THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. 1914.
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PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, ACG. 19. 1914.
CAUSES OF IUUH PRICES.
There is a variety of causes for
I the sudden advance in prices which
I has followed the outbreak of var
Some are legitimate, but will be par
tially removed by legislation and the
lortunes of war. Others are illegitl
mate and can be removed only by se
vere prosecution of those who have
set them in motion.
Among the legitimate causes, the
first to be felt is the reduction In the
available supply of shipping, both by
.. the demands of war and by fear of
capture. Many merchant ships have
been pressed into service as auxiliary
cruisers or transports. Others are
laid up to avoid capture. Xaturally
charter rates on the remainder ad
vance, both because of the diminished
supply and because of war risks. The
tendency of freight rates upward is
counteracted to some extent by the
paralysis of foreign commerce, but
this condition reduces our supply of
imported goods. Thus the price of
tea, coffee and other necessities Is en
hanced both by diminished supply and
by high ocean freight.
The new shipping bill will go far to
provide a, remedy, for it will, if our
capitalists avail themselves of the
great opportunity it offers, give us a
large tonnage of neutral ships sailing
tinder the American flag, and there
fore immune from war risks, to bring
In commodities formerly carried over
sea by the belligerent nations. The
outcome of naval warfare will help to
increase the tonnage of ships available
and to reduce freight. Once naval
supremacy has been gained by one
nation or the other, ships of its own
flag can sail the seas unafraid and
those of its foes will be captured and
brought under its flag or bought by
neutral nations, the United States in
particular.
As to some commodities which we
Import, the war has cut off the supply
from some of the belligerents and
forced them to draw on our supply.
This is especially true of sugar, which
Kngland can no longer obtain from
Germany or Austria and can get
with difficulty, if at all, from Russia.
This condition combines with high,
ocean freights and scarcity of ocean
tonnage to account in large part
for the high price. Beet sugar man
ufacturers are on strike against reduc
tion of the sugar tariff and many have
closed their factories and discouraged
farmers from growing beets. Now
that war prices give them an opportu
nity to make enormous profits, they
' have little or no raw material and are
- In the happy position of the man who
I bit off his nose to spite his face. They
I will get no sympathy in their self-made
misfortune.
As to grain, meat, poultry, eggs,
butter and fruit, we produce ample
I for our own needs and have a large
.. surplus, particularly of grain, to ex
; port. The high ocean freights justify
no advance in price to the domestic
I consumer, but the short crop of wheat
ln Europe and the waste and destruc
tion of war cause a worldwide ad
- vance on all foodstuffs. On the other
liar..'., the blockade in wheat exports,
which extends all the way from port
to the farm, should have a depressing
effect on prices. The world will need
.every bushel of wheat we can harvest,
"and the urgent cry for harvest hands
should meet response from humani
I tarlan as well as economic motives.
. By saving the entire crop we can
T-profit many of our citizens and can
prevent prices from reaching a point
' which will cause privation to many
' others.
The conditions described abound with
opportunities for the spectator and
monopolist. He has but to exaggerate
their effect in order to boost prices to
a point far beyond that Justified. If he
acts Individually, no ordinary law can
touch him. Were this country at war,
martial law could be proclaimed and
the Government could regulate prices
by holding over the head of the spec
ulator the threat to seize his hoard
and pay him what it held to be a fair
price. But when men and corporations
conspire to withhold supplies from the
market and to boost prices, the civil
and criminal law can reach them.
There Is good reason to believe that
such conspiracies exist.
All the forces of Government, state
and National, should be exerted to
bring these conspirators to justice. It
is well that the Attorney-General and
District Attorneys of the United States
and the Department of Commerce
have started on the hunt for them and
that similar proceedings have been
taken by state and city authorities in
Flew York. Chicago and other places.
These men seek to gratify their greed
by aggravating the world-wide distress
which must necessarily follow the
war. Whatever excuse may be made
Ifor men who have formed combina
tions in the honest belief of their le
gality cannot be made for these men.
They are ghouls who would fatten oft
their fellowmen. They should be sent
to Jail, and the public temper is such
that Juries would doubtless convict
with the knowledge that this would
be their fate. The United States has
before it the duty of feeding the world
until Europe ceases fighting and goes
back to work. The American people
can make abundant profit under the
workings of the law of supply and
demand in these abnormal times. To
exact more would be inhuman and
those who attempt it should be
scourged by the law and public exe
cration. There are some facts about country
life which even the Boston newspa
pers have yet to learn. The Christian
Science Monitor laments that "going
to the postofflce is fast becoming a
feature of the picturesque past."
Rural delivery has been Its death
blow. Picturesque indeed. We should
like to see the esteemed Monitor wad
ing ten miles to the postofflce through
tbreo feet nf mild. We fanCY the PlC
turesqueness of the experience would
fade a little after it was over.
