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THE OUDGOII DAILY ' JOURNAL., P OHTLAND, TUESDAY, AI ' T T 1C10. i Jewry wf 'AS IXDtPEXDENT KEWSPAPEB - fl. JACKSOS. . PublUbst ii vt Handsy afternoon), at The Journal Bnild- I . j I. ! .1 - Drtla cut . i itf, jrueuay auu -ssimwu vumtv - , (.I eon. . -. !td at the Fostofflce at Portland, Oregon, lor transmission through the mails se second tLKPHOMES Main TITS; Horn. A-60S1. i I BtqiBrimcnu . mam irf k M mmj 0uw.w.h 1 i ll Ui operator what department yew want,- i iitlUN AUVKRTISINa BEPUKSENTATIVE Hrpiiirnln Ac Kitntno Co.. Brunswick Huliaing J-2i Fifth avenue. New Xork; 000 Mailer iJulIding, Cniceco. ih.ori;tion terma by nail io Oregon and Wuh- li.Ktun: . IUILY (MOnSLXO OR AFTER 00N) ne year.. . . . .$3.00 On month.. . . . .$ .SO SCNDAT nm jut. ...... t2.&0 On month. $ .29 AIL.Y (MOBNIXO OR A PTKBJ OOS ) AMD na year. ...... f T.SO One month.. . . . . f '.65 p " ' " i i i ' I National purposes have fallen mora and J more Into the beck around, and the common F punxiH of enlightened mankind baa taken " their pUce. Woodrow Wilson,. , : .,-.'.- AT LAST ; 'jSB of the Mississippi river sprang I into prominence; during the war. I Hero is, the result: A case of ; shoes, weight , 250 pounds can iow be "shipped down the Mississippi snd then on to Buenos Aires for only ne cent more than by rail from St.' i.ouis to Salt Lake. From St. Louis to Salt Lake the cost is $7.32; from 1 1. Louis by barge end steamship to fWnos Aires, $7.33. The distance to tsuenos Aires is several times the distance .to Salt Lake. : It is ;even possible to' ship articles ii Manila and 'Australia at less . cost Uian to Denver, from St. Louis. ; The ihipmenls go down the Mississippi In barges, of which the government 5 as buii: or is building 46. At New Orleans they are transferred, to ships n hich go through the Panama canal. Farm implements manufactured "at St; Louis are thus sent to Havana as fheaply as by rail to Denver. . , tit in a dream come true. It is a Contention long put forth but always resisted, at last proven. . Howlt final ty came about, is told by David Law frice" in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, lie. says: " . 'A . "All this was brought about by ' the government of the United ; States, through the accWent of war emergency, t'eople had clamored for years for some sort of regulation of rates as .would make It worth white to operate barges down the Mississippi, but friend ,oT the railroads thought this would inter fere with their, revenue, and the dream w as never realised. But when the railroads came .under the control of the government ' and freight cars were everywhere congested or railroads were crowded with "mov ing , troops, the inland waterway of the nation at last came Into . their rwn. , The railroads, whlch-had' fought it, must now see that, far. from being ti serious factor of competition, the ise of the Mississippi has become an tout et, for foreign trade. . j Joint rail and water rates have been fixed so that wheat can be shipped to elevators in St. Louis, for example, und .carried to the far. corners of the frlobe without going- through crowded SN'ew Tork. There's plenty of oppor- unity for both the railroads and. the waterways, as . the experience : of . the Jast three months has shown. ' j The same Jhing can be .done on j he Columbia. The" output from the f reat wheat , farms of Pomeroy,' Day on, the Walla Walla country,; Pcn i.'leton, ,- Umatilla . and - from Gilliam, Mirrman .and ' Wasco counties, will i ! Umately come down - the .riverv The - reater will bo the ircight r money that the farmers will'lose. ' lhe ; number -6f automobiles regis Jored with the secretary of state is hoy.lJ3,09OJ more than on the sarad J'ate last year. -The number last year ,Vva 3 -14,693 larger than in 1917. ;iThe 3 oUl registered to dale is '; 63,400: ,bout 11,000 'machines .were regis tered after Aprill,9,;in 1918, which 'Mould mean thaj the number regis ired in the state by', the end pfj the urrent year should riOt'be far-short f 0,000. VHt every family have -an uiomoDiie in ivzoT A NEW LAW ' .NY people- have contended-f or untold I'ears that the dog is g man's best and niost 'unselfish friend,-- The legislature has fixed it so' that .the people of city, county or state may . record their f onvictions as to the truth of that roverb. - One hundred legal voters- In wny rounly can put the rest of thejvoters jn record. for or against Jhe eanine companions, of the kiddies aji4 the It nibs.. All they have to do ; Is" to. file a petition with j the county t !crk asking Jiat the auestior. be f ubmitted at any election as to nhcther dogs; are ; to , be" permit ted 1 o rim at large within he county.' l ifleen voters In anv . counfv"Tnr met, or 20 in any incorporated city f t precinct of the state may - raise lif samft isiiA within " ih ' nii.inrt r the city. Should i a majority; of 'ic votes be cast for the dogs "they i t n . go unmuzzled on their way, if majority is against a they must 'mler about s; with ' noses "Incased i ire. . - "; i ::' Tut aside from thi feature of the w it is providci that, any" V person a dog in Oregon must secure a license . from the county clerk and pay a license fee. Any dog found without a county license is to be considered an outlaw and It is made mandatory upon the city marshal. constable or-sheriff : to kill it. -In order to make', the Job more ' attrac tive a fee of $1 for each' killing Is provided by . the ' law. ' ' At first glance it would appear that the legislature was not as good a ' friend to; the dog as the ' dog is supposed to be to his ; master. - But maybe the majority of the voters will remember the pleading eyes of their childhood companion and vote to keep, the muzzle off. Douglas fir,. made In Oregon." has been: chosen by' the . United States government In direct competition with Southern pine .for use in gov ernment construction - work in Ken tucky.: This, the engineers say, is but the first of approximately a million dollars worth of Douglas fir lum ber that will be used by the gov ernment.. All 'that js needed for the Northwest lumber is- a lair field and something like an even chance -and it wilL be'at the - Sojid ' South