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THE OREGON DASLY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. OREGON: WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1921. r g. .JACKSO..... Publisher (Be eei-a, M eoaWswit ba eheeiful and o ( etaita aa Jaw wwi4 sai lira do vat rWiMiitawd rrr waeaday ami Bandar morning si Ta Jearoal WUm, Broadway aad las kin attwet. I'nrtlxixl. Omni. ? UtW at tho ao-toffm at Portland. Orecon. - lor uaasiestoa taevags the Mill a aaaand lu.tl'IIONE- Mela 7172. Aalomatie 60 il. 'All 6yrmTito reached by the wniteit taTKiNAI. al'Vi-HTIMM. HtPatKaEN'T A- ITtVE Sn;aia Kentaor Co.. Brunswick traOdinc 1 nfUi aroua. New Tort; 800 Hsllers baiktmg. rhV-r fiCiril! aiiHT ItCf ULAkNTATIVE W. B. t !,. Examiner kniiama. Baa rrsa- "title taiarenre building, Xos Angelas; IfUflT C ftt Welltaencar bwtMmg. Sartle til S3 ORC.US JOCKNAL. iwm the right i l retort edTerustne; eony wnien u tion. Even hi fist la clenched in that gesture by which the , self repressed seek to preserve control. It la Woodrow Wilson receiving the spontaneous homage which a. multitude 'offered j America's war leader on Armistice day. By his Bide stands Mrs. Wilson. Her gaze la not given to the Crowd. It Is solicitously turned upon that great wounded veteran of the world conflict. She is near him as she has been near him during, all the gruel ling days of Injustice, disappointment, affliction and near him still at this moment of triumph wMch .permits him to look through briefly parted doors and see the p lac, which a Just future reserves for hiis. The second picture emerges through the lines of a telegram. "Dear Roy," it reads, "I am sorry you did what you did. If you go to Leavenworth, I will come to Phoenix. If you go to NcNeil I will wait here. it atelU AM. RATES PAYABLE PC ADVANCX 1 . . daily axd 81NDAY T In this picture is another wife. mated as the sum necessary to; bring them tip to their former standard. The city of Berlin would not pay the bilL Faced with paralysis of the system and a refusal of the public to longer bear the burden, the owners of the property busied themselves to help themselves. They reduced the number of high salaried directors from nine to two. Motor troubles were cut to one third. . Efficiency reduced the amount of oil and current employed. t la retort edeeruenie tovt efereetiaaable. It aim will not prist any Ieapy last ta any way simulates reading aaat W or that eaaaot readily be recognised a , artTrrtllr,i. (SSCKIPTIOM RATIM By Carrier. City and Country. lun.T AND SUNDAY -ft. . 1E k An. rnnHlll a DAILY ' I S I'M day" .1 .10 Oa wee. . . . re avmlfe 4S .63 .05 .lt.no .Z year tkt Month . . DAILY J (Without BuwUr) In yaar. , . . . . $. 00 pt ssooiha .... Ill fhrva aacath. . 1 75 .10 ftae atnrh .... 1 WFKKt.Y 2 Bry Wednesday yaar 11 aMntha ... Thraa months. One evnth SIN DAY (Only) Ona yaar taontha. . . Three months. . .13.25 .73 .18.00 : 1.75 . 1 00 OO 50 wr.ntLY AXD SUNDAY Oaa yaar $3.50 J These nln apply only la th Wwd. Ilf to gaura pointa fnrnUlwd on applfc-a- alia Ordar or lm(k It yaar partoffleo i not at an an I atria? nffira. 1 or Zratit tumm wLU aa acptl Maa aU romltunr-a payabla to nr Jouraai JbOUttas CdBpar.r. whose eyes are turned toward her husband. She writes a message which, even over the telegraph wires, carries her heart with It. It matters much to her that he is unworthy and in disgrace; that his .banditry has again darkened her life with lasting shadow But it does not matter to her love. Whether In low or high place, whether In triumph, affliction or Kirtiaod. j disgrace, a loyal woman's love Is one of the miracles, one of the precious Jewels, one of the supremest com forts of all life. She borrows Trom heaven to offer it. THE FEDERAL TAX OUTLOOK With the Revision Bin in Conference the Editors Analyze House and Sen ate Provisions and. In General, Pre fer Neither Many See in the Bill Only a Shuffling, With Revenue Needs Clashing With Pre-Election Promises. Daily Editorial Digest- In Injy. Eejup or Ireland, vSome of them there. British lords thinks grass wouldn't grow os their estates if they didn't give permission, and they're plum shore their tenantsd starve to death if they didn't take half of what the British yeomanry raises, fer lettin' 'em plant and raise it. ! Letters From the People (Consolidated Preaa AjaoeaUion) The tax revision bill has passed both houses of congress and is now in con- The street railways were used to ference, and while in the opinion of most American papers it is largely "Hobson's choice," as between the two measures, neither'' of them being found satisfactory, it is felt that on the whole carry raw materials from railroad yards to factories. Other efficiency plans were adopted. The railway fare" In Berlin is now cent Instead of 2 before the war. The deficiency has been paid and there is a surplus in the com pany treasury. The railways are more profitable than ever- before. Perhaps the Berlin plan could be adopted in Amertca to good affect. The results obtained by Henry Ford with his railway indicate that it could. AT NINETY-THREE COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF ' t'OoDuaanicatioBa teat to Tba Journal for Publication, is tbia department aboold ba written on amy ooa una of tbo paper, aboou not ex ceed SOS worda in ieactb, and moat ba ncaed by tba writer, wboaa mail addreat ta foil a oat accompany tba contribution. 