THE PARTISAN HOCUS POCUS
The Oregonlan commends the Sa
lem Capital Journal for Its frankness,
and recognizes in that well-edited
newspaper the most effective expon
ent in the state of the Democratic
campaign. Here, for example, is the
old familiar non-partisan argument
couched In the persuasive language of
disinterestedness and apparent can
dor:
T there a. eane nerson In the State of
Oregon that believes the price of foodstuffs
or Industrial conditions will be changed or
affected in any way by the election ol me
Governor of the state, no matter who Is
elected or what his political belief? As a
matter of fact, all the candidates are run
ning not on party platforms, but on those
made by themselves, and none of them can
in any case have anything to do with the
tariff, the stagnation of business in t-ori-land
or the employment of the unemployed
that are overrunning the Oregon metrop
olis. The Oregonlan's attempt to run the
gubernatorial campaign on a tariff issue
shows how little it has on wnicn to Dase us
arguments.
The Governor of a state, elected by
party under our established political
system, Is the representative and voice
of the dominant party In so far as the
state is controlled by one party or
the other.
Does the Capital Journal think that
Chamberlain or West as Governor
would have been so little controlled
by political considerations that either,
if the opportunity arose, would have
appointed a Republican or a Pro
gressive or a Prohibitionist to be
United States Senator? Governor
Chamberlain appointed John M.
Gearin, a Democrat, to succeed John
H. Mitchell, Republican, when a va
cancy occurred through Mr. Mitchell's
death. He thus by his executive act
reversed the political complexion of
the Oregon Senatorshlp. He was
moved evidently by political consid
erations. But a single act of partisanship
may or not characterize a Governor as
a hide-bound Democrat or Republi
can. But what else but partisanship
Is the scheme to elect Dr. Smith Gov
ernor? It Is part of a definite plan to
pass along the succession and to keep
In power the Chamberlain-West-
Smith ring. It is a scheme to perpet
uate the control of the Democratic
personal machine in Oregon. It was
as deliberately contrived and will be,
if possible, as deliberately consum
mated as any political game ever
played in Oregon.
The non-partisanship cry is rraua.
outright and colossal fraud. Nothing
else.
JINGOES.
Two officers of a Japanese mer
chant ship, now in port, were quietly
walking along the streets or seiiwooa
last Sunday. They had on their ship's
uniform hut thev were conspicuous
only for their quiet and gentlemanly
demeanor, and for their obvious in
terest lis tho attractions of that well
lrent suhnrh. Thev came in their
saunterings across a group of young
fellows, from 16 to 20 years of age,
who were In the company of three
nr fnnr wlrln. Theso smart young
Americans thought they could best
show their fancied superiority to the
Japanese by insulting them, and they
hsn inlv nnrl in chorus, to yell
and howl at the two strangers. The
Japanese continued their way along
the street, but were followed by tne
ifrlrf!r vnnths and trlrls. who kept up
their verbal cries and taunts until the
Japanese, who paid no visible atten
tion to them, escaped by boarding a
street car.
What would be the effect upon the
American mind if a party of Ameri
cans, temporarily in Japan, should
mtpt with a similar experience and
return with a vivid account thereof.
Who does not know that the Sell-
wood incident Is not rare, but that
mnrp than one JaDanese in this coun
try has had similar adventures? It
i nrohahle that the American on the
streets of a Japanese city is freer
fmm molestation than a Japanese on
the streets of an American city, at
least of a Pacific Coast city.
Prnm the riavs of Admiral Perry
and all through the era of Japan's
great enlightenment, nothing has
happened to indicate that japan nas
toward the United States other than
the most amicable and grateful feel
ings. Yet their most friendly ap
proaches, their natural and com
mendable desire for education and ex-
nansinn and their DroDer assertion
of their national pride and dignity are
construed by our Hobsons as covering
a dire purpose to destroy the Amer
ican Nation and the American people.
What folly!
THE CASE AGATNST COLOMBIA.
If the attempt to secure ratification
of Secretary Bryan's treaty with Co
lombia should ever be renewed, Its
friends in the Senate will find great
difficulty in answering the statement
of the American side of the case,
which has been made to Representa
tive J. Hampton Moore by Wilfred H.
Schoff, secretary of the Commercial
Museum at Philadelphia. In present
ing Mr. Schofrs statement to the
House, Mr. Moore described him as
one of the most careful students of
South American history of whom I
have knowledge" and said he had
"gone over the Spanish and American
records with great care." Mr. Schoff's
exhaustive history of Colombia's rela
tions with Panama and her action
with regard to the canal shows Mr.
Moore's praise to have been deserved.
