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10 TUB 3IOHMXO ORFGOXIAX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1915. ttM at rertlea. Crua. rgarteffH Im e-a4 -c ji a a rt b : y rarr. aafr !!-4 7' . Mi4f iwc.-.a . - 'tM X . . uiatr liw.u.l i. Ii.ra oti I e-ia.la. ln.:lt.la. eoe fa. f. wit eae l i' Ul 4i4)a .S jU 1 !!.. wtt,..: uiir. urM mjta. ae-lr. aae 7 -e .......---""" " tnt4 u . J . ......... UUf U4 W eave Br cTte. r . Sailer i.i.m1. ' ... ... ... -" ... ... v ... 1 I .j4 lnva4. aee ' " a .. wluU mill ''V r-e is t r' -j - . ni i ... ... ,,.,.... ...... r'ii.t. - I, t JJ l - i - .- . . . ft- CM- rvtu.o. rurx.T. dc . During thee rxlou " moving eUr before, rroMSitloa. th public cl ctur, a stCaatiea la OreC. oro- hai a follows: ji!u ar preparing to rt:r from Imfn aa , BUaoi fraction uooutif that they r.ata so-ft-drtnk impn urn, an.l re'reeftrneet stand. t-. tn.r u: i of iatx t. ..t in arortr iir lit prlt ..r.i.l-rM o'iaf.ti"-l of ll t !. (- b'aw'rv e J prhar raor ,,n,r, r (.tire tf t rforr t.- . .a I Kit: en BSlTtik to rrtln- o bcn lowr.J la down'owo ai- tin Ir .loa ?'J prhp a(;s,rnr.uiorr It Ul k"? pp0 a. rc4-rt f r orkirjrr.o. T Ml'n!t f:fO who fl lht mt hi t.s It. cr hi hr. m. W Irfjrmlr.- htrrvlf a t ftr n. h. t t th lo q ,ru of rirttuoo l:.,0" fwfifT. f..,4r r).4rt. of 6r p-rm!!te-l undff t.i. U. Alt t thirc f bou t any Wrtrr T.ut h ar or. a co" cTtr.J n.J lntri:irt M'itrn'Bt tr t:i workr for pr--Mb!tlon who wr . o.:irrm:y mt.o'U bfor tft lvt ti" iboat th bbltu f th - .en !- proi'I a ubtitu: hr tfi rn.n-e.'-th-frt. Arrhin for t "ie. wjruta. comfort ant rrrpn ..r. fiir tnr b crlfjr7 cu-4 la ri"". and on Democratic axenrasarsr. which In th S:xtr-t"'rl Cotjrtu prt i:i.090.00i more tha wa ;rt T tha Ul R-pJbtlcn Cor.rc. Wha th lmocratj pro- poa'i to rormr.ua Irfroal emersancy Uim. KrpuLIUara dlJ rlsht In ihow In that tho nrUl rttoot could ba TJ by !Tlr. duti on th com ndlun which now pour In tfuty fra. Such dutlva woo14 alao Umu Ufa activity In oar Induatrtra by a- lt!r. tham to comri with freljn products. Only objection of Dcmo-i-r"j to that policy niikM cor.tlnuanca of tta mcrcaocy ta necwary. Than,th Drmocrata ahouM not aak tfia Rapubllcasa to ahara raaponalbi: i:y for thoao taxes: tfcey ahoatJ bar It aloca. That la tha manlr of the ajtrtraa TIpobtK-n vol In Conr 0 H KL.T-WXX PTATlOJf. Crorr Clataiaud tu a Traatdant of tha lc.tfd Xtatra who aaw claarty and apoka plainly, purine two Ad.t!r.uiri!lor. Uiara waa no war, thouch thara wa a violent diplomatic coKlatoo w-tth Craat Uritalc: but tha rrMnt uridcratood parfactly that tha Ccl'.ad tatca could cot hopa to pUy a craat part In tha worlJ'a af. fair without an adequate Nary, cr without the ap.rlt and ability to en force the National wllL CoIIlar'a VYavkry calla altrntlos to a aies'.e T rr,l.n of Oroar Cleveland. -hlch p jta the vhole caaa In a cutah'!!. to ll: Ta ii'k, (aal mbioI raalaf inrMF, le t r iai4 I It- It ferJ tnT ;' aa4 ! I." ir, c a ! u : 4 Hta aimAtaa a- ii la a ia a4 kaj aa(m tanaa 44t:a4 a It aea r-ffit aaa Jaatica. Theodore Itoolt haa a word for tl- and fUbby Nation Nation !Hou r-lrt.xrn or unity cr power, He aaa ajh a Nation la "Chlnafled." Thre l no half-way rround b- wrao rornp!ci dlmrrjaarnar.t and al- quia fftMtfJwit. If the country la not g't:-t t ret rJy to rive an ac-our.t of itrtf atalnat any foe. why rcht at ail? To that extant the pacl- flata hae tha of the arf4mnt. rtt tub .r.rtJxinitttT. tvmorri' In tth hVrata ard il-5u. In dl.acuar.ln the rnwal tt tfte mrrt'tirr til Pw. made the war the rot for alt the eil effacta oc th rndarwoo.J tariff. Thr ar rlcnd a unpitrtotic th'-a) l:pub!l car who at'.nbute the deficit ! It tr-ia rii and who dUre tht a tii(if fnf. r.t Internal tax", la the trua rm'ly. Tha caiuw of the d'fi'.-tt ara re d .-! ciatoma rerrnne undr the T'r.lrwo.i.l lr an.l lnrrca-d ex pe'a o.lr Ixmo.-Ttli: ruta. Rap raarti,a Kiti-hln a.lmltt, that Jur. nc the r.M-l year er.dine June 3. Ill J. ctj.toma rrxcua waa at I-.t 111. . l'a la proportion than tfartra; the pra.-e.Slna; nine mnth un- dar efte ralrwoo. uw. nut the I'nmmarce vp art-nant" rport f'r rvtohr ahowa tt the atu of Im port lr that month a. tu.'Iy fncraad more than 1 1 1 O'lil. ' a compared wt-n O. l'br. tJtt. anj l . crrp-el with C-toher. It3. More than 7 rr cnl of thaa Inr porta n tr't dute f re. an ! tha rpooi fcitity of the t"r-t 'r"l tariff for the rfa cnua !.- reantjt b ctaarly tr4-Ma br thua f act and br the character of the cowla imported. That tariff neral'T admit dity fre- raw matrrtaia and rt:4-: wM.-h fce nndareone orty eMl-ht prooraaea of manufacture, but Imp"! auhetantl.! d'ltlee on Mrhlj-ma.-!f'ture. product. I;y withdraw tf i"e. Uhr from l:uropaan fa.--t irlea the war h re'l'4' d our Im port of mantafat l jrad aoorfa. wht. h par dufr. whi! the fn!rrw-l fr-e ! 'at hj vaatle Ir.creaaed Import of rm.fe tnatrrta' on which t ttle labor ra been expended. The Commerce rvpartmee t' own rra proire thie. A b'jll'tin itp exporra as! Import fr October ard fie tr month en.fin October ehowa trut In that monrh Import of crude na;ri!.. rrrid foo.;, jf and f--d anlmxr.a n.