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TJ1URSDAY, OCTOBER .19a 1922;
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THE GOAi, INQUIRY
TPTASHINGTON dispatches state
V ;that President Harding is
considering!, Just how; farl the coal
commission-recently created is to
go. -.V' ' . 1; k ' r
There is just one .thing for the
commission to do. ;It should go
to the bottom of all conditions in
' the coal industry andVuggest means
of curing the evil'that abound in
it npw.
It is not enough that the commis
sion merely prevent another strike
next springs It Is not enoogh that
It make partialeport.
! The price of coar Is too high. It,
has been charged that there Ja in
efficiency and waste in its produc
Jlon. There is frequent trouble be
tween operators and miners; All
sorts of charges have been made '
against present conditions, and few
of them have even so much as been '
denied.
pi,. 11 is certain tnat tnere is plenty
of coal to supply the demaQd In this
-country. It should be obtainable at
a fair price and in a constant
supply. Bpt there have been times'
when people could' not get coal in
sufficient quantity and theyTiive
f or years paid extremely high
prices for what they did geti ' "
i The coal mines belong funda-
j mentally to the people of the. fta-
tion. They were jntenled to supp&y
t fuel and heat to the' country. It is
the duty of the government, to "-see
. that the mines are properly oper
ated, and the. government cannot be
sure of that in' any other way- than
through a . thorough Investigation
of the entire ; subject , f . -
Oregon's National Guard wants
a new coat of arms for IJs balmers
and insignia. Oregon's artists and
- designers are given opportunity to
furnish the? design and. to ; win a
prize. But although the contest
; closes November I, none- has yet
enrolled in the contest. Surely the
: apparent apathy is not-due to lack
of talent.
A DAY'S TOLIiT
rf A N AGED man was taken to! the
. accident Tuesday
A young woman went to the
hospital after another accident the
same day for treatment of painful
- Injuries, . . ... " ;
. Anouier young woman , was
; struck by an automobile the same
day and taken to the hospital with
a fractured limb. ; -
4 - An agea uamaman went to a
; nospitai tne same ; f day with a
' fractured leg after being hit bya
machine.
Another man went to the hospital
with a fractured -hi.P after Injuries
received in the same way the same
.day. J -
' Anothef woman went tOtthe hos
pital with Injuries receive in an
.automobile accident the same day.
And while all those people were
In Ahe hospitals, three other people
wjre , being treated : there for
T fractured skulls Received in auto-
i mobile accidents this week.
Some of the. machines skidded.
r- Some didn't- s Some of the people
t saw the machines coming. Some
; didnt. But there were? accidents
1. and. Injuries and accidents and In
juries, even accidents and deaths,
s : There Is just one way -to avoid
accidents and injuries and killings.
' That way la for automobile drivers
and peSestrtanr allke to-avotcr ml
takes. In the last analysts it , la
only drivers and pedestrian that
can prevent smAshops. .? Laws and
safety rules. If always lived up to,
would do away with most collisions.
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Iolice court. It is much; easier in
eJter case to avoid the znistahes."
THE MU2 SQUAD
APPEARS to be a near crime
Or to propose an equalization pf
taxes. - V . . . ! ' ' ;
' .The . one man who is attempting
it in1 Oregon is made the target
of every kind of abuse. It is as if
he were- St1 traitor lor a vagabond
or an outlaw foif proposing any
change in taxes. t-:, '
Always in the past he has been
regarded as a very fine citiaen and
most -people in the state continue
in that view, but since he appeared
In public advocating tax changes a
force of newspapers and politicians
and big money persons has come
out in a mad assault on him. .
They pooh-pooh his claim that
taxes can be cut. They belittle jhis
proposals for shifting some . of the
tax burdens to persons and corpora
tions that pay little or no taxes.. '
Though in a 40-year; careei ii
Oregon they never attacked him
before, they are' slashing at him
now. . The attacks have begun, only
since he undertook a state--wide ap
peal for. lower taxes that would be
fair and square to all ,
They criticize his suspenders.
They garble his statements. - They
pick alleged flaws in his argu
ments. Because he complains that
taxes are outrageously high "they
reer to him as Weep!ng Walter."
They squirt sewage and throw mud.
In spite of appeal after fcppeal
against high taxes that he made on
the floor of the state senate when
a member they use garbled records
to try to prove that he 4s insincere
in his present advocacy, of lower
taxes.
He is sneeringly asked by them,
"What would Mr. Pierce ; do to
lower taxes?" as If lowering taxes
were lout of -tho question. 'He- is
jeeringly asked by this, holy-rolling
mud , squad, ;"What f would he
abolish, what would he cut' down ?"
as if none of the state-owned auto
mobiles could be abolished and
none of the 70-odd boards 1 and
commissions could be cut down.
This man is Walter Pierce hut it
isn't Walter Pierce, the man,, that
the niud squad and its secret back
ers are fighting. It is what is be
yond Walter Pierce that .they , ar4
fighting, towit: That greatbody of
Oregon citizens who are pinched by
taxes and are rallying ; in-a con
certed effort to reduce taxes. They
are fighting against that .day and
those days in the future whenat
Salem there may be a governor
who trill stir up the tax issue with
all the power, of the. governor's
office beMnd" him; that day and
those days when there- wlllbe a
genuine effort to make all Interests
pay taxes which ought to pay and
thereby shSft some of the tax bur
dens from-! the shoulders of those
who are paying too much to the
shoulders f those wh6 are paying
little tax or none at afL
It is that leadership in the state.
house- for; tax reform, and tax cuts
that the tax-eaters and tax-dodgers
are fighting, hot Walter Pierce, the
man. They are r attacking Pierce
merely as a blind "to mask their
secret resistance to- tax reform and
mae their opposition fq,the people
h are appealing; fdr. ref opnl
The paving- contractors, fed' by I.