Mr. Schoff shows that Panama had
a perfect right under the Colombian
constitution to secede. Under Span
ish rule it had a distinct administra
tion and it declared its independence
of Spain apart from Colombia, there
fore becoming a distinct sovereignty.
It entered the Colombian federation
as a distinct sovereignty and its char
acter as such was expressly recognized
by the Colombian constitution in all
its many changes. Its right to secede
at will was recognized in repeated
agreements after as many secessions.
In 1860 Panama exercised this right
and returned to the federation only
on condition that it reserved its right
to refuse approval to any new consti
tution which might be drawn up
whenever it might violate the auton
omy of the states. This agreement
was Included in the constitution of
1863, which provided for amendments
only when proposed by a constitution
al convention and ratified by the
states and by the succeeding Congress.
In 1885 a new constitution was pro
mulgated by executive decree in vio
lation of these conditions. It termi
nated the sovereign rights of the isth
mus and reduced It to the status of a
crown colony without representation
in Congress. The president of Pan
ama was deposed and imprisoned and
from that date to the revolution In
1903 Panama was held in involuntary
subjugation by military force. The
legality of Panama's final succession
was thus asserted by Secretary Root
In a letter to the Colombian Minister
in 1906:
We assert that the ancient State of Pan
ama, Independent In its origin and by na
ture and history a separate political com
munity, was federated with the other states
of Colombia upon terms which preserved and
continued Its separate sovereignty; that it
never surrendered that sovereignty; that in
the year 1S85 the pact which bound It to
the other states of Colombia was broken and
terminated by Colombia and the Isthmus
was subjugated by force; that it was held
under foreign domination, to which It had
never consented; that it was Justly entitled
to assert its sovereignty and demand its
Independence from a rule which was unlaw
ful, offensive and tyrannical.
In recognizing the independence of
Panama, we therefore recognized a
state which had resumed the sover
eignty taken from it by violence and
in violation of the constitution which
had made it a member of the Colom
bian federation. Our Government
simply recognized an accomplished
fact. It rendered no aid in bringing
this fact about, though it would have
been justified in doing so. Panama
being a sovereign state and Colombia
having acted in bad faith towards us,
we could not have been blamed for
actively interfering in support of the
former. We abstained from doing so,
but after Panama had recovered her
independence we bought the canal
concession from her. Yet Colombia
pays no attention to our studied mod
eration and asks an apology and $25,
000,000 because we did not espouse
her cause against Panama, and Mr.
Bryan supports the demand. No
American statesman would do so;
none but a politician eager at any cost
to discredit his political opponents.
WHY Tins CHANGE OF MIND?
Governor West ought to drop his
latest project of calling the Legisla
ture In special session to devise ways
and means to complete the various
Carey act projects and to do other
things the Governor apparently wants
done before he retires from office.
The Governor may be assured that the
Legislature, to be elected In Novem
ber, practically every member pledged
to rigid economy, will not look with
favor upon any new plan of spending
the state's money, no matter whether
It comes from the Governor's office
or from any other source. The tem
per of the people is for lower taxes
and for fewer adventures, costing
great sums. In new fields.
The regular session of the lSlo
Legislature is to convene in January.
Yet Governor West thinks the state's
needs for new Carey act legislation are
so imperative that he would expend
thousands of dollars of the states
money to hold an extra session.
We seem to recall that the Governor
not long ago rejected with a show of
Indignation and contempt a sugges
tion that he call the Legislature to
gether to amend the tax laws, or for
some such purpose.
Yet relief from oppressive taxa
tion is just now the greatest public
desideratum.
THE SECOND COMING.
James Davidson's recent letter to
The Oregonian on the second coming
of Christ will probably cause readers
to welcome some additional informa
tion upon that subject. As Mr. David
son justly remarks, the question is
momentous. Anything that sheds light
upon it is of consequence not only
spiritually but practically also. Think
of what would happen to business if
the last trump should sound tomor
row morning. "Who knows," Mr. Da
vidson inquires, "but that we are even
now approaching the time spoken of
in Revelation 1:18?" This passage
reads, "And the nations were angry
and thy wrath is come and the time
of the dead that they should be
judged."
Certainly the nations are angry
enough if that is any sign. It will be
remembered that the Lord himself
gave some indications by which we
may be forewarned of the last day.
"Nation shall rise against nation and
kingdom against kingdom and there
shall be earthquakes in divers places
and famines and sorrows. The sun
shall be darkened and the moon shall
not give her light and the stars of
heaven shall fall. And then shall the
Son of man come in the clouds with
great power and glory."
Many efforts have been made by
saintly men to fix the exact date of
the Savior's second coming but none
of them seem to have succeeded thus
far. Swedenborg, who knew as much
of such matters as anybody who has
ever lived, taught that the last day
had already passed and the final
Judgment had been enacted, but his
doctrine is not commonly accepted by
the churches. William Miller, who
died in 1849, decided after a pro
longed and intricate study of Daniel
and the other prophets that October
23, 1844, was to be the last day and
his faithful followers, accordingly
made their preparations for the event.
