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'THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. 1 PORTLAND. TnURSDAY, MAY :3i, 1917.
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Osa year... 3.00 iOna inoctfc. $ .60
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; Rom rear 12.50 I On month....... $ .25
DAILY (MOBNI.NO OB ASTERNOON) AND
'fn .....; ..$70 I pa month $ .66
3
Tba proper function of a roreroment Is
to make It tmay tot tha people to do good,
LCAd difficult for them to do Crtl.
Gladstone.
them orer to tn state. That Jook
like publle spirit of rather a fine
quality; Why not, for luck, take
these gentlemen at their word?
It is quite possible that they are
honestly working for good roads
and not for any private advantage.
OREGON' HONORS
F
Ject to the police regulation of the that there should be such an eye
state", which has authority to im"- j sore as Marquam Gulch, In this,
pose license fees. " the century of the child, it is ex-
When the motor Tehicle law was jpected that all Portland will take
framed by' the last legislature this
point of constitutionality was given
consideration and to meet any pos
sible doubt there was attached to
close account of Its human young
and their needs. As molders of
character, and builders of strong
littlebodies and clean little minds,
the law a preamble setting forth, playgrounds have demonstrated
COUNTIIY, HOME AND KIN
I HE government could have
made the Liberty bond issue
a bankers' loan.
WV, 1 I i it a I
j lust una ueeu um yracucu
ITX America. The management and
Cpntrol of the Issue was directed
y a small group of bankers in
Wall street. And they always
ttiade handsome profits out of the
flotations.
1 But the Liberty bonds are an
Issue in which every dollar sub-
sribed goes straight into war serv
te without diminution to the ex-
mt of a single penny. The banks
Istribute tha bonds without a cent
4t profit. Their services are a
part, of their contributions to the
success of the war.
. There never were in this country
(uspicea so ideal in the flotation
df a loan. There never was a loan
o pre-eminently a people's loan.
"there never was an appeal that
rent so straight to the heart of
le American people.
Secretary McAdoo Bays quick
Inancial support may enable the
allies to win before there is time
for American soldiers to be sent
to Europe. In any event It must The day's news informs us that
therefore be true that the -more rain n Minnesota has quenched
bonds we subscribe for, the fewer disastrous forest fires raging in
ATHER O'HARA Is retiring by
resignation-from the Indus
trial Welfare commission. He
is succeeded by Mr. McNangh-
ton, an able and forward looking
man. ,
The status of the commission's
work is admirable. The body was
a small public Instrument in far-
off Oregon. It did not loom largo
in the . public eye. It was little
thought of and less proclaimed
even in the home community.
But it Droved itself to be one
of. the biggest commissions in
America. The principle and policy
it enunciated have been written
into the law of the land and it is
one of the weightiest steps in eco
nomic and social welfare this or
any other country has made.
The '.Oregon commission through
its work maintained the doctrine
that regulation of the working
hours of women is not a violation
of the fourteenth amendment to
the federal constitution, that there
is. 'a humane side in employment
tlrat is superior, to the property.
side, that labor is not a commod
ity, and that the public welfare is
a superior consideration to tho
property welfare.
This doctrine was resisted In the
courts. -..The acts of the Oregori
commission were attacked as exer
cise of powers in" violation of the
constitution.
In a recent decision, the highest
court in America sustained J:he con
tention of the Oregon commission.
It was one. of the celebrated cases
of the country. It formally estab
lished the idea translated into ac
tion by the Oregon commission. It
enforces a revolution in the eco
nomic and social thought of
America.
The decision similarly authenti
cated the work of 12 other states
which had followed the lead of the
Oregon commission. In many, If
not in all the other states, assem
bled forces of humanitarian reform
were waiting for the (Oregon de
cision. There is no .doubt that in
the immediate future, the Oregon
Idea will be written into tho law
of every state in the Union.
In all this, there is acknowledg
ment of the highly intelligent serv
ice of Father O'Hara, Miss Bertha
Moores and Amedee Smith, who
wer the original commission. They
share in the conspicuous distinc
tion their work has won for tho
state.
the destructiveness of motor vehi
cles t to' roads making it necessary
to regulate them.
Way down in Alabama they re
cently put a negro by the appro
priate name of Black In jail for
one second because he had killed
another negro. If his victim had
been white they probably would
not have put him in jail at all. Too
many telegraph poles would havo
impeded his journey.
their usefulness.
Men that have power In govern
ment should know how all the lit
tle children of the city live that
they may protect their own. Wom
en with the vote should demand
for children a place to play that
is clean and decent and safe. No
other issue on the ballot is more
essentially everybody's business.
MR, DALY AND MR.. BAKER
W
HY not be fair and square
in politics?
The Journal has been de
liberately misquoted. Whol
ly unfair with Mr. Daly and wholly
unfair with The Journal, the Ore -gonian
quoted from an article in
The Journal June 3, 1915; as fol
lows: There can be no question as to tha
ability of Mr. Baker and Mr. Caldwell.
Nor can there be question that each
would enter the position with a high
resolve to render good service.
The Oregonian. deliberately omit
ted a preceding sentence which
changed the whole meaning. That
sentence said: "We can all point
with satisfaction to what has been
done and for that reason Mr. Bige
low and Mr. Brewster are The Jour
nal's first choice for commissioners
in next Monday's election."
