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THE OREGON,, SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND," SUNDAY-. MORNING, DECEMBER; IT, 1922.
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IN REVIEW
' rpHB "story of the late coal strike
"'a, jUi nearlng Its conclusion. A re-
tiyiew of Its high points throws light
orKthe strategy of the operators. I
-should be highly r interesting to
." "every . man and woman in the
,jLTnIted States. . .,
Before the wage agreenent be
.ween miners and, operators' expired
3, , last April, the miners attempted to
' meet with the operators to reach
' another , agreetnett. Tfte-"'workers
-'Announced themselves as willing to
f accept the same wage, but the oper
' tutors refused- to meet with them,
even after government conciliators
had attempted to bring about a
conference. The owners insisted on
4 'Wage reduction. . Naturally, since
the operators would not even dis
. fi'usS " the . matter, a. strike ensued.
It lasted several months, in the
. j meantime no coal ' was being
. brought to the surface. At last the
operators agreed to pay the old
wages. The supply "of coal was
nearly exhausted and a shortage
Was forecast for the winter.
. '.' The price, of course, skyrocketed.
'It Is estimated that $25,000,000 a
yWeeK more is being paid for coal
; during this December than was paid
' during the same month a year ago.
""It means, since the cost of mining
lJit is . the same, that the operators
"ihave succeeded, by bringing on a
i5trike and thereby reducing the
.supply, in adding t 2S,,OOQ,000 a
s, fweek to their profits,
jf ; And what floes it mean to the
" public? It means that the people
-:-of the country pay more for their
coal. It means that the railroads
pay;more for coal, and, therefore,
"i, have to make more profits. The
Kt eel concerns pay more, for coal,
f $nd, therefore, add to their cost of
j;Mopesrtion." It means that the cloth
ing manufacturers pay more for
coaT and will-add that to the cost
r" .i...t.t I t. i
yi vtvutius. ' iuettna mat every
industry in the United States will
Tay more for coal and add the cost
;-"torth prices or tneir goods, which
Uddltlonal cost the rAiblic will pay
ti when they purchase the products of
- t he .industries. It all means that
h. the. workers are eettine no more.
I A .1. . .. i . 1 .
I ' iin 'additional . $25,000,000 a week
"fiforu the people of the country as
a result of a strike that the owners
r of ' the mines brought on.
The government, by. proper ac
tion, might have avoided the coal
strike. 'Officials promised to pre.
vt pmfiteerinav The national ad-
ilftiJntstration might nave-saved that
925.OO0-.00O a week to the people
i, of the country. But it didn't, and
- ilia people are now paying the MIL
f J V- Meantime, may the commission
1"" created; to go into th coal eitua-LcLion-:
make, av .thorough investira
Jion and offer a real solution of the
difficulties. 'Its failure
U would likely mean other t25.000.ooe
- a .weekr gains for the coal operators
through varioaas 1 maneuvers with
vorkers and . the public. .. . -
t ,."CINCB 1904 the national death
j rate from" tuberculosis has de
j creased' 50 per .cent. "The- fight
I n gainst the . great white plague is
,-i winning fight Educational work
' liroughout. the- nation chiefly ac
. .-'jttla for the success in Ufe'con-
...... T.fv ?
campaign, v When you buy one pf
the cheery-faced seals you aim a
bullet at a dread disease; When
you stamp a seal on a letter you
help stamp out tuberculosis. Great
Is the power of prevention! :;-:':
-In Orejon there would be four
deaths a day from tuberculosis had
4t not been for the practioal work
done In this state to eradicate the
-disease.' - As It Is, two die dally ot
-cOnsumpUon. The work; Is jiot yet
done. There are still seals to buy
And effort to ba made before the
3ast furtive (Verm Is stamped out. :
THe victims who surrendered all
their spare change to stick-up men
Friday night probably wished they
had contributed the money to the
Community Chest,' the Astoria re
lief fund, the Chamber of Com
merce publicity fund, tfie anti
tuberculosis seal campaign, the
Salvation Army Christmas dinner
fund, the Near East relief appeal.
tor any one of a dozen other causes.
rather than as an involuntary gift
to persons who most certainly do
not use ill-gotten gains to further
generous projects.
mr. oLcorrs eastern;
SPEECH
TkESCRIBrN'a. Oregon as the
scene of "deeds of violence -and
declaring that, aa a result of
the passage of : the compulsory
school bill "leading and prominent
citizens were taking steps, to leave
the state," Governor Olcott drew
a dark picture of conditions in Ore
gon in his address before the gov
ernors' convention. Governor Ol
cott was almost melodramatic in
describing the "blight which, he
said, the Ku Klux Kian had brought
upon Oregon.
The Journal holds no brief for
the Ku Klux Klan: It thinks that
organization should go out of busi
ness. It does not think there is
any need in this country for an "in
visible empire."
Nor does The Journal think Gov
ernor Olcott should, paint' the dire
ful picture of, Oregon, a picture of
"deeds of violence" and "leading
and prominent men taking steps to
leave the state," which he drew be
fore the assembled governors and
with all the attendant publicity of
big headlines on the first pages
of all the newspapers in America.
