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Lcm-l !rritrtiE. rtcouitt rprt.
)r Cry cC tut thl b-u f-l4
la tux. ITU4l ervortir
bo ti ea tnir a ccuunt v
4 B-jtM nrtDlot to tft rulo. Tb
4.1. h rutitru' t- .nj W eoatrvcl
ln fr.( r4 ct:y proJw'J u-a,
rn.' tp.trerl coulj ( or a!l
o ua..'rta. JkU lb fuai 4r
r:ricl an4 to b rcl4 fr m
7to.r . co Bir tr-.-it act B
wt.t rtcoupl Bior (ty iaa
At;Bt. acac nl pnrmt ntr
rtM. all ar notr t tha anj ef tricir
ruk iwitrn Ba4 prtv!a trT".-lIoo
cra!i( r'ao'iTaa ar alitl ualmp.rcJ,
a fr j tria N.cua a.i atAlaa ara
con.arn4. tntor to t"Cr
icipl tAa lrr)ti'.;oo p'anl anj lha Ir
n-ta.l tract tmji(a a aa-ur.ty
f-r raptCL. If pTorr u t4 t ma1.
tha era'.. I cf tba .Natioo or lha Uta at
Una. ar cf botft. mt b rUtJ ba
kial tfist mmrnrity la otJt that capl-
tJ may ba obcainv't on psaalSIa Iwmt
Tfta tntertjt ef naciua arul ':a la
th m astro- tfiair rra't la obvtooa. far
It la boua4 op la i!fit;pmn ct
t!tir jt Un'l. without atUcit prcf
tana u'4 ba ta74.
T'ta tma l tmp;t.oua for tM
f tKa public trciit. Whca lrr.il.oa
a a car acta ceo la tij cooatry it
Bboun la BBota4 prabtcma cf aa-
l'nri- an4 r.Raora. Tha projact
ij uakooaa that aa conatruclt'l at
a coat BBjrwhara Bear t&a aatimata,
bb.1 tipaostva fxlturaa .ra bt tw
If : of Ucl rf Blow, rwaipt
f'l ahort of tha amount t ry to
m-t charca. Oo y tha credit of tha
Cottremtr.l con. J haa borr.a tha
ao'rtaouj burJaea thua put npa IrrV
gar.iou br tha tt'xt atructuraa. alo
an 4 ceaCr t ba::l. which tr tKtt.
ry to .:i'jQit iKUoiiti'in: :o tha
b';fina to ba crrl"l un:il :tl'rant
an Urea tri-t jlci ir.t a. Ian -Mia ra
tiru to Bar ttr oparatloa and m2n
tanantra, tel a.'oa r.crot oa IsvcaV.
tea nt.
SX-r of tha i!mfru ef d jabt hat a
)w baa a rtmol tcf.naara caa
raira mora cloacljr on cat of coo
ar.ructiaa tha thr cnui.I taa or tan
tr yar a fx KUminaetia of prlvata
l-uU!loa hit cat tha pa.liiicf out
of tha Btmnl on which l3trt
maat b aaraa.I. lo la charca of
tha r.o can c.:..uU!a mora cloaa
rr ahtt iitjki i-tmrt i:t ba e a..
al. bow faat Ua4 wt!l ba evcapi4.
feor raptiitr raturno wi: coma Is an.J
at what p-a thr wift grvir. Tha
Coufsmtfii bjj Ukaa out of tha T.'tJ
tha Urrt anf rao.at cot:y proja.ta
ac4 taa left thoa which, ara boJ:.j
anora aaailr la a l rapv-t. Many
frtntr tart Iwomt rir.t:r wua
tha arieca of trr'jitioii anj ar mnra
r4r to onJr'o a p ?!!..-! Ion.
Tho t ro-jn I 6a ban ctrci by mu -!
ct: work, whU-lt wa la tha Ba:ur
at atpar'.raaBt. aaJ th lino;j(
thia tiiaaj c:ia b BppU4.
V!.a a . of laeJir Native 1
era t;? t. tha r.na.-tc ef futura prK
at-t f-'T applWatioa of thta knovla.ja
imafr J on an. of WuMtitot, lntr.
a.-a.j hia bi t. f. proW la ab
un that tha ?-cr;ry of tha Jn
tartor. oa bahalf ef tha tioitrcmct.
cnar t-JArac'aa boa la i.aua l by aa ir
riarattoa diafrli-C fir a ra.::amciB
projr bo apprwa artr a
tm!j:4t!) br flrnmB( arc'. raara.
Tha bonj.a ara lo rua tr t( mora
tnaa farty )nr nor t bar mora
thja par rant lat.rt. ta caaa ot
da.'aut by tha a:m th GonctmtBl
Biay faravta. Tla t!i.trtt baiac
c-apar:iva bo.! ef Un4 ow car,
t.lara la) so rucca t r apaculaioo. aa
la th caa of a company cp-ritnc for
profit, aa.t thar k ayary la Jacmirt
t fc'oomf. Tha Ooycramaat la pra-ai-t4
alr. t liiM.i-y for pro,'rt
whi. h ara act faiit. f'-r oa fii4
Inc that l ba tha caaa It caa rafuta
In i urir(t bniia on tharn. Tha tla-tr'.-t
ba eo la!.wrnant to promota
at BBworiBt projait. for 4abt aad
f.jra.-i--ar wout4 rautt.