Further along in the same arti
cle, The Journal said:
If there be those who do not agree
with The Journal's first choice there
are other men in the field of ability
and strong backing1. There can be
no question as to the ability of Mr.
Letters From the People
? soldiers will have to be sent
What could be more of an ap
peal to the heart of America? On
such. an alternative, there is not a
workingman who is not ready to
put his savings into a bond.
- Purchase of a bond is bearing
'a hand in the war. It is helping
America in the conflict. It is
standing for the United States
against an aggressor. Buying a May.
that state. Evidently Oregon is
not the only place where the skies
are inclined to weep.
Common In tlma wnt to Tha Journal for
publication In thla department anonld b writ
tea on only one aJa of tba paper, abonld not
exceed 300 word in length and mast ba ac
companied br the name and addnae of toe
eodr. If Uw writer doee not desire U bare
the name published be should ao atate.1
Argument for the Two-Platoon
Portland, May 29. To the Editor rf
The Journal "Discipline baa been
maintained among the men, who P-
Darentlv render more cheerful obedl
ence to orders because of more favor
able working conditions. The em
ciency of th service has been In
creased to a marked degree and there
1. no possibility of return to trie old
system."
The above are the words of the Se
attle civil service commissioners, but
we are told two-platoon cannot suc
ceed in Portland, notwithstanding :t
is an unqualified success in 31 cities
in the United States. Seven states in
the Union now have two-platoon stave
laws. i
The National Board of Underwriters
was appealed to by the opposition to
two-platoon to help them out of the
predicament which their own misrep
resentation and exaggeration have
placed" them In, but the number of
men stated by the National Board of
Underwriters engineers to be neces
sary to install two-platoon in this city
is IS less than recommended by the
firemen's executive board.
The underwriters claim the two-pla
toon bill allows one day off in six, but
nine prominent att6rneys of this city
but . pros-
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
tttlALL CHANGE
would be not only safe
peroux. .
It is the deotfc of follr yea. worse
than ' that It is an insult to the
Majesty of Heaven to try to rule God
out of the government of mankind! It
IS M. n, nD-.rniia hn.ln.e. il f hi, RIO
TI .v " .14 I Thin La th rum In which ry
solemn halt. Mankind is being made body should play the Liberty loan
to stOD and recognize the voice of the I .
overruling nmviArf uirlfif ss ht did 1 OnMn n tVi a Ma tniarht find them
to tn rather nt tha Habrew nation I selves more in mt'r ricmtui "'w
(Gen. 17:1) "I am Almighty Qod; walkimea " agam lomorruw,
h.rr. J v. .1 K-r., tA I
recognize tms voice at tnis nour - fjghon,, iB BOW ,bout to undertake to
either stupidity or rebellion. Good I ma.ka her resume fighting. Banzai!
government is that wnicn protects vir- i a
tue and crushes vice. "Law," says 1 "What's wanted in the matter of the
Rladatnna t i jaav tn do I T.thnrtv Ifun 1a a lot mora Of What. In
rlc-ht an, n ,nt, The I the Billv Sunday language. Is called
mayor who will make that his or-1 1" nnwu.
ficial motto will have the approval of I Rome dava must be dark and
our hlsrhest tvrta at cltizenahirj. and I itmirv " Rut for croodness ake. Mis
the smile of heaven. i ter Poet, how many does it take to
"Government of the people, for the I make some I
people and by the people, under uoo, If .0a .ubTn,rine chaser had hap
is true Americanism. J. II. LEI PER. I pened along and mistaken Jonah s
." . : . I vhalii for a IT-hnnt it would bave been
jrnone lntercnange licusea tough on Jonah, of course, bu it would
Ban Diego, Cal., May 27. to tne isa- l have saved a lot oi uioiict conwu
itor of The Journal Interchange of I versy
tAUnk... . U. ... lit . a frwA 1-1 a
ii. -.11. rnw I And aneaklnr of hitting the trail.
wu iiicn wm oci vu h an ,.... . ... Tuesdav All male Dr-
an increase of rates on all business g. whoha?.6' saw! tn? Pl
and residence telephones remaining in years old today," but have not. on or
service. before June 4 (that's Monday), said,
Pr.v.n ini,nKin if mftIm and I am 11 veara old todav." must hit
time will establish one complete tele- the trail to the registration booth. And
phorie system; then the united support now- " tnat P'm
of all patrons will create a condition
sufficient to justify a reduction of
rates within the city.
The Pacific company's rates in Port
land are higher than in any other city
on the coast, regardless of favorable
conditions justifying a lower rate than
other cities.
Portland can reduce her annual tel
ephone expense in amount greater than
the annual Interest on the $(,000,000
road bonds. ED WORD.
OREGON biUKUUHTS
John W. and Leonard Bradbury.
well known and experienced prospect
ors, are engaged in "pocket" bunting
tor gold in the Auburn section, the
cene of early-day placer deposits, and
are meeting with spienata success, tne
.Baker democrat says.
a
Bv wav of giving even the weather
devil his due, the .Myrtle Point Enter
Tag and Bottail
Stories From Everywhere
ITo tbla cohima all readers at Tba loaraal
arc Invited to contribnta w-iginal matt la
torjr, la vara or ia pbllaaopttlcal oprraUoa .
or striking qoetationa, fross any aoorea. Coa
trlbatloos of xcrptlaaal marl I will be paid tor.
at tba sUitor's appralsa!.)
