THE? OREGON DAILT JOUlXA POnTLAND, OREGON.
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TELEPHONE MAIM 711.
: j reached by thta namber.
AIkaApartiuiiti
' 1 tha itoTermnenl aa a, .-reat deal
I ntay be dona by aererity. mor:byr Jore. '
Ibat moat of all by clear dlaoaroitieet end
impartial justice, wUch paya no respect
to peraona.- Goethe. ',
LAST OF THE WAR CHIEFS
T XiOYD GEORGE , had." to pass
r-- i from office some time. , Like ali
fiothlr countries. England ha noll-
tlcf Had politicians. And. as In all
other countries, str6ng and; weak
, men alike are forced f rojh the resins
"; of power under the lash of political
manipulators, f;
X England .. has ; but , one Lloyd
1 George. She- hai no equal as a
.national leader. She has no man
V'.to pUot the British ship of sUte
X - as Lloyd, OeoVee hay piloted it. ;
n 1 '. Not in"' a4 keneration has England
' faced the trials that she has been
'k compelled to meet lender thq stew
j; -' ardship ., of the wily Welshman.
Other British leaders failed'in the
i conduct ;bf ' th e- war. But, X.loyd
, George . didn't faiL , Other men
:; , would have beeri overwhelmed with
!'?the problems since the.war tre-
land,. India, European plots and
,j? conferences, the peace, the falling
j. . money values, disrupted industrial
and trad conditions, strikes and
, onslaughts from all quarters. But
Lloyd George was hoi overwhelmed;
He successfully took England
through her' times of greatest perfl
t '- r - j , ICih ItM AM UtlCt :puatuUU
? 5 than he found ner. ; ' ' V
Nor. is the loss of Lloyd George
!: as the HirecUhg head of his country
loss alone to SritjStln It '1st
; " loss to the ,wbrid at ah unfortunate
timev The English premier has
r done move probably than any other
mam to maintain the world's peace
-; -t since the armistice. s He has done
more probahjy thin any other man
4 to defeat complete collapse of
T.econorftlc ahd financial structures
abroid. He has done taoiA' pVob
' ably than any other man, to. Kelp
,-tthe world so far through the period
1 ' t-. of recoriatrucUon without ratal con-
'.Bequencee,. ' ... . t . ,
. FortynateIy the great Welshman
' r aj-haa aok forever passed from public
r ilfe. There are Indications, many
b thett.'-thit it 4y be necessary
, . lo retail him as active head f the
English government' and it would
V ;hot be surprising It that day Boon
f ' dawned, j- -.
MR. LAMONT'S TESTIMoInV
.
rriHpSiAS W. LAMONT is & keen
J- man. 9 it a member of Mor
t kan & Co. He Is .well informed.
. jrle knowg cjausea and effects, espe
, cially 1ft business. 1 And he had A
. friendly - Tittle ' talk ,withWj fellow
bankers a few dajas ago, in which
. , he said: (.
- W ah all be fortunate indeed if we
net find that In 'practice It (the
r tariff UW) protects C -tot of industries
: that a not ried protection sad cuta
. : off from our farmers auad mannrtptnr.
- era a- lot of foreign markets that are
reaoy to ouy our commodities. Many
- ; of our eepUr still tan to realise that
. ? tha word "trade", ; means ; in final
Analysis an exchange of goo4s or servo
Idea that International trade, as the
term applies to America, means that
we can sell freely to aU, the markets of
the world and In turnTuy from them
little op- not rttn .f. ! - . - -1 -
Thkf Is Mr. Laraont'S testimony
job the tariff measure, v, H says i
is Ukeiy; to ruia our f ortlga tradi;
' gt least whki is-left since the
- gaopiloni of the policy f tsolaUon.
? And as he suggests. rtrsileeni
egchangACSow; can there be ex.
I chanjpe- tf we" receive -nothing from
abroad?. - 'And are foreign countries
hot likely, to retaliate lav kind ? "s
- ,iIii..Lamoat thinks irldustriea are
; protected thai "do-not need protec
tion." How couti there be anything
elhe when Benators and representa-
lives trade proteetioa for one local
Sty la order ..la jabtsin. protection
for another, regardless of the need
for the protection ? ; And Mr. Len
root of Wisconsin, a Republican
senator, is authority for the state
ment that there were trades, many
of them Ha protested against the
practices am the floor bf the senate
when the bill Vajs "Under cansidera-tlon.?-
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, . And it is .the -tariff .that jCon
gressmaa McArthur and ether 'gen
tlemen are attempting to defend in
the state of -; Oregon, and other
states. J It Is badly in need of any
and all defense that caxt t made..
THE FILTH QUAJ
ttTIERCE acted With perfect fairV
A7 ness Co the board and - the
state."-. "- j - t
In these words former : Senator
George" E. Chamberlain disposes of
the miserable attempt of the Port
land mud squad to Blander Walter
Pierce in the school fund transac
tion." tt is ah example j of. t the
wretched methods employed r in
Portland to distract attention Trom
Pierce's leadership' : tp lower - and
equalize , taxes, and . 'to balk the
state-wide movement of taxpajers
who,; are, for the first time in Ore
gon 'history, acting together -in a
concerted plan to' get - some relief ,
from outrageous tax burdens., t
As the th'en .governor. Senator
Chamberlain ' and : the other two
members of the sta,te board had
full knowledge of all the processes
involved in the lending of- the school
money to Mr, Pierce, and approved
the arrangement.
The board, con-
sisted of two Republicans and one
Democrat. '
As Chamberlain
says, it was the
policy of the board to keep as much
as possible of the school fund
loaned out - so it would bring in
terest. The security offered on the
Pierce farm was ample, the loan
was . recommended by the state
board's local agent in Union county,
and, in due course, the money' was
repaid with, interest in "full. . That
la all there: was to the incident. .
What , is niore. not only was
money loaned tinder the same con
ditions to Mr. Pierce but to Mr.
Wright Mr. Stoddard of the
same county. The point with the
board was to get the money loaned
out to bring in interest. Instead of
having .it lie in Portland; banks.
