TIIK MOKXINC, OREGON I A SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1915.
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rt4iin f .t th economic row.
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IS t'nitrt lr.
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t.rt! d from 04.00 to 19.-
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it.t uM nr trrh! IM rumbr. tt
h. d.tro. tr tommfKi of Ur
piitiy. Au.trt tnl I:mj. "I
..rocu'l tht of thr countrJ.
U r.. tafB'.l tm .t :t lfautrr
:s u l chinnrU Into th rrclartloo
ef r .tntlrrul. n'l f. kl
many iljtn- In tirtjtum. irnr.
Kurp ! f h rf""!l' cf
fcrinntn I:f all r io ll
"! f'r H b!-b'It'l womn
.f nt;r nlfic. ton. truc. fJtto
hi". r4i:r".i "1 btMsr
r.f tl- rt. rti'in cf rrlr!lurt. It
.: I r("rt H cmtnrr and
t rr-mjo l' hir fr-m a p.pultioo
t:i-t la frfjtr- !imlrl.h4.
I .v mil! Kuf.p. r about lt
anti- ii. ci- i" prop.rti"i to
tf.t of th" '? rtrmnr. hK-fl
f.. bt i.iiif ! ! A -T '''
.- run. ti'. br r .mr1- an.
1 il.niMVM ! atut tl br tf
r.'n. trn. arul !r!ttn. Mvh
ma l ilTnrc In S.-UJlm tbl
rr tn. r.iM month am.
ttl tit i--Iiutn. ir b
rr br ln.icn.r-. follow
I .(f lump'f P'r "'T Jra ,n
p.i.n.. Au.trh'a fAto ipnrl octn
fi oulrnmt of r. but. If
iinlnt, B-""ftr i't drt br In
i. Hmf Iir t;'r. U j'- hi tTinmn
of an irmmlo roluH.'l M b
tn-tr put t r"mmrtl lnl'J
ful ! In rontr-l. and mhu h mT
t th ?ir-!Wi Bfrc out of
I io J tn atart br on th rn
r-i,.l T f rl
trj-rr b. ltb cfk trrt "i'tinnJ
tor Ubr an! ".b tn-h clmtr.UJ
"PP'T. t P'"- an tutail" no fnl
rii"n. Tnn wai'l rm pufK
ri ifi. lr on jrn. ! of th rn
lira r of f.-jntr' t.n. thm stat
tr tta uSKj;ufna p-lr dirtt)f fof
t"irft aht.h fll witMn rmr.
an. rrht:T UnCin l(a rrdit for
tt of a frai nlur.
If Curopa iou!l r-4i tb mor.r.
r! If th Bopl ouUJ altta a
t. th unrk. tf ln'r-4 d-mand for
th iimtnia-l urp:r of Ur H
rat thl moult ru !
u-: iijri-if fl''r. a.thrT'd!l fr a
f j4r aflr t rno-;rman
r jb"r ri a hUir
tar.di.r t of Iutn. ar.4 nrr--l
. friT'' nH aUa tratT p-jliti'al
Doar U'a In cun!nn hara Ubor
ri!. an.J birj In urront4 nm'.m
mt"t b 9- attr4.li tt Amrt.
aoil.J e!'r rn Irjuvamantl l"T tha
Mo-h4i'l mm l aTiirta. Tar
hm mi::tna of Mua. orphan
and diit-a .: li'. an t emigration
rniicht h cnnfiM.1 ! Ihoaa rU.
AS4t iMr PT rant Immlrrarla
Is rrtant yar h ni4'l t oa
on f'ij. rrvM-l br rIllirr or
frln.1a !raJjr M 'brd In thl
rutrr. Tha rl-iy mr.llon4 may
bm a! lH In tha aatra marnr lo cm
In hlt-v! tn la lnir.l MJtm. rrt
oVrtnf m-T Hioin h ta of rllm
Inattra tba on fit.
If tfia ':M b tha flrt r"nja
fl';nrt of paa.-a. lUlrc onJIUon ba
tan .mn. ar l ruMP mr ba ao
najrlr a.jualtl tiat lirmltnil!o(l to
th!a caortrr ni hr)rk an b!ow
fia trt! t" Mrh tba " b r
l-i'-ail It. n. bnt of our f rln
born pr!4tln mir return toKu-Tpa-
A ipf trprtnn of Immh
aranf rrtako no parnannt bnmo In
n t"n:trj J4 Trrl : to
Jrti).0'! rtt jrn In Kurxip )tarty. An
afr-ta-' r b."n In th oi l worlJ
miM mnt'lplr M prt-wlwr f"nr or
f.a t!nna until a rntf ha.l bn a-thtlh-r
t t Ar of tia orI1
labor marfert 4 th b!nra of r.l
(rntiir. o..t J b alnt
Uut riw'J rump r4t:'r rala tb
jit nm of m-'Of nnfmiry for ra-r"rjttrn-tln
? ft o n 'ipr!r of capi
tal l tU'lr" In b nvtH aa.1 l
rf.!lt In AmrV a t b r'n iin
rtrniTrTr In nrlf to mwl b roat
of tha ar. Tha frlt-t 5t4tr 111
lhn tr.9 orlJ'a rrat rfwrolr of
tt4tla rtital. fr,:4 bv tha ;ral
tf1 b!-r. ma ara u'cumuUlli
an.t kp fu!l b tha f; ji.l'.ty btfh tha
t'adar! ra-r ai tm haa ln-.part l
t. uuf ojjata. but mill tha t'nltril
f'atca ba t taml? Kuruva
a it! b tuar:jJaa ta ea li7.lt. r4
rtar on tha r drM rnT ba
tn. ru-l l4aa i t; tlmit of tha
paopla c4pa-lt l- pay On tha othrr
bar, J. t'a faf'Smnt of ; Kurop-a
ouaarln irrl mar lwf'o
I'j rra.ilt 11 rrtra ba al llrf
!- b.k It In ahull-ln Itaatf. Thr
will b a errt irr''ia of 'apital l
!ha country, an t T irpa l'l ba tht
mw( aaa marktt It mar ba that
tha r rT-n pr.r anl tia Amr.
