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M I sueet.
w-ut kixd or rtrii
Wbt br-nd cf dfcM? Corres
appear ta b pr.uy --""l 13
tit ballet that ft irur Ao ot .'-
p.id. u by "nu''
but ,huM prwciiplioo hU b
dopt.4r wbt ui i" s.r bT
dfiw ftppy
B. .droll etlcm.ft of Ibft
milium .ry eu:!r: Scr.try 0rrto
Si. h o-n Utt:. blU b.r.ia b
k- to p.rp-crt. . cootlB.nt!
tit Bot tt. W.r CIW.. b. ft
bt:i .n.r.l th. mtl'.ury e-U- cC th.
.ountry ar eon-ir.J iUul
"rTt b.t th. p.pl. U1 or U
set .tnl for ftt thu Urn..
How W Conr to dca.? .b. ftn-
r l impl. X4bbylhC- Wan nd
rl,U. l .tp.U-o:. ,a,b
f our pror.cttt. und force. T?.
pua cf th. W.r Ct f "
.oJ too cotir m tb. J of th
ho fr ft Br. f pr-p.r.vlo.--
On th th.r b0. th.
lua f th. cltan Wr 8r-ry U
,..,ri b::y tpr-bi. by
the. h fr th mor,ir"hrf
m.ur. crt,r-l by Mr. Ctxmbr
UI. a4 Mr. Ity. Ktnc. no
p.r wti:m to ftdmlt th. pwibl.it
f hl mutafj "r
1. ft a:loa W tp t Cotj.
a4 Concr- b IU r to tb. fToood.
V h4i t: th. hj.rt b?
Th. diff.cutty b tht th. country
Uch- .p.rt.rwt- W. r. la th ark
. condition duft to our Ib t-Utlrn
from th. fru tiort f F.urcp.
r.r tnw a r p ",,h
rlM mtntry prr. w. b
d.noiC r f nurtn our Ilmitft
t.on ftt lftt Bt t lb mutual ftt
U, too of !l concern.. All of th.
(rt flntlnc mchm of th worM
h. bn built wtth ft dcfinlt. pur
.P. la t. Thy b. bn trtn4
t., mod prculr .n.my r -rt
of nml' la ft prtl. ulr environment.
Th. -t ' lo ",r'
.y . tar b ct!' upon ofenJ
ar hor from Inj4ca from .a ln
tt.flnlt. fore, th. cur of whwa
,.not fr.t. W. b t-lt
thl nc.My which I th mother of
l-iv.utioo. Th pprat n.Jty for
loir wm.thln! bow U ubjc
tthr thJia obJ;l.
Mi! try r""11' chrc1
tnt prprJnc f.l U of
th. prnl Ut. ut public mind. They
r is Jy of a public i.ntn
buh will dmn4 tru. prpArln
mut it th dnt of o lndin
to Then whea ! drawn th.
w.atc4 remnnt. cf ur Plb,
rtnie. nc-fher hl P-U w
in.mrlv w. hU flna th.
IIU I. . fl ' - I
KeU'l lr.centl. for meetln th preJ
rtrcUtw lou. lui.y mi
Jt th. mcftntlm. w. hil trut.
with ft tr f prepsreJoea
born f poUtU. An trm. Bd dl-
ml t.w. W. bop. tht th. erpo
tenu f uch n W r ftfflicte-1 by
tn curw of blllouane. rth-r than
;ft4 with th. power of prophcy.
A WWTrtotB rt1T.
TV. IUrey Wltej". llttl boy U
B-owtnr Into ft Toat phycl pl
ma. Tht ftvrupulou cr. of tb.
chtU- diet which w. h. be.rd
m:b about In d roo. by U b
irf kept up without ft mt moment
f reuxej lt:B. Ktery ftrtlcl of
1x4 i crefulty w.lhe4 b4 cnU
re.1. No rtcb ptrlea or beaty
tnu: 0ertm ftt hotiJmy din
ner.: prtaiBf of tb trotby jooj
1 (hat bree4 .toraach ache and bad
temper t th. ehlUr' parti
viiey Junior .t Juet o much of tbl
tr thl b4 b eat eo mr-
I.- cream ftn.J 'n'u r
noa ! bl youthful paUle. Pr.
WiLr let thl fl ut th other dy
In ..Urewlac rnop of l!tlmore
jwirent. He warned them all artnt
cfMl- an t f? ftllirln coBcoctlon.
if th coafev-ttoner whu-h are de:net
t tempt th ordinary boy who- pr
nt U.- th acum-B to Interpol a
feTiinln banj. It. Wilr contend
that eetmet an J th. blcheat de
greo rf boJily ouBdne are not cnu
tatibte.
After raalna- th rute. whlfb a.'e
r'rd th Wiley boy. we caa lmtne
th aera- luy. normal yountrr
thankir.j" ft tht th etfTk d!.i not
tke him t th Wiley houeehoIJ. No
ran.;! No lr crem! And ChrV.ma
rrlr ft fe dT offt No doubt th
Ml .r boy will find ft roupt of gr
bm rracaere and ft AS bU.uil la hi
tn kin.
Whotreoen candy U rred by per
fectly normal appetite. Suer ha
Mn-th.- r.ib:e in rroti !m cer
tela Important .-retlnn. Th'r. ftre
i ' -1 . . . . K.-. fne aa nr. inr ani
bu.t a th Wily lad pn-elVy could
deplte th fwt thet they rel In
....ifn.t. wheeerrr th orrort'inlty
ffere. Furthermore, w. au.r-e.-t that
tnty ar on a ounder bt of health.
tit they would be able t auetaia th.
hock cf blr. thrown In ft new en-
jmted aad nt.-rr-reuUte diet could
not b pro Med. . Th. bothiue Uty
wither qilcklr when ubJ--ted to
ehaee f temperature, and tt oee
hard with th hand-rled pet when be
eT?oe j - ' -
mar b rwrt wfh nnerec!aty in thi
world of eurprtee. How would the
vr.ey boy far, for loetahc. If be
.!.,? i a Ar.tmA tor war errlr. on
rrowtr.f BP and ent oat to ubelet OB
f ell ration?
