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A NEW MENACE
THE purpose of the soviet armies
' in overrunning Poland is to es
tablish Bolshevism by force of arms
in that country. j
. If the Polish people want Bolshev
ism 'their course is to, embrace it of
thelr 'own free will and not be forced
to accept it at the point of the bayo
net In the hands of armies- from
without. " 1 . " ,
If the soviet armies can forcePo
: land into sovietlsm; that doctrine will
have a. new vantage point from which
to advance westward, in Europe. The
strong Bolshevist party in Germany
would haye a new and near-by soviet
ally. General Ludendorff has said
that, if called upon by German Bol
shevists to do so and the hour seems
opportune, he will lead the soviet
.hosts-for -a further extension of the
systems r His Interview to that effect
through I Carl von Wiegand was re
cently printed in The Journal.
After . the ruthless partition of Po
land by Russia, Austria and Ger
many, and after generations in which
her people were subjected to remorse
less persecution ; by her conquerors,
Poland was restored as an independent
nation by the Paris treaty of peace.
The freeiorrU- and independence of
Poland was declared for in the Wilson
14 points in January, 1918, beforo we
haft hppn.inifh vai a vPai'
: The 14 "points were accepted by all
the allies as; voicing the purpose for
which thev were at war. Thev were
made the basis by the allies in laying
down the terms of the armistice, the
freedom 'and . independence of the Po
lish nation included. They were made
t-c basis in writing the peace treaty,
and that treaty! when signed, pro
vided for the freedom and indepen
dence of the. Polish nation.
-All the allied nations and all the
29 nations that have since joined the
League of Nations have covenanted to
guarantee Polish freedom and Polish
independence against aggression from
without. As a principle and as a
guarantee against future wars nearly!
the - whole of . the civilized world is
sthiis pledged to the protection of the
-Vepublio that. they have, with, their
own hands Trestoredl" to its .. ancient
freedom, -J. v"-"- '.'".,:';
The reason why Lenin and" Trotzky
, Oppose thi League of Nations Is that
it is a barrier against their secret
"plans of spreading Bolshevism at the
point of the. bayonet. The same kind
of ambition that fired the German
kaiser to take up the sword Is per
fectly manifest in the excursion of,
the soviet armies into Poland. Instead
of the advance of a German autocracy!
armed, the - world Is witnessing the
advance, of a soviet autocracy armed
. The one great nation whose - moral
Influence exercised through the League
of Nations could stop this advance
without- firing a 6hot or using any
kind of force is deprived from doing
so by a little senate cabal .which de
fcated the peace treaty. , .
Civilization faces. a new and rising
menace because of-the action of the
political desperadoes who crucified the
peace treaty. , s ,. . " . .
Ten men in one big city recently
went to their , i respective country
homes in one flying' machine,' cov
ering 105 miles In 76 minutes. Does
this mean Tthat home sites distant
from the city and having , favorable
field for landing are to come lnt$
WHY THEY FOUGHT HIM
THE liepuMican farmers of Ohio opposed Senator Harding in the Republican
prlijnsrles when he was trying- to get a solid delegation to the Chicago
convention favorable to him for the presidency. The Republican farmers
circulated printed literature ,ln the farming districts appealing for the defeat
of the Ohio senator. Harding failed toi get a solid delegation because of the
opposing votei of the farmers of' bis native state. ' ' , ' " '
Here j Is what Harding said or the floor; of the senate in favor ; of dollar
wheat when the food control measure, was before that body for passage: i c
In this latter day farming- haa become an occupation for profit; and I happen
to know, that under normal conditions dollar wheat roakti It a very i profitable
occupation. i I ' j . " -1 ' : I - - .
In another; address to the "senate two days later, still advocating dollar
wheat, Harding declared: , ' 1 " ''!
I aaid that raisinr wheat waa a profitable occupation In time of peace; and
T uy toi the senator from North Dakota (referring, to Senator McCumber. who
waa urrtmr a. higher price for farmer'a wheat that the knowing- farmers of this
country are buying land In Ohio at $150 per acre for the very purpose of going
into a commercial proposition of raising wheat profitably at $1 per bushel. r
And Senator Hardinj's opposition to a fair price or farmer's jwheat In
war time 1 not the only reason the Republican agriculturists of Ohio desired
his defeat, and not the only reason that they have sent literature into Oregon
opposing him for presidency. He was ' also against the federal farm loan
system, Ja system passed by congress to provide farmers with loans cn long
tme atjlow interest rates. On that bill Senator Harding made the following
remarks rvthe' senate: ; '! -':J J' Ts : . 'V I.
