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10 Tnn 3IORXIXG OREfiOXlAIY. SATUKDAT, DECEMBER 18, 1915. et St r-et.aw. IM 1 .Lr. a anl- ta i r tau IH' T. liMil tiv-l -4.'-. er... i'; . l.ictu.i ri. ... 3 ,uAt t.e. .., tra . - .v. Sta.iaf tn..4w. en awaia. . ...-... .ai.r. i-wr..- t'-. . e.J UIM ... wtiaowa e.uLa. aea ka. J T. a y.-. l'tiU4r. - Tf e.au a 4 . e ..- HIT Carrta I 1 ... ! ... 1 .... - ... .... r.. . . k.i 1 1 i i im t : A t .J S-4-a. ... I " t . 4 e.L - - i ",' an. T I . ea. t J - e. u:.e rat. . . - pert.. V.r A C"a I . ew Trk: Veer Canui, etJ-r n..4tn. t as. r-r.rll.. K. J. . ' 4rt atr.. roan.o. ttai.. Ptc is. mux MAnc rrr TtooMf ar. v... be thrust l't through th Ir.strtimeHalltr of th" Ftate meter the proposition that the at: print all the txtbcos u4 U th poftlie a-hooUt Tha aru:nn m hif f tft poller k a:rJr craat4 I J tha Salm Commercial int. 13 mora or ! allarte r IS woult cut Ita coat of xtbooii aoout J pr caet: It -mou-l Incraaa t.-a paTTo.i at tna tta prtntm o.t.t rr'sru tha tr-ni Tcura of S ISO Pr aor.!h to t ')' "r monta ao4 It -u:4 ceourta li authcrhlp. Thca ara tfta pr.l.Uoa of tha Stata iTtnter. It u a prnpnaitloa nt ttxhttr ctllir.!. At tha tceadcf of tta N-V-i j'ttinit A-!tl 'n S11 Ti.i.t:. U.t Ir. P. I. Cl- tin. L'nttrl Juw OmrnWottf of j;.lo"t:n. ur.pafir!ir co.JamnoJ tr p'r fr auf?!na achaol tt tooi tt Iimtr.f t c)pa of a! t -a i 1'ivaE authorf.:p or tmpiuj'J! f .r.-l.X avtr. at taa aip!!- ot aa-C4-1.T A tr!.Moi-j. IC! po-lon la anl!7-. automatic T ary aJ t r f l"nprtn'a. ata'a ps:u:ti.o of tti:bo- rot c a. fr aa to limit ci-a of t. th.a ccmrl'fl br ot:a a tvjr. but It T4rl!r Um!ta tha a.vp of rt't!-!v Tfta rna!J!4 -air.!4r'l Imr6.?k afa tsa :-J".lca-mry f,mx'.t nf Bie J of pIBtji-!-! fr-Tt "a t.ia pft of Ura p 1 rr. Ty o ha tofrr!hta la M4.it p...-ea. C:ifiTT!l.. wMrh ka rC'nt4 tt. own bol tmntarT ! look f r thirty ' prta'a moat cf t"a it-jra-a frorr plate famUhaJ br th pub'irno hu' f''o pub tUkera mf.l e. I T'at tair p:: jti o autRoreM?. fallfomU Pt I .' fr complur TJt a.iria of tt?4o.ili ta 'ata pubUaheJ. After ril ruirtP. tha rta u jwr-!.l a tn.-urabrr d'fetlva. Ku. Mil a.Jjp".e4 tal pab:ti.-a:(oi fe Pt!T. b fj'ii tha 4.ne outcome ef local autborihipj if complAia'a aa4 entil.rr. from ta.her anl k hovl patroea not b:; tha ttut!oa. Tha S:i?a of Waahlnctoo owe a 4 -tt4 a nomber of teatbooka of local aa'.horthl and t Into rtaoua t-abl. t'nJ'r t.t pubti.-atioa tha -ut ra it bo at'.fl.l with tha '4aU"-r of lait obtatrat un ler what mar ba tha mtrvI r'ri- tl aa of tar of cimptBt l-l ao:hora anl iitcre. ar UabuiCr ti cbEala oa of 2w!rb:e pUtaa. Marormr. thra la Itttla or bo Jut! f.rttioa for' a pra.!li-tloo of alnc In coat. Wa hae bfora ua a cpjr of a T--nprtt on that ph-- of ha aub-J-x-l. prapar'i b John Krar.kUn Irin. Pn. t. Mr. Proarn' actiltica aea InctudatJ tb" of profca.r of aucatloa anj tnerectnr of hlh orfto:a for tha fr.Iaraitr of lrm, tmtmtcr of ?u-a!lon In tha L"r.l aerstty of v?mlri: tartarar In a4u-!ion at Vaaar rollef anl In WeIIy Cot:-c. !i!or of HivK-allon. at book, tha M.-m!!Tt Company. rrom Tofor Hrov"a pamphlet It la team e J that tti lll a cemmltfe f tha GanrwU LjiUt ra liTeiiateJ tea eoat of ata ptibricatloo of t.: book ta Catl'"T: a?J reported that the atpenea to tha vhol patrrrta pr Ikic waa no l-a than that la ori. hra tha book vera purch4 from prleata pubtlahara. Tht la lt9. artr f.iur yearn" trial rf th plan. Ir O. ll-its. uprtntn dent of pobll.- tr.tructlon la Callfartila. resorted that tha aarne numbar of book) coal I b p'irh"a-4 la tha opan 'market at ho'.ee!a prlcaa for itia tt coat tha atata to mjoufactar them. That Is l't rrf'or J. W. Jerk. aote. pcitUc-U MonnmH', d-!re j that CatlfomU not atr; mor.tr by manuartarlnr ha tratbooka That tha Journal of K'ia-at!.n In IJ'U compare CaHf-rr.ia ttbooh prU- f'r l1W - pobtLehera pri.-ea aai 6'.'!n. no eartr.c. It la tha aathor'a rowimn. and ha ipparta It i:h taMa of c-'i'a. that frm HI t I 1 3 tha atata' rrw t'ttboeka In C:!"ma era ao l-e tha tha pub!lher" prtrea. aoJ h. tha. tatparera era parta for puhl'ahfnr th" bor-k a well aa ft,r tte book lMmtI Tha parlo-I roer.t eeaa that nnJer .ft Ca.'lf rU printed tha boka er 4 a-r,: ttn to the p-ri'a. Tha tat tn o'lrftla them frea. A report br 1a Jta; IT'.o'er roertr.i; tha parto-l r-am Jan lary I. I'll, to April I. ttS. eiowe tha mat of bJk Bnl'r tie f-e- tItok ! to !! bean l1t.j:t) Tnfe. Iiro.n br ap y r'ac tha iirnvr of p-4?iu in la'irrr.la tha ara ei pa to Ba aach puU l tha Ve'.tei ?'jite fe put for a. hoot b"oka annua!'r. aa roniel br tha Lnlta4 -ata p-reau f f. Irjattort. ehoaa that tf Cahrr.ia i-d a4optd f"r tat-l 5e oea I ari trt?-1 '! P'trfhaeat the-n trtm th pubtuhera the rit worjM J-4a bees iiht:r la fr to year tha a tsa eir" Ifnrral br tha atat l- fleaa montha n)r wit9 publtcav Wm: la Jatr. laat El war 4 ICra:t. if.r'nteeifent of pib'io lerwtloo, t;fnat4 that California aa aalri tti 4.-hol patroaa II p caet on teit-r-r.ok.4. he a?Ti!tte. that hi eompart a n were, rot atartrr fair. f -r ra had Tt -v-tuJ4 orerhea.l chrc nett aa f i'if4. tritret on lntmat. iepra eM'; 'n of plaar. ate. But rrofeaaor J r.j.wr' iow a:o that tha jparl tj,;rt rraja hiM cmparlaoa Hh tha jur-nera tlt pricea. whan nch rri apon tta a.ljy.i'ia of tha 1 ; ara aubjevt t dlareant of 21 t :j tr cart. t- w not bari to a!rtan4 r a t 'r rannnt print tettboek aa rhaap'r mt &r.