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8 THE MORNING OREG ONI AN, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1920 -ESTABLISHED BY HENRY I.. PITTOCK. ' Published by The Oregonian Publishing Co., 130 Sixth Street. Portland. Oregon. " C A. MOEDE.V, E. B. PIPER. Manager. Editor. " The Oregonian is a member of the Asso ciated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use Tor publica tion of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and -. also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Subscription Kate Invariably in Advance. (By Mail.) Taily, Sunday Included, one year $8.00 raily. Sunday included, six months ... 4.2. Uaily, Sunday Included, three months.. Daily, Sunday Included, one month ... -f Taily, without Sunday, one year ... ??? Daily, without Sunday, six months .... Daily, without Sunday, one month -J0 Weekly, one year km Sunday, one year - 5-O0 (By Carrier.) " TalTy, Sunday included, one year . . . 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It seems, 45,000 mules in ser vice abroad, of -which 11,000 were Spanish, 9000 were-French. and 7000 were British, and there -were 100,000 duly enlisted in this country who never got across the sea. But we can easily believe that the 18,000 American mules abroad were worth more than the 27,000 that were bought on the ground. No beast of burden yields more work in propor tion to the cost of keeping him than does the American mule, while he seldom requires the services of a veterinarian and customarily lives half again as long as the horse. The war department's formal tribute to his worth, though belated, Js un doubtedly deserved. both departments is worse than I tempt at leveling down; no assump wasted. Ition of equality of ability," but of While the president does nothing equality of consideration, of privi- but vainly attempt .to force the un- leges, of rights. , In his classical out- changed league covenant ore the sen- I line of Chautauqua's purposes, he ate and the democratic party, leav-lgave us this description: ing the departments to run them-1 It waa the purpose that the scientist selves and to null ainst en r-h nther. n1 statesman, the artisan and tradesman there is no hope" of relief. Our best hope of relief from profiteers, reds, waste, pro-Germanism, hyphenism should bring their latest and best to this altar of consecration and praise; that the tourist and pleasure-seeker should here stop and find their best place for- reveries: when thus strengthened, to return to their 9.00 2.23 .75 7.80 1.95 .65 EIGHT GOOD MEN. Multnomah county voters will next I .Friday choose twelve members of the I . lower house of the legislature out of a list of thirty-four candidates. It is I conceivable that with s6 wide a choice of men the opportunity is not ; at the hand of every voter to ac- '. miaint himself with the relative merits of candidates. It is the opin ion of The Oregonian that in this I long list of mem,, several are par- ticularly deserving of commendation J and support, and it is the purpose ! herein to acquaint the voters with the I ; reasons for its opinion. That whiqn ' is offered for consideration ,is not 'a ' -ticket or a slate, nor does it embrace - a' full complement of the represen tation to which Multnomah county is f , entitled. There are more than I ; twelve candidates on the ticket -who ' . ought to be acceptable to a discrim. ' inating public, but there are never- .' - theless, a few whose experience and ; .. talents, or whose fitness and trust j ."worthy character in the absence of ; previous legislative experience, make ;them men to whom right-minded ' persons should be glad to give sup port. Herbert Gordon, for one, has had ! legislative experience, and particular ; attention is invited to his record. It may be truthfully said that it stands out as that of one who is con ". sistently a right thinker and a quiet but effective doer. Mr. Gordon has the added qualification of broad ex- perience in business, but that which he has accomplished for himself had fcmall and struggling commencement. ZJmtlls experience has thus not bred """Nclass partiality within him but a fair ness that is invaluable in legislative yy-work. The legislative record of K. K. 4v.ubli is also commendatory. He is I " 'a quick thinker and a ready debater '":His service on the ways and means ; committee revealed painstaking ''and successful effort to conserve "-finances, yet carry on the needful , . -work of a great state. He is free . X. from pettiness and a hard and intel ; ligent worker. ; ' Another candidate of experience is - E. C. McFarlund. He uniformly sup ported constructive legislation and . supposed freak bills. He is a steady , .. jng influence and his experience will make him still more valuable In th ; next legislature. O. W. Hosford is a pioneer steam boat owner and operator. He grew '. "up in Multnomah county and his ; ' reputation for fairness and business J Insight was established before he en r tered the legislature. His votes an expressed opinions confirmed hi reputation for sound judgment. The foregoing arc experienced candidates whose past performances arc clear indications of what mav be expected of them. To these The Ore gonian would add as deserving of u special consideration, C. C. Hind lman. Barge Leonard. F. M. Phelps . and Harvey Wells. Mr, Hindman is a lawyer who has been assistant U. S. district attorney, " deputy district attorney and assistant city attorney. He is especially quali Z; fied to pass judgment on state legis- lation affecting counties, (irons and cities. -As a member 'of the port com- - mittee of fifteen he has added port projects to his fund of useful public information. Mr. Leonard is a lawyer in high standing with his fellow members of m the bar. He is a former president of the County Bar association. He Z ' served during the war in the intelli gence department and is a man of up-standing character nnd ability. ; Mr. Wells was formerly state in- surance commissioner and has long ! ..been in the insurance business in Z Portland. He is strongly interested fire prevention and control, but his outlook and