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- ' PORTLAND. OREGON. - Entered at Portland. Oregon. Potofflca aa r iccond-clan matter. .-.. tulMlcription Kate. Invariably In advance. 1 ir Kail.) 5 liailv. Sunday Included, one year ... I Uaily! Suuday Included, six months . T Uaily. Sunday Included, three roontna a latilv, Sunday Included, one montH . Ually. without Sunday, one yaar .... Daily, willioul Sunday, lx montna . mm, without Sunday, three month Dallv. without Sunday, one montn .. Week!)-, one year ?" Sunday, one year J fcunday and Weekly, one year . . y Carrier.) J Daily. Sunday Included, one year . .. ..8.00 i. .... , .SO , l.iO , 2.00 , i.iV s. 9.00 a ouuu" .. - v OP. J Ho to Kemitend PwtotHM money or- d.r. eiprtu order or Pon cy are it local ban, stampa. coin or cu"ec.y1a ?uil ..n.l.n-. rlk tiiva utMtofflca addreaa la lull, i.auy. ouno-y mav or- local bnk. IStami coin or currency - ' nder- risk. Ulve poatofflca auareaa w I J .ncludin, county , ,8 I .0 Jpfge.. 3 cent.; 34 to S cent. 5 iO to paga, 4 cent.; t.J to '.t. 1 cent.; 78 to W pagea, C cctu. toreign p '. double ratea. v. fcatera Bu-lae- Office Veree gm J Jin. New York. Brunawick bulltftug. t-blcago. z ttengcr building. 2 M. rranci.ro Office P J. EldweU Com- pany, 743 Market .treet. rORTLAXB. . SATURDAY. FEB. 1013 THE PANAMA-PACIFIC JArR. ' ' The difference in predominant spirit ' between the Eastern and Western J hemispheres is symbolized by the fact - that, while the Eastern hemisphere to fighting the most titanic war of world ;: history, the Western hemisphere to- - day begins to celebrate completion of I the greatest achievement of Peaf the Panama Canal. It wgnalizes that t achievement with an exposition of the " works of peace which excels all pre : ceding displays of the kind, and thus I cts in sharp contrast the present oc ; .upations of the Old and New Worlds. The old World nations celebrate vjc 1 tories which are measured in import- ance bv the amount of destruction and ' misery" they have caused; the New -AVorld celebrates victories of con J flruction which it measures by the ex- tent of their contribution to the ag- sregate of human comfort and hap- p'nfr-event- comrncmorated Is worthy ' of uch a du-pluy. For four centuries 'i the world has been gazing at the liar ' row strip of land with its low moun J tains which barred the way betwoen I the Atlantic and Tacific oceans, and which drove ships to make the long I and perilous circuit around Cape I Hfrn. The United States, with its genius, energy and financial resources, : has pierced that barrier, and ships -now ? o through. By this feat the whole "world is drawn closer together for Jfriendlv, commercial and social Inter " course." The toilsome journey across '"the North American continent by ox--fam or across the ifthmus on mulo iJ-ack. or around the iiorn oy sa.ii.i. SJhlp first gave way tp an easier rney 1-h.v railroad. Now by Joining Nature s highways on the eastern and ern hores of the comment, i .ttriertrl the artificial land highway of secondar- importance, it .43 as though a gigantic m"' ns though a gigantic nunc ".cS o," ThVpacifVc coastal belt and . ucca ui i "v . . .i v, ha -iuiit -u ioldinr tnat knire ;jvtd swung around the severed strip !2o face Europe instead of Asia. By .t i- k a T.-ifii- Coast is ihis miracle ine ruran. " - .'-.hanged commercially into an exten- Irj .t, Atlantic roast, ano we ui . nanreu c" - . . ; e facmc are - ' m lnnir towards 1 Ither Europe or Asia witnoui tunui.g ' 'n.r faces The current of commerce jmr . .... vith,A driven ..aid trave. v myu """""-" , cross the Atlantic nuv riqtiHl volume through the Canal to he Pacific 7. . Looking closer home, intercourse dry proniouea me - ' . d.i. 1 nnor. but not States and the Atlantic and Gulf 'Sitll which has hitherto distin- ruished the two will fade away and ! jhe American family of states will -r...n in more intimate harmony. All T-he American nations are also draw.n i."ipgether by the opening of a direct i Vute between the west coust of North -America and the Caribbean .Sea, and Ihe east coast of South America, and - hrtween the east coast of the northern I and the we.-t coast of the southern vontinent. The bridge of fresh water . bv which hips cross from ocean to .x'-can is a bond which unites the two '.ontinents in better acquaintance . through closer relations. It is fitting that the celebration of - such an event should take the form of an e:tpoFit!on. and that this exposi tion be held at Pan Francisco. That i . itv is the premier city of the Pacific J coast, it is the center from which radiated the greatest development of this coast, and. as the metropolis of -the largest and wealthiest of the three r Coast states. It is best qualifd to TTT Justice to the occasion. The whole nr California has stood behind San Krancisco in organizing a fair which -orrtshine preceding displays in ilhe grandeur of its site, in the broad- rress of Tts'scopc, and in the perfection - of its arrangements. It is the first ' mcrican exposition which has been financed without Federal aid except .'the expenditure on Government cxhlb iis, yet it represents a larger total ex trWnditure than any former fair. The 'tot:I investment by the exposition j authorities, the states, nations, and i private exhibitors is $50,000,000. The fair occupies a site of unrivaled beauty, extending two and one-half miles along and half a mile back from San Francisco Bay. and commanding .i.m. of the famous Golden Gate. Jtfie general plan, the design color "nd grouping of the buildings delight J'jt'ii the article senses. The sister Pa- t-ific States of Oregon and Washington 5 have led all others in doing their share ' maiinif the exhibit comolete. 