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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1915)
10 Till: ZIOKXTSG ORFGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1915. atlaea4 hru.il Oraw I'"' I ' n 4 a ay aa, r .w. n;.l l '' I . r. .! ti.4a. a Wa-!r. -n Tee. ........ .. ea v-a. ...... iMas u4 :. I fame t. i ! - 4 -" a ... a.r . a- ... . I.M ..... ' t ii i 7.." a I. ... . ... . aa , a rataa. Sit. l,-i'aat- vera re (it, : TWC M tKJtttD KRAOlTUntM. it u a-it t ipct4 thai ti t Wprm Coart will P- hol i the lg"ty ef a rut which raak wfTU automatic c rr c.-enar- from nir publle mptoyet. Tn U o l c-rt .nr:iy in or r-tjtr to W mr. . ia to itr eth.r oll latuo. la ru J-jat Jl X' ef .'tr mfr.A la ,a IS rti"rrT pnra'itf t' lr "trt- court b wuir nm J.. st aft ir.h.r.rt fttr. ti t .'n-C1b(-t ef x hoel tn.trucfer. TS mart. kottr. !o nn T. rue m!cnt not b-om 4a cb- !. !. T6 ror r ottna. lo th am thier mr Irulh.'ultjr t. uil eon.rolnr ploiinl of mt- ertm pr:tlr. It la p- : tnt ra:Lstio ef Umlly r pntbtlttlj mT dfrct trn th ff!na whlcs poti. cftwr r inmiuso r:t4 upon lo mptor. Tt ' !! rcj-titi wooil ppr mr rt tcuioti t tf! poblie tni cn whWh drrf.I a tvputy hrrirf cf ti Job l.i tf. Tot ! took wiffc Tb court tipr farther w!4om bn It rmr tht "if a t-h' U ngi-tful. ocomri'M tnl.fff nt h oust t b dichnrl bth r ." t mrri'l or lrt." AaJ wut,J aJI tht nct-l trcabl t bom tfatl or hn lntrt uf:t f b rr"jn 1 tor tlumiL Whllo bnm-mkire U a function lr.ltirl nco'rrmnt It U sot ono tl r!i fir B-l acrtric cf tha wIfra f otnir nMrr lntltotloc. Trio !ct!Aot Prl' mWHa ! th lmp!'l ij'imptliii tht (iirna mkln aa.t -Pi"l tcblnc aro lnrlabty In comp.iflblo. Nrthtn. th dUlon. mhn ni ir t In connwttoa with rct UfMlAllen arft:tlrc t?l choottcl- f tnuro of imflojmfnl. roral a Joflnita trrfrr cf autocratic r"r fr9 t-nployor t omptojro. Thxrot ca::r. t w pib:o fr tho chont fi.,r4 ta ilsi.-tTf t-hr for tu. ' rTrtfai:y. It la fr ahort of It. Tha ti:r ho la ablo to hutj r posi tion dartB a probationary Prlx of tw yaara ta anra4 a tif J. Sha my b dlnlt only for muh and. If ri datnaada it. aftvr a pnbtlo haar-I- T fTtrt ta ramora a t-hr for earjaa may baeoma a proc4ura of rac er 1 arl tha teacher may appeal to tia eoarta from aa a.lora decision, rerrooa famlHar tta achoot work knojwa that tna.'r!clan- ran rarely ba decncsrrt4 by citir. ronrreta In rt.leeta. What uprtntn Jit an! p.-not Toart k n.- w t-ut pupita' ta.-li of pnereaa ta e-I Jotn pro able. I"oa e.bly anowteca that tnarruco of a teacher may choujs p.ct m jl Ui t inerrvtasry an4 fcnole4r of tha :fn-uIMa of metlr a altuatioo which mtht arva cauee4 tha Jrhoot Ii carl to maia Ita rota aaeepinj th cftr trr. Tha permanent emptoymert U af feotir t-hoolterher applies on:y to t"ia I'oTtUnd dletrut. At tho tttna of I'e adoption, three yeara (o. an4 for a Ior time prior thereto, there ha4 been no reoeral auaptrloa of unjer andiac that pof.tlc or Influence or apita control!'! diacharr ef Portland -ho:teai-her. Tha law aeems a h (a Inartra4 chiefly by a dealra to ra.'iae tha teacher of annual worry or th uB'"ertatrty in nl caae fnkl4 or enf tf!e- of their re enpt"yiriert. Tf ti'.t waa propaej br tha r4 teatrhera and It waa lob b:4 throurh tha LcLUCora by tra-h'r. Tha Sarrema Coirt daclston In Mra. T.K-harda' caaa anphaaiaaa. wa thlak. tha Impropriety cf euca a atatuta. Lyrically. marrUc la not Inherent raua for d urn !!: tha court now that lawfully It la not. In In etaace it may. howerer. Ia4 to nee Ict an4 lnerri-ieii-y. Tha School Po.ri la powerM to make a general Tile: It la practically power'.eea to de termine e. h caa on i'a menta. Tha ceaaral e.Tlcteacy of tha achooU de- masd that tha School pord hava broader authority oror dlacharjo of teacher, married or alnste. tha aama detail that Cornwal'.la aur- render la no4? Hardly a word re- Kxdir. rtadenaburf. Mad tha gen cra'lona r.o grown up bo taus that a handful of ttrtiUh regular d rore off ti Amrn-an olunteera. bele4 by the Preeldect IB tbri f.uht. an4 then barnej the National Capital, perhara the court of pro- par4aesa woull not ba o rugged I tao prect boor. If tha rrw hletorle ar adopted la great number e hool board whl erark- tha (isUjUc Ma will ba re- lni;onns; for the crop ef mlaJnforra4 aaj ot loetructeJ young people tha are certain to follow. to far aa ha Ing any effect la prerecilrg war roncerre the ptaa I no more aenalbt than that ef pretexting al mtr.Uon of de-h aaj dlaeaaa la the acnool phyatelogtra ta order to enl thoaa twin scourge of man I ml. 1 onre Awr.aicAxmg. Te Mayor of Philadelphia U Ra d"tph r.:rkr.burg. rcnllr d.'et4 for r-tection. but certhIee uc4 in true American, charvhlng ItlaV I Ameriran I3aala. breathisv American ftrliE.rn and reeerlng American tn- etl-attona Not long aiac. In tn preeenco cf the Preetdent of the fntte.j jttare. thia fin American cltl- en of Cerman birth mada an affect teg an j twwrrful appeal for American nntty; an t lately ho dctlver4 aa a4 dreaa before the ranaylranLa Society of New Torlt that contained theaa ttnklng aeBtanc: T m te lrt't mr nrtta ee. " me If. -fc. rrk !'' wwaa-AweefaeAeeh eeutteAi eetiueA. aa- pe: T ai ef emeri n eiMen - f A"-rVaeA k foet ii-ir fe'-.f c e ' - ec r ' r eeer ! r-l I - iitrm Ir re.ilve lS-otr' A'-joe r . ta .aN u it M Aa ev-rfcern!" a werne ef etf wff ie'!Ati te e-:-4f mt a:t ie w.: f