THE OREGON DAILY T jOU RNAL. PORTLAND. OKKGOK.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22. IS20.
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tJon. M.kt rsmUtance by lloney Order, txpreu
Order or Draft If yor astsffis !
Wear Ortl.r Offlea. 1 or aa ata-P.
eetpted. Ma til raaaltUeeae nayaeia to Tba
Jcmroal. Portland, Ortioe.
ThflM old (torln of rlflana tad dream
fwidtni Bam bar thair trath; wa J aarad
by aiakiaf tka futttra ptaaaat ta oaraalraa.
Uaorca VMoi. v
GIVE THEM A CHANCE
WHEN the government needed
money It asked the people to
buy Liberty bonds which bore a low
Interest rate.
The people responded. They bought
Liberty bonds until "it hurt."
Now the government at Intervals
is offering, securities q the public
-,t much higher rates. The last issue
pays 6 per cent. The entire Issue was
bought In a part of a day The sup
position is that the basks absorbed
them. Anyway, people on the out
side who wanted to buy them, and
who were witching for the oppor
tunlty to purchase them, were unable
to get even one dollar's worth.
It Is not a good policy.. The people
who bought Liberty bonds until it
hurt and who are now holding those
bonds with values greatly depreci
ated, should be given a chance to buy
the better securities. If their money
was good enough to fight tha war
with It is good enough to have the
benefit of the higher Interest that has
come with peace.
Future Issues of these attractive in
vestments should be so safeguarded
that those who sacrificed in war
time may have equal privilege with
the banks or other great Investors In
peace time.
Just why should a Portland news
paper print, the opinion of a travel
ing correspondent, who apenda a day
In Portland, on the political, situa
tion In Oregon? Just why should
The Journal, for example, print the
opinion of David Lwrance on the
political situation In Oregon, when
The Journal is on the ground 24
hoars out. of every day and in the
business of knowing tha political
and other conditions. in this state?
Must Tbe Journal go to an outsider
In the state for a day to learn about
Oregon ? Hardly.
HIS WINDFALL.
A TEA sales .an has recently eome
Into a fortune of f 10,000,000. It is
the result of an Incident that occurred
years, before.
The salesman invariably carried a
Bible. He entered a . Chicago saloon
In 1907, and was attracted to a beau
tiful and intelligent young girl that
. had fallen from a wealthy home. She
told her story. He urged her to re
turn to her family, and after reading
the story of Mary Magdalene to her.
she consented. Soon word came re
' , Questing the young salesman to
' change his name to that of the girl's
.'father. He changed it.
VA A year later the daughter died. The
"-mother and a brother were lost In
. . the wreck of the Empress of Ireland
in the 6t, Lawrence river. The
father then died, leaving the 110,000,.
000 estate to tha youthful tea mer-
, . chant, the reward of a righteous deed.
" Not every jklnd act brings tiO.OOO,-
000, but none goes unrewarded.
Engineer are of aa many minds
as doctors. '. At first, tha . Burnsida
bridge was in so deplorable a oon-
dltlon that it ought not to b per
' ated. '' Therv it waa infirm enough
ao that Jta loads should be lightened
f and plans should be made to replace
f it with . $S,000.00 structure.
Thirdly, it; was so frail that a few
( hundred thousand dollars worth of
repairs, merely, would keep lrin use
i . another ' five years. Now it is so
convalescent, according to the latest
riport, that It Is safe for moderate
AS .CHRIST PREACHED IT
H'
0V a destructive war between Poland
told Jo lha followirj news dispatch:
p.Hi. n. ft nramatirallv eiaaclnar
Imkw of Nationa, laitaca PaderewalU and Al VaJdemar accepted the leajrue a
OndTnss A tha Pollah-Llthaanlan fllirputa, la whlph war waa threatened.
Aa tha aetretary com plated readln ef tha taaWa propoaala, Valdemar arose
fma kla wat to amat tKaan far lAtbtuamia- Ia a brief BDeech. ha compllznented
rapraacntaUvaa of tba ooantriea preaent and
a proper atari m ita urn attempt at arbitration, jmwids to raoerewoA aiuciuar
apefce ia aewtaaa' t.w ef him "honor able adTaraaxy." -
"You are no longer an adversary." Pavderewakl exclaimed. "Herjcefortb we
are collearoea."
Ha extaoded hla hand. Valdemar, appartntly under treat emotional stress,
fbaoM aUMde warmly, tteveral la tba tease
."""'ZrrZ!
r.ttrnana nrnv4ain.n .M.r,. ha hmiaiir iina aa BMawribad v tha aunrema I
council In Decern bar. and wUl withdraw all troops to the western line durlnar I
negotiations. Poland aareed te resoect LJthuanian territory durinr the Ruaso-1
Polish war, If tha soviet will do likewise, Tha council will appoint a commission I
to supetvlaa tha fulfillment of tha terms and assist in the nea-oUations between the 1
Countries.
