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la4il l.Ii.tn of tha trltUa pacpta.
wtk!) tiaa bahlaj IftaU tutxr P-Bl;i.-B
la all forava cf compulatjo
a.J aoaat ef tl la eompuUory baarir
f arm. th pror tia b
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Mc 4 It meal 6tSorral baa bn aruaJ
lairr rpi-. A moIjU t
(.'. t 1 ta tt ttitua of tb cttueo
toaar I t uUon.
iT.u-.iar Atita oat wtal ea rw
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t a.- r !' a4 ' a!
tMS aunt a-aut amuo 'rw aia
a aa .uia a.a.4 aaaa aaiaa
mat .t ka a..J aa a a.
tf atau. a maaal la .a . -at. a .a
)ana aal (r)K4 a aa ka.l.oa
aara Ma t.i auaa a-tr ae. t-at Caao
Ualw. Uaaaixai a 1141 biaa. a ta aa
a a nagartal I mn--t aata.al aa !
.a. j.t.va af taa a"4 aaa ta aai.at
al a a aafaS a k.ajiaa aaa
k m aa.aaa ai aatil I kiaa -.aa;-T
afcan mf4 If aaa .ta as. ml
aaa aasaafna aw a ara aaa.1 tta r.'a.
Tbua lt man who fcacoalor :t
la rairUa,j by tha po6Uc aa tv aaUlah
airktRf f tfc 6l:aoo to raiaa aa4
utaaxt a fiml.'y r waraa4 that.
It taay alao ai.lra4 thair tfuty la tight
far t Natloo. they out J b Uktn ty
fjrca. m: th marT4 ma r
ajiatrfl tbit IhaT wouli nol b UHn
kota aftar tit ttatcbatora bJ gona.
Tb CVCQt ba prc4 thai tb Btar
r'.4 maa ba com forararJ In full
(rac".b. bil 6ut lftr-fourthat
t tb bacblor aiut ahirk. I)y coo
cBtratlr.c attar.Uoa oo Ut lUUtlJ
rnavH (Uai of uftppulx bachator. tb
f 5rrimar.t ba put than to tb pU
Jory of public opinion. ha f4ucJ tb
na.nbar f opponent to lb n policy
b4 ba put upon tha &ti-oita:r:p-HcuLu
iba oppmbruta of champion
ing man who Mril their duty hrO
thir country U la pexlL Oo tb othar
fcaccl. tby b moa or to conacrtp
lioo all tb marrta4 Toluittaar. bo
Ut ter with aatlafuction th apao
tact of maa blo frn4 to flht
bo bucj back bea they cam for
rvi. Tb payrhoto.-Ii.-aJ ltuttoa la favor
t conacrtpttoo U thu roaJa parfavt
On ftr aootbr tb ebJctlon ba
taaa fabtrtrj by cvrttts. a, bit th
Itmi oL ha pro4 lattice aru
aar.t. tvcatcst Toluctarytam.
II U ol lo b jipvt.l that cntl-
r.ptioa la full focr til b SoptaJ
at on Jump. That U not th Urltiah
y. Tb prtur '.! b rp"'4
c flrt nt:y anj at Ut iict
l&a ta tb cppoir.( tlr.a. bicb I
tha hirfclef bachelor. ta that way
th ebjactlon of th Latbvr nd Na
liooatilat pa-rtle mar b rctn.
Tha It wt'.I trm4uatty b lncr4
34 itae.l'J to ether part of th
ba nctll th pub!lo b acorn aa habltu
ta4 to It axarcia. tacb cUw that
to cee-Tlpta4 wtll t apt lo favor
coaavrtptloa ef th next cUa) u r. til th
opoattt-ta t M:t!4 down to an In-r.-artie
ri4u. Itca'.ty th Natloo
wlU raatia that compulatoa I "'
ry (ar.aral tht It mar m wctl "so th
wboi bo That I th tory of sear.
Ty fcU r4K-l chane ef tirtttaa pl
ty. eu.ra aa fr tra4 ae4 !ctorl
afom..but. th r.rt t n4. tb
Utar af a nuMe aa fat.
Wtta computaory nrtc th Hrtttah
ration wlU avtipt th prtaript a
wbK'h tb miHtary Ttm f prtke
f.cazir nry othar C-aropaaa aatloo U
fouoJ4 th prirx-tpt wbu-h Ilrook
Aiama la t Tala Ilatw daclara
oa.:i.' Ti obUretloa of th In
);ti'iA maa nl womaa to crttu-
tam.ala fnr th whot community
la lima of B4."" Mr. A Jam cat!
t.'.U h true ataBiar4 ef pur dmo
tacy." fur "valvar! ric I bo
tit u.itity. AtraaJy In th otaa
lar arm t comr4aabip la arm b
ta anatovral sal worklr.rmaa I
braakiett tlowa th Una of caat
wblca cut r op Into rrlt'ah
c!tf. If OBiraraal aarrtc b appUaJ
aa ta I'raac. without rpct for claaa
cilatoa or f'r an.tX It wlU far
ther than any o'har oiaar to moti th
tavii J n into a januin Jrnocrcy.
In4ae4 th war la rma!o th
rn:l"l paopl. It trtl power. It
dvrotioa to u:y. t raJtor to eavrW
f.c alf bat ba wakae4 an J
('o4 over br th talauraty aaa ef
l-.a ri' b an 4 wett-twra. From land
4 vr tatter at ao4 tnaouf cturr down
t Ubnrar. thoucht ba4 bn certter4
if bb4 en cU. on what th -t:on
ou;4 do for th cttuea. Th
Battles soar c:u upoa them to t
both their aahataoc and tbalr Uaa
f-r It. They hJir a'.r.aJy rttaJ
rleaX.4 reepor.a. Other Batloa
w-.Uht but bo other bar la modem
time bn abi I boaat that baif
thir mnho4 baa nad a frt:i
erfariec of ftf. Eritatn caa make
tf-U boo.t. Th toe! bar cheer
ftttry Bnitte4 to drr of corn
pulsion eerer bef ir drn4 poibt.