-ree.t more than, IJJ. Ml ''X. while Import of partly or whotty manufactured rooda decreaaed about HI S") 1 Thi tendency to licra Import ef duty-free tnolj and t de,-reaa fmport of dat!b!e rooda la prorreaaiea. for It la only tlar'.rt Aiciat. Sptmhr and (V to ler that the t-tal of a'l tja ha ahnwa an Increaae. et the tn montha itaw an lncre In cru ! malaria! of oter IJ')a')a ant a riecreaae In rartry or whot:r manofactnred c'od t oxer !:.11.. Some defender of the fnderwood ttrt'f mar contend that the early month of the war do not afford a f ilr coenpartann. bat. becinr.lrc wlh Xfarch. each moots of tIJ record. a a licreaaa of tm porta tnrr the corre apondin mort( of tJIJ. a time of peace when the rxne-A!drtfh tariff wa In oper-tlon. The only exception wa ?rtrmbr. which m"Oth In I1J t-nmedleterr peecedad enactment of the l"ndrwod law. when Import e.iddeofy ewetled by nearly IJI.OO'l. IM. Itx.l the tndera-ovl tartff tmpooed ttutiee en raw materia!, amaller qian titiea wonTd bae been lmportd. hut ther woutt haee yielded reeenie. The jtreat q-iar.tl'ie of wool Imported from Aa.a'raOa, of ehtrc!e from Fr!".;h Po. Iimh'a. wourd haxe been reduced and reran i would he been dertxed from that whUh came In. The Underwood tariff p'.ara direct !t Into the hand of the be"irrect nation, for tt encour- ate tm port ef t hoee commoditle whti-h they can bt produce undr war ronditiona and whu-h pay Bo d-jty. white It Inapoaea dn'ira on the cmrno. d"tl their production of wM.-h t di minished br the war. SepnMS-ar woutl rot hare done their ditv had ther omitted t', place rer,n,1h"lty for ,h defli-tt where II .,'ot on the rmvrll deficit tr.ff. whu-h onr aerraxata.1 In war tae daraaaa) ef rextsua wlUca ll had lit atablfTT Uhii Ih ITeatdrnt la bliaafjlty ptartnf "!.' with h:a beautiful bride and enjoytrr to full all tha deticht f a ruit-orbed honeymoon a felicity which r. c. of courae berrudc him hUtory rontlr.ure to be made at Wah- Intoa. There waa a rote to Auatrla-Ilun- 4-ry on rvcember C. widely adertled a art ul'.maiurn ti thai frlchtenrd power, and aald t- b the Ut word welraa tha flrat word of Amrrtc on the deplorable Ancona affair. There wa aexer talk of the lr.human" nd "t)rhru" aapect of tha affair. nd a x'.arorou denunciation of the -wanton alauchter of men. women and hitdren." It waa a firm and b-'d ef'.r.!tin of the American attltudo. It emed to b the rirht poeltion to ake. Inward a Koremrrter.t which In Il had delivered to a nelchborin atlon the moot amaxinc ultimatum kil hiatorr. deecrlbed by It own orcln Jllnuter (Jiepatch to Rome uty 1)11) In the foUoa-inx term XVa a . famfrl4 Ia maka lhaae itmaa ti raau.l af If f.-a aa) far atavtoaaa a -r j a aaa" lat Un at-n I - e--ttae ntfiimrB I a Itma tlmti ef 4 hi f r l.ia a.-e-rlarwa of - it rSvrraa. &a wa r "l fla, 4Xe.vaa ! Ih .4.a4 e-ra4aa lia.aja. A bland reply la mado by Austria lluncary. extuixe. dilatory, conctlut ln and polite, but not Indicative of aurrender or lubrnMon. No we enj another note, a "rt of po.t-uttl-miturn. c fierce and mora nccr- tain than lh firai. and deeply tender of the Auatro-lluncartAn er.Mlilitlra U are rarefut to have It known lh-t we meant every word weaaid In ulti matum No. 1. but of course we are i::irj to explain more fully what we wnt. etc.. etc. No matter what happen, or what threaten, the country may b atire that the day will b" aaved by a new titTary outfitvlrar from Waahlrcton. very well. Xtut Navy officers ara hu man, even after attaining hisb, rank In soma Instance. They ara subject to prejudices and opinions concerclnc Individual Junior officers. Soma of them ara even susceptible to Influence, even thouch the process ba subcon eclou. Suppoe some officer had won tha confidence and admiration of see era! member of a board of "selec tion. Suppose, too, the Secretary of tha Navy should ba predisposed In the same direction. Pernicious Nary poli tics would thus rain ll foothold. An. other point: Highly efficient officers are not always men of pleasing- per sonallty. It has been said. In fact, that popularity and efficiency rarely CO tocether In the service. Suppose tha efficient man had .trodden on tha toes of a member of the Board? It must also ba borne Id mind that oma officers ara able to carry a daz xllnc brilliance on their coat sleeves. They ara superficial. They ret oppor tunity to show themselves off to good advantage and make the most of It. 8'orea of Naval officers would not resort to such method. They hew to tha line and lot the mat ter of promotion taJta cars of Itself In the course of seniority. That Is tha only san system. High entrance ex amination and high promotion ex amination serve to maintain the standard. Perhaps the best men do not alwaya get the high post, but at loajit all have the same opportunity. Charlatanry does not win over merit. Adopt the Daniels plan and tha mon ster of political Intrlrue for promotion will Infest tha Nation's first defense line. tnc mt.nr Mho or iii.ir. A c-kvJ example of the right kind of Government hela to baalnesa la fur r:ahe be the United Plate) liureau of Mifte. Thit bureau aim to discover Improve..! proceaeea and ahow them to the Irillvt iual encaged In the Ir.d ia tr concerned. It doe not att mrt ! apply l' di-acoverte by going into luaineaa In competition with the pri vate Ir.veator. It doc the same c!a of worn for the mlnlnc Indu-try a the Acrivultural tvpartmenl does for the farmer. Itat Government official are often not content merrfc to Investigate ax.d experiment for the ber.rf.l of other. Thev become e Impressed with their own u p' rt-r lro o.!- that they w ish the Government to back them In Culog Into b'te.neae that la. to eatabUsrt an initastry with public money but with the exper' It charge. They say In effe.