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.THE.- OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, i-IAIil 21, 1317. -Alt tKDEPKNDgXT KIWSPAPH J f a. JACKSON... .FoblM sftcraooa as. mwrMn I CAN PORTLAND ; BE CONVINCED? T t-.-rY-t-11 V -- ..-,. - - . f - -i.;..: - . r - N THESE articles The .Journal ' la analyzing the railroad situation. and Is, for the first time revealing folly how Portland: la adversely affected by prevailing railroad agreement and policies. - ' It has been shown how Mr. Harriman'a promise to Portland has l'Dbllaliad ararr lir &uUiioe. BmM4wt by .Xamiiut .mmt. not been kept, how the O. R. & N, la. f owner years was building up the commerce of Portland and how , that, road Is now making Seattle t frortUixl. Or. SSJtSJ tZttUoL : ml terminus and distributing city. In the present article, there ,-att-r. ; I is revealed toe true policy or the s. P. & s. ana its xaiiure to oe 01 S.KLKFUOMCH -umi tm. Boa, a-eoti. real service to Portland. ' , tuu!2t.tiSrrtSr The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Company operates a line - ' - -: from Spokane to - Portland. , It also owns and operates the road to x'UKiom advkbtuino KBPEMiNTATivit Astoria and the coast. It operates branch lines In the Willamette marina wye$i:i Talle7 to Eugene;. a line to Wilkesbore from LinntOn; the Lyle-Golden- Mr md.; cbiZtgo. dale line, and a line to Behd. ,It also -operates a line of steamships febMriptioa term bf mu or to aMra. from Flavel to San Francisco: - . It Is owned Jointly by the North s' ayb? o ern-Pacific and Great Northern. Its policy is necessarily determined u la.oo i on aonto Hi by its owners the two northern roads. Strategically 4t 6ccupiea a . . SUNDAY. I linln,,. rnmUinr, o. oa o wwAwwAon A nn.btn. It. a o VuioaKiNO would be a powerful factor in the development of the Columbia SO?l DAY pn year 17.60 ( Ot month.... . .03 ber of deputies and the Aix led Bains Union of Hotel Keepers have petitioned for its adoption. Letters From the People T! - companled ay the nam and address of tne I aggregated popular majorities.! the aame published ho jthould so state. -i The prog-rrs of democrary atema ia t.: fwadaUbla, because tt ts tho moat unl-ti.-v.form,. the most ancient, and the most - permanent tsnIeu which la to ba band la history. 1) Tocqaerllle. Declares Japan Is Friendly. river basin. From a physical standpoint it is probably the best located road in the northwest, and from the standpoint of cheap operation is ideal. v j The announcement of the building of this road was accompanied by some predictions as to results. Mr. James J. Hill said: "Nature made the pass; water follows the line of least resistance and so does commerce. With water it Is some physical obstruction, but with commerce It Is dollars and cents. A thousand tons of freight can roll down the bank of your river cheaper than we can take It over the tops of the mountains." Mr. Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific said: "We hope within a year after we build this North Bank line we wlli find no decrease In th. number of trains that are passed over the Cascade mountains, but. that we shall also have a train over the North Bank line into Portland every SO minutes." These statements were made In 1905 and doubtless were sincere. Certainly Mr. Hill's statements were absolutely true, otherwise there was no possible reason for the two northern lines to build a road down the north bank of the Columbia, unless it waa to keep some other road "out. This road is naturally a Columbia river port road. Its policy If independent is perfectly clear. It is obvious that its policy should be to haul every pound of freight possible over ita own road and to participate as far as possible in the traffic of the Willamette valley. By its line from Spokane to Portland the distance is 377 miles. While not running dlrectlyMhrough the grain fields of Washington it is within easy distance of them, and it is probably less" than 90 miles to North Yakima from a feasible point of connection. The line has been in operation about seven years,, yet during all this time not one feeder haa been built into the rich territory to the north of it. It Is perfectly obvious why this has not been done. Its Mv I nWnATK Will Tint nArmit It fn th huMMnw hniutl. 1 1 . nn IV th V 1 a common wins l would enter territory already served by them wiejjoniuci is approacnmg cnange. As the owners of only a one-half interest each, aa was pointed out t Perhaps it is without reason, but by Mr. Mitchell in his address at the meeting of the Transportation thereis an unexpressed expecta- association, neither of them propose to trade one dollar for fifty cents. UWtt-.iutti ui& miuso a.o i peice they divert such traffic, and such traffic only, over the S.. P .nappen. & S. as their policy dictates, and thev certainlv do not intend tn niinw : Within a week Russia, in three this child of theirs to entrr a rnmnotitnr tr tv. jdayv flung off a regime of tftree local to the line is, of course, sought, but beyond this the officials In hSfrn ,UiuLV& auDviuusiu ui ouu cnarge cannoi go. others, and asks only to be let alone 0, THE GERMAN RETREAT OT. within the, 31 months of .direful conflict has the world Jooked so expectantly at Eu rope 'as now. S31AIX CHANGE if j Oregon has a commission that consumer of fiery beverages far j forcing .devotion of all' their tlms to i ii i t.v .