T1TE 3rORXiyO OIIEGOXIAX. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1915.
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BALftAX T..Tt . BECtHlOS.
Th IJ.Uk.an states ax dally drawing
rarr o participation In the war on
tra side of th allies. IlUfalaa de
irM. far from Intimidating them
air-iinst that tour?'. seero rather to
hav the opp'iaite effect. Germany, In
brr anxiety ! help Turkey, la espect-e-1
t arril an ovrr helming army
:-xtr'l S.roia In orvirr to force a way
dr rinfr- ronta to rrarh Constanll
tion!. ltoumanu ha given Siena of
attacking Hungary If Serbia ahould
ao.n he Invaded. The Balkan states
ar mitnl by consideration for their
on safety as well aa by the urglngs
of trie allies and by their h-ps of ter
rtf.rul gain to gt together, rental
Tauten tniraatoa anj drive out the
Turk..
A the life of the Turkish Empire
wa rrloniEl by the rlvalrtee ol the
reat pwera. Ila final extinction la
now d!ayel by the leaaer naire
the tkatkan ataie. The latter owe their
Independent 10 the race ewntlment
and fr-rearhln; dwir" i itua-
... ilrr compl'ti: rootle re
far ef AuatrtA. diatruat of promlnea
made by AustrU ar.. Germany and
tha pr-iapert of lre accraal-ine of
t-fritry at the xpne or I uraey
The eventa bclnnir with Auatrlan
a mutation of Bi"nU and Horeeolna
hi atlrra.1 the latter motive to con
et.irt art tv It y.
hn " AuatrU l"k that fateful
are? In HI, ahe counted on the mili
tary weaknam of Jtawla revealed
1r the ilanrhurlao war. on ine m-
ablllfv lha human elate to combine
and n tha ht!lty of Turkey to da-
f!tt them In rasa they ahnnM combine
lit order t cmpanate themsetvea at
Turkev'a cxrenae. and In order to block
A f !.' alvam.e to the Aesean Pea.
To AuatrU'e chaa-rtn. the lialkan tate
combine and they defeated Tur
ke?. Austria then aet to work to limit
tha .!mjufl done to her plar by their
evptraln an.! to dlaaenalon
amone them. Annexatln of Northern
Atbant bv Serbia and Montenrarro and
f !uthern A'.hafu by Ureece waj
forht.l len on threat of war. To pre
vent tha confutation whirh haa aince
came, tha ihrr powera lned In the
rr and JrbU. M.ntenero and
r.reara vie!J.l. The entire prramme
rf the HaUan leacue for the partition
of :oropettn Turkey wae thu de
rancd. jterbl ctalmed compensation
In Macl"nl f.-r the failure to rt
Albania and for aid aiven Hulcarla
In ta!iin A.!rU'nriie. whlrn had not
haan in tha barln. Aa Ilulaarla had
mi.le mu -h reu:ar ulna In Thrace
than had been anticipated, jtarbla ar
gued that lluU'tria coulJ well afford
to make thL roneswlin. Oreece had
Tared with ltu!arla for the conquest
of Salontra and had won. but a conteat
aroae for that rrt and for the r.elh-borina-
port of Karat.
At thW point Austria Interpoaed by
offrlnc Hti!r1 a aecret treaty pro
vldln that Hut carta withdraw from
ti I ;Ikan lenrue anj that. If war
v.tth her Ute a:Ue reirulta.1 and went
asilnxt her. Atwtrla would come Co
her aid. Hu!rU !ned the treaty
and three days later attacked S.rbla
and Greece. The "urprUe attack
faile.l and Rnumanla onexpevtedly
Joined han.! vil'h Serbia and Gr.-ece.
H w time for Aiwtrta to come to
the reacu. but when she Informed
i-rmany ad It.tlr of her Intention to
Intervene, th Kier oMected out of
remrd for hb couain the Klna; of Ron
rr.ania. and Italy bvnue ahe had not
been ron'I"ed and bcaito no com
p.r.arlon w offered her for the
thrntened iiturbenre of the Balkan
r.itiillbtium. aa provided In the triple
alh nre treatv. r.uljrta. therefore.
wa compelled bv t:ie treaty of Hu
riret t consent to the division of
th reat. r part of Macedonia between
S-rhia and Greece, both 8-ilomca and
Kavjla coins to th l.tter country,
ard l cede the IbctidM to Rotima
rl. Turker at took bark Atfrl'vn
eile and much of th Thrarlan terrl
tor h- had a few montha prevloualy
ce V.t to ttu'aarU.
Th treaty of Prtrhvrest not only
tn.ide an open acre between Itulcarla
and hr immediate netchboni. but It
f.ved In tha minds of the Bu!arlan
r,P'e the cor.vl -rton that Austria had
betried them t. thrnr humiliation.
Iln'raria now frds Itse'f courtad by
bot !,!e. Greece ard Rnumanla
?re n"t move ur:ll the poattlon of
TirlcariA Is definrrf. and rutaii will
n-'t ln them In making common
caitae wirn the aH!.-s unt'l her claims
aresit sfled The iVt" n ra n rremler.
a Me 'rark'v annourrire this policy,
hss utaio :ate.l that In n-v event wilt
Ma r-unfrr Jotn the T'oton attlea and
Turk. In th event of failure to
.trr with the other Ra'kan St A lea.