I will not assume to say that conditions in Ohio are altogether like those In
other states In the Union, but 1 believe I can state an absolute truth when 1 say
that there ts no more need for a measure of this kind for the agriculturists of
the state of Ohio than the government to step in and take charge of all our in
dustrial land productive affairs In that state. To those of us in Ohio there seems
to be no occasion for passage of such ; a measure. $ v t -ni. ' :! -
Here is. In their own words, a piece of literature circulated by the Bepub
lican farmers ; opposing the presidential candidacy of Senator, Harding in the
lite Republican primaries In Ohio: :' iM
SENATOR HARDING'S OFFICIAL RECORD ADVOCATING DOLLAR WHEAT
- (The Farm Defense League) " . H
"In this latter day farming has become an occupation for profit ; and I happen
to knows that under normal conditions, dollar wheat makes it a very profitable
occupation." Senator Harding. July 19. 1917. Page 5269, Congressional Record.
"I said that raising wheat was a profitable occupation in time of peace: and I
say to the senator from North Dakota that the knowing farmers of the country
are buying land in Ohio at $150 per acre for the very purpose -of going into a
commercial proposition of raising wheat profitably at $1 per bushel." Senator
Harding; July 2L, 1917. Page 5350, Congressional Record. I
i . : OPPOSING THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT .) ' ;
) "I will not assume to say that conditions in Ohio are altogether like those of
other states in the Union, but I believe 1 can state an absolute truth when I say
that there Is no more need for a measure of this kind for the agriculturists of the
state of : Ohio than the government to step in and take charge of all our indus
trial and productive affairs In that state." Senator Harding, April 2$, 1916, Page
$849. Congressional Record. ,.:!. -.- - - ; .t ,
Senator Harding's attitude toward the farmer Is similar to that he holds
toward the 'average man regardless of his calling. .By his- own statement he
abhors the primary. He believes in a ruling upper cIih. He Is the. candidate of
the powerful senatorial ring, who, by -means of the so-called "favorite sons," hope
to rule the convention and to pick one of their own kind for president.
Senator Harding's manager. H. M. Daugherty. a corporation lawyer and lobby
ist, a candidate for Delegate-at-Large to- the Republican convention, has publicly
stated that 15 or 20 men sitting around a table on the fourth day of the conven
tion at 11 minutes after 2 p. m.. will pick the presidential nominee, r
This iboast may well come true unless voters like you . attend the 1 primaries
April 27! and vote against the Harding and state delegates to the national con
Veptlon. ' . : 1 --., - r '''"-:;'' - -")
The farmer Defense:' league. !-',T.
Chairman: Bond S. Neff, farmer, former secretary Delaware County Agricul
tural board. !,!.-; i i . . ...
Vice chairman : Mrs. Dema Smith, farmer, member state executive committee,
ladles' branch, farm bureau; delegate, Madison township, to farm bureau.
Secretary : Albert Gibson, farmer.
demand? When the motor is so de
velopedj that. It will not miss, flying
will I be near perfection - in safety.
We arej on the threshold of a won
derful epoch. - "; '
EDITORS TO; MEET
1
OREGON newspaper' men are gath-
erijng for the annual - meeting of
the : Oregon State Press association
at Astoria this week end. j
A larger percentage of active news
paper workers might well ' attend.
Ideas and thought and discussions
are put! forth at these meetings, .and
out Of jit alii comes a great deal of
value to the profession. -
'Thesetaratimcs ot.igroup councils
when persons ;in the same line of
human activity meet; together for
personal contact- and comparison of
methods and plans and ideas. The
fact ; that furniture men and I auto
mobile men and merchants and bank
ers andj evry other vocational group
have their conventions and confer
ences for mutual advancement, means
that mutual benefit comes from the
gatherings.' "i, .; ; : j
The publication of a . modern 'news
paper, whether in a big or a small
field,, is on,e of the most highly
specialised of all human activities.
When they meet and talk things over
newspaper J men. learn from each
other and what they learn sroes di
rectly back as a benefit to their re
spective communities both in an im
proved j uewspa per service and In a
publisher with more advancedl ideas.
The i local 1 newspaper, " well con
ducted, is one of .the best assets of
any community, and of. such papers,
Oregon I has many that are as alert
and! up-to-the-minute as - the best
publications in much; older states.
Smyrna, writes ; a Near . East re
lief worker, has a bridge built 250
years before the time of Christ, and
It is 0 still (crossed -by camel cara
vans entering- the city. .Why not
apply some of the 'prfnclples in the
construction of that j bridge to the
Portland viaducts, usually -officially
declared by 'engineers to be alter
nately, safe and unsafe every tew
weeks? -pi: . i "
WHERE - ARE GRAND JURIES?
WHY do the cases of those drivers
blamed by the coroner's Jury for
fatal traffic' accidents end with . the
grand Jury f Why are: they swallowed
up there, never to be heard , from
again,? i ' .; ' f C .-7 j-l
'": The last half dozen inquests have
resulted in verdicts blaming drivers for
deathsj The drivers have been. branded
as reckless, s Andk through ' theirs reck
lessness lives have been ' sacrificed.