-lihe science af flehtlnr fires and de- morals than light wines, DrunK- politics while on duty if any should enness increased at a terrible rate. b o inclined; that it makes better tv. r trm husbatads. fathers, firemen and cltW wa.M.iiiM w ilia ii iiihi v i s. i in i ii i m 1 1 ..... - . l : . i t m .aha1ii.iam wa t.r.v ntnrnKB t . I I J . , f r uu mjxr svsrs uia vu i uauu uui, eicepi more or, " dt Ore chief in city or any i vhkt's tha matter with settlnr it to fectual exnortatlon of the John a. paper or ny ciusen , to mu ano i work, to investigate Aiarcnr wa A prove any two of the many Claims sa-i .. mM ,t - " 1 vsnriul ri thorn pulnut tne IWO I v . ... . w. i . platoon system, and -at the same time I interrogatory concerning individual offer and will be gled to be given the I prtfpen.uy in respect of the retail ice opportunity-to prove every one bi bum u-u claims by proven experience in oiuci cities and the simple law or reason. J AXLES IRVINO, Secretary. PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF been done against the evil until the war compelled statesmen to take thought for tle public wel fare. The war 1st -Countable for fearful evils but ifiJlas done one great good," It has torn the veil away from the self-satisfied face of a rotting civilization and com pelled' men to choose between the I following: in the campaign of 1S8I Popular and Electoral Votes. Baker, Or., March 16. To the Editor of The Journal Please explain me After all. the czar's greatest grief. probably, is not In losing his throne. out tn contemplating me trouoies oz hif people as they try to get along sot Wbow without him. "Shere was as mucn doing to Amer ica; and Americans in the last decade diseases and reform of national national death. '.There is a strong agitation in France now for strict prohibition and men like the hotel keepers. who would lose money by Its suc cess, are favoring it. Patriotism sometimes plays queer tricks with the pocket' book. There is a pro- nof j yet there is listed In history no sueft ) conflict as "the Yanfto-Franko wag." - Between "war" and "a state of war theM La lust the difference between calling in tne aoctor ana letting your Harrison won a majority of electoral votes, and Cleveland obtained a major Ity of the popular vote. 1 GEORGE STEWART. fit might happen at any election that the winning candidate would carry I sej, (rroan through it. Of course, you a few states of large voting strength I canst tell which is best until you either by narrow majorities, while tne toser i die or get well ana lots ol times, not waiii m ia,ff, rmmhflr of states I evei then. of less voting strength by large ma- J iffhenever politicians dine together lorltles. Since the vote in the elec- 1 or f otherwise foregather, it is always torai mUoea is all that counts in the I insisted - that the meetinr "has abso- hibitlon bllUnow before the Cham- result, a state like New York, carried wwj no -poicaI , -igniiicance- vnen would still elv the candidate carrying It all of Its large electoral vote while its correspondingly large popular vote wsVild be ellminatel for "popular ma jority" purposes. At the same time, the loser might carry many or all of hla states by lmmema majorities, yet. faiiino- short in the electoral college. 1 102 from Germany." Disregarding the l ttf m.?unT"ti?0 .nt.l J,TLn these ereat DODular majorities would others, what a lot of good stuff for rRbH?t-.L?!!?,,f JSf. XStF ir as American newspapers those 1020 could vii vui wo biuc ut tuw rit - - - i ru rvi I s n lr thev wnulni y via ui icusui suu auus av i gicfiaty ucj muuiuvi va v tt ; OREGON SIDELIGHTS The North Plains Optimist now oc cupies "its new quarters xrontingjuom mercial avenue. . - Young men of The Dalles are enthus iastically proceeding to organise the llvest kind of an athletic club. The first copy of the Gold Beach Re porter was issued one year ago last Thursday, "since which time," says its editor, "we havs been doing very well, thank you." m ' One of the sure sims of spring ex hibited is th fact that Mart Bilyeu Is busy these days mewing the surplus Rag Tag and Bobtail Stories Frm Everywhere IT this rolaaia all readers ot Toe Joarasl are 1btU4 to eootrlbate arlglaal natter im atary. tn verse or to puiloaopblrsi observetJaa etriking qaetathws. from any soorea. Oms ircuuiiuns oi sceptionai wnil wui be paM tor. at tite editor's aeprsisatj The Suier.Patriot. AN ENGLISHMAN, an Irishman and a German were croaMlnc the Knur- llsh channel In a boat. Thinking to have some fun at 1'at's expense, the . englishman winked at the German and - began praising Germany and every- growth of grass on the courthouse j thing German, says the People's Home a, tn- nooooy ever says the meeting "na aosoiuteiy no educational signm can-;" . Despite the difficulties of travel." says an eastern exchange, "more than 24.000 Immigrants came to the United, States durlns January. Of these 3287 were i f rem England and Scotland and lawn." says the Alba- Democrat. One of the Indications that the farmers have pretty good slxed bank accounts, the Salem Journal finds in the high prices paid at the various publio sales now being held lu Clarion county. Desiring to make his old college chums In the Willamette valley envi ous, the editor of the La Grande Ob server exclaims: "Be happy. Anyone ought to be happy In this sunshine If their conscience is clear." Labor will be scarce in Grant eounty this summer, according to the Canyon City agfo. The chrome mines will call on every Idle man; inasmuch as the wages are better than they are for farm work it is sure to maae neip oara to secure. "Oleo Margarine, who is a real per son and not a substitute for butter, registered at the Hotel Albany last evening from Corvallis." says the Al bany Herald. "Mr. Margarine is almost tired of telling people he Is