fTrje T9'eat-. La. e-e ff'. tt mm. trfr. : el e li trri l"i mr le I'.l f 'Ine n t lt ce.i ru Mai ea i i ta lime. Tha American of foreign ancaatry may well ha affection an4 f ytr.pathy for the Und cf hi birth; but. aa one great American al I. tha "man who naa iti flag muat put one abor another." Th empi" of th! cn clllirn who xaite no hrphea may well bo com- mende.t to native Amertcara who do not alu their patrimony at Ita worth an! other Americana who hare for gotten why they Jeft another country to make their homee under a new flag. TUB JKHOMIX A afngt term for any public offi cial l nAltirally a delicate question among ftemocrat nonada. The I-mocrtte National platform of 113 dectar1 for one Preel leotlal term. anl "prerfge.l tha cin!i.!ato of thl corention to thia principle." Tho randl'late waa Woodrow Wliinn, and thera u rothlng about the conduct cf Wo.row VUnn. either polltl.al or marttat. to aurcat that he regards tha b-t:cr1 ol4 wrerk of a platform, adopted la the exigencies of a doubt ful campaign, aa tm'it but a scrap of paper. One may wrll Imagine that If the queetion cf a stngto term for It Presi dent hd been submitted to the Jack son Club In the dark day of MIS. It wou!4 have beea adopte4 without a dloMwntlng yet. When a Democrat haa no Job. he 1 content to have a air.gle term; but when he haa the ob. tha teaser why a limit shouH b pla-4 on Ma tenure ceua to have any cogency whatever. The action of the Jackson Club ef Portland. a.'orW aml4 much tumuli and shouting. In favoring any number cf term for Ita officer, may be re garded; as the opening gun for 1S1C or. to change the figure, the very kerstone of the Democratic arch. It I to he ma.! aa easy aa poaslbl for President WiUon to declare hi can didacy for re-election. It will folio a the night th day or. rather, aa one bright day In a fat an4 rrosperou season follow another that the faithful an4 far-eeeng aervanta who hetpe.1 Woodrow to hold hi Job will b able to persuade htm that they should again h are their Job. a greater ability, may rise to com mand hi rich associate In the service. When war coma another strong arruiuent appear for compulsory service. Every able-bodied male cut ten must go until the military need ar f.Hed. Coder the voluntary sys tem In Oreat i:ntala only the strong, w linn- end viril go forth, leaving their weaker brethren behind to look after poatertty. If th system were dirfcrer.t the whole burden woull not fall npoa the patriotic and sclf-sacrl-flclr.g. The thin blood would go to the front along: with the rich red blood of the land, and that division of responsibility would ba true of those who remained behind. So far aa th economic and military How to Keep Well By Dr. W. A. Evana. a tariff commission. Preparedness I for National defense takes naxt place. KlUiUUlU lUlt IUBJT Df lliU an Issue if the present Congress takes adequate measure by non-partisan action. Some editors aar that Wilson Questions oertlnent to brirlene. sanlta will ba much stronger If the wax con- ' " prevention of dlseae. If ""' .i . ... .. , .. ,,of snorl Inlarest. w 11 be answered In tlnuea until after the election and If ,nlt column, wher.spsc wtti not permit or he KeD the Lnited States out Cf 11 1 tn suMct-ls not suitable, letters win ds -tA - ih a-m fin. am I personally answered, subject to proper 11ml U V. w "J . .1 U .1 1 II U UIIMUI.IU. VH. " - . i . m . i.iiuiw ana :!; m Bimmwu. muu.w u - - OUIQ I rrlon. ! IdoIiwmI rtv V'vmrtm will not mske neutral right. Other Issues ba the Mexican muddle and the Ad ministration's failure to protect Amer ican lives there and In other foreign countrlea; Democratic hostility to bust n ess; wasteful and incompetent Administration; the merchant marine, nd mlsgovernment of the Philippine. The expressions of opinion show assect of tha aublact ar concerned, that, while reactionaries 0f the Barnes the advantage of compulsory service type have learned nothing- and for ar not debatable. Compulsion pro- gotten nothing and while radical of ducee an a.ieouata army amenable to mram jonnaon typo are aa raai- strtrt discipline at a relatively smail K vr. the mass of republicans diagnosis or nreeertbe for Individual die llequeat for such aenrica cannot b anewered. (Copirrliht. ISIS, br Dr. W. A. Evans. Published br arrassemast with Chicago Tribune.) Health Rale. The following Washington health rules. 11 In number, were formulated. adopted and copyrighted by the Asao elation for the Prevention of Tubercu losls of Washington. D. C: (1) Good Air Avoid badly ventilated. VTe.ed I fromc.o. r.Yge the ar. averae to either extreme. They adly lighted, dusty, dirty, overheated. cot. monster cf compulsory service la I of a monster thaa we have been wont to believe. TRI CMKISTVA snaiT. would unite In support of any man whoso Identity did not revive past dis sensions and whose record and char acter constituted a pledge that he would carry the Nation forward in de- crowdad or damp rooms. (3) Avoid House Dust Breathing dust, notably bouse dust, often causes disease. Have no tacked-dowa carpets and mattings. Have loose pieces of The bounteou spirit of Chrlatma pr0sDerltr durint- th difficult times is in ue air. it i niivcirq nut oni ... vclopment of Its liberties and of Ita I rugs and clean them frequently out door. I'ss a hair broom for your In the shop window asd street