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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1915)
Tiro 3ronN-TXO onrr.oxiAX. tihthsday, December 2, lots. 10 rott-ai oxm Xw4 '. r"'i Or.. rvrV" mm : .) MtMf. oMrtiVUM K... t Ja u atu Ur .n.ur Mf I . - ..... U... I4I ... l l (. a.M . . "i I . t. aiMHl 4. , l i. i-aw ). m ..... ( ,. it -w '. r "" '" vumi . se . 1 .-.. .a. ' (U44f. .....--" . MMAI U . ! ta Crer. r:'. l. i4. ' li.J. t4 M'' ..... Um to J. -.! .i.r M ..... to.. ,r:um t i.ua.A4 twwtl a ttv rxMi ti t ia TV:.', I, i i. . " ; i. m . . !. SJ j . u. ; j . .. r"M a. - ran .-... r-pr .... K. J. i4aU. siaslt.t rcrrac foarL.tD. TIUMiT. P.C. 1. -m . t .r rauriiLM or rtfcc At last th pc propno ut tiev founJ their brm. Kur mm moeti their mlcd ! becTi in hlrl. They hv been ml a lo to to fattier tiout wmbUnct of li ,rr-t B front. Hut now they bv recovered their equilibrium . k .ri tnitr r. r. I n J a it iet ere iiiijini Uniwr. -pear In Aroerlc tirt ha .'fit .Chnee!I"r 1JT. f ?rracu t ful trmtac'r h cotn torra . j r.riirtnr c:L ErlJenttjr I to ft diroo of dfnin IIk W- ItUr me4 other m:f-' tr e:th W "n'rt oous fjr th mjitutm dincel!-r. Or Brhp th p nul mppr roor mtiunn ta the. d 91,'Ttt trfirir mr.i proat or2 htarr lar.ueoce. eori lou or 'h-conmv-louJk nur ,h thn c.'.Ior'm mnertte In motion. h h eol.r.4 tt frmjr U !- mod twnrnJ himtr v o.rml th fc.mJ of t&t tn of tt P'f suh d-em ouo.ilr.-f tro4h that otu.-rt meJiutn. Lril kaTtoo Utm ! thm orl4 hutory tor B t betfotna ma ifm4 cmrep. So ..r C hcelIor tr. W emnnnt mf tot to ba-atiia ourtm by puttt fur on our mhouiieri or tr,ocfc.. ? T Ctima,-:;or wr. TTia hoor ha "tracit me4 mtxuca michtuy th Ua of pc: th ,trok a.eer tror la the muep.ea of tuna our lo hua . .loal.i prepr for pe' mot But tor Arla tho cUrlon tone of Chmocallor I'?. Tfcra.ttr iTxf M Mr mt l!ry cup. jio mejn thlrc rnbout r w&Uh of urn wmnl to tput. In Uct. bo It come, to cood.rnnlr.a- tho prmctico of wr. f na rn ma It t .nt: " "f r dark noufti or btllr. enoutd to au-tura th cmnbJo prmctlc of r in tt truo color. r U tt'ut. ab-toua. tj'rnni-ml mnd ubjev to rr other nupratt phr- M-! tha lnnoitr of Uei'4.4 tar deW. Hat It cor.tinoea to b. Thera l tha rub. And tf Cm-lIor lr and f.tr. p-ac disKtrte er wren ta er when the t1 1 that th worlJ cuN mer know another crest ar. tt tt aot bmreir po.ibJa that ther mro t"i msln when they tell M th-t th foltej tatem U not ..inc t- ha mnother r? WH faiU t ra tha cont-ndlre clm of the mt!it.ry prophet mod tho pee tropht of ta yemra mo? ho rrophavte haa baen fuintled? lo thm oceurrencra of tho pt yr mnd mv bmlf k,a wa not men ork4 out In rem! thm ry thin tht hd ba prUU.ted for jer? lo aorom rwipact eo tha minor detmlU of maury prophecy a been tr llahej by tho narco of ubc-iueit ver.t. But It t on!y htn ha turn aifltty to our preaent defena tvo.tr tht Cbneetlor ty U at hi bast. Cmlmty ureylnc our mlshtjr mrmr. ha ftnda hlmetf mevura from f -rln lnalon. iia AmerU-- as mo rapla ta military mfUir threuchout tha cttllU.d orll. Look at aur eptendld recuUr Army and our yjjt array of cltUen l.!ler! Kery on of ear cltUen oHler U a trained ffk-.r that In a iremt otuotear army wuutl becoma mn officer of ome rrado In mr hour! So y Chancellor luy with that flna maauranca which l...!lr: mra fact. Oo thia p.ilr.t tha learned chancel lor do-, not enter into detail. Pe taia fur that matter may fall baneath i dunlty. Or perhapa ha doce cot wuti to detract frora tha forca of hi ratament by quottnj- fact. To mn ounca. fr Instance, that tha mobile army of tha felted State towati of .i)a men. mlsht cot t off O-.mo-ttllor Par" ftatamar.t. "W ha a r-i'r Army tig enoush-" Tha learned chancellor etlrcate ef our callent clllieq mol tlery ould not ba approad by a,jota!lon frora tfta Saeratarr of War repor and from lirm ef rricera of tha Bitlf.u bo m!ht ba appowd to know om.thin oa thta aubject. Such a triniB atatement a tha ora that aiity par ent of tha rranUed mlir t fl!e4 to partl.-lpata la annual ca.-rp f InafTMcf !on would add bo forca ta Otanretlr Day" orlmoa of t" National Guard. Na doubt our cttuett oUilra wootl feel flattered at f?i ehma-atljr floa eattniata of thatn. but thr know barter. They know that It t a year to maa a f!.-t-c:aaa prlvata. and seerl yar t ma ae a paabla ofTi.-ar 1H wo learned nothing? Chn rellor ty oan.la th! ehallra arter aia!n wita mlarm tha prd of an t.meat fir mimoft of prepared yea a thi country. ICaea wo Iar.l ohlB? 11 lew th blood, draaehad battleflaM of Europa. tha .Tatat. citle. th bla n.l wheat field whar that eldr-thanman crucala for urtal continue an abatad. and dem.nda ta know If aur tea ar a paced. They ar. Wa ka learned aome. IMo Wa ka learned that thoaa tnlave which tha p.a.a f.ropardlte aald could Beer occur ara prraented la tha horrsbt phantamort of reality be.'