- t pabllahlac boi. ta a".l jr'rl!" i iBt!y I aa mportct coat In c"mf!lt!en aa to eoat a e-f- !. auppTjIn oelr tha ! l- r ' 'i It iiii'i la at a cl:a1 jjx., at'.jv la p-i to -j l . Sttvls m :. vr. . !.. a.ie' ut..44. wa aweta... - hw. aM - ""'"TI1 -. as sr.. KdM ereo-J ,!7l . i. .. ...... Ur17'i u a wtU-h sney flr.d a market for its prod act In arery other atala TM factor w of aen greater Impnrtap.ca In Ore-')Q- If California la ablo barely to mt tha prUea of tha prlia: pub tie har artth a population thraa an.l or.e- half tlsara that of Ore con. hat coulj f'reaon hop to do la eupptylna; It comparaurely llrtltej flold J Thcro la but cn auunJ farorab! arruraer.t. In tha lichl of cprrlrnca, for "at publication of avttool lest booka. That arrument la that part of tbe money pent for hool books t. undrrauch a policy. pnt at hotua. bather that arrameni la offeet by certain unfavorable tnr la a matter for careful ata'lr and ayatantatlc ta tiaon. Tha UmltaUor placed on election of texta which California teartva to har aneouotarad la rot Subtly to bo brushed aaida. Tha pur poao of tha arhool eyetera la to Im- part a aound education, and that pur poaa la defeated If taxtbooka ara da- fectlT or In ad equat a. Any nickel qoeeilng policy which datracta from educational worth of textbook la ahcer cxtraratanca. WTPDUIO BrtXaV Naturai:y. Uia bualneaa of Govern oent etanda still while tha President ft a married. There Is nothins; so Im portant In tha world to tha principal. nor so Intereatlnr to tha public, aa waddlrc: and when tha head of rreat .Nation yield to tha centle paa- alon. and (Ivea himself up to tha wiles of tha wooer and tha blandishment of tha bridesroom. It la proper for ail thins e la to step aside. The An- cona aan wait a fear day, and Con tress can mark time. What difference to tha prr.wnt generation, r to poa terity. if the nel note to Aouia be postponed tor a little while? And who cares whether the mailers vcine ni tha White II.u la for a time sl.'fnt as to Cucrrna. and ta used durtoc harpy Interim In other cmploymenta? Of roursa. the rresldect will Dot be jo far away that ha cannot telegraph. or trtepboee. or write. A note to Con rea from Wltsoa la alwaya worth readme We almost tnxf posterity the treat la store. If perchaara the letter or notes of TVoodrow Wllaon to Mr. Gait shU be edited and pub lished. We ll water they ara perfect In form, la exrreaalon. and la senti ment. We do. cot knew that the lore letter of a President hae eer baeo printed: but we can saa bo Impropriety la It. at a suitable time after the erant. There hare been two marnavea at the White Itanse durtnr the Wltaon Administration. May wa venture to tope that Cupid haa not made hi lt tlait before a rw Prealdant shall b i.-jtalledT THB riOKOlXIZKO AMT. There L one apect of tha subject of mlUtary drt:ia la school aad else where which appears to haaa escaped tha atter.lion of taoso who so vtcorous- ly appose such Instruction. That I the present status ef all able-bodied male cltUec of the United flair between the a(a of It and 4$. All auch ritiaeca ara member of tha ungri inue t mi::iia and are sub ict to svrvk-e la the event of lr.ur rectioa or Invasion. In ether word, mttttary reeponstbt:itiee ara placed npoa ail who share tha bounties of ctttser.shl? rhould tha standard of American civilisation be threatened by arnciee of an Internal or external nature. Thta be!r the case, the man of II or over who tnluta In arr military orracuatioa la merely quaiifrirr for the lrt::um performance ef a duty fld opon him br the Cont!tution. Should he ba Beaded hla services would be available under the law. How much treater the personal hardship were ha compelled to enter upon thta duty without that careful preparation which I so eece-sarr to active campaign Irk. How much better qualified to perform a normal duty of ciUaenshlp wtll this man be tf he has secured the nsces ary tratnlnv la advance of the hour of trouble, should troubls coma. A CALnorr OX "ATJOT". The pacifist campaign against mili tary preparedness has gone beyond de nunciation of war. In which practically ait agree, and has extended to denun ciation of soldier without regard to the cause In which they fight. The moat extreme example Is aa article by Jack London, entitled "A Good Sol dier." in which he says: Yoag a, th T"wet sl-a la yeur life 1 t t- a a eo'.'ti-r In fo4 eaMI-r rer in i 4ttiaua r&i s.-oai srwl I'W a-r Utlssa ar r.u. be eo.y 1 1; Yim Ij or4r. i la fir ea tt I fe'tvw. :'ia a bis r.l.e. ea Ms t r-.ers. w m H.AIITW S bvs w I . Fi t kesllallo. Ir ft M ar4e4 fir - a rrad4 cr tan i a poo r caw.isi for brail h o ft. t la4 the ir.r ksis at lal l: r4 and tft Uf I f uehls frtfwi ta IrtMt. ef wawiati. filns .tar rm Mnw sae vcwsathr If a is arUrd o as ea f ftrlrg .;'a.t 14 s.cle a here er a sea-fact.!, r fir wltaout rt!tatl"-. i.eh ft aa Ift nt W-U lr.