really named that, and as for his first name, why, his parents or his godfather must have had a sense of humor." Thinks Lane Was Right. Post, Or., March 16. To the Editor Portland, March 16. To the Editor of The Journal I have been reeding THE RUSSIAN. CRISIS Journal. "The Germans." he said, "are cer tainly a wonderful people. Their pa- -trlotism la admirable and their devo- Hon to their emperor amounts almost . to adoration. Their system of educa tion Is the best in the world. They are leaders in scientific research and their love of music is a national character istic. If I were not an Englishman X would certainly wish to be a German." The German, not to be outdone, began: "From von leetle island in der sea, England gets bigger all de time, und richer und more powerful, until de , English brag dat de sun never go down any more. Und eferywhere dot flag ' have gone de peeples was free, dey be haves demselves und maKes plenty money. Eef I vas not a Cherman. I likes to be an Englishman." , They waited, pet rowed steadily but preserved silence. Finally, the English man asked: "Pat, If you were not an Irishman what would you Ilk to be?" Pulling steadily at the oars, Pat re marked with an air of superiority: "dure, sir, an' if I were not an Irish man I'd be ashamed of meailf." of The Journal It is difficult to un derstand why Jlngolsts In this coun try are constantly harping on an al- the Oregonian's adverse criticism of Senator Lane. In my humble Judg ment the Medford doctor showed the leged danger of war between Japan I coolest head of - them alL She said and the United States. The traditional I sna would withhold Judgment until friendship which has existed between I sno Knew something more about the that country and this spans a period I y.nl affair. of more than $0 years. I i believe Senator Lane did what he California has seemingly a thought J am convinced that It was for the that "California" is for "Callfornlans begt interest of the peopls of the ana nas passed laws wnicn violate me United States. spirit of brotherly love to the last de- t -jn-e. with Colonel C 70. S. gree. But even this has only ir- Wood th.t everything should not be rltated" the Japanese and called for nothing more than a formal protest. finally winding up In a "gentleman's agreement" to withhold immigrants. I aver that a Japanese has as good a right to own property here as any other foreigner, and that he would make aa good a citizen aa any other. centuries. years was driven into exile almost . without the firing of a shot. Noth- ilng mere remarkable is recorded put Into the president's hands. He Is only a human being. There are still a few In Oregon who have not been heard from. In behalf of Senator Lane. It Is an easy thing to do, to abuse and villify a man when In a state of "high temper." When the people cool down and study the matter over they often see things very different- Is it not a fair question to ask why the Yakima valley Is any more Snat "anna P Un history. - v...w.., vu. icuuv.ji rtitu 13 ii uoi tt3 reasonaow the value of our commonwealth. And to assume that the S., P. & S. would build Into this rich territory if what more may be required? It were an indeDendent line, as to hnv And hnlin a mt i9n mii. ani,h The energetio Jap naturally seeks - - ' V OUUtU 1 . . t. .VI V, V. - 1 pie could not show him homage enough. They presented him with a home, which he in turn presented to his wife, when, presto! the peopls Contemporaneously, the German of Portland Into the Willamette valley? As Bald. th nniw f i one .hi him .hamefuiiy for so doinsr. m 1 . w l UCW AUiiyLCUt lgUUIiUlbQ WUH fl till 19 w chancellor proclaimed It to be the this road is the policy eff the owners, and while neither the Northern an aversion. He seeks an education. I Besides, I never knew the Orego- purpose of Germany after the war Pacific nor the Great Northern ia unfriendly tn Portland Nota tho hundreds of them who work man to upnom mo nanus w Hwu 'to crant the German neonla a child knows whpra thtr main Utia.. mr, , -lJ.. , for board and clothes, long hours, that man. "1 ! 1 nothing or tne pathy i with Germany ires in the ,xo gram tne uerman people a cnim Knows wnere their main lines run, and where their terminals are they mAy have a few to devote to matter only that the Oregonlan was mon bond of autocracy, it has ,civav4 uxcaouio i ocu-6viiu- iuwh;u. study. He cannot take the land with ! aousing mm, mat would do enougn shresrdly fostered by Prussl ment It, does not require very great business sense to appreciate the hlm u he leavs- to cause me to think he was on the "right track." , FANNIE E. MORS3. Prom the Chicago Post. Tn revolutionary movement in Rus sia. Is the answer of the people to thei reactionary, pro-German clique that has moved heaven and earth to keep control of the nation's destiny In fts own hands. Itj does not mean the collapse of RumUl as a factor in the war. It meajis, If the revolution Is success ful. the re-energizing of Russia for victorious struggle. A'jlong range, and behind the screen of censorship, we have wit nessed for months the progress of the -great drama staged in Petrograd. mum j or tne action nas oeen indis tinct and much of the dialogue Inaudi ble, Shut we have been able to grasp the 1 main motive of the play the conflict between a privileged -nobility and , repressed people. ' 14 The! titled reactionaries, revolving about the czar and poisoning his mind wltt thoughts of fear and suspicion, havs been fighting against the wax ing power of the duma. They have blocked its efforts to organise the people; for successful warfare, not