It turned out, however, that some
thing was amiss in his calculations.
It seems strange indeed that theol
ogians should attempt to fix the date
of the final judgment, inasmuch as
the Savior told his disciples "of that
day knoweth no man, no, not the an
gels which are in heaven, neither the
Son, but the Father only." If we ac
cept these words at their face value
efforts to set a definite date for the
second coming must necessarily be
futile. The early church had implicit
faith that the Savior would appear a
second time on earth but no rash at
tempt was made to say just when he
would appear.
The author of Revelation gave
some account of the scenes which
would occur on the judgment morn
ing. "The old serpent which is the
devil" was to be chained and cast into
the bottomless pit for a thousand
years. "The souls of them which had
been beheaded for witness of Jesus
and for the word of God" were to be
raised from the dead and "live and
reign with Christ a thousand years."
But he adds that "the rest of the
dead lived not again until the thou
sand years were finished." This text
gives countenance to the sect of the
"soul-sleepers."
Paul seems to have taken a some
what different view of the event, for
he says that "the Lord himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout
and with the voice of the archangel
and with the trump of God and the
dead in Christ shall rise first. Then
we which are alive shall be caught
up together With them in the clouds
to meet the Lord In the air." This
says nothing about the millennium but
It may have been implied. Writers
could not all be expected to repeat
the same particulars about an event
so immense and bewildering. The
most authentic account we possess of
the judgment day came from the lips
of the Savior himself. His words are
preserved in Matthew's 25th chapter,
"When the Son of man shall come In
his glory and all the holy angels with
him, then shall he sit upon the throne
of his glory," and he goes on to de
scribe the separation of the sheep
from the goats.
The sheep are those who fed the
hungry, gave drink to the thirsty and
housed the stranger, who clothed the
naked, visited the sick and looked
after those in prison. The goats did
none of these things. In this de
scription appears the most fundamen
tal of all Jesus' sayings, "inasmuch as
ye did it unto the least of these my
brethren ye did it unto me." Ac
cording to some authorities the whole
Christian gospel Is implicit in these
wonderful words.
Expectation of the Judgment day
was lively In the early church for
some two hundred years after the
crucifixion. It then faded out for
divers reasons and with it vanished
the hope of an earthly kingdom and
the millennium. It even became some
what unorthodox to preach the doc
trine of the millennium. William of
Occam incurred official displeasure for
that among numerous other heresies.
The reformers of Luther's time be
lieved in the millennium and expected
the second coming ere a great while,
but it Is needless to say that they
were disappointed, just as everybody
else has been who tried definitely to
determine the date of that momen
tous event.
But in spite of the failure of all
such calculations there is no doubt
whatever that the scriptural writers
foresaw a second coming of the Mes
siah, a day of Judgment and a mil
lennium period when evil should van
ish from the earth and all men should
be happy. If at this moment it seems
farther away than ever before we
must ' remember the . old saying that
it Is darkest just before dawn.
Nobody cares much about Argentina
since it has neither a revolution nor
a foreign war on hand. But It is get
ting along charmingly, thank you. It
has Just elected a new president and
inaugurated him without puncturing
a tire Argentina is a great, highly
civilized and progressive country. Her
schools are excellent, ner cities neii
governed and her people happy. But
of all, they have learned how to keep
the peace.
In two Wisconsin towns the high
school principal is also the "civic sec
retary." They are Osseo and Sauk
City. In these places the schools are
no longer arid deserts of professional
conceit. They are merged with the
life of the community, as they should
be everywhere. The schoolhouses are
the people's clubrooms and the teach
ers educate parents as well as chil
dren. Community music is not going to
stop with singing the "old songs whose
charm is sad and deep." It now pro
ceeds to the music drama, in the form
of the masque and pageant, which re
quires thousands of participants and
delights eye and ear with color, form
and melody. Portland will not be the
last city in the country to popularize
the music drama.
At last Kitchener has allowed the
news to leak that British troops ure
in France. Now. if somebody will
allow a little more to ooze from the
North Sea, this end of the world will
draw a long breath.
Still if Jack Johnson Is accepted
into the French army and sent to a
particularly dangerous portion of the
firing line the war may not be wholly
without its advantages after all.
If the Crown Prince of Germany
has been wounded the baptism of lire
has been received by him, as it was
by the French Prince Imperial in
1870.
Transatlantic mail goes under the
American flag and all the world
knows what interference means at
least what It used to mean.
Tt mirrht he well for the wise prod
uce man to lock his meat and sugar in
the vault these days, and leave his
mere cash standing out.
