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.4 "1 T-- - ON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY DZC ....i.tjr, i, .in AS -nmii!PE?Kl!.jiiT HEW8P1PES : C. 8. JACKSON . . . PubUsher Be eaJm, be eoafSdeat. be caeerfal and -da unto ethers aa yoa would imn tea do unto yoo-1 ------ . -: - -' - Published nrr weekday mad Sands moraine et Ik Jonrnal traiUinc. Broadway a T Bill street, Portland. Orton. itM4 t tlw. mtnlfiM at Portland. Grecoa. . for tranamisnos through the suule aa aeoond- RaTIOXAI. - ADTEKTISI'a REPRESKNTA - TI TB Benjamin Kentnor Co.. Bruns wick fctmdins, 225 Rftn evetvev ew tors . - SGO Afailcra bniidme-- Cbieaao. - rACITIO coast'bepbesentatite M- ' San Fraactaoo;; Title Insurance bnilding. Ix Antelee; Seeoritiaa tunkunaV SgatUa. -. XE3 OREGOlOoCRSAI. rseerfes the risht - to -reject edieatiaiac copy which tt UBM : a actionable. It ales wl3 axt print any oopy that in any w sjawlataa ret dim sui ter or that eennot leirtity be aaootniaad M - ' 1 - - - SCB8CBIPTION BATES " - Panliii In Ad-ranoe - CBy stall in Oregon, WeAhiasten. Idaho and KMMIl AAUlorlU.) ' DA1LI AJCD BtTSUAT - " One Mr . . t A GOtTliraa aionthe i..SZ.35 Six aaontha . . . .2ekn aaonth . . . . .1ft DAILY BUNDAT ' (Wlthot SniITt . OnWi. , - On year ...... $6. OOjOse year . ..-,..$$.09 P ntontha .... . 25 six months .....1.76 Three nvmtbe . , 1.75 Three months ... 1-00 - OMawith . i. . ,Wl ,y ' J-'l:- WCE&XT ' Wim-T ASP - - -- ntMri iv.iinMiTi ' smrnAY One iwr tLOOIOoe year ...... .60 BitBMiua . ... . - - an mtKmr minta tm tha TTaitad Stalest Daily aad Sunday. $1.00 par month. Dally fUaet Bandar), TSo par asoeto. Snaday, . 60o par aaonth. Waakly. J1.50 .par yaac Blatla coptea. daily. 5g; Bnadayj 10a. ' By Carrlai' City and Country 'Mat BCNDAT .$ JB - rWUhoac Sonday) ! Ona SBOBtk . . . $ .4B Oe mak ..... .10 (Onbr) Oa a v0 . Hov to nrait: Band poatofftoa monay order, apraaa order or panonal chock. Btuapt, aoina or onrreney ar as nwviu. raaehad by thia nnmbar. X wffl behara aayaalf wlaely la a perfact way. :- Ijwfll art no aricxed thina- haforo aaina ayaa: Z hate tba work. at tbent that turn aside: tt ahaU sot elasra .to me.-- Faalma , 1 0 1 13 -A. THE REPARATIONS PROBLKM SECRETARY HUGHES is correct ' In holding that tho reparations question; is the root of the world's economio and financial instability. He is- also correct: in his apparent endeavor to keep the question tout of politics. But ah independents nancial commission cannot 1 pos- " sibly remove the : entire problem from that realm. 5 ' . There are Just two sfps in set tling the reparations . dispute. The first is to establish what Germany can pay. The second Is to accept the Just flft-ure,' provide for method of payment and Insure that the sum is to be paid. t There is no reason, for political questions In establishing: wTiat Ger many can pay. That is a matter of fact, pore and simple. It Is a mat ter that can and should bo decided by-men who are crrounded in finan cial questions and who have no po litical strings attached. For that reason, if the whole reparations question has to be rone over en tirelyand it Is apparent that it must -.the Independent financial commission, suggested by Secretary Hughes, may be the logical way: to 'meet and decide the Issue . j Thereafter, however, the matter becomes a political problem. The commission can decide only -the fi nancial capacity of Germany, f Then the problem falls into the hands of heada of - goyernmenta, They will decide how the sums are to be paid, and . when and will insure their payment. Such a decision can be reached only through a conference of high government officials. ; -. In that conference, too. It is nec essary that "politics ' be laid aside. There should be no spoils. There should be no attempt to gain po litical advantage or additional lands through diplomatic trades. The economic structure of the world is a- delicate machine and one easily thrown- out of gear. When, it is out ot gear the rple of every coun try suffer. ' For that rearon there is no place for politics In questions that so vitally touch the everyday life of billions ot people. '- What is needed Just now In set tling ' the reparations question Is just and definite action. There is s. question yet, becausS the problem has been buffeted about by diplo mats seeking selflah advantage and because there has been no attempt in this country to hasten settlement. More flelay . simply means longer postponement of the : day when trade , shall revive, when peoples shall get back to work, and when Instability and uncertainly shall give way to normal conditions. - ; THE QUESTION'. TT7HETHER or not the trial pe- v riods of CO days for parts of the one-way traffic plan are advis able depends entirely upon' the Portland city council. . , It is proper' that . the ..plans ' be given a trial without incurring large expenditures that might result In complete loss in case the one-way trafSo idea falls. 'It is not the pur pose of anyone to adopt a traffics innovation: and stick with it through thick and thin though It were a . failure. It is not the idea of any one to injure any business or group if Injury can be avoided. But it is the purpose Of the people of Port-'-nd to improve the present con- gestion on downtown - thorough- j ' fares. ;v::;JftJfv "; n m'- ? '"E;-- y.r I . The experience of the past, how ever, Is none too reassuring as to the will of ; the council to , keep plan in operation even though suc cessful." 