Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, October 07, 1915, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text(Bryonia. Entered at Portland. Oregon, fostofflce aa ecood class matter. Cubccr.vtion Kaiea Invariably In advance. Bj kiUL -Daily. Sunday included, one year ..$8.U0 Xally. Sunday Included, six months ..... 4.5 Iaily. Sunday included, three tuonUis -4.-5 Daily, Sunday included, one month 5 Daily, without Sunday, six months .. Daily, without Sunday, three months Xja.il y, without Sunday, one montn "Weekly, one year Sunday, one year bunday and Weekly, one year ... By Canter, Dally, Sunday Included, one year . . 1.75 . .u . 2.60 , V'.VO .75 How to Remit Band posiotfice money or der, express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at tender's risk. Give post off Ice address in iuli. including county and state. Postage Kates 12 to 10 pages, 1 cent; IS to 32 pages. 2 cents; 4 to 48 pages, 3 cents, 60 to 60 pages. 4 cents;. 02 to o pages, h cents ; 78 to 02 pastas. 6 cants. Korelsn tosiaffe. double rates. Eu-ifrn Business Offices V-srree & Conk Jin. Brunswick t uilding. New York ; Verree Conklin, Steger building. Chicago; San Francisco representative. R. J. BiawelU 'J43 Market street. rORTLAN D, THU HSDAY, OCT. t, 1915. BALKAN TANGLE GROWS WORSE By defying Russia and sending an yitimatum to fcerma. igana nas tral empires. The Czar-, decision to compel Buleraria. to take sides was a bold stroke of. strategy doubtless adopted in concert "with his allies for the purpose of clearing up the en tire Balkan situation. Until Greece and Roumania have made their choice between Joining the allies and remain ing neutral, it will be impossible to lorm an opinion wnetner itussia acted wisely, for the action of the two minor states is still In doubt. Russia's decision was doubtless prompted by the threat of the Teutons to aescena upon serDia witn over whelming force, unite their army with that of Bulgaria and rush to the aid f Turkey. It was necessary for the protection of Serbia that a Bulgarian attack in the rear be warded off. The Greek alliance with Serbia and hatred of Bulgaria Reem tn Vi a ve hpn triisten to enlist the Hellenic kingdom in the allied cause and to secure Greek aid in defending Serbia from Bulgaria and Greek consent to the landing of willed trooDS at Salonica for the same purpose. Fear of Bulgarian revenge for the war of 1913 and hope of ter ritorial acquisitions from Austria were expected to draw Roumania into the war on the allies' side. If these expectations should be realized, there would be a large net gain to the al lied forces, for the Greek army about equals mat or Bulgaria, and the Rou manian army of about 600,000 men woum do so much to the good. But the dynastic alliances of the Balkan kings with Germany are be ing used by that country to thwart the obvious wishes of their people. Jvtng Constantine, of Greece, is mar ried to the Kaiser's sister Snnhie nr.. rier whose Influence he is doing his ut most to preserve Greek neutrality aided by German intrigue and Ger man money. Rather than yield to the popular will he has caused a cabinet crisis and perhaps risked his throne, for public sentiment is far more Rtronelv in favnr nf war than the vote in Parliament indicates. The Greeks deposed King Otto, .a Ba varian, in 1862, because he opposed their democratic ambitions, and a like fate may befall Constantine. King Ferdinand, of Roumania, is a German Prince of the Hohenzollern family, lived in Germany for the first twenty-eight years of his life and is certainly in sympathy with the Teu tons, although married to a British Princess. Popular sympathy with Serbia and the allies, hnn hon heirf In restraint, not only by government policy, but by business reasons and by the spectacle of Russian defeats at the door. The court and cabinet in clude strong pro-German influences, vet transport 'of arms through the country from Germany to Turkey has heen forbidden and Bulgaria's mobil ization has caused warnings that it will be regarded as unfriendly and has heen met by concentration of troops on the frontier. German influence seems to have made less headway in prompting the King to run counter to public sentiment in Roumania. than in Greece. It remains to be seen whether the people will not drive the government Into action when Bulgaria attacks Serbia. In siding with Germany and Austria, Czar Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, not only gratifies his people's desire for re venge on Serbia, but uses that sen timent to gratify his own racial sym pathy and his dynastic ambition. 'He Is a Prince of Saxe-Coburg, was born in Vienna and was serving in the Hun garian army when called to the Bul garian throne. His affiliations with both central empires are therefore close. He Is said to have been tempted not only by the prospect of gain ing the territory which Bulgaria's enemies seized in 1913, but by the prospect of reigning as Czar at Con stantinople over a restored Byzantine empire. How that promise could be reconciled by Germany with the em pire's alliance with Turkey is not easy to explain. Czar Ferdinand is also opposed by a large proportion of his people, who do not relish the thought if aiding their former oppressor, Tur key, against their deliverer, Russia, no matter how much they hate Serbia, Greece and Roumania. Balkan statecraft is such a tangle of cross-purposes between each nation and its rulers and between different nations, while each element is pulled this way and that by the great warring powers, that any guess at its outcome is as good as any other until each nation is definitely aligned in the war. The' allies have been prompted to force a decision by the imminence of a Teuton attack on Ser bia and by a determination that, if Bulgaria is going against them, she should be compelled to move at a nine cnosen Dy tnem. One Dur - - . - i r -. "ecu iu produce a moral effect on Ttitlimrl Greece and Roumania, as well as to " " force a diversion of Teuton troops from the eastern front to the. wi It seems to have succeeded so far that . 