- l- sft.t ht isat ftat In h.n.a fcf t. A m ..M I a fc-UiJ. fe r '. sul. ', aart!r laahlr. ire I ac a Ins lie is - a ftf. tt ftrt.te oaiy st.i :t . f-fae. A'.l tftat k Svmaa In kits. I l-al w di.ta la ft I -a. a;; tal wallltjt he ain.. fes fts sra sar . . h i. t a.im- e:l. lits SRtn eea- !..... at, tie wry , a la beaslag f : f(V e. ma eaa fan Vwe iftaa a Hlw tl la a via aata wkKa caaaot (. This extract Is so crowded with well worded falsehood as to recall Car tyle's remark that ef atl things he hited nothing more than to hear a man tell tnfarcal Ilea beautifully. It is so rajry to answer frora tha myriad exatnptea of history and la so revolt ing t . any persoa having the first In stincts of patriotism aa to rxrlte won der that Putmastr-General It ur I re on hotiM have been so stjptd aa to at tempt ex,-tuta of tha article from the mail. Much calumnies on Soldiers de feat their own purpe by arouainc Indira iiion aaralnst their authors and int the causa In which they write. la a country which haa the volun tary system cf enlistment and where the general standard of Intelligence Is high as la the Cnlte.l State, a sot dicr may fairly be presume 1 to aarve bcaae ha b;iv la the cause for which ho fiM. He does try to "die-. tmrulah rtfht from worg": he does think ani reason:' he obeys because otx-ilenc la neceswary to the success) of the rau for which he f'.fhl. He la tha final tntrumet br which a cation preserves Its t'.f when attacked br rebel at home er br Invader from abroad. If he "firs) down a crowded treet er at "a. hero or a benefactor." he do-r so because the law, the su premacy1 of which la sntiaj to the Ufa of a nation, command It and re quire hi obedience. A py I "a hero nd a benefactor" to the nation he serves, b'il the penalty of Uetectlon L deta ta every army, and bo nation condemns another for Imposing that penalty. Put for the soldier, whom Mr. Lon don catts a blind, beanies. aou!!ea. murderous machine." there would have been no L'r.lted Plates, and Mr. London wouM probably hot hare been free to publish his s'andera. The Revo lutionary aokiierf deliberately took up tc to make tX.it N-Uoa fxe; U-y - fought and many of thsm died for the Idea which we see resitted In the L'nlted Ft .lie of today. With equal deliberation and devotion the soldiers of the civil War "rave their Uvea) that that Nation mlrht live." to quote from Lincoln's Gettysburg speech. Lincoln. moat humane of men. sent mllllona of men to war. W aa he capable of con - vertlrg men Into "blind, heartless, soullee murderous machines"? The war with Spain liberated Cuba, Porto lllco and the PMIippluea from Fpan- lh tyranny and gave the people of those Inlands freedom, prosperity and happiness, which they had' never known. Was that not worth the price we paid for It, and were the men who achieved It unreasoning tools in others hands nr wers thev Insnlred bv noble idea? i x.. v. k. - "-"K- " . . n. m. ( ... rk..l the Moorish hoets at Toura and saved Western Europe from the Moslem blight John Sobteekl drove the Turks hark rram Vlennsv and Dreventeit I en- tral Europe, from becomins; aa Turkey! now Is. The English revolutionist fought two wars to free England from Stuart tyranny. The French revolu- tlonlsts fought to save Franca from Bourbon despotism. and all Europe fought to destroy the despotism of Na- ooieon. .siory aoounua in mw rwnniwiui oui Laptam crosoy aeier- vru vi wsr wmcn mtu s, uittiiv.fc ic In the advance of freedom and clvl- lisation. ir Jack London conception of thetarldler be true, this progress w-aa achieved by a aeries of monstrous Crimea perpetrated by men ao brutal- Ucd that they risked death and slaughtered others without thought or reason. He draws no distinction be - tween those who fought for freedom snd those who fought for tyranny; be- tween those who voluntarily took up arms for an tdca and thoe who were the blind Instruments of a despot's ambition, We need no censorship of surh writ trf-t as Jack Tndnn'a We heed only . uis innr o.a.n ,mP .ri in rum " m-" M,w"lr'' or narra ouio ma inem mean. o avrakenfpw m it A ttvnt iiir in In. ........ Nation,, Ho Trial Ftox r.r.Ka LTTTtn. Little do the present Inhabitants of Oregon, who enjoy all tha comforts and conveniences of civilisation, think of the privations endured by the flnl wmi yri i t nq .ril ;rl in mil lUlf. A rltld picture of the manner In which hese early settlers were compelled to live t given py the letters or Kev. Esra Fisher, grandfather of C. D. and l. C Latourette, of Oregon City, and of Profeswor Kenneth F. Latourette, of Reed College, to the P-aptixt Home Mlsstoa foclety. whl-h sent him to the Oregon country. These letter are published In the Quarterly of the Ore- gon Historical Fovtt-. The Journey across the plains was ade In 114$ by Mr. FUher and his femtry. and waa a rreat strain on his physical power. He ears: "Neither mys-If nor faml'y laid off our cloth- leg more than four or five rights dur- Ing the whole Journey, always sleeping in our tent oa tne grouna. i nere was imiil comfort a walling them at the end Of their arduous Journey. which they reached on Tualatin Plains on jecemoer a. J'. lor ne says: s .... ..vi. e umi... t.. wft wa haw mm i. ih. arw-oi (r-r.rr t. !. i.4 Uiaarl hla baas eeatains but as ream. aboui it t t r tt. without a steal pan ii,!i:r e:.mryr zxr.. ' tftrs trtTen, and wir fsmtty riaatats ( V. T" T r", .... - 'T ' aia :a w of the circumstaae. aad proesb'r aw thsa a Ura sortioa of m. .., e.