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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1915)
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Hn.o Mr. JUI' nnoancc4 . . ,i a bill carrytf uh prollon. alihou!. bo ntci pate liO-ariioui -oin U poaotble adoption br Co ''The nfrrnro that Corsr may . ..... r- f r . rr. n 1 the railroad to i br hatSr It wv.-h to II or rot ron- i. ta the Suprrrno t ou ot nanu , .i i . i .i n M.-h l In e ry . ramblin and tnroh Her rrt If the irut cootaina erforre . . . ,.. tha way to rforc tm I- throusn tha power of the If comtuwoa i a - iw. mtrtunti of the rant. t e mart trrx-ly lcr4 one " the fnf ,.. ..rf ind irnrrly dnid th e pra)er of cttrrr-ntrrenra who r- cl1rITr ouht to fompn m . k AMuml covenant. o... .innr ti:l- the Otirt. no . . r. lolnr-1 t re I ui Ba4".' " ., w , I . urt'riar linl Of timtx td.r any term until Coocrra .hall he hat an orportunitr to Ta!T.rm fiat whl. h I airtr In the crart. lawrrr af'r Inr tth ow!-Ilke o- Kmr.lty nformd the LM tonfer'Sce tht :i that Cor.tr . . j . a to r to tha ral " u i i r. "Ton mu( !. I rt- -m4b:. If t'onre ) th1- n': tha railroad rf. tha fiotrrrmer m rr- anJ follow m out Uie Wc of the cortrn iv. wit! raffrrm that la an anforceaMe ennt and la- u another ln)tjix-tl.n p-n!:n an .i.n.Hrf br .etreat that thi ri roa4 do lt duty. Which mear-a tat. If forrfti" ahnuld art. tha . - , .rain atartcd It lourny tmni the malbarry buh. . - - trt. the Huprem Coil". a we c-T-trxia tha darinon an. I that cn.tri4ct-n l r-arhj witn-o-jt a-ll rr .i"H' fforn n'r ,n" trr Uirjfr-Uitir.t: T'lt th throrr t'nt ,h" 1"in,! w on, rf th- firi-Me ronnt of th eratit. ncfrrrtr to the grantirc a-t. the court J" TN a l Carmm re-'a-aL . rti.: it ta ra . - t..a ..fii'a th ., 'i-i- . T-r. .i. o4 a.i'.'a r-t ! "aa ,.r, r-" ' """ .-.,p.l a4 " i-.rii-"-t IS.. rr.rn n.M it ' c ,,t ; ".a a. ant -H '''" f f .r' r on. a a t. .u 't "- i ! " a.i4. it muM u "a:'1"- In cthrr rr.iji. the fracl u ab lute with the rrrpti.n thai w hrn tt ehull b H to actual d t:r in iuantitl "t eireedmc ! arrra ard at a rr nt cwtll j: i rr acre. Th wera tho rro , ln. Cf the fart, and It la the pro tb.$ hl. h tr.a Supreme Court ar tcr nf"rv;rM covenant. A may acll to It a butMlne auitaMo fnf b'Unra purr' and tho ded mar ontain an nr"rrhla cnyrnant that n wttt rcrt the bull line only to a rrrvtr. a but. hcr or a baker. A ran retrain It If h prmlte a ealoon to txcupr tho premlite. but ha cannot forra him to rent the tnre to a tro rr. a b it her or a baker If H prefcra to let the tof rmla vacant, and thi cn thouch A" immediate com munity ni a r.r!(Chhorho.vj mrran tile rttti-hment. Or A and ft mav cnttmrt lnt B will raeell only to a whlre pa""". A mr then ratraln B from ettln to a ncro. Indian or Monc"Un. but fco cannot compel B to eeil t a whlfa pcraon If B deeirea t hotl the rroprty. Similar were the covenanta f the l.rl srant a a read the iuprtm Court decl.lon. Tha IJovercment CaO Teatrttn the raitra4 from ai:inr to .ther than aitu-il ttlr. or at a crrat'r pr.-e than li 1 per acre, or r quar.tit;ca of more than II a re t one pron. That la al!. It cannot Compel the TiilroaJ to The I rant, evcrpt for the provl.e named, ja abaolute. Try aa we mar to escape the conclo Con. it la borne tn en Be that the ob-J-ct of the nna rtstlr of the d Uion wae on the one han t to prevent th riltroad c impnr from dlv"tlne It.aalf rf any more of the lin.te In a manner rot la a -conlarre with the etttr'a cta-xe and t c!v "orr"Mi oppor tunity. If It o dexired. to rrl'aae eome rf the rtrl. ti''r.a of the rr.t. Hot 1nrreaa them. In c.t!:jc l! de-Uton tne fiurt revle the record aa to the char. ter ef the rnt and diacue t- contention that much of tt la val uable eo'elr f"C lt timtr ano) ta unfit for a-t'ial eett'ement. A 'moat tha conclilira word of tha n'tn are tnat ! Un.! em now . 1nfll more t e; eculati.in than t aettle met." To carry ot the trme of the tend erer! reet utioa) or of the bul pro. poaed bv Mr. Ma l'V would mean one f two thmr. IHlicr much valuable tootwr Unl woa'-d fall Into the band of peuUtor poeinc ae eettlere. or frti'tIon wouM be fmpoewd d llrtn a. tul e"t-r thet th tlm bred land would remain a loraod previn-re. The flrt of thee rntrw wfl "t prmtt. Te acon obviote tnul ha combated bT the raifroal cmpan. iit If tt rr I. nju ih-d lf paent cUUn to profit from the t:m fer eropev AJ-omtnc t!4 railroad coo-' tentton thl It or t!x tlmbr with nit rmt fi.tlnn I but a rrt In lh m. on hi h t'm railr.l do rl iUr mil- h r.-tin. r. i r-l H'minJ ill bo t?i4t It ct tt value to hli h It l a- t i- rolitl-l nut tf thr sri;t tio any on of a d.utn pUr.i iiitrt. r-J to tho Un ;rct Corlfrmrt wrtt upri.r to lha nut 4optv1 prm iinj urra from ttlt;tlnn and lha aarlr industrial of bottlfd mrlrp. Tha comniillr that mt In halam rtrr44r unfortunately nt ab!1 to fathom tho rallroa.l rompiri) real dratre or d"ijrna. It U a dup polntmenl rd a niattrr nol conducive to ptcani rtUiioiu thai tho com pany ii unrfP-'"! 