-t: -Juat gtv ii a chance and we'll hoar joit how to run a tlecraph or telephone line, a steamship line or rural credit bank." The capital retired, the least cf the trouble of these exuberant ex pert, for have they not the entire taxing and bond-Issuing power of the Government at their disposal? Men heattxte to enter the line of buaines thee Gavemmer.t expert have chosen, for thy do not deeir a competitor backed by the Treasury of the t'r.l!el State and tinder no necessity to make a profit. . . Iiut when buainese men ask the Government to co-operate with them In buildlnc op Industry and commerce, President Wl'seq chide them for Con. ttnua.lv running to Washington for help. The kind of help they want I not Government money nor federal manacement of their business, nor competition of a Government-aided lntltutlon. They welcome uch help a the Government elves throuch the liureau of Mines; they readily hey anti-trut Uw. peyond that they ask nothing of Con tree) except repeal of laws which are purely obstructive. Such are the absurd clause of our navigation law and of the seamen's law whl. h deatroy Instead of helping business. That Is not much to ask. and It Is bo cause for rebuke. novonox by rircTiw. Tf any fresh evidence la needed that Daniel ha bo more business at the heaj rt the Navy Department than William Jennlnc I;ran had at the head of the State Department It will ba found la the lateet Daniels plan of promotion by selection In the Navy. Special ability should he recognised, accordlnc to the altruLatle Daniel, al though he admits that promotion by selection mast b surrounded by savfe- cuard to Insure advancement of three who are specialty qualified for higher commission. A carefully selected hoard of hlch-ranklng offl'-er. for ex ample, py consulting efficiency re port ther would be able to determine with-mathematical precision Just who should be advanced and who should not be. X Uieorr tha DasJelf fUn sounds A C M HI ST MAS flML Scrooce. to be sure, was a carica ture. Tet h was drawn with fidelity, tl.ker.s tovk all tha mean, grasping. scraping, clutching, covttou old sin ners he had ever known and concen trated them Into one dour, acrid char ter. Then ha turned the melting rajs of the true Christmas spirit upon his, steely nature and softened old SVrme. bitter, aliened, old Scrooge, into a real human bring capable of hartng human Joa and sorrows. it I well to gel out Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" on this day and re- irerale the spirit, rehabilitate the better nature, catch anew the In fee tious benevolence and kindliness w hlch have been written Into thoao magic pace. It will clear the soul of any cobweb of selfishness which may have been woven by tha spiders of neglect. It will put a new relish Into his tend ere t of eves now hard upon us. Are you a Scrtwco? Of coup not. Put have you not acquired some of Is characteristics quite unawares? lias not a little cotdnes or hardness crown Into your nature, and blunted our senatbllitle to the finer tblncs of Chrttma? It I Chrtntmas eve In I. kens' tory. Scrooce sits In hi little office watching hi clerk copy letters In a littte room beyond. The room Is cold because It I a cold nlcht, but colder because of Scrooce's frictd nature. Tha cold within Mm has froxen hi feature, hipped hi nose, shriveled hi cheek and stiffened his gait. No wind more bitter than he. The sort of man people turn from. None greeted him on the street. Beg gars left Mm alone. Children did not speak t Mm. Kven the blind men's doc pulled their masters away at Mcroose's approach. And the grarp Ir.g. money-seeking old rascal waa so hardened that he liked It !1 Jut that war. Merry Christmas! Ills dead sla ter's boy extended the greettne. Hum bug! o;d Shtooco's hardened nature recoiled at the mere word. "What right have you to be merry you're poor enouthT" Two men enter ek Ing contributions for charity. What? Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses? Scrooge does not make himself merry t Christmas, why should he make Idle people merry? Perfect IorIc of It sort. Parrrn soil this for the seed, of kimlr.e-a. Nothing hut meanness could blossom here. He goes to the melancholy old home. It seems strancely vacant and lonely. Scrooge feel an uncanny presence. He strive to laurh hi fears away but carefully lock the door and sits down before the Pre. A ringing of bell, a dracclng of chains, an apparition. 11 I the ghost of his deceased partner. Mnrley. crasplng old Marley. He dries a long chain made tip of cash boxes, keys. padlock. leJters. deed and purse. The ghost confide. Ho made thl chain for himself through hi action In life. He never walked beyond hi counting bona when he wa In flesh and now he I forced to do what he should have don then travel f.ir and wide among hi fellow men. iiut Scrooge ha a chance, a hope of es caping similar treatment hereafter. Three p!rtt will rome. one each night to help Scrooge hun the horrlhSe path trod by Marleya ghost. The spirit appear one after the other. The first la the erlrlt of Chrtstmas-past. It takes htm to scenes of boyhood d.t)s. He revel In Ih pteasaxt hours gone by. All 1 harplnea. Strang emotion for Scrooee's wlrened soul. He ee other O.Ma-.rnase of hi youth. Deeds of forcotten day ara marshalled In re view. He see himself giving up his sweetheart because she Is poor while he Is getting on In the