'Nearly every American nation has its i own building ana exniDii. wiu cri. t1ie war has not prevented most of the belligerent nations from partici T rating. The great organizing, execu tive skill displayed by the manage jiirnt is proved by the fact that, in .,.. i-ith other fairs, this ex- .wfitiiu.. ...... J iwition is complete on the opening alay. , . . -c?..n. (.vum'in will smthcr the leaders in business and science of the J whole United States and of all other 'Ahierican nations to take counsel for promotion of the arts of peace. Prac .. . ..n.. n those Americans who travel , l 1 1 an . ' ..... for pleasure 'will come to the exposi tion, either by choice or because the v. Iim left-them no other place to L!li,n ti.eir annual tour. The less wealthy, who travel for study as well ;fa for pleasure, and who realize that ' . . a f mnnL'tnil 1 m!tn the nooiesi - - ' , n-o-irU nil I come in scores of thousands. Those who plan a change of abode will come to see nat me iPacific Coast offers in the way of "hew homes. Not only the exposition itself, but the whole Paeiric i:oa is on uinpity ..itiiAr. will traverse its en lor mn: --- - , otttt m-lll scatter through lire - 7 . , its great breadth on their way to and . i t i.An.ed Oregon and its rrom m.-u - - . metropolis. Portland, will be on the jvain route or travel, ana v. in m to show t their best the resources :.. ir.tot.aut will have been 111 WIUUII i 1 v., tun state' unique build I- : a ovhihii ot the fair. This Is , a time when the state and every city in it must look their best, ana wneu the people, casting off tno gioom i has hune over them through which the n.-ind nf Henresxion. should cheer themselves with thoughts of the irt hotupon their lot and that of on. the Lotinni nf KuroDe and with thoughts I 'v. ' " . . . . , Of the glorious future wnicn me opens before them. J fair IF By 191 the policies of the party will 1 worked out. if thex work out well. a. : 1. n r...n r, t -v nrMMIl now promjjse; u . r hminpu moves strongly and actively. Dusineas muw "'ve-j n or wWely of malice, or ipittln of rage can prevent another Demo cratlc victory. If a year hence Mexico la at crguo . , mnnntructlon and ; "victory. . j f'anon. ou rtora.ion. .ur nollcy toward her will be vi dicaied. If by that time peace is renirni j ,v on honorable ai to curope bi.u wo " ' ' - - - nofnt part In causing fair and humane Li and settlemenU. tne una... .imoua sentiment of the country will be, ". . . ....rah n Wft have! "Thank, ; thank him devoutly that that leadership Is not Roosevelt or nearsi f .. , satlon monger or professional hero. . . mam k -Folk county i,Lciitiwi v , . n.mnrnit!i- hones and Dem locratic anxletiea have not often been r,,tVifnilv pxDressed more . We in siia.i ''-' " it a npmocratlC -victory another year if the intervening muu.. tain of If will disappear, and t smiling valley of peace, content anc - !t,. .hull take its place. "Grea floods have flown from simple sources and great seas have been dried, when denied." We shall deny them not Hill ctt lts " "-.r at ii ir h Administration is aDie to .show that the age of miracles is ail i - " - . not past. , . irt u.vIka tn face and solv naviug ii- v w - its own destiny by unreairaineu to murder and pillage, c for nmnh rtr watcniui in wo dllUUIVl . to-. . " . - .i , Ttnt. so rar. aitcr in years of alliterative aau....s Mexican situation, watchful waiting I ' ..ud from mischievous nas piubicij- .. . , meddling to rhetorical repining that Mexico doesn t Denave oeitt.. We have a definite belief that Roose velt as President, wouia ,v, by the force of his vigorous personal ity and great prestige, have restored peace Jn Mexico wiinvui. -. ir. ,,rM that aa President today ho would have made America respected and even feared by the war ring nations of Europe, which are doing, and win conunuo uu.-e.. what they please with our trade and our diplomacy. . It is iot forgotten that ex-Prcsident Roosevelt, by virtue of his great achievement in aiding to restore peace between Russia and Japan, was award ed the Nobel peace prize. Space is given to the following ill. r, because it is similar to quirj n y received, and " u appears t0 reflect a senti- mBnt rommon to many minds: . Ul.u - w oT,t common to many minds. Will you kindly tell me wnai saying 5Oregon -voted dry." when anyone li allowca two qi Lottof every Uty allowca . two " , Sf.r-nd understood h.for. election. If h. dry. amendment carried. we ou.a rj;1 : "Wl.ai r. th. uM of trying "Toost Oregon-made goods -"d then i com pelling anyone who wants liquor to send out peliing anyone ot the .tate for It. . . ... tv..r Is The oDVlous repiy "-- ,.: - Tf mnMklnii inoii any one in uresuu to send out. oi mo ' he does not want to patronize foreign s....Dt, . against home industry let " Tfl o1, Thp remedy is nim u """'6 hn his hands I " VTr- and its distribution They were entirel: ture goes a step farther, and seeks to iake Its distribution as odious as pos sible. Withal, &o one nas suggest that consumption of liquor Is unlaw ful. Prohibition is not a measure oi i-""- sistency. It does not eren preteno tu be The prohibitionists are making war upon liquor, and they openly avow their purpose to use any """ n m- nracticable way. If they cannot ki"ll off the liquor traffic in one way, they win in anumci. prohibition amendment of 1914 was a mere declaration of purpose and ,-;.,;.; of noiicv The state swears U 1 llllii--" f , off. But it remains to be seen wnetner it will quit drinking. The' foregoing la not a criticism or a defense of proniDition. it ,. ....linn We have an in- ail lill:rpit.a"v - teresting situation before us, beginning January 1. 