Inn Ir'r n '
;athr If 'X r.PM rKoMtnti'
t:oa t:t i forward rapt !tr. Ub-r all!
ba ti'-'f rmpl-iTt n.J t rnlml!"1 of
a't ai:rt t". cMltran anj tha
dlaubl'il l ft't'Vr eaaaa prartl.-atly
If aa. aan :raa afrt-tlora may
fall l prattnt a Hmr.)t to AmaM.a
tr IhoM mho !h to rarapa th
rr"iM"a" b-ird'O of Uitior. who T""!
Ih'ir hamaa tal fm!''aa brHn op
atvf their formar o--opjM -n pn.
an ant baa In-.ba.l tha tr.4r-t-jr
fr"m thir .-t!.r !''.
A a ratortia i UI pro-
! mora rapUIr In Northrrn Ku-
rop. atrUtcr mbr. on mlsr
tion and fuller emplo)mnt of Ubor
may ba eipactaj tbara tfn In tha
Suthrra r.untrtaa. Auatria. Tlunata
and tha I'.utkan Ftala lll b .wr
t. tf orr. t:i ba laaa eff fc-Ientty n.
rr.j and l-aa ao-1 a lliod than the
Northarn cuunlrlra. and IM Ihara
fura aand cot moat emlcranta. tlaJl
n a. l:uawtan r-Unol and Huaal hare
tha Lrrat Jrin population ana
hat endur1 mora daatructloo than
any tnurtry except Iiellum. Their
Jelh pa.pt-. aided by American
Jraa. mar come to Amerlra In bordca.
Slnca tha ar HI ba open for Im
mtcranu to coma br ateamer dlre-t
ffnin Kuropa Io I ho ratine t'naaf.
ary Ur tf roportioo of tho raw Iti
miiratton IM cma to thla ae-tlon.
It m! t-a attracted by tha Mchrr
aa'ea pravalllnr her than In tha
Kaatern rltataa. and br tha batter ('P
portiiQltlra for acfjulnna' land. Thea,
oaoola mill ba of different rarea from
Ihnae mhl. h arm cf:lef!r reprraented by
our preaanl f-rein pofuUlion. A
ellcata t-iak of aettlroient and alrit-
llatlon ai;i tta befora ua. and on the
lurrrM lth whlrh It la performed
lit hinca tha future weU-beiiij of
lha raclfl.- Statea.
tl.L
11 l nn eaaarr In tho Interest of our
rak-armrd Jutl 0 that neither d
crl lntcrftrenca nor a mlulded la
bor rrnt-tlvn nor an oritaniiea
Uan.1 of terrorist ahould Innucnro n
In. lament of a atata exe-utla In en
tr.g tha ltf of b!oodthlr:- brute
!Ue Murderer ItilL'trom.
TK. n.naf .hfltlllla 1 B t fTD Tt t t tOH
t-l bo put upon tha pte.i of tho ITe!-
.t.. th.t ha ii. ikOLin or imfma-
tlnnal corhltr to beronit tho medltl
throuRh mhiih lha femedtun Aiinmi
berced for hla compatriot a lire.
did nol deatt after ona refusal a
.. i.. tha olea. after
n w - n lha hnrd Of riATdo
lokna.l In declaring that no croun
tor clemency eiuted. Ha apoed
hlmaelf to a raburf hich tha i;nv.
ernor could not hava withheld lth-
... . kl i .h... a nnrrdtnt for fur
ther Federal Inlerference In Itko caiwa
or atlthoul fnrounclnr nlia impor
tunitla from other loreln Mintatera,
throuth Iba rrealcteet. In baba f of for-
Had Mr. pry laM-d. ha would
haa tian rau for tha I. V. W. to
tx.a.t that Ita campalrn of Intlmlda-
Inn hat aurraeded and to pdrnua the
umi methoda In other ctuca. Itta
nrmnea In upholding tha law aKalnm
rUmor and thrcala ahould hara a !-
utjry aneci. on an or;aniaiion wnn n
. - i I haa tiof
rroaaed. tha Una between lawful aslta-
linn ana criminal, unn-n
plrary. Tha mora La the pity that tha
Iji tyT r eieraiion pnowm oaa j-io-j
l a . . .......l. n ; r. Cha a ell t Ion.
Tna reiteration ran ontr hara been
mlaled by ermpainy tnio msainr com.
roon cauaa with an onranUatlnn with
mnif-n it anoui.i nava noinma: in com
(non.
lour or AXt.
At Kit tha frrat 4 1-centlmeter
rura haa put mora man ineir
match. After baltertnf down the
rld'a proudeat fort., after rrduclna
concrete and tempered ateel aa If con-
UmU.1 tT ao much paper cardboard,
after ahattarinc lha armor of iruwonry
tnat cuarded I'rance'a eaatern bor-Ur
jrul HeU'.am'a jcreatt clt:e. the Cer
man terrora baa been bafritd by mer
for of tacd.
