THK OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST .21. U21.
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; reject adTcrtnicc eopy which it deems oo
- jectiooable. It also win not print any copy
' that ta anr way simulates reedins matter of
'that annat eeadfhr be recocnued sa adTcr-
tiitt. ' - ''' ' '
SCB8CBIPTION BATES
By Carrier. City and Country
niiTT atari KfTUTlAT
Ona week...... .15 I One month..... .OS
, lYAii.T : i acNDAT
Ona week t .10 I One week. ......$ 0S
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ARE FARMERS FAIRUY FINANCED ? No. .1 5 J,
i
he said.
and forget
to see the merits of talent at. home,
where perhaps much better quality
exists.' We ought to use It and find a
glamor of a foreign name.'
- How regrettably .true that state
ment la. How sadly real is the fact
that we are blinded, by the reputa
ti By a Farmer's Wife- , -
rpHE LONG, lucid" article entitled- "Are Farmers i arriy tinanwii p-
A. pearing in The Sunday Journal of August T. left its author, no doubt. J few woria beaters in the way of com-
under the Impression that he had made the wnoie situation so ciear I petluon. .We've got them somewhere
plain that he had said the last, word.; But. alas!,there is ever a in obcurltjL willed out; by Uu
and the woman in this case happens to be the Wile f a farmer.
As many,, no doubt, failed to read the' article of F. S- Slater, a bank
cashier of Union. OrI quote the following, a few of his assertions: .. '
"in matters, financial, the farmer is a child." "He has heard of the
federal reserve bank, and In his misconception of that Institution he thinks Uon of importations. How strange
it a place to borrow money." "The farmer is learn In ga little bit- ; TMijt j, that we should kneel in exclu
farmer is extravagant and does not save." " I sive worship or men whose names
-1 Mr. Slater implies that the farmer misrepresents and uses deception, we CAn scarcely pronounce. 'Here are
for, instead of . doing so and so, "he often uses the. borrowed money for I - few. -Beethoven, - Mendelssohn.
building purposes or for .living expenses.", He i. continues: we
brought the farmer up to the present." "He is having.the best of help, so
far as precept and example can show him." . "Educated men are taking a
hand-with him," etc - - ...-'V.-.-. '""'' "
, Isn't it most surprising and appalling that such remarks should ema
nate from ! a man occunvinar the position he does,, where - he, from his
HANDING AND
; i WILSON o :
Sana, of the President's- Personality
jrorms Eiowiy in tna ; rrencn i-od-,
scioosncsa. but Wilson I Still a, J
; . Vivid Entity A Faris Joarnal rrc
Dracussee Wilson's Present-V
( , Occnpations and Quotes ' ; '
' . Him With Strik
. . ing Effect. . - ... .
COMAENT- AND NEWS IN -BRIEF
SXULL CHANGE
Pig iron-1 doubtlees what makes the
steel trust so aUfired hoggiAh. . - -
President' Harding Is four years elder
than his stepmother. Guess hf won't
IllUe Waxrea around vary much.
Verdi." Lisxt, Paderewskl. Kubelilc
The list shuts out not only Ameri
cans, but everything savoring of the
Anglo-Saxon a' fact -which enlarges
the scope of Phllpitt'a statement and
makes it applicable to the whole
. (Coaaotidated Freaa Aandatiaa)
Frenchmen have - not yet got a" very
clear notion of President Harding's per
sonality. Through many years they
gradually built up a more or less leg
endary Wilson portrait, which was some
what retouched and corrected when
they had a chance to see the subject at
close .range 'at the Paris peace confer
ence.' There .is still much talk . about
Mr. Wilson in the European press polit
ical personalities do not drop out of
sight so quickly in 'foreign countries as
at home. An example is Oemenceau,
On year.. 18.00
bis months, .... .zs
DAILY -
. (Without Sunday)
1 One year 58.00
Six njontha..... 5.25
Three monthe... 1.75
1 One nonth. .... .60
; , WEEKI.T
(gtery Wednesday)
One year. .... .$1.00
i Kit months,.... .50
;. , Theae ratal apply anly
Tbree moDtha. . . 52.23
On Booth. . . . . .75
SUNDAY.
' (Only) ' ! i
Ona year. . .... 58.00
Si? month. .... 1.75
Three Btootbe... 1.U0
WEEgtT ASD
8CNDAT
Ona year.. ....55.50
in the West.
heights and vantage points, might get a clearer and right view of the entire J English-speaking race. It is doubt
t i. i. a .. tut., ci o tar mis-Vi Vi eivfnr nimselll fni f ts Bvamva l.vtnan kin .miii I hs.rdiv mentioned now In France - ex
an invitaUon from his farming community, not to "get off." as he puts iU the name of a single prominent co-1 Tim sW XoTe10 Sh9cou! as
but to get out msteaa? - , - . I Caillaux was.- -
There has been so mucn wrirten leumg or. nunurcus oi iiv"u -mcdbut to me cnsuon. wugur, wuuw i o irii.. v..nt. i. ..tiM.
losses sustained by the producers and of their being compelled to sell their J the veriest tyro in music can speak jably Improved since he. left the White
rjroducts. of whatever kind, at prices much less than It cost to produce, ana i in apparent familiarity of foreign I House," writes the weekly Crl De Paris.
what has been one producer's experience has been general throughout the j composers. , .
entire country. However, people as a mass do not ye seem xo lutei-esi. i Sur'ely; in America there are not
themselves or understand just wherfe all the fault lies and, like Mr. Slater. J lacklnsr 8ubjecta fit to inspire musical
when they go to market and stiU have to pay tne exorDiianiiy nigu themes. Our land is the broadest
thev blame the farmer for It alL If all consumers would only intetesx d mo.t beautiful tnder the sun.
tv....w.. .nfluni n stutv trti frmr' conditions and expenses for 1 t in. - vt ani land more. He Is
. . . . , -i- n tk. nrrA tr ta.ke I I mysteries of the
maVuulc aaiuvi. vJwc', vx" nw-v - , avtiuw uiuiv iuwukij uiui ww. wa
Bataa to Eaatera tminta fnratebed M appUes-
tlon. Make remittances by Money Order. Express
Order or Draft. If four postoffiee is not a
Money Order office. 1 or . 2-cent stamps will he
accepted. - Make all remittances payable to TV
Jiwmtl, roroano. Oregon.
he hasnt
any other race: In this endless range
"He is still forbidden, however, to work.
