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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-12-17

Officials of 30 Communities Are
Studying Methods of Handling
Their Constituents Affairs.

University of Oregon, Eugene, Dec.
7.-Oficials Of 80 Oregon cities have
requested the pamphlet series EMIT
led "Short Talks for Busy Ofhciais
which is being issued by the municl-
nal research bureau of the State Uni
versity.
The mailing list includes IL may
ors. u city commissioners, several
city engineers, several newspapers
and a number of interested citizens
"This hearty response from Ore
gon cities shows that public omclals
in the state are cognizant OF the
great civic reform movement that Is
sweeping the country" said Pro-
fessor Don. C. Sewers, director OF
! the research bureau. "This move
ment is finding expression in the es-
tablishment of municipal reference
and research bureaus in city halls
or at state universities; in the use
and growth of magazines and period
icals devoted to municipal affairs
and in the attention civic problems
are receiving from commercial CLUBS
churches and civic clubs.
"a department Of civic activity Is
now one of the we'll recognized DE
partments of every wideawake com
mercial club. Nearly every woman''
department maintains a civic de
partment, while in ever increasing
numbers the brotherhoods and men,
clubs of the churches are devotlnI
themselves to discussion OF munich
pal problems !.
Among the cities Of Oregon Il
which one or more officials are re
ceiving Short Talks for Busy ON
Gals are Newberg, Albany, Amity
Ashland, Eugene, Roseburg, 81
Johns, Florence, Salem, Baker, Rain
Ter, Tillamook, Independence, Port
land, Medford, Springfield, L
Grande, M~arshfeld, Cottage Grove
Hood River, Astoria, Bandon, Ore
gon City, Davidson, Troutdale, Mort
Bend, Corvallis, Heppner and Cor
don.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-12-17


Engineer Laugaard, in charge OF
the Tumalo irrigation project, has
announced that this project is now
complete and that applications foT
the lands are being received In great
numbers. The entire project en-
braces 22,5O0 acres of irrigable land,
about 5000 acres Of which has al
ready been contracted for. The lands
are being sold in 40 acre tracts at
$40 per acre, one-tenth OF the price
to be paid at once, the balance In
ten installments. The settler, by IT.
rigating one-third of his land each
year for three years, can defer the
annual payments for those three
years, enabling him to apply the
money to the improvement of the
land. Storage of water in the big
reservoir was commenced Dec. 5.
That private property cannot BIZ
condemned for private irrigation OF
! waterpower purposes, was the de
| cision handed down by the clrcul
court at Albany last week, the cour
~contending that such action would b.
an infringement of the constitution
al rights of owners Of property.
The operations of the Helix di
vision of the Farmers Union re
suited in an actual saving OF an av
erage Of S109 to each OF its 10
members during the past season
This saving was accomplished b
economy in the purchase OF graf
bags, binder twine and other sur
plies. At Its Helix warehouses tn
association handled 271,501 sacks
wheat.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-12-17

Gov. Withycombe says down state
appropriations and keep down taxes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16

proof that She conductors are rapidly
making themselves eligible for the def
milton Of the tenor which voN BGLow
invented. Asruno ToscANINI receives
at the Metropolitan Opera House n
yearly compensation so princely as to
be a source Of amazement In the Eti-
ropean cities. He prcsides over the
most efficient orchestral and vocal
forces In the world. He IL In practi-
cal control Of the musical activities
of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
Were anybody but a musician In con-
sideration the manners involved In an
announcement n year and q quarter
before the expiration Of his contract,
and without any invitation on the part
Of the directors to decide 80 long In
advance. that he would not return to
the Metropolitan Opera House would
seem unusual. But In the case Of the
famous conductor who seeks out q
chronicler Of operate small beer to
announce that be will not come back
to the theatre which has honored him
more than any other in the world, In
which he has grown rich through his
emoluments and In which he Is enabled
to reveal his powers at their best. un-
der the circumstances one may only
decide that the conductor as well as the
tenor comes under the terms Of Won
BrLow's famous definition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16

