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EXTENDING FOREIGN TRADE.
Decided progress Is being: made In
arranging for American Invasion of
Boutb. American markets. Not only
the United States, but South Ameri
can nations themselves, are moving".
Argentina, Brazil and Chile find their
European markets reduced or cut off,
und look to this country both, for a
market and for a supply of their
needs. We have the opportunity to
sell more to those countries, but we
shall be called upon to buy more from
them.
The trade which we have the op
portunity to capture Is mainly that
which German has hitherto held. Bel
glan industry Is for the time being
paralyzed and French Industry has
suffered to some extent. England not
only keeps her merchant marine
afloat and In control of the sea, but
Is making every effort to keep her
Industries in operation. Her home
demand will doubtless fall off and an
effort will be made to compensate by
getting Increased foreign trade. Thus
the United States will find English
rivals in the pursuit of the trade
which Germany, Belgium and France
have lost. The business will not fall
Into the laps of American manufac
turers; they must go after it and they
must study to sell what their custom
ers wish to buy, not what they them
selves wish to sell. Otherwise they
may have the same experience as
Germany, Italy and Austria had in
Chile. The Balkan wars having closed
the market for large quantities of
coarse gray cotton, they shipped the
goods to Chile, but Chile would not
buy, and these goods are now a drug
on the market, while Valparaiso is
calllre for finer fabrics.
Germany's exports to Argentina in
1913 were valued at $68,000,000 and
to Brazil at about $53,000,000. These
countries, however, have had large
exports to Germany, the volume of
which will be diminished by the war.
Their purchasing power will there
fore be correspondingly diminished
unless this country can furnish a new
market for their surplus. Many Ar
gentine products, are also staple
American exports, hence a large in
crease in our sales to that republic
would create a material trade balance
in our favor.
A movement has begun all along
the line in this country to promote
South American trade. The new
shipping bill is a valuable and most
essential step, for It provides Amer
ican carriers which will serve Amer
ican commerce before that of all
other nations. The next most Impor
tant step Is to provide means for fi
nancing foreign commerce through
American instead of British banks.
The new regional banking law has
cleared the way and the National City
Bank of New York Is the first to
avail Itself of the opportunity to es
tablish branch banks abroad. It has
filed application for authority to
open branches in Argentina and Bra
zil and has sent representatives
thither to prepare the way for organ
ization. It proposes to make these
branches a clearing-house of trade
information for manufacturers, and
will have commercial representatives
In those countries, who will report on
business opportunities and gather
credit information.
The Department of Commerce and
the United States Consuls have ren
dered valuable service in Informing
American manufacturers of the needs
of South American markets, and the
commercial attaches soon to be ap
pointed will extend their work. Con
gress can, however, aid greatly by
removing the legal obstacles to co
operation among exporters. It Is im
possible for each manufacturer of a
certain line of goods to send salesmen
through the whole field and to main
tain an agency at each important
point. Only the largest can do so
and they thus have an advantage over
their smaller competitors. Tet If they
were to co-operate by forming an as
sociation or syndicate, they would be
liable to prosecution under the anti
trust law. In Germany some 30,000
firms are combined in an association
to promote foreign trade with the as
sistance of the Government. They are
permitted to establish syndicates and
to distribute orders to the plants
which are in the best position to fill
them. Manufacturers of similar lines
of goods might well be permitted to
combine In seeking orders and In dis
tributing them among the factories.
The cost of promotion work would be
reduced by sending a joint agent to
open an office and the field could be
more thoroughly exploited.
Government aid could also be given
with perfect propriety in oMainlng
American participation In foreign
loans for public improvement, for this
would be a valuable adjunct in pro
curing a market for American prod
ucts. Financiers of other nations
generally take care, when making
loans, that their money shall be ex
pended as far as possible in buying
their own country's products. That
has been the practice In financing
Chinese railroads. Argentine rail
roads buy English locomotives be
cause of being controlled by English
capital.
American manufacturers need to
adapt their credit system to South
American custom. Some are already
beginning to do so, while foreign
branches of National banks will facil
itate the change. On the other hand,
the Argentine government Is endeav
oring to establish business relations
with this country on a cash basis in
stead of the long credit system hith
erto customary.
Increased trade with Latin America
should come to Oregon not only on
the West Coast as this state's share
of what Europe loses, but around the
Caribbean Sea, because the Panama
Canal brings that region as close to
Oregon as the West Coast. Our mer
chants and manufacturers should go
to that region not only to pick up
trade temporarily during the war, but
to establish permanent and profitable
trade relations.
IOXG-RANGE DEFENSE.