Thlr.k cf th boy. too. when b. roe
t parole, ard rJ wtfufy opon
th. other chiMren who nt their fill
ft the -o-l thine ca th. men u. They
feaet opon Wo cream and cookie, while
r. mun.-he Nn Bnwetnd wafer,
l ontlfiual urrrejon In ooth le a
deer t b reckoned wuh. eee-!a!ly
wkea irmt app.U'.. ar. upprteed.
It will b tiro, .noct-h for Dr. Wiley
to boaat of bla proeny thirty .year
he oc. If h. can. but hi eiperlment
l far from comtet. t thl early
data.
roaUiCT ITT
Met rtl had forwette th Ami-ore
rr.r rrea local of k7aeaaied
p.&ea.
Meet American peopt
forrct th. Ancora affair or th. Lu4
tar.la affair. If they ahould. they
would not b worthy th. nam. Ameri
can, nor th. irrt patrimony of lib
erty and Independent-, bequeathed
them by their father.
8haU th. American, abroad or at
home, or anywhere, on peaceful and
lawful bualneae, b. denied th. pro
tection of bla tt or th re pec t du.
t bl nationality T Shall h. auffer
hlmeeLf to forjn that h baa rlchl
which co on. ahould b permitted
with Impunity to Ifnor.? Shall ho
concede, for th. aak. of arol 'lo pres
ent trouble, that bl fellow Ameri
cana may b elain whenever and wher
rer It uiu th. humor or th. con-
venlcnc. of aom. other cation, or
ub.'ect thereof, to alay. them? If he
houtJ. be would b. unwortny nia
America a bertlax.
Who ta It that demand that th.
Aaeona and Ltultact b forcotten?
Why U It?
No American o!r. auf seal It- It
ta th. aam. yolr. that one. bad th.
hardihood to tell Amrtcar.a to their
far. that th. PreeldeBt of th. United
Stat la -diloai. Could eeJltion
b mora Impudent or treaaon mora
flaclUoua?
TibolXU TUX MIUa.
Th. rreat dry war. which ha n-
cutfed many weetem and Stoutnern
tatea baa not )et much disturbed th.
calm depth of th. emtrern Eaet; but
rlprt her and ther ahow tr.at
th axttaUon for prohibition U not
without reeull e en there. Th Na
tional Defena AaeoclaUon ba been
or ir. tic J by a body of amateur re
former and II ba fathered an .x
trarrJirary echem to make everybody
euber. It prcpo' tiret to vry n on
N.w York, and If the UiuUlure ot
that teper-lr.ferted taf arcepi It.
no doubt th. aaaocUUun will carry
it work on to other a:atca. Hera 1
th. Idea:
Any peron cf either ae detrou
cf Imbiblne vlnou. m:t or aplrltuotja
liquor nuil obtAln a llcenee. price
.. . .
II; family ncecae covennK jt,
lrh ;noD. In ordering a drink.
nut preaent th. card: co pereon may
eel a drink' n another'a card, and It
wilt b ft iall offene to obtain drink
on a borrowed Uren. Any bartender
eelticr drink without eeelnf th card
will b ubjected to tJtrrm penalty,
both buyer and aeller arc to so to Jail
If a, drink I obulr.ed by any rrn
lacklnc card. Any peraon arreetcd
for drunkenne or trejfeed by a phy
Ictan for that condition Iwlc. within
a je-r will hav. hla lien revoked.
If ft third tlmo defyln all th. hor
rendoua penattlea he maiuera to ct
drunk, h la to b pronmuea irora
drlnkinc thenceforth forever.
It I an inversion of th Itcerm i-iea.
It doe not abll.h th a-lon. and It
not remove temptation. Hut tr.a
theory vlJently I to make all drink
lax pr'n aerrat themclvea Into
a dletlnct cl.-ias and to advertl the
fact by maklna- record of their
name and practice.
It aema bard to bHlev that any
reopectab! body of pereona hould
formuUte ao fantaatlc and looiisn a
U: but o It ta. There are other
eltly n-.en and TmfH wno nave
thoucht that th real remedy l"r ln-
toilcatlon la an antl-treatm Iaw.
K-tlLHOApeP riaT IS MtOr:iUTT.
The beet evldene. of th return of
reneral proeperlty. uch may be
expected to continue when the a! of
war munition ba ceased. I th. In-
rreaa In raltroad ertiluc. Althouch
induetrUI activity had beaun a year
ut and tu In full tn early In
thl year. IU Influence on railroad
traffic and earnlnc itenerally did not
become apparent until September,
when tha crop movement waa under
Th we:itnc of th. tld or traffic
can be traced by th. number of Idle
car. On June 1 thl a 50O.l and
on Autiut I had only decreased to
:C 111. In Aucual bu!n,r oecan
to move, reducing- th. number to 11.-
Ie. and In P'ptember It rained icn
a bead cf ntcam a to leav only IJ.
441 care on eidetrack on October 1.
In October thU urpu dUappeared
and In November a cry of car ehorl
ax went up from all aide.
Tha rU In total of rro am-
laca naturally coincide eloeely with
th puttinx cf Id! car Icto aervic.
Tb thirty-flv to forty road which
mak. weekly report. moaUy In th.
Veet. PoU'h and Canada, continued
to (how decrease from lat year until
th fourth week In September, when
th tid turned. Th. perverta. of
Increae In that week waa 1 11; f.rt
WHk In Ortober. J: econd. Il :
third. 17 . and th am baa lnc
continued. On th IlaJtern truck
tine th recovery begin ear;ir. th
entir month of September ehowlnc
decided gain. Tb I"ennvranla
tinea eat and wreat or nmnon
ehow.d an ln-Teji "f II.IIJ.! In
gro earning, th September total
beinr th Urgeat In th road'a his
tory .X ept Au(Ut and October. 11J.
whit th net earning of th line
eaet of Plttebura" wer th largest
without exception. Th Canadian Pa
cific bad been ahowln lour, week
by week for nearly two year, but th.
fourth wek of September i!i4 a
gain of IT.8 and each week In Oc
tober allowed an enormou Increa.