Vhj Nurses Go Mad
A YOUNG mother just returned from
prise says: "For fear that a little later " nM engagea a new nurse
The nurse came to her and said:
"I don't know what's the matter,
ma'am, but the little one cries an J
cries. I can do nothing to quiet it."
The mother thought a moment. Thm
brightening up, she said:
"I remember now. Baby's last nurse
was a black one. Youll find the stove
polish on the third shelf of the kitchen
cupboard."
on some one might ay that we did
not have any good weather In May.
we are going to jot it down right here
that we had two or three days of 'just
dandy climate this week."
Supervisor Ephraim Barnes of the
Mlnam national forest, Wiley Dalton
of North Powder and J. F. Erwln, for
est ranger, have returned to Baker
from a - trip to Wallowa county, a
feature of their trip being the scaling
of Eagle Cap mountain, a tunt sel
dom attempted so early in the season.
The Gardiner Courier is doing a
food share of its bit by publishing
ood conservation notes. This is one
of them: "There appears to be quite
a run of sturgeon in the river at this
time, many weighing 100 pounds being
caught by the fishermen, and which
bring them 2 cents a pound. Some
years ago these fish were destroyed
and were valueless."
THE LIBERTY LOAN OF -1917
4. Uncle Sam's Financing of Other Wars.
Baker and Mr. Caldwell. Nor can ' say it does not. and the firemen do
there ba aueatinn that Mrh. would i not want it.
enter the position with a high resolve! The underwriters say 173 men will
to render good service.
I be required to install two-platoon In
this city. Add this to the present
But The Journal was SUDDOrtinc: 1 working force of 384, we have 557 men.
Mr. Bigelow and Mr. Brewster. For I Deducting one-sixth of this for the one
.. - .. . j aay off in six, which the underwriters
Its own purposes, tne Oregonian should not have added, and we have
omitted tnat important fact, as will i left 461.
be seen by reading the full article 0.Th "refne?'s "vr board claims
i.rV.r. . 92 added to the working force of 3S4
elsewhere on this page. (or 47 mn all toid) win glv better
In the oresent election The Jour- I protection than w a now have under tho
AN ALIEN ENEMY
M'
R. BRYAN is a man of peace
but he makes shrewd appli
cation of one military prac
tice In his Commoner for
It is the practice of lntern-
bond Is a blow struck for a warless iryg alien enemies In time of war.
world. It is the buyer's effort The Germans in this country who.
to hasten the coming of peace. It exhibit inconvenient belligerency
Is a service to country, home and are shut up in jail where they can
kin. talk to the walls and harm nobody.
What worse alien onemy have we
Amidon wants commission gov- khan John Barleycorn? Inquires Mr.
rnment abandoned and aldermanic Bryan. And if we are justified In.
government substituted in Port- putting the kaiser's subjects where
land. Who's Amidon?
TOO MUCH DISTRUST
0
they can do no harm, are we not
justified In giving John Barleycorn
the eame treatment? The editor
of the Commoner thinks we are.
There Is a pit mentioned in the
Book of Revelations where "that
nal prefers Mr. Daly to Mr. Baker.
Mr. Baker has two years more as
commissioner. He can serve the
city ag well aa commissioner as he
could as mayor, and possibly a
great deal better.
If elected mayor, a far worse
commissioner might be chosen. Mr.
Daly is the better man for mayor
because he has shown himself to
be one of the most effective public
servants Portland ever had. He
cut the water appropriation from
$1,730,000 to $889,000 while at the
same time saving $380,000 In three
years to wafer consumers by reduc
tion of water rates.
In spite of a 27.9 per cent In
crease in the area of Portland, he
cut the cost of street cleaning from
?' 9,000 to $230,000. It is doubt
ful if such an achievement In mu
nicipal economy and efficiency was
ever made in any city in America.
Mr. Daly ought to be reelected be
cause of his effectiveness, and be
cause of the encouragement his
election would be to other public
servants to be effective and eco
nomical. It hi wrong for the Oregonian to
be so unfair to Mr. Daly. Merely
because Mr. Daly refused to spend
a large sum of public money to de
liver water to its private castle on
the heights Is no' warrant for the
Oregonian to ask the people to
deny themselves the benefit of Mr.
Daly's public service.
Written for tba United Press by rrsnk R.
Wilson, of tba Federal Farm ln uureau,
United States Treasury Department.
National credit oepends very much
upon two factors national resources
n n v. airanrili nf the (rovernment.
Canada and Great Britain. I A nation might possess overwhelming
Portland, May 29. To the Editor of resources and still suffer from baa
The Journal Kindly state through I credit because the weakness or H3
the columns of your paper what de- I government would not make it possi
pendency Canada has upon Great I ble for that nation to levy upon its
Britain. Is it an independent coun-1 resources to meet its obligations. The
try, or a province of Great Britain j American Revolution is an example
and under the sovereignty of the king? I of sufficient resources but inability
A. A. JONES. to collect. Most of the functions oi
Canada is a dependency of Great I eovernn.ent were possessed by the
Britain, though in effect so nearly In- I states at the beginning of the Revo
dependent as to enjoy the freedom I lutlonary war. Eaca state Issued its
of actual independence. Canada has I own money and collected its own
its own dominion and provincial gov-1 taxes. The Continental congress was
ernments. in its framework resembling 1 voluntary advisory body which
closely the United States.
f
Two Years and After.
Reprinted Editorial From The Journal
Jane 8, 1015.