so much. because they wish well to Ger many j as because they dread the menace of an organized people to their own rank and power. Their sym- corn-been an ln- trigfes! and has responded the more readily because of ancient blood tlea Pteying upon the dynastic timidity armies surrendered 600 square way property really cannot serve its true purpose as a public trans jmiles of territory to the British, portation agency. That step is quickly followed by Our only purpose in thus analyzing the situation, is to make it m surrender of 118 square miles perfectly clear that the people of this city must depend on themselves, !of western front to the French, and that 'they cannot count on railroad favora. As ntateri if h Un all, Germany has lost IdOO Spokane, Portland & Seattle were independent, it would be- because F"1 1 j miles of western front since " could not help but ie, a Columbia river road, a Portland road, an Can .1 1 l A- , v.viiv.c.u.iiei viv-" .i. Tjersfatently urged the monarch to Portland, Marcn 17. to tne tailor i curb" the duma. They, have obtained for Jiemselves positions of power in the Ministry, and by Incompetence as The soil which At the same moment, the com- fact Xfeat any one will get the whole dollar for oneself if possible. ic""tlrln.",as Jmander-ln-chief of the German rather than share it with a rival. So it has come to pass that this rail- self has been made 'more valuable by his work. He is as honest, on the whole, as any other people.' True, there are some criminals among them. So are there among the rest of us. The final point I wish toamake is that we need the friendship of Ja- now, and probably- will need it ffrBtir Dxtent in tha futiira square miles of western front since " coma not neip but pe, a Columbia river road, a Portland rnari , t, ,im.f... jthe flrBt of last July. Astoria road, a line of road whose future is dependent on the future U him with "a clear conscience and i ' ennr,no t,nt I of the territory it serves. I ask itt I defy anyone to bring valid ;.i--i - . i. ... i. Ao if ta tra immjin rri . . evidence that the government of Ja- . :reireais ara to conunue. ibl tne " ' " miiuvuiam vnu.cis ran uniy no ma near tnv o nnriar i . . .. m. nr th nuaiiianimona) 12." ana tne 1 n. firnvT-vm tttttko -rnrr ----- --- --- . . ,trn,. a. .. . 7.. I f ever !ucu ua. s - - '"-"1,J J10SS-01 SO mucn territory under- """"-"'- uu ia rates ana us policy are absolutely defer- have repeatedly received from them, aespicsow cuuuu w m efrm jrenu- wh. proportion of th m.n, and of The Journal In The Journal of March 11, under the caption "Gen eral Joseph Lane's Record." George H. Hlmes writes, calling down a writer in the Oregonlan of March S. who signed himself as "Reader.'l Mr. Hlmes "throws the gaff" Into Sena tor Harry Lane and his colleagues for falling to "line up" for armed neu trality, and speaks of the "craven act of the pusillanimous 12." and "the mucn as by treachery have muddled. delated and disorganised. Ri islathas suffered numberless re verses at the front as a result of this situation. Brave generals like Brussiloff. Russky and Dimitrieff have fought on under " handicaps that would have crushed less valiant pa triots. Their sympathies have been with the duma. They have before this urged revolution. The hour has been postponed from time to time, lest failure should lead to utter down fall But the hour struck when the traitorous Inefficiency of the minis try precipitated a food crisis in a land of plenty and the czar, listening to the advice of the dark forces, declared his Intention to dissolve the duma because of Its vigorous pro tests against misrule. The news dispatches Indicate that there have been serious times In Petrograd; blood has been shed; the royal palace has been assailed; Proto- popoff. minister of the Interior and most hated of all reactionaries, has been killed; the rest of the cabinet is Imprisoned. The duma seems to be in control. The czar, it Is said, must acquiesce or abdicate. We have yet to learn how the rest of Russia will react to the new or der. Petrograd la a small spot on a vast map, and the- rreatemplre Is disarticulate. -Moscow, Kiev, Odessa centers of population for millions of people remain to be heard from. There la reason to believe that the people are as nearly unified as they can be under athe difficult conditions. Moreover, the military leaders are understood to be with the duma In Its purpose to emancipate Russia from the rule of the "dark forces." If the amy stands by the people, there Is hope that the movement will succeed. All lovers of freedom will rejoice should this prove to be the birth pangs of Russia's renalssanca Sing a Little Song. If the world seems dark and gloomy. And everything goes wrong. Just make a little sunshine. And sing a little atone The world will be the brighter. In your corner, anyway. For the little flash of sunshine And your little roundelay. Mrs. E. M. Blynn. Lew 1st on. Idaho. The Joke Was n Father. E. T. Allen of Rockspur hosm't a par ticularly exalted, opinion of private schools for children, and since his chil dren attend the very excluulve little neighborhood school located In that community, he has teased them un mercifully about the "nice manners" they are learning. Last night olmstead, the young daughter of the household, returned from school, her eyes twinkling with a Joke, and e tie ''had scarcely got Inside the door beforo she shouted: "Father, if you turn hell upside down, what Will you find on the under slde7" Of course, father "gave it up." "Mado In Germany," squealed the gleeful Olmsfead. And now father thinks private