10 nrr,1' a r'aaonabla "l'iil"n of tho problem. thi ir.tR or HIOMM. The Dreconlan amlta to It col- umea today a communication from an ecltated cortribufjr who la pro foundly determined to preeerve the am tit y ef the Supreme Court, even if bt hi to hide b! real name under the mk of anonmity In order to do It. Pcrhape. honftfr. thore la real tleorte Pmlth. and. If we apol ciut to advance for ihroalnj any ut U lone about hie Identity. The name Orort S.nlth. rfal or f!e. will do aa well aa any other for tho purpoeea of hla letter, which la to Inetet that the "hlchaet tribunal of J'ietlce In the world ehall not bo dracs'd down and contaminated with politics." Hear! hoar! So ay we all. Hut wonder If anyone. Including the dt-vnivrd Smith, fancies that the Integrity of the bench la not entirely aafe In Ju.lee IluhrV baud. He haa aald that be 1 not a candidate for rrrelUect; he baa declareJ that he u "not available:" he haa warned hla friend to delitt from the u of his name; and flnalb. h baa peretnrto rl!y notified the Ncbraka pollllclane that he "decline the nomination they would make at their prlmarlre. Could more tve aked by the most ernnltlve guardian of Judicial purity? Hut It would neverthcle appear that tho eudden ral for the preaerra tlon of the court aa a non-political aanctuary la atimulated by a rrut fear In eome quarter that the Kepubllcan party mar nominate a candidate mho wl'I eurclr be cle tod. to rob ron or rr DAKcrit"- If Trofeaxor Webatcr can make bl f.C-inel tem a workln ucceaa. be will have done a much aa any other one man ha done to rob the ea of t terror. A lup tn a thick foe In almoet deprived of knowledge of dl re. tlon and can no Coaling object until colluion haa become almost un avoidable. The foghorn, which almuet Jeeferi one mith It scream. I but crude meAji of giving vrnlr.g. for the mariner cannot teil within forty- five degree whence It onnd come. A device htch would convey eour.d direct to a captain' ear without cre ating an awful din would be a boon. In avtng both a passenger" life and his car. The most traveled route croe the Atlantic Ocean pe through the worst fog-infested sone In the world the Bank of Newfoundland for all the steamer between New Tork and lirltteh porta follow it. It peril are doubled by the fact that 11 smarms tth Iceberg for weeks efier th Arc- tie Ice ha, broken up. It ma here that the Titanic went down after striking a berg, and many another good hlp ha met the same fal In the same quarter. If signal ran be devised which mill rob fog of It dan ger, tney vt'i soon mv more lives than have been sacrificed by sub marine n the present war. sritnviiJiukiMi rem tr'iiov. The speechr delivered at the Ilend meeting give much encouragement to hope tiiat Mr. Strahorn' Central Ore gon railroad enterprlo will be carried out. The people of that section pledged Mr. Strahorn tho support which their well-known public spirit and energy would lead one to export, but. more Important '.!!!. the speech of Mr. Mill put the Portland bank behind the project and thereby great ly enhn cd It prospect of u-ce. With the financial backing of the tale's rretet bank thu pledged, and with the resident of the country to be traversed by tho road behind It to the etent of their power. Mr. Strahorn will be vcetl fortified to go Into the money market for the re maining capital. The first requisite to naming any railroad enterpruo ar that enough trafTlc b In sight to pay operating expense and Interest, and that the people presenting the proj.- t prove their faith by providing a substantial proportion of the money. A a practical railroad man, llr. btra horn ta In a position to make the showing of traffic and of early In crease by development and Irrigation. The Indorsement of sir. Mill aa a banker and his fledge to "get In the came" should remove any doubt a to Oregon wtlllngnee and anllttv to furnish It share of the money. When thi evidence b been rut In concrete shape, the way should be clear for the enterprise to ro ahead. ExrtiNsttr. t.rNNtnt. J-1i:ing the jaar.lr.g mouth of Eu ropean cannon I proving aa expen sive matter. The artillery U burning up million of dollar weekly. Bil lion In wealth ar being shot Into the air and th drain must continue so long a the mar goe on. Germany I searching every nook and cranny of tha empiro for material needed to pro vide shell. The allte are ransack ing th four corner of the earth. r'eedlr.g the cannon l a much more deeper! problem than feeding the million of men engaged In warfare. Men may be placed on short ration If necesaary. but the gluttonou can non must not t tinteo. Shell enough have been fired to have killed off the whole human race had all of them been effective. But right there 1 the rub. All the shells sre not ef.'wtlie. In fact, very few of them add to th death toll. Yet the firing mut be kept up In order to rain the advantage of th few shells mat do count. Take the French for example. It I credited with a marvlou precuin. Yet French tech. meal Journal reveal that the b-sl of gun firing the bet of shell show a td deviation at ear " meter. t iring at a nriw trenrh. therefore. ta an expensive propootiion. lnce only an occasional shell burst In exactly the right place. The same thing may b said of the American three-inch flld rlfla and of all tj pes