Does not the law provide a cnarge of
Involuntary manslaughter to such
cases? j S S t
. If Six impartial. Jurymen find drivers
guilty Hvhen the evidence is 'submitted
to - the coroner's, Jury," -what Change
takes place between the hearing by
that body and the grand Jury investi
gations? . i .t
; Is the evidence not the same? - '
J Aren' t the 'grand jurymen - as open
to conviction? - t " - r.
Or is the evidence not property pre1
sentcd In Its entirety? '''"-J,-
BTA HAIR'S BREADTir
(7 NLT by a. 'hairsbreadih : was , a
v. repetition of the Elton court, dis
aster ; ,avertcJ ; in " the , fire, early
WedncBday'.: in f-the Glenwood - hotel
on Burnside street, Portland K
The blaze was there. Eighty .'odd
guests i w3re in their beds. The for
tunate,, circumstance of. a. fireproof
elevator "shaftVpreventcd - the - recur
rence of another fire with melan
choly details. 'h ' -
t Are the people of -Portland, forget-1
ting the benefits of fire prevention?
In the comparative safety from re
duction of our fire losses from
per J capita per year j to about
90 cents through those strenuous
months - of fire prevention campaign,
have we lost sight of the, necessity
for vigilance and gone to sleep at
the switch? : 1 1
Have w-e forgotten that instead of
an advance of 25 per cent in insur
ance ' rates with which j we were
threatened when the fire prevention
drive began, we were latep given a
heavy reduction in rates as a result
of that memorable campaign?
The Elton court disaster was a
buglecall to Portlanders tcj return to
the former vigilance in removing
from premises all fire hazards. It is
an S O S to the city hall to permit no
more four story hotels to have but
a single fire- escape.
Fire prevention .was one. of the
best and-most valuable reforms ever
brought abtut in Portland. Our rec
ord this year, if things got on as in
the past months, Iwill b a sorry
comparison i with the low marks in
fire losses Portland recently estab
lished. Four tjead at one fire is a
ghastly total. i ;
The Northwest rivers :and har
bors congress called by the Oregon
State Chamber; of Commerce Is a
timely proposal. T- The Increase in
rail ' rates " makes Imminent the
thought of how to get cheaper trans
portation. '.Water lines will provide
it If the people will provide the
waterlines. i
AMERICAN CHINA TRADE
BETWEEN individuals,
runs, one wrong never
other.
the adage.
rights an-
Beiween nations one wrong con
dones another. ;
A British order in. council Issued
under date of October 9, 1919, states:
' No person, other than a British sub
ject resident , within the limits of this
order, shall act as managing director or
In any other position similar to that
of 'managing director or shall otherwise
exercise general or : substantial control
of a China company. j
" Section 28 of the Jones shipping bill
provides .that Jn the discretion of the
interstate commerce : commission a
lower Joint Or export and import rate
may be Imposed upon goods moved
in American merchant ships than in
foreign bottoms.; ' " ' . - .
i In his well informed correspondence
With Sir Auckland Geddes, Britain's
ambassador to America, C EjDant,
an exporter and Importer of Portland,
aays: :f. J - c-: .: j . .-..-. -
This order (of October 9) has
stirred up a great deal of j unpleasant
feeling on the Pacific toast, and the
Jones bin, which recently became a law,
Is simply a "come back." ; 1 1 make this
statement as I know some of the most
prominent backers of the Jones bill,
and they recetved a great deal of sup
port that they -would not have received
had it not been for the apparent discrim
ination against American Interests. ; -
; The British order in V council , is
wTong. Section 28 of the Jones bill is
wrong. .But the two are : expected to
balance Ihe advantages that one na
tion takes of another to gain foreign
trade. ' - ',.''
- In his further correspondency Avith
Sir Auckland Geddes, Mr. Dant adds :
This order made ii necessary for scores
of business concerns operating under the
Hongkong ordinance, to discharge their
American managers.: In order to comply
with the British -order ;in council, "in
many -cases where; the ; business was
exclusively between.. this country ' and
China, and. where r managers of British
nationality were' not available, who un
derstood the particular- Una of business.
tor as you know, it takes many years
to train men to specialize in any line.
j, The British order , upset American
business administration in China. Sec
tion 28 of the Jones bllFappears likely
to divert 'foreign ships from the Pa
cific ports of the United States. "Arter
all has one wrong righted another?;
I The reader may ask'why the inde
pendence , of America's trade with
China should be affected by any Brit
ish order. ' " - ; . : l!
I It is simply because the- United
States makes no provision for the fed
eral Incorporation of American firms
in China trade. American firms are
thus v compelled - to do business! in
China, under what is called the Hong
kong ordinance of the British who by
centuries ; of experience", have learned
the. financial and strategical Import
ance of backing up their foreign
traders. ; ;.'., n' h1 1
i America's true remedy: is not
the
retaliation contained in Section 28 of
the Jones bill. That section affects
other foreign nations as well as Great
Britain. Its effect upon trade is apt
to prove so disturbing that the reac
tion of its discriminations will prove
more harmful than j its benefits
valuable in the development-' of
American merchant marine, i
are
the
The true remedy, is the speedy; en
actment by congress of a! law permit
ting the federal incorporation of Amer
ican companies engaged In China trade.
