OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1917
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DEMOCRACY OUT OF FAVOR
Whatever may be the feeling of the people regarding the
president, it seems fair, to assume that they have little sym
pathy with his party.
Following hard upon the heels of the special election in the
First New Hampshire congressional district, where Repub
lican supremacy was maintained in the face of a strong Dem
ocratic "drive," the Sixth Indiana district voted, with an in
creased majority, to retain Republican representation in
Washington.
In each canvass the issue presented was the same; in each
district the response was identical. There is no disposition
to extend to the Democratic party the favor and support which
exceptional reasons unite to secure for a Democratic presi
dent It is evident that the American people have little use
for the Democratic party. -
The lesson of these two special elections should not be lost
upon the administration. Mr. Wilson and his immediate cir
cle of advisors should take notice that the country under
stands that the real patriotism of the nation is not to be found
in the Democratic party and that the nation realizes fully how
dependen the president is upon Republican support, freely
given, for the success of his war measures as they come in
succession before congress. The people are unwilling to turn
to the Democratic party for congressional representation
and they will presently be found insisting that they shall not
be compelled to turn to the Democratic party for representa
tion in war councils and action.
Yet the president is forcing this upon the country. He is
seeking advice from, no Republicans. He is availing himself
of Republcan talent and patriotism and experience only as he
is compelled to do so by force of circumstances. This is not
what the country desires, as these two special elections show.
The country wants Republicans in places of honor and re
sponsibility, where their capacity for service may be utilized
for the common good. How many more times must this be
emphasized before the president will realize it?
man from its curriculum temporarily because the technical
magazines which serve as the reading matter are no longer
available. The students are being given extra courses in
Spanish and French with the understanding that when the
war is over and the German publications are again coming in,
the study of German will be resumed. That, of course, is a
mere matter of expediency, whereas proposals to drop out
German from schools simply because of wrath with Germany
are absurd. However, the fact that we are at war is serving
to call public attention to the way in which the languages
are actually handled.
In many cities German is now given lackadatsacally in two
or three grades of the grammar schools. Children who come
out of these German classes have no power of using the Ger
man language, oral or written, and they have lost time which
should have been devoted to more thorough drill in English.
With the present systems, German, together with Latin,
Greek, Spanish, French or any other language, belongs in the
high schools. An intensive study of any language for two
years in high school will make an effective tool of it for the
child's use.
Taking German out of public schools becau? we are at
war with Germany woulj be a silly procedure. Taking any
subject out of a place in the curriculum where it docs not be
long and isn't being usefully taught, and putting it where it
does belong and can be usefully taught, is at all times a wise
thing to do.
REAPING KANSAS CROPS
Kansas, expecting enormous crops, is worrying less than
usual about getting them harvested. Instead of sending forth
the old, frenzied call for harvest hands, the state has arranged
to do her own harvesting. It is reported from Topeka that
is may not be necessary to import a single extra helper this
season.
Organization and co-operation have solved the problem.
The farm labor supply has not been left to chance, in the old,
chaotic way, but reduced to a system. City and country are
helping each other cheerfully and intelligently. Acting under
plans formulated by the Kansas Council of Defense, the offi
cials of nearly every town in the state have opened bureaus to
enroll the names of business men and other city folks for work
in the harvest fields. When the farmers need men, all they
hav to do is to send word of the number.needed and the length
of time they will be required, and the city will do the rest.
Not only have the city dwellers volunteered for actual work
in the fields, but large numbers of them who are expert motor
car operators have agreed to operate tractors during the plow
ing season, after the wheat is off the ground.
Several other agricultural states are following the same pol
icy. Nowhere else, perhaps, does it promise such success as in
Kansas. But everywhere there is a new spirit of co-operation,
a new appreciation of the fundamental importance of farming,
a new willingness to introduce organization and efficiency
into what has heretofore been the most backward of our big
industries.
