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To tl tac popt. t Ift. ioaita rfrr. brl t.. motfiri4 !!". lo tfto f -f U rmoet ef men bn ,rr.i nj merrl r tho cr fn ef cmonorr. ly of tnnk t lr co be tutte mere lhn hol low mory. vr. limloi. dtjitr. by " m) lri..u t-il of fluf o' ot ..t!r,T. 'e pr br unnoJ n.i..'orb.l rbl" of oar hppin. Our rr.ity W holty un t .turbot In tfe pr hoar. Our pniy I brtur-lifal b,onl cur r--i m peopt. We tMe enouc : ta rr. H t onfr brrr-trlikii n l p.t,tr. te!ori l!l e ee l?t !). tuMs of eorrcw nd d!.tf tht h uistl lttf otwo our Tee e Fn'it rol bllol ournteo to the f. tl the bteirf of o4xj m.T " b t"e b:ee"tn of limoffow. W mn o fret tlvet tNr my I. ritirn..hit bt..n.the lrtu ef peocle 'e bliir i.t!J upon-tN.m. With true then k futre the KcCKI on-e hiej In f-til f irltr. f 'f te dw'fwtion of the J.P.BU.H ermeJ. bt U ho line pint mue prent d of lhtik be re-et.t I" Frltln. !. la tie rultneee ef our me,ure teir e Hntl rot ftfM of the eIiI!" t" P"n ,0 er th- b'jr.t!e br our on f frrt. .me one b rmri-l. ro -t fru.t the trl. but Umpl Mm. er Our pttetton eUiken eur eter'ion It t cotich Ibel e thB Vte tht the miefortunre ef tie rt of the wrUl he not W-n ltr. epon . It drn.u fH.T ! presume the! e ere the chii prpl. V not r. p:r lene nj dafr turn our r nron en thy turti4 upn other pe- plee o mere tltti" tpe. tln th.m? t e. lr. our ry rtince en4 :n.iiffreo.e. off-r a tmf,tln fnr the teln e nurtM to turn tn our ir.ctitr If be e any July t prf rm In prtU1in e frtnllble . rr'T ei-.ir.jit their entrr.-e thet te true .pirn of trmnk fulne fner r JtTt in cur . or ehll ee coatlnvt. to trmpt the trj b e r ijeri.lence upn him f-t bount! in:r.J the thr of hie rhl!IrrO? ,? M'Ot K lrO?l. After the poet lmprtonut and robiet. ho cout.J hopa t- trt!e u Ith enr outre cgtrii. In the r.eme of rt? The chartateae bae done their ort act e he tir4 of th'.r hlne. It eeeme.1 aa If o rnlht be tt I pear lth the tablUhed ai-n wie an.t te pj. ture tht routd be tndrnioe.) an-l njd. but eurh a cete of mln4 in ut be neither popular ner pr.riEjb?e ltf all tbxe ho eeek eaetceent-e la art. How e:e may .-rount for the ectlrttle "of I rir.lc I"r-.in. prJPt of the N trk School of line and AppUeJ 'Art. ho l -tarnc on the reUMonehlp btaeai art aa4 aomen'a appareL etur::y Mr i'lnont wr an Intl mle ronaevtioa beten the la Who n lr properly atthout a fco!..J- ef color . hme end rom hnlone and ahere l thre a aromaa ho does a't crate deeper knt)Xe ef thia r'''a eecret? Purely here U a fru;tf il fit4 of endor for ar.y tra artist A thoand aoruea will ee n'.:h"enmal torn to dreea to beet e lRtee ahtre one IU ait tut br portr;t. (lut with ht dlappotrtmet hla bep.ft herer mut learn the rr eona formal- for ert'lc and colorful decortior of the human form, lie r about hut aork mj. h a be nitsht ( eb'4t In trnctln b:rner In Ihv !ife cia "lie ft? the ad fact t f t he ha. a r'rt of w rather tho a eerttceaMe eel of fiie.t ru'ee fr a!;atini cl"r ! dre an J tre l tj p.. Hera are eome of h rule e he Jnce. the-n before a leech re eo. iatlon : T ur e'lfee ....' e. e Wrer.i4 fe t.r r-. ..4 i l .;Tu4 en4 e g ee t.ile e . . (. I e.me teare ve4 eoei-att a e." e..r !.- er-.!e e" r ..r. re eerer-e ere.. el-fc.e -en-e i.i emJ.e ee e:.et4 r.: r . There )mi hate It. A't ao-Aen a; ke. pr ly ae Romney ptotel theti T"r ctothee hark jro-jnd. the bcToun.l re or elr The f(-a la the d!lnv.l.htra; rhrcter It ehoult b rlera.te. frofn. anj m.r then t Ne bck;-oun4 of a pr. trait ehoo'.l interfere Mr. f'r--ie rn -t It oJt to )o lo the tett rte for In "The lt 4e.-nritt-a l the IV" I t-.te. ho haa fena t eat. "Wfn In duubt omll ,ei-T-ine' ahU h ae .an he tne.r eetKm t"e of .-t..r 11 aa far thai t; rarwoa Kbwl art In ilreee a i:i die of Innutrition, Th. rt beautiful ca folioa- hi te.-hn.rjvie bex-auee they reH riot r- eort to art or eubterfuce. The am ru!e my atvp'y to certain ar-uUr ttpea of achoulma'n. who he put tanlty and thoufct of matrimony Out of tUeir litre foreter. Ilut the aer- (e a "mart a ho l neither comely tor horneir m'-i-t depend on drr to lam (he belerre one y or the other. If he l ei:tl then he mini have a carefully ele-t'l cIory echeme to often the blow. If he le t- al ho mu( dre-ia In uch colore aa tUI pro ducw an optical i:!u.i-n of compart eea: If ehort and ft he rauil drcea awar the appearance of exretTe em benpont. Truly there I a field here for the talent of aom arUt. but ae fear Mr. rre-n ha mii-aed It Womeo do not war.t adtlce on ahat not ir aear. What they wart to know la how 'to harmonlie all the frampery and itaiety of, color un.ler the tun. The artit who can reallv l!l them alt at:i rival the fame of Mtchaetancelo. Mt at -trtUii-tx The chorus of acclaim from the neeepepera of the cour.tr eepecUI- tr the Irrmorratii papere fol.om m the peremptory r:aa Of joatice lluchee to permit hi name to remain a a lre-.!!stiai ra.nJl late on the pri mary ballot In Nebra.ka. la not eur-prutn- We hope It I) (ratif) In to Jutlce Itushea. lie ha ma-Ie It per-fe.