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A eerre-poedent writing to The Ore
gcnlaa Sinday XJXfrsted that th
tneught which Inspire the Fori peace
party I that whtcs Inspired the
,f t middle tn'lr
,4 If the wnt.r ha U-ened the
tmMi!l lflJ. ehtIdro
to
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ito-l-m Ufld.Uk- th (ompirtioa
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tr. tftlrt.-nta .otttry thr tt
m fi:i "n mirc:
oi'i t prf.r4 to ! thir
rroj-t .acc-fut. th tTuil ,n
tt .frt.rey c a toJr4 !! branch
t roei a ' ta
Bett.-abi en boar! th 0cr IL
Th, rAl eraJ of th tnllJ!
.r. not peeful p.litloa. Partle
B!rrr duri n prio4 hn th
lxtn cruU w treb4 d4 blbop
ttn l prit rpt th .TtpturJ !o
Ijrition. -I com ncH to brtn
but It ,B P"4
tt Tor ltnoer.t crB4 n appeal
r r th ra cf tft Hot Lal
t ickmiM -Sword. werd. tart
fron in .abbara ad hrpa thjr
to ki:l. .
Mi,-a f tfia f.tftorjr of tha CMI
Vrm tr J U etouid by tha cb-.,-urtir
f tlm. Tba. - now. th
.(!,) In tha tnra ef Waprd
rfar. Tub T-lrtk. cf flclly.
.. rna'.tinc wt'! otfto IV for tha
, af f;rsnnr: l bU!p at rrora.
fnfl!iof br tha 8aa ef King
j ijifi, r44 la Tortr" Urt
tft ef hi raI.T ahlrb bid loo
prota.- ef r.oxUnd: hoty f
tr la prtctttoo !ot tha ITua
Ktn n-l a-ln th Sararar.a In
feAin; Kimon d Moetfort " ara4
ja prcatl--a ef tha A!b!Ba
, ti a la thia pr'I tht Mphaa
rf Cloy ba pr.-Me tua ChU-!fn-
CT'.!a. St'pb'O Bt
:ts mchaol. but a pBr fphrd
II b I " mony for iMf ar
Von.).-a. ICa tt 1 a ptory tht
t ftrijrt had appar4 to htm aa b
tr !. ! (u r.'ba an.i remmlailBa'J
ift t fairy tfta rh;Urn ta rtfla
tn ltry Uni rrm tha mfUb.
jtt.tfs carna.l hLa atrry t ft.
Tni. rta mita aorth ef farl a
rntrf af pi!-rtma. M4a tq-int
taa rra ef ! ha draw Iba wr
nippr from tha torn of Irojrla
mtt, bacama t aalat of tha d-y. 111
rtma tatd of Msa la athr climea
n eWMra b had a--romparl-d
t-im hN-ama eCMwaaad with tha Ma
tfit f -r thm waa rrad tha bonof
ef rwrotri tha Holy lUpulchf. Tha
camui'K rraj rpl,i:y. la 0rmr y
nether br. NlfhL. iwnri ha
ril ef rtUi and Uadr.
rrnBairy I.t4 chiliraa anl alal'
rn:lr ra th rr.rr! aoatharafd.
rn i-ilitioa aa U-i by Ptephea
trutn ln.-. aaothcr by NUhoUa
rrr Crttvaoy an t a third by aa e
Imi jout.t fmm lWrmr. TTta
tn -,rttT of tha pi!cTlma wera about
ti year af ae. Of their aombaf
mey ra in. re la thetr baHaf that
they ul4 f a I'altiaa and feetora
Chriatlaa rula Ithout btoa4h4.
fMSera aerompanled tha ampedllloea
tr nrlouJ fona Soma af tha
chlMraa dr!rl t parefttal
reetraiet: cthr. r.rel by torlaa af
the beautlea ef tha fleet aad talea of
istoti aoQcht adentor. W may
hra i.frea Ib enoach ta twft
tns tha rorap,aiti.- cf tha rona i
rfl:a la la a atrtklnc y lrnllar.
f.nt Mr. Ford I doMlM Bt ham
pered, aa were Stpho aal NhoUa,
by haera-as. Iw embracad tha p
cortualir t. lnaia Be la2 and
a:eet aad BlIUa.
tn ef tha promlaea af tha boy
l.I.r waa th.it hea the aa w
rech! t: water woull part and thai
thry .-njt.l b aht ta to atastn oa
tn.ir way t Jertreo dry abod. J -it
the h!Jrn of Irael ecapl
l-haroahi bataeea tha emerald walla
ef tiw parted water. Tha foa'.a at
Nl. hot.ve army lay along- tha Rhln.
tkMg( Swltjerlar.d and orerthaAlpa
U the pa of it. feola. It waa tai
lored aad dectra-ited army that ftsaliy
reached 0noa. Chllirea bad fallen
ffrn ehaorioa: had been awept
ear by mountain etreame; bad baea
captured by tarh.irUr, or hid Sa
errct in d?!r. At Oer.oa they were
irrtd by IKe whlrh. dp!te faith
f rmiwe. contlnuej lo ffeeent lt
I l.. t l fc-rrtr. Soma projree4 to
: im. tar turned b.k: many, at
tr -t- d br th lur ct. me. remained.