world. Then he see her happily married with her husband and children on Clirlstmn eve. Old emotions are stirred. Scrooce fairly groan In misery and begs the spirit to leave him In peace. Then the second spirit, the spirit of Chrtstntas-prcsent. Scrooce welcome the visitation. He says he ha learned something from the first spirit. Thero are symptoms of a thaw In the Icy do. main of his heart. He wants to know more and goes eacerly out Into the world of men observing thst they have been transformed by the Chrlstma plrlt Into cheerful, happy be'ngs. All are making preparations for the won drous day to come. Finally they bring uji at the home of Scrooge's clerk. The clerk. Crachlt. gets fifteen "bob" a week. The wife wears an old dress, bravely trimmed with new ribbon. The children are Illy dressed. Rip settings or misery. Tet Jiappl nes thrives. The children ara happy. Crachlt Is hsppy. the wife is happy and they are busy with their prepara tion for a rirht merry Christmas. "Tiny Tim." Here old Scrooce meets the little crippled tad who erves to thaw old Scrooice' heart to blood-heat again. Pathetic Tiny Tim; vet happy, cheerful, ratlent. lovable Tiny Tim. .-(,,, nothing to brtng'hlm this magical contentment yet posses sing It In such abundance. Scrooge leaves here solicitous for Tiny Tim. Vnwonted sentiment for his barren nature, yet strangely keen. The spirit lead him to other happy scenes and brines to his ears the Mtlng remarks of those who detest him for the nig gardly old wretch that he Is, But it remains for the third spirit to show to Scrooge the Scrooge that other reo. p!e know. The spirit of ChrUtm-y tt-to-com shows him to his bier. There are no mourners. Has no one emotion In hi death? The spirit answers by pre senting him before one of his poor debtors who feels emotion that of hop of finding more sympathy In Scrooge' successor. What a contrast his own and with that of Tiny Tim who Is mourned with a tragic sorrow. Scrooge awakens from these rending dreams, the spell of them upon him. Dormant good wells up within him. He greet acquaintances cheerily. He sends Crachlt a big turkey and raises his salary. Having seen the true meaning of life he emerges from that hard old shell of his and fairly revels In good deeds and kindliness. People laughed at him but his own heart la How to Keep Well By Dr. W. A. Evans. Questions pertinent to hycien. sanitation ana prevention of disease, if matters or gen eral Interest, will be answered in thli col umn. where apace will not permit or the euojeci is not suitaDia. letters win oe per aonally answered, subject to proper limita tions and m-here a stamped, ad.fressed enl velop 1 inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make diagnosis or prescribe tor Individual dis eases. Requests for such service cannot be answered. (Corrrtsrht. 191.1, by Dr. W A. Evans. Published by arrangement with Chicago Tribune.) Defective Child Studies. . District Superintendent Allison, of the Chicago schools, thinks we have laughing now and that Is enough, been too sweeping in our classifica- He ha heard and heeded tha cheery voices that brighten life's dismal spots. Who can fail to glory In this new Scrooge or tail to despise the Scrooge that was? But there sre a hundred and one i tlon of below-normal children. In con- sequence we do Injustice to many chil dren. For one thing, we brand them with an adjective of which some of the children and a great many of the adults know some part of the meaning. It harms the child with himself to kno delightful little details that you must the significance of his tap. It takes get from the story itself. It ha been I away some of his opportunities. said that no carol has ever so stirred the heart of humanity. A simple tale In its romantic design, yet it gets right into the heart with Its cheery voice of fslth and hope and Its message of peace, charity and good wllL It would In the second place the treatment given Is not best for that subnormal although It la proper for the group. Primarily, every child two years be hind the grade proper for his age should be examined. He is retarded. Tha question is why Is he retarded? be a profitable thlr.g for humanity If It may be because he is a recently xr everyone would read A Christmas Carol" Just before Christmas. New Tork "health authorities have decided to permit the sale of horse flesh. Those who claim to know say that horseflesh is both palatable and I tlon Is plain, the mentality of the child nourishing. Abroad It Is uved exten-1 should be tested by the Blnet-Slmon slvety. But for sentimental reasons. rived foreigner and started late in bis schooling. It mar be that the cause Is a mental or a physical defect, or It may be bad environment, or something else. see Unless the reason for the rctarda if no other, Americana .have a little taste for the meat of the horse a for that of the dog another cherished morsel of foreign parts. However, tho test or some similar test. Professor Allison insists that the finding of that test should not be accepted as final, it Is to be regarded as evidence. To It the evidence of teachers and of borne visitors Is to be added and on high price of beef may serve at this the three Items decision as to the clas- tlme to give horseflesh a start. Until lflcatlon of the child and Its physical. 