IAX A'OTE
A
conpaaird by tbe name and addreai of tne
MHder. it (ha writer due not dea're to bate
Uia moi publlibed l.e tbuuld ao nata.J
Hearts Courageous.
Portland, Feb. 28. To the Editor of
The Journal I noticed an article in
yesterday's Telegram headed "Pacif
ists Scored by Mayor Albee," in which
"peace at any price" utterances were
denounced as being traitorous. "There
are traitors from choice," he says, "and
others who are traitors by inadvert
ence." Naturally, such men as W. J.
Whereas. The said congress, in good faith acting upon the said memorial i. if ,
of the people -of the said state of Oregon, through fts legislature presented, believe Mr Albee Again we are led
did institute such necessary suits and proceedings, and did enact legislation I . wn " 1,1 " ... .,.,'.., ',- k
ME RICA now knows -that forfeiting said grant and revesting said grant lands in the United .States of impii these men to be out-and-out
WOOarow Wilson Has Deen a ie iuiwMi auu io wun ui sum eiaie oi urrgon ana traitors, rather than mere heedless,
wise .and sklllTul steersman Wh'pSralant to .aid suit, .d toWd .tm.t, . id ,T,e r4a"l.!?"ntlv ,t'?":
IV. .Hn nf ctfv4o . . . , , . ' , ' 1 WOUiU DC glVHlg lliem a lllllO IUU Iliul
. Of trie snip or Slate. States of America, the said congress and the officers and agents thereof, are i..nd. .hnohin nnd
- The attempt Of Germany to form nw proceeding, as rapidly as possible, to carry out the terms of said grant. gentlemanllness Mr Bryan's attitude
an alliance With Mexico and Japan ? V.f8 tSrtriy' 8,et',ement and development in the toWrd the Uquor traffic, and Mr. Jor-
against the United States is eye- 0 f ' reKn and the homemak ZfZtffiSXt'lStt S'tS, as
Opening information as to . subter- Whereas. The enforcement of said enactment and the administration of men wi,0 ave the moral welfare of
ranean and Stealthy forces with "alf grant, as by said enactment provided, is of vital and beneficial Interest this country's young pfeople At heart.
"That wocud ui uitsvu, m mo ueveiuimieni. mm growm oi saia stale ana to I and if, this be true very little praise
,.K...e ,.v. tuiiviuireut i ""j oi-uuu" aim me pcupio luerewi if any is due to Mayor Albee for nis
wonderful message to the Oregon con-
instead of the man seeking the office.
It can be done the right way If the
people will demand it cooperatively, Is
a reaV businesslike way. - In the mean
time, get a record of their action in
the legislature, and at tbe next elec
tion vote - all the delinquents onto the
retired list. . , . .
One word as to the press Of your
state who are still sticklngthelr hands
into the pockets of the taxpayer. Zf
the taxpayers were not supporting that
kind of a press, there would nof be
any auch kind of a press robbing them
today. : They are getting Just what
they pay for. ,
. Jnst use common ense. That's the
long and the short ofSlt.
s TAXPAYER.
Civic Matter.
Portland, Fefc. 24. To. the Editor of
The Journal For the betterment ef
the city of Portland we should allow
taxpayers only (those who own their
homes) to be in the employ of the City
in any capacity whatsoever.' unless1 all-
taxpayers who wish it are employed,
and those who have Improvement bonds
to pay should be allowed to work that
out in preferWice to those who" have
none. For, according to Scripture, and
Carl Marx, "where a man's treasure
is, there will his heart be lso.
We should cut the wages of com
mon labor to $2.50 per. day.. A steady
Job at $2.50 is better than $3 or $4 in
termittently and in various parts of
the country, and a smash in the face
iOommnnlcatlona aeat to Tbe Journal fo? I of the tunavtrA most of whom have
uuuimuun in u nciiariiutfui luoui. VxL-frkri text- than 25 rnt rer hour,
ten on only one hide f tha pane, efcould not fiwr.Kea . r - lnan 30 . " .
Mf4 306 wurda ia lenvtb and most be ae-
men found their way into the bfcdy.
But, as a system,- the- aldermanlc
form has ; history In. ? Portland 1
that can not be overlooked, -should
tha plan to overthrow, commission
government be actually attempted.
y:l Xn complete contrast .-; with the
scandals ' and skulduggery of. the
councilmanlc plan the fact that
not a single charge of crookedness
or dishonesty , has been made
against the commissioners during
the nearlyfour; years of "commis
sion government. Not a single
scandal . of any kind "has ever been
.whispered with reference to mat
ters at the city hall withjn the
entire life of 'commission govern
ment' fn Portland. .
If there were no other reason,
the known cleanliness and purity
of commission government in con
trast with the rottenness of alder
manic government, should be
enough to induce Portland people
to cling to the form of government
they now haver
Letters From the People
We- should vote against the two
platoon fire brigade, for many of our
citizens, must go to -the woods, to the
mines and to the deep seas to make a
living for themselves and their loved
ones, and must see less of their wivt
and families than do the city firemen.
The salaries of the city commission
ers should be cut to $2000 per year and
that of the mayor, to $7000 per year.
Although some good men may be able
to make more in orivate business, there
PERT! N ENT C0MM ENT AN D N EWS IN BRIEF
frA)- i.i. CJiaAtiJ&
Soon there will be enough, daylight
that we can save some of it 10 aeea ut.