N. Day,1 with his contribution of
$1000 to the 'slush' fund- "to beat
Pierce," are; in the' -fight. They
want more state bonds issued mere
paving contracts,- more fat. jobs and
morerplcklngs and; more dividends.
The notorious $25,000 campaign
fund ;'to - beat Pierfee ts"one. of
their arguments. They and all the
rest 'of the . mud squad are opposed
On principle to a readership af the'
Oregon state house-that wilt counsel
thp.eaple. to stop their frenzied
finance and eet out ! of this -dizzv
delirium of public: money: spending
through which we have been pass
ing and which has loaded the state
djQwn: with av public, debt, exceeded
by hut fowf oi five other, stated to
the entire United States. ..The, tax
eater ,and tax: absorbers 4o hot
want a governor who will lead the
people toward that public economy
hich is as essential to success as
Is private economy.
t a. . . , i
out over the state advocating equal
ization of taxes would meet ; with
the same treatment that this mud-
throwing" bunch is giving Mr,
Fierce. They would garble his
proposals. Thejr would i produce
statistics, in spite of the bid maxim
that there are three kinds of lies
plain lies, d d lies' and statls-
tics. ; They would Jelittle his
endeavors. ; They wouldriticize his
suspenders. ,They wolld tell the
public that taxes cannot be lowered
by 'a governor, in spite of the fact
fthat a governor who would stir up
the tax Issue would create a public
sentiment that would force, lower
taxes. 'They would ask him. Wbat
would you do to lower taxesf!.4ust
as It taxes : eojul4 . not be lowered,
and would ask him ''What would
you abolish:?4: just : as if the whole
of the grandiloquent and- . costly
state establishment, automobiles,
boards, commissions and all,? must
not be touched. , ,
- The whole tenor of dhe assaults
on ' Pierce has Just one' meanings
It is deliberate notice tf the peoi- Why doesn't the present com mls-
ple that. no- attempt by the siae
for which the mud 'squad speaks
will be made to change the" present
rotten tax situation. -
Not one hope is held out by "the
mud squad or. by Governor Olcott,
orbrTorrrKarorby I. Is. Day. or-by
anybody els on that side, for relief
All of them are defending the pres
ent tax status by declaring that
"the people. Old it-"?, , "
' -The only promise, and the, only
hope, for a change Is the strong
fisUt fDade throushout the state by
falter Pterce,r who; as a farmer,
a business man. and a man -of larse
affalrv knows why taxes should be
Near as summer may yet Mem, it
is not: too soon to begin to say. Do
your Christmas shopping early. -
A PORTLAND BOX
HE IS back from the-" war, :
At ?4 and fair to look upon,
he is 'arguing now that jv life' '. W
empty. - Ifs a different; view from
the dreams a and 'ambitions of a
bounding boyhood just a few years
back. The bird songs,' the happy
babble of the brooks, the old swim
ming hole, ths streaming sunshine,
the blandishments .of social life and
the expected rewards I of - a career
have lost their lure. - 'f: ;
-There were seven months in a
hospital from shell shock. There
were wounds that left their mark.
The? step Is no longer springy and
free. There Is a nervousness that
shell shbek so often leaves as its
unwelcome legacy. ;v
'sTou-hear no complaint from this
brave veteran. He speaks of no
troubles, tells of no regrets.. - ' He
knows that he served well over
there and you ..know it, too, from
the shattered, nervea . And -as you
think of it all, and as you hear this
mere youth, scarcely in his 20's, ar
guing that life is empty, that it
holds out little In cheer and joy and
beauty, you know thait he paid a
great price In service to his coun
try. You know that a column has
been r broken; that a golden bowl
has been shattered at the fountain;
that a career, once radiant, with the
bow of promise, is halting between
yope and failure. - . ...4
J? All the wrecks of war were not
put away in the grave. All are
not on crutches, nor in the mid-
Sight of the ' light" that went, out,
nor yet in thi hospitals and places
of rehabilitation.
Many, still in the form and
beauty of young manhood,; are,
without regret or complaint, wor
rying through the day's routine,
striving to be what they once were,
but blighted with a belief that life
is an empty shell and the day
dreams of their youth a myth.
To think of -them as they are,
would seem to yield a high resolve
that, by act and example, republics
should prove that they are never
ungrateful.
Nor people, either; they should
not be ungrateful.
from: bottom: rro top
'TOE American Bankers' assocla-
A -Ition held an elecUftnVrecently.
To head the organ izatioa the mem
bers' selected J. H. Puelicher. He
was formerly employed in a carpet
store. Now he is president of a
large bank as well as of the associa
tion. - i
W. W. Head was elected first
Vice president. He 'was formerly
the principal-of a school in a small
Missouri town. ,'
The second vice president IS W.
E. Knox. He came to America as
an immigrant from "Ireland, was
educated in New York and now
heads the Bowery Savings bank of
that city. ... - .
The three -Wghest officers of one
of the .most powerful organizations
in the:cOuntry are men who were
once, humble. They Started their
careers with practically nothing:
save some intelligence;, and aplenty
of -ambition "and eneargy. They be
gan with small jobs; handled them
better-than they had been handled
.befOT and consequently got bigger
and better jobs -until-they became
the heads of their respective insti
tutlona. r. : . .?
.What those. men did can be done
again. " But to do it. young men
have n time-' and effort to be
wasted.
DOES IT kNOW?
IN Portland there are.bnig Of hid
ing which were received two 4nd
even three weeks ago. for which
the grain has not yef arrived. - .