Ih. ervtir. month maxwc ft Xtn of
II.IJ.a. Th. Southern road ar.
alo ginlnc perceptibly, and th. Pa
cific line ara in th aam happy posi
tion. Th. Natlon-wtd. extent of thl re
turn of railroad proepertty and the
period In th year at which It ram
ar. rroof that It arte from a healthy
revival of buvir.cea. in hlch th. war
1 onty'an Indirect Influenc. If ther.
had been no war. urh ft revival wa
du. proloncd and thorough tlitilda
tlon had put boatnee In aound finan
cial ehap and goo.! crop at high
price had don. th. aam. for th
firmer. Th. mot riou adver
l"fluy w th tariff, which had
turned th batnc of foreign trale
ari!nt until th war nullified li
e'fect. Should th tariff remain un
charged for aeveral year after the
war. Ita adver effect on American
Industry I likely to b nullir.ed until
Kurepvaa Industry and commerce are
restored to their former atatua. Hence
th fnlted State may enjoy a large
rr.eaj-tre cf prosperity d'J to Inherer.t
y bea.tby condition until a thorourh
revlaion of th tariff ba been mad.
to m th new altuatlon which th.
wr will create.
In Ihe development of In1utrl!tl
and commercial nativity lha raL'roaO
ara both a baromaur aad an ax.aa-
TIIK MOKNINci OKEUCOTAIY, FRIDAY, DECE3IBER
. 1
lr. forca. Iccrea of their earnlnra
la a measure of proaperlty. but It
prompt railroad to contribute larjely
by Increasing their own purchaac and
th. number of their employe, who
become liberal ipendera. It also
prompt them to build new Ilnea,
which open the way for new enter
prise and for th. development of
now territory. Surplue capital pro
duced by proeperoua lndoitryeck ln
veetraent In now roada and new en
terprwea. which in turn add to the
rolum. of jcneral prosperity. That
urplu 1 accumulatlnx at an un
precedented rate and ha been welled
by th. mobilization of credit effected
by the Federal reserve yatem.
Oregon I more Interested In this
development than any other ccUon of
the country, for It ha greater need
of new railroad and ha more oppor
tunities for development than any.
Prosperity of the railroads a ft con
sequence of general prosperity mean
much to thl state. Th great reser
voirs of capital must before long over
flow Into Oregon and fill f!s blank
space with railroad and then wtth
farm, fartorle and town.
aix AitorT sinr.tJ3.
The Oreronlan present herewith
an Interesting- statement on the home
ly topic of ahlrgles. prepared by the
Vet Coast Shingle Manufacturer"
Association and adopted In the form
of reolutlona by the PorUand Cham
ber of Commerce. It la not a politi
cal homily, but Juat a cold and unlm
pajwjoncd compilation of the facta,
about an Industry Injured through In
Jurloua lee!latlon. It is worth read
ing: Whereas, foe n"T yar tb ehlnla la-tom'-y
at thu eooatrv w pretetd br a
lanrf ef SO eeaia a Iheoem"! ehlnele. tnoe
Ineurtr-.g a raonable protect!" fr Ameri
can mark! an1 American hln: mm
frtarr. and afforoins a r"iiMe S-Vr
ef frwruT ehlngl aiaaof aciarer ana
iair mplor: end
VthrMe. Ttie t"Jrwl tariff act. pI
ta 111. rtneed llie dute ee ehinel-a and
isrt w!1e ep.i the dnom ef the Amiri
Lra iiinr a.r.fi ni-
ul.-mrn wnsa -u . . -.1 -
lnrre IB the l-nportalloa ef CaJiaillaB
p;-itrt- Inie thte mufiiry. eatd Ibcohpi rno
a'ng from " 0O0 ooo imported t anidiaa
. .inrl. in IU r-' l"- VJ -.
-.r.1-r hlnrl la ! rr tl "T
mosth or t:o.er. ll. alooe. 44.WOO.OOO
hini' m.ivi. or naa a (a
th r lII: and '
nrhtmi. Th Amrica Mn!e manufae
tnre of te Northert le unable fe ompi
with tae rrd!aa manufacturer, do to ta
Urge pr"hte of Oriental lar era
p:oved la the Canadian fa.-ioriee. "d due
to the com re rat iv- r etie,:i c-t ef the raw
me'rrtal la ftrllleft Columbia: and
VChereaa. A th r-eult ef ihe removal or
the d-Jtf on the importation of hlcl-e Into
the t nii-d H'.M nir than f:ftr pr cent
of Ihe .. lie mill In. tho Nh.. he
t,een obite- to dlerontlnue buelneee. tho
t;-eln out of tmpioymrtit laree bodlee of
killed American lohor. and It boa reoulted
la rnlninc aad demoralising the ehlneie In
dustry In this country, and to a rt as
lant renrferme" emloeieea shingle mill prop
rrtr worth millions of dollsrm. and la farcin
moor manufstlarers. dlseoumee4j by tho
Itaetlos la this country, to soe their p'sns
to llritleb Columbia, where eeerujr tho
ptm-jsaa ef th re.Utle marblnery. sun
piles. et . firths oianutactura of shingles
la traneferred: and
Whereas, la spuo of tho fact Ihst the
moourariured foreisa product csa be Ira
rerteo Into this country and thrown upon
tho American market d'Hy f-. Ihe Csna
d sa covernroont prohibits the exportation
of Iocs atr.pl In lime when there la a
lArse surplus of Usa oa hsnd. when the ex -portatloa
of loss is permitted, subject, how
over. 10 an export duty of from l to 1
per fitoueand f-et. srrotilfng 10 grades
(which Incudee a royslly of SO cents per
ihouessd feeti. to wblrh moot be sdtled tho
extra cost of towage of from 1 -j to el.SO
Pr Ihouesnd feet, depen.lmg upon location.