Ti i;rml army un4rr th on
n.,n U' t'T f .:! d anuther rut.
an.) h ': Jirt l br the Meditcf
yno. pred onward tt th wef
t t of ttaiv Uh Ntcholaa" army.
fKinllfei cM! lrn pnhd by th aaj
ar were lalro lnt. rifllillr.
t'.ut It wa Stephen" army which
tfrr'f -rn r tha ad lt fata. Thl
p'5:ti"B ma.4e r way j Maraeiriea
al wa thre halted by th emlUra
i.n of te eea. rrllnln: faith la
J. pa wa rle.l. howeer. whea
v merthant orfre. to prot l hip
it carry tn ritr.t purrtm te th IlJty
t.an I. The ofrr wa rxte.l a coa-fr-nt:on
of tha promt lh.t Cin-i
I pr".! a way t conquer th
jvr harrter. n yaeenl. a m-
t. .l tare Summer" day. carry
In r-rhapa St annt. Slr!nT aad
t-j. - '-. Iher paeeed oat of iM and
h 'i :-t N't oa e t youthful mal-
f(j. tr rl4riii i na imwij mar.
.-- hat be'rare-t them. They bad
..i.l 'n.rw mi. eaeery ta tha ll""
T f t "iipa wr wreched la
,.4,4i aad aTeryoa aa board waj
,..f. Noaa af tha her waa
heirt of fr l5te l-rif erm. aad
II- jfe of tha cb!Mra durl" that
,ri-. rerrjiret a rjyry Then aa
vfl pr"t. w h- haj ait4 an eaa af
4 Bi- twt U;: U
Franc and told tha alory of thalr cap
tlrlty. If tha chlHren arar heard of
tha eroaadea undertakea after their
departure, tha knowledc broucht
them caly aln hop. A !aea thy
died from dUea, cruelty or old ace
la aa alien land moot a popI of
alien faith.
It ta with aa exportation that the
fat of tha Children- Cruada will
overtake th modern aapoditlon of
peaca that tha aid tale la rlatd. Iu
recoor.tlnc aenrea mrrery to llluetrate
that faitn doea not alwaya conquer.
If tha Ford party la equipped with anything-
:) It ha ot been raled
Ther la. perhap. a perycholocy In th
eathuslaam with which Ir.telllfcnt
men ar.4 women haa departed upon
thU aA-fua'Jy almtca journey. Inbr4
In human calur la th call of th
prtlariaiae. Krora Paean day. whn
Iba notion prallad that aacradneaaj
waa ocalUd. men ha )oumyd far!
ta attain tha ihrtnea or balla of
aancuty. Through tha doacaodlBf
aea tha practice haa bee a maintained.
Moderea a'lll Ttatt la multitude tb
anct.ua rt-a cf Lourdea. La Salatta aad
Faray-la-MoBlal. Orfanliatlon la pll
(rtmaxa la aot a common now aa It
waa la other time, but the Impale la
Ihsrw. Tb undefined feeUng that If
oa wer coly at aom favercd spot
ba might accompllah food for hlmaelf
or extend aid to otbara aurgea upward
from out tha blood of long daad aa
ceetor. It waa tb Impula of pn-Tlmag
brought down to thacn from tha age
that tnaplrad th member of Coxy
army to Journey to Washington. It
waa tb aama Impulae that eauaad
woman to plod to tb National Capita!
In tha lotereeta of woman auffraga.
How Ilka tha tf mortification, tha
traubl and pain which mada rcllrloua
ellcrtmaca a ploua duty and merttoii-
oca act wer th bardablpa thy la
rttad la thir Joumey afoot through
tha WlnUr'a mo.
At Tha Magna a peaca hrina naa
b-n erertrl. In point or miiea
la nearer tha flda of conflict than
Detroit, but la tha matter of acrra-l-
blllty ta them aad thoa who rut them
It ts aa far away. Mr. Ford couia
rot concle a peaca conrerenc at
tha home of hla automobile factory.
Ha milt take hla follower to tha
aanctoary of Tha Hague. What be la
going to do when ha geta thera ba doea
not know. But with th rann 01 ui
children of aeren centune ago
that th ea would part to gla
thm paaaag on their mtaeloo. Mr.
Ford re'ra In tha fot! expectation
that through th mlrarulou na win
-carry th rr beyond tha aea.
I.IU1UI if Eta.
Tb Chicago papra report a feebl
enaation In th Mucauoeai wor.u
over the aldrea of a New Tork
turer who recommended that In
fraction In formal grammar b abon
dne4 la the arhoola. It U a waat
of valuable time. b T. for th prac-
Uca of paklng go-xl Engllan. wniv.n
M grammatical Kngllah. may b more
readily and urly acquired by ear
than by rule.
Tha pdaogic grammarian, who
reduce language to tem. aentence
to rule and word to narrow defini
tion. I a bore. He la worae. He la
a nuisance, a foe cf true vocal ex
pression and feilcltou literary
thought. Hut grammar by ear or
Ungaag by sound? Nonsense. Why
not return to ta o!d day of spelling
srrordlng to ladlvtdual tast?
Tber lie befwr u a valued con
temporary which baa a learned article
oa a utJ-t of Importance. A eon
aplcuou entenc la "To w of Port
land who." etc. That la grammar by
emjnd. And wa know cf another well,
drrewd. slow-speaktna gentleman who
bad eorrecUy applied -have dont
aad bae aeen" all hla Ufa unt.l ba
mml a verr elegant lady who bad
(rareed to (peak through continuooa
eooverwation with other litlteralea. So
he now spread along hi trail "have
did and -bave saw" and be know It
la ria-ht becouaa hi lady friod set
the example, and she knows It l cor
rect becooa It sounds good to her.