State treasurers formerly got riet
on secret interest paid them for use
of the money by bankers. The
loans as " made .to Mr. Pierce and
others brought Interest moneyfinto
the school fund for the benefit-of
the children of the public school
Instead of Bringing secret Interest
into the pockets of state officials
for their enrichment. j
Tet, it years after, we have-just
had the-4niserable 'spectacle! ofr-this
perfectly proper trans a c tlon
dragged out in an attempt to
blacken the name of a good citizen
because he is making a staute-'wide
struggle to secure reduction of
taxes. We1 had, front pages of
Portland newspapers smeared over
with fac simile signatures. We had
huge headlines falsely alleging that
a fraud' had been discovered. We'i
had insinuation, Innuendo and other
rotten bunk, C A'",".' ' I
We had solemn .questions proi
posed to Mr. Pierce. We saw
journalism, which ought to be hon
estf -dragged in the sewage and mire
of misrepresentation. We saw
newspapers as scavengers, smeared
with offal and reeking, with slime,
and wh'at , for? Mereljr. to heat
Pierce because he has become a
state-wide leader for- the thousands
of taxpayers In this state who are
banded together in a movement to
secure some relief: from outrageous
taxes. ; . " .
Mr. Pierce an4 his supporters
have so far conducted & gentle
man's campaign. How long can the
mud squad continue to spew its
filth without drawing fire on their,
candidate?
HOW ABQUr PORTLAND?
ir Ui'.;--r."-i'-44TT
N D B iRtf ORLD .associations
, -are responsible for the plight
of Loretta-Lee, held by .Detroit po
lice as ahaccomplice in.the rob
bery f the Louis Meier's Sons Jew
elry fetore,! says a news despatch.
It ; is the oid familiar story, , ,
The yobng- woman had some
money. ' She ".was making her own
way and supporting a son. She fell
into bad company and loaned asso
ciates a. considerable sum of; money.
Of course, associates and i money
vanished. :; ; x
3iit the girl picked other and
similar friends. ' Matters west, from
bad to Worse. Ufa bad become av
struggle in which her friends
helped her little. , !-
v Finally, money was bo low the
young woman " became desperate
Her friends suggested a i robbery.
The girl was led on and on and
finally Into the path of crime. And,
says the displiteh; "underworld- as
sociations are responsible. -:-f" , -Are
all Portland mother and
fathers certain that their children
are forming the best associations ?
Are they all certain where their
children are at night and with
whom? i Aii they all sure that in
fluences are not now at work to
lead their if children - toward h the
pllghtTbf. Loretta -Lee t iJ
- . THE HARVEST
TlTE 'waterfront .Wployers are
-reaping what they ;sowed They
catered -to the L W; W.They gave
ther 14W, W. ;3obs-i tnf the recent
waterfront strike employer busses
guarded ' try employer-paid 'police,
men in city uniforms carried "L! W,
WT from their hall to ships.- vi
-Jv'ow, Portland . is .amArkedeity.
The I. W. W. are on strike against
their former partners, the water
front' employers. The police have
arrested scares of the "Wobblies.
The city jail, even, to the laundries,'
was packed with them. But thou
sandavrmore I. W. W. are reported
to . be "on their way. to Portland.
They have the word, that Portland
is a good town for -L W. W. J
has a, gentle, winter., climate. . The
employers stood tn with the 'lC W.
Wj when the -union longshoxemen
struck v U , " B -
, ' It cost Portland $50,600 a "month
for property- protection during the"
recent - unsuccessful - attempt - to
crush the Longshoremen's union,;.
It was then that- the 1 W." 'Wl
were admitted into fellowship wljhl
the : waterfront . employers. . It was
that mistake that will ost the tax
payers of Portland possibly r hun
dreds of thousands of dollars "more
to warn I. Ty. W. flocking la from
elsewhere that Portland is hot a
good town for them.
; Portland's port Interests dfeservb
a better deal than em'pioyer-ll.:
W. dlctaUon.; Portland t8.6pt
049 investment in docks1 and chan
nel must be freed of coercion and
menace. -Kj'-; --'v -H f-
By; all means clear out the ' IT, W.
W. By all means turn away the
horde headed this way. But in the
future establish on the Portland
waterfront the policy of the square
deal for employer1 andi worker.
"What would Mr. Pierce do to
lower taxes?" sneeringly ask the
Portland mud squad, as though
taxes could not he reduced. '.-What
would he abolish ?'. they inquire,' as
if the big . state , automobiles, the
7 ( duplicating, boards and .om
missions and all the taxeaters hail
t be maintained JThai wbuldLhe
cut dn"-they-iterihly ask, ,:as
if they must stand uiilowered And
the people tOjf0rced toi.go n payJ
ing them. Do they not realise that
it was'jnst suchjsn attitude by" bl
money- that ' brought - the'1 Non
partisan league ipto North JDak ota?
The farmers there were told to "go
home and slop the hogs," just as
farmers, homeowners, owners of
city buildings , and other tangible
property here are being met in their
concerted effort to get relief from
confiscatory taxes. V
DO THEY KNOW?
DO THE people of Portland know
that the average Tacoma citi
zen can heat his home for less than
J7 a month, or at a rate of $80.
a year? - ' ;
Do- the people of Portland knowfill'nt epubiican farmer and politician
that the Tacoma citizen can buy
n -
afl the electric current he heeds
for cooking and lighting in the
average home at less than $4 a
month or $45 a year? 1 4'
Do the people of Portland know
that' full electrification bf the aver
age Tacoma home costs but $165
a year? . : '
l5o the people of Portland know
that the house heating rate for
current in Tacoma is H cent a
kilowatt hour, that': the smallest
residence rate in Portland is four
times as much, or 2 cents a kilo
watt hour. That the local rate scale
is 13 kilowatt hours for $1, the
next seven kilowatt: .hours for 7
cents an hour, the next 60 kilowatt
hours at 3 cents att hour,' and all
in excess at 2 cents a kilowatt
hour?, j v ,:. ' :
' That consequently a - house in
Tacoma is not considered strictly
modern unless heated and other
wise fully electrified? That house
heating by electricity in Portland is
practically unknown ?.-';
po-the people of Portland know
that Tacoma has a municipal elec
tric service and that in Portland
privately owned cerporations give
electric service? '. -s'
Do the. people of Portland know
that in the matter f power f re
s6urees this -city is unexcelled?