Does the Oregon -public service
commission know it?; Does it know
that there are. railroad sidings on
which long lines of bad-order cars
are standing unused and unavail
able because, some of the companies
have not the shopmen with which
to repair-then? Does the commis,
sion know- that the reason why the
ears are not put in good order for
use Is because the companies' are; In
a mad quarrel with their employes
and refuse to take them back to ire
pair cars, regardless of the car
shortage?;, - " ) -': ; i
The commission holds that"' It
must be supplied by outside parties
With information about def Active
cars. : When Oswald West was . a
"member, of the commission, he went
on foot 'overj the entire length of
the , west side railroad, from Cor
vallis to Portland, and over the old
Oregon Pacific from , Albany to
Taquina . Bay, maktng a . personal
Inspection of the condition; of ties,
track and. bridges- There was 1 no
requirement In West's time that in
formation about car shortages' and
cars in bad order should be brought
to thecommlsslon. i He wen V out
and got, the information first-hand.
sion find out if there is a car short
age, and why. there Is axcar short
age?
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-.Even a creditor's duns -may: re
mind a man that he means some-
thin? to- KJmeon.--"--r
WHO WILL AID
TAX-BURDENED.
PRODUCERS? '
Issue Stated as Between the Candi
date Who Says: Nothing Can Be
Done and. the! Candidate Who?
Pledges That Much Can and Shall.,
Be Done to Lighten the Intoler
able Load This Republican In-
sists That Party Lines Must Be
4 Disregarded In Making Kffect-.
. - tv . the Demand for Belief.
: ?By A. X. Mason: ;l !-
Leading editorials la recent issues
of The .Oregon Journal, relative to the
anti-tax slush fund -to defeat Walter
Pierce for governor, Just because he
is making a fight against our unfair
system of collecting public taxes, are
certainly commendabla
The chief donors to this fund have ne
desire to eon tribute their - share 6f
taxes for: the support of pur state and
gcvernmant. . and will toot, - and yet
they want us to look, upon them aa 100
per cent Americans.
The time is coming when red-blooded
Americans will forever stop such tac
tics. If that class of tax-dodgers and
leeches upon the public think theycan
continue to place the burden of taxes
upon the "under-dog ' they may find
in the near future , that Ms chain
bits been broken and ' that he will do
more than howl.
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; Just .because Walter Pierce believes
In making those who are escaping the
payment of their share of taxes pay
their full share, he must be defeated,
even though it costs them $1000 per.
Other states can have their sever
ance tax. their gross earnings tax and
their gradual ted income tax: but it
would be awful if Oregon had such: a
tax; system. These same tax-dodgers
have forced the grange income tax
measure off the ballot, and they are
now trying to prevent the electionjpf
Walter Pierce, because he has the
manhood to come out and say where
be - stands on this taxation question.
He is in favor of equalising our taxes,
and he tells us how it, can be done.
Fellow-farmers and city' workers, will
you listen to such tactics as they are
using, or shall we go to the polls and
elect Walter Pierce for the enemies .he
has made? His record in, our state
legislature and, before the public has :
been: an -open book for" the last 20
yeara -His every act has been for the;
common people,
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The Journal's statement of the tax
burdens placed upon the farmer ia all
Iruethough it has not been half told, j
The burden is now at almost the!
breaking point. ' We must have relief,!
or our rural population must move out
and let the tax-dodgers 'run our farms
arid -.pay our- taxes. A am an apple
grower in one of the best apple dis
tricts m the world. Hood River valley,
and my taxes are nearly $19 per acre.
Some other apple - growers here are
paying even more than . The best
price we can hope, to obtain for. our
apples this , season -will hot pay cost
of production. How long do you think
we can exist onsoch treatment? , If
we become Bolsheviks and vote for a
man who at least promises to help
to relieve .opr burdens and then tells
us how itJcan be done, would we be:
bad cit&ens? We think not.' When
will Portland realize that her future
depends 4ipon the success of Oregon
farmers? Keeping our noses to the:
grindstone- continually wHl sooner or
later reflect upon the business of Port-
l land.- If . the "inner circle" of Port
land, who are not willing to bear their
share'of our tax burdens, will make It
possible for a farmer or. a city.iaborer
to earn an honest living and rear and
educate an Industrious family, many of
our friends . will come to Oregon to,
lire., without .any 1927 Portland fair
to iure themvWe do not need more
farmers-' in Oregon,, while we are bat-;
Uing, under : such unjust conditions.
What we do need is a -fair price for'
our products, the elimination of at
least one half of the cost of handling,
our produce before it, reaches the con
sumer, and then we need to be re
lieved from his enormous tax Jbur
den placed upon us by fust ..such fel
lows as are new contributing to the
anti-Pierce' anti-tax fund.
If the election of Walter Pierce of
fers us more rslief than the election of
Mr. Olcott, then' we are going to bolt
our party and vote for the best man.
That is 100 per cent Americanism, re
gardless of the doctrine of Walter
Tooze. Our present governor may be
the farmers' friend until the 7th day
of next November. Some of us have
not forgotten that his salary was raised
from $5000 to $7500 -a short time ago.
We have heard nothing about its being
reduced. If war conditions caused his
salary to be raised and the rest of us
are forced -to meet this readjustment
of war conditions on a downward scale.
why should he not be just as patriotic
and loyal to the welfare' of our state
as we? If we must be taxed to main
tain .his salary, taxed for the tax
dodgers, and 'then get, nothing for our
produce. Should; her not be willing" to
make everyone in the " state pay his
full share ef taxes? We think so."
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What has Olcott offered to relieve
our tax burden"? I might -add that
lie did make one effort to help us poor
farmers. He called the special session
at.A heavy cast to the taxpayers, and
il tried its best to make us farmers
pay more taxes- in order to finance a
fair In Portland In 1925. To be can
did, do you expect us farmers to for-
pet all of this past political history?
Some may, and Then some or us may
not, and some may vote for Pierce.
Lest some may accuse me of being
a Democrat, hence biased on .the gov
ernorship, I desire to say that I haye
registered as a Republican for the last
2 years, but st no time have f voted
for any man just because my party
said to do so. . -;"-r- .-
I am for a more Just tax system.
Builders of Cities
From the Astoria Budget
The state of Washington ia to have
a new city of 30,000 people or more.