every time. I . . - ' THE AIRPLANES AS ! WE all ' beheld the airplanes yesterday, we must have .6tood in awe of the mind of man. v What wonders this thing we call the human brain hath wrought 1 What ; other wonders may it not yet work I '. - The ! apple loosened from the tree, fallsl The detached stone rolls down the .mountain side. The Immutable law of, nature Is for an object heavier than air to drop to the-ground. But the daring, restless, persistent human mind has. defied nature's own laws,;' andT won. .The graceful ships wingedi their way over JPortland yes terday, v Though heavier- , than air, they : rose to any desired height. moved where 'they willed, , circled, dipped' and t dived, even- vied with toe nirds in their evolutions. In deed, 1 they seemed to be huge birds. They were a beautiful sight- They are wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. There seemed . to be no figure they cohld not .execute, no graceful motion they could not make. : , Other conquests by the human mindj may be of greater utilitarian value. None can transcend the air plane In its impress! veness. Man's mind is the magician and the mystery of the ages. It is enchant ment and intrepidity. To think ' of what it has done, is - to stand in rev erence; and awe. How heet 1 the glance of the mind Compared with the speed of its flight The tempest Itself lags behind. And 'the swift-winged arrows of light. Z-iiO - v.; At last it has been discovered whv Senaioj-PoIndexter has refused to In- dorsej1 the League of Nations. He 'say s IV iS;.Hot worth;-the paper it is writi ten on. A , careful':, indorserralways issijre that he can' deliver the goods in : case of protest: iwhich--miht be mbarrassujg ,to; the senator " in: case he were called uponfor a 'construct ive preventive of future wars. .. KILLED ! . ANOTHER victim has been . added to the long list of reckless ' au tomobilists whouse .the streets ana nignways as speed courses. This iime a young man .with one hand on the-wheel, one arm around his lady friend and 'his foot on thej viwuMic uuucu u aguu man into eternity. r The automobile in the hands of the reckless is a murderous weapon. It combines the "comfort and regal- ness; of the Roman : emperor's box above the gladiatorial arena with the cushioned pleasure of direct action thaff comes by being in at the killing and j not off at . the edge of i t. . Au the modern Caesar has to do is to it with his lady in his arm, turn on the. gas, and a simple twist of the wrist does the rest. There la not even the bothersome necessity of gladiatorial aimes to turn '"thumbs down." -llsually it t is ; nbt reauired. because one ' wallop is the fin'sh. - .na manes it easle is its safety. The ; harder the ; driver steps on the throttle, the. less chance ' there is of a s comeback, Injured people mieht sue for jdamages. Dead men tell no uniy nignwaymen and, thusrs use clubs. They go to the penitentiary. A six cylinder battering ram, driven py a speed maniac, is the safer and more modern implement. It loes the job. by' machinery, which is the effi cient way to do "things in the- twen tieth century. It is not the proper things to put a1 curb on efficiency. ; Why don't the pedestrians keerf off "the roads T' If they have not enough sense to keep off, vhy not bump 'em orn , vvhals the use of nuttinsr bumpers on an automobile unless there . is something to bumpT;" .to a speeder, what's an old man. anyway, compared to the thrill of 40 miles an hour? : A country doctor in Nebraska has bought .... an airplane, hired an in structor,, ana wiy use the machine In making long, distance hurry calls on his patients. He will undoubtedly obviate the handicap' of bad roads. outjwnat about bad air currents?- "WHEN HOMES ARE NEEDED -. HERE large - bodies of land are held for speculation, the government should take over the tracts by condemnation proceedings, divide them no. and sell them ' on easy terms to returning fighters,' .was .the 'declaration - by Mayor I.ansoa Jj .bis' Portland ad- dress, and. the sentiment was up roariously applauded. - The principle -of holding land for speculative purposes is wong. Now, when land is needed for homes and production, the . principle or noldipg ! Atlt 'tr flffd (fl frttaV . -W W VUK V4 U0Vi 47 . "I V AAe - ' - J We -are scouring the earth for new lands. ' We .are -spending millions, in Irrigation to make barren lands pro ductive. We - are spending , millions to drain '- lands to make hemes for the landless. We are event undertak ing 4he. herculean task of removing the stumps from logged off lands in order to.' give the means of living to those who are willing to. till the soil. s The most precious material thing on the earth is land, land to produce those things' on which, we subsist It feeds, clothes and warms the race. That i why, as population increases, we are moving heaven and earth to bring more and more - land under til lage. ' That is : the reason for all this cry for irrigation, all this clamor for drainage and all these movements to find farms for the, farmless. New land Is also a safety valve of discontents It gives the ' unemployed a place, to '. go Uv a , spot on which to build a home and make a. living. It is a bulwark against - Bolshevism. At a time when we are straining every resource and .bending every energy to provide land for the land less, no man has a right to hold great tracts or cny kind of tract or land. out of use. IIe has no righ: to speculate on land. It is. against sound public policy. The government ought not to .permit it o be -done. "I can't accustom myself , to this 6 cent fare," said a Seattle . woman In Portland yesterday. "We have no 6 cent fare In Seattle, and that seams a good kind of a town to live in," she added. She voiced a thought that is doubtless in the minds of many people. Nobody knows how many home buyers are kept out of Port land by the 6 cent fare. ANNEXrNG US TO IDAHO I T ALMOST stems' as If effort is.be- ing'xmade by Oregon Short line "fo-rmake? "the" Malheur-Harney country- Idaho territory. Railroad geography has made Kla math and Lake counties ' a . commer cial annex to Cal iforhia and Nevada, though in the long; slope downhill to Portland nature made them a log ical part of Oregon. Because ; of j circumstances over which the people had no control. Coos Bay has'long been a satrapy of California commercially. .;. The train service over .the Crane br anch of the j Oregan - Short line is gradually annexing extreme Eastern Oregon to Idaho. The Crane branch leaves the' main line at Ontario and extends 127 miles southwest to within 37 miles of Burns. It Is strategically suited to route - the - agricultural and livestock output of interior Oregon, not: Into.