Ka::roaiJa bar baea baad4 erer to
tb a-urarnraenl. ttrr. prhp. to b
returned to their ewnera. Th nation
fea takaa over who! IndtiatMe. b'Jt't
r-raat factortea. qurter4 profit,
at a: J naloo rutc. rtri.rted pra
frae.lom. tabtUba4 monopolies ef
ucar sad meat and flxad price at
which tba cocRmodltl ahould b re
taiied. rar from ebjevttrc. th pus-
l.o ha ori th nrrBSnnt a ta
k ' . . y . w i.mui , iaa. , 11
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D...T. uawl 4e. lara aata
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t i - l n aa4 :. Mr
I Br Carrvaa I
Via r-. ao!ar ta.f4. . .
ta .,. luUl la la4. aaa a.ate. . . .
- - .,.,1 ...I : eaa e-
.rr.r u " '..
taxne au"
m ere rlaroa maa. Ufa. mora d raa tc
a.-tla n th aame kind. Th f orrB
jnenl die B"t lead.' tt I ruhd for
war4. Th paort tell It wht text to
do and when th eomran4 bcomc
tnautcnt. It due that thm. Men
taUx t:rBi nxau, SttSUVT. IXt
for Ut aatloa: womaa traiivad to
corn work perform mnlJ teak a for
men of Ut lowest rank aad feat
tbarriaetra honored bocaua thoe
mea bar ba wounJed la th cm
ptr' caa.
Britata U thu blcf mad' orr ty
th war.
CtaaOB.
Th rrydy ubjcl of w1n hat
do pc!aj prtlnBc to th holiday
eaaoD. or th airent of prohibition,
or tb weather, or any other of th
thine Jut bow occupylnf th public
mind. Tet ther ar a few fact about
eewln ew1nf la th Portland pub
tic e-hool tfct ought to lntrt th
taxpayer, who la alway wondiing
why laze constantly mount higher
and whr hi money goea.
Th mwIbb department In th Port
land day echool upporta aom thirty
four tJtl Inalructor. or uprrlor
fnot teach.Va. for It I lhir buelne
to how th grad and htgh school
teacher bow to teach). nd thy
draw front III to tli each pr
month.
Ther ar thirteen sewing Instruc
tor la th Bight schools, and they
get II atcb per month.
Tb payroll aloe In this depart
men In Norembar. IU. was a x
cu of ItttfO. Tb totai xpc. In
cluding supptle. and a fair char
for overhead, will probably reach
ll. per month, or $l0.eO per
achool year.
Th minimum salary in in cay
school I 111 month ty. for aa aver
age of nineteen teaching day, or
mor than II par day. Th teacher
without xcptioo ar women. What
thtr xprtnc prior to tblr mp!oy
mcnt la th Portland schools was tm
Oreconlan do not know. Hut It won
der la what other occupation, public
or prtvat. they would b paid a mini
mum of 111 per monm or la piu
per working day.
Th Importaac of thl branch of
Instruction la Ut school curriculum
may perhap b further determined
when It I known that l"0 waa one
pent In a !rct purvhaa of sria
aors not all of the litti tools, how.
vr. being for th ecwlng department
Tr last acataora rejulllion called for
tit:
W rather look for som buy cltl
an aom day to draw op a bill, and
submit It throuch th Initiative, de
nning what shall and what shall not
b taught la th public school.
Wa rather look also for another bill
prorldlng that to teacher of sewlr.g.
or Instructor In any kindred branch,
hall b paid mor than th averaf
la simitar prtvat employment.
BaTaY. TBI TH IBJ4EC
Aftr quoting aa artlct In which
th Chicago Trtbun points out th
abaurdlty of th Ford peac mission
and state that now Is th tlm for
th United Mat lo mind Its own
bualnee. Mr. Bryan say In th Com
moner that thl -repreaents th atU
tud of moat of th metropolitan pa
pers." and adi!s:
Tka aecltaa papaea a"aat lnarjb'T
aa I S aide m4 IAt aoalal lataraaia aa at
thia lima la taaa:alera- f mnltia
ar. arialltlne la war tt are aaa
frrx.et aa hit a tl.''' aorta ef
iiiiii.ji ear maaia. an a:iia II ai aa
aoranl profli. It la la tha aaa-aalar?
l.aaiaae af lbae later. ata la k.ap taa war
ajiaa aa ! aa eaai.a. an It ta ta be
tt-i-fJ loal laay all aroff at aar e-
c:ua f pa.' ramLrs frvra any tuan.r.
V h . wa racaafabar h-iw I r. .1 . n r O I mal
f ta urt. a"Pa t-aa la lie
a.tcara af te pw... or ir.a I nnaa pi."
wa caa kara.r twsiwM mil -LKln
l a4 Ihoaa wna epa ea-
-aiaa ihr waai l eoia laa ma in
kiau aa tears at tba aeuple af aiaer land.