But he reads . much, or, ' rather, Mrs.
Wilson reads metaphysical books to -him,
for which his taste has increased since
his illness.
"He likes Bergson's philosophy more
also delving into the
beyond. ' which is
fashionable thing to do now. in America
as -well as Europe. But this curiosity
about happenings In ' the other world
does not prevent him from taking an
interest in the things of this earth. He
keeps track of the political questions of
the moment A faithful secretary- sums
New' York has a burrlar tl Tears old.
Longevity probably doe to the fact that
he has burgled Just enough to keep hlm-
seu aaie .tn prison au ine rest , ox tot
una - . ..
... " e e . '.. . , 1
It must set old Von Tirol ts crazy to
think of. the grief he might have caused
America if onlv these- rum shine had
been 4oing business - during the World
war. - - . -, . v . .
i , ; vs, -e-- e
Why make so much- fuss about the
open door" when there are the back
door, the side door and the cellar door?
a .... ...a. . . '.v. . k. t . w .
AWU lit. B . U& UH MM UIO
door. . . .
One automobile Is sold every minute, it
Is said. - This, equaling: a certain cele
brated birthrate. Is unfortunately far in
excess of the mortality rate among speed
uenaa . - . ,
-! . - . . . - -
If the disarmament conference Is suc
cessful it will males all the fire and life
Insurance companies in the world look
like a punched nickel superimposed upon
pnony quarter.
Consider the "movie mansion. Exte
riorly It Is always Imposing, to be sure,
but isterior views are ant to show stnsrle
rooms you could set the entire nuiiainc
down Inside of and drive the owner's
limousine around it after that.
Ra&jt the deril
you. James 4:7.
aod ha will flea from
EVERY MAN'S CAUSE
forced: becauseDrices are established for him and not by him;
the privilege yet, as every other business has of saying, "This article has of emotions are potential sonatas
cost me so much to produce and I must have so much for it" -then follow 8Tanjer than .those of Beethoven,
the product from producer to consumer, it wouldn't be very long till all marches more soul-stirring, than
consumers as well as producers would be anxious for legislation to ellmi- those of Mendelssohn, melodies sweet-
nate many middlemen, gamblers aid profiteers In food products, as con- er xhtM. those of Verdi, harmonies up world news for him 'every day. Nat
sumers are quite as much victims or.tnese speculators as axe iu
Surely the consumer cannot want the producer to continue selliheat a loss
till the entire country becomes bankrupt on account of it. .
t ..i,. th,t arminv t n ttnainess and ithat farmers realize it is
,uab w j w . v ....i.o - . .
a mighty unprofitable one at present I quote an authenUc statement:
"One-third of the entire wealth of the United States Is vested in the agri
cultural business, and" one-half of jthis entire wealth is produced by the
agricultural class.": ; Doesn't that sound as if the' farmers and producers
had been doing their full share? Yet, with all this production, the wealth
and profit rightly belonging to the j produce! are' not his; instead, a large
percentage of the producers one put bf every six, by-good authority
, are bankrupt, and. as Mr. Slater, says, have been trying to borrow plead
ing and begging for help being k such 'straitened conditions' that they
had to use the borrowed money, if tney got u. "ior even, wring expenses, i -lajoTHINQ is more pitiful than to
The net incomes orsivooo.ooo or more eacn per year oij uws a X1 read a story in! the flesh of a
our country help to explain where some of the profits have centered. It human being whose life has been lost
is a matter which all should help j to right, for. It was the war. with, its to opiates. The sunken eyes, the
terrible effects, selfishness, greed and polluted politics, tnat nas causea i 8an0w cheek, the twitching nerves,
the grief and trouble, and not the poor farmer, as Mr. Slater imagines. j rte a story of disaster, of ship-
Now, Instead, of all this egotism) on his part, and insteaa or. criticismg wrecked h0peB abandoned ex
ana blaming the' poor farmer for all that's wrong, trying to lay bare a" J istence, shocking in its tolL From
his childish frailties, shortcomings ana ignorance, now mucn pbw, mvm hlgll and from low the slimy grip
timely and fitting had Mr. Slater given a full explanation of Just why, for J ot fanga drags its prey on down to
more tremendous than tnose or
Wagner. rhapsodies --more . tantalix-
ingly exquisite than those of Liszt.
.Yet, somewhere in America.. a
Philpltt says, are geniuses who could !
touch these themes into everlasting
musical life. How' humiliating it Is
to know that all this talent must die
unheard simply because it- is walled
out by the glamor of foreign names.
MORE DERELICTS?
. w'i - SIDELIGHTS u . i
Preeident Hardinr says the task ahead
for the - United States ts to reform the
world. Our tax system might turn one
trick. Blue Mountain Eagle.
The Oreron Editorial association- will
meet next year in Corvallia. The cotleare
town is a good convention city ana we
editors there are not the only good
people Jn that city, by a Jugtul. Aurora
uoaerver. ....