- Oregon, but into Idaho. These products cannot reach tide water except by a roundabout route to the northeast and then westward to Portland or other Columbia river ports. . . r The projected Strahorn line from Burns to Bend would be a connecting link -to -bind the Harney country , to Oregon , and to give it.. a short, direct downhill route to tidewater. r But it is. the train service on 'the Crane branch that thickens this seem ing . plot. to tie the Harney country to Idaho,-' There:; Is i one 1 mixed train each way p?r day over the line. It leaves Ontario. 20 minutes before the night train out of Portland teaches Ontario..,, Why 'it does not Avait' 20 minutes, for - this- Portland train, no body seems to know. Mail or freight or, passengers arriving Oby that ; tcairi must wait, at, Ontario 23 hours and 40 mlnutep before starting '. for , Burns, Crane and Intermediate : points. Port land newspapers must wal t ; the same length of time, .while ' Boise' city pa papers, and Boise city freight and passengers; have quick connection and 23 hours and i 40 mlnutes start oyer Portland. . - ' , .".';-i. ,'.'.-; " There, is 'a.' single train over. the line each wayc every day, and there Is no particular arriving "time at ; the Crane ' terminus.: A?r start vof :20, min utes later would make the' Malheur Harney country a part of Oregon commercially instead of a province of Idaho. If Portland policemen insist on' be coming members of . the , federated union, and if the Portland city coun cil ordains that the police shall not eo aliiaro themselves, the way seems open for ' a man-sized controversy. The dispute, as now . promised, would involve much to develop a somewhat heated situation. The further prog ress In the case will be watched with a great deal ot interest. , : HELPING THE FARMERS M ANUFACTURERS and up-to-date business men generally employ efficiency experts at large tan nual outlay to aid them in the conduct of their business. They are hired to cut -off the tag ends of waste .'and inefficiency liable to be unseen by; the "busy man' whose mind 1s' covering the' whole- range, of his business. It has' been discovered that their employment pays in dollars and cents. l t v ' , .. . . t ; Z The?United States congress, taking slock" of " the experience of ' the busi riess". world,: enacted the Smjth-Lever act in 1914 and. inaugurated the farm extension work hv cooperation ' with the agricultural colleges of the - na tion. Since that lime "$42,000,000 has been spent by the "United States' in the,. employment of rouuty, agents working lla every state. An equal amount has been ' provided for - by the -various states. ' ' - The, last , legislature appropriated 12833.12 to meet Oregon's share of this expense for the coming bienni um, which shows that, with the fund apportioned by..- the . federal govern ment,: the sum of 177,070.24 will be spent: here during 1919 and 1920 for farm extension activities.' .--" " ; The county agent is the advance man of rural progress. : He has done a good work toward making rural life more attractive, more livable and more profitable. The day . of . the hit-or-miss system of farming - has gone, never to- retunu - There Is too much v competition -these days. The farmer has rto know his business v if he v is to succeed. It Is j the . farmer who does not know his business and who will not turn from the old ways who Is emarked for failure : Just now, when, more .than for years, men are turning again to the soiI, the work of the county; agent takes on added importance and of fers added benefits to those who call upon him for assistance. ? People are going into the - farms who are not expert in farming. 'They need advice and guidance in what .to raise,' when and where to raise it-- The county agent is the expert who can give that information and giye it quickly and dependably. He can tell the novice what to do to succeed. He can tell the experienced .. farmer, the Jittle things that ; will eliminate trouble and "produce results 'that'; have "not been accomplished. ' ' He k is having, and will continue to exert, a large influence in the upbuilding and prog ress of agricultural life In Oregon. PRICE SITUATION'S OUTLOOK Review of Pre-War and Present Con ditions, With Forecast f Summary of an addre. entitled VPrfce. Yesterday. Today and Tomorrow." deHrered by p. P. Aiutia. etetUticien of the National : City bank of New Torlt, before the editorial confer ence of the New York Buaiaeaa Pabliaben association, April II.) , ... ps,, - - -V zr&- The chief causes of the world advance In prices appear to be, in theopinion of the speaker, the Inflation .ot' worid currency, coupled with the "scarcity de mand" and the consequent advance in labor costs. The prospect of material reductions in Via near future would depend upon, the .possibility of the re moval or modification of the chief causes-i of the advance. i . :r. ..; Stated chronologically, the chief causes of the advance seem to have been, first the "scarcity demand" for war materials, food clothing;' manufactures, manufac turing materials and the labor required for their prompt production, but this was quickly; followed -: by lan enormous" world inflation, in which paper ruoney With a face value of $36,000,000,000 was emitted by the printing press, i of the countries at war, and the legal tender circulating medium of the world was thus advanced from $15,000,000,000 in 1913 to over S45.00O.000.000 in 1918, most of the gold formerly' In circulation pass ing into the vaults of the governments and their great banks as a partial basis for this greatly enlarged w paper ..cur rency. . ' ' ' ' " ; The face, value of the paper currency issued in the four years of tb war was greater