Senator Root says the Democrats
have not made good. Still Nature and
the international situation have done
much to help them out.
The bridegroom whose divorce from
his first wife proves to be worthless
must bo wondering whether he is a
Mormon or a bigapist.
What a shame that the movie man
is shut out. Moving pictures of the
European firing lines would prove the
greatest of civillzers.
If the Idzumo and Leipzig only will
come north and pull off the fight op
posite the Columbia they can take all
the gate money.
Colonel Roosevelt should sue those
Paris rough riders for infringement
of patent or copyright or something
of the kind.
A little thing like threatened war
between Germany and Japan causes
hardly a stir in the world these excit
ing times.
Germany will withdraw from "Kee-ow-chow"
when driven out. Give
Germany credit for putting up a fight.
With a Japanese cruiser on her
trail the Leipzig may now find urgent
business in the direction of Samoa.
Americans are organizing as rough
riders at Paris. Wonder if Teddy
knows anything about it.
Thus far the price Jugglers haven't
been frightened into any reductions by
threats of investigation.
It will cost little Switzerland con
siderable sums just to keep the fight
ing off her premises.
'Citizens of Belgrade need a few
Kansans to show them how to make
cyclone cellars.
The Mexicans who took rebel money
at a big discount can now cash in big
profits.
Invasion by the Federals will give
the Coast a championship "serious."
A troop of rough riders will show
the Uhlans a thing or two.
The Gauls are sweeping into Alsace
Lorraine. " The gall!
Now Brazil is "picking" on Ger
many. We'll be buying sugar by the ounce
yet.
It was a great singfest,
Half a Century Ago
From Tho Oregonlan of August 19. 1884.
Rbv. Robert Patterson, D. D.. expo
nent of the objects of the United States
Christian Commission, arrived- on tho
steamer Pacific and will speak at
Salem, Portland. The Dalles, Oregon
City and Astoria
Rishnn r-l.irk left on the stage yes
torAa-v mnrnine- for Salem, whore he
is to preside over the conference of
the M. E. Church.
Hon. J. D. Henderson, Representative-elect
to Congress, has taken the
stump for Lincoln and Johnson.
New York, Aug. 17. On the 16th
r. - annr,r.aH that r.nnernl Grant
line had been advanced nearer Rich
mond.
Omaha, Aug. 17. The Overland Stage
Comoanv continue to remove large
itlUUUULS UL i oiui-n -.- .
be secure against the Incursions of the
Indians. The Indians attacked their
coaches, loaded with passengers, seven
miles east or tjottonwooa mis u"
n.
and soldiers have been sent to their
frrttr, that n arii. iiunnsr tne
20 days simultaneous attacks have
hfiAn mnrlfi hv combined hordes oi
t.-i , i - - TTfflVm .Snake
Comanehes and Arapahoe on Forts
t-rrttifinwnn and all along
the Platte River. All the ranches are
deserted and the proprietors and the
families have taken refuge In the nea
est forts.
A Masonic organization was effected
at Idaho City on tne sin umior m.
name of Idaho Lodge No. 35. Officer!
were installed as follows: J. A. Ray
mond, W. M. ; Frank Campbell, S. W.
James A. Pinney, J. W.i J- B- Atkins
treasurer: S. S. Rice, secretary; C. A
H. Turner, tyler.
riled In this city on the 18th Inst.
Annie E., wife of A. Holland, aged 21
years.
Common Council The new city char
ter was submitted, read and laid on
the table for action at a special meet
lng.
Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne arrived by the
last steamer en route for Idaho, where
she will appear in a short engagement
with the company formerly ot mam
ette Theater.
Among the arrivals at the Occidental
Hotel at San Francisco on the 8th
were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. HtrowDriage
on the way from the East to this city.
AMERICANS ARE LOSING HEART
Governor Harrison Makes Philippines
No Place for Them to Live.
MANILA, P. I., July Is. (To the Ed
itor.) I am sending you by this mail
a pamphlet containing the maiden
speech of Commissioner WInfred Denl
son, who, up to this screed, was called
"the white hope." it speaks ior itwi,
Th few remaining Government offi
cials I mean those who gave up their
homes and youth, and many of tnem
their lives, to aid the cause of good
government are more than ever dis
heartened. " But for their work, such
dilletantes. as Harrison and Denison
could not live in this country a month.
Since this pamphlet was published
Mr. Denison presented a resolution at
ih meeting- of the Board of Commis
sioners suggesting that tho Bureau of
Science and Health be abolished and
the funds belonging to that section be
placed at his disposal for the purpose
of establishing scnoois ior me wnu
men. The paltry sum of $35,000 is
allotted this bureau. Dean Worcester
made It possible for Mr. DeniBon to
spend a month in the Bontoc country
and also return with a neau on ins
shoulders, which he could not, have
done ten years ago. He did return
with a well-developed case of malaria
and Jaundice, probably acquired from
not knowing how to take care of him
self. Mr. Worcester twice conducted
a party, in which were ladies, for a six
weeks' trip in that region, all return-
ine- in good health.