Ail wars ean be avartad In tha r.ama
nobody ever offered a plan to prevent
want wars prevented, because tney sxpt iarfe standing armies wnicn servea i waahing-ton to discuss the status of ax
the trlDla nurnoaa of aunnortina their thrones. keaDinr their Deonie in sub-f 'l wlth Secretary Colby; agitation
Jection -nd conquering and annexing added territory. It was through the In-
flueace of those selfish autocrats that
mllllons have had the cruel nails of war
Snd feet.
In the case above cited we see what a
can do to prevent war. The dispute between Poland and Lithuania was arbl-
trated by the council of the League of
on both sides. It reported findings.
commission has been appointed by the council, to Jay out the boundary lines
and carry out the terms of the decision. That is all there is to it.
if the league as now organized can become permanent the process by which
a new war was averted will become the process in all eases of international t, oraTmxation maifeVted en
dispute. It will come to be reeognltved as the accepted way of settling quarrels thuaUara over the stand taken and
hetwepn nation It wilt nrnv in ha auh an Inrollle-pnt ant anoh o human Unanimously adopted the program sug-
r,i, 4Ht , . ,!.
upon oy ai. nations as a welcome and honorable institution for composing dlf-
feren ;es and saving the world from bloodshed. .
It has not been the peoples of the
dragged them into war. It was the kaiser. of Germany that dragged America
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BiujBui.ui.cu lur lueir wirones, ine lime
organization of nations to make neace
Another such chance may never come.
The league council simply decided what was fair and Just between Poland I
and Lithuania, and both sides accepted
go back to their homes. Their familfes
in me irencnea can go- dbck to me rarms
What has Just taken place is the practical application of th- biggest idea
in all history. To redeem the world from war. Is one of the noblest concep-
tions of man. Jesus Christ came Into tha
prcacninp peace on earth, good will to
if a nian nf .vrfina u. K.,,.n -,-,ii
v -'"O UIIIU1U IUU IJCUUICa, JS IlUl lllC WraCllCai
UI IK. 4V. I IV.
it"i.aLiuu vi uic uiiu; niuv was a pan
what in It 7
c.m. , . ,
jcvyio iu nuinm mc CUUUeillUUlg U1C UeagUB 01 IailOnS. Senator
itarainr? conaemns it.
in the face of the fart that it ia a nratiai ni.n ..n.iaM.. .t,-
that it is
of the Savior Into concrete facts?
,
Above til, in the face of what has Just happened In Europe, how can they
condemn It? Poland was armed. Lithuania was armed. Their Armprl laoHnna
Poland was armed. Lithuania was armed. Their armed leirions
faced each other. The great guns were
me word was waited to plunge the contending sides into deadly combaL
But the word that came was peace.
sheethed and the rns to be unallotted
now can senator Harding and h i
DOlltics. wretched, roften rlpatmitlv
V.
America In the loafrne would make it
ence of our nation would be the league's rock of safety, Its guidina; star
nta,rter t0r??rCY,t membCr9hIP 18 neCC8Sa lD 0 t"at all the
nations may be led into disarmament. Indeed, the league idea was brought
into pern; Dy lormer President Taft
io American noys wno fOUght and
. .. . .
war, no monument that could be raised
and so exalted as would be this world
nA(lnjuu ..,ML ai a a. a
possible, with what satisfaction could
eiisienca ana nenoia me peaceful, settlements It would brine: amrme- tha
nations 1 . ,
loads and can be made safer for a
few thousand dollars. Meanwhile
something In the nature of a
"hunch" persists that only by atrictly
limited use will a sufficient safety
margin be maintained on the Burn
side bridge.
THE SPRAT 0 UN
THE New York police department
has recently purchased and Disced
in use five submachine guns
They
shoot 1500 bullets a minute.
The gun was Invented by General
John T. Thompson, director of arsen
als and in charge of small arms pro
duction during the war. It weighs
seven pounds and Is carried under
the coat. The gun operates much as
a machine gun, and is said to spray
bullets with the ease of a fireman
spraying a hose on a flame." It has
but 11 parts, will fire balj cartridges
or buckshot and has a range of one
mils. X,
The New' York department is. soon
to purchase five-more of the "spray"
guns and allot them to the riot squad
for use In rlota and in pursuing auto
mobile bandits.
The gun is the newest and latest
in tit arms. It is an improvement, It
is claimed, for Its" purpose, - over
anything employed In the war. Shoot
ing 1500 cartridges a minute the gun
is probably the most deadly of ls
class fver Invented.
People' who yield to the urge to
buy 10-cent salmon find that they
secured fish which ia nutritive
quality only less than equals the
royal Chinook.. What they get in
.addition for the larger price of tba
royal chinook is color and flavor,
with which nature for some reason
aid not endow the "dog" -salmon
of tha autumn.
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
AT THE annual meeting of the
Am,.. " ,..,
- - vmguQ joax sssociauon neid re
cently at Eugene, the association, again
"uwea U8 aesire f0r efficiency,
oonomy and certainty without tin
uuc aciay in tne conduct of the
courts and administration of Justice,
by Indorsing once more the Mil
tag in congress for the purpose of
securing simpler and mora uniform
iToceaure inrouirhout th irniia
States, and in this way bHng about
nioro cenain, speedier, less ex
pensive and less technical admlnlstra
tion of Justice In America.
