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8 TJIE SIORNIXG OREGOXIAN. SATTTRTiAT. SEPTEHBEJX 2G, 1014. " Bw$tmxm PORTLAND, OREGON. Entered at Portland. Oregon, Postofflce Second-class matter. Subscription Rates Invariably In Advance. (B Mail) Dally, Sunday Included, one year ., (8.00 Daily, Sunday Included, sia month ..... .25 )ally, Sunday Included, three months 2.5 laily, Sunday inoludfcU, one monta -3 Xaily, without Sunday, one year ....... COO - Dally, without Sunday, six. months ...... 8.25 Pally, without Sunday, three mouths .... L5 Dally, without Sunday, one mouth ...... M Weekly, one year - 130 Eunday, one year V-ou Sunday and Weekly, one year S.et (By Carrier) Dally, Sunday Included, one year .99') Daily, Sunday included, one month ..... .75 How to Remit Send Postoffice money or der, express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at sender's risk. Give Postoffice address in lul.. Including county and state. Postage Itatee 12 to 10 pages, 1 cent; Is to H2 pages, 2 cents; 84 to 48 pages, 8 cents; 60 to Go pages, 4 cents; 62 to 7o pages, cents; 78 to Ui pages, 0 cents. Foreign post age, double rates. Eastern Business Office Verree A Conk 11 n, Mew York, iirunawiclt building. Chi cago, Stenger building. ban Francisco Office R. J. BldweU Co 74a Market street. PORTLAND. SATCKDAI, SEPT., 86, 1914. SHALL WE IMPORT FOOD? After saying that "common-sense consideration of. the. facts" relating to foreign trade under the Underwood tariff "will frighten no one,", the New .York Evening Post continues: "Al most seven-eighths of the increase in importations, or $69,000,000, was in foodstuffs." Here is the banner food producing country of the world im porting a greatly Increased proportion of Its food, yet we are told that is nothing to frighten us. Such" a great dairy and poultry state as Oregon is eating New Zerland butter and Chi nese eggs. The country which once surpassed all others In cattle produc tion eats Argentine beef. If we were to neglect our own . food-producing resources and buy from the foreigner, we might, in case of war, find ourselves in the position of Great Britain dependent on con trol of the sea for some of the neces saries of life. Such dependence on Germany for dyes and chemicals threatens paralysis to our textile and mining industries. We could in a pinch survive without colored cloth or without gold, but we should not relish going short of butter, eggs or meat in deference to Mr. Underwood's theories. The war has proved that the only really independent nation la the na tion which not only can but does supply all Its important wants from within Its own borders. A nation which cannot do this is independent only so long as peace continues or, in time of war, only so long as it com mands the sea. The former style of Independence is maintained by the Republican policy of fostering home Industry; the latter style can be main tained only by a navy strong enough to overpower any possible adversary. The Democratic tariff policy can be followed with safety to the Nation only by building a 6trongNavy, but the Democratic party loves a little Navy headed by the good ship Piffle. , OUR SUPPLY OF SUGAR. The only really important food com modity, the American supply of which has been seriously reduced by the war, Is sugar. Approximately 55 per cent of our consumption is produced at home and in our insular possessions, 40 per cent is imported from Cuba and 6 per cent from other countries. Had the war reduced our supply only from those sources which are directly concerned in the war it would have affected only the 5 per cent last men tioned, but the belligerents have been making up their shortage by drawing on our Cuban and other sources of supply. Great Britain is short of sugar be cause it has been deprived of more than three-fifths of Its supply, which has hitherto come from its enemies, Germany and Austria, and encounters obstacles In obtaining sugar from Russia, whence comes one-eighth of Its consumption. That country is therefore competing with the United States for the sugar of Cuba, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the world at large. This competition has enhanced the price so rapidly that Porto Rico's stock of 125,000 bags increased in price from J3.26 per 100 pounds on August 1 to $6.52 two weeks later, the added profit being more than $1,000, 000. But for the war the United States would have had an abundance of su gar. Cuba this year. produced 2,600. 000 t6ns, the largest crop in her his tory. Our domestic production of beet sugar Is estimated at 650.000 tons. The European beet acreage Increased 6.7 per cent this year, that of Russia hav ing 'been 18.7 per cent greater than last year, and would have yielded nearly 9,000,000 tons had not the war taken many thousands of workmen from the fields and factories. This would have left a surplus of 3,000,000 tp 4,000,000 tons for export. As mat ters stand, the record crops of Cuba and the Philippines, the great increase In Russia's beet acreage and the large store of Russian sugar at Vladi vostok can scarcely meet the British shortage and the American demand from abroad, which together total 5,385,000 tons. The high price now prevailing would, If continued, add $260,000,000 to the profits of those who supply the Nation's sugar for the year. They will doubtless induce the beet sugar refiners to consume every ton of beets grown this year, and, should