hoe nek. no tho cost of the rsw material
to the American manufacturer at least 1 1 10
per laoueasd feet above toe cost 10 iuo caaa
dten manufacturer: and
Whereas. The eonrittioa raoultlng from a
removal of the tariff is economically tin
soun.t. and Is unjust and unfair and ciiw
rriminat.wv to Amerl.-an slilnle mannfae-
tur-rs. 10 American labor and Ihe people
t lares; and
Whereas. The msnuf ecturlne rspsclty or
tho Siirr:. m'.iis of the American North
west Is aimnst double the consuming capaci
ty of the whole I ntted States, so thst under
Ihe most fsvorabie condittoos Amsrican
mi l cannot operate full time; Bow, there
to re. Va ft
Resolved. Thai In common fairness to tho
shlnx-le Indostre of this countrv. the duty
ef 4 cots p-r thou. and on shlnclss Im
ported Into this country bo restored, and
trial ail p-Jblle-Bplrltrd eltlsens who liae Ih
welfare of American Industries snd Atnsrl
cso labor at heart lend a helping hand to
reetore h dutv. and that our t preernta
tites In Costrru be ures-t and Instructed
to work f?r a restoration of satd duty, snd
that sreopy of this resolution be lrsnmitled
to Ihe Satlonaf Chamber of Commerce of
ths I'nlted Mates, with a request that It
bass favorsbiy upon said resolution, and
wtia a request thai It use Its Influence and
powee to accomplish the purpose sought
hereby.
We should like to heur an explana
tion from the free-trad expert, who
prefer easy theories to hard facta, a
to benefit derived through free trade
In shingle with nrltlsh Columbia,
or o l T.
Some of Ernest Thompson Fcton'e
small circle of ardent ftdmlrera are at
tempting to make out that the Hoy
Scout movement haa sustained ft aet
back In hi resignation a head of th
organization. Mr. Seton, a he ho
been calling himself since the last
tlm he transposed the second and
third sections of hla name, ha com
plained that the germ of militarism
are creeping Into the rtoy Scout or
ganization and that th movement Is
getting firther and farther away from
th original purpose of instilling
knowledge of woodcraft. Military
drills auch as ar engaged In ty many
organisation ar. peculiarly ohnoxlou
to the sensitive and altruistic Mr.
Ston. who believes that patriotism
should go r.o further than sus
taining one'a country when that coun
try 1 right. Just who should deter
mine Ihe Justice of hi country' ac
tions Mr. Setori doe not advise.
While Mr. Fcton aeek to loav. the
Impression that th. growing tendency
toward military drill and his resigna
tion ar. concurrent phenomena, a dif
ferent etory ha been told by the di
rector, who say that th. former lead
er foliar, to renounce hi fealty to
King George wa th tru Inspiration
f r the resignation. Be that as it may.
the Hoy Scout movement I to be con
gratulated. It should. In the first place,
b. headed by an American cttlxen. In
tb. second place, any man who want
to run the whole show 1 not a true
Scout In spirit. He has missed one
of the Mgcest Scout lesson.-
A for the military drills. It must be
realized that the study of woodcraft
I r.ot so practicable among the thou
sands of city boya who are Itoy Scout
a It I among the lad living In rural
district. Furthermore. If the bov are
Interested In military drill. I not the
fundamental purpose of the Scout that
of providing sound amusemcr.t far the
younger male populace? Kven If there
Lwer th. slightest element of harm In
military drill It would b. offset by
the scout practice of doing one useful
service dally and by the manly scout
Uw which develop altruism and
tho splendid qualltlea which are
needed In Ihe future men of the
country.
Th matter of who 1 world' fistic
champion ho ceased to be ft matter of
very much Internet. -Since ft white
hop finally wrested the title from the
btaik race, with th. assistance of
r"t!;er Time, there ha been so much
fighting In the world that a m-re fis
tic encounter hardly matters. WJiiard
haa just signed up to fight ft heavy
weight bruiser named Fulton. Ever
bear the name before? Certainly an
unfamiliar name. Tim wa when
these affairs were heralded far and
near, and the fact that they attract
only ft passive interest Is ft sign that
the present generation la Interested In
masters of greater coneience.
A BAD BTAJtT IS MADE.
The Administration made a bad
start for procuring adoption of its ship
ping bill when It fought against the
election of Senator Clarke a Presi
dent pro tcm of the Senate. Ita pur
pose wa to punish ' htm and other
Democrats w ho voted with him against
th shipping bill in the lajit Congress
and to prepare the way for cloture
by procuring the election of ft chair
man who would do ita bidding. Sen
ator Stone, the Administration leader,
sought pledges to support the bill and
cloture, ar.l. not receiving them from
Mr. Clarke, gave Senator Pomerene
bla support.
Although the shipping bill haa been
modified In such ft manner as to over
come the objections of Mr. Clarke and
other of the seven who opposed the
bill of last session, the defeat of the
clotnre force In the Democratic cau
cus bodea IU for It panaage. Repub
licans may be trusted to debate It as
exhaustively as last session, and. If
any attempt should be made to atop
d Incursion by an arbitrary ruling, the
anti-clotur Democrat would go to
the aid of the Republicans. By It
attempt to force adoption of the new
rule as ft party measure the Admin
istration ha only Intensified the
hitherto dormant opposition in the
Democratic ranks.
The one unifying force among the
Democrats la the approaching elec
tion, but the natural disposition of
Senators to exercise their independ
ent Judgment grow as a President'
term near It end. for few office re
main to be distributed and aome are
chagrined at disappointment of their
hope. The President needs Repub
lican help In shaping and. passing hla
defense programme, and he will get
It. but It will cot be given the more
cordially when he la trying to drive
a partisan measure through and to
secure ft gag rule aa a means of do
ing so.