1 NO DISCRIMINATION PROPOSED A Critic Answered Who Misapprehended The Journal's View. Portland, Nov. 17. To the Editor of The journal in your editorial or xso vember 16 you say, "Give them a change," meaning the railroads giving them a chance to reestablish the old fa mous backhaul rate, which was so long a bone of contention and which was a rank discrimination against the interior points. Tou now come out strong in favor of letting the railroads hold back the developing of the inland country for the sake of getting a little more freight from the coast. It would be a different story if something would happen to the Columbia river so boats could not come the senate bill Is the more acceptable. A summary of similarities and differences is given in the Philadelphia Record (lnd. Dejn.) thus: "Both house and senate voted for a personal income tax of 4 per cent up to $5000 and 8 per cent above. But the house bill would limit the surtax of 32 per cent on incomes of $66,000 and the senate would carry it up to SO per cent on incomes above $200,000. The surtax would begin at $5000 in the house and $6000 in the senate bill. In both bills transrjortA.tion taxes ai-it re pealed from January 1 next. The cor-fto Portland. Then you would line up Hopa la tba fnkien tnnbaaia that gifta tn t awaraaanioBt, aaargy aod ambition. Con I tnbwtaO, J A TAN AT WASHINGTON A VOTE THAT ALL'S WELL. !1 'PIIERH are indications that Japan - threatens to be a stumbling block for the arms conference. The representatives of Nippon are holding out for a bigger relative navy than is permitted Japan under the American plan for naval limitation. They Insist on "special privileges" in China, It is hinted that they are to ask that certain American naval bases in the Taclflc be abandoned. Their attitude on most Far East questions Is sail to threaten an ami cable settlement. As described, their purpose seems largely to gain more for Japan in each proposed plan for .adjustment of problems. Back of It all, . apparently, is a dominating Influence by militarists In Jspanese foreign affairs. The people of Japan have little power over their government. The mili tarists, therefore, rule largely to suit their own fancy, and their viewpoint Is fixed in considerable degree by their military training. It is not likely that Japanese mili tarists would pursue a course that would convert the conference Into a failure. It would be a costly mis take. By the suspicion that would be directed at Japan by other na tions. It would be doubly costly for the Island empire. Recent htatnry offers a situation that is suggested by possible hap- entngs at Washington. Germany ars ago was controlled by milita rists. There was a-conference at The Vacua similar to the conference at Washington. All nations agreed to a plan for peace save Germany. Her Knitartsts refused to agree. And a frtr years later Germany was at war fith the world, and In that war Ger many ana ner militarists were rushed.. Japanese militarists can defeat the urpoae of this conference. It Is en prely unlikely that they will. But !r they should and America remains Ut of the League of Nations and no ther plan l.i evolved to decrease frmaments and prevent war, there 111 be a next war. And It Is a safe uess that Japan would be a prin cipal. Certainly the late war. the vents leading up to it and its results ffer lessons for deep consideration Mfort any nation accepts responsi bility for the collapse of the present parley. ' And to add to the possibility of an . Impotent conference, there are the secret sessions. They are a forbidding mistake. They lend aid to any na tMon that desires to quibble, to bicker, or that might take a stand that would wreck the conference. They ar the more menacing in the light If the possibility of Japanese obstl- THE Portland vote- on the exposi tion evidences a hopeful atmos phere in this town. It will tend to spread confidence and optimism throughout the state. Both sides were given a full and fair hearing. Arguments were ad vanced by very able men against the proposal. Probably every objection possible was brought forward by the opponents and given full publication in most of the newspapers. Leading newspapers made no aggressive cam paign for the exposition. The vote occurred during one of the worst storms and on one of the bleakest days in the year. It was at a time when the trees were leafless and winter, with its tendency to dampen ardor, was almost at its be ginning. Every environment and circumstance made it a gloomy time for a verdict But, in spite of it all, the vote for the exposition was over whelming. Doubtless if there had been a full vote the result would land P' WHAT is locally known as the "BUyeu Den," near Scio, Linn county, lives Nancy Bilyeu, who was born in Tennessee, November 10, 1828. She has resided in the vicinity of her present home 68 years, or more than an average lifetime. She was the mother of 14 children, of whom nine are- now living. She has 21 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren 97 living descendants in all. She was born when John Quincy Adams was president of the United States. At the time of her birth An drew Jackson, a great Tennesseean, had Just been named for the presi dency by popular vote. The total vote of the United States cast in that election was 1,156,328. The population of the country as given by the, census a little more than a year later was .lg,866,000. It was not until four years later that Morse conceived the idea of the electric telegraph. It was not until May 24, 1844. that the famous tele gram, "What hath God wrought?" was sent over the wlresthe first message of its kind in history and one that worked a marvel in world communication. The first photograph had not been made in America when Mrs. Bilyeu was born. She was born in Novem ber and in the January following the locomotive "America," the first one in this country, arrived from Eng- SMALL CHANGE Wonder where Mr. Wellington Koo of China got that first name. One of the most bold-faced holdups in sight is the traffio cop at the street corner. - ft .' o a Of all "the Blow movamenta ara rnoa anything abotit this recurring- -dash" to ma ixuna -oie is uie slowest. - a -If aU who aspire could be elected to the United Suites senate a senatorial Job wouldn't be half so attractive. Well count the world good when it pays as much attention to decent things as it does to such cases as Arbuckle's. -a a The log Jam at the Burasid bridge has been broken, but that doesnt have any salutary effect on the traffic lam. Where Is that wonderful, old-fashioned grandmother with her quaint little bon net, her long kirts. her sedate colors SIDELIGHTS Toe Oregon Country