Tt.la la a4mlttel by Orrraan aa w:i
aa Uu Milan official, and la confirmed
by liia announcement that tho ue
fafiaaa at pylneH bare fieio avami
terrific bombardment by lara cariber
homitier. Tha llnjilc tort, ara ar
mored with mounda and walta of aand.
Thla me leamon waa learned in our
own Orll War when aand bar -er
put to tffectla work In defeniva op-
eratioiva. Tha atmpla little iin:u
naa ato been uaad on a larc a-a. In
the infantry operation of later wara.
Tete he ahown that t,he bu'.li-t
hla-h drivea lt way thrminh a lieavy
eaal of teirparad metal I (topped by
the rr.iumne of tiny partlcl In a aacd
bf. Tha lnfantrman concaaud be
hind a baa of eand la far aafrr than
tha aol-'trr enraaad In ateel.
Tha Importance of thla dlaroYcry la
no to ba undereatlmated. If lb effl
rry of aand fort la eatabtl'hed t e
on. all doubt tv later eTenta. ft
ear thai tha coat of armn. may
b reduced by mtltlona of doll.ir" S irid
! dirt cheap. No doubt a w n "o . -tern
of aand forta mlrht be cnetrl-ted
fof ttio price of a !nt rtrel und
mrtar barrier of defense. Further
more, if the fort acain return to nw
fu'.neaa. nation intent on defense
alone to eecure themaelve will be able
in do o with much emaller force
than woUlj e required m era the
a hle burden of defre lmpoel upon
arm lea left In the open to f ht-
A rwtCHOLOl.lCat. nnMt
I cbUalry dead In old Virztnia?
Are lovety yourf women of that rruud
tato driven lo ueperaiion in caiao
Irr the senile tl:na that eo many
younc woman attarh. to aplnterdom?
Surely there nvoet be a.nia deep cauae
uu lrrllr.? the strna conduct of the
comely dauehtrr of an Atlanta preach
er whoae exploit In providing tne
remain of a brt tecroom have been
narrated In rcent dispatcher.
The girl announced aome time ao
o her frienda thai aha waa lo be
tedded. A proud Incident. thU. In
the life of the average normal your;
woman. Khe waa al onc ahowercd
with corrralutatlona and Given nu-
rrou prc-nuptUl partlea. rha waa
tha talk and lha envy of her eel.
Then an tran;ement w aa announced.
While the disratche do not er.ter In
detail on thl point. It may bo ur-
ied that her friend may have
crown a-isplclou at thl point. They
had never see.-t the brt Jesroom-elect.
and now they were not lo e hirn.
I'arhapa rnraoll of disbelief reached
the vour woman ar.'i caused ner to
urmund her weird, romance with a
a-reater (emblanca .of reality. How
elee account for ner auooen an-
nouncemert th.l a Tccotirf.latlun had
ben effected.?
In due time tha date of tho weddtrt
waa el. The day aPrroachel. I'repa
ratione wera made for the happy
event. Iresenta began pourtrj- In.
Imaa.ne the dilemma of the brtde-
ele.-L The state all et for a wedJir
ar.d bo brlJefroom. A trulr deanerate
ituat.on ani with tha approach of
tfca wed ! " c hur aha met tha desper
ate situation by an equally desperate
mean. A telegram reached her that
h-r pance had been killed In a wreck
near Chicago. To lend realism to the
tale, she boarded a tralnfor Chlco
and returned with casket and enrpae.
Iler Brief wa pitiful to behold. Who.
n..a coutd q-ieatl in her? Itut aome
ar.'a aid. and tha trull can: a aul. "
had purrhiwl the body at a morsu
In tha Wetera ciij.
llcr towaaca waa urcr tacho-
loalcal." The rneplration la eauiiy
perceived. SSho craved tha adulation
which jtlrla beatow opon the onea of
their number who achieve a propoaa!
of marrlajcr. Phe repined for lore anl
romance. Flnce no Vlrirlnla rajlant In
the flesh would bronch tho aubjec-t
and Invite her to the alUr, (he pro
vided a beau from tha realma or Im
aclnatlon. How ad that ahe. appar
ently a iclrl with mean, did not know
the better aolutlon of her prooieros
which could have been provided by
a aojouru In the Wcet. where men UI1
propoae.
f .UL A HALT,
The Astoria common point rate la
undeniably an Interesting aubject for
vocal exercise. It I auo a handy pro
posal for a newspaper w hlch deslrea to
establish a reputation for consistent
and earnest propait.indixln;. or it
Innda llaelf to almost unllmltad inco
herent diacusalon. Hut enthusiasm
aometimea a-ets the better of dlacre
tton. The controversv h.ia now aeetn-
Iralr deaenerated Into a content to
determine which aupportcr of the A-
torla rate cm bcltttlo Turtlund'a com
merce the most.
It la a regrettable clrcumstnnce. but
Portland a true position aa an exporter
of wheat and flour ha been publicly
misrepresented by professed Portland
friends for no other purpo.io appar
ently than to fortify a doubt
ful policy. Kleure on the num
ber of car of wheat received In Port
land and Ihry ara not fairly Indica
tive of the- port'e business If coverlne.
only a limited period have been
published In an effort to show a fall
ing off In business. They have been
printed when figure revealing the
actual water shipment and ti lling an
entlnly different story were avail
able but were not printed.