It ; Is indignity to America that i oui
China trade should sail under the Brit
ish flag.'. And it is peculiarly an in
dignity in view of the British order
which gives Great Britain hot only;: the
credit but the control of our trade
with China.
j Senator Kir by, an anti-administration
Democrat from Arkansas,
got his. 'The democracy of his state
retired him to private i life in j ihe
primaries ' . Tuesday by I an dyer
whelming majority.' .He and Sena
tor Gore will have time to think
It over , - '..-!. ii
LEAGUE'S FRIENDS
WIN IN MISSOURI
By Carl Smith, Washington Staff.
Correspondent of . The Journal j
I Washington. Aug. ' 12. Any lingering
doubt as to whether the Missouri Demo
cratic convention a few weeks ago truly
represented the rank and : file when it
threw Senator; James A i Reed "out on
his nose" and refused to permit him to
go to San Francisco as a delegate to the
national convention has been removed by
the result of the statewide primary.
nominating Breckinridge Long for United
States senator.
Reed went about the state with his
usual gusto, advocating the nomination
of Henry S. Priest, ; a former federal
Judge, and Opposing Long. Priest ts
against the League of Nations, and Long
lis for it. Priest is a Veteran In the party,
and personally highly regarded, without
being mixed in recent factional discord.
Taking; Into account his personal
strength, he seemed an ideal' candidate
for the Reed forces to 1 center . upon.
Breckinridge Long formerly was third
assistant secretary of state. He is com
paratively a young man, and not! well
known in the politics of Missouri.!! He
had largely to introduce himself outside
of St, Louis,' and while he is a clean-cut
and able man, his task was considered
up-hill. It was made much more so by
the fact that there was a third candidate,
Charles M. Hay, also a St.1 Louis lawyer
and a friend of the league, who drew
from the same forces. It should also be
noted that Long and Hay are iboth
"drya," while Priest Is "wet." and Iri the
cities of St. Louis and Kansas City In
particular is a large vote that goes to
"ret" candidates without ; much regard
to other Issues.- Hay had the indorse
ment of the anti-saloon league. y
l - I : :- j
! The primary returns indicate ,sthat
Long has won by a handsome lead ' over
Priest, with Hay a good third. If the
vote of Long and Hay. the candidates
favoring the league, be combined,! the
majority over Reed's -candidate reaches
large proportions. . Reed, has long been
talking about going to the people oh the
league, and now he has gone. It is the
first chance the Democratic masses in
his home state have had at him. -, ;:
t Not less gratifying to administration
circles is the result in Oklahoma, where
Representative Scott Ferris has won a
smashing victory over the blind senator.
Thomas . P. Gore. Ferris was a whole
hearted supporter of the war and of the
League of Nations. Gore did not vote on
the declaration of -war, he opposed the
draft, and he snarled at the heels of the
president throughout the war. Gore, as
chairman of the committee on agricul
ture In the senate, was entitled to lead
the fight for the food control bill,: but
he was unfriendly, and at the presi
dent's request. Senator Chamberlain took
charge of that measure; which was one
of the most notable acts of the war
Period. -.4 - . , : j; .
, - " . : ; .:f,;,
I Ferris, who. is considered certain of
election, was in charge of the Democratic
congressional' campaign two years; ago.
and is serving his seventh term in! con
gress. He is a strong progressive; and
a firm supporter of the administration
from the time Wilson came into office.
He is especially well acquainted f. with
Western 'problems because of his service
as chairman , of the public lands com
mittee, in which nlao Ka .. - j
- " " a suwnUQU
In the present congress by Sinnott of Ore-
Letters From the People
'L&???n,ie?LcFa''at The Journal for
pDoUcation in this department should be written
o onmia aide e the paper, should not iezeeed
. words. to lenatb snd mat be sisned toy tna
writer, whoa mail address is fun must accom
pany the contribution. , ; "T
? Xi' V: A QUAKE THEORY ' - '
Portland. Aug. X To the Editor of The
Journal Los Angeles is still being both
ered by an occasions earthquake, and
Portland may have another r thunder
storm : somewhere -i about: August 10.
Thunder and earthquakes' are both the
result, of . the same cause the burning
or explosion of gas. The main differ
ence lies in the composition of the gas
and the manner of ignition. The seismic
disturbance - is caused by the explosion
of hydro-carbonate gas. ignited by chem
ical heat,-while thunder is the resultant
vibrations from the burningof hydro-oxygen
gas (H20), -set on fire by means of
an electric spark. : The product of the
former is an addition to our future ' coal
supply and the latter gives - us a , little
new i water. - ' ' ....