The American Bar association, un
der the leadership of Thomas w.
Shelton of the Norfolk; Virginia, bar,
has for years maintained continu
ous effort to bring about this re
form. The lawyers who are mem
bers of this association feel not rmiv
that the publio has Just use for
complaint, but -that, tha 'unnecessary
and Lithuania has been averted is
handa today before counclllora of. tha
paid a tributt to tba lea. rue as malting-
audience curat tnio laara.
... that
i
wiv. Wars have continued because
them. Emperors and kaisers did not
the world has remained armed aod
driven through their bleeding hands I
i
rrouo ot natioos organized for peace
Nations. The council heard the claims
Both sides accepted those findings. A
uci ik. iuuchi, inn icaBuc mu vuuio uj uc iuuiicu
world that wanted war. Their rulers
lrZ ""gernmenis
IS peculiarly III lor esianiismng an
Dermajaent and end .war altogether. I
aunmissioa or an arnenoment w tne
the findings. Their soldiers can now
can be reunited. The men that were
and grow rood for the people.
world and was crucified on a cross,
men. If the League of Nations, with
i . .w. I
- .v. . . . .. I
01 ine rxazarena s mission on esrtD,
...
, . .....
How can they condemn it T How can they condemn it
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in place, shotted and primed. Only
It was word for' the swords t
and for the armies to go back home,
ASSOC ates condemn sneh thlneat Tt a
nAlltiM
1
forever permanent. The moral lnfln-
tind is. therefore. America's own nian.
American boys Who fell In the world
' , i
up would be so sublime bo majestic
leagoe of peace. Since t'hev rnarta n
a . . v w i
they and their children, contemplate its
delavs and rWialnna ,n a.kr,'i.t I
' ' "Z "
i F't-wts louicr man gn ine
merits, Wim consequent costs, are
bringing not only the profession but
auiiiiuiairauuu oi justice iniO
disrepute.
Tha vi t m.in.n ,k. , i
rne vast majority of the lawyers
Of the country feel their regponsi- from native born Japanese did not ap
bility and duty in the premises, and P,r " menacing factor. Last year
hava trlid In liv nn tt irk. .
riaye tried tO Uve up tO it. The legis-
lation to remedy ' the condition has
been passed in the house of repre-
aatifaHvaa Kit k.. , nj v .
SeOWtlVeS, but has failed because Of
mo opposition or a rew m tne senate.
It is now hoped that at the present
session oi congress a law will be
enacted Which will bring about the
reforms indicatMl
Kaiser Bill has seen fit to make
a new will nrohahtv ...
MM - .
v " ocquesx oi tne
woria
and a seat
In the
sun
to
Prussian kultur.
OLD CLOTHES
KTECESSITY has no use -for deeoH
i 1
lata A. 1 .
....otl ta.a.C9 ug UlOUKni 01 I
Style. The local Committee for
, . I
""-"'au l cue ApirC9 10 gainer a
carload or RwnnH hnH .l.lkl..
.u,u.uB iut
the neraeeuted suffejr nf fh KTaa
Caaf ntik a I. v- . .
" u . w v.. v i a mac uav f 1 1 rill.
WWWVU.
But the Committee makes- no re-1
quiremeatNthat the garments to be
given shall he cut Inw nr. tha
given BUail DO CUl IOW Or tO the Pre-
vailing mode. What the mothers of
Armenia long for. What the shivering
Uttie en liar en need, is clothing that
Will protect and Warm, Service Is
the essential Quality. Vivid colors
are desirable to brighten the lives of
eOIOr Starved UrChlnS.
Laces and lawns, chiffons and
crepes may be left at home to serve
k.. .
tbelr present pUrPOSeS. . CoatS,
dresses, sweaters, siirti, blanketi,
Detticoats. overcoats, wnol ahlrta
scarfs and hose, heavy untew.
wrappers, gioves ana minens, noou
and shoes, felt slippers and children's
ninth a r n,t ... --li-. i
r "v . ,7 . l A, 1
Look In old trunks, in the attic and
in me recesses of me Clothes closets
at home, and be surprised at theTPoril" l driving at. it aeema to me
number von win intra ... ..-a
nurnoer you can spare and send.
After hearing so much of the hor-
rinie deprivation suffered by Ar
menia's unfortunate population.
there should be pleasure in .tha
thought that- shoes or ararmenls
which have largely served their use-
luxness nere , may represent you In
eomiort giving across ths sea.
Portland chuckled and fait 'bet
ter about an t-cent far for a S
cont rida when it raa anounced that
Seattle, waa to'pay aVlO-cent fare.
Vow tho differential appears as an
empty advantage. The Beattleltea
buy four "tokens" fof 25 centa, or
cent apiece, whera Portlanders
PT -TH 'enta for streetcar -ticketa.