than the value of all the gold and alt the silver mined In all the world since the discovery of America. Mean time, the national debts of the world have advanced from $40,000.00p,000 in 1913 to $220,000,000,000 in 1919. and the annual Interest charge from $1,750,000, 000 to $10,500,000,000, and this quintupling- of governmental promises to pay had also an important bearing upon the world finances, while the fact that bank deposits in the 15 principal countries of the v.orld rrew from about $25,000,000i- 000 in 1913 to approximately $75,000, 000,000 in 1919 still further increase the currency supply, especially in countries like the United . States, in which the check plays so important a part In cur rent business transactions. This enormous inflation thus brought about. coupled with, the continued "scarcity demand"- - for food, manufac tures., manufacturing material; and la bor required for their production, was accompanied by great advances in prices, first in the materials for the war. the advances gradually extending to other articles which their respective produc ers must exchange for those in which the advance had already occurred, and this made the advance In prices world wide, and applying ; -to all.; classes - of articles irrespective of their immediate relation to the requirements of the war. -.. . , . The chief question involved In con sideration of the future of prices is whether there is a prospect of an early removal of the causes of the advance. . The "scarcity demand" still, continues in everything except war supplies, and even in that line is not entirely ended, since there are ; about 15,000,000 wen still under arms. f The demand for food is as insistent, as ever, owing to the dis ordered state of the population of cen tral Europe and the IrripoverisheX'tJondl tion of the neglected soils of all that continent, while the factories .and empty shelves of. all the -world are clamoring for new supplies, ;Whlclrtwn low during the war period. ' . . . . . ... . . v As to a material reduction of the in flated : currency, the -- prospects for the near futures do not ? seem encouraging, In view , of the 1 fact that the 19 19-20 "budgets" of the principal countries, of the. world;, now being .made up, call for fully four j. times as much ; money as those of the year? preceding ., the1 war. suggesting . that the .governmental j de mands in the first peace year after the war will be about $50.00fcfl00,000, as against about $12,000,000,000 in 1913, a nd that - the governmen ts wh Ich must quadruple -their. demands upon their., tax payers and prepare for a reduction of their debts will hesitate about reducing the amount of money in lrculaUoivv ; , While there may-be m -slight down ward trend-in fhe? general price: level and distinct redactions in certain' arti cles, the difficulty in removing, the chief causes of the advance suggests that the general reduction -.in prices in 'the near future may not be" so japid as.Jiid been anticipated. . . : Farms for. Soldiers? 'Here's One EJoy's AhsSveri ':- .WiMmr UaU in Sunset Macartney , 1 Taking about "50 service men" at ran dom I put this question s -f 'If he govern ment gave you a-chance at a job -on a reclamation - project" with the : under standing that-you, were to get a farm but of the land you help to bring back, would you sign -up. my heroic friend? . Taking about forty-nine and.', one-half of those same men. also at random, I re ceived the ' following answer, or there abouts: ' -" " . 1 ' ', "Would I? 'Well, -. that depends. ! One thing is : a cinch rl'm "not going to go -back to job playing -feoUtatre with a deck of JiUnff-ej fem cards in an office. and I'm not going to load somebody's else's butter and canned peaches Into somebody else's cars at $12 & week! " I want an outdoors job and farming sounds good to me. what I'd like - is about 160. acres, of nice alfalfa, some pure-bred - stock, an ' automobile, -' and listen to me, man! and a wife! - If this Secretary- Somebody of -yours lias any idea that I'm going to keep on living in a bunk-house with a couplaJiundred other guys and imp and towels fur nished once a month he's as crazy as the clown prlncev Not ' for mine t I've made up my mind on. this living propo sition, and it includes a wife. Does that answer your question any?w j r "It does tooi well," I would aay "About the wife matter, now f do you suppose you - could find . a - glri who would be ' willing . to join such, a ' part nership as you suggest? :.. -5 ;. : This answer was instant A"fid final. "I know it. Ieave it to me. There are plenty of girls .who are sick of the city and who would like to get out with a fellow and help make his own chance in his own home on his own -piece of land." ' , , . ... .- ,.- i Letters From the People CemmanicatJona aent to The Journal for pub notion in this departaaeiit thould be written on only qne aide of the paper, should not ticked 800 wonla in length and moat be aisned by the writer, wnoea mail addreaa in full cbim4 aecoBuieay the eontributioikj k. Predicts Reign of Equality Silverton, April 19. -TO the Editor of The Journal The fact that there are now great daily newspapers -like -The Journal - that : will publish "letters from the people," letters -many of which ex press, ideas antagonistic to the govern ing capitalist class, and even yet dis tasteful to the great majority ot the American bourgeoisie, shows -there is at last something really -j -"new under . the sun." I believe such a demand will thus be created for this real, freedom of the press that there will be ordained "out of . the mouths of us babes and suck lings" such strength that the producers of wealth : wUl soon own . and control everything on earth. . ' ? When the human animal mind has evolved to the degree of Intelligence which is necessary to grasp the idea of "equality of opportunity;" things wUl be vastly different. We .have always lived under an individualistic - system, and it is very hard to get those who are still ; coraf orable, or hope to be. under the exploitation system, to see anything good in a change to the higher and bet ter BVBtem of cooperation. But "horje springs eternal" when, we realise that the world's best thinkers are beginning to understand that it is far better for all if all are comfortable and happy. They see poverty on every hand. 