There are a great many safe and
sane people in Oregon. It is doubt
ful if there is another, state in the
union that has a larger percentage
of very steady and very well poised
citizens. t
To the whole body politic the
Ku Klux Klan is in a very small
proportion. To claim, as Governor
Olcott does, that the klan has cor
rupted, or is about- to corrupt, the
whole mass is absurd. There Is not
the slightest possibility that the
people of Oregon are going to be
led by the klan into any wicked or
disreputable action to "blight" the
state. . , :
Contrary to the impression- given
the country by Governor - OJcott's
speech, the klan did not bring the
compulsory school bill before the
state. That was done . b3T the
higher-up Masons. It was sup
ported by the Federated Patriotic
societies, composed of Free Masons
and many other fraternal organi
zations. It was a bill that ought
not to have been passed, because
there is need In every state of every
passible form of school and college
training. But the bill was supported
by a great many very excellent peo
ple, and to say that they have
"Russianized" the state, as Gover
nor Olcott declared in his speech,
is nonsense.
If high officials in Oregon are
to spread broadcast word pictures
of deplorable conditions here, . if
they are to herald it abroad that
the state is Russianized," If they
are to give the impression that Ore
gon Is the scene of "deeds of vio
lence," if people elsewhere are to
be told in all the newspapers 'by
the governor of the state of Oregon
that "leading and prominent citi
zens are taking steps to leave the
state," if they are to be told that
Oregon is under a "blight" and
under a "menace," those who are
striving to raise a $300,000 pub
licity fund to advertise the state to
get strangers to come here and
settle, will work under a serious
handicap.
The Ku Klux Klan feeds on the
publicity which men like Governor
Olcott are giving it. : It is merely
a sporadic outburst of an old Idea.
If left alone it will pass just as
other outbursts of the kind came,
flourished for a time and then dis
appeared. There are so many great
big things in Oregon, so many intel
ligent and Just citizens, so many
splendid resources and opportuni
ties, so much to do in state develop
ment and state progress, that it i3
foolish for men tq be distracted
from the big things ' ahead by a
side issue like the Ku Klux Klan. '
96 PER CEOT KEADT
AFTER their first day's experi
ence eight volunteer workers In
the Chamber of Commerce cam
paign for promotion of state pub
licity and cooperative marketing re
ported that they had , Interviewed
the heads of 25 Portland businesses.
: - In only one Instance had they
been - turned away- by refusal to
contribute. . The business head pro
fessed sympathy with the purposes
of the effort, but he ascribed per
sonal business reasons for his fail
ure to contribute." s: .
On the other hand, 2 4 of the 25
met the workers ! cordially . and
gladly subscribed. In other words,
this particular, cross section of the
campaign ; organization recorded .
is per cent: success In 'solicitation.
Tet it was not money alone the
business men offered.' : A :" 1
something to eet " Oregon -.on rthe
high road to prosperity. ;T"h'ey. dis
cussed the'desirabllity of advertis-'
Ing the water power, tha timber,
the unfarmed acres and the scenio
beauties of the state. . They pointed
to Washington with her z0 people
to the square mile and California
with ' her 22, and -Oregon, signifi
cantly sandwiched between, with
only -eight to the sguare . mil, yet
with"! resources and opportunities
unexcelled by any ' other. Western
stated : . . ' - .. r-' .
'They went farther, v. They said
the time has come for Oregon' to
help the Oregon fanner They ad
vocated J Portland aid rather than
Portland? exploitation of Oregon
agriculture.' They said that T the
people now on the land must suc
ceed ' before Any .: sure prospect lot
success can be ; extended . to new
comers.' They argued for improved
railroad transportation. They point
ed out the need of; the Natron cut
off to afford Klamath country pro
ducers competitive : markets and
more reasonable rates. . They asked
how the development of Central
Oregon could go forward, with areas
ag large as Eastern states still de
void of a mile f railroad. ,
They urged a Portland leadership
in general establishment of cooper
ative marketing. Thoy ialdf the
farmer is the only' producer who
hasn't a word to say about the sell
ing price of his product,-and that
until better markets and more mar
kets can be provided, with some
reference in the selling price of
farm products to the Cost of pro
duction, Oregon farmers can only
expect to go farther and farther
down the road of failure.. -'
These comments are the best ex
pressions that ave come out of
Portland in a long time. They show
that Portland is waking up. They
show that Portland is beginning to
realize how much her own future
depends upon, skillfully aided out
state progress and prosperity.
A PLEA FOR CAUTION
JACK LA ROSE was guilty -of
three of the most cold-blooded
and brutal assaults la the criminal
history of Portland before his con
viction and sentence to the peniten
tiary. He operated with a gas pipe,
striking his victims, over the head
without warning or cause. One
died. Another never regained his
mentality. The third was saved' be
cause he was struck a glancing
blow. All three attacks occurred
in three day
In the recommendations for clem
ency it is argued that La 4lose was
a heavy drinker, enacted his crimes
under the Influence of liquor, and
that prohibition is now in effect.
But even in these days men have
been known to obtain intoxicating
beverages. f
Perhaps La Rose has reformed.
It is entirely possible that he has. '.
When men reform and give very
complete evidence of their reforma
tion, the public is willing to give
them another opportunity in life.
But a record of assaults such as
iwat charged against La Rose , sug
gests that state officials should be
very certain of the reformation be
fore granting clemency to the man
who terrorized Portland as the "gas
pipe thug."
HIS EDUCATION
OF COURSE he went to school.
" First, he had a course on the
streets. That corresponded to
grade schools. Then he enjoyed a
period in reform school. That cor
responded to high school.. He
emerged with all the. ambition of
a boy of IS. But he wasn't skil
ful enough or learned enough to be
a master of his craft. So now, or
later, he will probably have a
course in the penitentiary. That
will correspond to the university.