-r our ry ayea. at thi .rr moment. W kaea aeaa tha red J.jwt.d monster of war caat furt: f antra In our direction. W hava ea tnoarti to tkudder at the thavcht of a mora Intlrnata view: and w ara r"C to bullj martial (nrn to keep th demon out. Wfiat th ClARC9i:or t.ra of the worM aald eoutd n" tx-mr l P cccurrlcx wrt a mora yenomou fanr tima tt arer eWcurred befra Hhouid CTiancellor Ir won.ler that the country ba loat cooT.danc ta tha prosaacJe l aid U t turnlrr ta tha eor of hUtory and to the world of concrete fact for guidance ? rrra ntiAw The Oreionlan hope that thoe fr!hteoed oul which bayo been diamayed at tho U of Tortland" preat: a a w heat-h!pplce port lit ba able to find at least a train ef comfort In tha record to data for th current eaaon. It I compiled by tha retlabta Merchant- Exchange of th: el'y. and It la Jut plain, un adorned fact. And fact a a auhetl Uta f-r phar.laele. r.lfMmarea and r..imltlc tlctlnnabulali o oucht to b a welcoma change to a community hara-.sed Jr tha clamorou how I that u is goin oat a. Thesa ara tha flcure. worthy th carerul eym!nt!n of e-ry on In terested In TortUnd. well a In Astoria and tho I'ugrt Sound port.: Wheat shlpmeoi from Tortlund by water In November. totaled bushels: . from Tuecl Sound t.-iett!. Tacoma. Everett. Hclllns ham and all others I.SS bushels. f nca July 1. IIS tbectr.nlnr of fW.l jear). wheat shipment by water to data ara .;03.;ol bushels: from I'uc-t Sound (all ports). J.l7. 11) bushels. Thu Portland ha J Pr cent of th total output of grain by water nearly two-thlrv! whll tha average through ten year h. bn about S I per cent. It ouiht to ba kept In mind alay that th commoditir chiefly, or 7t bap even moiety, affected by tho re cent common-polrt agitation are grain and flour. There 1 dissatis faction In Portland. It appear, with Portland" two-thirds and Tugrt Sound" onr-thlrd. So a division I to ba arrans-1 which will affect princi pally tha Jlwo-thlrd. Anus tnt mult n ntrrKW. It U Ay to draw a misleading con clusion front the published statement that ther hav been In tha past ten month two divorce for every five marriage In Multnomah County Portland). Tho esacl figure are 111! wedding and ill divorce, arfalr.yi IT! wedding and i'l divorce. In th previous year, or on lu five. It I not tru that there ara rewcr marriasr amor.e n roimi.w' uarriafr x ople of I'd people of Portland, or mr dlvorcaa of ur.hapry couplr. Hut ther ar too mny separation of more or !c fit partner, and too many .nton of unfit meo and women, to ay nc.nii-g cf boy and girl. Th mgnl.'l.ant truth la that ther ar very rtearty as many marriage of Oregon peopl In adjacent Washing ton towns, particularly Vancouver, a ther ar la Portland. It la fashion able for many anxlou bachelor and widower (all Un.!) to whom mar riage 1 a pastime and divorce a hub.t to tak th respective objec t of their procrewive and transferable affec tion t Vancouver, and ther t go thrugt th forma of a crm-oy binding them till death or th court do them part. other Lothario ar not able t- pas th medical elimination required In Oregon, or ar unwilling, or hav cot th price, and they, too, burry to Vancouver. With other, a legal bats'-!, uch a th it month' period following divorce, prevent en, or both, th par tie from remarrying In their own state, and thr' hurry to tha Vancou ver Oretna ilreen. There they find accommodating public official and serviceable preacher, and th Job la don, with few or q ieatlona aked. Vancouver a a marriage mart ha great vogne: but Vancouver ought tJ ba ashamed of It. awAlX Bl ;!.. t .nii.-hmnii e trut.'i trausidre occasionally not to Mjr friuntly v, , . ik. v ranmrnl.oner ar. after all. mera men. and not transcendental belnga, fired alway witn a loiiy r.n for th public welfare and far above any purely personal feeling or preju dice, or purposes, ucn """ Ihe common clay. It wa a br.i Klfu! pltture offi-rcd to th people of i;irt l.r.l. In th beginning, of the heav- enry atmosphere which would perme ate th City Hall when the millennium arrived throuch the easy an i oonous pricca of cltv rommlwion govern ment. Th old orocr wouii pa .v an. I I'lnMl Wnul.t fold It CCle- tul wing and. sett! down In Port- lard. put thera K alas! another side to th picture. It was shown during th recent budget elon. when tho gen tlemen who make up th commission almoet forgot themselves, au iaiu asi .lo their halo: and Just yesteruiy ther wa another exhibition. There ousht to hav been a detectaphon and a movlr.g-plct.ir machln on hand. o that p-ter!ty oould hav th Iroprrt.habl record of commission goernnent In full bloom. It all arose r.ur th d;mlsal by the health officer of a quarantine officer. Tha health department had been Instructed to cut down Ita force, and when Ir. Marvcllu let oyt an old-time employe, with the xpre sanction of th Mayor, thrr wj an uproar. Th commlselon Had intenaea for him ti dlmt on or tw in spector. Commissioner I:y denounce th removal of th quarantine officer a "small buainc.