Kortba tm Itrtaf ratal taw Baaj Baa liar. pcration income tax is 10 per cent under the present law, 12 under the house bill and 15 under the senate bill. Both bills raise the exemption in the income ,tax of the head of a family from $2000 to $2500." The senate bill, the Record continues, "would raise nearly half a billion more than the house bill, but more than $600,000,000 less than the pres ent law would." a a a These differences in details are of course "important," the Indianapolis News (lnd.) says, "but In the main principles there seems to be substantial agreement. Therefore the work of the conference committee ought not to be difficult nor long dawn out." The "chief hitch," the Knoxville Sentinel (lnd. Dem.) thinks, will come in adjusting the difference "between the senate surtax maximum rate of 50 per cent and the house rate of 32 per cent," an item on which the house conferees will have to ask instruction. In this respect the Chattanooga News (Dem.) regards the senate bill as "an improvement over the house bill," and the Lincoln (Neb.) State Journal (lnd. Rep.) remarks that "10 years ago it would have been esteemed a radical . measure." Developing this idea, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat (Kep.), commenting on the surtax and the increase in corporation income tax from 12 to lo per cent, as provided by the senate, thinks that in the conflict over these very important differences, "the house will have the better of the argument from the standpoint of the country's welfare, but the 6enate will have the better of it from the standpoint ot votes." It is "a curious transforma tion," it observes, "that has reversed the traditional positions of the two houses, the house becoming the conserva- rtive body, while the senate, which was II ftetaKllchofl V. tt,A -; Mnn servative bulwark, has become the popu lar and relatively radical division of congress." with Spokane and other interior points In the battle for their Uvea Those countries have a right to grow and de velop trade centers as well as the coast points. Take, for instance, Spokane and Boise and other points. They have won derful agricultural regions around them. It is doubtful if there is more produc tive soli In the world than In Southern Idaho and the Columbia basin country. To hold them back in growth with un just freight rates in favor of the coast points Is certainly discriminatory. Not long ago you made a gallant fight for the Columbia basin rate case in favor of Portland over Seattle and other-coast cities, and about the only argument we had was the mountain haul to Seat tle, and the only thing we had on As toria was about 100 miles in distance, all other things being about equal. But in this case mountain haul and dis tance make no difference with certain people in Portland in their greed for everything in the Northwest. Now let us be fair, give everybody a chance to live and grow, and I am sure that our beautiful Portland will get her share. J. C Loggan. Tha editorial did not merest the change, in rates as a favor to Portland. Here is what it said: "The change would add nothing, to the adrantaee already enjoyed by coast, cities in lower rates through ocean lines. It would be no favor to coast cities as against interior distribut ing points. The condition that a change would set up already exists through the ability of coast cities to ft lower ratea iy aoa." No discrimi nation was nroDoeed uainst interior points. No discrimination was proposed in faror of Potrland. for Portland already has the lower rates by sea. The whola thought was to give the transoontinetiLal railroads a chance to pick up soma of the coast bunnea by ha ring raUa to compete with sea lines. 1 Oh, bring back those country newspa Per "lays when one "old subscriber" provided the fattened turkey and others brought in the ruin's! a a Most of our comment in fun. per force, must come from the. storm and its havoc, and you're welcome to any j via wwi luiu in uiau Tou cant insult a man la this country and get away with tt on leas yoa are a lawyer aad he) La a witness. Medford Mail-Tribune. a a When somebody wishes to glva yoa sornethinT for nothing-, always find out what tt is go Lug to cost you. Roaeburg News-Review. a a a Germany doesn't like Secretary Burhes nroooaei for dlsarmament. wluch is ooa reason why wa do Like it- Astona Hunger. a a a A Salem woman Is asking for a divorce because her husband makes her milk the cows. Modern women are getting very unreasonable. Corvallis Gasetts Timea a a If the powers Insist on a radical re duction of the land forces, how are we going to guard our mail trains and keep ; A government surrey crew is now at West Virginia in the Union? Eugene i work locaUnr the John D&v hixhwav tnrougn um wtuunan forest from Dixie OREGON Iaceaaant raina ami nasrv threaten to tie ep an locirlngf operauosts tn Uw hil La vest ot St. Helens. - Pleading tTiilty to sarins: deer sweat in has pnani ajiioa. H R. Murray of Crawfordsvuie was fined III aad oosts. Perry William. 1C yaar old. collected $4 at Oregon City on the htde of a coyote that he shot Saturday at MoU.Ua. Ttaa Indian pupils of Tutuilla school oa the Umatilla reservation sxa being served with hot lunches during the win ter. There are five candidates for the position of postmaster at Turner ta Ma rion county. The office pays $1100 a year. -The aire rape population to each dwaD lns tn Pendleton ta 4. 4. the highest aver aga ot any of tl prtneipaa cities of A Eugene woman wants $10,000 for the theft of a kiss. She is not likely to get it In these days of business and political equality this smacks of profi teering. Jacksonville Post. Just what kind of monkey glands the city of Portland has had injected of lota Vi as as naitrar Kaart m nnA nnAawt tx.a- tr5hWf d0e" thK'eXe for aa"'8 and j kind must be all right, judging from the . vwv, uaBO wuin vut wneD i unyrvvTu woaiuwis in mat city ana Guard. to Unity. Farmers of Linn county are urging the state game commission to place a bounty on crows, claiming they destroy the eggs of Chinese pbeaaaDta.