Thl. coming from th man who de
graded th high offlc of Secretary of
lat to earn money as a vaudeville
orator on the Chautauqua circuit: the
man who commercialised his official
poeition by collecting Ur fee for
delivering political speeches. I the
heieht of Pharisaical hypocrisy. In hi
stf-rlhtou satisfaction he appro
priate to himself and his Ilk all th
lrtue and can find only bats mo
tive for tboa who hold other opin
ions. This man Insulted th nation
which ar gtrtng op lire by th mil
lion and money by tb billion when he
called th war cauelr- Those na
tions better th eaus la which they
fight la worth the hug sacriflc they
make, and they do not flinch. Mr.
Bryan drew back, deserted hi chief
and triad to dlviJ his fellow -country
rne a when an International crisis
required flrmnrs with a show of fore
and a unltd front towards a Ballon
which know no law escept fore.
In far of thl contrast It Is th
beleht of audacity for such a man to
Insult th Independent newspaper of
th United States br suciratlng that
tbair dlacusaaoa of th ord fare Is
prompted by da!r to prolong th
slaughter for tb profit of munition
manufacturer. Let tlm look to t!t
beam la hi own ere.
TMK ArAl WUiV.
r.tgnteott people th country orr
ar riewlr.g with alarm th elabor
ate plan of th worldly for pdlng
th departing year. Portland has had
It Btlsatvtas and every other larg
city ba considered safeguards and
re:rWtlon In order to prevent tais
sentimental hour from being convert
ed Into a public scandal.
Time was w hen Americans sat out
th etd yr at watch rneellnc.
Sotrmn contemplation and prayer
ware th order of tb evening. Th
paswtng of another mlteatoo la th
brief roan ef year allotted to man
was th occasion for seriousness. Self
reproach for past shortcoming snd
ober plans for better conduct In th
year at hand mad up th common
mental slat.
Ther ar hundred of thousands of
good popl wh rontlnu to end the
old year and begin the new one in
thl wl, but tb number who !
apon tb occasion for a wild specie
ef orrv Is simply appalling. They sit
th old year out In m caf or grill,
their minds too befuddled by rham
para for srtou thought. They reel
and '.Iter Into th new year. reel
ing th era with popping cork,. ri
bald song and strident hiccoughs. It
is reported frtm New Tork tht erery
eat ta every Broadway cafe has been
reserved, and that r-rvUor. now
set! at a premium of - to H9 per
eat. Food and drink extra.
Portland will b rid cf such spec
tacle shortly. It Is rerretUbt that
another such exhibition must b seen,
for In spit ef ererythlng th authori
ties may do. New Tears eve Is cer
tain to be made the occasion of an
orrT by tho thoughtlc persons who
hav seiied upon thl wild American
custom. Who caa Bay how far these
annual spree hav contributed to th
expulsion of John Barteycora from
th stale? But perhaps la th future
n shall return to th good old days
of "King out th old. nng In th new."
As th matter now stan.ls. th ancient
rhvma hold read. -Urink out the
IJ. brink In th new."
Th traction company at Proksn U
ruDQing it in PT lWVt't'' va a ......
gra ar alt drunks. In a moral city
Ilk Portland th Inebriated maa at
that time of night has not rot th
prtc of a rid left.
OXt KXDDUC SOLVED.
Tb public 1 not treatl concerned
about th lasu as to whether Mr.
Lewis or Mr. Cantln 1 Btat High
way Engineer. Nor la Mr. Lewis, who
Is otat Engineer, desirous of assum
ing th highway ng1nrshlp. An
agreement was reached between hlrn
and th Stat Highway Commission In
August by which Mr. Cantin should
har charge of th stat road work.
Th law was a muddle, however, and
when th question was raised In court
by a prtvat contractor, a decision
was reached, and now the Supreme
Court Interprets th law to be that
th Stat Engineer 1 also th Stat
Highway Engineer.
Th intent cf th LeglsJatur of
HIS was to consolidate th two de
partments. In th Interest of economy
and efficiency: but It will b re
called that a programme of consoli
dation of various departments, de
vised In th Interest of th taxpayers,
waa defeated, and only the confused
statute aa to th engtneershlp was
passed. Th general ruction raided
ae tha eonaolldatlon morement Is
directly responsible for th lamentable
outcome of a laudable purpos on in
part of th legUIatlr majority to do
anmaihina- ta aimnllfr th administra
tion of stat affairs, and to reduce
f AIM
Tot somehow th Legislature, which
Is much abused by special voices
that ar always for agitation and
nerer for any sane action wrhlch will
lower taxes, succeeded In reducing ap
propriations. Can any other branch
of goremment. stat. County or city
(Portland), show as much?
VUMCU TO CAXXT LrstBEB.
Wer th American shipping laws
such as lo Justify th belief that ships
bultt now would b profitable not
only during but after th war, many
more lumber vessels Ilk those of th
McCormlck yard at St. Helens would
b building In American yards on the
Pacific Coast. Ther Is a strong de
mand for lumber abroad, and the
chief obstacle to our supplying It 1
the lack of vessels at reasonable, or
any. terms.
L'nder rational law w should be
doing In th United States, by prlval
ntarprls. thst which British Colum
bia propose to do with government
aid. Th Parliament of that provlnc
Is to b asked to authorize a bond Is
sue for th building of thirty Dclscl
lumber schooners, each having a ca
pacity of 3.000.009 feet, which are to
b turned over to the lumber manu
facturers. Th latter ar to assum
th bonds and pay for th schooners
as bonds fall due. By this means the
provtnc expect to Increase Its lum
ber exports from 19.000.000 to 100.
000 00 feet yearly.
We do not propose any such scheme
to provide vessels for th American
lumber trade; on th contrary. w
hav condemned the similar schcra
of th Wilson Administration to pro-
rid veasels for our general foreign
trad. W do urge, however, that In
vestor should be Invited Into th
shipbuilding and operating field by re
peal of those provisions of our ship
ping laws which aid to the cost of
doing business under the American
flag without benefit to any American.