2any proposals have been abandoned without; triaL Others have 'been tried and Jettisoned the minute there was protest from any quarter. The result is that Portland-trae -re glaiions-axa. not widely 'different from - those when this, city had to contend -with a tar less acute problem. ; -. Even if the trial periods prove the one-way plans successful, will the commission be certain that it is a success, and then insist on its re tention? Will the council be-able to withstand protests that are cer tain to be made? That, if past ex perience is any criterion, is the real question., - ( Already fewer changes are to be made than were recommended. The plan has been at least temporarily whittled. It is to be - tried only In part, and in that connection, it Is essential to remember that x a trial in sections may prove the plan less effective than If it 'were adopted in it entirety." ; That Is especially true with': the - rerouting of street cars excluded -from - the tests, bet cause, in the last analysis.' street cars do ' more -to aring. about con gestion than,-, any ; other class of traffic. - " - . - - "- But let ' the trials - begin. Even handicapped from the start; let any possible Improvement - be J under taken. 'And, above all, may the city commission alt In Judgment with a stiff -backbone. . . ! - ".: .:. v f 1 SPIES Etf AMERICA t w HERE Mom liberty - and and " tyranny begin t . -. If a letter sent out by the Intel licence office r at - the - Vancouver army post is not near tyranny, what Is it? Here are the opening sen tences: -". r I - The Intelligence service ef the army has for its primary -purpose, the sur veillance of all organisations or ele ments hostile, or potentially hostile, to the government ot this country, or who seek, to overthrow, the government by violence. . . - Among v the organizations . falling under 1 the above head are . radical groups, such as the I. W.. W World War Veterans. Union ot Russian Work ers, Communist party, communist La bor party. One Big Union. Workers In ternational Industrial union, anarchists and Bolshevik! and such semi-radical organizations as the Socialists, Non partisan league Big Four Brother hoods and , American .; Federation of Labor. --. i ' This is a matter that should come to the attention .of congress. When persona - in : the army , feel called urpn to catalogue ; the , Rig Four oroinernooos as . organizauons to be kept under serveillance it is time for -.somebody to be investigated. If It hair com to;the 'point that as orderly and substantial ' citizens as the railroad Workers of America must be watched under a spy sys-. tern, as this intelligence officer de clares, what are we coming to? ': And here is his charge that the American Federation of Labor and its membership -must : be watched and reported on to the army. And the World . Wsjt "Veterans, them selves a part of the army when ah army was "needed to tight' they must be spied on and the army intelligence office notified. Russia in the' palmiest days of the czar kept her' gendarme to peek ; in at the windows and spy through the keyholes in the 'doors. Prussia in the palmiest days of the kaisers was famous for her ef fective spy system. But where are the czars? Where are the kaisers? The letter of the , intelligence of ficer "continues: ::";-j:t-- Not only are we interested In' these organizations because tey have as tneir object the overthrow or the gov ernment, but also because they attempt to undermine and subvert the loyalty of our soldiera , - Their, object is to "overthrow the government" ? ; The railroad, work ers would ovrthrow the "govern ment" ? The several million mem bers of union labor j "would, over throw ; the J government"? ; - The World War Veterans would over throw "the government"? .- This is a vile libel on the organized work ers of the country, -would it not be better for the intelligence bu reau to do some spying on itself? The letter continues: . . f-. - With a few scattered military poats In. this part of the country it is obvi ously . Impossible to cover all points as thoroughly as they should be ; hence. It is necessary in many cases to trust to the cooperation of law enforcement of Ocers, - .whose duties and whose knowledge erf . the. partlealar locality give them a thorough. Insight into such matters. t- k.j i ; ' s--. It is requested that yon Inform this office as to any ef the aforementioned or other radical organisations coming to your attention under such headings (a) location of beadcraarters, n names of leaders, e) strength of 'or ganisation.. d) activuies of tb organ ization.- e) strikes and methods of carrying on same, aad f attitude ot members, v Army 'post are- "so- scattered" that, civilian - officers must help. Are we then under military govern ment? Are the military posts at our doors for the purpose of pre venting us from "overthrowing the government"? Are we .back to Prussia and Russia? Are we main taining the army : to have v It see that we are loyal?; Where did the czars, and kaisers . go after they had used that plan "tor a time? The United State is the best country in the world. ' Its system of government Is the best la the world. Its traditions. Its history and- Its purposes v are the ' noblest' in the world. '.-,-.,". , v : There are imperfections In legis lation and administration, but they are gradually being corrected. The people are the rulers, and loyalty here is not a matter of bullets. bayonets and spies. The loyalty of the citizens of America in the late war was one of the fine examples of the past. " . . : XVhen" the intelligence depart' ment of "the American army -feels that it has - become -the custodian and. keeper of the loyalty of the American people,' it is. high time for the intelligence . department to be investigated by congress. ; - The way to keep the government from being overthrown 1 to keep trfrombecominsr Prussianized" by the intelligence department of the American army. - ; THE CHRISTIAN TEAR fXSCE upon a time a heathen poet v- set down a- Christian - truth. He wrote: The Moving Finger writes ; aad having writ. Movies on : nor all thy piety nor wit Shall lure It back to cancel half a line. Nor all thy tears wash out a word or It. - f The page of the church year is ineffaceably written upon from top to bottom. . Onlyt a moment, and the page 'will, turn irretrievably. What is there on it of plain and simple truth? . In what has the dhurch in 1922 met the challenge of opportunity? ' , ' , - ' Two vivid facts stand forth, dim ming all others. ' One, Is an effort: the