knowledgc.of public affairs are not confined to those that w affect his own profession. - , .'"" ' Mr. Phelps is mentioned herein because he is clean, upright-and in , telligent, and for the further reason that he is one whom the public should delight to honor. He saw active service with Ihe American iJTUarmy in France. In the Argonne drive li lie was severely wounded in an ac ."I.tion in which he displayed dis tinguished gallantry and courage. rie is one of the younger lawyers of '-the city whose record and reputation -'Jnspire confidence that he would :r give the same dependable service in civil afairs that he gave in . military affairs. '., As before indicated, there is no in- '.' tent herein to indicate that these are ' .;,the only acceptable candidates among ,.tne thirty-rour. But it may be said In truth that if these eight be elected and the uncertainties of politics shall put four others, unknown and unde sirable. in the house, there will still -""be in the 'Multnomah delegation ; enough force of character to make it ;'a power for good in the' legislature. Particularly does The Oregonian -urge favorable consideration of those named who have been tried in legis- lative work and found wortliy. SHAIX, YVK FORGET? The Johnson position toward the league of nations is thus defined by his admiring supporter and enthusi astic mouthpiece, the San Francisco Chronicle: Senator Johnson, and -with him. we are sure, a great majority of the American people, are against any alliance whatever. We propose to stand alone, managing our own affairs and permitting all other Ba tons to do the, same. That may oe an extreme view, Dut it is ngnu So the high hopes of world peace through a covenant to keep the peace will be entirely disappointed. f Johnson shall be elected. If we are to go our way, and in sist on all other nations doing the same, how long until there shall be another grea't world catastrophe, caused by our demand that a nation may make war. or not, as it pleases? How long until America is again drawn into the awful turmoil of a world conflict? It Is better to prevent war than to wait until war comes. The' one can be done if America does its duty; the other is sure to happen if America permits the Johnsons to blind . its eyes both to its duty and to the facts. soon to be forgotten?' body politic is the inauguration of a republican president supported by a republican congress on March 4, 1921. All energies should be applied to that end. and other diseases which afflict the respective fields, and there, through the year, to weave into tne iiuer oi iiome wui iv the newly gathered inspiration and strength. Bishop Vincent lived to realize the ideal he pictured in a fanciful prophecy bje made more than thirty years ago. "The Chautauqua of ideas and inspirations," he said then, "is not dependent upon the literal and local Chautauqua." He dreamed of an open forum of education and dis cussion, which has been built up in hundreds of communities as the di rect result of the Chautauqua ex ample. The: "department of hu manity" which he visualized has come to be a feature of every well regulated Chautauqua. The summer school devoted to culture has become an institution throughout th land. The correspondence school, con ceived by Bishop Vincent as a part pf the Chautauqua scheme, has car ried the opportunity tor education to hundred thousand homes. All of these, based on Bishop Vincent's idea that change of occupation rather than idleness is true' recreation, and that the summer vacation may be made a means of development and ACQClTTAt Or TOOC HOWELL, The candor exhibited from the outset by Harold Howell, who vjas acquitted last Sunday at Coquille of the grave ' charge that he murdered a girl of about his own age, undoubt edly aided in the end in winning his freedom. The case has been remark able in many respects. The peculiarly marked bullet with which the girl was killed and the coincidence of the rebored rifle owned by the boy were the strong points 6f the prosecution. The community in which, the chief actors In the tragedy lived is rela- ively sparsely populated, so that the fact probably assumed greater rela tive significance than it would have done under other conditions. It deeply impressed a number of the serious-minded men who were called on at one time and another to sit in judgment on tne case, vve xninK v. ai stimu-us to those engaged during tnese men were movea uy wuuie- IO THE ntlEVDS AND SUPPORTERS OF MR. LOWDES. Any competent and disinterested political observer will tell you that Mr. Lowden is not likely to carry Oregon at the coming primary. In free primary contests elsewhere (ex cept in .his own state of Illinois) he ran uniformly third. What happened n Michigan, in Indiana, in South Dakota will doubtless happen in OregoH. The real fight here, in the judgment of- The Oregonian, is be tween Leonard Wood and Hiram Johnson. It is a close and hard race The Oregonian has no wish to eliminate Mr. Lowden from the presidential contest. If he shall be the nominee and the prospects for him are as good as for any candidate the republican party could and would unite behind him for a great victory in November. But it will not help him at Chicago for his friends to seek merely to make a "showing' in Oregon. His true position is as a compromise candidate. Tactically, he will be in stronger position as a minor figure in the convention, so far as delegates are concerned, than if he should be in first, or even sec ond, position there. It will be easier, in case of a failure to nominate in the early ballots, to persuade th convention to turn to him. The op portunity' for Mr. Lowden is at Chi cago, not in Oregon. The Lowden following as a whole is against Hiram Johnson, in a specialsense, since Jolnson stands for principles and practices to which they are unalterably opposed. Why, then, should it be made possible by Lowden men and women for John son to carry Oregon? Mr. Johnson will win, if there is not an amalga mation of Wood and Lowden forces. It is not . practicable to swing the Wood support for Lowden, since Wood is the stronger in Oregon. It should be practicable