It -is to be built by the Long-Bell com
pany near Kelso. At least, that is the
expectation, and news stories tell of
plans Wing put into execution by that
company which give every promise of
resulting In a city's rising like a mush
room on the banks of the Co wilt.
Oregon ians may sigh with fegret
that- this company did not' locate on
the . south bank of the Columbia, for
Oregon has r need of . . cities of 20,000
people - or more. Washington already
has - many cities of fcO.000 to 200,000,
but , Oregon has a . single major city
and only Astoria and Salem that are
within claiming distance of the 20.000
mark. : - ' y
It isn't: often that one man or One
corporation builds ' a city anywhere,
and the community that awaits the
coming of a man or a single company.-
to wave a magic wand and traasfornxlstltutionaf provisions, obviously is to
it into a thrivirur city will meet the
same- fate as the man, who sits on a
cracker box whittling until opportunity
comes along to make him a millionaire.
r. Where there is one'-city ''sprung! up
around a: single - industry there1 are
scores . that are built by the virile
energy of an active, harmonious- and
determined cKisenship. . . - v "
Oregon needs more cities, more in
dustrial cesters, rand that need ? will
not be ' supplied by -repining, -at the
better fortune of br neighbor" in at
tracting an organization like the Long
Bell rflmrwny, which- win build a. city
of JSnU, -a"" tew years," nor bopit-
that some similar blessing will be -visited-
upon her. " If ehe cant build, new
cities where now there are not even
villages, she can develop the cities she
now has. And the best way to proceed
to that end is to break down the. pres
eat Jealousies between communities,
and ia the various communities them';
selves to break down the petty taction
ahsmswhlch is an Insuperable barrier
to civlo unity and the cooperative spirit
that builds. ,
Letters From the People
ICommaaieatSons seat to The Journal tern
pttbUeatios ta this department ahonld be writ
ten cev wnly one aide f the paper, aonht not
exoeed 800 word in laactaw and moat be
aimed by the writer, whoa mail addna is
tuii xacut aeeeaxnaay the eonirilroalou, . ,
OPEN LETTER TO OLCOTT v
In Which the Governor' Is Questioned
. . Regarding Assessment of Tele
phone Company's Property.
Portland, Oct. 18. Hon. Ben w. Ol
cott. Governor of Oregon, Salem, Or.
Dear Governor : , Much ,has Jeen said
about taxes in this campaign, and SO
far nothing has been said about prop
erty assessments. All public- service
corporations are assessed through the
state tax commission, of which you
are chairman and the responsible head.
Please tall us, then, through the col
umns of The . Journal, why the tax
commission Has not assessed the build
ings of the . Pacific Telephone Jc Tele
graph company as buildings, instead
of miles of wire? .
Tou know that on the corner-of Oak
and Park streets in Portland is a big
10-story telephone building, and it is
not on the assessment books of Multno
mah county ; neither is the land under
it. Why T Did you or any of your com
mission count the number of miles of
wires that are strung on the poies and
In the counties of this state? If the
miles were not counted by some public
official, you would have "to take the
count of the , telephone company jtod
thereby let it make the assessment In
its own way and in a way that' you
could not check It -up to see if it were
fair to the other taxpayers., ; - f
Mr, Governor, the farmers of this
state have to tell- what kind of prop
erty they have, and give in every horse.
mule, cow, hog and chicken. The fara-
er cannot give in his' cows-as cultivl
yators, nor his barns as bar bed -wire-
He is made to tell just what, he has.
ana swear to it-. This is done so he
can be checked up on. it.' to see that
it is true. t. f i:k
Tell - the. people why ,y&u and your
commission assess the telephone .com
pany so they cannot be; checked on
their assessment. You" might find men
who could count the poles of the tele
phone company, but to count the miles
of wire twisted around through the
Duuumgs in Portland and the other
ctues in tne state, he would have some
JOD. j-
w-Let us hear from yaii on thl vour
work as an assessor. An Onlooker.
' URGES SUPPORT OF PIERCE
And Argues the Education Bill, Reply
ing to Opponents of the Measure.
Milton, Oct. 11. To the Editor of
The Journal I had thought ; that I
would ignore that little article of Mrs.
Relsenauer of September 6. but on
reading that article by Mr. Lawrence I
could not shirk my duty. His argu
ments are misleading. He calls the
compulsory education bill unconstitu
tional, which is not true -at all. There
Is not a word of unconstitutionality- in
It, It it prevented teaching religion in
pne's home or Sunday school or church'
then it would be unconstitutional, but
it does neither.
Now. a little to Mrs. Relsenauer. She
says she is, a Catholic I am a Chris
tian. I believe, from her writing that
she is a teacher, but. with due respect
for a lady, I must confess that I
were a teacher of any note I should
feel very much degraded to have to
teach in a school that my pastor would
call ' school of vice and immorality
and ! that ! Should . be suppressed. She
says parents ' send their children to
private schools so they can-have a little
religious training along with their sec
ular studies.' 5 Dn examination of the
bureau of statistics at Washington. X).
C the Knights of Luther found that
o per cpnt of the crine -ommitted'in
the United; States Is attributed to
pet-Sons wno -wertj Kuppoused to nave
had religious training in their private
schools, while only 5 per cent is at
tributed to graduates from our public
schools. If this is the i way religious
teaching works, the lestf we have of it
in our great state of Oregon the better
it will be for ail Of us. I could fill
another sheet, but I hardly think it
necessary, for I surely thinle every true
American Citizen in Oregon will vote
for Pierce and the school bill. The
citizens of Oregon have the opportunity
to enact into law one of the greatest
reforms ever Inaugurated sinae the
signing of the constitution ; and when
we "have such a splendid, honest, up-
f right leader as Senator Pierce, let us
all rally around the flag.
; ' : C. P. Christian.
WHO OWNS THE CHILD?
Here Is Denial of the, "Ownership" In
sisted Upon by Many Religious
; Liberty Child's as Well as
" Parent's. Asserted.