The little coyote East Oregonlan
(at Pendleton) yelps itself into a
fury of feigned Indignation because
It says. The Oregonlan has criticised
Dr. C. J. Smith, Democratic nominee
for Governor, for his "loyalty to East
ern Oregon." This admirable trait of
the doctor's. It appears, was displayed
by him as State Senator when he vot
ed for various measures of interest
to his part of the state, such as the
appropriations for the State Normal
School at Weston, for the purchase of
the right of way at Celllo and for the
state portage road, and also for the
State University and Agricultural Col
lege (which are not in Umatilla
County).
The relevancy of the Pendleton
paper's defense of Dr. Smith's Iegls
lative record Is not obvious, since no
question has been raised by The Ore
gonlan, nor by anyone, as to the
merit of the appropriations. But it
Is interesting, nevertheless, to know
what his position is.
Briefly, the Smith defense (via
Pendleton) is that the bills beneficial
to Eastern Oregon were all right and
therefore Senator Smith voted for
them. But Senator Smith voted for a
total of 181 appropriation bills during
his legislative career. If five or six
of them were satisfactory to Eastern
Oregon, how about the remaining 175?
We trust the candidate's sapient
organ will take up the whole list. To
aid it in that pleasant pursuit. The
Oregonlan will again print the record:
State Senator Smith In four legis
lative sessions voted for 181 blll3 ear
ning appropriations and against
thirteen bills carrying appropriations.
State Senator Smith lauds Gover
nor Chamberlain's veto recora; yet
as State Senator he voted for sixteen
of the twenty-four bills vetoed by
Chamberlain, and he voted against
four, and he was absent on the re
maining four.
Now Candidate Smith sternly de
ands economy in public ' expendi
tures, and tells how as Governor he
would curb an extravagant Legis
lature. NOW PUT TT THROUGH.
The Oregonlan modestly disclaims
the Immense influence with Congress
and President Wilson the newspaper
and other agitators for the pork bar
rel, hired and hopeful of being hired,
would have the public think. The
reason Congress has not passed the
river and harbor bill, it seems, Is that
The Oregonlan will not permit it.
Well, The Oregonlan gives its sov
ereign consent. Now let Congress and
the President do the rest.
Tet It appears also that something
will have to be done with Senator
Burton, Senator Borah, Senator Ken-
yon, and their colleagues who are de
termined that the proposed measure
shall not pass. It does not help the
situation to call Senator Borah a
demagogue," nor to sneer at Senator
Burton and Impugn his motives. That
Is something no Senator has done, In
the discussion of the pending bill;
and we doubt If It has ever been done.
Senator Borah is not a demagogue,
and calling him one Is a bold and In
decent performance. The public may
be sure that Senator Borah Is moved
In all his actions by a sense of duty;
and he will not be bludgeoned by
coarse newspaper or forensic criticism
nto any other position.
Meanwhile, it is up to Congress to
pass the river and harbor bill, or a
substitute that will protect the Co-
umbla River and other Oregon proj
ects. If Congress falls, Congress alone
Is to blame.
CREATING MORE SPOILS.
Democracy no sooner came into
power than It experienced keen dls
appointment at the paucity of the
spoils which were to reward its six
en years' struggle for their enjoy
ment. It has been striving ever since
o increase the volume. In order to
do this It had to break the grip of
the civil service law on the offices
and to prevent any new offices from
coming under civil service. This pro
cess has gone steadily forward
Fourth-class postoffices, deputy mar-
shalships and deputy collectorships
were first thrown open to spoilsmen.
Then came the diplomatic service with
a Sullivan In Santo Domingo and a
Williams in Greece as the result. In
come tax appointments and commer
cial attaches were kept clear of the
merit system. Now the House, at the
instigation of Representative Moon,
has voted to make assistant postmas
ters political appointees by under
handed means.
In view of the fact that postmasters
of large cities are selected for po
litical considerations without much re
gard for their qualifications to do the
work, assistant postmasters have been
provided whose fitness Is assured by
examination and whose tenure of of
fice is made permanent by the civil
service law. The assistant keeps the
office machinery moving and, when a
new postmaster Is appointed, "breaks
him in." The postmaster may devote
much of his time to playing politics,
but his assistant is always on the job.
The postmaster attends to the fuss and
feathers, while his assistant Is the
faithful old wheelhorse. If It were
not for the assistant postmaster,
many a postoffice would be in sad
confusion for some time after a new
postmaster takes charge.
The Southern Democrats who con
trol Congress, however, are indiffer
ent to the efficiency of the postoffices;
all they care about Is spoils. They
propose to put spoilsmen In place of
the wheelhorses. They have enough
respect for public opinion not to do
this openly, so they make a hypocriti
cal pretense of respecting the civil
service law. The Moon bill provides
that all assistant postmasters shall
take an examination In competition
with all other candidates and that the
three standing highest shall be elig
ible. Of course a Democrat among
these three would be appointed, even
if the Incumbent stood first. This is
a circuitous device for removing Re
publicans and putting in Democrats.
