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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. .
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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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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
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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