: tee fx, ine vaj'oua wa loru navs
not auuuunced luair aeieciiou wx cavpi
lais m which Vo vat tJmir taeca.iV
m : Uuuuum Oiuutia. - -
Oh, well. It WUl uo" no harm to Stick
do.ae to.u-.io sews in a oox uuwa in
uio baaeiueut tnMiewtaere. into isuo.
itl barWiy iua out aau uw Uui.
Whether AmerXcaus can sing lne
6tar apaugtfet ouuior" wr but, te'
iuv auu Vk.u. lOnuw me iar. kpaiwvu
Lannc-r wnerevwr mere J any ioiuv-
' The grain grower is ' glad of ! the
snow, una the lruitgrower is giad. of
tne buu saviug chill that goea witn It.
So let uk b ad patient aooat lhat
garaui mss as we can be.
Turning aside for a moment from
war and war's devices and inventions,
why doesn't some genius devise a
portable buttonhole, attachable to any
garment, especially knit unaerweas i
It may be true, or it may not. that
the Dtui-scnlan.l m tied up in a British
narbor wmewliere; but if It Is true,
so is another thins, and that is that
with the Ueutseruajid the ifrillsli "Cap
tured one good sport. 1
Kdlson is said to -be working on a
device to be t-nrried on a warshfcp to
detect the approach or a suomarme
and locate it. Well, one thing eure.
If he can't set the naval board, at
Washington to look at the thing when
it's finished, he won't sell it abroad.
as other inventors have done.
Success to the corn show plan, ex
claims tne JCugene-Meg later. Vt as
maJta Eugene ma cenif of the new
Corn Beit. - .
The Baker Herald reports the sale.
last K'riaay. f two it-year-old steers
by Aixiton doore to viiiiw
j(0 on foot witnout being weighed.
Mr. Moore drove the catue into iaker
troiu uurxee.
"Now that the Oregon frog has been
lound to have larger webs than they
nave anywere elb. pernaps esthetic
trieuds will ma wiliuig to so batck to
tne distinctive name of Yvebioot as
the proper designation tor ail Orego
nianu," is a suggestion thrown out
oy tne Uresnani outlook.
Specimen item lrom the newly
founded and hignly boostful lloatdman
Bulletin: "Three of the busiest men
on the project are the fartlow
brothers. Two of them own home
steads and the third bought private
Hand. They are all prering their
places for aeeaing this spring, iney
have fcood stock ard unuerstand Irri
gation, besides being good farmers.
Though tbe writer of "Misfits" In
the Aloany Democrat, r. .
at one time owner and now lessee or
the Democrat, retires from the paper
toduv he. will continue his column
f. onmo tim Mr issues this state
ment: "Those who have any objec
tion will nlease raise their hand. Ihls
column was started about :
ago. which means fully 100,000 misfits.
a ,.1.11. tnuk nut whatever comes
into his mind, and that's about the
way tnese paragrapus uw.ui.
COST OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
u
R
ap: 1 a-
and Bobtail
Stories hrom bvcrywLcrs
whkh he has had to contend
.we shall make war together. and to- eraliy. and
gether make pace," wrote" Foreign . Whereas. The said Oregon & . California railroad company and the said gressional Jdelegatlon, Perhaps what
Minister Zimmerman at "Berlin to S0"1" fic railroad company, its successor in Interest, are opposing Mr AlbeeTesires is a renewal of, the
rtrman Minister von Eckhardt at 7Znt,Z u ' " -I.. .-..1 uia V'".L.""ea llf,s "na . at InquisiUon of the dark ages a -ne
. ...a.i.as y 1 j ah men puwcr tu uti ciA l wi conieniions ana over- i Heve s T believe" DOlicy
Hi avIaa i r rarfnariv In npftTSfioarl turn th rinaiMnn ca M iTnltAl cnA ta - a ai j 1 '
AacAv vn; vici j y. - -" vx va in tuu t-o, vi doju tuu icob, lo tu if lfJ up e ill US J HOUUCCu AS ft tILltOP.
alliance with Mexico and Japan U1 '" ' c"lTy M" settlement, ana
was in hpln Mexico take rrom the Whereas. The defeat of the said United States and of said congress, and
Z ?. ? help Mexico take irom me the. success -of said railroad companies would work lrremedlal harm and lr
- united. States the States Of Texas, reparable wrong, loss and injury to said state of Oregon and the people
Arizona and New Mexico and annex . thereof, now, therefore. A
them to Mexico I BE IT ENACTED BT. THE PBXDPLE OF THE STATE OF 'OREGON.
lu j Section 1. That the state of Oregon hereby declares and asserts its firm
Prior tq these machinations, and unwavering allegiance to and support of the United States of America
German agents were busy in Mex- ,Ssi1 the congress thereof in the efforts by them being made to open the
icrrwith plans that were hostile to Smntpvhlcd? & ClUifornia rant t0 entry and tement, as by their
the Interests of America. The en- Section 2. That the attorney general of "the state of Oregon bo and he
dpnvnra of th loint Men roramls- hereby is authorized and directed to coocerat -a-ith und imIi tii
-1 r-.,nt.. k. T r United States, the. said congress and the officers and aeenta ihronf Hn am no 3U.
biwu no uuowai. uj uuio va,- iawfu. ,... . tVl .H j Vr 7. . j r.V 1 V . . - stamped as a traitor, lec air. Amee
brera through supposed relations SressnTof Udmcersa and demand that he be the first
with: German lnf 1-uences. and entry and settlement be' upheld and stppo'rted Yy the sa"I state of Oregon JRra'rTn ttt on f of The batUe ?h2
through- that fact, President WH- m "ccUon, 3' ,Tbat fus the "ly opening of said lands to entry, settle- beUeve somewhat in
son's plan or establisnmg better of tha Htat or hieVor, nr, h ihl. XV " prosperity
, .. . . . pt tne state or uiegon and the people thereof, this act is necessary for the
conditions along the border and. a peace, health and safety of the people of the state of Oregon, and an emer
better ' line Of action between the eency is hereby declared to exist, and this act shall be In 'full force and
two nations was destroyed. , effect from and ater u approval by the governor.
