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T coefiM a broa4 )xifk t laa fu" ef otr L'ttJ' J'f'U ai,flC t&a aa.-sa aM hilt U .t frwm tat aaj Nailoa for InV (ttkua U B-Ja4 for drii. for litMoa et " cf BB!mpra4 arm fT,ul ! IfTlrtH"- - f Or( : tfralaaa. all tra a ttrlj b II a-raal a cf kll upprl a lamirr. al ult:lel- ,8e ail aa lh ma g-anaraj a o-i faa aCCAia U y tit am fvnrral Ihr fcia arlvliofv cisty In ti cpacti. ef tJf inar t t. a bfaae U -rn probtam. th atunU (oun la t adopt M rnJur t aot tA Btif proMtn la all tta trtuhca. TR rk bfirt u t rtv-tj. iral 4a:cpajant cf Orr a6t. lUtharto tla r ( plwraaL W b.T l:ka-t about it:ia th pr ma o if Uod. boi ofrafa-i a maa -r .v3iiU!d lif frtn !i!-b h eaasaH UtieB w'.toot aatarl thoun 1 -:iar raah. aa.J w b n him ar ef tip th eat. Thi U t.-u ef tmatJ Uti.J. and It oo'. fc Tia::y tra cf dfaieaj Un l. II may k rrrt rltro4 cr --a roal gra.t UbJ ea lb tB-jrr-P4r,-t ua. bol B U- mnT ta eTact bailJier. t T Impla inaBla. la put la bt flrt crop and to ! otil tnat crop !. hj-aatal. If Ha laC't aii R'ithrr IrTUttlon Bor lrtn. bt ra. t lh atlet. b'at Bi capttai t atart bira. W a efTr4 a tfiur maai i mn b ha enfy 21 c-oU la thrtr pxk t. aa4 w woeJar hr thr do"t at. tl I p to as I pick ma wTt! lb ttioral itomiB t wot for and pay ts eOaf i cao!. tn ' tbm erallt f r It. Tl I bal th Cara l'a.:f.n liai'.road dkl ca lt NorOtaatr lfTl-ta4 Uod. It ptckad f mo. iU4 ltttr until thr Bd &rtl a crop, ajlowad thra to pay la InataKTnar.ta an.J II baa m4a -l. Th Irrta't4 Cecjraaa wail "t t raty aolaiy ea th t'nltaJ S:ata oncrcaa. bil la mot f or action by th : by caXUoc ccafaraec wbtcb "Ail prapar a co&iitttuli'iral amaad nel aatSoruirc th 't to rur acta trrttin. draina arj mrI rr lit boa La. Cor. rra la ta b akd t aathiWU a NaMoeal frn:y of trrtAUoa and drminax boa t, but tt tr a't. Conrraa U to cnrnllar a .Vr:oeAl rarai craJlt tytttn. bat t bi3 maj- Bet p. Orwo ahoaM prtt.l axalrtat that eoBflr.fn-y by Tutua Itaalf la'.o a pmtttoa to act. Jl caa do by a4ottin th propoa.J tatolntnt Baal Nombar and by fuvlst th laar aaraaaary to pot that uaaBdaaaet la epTattoa at th Bast aaloa ef til LlVAture. If Ca- C-aa fhoot.t not at. w i: t?i b rady f"r bnJpa; If Concraa ao:d act la a maar.ar to aopply th fU th fa: caa tp al l an! ao irai wUl b baaa d". If Ob-(-raaa honM adt n onu:U?iC ttry !it. w caa s anJer atat biw. Thar ar nn loubt ! adaatacr tt National a-t hta act form bond and Bsathcxi ta atl th atcra. a broad r vtarfeaC. lower trtrat bat Cob grmn may attara saworkabl ceatfl tiora Th wrrrillrj eat ef th pUn ran b rrr.lcd wtra frruarta whk-h will ratnc th atata'a r-i.k to a mlelroaro. " rJr-nfy I b !" to th bnad ef any dlftrU-t oncil aU th T !-- fr mproamni ef a district or y-orrhaa ef land bad baaa approrrd by a f.at boart. ICa r(lor and ap prai.aara. A Ttm tt imortUICf dbt vitaa.fiBa' er a Iirt tarra wuotd faairy rlac th principal whll th tmenr.lf wu fflrf In ala and wftil th tbtor -i j.ty u locraa tat Th atAf ba a d'.rrct ltrt la ln-rr-aiR ira c-uruiralcd arra. for II t tTitr' I ataln) a iJoTrrnmant ttr l.ttt.t acrra en oc!r Uil.UJ arra as ttr coltrratjoo. fMrlnc th t canau parted Prfr1"' ppulJ!on r-f-raui III pr cnl. bot it cu!:i-aita-l art !rrr-ut I er!y SIS par cant. Oracon I a prml 1 tan Jrc en tt BJ't. It hcul J t n't on th broad. fra ta.la of a :i-dveMp-ad ara rilUtralad by tar ef (b iiwsii of fam r.lr ewcm th ai:. Th burden of tAia'Kn. of whu-h lhra l much com. plaiBt. woitd thao ba cl.tnBul-1 crrr non land Bad would b l!htna.l for ci ci:bn. thooc" th acrrrrat rvcra ou! J b mu-'h rrtr. Tb bond-tTJarmntr would b patar. :!'!-. bat a:; c rBmot ba b cern paiarrukL It wouM b ta tin -a-"a th taw" br which Crrmany. Ad. trta. I:afy. Brldla and n Rawl bn nam! rntnmrt fund or cor rtusact cr l:t to anUt tnanta to bay firm. It treaM not promot toclal t-m; on th eoetrary. It woctd b a r-tactlorj arainat aocUt!m. Tbr U r atroecr bulwark axtlnat aoclaiJim thaa) B larfa b T cf firmara. each walsa' th rmn tract ef land which f cultfrmtca, Soinra r.ala Itj r rrottJ arncBa' th rnt-paTl"tr work naa ef th cl -!. Ownir.- B home. jLaTtar m ri'l rMnc an t no pr : Jotay aca la cooataat doctt whr they will -ork and li. and tiay Uad a raajiy r ta th dscUicr cf naraat. tire rrart.t.i Jt mrrn a ninvvr. Th ornimar.lt- ta efriErly alrrrd or th aaaaull cpoa your.s lln. Mjtf by tb bead! klamp. Tfcax U ao tenia bat na eamhow th horror and acny and flare di-ut that CTrwhUnad th nr.fcrtunat emit b9 al waa forced Into an awful atruf!e by th luatful bnjt who waa paaalor.ataly drtarmtaed to mmm bar: lftr la so tr.ao worthy tb Bam bat wuh b michl ha haa thcr to rtacu th antuUhad tric tita and to trtatt auramarr venjranc g;n th monatar. V wondar ofCaa at th toleranr with whKb lb public tow often vlw th 9r4 ef uca fallow a th a- Alias I ef Mm Jljrra. t wonder that it U wftllr.r. f ah ahall unhap tliy dla. that b aball co la pnaoa for a term ef yra. and Bot to Lh (-allow, whar b bclonc. la a peoL. laattary ba will b clothed, fad. fat tan ad and othcrwu carefully carad far at th atata'a rxpena. whit hU frian ta. If b bav any. or aom othar paraor.. atirr4 by a mMUcs armpa thy. bombard lb ukoum o.'fi' la parautaot nv!or to obtain hi r Im throuca pardon or