schools are not so bad, after all. I HOW TO BE HEALTHY Cepyrlght 1tlT. by J. Keely. mines the morale of the army and mined by the Interests and policy of its owners, the northern roads - officially, indications of their tradi- is discouraging to German people. "f"" nuu rates on me iow water grade road fixed and deter- kV"T,,V rITZ vZl iBecause of this, it was only on b, titj rates on the parent lines over the Cascade mountains iTltvlrntTrLunTTo iTflllltary nAPenalfy that tho nrrir POrtlanderS fail tO realize from theKA InrtlonntoM o. v triv ua that measure of eunnort !was given to retire to other posi- S?, f ndamentala .f l"! ; and development, they are twmendouslH i..... tti.i. I j uauuiLauucu i j v ill H vhi 1 1 nir mi rnnn nil nniani ... iuubs . v itiuiiuua aiuiiea uu nui 1 - - yvmivo. I loyal to the end. jabanaon ground i Hlndenburg ia the foremost sol dier of the war. Possibly he is shortening his lines in order to be jable to release forces for service elsewhere. It is observable that lie. gives up no territory in which f rench and Belgian coal and iron miles of territory. This gives some 600 persons to the square mile. England population is 20 times as dense as ours and yet there Is no great '.'pressure on natural resources." There Is no pressure upon nat and can be none for centuries to come. But there Is a monopoly of fchines are located. The gttlding Ural resources in the United States pand of a military master is be hind t hin movements. p Meanwhile, the submarines are natural resources which debars the falling short of German expecta tions. If they fail, as now ex- Slnca writlne ths foreeoinr. the Introspection. These people foster 1 death of Ambassador Guthrie has crime, not reformation. occurred, and the offer by the Ja- Tl list. , I jyillCBO VI 11 II IV Zl I. Lv A UIlUBll Cb V Ul It is difficult to understand how -hio with which to brinir his re- anyone can fail to applaud the na-1 mains home, and its acceptance by role system in the face of the rec- our government, elves further light ord paroled men are making. GAMBRINUS BUTTER on the rood feeling which Japan has toward this country. A, J. CAPRON. people from using them and makes famine prices in a land of plenty. ftected, what, with retreats on the Tbe trouble with our natural re- ! ..... I DAiiwaa la nnf o aII 4 V 4-V . A 7 western iront, ana aDsoiutism in " iua- ao uin retreat In Europe, will the to much used but tnat 7 a 1 ilollenzollerns have with which to t0 llttle U8ed- And the reason why hujfet the hungering German peo- we do not use tnem UP to any- fle? , thing like their proper capacity ia The stage is full set for red that they are ln th hands of a ire and the big acts in the war Uht little clique who hold them drama. Whether or not they are for 'amine prices. Co happen now is conjecture. The Bernhardt and his militarist ce real retreats, which the war mon- tert tell the German people, that axcha are most concerned with, are they have not. the Intelligence to fpj ;those on the western front, govern themselves. In the same tut' the flight before that grim way onr monopolists of natural re- figure ; to whom Czar Nicholas sources,, transportation and money ihandoned . his throne. tell the American people that in these fundamental essentials of "(iTtis snnrums' rnnrt Aani .In In snvaralmtv thav mc the eight-hour case emphasizes the edge the divine right of an oll- power of congress to regulate rail- garchy to rule. How long shall xoada. Simultaneously, Judge Lov- we heed them? ett, before a congressional commit tee, was urging nationalization of The rate on wheat from Pendle- control of. railroads as a means of I ton, 218 miles downhill to Port enawing , tne roaas to secure tne land, is 13 cents, and from billion -dollars a year needed for Walla Walla, 315 miles over tho railroad development. To what are Cascades to Seattle, is the same, we drifting ln railroad regulation? By such rates, Portland is robbed or. every aavaniage or ns iavor- N O MORE will visitors to upper wasnington street see the portly brewmaster hold his ' la sttering of tne women, or tnis Craven, pusillanimous and desplc-1 counYrv spend tl.200.000.000 annually able" ars the same kind of "hot for rbacco. the ouestlon of whether stuff" that in the Oregon press were Bmo?nr is harmful becomes a burninc being hurled at Senator Harry's 1 lssuawin more than one sense of the I wore. Shocked smoaers to tne con- thsv would h I 'Mr. uimes reminds "iteaaer- max i trarCit is a fact that the world rolled uenerai juane nas cnuaren ana grana- i 0n qSrlte as merrily oerore 156Q, wnen children ln Oregon. Similarly, let me tobarco waa unknown to civilized na- suggest that Senator Harry Lane also tlon as it does today. Smoking, even has children in Oregon. As to "Read- I in so-celled moderation. Is apt to prove ers" allusions to the alleged utter- I harniful for the simple reason that to- ances of General Iane, and the al- bacc",is a plant quite as poisonous as leged acts of the mob, I say nothing, the Ueadlyunlghtshade. Nicotine, its because I know nothing. . But it was actiy principle, is second only to prus- a not timer in uregon, ana tnmgs i sic td 4n tne rapiaity or its ratal er- were often said that had just as well remained unsaid, and some things may havs been done that bad better been left undone, and should now be for- f ect.? One ;drop on the unbroken skin of atmbblt has caused death and one cigar may contain enough nicotine to kllir man, if the entire quantity be take Internally. Ge those wedded to the weed In Behalf of the Two-Platoon. Portland, March 20. To the Editor I gotten. of