That a 1,000,000 horsepower could
be generated 45 miles east of Port
land ; at the Cascades ? That
another 1,000,000 horsepower could
be had less than 100 miles east at
Celo?7 That the1 UmatUia power
eittsiress than 200 miles away would
produce up to 500,000 horsepower
more ? : That . the Deschutes river
would yield ' some 809,000' horse
power of hydroVelexstrio earrenl In
uhiits of f 0,000 to" 50,000 'horse
power? -' ..rf,-:-" i '"'" ' .'
-'That , it should;, he possible4 to
serve electric,, current ;ln ;Portlahd
at rates with which no other form
of heating,, lighting or fwwer could
compete? ' :A ' i ; i-: '.,
- They are. talking now about hold
ing . the--elerctcal xpoitlii- : tn
Portta'nd In 1927.. What better ex
hibit could.be made Incident to that
exposition, it authdrized, than Port
land f as a completely electrified
city?- ,
; i WHAT SUBSTITUTI??
MR. CHARLES d. DAWES cdjn-i
plains about congress. . If a n-
Umates that most congressmen are
weaklings. He calls them rats.
' ': The fbrrHer budget director pent
an hour telling a New TTork -atukl-
ehce bf financiers and business men I
about the poor quality of the pres
ent, congress and its failure to do
anything. He laid the. entire situ
ation, however, to the dlreqft "pri
mary law . 'triil.-
iThe direct primary 'was adopted
because, in days berore,v coaven
Uona had been corrupt, ; :They had
been.,"handled by ja few men. 'The
people had no voice In , the selec
tion i of. tandldates." " There were
many Newberry leases in those days.
I If Mt. Dawes thinks the primary
is not efficacious, what would he of
fer hi its stead ? I Would he suggest a
return to the old convention domi
nated by bosses? Would he have
representatives in congress respon
sible to the bosses or to the people ?
Would-be .suggest a rettarn to the
days of money - and cormption?
Would he suggest a political rtsle of
the few as of old? . Tfoull La hare
political kinglet select the people's
representatives? t Would he re
turn' to the . days 'when the', party
bosses picked 1 -candidates,, elected
them and then "distributed fat pub
lic contracts and themselves got
rich? -J-
- Or r Just what
as a substitute?
would he suggest
"TELE THE
Tf ITT Tr'
Confidence la Pierce as One Who Has
Taxpayers' . Interests at Heart and
Haw a Workmble Plan for Serving
'j Their latenets by AetuaJ; Tax 3te-
- dHCtlon, Declared to Be the Basis
Upon Which Men of All JParties
? Art Uniting in His Support ,
- Chkracter of Opposition te
Pierce Best, iProof That He
. is the Maa for Governor. ,
. Albany Democrat: Under the oaption
of Tell the Psblic" the Sunday
Journal exposes an attempt of money
Interests in - Portland ' to defeat Hen:
Walter N. Pierce for goyfernor through
a special slush fund of $25,000. , A pe
tition, as explained In Tha .Journal's
editorial, la being circulated among
opponents of equal taxation to raise
this huge euro. The Journal Sounds a
warning note, pointing to the fact that
75 per cent of the taxes Of Oregon are
paid by the holders of tangible prop
erty and stating that unless , a more
even distribution is effected something
worse' is liable to confront these mon
eyed men.' ' -i ( ,f -;;?.;.!:- '..
It -Was the injustice, imnosed UDon
the farmers of North Dakota, not neces-
saniy tn taxes, but other things as
well,, that turned thtra towards the
Non-partisan league, and the destruc
tion and Jiavoo wrought In that state
is BOW a 'well known atorv. Jt is aneh
things: that ; -turn- ah- otherwise , clear-
thinking people ' towards" some whim
mat oiiers reiier ?
' Those who heard Walter M. Pierce m
his Albanv hotel Adrlfrunte nr Wrin biunr
anything About theman know that he
does not; propose any dangerous ; tax
reform. It may be dangerous to a few
who favor the present ill-balanced sys
tem of taxation, but not to the tax
payers at large. Nor does Senator
Pierce propose .all of the tax reforms
that. -are possible. . But being a large
landowner and beuur 'deenhr- interested
In that subject, be is giving his prom
ise to help work- this problem out to a
fair and impartial conclusion. . It is
their confidence in the man upon which
ttepn oiicans ana ismocrats aiiKe are
pinning their faith in the comihg elec
tion. ; . :
Pendleton East Oregonian: It was
not so many years ago that taxes, of
Umatilla county amounted to only S
per cent of the value of the Wheat eron.
This year the tax imposed! upon this
county approximated 48 per cent of
tne wheat crop's value, j
In former years taxes amounted to
15 per ceat of the rental value of the
land. 'The ratio is now nearer 50 per
cent. This paper snows of a proml
1 "ao received f5000 in rent for his
ranch this year and paid a total of
Z5oq in taxes.
That isv a situation that cannot .con
tinue unless we 1 wish to see land con
fiscation. It It a condition that must
be ended If e are to have improved
business, for business wltl net be good
unless the farmer makes a profit. He
cannot buy anything if he has no
money. '
There are those .who say the prob
lem -oAnrtnf ahlmil " T(.B. .ftKin.
don't know wftat they are talking about
or don't care. The state can retrench
just as individuals have done; But
the best hope 4s . through an equali
zation of taxes. Look to the aasese
ment of timber: land and see If thoee
men are paying in the ' same propor
tion as the farmen Look to the assess
ment of the public utility corporations.
Inciudihg the j railroads. Here is a
splendid chance, for tax equalisation.
Place a severance tax on timber,
especially on timber cut from , forMt
mtervM. TJtr 'akimnttii niwr nar
of the load the producer and home
owner now carry almost alone. !
, The burden upon the farmer and
homeowner can; be reduced if the right
effort la made; Up. to this time no
proper effort has been put forth. No
6uCh move Will be undertaken 0f Hre
continue A . stale regime that works
hand in glove iwith men who 'do. not
want tax equajlzation.
Walter M. . Pierce . has some . tax
equalisation ideas . that will ' work.