Portland.: Oct lt.To the Editor of
Thei, Journal -If we may reach a full
and, definite agreement on ..the question.
Who owns the child? we shall then be
in better position to agree upon the
best public: policy to pursue in leading
him to become an ideal American citi
xen. Who! owns the child? Does the
parent, does the state, or does he pos
sess -himself as a freeborn . American
citisen? Does guardianship presuppose
J. or imply or constitute ownership in the
sense that one owns his hand or foot?
If a -man owns bis infant son. when
does he cease to. own him? Is it at
age 10, or 20, or 50? The Chinaman
says never! What shall: be the answer
of the austere, patriarchal American
parent? The federeH;- constitution de
clares : "All persons j born or natural
ized in the United States are citi
zens of the- United' States and of the
state in which they reside." Will any
deny' citizenship to. the American-born
infant? Has the citizen parent .rights
that the infant citisen -does -not? Does
the mere element of .age nullify the
lawful rights of citizens, ia minor chil
dren? Let w parent neglect or abuse
a jchlld. and learn to Ms sorrow.
Religion Is a personal matter, strict
ly, with every citisen. What "Justifica
tion is there for any parent, it he be
a member of any religious sect or de
nomination, to lay down the inexorable
law that his -sons and .daughters must
and - shall accept that faith also and!
force it -upon -then? whether they wiiw
or i ao? ; 'Religious , liberty in such a
case is conspicuous for Its absence,
is it not? ; J!, '
"AH men are - created equal" as 'to
pertxma rights, and befor the law.
This fs pure American doctrine. , Shall
we abridge . or deny the civil or re
ligious liberty of the ( child citisen at
the whim of dverseahMts or' intolerant
religious parents? - The Intent , of cop.
guarantee religious freedom "and the
free exercise thereof! to-a parent for
himself. Who shall say, however, that
he has aa Inberept: right to force his
system upon his freebora citizen off-
enrinff-. and bv so doinar Catlv denv to
them that same religious liberty hV se
vociferously claims. 1
;vt" ir.'.V-' m MA. Anderson-:
- - - i ; FORESIGHT
Frm Ufa.
"Whatcha runnln for, BM? Is there
a fire at your house ?!- - '.-..
"Xaw. I'm Just burryin so I'll gTt
thera be lore ; l get -ured. K . , - ....
C01VHVIENT AND
j? SMALL. CHANGE
A loving son is one who lets father
nis own auto once in awmie.
Woolen Man Target" f or Pi erca Wit."
Soak him again, and he'll shrink out
of sight. ," - . ;
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Financial writer says money is easy
la Middle West Sure, easiest thing
la the world, to get rid of,
Between news of politics, paternity
eases and many killings we haven't
much hesitancyln jpicklng politics. . .
Nowadays a man builds a garage
on a - vacant lot and if there's any
money left he constructs a houses
. - --'- -x 7 ,
Sometimes these headlines give us
a thrill. For Instance, "Twenty-five
Women Entered ia Livestock Show."
, e ,
Owing to difficulties, in tratellog at
the present time the ex-kaUer and his
bride will not take aa long wedding trip.
"Harding waiting for second term,"
a headline declares. You've heard
about the bride who waited at the
Church? a i . ..'-:,;: .. -. v
A prowler was put to sleep by a blow
on the Jaw, tut many a blowing jaw
baa put more hardy folk than prowlers
into slumberlsndV .t , -
' . e e .
If Henry Ford followed his own ad
vice to "spend the difference." -he
would now- be just about the opposite
of the richest man In the world. -
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"Gentlemen, get ready for' corset ef
fects in clothing." says a headline.
Meanwhile someone . who writes news
stories should be told that, all gentle
men aren't that kind. .
MORE OR LESS PERSONAL
Random Observations About Town
R. O. Kramer of the Flake-Kramer
company of San' Francisco is spending
a few days at the Multnomah, trans
acting business In the cltyvand looking
the scenery over.. He is ont his re
turn from an extended kuntina trip in
the wilds of Canada, and afterla short
time, spent here will sail for Japan
and China on firm business.
e "
': R. J. Rlngwood of the Admiral-Oriental
Steamship line is down from his
Seattle office for a ' short business
trip. He Is at 'tte -Benson. , . ..
O. C Gladden. Seattle manager of
Foster & Kleiser. is at the Benson
while In the city on a short business
visit. -
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H. J. Hlldeburn, state highway en
gineer, of Koseburg, is at-the Benson
wtiile in the city on highway business.
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F. S. Bramwell of Grants Pass Is
visiting in the eity for a short time,
making his headquarters at the Ore
gon. .
Mr. and Mrs. M. G"iser of Hood River
are registered at the Perkins for a
few days while visiting in the city.
e
F. A. Watklns of Lake is spending
a short time in the city on a business
trip, registered at the- Perkins.
e
W. N. Smith of Astoria Is a Portland
visitor, registered at the Oregon.
; "
W. Hayden Fiske of Lakevlew is at
the Imperial while in the city for a
brief visit.
e .
