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PORTLAND, SATURDAY, SEPT. IX, 1914.
CAPITULATIONS IN TURKEY.
Turkey's denunciation of tho trea
ties granting extra-territorial rights
to other nations la an amusing ex
ample of Oriental mendacity. The
Turkish Ambassador says the capitu
lations, as these treaties are called,
have "stood in the way of progres
sive action on the part of the govern
ment" and have prevented Turkey
from introducing reforms. The trea
ties which Turkey has denounced as
sure to subjects of the nations which
exacted them the right to be tried by
judges of their own nation in Turkey
and to be confined only In prisons of
their Consuls.
These concessions were humiliating
to Turkey, but they were made nec
cessary by the corruption, injustice
and fanaticism of the Turkish Judges.
In their eyes a Christian was a dog,
whose word was not to be credited
against that of a Moslem. A Chris
tian might be held in a filthy dungeon
Indefinitely, awaiting trial by a na
tion whose distinguishing character
istic Is procrastination. This treat
ment of their subjects was lntoler
able to the Christian powers, and
they no sooner got the upper hand
over Turkey than they extorted the
capitulations. Turkish non-progres-
slveness induced this action of the
powers, yet Turkey says that the
capitulations prevented progress.
The powers are now too much oc
cupled with their own quarrels to
quarrel with the Turks about these
treaties, but, if the allies should be
victorious, they may be expected to
reckon with Turkey afterwards. If
the Ottoman empire gives evidence of
bringing her Judicial methods up to
the civilized standard of fairness and
promptness, they may consent to ab
rogate the capitulations, as they did
In Japan. If not, they will probably
Insist upon restoration of the rights
now withdrawn.
the trade, they will probably build up
a business which cannot be taken
away from them. If they do not treat
customers fairly, the war will no
sooner be ended than their customers
will resume their old business connec
tions in Europe and the American will
find that he has been pnly a make
shift in an emergency.
WI1Y WORRY '
To flaunt the full dinner pall Idea In the
people's face now is to assume that they
would exchange their birthright, the cause
of there cousuya best Interests, for a meal
a mess of pottJke. It la an Insult to their
Intelligence and their patriotism. From a
letter by an offended promoter of the empty
dinner palL
It is a gross world. Some men in
deed prefer the actual and consoling
fact of a good wage and a decent
home to the unsubstantial shadow
of rainbow theories and pleasing Ideal
Isms. Some men continue to wonder how
they are to feed and dress their chil
dren and give them an education and
a fair start In life.
Some men worry about such sordid
things as work and Industry and sav
ings, and the coming of old age.
But of course they would be in far
better business lying awake nights
solving great problems of statesman
ship, and writing to the papers about
them, leaving such inconsequential
things as making a living and the day's
duties to take care of themselves.
BtJlMHCNG UP EXPORT TRADE.
Useful advice to American mer
chants for their guidance in cultivat
ing South American trade is given in
a Commerce Department bulletin.
The social feature is an Important
factor, stress Is laid on the forms and
spirit of courtesy and business Is con
ducted more slowly. Salesmen will
find it necessary to begin by working
up a personal acquaintance and will
find It advisable not to attempt clos
ing a sale on their first visit. A cour
teous letter written in Spanish will
accomplish more than a circular or
form letter accompanied by a cata
logue. Strong emphasis is laid on fair
treatment throughout transactions as
a means of making permanent busi
ness relations, Into which buyers en
ter with Americans for the first time.
Men who have for years been buying
In Europe will learn that they can
obtain the same goods In the United
States. Latin Americans continue to
buy indefinitely from the same firm,
when their confidence has been won.
Create a good first impression of the
roods supplied and of fair business
methods, and permanent customers
wrlll be secured.
It Is necessary to observe carefully
lnstructions as to packing and mark
ing of goods. At many ports goods
have to be lightered to shore, where
they sometimes remain exposed to
the weather for several days. Some
goods have to be transported long dis
tances through mountains or on mule
back and must be put in suitable
packages, strong and well reinforced,
In order to escape damage. Clear
marking, which corresponds with that
hown on the invoice, will avoid risk
of goods being delayed for long pe
riods at the custom-house. The
weight should be marked in kilos on
packages, as the capacity of many
cranes is limited. Substitution of
goods should not be attempted, for it
may take several months to return
the substituted goods and to receive
those originally ordered. As the
needs of customers are often peculiar
to their district, substituted goods are
often useless, and irritation may lose
the exporter a valuable customer.
Rights of exclusive agencies should
be carefully safeguarded. Exporters
have been accused of violating the
rights of such agencies by selling di
rect to customers in the territory
granted exclusively to them; also of
terminating agreements with exclu
sive agents after they have done the
preliminary work. This course makes
enemies of the agents and of their
friends and may do serious damage
to the firm adopting it.