It is the universal judgment that I tortures
for two years Portland has had excel- 1 were
lent government.
grew up to meet the exigency. The
story of the attempt of the ia colo
nies to finance their rebellion against
Great Britain is one of the tragic
chapters of all history. The mental
suffered by the men wno
hparinr the responsibility or
low during the war of 1812. The
great financier, Albert Gallatin, was
able to sell only about one-half of
the first $11,000,000 loan at 6 per
cent. The second loan of $16,000.00.)
only produced about $5,000,000. Final
ly the government offered a premium
of 13 cents on the dollar and David
Parish. Stephen Girard and John Ja
cob Astor took tho balance of the
$16,000,000 loan. During the remain
der of the war the securities of the
government sold for between 85 and
95 cents on the dollart-
i-tXu
Showing What Might Be Done
Just five minutes' meditation in a
cell at Queen's county Jail. New York,
melted avay the young womanly spunK '
of Miss Ulrica Dahlgren, debutante of
New York, and granddaughter of the
'.ate Joseph A. Drexel of Philadelphia,
cays the Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
This is how it all happened: For the
second time In a month. Miss Dahl
grtn, who is the daughter of Mrs. t.
Drexel Dahlgren, was arrested for
; speeding her automobile. Before Mag
i istrate Miller in Jamaica, Motorcycle
j Patrolman Beresford said Miss Daul
trcn was "hitting It up" at the rate of
. 35 miles an hour along the Merrick
1 road. The magistrate Informed the
young woman that she would have to
pay a fine of $100 or go to jalL
"I shan't pay the fine," announced
the young woman, with flashing eyes.
"Why, I simply crawled through tho
city. I wasn't speeding at all."
"Remove the prisoner," said the mag
istrate sternly.
Miss Dahlgren was returned to the
prisoners bench, where she was seated
between two women charged with in
toxication. Later she was tkken to th
Queen's county jail and finger printed.
Then she was put Into a cell. Five
minutes later the debutante suffered
a change of mind. 8he summoned her
The Civil war. 1861 tAlSfiS. rnnirt
financing on a greater scale tlian was i P111". who paid the fine and obtained
I government compared with the physi-
Everything has not been as each In-1 cal tortures endured by the patriots
NE of the least pleasing feat
ures of the opposition to the
road bonds is the constant ,, .utl. v a n A
attacks on private character
which It seems to find necessary
If. we were to believe some of
- those who wish to defeat the
bonds, nobody who favors them Is
sincere. Every friend of the bonds
- lias some secret axe to grind. He
. lb In league with the paving com
. names. He wishes to sell road
-building material to the state. He
has friends for whom he seeks
employment In the state's road
work. And bo on.
This Is an unhappy mood. No
- qoubt some excuse Is to be found
satan" was locked, up for a
thousand years In a certain time
of trouble. Mr. Bryan would bo
more lenient to the Demon Rum.
He would restrain that monster
only for the period of the war. But
by that time he might have lost so
much of his power that he would
easily be put out of business for
good and all.
England Is planning to requisi
tion all tobacco supplies found in
that country for the use of the sol
diers. If the United States wero
to do that there would be lots of
fellows more willing to enlist
Mr. Elkus Leaves Turkey," a
headllner informs us. A very
thoughtless thing for Mr. Elkus
Ia An tn i V) oca davi nf tha VitoH
Aut i. m 4ttov muuiuuiia wuen tne llvln?
.1 . - A , -
reiauQiii ueiweea paving compa-
3les and public officials were re
tarkably cordial. In the same
' way there was once a close of
Tensive and defensive alliance be-
ITS WNSTITUTIOXALTTY
I
N MANY of the contributions
received by The Journal ex
pressing opposition to the six
million dollar state road bond
tween our state school authorities
and , the book trust, which cost the
patrons of the public schools many the suggestion is made that the
thousands of dollars a year. motor vehicle license fee law will
.Did we close the schools and be declared unconstitutional and
-cease to buy text Dooks on account as a result a property tax 'will
Of this unholy alliance? Not at need to be levied to care for tho
all. We clipped the claws of the bond Issue,
trusts Perhaps its claws would It is the opinion of leading at
stand a little more clipping, but torneys that the law is constitu-
that will come in time. tional. This opinion ia reinforced
i Does not good business prompt! by court decisions, in other state
ti'g to v manage our road business where tho question has been tested
in the same, way? out
A If the people of Oregon had The constitutionality of the law
closed' the public schools in the is based on the theory that the
days of the book trust's arrogant license is not a tax but a police
power. It would hare been a "cow- regulation.
ardly surrender," would it not? It it were imposed solely for
Is Ufnot also a cowardly surren- the purpose of raising revenue it
der to . refuse) to rot the road would without question be a tax
bonds because we fear paving com- and therefore in conflict , with the
panies will handle the proceeds? - j constitutional prohibition against
, 1 The state road commission says unequal taxation,
it will ns Its own paving plants j v Id view of the destructive effect
.- if . bids are., too high. This looks on road surfaces and the danger
sane and honest. Mr. Benson says I to life and limb through the opera
he will buy some of. the paving , Hon" of motor vehicles, the courts
patent rights in Oregon, and turn I have held that they -should be sub
EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS
T
old system.
Thus it will be seen the firemen
recommend 15 more men than the re
qulrements of the National Board of
underwriters make necessary.