1916- BOMU'eLL'g HOISES. mu- hmtui xi here James Bos- well lived when he was writing t ... lAhi.mn are likely to be de- 1I1C L " VJ ..uuvv - Ut.U " ' - molished before long. A uerman uu.uu ii.t dtanose of them at any moment. imam .1 i.-j- - . but even if they escape mat. thev stand in the way oi prugic must suffer the consequences. Two or v. .,,.iiioU Hevoted to the preser- ( reitc are seekine to keep V t I 1 1 1 1 " . - - - Boswcira old dwellings intact, but we know only too well now tneir tiwr will turn out. Those wno wish to v.i these shrines will be wise to do it soon. The two houses in question are U ij anu - ' - . ...ii AiA in a house on Great foiana street at the early age of 53 years. He was brought low noi so mui.ii j in, .... ichors a hv his fondness for good living, which in Johnson s time .....c nnnata nt IV nuLtlllK nun y" , .. -a... ,inh na he liked food and Ul-lV. ' ' . " drink, and eagerly as he sought the society of his idolized hero, ijosweu had sterling qualities oi inmu heart which endeared him to -his con temporaries and still make him a fav orite. n ...unannr commenting on the V.I nt; j i - v .- l. i v i -ww... v threatened destruction of the houses where he lived, takes occasion 10 tpem of Boswcll as "a vain little sycophant and snob," which l.snuue Tinjuni. l Ai lai a, v " .t the fusthion ot tnus mai' t-eotin Boswell -and later writer? have followed it witn surynsms ctri vilitv. The great biographer was not a sycophant by any means and only I-.,,. i, of a snoh as is implied in .i. - t,i of a miin who was entire lv worthv of worship, jonnson wH a man of the1 highest rank intellectually. ,,e,-i. richlv rifted as a 1 1 J T VVL ' ' " K v. ne wi "vi - - . Kt he hud the art of impoS' i.i', oKiiitics nnon his contempo. raries for all they were urui, i influence was without a silts peiEuu. - In litemrv histOTV. t,...ii u... in. Johnson first-rate material for an immortal biography and resolutely set himself the task of securing it. By following his hero about and submitting to his whims and oddities he merely paio tne pn.. or his own fame. It was simply a nneotion with Boswcll whether he ..v,,.i.t tnorii- tn .Tohnson and succeed with his biography or defy him and fail. He decided upon tne -r:.- Kln ..,ue anrl all SUC" more jm'inwiw v u -. ceedlng generations will thank him for it A snob bona to tne great .peieu TIIE MORNING -.11 bowed to accomplish a noble purpose. He stooped indeed but, witb tooia- smith's immortal heroine, he stoopea to conquer. " i progressive SCHOOLS OF DOUGLAS. R. G. Hall, one of the school super- an , rr nnusrlas County, gives n,,rQjin account of educational fJCIrs in his territory.' He has natural HI I the i.. (rovoiort a. rood deat o ly traveled a ioto . . C,RPu county and -umt'heaf with the regrettable cqnamons tnat are rapidly passing away and the bet- irs :lkMrhrrmprovemeSnrteaof the spineless"' foreign policy of the Ad to do v tfc the improvement m i P watchfully wait W"""" . . I xney " Idealsf inspiration and knowledge ot r'VuVCrwaUerfoT'year their aid must have waited ror rSn, lnT of TmproV ment. The first is a growing disposi tlon. to levy local, taxes fo r Deuer schoolhouses and e,uipment. He c i es s an interesting example tne frc1 las toumy. m hut neither a store nw ---i" the people have built an expensive and attractive , schoolhouse and levieu a en-milltax for -hool maintenance Does not such a community deserve honorable mention 7 aureiy l th I irnment should reward its cttorxs i postoffice at least. ATr. Hall notices, in the second place, l m . r nenne I mil lu jjuwuic ... nouipment and surroundings of the schoolhouses. The day of the mue ohnnlhrnisic With 113 &q" grounds and miserable furniture. s and miserable furniture, is Und nothing is wounded except states in Place of it we have such Lon's feelings. So long as the harm- Tn nlflCA OT It Wt3 l.ttvu i schoolhouses aa the one atrox rc, five miles from Glendale, where there five miles from oienan , is n norcelain-llncd sinK in me .- .nconme-n neat habits among the pupils and a bubbling fountain to promote hygiene. Tne louma..., are told, "is as good and attractive as one can find in Portland." Mr. Halls third sign of progress is the growth of the "union school" idea. Apparent- lv Douglas County Is still a nine u hind the procession in thl. particular. We mentioned the other day a famous i.i in the Aisca country. Mr. UUJUU i:..Wi v..w . - Hall says they are discussing the same thing in the North umpqua uuinw where the people wastefully fiupport four separate schools when one union school .would do the work better and at far less expense. Of course the lt V..,f 'IB roads make some auiicu" Mr Hall sagaciously remarks, the de mand for concentrated schools will . i. the KniMinir of erood roads. All imntcu uiv ...... D things, in fact, work together for good, as we are told in me Bi-npiu.. In the fourth place Mr. Hall finds that the Douglas County people are better teachers. ieniiii6 ' "-ft' Poor ones can no longer satisfy tne educational demands of the various districts. Naturally with this will come a feeling that tne state buouiu provide better facilities for training teachers. We commend the progrea- i en.,cotlonal snirlt of Douglas County and hope the people will award full credit to tne superviauro Mr. Hall, are doing so much to pro mote It. JAPAN'S DEMANDS ON CHINA. t., emnnds on China turn the attention of this country from events in Europe to events in the Orient. Japan appears to b taking advantage of her victory over Germany at Kiau . r.r the nhiie-atlon under which she has placed her allies and of Gere. . , i 11:1 .n Avt anv many s present mauuuj t" c.w .i in chinB to work her will with the impotent giant at her door. .. . 