To South American firms of good
credit it will be advisable to give
much longer credit than is the custom
In this country. Europeans allow
three to nine months' credit, while
Americans sell for cash or on one to
three months' credit. Europeans
have banks of their own nationality
on the ground and in touch with the
business situation, while Americans
have not hitherto had these facilities
and have been- accustomed to a more
rapid turnover. Arrangements hav
ing been made to establish branches
of National banks in South America,
one of the obstacles to long credit
will be removed. These branch banks
or the agencies of American houses-
can Investigate credits and thus re
move the other. It will then remain
for exporters to adjust their prices
and their finances to conform to long
credits. Argentina and Uruguay have
as good credit Information facilities
as the United States, but it will be well
for those exporters who have not the
benefit of a branch bank or an agency
to go slowly in giving long credit.
If American firms which intend to
go Into the South American trade,
begin right, they could not begin at a
time more favorable for the establish
ment of a permanent trade. If they
pursue a policy of fair dealing and of
accommodation to tho peculiarities of
MONET FOR THE OUTLANDKIL
The fateful year of 1909 saw the
enactment of the unpopular Payne
Aldrlch tariff law with its notorious
Schedule K, which contained all the
classifications of wool. In that same
year wool production in the United
States reached its high-water mark
at the great total of 32 8,110,74
pounds. In that same year also was
begun the widespread agitation for
free wool, culminating in the removal
of the wool tariff on the raw product
in 1913.
From 1909, in response to the free
wool propaganda, the wool Industry,
so far as It was represented by the
flocks of the sheepmen, began slowly
and steadily to decline. In 1913 the
production was 296,175,300 pounds,
and It will be less and less each year
until a normal balance between do
mestic consumption and foreign pro
duction is restored. "
The price of raw wool is now
higher than for several years, owing
undoubtedly to a world's shortage in
the clip. But there is little encour
agement for the grower in that situa
tion since the domestic market has
been opened up to the foreign grower
He has taken . quick and profitable
advantage of the new tariff, as wit
ness the following:
The wool imports into the United
States for the nine months ending
June 30, 1913, were 136,169,6
pounds, valued at $25,040,880. This
was under a protective tariff. The
wool imports for the same period the
following year (October 3, 1913, to
June 30, 1914) made the amazing
advance to 223,146,052 pounds, val
ued at $48,730,303.
The wool-grower of Oregon will tell
you that there Is little profit in wool
for him at present prices; there had
been none for four years, under the
free-wool discussion.
But there is money in wool for the
Australian grower, with his wider
ranges, cheaper labor, cheaper pro
duction and unlimited American
market-
let weighing less than 200 grains vi
brates violently during the early
stages of its flight and at short and
mid-ranges very often tears an ugly
wound. Coming in contact with a
bone, button or other hard substance,
this bullet may tip or split, or it may
tip or "keyhole", in ordinary flight,
thus cutting a wound that could not
be distinguished from the dum-dum
or mushroomed leaden projectile.
With millions of bullets being ex
pended and thousands of men being
struck each day it is not to be ex
pected that all wounds will be clear.
The bullet projected by the French
Lebel rifle has a Jacket of copper zinc
over lead. 'When it travels its nor
mal flight the puncture it causes is
a small clean one. even at short
ranges. But, like all Jacketed bullets
it may tip Or split or ricochet and
cause the most ghastly t wounds.
The same rule applies to die nickel-
coated steel Jacket of -He German
Mauser bullet, which, however, is
somewhat smaller, more pointed and
cleaner than the French missile.
PERSISTENCE THAT'S ALL.
Persistence is a noble attribute, but
when other qualifications of mind are
absent it is hardly strong enough basis
for electing the possessor to high of
flee. Judge Humphries, whr seems
to be nominated as one of the non
partisan candidates for Supreme Judge
in Washington, has persistence. So far
as an unprejudiced observer can dis
cern that is the only reason he has
been nominated, unless it be that a
large percentage- of the voters of
Washington have never learned to dis
tinguish political wiles from depth of
character.
Judge Humphries has for many
years been a chronic office-seeker. He
has practically on his own motion,
that is without urging from anybody
except a few who profited from his
campaign pocketboak, run for Gov
ernor, Supreme Judge, United States
Senator and Superior Judge and for
some of these offices several times.
He is now on the superior bench in
Seattle, where dogged persistence
gained him a seat
In one campaign Judge Humphries
was almost successful as a candidate
for Supreme Judge. As the Wash
ington law was then formed, nomina
tion on a non-partisan ticket In the
primary meant actual election. His
slogan was "Let the people rule," and
to further his chances he attacked the
Supreme Court wantonly and viciously.