- Th commission then, by a majority to:, take It re- i ....... mora arnall busines bV propoitg a cut in th health officer alary from Ilo to iiiki pr year. rorart aacT t ro mcitr. Notwithstandinr all effort of Ju- tlco Hugh to kill th movement for Ms Domination for President by the llrpubll-an convention It refose to d!. It I particularly strong In thos tat which went strone'y Progres siva lo according to a canvas tnJe by tha w lora iun. jtmmi every on of thc atate ha It fa vortt mo. but or. after another U record-! a praferrlng Iluche a second eholc. Soma go o far a to propoa that Me came b placed on tha Presidential rr'.mary ballot gainst hi prott. Ther appear to ba a general opinion that he ran best unit th element which divided In ttl and thu Insure Republican Whan so strong aa undercurrent of teallmeot it In a party It 1 bound to com to the urfac and to prevail over alt obstacle which ar not in uparabl. If Juatlr Hughe were nominated, two precedent would be Tlolated on against th nomination ef a man against hla will, th other against th nomination of a Justlc of th I'nlted State Supreme Court. Iltit th clreumatance ar without precadent. Never before ha tha Re publican prr been sharply tll vi.ted la on Prclicn'.al elc.tuu and I so ar.V.ou f find a mm upon whom It can unit In th neat elec tion. Thr la a rmarkabl approach 14 ur-':y la osliaoa llml JuaUc Hughe I that man. If th Republi can convention should unit In offer ing th nomination to a man who had not sought It. who had even declared that h would not accept. U It to be assumed that h would t up hi will aglnt that of the million with whom h L politically allied T If the convention should vote to et aside the precedent against the nomination of a Judge of our highest court, wou Id he pit hi Judgment a to tha wisdom of that course against the Judgment of every other man In hla party? Should he do so. the best argument In favor of I'ttlng him have his way would b that his course In resisting th popular will proved him unfit to become th head of a democracy. Jusllca Hughe owe a duty to his party of no Irs binding; forca than that which ho owe to the august court of which ho I a member. To that party he owea every public honor he ha enjoyed. Including tho office he now hold and which he la ao un willing to abandon. He baa thua placed himself under an obligation which he cannot Ignore. Hla party may tell him that the duty ha owe to It I a duty to the country above all. at a time when the Nation will need safe guidance through the crit ical time of war and of restored peace. HI-own record a Governor of New Tork Indicate thnt he would respond to tha call of hla party, for when the Legislature blocked hla plane, he appealed to tha people and let them decide. Whj should we pre sume that Justice Hughe would prove. In tho event of hla nomination, to ba tha most obstinate. elf-wllled. opinionated man on e.irth? HOMC-BOCND AMr.RJCANS. Traveller American ar to be urged to spend their mention In one or other of the National parka next year. Since there la no great faJr to attract their attention. It I argued that tourlat should ba provided with some Interesting1 objective In order to luj them away from their home on a tour of seelng America first. Sec retary Lace ha taken the matter up and la engaged in perfecting; an organ lid campaign for tho purpose of get ting peopl to the wondcrlnnda of th T . V. t an.l rnllroiid Vnen . VU II II J . . V . ' ar landing ready support and th net result will b wmeaprcaa puuimij v th. .Kil.i.rf aanli- reature Which should attract home-bound Americana westward. i;...r.i rv T.an V. some interest ing figure aa howln; the Increased i .. . in ihi... nnrka. The number of visitor this year exceeded lnt . . year total by approximately i" p-r at T.itnwiinra Park, for ex ample, th total number of visitor last year wa SO.Ziii. aa comparou ..w 11 t: (. tha r.raaent rear. At -tia w. - ...... - - - , Tosemlt the number wa doubled. Crater I-ak enjoyed a vrastly greater popularity, th total for 115 being 11.371. as compared with "0J for ii.t -..r nihrr rreat scenic renter gained a larger patronage. Glacier National alono railing xo mitt nusa Inr.iua tha fleure for tho two year showing a difference of only 17 in favor of the present year. Such a ahowin; naturally lead to a deduction that tha "see America MAvmant la twsrlh fruit. Vet must Important factor should not be overlooked in considering ma posai Minia Thousand of Americana ara now teelntf their own country' (imply becauso tney nave no mini ready outlet for the wanncriust. cu roi la closed to them, together with portions of th Orient. South' Amer i. navoe ara much of a drawing card and o they eck out the won i.r. rr a merle Naturally they will return home with a new and alluring version or tne jo nu uranuvun their natlv land. These talca will rouse the Interest of others. N'everthetes restoration or penc In Europe I certain to be followed by a rush to Europe. The war hit been tho moat widely advertised event In history. It ha claimed the Interest of tho whole world. W suspect that when peace baa settled down there will not be passenger ships enough afloat to carry tho throng of curlou i nYiro.K where thev may se not only tho wonder of foreign lend but tha ruin or war. inis i a phase which should be considered in planning for a rush, to tho parti nexi . . . If ih. m-ar rfinfinuM th rush should bo th gTatet In history. If pcaro I restored tne iminn mu.e n.r.nt in America will auffer a eriou reverse for at least one e.ion. ovtttwomtrso rMTiioLour. PsychotoglsL of the Hugo Munster berg variety have been regaling ua with their black mnglc these many year and strangely enough they