Vha every man I hi own gram
marian the orld will be a bog of
fractured speech and dislocated
Llnglish. to say nothing of French.
German and all th rest. W woulJ
just a aooa think of learning music
br ear. Sooner, for everybody know
music b no better than It sound.
roajc AUJfa wmt rannai.
Th !atemn whoa hortaon I
bounded by th selfUh desire ef
their district rather than by the
nee-la of tha Nation are aot content
with hoUln; that which they have.
They want mor. even if not on dol
lar additional be etpanded on th
Army and Navy. The most vocifer
ous demand is mada oa behalf of
waterway. Tha publicity burcaa of
th National Klr and llaroor
Congreaa sounds an alarm at aa at
tempt "to defeat the whole policy of
waterway Improvement." and Ibat
body la to meet In Washington on
tecembr I. and 1 to make Its
demand oa Congress). It will lay
peclal emphasis on equal develop
ment of waterways, highways and
railway as essential to proaperity
and will" try to catch soma of the
National defense wind with It sail
by urging waterway and harbor lm
provement aa tn ?lpnab!e to that
ootlcv. Suggested repeal or onex
ponded appropriation for public
bulldirr whK-h hav not been begun
haa raised a storm-
Assertion that an attempt Is to be
mad "to defeat the whol policy of
waterway Improvement" I not war
ranted by th fart. Thos member
of Co-ngrew who have opposed worth
leea scheme favor development of
feat waterway. Such men ar Rep
resentative Tear and Tread way.
There I also Senator Kron. who
will continue th fight la which h baa
ba Senator fturton'a first lieuten
ant. The rma cf the pork-grabber
I to obtain ti aid cf thnee whoae
waterway a ran wta on their merit
by representing that a'l alike are at
tacked aad that ail muat make com
mon causa.
rtanarcarrv "T ail iks to vt a.
The roost encouraging feature of
prmDl diuuwioa of the business sit
uation ts th statement that sxpensloa
haa goaa far beyond war business:
that buying la now artlvs for purely
domestic osw. and In th West exceed
that of 1)12. the Uat year which was
ri.i d etorted by th war. Tbte
healthy normality of th prevailing
petwperttr ta illustrated br th condi
tion ef th steel trade la particular.
The forward movement In that trad
began with war material, but soon
abowed heavy demand fr euch steel
ramm.K':i!'i aa reflect strictly dome.
He activity. More recently has com
a rotable Inrreaa la U-.e demand for
(iructaraj shape. uch a ax uc J loj
TIIE MOTtXIXG PRECOXTA. MONDAY, DECraiBEIt 6. 1015.
bridge and building. Tbui Indicate
a heary demand for ateal for domea
tlc conuraptlon. which manufacturer
expect to continue after tha war l
cloaed. for th United State will b
V properoua aa to apend freely while
euppllne material for recontmrtlon
la Europe. II x port thla year how
only tha normal Increase for year of
peace, and tha largest aouree of new
buaineaa ha been the Vnited State.
Call for tructurl hapra la ao active
aa to Indicate much building next
Spring and Summer; In fact, negotla
llona are now under way for material
which cannot be delivered earlier.
Many milt are aaid by th Engineer
ing Record to be aold up to capacity
for three or four month ahead, and
not a fw hay aold their entire out
put until th aecond half of next
year, whll price ateadlly rUe. That
paper advtaee engineers not to delay
letting contract for next year" work,
leat they auffer aever penalties In
the ahap of high price and loea of
Uroe.
Such proaperity ta th trad which
la th country trad barometer la a
1m of tablllty which ahould ct at
rat any mleglvtng aa to whether th
present bulna rnal la aa artificial
product of the war or la a normal Im
provement of Interna trade to which
the war ba merely given added Im
pel a.
roon XX. CaKXXOim.
Andrew Carnegl ta no longer rich.
Tha announcement cornea with bis
eightieth birthday. II haa distrib
uted bis millions la spreading educa
tion and tha cause of perpetuating
peace. Just at present he la not able
to point to an especially bountiful
harvest from hla aeexla of peace. But
that la of little consequence. Mr
Carnegie set out to get rtd of bis for
tune, and be has succeeded. Tha
mere fact that all hla bequeat have,
aot turned out very well la of minor
consideration. Hiving money
la a difficult task unless one see fit to
reimburse ruined competitor of
earlier day and arly this would not
b the blithest order of philanthropy.
Hero funds, peace movement and
libraries are much mora exalted and
substantial.
After h bad succeeded In gather
ing what little of the worlds wealth
had escaped the clutches of Rocke
feller. Morgan and th Rothschilds.
Mr. Carnegie et about spending hi
fortune. It had been great fun gath
Ing hi ton of golden eagle., but th
fun of spending waa even greater. He
waa able to turn the detail over to
Interested humanitarians, so .that he
had merely to exercise a rubber O. K.
stamp and alga check. Even this
kept Mm bn.ay. for after on eta a
few hundred millions the Income Is
something frightful to behold. In
dustry without end 1 required to
avoid Iba golden Inundation. The
pumpa of philanthropy must be kept
going full shift.
Soon after he had saved up enough
to par off th National Indebtedn,-,
had be seen fit. Mr. Carnegie an
nounced that he wa going to get lid
of It a rapidly a possible. He pro
claimed that It waa almply disgrace
ful to die rich, an expression wMch
ba bn quoted aa often perhapa a
anything Shakespeare ever said. lp
to the present he I ld to have given
away I JIt.tlT.JJ. A neat sum. Pos
sibly not quit enough to insure
world's peace, aa Mr. Carnegie had
hoped fondly, and yet ample to run
I ha present war a full weeke Tet he
did the heet h coold. for he spent hi
all In th goodly cause.