- The St. Helens chamber of commerce has decided to get out a booklet de scriptive of Columbia county and a com mittee has been appointed to gather in formation. The state fi&horv dnirtmn' ku r- we're sold a scrawny little chicken when the remarkable activity noticeable on cently purchased the Frank GreneU prop we wanted a nice plump one? averr hand. La Granda Observer. I rrty on the Necanicum. 11 ml lea from oaasiae, ror ine purpose oz installing a fish hatchery. A crew of li men with J. F. Walker in charge, have completed a survey of a link of the Roosevelt highway between Hauser In Coos county, and the Umpqua river, a distance of 25 miles. F. M Good was appointed portrnaster at Cleveland, in Douglas county, by President Grant, anefhaj served contin uously for 4s years. He still lives on the homestead be purchased In Ull. Due to the fact that the water system of Reedsport has been earning funds with wljch to repay the city for Its ex penditures, the city has been enabled to MORE OR LESS PERSONAL Random Observations About Town have been even more favorable. There could scarcely be a better! test of the general psychology of the community. That psychology as re vealed by the vote is one of full faith in the future. Certainly the indi vidual .citizen in general is not much worried over economic conditions. In the minds of all those who put in a ballot for the exposition tax, the sea of life ahead is smooth, and all's welL A life that began back when the history of the United States was only in its beginnings, that passed over the deserts and plains through a six months Journey 68 years ago, and that here took up and carried on the work of the pioneers, is a career extraordinary. After advertising for a wife in England, an American mining: en gineer received so many propositions that his mall became burdensome. Among the replies was one from a divorcee, who said that "married life Is not all It's cracked up to be, but I am willing to take another chance." There is no further account as to whether the advertiser stayed to face the music or fled to America. THE MAD PACE San Francisco pleads for a harbor entrance 40 feet deep and 2000 "feet wide. The chief of United States engineers has recommended that the improvement be made. The ports of the Columbia will sympathize with the San Francisco petition. There was a time before they got through jetty action and dredging a channel more plan 42 feet at low water-and three fifths of a mile wide that a 40-foot channel looked to them like a lot of water, too. ' The Chicago Journal (Dem) "has looked for 'something gude to say" " about the senate bill and has found two items : it "abolishes most of the remain ing nuisance taxes ana imposes a heavy inheritance tax on large estates," which the paper thinks "is a good fea ture indeed." For the rest, if "ranees from indifferent to bad, with the bad predominating." In general, -"the Mil waukee Journal (lnd.) finds it a "mere shuffle of the cards for a consumers' tax so that the taxpayer won't know he is paying it," but practically "the whole war-time emergency system stays." Eliminations, the Hartford Times (Dem.) agrees, "have been' of minor na ture," and the bill is unsatisfactory for the further reason that "it continues in practice the evil forms of taxation against which the public has protested." CONTINUING THE CAMPAIGN A Plea for the 1925 Fair, Addressed to the State at Large. Portland, Nov. 22. To the Editor of The Journal The taxpayers of Oregon are reading articles in the papers con cerning the advisability ol supporting tne Oregon world's fair, at this time. The writers argue as to wnetner or not tne yga ia visiting relatives in Portland. outlay wouia pay ine taxpayers, t am J. C. Cunningham of 'Walla Walla, one of the officers of the reorganized Morris Bros company, is registered at the Portland after a four days' trip from Walla Walla that usually takes but a day. He was tied up on a stalled train and finally walked 13 miles to Troutdale through the snow and there caught an auto for Portland. a a a Mr. and Mrs. C A. Christensen of Pendleton have moved to Portland. Mr. Christensen has a position with an auto mobile accessories company here. Astoria residents registered at the Multnomah include O. A. Merrick. G. H. Ohler, A. Van Dusen, C. C. Linden and A. H. Grotter. a a Bend citizens sojourning In Portland include Charles Mason, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. McReynolds and Dr. R. W. Hender shott. a a Mrs. A. Slier and family have moved from Bend to make their home ia Portland. Residents of Corvallis who have been visiting in Portland Include Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Frost Mra Dorothy Brat taln, Neal C Hawley and Mr. and Mra E. A. Blake. Mrs. William ft-hlmnf wtiaat tina- band la -.ii ' ' . " ' penaiturea, Uie city has been enabled lo 1 , known cranberry grower-T mel the inieret upon its bonded Ut with headquarters at Astoria, Is visiting dtbtedness before It fell due. friends In Portland. C. Lansing Hurd of Corvallis, well known newspaper and publicity man, is at the Multnomah. William Wilson, known to old-time residents of Heppner as "Uncle Willie," is a Portland visitor. f J. W. Opp. mining man of Jackson- IF A SPECIAL- SESSION WE ARE spending on armament buildinsr this vr 11 a?' 750. OftA on our naval program. Great Britain is spending $351,000,000. Japan is spending $93,756,000. It is true that Great Britain builds battleships mora cheaply than does America, and her money accordingly makes a larger production of vhsr craft. It is true, too, that Japan builds much more cheaply than does Great Britain. But it remains true that the United States is taxing: her people much more heavily and spending much more money for arm: ament. In actual cash, our expenditures this year are 15 times as large as Japan's and more than four times as great as England's. Since we re mained out of the League of Nations which 40-odd other countries joined, and since we are in the midst of the wildest orgy of -Armament building known to history, what suspicions may we not be arousing among other peoples, and what are we doing by our mad building but stimulating other nations to join in the mad race? .We bad to have the Washington conference and we must make it successful 'as a guarantee of Amer ica's good faith. Here Is an example of the tremen dous financial problem" with which the German government has to deal: A. piece of New Tork property, held t heirs living mostly In Germany, was recently - sold. The owners re fused to receive In payment the money of their own country, but de manded and were paid in American dollars. "The reasoti was obvious; bat when nation's own money is rejected br that nation's own people. the position of the government ia as desperate as it is distressing. "This affair la driving me crazy I cannot remain here lonsrer." ex- I claimed a newspaper reporter In at tendance at the trial of the alleged Bluebeard In Paris, and, going to his room, he shot himself. American re porters are not so temperamental. They can report the proceedings of the deadliest fusion convention or a woman's debate without batting an eye. TT IS assumed that an early devel opment in Oregon will be a spe cial session of the legislature to sub mit the exposition tax proposal at the primaries next May. Governor Olcott could hardly do otherwise than convene the session. The overwhelming vote in Multno mah county, reflecting the view of more than one-thld of the popula tion of the state, is too weighty an expression to be Ignored. If such a session is called the members, by confining legislation to such recommendations as the gov ernor may make, can do much to , make the session justifiable. If they drag in all manner of bills, as was done at the special session of 1920, the effect will be bad. At that ses sion about 100 new bills were passed, of which about 40 were vetoed by Governor Olcott as unworthy. The mere passage of 100 bills within the six days that body was in session svas sufficient Indication that many of the new laws were ill-considered and ill-timed. More than one member declared at the time and after that it was physically impossible for any member to take part in the proceed ings and gain accurate knowledge of even half the measures intro duced. It would be a crime to convert the proposed session into a bedlam. It would handicap the exposition proposal to come out of a session ac- The senate bill "abolishes all trans portation taxes from January 1 next," the New York Tribune (Rep.) notes. which is better than reducing them by half on that date, as the house did." The Philadelphia Bulletin (lnd. Rep.) points out "a mark-off of $20 a year In the direct . federal tax bill of all persons having a taxable Income of $5000 or less," which, together with the aboli tion of the transportation taxes, "equiva lent to an 8 per cent reduction in rail road fares," and sundry "luxury" and Tiuisance" taxes, "constitutes the bene fits of tax reduction downward as they will affect the great majority of people directly. But even as it stands, reduc ing "our tax burdens by three-quarters of a billion dollars a year," the Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Rep.) fears that "the average man in the street will ecarcely know that anything has been lifted from his back. The revision, the Oklahoma City Oklahoman (Dem.) grants, "gives some relief to heads of small-income families, by Increasing their exemption," but, it adds, "affords no relief to the many, small-income indi viduals who are not heads of families," and while the bill fails 'to give needed relief to business and to small-income individuals, it reduces the tax on large individual incomes," a discrimination "that many people will consider un fair." That this discrimination has not passed without notice is evidenced by such comments as that of the Rochester Times Union (lnd.) that "the reduc tions, while having much sound economic reasoning behind them, are made main ly in the rates paid by prosperous cor porations and individuals with large in comes," and of the New Tork Globe (lnd.), which finds that "the chief bene ficiaries of both measures are the very opulent individuals who formerly paid distressingly high surtaxes, and the cor porations who were hard hit by the eX' cess profits tax." In short, the Globe continues, the legislation represents a remarkable series of compromises and adjustments arising out of the necessity of taking away with one hand in order to fin the treasury, and giving back with the other in order to keep pre-election pledges." The Norfolk Virginian Pilot (lnd. Dem.) also feels that "the class titat will receive maximum benefits from these provisions are the very rich and utose engaged in the of the opinion that gradually and stead ily the opposition to this fair will see the merits in the argument ef the sup porters of this enterprise. The world has no generaV conception of Oregon's great resources. The best way for us Oregonians to advertise Oregon is to do it in such a way that the cither fellow shall pay his part In gaining this In formation. True, we feel that our taxes are high enough and almost unbearable, but this is no good reason why we should fail to see the advantage to every noqk and corner of our beautiful state by and through this world's fair. Our state fair is practically a local concern. It pays us well, as all must admit, and all the money received is practically Oregon money a family affair. This world's fair will bring to Oregon money from all over the world. Best of all, it will bring people by tens of thousands who thereafter will be living signboards for Oregon, as they go from ua It is true that many opponents give weighty reasons why the taxpayers should not support this fair at this time, when money Is so close and the times are not so brisk as they have been, but looking from every angle I find better reasons for supporting it. When a farmer is forced to curtail his expenses, does he sow his seed more sparingly? No ; this would bring him