K riiirlt will rrmitn nerttral throtith
put tf-r war.
r-i.. er-ranc Tnrkev r-lo the
war has d .. e much to clear the way
fr. r-one :'.t;on m.'PC the ra'kan
mraf AVied victory would ftnott
the ch f .h.rle ! eWMaej annv
t on .'f V 'rthern Arharla and there.
f..ra wril ! rmo tk cans fir 5er
t..a ti'.lf th sect';! f MtcedorU
Br.,.h tie ;.! in leae-i had awarded
! !rrt.v. f.re.-e atsn.ts to gain an
ir-urii terrltorv It AsU Minor and h
A'Cean archipeligo that eh can well
aff -r 1 t. I'td K ivata to !rrn and
to ara'e ner er.itma on Southern
barta In the Interest of tlalv. la con
elderalion rf tn cesaion of Kavala.
H iUiria cn affor.1 l renounce all
claims on Sjtontca. esp-laMy as ahe
nj, mil' rs lr In Thrace
Tt inmanl has much to win by ttk
irg Trnv!var.l- and llukwtn from
Jlung-vri" that he can well reator the
TXsbrudl to Pulgarl. ln the other
ban! Futrv.rta c-n'd not r:mty con
t.mblat th proKihl'iry that. In ca
ef Turko-Teutoo victory, an Austrian
ve-lr wuld be driven paet her !
era frontier to the Aeeran Sea. Turk
l. power wontd be reinforced on n-r
iO. ifrltr, to b rappuaiei in ,
time by that of Austria, and that the
kingdom would bo waUed In on. all
Idee by great powra without any
hope of that expansion which la th
ambition of all small nations recently
eecaped from aervltude.
Recent statements of Serbian offi
cial Intimate that they ar disposed
to yield to Bulgaria's claim. Mr. Venl
elo. ibe newly restored Premier of
Greece, favored the cession of Ka
vala when the alllea began the attack
on the Dardanelles and on that lsue
he split with King Constantlne. The
people having declared unequivocally
for Mr. Venlxeloe at the recent elec
tion, it U not likely that the King will
bold out farther at the risk of losing
his throne. Roumanla Is understood
to "be willing to make th desired rep
aration to Bulgaria and to have wait
ed only until her neighbors had settled
their difference; before declaring
herself.
Circumstances thus Indicate that the
njme dispatch, announcing an agree
ment on the lines mentioned, is au
thentic. In a few more days we may
see a Greek army and fleet aiding the
allies on the Dardanelles, a Bulgarian
army battering at the Tchataldja line,
and a Serbo-Coumanlan army striving
to drive the Ausirians back from the
Iron Gates of the Danube and through
the passes of the Transylvania Alps.
aOWCTItlNO MORE.
It Is to be a Kumed that the Asso
ciated Press correctly describe th
demoralized condition of official sentl.
ment at Washington when It makes
the following statement In its dUpatch
from the capital dlscunslng the sink
Ing of the Arab:
The attara aa the Arabia came wllboet
efTf l ttlmli..a tram itcrnn inai sua.
marina remiaaauera would parlt la tor
psdoln ablt without wsrnlns. ana la Ibe
face alaa mi enatant rvitrratlons la Oar
nu aaartar bre tnat In Ins futu.a paa
rDrn wsla onii bm givsn due wamins.
Th lacldsat th-rstwra saaead wldpeead
. muscuiiv eta's in ant was
aaoad f-r ine t'altsd Biat-a aad bad aa
rontraHand. la eome quarter tuera waa a
ipeetttea I iMnk ta (Homi eawnarln
napusilf mltM have exceeded bia orders
er avade a anutaaa.
It may well be asked why certain
unnamed "German quarters" have so
completely monopolized the ear of the
American Government that tbrlr as
surances are accepted tn definition of
tha real German attitude In prefer
ence to the official Tolce of Oermany.
What reason had the President or
his accomplished Secretary of State to
be surprlaed at the attack on the
Arabic? Is the LoJsltanla forgotten?
Or the tJulfllght? Pr the Nebraakan?
Or the significant and instructive les
son of the orduna?
Germany haa given repealed and
abundant evldencea of Ita purpose to
torpedo ships without warning. It has
pointedly refused to disavow the acta
of commumler who attacked on sight,
and In the Lusltar.l.t coso It defended
the guilty submarine. The w-orld
knew all the world except official
Washlntton. which preferred back
stairs Information to the public declar
ations of the Imperial government
that Germany had not modified her
submarine policy, and would not ac
cept responsibility f rr th loos of neu
tral live vn deatroyed enemy mer
chantmen. Ther will learn at Washington that
diplomacy la something more than
logomarhlc dialectic, however perieci
Ita torm and pretkae Ita logic.
IslsJIGllAIsTV 'HIURtM A.ND lAaVM-
tT.kra .nKv.rtlum ar almost as
X I nnWadaVS With S fT-
culture ani education as they are with
dollars. s.imeti!nea tne eaceuein gen
.i . t tnri mttnev alto-
uriiirii l' " " - - w - - .