1 the Germans and Austrian. hnve hue-. I . -w.. brought to a standstill in that quar- ter. As Winter is at hand in Russia, the Teutons may have decided to stop where they are and entrench for the The apartment of a modern co-ed is no safe place for prowling burglars. The college gid of today is inclined to be vigorous of body, as well as of mind, anil frequently has nothing of that timidity which is peculiar to her sex. Hence she does not hesitate to grapple with the midnight intruder as a hapless burglar at Berkeley has learned after a desperate struggle which nearly cost him his freedom. Jf not his life. The unhesitating and active mannp-r in wnicli roH forma co-ed tackled her unwelcome visitor suggests that the second story worker would be safer robbing mere men. DO THEY STAND BT WILSON? President Wilson says the country must be - prepared "very adequately prepared" not for . war, but for defense. That is the doctrine of a real Americanism. - If the President's wise words shall find a genuine response in': prompt and suitable Congressional action, the country will be satisfied. The Presi dent knows, and Congress should know, that preparedness is the great question of -the hour. It should not be a partisan matter, but It will be, if the Democratic majority in Congress fails to do its full duty. Where does the Democratic party stand on preparedness? Wbrm An the organs of Democratic nniniiin stand ? ' Where do , the Democratic clubs stand? The local Jackson Club, which busies itself with affairs of human Concern, has a great chance to save the day for the Dfimopmcv ft nnriit to let President Wilson know that regon Democrats are with him if iev s,7-o Tt i,ij J, tn It h give words of Affairs Committee. It should put the nomocracy ngnt with Its leaders and with the world. Or, does the Jackson Club, with the snaaow or Bryan and a supine inver tebracy over it, fear to choose between duty and expediency? THE HELPING HAND. Nimble flnsrera anil' tender licnio of Portland soon are to join In the Humanitarian duty of alleviating, wherever possible, suffering brought on by the war In lnrnna a- , v. Multnomah Hotel next Monday morn ing women of various callings and sta tions will unite in. the volunteer work of maklne bandne-es ni -.ren-rin-. surgical dressings for the wounded Buiuiers in tne crimson battle zone. It is-signiflcant that the.SA hnHaees laid, cut and sewed with loving hands! lor an tne soldiers all. Suf fering on. the battlefield knows no national or racial lines; neither does the ministration of the American women in this. one, nf ha-. accomplishments. It is to be a work of international relief. When this work starts next week It will be one of serious sacrifice and one In which, everv woman esn o-h will be soberlv intmttni c- i , - w.-.?i.vu. uuuidl demands for some will be relegated; luf otners time no doubt needed at their homes will be employed, but the good they will An - ..V. . w iUIU. lne American woman is needed in the uaitio zone in this way. Perhaps a bandage sewed in Pnr)inn,i stanch the flow that is drenching save a lire. Those who cannot give time perhaps can give of old linens. Dins and thren t,. aim to ply the needle can wrap the bandages or cut the cloths ti, work for all women to do, and the sigh of relief that will ,f" some warrior, be he British or Ger man, French or Austrian, or of Whl ever nationality, will be the blessing on every one who aids in this work snini8 work, I President Wilson has vlelrtd ir. I Counsel in rierlrilnr tra session of the Senate fnr- t, .i j i. iu - n i i u. ii eX' poses of revising the rni v.,, ing cloture and of ratifying the Co- coast France and Spain and in ther lombian and Nicaraguan treaties. Medlterranean, where few American The object of the cloture would be to snips aro found, and where the trans enable the Administration to Jam ports carrying troops and supplies to through the ship purchase bill and other party measures, but it is so ob- jectionable to many Senators, both - u.ucb.VA0, UULU Democratio and Rennhlimn , extra four or six weeks before the regular session began would be spent in debate. Feeling would probably become so bitter that the ri.hat. nM extend far beyond December oni would put the Senate in nr mind for calm consideration of the ur gent business of the country. The time is especially inopportune to discuss cloture, because the prin cipal legislation to be considered is not of the kind to be jammed through by a party vote. It is of the kind which requires the earnest tion of both parties in carrying the Nation through a critical time, when the voice of party should be stilled. Congress must promptly provide in creased revenue, for the definit i in creasing at the rate of J500.000 a day ana at that rate the treasury may be empty by January 1. The President will need the aid of Republicans in providing for National defense, for he will encounter determine nnnn.!