Today be la a poor man. II says ao
hlmaelf. At least be ta no longer
rich. He haa lert on!y a niggardly
l;o.000.000 to support blm through
hi declining year. Pefhapa a he
surveys that slender hoard be may
feel a stight measure of e!f-rproach
at having reduced hlmaelf to uch ab
ject penury. ny not nave savea
soough at least to live on comfortably
during the remainder of hi llfeT But
no matter. H neeJ not worry. Th
world la a kindly old place and if It
cornea to th worst w can take op a
collection for Mr. Carnegie. As th
end draw nigh think of th solace
he may find In th eonsclousneaa of
having escaped the disgrace f dying
cosr.itfc.
Th eeaaton of the alxty-fourth Con-
gra which opens today promise to
be riven up chiefly to legislation and
discussion arrowing out of th war. Na
tional defense, th merchant marine.
Increased reveifue. extension of foreign
commerc anj protection of domestic
industry against dumping by foreign
competitors all ar subject which
have been brought to the front by the
war. So also ar the measures needed
to preserve our neutrality and to pun
lh Jhoae who commit crimes In the
Interest of belligerent powers. Con
grees I likely to give these subject
risht-of-way over all dometlc Icgi-
latlon which has no bearing on the
war. Much time also will be devoted
by the Senate to discussion of the
President's foreign policy, particularly
his handling of the Oerman submarine,
Ftiitlsh blockade and Mexican affair.
The fierce t legislative battle of the
session promises to be fought over
the ship-purchase bill and over clo
ture as a preliminary In the Senate.
An almost united Republican opposi
tion will be Joined In both houses by
a considerable number of Democrats,
.who will make th vote very close. If
they ar not numerou enough to de
feat the Administration. Democratic
opponents of the bill showed their
strength by renominating Senator
Clarke for President pro tern against
tha Admlristratlon forces. Their suc
cess portenda a losing fight, for th
advocate of cloture, which I obrl
ously designed to alienee an expected
filibuster against th ship-purchase
bill. Th battle over cloture will be
gin early In the aesslon. and In It th
Administration will have to contend
wlih th proverbial conservatism of
th Senate and with the frsr of Iem
ocrata that any weapon which they
now forge Sgalnat the minority may
be used against them tn th next Con
gress. Th President wtlj be embarrassed
In his cloture and ship-purchase fight
wtih the Republicans by the necessity
of enlisting their support for hi mili
tary and naval programme. There I
so much Democratic opposition to that
programme among- tha liryan. pacifist
and pork-barrel elements, that it
adoption by Democratic vote alone
ama Impossible. It cannot have gen
eral Republican support unless it
weak points are strengthened to meet
criticism, especially that of the con
tinental army scheme.
The great party battle I llkeJy to
rage over questions of revenue. Re
publican will show that the deficit
l due rh'efly to the failure of the
t'nderwood tariff to ra!a sufficient
revenue and to Trie extravagant a p-
pro?r?atkn of th Um Cen.-rta. They
may ba expected to demand that the!
deficit be made rood by retalnlnr th
nresent stirar duty, by Imposing duties
on wool and lumber and by a general
Increase In other duties, and that not
until these means bav proved Insuf
ficient Is Secretary McAdoo's proposed
Increase In tb Jncom tax Justified.
They may urge that fund for National
defense be provided by Bale of the
unissued canal bonds, which would
bring back to the Treasury the Re
publican surplus expended on the ca
nal A that course would brtnr the
Democratic deficit Into vivid contrast
with the Republican surplus. Demo
crats may ba expected to stand firm
against bonds.
Discussion of revenue and of bills
for the promotion of foreign commerc
will surely bring to th front th -wisdom
of establishing a tariff commis
sion. As that policy la Indorsed by
ninety -eix per cent of th buaineaa or
gaalxailona and ninety-two per cent
of th newspapers and has stronr sup
port In both parties. It cannot easily
be shelved, and will bulk large In the
next Presidential campaign.
When each of th highly controver
sial subjects mentioned has received
due attention, little time will remain
for the boat of other bills for which
th Administration and varloua Indi
vidual members stand sponsor. Though
new Issues may crop up at any time la
this epoch of surprises, the record of
the Administration promises to be
made up by Congress of what is done
on foreign policy, the merchsnt mi
rlne. the Army and Navy, foreign conv
mere and the revenue.
The managers of the poultry show
announce that a charge will not be
mada for admission of children who
accompany their parents. Thla la an
educational opportunity that should
not be neglected. The bor. or girl for
girl develop Into the best "poultry-men"-t-who
begins early in life by
taking aa Interest will la time become
a factor In an Oregon Industry that
has not fairly started its growth. There
la pet stock also for their attention.
Guinea pigs, rabbits and pigeons are
In abundance for the naturalist In em
bryo. With Christmas less than three
weeks away, the head of the family
wonders how he can solve the finan
cial problem and Is In despair, which
la lucky, for his Ideas are extrava
gant. Tha head of the household, bow
ever. Is not worrying, for she knows
flow to make me aonar go
- ...
to its
farthest limit.
"Shem." said Noah, as ho lit -bla
pip on the evening; of the thirty-ninth
day. "you atart an umbrella ator a
soon as we land." And Shem, think
ing of Portland. V. 8. A., agreed that
the old mnn had good buslnea instinct.