-n-crarie. i.i.wii pernap a lilies a T a t a r.Iatea persons, bcld tr&TIcrs, In on icooj-ix!K! room! Mr. Fl.ihtr admits that the amount of ministerial labor he hu done would setn to be trintnr. Indeed, and he offers thU exr'Rnton: Wf ra la aa eatirwly iw eeaatrr. at r-H-IsirawKt from ihm aara4rtsv wlta only oo t.r aa a-a ni! aquara ana that niy in lh opa !.. a, la th dvavl of Wlntvr, )th thm Ptt.a .rnoti daity f.;in. fill a.l 0a.aU itrMmi ar loltj to wtramlnc, 4 Bunbn wf bn4aa, of which thr ar a qt Sew. swept way. with il l?.rr-f ?.",'a. A"" -fIr'!;, t-t. wher supplies r ta b procured at I dietas-e r fmm tea to thirty miles, it pr "traB, I With aU theae cares on his hands, Mr. Fi.iher was weighed down but by no means ciecourageti by tne taaic or ministering to forty or fifty Baptists over ao nitni oi country perhapa ninety miles In length Ha1' th. fifty la breadth." brethren In the East "to make un a .ire "r clothe, T.:uT-;i box of common clothl laia oy in tneir famine, - saying, -we oo not covet tne softest raiment lor ouraelvea or families.1 In visiting his scattered flock, Mr. lahew lra.llh1 .Inn tha fntirmhl. I Rl.0:nThe '"Vn- ,h'm0 and 110 miles up the W il.amette. be- sides ascending several of Its trlbti-j . ...... .. i tarlrw. Notalihatandlng the poverty and hanlshlpa he endured, he wrote with enthusiasm of the mKJnes of tha climate, the fertility of the soil and the future development of the country. The great need from which he suf fered waa .evidently clothes and books. He asks thst tha missionary society sen J him a box containing boo,, and shoe, for the family and the following articles: Tw bait ef cam rasa ea.iee, dark rolared, wa-t 11 r 11 cent per yard: 1 yard ef kwivit jr a lour yartts r resf-rrer: 3 y arts f woeto llneer. b.al't f..r rMirtrefTe era as as: t ete's ef eommoa svwlae thr4: aurfs er cMto att:r.c: aa cast Saka-kactke. wlttt lid. that will hold eml lea a,'.MB: eaa lare Kitva illt. aa4 fi r a. a epeliiss booka He offera the explanation that "we ar In an entirely new country and have fltll or no crockery er cooking utersi: at any rrtce." He removed to Astoria la the Fait of 1144 and wrote from there on Janu ary 4. 114. acaln dilating on tho re- motaneaa of the colony from civlllxa t!on an tha onnrra.lv. mononolv of the H-Jdsor.s Ry Comranr and on the r.eceaaitr of earning a living to aurrly I the "urtlmel wants" of his family. This I created "a Urge tax on his time, but he said: I ka tee Sk.nl ew Wlnat ef ear valla hi I saaaae aa4 ft4 ralre p'.ar4 la lb I gaa and electricity to bo had for th turn of a hand, compare thray quar tar. with thia description of a pioneer abode: We ar tiitnf. and ha lived ever sine came ta IH eooBtrr. trrl for about f i. wk. la a rule to cab'n. without a na!e pan ef .lea. Cr fumltur cn i'a f threw rhal'a thr ' ro M a small I r'e tab tvmit tw rest br thr. two I M trunks, walcb haws traveled with f escut ars, and a ry fw r.h:nc awr.lla whK-a we have kreityhl with as r ta!fte4 at esorbiteat eric. v'e have w teavp ked fear eurr; rrwr ar not t b iota:ad la the eowetry a: anr rrtr. Hal a M . 1 ef elechln. and furniture, whea Iker esa b eoiataed. a three or f"nr 1:mea t pr:.- thee r In th Statrav We rata n!tfcr fir i?irTl, tens Bor artdlrana. H' B Crr.roii Kara !WJ. AU thrvugi the It. litis runs a coo- J-l ' e aaVoT .aVaar- .VrJ, territory a tiganUc ring for the battle Editor.) A la a farmer: B la a threah- It rl sece-art-a of n,,Ioc,. lng marine man. B threahed A a ' . 0tl by the bushel, but did not measure Let those who enjoy all the com- ta . tn it. Hla machine weighed It and he forta of a modern houaa. with water ' the wedding IS not filmed the peO- ,, ... for a huahel tant appeal for booka spelling book. Sunday school books, tracts and Ju- I venlle publication of the F.apUst I Church. Mr. Flaher estimate. the I white American population scattered I from Puret Sound to tha headwaters, I of the Willamette at'tOOO or 10.000,1 land says thta community 1 "aided In I science, religion and morale by -only I one printing press, and that Issues a I eeml-roonthly half shect. This Is a I reference to the Oregon Spectator. I first published February S, 1S4, and I edited by w. G. TVaulL The pro- prtetors of that "preas. he say, -have I lately resolved to strike off 200 cop- I lea of Webster's elementary spelling I or so I find I book somewhat abridged." He addsQUit sufficient nrovocatloa fur an l that not one family In three has a I SDelllna book, that men vauld sludiv I have paid a dollar per copy, and I ...k. ...... i.i. .1.1.1. : 1 -v-- u.iu I n.HnlA.I . l-m . . uhnA1 I book la seized upon and read by I larce portion of our citizens." I The same requests for supplies were I ren-ejatfMi In varied fnrm rhit nn renlv had come In the course of more thaa I a year. The explanation Js found In a I lack of communication, as Illustrated by a letter dated April -, lit", in I I which Mr. Fisher said of a previous! I letter sent by the Toulon that he had I "directed It by way of the Islands i milieu io taae a. cirH ok uuur io ma I American squadron at Saa Francisco Bay," hence "the package may be a year In reaching you." .He