for the Lowden people to go to Wood. If they fail, or ref-use to do it, Hiram Johnson will carry Oregon: and Oregon will thus furnish another club to John son for the great drive for Johnson at Chicago. The safe course for Lowden voters in Oregon is to go for Wood. Their candidate will have his chanc fine chance, growing better as other candidates light It out in various states and at Chicago at the con vention. FREEDOM OF ACTIO AT STAKE hearted, desire to see justice done. Yet other circumstances have strong ly fortified the factor of reasonable doubt, the benefit of wmch is en joyed by every defendant accused under our laws, and these have finally prevailed. The Howell boy is not only free, but in the eyes of the law the year in the ordinary pursuits, constitute a memorial as enduring. it will be believed, as any well-wisher for humanity could hope to have raised in honor of himself. THE MAKING OF BOOKS. .That the flood of fiction may have t, ;t. innn,n Tfa etnric Wnn Deeii flammed dv me paper snonage, miblie Dreciselv as if the crime, so or some other cause, is indicated Dy far as he is concerned, had never the census of books published in been committeS. 11919. Formerly constituting a for- There are alwavs. in everv com- midable percentage of all new cooks munitv. a few who cavill at lurv ver- printed, fiction now heads the list in diets, and -decline to abide by the ten arbitrary classifications but con- outcome, whatever it may be, and stituies oniy a mtie more man v who. as in this case, will whisper in Per cent of the xvhole. Almost as years to come insinuations that they many works on sociology and eco will not dare to speak out loud. As nomics were brought out, either as against such as these the Howell boy books or new editions, as there has the practically impregnable wee novels priniea, annougn me armor of his demeanor ever since the lru measures oi pudiic taste wui not day -when he was first arrested and e fully determined until u is Known accused of the murder. It has been now many in each class were widely admitted by every witness competent read and how ma"5r failed. to tpstifV on thB snhWt tVmt Vio l.aa -I'oeiry ana arania appear iu ue ntror rionipH i,immif -.--o,, I coming into their own. In a total of dents, that he has not rlerlineH nn 8594 books printed during the year. any pretext to discuss his own goings these subjects account for 500 new and comings, even as he would have works, .or nearly 6 per cent, a much had a nerfect rizht in rin hnwAv-pr nigner percentage tnan nas oeen tne innocent, and that no effort to trap rule- Both religion and science show him into implicating himself has a. Saln' with 695 and 586. respec- juccperlpd . His ramiuKn thi-mio-h I lively, vv e continue to oe lnteresteu iit hashn romaru.-.r.io far, in agriculture, in public health and innocent man, in whom some degree hygiene and in applied science and of embarrassment might be excused. .sb"si '"s- vw? " considering- the cravitv of- nv, creasingly important place, He was not shaken hv the mst - The fact that there were printed in searching cross-exam In, tier, Tt ic Great Britain in the same year just of record that his answer, nnv-o 1. twenty-eight more new books than ways been clear, straightforward and were Published in the United States disingenuous makes a comparison both convenient The state's failure tr. iawi.i,' - and intelligible. In Great Britain, plausible motive was frn'm the ti-st harder hit by the war than we were, FrieBd of Wilson and Starkweather Supports Chamberlain. I PORTLAND, May 17. (To the Edl- j tor.) It seems to me that Senator Chamberlain's nomination by the dem ocrats involves a principle of vital importance to all citizens regardless of party affiliation. The people elect a senator to use his own best judgment about the problems that come before congress. He Is personally responsible -to the voters pf his state, as well as of his party. We do not elect a senator to be a rubber stamp for the presi dent. Senator Chamberlain .has not always agreed With the administra tion and when he did not he acted, sometimes at least, on his own judg ment of what was right. That is what he was elected to do. The president of the United States has very great power and influence over senators of bis own political faith by .reason of his position and patronage. No senator can afford lrphtly to disregard the wishes of the president elected by his own party, to say nothing of publicly criticizing or opposing his administration. If a president shall bo justified by the people in seeking to defea a sen ator because he criticizes or opposes the administration in some - of its policies, it seems to me that will be the beginning of the end of senatorial independence, which is already none too great now. May say a personal word lest I be suspected of being moved by re gard for Senator Chamberlain? Presi dent Wilson has commended me very highly in public and private on many occasions, and 1 consider myself to be one of his warmest admirers and per sonal friends. I have not beard or read that Senator Chamberlain ever said anything, publicly or privately, of a complimentary nature about me or my efforta I voted for President Wilson and am proud of that vote. Mr. Starkweather and I have been personal friends almost from the time I came to Oregon, -but the principle involved in this election, it seems toJ me, - transcends all consideration of personal and political friendships and enmities. Therefore, 1 hope that the democrats will .nominate Senator Chamberlain next Friday by an over whelming, majority. I have never vot ed for the senator for any office, but if the democrats give me the chance I will be one of many republicans who will vote, for him next November to vindicate senatorial independence. W. S. U RIiN Those Who Ccme and Go. ALBERS PARDOX IS PROTESTED Effect Approve j Sari Writer. RESERVATIOMSTS WOBBLY FOLK in the boy's favor. It will be widely believed, however, that his strongest aeiense has been his engaging can dor. He was only fifteen when he was arrested and accused of an awful crime men who recall their own feelings at fifteen will be slow to think that he could have undergone tne ordeal without once committing nimseir Dy a damaging admission, without confiding in a real or pre tended friend, through which he has ust passed triumphantly unless he were indeed Innocent. Either that. or he would have shown amazing precomty in other ways, which he has. not done. The jury seems to have accepted the view that only a youth who was also a monster could have both committed the crime and also have withstood the grillinc to wnicn young Howell has been sub. jected. But seemingly he is just an average boy, distinguished amin oiner oovs of his ace anH Gi-jim only by. the candor to w hi.