commotatioa. Tbaa th rrtla-ttoa ef thl fctlow'a d.ta.!a: dd will b kept aUr lone artcr b hould fc b aafcty aitd j parmasantly rmo4 rrom "car. whKh fcli ry praoc dan!, aad la wbkb bl kind I a fearful mcaac t tlrtuou woman. Tb d(inl robber ef faraal honor and baartlawa botcher ef yoonc and baaaUfBl womanhood la traapected of balec rnrftilm4 with a rrcal ftar that b will b lrch4 If b ta caucht. If will not b. of court, for thta ta a tw-ab'.4!nc atale. Put bla apprabeeaiona a how thai h undar ttaada fully th cnerraity ef hl crime and lh m caa -3 re ef bu drart. Wbea tb record ef lh jHf1! crtata f"r Itti ta mad up In Orra. r a char think tb publW will ba rreally urrrtal and ehockad at the atraordiaary pralcc ef mordtr. a cwx.tr ix ri -rrn t rtr Turnra. E.ttabllahmaet ef f.aneral Carran&a d f.-to ruler ef Meilco. Toc- eUad aa aurti by th l'nlt4 btate and by all th ether f real power ef th wort I. II ballad aa a diplomatic tri umph for iTeaider.l Wilaon. That w may b a true apprctat!oa of how (real It tM diplomat! triumph. It la acaary to r1w briefly th nta which broaht Carranaa Xt b prnt mlnaac. , When American troop landed at Vera Cm. Carraxia talked ef ua paedlnr war en Itoerta until their combined force bad driven out th crincora. When tb raa-Amr1CAA conferral at Nuinrt I'al: edertok to mdit batwean Xuerta and Carranaa and In rlted Carranaa to nd dalecata. be rodefy declined. Mr. W llaon bad failed to ellmlnat lioerta. but Car rax j. without th al 1 of Wilaon and la der.artc of rr.edlitlon offer, did tllmtnai bins. Laat Summer Mr. Wfjon threatened Intervention In M': If th warrtnc fartlon did cot or.!'. on a leader, but Carr-nra Unorad blm aad went rtf hi on HchtiRff. fl other American republic then Joined th I'ntted :lea to InTt'.lnc tb leader of at! Mexican farllona ta a confrrr.r at which harmony hoald b rt"red. Carranaa. alon amon he leader, ref ate-1 to participate, and so conrerattr wa helX c arrant want rlrht on defrlnc WImh and flchUa' tb other fartioca. rinally Carranta prod hlmaelf th only ral power In llaxico, and Mr. Wilaon rcocaLi4 blm. Mr. wlltvn bad offer4 help, which waa d Used: had offered adlc. which pumed; had obatructed and been pathed aald with alitht ceremony. Carrar.ta bavinf auceveded without hi help and In rplt of hi Interfer ence, lb Preldnt In ffect raid "Oh, ry well; ainc yoo refjt to rtceroUe m. I Injltt on rcotnLrlr. i. And th PretiJenf flatl rati that a diplomatic triumph for him. To It look vrry much Ilk a diplo matic triumph for Carrani.. Tb Praatdent t weleom to all th atlafaction b can cet out of It. kirimnox wmwrt tTOT., Of what ef.'eet would b reparation by Germany for the acrinc cf American lie on tn LulUnla If th act wer not diaarowrd? War th Cntted State to accept reparation without dUavowai w ahould In e.Tect admit tb r!hl of Ccrmar.y to Je ttroy Amertcaa live proti led ah paid for them. Amertcaa r!ht at aea would be reduced to a matter of bar ter and aale o many life, ao much offertne. fr ao much money. AmerU car tra elite th tea would b un der notlcw that their 'Government wowld do Botbinc to protect them, but that. If om blllcrent killed them th Catted Flat would exact cera-pen-a'.lon on behalf of their famlllra. Germany perita In mMunJrrttand toe car demand for d-aavowal. t.e aaaame that w call upon her to ad mit that th eubmartn commander acted wroBsty la blow In up th Luai tania. Tb K alter' a ataCetmea object that tb commander obeyed order aol that thrrvfor they cannot c--avow bi acta. Our Government demand an! hut a nht to extort, sot a repudiation of th eubmartn act. but a frank coa raion that Germary wmrctJ th l't.lt-d Slate by itauinf th order which rauaad th destruction of the I.otr.ar.l. Tb aabmarin comman der, by Germany own admluion. waa a mer aent; w ar deatlnc with th pnaclpat. whom a bold repon dbl. Germany Imaclne that w ahnnld b aUari-l with her promlt not to do II arto. That la not ur.1rler.t. Wer to accept at r-romla with out an acknowledgement from Ger many tbal ah bad ao rich! ever to take an American llf under auch cir camatanr. Irrjn unity of our rltUen front atauchter at aea would be du ecly to Germany' favor, and w thoutt ronrd th KaUer'a riht to wf.bd.aw that favor at hi will. It la incumbent on th PrealJant to ln-l.-t apoa bla original demand and to re fu.4 further arrumnt about it. Ky cltlnc bla demand recardiRa the Lnettar.la a a ground for the more peremptory demand on Austria In re fxti to tb Ancona. th rrraldent weakened bl caa. II opened the door for Interminable dlacnaaion llV that which ha characterise J th LnU tanla negotiation. Although nearly eight montba hav atapted. h haa riot obt??d from Germany th amend h demanded. That I a poor prece dent to cite, for It Jaatlflea Austria In expect!" that ah, too. may bag! for ight month be for jleUing. Thar u am pi flail for arrumect, tor . th c.ea nr divlmllar In arveral re i pacta. Th Lusllacla waa aunk with out virnlnf and did not attempt es cape: th Ancona waa warned and did attempt aacap. Th LuiUnla waa not abe'.lrd wbil hr peopi were tak Inc to th boat; th Anrooa wu. Th Luaitania waa not torpedoed aitcr barirf atopred; tb Ancor.a waa. Th I.Ufltar.U nesotlauona berao with bra word and have degen erated into ao endlra diplomatic