other is a contrast. During the " year now closing. American Chrlstlaaity, which tor very good " historic reasons stands for separation of church and state. plunged, into international politics. Federated denominations i. had their - representatives present at every parley that Involved the : fu ture' relatlonsUlps ' of nations. .Or ganized religion protested the nar row statesmanship which not only kept America', out of the League Of .Nations bat brought to an in definite close . without honor the honor-prompted participation " . of America in the World war. Affiliated ; church bodies- de manded and secured a hearing ; in the arms reduction conference and the four-power pact, with its naval holiday - for the Pacific. Christian statesmanship has urged the issues of humanity and . humanitarian ism in the settlements, of the Near East and the political adjustments of the Fas--East. Protection of the Ar menian and the; Greek against the Turk's systematic plan- for: exter minatlon of Christian minorities has been : the - demand of ' American churchea Not less emphatically have they asked; that Christian na tions afford China not exploitation but leadership, and a guardianship against exploitation. f ;?v- The right of small nations, the safeguarding of the weak and the restoration of. the devastated "are planks definitely placed In the plat form of world politics by. American Christian influence.' It is too- early yet to chronicle all the result sought by the unceas ing prayer of believing hosts. We know that murder and rapine still go on, that Mars still intrigues for his throne, - that the plunderbund of privilege still seek an exploiter' victories. - But there has been aa immense and a towering significance in the fact ' that Christian doctrine - has been so recognized a factor in the affairs between - nations. -. As Dr. Pence remarks. fChristiaaIty fur nishes not a method .but a motive. It seeks not to write treaties but to have jtreatie written under the influence of the greatest principle of government ever enunciated Love one another." And in tha striving between faith and falsity; appear the contrast which is one of the most heartening products . of : the Christian year. Many times thi new participation of the church In world politics has brought' Christian practice i into Juxtaposition ;. with non-Christian practice. Never has the beauty of the Golden Rule shone so clearly. Neverr hay, kindness, . chivalry, peace and forbearance as exempli' fled in Christian teaching appeared do desirabl or so necessary. Never have the proposals of bate seemed so horrible "Or its victims so pitiable; Organized religion has yet to dis play the same energy and i com manding zeal In matters at home that it Is demonstrating in affairs International. It has not done its duty in the reclaiming ot the Amer ican home and again-setting up the altar of faith within the American home. It Has. yet . aa unfulfilled duty to the -youth of America. But hope resides in the fact that the clearest statement of it responsi bility have come : from the church, and from the same source the most criticisms of , Lack of accompUsh ment. . . 'U-.v. : ':-.:': :j:yv? ' On the whole, there I abundant evidence of the unimpaired vitality of Christian faith. God's in his heaven: all "will yet be- well with the world." - i . THE PRCISTTNG TEACHERS HPHE teachers are under no dalu- atons. They against the to fllmdom. return , of Arbuckle They know why. ,!: . - In the faces of pupils m the class room the teacher reads what is going on in the community. These faces are v an .open book. Those minds are unsuspecting and frank. The teacher knows too well bow the children react to. sensations, the spectacular and : the other things that shock or excite or move eom- munitlea The teachers know too well the unrest, the spirit of rebel lion, the resistance of. restraint and the general atmosphere of unsteadi ness that have hovered over the schools as an aftermath of tha war. The revolting things, the appalling things, that arouse the people arouse the school pupils. - The booze tragedy at Can Fran cisco has scarcely had an equal in the shocking character of its details It was everything that ought not to have been. Those who murmur in defense of. Arbuckle that f be "got caught and others equally guilty do not, seem ", to forget -that the girl was ': killed. ; i$They overlook:- the hushed-up testimony that came out strong at first and later .softened down, rendering the. courts impo tent and the juries powerless. If Arbuckle is restaged in film dora ""almost every: school pupa in America win: mow that a - vila scandal has been -condoned, that a dead girl la accounted nothing but an episode,' that a fatal booze party makes no difference, and that the premier actor fax a booza.-tragedy is brought back to become a popu lar idol. ; - . - The teacher are resisting - this proposal In defense of the schoola They know the Influences they have to combat in helping build char acter in the pupils. They know the disturbing: and demoralizing things that Good into the schoolroom to undermine and . corrupt. In their own way they have to bear the brunt of -the struggle to hold thei schools to proper levels and protect the minds and morals of the chil dren entrusted to their 'care. i Save those from American homes no protest mean more or .carry more weight than the emphatic op position of the teachers to the re turn of Arbuckle. . v - . : i't THE YEAR'S END , ; rpHE "reader will learn, from the 1- year-end edition of The Journal that Oregon possesses-a fifth ox the nation's standing timber and the Columbia, river system a ;third;of the nation' water power. - s .He will ; find that the Port of Portland , is first in the nation ,in lumber ' and - wool shipments, . sec ond, in grain and 'flour, near the top in ' fruit ' exportations,: and sec ond on the Pacific coast in, weight of foreign ' exports. ; H will find that this year's, com mere, in excess of $184,000,000, is the greatest in the port's history and nearly' $39,000,000 more than last year's. He will discover that the year building record in Port land represents a value of some $22,600,000 and is better than the best previous-year in the city ex perience.