1 school and country this food becomes popular, a low price I mental, ana social treatment is to De i in this day, which Is perhaps before STANDARDS OP PIETV CHANGED Denominational Affiliations Tio Longer Measurement of Christianity. NEWBERG. Or.. Dec 22. (To the Editor.) Are .statistics furnished by the Watchman of nearly a century ago and editorially commented upon by The Oregronian, as to colleges and piety, a safe, barometer to follow as an indica tion of piety among- the students of our schools ol today ! Mildly speaKing, we think not. Any attempt to base a comparison upon conditions that ob tained in the religious world in that generation would be misleading and away from the facts of today; apply the tests that met the applicant for consideration at the hands of the de nominational leaders of the Christian religion in that generation to the recognized membership of the church today and how many would pass muster? The piety of that day so recognized and this are two widely differentiated quantities. Any one who has given the subject attention would be convinced that piety then was gauged largely by loyalty to the demands of the church in which he or she was a recognized member. Denominational -prejudice characterized the piety of that day in no small way. W e are dealing with quite another question when we at tempt to consider the piety of today based upon the demands of denomi national standards. Are. the young men and young women of this generation less respectful to the claims of Chris tianity? I think not. Rather I am persuaded by reliable information that there is a deep-rooted regard in the hearts of the young men and women of this day for the claims of Chris tianity, a reverence lor the things and source that direct the way to a noble manhood and womanhood. But while this is a fact, the tendency is away from denominational restrictions of a bygone age and more In keepine with freedom of thought and action in things religious, which 13 often mistaken by the church as an indication of lndif ference, if not of impiety. Hence the . Idea that piety has declined in the In Other Days Twenty-live Years Ago. From The Oresonlan December H, 1S90. -Washington, Dec 23. The commis sion chosen to locate the drydock on the Pacific Coast has selected Port Orchard on Puget Sound. Kilkenny, Dec 23. The official re sult of the election yesterday to fill the vacancy In the House of Commons shows that Hennessy, nominee of the anti-Parnellites is elected. His ma jority is 1146. H. W. McXeill has formally severed his connections with the Oregon Im provement Company. It is estimated' 5000 will attend tha Mardi Gras grand mask bali and car nival tonight at the Exposition build ing. . J. H. Turner, the well-known Demo eratic politician of Pendleton, was at the Perkins yesterday. He is very san guine for the outlook of his party in Umatilla and adjoining counties. Mrs. Louise Humphrey-Smith, of San Francisco, has arrived in Portland to give readings under the auspices of tho ladies of the Unitarian Church. Among those who appeared on the Christmas programme at St. John's Presbyterian Sunday school were: Miss Hattie Versteeg, Clinton Stone. Lillie Carsten, Flora Wray and Scottie Snell. Ing. may be expected, especially since the horse is not so valuable as waa the rase before Its r-drlven competitor entered the field. But price-soaring I hardly to be feared. Popularizing hors meat In America Is going to prove a very slow, if not Impossible, feat. based. In this opinion he agrees with Professor Holmes, of Pennsylvania Col lege, and with Professor Sldls, of liar vard A certain percentage will fall Into Professor Allison's sixth group the defective the noneducable. This group Includes the morons, the idiots, and lm beetle. While Professor Allison does not treat of this group since In theory In the Chlcsgo system these sre In ln- Austrla. like Germany, Is now try- atltutions. we must not accept the state iH( to save her face by an oral sur render made by her Ambassador In stead of a written surrender, which would be an unmistakable dish of crow. Diplomats are "Ingenious cusse). as Mark Twain would say. ment that they are noneducable or non- trainable too literally, a An 11-year moron must not stop training- at a nine-year development. Professor Goddard goes so far as to advocate special work for morons and Their country gets Into a position other Jilgher grades of feeble-mlnded- hlch seems to afford only the al ternative between surrender and fight, but they find an escape without doing cither. The other country's diplomat thinks he holds In his hand all ho asked, but discovers that his hand contains nothing but warm atmos- ness and training the subjects for that work. In the Chicago tests 8 per cent of the 1265 children were defectives and 11 per cent were on a border line between this group snd the group above. Dr, Kohn. of the Bridewell, thinks that this border line group should be carefully phere. A diplomat Is first cousin to I studied and treated, each according to juggler. the decision In the particular case The Blnet-Slmon test Is the best sin- clo test for these border line cases, but it will mislead If not supplemented by study of the sociology of the individual and his environment. Illinois Attorney-General favors prosecuting the doctor who lot that deformed infant die rather than per form a simple operation. Vigorous prosecution Is the proper course. If doctors are to be given the rlsht of Insr classifications: life and death over