If foBfraaa) rasnol ba lodwai to
(ui the Joeaa bill, aach Waatarn
afa?a caa aj.f,;y mi wufy rur
B1ta c':?rl.t l-T',Citi); bno;. If
P'opar ttrniti'lora oa tot.I ttp8
tf.t.rra ara aatib'tjhroV Thy ara
Biora lf::y lr.tr-t4 thaa la tha
Crc-nnt. f r Ix. K of imcaUna
eri(n: thatr Jrtopmrt In fr
rraitar proprt!ot thai that of tha
.Ntlloa aa a who. If It ba dir4 to
la.-rt4H tha aacartey. tha -'ataa caa
ail thtir fruaraaty to that ef tha Na
tian. Whathar !ta or Nation, or
bo in. atari bahl4 tha bo !. con-trm-ftn
bb4 eparation ahoutj ba la
ta h in,a ef tha fl-tr?ot. ef tmfa.
n !r tha eya of tha irn!or, who
wout.i daira aaauTanro that tha work
waa 4aa accor4.r to tha dsi:a ap
proval. Wo ahonli than bare a com
bin.ti.a of 1 lc;tiat!a. local coa
B'nctioo bb4 toa4 primary tlabitsiy.
wi:" atate or National credit an4 ffan
arat .panrUtia. That combiaa:ioa
ehcjt t ffct acoromy an 4 oxpaUiUoa
la J us tha work.
Thla auSavt ta aapavUrty ImportaBt
l Orre'ia. Datopmal of It can
lrJ ant rff ara la brta4 br
lark cf railr'ia.f. Comtrurtiaii ef
r rooa awai'a twirtnt that tha
Ul will ba daa;opa4 by Irria-atioa.
WBaa that B.atzraa la ob(aiaa aa
to CaBai Ortio, U firaiora n-
rea.4 wt!l ba bo!!t at4 tha aattlara oa
imrtel lan J alii ba aaaurad of Becaea
ta market. . VoCl that road la buiit,
Oracoa wn:l remain eommaixlally aa.
er4 lata fraaTtneata. wmt of which
ara tributary to other atateev Whea It
la built thaa fractnar ta will ba
coup.e4 totraihar a&4 tha aiala) will ba
a commercial aa wall aa a political
oe.it.
Tha Weet U devote4 to tha principle
of aelf.heip. It U ready to apply that
principle by tfoveloplnf Iba remainder
of Ita art4 Iaa4 by tta owe effort ai4
by fi'lre; Ita bo for tha coat. II
aaka tha Katloa la endoraa thoaa noteo
la or-iar that tha latereet rate may ba
lower an4 that they may aa!l more
rea.ttly. If tha Nation ehouli ba
cai:4 upon to pay. 11 may taka oyer
tha eacurtty bhln4 tha aoiaa. Tha
la tha Jonae piaa la a aotahell.
Colonel Houee. frtcoJ of tha I'real
dart, w ha baa baaa cooeUtuted a aort
of perambu!atlr. kitchen cabinet, ha
Ue4 for Europa to kiraichten out th
Ir.termlnabla tar.f!' la which Arotrv.
caa diplomacy ba become Inrolved
Thera l a cartala myetery about th
previa functlora an4 powrr of tha
Colonel: but tha New Tork Ttroea aaya
that It la to "convey to American Am
bdaaadora aad Minietera th 'atmoa-
priar' of th Waahinftoa AdmlnUtra
Uoa with referer.c to aartoua Inter
ttluul quaetlooa," anl w have tha
authority of tha Near Tork Wrl4
lr th eurprtaiaaT itatemeat that th
aotat Colonel la to laler-rleer th
Kataar hlmeetf.
-Tha Admicutratloa." decUra th
World, "baa recarva4 leformauoa
metis to eatabliah th fact that from
im BRknews. but apparently cre4
t(el aourve. th Kaiaer ha teceitaj
th rrpr-lon that th L'elt4 Vtatea
a bl-i.Tlr. tr poU'-ical purpoaoa
whea It diapat. had Ita Uat formal da
manda to Germany la Ausuet.
Affar all thoaa lmpa-.rable note.
th Kalr fall to unJeraiavnJ! Ho
Bnf irtunate!
What would th AdraiBLlratloa do
without a hih-claaa mtMcaiir toy to
ipUla to th rrowne4 teaU of Eu
rope whea It dcairt to b taken icrl-
euaty?
rtcitrrrr or rrr vbx4mja.
Tha Nation ta unanlmoue, eicapt
for a email eed vary militant conun
tat of paKlftclatj, for miiitAry pre
paradaeae; tut ther ta a wtJ diver-
cc of opinion aa to tha metho4 and
meaaut. Th New York Evcalnc
roat. conauUlBe! th praperednee ril
coarapher. fe'-a tha follow inc reauH
Ta imi aa-era ar ia ar: -
aif r Mr ar taa u.irt e-aiaa
aia 4 a tuuu aa aaaat ta aa naal -
rlj, eiaaraiaa.4 by aa etaar aaitwa at Ua
a.-."
Ta Jay Laaaaa: 'llouit-A NaT
rae le I aia4 eca:a eqaai ta taa cambia.4
aa'a el ear laa
raiary Carriaaa: "A4ae,aaie tw.eqe
aaiatar Vlerke
"Adtate
l.eoaioa
an.
War ral'.eal "A4aaaata t toe aae av
ruaai Kuaaa.l: 'A4aaaia L aiaanal
ml nary earilra."
eaa:ar CaaorU'a: aJsa:e Cea-
cr-aia.
Tha United Statee ha bo reed
either of bo Army or a Nary on a
European banta, aa they will l for de-
frna.t purpoaea. Hut It m uat 'have
a Navy which will ba able to meet on
th aea acy attempted Inraaioa bj4
aa Army which will b tafr.cir.t to
op wtta any poatb! fore that may
tacd a our ahiirea. Obvloueiy no
power wl'J ver be able to and mil
Uou of men here, al Icaat utit.I our
Nary ehalt have beea awept from th
l. and even thea It wi:i be a tak
of th rrtalrat difficulty and hej-irJ
It oufhl to b plain to aey tr.telll
reac that th flrat requirement la a
etroff ary. and th avcond I an
Army, hot jrrat n number, with re-
errvee trained to arm and to the habit
and dlclp:in of th ramp. Eichtln;
any war with raw recruite I calami
tou. Hut a deficit military policy
and a thorouchty oncariiad military
ayatem. baaed oa our (eocraphlcal ait
uation. our National po.Kira, and our
Interratlunal relation and problem.
ar vital.