-tly rlnwr that lie la ti"! a candidate and that he will countenance r.o effort lo make hl-n a candi-Ute. 'lie cu!d of roum hate Isr.oreJ the echrrae of hi muiiul ie.l anJ enthuflaatlc Ne hrk partlMii or acre they partl 'anT but h tout.! ecarce'.y In the end hate e-K-aped the reproach that he waa aaare of what wa beln done ai.d did not atop It- He did etop It anJ he made no plea that ha did not un.!ertaud all about It. It I Inlere.tir.a- to note that the New York Time, an IndeponJeol leo.ocrtl: napper. U not wholly la accord with the ur.iull!lcd com ment of other paper of IAe political lenlrija. for. while II approves the Jj.ljea action. It alao rrmaraa: ... is.t.. e' nerr.ln.t'-ir. naf eme. H at .t m eeree - if II el .il. a. a r-M t ' h .. -.re. tire trie petw a. ay frre eter caftrfMel-. In ru.-. el l"e yfitii.r).. . . . It. a .il :mtml ertrl . IM lIrM l a . ee4 r . tie c-a-.r.ll-.n will froaM lura la e.n.e 'aa e aal. a.4 ! e. the f'rl :.et tnere .r. t.e rnea wh are aa.l..v Her n4 II. Ilea. la a c J"'" lljatL.. ra..4 p rt rfi. l?ie a..m.na1li. fr il el4 f h"a - "he eeaBlrr e4r4 a f i-..a-l aaa i- -jH. II rrout me imama -ear ! ! f r lo war n4 II .wu ar b tar Mm a qae.llet ef e..rea tul ef al II ' ca.l iai wiaa la hi pjelt.oe c.u:4 we-l re- No one ha jet heard Judse Huehe ay he would decline uch a nomina tion. He cannot fairly be aake4 or e,t.pecte4 t act In adtance acainut a contlr jj-eccy of that kind. Withal, ae ob-erve without cor.nter nt;on or ator.ihment or rrsret that Theolore lloneetell ha a Jret taken no steps to remote hi name from the Nebraska primary ballot. llI.MV.M AMI ItklU The people of Portland are greatly obliged to the Uteel expert on munici pal tllmerM echo consented to tell u tt a public adire what I the mother with u. One of the thlug thai U the matter; with u l our pertst'nl habit of int'.tlr anb.tf from art where e!e to come here at any old time and ay eornethlng about our case, which we already understand perfectly. Tet il l a pleasant thlrg f hear every few tl) from a ditirguuhed stranger the same old recital of ernptoms. with the same old prescription lor the name o!J dteease. We hate local diagn.wtlcian and urgeor.s who are doing a pretty good Job In their own wav. If they are to be believed. Portland ha got pretty tnu. h eterthln the matter wtth It. and h- persistently refu ! to be cured either with coploue advice. Jallr longuc-iasning or lion If tl woui.i cure, ine ould cure, the patient would lite a million y- derogation of Seattle, but only to In an j woul.l then be on!- in the Infancy ! lr,,rrl Seattle to Its ow n state. Kor t prosperous outh. The real dtasw of Portland Is of rourae en raetly curable cae of incip ient hypochondria. tinged slightly with Jaundice, ir.-luclr.g spells of lifht headedneea In some cltixer.a. blue funk in a few more, and wearisome loquac ity in other. The remetfr la work and faith. Twr. s r.i r.a or ijt We ha4 thought that a'.l that was profitable Ip the somewhat unpleas ant discussion about the Chicago baby which was permitted to die because It was deformed had been exhausted. Hut we have received a letter from Kuger.e which has Interested US) and which may Interest other. Therefore It la printed In another column. Some what personal In tone. It asks us q,uetlor.s to which we cannot give newer because the Infliction which form their hpolheu has never benisuna into the subject and .found that UitJ upon us. We think we know. however, the depth of love fur off- spring. W'e know at least one mot her who fondled an imbecile child aa If 11 1 were the ratresi numan i.u.cr i"MSUcn an rumi mai n. ever bioomr? and who mourned Its pair.g as the lort of sar.shine out of life The correspondent obeerve thai. In A Lac u.al n the case of the Hol'.lnerr infant. The Oregonlan did not say that . that particular mother and that par- j ti.-oiae dortor did wrong, but that the, lciferer.ee wa there. it was wun quite a definite purpo that the edi torial was made so to read. We do not deplore the death which cut short a life of blank Inertia, possibly one of suffering. It waa the doctrine that Judgment upon fltneaa'to live Is a casual function lo be intrusted to the J oct or who attends the ttrtn ot child Ion. which arousej our apprehen-. Nor can we be whilf; the doctrine mar lead. Our corTerurdeBt relays a pathetic stor) of New Kr.sUnd paret.ts. who. though well to do. finally gate up In despair their efforts to cure an imbecile chill ot l..thoroe proper'.:!e. and at last Ute4 to regret thai It life had hot I been p-rrntttet to ebh aaay In the fira hours of Its existence. nut wheref-.re the regrete l-r another Jar? The h!!4. If unfit to live when a day oi l. ! '''A unfit to lite. A life thai has spanned leri r.ra la no more life thn one that h spanned1 but ten minute. If death I the mother's nra'er for her offsprirg a4 coward ice her re'.lAtlon of neglecte! of-purt-ie.lf r. let the unfortunate lltt:e or.e run In an open field by a deep art sl'e"t tream. fwubile.e a mer ciful iTovt-lecce will eoner or later l ille Ite frottepra to the urguarjed tank TM la 'ol -vd In attempt lo be hurnofoi i'.':. f '! ir:g a e.'ler.m 1 '!