Jat. Th Ancona nccotlaUona threaten to follow th name court. Th lreidect refer Auatrla to th Luaitania orrepondenco, and wrhat doe ah find? A aario of flnelv- phraaed documenta which begin with thundar, but fTiw conttantly weaker In their proteat. Similar thunder In th bote to Austria cannot bo ax reeled to perturb bar. If even now lh Treldont wer to tninat upon 1m medial rompMane by Germany with bla d-tnanda, wer to decline further parley and wer to obtain what b demanda. Aoatrta would lake him aerl-ou-Ijr. t'ntll then why ahould the dual monarrhy worry ? Tltmo BTOtTC. With th last day of th year t band. It la aa opportune moment for th thoughtful riuxca to balance bla book. Not hi register of cash re ceipt and disbursement, but bl per sonal record of achievement and run. duct during the twelve month. What entries ar found on th credit e!J and what on th debit? What acta of klndneaa, what of means? What attribute of axrecgUt and what of weak coas: what stride forward, what backward? tom philosopher baa remarked that It doe not matter o much what you ar today aa wbat direction you ar headed. To know which way yota ar progreaslng an occasional tak ing of stock ta necessary. Th basl nese man who kept no record cf hta traraacilon and foiled to balanc hi book periodically might awaken to find himself on tb reef. So with th person who ba no hour for In trospection or honeat aclf-lnipectlon. A balancing of the hooka of charade aed rcnonal attribute may reveal hidden danger. Danger from rlclou bablte. danger from growlrg aeinah nee, danger from a multitud o Lhoa weakness and hortcomlr.f whk-b, multiply alraott unobtrrJ and unheeded. In th mallow mood ef th waning year, before th approaching dawn of a clean new era, ther la ro mor favorabl tlm for making thoa ad' Jumnt and readjustment of per sonal habit which ar ao necessary to aurce and happlnr, Th Im petu of a determined freah start la designed to carry th laggard far on hla way. To ek out and attack ono'a hortcomlngs la a necessary first step toward that aelf conquest which la hM to be required of those who would conouer world. Th man who la satisfied to quit rmoklr.g or swearing on th first day of tb year must be a perfect ere tar If thoa ar th worst ef hi shortcoming, or the most onilnoun. K'jo h has cot delved deeply Into hi a nature. Th man who merely swear off som superficial bad habit on ir.i occasion eel jom stay cy nu vow for more than a few hours or day, rtctler result ar obtained by the thoughtful Individual who seek to reduce sotn more vital defect, such a selflshneta, lutncsa, meanness, ili latortr.ea. or on of thoa Innumer able l'ttle obstacle to success and contentment that nourish In maw kind. A TO TTIB COVnXKNT AI. ARMT. Kfforu of th Admlniatratlon to bolster up th proposed continental army and majc the scheme fcaalbl ar getting cow her. Kxplanatlona, modifications and eluclJaUune full to convlr.c anyon of a practical turn of ' mind that th Admihlttration'a pet remedy for our military III La any thing- raor than a soothlr.r dream emanating from a plethora of crentlv Imagination and a minimum of com' mon aena. Th public mind demand a strengthening of American land force at a minimum of coat. Th civilian head of th War Department work out a pretty paper plan, one which read Ilk a fairy tale, and thle la adopted by th Administration against lh advlc of War Colics and trained expert of th Army. Th continental army plan has been under a withering fir of crttlcl.im ever vine It showed It head abov th Administration's National defense trenches. Mr. Garrison now come forward with a bold eucrrsllon. The continental army 1 merely a step. If tb quota of men required under it provision do not com forward vol untarily, then a final answer wilt hav been provided against th opponents of compul-ory awnrlc. It will have been shown that Americana will not volunteer for aervic and that forcible rnlLlary aervlc la necessary. Illogical and Inconclusive. Such an outcome will only prove that Ameri cana do not war.t to crv In a conti nental army, so-called thai they are unwilling to devot two month a year to th 'Intensive training" which the Administration propose. Failure of th continental army. If that luck lews makeshift ahould ever gel by Con gress), will prov nothing further than that th consensu of well-informed opinion wra correct In Ita e-tlmatc and that th Administration waa wrong. Viewed from th aerena altitude of inexperience or posaiv Interest, the continental army ptan bears a pleasant .pect. Tour hundred thousand young Americana ar to be trained. One hundred and thlrty-threo thousand ar to be recruited aa annual Install ments for three sjccestlve tears. For this purpose th country will b di vided Into military districts under command of an Army headquarter presided over by a flelj officer and hl meager staff. As th oung men present themsetvea they mil be en-IL-led. armed, equipped and Bent into a training ramp with Army troops. Ther they will remain for Ixty daya. receiving fifty centa a day In return for eight or ten hours of hard drilling and ramp work. At the end of the two month they turn In their equip ment and go home to pursue their normal vocation until the next Sum mer, when