The depth of sincerity in his cam
paign professions was subsequently
revealed when he had acquired a
seat on the superior bench in
King County (Seattle). He was
the main figure In a spectacular
and ridiculous attempt to quell social
istic utterances by the power of in
junction. He haled into court on con
tempt charges many who refused to
obey his orders. He subsided only
under the indignant protests of the
Governor of the state and of all his
fellow members of the King County
bench. Probably this later attitude
brought him many votes from an ele
ment violently opposed to the element
that once nearly elected him.
Still nomination for the Supreme
Court does not now necessarily mean
election in Washington. Perhaps the
saner element will prevail in the state
as it did when the elevation of uncouth
Bob Hodge to the office of Governor
seemed probable.
DCM-DCM BULLETS.
Although charges pass back and
forth between French and Germans
that dum-dum bullets are being used,
it is unlikely that either government
is resorting to such atrocity. If Ger
man and French soldiers are being
treated for wounds Inflicted by soft
nosed bullets the guilt must lie at the
door of individuals in the ranks, who,
maddened by loss of comrades and
carried away by the bitterness of the
desperate struggle in France, have
filed the Jackets from the points of
regulation missiles Issued by the gov
ernment. A few files In the trenches
would serve this purpose, although it
is unlikely that officers on either side
would permit their. men to use these
files should they discover them.
The dum-dum charge has attended
ever' war of recent years. That any
civilized government has authorized
their use Is difficult to believe. That
they have been used on a large scale
is also improbable. The steel-Jacketed
missile is designed to, cut a small.
clean wound, but it performs queer
ELEVATING A BOSS.
Joe Cannon may or not be able to
come back. That is to be seen. He
has been renominated by the Repub
licans of his old district at a direct
primary, and It la to be assumed that
they want him. But he was defeated
at the general election two years ago,
and he may be again.
Yet it is to be remembered that Joe
Cannon represented his district faith
fully in Congress for almost forty
years, and that the only charge ever
brought against him was that he was
a back number, a reactionary, and a
czar. We have not observed that the
present Congress has made any effort
to get out from under the domination
of the party caucus, and it is no
longer sufficient to condemn anyone
merely by making the vague general
ization that he is a reactionary.
But, whether Joe Cannon is a
wicked old sinner or not, and whether
or not Ephralm returns to his idols
In the Danville district, there is no
doubt of the unshaken loyalty of the
Illinois Democracy to their ruler,
Roger Sullivan, who has Just been
overwhelmingly nominated for United
States Senator. How shall Sullivan
e explained?
Sullivan has been the Democratic
boss in Illinois for many years. He
is a practical man. He thinks old
ways are best. He delivers the goods,
tor he makes it his business to have
in hand always a large stock of po
litical goods. Now he is to be re
warded by a place in the United States
Senate, if the Democracy shall win
in November.
The Republican party has ejected
Foraker, Aldrich and other odious
political bosses from theirN seats of
power. But what poliUcal boss has
the Democracy recently turned down ?
caper at times. A small pointed bm-philippine well-being. Those ins true
LETTING IN THE JUNGLE.
A letter written to the Outlook by
Edwin A. Schell of Mount Pleasant,
la., forecasts epidemics in the Phil
ippines as the consequence of turning
the government over to the Filipinos
Mr. Schell says
The prompt passage of the penal clauses
against peonage and slavery raised the
greatest expectations as to the efficiency of
the new Island government, in spite or tne
dismissal o? hundreds of experienced men
from the different insular departments, the
Indiscreet credit given by the new Governor
General for the Filipino Indorsement which
had secured his appointment, and the with
drawal of military control from the southern
Islands, men experienced In the ways of the
East hoped even when their judgment dis
annroved. But now. as the first hot sea
son is on In Manila, when the American
colony is utterly disheartened, and when
every berth on every ship Is crowded by
those whose one wish is to get away irom
the Philippines, plain words become a mat
ter of public duty.
Not since 1902 has there been sucn cause
for anxiety. A smallpox scare la now ter
rlfving Manila, and the wholesale increase
of fllea and moequitos attests the "letting In
of the Jungle." Only the great health and
sanitary measures followed in'defatlgably for
the last 12 years keep DacK such a cnoiera
epidemic as ran Us course In 1902. The de
crease in the nuaber of American health In
spectors and the anointment of Filipino In
spectors In their places is the explanation.
These native Inspectors agree with their
neighbors about the uselessness of garbage
cans, and through race or family sympathy
fail to report glaring violations or sanitary
order. Thus in six months Is undone the
work of years.
Mr. .Schell contrasts the course of
the present Administration in the
Philippines in making a wholesale
change of officials with that of the
British in India in retaining men who
have become specialists without re
gard to change of Viceroys. As an ex
ample he say
The health office of Rangoon, hemmed In
It Is by cholera, black smallpox, and
bubonic plague. Is kept In the hands of
medical men Imperviously to any appeal or
command save that conducive to sanitary
order. They are under no pressure from
native public opinion as to what the na
tlves wlah done.