Only unlaformd stranf era. such aai
visitors from Portland, ay J -cent
caah far In SaaUla,
a ; ;
VETERANS WOULD
BAR JAPANESE
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By Carl Smith, Wash I net on Staff Cor-
responaant ot Tba Journal
Washington, feept. 22. Under the lead
ership of two Portland, Or., men. the
national encampment of Veterans ot
Poreira Wars, juat held In this city,
has taken an advaneed posiaon for the
sscluelon af Japanese and the barring
of Japaoeee from dtisenshlp, and added
new seat to tha discussion of what la
rapidly assumin- the form of an Import
ant International situation. .
New UgialaUon aimed at Japanese
land ownership Is pending in California,
g. that aSti wS rtiTin
.T. -oSrSSaiTo mTnTttlii im-
mirraUon. headed by Represantativa ai-
mai "nene. bvepan"a am-
hinsHn. In .hla v aA fka iuMlirv
of state have widened to the basis of
ormai aiscussion.
The resolutions of the veterans on the
subject were moved by Commander J.
WndJonndedV
c. Walsh of the same post. Jointly with
h,liP Tindaii and Philip Tworoger of
g - eatedV This program was put into the
following definite recommendations:
l. Abrogation of the existing treaty
w,tn 'ifp" fndtne so-called genUemen's
onBe. other than merchants, students
and travelers in good faith, to enter this
2 En;ctment of lawg pronlbltlns jap.
ansae from entering this country except
as above limited.
in the United states of foreign parentage
I shall be an American citizen unless both
ISf,?"1 - race eIlBibl t0 citizen"
4. That no legislation be passed or
diplomatic action taken looking to the
na .L.v, - ,
Japanese position. Jn their demands for
abrog - atior of the treaty, the exclusion
of Japanese immigration, and the ex-
!..... li..nDhin
VI nu... .
even when born in this country.
so far as treaty rights stand today,
tha .Tanar. nn tha until nlana aa
other aliens. But beyond the treaty is
the "gentlemen's agreement" under
Whl
which the Japanese government under
took to prevent upon ita own account the
immigration of coolies. The Californians
Ld!aI! ?.Bti1l,'-has. VTOVZ l"!"e.!:
do come in, so that in 10 years the
Japanese population of the state has
encourage immigration to this ooontry.
deny that they are evading the gentle-
men's agreement, and are especially
t ni n V siva havfntf anvfnlno TX.rit.an
into a treaty or the laws that treats them
m any way i"'"erent from the people
iS'STr iSnSrr'tb
aert, becauae u assumes their inferiority.
J "
j. no LDDroacn to new qid amaua
negotiations with Janan has anoarentlv
r"1 broueht about, by the maturing of
,vfn.u. California. That state en-
iCLeu a. iw ?to prevent aa,paji?se owner-
ehip of land, but it is asserted that
Jspanese Ingenuity has overcome the
law. The initiative bill pending In that
state maaea more arastic tne proviaiona
against evasive corporate ownership, and
strikes at tbe leasing of land by the sons
of Nippon. Governor Stephens expresses
the opinion that even this wiU fall short
lot meeting the devices that are used.
?.,thr w,ords- ne nld" tn,t
' In 1910 there were only a few more
man 7u Japanese cnuoren torn in caii-
aBd the noihuifv nt ntn.hn
lne oiriciai reports showed over 4JO0
Japanese births In the state, and at this
rate there will soon be an important
JaDnese vote ,n the 8tat. coupled with
the large number of members of that
race who acnulr. citiaan.hm hv birth It,
Hawaii and find their way to Call
fornla
It Is evident that Secretary Colby and
Ambassador Shidehara are trying to find
wa D' negotiation Deiore ine arrair
invnn av luurc atuia iiaD. r uruier
anti-Jananase ietrialation waa dafnrrad In
California last year when Secretary
Ianatrrr cabled from Versailles that such
action would be unfortunate in view of
the peace negotiations then in progri
The California governor believes it will
ba impossible to hold tha state lawmak
ers in check much longer unless the
nation undertakes a settlement!
Letters From the People
f ConmnnicatJona aant ta Tha Jonma! for
P"0" dapartmant honld be writtea
en only oca tida of U paper, ibould not exceed
00 ,rord i lenttb and mtut be tincd by tba
wni, wdom mau aaareai iuu muai aoeom
pu, tha eoatnoaUoa. J
I
inn wnoiuuuu, . lacj
I BAI.nil Cam. 1 V TT.J
I . VI uoilU, .J illD JUIH.JT
of The Journal Tbe Oregonian of
8turaaJr contained an extract from
tha 8peech dehvered, by Judge Guy
CI H. rorllaa on rnnatltntinn Aav
1 1 cannot understand why. in discussing
adoption of the constitution as one
.Z1Z "ZTX'lTZr ??7Z
mighUest nation of the earth. Judge
I CorUaa or any other ciUsen should con-
X? J.w" W..!I
Sttata In .nnnartlnn with hla Miira. on
the league of Nations,
If haj brsn T,.p,riv'le on more tha,n
I ona oceaalon publicly to discuss the rati-
I fWtir. and ailontlon of tha Amarloan
UonsutuUon, and is so doing to show
I that It waa a magnificent achievement.
f rpwiiWt
works of men
As a matter of fact, the constitution
was as bitterly opposea in its tormauon
and adoption aa the League of Nations
j. t the present time. I must confess
that I am unable to fathom what Judge
I ba naa gone out oi nis way tt souse
r,.irianr r in. united state, and
to find fault with tbe League of Na
tion, and that in so 'doing be crosses
his wires, when he says if tha constitu
tion bad been submitted to the people It
vrobably would have been defeated.