the war continue so long that Europe s pro duction will be materially reduced next year, will induce them to offer such prices for beets as will cause many more to be grown. But the purely temporary spurt in prices will only cause the beet refiners to run their existing plants to capacity; It will not warrant them in enlarging their plants. The reduction and the prospective total repeal of the sugar tariff caused refiners to reduce the price paid farmers for beets, and the farmers in turn reduced the acreage sown. The war may cause a tempo ' rary increase in acreage and in output of refineries, but when it is over and. the European supply again becomes normal conditions may become as be fore, with the exception that induce ments offered by the tariff for ln ,' creased production are to be with drawn in May, 1916. s It will then be for the American people to consider what means they will adopt to insure an adequate sup ply of this necessary of life without reliance on a source which may fall through foreign war. Only the most cheerful optimists believe the present war will be the last; we must equip ourselves as well as possible to supply ourselves with the necessaries of life when the next war comes. We tried bounties for many years to increase beet production, but beet sugar sup plies only about one-sixth of pur needs. Protection has not increased our domestic production. How shall we guard against a future shortage? THE GOAT AS A TARIFF VICTIM. The traveler .through the Willam ette Valley sees browsing in the un derbrush of partly-cleared land many herds of goats. When he inquires, be learns that the goat is something more than a feature of the landscape, but that he is in himself a valuable Oregon institution. He aids to clear the land, and he Is easy to feed. But, more Important still, he yields a valu- able product in his wool (mohair). He has added many thousand dollars. directly and Indirectly, to the wealth of the Willamette Valley. May his shadow not grow dimmer nor his bleat less joyous. But he Is facing his troubles. The goat has been hard hit by the new tariff and his owner is not so sure now about his prosperous substance, to say nothing of nis shadow. Speci men sales of mohair in Oregon have been as follows: 1812. Pounds. Cents. Carlton 2.&O0 85.25 Brownsville .. 7,000 85.75 Eddyville 6,000 SS.45 1913. Eddyvilla ...28.000 84.00 Cottage Grove.. 10,000 84.00 Lebanon 25.0O0 8X00 Sclo , 20,000 84.00 1814. Eddyville 80,000 28.00 Cottage Grove 12.000 27.50 Junction City 15,000 27.50 In 1912 and 1913, under the Payne tariff, mohair carried a 12-cent duty. In 1914 the duty was reduced to 15 per cent ad valorem (about 5 or 6 cents). Is or is there not any significance in the fact that the price of mohair In Oregon ranges from 6 to 7 cents, or approximately the reduction In tariff duty? TUB WORLD'S NEWS. No traveler from the West who has visited New Tork has failed to note the provincial nature of the metropol itan newspapers, which give large space to New York City and European affairs, and very little to American events. Aside from sporting news and Congressional reports, no New York paper gives consistent attention to the country at large. The reason doubt less is that they print what the aver age New Yorker wants to read. Just now the exclusion of domestic news from New York journals is so marked as to lead to comment from a New York paper, the Evening Post. The European war, of course, largely monopolizes all newspapers; but the Post shows that in current issues of the city papers, almost nothing comes from the United States. In a certain lsiiue of the Times, there were only four dispatches (aside from sports) bearing American date lines; in the Tribune six; and In the Post Itself five. The Herald, however, rolls up a grand total of thirty-five. The Oregonian has no purpose of instituting invidious comparisons with its great city contemporaries; but It feels justified in saying that newspa pers outside of New York have a bet ter range, balance and variety of news than they have. Take The Ore gonian of yesterday, for example. It printed a total of fifty-five separate news dispatches on the European war, and it printed eighty-nine news arti cles or items bearing date lines of cities and towns outside of Portland. In this summary are not included local happenings, or sports, markets, marine, editorial or miscellaneous. The readers of The Oregonian have. whether or not there Is war, a com plete and impartial outlook on all world events. DEEP IN" THE CAMPAIGN OP MUD. The Ores-onlan accuses him (Senator Chamberlain) of nearly everything in the calendar of crimes. The Democratic newspapers of the state appear to have collaborated in the production of this particular false hood. The sentence quoted is from a paper called the Dallas Itemizer. It has been printed quite recently in other little newspapers, giving evi dence of an organized propaganda to create sympathy for Senator Cham berlain because of the wicked person al abuse of those who oppose his re election. The Oregonian has accused Senator Chamberlain of no crime whatever. It has not in any way called attention to any delinquencies of any kind, ex cept political. : Jtr-has not "dragged his frailties from their dread abode." On their part, all the Democratic pa pers are engaged in an inspired and discreditable mud-slinging campaign on Mr. Booth. Is there a newspaper in Oregon, or an