of artillery for that mat ter. -rroe the target 1 a thin line of infantry Just launching an advani-a. fh firirg data are gathered and the f rst shot t a short burst. Normally. fter charging rarge and corrector and c-urlng an "over" burst, the ftc t g t.ftl. er would he his bracket and laad the Uurd burst directly over lb bead of the adraccUg lofa&tryineD,1 But the Infantry ha lerned the wax of the mathematical artlllerymen.'and on noting the short burst. Immediately rushes forward and take whatever over present Itself. Thu It ecpe for the moment and compel the ar tillery to i hanue firing data. Till la done by the French gunner through a reduction of the range by 100 rd and a general sweeping of the xore of the Infantry advance. Hundred of hot may be required for thi and even such a bombardment may prove of little effect. Tct the artillery must keep pounding ty In support of the Infantry against hos tile artillery and Infantry. No euch thing as economy of shell la polble If the artillery I to be employed effectively. MtfHAMfAL nor.. tvmn In fair California, where the un i reputed to shine on occasion mhen frost and rain are not roonop oluing the weather, a dilemma arose a few day ago In connection mith a bench show at the exposition. An Ingenioua Talo Alto lad ha perfected a mechanical dog which he mlshe to enter In competition with the prize pui of high degTee. HI dog barks, jumps, growl and perform other canine feat with facility, but the pro moter of the show held up hla entry card. I a mechanical dog a dog? If It 1 a dog. I It entitled to be Judged for fine points on a common basis w-ith other canines which have been evolved In the time-honored way? Just what the bench show commit tee decided is relatively unimpor tant, but the Invention of the dog and the necessity of displaying lta virtue are of the first Importance. Horses, mith their limitations, have been re placed lurgely by a mechanical con trivance known a the automobile without any sentimental fuss Doing rataed. Yet tho horse h.ia always had more good point and fewer bad one than the dog. If a mechanlcul dog can be devised which can bark, growl run. leap and answer 10 iia name, then the worthy function of the live dog are almulated. Naturally me bud point of the wolra doctlo lineal descendant may be omitted In the mechanical canine. The mechanical dog can be made aanltary. free from rablo and flea, devoid of predatory habit, and dlMntllned to snap, bark end bite on the lightest provocation Furthermore, the motor which causes It to bay and howl may be turned off at night, permitting us a tranquil night' lumber. It can be een that the children would go mild mith de light over the man-made dog. since It would provide them mith an Ideal pet and playmate. Here I an innovation worth inquir Ing Into. Aa me grow farther away from thote condlUoci of life which made the dog useful, our Canine com pamor. become more and more of a nuisance. The mechanical dog wouli seem to be a step In advance. Event ually It might lead u to the height of mechanical propaganda. Titr ritrrr..niNG neck. Fashion, a everyone know, it not to be defied lightly. We all worship at her hnne mith varying degree of devotion, according a rlche dic tate and moral trepidation overcome conventional turpitude. But what mill be th tithe mhlch women of to day shall pay tomorrow for the prlvl lege of m earing high collars, all bound round with fur a fashion o com monly correct thi Winter, a indeed It ma last Summer, when the sun was hlch and the wind mere zephyrs? Ona of the or Ice less pnearsalon of feminine brauty I the net k. For the unlearned It ha been dllllcult to un urtr.J why milady has apparently paid so little attention to her neck while going to great pains, literally and figuratively, to protect her hand and to pamper her face. Low necks. Summer an.l Winter, have brought dyspeptic discourse from otherwise patient reformer, vv here modesty did not prompt It. the cause of health often Inspired vain pleiullng. But against mind, rain, sun and snow the neck peered out and It pinky perfec tion grew more pronounced a tne fancy of fashion became a fact. In time fond mother took to teaching their girl thai the throat could best be made hardy and the neck beauti ful by exposing them to the element. W inter and Summer alike. Of course fur were worn high about the head, but seldom Were thev clasped in front. A little lace or chiffon was the only protection, and more frequently not even this. We ore told thi csrele care-tak ing of the nock I responsible for It presort-day beauty. All neck may not be shapely, but almost invariably they have retained their appearance of freshness and mrlnklca are few. But fashions change. Now come tho hlch fur collar. I-ow necks have gone for the day. We find no fuult with this fetching style, but we are prompted to wonder. If not to ask. what will be the tithe they shall pay. Nature' lotion mind. un and the fury of her combined elements ha done it work well. Will the new style hrlnr forth a harvest of with ered, unfresh. colorle. and wrinkled neck against which patented prepar ation will avail nothing? THE