After having been deceived by Bul
garia. John Bull has now been de
ceived by the Arabs of Mesopotamia.
He will soon learn to trust only to hi
n people, gun and ships, not to
wily Oriental. -
Fred Big Top, the mammoth Indian
who escaped from a train on the way
to Fort Leavenworth, is too big to
escape recapture. An aboriginal of his
six roaming In Missouri was bound
to be notlcetf.
Anybody who eats half-cooked pork
doe not deserve to be afflicted with
trichinosis, for to say he does Is In
human; but he plays a strong chance
of getting it and dying for his tamer
uy.
The peace plans that purport to
com from th Kaiser by way of Lon
don bear but one credible point "ex
termination" If they aro not accepted.
That word sound like the Kslser.
The new prohibition law Is very
simple, says the District Attorney, and
he I right. It can be observed easily
hv not selling the "booxe" and not
buying It, principally the latter.
The disconcerting fact about the
Kaiser's reported purpose to dictate
term of peace ta that the allies have
not asked for them and still threaten
to do the dictating themselves.
Indictments of labor sluggers and
grafters In Chicago tell of an effort
to relieve the union of abuses par
allel to those of which anti-trust pros
ecutions relieve big business.
It Is a rare day when a German
baron 1 not accused of violating Un
cle Sam's neutrality, but barons are as
numerous In Germany as Colonels In
Kentucky.
This Is local election day in most
Oregon municipalities, when woman
awaita the opportunity to become City
Treasurer. She wins. too. generally
What's th matter with these fish
hatcheries that they are short of eggs?
Are the salmon beginning to molt. Ilk
hens?
Only on fsct prevents Secretary
Lane's ambition from reaching after
the Presidency. He was born In Can
ada. .,
Signs of the times point to another
election, for the candldatea are get
ting tbclr names tn the papers.
Cheer up. Work may begin on that
new postofflce before President Wil
son's successor la Inaugurated.
The Serbs who held back the Bul
gers from Monsstlr will rank with the
tOO Greeks of Thermopylae.
Tooxe. of Oregon, nd Harja, of
Washington, will reach Norway In time
to second the motion
It Is said that th President will
hav no best man at the wedding.
Sam old .egotism.
"Out of the tranche by Christmas"
Is absurd. Not even Wilson could do
that.
The movl fllma cannot get her
by wireless. That Is one comfort.
A baby how Is not tn It this week
with th cattl and th chicken.
The fifty-four ' newspapermen are
the leaven of the Oscar II.
Spctll' In livestock and poultry
have the floor thl week.
The Municipal Court begins th hol
iday ruh this morning.
fnessy l
slgrette).
th head that wears an
liow about that rockplta
In Other Day 1
Tweaty-flve Tear As.
From Th Oregonlsn December . 1S80.
London. Parnell haa agreed In a
tatement at the Nationalists' meet
In;, if the responsibility of getting a
reaaonable home rule bill through I
lifted from hi shoulder, to retire aa
a reult of the trouble which ha rlsen
over' his Implication In the O'Shea
case. Gladstone must be pledged to
Lhoroe rule first, however, be main
tained.
The Sioux Indians hav written a
letter to the "Great Father." saying
they are starring and. that the "Great
Father" has not kept promise"
to them. '
Albany. N. T. Governor Hill, it is in
dicated from Interviews- here. 1 not
after th Senatorshlp, but Instead la
after the Presidency.
J. R. N. Belt. It la reported, ha pur
chased the City Hotel, at Independence.
Or., and aa Interest In the West Shore,
of Portland.
Deputy Head Consul James Ramp
lla. of the Modern- Woodmea of Amer
ica, Instituted Wedfoot Camp. No. 65.
at Grand Army Hall Monday night.
There were SO charter members. -The
following officer were installed: Ven
erable Consul Captain N. S. Pierce;
worthy adviser. Walter B. Struble; ex
cellent banker, Edward Casey; clerk.
C. A. Wheeler; escort. Charles Harris;
watchman. W. H. O'Donnell; sentry. F.
A. Rogers: physicians. Dr. G. F. Koh
ler and J. Hunter Well; manager.
Elmer Wheeler, Dr. R. J- Barber and
Z. T. Bank; delegate. Ed Casey, and
alternate. N. S. Pierce,
Cladstone uses a lead pencil 39 Inches
lone, capped with gold where the eras
er usually is, for a walking tlck.
Washington. A great many Demo
crat believe tht Crisp, of Georgi.
has a good chance of becoming tpeaxer
of the aZd Congress.
officials and attaches of the Wom
an's Refug Home, of Portland, have
made public statements with regard to
certain chargea made by the grana
Jury.
Half Ceatary A so.
From Th Oregonian. December . 1S65.
New Tork News from Mexico says
that the Republicans have gained sev
eral victories over the Imperialists In
the State of Oaxaca and Mlcboacau.
There la nothing to Indicate the with
drawal of Imperialist troops, however.
President Johnson has advised the
government of Mississippi that tne
troor will be withdrawn wnen in nis
opinion conditions warrant it.
Boston Francis Adams, long con
nected with the Boston Press and lately
with the Saturday Evening Express, is
dead.