With a fair chance. American enter
prise needs and asks no subsidy, nor
Government building of ships.
A PACirt.TS SLT INSIWATIOX.
A fair sample of pacifist methods
ef spreading their propaganda against
National defense is the IMter of K. O.
Karsten. president of the Collegiate
Anti-Mllltarlsm League, on th sub-
lac t of student military cam pa
Though tt purports to be an Impartial
Inquiry Into th effect of these camps
on th students attitude toward peace
and war, th letter Is actually a veiled
attack on th camps as breeding
places of militarism. Patriotism Is
decried aa Nationalism and Interna
tionalism Is extolled, notwithstanding
th fact that thos Europeans who
one cherished that dream har awak
ened and ar now furiously fight
ing for nationalism In opposing armies.
Th letter drew a stinging reply
from 8tanly M. Arndt, of th Uni
versity of California. II answered
an Insinuation that "voluntary stu
dent camps ar th same aa universal
conscription" by saying that Presi
dent Wilson and ex-Presidents Taft
nd Roosevelt "would be bitterly op-
pod to universal conscription.
though "heartily In favor of th mili
tary camp. He replied to an as
sertion that th camps would spread
enthusiasm for military life by quot
ing th President' opinion that
they would "disseminata sound In
formation" and would glv a con
siderable amount of practical military
Instruction." They wer pot Intended
to spread knowledge of The Hague.
international arbitration and kindred
subjects, but that was Bo reason to
condemn them, for no on would ex
pect thos subjects to b taught there.
Mr. Arndt said that Mr. Karsten's al
lusion to the subjects as not being
taught "naturally leadt on to th
conclusion" that "th very opposite
Is taught, that treat! ar not sacred,
nor Is International law th bearer of
any sanctity." II continued:
Ta Sara aal make that aiamaal eat
rtcM. tut yow slr'r laemu.te it eaiwaaa in
Ue-a. La yoa ?-t that, la th romlm
mi:.arr eampa tfcia Summer, tba In.tmctora
la chtfft tea pfrh ea lb sanctity ai
iraatiaa aa4 ef Iniaraatloaal law. whan Oar.
iiif fcaa nedl Paigiom. Mil Ita:r has
rapaaia-.e Trtpi aiuaace. tki m
ra:aa af letaraailaaal taar aa retard lana
ana ka.al aartera feet kaaa krskea Say
alier SarT
In reply to a reference to advocate
of students camps as "men of strong
feeling of race and National prejudice
rather than men of International
vision." Mr. Arndt said:
rv yew iMb far aa tn.tant thai too rat
flaw i. -a. raal me, wha rav aa rara aaa
tiktleaal rr)uJltT A prt eaaaat ehaase
hie (raatifatnar. aa tr. Kailea aiata: bis
aallona'.a'Ue spirit t within kim aad raaatt
ka Seatrjp.4. A maa without a eouatrr
atset be a -rry strM- Wi ar Americans
la Ihle eewatrr el t-aat I tnmnt ye
aol rarer year rattraa:int ta It letiral eel.
cltn.o. ef rpa!ieilna Aaricen!st la favor
of lataraatlonaitam: rt wba Ik war krabf
aul. the Oarmaa.Am.rt'-ea waa a rabid ser
tlaaa of lite " mfr'mnA." th t"To-h-Am.r-traa
was a efronsty In favne ef th atilaa.
Tra fnaamn'al eau ef thta war waa na
Maa.itn Wnr la II that tha hi of th
ttara an eirtr-a .llr the t:eo4 of rr
Amartcaa on (or!a horaT atlonaitara
la oo of tb trenfeat trails th human
almal baa.
Replying to an Insinuation that mill,
tary training makca men less anxious
"to maintain friendly relations with
other countries," Mr. Arndt said:
Whaa lb rat man Inaaras his life,
a he oittous for d.ath? Wh.a th average
nmn tr..ura M prnpartr. I ha nwre anvinu
-r f''T wyi "h area maa rp.ra
tlmaatf la a military raiop. ta h mor
tniwue lar vtrt Tha auar to all thro
1.1iti a th earn. I want aaea. I d
ir ryirt a ather u. tut In caa I
:tt aa44 I d'tend rr.v mrvlhar and Sitter
a4 xountrj. 1 want la be prtar4.
JUltnizs U eB JuVa motto :
"Above all nations Is humanity." Mr.
Arndt said It would b better to re
member tht "above all, nations ar
human." He continued:
Juet aa man Is aelfiah and always looking
at for himealf tb annrlTal of tba fittest,
rtrntmbr-a II Is wltb nations Aftar this
war. with lis broken treaitea. wltb Interna
ilonal law scorned aad rejected, can yon still
claim tbat It la practical tor the United
8tate la e unarmed and unprepared In tba
mldat at lb other membera of the famll. at
nations who are human and therefore selflb
and looking oat for thmlvt -Tour whole
stand Ilea oa the premise tbat all nations
are super-human aad perfect International
ism Is aa Id.al, a wonderful Ideal, but It Is
an Ideal. Toa mut recosulie facts and
especially the one fact that above all. na
tions axa bum a a.
From Mr. Amdfs letter we can
sum up th cas for national pre
paredness In a few simple axioms.
Treaties and devotion to peac bar
been proved by th war not to pro
tect a nation.
Nations do not respect treaties
when they consider treaties contrary
to their selfish Interests and they do
not preserve peace when they believe
thos Interests can be promoted by
war.