Whea It I tne ckar to tha world
hat tha L'nitel Mate caa utilU Ita
reurve. and la not helpUea In a mil.
llary acnaa. w ahail not ba attacked.
A COMOX.ftvit titrieioy.
WM1 r(uUUoa of th )iine t
aantlal to th pubUe welfare, th
tarrr lmtrtne of th de-laion
han-!e4 down try th Sup rem Court
yaetarlay concema another matter.
Th Jitney ordinance ha J been tye4
la operalloa by Circuit Judar liacley
on th (round that under th term of
h conatitutmnal amendment extend-
in th tnlt'attve and referendum pow
er to local I'fUIallja ri'.iea war de
prived of authority to put ordinance
into effect Immediately. Al ordi
nance, he halt, moat await th pa-
bi filir a; of a rcfereedam.
A Th Orrfuciaa aai l at th time
th drtl n waa rendered by th low.
or court. "Erin In th fee of a ter
rible dlaaatar. no city la Oregon could
ander the d'ii o rot a dollar for
Immadlal ref or protection. The
tolama proceaa of wmitinj thirty dai
to aacertala whethar th people da
aired to vote oa th appropriation
wou! 1 feav to be obaarved."
tt I Bot conceivable that tha peo
!e would knowlncly dlveet themeetvea
f a f'lvrr ao thorouchly rrounde l In
i Ua public po'ley. Irulead. a the Pu-
prame Court remark, that rwilr. of
he conetltutlonal amendment la a
(trained construction.
Th amendment ta one that waa
ad'ipt'4 four yeara after tha ortclnal
Initiative and rfcrenjura amendmrnt
i Bpprov4 by th people. Th
earlier amendment applied only to
la cnacte4 by the Lactalatur and It
pacifically exempted therefrom ttntf.
ncy Riraturra. The later amend
ment In rvepect to th lue Inrolred
tea J t b follow:
TH rtiillle a t rafr-.1am aora ra-
a-r4 la tha aarr a t lie eBC.tlitJa
raay raffa r"-4 la la lcl votar
f nr mtirfp4.llf an4 tfuiiVl aa ta e'l
Uxal. afatal a4 aaant Ipai I auralla.
aaaay afcaaaataa. IK ! ( r tklr l-aeactlie
vaaajiiHiUa a4 4l:rlcta.
Jud Farter" daclalon wa found
ed on th word printed In heavy typ.
and he Irnored tha fact that th later
amendment merely extended to local
a(talatlon powere already reserved to
th rir aad that thoa power o
reaenre4 did not extend to emrrrer.ry
law.
Th tuprm Court opinion on thla
point I t&tereatlrc ot only becaua
of It effect, tut by reaeoa of Ita een
libt conelderatloa ef th general an
dertaadIB of a mtaaure maintained
throuchout period of year, a op
poav4 to a belated technical analyai
that raache aom pectacular reeult.
Th court aaya:
Te yar kaa ea- a enan.al la
ota eaTI a4 i ar optr.w ( r4i'e a
iraia.a arii- laa la Juatify llf aaf
lalrvriaihaa. Hal If la "aa Mf M
aa la llta iraa eaaaala af I ft a C". . i : a.
areilata. II la a aa-aatUe4 rala llal caa.
lanimn aa aatraatiam aC eaaeuieUaael
m-L ' i I" aaA aa4 a.-4ae-
air la a anmar latarvalatlea ara vaay
par-uaaia la laa4i& eouxta ta a4opt tba
aaae eaaatracllaa.
What th Supreme Court's declaloa
would have been had tha laau teas
ralaed elht year a-o w ar not fully
ad rle J. but w caa rue It. In this.
a In many other caaea. It la Dot par
ttcularty hard to dutlnfuuh tctwae
th limit to which Intelllrent lawmak
era Intended to ffo, and th mere
chanc ot phraaeolOaT which lead
onlnteoUonaUy. upon strict coortruc
lion, to outrajceou end. In th
paat coorta ha sometimes flven
more heed to th exact termination o
phraaoa and sentences thaa to com'
moo sena. Thti waa mad poaalbl
tha laaldioua joker with ita power to
turn food Uws aaalcat th public
weal. Dut quit often of lata om
aerjtble opinion Ilk that of th Su
prom Court la th Jitney caaa con
vlncea ua that w ar fra dually ea-
caplnc th groaaer vlla.0f local tech
Dicaliiy.
wittx tub B tsu atavs Br.n.
A on rrada tha recent-day mualn
of Ivan Arkudoff. poet and fa
votit at tha II u tear Ian Court, th
thouxht occur that war la playln
aom queer pranks upon th nature
of combatinc races. Th bruUUixIr.
affect of war ha teen felt th world
over. Admittedly thla la not tha urn
area old apher w uaed to know,
and. a aom phllnophrJiaa obacrved
It will never be th earn ain within
our lifetime. Hut bruta'lxlni; I too
mill a term If th poetio effer
vaecencea of Arkudoff Indicai any
thlnr
This fer.Ue bard was lnp!rd lately
by th poaibl!ily of an Invasion o
Creece by Oulcarlaa troop. Shot
war actually exchanced In Albanian
Eplrus and ther waa likelihood of
aa Invaalon cf Hellas soil lo order that
the Hu'.xerun atllr of Koltur ml.ht
sat at th rcmot Eranco-nntish hoet
entrenched beyond tho Qrrek Hoc. .It
waa a alluatlon that lnplrej th tern
peramenlal Arkudoff to eon;, and since
h la a National poet and sine Na
tional poet ar accredited with th
power to Interpret th National mind,
on wonder. In readme tht toni
ater' outpourrc. what manner of peo.
pla th Eu!ffr1na have become under
tha atrea of war madnr. Hera Is th
translation of th Hungarian aonc:
Tialere lie 4a alar marks tha eaveath da-
ra aaava ha bar'aaa, aha.J lha
ee ef
a a4. aiku-h iky
r4 eeaaa.a l ow aa
fa'.aaraa k.a'iar. IWboi4 lae ae4 cripp.a.