INH rj.COM K VI-ITOR. Dispatches from Chicago tell In de tail of a misshapen little mite of hu manity that came Into the world an unwelcome visitor: and upon It fate mother and doctor at a Judge and Jury- They weighed the evidence carefully. The nervou little figure waa unlovely to behold. With cold professional frankness the doctor said the child must be mentally a well a physically defective. Such being the rase. It would become a burden to Itself and to the world. IJfe could mean nothing. The doctor suggested tht death wou!J be a klndnesa. With Spartnn grlmnes the mother agreed. They decided to make th rift be tween two otemlMe a brief a possi ble for the little wayfarer. It ma not necessary to carry the death sentence Into execution by act ive means. A simple operation waa needed to stay the hand of death. Thi operation wa not performed. The little life was left to ebb amay. to pas back whence It had come with out the sltchtest conjwlousnes of hav. leg experienced mortal existence. A th feeble pulse-beat slowed, mother and doctor fortified their qualm of conscience by philosophizing upon the humanltarlanism of their act. They were sparing the haplesa creature year of misery, sparing It an exist ence that could bring no hour of hap piness or usef-ilness. "It I on of Nature's error." th mother I quoled as having asld. "and I am w illing that Nature should correct Its error by my baby 's deal h." N'sture error, to be sure. Nature makes many sh. h rrrors. Hut v. hat U of Nature had been traiiagraased t&at- Nature made the error I How could It be known In the first few days of the baby" existence that the error wa beyond all hope of correc lion? Ferhap Nature might be able to correct tho error. Nature Is kindly and Ingenious Jade. How are we to know that the doctor's Judgment waa Infallible? He merely give It a hla "best Judgment" that the child would be mentally defective. A for the physical defectives, many of our happiest and most useful citizens came Into the world misshapen and unpromising. Living, of course, does not consist In merely breathing. To live 1 to have full use of the organ. smes and faculties. We live no more of our time here than we live well, as Carllslo put It. Goethe once observed that a uselcsa life I only an early death. There ha existed through the aires a belief that the Incomplete and abnormal life were better ended; yet we have surrounded the miracle of life with a sanctity which might be violated only by the universal consent. Felon have been delivered to the death chamber for the public weal but the practice of relieving others of life for their own good 1 a form of dire materialism calculated to repeil barbarians. In some Instances It would be a kindly act, but even so the theorv cannot be carried out gratuitously and promiscuously. Indl vidua! may not elect themselves exe cutioners of those -whom they may constder unfit to live. The doctor In thi case ay with candor that he may be termed a mur derer. The mother aense a charge that she I unnatural. Those accu sation mill be made as certain a fate. The natural mother would cling to that misshapen form with passion ate devotion, intensified a thousand fold by Its affliction, praying- fer vently that the slender thread of life might not be snapped by the finger of death. The natural doctor would be inspired by the Instincts of his pro' fession to prevent to the full limit of hi ability that dim little light from being snuffed out. Nature, not he. would be responsible for the future Ha a doctor any higher duty than the preservation of life? When the allies should have been acting In unison for the defense of Serbia, they have been merely con ferring and planning action. They have been carrying on the war as half a dozen diMinct wars against common enemies. The result is that Serbia ha become a second Belgium, and that Greece and Roumanla hang back from joining the cause with which their interests lie. The allied strategy and diplomacy In the Balkan Peninsula, are an example of resort to merely tem porary expedient to meet a great emergency and of misapplied effort. Th history of our own country Is full of similar blunders, from the worst consequences of m-hlch only good for tune and isolation have saved us. Fortune will not always favor us. Our Isolation Is already broken down by Invention. No fiddling half measures of defense will suffice to make us secure. W oodmen of the World of the Pa cine Jurisdiction long ago realized the approach of a crisis in finance a the fraternity grew in age and provided a remedy that was not burdensome. That is the rock upon which benefi ciary organizations founder, and in many of them the member must die young to be able to realize hi expec tation, i If the Government ahnuld have the new dreadnoughts built at Navy- yards, what security will tt have that the cost mill be kept within the bids? On the fare of things, it would seem that the Government would have to pay whatever the ships cost, regard lea of bid. The President' daughter says tht men are thoughtless at the pons, vot ing much as they buy clothes. That may happen onco in a while, but