When It comas to m showdown,' Forest
Grove has a host of men and wroraea that
are right on the Job when It comes to
putting over some valuable piece of work
for the community ; and city Forest
Grove Nw Tiroes.
-.. - - 'a..
That party at 'Hubbard who- wants a
young, man to teach school ana coscn
bsnohell. basketball and football as well
brinr 20 pupils nine miles to scnoot
and deliver them safely home . again
very evening, doesn't want much tor a
nickeL Banks Herald, .7 .... : . "t
L a" - . . -.
The fire in the Pioneer district should
prove an Impressive lesson as to the care
that should bs- used with fire this dry
weather, - The fire, which -probably
started from c a discarded match or
cigarette stab, in 'less than three hours
hat anreiad over a mile of farm and wood
land, causing the loss of one. home and
considerable, other property. That the
loss was not sreater is dne to tha for-
runata nature of the land burned over
and the valiant work of the fire fighters.
Polk County itemiser. .
, The OreporT Country
Kortaweat Haraxniasa ts Brief Fens for the
. 4 Busy Reader. . -.
: MORE OR LESS ; PERSONAL
Random Observations ; About Town
WOULD be a crime for .the
01 .h,t nnrnnw trie federal. reserve bank was created, and tell
WUVUI slU V a. u S- , .mm
.1, if it wm lust one narticular class that might borrow, because tney couki
hopes of peoples to be dashed to always manage some way to nave a 101 ot mwcjr iu
rnv,rsA hV inWtinn.nf fal. in. I oallfi "financially embarrassed," or li u was imenueo. to protect au
sues into -the .disarmament confer-1 ness interests. Anyway, since he didndo so, we are glad Indeed to-know
-j.ru. rtbat "educated men are taking us py the hand."
In the colossal war bills they are When farmers, like all others, are paying their run snare ana more w
now paying and must continue pay.-(taxes to help defray the government expenses, mere is no rcasuu uj ;
inglfor generaUons, the American shouldn't be protected and receive tne same courtesy irom
. ... .. .... I . v....m l.nnn.m. am Slntr ahoulfln't aret
people are getting a glimpse or tne 1 reserve Dana as au umcr uibiumoivvuvu, -
frightful cost of .waft They must the big idea that his class should have tne enure say ana control ot utu
rlenv themselves Treasures because on Institution: and we know that all banners noia no sucn opinions .
of the late confllctr. They must con-1 To parrot about farmers owning automomies, tneir eiiravapmce,
tribute a part of every day's income and comparing their business ability witn tnat 01 city ousinesa men, even
to help pay a war debt. A part of j were his statement true, only shows very poor taste and lack of Judgment
on his part. The I Ford which most farmers own costs no more man a
.am and waeon. and the gas. though it costs four or five times what it
should. Is quite as cheap as the cost j of grain that has to be raised to feed to
the horses, besides being obtained: so much more easuy, wim iesa u
work and worry. Then, the difference in speed between the Ford and the
horses would entitle the farmer toj an occasional joyride and permit him
to be on the road about as often as anyone else.
xt, s:iat..i- nomniainsabecause the farmer Is slow ana asieep; yet, wnen
every day's work Is devoted to war
taxes.. It will long continue so, and
by that token there is a universal
realization of the fearful cost and a
general and powerful desire for an
end of conflict.
We have learned something else
The; last effort to end war through
the League of Nations was destroyed, I he begins to wake pp and wants to travel the same pace as Mr. Slater.
nn fai oa im.Hi-a wan' rnnp.Arnaii. hvl .1 onmntolna it that. also. ' ' "
so far as America was' concerned, by
the 1 injection ' of false, issues.. The
pro-Germans wanted America kept
out i of the agreement, because they
thought that course ..would be of
value to Germany. The cause of the
Irish republic was thrown into it as
a thrust at British leadership. Worst
of , all.', an election campaign was
near and politics, ruthless, destruc
tive politics, was injected.
th latter com nlains at that. also.
So .far: as extravagance goes, I
farmine community. Though. I am
have seen ho such display- among my
a farmer's wife at present, I have also
been the wife of a, banker, and have been real town folks, too, and really
know a lot more about them and their "business metnoas - man i no tooui
country folks; and while I wouldn't want, to say anything disparaging or
uncomplimentary about the town folks' "business methods." I know enough
to convince me that there is no occasion for any speciaiooasung aoout em
ciency or superiority. Neither liave-I seen any undue extravagance among
the country, folks. I have, seen no farmers' wives prancing up to bank
...i.u Hnow. with hands out to borrow money. 'that were sporting
woman in America should be for it,
and every citizen should work for it.
Every prejudice tending to obstruct
or hamper it should be laid . aside.
The hatred of pro-Germans , for
England should be kept out of the
discussions. The British , delegates
will hold in their hands much that
will mean success or failure of the
conference. They and the American
delegates, in close and wise coopera
tion; can almost assure a favorable
outcome.', r.-,'-' ; N
: In the discussions, most delicate
situations will arise. In such situa
tions the American and British dele
gations. If not, suspicious- of each
other, If not driven apart by preju
diced . cliques and factions, in their
own countries, can-, acting together,
be the solving and .healing influence.
They can make or unmake the con
ference. They can work out the far
eastern problem. -"-.--. v
1 ' The weal of a world full of people
" hinges on the outcome.! Prejudices,
politics and whims cast by outsiders
or by unfit appointments, of delegates
- into this coming parliament of man.
would be a crime against the mil
lions through whose bleeding bands
and feet the cruel nails of war have
been loo often .driven.
helplessness and despicable im
morality Into the lowest of the dives.
A promising and loved youth lost
to opiates Is a terrible thing. 'A girl
is worse. Theirs are lives given over
to unspeakable horrors.