A "BONE-DRY" ARMY
Regardless of the fate of national prohibition measures,
one thing is sure. The United States army is going to be
"bone-dry." It is dryer today than it has ever been in our
history. It is dry in law and in fact.
The liquor clause in the conscription bill has been interpre
ted by the attorney general as making it unlawful to sell or
give any sort of intoxicating drink to any soldier in uniform.
This ruling may seem to leave a loophole for the occasional
indulgence of troops when off duty. But it must be remem
bered that most of the cantonments have been strategically
placed in dry territory, so that in their hours of leisure the
soldiers boy will not meet with temptation. Besides, as the
Atlanta Constitution sagely remarks, "the occasions when a
soldier will be found in civilian garb will probably be exceed
ingly rare for many months to come."
This is as it should be. It is almost universally recognized
today that alcohol has no legitimate place in an army. It may
have its occasional uses at the front, under the stress of intol
erable hardship and peril, though that is a debatable matter.
It has no place whatever in military training camps. The na
tion is to be congratulated on the firm and wise stand taken by
the government
of a joint war committee to a vote in the senate, has said that
the president ia opposed to such a committee on the ground
that it might tend to embarras the administration. On the
contrary, it would free the administration from infinite em
barrassment. The Denman-Goethals imbroglio, for instance,
would fall within the jurisdiction of such a committee; and
there is no doubt that a committee properly made up would
have dealt with the problem in short order and there would
have been no washing of dirty linen in public. The funda
mentals of the controversy involved both prices and soeed of
delivery for much needed war materials. This question is
bound to crop out again and again. A joint committee on the
conduct of the war would deal with these matters in their in
ception, and not after mischief had beer, done and the public
mind is stirred up. A committee on the conduct of the war is
necessary unless the administration prefers to have a joint
committee to investigate the conduct of the war very shortly.
FAVORED CONTROL OVER RAIL SHIPMENTS
One of the strong supporters of the bill recently passed bv
the senate authorizing the president to give priority of ship
ment to certain goods over the railroads was Senator Phil
pander C Knox of Pennsylvania. Mr. Knox considers that
the bill is right in line with all the war legislation passed at this
session. He lays emphasis on the fact that the power can be
exercised only when "the public security and defense" re
quire, and it is absolutely necessary that the president, who is
charged with the management of the country's resources in
tima of war should be granted that power. "The discretion
and the authority and the power to meet the infinite possibili
ties of war, declares Senator Knox, "must be lodged in the
commander-in-chief of the army and navy, else we fight to no
purpose 1
MARKETING WATERMELONS
"What's the use?" asks a Florida man who raises water
melons. On May 3 1 he shipped to Pittsburgh 303 melons, on which
he paid express charges of $22. 1 3, or 7.3 cents per melon. The
commission house to which they were consigned reported
that it had sold them at 1 3.2 cents apiece. After allowing for
packing and transportation charges and the 1 0 per cent sell
ing commission, the producer got 3.6 cents apiece for his mel
ons.
On the same days watermelons were reported as selling in
Pittsburgh at $50 per hundred wholesale, and 75 cents to $1
apiece retail. Thus it appears that while the man who planted,
raised and shipped the melons got, as a reward for all his work
and as a return on his investment, about 3 cents per melon,
the wholesaler for his trivial services earned nearly 40 cents
per melon, and the retailer 25 to 50 cents.
On June 9 the same man shipped 320 more melons. He got
for them an average price of A cents. On the same day mel
ons were selling wholesale in Pittsburgh at $40 a hundred, and
retail at about twice that much. After the transportation and
commission charges had been deducted, the producer had left
$5.92, or less than 2 cents apiece for his melons.
This story is only too typical. Its counterpart may be
found in almost any community in the United States, in con
nection with almost any crop. And thousands of farmers,
driven to despair by the gross injustice of a system which
turns all human service values topsy-turvy and robs them of
their just reward, are crying, "What's the use?"