It is the same device as was worked
with fourth-class postmasters. Mr.
Moon admitted as much when he said
that the present assistant postmasters
"have no earthly reason for being
there under this Administration."
This scheme was not put through
without opposition within Mr. Moon's
own party. Mr. Keating, of Colorado,
hit a body blow at the Southern Bour
bons when he said:
Tou men who come from below Mason
and Dixon's line do not know what it
means to fight for democracy in the North
and the West. It Is not sufficient there to
say. "This is a Democratic ticket, and
you should vote it because your father
was a Democrat." Instead, we have
to appeal to the intelligence of our
constituents. (Laughter on the Repub
lican side.) We have to show them
that the Democratic party stands for some,
thing entirely different from what the Re
publican party stands for, and unless we can
do that we cannot get the support of those
independent voters who are essential to
Democratic success In the "West and the
North.
In other words, a Congressman Is
sure of re-election In the South, sim
ply because he is a Democrat, no
matter how corrupt and harmful may
be the measures he supports, but in
the North and West he must give heed
to public opinion. When such is the
situation, what hope can there be that
a Democratic Administration will give
the country honest, efficient govern
ment? Democrats from the North
and West may be ever so honest and
public-spirited; they will be outvoted
by the Southern spoilsmen, who will
always control the party and, sure of
their own seats In Congress, care noth
ing if their course brings defeat on
their Northern and Western associ
ates. The latter event may deprive
them of some spoils in 1916, but the
Bourbons wish to make hay while the
sun shines. They will make sure of
what is within their reach and let the
future take care of itself, perhaps
feeling that in no event will the coun
try endure more than four consecutive
years of Democratic rule.
ISO MB -DROPPING.
The purpose of the war is to Impose
by force one nation's will on another;
Its method is to kill, malm and de
stroy. Great armies are enlisted and
great navies are organized to fulfill
war's terrible designs. But, while war
Is horrible and all warfare is mere!
less and brutal, there is a certain
rough code which nations recognize
and attempt to follow, In their efforts
to exterminate each other. More and
more modern warfare Is confined to
combatants; the non-combatants, even
of a belligerent, are not the objects of
direct attack.
On this theory of warfare It Is lm
possible to Justify bomb-dropping
from airships or aeroplanes on the
Inhabitants of a city, fortified or un
fortified. It is said that Germany Is not
a signatory of the Second Hague con
ference, which prohibited the "dis
charge of projectiles and explosives
from balloons or any new method of
a similar nature." It Is said also that
Antwerp is fortified, and a fortified
city invites attack.
But Antwerp was not being at
tacked or besieged at the time of the
recent Zeppelin exploit. Nor Is Paris
under attack now. Throwing bombs
among defenseless and harmless men,
women and children, guilty of no of
fensive act, is therefore nothing short
of wanton murder.
Germany has been accused of many
brutalities in the present war. We
are frank to say we do not believe
the stories except in so far as we
know that war is itself an atrocity,
and men, aroused by passion, forget
themselves. But Germans are a civ
ilized people, and the average Ger
man Is not different from the aver
age Englishman, or Frenchman, or
American.
We shall believe that the Antwerp
and the Paris bomb-throwing Inci
dents were due to the overzeal of in
dividual German adventurers rather
than the definite strategy of a war
ring nation, until we know otherwise.
A TITANIC FIRING LINE.
In the magnitude of numbers en
gaged the European clash fairly stag
gers the imagination. Picture a co
ordinating line of soldiers extending
from Portland to Medford. And fac
ing that line another of equal size
This erives some faint Idea of the
scope of the Franco-German theater
of operations. Imagine the entire
population of Oregon massed along a
single side of this line and you still
fail to approximate the full strength
of either army.
In the matter of numbers It is prob
able that there Is no present great dif
ference In favor of either contending
army. The prevalent Idea that Ger
many has a vastly superior force dl
rected against the allies possibly is
an error. The Germans, to begin
with, had some twenty-five corps, ag
eresratinir 8 00.000 men. This force
automatically advanced to a war foot
ing of 1,600,000 after the more active
reserves had been called to the col
ors and assigned to their places in or
ttanizatlons already existing. Of this
number the best information obtain
able Indicates that some 400,000 were
dispatched eastward to hold Intact
the floodgates of Prussia against the
Russian flood. At the same time two
Austrian corps were added to the
western army, giving a total available
first lino of 1,300,000 men. Even
this force is nearly double that re
quired by the Prussians In 1870 to
brintr France to her knees.