These are examples of lurking1 Jh 'Tlf111' U h? the lelslatur. outd have sup- "ffiV1 ha,bT stid. morli
perils and menaces with which ' tu.uuioui, m us euon to settle tne grant land? courage is tne reai acid test or a mans
President Wilson has had to con- and dfvelo Oregon. It would have supported and aided the govern- sincerity and worth to his country,
tend. The true secret of his'pol- TJfTt preTe th6 rf from c.uring lands which mSV. tS mofa'l .piS
lcy of peace with, Mexico and 71,, ,. PeP 3 eXCept the ,2 50 an acre held
of W. J- Brykn and David Starr Jor-
v i-i.vj . dan h would fnreet about trift war. anrt
or be de-
The writer believes that the admin-
lstration of the president, with ref
erence to the present crisis, is to be
commended in the highest sense; fur
ther, the writer has tfye greatest confi
dence in tbe president's integrity in
this issue, and will do nothing, know
ingly, to add to the president's already
heavy burdens by any undue criticism.
But because any conscientious person
does not agree with the president, or
Other national figure in this crisis is
no just reason why he eiiouid be
as a traitor. Let Mr. Albee
bis boastful message in regard to his
assumed bravery.
The mayor's present admlnisttlon
has not Impressed the writer very
much ,ln regard to his moral courage;
The total of apTmiprUtlcwi rrpottad tor the
pit sent conxreea , l.$6u,0oa,iO. tr 1.3O0.
OOUjCuO after dodtirtluf apprPrl"on for t1
tmiJtkl wrvti-o. h i-h irt asunied to be bal-
i ajiid by postal nrlpta. aud a a laatlor o
Ifact bite lie-n imr tau balancad oyre-
yet remain many gentlemen and gentle- j ,n, .,00000 aa iho gr
women, anions whuih ai e luucsc v1"- tb iTerac uuat per capiia or uutii is"-
fessors and school teachers, who are mmt U $u. orejton'a .uiatkm (wtimatad)
perfectly capable of carrying put the January 1. 1917. i M,s;. if tiw v cap-
will of the people and who would glad- ;re'Vmeh.t"in ei.ut U.-
ly take the office at that wage
Vote for a municipal lighting piant.
and let our watchword be Portland
Uber Alles.
UUti.lAlO.
Washington, March 1. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOl'KNAU)
If we would proceed on those lines In direct appropriations for the pres-
we would attain the New Jerusalem, cnt fiscal year. Oregon and the Colum
one step", at a time, instead tf getting bia .river receive, in round figures. 3.
i Ai n th lik the 137.000. Oregon's contribution to the
Christians, or o'f waiting uwtil we all federal direct taxes amouvted to. $1.-
i 4h iv,.tnn. in. it i V7.1 nnn nun on a nor ranita oasis, ner
the nseudo-Socialists and the I. W. W. indirect federal tax was about 2.0o,-
advocate.
P. W. BRITTS.
000. a total of $3,737,000. There was
approximately $600,000 more collected
than was directly -expended within the
state.
Just what Oregon contributed tn in
direct taxes cannot, of course, be ac
curately ascertained. Whether trie av-
"Contaniinated" Water.
Portland, Feb. 28. To the Editor
of The Journal I see the editor of
the morning paper -imagines ho has
fmind a mast tiortentOUS reason Why
ir lSiWs nlmt for an lfetrie lieht I erage indirect contribution to the gov
ami Tnwr riant must not be real- ernment expense is the same for a clt-
ized on the uODer Bull Run river. He len of Oregon as for the citizen of
discovers that the water running New York, of Kansas, or of Alabama,
through the water wheels will be se- is a duestifln on which airterent con-
rlously contaminated and unfit for elusions may be drawn. The per cap-
usft ita basis is used as the one that is eas-
Of course, the declaration is only lest to apply,
a ruse to cover the monopoly Instinct It should also be explained that In
of the organ, which hopes to benefit the figures used above and hereafter
the two companfes now extorting two amplified, the appropriations are . f of
or three times higher rates for light the fiscal year djn June 30 1317
and nowr than are reasonable while the revend figures are for the
The city of Los Angeles, bringing pear ending June 30. 1915. Tness are.
water over 200 miles from Owens n eacn case, tne latest ava.iauia
Adventures With , Visitors. ,
UNCLE JOB B ELLIS, the famoiik
Wonuna miner, who found a $40,
006 pocket of gold and spent a hundred
thousand mora trying to find another ,
-.-not without succeas breezed, in ther ,:
oineT; day, says somebody, possibly
Tom Daly, though he doesn't sign the "
stuff, in tha - Philadelphia Evening
Ledser. He told us many things. Tbe ,
world is said to ba full of them; and
those of-them which be lias not ob-"
served may consider themselves fn- .
visible. , V
He told us,, for instance, of his mln- .
ing camp, where his men were running ,
a tunnel. They Were paid off very
two months or so, and promptly
romped Into tha nearest town for sap-'
plies to last till next payday. On one
oocasion they bought new eulfa of '
clothes, new bats and shoes, and Inci
dentally a keg of New Orleans mo
lasses. They were away from camp Cor three
days, and Sundown Bill's pet beaver
was locked up In ther cabin for the
period of their absence. He got plumb
hungry, and when ,the boys got back, h
possibly sleepy because of the long
ride In the sous wind, they iinmedi- -ately
turned in and went to sleep.