The Orrgonlan'a attention has been
called to one authentic Instance
where a wholesaler, who had closed
out hla business In tho Kast with In
tent to establish himself In Portland,
waa frightened away from thla city,
without Investigating the facts, iy a
defamatory cartoon and defamatory
articles published In a Portland news
paper. The Oregonlan would not sug
gert that discussion of an Issue, even
though It be a manufactured one.
cease, but there are respectable limits
to be obeerved n every campaign. '
Krom July 1 to November 1. 1J15.
the car receipt of wheat In Portland
decreased In greater number than
ther decreaaed at Puget Hound. There
Is but one reason, and that Is that
Portland had a large surplus carried
over from the preceding cereal year.
Port conditions or harbor facilities
had nothing lo do with It, yet thl de
crease haa been broadly published aa
showing a decline of water-borne com
merce. The true story is told by the
muter shipment.
Portland In that period thlpped, out
:S.92 more bushel of whent nnd
flour than In the same period of 1914.
while Puset Joiind shipped 1.J10.040
leaa. Thrae figure are Ignored by
those Astoria rate enthusiasts who are
wl'.llng to run down Portland to make
a rase.
The following are the record figures
for the two Te,rt., compiled by the
Merchants' Kxchange:
rort:an4 alpmie
Jtifr I to Nm 1. Inrvaa
it:. isti boivn
Whasl lk.ah'l.( T" IH I.I' l.ItT :.4:
l hi it,.i. . y; n :;'? 'iVIM
n haat and f out f I . . 4 ; ( i:.mi :i:
Tufst iun4 ehtpmeate
J.ii.-i lo N"V t. he'ii,
i:i iu b !'.
Whaat ll..il IIIIIK IMIC (AI.I74
' -ur lba-e!l .. ! tUIH :1.H
UI.ro! aa-t t;v.r t.ajl.O'l ll.'M 1.11.
llarr:. fouahf,.
To boost when there U nothlnr to
tHM.st about I poor buslneaa, but to
knock when a knwk I nnjvistlrled I
reprehensible. -V a matter of self-
defense Portland, through It live
business and commercial organlxa
tlorul. ahould cJemand that Portland's!
home detractor ceaaa their activities.
M.I.IK nr U Virs lDlTMV.
The hope of tha lumber Industry
he In an totrresii e campaign of aell.
Ing and In eearrh. by chemistry and
practical experiment, for new uses lor
lumber and Its bjTroJuit. This can
be accomplished only by wide-reaching
co-operation. These truln were
wall aet forth In an address lo the
astern Forestry and I'oiisrrvntlon
Asooclhtlon by K. It. IUcn. of HrlJal
Veil. That the prosperity of thla in
dustry 1 Important to the public In
terest is apparent from the fart that
It emplos one-fourth of the .Nations
wage-earner and give the railroad
mora traffic than any other commod
ity except coal.
The lumber Industry sutlers iroui
lack of co-operative effort, duo to In
dividualism of small unit which are
Incapable of doing separately those
thing which other Industrie do In
larco units or through combination.
There has been no research to learn
uhera consumption of lumber wn ue.
creasing and where new markets
cnuld be made for it. There has been
no advertising camralgn suth a has
nonularlied other product. In short.
lumber has been allowed to sell Itself.
n.fore the lumbermen knew it. lum
ber waa largely displaced for railroad
cars, railroad construction and build
ing. They ahould have had tatltiea
of the decreased use of lumber and
of the Increased use of other male
rial, but no organization existed to
collect and distribute these data. They
should condu- t chemical research to
develop manufacture and use of by
product, auch as wood pulp. etni
Icohol. tanning maienaia. oisuuaio
nd producer ga. and to perfect fire-
proofing paints. They have been silent
nd Inactive while wooa was nemg
tondrmned aa building material be
cause of supposed Inflammability.
though ihemlstrr could hava found
means of protecting wood from fire,
and publicity could have been given
to its manr merit. Engineering re
search could show, and advertising
could proclaim, lumber's usefulness
for paving, pipe, dwelling and farm
building.
Many jinya In which manufacture
can be perfected by use of byproducts
and elimination of waste, and by
which aleamanshlp and marketing
ran be Improved ara suggested by
Mr. llaxen. Pubflcltr must be adopted
lo remind the public of uaea for lum
ber, to correct 'the fatlscy that the
timber rpl)" Is. being rapidly, ex
hausted. to prove that profit are
not excessive, and for many other ends
of bandit both to the Industry and the
public.
Co-operation for the purpose de
scribed by Mr. Hasen Is fully within
tho law and Is practiced In other In
dustries with most beneficial results.
If tho Government would not Inter
fere, small mills could be combined
into l.irre units which could pursue,
either alone or Jointly with other,
thesa activities for the general good
pf tho Industry. fr there 1 truth In
hi statement that "the large-state
producing unit la the remedy." In
fact, the lumber industry I an exam
ple of th folly uf extreme Individual
tm and of tho wUJutn of co-opcra-
tlon for common ends consonant with
the public interest aa distinguished
from consolidation In monopolies.
Italy has declined offers of a sep
arate peace made by Austria, Rome
announce. So far a we have been
able to observe. Italy has felt little of
the rigor of war thus far. The Ital
Ions entered the war with fresh energy
and fresh resources at a time when
the other powers were stripped of
their first vim. The Italian operations
have not been extensive or exhaust
Ing. Italian troops have participated
In no operations of tho first magni
tude. A separate peace now would
win Italy tho enmity of the allle. Rhe
already has tho bad will of the Teu
tons for alleged perfidy. Thus a sep
arate peace, made at a time when the
pressure for peare was not felt, could
hardly be expected on Italy's part.