A nation that is not prepared for
war Is In danger of destruction by
another nation of th above type.
Belgium Is an example. A nation that
Is Inadequately prepared Invites at
tack, and can win. If at all, only at
much greater cost than if It wer pre
pared. Britain and Russia are ex
am pie.
A nation that Is prepared for war,
but devoted to peace, can maintain
peace. Switzerland and Holland ar
examples.
'Preparation for defense must be
mad before, not after, war begins.
Wars come suddenly, ar fought and
won rapidly and employ Intricate ap
paratus that requires much time to
make and much practice to use. Hence
preparation after war begins Is use
lee. Tb man who does not undergo
training Is of no mor value when war
come than one-tenth of a man. The
trained man alone Is useful In defense
of his country.
Preparation la not militarism. Mili
tarism consists In tb spirit In which
preparation Is mad, not In the prep
aration Itself. The aim of militarism
is forcible aggression; th aim of
peaceful preparation Is armed defense.
Tha existence of militarist nations
renders arming for defense necessary
lo national existence. Not until mili
tarism is abandoned can defense
safely be abandoned.
Th truth of these axioms win ap
peal to those who desire th preser
vation of tha United States as a na
tion. They will not come home to
thos who regard patriotism as nar
row prejudice until their country is In
vaded, their homea destroyed, their
families slain, brutally maltreated or
scattered.
The Tortland Journal, which spares
no opportunity to revile th Legisla
ture and attack the state administra
tion, taunts the Governor and State
Treasurer (a majority of the State
Highway Commission) with th boast
that It had advised them fully about
the highway law. and Implies that it
had foreseen the Supreme Court's de
cision. Ah, yes. Forecasts of Su
preme Court decisions are th Jour
nal's great specialty. Doubtless It had
"inside Information," a tip." a "back
stairs handout" about the Impending
action of the Supreme Court. But In
this Instance the Journal kept Its se
cret knowledge all to itself until now.
It was safer.
Is It not significant that the Ford
peace party wa coldly received by
the Norwegians and Danes, who are
mostly pro-slly, while they were warm
ly welcomed by the Swedes, wno are
mainly pro-German 7
Soma people think It a hardship
to arise in the cold and eat a hot
breakfast: but think of the people in
the war xones who get up on a cold
morning without the prospect of any
kind of a meal.
Arhimtlon of the Ancona case
would postpone a decision to the Greek
bnian.'a which Is not what the United
States wants. There have been too
many postponements or m Jusnania
settlement
The Nebraska primary ballot will
ba a comprehensive affair. The latest
name to go on Is that of Henry D.
Estabrook. who was reared In the
state and went East to acquire fame.
Th. man whn can nick rln rasD-
k...iAa ar thla tlm. Is welcome to eat
them. P.lpe sausages and hotcakes
are more to the point
Tt is not that St. Louis hotelkeepers
distrust Democrats that they insist on
a deposit. A bill In the hand la worth
two on the books.
Retail grocers who object to others
cutting the price of flour will get
littles sympathy from people who con
sume th starle.
Th Oregon hen doe not appear
discouraged with eggs selling around
14 conts at a tlm they usually bring
half a dollar.
Thomas Mott Osborn Is learning
that th way of th upllftcr Is hard
when he come In conflict with tb
politician.
Kemn Is sorry, no doubt. He must
have been when h mailed the letter.
Sorrow Is mostly an afterthought of
crime.
Ti'han Kwetlon rive tha allies a dose
of their own medicine by detaining
malt, how they do protest!
Th. recrudescence of Brother
Prownelt will be a Clackamas thriller
in the Spring.
'Vn wet rnlJ enourh to turn Off
th water, but th plumber I watch
fully waiting.
tvar-r minster la entitled to on
hack at th nw head of th lrrt-
gatlonlsta.
i.t. rountr with Its saltpetre
would be a good sit for munition
factory.
When th mercury touches freezing
point. It la in order to "holler" for
ra,n
To call It a watch servlc tomorrow
night is fit and proper for an officer.
Th hot- who got a sled Christmas
is encnurns-e.1 to hop for snow.
Kemp's victim m;iy die. but her
killer will live.
Tho fol and tu crime ar soon
ConuucUd UJ2 -
Star and Starmaker
By SawjB Caas Baer.
BT LEO.VK CASS BAER.
JUST read where the original Unele
Tom Is dead. But Little Era Is still
hopping blithely around between
th Old Ladles' Home and some cliorus
sextet.
a
Ethel Clifton and Brenda Fowler,
who have already established them
selves with vaudeville fans as worthy
writers of one-act plays, are making
their flrat New xork appearance at the
Colonial Theater this week. Among
their numerous writings are 'The Deci
sion of Governor Locke." play4 by
Claude Gllllngwater, lately at the Or
pheura; "The Coward." with Lillian
Kingsbury, and others. They will pre
sent "Th Saint and the Sinner," a
unique and powerfully dramatic playlet
written by Mlsa Clifton.
aaa
And now there's a new slang expres
sion. Aa If the English language
didn't contain enough. Jules Eckert
Goodman's dramatization of "Treasure
Island" haa brought out the expression.
It Isn't really slang, either, but good,
unadulterated Robeft Louis Stevenson
English.
It will be recalled by everybody who
remembers bis "Treasure Island" that
Bill Bones, th pirate, who tyrannised
th inmates of th Admiral Benbow
Inn. waa himself In constant fear of be
ing tipped the black spot. As he ex
plains to llttl Jim Hawkins, this black
spot "la a summons, matey about the
worst disgrace than can come to a pi
rate captain It means he must step
down tbat he's gone done for some
times it means worse than that, too.