all observer mill be surprised by the amount of serious thought the voters will place in their ballots at the next Presidential election. When ninety-eight per cent of ap plicant for free lodging at Chicago hy at the woodpile, we learn the serious grovcth of mendicancy as a result of easy-going. Indiscriminate chanty and tho need of work aa a cure for varrancy. Here's congratulation to Jonkheer and Madame Alidlus Warmoldus Lam- bertus TJarda van Ktarkenborgh-Sta- chouwer. of Holland, and may a nu merous offspring perpetuate their nu merous Humes. When Mrs. Dick hides her jewels again she. should make a memoran dum of where she has put them. Then she should make a memorandum to look at tho memorandum, and so on ad infinitum. If the Ti-uion are aa victorious as Mr. Von Wiegand ay they believe themselves to be. why did Austria pro. nose peace to Italy? Victors do not throw up their hands and cry: Enough!" If there is nd factory In the United State capable of making hand grenades, one should , soon be estab lished. Hand grenades have proved Indispensable a a weapon of war. An observant man wonders why. mhen a woman slips on the walk, she fall in a bunch and says nothing. Man spread himself in body and lan guage. Three million people In the war sone are looking to America for cloth ing and other relief before Christmas, but It Is a long look, more' the pity. Vice-President Marshall's Navajo blanket set the pace for wedding presents, since the bride owns a Jew elry store. Penrose for President is possible. but not practicable or probable, to carry out the alliteration. Troutdale 1 progressive and unique. A woman Is the sole canaiaaie ior Mayor. There I nothing so depressing as a rainy day unles It be another a little worse. The yell leader of a deaf-mute foot ball team certainly has a strenuous job. Governor Fpry doe not consider hysterica a factor tn defeating Justice. The A11-Str looked at the um brella and took hastr departure. T-.ii.mg u m riling, joaay. nuL&s anil not enoujls letters. BARBERS' BtSI.E!S OX THE WAXE Oae ef Them Tell Fellows What Mast Be Dose t Meet New Condition. PORTLAND, Nov. 1. (To the Ed itor.) I read an article in an evening paper headed the "Barber May Soon Be a Rare aa the Auk." Having been a barber for over 30 years, and being a close observer of the trade during all this time, I think that I am in a posi tion to make a fair comparison of the past and present conditions of the trade. It is a fact that the barber busi ness has about seen iu last day. There wa a time when the barber supply bouses of this country catered to the barber shops and barbers for their existence, but of late days the barber supply houses are catering to the public and are educating the pud He to the effect that "every man should be hla own barber." The barbers throughout the country have realized this state of affairs for several yes,rs past. They well know that the various supply bouses throughout the country were gradually and surely putting the barber out of business. The "safety razor" is" the principal cause. More than half of the shaving public uses safety razors, and the other half 1 rapidly falling in line. There in no relief or prospect of any relief. There is only one solution to the situa tion the quicker the barber realizes hla condition and takes steps to meet it the better off be is. Tbe barber has got to meet the de mand of the public. The time has come when waiting in barber shops for a shave 1 a thing- of the past. The pub lic has not the time and will not wait. Grafting and begging In barber shops has got to be cut out. The public de mands quick service, and it is the busi ness of the barber shop to meet these requirements. Safety razors will soon be placed in all barber shops for ac commodation of tbe patrons. It will not be but a short time until these conditions will exist. All that I lack ing la for soma barber shop to start the ball going and the thing- is done. Then the patron will have the privilege of choosing his own weapon, the safety or the real thing. The public demand must be supplied, and the quicker the barber realizes this the better off he is. Get next to yourself. Jlr. Barber, and not wait until you are put clear out of business. A BARBER. Veterinary School In raited State. ONEHUNGA. Auckland, New Zealand. Oct. 20. (To the Editor.) Kindly an wer the following questions in The Oregonian: (1) Has Seattle, Wash., a veterinary college? If so. what is it called and when established? (2) How manv veterinary colleges are .there In the United States and the names and locations? (3) Trior to 1880 did veteri nary colleges issue diplomas to their graduates? J. R. C. JONES, M. R. C. . S. (1) No. I) A list of the veterinary schools in the United States, according to sta tistics issued by the United States Commissioner of Education, follows: Alabama Polytechnic Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine. Auburn, Ala- San Francisco Veterinary College, San Francisco, Cal. Colorado Agricultural Collepe. Divi sion of Veterinary Science, Fort Col lins. Colo. George Washington University.