Today drugs are among the most
persistent menaces in American life.
And the peril is being momentarily
increased. In 1818, 12,304 ounces of
morphine - was manufactured . and
shipped from New York. In 1911 the
amount was increased to 33,698
ounces. In the first nine .months of
1920 the amount was 61.175 ounces,'
or a total of 81,666 ounces, if the
rate was , maintained for , the year.
The increase-in-the amount of mor
phine ' manufactured ' and . shipped
from New York In . two years then
was 662. per cejit.
.'In 1918 the. cocaine manufactured
and shipped amounted to 43,521
ounces. The following year, showed
a decrease of 38,446 . ounces.
But in : the first nine months of
1920 the total skyrocketed to 8f,
043 ounces, or 108,056 for the year,
an increase of 181 per cent in 12
months. And the drugs manufac
tured in New York are only a part
of the' total for the country.
Supposedly the narcotics are man
ufactured for legitimate demand-in
this and other countries. But is the
tremendous Increase in the demand
solely for legitimate uses, or Is it oc
casioned by the . increasing number
of human derelicts on whom ' the
grip of the drug habit has been
fastened? - T' ' "
Many narcotics shipped to foreign
way back to the
United States through secret -channels
and for Illegitimate use. Much
of the domestic supply ' is used by
fiends. The menace Is becoming so
great that It calls for a much closer'
urally, a full report of the doings of
the League of Nations Is not omitted.
and M. Vivian! is at present the French
man that he likes most.
"When . he learned of his successor's
plans for a . disarmament conference he
warmly, approved the Idea, but since he
has lost none ot his sense of optimistic
humor as a result of his Illness and his
troubles, be said to a senator who called
on him:
- "Only prospering businesses have
competitors. Inasmuch as Harding
now trying to start an establishment to
rival the one I founded, the League of
Nations can't be doing so badly as Its
enemies make out. Unless,' he added.
Harding also is only a poor dreaming
Idealist, full of illusions.'
"Mr. Wilson Is also giving much at
tention to the Irish question. He has
followed all the proceedings with the
greatest Interest and has never tired of
repeating
" TJoyd George win quickly . perceive
that he is on the wrong track. He will
be forced to grant Ireland her liberty.'
"Indeed, as early as the Paris con
ference. Mr. Wilson had tried to bring
the Irish question up, but without suc
cess. When .the Sarre matter was ar
ranged at one of : the meetings,- Lloyd
George exclaimed :
" We are making the Sarre the hap
piest country In the world. No military
service, very low taxes ; the mark Is sub
stituted for the mark, which Is worth
nothing ; it is splendid ! The Sarre will
be the paradise of . Europe.'
" -Why,' Mr. Wilson Interrupted, 'don't
you do the same for Ireland?" -
"Oemenceau growled, Orlando took
on an air very much detached from the
things of this world, and Lloyd George
quickly changed the subject,"
The Crl De Paris goes on to say:
"While history is still gathering Mr.
Wilson's humorous - sallies. h. is mute
about Harding's quips. Doesn't. -Mr.
Harding eei e?wThs-4f-true,
would be surprising. There Is, always a
sense of humor in every American,
ready to burst out at the opportune time.
We mentioned this to an, American con
frere the eyier day,-who replied:
."'President' Harding Is waiting for
the Washington, conference, to come out
as a humorist. You may be sure that at
that time his jokes will be heard on this
side of the Atlantic'"
Through' tremendous production and,
by underselling, other nations Germany
is fast setting back to where she was
before the war. from an economic stand
point. . according to Dr. Guy Strohra
of Portland, who has returned from a
trip abroad. ' He left Portland in May
and. visited France, Germany and Aus
tria, attending clinics and observing generally.-
There is no. need for anyone
to worry much - over the surrering ot
the Germans," he said. "They are well
fed and fast getting back the trade they
lost during the war. . American tourists
will pay Germany's war debt in a few
years if - the tourists keep blowing In
their money as at present. It makes one
sick tos go through Northern France
and see the devastation, and contrast
It with untouched Germany." Dr.
Strohm found among Germans a bitter
feeling toward the French, and he pre
dicts that in a few years there will be
a war of revenge.- The old saying that
"charity should begin at home was im
pressed upon Dr. Strohm, who said : "In
Vienna they take everything . that the
relief boards give and then turn around
and penalize visiting Americans by de
frauding and overcharging them "In
everything. In Russia the people insult
the Red Cross workers and then steal
what they want from the Red Cross
stores." Dr. Strohm got back home Just
as the open season for deer began, and
Immediately left for a hunt in the wilds
of Douglas county.
.. a
' George Broadwell of Bend Is regis
tered at the Perkins. ,
i. P. Church of Denver, who spends
his winters in Southern California, is
touring the Northwest and . while In
Portland is stopping at the Multnomah.
From Portland he will go to the Cana
dian Rockies., returning to Portland to
. .ti. . i
spend a wees or more m. saw inp wii
of Portland. ... v -
nn Wnhjn-ta nf TnlAfla. Lincoln coun
ty, is spending a few days In Portland
He reports good progress Is being made
on the Improvement of the Corvallls-
Newport highway. - '
' . . a . e .
W. B. - Barratt. state highway com
missioner, who with his family has been
sojourning the past few weeks, at Sea
side, where cool breezes blow. was. In
Portland Saturday for a snort time.
I ' - -. . " - a ' a, a -
L. M. Curl, one of Albany's prominent
citizens, was in Portland Saturday on a
business trip. - v " .
. - e
' A. B. Campbell, manager of the Mult
nomah, has returned from a brief va
cation trip to. Crater lake,
Effle M. Snider and Edna L. Snider
of La Grande are In Portland on
visit- - .
a a a -
W. M. Bail of Corvallia Is ' registered
at the" Multnomah. -
a .