T. J- Fbley 6f Bend Is registered
at the Imperial while In the city for a
day or so. -
a
M. O. Otf, leading business man of
Hebo, Is in the city on a business visit,
staying at the Imperial.
v e e
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. . Sever bf Salem
are visiting In Portland for av little
while, staying at the Imperial. ;. , ,
Mrs. H. Lyons of Albany Is visiting
friends in Portland for a . few days,
registered at the Imperial. - t
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D. J. Cooper of The Dalles Is at the
ImpSriaL " ' - . -
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OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS
rT? TXJTP Tr.T TTJXT AT 1T A XT v
VA-' U VUlVilXaU 1UAX f
By Fred
A taft of eroelty na teaaeleaa aa it 'was
atroctotu ia the feature of the fourth lnstall-
snt of B. F. Bonney a. story, of emirrulns
to Calif oraia in 186 with the first wasona
that went from Fort Hall. The reader-
senaa- of poetic yuaxiee will not be folly aatia-
fied, but what actually happened is tnat una
wui help
B. IF.' Bonney of Muliho Is a rAoneer
of California, having gone to Sutters
Fort before the discovery of gold in
California. He came to the Willamette
valley In 1846, so he has lived in Ore
gon under the provisional government
and the territorial government and was
here whetf Oregon was admitted; to the
sisterhood ct states in 185 In telling
me' of his experiences, in crossing the
plans, he said :
"We turned off at Fort Hall, being
guided by Caleb Greenwood and his
half-breed sons. While we were cross
ing this sagebrush desert one of. the
men in our party named Jim Kinney,
who hailed from Texas, came upon an
Indian. Kinney had a big wagon anti
four yoke of oxen to carry his pro
visions and bedding. .. He also had. a
Spring hack, drawn by a span of fine
mules. His wife drove the muies,
while Kinney himself always rode s.
mule ' and . had a hired man to drive
the.".wagon with the four yoke of oxen.
Kinney had long, black hair, a long,
black mustache and heavy black eye
brows aod was tall and heavy, weigh
ing probably 225 pounds. He had a vlo-
desperado. When he saw this Indian
in the sagebrush, be Called to the driver
UjL nis wafoa lu aioy utim oaeik auu-
neys wagon was in) the. lead that day,
so the whole train stopped. Going to
the wagon he got a pair, of handcuffs
and started back to where the Indian
was. . Of course, the Indian, had no
idea-Kinney meant any harm to him;
My father said. Kinney, what are you
going to do with that Indian V Kinney
said, r fWhere I came from , we have
slaves, and I am going to capture that
Indian and take f aim with me as a
slave.' My father said to him. The
first; thing you know that Indian win
escape and tell the other Indians and
they will kill us all." Kinney said, "1
generally have my -way. Any man that
crosses me regrets". it, I have had to
kill two or three men already because
they did not want tne;to have my, way ;
so if, yn want any trouble you know
how' to- get It - Kinney was an : in
dividualist and would not obey the train
rules, bat he was such a desperate man.
and apparently held life so lightly,, that
no one wanted to cross him. ) .
. r .
""Klnaey went to where the .Indian
was,- jumped off his mule and struck
the Indian over , the bead. The Indian
tried to escape.; He put up a fight,
but be i was n match for Kinney, and
in :' . moment or two --Kinney-' bad
knocked bun dawn and got his hand
cuffs on him and dragged htm. to the
hack. He -fastened -a rope around his
neck, fastened him to th hack and
Cold his -wife to hand him hia black-
snake .whip, which she did, as she was
as ,mbh afraid f him as the men
were. . Then he told his wife to drive
on. He slashed the Indian across the
naked n shoulders With th.blacksnake
NEWS :IN BRIEF
c SILTELJGHT3 ,
It is reported that the football teams
are thinsing of carrying a few studies,
as a sideline this season. Ashland Tid-
This abdlcatingjs getting to be a
popular- sport. What if the women
take it up next and mother abdicates 7
Albany Democrat. ,
- The housing problem seems difficult
of solution la Eugene. The carpenters
can work fast enough, it. seems, to
keep up with, the '. demands JEugene
Guard, . f : .. :, ..
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It la the consensus of -opinion ; that
Portland should quit fretting about a
world's fair In 1927, and try and get a
ball team . in ,j 1923. Medford MaO
Tribune. - . ',-.... :. -t ,,.
Ne frost yet. -It is nearly the middle
of October, and the weather observer
reports that 47 degrees-is the lowest
temperature I Astoria has had this fail
And some people make disparaging' re
marks about , Astoria's climate. -Astoria
Budget. - .- -
What is so rare as a fall day in
Eastern Oregon? With ideal weather,
the fields full of hay and grain ready
for market t. and plenty of work for
everybody se inclined, this section can
feel herself as one of the most favored
spots in the Northwest. Haines Rec
ord., - i - , - .
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There are I two kinds et strikes that
ought to be encouraged. The -strikes
of husbands whose wives demand all
the money for their own use, and the
strikes of wives for their share of the
family income, Roseburg News
Review. . j - "
J W. H Canon, register of the land
office at Roseburg, Ja in the city for
a few days, having been- called to Port
land to appear as a witness before the
federal grand Jury in a case now under
consideration by that body He is at
the Imperial.
S. B. Sanderson, editor of the Tree
water Times, is registered at the Ore
gon for a business visit of a tew days
here. r
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J. I. Young, well known stockman
of Echo, accompanied by Mrs. J. H.
Young, bis mother, is at the Perkins
for a short visit in the city on busi
ness. and pleasure combined.
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Jack Travis, timberman of Silver
ton, is registered at the Perkins while
transacting; business in the city for a
day or so. .! .' ' v.-' .
. Donald McKay, prominent stockman
of Gateway; is at the Perkins. He has
lust delivered a -large shipment of
stock: to the Portland market.' -
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;. Mas. E. L." Baker and Mrs. Ed GU1
ingham of Salem are registered at the
Multnomah during a short visit in the
city. ' : '
a w. Reed -of Marahfleld is in the
city on a short business trip, registered
at the imperial. ; t
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M.A. Cleveland of Btanfield la trans.
acting business in the city for a day
or so, staying at the Imperial while
here.
Dr. J. N. Smith, superintendent- of
the state ' Institution for the , feeble
minded, was a Portland visitor
Wednesday : -
1
W. B. Lindsay of Merlin Is ef the
Imperial during a business visit to the
eity. ---U- ' -' .-f
"George Haley f Eugene is spend,"
ing a day or two in Portland on busK
ness, reansterea at tne imperial.
Ai-E." Hansen of Hood River fg at
the Mutnomah while in town for a few
days on business. ,.; -. :: :. I
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Mrs. H. ci Andrews of Marshfleld . is
at the- Multnomah whjie , visiting ,.Ia
i'oruana ray a rew aays. r - . .