have been received with ilent acqulcccfc-e if not with entire credulity. They began In the college In a humble r.r bv explaining- mind v phenomena and oul peculiarities Hut It wasn't lot.g before uch expert a Munster berg wer laying claim to greater power than thoao vouchsafed by phrenology. They aw themsclve able to feet the mental bumps and de termine exactly what a Riven ubject wa good for In this world. A few pase of tho Munstcrberg perception sufficed to eettle for all tlm whether a boy had been equipped by nature with special farultte for this or that particular profession or vocation. If a boy wa best titled for the bar a few simpl teat an I the psychologist trarnrd natur' Innermost secret. No douM the fact would come out likewise If the boy wer beat equipped to presld at th br or serve behind th bar. Detecting defective and embryonic criminals wa almost too simpl to warrant tha effort. Now cornea an Eastern educntor with the remilt of a few Munstcrberg evrertmnt which he !ib tried for Ms own satlsfAction. Among the Munstcrberg contrivance for voca tional guidance U a card-ortlng test designed to determine th qulcknes of perception and action of a subject. Th pertmer)tr record having ap plied th teat to a else or twenty boy and twenty girl. According to the rti'.c and regulation thos who met the requirement were quaitfled to be come ft captain. It wa found that th girl were best equipped to com mand seafaring vessels. Th young man who md the most wretched showing In th tet was a chauffeur and tt I ald h had a short tlm be fore saved th live of several passen gers through hla qulcknes lo acting In aa mrgnry. Thl I not th least surprising. . A test applied In a laboratory may af ford cot tha s'.!rhtot Index to the reaction that will b shown under it re a Ther ar thos whose power to act ta Intensified In an emergency and vet who might seem slow- and rinrr.ay In a card-sorting test or in any laboratory experiment. Further more a young man who mny give splendid promt In th laboratory of success at th bar may meet with taU'axa, Xbe CAM la recorita of a young man who ws found unfit for the practice of law and yet. disregard ing the guidance of tho psychologists, becam a prominent Jurist. Psychol ogy has It usefulness, the value of which must not be underestimated. A groundwork In this useful branch Is essential to present-day aucce. Per haps. But when too much i claimed for It. then Ua professional disciples lay themselves open to the charge of charlatanry. If not to that of down right quackery. . - 3 A- wise disposition ha been made of the pollc horses which are no long er to be used by the city. Replaced by motorcycle and auto after many years of faithful acrvlce, the horses have been turned over to the Oregon field battery and will have a comfort able home at the Clackamas rifle range, with weekly drills as their only work.' Tha few dollars that codid hnve been raised by aellins; these horses at public auction would have been little better than blood money when there was such an excellent op portunity to dispose of the animals to good advantage. The community I not entirely without sentiment. A defensive alliance between the United States, Japan and the entente allies is suggested hy an eminent Jap anese banker. Excellent' Idea, But what would wo contribute to such an alliance? We have no defensive agen cies. Tho suspicion dawns that such an arrangement will never be consid ered by the foreign powers Involved. Why should they sign a bond to pro vide protection' for tho wealthiest and least defended Nation of the universe? Who Is the Democratic Xatlonal committeeman from Oregon? There I. an iirnut disCUffilon Of thlS DOlDt by tho faithful. Two claimant are In the Held and tho great- question may not be settled before the commit tee meets at Chicago next week. But what docs It mutter? Tha most in Important thing that we can think of Just at present la the question of who Is the Democratic committeeman frora Oregon. Really, now, somebody Is missing bargains by neglecting to buy dia monds. Lots of people find, first class stones mighty good collateral, potash Perlmutter. It will be re membered, always gave unllnated credit to buyer who wore them. Why should anybody object to the application of the term "scoundrel" to som of the belligerents by a Dutch paper? They have already called each other by every other nam In and out of the dictionary. There is a note of the church mili tant about Dr. Lovcland's speech which Is refreshing after the wishy washy stuff w-e have read from Messrs. Ford. Bryan. Jordan, Akcd and other. Wliy should Oregon worry about tn coming uruugin. .. ' vember with a surplus of water to carry forward and haa all tho pros pects of December before It, Italy cannot compare with the Tou tons In speed at taking cities. Austria lost and retook Prxemysl in less time than Italy has consumed In getting within range of Gorlzla. If any powder-makers of Teutonic origin heeded the warnings alleged to have been posted around tho Du Pont mill that blew up. they ahowed their German good sense. It would be Just like the lrrepres siblo Winston Churchill to confound his