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i INDEPENDENT NTWgPAFEB C. B. JACKBOM .Pifrttshet I'ublisbed nvrf dy, afternoon nd morning ex-c-; undey afternoon, at The Jooroallhiild ;, ng, Broadway sad Yamhill street, FerUane. ' Oregon.- - - Lnlored at th Postoffice at Portland. Ore ion. foe transmission through the mails es second . class nutter. 'r atLEPHONES Min ?17: Home, A60S1, Tell the operator what department yeas Wart. JUKKIGN ADVERTISING. BEPRESEMTATIVE 22 i'ifth New York. 00 Mailers building, Chicago. - . ' - - - ' - BubMrtpttoa terms by mail la Oregon and Wash ington ; " " ' r DAILY (MORNING OB AFTERNOON) Ooa 7f.......8 00 I On month.. ...$ .80 SL'NDAT : On year. $2.50 I On month. . . ; . . 9 .2$ DAILY (M0BMINO OR AFTERNOON) AND 4 BITS PAY One'year. ...... fT.60 Ona month. M Bat the wisdom that k from - shore la tint para, ihea peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, (nil of mercy -and good fruits, without partiality and without hypoc risy. And the fruit of risbteousnese i sown in peaoe of them that nuke peace. Jama 8:17-18. . A WHEAT EMPIRE . A CHECK for $240,000 was what one Walla Walla man received for his wheat crop la 1916. Southeastern Washington is akhe club organizations combined could wilderness of wheat -farms, i For hours , and hours as you speed through the region, wheat field after wheat field, greened and glorious under a gorgeous sun, make a won derful panorama of growing: farm wealth. The wheat : yield of Walla -Walla county last year was 3,579,413 bush els ori an area of 188.023' ,;. acres. Oats and barley were in the cereal output, but their combined totals were slightly under a third of a mil lion bushels. ;'' V ' .; I .' When you multiply these totals by ,the cereal prices of lasti year and ear in mind that in th case of wheat the same price will prevail this year, you realize why the 3 five banks , of Walla Walla have deposits totaling more than nine million dol-r lars.and that the many other banks ; in the county have their vaults con gested with money. ' ' 'There Is much rich land ' in the Walla Walla valley, and ! is mostly under cultivation. Largo Ire as of it have been cropped for more than half ; a century, native Walla Wallans tell you, without perceptible exhaustion of the soil fertility. The almost Inviolable rule In farming, .except ;when the government was calling for Increased production during war time, is a" crop every other year and sum mer fallow In the interim. The growing - season -. 's long- and killing frosts are . rare. The rainfall averages 17.7. The price of good landi ranges from . $150 to, $200 per acre. " A well known farm near Walla Wall : old for $200 per acre recently an 1 changed hands shortly afterward at ,iiQ. ... . , .. The soil is exceedingly rich, deep and fertile, and is of volcanic origin, with deep loam in the bottom lands. Forty bushels an acre Is an averaga crop on . good wheat farms There is a late record of 73 bushels per ore.' Barley averages 50 and oats 75. An acre of alfalfa ' that yielded nine tons" and won the gold metal at the, Seattle exposition, was grown , In the Walla Walla valley. .. It required 2000 cars to move th fruit crop of the valley in 1910. The fruit crop, comprises apples, prunes, peaches, cherries and pears. The , Income from a certain 100 acre apple orchard in the valley was : for ona year, $54 per day 'for - every day. tn the. year. The property changed hands on a basis of $1250 per acre. Walla Walla county has a popula tion of more than 33,000. . The as sessed valuation of ; its property on a basis of 50 per cent is $32,000,000. -It has an area of 774,000 acres ex elusive of the Wenaha forest reserve. The livestock; dafFy and poultry pro duction of the ' county totals a mil lion . and a quarter. : 1 ' r Resting . on a purely agricultural basis and endowed by nature with an extraordinary fertility of soil, the prosperity of the Walla Walla basiu Ms as enduring as the Rock, of Ages. Starting his business" career ' as a salesman at $8 per week,, Frank W. Woolwprth died the other day worth several millions accumulated in his string of five and ten cent stores. Reject not the small things. SEEKING JUDICIAL DECISION TEST of the constitutionality of the national prohibition amend ment will probably be made by the staw of Rhode;: Island.; its legislature having passed resolution directing an appeal Jo the United States court. It is arr unusual pro ceeding for a sovereignctate to ap peal to the court of last resort with out employing an intermediary, but It is held that t has the constitutional risht to do so and that In such In stance the supreme court has original Jurisdiction. , . -- )t is . contended that the Vmend r;ml is destructive - of the' police pou;r of the state and that it com pletely alters and transforms i rl the system of government erected by the constitution instead of amending it : Another . point raised is ; that the amendment was submitted to the states by- ednrrress with less than two-thirds of the membership of eacaTtessel drawing 30 feet from comin? house voting for 1L That Jwo thirds of a quorum can not propose an amendment to the constitution -Is plainly evident, it Is said, from -, the language of the constitution, the words beinr . two - th'rds of --both bouses. Only In the case of ratifying treaties, it is set 'forth, does the con stitution say "two thirds of the sen ators present." ' More Important is he contention that the tenth amendment to the con stitution , Is violated.