Those -fc-hd don't want the burden
equalized .know! it, and they are going
to move heaven-and earth to defeat
him. They are offering splendid evidence-
that Mr. Pierce is. upon . the
right track and should .be elected
governor.--- . vj.,--.. -.' ,r
BentOrt County Courier (Oct. 17):
The individual! who misses hearing
Honorable Walter M. Pierce at tha
courthouse next Friday night will mlss
a real opportunity of hearing a real
speech. Those! of you who have been
reading the rot that has been occupy
ing the front page as editorial against
him in many of the Republican papers
may be surprised when; you hear the
other side of the matter. : There jare
two sides, you knew, almost always
We blush to say it, but there
are-newspaper men who refuse to give
their feader a -full account of any
story ithat does noC appeal to their
personal opinions; The reader natur
ally .has the idea forced Upon him that
there Hi but one aide to- that particular
case, g If ryeu iare-interested "t&' taxes
you will appreciate-- Pierce,. and . yon
will also- discover that he. does have
ideas as to how they.-cahuhe reduced.
They are sane tdeaa and yea wW say
with -hm( after! heartng him, that they
can be reduced and unless overly
prejudiced, yon will apt. to decide
that he is a better ' Democrat te trust
with the state's affairs than Olcott.
Portland',3 Hospitality
From The Church at Work, Published
by the Publicif Department of the
' Presiding Bishop and Council" of i
.the Protestan Episcopal Church,
The praise of Portland is on the Hps
of all who- were . privileged to attend
the . general 'convention as member or
visitor. Neverthas more generous hos
pitality been ahownv v The: convention
found its every, need' provided -xbr in
the wonderful Municipal Auditorium,
bf which .Portland la justly proud.
Mass meetmr conferences, classes.
Wexhlblts, air found a place and every
raeuity for : successful work, v Erery
form of eatertainmeftt. recreation,
pleasure and . comfort was offered - in
such lavish abundance that the guests
bf the Rose .Cltr could nt fmd ; time
to Avail themselves of all the ways
provided 'if or- tha enjoyment of their
Visit. To Bishop - Samnaav and the
committees on; arrangements, the local
clergy and their parlshionera, and to
all the people or Portland, are due the
heartiest congratulations' and sincerest
thanks. t""" ' -
' In the minds of all those who visited
the convenHoTt; the eity or. Portland
more thaa- demonstrated the genuine
ness of her welcome apad the quality
of her hospitality!. - t
No Visitor who could spare the -time
went back to his home without having
seen the far famed Columbia highway.
Thli. division of the entertainment of
guests. .was handled by -a most effi
cient motor corps. The people of Port-
hr.Af and seera to feel hurt unlets
they are allowed to share its beauties
with the Stranger, - Other beautiful
drives added to the visitors delight,
" And flowers 1 there were - Cowers
everywhere." To give a typical exam
ple of the display, it is only necessary
to say that .on one day one donor sent
more than 5000 gladiolas, and asters
beyond number.;. There . were - fresh
flowers : brought -daily for all rooms
where meetings were held. -The lunch
eon tables were covered With, them. ,
If Portland in her -geniality 'wishes
to acknowledges It a part of the pre
grant of making-the visitors feel at
home, it should - be stated 1 that the
weather was perfect. In the beginning
there was a threat of continual rain,
but this passed away aad with cool
invigorating -mornings and evenings
each day was as bright and clear as
a bell. . -
ItfldiAithe People
'- (Coiamtinieationa aant to Tha Journal -for.
pvBueaaon an uui ; aepartntent aooaia a writ
teor oa only one ease oC th paper, abawld Sot
exceed SOS word; tn leaath. end mast b
iaed by the wriUr. whose mail addreas is
tail maai accompany the oonUibnUoa.1
THE WHT OF THE SLUSH FUND
What Pierce Proposes Is the Exact
if Reverse of What the Untaxed .
t" - -and the little Taxed Want.
Portland. Oct. 19.-,To the Editor of
The Journal The $25,000 (plus) slush
tuna raised by Big Business and or
porate Interests has been set' to work.
There can be no question about -that.
One who has spent 10 to 40 yeari ob
serving the workings of politics cannot
but know it. This is being used against
Pierce. Why,? Remember, not for
Oloott, but against Pierce I All the
ammunition assembled is being shot
at Pierce. There must be 'a reasoa.
There is a reason. Pierce proposes
to reduce taxes; One way he proposes
to reduce them is by taxing a lot of
tmngs that have not- been taxed, and
by this means reduce taxes for the
present taxpayer and make the fellow
whp has been escaping shoulder some
of the load. The - people Who have
started the slush fund to work have
hitherto been, -tax-dodgers. They do
not. propose to assume any of the bur
dens now working disastrously for the
farmer and yStocgrpwer? an; general
business concerns. ' . Big Business does
noty propose to have any .scheme of
taxauon that will make it a real tax-
Syer: Any taxes it pays it wants to
ove onto the shoulders of Ihs other
fellow. It does not want any other
kind of taxation ; hence an income tax,
or a severance: tax, or a gross earn
ings tax, must be fought to the bitter
end. i It wants - no spread of, taxa
tion. ; The farmer and stockman and
every j owner of real property - must
continue to bear 85 per cent of the tax
burden. Hw Jong; can they daj it and
exist? -"Another way io reduce pro
posed by Mr, Pierce" is to-cut out the
greater portions of the 400-odd automo
biles ownedl ana operated by the state
and 4ts offlcialk; cut out a lot of ex
pensive -commissioners whose work can
be- done thvoush -the. board of oontrol.
composed of the governor," seers tary of
state and "treasurer; cut put all un
necessary-forces now connected With
road construction! rand make the road
construction .work a 'business propo
sition.. But they!; ask. How .it pierce
going to accomplish all thisj. Answer.:
Elect him governor, and he will have
such a public eentimen behind him as
to -force this 1 program threugh. And
this is why , the angels or Big Business
are In the fight against; Pierce. " They
know that if elected he can- do what
he says he will do. B; F. WJlsos.
THIS REPUBLICAN FOR: PIERCE
"Broad -Minded j Enough to Vote for a
Man I Think Is Straight;"
, Portlana,Oict' 19. To thev fedor Of
Thejfournai -I wish to reply to a re
eenf letter in The Journal entitled ln
Form of QnesUona," signed W; 8.
Hamptpn. I am not "a Catholic nor a
member pf any church organization,
but I am ashamed Of the citizen who
wroti this so-called .hompulsory school
bill. It la not aimed at that at which
they 'claim iti is aimed. " They- are
aiming it against the Catholics. Why
don't they say so in the bill, Uke men?