From London cornea the report that
1. 000.000 men have been recruited
under the new plan of the Earl of
Derby. Quite an army. Let's see.
Kitchener was reported to have raised
3.000.000 In addition to about 1.000.
000 who were reported In Flanders.
That makes the total British land
fore . 000.000. Truly an army to bo
reckoned with. Possibly the greatest
army In the world. The suspicion per
sists, however, that some portion of
this force doc not exist outside the
fervid Imagination of the British press.
We are surprised to read that Henry
Ford' peace ahlp had ft rough Journey
oyer. Surely the higher thought which
can quell riotous nations ahould be
able to cope with the element.. These
destructive? storms axe a mistake or
Nature. So are wars, for hnman
storms are as much controlled by the
laws of nature aa are the winds. Henry
should have reassured us by soothing
the turbulent seas on the way over.'
The charge in the House of Com
mon yesterday that food la being sent
from America to Germany by parcel
post refers most likely to holiday cake
and articles of like nature. lo say
that foodctuff In quantities sufficient
to have effect on the situation are
being sent that way is to give expres
sion to an absurdity.
The man accused of not taking a
bath In fifty years by the wife seeking
a decree denies the allegation and
must be believed for the simple rea
son that a board of hcnlth would have
caught him long ago had ho been so
miserly In the use of water.
The inquiry Into the conspiracy to
blow wP munition factories promises
an explosion that will make the blow
ing up of a. powder works resemble a
firecracker. The Interesting point Is:
How high up are the higher-ups?
With the Administration. It Is
thing to keep the Filipinos quiet,
tho politicians prey on the peopl
any
Let
them hold slave., let them have aa
many wive Hs they please, but by all
means keep the lid on.
Th Administration la properly hor
rified by atrocities In Europe, but the
nroaent of Heneral Hernandez head
to General Gonzalez In Mexico Is ft
mere Incident of Mexico's settlement
of Ita own affairs.
The Brownsville man who concluded
h. did not want a mall-order wife
will have to pay J1000 to th. Ohio
woman. It cost to be frivolous.
If there l anything In vain regrets,
no doubt the Ktng of Serbia wishes he
had not helped start tho row Ho Is
now moving to Italy.
A statue of Jefferson for the high
school of that nnm Is ft bit of vain
glory, though half the price be raised
by th. gtudents.
The eves nf minions of huntrry Eu
ropeans woulJ bulge on reading of the
vast attppiy oi xooa prouuecu uj s.
lean farms.
Probably the surplus stocks have all
been worked off. and the strike of
th. Chicago garment worker will oon
b. settled.
The professional ballplayer will be
chattel more than ever with the op
portunity removed to become n out
law. Van Koolbergen traveled under the
banner of the double cros and ended
by double-croSsIng himself.
The preacher haa been engaged, the
license secured, and the clocka are
awfully slow.
Almost all phase of temperament
are accommodalird In the film shows
these days.
If the children were given all they
think they want, Christmas would lose
Us charm.
Clue denim may become scarce
enough to be made Into fashionable
apparel. "
Austria knows the United Ftateg
will not fight her. and she is stall
ing." Th exceea of rainfall la not three
Inches and relief cannot be expected.
Maury I. Iigs la foxy and far'seclng
In marrying the girL
17, 1915. :
How to Keep Well
By Dr. W. A. Evans.
(Questions pertinent to hygiene, sanlta-
(Iai. an! nraventlon of disease, if matter
of gensral Interest, will b answered In this
column. Where space will not permit or
tho subject Is not suitable. letters will be
personally answered, subject to proper limi
tations and whsre a stamped, addressed en
velope Is Inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make
diagnosis or prescribe for Individual dis
eases. Requests lor suca servico caunui
answered.
(Copyright. 115. by Dr. TV. A. Evan.
Published by arrangement -with Chicago
Tribune.)
Wholesonseness f Candy.
aa tha r.cnit of a very careful In
quiry, E. H. Cummins, of Boston, 1 of
the opinion that candy 1 not liable to
convey contagion. He experimented
with whooping cough, tuberculosla and
tvtihnM fever. Tha bacteria of these
diseases were mixed In the Ingre-
dtenta of which various kinds or can
dies were made, then kept for ft proper
length of time and then were tested
for the bacteria with which the candy
bad been infected. The. cultures were
negative.
In other words, ev when tubercle
bacilli, typhoid bacilli and whooping
cough bacclll are contained In the in
gredients from which candy Is made,
they are either killed in the process of
candy manufacture or else they die
spontaneously later on. What is true
of these-tbree bacteria is no doubt tru.
of other disease-producing bacteria.
Tola waa as should have been ex
pected. The temperature at which
candy is cooked Is sufficiently high to
Irlll hectarie Barterta do not thrive In
mnoentrated mixtures of sugar. Of
course candy can beepme Infected after
manufacture. In the case of cheap
,11 mlt Seom ti.ltfil.rX1 MTtl Of
uncovered sldewalkv. stands or bandied
promiscuously, tn. chance mat mo
candy does spread typhoid and diph
theria Is high. Th candles that ar.
more carefully bandied are not dan
gerous. With the possibility of contagion
eliminated the question as to whether
candy should be eaten has two health
angle The first is as t.o, the sanita
tion of th candy plant. Sanitation of
the plant is more a question of esthet
ics than one of health. Candy made in
a filthy plant may not be a disease pro-
,n. , MnnU wnuld TlOt Vtllt t
eat it- They would not eat It If they
knew the secrets of the shop. Health
and food departments are beginning to
.nni.nl oanHv fnctorlea.