- This amend ment specifically reserves "to the. states or to the people" powers not delegated to the United States or prohibited to the states. This ques tion goes - to the foundation of , dual government in the United States and It will be interesting ,to have the answer of the greatest court In the world, - " . When we read the statement of ths Western Confectioners' association that $750,000,000 worth of candy was eaten S in the. United - States during the past year, we cease to Wonder why it Is that the American girls ara the sweetest creatures on earth. A THE WEST MUNIIAM I T IS of value that the Portland Ai club is accentuating the Idea of shipping for" Portland. The business i men's clubs . can do a great deal to spread the gospel of a maritime Portland. The Realty, Board has. already done much, ft is within the power of other clubs to further,' stimulate popular convic tions as tothe value of shipping. All raise up unity of' purpose that would overcome all, obstacles and drive the city forward to the ' position which Its 1 geography and ' its' accessibility to the sea entitle it. t : : It is a ' popular habit to say that what we need is not talk, but action. That is true ; but ; th's is a case In which some talk seems to be neces sary in order to get action, i I Portland has not realized the valuo of shipping. -Two years ago a Cham ber of Commerce committee, headed by Nathan Strauss," after exhaustive investigation reporiea inai me iirst and most Important need of-Portland Is maritime commerce. But the re port found little response outside o; the Portland Chamber of , Commerce. A wide circle of Portland's business world paid no heed, and we have waited for the coming of the West Munham to be the initial steamer in an Oriental line, i , As shown by their repeated votes in elections .on measures for Improv ing the pe4j- the people . are over whelmingly ; in favor.. of a . real port. a: busy porf,1 a live vfire port. The sentiment Is strong out among the masses, and there are many signs now that it is gaining Impetus among the men from whom- the . real work of developing Portland commerce must . be expected. The West , Munhain demonstration was - a sentiment maker. Make tnai sentiment strong enough ' throughout the city and Portland will soon come into her own as. a' real . port. Two Omaha 's'sters have brought suit for $125,000,000 against various packing houses : for - infringing , upon a patented biscuit claimed by them, consisting mainly of pork and beans. If they want a j sympathetic "court and Jury they Ought to secure ! a change of venue to .Boston. ! REFORESTATION G EORGE CECIL, district forester. will not be here to help harvest the crop he Is planting in the forests of Oregon, but posterity will thank him for the job he Id dOlng. Ay " ' ' Work has been started upon the replanting of more than two thousand acres of forest land within the state, devastated In years past by forest fires. It is estimated that the trees now being planted will be larg.) enough for posts . and piles in 1 2D years,, while they will furnish saw timber a 'hundred years from now.! h It Is regretable that . the govern ment 'did not turn to reforestation years ago. If it had done so ' the gaunt i skeletonsi of the t mountain burns would oow be covered witn growing trees, many of them large enough for use. It has taken 1 time however, to make people see that Jt is as necessary to plan t fofrest trees as it Is desirable to cut them down. Not only is it In the interest of future generations, but of the people of ; the present. Barren mountain tops and burned off .. water " sheds spell .. drouth , In . '.he valleys Tree-? crowned slopes promise fertile fields in the lowlands. . v v ' From the planting comes still Ian other lesson. The work of the pres ent has been made necessary by ithe carelessness of I the pasO Thought less hunters, careless settlers, heed less ; tourists and campers - started the conflagration which have stripped the mountains :M a, hundred years of growth, r Every stark - and ; blackened snag pointing Its f head " skyward la a standing j monument to criminal carelessness.! No good . citizen can see them and riot be heedful. Probably, there will come a time when misrepresentations of the ca pacity of . Portland's harbor and the depth of water at the mouth of th s Columbia river will cease.- The latest issue- of misinformation Is In a circu Iar 'of the ' United States : shipping boardrwhich says that the river taa - ' -l . a channel depth of only 25 feet and Portland harbor :; an '. anchorage cf 155 feet The facts which the most casual inquiry would have revealed are that the harbor anchorage is G65 acres and that nothing prevents - a up the river.- A CRAVE ISSUE I T IS a man's job to fUl the office of governor . of Oregon. It is a man's job to adminisjter the duties of the office of secretary of stat. The same thing is 1 true as to tho office of tate treasurer.' It Is a very, difficult task for one man adequately and completely t discharge the duties of two offices, each of which does; and should de mand his full time and direct at tention. . . v It Is because ot this that Governor Olcott is seeking to have the supreme court decide whether it. Is possible under the constitution lor him to resign the office of secretary of state and ; fill that office by appointment in order that . there may be three men to share the heavy burden of the state's official : business. ' The public interest : demands that this be done, if It is possible for it to be done. - '- - " . A' disquieting note erept - Into the published reports of the argument of the Olcott case before the supreme court - in the suggestion of Justice Burnett - that, under - a former de cision