This gigantic force spread out with
amazing rapidity, taking advantage of
the geographical and topographical
opportunities for a most extensive
operation against France. Taking the
line from the English Channel to
Switzerland as a front, it is disclosed
through the medium of French recon
noissance that no fewer than 350,000
men were assigned by the German
General Staff to the sector extend
ing from the German stronghold
and strategic point of Metz to the
most southernmost frontier point in
Germany. The more constricted cen
tral sector ranging from Metz to Glvet
was occupied by zuu.uuu, wnue tne
sector from Givet to Lille was given
an overwhelming force of something
like 700,000 men, this being the main
point for directing the German of
fensive movement. Additional small
forces were dispatched to the extreme
right wing to take care of Antwerp
and protect the flank at the north as
well as to prevent Belgian forays and
harassing movements on the German
rear.
The matter of French numbers has
been carefully guarded. Tet the
French first line, at Initial war
strength, reached a total of 800,000.
With younger reserves It Is prooable
enough that the French added suffi
cient numbers to give her a first line
of 1,300,000. Add to this the 100,000
troops of the British first expedition
ary army and the similar force of
Belgians and it may be that the allies
had, and still have, numerical super
iority. There can be little question
but that the German losses have been
far heavier than those of their an
tagonists. The crushing German tac
tics of advancing in lines closely akin
to close order assure tremendous
losses, especially where the advance
is made on fortified and entrenched
positions, as has been the case in
nearly every action thus far. But
these destructive tactics were used in
order to give the Germans that fire
superiority which is a heavy factor In
deciding Issues on the battlefield.
They were willing to pay the cost.
The conclusion cannot be escaped
that, since force of numbers has not
been overwhelmingly on their side.
especially la the second phase of the
great battle along the French front
when the French had. ample time
for mobilization, the Germans have
won thus far because of superior co
ordination, leadership, strategy and
tactics. They made use of their su
perior mobility, of their superior team
work, and this may continue to give
them the advantage in their advance
on Paris. But in the matter of num
bers they may hereafter find them
selves outmatched. Pressure from
Russia may make it necessary to re
inforce the eastern positions by with
drawing a certain number of seasoned
corps to give a leavening to the less
tried troops from older reserves now
being dispatched eastward. The al
lies, on the other hand, will be able
to send In reinforcements. The Brit
ish expeditionary forces are to be
augmented heavily. The French will
be able to draw' heavy forces of re
serves from the south of France and
ship In foreign forces, if, indeed, they
are not on the firing line already.
Whether superior co-ordination, lead
ership and tactics will be able to
make rapid headway against slightly
superior numbers in. France is one of
the questions of the war which will
shortly find an answer.
As long as Congress refrains from
taxing water we shall not complain.
Though wine, beer and unfermented
grape Juice be burdoned with stamps,
we care not. "Let the galled Jade
wince, our withers are unwrung,"
while the springs continue to gush
with their pellucid floods. We dare
say it will be a long time before air,
water and the native Integument of
the body are taxed. Until then we
shall blithely sing and enjoy the beau
tiful weather.
It is only for a little while that the
most violent shocks can drive life out
of Its routine. In spite of everything
It falls back Into the accustomed ruts
and the grind goes on as before. The
Home Rule discussion begins to make
a noise again In London. No doubt
the German Socialists will soon make
themselves heard above the cannon's
roar. Through the thin varnish of
novelty the world Is apt to discern Its
own local interests pretty constantly
Modern warfare neglects no weapon
that may look useful either physically
or psychologically. Scriptural texts
have been used for missiles. Now the
spelling book Is brought into play
The Czar hits the Kaiser by changing
St. Petersburg, a German spelling
Into Petrograd, which is pure Musco
vite. No doubt the return blow will
be still more dreadful.
Carranza's order closing Vera Cruz
to foreign ships and cutting off the
food supply Is Interpreted by the State
Department as not an unfriendly act.
Nothing short of an invasion of the
United States would Impress Secre
tary Bryan as an unfriendly act.
Despite their reports of brilliant
victories and fresh hopes the action
in rushing troops In large numbers
to the environs of Parts ladlcates
more clearly than anything else Just
what fears are In the minds of French
War Office officials.
A Portland woman secured a dl
vorce from her husband because he
was lazy. Let us hope that doesn't
become too prevalent as a cause for
divorce, or the figures may mount
rapidly upward.
If the shade of the first Napoleon
Is on speaking terms with the shade
of Napoleon III, there is something
doing In the celestrlal war college.
Worse and more of It! Another
comet has been discovered, as If the
one on hand were not forecasting
enough disaster to the world.
Having changed the name of St.
Petersburg, the Czar will now direct
his energies to an attempt to change
the map of Germany.
By the way, who can tell offhand
the location of Petrograd, one of the
largest and most Important cities In
the whole world ?