ther must turn out for another two months. Th third Sum mer ditto. Thereafter they are placed on furlough, seasoned veterans, sub ject to duty only In event of war until their six year of service hav passed. Course students. hUh school boys. farmers, professional men. working men and National Guardsmen ar noted a th probabl ranks of re cruitment Secretary Garrison gug getts that large employer will be ex pected to co-opert by letting their men off for the annual camps. Re duced to analyst, this field doe not offer roy po-lMUt les. Ijirge num bers of college atudonts are working thair way aad jaut earn mora than fifty centa a day In Summer vacation periods. Fannerg and farmhand find Summer their busiest aeason. Th lack of altruism of Urge era ployera In auch patriotic ventures haa been clearly shown In the experi ence of th National Guard of the country. Aa for taking over the Na tional Guard, there ha been a fair expression from that body of a dis inclination to hav anything to do with the continental army. New Tork, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois and other slates having large militia force have mad It known that their cltlxen soldiery will not ba given over to any such scheme. The fact that lh pay for ten or twelve daya in militia camp equal that of a whole month in th continental army la cal culated to keep the stat forcee In tact. Hut assuming that th continental army might be built up at the ex pen of th National Guard. Just what benefit would the country receive Nothing more than a change of name for a forr already existing. Further more, the continental army would have to pass throurh those develop ment tagcs which the National Guard has left behind. With tittle or no encouragement, with but trifling- Fed eral support, with limited oppor tunltlea. th National Guard baa mad substantial progre-a . aa a military fore during the last ten or twelve yenrs. Given that moral and financial support which th Administration now propose to center upon a phantom army th militia could be brought up to th highest standard of citizen sol' dlery. Having gone so far without encouragement. It Is logical to sup pose that the militia would advance Immediately with further Federal ststance and a larger measure of Fed eral control. Federal pay for the militia has been under consideration for several years. Th plan Is to give officer and men a small retort) for their service and rals the requirements a to their effi ciency. Th expense under such plan 1 really smaller than that of launching the Garrison dream-army tho possibilities are Infinitely greater. Thla plan la before Congre, but not a an Administration measure, al though the Administration professes I favorable attitude toward tb National Guard. Th Issu may be defined as between the continental army and the National Guard; as to whother the Government shall seek to create new and untried force or sot out to perfect an organization which haa been tried and whose defects are rela tively few and easily overcome. If the National Guard Idea Is developed and found wanting then there might be some Justification for a conclusion thai Americana are unwilling to as- aume military obligations voluntarily If th continental army plan la devel oped and found wanting the only log! cal conclusion will be that American atatesmanahlp ha fallen short again. We suspect, however, that sore thing will happen to the Austrian sit uation before It trows acute, just aa something happened to terminate the exchange with Germany without any conclusive result having been reached In all th fit I matters under dlscu si on. We only hope that If this Is the case the negotiations will not be held In abeyance until the Teuton al lies are riot otherwise engaged. Judre Gary plea for the steel trust amounts to this that It Is an accomplished fact the undoing of which would do mora harm than ita continuance. That la the line of rea soning adopted by every person who puts one over on us. Either the Teuton fear the Greelts will attack the first belligerents who start a fight on their soil or the two Kaiser wish to keep the allies guess ing where the next drive la to be. But why dont the allies do some driving? Sympathy for the convicts has got the better of sympathy for the people In the minds of the Illinois Board of Pardons. A parole la presumed to Imply reform and strict surveillance, lest the convict offend again. Carranza may place all Western Mexico under a prohibition order. Car ranza. when he finlahea with the vari ous reforms he Is now engaged In, might Incidentally restore peace and order to Mexico. . Fairbanks' pet name. "Buttermilk Charlie." will be of no further use for campaign purpose on the Pacific Coast, now that everybody Is going- on the water wsron. However, the dismal Individual whce manner erugtrests that he 1 headed for th river may be really happy except for the grippe. Secretary Garrison' latest discus sion e.f preparedness Implies expec tation that compulsory service will prove our final resort. The English husband of i Ameri can girl will rule India, He' had fin preliminary training for the Job, most likely. netatl merchants show no fear of Portland' future or they would not snap up choice comers