HERBERT HOOVER
Our national food administrator has taken to signing his
xamA " T-WrvM-t Hoover." omittine his middle initial. Prob
ably he's doing it to economize time. But whatever the rea
son. the fact is interesting and suggestive.
Grover Cleveland had three names, and dropped one of
them when he started on his public career. Woodrow Wil
son did likewise. In each case that pruning lett the name
with a shape and sound which, according to men skilled m
such subtle matters, made it especially appropriate for pres
dential purposes.
Our famous presidents have nearlv all had only two
names, with the accent falling uniformly on the first syllable
The simplicity of such names, together with the placing of
the accent, gives them a particularly strong sound, suggestive
of strength in the man himself.
Thus we have George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John
Adams, James Madison, and so on down the line. The excep
tions have generally been men who failed to impress them
selves greatly on the nation's history. Abraham Lincoln is a
good specimen of this type of name. In more recent years
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we nave naa urover vieveiana, wuuam mcrwuuey, ukwuic
Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
How about Herbert Hoover? His name, as amended, fits
in admirably with this theory. His present position gives him
a rare chance to make himself known to every American. But
the result is very much of a gamble. He may become the
most popular man in the country, or the most unpopular. The
original "food dictator" of this war, a Prussian, was quickly
sent to the discard. His successor, Herr von Batocki, has been
made extremely unpopular by the nature of his duties. Mr.
Hoover, however, is not a "dictator." And it must be admit
ted that thus far he has made a most favorable impression.
pltmented the jury, which had been
out since Monday, on the patient!
they had shown, lie told them, how
ever, that he would not comment on
their verdict because of the tact that
the defendant sttll had other Indict
ments against her.
.Attorneys for the defense sent a tel
egram to llourke Cochran, the New
York lawyer who defended Thomas
Mooney, advlnlng him of the verdict.
That one of the other bomb defend-
ants soon will he brought to trial was
Indicated by District Attorney Flokert.
tie laid he hadn't decided which one
It will be. In addition to the five orig
inal defendants, Alexander llorkmun,
editor of the Mast, an Anarchist pub
lication, which was quoted In Mrs.
Mooney'a trial, recently was Indicted
for murder In connection with the
bomb explosion, Berknmn Is now un
der sentence of two years' imprison
ment in the East for obstructing the
operation of the selective draft.
"Our failure to convict Mrs. Moon
ey In this case," Flckert said, "Is sim
ilar to our other experience in prose
cuting women. Jurors hesitate to con-
let a woman, particularly If she Is
charged with first degree murder."
NO PIE IN KANSAS
It is incredible to what lengths patriotism will lead us. Here's
Kansas giving up pies for the duration of the war. The Kan
sas State Council of Defense has decided that pies are ex
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uavanam, mucn gooa material is put into tnem. And the
results, though highly successful so far as taste and pleasure
in eating go, leave much to be desired in digestibility and in
nourishing qualities. Hence, no more pie.
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ra uic committee inai reported on this home economy
measure said: "Flour, sugar, lard and the 'pie timber can be
made into much more nourishing foods and desserts, often
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wiiii mum icsa energy, ana mey win ao more good. Uther
states, less heroic, will pity Kansas while respecting her for
her self-denial.
But thing of the celebration that will take place when the
banished pie is restored to honor after the war!
WOULD INCLUDE POTATOES
During the consideration of the recent food legislation in
the house, Representative Louis C. Cramton of Michigan
sought to amend the bill by including potatoes in the list o
those non-perishable products the price of which the president
is authorized to fix. Mr. Cramton called attention to the fact
that potatoes form about 1 3 per cent of the average diet, and
there is no item of food which has suffered so much from price
manipulation. Mr. Cramton realizes that it is too late this sea
son to affect the potato crop, but next year, if the price of
seed potatoes remains the same, the farmers will need some
encouragement to induce them to plant a large acreage. M
Cramton lost his amendment by only four votes, showing that
its purpose met with widespread favor among his colleagues
THE STUDY OF GERMAN
At least one famous scientific school has eliminated Ger-
"WAR PORTIONS"
One of the big railroads has started serving, on its dining
cars, what it calls "war portions." They are intended for
patrons who do not want food orders of the usual size, and
are about half or two-thirds as large as usual. The prices, it
is pleasant to record, are not "war prices," but are reduced
in harmony with the quantity of food served.