deco ration but In the facea of those you meet. Th children are all excitement. their tittle souls stirred to a high pitch of plcaaant anticipation. There a more kindly spirit among the elder In thla moment of good will among men. It la well that tradition has brought th Influence of th Tulctlde season Into cur Itvee to soften the nature hat may have grown callous during lor.g months of work and competition. Perhaps thl Influence la more Ira portant this year than ever before. Ince there are evidence that the hu man family haa lost something of It finer sn!Mlltiea under th Influence of tha. red monster on the distant nor.xoa. There 1 that In the gentle atmos phere of thla eventful week that bnnga to th aurfar the beat In men nature. A more charitable spirit to ward fellow 'traveler on th Journey from cradle to grave. A putting aside fdtasenslona and harsh judgment. A kindly helpfulnesa and prodigality which may hava lain nearly dormant through th year. Chxtstmaa 1 essen tlally a season of kind acta, of houghtful consideration for other. Mr. Lloyd-Georre say that "the succee of th alilea In the war de pend on the attitude of organized la bor whether it will allow th govern ment to recruit a sufficient number of skilled men for the factories which th munitions department haa brought Into being-." No government at war should seed to ask anybody to allow It to do an-thln that is necessary to floors and keep lower sashes closed while sweeping or dusting. Open upper sash if possible. , Never sweep rooms with a broom that raises dust. J) Pure Water Drink pure water. Avoid water from shallow and unpro tected wells and from pond and stream. If In doubt boll th water. Avoid public drinking cup. ft) Bat Milk and Cream Tubercu losis, typhoid fever and other diseases are often caused by drinking raw milk and raw cream. Get milk properly paa- turlsed or horn pasteurize It or simply scald it. All cream, including- that success. It should take what la needed In men'or material without asking the I used for Ice cream and butter, should permission of any cltlien. One of thai be properly pasteurised to be safe. greatest weaknesses of the British gov- Sleep act enougn sleep, oieep emment has boon 1ta failure at the wlth windowa open, or, better still, out- h.-1nll-- r .. wo. ti-nlt . .. I -uors. . . . . I () Keer Clean Take a bath or prome ana to set asiae union resrne- . -.rm hath, fol lions on production, it haa ever since lowed by a cold SDlaah. plunge or snown a timia suoservience to tne shower, once or twice a week or often unions which has prevented vigorous I er. Use soap freely. Wash your hands conduct of the war. - I before handling food. Don t put fingers. money, paper or pencils In your mouttt, Don't bite your flnirer nails. T) Food Don t eat food that has been (THEORY OF -JVOLUTION DOIBTED The eleventh-hour Christmas shop ping rush la on. Ten of thousand exposed to files or dust or touched by hav Just awakened to the fact that I unclean hands. Raw fruit or vegetables Christmas la right upon na. Thou-1 so exposed should first be rinsed or sanda more have not awakened and washed thoroughly. Chew your food will not until late Friday night. They we'L . , v,. ,, " . (8 Breath Ins; and Exercise Breathe ar becoming restless under the ,.. ... t-0fI. .-r. thought that a dozen and on pres- bru,hln. Klt ,nrl Take Th man who doe not find It within nl r'rn-it unpurcnaaea. jrtut mis pientjr of outdoor exercise, but avoid himself to perform some helpful deed restlessnea will not drive them to ao- excess in athletics: it mar cause heart In thl season should be uspectel of llon untU lno ,BJ,t P1b moment, trouble. Don't eat or drink when over- avlr.g no ieJt of gent!enea within "om' '7'T.w , .. VJ . ' .9) clV. of th. Tee i naftirit Or if the ..rfi r.T performing all their allotted task in ,t-ar ot Tee ta nature, or ir th aeada are prea- ' teeth in the morning a nt they hav not flourished in the JU8t ,ucn a manner. prepar. barren soil A thoughtless, hurried giving doe ot meet the spirit of fhristmsx. Thai The bride of hi choice; seclusion. man who hands his wife a check and I homage, every wish met: Christmas th Clean your and at bedtime; prepared chalk. Teeth decay principally during tho night. A Happy daya these for the President. I quarter teaspoonful of milk of magne sia taxen viuout water ana Kept in the mouth Just before retiring will help to preserve the teeth. This applies even to young children. Teeth should be frequently inspected by a dentist. (10) LUquor and Tobacco Avoid to. oaves the Chri.tma details to her near at hand. No doubt It will bo Mr. la open to tho suspicion that he poa- I Wilson's happiest ChrlMmas. A quiot sesses a hnrsh nature. He Li mlsxtnr tree with onlv a few friends and rela he true delights of the occasion. The Itlvea to share the happy event. Christ- I bacco and liquors. They axe especially matter 1 one requiring personal I ma Is a happy event in itself, but injurious to the young. houcht and attention, whether In when its rladness la heightened bv (11) Don't Nepleet Colds Do not uyirr those Present w hich are do-I tho sweetnesa of honevmoonlnir dava neclect cousin or colds. If you ao not gnej to delight one's friends and I the cup of happiness should be brtm- amlly or In meeting that greater ob-lmlng full. Happy day these. What