Great Britain is calling on all re
serves abroad. Instead of organizing
several regiments In Ireland and stop
ping the war.
German columns are described as
advancing In automobiles. Plainly,
war has Its compensations for the
fighting man.
A revenue tax may be placed on
theater and baseball tickets. Wonder
how long the very air we breathe will
be Immune?
Let us hope that the new Pope will
be chosen with a view to the adapt-
Iblllty of his name to headline pur
poses.
The grim demon of war and the
gaunt specter of want are stalking
hand in hand through Belgium.
Why not arrange an umbrella and
raincoat parade, ,wlth music, for the
day the rains begin ?
Paris has lost Its popularity to the
degree that even the natives are seek
ing to get away.
Now is the time to develop further
our trade and financial relations with
South America.
It will take a lot of Germans to
ride herd on those 70,000 Russian
prisoners.
While the dry spell lasts the straw
lid" can be worn under a mora
torium.
The California ballot is four feet
long. Oregon must look to ner
laurels.
Monday was French and Russian
days at the European martial pageant.
These losses of men can be com
puted only with an adding machine.
Western Oregon's Incomparable
Fall is now with us In all Its charm.
Montana appears to be on the verge
of Joining the area of hostilities.
Belgian resistance has been re
duced to a making of protests.
Only the Turk can make It a "holy"
war and he Is an infidel.
To add to other troubles, the new
dog license is due.
The Czar is beginning early
change geography.
Life's Sunny Side
The Rev. Mr. Lawrence had boarded
for so long a time with the Granby
family that when he was obliged to
remove to a new field of labor the fam
ily keenly felt his loss.
"The best pastor we've ever had in
this town," declared Father Granby,
heartily. "I don't expect to see his
equal again."
"Such good company," said Mother
Granby; "and so sympathetic If the
least thing went wrong."
"He was the easiest man to cook for
I ever knew." contributed Aunt Ann.
"He was always satisfied with what he
had to eat, and he never grumbled."
"He had such a serene disposition,"
sighed Sister Laura. "He brought an
atmosphere of peace whenever he came
into the house."
"Granny" Granby, in her corner by
the fireplace, shook her head dolefully
as she added her tribute of affection.
"I'll miss him dretfully." she mourned.
"He was the best hand at ketching moth
millers ever I did see." The Touth's
Companion.
Wilson Barrett used to tell an amus
ing story against himself. At a time
when he had a lot of workmen redec
orating his private residence, thinking
to give them a treat, he asked If, after
work one evening, they would like to
have seats to go and see him play In
"The Lights o' London," at the Prin
cess' Theater.
They said they didn't mind If they
did, and being complimentary tickets.
all went on a Saturday night to see
their employer's performance.
At the end of the week Barrett's eye
caught sight of this item against each
workman's name on the pay-sheet
"Saturday night. Four hours' overtime
at Princess' Theater, eight shillings."
London Dally News.
Sometimes one can hurt another's
feelings worse by a slight action than
by any number of words. There Is an
example of this In the young married
woman who went home to her mother
and sobblngly declared she Just couldn't
be happy with her husband again.
"I wouldn't have minded It so much,
mother," she sobbed, "If Charlie had
answered me back when I scolded him,
bu -bu but he did something worse!"
Her mother was duly shocked at thla
"Mercy, my dear child!" she ex
claimed. "He struck you, then?"
"No, worse than that, mother!" and
the young wife sobbed afresh.
"Tell me at once!" Indignantly de
manded her mother.
"He he just yawned." Llpplncott's
Magazine.
Corporal Jenkins married "on the
strength," and in due course his wife
presented him with a son and heir. His
pals all nocked around to tender their
congratulations and. Incidentally, taste
Bill's bitter beer.
Private Jones was on his way when
he met Sergeant Brown returning.
"Where are you off to?" asked the
latter.
"Oh, I'm going round to see BUI and
wish him luck with that youngster of
his," was the answer.
"Then you're too late," said the Ser
geant, solemnly.
"Wot!" exclaimed Private Jones.
"Surely it hasn't gone and died?"
"No, the youngster's all right, but the
barrel Is out!" was the grim response.
London Tlt-Blts.
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One gloomy day a young countryman
went to a dentist to have a tooth ex
tracted. Seeing the patient's obvious
nervousness, the dentist inquired:
Would you like gas?"
Would I like gas? Of course, I'd
like gas," exclaimed the Irate patient.
Do you think I'm going to have you
yanking out my teeth In the dark?'
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Men who sit still In streetcars while
women stand and give as their excuse
the assertion that women do not thank
them when they do offer their seats
will like this story:
The man arose and gave his seat to
girl.
"Oh. thank you most kindly, sir," she
replied.