-h we In reporting that the loss on gov alluded and bv the vrrv e-niieiene. crnment operation of the telegraph wnicn in the end has stood him i ana teiepnone lines was om.v vs per such good stead. cent of the gross revenue, Postmas ter-General Burleson congratulates himself on the. smallness of his rlet- KI.-II.M- IIMtSTS MONIMKTST. ir. Th is must irive a novel sensa The enduring monument to Bishop tion to the m'an who boasts of a sur the reaction is seen in greater de mand for fiction' than ever 1217 new books as compared with 904 in this country, and its graver aspect is noted also in a larger output of books on religion. The much greater number of "juveniles" in 10 n gland than in the United States may re flect a studied effort to help the chil dren recover their pre-war poise. There is also a conspicuously greater number of British books touching on mechanical and engineering prob lems. America leads in interest in agriculture, as in past years. The total of new titles for this country represents a falling off of about 650 as compared with 1918, and that for Great Britain an in crease of 900. It was perhaps to have been expected that republica tions of "foreign" works would show 'mutual prcdominanoe of British and American titles in either country. Woman Wants Clean-cut Treaty Sup, porter In Oregon Senator., PORTLAND. May 17 (To the Edi tor.) The importance of the ap proaching primary election Is unprec edented. The league of nations has in reality been referred to the peo ple. On May 21, when we vote for a delegate to a national convention, wa vote for or against the league, accord ing to the conviction of the person we choose. bhould we not most closely scrutinize the declaration of each candidate upon, this important measure? And why not make the same inquiry when we vote for a prospec tive senator? The issue is the same. If we favor the league, why indorse a candidate who voted against it, or for the Lodge reservations? Even if the candidate be a "likable" fellow, shall we vote for his "likableness," or for the league of nations? Oregon democrats are not compelled to vote for a sena tor Jiaving reservation tendencies; Mr. Starkweather stands for the rati fication of the Versailles treaty as recommended by President Wilson. And just what is a reservationist? I think he is a wobbly individual try ing to join a good fellowship circle with one hand. Shall we enter the circle of nations one-handed, or shall we go in, with both hands and a vig orous American grip? The unrestful world can never be calmed by negation: there must be af firmation to stabilize. It was not res ervation that took our soldiers over the top; it was the tremendous force of confident American spirit in eager, glowing action. Nothing less will avail us now. BERTHA PLATER SMITH. 1149 IS. 27th st. N. "I'm carrying both theft and ac cident insurance on my automobile, but for the life of me I can't figure out which form will apply in my case," confessed Herfcrt L. Lytton. a Victoria, B. C. insurance man, who strolled about the Multnomah lobby yesterday waiting for a north-bound train to take him on the last leg of his homeward journey. "My, wife and 1 have been touring southern California by automobile. Late one afternoon when we stopped just out side of Modesto in the San Joaquin valley, a huge swarm- of bees se lected the tonneau of our machine for the scene' of their honey-making activities. When my wife and I re turned from a nearby cafe we found the queens and the drones and the rest of 'em in complete control!' With us discretion was the better part of valor. We made no effort to force them back. 1 was compelled to hurry north on account of a pressing busi ness engagement, so was compelled to arrange with a Modesto garage man to keep watch over the machine and ship it north as cjoon as the bees had completed their work. Now, what I'm trying to figure out is whether or not the insurance people will agree with me that the bees by taking possession are guilty of the theft of - the machine and pass the cost of transporting it home, or will th accident insurance company con fess that I am entitled to something from that policy." Mr. and Mrs. Lytton left for home last night, still hopeful of getting the machine, a I goodly amount of fresh honey and a fair portion of some sort or. insur ance money. M. A. Mayer of Mayerdale, near Mosier, on the Columbia highway, is still seeking a cook. Mr. Mayer has visitors from New York through out the summer and so likes to have them well fed. He has a eecond cook who is a very good salesman and In the morning he will say to a guest: "We have some very fine eggs today. Better take three." Well, Mr. Mayer wants a first cook, and a Chinese culinary artist called on Mr. Mayer at the Benson. "Your hours will be easy," ' explained Mr. Mayer. You will have all you want to eat of good food; you will have your own room with all modern Improvements; you will be well treated." "How much money?" inquired the Chinese. "And in addition to the things I have enumerated, you will have $75 a month." The Chinese did not hesi tate a moment, but replied: "The dishwasher In the place where I am working now gets $100 a month." Mr. Mayer Is about ready to give up hope. "I came up on the same train as Mayor Rolph. but for far different Purposes," confessed James R. Duf- fey. a San Francifjco automobile man who was at the Seward yesterday. Mayor Rolph came north in the in terests of Hiram Johnson, our native on candidate, but