Citizens of, Oregon;taxpayers and, I1
are . trying ; to stop "'cheap politicians
from controlling Oregoh's governmental
bodies, yet they lie a bunch of narrow-minded
men try to inaugurate an
anti-United States of America consti
tutional amendment. Mr. Hampton
says three : churches or- forms of - re
ligion "teach their Subjects not tCsicarry
a gun, or wear uniforms." Maybe so.
bufc-a,. big bunch of them fought! for
the greatest flag ,n .earth during the
World Wart j-: -t '
FinAnfelally, it is a fact which can
be attested by , the committee of tax
payers, twb Sot whose members are
J.--C. Alnsworth and - W. D. Wheel
wright, that Oregon must do some
thing to lower her taxes. .Would tak
ing care of 10,000 or 11,000 extra stu
dents, at $70 per annum plus aU 'added
influx of population, iowen them?
Tour article today, under heading
"The, Mud Squad,? explains' my views
perfectly. , Hurrah for Pierce ! I ahi a
good Republican (when I care' to be),
but 1 am .broad-minded enough, to vote
for a man who I think Is straight
We have got alongl pretty well under
the good old United States constitu
tion and the Declaration of, Independ
ence, and let's try to let our country
jive unhampered for another I years.
our Brethren ror that's what they are
to me did pretty well during the war.
s Independence.,
A QUESTION OF CITIZENSHIP
' Tangent, Oct It. To the Editor of
The Journal After the passage of the
alien a"ct, approved September;22, what
will, be the status of a woman citizen
'of the United S'ates who has married
an ailed and, ,1s now divorced from
him? Tangent Hlga -StehboL
A woman wEo has lost her citizenship
thraatth -.marrUsa to aA alien , AsiomauCAOy
rezaha i apoa reeeiTint a dlrerce decree. ;
STATMrSEN OF, liABOR OFFICIAL
Contradicting Mayor Baker in Relation
. :to Attitode of Iabpr Organisations !
. t. Toward the Waterfront Strike; ??
- jPortland: Oct.', 19. To "tote Editor of
The. Journal The may6r informs the
public, in a statement inthe Oregon.
Ian of this date, that organised .labor,
as represented by the unions affiliated
with .the American v Federation of
Labor, has not sanctioned the strike
and that the Strike is not In the in
terest primarily of better wages or
Working condiUofia.' ThAt statement is
untrpe in every particular. -. The facts
are these ri ; - -,
. The employers" en rthe waterfront
have, ftinoe the settlement of the Strike
last summer, continued to force Upon
the Workmen wages and working con
ditions whieh finally became unbear
able, hd as a result of this arbitrary
attitude on the part of the employers
the member of the Longshoremen's
union (affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor) to -the number of
SSS ; ceased ' work last Friday, . About
XT5 XW..W.' who had been employed
by th stevedoring ' eo-mpanie elected
to quit work at about the same time,
resulting Ifl a compteta tleup bf water
front activities. v- '.iJ-1- ; ,.'
' Whea the legitimate Lesgshoremen't
unJoo was -on atrUca last sutrimer,,the
stevedoring companies did i not hesi
tate to use the I. W. W. in, their at
tempt to break the strike, and, fur
ther than that. Afforded them police
protection. 4 Now that "thft thickens
have come home to roost, ah effort
is being made to discredit the present
strike by such statements "as: The
real issue is that of the I. W. W. at-
terr.jplir.s to take coi.iroi cf PorUand."
COAllVIENT AHDKEWS IN BRIEF
. -SMALL' CHANGE
in-law that puts A.- Bonar ' Law into
uoya Vreorge s snoes. . , e
Heir to1 S300.ff09 celebrates bv bar-
ing a i bulldog The- usual . procedure
Is a flivver first. J - ,t ,
It is a tribute to eur health record
when Ja a city of more- than 800,000
persons we get all hopped up about
mere. SO cases et typhoid fever.
4 .-..,; h v-:-- -.,.;:;y
One way to keep this pug Sikl from
cleauing up on' our pet battlers is to
invoke the imrriigration laws and rule
him oatt of the g&oie. - - - i
It was quite the natural thing ' that
man should begin to slip backward
when he arrives at the time when he
thinks he knows it all. . - i
-.iii;,; )!;,,-;- r-'-i H - -y"-
Dow la Polk county a white blue
bird - has been seen. After we get
through laughing, we think it might
have been frightened - white byi the
sight of thaf-district's huge prunes,
-N ,-.' ef-' " " ' i'w " '
arThe family man eihose responsibil
ity ends when , he pays the rent can't
appreciate the feelings . of the home
owner when street, sewer and tax aa
sessments comejdue at the same time.
Were It not fo? the1 Constant demand
for eur energies - on thebualnes e?d
of a rake that gathers Up the- with
ered , leaves of - summer's . eloaki we
might hardly be aware in Oregua, that
winter is upon pi. Xhv
XThe woman whdwai rhnnlngner
sewihg machine at ' top Speed - te get
through before her thread gave out
takes -the same view of things as the
chap who raced horde to arrive before
the gasoline supply was exhausted.- ,
MORE OR, LESS PERSONAL
Randoiti Obgervatiohs About, Town
Dr. F. W.--Vlnent of Pendleton; who
has the general reputation in the com
munity in which he lives of thinking
once in a while and net hesitating to
say what he thmkst has been- visiting
relatives In. the,. city for, a day er so.
It used to be that the doctor used to
heal the ills ef mankind, but of late
year he has turned mote toward nurs
ing th interests of th Pacifio Power
& Light company hf and around Pen
dieton, being resident manager of that
company in the.Round-Up Ci. j Just
now he is enthusiastic over-the work
being done up on Hood River in the
construction of additional power plant
unit by-the company.- But physician
as he is, his enthusiasm runs less t
horsepower,. Volts, amperes and ! kilo
watt hours than, to the sanitary: ar
rangerhenbs of the eamps in which the
workmen engaged In. that construction
are housed. Me , Insists that they are
the most sanftary camps he has ever
seen, and when he gets te talkihg
about the food served at the tables his
mouth gets to watering and he has to
quit He returned home lasV kilght
with Mrs. V in cent, who visited her son,
F. W. Vincent, while Dr. Vihbent was
at Hood River. - i -' J ' i'5 -'
?f-W !