Don't mind her being polite," ex
plained a sad-faced woman. "I'm tak
Ing her to a sanatorium." London
Chronicle.
s- a
At a luncheon at the Poor Richard
Club the other day, E. P. Langley, a
promlrent Insurance man of this city,
told of the case of Rastus In Illustrat
ing the folly of putting off until to
morrow what should have been done
last week.
Rastus, according to Mr. Langley,
was tried on a murder charge, and
when the Jury solemnly filed into the
courtroom with a verdict that carried
with It the death penalty, the Judge
directed the prisoner to stand up.
Prisoner," said His Honor, following
the usual procedure, "have you any
thing to say why the sentence of this
court should not be pronounced upon
you?"
'No, sah, Jedge; no, sah!" falterlngly
replied Rastus, grasping the rail of
the dock, " 'cept dat dls yeah nng will
be a big lesson ter me." Philadelphia
Telegraph.
For an hour and a half the cross-
examination had continued. Counsel
and witness both were growing weary
and Impatient the witness, because to
him counsel's questions all seemed ir
relevant; counsel, because he could not
get the witness to give a straight
answer to a plain question.
Now," he demanded, "were you or
were you not in the plaintiffs office
at 4 P. M. on this particular after
noon?" "If I had been," replied the exas
perated witness, "how ''
But before he could get further,
counsel Interrupted him.
I want no explanations," he rapped
out; "merely a plain answer! I suggest
that you were In the plaintiff's office.
Is that so?"
The witness pursed his lips, then
obstinately shook his head.
Well?" continued the barrister.
I've answered you," retorted the
witness; "I shook my head."
Tes yes, I know you did. I heard
It rattle, but wasn't sure whether It
was up or down or from side to side.
Now a plain answer, please! Tes or
no." Christian Endeavor World.
She A proverb says that fruit is
gold in the morning and laad at night,
meaning that It's bad for one in the
evening, I auppse?
He That's right- Look at the
trouble Adam got Into by eating an
apple after Eve. Boston Transcript.
He If I squeeze you. will yon
squeal?
She What do you think I am a
talking doll? Florida Times-Union.
GET BEHIND THE WHOLE TICKET
Time to End Democratic Xa-u-Partlean
Humbug-, Says Mr. Geer.
PORTLAND, Sept. 1. Hon. Gus C.
Moser. Portland, Or. My Dear Senator
Moser: Replying to your suggestion
that the seven unsuccessful candidates
for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor form an organisation for the pur
pose of actively aiding in the election
of Dr. Wlthycornbe. permit me to say
that It meets with my hearty approval,
and that I will be present at the meet
ing called by you to perfect that or
ganization. While your letter dwells mora specifi
cally on the necessity of assisting In
the success of Dr. Wlthycornbe, I de
sire to emphasize the advisability of
extending our efforts toward the elec
tion of every candidate on the Repub
lican ticket and more especially to
push the candidacy of Senator Booth,
for It is plain that the same old "non
partisan" gag is going to be played to
the limit In support of the re-election
of Senator Chamberlain. The same old
song Is to be sung to the effect that
"party doesn't count" and "let us vote
for the man," but the apepal Is always
made to Republican voters, while every
Democrat In the state Is expected to
show his "independence of party" by
voting for Chamberlain, whether he
does for Smith or not. This specious
plea for "non-partlsanshlp" is a sugar
coated plls- especially designed to catch
Republican voters, while every Demo
crat in the state is expected to and
will express his loyalty to the doctrine
of Independent voting by supporting
the party candidate for Senator.
Unless the, Republicans of Oregon are
treetraaers ana Deueve in tne importa
tion of the products of cheap labor to
compete with our own laborers and
other producers, their support will bo
unanimously given to the election of
R. A Booth for United States Senator
and for all his colleagues on the Re
publican ticket down the line.
Dr. Wlthycornbe should get the sup
port of every Republican who voted
for any of the candidates at the pri
mary election, and the same spirit
should be shown as to the entire ticket,
in a combined effort to assist In shak
ing off the present business depression
that has followed, as night the day, the
National Inauguration of Democratic
policies. Tours very truly,
T. T. GEER.
The Anti-Teutonic Alliance.
PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 31. (To the
Editor.) What is the meaning of the
triple alliance as applied to France,
Russia and England? My understand
Ing was there was only an alliance be
tween France and Russia previous to
the declaration of war. Was England
In actual alliance with them previous
to that time or does the triple a 1 1 1
ance come In after offensive operations
have been started?
GEORGE PROSSER.