looks for- I ward to tha time when "a direct mail I route will enable us to correspond dK rectly two or three times a year and I vessels will be monthly leaving this I place for the States." Let those "who repine at small de- privations and discomforts compare their lot with that of those who made the first beginnings of a civilized com- ! tnunlty In a country that was In the I raw. Martin Wfnch arntiired throtieh ear's i industry and exceptional personal ca parity a position of Influence and honor in thjs community. He was I.. .. . ... uiorougniy irustea uy an, ana ne de - ur4 it li mi. r fi.n.r unselfishness Ja at least. one great I achievement the endowment of Heed I College. He was a nephew of Mrs. I Reed, who left almost her entire estate I to found and maintain a college In I Portland, and he was executor of her " ujj " ' m ..oi beneficiary If the will had been broken I and the estate distributed among the I neirs; out ne eppoaea tne enorx to set aalde the tru-t. and he was suc- cessful In the cotlrta. The benefit to I him If the suit succeeded was obvious; I but It did not shake his resolve to I carry out fully the Intent of Mrs. Keed I to bestow oa Portland her great bene- I faction. The memory of Mr. Winch I should be treasured la Portland; and It wilt be. jfow we have protested to Paris against French naval offenses. That mak. th- circle almost complete. We have protested to England, to Gcr many, to Austria, to Turkey, to France, nd n eoUrso of time a protest to Italy and Russia may be expected. So r.r wa have been recelvlmr a mora or ies, respectfnl hearing. The powers iP. too Kusv la nav mnrh attention to I - . . . . . ...... P,.u IM ? racl..lDV wa V BOW I rubbing elbows with the great national I 0f Kurope and must govern ourselves .ccordmgi La hat I Pat Foley keeps a. hole! Grande and It goes without saying- that I it Is a good houae: but hotelkeepl ing .1" .e ... jj-v. ..rk . Ills specialty Is to go Into the I 1 hlrhwaya and b)-ways of his city at holiday time and see personally that every youngster under la Is not for- gotten. Thia year he will distribute 600 pounds of candy. There ought to be a Pat Foley in every town and city la Oregon. Senator Works would adopt on the Pacific Coast the system by which the Romans defended their eastern frontier. They lived with a military colony which was the nrorenltor of the Roumanians. Austria adopted the same plan, plantln; eolonies of Baxons n Transylvania, whose descendants I ara tha nuclena of tha loval nomila. I tlon. rhllln Swank and hi rood wife, of Tallman. In Linn Countv. are entitled t0 al ,h joys Incidental to the cele- brat,0n IxtV-elghth anniversary . 1 i . "i c,la,lv-, ,th,Clr "COr? f re" :'dzrm.Teadrformt7-n,ne5,ear' on th, homestead If there are "bugs" In Japanese Mnsiili tha alien woobee mils Ha , - ... r-Inned Tfti neanur ta an amarlran n.Uutloa thai .hall not be contaml- n,te(L . Prediction of ahort aupply of tur keys for Chrlstmaa need alarm no body. There la enough to go around. Including the many that will be given I by chance disposal. What is the use of military and naval attaches, reasons Germany. If they are not permitted to plot destruc- tlon of the enemy's munition eupply; , M . , nearly finished. It I. up to Oregon counties to extend It northward and link tt with the Interstate bridge. College training may be worth StO a day. as the Boston man say; the main thing I to convince the man who signs the checks. The temptation la' great, but shop-I lifting Is not as easy as It looks, for store detectives are Argus-eyed. I If President Wilson sends one or two more notes, he may convince Aus- I trU means It. 1 ' I Two hundred thousand Abyaslolans I " P" Plenty or local coior into tne l sues campaign. The Greek, are forming on thelrJ P!e ,h treat country will be tiieaicu. i There are gay times ahead In the! White House when the .bride come. I home. Perhaps Uncle Sam wilt give Frani Josef ninety days on the next note. The punchbosrd Is becoming as elusive aa It la delusive. Thia ta the day of the big drive in holldar good. . Two more week, and pvll. a long "dry" A Mountaineer and Santa By James Birloi Adams. I have been a sort o' squatter In this earthly vale o' tears, Takln- things aa they developed, fur lenithr strlna- o' veara I have wallered In tha sunshine an' have stumbled In the gloom Oa the varl'eated Journey from tfte cradle to' the tomb. Aa" t always covered Christmas with a superstitious gauxe, H4,n, ,aitb.ln he "l"nco of tht feller Santa Claus. n. . . . ..fi.Atnn fn wear a I honest change o' mind. ! bank much on wimmen. iu .1 the reason possiDiy - .e.,...,H wrinkles, anaals never I . " a I An' perhaps because my fortunes al I ways heit ma in the West. I Where the wimmen folks was scarce aa I Stch a me among in Diesu - JwaT had my habltaUon In the moun 1 ... JVT'' 'l I eaats that' come howlln' I 'round mv lonelv cabin door Than a-llvin' Ilka a Christian, but I've hit a better game. I Aa I m giving- tnat same canty aa. the credit rur me same. Dged t() fce fc ,u0 widieT Uvln- furder down tha crick I xhat Instilled In me the notion she was most uncommon slick Sort o' Jolly little critter with a pa'r o' lausrhln' evea That 4 often aet ma thinkln' o' tch critters in tha skies. Couldn't comprehend the hoodoo she kep' brlogln' into play I Every time I d run agin her la a accl dental way. Till I sort o" tuk a tumble to the ag a-ravatln' fact That the heart I was a-ualn' wa con slderably cracked. Jest a year ago this Chrls'mus I could bear tha snappy beat On the trail below my cabin or. broncho's lively feet. An" I saw the wldder comln', an' she lighted full o' glee. Sayln' Santy Claus had sent her with I ' . . .. . . I some utiris mus tning iur mc Plui an' cake an' yaller doughnuts, cnicKen meat, sitmcnj, An she tidied up the cabin In a woman sort o' way. An she sot a Chrls'mus dinner that was beautiful to view. ILayin' covers battered tin ones fur banket built Xur two. .