-. - Uo- bay eu there U a diatincL.ua betaeen the le!ct ahlch permlU the defective baby to die an.l that a Men permue ne ioiui the hoplww maniac In etraHchlJackrt i. e...rt.h Point it out If sou can. Tet how many are there who support the mother end doctor In Chlcsso wno hae Ihe hardihood to ay'tht only a rloua -Oodi will be done" shall be r.f.re.1 the matured half-wit In hl hour of vital lllneaa? . At Salem In a great bulldlns; are two wards of aa upper floor crowded with Leliics that once were men. A loatheoma dloae has burned or 1 Kiiertlnv nut Ihi laat -cray cells of their intellects. They are H-itlea. mutterlr.e. starlr.iT creaturta for whom the depths of knowledge and the pro foun:eet science holJ out no ray of ho t.e. They are a burden to the state. a nolrnanl erlef to relatives. IJf means nothlntr to them. The death of a slr.sle one Is as ureal a mercy to hlm.elf and as much a relief to those who claim him kio as could polbly have been the cae aa to the Chicago babe. Hut do we hear anybody pro pre'.nc that the heavy bars shall be withdrawn from the windows thst perchance these creatures may plunge to a swift an.l merciful death on the pavement below? Hoes anybody ussct that If untoward illness of another character afflicts one of these unfortunates the disease shall be al lowed to take Its courxe? There la considerably more In Ihe object than the fjte of one defective Infant. Condone that on principle and there I little left to condemn from the abortion where conscience is eased by whimpering p")' ,or any one brought Into such a wicked world, up through the progressive step to chloroform for senile dementia. Our correspondent thinks our argu ment for the sacrifice of raro and as-ilduous devotion In behalf of men tal unfortunates 1 better fitted to a Vtoptan world than lhl. We cannot help but think that he Indorses acts that must await a greater regenera tion than l now in prospect for the human race. Kather than a growing oor.ju-iou-.nr-a of ability aorumtely to welch Justice and public welfare airainet the crednes of life, the peo ple seem to be becoming mora thor onghly aware of their limitations. Not long since the voters of Oregon ruled that the foulest murderer must be pared. Nay more. They ruled that habitual criminals and mental defect ives shall not be deprived of the. power to-reproduca their kind. The Oregonlan may have "'Influence In moulding public opinion." but It doubts Its ability, no matter what Its Inclinations, to make much progress against the tremendoua odds that up hold the sacredneea of human life. ANOTHER Mil END. The Oregonlan reprlnta today from the Taklma Herald an article which will strike a peculiar vein of Interest an.l responsiveness, not only In Port land, but throughout the state. In deed we commend It particularly to those communities in Oregon which have been pror.o to think that they hate been the victims of Portlands neglect, and to cite rVatlle as an ex ample of superior brotherhood, or paternalism, or whatever It Is. with all the other loans of Its stsle. The parallel ta not without lis sug gestion of bumor to ail wno know me real situation. If there I a commu r.lty In-the Northwest. outalJe of Se attle, which is permeated with a spirit of enthusiasm and good will toward the metropolis, undoubtedly Its name and location would be ha!d wtth delight by feattle. Kor Seattle ! not at all unmindful of the appro bation of It neighbors, though It Is fairly content with It own good opin ion, which il has In unqualified measure. Seattle Is a great city, and know It and acciatma it. I"o"lbIy that Is the reason why others are not so eager to cry II from the housetops, but Seattle doesn't mind very much. It is conscious of Its superior, not to say supreme, tlrtjes. and goes on Its carnoroii way. 1 -r.im i. not intended to be said In Seattle could not do differently If It would, an.l wouldn't If It could It looks to us as If our North Taklma friend Intends to hold the Portland club over Seattle. Very well. Hut Portland h not failed to ob serve that the Yakima Valley Is rich and growing country, wholly within the radius o!" Its trade field. Whatever can be done In the way of establishing closer and quicker com munication should be done. It should have been dona long ago. mt.itim. acto cojirrrriTiov. After having caused many a sleep less night for the traction companies of the principal American centers of population the automobile Is now making Its unaclcome pressure felt among the larger transportation com panies. The Central Klectrte flail way Association in us annual meeting " tn menace of Ihe auto is rapidly pajaatr.g the Jitney-bus stage. The auto , becoming an active competitor with both urban and Interurban lines to counselled on what should be done about It. The necessity of doing something was held to be manifeet. The ancient rivalry txlaren steum and electric lines having been disposed of by an adjustment of business enabling