He closes with this warning as to
the consequence both to the United
States and the Philippines of the pres
ent Administration's policy:
The changes in the Phillipine civil service
under the present Governor-General, coin
cident with the installation of a new Ad
ministration In the United States, threaten
to brand the whole country as a failure In
colonial as well as municipal government.
Judged by the warnings of the first hot sea
son, neither the natives nor the Americans
now in power are fit to govern in the Philip
pines, and we should at once determine to
stay" efficiently m the islands, or there
will be little but a few figureheads to withdraw.
Blind to the disastrous effects, not
only to American interests but to the
life, health and fortunes of the Fili
pinos, of what Governor Harrison has
already done, the Democratic leaders
n Congress with the approval of the
President propose to go farther in
the same direction. They would sub
stitute for the appointive commission
an elective Filipino Senate and would
thus hand over the entire govern
ment to the one-twentieth of the Fili
pinos who are educated. There is
abundance of evidence that this one-
twentieth formerly used and would
gain use power to exploit, rob and
oppress the others. The only restraint
upon them has been the American
executive officials. This restraint has
been largely removed and would be
almost entirely removed if the bill
now before Congress were to be
passed. The one-twentieth would be
come supreme.
The questions at issue in regard to
the Philippines are very simple if we
bear in mind certain basic facts. First
Is that the Filipinos as a whole were
utterly incapable of self-government
when we acquired the islands, and
that an educated minority had used
power during the insurrection to rob,
oppress, tortura and murder. Second
is the fact that in his instructions to
the Second Philippine Commission
President McKinley said
The Commission should bear in mind that
the government which they are establish
ing is designed not for our satisfaction or
for the expression of our theoretical views,
but for the happiness, peace and prosperity
of the people of the Philippine Islands.
His instructions jvere to grant the
largest possible measure of local self
government and to increase the meas
ure of self-government as fast as was
compatible with the main purpose of
tions were faithfully carried out un
der his own and succeeding Republi
can administrations to the point
where the towns and provinces had
native rulers and a native legislative
assembly had an equal voice with the
commission in making laws.
Independence at the present time
does not mean independence for the
entire 8,000.000 people in the islands;
it means independence for the edu
cated 300,000 to govern the rest of the
people. Republican policy contem
plates complete self-government so
soon as the whole population has been
educated to the point where it can in
telligently exercise this right. Demo
cratic policy has stopped this work of
preparation for independence, has
turned over the government to the
educated minority and has put the
uneducated majority at their mercy.
It has deprived the Philippines of the
aid of thousands of Americans and
has deported many of the latter in
poverty. By depriving the Filipinos
of the services of American health
officers it has exposed them to epi
demics of disease such as formerly
swept away the people by thousands.
The Democratic administration has
done a cruel wrong to the Filipinos
in its devotion to a theory. It has
done an equally cruel wrong to those
Americans who had devoted them
selves to the preparation of the Fili
pinos to rule themselves without
American aid.
It reads oddly that Evangelists are
still preaching sermons on Archbishop
Usher's chronology which every Chris
tian scholar in the world discarded
long ago. The excellent archbishop
constructed his system of dates in
utter Ignorance of historical science,
but its very crudity makes it fasci
nating to the same type of mind that
sees pictures of all the future in the
Book of Daniel. '
Klamath Falls shows a progressive
spirit by including "stenotypy" in its
public school course. The "stenotype
is a machine which writes shorthand
as a typewriter does ordinary word
forms. It is said to be a great labor
saver, but Its use Is still uncommon
Of course the pupils who master it
first will find many openings ready
or them.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonlan September 13, 1964.
James M. Curley. chief engineer of
the California & Oregon Railroad, has
prepared a statement of estimated cost
of the road's construction showing the
strip from Portland to the North Fork
of Yamhill River will coat S1,I12500
or S35.00O a mile; from Pass to 2
miles northeast of summit of Calipoola
t406.491. or $45,000 a mile; from point
near Calipooia to North Fork of Yam
hill River 53,235,500. or 130.000 a mile.
Tucker, Sanders and Thompson, the
pretended rebel peace commissioners
who conducted the peace platform In
Canada for the Chicago convention, are
all heavy defaulters to the Union Gov
ernment. Saunders is $30,000 behind
as Navy agent under Buchanan in New
York; Tucker defrauded- the Govern
ment out of J80.000 through the Liver
pool Consulate, given him by Buchan
an, and Thompson, as Buchanan's Sec
retary of Interior, engineered the great
Indian bond fraud of JSOO.foO.
New York General Lew Wallace has
returned to Baltimore to assume com
mand of the Eighth Corps.
Salem The Oregon Senate was called
to order by S. A. Clarke, chief clerk of
the last session and was organized by
the election of J. H. Mitchell, president;
E. P. Henderson, chief clerk; A. L.
Buchingham, assistant clerk; C. P.