Bear in mind. Chief Stevens has been
telling the .citizens of Portland for the
last 90 days that 371 men were nec
essary. The two-platoon campaign committee
Issued an invitation to the East Side
Business Men's club, the Ministerial
association and the Chamber of Com
merce to form a committee, one from
each of these organizations, with one
to represent the fire chiefs and one
to represent the firemen's two-platoon
campaign committee, which the first
two organization accepted without
ado, but the Chamber of Commerce
quibbled until this committee sent to
Seattle for representatives of the Se
attle fire department to appear be
fore the Portland public to tell what
real two-platoon is and what it has
done for Seattle. William Kitzgeraid
and R, C. Hahne will appear in numer
ous places before the end of the cam
paign la behalf of the two-platoon.
E. HAYES,
For Two-Platoon Committee.
The Cause of the Jitneymen.
Portland, May 28. To the Editor of
The Journal In the interest of simple
Justice, I ask you to give publicity to
a few facta relating to the fight beinjf
made to drive the jitneys from the !
streets of Portland.
A great deal of fuss Is being made
about the necessity for bonding Jit
neys for the benefit of possible vic
tims of accidents. What is the differ,
ence whether the public is unable to
collect from a poor man, or whether
it is Impossible to collect from a
large corporation, which "has constant
ly on its pay rolls men wo are being
paid to collect evidence to beat the
unfortunate victims In courtt
The statement under the title of "A
Vicious 'Gag' Law" in "Watts Watt"
of Friday, May 25, is untrue from
start to finish. We do not ask and
never, have asked for "no regulation."
We do ask and have many times asked
for reasonable regulation, but not for
strangulation. The Portland Railway,
Light & .Power company desires and
has expended thousands in their en
deavor to legislate the "Jitneys" out of
business, but thus far has failed. It,
through its tools under different
names, would even go so far as to de
prive the common people of free
thought or free speech.
Regarding the bonding proposition:
The backers of the bonding question
would make the terms so stringent
that they would be prohibitive. They
do not want a cash bond but thev do
want bonds written by a company
whose rates are so high that it is and
will be impossible to obtain them.
No one can deny that the Portland
Railway. Light & Power company is
giving better service than ever be.
fore. And why? Because the "Jitneys"
forced the Issue.
So far as license fee is concerned, a
reasonable fee is and would be all
right. The streets ae owned by the
public and why should anyone even
the poor streetcar company be taxed
an exorbitant rate for the use'of the
streets? They shoJld have the same
rights as others under like conditions.
Even now, where the "Jitneys gCt the
cream," the streetcars seat 80 and
"strap-hang" 60 more. Out of the lat
ter few the "Jitneys get the cream
It simply comes down to the fact
of Portland there
dividual would have ordained it.
There are cases in which The Jour
nal would havo ordered differently.
But these were minor matters.
In the bJg, broad sense, we have had
two years of government of which
at Valley Forge. Nearly every plan
of money raising" devised oy numan
brain was attempted by the colonists
and with only partial success.
There are four recognized methods
nt raisinc money for warfare. These
Portland n justifiably boast. It Is th le of bonds. the Issuance of
paper money, direct and indirect tax
ation, and the confiscation of prop
erty and wealth. The colonies tried
every plan. During the first year of
the war they issued 6,wii.uuu oi pa-
D.Ha ) nthar tn ra-
Portland Men had their share. For em a cerUi" l Portion of thla issuo.
charters to be successful there must Tn federai government could- not
be fit men. It is because there must command the .tales to pay; it mere
be men well a- a charter in order quested, and aomo of them .paid
to make the results satisfactory that . AiA nnt
government to make Portland the envy
of many a city. It is a government
that Portland can well advertise
abroad as a splendid public asset.
The commission charter alone did
not give this exemplary government to
there should be discriminating care
and a conscientious concern in the
voting next Monday. If by unconcern
or non-interest, or for other reasons.
unsuitable commissioners should be
chosen next Monday, it would be a
crime against Portland. It would, in
deed, be more than criminal, It would
be a tragedy if, by any chance, we
should make a decision that would pull
down the splendid structure, of com
mission administration under whose
purifying influence we have lived for
the past two years.
Mr. Bigelow and Mr. . Brewster as
commissioners, were factors in produc
ing these highly satisfactory results.
Neither may have been everything
Early in 1776 ' $4,000,000 of paper
money was issued ana paper mono
became so plentiful that it was worth
only about one-seventh of its face
value. By the end of 1776 more than
iO.000.000 had been lnsued.
In-July, 1775, the colonies attempted
. . . a. rr .
a 6,0UU,0U loan at per ceuu Auey
failed because capitalists could get b
per cent from private borrowers. In
1777 a big lottery was attempted,
100,000 tickets being sold to produce
government revenue; lut this did not
succeed as well as was expected. Dur
ing 1777 $13,000,000 more of paper
money was issued. The Continental
congress, desperate, asked the stages
that each Individual desired. But Mr. " , ,..mnt V i
Bigelow can point, and Mr. Brewster Lfc " "rprtVi.h inv.Tiat. i
with ..H.f.ntiAn t The property of British lojalists ir.
ever known to the western hemis
phere, until now. Five years of
warfare cost the) United States and
the states of the north over five
billion dollars, or less than the first
loan offered to finance the war with
Germany. At one time during that
war the United States had 2,688.623
men under arms.