Always provided that he doeent
in an impulsive moment kill some
body with one of the revolvers that,
in spite of law to the contrary, even
a 15 -year-old boy can easily obtain,
he will doubtless emerge' from the
penitentiary a mastererimlnaL
- Others may tell the story of the
child found with his loot and his
amateur boast fulness in a Portland
hotel, in different terms. They jroay
say that what he has had and what
he: will get are good enough for
him. Perhaps so. -
But while he does penance let
society turn its face In shame. -
Street life that-breeds crime ' 'Is
a reproach to any city. Institutions
that graduate criminals are a con
demnation of Oregon people..
,. . .
HOLDING THE WEST SIDE
AX KST SIDE- business men are
VY not. It geemv, asleep.. Signs
of awakened interest appear in the
plan for rejuvenation of the older
west side-district, the -improvement
of the bridge approaches and the
development of the ; waterfront.
Owners of property; on and near
the waterfront between Morrison
and Madison streets have .gone i so
far ai to outline a, tentative ter
minal scheme. This plan is defec
tive only in ita. failure to. recognise
the importance of coordinating and
unifying . thewhole . west jsido ede
velopment. But it does show that
one body of citizens whose interests
are at stake desire the permanence
of the west side business district
and the increase rather than the
loss of property" values. - ,
; Morrison street property owners
have conferred relative to the wi
dening of the approach to Morri
son : bridge."' Burnside .: street prOp-
erty owners are aligning their 'in
terests preparatory to widening; the
-roach to the
strbet property owners have, under
consideration the widening - of
Madison street" approach " to Haw
thorne bridge. All . have outlined
their plans with .reference to the
waterfront project.
' The city planning commission Is
doing effective work to arouse aUl
west-side business interests to the
danger ' of allowing further retro
gression of the older west aide bust'
ness - district:- The agricultural
eomtnlttee of the Chamber of Com
merce has Indorsed the ; plan .'as a
mean of increasing and Improving
the public market.; Civic and busi
ness organizations are giving the
subject - hearing- and will appoint
committees for further study., '
Out Of all this citizen activity win
emerge an intelligent and appre
hensive; appreciation of (the west
side problem. Unless the bridge
approaches are improved so that
people can more easily , cross the
river there . will be tendency; to es
tablish a new business center on
the east .'Bide at the expense of the
west side. Three fourths, at least,
of the people who deal on the west
side come from the -east side resi
dence" district and must cross tat
bridges.
Unless there . 1 Improvement of
the old business district,, which the
majority of people pass through in
reaching newer and more modern
business buildings, there will be a
"dead spot," where business under
every natural cause should be most
active. "
AN EFFICIENT LIFE
" EORGE LAWRENCE SR. dem
VT onstrated that a man need not
retire because he has grown old.
Though he had reached within 10
years of the century mark he had
been almost constantly active In
business up to within a short time
of his death, a few days ago.
Long after he had celebrated his
eightieth birthday people passing
the George Lawrence company
building late at night were ac
customed to see this pioneer of
business bending over his duties.
He did not believe that work, even
long hours, are very hurtful to a
man. and his near-centenarian rec
ord was a verification of the theory,
Neither did he believe that ab
sorption in business took from the
joy of life. On the contrary, he
found his happiness and play in
his work and in the simple
pleasures of his home.
If more people were willing to
live simply and wholesomely and
dissipate less energy in directions
whence there is never return, there
would be more who could approach
this example of an efficient life.
FROM THE WHEAT FIELDS.
fpHE bread that was in the sheaf
i is being eaten. Heat of Orien
tal, British and Belgian ovens trans
lates Oregon wbeatflelds into food.
But what of the quarter-million
itinerants who harvested American
grain ? The question comes from
so unexpected an agency as the
Federal Council of Churches.
; A little while ago the air was
filled with dust and sun. Harvesters
came from the ends of the nation.
Some of them bought tickets. Many
rode the rods. While they were
needed for labor there was a cer
tain attitude of invitation and tol
erance on the part of railroads and
ranchers.
But when the wheat was sacked,
the Federal Church Council inquir
ers find, the disposition of coun
try; communities was - to hurry the
migrant harvester along.. He was
a "patriotic hero" before the har-J
vest, a hobo afterwards. . Local
police put him aboard a passing
train. Railroad men threw him off
at the next station, if not between
Stops.
The migrant was considered an
indifferent sort of citizen. He lacked
stability, the ability to save, the
capacity for a good appearance. He
wasn't the kind of man to whom
zealous boosters handed illuminated
booklets In effort to induce him to
come Into the country and "de
velop its matchless resources." .
' . Was it to be wondered that the
dog kicked at snarled, or that the
man who felt the boot of expulsion
developed a bitter philosophy of
destruction?
. Here is the' appeal that the Amer
ican church, council issues:
:- The church just now is saying- much
concerning economic and industrial
conditions. Hcre- is one that is purely
missionary in character. ..The church
has now aa opportunity to take a hand
in the practical application of its the
ories. - Tha srovenunent is not inter
ested., now that the war is orer. - The
local community and farmer-employer
have, not yet seen their responsibility.
The church must save the situation,
both tor the sake of these men them
selwea and few tha Kingdom of God on
earth. . For, one alive to the fact that
the church cares for them just as Jesus
did when on earth, not a few would
become its heralds of the wheat field
instead of its bitter denouncers.
' The appeal goes primarily to
churches in wheat zone. Conse
quently it is of immediate Interest
to the . churches - of the . Columbia
basin, where wheat is grown, and
of Portland, where grain is 'milled
and exported. - j .
The proposal is appealing because
it is almost the first suggestion that
the Itinerants of the wheat - fields
may. possess a possible social value
susceptible of development if cor
diality -.opened the doors " of the
churches.".- r - ,
- In turn, the men attracted to the
wheat fields by the harvest 'might
become of greater economic value.