'They understand the struggle going on. They know the causes of the resting habit in high. society and of the laziness in "low" society. They see people "living" In mansions, receiving $10,000 a day with out work, and others "living" in hovels, working like slaves and scarcely living at aJL They knqw now that it is not "their own fault's, but that ; It : is the fault of a. false system. They see. little boys and ' girls and good women in the cold winters dressed scantily. They know, this produces diseases and that this produces wholesale disaster. They understand - that money . coupled with shrewdness and selfishness secures the wealth that labor, produces, but never produces anything" itself, and they be gin to wonder if, by entirely destroying the power of .money and by putting labor Into absolute power, they woufd not solve the great- problem ; and their thinking is beginning to bear fruit. Money should be made non-transferable as soon as it can be done without too much confusion. We should begin to get ready for this change at once. Ultimately, all public utilities should be controled . democratically by the public, and all personally owned wealth should be the result of personal labor, physical or mental, exerted in producing, or In assisting In producing; wealth. "The love of money," says the Good Book, is "the root of all evil, and If we eliminate the power of money ' to get unearned wealth we shall destroy the great love for it. Take away its transferability and "the root of all evil" will be de stroyed, and a prosperity and happiness that the world has never yet seen will have a, chance to grow and -produce its Kino. We are evolving (now rapidly) to a higher form. tThis does not mean that those who know the fact and are not afraid to say so are traitors to their Uncle Sam. Not at all. - The economic basis will change, but our government, founded on equality, will stand as firm as a rocK ana in me new oraer we snail all be, proud that we had .a hand in finishing the great work of which . our brave Revolutionary heroes dreamed and for which thousands labored, fought and died. . - When our government was established the , workers all began to 'compete on nearly a.n equal footing. There were no very rich men and none" who owned even one whole industry. But competi tionhas at last resulted In poverty and fear of poverty, and in the frightful struggle of the workers and . the great weaiuv or tne exploiters. 3. e. HOSMER. Kindness to the Beasts Portland, April 18. To the Editor of The JOurnal I am. glad- a week has been set apart in which to think and act kindly toward those faithful ani mals about us , who - havo no. language we understand : in which to plead for themselves. My old father used to say he could ten by the way folks treated their animals whether thy -Vere s desir able - people to associate witn.s T . think he was right, even though' a famUy who consider ; themselves" good church peo ple moved away last summer and left their cat and family of kittens to starve, and the mother cat did the only natural thing she could do under the circum stances went. to killing birds ! to feed her young. 'How. easy for those people to have called the Humane society (God bless them !), and the mother cat and babies would have been mercifully dis posed of. And, talking of birds, how can decent people put air guns into the hands of their boys with which to Kill helpless birds, which are easy prey , be fore these silent , rifles? We need the birds to protect our crops, and the par ents ought to be arrested for allowing boys to own these guns. During - War times numerous families Went to keep ing chickens,-and how miserable is the lot of many of these chickens i -; Housed In leaky, filthy places at nlght, wading around in mud. alt day, they; are a dis grace to their owners and themselves. Sureiy everyone knows they should be kept in a dry; clean' building, fed clean grain and clean water, and have a dry place to Bcratch. Then they will lay and pay. V : .' T. - : -Let us" remember,' too, the most faith ful friend man ever ha.d the dog. ; -A boy is in good company '.when .be has a dog for a: playmate. ro - boy -ever learns - to smoke, swear or osteal, ' from his dog, but he does learn .rare: lessons of faithfulness ..and affection.' Instead of stoning the stray dog. feed hlrn, give him a drink, then .ask the Humane so ciety to come and aiet -him- i. i ' - Some say all this kindness, to animals is mushy .sentiment that -it is the chil dren who should have the care and thought- Of course, and when you find people good to animals, you'll find them ' good to children, too. Pidn't, the Society for; Prevention of vCrueIty to Children, j the , parent Of alf ? child -welfare work, i sprttig out: of tlm Societyf prevention I of Cruelty to Animals? purgeon told us j he had no us for a man's religion that didn't make his dog and cat the happier for having it, and the: Good Book tells ; us that "the merciful man regardeth the , COMMENT ANb J SMALL CHANpE How's your neck?- - - Campaign expenses cover a multitude of . bribes..... The weather man made good for circus day, anyway. . As. a contemporary-remarks, the man who Invented near-beer was a poor judge of distance. . "Dam Law Passed to - A Id Loggers Is Declared Invalid" Headline. Guess that's -what the loggers call it, all right. Those "fractions of cents" which ' the meat packers say comprise their profits look like. improper fractions to the con sumer. ! ' Chicago now has a beauty parlor for men. Oh. Percy! And in Chicago, too! We're glad to be living on the -last frontier. . ; . L - ' s : v It begins to look like an even bet that the peace treaty will be signed in time for the first transatlantic flyer to bring over the news of it. We don't like to be captious, but this picketing business - by the suffragists looks a. good deal like running for a street car after you have caught it. v By the time the young people who took their first airplane ride yesterday - have grandchildren to tell all about iu. prob ably the - grandchildren will be riding la baby-Spads