of the court, title to a public office could not be determined whero mandamus was the basis of the pro ceedings, for it might be ' easy for the court merely to determine in its treatment of the instant case that Mr. Olcott is ; entitled to the gover nor's salary; and leave the real ques tion! at issue whether he may resign as secretary of state and appoint a successor unsettled. But it seems highly,. Improbable that the court would do this. There is too much at stake. The full func tioning of the state government and the publio . interest is too vitally concerned for technicality . to be stretched so far. ; The taxpayers who furnish the wherewithal ; for the conduct- of the state's business and the maintenance of the state offices are entitled to -a full crew 'at the helm of government if It Is possible for; it to be secured. It would be a sad condition of affairs if the high court should - permit any technicality to rise as a bar between it and a full determination of the question at issue before it, finally and upon the merits. A reminder of the wonderful lamp of j Aladdin is the appearance over night of Victory Temple on the post office grounds.' . . D. K. A;:: J A" S NEW" conditions spring .into existence "a way is always . found to meet them. In a few months It is possible that ships crossing the Atlantic will bring out of the blue with wireless, "equipment : the startling, message "D; 5 K. A." At once if will be understood that this means that' an airplane In transatlan tic flight is hovering somewhere in the vicinity in need of information and direction. , f . Navigating , over an ocean waste la complicated by the fact. that an air plane does not fly steadily for any length of time and consequently its occupants cannot determine whether1, it is pursuing a direct course. Di recting it calls for unusual expert ness and often for guidance from without.. Further, it ls not easy to fix any horizon when five or Hen thousand feet above- sea level, so, that the help so essential . in ship navigation, to obtain reckoning by sun and stars, is not possible. It is comforting to think, in the face of ; the suggestion that street car fares must soon jump to seven cents, that walking to work In the invigorating Oregon climate Is held by '- physicians to be wonderfully good for the health. ' THE HISTORIC DALLES T (HERE is a county court house at The. Dalles that can truthfully be acclaimed the handsomest structure of its kind In Oregon. ;lt Is of gray stone, two stories ahd basement ..with marble . wains coting in beautiful ; combinations j of colors, a splehdid court room, broad corridors, handsome stairway and pil lars here and there to emphasize h errect of the architect s general scheme.: It cost $485,000 and was paid for the . day. it was finished.' - j ' j The Dalles Jbas a splendid high school building which cost $110,00J, With "swimming tank and "ail modern coffveniencesXor such;, institutions 1 1 has an Elks building with swimming tank and commodious assembly room. and a five story First - National bank building of stone and pressed brick. i The Dalles has a dehydrating plant wh'lch in seasons employ 400 to !300 persons and a canning plant which in Its ' busy 'time uses 500 to 700 em ployes. - - " : r f The two plants depend mostly; on fruits and" 'Vegetables : gro.wn. ; in j the immediate -vicinity,- but draw t frCin places' as far away as Yakima. Since the Jwo' Institutions were established large areas of land have been turned to vegetable growing where thero was little endeavor of the kind be fore. ----- - the section grows all fruits, Jbut specializes in cherries. And peaches. in " the production of ; which ", local residents insist . they can beat i Via worlds Including Salem, and Ashland, ; On a hill overlooking The - Dalle, there is a little old house. Attention is drawn to it by the post cards of fered 'for sale In The Dalles shops. Both Grant and Sheridan, then hum ble lieutenants -unknown .to fame, now figures in the military - history of ; the republic, occupied the little old house during the 50V At " The Dalles, the visitor recalls the ploneera of the '40s and '50s. One route for their jaded Immigrant trains was over the Barlow -pass -Jn .the Cascade mountains. , The other was . ? ml. : II .V. V. . , A A n n 1 and built.flatboals on which to float down" the ; Columbia into, the famed Willamette valley. , ' ; They were intrepid men who thus braved the perils o the time, travers. ing 2000 miles of desert waste, often through hostile f Indian country, and at the endworn and spent, trusting thelf lives and .their all to the tender mercies of a crude and (fragile craft on the rapids, currents' and, whirl pools of thet second mightiest river in 'America. ' ; , It was. that parent stock that dif fused the red blood that made Oregon lead the nation in volunteer enlist ments when the war drums, beat the late call . to arms. Captain Conville, in charge of tha employment servicf Jor returning soldiers, reports a significant -condition when he says that more 're turning fighters are seeking to be come the owners of small farms than any other one fcind of; emproyment. The greater the number that succeed in their endedvor the J more firmly established the future prosperity cf the state will be. ;. .