both to flourish, this new- cloud on the horl- son waa seen as ine one menace 10 uninterrupted prosperity and undi minished dividend After protracted deliberation the railroad men reached a sound conclusion. The new com- ; petltor would be restricted not by the doubtful strategies of open wsrfare. ' but through the more subtle medium I of better service. More service and better service were made the weapon icf assault. It Is a powerful weapon, unmindful as to' - ai.rifiiir-or-wi.tto iikax-e. After all. the difference beta ecu a surplus and a tleflcll In the Treasury la only a matter of bookkeeping. Sec retary McAdoo lias proved It. When Mr. McAdoo took charge of the Treasury tepartment he found a working balance on hand of $32,310. tie whiih represented the surplus ' left by the Kepubiican to the Demo cratic- Admlr.letration. Hut the meth oda by which lh!s calculation was ma.ie were too antiquated to suit the new Secretary. Iienco on July 1. 1 9 1 3. the Treasury statement appeared In new form. This form waa use I until September 30. 11S. a hen a net bal ance of $I0..I.IM was shown. The next clay the daily statement appearrd in another new form with a long and Involved explanation. No new source ,.f revenue had been f jund. no bonds had been "'!. but suddenly thw net t,.,'..inro h. Vrown to IJi Uli.Sli. This sudden access of wealth aroused the curiosity of ex-Senator Jonathan Jlourne. and ke asked for an explana tion. He received one which did not ex plain. He then employed a public ac countant to punleout the mystery by determining w hat was the net balance on August. 4. 113. and October 23. 11S. respectively, according to the form originally adopted by Mr. Mc Adoo. Ho received a certificate that "If ihe lUIIy statement of October 23. 11$. had been made up on the same basis aa that of August 4. 1913. the availabLo balance In the Treasury would 'be exhibited as $3,517,017." As the balance on the earlier date named was $ 1 05.7H3.57 1. the Govern ment has paid out In somewhat over two years and two months over $101.- UOO.000 more than It has reccjved. In cluding the surplus turned over by the Taft Administration. It had on October 13 a sum sufficient to pay expenses for less than a day and a half on the Democratic bllllon-dollar scale. The country Is truly fortunate In these trying times In having at the head of the Treasury Department a man who by a few revolutions of the wheels of thought can think" money Into the Treasury. The genial Secre tary Daniels calls for a few millions to pay on a battleship and the re sourceful Secretary McAdoo replies: "Easiest thing In the world, my dear fellow." He puts on hla thinking cap. does some rapid figuring and. hey presto! there's the money as plain aa the rabbit,whlch the Juggler pulls out of a hat. lie can beat Mr. Bryan's proposed 18-to-l money factories to a fare-you-welL Why worry about revenue when we have a genius who can change a deficit "into a surplus by slelght-of-mlnd and make us rich In a minute? When an American woman of good character and In good circumstances Is willing to adopt a Belgian orphan baby and the Immigration law forbids, there Is something the matter with the law. The baby may well have In herited the excetlent traits of indus try, good citizenship and sociability which mark the Belgians and may grow up to be a valuable citizen. Too many cannot be admitted under like circumstances. The scattering of the Belgians may have as beneficial ef fects on the countries to which they migrate as had the scattering of the French Huguenots. If the decision is according to law, the law should be changed. If all Irishmen thought with John rtedmond and if all the allied soldiers had been Irish, the allies would have bcetf In Totsdam dictating terms to the Kaiser before now always pro vided that nobody started a ruction on the way by whistling "The Battle of the Hoyne" or "The Wearin o the Green." The adverse, report on the perform ance of small submarines In the re cent naval maneuvers disposes of Henry' Ford's scheme to discard bat tleships and trust our safety to Jitney submarines, which he would build by the gross. , 'They would be of about as much use as a fleet of rou.boals. The Duponts have Just declared a quarterly dividend of 30 per cent on the new stock Issued caused by ac tivities of the war. Tho Duponts, by the way, make powder and It must bo good powUer, Judging by the way It sells. The humanity side, however. is deplorable. The linotype may be able to' set up a Japanese newspaper, but wjll It be able to drop in a line now and then telling the gentle reader to KTAOINSHKDLCCM FWYP, to his utter confusion? The allies are racking their brains for means to bring Greece to their terms. Too severe mensurea may anger Greece and drive -her into the arms of Germany. If ou should today meet a poor rhap. cold and shivering with the fttuut of meals long lo.it. slip him the price and feel contented with your better lot. The allies are said lo be preparing a surprise for hernia. i ne most ef