The Journal I desire hereby to I In 1860 Lincoln was the Republican enter a most vliroroua Droteat sealnst I nnm1nw Douelas the reenlar DemO- the unwarranted campaign against the cratlc nominee and Breckinridge the strert wusly assert that the nicotine is testing glass aloft to eaue proposed two-platoon system, contend- j nominee of the pro-slavery wing of desti yedrin tho process of smoking. ft.. 0Ty,v,o v, v mv V7 a Ior D tne nremens two-piatoon that party, ror president, witn josepn V" IP" " . ins amoer or nis Drew. The Gam- committee, ever since the inception of Lane as his running mate for vice- conclusion. Furthermore, the process brinus brewery, we are told, soon the two-platoon movement by tho city president. Only two years before, the of b ntng forms pyridine, a poisonous will Vta rtrnrlMAlM V. aa nt m f 1 rAmr miAoiiAn r f roa siav. stnt. hd I subsfl met used to denature alcohol ;T"-rw""""r"5 "u"errauj T. tatn.m. m,. without ounii-1 k.. .iihrnittA tn th nMnn iiiMni. I and fl 1 render It unfit for internal use. i-ueese ana tnings UKe that irnlla ntinn hv th. nnnnsitinn tht th n. Lf. -. th. a.a .in.t Furfdral also is formed ln the process the goat rampant on a field of creased cost win b between i2on ooo I Bn -hen nnrsi Im, nr-. I of bl'ming tobacco. Furfural is the gold that used to guard Its arms 1 811(1 30O,OOO per year is grossly in I cepted the nomination of the Charleston Will give Place to a nlarM rrw error- An ciues aaopimg mis sys- convenUon. at the hanas or tne pro . " -P1c" pow. tem the cost has not exceeded an in- slavery party. Oregon considered it wuwudm upon a Jieia or green. crease of SO per cent, while the board hl been betrayed and the teorle were ine old days are eone. and thA or lire chiefs m foruand have asserted I not particularly temperate in their de- new are UDOn US To soma whn tta nd again, and have had their nunciation of the act. This was the rnr,i ' f"T 7 uo assertions accepted as being correct tragedy that ended the political life v ,c,i,D lucwseives by a portion or the press, that the of General Joseph Lane. wua ine Ola output, the change additional cost will equal a 100 per Yet, ln writing up "his record" Mr. may seem a desecration, bnt rmn cent lncree- I Hlmes forgot to remember anything ,, . - .1 An appeal to prejuaice was maae Dy they in time perhaps, may learn UomeonVof the opposition when a few I- J PERSONAL MENTION Z j Worsley Hates Mud, Exfsnaion of tha campaign In favor of $6, 40,000 good roads bonds to hotel rrxristlra has begun. Ben J. Worsley, tt IT. .. Intlmit.. vlthnnt I WDO SS rKlSieroa V"W iiwvo . ii .v. iv..i r i t. n,.k Tk wrlttun sfUr hla name. 'TllU SlaKe their thirst With hnttar. wmV am th rrr nt 'TI,T?orifm" ..,. . . , t i n J J v. -KtrtA - v v. . I 0V - - nooKer urew uuicnu um.ua id bcccui urerAT: vh v. milV nrirl find onm nlan . i-u I raised because the firemen, when look-1 ..m.i..inn in v, ttkIih mr t I ' viuo yiouuis 114 U1C - . - I UUIUIUMOIVU Ul uuiwu I . , . .1 ta . ,M .4 rniiTt vt 11 j,j . ins ior an noneac ana aoie attorney. I . m .v.ntiai th tht nr pai. i jd ! vi uuw e.u Uuucr ao lucy Ola ID. Uie fr,m .'mnnir th mon. noh W I , " . , . -. ' i. I . TMl-nd. S. U'Ren. heinr recruited for the .war. and cana- I. n wuour, yan.. is Whatauii th iAt-niA i I None better than tha officials, tnow I m. . At.. t..i.. ! vt thlfeimberial. UiUiliUUai UlQUl-l . .. . . ... . . - I M1W U1V1, fcW V111I.VI . " WU 1 1 " . . . . . lecUon. however. It will he nleaslne y lM P'Y1?10? wa? Ilxea, our sought. Hooker was in private life in . txmey , rog- -fc -iuuu. uuwofw, ii wm oe pleasing measure aaalnst the salary reductions. I t .h.,. kins mm Astoria . for all to aee the idle plant hum Tin other cities where the two-platoon stevens and others, elsewhere, and. BerAsVlsa, Uwaco merchant is at the wua productive uie ana industry j sysiem nas ween auQjiro ever ve pro- Mka them, he offered his services oregOf- onrft mora' an A in lrnn th.t v, test of officialdom the city fathers when hk th-t nl. country needed Mrjhd Mra H. L. Edmuns are Gar- nnrtfl fMdotTO t- eavo ou?ni w.?"'"" S' p1. him. Again. Lane r v. .vjuovmtuk to nou uu oy reaucing susnea ana Dy wiuaoia- .rm in th nt its way. ing sufficient funds, in the name of ,. hnm. mr. th. eimvmjr i.w i-ij Viw.i xw month before the first shot of the PROnmiTION TV nuvra Iatl. iriai. -r war was fired. Be this as" it may. ths . .J. "-r. I there was an insurmountable barrier I ir. AN INVESTIGATION able location. OVERNOR M'CAXiL of Massa- .chusetta appointed one of fj those "investigating " commis sions" this winter which have contributed so largely to the Country's entertainment in "ft dark PAROLED MEN ff EN paroled from the peniten tiary, 245 ln number, earned $12,757.56 during the month of February, according tn mil. . ii t . . . I jur, ms parucuiar commission report recently made to the gov- o w uiYBBUBaw vu mgn cost, or ernor. This was an average of uving ana it nooiy consecrated it- $52.07 for each man. The report self to Its task. Ita report, which further shows that there have been has Just . appeared, la even more but 167 parole violations but of Cmnslns "than the usual outpour- a total of 840 paroles granted since I igsi.of Investigating , committees, the parole law went Into effect, X: saya hat the high cost of Uving May 26, 1911." it caused "by the pressure of pop There have been, and still are. -lationon Vnatural-resourcea.'fr v -1 those who cavU against the parole The average population of s the system. They do not believe in auea Duties is; iess tnan 3 to i ooadlingr -criminals. Thv want ta sduare mile,- including -the' big to shut them up In dark and un- cities liae xsew xorK and;imcagorT sanitary cells, keep them in idle ijigland with'vvale.as a popula-1 ness at slate expense, and m&irA Con of more" than "40,000.000 sup-1 them pay the penalty for their n uu - auwut - oa.vuu ; square i wrongs oy solitary meditation and subsTvnce found in fusel oil and Is ths great source of danger ln Improperly aged whiskey. Some of the harmful effects that re sult from smoking are: Disturbance or the blood pressure, rapid heart ac Our Ship. When America strands on the treach erous sands That drift ln that sea of war. Can we trust her sight to guide her rieht To the safe and peaceful shore? To a single man will we do what we can To keD our Old Olory afloat? Need the flag that's a part of every true heart Be painted, low down, on a boat? With the eagle's claw she has clung to each stiaw That might keep her from Joining th thronsr Now, If the straw's snatched away and she sinus to tne iray. Let's stand by her. boys, right or wrong. , . L. A. Stanley, Baker. Or. Burned to the Water's Edge.. There was a littis flurry of exclte- tion. ahortnea of hruth Tainii.tinn mint in the First National banlc iasi of the heart, and pain in the region or evening says the Pendleton East the heart. Acid dyspepsia, insomnia, Oregonlan, when the celluloid Keys catarrhal conditions of the nose caught fire from some unknown cause, throat and ear. even blindness and It was after banking hours, but the hardening of ths arteries, also have clerical force was still working. It followed the excessive use of tobacco. s believed that a coal frrn the Jan , ..... ltor'a dIdo fell on the Inflammable Slow. Insidious, but sure the pot- ke..B j a minute the whole top of sons of tobacco work havoc with the 'machine was afire, the flames i?"1 y"tem ..ln tha following .hooting up four feet. The fire was fashion; The nicoUns at first slows the "slly extinguished. heart and increases the blood pressure. 7 extingumn but subsequently the blood pressure Is Wheelbarrow Aids Crippled Auto, lowered and the heart action becomes An unusu,i aigjht was presented yes rapid. Nicotine's effect en the brain tcn3ay on East Cass street, says the is essentially narcojlo or depressing Roaet,urs Review, when a car owned and ror this reason science has never hv Tarn Fletcher Jr- broke a rear Fvfn, . ... V11 U "makes on0 axle which necessitated peculiar means think easier. In fact, numerous ex- I . .'..,.. . . . vu r th peiiments show that better mental or physical work can be done without the use of tobacco than with it. Those whose thoughts seem to flow more readily under the use of tobacco fire station. With the assistance of a number of fellow firemen. Mr. Fletch er secured a wheelbarrow, and while one of the men operated this vehicle bearing one corner of the machine, ins are simply in the sam case with any tn lded , baCklng the car down other hab tue whose thoughts cannot 7rads. Th. task Vas performs! flow readily except under the accus tomed indulgence. Tomorrow Modern Mouth Menace. Sd finished his diner Visitors at tns Muitnoman. r March S and J. 5fc Allen is a St. Helens arrival at the Cornelius. Peter Fleldberg ofVcamas. Waab, is at tbe Perkins. K. B. Stewart is a Roseburg arrival iii ine uregon. J. it. Roberts is registered at ths . anion rrora Spokane. easily and presented the appearance of the car being carried on the wheel barrow. A Plea for a Happier Theme We've read all the paper over, n.i t.tu'kward and forward, too: With war. politics and the markets They are recking through through. fcan't'somebody tell us a story. Or sing us a cheerful songT Won't somebody make a Joke or tw To help a blue day aloosT T t1 th rnntrol of th bnr&u wnnM : Z. . .... . TnsTJiTi. i a rnri v .Ji ZZ1 V I. Z. ,v. I oetween uenerai Lne ana a commis- pny r .r 7.:.. PB" "t I slon in ths Union army in ths per- Mr. a 1 rv-' nvn r i ri rinn Hrwtt-i m am mir DmiHiarxi mraiuriL i n mil v niiH ... . i""""uu owiuiueui iu I 1 7 " ' r " .. I sn or Abraham unooin. France and It is IncTeaslne. iT: .!'.v'.7r',. VL When villa T. At th Wnnl nr r,r;iL":- In the spring of 1861 things th. w --o-" --Q) -w -w f UlAlLSr VA i,UV uutuwvi va limes .U. I a . a. J a mt at 1 - .. .... . I .... . . I w uie iiul bb xaa caucL-Leu lu xidu lxiciil. i a?. nxance exurpaiea tne sale of ab- nay ana nigni huh snau cnange per lUa -entiment w. tnr tnr th- -in rZaii. is at the Oregon. sinthe, the ruinous Parisian tipple, on5. -t1?- th wr!- eo'ri0 thiy Unlon reUred to his hom. In B. WUson of Vancouver. B. C is shlngton. ohn P. London, a North Yakima an, is a guest at the Portland. TZm r m U nulilortn f Vri T- UA Ull 9. . ffb WW m. . at the imperial, rlscoll of Genesee, Idaho, is at ltnomah. Veness, Wlnlock, Wwn, log- and some hoped that all forms of alcoholio drink would speedily travel the same road. But the government . hesitated and delayed. The economic Inter ests behind the drink trade in France are very powerful. The now exercise. TJmrjaua. and lived 'his Ufa in nnlit I r h WtLahlnrton. T7t.nur commute, and the re- " hln a . very few .years B. m Turner 1. register, at tn. ' - ft. JBTasi a . mmm. 1 B 1 I sa . rn(M.B m.n .lt reTjrsnt- has eonalatMitly -i wmeeu. It must hav. . been during these I N. -fe. Lund, of Fall City is at th. last years that Mr. Rimes formed I PerklitV j. a-xuioaes is a ' ju. - ftho acquaintance of General Lane, for Mr. Hlmes was not a resident of Oregon until after General Lane's retirement from public life. General Lane was a kindly, likable ana ln tne Mexican war ao- conducted a clean, open and square campaign, and all this in th. f ac. of a very aggravating ana misrepresent ing counter campaign. This policy we intend to pursue, w. hav. signed statements from. fir. chiefs in two- vlnpvnrdg or almmt th tntil Inlatnnn rltfow honrlnar nut 'mir 4laitnm . - .1 . ..ri fiinma whih r h th n 1 man, uid In th Mexican Bisricuiiurai resource in some , OI rj oon Is betUr ttan th. cW U-ltted himself with such credit that the finest districts. The export rZ ... V i. -,, I h. was styled th. -Marlon- of th. or wine brings immense sums of I flcient; that It Is more humane; that 1 xxis on. great misiaa. monerr Intn tha ronntrr tmtW it produces better firemen; that n ws ad. at -th. tanning ' of the rm. o--at Z.,'. CZTZa- has a tendency to promote harmony ln "r- ED- ROSS- .