I came up to win a bride, which is a more pleasant and interesting quest. And if I don't have any better luck than Mr. Rolph 11 agree to swim back to the ooiden ate " Mr. Tiiiffev Raid his bride lived in another Oregon town, but whether or not he is certain of her, he refused to state, because that's as far as he'd go. Despite the result of the recent California vote, he was still wearing Hoover button. Everybody connected with the Unit- d States forest service around Ore gon is getting ready for forest pro tection week, which begins next Mon day. N. F. Macduff, supervisor of the Cascade reserve, is no exception to the rule and that is one of the reasons a - is here from Eugene conferring with local officials. He is also interested In handling some of the coming tim ber sales. Mr. Macduff has the pleas ant job of keeping his eye on one of the most-Tflcavlly timbered stretches of country in the state and last year was one of the busiest people in the service, as his district 'had several bad fires. Petition Sisraera Is Lusltanla Crime, PORTLAND, May 17. (To the Edi- I tor.) Convicted of utterances and statements in favor of and sup port of Germany and of the kaiser at a time when the full knowledge of the Luisitania crime must have been his, when in formation as to the dastardly conduct of that impious association of moral bankrupts was being forced upon him through the public press, and at a time when hundreds of thousands of America's best were on. foreign shores and billions of her wealth expended to put an end to that which Germany, the nation, the people and the kaiser stood notwithstanding conviction, of such a crime and under such circum stances, relief from imprisonment is sought for Henry Albers. Sympathy because of age and alleged infirmity is sought for one who, having accumu lated millions in the land of his adop tion, expressed willingness to devote that wealth to the support of those who would destroy our nation. The offense was not one which would justify sympathy. Neither should It call for unreasonable pun ishment. But it, does demand stern justice. Money will not and cannot atone or expiate such a crime. His evklent ability. business acumen, shrewdness and financial success com pound the serious character of the offenso-of which be was convicted. -The spectacle of men of wealth es caping the penitentiary through "ex ecutive clemency," payments of "large fines" and judicial paroles has become altogether too common, The public is interested in seeing an impartial en forcement of the law. If Henry Al bers received an unfair trial there is still a court to which be may appeal. If our much boasted government of the people, by the people and for the people is not to perish from the earth; if justice Is to be administered im partially: if the existence of these United States as an entity Is justifie-d. those who seek to destroy them shqtild pay the full penalty. Otherwise let anarchy and treason be rampant and bolshevism reign supreme. Let those citizens who wish to place the stamp of their approval upon the sinking of the Lusitania, upon Ger many and the kaiser and upon the crime of which this man stands con victed affix their names to petitions for clemency. Explanations will be unnecessary from them. However, the presentation of such a petition will place upon the newspapers of this community the duty to publish to the world the complete list of signatures attached thereto. Should they fail in this it will be my privilege to en deavor to perform that duty for them as a tribute to more than 4.000.0UO comrades who "served their time" gladly, asking executive clemency only from him who reigns supreme on high. JAMES H. GANOE More Truth Than Poetry. By James J. Mostiiie. John H. Vincent, of the Methodist Episcopal church, who died the other day, is the Chatauqua movement. which differs conspicuously from conventional memorials, in the re- sncct that it is a growing 'thing. It plus on the postal service, realized at the cost of efficiency and of over working Jtlie clerks. His reluctance to surrender the wires which he long coveted Is indicated by his statement that, if he had been permitted to did, indeed, far outgrow the plans of hold them a few months longer, he .. , No more than justice is done the American mule by the declaration of the quartermaster-general of the -army that there was n3 comparison between the European animal em ployed by our armies in France and the upstanding creature that the army took wy.li it from the middle -t. until the question of transport - r-essing that It was neccs- OVE HOPE OF RELIEF, By refusing an additional appro priation of $500,000 to Attorney- General Palmer, the house of repre sentatives expressed the opinion that his campaign against profiteers and reds has failed. It could not but fail. Prosecution cannot stop profiteer ing:. The best that it can do is to catch one guilty man here and there and punish him, while 99 per cent of the profiteers go merrily on Knowing this to be the case, the people are prone to regard the guilty one who did not escape as a martyr. Profiteering in sugar could have been stopped if President Wilson had accepted the offer of the Cuban crop Control of the sugar market has now got away from him and it can hardly be regained. The cure for profiteering that is in yie power of the government is such revision of the tax system as will not add taxes plus profits on them at every stage of production and dis tribution, and as will lead capital into productive investment instead of exempt securities which are not pro ductive. Labor can beat the profiteers by working to its full capacity instead of to 60 per cent, as it now does. Every blow that labor falls to strike for larger production keeps prices up and takes money out of labor's pocket. Employers could increase produc tion by paying workmen for what they produce instead of "paying for the time they put in. The profiteers will not be. utterly routed till labor all over the world is employed and is producing fully, nor until the inflation is squeezed out of money. The campaign against the reds is' bound to fail so long