Broadway has waited a long while
for -a byword to taka the place of
George M. Cohan's world-renowned
"twenty-three." It now haa on In "the
black spot." . . .
Cathrln Countisa' husband, E. D.
Price, Is cutting up again in Ren Wolfs
column in the Morning Telegraph. Dur
ing a pause In his serious work of ex
ploiting "Pollyanna" Mr. Prlc lapsed
Into this: ,
Every humorous paragrapher in
America Is going to spring this one as
original." he writes, "and I want to
beat them to it. Sir Douglaa Halg has
been apolnted commander-in-chief or
the British forces on the western front-
. ... Th American eric ot
uv you i - ,
peace is sloshing along in the general
direction of Hollana. -ow i-.
mother, what would
It be a case of? You give It up? A case
of Halg and Hague, or course. w -perfectly
obviou:.
Irene Oshier. who played eeveral
weeks with the Baker Players last sea
son, is to play the leading role In
newspaper drama entitled I ' Cold
.. aahatirsals. The author.
Thomas T. Hoyne. has been a Chicago
newspaper reporter lor ia
. . . . i r vriT Hoyne. the Chi
ta B, VI ULUCl w.
cage Stat.'. Attorney. The play will
be given to th puDltc aoou!. iuw ...
of January, and after two or three
weeks on the road will go into Chicaso
for a" run.
aaa
Through her attorneys. Isadora Dun
can, the dancer, is offering her Amer
ican creditora a settlement of !0 cents
on the dollar to cover th debt claims
acainst her in this country. Miss Dun
can does not. according to letters sent
out by the aforesaid attorneys, contem
plate a return to the United States.
aaa
Carl Reiter, manager of the Orpheum.
1. going to see the old year out and the
" - hn.i of a strictly all-
new yeavr m ao . -
Orpheum party. Immediately after the
midnight matinee at me urp""'
morrow all the artists will assemble on
the stage, where Meln Host Reiter will
have prepared for them a feast of cof
fee and whatnot. The stagehands, ush
ers Frank McGettlgan, the impression
istic pres agent, the boxofflce gener
alissimos and other employes of the
front of the house also will be guests.
Mr. Roller's banquet, aside from Its
Xevr Tear association. Is in honor of the
"first midnight matinee given in Port
land under the Orpheum management.
t-i.1. .... nrnhaum acts will be seen
only at Orpheum'a own midnight mat
inee, "I don't know wnen my panjr
will break up." said Mr. Reiter. "as the
midnight matinee will not be over until
1:30 In tb morning, but theater folk
bar the adrantag of being abl to
sleep lat." ...
Lawrence Orattan, leading man of the
headline act. "Suspicious of Hubby."
i. ikioirht he soma to be a "dead
ringer" for President Wilson, will re
spond to one of th main toasts at air.
Belter's party.
a
Xf w followed th golden rule at
Christmas to "Give unto others aa we
.1,1 ihat ther ahoula) srlve unto us."
all th lace-trimmed coat hangers.
hand-painted cusnions, glass noiaers
for hatpins and whisk brooms, tomato
pin cushions and air ferns in banging
brass pots would vanish from tb face
of tb earth.
a a a
mairl C Woodruff says that ac
count of an experimenter who has re
wivai avatar and shown them to be
allv after keeping them in a freezing
tat six weeks, is notntng new. Al
most any Janitor can give him cards
and spades on that trick. Only the
Janitor do it with human beings
ff ti ra I n w them out allv In th Spring
after keeping them in a freezing con
dition all winter.
Reply t Mr. Cllne.
VANCOUVER. Wash-. Dec. 20. (To
the Editor.) If Mr. Cllne, through
erudite and scientific Investigation, is
prepared to present to us natural evo
lution In a new light, we will be
pleased to accord to him respectful
attention. The only theory regarding
the subject which attracts the learned
has been In vogue some SO years. It
is therefore In order that it should
be superseded by new thought. Tls
only th new. the most recent, which
appeals to us today. Bergson's thoughts
are our Ideal, whilst treatises on al
chemy and astrology hare been con
signed to th furnace years aero.
J. HAROLD.
Til for Slloa.
SALEM. Or., Dec S7. (To the Edi
tor.) In answer to the letter of W.
X. II- of Laurel. Or., In The Oregonlan.
r.. V. 41 r writi!. lllra t a.ata
that the Salem Tile tt Mercantile Com
pany, OX Bateni. ur luaaa a nuimw me
for tba special purpose of building
gllos. CARL J. O'NEIL.
Her Huabaad's Tenderaen.
Life.
"Herbert, you weren't listening to
what I said." "Er what makes you
think that, darling?" "I asked you If
you could let me have a hundred dol
lars, and you smiled and said, 'Yes,
tUajreatV " .
BRITAI-VS PECULIAR OPTIMISM
Figures on Snbmarlne Warfare Don't
Tell 'Whole Story, Soys Writer.
REEDVILLE. Or., Dec. 27. (To the
Editor.) The thing to be admired and
yet has a very suspicious tinge of sad
ness about it Is the brave optimism of
our British cousins ss reflected in the
allied press of America. Bravely they
tell va and yet between the lines we
read that which makes us sad that
the submarine warfare is a failure.
They told us the same story last Sum
mer, yet somehow each month takes an
Increasing toll of allied shipping to the
bottom of the sea.
Strange now to observe the way
Winston ChurcblH. one time Lord of
the Admiralty, who is now ' in the
trenches, explains the effects on the
British navy of the loss of so many of
their battleships. The Impression he
creates is that the vessels were rust
ing away and their loss did not weak
en the navy, eta It is this optimism
that must be admired. Yet how ex
tremely uncomfortable this constant
slipping away of "old iron" must be to
the British heart which is used to more
spectacular display on the part of the
grand fleet that rules the seven seas.