their charirns. at I Backward children Innal II mint eio K l-fl In I nrt I !! nn I I kindly mental gifts, discretion. .Such a drastic step must if"?0"''' '".''"V- llfl?. . , . . . . . . Kill fcnv IV 1 1. ... I ,, I 11 IIBUUlLiaik uo MArn uy rrv'j(i.jc(j jirui-uuru worr tho paaslng or sentence, should in- Slowly developing children natural Professor Allison makes the follow- because of un able to become fatiticlde come to be established as legal in such cases, must be invested in an established body The Chrlstma number of the Seat tle Argus Is with us again, welcome as ever. It is a model of high-class typography and illustration. The pres- I cent were retardates, 13 per cent varl ent number 1 filled with beauUful ants. 19 per cent slow developing, 21 ly slow, variants, retarded because of un equal or one-sided development of in terests or powers. Retardates, because of physical de fects or illness or other removable cause. Of the 12S3 children examined 28 per photo-engravings of ideal camping spots on the Islands of Puget Sound, cf Washington's splendid roads and of scene. In Seattle, Interspersed with articles by men who know Seattle's greatness. The resignation of Henry A. Wise Wood from tho Naval Consulflng Board prestiges a stormy controversy between the men who created public opinion In favor of preparedness and the Administration which offers a pro. gramme devised by amateurs instead of trained men. per cent backward, as above, and 19 per cent defective or border line. In his Judgment those above the border line cases and some of the borderlines should be cared for in special rooms under special teachers, but in close touch with other school children. The less they are tagged the better. Ixindon reports that !, 524. 460 Ger man have been lost. Surprising how London knows all about the German war secrets. By tho way, what has become of the German craving for I most subconsciously. peace which London was telling us days later, found him 111 with diph A Christmas Peril. An engineer narrates the following for the guidance of Christmas shop pers: He spent Inst Christmas In bed sick w ith diphtheria. His children were In cfuarantine. This was how It came about: He was buying Christmas toys. As he approached a certain counter he saw a small boy blow a wooden whis tle, lay It down and go on. A minute later he picked up the same' whistle and thoughtlessly blew it. Why. he doesu't know. He did not think about it one way or the other. He did It al- Christmas, five about some weeks aco' therla. full of antitoxin, his children quarantined away from him. all things an age of mental develop ment, of Individual thought and crlti cism and independent action, especial ly so in things religious and an age which is accomplishing much to perfect the use and searching methods of in vestigation, it is not to be expected that reverence for the denominational theology and sectarian sentiments of our forefathers should characterize and dominate the religious sentiments of this generation to the same extent that it did in 1822. Any attempt to color the Ideals of this generation with de nomJnational restrictions not in har mony with advanced thought will fail of Its purpose. Christianity is too big a subject and too inseparably linked with progress and enlightenment and the heart throbs of humanity to be entombed In denominationallsm. But, happy for tho future of Christianity, denominational bigotry and egotism are being eliminated and the tendency of the times is to measure up to its demands. The youth are watching with much Interest the development of Christian unity and purpose among the churches. The future of the church was never brighter than at the present and Christian sentiment among the young people never more widespread. Will the church wake up to the full measure of its responsibilty? RICHMOND MOORE. DISCOVEnV AS TO SOCIALISM The Greek Premier displays a fine scorn for the allies now that they have failed at tho Dardanelles, and he re veals a Hew chapter of their diplo matic blunderintr. niveau n. M. P. contributes the following: "Hives and Itching of the skin may be caused by eating too much fish or raspberries and blackberries. The rem. edy that Is used by Swedes, who eat a n..a .,1 of fluh fa eeAnm nf tflrta. loui-u iiii..v. in- fci ln water. Many families keep a irom me goose to anoint tne enn- pitcher of this for the children to What has become of the old-fash- dren'a throats? There are poor folk and poor folk a-plenty; but the poorest tonight are the people without a baby and a tree for him. Skirts next year will com near sfplng the primitive if they clear the ground twelve Inches. Villa know better than to let Car- ranxa know where he is. He values his head. Having settled the baseball war, the magnate might now mediate in Eu rope. How some men find their homes these) early evenlnrr la a -wonder. The mailman must work tomorrow. for the people must be served. This la the eleventh-hour and thirtieth-minute day to help the Muts. The most alarming thing about the Kaiser's ailment is its name. Tom and Jerry are arranging for tha obsequies tomorrow. If your Christmas package la not on time, be patient. Hanr up the baby's stocking and get started rirht. Keep the mouth shut In the fog and fool pneumonia. The dollar Is bigger to the receiver than tho giver. Henry Ford surely wishes he had cot done it. Be up and doing this day before brisk