Such a course would leave the Ital
lans without a alncere friend among
the nations, and that might prove
fatal In these day of group wars.
The small bov nnd girl who have
roller skates must have a place to use
them. Kept off the walks, they will
Invade the paved streets, nnd acci
dents will hannen. So. too. with the
coasters, a contrivance that makes
niiiiv u man wish ha again were
young when he see It in opera
tion Tho Winter season is at hand
and the youngsters find It dreary to
stick around the house. v hy not set
apart streets In the residence districts
at Icimt one day lu the week for the
roller skater and other streets with
the proper grade for the coasters?
Automoliile can be kept off. or at
leant regulated, on thonc streets, and
ilia hitr.lon of motion nut un'on the
drivers. Hoys nnd girls have rights
that should be respected, for in a few
years they will be the voters who run
this. city. The powers will nnd. it pay
to be clever with the rising genera
tion. A clan of defectives similar to the
notorious Jukes family ha been dis
covered in Ohio and West Virginia by
the Ohio Bureau of Research. Of 474
cases In this family that havo been
Investigated. 68 are Jailbirds. 74 crim
inal In varying degree. 77 Immoral. 53
feeble-minded. 20 alcoholic and oth
ers have other taints. Millions have
been spent on this family in trials and
support In priona and asylums or In
tos through Jts members' crimes. The
family has been of no use to itself and
has been a public pest. Tho world
would have been better off had the
plan adopted by Dr. liaiselden wih
the Bollinger baby been pursued.
Knowing tho susceptibility of very
young women to swashbuckling he
roes, a young seaman of tho Navy told
weird tales of being an opium smug
gler to two pretty Kan Diego mlnse.
They listened with open-mouthed ad
miration and were so deeply impressed
that one of them told what a great
man she had met. The net result is
tnat tho young hero now reposes In
confinement, for It developed that the
story, on being Investigated by the
uthoritie. developed serious evi
dences of being true.
t.eorga Ilernard Shaw haa staged a
play on recruiting. That Is. he baa
it all ready for the boards. From that
point on reportj disagree. Home say
the censor haa suppressed the produc
tion. Ollidal announcements are
th.it It ha merely been postponed in-
delinitely. Postponed until after the
war, w suspect, by whirh time the
subject will be cf no earthly interest,
even when presented by the Immortal
George.
The ruling of the Washington Su
preme Court that boarding a car In
motion 1 not contributory negligence
in case of accident rather upsets pop
ular Ideas of responsibility.
- j . - .
In some way almost every problem
ha a solution. The hop-picking
money buM the schoolbooks and the
turkey money buys the Christmas
presents. Why worry?
Governor Harris ha signed all the
bl'la that put on the lids in Georgia
and residents have six months In
w hich to become acclimated for a very
dry region.
The disturbances la India seem. to
be a fire from the rear, which the Ger
mans have started In order to prevent
more Indian troops from going to
Kurope.
If any man. thinks that danger of
anthrax will deter women from wear
ing fur, he Is mistaken. Women take
far greater risks to enhance their
charms.
Preliminary work ho been started
nn tha newt rnstottlce. Oldest resi
dents may recall when the structure
was planned.
After some of the efficiency has
been cut from the city's efliciency sys
tem we may get a little more et!l
clency. In hi naval expansion scheme Pres
ident Wilson U going the limit with
36.000-ton dreadnoughts and 16-inch
guns. .
Thara la a amull deficit In the cash
accounts of the Land Show, but a
larse,. surplus In the results auainea.
Perhaps turkeys will be cheap next
week, but the buying head of the
household must be showrw-
Plchtlng of both British and Ger
man fleets presages heavy firing in the
Cattegat ere long.
Lansing must write a note to France
on the aubject of Mr. Galta trous
seau. Penrose depies that he is a candi
date, which will receive ready belief.
Get your ammunition today for the
annual turkey shoot tomorrow.
Lemon and green or orange and
black which? Everybody root!
There la joy among cowmen, for
cowa need not be "all lit up."
Germany la combing the empire for
copper to shoot away.
Dobs, like Bryan, knowa when he
haa had enough.
Linrton is a sort of star boarder,
one might say.
Presidential bee are swarming.
Iltllslrom paid the penalty.
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Great day at Eugene.
How to Keep Well.
By Dr. W. A. Kvaas.
fropyrlitht. 1IS. be Dr. Vf. A. Evan and
puhllnhed by srrar.Kement with tho Chicago
Tribunal
FROM tho hips to the head the body
is supported by the spinal column.
And that is the reason these J small
bones are called a column. On top of
this column the head is set. At its base
the column 1 hinged onto the pelvis
and thl In turn is set on top of the
leg hone. On theolumn is hung the
welgflt of the muscles of the neck and
trunk, the organs of tho chest and ab
domen, the shoulder girdle and the
arms which hang ftom it.
The column is not straight. If It
were th'e Jolt of walking would be much
greater than it Is. But whenever there
is a forward curve there is a nearby
backward curve to compensate. As the
result of various things the spine may
take on unnatural curve. Children get
curve from carrying heavy book.
Bookkeeper pet curve from their
Work and taller from theirs.