Individual, engaged in this nasty campaign upon Mr. Booth, that can possibly be unaware of the particular variety of glass house in which it Is located ? But let them go ahead. They are doing themselves and their cause more harm than good, undoubtedly. GUNFIRE AND RAIN. The European war with . its pro longer cannon fire within a restricted area of Northern France offers an excellent opportunity to test the old theory that there is a connection be tween burnt gunpowder and ' rain storms. When the Germans entered France the weather was pleasant. At least the accounts written by the con scientious and gifted war correspond ents say nothing of rain and mud. But now that the guns have been at work for weeks we begin to hear of nothing but rain. The downpour is incessant. The roads are as bad as Grant found them in Virginia, The men stand in the trenches halfway to their waists in water, and, from Austria at any rate, come stories of pestilence due to damp and misery. Anybody who be lieves in the post hoc ergo propter hoc theory of things will Jump at once to the conclusion that the gunplay has brought on the stormy weather. But if he does he will overlook onepr two factors that he ought to keep in mind if he cares for the reputation of a cautious reasoner. Rains are normally expected at about this -season In France and throughout Central Europe just aa they are in Oregon. Nobody would ever think of ascribing our local Sep tember rains to cannon shots, no matter how many there had been or how fierce the deluge, because we al ways get rain at this season. The miracle would be if It failed, not in its coming. Very likely the showers would have fallen at about the same rate in Europe if there had been no war. Still it must not be forgotten that storms accompanied pretty nearly every great siege or battle in the Civil War. The connection between the phenomena was so persistent that it was taken popularly for a law of na ture. Grant's men at Forts Donelson and Henry had to fight In conditions the most inclement, and so It ran all through the war, -though there were notable exceptions. ' The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in sunshine. No doubt the popular conclusion was wrong. Later experiments to bring on rain by gunfire have uniformly failed and nothing had been heard of the subject for years until the present war brought it up again. lKEiIIHT TVtLSOl A CANDIDATE. One can easily read between the lines of Secretary Tumulty's letter to the New Jersey Democrats an admis-; sion that President Wilson will seek a renomination. The reasons given for deprecating endorsement apply only to his home state, and admittedly so. Were he not a candidate, this was the time to say so, or to leave the way clear for him to say so later. In-s stead, he merely declines an endorse ment from his home state In advance of other states. , That the President should seek a second term 13 In accordance with precedent. That hla party should re nominate him Is so also. Since It must go before the people on his record, it could: not well refuse to continue him as its leader, for to reject him would be an implied reflection on.hia record, which would be Inferred in spite of any contrary- statements In the platform. But the President and his Secretary of State cannot escape embarrassment from the single-term plank which the latter gentleman inserted in the Balti more platform. That plank will be quoted as another example of the manner In which the President is rip ping his platform to pieces, and should he be renominated, it will be quoted against his party. If Mr. Bryan should promote Mr. Wilson's renomination, he, as the chief builder of the plat form, will have to do some explain ing. He could not well stand aloof and retain his office; but. If he should. he would be accused, with some ap pearance of truth, of having placed the plank In the platform in order to open the way for him to succeed Mr. Wilson. The President's, renomination, in spite of these embarrassments, is aa much a foregone conclusion as any political event can be two years in advance. It is more true of him than of any recent President that he per sonally has made his party's record, for Congress has obediently done his will. He must take the responsibility for the tariff law, the Canal tolls law, the Colombian treaty, the violations of civil service law, wasteful expendi tures, the mismanagement of the dip lomatic service and for the weak for eign policy, and, having followed him, his party must be responsible for him, LKARXING ENGLISH. The wise and stately Yale Review for October has an article by Profes sor Henry Seldel Canby on "Teaching English." He complains, on the best of grounds, that college students do not learn to appreciate English liter ature. They do not even learn the meanings of English words. That he writes the truth in these accusations is a matter of common knowledge. In Professor Canby's opinion the college ought to make boys like our great classics such as Shakespeare and Milton. They ought to be made to understand the lines of the poets and feel the beauty of the allusions, whether historical or mythological. His fundamental remedy for their ig norance of English is, of course, to teach them Greek. But he has an other scarcely less futile. Like pretty nearly every college professor he sees the destination clearly enough, but he misses the road to it. Professor Canby's remedy