A There is no way that ' T: know Of to
prevent 'thunderstorms, but' earthquakes
are preventable to a certain extent.! Let
Los Angeles set her "scientists" at work
prospecting for natural gas, . all the way
from the Mexican border to Eureka. : If
they could get 15 or -20 gas' wells along
the coast, they Would soon- relieve the
Intense -pressure of the gas which is
' f ' ' ' Copyrisht. 1020. byThrerfahlns : Co. (The N'ew Tork World) ;
constantly flowing i from the immense
oil deposits in that vicinity, 'and In that
way they could lessen the dangers , from
the destructive - temblors they have been
having. .
If they do riot do something in that
direction as soon as possible, one of
these days an explosion will start a
fire in the -oil deposit and then -there
will be something doing. If anything
of that kind Bhould occur Los Angeles
would have a new attraction to offer
the tourist, She would have a Mount
Lassen in her backyard. G. W. M.
SEPARATE PEACE? .
Baker, July Si. To the Editor of The
Journal Senator Harding in his speech
of acceptance follows the advice of Sen
ator Knox for a separate peace with
Germany. . It will be remembered that
Knox, who framed the separate peace
resolution which was afterward passed
by a Republican congress , under " the
leadership of Senator Lodge, said at the
time he .presented his measure for a
separate-, peace with Germany that the
treaty presented to the senate by the
president was too harsh on Germany,
and Senator Harding voted in the senate
for this separate peace resolution, which
President Wilson promptly vetoed.
There was taken over during the war
with Germany about 1800.000,000 worth
of enemy alien downed property. This
is being held : pending the ratification
of the peace treaty as the only tangible
asset to meet and pay for the losses
sustained by American Citizens in the
loss of life and property sustained by
the murderous piracy .of Germany on
the high seas. A separate peace, such
as Senator Harding voted for and which
he says he will follow if elected presi
dent, paves the way for Germany to re
claim all this vast property, leaving our
own -citizens to pocket their losses. And
this is called - Americanism. How can
our late allies view this desertion of
the cause our soldiers fought for? How
can our returned soldiers view this for
giveness of German atrocities? How
can they -view this kindly offer to a
nation that sent bombs down on our
hospitals., killing' ' and mangling their
wounded comrades? How can the
mothers of America feel who have sons
burled in France? Must America 1 sac
rifice all we have done to allow the
enemy aliens under' the leadership of
Johnson and Borah to elect Harding
president? George E. Allen.
; THE GRACE TO SUIT .
From the Erie Daily Times .
. The minister was Invited to dine in a
family where the asking of the blessing
was not a daily occurrence. The small
boy got started on his meal before the
blessing was under way.
The . minister, however, was equal to
the occasion : "Oh. Lord, for the food
which Thou hast prepared for ' our use,
and for what our youpg brother has al
ready . eaten, - we desire - to return our
thanks." , ' - . .
Curious Bits of Information
for the Curious .
Gleaned From Curious Places .
In a letter f rom Mile. Bertrand,
daughter of General Bertrand, Na
poleon's devoted companion at" St. He
lena, Mile. ' Bertrand maintained -that,
although " the emperor . was commonly
credited with being a snuff taker, he
detested tobacco in any form. - "Only
once,", she wrote,' "was Napoleon per
suaded 1 to try a pipe. As soon - as he
placed the amber tube in his mouth he
flung it from him with a gesture of dis
gust and shouted. Take the disgusting
thing away.' To soothe his chronic in
digestion the emperor bad a mixture of
licorice and brown sugar made up, which
he carried 'loose in his waistcoat pockets.
He frequently had recourse to this, and
when in company would convey a pinch
to his nostrils as if it were snuff, .but
Instead of Inhaling it he would slide it
surreptitiously" into his mouth."
Olden Oregon
Early -Officials of Multnomah : County
.Organised in 1855. .
Multnomah county was created by; act
of the legislature of 1854-5 out of por
tions of Clackamas and' Washington
counties with the county seat at - Port
land. The ; first county court was " or
ganized i January 17, 1855. ; The first
county court consisted f G. W. Vaughn,
Alnslee VR. Scott rand James Bybee.
Shubrlck Norris was auditor, and William
McMillen sheriff. A. D. JPitdh was treas
urer. . County offices were established
in the Coleman Barren building , at the
corner of First and Salmon streets. -The
first board of commissioners elected by
the people consisted of David Powell,
Ellis Walker and, Samuel .Far man-! .......
A BANNER WITH A STRANGE
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE -
Ponzl, Boston's newest high financier,
didn't bury his past quite deep enough.
- From. time immemorial men claim to
have been striving a. each election to
elect none but good men to office.
There Is an advantage even in mak
ing mistakes, and -who doesn't make
them, providing we learn . not to make
the same ones again.