TIE Pelicy OF Two Men Against . Mis-.
taken World.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS--Sir: The
almost universal idea that President Will
son and Secretary Bryan have been weak
and wabbly In dealing with the Mexican
situation Is n mistaken conception OF q
years persistent work to overthrow the
Government OF Mexico because they IN
their infinite wisdom and virtue did not
approve Of II.
I should soy that they have shown
tremendous strength and purpose in set
ting their individual likes and dislikes
against the judgment Of all other nations,
that Of our former Ambassador to
Mexico, that Of the State Department.
tho crying necessities OF millions OF poor
Mexicans. the opinion Of ninety-nine out
OF every hundred Americans In Mexico. as
we'll "a all tho lessons OF experience and
history. They have been strong and per-
sistent to the point Of perversity.
That they have been entirely wrong Is
another matter That they have gone to
the extent OF forming an alliance with
the I. w. VS. and bandits OF Mexico and
virtually handed them arms and bullet.
with which to prolong the conditions In
Mexico which they profess to abhor
shows the strength and determination OF
their policy. Nothing weak and wabbly
about that.
II seems to mo that we hnvo been
grossly taken In by those words "watchful
waiting" II Intervention. which IL war,
results Il will not be due to the weakness
OF the Administration. but to It's hysteri-
cal strength In making II possible.
NEW YORK, March II. C. H. STA0UF.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16

When HANS Won BtLow began 70
write about the prima donnas Of the
baton he did not realize the great i'm
portance which the conductor was ul-
timately TO assume in the world of
music. He referred. moreover. to SYM
phonic conductors rather than to the
men who preside over the orchestras
Of opera houses. Yet both may to-day
be truthfully described as moro i'm
portant than the prima donnas OF the
voice.
The appearance Of two conductors IN
the news Of the day leads us to recall
another phrase of vow BtIOw's, that q
tenor Is not man but q disease.
Since the conductor has acquired his
present Importance may he not be put
more or less definitely into the class OF
the tenOr2 One conductor laments the
inetiiciency Of the forces under his con-
troll and declares that his failures are
due to the lack of material with which
to produce the results possible 70 him
under more favorable conditions. He
Is retiring from the theatre and hts
desire to do for his artistic reputation
all that was still possible IL compre-
hensible enough In view of the nature
Of tho musical temperament.
To delight, however. q year In ad.
vance in the declaration that he pro,
poses to leave the foremost 0pera
house In the world, seems still stronger
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
tried and convicted for their corrupt
politlcn1 dealings

tried and convicted for their corrupt
political dealings
Such being the facts, can WILLETT
and Curly JOE be blamed II they favor
a reformation Of the press and advo-
cate a considerable curtailment Of its
liberties? How different would be
their situation II the press lived down
to the same standard Of honor they 50
wildly exemplify: how much happier
they would be II the press could he
bought In the way nomination for the
Supreme Court could be bought, or in
undated as a politician can be in
undated
Finally, how fitting 1t is to find their
counsel leading calamity the fight for
curtailment of the liberties Of tho press.
filling that conspicuous post the natural
mOdesty Of WILLErT and Curly JoE
alone prevents them from assuming!
How awe inspiring will their counsel
he when no advocates their restrictive
measures before the Legislature! And
how sustaining to his contentious will
he the ever present thought that VIII
LETT and Curly JoE are with him in
spirit II unavoidnbly absent In person
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
FATHER or FREE LCNCR.
To Alvarez Of New Orleans Belongs the
OnfadinG Laurel.

To TIRE EpIroR OF THE SUN-sr: An
editorial article In THE SUN OF March 10
announced the death OF the Hon. Joseph
Chesterfield Mackin OF Chicago and spoke
OF his claim to be tho father OF the free
lunch" Mr.. Mackin was 10 years old at
the time Of his death. March II. Free
lunches have been n recognized cpicurean
and astronomical institution In New Or
leans since 1887. four years before Mr..
Mackin was born.
The inventor OF tho FREQ lunch WAS one
Alvarez. who ran tho barroom IN the old
81. Louis Hotel of New Orleans. Many
cities have patterned after the Crescent
City In the matter of free lunches, but
they have one and all signally failed to
give tho free lunch menu OF Nouvelle
Orleans In the old ants-bellum days
most Of the business in New Orleans was
carried Oh In what Is now the French
portion of the city. Business men found
themselves too far away from their
homes to take the time and trouble dur
ing the middle OF the day to 70 home
for a snack. To crafty this large class
and secure their custom Alvarez inau-
surated free lunches with drinks at the
St. Louis Hotel barroom; his example was
quickly followed by the bars OF the other
hotels, namely. the Neranda, st. Charles.
Arcade and Hewlitt's Exchanse--the last
was not only one OF the finest barrooms
in the old Creole town but was likewise
noted sporting resort and the chief
auction mart, where slaves. stocks. bonds
real estate and all kinds OF property.
| movable and inimovabc. corporal and
incorporeal. were sold. The auctoneers
were polyglottous. spanish. French and
English predominating. In those days
commercial exchanges were not thought
Of and tho coffee houses were tho priu-
cipal places OF resort. Around their tables
the business transactions Of tho day were
often signed, sealed and settled while
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16