E. O. Nelll of.Heppner Is registered
at the Imperial.
Joe HInkle. the
I Hermlston, is in
The highway between The Dalfes and v
Deschutes rlrer was opened for travel
Saturday. i
" Consignments of wheat from the In- '
tertor -have begun arriving at the As
toria port terminals. -
' Fred W.' Holmes of Albany ' has "Just
completed r the threshing- on - his farm
of 160 acres of grain yielding over 004
bushels.- - .
Seventy-five Chinese pheasants were
received at Bend Thursday from the
state game warden tor release in Dee- -chutes
county. -
Georee Flainr: formerly ot the Condoa
Globe-Times, has purchased the Prine-
viiie Central, Oregonlan and is now In
full charge. v .
The C. M.' Speck orchard of tS acres
near Med ford has passed Into the hands .
or M. M. Morris and Sam A Thornuley
of Los Angeles, for. a consideration of
640.0001 .
Coos connty has Just received a check
for 110.150.9! from the government.
hich practically completes ita payment
to the . county for taxes on O. A C
lands. , . . - .
Two rock crushers and a force of
26 men are employed in getting out .
rock-from the Lee Rowell quarry, at
Sheridan for use oa the Willamlna--Sherldan
highway. '
Marie and Priscellia O'Suilivan. . aged
10 and II years, daughters of Mike
O'Sulllvan. were drowned a few days
age when crossing the -John Day river
near' their home In Sherman county. .
All the 1921 wool brought Into Bend,
as well as that - which was held over
from last year, has been sold. Recent
sales aggregate 162,000 pounds at prices
ranging from 14 to .17 cents.
a All '- records - of tourist travel were
shattered at Salem Friday night -when
iu machines were registered at the
free camping grounds. The automobiles
represented practically every state in
the ynlon.
By arrangements made with. an east
n implement company members of
the Linn county farm bureau will here
after be enabled to purchase farm Im
plements at wholesale plus per cent
for distribution costs. -
While retumlnr to Bandon from
Rogue River Saturday night in a email '
automobile. Joe and .Mike stankavnen
were attacked by., a huge panther, the
animal Jumping on the hood but failing
to get a . lootnoia oerore tne ooys
peeded up and got away. .
irrigation, expert
town.
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OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS
OF THE JOURNAL MAN
By Fred Lockley
r a dtamnna anon Enreneaa affairs ia their I
largest dimensions by a fintrband observer is
Mr. Lockley's present offering. Its aaaia theme
t. . i irm .itntiB iii la.llm eoBuaaca
that-akall oi worthy- af- -spirit iahlch
America went inta the World war.
The cause of disarmament, should 1 knjnm. nwni, Virh lewels. costly furs, silk socks rolled at knee, dainty
be spared from such things. . It I ilttl -jiDDers with French heels, latest coiffure, manicured and polished
makes no difference who proposes it I tc t have seen no farmer that Isn't almost continually garbed In
j the cause is exalted, the end pre- overaiism0re often begrimed and soiled than otherwise from daylight
clous to mankind.;, Every man and! H11 jarv nn silk shirts with diamond scarf pins, and'no freshly creased
trousers without spot or wrinkle. ". : -
whjr i the extravagance? . I have seen but few homes in the country
that even present the appearance of any modern convenience or comfort, Lountrla find tbeIr
! ion nalaUal mansions with maroie stairs, eoua copper r
revety petty idea that might hamper! hapdware nlate glass and mahogany. The picture and example the farmer
Ji uuiu w ". "'"" I v.a v.j r tr)w Is a world rone mad witn over-greecr tor sui, " v.-.
pation and extravagance running riot, and himself the victim. . ' :, , .
xfftw. since Mr. Slater is so well posted and so full of good Ideas, I would
suggest that he give us a real, demonstration In farming. Just to show ua I y of the uUlmate destlnaUon
sleepy ones how to. do it, and if he can neat tne ooara ot imur, u
gamblers and their manipulating of markets.; we want hinj to show us
how It is done. We make only one restriction ne must wr u
Uon with the bank, so he won't have any bank to run to, either? It Is a
great opportunity for him to become world renowned, to show how much
smarter he is than all the rest of us. If he is not willing to do this, we
would advise him to refrain from so much talk till he knows what he Is
talking about, for I don't believe he is any smarter, or any more irrwENTY -SEVEN persons were
than -my husband or the husbands or otner iarmem wives, or
could do a bit differently or oetter man we arc uuua v.
tlons. . " '' . ' . .. ' .'
Of course, I don't mean to hurtMr. Slater's feelings, necause a reaiiaw
what a hard time he is having, too. , I Just want to tea him mat everytnmg
is going to be different, and lots better, pretty soon; so n ne wants to
"get ofr when we dp he had better be more careful about making so many
Insinuations and unjust comments about us. as we are pretty choice and
particular about the company we keep. ; - .. -.- v -.'.-
of the drags we manufacture if our
manhood and womanhood are to be
saved from the clutches of the living
death. , : ';,
" THE KNOXVTLLE MOB
UUDGE TUCKER
TN DECLINING appointment to the
supreme bench, : Judge 'Robert
Tucker says. In his letter to dovernor
Olcott; '
i- ' Upon reflection, It seems to me that
whatever qualifications I now have for
. judicial work fit me better for the trial
bench than for appellate work.- and that.
for a time, at any rate, I can do greater
i public' service where I am. .