. . i ih.ir bralna unre-
ciurr - - - -
servcMly to the problems of pedagogy
and rural life. Once In a while, too.
they hear a peer n upon meae auujev.a
which would do credit to the most
scholarly body on the continent.
imn . f.
Christie, of Pardue University, made
...ni Kankar.farmer confer
ence at Chicago. He began by describ
ing the line opportunities iui
.. immierant children have In
the cities, magnificent and amply
equipped scnooinouaea. uir -
- i tMinii taarhera He then
Invited his hearers to observe the con
trast between these opportunities anu
thos enjoyed by farmers' children.
For them the "little ren scnooinuue.
i .- .1 . v. lnrnnr.nl.rH. With n0
UbraVy. the" most primitive apparatus
ana ine teacner muiv. j .
with hardty any preparation and no
experience. The contrast Is painful,
i v.i wa are all of us constantly
crying that upon the farmers and their
children the ultimate saivu
country depends. If they are really
our tower of safety, would It not b
w.it m ae that the. walla do not be
come crumbly and mossgrown?
MBwABJNEft aCOBB MORE HIT.
Success of German submarines In
sinking the steamer Araoio anu
Bovlc and the transport Prince .a
ward and In Increasing the dally toll
ihey levy on the commerce ui
Germany's toes raises the ques
im whether thev may not. after
all render maritime supremacy of any
nation Impoa-lble. When the sub
marine blockade began, th Germans
sank one or two ships a day. often
with one or more blank days intrrvcn-
t...- have now Increased the
number to from three to six a day.
with few blanks. Kvidently their sub.
marine fleet ha been largely reln-
.nr. vaaaels having a Hi urn
wider radlua of action than those first
li further additions are
marl, the mortality among allied
ships may easily be Inrreisod.
We cannot form a fair conception ot
..!...mi nr this under-sea war
from contemplating he hits only. We
must compare the number ot nits wi.n
the number of misers that la. of ships
which make their . yages unharmed.
. . ,., .ha Ratal Kdward we must
count the hundred of transport
which have gone repeatedly oetween
Fngtar.d and France unharmed. So
. - - uma hu oaawed since a hit waa
acored in the Kngilah Channel that It
nuat hae r-en erretuaiiy cioseo.
K in.t submarine.. More hits af nlnst
lamhlr and transports have been
core 1 rerentlv In the Dardanelles and
tesean Sea. probablv because those
ara more favorable for under-
se operation and becaus the east-
rn fleet U more poorly euippei
iretrojera than that In the Channel.
The later German submarines may
., around th north of Scotland to
- i - ,'rrw of action off the Irl.-h
roast, or they may dive under the
ttrttteh naval patrol in tne r.rgii.n
har.rel. Pot daring to rome to ine
. - - 4- ihosa waters. Those which
operate In the Mediterranean may have
t.en-h the "traits of Oihraltsr
l-riisa tha Hrltlsh Increase tnetr
.. e -t mi.rft molorboat and air
craft sufficiently to cope with th
rger fleet of submarines wntcn oer-
... in aarvV. the new craft
nar'frd4::y lender Jit;r Dlocka4c
soma annroach to a reality. The DUm
bar of "kills" must Increase materially
before It equal tha score or me
French revolutionary war. In twenty
on year the French sank or captured
ll.0 British vessels, but the ratio
was only per cent. The ratio in
this war may yet be Increased to the
point whera British commerce and
food supply will b seriously ham
pered, but on the other hand the Brit
ish may devise means to combat the
submarine with success.
mt OF MASTT ACTIOX.
The Baltimore Sun excuses the pol
ler of watchful waiting by saying:
It weald k anfnrtunat to as convicted
out of our own mouths and by our own ex
ample of oppreeslre and hsaty action acalnet
llu ro. Nr attar aara of eatlant sfiort
lo dm pals ruapleloa aad preJuBIca aialn.i
tha United Hiataa In South American minds
do e waol t overthrow at a Bind blow
tba wboie structure of confldeac aUlcn w
reared with a mucb pains.
Could any man Justly call our ac
tion towards Mexico hasty if we were
at this late day to intervene? How
much longer mast we tolerate the
murder and robbery of our citizens
and the violation of our frontier be
fore we can take effective action to
stop these crimes without being called
hasty? If our disinterested treatment
of Cuba is not sufficient to quiet South
American suspicion, then we can never
convince our neighbors that w do not
lust for their territory. Are we under
obligation to tolerate indefinitely the
wrongs which our citizens have suf
fered and the Insults which have been
offered to our flag, for no other reason
than that somebody doubts our hon
esty of purpose?
A Just man armed does his duty and
defends his rights without regard to
the mean suspicion of others. He
leaves his acts to prove such suspicion
to be without cause. So should the
United States act. If we are to hold
the respect of our citizens and of other
nations.
MORS ABOCT UUiCrACE.