Church, enrolling clerk: R A Barker,
sergeant-at-arms, and P. H. Hatch,
doorkeeper. The House organized after
Delng called to order by S. T. Church.
chief clerk of the last session, as fol
lows: I. R Moores, speaker; James
L. Collins, chief clerk; John Boon, as
sistant clerk; Arthur W. Dennis and
Marlon Gale, enrolling clerks; C.
L Fisher, sergeant-at-arms, and E.
Thatcher, doorkeeper.
NEW SCHOOL IDEA WORKS WELL
Plan Successful In Eaat Now Applied tsi
Portland.
PORTLAND, Sept 11. (To the Edi
tor.) There Is much searching of tho
heart among out people In regard to
the public schools. In an attempt to
correlate the system more closely with
dally life many Innovations ars under
way. Hence, come manual training
schools, trade schools, commercial
schools, besides many courses along
such lines as domestic science and art.
Probably tho most successful appli
cation of tho new ideas has been
worked out In what is known as the
Cincinnati plan of the university of
that city. The plan has been adapted
to high school needs in schools of
Fltchburg and of Boston, Mass.
The essence of tho plan consists In
co-operation by the school authorities
and the business men of tho cities,
whereby It Is possible for the clerks,
helpers, apprentices and shop boys and
girls of the community to go to school
and to work alternate periods of time.
For example, of two boys in tho print
ing trade one will work one week at
his trade and put In the next week at
school; the other will put in his time in
reverse order. The boy that has been
going to school for a week will show
up at the place of business on Satur
day and to get pointers so as to carry
on the work without loss to the em
ployer. The good points of this plan are
many. It results in the business man
taking a more vital and Intelligent In
terest In the sohools. It elevates the
efficiency of the teaching profession
and puts It on Its mettle; for if a
teacher is instructing a printer's boy
in punctuation one week and the very
next that boy finds out that the teacher
does not know his business, then there
Is a day of reckoning for such a
teacher. But best of all, the plan puts
the student In the right attitude
towards his Btudles. One week your
, .
Twenty-Five Year Ago
M 1
Th K?ri; "P.a!" .JUly-U that ! Printer's boy finds out that he Is short
In Central Oregon, wh.ere farmers
irrigate, many cut three crops of ai
falfa this season. In the Valley,
where dependence is placed on nat
ural sources, the long dry spell made
one good crop a rarity. Yet the water
in many a creek is allowed to run to
waste.
Great Britain is preparing for a long
war. That is the only rational ex
planation of the addition of 1,000,000
recruits. They may be trained and
equipped to fight when the war has
lasted a year and may get in at the
finish.
"Dad" can earn the everlasting
gratitude of the boy, who must go to
school Monday, by taking him to Van
couver today. A generation hence the
boy will recall it and take the old
gentleman in his aeroplane.
The war news sent out by special
correspondents consists mostly of
stories of their own narrow escapes
from being imprisoned or shot as spies.
The war correspondent has been put
out of business. N v
If you think the colonial is not a
"worse" Britisher than the home
born, gaze at Vancouver, where a
German newspaper has been shelved
until after the war is over.
Since the Federal inquirers Justi
fied some of the price-fixers, the price
of everything has started up with a
whoop. Only in Europe do prices
continue reasonable.
Any man on the New York Herald
staff would call James Gordon Ben
nett "the old man" at his peril. He Is
73 years young, which is young enough
for him to marry.
The Czar is becoming so democratic
that some day he may walk up to a
Nihilist leader on the street, slap him
on the back and say: "Hello, old
chap!"
"Big Tim" Healy, special officer
earned a place on the force by brav
ery' against odds and all will be
pleased to see him in uniform.
The lawn owner sprinkles now from
force of habit, and, in case of woman
because she pays for water in Septem
ber and must get Value.
the cabinet of St. Petersburg, Vienna
and Berlin mistake this epoch. The In
terviews which took place at Karls
bad and Kissengen will not prevail
against the right and aspirations of
modern Europe. The sovereigns of
Russia and Austria are now the only
monarchs who persist in separating
their own interests from the interests
of their people. France and England
are In another camp the camp of the
liberties of the new era and of the
rights of the nationalities. Following
the same object they can give one an
other the same hand. France and Eng
land, closely allied always, will bo
strong enough without resort to
force ever being necessary, to pro
tect Young Europe against the dark
conspiracies of Old Europe. The frank
and sincere alliance of France and
England secures the peace of tho world,
with liberties and victory, for a long
series of years."
La tFrance contains an article along
the same lines on the new "Holy Al
liance." We have not been more interested
for some time than we were last even
ing standing in the door of the Con
gregational Church, looking over the
heads of the audience and listening to
the lecture by the Rev. W. F, Boyakln
on the subjects connected with the rebellion.
in commas and colons; the next he has
a chance to make up his deficiencies,
and make them up he does.