disaster. When the business man gets short does he stop advertising? He advertises all the more. What does this fair mean to Oregon, anyway? you ask. It means that people seeking farms and homes will come to Oregon with money to invest. It means that our present business men wiU reap a harvest that will put them upon their feet. It means that the working people of Oregon will find more employment. Yes, this fair means more than tongue can tell or pen can write, for our glo rious state. Will A. Purdy. N. C. Jameson of Corvallis Is a guest of the Multnomah. Irvln Brunn of Roseburg Is visiting his mother in Portland. Professor and Mrs. Earl Brown of Philomath were recent visitors In Port land. They were here to attend the wedding of their son. Lieutenant Seth Brown. a a a Mrs. L. Cress of Corvallis Is In Port land and will eat her Thanksgiving din ner with her daughter, Mrs. Guasie Glenn. a a a Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tall ant of Astoria are making one of their -frequent visits to the metropolis and are sojourning at the Portland. a a a A. G. Hawkins haa just purchased the Fuller farm near Halsey. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Fuller have come to Portland to make their home. a Mrs. Mary Kirk of Brownsville is a patient In a local hospital. a William Christiansen of NehaJem has been transacting business in Portland, a J. C. Standish of Halsey Is visiting his son Everett in Portland. WASHINGTON Eighteen inches of snowfall Sunday In the lower Yakima valley la the baartast ever experienced in the history ot that section. Awfire at Proaaer Sunday destroyed $1000 worth of apples owned by E. R. Wells, besides doing great damage to the iroauce company s warehouse. A coyote, auppoeed to have rablaak, was killed Saturday In the courthemaa yard at Ephrata. It bad bitten several dors, all of which have been kilted. The department of public works has denied Fred Alcorn a certificate af ne cessity and convenience to operate a mo tor stare between Spokan aad Lew la ton. Idaho. Ernest. 6-year-old son of O. M. Edtfy. while crossing a street st Yakima, was truck by an automobile driven by F. F. Beshey and died aoon after being taken to a hospital. Organisation of Ova Boy Soout troops w-as authorized Friday nlsht at a mt ing in Centralis, at which about 100 boya were guecta of the recently or ganised Scout council. Nancy Hanson and Bunny Bruce, twe Fords Prmine girls, were badly injured Sunday night when they were knocked down by an automobile while walking alontr the Pacific hicbaay west of Cen- Della and Mary McCarty of Roseburg trajla, Oeorce H. Gray. 10 year eld. a pio neer of the Wenatrhee aeotion. Si aa thought to have died ISaturday. but aftr are visiting friends in Portland. a a L. B. Kiddle is down from Imbler. OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS OF THE JOURNAL MAN By FredLockley TWO PICTURES I f T OOK at two pictures. , In ene a man stands, wearing the hlgn silk bat and formal- coat t which, convention require of states men. But his eyes are dimmed tad hts ftcw Is cast In the mould of erao- NO 8-CENT FARE THERE rpiIE American public has heard very little from the street rail ways and railroads during the last few years save wails about losses, pleas for appropriations from the public treasury and requests for In creased rates. To the owners of the transportation systems the story or the Berlin railways should be In teresting, fjertainly it will be to the public. It was believed, after the war. that the Berlin railways would have to "top running. They were out of re pair and 400.000.000 marks was est! COUNCIL CREST TUNNEL , Advocate of This Project Says Now Is j the Time to Urge It. Portland, Nov. 17. To the Editor of The Journal Now is a most opportune time to encourage the construction of the tunnel through Council Crest, there by enabling many of the unemployed to secure work and also make it possible for many to secure building sites at reasonable cost close in. The west side of the river is without question the most desirable location for a home, 'as there are no bridge delays and there is less traffic congestion, -caused by the volume of business that the bridges entail through the fact that most of the resi dence property is at present on the east .side. Another desirable reasonably priced lots must of necessity be 30 minutes or more out, by streetcar. A tunnel through Council Crest would open up the Tuala tin valley for homes, and transportation to the business center of Portland would be about a 15 minute ride. Bridge de lays would be avoided and the tunnel would to some extent relieve a part of the usual morning and evening rush over the bridges. The cost of the tun nel would be practically about the cost ConfMsins himself a collector of old books. Mr. lyocsiey takes Journal readers into compan ionship aa he ge prowling about the stores where there are to fee found "used books," to boVrow a term from the automobile dealer's bright lexicon Am.-mf these tued books ha finds plenu to write about. 1 One of my hobbles Is the collecting of books on the early history of Oregon. In the Dursuit of this hobby. I occasion ally drop into second-hand stores to see If they have any old books. Not long aeo I sloEtxsd at a store wnose piui- etor was unloading a box of books, most of which proved to be fiction. "Where did you get them? ' I inquire. l anenu practically all the sales of unclaimed baggage, as well as the sales held by the storage companies," he responded. "I picked up this box of books and ihis-tTTrnk rat a sale of goods sola lor storage charges yesterday. I haven t openeo tne trunk yet. If you want to stick around a few minutes, you can get an idea of what I get when I buy stuff of this kind.'' a a a I waited until he had finished unpack ing the box of books and then watched with interest as he found in his collec tion of odd keys one that unlocked the trunk. Silk dresses, shoes, underwear, linen, table cloths, napkins, baby dresses and dolls came out of the trunk. "Here is your share of