The Oregonlan prints today a letter
which presents a sad case of domestic
affliction. A gentleman In tho rash
ness of youth married a schoolma'am
whose views of language differed radi
cally from his own. Wa should infer
from hla lotter that he believes In a
progressive, or at least liberal. Inter
pretation of grammatical rules, while
his wife naturally adheres to the strict
letter. Perhaps she goes beyond the
letter, like those soldiers who walk so
straight that they bend backward. We
fear that schoolma'ams sre apt to be
a trifle finicky about language. They
seem at times to fix their minds on
the mint, anise and cummin of speech
Instead of weighty matters. Our cor
respondent's wife) condemns his use of
lhe 'hlntorical present," He remarks
at breakfast. "I see by the pap r that
the Germans have aunk another liner."
His wife Insists that he does not see
It In the paper as he speaks. There
f..r. m strict truthfulness h should
. .- ? . . hr tha naDer." and so on.
The historical present adds much to
the ease and vigor or speecn anu 1
Idiomatic In all languages, so far as
we know.
It may be a little dishonest, out u is
...ir . rinw.hl. la sav 'I ses by
the paper" something which happened
years sgo and which tho speaker read
about last Winter. Caesar wrote al
most the whole of his famous com
mentaries In the present tense, al
though tha events narrated happened
long before he took his pen In hand.
Dickens makes marvclou use of the
historical present In "Bleak House"
...m in "Martin Chuzzlewlt
when he describee Tom Pinch's ride
to bOnaun alter loraaama "
t - Db.nirr Our correspondent
should do everything he conscientious
ly can to appease his erudite w ire. oui
...iiv do not believe that his mar
ital duties require him to give up the
convenient and picturesque historical
present In hla domestic conversation.
Perhaps these remark may convert
his spouse to his point of view. He
i further whether It Is allow
able to speak of the President as "Mr.
Wilson." It Is allowable to apeak of
anybody In the United States by the
title of Mr. as long aa sea does not
forbid. This honorable addition, as
Shakespeare has It. Is our democratic
t.. n i-nrnnean linguistic ser
vility. It also embodies our Irrevocable
principle thnt even' "" l"a
as every other and a little better. All
decent male persons or ripe age are
entitled to be addressed as Mr. No
Individual, however lofty his station
.. i mr richt to take offense
when the title Is applied to hlra. The
President's official designation i
Persldent." A Supreme Court Justice
i. -m- titstir Husnes. or Jones. aa
the case may be. A minister of the
gospel is "the Reverend Mr. Jlmson."
The title "Mr." corresponds preny
accurately to the French Monsieur ana
o it in usace every year.
The street arabs already address every
man as "Mr." Just aa to the ransians
very" mm 18 Monsieur." i no mie u
,..i.n.n!.' democratic and Im
mensely convenient It conveys honor
nouch for the greatest ana none too
much for the least. It asserts our
common humanity and our common
umlllty before the Almlgnt.
WAR CONUjl'KK! 1.ITERATIRE.
m... .nnitiiiMit observers tell us
that Interest In literature has declined
ince the war broke out. otners aen
t but the facts seem to be heavily
gainst thc-m. Fewer books are sold
. in farmer years and the
reading habit has lost Its hold on a
rent many persons. or are ine r--ons
for this lspse far to seek. Many
... hiinki which were most
popular before the war treated of
innlan social schemes. 1 ne eiao-
orated theories for making a heaven
earth and backed up their areams
.....si references to the Impossi
bility of wsr and the deepening love
between th rations. tne same -.1
h.. found their way Into fic
tion, so that the most popular novels
were full of It. Th war has made
ducks and drakes of all such visions.
Human brotherhood seems farther
awav now than It has for centuries
and Utopia hav ned for refuge to the
insane as lums. The immense deal of
reading which depended on fslth In
theee amiable chimeras has for the
moet part ceased, or else It has turned
to the war new.
There Is another point against liter
ature which we should not overlook.
The war I far more Interesting than
anv ordinary" thoughts or facta Many
people r"'""' "tor or less plausibly
to be neutral, but few really are ao.
Most men's passion are Involved,
some violently. Th psychology .of the
world has become largely war psy
chology, with Its heat. Irrationality and
thirst for revenge. Projects for social
reform hare been forgotten In the tur
moil of blood. The descent toward
barbarism Is everywhere plainly ap
parent. Art and literature demand
quiet, sererltr of soul and UUure for
resection. Wr la th anUthula of all
ih. when tha battles have been
fought out and mankind have again
owed their shoulders to the accus
tomed burdens, tha muses will peep
timidly front their hiding places and
begin to sing and dance again. If they
have the heart to do It. W hope they
may, for the burdens will be heavily
Increased ar.d It will take a goodedeal
of singing and dancing to make them
bearable.
More than fifty years ago William B.
Boswell settled in the Grand Ronde
Valley, a few years later being Joined
by his wife. In 1S(8 they moved to
Eldorado, which is in the neighbor
hood of Malheur City, In the county
of that name, and there they lived and
raised a family of sturdy sons and
daughters. They were loved by their
friends and respected by all. August 2
ir Pninii ritari and twelve days later
was followed by Mrs. Boswell. Theirs
was a perfect union that could noi oe
dissolved by death. The world is the
better that William and Susan Bos
well lived In It so many years.
rr Mm Kevt Isham has a plausible
explanation for American nervousness.