If there are any of the business men
of tho city who would wish to avail
themselves of this plan in furthering
the efficiency of their help. It will in
terest them to know that a start along
these lines has already been made in
our high schools. Last term Mr. Her
ron, head of the commercial depart
ment of Lincoln High School, made ar
rangements with one of the firms of
the city whereby one of the candidates
for graduation made certain credits
through typewriting and other work
done in the firm's office. Any business
man who wishes to look further into
this plan or any young man or young
who who would add to his ef
ficiency while still keeping at work
may confer with Mr. Herron, who will
bo glad to co-operate with them In
every way possible.
A P. MKINLAY.
The war now extends to three con
tinents. America alone is immune
except for the little sideshows in Mex
ico and Santo Domingo.
Wllhelm says he intends to crush
French militarism. That is one word
the Kaiser ought to keep away from
militarism.
The Oregon State Medical Associa
tion is a monument of self-controL
It talked all day without mentioning
the war.
Not satisfied with the unremunera-
tlve street railways, Seattle is going
deeper into the business. Watch the
result.
We know of one great man in Eu
rope to whom the word peace might
sound good right now.
As to Paris, the Germans marched
right up and turned around and
marched right back again.
The Czar goes fearlessly about in
Petrograd. Which he was unable to
do in St. Petersburg.
Turkey announces that hereafter
she will gobble all the worms in the
Ottoman barnyard.
The Russian fleet is rapidly taking
up a new strategic position at the bot
tom of the Baltic.
Britain will gather 500,000 more
men. Levies, not soldiers, it mignt be
added.
No, these are not belated April
showers. They are hoppickers mists.
The Cossack paints his white horse
green to carry out the color scheme.
With shoes going up business
should pick up at the cobbler's.
Wonder if the German army has
something up its sleeve?
Judge Benson rather "has It" on
the Governor.
Lay In your fuel early.
WHEN OPPORTUNITY NEVER KAILS
It Always Conies to Him Who Pre
pares for Its Appearance.
PORTLAND, Sept. 11. (To the Ed
itor.) Permit me In a small way to ex
press my appreciation of your recent
article about the young men of the
West, citing Harry Murphy's rise as
an example. The average Northwest
erner (born here) of only limited edu
cation is apt to think anything from
"the East" is unquestionably wonder
ful. Few realize that most of New
York's active men and women are
gathered from North, East, West and
South, and usually are recruited from
small towns and farming communities.
A year's residence in Germany and
three in Paris, France, and trips to
Berlin and London have shown me that
many of the successful Americans in,
Europe are of the above mentioned
class.
Let young men of the Northwest
pride themselves on the opportunity
which is at their right hand. Men are
born with brains In Podunk, Skamoka-
wa and Portland, as well as New
York, Paris, or any other city or place.
Mr. Murphy had talent but worked
hard, and so have scores of others. It
is an example of our ever-present
model, Abraham Lincoln, and his motto:
"I will study and be ready, and perhaps
my chance will come." My experience
may be limited, but in 15 years of
business and artistic life on two con
tinents I have never seen an honest
and conscientious man who had pre
pared himself and was "ready" who had
been ignored by that ever moving In
tangible something we call "oppor
tunity." GEO. HOTCHKISS STREET.
TREND OF PEACE THOUGHTS GOOD
Day oil Prayer Would Bear Fruit In
Future If Not at Oner.
MONMOUTH, Or., Sept. 11 (To the
Editor.) In a recent publication It was
suggested that President Wilson bo
urged to issue a proclamation setting
aside a day In the near future for a
National holiday for the purpose of
universal prayer that the entire people
of the United States might pray for
ceessatlon of hostilities on the Conti
nent. I heartily concur in such a sug
gestion, but wouldn't It be practical for
the entire world, outside of the warring
nations, to bo Included In this laudable
policy? Could not the President send
each nation such a proposition in the
form of a questlonalre as to its prac
ticability and suggesting a date suit
able for such a great peace day that
all the peaceful nations could properly
observe euch a day?
I am confident that all the public and
private schools of the world would ob
serve that day with a fitting pro
gramme. Such a step, in my mind.
would go a long ways towards prepar
ing: the entire world for universal peace
and it might be that In future that day
could be observt-d aB peace day.
For the most part. It is more fitting
that we have a peace day at this stags
than a thanksgiving day. while we have
many things for which to bo thankful
for example, that we are not embroiled
In this conflict, but if a universal ex
presslon of disapproval of this mighty
struggle among the so-called enlight
ened nations by the peaceful nations be
made, no one will doubt its good ef
fects for the future, if not immediately.
JOHN W. NOBLET.
Public School Teacher.
GOVERNOR AROUSES INDIGNATION
Admirer of Judge Benson Protests
Against Executive's Attack.