--....flnti aa WM BOt ' . ,,, i.w. I ri-i-oted In its tone i to Santy Claus, An I toid her while a-thankin' or tne saint fur slch a treat That the beat part o" the programme waan t dreased in anape to eac An' I later told the paraon. after he had mid. tha solice 'in a nobby home I'd furnlahed quite un usually nice. That or Santy Clau had Bit ma witn a present out o' sight, Aa' the wldder sort o' giggled an' ad mitted I was right. Had I yit been unbel levin, waitin furdee oroof that there Wa a s-ood of saint o Lnnimui n4iiriinf plaoness everrwnere. All my doubt 'd go a-flukln on tnis rhrla mus mornln nrignt Whll a-lookln' at the present ha con tributed last night. n has rot a pa'r o' duplicates o' them same lsughin' eyes I T-fc.t t sih onra sot me thinkln o I- tim critter In tne Kir Juat tha euteat little raacal ever hap ..nerl here helow. I a-' I reckon Eanty brought him, th. docto, to.'m.so. - I Rose Festival Slogans. I PORTLAND. Dec. 17. To the Itor.) I If too much to ak that the slogans nsed'ln paat Roae Featlyala be orlnted In The Oregonlan? Muat " nr.ln ,u.t elcht oras OP wm a fewer number do?J Muat competitors confine themselvee to one effort? v. r. u- . . - . The following slogana have been used tor tne Romano tha last three years: "Rosea Fragrant, Roaes Rare, Roses. Rosea Everywhere." "June Time. Roae Time, Good Time. Portland. The Whole World Knows the Port- 1 land Rose." For tha 11 featlval tha slogan 1 limited to elaht words, although fewer would be acceptable and probably prer .v,i. Von mav send In anv number of alogana. Mr. snlpea Correct Mr. Turner. THE DALLES, Or, Dec 1. (To the " ' wrlttn by DttVid A. Turner, of Hood River, relates that ha went from Hood River to Th. Dalles in theWln- -t -n -i .pp.d r place, the present site of Rowena; that there he found five dead cows on my porch. This Is not a ract, as we were not la the habit of letting our stock di n r do' o-.rd. Ho also speaks of f horses and cattle f hundreds of head of horses and cattle between my place and The Dalles. That is not so, as my brother. Ben E. n:pes. and myseu owned all the horse, and cattle about SO In all between Rowena and The Dalles, with the exception, of some eight or 10 head belonging- to Ed C. Crate and John Irvine: aa a matter of fact we loat only eight head of stock that Winter, and none of them died on the porch. k Sale at Firearms, PORTLAND. Or, Dec IT. (To the witor 1 Haa the manufacture of an attachment known as the Msxim si lencer been suppressed by the Govern ment of the United States? If not. are same on sale In the City of Portland? The attachment Is used to suppress the report when gun is fired. (2) Is It unlawful to display In a show window revolvers or pistoisr (1) The manufacture of The Maxim SUsBcer" Is not Interfered with by tne United States Government and the ar tide can be purchased In many of the hardware stores of Portland. (2) Ordinance No. 26152. which regu hates the sale of firearms and other dangerous weapons In the City of Port t.Bd. does not prohibit the display of ravolvers and guns In show windows. Tfcreahlaa; Shares. WESTFALL. Or.. Dec. 1. (To the wnen a bushel of A's oats would weigh it .minria to tne ousnei wnen it was - w y - measured. b claims IJ pounds Is a standard In Oregon. A claim, when B threshes by the bushel It Is whatever a bushel measure full weighs. SUBSCRIBER. Ja absence of agreement to the con trary the standard weight of oata gov erns In such Instances. It Is S2 pounds. Refwaal ef Mairlasiw. Boston Transcript. she told Tom she simply could not make up her mind to be the wife of a poor man." "But Tom lan't a poor rnan. o. ddi ne suon wuum u aha married him." PAMPHLET QUOTED OS DR. TUFTS California -Pahllcatlona Give His Resi dence at Berkeley, Say. AdventUt. PORTLAND. Dec. 17. (To the Edi tor.) In the Interest of truth and lib erty I am constrained to ask for shut tle space in The Oregonlan. although Dr. G. L. Tufts denies my right to be heard In Oregon on the public issue of Sunday-laws because he stays I am an "alien" coming from California. In this argument Dr. Tufts exposes the true character of the work In which he la engaged. He and his "league" not only propose to dictate to others when they may work and when they shall rest, but they deny the freedom of speech to those who do not agree with them. Un The Oregonian December II Dr. Tufts claims to have been a citizen- of Oregon for ,the past 12 yeara. During that time 1 have often met Dr. Tufts in