A certain percentage might remain
in the districts where they And
work and establish homes and' fam
ilies, thereby helping to solve the
ever-pressing problem of settling
the - West." - rVr--
the world's
expectancy: .
Persistence of Christmas as a Great
Festival Is a Token of the Deathless t
Hope Which It Embodies That
Hope for Ages Disappointed and -Deferred,
but .Is So Because of
, Man's Own Dullness 'in Sensing
- the Conditions Upon Which Only
Its Realization? Is- Possible. '
From tha Chtcaev Bratta J"oe . ..
The return ,f that Christmas season
quicken hope ' in men' hearts. We
cannot reflect 'upon the -gnsat-event 4t
celebrates - without a stirring' in our
souls of - those ' -unrealized longings
which, through the centuries, have cen
tered upon the fulfillment of its prom
ise. - r A ;, y
- The persistence of the Christmas fes
tival throughout the world as the sym
bol of man's faith In the ultimate
triumph of the spirit of good will and
peace is a fact of tremendous signifi
cance. In 2000 years no failure of hu
man planning, bo dark tragedy of hu
man passion, no mad abandon' of. lust
or folly, , has been sufficient to -extinguish
he light of the Bethlehem star,
or to drive from the breasts of men the
great expectancy which it inspires.
That great expectancy has eurvtved
too many disappointments to be dis
appointed finally. Bitter experience
nas given to it dearer understanding.
It Is today .more Internment in diacern-
insr tha means of ita realiaation . than
ever ia the. history ef tha race. - -
Nor ie-H oocasion for diseonragement
that we find many, despairing,, for rthe
despair Is provoked by the inadequacy
of human- plans which have left God
out ef reckoninc and it-Is bearins in
upon the conscience-of-the world that
this i.the fundamental cause of all .our
rauure, ... j J i r j .-
" a . .a. . ., . ".'-
It is undeniable that there is a sur-
race indlfierence to spiritual things apparent-in
the attitude of-multitudes :
that tter Is an indulgence of the
senses, a 'laxity of conduct, a disregard
for standards and restraints and once
recognized - authorities - which occasion
deep concern. But mn.cn -of what dls-'
turbs us is merely the open display of
wnat convention kept covered or au
thority repressed. - We have lost some
thing in the external decency of discre
tion, but we have ' gained la honest
knowledge of ourselves. We are learn
ing a great deal about human nature
and its institutions. Much of what we
are learning- . Is not pleasant, but
neither Is it new. ' If has been there all
the time. And it was all disclosed long
ago by that unsurpassed -analyst and
Interpreter of the - human heart, Jesus
unrtst. The big fact upon which faith
may build is that, in spite of what he
discerned of tha unlovely, he believed
that men had the capacity to achieve
God's purpose If they would accept His
plan.
Disillusion is the keynote of much of
our modern literature. The emptiness
and the mockery of life are empha
sized. " All Is vanity," our writers cry
with the Preacher of old, and add, re
peating his advice. "Let your heart
make merry while young ; follow your
own Inclinations, and all that appeals
to the eyes," . Knowing, even as they
say it, tnat the eye is not satisfied
with seeing', nor is the ear with
hearing."
They are discovering anew the truth
that life in a region of experience re
mote from God means an eventual
famishment of the soul, a starved feed
ing upon husks. It Was through this
discovery that the boy. In the story
Jesus told, came to himself, and
straightway turned his face toward his
father's home.
Thus disillusionment is driving- us
back to God. . Losing faith in ourselves
and in our own plans; In the mighty
systems we have buiided, social, politi
cal and economic, we are turning to
One who never lost faith in us because
His faith in God's purpose and power
never faltered.
So the great expectancy is Quickened
in men's hearts. Hunger puts edge
upon the , appetite of hope. Through
the dissolving or illusion the world be
gins to see the only reality. The mes
sage of Christmas is the willingness of
Uod to enter human life. That is
reality. As quickly as we eet the
doors open to admit Him we can prove
it true.
Letters From the People
tmblieadoa In tbi department ahoold be wife-
uw v. . , OU1
exceed 800 words in length, and most be
aifried by the writer, wbosa auul addraat ia
iw . (bum accompany tne conutnuuoo. j
MICAH AND HIS MESSAGE
It Is Repeated for the Admonition of
Those Who Today Are As Those
the Prophet Rebuked. -'
Vancouver, Wash., Dec 14. To the
Editor of The Journal Recent refer
ence, through -The Journal, to Micah,
the prophet, comes happily because
timely. Micah Is , speaking today
speaking to a people who "devise
iniquity and work evil upon their beds ;
when the morning is light they prac
tice It; because it is in the power of
their hand. They covet fields and they
taaie tnena away by .violence. - -
They -oppress a man and his home, even
: man and. his heritage." Micah is
speaking today to a people "who hate
the good and love, the evil, who pluck
their (tne toilers') skins from off them
and their flesh from off their bonea
They build up Zion (in Wall street)
with, blood, and Jerusalem (in Wash
ington, D. ... e.) with Iniquity. The
heads thereof judge for reward,' and
the priests thereof teach for hire, and
the prophets thereof divine for money
Yet they will lean upon the'. Lord
(stamp his name on their money) and
say. Is not the Lord among us TNo
evil can come upon us." This is what
Micah is saying today, and we hate
him because he is looking directly
toward the U. S. A. as he speaks.
Micah appealed-to Lincoln, to Roose
velt And to Wilson, and ha appealed to
KusKin. Jariylo and Lloyd George.