gallon to help someone who Is In doc It matter aa to Austria and th eed. To give alma Is nothing unless I next election! you give thought also, aa Iluskln once remarked. It is written, not "blessed I tv. .ii.i' ,. lives. Cultivate cheerfaless and kindll h that feedeth the poor." but r,rr ,,,,.,. hill thro,, th. ness; It ill help you to resist disease. get well soon go to a doctor or dls pensary for treatment. Never cough sneeze or breathe into another person's (ace. Don't spit on floors or sidewalks. (II) Sunshine Admit plenty of sun shine into your houses and into your bleed Is he that consldereth the House, but it will strike a snag In the poor. A little thought and a little senate if Western Senators are loval I - - - - r-tra inTor.T. Peace propagandist. hav formed n alliance with certain firm which pasllsh school historic. A won a choc! boards caa b Induced to ac cept the revised book th plan will complet. Rmov all referenc to wars, latr.raes. empire and dyna t a from th school historic. That 1 th esaenc cf th movement In thl way th mind cf th rlstrg gen era'tens will not become contaminated with the micro-erg anlsm cf worid i scorl which serve to make war. In- a'ead ef war th htstnrte will deal with economic growths and clvli ac tivate. Art and literature will ' be conslJered whr-cfnpalgna ence oc cupied the attention of historians. A weird plan, indeed, fine all na tion hav bn delivered from the wem ef war. sine wars and th de velopment cf ctvtilvatloa hav gone hand In band. It wnuM be a hopetraa'y linoniit yours; person who was pr piUt.! to know nothing cf thn. tMBpi Thar ta ao doubt but that th plan would meet with a measure cf sice o far aa multiplying th lanoranc ef th young la con cerned. Wit new th provincialism which ha grown tip la th country largely through our time-honored c hool hiatoiie. Do they not glorify Anericta arm and American mili tary achievements? Is ther on Bug. gstion In any cf them that America baa etwav preente.t s rlumsy and urtwleldy aspect la war. requiring two and tire mn fr every man of the eaemy's tore and then ha suffered frequent reverwe ? Ix th achool hi, tcrva tall lh a lory cf li'a.lar, itasg la ivt Tnr t ta.ii i rorvritT. Any truth-telling map cf th state of Washington will dl-lo the Inter esting fact that the great county of Yakima, popularly thought to It In th heart of Washington, etowety bor der th lower Columbia River tcrri tory, and that it southern boundary for a great many m'.tea almost exactly parallel th Columbia, Klver at a dis tance cf thirty or ferty mile. The county of Kli-kltat Is th southern neighbor cf Yakima, and Klickitat, for obviou geographical reason. Is distinctly a part of Portland' trad territory. Ther are a few 1st:: brtaeen Klickitat and Yakima, and ther Is aa ladtan reservation which ha of fered a practical barrier to th tide cf sst travel between th river and the town and country cf Yakima. Nevertheless Taklrr.a ha always been within speaking distance of the river and of Portland nearer certainly thaa to Puget Hound and It has seemed strange that more diligent ef fort haa not been mad to establish rtoser line of communication between Taklma and th Columbia w mean the Lower Columbia and Portland. Now there la a proposal from Takl ma for Portland to lend It moral support to a plan to build a road through th Slmro Reservation and cn to th Columbia at Whlta Salmon, ther to connect with th Columbia Highway by ferry. It la said that Klickitat and Taklma counties are ready to flnanc th road. If right cf way can b secured through th reservation. Th Federal Govern ment ought to give Its assent to a project o worthy and ncery; and of cour Orernn will help. foirTt-oT sravirK. Compulsory military aervtr Is a subject which evea th boldest of our statesmen and military advocate are content to avoid la public utterance. Only such firebrand aa Colonel Roovelt com out openly for a sys tem cf compulsion. Th average man. even though h favor th Idea la Ms own mind, ts loath to drag it Into the open to offend tho Ideals of that In dividualistic democracy which la part and parcel of th American tempera ment. Tho general Idea of compulsory service l tht It I a monster of th first magnltud: an agency of au tocracy and monarchy which would poison th well of freedom. Tet on closer Inspection th system appears les ominous vea tn It relationship to th very Idea that It la commonly thought to eppn. Military service I a great, leveler. Rich man and poor man serving aid by side In th same company of tn earn natraiioa or th same feg.ment become fast friends. Clara djtlncilon I don away with. la fact the poor man, by rcaaoa of Indnesa are oftea worth more than great deal cf money. Huskln's words rrovld noMo ruldanro for how who find within themselves In hi happy season th Inspiration for adding something to th world' brightness. Tttr itnTiii.ir.tv orrLoon. to Western Interests. Your mind acts on your body. Hygiene helps the strong to remain strone. the weak to become stronpr, and. by preventing: sickness, lengthens the average span of human life. If Oregon had mora men like A. S. Kerry and gave them more encour agement, there would be lcs talk of I business depression and unemploy ment. Baby Improperly Fed. Mrs. R. M. F. writes: "My baby. 18 moths old, has lately been In the habit of awakening several