- The products of Oregon agrlcul ture, totaling more than $ 313,000,- 000, will stimulate his confidence in the resourcefulness of Oregon. He will be surprised to learn that wheat; which - is included in " the total ' of . agriculture, was worth $120,000,000, and that lumber oper ation, not Included in:; the figures above, brought Into the state more than $100,000,000- during the 12- month period. , - But wealth in goods and chattels alone has made no state truly great and no city the dominant, influence of her hinterland. Thera is "quite as much pride vbebad tnlrecit ing that Oregon stands first in pro- poruon or couege araaama to popu lation, second in literacy,: and sec ond in support-ot her students. NO statement of the phenomenal growth made by the - port or the amazing - expansion of - the city in spire greater confidence for the future than to add that" Portland is first among- American cities in proportion of students going from grade to high' school, first in per capita reading of books from public libraries, first- In percentage of heme ownership, first in Tgeneral public health and lowest in infant mortality. - And whiles the year - has been characterised by activity in build ing for greater business, - Industry and commerce, it has not been less conspicuous for the building of new homes, new schools, new churches and new hospitals. There has been manifested on the part- of Oregon's chief city a .more earnest solicitude for the advance ment of the state's constructive in terests. -' Civic influence has "been outreaching and generous in its ef fort to break down class. ,, Atxhe same time a- growing appreciation of the beauty that endows all Ore gon has been demonstrated in the energetic extension of- scenlo high way -yi-yAME 'ZsZ There is much in the record of the year to show that Oregon's ad vance extend along a wide and varied" front.. It Is good for people to know these facts. It is good for them to repeat the Information. It help crystallize their own good pur poses. It afford a widening; cir culation for tha attractive truth about Oregon. THE THREE-WAIT PLAN THI5 pen , river , conference "at A. Pendleton six weeks ago ha al ready had excellent effect. The bill Introduced into the United States senate immediately afterward call ing for a canalization survey -of the Columbia and Snake rivers brought to light tho almost forgotten fact that in 191$ a survey commission of engineers was authorized. Now the expectant official and errio bodies of the Columbia- basin which participated in the Pendleton conference vara told that a. report may, soon be- expected. . If the appeal had no more effect than to reenergize the previous plan it was amply Justified. But it should also be dear that canaliza tion for navigation only la no longer the able Idea. Merely to subdue the rapid of; tho Columbia . In order that: steamers may run without handicap or delay would be unjusti fiable from any balancing of cost and result. The Columbia must be developed tor all Its uses. Canal ization must be made to serve irri gation and power generation as well as navigation. Not only must still water pools be formed for boats to carry the products cf the Interior, but it should be possible for water to be diverted to semi-arid adjoining lands. And 'not only must' naviga tion . be available as , needed. , but from the river-must- be taken -the power, the beat and the light that many coal mines and oil wells could not furnish. It is electric energy applied in multi-form manner that will render life in , the interior ideal and make possible the utilization Of vast areas by great number of self sustaining, prosperous people. with high standards of -culture and ac complishment.; It ' Is . to1 be, boped that the canalization report by fed eral engineer officers will - chdw how the three-way plan can be put into effect. There 1 in the North west;, a growing' public, "sentiment that will; be exceedingly discontent with any smaller conception.- - 3 THEGREAT .HOPE OF MANKIND In- Spite of the Primeval Brute That Still Largely Motivates Human Conduct. In All Men -There Is a ' Utti, and : in ' Many There -Is ; Much. .of theSpixit of the Sr- mon on the Mount With Its v Promise of . a - Time of , All. Cenueness. Mercy and Peace. : ' - -yToaa. the 8aa mnciaoe OaH v There was a timer when men had no ideas,; no ideals. They had no gods, no oeroes; uo cacrea lead era. no dreams,-no history, no codes, no com. manaroenca - .They sauatted ' at river banks, they squatted about their kill. tney squatted In their cave.. 'We- like to think 'that the man ot BOO centuries ago lived - a daring and venturesome life, banting the huge ani- mais oz ms day -snaring the saber- toothed tiger, aawallmg the great hairy mammoth with his -tiny darts. But he probably did nothing of the kind. He hontsd the . rabbit, the' rat and the hare, and when he couldnt get these he fed himself on nuts and berries and roots. He ate meat, but he rarely got it xresn. since it -was safer to fall upon dying anlmarts or the remnants of the Kill of . carnivorous ' animals. Ha squatted and gorged; himself with . his Mewne s polls. . - . j:'- s. - He was cruel to every one but bis family, and he was kindly toward them only .when they were little and - not strong enough to dispute his author ity. . Jf'or he knew that his strongest son.-"Wheii old enough, : would ' knock bun on the head and assume the leadership; for himself. Otherwise, he took wherever he could ateaL and he auiea whenever it was- safe. - Ha loved the taste of warm blood In his mouth. Yet it has been written of this fel low:,, "Man "at that time was not 'degraded, animal, ; for be bad never been - higher ; he was, therefore, an exalted animal, and, low as ' we es teem him now. he yet represented the highest stage , of development ot the animal kingdom of bis time.". ' e, , . Then came other eenturles. and men changed - and got: themselves .theories on now human beings ought to . liva And at last came one who ascended a mountain in a land by the sea and ad dressed the multitude, saying: "Blessed are the poor In spirit ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : lor they shall be comforted. ."Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. , - ' "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst' after righteousness : for they shall be fuVed-v --- - "Blessed -are the merciful: for' they snail ootain mercy. . "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God, --. - "Blessed are tho - rjeacemakera f oi they shall be .called the children of "Te have heard that It hath' been said, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a Tooth: - "But I say -unto you. -that ye resist not - vu : ; but whosoever shall - smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to. him ue omer also. ... "Ye have heard that It hath been said, thou shalt ' love they neighbor. and hate thins enemy : "But say unto you. love your en emies,, bless - them that curse you. do good to them that hate you, and pray for them "which despitefully use yen. and ' persecute you,',' . s'-"'- -Ljr-. -.;.... "And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not. shall be - likened unto . a foolish man. which built bis house upon the sand: "And the rain- descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house : and it fell:- and great was the fall thereof.". , . - j And men listened to these words and repeated them for 20 centuries, ac claiming them as the truth. They made the speaker their ideal and said always that they were trying to walk in hls footsteps. But at the. end of these 20 eenturles they said - to them selves : "There la something on earth more important "than this sermon on a mountain. We must go to war." Everywhere in , the world some men lied: and other men went out to die. A great cloud of anger and bitterness and cruelty overwhelmed the , world. Ships were sunk at sea and innocent men and women - and ' children, were drowned. . . -Great machines went Into the sky and rained down death upon the children of the earth. ; And the poor- children of men were - put into great stagnant ditches that cut across continent and ordered : to cut and stab and tear to pieces. Gas choked ttiese children and t they staggered blind and moaning down the roads-of the world. Great shells burst in their faces and scattered their poor, broken bodies in -the faces of their- comrades. The mud and the slime crept up about them and dragged them down. They were made' to squat as their ancient ancestors - had' squatted 500 ' centuries before. And everywhere in the world there - were men who said : This is necessary;-- this .cannot be stopped; this la sublime - Now a Christmas has come again. and the very men who heard -the Ser mon on the Mount, and then turned to murder their ; brothers, now pause to give praise for the birth of Him whom they denied It was not possible 500 centuries apo to call man a ."degraded naL" There are some who ask: Is It possible now? Ton may aiwwer It by observing that man Is heavily depressed by the evil he has done. Here and there in little places every where in the world you may find some men who speak for - the simple. , the tender, the gentle, the mercrful. who cry for no revenge and have no thirst for blood. And because of these and because a little of this hope is la every man's heart 4t Is possible to be grateful that men still keep their joy for the birth of Jesus Christ, and do not smfle -cyrdcaily at mention nf His nama It is not a pervading and dis graceful hypocrisy, ' but a sweet and inspiring hope. Men stumble and fall, but they grieve and struggle to "their knees. , JOHN'S AJAX ACT " , ' " rrom life- - ' , " -' Ushtning recently -struck a statue of Captain John Smith and cut the head off. Evidently Pocahontas can't be as sory &s tho cace COMLIENT AND v , . SMALL CHANGS ' - , Now for the chorus; Happy New Tear 1 . .: -: - - - . .1 Moet rich men's son aren't any bet ter than the poor chape ; they Just act as if they. were. Took Uncle Joe Cannon 84 -years to get- it through his head "that tobacco isn't good ior boya -t. . - If the juvenile- contingent s In proper order, tha Jest of the Christ mas, candy should tail into youthful maw today.'- . -- -. . - Promised solitude tor one whole day, maybe we can get away with a couple of Christmas cigars just by way of keeping ourselves in good graces. -. - :, Nevertheless, the- most appealing program for the watch hour tonight for many of us will be found in the vicinity of the pillow and sundry com fortably warm blanket. - - MORE OR LESS 1RS0NAL Random Observations About Town Lark Bilyeu, one of the landmarks of Eugene from time whereof memory of man runneth not to the contrary, is spending a brief vacation In the metropolis, fraternizing - and rejoicing with the local Democracy over the po litical situation.- r. ; t Among out of town visitors Is Louis E. . Bean of Eugene, speaker Of the house in the last legislature. . - Among strangers In the city to watch the old year out is R." B. Brock of Clatsltanla - .' '- e e e .- , : ,' . ' -' .- ; '.. . . -Charles E. Davis of Union Is ampng recent arrivals In the .city. . - O. J. Hauger of Klamath Falls Is among weekend guests of the city. I ASpight ef Hood River was a' Portland visitor' Saturday. - e . e . - ; J. O. Watson of .Roseburg 1 trans acting .business In Portland. " e a e ' :Mr. , and Mrs. H. ..X Demorest of Sheridan ar among weekend vlsitdr. - . .. .- -. .