so eagerly. Compromise on British conscription s now probable by surrender of the an lis. Conscription Is In the air. Villa, however, took a second thought before coming- into the United States and becoming an amlgo. A Hoseburg man who Is aa exact doable of President Wilson ought to do well in Washington. Then there Is th worthy citizen who hasn't laid by a single drop of the wretched atuff. Then there l the man who will con- lent himself by swearing off swearing off. Even the peace ship carried con traband. It aeems they all do It. However, It la Just aa well to get used to a champagne shortage. The lumbermen are cheerful, so' a happy new year 1 assured. Th Austrian navy is becoming gradually more submarine. A few more hour and the blind pig hunt will be on. The frost Is on the aunny citrus belt. John Barleycorn.' laat day. f How to Keep Well By rhr. V'. A. Evaas. QntatJoat partlnent to hnrlons. sanitation ltd pravtnttoa or a)ae. If matters or sen' triU interest! will ba answersd in this col umn. Where spaca wUl Dot permit or tba suDjeci is SOI sulLaoia latttrs wui ds per' tonally ansa area, subject to proper limita tions and whtrt a stamped, addressed en velops la Inclosed. Dr. vans will not make dlasDoals or prescribe for individual dla- Mn Requests for such service cannot bo aavwaraa. (CopTrtrht. 11S. br Dr. W. A. Irani. Published by arraaiamoat with Chicago Tribnjie.) Lymph Chaanela. The tissues ar nourished from the blood stream. In the course of the process fluids and some blood' cells find their way out the blood stream and Into the tissues. Some provision must be -made to get this fluid and these cells back Into the blood stream. The cells of the body in doing their work mak aom wast product. Some of these waste products need to be washed out of the tlssuea Into the blood stream. The fluid which Is to be drained from the tissues Into the blood stream is called th lymph, and the drain pro vided to carry It ar th lymph vessels. These lymph vessels start aa very small, almost wall-less, vessels, located In the midst of the cells. A number of these very small vessels coming to gether make a somewhat larger ves sel, and these In turn run together to form still larger vessels. The lymph gathered from all over th bodr Is emptied by fairly larjre lymph vessel Into the blood vessels. Since the lymph channels are In a sense ewers and catchalls. It is necessary to filter their contents before it can be safely discharged into the blood stream. For this purpose the lymph, after be ing gathered up. Is passed through one or more filters called lymph glands. It I so necessary for life that the blood stream be protected against infection that th lymph Is generally passed- through tiro filters, and sometimes three. The lymph channels hav walls that sre much thinner than the walls of the blood vessels. Soma knowledge of the location of the arteries and velna ts common, but the average man never knows when hi lymph vessel ar or that be baa any until he jret an Infec tion of soma lymph channel. For In stance, he gets n Infected flnper. He notices a red line running up the In side of bis arm to a kernel In hla arm pit an Infection of the main lymph channel of his arm. Or he gets an In fection in his foot. A red sore line runs uo his leg to a kernel In his groin. Lymph channel similar to these thus brought to notice run everywnere throughout the body. The direction of now or lympn is from the cells toward the center. Un like the blood stream, the flow Is slug gish and uneven.. Th reason for the slowness and unevennesa of the lymph flow la the nature of the propelling force. When a muscle contracts the lymph 1 forced therefrom and driven along the lymph vessels. On the other band, when a muscle is quiet tne lyrapn within It acarcely moves. The faster fluids ooie from the vessels Into the tissues the faster' the lymph flow tn the lymph channels. The forces which keen the lymph moving, correspond Ins: to the heart for the blood are the contraction of the muscles, the tension of the tissues, and exudation of fluids from the blood vessel Into the tissues. A mild and uneven force causes slow and uneven flow of the lympn toward the heart. The flow takes place In very thin walled lymph channels equipped with valves and, with filters. the latter called lymph glands. Why Try If Anxlons Mother writes: "Please tell me will I do injury to my 6-months-old babv b-r cleaning' his nose and ear wita a wire hairpin r REPLY. Tea might. Why risk Itt Tobaec and Digestion. K. L writes: "(1) Is there anything In tobacco in any form that win aia digestion? Up to about two weeks ago had been using tobacco constantly. But sine I hav stopped smoking my stomach does not seem to be in the same good condition that it wa before I save uo tobaccoi (Z) la were any thing In my first question? Some light on thla subject win De mucn appreci ated." REPLY. t. Vo. i I do not sappos your brain or any other orsan U worklns rlsht yet. Two week! Is not Ions enoush for any of your organs to get accustomed to doing without tobacco. A- doc doesn't feel right without his fleas for a while. Keep busy, exercise la tb open air. and let your stomach do Its work un watehsd by your mind and you will b all