Government credit was again at n
low ebb during the Civil war. Paper
money (legal tender notes) to the ex
tent of $443,000,000 was issued and it
depredated tremendously and magni
fied tno cost of living. Bonds to tho
extent of more than one billion dollars
were sold. One of the spectacular
money raising campaigns in the his
tory of the United States ocenrred
during the Civil war when Jay Cooke
was employed on a commission basis
to sell a government loan of $300,000,
000. He succeeded remarkably.
At the end of thp Civil var the debt
of the United States was greater than
at any time in all its history, reaching
approximately $2,700,000,000. During
the '80s this debt was greatly re
duced, the government paying large
premiums to retire outstanding in
debtedness. The war against Spain in 189 cost
more than one and one half billion
dollars. A large part of It was raised
by taxation. The first war I loan,
amounting of $200,000,000 at 3 per
cent, was a spectacular success, be
ing oversubscribed more than seven
times.
The history of war financing in
the United States attests the .forreet
ness of the present government policy
of issuing bonds to meet war expenses
and levying taxation sufficient to
meet the newly created ' interest
charges and an additional sum for
her release.
Miss Dahlgren is the younger sister
of Mrs. Richard S. Emmet, noted for
her daring automobile driving. Before -her
marriage Mrs. Emmet's chauffeur
license was suspended in Massachu- -etta
for speeding in Lenox, her coun
try home.
Beware, Riddy, Beware!
If your chickens find gopher, rat
and mole poison on the M. J. Thompson
garden lots, warns Ham Kautsman In
the lloulton Herald, you can blame it
to your own carelessness in not keep
ing them up. The high cost of living
necessitates my raising a garden thla
year. I lost a garden last year by
the (cTfjyken route. No human hogj
chickens will fare very well If they -
attack a mess of soulrrel poison this
year.
Where Human Skill Avails Not
Ray Knight was plowing sod and one
of his horses let loose and tore the
I low -and harness to pieces, writes the
Fnterprlse Record Chieftain's Sden
correspondent. The blacksmith couldn't
fix the plow nor the harness maker
the harness.
In the Beginning
God made man and pronoAnced him
good ;
Made woman, and thought har best;
Picked up his clay and went away
And Lord! you know the rest!
Grace E. Hall.
Horribly Misjudged
It was the usual domestic storm,
says the Chicago News.
Oh dear, oh, dear!" moaned 'Wlfey.
in tears. "I wish I'd taken poor
mother's advice and never married
you!"
Hubby, the strong, silent man, swung
around on her quickly, and at last
can point, with keen satisfaction to
what has been done. We can all point
with satisfaction to what has been
done, and for that reason Mr. Bigelow
and Mr. Brewster are The Journal's
first ehoice for commissioner, m next he rench. I1"?.11"' LFI&?t?Z SSl
Monday's election.
h. r T,,-r.t.-. by guaranteeing the interest on the
t .ti- tii h.. t i. VX V debt. When France Joined America
swap horses while crossings stream, f 56,000,000 of paper money had been
on.ti n h. I By the end of 1779 the total Issue
cause commission government is but ?LpapeI T"11 rehea 2W00.-
two years old In Portland and no "uu "m " """''"'
chance should be taken on changing eT- Jhe money would not even
commissioner, before the .y.tem i 08 ccep.te f?r furaishl" -upplies
folly fixed and rooted. to Washington s army. So congress
If there be those who do not agree ...v,u..c u-
wlth The -Journal's first choice, there " -Sf,n8t Ch 2 , &flttB' Sl
are other men in the field of ability ?lnla bcln "8ed 20'000 barrels ot
tkTtA -OMtVi St mn tr hflflr1ns' Th... tan I AHUiau vji ...
HE first step toward keepini
restless and curious youth
away from the garbage can
and the gutter is to give
it a beautiful place to play. For
play youth must. Whether that
play shall be corrupting or help
ful is a matter for the citizen to
decide.
The rules of health and cleanli
ness are everybody' business. A
child with typhoid fever endangers
everybody's welfare. There's Mar
quam Gulch, where South Portland
children swarm amid filth and in
fection. What befalls BUI of the
ragged overalls and towsled hair
may affect Percival of the golden
curls and silken coverlet. Once
the grim spectres of disease and
pestilence are loosed upon a com
munity, they are no respecters ot i
Dersons. Tbat'a why the health that in the city
nf tha children of th Marmiam seem, to" be a concerted errort that
...... , i 'the affairs should be dominated by
Just a few men probably not more
Gulch district is so important to
Laurelhurst and King's Hill and
Portland Heights.
Now that we recognize youth's
need for play; now that we re
alize that alleys and cobblestones
may mean tuberculosis and prema
ture death for little children, we
build playgrounds. Now that we
spena millions on highways, good
roaas ana oiuer vimj places mr
grown-ups, it is meet that we- di
vert, some of that stream of gold
to child conserving activities.
To permit children... to be sur
rounded by destructive conditions,
and then to punish them when
they break the , city's laws, is a
fearful sign of incompetency and
stupidity. In so beautiful and tn
4 wealthy a city, it Is unthinkable
than JO who want to make, and who
seem to succeed fairly well in making,
tools out of some of our would-be
leading and shining lights.
' E. W. ROSSMAN,
Indorsing Mr. Warren's Candidacy
Portland. May 29.To the Editor of
The Journal I wish through your col
umns to say a word . In behalf of the
candidacy of W. H. Warren for the
mayorship of Portland. Besides his
municipal Qualification. fOT tbm 0f(icm
he is a man of sterling integrity. He
haa convictions of moral riant and
1 believe has the courage of his convlc
tions. HI. Idea of civil government i.