France and Russia were allies for
mutual defense, and Great Britain had
agreed to support them In certain con
tlngencles. The Immediate provocation
for British Intervention In the war was
Germany's violation of tho neutrality
of Belgium, which had been guaranteed
by all the great powers, Germany In
eluded. France, Russia and Great
Britain, being now engaged In Joint
warfare against Germany and Austria,
have become members of a triple alll
ance.
HOW IT FEELS TO BE SHOT AT.
Fear Greatest When Bullets Whla In
the Flrat Battle.
Boston Dally Globe.
A scientific study of the sensations of
soldiers under fire lias recently been
made by an Italian Colonel, whose In
terest In the psychology of battles led
him to question closely more than 3000
men one by one. The results of his
Investigations ate given In the Italian
Military Review.
Nine-tenths of the men declared their
fear was greatest at the first sound of
the enemy's bullets In the first battle.
thouprh they were much less frightened
than they had expected to be. and that
in each succeeding battle their fear
dlmished.
They agreed that nothing was so
terrible, so harrowing to the nerves.
as to stand motionless In the Iront
rank. exDosed to a Ore which they were
not Dcrmltted to return. Bo exeruciat
Ing was the agony that tney always
welcomed the orders to advance, even
into greater perils. That relieved the
tension.
Tobacco a Drug,
Tit Bits.
An interesting rase of splitting lialrs
has arisen In Ireland In the administra
tion of the national insurance act as to
whathar tobacco Is a drug, a necessity
or a luxury, all three views belnr taken
by different authorities. It appears
that tha suDerlntondina- medical officer
of the Dublin district recommended that
a consumptive patient coming under the
provisions of the act Be given tooacco
days, offering to pay for the weed
for smoking to comfort him In his last
dayB, offering to pay ror tne weed nim
self. but the Insurance committee de-
rirtnri that the tobacco was necessary to
the patient's treatment and sent In the
bill to the Insurance commissioners.
Two weeks later the local authorities
received a lengthy communication de
manding an explanation of their action
in rharsrinsr the government with a
shilling's worth of tobacco. This reply
was that tobacco was recognised as a
drug In the British Codex under the
title of nicotians tabaclum and that
it had been prescribed by a registered
practitioner? Thereupon the commis
sioners consulted learned K, C.'s and
they are still wrestling with the sub
ject. Meanwhile the patient Is dead,
the tobacco has been smoked and the
expense of the disputation has already
reached a hundred times the cost of
the original tin of shag.
Victim of War.
By Dean Collins.
There Is a worried tourist man
Who stoppetn a genuarmo.
Pray, tell me, sir. Just how I can
Skldoo away from harm.
My trunks were checked; 'twas all
correct;
tutv ticket had been bought;
T3.,t war rude war. my nopo uu
j , , .
wrecked.
And here at last I'm caught.
"In Berlin, ere I left that place,
A horrid soldier spake
Roughly, before my very face,
And made my reelings acne.
From far Berlin I hustled In
With all the eager band.
Who copped most any train to win
To Britain a lovely land.
And here today I waste away
In sorrow, pain and dole.
No boat sails for the U. S. A,
And I am in a hole.
Such hardships and such bitter woes
Haa war Imposed on me;
Three of my trunks of brand new
clothes
I left when forced to flee.
And day by day, marooned I stay
TJo there In the Savoy!
Oh. war Is hard and fierce. I say,
And slaughters human joy:
Three meals a day Is all I ret:
One. suite of rooms alone;
Such hardships never, never yet
In all my life I ve Known.
Harsh war. you pile the sorrows deep
nn tourist folks who roam!
Nothing to do but eat and sleep
Till I get cash irom noma.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From The Oregonlan of September I. 1SS.
Walla Walla Delegates to the Demo
cratic convention are assembling In
Walla Walla. The Hoyt-Klnnear crowd
Is represented In the person of Colonel
Paul D'HIerry, of Seattle. The Demo
crats believe they will elect Dr. Blalock
and K.I McDonald for State Senator.
Tacoma Sidney Dillon and a party
arrived from New Tork. He said he
believed Tacoma and other Northwest
cities were going ahead too fast.
San Francisco The San Ftanolsro
baseball team whitewashed the Stock
ton team 16 to 3 yesterday. Oakland
walloped Sacramento lo to 0.
Victoria, B. C. At a mass meeting
here Saturday night resolutions were)
adopted protesting against the usurpa
tion by tho United States of Jurisdic
tion In the Behrlna- Sea outside the uni
versally acknowledged three-mile llmlt-
Several warlike speeches ware made
attacking alleged "outrages" committed
by the United States in the territory
affected.
Governor Pennoyer, D. R. Rlggen, J.
M. Bower and Van B. DeLashroutt have
received Invitations to address the Fed
erated Trades Assembly.
The Hop Circulator, published by B.
Meeker Company at Puyallup. cau
tions hopplckers against premature
picking.