- Col leva of Veterinarv Medicine. Wash ington. D. C. United States College of Veterinary Surgeons, Washington, D. C. Chicago Veterinary College, Chicago, 111. McKillip Veterinary College, Chicago, 111. Indiana Veterinary College, Indian apolis, Ind. Terre Haute Veterinary college Terre Haute, Ind. Iowa State College, Division of Vet erinary Medicine, Ames, Iowa- Kansas State Agricultural College, Veterinary Department, Manhattan, Kan. Michigan Agricultural College. Vet erinary Division, East Lansing, Mich. Grand Rapids Veterinary College Grand Rapids, Mich. Kansas City Veterinary College, Kansas City, Mo. New York State Veterinary College at Cornell t;nlversity. Ithaca. N. T. fit. Joseph Veterinary College, St. Joseph, Mo. New York Veterinary College. New York University, New York. North Dakota Agricultural College. School of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Agricultural College, North- Dakota. Cincinnati Veterinary College. Cin cinnati. O. Ohio State University, Colleee of Vet erinary Medicine. Columbus. O. University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia. Pa. Washington Slate College, Veterinary Department, Pullman. Wash. (3) According to information avail able no veterinary schools now in exist ence were founded before 1880. Wheth er any schools existed and gave de grees before that time Is not shown by uthoritie here. The. Iowa State Col lege, Division of eterlnary Medicine, was founded in 1880 and the other school In th? above list at a later date. MY DREAM CHILD. You have grown so within my heart. Tou eem to really be. You go with me where're I go And are a part of me. First a babe to me you came. I pressed you to my breast; All pain forgotten, mother's love Brought Joy supreme, and rest. I've closed your baby eyes In sleep. Your rosebud lips have kissed; I would not, baby mine, such joy For all the world have missed. I helped your tiny baby feet Their first proud steps to take; I prayed my God to walk by you The tempter power to break. Ive. shared your tears and laughed with you. And watched you day and night. Until from babyhood you've grown To be my heart s delight. For now you are a great big girl. My own dream child so dear; I seem to live again in you And share each hope and fear. Your future looks so bright and fair. As mine did once to me; "Tls well we cannot look too far Ahead, 'cross life's rough sea. I look at you beside me now And seem to see my child Left all alone, when I am gone. "Mid life's wave on a ea o wild. I cannot be: I whisper low My aching heart's desire: But hearts are tried by pain, my dear. As gold is tried by fire. And o. with yearning heart and soul, I bend my knee in prayer. And thank my God that you, my child. Are but a dream so fair. And yet. within my heart, for you A place shall ever be. E'en God himself can never take lit okvn-oieani cUlld, from me. . alNONYHOCS, , INSTRUCTION IV PtBI.IC SCHOOLS Professed Teacher Writes "Artie!" DenounccinK" Frill and Fad. "PORTLAND, Nov. 18. (To the Kd itor.) I saw an artiral In The Orego nian signed by a "Citizen" referring to "Fads" in the fiublic schools. I want to go on record also denounceinpr these "Fads" as that is about all that you could call them. If you are poing to have Manual Training and all the other domestic aciences. why discrimenato. why not teach all the different hranche8 of industrial and commercial life, why just pick out the Carpenter, Machineist, Plumber, and a few other trades. That's what Mr. Alderman believes In doing. I am one of the teachers In the schoojs here and I want to say that there are altogether to many "Fads" and "Frills" in our public schools here in this city. But what can we teachers do about it, if we object or make any sUKgestions as to what would bo educationist or beneficial to the school children we are apt to find ourselves amonir, the unem ployed. I have been teacbing school for a number of years here and in the east and I want to say, that we have the poorest school system I ever saw. I cannot see why they cannot have as good a school system here as any where. There must be a reason. I no ticed in your paper of a remark made by Mr. Alderman, on "Fads" Upheld" He says. It is not the province of the educator to decide for the individual child what his vocation is to be. That's right. But does Mr. Alderman live up to what he says? No, he does not. His injecting of "Fads" into the schools compels the child to except that which he or she dislikes. Give the children a common school education of Reading. Writelng, Arithmetic, Geography, Math ematics, and History, and after they have passed out of school, they may take up what their likes may he as to earning a livelihood. A TEACHER. The Oregonian does not know the name of the author of the foregoing. Anonymous communications are not or dinarily given space, but. this one has peculiarities to which we desire to draw attention. Although the writer professes to be a teacher in tho Portland schools, he has misspelled seven words in one short letter, used the word "except" for "accept," and displayed a poor choice of English and inferior knowledge of punctuation. Tho record of errors probably