Frank K. LovelU secretary of i the
state tax commiasien, was a Portland
visitor Wednesday, ort . business con
rected withr hi f department He re.
turned to hit home at Salem on the
late train. ' . 4 :'; ' -r ':.--i- l
Mr. and Mrs. F. ' E. Tdrher-oif The
Dalles are at the Imperial Jor a dAy
or 'B' .. .-.;.' ;: 'I-- -'
-. Mr. and Mrs. Ic. A. Cabe bf Bend
are spending a few days in the city,
registered at Jhe, Oregon. -.
' IsslrVgg ' "d'feourke of Bnd is .tn
thi' city "for a short -visit tegitered
at the Portland - - A
J. H, Fiski) of Pendietbn .Is the
e. . a . a j-ra; nJ'. ., 'Wt4- -
ire r KJii s ior a, -supri. uiY t-vj
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IMPRESSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS -
OBJI;HEOURNALr MAN- J
By Fred
m.. in.tnit of B. T. Benner ftorf
o hia ItamUy'a trxpertanea in CalUorniaj ehUa
It waa atfll MexieaB territory ia oecupiod-yith
the Tdtoeorery o o!4. antedaUn by two yean
th? diseoeery by AUrsball at 8u0'a fftU ,
, - - - . i i, .' ' V ! ' . . -
Gold was discovered to Caiiforali by
American' settlers at least two iyear
before an emigrant from Oregon dis
co re red it in the tall rase of Setter"
mllh ' VThen I visited B. F. BoiuieyAj
hi home In Muuho recenUy he told hi
About the discovery, of gold by hi
pacty in the latf ali of 1845. H said ;
"At the foot of the Sierras, w
caniped- by 4 : bfautiful-clear iccfd
mountain stream. We camped ! ther
three days to restvthe teams and let
the women wash the clothing and get
things fixed- up My sister Harriet
who was 14, aid; my cousin, ,Ly4ia
Bonney, daughter . of my father
brother, Trumaa Bonuey, And myself
and other boys ef the party, put In
three delightful' day wading in the
stream; It wa October, and the water
wa so lew that in many places the
sand and gravel bArsw were r Shewing.
On one ef these gravel bar I saw
what I thought were train of wheat
but when I picked them up IfoUnd
.w of a. dnm vel-
tow mIiw.
- ... , . .
about the size of V small peav - into
camp 'With me. Dr. Itf QUdea lasked
me for It - That evening he came to
my father and. showing him the.bit-oi
dull yellow metal S had given hint,
said : 'What your boy found today ia
pure gold. , Keep the matter to: your
self; we will . com back here nixt
spring and get rich My father thought
h- wa visionary and- did . not pay
much attention to Dr. Glldea. Dr. GUi
dea asked me to jack Hp all th nug
gets I couldrsind. He gave me an
Ounce bottle and asked us toflll it
for him-F'Ths next, day w Children
hunted sJong the edge ef the bar aad
in the crevice oat the bedrock and noon
filled his ounca 'aetueiwlth nuggets
ranging in size from a grain of wheat
to a pea.
-Phert we arrtved . at
h. at the ltort (Sap- I
thin Sutter made us. heartily welcome.
He told-my father that the fort! would
Accommodate 13 families and thAt th
first , It . families joining his colony
would be . furnished quartera r H fur-i
a'ished us:eroarter in th fort ajnd
also gave it plenty of fresh beef, ik
tatoes, onions, cot f e and sugar. . Tha
famines . who Soined ,the eolony rs
celved regular r$ion in accordance
with - the number of children in -the
family. :' He gave all of the men work
who "eared for it' Some ef the men
helped. break the Wild Spanish! cattle
to thekJw,; The native method of
farming "was ty means of erade plows
draws by oxen. Jnstead of ox-yokes.
- On -Tuesday evening we Were: called
to the mayor's bf flee by Mayor Baker,
who asked u'if th L W. W; wer
going to hold a meeting In the Labor
temple- that." evening. " We informed
him that the Labor temple auditorium
had been rented and paid for by the
officials of the1-Longshoremen's i union,
that we always had in the past refused
to rent any hall In the building to the
I. W. W, and that wa wsre not bhang,
ing that policy now. r - - - -,
W. spent considerable time in go'ng
over th waterfront SituAtiou- with the
mayor, giving bird all the information
regarding it and what process of rea
soning caused (he mayor to make the
statements contained r. the arti-iie
. , ; . ; . SIDELIGHTS v ' , .
- The man who insists that insufficient
unto-the day are the tasks thereof Is
Apt to forge ahead- Albany Democrat,
; Tes, It's fitting that -feminine fash'
Ions should emanate from the Paris
Rue ; de la Palx. . Ton pronounce it
"pay." and you rue it, all right. La
Grande Observer. . ! - - . - :'
. - ......-.. y
New ' Tork police . seized $"50,00
worth of boose the other day. That
is. they seized staff - that a lot of
human idiots Imagine was worth that
much. Albany Democrat
- - 1 " ' - '. .-. .- -
.If the U all-Mills murder -mystery Is
m any war a derendabie commentatrV
L upon the sort of people who, live, in
ew jersey, inank neaven lor tne mot
that we are living in elean Oregon.-
h-ugene -Register. ."-i.5r ra-'v V
- The cook who - Stew the bear'with
club and cleaver is true to the best
traditions of his trade, which-demand
extreme measures against unwarrant
ed intrusion into the culinary depart
ment Astoria Budget -,. v.
' -:.vi' -v; ,- -
With" aU of its eccentricWes ?nd
freaks end differences of opinion! you
can't find anything wrong with Eugene,
except that it has growing pains, and
that la only natural for a healthy
youngster. Eugene Ouard.
4 ' . -
Well, when It becomes necessary to
go. back 20 years to dig. up a candi
date's reputaUon it is a question
whether or not it will count for very
much. We know quite . a number of
people' who. 0 rears atro net
STJth a tinker's dam, but are4 mighty
good citlsens today, and worth their
Review ' 0urr News
-iaas)aai
.iiaroid J. Warner, city attorney of
a-enaieton, is registered at the Benson
wmie in tne eity tor a short Visit en
business and with his parentavMr. and
Mrs. T. & Warner t this city.'- , p..
W.' B. Dennis of Carleton, former
memoer et tne legislature and enthtie i
lAst na smew! ma A mhrftniiM - I
" u.,.u, VMS WL
Portland visitor yesterday for" a few
hours while transacUng business here.