for poor English, sub sidiary to the Greek panacea, is this: Two-thirds of an English course must be learning to search out the meaning of the written word." You doubtless see the point at once, gentle reader. It Is the famous dissection theory over again. To learn truly to love Shakespeare Tou must lay him out on the dissect ing table with the other cadavers and cut him up. The smaller the pieces you make the better your understand ing and the fiercer your love. . This is what the colleges have been doing with painful assiduity for many a long year. And behold the consequences. We have a generation of youth who do not understand the English Bible. They are densely ignorant of Shake speare, Gibbon and Burke. They have spent ten years, like Erasmus" asinine friend, in legendo Cicerone, and they know not a solitary word of their idol. They have spent eight years studying Greek and they cannot quote a line of the "Iliad." Will our blinded college bigots never get over their worship of the letter that kllleth and learn to pay some little attention to the spirit that maketh alive? KITCHENER OX THE WARPATH. While there Is no official confirma tion of the story that Lord Kitchener went to Paris, indignantly demanded a French General's scalp and got it. that story Is in harmony with what is known of the British War Minister's character. He has always been noted for complete concentration of all his energies on the work he has in hand and for ruthlessly pushing away obsta cles and rejecting men who do not servo his purpose. His determination to avoid distraction may largely ex plain his not having married and his avoidance of woman's society. He keeps his mind on his job, and his success in performing many arduous tasks is probably due as much to that characteristic as to his native ability. One can imagine the rage which would possess such a man when he learned that the army he had sent to aid a sorely-beset ally had narrowly escaped annihilation because a French General had not promptly responded to a call for reinforcements. That rage must have risen to boiling point when he found the French General defended by the War Minister and when he found French statesmen playing politics while the Invader was on their soil. His action was characteristic. He boldly delivered an ultimatum to the government of his country's ally r- punishment of the offender and elimi nation of politics from conduct of the war or withdrawal of British aid President Poincare eould not but yield to such a threat, and a Cabinet was formed of the leaders of all parties, some of whom had been at daggers drawn. Kitchener's resort to such drastic measures evidences the unlimited power which the British government has placed in his hands. His control over the conduct of the war is abso lute, and all political questions are ignored by a Cabinet with which he is not politically Jn harmony, in order that it may have his services. He has undertaken a task no less exacting than those he performed in the Sou dan and South Africa the arming and training for the greatest of all wars of a people miserably unready, except at eea and stubbornly opposed to en forced military service. He has made good at everything he has undertaken hitherto and therefore the British nation has unbounded confidence in him and. without hesitation gives him unlimited power, though it knows him to be cold as steel and hard as flint, lie is determined to make good once more, and when he finds the path to success obstructed by a dilatory Gen eral backed by a smallbore politician, he thrusts them aside. Only such a man would have so ventured, and only a man entrusted with autocratic power could have made such a move and succeeded. His power arises from a nation's confidence in his ability and purpose to win. The British people do not love him; he is not the kind of man to Inspire love. They admire and trust him without stint. One of the absurdities of American shipping laws before they were amended by the Panama Canal act and the ship registry law, recently enacted, was brought out by Senator Simmons in debate on the last-named bill. The Senator said that an Amer lean could buy a ship anywhere in the world, hoist the American flag over it, claim protection by the United States Government for ship and cargo and send It to any port in the world except an American port, because it would have been denied American reg ister. Senator Gallinger was aston ished, and incredulous at this state ment, but Senator Walsh proved it correct by quoting an authority on international law. Many have had a vague Impression that, because few Ships in foreign trade had American register, little American money was invested In such ships. American money has gone into foreign ships in abundance, but the ships have been outcasts, compelled to register under foreign flags, though entitled, by vir tue of American ownership, to protec tion by the United States. Other such absurdities would probably be revealed by searching investigation of our ship ping laws. The Panama Canal is a peace ma chine of which the United States has cause to be prouder than any nation can be of lta war machine. The spec tacle of this country celebrating its completion, while other nations are sorrowing for their dead and for their wrecked homes, should of Itself be an Influence for peace. The need of repairs to the Morrison and Burnside bridges is due to the great Increase