She aaya it is caused by our numer
ous "repressions," the things we are
fnrhidden bv law or custom to eat.
drink, see, wear and do. Dr. Isham Is
probably a follower of Freud, wno ex
ninlnx hvsterla and dreams as the con
sequences of "suppressed wishes." Ac
cording to her, if we Americans are
suppressed much more wa snail an
have hysterics.
The Egyptian exploration fund of
Pennsylvania University has made a
. nt T f 4 a nothlna- leas than the
temple at Memphis "where Moses wor
shiped." The structure was Duneu
beneath tho desert sands, but a grAat
part of it has been excavated. We
,inhr however if Moses ever wor
shiped there. His theological Ideas are
commonly supposed to nave oeen un-
ferent from those ot tne neatnen
Egyptians -
Th British Island of Tristan da
Cunha, in the South Atlantic, lies 1500
miles from the Cape of Good Mope ana
ha elehtr Inhabitants, the descend
ants of shipwrecked sailors. It de-
nnda on chance steamers lor man.
and Is lucky to hear from the outside
world onca a year. Tristan aa t,unna
does not yet know that there is a war
in Europe.
Vol n ouch cordwood la piled near
corners to obstruct tho view of an au
toist who haa hla machine under con
trol when roundlnc. All the necessity
h.inw niArt miiMt not be Dlaced on
the pedestrian. Legs were made be
fore wheels and people on loot nave
nnminn When they cut
across in the middle of a block the risk
ia theirs.
To add tn the liveliness of affairs in
t. ..... th. vnirann Ktromboll has iust
burst into vigorous eruption. The lava
has formed a burning lake between the
crater and tha sea which must pre
sent a picturesque spectacle to eyes
thst csn look at anything but war
news. Stromboll Is an Island of the
LI pari group which lies a little north
of Sicily.
Kanrilnavln Is nrobablV destined tO
play a conspicuous part In the world
before the war ends, and afterward,
lunmarlt. Sweden and Norway contain
vast stores of human energy which
may demand an outlet sooner man
many Imagine. Henry Goddard Leach's
...... knnk rn Scandinavia treats, there.
fore, of a timely and important sub
ject. eru. ri...mmni railroad In Alaska
... .l...,tv caused a new cltV to
spring up. It is called Anchorage.
The ilrxt lot onerea tor saie uruusiu
men' ft.. flmt ifflV'l Kale Of lOtS
yielded 6.000. Anchorage has been
planned scientifically ana nas provi
sion for parks, playgrounds and all
the future needs of a big city.
It is pleasant to read that Belgium
h. rshiitlr under the supervision
of a competent architect. If the dead
could be raised and sorYow canceled,
the stricken country might be again as
It was before the war, but rar oeuer
would it have been had tne nana oi
destruction been withheld from its
awful work.
If people who have potatoes on the
tck lot twill use the hose twice a week
id keep the vines green and growing.
they will have a crop in which the
starch content Is so great inai ine
.....' ... 1. 1 ..oflr nnen in slpe When
boiled and delight the eater with the
true article.
The shipment of $1.534.000 from
London to New Tork was the largest
single consignment on record. The
largest previous single consignment
was $12,361,150 on the Lusitania,
which arrived In New York November
$. 1907, when the panic was at Its
worst.
A negro hanged yesterday at Moul
trie, Ga. confessed he had killed ten
men In four states, and people down
there will be pardoned for wondering
how he escaped about nine lynchlngs.
If Mrs. I. H. Smith, of Spokane,
caught the robber In a seven-blocks'
chase while carrying a baby, how soon
would fho have caught him had she
been empty-handed?
The Governor of Georgia ' offers
$1500 for the first three of the Frank
lynchers. The Inducement Is too small
$15,000 might start an Informer.
Peaches are so plentiful that people
will eat what they can and can what
they can't old Joke and still have
abundance.
The Boston Transcript says: "The
new Mexican policy might be referred
to as 'botchful baiting.' "
There are many entries for the com
missioners' free-for-all at Spokane
next month -
Suppose a man had a big V cut In
his shirt, would he feel cooler on a
warm day?
Why not run Judge Taft up to
Windemuth tomorrow for a big
splash?
Yesterday was Get 'Em day for the
German submarine.
Great afternoons for the man with
X-ray trousers.
How about the F4? Is somebody
stalling?
Th musicians r biting off a big
chew. -
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From The Omsonlaa. August M. 1890.
' Washington Senator Sanders of
Montana was last night th guest of
Theodore Roosevelt, Civil Service Com
missioner, who is entertaining James
Brice. the author or "The American
Commonwealth." He wanted Mr. Brlce
to meet "samples of American states
men who act as well as think." as Mr.
Roosevelt worded his invitation. The
men whom he selected as his samples
were Senators Hoar, of Massachusetts:
Jones of Nevada. Hawley of Connecti
cut, Spooner of Wisconsin and Sanders
of Montana.
The Baker City Opera-House is to
be converted into a vaneiy meaier.
Southern " Oresron watermelons soon
will be on the market. T. P. Lee, who
haa a bis: natch near Grants Pass, is
In Portland arranging to market h
crop.
Coroner George H. River and Mrs.