Aa a matter of fact, as I1 read his
tory, I believe that this statement is true.
Tbe constitutional convention waa in
session four months ; it was composed of
SS membera. Ita deliberationa -were - In
secret. At many times it was on tba
verge of breaking up. After its adjourn
ment tbe work of the convention was
bitterly denounced by leading men of tba
tune and by people in general. .
' It waa opposed by Patrick Henry.
James Monroe, John Tyler, Benjamin
Harrison, George Mason. Richard Henry
Lee. Governor . Hancock of Maeeaehu
setta, Governor Clinton, of New York,
ahd many other leadinr and twominant
men of- that time. It was characterised
I as a repudiation of the states' rights
"TOO MUCH IS HEARD OF, INDEPENDENCE 4N POLITICS"
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I . AV X,' jry .amBk At It atW Vfl1. bw1 W AW ' , -Jf I
' lWTa7 CJILJ j fl IWH . V W 1
I m i r a war - mm - -w w-m mjk AT 1 V t iSW , I
:vgVML. - m wur-t warn
that they would lose their liberties that
they were giving up the power of taxa
tion, etc.
The first colony which met to con
aider tbe adoption of the constitution
was Pennsylvania There was rioting
and bloodshed over the matter. It was
finally adopted by the requisite number
of votes. In Masnachusetts, we find
Samuel Adams first opposed to tfc, They
wanted to amend it, and ratify it after
wards. It was finaHy adopted by a
majority of 20 in a membership of SS5.
In Maryland, Luther Martin and
Samuel Chase were bitterly opposed
to it
When it was considered by the colony
of Virginia, Patrick Henry offered 20
amendments, including a bill of rights.
which came within eight votes of passing.
Vlrrinia finally adopted It by a vote
of 10 majority in a membership of 38.
In New York It waa considered amid
bloodshed and rioting. Governor Clinton
opposed it, and the legislature wanted
another convention wanted reservations
wanted the right to withdraw if they
didn't like it. At first it was defeated,
but later, through the power and elo
quence of Alexander Hamilton, New
York accepted the constitution or the
United States by a majority of three.
When it reached the colony of Rhode
Island a mob of 1000 men, headed try a
judge, forced the legislature to adjourn.
Rhode Island did not ratify until 1790.
after the Union had been formed and
the other states were proceeding to en
force customs duties against her.
From the facta above stated, and
others, it is fair to assume that if the
constitution had been submitted to the ,
people it would have been defeated. I
might add that if Judge Corliss desires
further arguments against the Leasrue
of Nations I suggest that ha delve Into
history and dig up soma of tha speeches
opposing the constitution of the United
St a tea. They could re usea as lorcioiy
against the League of Nations today as
they were against tba constitution 133
years ago.
I would also call Judge coruss atten
tion to the hard sledding that tha Jay
treaty encountered during the avdmlnia
tratlon of George Washington. Societies
and newspapers resolved to oppose and
attack the treaty. Mobs threatened per
sonal violence to the supporters of the
trety. Alexander HamtKon waa stoned
in the streets of New York for speak
ing In favor of it Jay was denounced as
a traitor, and his effigy waa burned In
many placea. Washington, the father of
our country, was bitterly denounced for
his support of this same treaty; so bitter
was the denunciation of him that this
grand man remarked that hesrtsnea ne
was in his grave. Milton A. Miller.
Olden Oregon
Gerrymander and Filibuster Games
Played in 1868.
Ranrr. I. Woods. Republican, was
elected governor in 186S over James K.
Kelly, Democrat. In revenge for this
defeat the Democrats, i who ' controlled
the legislature of 1866, tried to pass a
biU redistrictlng the state so aa ta in
crease the Democratic representation
and decrease that of the Republicans.
The purpose waa to insure the election
of a Democratic United States senator
in 187" and to recount the vote of 1S6I
on governor with the object of unseat
ing Woods. In order to carry this
measure the Democratic members pro
longed the session beyond tbe constitu
tional 10 days by holding up tha general
aonropriatlon bill. On the forty-third
day 15 Republican members left Salem,
leaving the legislature without a quorum
and unable to transact business.