Ka arasa a-aae k a rarba4 aaal.e ilta Is
leaea aa:h aa4 lay fary. Tramp a hiia
latiir Iml arltk Iraa taat. eouea aal h.a dim
mtae ayaa. aawertbr ear lo antrrar liur-
way iiacaa. yae nu:rta7 iraini.
avar farar4! (lrr lhaa I orf maada of
epeiae la lha earpal aaa troax lha rorpi
mtr4ar4 fia aa4 txra ftCrab Itiy
aoi la Ike perfrae et lbar youto. aad
lb-a. tipay Wltb paaama an4 barolam. etraar
f.ara apaa the eertb. and eiarra frtb
aa it ) a are traadia the veivat ruxa et a
pa.aca.
An American r an EniflLiiJiman
mlcht exprea such sentiments and yet
retain full etandlnx a a peace propa-
cxrtdUrt. Eor w ar gifted with satlr
leal expreaeion and such a song of
hato would b set down as but derutlon
of bloodthirsty wretches. Dut the
liulrarlan onster write what he
feel and foel what he writes.
He dooa not hold up a Mack picture
In ortlor to sham his countrymen by
Its blackness. No doubt th wrlticg
oe much of It oiiKir.al purport
throurh translation. I'cs.!(ily It ap
pears lea. .harQ In th native toniru
than In Encllah. Yet the blood lust is
there, and Greek, reading th Cul
earian song of hat, must feel that a
mora merciful and tender-hearted foe-
man would ba found In th red-handed
Turk whoa Incursions into th llalkan
Stairs hav stained many rose of
hltory with crimson
THE (.HEAT Awr-JUCAN DRAMATIST,
Tha great American dramatist ha
been CiecovcrcJ. lie 1 on wno na
been ta our midst the many years.
working day and night for our edi
flratlon and Instruction. hll we
hay been conscious of his pretence.
while h ha affected ua more deeply
than any other writer, th belated dis
covery of hi tru rota has remained
for th Brooklyn Engl In thla lui
hour. No Individual claim thla elg
nal honor. Who ever saw hia nam
signed lo anything characteristic or
worth while? H works not for fame.
but for sheer lov of performance
and something Ilk IIS a week.
One need tut look over hi copy of
Th Oregonlan In order to be Ira
preaaed with th fore of th Brooklyn
Eag'o's discovery. Truly, all th
orld'a a-stage and all th peopl
merely actor. It I real llf that the
reportorlal dramatist Interpret. And
unlets h puare a certain Insight
Into human nature, a certain ability to
' and etap tissue th dramatic qua!
Hire of an Incident, h doc not get
very far aa a reporter or last very
Ion lo that calling.
Traced t. drama. melodrama.
comedies, sketches, burlesque, prob
lem plar. every manner of produc
tion la heralded from th page of
he rnort ir.g paper. Conspicuously
displayed on tha front ps Is th rec
ord of a fresh Incident In th world's
rraateat of tragriltea. A nation h
bn over-run. It people ar atarrlrg
nd homelram. Th proud monarch
ha teen driven Ir.to exile. What
'liiabethao drama wa ever molded
of atouler material? Ileal Ufa pro-
Idea all th slag settings, ail the
grim acceaworlo. Those hundreda of
houaand of people In tha background
r actually homclee. actually etarv-
r.r. Th king la a real king, iving
rter of Serbia. It Is all real, fcar-
ully real. But to th telling of th
al th drunatlc qualitlea ar em
phasised with that deftness known
nly In th gTcat American dra
matist.
From that heavy tragedy on may
urn to a lltt'e local drama. A man
ha drterlrd hi wlfo and two little
hildrcn. lie ha gone to California.
aavlr.g them without food or money.
The authorlttaa have overtaken th
wretch and ar bringing him back to
take i'r th burden where he left off
n a fit of despicable cowardice and
aelfishnes. Ther Br atlll other HtUo
raced !ra. A man kill himself be
caua th girt n iovri wouia not
marry him. What dramatist would
ar to sure t anything so Irrational?
Has not th greatest of dramatist re
marked that many men have died.
but none of lov? Tet here Is a man
ending hi Ufa tecaut he cannot
bear th pangs of unrequited passion.
Tiring of tragedy, ona ha not far
to search for comedy. Her It Is, A
rich manufacturer, having gotten all
th money he wants, has) set out to
o great thing. Loading a ahlp with
reamers, preachers and IdeaiUt. he
all oa the self-aaslgned mission of
ndlng a great war that rage In a
Intent land. On th way over hi
pete proyingandleta get Ir.to a rum-
US among themsrlres and hav such
discordant trtp that th rich manu-
acturer abandons them as soon as
they reach their destination. Th
peac Crca-aera testa dcserUstj one,
at a Urn and th whole affair turns
out a bug Joke, Just as every sensible
person anticipated.
Why. half th great comedies
haven't that much plot. It la really
a great thing. Th surpri-lng thlnr
Is that, th American reporter Is th
only on who ha aeen the dramatic
possibilities or th expedition thus
far. But anon, no doubt, w shall b
regaled with tha same spectablo from
behind th footlights. Th expedition
provide simply Irresistible material
for a burlnsqu or a musical ertrava
ganxa. Ther 1. in fact, no end to
It dramatic possibilities.
Another Item. Ituorta. th prim
old autocrat of Mexico, released from
an American prison. Th man who
one held th power of Ufa and death
over millions row at th mercy of a
humble American magistrate. Broken
and disconsolate, a mer scowling hu
man shell, he standa out In highly
dramatic contrast with th proud dic
tator v hose every word was law a
few months gone by.