It is a -worthy expression, "credit
able- alike . to, Judge Tucker and to
the! people who elevated him to the
" circuit bench. ' When most men are
scrambling for higher; positions, re
' gardless of their, qualifications, here
Lis a case where a public servant de
; liberately decides that he can render
- better 'Nserylce 'In' the lowers trial
. court "than in the higher appellate
H I
field. Having so decided, he casts
aside - the proffered higher position
and remains .in. the- place where he
assumes that he can render better
service. , In spite of Judge Tncker's
conclusions, the quality of mind and
conscience that he has shown in de
clining the proffered honor will lead
most laymen, "if not lawyers, to be
lieve' that.' it he had "accepted, he
would " have rendered equal; service
and have reflected credit upon him
self and his constituency as a justice
of. the Oregon supreme court,
Meanwhile it will be a great day in
mis republic If a time ever comes
when every man in public life is mo
tived, not by the thought of what
the pay Is or,-the honors are,: but by
the ' consideration . ; of what I are my
qualifications and where and how
can i render tne puduc tne Dest
service? ---,' ""
61000 bail, pending a! hearing.. Be
cause of the latter, he- went to the
home of the child, slashed her throat
with ;a knife and, with an axe.
chopped up the - other members ef
the family, most of : whom will die.
What an argument for stemizauon
of such types of criminals! ' ; . f
-.
wounded by the sheriff and dep
uties when -a mob attempted to take
a colored man from the jail at Knox-
ville, Tenn. 4
?Have you thought of the heart
burnings : and " sullen defiance ; and
anger and passions that .will follow
at Knoxville? Twenty-seven fami
lies and their relatives and friends
will incorrectly feel tha, the law has
been used' to outrage them. w They
and & further -big contingent in the
community will cast reason aside -and
Insist that a colored rascal who as
saulted a white girl is given prefer
ence by the authorities, and that will
be the basis of an .angry spilt in the
community. . - -
The fires of passion may smoulder,
but they will be deep. If some of the
Letters From the People
- f Communications ssv to Tha ' Journal for
publication ia this departSMSt aheald bo written
on only one side of the paper: should act aiceed
S00 words ia lencth, and moat be named by tha
writer, whose mail address is foil mast aeeoav
panya the contribution. 1 .
SENTENCE ON SUSPICION
A Few Satirical Remarks Addressed to
Capital Punishment Advocates.
Portland. Aug. 19. To the Editor of
The Journal I am sure you will agree
with me that it is quite Urn for the
anti -capital punishment people to make
apology - to the legislature and voters
who were Instrumental In . reinstating
capital punishment in Oregon. To be
sure.' the "bloody band" has not accom
plished all that was promised for it in
the way of eliminating "Crime. The pres
ent situation might be stated in this
paraphrase of an old nursery rhyme :
r' X dinar s doHar. v . , ' . .
Wtaa soma and eotef.' t . :.
- Tour pardon we implore;
Where ones ws counted murders three
We bow bars quite a score.
But while capital punishment has not
wholly eliminated murder. I feel sure
that some ' amendments to ' the present
law might accomplish that end. May-1
suggest for the consideration of the sup
porters of hanging that the law might be
changed to allow the court to pronounce
a death -sentence upon suspicion? This
would do away with the large expense
of court proceedings and result In at
least ."getting" someone when a murder
is. committed. To be sure, a conviction
could scarcely be secured on less frail
evidence than that on which Pender, for
Instance, was sentenced to death, and
would have paid the. penalty had we not
at that time had a man In the governor's
chair -who had made, a study of the
teachings of the Nazarene and who was
brave-enough to face the storm of criti
cism which was aroused at the commut
ing of the sentence.
. Charles A. Robertson, long time resi
dent of Portland, who has Just returned
after several "years spent In Europe,
feels that Americans do not realize the
rVai ait ii at Ion In EuroDe. In speaking
of the crushing burden of debt under
wtiiK tha Via tl ona on the Other side
of -the' Atlantic are staggering,, he said
"Either America entered into the war
for humanitarian - reasons or she ad
aonie ulterior motive, political or eco
nomic - If - it was for-, humanitarian
reasons, arid we are certainly proud to
believe It was. then. there was In. view
the plight of millions of people who
were threatened with military defeat by
a tyrannical power, with the loss or aw
or part of -their homelands, their inde
pendence, their art treasures accumu
lated for 'ages, their Individual happi
ness, even- their nationality and their
narticular nationalistic ideals. The de
cision was taken by us to go to their
aid with all the resources at our com'
mand. and in most commendable co
operation with the entente. In which the
spirit ot financial and human sacrifice
knew no bounds, the war was. won.
ass
"No sooner had the armistice, been
signed than there began . to loom up
before the various chiefs of exchequer
of tha members of the entente the ap-
naiiine- debt thev were owing to Amer
ica. The financial center of the world
had moved across -the Atlantic as well
as tha bulk of the world's Industrial
nower: England, staggering from her
human losses, overwhelmed with grief
for the loss of millions of her sturdiest
sons, emerged from the struggle to find
that .America was preparing . not -only
the greatest war fleet In th world but
also the greatest mercantile fleet ever
launched upon the seas. The foundation
of the British empire had been maritime
commerce. And now not only. was she
to face a powerful rival but. What was
lust as alarm mg. the purchasing power
of her former great markets was almost
exnansted. She had extended so much
credit to her allies who now were al
most - financially helpless and . who
hardly 'knew how to avoid an Internal
economic couaDse which threatened ,. to
be more serious In, Its awful conse
quences than the hopeless ravaging ot
actual war-athat she herself was- ren
dered . almost . helpless . to adjust - the
pressing domestic problems confronting
her. . Unemployment, strikes, political
discontent, annoying, and . expensive
reserves In the world Into our treas
uries, but after all that Is accomplished,
What then? . While seeking a .great ex
tension of our world trade we are plan
ning new tariffs against our neighbors.