enemies by some brilliant deed worthy of his great ancestor, tha vic tor of Blenheim. Tho Hamburg-American answer to the Government's charges amounts to this: "Why shouldn't we send sup plies to our warships If we can 'get away with It'?" It might be taken as a sign that France has hnd all she wonts when a movement 0 agitated against enlist ment of boys w hile grow n-up shirkers are numerous. Another man In Clackamas County, exploding stump and curious about h .ina ar'act of the rharire. looked to see Just In time to bo assimilated In tho debris. All the glory of a "licking" does not accrue to the winner. The under dog who face possible defeat exhibits the nerve that tho sporting world worships. How much better tho Fordmisslon wer It to arrange a Christmas dinner t . u w v...r ,r rilil Knelnnd for the 33.000 prisoners held In Germany. The Governor of North Dakota lis ten to the call of the Ford mission. Surely he cannot be kin of Mark Hanua, who was a fighting man. It Is little comfort to the other fac tion to know that Will R. King Is a foxy politician with a pole that reaches the persimmons. At a late hour John Barleycorn's condition was precarious, with no bet ter chance than that of living out the month. Radium may now be had for less than S40.000 a gram. So now la the tlm to lay In a few pound while ifa cheap. It was the wettest month since ISO. Rut cheer up. Next month will be dry enough for all concerned. Portland's death mt falls again for tho fiscal year of 115. The record I well worth tho effort. The man who applies now for a license to 11 liquor next year ahowa faith In a "huncla," Th Serbian front Is reported quiet. The Serbian front, by th way, 1 th backdoor Just now. Gathering Oregon mos Is an In dustry that will be profitable while the supply last. It Is not how many days to Christ ma so much as It Is the number to New Tear"a Jan Addams may get In tn time for a curtain call, which may ba all he wants. Twenty-flve days to Christmas. How Is your shopping getting on? Good-bye, football, but do not hurry. The Kaiser wants to sea Viscount Haldane for jnJuuto and a, Joalf. Star and, Starmakers By Lsoae Cams Ba. TEAN WEBSTER, author of "Daddy tl Long-Lg, IS a prouuew ul aurei lea's Far East, and haa made only flying- vllt to the Paclflo Coast. Tet Western peopl feel a decldea inter est In her because she Is closely re lated to a famous American loved by vary run and woman and child this side the "Great Divide." Miss Webster Is a nlec of the late Mark Twain, who has written about every phase of American life, but who is the best beloved historian of the frontier days period when California and Oregon war In their infancy. Moreover, Miss Webster was her uncle's private secretary during the last years of his life, and everyone who has read her charming "Daddy Lons Legs" stories will feel sure that she Imbibed from her distinguished rela tive much of his lovable humanness and whimsical humor. The author of "Daddy Long-Legs," however. Is quite unlike Mark Twain In on respect. She Is decidedly me thodical. When her famous play was first produced she 'watched the per formances for many nights with pen cil and notebook in hand. At the end of three weeks she informed .Henry Miller, producer of the stage story. that there were exactly 108 laughs in the comedy not mere smiles or rip ples of amusement, but hearty laughs that stopped tha action of the play. She had them card-indexed, classified and double checked. Sb showed that there are exactly 1$ laughs In the first act, 34 in the second. 37 in the third and 29 in the last act. It aeems a rather cold-blooded, statistical method of Judging- the suc cess of a fascinating little comedy, but Miss Webster haa a bobby for facts and figures. This characteristic however, is de cidedly unlike any ever manifested by th author of "Innocents Abroad" and "Huckleberry Finn." a a a Nellie P.evell, who was here a few weeks ago on an inspection tour of tha Ornheum circuit, has capitulated to an attack of appendicitis which bas been pursuing her for many months and caught up with her in St. Louis. In Winnipeg she underwent the f reeving treatment and when she was In Portland she was still suffering. Now she Is ill again in a hosp4tal in St. Louis. as Others with appendicitis Include Bell Gold and Queenle Vassar. Belle recently underwent a successful op eration for appendicitis, but has not improved as rapidly as was expected. Accompanied by ber mother and nurse, she will shortly leave for her home in Atlantic Highlands. N. J. Shs intends to SDcnd the Winter in Iakewood.' As for Miss Vassar. she is recovering from an operation for appendicitis which she underwent in Indianapolis. Miss Vassar. who, was playing with "Tha Girl Frora Utah." in which her bubsand,' Joseph Cawthorne, ha a stel lar role, was stricken in Peoria, 111. Eh waa removed to the Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Indianapolis, where an operation was performed October 3L a a Winona Winter has eloped and mar ried a real estater named Lloyd Simp son, of the firm of Simpson & Frost, in Chicasro. Seems as if the other part ner. Frost, should have wed Miss Win