-, BACK TO THE LAND E United States is the only Eng lish ; speaking nation which has not - enacted special soldier land settlement . legislation. In Great Britain the experiment is still In its rude beginnings. Four colonies have been established, according to a pamphlet on "Land Colonization," is sued by the Catholic War Council. Each of these colonies is to have about a hundred families living on farms averaging from 10 to 25 acre each. The land is to be leased to the settlers rather than sold to them. -;. In Canada there has. been soldier settlement leglslat'on by the domin ion government and by. several of the provinces. f - 1 . . In . Australia the states give the land for settlement and the common wealth makes the advance of credit to cover the cost of assisting the settler with stbek and; equipment. Leasehold and freehold are provided. On this same line somewhat is the plan of the U. S. department of interior. In a general ; way It Is proposed that --the states. furnish' the land out of which farms are to be made- and that the Xederal .govern ment be responsible 1W- the work., of making 'the land into arms and sell ing It to the xetUefts! on c helpful terms.- . ..- - . ? . -'.'r.h ., In many cases it wouid be ' possi ble ' for the federal government t3 create . farms : out of its' cwn lands and for many of the states to de velop farm colonies without federal aid. . i . Independent of state action is the plan of the reconstruction commit-, tee of the national Catholic: War Council for a nation wide movement to relieve unemployment and j in-v crease food production by the estab lishment of agricultural : centers or colonies. The Catholic colonization campaign is in fhe charge of Rev. Edward V. O'Hara, of Portland, na tionally known as the father of the minimum wage ; movement In this cbunlry, and locally distinguished by his connection with allt social better ment agitations. Soldiers and sailors ;with sonx; small capital to invest ; In farming will be transported to the colonies as soon as they are opened during the next few months. Every effort will be made to successfully finance and advise their agricultural under takings, no regard being given to creed. The general purposein view will be "to annul thevffmrce of land ownership from land workership and encourage the tenant worker to hope to become an owner worker." President Wilson will; be able 1 3 talk by wireless telephone within a : radius of 1200 miles when he starts home on the George Washing ton, "according to announcements just made from Washington, which; vvill doubtless raise the hope in many hearts that, he will tell Senators Lodge-Polndexter et al where to; head in as soon as he gets ; within i talk ing distance. ! ; AIR SERVICE NAVIGATION of the air is one ot the most importantjfubjecta now before the world.; Not because of the . thrilling experiences ot the war, which hastened development of the air vessels, ; but because 'if the , great commercial possibilities opened up. - - ' ;. It is to the military and commer cial support of the science of aero nautics, says Major General Menoher, head of 'i thej TJnited I Stajes air; serv Ice, that we must look ?f orbits prac tical material developmenL War de mands placed the, air service of the military establishment irj a command ing position and naturally 'other air service activities will look to ; It for assistance ' for some time to come. Whether; the military will retain Us leadership will depend upon Itself in great measure and the civilian sup port it 'receives. ( ' It is highly important' that leader Ship "remain" to the United States where aviatia had its birth.- . -I. ' 1 - Letters From the People - tCoamonfeatioBa sent to The- Journal for pob Boatioa in ttua department shonld be written tm wis- one side of the paper, should not exceed SOO Moras In Jencth. and nail be aicned by the welter, whose mail address In fall muHt accompany the eofiirUraUon. ) , ... -r- - " Smoking Aoain ' Portland. April 10. -To the Editor of The Journal Anavrering my recent let ter, your correepondent "1 R." grudg ingly acknowledge the efficiency i of the Germane although they are : heavy smokers, then points out that they are dishonorable, dishonest and unmerciful. This is beside the point, unless he im plies that this depravity Is due to smok ing, in which cam the Bolshevik! most be some smokers pillar of cloud by day, and .a pillar of . fire by night. ; I didn't know until now what might be at the root of Bolshevism. T .,, ;-- :He further says, '"-Most authorities claim that tobacco causes dishonesty in its users," Who are most author iUesT' ; That "claim'. is too- vague and sweeping to be accepted oh the mere say-so of "most authorities." I'm' from Missouri; show me. Of course "Ii.'R." keeps his money in a sbank where no body, from president to janitor, smokes, and I have yet to learn of three black cigars, smoked in rapid succession, lead ing any - man to forge'' a bUI, open a bank eay I R.'s" or nasten the de mise of the wealthy uncle from whom he -has'. expectations. ' ' R." cites horrible examples 1 of the bad effect of tobacco the man who after 19 years abstinence still wants a smoke has my sincere sympathy but X have known people, yeuow in the face, lumcy In. the: nerves. nd . with unsatisfactory "Inwards," from excessive tea or coffee drinking. '. ' All these are exceptions, however, and It is straining the meaning of the words to suggest that the average, everyday, ordinary users of tobacco, tea or coffee is "under-bondage to tnem." Excess in anything la bad too much tobacco, too much money, even too much seal. I can offer the genuine hospitality of the heart, which "U R.' prof era to the sur fvt rrodurt of a stimulant, along with a cup of tea. or a cigar, without suf fering a qualm of conscience or being a villain of the deepest dye.,, bouwio. ; Poland' Corvailis. April 4. To the Editor of The Journal It was reported not wng ago that Idoyd George is not In