This practice would have been a good thing at any time,
because it fills a genuine need. Why should patrons ever be
obliged to buy more food than they can eat in order to get
anything at all? It would be well if restaurants and hotels
everywhere would follow the same plan.
But while it's good on general principles, it's especially
praiseworthy as a war measure. If the principle it represents
were universally adopted at once, there wouldn't be much left
of our national food problem.
And the innovation is typical of the wise policy adopted
by your government with regard to food control. It doesn't
mean deprivation of food. It merely means the prevention
of waste. Whether we call it "war portions" or "war ra
tions," we're going to have enough to eat if only we stop
the waste.
JOINT COMMITTEE IMPERATIVE
Senator Weeks, intimating his purpose to bring the matter
OREGON CITY MANUFACTURING CO.
NOW HAS FULLY EQUIPPED OFFICE
Among the many Improvements that
have been made by the Oregon City!
Manufacturing company during the
past two months, one has been the
enlarging of the general office, which
gives this manufacturing company the
largest office In Clackamas county.
By the erection of a new structure at
the rear, now used as the weaving
department, a portion of the old weav
ing room has been added to the office
room, thus giving a space for the gen
eral office 36x50 feet. The building
has been thoroughly renovated where
this office has been established, and
the cream, colored walls, beamed cell
ing, the woodwork of which Is tho
natural fir, large windows, the' new
and handsome oak furniture, there be
ing six new oak desks, with glass
counters, the handsome electroliers
with their heavy brass chains, make
this the handsomest office in the city.
Adding to the beauty of the office,
there is hung In a most conspicuous
place, a large and handsome painting
of the Willamette falls, The picture
of which was painted many years ago,
before the mills were established,
shows a large amount of water datih
lng over the rocky ledge below.
There has also been established in
this office a private exchange tele
phone service, which is In charge of
Miss Marie Harvey. There are thir
teen stations connected with this ser
vice, also two trunk lines. At the
rear of the general office are the wash
rooms for the men and women em
ployes. Fronting the general office and at
the right of the main entrance, Is the
private office of A. R. Jacobs, presi
dent of the company. This office
which is 18 feet square is separated
from the general office by wide panels,
the upper part of which is of mosb
glass. The furnishings are of oak, and
this room like the general office, has
the beam celling, and the walls and
celling of cream color. The electro
liers correspond with those of the ad
joining room. The floors of the presi
dent'! office and the general office
are of hardwood. ,
The entrance from Main street has
also been changed. Instead of the
stairway that formerly led from Main
street to the platform above, this has
been done away with, and Instead, a
large doorway leads directly from
Main street to a Bhort (light of steps,
and Into the rceptlon hall, this too
having been among the Improvements
just completed. To the left Is the
8x12 foot room for samples of wool
that are to be received by the munu
frxturing company, while at the rear
is a reception room, nicely furnished
and this connects with the stock or
record room, this being 8x12 feet. This
Is equipped with shelves and countors
for the storing of the lurge number of
records of the company.
The office of Superintendent Collie
is at the rear of the general office
and this adjoins the weaving room.
Mr, Collie's office is similarly fur
nished In oak. The walls and celling
are also similar, and the eloctrollers
add much to the room's appearance of
this room.