of traffic rather than to errors of their builders. The latter could not foresee how quickly Port-' land would outgrow its bridges. Of all the ships that sail the sea. the American ship Red-Cross and her like alone need no war insurance. America's part in the war Is to bind up the wounds and to strive for recon ciliation of the combatants. The Germans have been refused permission from Switzerland to move an army corps through that country. And after the experience with Belgium the Germans may hesitate at going through anyway. Phil Bates, who is at the head of the confederation of state societies in Portland, has opportunity for doing great missionary work next year in a movement to bring all Coast visitors through this city. Secretary McAdoo's tirade against the banks would have more weight if he had not already accused them of bearing the price of Government bonds, of which they are almost the only holders. The Russians now claim to be with in "three marches of Cracow." The Germans might also claim to be within three marches of Paris. ' Obstacles, however, sometimes interfere with the marching. Listen, Nicholas: When you have Przemysl and Czyschky under your Wing, please change the names to something a fellow .can pronounce when reading the news to his wife. An "honor" man employed at the Feeble-Minded Institute broke away a few days ago. Can you blame him? There are degrees of dignity in crime. English football players are asked to contribute their old sweaters for the use of troops at the front. Why aren't the gridiron heroes on the line? If the British had 500,000 first-line men in the fray, , all might soon be over. The Anglo-Saxon fighting man Is Irresistible if he has a chance. One of the missing persons has been located and alleges she is afraid of her spouse. Of course tne missing men will not have such excuse. A German prisoner who escaped has been recaptured after living twenty days on snails. No wonder he couldn't get away. The armies are now trying to clip a wing, solar-plexus blows and in fighting having accomplished nothing. China, having had some experience with the Japanese, does not recent the infringement of her neutrality. It is announced from San Francisco that a little thing like the war is not to interfere with the 1915 fair. The French army Is calling for Winter clothing, but no mention is made of wooden overcoats. The Nobel peace prize fund this year might be contributed to the Red Cross force in the field. It will be noted that the Mexican problem is as far as ever from solu tion. The grower who sells hops at 15 cents is throwing away money. The Asiatic end of the war Is moetly maneuvers and dress parade. Revolutionists are raising havoc in Mexico. Same old story. General Famine has established field headquarters at Vienna. If Bob Copies continues to write he will expose somebody.' Washington may as well tie a can on A. Rustem Bey. The Kronprinz William is an Ala bama up to- date. The burial squads are kept working overtime. On to Berlin! Half a Century Ago. From The Oregonian, 8ep.t. 27, 164. W. L. Higgins, of Portland, furnished us, a short time since, with a small quantity of soap manufactured by him. with a request that It be distributed among our lady friends, and lta quality tested and reported. We are now able to say, on their authority, that this soap is equal if not superior, to any other on the market. A mammoth cheese, made by Mrs. Davis and Miss Berthena Owens, of Clatsop County, has passed through this city for Salem. The cheese was put up at auction in Astoria last Wed nesday, and sold, over and over again, for the benefit of the soldiers' fund. It netted 2L0. - Matthew Keith reports that be lost a )400 draft on Wells, Fargo Co., somewhere within two and one-half miles of Umatilla City. The draft is payable in Portland, but Mr. Keith has stopped payment onit. and notifies all persons not to purchase it. Judare) T. W Oilmer. nf Sinrimtntn an old Democrat heretofore acting with the Copperheads, has left the traitors and supports Lincoln and Johnson. New York. Sept. 14. It is ascertained that Early's shattered forces have abandoned the Staunton road and are retreating in disorder via CulneDDer and Gordonsvllle. directly towards .Richmond. The road beyond Lynch burg la reported as unobstructed. It la said that Lee la unable to spare an other army sufficiently large to oppose Sheridan's advance. The state'a contract with Doctors Hawthorne and Loryea for caring for tne insane expires this month. The members of the Legislature are dis posed to try to provide for the patients immediately. On Sept. 24 the rulea were suspended, and a new contract with the same men was read for the first time. The bill provides for the payment of $10 a week for the care and clothing of the patients, with the pro viso that the charge shall not (exceed nine dollars when the number has reached 75. It is safe to affirm that the world has never seen an association of such ef ficient and comprehensive beneficence In lessening the horrors of war as our Sanitary Commission. Its comprehen sive plans supplying hospital stores. and information, and collecting sta tistics are such as never before entered into the conception of any nation en gaged in war. INCIDENT POINTS WAY TO PEACE Fat of Kansas Farmer Suttsests Plan for Ending: War. PORTLAND. Sept 25. (To the Ed itor.) Readers of The Orecronian will. without doubt, be impressed with the tnougni