The Portland police department mad
431 arrests during August.
W. Cogswell, portrait painter. Is reg
istered at the St. Charles Hotel. Mr.
Cogswell painted the portrait of -President
Lincoln which hangs In the
White House.
Hlram Blodgett, brother of George
Blodgett who keeps a store at Fifth
and Morrison, was killed In Maryland,
according to a dispatch received hsre.
The carpenters at Alblna met last
night and formed a union.
The question of a river flreboat for
the protection of Portland, East Port
land and Alblna does not seem to meet
with general approval of the eltlxena
of Alblna. as whatever risks there are
on the Alblna riverfront are owned
mostly by Portland residents.
Many Immigrants have been seen on
the streets of the city recently. Some
are selling their teams and Intend to
locate In Oregon.
Chief of Police W. C. Curtln. of Al
blna, has a brand new chief In his
family.
After a year's Interval Portland Is to
have a revival of comic opera, and to
night the Wyatt Comic Opera Company
will produoe "Patience," one of Gilbert
eV Sullivan's favorites, at the New Park
Theater. "The White Slave" will be
produced at the Cordray Musee by the
Essie Tlttel Dramatic Company.
Professor P. H. Redmond, aeronaut,
made a balloon ascension last night
The balloon landed In the river, but
Professor Redmond had discarded his
shoes and was able to swim to safety.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonlan of September 1. ISM.
Thomas J. White, an old resident of
the Coast, has been appointed special
agent for the Treasury Department of
the Pacific vice J. Ross Browne.
Extensive fires have been raging on
hoth sides of the 8tralts of Tuca.
Suburban residences near Victoria are
menaced.
Lieutenant L O. Cabanls. regimental
quartermaster of the Washington Ter
ritory Infantry, late of Fort Walla
Walla, has been removed to Fort
Dalles.
tatSsauM Aiisrustua Belmont, chair
man of the National Committee, called
the Democratic National uonvention to
order August Z9. and nominated Gov
ernor Blgler. of California, temporary
chairman. On August 10 Delegate Cox.
of Ohio, seconded the nomination of
George B. McClellan for President. Mo
Clellan was attacked by Delegate
Harris, of Maryland, as an "assassin of
states' rights." Thomas H. Ssymour
and Franklin Pierce also were nomin
ated. McClellan was assailed during
the debate as being "as guilty as Lin
coln" In making arbitrary arrests In
Maryland. The building having no
gas, the convention was forced to sd
Journ at dark.
The Celllo. a sea-built vessel, ap
peared In the river yesterday alter
m.vimr a thrilling- Dassaae from the
Upper Columbia, having passed through
the venturesome roaring wsiiu
Cascades between The Dalles and the
r.mcn il as Her feat outrivaled that of
The Maid of the Mist, so noted for her
trip through the whirlpools at Niagara
a few years ago.
Mr v.nmim of the firm of Lewis.
Ensign Company, has arrived In ad-
ance of a large drove or sni
the road from California. There are
6000 head In the drove.
Tha Government Is planning to send
two Republicans and three Democrats
to the rebel capital to arrange peace
preliminaries.
Washington A dispatch from Oen-
eral Grant ssys Fort Morgan Is In our
nojsesslon. A dispatch from Richmond
says the enemy still holds the fort.
rmineiimen Bennett. Cook. Frssar,
Oradon. Hoffman, Robertson and Starr
answered the rollcall last night. Presi
dent McCraken was In the chair. The
Council voted to take up a revision of
the charter.
Plans for holding a sanitary fair
at Salsm have been taken up. J. Qulnn
Thornton has Issued a call for a meet
ing to make plans.
The rail of Ktshlaa.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Why don't you advertise?" asked
the editor of the home paper. "Don't
you believe In advertising?"
"I'm again advertising." replied the
proprietor of the Hayvllle Racket
store.
"But why are you against itr
asked the editor.
It keeps a feller too durn busy,
replied the proprietor. "I advertised
In a newspaper one time about 10
years ago and I never even got time
to go fishing."
The Intimacy of
Newspaper Advertising
Newspaper advertising brings the
retailer In a close. Intimate com
munication with his buying public.
Frequently, espeolally In the
smaller cities, the merohant ts able
to utilise this closeness tc great ad
vantage through Dollar Day. Grange
Day, Fashion Week or a similar
vent.
The suoeess that usually attends
these affairs Is evidence that the
public likes specific advertising.
People look to the newspapers for
Information as to what the mer
chants and manufacturers are doing
as much as they do for other news.
When the advertiser gets the spe
cific news appeal Into his advertis
ing whether It be of some special
week or day, or some particular
Item of merchandisethe response
Increases.
Advertising Intimacy Is only prof
itable when It pays seller and buyer.