Another and slstster plot. A great
peopl ar being told that they ar
helple-u In th event that a foreign
fo should com to despoil them of
their untold rlche. They talk much,
but do nothing. Every on Is for do
ing something,- but overyon wants
someon else to do it. Poxens of lead
era press forward with full solutions,
hut no two can agre on what should
be don. At th same time this same
republic exchanges agsresytv notes
with a powerful nation a nation,
whose armies might march from on
end of this land to th oUicr practical
ly unmolested. This drama Is Incom
plete. Th first act offer poralblll
tie of another tragady to equal that
tragic masterpiece, th Downfall of
Belgium. But th final acta have
not been unfolded and w can never
know what turn the story will take or
what climax 1 In store.
So th record rum tragody, com
".y. drama. Tha great American
dramaUal makee th fullest u-e of all
his material. II Is vivid, realistic and
concerned with th truth. His char
acters ar not puppets of his Imagina
tion, but creature ef substance- Their
wpera depict real llfo because they
r llf Itself.
Th Lansing plan of cementing all
Pan-America Into a defensive unit la
founded on a pleasing Ideal. It would
seem fit that all America should stand
together against possible oversea ag
greeslon. Yet w su.pect that South
American suspicion of us Is stronger
than any fear of a European power.
In fact It la American greed that
Latin-America fears, and dcplte our
assurances, tlmA would bo required
Urn and effort In order to reassure
our Southern neighbors. Ther ar
those who avill expect no more from
th Administration's latest schema
than from the Ford peace mission.
roor little Serbia. What will her
ultimata fat be? Hor countryside
despoiled, her ruler In exile, her ar-
tnlea dispersed, Serbia Is a pawn of
fat to an even greater extent than
Belgium. Even If the allies win in
the end, Serbia's freedom Is not as
sured. If th allies do not win. or if
th final conclusion 1 indecisive, then
Serbia can expect nothing- better than
being left to tho tender mercies of
Bulgaria. There is no greater trag
edy In all history than that of plucky
little Serbia. Her fat la even mora
pathetic than that of Belgium.
Bryan, at the last moment, has
changed hi mind about sailing for
Europe on a peace mission. Tha erst-
whll Secretary of State had planned
to Join Ford. Invited to accompany
the original expedition, he resorted to
watchful waiting. No doubt If the
peace expedition had r1vcu the slight
eel evidence of success the sagacious
William would have hastened to the
scene. As it 1. he can remain dis
creetly away and avoid making an ass
of himself once more.
Th dying year has been distin
guished by fires which destroyed Ore
gon industries. Let us hope the new
year will be distinguished by building
of new ones.
Members of th Chamber of Com
merce called to meet at "8 P. M.
Wednesday evening" are doubly as
sured the meeting will ba held after
dark.
Th Governor of North Dakota
know when he ha enough of the
Ford peace expedition, and that's
what's the matter with Hanna.
Ford act wisely In choosing Copen
hagen aa the site of his peace palace.
f he built tt In a belligerent country
itynlghl be bombarded.
Think of the Joy of th men who
can 11 abed In th morning because
they do not have to come downtown
to open at S o'clock.
The Job of Premier In Greece has
become so undesirable that all the
statcsmeu play Alphor.se and Gaaton
with It,
Berlin and Vienna will chuckle
when hearing that Japanese steam-
hips ar scared off tha Sues routo.
Sine a man cannot drink next year
h must eat the more, occasionally
becoming Intoxicated with slumber.
P.edempton of Oregon from drought
is a fit work for the year 1916. There
fore hail to the Irrigation Congress.
Many men will be wearing crowns
by midsummer because they cannot
clp themselves. .
If a dream Is good cause for arrest
f a delinquent debtor, why is not a
hunch" nLo?
From giant submarines we may
soon progress to submarine dread
nought. Only a specified number of lodges
meet Friday night, and that excuse is
too bold.
These ar the days of last oppor
tunities and soon they will be spelled
lost,"
King Peter of Serbia has atoned for
accepting a blood-stained throne.
Th snow yesterday was a false
alarm. The ground Is too soft.
Peter of Serbia, would be a drawing
card on any American circuit.
Wow! Washington stays
"wet-
ay longer than Oregon
Ezra Meeker's trail will be paved
with good Intentlor-s.
But Austria la sot "lickable.'
How to Keep Well
By fr. W. A. Evawa.
Question partlnant to hyritn. sanitation
and prevention ot disease., if matters of gen
era! Intereat. will ba anawered in thia col
umn. Where apa-e will not permit or tha
ublect la not eultabl. lettera will be per
sonally anawered, subject to proix-r llmlta
tlona and where a atamped. addressed en
relope la Inclosed. Dr. Evans will not matte
dlaxoals or prescribe for llndlviauai dis
eases. Requests for sacb servlo cannot be
answered.
ICopyrlrht. 19IS. by vr. ? ..-.
Published by arrangement with Chicago
Tribune.)
A Billon Attack.
When a .Northern man says he if
bilious he mean that he feels heavy
mentally and laxy physically. Probably
he has a headache. He takes a purga
tive ana geta relief. Twenty years ago
he took calomel, but .he has found out
that one purge answers as well as an
other. When a Southern man says that he Is
blUous It may mean that he ha been
overeating and underexercislnr and
needs a purge. If he says that he has
had a bilious attack ha may mean
something entirely different.
A man with a bilious attack starts
in with some nausea. He proDaoiy is
having some fever. Somebody tells
him that ha 1 sallow and be concludes
ba is bilious. He take a course of
calomel. A course of calomel may con
sist of divided doses, a half grain or
mnra every hour for rive or 1W aosea,
nr ha mav taka a slnRle large dose.
Calomel acta on the small intestine as
wall as tha larre.