PORTLAND, Sept. 10. (To the Ed
Itor.) The attack made upon the char
acter and good name of Judge Henry
L. Benson, of Klamath Falls, by our
obstreperous and quaquaversal Gov
ernor. published in the Evening Jour
nal on Tuesday, September 8, deserves
the supine contempt of all thoughtful
and considerate people.
For over 40 years Judge Benson has
lived In Oregon, and during all of that
time has borne an enviable reputation.
His life, both public and private, has
been an exemplar of what constitutes
good citizenship and the qualities of a
gentleman. To those who know him he
is regarded as being a man of un
questioned character and spotless in
tegrity, respected by the bar and re
vered by the bench of this state. That
he should be slandered at this time,
after a long and tireless devotion to
public service. Is a sufficient cause to
bring forth an expression of righteous
indignation from any person that be
lieves the good name of such an ex
cellent man should not be trampled or
wallowed in the mire of calumny for
political reasons, even by so exalted a
person as he who (unhappily) happens
to be Governor of the State of Oregon
at the present time.
WALTER H. KORELL
Editorial Is Appreciated.
HONOLULU, T. H, Sept. 2. (To the
Editor.) I want to thank you for a
fine editorial, which was reprinted a
day or two ago in our Advertiser, on
"War Lust." It hits war as little
David hit the giant Keep on and you
will kill the monster with his own
sword.
I see Collier's fears that war in Eu
rope will have a bad Influence on
America and on the world. History
shows this. No doubt Senator Cham
berlain will get his bill through Con
gress much easier on account of the
European war. Our people will catch
the spirit and militarism may run ram
pant, as it did 16 years ago.
We have perhaps a dozen of peace
people in Honolulu (after the man
ner of Jordan), but what apologies
tho others make for war! Last evening
in the Y. M. C. A I heard two intelli
gent men say that Christ must have
been in favor of war, as he showed an
example of It in driving out of the
temple, with a wmp, men ana ani
mals. The peace man with whom they
were arguing remarked if they had
been there they would have seen him
use his whip freely on asses, but that
was not war. R. LAW.
TWILIGHT SLEEP LONG IN USE
Oregon Physician Has Employed It for
Several Years and Commends It.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Sept. . (To
the Editor.) Much has been made late
ly of the so-called twilight sleep In
popular magazines, and as you have
commented editorially on the subject
lately I would like to state a few facts
concerning It. The impression given by
all that I have seen In popular prints Is
that this method of producing painless
labor Is very recent and of German
origin. This is not the fact. There are
certainly many hundreds and probably
thousands of American physicians who
have been using the method for a
number of years.
My records show that I have been
using It In nearly every case since
November, 1906, and I took It up then
because of tho favorable reports In my
Journals. Inquiry would doubtless de
velop the fact that many Portland
physicians have been using It for some
time. There seems to be an effort be
ing made to Impress the public that it
ts something very wonderful and worth
a great price, because it is a German
scientific discovery. It Is wonderful
and worth a great deal, as are, many
other things In medical practice, but It
can be obtained at the usual price for
such work, at least In Forest Grove.
Personally. I would usually rather
use the method than not, for It lightens
my work, as well as eases the patient.
Let no one think, however, that It Is
a method to be used In every case, at
any time, or by anybody. The drugs
used- are powerful and dangerous, and
not even a physician should use them
without having made a careful study of
their action, dose and the method of
administering. But with knowledge and
proper care, I believe It Is no more
dangerous and much more satisfactory
than the use of ether and chloroform.
J. S. BISHOP, M D.
Following; a Natural Bent.
Exchange.
It doesn't take much of a leader to
lead a man Into temptation.
ACCUSED MEN ARE NOT LAWYERS
Denial Issued That Knlspel and Low-t-iitlm
I Have Been Admitted.
PORTLAND, Sept 10. (To the Edi
tor.) A few days ago The Oregonlan
announced that Julius Knlspel and
Adolph Lowenthal, attorneys engaged
In practice In this city, bad boon ac
cured and one of them convicted of
operating a drug ring and selling
cocaine.
As you know, the main purpose of
the Multnomah Bar Association is to
keep up the standard of tho legal pro
fession, and it is our constant endeavor
to do this. Wo appreciate your co
operation, and whenever tho facts
Justify, disbarment proceedings will be
brought against any attorney guilty of
unprofessional conduct
While you may consider that at
torneys as a class are not above re
proach, we are endeavoring to remedy
this, and in Justice to all attorneys. In
this particular instance, neither Julius
Knlspel nor Adolph Lowenthal aro at
torneys or ever will be if this as
sociation can in any way prevent tholr
admission. In this particular, I be
lieve that the Oregon Supreme Conrt
and the Stats Board of Bar Exami
ners will co-oporate with us.
B. Q. M'DOUGAL, Counsel.
Prom The Oregonlan September It MM
New York Incoming vessels aro anx
iously awaited for for news of tho
groat storm at soa the last fow days.