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Even the stable' door is often not
locked -until the horse has been stolen,
so too often protection from fire is not
provided until lives have been lost. .
We're sympathizing vith - Babe Ruth
while he's suffering with a- dislocated
knee, but-It won't be so bad when he's
strong enough to stand at the plate and
swing on the ball. There are more good
runners than good hitters.
MORE OR LESS PERSONAL;.
Random Observations About Town
Major J. W. Andrews of the Salvation
Army, who was atone time stationed -In
Portland, but 'was -promoted to super
vision of the Salvation Army's numerous
hotels In Chicago, returned to Portland
Wednesday. -'"Only for a vacation vusit,"
he explained. "But when 'my feet can
follow the leading of my heart I come
straightway to Pdrtland." Major : An
drews will not return to Chicago. He
has been promoted 'to the post , of district
officer of the Salvation Army In charge
of social service for the states of Iowa
and Nebraska, with headquarters -at
Des Moines. By the creation of an ad
visory committee in each county of the
two states, the 'Salvation Army has
'"been placed' In. position to render inten
sive social and community : service. .
.' Miss Hazel JJoward, for the last two
years- librarian at the forest service
library, has resigned from the service
and will leave' Saturday for a short va
cation preparatory to beginning her "new
.work as teacher of English in the high
school at Red Lodge. Mont. . Miss How
OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS
OF THE JOURNAL MAN
'r " , j "
' By Fred Lockley -.
Not long ago a stranger asked me a
question which ' I happened to be able to
answer. Wexontlnued talking and pres
ently, he made an assertion which I knew
to-be incorrect. I said: "It so happens
that. I investigated that matter re
cently and the facts are as follows," and
I told him-the straight of the matter. He
said -"It so happens I also have been
reading up on that subject and you are
dead wrong." Who is your authority,
and does he know -what, he is talking
about r I asked. "Fred Lockley is my
authority. he answered with, some heat.
. "'You would do well to read his arti
cles, 'then you .wouldn't-be-so ignorant
about current . events." I saw that the
man didn't know trie so ' I said. "Oh.
well, if Fred Lockley says It's so I'll give
in. I read his articles right along- He
Is one of ray favorite authors." "So do
I.", said. the .stranger ' and . since I was
willing to acknowledge the accuracy of
Fred Lockley peace -was restored - and
we, parted with ..mutual expressions of
good wjll. :'. ' . ' ' .- '- ... . . ...
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In spite of Fred Lockley's authority
the stranger was wrong. He had gotten
his facts twisted. Whenever. I ' hear a
man. say he can prove a statement I
think1 of the man who was engaged in
heated argument with another man who
finally said: "You're crazy to make such
a statement." - "That's Just where you
are mistaken. said the man accused of
being crazy. "I can prove that I am not
crazy which Is more tha you can do."
Getting out his bill book he produced an
official document that showed he had
been discharged as cured from the in
sane asylum. ; When one's attention Is
attracted to It It Is surprising how touch
misinformation passes current as truth.
' In ' a; recent written. : examination in
English .literature the teacher asked the
pupils to name five of; Shakespeare's
plays. Among the live mentioned by
the - students ' were : Omelet, McBath,
King Liar. A' Merchant of Venus, and
Venice and Adenoids. If the Bard of
Avon didn't turn : In his grave he cer
tainly was justified in so doing. ! Speak
ing of schools reminds me that the
teacher of ten. has to deal with ignorant
parents as well. as pupils, as Is certainly
proven In the case of barefooted, red
headed freckle faced Willie who upon
being told to bring an excuse for being
absent produced . a , soiled, and cjmpled
DEVICE
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NEWS IN- BRIEF
' ; y ; -SIDELIGHTS j' ; : . . ;
FTkA a.VnasMm haa arrlvarl wKan thai a4s1l
cate wiln - clematis, or virgin's bower,
fashions ethereal canopies i along the
creek banks and beautifies the roadsides.
weston a a-eaoer. - - i ;
"Art. Easterner visiting here was -heard
to remark the other day: ri don't see
, . w ov rrw rm tri that rna Kt '
Ht's ool enough for me here." Polk
. . a a . . : .
" Travelers -coming into' our city are
v,rv murh -rtleaxed with our cams ground.
During the past two- weeks . the grounds
have been in constant use .by the tour-
ists.-Crook County Journal.,, i -
If you are going to take an outing,
tell us about.lt and report upon re
turning home. Kindly do this and save
us a lot oc waicnmg oui anu ure uu
ing some. Wood burn . Independent.
ard Is a graduate of Reed college. She
will i be succeeded at. the forest service
by Miss Mildred Stott of the periodical
department or Central library.