1 lWt. nrhich Her demand mat hb"" Germanv formerly enjoyed in Shan tung province be transferred to her .i.t.t to hnild railroads, that Wltll IIIO l&w fcv no other foreign power be given any territorv or lease in snaniung or neighboring islands, and that cer tain ports in that province be opened .. ... norts imnlies that she pro- poses to step into the shoes of Ger many and to ootain mucn sti" ..... v . By the other demands Japan reveals -nose not onlv to strengthen her grip on Southern Manchuria and Mon golia but to stint out. any utnci 1..1 .b. not onlv for extension of rail- i?l.C " 1 ' . - ' road leases, and for the right for her su ..hit. to reside, own iana ana ui- ..i- mininir concessions' but. that 'hina crant no railroad concessions, . no monev cmblov no foreign tadvisers without consulting her, ana lease no part of the isianas near co- mosa. Granting or tnese ueiiiinu VUIU J ' 1 . a ni.,ce rh na ns comnicieiy m the e power of Japan as -ersia ia in the power or Kussia ana xjnttii". 1.1 inae the onen door to China It HUU1U V -u v. ...w i - h -face of the whole Western in 111 Ilia - world and would give Japan me veto on admission of any other nation to Darticipation in China's development. ... j I .. .Alnie nnlv to AltllUUoll - . ' . Sha iantung, Southern mancnuna i.u Mot n rnt won rt almost inevnauij be extended to all tne arrairs ot tuw . . " . . n-niilii hecome a and 1 tniii count" . IL&tXl " ' " 1' " . t r i no rt These demanoje ot jaiia.. I'l'"' be in direct conflict witn tne t". . v of alliance with Britain, L U. I I'' i - ' t.iu both nations to preserve th he independence and integrity ot Ihlna and the principal of equal op- . . ai.. nnmmeeee and In- urn v 1 1 llltr tu ' - - . i.i fA. the commerce and in ustries or an nationH. n conflict with the pledge given by n.hen oho entered upon the war 1 1 .C I..H oe olso -that she would return Kiau Chau to China after expelling tne w.erman. hey do not agree witn mis suicmem made by Viscount Chinda, Japanese Ambassador to. the United btates, w Chauncey M. Cady, as piiDusneu ... w. Ou tlook Tne wnoi. nut..". .- :-,:-' -, ,. . . .. . th ..ltfmAte dlsDO sitl ion oi wio . - . an I from the nature or tne rae ........ Ided upon before the restoration o( ! ci- dec era j peace. It would be sDsoiuieiy ..np e for anyone. Ineludlns the ImpeHa. ie i". - j .,,... t .rive In any wise slbl Itov or : vcrnment lni, j... manner an assurance . " "J ...in nf the cantured territory. posi Viscount Chinda. however, sought to reassure Mr. t;aay a-i del .... n ho., nierte-es. for he aaaeu wnn It, l . . .hnt great t earnestness: "Hut. reincioot-i arUcles of our alliance with Great . . raAv neaumes earnestness: "But rememot-r n.o.- the ....:n c.j ml " Mr: caoy assumes this to mean that the ultimatum to Germany stands, and tnat tnerexu.e Japan intends to rnaintain cninese w .... .. he nt-omised In that docu- ii. n.,ntes .Tnan'8 confidence rtient. n c n i . j . . f - that we should not use the Philippines as a ui' mi.' ,j . hi...-,.- hose ncrainst ner, anu calls upon Americans to piuce cuuo. in Japan. a . ........... i n i n e Tnnfln trust n tace ot ni"c .i.,. ... . seem mom sj to nave seizeu t..t :""7 ent for getting a permanent grip to have seized tne psycnoiogii.-a. J a notrt n n niir it-rt i on Shantung, for nxeiigiuHi"B hold ld on Mancnuria, .nu iv. , controlling voice in China's internal on Manchuria, ana tor uuii.....6 development and foreign poncy. aCi three allies must or necessity uo plaisant. for her most powertm enemy has and tb.e United States alone rcmaiiw Ill U I C nap,'.--' OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, FEDItUARY 301915. u ,qoit with We ourselves closed the door of China on ourselves when rtweu. "V w are in no President Wilson withdrew ironi administration has created the 1m- rnnnn BnD nnr f " I LI1H . -a-"-w . i. l 4-1 ,lrnr TVlA presslon rightly or wrongly, that it WUU1U 11U. llglll A" ' taunted by German newspapers with would not fight for anything. We are the Htateraent tnat we imvo y . ah. swm naval officers tell us that o,llu w v a u " it w our Navy cannot be made efficient tiT five years. Yet Congress refuses to provide a sufficient army or navy for y defense and we are in no our wn. CWna t0 with. stand Japanese aggression. ' mi.i ; mnro chanter in tnt - - - - - - .. jMlmv. herself: we indemnity to Soa: we sunder the Panama Rrltain on demand, we offer Bryan P.ace treaties to a warring world. vvnffn we i o ' r free to keep open tor ahich-ci.. eB tu -" ;la ndevelopea p rue the sr a wourselves have . prev nt JaP;f,rom locking and boltinc it against us. - inta and war Deiweeu w. -;. the -trals thrown in o the shade I LI1C wen .v i . ieuiun. iipiviin'i'v- and proclanmtionB have supplanted - .. . . . i li.. .1 trttnKili) a4 bullets, Domo5, wicua n.u u-. o ,i h non has for the time being become the mightiest implement of warfare. This new war to the old one in the fact that it instead of bloodshed, and nothing is wounded except states- I""" O i , v.,...p. - V J J iii - HicrHrnftn m weapon .c r which scatter favor of implements which scatter Lti, -,r,H ocstruction. let this merry Cd lit ii-" i. " ' ' 1 T nausea no WaStO CXCCPt that of ink and paper and diplomatic brain-sweat. mh imnot-tnnco of teaching early American history increase wiu, in iiii, ' "i"-" l - ... . , influx of foreigners. Tneso ptoiib bring ideals and traditions iokuiv u.. like those on which the United States is built. Wc mu.st therefore seek to replace them from tne ncn atoms our awn history. To the teachers De longs the task of making Washington a. National hero to thousands of peo ple, who have scarcely licarq ot Him. rh -"!,,-; ut; -.ii Science Monitor pre sents some curious items about pen sions. The numDer or ptiiMuw.i, creases by about S&.OOO a year, out w c total paid out tends tp expauu. n now $175,000,000 a year and will prob this fis-nre or co-higher. There is no likelihood that it will decrease, m.. vie Tjei.iew is winning golden -om hicrhhrow readers. They say that it is equal, if not superior, to the best and souoest tsnusn i lies without being quite so dull. It la our onlv magazine ot -tnut eon. .,n,. .vnutters." The Atlantic Month ly is literary and intelligent, but it could hardly be cauea """ t . ; ...,.tn to learn that Buenos Aires has 11.000 manufacturing estab .. . . ...oniinu 1st not obliged iisnmeuta. J1,v'" . , to supply all her wants from fore gn quarters, but she is far from being self-sufficing. Her home industries nnnH,,ce mainlv "necessaries. luxuries she looks abroad. The joke seems to be on Billy Sun day. The charge tnat ne puce .nU"C" shamelessly from the "infidel" Colonel Ingersoll. is sustained by a deadly parallel that compels belief. Billy de fends himself with a deluge of billings gate but his reply is unconvincing. re-- in-.ne.t .1 1 B" n 1 1 S V iPS Of MSSSa- chusetts have united to ask .of the Legislature substantial support for ,.o,. 1-bps " Thus the vener- txiciiaiw.i i v, .... - able Bay State falls into line with modern ideas, taking ner ui.p..ii.... as usual, from the West. It 5s recorded that a local youth I the name of his intended bride when he went after a marriage license. Quite excusable under the circum- lanccs. -i-D ..,,ri the. Dutch government now protests against the conduct of Ger many and. Great Britain. However, the Dutch ure almost as 'helpless as e. . Italy cables that she wants Amer ican goods. So do Great Britain ana Germany. How to deliver the goods is the problem. The missing Portland policeman was member of the moral squad and en ronment was too much for him. vi ccording to a Chicago hearing, the .vages of enginenicn rise faster than he cost of living. Home speed. t". . . . ir nermnnv- should declare car it is doubtful if the United States i-ould prepare for the Jay, Mr. sig Sdcnei. wuo .vH. . official Portland today at San irancia- I 111 maL'e HAmP smoke. co, will make some smoke. The allies intend to spend $10,000,- 000,000 the next year. iMce utile iortgage on the future. Tinn needs a. submarine petti' - megh and a boiler- parasol as well. . The Oregon dog wags fearless ana free. The bin to extev"" lead. , England blocks travel to the conti lent and San Francisco smiles. Holland ready to enter the war, says l dispatch. Her Dutch is up. t D un.i irtnev statesmen jime uuw arrived abouf the same time. I The-world does move this world's fair opens by wireless. Big day In San Francisco, knows she had one. Portland Window' boxes in the public schools are a real frill. The evil that some Governors do lives after them. ies We're in bad everywhere except ,,ith France. UKh France. Of course the case of the Dacia is au dacious. " Go borne, gentlcmon and ladies. Half a Century Ago From The Oregonian February 2. Is85 New York. The New York office of . . i Ti.r.-nh Cnmoany has tno .-v ll 1 1 1 1 1. .i. i. i v. . i n i . .. . just installed a set of "Hick's Kepeat- ers.'" whtcn win srwuj cheapen and facilitate telegraph busi ness going and coming. Dr C. Elwert's professional card as a physician and surgeon appears in n-.i v. ; a tn firninir. HIS Ot- fice is located at First and Oak streets. The New York Tribune speaks of the ..,t..i. ,'v.iar liiurip.A Chase as .'the placing of a solid block of New 'tt i m-anita in nnsition. San Francisco A sharp hail storm visited this city last night. A special tax notice reads: .By act of Congress approved June JO, lXbi, n censes under the internal revenue law were increased as follows: Retail liquor dealers from $20 to ,25. wholesale deal ers from 25 to ?50, billiard tables, bowling alleys, etc., from a to 10. hotels according to yearly rentals. Ihis act took effect July 1, consequently the tax is on the Increased rate for 10 months. All persons in Multnomah County doing business under any of trie above-named licenses are required to pay the increase at the Collector s of fice and have the same indorsed on their license within 10 days from this date (Feb. 20). M. Crawford, Collector at Portland. Or." Savier A Company nave. tock of groceries to Messrs. Meerholtz &. Company, wno win at 47 Front street. Savier & Company retain their dry goods stock, etc. Oregon has responded nobly to the call for assistance for our various com missions to aid the aick and wounded sioldlers. The