times during- the night and crying for a short time as if r th. j-anoa of her ract. About the time of the heat of the , " . , i, i ....v. An exhaustive canvas cf r.epub- IcamDalrn next vear this countrv will I v, wnnM ilka to know iran editors ani members or cnr.gresa get mad at the activity of foreign if her stomach teeth could be the Dy tne uternry i'.gest aa to nepub-1 warships Just outside the threo-mile cause of this condition. Also, lately, limit. Milt Miller was eating- with a fork when many other were on the bottle. llcan candidate atid Issues for the Presidential campaign of lilt reveals certain outstanding facts. One Is that ex-Fenator Root lias most sup port for President ouLilde of hi own state, being favored by II J edltora out of .il. and Justice Hu?he second tth IS3. their support being more widely distributed than that cf any other man mentioned. Senator Bur ton comes next, but his endorsements are most numerous In and around his own state, and ho Is the second choice cf many In the Atlantic states. Sen. Washington society Is shocked at ator Sherman has 111 votes, but theyllhe radicalism of ITesidcnt Wilson In are mostly from Ms own state, while settlns; ssl l one of 1U rules of etl- Fenator Borah has 10J from all sec- quettc. tt en. it ncecied' a snock. tior.s and ts highly favored as second choir. Senator Cummins Is next, wlthl If England had compulsory service. upon arising mornings, her breath has a bad odor. Can this be a result of her afnmafh taath rnmlnr throuirh or Is ft Anent the local Democratic squab- attributable to some irregularity In the ble. It may bo said, that Honorable 1 feeding or the moving of the bowels?" REPLY. Protest to Germany, Austria, Brit aln and France 5ecreiary LAnslng Is filling the 4lr with enough scraps Ofo;oc)t. mi:k and cracker or toast. At 1:30 paper to make a stage snowstorm. Th trouble I not with her teeth. Ton ar not fdln- her properly. A child 28 months or as should be fed four times a dir. As soon as dreaeed. oranjr Julca. At 7 o'clock, rereat. bread and buttrr. and milk. At o'ciork a little meat or meat Juice, baked potato, on additional veretsble. milk, bread and butter, and a simple dessert. At :10 o'clock, cereal, milk, bread and butter, a. p. pie sauce or prune tutor. Let her hav water several time during tn day. air. Cliae's Toothful Enthusiasm for Doctrine Cools Voder Thought. PORTLAND, Dec. 21. (To the Edi tor.) I used to reckon myself an evo lutionist. For Just what reason I am unable to say, only it seemed necessary to harmonize with popular opinion. The very air wa full of it 40 years ago. That man began his career a .little marine ascidlan, eyeless and limbless, in the ooze, and worked his way to his present state of civilization by cease less struggles upward, through count less forms of brute life, each succeed ing one in the series a little in ad vene of that which went before it till a tailless ape was reached, which all men may now call grandpa, was so scientifically clear to those who knew everything about the matter that I got behind the door and swallowed the whole dose. Age and reflection have brought mod ifications. It now appears that there la a common plan in all animals, and in all parts of animals, as well as in all plants; a common unity for the whole organlo part of the world plant and animal alike. That there are similar manifestations of mind in the human and brute creation is clear, but it does not follow, therefore, that one organ may be evolved into another organ, or one kind of animal Into another kind of animal. That a higher creature may develop from a lower is a well-known fact, when the same archetypal unity of plan underlying the two is present; but that is far from being a trans mutation of species. Eastern Oregon some years ago was overrun by a scrawny little animal known as the Cayuse Indian pony, in size well nigh good for nothing, great numbers of them being rounded up an nually by cattlemen and shot, for the good of the range. Others of them were roped and brew to imported horses till now we have the well-known Oregon horse," for beauty, speed and endur ance without a peer, the Kentucky thoroughbred not excepted. Tyrn this improved norse uacK on ma range un disturbed, and in due time thevorig- lnal scrub crops out. So practical observation rather puts the doctrine of self-upward evolution out of business. At any rate, the change produced, by whatever method. is never beyond variety. Let the re straining influence be removed and the highly bred Guernsey or Holstein cow soon reverts to the buckhead from whence she came. There is, therefore, plainly an in surmountable barrier between tho spe cies throughout animal creation, pre venting: even those most nearly akin from passing progressively into the other. It may go one step, but only one, when it is halted in the mule, a creature produced by mixing the spe cies, with no power to propagate it self. So, in regard to the facts which ge ology is supposed to furnish as un equivocal testimony to the doctrine of evolution. Here "time is the substance of the doctrine." But if the rock In which the skeleton of the "plesiosau rus" is embedded had been deposited as'slowly as It is claimed to have been, the carcass, if the elements then were anything like they are now, would have decomposed and disappeared long before it could have been covered up. For the skeleton to be there at ail l nroof that the material for embed ding it must have been deposited be fore decomposition had time to do its work. And withal It should not be forgotten that fossils are found con fusingly out of place in the various stratas required by the tneories oi evolution. So, under the "law and evidence, it is easier to believe that each crea ture, man, animal, fish, bird or plant, was constructed on its own "architec tural" design and by a competent archi isrt. with its relations to all other creatures and to the universe of which it is a specific part. C cl.i-.e,. In Other Days Twenty-Five Years Ago. From The Oregonian December J2. 