But far and away the most important
cause of curvature of the spina is food
borne, and especially milk-borne tuber
culosis. In this disease the bacilli break
down the bodies of the affected verte
brae. In consequence the column begins
to curve, sometimes in one .direction,
sometimes In another. There arise
hunchback, lateral curvature, antero
posterior curvature, twisted spine all
form of Pott's disease.
But tuberculosis of the spine is not
a severe disease. After a few vertebrae
have been destroyed more or less the
disease-subsides, the Inflamed vertebrae
grow together and the twisted verte
bral column becomes fixed and some
what Immovable in the new position.
In order to maintain the equilibrium
of the body this unnatural curvature
of the spine begets a secondary com
pensating curvature elsewhere in the
column. Between the different curves
the varioue organs of the body are con
siderably pushed about.
The organs have a wonderful ability
to adjust themselves to the new posi
tion. But something is gained by
straightening the spine as much as pos
sible. This can now be done to a lim
ited extent by surgeons. The method
in a general way is as follows:
The backs of the diseased and grown-
fogether vertebrae are chiseled away.
Tho chiseling begins on one side of the
curvature and extends across it to the
other. The loosened pieces of bone are
laid back and the amount of straight
ening porsible is d,one. A piece of bone
is removed from the tibia or shin bone.
The piece removed Is long enough and
large enough to tit the chiseled area in
the spine. This is called the bony
splint. This bony splint is fastened to
the backs of the vertebrae, the chiseled
spine arc fastened to it and. the wound
Is closed.
Not aa Fplleptlc,
X. Y. Z, Portland, Ind.. writes: "A
child 4'.i years old has been uncon
scious four times, said to be caused by
Indigestion. The last time he had high
fever all night before and complained
of being tired. He vomited, then had a
chill, after that temperature 103.
"What I want to know is. is there
danger of It being epilepsy? Or is it In
digestion? If epilepsy, is there any cure
for It? If so, what? Will he outgrow
It?"
REPLY".
Ther Is no te.ver with an epileptic attack
nn tha nth.r hand, children are prone to
havo convulsions w ith various disorders. For
Instance, an error In diet, malaria or nurioi
fever, or any other form of contajrion. Is
liable to cause convulsion and fever. A
child that ha bad convulsion four times
In lha first five ir of life,, whatever the
provocation .mar have been. Is dfnpoeed to
ward convulsions, cnnaren oieiw special
l.ta aav Ihov ara of tho convulsive diathesis
Ur advlea la that too -t advice about thl
child. Probably all thst you need no is to
change the child's diet and certain habits.
Ammoela aa Stimulant.
A. K. writes: "I am 80 years of age.
For the las: six months, when in need
of a stimulant, I have taken a few
drops of ammonia in a Ii tt lo water. To
Improve the taste I generally add a few
grains of salt. I take this for weariness
and fatigue. I reel mticn better. t.an
it be due to the ammonia? I am greatly
annoyed by gas In the intestines. What
can 1 do to prevent it?"
REPLY. ,
1. A portion of tho result r due directly
to tha use of ammonia. Probably you use
less coffno or other stimulant and thus
using ammonia has helped you Indirectly.
X. t'se one of tho forma of mineral oil
sometimes called Rim. an oil. Eat leas pastry.
sweet, starches ins bread.
Form of Tseuralgla.
W. B. C. write: (1) Have rear! your
article on locomotor ataxia. Kindly ex.
Plain the word shingles. Jly physician
says I am neurasthenic. I have a creep
ing feeling In my leita at nlKht and in
order to get relief must go for a walk
or retire. (2) Is this a symptom of lo
comotor ataxia?"
REPLY.
t. If vou havo iKvfr had shingles you are
lu'ky. Shlnisles la the street name for a
disease In which small eores appear along
the course of some nerve. The orea are
vwry painful. The dlwaee known to phy-
eie.ans aa herpea soater ! a form of neu-
ralxia-
:. No.
Ise of Paraffin.
1 P. writes: (1) "Would like to know
if there is danger of sloughing of par
affin which is Injected in doing plastic
surgery. (2) Is it used with success in
correcting facial defects, such as a re
ceding chin'r
REPLY.
1. There Is some dannrer. though it la rot
great. - If vou eould see tho people we
see and read tho letters we read you would
not think much of the suneea of paraffin
Injection as a means cf clignging the fea
turot. '
Stops Upswing la Height.
0. R. writesMl) "At what age does
a man stop growing In height? (2)
What is the average height and weight
of a 16-year-old boy?"
REPLY.
1. A afuly made by Dr. McMillan, of the
child studv department, of', the Chicago
Hoard of Education, ahows that the average
boy tops growing in height at IT year of
age. Thi doe not hold true of all boys.
- Tha study above referred to shows that
the average boy of Hi Is 6 feet 7 Inchea
standing. - iwi J '".' -
ZZ pounds.
o Need to Worry.
W. E. M. writes: "A friend of mine
married late and at the age of 40 is to
have her first child, fcne is very mucu
worried, e people hava been telling
her she will have a serious time. She
has always been very neauny. nm you
advise if the danger is great and what
are her chances?'
REPLY.
Tho danger Is not (Treat. There la no rea
son for worry. Have her read Slemon' "The
Prospective Mother."
I.laeolw louaty Rainfall.
PIONEER. Or. Nov. 17. (To the Ed
itor.) What Is the greatest rainfall
In one month recorded for Lincoln
County or on the Yaouina River?
y J. W. GUYER.