At the rear of the office of Mr
Collie Is the weovlng department, re
eently Installed in the new and com
modlous building. Here you will find
that the building is well ventilated
well lighted, and the walls and ceiling
of whteh are painted In white, give it
most attractive appearance for the
many operators on the large weaving
machines that nre now in operation
The weaving department Is one of the
moBt interesting departments of th
manufacturing estalllBhment. IFred
Metzner, who has been connected
with Oregon City Manufacturing com
pany for about twenty-five years, is
superintendent of this department,
and is a most competent man for this
position, as are also other superln
tendents of the various department!
including the following: Finishing
room, Harvey Hoots; carding room
J. A. Fauley; spinning room, Ferd
Curran, who has been with the com
pany for many years; dye house, ls
ter Drunner; machine shop, Edward
Rayburn; picker house, F. Strohmeyer
wool, sorter, Ross TJ. Wilson; stock
and sales department, It. Woolrlch
MRS, MOONEY CLEARED
(Continued from page 1).
HAZEL IS NOT BROKE,
SAYS HER FATHER. A
WELL-KNOWN SALEMITE
8ALKM. Or., July 24,' She should
have been a boy" Is the comment of
Peter A. lllauser, of Salem, father of
Hatel lllauser Carter, who landed at
Jersey City recently, after makfci
trip to France with her husband,
dressed as a Bamrale, and aa a mem
ber of General Pershing's expedition.
Hasel was brought up as a cow girl
on the Arlsona ranges, her father de
clared, and she Is never so happy as
when weorlng a pair o fchaps. a blue
ahlrt, a flowing tie, with a alxshoot
er adjunct more as an ornament,
however, than for use.
Although she Is a college girl, her
father declares he gave her the op
tion or range life when she graduated,
and ahe selected the range with a
present of 200 cattle and 16 saddle
horses. She has won numerous prize
for roping cattle, wild riding and rop
ing, he says. She Is a good shot, a
crack boxer, and Is handy with either
carbine or pistol.
"My daughter is not 'stranded' In
New Jersey, as reported," declared
Mr. Iiluuaer, "she has all the money
she needs."
He received a card from his daugh
ter today saying she expected to visit
Salem In the fall. The card was writ
ten from Hoboken.
Mr. lllauser, her father, Is 83 years
old and a veteran of the Civil war.
He declares that his girl's versatile
accomplishments would have made
her a valuable addition to Pemhlng'a
army In France If they had allowed
her to remain there.
ELM BEETLE IS
PROVING TO BE
FATAL TO TREES
An elm tree pest has struck Oregon
City and Is causing much concorn
among owners of elm trees here. The
first tree to be attacked In this city
are the trees In the library park, there
being 12 In all, and the elm tree bee
tle Is destroying the trees, so that the
matter has been taken up with Mayor
B. C. Hackett by Mrs. Bertha Adams,
the librarian, and the city council will
at once take stops to prevent the
spread of the beetle. The elm tree
beetle resembles a black caterpillar,
and Is very, destructive to trees of
this kind. Great havoc is being done
by the peats throughout the city.
The Oregon Agricultural college is
Issuing pamphlets regarding the pest,
and these have Just arrived at the
library, where all who desire may se
cure the Information In ridding their
trees of the pest, may see thorn. A
formula is given for the spray to be
usod at the proper time on every por
tion of the tree infected, that will hold
the pests absolutely In check. It Is
composed of lead arsenate poison, and
this is applied to the loaves.
The elm tree oeetle is a native of
Europe, and first made Its appearance
at Baltimore, Md., as early as 1834.
LW.W. ASK THAT
PRESIDENT TRY
TO STOP RIOTS
SEATTLE, Wash., July 24. A
strike committee of I. W. W. today
wired President Wilson asking him to
use his Influence to prevent-riot and
"eliminate violence In this hour ot
our national extremity." They cited
an editorial In a local morning naner
'advocating the use ot bayonet and
rifle to suppress the I. W. W., and de
clared the attack was fomented by the
lumbermen's association, which la
fighting the state-wide eight-hour day.
FIRE L083 IS 1600,000
CLEVELAND, July 23.--Half a mil.
i- Hon dollars' worth ot property was
consumed by a fire Sunday which h
itroyed the New York Central and Bl
Four railroad freight house with prac
tically all its contents.