ter.' Anyway, Winona Is only follow ing In the footsteps of her father, Banks Winter, who was long famed as a minstrel man. Thirty years ago Banks Winter elnned with his wife, Clara, a member of a prominent Huntsvllle, Ala., fam ily. Winona Winter has been known to the stage for more than 20 years for she began her career In a vaude ville act with her father, when she was 2 M years old, and she has been before the footlights most of the time since. She Is widely known In Chi cago, where the family has lived for several years. Her last appearance here was at Pantagcs, and prior to that she visited us over the Orpheum sea After this TH go over to the Empire House, where 'it's rough." grinned Al Jnlxon. olackfare comedian, during a performance of the Winter Garden revel, "Dancing Around," at the Wie- tlng Opera-House in byracuse, i. i. Tha audience laughed, but the laugh waa on AL Hp has been made defendant in a $1000 Blander suit by George C. Ryan, manager of the hotel, who asserts that Jolson's Joklns remark cast a refleo. tlon on the hotel and the caliber of Its patrons. Jolson was served with the summons between acts at the Har- manua BIcecker Hall in Albany. a a a Grace George ha acquired "Major Barbara" for production during her reiertolro season at the Playhouse, New Tork. Bernard Shaw wrote the piece for Annie Russell, who created tha title role In London. Louis Cal vert, who was in the original produc tion of the piece, will have the same role an dassist Miss George in the pro duction of the piece at the Playhouse. a a a Speaking of Grace George, that actress has offered a prize of 31000 for the be.it play written by a student of an American college. The winning play will ba produced at th Playhouse and Its author. In addition, will receive regular royalties, Th theme of the play must be American and. modern, the author a bona fide undergraduate up to the time the contest closes. June 1, 1916. The Judge will be a drsmatlo critic and a playwright, whose names will be an nounced later. Viola Allen will return to the stage this Fall to appear with James K. Hackett In Shakespearean plays. They will begin their season In Boston. Jan uary 10. In "Macbeth." Mr. Hackett will play the title role, while Miss Al. len will be seen aa Lady Macbeth. The other plays In their repertoire will be -Othello." "Twelfth Night," "Aa Tou Like It." and "Th Merry Wives of Windsor." Miss Allen's last appearance In New Tork was in "The Daughter of Heaven" at the Century Theater, three years ago. Her lat appearance in Portland was when she opened the Helllg five years ago In "The White Slater." noldlag Property for Rent. PORTLAND. Nov. 30. (To the Edi tor.) Kindly advise me through The Oreaonlan tf the owner of an apartment-bouse can hold trunks and house hold goods If the tenant is delinquent in rent. I maintain he cannot. He says be bas the right to. Who wins? SUBSCRIBER. He wins. Board or room rent con. Ufata. a Ilea ag-aiMt lour, jjropartz. POLICE SCARCITY IS AGGRAVATING Portland Citlsea Ask Why Residence lertloas So Poorly Guarded. PORTLAND, Nov. 30. (To the Edi tor.) Seeing several items in The Oregonlan regarding "holdups," of which three occurred each within one or two hours of the other an evening or two ago, let me say a word. I have inade my home for the past eight months in -the district between West Park and Fifteenth street, and Morri son and Montgomery streets. This whole district is very poorly lighted and I wish to state that I have not seen one policeman in the entire dis trict after sunset for over five months. Why? Are they afraid to patrol the dark streets or what Is the trouble? You can see them walking around Washington street, .Broadway and Morrison, in the well-lighted portion of the city when there are hundreds of people walking up and down, but in the dark, residence district you will never see anything that looks like a policeman to help us In case of a holdnp. Our wives or family are not Fafe to go out of their home to any part of the residence district in Port land after sunset, for we have scarcely any protection, and it is in the resi dence district where the thugs and holdup men operate. There is another dark, beautiful residence district where many rich people live, and where I have had oc casion to go, both myself and wife, two or three times every week for the past six months. In that whole time neither my wife nor myself has seen one policeman after 6 P. M., and we pass through this district generally between 10 and 11 P. M. U is dark and positively unsafe. This district is bounded by Sixteenth to Twenty-third and-Johnson and Washington strets. What is the matter with the police? Three to four holdups every day and no police in sight, ourselves and our families being shot like doers and robbed and no protection whatever. I shall carry a gun in future when out In the evening for the protection of myself and wife and will use it when I see it is necessary, until I see some action taken by the police department. W. C. DENTON. CALLS BRITISH ACTIOX INSOLENCE I'nlted States Decision In Hocking: and Wlnnebngo Case All-Snf ficlent. PORTLAND,, Dec. 1. (To the Edi tor.) It