Lockley
3r-
whip as a bint not to pull back. The
Indian threw himself en! the ground
and was pulled along by hia neck. Kin
ney kept slashing him te make him
get up- until finally the Indian got up
and trotted along behind the hack. For
several days Kinney keptbackvof the
Indian, slashing him with the black-
snake to tweak his spirit' r After about
a week or 10 days Kinney untied the
Indian and turned him over to his ox
driver and told him to break the In
dian in, to drive the ox team. . y
.',".. e , a . - . ' .. '.',s.--:-: j.-'
"Kinney had a dog that was Wonder
fully smart. He had ased him in
Texas to' trail runaway slaves. - After
two-or three weeks. he did not tie the
Indian any more at night, as he said
if he ran away the dog would pick up
nis trau. Me wouia men follow him
and kill him, to show the other .Indians
the superiority of the white man. He
said he had killed - plenty of negroes
and .once he had had to Jem a white
man who could not see things his wayj
""After the Indian bad been with Kin
ney over three weeks, ope dark, windy J
nignt ne disappeared. Kinney called
the Indian his man Friday' In the
morning when Kinney got up he found
the Indian bad taken --a -blanket as
well as his favorite-Kentucky rifle, a
gun he had paid $100 far-. He had also
taken his powder "horn; some lead and
three hams. : I; never saw a man in
such a temper in my life as was Kin
ney. He was furious. Everyone In the
train rejoiced that the Indian' had es
caped, but they all pretended to sym-
path Ire with Kinney, for - they were
afraid of being killed If they, snowed
any signs of satisfaction. ":f Kinney
saddled his mule, took his dog that he
baa used to trail runaway slaves with,
and started out on the track of the In
dian. The wind bad blown the sand In
ridges and hummocks, thus covering
the trail of the Indian. After hunting
half a day in aU -directions and being
unable to track him, Kinney finally re
turned to j the wagon train snd we
started on. ; ,- ', ." ;.,f-..
,; ' - - " " - " ' '
hX the foot of the Sierra Nevada
raountaisa.we were met by 10 Mexicans
wttft a pack train conveying flour, po
tatoes, dried beef and other provisions.
We camped at the foot of the moun
tains several da-va. waitinor 'for other
emigrants who had turned off af Fort
Hall to 3o5n us. After a day's travel
toward th summit we came to a rira
rock ledge where there was no chance
to drive up, so tfiS wagons were taken
to pieces; and hoisted to the top of the
rimrock with ropes. The wagons were
put together .again . and reloaded,- the
oxen, which had been, led through a
narrow crevice In the- rimrock, were
hitched "up, and- we went - on.. Once
more whUe crossing the Sierras we
cam to a rimrock ledge that" could not
be mounted, o we repeated the pro
cess of -hoisting the wagons.' It took
us four days to reach th summit of
the mountains. -,' In - going down.--the
western -aide, toward the Sacramento
valley,-the mountains were so steep in
places that we had to cut pine trees
and hitch them to the ends of the wag
ons to keep them from -running, for
ward upon the oxen." j
The " Oregorr Countryr
North weat Baprwniacs ia Brief Tons for the
: i . .Buay Reader...
, - .. OREGON " , ,
Three candidates are in the field to!
succeed Postmaster Campbell at Eu-, .
gene, who died recently. , ' , . . r
Student Odd Fellows at Oregon Arri- - ,
cultural college met in OorvalUa Satur
day night and perfected an organiza- v
uvo, . - - ; ,--. - - .; . . -. .--
Receipts of the' Jacksbri county 'fair, i :
recently held .at Med ford, were $1$,- f
437.19. aho wing a profit of $4000 over "
expenses. -:,-.!,. -. y ,;,.i.;.,-n . j.:...-,,. . -.
Turkeys are said to be plentiful Tn '
uane county this fall and tne supply
for Thanksgiving will be larger tlian
for .many yeara f - 4 ' i v- -, -.
A joint conciava of all tbai'Woodmen .
of the Worli camna.in tnt . "Benton.
Lincoln and Lane counties will b held : -at
Albany December 16.
Catches of four to seven tbhs of all- -!
verslde salmon to. the boat are being '
reported by trolllnr boats .. nuttlns in
aA. Astoria, from trips down the coast, "1
The bee ranch owned " by George J
Seward near Wheeler was - raided bv !
bears one night last week. The animal ,
tipped over several hives ana devoured
the contents. fv v -..':'
Still another new buildlnr. TO bv 70 !
feet is to be erected en the woolen mills
grounds at Brownsville, bringing the
total number of buildings at- the re
juvenated factory to seven.
Zephin Job.-one-time banker in Cor
vallis and the father of Job's addition.
that large section in the northwestern
parr ox uorvams, otea at jautte, anonu, 1
on Tuesday of last week.
Andrew . Tuikkala was drowned at -"
Port Orford last Thursday afternoon ;
when he fell from the -deck of the ' '
steamer Acme, which was tied up at
the port dock loading logs. . 1
injuries when ihe car he was driving -
from Portland to Beavertoa SKiddea on a :
the wet pavement Monday and - over
turned in ditch. . - !
Tom Goracke. who lives west ef Har--1
risburg, sold his hops at 10 cents a !
pound and says even at that low figure
they netted" him more than any other L
crop he could have raised.
..T.rnu UTiMAav n Pinhe waa aavirtna..
ly injured and five others more or less . !
hurt when an automobile in which they-'
were riding left the road at Gladstone ;
Saturday night and went over the bank ' ,
into the Clackamas rivers .. - h
' WASHINOTON , '
Five eases of typhoid fever are under ;
treatment -at the infirmary at Wash-. '
ington State college. ..-.-...
The Seattle postoffice la ready for av
new postmaster, the second term for !
which Edgar Battle was appointed by !