River were driving out Cornell road
the other evening when a robber at'
tempted to stop them and hold them
up. The horse bolted, however, when
the man stepped from the brush and
with an extra touch of the whip, wnen
Mr. River realized what was up, soon
left the highwayman behind.
The board of managers of the Port
land Free Kindergarten express thanks
to Miss Frieda Reinhart, a young miss
of only 15 years, for the gift of $t0, the
proceeds ot a dramatic entertainment
she gave In the schoolroom of the
synagogue August 5.
Noah Lambert will erect a handsome
residence on the southeast corner of
Tenth and Tamhill street
A brilliant society audience was out
at the Marquam Grand Theater last
night to see Miss Maude Granger In
"The Creole." or rather her version of
the intensely emotional play, "Arti
cle 47."
"IGXORIXO OF SIX" NOT TAUGHT
Christian Scientist Replies to Charge
Made In Recent Sermon.
PORTLAND. Aug. 20. (To the Ed
itor.) The misrepresentation of the
teaching of Christian Science concern
ing evil has been so frequently cor
rected through the public press that It
seems almost anomalous for an intelli
gent speaker at this time to reiterate
the charge contained in a sermon which
appeared In The Oregonian last Sunday.
Christian Science Is therein pointed out
as one of three delusions offered as
remedies for man's unhappinesa. In
order even to seem to establish his
claim that Christian Science is a delu
sion, the critic has found it necessary
to misrepresent its teachinxB.
Anyone who will take the pains to
read, with a reasonable degree of fair.
ner.8, the Christian Science textbook,
"Science and Health, With Key to the
Scriptures." by Mary Baker Lddy, can
eadily discover thp.t Christian Science
does not teach us to ignore sin, pain
or anxiety. On tho contrary. Christian
Science teaches that these conditions
are experiences of the carnal or mortal
mind and that they may be overcome
by letting that Mind be In us which
was also in Christ Jesus.
Ignorance is not overcome by ignor
ing it, but by gaining; knowledge; nor
Is evil overcome by Ignoring It. out by
let tine; the supremacy of good be made
manifest In our thinking and In our
conduct. Evil only maintains a sem
blance of reality by appearing in the
guise of good. Just as long as mortals
believe In evil as something as navin
power to give pleasure or satisfaction-
they will love it and indulge it. When
evil is recognized as inherently power
less, it will cease to attract Hence, as
its nothingness becomes apparent, it
will disappear from human conscious
ness. Since the Master said: "None is
good, save one. that is, God." and since
that one is infinite, the claim of any
good apart from God is false. Chris
tian Science teaches God's allness, his
Infinitude, and it is the analysis of evil
In the littht of this teaching, and not
the ignoring of it which overcomes it
No one better understands than the
genuine Christian Scientist that a god-l-
life" Is the only road to happiness.
More than this. Christian Science is
showing him exactly how to live this
godly life. F. ELMO IlOBlSCCN,
Committee on Publication.
QUESTION PUT TO BILLY SUNDAY
Maryland Reader Wants to Know
About "Steals" Krom ingerscii.
the Editor.) Of Rev. William Ashley
Sunday's recent appearance In your
. . - i . .1 . .t ..n htr
city, tne repwri mat uo " r j
denouncing Bob Ingersoll and all the
rest of the infidels" Is thus comment
ed on by the New Tork Truth Seeker:
"The Ingersoll whom Sunday de
nounces is the man from whom he 0tole
the most highly praised speech he ever
delivered, and upon which- rests his
reputation for speaking with an elo
quence 'tipped by the fire of God.'"
Ild Rev. Sunday really appropriate
Ingeroll-s great Decoration day ad
dress of May 30. 1882. in the Academy
of Music, New York City, and deliver
It May 26. 1912. at Beaver Falls. Pa., as
given in the May 27, 1912, Beaver Daily
Times, as stated by the December 2o.
1914 New York Truth Seeker, the Jan
uary 31, 1915, New York Times and the
April, 1915. St. Louis (Mo.) Melting
Fot?
If he really did all this, how can he
find room to denounce the gifted au
thor of that remarkably eloquent ad
dress. And If he really did not do as
these widely circulated periodicals
charge, why does he not contradict and
disprove those charges?
Does he not owe it not only to him
self but to the religion he professes,
not onlv to "get right with God," but
also with the onlooklng public gener
allj. D. WEBSTER GROH.
Atnawerth Aveane Pavement.
PORTLAND, Aug. 20. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you inform me through
your paper whether any action has
ever been taken by the city to pave
Ainsworth avenue from Union avenue
east to Thirtieth street or near It If
so. when will the much-needed pave
ment be laid? A READER.
On July 14. 1915, the Council adopted
a resolution to Improve Ainsworth
avenue with a hard surface from tno
east line of Union avenue to the west
curb of East Ninth street The esti
mate is now under preparation.
Coat of Marrylna.
PORTLAND. Aug. 20. (To the Edi
tor what Is the cost of a marriage
license in Vancouver, Wash.? What Is
the charge, of the Justice of the Peace
to nerforni the marriage ceremony?
- INTERESTED.