Wfflitm Haywood, veteran trainer
or university of Oregon athletea, was
registered at the Imperial while Chap
eroning his football team through the
city iq vYi.ua waiia.
i',.- a
K" Mrs Bert Mosel ia at the Benson,
having come from Ashland to be with
her husband during the remainder of
his stay in the city.
Mr. and Mra.-L. O. Meachem bfHood
River are at the Benson for a short
vlkltin the city, j -- --.-"-:-(.
- ' - - e . ' - ; J
B. B. Lewis of Hood; River Is at th
Imperial during a brief business visit
la the-city. v-i - i v
-. ", - . , a .e - . r. -( -'--.
.. V. 3. Lindsay w La Grande la stay
ing av the Imperial .for- a day- or. so
aurins e Dusmess xnp to ruruanu.
zCharhss H. Cbzad of Harrlsburg Is
transacting business hi the city, regis
tered at the Imperial
- James Sniper;' b The DailesJ is a
Portland visitor Tor a day or so, regis
tered at the Imperial. i j ,
Mr. had Mtlfl C Chapman of
Dallas are at the Portland! during
brief, visit In the City . '- v. r
r Arch Relnmann of Dallas Is visiting
in the city for a snort urns, registered
at the-'t'ottlanav. . . t -n -i, . -
e e - I
.Mrs.' JT;rj'TEvanS of Salem is Visit
fng in the city :f or. a day or so, staying
at the imperial. ;- -j.
Lockley
. the cattle had poles tied to their horns.
They used rawhides for tugs and their
method of plowing was to hav a man
lead the - Oxen and ' One walk on each
side with a long sharp stick to. goad
th oxen. Captain Butter engaged my
father to make j ox-yoke to. replace
th . native outfits. Our . men- had. a
busy--and strenuous Job breaking th
native cattle to plow. They Would put
one Of our well broken teams bi front'
then put if yoke ef. wild steers in the
middle, md a well broken American
yoke of oxen In the rear;!! In this
way our men broke 20 yoke bf oxen
during th winter. : ' .....
' "There wks A large cookhouse at the
fort where we children liked to watch
them - do the cooking. They, cboked
here for the .Indian laborer. In ad
dition to the Indian workers ther were
a lot of Indian boys who were being
trained: to work.. They had to keep
getting "new workers, aa many of th
Indians would die each winter of
mountain fever.: These Indian boyi
were fed in a peculiar way. They
ground barley, for thm mad ifinta
a gruel and emptied it into - a long
trough. When the big dinner bell
rang th Indian, boys would -go to the
trough and with their finger scrape
, T V . . O " '" - -. HIV ...V
xf the fort wa a big oven where
Lthe bread was baked. Nearby was a
up me pomagt ana eat it Irt the mid
well, from which we all got water. At
tne east end of th. fort ther was a
pile of oak. lumber.j, Her the Indian
and other servants were founiahed for
-any Infraction f the rules. The man
or boy to t punished t would b
strapped, face downward,- to on of
th oak togs and would then be flogged
on the back with 4 five-tailed ra w
hide, Outwear the gat a large bell
Was hung. One- of th servant rang
this every hour so the twini wutiit
anow iwhat) tlm it was. .'. ,1! ...
- WSo many emigrants were crowded
tote the fort that winter that there was
a good deal of sickness from what In
those days was -called , mountain fever.
Now tt.r Is Called tvbhoid. '. A I.m
t number of the natives died of this die
ease, as wen as many of the enyigrants,
mainly children. Among those who
died was Dr. Gildea. He waa the One
who was going back the next pr)ng
with my father to , get rich picking
ut gold nugget at our camping place.
He died January 22, 184. and, es yoa
know, two years later gold ' was dis
covered in the mill race at Sutter's
Fort - My uncle, Truman Bonnoy.
who had gone north to Oregon,- re
membered where we -children had
found th gold, so he and some other
returned to our old camping place td
stake out claim, but the claim had
already been staked, and It: proved to
be .very rich. ground. .;-; : ;-:
abnve referred bi Is beyohg our com
prehension. ' - ! '. - j
We do. not doubt that th ateve!
Ing companies will; use every means
to bolster up their extremely weak po
sition, but certainly the' mayor or
other, city officials should not lend
Support to their schemes. t 4
- The waterfront situation is a result
of the employers attempts to destroy
legitimate trad union organization.
"'an. HARTwidi v
'-. Prfea Oregon State Fed of Labor. '
.... -O. A. VON SCHRILTZ.
-. .President .Central Labor Council. -
'. ! ' 'W.'E. KIMSET, " -
Secretary Central Labor Council.
The Oregon Country
Mortbvest Bappeniaca in Briar Font tot tha
- Buay Baader.v' -
' 4. !.-.' OREGON '': . . i i
Bv a vote ef 91 td 13. a bond issue
f $75,609 has been authorised by th
land owners or th u ran ia rasa irriga
tion aistriet
In th fustic court at Albanv Men-.
day nin offender against the stat
same laws war fined aum from -
to $3S each. . -
TCIIlliim 1 r-itnnlnr. kiranntnent 'mln
Ing operator and a resident of Baker
for 40 years, died at his home in that
city, Monday, aged CI years. 1
' OeOras Aahbv. whm was in lured at
"Shntler Flat by failing from a cater
piUar urider a grain : drill, died Mnn
aay al St. Marys hospital In Condon.
The' Be to Condensarv last week paid
out 700 in , bonuses te . the several
patron of the concern who have con
tinuously sold their milk to it for en
' James Dyer, aged 14, Oreirort pioneer,
died Monday at his home near Albany.
He removed to-Linn r county ; 49 year
ago and settled on the farm Where he
died,"v j-;-"-t- v !;;.:), j- -...4 ...--. t,;)- :, .
j Although 1 th University of Oregon
endowment; campaign - was launched
enly three - weeks ago, donation
amounting to $25,000 hav already been
made... . j,-'.. , .-. 1 ; 1
' Otto Newton, who Uvea hear Albany,
wks shot through the lower part of the
leg Monday when hia companion acci
dentally discharged a gun while hunt
ing pheasants. - 1 , - ''i 1 .