fectual would be a million- square meals today and more tomorrow. Hehrv Ford does not want to over look Judge McGinn and William II. Onlvaiil. lot.g-Umo peace advocates, when ha loads that steamship. Sheriff Hurlburt follows the custom of Hob Stevens when he was Sheriff of giving hla 180 guests the best In the market for today. Portland has a surplus of rain and therein Is ahead of Uncle Sam. Any body who has a surplus of anything Is shead of him. "Gobble, gobble." remarked the Old turkey this morning. "I'm still In the rirjr. but the young (at birds, oh, where are they? Just for variety from their repeated asseverations that they will fight till they win, the allies should do some actual winning. Southern Pacific net earnings Indi cate a rising barometer. For October they are more than a million over a year ago. The most discouraging fact about the pence movement Is that It Is con fined to those who are already at peace. The men who knew Llnnd or Bar tholomew will soon be as numerous as those who found lost Charlie Ross. When Miss Grimsby, expert on do mestic relations, married Mr. Guthrie, hope triumphed over observation. Watch the man who was raised In old Yamhill board the train this morning for home and turkey. The Serbian government Jitneyed to Albania yesterday. The way of the transgressor is hard. The prunlng-knlfe Is easier worked than the ax. according to Commis sioner Di'-ck. Clve the baby the "drumstick" and let him splash tho gravy. lurking turkey, the Jackrabbit Is a substantial filler. The Mills sleep well, conscious of duty aril done. - The mercury Is gc'tl". t"c Thanks giving i!a' Idea. Stars and Starmakers By Leone Csas Beer. Jl'ST read, where an acress, inter vlewlshly tells her sisters to study flirting. Which leads me mildly to observe that flirting Is not an acquired habit. It's a gift believe me it's a gift. I predict that after dinner today there'll be a lot of us aping the British Prince Alberts malady, de scribed in the cable dispatches as "acute and painful gastric disorder." but we'll call It plain tummy ache. a Iaicien Muratore, the tenor, and Una Cavalier!, his . wife, both of the Chi cago Grand Opera Company, areMn Chicago, and. It came out yesterday that Muratore Is somewhat of a strategist in. trying to outwit the god of war. The tenor and his wife arrived In New York Friday morning on Lav Patria. Saturday night their costumes arrived on the Espagne, and some time next week their personal baggage and Cava lieri'i Jewels, heavily Insured, are ex pected on another liner. Muratore, in summlnc up his action, said the idea of utilising varloua ships was to provide at much as possible against personal danger and loss of their effects. e e Another Portland youth has become an actor. This time It is Ray John .nn i,iet urn of Mr and Mrs. John Johnson (tho latter is manager at Pantages Theater). Ray has always taken a keen interest In the theater, but most of his observations have been made from the front of the house. Now he's with the Baker Players, having made his debut last Sunday in "Brewster's Millions." . . The Night Owl in Town Topics says that "Nat Goodwin's breakdown In Taul Armstrong's The Blaze of Glory" "was pitiful to those who remem bered his work when he gave the play let as a curtain raiser to 'The Genius.1 Youth cannot last forever, but men. like women, are loath to acknowledge themselves beyond the years of. at least, acting the part. There was also a reason, other than the play being 'too sombre why the old-time mono logue was substituted. It seems that cautious managers request payment of ten w-eeVa' rovaltics in advance and on Monday Goodwin had forgotten to make good. So the lawyests lor tne Arm trane estate secured an injunction against the production of the play." . Mrs. Howard Gould, the former Katherine Clemmnns, was an actress and because of that news of her is legitimate under Stars, etc. Which Is to preface the Information that in San Francisco It Is generally understood that Mrs. Gould is the financial backer of her sister, Mrs. Wong Sun Yue. who Is going to China to instruct the Chinese children in the Montessori system of education. Mrs. Gould was a recent visitor In San Francisco, where. after a separation of nearly a decade. she met Mrs. Wong, who, wun ner Chinese husband, conducts a curio shop in Chinatewn. Mrs. Gould has already- sailed for China, where she will mane preliminary plans for the enterprise, .hik will be carried on later by her sister and her Oriental husband. There is much speculation regarding the dis r, n.it l nr. of the curios that were col lected by the Wongs shortly after the earthquake and fire in San Francisco. The art treasures are now on- exhibi tion, but it Is believed that Mrs. Kath erine Clemmons Gould has an option on thorn. e e e A nublicity Durveyor of independent thought and possessing creditive ability than doesn't all run to writing books about the show he trumpets for. Is Frank P. Mors, who Is in our mldst "Paddy Long Legs" Is the play he represents and he has been with Henry Miller, the play's producer, for yahs and yahs. When he hasn't been with Henry Miller he has been holding down a Job on the Washington Post, as dramatic and musical editor. He has nosed around in the literary field, too. and has a lot of magazine stories and what-nots of theatrical comment to his credit In print. He last visited us ahead of Henry Miller In "The Havoc" and while be was here he bought a lot In one of Portland's residential dis tricts. So he Is In a way a native son. He wanted me to put something in the paper about the improvements done on his lot so he can Bell It. but I referred him to the business office. 