Presently he Is profoundly nauseated
aa a result largely or tne caiomei. no
begins to vomit He empties his stom
ach. His nausea continues and bile is
drawn Into hla stomach. He vomits
bile. Was h not bilious? Sure, here
is th bile to prov It, He needs more
calomel. He takes a socona course
mora pain, nausea and vomiting bile.
When thla has subsided be feels better.
Any feeling is an Improvement over
the nautoa from caiomei auKmemea
by the nausea of bile. He Is going to
be all right now, H was bilious and
the calomel has acted. Days of need
le anrt useless suffering.
A bad picture? Yes, but that Is not
erhat make th story wortn wnue.
Here's where th harm comes -in:
Many of the esses of consumption are
called bilious attacks until th disease
Is well advanced. A lot or typnoia
fever goes by the name of bilious at
iii-lii for a week or two of the dis
locomotor ataxics arc cam w
. . .. I I A
have bilious attacks for months, auring
hlrh thalp disease Is DrORreaolnB.
The blanket diagnosis or malaria is
bad enough. Why give It a twinr tie-
t ween a "touch of malaria ana a du
inna attack" almost any disease al
most, anywhere in the body can be
covered. The harm of the sloppy diag
nosis a bilious attack consists not
so much In the days of needless suffer
ing Induced by the calomel ss in me
fact that It prevents in proper uib
nnafa from belna made.
I have In mind now a man wno naa
ronaumntlnn. He is far from living as
h ihould. In consequence he has
spells of fever from time to time. He
is not closely under a pnyaician a ou
aarvatlnn. When he ha fever he con
ciunVa that he has a bilious attack and
ha takes a course of caiomei. Alter
several days of vomiting he feels bet
ter. Th calomel baa acted. What is
tha harm? It is twofold, tirst. mese
aura of vomltlnfr and purging ex
haunt his vitality. Second, no rans
tn recoanlxe that th attacks of fever
mean that he la not right ana in con
sequence hia disease is progressing.
Baby'a Head Flat la Back-
Anxious writes: "My baby's head is
very flat at the back from continually
ivina- on his back while sleeping, lie
will not aleeo in any otner position.
He is now If months old. and I would
like to know whether he is too old to
hva hla head round out in tne oacic.
At what age are the bones of the head
permanently shaped?"
REPLY.
tk- laraa fontanalla closes at about It
months. After that closes the shape of tha
bead cannot ba changed y any timpie
means.
Aot Harmful. N
S. W. writes: "Will you kindly ad
vise ma whether grape Juice is harm
ful to one who has acidity ot the
stomach?"
REPLY.
NO.
' Hhoald Cbaage Diet.
"Our baby, apparently healthy, 23
months old. weltths 1 pounds, h
not a-alned anything In the last six
months. Her feeding schedule is as
follows: Seven o'clock, two to three
dishes of oatmeal with milk; 10 o'clock
Juice of orange: 11 o'clock, a scrambled
rear, mashed potatoes and a cup of
noodle soup with rice in It; 4 oclock.
cud or crackers ana num. i uciucn.
dish of oatmeal. During the day she
aata arraham crackers. Refuses to
drink milk. Have we cause for worry
on account of her weight and not gain
ing anything?"
KtrLi.
Phe la not thriving and you nail chance
hr food. If aha will not drink milk try bar
1th tny ona or the patent Daoy xooua. or
buttermilk, or clabber. dive ner meat,
bread, and vecetablta. h ran taka spinach,
turnips, beet, carrots, aa well aa potaloea.
She neede meat. In order to get her to taka
meat, bread, milk and vegetablea you abould
aeeea bar cereals.
Mot Trae.
Mrs. D. H. C. writes: "Last Winter I
had an operation for appendicitis, also
had rluht ovary removed. Mng montns
later I gave birth to a .baby, a boy. I
have been told that I could never have
girl. (1) Is thl true? (I) Are tho
children of a person with one ovary
all of the same sexT"
REPLY.
I, and X. No.
Raaalag Water Calaalna.
A. O. C. writes: "They have a method
now In Insane asylums ot confining pa
tients In a bathtub, with running
water, for II. 24 and 48 hours and
lonxer periods. (1) Is this permitted
by the law? C) Is it approved by the
medical profession in general."
REPLY.
1. Yes. S. Yea. nothing else ealma
p mon suffcrlnc from a violent mental ex-cit-ment
ao wlL It la better thaa medicine
and la without after affects.
Ulver and Sea Level.
PORTLAND. Dec. 18. (To the Edi
tor.) Kindly Inform me as to the
height of the Willamette River above
sea level at Portland.
In order to settle a discussion on this
point. I have called up a number of
otlces. such as the United States En
gineers, United states Hydrographic,
Weather Bureau. Port of Portland, and
have also looked through books issued
by the Chamber of Commerce, but as
yet the Question is still unanswered.
hough elevations in various parts or
the city have been given. C H. P. M.
Willamette River at Portland at low
water: Above mean sea level at Asto
ria. ."5 foot: above mean lower low
water at Astoria, S.3S feet.
Net to Close.
PORTLAND, Dec. 28. (Ta the Ed
itor) I have been Informed by several
eraons that the ilargulis ISickel Eat-
Ing-House on Burnalde street Is to dis
continue business the first of the year.
Will you kindly tell me if such is true
or not. and if so. Just when?
A CONSTANT READER.
The Margulls Nickel Eatlng-House
will not close after the first of the year.
Instead Mr. Margulls has announced he
.Is making plans to enlarge his opera
tions. He Is now handling 1500 to 2000
JdaUy,
EVOLUTION OCTSrDBI OF" BIOLOGY
It Gov-eerws ClvtlUatloa, Literature and
Other Forma af Thought Training.
ENIVERS1TY PARK, Or., Dec 2S.