following dispatch ad dressed to W. S. Ladd. ,V,iH1.r..t1y;i G H. Stuart, treasurer of the Christian Commission, shows how bndly they need the money and our good citizens should keep up the work: -Philadelphia, Feb. 14!. W. S. l'dd. Your generous remittance of JolUb is one of God's answers to our prayers over an empty treasury and Oregon s rcimr o j . , w. - r ".. relief for the inousanua m u" i . :.. ...a ti.u i two fast-snillng 1 s nun'..". .....V and heavily-armed .vessels have been fitted out at New lorn 10 e vateers under the Mexican flag and prey upon French commerce. "lITi:i STATUS ABOVH A l.V. t. ..rl Sternly c tltlaenn'" Duly America. From the Clikogo Pout, reprinted by request in The oreifi.iilBti. This is the time of year when tno "new citUsens' allegiance" to tlie tinted atote- i en.nhasized ill a nuiwiruu -..r ! 7. Hihii v unnrp.sspa. waHnnisiwii u n . . i u c 1. u . t.-in. h Piv 1 War has it been more fitting and more necessary . ...enViuuiva T II 14 H I If UldIRO Llltlll at, . 1 L - 1(l1n For rkow the great European war Is pulling the sympathies of Americans making our "new citizens" forget that thev are in raci -cinaeiia .. ..i.... ihut thev hiive eriven up their allegiance to a foreign king and solemnly taken on an anesiunic, i -United States of America. Before the eyes of these new citizens ... 4........i in ti.i eotinti-v. here tneir own j."'" - - . and there, are holding up sternly their duty to America. o remmu. more effective than one coming from .n hioort. None can be more effective than that printed by such ; paper as' the Polish Courier of Mil waukee. This publication, on Its front page, beneath an American flag, reprints the solemn words of the new citizen's oath of allegiance. It draws from them their plain moral of today. ays the Courier: This is what you promised under a"I hereby declare on oath that 1 absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all . allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, po tentate, state or sovereignty and particularly to "William. Emperor of Germany. "'Nieolai. Emperor of Russia: or "Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria: or "George. K-lng of England; "of whom I have heretofore been a. subject, and that I will support and defend the-Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that I w ill bear true faith and allegiance to the same, so heip mo God." Therefore No "Peutschland ueber alles ; No "Ttosija prezdie wsiewo": No "Oestereich ueber alles": No "England above all"; But - United States above all. Native-born Americans as well as those of foreign blood should read these patriotic words. Our allegiance Is not to any foreign state. Our loyalty is to the United States. In these days at Washington the ., r .....nnithv for one or promeiiiD vi - c .--A the t-reat powers nt war, arc passing from their first form, in which they were mere matters of senti ment. They arc coming down to the iron of actual facts. - Wo can no longer tnina jiia.i. iou of what we should do or could do In Ihnkuir nf one chnni.l certain conditions or oppor tunities arise. We have now to thin K of what we must do in our own behalf in face of ' conditions which threaten our i own welfare. , Some say that uermany is l" use us against i...e Encland is . trying to use us against Germany. - In' ether case or in DOtn cases the one safe rule for all of us to follow is that which the Polish Courier has put thus into "translated English: "United States above all! ' This must be the motto for us all, native-born or foreign-born. . n tn thi time of memories LitH US LI. of Lincoln and Washington, take anew the oath of allegiano to the Ututod States of America. PROOF OF LOYALTY IS ItmUKSTHD J, B Courtney Iteplies to CTHIelsm by J. C. lloblnaon. PORTLAND, Feb. IS. tTo-the Edi tor .) Thoogh reluctant to participate in A newspaper controversy, yet I claim a small portion of your space to rep y to J C. Robinson's criticism of me in The Oregonian. In the first place, I did not claim public leadership of any kind, being Just a plain American cit izen of English birth, who, with num bers of others, would like very much that J. Hennessy Murphy and his fol lowers (if he has any) would give some practical proof of their loyalty and that undoubtedly they would, even now be made welcome by their British brethren. We are getting rather tired of this lip loyalty. j C Robinson would oblige a large number of .your readers by stating where the letter of T. R O'Connor, which was published in The Sunday Oregonian. appeared previously, as he apparently does not doubt the authen ticity ot that document, tttuy 01 jj COURTNEY. The T. P. O'Connor letter, printed in The Oregonian by request, did ap pear in a Boston newspaper prior to appearing in The Oregonian. MIU MIV.VAHAN IS AXSWKItKD Figures on lrldli Hwrnllla la lreacnl War Are Offered. PORTLAND. Feb. 16. (To the Kd itor.) 1 noticed In The Oregonian B-ebruary 12 a communication f rum L. Shanahan telling us how the Dublin Freeman and Belfast Examiner, leading Journals of Irish thought, state that there are 200.000 Irishmen fighting for England, lie is very much astray here, as those journals are not Irish any more: thay ceased to be since the war started. They are subsidUed by England. All the National papers in Ireland are suppressed. The British statistics give the nuui . ,uf.pnita from the. 1st of All- -,,..t till Mm 1st .,f January as 44,000, of which 30,000 belong to General Car sVs army, which army volunteered to stay at home. Arch traitor Kucruiting Sargeatit Redmond has about 7000 to take his ad vice and ko to the front, while General Carson has a like number, making M. 000 all told recruited since the above date, which or course is . '"" . ..ji.i,u tn uv these are mostly inaiiy. i ail dead or prisoners of war in Uei- many. England i..." i'""' i n-v... .lnn't she. send them. llOlilliii. w. - - cull. iil.Jn Irnons .10.000 of Uen- AIltA 1.UUU Jiu.. . . ,.