instead of kiddie cars. ... - j,-, " y Only a few Fortlanders Were granted the distinction of riding in the airplanes yesterday, but thousands of them climbed as high as they could and from the highest buildings in the city gave the "circus" the once-over and. incidentally, they had a good birdseye view of pretty Portland,' too. : MEN AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE OREGON COUNTRY - By Fred ( Folio wine his excellent sketch of the develop ment and opra twins of the ElUaon-Wblte Chan. taoq.ua aystem, Mr. Ijock ley Botes succinctly is his article for today the genesis of the O. I S. U. and ita objectives aa eonxistently pnnraed in the yean ainee 1874,: when Ilisbop John U. Vincent fenndediCl A good many people think the name "Chautauqua" is a manufactured prod uct, like "Nabisco" or "Kodak." This is not the case, however. It takes, its. name from Lake Chautauqua, in the vicinity of Buffalo, N. Y. Jt was Bishop John H. Vincent, in 1874. who founded the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, out of, which grew the Chautau qua .movement. Originally the Chau tauqua movement was a strictly Meth odist affair. It was a Sunday school normal institute, planned for the train ing of Sunday school teachers. Musical numbers and lectures Were interspersed with Bible training, and our of this grew the present Chautauqua movement. ! - y (- - From Bishop Vincent's idea of home study as embodied in the course of read ing issued i under his instructions, grew the, present correspondence school Idea. The original idea of the Chautauqua that is the putting on of a program of educational and inspirational addresses has always . been adhered to. ... When men like Wilson and Roosevelt, Bryan and Taf t. Vice President Marshall and Champ Clark, Ida Tarbeil and Jrvin .S. Cobb, with others of those types, make the Chautauqua circuits. - it is pretty good propf of the high regard In which the Chautauqua is held. : V' " ? i'... The Chautauqua's khaki colored tents have been aptly termed cantonments for the, training of public opinion. It is a nation-wide organisation and an open forum for social organisation, and dur ing the war it was' mobilized solidly be hind the- nation's wartime activities. Each summer over 20,000,000 people hear the thousands of lecturer and entertain WIlMTeR TRAVEL IN SIBERIA By Paul Special Correspondence to The Journal and The . U Vaicaio CaUy, News.. (This is the seTenteenth insUIlment of a aeriea of travei notes, showinc transportation and other conditions in Siberia, by one of the spe cial eorrespondenta aerrihs The Journal from that country. 1 - - -... - - ; - . ; En Route Through Manchuria on Red Cross Train No. 5. We passed Buchedu this morning.; It was 28 degrees below sero at S o'clock. The sunrise over the hills was lovely, the light bursting into and through the smoke and mist that blanketed the city. Then, when the sunrise was accomplished and the day fully come, we knew that the air was wonderfully clear and sweet. Buchedu is high, something over 2000 feet, and it is for this reason that the American Red Cross has established a hospital here, principally for the benefit of the Czechs. There are 100 beds. This train left a large quantity of supplies for the hospital. There are three - locomotives in front and a pusher. West of Buche du today we saw some mountains and majestic valleys. ' - . e . . Still In Manchuria. Eighteen below at 8 i m. We saw ' our first eundogs this .morning at Hllair. At least, we suppose they were : '.sundogs, but there are no dictionaries or encyclopedias at hand, to -verify this 'supposition; i We first aaw them when -iome member of j life 'of his beast. What a lot of heaven would be brought to earth if we 'would each try; not for this" one week alOne.'out for all time, to be kind "to every living creature." " God bless the Humane so ciety, and may we each help and. not hinder it. ; , ; ; M. T. DAVIS. f I Who Can ; Answer? -"' Portland, April 18. To the Ed ftor .of The Journals-Kindly advise me through the - columns of- your good paper why so many of our large employers of labor Insist on giving work to foreigners in stead of -our good American citizens. I have seen .this done In many cases that I am quit sure that if an investi gation were made we should find a great many holding good, steady jobs who are aliens and unable to speak our lan guage, :.. V?' " -''f'V'.vV J A. POSEY. : r5! Ye,; If Honorably Discharged ' Portland, April 21 To the- Editor ef The Journal Is-x a discharged " soldier entitled to the $60 bonus, J with six months' service in the spruce division? ' A NO: 1 SPRUCER. He Is Not Eligible Portland. April- 2 U To the Editor of The Journal Please inform me whether or not a reserve corps man, who has never been in active service. ' but has received his honorable discharge, is eligible to the bonus of 180 which Uncle Sam la giving. . A, SUBSCRIBER. ! r.;.J;.;i:.,i ." ' ' , : ; 1111 1 "v: " . Can Not "the People Walt? - Lloyd George in Tarfe JUtin f ' "Can not the-people wait until we have finished our work instead of . always wanting to judge our intentions? Thiy conference ; had -to :, meet and discuss things under conditions unprecedented in history. AU eyes are turned toward it and ' ears are glued at - its' keyhole. Enemy ears tremble with Joy when they detect sme hesitation. Friendly earti half hear confused rumors s which, are peddled far and qulckiy The day .does not pass but some false nen here, and there takes ita flight.: Nevertheless, no day passes but we in silent deliberation feel approaching nearer, the great aim. and experience for each otheaasnore -ta NEWS IN f BRIEF . ; sidelights Pendleton's council has let the contract for the new--municipal bandstand. - It will be built on city property, a Pioneer park. , - TO -build 'or not to build, that ' is the question, the Press says, which is con fronting the average homebody in Bend today. ; And the press advises;- Better build. - The ' Xttverdale correspondent of the Vale Enterprise writes: 'Two meteor fell from their long resting place some where in the skies a few evenings ago and burled themselves on Dead Ox flat. Buildings quaked and the elements were alight for, a brief periods Quite-a num ber were much frightened. ... j- -...,. : j...,- v i;. , .yft..