In harmony with the well-known dec
laration of England's greatest states
man, William E. Gladstone, and her
greatest Jurist,- Sir William Black
stone, who both declared the opinion
that all Just law emanate, from the
in
the colonies was confiscated, and used
to help carry on the war. Then,
when the colonies were almost at
the end of their financial string, came
stered up American credit a little bit
be no question a. to the ability of Mr.
It was Robert Morris, a Philadel
n.v Mr rjMw.ii v, r.n ,u 'Iphla banker, who finally devised the
h nnpstinn that eah would cnt ih. Iinanciai system wnicn saw me coio-
positlon with a high resolve to render nle tnrou5h' .H "eaed ln Bank
eronri servica I I florin America iu rcuceui nvirs in
Mr. Adams also has strong back- specie payments. He was materially
ing, and there are those who insist alded by re"fon ot tne better feeling
thaf r.a haa-th oualif (roHrm. nm.iroj which prevailed over the chance of
in the office.
This 1. tho eituatlon a. The Jour
nal sees It. The big thing in the
contest I. for everybody to go to the
poll, and put in a conscientious vote.
a vote that in the best judgment of
the voter will be for sustaining and
continuing the kind of government we
have had In Portland the past two
years.
victory and the consequently enhanced
credit of the colonies.
a
American credit was desperately
amortization. The bonds acknowledge found voice
a government obligation that will
draw interest and will be repaid. The
tax program eliminates the tendency
toward harmful price inflation.
A vigorous tax policy should al
ways - supplement borrowing' for war
purpo.es. Taxes, except tariff taxes,
are levied against property and In
come. The government which de
mands the lives and services of its
men at the front surely has a better
right to demand those lesser things
property and income. Paying all of
a war's expense by Borrowing puts off
the day of reckoning until after the
war is over, and compels the men wao
have offered their lives and their la
bor, to pay off the debt after they go
home.
The magnificent manner in which
the United States has reacted from
Its periods of financial depression,
produced by war. constitutes powerful
proof of its material resourcfulness
and Its constructive genius. From
every trial it has emerged stronger
than before. It ha. been tempered
in the furnace.
It is the inevitable conclusion that
the crossing of swords with the giant
of Europe will furnish tne inspira
tion for the nation to rise proudly
to Its new plane of world leadership.
Tomorrow: The patriotic duty of
each citizen to assist the Liberty loan.
HOW TO BE HEALTHY
Coprrl.ht. 1S1T,
by J.. Keels.
PERSONAL MENTION
FEEDING THE YOUNG BABY (NO.
1) The normal child 1. as a rule
healthy, happy, strong and sood na
tured when it. care, food and habit,
are .cientlfically correct.
But sometimes our method of pro-
i I. i T'nfirtnnatpltr.
Sydney Merchant Her . when the baby is ailing well meaning
Mark Foy and his son of Svdnev. thnueh often mistaken advice is fre-
Anstralla, are in Portland cn a pleas- quently solicited of relatives or nelgh-
u.t, i . X- vjf ,3 icureu ary oors msieaa ui unc a v11 j
good, merchant of Sydney and had formulas or practices are not alwas
nothing to say regarding hi. trip, to be relied upon. There may come
They will leave for Seattle the last of a time when haphazard or illadvised
the week to visit friend, there. methods, even though the person advo-
tx TkmiiiZ A ' c ... I catlnr them may have followed them
w uws ouuin ,7. m . m ,ha balance of
Dr. and Mrs. Byron E. Miller left ih- k.wa iif in th last s-eneration
on the steamer Great Northern today better methods have brought about a
for Oakland, where Dr. Miller will at- ereat reduction in the death rate
tend a medical meeting June 6 and 7.
They will be gone about 10 days.
Sonth Bend Men on Visit
F. S. Hammond and Fred Holllstrl
of South Bena, wasn.. are at the Port
land hotel. Mr. Hammond 1. In the
real estate Du.ines. there.
amonr young children.
A knowledge or correct proceaure is
the safest guide, and the mother who
is correctly informed may wen disre
gard the advice of all the faddists.
If the baby 1. sick or its food does
not agree with it consult the doctor.
Hn mother, milk, if the mother Is
C. A. Hayne. of Forest Grove i. at I well. 1. the one beat food for the baby
the rersins.
Did your mother try to .top you
marrying me?" he demanded.
Wifey nodded violently.
A look of deep ramorse crossed
hubby', face.
"Great Scott," he cried. In broken,
tones, "how I have wronged that
woman!"
Stopped tho Cooing
Mistress I'd like to know what was
the meaning of all that loud and
angry talking downstairs last night?
Cook That was Just me an' me hue-'
band, mum.
MistressYour hucband? You told
me when you came that you were not
married.
Cook Well, I wasn't then, mum: but
you complained about havln' so much
love-makin' in the kitchen, so. I mar
ried one of 'em.
The Indispensable Dr. Todd "
A bunch of Maccabees made a trip
to Oregan City last Monday night, says
the Molalla Pioneer. They had the
time of their lives while there and
about the same on the way home.-Thr-y
had tire trouble and did not reach homo
until the wee small hours. Dr. Todd
Is said to have been the only on. In
the crowd with a sufficiently extensive
vocabulary to do the occasion Justice.