But these men were an big they stood
high, rather than pat-" - . - Amos. :
A NARROW SQUEAK
;i From Xafe
"A motor -truck smashed tha - baby
carriage to. smithereens, mum." '
"Horrors 1 Was the baby hurt?"
"You're - mighty lucky, : mum. He
was kidnaped 'only five minutes be
fore."
Astoria Resurgent
By William ' T. Perkins "
Builder! tha Cava! ..Baa aobier
atUL - . .
And thy triumphant destiny -fulfill : iV
Binld for tha march of foil, oneominc yaart
Boiii aa tha reek where Time his mark Bjxaus.
BehoMI Tha f ecu ad rfrar lavaa t U
Behold; The aui-iwept aes thy atronj hiija creat.
Pnt forth thine aisaeiea of fkh aad loee
Thy aool ezolUDt to tha aeishta ahora
Kor fata, nor flood, ner holoeaint of fire
ShaQ stay thua hoar or mock thy hich desire;
For in thy - ool : there low ttts visiaa (till;
and ia toy aus aad thews, aaconqnerail wili.
Tet nnt in tawarine walls of wood aad atael
19 loana ut promne ei toy Tatare weal;
( Theae naaa away. . to rear Uumuelrca mil
So, mora Uta eJ ao paaa tne aosa of aw;
But in Vsf deatiiless apirit, tirter fair
thiue own heart, that eeks to-da ni dar.
!!'--s . f1 Jrc-a s-JArca of i ami
C0lIMENT AND
- . SMALL CHANGS '
Cora show at Salem open. May we
exhibit the one on our left little toe T
e ,., a
Little girls quite 'often have big
heads, .
. i a a. j ' i.-
'"What 'a cheerful idiot a man must
be to attempt to get. married on a
bogus check, r
One -equara meal doesn't alwaya de
aarva ' another, unleaa mi eaa aatlafw
yourself with hash. , ,
"Maybe there'll be a shortage - of
pumpernickel." the sporting editor tells
us. The shortage being coincident with
the shortage oXsPUsner.
When Portland does a thing there's
no half-way measure in It. To Astoria
the city nobly opened ita heart and its
purse at tne same time,
. e
. Omar Khayyam would have- a merry
time in these modern days finding the
Jug of wine and loaf of bread, to say
nothing of a sheltering bough..
"Butter ' is firmsays "the market
editor, speaking 'professionally of that
commodity. Boy, we'll say she is. .The
dura stuff Won't even thaw nn a hnt.
Kcake these morntnga. -. . s . t.
F-ortunately for our appetite.'4 we
have -a different -conception of strict
veracity from that of some of these
merchants who . label their eggs
rstrictly fresh. : - - .; .
MORE - ORlliESSEPERSONAL
Random. Observations AboutTown
T. H. Foley;Of Bend Is In Portland
to purchase some -equipment for- his
home radio. --He says be has no trouble
to- tuning In on The ; Journal service.
Among recent arrivals In the city. Is
R. W. -Marlatt of Heppner.
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- H. C. Boone of TlUamook la a week
end guest. ji. ,;-
- v . .t . ... a iei'e.-..
; Frank' EIUott of Baker, is among
wewvuu vuuwn. M
Martin L. Sullivan : of St. Helens
spent Saturday - in Portland.
. '
Among out of town -visitors are Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Webb, of Tygh Valley.
-..
F. H Crosby of" fugene is among
recent arrivals In the city.
. .
George Towe of Silverton is a guest
at the Hotel Portland.
.
Among out of town visitors is J. E.
Walstrom of Bandon.
.
S. Van Vleit of Yakima,' Wash., is
transacting business in Portland. -
P. G. Ripper of White" Salmon,
Wash., is among week-end guests. -
e y
Among week-end arrivals was J. T.
Wilson of Salem. .
IMPRESSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS
OF THE JOURNAL MAN
By Fred
On a visit to the Oreson staia train in aehoot
where he addreau the boya, Ur. Lockley inter
rierwm tha aaDarintandent. who aeta forth the
obj entires of such a achool aad i at pain
to correct Certain popular nusapproienaiana nf
gardins ita character, which ia that of an edn
rudan. not rjanal. ' inatitution -upon which
dutmcuoB pretty nearly eyerytnina: oepeaua.
Last week. I visited the Oregon state
training school and made a brief - talk
to the bovs. I was nieaeea wren ine
spirit of .the boys, as shown hy their
Bchool songs and yells. As . I stepped
upon the platform they greeted me witn
this song :
O. 8. T. S. pcoodly at the f ote,'
O. S. T. a. en loreTermore.
Every loyal son trill crre a rooalns toasc to you.
Erery loyal ton will lore you traa.
O a. T. S. with a hope untold.
A haritace to us you did unfold;
Lore ef family, lore of friend, lore of eonntry.
too,
uaket us proud of what you stand for, dear
eld Blue.
I shall not attempt to repeat all that
W. I Kuser. superintendent of the
school, said in the course, of the eve
ning in answering my questions, but
here, in brief, is what he said about
salvaging boys:
a a :
As we wrestle with the taxation prob
lem and devise ways and means to
develop the wonderful resources of the
state, we should pause to consider our
greatest resource our boya. Despite
tne . many evidence or growing pat
rental neglect of children, and tha -fact
that the news columns are filled with
accounts of crimes of boys yet in their
teens, we do not seem to be awake to
the real situation. Juvenile delinquency
ia a bis Droblem and a most expensive
one. The nearer we come to solving it
tne easier win De tne - solution ox ail
our Bocial difficulties.