The total cost of a marriage license
Is H-t0. as follows: License, $2; for
three affidavits, of bridegroom, bride
and witness. $1.50: for recording mar
riage In the County Clerk's office, col
lected by the Auditor at the time of
Issuance of license, ft, and 10 centa
revenue stamps. The Justice of th
Peace does r.ot "charge" anything.
Caaalax; Recipe Wasted.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 20. (To
th Editor.) Some time ago "Widow
Farmer." of Corvaliis, published a
racip for canning peas. I have canned
peas and beans in this manner and
would appreciate it very much if sh
would have published In The Orego
nlan a recipe for canning corn off and
on the cob. I find corn very much
harder to keep than the other vege
tables. SUBSCRIBER.
MISSOURI SENATOR IS TARGET
Ee,ual Suffrage Workera Aatlee War la
Which He Evaded These.
PORTLAND, Or.. Aug. 19. (To the
Editor.) Senator William J. Stone,
Democratic Congressman from Mis
souri, was conveniently absent when
the vote was last taken on the suf
frage amendment in the United States
Senate. When tba Senator was in
Portland recently I, with other Port
land women, feeling a deep Interest in
the enfranchisement of the rest of the
women of the country, greatly desired
to have 15 minutes' conference with the
Senator. We should not have asked
for even 15 minutes of his time had
not thia been our only opportunity of
talking to him, as we shall not be able
to go either to Missouri or to Wash
ington, D. C, before the vote is taken
again on the amendment in the com
ing -Congress.
Not wishing to "waylay" any Con
gressman, we phoned to Mr. Stone,
who said that he would be "so very
pleased to see the ladies if his time
permitted." and that he "would phone
us later in the day." When we phoned
first.it was early in the morning. The
Senator did not leave until 9 P. M.
We accordingly gave the entire day to
the matter, waiting at my home for
fear of missing the Senator's phone
call. We did not receive it. It Is en
lightening, however, to read in an in
terview in The Oregonlan August 19
Just why. It is interesting indeed to
note that, while the Senator criticises
"suffragists" for "waylaying" Con
gressmen, a thing they particularly
avoid doing (with the result that they
missed seeing the Congressman),
it never seems to occur to him that
he probahJy (?) deviated from tho path
of rectitude when he told he suffra
gists that he "would call them If he
had time," and when he later frankly
admitted that ho "avoided the whole
matter by referring them tohis wife,
who was conveniently asleep."
We are glad, however, that the Sen
ator has at last stated the matter so
clearly. The story of "The Oregon
Women and Senator btone" no doubt
will be enlightening a'so to members
of his constituency. We look to the
Senator not only to be present but to
vote yea on the Susan B. Anthony
amendment in the coming 4th Con
gress. MISS ADELAIDE SHORT.
USING THE HISTORICAL PRESENT
Head of House "Grammatically Divided"
Seeks Advice.
PORTLAND, Aug. 18. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you kindly differentiate be
tween "see" and "saw," explaining the
use of the historical present? I am
frequently taken to task by my wife,
who taught school, for the use of "see."
My use of English has been largely
picked up by myself, although I had
one year of rhetoric.
Now here is an approximate expres
sion from the papers when Mr. Dooley
and his friend had their dialogues in
the press: "I see," says Mr. Dooley,
"that the Germans . . ." Or like I
frequently use it: "I see by the papers
that the Germans are massing troops
on the Serbian frontier." To use "iaw"
In the above sentence, to me. Is to
dull your composition. Using the pres
ent, even though the act be past, cer
tainly makes the speech of the speaker
more effective.
Again, in commenting on some of the
President's acts I am taken to task for
my "Mr. Wilson," instead of using
"President Wlnson." on the ground
that it is discourteous. Now in talking
to a man It might be a grievous fault
not to use his title, but in commenting
in writing on a man's acts it would
make dull reading to have a repetition
of President when Mr. makes a change
and adds variety.
1 may be wrong, but In these matters,
like the man from Missouri, I have to
be shown. I try to follow good taste
In the best reading and feel with The
Oregonlan if I remember correctly
that those who are afraid of splitting
I J- ;-.;.- .- ara an minpHlinliH of
crossing their "f's or dotting their
"l"s and noting their "p"s and "q"s
never gfi inr in men j. . na......
READER.
The First Moving Picture in
The Sunday Oregonian
"movif" of which there is any' record was shown at-Belshazzer's
feast, which is told of so graphically ij B.lble- . .
Of course it is not contended that the moving pictures of those
times were anything like the film and lantern matiop
in fact, the term moving picture when applied to the Biblical in
cident is used more or less in a figurative sense.
The complete story of the moving picture described in the Bible
will be presented in The Sunday Oregonian.
RESCUING GRAND OPERA FROM THE WAR How an American
impresario has gone to Europe to obtain some grand opera stars
for the American stage is the subject of another interesting tale
that will be presented, with photographs, in the Sunday issue.
UNCLE SAM'S STAMP BUSINESS A woman has charge of all the
United States Government's postage stamps. She direct i the pack
ing department of the stamp bureau from which 12,000,000 000
stamps were shipped last year without an error. The story of how
this clever woman does her work will be presented to the readers
of The Sunday Oregonian.