favor of giving Danzig to -Poland, and an edi torial In a recent issue of The Journal seemed to uphold - the position of the British statesman, saying, in effect, that we did not enter the war for the purpose of making-Poland a great commercial nation. I believe we did, if that would fcein "to make the world aaie xor ae mocracy," and It r seems to me that to enable Poland to become a great and .ranTierrjun nation a buffer : state, ' be tween Oei many and Russia would be a splendid piece of. statesmanship ana a mighty step toward world peace. I be lieve that a decision by the peace con ference not to give Danzig to Poland would be an inexcusable international blunder and a gross injustice to Poland. For more than three hundred years Dan aig was a Polish city, her most im portant seaport and her greatness as a nation was due to a great degree to the possession of that port. It became a city of Prussia as a part of the spoil In the dlabolicar dismemberment of Poland in 1793. What was Poland prior to that infamous partition by Germany, Russia and Austria? It was one of the best nn.i most flourishing nations of Europe. It extended from Danxlg . along t the Baltic sea to Riga,- about seven hundred miles, and was nearly -the same, length from north to south. its western boundary, was formed by the provinces of -Sllawta; Brandenburg and Pomerania. It will be seen that within" its boundaries wasi all of what the Germans afterward called East Bswasla and -West Prussia. Some suggest ' vcorrktor" 60 miles wide through this so-called Prussia for Pol and, so she could have access to Danxlg, the only port she would have, i Such a scheme would be folly. There would be no "corridor. East and West Prus si a and the gulf of Danzig should go to Poland as her right, for it was hers and was stolen from her to add glory and greatness to a robber nation. J ustice will never be done to outraged Poland until ancient Sarmatia shall be restored and the Poland of Iobleski and -Kosci usko Is given a chance to t&ke her once proud place In the sisterhood of nations to which the achievements of a splendid past entitle her. J. A. GILKET. Soldiers : Allotments Portland. April 10. To the Editor of The Journal Were the soldiers, before they went overseas, demanded to make an allotment of Sis to some relative? If so, where would a person write to find out about an allotment? .-..-. A SUBSCRIBER. ' If there was actual dependency, ttut soldier was required to allot naif bis par, sad the stot ernment added an allotment to the soldier's; if as he chose, for fall information as to his own particular case xne inqairnsuowu viuim ou Jutant General, Washington, I. C," cirinc full UCHua J ' Denounces Dog Tax Ordinance . Orenco, April 8. To the Editor of The Journal I would like to warn any labor ing man who may be contemplating mov ing to Orenco, to reflect a little, and be sure be understands conditions, especial ly If he is the owner of a dog. This hamlet of perhaps three dozen occupied dwellings and two dozen unoc cupied Ones, has a prefix of "city," and the "city fathers' have recently passed an ordinance requiring the owner of "every dQg" to pay a yearly tax on same of S5, or .suffer a penalty of a fine of .from $10 to $25. and the dog to be shot or otherwise disposed of by said council. This is to "enhance the health, peace and safety of said city." To impress the dog owners with the dignity and authority of the officials, letters' have been sent by registered mail to said owners, notifying them to comply with said ordinance within five days. The situation would be ludicrous in the extreme when one looks at the hamlet and wonders how it can aspire to the title of "city." and remembers that' dog Ucenses In real cities, if they exist at all, generally range from $1 to $3. There are a number of poor families who own ca nines, some of them pets for their chil dren, some of them really valuable and useful animals, and yet they are unable to pay the tax and must submit to the dog being shot, implanting In their minds hatred for the officials and distrust of the beneficence, of governments In gen eral. ; 'iK J'"-' Again I ask the prospective comer, in view of the fast of a $5 a year dog tax, which means fZ for five years, can you afford it? Is your dog worth it? ; AN ORENCO DOG OWNER. ; Disparaging the "Clinging" Type ''Beaverton. April 10. To the Editor of The Journal I was surprised to see a letter in The Journal a short, time ago from "A Clinging Vine." I thought the hardships Of war had destroyed UyU type of womkn. J;I;call myself a "she woman," as I have raised J. nine chil dren.; If rA Clinging VineT, expects to get the'; returning soldier to work her garden at SI per I am afraid she won't have - many "volunteers-" - My soldier boy .served two .years In the regular army and is now working In a ' logging camp for $6 a day. I imagine that lost hour of sleep was about the only ."hard ship ot, wartune that "A Clinging- Vine bad to endure. I think ahe baa "the wrong: Impression if she thinks the average man admires' women who are narrow 'minded' enough- to- shirk their SPRING By A jf red DIP down upon the northern shore, ; O sweet new year delaying lonfj ' . Thou doest expectant nature wrong; Delaying long, delay no more. . , What stays tbee from the clouded noons, ; Thy sweetness from, its proper place?" Can trouble live, with April days, Or sadness in. the summer moons? . ; Bring orchis, bring the foxglove spire,5 .The little speedwell's darling blue, 'Deep tulips dash'd with fiery dew, Laburnums, dropplng-wells of fire. O thou, new year, delaying long, ' Delayest the sorrow in