They threw their new clothes and
things on the dirt floor of the cabin. -and
thereby set the keg of molasses.
As every schoolboy knows, a beaver -is
passionately fond of sweets. Bill's ! -pet
got busy and gnawed-J. hole In j
the keg. Naturally tire molasses .
flowed out. What is a self-respecting '.
beaver to do when things flow? Build
a dam, of course. So Bill's beaver built
a dam. He used what dirt he could
These figures ho not Include postal
..in . wi.ih Jr-r. itaiiaiiv omitted in
i L ... . 1 . V- . . " . 1 - i,
. - . . i .air.
revenue caamiations, bih-o icrana unin. thtn tnm hi. nontiA.
tnd expenditures ' to the new suits, which he used to con-,
re approximately equal and the 6truct perfectly ood d
enues :
mpnt a
halanr In that deDartment appears in
the "mlscellaneou!." Under President
Wilson there has been a balance each
year, last year of more than $5,000,000.
As the population of the United
States, according to consus bureau cti
tt.!. nf Tnlv 1. 1916. was 102,017.000.
on
tha
a perfectly good dam.
Meanwhile the molasses "kept
flowing, but it didn't overflow
dam.
When the boys finally came to, a J
couple of days. later, there was old Mr.
Beaver, calmly wallowing in the mid- ;
die of his conserved pond, but the mo-
tliere would be a per capita federal lasnes was virtually ruined.
tax" in that year of $8.24. However
the Oregon proportion or interna.!
revenue can be exactly shown from the
report of the commissioner 'of internal
revenue, as follows:
Total V. S. Orofnn.
Ordinary Int. reT.....$3'3.507.W ' I?-
Kmtcincy act ...... K4.2T8.o00 :4.2
Corp. inc. tax "... 6fl.WW.000 1Vi.71.
Icdlr. lnc tax t7.e43,OW . H8.417
Total int. rT $312.723.0u0 $!.O:i2.-0
The estimated population of Oregon
Tnlv 1 1!)16 was 835.000. On A
strtctlv np'r caDita basis, its share
the federal tax would be $6,876,000.
But the Internal revenue figures above
show that Oregon paid only relatively
a small part of this direct tax. It can
be seen at a glance that Oregon s pop
ulation is about .S2 t 1 per cent of
the total, while its internal revenue
receipts amounted to about $1 in $012.
Deducting the Internal revenue col
lected In Oregon, which an exact
quantity, the per capita share for Ore
gon of other kinds of federal revenue
would be $2,705,000. or a total for the
state. Including Internal revenue, of
$3,737,000.
The main direct appropriations auu
What did they dor ;we asked.
"well," said Undo Joe. "most of the
boys wanted to kill Bin's pet, but he
stood 'em off with a Colt .38 and they,
calmed down some, but Bill,, he spent
all his spare time for the next two
months scrubbln' the molasses out o'
that beaver's fur."
A Wild West lleunion.
Boy, page Buffalo Bill's old cow
boys, orders the Chicago Herald. 'Tx- .
ot4lcole Charley" Cole of Lallas, Texas,.
wants to near rrom you. Fred it-.
Evansi in charge or the .vagrancy bu- f
reau of the police department, received
a letter yesterday from Cole asking his
assistance in finding members of the
original cowmen of the west who trtiv-
eled with the late Buffalo Bill's Wild
West show in tbe early days. . Cols
plans a "round-up" of what he da
acribes 'as the "wild bunch." .
Consulting an Ancient Tome.
Recently a. couple of La Grande at
torneys wve discussing the proper
prorfunciatson of the word "squalor."
One insisted that the pronunciation
rhymed with "waller" and the other
rbor. ""' JfsJSS went into Court Reporter
iS . : : : : :::::::: : ? wS office o look UP a die
through that peace a harmonious
relation with all nations in the
western hemisphere is now -disclosed.
It was a BagaciouB service
In the guarding of the American
people against plot and peril that
reveals a statesmanship of the
highest type. '
, The American people now know
that., this should not be a divided
river to its boundaries most of the ures, ana it my ua saiu mi m allotments ior u" w , v.-. . , wa equaiiy certain it rnymea witn
war in ooen conduits expects to kn appropriations do not ordinarily fiscal year are shewn below: "Jailor." To settle the dispute they
fh wter four or five times vary to a mrjo "icui nvm S-'"
" . . I vno r nrjmau"n
over ana create tu.ouo norsepower, puWic buiwinra
to break a like monopoly there. The The total disbursements of the gov- rrom national forests
methods are similar, the objects to ernment, however, for the year 1917 J' Ji'iid" W'.'.'.'.'.'.
be gained are alike, but no one has will, no doubt, be found to exceed those jDiian reaervationa tperMtYng bill)
been found there to raise the 6bjec- for 1916 by several hundred million Columbia quarantina station
tinn rjrolectd hv trie hand or Brail dollars, owinr to the enlarged army Protection O. & C. Imida.