the plunder," he said, as he tossed to me a bundle of letters tied with a faded blue ribbon. Digging deep er, he produced a lot of snapshot of a baby, and as he handed them to me he said, "Here is the follow-up of the love letters. They are yours, too. Maybe you can make a story from them." dealer what he wanted for them. "What will you giver be asked. "I will give you $1.60 for them," J answered. "Make it $3.50 and they are yours," he said. I produced the $3.50 and, as he wrapped up the books, he said. "They didn't cost me anything. I figured If you were willing to pay $1.50, I could get $2 50 out of you. I don't buy old books. When I figure on buying household goods I don't allow anything for the old books; bo whatever I get for them is so much to the good." Taking my bunch of old books to my of- rice, i looked them over. Some of them were of no value whatever to me. while several of them were books I was glad to nave, one of the books was hand somely bound in leather and stamoed with gold. Opening it, I found it was an autograph album. On the fly leaf was written, Emma Flelschner. Febru ary 23, 1S76 ; corner Seventh and Main, t'oruana, Oregon. How it brous-ht back the days of my boyhood, when au- tograpn albums were all the rage in the nign school I attended. What odd senti ments we used to Inscribe In those old albums ! I remember one of the poems written ia my album to the effect, "My tove ror you shall ever flow like water down a 'tater- row." Turning over the leaves of the album I had just bought, I iouna on tne first page a long verse signed by Isabel Beveridge. The next page was dated January 14. 1877, and benemth the date was written : Emma. dear, at thy sweet age, all Ele's roses blow; Tender rosea, white and red. tremble eofuj orer- neaa ; Ia thy cheeks they pale and glow erer ret mora lair Curious Bits of Information Gleaned From Curious Places companied by a flood of half-baked laws and promiscuous proposals.! r rVpetim toto loose in cnarge oi tne pians of tne exposition can do nothing: to better dvance their cause than by using all their Influence to confine legis lation to the program recommended ! by the govenor In his call for the extraordinary session. If there is to be an exposition, everything connected with it, from' the inception to the end, should be on a basis of sanity, sound judgment and business principles. Its scope should be such as to carry the bene fits of the fair to every part of the state, a plan easily possible by devising- tourist routes and maps that will lead aU visitors to everything worth seeing In the state. A true be ginning on such a program would be for the legislature, if convened in special session, to confine itself to the special business for which it was convened, and thereby set a great example of pood faith and good ln- i tent " of one river bridge. After completion most lucrative ' business" and in this connection, while j -would be much less than that of a bridge iumg oj. excess proiits taxes was j across the river. We need this tunnel. undoubtedly warranted." the paper feels Korea has rapidly become Christian ized, due to the people's antagonism to Japan and to their love for the Christian missionaries. Of other factors that con tribute to their conversion, the most im portant is the fact that Korea is the only Oriental country where people are able to read the Bible m their vernacular, due to a script called "On-mun," the invention of one of the Korean kings living in the fifteenth century. The alphabet is said to be the most perfect in the world. Uncle Jeff Snow Says It ia kinder in line fer human nature to show itself when it comes to the fel ler that's on top a-thinkin" the feller he sets on and holds down ain't able to go it alone if be got rid of .his ruler and rider. Guvnor Wood In the Philippines has got plum converted to the Idee. None of the British nabobs and nobil- the people need these desirable build ing sites, and the unemployed need the work. . J. M. AN AGE NOT OF GOLD Prediction That a New Method Will Bring In Man s Brotherhood. Newberg. Nov. 21. To the Editor of The Journal Mr. Strickland's recent let ter on the brotherhood of man and hav ing actual service Instituted In prefer ence to gold as the medium of exchange. fully meets with my approval. It is an ideal that shall one day be fully real ized. A new order Is what this world demands. Gold shall cease to be of value,' and useful products shall he our pay. It Is part of. new philosophy, but old as time can' be. It was taught by saviors and ancient masters who taught this great truth as they were divinely led to see it. This gospel is new to the frivolous and unthinking. They do not care; therefore, how can they know ? But givex due credit to those who are trying the better way to go. We are not Intended to be groveling worms of the dust, condemned to slave, but created for more lofty goals than wasteful labor and the grave. Let na all teach and live this universal brother hood the owning in common of all things by all men. It will awaken new hopes within our is Reaching into his pocket he produced an old-fashioned gold brooch, with a large topaz, a locket with 12 small dia monds, and a ring. Handing them to me. he said, "I got these from a trunk I bought a few days ago. From aiother trunk I bought at the same sale I took a Tine camera, a Big Ben alarm clock and an urn containing the aches of the husband of the woman who owned the trunk. I never bid more than the trunk itself is worth, so whatever I find In the trunk Is Velvet.' That Is where I make my profit. Not long ago I bought a new trunk at a sale of unclaimed baggage. In the upper tray, wrapped In tissue paper, was a new wedding dress and veil. Lifting up the tray, I found a p?Jr of white satin slippers, several pairs of white elk stock Ings and a lot of fluffy, frilly lingerie. Yes, buying "unsight and unseen, as I do. is pretty much of a gamble, but In the long run I play safe. I may buy at a sale of unclaimed baggage a roll of blankets for six bits and get nothing