To the Editor.) A recent contribution
to The Oregopian regarding evolution
interested the writer and Inspire him
to add a few words. The writer of the
contribution tells us ha accepted evo
lution at first, but time has shaken his
first notions. With the writer of these
words It was distrust and opposition
to evolution at first, but at present It
Is friendliness.
The theory of evolution is given us
as a working theory of not how the
universe started, but how it has come
Into its present form. The evidence In
its behalf is incomplete and will al
ways remain so. But a theory comes
to us to apply to the marvelous works
of nature and we are more concerned
as to how it works than to prove It
true. The theory of gravitation works
well as to tha upholding of star and
flower.
The adherents to the evolution the
ory do not claim that man is descended
from an ape, but that they both have
come up from a primordial form, but
that the ape, becoming weary of the
long Journey, stopped where he is, but
another development went on and up to
man. Man cannot go back to the ape,
for he never was such, nor the ape can
not go forward to the man, as he is
the top of that development of its own
kind. Besides there Is enough of the
monkey In man. The ape is a side
branch of the tree, while thera are
branches higher up.
We know the name of no living
scientist of authority who Is not on th
side of evolution. Evolution is not
only used In the field of biology, but
elsewhere with striking force and
beauty. Take literature and we find
it an orderly development. Instead of
books constructed loosely. It is so
with civilization. There It starts 1
Greece to be shaped by Alexander and
touched for the better in Itome, an un
dera-round stream during the Dark
Ages, brought to the sunlight by the
Renaissance and broadening ana aeep
enlnar in our own splendid cays. in
evolution of ourselves is one Interest
nir fact to contemplate.
That there is anything oener man
our physical forms to hold our souls
In the present state of existence seems
doubtful to anticipate. Man stands
erect, looks through flashing eyes and
la aatlstled with his deftly constructed
hands. His feet, with which he goes
out upon Joyful pilgrimages, are Just
risht for their rapia steps. ine pre.
nt aacent of men must be within. them
selves and In strength, faith, hope and
love they can improve upon tnemseives.
Tha Inner nobilities may oe itrengui
ened constantly and instead of being at
the top In unfolding them we are not
far from the start.
B. J. HOADLET.
HIS PRAYER, ALSO, IS FOR SALE
Mr. Rlgby, for Defense, Refuse to Let
I'acinclsta Have Beat of It.
VALE, Or., Dec. 28. (To the Editor.)
t hnva received the inclosed poem,
by Julian P. Scott, from one of our
peace loving and peace-at-any-price
fanatics. Which 1 aenomumi.eu
"rhri.tmia Pruver." of which any num
ber may be secured at the low price of
5 cents per one or a per nunoreu.
Oh God, as thou art.
Let m not lttten to the voice of klnga;
Oh God, apeak to my heart,
Let me but listen to the vole within,
oh rirtH nrenara me. not with guns.
But with fearlesa love for all my fellowmen.
Let me not aee tne coior or mo
Let ma not aee the race or tribe.
Oh God let me but ea tha souls of men.
rLnA
Prepare me' for the greatness of all trials,
Prepare me not with guns un uoq:
Prepare me with a fearless voice,
A voice to reach tha souls ot men.
A m .1 If T must die
Let me but die with love fof all within my
heart. .
r know no arrester eauee:
Oh God make me too atrong a lesser cause
to eerve.
This Is my Christmas prayer
Oh Chrliu
I am unwilling that any man shall
do more than I along these lines pro
vlded we are equal in ability to per
form. Peace is the one great desire
of this entire country. I therefore
offer what I am pleased to denominate
a "New Year's Invocation, any oum
ber of which I will be pleased to fur
nlsh at the moderate price of 5 cents
per one or $2 per 100, admitting at
tho same time that each individual
may. at the cost ot a rew moments
reflection, either pray with equal pos
sibillty of success as though he paid
6 cents for the prayer of another, or
offer an invocation fully as likely to
brine; results as sending me 5 cents
for my equally bad literary production.
A NEW YEAR'S INVOCATION.
(Some five million years after creation.)
irreiuae. i
That which hath been is now: and that
whlrh la to be hath already boen: and God
raquleth that which la paat. keel. 111:15.
INVOCATION.
Universal Master; Eternal Mind:
Thou, who In thy all pervadln? wisdom
Created man. endowing him wltb power
To perceive thy purpose, dlvlrw thy will.
Plainly written in thy sacred records.
Told by the history of the nations
Sweat Into dark oblivion by thy will:
Thou, who hath placed within the elements
Power for destruction or salvation;
Endow us with understanding.
Grant ua that we use thy wise creations
To defend our homes, our wivea, our chil
dren;
Grant ua we do not supinely suffer.
Becoming aa a prairie awept by fire;
Grant ua to use tre knowledge of today.
And list to the warning cry of agea;
Grant we conquer not, though be not con
quered.
But live in Joy aa thou wouldst have ua live
Grant ua, if we pana, we pass with honor
To our country and to thea.
JOHN RIGBY.
Mrs. Contradiction
By Mary If. Force.
She
didn't raise
soldier.
her boy .to be
But her girl was raised to gossip and
to pose;
She didn't raise her son to feed the
cannon.
But he couldn't feed himself or buy
his clothes.
i
She says her daughter 11 never be a
mother
Until war is firmly banished from our
land.
Caring not that she Is quarrelsome and
fretful. .
That from morn till night she never
lifts her hand.
For the cause of peace she says she's
ever striving.
Thinks her r-ex must set this universe
aright:
But her work at home I note she's
always shirking.
And her husband seeks his quiet club
at night.
"Peace on earth" should ever be our
motto!
She affirms it with a vehemence quite
bold;
But she never falls to stir up a com
motion When she hears a bit of scandal, I am
told.
She was asked to Join the party on the
peace ship.
And accepted with a fervor quite
unique;
But presented her amazing propaganda
la a manner that was anything but
meek.
And we wonder if, like Mrs. Contra
diction, There are not others in the selfsame
state of mind;
Who, looking for tho wondrous second
cominer.