President Wilson having expired last r
Oatut-riav -. ? ...
Out of BO applications for state land i
in the October sale, only nine tracts ,
were unsold, th best cleanup in two -i
year. ' Lands appraised at .$248,903
sold for $250,934. r i,
. Only three men' are to have a hand
in the work of the coming election at
Aberdeen --In every precinct but two i i
the places 'of clerks and Judges are j
filled by women. , , . , .."
Sam Muto, 17-year-old Spokane
youth, : died Saturday morning from .
the effects of having shot himself
through the stomach while hunting
near Fort Wright - t
Alouie Rakos. 12-year-old son xf
Steve Rakos of Cowlitz, suffered a j
broken thigh Saturday; when he was
run down by an automobile driven by '
R. Swttzler of Aberdeen. . i '
Instead of- nacklna-- their fruit this r
season, many growers in the White I
Salmon district are hauling their fruit -
In V.. .1 1. ,A m n n W. . 1 1 1 i ,
stored1 until conditions improve. - : ;
William Bromley, 28, was killed and'
two women seriously injured Sunday,-,,
when aa automobile Bromley was
driving turned over on a short curve!
near Renton. The three lived at Issa-'
quah. ; .- :..'?;' -j-. ' ... ',. I-'
r The highway ' system Of . Lincoln 1
JWlltntV ho, tnfl t A eafl m U, rt Im i '
proved roads during the past 12 years,!.
all of whlclr has-been? done under the ."
uperviBionr of J.L. Thayer, county
engineer. ''-v -. :' l,'
,- A" W " Williams nt Seattle tnl ased hia '
nour scare n rounu ner ouuy noatina
In Green lake. -She had worried over
money matters, (though the family had ,
plenty to live on. , 4 , : , . , - . ' j -
: A M. Muffin, chairman., ana A us- .
tin woodvard. imemnar ar Miinnvatrfw -
school district board, were 'naked for
ana tenaerea - tneir resignauons Fri
day night, due to discord over thai
tranaiwrtatlnn Af nimilji : i t . . - -
Yakima Indians are preparing "for a
high tribal conciava Jo protest against
the sacrilege, of the burial ground at '
Toppenish. Many graves have been
opened- and rifled, 18 bodies having "
been recently taken from one- family .
mound.r - . . , . - ... .
,- anninauen.' oi -August --toeiiner
Of Duwamleh for county commissioner
has been . declared leeal br Judia
pnuaw vl saa.iue, aitnougn . tne con-
vemionr mat nominatea mm .was com- .
posed only of himself and pne other -man.
:" .:."-: . r r-:j..-l
The sunrema court has yon firmed -
a damage, judgment- of 42770 awarded ,
in uiafi jiai uvr county to ueorge a,:
Corura and wife against Gus Blom
qulst and wife; Ah 11-year-old eon of
Corum was drowned in a swimming
po at noquiam ownea.oy jyiom
qulat x-? . . , .. .,.j,...y.
r , .- ' .'IDAHO ' . !' -
' -The hems, with contents, of John T.
Wilson, retired farmer, living near
Grangeville. were destroyed by . fire
Friday; nlghis :..:: .... ' "-,.
As .a-'Mmnla . ne ft, ' imA - -
his ranch southwest of Rupert, V. P. '
Diehl is. exhibiting a sugar; beet that .
weighs exactly 26 poundat. ! ' ' r
Turkey. Red wheat commanded a
fancy price , at American Falls last
week . when elevators were offering
$1.65 a hundred for that Variety, .. ; f
To. supplant the famous cracker bar-: ,
rel. Rav Wiljion ha lntllri e nHin
set at his errofterv. stnr In Parma fnr.
the entertainment of bis patrons. - f
com mar great winter feeding ground
for sheep, there being. now more than)?
Zbtl.OUO on the naaturej near that rilv
All IIICIIIV1 J VI IK( IIIVUlCll WilU Wa'4
,. M .1 . , i i . i . . . . ,
una vl wo iuuimcra vt iua iiiBLitution.. ;
Mrs, Ida b. - Payne has presented to.
th Mountain Home library an heir-,1
loom chair that is more than 100 vea.ra
Old. -;.-.,. :.;,, ; V. - . ,
k. - a Ii.mIa-. v. -n . -
-Ralnh Vlka ilmnnl Tnle MnPall IT.l'
day. half atarved and bis clothing torn . :
ro anreua, ne oecama trouoieu wun
tim vmi telilla: hunting ar1 tiail ;
riapaH arlr in th, nrAiinr,i, ... . . .. f
Once Overs
AreYou Too "Quick on tbW'
At- vmip ft1nsr aaallv. t,ur mJ
nrwa it uu ever ao utile ia ma ira vnn
ready to fight? ;
, Instakd of .-arguing a point that an- -
ether -declares to be true, -do you v. :
hemently protest, that anyone believ- '
Ing -a , that -person does must -: be
W.M.M . ,,, - t.-w. - '.r,- 1 , - - . j
iv w vmy mo scia-vuusciwaa person
who is offended at trifles. ; . : -
: Bread-minded folk are too big to be
annoyed by lllUa things. : i.j ;
: The: - really- -big omebody never ;
thinks of fighting to settle a score, at '
long as there Is any other honorable '
way vuu --.-.::,: i- j, ; i . '
: The more learned and Just a person, '
the more he believes that every man
has a light to his opinions and the :
more he believes " that be cannot 1 be ,;
always right and that the other fellow
is not always wrong. v'i ...? 1 I ':.
-TTawt. mlntf , tirtiaa- hava vAh lu.n
angry: with jast'cause?, i-',. .. : 1 ,- .
: Nine .times out of ten you know .
your anger was foolish, i j i -
. How about it? ' Don't you exhibit
such . foolishness every - day of your .
(CopyrIxlt,'l22; by Interaatlonal ravrsre
. , . .... errjea, Ine.)