Th. second Is the wholesomenes of
randy as food. That question is one oi
great Importance, Candy is good for
.nn.e Mnni. it la bad for others. In
which group do you belong? It is a
question of whether sugar areea wnu
you, and vet that ia not the whole
question. Some candles are nearly
pure augar; others are hot more than
30 per cent sugar.
Itr Poisoning.
J. O. B. writes: "I. Will you kindly
.-it V. U n , 'nnl.nn Iw' nninoniilft
I CI I 111'? nilcuici r j - ... ,
is a blood or skin disease? 2. Is there
any 'specific' remedy Tor it. or one to
w, I ..t ni-n n 1 1 1' 1 llnW shOUld
the manifestations be treated? I have
tried a number of ointments in vain. v.
Is, it true that the symptoms return for
aeven years aner tao ur """""a -.
KEPL.Y.
1. Skin disease.
z ana e. -o.
3 At tho beginning the poison csn oe
washed off with sosp and water. The disease
rets well of Itself If It be not scratched, ir
ritated or Inrecteu. it is cu" j
some sootntng imiim ' -- T,
symptoms, partly to satisfy the patient.
your erup.lon keeps up two possibilities are
present- Kllhcr you are keeping It up n
alttlngly by applying dirty greases or else
you are jninii.t-u -
v.-rr , mt Times.
t r t .,ii 'T am a votintr man 26
11. -. H. - ..... r-, .
years of age and single and have had
10 bolls on my right arm in the last
month. I nav oeen auviseu i 6
the pus from tne dohs ana nav- e.
, inivt. into the arm
mm iiinuD tM' " j - -
Is this advisable or can you suggest
anything through your column, as 1
. ..I... .nurvthln- wlthOUt
nave uicu w -- . . . .
finding anything to prevent them from
coming Dara.
TJ FPT.T
The advice is no douht good In your ease.
. w,l1. In mnmm pll,L
Such irenmrm ii'ip" 'i" - -
Personal llyclene.
jr. F. I- writes: "Please recommend
me a good book In regard to personal
hygiene.
REPLY.
m.,Mi,i iivpi.nn": Fisher and
Flrk. -How to Live."
CAM.tln.llos.
H. P. O. writes: "1. Kindly give a list
of foods in general tnai niumu uC m...
Inated from the diet of one who is
habitually constipated, or if this is not
possible, please give a reno."i
.at, ,!,, Cne .rnreclfl CnSA.
1 L V on Uirirnto -
i, nl,lneee mClSt I'H f TH 1 1 V lOI -
low'lng meals, due to constipation? If
not. w hat is tne cause .-
"3. Should a constipated person drink
anything ni an
S. 19 l i j ........ .--
i.i, . i , in a e-itios nf water every
nan a ic'u , .
morning, aa this was recommended to
me aa a remedy ror a saiiow vu...
plexlon?"
. wr.pt.y
. n-e o hnt be cer-
1. rial any i - .
tain that among tn articles oaieu
bran bread, rrutts snu "v . ,..,,.
a. iMixiness in-'-- ' 1 ' ,
ii. ahould sin water with and
drink it freely bitwcerr mea.s.
4. No.
Marriage oa 9ZM.
COnVALUS, Or.. Dec. 15. (To the
Editor.) It seems as If I must have
my day In rcpard to Bachelor s
I too have a mcnlnl conception of the
man who would come out bravely and
bit the nail on the head as ne aia.
I have. In Imagination, a true, sen
.ikio ma- who Is looking for the be
ine Ho.r-rlrted bv the word divine, which
savs "and I will make an helpmate
Sne him
I do not doubt that he would be
proud to see her well dressed: but be
would be a fool to do as I know of
some men doing in tho way of deny
ing themselves to supply every foolish
f.i.l of tho feminine side of the house.
-Welt dressed" and "stylishly ragged"
are two t'rnii which are as far apart
as diy and night.
Yes. B-chelor. II.E0 a day can make
a good, sensible couple comfortable
and honorable factors to the commu
nity In which the two reside.
WIDOW FARMER.
Popntatlon of Oregon City.
VANCOUVER. Wash, Dec. 15. (To
the Editor.) Kindly tell me the popu
lation of Oregon City. Or, to settle a
very animated dispute.
7 GEP.RT ROSE.
The estimate of the Oregon Almanac
place the population of Oregon City
In 1914 at (000. The 1910 census cred
ited the'eity with 4187.
Lights ta Parka.
PORTLAND. Dec 15. (To the Ed
itor.) i have noticed throughout the
City of Portland that during the Win
ter months our parks are lighted to
full capacity. This. In my opinion. Is
useless In Winter, as there is no person
who cares to visit parka' evenings at
this time of tho year.
TAXPAYER.
Treaties With America.
PORTLAND, Dec (To the. Ed
itor.) pieaBe help me' to settle a
wager. What countries are now left
that have no treaties with our govern
ment? J- W. H,
What kind of treaties?
MR. BARZEE SETS SELF RIGHT
Xot -Turbulent Soclalta." Whoae Letter
The Oregonlan Condemned.
PORTLAND. Dec 16. (To the Edi
tor.) Aa my name and letter are
so closely connected with those
of the "turbulent ' Socialist," whose
letter waa not printed and who
wa probably an antl-polltical action
L W. W. and not a Socialist at ail.
bad though I am pronounced by many,
I am entitled to ft fair recognition
and a correction -of the almost uni
versal misunderstanding.
No statement in my letter showed
dlsreanect for the flag of these United
States more than for the capitalist flag
of any other country. To pronounce
utterances in my letter ireaaonamo
i.i ,,.n.-n o ti I. rnmnftrfttlv A to
ItllllUUI lUU.lilb -...-. -"
commenting on the "turbulent Socialist
letter without printing it ii it "
treasonable to speak of a greater
liberty of nations and a more all-inclusive
international emblem it surely
Is more treasonable to the flag that
stands for Justice to the offender, the
ri-ht of a hearlnar or trial by jury, to
pronounce Judgment without a hearing
of the accused: yet this Is In fact Just
what has been done both In Mr.