as W. B. Wilson and Louis F. Post are at the head of the labor department and are per mitted by President Wilson to re lease reds as fast as Mr! Palmer ar- its founder during his lifetime, al though it cannot be said that the original organization ever lost the power of response to his guiding hand at its helm. Bishop mcent conceived Chautauqua as an instru ment for developing the power of the Sunday school, still recognized as a mighty adjunct of the church. He so tied it to the summer vaca tion that he mnle it an opportunity both for physical rest and for spir itual "growth. The scheme was Methodist in its inception. It be came non-sectarian. It widened its curriculum to Include cultural stud ies of almost every description. It was a forerunner of the summer school idea, and it almost, if not quite., laid the foundation for the university extension system, It was planned at first that there should be, instead of the customary three day Sunday school "conference," a fortnight of instructive lectures. It expanded into a reading circle of three weeks; then into a course of two months. Secular subjects were added gradually. The Chautauqua idea spread. There are .now more than 300 "Chautauquas" in the United States, all responsive to the hunger for enlightened employment of leisure which Bishop Vincent de tected nearly forty years ago. Lewis Miller, who made a fortune by the invention of agricultural im plements and gave largely of his means to further the Chautauqua scheme, was, until he died about twenty years ago, the moving force of the business department of the entsirprise, as Bishop Vincent was its educational and spiritual guide. They were a rare unionwof the practical and the ideal. As the purely. Sunday school idea was outgrown. Bishop Vincent developed the theory thaC as he has said in his own writings, "trie great want of humanity is rec ognition," meaning recognition in its broadest sense. The true idea of democracy was also behind it all. "The men of trade, factory and field," he said, "need the association of the theorist and the professions; the theorist and the professions need contact with the arts and artisan. would have wiped, out the loss. But the people are already surfeited with Burlesonism. When, at the close of the Franco- Trussian -war, Germany imposed what she thought an impossible fine on France, she little imagined a fi nancial chicken would come home to roost fifty years later. Thirty billions is a stiff penalty, but she de serves it. ' SCHOOLING OF 4600 AT STAKE Failure of Elementary Tax Has-Local and Statewide Importance. PORTLAND, May 17. (To the Ed tor.) As a taxpayer and a mother who gives untiring devotion to the education of her children I make this appeal. I take advantage of the pub lie school because I see the need of bettering conditions," both for th children and their teachers, whose in terests arc one and the eame to every riBTht-thinklng person. I have como to realize the fact that more money must be forthcoming at once or we shall have 4600 children in Oregon who will have no schooling in 1921. Lack of funds will mean a closing down of the night schools In Portland and a curtailing of the technical schools as well as crowding the graQe schools. In order to avert this there is an elementary cduca tional bill (314, yes) of a 2-milI tax levy which means to Portland only two-tenths of a mill more than we are already paying or 20 cents on $1000 a year. But it does mean over $80,000 to the state of Oregon if this bill is carried. This will mean ele mentary schooling for every child in Oregon. I make a plea for every non-tax payer to help the willing taxpayer to distribute rightly the taxes where the greatest good to the greatest number can be realized. MRS. LIMA N. RHODES. A Minnesota congressman has a bill to put a tax of 2 cents a pound on all sugar not sold in conformity with a price list to be issued by the government. Who does he suppose would pay that lax? Men like Levi P. Morton are still in the making, but In such number that individuals do not sta-nd out in relief as he did from early manhood, when a self-made millionaire was much, of a curiosity. Recall the times when Al G. Barnes used to bring his little dog and pony show here? The "bigjtop' is a demonstration in evolution. . Anybody who has seen motorcy clists travel when no speed "cop" Is in sight wonders why more do not sus tain fractured skulls. With so many automobiles whiz zing by, a streeTear cannot be blamed much if it occasionally rears and jumps the track. France has an "epidemic" of girl babies, and if there is anything-in signs it is a good omen for a long peace. BE HAPPY UNOKK HIGH PRICES Remedy Is to Ponder the Many Probes Democracy Ilaa Under Way. PORTLAND', May 17. (To the Ed itor.) Not long since one of our well kn,own citizens., writing In complain in a local paper, said that the profit eers are robbing the American peopi by charging outrageous prices for raw sugar and added that "we can hope for no relief from the present admin istration." But why in heaven's name be so impatient and unreasonable? Isn't tn probing going - on, not only as to sugar, but in relation to .efry othe commodity, eatable and wearable And yet one is reminded when lookin for results or the coioreo. man n southern town who was eternall blowlnc around as to what dangerou thing he would do if this thing were done or if the other thing were no done yet he never carried any of hi threats Into execution. While en gaged in one of his periodical tirades, an acquaintance said, "Ah. shet up. fMose. To" can cloud up mo and rain less than any nigga I ever seed. Wfcn navincr 30 cents a POlfnd for 1 f-ar let us not become impatient and forget that the probe Is contin ually on the job. And. besides, we are still at war with Germany, and Wilson keeps us tiiere. ' T. T. GEER. WOULD SEE HIM l.V WHITE HOUSE THE ACME OF USELESSNESS. (Courses of shopping have been In troduced into some of the colleges for women.) Far be it from us to decry education We. haven't been harmed by what little we've got. And people we know of importanca and station Ars free to maintain it has