According to existing records, the
greatest rainfall In one month I Lin
coln County occurred In January, 1S80.
when 28.94 Inches fell. In January,
19H. a total of 20.50 fell, but the usual
rainfall in a month is much less than
that.
Na Special Value.
PORTLAND, Nov. 1. (To the Edi
tor.) la there any special value on a'
119 gold piece of 1 84S without the
words "In Ood We Trust."
SUBSCRIBER.
In the list of rare coins no special
value is given for the 1813 gold pieces.:
Half Century Ago.
From The Orenonlan of Kovember 20. 1S65.
A Chinese giant is now on exhibition
in Kuro;e, who is 9 feet 8 inches high.
Dr. A. R. Egbert, for some time sta
tioned at Vancouver, has been honor
ably discharged from the service of the
United States.
The Tacific Slail Steamship Company
has 15 steamers on -the Atlantic side
and 10 on the Pacific In addition to
these the company has two steamers of
4000 tons, building for the China mail
service. The total registered tonnage
of their entire fleet is s8,96S tons,
Lizzie Reed has started a paper
Iowa which advocates the right of
women to vote.
A new Republican paper Is soon to be
started In Detroit, after the style of
the Chicago Republican. One hundred
thousand dollars have already been
subscribed. Judge Edmonds, of the
Land Department, will have the edito
rial management.
As an evidence of the rapidity with
which the commerce of the South is
reconstructing itself, we see it stated
that the New Orleans and St. Louis ton
nage, more than 40.000 tons. is. in ex
cess of the tonnage of 1859, 33 per cent.
Tree Ohio River tonnage has increased
50 per cent, and the Missouri River
tonnage the same amount oince that
time.
Major Tilton has resigned tho office
of Treasurer of Washington Territory.
Benjamin Harned has received tho ap
pointment in his place.
Lieutenant Slaury. Tecently natural
ized as a Mexican citizen, has. by a
decree dated September 19. been ap
pointed as honorary Councillor of State.
LIMBERMAV DIA(;OSE TRADE
.Portland Merchant Analyse Effect of
Administration's Tactiea.
PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 19. (To the
Editor.) The following extract from
a letter recently written by a Portland
lumberman brings out some ideas
which seem to me plausible, although
I have .never seen them expressed in
print. I send them, thinking they
might be of interest to other lumber
men and timbcrmen.
"The lumber and timber markets of
this Coast are much depressed. We at
tribute this condition partly to other
conditions brought about by the war,
and partly to our infamous tariff and
shipping laws.
"To illustrate: A man from British
Columbia can load his foreign-built
ship, man it with any old crew; not
being subject to the LaFollctte ship
ping law and subject to no tariff, can
land his lumber in our East coast ports
much cheaper than the shipper from
Portland. Grays Harbor or Puget
Sound. Each pays the same toll at the
canal, although we this side of the line
paid our money to build the canal, and
the man from British Columbia did
not.
"This state of affairs (or unfairs)
is attributed to various causes. The re
peal of free tolls clause has been stated
to have been caused by the railroad
influence or that of the British ship
ping interests. My opinion is that it
was neither of these, so much as pro
vincialism and politics.
"I think . the line of influence and
action ran something like this: Your
Southern lumberman feared the com
petition of this Coast in the East coast
lumber market. They doubtless ap
pealed to their Senators and they to
the President. He at this time needed
votes for sundry bills, currency, tar
iff, etc. He is also a Southerner, and
it would seem that he allowed his
provincial sympathies and his political
needs to outweigh his statesmanship
and sense of Justice. For witness that
It was very largely through the influ
ence of the President that the free tolls
clause for coastwise ships was repealed.
"This, too, in the faca of the I act
that the Baltimore platform, on which
he was nominated, had declared in
favor of free tolls. The law gives the
President the power to levy canal tolls
according to the tonnage of the ships.
To this the President added the deck-
load charge (without authority of law)
to protect further his Southern breth
ren from the encroachment of Pacific
Coast lumbermen on the East coast
market. This latter charge was with
drawn after the war had made it im
possible to secure ships at a rate which
would permit of competition.
"We shall await with considerable
interest to see if it will bo restored
after the war, "for weightier reasons,'
or some other excuse of mysterious na
ture. . . ." C. A. M.
Where Thanksgiving Turkeys
Come From
In The Sunday Oregonian
Only a few years ago the average city dweller, when he went to
pick out his turkey for Thanksgiving dinner didn't know whether he
was getting a bird fresh from the butcher's block or one that had
Sd in coTstorage for a month or six weeks Now all this is dif
ferent. Turkeys for the Thanksgiving feast are brought to he
market center on special turkey trains. Information .bout he
annual turkey supply in tomorrow's paper will tell where the
Thanksgiving turkeys come from, how they are distributed and
how they reach the Thanksgiving table.
TII4XKSGIVIXG MENUS With the approach of Thanksgiving day
the attention naturally turns to Thanksgiving dinner and the nu
merous appetizing dishes that serve to make the meal complete.
?he Oregonian tomorrow will devote full half page to a presen
tation of some valuable Thanksgiving dinner suggestions. lhe
recipes are offered in the course of an entertaining narrative.
OLD SAM'S PUMPKIN This is the remarkable tale of the biggest
pumpkin that ever grew. It grew ao fast that it matte furrows
in The ground! It is a mirth-provoking story suggest.ve of tho
Thanksgiving period, full of life and humor and action.