CHURCH and navy program. It Is well to re- ' rlL. V.-, V;.tim,
niomtiM also that the actual disburse- k. UlniliM iM
M-i.i a c3 --t .
i itiucu ouicn, ments many years fan xar Denina tne ctm-kamaa iid naimery
here.
IL It. llan-
dlctlonary, Ths
7T .oo only dictionary they found there was
I?-rtTU a mora r 1B" dilapidated volume of
I42oo 'oa-h Webster's original work, a ven-
'&'.o erabie volume 'that had come . to Ore-
2-.,ooo gon with the first families. On the fly
fl' leaf of this book wan written In a boy
ish scrawl: "Robert ICaktn, Kugeno
s.rxn)
H,OT4t
r.,7o
18.100
lt is such a bill, as any leelslature exepnf an rtnimn iort0it...A doubtless would be making his way at
sspd "'"lt10 this time for the deep blue in search of
would have passed.
he lends the timely aidf of his
team in their muddy trouble are
all rich. If he' puts his price up
to what the traffic will bear he
only follows high precedent. "Git
a plenty while you're gittln' " is a
rnmmnn tnnttn thosn ilnva Tf tha
' country. Congress, which has some- .rancher continues his present
times pettifogged with the presi- thrifty course his children may
dent.-must no-w have a .realization perhaps learn how white bread
. that the - nation's,, president and and potatoes taste before they die.
people a Bposesman neeas its umtea
support and merits that body's full
est confidence.: "
In the ZJnimerman note, the Ger
t man Imperial government has al-
The lumber production of Amer
ica for 1916 was 11.2 peri ceht
greater .than for 1915. Oregon for
1916 showed an increase of 14.6
, most committed an act of war. The per cent and Washington 14 per
alliance with Japan and Mexico was cent. The information' is from
proposed while America and Ger- the official report of the forest
, many : still maintained diplomatic service. It should interest the
relations and while America had sob squad' who wailed so calamit-
nothing but the friendliest and ously and so hysterically over the
iioat peaceful intentions toward lumber businessin the late elec
tion campaign.
. The Zimmerman note is a mis
representation if not a betrayal of
the German people, both In the
fatherland and In America. .
$2.55 and in some of the remote
counties the cost was $20 a vote.
Under his plan, Speaker Allred
figures that the average cost of
casting a vote will Be 30 to 32
cents.
The total number votes caet
at the last general election was
134,503. In the state primary
election but 44.006 votes were
cast. That is to say, under the old
plan, but 32 per cent of the Quali
fied voters participated in the pri
m a r y election. Speaker Allred
thinks the mail plan will heavily
increase the. voting at the pri
maries.
the backbone of some whale, as an
apology for his spineless address be
fore the lawyers auxiliary to the naval
militia. S. L. M.
Portland. Feb. 25. To the Editor of appropriations, the appropriations one smitu i-eTcr -
The Journafl I am sendtng you a year being often reflected in, tne ais-
recipe for pickling smelt which I hope bursements for the year following,
you will publish, as smelt axe so cheap It is practically Impossible to strike
that even the poorest can use this a balance sheet between different
recipe. I know the product is delicious states, or between any one staw ana
for wa have used the recipe several the federal government. Appropria-
years and the trouble is small. tlons are made nationally, ana unaer , i,m-. Neither does it take
Clean and wash the smelt in mree the reaerai system no state oaa srouni ------
PRIMARIES BY MAIL
W
ITH only, one dlssentln?
vote, the Idaho house has
passed, a bill which pro
vides -for the holding of
primary elections by mall. If the
' Jingoism raged like a roaring
lion at the lawyers' luncheon. One
military hero scathingly denounced
Dr. ; Jordan, ' President Foster and senate agrees to it and the meas
Graca de Graff as "no better than re Becomes a law, there 'will be
the I. W. W." We wonder at his wide interest in future primary
mildness of expression. In the eyea elections In Idaho,
of j-your raving Jingo, Dr. Jordan) Speaker Allred Is father of the
andMlss de Graff must appear a bill. He proposes to reduce the
good deal worse than the I. W. W. cost of primary elections and to
From denouncing' people as traitors increase the. vote,
because, they speak their minds "to ! ThA u " ro,Tiateia Dll
hunting them down in the streets , electio boar4a aVsVead. pro!
Is ohly.a,st. When jingoism vldes a canTassing board ionliat.
COm!! iIl, mtT ing of the county commissioners.
r.7rTK::r.JUt -ballou containing the
uttwga .vt ve,a.3 vauuiutco aiQ yl XUL'
ed and mailed to qualified electors.
Accompanying the ballots, which
i are numbered for checking pur-
rancher ; who is growing ; Poses, is a return enTelope.
rapidly rich . out of the The elector marks the , ballot
'- - M J: A A i m
t -.- proceeua or " muanoie ana returns it to me county re
near Miller's bridge, east of The corner within a prescribed time.
Dalles, would be glad to see It when it is deposited in a ballot box.
sealed over with good solid rock. , Later, the ballot boxes are opened
That la, we feel pretty confident and, the Vote canvassed. There are
The rancher gets x& apiece 1 for complete safeguards to prevent
hauling- automobiles: out of th fraud and to preserve to the
hole but since he Is a good cit- elector all the secrecy and other
lzen and an exemplary Christian, ! rights Incident to the present sys-
that Js a minor consideration to ; tern.
Graff; hanged for their oplnldns.
