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PORTLAND, THIR&DAY. OCT. 81. 1S16.
WASTED ENERGY.
. A considerable number of the peo
ple of Portland are at present, it
seems. In need of a first primer les
son on. the subjects of railroad rates
and movement of commodities and
their bearing: on the relative customs
receipts of Portland and Puget Sound
The City of Astoria has had, since
the day the railroad down the south
bank of the river was completed to
that city, the same rate that applies
to Portland and Puget Sound on com
modities that originate east of Denver,
The gains in shipping indicated by
the customs records at the Puget
Sound cities have been in those com
modules. "
The common-rate sought by Astoria
affects grain. In grain shipments
Portland has held its own. The Im
pression that the O.-W. R. & N. Com
pany carries wheat through Portland
to Puget Sound is not born out by
the ' facts. A common, rate exists,
but the traffic does not move.
Let us repeat it. The loss In ship
ping on the Columbia River has been
in transcontinental business, not in
grain. On transcontinental business
Astoria has been on an equal rate
footing with Portland and Puget
Sound for twenty-five years. How the
granting of a common-rate point to
Astoria on grain, which still moves in
normal volume through Potrland, will
turn the scale has not been explained.
It cannot be.
, There is a general desire in Port
land that Astoria may work out its
: destiny untrammeled by selfish inter
efts here or elsewhere. But it is clear
that Portland's destiny is not to be
. worked out by heeding the clamor oC
uninformed newspapers or real estate
men who have all at once set them
selves up as traffic experts.
- The rate question now in popular
agitation was presented to the Inter
estate Commerce Commission at a for
mal hearing in 1913. Everyone inter
ested, presumably, was heard. A de
cision is expected at any time and it
in not to be supposed that a judicial
tribunal at this time would be affected
;by indorsement of or opposition to
Astoria's contention on the part of
commereal bodies and commercial in
terests in Portland.
. The object of this article therefore
Is not to discredit the Astoria case but
to voice a practical admonition to the
numerous organized bodies in Port
land now evincing an interest in the
matter against overlooking the real
problems that confront Columbia River
commerce.
' The real impediment to Columbia
irtiver commerce has been the bar at
the mouth of the river. Only some
thing under two years ago did the im
provement on that channel become
such that steamship liners could enter
and depart with certainty in all wea
ther. Since this improvement has
been realized the time has been too
short to attract the liners here. All
of them were getting all of the freight
they could possibly handle from the
ports of call they were making. They I
did not have to have a second port of
call in the Northwest, with .its ad
ditional port and pilotage charges, to
Increase their loadings.
The fundamental reasons underlying
our steamship situation may be divided
into two studies. One is through
freight, import and export. The other
is Jocal freight, import and export.
On the through freight the problem is
to get the large shippers and railways
to agree to give vessels who give serv-
ice to this port a regular offering. This
problem has no relationship whatever
to a common-point grain rate at As
toria; in fact, there is greater con
venience in operating directly to a
large city. The problem of the local
offerings is one of compelling the ship
pers to recognize this as their prin
cipal region of business, to put as
much of their business on the Colum
bia River direct line service as can be
done within cost limits.
All of these problems the Trade and
Commerce Bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce has been studying ever
since it existed, and the old Chamber
Was studying them before with an ef
fort to organize the business element
of the community to back up and sup
port absolutely the line that was se
cured for this port.
in audition, these agencies have
been endeavoring to secure the loca
tion in Portland of productive indus
tries that would provide overseas traf-IH-
or manufacture raw imports for
distribution throughout the interior.
As to these activities the real essen
tials to the growth of commerce
there is now promise of a fair degree
hf. successful consummation. But this
work will be seriously handicapped if
the whole energies of the community
are to be centered upon an Issue which
has no bearing on the case.
and a national anti-treating law may
ronow.
Now that the law. is a success in
Liverpool, though it failed in Tacoma,
11 may be safe to write it into the Ore
gon statutes. True, the intervention
of prohibition will shortly deprive the
treating habit of its worst aspects. But
treating is an abuse of many phases
and should be attacked vigorously. It
has gotten such a hold upon us that
we are the victims of it in a deplor
able measure and it affects us not
only in an economic way but morally
as well. As a promoter of insincerity
me name is without a rival.
How short of dishonest is the prac
tice or two women on a streetcar ouib-
bling over the privilege of paying the
carfare? How much sincerity is there
m tne insistence of a man that he be
permitted to buy the dinner or theater
tickets for the whole party? What
moral distinction Is there between ac
tually cheating a friend and delaying
our pocketward movement until he
has gotten out his purse and Daid the
bill?
.Furthermore, the really liberal and
polite man always gets the worst of
such transactions. He who is too hon
est for subterfuge invariably foots the
bill. Often he is the one of the party
who can least afford the sacrifice. But
custom .once established is difficult to
break, and the only practicable way
we can see out of this foolish vice of
extravagance and misguided liberality
is through an initiative measure. It
is up to some of our several promoters
of human welfare to launch the neces
sary petitions.
NOT SECESSION.
One of the most nmuHnp tl.in.-n in tv, a
political way. that has happened for years
Is the position taken by iie Oregonian in
preaching, -states rights" to the Democrats.
Time was when the mention of states rights
would almost cause the Ink on our big con
temporary to turn rtti SaUm ni.,i
Journal.
There was a time when state rights
meant state sovereignty, and state
sovereignty meant the dissolution of
tne Union. The Oregonian, then as
now, in common with millions of patri
otic citizens, declared the supremacy
oi tne union, and denied the suprem
acy of the states. The issue was deter
mined by the arbitrament of a tre
mendous civil war. The states lost
and the Union lives.
The Oregonian is pleased if it has
contributed In any way to popular
entertainment m a discussion over
serious and even vital matter; and it
rejoices over the unexpected diacoverv
mat its solemn contemporary has a
sense of humor. But it ought to be
easier to incite a spirit of hilarity over
tne remarkable reversal of the Demo
cratic attitude toward the Federal
Government and its centralized powers.
For example, the Democratic platform
of 1912 that sad and mutilated and
nabby document, with none so Door
to do it reverence vle-nronsw h re
nounced as "usurpation" the efforts
of "our opponents to deprive the states
of any of the rights reserved to them
and to enlarge and magnify by indi
rection the powers of the Federal Gov
ernment."
But now, alas! the Democrats are in
power at Washington and the poor
states are forgotten ; for every Federal
omcial, great and small, from the
President down to the most menial
employe, is seeking by indirection to
enlarge and magnify the powers of
the B'ederal Government.
The Oregonian has never failed to
phold the right of state r munici
pality to control its own local or -do
mestic concerns. That is auite a dif
ferent thing from the seditious doc
trine of secession and nullification.
TREATING.
Hearken to the glad tidings from
Liverpool. The rernicious. odious and
nefarious treating habit has been" es
chewed, abolished, terminated, dis
posed of and dispensed wlth Every
one is buying his or her own. Not be-
cause politeness has vanished from the
good townspeople nor because prodi
gality doesn't continue to flourish. It
has taken the majesty of the law to
break up the practice. Xot the mere
writing of a statute, but the rigorous
enforcement of its provisions, which"
landed some scores of the sons of lib
erality in the toils. The penalty pro
vided has a limit of $500 attached.
Report has it that those of bibulous
inclinations have fallen short in their
consumption by something like an
equivalent of the Rnglish Channel.
Some of the worst victims of the treat
ing habit have actually gotten sober
in the interim and, we may assume,
laid by something to pay their taxes
with. All in all the new law is hav
ing; such a fine effect that its adontion
in other cities is seriously considered I
STILL MISSING: $1,000,000.
Commission government has come
ut triumphant under peculiar cir
umstances. For example, the cost
of paving has dropped 21 cents in
Portland. "It is one of the many
things that proves- commission gov
ernment valuable for the things it
as- eliminated in Portland." cries
triumphant herald. But whv so
modest? Let's admit that the Port
land Commission is omnipresent and
omnipotent. The cost of paving has
ropped in all Northwest cities and in
the- Last. The Portland municipal
government must have done it.- Come
to think of it. one can build a home or
a business block cheaper now than
when the last Council was in power.
Wonderful:
Again: "Special agents of the pub
lic service and . paving, corporations
used to go on the floor of the cham
ber hen the Council was in session
and whisper secret things into the
willing ears of Coiincilmen." Do
they do it now? Xay. nav. Paid
lobbyists also used to go on the floor
or the Legislature of Washington. Ore
gon and California and whisper secret
tnings into. the ears of willing Legis
lators. But they do so no longer and
have ceased to make public appear
ance in most of the Council cham
bers. Thus has the influence for good
of the Portland City Commission been
truly wonderful. - Of course, no credit
is due to the progress in civic and po
litical righteousness that has inde
pendently swept the Pacific Coast.
But then argument like the fore
going is needed to bolster up a sys
tem which promised to save the citv
$1. 000, 000 a year and has gone the
other way.
tner aneia among more remote
towns and villages. We may soon- see
great autobuses bowling along the
roads throughout Oregon after the
manner of the old-time stage coach.
The jitney may thus become the means
or bringing remote rural regions into
close touch with the city without the
great expanse and elaborate organ
ization of a railroad.
The jitney's future lies only alorg
lauuuat unes. it is not found in
small-car competition with established
street-car service.
tYHEKE ARE THOSE WICKED FOWEB
MEN?
Quoting a dispatch to The Orego
nian stating that Hugh L. Cooper, of
New Tork, representing capitalists who
built the Keokuk dam, would proceed
with a project to invest $10,000,000 in
power development on the Pend
d'Orellle River if the Ferris "bill were
enacted, the Journal asks: ,
Where are the rotund gentlemen of the
sob squad who at the recent water-power
conference" entertained us with those hair
raising predictions that tha wicked Ferris
bill would kill vater-power "development" ?
Where Indeed? Are they "some
where along the front" now lobbying
indirectly for passage of the till with
offers of large gobs of monev foe in
vestment under its terms? The spook
chasing Journal formerly saw in the
waier--ower Conference a cmurnir.
acy of the power Interests to kill the
Ferris bill and to grab the power sites.
It now hails and welcomes one of the
power interest spokesmen an a. friend
of that legislation. Surely the power
men cannot be at the sum a time hnth
friends and enemies of the bill.
xne attitude of the Western tt
on the Ferris bill is prompted by
motives entirely different from th
of the power interests. The Western
states oppose it from a determination!
to control tneir own affairs and to suf
ier no encroachment nn th. v.
If the bill should be made satisfactory
or is now satisfactory to power men
and should still infringe on the rights
me --mies, opposition by the states
win continue unabated
FUTURE .OF THE JITNEY.
What is the' future- of the jitney?
That question is suggested by the fail
ure of Portland to regulate it and by
its persistence in the face of mathe
matical proof that its owner must end
in bankruptcy; also by the action of
Oregon City in adopting regulations
and license fees so drastic as to drive
it out of business.
In defiance of mathematics there
are still meh who are willing to take
the off chance of success, as there are
men who try to. beat the unbeatable
same of Wall street or roulette. The
man who hns no-job but who lias i,n
automobile and the price of gasoline
cannot resist the temptation to pick
up a few nickels in the jitney business,
though he may wrack his car to pieces
and so destroy his capital without ac
cumulating means of buying a new
car. Until business becomes so irisk
that there are jobs for all, the-crop cf
new recruits for the army of jitney
drivers is not likely to fail.
But longer-headed jitney men have
begun to secure themselves ..gainst
bankruptcy by substituting the ointi
bus carrying twenty or thirty passen
gers for the small car carrying five
or six. The business may thus be put
on a profitable footing. Instead, .of
competing with the trolley liiie .id
causing both to lp.se money,, the jitrty
mey take to a populous suburb which
has no electric cars and may become
a feeder to the trolley. It may give
the trolley company the benefits of an
extension without the heavv expanse
of laying track and providing cars.
, As paved highways are. built ' into
the country, large jitney buses are
already extending their traffic far-
DISPELLING OCR- DELUSIONS.
Two great ' American delusions are
aia Dy tne Chicago Tribune to be
That with ona hanri H.H K.t.t i
can lick any nation in the world and thai
humanity In general la our chief concern
Our preparations for National ri
fense, under the influence of the war
prove that one of these delusions is
shaken. Our Government's treatment
of Mexico should go far to cure us of
otner.
Xot until we saw great nations fall
upon each other with the armed
strength of their entire male popula
tion did -we awaken to the necessity
of defending ourselves. We had been
listening to tne talk of ourselves as
invincible and of peace as perpetual
"..in e naa actually come to believi
it ana to act upon it. If the attack
had been made upon us by some Euro
pean nation instead of by the several
auuns or Europe upon one another,
we might have ceased to xiKt o. ie
tion. We are fortunate that the need
of National self-defen
strated in the case of other nations
uioieaa or in our own.
Having been larerelv
wnunuauon of slaughter in Mavi
fOr ITl fm tVion a .
- -" " mu ana one-nair vn,. ru
and having refused even to avenge the
murder of our own citizens in that
country, the less we prate about -our
superior regard for humanity the bet
ter. We have done e-rent ,.-,.....
..umanity, out so have other nations.
"C imve aone much for Re rinm K
France, Britain and Holland, though
under the strain or threat of war, have
'"i ineir arms, red anH ,.in, i
uuiiuicusi or tnousands of Belgian refu
Uir rmti ; J , .
- evinijt iiu Ul our aelusirtna n.
.ua. oecome wider awake to the stern
facts of the world's life and mav in
come less bumptious and more careful
of our own security. We may also
idni to ao oetter service to humanitv
If we keep our eyes open to the good
done by other nations as well as by
ourselves and if we keen them r,r.
the respects in which we have fallen
short as well as to those in which we
c iiaen io our duties.
JEAN HENRI F.1BRE.
Who has not heard of Christopher
w,u,,,"i". uiecoverer or a new world?
But how many have heard of Jean
iieu" rapre, discoverer of a new uni
verse? Fabre is dead at the advanced
ut ninety-two years, the first
eighty-two- of which he lived" without
ni.vone Knowing very much about him
and his interesting researches. In the
iu .years since belated recognition was
visited upon his peculiar genius his
praise has been sung in many tongues.
...uus ie woria is not yet ac
quainted with him. But his fame win
spreao. ienn Fabre. overlooks i
hl lifotimA X.f . i . , . ... .
-- a. uuoy worio, will be
hel in mind long after many popular
mv,. ut ma nay nave perished from
memory.
....t.oC rut iaia Dare was
wiai oi tne insects. Under his gentle,
i.ir.t.-.a scrutiny, mey ceased to .be
icie crawling, pests and took on
strangely grotesque or romantic - as
pects. He was not content, with nti
..tiuraiisis. to subject cell and proton
plasm to microscopic examinati.-in a, .a
chemical test. He delved into th. iiv
ana naoitations of this strange realm
iie icuticeu nis observations
to literature of rare- charm. "Tf T
write for men of learning," he once
explained, -.'who will one day try to
unravel the problems of the insect
mind, I. write also, I write above oil
for the youthful. I want to make
them love the natural hisf-irv tif
others make them hate; and that is
"., wiuie Keepine- str ctlv tr. th.
uoiuain oi irutn, I avoid the scientific
prose wnicn too often, alas se0,
borrowed from some Iroouoia Idiom
And so "He worked, keeping to the
truth in his observations and .-nnii,-
ions. but finding simple Doetio .Im
pression in recording what he found.
He spent his long years in the strange
universe he had discovered. H in.t
sight of the fretfulness of this other
woria in tne weird romances and oc
currences of the insect world vr
viewed their wars, romances fn.i.
tries, loves, hates and activities as he
might have observed, the conduct nt
mortals. huh inexhaustible patience
resourcefulness and industrv, the old'
man fairly inhabited this other realm,
emerging into human guise only long
enough to recount what he had noted
for the delectation of his fellow mor
tals. Beetles, flies, ants, weevils, scor
pions, moths, even grasshoppers,
claimed years of study; and their
habits 'were recorded in successive
volumes, the -"Souvenirs Entomolo
giques." He depicted the conflicting
emotions and morals of this quaint
world, now telling of dire tragedies,
now of wondrous gentleness and de
votion. It was he who heralded atro
cities" in the domain of Tachyt.-s and
Ammophila. those insect mo'nstt-s who
are endowed iwiUi . suck marvelous 1
instincts of cruelty that they know ex
actly where to strike their quarry in
order to paralyze the nerve .centers.
He exposed the female scorpion,
wnicn devours its mate before th
iionejmoon nas waned; the con
scienceless heusopsis, which nature
equips with shield and blade to slay
tiny brothers and sisters as they lie
helpless in their trundle beds. When
he has harrowed us with these terrors
he leads us to observe the domestic
ants in their gentle pursuits: th
courtly Osmia bee patiently waiting in
the cocoon until her sister is ready to
emerge, and the thousand and one in
u-iuents or nre among, these strange
creatures, incidents which have
striking similarity to our own ro-
mantfc sphere.
It is the Fabre interpretations that
give to these tiny creatures their hold
of interest. Had he not been half ooet
and Kalf naturalist no doubt we should
yet be observing all these phenomen
in hard,, scientific phrases. The pray
ing mantis, lying in wait for its prey
in attitude of devotion, would remai
nothing more than a diminutive insect
with an elaborately technical name,
its unspeakable hypocrisy and un
speakable . villainy would have re
mained undetected. It took the poetic
imagination of Fabre to interpret and
gauge the baseness of its deeds.
Fabre's own story is one of hard
snip and wretchedness. Born in an
obscure French village of poverty-
stricKen peasants, his life was a con
tinual struggle against adversity. He
managed to gain a fragmentary edu
cation through hard work and harder
knocks, after which he set about srar-
dening. Early in life he acquired his
ronaness for natural history, which
later claimed as much of his time
was not consumed by the necessity o
seexing tnat which keeps bodv and
soui together. The great Darwin cam
across him and termed him "the in
comparable observer," but it is doubt
ful if few outside his Immediate
surroundings knew anything about his
work until ten years a.go, when the
great Belgian Maeterlinck, himself an
observer of bee life and lore, came
upon the old man, interpreted his work
and heralded him in a volume -which
at once aroused universal Interest in
the quaint w-orker.
Thereupon the French government
looked him up and saw to it that ho
did not want for the actual necessities
of life. His books came into a wider
demand and were translated into for
eign languages, including- English. Bu
the simple scientist-philosopher kept
to his humble lot, never deserting that
grotesque universe in which he had
round solace from his own world
through -so many generations. Now
that tie has gone, such is the value of
nis works that a fickle world will
awaken to realize his true worth and
sing praises and appreciation Into tors
that can no longer hear.
Carranza appears to have profited
by his defiance of and long resistance
to American suggestions and mandates
iSot only has the Administration re
versed itself to the point of recognizing
Carranza, but now is setting about giv
ing him assistance. An embargo on
arms leaves Carranza's enemies with
out fresh supplies of munitions, so that
he should be able to find martial suc
cess, easy so far as armed and organ
ized resistance is concerned. But if
this measure is good now, why not
months ago? Why the long delay of
non-effective intermeddling and weak
diplomatic '.interference which has
served to drag Mexico. to the brink of
utter ruin and multiply horrors which
are an affront and outrage to civili
zation?
Exports of war munitions are begin
nlng to move in great volume. The
total for July was $43,000,000, against
xi-0,100,000 in January, and J22.100.
000 in March, or more than in the two
months combined. This total in
cluded $6,800,000 for motor tracks.
against only fQ,2Q0 in July, 1914
i,oo,ooo for firearms, against $316.
000; $9,800,000 for horses, against
io3,000! $401,000 for- horseshoes.
against $5900. But war munitions had
barely got into.motion in that month
and the volume will show immense in
crease for August and Septe-mber.
When to this is added the export of
grain, which is now fairly begun, the
balance in our favor will reach figures
tnat will seem fabulous.
London says Germany has lost the
war. Berlin says Great Britain is
beaten already. The E'rench say vie
tory is certain and the Russians say
mey haven't caught their second wind
All of which leads us to suspect that
we shall be compelled to await the
true answer until the issue has been
carried- somewhat farther. - In the
meantime there are evidences that the
fracas hasn't really gotten a good
start.
And just to'think that we don't know
exactly, where the future first lady
stands on woman's suffrage. Of course
it may be that her influence will not
affect National issues yet that, too, -is
an uncertain quantity; The clever wife
often has a greater influence on the
husbirnd than that individual ever sus
pects. The suffragists can be counted
upon t6' interview Mrs. Gait at the
earliest opportunity.
The Indianapolis News tells of a
South Bend couple who were married
on the 13th of the month and have had
thirteen children, three of whom were
born on the 13th of the month. There
may be an argument between advo
cates and opponents of race suicide as
to whether 13 was a mascot or a
hoodoo in that case.
Escape of interned German officers
from Norfolk, Va., could have been
possible only through negligence of
the naval officers responsible for. their
care. Their carelessness reflects on
American neutrality.
Khvostoff, Russian Minister of the
Interior, .says Germany has lost the j
war and is stalling. Nevertheless she
is making some permanent improve
ments in the concrete lines in Russia.
Zealots who insist on one day of
rest for everybody by closing every
thing on that day do not go far
enough. They should provide work
for the six days.
A great many people can go on the
excursion to Mount Angel Saturday
ho have little idea of the Molalla
Valley and learn much.
Salem thinks it wants a public mar
ket, though the Capital City is a com
munity where almost everybody has
garden room.
Having been recognized by Pan-
America. General Carranza can now
complacently comb his whiskers.
Stars and Starmakers
By Leone Csuas Baca.
European War Primer
Py KatJonsd Ctssiiphlcil Soder.
Actress is hit by a milk wagon, says
headline. Driver was possibly trying
to hitch his wagon to a star.
Charlotte Walker is appearing in
iew xorx at the Booth Theater as
leading woman with E. H. Sothern.
The Play is "The Two Virtues," a com
edy In four acts by Alfred Sutro. Mrs,
Sothern (Julia Marlowe) has positively
retired permanently she says.
-Anna Held arrived from Europe on
the steamer St. Louts last Thursday
afternoon. Six hours later Oliver Mo
rosco. who is affiliated with the Para
mount Company, had obtained her sis
nature to a contract for rv feature pic
ture. For her labor in posing before
the camera Miss Held will receive $2
000. Later on, according to Mr. Moros
eo's arrangement, she v. -ll appear in a
new musical play.
Anna Held is one of the few promt
nent stars who have not yet been seen
in pictures. .
Anna's daughter. Lione, has jus
come a cropper in musical comedy. 6h
and mother are not particularly good
friends since Lione went on the stage
against Anna's wishes. Lione's name is
Carrera. She is a daughter by Anna
Held's first marriage.
And now comes Frederic McKay,
erstwhile husband of Blanche Ring,
and manager now for Miss Franklin
and Mr. Green. He was indignant when
he heard the story.
"I shall, protect Miss Franklin In
every way," he said, "and the treat
ment which' she has been compelled to
endure cannot go on. The taking away
of her drawing-room was only one o
many like, occurrences. One thing
absolutely shall do. I'll sue the rail
way company or the Pullman company,
whichever was responsible for her los
ins her room. I have the ticket for i
in my possession. It calls for drawing
room A on the train leaving Pittsburg
at 12:05 A. M., October 3. The train
men would not let her have It."
Two other kindly souls who re not
crocheting each other a Christmas tidy
are William Faversham and a waiter
in a hotel in Syracuse, N. Y.
Mr. Faversham, while appearing in
Syracuse, was breakfasting one morn
lng In the grillroom of the hotel. Julie
Opp, his wife, attempted to enter the
room to join him, and was rudely in
tercepted by the German waiter. Mr.
Faversham saw his wife's predicament
and Germany and England clashed
again. Mr. Favrrsham'j choice of words
Is reported to have been made with
keen appreciation of the exigencies of
the situation.
The manager of the hotel upheld the
waiter in his action, and Faversham,
accompanied by Miss Opp and other
members of the -company, immediately
moved to another hostelry.
A cynical actorman says in an in
terview, "The woman of today is i
failure to most men she is a joke."
And yet most men pride themselves
on being able to take a joke.
Serbia is about to get hers and
long way from Tipperary."
'its
In Canada, Ottawa, to be exact, the
native sons and daughters are ac
claiming Sophie Tucker for bringing
them a new patriotic classic. It hap
pened this way. Sophie, who is Amer
ican to ner ringer tips, had a large
hunch that singers in vaudeville and
in musical comedy with songs that go
great in the United States frequently
hare crossed the line into Canada and
found their repertoire did not fit, re
gardless of how inspiring the music
might be.,. The Canadians are unable
to work up any enthusiasm over "Star
Spangled Banner" numbers, such as are
written by John Philip Sousa and by
he authors of "America, I Love You.'
This particular song in the last three
weeks - has proved a great big hit
weekly In almost every theater in New
York City, and presumably throughout
the country. At any rate, it was in
Sophie Tucker's repertoire when- she
reached Montreal.
Miss Tucker was sure the Canadians
would like the music, and she consid
erea tne words Jingly. She made up
her.mlnd the song was going to stay in
her repertoire and that she was going
to make It a hit. The rotund come
dienne accomplished both results by
making a change of just one word.
The way she sang the song was:
"England, I Love You."
see
An actress has sued her husband for
divorce because he stutters.
Reckon she didn't notice it during
the ceremony.
John- Drew is ' again in New York,
ready, to begin rehearsals on his new
play, under the direction of Augustus
Thomas. The piece is a comedy in
three acts, the work of Horace An
nesley Vachell. No title has .yet been
given it. Mr. Drew is still under the
Frohman banner. .
. -
Something more for us to worry
bout. Famine is cutting off ostrich
life In South Africa. j
Walter Regan, of this Baker Players,
blew In the other day' with an article
e had found in a Chicago newspaper
to the effect that a pastor in a church
there Is putting toys in ' the pews to
amuse the children. And Walter Regan
gave it as his opinion that next thing
ministers should do is to find some
thing to amuse the grown-ups.
,
Klaw . & Erlanger have selected I
new. play for Robert Milliard. The
piece is said to have a theme which
bears with the marriage of a man
ith a tint of negro blood and
hite woman, with offspring results
that are said to give the play "at
mosphere."
I predict a tremendous success for
that little play down below the Mason-
and Dixon line.
"The Save River, which forms the
boundary line between Hungary and
Serbia from the northwestern corner
of the small Slav kingdom to the river's
junction with the Danube at Belgrade,
and which has again become an Im
portant war frontier, is the largest
right-hand tributary of the Danube."
begins a statement given out today by
the National Geographic Society. "The
Save, in its lower course, is a slow
moving, mud-bottomed stream, flowing
between low banks, marshy in many of
their - stretches, lined with reeds and
bordered by forests. Where it forms
ocroia s nortnern Boundary it Is broad,
and its course sweeps in deff bends to
neisraae.
it rises In the Triglav hills, in Car-
moia. just north at the present Austro-
naiian Da t tie line about Goers and
Villach. and flows east-southeastward.
uiauno or 443 miles, to Its conflu
ence with the Danube. It is navigable
for smaller steamers as far as Sisaek.
365 miles from its mouth, though its
vanaoie volume and shifting bars are
a great hindrance. The river passes
mrougn a rruitrui country, but one
which has been but little developed.
-ui us commercial , importance i
tnererore. small. Moreover, the lines
oi iraino here lie west and north,
rather than east and south. There is.
however, good hunting on the Save,
and. Its reedy banks are well known
among European sportsmen.
"There are no cities or towns of im
portance along the river's way, except
Belgrade at its mouth. South of the
river, into Serbia, there are only
complex or mountain . groups to be
found, with, here and, there, tiny vil
lages cleared In the forested hills. Thia
mountainous hinterland extends along
mo vtnois oerman course or the river,
and the rugged, broken country reaches
i to tne confines or the kingdom.
ine valley-way through Serbia follows
the Morava River, which flows north
and joins the Danube east of Belgrade.
Beyond the Save River. Serbia offers
lime mat is vulnerable."
MOTHER, 0 MINE.
When I was a babe. O nothr o' min
i I tugged and nursed at your patient
breast.
Ana I vexed and tortured your nights
oi rest, (
Yet you never complained, sweet moth-
o mine.
When I was" a lad. dear mother
mine.
I caused you sorrow and pain and
woe,
I was breaking your heart, for you
loved me so.
That you prayed , to God, O mother o'
mine.
When I was a man. dear mother b'
mine,
I lived in the shadows of shame and
crime.
I scoffed at a Heaven, I wallowed in
slime,
Yet you failed me not. O mother a-
mine.
Twenty-five Years Ago
years, good mother '
And In later
mine.
When, wounded and bleeding and
ready to die,
I crept to your side with a cowardly
cry.
Then what did you do, sweet mother
o mine ?
You healed my wounds, you gave me
strength.
You cleansed my soul with a moth
er's tears.
Though it shortened your life by a
score of years.
That s what you did. O mother o' mine.
Now I'm old and ' feeble and almost
blind,
And I'm waiting for Death with hi
kindly hand.
To Hruftle" me along to that blessed
land
ji tioo, ana to you. sweet mother o
mine.
JACK WOLF.
From The Oregonian of October 1. 1980.
St. Paul Oct- 20. General Henrv
Hastings Sibley, the first Governor of
Alinnesota. and the only Democrat who
has ever held that office, is dying of
paralysis. He is 80 years old.
Manitou Springs. Colo.. Oct. 20 The
first locomotive of the Manitou Pike's
Peak Railroad reached the summit of
Pike a Peak Sunday noon, October 19
and the last spike was driven this
morning.
Berlin, Oct. 20 The North German
Gazette appeals to England not to en
danger the monarchy of the Iberian
Peninsula by too exacting demands on
Portugal.
Louisville. Oct. 20. World's cham
pionship game. Louisville 7. Brooklyn
7. called at the end of the eighth on ac
count of darkness.
The new closed
Winter rervice on
cars ordered for
the Washinertnn-
Btreet line are cominur to han
of the 10 ordered from the East were
at the terminal grounds yesterday.
They are finished in mahogany and
plate glass and will be very comforta
ble in stormy days and cold weather.
The company has a number more com
ing from California. Cars cost $5000
apiece. . .
. JUT1 Gove- f the Portland Sraeltlntr
& Refining Works, started last night
lor the Coeur d'Alene mining district
to purchase ores. The works will be
put in operation as soon as the supplies
arrive. Four large roasting furnaces
have been added to the plant recentlv
and it is now the most expensive and
complete west of the Rockies.
Cairo, Oct. 20. On Saturday the first
vessel to leave this port with a clean
bill of health since the outbreak of
cholera sailed for Jeddah.
Half a Century Ago
Naval Advisory Board. '
MONMOUTH. Or., Oct. 19.(To the
Editor.) Can you tell me whether
Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and the
other members of the Naval Advisory
Board are to receive a salary or other
compensation for their services? I
have failed to find this in the papers.
W. C. HOPPER.
The members of the board receive no
compensation.
Thomas W'. La n son's Address.
PORTLAND. Oct. 20. (To the Ed
itor.) Will The Oregonian kindly tell
me, so soon as possible, the present ad
dress of Thomas W. Laweon, also the
location of his Oregon or Washington
ranch. v MRS. ANNA WILSON.
Mr. Lawson's office address Is 33
State street. Boston. Mass. His Oregon
ranch is located near Frinevilie,
Xew Resrintratlon Law.
SEASIDE. Or.. Oct: 19. fTo the Ed
itor.) (1) Has a naturalized citizen o
this country the right to vote in the
coming election (county election) if he
nas not naa tne opportunity to rests
ter, anc nave the election judges the
right to let him vote, providing he can
get tnree freeholders to swear him in
(Z) Must a man produce his citizen
ship paper when registering? In case
tne paper nas - not been received yet
would not written statement that
bearer was admitted, a citizen a few
days ago and signed by the County
Clerk, be sufficient- proof to enable
sucn a new-made citizen to register
and vote? Is not a note signed by the
County Clerk himself and specifying
tnat tne bearer of said note was ad
mitted a citizen of the United States
of America on October 16, 1915, Just as
gooa a document as the real citizen
ship paper, at least until such a time
when the citizensnlp paper is received
Dy tne person?
(S) if the citizenship pacer can be
produced "a day or twe after a-eeristrn-
tion closes, can then anything be done
to restore the person his chance to
vote at the coming elections?
T. H. G.
(1) The law of 1915 provides for reg
istration at the polls on day of elec
tion, out the voter is required to Re
tire the affidavits of two freeholders
who are personally acquainted with
im and his qualifications as an elector.
If foreign born he must produce evi
dence of naturalization. Provided
however, that in counties having more
than 100,000 inhabitants the affidavit
of six freeholders is required, and it
ocs not constitute a permanent reg
stration, as is the case in the smaller
ountles. '
(2) As we. read the law a certificate
from the-Clerk of the Court where the
naturalization papers are to be Issued
is sufficient evidence of admission to
citizenship.
(3) The answer to the first question
covers this one.
Samuel Case oat ladian Commission.
NEWPORT, Or.. Oct. 18. (To the
Editor.) In The Sunday Oregonian
mention is made of the commissions
appointed to treat with . Captain Jack
during the Modoc wars. The author
fails to mention Samuel Case, who was
one of the commission and rerused to
go to the Lava Bed interview with
Jack; he had no confidence in his
promises. Canby. Meacham and Thomas
did and they paid dearly for It.
Samuel Case at the time of his ap
pointment was the sub-agent at Ya
hatch Agency and afterwards 'was the
owner of the Newport townsite.
R. A. BEN8ELL.
aCXriminatlonafor Osteopaths.
CASTLE ROCK. Or, Oct. 19. (To the
Editor.) Do the osteopaths have to
pass the medical examination before
the State Board of Medical .Examiners
to practice in the State of Oregon?
SUBSCRIBER.
An osteopath must pass an examina
tion in some subjects and must receive
a license from the State Medical Board
before he can practice In the state. Dr.
Harry F. McKay, Portland, is president
of the bard.
From Tha Oresonian of Octobnc 21. 15.
The recent action of the Government
in releasing Stephens, Campbell and
other rebels on parole is preparatory,
we presume, to an ultimate pardon.
The grandson of Lafayette Is now In
this country. September 14 he was
present at a political meeting In Bos
ton. The property in Virginia of James
A. Seddon. late rebel Secretary of War.
has been libeled for confiscation.
Major-General Sir George Brown, ona
of the injlish heroes of the Crimean
war. died reeontly. He was born In
1790, entered the army in ltOS. was
woundud at Talavara. was present In
America at tho battle ot Bladcnsburg
and the capture of Washington and at
the time of his death was commander
in Ireland.
Charles Bsrrett. news, book, periodi
cal and stationery dealer. has our
thanks for valuable favors. O.v his
shelves are to be found an abundance
of literary food.
There 's crettv loud talk arming tha
city concerning the insolence ot a cer
tain eiass or vagabonds running at
large In the streets or Portland, prowl
ing about dwellings and makinsr night
hideous, nnd the police will be called
upon to do their utmost In the matter
of bringing to justice any person whom
tney may find at large within the city
after certain hours at nixht nr ana.
piclouslv m the dtvtime unlpse utii-h.
can give a good account of themselves.
The treasurer of Ohio is a defaulter
in the sum of $66,000. Ha has been ar
rested by order of the Governor and
his trial will soon come off. His name
is George Volney Dorsey. Several per
sons have declined to accept the posl-r
tion thus made vacant and the state
treasury is closed until a successor to
Mr. Dorsey can be secured.
PI.AX FOR SELLING l.AM GRANT
Eronomleal Way of Con vertlns; Timber
Value Into Improvements.
ROW RIVER. Or., Oft. 18. (To the)
Editor.) Why not let the Government,
state or railroad sell these grant lands
to actual settlers and instead of adding
a small army to the already overgrown
Forestry Service, let the settlers
classify the lands themselves?
There Is not enough timber on any
of these claims to anywhere near pay
for clearing them and If the timber is
sold separately very little of the stump
land will ever be cleared.
So let anyone buy 160 acres at $i.50
per acre, 10 per cent down, 10 years to
pay balance in.
His or her first move will be of course
to sell the timber for as much as can
be got. Let this money he deposited
with the local banker, to be drawn ori
by the settler as he makes Improve
ments and shows good faith, the judges
of this to be his neighbors Instead of
some expert from Washington who
knows nothing of the proposition a
brush rancher is up against.
The railroad could handle the selling
part for a fraction of the expense that
the state or Government could and the
local bankers would handle the Inspec
tion part for the use of the money and
pay 3 or 4 per cent besides.
In event any land is not sold In 18
years, sell the timber to highest bidder
and reforest as cut over.
FRANK M INTYRE. '
Sturdy Commoi Folk.
PORTLAND. Oct. 20. (To the Edi.
tor.) The following extract from a
state paper concerning the English
people, written 1515, may at the pres
ent time be worth reading:
in tne productions of the land men
are industrious, dealing fairly and
justly with each other; for they are a
sturdy high-hearted race, sound In body
ana spirit, abundantly furnished with
the thews and sinews which under the
great shins of beef, their common diet,
are the wonder of the age.
wnat common folk in all this world
may compare with them In riches.
freedom, liberty, welfare and all pros
perity? What common folk Is so mighty,
so strong in the field as the commoi
folk of England?
'No disparity of force makes tha
Englishmen shrink from enemies when
ever they can meet them. . Again and
again, a few thousand of them have
carried dismay into the hearts of their
foes. Four hundred of their young men.
whoform a volunteer corps, have been
for years the terror of Normandy. Their
great physical power they owe to th
profuse abundance in which they live,
and to the soldier's training in which
every man was bred from childhood."
v hich Is better, the above tvoe of
sturdy manhood, or the mollycoddle
sort now advocated In Portland by a
bunch of bogy-seeing pacifists?
C. E. CLINE.
Definition of a Philosopher.
Chicago Daily News.
Johnny Papa, wliat is a "philoso
pher"?
Pa A man with a good liver, heart.
I stomach and bank account.
Make ThU Paper Pay,
Mr. Dealer
Mr. Dealer, you can often make
the small, sura you pay for thia
newspaper yield you large profits.
SUidy the advertising. See what
the other storekeepers are doing
and saying.
Above all else, watch the manu
facturer's newspaper advertising;.
If you see an article advertised
that Is in your stock make up your
mind it is a good time to push it.
Show It In the window.
Talk about it and reap tha sales
and profits from ths newspaper
advertising.