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Tim 3I0RNTNO OltrfiOMAX. TTTPyESDAY, JATtTAlaY 5. 191 G. 10 tyt. (Dmwittitn roaritia. Mini f;eee a i Bases tjeu n rwt ore raaasre ,c iw.araeai i ata-l r r , s r r . yer m ... -. 1- i '' ; . In. . ,.1-4. .!...... t tiMi .jf . ....... 'T I f. itul s.aaea. eava ; eeaH. - ........ ---- ei-.-er. mmm 1 .......... ' e4S eat ' i Sr lamas t ra':r. .'il4. ee " . t. eitB. Mm M Baaas) -- foe'-trw. -e ..riee e -rmaA ,aes i h.u iuKi4 ' rr:- . --a. tt. .er! - - - a la eaaee. I ; 4 -. i .. aa -" An?, . t 4ii -. . aa rV .. ii.ii KiHtmi r -x Ce: roartotx tDtt. . n. a. ; A T art t- kl-in. . H wait, parap. ! cf ,h ?artinty that In "'injaj- c'.oalnf ti..a wit! ba rid anaar la tha 'rati gmrl :-1."0. thai U-tyr and Uamakcra aa baaa adihwiJ bj t:a rlral Court, a well a by tha tr.al tuprma Court, a to conatlta tLMial Brtiittloa. o auh anactmanta ' Hoe court ba. la ft t. balj that jf auOorur of atatulory W-laioa ; tat taf4 t practical: unlicn- :d. 8-h U coma within bt 'ttnl th poli- a powwr ef lb at aid that p"r aland to tha pro ttWi. at lha ph)!ct an-b!n of t-ia elttJn of tha tata. On tha th ary that -phi-l aad moral debaaa mat - aumaa from uninterrupted la bor. tJi atata may coenpal Ita cKUn . lo'caaaa frotw Ubor ooa day la . ; ) wrtAarmora. tha atata may. It aaam. ; atad It protartlr" Inhibition ar any frna ef Ubr that bappar to attra-t th attaotia of tb lamk ln body and at tha ma tlma par mil any other form at Ubor to pror at fu't biaal day la and day out. lalar tha profound Toaaonln; ft tha court a U pramrlbinf Jtunday a day of rt In rartala arrploy- . wiaatA. but r.t to olhara. ta not oo It faca mteadad to compel raUlou cMnuci. for bad that bn tna in ' t.nl tha Iulatur would baaa ln- clud'l all mploymanl. Howyr. tM rr.lr. d-ai not appty In d- lrmimn -whetbar tha anartmant la 'Witaia l.1a diacratlooary authority of tna atata to protect tha wet.'ara of tna community. Tba law may ba an r::y incluslav or ahaur-lly aatettaa. whaa an.aaurad with tha yardstick of polic power. ) OTun a reventty raaurraetad Sua dar U. now dKUrt'l coatltUohaL L a trikin !!utraUn of th t ra aant with whah tha L!a.-alur tnay 9fnK ita bnitol Ictaraal la or diracMon and Kaatl It la another. No paraoa may Uwfu'Iy P opa a ro- .... 1 ' .... t .... :::: 'S ea T re ere a mt e'- ef . r.rr ' jtun.Jay f r porpoar of Ua)that our. rtfhta ba rrpa-ted. bad ha or or trtf!r. but ba may lawmuy keep ora a b.jkery or butcher ! lie may not Uatollr oparat a billiard b:i or b-a alley on Hun-lay. but ha may conduct a thir without - latin th cUam ataluta. It ia a wa andarataad tha da- rtiona. tha f iaetloa of th roarta to iMfioa tha purp"aa or wtadom or a-tmrati.ia of tha Lltator wharatn It prohaita lha aaev-tey operatloa of rartala blaa bouaaa and amuaa mant fca. jat nif br emtwrtoa frana lha a'ta of tha atatute aawmitl. riaherlee. I"f,a' campa. mtnea. rail- eaJ roMtravtlia campa aal oiner haduacrlea that trether frol.Ja rm- luTaaaal for th mJ"C part of tha apuiati-m. Th Ucrt ala'a. II aeema. haatn th pnatf to latitat atalrat nlnteryue4 anplBM"! la taarl. may e(uut ualiut It la parttcalar. ee t.ll tha wadln of th alat na aad n omtaaiona e'eartr ryal that It baa na t!t ef rrmotiBf p.Mi,- weffar fta aJoptln- tb law. Theaa t&ine. a wa ha ramarkad. ara worh knowln. a attempted a f r-amaot of Ore.-n' aNtrd atatu'e wilt aodoob'edry brtr.