The average boy is a pretty fair sort
of fellow. He may. fail occasionally
to measure up to tae stanaara we set
for him, but on the whole he does very
well. The average hoy, however, is not
the Droblem of the community and the
state. The unfortunate chap, the
under-orlvilesed one. reaulrea our spe
cial attention, . and he ia the lad woj
nave in mina. . wnat are going to
do for him? - Call out the construc
tion eanar1 and de soma renairinar and
rebuilding, or wait awhUe and : re
quire tne tervicei ox tne wrecking
crew? No greater need exists in Ore
gon today than that of a modern and
comprehensive plan for caring for her
waywara boys. Bellian motive alone
would dictate the salvaging of every
lad, at any reasonable cost, and mak
ing of him a worth-while citizen.
The ideal place for a boy is in a
good American home, with a mother
and father who love each other, living
and working together for their boy" a
interests and advancement. But when
the? home is broken by death, divorce
or separation,-as are the homes of the
majority of our boys, a properly
planned and maintained state institu
tion cms De a refuge of hone and o im
portunity. Most under-privileged boys
need only a chance to make good. They
have been the victims of circumstance
and are not to blame for the failures
they have made in their lives. .
The : training school should not' he
a place for a boy to So locked up in
order that ' he may - atone for his of
fenses.' IIo. of course, wili need dis
ciplining, for ho had been headed
wrong so many years that it will not
be easy - for him to properly adjust
himself. But a training achool ia not
a prison rather an opportunity shop-
it. piaoe wr a ooy to learn tnat tne
world -can use only" honest, honorable..
upright men. and to prepare for such
a service. - ssuca a scnooi js a part of
the educational system of the state and
should not be classed with the penal in
stitutions. : It is a place where boys
are taught things worth knowing and
diaciDlined in thina-s worth doine- witH
emphasis placed on moral integrity.
nonoraota purpose ana nonest effort.
Boys who come to a training achool
are in special . need of - Jrainln''- in
habits of clean conduct and clear think
ing, and eacn lad must, be taught the
oy cuia wnoiesomeness ,oi good, nonest.
at" modem traitrtng scnooi for boys, and
that la the cottage pllut The congte-
SFO t aa SW-0AVW law a- rt1 aamIiim Awa a
s-wi -j ass w axaa-aa vAttHi jr i UiVl ay
out of date. What our boyav need ia
' , , ; TRY THIS " " ', '
rtoa the Tenken Statfsnnn.' ,
Mrs. Styles : "I sm - hv th!a tu wr
that a woman in a Western town baa
hit naon a nova nlm f nhiiintnv -
separation from her - husband without
going to the expense or court proceed-
NEWS-IN BRIEF
SIDELIGHTS
Sounding the horn when brakes are
called for should be grounds for forfeit
ure of an auto operator's card. Marah-
uei XWWa,
"If the steamer Narenta makes good
rune,-the Mew rear wui. indeed be a
haDDV one far tha lord mayor of Lon
don. He will have a box of Hood River
Aewtowna -uood River Uiaoier.
Ali WVISV auuiaa; aaiW , JVaBaUAaa a
very hairbravlned tourist who (nd
fPWai B)maw a la. akl A. kak.a A Mar1 . lea iVKea w
eaV WW -wvATCA ag. W-Ul9wl . AaAJlxgam Ja.UM OkaaVS Vev
to .write a -.book about-. 1W Crane
A mmawImmm ......
- a - a e ,"
We may not be able to stop the ar
guments over- boundary lines to - Eu
rope but we can help this section by
fixing . up soma" of the dilapidated
fences between - Lebanon yards. Leb
anon luxpress.
: a a a
' The . Marlon countv teachers' lnstl
tuta at Salem last week took a stand
for more tie-id anf arcament of tha a Lata
law prohibiting aala of cigarettes to
minors. jia cigarette smokers between
coughs could give high school students
forming the pernicious habit good ad
vice.- wopaourn inaepenaeni. .
-. .- s . a '.-. -a , .
The - prioa of marriage licensee ia
about -too only price that has remained
at the - old " atandard during tha . past
years of fluctuation. But then, the first
coat never did amount to anything in
mat case. want county journal.
was transacting business in Portland
saturdayr
.... -. . ' 'a . a .-.
D. TV. Morrison of Boise, IdAho, Is
among those spending the week-end
j George A. Larsson -of Marhsfield is
among recent visitors to, the metropo-
Mr. f and .Mrs." W. G. Robertson of
Marshfield are among out of town
visitors." . : ! - ,
1 a -
W." J.' Wlnslow of Caldwell. Idaho.
was transacting business in Portland
Saturday.
a . ' - a .
A. C Chase of Myrtle Point Is
spending the week-end In the metro po-
ita. -
; a
Mr. and Mrs. James Hughes of
Wood burn are among the guests of
the Imperial hotel.
i - a a
James 'Churchill of Gales Creek was
transacting business : in Portland Sat
urday.
.
A recent arrival In the city is A.
K.I Peck of Marshfield.
a a
Among out of town visitors Is C H.