California and frequently heard him announoed In public by his friends aa "Dr. G. 1 Tufta, of Berkeley, Califor nia." 1 hold In my hand "The Hand Book and Programme of the Fourteenth International Lord's Day Congress." which convened In Oakland last July, and under heading of "Committees of General Arrangements" I read on page 61, "Rev. G. L. Tufts, Ph. D, Weekly Rest Day League of the Pacific Coast. Berkeley, Cal." And under heading of Pacific Coast Committee," page 62. I read, "Rev. G. L. Tufts, Ph. D., Berkeley. Cal." If we were .mistaken as to his residence It la because, considering the matter of no consequence, we. believed what ha and his friends said about It, wlthoua investigation. During those yeara that Dr. Tufta claims to have been a citisen of Oregon he was talk ing on the rest day issue in California, hich. according- to his charge against us, he had no right to do, for in that state he was an "alien." In referring to Adventists he says one of their preachers said, "If 1 were saloonkeeper i would fill the people with liquor on Saturday night, so that they could not go to church on Sunday." It Is possible almost any saloonkeeper would do that If he could. According to Dr. Tufts' own words, the man told what he woul ddo "ir' he were a saloon keeper, which he was not, and no Ad ventlst Is; neither have they any sym pathy for the business; but they ever stand ready to reach out the helping band to lift up those who have fallen under Its blighting curse. W. M. HEALET. SCRATCHING, BUT NOT FROM ITCH Mayor of Rainier Defends Towa Asralnst Iaaceurate Report. RAINIER. Or, Dec IS. (To the Ed itor.) Last Saturday you published an article pertaining to smallpox that in a measure was Inaccurate. In the first place, we had two years ago. Instead of 200 cases of smallpox, as stated, only about SO or 25 cases all told. And as to the disease known as the seven-year Itch, which your article might lead people to believe was Just south of Rainier, and at Newport, that la alao misleading. Newport is some 200 miles from Rainier, and we have no communication with Newport except by rail through Portland. However, on November 24, a case of smallpox broke ojut in our school, and one of our local physicians reported the case to the State Health Officer, Mr. Roberg. Mr. Roberg came to Rai nier and Investigated the case,' closed the school for 11 days and permitted It to be opened again on December 6. On December 8 another case of small pox, broke out, and our local doctor again got busy and notified Mr. Roberg. In this case Mr. Roberg ordered the school closed for three weeks, but the School Board Ignored his order, and s still running the school. The School Board, however, has taken every precaution In the way of fumi gation and the encouragement of vac cination. We anticipate no further trouble from either the smallpox or the seven-year itch. We will admit that during these Democratic times we have had' to do a great deal of scratching around Rai nier, but mostly for bread and butter. But, so far as we know, we are still free from the so-called seven-year itch. T. J. FLIPPIX, Mayor, i Special Christmas Features in The Sunday CHRISTMAS IX WARRING NATIONS Even the nations at war wil! not be without their accustomed Christmas celebrations that is the , Christian nations engaged in the war. In each country, however, the observations are peculiar to itself. The men in the trenches and on the battle fronts expect to enjoy the annual Christmas fes tival this year and are making many preparations. In the big Sun day Oregonian tomorrow will be included a story fully descriptive of the ancient and various customs practiced by each country. ' WHERE MISTLETOE COMES FROM Did you ever know that Ore gon is the home of the mistletoe which always is brought into play during the Christmas season ? But there are many different kinds of mistletoe, any of which answers the purpose of Christmas dec orations. A story in tomorrow's paper by Professor A. R. Sweetser, of the University of Oregon, will tel! all about this romantic parasite. HOW TO PREPARE CHRISTMAS GOOSE Among many people the goose is to Christmas what the turkey is to Thanksgiving. There are? many ways of preparing this savory bird" for the table as there are many varieties of goose. A story in tomorrow's big issue will relate traditions of the Christmas goose and give some advice on cooking the festive bird. A series of pictures will show various kinds of geese. A BOY'S ADVENTURE IN SHOPPlNG Grown folks are not the only ones who indulge in the pleasant but exacting duty of buying gifts for their friends at Christmas time. A typical small bojr' re cently had a series of interesting experiences in this connection. His story will be told to readers of The Oregonian tomorrow. MONTAGUE GLASS AGAIN In Birsky and Zapp, Montague Glass, - the creator of the classical characters Potash and Perlmutter has brought into prominence another pair of talkative philosophers that promise to become even more popular than their predecessors. The first Birsky and Zapp story appeared in The Sunday Oregonian last week. Tomorrow will appear another one. The principals are even more entertaining this time than before. The