The board of directors of the Oregon
Steam NavlRatlon Company yesterday
elected the following officers: Captain
J. C. Alnsworth president: S. G. Reed.
.iu.firalintr Theodore Wye: ant. sec
retary. Captain Alnsworth prior to the
election of Colonel Ruckle wa presi
dent of the company.
rninnri r s Lovell. of the Four
teenth United State Infantry, arrived
at Vancouver a few day ago and will
take command of the department. Cap
tain Hodces. also lately arrived, will
relieve Captain Weeks as department
quartermaster.
The Willamette Iron Work begin
nneratian tnHsv In It machinery de
partment. The entire wnrk will be
In successful trim soon.
New Tork The citlsens of New Tork
.-.- h..ri f-nmnleted arrangements to
nay off the mortgsge of $30,000 on the
bouse purchased oy utnri ui-m -
Washington.
jCew Tork The contractor of Ford's
theater ha finished rebuilding the
building and will turn it over to the
Government. It ia now ready for rebel
relic.
R. G. Bachelder, who returned last
evening, having visited tne nver towns
of the Columbia with Miltonlan tab
leaux. Is meeting with success. H is
now en rout to Australia and adver
ttsea for two exhibitions previous to
leaving for Ictorla.
SO TIME TO DISCHARGE EMPfcOYES,
Net
eaaoa fr City I Add t Snf-
feriag. Baya CL Wod.
PORTLAND. Dec S. (To the Editor.)
The German social system, especially
the cities, baa abolished Idleness and
beggary and established the principle
that the state or city must In some way
provide employment. Why be afraid
of being conquered by Germany? They
might knock some of the idiotic folly
out of us.
I sm In receipt of almost slmultane
on. anneals from the Salvation Army
th. Volunteers of America, and the
vnhi. Ciriler of Mats, of which I am
an unworthy member, all saying that
there are many unemployed deserving
help, msny families witn little ennnren
In dire distress: and here In mld-Wln-ter
the great city of Portland, with
nnn alreadv Invested In streets.
etc.. Is adding to the unemployed by
itchars-lna- employes. Bombody will
m take care of them. Who Is
mine to 'do It?
Two came to me yesterday, saying
they were penniless, and one with a
sick wife. Who so fit to look after
thera this Winter as the city for which
they are already working? Why are
they discharged? Presumably they were
nr ther would never have been
employed, but even If not needed thl
I no eson for the city to be adding
to human ufferlng and the burdens
of private charity. Who demands this
enniiah and oetty economy? Labor
rfnean't. Th heavy taxpayer who up
port eharltle ha too mucn Dusiners
sens to demand it. Who does? Would
vou consider It proper at my especial
. . J ..TT 1 1 '
reolel to print inv w-iu jn.
C. E. S. WOOD.
Rise f Sturceoa.
PORTLAND. Dec. 4. (To the Edl
tor.) Please give the everage weight
of sturgeon caught In the Columbia
uiver. aav 1n the year from 188S to
in la there a record of any weigh
Ing from 00 to 700 pounds? I am told
there were, which seems a big fish
story. READER.
Veteran fish merchants say they can
arrive at no average, but the Columbia
sturgeon run from 15 to 500 pounds.
Works on the subject credit the white
sturgeon of the Pacinc Coast wltn at
talnlng 600 pounds.
Mlaa Keller Nat Dead.
MONMOUTH. Or.. Dec. 4. (To th
d i tor t I have the lmpreaslon that
I read In Ins urPKonmn auuui mo umi
t thla rear an account of the death
of Helen Keller. Several people who
.k,iM know tell me that I am wrong.
Will you kindly Inform me whether I
am wrong? - u. vr aiivi.-p,
Helen Keller Is one of the delegates
on the Ford peace Mp.
Pres. lent la Cribbaaew
PORTLAND. Dec. 5. (To the Editor.)
i a erlbbasre game A plays ace;
plays : A plays 6: B plsys ; A plays
T.
Does A get run of four points when
B does not get run or three points?
Yea, A gets run of 4 point.
BACHLORS OUGHT TO BE TAXED.
Willing Maids Mast Watt For Proposal
S They Should Be Exempt.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Dec. 4. (To the
Editor.) Permit me to answer the best
I may our very sincere advocate against
"bleeding" or taxing the bachelor, that
appeared November 30, in The Ore
gonian.' I think they should be taxed for not
proposing to some "maid or merry
widow." and becoming a charming
benedict. We have to sit and wait
until the spirit moves him to offer us
his heart.' hand and name. And there
are not many maids or merry widows
but who would gladly exchange their
present condition for an average man
as a husband.
I trill admit nhat there are too many
divorces, but if each one would only
remember that the marlage oath is for
"worse" as well as for "better." and
less self pity, and more pity for the
other, and If a love Is not big enough
to love in aplte of all faults one has
It certainly ia not big enough to marry
on.
Women are not more fond of seir
sacrlflce than men. All mankind is by
far too selfish for that Just to escape
a few dollars as taxes. There are a
few undesirables in both sexes, as they
are not confined by sex, condition or
station In life.
But, really Mr. Adler. I believe. Is
afraid that his "isle of single blessed-ness"-ls
in danger. Only a few more
davs now until it is lean year, giving
all maids and merry widows the right
to propose to any single man. he be
a bachelor or widower. He being a
chivalrous gentleman cannot well re
fuse. Perhaps Mr. Adler is in danger
of receiving a proposal to leave that
"blessed Isle" early ln"the New Tear.
MERRY WIDOW.
BIT THEY WILL HAVE GOOD TIME.
And If Peace Comes at Right Moment
Ford Party Con Claim Credit.
PORTLAND. Dec. 5. (To the Editor.)