Grubbe's comment on my letter and
the editorial comment on the letter oi
the "turbulent Socialist."
Let me say to Mr. Grubbe that I will
meet him In the fair discussion of the
treasonable features of my letter be
fore any group of citizens, even the
Grand Army Post and take my medi
cine like a whipped cur if he will
meet me face to face.
I spoke for the "common people"
naming two classes; both of which
have come Into being In these United
States since the "boys in blue" honor
ably defended the Union. I said it was
my answer to "conscience." Nor did I
state to which class I belonged: eco
nomically. If I may now speak, for
the benefit of mistaken Individuals, let
me say that I am a retired citizen
of this state and respect the flag of the
Government, Just as I would the flag
of any other government, for what it
does for me, economically and social
ly, while I would prefer a flag that
stood for greater liberty and better
things for all. I have a sufficient in
come from the farm to supply my phy
sical need, which does not, altogether,
relieve the conscience of one who would
have conditions made better for the
working class. I play the game, which
I despise, because it Is the game and
others force it upon me against my
protest (vote).
If one is to ride and another be
ridden I prefer to ride and relieve my
conscience in the only possible way
to make things better, L e., general
education of the masses, with the hope
that others maw Join In making this
old world better with equal opportun
ity for all. J. w. xJArt.or.c3.
Mr. Bargee represents that the stric
tures in an editorial In The Oregonlan
cm the letter of a "turbulent Socialist"
have been unjustly construed by some
to refer to a communication published
over his name. The Oregonlan cheer
fully adds its word that Mr. Barzee
was not the "turbulent Socallst" of
the article to which he makes ref
erence.
We do not agree, however, with Mr.
Barzee that the man who advocates
treason should not be condemned unless
his arguments are published. There are
some things beyond the pale of defense.
Treason is one and we would Include
therewith, murder. Hot. theft, polygamy
and numerous other crimes. The Ore
gonlan gives wide latitude to public
letter-writers, but it Is aware of a
duty to draw the line at the product
of those few reckless and ill-conditioned
beings who would offend, if given op
portunity, the morals of the great ma
Jority of its readers.
OTHER SIDE OF KAVAL WARFARE
Correspondent Replies to Depreciation
of British Activities.
WHITE SALMON, Wash., Dec. 13.
(To the Editor.) In The Oregonian I
noticed a letter by a Mr. FranK regard
lng the British navy. I wish to disa
gree with him. It would seem from
his point of view that the German
navy has had things all Its own way so
far. He forgets to mention tne tint
ish naval victories and the German
losses: also that there Is not a single
German above-water war vessel afloat
outside the Baltic.
Also I have grave suspicions that the
vessels he mentions as sunK by Ger
mans in the Agean Sea were not sunk:
by Germans at all. but by TurKs un
der German officers perhaps but
nevertheless by Turks.
If the British navy is so rotten, why
Is it that Germany's trade has abso
lutely stopped with over-seas . coun
tries I mean? If a person wishes to see
the might of the British navy he ought
to go to New York, lor one place, ana
see all the interned German boats.
As for the 63 British ships sunk In
one month, what is this to all the thou
sands that were not sunk? It is esti
mated that less than 1 per cent of the
sailings are, or rather were, sunK.
To sum up. I believe Mr. Frank's
reckoning to be very wide of the mark.
J. SCARBOKOUUH?
When 600 I Played.
PORTLAND. Dec. 16. (To the Ed
Itor.) (1) In the game of "500" which
in tt better play of the trump suit
the right bower or the ace? (2) When
is the left bower played to the best
advantage? (3) If Ihe Joker is the
highest card, would It be the best card
to lead, that Is. if It was not a trump
card? TWO BEGINNERS.
(1.) No general rule can bo stated.
The best play depends on what other
cards one holds.
(I.) Same answer as No. 1.
(3) It Is generally best to hold the
joker for use In gaining or regaining
the lead In a no-trump pla,-. Joker Is
sometimes led, and at the same time Is
declared ft spade, heart, diamond or
club, with the idea of drawing out
come high card In the hand of an oppo
nent which stands in the way of the
leader's control of the suit.
Meaning of Artlflelal.
MORO, Or., Dec 15. (To the Ed
itor.) A says anything made by man
Is artlflelal. Now I would like to know
If buildings, machinery, cloth, etc, are
artiflcial. Kindly answer and relieve
many minds.
A CONSTANT READER.
"Artiflcial" once signified "devised
with skill." but that meaning is ob
solete. It Is now applied to things
produced by art to imitate nature, such
as artificial flowers, and to things pro
duced by art rather than by nature, but
of the same materials and with the
same or nearly the same result, as arti
flcial light or artiflcial Ice.
As the word is now used buildings
and machinery cannot properly be said
to be artificial.
That Remarkable Cow. .
PORTLAND. Dec. 16. (To the Edi
ltor.) Tour correspondent, A. H.
Schmidt, of Clackamas, Or., says he has
a cow which has "steer" calves. If so,
he has a wonder. I will chip in to
help send her over to the Kaiser.
If I had a cow who'd have steer calves,
I'd load her down with silver halves;
Id feed her on the best of chuck.
And wish her more of the same good luck.
I have a cow which had a msle.
She never fails to fill the pall:
but If she d only -have a steer,
I'd show her off clear 'round the sphcre.
li. nl. T.
In Other Days
Twenty-five Years Ago.
From The Oregonlan December 17. 1890.
Two officers and uu men are report
ed killed in ft clash with the Dakota
Indians in which Sitting Bull waa
killed. The Indian losses are mu:h
heavier than that of the troops. The
Ai-mv officers think the hostile reds
soon will surrender.
n.ihii- nee ie. At Ballinsklll today
while meetings of the two factions were
being held near eacn otner, tne rar
niin.. .tianir.il the oDDosition. The
McCarthyites repelled them after ft
spirited engagement led by Davit, Dr.