Curious Bits of Information
for the Curious
Gleaned From Curious-Places
a stood of valuable hiatorio tablets
from the excavations of the city of
Babylon, bearing dates as far back as
thj twentieth century before the
Christian era, was recently secured by
Stanford' university. Several of the
pieces carry the distinct prints of the
fingers which modeled them over 4000
years ago. One sun-dried contract bears
the name of Darius, the Persian king
of Babylon, and is dated in the second
year ef his reign. The system of char
acters oil the tablets -ia composed of
horisontal, vertical or oblique triangular
strokes. This cuneiform writing, it Is
aaid. was first adopted by the Baby'
loniana after ita invention by a people
called Sumerlans, and was used
them from about 4500 B. C. 1 1t paaaed
from them to the Assyrians, who used
It with soma changes, notably in re
cording the lives and dee'da of the kings
on the svrface of terra cotta bricks.
TOBOGGAN IS READY
froa. Um Birtalnxh-ra Ate-HrrmM
Although the toboggan baa been ready
for mtontha. prices, with a few negligible
exceptions, refuse to slide.
Copyriftat. 1920. by Tea
COMMENT ANDISVS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE ;
Wise men look before they leap for
joy.
...
Leave It to the old-time printer to
remain true to type.
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Suoceaa epella failure for eome, and
failure spells success for others.
a
Having just sent a check for last
month's mUk supply, there ia little con
solation In reading that the milk com
mission resumes hearings on prices.
It shouldn't be necessary to have to
enforce an ordinance requiring that mo-
. ! I - L . J J i . I . .
lurioia ciubb exnausts ana arive as wuiei-
Iv
well aa carefully, as possible
paaalng a. hospital.
MORE OR LfcSS PERSONAL
Random Observations About Town
Here to attend a conference of rall
roadjaen and lumber men anent the
Increased lumber freight rates that,
lumbermen of the Northwest say, have
a strangle hvid on the industry that Is
so much the' life blood of the territory.
H. M. Adams is at the Hotel PorUand.
Adams, who ia now a vice president of
the Union Pacific system in charge of
traffic, stationed at Omaha, improved
bis opportunity in connection with the
trip weat and brought Mrs. Adams out
for a vacation' among friends. They
have many friends here, too, . for H, M.
was the first traffic manager of the
Norths Bank road soon 'after construc
tion Work thereon was completed, and
had headquarters in Portland..
, a a a-
The call of the sea has Its response.
but once tba seafarer baa been won
there comas at times the call of a com
fortable bed sad a steady table In a
modern hoteL Attaches of the Mult
nomah hotel ascribe to this the registra
tion of 19 sea carptaina and naval offi
cers in a single forenoon. Of the group
the last to arrive waa captain J. I
OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS
OF THE JOURNAL MAN
By Fred
(Wart that ea dark and tries that for-
tDnataiy prvwA vaia aat aaaeribed by Mr. iaeaiay
today ia racooatiaa tna atorr of a trying apfcod
la the history ef Dr. Bather Pohl Lovejoy
fatner'a family. Hew ana doochty man Mood
off. stasia handed, a rooked and insolent er
P ratios touet food rtaains. j
r hiv. ilwm bMn curious to know
what kind of man your father was,"!
said to Dr. Esther Pohl LoveJoy a, few
days ago. She smiled whimsically, ana
said, "I wish I couia mans you oca
father as' ha reaUy was a dreamer, a
visionary, a natural wit, a composer,
with a natural taste for music, a fin
violinist, a man of great moral and
physical courage, wnouy imprmcucau;
ready to trust anyone no matter how Ir
responsible, ready to fight at any and
all times for his opinions, which were
frequently wrong, yet lovable with all
his idiosyncrasies. When I waa a Uny
girl we used almost to come to diowb
because I believed In woman suffrage
.nd nrohlbiUon. Father thought he
should convert me from these two her
esies, for ha believed women snouio be
seen and not heard and that no one bad
a right to dictate to him what toe should
eat or drink. To be frank, I waa as set
In my opinions ana beiieis as -ny-Tamer
and. Uke him, I also have always been
willing to fight for my convictions.
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"Father went to Seabeck in 11(8. The
following year mother came "out from
England and joined him. In those days
Seabeck waa a more Important point
than Seattle. Vessels from foreign porta
came there to get cargoes, of lumber.
The mill company waa a u prams, with
tha avcention of father, who waa the.
only other landowner there. His quarter-
section maae nun
could not control him aa they could ev
ryone else, who waa either on their
payroll or tnere oy ioir am..
Father waa a generation ahead of his
time. Many of the reforms ha preached
... mw aocomDlished facta, but in those
days they were rank beresiea He ran
a logging crew or nis own. can re
member riding? over the skid roads on
the - top of the OXOOW oi uie isaatng
yoke of oxen, holding on to their horns
to keep from slipping off. Mother
served as lot; scaler, at. which she was
an expert Father, among his other her
esies, believe) la the theories of Henry
George, and preached his doctrines. Aa
a conaaqnence, the mill company for
bade their employes to go to our hotel.
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"In those days roost of the mllaf stole
their logs. This San Franclsccowpe4
mUi company would get one f Us. em
Pre. PoMuhlnt Co. (Tha Taw Tor World.)
SIDELIGHTS
The Sentinel believes that If the
League of Nations Is to be effective In
putting an end to war. It must be some
thing more than a "pink tea" associa
tion. CoquUle Sentinel.