- tion in his own party. He should also have realized by this time tnn noth ing effective can be done for the mer chant marine by the means he has proposed and that he mav ret some thing useful done if he will listen to omers Desldes Secretary McAdoo. tne suojects we have mentioned are of a 'kind that nreclnries srtinn by the jamming through process, but that requires taking counsel with all the best minds of Congress. Cloture is out or place at such a time. WORKING FOR PERMANENT PEACE.- There Is a close kinsh the movement to prepare the Nation iJi lis own aeiensn nnf the ment started by the League to En force Peace. The one nlms tn me.t conditions as they are. the other to cnange tnose conditions very much for the better. It is in support of the latter movement that h)u.m c Houston will speak at the Chamber of commerce this evening on "Commerce and Peace." The cause Mr. Houston win advo cate is a practical means of progress towards realizing an ideal the ideal of universal peace. It is as closelv "ii-u cue cause or .National de- auiea witn tnat of fire fiehtln We need a stroner Armv ani TSTaw ""' witn. war, out we should not relax our efforts to prevent war fight war with war, but we should by converting the world's armies into , . --. ju tue-oiner Jinnri n 1-4 , woria ponce force. On the -other ...,.,v nmnuif; LUUSB eiiorts. We should not. In anticipation of their full success, permit the Army and Xavy to remain insufficient for their purpose. That would be a3 outright folly as it would be for Portland to abolish its fire department because the city is striving to prevent fires ne ieasrue to Enforce Peace does t MlPnitra re on.. . I a - . . ... j i. 1 OeS nOt nrODOSe th., n,Hnn. disarm before they have reduced the il a. nar 10 a point Where they I can safely do so. It proposes Plans viujjuoca pians i oc settling international quarrels by I a world court or by conciliation, the auw-i-ess or wnicn would naturally lead - - - . - ..um uoiuinuy ieao I to a reduction of armaments through I realization that huge armies and navies were no longer needed. The nations would be bound together in an agreement to combine their forces against any nation which broke the peace without exhausting judicial and conciliatory means' of settling -disputes. Far from hpfno " . ; . 1. i - r auwvuoslcuv niui this permanent peace rrlovement, Na tional defense measures would great ly ma it. j.r tnis Nation puts itself in Position to OvornnwAT- or,r o ing force, the close of the war will find it able to dominate the world in the cause of peace. It will have resources in men, material and money uuuimmisDen Dy war, in contrast with nations well-nitrh hanknmt in and monev. Tha TTnitH afn .j 1 1 - " ' -. . ... Ltfc k. ao win then command respect, not only by ul lutiy jueais it sets forth, but by Its ability to combat any nation which, reiectins- thnc, . , It. Without that ability our plea for peace might be mistaken by the vic tors for the nlea. of th strong not to use his strength. j.ne maxim, "In time of peace prepare for war," has its counterpart, equally wise, "In time of war pre pare for rp en " Thot ta i a . i - " . io i me league advises the United States to j aTd therU110 ao- and the two ca me two can be followed at the same time with perfect consis tency. QIARBEI, WITH GERMANY EJTDED. Germany's disavowal of the acts of submarine commanders in sinking the Arabic as well as the Lusltanla, taken in conjunction with the a o.AA. - " "P). Llllllll UUl to sink unarmed and unresisting lin ers without warning, concedes prac tically everything the United States has asked with regard to submarine war. Some doubt remains whether m immunity or liners from sudden attack is to extenrl to freight which are not onemte nn 1 lines. but it is not probable that Ger many, aiter naving yielded the prin ciple, would hold out on -such a point. This dlDlnrantto . dent. Wllspn really dates from the suc- ceaoion oi'Air. Iansing to Mr. Bryan as Secretary of State. It proves that Mr. Bryan, on arnmtnt o 1.1. . ' . 1 mo cAueaaive devotion to peace, actually endangered '"U'J reiauons with Germany by his mere nrnra at .. 1 j - ..." ueau U 1 the State Department. It proves that the elimination of such a man and the substitution of a man who does not exclude war from the means he will use to unhoM Tsrntinnoi i 1-. . . -..MoiiiQuut nave been most effective m -. peace, while at the same time preserv ing our rights. A man i proud to fight" or who regards war as a greater evil than National humil iation, will surely bring upon the Nation the latter ..n i --cu u.uu give a standing Invitation to any- aggressive uaciuu 10 attacK us. Germany may be making a virtue of necessity. If runnrt. r,nn J;. ferent quarters are to be credited, Ger- ud.Uys loss or submarines has been OUt Of all nrnnnrtfnn n 1 ' mo icsuiu attained bv the anhm.in. , - .UuiiuC VlillJitlgll ihis seems to be particularly true of fhT w ? , narro waters around be BrlUsh Isles, as the British have 1 -Ut fro1" experience the best ?!.aS f crabaUng the submarine. to I L ' "X y De PreParinS practically Uh "cw'""" extended operations in those waters and, without announcing that purpose, she may be playing for advantage by representing this action as an act or rnnr-in9in. the TJnltorl Statoo i- , ... the United States. Kpw .lar submarines are evidently k farther afield to onerato nrr. th. , tho rardanelles can be attacked. It thess Pen waters the patrol which l"0 j-'a.iua.iieiies can be attacked. In according to British reports, lias been so effective against submarines in British waters, would have h,,t 11 ited chance of catching any prey. An entire change of naval strategy, which has been found wise on its merits, may have been used by Germany to mollify the United States. 