right. Death From Smallpox. P. G. M.. of Indiana, writes: "In con nectton with the article on deaths from lockjaw due to vaccination In Weet Hammond. Ind., It would be interesting o know how many deaths resulted from smallpox' ' REPLY. Th latest Intormation Is the census office report for ItlS. The number or deatht rrora sinsilDox In th rerlttratlon area in 1111 v IS. About to per cant ot ttie people or lae United etatea lit la th registration area. crlet Fever. M. XL writes: Tr. L E. Holt, of New Tork, In his book on the car of chil dren, says that a child with scarlet fever should be kept from other chil- ren at least four weeks. Is this length f time more than is necessary tn a verv mild case? What do you consider th earliest possible tlm that a child recovering from scarlet fever should be allowed back In school?" . REPLY. Tonr weeks shonld be the minimum. No child should be allowed ta return to school In four weeks unloss an examination snows that there Is no ditchers from th ears. no enlargements of ihs glands of th neck. nd ao aweiUng of th tonsil Yea DneloOT f Army. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec 2S. To the Editor.) Regarding yours of yesterday. "Exit French." you atate that Von Buelow. as h waa viewed as the man ot destiny, was retired from service. I must beg to differ with you. being personally acquainted with part the Von Buciow family. There is t present only one Von Buciow serving the army, who la the cavalry com mander of Von Hlndenberg's army and frequently mentioned In our dispatches. His son. a Lieutenant, waa killed early In the war In Flanders. Thla General von Buelow ts a cousin of Bernhard von Buelow, the former Chancellor, who never was a soldier, but bis brother. Adolf, was a General, but died some 25 years ago. Of course they are all descendants of Blucher's cavalry commander of Waterloo fame. AN OLD READER. West rmatllla Project. PALOCSE, Wash., Dec. 29. To the Editor.) I aaw that there had been quite a aum of money appropriated for th Umatilla project and I would like to know where I could write to ilnd out about getting hold of some of It. B. C. SPENCER. You probably mean the West Uma tilla project, with headquarters at Irrl. gon. Morrow County, Oregon. The Gov ernment took over th old Irrigon proj ect a couple of year ago and haa put la cement dltchea and a good water aupply la assured. There will be sev eral thousand acres of good land for sale on easy terms and later there will be homestead lands for entry. Tou can probably get full particulars by writing to the Reclamation Office, Portland, or to W. B, Walpole, Irrigon. IWO DISTIXCTIOJI 13 DISCERNED Writer Think Loaa t Allies aa Crim inal as Blowing VP Canal Lock. RTDGEFIELD. Wash.. Dec. 28. (To the Editor.) Can you explain where the difference comes In? December 25 you, have an article in regard to the two men that were arrested for plan t Irg on United Elates soil to wreck the Welland CanaL the canal being on British soil or in Canada with whom we are living tn peace. I think thla is all right, they ought to be punished. Borne weeks past Eng land sent men over here to plan with our men how to raise money to pay for war ammunition that we were makirfr. This same ammunition. It was openly stated, was to be used to kill German people and destroy property in Germany, a country with whom we are living in peace. Now what sticks me Is this, why were the English commis sioners not arrested? Tliey were plan ning something': the final outcome is Just as dastardly aa the outcome of what the two men had planned would have been ha they succeeded. Yes. even more so. There possibly no one would have been hurt, while in Germany thousands are killed. Worse still, in stead of arresting these Englishmen, our Administration (unofficially) promised them all the help they should want to accomplish what they were after. Mr. Wilson in his address to Con gress baa something to say about cer tain people pouring poison into the rein of our people. Does this not look like a pretty big or large dose of that same poison I am at a losa to har raonlze this. Perhaps you can help. P. BCHWANTES. Arrests fire made-for violatiort of specific law. It is unlawful for per sons in this country to conspire to destroy property In another country. Existence of a war Involving that coun try does not suspend criminal law 1 the United States. It la not unlawful to borrow money In th United States, nor does the outbreak of a foreign, war mak borrowing by a belligerent statutory criminal act. Perhaps the writer believes negotia tlons for a loan by a belligerent should be made Illegal. But Indirect render in? of aid to a belligerent Is not con fined to loans. Mr. Schwantea, It 1 disclosed by bis letterhead, is a farmer. He cannot sell a single unperishabl product of his farm today without aid Ing directly or Indirectly the allies, for if It goes for horn consumption It relieves that much of other farmers' products for foreign shipment. And farm products are Just aa necessary to belligerents as guns and powder. Mr. Schwantea Is willing not only to forego his war profits, but to accept the results of an embargo on all agri cultural exports both now, and also in the event the Germans