Nothing could be more natural than
the appearance Of the counsel for
WILLIAM WILLETT. Jr., to lead an at
tack OH the newspapers OF Kings
county. All OF Mr. WILLErr's troubles
originated in newspaper Office. Were
It not for the newspapers he probably
would be II Justice OF the Supreme
Court to-day instead of occupying the
humiliating and embarrassing position
10 which he has been condemned, we
shall not say by Il jury Of his peers,
but by n jury Of honest citizens.
Mr.. WILLErT concluded n tight little
bargain with Curly JOE CASSIDY for
n nomination 10 the Supreme Court.
Mr.. CASSIDY delivered the nomination,
AZ was tranquil and serene until ono
WILLIAM BERHI, owner Of newspaper
exposed the transaction. Its authors
tried TO blu6 Mr.. BERRI by having him
arrested for criminal libel. Mr.. BERRl
refused to be bluffed. Instead he
proved his charges, and ultimately
WJLLtTr, Curly JOE and another were
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: Some
months ago Mr.. Everett l.. Wheeler on
behalf OF an organization describing It,
self as the Mems League Opposed "a
Woman Suffrage, sent out an elaborate
QUESTIONABLE relating to woman suffrage
1t is reported that this questionable was
sent 10 all the male members OF the
faculty OF the universities and colleges
In the State of New York. II consisted
Of no less than forty-six different in
terrogations. and consequently much time
must have been spent on the replies and
doubtless much valuable information col.
lected.
Suffragists are at n loss to understand
why the published reports OF the results
obtained have been 10 long delayed. We
request the publication of these report S
Which departments were for, and which
departments were opposed to woman suf.
frage' Which colleges We're favorable
and which were unfavorable? What were
the reasons given for the attitude taken
CARRIE CHAPMAN GAIT.
New York, March Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
THE ANTI.SALOON LEAGUE.
Its Practices IN Maryland Denounced BY
Grand Jury.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SUN-Sir: An
Individual imported from Maryland into
New York Is trying to conduct cam
pa!gn at Albany In the interests OF an
organization oppCaed to the Iegal!zed sale
OF liquor In New York and elsewhere. So
pernicious were the acts last year OF his
innions In Talbot county. Nd. that the
Grand Jury OF that county returned this
report TO the court:
We think and believe Il fair 10 truth and
justice to state that the practice OF the
Anti Saloon League OF Maryland In at
lacking tho names and character Of our
citizens who happen to DO candidates for
once just beforc election takes place. an
without sufficient evidence TO Justify then,
In their charges. Is reprehensible, and some
means should be found TO prevent rcpeti-
ton IN the future
The Grand Jury's report was particu-
larry aimed at this man. who u few days
ago challenged the head of "A well known
brewery concern 70 debate on local OPP
ton bill at Albany. do not know the
head OF this brewery corporation per-
sonally. but | do know that his concern
pays thousands OF dollars In taxes to the
city and State OF New York. The name
of the challenger to the debate does not
contribute ono cent TO the support OF our
State SO far AS ] learn. should Ike Ia
advise this brewer TO reply to his chal-
lenger after the manner OF the late Mayor
Gaynor. who, when challenged by n social
let orator 10 debate socialism. replied:
The mere fact that you make the chal-
lengo Is probably proof positive that YOU
arc not At for such n debate. People who
want to force things down the menta
throsts OF others do their own cause more
harm than good
think such n reply would cover the
case of the challenged party succinctly
THEODORE i. RAINIER.
MOUNT VERNON, March Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
WOMEN To AID NEEDl
Form society to Give Prof~..i"usi
Service Free.