'So he put In an ad and he Isn't going to be a native son any longer than it takes to make a dicker in real estate. In the meantime Mr. Morse will pass Thanksgiving with Portland friends. Another Thanksgiving guest is Lee Parvin. He and Mrs. Parvin are ahead of "Twin Beds." Mrs. Farvin Isn't exactly ahead of the attraction, but she accompanies her husband and it amounts to the same thing.' She used to" be an actress, but she gave up all the Joy and glitter of 'the calcium to traipse around over the world with her busband, telling folks about Margaret Mayo's newest farce. "Twin Beds." It will be at the Heilig next week. Mr. Parvin was last here ahead of Zoe Barnett in "The Red Hose." e e e "Also we have with us on this au spicious occasion" another praise agent. Walter Messenger, who has arrived in the Interests of "Potash and Perl mutter." soon due. He was in Port land last season ahead of "The Yellow Ticket." e Laura Nelson Hall, renowned as the originator of tho role of "Every woman" In the Savage production and who is the Orpheum star this week in "Dcml-Tasae," found an old-time play mate in Portland. He Is J. A. Currey. whose name Is associated with ajl of Portland's rose activities. Miss Hall, when a mite of a girl, was nextdoor neighbor to the Curreys in the Sum mer colony at Ocean City near Phila delphia. "Are you the same Laura Nelson Hall with wfcom I used to ride horseback years ago way back in Philadelphia?" asked a strange voice over the Hotel Portland telephone last Monday. "I may be. Who are your" replied MIks Hall. This is J- A. Currey," was the r spoiase. Then I'm that little girl." said the actr-ss' and the phone hummed with reminiscences. Miss Hall will be the dinner gue.t of Mr. and Mrs. Currey at their home on Portland Heights Saturdajr. r Terrible! Terrible! ' PORTLAND. Nov. 2t. (To the Edi tor.) It Is terrible to think that even a oi rain like we nave jum hm win i.ot even wet your whistle after neat ...... v. M I'll ASK. 1 1 (i 1. 1 ii. SHARP TALK TO fKATTLE "HOG" What Has That City Done for lit Um Statef Yakima Herald. Seattle is sending' into the Yakima Valley each year upyards of 1300 car loads of various kinds of goods which are sold to the peopie here. This is a tidy little business. And yet Seattle has been indifferent to us. Seattle has paid no particular attention to the Yakima Valley. She has not treated us with anything like the courtesy an ordinary business man treats his cus tomers. There are many over here who say that Seattle has gone even further than Indifference, and has been unkind to us; that she has shown marked parti ality to other districts far less Import ant to her in a businesa way. It Is common talk over here that Seattle has taken no interest in our welfare; that she has not assisted us in any way in the promotion of our big un dertakings, and that she lias looked upon us as patrons compelled to pat ronize whether we would or not. We are Inclined to believe that Se attle has meant nothing by this ap parent indifference. We realize that she has been very busy over there and that what has appeared to be studied indifference and neglect has been only carelessness1. But Seattle must realize that times have changed, and that we are becom ing somewhat independent. She must not forget that Portland is coming a little closer to us each year. The open ing of the Columbia River to Kenne wick cut off a good many miles from the freight distance between tho Ore gon metropolis and this valley. Seattle must also take cognizance of the fact a fine highway wil soon connect Tort land and North Yakima, almost on an air line, and that this will again cut the distance, and that there will be no Snoqualmie pass on this road. Portland, no doubt, would like to 'furnish a considerable share of these 1500 carloads of goods that come into the Yakima Valley each year. But the people of the Yakima val ley are loyal, even before' they are Rood business men. They would rather trade with a city in the state than one outside, because this will be pro moting the Interests of the state - The Yakima delegation will tell the Seattle business men some of these things today. We have no. doubt they will be heard with interest. AS hae no doubt Seattle will be quick to rec ognize the importance of a change in her attitude. We have no doubt she will show that she is sincere by send ing over a splendid