3IOYTE3 FOR THE ELITE. All New York Is to get in on the joys of the movies. No longer will this diversion he confined t tv. - siderable portion of the 400,000 which delights to barter a nickel or a dime for five reels of fun and thrills. The elite now have their change rn, a th ater has been dedicated to' their spe cial oeneiit ana the vulgar herd is excluded by a placard which an nounces ' that the admission nrire is three dollars. If we mav believe the reports, the new enterprise is being liberally patronized by the select and elect, who are findins- tho mnvie nen. ple a fine surcease from ennui. x or their three dollars these gilded patrons get nothing special in the way of film entertainment The opening picture heralded a second-rate come dian in a third-rate picture. But the quality of the Dicture is nnite a sec ondary matter. It is the exclusiveness that counts. No common person will pay three dollars for a ten-oent sh The vulgar wretch has too much sense for that. So those hisrhlv cultivated individuals whose dollars came as an Incident of birth, not as a return for service, mav feel themselves r,,,ftA secure in the perfumed environs of the tnree-dollar picture show. Of course they will not eet n. munh for their three dollars as the common herd does for a dime. The wealthy Idlers haven't the same capacity for enjoyment. They have been thrilled and amused to death; their senses are dulled and their senlsihmties blunted to the sensation of whole some enjoyment. But the movies will help to relieve the gloom of boredom ana tne emptiness of their existence for a brief spell, which as. the most they can hope for. The keen relish of diversions and pleasures remains for those to whom amusement is an inci dent or a busy life rather than the sole object of existence. TARIFF COMMISSION THE ONLY WAY. Failure Of the Tariff Commission nf 1882 to secure adoption of Its recom mendations Dy congress is used by the New Tork Times as an argument against establishment of such a com. mission at this time. It says: Be the report of any commission never bo wise, the mere announcement of it 1b a summons to organize ag-ainst it. In Con gress an4 out. crtH,cism of Present plans the ad: Tn" 'tuatlon Is that tha present tariff ture. and has come to te applied under con. ditlonS Of UneXneteH .Tll.rp.nv TI.. . . posal is to revise the tariff to fit the emer- -1 - " j " . 1 niifiicB iiuiaer nvinon 10 mKt the Conditions When the ,marr,npv SiVtuKing" would bto'VeVi.M'te lne conditions ot the emergency, leav- KhihS-!ra?,c" "J" .f,.tbA.,a-1l.ff to & altare-1. It nece son of more stability But the present tariff did not. under uvi uidi Lunuiuuas, produce enOUgn revenue and for that reason revision normal conditions, produce enough would have been necessary if there had been no war. Further, the" war has not only caused a temporary emer gency requiring temporary changes in duties for the purpose of increasing revenue. It has revolutionized world wide industrial conditions governing the tariff, and its effects will be felt for so long after the war that we must treat those effects as permanent. In order to adapt the tariff to them, it is necessary now to begin a study of them, and no better agency can be found for making that study than a commission. The fate of the commission tariff of 1882 is no precedent for 1915 or 1916. Public opinion was not awake then as it now is. The people have become educated on the tariff and cannot be fooled as easily as they w-ere formerlv Thev are annremeiv disgusted at seeing the tariff used as puuucai looiDau ana at the log rolling methods of Congress. Public opinion, if . thoroughly aroused, can drive Coneress to estahiieh s hi.h class, non-partisan, expert and per manent Tariff Commission, as it has forced Congress to do many other things which Congress was reluctant to do. It can force Congress to adopt witnout cnange a tariff that is recom mended by such a commission. The one thing necessary is to unite public opinion on this purpose by keeping the SUblect OUt of nnrtv TifiHH. . . to bring such pressure upon Congress " cannot resist ana to sustain this pressure until the end Is attained When the country has once enjoyed mo ueoents or a scientinc, non-political tariff, it will no more permit a return to the old system than it would suffer repeal of the civil serv ice law or of the Interstate commerce law. There is that which savors of p re arrangement in the nrnmntness thoroughness with which Germany 10 tne Administration s latest demands for a German disavowal of the Arabic affair. After the incident seemingly had been dropped, Wash ington finds of a sudden that a dis avowal was lacking. The matter was pressed with an unwonted sion. Two days elarjse n n rl X'nn xterm- storff comes forward with an abject apology In behalf of his government. That diSaVOWal VnillA anneo. convincing if signed by Von Jagow vv cents ago. There mav be cajes where ..