should wres sea control from the British, be would be Just tbe man to urge upon Congress that financiers, shippers and producers b prohibited from plying their bus! ness with foreign countries during the progress of the war. Until there such a law. arrests cannot be made, even were it conceded that the traffic is Immoral. . HORSE-DRAWS VEHICLES' LIGHTS Generkl Laws cf Oregon Require Red to Shore From Rear. IIILLSBORO, Or., Dec 30. (To th Editor.) Please answer through Th Oregonian: (1) Is there a law compel linsr horse-drawn vehicles to carry a red Hunt, on the rear end of the vehicle. after dark? (2) If so, is it a city or dinance or a state law? (3) What is the minimum and maximum fine for not having- a red light after dark? A READER. The City Attorney's office says that Chapter 174 of the general laws of Ore gon for 1911, at page 272, provides among other things, as follows: . . . all vehicles, other than motor cars, shall ba required to display but one lighted lamp, such lamp to be placed on the front of the vehicle so that It shall be visible 100 feet in the direction In which the vehicle is proceeding, and show red lights to the rear. These lights are required to be dis played during tbe period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sun rise. The word "vehicle" as used In that act Is defined as follows: Every moving thing except railroad and streetcars upon the streets, roads and high ways of this state moved by power shall be a "vehicle" under the terms of this act. The term "motor vehicle" as used In this act, except where otherwise expressly provided, shall Include all vehicles propelled by any pover other than muscular power. It is the opinion of the City Attor ney's office that the provision first above quoted and the definition "ve hicle" apply to horse-drawn vehicles, and that they are required to have at least one light on the front of the ve hicle, so arranged that it will throw a light to the front and a red light to the rear. , We have been unable to find any city ordinance making any specific provi sion on this matter. The traffic ordl nance. No. SOUS, provides: A vehicle shall be equipped with lights and sound signals as prescribed by law. The penalty provided for a violation of the state law above quoted from is a fine not exceeding $50 for the first offense, not exceeding 100 for the sec ond offense and not exceeding $150 for the third offense. No minimum fine Is prescribed. COMMERCIAL STUDENTS OBJECT One Aaaert That All at Lincoln IIIh Oppoae Removal. PORTLAND, Dec. 30. (To the Ed itor.) I have read with much interest the letter In The Oregonian of Decern bcr 27. signed "Student." I also am a student of the commer clal department of Lincoln High School. I can assure you that "Student" voices the opinion of every commercial pupil when he vlgorouflly protests against crowding the 500 commercial students out of the fine new Lincoln building and putting them in the old wooden Sbattuck building, which has been con demned as unfit lor grammar school children. Those taking the commercial course at Lincoln aro requested to take four extra subjects, such as Latin, alsebra, etc, to be chosen from other courses. We want to take these subjects. We need them. But If the commercial course Is to be Isolated from Lincoln- penned up In an old decrepit wooden shack how can we? Then. too. why should we he denied the privileges of the fine gymnasium. auditorium, cafeteria, etc, onerea us at Lincoln? Many of the commercial students are planning to change their course rather than be forced out of the Lincoln High. Othera plan to go to Jefferson. The commercial course will be sadly mud dled up and they will be removing the backbone from the school when they force out these 600 students. ANOTHER STUDENT. Market for Service. Washington (D. C.) Star. "I hope your constituents appreciate the value of your patriotic services." said the prominent citizen. "I don't know that I care to make It a question of actual value." replied Senator Sorir hum. "The market for patriotic serv lcea is terribly fluctuating." In Other Days Twenty-live fear Ac. From The Oregonian of December 31. 1810. Chicago, Dec 30. Miss Helen Newell, daughter of President Newell, of the Lake Shore Railroad, and James K. Garfield, son of the late President Gar field, were married tonight. The big Issue of The Morning Orego nian, to be published tomorrow morn ing, will be the greatest medium for advertising Portland's Interests to the world at large that was ever before Is sued from this office. Proposals for furnishing the ITnlted States with 150,000 tons of rock for the Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia were opened at the office of Major T. H. llandbury. United States Engineers, yesterday. Three proposals were sub mitted. Perry Illnkle offered to fur nish the rock for 75 cents per ton, N. J. Blagen, for 77 cents and Joseph Smith 61 cents, at the quarry near Milwaukle. The entire police force will begin, to canvass the city this morning to sell tickets for the grand benefit entertain ment to be given at the Marquam Grand Theater on Saturday evening next to relieve the discharged workmen of th Union Pacific Railroad. The death of Josiah T. Brown, past