Dr. Heider, the head of this very un
necessary bureau, left this week for the
States on a vacation. His many
friends foutside the present officials
who never see anything good In the
work of their predecessors) fear the
Philippines may lose him, as Boston is
very Insistent that he taite up tne
work nf earlnsr for that city's health.
Foreigners are amazed at what he has
accomplished. Had he belonged to Eng
land he would be knighted, but he steps
out without, so far as I can hear, a
word of official recognition. And yet
the Governor-General can be very
punctilious In the matter of etiquette,
reaulrine at his state dinners that
gentlemen, no matter how sweltering
the heat, must appear in tne resuia
tlon dinner costume of black.
Mr. Rlggs is very quiet, unassuming
and a gentleman. He has done very
little as yet. Mr. Martin, the Vice
Governor, is a country lawyer from a
small Kansas town. He is said to dif
fer from the Governor on the way af
fairs should be conducted.
To an onlooker it seems as if the
President and his Governor were doing
all In their power to make living here
quite impossible for Americans, and
by that means it would naturally fall
Into the hands of the Filipinos.
It will be a sad day for tho working
Filipino when we step out, and they
know and feel it. My son's occupation
brings him in touch with these people.
They dread independence, and, as one
said to me:
"Oh, If we could only get out of the
country in case it comes, but we have
not the money."
The rich Filipinos not politlcos are
sending their money out of the coun
try, fearing it will happen.
TRAVELER.
Damage by Stock.
fipnvTS fir Ausr 16. (To the Edi
tor.) A and B own farms joining, and
r ha ti nltire helniiniiiEr to B under
lease. A takes out the line fence be
tween the two places and then leaves
his (A's) gate next the road open. The
cattle come In and go into C's grain
and destroy a good deal of it. Who
would C look to for damages A or B.
or both? A took the fence out without
saying anything to C.
A SUBSUH1HLK.
A is responsible, according to local
attorneys, inasmuch as he ianea to
keep his gato closed and offered no
protection to his neighbor by means of
fencing, or otherwise.
nusbnnd's Interest In Property.
MONMOUTH, Or., Aug. 16. (To the
Editor.) Can a married woman deed
her property, in place of a will, to go
into effect after her death without her
husband's signature? Will it be legal
at her death? SUBSCRIBER.
It is impossible for any married wo
man to defeat the courtesy interest of
her husband in any property owned by
them. The property, however, may be
deeded to a third party, with signa
tures of both husband and wife, and
then leased back to the husband and
wife for the remainder of their lives.
Methodius, Apostle of Slavs.
PORTLAND, Aug. 17. (To the Edi
tor.) Please inform me where I can
find a history of Methodius, the church
reformer, who was born in Salonika.
O. PAULSON.
Tne only references' In the Multno
mah Public Library are those in ency
clopedias. Consult page 297, volume
18, of the Encyclopedia Britannica,
dated 1911, or "The New International
Encyclopedia," page 889, voluma IS.
Life's Sunny Side.
At the club the other night, a member
of the Seventh Regiment found himself
tho center of a group who were dis
cussing the likelihood of an Invasion
of Mexico by the National Guard. Cheer
ful remarks about the penetrative pow
ers of Mauser bullets peppered abovit
him. Everybody had kindly suggestions
to make such, for instance, as that a
medal neatly adjusted over each bullet
hole would make him look as good as
new. The victim took It very well.
"I'd like to contribute Just ono re
mark to this discussion." he' said. "If
I'm reported shot In the back, remem
ber that I may have turned around to
encourage my men." New York Call.
On that Monday when France was
first threatened with a German inva
sion, a New York Times correspondent
met an imperturbable, monocled Eng
lishman at the Gare de Lyon, In Pal..
He was carrying a full equipment of
luggage, canes and rugs. Asked whith
er he was Journeying, he replied: "It's
the August bank holiday, you know.
I am taking this train to Switzerland."
He did It, too. New York Times.
A farmer met a man at a railroad
depot who asked him for a chew of to
bacco. The farmer pulled out a plug
and said:
"Have you got a knife?"
"No," replied the man. "Have you
any particular pjaco where you want
me to bite It?"
"Nope," said the farmer.
The man Jumped aboard the moving
train and yelled back:
"All right then, I II bite It In the next
town." National Monthly.
When a certain darky of Mobile. Ala,
announced his engagement to the dueky
one of his choice, the congratulations
were showered upon him, including a
note of wonder.