George's Job
Lord. Msndy. It ain't nuthin 'strange,
th. nrira far thinsa vou oaid.
u Jest go back 'bout 40 years; then.
everything was maae.
You
The women, then, spun all the yarn.
fer clothes en' socks, d goan:
An' no one ever thought of sendln'
clothes out fer to wash.
There is no perfect substitute. Arti
ficial feeding should be resorted to
on.y aner persistent errort nas been mn.t ,iv.d out-n the garden, an
made to secure the mother's milk. If .vh nouch to can.
the attempt is unsuccessful modified An' everybody done their bit tho
milk phould be used under a formula! woman, kid an man.
prescribed by a docfor. Clean, fresh ! They raised a pig to fatten, to kill ,
goaf, or cow', milk from healthy AnWUlU tV.m"elilrfull of things,
goats or cows 1, the best available j -lo' the ein' line. "
substitute. It should form a large
part of the child's diet up to 6 years They didn't wait, them sturdy kind,
of age. Goats do not have tubercu- fer "George" to do It all;
iosis, so their milk Is really safer In I But ever mother , aon of em, got
h.VsrmorTha.riCh,T'' VI I'Vl ST I didnV'shoVe the di.he. back, an'
haps more digestible. It should be1 hurry off to town
more frequently used. To gossip an' to see the .how, an' " ,
In summer, in cases where there 1st jet be runnln' 'roun'.
the slightest doubt about the quality! . . - , . .
of the milk., and in case you do not! But ever one of em worked hard.
is. heated to not less than 140 degrer. j You didn't'hear nobody say that time. "
Fahrenheit, for at least 20 minutes. was hard, nor meet
Buy only the best milk, properly Men or women nungry. wnen you wen
. . j i , . . . . . I ' am afrraat
cooled and delivered in bottles. Keep
it constantly on ice until it is to be
used.
Tomorrow Feeding the Young Baby.
(No. 2 )
Charles H- Brown of Equlmalt. B. C I . i-, a tu. -x:.
B rl rhn nf Pdi.tnn , ,fc H. Wilkinson of North Yakima 1. at
6. G. Conn of Pendleton is at th the Portiand.
Oregon. A. J. Scott of Astoria Is at the Per
Mrs. Mary Meador of Prairie Cltv.
I Or, Is at the Imperial. r" a. McCullv of Hood River is at
V,Btf" OI -ranci.co , 1. t the Multnomah.
the Carlton. M. A. Rlckard of Corvalli. 1. at the
M- A. Nickerson of Bridal Veil Oregon! '
at tho Ncrtonia. Mr. and Mrs.O. A. Pearce of Madras.
Mrs. M. R- Mac Evan, of Eugene Is 0r.. are at the" Imperial,
at the Portland. Mr And Mrs. David Beid of Wasco
H. E. Weber of Grants PasS u a. at the Cornelius,
the Perkins. p m. Peterson of Great Fall.. Mont
Mr. and Mrs. Don Miles of Salem 1. at tho -Carlton
are at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Harlan of
a U. McGregor of North Powder 1. at Buhl. Idaho, are at -- the Nortonia.
the Oregon. Tom Kennedy of Woodburn Is at
Mr.. Fred S. Ashley of Enterprise th Cornelius. ;
Divine Decalogue, I submit that in J Is at the Imperial. I e. O. Smith of San Francisco 1. at
th hand, of such conviction.-the ad- 1 6. B. Layman, a, prominent business I the Carlton. - .- --
ministration of tljjTaffalrs of . our city man oV, Bend., accompanied by Mrs. I Mr and Mrs. K. E. Hood of White
- - . . . . . - . - .1 i ' i
Salmon, Wash., are at the Washington.
Kenneth McKay of Hood River is
registered at the Portland.
Mr. and Mr.. C. C. Ba.hon and Mr.
and Mr. G. H. Gray of Ke'so are at
the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Halcrow of Aberdeen
are at the Multnomah.
Mrs. A. A. Compton, Cloverdale, U
at the Oregon.
J. J. Quinniand and H. S. Wade of
La Grande re at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. 811 vet tooth of
Antelope ar t the Cornel iu..
G. Wade of Seattle 1. at the Carlton.
M. E. Buckingham of Keieo 1. at
the Washington. .
Mr. and Mr.. Charles Loonard of
Bend are at the Nortonia.
W. O. Sheppard of Hood River Is at
the Perkins. .
em on the street.
Th fact is. Mandy, nuthin else, w'r.
oayin' ever day .. . .
Fer everything that -George" 1. aoin
git
ih,t'i all I rot to aay.
a oiamea signi, 10
Tt' aasler.
thing, out n tn .tore. -To
run a bill, an hav thing, .ent.
in llttl dabs, or more, -t
A can of this, a can of that, . "Jest '
charge it up to Dad,
Instead of makln' sometnin' do some
little thing you had. -We
gotta do more fer ourselves; they
tin t a on 01 uuuui,
v.n then, b'gosh. w
thrnwin' arood thine, out.
E. A. Barn.. Fairvlsw, Or. ,
Uncle Jeff Snow Says:
If Uncle Sam was to applnt n as ,
chief bustler to round up them f uiS
nishln' aid and comfort to th kaiser
I'd begin with them wlndjammin eon"
gressmen that keep, on the Job doin
nothing while th food .peculator. Is
holdin' up th country worse'n what
th kaiser would if w didn't do nothln
but talk when h started ia ; to go
through our pockets. : .
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