WORK ON INTERSTATE BRIDGE Unless Portland people have
had occasion in the last few weeks to take a trip across the Columbia
' River between this city and Vancouver they are not in position to
know the work actually being done on the interstate bridge that is
to form a highway between the two cities. An Oregonian staff
man recently visited the site of the new structure and obtained
some remarkable photographs. The results of his visit will be pre
sented in the Sunday paper.
STRIDES OF EDUCATION IN AMERICA It is not generally known
that the people of America especially the foreign-born men and
women are taking a remarkably active interest in educational
matters in recant yeans that is in fundamental education. There
is a desire among the persons of even the most lowly origin to
learn. In most of the big cities organized effort is being made
to teach them. A description of thia work will be another inter
esting feature tomorrow.
WOMEN GAMBLE FOR HIGH STAKES Society women in England,
as well as in America, it has been revealed, are among the most
reckless gamblers ever heard of. Some of them, according to a
story in tomorrow's issue, have sacrificed high stakes in order to
satisfy their desire. This tale is of lively interest.
THE LIFE OF AN ATHLETE There is a theory among students of
physiology that prizefighters, baseball players and other athletes
don't live as long as men who lead more normal lives. This subject
will receive intelligent discussion from an authority on the subject
in the Sunday paper.
DR. HUTCHINSON'S STORY Dr. Woods Hutchinson, the entertain
ing authority on disease and how to prevent disease,- will tell how
good temper prolongs life and how bad temper leads to an early
gravef sometimes.
NEW MOVING PICTURE NEWS In tomorrow's issue will be
printed a full page of late news regarding moving picture stars and
their whims and other valuable information regarding the moving
picture world that doubtless will be of timely interest to all who
follow the silent drama. It will be a regular weekly feature.
MANY OTHER ATTRACTIONS The additional features that usually
serve to entertain The Sunday Oregonian readers will be presented,
also, including the departments devoted to the drama, sports, real
estate, automobiles, good roads, society and music. The comic sec
tion will be there as usual and Donahey's page of entertainment for
the little folks will be an added attraction. The front cover page
this time will present a new view of the Columbia River from a point
near Bonneville.
ORDER TODAY.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonlan. August 31. 186..
W. C. Myer, of Oakland Mills. Or.,
announces he will exhibit Coberg and
his family of colts at the Oregon State
Fair October 3 at Salem.
' The New York Journal of Commerce,
a paper which was so completely chop
fallen by the result of the last Presi
dential election that in its very next
issue it declared its intention to es
chew politics entirely thereafter, seems
to have become somewhat enheartened
again; so much so, at least as to be
able to give us another disquisition on
the aims and prospects of the party.
in the advocacy of whose doctrines it has
been so unsuccessful ana unioriunaie.
The Journal of Commerce feelingly
complains that the loyal people of the
United States have dealt with the
"Democratic" party as if it had been
in sympathy with the rebellion. Truly
one "Democratic" paper has hit it at
last
William Higby, member of Congress
from the Second District of California,
arrived in Portland last Saturday.
The new ferryboat built by Joseph
Knott for crossing the river at this
city will be running Wednesday.
Bishop Klngsley. of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, has arrived In Port
land for a visit
James M. Ashley, Representative In
Congress from the Tentu Ohio District,
is in Portland. He is on a tour of the
country, charged with the task of
learning the needs and wants o. the
various territories
As now constituted, the Fourth Ju
dicial District of this state comprises
the counties of Clackamas. Multnomah,
Washington, Columbia, Clatsop and Til
lamook. This district is entirely too
large. This (Multnomah) county ought
to constitu'o a separate Judicial dis
trict Miss Clara Barton, daughter of Judge
Barton, Worcester, Mass.. who has oD
talned National repute by publishing
a list of missing soldiers and by her
heroic deeds to the wounded in battles,
and even under fire, left Washington
lately on a Government vessel with a
party for the purpose of enclosing the
area of ground at Andersonville. where
so many Federal prisoners P's,hea
from want and exposure, and is Putt'"f
up headboards at their erravea She
conceives she has a correct list of the
deceased and has accordingly obtained
17,000 headboards for that purpose.
COUNTY AFFAIRS IN GOOD SHAPE.
Non-Partlaaa League Inveatlnatee and
Commends Heads aad Aides.
PORTLAND. Aug. 20. (To the Edi
tor ) Will you kindly give publicity
to the following statement relative t
the results from an investigation of
tho County of Multnomah undertaken
Just one year ago? ...,, t
In order to check up the situation I
have recently gone over the matters
connected with the county work and
believe It Is only fair to the commis
sioners and other employes of the
county that a statement should be
made relative to the facts as I find
thAt'the end of the first six months
of the present year the county is well
within its budget estimate. This is
true of practically all of the depart
ments, and in a few instances where
it is not true I believe there is good
reason for the infraction.
I find that all of the important de
partments are making comprehensive
monthly reports to the commission
ers, and in discussing some of these
with the department heads I find the
work is not burdensome and that the
results are now being appreciated by
the departments themselves.
It is with considerable pleasure that
I make this statement of fact con
cerning the county, and I believe that
the employes, particularly the heads
of departments, should receive the com
mendation which they deserve.
THE NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE.
By George C. Maso.manager.