Tho hydrographlc offlcs at Washing
ton prepared a statement that tho
tidal marks Indicate tho greatest hur
ricane In years.
Now York Congressman "Bunset"
Cox died last evening at I o'clock. Mr.
Cox' last conversation was about tho
territories, tho statehood of which ho
hopod to father this coming session.
Ho mentioned New Mexico and Arizona.
Salem W. Q. Steel, of Portland, was
appointed by Governor Pennoyer Ore
gon's state delegate to tho National
Conference of Charities and Correc
tions to be hold In San Francisco soon.
The women of Washington are look
ing up the law and some of them will
assert their right to vote. The men
have been advised to vote for the wo
man's suffrage article If they expect
to be admitted to statehood, according
to an article from Walla Walla by AM-
gal Scott Dunlway.
Judge B. P. Douglass, special exam
iner for the Government. Is now writ
ing his report on his recent surveys of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation pre
paratory to awarding the Indians lands
In severalty.
Dan Murphy, second vice-president of
the grand council of the Young Men's
Institute, returned yesterday from the
convention held In San Francisco.
Mark GUI, a son-of J. K. GUI. and
E. S. Morgan, a friend, went on a bunt
ing trip two weeks ago, and while they
were slated to return era this, have
failed to show up. Soma uneasiness
is felt for them.
Charles (Sandy)-Olds was sentsncsd
to hang yesterday for tho killing of
Emll Weber last May. Olds was given
a chance to say something, but did
not. later explaining hi reason for
remaining reticent as follows:
"When Judge Stearns asked ma If I
wanted to say anything I glanced
around tho room, but as 1 did not see
a representative of Tho Orsgonlava, I
decided to say nothing, although I had
planned to make a statement. The
Oregonlan has reported my esse fully
and Impartially, and I knew If one or
Its reporters heard what I had to aay
the public would road It Just as ut
tered. I did not want to say something
and then havs It get to the oars of
the public In a garbled form. In some
Indirect way."
Alphus Greene began action tor a
divorce against his wife, Rosanna
Greene, yesterday.
Deputy 8harlff Lounsberry has re
turned from Clatsop Beach, where ha
went to secure tho slgnaturo of Joo
Holladay, needed In connection with
the sale of soma of the latter's per
sonal property.
John F. Cordray returned yesterday
from San Francisco, whers he engaged
Miss Clyde Herron as lead, and others
for his company to play at his theater.
Spray Cause of Illness.
PORTLAND, Sept. 10. (To tho Edi
tor.) I saw something In Tho Ore
gonlan Sunday about sprayed fruit I
happen to know something of tho ef
fect of spray. I know that most of
our cabbage Is sprayed until It la not
fit for swine. I havs quit trying to
use it. Some of the fruit Is not much
better. Fruit that comes hero from
the south Is more dangerous than fruit
from tho north.
I could not use apricots that rami
from California, but I found nothing
wrong with apricots from Washington.
A sprayed apple or paar will almost
spoil my day's work. I cannot ac
complish anything until I get some
thing to kill the poison. If I sat
sprayed fruit at night I cannot sleep.
Pears that have not been sprayed or
tampered with In some way will not
hurt anybody. A READER.
For Tomorrow:
War Pictures
War Features
Latest phases of the European
clash are shown in striking photos
specially selected from the hun
dreds received by The Oregonian
from the front. Many sues of U
lustrated special articles deal with
important phases of the fight.
Signals From Airmen.
A graphic pace in colors, show
ing how artillery fire is directed by
air scouts. The illustrations are
actual firing line photographs.
War's Grim Pathos.
A page of photographs showing
that the men at the front are not
the greatest sufferers in war.
What the War Camps Sing.
A page in colors on the gongs,
hvmns and anthems of the soldiers
in the field.
The Novel Swiss Army.
It is ready to fight either Ger
mans or t rench. Yes, and so u
the Swiss navy, which is no myth,
after ail. A special article from
Sterling Jieihg.
South American Markets. '
How the war affects them and
how a new opportunity presents
itself, shown by export investiga
tor, Charles M. Pepper.
Willamette River Yachtsmen.
They find rare sport in the heart
of the city. A full-page feature on
yachting in Portland.
New War Map.
In circular form it shows the
whole world and just what portions
are at war.
Onr Samoan Problem.
It is an interesting and intricate
one and a study of it tends to dis
prove the fear that Japan has de
signs on the islands next to ours.
Hour-Old Egg.
An article on an unique new in
dustry; illustrated with photographs.
Dawn o nara.
A brilliant book by Edna Ker-
ber, a story of love and romance,
life and action, from a masterly
pen. It is a book that no women
and few men will care to miss. The
first installment will appear Sun
day and succeeding chapters each
Sunday thereafter until completion.
Christ's Second Coming.
The first of a new series of ser
mons by Dr. W. B. Hinson.
Scores of Other Features.
Order today of your newsdealer.