Are leaving Christ and duty, fat behind.
In Other Days
Half a Century Ag.
From Tha Oreeonian of December 29. 1885.
The quartermaster's department has
thua far realized between X6,000,000 and
$8,000,000 from the sale of useless Army
appurtenances.
"French Louie" arrived here Wednes
day night with a train of pack animals
from The Dalles for a cargo of freight.
It is reported that the citizens of The
Dalles are literally "in the dark." They
have neither kerosene nor candles and
the gas works are not in operation.
Fortress Monroe, December 17 A riot
took place in Norfolk, Va., yesterday
between the Twentieth New York Reg
iment and the Thirtieth United States,
colored. A volley of from 10 to 13
muskets was fired by the Twentieth on
the colored soldiers, which was about
to be returned, when the officers ar
rived and put an end to the disturb
ance. The late Inclement season was yes
terday handsomely rounded off by the
appearance of a clear sky and balmy
air, whoch so often forms the period
to a tedious story of columns of icicles
written in sheets of snow on the pages
of Winter.
The last term of the Circuit Court,
which has been in session so long, ad
journed Wednesday evening sine die.
It must have been a relief to Judge
Shattuck.
Twenty-live Yeara Ago.
From The Oregcnian of December 29, 1S90.
The Dallas people Intend having a
railroad out four miles from Dallas to
wards Falls City to bring rotk to Dal
las for use In certain contemplated Im
provements. George Pfunder, the Irrepressible, re
turned to camp last week after an ab
sence of two months, during which
time he visited Spokane, Portland and.
San Francisco, says the Okanogan Out
look. While in Portland he sold to
Jonathan Bourne a third interest in the
Second Thought and a quarter interest
in the Alice mine, adjoining the First
Thought.
The Extension of the Multnomah
Street Railway from Caruthers to
Whltaker is now being operated, to a
limited extent. One car, to which a
pair of horses- is attached, makes reg
ular trips over the new line connect
ing with the regular cars at Third and
Sheridan streets.
Chauncey M. Depew had the honor of
having a steam tug with the loudest
whistle in New York harbor named af
ter him.
A reporter was yesterday shown
through the new Hotel Perkins, at
Fifth and Washington streets. It is a
very valuable addition to the public
improvements of the city and a monu
ment to the enterprise of a single in
dividual seldom excelled.
THREE INSTITUTIONS ASSAILED
Mr. Lombard Criticises Commission,
Traction Co. and Chamber Commerce.
PORTLAND, Dec. 28. (To the Ed
itor.) TVie seats of the mighty are
surely tottering when, through lack of
anything else to do, the Chamber of
Commerce, our local bureau of ineffi
ciency, through the medium of its im
ported -manager at S7500 per annum,
sees fit to attack the humble and use
ful Jitney. The scope and function of
this bureau could surely find some more
useful field for its labors, and coercion
of its employes is plainly beneath its
diRnity.
The conditions which brought the Jit
ney into existence were normal and
natural. It was created as a protest
against a poor streetcar system; it ex
ists as a substitute therefor and as a
convenience to the public, who prefer
fresh air to dirty, unsanitary street
cars. That the Jitney should be regu
lated goes without saying, but if tho
City Commission fails to regulate, why
try to crush the inoffensive jitney be
cause of the dereliction of our city
officials.
Admittedly and confessedly it Is tho
rankest kind of heresy to assail and
criticise in one article such old-established
fetiches as the Chamber of Com
merce, the street railway system and
the City Commission; but free speech
allows a rejoinder, and while the writer
may be impaled on the crucifix of pub
lic opinion for daring to comment or
criticise, he feels that the effrontery
f Mr. Hardy's pronunciamento should
not pass by unnoticed.
GAY LOMBARD.
The Oregonian is quite unable to de
termine perhaps it is not pertinent to
determine whether Mr. Lombard voices
his protest as one who has suffered
great personal Inconvenience from any
nsufficiency in the streetcar service.
or as a patron of the unlicensed, un
regulated and irresponsible jitney; but
as he appeals for the right to be heard
in the sovereign name of free speech.
his communication is cheerfully printed.
Friars for Letters.
riTOTUXD. Dec. 28. (To the Ed
ltor) Will you kindly publish particu
lars concerning the letter-writing con
test the Chamber of Commerce has
nimn In order to interest the East
ern tourist in this section of the coun
try 1
SUBSCRIBER.
Five prizes of $10 each are offered
hv the Chamber of Commerce bureau
of publicity and conventions for letters
best adapted to give people in tne r-asu
on Imnression of the scenic advantage
of Oregon and their attractiveness for
tourists.
The contest closes January 3- Sena
letters in care of the bureau of pub
licity and conventions. Chamber of
Commerce.
Letter-writing week will be January
17-22, and the winning letters in mo
contest will be published widely 'as
guides and suggestions to people
throughout the state who are to par
ticipate in letter-writing week.
It is planned to have nunareus ol
thousands of letters sent to the East
from Oregon at that time.
Possible Crlbbage Hand.
PORTLAND, Dec. 26. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you kindly state in your
columns whether, in cnoDaRe, mj
hands over 24 can be held and. if so,
what are they and what are the cards
that make thein, and oblige.' . d-
Four fives, with a Jack turned, up.
would give the dealer 30 15-16 ana
12 fives, with "his nobs,' making su.
Should his opponent hold the hand he
would have two less, or 28.
Standardizing the Grocer
Sixty per cent of tho goods sold
In grocery stores today are trade
marked articles.
In some of the larger cities stores
are springing up that deal in "pack
aged goods" exclusively.
And the packaged goods most pop
ular with the grocers' customers
are those that are newspaper ad
vertised. It is natural that the dealer should
favor these newspaper advertised
brands, for they are the bread and
butter of his business.
The public want them. They have
the requisite quality and they make
friends for his store.