1810. Washington If President Harrison Is a candidate for re-election it is more than likely he can be renominated in 1892. Washington Henry A. Brown, of Massachusetts, believes that three fourths of the duty recently taken off sugar will have to be restored at the next session of Congress. Mr. Brown is a tariff expert. The importance of the Parnell fight in Ireland, in world events is evidenced in the fact that yesterday more than 2500 words were cabled in the regular news dispatches besides many special dispatches. Miss K. L. Miller, of Roseburg, is spoken of as a successor to the post master at that plaoe. At AshlandUad Eugene women now fill the place. Mr. J. G. Holcombe. who for the past three years has been assistant engineer on the Nicarapuan Canal, is in the city and in an interview said he believed the canal would h nraptii- hio and a success. Edward Dckum is about recovered from his long illness. Dr. Simon Quinlin who Is at the riearl of the Order of Elks in the United btates is In Portland, New York George Gould is about to receive a handsome Christmas present from his father. He is to be made president of the Union Pacific. Half a Century Aso. From The Oregonian December 22, 1865. Washington Senator Wilson has of fered and had adopted a resolution calling- on the Secretary of War for a statement of the numerical strength of the Army. Mr. Wilson has also Intro troduced a bill to provide more ef fectually for the National defense. Mrs. Henry W. Corbett died at Al bany, New York, July 27. 1S65. She was the daughter of Ira Jagger, of Albany, N. Y. The Oregonian prints an obituary of the death today to which is ap pended an appropriate poem. Mr. Bennett ran two double sleighs for the accommodation of parties at tending the ball at the Fulton House last night. The sleighs called at the different hotels, starting at 7:30 and S:30 o'clock. A movement Is under way to tret a suitable public cemetery for Portland. The Wilkes' Spirit speaking of the performance of the horse Dexter in trotting a mile in 2:18 1-6 savs: "The mils made by Dexter Is the fastest ever made by a trotter." IR.EXE. There's a tendency seemingly modern To misname the daughters of Eve: There's expostulation at such atronl. lations As Mary or sweet Genevieve, For they hava been ordered to leave; A maid is now called Esmeralda, Drusilla, Genevra. Corr.nne. She's in a dilemma when christened plain Emma; It at leat could have been Emma-jean; So I'm loving the name of Irene. That old-fashioned name of Irene; A call from the past, 'tis the first and the last. That sweet-sounding name of Irene. Xenrastheala. Troubled wtIIcs: "What constitutes a neurasthenic? Does dread and fear to larp following u the upper Missis- I It might keep the suffragettes quiet meet people: fear and loss of confidence slppl ar.ev and few Totes elsewhere. I bv cutttnr them to work in the muni-I in oneself when attempting to under r.x-rreeMrnt Tart has a faithful lltlon factories. tase a oinicujt. propo.mon.- irequent an. I .i.Pr,.i,I.Kt nrvna.t-.'t st ll's of oesponooncy i the former two ator Week la .teon i. v-w vn.i . ....... conditions evldenced by trembling of .... ne inrla, ma luraey our. noi iran limbs; cold hands, flushed face, rapid but no iter else. Li-. Ico-President to be agitated as the day draws near, beating of heart? Will these conditions Fairbanks. Governor Johnson. Cover- L.rhuni because he is dead but not srrow worse? And what would vou arlve nr i.ru;nuun ana rennior iar oi- i decollated. I aa tne cause." tan it oe inneritedT l"tt are only favortt son of their I reply. own Slates. I mnnA effect of tha war la to I My goess Is that you ar nenrasthenlc. Senator Roof : strength On the fac . ..- "J" . Z Whether vour condition will grow worse of tha returns la l..n.,4 i e k, l,,m "L ,u'm' "even. d,pds on you. TowMI make mor head .C- " " w, T '.. . I t, ' back to Its historic Polish nam of way if you-will ta IModUn. Asquith says Crest Erltaln needs a million more soldiers and in truth she does. Py the samo token she will get ke th blame, ro to work to train yonr mind, and leav your grand parents out of It. th strong objection of many Progres sives, who cannot forgive him tho part he took in th convention of II2. Al though th rejected new constitution of New York Stat was his handi work and was decidedly progressive. the Bull Moos doubts that h ha them really been liberalized. Medlll Mo Cormlek says that, as between Root The man who carries a heavy va and Wilson, th Progressives would I lis horn with him each day may or vot for Wilson, though the Chicago may not b doing his Christmas