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In entertaining the Idaho conference.
Canyon City people bad good practice.
They gave now learned that they are
capable of entertaining conventions and
that it is a pleasure to do so. Canyon
City Eagle. .
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With Cox whkrlwtndlncr the West and
Harding spellbinding from his front
porch, poor 'Gene Debs has to make his
campaign speeches to an undemonstra
tive audience out of the corner of bis
mouth. A men a fif aa.
Niool of the B.8. Bermuda, hailing from
the 8 pan tan main. Bermuda, rapidly ad
vancing as a; summer playground, is
"wet," the captain will declare, but at
that it hasn't "much on PorUand in a
rainstorm. '
Dense fern and salal are choking out
many of the young forest trees on the
Mount Hebo plantation, says Forest
.Examiner Walter lve, who has just
returned from an inspection trip. The
Mount Hebo is one of the largest burns
that the forest service la restocking,
and lies In. Tillamook county In the
Slualaw national forest. A sufficient
number of trees have survived the ferns,
however, to make a fine stand. Climatic
conditions are causing a rapid growth,
and if fire ia kept out the area wiU be
producing a splendid crop of Umber In
about SO yeara
- a a a
George Bright and T. W. Furst of the
forest management department of the
forest service, have returned from East
ern Oregon, where they- have been
spending tha summer cruising timber
on the Wenaba national forest.
Lockley
ployee to take up a homestead, and from
thia dummy entry would log all . the
trees for a mile or so. So flagrant were
they In their stealing of government
timber that Father reported them to the
government A government official
came and seized most of. the logs in
their boom a This was the signal for
war. The mill company bought up my
father's obligations and broke him VP in
his logging business. He retired to tbe
hotel -and started a war on them and
their methods. He published a paper
called The Rebel Battery.' Ho over
threw their political plana, exposed their
evasion of taxes and their timber steal
ing, and' attacked the company-owned
saloon and 'madhouse row aa well aa
many other of their nefarious opera
tions.
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"Mother, ran' the hotel, but the ror-
erty waa m Father's name, so the man
ager of the mlUing company bought up
aU outstanding obligations against the
hotel to hold them over our heads as a
club. Father had theuartar-aectlon at
tne neaa or tne'say. -Trie milling com
pany Drought down their log rafts from
Hood's canal and would anchor them'
opposite Father's place, for It was the
bet place for the purpose on the bay.
When Father learned they wens buying
up the aeots ot the hotel he was so mad
that he wrote tha milling company a
letter forbidding them to use hla water
frontage for their booms, and ended bis
letber with the threat that for avery
day they used It he would charge them
at the rate of 820 a day. The mill man
ager tacked Father's letter on the door
of the company store, thinking it a great
joae. it stayed mere lor weeks, till
every one at Seabeck knew it by heart
No one had ever heard of charging rent
for water frontage.
"When the company was ready to
foreclose on our hotel the mill manager
saw an attorney and incidentally told
htm of Father's letter. He advised the
company to settle before It waa sued.
The manager came to Father and of
fered to give him a receipt in full for
the $1600 of obligations he had bought
up if he would not enorce collection
of the 20 a day rental. Father waa so
surprised he nearly dropped dead, but
he was smart enough to agree, so our
debts were wined out when we our
selves expected to be wiped out Instead.
For IS years we stayed there, always a
thorn in the side of the company. When
they abandoned their effort to drive us
out then Father - sold out and moved
to Oregon.".; . - ' ' - . ,
The Orcgop Country
Utertfcwait Bappcnlnct in Frlrf Farm for t
Buy Knlti
OREOON NOTES
The mill of the 'Booth-Kelly Lumber
eornpatiy at Wendllng has been shut
down, throwing 160 men out of employ
inant f v ',
The Jackson county Red Cross has ar.
ranged for a, eouree of home hygiene
and the care f. the si k In the public
schools.
Tba Clatsop county court has submit
ted to the voters a proposal to Issue
county road bonds to the amount of
1100.000. -
The Douglas County Taxpayers
league la discussing plans for a cam
palgn against the a per cent limitation
measure.
. D. H. Bodlne. a former sheriff of iinn
county, nas announced nis rsnainacv on
the Republican ticket for city recorder
of Albany. ' ,
John W. Loder. who Is serving his
aeventh term aa recorder of Oregon "lty,
announces he will not be a candidate for
re-clecUon.
The dlrectora of the Hood River Apnle
Orowera' annociation have atlaoKd K. W.
Hirijce of Harnett president to succeed
P. s. Davidson.
Kdwtn Wetmora of Oregon AgrtcuU
tural collage mn been' elected a teacher
of band and orchestra music In the AI-'
cany high school.
The vent that "Waa draining Tamella
lake, ner the bane of Mt. Jefferson, '
has been ntotmrd hv omnlnva of tba
United Stales forest srrvtoe.
Re5rt from various cranberry dis
tricts In Coos county Imllrate-the largest
crop in the history at the county. A
shortage of pickers is anticipated.
The secretary of gtte has received
from the Union Oil company a check
for tr.438 covering taxes on the sales of
gasoline and distillate for the month of
August.