., - y '
A XUCRATIVE MTDHOLE
BFEEL) confident that he
him. - The story that he goes out
at night and pours" water into' the
slough is, of course, pnto Inven
tion. : " ' ' '
The rancher, as we understand.
la a poor man wih a large . family
to support- The aTitolsts ta whom
Speaker Alfred calculates that
under hfs plan the latest primary
election In Idaho would have cost
Y 13,840. Its actual cost to the
counties and cahHidates was $112.-
220. M The- average cdst to cast a
single vote in the last election was
A
. Sterilization Considered.
Portland, Feb. 20. To the Editor of
The Journal Another signal victory
for intelligence is the enactment "of
the sterilization bill. The humanitar
ians of Oregon should be proud and
grateful to the women and men who so
steadfastly stand for right. This
measure, as with prohibition, la a dem
onstration of the great advance of intelligence-
against the strong opposi
tion of Ignorance, greed and craft.
In the Sunday Journal of February
18 was a letter by "A Journal Admirer"
branding the sterilisation act as "crim
inal" and using the usual arguments
against the bill, but in his closing he
used' the strongest argument for the
measure, In that it would have the ef
feet of making men on whom used
"use their brains for something beside
foolishness and wickedness."
Anthf. wrltAr In gnnth.. eon.
BANDONMENt of commission asks, "Is humanity not as good as
A ROTTEN SYSTEM
government and a return to. ever it was?'
the aldermanlc form is pro- We ar1J?roudKto "ay- nd J"lth f"
.... - ., . . y su ranee, "Even better. Else how vain
posea I0r remand In a new and hnnpless. how nbsolutelv ii1Ra
charter that has been prepared, and j were life, with all its problems? Man's
which, it is said, will be presented n""1111 l "a advancing.
for arfnnMnri In tha t.,t. lf al1 Persons of ordinary Intelli-
ioi -adoption m the June, election, hrence would visit, as the writer h
The very thing which PortlarftH the institute for the feeble minded, at
sought to get away from when it Salem, study the inmates,. the pitiful.
adoDted the commission nLar. wo hopeless nothings, mere could be no
- . " smiht lTt nil tn the rich nnil Itictlok
aldermanic governmrrt. When the of ateriiization. it is a law ail h-
aldermanic system was In effect In manity should demand, it is the duty
Portland, agents of paving com- of civilisation to see tnat tne law is
pantes used to go on to the floor
and whisper into the ears of ooun
cflmen when the ' council was in
session.
properly administered, never as pun
ishment or in any wise contrary to authority.
It is the duty of intelligence to con
trol these matters.. The bringing Into
the world of mental defectives is not
Under the aldermanlc form, not I God's law. Man Is solely responsible
infrequently one councilman would for . crlm and lt ,s m&n' dutx to
j.. ..'.,.- " man to correct.
OD u ,ua vu. me uoor ana Nationwide Drohlbition. sterintatin
denounce another councilman as a I and birth, control are the indications of
grafter without even eliciting a de- P rreat movement for a higher, bet
f,r,a, , .7., ... Ker plane, of life.
i.Mv.aou. AN AMEBIC AX MOTHER.
It was common knowledge in those Tt-,
J.J On Recreant Representatives.
Who were paid a rake-off On pave- Editor of The Journal For years I
ment laid In their districts. The have watched and read with Interest
reduction in the cost Of paving your , fIht tor a o.uare deal for our
.Jl, , people and the northwest More es-
brought about under commission pecially your labors have appealed to
government ia me strongest Cir- me because or their bro&dmindedness,
cumstantlal nroof that slmlrln- exhibited In all your efforts to build
eerv was constant! v enin cm In up the nortl,west morally as well as
gerj was constantly going on In physically. You have certainly pit up
the council with reference to 'City a strong fight for the taxpayer on the
paving. big graft tne newspapers of ypur state
or four waters. Salt them over night for complaint merely because more
in strong salt water, then wipe dry money is directly appropriated for one
with a cloth. Pack in Jars. To one state proportionately than for another.
gallon of vinegar add eight heaping Because of its location, its industries,
tablespoons of ground mustard. of its physical outlhte, and from many
a tablespoon ofe cayenne pepper, one other considerations, congress may
tablespoon of mace, three tablespoons I place more money in one state than
of whole cloves, three tablespoons another. Many reaerai activities are
of whoje allspice. Put all the spices nation-wide, and they are also variant.
Into yinegar and let it come to a boil Discrimination mere are ano can
tor about three minutes, then pour not well be avoided. Public men regard
over ftie fish. Put Uds and rubbers on them as inherent In government, where
Jars loose and cook in boiler for three contending interests wiH ever be
hours, boiling all the time. Take out. found. Some states and sections un
tlghten lids and turn upside down two doubtedly have had more than their
days. These will keep all summer and share at times, but as decade after de
are delicious for cold lunches. These fade Is considered, there Is a tendency
are more like mustard sardines than to equalize.
The figures below show the total In
come of the federal government on th
last available figures for the i fiscal
year ending June 30, 1916
anything else, and more spices can be
added to suit the taste. L. C. W.
Internal revenue
Cuatotna receipts
Mlactllaueooa . . .
Panama tolla
On public debt...
.ttiZTzi.oeo
. 21a.ift.vooo
. M.77on)
. xrro.ono
. 54.452.OO0
PERSONAL MENTION
Veteran's Birthday Celebrated.
The eighty-sixth birthday of 'R S.
Barnard was celebrated February 21
at his home, 1191 Albina avenue, and
again with friends at Oak Grove the
following day, when tie and George
Washington were both honored. Mr.