- ... " Henry I F.? Mason of Mill Oty is speridlng the weekend , in Portland. . IMPRESSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS v OF THE JOURNAL MAN By Fred The duty of tha BnUla afril miA r CS plain, ciuaen aa well, in raapeot of their atU- tode 'toward the admiBiatraaoa ot the etate maaraaona la sere eat form by Mi. Ijookley, wiia BNoai recaraauM Ta tna ataia ' rmn aohool- and with -noantad nnmliuifa nl n. daoOns thadr affaini-with poUtior as the baeia Tho Oregon stats training school is located about five miles south of Salem on the old Oregon-California stage roaa. it was estabusbed Si years ago. and more than 2000 boys have been re formed,'; or' deformed, morally, nhysl- cauy ana' .mentally, by having been committed- to its carer since at opened its doors in lML Boys between the ages ot lu ana as years are committea to this " school by the - authority and --sower of the stata The state -virtually says to the parents of the boya "Tou nave made a failure of your resnonsi bllity of. bringing up. your ' boy as a usexui ; ana - proauotlve - clussn. - Nov watch what snUghtened care . and -real Interest in -the welfare of our future citizens can accomplish. We will take your boy and train him for the duties of citizenship.". , Have-w "done-it? . W have. 'in the past, . appointed men - to . be -u "big brothers" to these boys not because of proved fitness but as- a reward for past cr - promised political service. Politicians hays " paid their political debts 'to . their henchmen by giving mem jots-at tne state; institutions. Whether av man. was . a fit' example to the -boys, whether ha had - special ability. to train the boya! whether he was a'-oita of -low ideals Who would hurt .-more--than help the "boys under bis care, . was -never -even' discussed or thought of. ..The only thing considered was how to 'take" care of some lame duck who needed a job and' who .had been or could be politically useful. What I say about the training school goes for" the other state Institutions! for X have been visiting them for more than 80 years and X . have . used my opportunities to keep in touch with conditions. - The time- ' Is past When the state . training school should be used as a dumping ground for played' out politicians. The time is past when the State should merely herd the boys like a band of -sheep and -evade the responsibility of trying to give them an opportunity ' to become useful citi- a. We bare sent and still continue to send boys there, not for any fault ot -their , own but because- broken homes have turned the boys adrift and it is - the easiest way to handle the problem. One county Judge within the past week ' has decided - to send two young boys to the state training school because- their mother is dead and their father works all day and the Judge Is afraid the boys may get Into mis chief. ; He said. "The,' boys are good boya so 2 want to send them to the training school so they may be taught some useful .trade and become good citisena" ' . The . boys win "be herded with an sorts of boys- at the state training school some- - of whom . are ; proud of being hard-boiled, and who. delight In teaching new boys -all the evil they themselves have - learned. When I asked W. I Kuser. superintendent ot that training school, what . provision was made for the segregation of the subnormal, the vicious and the mere ly unfortunate boys who are depend ent' rather - than 'delinquent, he said: "Under present conditions we nave no opportunity for such segregation. The beys are divided Into three companies the big boys, the mlddle-sixed boys and the small boya" ' la other words, tho only segregation attempted Is on a -basis of size. The citizens have done their part In provid ing adequate funds to carry oa the works but we have had low Ideals as to the real purpose ot such a school. It was' by political log-rolling that -the school was divorced from its real pur posethat of educating the boya "Some years ago the legislature changed the form ef control of the reform school, aa It was then called. that the state - superintendent f Letters From the People I OoBBsnataatlass east te Tha Journal fe BOhlieeuoB is tea eav eaty one nam ef the paper, eoeold ant exceed ZOO .wocda in lesa-th. aad mam. ha rraed By the writer, whoee aaail eililresl Is lad saw arensuiany the etaTCnasjCiaavl , COUNTS THE JOCRNAX. FRIEND i Portland. Dec. 2iv To the Editor of The' Journal I certainly" admire The Journal for Its good,. sound edltoriala The Journal doesn't lock the under dog. Thank God, we have one paper in Portland that has some considera tion for the wage-earner. - 2 am cer tainly deliglited with the late election. The opposition dailies could not sway the people. Thanks to The Journal for its noble work, X was elated to see1 Ben Olcott go down. If any producer complains ft the way he. is exploited. the exploiters and taeir oreans cau liia a radical or a red. LM-cat'.-ia NEWS IN BRIEF - . SIDELIGHTS - If too want to take, av rood. Ions ride and not ' have to worry about speed limits, tires or spar it plugs, taas a s trust oar. -Oregon. City iJuerpris. A brainy woman once remarked that all men are . monkeys ; but she was wrong, boms are Just plain assess Grant County Journal. There Is no marriage m heaven, and Its - advsrtajres aire still funhr in. creased by the fact .that thsrs is no pouues. eitasr. -Moro ubserver. ;. In saying that brain workers ought to be better paid, Henri Bergson will nave the unanimous indorsement ot all coutitry editor. Weston Leader. ..' - e . ." . ; To eirbt-tentha of the people living In the United States Oregon la an un known land. Ka stat In tha Union needs publicity as much as we do. auMauav jrioneer. . I Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wade of Olex are among Portland visltora - w . .'..-..... A' out or town guest 1 Mrs. J. p. Harrang of Foster. a e -."' "' -; Mr. and Mrs. F. Bird of The Dalles are among out ef town visitors. - -' -- ; S.. S. rhmcan of McMInnvUle was a recent arrival in the city.. - , . e .-e . ' Guests from Eugene 'include.. A D. Paine and George P. Hopkins. . i ... . 'C W. Ksllogg ef Eermlston Is among business visitors. .? ' -.: e- ' Ralph Stanley of Medford spent Sat urday ut Portland. r , , ... - ...,..'