1 Odd Fellow of North jBehd ' haV
completed arrangement for th con
struction - of .a VlMQ-t temple: - Th
building will be three terie high and
cover a apace of 100 by 102 feet, -1
Mr. and Mr; Walter Harrl of Bea
verton are attempting, to locate their
daughter Ruby, who ran away from
borne September 10 dreased aa a boy
and wne,i attempting j to pas aa
soy. -..,-..., .--.:.'.,;.;. .; ....
! T. B, Garrison, prominent in banking
circles in the stat of Oregon and own
er of the Farmers' StAte bank of North
Powder, has purchased a controlling in
terest in th First National bank at
Union. . j j .-. r -
Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Hlgglna left Baker
Monday for Boston, where Dr. Hlggtn
wUI i-ecelMAa degree of fellowship In
th AmerlcafrvColleee of Surgeon anl
attend a two waeka' seasion of ; th
Clinle congresa t , I ; ! ' '
! Clifford Conrad. 10 years 1$. of the
Irhbler publio school has entered one ot
hia tiO pig In the Pacific International
Livestock exposition. H won . a free
trip to the stat fair by hlffh scoring la
the county ttyout-j,-' i , .j. -.
f Afterkv separation of 14 years, dOr
mg which tim each thought the other
dead. Mr. . H. Myer of Portland
and her son, Tom Calder, met Monday
m naker. young caider ia a veteran
f the World wa!
' " WASHINGTON
irn r4. vli ! nhft t rnn f 'wrrA
planted laat week by Forest Examiner
White in the lake in the Vicinity of
anount ax. tieiena -j. .. . v
V Seattl .Typogranfilcatl unlon'-No, 602
Celebrated the 40th? Anniversary of the
founding of the chapter at a meeting
laat Wednesday night I . i 1
The Washlngtoh stinreme : court
has ruled that holding land under a
declaration, "of trust for an alien ia in
violation of th anti-alien land law.
' L Approximately joo.000' . acres Jhkv
been seeded, to fall wheat by Doug
las county farmers and. this acreag
will ba increased 20.0UO acres by No
vember L . ' - -; -.- I- ;
' J.' TrigonlnV. mm foreman, Oscar
Lindberg and David Ostrom were : se
riously burned Saturday in an .explo
sion of gas at thai Lindberg coal mine
near Morton. - ---.- , i;." ..
Loss of mor than 300 eheen by bears
n their ranges in Pend Oreille county
is reported by Vessey ft. Reser .of Ken
newick. who state; that bears r very
numerous there.-- .j,. . - . ... I . j-
.1 The Washington' depart rnenti of pub
lic works haa refused to grant a pro
posed - 15 per if ent Increase In I preaf
rates intrastat to the 'Western Union
Telegraph, company.' j - f -1 - -t
Oeorg S. Shaw, 70 yeAr old, . large
property owner and formerly mayor of
Blaine, committed auicide last Thurs
day by shooting himself whlje Altting
i hi of tic in that city. . 1 j j
At the fruit exposition in'Seattla No
vember II- to 1. fruit growers of th
Northwest will enroll In classes pre
sided over by professors from the-extension
service of the; Stat college.
4 Thirty-five ton pt cabbag ! seed,
grown by; Francis Tllllnghast of La
Conner, are awaiting cars for trans
portation to Detroit, where the seed
hat been sold for approximately $2$.-
00. - t. ' r- ... '-" .. I- 5 - I I-
WliAn -T A. P,rtn atenrieit Ant nf
his office in Seattle for a few minute
Saturday he. left the aaf door open.
When h returned he found that $575.02
in casn ana fita.ta in cnecKSi wer
missing. ..-.'. , I ' ..
xMore than a dozen men wllk take
the examination for post master of Se
attle October 24, ' to aucceed iMgar
Battle,-whose terra expired October 14.
Battle will hold until his successor is
appointed.
5 1
-., .. - ; IDAHO.
-PrenarAtlona ara belnar n-iad Irt move
hundreds cf thousands of tona of Idaho
hav to eastern markets: t irstcls al
falfa being quoted at Kansas City at
$25 a ton.;.:,. . ,..,-, i -;' ;j ,"-"' ;.- :M.-
JudSa. B. B. Varlan at Welaer ha
denied, the application of the prosecut
ing attorney for th calling of a grand
jury to investigate alleged shortages
of. county official. , , 1 , t -
; Mrs. oeorge itineman, a neignoor or
Abraham -Lincoln and who lived at
Springfield. 111.; when he was running
for the presidency, died, at Nampa last
week, aged 84 years. - .
SBurley,. Idaho, ha church buildings
nearly very - denomination but 1
thout B resident- minister.'; Only
three churches. Mormon, Episcopal and
Catholicl are occasionally occupied.
Twenty Years Ago .
From -Th .Journal, October -20, 1903.
The Oregon Water Power and Rail-
wav oomoany'a plana as they are un
divided to the public, took -on greater
proportions than was at first known,
for a total of about $5,000,000 will b
expended and the result may bring to
pass industr 11 'condition that wilt de
velop a continuous Hne of smokestack
from Madison street bridge to: tsell
weod, a distance of three miles. 1 . .
Attracted by reading description of
Oregon. Mrs. Alice P. Bishop of Mar
shall. Mo, a woman of wealth.
hA
come to Portland, willing to invest
in r timber ' or other landa v j 1 ... -
' Th Western Packing comnanv. oth-
erwls known a th , Llnnton Hora
cannery, -owned by Mr. Kinsman, wis
destroyed by fir let Saturday night,
the - scarcity of Oregon ' eaes con
Unnes and prices, hav been going up
by leap and bounds. Most of th gro
cers are now charging 25 cents a dosaa
ana it is likely- that price will go
aa high a 50 cent. ,;
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The school of dbmestle science av
Its first lesson to jt puplie last Sat.
urday. Many prominent grocery- and
market men are In favor of this school.
A small - boy dragging, a blr deAd
tfAt by. a 12-foot string caused som
consternation yesterday to the feminine
passersby on- Mormon street near
Serentb. : '-:r i . .' - - ; , .
After two years ef self -sacrif iclns
Work, th member of MiipaU Presby.
terian chorch at Powell and East 13th
streets were rewarded yesterday when
their building was formally consecrated
to tha service of Ood.
On (Saturday evening about 9 o'clock
the Tillamook Stag was held up. by
three htghwaymen five' miles tit ei
North YamhilL : In all tha.robbef t
C. 1 a&out j-uu. j- . ,: