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9 THE BIORNIO 0KEG05IAS, SATLTRDAT, OCTOBER SO, 1913. " it I It 8 p i! '4 f ! ti n xmuro PORTLAND, OBEGOX. Entered at Portland, Oreson, Poatoffflce, as econd-clasa nxatler. 6uascription Raus invariably In advance. CSr ilalL) Dally. Sunday Included, one year ......88.00 Ially. Sunday Included, six month ... 4-25 Daily, Sunday Included, three months .. Z.5 XalJy, Sunday included, one month .... . J Iaily, without Sunday, one year BOO Daily, without Sunday, six months.... 8.25 Daily, without Sunday, three months... Deity, without Sunday, one month .00 Weekly, one year. . .. J-j fcunday, one year Sunday and WeeJrty, one year.... .. . (By Carrier. Dally, Sunday Included, one year.....$3TTV) Xally. Sunday included, one month. .... .5 How to KemR fend nestoffice money or der ezpreu order or personal checlt on your local bank. & Lam pa, coin or currency are at sender's risk. ,oivo postofflce address In Jul. Including county and state. Pestase Kate 1 2 to 16 paces. 1 cent: 18 to s pages, 2 cents: 84 to 4S pages, S cents 60 to ttO pases, 4 cents: 52 to T& pages, o reiU: 7S to U2 pases, 6 cents. Foreign post age, double rates. Eastern Business Office Verree Conk lin, Brunswick building. New York; Verree Conklln, Sceger building;. Chicago; San FranciBco representative, K. J. BldweU, Market street. POBTLAXD, SATURDAY, OCT. 80, 1915. CAIXING rOR HJE1P AGAIN. Secretary JlcAdoo has Just become Imbued with sudden eeal to take the tariff out of politics. In a speech at Helena he named this as one among ;-. certain fundamental questions wmcn 'A the Administration is trying "to take out of politics, so that they may not " be party questions in the future, as they have been in the past." ) That is precisely what the Republl- ? can party has been trying to do ever r eince President Taft discovered that L the Payne-Aldrlch act was the best Y he could get out of his party in the '' way of a partisan tariff. Ha made a beginning in that very law by pro- ; curing provision for a tariff commio- , Bion of limited powers. He continued 1 the effort throughout his Adminstra- it tion to have this commission's powers i extended and thus to take the tariff out of politics. His policy met with i . . . Y t tViAn.1i WQfl V. BUCI1 l(tUl l.uo.1, fciv,u&i " w .v jected in 1912, that policy was adopted In the platforms of both the Ropub ; lican and Progressive parties. !S But through all those years no help t'j was given by the Democratic party I In lifting the tariff above partisan- ehfp. That party showed a determl-ts- nation to keep the tariff in politics ;. and treated with contumely all ef forts to take it out. The Democratic ) Congress elected In 1910 ignored or ' tried to discredit the first reports of the Taft commission. President Wil li son. both before and after his elec tion, threw cold water on suggestions of a commission. The Underwood bill was a, party measure of the time-hon- -t ored Democratic kind and was Jammed through by caucus methods. ' Our own Senator Chamberlain knows : ,' about that. It was advertised as a 'i revenue tariff, but, like all Demo " cratlc tariffs, all of which sail under '.' that banner, it was not up to specrCi cations. Ci Having found that Its revenue tariff ij iprociuces a deficit and that revision is ' absolutely necessary in order to raise ' enough revenue, Mr. McAdoo now ', realizes that the work cannot be done ;l.by his party alone without discord In that party or without giving the Re rublicans an opportunity to score po j j litically. Hence he raises the old cry, 1 1 "come over and help us." Whenever 1 the Democrats find themselves In a j hole and cannot find their way out, 1 ; they call for Republican help and S '. propose to treat the subject as non- ; partisan. ; ; The Republicans have never ' grudged this help. They gave it in ; passing the Federal reserve law.-That ' i measure was a legacy of the Repu'o- ! lican Administration, prepared by : unanimous vote of a non-partisan ' commission. The Democrats dre-ided it in a new suit of clothes not a per fect fit, by any means and passed it j ' with the aid of Republican votes. Now i they take all the credit. When the 5 ! President's policy of meddling in Mex- : ico had provoked Huerta to insult the :.; American flag, he asked Republicans " to join with Lenocrats in giving him authority to take military action, and they complied. They got no credit; s they did not expect any, for they only ii i did their duty. When a crisis with Germany was reached, every Republi ' can politician and newspaper in the country backed the President In up. ' holding American rights, and the ' united front thus shown by the Na- ; , tion had a powerful influence in caus ; . lng German compliance with his de '. mands. Again all the credit is given ' to the President by his party. He h ) entitled to most of it, and the Repub , . licans only did their duty in standing : ' by him, ., So it will be if the Democrats try to take the tariff out of poliUcs by en- ! listing Republican help. Were the ' Democrats to invite co-operation at f 1 the next session in such a temporary I ! revision as will raise enough revenue ana in tne estaDusnment or a com' 1, mission which should prepare the way for permanent revision, the Re publicans would doubtless help. They . have been accused by the President of j ' not having had a new idea in thirty ! years, but they have always been im bued with a pretty good old Idea. That '.is, that in times of National need, it is the patriotic duty of the minority rarty to come to the aid of the Ad ministration. The least that Repub- f . licans ask is that, having done this duty, they should be given credit for . v honesty of purpose, for patriotic mo- ; tive, in opposing party measures of , t their opponents. a ere they so sunk jin depravity as Administration advo- cates assert, they would not be capable 1 of giving that help which Mr. Wilson i has so frequently asked. Also, were :Jthe Administration such a depository . J of all wisdom and virtue as It pre ' t fesses to be. it world not find necas ieary so frequent an appeal to such t abandoned wretches as it considers the i Kepubllcans. ' If the Democrats purpose in ear '"nest to take the tariff out of politics ;y the only means that are practica- ble a tariff commission they may -xeel assured of Republican help in . carrying out a Republican policy; but i has it occurred to Mr. McAdoo in what plight his party would then be . It would be without an issue. For many Sears the tariff has been the one good, old Democratic standby. Three times i in thirty years; they have got into of ; lice on that issue, and as many times they have been kicked out on the same issue. Without the tariff, what Jtvould they have to talk about? With war overcasting the whole (R-orld it is bard to escape its influences (whether in literature, art, industry or " polite intercourse. We get it with - our breakfast and again with our "" lunch and dinner. The newspapers " end magazines bristle with war tales It even creeps into our churches and theaters. National leaders are busy iwith National defence problems which sire the issue of the day. Obviously the world baa taken on a. martial aspect, and with all these blighting in- fluences at work upon our conscious ness, who can foresee with any show of logic the nearer approach of a day of eternal peace? SIO.VCMKXTAL BLUXDEB. John Albrecht Walz is a professor of German literature at Harvard and state chairman of the German Na tional Alliance. ' The presumptions that he is an honest and intelligent citizen are all in his favor; but his recent public attitudes make it obvi ous that he would better confine him self to academic exposition of the great masters of German prose and poetry. For Professor Walz was largely instrumental in inducing a number of German-Americana to gather at Worcester last Sunday to devise plans to 'take a more active Interest in practical affairs." It is said that forty-six organiza tions of German-Americans were rep resented, with a membership of 20,- 000. They decided to let the Massa chusetts state contest alone, but they adopted a resolution saying "we are firmly opposed to the re-election of Woodrow Wilson as President of the United States." There are reasons enough why President Wilson should not be elected; but not hyphenism, nor the Lusitania incident, nor the Arabic, nor Wilson's attitude toward the warring nations of Europe is among them. Professor Walz and his friends are sad need of better advice.' They should be gagged and blinded and Interned at Harvard until the election is over.- NO DUnCrLTY AT The Oregonian notes with mild in terest that the Morning Astorian (newspaper) charges that The Orego nian is the "organ of the special in terests" and of the "Seattle shipping pool," and that it has committed a gross breach against the facts by printing the "wheat shipments for a decade from Northwest ports, but that it 'Insidiously omits" the flour ship ments, in which the Sound far excels Portland. The Oregonian deals In facts all the time, and it could have no possible reason for attempting to conceal the truth about any phase of the shipping question. It Is vital that our people know the real situation and that they be not lulled to a false security as to the impregnable position of Portland as a port because it has held its own in wheat. If our exacerbated neighbor cares to ascertain and state the truth it may discover that The Oregonian on Tuesday, October 26, page 13, printed prominently wheat and flour statistics for the past decade, giving full data as to shipments of both eommodities from Portland and Puget Sound. If it is possible that the Astorian missed so valuable and complete an article, nec essarily of much interest during this period of common rate and traffic discussion, it is invited to turn over Its Oregonian files and peruse all of page 13 of that date. It will there also find a plain statement from Mr. M. H. Houser, the largest grain buyer and exporter of the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Houser leaves no doubt as to what he, and doubtless other export ers, will do, if the present agitation shall terminate as certain busy citi zens desire. But now let us say that The Orego nian has not been anxious to revive or re-enter this perplexing and fruit less common rate discussion. The whole question will soon be decided by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. Let us repeat what It has often said, that it desires Astoria to have the full benefit of its enterprise and of its geographical situation. It would aid, if it could, Astoria to get common rates with Puget Sound points, if no other Interests were involved. But is that all ? If it is, we have misread the Astorian, which has been quite open in its hostility to the Willamette River. But of course that is a circum stance of small moment, and excites no special resentment 'here. Astoria cannot be held responsible for the jaundiced babblings of its -newspaper. Astoria frankly asks that it be placed on a parity with Puget Sound. Very well. If Astoria, in" asking Portland to support that contention, also cou ples it with a demand that the Port of Portland get the proportionate rail road rates from the Inland Empire a down-river haul and shorter distance call for, we fancy there will be no difficulty whatever in a mutual un derstanding between Portland and Astoria. HAPrFNILSS AND ART. We are inclined to agree with one Granville Barker, who lately assured the polished personnel of the Drama League in Fullerton Hall that happi ness is a basic essential in creating and practicing art. The finest pur pose of true art is to lift the dullness that may grow into life and dissipate those heavy clouds that overcast the sky of mortal existence. The mission of art, in whatever form, is to leaven that perennial turmoil over the task of filling the stomachs which, mate rialists and scientists tell us, is the first, foremost and highest function of all animals, man not excepted. Art has provided the flowers that line the rugged course of life. It has added the seasoning to the flavor of living. But in setting it down that art and happiness are interwoven so as to be one and inseparable, the fact remains that misery has stood hard by in the creation of art in its highest form. Artists and misery have been twin brothers; and yet, far from con cluding that misery is essential to creative art, we may present the de duction that misery is a peculiar her itage of great artists, from which their art provides the one avenue of escape Run over the list of those who have added to the world's finest treasures and there is endless tragedy and pathos. Every known form of human distress, from vicious habits to posi tive insanity, is encountered. In every field of artistic endeavor the record of wretchedness has left its imprint upon the producer, if not upon the product. Picking at random from many spheres, unhappiness was the lot of Ibsen, Hauptmann, Strindberg, Sudermann, Flaubert, Maupassant, Tolstoi, Foe. Gorky, Keats, Turner, Wagner, Liszt. At least two of the lot died with mind beclouded. Little happiness may be found in any of those great lives which have contributed so largely to the sum total of human happiness. Ibsen with his melancholic temperament, Strindberg with his frantic discontent, Poe with his dismal forebodings, Keats with bis "sicklie sentimentality," Gorky with his disordered nerves. Maupas sant with his troubled brain, Wagner with hislyspeptic bitterners of soul assuredly a dismal lot. Nor does the procession of woe-begone artists end with these. It pervades the ranks of it brushes, perhaps lightly, the lives of brighter ones. As a modern cynic has put it. Art and Its rewards are briefly told. A liberal nature and a niggard doom. A troublous Journey to a splendid tomb. Yet all the evidence of kinship be tween creative art and attendant wretchedness should not be misinter preted. The highly attuned organ ization which refracts the mysterious rays of heaven-sent genius must like wise intercept the wracking vibrations of earthly discord. Great capacity for receiving inspired Impressions seems to entail corresponding sensi tiveness to unhappy impulses and im pressions. Unfortunately the artist's soul is not insulated against the shocks of life which wreak havoc upon deli cately adjusted natures. So it mayj be set down as the shock of life, not the incidents of artistry, that makes the unhappiness among the great. Doubtless the real happiness they have gleaned from existence has been found in their moments of creative occupation. "THY NAM EJ WOMAN." May it not be expected that the clubwomen of Spokane, when they pass the promised resolution con demning display and sale of military toys, will also condemn display and sale of feminine attire of military de sign ? Alas, we fear not. The pacifist woman, while quite alive to the de generative effect upon the youthful mind of observing toys that suggest warfare, does not hesitate to parade before that same youthful observer rigged out in the latest inspiration that European militarism suggests to Style. The Balkan war inspired the Bul garian blouse; the present conflict has produced the aeroplane hat, the Tip perary cap, the Cossack boot and in numerable fetching effects in coats and suits. A dozen persons will bear witness that at a recent school meet ing one estimable woman who spoke earnestly against military training was arrayed becomingly in Apparel that might have been designed by Von Hindenburg's own tailor! FOR THE WELFARE OF CANADA. To those who helped to put lumber On the free list and to drive American shipping from the Pacific Ocean by voting for President Wilson it should' be gratifying news that the steamship Admiralen is carrying a cargo of Brit ish Columbia red cedar shingles to New York. The ship was to have gone through the Panama Canal, but has been delayed by the slides. Every Incident of this voyage Is an object lesson in the merits cf Demo cratic legislation. The sale of Cana dian in preference to American shin-? gles was facilitated by the Underwood tariff, which put shingles on the free list. The sale was also aided, and a British in preference to an American ship got business, through American shipping laws which discriminate against American ships on tha Pacific Ocean. The Admiralen, if she gets through the canal, will not pay a cent more toll than would an American ship, though the United States built the canal and neither Great Britain nor Canada contributed a dollar. If an American lumberman ships a, cargo to a foreign country in competition with Canada, he is free to use a foreign-built ship and to sail it under the American flag, but he has not even that privilege in shipping lumber from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast of the United States in competition with Canada. There is a popular impression that the United States Government exists for the purpose of promoting the gen eral welfare of the American people. The facts we have cited do not sup port that impression. THE AUTOCRAT OF BULGARIA. The act in the drama of the war which is now being unfolded before the eyes of the world has brought King Ferainand of Bulgaria to the center of the stage as a leading char acter. His German blood and sympa- thies have combined with his ambition in impelling him to suppress the pro Russian sympathy and the anti-Turk- ish antipathies of his people.' He has played upon the traditional rivalry of the Bulgars and Serbs and has pic tured to them the Teuton hosts as in vincible. He has used the human in clination to back a winner to serve his ends, and he has succeeded in the seemingly impossible feat of inducing his people to make war on their de liverers and to become allies of their former oppressors. But this feat of Ferdinand's was no more delicate piece of intrigue than the series of like feats by which he won and retained his throne. His unanimous election as Prince on July 18 87, by the Grand Lobranye was brought about by playing on the re sentment of the young nation against Russian tutelage. He shrewdly relied on the scarcely concealed enmity of the other European powers to Russia as a means of conciliating them. Be ing a Prince or saxe-Coburg-Gotha and a lieutenant in the Austrian army, Ferdinand was able to represent him self to the central empires as a val uable Teuton outpost in the Balkans, where they nourished schemes of ex pansion. Russia declared him a usur per and, in deference to her, the other powers for some years withheld rec ognition, but that only intensified popular loyalty to him. From the day when Bulgaria had gained independence in 1878 through Russian intervention, Russian officials had sought to dominate the govern ment, Russian officers to control the army. Their dictation had given rise to an anti-Russian movement, with the watchword, "Bulgaria for the Bulgarians." This party gained power in the infancy of the nation, passed an anti-alien law and ejected Rus sians from office. Chaos followed and in 1881 Frince Alexander sus pended the constitution and assumed absolute power, with Russian Gen erals as Ministers. But Alexander found himself impotent in face of popular opposition, restored the con stitution and formed a coalition Min istry. The Russian Generals tried to remove him, but failed, and then withdrew. Alexander then placed himself the head of a nationalist movement in defiance of Russia, Joined in the annexation of Eastern Rumelia and led his people in a victorious war with Serbia in 18 85. So enraged was Rus sia, at his conduct that a conspiracy was formed against him. He was seized, compelled to abdicate under threat of death and taken to Russia. Popular indignation was such that a counter revolution overturned the conspirators and the Prince was lib erated and restored. H then made the fatal blunder of resigning his crown into Russia's hands. Having thus represented Bulgaria as a Rus sian dependency, he was permitted by the nationalist leaders to depart, and he abdicated. Thus when Ferdinand was elected he was assured of loyalty from the people by the mere facts that he owed the throne to a revolt against Rus sian influence and that Russia de nounced him as a usurper. So long as Russia did not attempt to expel him by force he was safe, and he had the opportunity to secure his position by playing on the anti-Russian' senti ments of the other powers and of his own people. After having assured himself of freedom from interference by the western powers, he, in 1894, in augurated a policy of conciliation to ward Russia. Political refugees were permitted to. return; his eldest son, Prince Boris, was "converted" to the Orthodox Church and his appointment was confirmed by Turkey and the powers. Russia regained Influence, but abstained from internal meddling. The weaning of Bulgaria from Rus sian tutelage was thus completed. The animosity caused by Muscovite med dling made easier the execution of Ferdinand's plans to play an inde pendent part in dealing with the great powers. He incited revolution against Turkey in Macedonia and assumed the title of Czar in disregard of the Ber lin treaty, knowing that Austria was about to violate that treaty by an nexing Bosnia. In common with the other Balkan states, he made war on Turkey in 1912, setting at naught the desire of the powers to keep the lid on the Balkans. When his allies seized the territory he had claimed, he turneci irom rne zar as arbitrator and heeded the promptings of Aus tria by making war on them. He has transferred Bulgaria from the Slav to the Teuton group of minor states and has gained for his country a position of importance out of ail proportion to its size. He may, however, prove to have escaped Russian domination only to fall under that of Germany. t erainand has been no less adroit in turning to account the traditional enmity between his people and the Serbs. This sentiment broke Into flame in 1885, when Serbia attacked Bulgaria to obtain compensation for the tatter's anexation of Eastern Ru melia, and was kept alive by the spec tacle of Bulgaria under - Turkish suzerainty, while Serbia was an inde pendent kingdom. It was cultivated by recalling memories of the Bulga rian Czar Simeon, whose empire ex tended from the Adriatic to the Black and Aegean seas jnd included mod ern Amania, sernia and Macedonia such an empire as Ferdinand now wishes to create, with the addition of Constantinople. It blazed furiously In the second Balkan war and has so cooled hatred of the Turk that the latter sentiment is forgotten in devo tion to the new hatred of the Serb. As for gratitude to Russia well, grat- itt.ae is a snort-lived sentiment among nations. Many who bask in the balmv Win ter weather of Portland think the story legendary lore of teams cross ing on the ice in the Willamette, but occasionally a man is in evidence to prove it. One old-time tale, however. Is dubious that of the salmon beintr so thick that people stepped across arysnoa on their backs. The woman down in California who has thirteen children for the thirteen years 01 mamea are nas not had a chance for "a good time," as many can it; Dut in tne years to come, when me thirteen have been raised, she will have it in visiting and coddling the granucnuaren. Despite their assertions to the con trary, a whole lot of foreigners who declare they would stand by the United States if at war with the coun try of their birth, will find it hard to keep the promise, for that is human nature; but they will do it. car-ran Ea officers are feported to have executed an American named C, H. y Agramonte, which is a rather striking American name. Probably tney knew what they were doing. Whatever Edison does Is all right, even to becoming intoxicated with slumber by sleeping fourteen hours. Many men, not so famous, would im prove by sleeping moTe. Now that the Retail Grocers Asso ciation has been called an octopus, it Is surely doomed. Remember what happened to Standard Oil? Being a monarch and not worried about style, form or standing. King George would better ride an old plug than a fiery charger. Hood River Is extending its lines of resource. The turkeys in the val ley are too good for home consump tion, like the apples. If the "Villa- Generals give Funston the opportunity he will give them such a whipping that recovery will be impossible. General Funston endures all the tortures of Tantalus watching all that fine fighting and not allowed to take a hand In it. The American White Book implies that even the part of belligerency is beset with fewer thorns than that Cf neutrality. Simply to prove a vermiform appen dix is a liability and not an asset, call on J. P. Morgan, who discarded his yesterday. The Los Angeles police having adopted aircraft to catch criminals, the latter may get swifter aircraft.. Roumania is listening to the call of the allies. Russia can afford to give her a little territory. Will not the boys yearning for tin soldiers and hence for infant mili tarism grow with denial? There is a lesson in the practical resources of Oregon for the boy and girl at the Land Show. German preparedness is now going so far as to arrange for a higher birth rate"to follow the war. John Considine is a better show man than financier, if he owes $800,- 000 and has nothing. The steamer Eastland will be use ful in teaching the Naval Militia how not to turn turtle. Anybody who thinks Oregon Is not a corn state can be convinced at the Land Show. How to Keep Well. By Dr. W. A. Evans. (Questions pertinent to hygiene, sanita tion and prevention of diseases. It matters of general interest, will be answered in tbis column. Where space will not permit or the subject-is not suitable, letters will be personally answered, subject to proper limitations and where a stamped, addressed envelope Is inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make diagnoses or prescribe for individual diseases. Requests for such service cannot be anstvered.) (Copyright. 1915. by Dr. W. A. Evans. Published by arrangement with Chicago Tribune.) Abased Feet. ' In youth we abuse our feet; in after years our feet abuse us. Children, weax tight shoes, high-heeled shoes, or point ed shoes. Children toe out or develop bad foot shapes or foot habits of some other kind. Their bodies are light, their tissues are resistant, their mus cles axe good, and no pain or ache gives any warning of the penalty which Is to come. But the margin of safety in the foot Is less than in any other part of the body. Room is at a premium, . and every nerve, tendon, vessel, ligament, and bone must be in exactly the right place, else trouble appears when in middle life the weight has increased and the muscle and tissue tone has de creased. Therefore the enormous pro portion of adults are weak in the feet. If a person s feet are sore and in flamed, but not blistered. Dr. Webb Johnson advises the following: (a) Rub the feet night and morning with alcohol containing 1 per cent salicylic acid or (b) paint the tender points at least once a day with a solution of picric acid In water (two grains to the ounce), or (c) after washing the feet at night, dry them and dust on them a powder composed of salicylic acid, two grains; talo powder, one ounce. For excessive sweating he advises that the feet be soaked In water con taining formalin (one part formalin to 800 parts of water). After this the feet are to be dried and dusted with zinc oxide powder. If a blister forms on the foot it is to be opened aseptically and the excess of skin cut away. It is well to paint the area with the picric acid solution and to cover lightly. The blistered area must be protected against rubbing. The most frequent point where mis ters form is the heel. The second in point of frequency is the sole of the feet under the little toe and the one next to it. By using some wool or some adhesive strips to hold these toes straight the pressure of the head of the too bones on the blistered area will be lessened. Ingrowing toenails should be treated by painting the sore area with the picric acid solution. The ingrowing edge of the nail must be lifted, the space under it cleaned, and a small pledget of absorbent cotton Inserted under it. This bit or cotton Is lett un til the next night, when it is removed. the toe washed and treated, and a fresh pledget applied. These are only curative measures to be used to make a bad situation better. The real remedy is one of prevention. Prevention will consist In changing tne footgear. For Instance, ingrowing nails occur because the shoe pinches tne end of the toe and pushes the front of the nail to one side. The remedy is to change to a shoe which does not press on the side of the toe. The cause of sore feet is to he found somewhere In the mechanism of the foot or the coverraa: of the foot. Be cause the fault in one case was of one sort, we must not think that that fault Is responsible for the Ills of all feet. -Feeding the Baby. Mrs. C. L. W. writes: "I have a baby 9 months old. I want to wean her when the weather srets cool. "1. What shall I give her to eat then? "2. She eats bread, crackers, zwel back and potato and butter now. Is that right? "3. She nurses at 10 and 2 at night. This disturbs my sleep. Should I stop it?". REPLY. A baby 10 months of age should be fed five times between 6 in the morn ing and 10 at night. She should not be fed at night after 10 o'clock. Each feeding should consist of seven to eight ounces. The food should be a mixture of milk, two parts; barley or oatmeal water, one part. To this sugar should be added, preferably malt sugar. It Is proper to give orange Juice, zweiback or crackers and a little potato with butter in place of some of the milk. My advice is that you do not nurse the oaby between 10 at night and in the morning. She will fret the first night. If she does give her some water but be firm about feeding her. After a night or two she will sleep through. As soon as this battle has been won and forgotten switch to artificial feed lng. Begin by giving one feeding in place of nursing. Take ten days or two weeks to change her from the breast to artificial feeding. An Adopted Child. R. G. W. writes: "What would be your advice in regard to adopting a child one year or 15 months (not over) old? 1. Could you find by examlna tion whether it had any tubercular germs of any kind, or bad diseases, or a perfect, sound mind? 2. " What kind of doctor would you recommend to ex- amine it, a baby specialist or any good diagnostician? 3. Don't you think that by being brought up under the very best surroundings It would turn out all right, although far back some of its kin had not been exactly the best you would have them? 4. What are the best places to get orphans, not foundlings? REPLY. 1. Yes. 2. A children's specialist. 3. The probability is that good care would overcome a bad inheritance. In some cases it falls. 4. A home finding society. Tuberculosis. J. C, of New York, writes: "1, Would a person 22 years of age, having moderate pulmonary infection, benefit by having two years' service in United States Army, that Is, serving at a de sired place? - "2. What would you advise for such an illness? What would one do who does work mostly outdoors? '3. Is moderate tuberculosis cura ble?" REPLY. 1. Nothing better for you could hap pen tha,n that you should get into the Army and be sent to Fort Bayard. Bu there is no use talking about it; the medical examiners would reject you. 2. Go to a sanitarium. . 3. Yes. Red Cross Work Kot Abated. WASHINGTON, Oct 26. (To the Ed ltor.) As there has been a mistaken idea that the American Red. Cross has ceased sending supplies to Europe, I write to say that we are shipping weekly large quantities of supplies to the various countries involved In the war and, with the assistance of the public, will continue to do so. Circu lars stating what articles are most needed will be supplied on application to the American Red Cross, Washing ton, D. C. All boxes of supplies should be sent to the American Red Cross, Bush Ter minal, Brooklyn, N. Y. Any individual wishing may designate. If they so de sire, to what country .or to what par ticular institution their contributions are to be sent. Undesignated supplies are used by the Red Cross wherever the need seems to be the greatest Hoping that the American people will respond with the generosity that they have shown in the past to urgent needs for the mitigation of the suffer inir of the Immense numbers of sick and wounded men in Europe, the Amer- I lean Tied Cross appeals ftr their aid. I UA-BfeL L. nlKUUA.N, Twenty-five Years Ago From The Oregonian of October SO, 1890. Seattle. Oct. 29. The Board of Po lice Commissioners met tonight and ap pointed George C. Munro, the present Chief of Police, to fill that office for the ensuing term. John H. Hall returned from Salem yesterday, where he went to argue be fore the Supreme Court the East Side Water Company case, for which com pany be is the attorney. Spokane Falls, Oct. 29. It was de cided today at a, meeting of representa tives of different counties of the state to send two cars, one of minerals, the other of agricultural products of the state, throughout the East. Denver ill be the first stop. St Paul will be visited or the return trip. The McKinley tarlf bill seems to have cast a gloom over the manufacturers of binding twine. George Le Blanc, the only man who ever defeated Jack Dempsey, will have six-round glove contest with Billy smitn, oi Astoria, tonight. Thomas H. Lynch, of the Sheboygan. Wis., Herald, is In Portland on a tour. He is writing up the different sections of the country for his paper. A streetcar and Gurney cab collided on Second street last night and William b. King, of the Frank Brothers' Im Clement Company, who was In the Gur ney. was thrown out add slightly in jured. Jim Corbett. it Is learned In letter from San Francisco. Is very anxious to meet uave Campbell. The great Exposition buildinsr is nearly clear of all exhibits. C. E. Perkins, president of the Chi cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. and a party of officials are expected in t-omana in a few days. They are at lacoma now. Miss Madge Carr Is unoir the actor and actresses annearlnor this wv mt tne Mirquam Grand in "The Stow away." Thomas W. Keene will be seen next wees in Klchelieu." -Timers in New TnrV Places are watching with keen interest the workings of the new tvnAjiAttlnv tiwuume, wnicn IS neinir triri In ' oiice.oi tne .new York Sun. Where Autos May Not Stop. ruKiwD, Oct- 29. (To the pvj. nor.) Kindly inform me If an automo one nas a right to stop on a street car track to let a nassensrer nff A streetcar hit an automobile in the rear here Saturday night, said automobil naving stopped to let a man off. We are divided on the question If a vehi cle can stop anywnere to let a passen 6cr uil. The following is an extract from the city's traffic ordinance, now in effect A vehicle shall not be so parked or otherwise stopped as to prevent the free passage of other vehicles or street cars in ootn directions at the same time." Winds on Pacific Coast. BAR VIEW, Or., Oct 27. (To the Editor.) (1) What are the prevailing winds along the Pacific Coast? (2) Which wind brings most of our Winter storms? SUBSCRIBER. (1) Northwesterly in Summer and southerly in Winter. (2) Southeast, swinging to the south west ; t . How to Live To Be The Sunday The average length of human life is increasing. It has increased more than 10 years in the last half century. This is due to the success of science in combating disease. Not only this, hut cases of remarkably old persons no more are unusual. It is not uncommon for a man or woman now to attain the- age of 90 years. Many in this country are alive and well at more than 100 years. Recently a correspondent of The Oregonian obtained a record of several hundred persons between 90 and 138 years old and sought from them the secrets of their longevity. In tomorrow's paper he will present composite rules that have aided these people in reaching their advanced age and also will give the personal ex periences of several individuals, including some who live in Oregon. GERMANY'S HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS The children of Germany observe many beautiful national customs and celebrate many patriotic and religious feasts, bat none is attended with more social festivity or is more suggestive, of romance than the annual festival that corresponds to our Halloween. The Sunday Oregonian will explain the German Halloween customs, with illustrations. WHITE HOUSE MISTRESSES IN STATUARY Visitors to Wash ington will have opportunity to see an interesting exhibit of statues representing the successive mistresses of the White House from Martha Washington down to the present time. While no effort was made to reproduce the face and head, the manner of dressing the hair and the costumes are said to be true to the characters represented. A full description of the remarkable exhibit, to gether with a number of illustrations, will be printed tomorrow. ANOTHER WALLINGFORD STORY Are you following the new adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford and Blackie Daw? If not, you are missing a rare treat. But you' need not miss any more. Read the latest Wallingford story in The Oregonian tomorrow. If you wish you may see the moving-picture reproduction of the same story. The stories are written by George Randolph Chester, creator of Wallingford. NEWS FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS Now that the school year is in full progress, the interest' of every child and of every parent again ' centers in the activities of the public schools. The Oregonian is printing a full page or more each Sunday devoted to school news. DR. FOSTER ON ATHLETICS President Foster, of Reed College, attacks the present system of intercollegiate athletics in an article just published in an Eastern magazine. The Oregonian tomorrow will print his discussion of this important subject, with illustrations. DONT SPOIL YOUR HANDS If you are a woman and prize the beauty of your hands you need not spoil their looks, even though you perform ordinary household duties. A beauty expert will tell in tomorrow's Oregonian how to preserve the shape and clear 6kin of the hand with a little attention at home every day. GOLF PLAYERS, ATTENTION! Last Sunday The Oregonian printed the first of a series of instructions on golf, written by John J. Keenan, one of the best-known professionals. Tomorrow, Mr. Keenan will give his second lesson. The story tomorrow is par ticularly for women beginners. LAND SHOW PICTURES Now that the big land products and manu facturers' show at the Armory is on in full swing the public is taking renewed interest in the activities of Portland and the agri cultural districts of the state. Those who have been unable to at- tend the show can gain a vivid idea of what it is like from an il lustrated article in The Oregonian tomorrow. MOVING-PICTURE NEWS Two full pages of moving-picture news will be printed tomorrow one presenting items of general interest in the film world and the other devoted to the activities of the plays and play managers in Portland. USUAL SUNDAY FEATURES The Sunday paper also will contain its customary attractions for the children; its section of bright au tomobile news, its pages devoted to sports, real estate, society, women's clubs, churches, the drama and various other activities of ths people of Portland and vicinity. Half a Century Ago From The Oregonian of October SO, 1895. The New Yok Times In commenting on Mr. Seward s dispatch In answer -to the message from the British Min ister announcing the withdrawal of belligerent rights from the rebels by England says that England is fairly on her knees to France and appar ently dares to take no Action In deal ing even with a friendly nation with out first consulting with powers at Paris. Mr. Seward protests against this practice of England in his dis patch. Governor Andrews, it Is announced. will accept the presidency of Antloch College if the endowment which it lately received is increased to J ISO.000. General Slocum, who was recently nominated for Secretary of State by the Democratic party in New York, has resigned his commission In the Army and left Mississippi for home. Intelligence from the John Day country gives encouraging accounts of tne development of the mining re- sources of that section. Messrs. Estes & Stlmson have pur chased of W. P. Abrams & Co. half of block 101, the site of Abrams & Co.'s old mill. The new owners, it Is said, will construct the most modern steam sawmill in the state. The City Council has annroDriated $3400 for lmprovins; the Willamette River for navigation. Dr. Watkins has moved his residence to the northwest corner of Main and Seventh streets. Henry Ward Beecher recently de livered a strong address In favor of negro suffrage. He made no argu ment for the negro per se. but said It was bad to let racial distinctions become lnbedded in politics. j Sheriff Stltzel has announced that the 1864 special state tax of one-half mill will be refunded. The state did not call for the money. PROF. JOHNSON NOT A BACHELOR Proper Rebnke From Reed College for si Grievous Error. REED COLLEGE, Portland, Or, 29 October 1915. (To the Editor.) In one of your leading editorials in this morn ings' "Oregonian" you ar engaged in estimating the worth of a population and taxation theory advanct by Pro-" fessor James French Johnson of New York University. In the course of your irony this statement is made, "It is needless to note that Professor John son is a bachelor." It is surprising to find such a statement appearing In a paper of the "Oregonlan's" standing. Professor Johnson is a married man with a family. I refer you to Who's Who In America for 1915, page 122S. It might be expected that an edi torial writer would look more closely to his facts In proportion as he waxes sardonic E. K. So it might be, indeed. The editorial writer who committed the unpardon able mistake about Professor Joseph (not James) French Johnson has been duly rebuked. In order to make his humiliation more complete. The Ore gonian makes public this letter from the scholarly precincts of Reed Col lege without taking the liberty of cor recting its spelling or punctuation, or even of asking why, its esteemed corre spondent has introduced in her letter an entirely fictitious personage in James French Johnson. 1 00 Years Told in Oregonian ,