Cm.il nlietwt In V.rfnnnf an.l
D-mriusLtori from Libbv orison an px- I '""i axu. r dmuuj oycun. muusn
ample of the fast cure, and relieved I occurring from many causes, ar im-
Total S 1.006.000
ToUl s.w.wjw
" This Is not presented as a completf
list. It does not include an appropria
tion of $100,000 for survey of the Ore
cr, faiifornia lands, or salaries paid
federal officials in Oregon, or other
scattered Items. Neitner aoes it t
into account an offset that might be
made for sales of Oregon public land
turned into the reclamation fund. The
last report of the land office shows
that tn the fiscal year 1915 the Oregon
funds thus diverted amounted to
$1&3.648.
Again, if an exact mathematician
were at work, account would no doubt
bo taken of the money paid to Oregon
pensioners, which in the last fiscal
year amounted to $1,675,000. If all
these adjustments were mad and tha
pension money taken Into the account.
Oregon would apparently derive more
In cash from the federal government
than is taken out.
This may not prove true ror long,
with federal expenses leaping upward
bv the hundreds of millions this year
and next. The per capita cost ia going
upward, but lt is no doubt true that
comparatively little of the new "
profits tax on corporations will fall
upon Oregon, and the state's amall
showing In internal revenue is likely
to be smaller than ever when the addi
tional tax is imposed.
HOW TO BE HEALTHY
Cowrlsat. W17,
by J. -Jf eeley.
of 100 pounds of weight. He was also
given a shattered limb with which to
travel along life's pathway. Mr. Bar
nard is a member of the WVlt. Comp-
son post, O. A. .R., and the Forbes
Presbyterian church. Mis wife will
celebrate her eighty-first birthday on
March 31.
rdediately brought about by a mo
mentary lack of sufficient blood sup
ply for the brain. "When one begins
to feel faint and shaky a good "plan
isto sit Jn a chair, hold ' the head
by clasping the hands together be
hind It and force lt down between the
knees. This tends to retain the blood
i V. s .iMiil.llAn n f t Vi Krftln ortA will
S6-- "L"' f 6il F aul- head f often quickly relieve the faint feeling.
"When this cannot be done the patient
should be laid flat on the back and
tha feet elevated. A few whiffs of
Pie and Potato Expert Here.
Hasen J. Titus of St. Paul, head
the Northern Pacific d-inlng car serv
ice. Is at the Portland on one of his
periodic visits to this city. Mr. Titus
is the man who made the great big aromatic ammonia or a half teaspoon-
oajtea potato isuwui u-uu ug nas at
tained almost as great renown for the
N. P.'s lemon meringue pie. His latest
venture is a brook trout hatchery in
Montana to supply dining cars with
fresh brook trout.
Goes East on Business.
a tl. Mvrln. western -manager -for
E2H 4at;,Dd n& unconsdou. person may be slnv
ful in a wineglass of cold water Is
a good emergency remedy. Stronc
ammonia should be used with great
caution, as it may injure the air pas
sages. The use of whiskey is harmful.
Head low, feet high, clothing loosened,
especially collar or corsets, and plen
ty of fresh air are the important mta.
There was; never a time in the few years. 1 p
days of aldermanlc government I "We visited our representative-elect
when soma Vlnd t arandai wa just. before he started for Olympla, to
not in tha nnblfA mlnrl J Tr t. UU him of m. measures, that seemedJ
. - , to us wouia do ox Denerit to tne people;
mon knowledge among observers If they were adopted at th coming
that some men sought and secured sslon of the legislature." He at once
election r th mmMi declared himself a Republican, with-
eiecuon to the councU for the pur- out committing himself on the mas-
pose of getting easy and secret ures wo had submitted to him. That
money out of public service an! ws where I was 'fooled. I had called.
i-T1 t- no1. hibeggTircr-
times, forced to subsidize grafters dacy of th Republican primary, and
in order to do business In Portland, to that only did he owe any allegiance.
- Of course, not all coancilmen Eas7 to f or1?t
jere dishonest. Some excellent WaVS ?Sr Thfnco to seek the man.
for the Warren Construction company.
left Tuesday on a business trip in the
east. Mr. Myrln expects -to be absent
from Portland for more than a month.
U. S. Judge Portland fittest.
jVank H. Rudkin of Spokane, United
States district Judge for the eastern
district of Washington, is a Portland
visitor.
T Seattle Realtor Here.
David. L. Whltcomb, president of the
ply In an ordinary falntiag sell. or
mav be suffering from sires serious
disease, such as epilepsy, fldney trou
ble (uremia), hemorrhage of tjle brain
or blocking of a vessel of the brain,
sunstroke or alcoholism or other poi
soning. The patient muat be handled
,.fuiiv mil . chvslcian or ambulance
.v.r.ni1 summoned without de
lay. In alcoholism the patient should
h- Mirfld to a. hospital ana. tne stom
oh numned out. When the face is
r,ni and hreathlnsr shallow the treat
ment is that for a fainting spell. If
the face is congested and breathing
h.avv. the head should be raised and
clothing loosened, but no stimulant
riven.
In midsummer. In such case, sun
stroke will be suspected, in sun
stroke the temperature Is consider
ably above normal and the skin is hot.
In sunstroke ice or cold compresses to
head and cold Tmthlng or MCK,
chest and arms will prove of great
value while awaiting a physician
The cold applied must be- regulated
according to Its effect on the tempera
ture. In all unconscious states ex
cept sunstroke the body should be
kept warm, especially in cases of
surgical shock' or Injury.