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Alaska has such a healthy climate that
drugs sell slowly and . the 'natives dig
their own gold, so there is little call
for jewelry, but E. Wheeler of Wrangell,
Alaska, combines the drug and jewelry
trade and manages the, firm of Wheeler
Drug & Jewelry company. He is in Port
land for Buyers'!-week to obtain new
supplies. - - vv"- f i " " 1 " '. :
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Seattle is having a buyers' week this
week, but K. M. Hendrlckson Of the firm
of Hendrlckson tc Son of : Ketchikan.
Alaska, reported to the Portland buyers'
committee that things were rather dull
at the metropolis bf Ppget Sound.
To the Southwestern states Portland
is the furniture center of '; the United
States, and that is -why B. R. Anderson,
buyer for the Texas Furniture & Stor
age company, is here to, attend Buyers'
week from Dallas:, Texas. j '
! note from his mother which read r "Wil
lie played hookey: and went skatln' and
got wet in the a; m. and caught cold in
the p.: m., so if you lick hell out of him
It wlU be all right with me."
'School examination papers are the
place where you will often run across as
tonishing information. . A teacher in a
class in English composition recently
found the following' grave statement:
- The novel, novella and novelette are
the masculine, feminine and neuter
forms of the noun. The novel in written
by or for men, the novella by or for
women and the novelette by or for chil
dren.' The novel deals ; with success in
love, 4he. novella with happiness In mar
riage and the novelette some other form
of fiction or fairy tale.'; ; j -:-'v-v.
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. Ignorance frequently la the cause for
unusual statements or' actions. . I re
member of reading of a man who at a
revival was urged to Join the church.
"No,; air, I can't! Join the church he
said. There are some things ; In the
Bible that -are too much for me. I am
willing to believe that the ark landed on
Mount Ararat but where It says the
children of I Israel carried the ark for 40
years through the wilderness, that's a lit
tle too much. Why. look at the number
of animals there-were In it and then you
want me to believe they toted, that huge
unwieldly thing around with them, for 40
years. No. sir, ;I can't swallow that
story. Speaking of the Bible reminds me
of a certain eminent Western divine who,
let us hope, did not practice what he
preached. When he closed jhls sermon
on the future life with an eloquent apos
trophe to' Immortality he felt: he had sc
quitted himself creditably, but when he
read the account of his address in next
morning's paper be changed his mind.
Here is .what- he read :. "The bishop
closed his eloquent address as follows:
"All that makes life worth while, all we
hope for, all we live for is Immorality."
Speaking of preachers reminds me of
the Iaw--not of similarity but of con
trast of lawyers.)" I remember reading
not long ago of a stranger who dropped
of f4 the local . train at. a small Western
town and said to ar lounger at the depot!
"I am 'looking for a criminal lawyer.
Have you one here?"! ; "Well, there's a
lot-of sa hr 'think so - but we can't
prove 1t on, jlm,T responded 'the native..
aaaangjjj,. ;
Thc Orcgun CoJntrv
Nortiweit Kap;nins in Itrlef Form for tba
.! I Bui Iteadvr.
i i M OREGON NOTES
During i the month nf a.s.
land Egg society disposed of 6245 dozen
eggs, j
The i Hood River onuntv .., v . .
passed an order prohibiting dam-inn at
park resorts and elsewhere on Sunday.
Retail merchants of Washington coun
ty have formed an organization and
elected J. Ii, Garrett of Hillsboro as
president. - i
Phlllin Anderson of MexlfnrA.- a ... , j
has died from injuries sustained when
he fell agalnat.the concrete side of a
swimming pool, w
Four vounir men from- Chlrae-n hi...
taken i up homesteads on the Orecon
California grant lands near Wendling,
in Lane county.
A Union hlff'h arhonl menaurA hn.
failed ito carry at a 'special school elec
tion held at Cornelius. The vote stood
47 no : and 31 yes.
Workers to lav th atpel for th Port.
land, Astoria & Pacific railroad have
arrived at Banks and are putting the
rails, down northward.
At an election held In 14 district nf
Washington county it waa decided by
a vote of 495 to 21C to establish a union
high school at Forest Grove.
The Cathnlir rnna-rpaatlnn at .TCianlt
has let a contract for a new church
building at Jtoy. which In to cost lac.tnn)
and to be completed March 1.
The' weather of last snrlna- Is chnrired
for the' poor arain showinir hi l.,ino
county. A conservative estimate puts
ine'yieia at is ousneis to the acre.
There is but little demand at Itn.xi
Riverrfor cull apples as compared with
last year. .. Owing to' the Volstead a.-t -there
seems a slump in the cider busi
ness. -
' David Howes, the 10-vear-old son of'
C."L- Howes of Cottatre Grove, is re
covering rrom Injuries received when he
was run over by an automobile driven
by C R. Elliott.
- WASHINGTON
i ne viarxnon unamDer or uommorre
will send a delegation of 13 to the Ever
ett state good roads convention.
Nearly $300 has been raised at Cen
tralis for the relief of the motherless
children of Joseph Sutter of Mineral.