"Joe," said one of these friends, "I
shore is surprised! We-all never
thought you'd speak up. It's going on
two years since you begun to fool
around Miss Violet."
"Dat's true," said Joe, "but de fact
is, old man, I didn't lose my Job until
last night." Judge.
"I don't know what I'm ever going
to make of that son of mine," said
a prominent citizen of the City of Good
Will the other day. The P. C, it may
be said, is a self-made man, graduate
of the university of hard knocks, etc.
And it naturally grieves him that his
son Is not aggressive.
"Maybe your son hasn't found him
self yet," we consoled. "Isn't he gifted
in any way?"
"Gifted? I should say he is. That's
the trouble. He hasn't got a thing that
wasn't given to him." Pathfinder.
The quest of some men's hunt for
wealth in America has been talked
about for decades, but few, if any, can
rival Baron Assexcash In being witty
In a practical way.
Miss do Millyuns. his prospective
wife, was entertaining the Baron one
evening and apropos of lovers' noth
lngs she asked: "Did you. Baron, ever
go to a fortune teller?"
"Yes, mees. many times. But the last
time was best."
"Where did you go?"
"I went to the Probate Court to find
out about your grandfather's will."
New York Tribune.
"John," asked Mrs. Porklns, "whet Is
a 'political con game?" "
Why, Its Its a frame-up, you
know."
"Yes. but what Is a frame-up?"
"A er piece of bunk, ot course;
can't you "
"What Is a piece of bunk?"
"Oh, shucks!" exclaimed Mr. Dorkins
"What s the use of trying to tell a
woman anything about politics." Chi
cago Tribune.
"Indeed, sir," answered the chemist,
as he listened to a long recital of his
customer's symptoms. "This stuff
should certainly do you good."
"I am sure I hopo so," said the cus
tomer, fumbling for his purse: "ray
business Is suffering from this en
forced holiday. How much did you
say?''
"Three-and-sixponce, please!''
"Three and what?" queried the ailing
one. In horrified tones.
"Three-and-slx, sir! The drugs used
In this prescription are very costly, you
know."
"Oh, stow that bunkum!" indignantly
broke In the customer, suddenly gal
vanized to life. "I'm a chemist my
self, man."
"Why didn't you say so before, then."
exclaimed the salesman, "and I should
have charged vou accordingly! That'll
be four-pence." London Answers.
'How did that argument you were
avlng with your neighbor come out?"
" 'Taln't finished yet," replied Farmer
!orntossel. "But I'm gettin' the best
f It."
"You were talking about international
relations?"
"Yes. But I'm gradually workln' It
round to geometry. He doesn't know
anything 'bout geometry."
'Do you?"
'No. But I found one o" my hoys'
school books, an' I reckon I can pick
up enough language out of It to hold
the debate jes' about whore 1 want
it.
-Washington, D. C Star.
Hr. Harvcv W W'llev. food expert.
tells of a trip he made to a place In
Carolina tn mako Dronaaandist
speech. It goes something like this:
I checked my bag at the station,
nd engaged an old darky liackman to
rive me to the hall. He seemed very
luch worried over my lack of baggage.
" "Most every gent what comes here's
got something to sell,' he said. 'Maybe
youse got something to sell, boss?'
" 'Oh. yes.' I told him. I ve got some
thing to sell." For a moment he seemed
tlsfipil But his curlosltv srot the
better of him. and he broke out with
another question:
"'What might dat something be you
got to sell, boss?' he asked.
"I thought over It for a while, and
decided I should have to give some
kind of an answer, so I said, '1 sell wit
and wisdom.'
"The old negro scratched his head
and cogitated.
" "Well, boss,' he said, finally, 'you la
de first man I ever toted what didn't
carry no samples.' " National Food
Magazine.
He found his own front porch with
wonderful accuracy, navigated the
steps with precision, and discovered
the keyhole by instinct. Once in the
dimly-lighted hall, there was an omin
ous silence followed by a tremendous
crash.
"Why, what has happened, Henry?"
came a voice from above.
"It's all right. Mary, but 1 11 learn
those goldfish to snap at me!" Everybody's.
Little Editorials
on Business
The Hominy Boy.
Some years ago a young man liv
ing on I he south side of Chicago
was compelled to quit .school and
support his mother and throe little
sisters.
The family took slock of their
financial resources and planned
their eumpuign. The new head of
lie family deeided to capitalize his
mother's ability a a cook.
The mother was famed through
out the neighborhod for her deli
cious hominy. Her method of conk
ing hominy produced light, crenmy
flakes that would almost melt in
your mouth.
The son deeided to sell (his hom
iny throughout tho neighborhood in
pint glass jars at 15c per jar. He
allowed n rebate of 5c when the
jars were returned.