Tomorrow First Aid (No. 1
City, June J6, 1S73.V, Mr. Kakin, who
has Just recently retired from the su-'
preme bench, was at that time a law
student in the office of George B. Dor-
ris, at Kugene. Mr. uorris has' also
Just recently retired from the practice
of law 'with the distinction of being
the oldest practicing lawyer in the
state.
The word "squalor." by the way.
means filth, and one of the attorneys
had precipitated the discussion by de
scribing a witness in the'following sen- -
tence: "ills mouth stretched across the
wide desolation of his face, a fountain
of squalor and a sepulcher of truth."
A. R. M.
Starving Out tbe Enemy.
While walking across an orchard on
her way liome from school Friday
afternoon, Mrs. Rutii A. Smith, teach
ing near Hcio, says the Lebanon ex
press, came face to face with a bull;
which charged her. The nimbi teach
er skipped up the nearest tree and sat
perched on the branches for two hours
while the enraged animal pawed up
the pasture underneath. When feed
ing time came the bull left and the
trightened young woman was able to
descend.
The Daisies.
f little Florence Gtima. tern IA vmarm
daughter of J. B. Crimea, awakened ea'WMh.
lisatoa'a birthday and finding the iron nil eo?.
ered with snow jwmjtad back lata bad and
wrote uaee Teraea.j
Wake up, little daisies.
So- fresh and bright and gay.
Wake up, little daisies.
or winters passed away.,. .
Aren't you glad that summer.
Has sent forth th flowers bright.
All with shining faces, -
Ana Beaming wim aeiigntT
New th daisies have gon to sleep
Under th ground.- you know:
For summer has gone and left us sow
is i
Seattle Association of Realty Owners th Oregon.
member of th state senate. Is; at th
Nortonia.
Mrs. Thomas Carmlchael of Gaston
is a guest at the Washington.
Governor Withycombe Is a guest at
the Imperial.
ra F. Barnett is a Wasco visitor at
and Manager a, is a. Portland visitor.
C, M. Bishop, Pendleton woolen
Hood Rlvr manufacturer. Is at th Portland.
I G. H. Stewart of Astoria Is ' at th
Portland. - 1
Dr. H. M. Pag Is a Cathlamet vis
itor at th Cornllu. i f -
B, T. Hetsel r comuia, aeaa oi
B. r. Henrichs Is a
visitor at th Carlton.
W. Ij Haskell and J. L Carpenter,
Cherry Grove lumbermen, ar at th
Oregon.
r T ' mila and J. F. Samuel ara
NTnnn-'th arrivals from Castlerock I the O. A. C. exUnslon division, is at I rival at the Nortonla. .
at the Perkins. - - the Imperial. '! t V. S. Huntington of Amity ts at the
R. 8. TrajSk is registered at the
Portland from Cottage Grove.
Major O.-fe. Lowndes.'. t7. S, M. C.,ls
at th Multnomah. -
q.' IL Russell, Prlhevifle irrigation
1st aad stockman, is at the Imperial.
George R. Wilbur of Hood 'Rivr,
F. L- Hutt Is a Tamhlll arrival at
th Washington, v -
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Splliane of Ban
Francisco are at the NortoniaJ
' Roscoa Howard la a Deschutes ar
rival at th Portland.
H. B. Fltta of corvauis, a member of
th faculty at Oregon Agricultural col
lege, is at the Portland. .
I. D. Cross of Oakland, Cat,, Is at tbe
Washington.
J. O. Richardson of Salem, deputy
slat corporation commissioner, is at
the Multnomah.
C. H. Watzek. Wauna lumberman, la
at th Portland.
R. B." Jackson of Cook, Wash., la at
th Cornelius.
C A. Mann Is a Bend visitor at th
Carlton.
W. A. Barr Is registered at th Ore
gon from Corvallia.
Georg B. Knudson is a Canton ar-
Perklns.
Mrs. Herman P. Heller of San Fran
cisco Is a guest at the Multnomah.
- JTl. Reese- of Victoria, B. C tm a
guest at th Portland
S. 6. Olmsted Is registered at th
Cornelius xrom Dauiaav
And nothing
ft but snow.
Floraflc Grimes.
tfnele Jeff Snow Sayst
'Pears like we'll git sucked lnto'tnia
cussed Uuropaan muss In spit of our
selves. Mebby lf It Is th will of
Providenc Uncle Sgm will bat to re
store peace on earth and good will to
men with a club; but It's a mighty
risky way-of aoin' of it. . - v
The . Sawyers. . .
By Ella UcMa
Across th street from Th Journal
offlc I
There's a. woodsaw - t- v
Making two sticks out of on and
a; lot of sawdust. !
Th horses stand with ; their heads
down . !
Aad sleep whenever no automoWIas -;
I'.ack Into them. j -. ; , .
Th dog lie's first on th car tracks, :
Than on th sidewalk and th church
' steps, - - - .
But all ar cold and his ' -
Fleas bother him. - .
Th wood 1 wat and thar ar .
A million red stickers I
Whet th bark ba Uppd.
Th man grab It with bar haeds. -Having
no gloves. f
And th lob isn't union: for two men
'Are doing two men's work. -
When the rules require that tnreaT
Should be employed.
P. S.t was mistaken. T guess, ' -
For th thing's stopped . - :
Just a everything is messed up, .
And traf fie stopped 1 J
And a man in- a high collar '
Is scowling because it's his wood,' .
Of lt Isn't. -. ,i - , -, '
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