- , eral Carson's' warriors with other por tions making a grana tuia. 80,000. Yet Ireland is the most peace ful country In tne worm. 1 . . ... ... . - a r n l.'eluilll 1'arneli saiu ne i-ou.u . - with one man." hut Kngiana nt 80.000 to govern the countrjx'in una for the interest of England, which oi course are 80,000 arguments ue-'M English rule in lrciaiiu. . ,, I Mr. Shanahan assert uO.000 Irishmen' went to the front As a re ,,it ..r come letters published In tnat country hy Cardinal Mercier this Is not so Not even u , count. Why should they? What h Belgium ever demo for Ireland . N 'th lnr And Itev. air. jiiTrm c... -. nh. J"'-,,, .... oonntry and nis panipni.:.-'' , mind his own business or he may Piob ablv find himself wilhout any husinrss. and I say to Mr. Sha nana n. go th . and do likewise' or you also " in tho sain hoat. ins .. r-""f that Redmond had aoo.OOO men ba"k him. is very enlightening " ''"'' " that don't do the allies an " a Ion- way to Belgium and still l.m-ci to BerlTnV The fact is. Redm-ml has .een a "oiupleto failnre as a recruit.-.? '1 believe Mr. .m-Imn ould have done better. We l,cliv ' I -land for the Poles. Finland lor the 1 Inns India f.r the lllnd..-. 1 gVP J Egvptians. Iicianu l" ,, , hr Kelgiuni for the Belgians with al he misTakcs of their King and ..ea. -sighted Rovcrnment. n.iieh This surely is not asking to0 ninth. Tt Is not because the puveinmont o mi.?d0lin Ireland is the most costly goveinmcni in the o i h costing just twice as much per . ,.IU as the alninsi .n . tiermany. No, tnat is n..v ,he oSj"ctio..:it is rrVru government. 1 " lrh."mon. WHEN V. AI'PIIOI'BMH '' .Mo.erle.n" Call. AHeotlon Taell.a of Nation l SpaoUh "nr. PORTLAND. Feb. IS. To the Eui ,01.V It makes some difference whwl destroying life. That is what the er n.n steamer Kmden did. when u w,i i),V BrlllHh ensign, erected a steamer and killed men off theli uuard I" view of tho action o( Fmden on that occasion, it Is pitlfl to hear the Germans' anger because he captain of a British steamer, carr ng non-combatant passenger, i of all "hi'r'sm'g he IWes ,'ha, might olherwis8- bTtaken by a German tor- PM'.rl "''ri-7nirtltrre.t Germans might V""em,,ernlt1hrf' R.itain never raised a word or ci t-h- im of the United States captain. 1; , IMS. sed the British f ag on the . United States steamer Resolute In e Varlbbean Sea. a P';-' "" against Spanish destroyers. Nor did the Hrftl-h complain because an American steamer used the Cnlon -lack at the Island of Guam, as a protection aalns tho enemy. This need the protection of neutral flags n The future as it has needed thnm In tne past and It behooves the Admin straUo. to he a llttlo mild In calling down a friendly nation for doing what we have done ourselves. ...... - may he called on io uo CAX one Street! Three Nnmea. PORTLAND. Feb. IS.. (To the Kdi torXT did not take the pledge, on New Year'-, (lav and I have not had an hlng to drink since, but Portland be , " so "wet." it must have given mo he iim-Jan.s reo-nlly. I was walk nit on VnTon avenue North, ami on looking at the sidewalk. 1 read the name of ,he street as "Siskiyou." But. on cross, in- to the other side. 1 rend it as "M m oe" street and. upon looking up at a sign-board on the telephone pole It read ''Santa Monica" street. Now. Mr Editor, where was I. really, and what was the matter with me? 1 belong to the. church and don't cuss on Sunda, and even yet, I 'rtedwPShlh...,on Mithorlties at the City Hall explain: VThe name on the curb at the southeast corner is 'Siskiyou' street, and on the northeast 'Santa Monica.' The present name of the street is 'Monroe aim imi im...c sign on the pole so reads Tne reason .. thin ..n.ifiinlon ot names m ... sidewalk is that the name of the street has been changed twice. It was origi nally named by the company that owned the land before the plat was filed. The names in the sidewalk were correct at the time the walk was laid, but the name on tho pole Is cor rect at present. The city has issued In structions to have the incorrect names cut out of the walks. The Commis sioner of Public Works would be glad to know of other such discrepanclca. If notified, he will have the corrections made." - A Supprraaed Will. JUNCTION CITY. Or.. Feb. 16 (To the Kditor.) U Just what steps can I take to find out about a will mudc out . ...;.... .... Ill iiml supposed to bo suppressed'.' Can one mako out a will and not have a lawyer only have four witnesses? - CD Could one just write a letter addressing It to Chicago. 111. .Probate Judge? PISSATISFIEO HEIlt. 1. If you think a will has been sup pressed, cite into court those whom you think know about it, and question thein. 2. No lawyer and only two wit nesses are required. 3. Address letter to Probate Court, Cook County, Chicago. , Indiana aa Voters. SODAV1LLE, Or., Feb. 1. (To the Editor.) Will you please Jnform us w hether Indians arc allowed to vote in Oregon or not?. RCTU UAKE1. Yes. after they have claimed their al lotment and qualified as ciUiens. So. K PORTLAND, Feb. 18. (To the Edi tor.) If a man Is divorced in Oregon. Is it lawful to marry a resident of Utah inside of six months and return to Oregon to reside? 