shop- Trlaun says Root "unquestionably Is ping. th biggest National character In good standing In th Republican party." I It may be Portland has the lowest The only obstacle to Justice Hughes' 1 death rate because it haa tho most availability seems to be his scruples doctors snd fewest undertakers about stepping from tho bench Into th political arena. In this connection I The only fun which Henry Ford I nrosDectlve mother to read?" me quote ine iw iora nun will derive irom nis peaco expedition iTDtt "'" """ ..line will D jooiina- iao I glemon' Prospective Mother." "Prenatal recently talked with Justice Hughes I Care" and "Infest Car." published by th When th wind blows here at thirty ?.?'lnrn uepanment of Ibor, - - i u ..h n on. 1 1. I i .. , .......... il nb , miles n H"ur Iliua. ycwio -.limn. i Pat Food for Elderly. Mrs. J. H. T. writes: "Would you ad vise a person of 60 to use olive oil? Does one get enough fat In cream (mostly In tho morning on cereal) and butter? I drink milk, but no tea or coffee. I use a little meat" REPLY. Th ft which you get from meat, butter and cream Is enough for your needs. Prenatal Care. Mra. W. writes: "Will you kindly publish In your columns a book or books that you would recommend a in a most Impressive strain." II said thnt "tho Supreme Court might P.nd itself standing some day between sane and authoritative government and anarchy;" that It "must ever re ts blowing "like sixty.' main the bulwark of the people's lib- fanlliy 0 a ertles. and It could not preserve that ner job Indispensable function if tho Justices " It's great to have a lawyer in the teacher in danger of losing The excess of rainfall continues under three inches despite appear ances. erpoaej themselves to the suspicion of coveting th Presidency." If Jus tice Hurhea adopt that view, his nomination Is out of tha question. Assuming that thla man. who by common agreement could unit all element of Republicanism. Is cllml- nate.i. we rind that either Curton. Sherman. Cummin or Borah would be acceptable to Progressives as well aa to th old-lln Republicans. Th Progressive leaders express determi nation to nominal a ticket, but the general opinion la that with a candi dal of this type at th head of th Republican ticket these leader would have few follower, for th rank an4 file have already returned to their Mr. Taft Is better and the country former party, tho great majority to I feel better. the Republicans. Aridity of the "tomarh. 11. 11. 11. writes: "In reading your reply to an inquiry about bicarbonate of soda, you said it neutralizes the acid In the stomach but stimulaes that or gan to produce more acid. Also you said, hy taKe itr w hat would you advise for acidity of the stomach in stead of bicarbonate of soda; that is. something which will reduce the acidit) and not stimulate the organ to pro- LET BUTCHERS BE INSPECTORS Mrs. Sharp Proposes That Dealer Be Made Responsible. PORTLAND. Dec. 21. (To the Ed itor.) The article in The Oregonian. Half the Meat Inspected, is a revela tion and should arouse a thinking pub lic to action. Would it not be a long step in tne interest of "Safety First" If an oral nance were adopted requiring butchers to be inspectors and making every butcher responsible and liable for 3is eased and "over-ripe meat he offers for sale? The license of any butche: violating the ordinance should be re voked and he should be punisnea ac rordlntr to the seriousness of the efTec following the use of bad meat sold by him. Such a law would Keep tne in competent and unscrupulous man out of business. "Kafetv first" on the part of the housewife will prompt her to visit her butcher occasionally and iook into everv nook and corner of his shop, tak ing with her a flashlight, that she may see conditions In tne oam recesses the cold storage room. Her visits will h. more effectual if a few of her neighbors accompany her. No honest, r-lenn butcher will resent his patrons' Investigating his premises: but rather would encourage it, because of the free advertising these visits would give him. To be refused admittance to a shop by a dealer would be strong evidence against any butcner ana a wise -woman placing the welfare of her family first would not patronize a man who would refuse her the right to see for herself how the back rooms are Kept. JOSEPHINE U. SHARP. Reichstag adopted a credit of ten I due more acidr billion marks to scare th dove. I repty rn to a eertaln point brneraeldltv can be Three cays more to tnnsimu and mmatra ty rare in mini aa to quantity the children are all agog. ef food, articles or ow ana method of eat- ealm. Any caae or Hyperacidity which can These shortest days sre plenty long I not b cured be that plan aaould be cared enough of their kind. for by a physician. Loosen up, Woodrow, and let the camera click. A Good Crlbbaae Hand. NICHOLS. Or.. Dec. 20. (To the Ed itor.) To settle an argument, please tell me how many points are in a crib bntre hand of four fours and a trey and oblige, A SUBSCRIBER. Fnow In Eastern Oregon and roses In Western. As tn the Issues, the tariff takes ftrt ptace In th opinion of almost all. Ther la a general agreement that careful revision In the direction cf protection will he more thnn evert week, necessary after the war. and some I ' dltors are. mnhatlo la advocacy of I Do joux Nw Year' shopping early. I count ii; total. 