delegation to the stock show next week. A word to the wise should be suf ficient. XATIRES ERRORS AND PARENTS Eugene Correspondent Discusses Life a Found In Chicago Baby Case. EUGENE. Or.. Nov. 19. (To the Ed itor ) In a well-known city of New England and in a fiunily of refinement and financial comfort lives a boy who is one of "nature's errors." This child is not a cripple and In his babyhood was even beautful. but specialist after specialist, has pronounced him a hope less imbecile. There are smaller chil dren in the family and the time came when this child had to be isolated to . .... nf tie.e others. proieri me - . Painful to the mother as was the thousht of parting, nevei agreed that a home for the feeble minded seemed tho best solution. Ap plications were made. In spite of the financial ability of the parents, no in stitution would receive this child. i nally one home agreed that if the child could be cured of certain disgusting ,. .-- k.k... ih.v u-nnld consider pnysicai ....... the application, that being a proof that he was rapaoie oi ion Years of home effort had been of no effect- but now another nurse was in stalled, a specialist, and for months she labored with tte boy. but in vain. Tins mother realizes now that It was cow ardice, not kindness, which saved this life in the first hours of its earthly ex istence. . . It seems' to me your argument is bet ter tilted to a Utopian world than to this If the dwellers in this land oi ours were all like St. Francis ot even if there were enoueh of such to insure the tender, life-long care cf physical and menial defectives, there miKht be some basis for argument, but even tnen it would be doubtful rather than con clusive to me. Put it to yourself per sonally: Would you. by daily, personal contact, he willing to give years to the care of such a being? Why should you say that it Is the duty of another to do that from which you yourself would turn in oisaust? You may say this is the business of tile parents, but you u. nature rannot be well Know trusted" to see that parents and other relatives outlive a sue i"-e niwv. I have written this merely for the purpose of trying to convince you. in dividually. Your editorials have much influence in moulding public opinion throughout the state, and such an ar ticle as that, unchallenged, might lead some parents in . similar quandary to decide such a question contrary to their own better Judgment. On a more careful reading or the editorial in question I cannot find that vou say positively that this mother and this doctor did wrong; but the infer ence which many of your readers will draw from it is that you do take that stand. JOS. HARDING. Aula Speed too Hlgrh. PORTLAND. Nov. 21. (To the Ed itor.) Three items in The Oregonian November 18 remind me of a wise re mark of one of the original captains OI inuusuj. When asked what people would think of certain acts on his part. renmtMu. "The people be d d!" Two of them refer to three small girls who were knocked down by automobiles at dif ferent places. Fortunately none were killed. Such results, and others worse, can not be classed as accidents. Permission . . i 1 r. rt mi!...! ft n hour in a to travel a. lw - ....-- city like Portland endangers every pedestrian. "Unavoidable accident" or a rull grown "parole" is rather poor comfort to those who are killed or maimed for life. The other Item relates to one. of our much-needed and much-orated indus tries, which, it is threatened, would be badly crippled In order to give the vis itors to this realm the sight of a more copious flow of water over the scenic falls at Sheppard's DelL The last feather may be loaded on the camel, and then the referendum. A CITIZEN. Voting- Age and Whale I.enBth. BAINIEi, Or.. Nov. 24. (To the Editor.) (l) If a man has his -1st birthday in December, would he be en titled to vote in the November elec tion (2) Also, what is the approxi mate length of a e7F.EYNOLDS. (1) No. (2) There are many species ot whales and they differ in size rang ing from a few feet up to 90 feet. The commonly known types, however, range from 4 to 75 feet, some of the males of the sulphur-bottom type peculiar to the Pacific Ocean being 90 feet. The Greenland or Arctic whale averages 60 to '0 feet. The New Zealand whales me about 20 feet long. Words Expressing Sensation. DUFUK. Or.. Nov. 20. (To tho Edi tor )Waich is correct. "I feel miser able. ' or "I feci miserably' & ' The adjective form is used in words! expressing sensation: I teel miser able." Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Oregonlan, November 25. 