. a . -". '-U . r.. E. L. Horn of Falls' City is n.Mnr m business trip to Portland. , - ' . - e e ' , : - Among guests of the Portland Is H. M. DuBols of Enterprise. - A. C. Hampton of La Grande among, out of town guests, i- e- - e . - '- ;:. ; Henry F. English ; of Halaey among out of town visltora. a - a a Earl Wldmer of Eugene Is spending ue noiiaays in tne metropolis. Locklsy publlo Instruction should be dropped from tha board, and the governor, sec retary of- state aad state treasurer were intrusted with its destiny," said weii Known eauoator to me recently. "Wa shall never have a resultful ad ministration of the Oregon state train ing school until tt ceases to be the football, ot ambitious .or - self seeking politicians. . The Important thing is not , whether some has-been : an be placed on- the payroll, but wjiether every employe is -there because he is zutea to have the care, training and custody of boys In ths formative age. jjeaa timoer snouia be ruthlessly moved. --. The ; good of the - helpless charges of the state Is ths only thing we should consider. When a bad Re publican Is removed to make room tor an ' equally ead Democrat, no real good is accomplished. . It isn't either Republioan or Democratlo mosey that Is used to pay the salaries of the state employes, we are using tne nard earnsd money of the producer of Ore gon of every poUtical shade, and we snouia sse to it that every dollar snent for the state gets a dollar's worth of value, ft Tne only test In making a house cleaning should be. Can a better man bs found to do the work? Whether ne is a Democrat, w Be publican, i Methodist, a Baptist or a rtatholla whether he has black eyes or blue, or wnetner nis name Is Smith or ..Brown, snouia not enter Into the case. " The determining factor should be. Is hs eixicient: has hs integrity of eharae- ter: has he high ideals, can be do the "Zn 1921 the legislature appropriated $280,000 for new buildings to house the wards of the state who mittsd to the state training school. We can use this money wisely or we can waste It Much depends upon ths superintendent. If the present super intendent is a man of experience, of high Ideals.' of sympathy, if he has aanumstrative ability, and if he is tne right man for the Place, we should retain him. If bo is not the right man he should be replaced, for it is the good of ths boys that Is to be eon staeroa, - not tne gooa or any- one mmi. Aa vines- worus, tn state train ing .- school Is maintained for ths wel fare of tho boys ot tho state of Oregon ana not . to man - a place for some politician. If the superintendent of the state training school does not wel come a searching Investigation of his fitness, then be is not ths man for the place. If he does and It Is found that ho has made good and Is making gooa, tnen ne is .tns right man tor the place. and -' should be retained. This holds true of the superintendent or the school for the bund, the mute school and every other state Institu tion. It also holds true ef every em ploye or tne state insatutiona If a man la given a Job at ths state hos pital, at the state traininsT school or elsewhere because he cannot hold ' a Job anywhere else, then, for goodness sax, give mm a pension, if that Is the only way to get rid of him, or give him - chloroform, and " oonslder - ths rights of ths helpless ones in ths charge of the stata -;-;-r ... . : ' e ----- - T - , , ; .. "Irrespective of i our nolltlas or rev. tlgion. . we should be loyal Oregon- tans and Insist that we secure value received for our money. . After all Is saia ana aons.r tne men working for the state are or hired men. We are paying them, and we have a - right to demand loyal aad faithful servica. We all bow to the will of the majority i otherwise we are not good citizens ; and we must all help In every way to make the Incoming administration the best possible tor the interests ot every citizen ot the state. When the vote are counted, then political animosities should be forgotten and we should all uphold, aid and support the hands of the new officials, from governor to constable. We must demand good and faithful service, and we must see that our officers are not hampered In giv ing ua tne nest service they can give changes the mind. : Then they are able to realize it Is only the ignorant that do not protest. --., , . J. I wish The Journal a Merry Christ mas and a Happy New. Tear, and a thousand more. . - -;--.; - A Poor Wage-Earner. ; " TIRED OF SINGLE TAX Portland. Dec fiWTo the Editor of The JournalWhy not give us a rest from the single tax question? The matter has been discussed and con demned by various - representative bodlea It has been voted down sev eral times by Immense majorities of the people of the stats. - The daily pa pers have advised the people to vote against It. So why should the big majority of voters be continually pes tered by the little bunch of boos ten who favor it? Why not use the space for somefhlrg more intereetir?? . Tired l.ea.? r. The Oregon Country Kenhweat Bappmins la Brief korai for i Buay kaadae. , ' . - - -OREGON . .. - Water through the new eight miles of pipe 11ns from he Bear creek head works Is being brought to Astoria, . Because ot the crowded condition of the Salem schools, members of the school- board are planning- improve ments estimated at S00,0oo. Residents of Grants Psss report ripe strawberries In their gardens and roxes still blooming in ths city parka. The berries are of the everbearing variety. J- E. Stearns, city recorder, has been appointed temporary city manager of La Grande to succeed O. A. Krata, whose resignation has been accepted. A five-paengr automobile, being driven by Walter Robison, a . garage man, burst into flams while nearing AsbJand Wednesday and was totally destroyed. Ed Stonemaa suffered two fractured ribs, a broken nose and many bruises Wednesday whoa his oar left the grade near Grants Pass aad turned over sev eral times. Smallpox has msde Its appearance In Bend, but scarlet fever, which has , caused health officials much trouble during the jpast two months, is on the decline. ..a . Carnation ; King Matador, a s-year-old Holsteiri-Frieslan bull valued at $35,000, owned by Dr. W. T. Phy of Hot Lake, dd- Wednesday from acute Indigestion. - - - . - . - The court records In La Grande, taken during the holiday season, show a distinct Increase in births, tnartlage licenses Issued and In arrest tor vio lations of the liquor law. . Mrs. Emily Sloper. Clatsop county pioneer, died at Astoria a few days ago at the age of 89 years. Mrs. Slo per had been a member ot the Chris tian, church for 83 years.