He began to peddle it throughout
the neighborhood and was soon sell
ing 150 jars pec week. But this wm
not making money fast enough
He sought the aid of the leading
grocer of the neighborhood, who
tasted the hominy, approved it,
and then suggested an advertising
campaign.
The Hominy Hoy didn't have the
money to spend for advertising,
but he had a substantial outbuild
ing on hi premises, which he was
willing to equip with a large range
and steam cookers, provided his
grocer friend would stake him for
a modest amount for newspaper
advertising.
They entered into partnership,
the hominy was advertised, and
within a few weeks the Hominy
Boy was on I he road to success.
There are many young men and
women in Portland who can do
something just a little bit better
lliun anyone else.
It is a mistake to imagine that
every campaign of advertising
must be conducted on a nation
wide scale. In Tort land and envi
rons there are ninny thousands of
people far above the average of
many other cities.
You can try out any proposition
and fully determine its ssilftbUity
bv using the newspapers of this
city.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Krom Ths Oregonlan of August IP. tssl'.
Juneau. Aug. S. Tho Bear's Nest
mine people find that the dlscoverofc
ledge Is no ledge, only a series of
stringers of no value. They shut down
and discharged all hands. The amount
of wealth expended on this enterprise
must run Into hundreds of thousands.
J. A. Fink, the pioneer baker of Al
blna, broke his leg Thursday.
A large force of men have been at
work on Williams avenue laying the
track for tho electric motor line.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Tlttlnger leave
today for an extended Kaatern trip.
The Japanese balloon exhibition
given st Rlvervlew Park yesterday wan
an entire success.
John Cort's favorite place of amuse
ment, the Standard, will throw opsn
Us doors tonight.
Governor I'ennoyer Is determined to
make somebody pay the fiddler for I.
II. Taffe's violation of tja fishing laws
In catching salmon our of season for
the Spokane Falls sufferers. Tafle hns
announced his determination to flghl.
He sent the following telegram:
"Celllo, Aug. L Sylvester I'ennoyer.
Portland: Put the state to all the ex
pense you cun while you arc in power.
It won't be long you bet."
i m: if TW ii.iiiirr i.i:r.r mu .s.
Claims ot ' -' Avallahllltr Are
Subject l llesrrratluna.
PORTLAND. Aug. IS iTo the Ed
itor.) In reply to Mrs. M. H. on the
"Boon of IMlnless Childbirth." permit
me to say there is another class who
realize even more than mothers the
dangers besetting the participants In
the birth struggle, and that class con
stitutes the well-trained, conscientious
physicians.
We alone know nil the dangers and
carry the load, protecting and encour
aging these same mothers In the hours
of danger nnd agony: always on tne
alert for threatening symptoms to
mother or child, ready to do all that
human power ran do, at such times.
Tha statement by Mrs. M. II. that
"Now after centuries of such suffering
comes one who :iy this suffering Is
all unculled for, that the 'curse' MM
upon woman has been lifted: that with
out danger to the life of mother or
child, all this pain can be avoided."
must be taken with reservation. In
the first plnee. the use of these reme
dies requires constant bedside atten
tion by the physician, and the patients,
nmihe'r and child, must present M
contra-indlcatlons, otherwise the twi
light sloeo may miss into the ini lonk'
sleep of death, for one or both of those
engaged in the struggle for life.
Many physicians who have never
been "abroad" are using these remedies
not only in childbirth, but for local
anaesthesia True. 1 spent the Hum
mer of 1908 111 the hospitals Ot the
medical centers abroad, but t.efoieihat
date had used the "twilight sleep " rem.
edies. I have at my ortice tne pin ore
of a girl, now In school, whose arrival
was made easy by the.-e remedies, as
fine a looking child as any displayed
u McClure's Magazine.
n,,.in n,v nearly 20 years In the
profession 1 have found women who
refused to take medicine to rellev..
their pains, the last one being a "hl
nese woman who gave birth to a son
August 14 her seventh child.
A V.UJI.. III 1 nlLlAW.
When Woman Voter Weds Mien.
nnvsUAM nr. Aug. 17 (To the
Editor.) My husband came from Eng
land when he was s years oiu.
father took out his first papers, which
t appears was all tnat was m-n-iwi y
it that time (1860). My father took
ut but one set of papers, but I was
orn In the Unlled States. Therefore
: consider myself an American. My
Ight to vote has been questioned "n
he ground tOt, having married an
Sngllshman who has not taken out
van sets of papers, this classes me as
an English subject.
tVrtnM ntir son. horn In the 1 lilt
ed States, be Englishman or American?
1 . l blir.ni r-L.
(1) There hns been no court declglon
on the subject In Oregon and lawyers
do not azree as to whether an Amer
ican woman loses her franchise right
by wedding an alien or simply acquires
the right of protection of his country
that he enjoys.
(2) He la an Amarlcan clilsen.