grand master workman. Ancient Order United Workmen, and prominently knewn throughout Oregon and Wash ington, occurred at San Francisco yes terday morning. The remains will be lnterrerd at Salem. The matinee announced at the Mar quam Grand of "Little Lord Fauntle roy" for Thursday afternoon has been received with great favor and the sale of seats is progressing splendidly. BERGSO.VS LIGHT O.V EVOLUTION Those Whose Faith In Darwinism Wane Advised to Read Further. PORTLAND. Dec. 30. (To the Edi tor.) Replying to Mr. Cline's letter in The Oregonian on the inadequacy of the doctrine of evolution I wish to submit a few lines. ' During recent years I. too. have studied the doctrine of evolution with "youthful enthusiasm." Perhaps the difference in the study of 40 years ago and the study of today is contained in the word "creative." The idea of cre ative evolution is quite new, I believe. Professor Bergson's "Vital Impetus" taking its place along with ideas such as "Natural Selection," "Acquired Char acteristics," etc. But Bergson brings to the study of evolution the study of that which ts within us as well as that which is out side us. His first two books deal with psychology of the self, his third (im portant book) with evolution. In "Creative Evolution" ho treats with inorganic evolution as well aa with organic evolution. Simply stated, inorganic evolution is an evolution (movement) downward, as is evidenced by the second principle of thermo dynamics, while organic evolution is an evolution (movement) upward, as is evidenced by what is positive in the evolution of life on our planet. Also be undertakes a genesis of the human intellect a very important consideration in the realm of knowl edge. However, as Mr. Cline has limited himself to the consideration of the ani mal, I shall so confine myself, for brevity. Bergson's contention is that in or ganic evolution there is a "vital im petus." This living reality has had to split up as it grew. On divergent lines of evolution, however, it retains its di rection. "A striking example of this is found in the pecten, the common mollusc that we call the scollop, which has eyes, the structure of which is identical with the vertebrate eye in its minutest detail.-), yet the eye of the mollusc and the "eye of the vertebrate must have been developed quite inde pendently of one another, and aires after each had left the parent stock." The main division in animal life, ac cording to Bergson, is that of the ver tebrate, ending in man, and the Inver tebrate, ending in the arthropod. These represent two ways of know ing, intellect and Instinct. For a dis cussion of this difference I refer you to the second chapter of "Creative Evo- ution, of which there are at least 15 copies in the Public Library. This chapter is the most original in the book and most easily read. If Bergson is rlpht and there Is a "vital impetus" which has split up into various forms of activity, and that the positive directions in animal life are those of man and insect, we should surely go beyond the comparison of vertebrates and possibly beyond the study of the organism. If we give to Bergson the youthful enthusiasm we gave to Darwin it may relieve the situation somewhat. I. R, S ALTAR. Policemen1 Residence. PORTLAND, Dec. 28. (To the Ed itor.) Kindly inform me if policemen of this city are permitted to reside out side the city limits. I have been told there is a law forbidding it, out that the Mayor, nevertheless, allows it I. N. FORMATION. It Is the opinion of the City Attor ney's office that it is not lawful for policemen to reside outside of the city limits. Section S3 of the revised char ter, among other things, provides: 'All municipal officials, except wom en, shall be registered voters or mo city of Portland. ' The word "official' a synonymous with the word "officer, ' and the Supreme Court has held in the case of Reising vs. Portland. 57 Or. 295, that a policeman is an officer. Division of Properly. PORTLAND, Dec. 30. (To the Edi tor.) When a couple have been di vorced In Oresron and own property here, and a settlement of same has been made outside of court, but no papers or deeds signed, can either party dis pose of said property without the other's signature. SUBSCRIBER. Consult the attorney who represented you in the settlement outside of court. At the granting or tne divorce mere should have been an equitable division f property. Possibly the papers have not been turned over to you. Advice la Remembered. Boston Transcript. Willie, you haven't said whether you thanked Mr. Carr for taking you out for the auto ride." "Yes, mother. thanked him. but I didn t tell you. because he said, "Don't mention it.' " Machinery and Mill Life. Baltimore American. Mill life is hard, isn't it?" "Well. n its nature it is a life of grinding toil." Ring It Out! Old 1915 has seen history made and empires clash. It has brought a flood of trou bles, yet withal it goes out leav ing a feeling of hope. Business has brightened. De mand is beginning to knock at the door of supply. Tou see this tendency reflected in the Increased- and Etill increas ing volume of advertising in the newspapers. Ringing out 1915 we ring In much that promises better for the future. 1