- ', Because of the ravages f the. .heavy sieetatorm of November, 1921, theium ber cut of Hood River county dropped off materially the last year. The val ley's total cut was . approximately 18,000,000 feet. .The Coos county court has let a con tract for tho construction of a bridge across Coal Bank inlet, between the city of ' Marshf laid and Bunker HllU The structure is a unit of the Roose-' velt highway and will cost $2$,7i, V-W a ; -A WASHINGTON V ," ? , , Anthony Mablnger, retired farmer and King county pioneer, died Wed nesday at bis home id Seattle, aged 81 yeara - ..-?.?. . ' - - - The body ef W. F. Ulrleh was found a few days ago floating In Stearnboat slough, near MaryevUle. Ulrich" disap peared November 11. - ;, One fireman was seriously Injured and damage amounting to $10,000 was sustained in a fire which broke out last Tuesday In the WhUehouse-rrum-aeller furniture store at Walla Walla. Fred Albertson, ' foreman ef the Ertckeoa Construction company of Ta- coma. was found dead, and Frank An- ' derson unconscious in a wrecked auto- -mobile near Port Townsend Wednes day.. - .... --. Henry Bender, who -was shot by ; some unknown person several weeks .' ago while driving home from church -near Toppeniah, is gradually sinking . and physician hold little hope for his 'recovery. . ...-.. o - . Twelve-year-old Kenneth- Love' was shot at Spokane recently when two po- licemen used revolvers In an attempt to asrest Louis Williams on a drunk enness charge. The boys eyesight was destroyed. . B. R. Rogers of Spokane, regent of the " University of Washington, is planning to move to Newark, N. J., in . May, where he is to be supervisor of -mortgage loans tor a large insurance company. y-t-i While the Washington state budget shows a reduction in the amount re quired for the general fund, - requests . for appropriations for miscellaneous funds have increased nearly $1,000,000 for the next blennium. ' . Formation by stock breeders ot Sno- ' , horalsb. county of a 8100.000 corpora tion -to handle details -of future live stock expositions In EOerett, will - bs ; considered at a meeting of the county breeders' association . January 8. Abandoned by Its occupants when H burst Into flames, a large touring car was - totally destroyed pr fire Wed-. ; nesday morning on the road between . Seattle and Des Moines. Three men were seen running away from the ma chine, , t . -- r ... ' '-;'' IDAHO ?- -. - - ; - " - IMsoof overy of cholera in a herd of -,t Midway has caused Dr. C. H. -' hogs Colton, state votorinartaw. to declare , a quarantine. ,. - , Tha evhfblt of the Gera State Poul try association at Caldwell last week . had an swerag dally - attendance -of mora than looo peopi. , ' Thirty teams of ; fourf horses eaeh u mt work a-ravellnar the road south east of Meridian and several teams are sanding the, highway west os wai.. town. .'..-. v ,!: ' ' ; InnnnhMinMlt la made Of a SChoTar- shin at tha College of Idaho at Cald- . weU for senior giris, esiaoiisnea or , Miss Letltl Moore. - Similar scholar- -. vine Van ren astabllahed at ' the 1 University Of Idaho and Gooding ool- lega -. ' - ; - V no airnn of Buffalo Horn, chief or the Bannock- Indians, killed in tho be t tia of South Mountain June S. 1878. x has been presented to the idanp His- g torical society by John Conners, noted Tndian firhter. ana tor years a res- idsnt of SUver Oty. r Twenty Years Ago rrom The Journal of Deo. 81 1902. Excavations tor new buildings have been completed all over the city, and carpenters predict that Just as soon as the rainy season is over one or tne busiest building - seasons la the his tory of Portland will begin. . u; '-':.."(."'."' ' -,e : e ,.,.. Mavor WHllams favors a larger police fores tor ths city, and to a Jour nal reporter hs stated this morning that be intends to Increase the force of patrolmen by at least 10, and more If the funds will staaa u. Ths annual report of City Auditor Devlin for 190$ Will show that the city. s enjoyed a prosperous year and that there Is a cash balance in the. treasury of about $10,000. : - - - - -a. a - i .. . ' "Something ought to be done- la the matter of opening up the Grand ave nue abridge over Sullivan's gulch." said Ex-Mayor Rows today. "It is a disgrace that all of our elevated road ways shouId .be In such a condition." 9 w m . . Residents of the east side -have de termined to Join the movement for a greater and better Portland; The Portland Railway company will run cars oa all lines until 1 o'clock In the morning, to accommodate those who .wish to see the old year out and tne new year in. v. Many pedestrians' are eomplamtng of the fact that In many parts of the city the new sidewalks are being laid on both sides ef the street simultan eously, and they, must walk In the street. " ---; 1. - ' . - ' . ( - Farming, with all the modem eos- venlences of a city. Is the Ideal ex istence being planned by rural resi dents of "Washington County adjacent to Portland. A system ot county tele phone ejervice Is now being mapped out by the Colnmhla Telephone com pany, i .. ' .V .. ' - The necessity ef making eartr re pair of the pavement on Grand avenue Is Illustrated every day. This morn ing a farmer bringing a lot of apples and potatoes Into the city came to grief with his. vehicle, after driving about a block - from the corner of Grand avenue and Eaat Falmon street. The wagon struck a chuckhole sr.d te unlucky driver was thrown vjt. lis anded on Us bead ta a trv '" ,,'.. x'1 C f -