makes my American blood boil to read a news dispatch like the one that occupied the first column of the front page of The Oregonlan December 1. Surely this Insolence on the part of the British Government ought not to be tolerated any longer. The dignity and rights of the United States ought to be asserted In no mistakablo terms without delay. It is a deepehumlliation for this Gov eminent to stand before the world in the attitude of a hoy begging some favor from his father. Our Govern ment has decided that the Hocking and the Winnebago are entitled to fly the American flag, and that should end it as far as this Government is concerned. In self respect we muBt deny the right of any Government to call us In ques tion in this matter. Our position ourtt to bo "Don't touch our ships on the hii?h seas or there will be trouble." The Idea that our ships are to be seized and taken, to a British prize court, that It may there be determined whether thev fly the American flag rightfully or not. Is beyond endurance, and if we had an Administration that supported the luxury of a backbone it would not be tolerated for a moment. What this Government ought to do would be to send one of our best bat tleships to Buenos Aires to see that the Winnebago could sail in safety to her home porfc whenever it suited her convenience. If any pirate attempted to seize ber, on the way, there would be music in the air. What is the sense in Koins to tho expense of having i navy unless it is uped when needed? LEVI W. MYERS. COMMON -PEOPLE STILL PATRIOTS Mr. Barsee Should Take Ills Eyes Off the . round, Saya Citizen. MOXTESANO, Wash., Nov. 30. (To the Editor.) In reading Mr. Bnrzee's letter in The Oreponian, November 20, I think he oversteps himself when he says he "speaks for the common peo nle." He mav speak for himself, but thank Heaven, the greater part of the so-called common people do not believe as he does. They believe that Old Glory stands for Just what she did years aeo and our country, instead of goinp to tho dons as our Socialist friends would like us to believe, in still the grand old country it always was the -only home on eartn ior me poor man. What Mr. Barzee wants to do Is to stop knocking and boost for a while, take his eyes off the ground and look up: take a good look at that flagpole he wrote about and take a good long look at Old Glory, telling to the world that it stands for freedom to all man kind. When we have the right American spirit; one of the most beautiful sights on this old earth is our flag, but we do not want JJst to look at the flag, we must stop and tMnk what that flag has been to our people and to the world. What we all need is a great deal more of this boosting and less knock ing, a great deal more love for God and our country in our hearts. For things are not as bad as our socialist friend would make them out. DOLLING IP THE TOWN. Christmas coming, runs my ditty. And we're dolling up the city. Making eveaj-thlng look pretty. All the htphways up and down; Ev'rybody's happy, singing. Evergreen and holly stringing. Sky-sent snowflakes slowly winging. Dolling up the town. Streets are thronging, shop are hum ming. Love-gift hunters going, coming. Boys and girls and old folks chumming. Dressed in Sunday meetin' gown; Maid of sixteen, old maid scrappy. Gay old sport, and snappy chappy, Ev'rybody's feeling happy. Dolling up the town. Weil be looking mighty swagser. Stranger folk will stare and stagger Tretty Portland" thus we'll ta? her. Then we'll Jinx the frosen frown; Tuletide melodies are ringing. Snowy sky-flakes floating, winging, Evergreen and holly swinging. Dolling up the town. JOHN HENRY KEATING. Property Riant. PORTLAND. Nov. 30. (To the Edi tor A man acquires property dur ing his wife's life. She dies, leaving children. He remarries, has more children, and deeds all this property to wife No. 2. not giving first wife's children a dollar. He dies and wife No 8 Is left in quiet possession of property. All the children are grown. Can the first wife's children ever get any of this property? E. H. As far as we can learn no court has been called upon to decide this ques tion. A legal matter of this character should be referred to a good lawyer. Alaska Railroad. eivtiT Or. Nov. 29. (To the Edi- m.i will vou tell me through The Oregonlan where I can secure some in formation regarding in- m- in Alaska? BUBSCKIBEU. Write to the Alaska Railroad Com mission at Washington and ask epe- ftSfeallX vm zou. vat to. know. Twenty-five Years Ago From The Orejonlan December 2. 