or wnat a wonderful people we American citizens are, both indi vidually and collectively, when they reaa tne article written by a war cor respondent, E. Alexander Powell, In which he tells of the great German army being halted by an officer at hia (Powell's) request and havlntr their "picture took" by an American pho tographer. Just fancy two American citizens stopping this' vast body of fighting men, thus accomplishing what the allied armies with all their artil lery and rifle fire and bayonet charges had failed to do! In imagination we can see the great army marching along with their terri-i ble tramp, tramp, tramp. We can see tne officer, when his men reached a spot where the "light was good," blow ing: his whistle (something- like the captains of our fraternal drll teams do) and the great army waiting pa tiently while "the little photographer nonchalantly smoked his cigarette" until the dust had settled and then touched the button; and perhaps it is not too much to imagine E. A. Powell telling the officer, after the picture was taken, that they now had hia per mission to resume their hitherto un checked march. What an easy avenue for peace nego tiations this Incident has opened up! Why should the different nations in volved have to go through all the dip lomatic red tape when a few American war correspondents and photographers could go to the front and by UBing sim ilar methods to that of K. A. Powell Induce the approaching armies to move away from one another until they reached a spot where the "light was good" and have their pictures taken? The pictures could then be shown to the Generals and other officers of the contending forces, and it is possible they might arrive at the conclusion that they all looked much nicer alive and alert than lying dead or wounded on a battlefield, thus showing them the folly and horror of war. They conld then bring this view of war before their respective rulers, and may be bring about a lasting peace. However, If this is impracticable, let us at least hope that in the Hall of Fame of America prominent niches will be reserved for E. Alexander Powell, war correspondent, and Thompson, the "little photographer from Kansas, who up to this tima was "the only man who had succeeded in halting the German ermy." H. W. Collection of Aaratea. ELKTON, Or., Sept. 22. (To the Ed itor.) Is there a book published on the subject of collecting agates. If so, can I get same, with price? A SUBSCRIBER. The next time you are In this city please call at- the Multnomah Public Library and ask for these books: "Gems and Precious Stones of North AmertfJa," by Kunz. and "Precious Stones and Geraa. Their History and Distinguishing Characteristics," by Streeter. We are informed at this library there la not tny book in stock specially devoted to agates. "Agate Stores," six volumes, 1.50 each, 13 pub lished by the Markham Tract Society, 150 Nassau street. New York City, and can be obtained through any book seller. AN INVITATION TO WHITE. In order to arouse public dis cussion of the numerous measures on the election ballot. The Ore gonian will devote, on Sundays, such space to letters on those subjects from the people as re- eponse to this invitation justifies, In making this announcement I The Oregonian admonishes brev- I lty and freedom from temper and personalities. Up to this time numerous contributions on the f subject of prohibition, both for t and against, have not been given I space because a forum on that issue prematurely opened invari ably leads to controversial com- miinlratinna hfttwepn ind i vl H Ilea 1 a and soon becomes devoid of in- t terest. t I Letters on prohibition, however, - I will receive consideration for I place in The Oregonian on Sun- J days from this time forward. But f variety and an even balance in f affirmative and negative argu- I merits are desirable in this de- i partment. An impartial attempt will be made in passing manu scripts to gain those ends. This invitation is not extended to paid propagandists. The de sire Is to encourage sincere In dividual expressions of opinion on the various issues, that their merits and demerits may be as widely understood as possible.. GOOD KESILTS FROM FISGAII HOME Report Issued on Several Men Who Have Been Reclaimed From Evil. PORTLAND. Sept, 21. (To the Edi- tor.)-lt might be of Interest to the readers of The Oregonian to know of the results of the work on the lives of the men who go throuerh Piseah Mis sion Home. We write often of the work In general, but for the sake of those in the world who have loved ones who drink it might comfort some hearts that are discouraged and hisheartened to read this letter relating to Incidents of the boys' restoration here In our home. I can only use space for a few. uur jno. 1. the first drunkard saved in the Fisga'h work in October, 1911. is now living an earnest Christian life in San Bernardino, Cal., where he is carrying on a splendid rescue mission work. Another man who was a drunken lumberjack saved through this man's ef forts Is now manager of a rescue home In San Diego, Cal. Through these two men many others on this Pacifio Coast have been rescued and sent back into business life, respectable citizens. We feel that the San Bernardino and San Diego homes are branches of our Pisgah mission in Portland, be cause these boys are our Fortland con verts. We da not claim any glory, only rejoice that the "lifeline" is being thrown