--t. produces nervous prostration that im pels a man to commit suicide, but there must be contributory causes, known or unsusnecteri rnp th. sical system will automatically relax when the need of overwork has reached its limit. When the .entt strain goes beyond the ability of the """J iime a man gets an un derstudy. Announcement that merehan vac- sels are resuming the old Magellan route between Atlantic and Pacific has an ominous note. We had thought completion . of the canal ended the long course around, but as the matter now stands the ien is the short way in addition to being mj oiiiy certain way. Kipling gave all he ha t the cause, his only son, and the young man is reported missing and prob ably dead. The boy's mother was an American girl, sister of Wnlentt Balestier. ami the iiin e i . " . dj iiiirnJ J will reach across th ocean in her Dereavement. -- - If Oreeon hail srone rv -1 1 young Dale, of Pilot Rock, might not be guilty of murdering the aged couple and those people would be alive. Dale was verv ilpnnl- v, j v. uua nucu IIO committed the deed. It has talten man v vear.s -rr th General Board of tne an Administration to adopt its' 4 8 battleship programme, but, aided by the logic of the war, it has succeeded at last. If we believe what each party says of what happened to the other in the battle in France, both armies must have been well-nigh exterminated. An English Earl has been named as chief recruiting officer. Wonder if it is done because he's competent or be cause he is an Earl. The Chinese must get off Commo dore Wright's mud scows. So says Labor Commissioner Hoff, with the law behind him. . Probe of the Minneapolis election likely will show tho "wets" had more votes than the "drys," shocking as it may seem. - By and bv license hnrtces win as plentiful as fraternity buttons. me cnimney-swceps have them. The study of foreign geography may as well be studied, for many lesser kingdoms will be wiped off the map. What a "pudding" the junkmen will have In Europe after the war If these estimates of shells fired are reliable. Portugal has a new president, but the republic is so far outside of the war zone nobody notices the event. Unhappy is the man who made the dire mistake of donning his Winter woolens the last time It rained. Mrs. Pankhurst is on the - right slde now in fighting that women be allowed to make munitions. Greece said to France "keep out," then left the gate wide open and turned her 'back. If the Navy continues to fight theoretical battles, it will get ready for a real one. When rug dealers fall out they re veal what easy marks they have for customers. The demand for high schools In this city is a little ahead of the eed. The administration's mind on the tariff is unchanged. So is the public's. The price of Tillamook cheese is rising, but the article is worth it. James Whitcomb Riley is 62 today and he's "going like sixty.'' too. With th'e canal tied up for a month we see the need of It Cover the plants, for there Is frost in the air. The Balkans are balking in earnest now. Stars and Starmakers By Uoh Cass Baer. A DOCTOR In Chicago Dr. Willard xV. H. I Johnson to be exact rushes Into print with the highly-original opinion tnat when men marry they should select wives with "hihu-n,," WhiCh nrOVea that Tne Is an nnmorrltwY man. Women always look baby-eyed i me peyccoioglcal minute when they are egging on a proposal. An actress in an interview says that "what men do not know about women would fill a husre book " Just se Rut what we women do not know abcut men will also fill a huge volume, sev eral of 'em In fact. And maybe it's an ror the best. Mrs. Howard Russell is in Portland. She is at the Nortonia with her parents Judge and Mrs. Lighter. Mrs. Rus sell Is known professionally as Minnie Townsend. She has just finished a happy engagement in San Francisco at tne lgwam Theater. Howard. Rus sell Is on tour with the Orpheum players and this week they are In Stockton. California, playing "Within the Law. The reviewers gave a lot or space to the good work of Mr. Rus sell In the role of Richard Glider. A guest in Portland Is N. C Wunr. the "N." standing for Nathaniel, who is nero aneaa or that excellent comedy "A Pair of Sixes." which rounds out next week at the Helllg. Mr. Wagner's last visit to us was made in the In terests of "Ready Money," and he says uo nopes there's enough of it left In mo town tor nis, "Pair nf sH-re." draw. Whoever said "Ininiiii,n,v name is woman," has had his theory provea again. Here in Oregon we had a woman who complained because she was deprived of husrs and kisses rr four years, and now they've found a woman in Boston who boasts e-leefniiv of the fact that she's never been hugged or Kissed. . as uress-Lv day approaches I am personally qualifying to furnish Gen eral Sherman with a synonym for war. Musical America tells of a singer who recently cassed an evenins- at the house of a lady and stayed late. As he rose to go tne hostess said: tray, don't go yet, Mr. Basso; I want you to sing something for m. " "Oh, you must excuse me tonight; It is very late and I should disturh the neighbors.' "Never mind the .nelehbora.' an swered tne woman, quickly; "they poisoned our dog yesterday.' " Emma Trentlni. one of the various BO-Called "little devils Of e-ran eners may not sing again for a long time. rv.cceni.iy sne underwent an opera tion in Milan. Italv. and while she i. recover'.ng from the effects of it, her voice is not sufficiently strong to per mit her to continue her career, and ncr nnysiciana have fnrhtHHen ka- undertake an ocean voyage this Au tumn. Madame Trentlni left Mew -vn, i-.t June ior Italy, and has been since that ume at ner home in Mantova, three miles from Milan. Her hrnther i. in the Italian Army, and she has assumed personal charge of her estate. A throat affection which had annoyed her for- some time lnrinne her un3er the knife. Should she be able to sing this season, she will hemm. a member of the grand opera company which Arturo Toscaninl has organised In r . 