group of professional women, ~ 90 -
lege graduates, met at the Womcus NJ"
nicipal League at Al East Twenty .'E
street saturday night and orcaNi1,t ?
Professional Women's Aid AssuyI., .U ,
which Is intended to furnish legal r,...
cal. dental and other professional 80 30
to women In need of them and v'.u"
money.
The organizers believe that cN -t'i
charities of u similar nature ar, AM
pered by too much red tape Thcy '.'-''
fore have made it principle OF o., r"
organization that no questions N. .
asked. that all an applicant has 200 ., .-
to apply for help. The organizers ~ .
that the association will be .mpus' "a.
by unworthy applicants now AVID then y
say that this is better than that d, =
cases be turned away
Among the organizers are Nj t' >
Horovit2. lawyer; Or Beatrice ia.
Or. Theodore kutyn. dentist
Amelia Donovan, u teacher aft ' >
Anna klenert, lawyer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
DR. DAVIS TALKS or REFORMS
Protection of NOung From Ola OF
tenders Firat Step, She say..

Classification Of prisoners is The .
portant thing In reform work, CuuIuts.
sioner Katherine Bcrnent Davis told e..
enthusiastic auditors at the Ne,t "a,
y. NJ =. ~ yesterday afternoon s.. "a
already started to work out the Is-r5.
classiications, she said. hut needs % aN
Tombs and new Nor<houso loCut,a o.
a farm before she can masc mu,
progress.
She said that tho Department OF 60,
rection IL disgrace TO New YORK .as;
the penitentiary on BlackVelrs rsie-I .s
shametully overcrOwded and th4' -
Tonts now contains twice as mar. r-,'
as II was built FOR.
I'VE are going to have nov ao'-'
ton house for women. and in II the ,'.
oners will be classified It will b. -, ~.
ranged that Il group OF twelve girls -.
have little Set OF rooms with thri~ ow.
dining room and Will not have 10 u.t,r',
with old offenders. This Is ono ~ -
most important steps in the reiorust5-
Of prisoners"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
FROM A RAILROAD PRESIDENT.
0trn<ins Statement Of Front and Loss In
Carriage Of the Mails.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN--Sir. OBJ
serving that THE Sun has frequently
called attention in Its editorial columns
to tho injustice done the railway COM
panies OF the country by the Government
in connection with tho operation of the
Post Ofico Department, ] have wondered
IL the public really understands Vow ridic-
ulo'isiy inadequate Is the compensation
paid by tho Government to railway COM
panies for carrying the malls. as Will be
apparent from the concrete case stated
below. concerning the railway company
Of which | am In charge
Seventv-fve miles OF Its line Ia located
In southern Ohio and constitutes one dis
tinct postal route. Over this line there
are six passenger trains a day, three in
each direction. while two more passenger
trains run one each way over sixty miles
Of the line. Six Of these trains carry mail
compartment cars. two carry pouch mail
and seven Of them handle parcel post.
Ten OF the railway stations along the
line are within quarter Of a mile of the
post ofilces, and at each OF these the
mall both ways between the station and
tho post Office at its own expense.
For all this service tho Government,
prior to last July, and based upon weight
OF malls carried In the spring Of 1911
paid Q total compensation OF 1850 n
Gay. Beginning July l. 1918. after carry
.ng the parcel post without any COM
pensatlon for six months. the Govern
mont added for the parcel post service
10 cents day. making the present total
compensation to tho railway company
SIC q day.
II. through the fault OF the railway
company. one pouch Of mail Is overlooked
at q station. causing delay In Forwarding,
the company " compelled to pay q fine
of 81. The parcel post frequently ren.
ders II necessary to stop passenger train
at a nag station for which II has no pas
senyers. for the sole purpose OF unloading
parcel post No definite figures as 70
the actual cost OF stopping n passenger
train at a station have ever been de-
termined. although II has usually been
estimated at about rs cents. so that one
such stop would consume the total COM
pensatlon OF the entire day for carrying
parcel post on all of the trains.
From July /, 1913. to date the railway
company has been carrying the parcel
post at the arbitrary rate fixed by the
Government OF 40 cents a day. and dur
ing the same period 1t has lost 1910 q
day from decline in express business, with
the result that Its expenses are being In
creased on the one hand and It's revenues
reduced on the other s..
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March IA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
DECADENT POTATOES.
\ BrOOklynite Recalls FOndly the l-abOrs
and Tubers or His Youth.