Giles ef Myrtle Point
Lockley
fathering and mothering, and that can
be done only when boys are very caro-
TlfTlv ma rrmtJt A n JifJi J .
groups of not more than 30 the fewer
uckci oeuauve uiaivfeuuai axten-
i -wnat i iiey require, it is wnat
nas oeen aenieu them, and it is ab
absolutely necessary to re-shape and
re-form their minds, souls and bod lea
What will It cost? Roughly speak
ing, it coats between S400 and S500 a
clothe, educate, give non-sectarian re
p, v. n.ui4iig, iu, mo recrwationavi
amusements and. do various other
things in fitting a boy for future use
ful service.' The annual sum required
is not large, and If it were, how could
money be spent to better advantage
than in saving young boys from lives
of crime and shame? -Are the boys
worth it? The returns' to the state are
Incalculable. When we tell you that
three out of every four boys who come
tr the, .KaI m. , l. j
- v..wwi sv vwv w uim.rn.rn ajwu auu
to cause society no further trouble. I
am sure you will see that the few
cents each taxpayer . contributes an-
"-",r MYuwuioa gooct cause.
We are trying to shew the boys of
a monster that reaches out and rrabe
aa k-AU mdui-(OUI AXSW ;iOVl V
punishment devoid of privilege and op-
""" n waui uwn to teei in a, i
the. same hand that leads them to the
training school gives of the funds of
the state to train and develop them
that they may become good, useful citi
zens. Too often, society is interested
been a trouble-maker in the community,
and the aim Is to do away with his
bad influence. That, indeed, is an
obligation each community owes Us
law-abiding citizens, and yet, when a
lad who goe wrong because he haa
not been taught how to do right is
sent to the training school, it is so
ciety's business to follow him there
and see that he gets a square deal
and that the conditions are such as to
send, him back a better boy and a
better citizen. The public should know
What La .nln a An I J i . 1 .
. . -- - V. WMI.V UMIILU
tiona. The beat way to learn is to visit
them. See for yourself if your- invest-,
meat Is payinggood returns. t .
. aruwu. uvea V men
out to the communities of the state
m w A ..I.. Wn.. RH.. I A .
v. Kiir w county au-
y... ; . r - w us. tun con
ditions which sent them to the school
existed and still - exist, no doubt, in
" univ wwn or community.
You got rid of the boy for a while by
Mnflins aS4rWa aA 4aea9. awirvkn.rv1 L. ..a J I
wa v ayvuwi DU. JOU ttiTJ
not get rid of tha conditions nor of
conditions which sent him to ns- in
mrTiHr aWv.1 ypU?0m-
munity and the chances are he will
go back to it when be has earned his
merits and becomes eligible to parole.
He represents your community In the
uiiiM ioopoi, ana tne kind of citizen
w1nWiiWi en P g back to you
vn-wui wa nave
been abl to iU from v.i ul." i .v
school. " "
4,.K? toH in dollars and cents
JUBt what a good citizen U worth to
mitJ8P$2& our
. wvaas IT&IUU. US UJ Ull. ' IX ' Wft
rrrK " .,7V au m- doing
LmJ2h-a,E?UW H dono under favor
able conditions. . if it were your boy
hSj"". want hi Placf with a
mt?r mr other fellows with
little opportunity for carefuL individ
ual, nersonai t r, . 4 . . . v A ?
thsmWTn't yorwahlm
lS.y chance to frequenUy , be
it,tSItlV father" and
V another - who would " take a
Tt ,"trt 1" bimr Wouldn't
lrt v??.' Protect from the chap
- v - was sxerunff a bad
influence upon hira?, FUU .DM
- Of oonftt M. . ..1 .- : . .
j,, ium ' . T""AMf ana our lads
aeserve the chance L thinir
rfh" i!voUBeful Uvea. 1
mother ireT'lad aoeclousy10!
most precious thinr on TeirthV Wm had
itt8 W Jents who lefto
bone unturned tohapi oar Uvea to
1 anea.mea larceiv
th'a ZrJSZl ? ?2r? to??-? in
band out to match a piece of dress
goods and told him not to return until
had matched It. He's still out." -
? ' TEP, THERE-3 OKB
Irom the Schenectady Gazette '
"He ewam tie Eske river where Ford
t: f-ro t-m no-c,"-From "!- M t va r '
The Oregon "Country
Keith
Baawjeaiaga te Brief Form fa See
,r . , , OREGOj , ; vy-- : r-, .
Fred rromlngaa, wanted at Astoria -on
a charge of kidnaping his S-year-old
daughter, is under arrest- at San
Francisco. : , ' ;
Mrs. J. M. Wagner was severely1
burned Thursday at her home in'Ash- "
jand when the lid of a steam cooker
kettle blew off. t. .
Cltpn. 8-year-old son of Mr; and :
Mra, Burke G Katon' of Bugs no -was
terribly scalded Wednesday - when he
fell backward into tub of hot water.
Grading on" the Shea "hill cutoff' on
the Lebanon-Case adia road Is about
completed. - Rocking will start to- a
few days and will continue all winter. -
At a recent meeting of Eurekm lodge
ef Odd Fellowe in Pendleton. St? Alex
ander, pioneer merchant, was elected -treasurer,
for the 42d consecutive year.
The annual budget adopted by the
city of Gold Hill provides for as ex
penditure, of $4625.60 tor the ensuing
year, which will .be met by av levy of
12 mla;,4 1 , .. .: :V -,:
v Due to - trouble experienced with
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and
fighting on the streets of Silverton, -the
city has employed an additionai -policeman.
'. .-.... - .-'
" A poison eampalgn againet the jack- -rabbits
of the high desert has been
started in Deschutes county under the
direction of the United States bio
logical survey.
Karl, ls-montha-old sen of Mr. and
Mra Karl Brennan, fell over backward
Into a tub of boiling water at the home
of his parents in Baker and was fa
tally scalded. ' - .'
At a. meeting of the Loyal Legion et -Loggers
and Lumbermen In Spring
field last week it waa voted to request
the legislature to nnt disturb the work
men's compensation, law.