1 .. Retinoid Wolf. TV" h n has o 11.. ny column In the New York Morning leiegrapn, tells of the visitation of Hetty Green at a theater in New Tork. He tells it thusly: "when Sen Teal .. . .... - ..v. ... l. LUS Longacre Theater last evening, that Hetty Green, the wealthiest woman In the world, was occunvinsr a. hut he became as nervous as a show girl In ner iirst one-piece bathing suit. Mr. Teal, who is always impressed In the presence of huge wealth, finally gained control of himself, and bowed low three times in the direction or the hn, rn by one the other members of the exec utive staff tiptoed into the foyer, gazed reverently at the box in which sat Mrs. Green and her son. Colonel Green, and bent their heads In solemn obeisance. "So far as could be ascertained, Mrs. Green and her son enjoyed "The Girl Who Smiles' vastly, although be it said to her credit she did not make a show of her affluence by throwing money on the stage to the actors, as Is sometimes the custom of opulent champagne agents." Franklyn Underwood and his wife, Frances Slosson, are appearing in Los Angeles at the Burbank in a Joint starring engagement in stock. This week they are presenting "The Big Idea." Ida St. Leon is in the com pany. It was she who first brought us "Polly of the Circus." ... And Polly was written for Mabel Taliaferro, who was here last week with "The New Henrietta." At the time of its production she was the wife of its owner and producer, Fred eric Thompson, who built the New York Hippodrome and established Luna Park at Coney Island. He is seriously 111 Just now in New York, following a nervous breakdown. It is said that, although his condition is critical, there is a chance for recovery. Mr. Thompson returned two months ago from San Francisco, where he had an amusement concession called Toy land at the fair. The attraction was a failure. Recently Brooklyn business men arranged a benefit for him at Luna Park which netted about $2000. It was planned to purchase a home for him at Coney Island. Both Miss Taliaferro and Mr. Thomp son have re-marrled to other people since their divorce. An active campaign is on among the members of the T. M. A. They had 158 members when the excitement started and when the campaign closes on No vember first they're expecting to have 250 names on the liat Managers, ushers, stage hands, actors, everyone connected with the theater excepting actresses belong to the T. M. A. There are 600 associations in the United States. A recent ruling of the- Grand Lodge reduced the' initiation fee from ten dollars to one dollar for the cam paign, and now It is on In earnest. Last week 30 new members went In and last night 28 more were made members. The order is beneficiary and social. Every year the midnight mat inees of the T. M. A. at New Year's and their big thank -you-dance following it are held all over the country. SHOES DOEST KIT O.VB OF THEM Dr. Ilrstfs IanaHracnaaesit mt Parochial Schools Called Platltade. PORTLAND. Oct- 5. (To the Editor.) Dr. Dyott. whose Sunday sermon is featured in The Oregontan. is said, by those who know him. to be a cultured gentleman of more than average poise, a scholarly gentleman not easily in fluenced by the emotional literature of our day and. withal, a gentleman that one may depend upon to say the right word without any attempt at mere ora tory. But the best of us no from time to time. If this happens while seated in our big chair it is helpful. But if it should occur while walking or talking the results may be disastrous. I am sure it was during some auch a lapse memoriae" that Dr. Dyott de livered himself or a profound plati tude on the dangers of the parochial school system. "Whatever may be the work tf the parochial school," he la quoted as sav ins, "and the rights and preferences cf any school, no church, or any sect or creed, can oppose or attempt to under mine our public school system here in America without subjecting itself to the impeachment of being un-American." The Implication, at first thought, would be that some church, or sect, or creeLthrough Its parochial school sys tem is endeavoring to undermine the public school system. I don't beMeve the good doctor meant any specific Im peachment. But unless the statement is to be considered a platitude, pure and simple, one would instantly rise to Inquire what church, or sect, or creed has the doctor In mind? mere are -many churches, sects and creeds that maintain parochial schools. jnciuoaiiis, .Baptists. Presbyter lans Enlaonnsllsns T .1 1 - , UUL..v.. uo, v. iir i n- Uans, Catholics, indeed nearly all the better-known religious denominations duplicate. In whnu a in . . work done in the public schools. Many, remaps man. or tne larger and more popular schools of the whole country ro sectarian, that is. narochial. at least In their government. Of all the v-uurcnea. sects or creeds that main tain, for reasons of their own. a pa rochial Or onaal.nirru.hl.1 .. i tem I do not know one that would fall under the impeachment of Dr. Dyott. The public school system means the System that Is maintained V... -..uu. . ...... iiuviic taxtlon. It extends from the kinder- i lnruKO ail the grades to the . " university course. The de mm Tor enntin i ------ -v.