Fire has destroyed the lumber yarda
and buildings of the 1 K. Kepterson
Lumber company at Ivan. Klamath
county. The loss is estimated at
S2&0.000.
A diversion dam has been completed
across the Rogue river at the alts of
tha Savage Rapid, dam. which will aup
Sly water for the Uranta Pass Irrlaa
on district
After working four years and drilling
IS hole on his ranch in search of water,
T. A. rlammis of Mount Hood has found
it af the depth of 134r. feet. The wall
now has lit feet of water.
There will be a race for city treasurer
Af Alhanv Tha Iwn .anri Irlu I., .va tPt-
frr.er B. Williamson, vice president of the
Ainany state panK. and Harry H.
Cusirk, cashier of the bank of J. V.
Cuaick A Co.
North Bend will bold a special elec
tion In the near future for the purpose
or Biinmitting to the votera a measure
to permit only freeholders to vote at
elections where bonding is an issue,
and also a special tax levy.
The twin tunnels on the Columbia
river highway between Hood River and
Moster have been declared unsafe by the
state nignway department, owing to
falling rock. Plana are being made to
line the tunnels with concrete.
WASHINGTON
The Farmers and Merchants bank of
Centralla Is enlarging Its quarters.
Lynch brothers of Seattle are putting
up a new oil rig in the Benton county
fields.
A Cox-Rooeevelt club has been or
ganised at White Salmon with R. C.
Charters as president.
Joe Mastoto is held by the police at
Spokane charged with slaying . Chelda
in a quarrel over a girl.
The Proseor Preserving company la
now in charge of CJeorge W. c'roaa.
formerly of Provo, Utah.
"Judge John Arthur of Seattle has been
In Centralla doing business with the
local brlquettlng company.
The open season for Chinese pheasant
roosters and Hungarian will be on In
Washington from Octoher 1 to 10 In
clusive, and birds of both species are
numerous.
At the Frontier Dae show at Walla
Walla, thousands of visitors paid trib
ute to the memory of the Iste Til Tay
lor, sheriff of Umetllla county. Oregon,
and president of the Pendleton Kound
Up association.
Myron C. Cramer. Tacoma. veteran of
the war, has been appointed to the rank
of major In the regular army with
duties in the Judge advocate general's
department, and will begin hla army
service September 28.
IDAHO
School opened at Homedale with ell
teachers In charge.
New road signs are being jlaced In
the vicinity of Nampa.
The University of Idaho. Moscow, ex
pects to add a troop of cavalry to its
cadet corps.
Fish have been planted .y Oie state
Ira Yellowbelly Lake creek In the Saw
tooth region.
Lewiston council of noy Scouts Is go
ing to have a six wran Ha......
for scoutmasters.
Teachers of Caldwell schools are try
Ing to create more community interest
in local activities.
Pocatello haa been visited by a gang
of holdup men who have created consid
erable soar but realtaed llttla in loot.
The feasibility of putting a rtmrytr
In Montpelfer canyon for the stor age of
flood waters of spring and early aum
mer la being considered.
Uncle Jeff Snow Says:
In CaUforny no town's considered In
the A-l list until it's had a earthquake
or two. Los Angeles and San Jose has
moved upVamong the big ten and Is g
braggln' aocordla'. It takea nerve to
say you're absolutely Independents but
alius voted the straltht ticket the last 4
year, but some fellers can say It and
look you square m the eye and never
buat out into a smile.
History of Irrigation in the
Oregon Country Dates
Back to 1812
Here la some InformaUon about the
beginnings of Northwest Irrigation
which, ao far aa tha writer knowa,
has not been compiled or published
previously to this time.
Marvin Chase, state hydraulic en
gineer of Washington, got the facts
one at a time aa ha held water hear
ings in Oregon's daughter state.
In 1812, John Clarke, a member of
the Astof party, attempted the first
irrigation north of the Southern Cali
fornia missions, on the lower Spokane
ylver. He had brought eome seed,
mostly corn, which the Indiana
planted and under his direction Irri
gated from the aster of smaller
streams flowing Into the Spokane.
In 137 Dr. Marcus Whitman
brought water from the Walla Walla
river and Mill creek to Irrigate 12
acres of corn, two acres of potatoes
and between three and four acres of
general garden at the site of the
preaent Whitman monument.
Between 1112 and 1817 It was the
custom of tbe Hudson's Bsy com
pany to irrlgste lands by damming
streams and spreading the waters
over the bottom lands.
Up to. l8 moat of the Irrigation
In the Northwest was Incident to at
tempts to produce stock feed.
In 1874. through Northern Pacific
effort. Irrigation was first attempted
an a commercial scale by bringing
water In a ditch from the Naches
river to tha vicinity of the town of
North Takima,
In ltTl the first alfalfa under Irri
gation waa grown at Walla Walla,
Md In 187S alfalfa, grown under Irri
tation, was brought into the Yakima
ralley by Anson White.
Walter N. Granger Is known as
ihe "father of irrigation" In Wiah-jigton.