helped them a lot. To learning wo have no objection 1 whatever. But one never teaches a cricket to hop. And we are convinced that it's wasted endeavor For schools to attempt to teach women to shop. t Teach women to shop! Why, the maidens of seven Know all of the candy-storo prices by heart. And when they have reached the ripe age of eleven They've thoroughly mastered the marketing art. Though butchers cajole 'em and gro cers beseech 'em , They never are left for a second la doubt; , v They need no professors or tutors to teach 'em. They will either get what thay want, or get out. A woman goes shopping as went th crusader In days long departed in quest of the grail. She never turns back and no craft can persuade er To pass up a bargain or pass by a sale. A man loosens up for whatever he fancies. Without any knowledge of what it is worth. But women don't take any hazardous chances. They know how to shop from the day of their birth. One might as well seek to give tips to a robin On how he should perch on a hick ory limb, Give lessons in neighing to honest old Dobbin, Or tutor a trout in tho beat way to swim. We're strong, as we've said, for the new education. But one never teaches a turtle to flop. For flopping waa ever the turtle's vo cation. And one simply cannot teach women, to shop. Hardly Worth the Money. At prevailing telephone and tele graph rates we'll have to raise an other liberty loan before we can pay the tolls on a message to Mars. rests them. The money spent by .There was no thought of a futile at- Promises made this week are meant to be kept or broken, depend ing on who makes them. One good way to probe the high cost of living is for a fellow to look into his purse every day. Do not wait until the last day to ! study a sanlple ballot. Do It now. MfXarv'i Advice Unheeded. TURNER, Or., May 1. (To the Editor.) I opine Senator McNary is playing a little politics in his rec ommendation for the voters to support-Johnson. How - about Wood's and Lowden's friends and who also are friends of McNary? Have the voters forgotten who it was that killed Cock Robin in the defeat of Hughes'? No Johnson in mine. E. E. McKlXNEY. - "We were on hand to advertise As toria at the trade gathering in San Francisco," says A. B. Stone of the Astoria port commission, who was at the Hotel Portland yesterday on his way home from California. "We had a beautiful booklet prepared with sta tistics and views and distributed cop ies. Astoria has many things to be proud of and .we want the world to know the advantages of our town and port. How much good will develop from the meeting in San Francisco we cannot, of course, tell at this time, but I believe the benefits will be considerable." "Seattle was robbed in the rankest manner possible, Insisted Guy E. Talbot, who sells Seattle real estate. who checked in at the Multnomah yesterday while here for a brief busi ness visit. "He was referring to the federal census which gave the sister state metropolis 312,000 population. whereas they were all expecting something like 400.000. Being in the real estate business. Talbot naturally wants tne population boosted like apartment house rents, hence his ,cry against the result of the federal enu meration. Frank N. Wallace' probably knows the geography- and the geology of central Oregon better than any other man in the state. Mr. Wallace has browsed over the deserts and moun tains with geologists until he can read the signs like a book. To hear Mr. Wallace describe the various for mations in the Deschutes is like list ening to a lesson on earthquakes, volcanoes and 'prehistoric atuff. Mr. Wallace is at the Imperial with the following residents of Tumalo: J. M. Griffin, A. J. Gounason and R. H. Bayley. Arthur G. Miracle, whose name sug gests his ability to achieve -the --impossible, is a furniture dealer of Great Falls, Mont. He has heard so much about Portland-made furniture that he decided to come down and see for himself. He says he hopes to be able to contract for a few carloads from this city, and he also hopes he won't have to perform any miracles to do it. For several years William Pollman of Baker has been president of the Oregon Cattle and Horse Raisers' as sociation. Mr. Pollmann arrived at the Imperial from Ca-rifornia yester day on his way home to attend the meeting of the association at Burn next week.- He says that the associa tion will have to get a new presiden this time. Week-end jaunts are a favorite pas time with Miss Maude Robertson, wh draws her pay check in- Salem bu lives In Dallas. Miss Robinson va ried her usual programme of spendin Sunday at her home and came to Portland to visit friends, returning to the capital city last night. A. J. Wilson and Cliff Dunnifer Payette and E. H. Giles of Boise, Idaho, are at the Multnomah. They are in the-lumber business. Frank S. Giles, who is in the drug business and also a dramatic teacher in Seattle, is at the Multnomah. Best Wishes for Chamberlain and Deep Retirement for Wilson. PORTLAND, May 10. (To the Edi tor.) I wish to tell the people of our Btate what a very capable man Sen ator Chamberlain is in Washington and I sincerely hope he may continue to be the Oregon senator, for a more able and fearless man we could not find. I am a native of Portland, but now and then during the last ten years have made my home in Washington. Both republicans and democrats there have told me how much they admire and respect our senator. Some, like myself, would like -to see him presi dent. . Some senators seem quite infatu ated with the sound of their own voice, and you witness busy men making a hurried exit, others'take a nap. But when Senator Chamber lain takes the floor he has instant attention. The future years will show the wis dom of each step he's taken. He did not go to Washington to "salt down filthy lucre nor become a monarch, ut to serve the people of this state o the best of his judgment and abili ty. My only children are two sons. uite young at present, and I heartily indorse compulsory military training nd I cannot see how any far-sighted American with the' welfare of our posterity at heart could support the peace treaty without the Lotg6 reser- ations. Many times, seated in the gallery, ve grown quite "chesty" because that fearless little man down there was my senator. Let us all be glad when the sick man in the vV hite House finds other uarters. After that our good old western silver dollar may have bet- er value and so reduce the high cost of living. CAROLYN BELL. $67 East Ash street. BriKBt Bunhieis Prospect. New Haven stock ought to go up this year. Look at the business the road will do in hauling campaign, cigars out of Connecticut! Infallible Test. Everybody is' wearing overalls, but you can always tell the boss from the help by the fact that the boss is usually working. (Copyright. 