1 " A SUESC1UDEU. Twenty-five Year Ago Kroni Th' tic..nun l-eLnwirv -.'". 1vm. Washington. Th P. m.x ralic Con- ..... .I..1. rmine.i tu ITimKc n "..lid fight agniiiht admlltlnu Idaho to .....I I line hunts for the flehl, aside from the Mormon lse and the ).lea that New Mexico mm n.... should be ndnillt. d. too. Is that no rlMf has a right to form a constitution be fore an enabling act is paas.d. The view of the proponent of slut'-hood l that there Is nuthing'to prevent such a procedure. Conrw dotan't seam to care which city. Chicago or New Wk. or any other gets the World lair. F Mating, of Scuttle. Is in Washlne ton'ln the Interest of an api roprlst iom for the improvement of t.raya llsir bor in WaslilUaton. Berlin. Feh. IS. An extra force . f policemen Is on duty here In ens--queuco of apprehension of disor.i. r that mav arise, from the election. On. of the newspapers saya that l.i.mur.k has ordered an inventory made of mI his personal effect In the ministerial residence In view of possibly resigna tion and retirament. Saml-of r t.-ial pa pers indicate Boettlichor as tho I rlnce s successor. London. A Paris dispatch snys thm Sarah Bernhardt will play the Irgln m... i., ih. ... w i.uv. "La Myitcre, ... ....rf..r,n..H K.tator Siipdav. tiar- ner will essay the rolo of Christ. Jack Demrrscy's rise to the pinnacle from which ho was knocked bv l.c ... i. .i.,f..iiH Mi'l-nrlliv Tues- I.IHIiriir, .... t,, ...... ...n day ulsht. has been hatlcl by experts . a 1 1 ........ .... I 1. 1 hs a triumpn ni mmu Pompsev's hesdwork Is what won I" the opinion of sporting authorities t San Francisco. P. II. Blyth. a youuu Scotchman. - rived in town last night and anno ed he ha. I been on the way onlv 11 il! ami six hours from Liverpool. In response to a call Issued by 1 ' V Bingham, several hundred rlil.cns a scini.led al. Masonic Hall la-l tniihl and started work on tho oi aaiiixai Ion of ballot reform league. 'i"ro E. VHh ingloti n.i.i elected president. Miss Bislnnd, who eompet'-d with Miss N.-llle V. or r;ither with whom Nellie P.lvcon l.-d. in the burned trip around tho world aaalnst I line, twit been made lllernry editor of the i'..s mi.politnn MagaziiKv Mr. ami Mrs. C. P.urgemi. w left l.i -i night for Chicago. The First Reginmul. H.s..ii Ntii..nl (iuar. is fostering a i""i '" ' ' ganiz.i it fine nnlllaiy hand lore M bids fair to attain ui. . . r.-. Andrew arnegle'a Anttrr. MiKTII HEN!'. '.. Fen. 1 I I " Editor. ) W hat Is Hi" address of A" .u.m, I'ai-nMif'.' Also Io who'll should one write for informal ion with regard Io the llo.kefellcr Education f oiin.in i ion J. C. tiltAV EH. Address Andrew Carnegie. Ninri, secon.l stir.t and Fifth svenu... N York. Address Jerome TV - Snirl.ii KockefMl.T Foundation. -i Ttroadwio . New York Special Features in the Sunday Oregonian Tomorrow. In I lie Trenrhc. Another absorbing article by Xavier Super descriptive of lif amonp; men at the front, illustrated with latest pictures from the bat tlefield. JcfferhUii'i Dream Keali.cd. Early history of the Northern Pacific' Railroad, which obtained its charter GO years ago. An interesting- account of the struggle to finance and build a prcat trans continental line by the Northern rout. George Washington's Birthday. An article treating- of the per sonality of Washington and le KcribiiisT events in his life which are not well known. What has been done to preserve the home at Mount Vernon. Mother of Her Country. Martha Washinctmi. her children and her life at Mount Vernon. An intimate sketch of tho mode of liv ing in Washington'" time. Soil Repair in Willamette Valley. Another installment in the hin tory of farminc in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest . The methods of pioneer harvesting, development of horticulture and lesson that are to be drawn from the early day?. How the Caatlen Dance the Tnc. This is the third in the series of illustrated articles of modern dances by their most noted teach ers No oie who is interested tn danctnc should miss these articles. Peni'od Has Another .Adventure. This is the third of Booth Tark ington's famous stories of a real boy and his escapades. The. title this week is "An Overwhelming Saturday." Portland Community Club. Community1 KZHtion nlan' parts of Portland arc playme " important part in the social life or tho citv. This story tells what thry have accomplished and what they expect to do. The Exploits of EUinr. This week's installment of the thrilling detective titory hy Arthur B Reeve brings new complications for Craig Kennedy to solve. Read the story and sec the motion-picture drama. Oregon in Rrlroepert. The historical Portland picture this week shows tho present Post office when it was first built, sur rounded bv vacant fields and small frame buildings. By contrast an other picture is printed hhowinir the postoffice today overshadowed by modern nkyscrapcrs. After the Battle. A full-pace drawing in colors by Matania. This is one of the finest illustrations that has oomo from the war 7.onc. . Other features tomorrow will in clude a full-page in colors of "Dolly Dip at the Champagne Pop. Mo ries and pictures for the children, Doc Yak, Polly and the other com ics, latest fashions, society, wom an's clubs and many other depart ments in addition to all the news. Order from Your Newsdealer Today