In "order to keep from going absolutely
to the wall, most of the European na
tions have been-forced to raise their
tariff barriers against our manufactured
products, but la most cases to an extent
no greater than we already have against
them. They look to us for an inter
change ot commerce as one of the hopes
of their economic recovery, and failing
In this they must do what they can
to get. the crumbs of the world's trade
In order to exist at alL
. .. - a -
"In the face of these: conditions., how
a-ill It ever be possible, for -our former
allies to pay the principal of their debts,
or even the Interest? ' I firmly believe
that -If We press them, 'even for the
Interest, we shall cause as much alarm
and human misery among. our already
weakened and hardly. - convalescent
friends as they experienced from the
terrors ' of the war Itself. And if we
went to war for humanitarian, purposes,
how can we permit- ourselves to be
enriched by their misfortunes before
they have got strong enough to walk
alone after their terrible struggle? -
."We constantly speak of international
justice, of self-determination of peoples.
and the prevention of future wars.- but
are we going to subscribe to the political
program of any nation that thinks to
reserve such benefits "only for the vic
tors?- Will peace ever come to us while
we have revenge "In our hearts? Shall
we stoop so far as to kick our former
enemies after they are down,- and
stand by and see 'them, shackled and
bound into Indefinite slavery? I hope
such la not the spirit of America, and
never will be. And are we going to
play to local and ofttirnes " misguided
sentiment for political purpos, and
cloud - our . international issues while
pandering for political favor? Yes. of
course. to soms extent, for that Is an
element hard to avoid.
WASHINGTON -Vancouver
taxnarers are factrfg a 20
mill levy for the coming year, the high
est in the history of the city.
The town of Yacolt In Clarke county
la one of the few towns in Washington
without indebtedness. -
Walla Walla county has a real prop-
ertv equalized valuation of $27,222,693.
according to figures for the 1921 assess
ment rolls.
Twelve officers. at Camo Lewis have
been ordered to report on or before Sep- .
tember 12 to the field artillery school at
Camp Knox,' Ky. -. , .
Prunes have br-runr to move In the
Yakima valley. There is about half a
crop and the fruit is bringing 75 to S5 "
cents a box to. growers.
Mount Adams has been scaled for the
first time from the eastern side by a
party of Canadians with Messrs. Coursen
and Barnes of Portland. '
The Pacific Telephone Telegraph
company during the past few months has
expended 660.000 for-betterments in the
telephone system in Chehalia . -
- Roy C. Llle of Seattle has assumed the
duties of federal prohibitMon director for
the state of Washington, displacing Don- .
aid A McDonald, who resigned March K
- Farm products to be shipped from
Yakima will reach a total of 45.000 car
loads, according to W. L. Stelnweg, prea- '
tdent of the Yakima First National bank.
Fishermen are boarding the wrecked
steamer -Canadian Exporter, which - is
stranded on -a spit off Willapa harbor,
and are looting her of everything mova
ble. ; - r .
' during ' a recent electrical storm - at
Walla Walla- Mrs. J. A -Harris waa
knocked unconscious by lightning when
the bolt struck near her home. She win
recover. ...
With practically a fuh crew operations .
were resumed last week on a cooper
ative basis by the Fords Prairie Coal
company, one or the -concerns affected
by the recent miners' strike-
Eight of the 12 girls who recently es
caped from the Washington State train- .
Ing school for girls at Grand Hound
have been' captured. The girls declare
they were mistreated by 'attendants st
the Institution.
Church heads and prelates Of all the
Pacific coast states will meet In Seattle
September 8 to celebrate the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the consecration of the
Right Rev. Edward J. O'Dea, bishop of
the diocese of Seattle.
L. .H. Darwin, state sunervlsor of fish
eries, states that a million, egga will be
hatched-soon and a million fry reared
to the usual liberating age in a new
style trough which he believes will revo
lutionize the hatchery industry.
"Today ' America - Is feeding 400.000
starving children In Vienna. I do not
believe any Americaa can visit ienna
without - being moved with pity, and
without acquiring a deep admiration for
the wonderful personal discipline under
terrible misfortune and threatened
starvation of the people of that city:
We as Americans have no quarrel -with
them as people. Their government led
them into trouble as a result of Intricate
and age-long, political Intrigue. And
now we are going into Russia to extend
our aid. , How thankful we should be
- I might suggest just nere mat mere i discontent, annoying, ana ,pen "r . -
used to be a very popular standard book 1 mandates, general international com p 11- j that we of all nations, are able to do
With 6.000.000 unemployed, as re-
lorted.bSecreof;Ijabor etima dUSf thre wm be threats and
vows of vengeance as the funeral
called, as I recall. "Greenleaf on Evi
dence." whose perusal by attorneys ana
grand Juries might furnish some slight
protection to the person under suspicion.