discloses an attempt at im personation, but if by any chance the correspondent is in fact a teacher, the communication reveals a need for more attention to fundamentals not only in instruction but in employment of In structors. GOOD BKCAl'SE OF ITS DISCJI'LINK Military Training of Prime Value In Civil Life to Employe. HILLSDALE. Or., Nov. J8. (To the Editor.) In The Oiepronian, under the headinn "Investigators Report Lack of Discipline," it is stated that concerning the car collision November 10 on Eleventh street the Fublic Service Commission expressed the opinion that lack of discipline was the underlying condition responsible for injury of six persons. Kindly permit mo to say that If the persons responsible for this so-called accident as well as numerous other ac cidents had had military training in their school days, very few. if any such accidents would have to be chronicled. One of the principal and fundamental teachings of military training is strict discipline, as well as order, duty, obe dience and reliability. Military training does not necessarily mean to raise your boy to be a. sol dier, but my personal experience leads me to the belief that such training- fits any boy to compete in the battles of life or in any human endeavor better than one who has had no such train ing. As en employe he will not only command the respect of his employer bv the faithfulness drilled into him but will overtake and advance over his fellow employes without military training: it fits him for responsible po sitions and "no lack of discipline for accidents" will ever be charged to him A military trained boy is more self- reliant and alert: he feels his respon sibllity and duty that it is t:p to him to make good and he will make good HENRY E. DO.SCH. rorlrnlta and Cartoon PORTLAND. Nov. 18. (To the Ed itor.) The editorials in The Oregonian are mostly Inspiring, always interest ing, but in your "Borrowing From the Ancients" certain questions arise which you can answer without doubt. I seek information and not to criticise. Do not certain forms and symbols stand for certain things thoughts? Whv does The Oregonian represont war in that garb of an age now passed and as a certain distinguished, though mvthical person, JIars? Why was Bryan dressed as Piogenes and the Biblical symbol of peace the ilove used instead of having that gen tleman !n tho latest approved stylo of dress, with a typewritten message ol peace in his hand? ONI7 INTERESTED. The editorial mentioned by the cor respondent referred to the ancient -ac coutrements depicted in statues, tablets or paintings intended primarily to be likenesses of individual modern war riors. The Oregonian would not criti ciso ancient symbols used in art to tell a story. A cartoon is not pri marily a likeness. It is a symbolic caricature presenting a complete throught. Banks In Latin America PORTLAND. Nov. 16. (To the Ed itor.) Will you kindly advise the lo cation of North American banks in Latin America? . T. Foregn branches of the National City Bank of New York: Buenos Aires, Argentina, San Martin. 84. Montevideo. Uruguay, Calle Zabala, 141. .. .. . t Havana. Cuba. 7 3-M cane oe uDa. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rua Quitanda, 141. Pantos. Brazil, Paris Praca Jlana. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Rua Alvares Pen- teado, 15. Panama City, Panama. Others: Commercial National Bank of Wash ington. P. C. branch at Panama city. Canal Zone Bank. A to Land Laws. PORTLAND. Nov. 18. (To the Ed itor.) (1) Can I tile on a homestead without having citizen's paper? (2) Am specially interested in the land opened in Klamath County. Ore- 0n. (1) Yes. if you have made declara tion of intent to become citizen. (2) Write to United States Land Of fice, Lakeview, Or. How to SaT Iluerjo. ATHENA. Or.. Oct. 17. (To the Edi tor.) Please give me the highest au thority on how to pronounce the name Huerta. I hear it pronounced different ways. I pronounce it plain Huerta. Am I right or wrong? A READER. Webster pronounces it Wer-ta. accent on first syllable, "e" as in "end"; '"a" as In "arm." M-e Point in Law. Buffalo (N. Y.) Express. "How did they dispose of your hus band's ra.-e, Mrs. Nurich?" "Oh. they'll have to let bim go, of course, 1'ou. tee hevsvaived. examination." Twenty-five Years Ago. From Tho Oregonian Novcmh-r I'.i, lfi". Government troop have been started to the scene of tho Indian disturbances in Wyoming, where the Median craze is having effect and the .Indians are beginning to don their war paint. The seniors are much alarmed. The In dians are flocking to Standing Rock Agency and are holding war dances. New York. Nov. is. The great armored cruiser Main was successfully launched today. Miss Wilmerding, granddaughter of Secretary Trncy, christened the big warrior, whoso-, armor belt is 12 inches in thickness. London Parnell, the great Irish leader, will have to step down and out politically, it is believed here, as the result of thu sentiment growing out of the O'Shea case. Some of the Irish Na tionalists blame him for being plaoed in a false light. There is, however, also a growing sentiment among the