1SP0. The Oregon Improvement Company It is announced is r.bout to go into the hands of a receiver owing to the strin gency of the Eastern money market. Joseph Simon, of the law firm of Dolph, Bellinger, Mallory & Simon, of Portland, is said to be considered for the appointment. The first rumor of the action came yesterday from Wall street. Pleri-o, S. D. The Indians have failed to visit the agency on the monthly ra tion day and this is looked on as a most suspicious circumstance. Seattle The track' of the Lake Shore road has been completed as far as Anacortes and the first train was sent over it Sunday. London Parnell informed several members of the National Liberals yes terday of his intention to resign. William Holt who was riding his horse to Pleasant Home yesterday sus tained severe injuries when his horse fell after going down hill at a rapid rate at the Johnson Creek bridge. Peter Stephens and F. G. Rickart came along and gave him assistance. L. P. W. Quimby has returned from a hear hunt in Washington County. He brought back the paw of a cub which he says he shot. William Jackson Armstrong. of Washington, D. C, General Grant's Inspector-General for United States Con sulates in Europe, is in Portland and will deliver his lecture "The Russian Nihilist" at the Tabernacle Tuesday. In tne Eastern States there is a lively contest as to whether Cleveland or Hill shall he the Democratic Na tional leader. Tammany never did like Cleveland. Washington Senator Dolph has re ceived word that Sol Ilirsch, of Oregon, has shown much tact and ability as American Minister to Turkey. James A. Heme opened his season at the Jlarquam Grand last nigiit in "Hearts of Oak." In the cast were Charles H. Clark, F. Chippendale, Marion Abbott. Nllie Reagan, Mibel Winters and Alex Kearney. Half Century Ago. From Tho Oregonian, November 20, Some of the Eastern papers are agi tating the subject of the proposed re peal of the Maine liquor law in the hope of stirring up public sentiment sufficiently that the popular opinion can be estimated. The New York Express pays a trib ute to BHnd Tom. the sightless negro piano player whose music is more ac robatic and clownish than real art, but which is nevertheless sufficiently di verting to amuse many. A woolen factory is to be erected on Puget Sound. It is announced a sum of $90,000 has been subscribed for the enterprise. John Gawne. who has been shipping flour direct from Millville, Shasta County, California, during the last Summer has sold since he hecan busi ness at Owyhee, about 195,000 pounds of flour. A survey and map have len made and lots are offered for saic at White Bluffs on the ColumLia, SO or 90 miles above Umatilla. The projector.-; hope, to draw the travel by their proposed town, that will go to Montana by the Pend Oreille route. Farmer & Bolter, broom manufac turers of this city, have brought to this office samples of the brooms they are making. They appear to be of ex cellent quality, much better than those shipped in. Tho absence of an adequate ferry across the river- to East Portland has been noted th" last week and that community has been practically shut off from the West Side. W. H. Smith and Miss Mary Shane we:-e married by S. C. Adams. Novem ber 19. at McMirnville. At Lafayette Mr. Adams tied the knot uniting John F. Lancaster and Miss Lydia H.-rring November 20. Til AK!GIVI'fi. Fatient Father. God of nations. Thou hast blessed our goodly land. More than others, thou has blessed it, From the bounties of thy hand. Come, all people, strike the rhyme, "Peace on earth, cood will to men." Round the world let the echo rins, "Peace on earth, good will to men." In rights and liberties secure. In li'-rht from freedom's tower. Streaming o'er our prosperous kl"d. Behold our latent power. Not alone in forts and navies Is our all defensive misht. Nor in vastness of our treasures. But in consciousness of risht. Patient Father. God of nations. List to our silent prayer. For though we utter not a word Yet thou knowest it is there. We are thankful for thy goodness, For Thy dealings ever just. For the seed time and the harvest. And for hearts of r;uiet trust. D. A. WAITERS. Poem in "l.es Miserahles." TIMBER, Or., Nov. 21. (To the Ed itor.) Will you please print a trans lation of the poem which appears near the end of Hugo's "Les Miserables"? MRS. W. P. M CLURE. The following is a liberal transla tion of the poem: But bastilles still remain. And I am going to put a stop to the quarr. In ihe present public order. Wbera tho beautiful sir's go by tra la- Does someone want to play at skittles? The whole ancient worx.l collapsed When the great ball rolled. Where tho beautiful girls go by, tra la. Good oM people let us with blv..rs ot the crutches break down This louvre where the monarchy Dieplaved itself In furbflowa. Where the beautiful girls go by, tra la. We have forced its gates. King Charles the Tenth held out badly And lost his position. Where the beautitul gins Your Money Back When you buy a, standard ad vertised article from a reputable storekeeper there is a double guar antee behind It. Both manufactur-r and store keeper stand re,ady to make Rood. The customer cannot lose and -n ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the advertised article will five sat isfaction. Why take chances with nonde scripts and "just-as-groods"? Buy from advertising mer-hants and keep in mind the many trust worthy articles advertise! from time' to time in this ncwspipc r.