ELECTRICITY AS A BURGLAR ALARM Joseph A. Faurot. chief
of detectives in the New York police bureau, regards electric wir-
in a house as a good form of burglar alarm He advises people
to keep at least one light burning when they leave the house at
night. ... .
wai I IXGFORD SCORES ONCE MORE The Oregonian will present
another aUingford story tomorrow. This tale shows the debonair
get-rich-quick artist at his best. It also produces h.m as sort of
a mechanical genius.
kTFVAN'S ADVICE ON GOLF In tomorrow's issue John J. Keenan,
the well-known authority on golf, will give readers another lesson
on this popular game. He discusses the kind of stroke the player
-should cultivate and recommends the sweeping stroke as the most
graceful and natural.
SIDEWALK MANNERS OF WOMEN In this offering the writer
discusses the manners and methods pursued by women in their
daily conduct on the street. She advwes them what to do and what
not to do in order to maintain their dignity and self-respect.
LATE MOVING PICTURE NEWS As usual, The Sunday Oregonian
will have two complete moving picture departments one dealing
with the film world in general, including a late photograph of one
of the most prominent stars, and the other giving the latest news
of the moving picture situation in Portland.
PGE OF SCHOOL NEWS One of the attractive features of The
'Sunday Oregonian is the page devoted to reports from the public
schools of Portland.
CHURCH NEWS Religious news is a strong department of The
Sunday Oregonian. In addition to the news of the churches, a com
plete sermon is printed each week. The author tomorrow is Rev.
II. M. Ramsey.
OTHER SUNDAY OFFERINGS A complete section of sporting news
will be another big offering tomorrow, incdluding reports from all
the football games, both on the Pacific Coast and in the JSast.
Other attractions will include dramatic and society news, real estate
and automobile news, a comic section and a page of interest to
children.
Twenty-five Years Ago.
Krom The Oregonlan November 'Ju, lS'.'t'.
Chicago. General Miles said today
he believed the troops now marshalled
would be able to cope with the Indian
outbreaks at the Rosebud, I'ine Ridge
and Cheyenne agencies. General IUi
gcr and General Brooks have tho sit
uation in Imnd satisfactorily, accord
ing to General Miles. It is reported
Sitting Bull is in irons 1- miles north
of Mandan, N. D. Tho Sioux are light
ing among themselves and many are
reported killed. Column after, column
of troops are inarching to the scens of
the disturbances. Trains getting into
Valentine. Neb., are loaded with refu
gee settlers lleeing from the Pine Ridge
territory There are about 60u0 troops
being assembled to deal with the equal
number of Indians.
Dublin. A verdict of guilty was yew
terday rendered against William.
O'Brien. John Dillon. Patrick O'Brien
(members of Parliament). John CuHin
ane. Thomas Walsh, Patrick Jlockler
and Bolton for conspiring to indue
tenants of the Smith-Jarry estates not
to pay their rent.
A gigantic wheat ring is heinS
formed here, it Is announced. There ia
little buying and transportation facili
ties, it is said, are practically nil.
A. D. Charlton, of the Northern Pa
cific, has gone to Puget Sound ami be
fore returing will make a tour i.f tha
Inland Empire points.
City Marshal Cox. of East rnrtland,
has announced his determination to en
force to the letter the sanitary law.
Several cases of fever have caused him
to take drastic action.
Governor Fennoyer has appointed DC
W. T. Williamson as lirxt assistant
physician at the insajie asylum. Tha
term is for four years.
T. C. Smith, of Pendleton, while
walking home through a lonely placo
lately, was attacked by a foolhardy
sandbagger. Mr. Smith did not rclili
his treatment at the hands of the bag
ger and turned on him, with tho result
that when he had finished the man waa
glad to take to his heels.
D. P. Thompson is concerned in es
tablishing three new banks, namely,
the First National Banks of Medford
and Athena, Or., and of Blaine, Wash.
Queen Victoria is decidedly averse tJ
having the electric light introduced at
Windsor Castle.
BABE'S BIGHT TO LIVE. ITHHI.D
Dr. f'hlole Scott Wigalns Expresses
View on Bollinger Child's Case.
PORTLAND, Nov. 19. (To the Edi
tor.) May I be. given a brief space in
the' controversy concerning the death,
of the Bollinger baby? We forget that
"mind the builder is and doth the body,
make." ,
This little unfortunate soul was
demonstrating to the best of its ability
when it came into this world so handi
capped. Could some one understand
ing even to a very limited degree, the
power of God to liberate from bondage
such a soul, much could have been ac
complished: and only those who havo
had experience can know the joy or
such service.
I would maintain that we have no
right to deny the great privilege ot
life even to such an unfortunate one.
The time is ripe when we should
look upon such a case from a broader
standpoint, remembering the Matters
words "In as much as ye have done
It unto one of the least of these my
little ones ve have done it unto me.
little Qr 3CHI OIE. SCOTT WIGGINS.
Wianlno- Sv.ln.mlng .xtrofc.es.
..-,-r, Vnv 16. li'o the Ed-
limiu- nrint in The
Oregonian what style of strokes hold
the world e recotu iui y "
distance swimming? If possible, please
give short description
All the important swimming races of
.v.. .trv nn to probably five miles
or so have been and are being won by
the crawl stroke, while some ot
crack long-distance men uscd the
trugeon and others me i. u...i
crawl. The crawl sirone i
onlv speed stroke used by the crack,
swimmers of today. For additional in
formation, confer with Jack Cody,
swimming instructor of Multnomah
Amateur Athletic rluh.