but a pair ot old blankets, and I may find a Navajo blan ket, a camera, a razor and a lot of other good junk in the rolL What do I do with the old love letters and stuff of 'that kind? Chuck them into the stove. I opened a letter the other day. It bad a lock of a baby's hair in it. The paper It was wrapped in looked as if In had been out in the rain. I guess the baby died and the mother's tears had stained the paper. Yes, I run across plenty of trag edies and heartaches when I go through the old trunks whose owners have met with hard luck and are unable to pay the storage charges aad so have to lose them." death had been pronounced he roused rrom a trance and Is now tn bis usual health. A cigarette stub thrown Into a bay mow destroyed the Lary f -d bam at Davenport- one of the oldest frama build mpa in the town, causing a lone of $2000. Twenty-two horses narrowly escaped cremation. Figures by W. H. Tall v. county agent, show that it ooa la Walla Walls county farmers $1.32 a bushel to crow wneat. At prices paid this year farm er have lost from 20 to 42 cents oa every bushel sold. , According to an opinion by Attorney General Thompson, a county auditor cannot lsue warrants on voucher f the school board In laym-rt of teach ers' mlariea after the district's debt limit has been reached. Some time ago I dropped Into a second hand book store and discovered among the old books placarded "Tour Choice for 10 Cents' a leather-bound diary. It was written years ago by some young glrL In it she had poured out her heart's most Intimate secrets, not supposing alien eyes would in after years read her Innermost thoughts. I bought the book so that I could destroy It. I felt that some Inno cent and trustful young -girl was being wronged and betrayed by having her di ary read and commented on by any curi ous book buyer who might rummage over the miscellaneous collection of old books. This was Blamed. "Your lovlne- friend Mary Dunbar." Thomas U. Dunbar was next to inscribe his name and his undy ing affection. I wonder where Thomas U. Dunbar Is now? And I wonder, too, where is the equally ardent swain who inscribed the name "Steve J. Chad wick. oa-iem, Oregon"? I have never under stood why a school girl who seems to be 90 per cent giggles and gurgles and curls, should write such sentimental, not to say melancholy, verse In an album. Here.for example. La what Sallle Teal w rote on October 29, 187T : Dear Emma: When yoor school dars are o'er And odt oa the voyage ot- life 70s sail. May yon eaer staer for that beantiial shore That bes eonceaied within the asia. And with this haven a fair. With a sea aomctimea rough. Utooxh smooth aa a rule. May you always have time ia spaiw linf u win 01 your Inenda at f-Vl Evidently the owner of the album was a student at St. Helens Hall, for there are dozens of signatures of her school mates there. Among them are those of Eva G. Wilkinson, Laura Cornelluf. Alice Middleton, Belle Bettman. Fannie Meier, Mary A. Shindler. Frances K. Brown, May OTilley. Sophie Durkheimer and numerous other schoolmates and girl hood frienda Here, written with a flourish, is the signature of Rudolph Goldsmith. Here, too, are the signatures of Julius Ach, Zella Miller, Thomas D. Suplee, Mary Harris. Henrietta Rosen blatt, May Dunn, A. Greenfield. Lillian B. Flelschner. Marcus Flelschner. Minnie Norton. Katie Norton. Rosle Norton, Josie Bettmann, Eugenia Morse and Bell Hamburger. Here Is an inscription that doubtless brought ' blushes to the cheek of the owner of the album when it was first penned: "O Krama, may thy love for me ne'er sever, la the wish of Mltchel Harris. Olympla,1, W. T." Ida K. McKenny also writes from Olympla, as do many more of her friends. Here's a romantic young dreamer who writes: As the eold ewpelearal etoss IDAHO The Retail Merchants' association of Idaho Fall will finance the state ar! show to be held in that city at an early date. Receipts of the Idaho state fish and game commission for the first seven montha of 3e 1921-22 blennium were more than $71,000. B. E. Hyatt, director of the bureau ef public accounts, announces that the 1U state depositary banks of Idaho have) capital stock and surplus totaling $11.532.6S 26. After announcement was made Sunday that a debt of $11,000 still remained on the First Christian church at Boiae, pledget were made by the conrregaUon totaling $17,600. Thirty-six scholarships to the eolleca of agriculture of the University ot Idaho next year will be awarded by the Union Pacific railroad system. Each scholarship will be 17a in cash and transportation to and from Use uni versity. A young man named Wolflngtoa was shot and killed on Loon creek, near Hailey, a few days ago, by A. P. Hovey. cashier of the Bank of ChaHia, who mis took Wolflngton for a deer. This is the second fatal hunting scridsnt this fall on Loon creek. -fc. in another second-hand , , . Thwa. wtaea tboa newest tlua page May suae attract thy peases aye. Memories, memories! what memories such an old album evokes! Where are the loves of yesteryear T Where are the old-time friends and pals? Someone has said that a pal is the meat in the sand wich of life, and if the pal happens to What I Like Best In The Journal J. A- ADAMS. Newberr Good now, getting better and far ahead of all its competi tors in every department, la my 'estimate of The Journal. MRS. CELLVDA DRTJRT ROBERTS. 70 East Twenty seventh street north Fred Lockle ys stories of early days Interest me, as I am a pioneer of '52. The Journal Is all good. M. CHRISTENSEN. Amity. Or. Tour good articles com ing out from time to time on cooperative marketing. We know The Journal Is uphold ing the farmers' efforts along cooperative marketing lines. EW. SWALLOW, Stayton. Or. IU fairness in every thing. In my opinion it Is the cleanest newspaper print ed on the coast end that Is taking in some territory. C F. GOFFRER, 1001 East Ninth street north Editori als, King Lavrdner's articles, "Jlggs," classified advertise ments and the general newa MRS. S. 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