-.i a: --?-.' Th wooden sidewalks of Enterprise, asserts the Reporter, "would indicate to the- stranger that-the town is Hi years behind the times. Generally these walks are 1n rotten condition and the city is always in danger of a damage suit. We wonder If the wooden walks will be allowed to remain after the paving is completed." , - -' "The Chamber of Commerce of this city," nays thexjleedaport Courier, "Is deluged - with letters of inquiry. The Courier of f ice4s overrun with the same, also asking for. sample copies of the paper, which goes to show that today Keedsport is attracting as much or more attention- from the outside than any other town in the state," ,"-. .,. Notwithstanding a r em oatt r a net which contained the signatures of per sons owning more property than those represented on the petition. the city council of Eugene has ordered that Twelfth avenue between Oak and Alder streets be. paved. The council has the power to order any street paved wheth er there is a petition for the improve ment or not ( - Lockley ' . ers who give vitality to the Chautauqua movement. It helps to nationalize the vUllage mind. Educationally, It Is the successor of the -"little red school house" of pur- forefathers. It is a partner of the newspapers, the magazines and the pulpit in stimulating public thought to ward the solution of the srave questions which confront our country today. Recently a man long Identified with the Chautauqua movement gave the rea eon for its remarkable growth. He said: Here are eight good reasons for its popularity:. : '..; L"It Is a sort of f wentleth century coun ty fair, which features intellect, oratory, art. music and- entertainment, rather than prise pigs. . " , - . "u . "The' Chautauqua movement has prov en the most effective community builder. The Chautauqua , impels the cooperation of the entire community, in an united ef fort for the common good. "The Chautauqua is broadly educa tional without being academic. "The Chautauqua has solved the prob lem of clean, wholesome public enter tainment. ' -" . : ( - Without touch of creed or denomina tion, the Chautauqua is consistently a true expression of practical Christianity. It is cathollo only in the sense that it embraces all creeds and faiths ; protest ant only In that it protests against all evil. .-- . ' ; z !w "The Chautauqua platform is demo cratically a political, but non-partisan, forum for 'discussion of great questions by the moving brains of the world. r. "The .Chautauqua movement Js the greatest ' leveier of prejudice, in church, state and school known to modern times. "The Chautauqua is an international movement toward, world democracy, ex pressed In the fellowship of mutual serv ice emulating the highest aspirations of mankind, in every avenue tpf progressive endeavor." ; , ,,. Wright the party wanted to know , what the ky was doing with three suns in it, and which was the real one? : And was it customary to have three suns in, Si beria and. If so.' why? : So we investi gated and - discovered , that ; the three suns were .connected with a straight band , of bright light The sun- In the middle was evidently the regular sun, to ; which we had been accustomed America. The suns on either side were not quite so brilliant as. the other, but still they loomed up very prettlly con sidering that they were not really there. We looked further and observed that the band of lie-ht that hniirwt ) (h.u suns together extended almost around the horizon and-- that 45 degrees or so to the right and the left of . the imita tion suns were still - other amnrlncra' These, however, were not nearly no Drignt as tne first two. in addition there was. directly overhead, a rainbow that was more nearly circular than any we had ever aeeiT before, lacking per haps SO degrees of being complete. A perpendicular shaft of light wentup through the real sun. Another curving line of light connected the: two most brilliant . sundogs in a circle that in closed -4he real nun a t Ita t was altogether .a magnificent spectacle. These geometrical designs remained in the air most of the day. (Copyright, 1919, by Chicago Daily Newt Co.) teem, confidence and affection. Let Tub lie opinion wait a few days. It will then be able to pronounce on facts, not ru mors." ' ' Only a Dog t From the McMlnnrine telephone Register About, a year ago eqt-Oovernor Geer In a long article in the Oregonian de nounced all dogs as worthless and said the world would be Trtetter off without them. How about this case : A shep herd dog. owned by Horace Anderson, Ieomlnster. Mam., ronamf th- whnla family by his barking' upon the house ia-ing lire tne morping of January It. The husband, wife and two children barely -escaped." - Once '----In safety Mr. Anderson ;tried t to locate the dog. but the smoke was too dense. ' The body was found near the kitchen door lead ing. Into the front hall. Only a dog. " MSssssaBaMiaMaSMMSMBaMkw " - Puss Jt On i ' -Has Uiou fouTHt soma precious treasurer - faM it en, ... ... Bast Uinu koine peculiar pleasure? '- Teas It on.'- .- yFs the hurt grows rich tn giving, Loving Is the truest living, . Totting go is twice posseasing. -Wooldst thou double eveiy blessing t - Pass ft on. , ' Olden Oregon There Was a Time When Scottsburg -Was. a Metropolis, The Scottsburg military road was one qf the first highways in Oregon. It was constructed by 'the government in the early 60 s by-Colonel later General) Joseph Hooker.