Tanner and a numper oi prieoiu. r.i-
nell was presiding over ms btoui's
when the opponents assailed him,
throwing a bag of lime In his face. He
will lose his . eyesight as a result
Many others were injured.
rioo is Th. trial of Michael
Evrand and Gabrielle Bompard for the
murder of Gouffe, began toaay.
New Orleans. Dec 16. The legal bat
tle over the lottvy Question in Louis
iana has begun. John A, Morris is
seeking to Dromulgate the constitu
tional amendment adopted by the Legis
lature giving Morris and others a -a-year
lottery charter.
ii T. Ulnnllnn who vna Ihrnwn from
a buggy Monday, was more seriously
Injured than at first reported. It is
now aouutlul wneiaer lie win iow"n
Phil Metschan, State Treasurer, who
has been down from Salem, bought a
piano while here from W. T. Shanahan.
ryi nf " T 1 1 , V 1 TOCOS' at St-
Helens was robbed Monday night, the
safe blown and $8500 in money, ,10,000
in notes and J2000 in warrants ia-en.
ESTATE THAT DOES NOT EXIST
Oregon Lawyer Once Investigated Bal
timore Millions Sce-lng llcir.
mpTT.ivn Dsn. 16. fTo the Ed
itor.) I do not like to spoil the splen
did story contained in in uresui.,
.lis in the Journal, in relation to the
estate which Miss Ruth L. B. Price
expects from the 99-year lease in .Bal
timore. .
. 1 . e.v .Aae e e-n ft CSntleman
."V Llllll L ,v J V.1" - O o
walked Into my law office at Jackson
ville, ur, snoweo. 10 me ana w
Evan Reams, my partner, an adver
tisement asking for the heirs of one
Price, whose first name I have for
gotten, who 100 years before had leased
160 acres of land in the City of Balti-
.. - Ttorinrl of 19 VParS. He
AVJl O. ' w . ml
showed to us that he was one of two
of the Price heirs, and represented
that the estate was worth 320,000,000.
Mr. Reams and I, having an eye to
the windward, made a contract, wnu
v. i v. .i n., were, tn hire one-half
of the estate if we collected, and he
and is sister were to have the other
nair.
nave Xfr Tfenms and T con-
I II I suing . ii "
sidercd what we would do with $10,-
000.000. Mr. tteams conciuaen mai no
would buy an estate on tho Hudson
River, and perhaps a Winter home In
Florida, I concluded that I would take
my part of the fee 35,000.000 and buy
. nln nnnlnnt l!lBttH Itl SrfltlanH.
with a tessalated marble floor; that I
would have a coach witn niy coat oi
arms on the panel door; then, .with a
nnfT-n nn tho hox with a boiled shirt.
I would take life eaey.
We communicated witn air. isona
parte, of Baltimore, who was Attorney
General, I believe, under the Adminis
tration of Theodore Kooseveit, ana at
the time of which I write was at tho
head of a prominent law firm of Balti
more. Mr. Bonaparte very kindly sent
one of his office men to examine the
records of this Baltimore estate, and
he informed us that there was no such
an estate in Baltimore, and that in his
opinion the St. Louis attorney who was
advertising for these heirs was a fake
and a fraud.
I would, therefore, advise Miss Price
to place her case in tho hands of the
United States District Attorney, as I
am convinced that the attorney which
she mentions expects to get a good fee
from the heirs which she is seeking.
WM. M. C.
OUT OF THE TRENCH BY CHRISTMAS
The shades of night were falling fast
As through a Holland port there passed
A ship, by name, the Oscar Twice,
Which bore aloft this strange device,
"Out of the trench by Christmas."
"Who is this man," the Dutch inquired,
"Who comes like Gallahad inspired?"
And listened while our Henery suns
In accents of an unknown tongue,
"Our of the trench by Christmas."
Far over there he saw the light
Of shrapnel fires so fierce and bright
Above the spectral ruins shone.
And from his lips escaped a groan,
"Out of the trench by Christmas."
"We'll sail around," the old man said,
"In spite of war clouds overhead
To Germany, with this whole crew.
We've got this job, we'll put it through.
Out of the trench by Christmas."
But late one evening through the smoke
Th... Bi-m a Histnrtt n.risfiona.
The Oscar Two faced German IT,
And the submarine tne wnoie duiicu
blew
"Out of the trench By Christmas!"
At break of day the captain found
The doves of peace all floating 'round.
Said to his mates, "I plainly see
We've spilled the beans, we'll never be
Out of the trench By Christmas!"
D. E. M.
Sequel to Movie Act.
SALEM. Or.,' Dec. 15. (To the Edi
tor.) Not long ago there was a picture
in The Oregonlan of the movie actor.
Art Jarvis, driving his horse over an
83-foot precipice. Will you please pub
lish the sequel?
The case was prosecuted by the
American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. The persons tak
ing part, including the actor, the vet
erinary surgeon who loaned the horse,
the film company and the stage car
penters, were fined $i'5 apiece.
I have the above facts from Sidney
H. Coleman, assistant editor and busi
ness manager of the National Humane
Review, and I think they must be au
thentic, and am sure they would in
terest a good many who are interested
In humane work. M. H. H.
Feud Looms for Lawyer.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
"Whenever Mr. and Mrs. Twobble
quarrel Mr. Twobble threatens to see
his lawyer." "Well, does he ever go to
his lawyer?" "No." "Why not?". "I think
It's because Mrs. Twobble dares him
to."
Don't Compete With
Yourself
Mr. Dealer, when the manufac
turer advertises in this newspaper
and you don't back him up you are
competing with yotfrself.
You are trying to sell something
hard to dispose of rather than take
the easy way to profits.
You are movin.c ajrainst your
public instead of with it.
Newspaper advertising creates a
desire to see the goods.
People look to you to show them.
They will come to your store if
you do '
They will go to some other store
if you do not.