smile." Christmas. drink when thirsty. "For ringworm Three applications of surgical soap, which Is made, with bichloride of mercury. Rub the wet sosp on the affected parts." Doa'l Get the Habit. M. W. F of Ohio, writes: "People In whom I am interested advocate the taking of a small quantity of asafoetlda dally as a mild laxative. They main tain that it has worked to their ad vantage for years without any bad re sults. Is the objection to asafoetlda that which applies to the regular tak ing of any "dope? If Injurious, what Is the peculiar effect?" REPLY. tt la bad ludirment to habitually tska any merficlne There la no special objection to asafoetlda. I speak from the medical, not th thtle standpoint. Sloae I the Kidney. P. A.'T.. of Boston, writes: "Will you please Inform me whether a stone in the kidney and another stone In the ureter leading from that kidney Is pro ductive of serious results or infection to the sound kidney? Would you ad vise an operation? If so. is it a serious operation? KEPLY. Operations for the removal of stnno from ihe krdnev and ureter ara serlnu At beat uch an operation la the leaaer of evils. There la moderata dancer of involvement of tha other kniny. though In th majority of In stances stone ln th Kidney ana infection following It la limited to n kidney. L4at Lamb Calls. Sunday Magazine. William Howells, at a dinner In Bos ton, said of modern American letters: 'The average popular novel shows on the novelist's part an ignorance of his trade which reminds me of a New Eng land clerk. "In a New England village I entered the main street department-store one afternoon and said to the clerk at the book-counter: 'Let me have, please, the letters of Charles Lamb.' 'Postoffice right across the street. Mr. Lamb.' raid the clerk, with a naive. All Willing to Fight Government, but Xot For It, Saya Writer. HEPPNER. Or.. Dec. 21. (To the Edi tor.) So many ill-advised letters have appeared in The Oregonian that I feel that I will be allowed space for the following. All letters that are mis chievous or injurious to the public good should be suppressed. Socialism is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated upon a people, and I believe the most inju rious in effect. Socialists assert that each laboring man in the United States creates $2100 of wealth each year and upon this declaration they undertake to prove to each laboring mat. that he is being robbed by his employer. The Socialists claim labor creates all wealth and, therefore, all wealth belongs to labor, and that the laboring men have a perfect right to take all wealth by force C. W. Barzee appears to be the leading exponent of Socialism In Oregon. I wish to call jour readers' attention to another most astounding discovery. I have never talked with a Socialist who was willing to take up arms in defense of our Government, but every mother's son of them declares his will- ngness to take up arms againet our Government. There is very little difference in a Socialist and an AnarchiEt. They will all of them harp upon the rightL of free speech, but every one of them knows that they should be suppressed. Mr. Barzee was born and reared in the United States and could be a most use ful citizen if he would, and I tell him now that through such utterances as he has been making of late. Socialism will soon become obsolete in Oregon. HARRY CUMMIXGS. Is some child liable otten? to be for- Tuxkey or goose? Decide quickly, lean waste it, Aim In Savins; Time. Exchange. You may have observed that many men are anxious to save time, so toey I'oem of Civil War. BIXGEN". Wash., Dec 20. (To the Editor.) Referring to an article on the editorial page of December 7. en titled "Singers in Conflict of 1860," I would be glad to have you print the following poem, clipped from a Wis consin paper in 1860. It was written by Frank B. Williams, a private in Company G, Stuart's En gineer Regiment. In explanation of one of the verses of the- poem. It is right to state that white rags are frequently scattered along the sentinel's post on a dark night to mark his beat. CONSTANT READER. The Countersign. Alan! the weary hours pass alow. The night la very dark and still. And In the marshes far below, i hear the bearded whip-poor-will; I srarce can see a yard ahead. Mv ears are strained to catch each sound. I hear the leaves about me shed. And tiie springs bubbling through the ground. Along the beaten path I pace. A here white runs mark mv sentry tracK In formless ahrutB I set.-m to trace The fueman's form, with bendina: back: I think I e;e him crouching low 1 stop and list l stop and peer. Until the neighboring hillocks grow lo groups ol soldiers far and near. With rsady piece I wait and watch, 1'ntli mv eves familiar e-rown. Detect ea-h harmless earthen notch. Ann turn guerrilla into stone. And then amid the lonely gloom. 