my blood, . That longs to. burst a frozen bud " ....' And flood a fresher thhoat with song. . - e ,. e : Now fades the last long streak of snow, ' Now burgeons every maze of quick: -About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots the violets blow. , - Now rings the woodland loud and long, The distance takes a lovelier hue, ' And drowned In yonder living blue . The lark becomes a sightless song. Where now the seamew pipes, or dives In yonder greening gleam, and fly The happy birds,, that change their sky To build and brood, that live their lives From land to land: and In my breast ' Spring wakens, too, and my regret ' Becomes an April violet, ' And buds and blossoms like the rest. - fcJVEN AND INSTITUTIONS OF. JHE OREGON COUNTRY By Fred The Nei Ere morement is described todar by Hr. Lockler. who therewith continues the story of tbe service of Charles Wonacott ia this and ether works for the rood et mankind. Mr. Wonacott ' is . oooted . on the obieotiTea . of the New ra' movement and means by - which treat forces hsa sens rallied around its standard.! ': Charles N. Wonacott, for many years financial secretary and membership sec tary of the Y. M. C. A., is spending a few days in Portland. He Is assistant general secretary and campaign direc tor of the New Era movement, his head quarters being in New York city. Very few men have had more to do with the organisation and successful prosecution of war drives than Mr. Wonacott. When the first, call came for Red Cross funds Mr. Wonacott was, called upon to or ganize the drive. W. B. Ayer was chair man. and Robert Strong, manager. Mr. Wonacott's long experience as financial secretary of the T. M. C. A. stood him In good stead, and -his plans were adopted and carried out,- Two hundred thousand dollars was the quota wanted ; die publio responded with more , than 1400,000. .. 5 . -5 i When W. B. Ayer was appointed food administrator for Oregon he called upon Mr. Wonacott to help him organize the state. So -well was Oregon organised that many other states followed the Ore gon plan. . :'.' When the first Y. M. C. A. drive was on there was a call for $209,000. Mr. Wonacott took charge of the drive and more than a 'Quarter of . a million was raised. , , ,. " . . 'When CL "a." Jackson was appointed state director of the War Savings com roUee he appointed Mr. Wonacott asso clafe director. Oregon went over the top in this as in every other war acUv Uy, - and the Oregon committee thought so well of Oregon's plans that they were adopted by many other states and put into operation, and in Canada also. Mr. Wonacott was called to Washington to explain the Oregon plan; while there he was offered the position of national di rector of -War Savings work. r ";' e e ;.' " - Ijast August, when It .was'decided to Inaugurate the New Era movement, he was chosen as campaign director. For a good many years when any big or worth-while, thing Is to be put across in the East. Oregon has been called upon to furnish leaders for the movement. "The government of the United States,?' said Mr. Wonacott, "was mod eled very closely after the organisation of the Presbyterian church. When John Knox and other sturdy Scotch Presby terians organised the church they de termined that the power should be with the people rather than with the clergy. Tbe real source of authority tn our gov ernment, as with the Phesbyterlan church, is with the voter. The town ship is equivalent to the church, the county -to the presbytery, the state to the synod, and congress, is" merely another name for the general assembly. The whole purpose of the New Era movement Is to unify and synchronise all boards and departments of the church, to Increase the spiritual and financial development of the church. You know how. In the past, the burden of raising the finances has hung lute a black cloud over every church , for months, and frequently throughout the whole year. When I was called East as campaign director of the New Era move ment I organised the work on exactly, the same lines as the various war active Itles in Portland. Or., have been organ ised. I asked the various boards of the churches throughout the United States to indicate in financial terms the amount of money necessary to carry on the work of the various boards on arwexpanding budget for five years. The total amounted to S13.014.OOO. To this we added the local expenses of the churches, which amounted to $26,000,000. This, by the by, included $1,000,000 which was to be used In increasing the salaries of the pastors. . , . . . "The first thing to do was to give the movement the widest possible publicity. To do this we resorted.- first of all, to the liberal use of advertising space In the papers of the United States, for, after all, nothing puts your message across so effectively as the use of space In the metropolitan and country press. We used advertisements In our church papers, as well as posters- and billboards. In place of thousands of small strug gling churches working- out their prob lem individually, toy the use of this wide spread cooperative publicity i we were dole to Interest and enthuse practically ; every Presbyterian in the entire coun duty as cltisens and speak sllghUngty of those who see, the , need of broad minds7 and unselfish - hearts and are striving to belP make the world better. X am not defending those lunatics who try to Insult and annoy, our noble presi dent, who Is working as no one ever did before for the good of humanity. I did not' get my views from a "divorce coart Judge." but not many Yeal men" that I know would - admire woman unless she were Intelligent enough to have an interest In affairs outside as well as in side the horns. . ' If "A Clinging Vine" has kids". too mn to wash and put themselves to bed. why no sro t bed with them? . She could turn the "key on the "room ;for adult 'only to keep him from getting away and unlock It at S'ara, and he Tennyson Lockley try. We devoted the time from March l to March 25 to our advertising and edl torial campaign, as well as a word of mouth, campaign through every pulpit tn the country. ! By organising the entire country into fa few districts, which, of course, are subdivided Into sub-districts. and so on down, we are able to put a message across within 24 hours to every .rresDyterian in the United states. e e -. e - -.