out, and we are sending out the Peters to rescue their fallen brothers. While these two are the only ones of our boys who have taken up the mis sion work, there are those who are splendid men, living the truths of the gospel while filling good positions, who were once confined in jail most of the time because of their intoxicated con dition. One man who last year was a wreck. as far gona as any I know, la today makfng good and supporting hia aged mother in a neat little home. It is a whole year since be took his last drink. Another who came and went from our home for two years finally got the victory and has been restored, a sober. Industrious man, to his parents In Sac ramento, Cal., to care for them In their old age For eight years they had mourned for bim aa lost through drink. They cams to Portland two years ago to look for bim, but their search was in vain. He was at that time in Pis gah Home, suffering from delirium tre mens. Today he la free. Another, in Salt Lake City, Is a capa ble, successful newspaper man. His let ters are one aong of thankfulness; he is freo through the power there Is In the religion of. Jesus Christ. Another, who was a terrible Inebri ate, is living a transformed life. He has married a good woman. Another, a drunkard and gambler. was saved and has married a widow with three children, and supports them rlKht Another la now aupportlng hia motn- er. Neither of these has taken a drink for two yeara. These are Just a few. Many more are doing well. We need more time . to test them out. When a man is resiorea to his manhood lie rebuilds a home and becomes a part of our common weal. Wo have many very discouraging features in this salvaging of men who have long been on a downward career,' yet I contend that it pays and Is one of the things worth while, and I be lieve God will hold us just as respon sible for these souls as any other class of Individuals. It Is often said to me: "There is no use wasing your time on him; look for better material." Who shall set himself for judge over his brother? Who but God can look into that man's life and see all the causes that resulted in his failure? Who need presume to tell us we need rass him by as one beyond our help? We will work on for everyone and try to bring out the best In each life and fan again Into vigor that spark of' self-respect and hopefulness which remains In even the worst. We feel it is well worth our while when we see theso men going out day after day, "strong, active, hard working men, filling their place, men among men, who once were the dere licts, whose habitat was the saloon and the jail. Yes, it Is well worth our little while. Let us work together, and our lives will not have been lived In vain. PISGAH MOTHER WEIGHT IS OVEH Bt'SIAESS MAN Crushing Taxes WUI Fall on Him If tl.tOO Exemption la Adopted. PORTLAND. Sept. 25. (To the Edi tor.) It seems to be a custom of many business men of Portland to dodge the voting booths and so fail to vote on the questions which should greatly concern them. Some little circumstance, such as the making of a few cents on a trifling sale of gooda or being a little late for dinner deprives the Gov ernment of a sustaining vote. Statis tics show that Bo per cent of business men are failures and this is not strange when we consider how very careless they are of their rights. There is now a proposition to be voted on next November to exempt tens of thousands of dwellings in Port land with their accompanying improve ments and personal property to the amount of (1500, or, if owned by both husband and wife, of $3000, from tax ation. Since the taxes will have to be paid by somebody, it will come with a crushing weight on the busi ness man. It is true that if he owns a dwelling he will be entitled to the exemption but tUrt will be a mere trifle when he has to help pay. the taxes for pro tection of the lives and property of tens of thousands of bis neighbors. Then there are the owners of busi ness buildings who can have no ex emption of their houses, since they are not dwellings. Can they make or save money faster than by showing the vot ers, both men and women, that they should vote that every man should pay for the protection of his own prop erty? The time will soon come. If it is not already here, when a man or woman who fails to vote on the questions forced upon him by the Initiative, will be looked upon with contempt. The state is entitled to his vote and he will be, in some sense (and a not unimportant sense, either) a traitor to his country if he does not lend his aid in the only manner he can under our system of government. Be sure to vote and vote 327 X NO. E. F. RILEY. I. over's "Snamua O'Brien." BAKKR, Or.. Sept. 22. (To the Edi tor.) Will The Oregonian kindly print the words of the Irish song, "Shamus O'Brien"? OLD SUBSCRIBER. The poem Teferred to consists of 502 lines, too long for reproduction by The Oregonian. "Shamus O'Brien, the Bold Boy of Glingall, a Tale of '98." by Sam uel Lover, can be found In Spier's "Dia lect Headings," 25 cents, published by T. S. Denlson, Chicago, and which can be obtained through any bookseller. Mints In Cnited Maten. MILWAUKIE, Or., Sept. 24. (To the Editor.) Please Inform me how many mints there are in the United States and in what'cities they are located. G. H. COOPER. There are five mints. Carson City, New Orleans, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia Hitting the Billsrre. Frou Frou. Strange Lady-r-fou are so clever, Mr. Jean, you talk so well you really ought to write. Wit Willingly. Will you give mo your address? Method la Reaching- Home. Washington (D. C.) Star. Jobson (poeketing his pay envelope) Now for good baseball luck. Jones What do you mean? Jobson To reach home 'without being touched. Twenty-Five Year Ago From The Oresonlan September 34. 