Anenr the European war and tne
srrade school paclfLers, some of the tax
payers are wondering Just how much
thev have been contributing in the way
of salaries, etc., toward tne semi-annum
European junkets.
In regard to the war tnere is aiwayo
the possibility that the "witcnes" Drom
that tha kinsrs have brewed may sud
denlv cease to boil and clarify Itself.
Of course if any amateur peace party
should happen' to be there at the psy
chological moment its members could
.him thM whole credit. If not
There was once a ne'er do well who
never worked but stayed at home and
let his parents support him. iney
were very Door ana naa a naro mn
miklnr r-oth ends meet. However, th
young man was always hopefully look
ing for work and bU parents had great
faith in him.
One day be heard of a place in
neighboring: city, but lacked the money
to make the trip. Finally an acquaint-
ancegn-ith more sympathy than Jucig-
men I, loaned nim iu aim i"
iovfiillv.
A tew cay later, nis Deneiacior mci
him alighting from an incoming train
with his face wreathed in smnes.
"Well, George." said the gentleman
did you get a Job?"
"No." was the reply, "but I had
real good time!"
The application is ohviouj.
SARAH HINDS WILDER.
1895 Thorburn avenue.
WHT HEXBT FORD MAY SUCCEED
His Record Show HI Ability to Bnlld
From SmalJ Beginnings,
ROSEBTTRG. Or.. Dec 4. (To th
Editor.) There has been a lot of talk
lately about Mr. Fords "peace snip.
Why not give Mr. Ford credit for wha
he la trvinsr to do? Personally, I be
lieve that he might be successful in his
undertaking and substantiate tnis De
llof in this way:
We all know that Sir. rora Dcgan
hl career from a little one-horse,
hack-door shoo to a world business
fhst commands the attention and re
meet of everyone. If he is a genius.
and I believe he 18, to nave inai uibih
develoDed faculty of transforming
molehill Into a mountain, men wnyis
he not able to start his peace mlssfon
from a beginning of abuse or ridicule
to a successful conclusion!
Is there not a parallel in his presen
nrlr with the rjast?
England set up an awful howl when
the new first came out. but it was the
r.r a man who faces the truth
and realizes that there might be sue
...... in the undertaking.
We must also admit that a certain
amount of success lies with Mr. Ford.
On the surface there appears to be not
much success in signi, dui uieu
not where one starts, it is where we
ant eat-lfl M T. r (HU ID UCltl
. T- I 1 JatavmlnArl
Peace will come aooui aa qunmv a,
the war etarted. It will also come
ids source. I predict and
earnestly believe that Mr. Ford will
be the means of bringing peace m iuc
warring nations.
R. C. N.
i..Bt Shin la Neutral H-f-h-
onpTt.iSD. Dec. 6. (To the Ed
itor) If the allies win In this war,
'Iz.': in k. Hone with the crews,
cargoes and all the vessels Interned
in the United States and other neutral
countries.
They will be subject to the orders
of their owners.
o a merchant vessel merely
.. . e.. In
means that It nas Bt"' ""--'-
neutral port pending the close of hos
tilities.
FORGOTTEN ISLAJiD.
Island, by the Sundown Sea
f r r a wanderer, to thee.
I come 0" .em
Oh. let me rest r-.-r
Amidst my wn.-.u-u -
charms.
- t.l.iII Nestled here for
uorgDunu
year .. i a
All fringed about, witn '. -
firs:
Oh. let me make tnee my -
May no unholy vandal mar tny tace.
F-nrffotten Island! Would that memory
TXZX lose Itself, in that deep, restless
xxtvli. .k-,. enH flows forever.ln each
VTII11.il ' -
Could soothe our sorrows and allay ou
strife
Forgotten Island of the Golden West!
" t that neaceful. quiet
Here shall I find
rest.
un, now ,rar,t the
A. ' km. in v WRiirv flcii - -
Live
for the
Past.
Forgotten Island, where the purring
Flows bonforever. through each shady
Give mea home! where I In quiet mood
May ponder in unoron.cn "-"-
1- . island, where the lilies grow
I watch the shadow ships which come
They brlngno message of love to me
From those beyond the murky, mystic
sea.
Foraotten Island! May Forgetf ulness
Blot out all memory of fond caress.
.hull cover hopes deferred;
Here shall I live unknown, unmourned,
unheara.
Upon this Island by the Sundown Sea,
Where Hope, ana rJ". J
Memory
Are burled with me on thy rock-boun
ihore.
I Oh let me rest in pea- e. forever more.
J - lUCHARD CARTER WAIUNNER.
How to Keep Well.
By Dr. W. A. Evans.
(Queatlona pertinent to hygiene, sanita
tion and prevention oi oiseaae. ,wi.
of irer.era! Interest, will be answered in this
column. v nere p v ' c
the subject is not aultable. letters will be
Dersonallv answered, subject to proper llmi
tatlona and where a stamped, addressed en-
elope Is tnclosea. it. x.vu "
lagnosl or pmcnua iui 1 , ' ' . h.
eases. Requests lor sucn aernco
answerea.
(Onnvrrtt llt. DT vr. . it
Brans.
Chicago
Published by arransement
with
Tribune.)
, Air Pollution.