To THE EDITOR OF T,tr s,-S--sir. Can
you givo mo the business address of the
man who won't LET potatoes from other
countries come into this because no save
they are diseased and wholly unit 10 nsso-
ciats with our potatoes and he doesn't
want our potatoes and their descenda nts
to become Contaminated? He saws thnt
hey are unit for human b.ip0s 10 on,
What a kind hearted man he must bc.
and What IAN awful lot" ne thinks Of our
,o;atoes and us, have archad ali ,ho
directories and ] carno. find his address
Now I am a law abiding citizen and a
icceut married man. and I give Won my
Word OF honor I will not atternpt 10 do
anything rash when I meet him. | JUS,
would like to 'argufy" with him and show
aim what u !!ttl- he does know about
potatoes and point out the errors Of his
way to him. because a man told me he
was the fellow who ia causing ms psonIe
IA Brooklyn to pay the vrocers ten cent,
a Quart for our potatoes. and what pota.
toes! Heaven forbid that foreign pota-
toes. no matter how bad they NAV be.
could ever be half as bad as the ones
we are forced to buy.
When you try to cook them (m.nd Won
I say "try") they're done on tho outside
and undone IN the middle. or don. II,
the middle and undone on the outside. and
some have cores In them like golf balls
or basebaIls. and I guess balls are mado
out of potato cores or nj leaN ,hev could
be. They can't look YOU In tho ave- like
potatoes OF yore, because most Of their
eyes are out OF business
What he's become of the potstoes OF orr
daddies; not the potatoes. but tho breed
Early Rose Late Rose. Burbanks. Beauty
II Hebron, &c? Why, IL the good Lord
had inflicted q mess OF modern potatoes
on Job his lamentations would have beer
ten thousand times ten thousand times ms
great
The spring training Of the baseball play.
ers always reminds the of tho spring train.
ny I used TO get I'm our potato match onIy
heirs Is play, mine was work. and might :
hard work at that. ana tust when Nh,
suckers were biting good" The frs,
| thing was to spade I'D about nm acre al
ground with n rarden fork. ti,en nicl
stones. rake tho match. make rows on,
| potatoes for seed. then plant them and
| cover them IN. and do all this nights of,e,
school, and on SATURDAYS too /; and all th,,
| time the suckers were "bitinv GOOD" ~,
| thers are terrible buliiea and vcrv u,rea.
sonable 70 their Young nj times Va,
| c,,,ldn.t attvnr throu~h ,,nur .y,,i, ~,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
On the .%vOirdupois Of TaNicab
Inspectors.

The Municipal Civil Service Com
mission 10y advertisement inviting ap-
p!lcations for examination for the post
of raxicab inspector includes among
the requirements the following:
Applicants must be at least feet 7
inches In height. and weigh not less than
1853 pounds. Required age, between Il
and 40 years."
Must a taxicab inspector be grave.
portly. no friend OF exercises Of the
body? II he projects heavenward
sixty-seven inches why must or ought
he be clothed with 1913 pounds or more ?
Might not that mass OF flesh be "too
too solid?
According to the tables Of the Asso-
citation OF Life Insurance Medical d.
rectOrs the average weight OF q male
Of feet inches Is 142 pounds be-
tween the ages Of 10 and "a: l47
from 20 to 70; 100 from 30 to "a;
/ 152 from 35 to SO; 165 from 40 to
~. According to the same table a
man Of 5 feet inches doesn't weigh
1853 pounds until he Is 90. A man of
/ S feet and 9 weighs 1862 from 35 to
80. Even a man Of feet 10 weighs
only l64 from 80 70 81: feet II
inches don't pull down 164 pounds
until 25.
Is II expected that the vexations OF
taxicab inspector will be so great
that he should be ample. we'll padded
with Il surplus fat fund to draw on!
Are lanky young giants or smaller mer
Of middle age to be encouraged? The
ma liter is of interest In an age Of dieting
and athletics. Even folks that take
their exercise by proxy laud slender
ness in others. Won't 1t he a bad ex
ample to the trained and thin police
men to see tendency to amplitude in
taxicab inspectors?
1t had been hoped that after the
eclipse Of Big BILL EDWARDS n more
aesthetic and less ponderous standar nd
of official municipal architecture would
prevail.