They produce figures to show how
light, comparatively, has been the sub
marine toll on merchant ships. They
don't dwell long upon the possible
value of the cargoes of those 608 sunk
en freighters. They don't care to draw
it out in cold figures of dollars and
cents, rather do they tell us of the
great amount of shipping which es
caped the enemy on a sea which all
must know la ruled by Great Britain.
If Great Britain were all but wiped
off from the map the fact that she still
held on would be highly magnified and
the work of her destroyer made to
shlvel up like a burnt boot. However.
I will repeat we can't help but admire
the spirit of optimism which prevails
in their quarters, even beholding the
Bltimn noticeable In the price of the
allied loan bonds, and the Increasing
scarcity of ships and the soaring
freight rates.
We notice, too. that England, like
Germany, is going more in the farm
business. Verily 'tis even as Lloyd
George said some time ago. "the potato-bread
spirit of Germany is some
thing terrible for us to consider."
Hence, gradually as the situation forces
the grim truth upon her Great Erltain
Is learning at the eleventh hour val
uable lessons from her foe, Germany.
We as exDorters of arms and am
munition to the allies, are co-partners
In Europe's blood carnival. By ooing
this we earn the everlasting enmity of
a people with whom we have always
been at peace, and I will add. that we
don't by any means increase the love
and regard of a nation, which some
times feels or acts as thoush she feels
that we owe her an apology for win
ning our independence from her. Did
not Grant declare an embargo on arms
and ammunition during the Franco
iPrussian war? O. E. FRANK.
Grant did not declare an embargo on
trade by private manufacturers of arms
and ammunition. During his admin
istration, however, certain discarded
military equipment owned by the Gov
ernment found its way Into the hands
of French agents and the color of
American National assistance to one
belligerent was thereby given. Presl
dent Grant stopped the traffic Efforts
to acquire discarded arms owned by
this Government have been made by
belligerents In the present conflict but
have been forestalled by Government
agents. In other words the present Ad
ministration is following the Grant
policy.
FIGURES OX SOCIALISM'S GROWTH
Writer Cite Klection Results to Show
Doctrine I Not Dead.
PORTLAND. Dec. 28. (To the Edi
tor.) Because of the rood character of
Harry Cummings. whom I have known
for the past 60 years, and or nis Known
industrious habits ana gooa ciuzensmp
I am venturing a reply to his recent
letter of misinformation relative to my
usefulness as a citizen and his general
misunderstanding concerning Socialists
and Socialism. There are many others
like him who can profit by the mtor
mation contained in this letter.
Mr. Cummings is a victim of the
present system. He has labored for
years only to find at the end of his
prime that he has worked for another
who took his hard earnings by the
system's profit game.
It is astonishing how some people
talk of denying others the same rights
thev assume to take to themselves.
Free speech, not free license, is the
glory of American citizenship. The law
provides punishment for treasonable
and libelous offenses and to talk of
"suppression" without prosecution is
resorting to martial law and denying
civil law and liberty.
As to Mr. Cummings knowledge of
Socialism, when I ask him for his Ob
jections he begins railing at some soap
box argument thinking he is attacking
Socialism. When ask him if he has
read any reliable works on economics
he does not seem to know what that
means. His lack Of Information is ex
posed when he says Socialists and An
archists are similar, wnen every in
formed person knows that their differ
ences are as wide apart as the poles;
one believing In all government and
the other believing in no government.
It is true that "every mother's son
of them" (Socialists) will Intelligently
fight for their principles; not with gun
and sword, but wltu reason ana wis
dom of understanding. Mr. Cummings
does not care to meet them on this
plane. They are fully content to ahiae
their time at th ballot box for social
evolution to relieve society of tbat
through which be Is a sufferer.
Some information on the decline of
Socialism taken from The Oregonlan:
The nominees for Governor (this being
the lightest vote of all nominees) for
the past four Gubernatorial elections,
show the following increase: In 1900
more than 3000 votes were cast; in 1904
about C000; in 1908 more than 8000; in
1912 more than 14.000 votes were cast.
Added to thl the Industrial depart
ment measure, a clean-cut state So
cialist measure, initiated by the So
cialist party, received about 58.000
votes, while some S0.000 more voters
did not vote for or against it. but did
vote on other measures. Speaking and
writing more than any other indi
vidual who worked as an "exponent of
Socialism" I guess the party is not
quite dead. C. W. BARZEE.
"Manila Ilch" and Its Cure.
ASTORIA, Or., Dae. 28. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you please state In the
columns of your valuable paper a cure,
if there is any, for what they call
Manila itch. There are numerous cases
of this malady in this city and the
doctors I saw do not seem to be able to
find anything that will step the Itch
ing. J. H. LARSON.
"Manila Itch" is. according to Dr. M.
B. Marcellus, City Health Officer, some
times known as "Dobio itch," and waa
prevalent in tho Philippines during and
after the Spanish-American War. It is
not definitely described as a separate
skin affection. Dr. Marcellus says it is
usually an aggravated or virulent form
of Impetigo contagiosa, or, sometimes
a severe attack of scabbies is desig
nated by this term. If the disease you
mention is so-called "Manila itch" it
Is characterized by ulcerations which
readily form crusts ar.d make angry
looking sores. The treatment used
with best erfect was the white precipi
tate ointment, or. onioniated mercury
ointment combined with antiseptic care
of the skin. Sucn treatment boob !