1S90. Washington. Tom. Piatt, the New Tork leader,' has been in consultation with many of the Republican leaders and the decision has beeo reached that Matt Quay shall remain at tho head of tha National committee. London. ParnelL the Irish National ists' leader, spoke at a meeting of the Irish members of the Commons yester day when the Nationalists met to dis cuss the leadership problem. Parnell, refusing to mention tbe O'Shea case, called his enemies traitors and spies. Gladstone was referred to, during the stormy session, as "a garrulous old man." Salem P. H. D'Arcy, Democrat, was elected Mayor of Salem yesterday over George Williams by a majority of five. M. E. Goodell, Republican, was elected Recorder over John M. Chase, Demo crat, by a majority of 175. For Mar shal. Harry Minto, Republican, was elected over W. D. Mohoney, Democrat, by 80. E. J. Swafl'ord. Republican, beat H. H. Thompson, Democrat, for Treas urer, by 307 majority. New York. C. P. Huntington yester day said in a public interview that he believed Jay Gould's control of the Union Pacific would be beneficial. The subcommittee of Congress has arrived in Portland to take testimony in tha immigration and naturalization problem investigation. The subcommit tee consists pi Senator Watson C. Squire,' of Washington; Representative Herman Lehlbach, or .ew jersey; rep resentative M. S. Brewer, of Michigan, and Representative J. W. Covert, of New York. Eaet Portland Is dwelling in dark ness, as the contract with Mr. Hogue to furnish light to the city has expired and no arrangements have been made to have the contract extended or the lights kept on. Marcus Mayer, the well-known theat rical manager, has gained some notori ety by making a quick trip from San Francisco to London. Now H. B. Litt and Mr. Mayer are in a betting contro versy as to which of the two can make a similar trip the quickest. Mr. Litt is willing to bet 35000 to $10,000 he can get to Queenstown in 1- days. Mr. Mayer got to London in 16 days. The Emma Abbott production of "Ernani" at the Marquam Grand last night was a brilliant success. Half Century Ago From The Oregonlan. December 2, lR6ri. In Virginia and North Carolina Union men, it is said, have been elected to Congress, but in Mississippi, It is said a delegation has just been named, not one of whom can take the oath. TI-,9 Court of Appeals of the State of New York has decided that shares in National banks are taxable by state and local authorities, although the en tire capital may be invested in National securities. The paper for completing the state printing reached San Francisco sev eral days ago and will arrive here by the Sierra Nevada by the middle of next week. G. L. Hibbard lost a wallet contain ing valuable papers on Front street between Lincoln House and the post office yesterday. The Dalles Mountaineer says some scoundrel robbed the small-pox hospital of that city of 06 pairs of blankets, beds, pillows and cooking utensils lately. J. H. Mitchell lectured last night to a large and appreciative audience. S. Frohman, secretary, has issued a call for the Portland Turn Verein. The meeting will be held Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock. London Meetings have been held at Manchester and in Taris in aid of the emancipated . negroes in the United States. Colonel Larrabee, of Larrabee, Stout & Upton, attorneys-at-law, will leave Tuesday for Boise and Ruby cities on legal business. Wages in Montana durinsr the Sum mer and Fall have usually been as high as $12 a day. A new book just printed is one by Frank R. Goodrich, which tells how $70,000,000 was raised for benevolent purposes during the war. Attaching Wages. HAINES, Or.. Nov. 30. (To the Edi tor ) Kindly inform me if it is per missible to attach wages of city, county or state officials tor groceries and other necessities. If attachment can be levied is there any exemption to any certain amount, providing the account is for necessities only? M. F. T. Yes. Anybody's wages can be at tached for a just debt. The only ex emption is $75 a month for men with families, provided it can be shown that $75 a month is necessary for living ex penses. Marriage anil Divorce I.nr s. PORTLAND, Dec. 1. (To the Editor.) What punishment can the law in flict on a man who goes to Utah and marries a woman before his first wife in granted her divorce from him? By the Oregon laws does the man or wom an havo to wait six months before re marrying? If a child is born to the man by this second marriage will it bo illegitimate? D- He can be prosecuted for bigamy under' tho Utah laws. Yes. The child would "be considered illegitimate. On Supporting Wife. PORTLAND, Nov. 30. (To the Edi tor ) A man gets a good salary and trives his wife about one-fourth, just enough to keep up the house and buy clothes. He spends the rest for him self. Is there any way to compel him to give the wife more of the money? E. M. H. No, but if he does not give her enough with which to support herself, he is liable to arrest for non-support. Old Morrison Street Bridge. n-.nmr Avrr n. 1 (Tn rh Editor.) t . J IT IJJ." ' . - Please state In The Oregonian when the first aiorrisou-sncei. bridge was erected. Was it 1885 or jggY? E. 1. liAi.J-ru tii nld wooden Morrison street bridge was completed April 12, 1S87. tn rienree II. IIime3. of the Oregon Historical Society. This was the date on which any : :uiar iraiiiu passed over it. Shun the Substitutor No up-to-date retailer tries to sell you a substitute. It is bad business ethics the kind that does not pay. The retailer needs the good will of his patrons, and this is more im portant than extra profits. When you see an advertised article in your newsapuer and you want it remember its name. Ask for it by name and insist on getting what you ask for.