THIS is being written at 9 o'clock in
the morning. The weather bureau
nforms me that the temperature is
42. the humidity 62. that there has been
no precipitation for the last 24 hours,
and the wind movement is about four
miles an hour. There are no clouds
above the horizon. In spite of the hour
and the cloudless sky, the downtown
offices, factories, and stores are lighted
artlfieally. No desk gets enough
daylight. The streets are as dark as
though it was the twilight hour. It
is not possible to distinguish ordinary
objects half a block away. Through
the smudge the sun can be seen as a
fiery but cold and raylesa red globe-
Nothing is gained by more details, as
every city dweller has seen the picture
hundreds of times. What's the reason?
What does it cost and what can be
done about it?
The conditions of air are such that
the dust, dirt, and smoke which at other
times is more evenly spread through
the air over and around the city hang
In the lower few hundred feet, ine
air is filled wltn a mixture 01 airtei
dust, smoke, and bacteria in great con
centration, and each particle acts as
a condenser for a droplet of moisture.
The sun's rays try to get through this
filter. The reds succeed. The light
giving rays fail. The bacteria-destroy
ing rays are stopped. -
The consequence? Everybody's light
bill goes up. Doctors' bills go up.
Where bacteria are pouring Into the air
constantly the violet and ultra violet
sun's rays are needed to keep things
purified and wholesome. Missing them,
contagion lives to be spread.
And then there Is something in the
way pf intangible loss that Is never
theless very real. The effect of fog on
vitality and spirits cannot be reckoned
nor proved as testimony, but any jury
would hold it to be one of those matters
of common knowledge which do not
require proof.
Can anything be done aoout it; les.
A few years ago Pittsburg adopted a
test for air pollution. It was the dis
tance at which certain objects could bo
seen. Probably it is abovrt- as good a
standard as we have. Judged by this
standard, when Pittsburg changed Its
fuel the air became relatively clean.
When they chanced back again tho air
became dirty. The chance related only
to one sourco of air pollution smoke.
While smoke Is the most important
source of air pollution it is not the only
source. Even more could have been ac
complished had a stop been put to pol
lution by roofs, Btreets, and dust-producing
industries.
Not Sign ef Hookworm.
J. H. W., of South Carolina, writes:
"Is there a simple remedy for sores
and rawress under and between the
toes? The affection beplns with an itch
ing sensation, the skin finally peels
off and then the parts become sore.
Bathing the feet in creollne water ts
soothing but does not readily remedy
the trouble by being permanently ef
fective. Are these symptoms of hook
worm?" REPLY.
i; No doubt you slve ordinary attention
to the toilet of your feet, but your feet need
more than you rive. When your feet are
not Intlamed wash them every nlsht with
soap and water. Lrry between and under your
toes thoroughly. Dust between the toes with
a dusting powder composed of: Salicylic
acid, one part: starch, four parts. When the
skin la "peeled off," clean with otl and n"t
with water. Do not wear patent leather
shoos, tllve your feet air aa much aa pos
sible. Thla ia not a sign of hookworm.
o Dancer From Clean Cat.
Mrs. C. writes: "A neighbor has a cat
which sometimes comes into my house.
The cat is clean and well cared for.
Should I allow the cat In my house?
Will it endanger my young baby?"
RE PL jr.
The eat will not be a source of danger to
you or your baby.
In Hands of Food Faker.
E. J. N. writes: "A healer in Califor
nia, who has studied In Europe, writes
that 'water Is more dangerous to man
than any food as a clogging and hard
ening agent of the system.' (1) Is that
that true, and (2) does the Lake Michi
gan water contain much lime com
pounds? He writes further. The only
solvents of a permanent beneficent
nature which the writer knows is but
termilk and grape Juice. A systematic
course of treatment with grape juice
or buttermilk will open up the closed
capillaries and stimulate the blood, so
that even ag-jd persons whose flesh has
dried up and shrunk will again fill out
and take on the look of youth, pro
vided they are not of. a too worrying,
refsimistic nature, for nothing will
avsll acalnst such a temperament.' (3)
Have you tested this? 4) What Is your
opinion (5) After a long siege of 111
nebs I am now dieting largely on
grapes and other foods that do not
contain much "ash.' as I understand
that causes hardening of the arteries.
I am 63 years old."
REPLY.
1 2 and S. No.
4 My opinion Is that you are In th.j
hands of a food faker. Your food faker
seema to have about tho longest ears of any
of bla long-eared class.
5. Grapes are rich in ash. They are fre-
.....t TM--acriDea lor ptFio "
more ash.
Let Natnre Golde.
Father writes: "My oldest boy is 4
vears. He Is In good health, but Is not
very fat. Please advise me what to
do to make him stout."
REPLY.
If he Is ia good health let nature take its
course.
Hair and Moaenlar Activity.
SEATTLE, Dec. 4. (To the Editor.)
In your editorial comments on "Bald
ness and Sanity" your explanation of
the cause of baldness is the correct
n' have made no investigations regarding-
the relation of baldness to
sanity, but the cause of baldness has
received my careful attention and.study
for years.
Like Dr. Clark, the Wisconsin scien
tist whose statement inspired your edi
torial. I simply state the fact as shown
bv my investigations, to-wit, that hair
does not grow where there is great
activity. .
As proof, have you ever
crow on a womn,-s jaw? Pr- iv-
Books
"Without the love f books the
richest man is poor; but endowed
with this treasure of treasures the
poorest man is rich. He has
wealth which no power can
diminish: riches which are always
Increasing; possessions which the
more he scatters the more they
accumulate: friends who never de
sert him. and pleasures which
never cloy." J. A. Langford.
A timely Christmas suggestion
and the advertising in The Ore
gonian will guide you to the s'res
that .sell the best books.
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