. The Lane .county court has given a
contract for the construction of SOOO
feet Of hlchwav from tha Inw.r
law road to the Southern Paclflo depot a
at Cushman. The cost will be $817.
The budget for the Salem school dls- ,
trict, calling for $24J,260, was adopted v
Wednesday night at a meeting of tax- -payers
attended , by just two people, -one
of whom presided and the outer
made the motion to adopt, .
v WASHINGTON '
The Walla Walla Commercial club)
Is backing a project for the estab
lishment of a fruit cannery in that
city. . - ' ; -
The East stanweod Press suspended
last week, the editor, B. J. MoMin,
having resigned. It is not knwn
whether the paper wiU resume. - f .;
Governor Hart has appointed Harold .
B. Gilbert, an attorney of Yakima, as
judge of the superior court ef Takhna,
county, succeeding Judge George B.
Holden, resigned.
A chapter of the Order of De Molay.
tha obiact of which la to nromata Uta
social and moral welfare of sons of
Free Masons, was instituted Wednes
day night at Olympla.
Slipping on the frost-covered planks
of the Milwaukee railroad bridge Wed
nesday night, Imla Lett plunged to
his .death in the waters of the Puyal--lup
river near Tacoma. . .;-.,; s , r
Justice John F. Main' has been
elected chief justice of the Washington .
state supreme court for two years by -his
associates on the bench, succeeding -Chief
Justice Emmett N. Parker.
Fonnereau B. . Dolby, 18-year-old
clerk, died at a hospital to Seattle
Wednesday from injuries suffered
when a huge bobsled he was piloting
collided with. a telephone pole... :-
Paving of the Sunset highway, con
necting Sookane. Walla Walla and
other Eastern Washington points with, .
Western Washlnrton. will Drobablv be
authorized by the coming legislature. . 1
' Preoaring to cut approximately 40.- V
000,000 feet of timber in the Edmonds
Silver Lake district, the Backus a- An
derson Logging company has built a t
new togging boom on the souaa three
miles south of Everett.; ;-
Miss Dorothv Waters of EUensburg
and -Miss? Ruth Breece or Harrah, -
graduates or the EaiensDurg state nor
mal scnooi, win sau xiecemoer xs xor.
tha Hawaiian Islands, where they have
accepted positions in schools. -
Fulfilling a oremonltlon that he
would die suddenly while repairing a
aoyI A A Tea svlraWATt atA saBl t"SI aTkll
UUAt afaV aa VwVPBVU sew J mva av naaj
strioken near Stillwater Wednesday
and was found dead at the roadside
when search-was made for mm.
"'; ' Idaho ; V;.;: - -V-
Theash balanee of the sraaeral fund
of the state of Idaho had fallen to 1
$7.17 November SO, and interest bear- (
ing warrants are - now . being Issued, ;
Mrs. L. E. Taunt of Lewlston Or- p
chards, was badly burned Wednesday
morning when her nightgown caught l
fire while she was standing near a ;
stove. .... -' -'.' ,
Mora than 1000 ooultrr fanciers and
exhibitors are expected at the second :
annual show and institute of the Oem.
State Poultry association, which opens :
at Caldwell Monday for a five-daxs'
session. :,- ,.- .-. ' :
J. IT. lAmbla. one of the lsrsest
land owners ia the Inland Empire, an
nounces that in the spring he will
make an initial planting of 100 acres
of alfalfa on bis 720-acre ranch near -
Lewlston.
Final arrangements have been made
for financing- second dormitory at
tha Lewlston State- Normal achool to-
eost 160,000. The building, which will,
accommodate 70 students, will bo
erected the coming summer.
Twenty Years Ago
From The Journal of Deo, 17. .102.
The funeral.servlees over the remains
of the late Solomon Hlrsch were held
this morning aad were attended by oho
of the largest gatherings of friends and
aeruaintances ever congregated in wis
city to pay tribute .to an esteemed ;
citizen. Services were conductaa oy
Rev. Dr. Stephen S. Wise. .. . v
The articles of Incorporation of the
Portland Baseball association -a. were
filed this morning In the office of the.
county clerk, J." P;- Marshall, E. H.
Hamlin and Cecil H. Bauer are the
incorporators. ; --
The City t Suburban Railway com- -pany
has notified the common: council -that
it will not accept a .(-year blanket
franchise In exchange for those it now
holds. It refuses to agree to a term
less than SO years. -
a - a r a .
There was ice in the drinking foun
tain in the Plaza blocks this morning. -good
indications of winter. , .
- "' . " '. '
" Fully $750,000 is. to be spent on the
street improvements now in progress
in Portland, despite the fact: that there i
are so many' outcries regarding the bad
condition of our tiioroughfares, accord
ing the City Engineer Elliott..
. V. K. Judd, manager of the - wool
scouring and woolen- mills and manu
facturer of - the celebrated Pendleton.
Indian robes, ia at th Hotel Portland '
and will spend several days la the
city. i y: -;"7-:".;::
. ' . . a a . a . . . . .
, A aeneation was sprung in the local
wholeaalo markets this morning when
the Portland Flouring Mills company -announced
an . advance of . 20 cents a
barrel on all brands of patent flour,
..a a , .,; , ,
Building operations on the east side
do not appear " to be' diminished on
account of the wintry season. , There
are about as many buildings under
construction . at the, present time as
there were during the summer season.
- A large force of men and teams Is'
engaged in the laying of a double track
for the City & Suburban company on
WilliarrA avenue between Oiorry an!
7tnt-T streets. A niiii-h' l eaver ril.
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