-..,,. i. ou urgent in AtifrTica, and the desire to give every- iiuriuniiy to acquire an edu universal, tnat in all my Tears I have never ..... i . Catholic or Protestant complain about acnooi tax. Nor do I be lieve Dr. Dyott, or anyone, ever heard one such complaint, unless It was the cry of some hard-pressed fellow, who thought the so-caUed "grafters" were getting his monev mil net . v. - uu It is. then, an eiuel . . . . . . - - . vFliwiuiuiy io wr u mat the American uesire ana are willing to pay for. I am rnnrln ,1. j . , f - uitj uu not wisn to be slaves to any system the limi tations of which may be improved by ,71 "M iiDerty of the press. OT libertv of anee.h Mr 111.- -ii l ... ' erty of which we boast,. liberty of edu' consciences of the people is but another vueeo ui our oiessea freedom Tf lniltIJ...I. .1 . . , ., ' cnurcnes. sects or wiii give tneir last sou to main tain a public school system the gen uine American la "the . j uuj wno will encourage the efforts of the in dividual, church, sect, or creed, if these . wine, itey can improve on the system. That rn,t . " ... v i lijii cnurcnes. htCU,J5Pd creed """k this can be done ZJiti. .n v lnelr wn religious training, with the hope of building up Christian characters nnH - rx.!.,! , - , . vunDuau cuiximon- ft til ab"-ltly evident from the mia cannot De conven iently attempted in the public schools. they, sometimes at establish and maintain their t.' OUasi-DUblle aeheel ..... , . th , . ; x Deiieve the good doctor- grants them this com mon American nrlvlla-. .. . rrw.. Dunn- of the.. 'u"",-r: iU" :IM and iintelllgenrand as patriot .Tay children in the land needs no demon stration at this late date. WM. A. DALY. MORAx, force: OF MILITARY DRILL Children First Taught to Obey Are Pre- vco io exercise Authority. - PORTLAVD rw i .... ..... The peace of this country depends nOt 11 TH the fl . - . wen TJ. i L numrjer or well-meaning persons, but upon requl- wln?eanfvf de'B. not the least of wnicn is the .ii. i . 7 ' our young men military training. The high schools and COHPSf Af N m a.aB.a. . .7 Luu,luy present an at tractive field for such training at very moderate pmpncfl ..ui. , - v. , n.vu o-icmBUC ex- health 27 the8tuints. Improving their v .X . """"s ana manners. OUt Of this military .4-4 11 utill mil VOIIlQ young men competent to command, and ,eUJ, m ou,.y - roper authority, a lesson some never learn at home As one who at 17 entered the military service of the country. In the great . ,. i , w,tn experience In the infantrv envoir. . . - - -. j aim ai Liiiury, x am prepared to say that such service "i r " empnasis to matters Of hOnOr H T1 rl na-aenal V. 1. 1 . . . student enters our high schools with ,,, . careless naOlts, he will, where military training is insti tuted, soon acquire better carriage, more of neatness, promptness and self respect. In fnothsll or v,..v.n . . - ...-i ui.li 1 1J u 111 U1T1 is given to the 40 or 60 students on the .e. .uua .cams, irom whom victory is honed. nnt toe 1 ; . . 1 - . n ., ... - " Hiwq mi 1. 1 1 umer students; and all must admit that the games mentioned, especially football. Is - . cun'onuiitcn ana souses, it Will he re ne nher . . i - . i:V. nidi inn son or one of Oregon's Governors was killed In a game of football. In military drill the young man must be clean in every way; he must have self-control, be obe dient, and if he ever aspires to com mand he must first learn to obey. uueaience to proper ana accepted au thor i t v Is sn 1nHlsnen.al.l . : . --i..-e-. C If" PJ1111 Jfc stone to success in any walk of life. Millar-. Hrlll -.. V. I . . . . .a i... Liiiuii cise can, will help a young man to self-mastery, honor, courtesy. self-reliance and -enlevement ot tne highest Ideals of manhood. C. E. CLIXEL KIDKRCARTE I?r PUBLIC SCHOOL Report of 1913, In Which Actios Was Bmamulea, Is Called l'p. PORTLAND. Oct. 6. (To the Editor.) I am interested In the development ot our puoiic scnoois. The "Report of the Survey of the Public School System of School District No. 1. City of Portland." submitted No vember 1. 1913. on page 156 under the heading, "Kindergartens Should Be Provided Eventually; Other Provisions Now More Important and Pressing," reads as follows: To make kindergarten Instrunllnn mil. able (or all children ot tho district ot kin dergarten age is a practical ideal which tho public should approve, and toward which the school authorities may well work as rapidly as provision for other and more pressing Interests will permit. Kindergar tens aro not of equal importance In all parts of the city. Wbers home conditions are un.avorabie, in . the more congested dis tricts, where the opportunities for outdoor pis nnder wholesome conditions ara re stricted, there the kindergarten will render its largest service, and In such sections it should be established first. But the estab lishment of kindergartens. vea In luob sec tions as these. BhOUld Walt On the l-nlnn of extensive, varied and relatively expensive ufitM.uauiei ior tne more ernclent educa tion of at least 4000 tonth new in tha schools, and of an equally larfre number who have left the schools, because of the lack of instruction suited to their needs. As this report was submitted nearlv two years ago. am I not correct in as suming that "other provisions more im portant and pressing" have already been made and that "kindergartens should be provided" now? RAY H. WATSON. Twenty-Five Year Ago Prom The Oregonlan. October 7. 