The oldest Is 13 years of age.
H. lA. . Ellis. of Colfax, a candidate for,
the Republican nomination for county
school superintendent, has resigned his
position of deputy superintendent.
Anna McEachen of Yakima, who re
cently filed aa a candidate for governor,
has petitioned the United State land of
fice to reinstate her desert land entry,
cancelled some time ago.
Victor Lniybridge, a 12-year-old boy
of Wenatchee, who reported to the po
lice that, he had been robbed - of $160.
while on his way home, has admitted
his story was a fabrication.
Unless the quota required by the gov
ernment can be secured Grays Harbor
naval reservists who have been hoping
for a cruise in .North Parrtlc waters
this month may be disappointed.
Memberi of the Church of the Breth
ren who have been holding a district
conference at Outlook have decided to
begin at -once a campaign, against the
use of tobacco, particularly cigarettes.
' Four of the five shingle mills at Blaine
have I been forced to close down on ac
count of the car shortage. As a result"
of the shortage between 7.oon.ooo and
8,000,000 are piled up In the yards. .
The most disastrous grain fire of the
season occurred on the Kohn , Kinder
. . t. .... rr . . .,-..!
ranon norm oi i rencou. int nicrunni
from; the exhaust of an automobile and
before it was checked 300 acres of
wheat were burned, causing a loss of
$25,000. . i
i IDAHO
iLii..in incrMHH in telpnlione
. lilUlltALiUll v. . . . . .-- - .
rates has been made by the Tarma tele
phone company. ;
Approximately M00 acres of timber,
land ihave been burned on Soldier jcr?ek,
near Sand point.-;
Caldwell schools will open September
6. Fifty-six teachers will be employed
In the local schools.
The Blackfoot city council has de.nied
a petitlton having 800 signature askini?
for the opening of picture shows on
Sunday.
At! a special meeting of the Chains
county commissioners $1000 whs appro
priated to purchase a Bltet lor lur
grounds at Mackay.
Boise Is to have a Klwanis club, ac
cording to Plans completed by . business
and professional men.
There Is no shortage of water on the
Boise project and farmers- will have an
ample supply to mature the r! crops, ac
cording to United States reclamation en
gineers. , ii I
'The summer session of the Lewiston
normal school has closed. The school
waVthe largest in the history of the in
stitution. 860 students having been in ,
attendance.
r . mi . - .hnw 'the orune.
cherry and r apple crops of Waho for
1920 to be me greatest, m w L , Li
the slate, says C. J. Sinsel of the falnselx
fruit 'warehouse. ,- -
tJncle Jeff Snow Says;
TVii mih1ir moat llnerlv stands fer a
ki minn cuttin time by the corpora
tions I and speculators 'cause the nubilc'e
promised a piece or tne rum. " -the
public in Portland la aglttln ready
-. mnm harhnr land BDeC-lators cut
a big melon. Tkere s them as knows how
to have a big up-to-date port thout
cuttln' any harbor land melons, but
, ii,- Ann-t listen to 'em. Mebby,
however, one of theBe days, not so fur
off. they win.
Portland Leads Northwest in
T Brass Foundry Industry.
- ;AHo the Pacific Coast.
-The propeller that drives the ship
as merrily you sail o'er the sea may
prove to have come from Portland.
The bubbling fountain from yh'ch
you slake your hot weather thirst
may be, in any one of-a number of
cities, a Portland product. -
- The dignified grilling and wlckeU
and the ponderous doors of the bank
that furnishes safe keeping for your
money may all be the work of Port
land brass moulders. -
The buhlnc that assure the
longevity of the engines used in har
vesting the great timber crop of the
Northwest 'are very likely to have
come from Portland. .
And even at the end of life short
day if the suMestlon of "ashes to
ashes and dust to dust" is literally fol
lowed the bronze urn that retains the
last remains of one endeared but de
parted may also have been the prod--uct
of Portland industry.
For Portland . leads not only the
Northwest but the Pacific , coast In
brass foundry Industry. The industry
represents a volume of $1,500,000 a
year and Is growing with gratifying
rapidity. It employs 60 expert work
men. 45 of whom; find their jobs In
one foundry, and this same foundry
is the largest on the' Pacific coast,
wjth the only two electric foundries
for .brass In the West. Many of the
ships butlt in -Portland were supplied
with propeller blades and fittings by
local brass foundries. Contracts for
fhe ' sarrie articles - were secured also
in San Francisco. San Pedro and
Shanghai by the aggressive Portland
brass foundry '.men. The cremation
urns are sold In Detroit, In Denver,
Kansas City and other distant com
munities. Portland representatives of
the craft possess unusual skill. ' They
reach the top pinnacle of quality in
their production of everything from
a bubbling cP to a statue In bronze.
Confronted with a task they have not
before essayed they never say "We ll
try.' They always say "We'll do It.".