members of the National party to stand by Tai-nell in his trouble. Arthur P. Cunningham, an employe in the Senate document room, has been arrested for using vituperative lan guage to President Harrison. Cun ningham, it is reported, recently enme into more than a million dollars through inheritance from an aunt. Hs was at one time a staunch supporter of President Harrison and active in the Republican ranks. Elijah Mays, one of the pioneers of Lane County, died recently at his home near Junction City. The Methodist Episcopal Church members w-Jll have an opportunity to morrow to vote on tho question of ad mitting women as lay delegates to the legislative councils of tho church. Tho Union Pacific has decided to fix up tho old blockhouse at the Upper Cascades and preserve it for tho bene fit of future generations as an his torical landmark. Chief Constructor Wilson, of the Xavy Department, says there are now 11 new steel vessels in the Navy and one modern torpedo boat and only IS wooden vessels in commission. He rec ommends the salo of a number of the wooden craft. Bishop Morris has addressed Thanks giving day letters to members of the clergy. HOW PRESIDENT PRIMARY WORKS Voter Express Party Clioicp and Del egates Swear to Promote It. PORTLAND. Nov. 18. (To the Ed itor.) As a matter of information would you kindly give the manner of determining the preference of voters in their choice for President at the Oregon primaries? I have asked this question of many voters in your state, but no one seems clear in his information. Does each candidate for delegate announce his Presidential preference or does the name of each preference tor President appear on the ballot or will a sep arate list of candidates for delegates representing a Presidential preference appear on the ballot? C. W. STULTP. It is optional whether a party can didate for National delegate announce his Presidential preference. Some do and some do not. The preference for Presidential candidate is expressed by the voters of each party in the pri mary election and the delegates make oath that they will support the will of their party to the best of their ability. Four known Taft men were elected by the Republicans in 1012, although the party preference was expressed for Roosevelt. The name" of any candidate for a party nomination for President or Vice President is printed upon the primary ballot upon his written request or upon the petition of 1001 of his supporters who are registered voters in the party to which the csndidate belongs. The latter provision is particularly interesting in view of the apparent de sire by many Oregon Republicans for tho nomination of Justice Charles E. Hughes for President. Although Jus tice Hughes has declined to become an active candidate, it appears that it is still possible to place his name upon the Oregon ballot if 1000 registered Republicans so desire. f Prensliie of Hughe Improper. PORTLAND. Nov. IS. tTo the Edi tor.) Shall the Supreme Court of the United States of America, the highest tribunal of justice in the world, bo dragged down and contaminated with politics? It appears that sonro ill advised friends of Justice Hughes are insisting that he become a candidate for President in 1D1H. Dispatches say it will require an injunction of the courts to prevent his name heing placed on the primary ballot in Nebraska. If Justice Hughes permits this whilo a Judge of the Supreme Court of the. United States, it. will mean severe criticism of opinions recently handed down and those to follow during the primary campaign. His dissenting opinion in the Erank case will bo con sidered as coming from a judge cater ing for a certain vote, rather than from a judge in the highest court of the land seeking to interpret the law in accordance with the wishes of the people, as written in the Constitution. Certainly, the Republican party can find another man for a candidate with out contaminating the Supreme Court with politics. GEORGE SMITH. Minimum Rates. PORTLAND. Nov. 16. (To the Ed itor. What is the present status of the 50-cent minimum rate for public serv ice corporations? Does the measure apply to electric companies as well as gas companies: SUBSCRIBER. Tho minimum rate ordinance was passed by the Council to require gas and electric companies to maintain a minimum rate of 50 cents a month in rend of SI. The Portland Gas & Coke Company complied with the ordinance voluntarily by putting the 50-cent min imum rate into effect. ine measu.o was contested by the Portland Rail way, Light & Tower Company and the ow hefore the United States courts with an injunction against tho enforcement of the measure. Some People Are Naturally Lazy So lazy. !n fact, that they would not accept a bushel of corn -unless it was shelled. The dealer who fails to co-operat with the manufacturer who is trying to help him sell goodsf invites com parison with the "tired man." Perhaps his lack of energy is only thoughtlessness. But the live wire overlooks no op portunity. When Smith, Brown and Jones advertise their goods in the( news papers of his city he puts these Fame goods in his store window and gels the business.