1-leneath the tall old chestnut trees. My silent marches I resume. And think of other times than these. Halt! Who soes there? my challenge cry. It rlncs al-mif the watchful line; Rt-Icf!' I hear a voice reply "Advance ami give the countersign." With rayoiuT at charge I wait The Corporal pives the mystic spell: With arms apart I charge my mate. Then onward pass and all is well But In the tent that night awake, I ak. If in the fray I fall. Can I tlio mvstic answer make When the angelic sentries call? And prav that heaven may so ordain, Where'er I go. what fate he mine, Whether in pleasure or ln pain. I still may have the countersign. Makers of SHo Brick. , LAUREL. Or.. Dec. 22. (To the Edi tor.) Please advise me of the names of manufacturers of hollow brick or hollow tile made for the special pur pose of building silos. W. X. H. The National Fireproofing Company, Fulton ' building, Tittsburg, makes a specialty of this material and will send booklet on request. SEVERE BLOW TO EVOLITIOMSTS Writer Grows Sarcastic Over Lesson Drawn From Cayuse Ponies. PORTLAND, Dec. 23. (To the Edl tor Things are in a bad way for or ganio evolution, when C. E. Cline arises to announce that he no longer accepts it. The reasons he gives for rejecting this scientific principle are so convinc ing being based on Cayuse ponies and the nature of the domesticated hog that scientific bodies are sure to make demands on Mr. Clina and give him a place of honor on their programmes. I htve no doubt the American Associa tion for the Advancement of Science and the British organization of the same name would esteem it a favor if the Portland gentleman would consent to address them and enlarge on his demonstration of the utter falsity of the evolutionary doctrine. Mr. Cllne cannot very well refuse these scientific honors, and thus at one stroke he will have established himself as an author ity among biologists and have brought additional fame to this city as an in tellectual and scientific center. True, he may encounter some oppo sition. He might meet Professor W. E. Castle, of harvard University, for in stance, at one of these gatherings, who might be Inclined to take issue with him. Professor Castle delivered an ad dress in New York City on November 15 before the National Academy of Sci ences on the fundamental question: "Is Selection or Mutation the More Impor tant Agency in Evolution?" Professor Castle's conclusions are based on ex perimental inbreeding, covering some years and including over 16.000 ani mals under his direct observation and control. He inclines very strongly, I am sorry to say, to the opinion that natural selection must be restored to the position it had in Darwin's estimation. But Professor Castle is evidently a mere laboratory worker who in his un regenerate state of being allows him self to be altogether too much influ enced by facts carefully observed and tabulated. An eloquent and positive statement of the wickedness of the evolutionary principle ought to put him quickly out of court and settle the question for all time. WILLARD T. CARMACK. 255 Nineteenth street North. CHRISTMAS DREAMS. They come tonight, oh hear them All there upon the stair! I hear their dear, sweet whispers They search for Santa there. Come children, laughing, happy. The stockings here shall hang. As in the old glad Christmas When happy voices rang. Throughout the old dear homestead. Where toys were scattered far They come tonight, those loved ones Thro" heavenly gates ajar. Ah! yes. they come, the children, " They're there upon the stair. There's smiling little Harry And blue-eyed Nell so fair. Oh! hear their glad, sweet laughter. There's romping little Ben. And there so near beside him Is sweet-faced baby Jen. Oh! they have come from heaven To wish us Christmas joy. As in sweet dreams I see them Each darling girl and boy. The way for them is starry, Nor does it seem so long Whence wafts tonight the gladness Of angels' Christmas song. JUNE M'MILLAN ORDWAT. Empty Stockings. Oh. mothers in homes that are happy. Where Christmas comes laaen nun phppr Where the kiddies are dreaming already Of the happiest day in the year. As you gather1 your darlings around you. And tell them the "story of old. Remember the homes that are dreary! Remember the hearts that are cold. And thanking the love that has dow ered you. With all that is dearest and best. Give freely, that from your abundance Some bare little life may bo blessed! Oh. go where the stockings hang empty. Where Christmas is naught but a name. . . . give for the love or tne t-nrisi- child. Twas for such as these that he came. ELIZABETH MILLER. And George's Daly Stuff. Sav, mieter editor, if a you pleze. I wish you mak boys printa thiese. You see. me think me make mistak Last time me vota big George Bake. Me use to think George gooda fell. But why he Jump on Dock Marcell? Dock: fix my fam when he get sis For eating too mooch no good pig. Spose ho do fire some would faee-man, whv for should George he carera dam? Me think whole bunch play gooda luck Two, three, four years just play penuck. We tax-pay men no liko be rob. rient ducks like Parrish nuntin joo. But me no write thiese for Dock's sak; Me start to tell bout big George Bake. If George don't stop thiese Daly stuff Of callin names and runnin bluff He find heeselt some day, you Know, s little-hiph as is Big-low. ONE LON'G FEL. Farts and Conclusions. Washington (D. C.) Star. "What are the facts on which you base your conclusion?" "I haven't hunted up the fa-;ts yet." replied Sen ator Sorghum. "It is hard enough toj tmna up tut coatiusiouo, Last-Minute Gifts Today when you come to face the things you have forgotten there will be no time to shop around. You must choose the things you can cany or send yourself. To guard against mistakes buy standard articles. Choose brands that, stand for qual ity and character nnd. will be sure to please th recipient. Perhaps the advertising in The Or-uonian will heir- you list them and save you time.