story will be illustrated. TEMPLE'S SKETCHES Pictures that are faithfully true to the everyday life of a modern city are presented in the sketches by Temple, the young artist whose work is appearing .in The Sunday Oregonian. In tomorrow's paper Mr. Temple will offer three new subjects. ANOTHER WALLINGFORD STORY Readers of The Sunday Ore gonian have followed with extreme interest the weekly adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford and his remarkable get-rich-quick schemes. Tomorrow's Oregonian will present Wallingford fpom a new angle. It will be illustrated. MOVING PICTURE NEWS The Oregonian, as usual, will offer a great variety of moving picture news tomorrow. A, full page will describe the latest event in the moving picture world outside of Portland and yet another page will deal with activities here at home. INSTRUCTIONS IN GOLF Mrs. Gourlay Donn-Webb, who is writing a series of instructions on golf -playing for women, will offer another story for the readers of The Oregonian tomorrow. FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS The usual volume of entertainment for the children also will be presented tomorrow. It will include a half page of games, puzzles, jokes, pictures and Christmas stories, the comic supplement, extolling the latest adventures of Polly and her Pa, Doc Yak and the other favorites, and the page of fairy tales illustrated in colors by the artist, Donahey. OTHER ATTRACTIONS The usual departments devoted to sports, dramatics, real estate, automobiles, women's activities, the churches and schools also will be included. In Other Days Twrnty-nve Tears Ago. From The Oresonlan of December J8. 1S90. Last night the Albany express on the Southern Pactnc line, which leaves at about 5 o'clock, collided with the Port land and Vancouver train at the cross ing at the intersection of J and First streets. The engine struck between the paasenger coaches, turning them over on their sides. No one was killed nor were any aerioualy injured. Mrs. Sugarman, a benevolent lady of Albina, has knitted a purse which will be raffled off for the benefit of the Catholic orphans of that city. The cornerstone of the City Hall Is to be laid with appropriate ceremonies on Saturday. Mayor VanB. LeLash mutt will be president of the day; H. W. Scott orator; Colonel C. F. Beebe, grand marshal, and Rev. T. L. EJlot, chaplain. . J. W.- McN'amara, exalted ruler of the Portland lodge of Elks, yesterday received a telegram from C. W. Kevin, district deputy of California, stating the grand exalted rifler of the osder had left San Francisco for Portland and would arrive here this morning. The Hawthorne Railway Company has completed the laying of track from Sixth street to Ninth, and work is now in progress on Sixth street northward from W. At a meeting of the East. Portland Building and Loan Association held at their office the following officers were elected: T. L. Parrott. president; B. Pape, vice-president; M. M. Hunter, secretary; P. A. Wagner, treasurer; A. T. Lewis, attorney. Complaint is made that the boys are making themselves very numerous wifth "spring guns," which are similar to bean shooters. A gentleman who keeps a grocery store on N street says that several windows In the- front end of his store were broken by bullets from these guns. , Half Century Ago. ' From The Oregonlan of December IS. 1S6,". The weather, which for a week past has been very irresolute, curjiging Its humors with the facility of a spoiled beauty, changed on Saturday morning from sleet to mist and a thaw, then in the evening renewed its chill and yes terday our people awoke to find the earth bedecked with a snowy robe. The sun shone brilliantly all day, the at mosphere ear and cold and at night biting. The attendance at the Willamette Theater Saturday evening, consider ing the inclemency of the weather, wds quite full, and the performance was equal to the expectations of the audi ence. The theater being a very inhos pitable place, both for actors and au dience, it was not calculated that the entertainment would be fully up to the standard of capability of those who had undertaken the task of roductng some amusement for our people. Yet it was better done than we had an ticipated and served to show the ability of Mrs. McDonald, Miss Florence and Mr. Ward. The late cold snap has caused a very perceptible diminution of woodpiles in the city, attributed to the midnight prowler. The arrest and prosecution of Officer Saunders is resulting as we anticipated. A man recently discharged from the County Jail, we understand, is trying to get a lawyer to prosecute Deputy Sheriff Arnold for the severe measures that officer was compelled to use to ward him while in his custody In the Jail. We next xpect that aome die charged convict from the penitentiary will want, to bring suit againat Mr. Gardner on some pretext or oher. Th. nnmrnllt.. n n ntreetn and nubile property has let the work for improv ing Madison atreet to the following .0..iA. ita. rrra Hint to Kvlvester Sim mons & Bro. and E. R. Scott; for con structing siaewaiks ana crossings, w Simmons & Bro. and Charles Stewart; for stone and graveling, oimraons oi Bro.'and E. R. Scott. Oregonian