18S9 Astoria The residence of A. Gibbons seven miles from here on the Walluski River, was destroyed by five yester day morning. Washington The ruins of Casi Grand, in Pinal County, Arizona, are t be preserved. Secretary Noble having transmitted necessary instructions t the directors of the geological survey Shanghai The Emperor and mem bers of his council are understood to b debating a memorial demanding the ex pulsion of Americans from China There is strong agitation for additional restrictions on American business in terests and missionaries. Secretary Noble, of the Interior De partment, is understood to be in lint for the" Supreme Court appointment. Chicago The large publishing housi of Belford, Clark & Co. yesterday went into the hands of the receivers. Th assets are estimated at about f400,00 and the liabilities at tho same figure Chicagt) President A. G. Spauldlna says of the rumored baseball trustl "I shall not retire from business on account of the great plot, but I wlU secure the best team possible and gc ahead next season." He said that while he would like to retire from base ball he nor his associates would b driven out of the businesa they had built up by hard work. A marriage license was granted yes terday to William Bonner, aged 22, and Daisy Merrick, aged 20. Mra. Langtry declares aha is going to compel the play-going public ot Britain to acknowledge her ability al an actress before she returns to tb United States. John Bull's proverbial subbornness may work us a good turr after all. E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin, the San Fran cisco millionaire, was in tho city yes terday and left for the Sound last night Here is a short, concise history of hii career: "Lucky" Baldwin has been a black smith, a farmer, a stablekeeper; he hai kept a hotel, a grocery store and a the ater. He was a boatswain on a St Louis canal; became a traveling trades man, crossed the plains and did a rat tling business In tobacco and run: among the saints of Salt Lake City. Finally ha reached San Francisco where the first thing he did was t start a temperance hotel. Then he be came a brickmaker and made money Ophir stock was ruining everybody. Baldwin tried his luck at it and cam out winner by $18,000,000. He ia non 60 years old, tall, dark, wiry, nervous and energetic. Congressman "Sunset" Cox, of New York, had he lived would have been 63 years old today. He was in Oregon sia of seven weeks ago, and hia interview by a reporter from The Oregonian wai his last public utterance on politics, al the New York World remarked at th time of bis death a few days ago. The Fulton Park Motor Company is laying track on Second street, having purchased the franchise for that street from the Traction Company. Very Reverend J. F. Fierens. vicar general of the Catholic archdiocese ol Oregon, is resting after a 14-months tour of the old world. "I traveled fai and wide but I found no place lik Oregon," he said. The annual meeting of the Portland Board of Trade was held last night President Donald Macleay being in th chair. The annual report showed a healthy and gratifying growth of Port land in the last year. May Tohe and William Collier will appear in the production of "The Citj Directory" at the New Park Theatei tonight. Fell or Fall. PORTLAND, Sept. 25. (To the Edi tor.) Kindly Inform me which is pref erable: "Am going out to fell a tree," or "Am going out to fall a tree." G. B. "Fell" is the proper word to use. Sunday Features: Sketches From . The French Battle Line Two pages of pen sketches from the famous artist, Xavier Sager, who is now in the French array, show types of warriors and inter esting incidents of campaigning. One of these pages is in colors, showing the various French uni forms in the field. War Photos. They show latest phases of the struggle in Europe. There are four pages of them. Stranded Americans. Sterling Ileilig, Paris correspond ent of The Sunday Oregonian, is among the refugees in Switzerland and he sends an absorbing illus trated letter from Lusanne. Later he will write from the theater of operations. A Guide to the Kuins. A unique article by a pessimistic French writer, who foresees the end of European civilization as a eon sequence of the great war. $5,000,000,000 Paralyzed. A study of German trade and how it has been stopped by the war. A Girl Prodigy. She is ten years old, yet she has mastered eight tongues and accom plished "other mental marvels. Half page, with photos. Wealthy Women Hungry. They are American women and they have been shut in by the war. Another article from Sterling Hei-lis- . Conquering Gravity. Au account of the queer liberties with nature taken by an engineer and inventor, who has devised a mechanical means of suppressing gravitation. Dawn O'Hara. The third installment in Edna Ferber's delightful serial. Fall Fashions. The latest wrinkles in dress for late Fall and early Winter. Two pages. The Peace Bird. And a page of illustrated fea-t tures for the children. These Are a Few of Many Features. Order early of your newsdealer. A A