If the above amenoment snouia not
furnish a sufficient deterrent, a further
change could be made to include the
families of the suspects. If we are to
make a partial return to barbarism it is
as well to go the whole way. - -
Ada Wallace Unruh. '
to say nothing of other-millions- only
partially at work, that robust old
campaign slogan of . 1920,- A full
dinner pail for everybody,4 "begins
to take Its place with other political
jack-o-lanterns. j
BOGEY OF FOREIGN NAMES
. After serving a term for indecent
advances to a young girL Charles
Hoffer of Petaluma, CaL. on parole,
made: similar proposals to another
child, for which he was at liberty on
rpHE. question. Why does .America
not occupy a high place in the
world of music ? waa answered re
cently by ; Ernest Philpltt, president
of the National Sheet Music Dealers
association." y C-.-; - - -:-"v.
c "Americans can write: music . just
as well as any other people, but they
are too ' easily worked tut toy the
parties are seen along the way to the
burying ground. Mob action, wheth
er it succeeds or fails, always leaves
its ugly sequel.; No. community, can
afford to be the scene of it. Not in a
decade can . any . community, recover
from the demoralizing effects of mob
violence upon the , public mind and
morals.'; -.vVV'--'v ly'V 'i
. This thought should pervade" every
court of justice.' high or low:'4 Kin
the mob spirit by speedy- trials,' sim
plified procedure and elimination of
quibbling follies, to the end that the
public may have full confidence In
the sincerity and effectiveness of the
Judicial system.' " -
: WITH ALL DUE RESPECT 1
One notable result of prohibition en
forcement is the way it has increased
popular respect for the law or supply
andt demand. ' ;
' Uncle" Jeff Snow Says
This helpin of the farmer by lettln
the bis financiers help' thelrselves to the
federal reserve with . a few. ' thousand
millions or sich a matter, ain't gittin'
money to said farmer f er no 6 per cent
It's, like Benjey Half acre in the Lodl
country in Calif orny, who give a tramp
a watermelon to take to a camp of em
a mile away. H got there with a smile
and a. stummlckache, .but .'no oat'ard
and visible signs of any watermelon
whatsoever." - ".. . '
ca tions, with a . gradually increasing
trade balance against her. all . poured
in upon her and threatened further dis
aster..'
a a
. bThe plight of the other members of
the entente was equally bad. Every-
where in Europe one encountered hope
lessness and unbapplness in every form.
How to solve ' the after-war problems
was the principal subject of deliberation
of all European ministries, ' Cabinet
after cabinet . f eU in rapid succession.
falling to solve the Unsolvable. And
during those days of suffering and sus
pense America's great' trade balance
went on growing larger and larger. The
various trade Journals of the United
States were . publishing' with seeming
satisfaction the comparative figures,
showing how America was gaining. But
unfavorable trade balances, formidable
debts, bolltlcal discontent and the in
creasing obstacle of some of the. severe
and unworkable .terms of the treaty of
Versailles began, to send - foreign ex
changes downward, and the purchasing
power of America's principal customers
was -cut off with a iuddenness that
caused us to begin to investigate. There
was Just so much in the great pot of
world cornmerce for us. . We might in
vent a great device for sapping, it pry.
for turning the srnall- remaining gold
j IDAHO
Forty-five carloads . of potatoes were .
shipped Saturday to eastern markets
from Canyon county.
Freight rates on nlr lead from Braw
ler. Idaho, to the Atlantic seaboard have
been reduced from $23 to $16.60 a ton.
According' to a report lust Issued bv
the : federal- agricultural statistician.
Idaho' will have an apple crop this year
of 1.6S5.000 bushels. ..
Continued heat in the dry farm sec
tions of Idaho is affecting vegetation
adversely and the range is drying rap-
laiy.in many localities, -
The -election held by the Murtaush
Low. Lift irrigation district to vote upon-
tne issuing or ece-v.uw dodos carried
with only two dissenting votes.
Petitions are' In circulation xJn Boise
to recast Mayor Eugene B. Sherman.
elected last spring. Violation - of the'
terms of the Black law is charged. -
Roland R. Mason. Idaho Falls Insur
ance man who mysteriously disappeared '
some time ago. has been ' found In a
Denver hotel, suffering from a nervous
breakdown.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dewey of Salt
Lake are lodged in ; Jail at Rupert,
charged with theft Of - two suitcases,
two guns and other articles from the -Higgtns
hotel at Minidoka.
these marvelous things.
."But we ' have some friends - who
fought with us and tor us who are too
proud to ask us ror help, out wno cer
tainly need it They have their disabled
veterans to take care of. even 10 to
20 times as many as we have, to say
nothing about the innumerable war
orphans. To a great extent it is found
difficult to give their ex-soldiers em
ployment, with resulting anguish to the
people and . to the governments. Any
postponement or funding of that terrible
obligation will relieve an awful burden
and anxiety on their part. As to 'its
entire cancellation, possibly this would
result as an excellent Investment for
us ultimately, although It Is a matter
that win demand our best thought and
consideration.. Under no circumstances
ought we nastily to wipe off the debts
ot any nation that would thereafter con
tinue a policy pf international disturb
ance by petty . attempts to . satisfy f a
spirit of revenge and Intrigue In Inter
national affairs. In order not to make
such a mistake, America must Interest
herself enough la world affairs to know
intimately what is going on. and not
isolate herself rwben the wbolesomeness
of her. unselfish spirit can do so tauch
to revive and reestablish a discouraged
world. ... V J '-'--j '.:. ' ;-
The Journal First ; ' "'
In Quality FeatuiVs
The .Thornton Burgess Bedtime
Story has a real thrill for the little
folks. There are stories and sto
ries, but few that possess the real
merjt of the Burgees talesK And
they. appear exclusively every
weekday In The Journal. j , ; .
The newest notes of fashion are
chronicled In The Journal on the
woman's page. Through an ar
rangement .with Vogue, a drawing
of gown, dress, frock or hat. with
descriptive text, is - published
every weekday. This feature com
bines quality with practicality in
dress. ' " - . -
Then , there is the selection of
inimitable comic strips that ap
pear otaly In The Journal in its
field. Headed by George Me
Manus "Briijglng "Up Father.", the
list includes "Kragy- Kat," "Little
Jimmy.": "Able the Agent." "Jerry
on the Job" and "Us. Boys."
On the serious side Is the Edi
torial Digest of opinion one cur
rent' subjects, which gives the
reader at a. glance the gist of the
nation's views. This is a valuable
editorial page feature. - -