11, All Santa Clauses look alike this Four combinations of three fours with the trey are posslblo to make IS, namely, diamonds, hearts, clubs; dia monds, hearts, spades; hearts, rlubs. spades; diamonds, clubs, spades. Four 15s count eight and the four fours Sending East for Clothes. PORTLAND. Dec. 21. (To the Ed Itor.) A friend showed me a copy of an Eastern paper puonsnea in unio containing a letter from Portland. Or., In which the writer stated that many people are sending to Chicago for their croods. as they can get mem mucs rheaoer there and of as good quality. Xow I am not "kicking" on Portland. hut nieht others besides myself we are bachelors of course expect to nuy our clothing In Chicago, we nna we can get as good suits made to order for ?25 as we have to pay for here. As we all use a little wine, the difference in saving will pay for all this, so we will be at no extra expense on that account. But the money win ail go out oi tne state. Are we doing right In looking out ior our own interests or not.' 31. x. LLTLUW, The saving you expect to make is probably only superficial. A difference of $10 to $15 in a suit may De in tne linings and workmanship and not read llv detected on first inspection. A cor rect lit is also worth something. But conceding for purposes of illustration that you would save some money. Would you uphold your employer If he replaced you with a Chicago man sole ly because the Chicago man would work for less than you were paid? As sm experiment, see what you can do in Portland by offering some responsible tailor orders for nine suits which he ordinarily makes for $40 each. Let Candles Shine. PORTLAND, Dec. 21. (To the Ed itor.) May I suggest to the readers of The" Oregonian that on Christmas Eve we people living in Portland observe the beautiful custom of placing lighted candles in the windows of our dwell ing houses, in remembrance of the coming of the Christ child and to give a gleam of cheerfulness to the home less wanderer? Green wreaths should smile from every window and candles shine there on Christmas Eve, so that every passer by may know it to be a Christian home. A. E, BEECK. You may talk of entitlements clever That you find in the new novelette; They seem so mysterious, light and delirious; So subtly attractive, and yet It seems that I cannot forget The names that our mothers were given The names that our grandmothers had. For there's no name that's neater or purer or Bweeter Than these; and it's making me glad When I hear tho dear name of Irene That old-fashioned name of Irene; Aye, 'tis rest to my ear when I happen to hear That sweet-soundlnsr name of Irene. LOUIS BALBACH". Naughty Man Tax Him. PORTLAND, Dec. 21. (To the Ed itor.) Bachelor, in a leter a day or two ago, says that he neither wishes to do his part in the world 33 "man or husbanoman" nor pay the penalty and be taxed. He, like Adam, makes poor Eve the excuse and, big man though he is, hides behind her. Her clothes are the excuse. It Is not warm enough in this climate to do without. There may be a few foolish ones who. as he says, bedeck and unbedeck themselves, but they should be pitied for their fool ishness and poor taste. If wo investigated Mr. Bachelor we should probably rind he was not quali lied to cast stones, that his mode of liv ing was not calculated to uplift the world nor qualify him to marry any girl. His excuse will not relieve him of his duty in the world. There are hundreds of sensible women who dress both sensibly and economically. No. if that bachelor were a nice young man he would nave fallen in love and been married long before now. So tax him, and tax him plenty. A LITTLE WIDOW. Possible Orlcln of "Oregon." PORTLAND. Or.. Dec. 21. (To the Editor.) From time to time I have noticed discussions in The Oregonian, and elsewhere, relative to tne aeriva tion of the name Oregon. As far as I know, it has never heen satisfactorily explained where this nmae came from. So I offer the following suggestion: About the middle of the lttn century the Spaniards, who had conquered the races generally Known as ine inras, which dwelt in the extremely moun tainous regions of Western South America, gave to certain tribes the name of "urejones. in ine opauibn laniruaere this word is pronounced ex actly as would be the word "Oregones." as both the "J" and the "g" have the sound of our "h." Is it not possible that tne Spanlsn settlers in California gave this name o the mountainous country to the north of them? And that the "Orejon" of the Snnniards has not survived in our name Oregon? R. C. Yes. WEISER. Idaho, Dec. 20. (To the Ed- tor.) In cribbage A plays a 6; a plays a 3; A plays a 4:; B plays a 7: A plays a 6. Will A be entitled to a run of five? A READER. Truth "Advertising." says Newspaper dom. "has had a tremendous effect on marketing morals this because of its public character. "A business requires a great many years of steady, profitable business in order to pay back the investment. "The product must be good, and the truth must be told about it to keep up the business. "A firm cannot talk to millions of people and expect to get away con tinuously with a lie. "It cannot afford to reduce or wipe out its future profits. "Telling the truth in advertising really is business insurance." Read the advertising in The Oregonian.