- . "Our plans called for the raising of this $39,000,000 in three hours, rather than to prolong the campaign for weeks or months. A call to prayer was made xor Aiarch Z3. . This call summoned all members of the Presbyterian church, of the Sunday school, of the Christian En deavor society, and other church activ ities, to engage In prayer from S o'clock March 23 to five minutes after 2. We made our appeal to nearly 6,000,000 peo ple, or, approximately.' 4 per cent of the total population of the United States. We sent 130,000 workers out In pairs that went two by two to visit every member ox the Presbyterian faith in the neigh borhood. They worked from five min utes after 2 o'clock to five minutes after 6,' and during .this time every adherent ot the Presbyterian - faith was called upon to express in dollars and cents his loyalty to the church and its principles, it was more, ? however, than a mere financial campaign,, though, to our in tense gratification, much mora than the needed $39,000,000 was raised. . - . ; e . e ? "The New Era, movement is the church marshaling Its manhood In the giving of a specific task to each member. - When each member of every Christian church recognises his full personal responsibil ity the world can be organised for the Christian philosophy.., : There have been three great moments In the history of the world when the Christian philosophy had Its opportunity to be embraced by the world. First, In the days of the apostles: second, during the Reforma tion ; and third, now, while the world is still fluid, ready to be formed for good or eviL If we fall now, what excuse have We to offer? W -.-" " e e . "The closing of this war closes the Old Era, We-are now in the beginning of a New Era. To my mind the solution of the world's problems is In the recogni tion of 'the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. This war was fought for democracy, and democracy Is merely the expression of the Christian philosophy of the brotherhood of man. In the old days the veil of the temple was between csod ana bis people, but the veil has been, rent, and the day of the acceptance tf the Christian philosophy is at hand. ' Capital and labor must no longer be at each other's throats. No longer -must a great chasm yawn be tween them. Nation Is still set against nation, and the principles and practices of governments are in the crucible, Armed force has not settled the world's problems. Education, science, and pol itics have not proved adequate to meet the world s heeds. . To my way of think ing. the only way of settling the world problems is in the carrying out of the precepts of the Sermon on the Mount, and the practice of the Golden Rule. "Men say that Christianity In this crisis haas failed. It has not failed, be cause it has never yet been tried. The world is full of problems that must be met and solved. : Child labor is one, with the giving to children of an adequate education and gratifying their longings for play life. There Is the problem of Immigration we must try to satisfy tbe hunger of the newcomer for the best things, in life afkd make America the Land of Promise they hoped to find here. We have a tremendous problem in the education and uplifting of the negroes. Our returned soldiers were willing to fight and risk their lives for democracy, Shall we not to.se this fine spirit of pa triotism for the upbuilding of our own country? The bringing of enlarged op portunities to the rural population, to the lumberjack, to the .Indian, the strengthening ot home life all of these are problems that we must solve. Even larger problems are in store for us, for the nations that have been held in bond age are taking their place in the sun, and we must see that they receive Jus tice and an opportunity for peaceful de velopment. f This Is our day of . oppor tunity. In the old West we used to oc casionally hear the demand. ; Tour money or your life. 'Today the church wants your money and your life, for, after all. one cannot pay his debt' to huJ inanity by money alone ; it must be paid in. service."- would be quite. rested enough to "talk to the furnace" himself. ; . A VOTING MOTHER. . Needless Alarm ' Ftob the New Tork Herald Don't he alarmed by any symptoms which miy resemble .those of , sleeping sickness. It is probably only the natural, old-fashioned spring fever, which affects everybody at this time of year. '' Exlra-lIa2ariIous - . - From the Rochester Poet-Erprese - What sort of risk will the lnsuranoe companies consider the" first German drummer t who takes his goods into France and Belgium' w Ragtag- and Bdbtail Stories From Everywhere And Now .What Do You "Think pf. Thsil"' " - ' I THE other morning when Mr. and Mrs. James Nichols, who live on a farm near Harlan, : ICaru awoke, they were swuea, says tapper's weekly, by hear ing loud snoring coming from upstairs. They Investigated and found the bed ia the spare room occupied by two sun tanned huskies. . One proved to be their Son. Elmer, from m.