-: Its southern terminus was Fort Laiie.i in Jackson county. In those - days Scottsburg . was one . of the most Important towns in Oregon. ' It was the jobbing center for a large area, covering Southern Oregon and Northern California. Schooners and other ves-' seta brought freight from San Francisco there to be distributed through the in terior. The town 4 was named for Levi Scott, who settled there in 1850 and laid out the town-t ;The trade of the town was diverted by the building of the rail road from Portland to Roseburg in 1872, From that time it declined, v Ragtag: and Bobtail Stories From Everywhere f - y Reason to Susoect GR-RR-R-H! The train drew; up with a mla-htv cym ttH 1... .... sutlona, says the Truth Seeker. ' "Is it an accident? What happened?" Inquired a worried looking Individual of the conductor t "Someone pulled the bell cord l shout ed the conductor. "The exnresa kiuxkoi our last car off the track ! Take ua four hours before he track is Clear V "Great Scott 1 Four hours I I am sup posed to be married today 1" groaned the passenger. ' ' .. . : The conductor, a bigoted bachelor, raised his eyebrows auspiciously. "Look here," he demanded. "I 'suppose you ain't the chap that pulled the cord?" Sick of It? 8irtr of the feel of khaki.' , Hick of my gun, i ' ' - Sick of Ibe sight ef tqnad left sad sqnadt right We're never done. - j Sick of the whole bloomin' STmy ' Generals flown. ' Want to walk west with my thumb is ty vest ' Back home in town, ' . Want to get back to girlie, Kiss her again, . li on hat in a neat little fiat She can say when. Sick of the smell of billets. Sick of the chow. Want to quit Franca and put on long pants , Want to go aow. -;- ":'i-:-. -.- '-'-".i Whafa t'jatf MailT I got two letters! ;imme 'em, qnick t Front another and dad: "If you're living we're lad," Tell ine to ttlckl " ' -s , Another one, yes from girlie! - What's it about T "Ife tough, but it's war? and you're worth wait, lug fori" i tiuess I'll snap out! ' J' Stars and Stripea, I'nele Jeff huow Says: Of all the soft snaps on this here earth. If I had my choice. I'd nit her rut th weather man pervldln' the weather man really could make the weather to suit his own nefarious purposes, like we're. alius a-jokln of him about. The News in Paragraphs World Happenings Briefed for Benefit of Journal. -Readers. GENERAL ; An official statement issued Bunday indicates improvement in the strike sit uation In Spain. . . An airship carrying mail from Straetn. Ixurg - to Farts fell Sundsv near fit. Didler. Two of the crew were burned to ueatn. - While decorating graves In a San Francisco cemetery Saturday, Laura Smart, aged 61, was shot and killed by an unknown party. . - It is stated at vheadauarters of the Irish representatives in New Tork that there are good prospects that the Irish delegates will get a hearing at the peace 'conference. In an address at Kansas City Saturday umsoi ex-irresiaent xgrt predicted "something equivalent to world uifM " and that within 10 or 20 years.- unless uie league or xNauons plan is adopted. Prince : Dlmltri Golltzlne of the Ru sian navy, was married in New York Bunaay to Miss Frances Simpson ' Stev ens, a direct descendant of , Thnms! Welles, fourth governor of ConnecttcuU Striking metal miners of the Lead 4 vile district, whose walkout follotjred the! announcement of a reduction in waKesj nave lormea a local Union and elow every large mining, property In the dls -.T.he Syrian congress, representing 160. 000 Syrians In Argentina, has rr&htiui tn President Wilson at Paris, repeating its! Buucm iur inn anHn iu inrianartiann .m . . j. ; 7- 'ES ' ond the 'dls. i new high ' NORTHWEST' NOTES -.Pilot Rock has voted to bond: u-ict lor saa.uuu to erect a new scnooi ouiiaing. - Mr. and Mrs. CI. Rf hwm-u nf . nMi,A. City have just received word that thu on Henry was killed in action in France - John J.- Bateman and Irvin CinrAnn ni Portland have purchased the Ooodruirt garage in Marshfield. a transfer involvi Ing t0.000. t, ,1 Victor Henry, a Iloqulam man. . rel turned to his home last week after belnff held for more than a year in a Germai Prison camp. I Charged with threatening the lives of his wife and family. - H. M. Osborn. is shipworker, was. placed in jail at Van4 couver Saturday. The postoffice department 1 plannlncf the entablishment'of a-mall water route on the Snake river from Lewiaton t Pittsburg Landing, Idaho, v Harry Mahaffey. aged 14. residing neaf Goble,- accidentally shot himself while hunting Saturday, Hia left arm wai shattered, but he will recover. . 1 , In ' an accident at the Doernbechee mill near New Era last Friday,. Josepli Andree sustained three fractures of the rtfrht arm emit nthp torlrMi i, mtmvmtinml Brigadier General Richard M. Blatch ford, : seventh ranking brigadier in the) United States army, has been assigned as commanding general of Camp Lewtsi A party of Standard Oil company off flcials and field experts arrived in Gray , Harbor Saturday, preparatory to starts ing drills for oil in the Hoquiam dis trick - Clearing route of way for the tie road between Cottage Grove and Lo rane, which is one of Lane county's big projects for this summer, will begin this w-cek. R. J. Watson, a former resident of J WlS"rc U LJ I Tf II3X V s9 Wnj tl0 g 0Ca-vj.sv part of his life, was found dead in bed at Jasper Sunday. . lie was aged if years. . . ... . j orchard I t and vice president of the Firt National bank, are -quarantined for . smallpox at - their - residence In Hoo4 River. - : Andrew Curry, the aviator who was , killed near Venice, CaL, last week whe his airplane fell 2000 feet, was a resident of Engene prior to his enlistment in the aviation corps. f The rndlari" reclamation service ' hst " spent $500,000 in the last fiscal year la developing thef Wapato project, whlcH irrigate sdoui o,ww acres vk uuui v (hA Vskima reservation. i Wise Spending Is Integral Part of Wise Saving Stories of achievement In the aeentsnla. tion of : War Savings (Maaapa. sent to The Joarnai and accepted "tor pubiieaUoa, wtU be awarded a Thrift Buuap. . - " -v- - ? '' Saving may have seemed to you the opposite of spending, and so it Is of foolish spending. But really wise spending goes hand in hand with Intelligent saving.- , Saving in itself aa the miser un derstands It the mere hoarding of money for money's sake Is of no especial advantage to anyone. On the other hand, when people save intelligently, what they really do is to save for a chance to spend for something more worth while. In final analysis, everything is spent, but the saver thinks before he spends and mo spends wisely, lie gets more for his money and so a, bigger return for bis work. He has more money left for thoughtful spending in the future,- . :.'. War Savings Stamps help you to convert foolish money into future wise spending power. Thrift Stamps and 1919 War Sav ings Stamps now on sale at usual agencies. '