.THE.- OREGON
DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, i-IAIil 21,
1317.
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CAN PORTLAND ; BE CONVINCED?
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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
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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
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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.
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