- trs'nlnr ramn is '' Texas, and the ther his pal, a soldier irera overseas, uney naa arrived on a nlerht train and. after wnivtno- hnms i . miles had Blipped into the house In r uer m w arouse tne ioixb, and gone t oea. , v , v .. .. . Left Behind I sot s let trora My cirt She said. "1 1ot you. .When the mod i Thick, and Ton have a largo peek o Tour back And yon are hungry . And tired Think of me. I loee yo." And one day we were On the march. 1 The mod waa Thick.. And I had s large Pack ' r ' " -:v On my baok . And I - was , Hungry And tired, when I fen to thinking Of her. And A lieutenant Gave me A swift kick And set me te Ikiuble timing' To ' - Catch up, ia Start end atripee, i Uncle Jeff Snow Says: ' . To hear some of our richest and most ' AntArnrlaln rltna nnA enna nf Auu,.A cltisens that had enterprise while they was a uvin-, a i uerd think the pore en- -Joyed beln dirty and crowded up' In cities, and liv.d that way Jtst a-purpose to keep charity saasletles busy. ( The News in Paragraphs World Happenings Briefed for Benefit of Journal Readers - t " : . . GENERAJU Malor C. T. W. Morsran. a British aviator, has arrived at St. Johns, N4 F., bringing an airplane with which he will attempt a trans-Atlantic i flight next week. I - While driving In an automobile on! the outskirts of Pueblo, Colo., K. C. Parks and WiUlam Hunter - were robbed and murdered, supposedly by escaped con victs. !..,-, . i , Eugene V. Debs, unHer sentence' for violating the espionage law,! denies that he threatened to' call a general strike if : sent to prison. He declares he Is ready to begin serving his sentences Surplus canned goods now. In hands of the war department will the. be used up instead of being turned back into the trade. Army rations will he changed to an extent necessary toi use up the surplus. . .- J ' A conference of newspaper editors In Chicago adopted resolutions disapprov ing a nation-wide strike lni an attempt to free Thomas Mooney. Jr is the (idea that unions be assessed fon the purpose Of apprehending the guilty. I NORTHWEST NOTE3 . J Fort v-f our Chinese, most of them bogus students, were deported front Victoria Friday. '; v.- - j . ' George ' W. Stetson, ' prominent Jplo ner Northwest lumber ODerator.' is dead at Seattle, aged 6.- ..?m? The Palmer' Lumber ft Manufadtur ing company at Chehalls has Increased ' its force from SO to 60 men. s Mrs. Katherlne Margaret RoblrkBon.. one of the earliest pioneers of Eastern Oregon, Is . dead at Baker, aged i4. - A fall of snow running from! six inches to two and a half feet fell In the mountains west of Dallas this week. All teachers who remain wlthl the Yakima schools through , the coming : year wUl receive bonuses of $50 each.. The sum of $2330 has been raised by the school children of Eugene and vicin ity for the support of French jwar orphans. , I - Helen Brenton of Eugene, a senior In the University of Oregon, has been elected to the editorship of the Oregon Emerald. ..--t- f A flat reduction of 10 cents a ton In the freight rate on road -building mate- rials is announced by the railroad, ad ministration. 1 John J. Canoles of Albany college ': won first place In the state oratorical contest held at the University of Ore gon Friday night. . . . , , Mrs. -Sylvester Wallace, who ATled at Cresswell Wednesday night, war the last of a family of six who succumbed to the influenza epidemic, ' 1 - : Harry Samuels, the Milton youthjwbo slew Omar Ollnger, a rancher, was sen tenced Friday to serve a life sentence 1 in the state penitentiary. j - Clatsop camp of United War Veterans was organised at Astoria Friday eve ning' at a meeting attended by army, navy and marine corps veterans.! A ew riveting record for. the North weerwas established in Tacoma Friday when, a riveting gang In the Todd Ship yard drove '2605 rivets in eight hours. Mill employes and operators of the Cottage Grove section, to the number of 400, held a meeting Saturday and or ganized the Loyal Lesion of Loggers and Lumbermen. - j H. F.' Davidson, a prominent frult grower of Hood River, plans to leave about the ' middle of June for a I tour of the markets of England and aorth European countries. - f At a meeting of the Western ' ."Con fectioners association in Seattle Frl4 -day It was learned that approximately $760,000,000 was spent for candy by the people of the United States last year. FOREIGN The latest report from Egypt Is, that a religious uprising Is feared In i that country. - Influensa is still raging In New Zea land and 6000 are said to have died from the disease, - , y ; t The government of German Austria has defied Italy's demands for a reduc tion of the German Austrian military forces. J' - . , . - I . Rioters have ransacked the American Red Cross depots and other storehouses at Masdeburtt. The food problem ts be coming critical. . i Buy. Orily Things Yoii' ' Actually Have Use For - (fftoriee of aehleeemenfr- bt the eeexuarns tlen at War Hanngs Htampe, cent to (The Journal and accepted - tot publication, j will be awarded a Thnft BtaJnp.j Trivial things or articles you don't need--ere sheer wasre waste of your money;' waste of material; waste of labor, f - - ' . Whether you. buy clothes, food, amusement.' or anything else buy things worth the money, - . ... j ( . Make 191 a year of thrtft.-- Ra tional buying meant national t i-n-omy. The best kind of patriotism is to buy carefully buy only what you need create a reserve furtd-a Sav ings Stamp fund. - Tbrfft Stamps and 1$19 War Sav ings Stamps now on sale at usual agencies. .. . fr .