.acts cure. j
In' Other Days
Half a Century Ago.
From The Oregonlan of December 30, ISSSj
Washington. Dec. 21. Orders have
been issued for the discharge of nearly
all volunteer medical officers on tna
first of January.' Only about 50 ar
to be retained.
Don Augustine do Iturbide, the oldest
son of the first Emperor of Mexico, is
now in New York City. He has been
offered rank and emoluments by Maxi
millian but has declined them.
By private dispatch received yester
day at the house of Richards & M
Craken we are informed that the
steamship Sierra Nevada would leav
San Francisco today for this city.
The Southern States, Jointly, sever
ally and every other way, owe debts to
England to the amount of $128,000,000.
upon which no interest has been paid
for several months.
The Weekly Oregonlan is published
this morning. It contains the latest
telegraphic news from the East and
California a selection of the best ar
ticles appearing in The Daily Orego
nian full and reliable news from tho
mines and the most copious commer
cial information published by any
paper in the state.
Twenty-Five Year Ago.
From Tha Oregonlan of December 30, 1S90.
Paris, Dec 29. The death of Octav
Feulllet, the well-known novelist and
dramatist, is announced.
London, Dec. 29. The celebration of
Gladstone's 81st birthday was a gala
event for Hawarden, whose inhabitants
nearly all turned out to congratulate
their beloved and distinguished ne!gh-
bor.
Tho Oregon State Board of HorticulJ
ture began its annual session ut th
office of Secretary Allen at 1 o'cloolc
yesterday. There were present J. R.
Cardwell. president: Ethan W. Allen,
secretary; J. A. Varney, inspector of
fruit pests; H. E. Dosch, .1. D. Whit
man and James Henuershott.
Civil Engineer McNnught, sent from
London to Oregon to inspect the pro
posed line of the Astoria and South
coast Railroad, in the interests, of
English capitalists asked for funds to
build the railroad, has completed his
labors and is now at the Portland.
There will be a special meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce this even
ing for the purpose of considering sev
eral matters of vital interest to the
community. One matter is the pro
posal of Frank Upton, of Kobe, Japan,
to put a line of .steamers between this
port and China and Japan.
The New Year's eve entertainment
at the Casino opera-house, to be given
by 60 pupils of Miss Jeanne Blodgett,
will consist of Indian club swinging,
artistic posturlngs, foil exercises, tab
leaux and pantomimic Rction, scene
from "Pygmalion and Galatea," and
many other interesting features.
"QUART" BOTTLKS ARE QUARTS
Standard Beer Receptacles Accepted
and Time Succession Counts.
PORTLAND, Dec. 28. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you please give me infor
mation regarding the following ques
tions: 1. Has it been definitely decided
whether I may receive 24 full quarts
of beer, or 24 bottles of the size now
In use, and which hold about four
fifths quart?
2. Suppose I send an order on Jan
uary 14, 1916. for my allowance, will
I then have to wait 28 days before I
may order again? My idea was that
each period of 28 days was figured
from January 1. and that if I had my
allotment on January 25, I could on
January TO send another order for the
period ending Jan. 25.
3. Will a person be allowed to make
wine in excess of two quarts for their
own use? - INQUIRER.
1. The authorities will look upon
standard beer bottles as quart bottles.
Wines in some brands come in four
fifth quarts and the authorities may
recognize the fifth shortage.
2. The law says: "It shall be un
lawful for one person or family within
the state to receive from any common,
carrier or common carriers more than
two quarts of spirituous or vinous
liquors or more than 24 quarts of malt
liquors within a period of four suc
cessive weeks." Therefore, 2S days
would have to elapse from January 14
In the case you cited. The law makes
an exception in cases where the liquor
would be for sacramental uses.
3. You would not be allowed to
manufacture any fermented liquor even
for your own use. The law specifically
states that you would be allowed to
receive from "common carrier or com
mon carriers" a certain amount, but
the law prohibits the manufacture of it
within the state.
Instruction for Patrolmen.
PORTLAND, Dec. 28. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you please inform me if
there Is in Portland, a "school of in
struction for patrolmen"? If so may
anyone not belonging to tho police de
partment attend the same?
There is none. George W. Caldwell,
chairman of the Civil Service Board,
could furnish any information about
examinations. Information regarding
necessary police qualifications might
b secured from publications of the
Civil Service Chronicle, 23 Duane
street, New York City, or from Civil
Service, Yeon building, Portland.
Origin of Phrase.
PORTLAND, Dec. 27. (To the Edi
tor.) What is the origin of the ex
pression: "The embarrassment of
riches"? INQUIRER.
At the Multnomah Public Library ar
two volumes written by Robert
Christy, entitled "Proverbs, Maxims
and Phrases," in which the quotation,
given as a French proverb, is: "Riches
have their embarrassments." The books
are dated 18S8, and are published by
G. P. Putnam's Sons. New York City.
Poet Laureate.
PERRYDALE, Or., Dec. 24. (To the
tr-ji.. wh la the "noet laureate of
Oregon"? Is there a "poet laureate of
the United States," or nas urcBo"
"poet laureate"? JOE JENNxNGS.
There Is no such office in the United
States as "poet laureate." In Great
Britain a poet laureate is appointed by
the crown.
What You Ask For
You don't ask for a breakfast
food or a soap you ask for a par
ticular brand.
You know or believe that brand
is Just what you want.
You are sure its quality will be
the same one day as another.
And so along In your shopping
you purchase the goods you know
in preference to buying generali
ties. And the up-to-date wman keeps
posted on the new and better things
by reading the advertising in a
good newspaper like The Oregonlan.
Uai Owl J J lata-