1st. James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, arrived from Puget Sound last night. Judge Greenleaf Clark, general attorney for the line: Samuel Hill, his son-in-law, and Leslie F. Richardson, his secretary, accom pany the railroad builder, who admit ted he would build his line Into Port land. Terminal facilities are the chief items in the problem, he said. Salem. Oct. C. The Supreme Court met today for the regular October terra, with Chief Justice Strahan and Associate Justices Lord and Bean on the bench. A petition for a rehearing in the case of the state vs. Charles (Sandy) Olds was denied, which means he must be tried again. The Supreme Court substantially- bad set aside the latest verdict against Olds on the ground that there was not sufficient evidence to Justify a verdict of murder in the first degree. The Dalles The Dalles Chronicle will make its debut In a few days. The business men subscribed SS000 toward It In 10 minutes at a rousing meeting. Olympla The Republican state cen tral committee has named the follow ing speakers for the S0-day campaign: Judge W. H. Calkins, Patrick H. Win ston. W. H. Doollttle, W. H. Pritehard, W. J. Parkinson. W. I Jones. C W. Fishback. lhad Huston. H. Y. Thomp son. A. A. Knight, Allen Weir. W. C. Jones, W. E. Houghton. S. C. Hyde. H. L. Wilson. George Turner, C. R. Dorr and Sol Smith. There was widespread eonsternatto-i yesterday among well-dressed ladles of Portland when it was announced that the direct effect of the McElnlev tariff bill would be to raise the price of all imported cloths. H. B. LItt. who has Just returned from Paris, gave out with reluctance his views on the situation. Marshall Field, Jr.. a Harvard soph omore and son of the wealthy mer chant, of Chicago, has become a Roman Catholic so he may marry Miss Hauck, daughter of a rich brewer. - Salt Lake The Latter Day Saints in general conference yesterday forbade in future any violation of the mar riage laws of the land. Half a Century Ago' From The Oregonlan. October 7. 1ISS. Washington Captain James M. Moore, assistant " quartermaster, and his party have returned from Ander. sonvillc. where they have been en gaged the past month in identifying the graves and giving honored sepul ture to the 14.000 victims. The official statement of the Na tional debt shows It to have been $2,756,253,275 on August 1. which was nearly $300,000,000 less than generally supposed. v Edward Frank has opened a fine halrdressing and shaving saloon in one of the rooms of the Merchants' Ex change. It mav not be generally known, but Immediately after the attack upon and capture of Fort Donelson by General Grar.t he was placed under arrest. It was done by General George B. Mc Clellan. The rapid Influx of population to our state admonishes us to bestir ourselves so as to arrange matters so that this Increase of population will be a posi tive blessing to us. Addison C. Glbbs, Governor of Ore gon, has Issued a call for a special session of the Legislature to. convene December 5. There Is still no assurance that the Oregon and California overland mall service will be resumed. Portland's - three military organiza tions are: The Zouave Cadets. who have their armory at Stark and First; the Washington Guards, on Wash Ington street, and the Fenian Guards, in the Carter block. Historical Reckoning Correrted, PORTLAND, Oct. 5. (To the Ed itor.) Your issue of last Sunday con tained a very deserved tribute to the late Father Flinn by Professor J. B. Horner, of the Oregon Agricultural College, in which he says: "He knew and mingled with Jason Lee. Spalding, Father Waller, Bishop Scott. Atkinson. Pearne, Dillon, Driver, Hincs and other noteworthy pioneer preachers." etc Since the Professor's contribution was historical in its nature, historical ac curary suggests the statement thst Jason Lee died at his birthplace in Canada In March. 1845. while Father Flinn did not come to Oregon until th" Fall of 1850. Father Flinn's work In Oregon during the early days' in the religious field was incalculable for good and he was a valued associate of the pioneer preachers, but in the good ness of his heart Professor Horner took in "a little too much territory." T. T. GEEK. Plaint Is Potbemsd. WALLA WALLA. Oct. 1. (To the Editor.) Would you please give Infor mation as to what I can do to prevent the leaves of my asparagus fern from becoming yellow? 1 give It plenty of water and keep It In the shade. A SUBSCRIBER. The roots are potbound. Repot Into a box or pot three Inches wider and quit using so much water on the plant. The roots need air and will readjust themselves If not kept soaked. Price of Wheat and Floar. PORTLAND. Oct. 5. (To the Ed itor.) Why is wheat worth 75 cents a bushel and at the same time flour Is $1.75 a sack? Personally I do not see the Justice of such prices. I cannot understand why the farmer should be. robbed on one end of the line and tho consumer on the other. READER FOR 20 YEARS. Testing the Efficiency Testers. PORTLAND. Oct. 6. (To the Editor.) I think your suggestion, made a few days ago, that an "efficiency test" In re our City Commissioners would be a very good idea. I fear some of them would fail to come up to the require ments. Of course it makes quite a dif ference whose ox Is gored. FRANK HOWARD. On the Minute Nothing grows old so quickly as the "news." The force of the newspaper lies In the fact that It is "on the minute." And It is that very news value that gives such driving empha sis to newspaper advertising. The advertising is there as part of the day an important part. It strikes when the iron 1a hot, Its message is received at the time calculated to do the most good. It cannot help to bring results If the message is right.