1920, by the Bell Syndicate. ' Inc.) R. W. Marsters, who resigned as judge of Douglas county. Is at th Hotel Oregon. Mr. Marsters is still contending that the finest scenic road that can be built to Crater lake should run from Roseburg via the Tiller trail.' He left no call for 7 o'clock "at th Perkins, did W. J. Pancake of Bake because he is a self-riser. Your Real Rights. By Grace E. Hall. Don't fancy the world owes you liv ing: or wage, 'TIs a theory that's sadly deceiving. Though assertion be made by the ' hoary-haired sage, 'Tis a fallacy not worth believing. And th3- man who relies - on his "rights' will at last Be found with the flotsam of life drifting past. - Men clamor and cry for their part in the play. The wealth and the gain and ap plause. But blindly ignore what the other men pay """ In return, nor acknowledge the -cause; They leave their best powers unde veloped, unused. When the world would have gained by the efforts refused. No; the world owes you nothing! Get out in tne eime. Go, take up your shuttle and weave! And make for'yourself what you long for m life. You can do it, if once you believe. Oh, I'm certain each man has some gift siven him That will bring him success If It's backed up with vim! WOMAN APPRECIATES COURTESY ,o Long; Walts for Tax Bills Under Sheriff Hnrlbnrt. PORTLAND. May 17. (To the Ed- tor.) The article in The Oregonian on the record of T. M. Hurlburt as herin" is very good and timely. If you will allow a woman to add to- that record, I would like to say that what appeals to me the strong est in the sheriff's record Is the in creased efficiency he has brought about in the tax-paying department. Any woman who in the past, under former sheriffs, has waited hours and hours (as I have done) to gee a state ment so she could pay her taxes, will appreciate the difference now, when you can go into the tax department and In five minutes have your state ment hanaed to you by a courteous deputy, all ready prepared, and we can pay the taxes and go about our business. This is worth much to every tax payer in the county and I hope every woman in the county will vote to keep Sheriff Hurlburt in office, as we surely need such efficiency. ERNA E. ROSS. Computation of Aaea. HUBBARD. Or., .May 15. (To the Editor.) I was born December 29. in the year 1881. Am I 38 or J9 years old? There was a man taking the aaes and he had me 1 year old In 1881. I told him 1 was only three days old when the year ended; so to settle this argument please answer. AiAH saiiTri In common" understanding flou are 38 years old until your 39th birthday anniversary, which will fall on De cember 29, 1920. If you were seeking life insurance, however, you would be considered as 39 after you had lived 38 years. ' In Other Days. Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Oregonian of May 18. 1S95. Ashland. Or. The stage from Ager to Klamath Falls was roobed again last nieht. Near Topsy Grade the. command come from ambusi to "hold up" and throw out the express box and letter pouches. The Warmspring Indians of Wasco county who are members of the Women s Christian Temperance union sent to the convention at Roseburg a banner wrought with beads on tan buckskin, with legendary symbols ex pressive of native ideas of temper ance. They arc. the pipe of peace within the coiis of a serpent and a tomahawk. Fancy creamery butter, 10 and 12. cents per pound; eggs. 10 cents per dozen; cheese. 8 cents per pound; po tatoes, 25 cents per sack. The entire, plant of the Scott mills, owned by John Scott in Marlon county, has been destroyed by fire. Fifty Years Aro. From The Oregonian of May 18. 1870. A new-fangled spring wagon im ported, with more patents about It than we have ever seen in one ve hicle, was the subject of much criti cal comment on the P. T. company's wharf yesterday. A family of immigrants from She boyagan. Wis., arrived In this city on Monday. They came through with their own team. The stock of Captain Haiin's navi gation scheme for the Umpqua river has all been taken. " L. A. Daugherty'is offering $1.60 per day and board for men to work on tne J. v- v. ix. xv. at muiaiis. Number in Postofflce. . STJVER. Or., May IS. (To the Edi tor.) 1. How many people are sup posed to be in a country postoffice? 2. If magazines are subscribed for and paid for and a person does not re ceive them, what can a person do? ' - A SUBSCRIBER. 1. We know of no supposition on the subject. " 2. If a reputable magazine, there should, be no trouble If It can be shown that the subscription" was sent, or given to an authorized agent. Church Affiliations of Candidates. ASTORIA. Or., May 16. (To the Ed itor.) Kindly print the religious af filiations of Wood and Johnson. . m H.L.H. Botb are Episcopalians. Tankr-r Contract Confirmed. PORTLAND. Or.. May 17. (To the Editor.) News item in The Oregonian . of April 13 states "7 -tanker contract awarded Portland" and infers north west shipyards are to open shortly. Has the placing of these contracts been confirmed by Northwest Steel or any shipyard in Portland, and when are yards expected to open? SOUTH PORTLAND PROPERTY OWNER. As fully published in The Orego nian, the "placing of these contracts has been confirmed by the Northwest Bridge & Iron company, operating the plant formerly operated by the Northwest Steel company. The work of adapting the yard to -the building of vessels of this size is now under way, and the first keel it is expected will be laid in mid-summer.