-v.v.-Vv..v--Bw. u,u i th.. department between th. officials I and other strong liqnors U a hear-j and members; that it reduces fir. I T Prevention. ilv cabltalized business. losses: that it reduces Insurance i ""rrom th chk-a it-im' Tha notlaTL that tha V r a n 1 raiw, - iiitrwi.. m men uura -nony oonoea oay. ir. JUlltime, I con . . ..... . ...a . . . .. . I - . - - -w uMV- Miy WUk I I onns iuue dut. lignt Wines' is i crease Is offset by added efficiency I to marry her. Is there any insanity ttiscb erroneous. ' iJnnnir the" latter bair i ana iow lire loss: mat tn. nr. inspee. i in your ramuyr . i - of the lant eentnrr Fmnrs Hlra th tt toa Pn en" I Mr- Kiutim No, younr man, there's Vi.w fhs 4.- v- i w ' L"i I hanced; that (get this) it makes for I not; an', moreover, there ain't er-goin' i A, Irf Wells is a Salt Lake City ar v w.., wwwiiw &. wv oovter ana, mors cuius i tn giucu.iv ea - . . ' . . , 1 rival sTt tn. Multnomah. rival a tha Portland. E. IT Armstrong is registerwi at w Steel of Enterprise la at th. d Mra W. C Folllott of Winnl- . at the Muitnoman. ,W. D. Latin of Manila, P. L 4t at the Washington. w f. Tir1h- fir. via. V. .. vwv . - . - tha Perklna t McDonald of Eugene is at tne L Allan or Eugeo. is at tne ure- Henry is among th. 6an Fran -rivals at th. Carlton. d Mrs. George a. tfeauy or ar guests at the Cornelius. Cornel U "J" Pes as Mr si U. a d -A itor a? A. II Jmpeii mm af I So Iieak, Bnt a Lawson, rrom th Naw Tark World. Many a vision vanished when the" r,- . f horrlbl. horrors commltte. which investigated th. al- And th. high cost of living w.'v. leged leak to Wall street of th. pre-i- heard; Cent's peace not. In December mad. Cpol Uic-andU. en "e.gr-J !ts report to the house of represents- come away, out Into th. country! Uvea In particular. Thomas- W. Law- where th. sunshine is warm son's dream of $80,000,000 o such a bright; matter won in a day, of a congress Waer. we don't hav. th. high cost of corrupted and afraid, of a cabinet of- living licer involved and of high dlgnataries Nor the Germans, either, to Xignw whose rank could not oven be named, h nlnt, that .pring is coming- passes and leave, not a wrack behiud. Ti 1 treetop a robin sings; " Aside from the fact that there was Tn meadowlark sends bis cheerful no leak, the most Important feature of call the report now at hand is that which I As he passes on sunlit wings, completely discredits Mr. Lawson. lie I Suppose that we go a-f ishlng, mail, rhiml that Vi va a nnoVil. t. Tn th moA old fashioned WtT ...v.... . . ... ii. I whr m- sit on a los in th. shadows .uuawuui, ii u ww mj . Aia iuoijf , . ui. 4.1, .1. threats which he failed to carr out By the where tb blr f& p1 H. made promises, every one of .whlcs was broken. He assailed by Innuendo many decent men, not on. of whom as ho willing to nam. or to face face. The only result of the Inquiry aslds fiom this is the exposure of two news paper correspondents who, with small incomes and a regrettable disregard of th. ethics of their calling, were found to bs ln th. psy of brokers, and of a j -r- muse, bow on th. stream of Ufa, uiu. firi wnoB. cmiuisa prtius in I Careless woras, or op pea. as we so, her neighborhood gave a more matuiel Litre the bobbing cork, males ripples t,osslp of the sam. sex tne inspiration I Which in wiaenmg circles now . - . . . . i . . . 1 .li.kinr., T . 1 1 w dfin f hn,v it 1111. I.L iivi uauuiftiu iwnca wuibdl . - ' : - she was compelled in humiliation Ut disavow. It Is estimated that this investiga tion has cost the people about $S0,00O, to say nothing of th. time of th. con gressmen taking part in It. As aa exploration for leaks it - has been a complete failure, but, considering the Th. breeze comes from woodland and meadow, Sweet with th. breath of wild flow- ? The hummingbird and the honey be. Knloy the bright spring hours. With glance on the sun-kissed waters Where the shadows swing to and fro. We wait for the signal to land on. When th. cork goes down below. , , All natura arainst it will preach And the high cost of living will get on. slam When this "sucker" gets within reach! . ' - Pearl Sherrod. Madras. Or. Uncle Jeff Snow Says: latm Tftimbletnn ts dead sura sver'- iight thrown on Thomas W. Lewson's j body orter go to war only after eer- laethods, it probably is worth lh. body has voted yes on a referendum. lnvs. and when Doe Wampum axed elm what, supposln' meanwhile th. en amy took New Torlc and annexed Cuby would com. of th referendum with ! could vote ln camp. Jute says h. is in ! favor of a referendum 'fore war's de- Both Fore and Aft. Fma tbe ImUajissolis JouruL. Miss Gush Oh, Captain, wer. yea ever boarded by a plratet. - Captain Etorms Yes; ,h. charged m. $11 a day for a ball bedroom on th. I elared. even If th. war's goln' on at fourtb floor. - ' J 'lection day. ''Vif'';::"!,?!'''4!t.;.-il :--;--.v--;." - - - - - - - - . 6