- f-rth ofTrInt f athee latfa'Jtl- aloe tha trna, If nTh'-Jy tht:ia th Window, eiaanafa a.-i-opetioa ha phaet.-airy da bain whan r"adw.-te.J eeaaw day a weak. tt that tha aoetkia.-1'a nela-trrr-l occMpaii-) a healthy f"f Urn aa-l tt reveaiy aad merry o ta pbil-. ket hitw wi. bu.y with a hi t. Thara tsa o kecal rata on fanry. prapa-llra or pereonal Intereef when It roma t. r'!'Tin-aT your e!hbr' biiataeaa M at leaal on day la th A airrn Mat ratwaa. f.naathm f'K.t tew la tha way of 4!I t'r chi dran. .mathm- tval. Te a important for atody a th p-t-l' taathe-k oa brna. ba baaa p'l fnrwrd by tb "afety -rrt r4 eratloa of America. T Work t, a "aafety ftr- primer coolalrlna warairfe t Uit! ooea ef career thai aat their toowa. It k prafar-! In aa a'tnactiie u4 Intareatie faahioa. tar(fw r( th atreeta aad fl'Ma ar plated ot la atory and ira. m ;.ftaiaad by rtblc picture, and th cbi:4 who raa-ie mt a.-iuir aa add ed eRa ef raoM o. a cannon ao Bc aarr tew if of many atre't acct aenea In wbwh ci;dren ara eruahed r maimed. Th urpri.-in tnina at that f a r:a au t bit 'ora konc tfo. yiaearaa'tc ed'calk' f tha l.tt: one mual era t t.!jc lha couelry deata rta by maay lhoua! arery a ear ava baa baaa content la tha raet t-a tea. h childraa tha rail ' fcta ar otaci exfrea, alcohol and reel hahsta of In la and 't have had ary mt'e t- aay of tha InatJlou latcara that lark la eeery etreet her thara ha trafTW-. Caaoai ware-!r- by pareata. or tarmptry order ta beep alt ta raata baaa bad Ltl aiali- r:ect ta ceklr th tlj of aeartrac .'ica- asUlasa Tr.oea who ,iitt spenaac with ta youra mlad w!U ae at en. a the aalaa of aieTj pxctlrf out thea danrera la a man. B- caaruaatad ta tir lha J raer.l'.a lm aaiaa::on.. ac th habit rf ctn'IM ba firmly t tad aad the ct!l ka f"C'a'id by a rera'i'lv a-artfjeed caution. ther ahould b a baaaT f;::n off la euca a vliaaU aa reault frona day ta day threufa "ua'cxaded" f" rearm. pad : BBtoM!e. roalc bohda. tnta tea. deep tlnimli poowa and t ether enen!e of chuJUood. Th eaatiaxaa eM'.t w-.!l V" k befor ru-!-t wit !"y t-to t aareet. baf r putl lt t1 tr'ariey m aa "t I fin or be fore wa-' t' er t tha riaer "tM . ef a,,.'.-'a !rt ta t Carerir ka oa of t r'rT! of t-.a prvr. wkteh rery oanytr , xd fHX panal aa)uad LUt U avaart. no la lef r ad aura-eon n:l hat far mort tlrr. Th rr..- wonder of triton ar not aaidely kra. b-Jl they will be. douM:w. If peraitnl and intelligent eapioitatioa ary merit. Th first riii! 1 to acquaint union peo ple with th etatee many attraction. to tr!l th mor'.J. l(t.r-rt:lr.c IJanoary I' ll bi bo dvt.1 for that purp. All cU. ac. tonditl"!). color. . rrvl anj comrar.iiln of Or fia' t1 ci:UfB4 fmjtMr Ilka million ara ir"li tha to ft Into fflfnmunltitloft bjr lttr. or In ae)r othor pnc".lcM r. tth lha hol aor'.J ami to tll I no otrT of Orron. Tho rtoctCAl ot 'r )xtt. row 1 to irt ee, tna rvt inurwt root. It U aot a arhm to ai mrtr th Columbia Hhaar tt P "! lor). t. ratr Lake, lha J-'Whfo.Cara. tha roat riTara and irful !lr f lua tata. or Ita clorKtua mountalna anj plaod!4 aat:or; but all of I Nam l-- !r Ixt that ba nsdr tooJ. It U fr Orrfia ea for alt a4 all f ir ooa. It U t (o4 avhem Oron ouvht . ba aa wall knoa to tba lrar as O'acier rark. or TaiI-tona fark. or Toamit. or Grr J Canyon. And iirt(oa t ba. if rrbo4 doaa hJ djty durlrc l!t- rtIn arck. A iteTiojt -iw iT Mrr nrnriw r. rraquaatlr In th couraa of ha u martna coetroary Uh Oarmanjr Tba OrotToataa baa atfirmad tba ao rcint prlaclpira'UJd 4in la V.4 lettar. W'a fca aaaartad trial onUar tha la of cauor.a no abip it rapcurad until board ad by tho rap tor, that to daatroy a (Hip withoat patftnr fionombaCants In a faro of Hfrtjr La ocLaaful and barbaroua; and tba I to drUa non-combatant to k rraaa on opan boat t not to put thaan In a otaca of aafrtr. Hut tha 'cua(on baa aandrrad o far aflold that It la ll to hut thaaa principle brouxht to tha front tola. In tha flrt of hia lora; aria of eotaa I'roaldmt Wltaotl atrirml thcso rnncipl-a. Had ha aJhrl lo thtn and bad h rafua4 to ba nlvrrtrd from tbam. hla poaitloa would har baaa Imprrcnabla. . lia would bara baa la a poaitma to dnoooc tha act of tha aubir.axlD aa. to uaa tha aorJ of our ccrrpondcot. "piracy para and etmplo" lla partnlttad hlm- :f to ba drawn into dtacuavloa or Id Uaooa hcthr a ahlp ara armed, wbctiat' thi or that M o. II auffrraJ XV tiorman to advanco tha aatout)Jlc propwirion that thy bad a nht to daatroy an antira hlp a company rather than rk tft aa.'rty of a aubmarina or tha tool of a prtia. Thtt lb controyerar ha draejed on It waary. humitialirc Icoatft whlla baar outraft hay bean rommlttad and no concluaion ha yet boan rarhl. Our ru-hu ba b frittrd awajr and Kia liva of our rtutona bara baaa a.-rl.'k.d to dtacuawoa of quoatlon hlch admitted of no diaraaalua. Had lha rrratdrnt trra tha f;rt InaUtcd decUrad that they would b main talr.ed at any coat and without de hate. Germany flrat offenee would baaa been tb laet. and Austria never would kaa offended. Mr. Wltaoa erred when h rorfented fa debatt a utloa that I not debatable. a j tar abmi Rirrr t o law. A number of durtinculahrd Ctlren haa announced their rrapecuve can dldacloa fur da;aat to lha corair.( National ttcpubik-aa Conaeailon. and ther ar rumor of other eminent ciliaena who baa a noUoa that they would Ilka I e member of th body which will la lh. year of rrac r aomlnata tVoodrvw ileon and adopt a platform a l:tt: aa pnaitl re mindful f th repudiated ptatforni of lIS. Noe of them ar deirrd by tb fact that th bneonl proaialon of th orK'.r.ai raidential primary law, ppropnatlaa' m'vde-l um for th parnicr-4 of t;neea. baa been repaeaed- T;-er ara patriotic, accord, ma- l thahy lichta. aad they will offer their erake and X.'l lha bil'. from their own pocket. tet tha rentlrmao. or aoma of them, who deair to rar-reaent thetp party and thetr etat in th lupubliraa con eantioa. ar confronted by a allua lloa that prvmtae bouati'al em bar ma, mant wbea they awn at Chicaaw to carry out the wilt cf tha eoaercn people. Ia their aaaleiy to thati their repreeentatiyee aeeaery Na:lnal coaaaatiua area tf'.aieted of very rrtallet aad a:l iar to Aer t their indxldaal r praonal J4dc. aaent. tha paord la ll tahan th orfarmal kaw wae paaoe-l ft and tha Lea- J iaialur of lli haa ic-lt'y produced a etalute whW h btJa fair 10 make automaton of l.'i rielrsate and to defeat th ett' deelra a ta a Preel denllal raniliatav Kaery candidal l at a ad to n a decUration which provldea. amond other r"inf. that "I wilt Dee my b-a( eff7rt to brtcc about tha B..mlnaihn of IW prac for fTeeidrat and Tica-ITeei lent of th I n. ted Mate w h recelv th Urfeet number of art' at lb caniin prt atary ele- tlon ta the .aia of Oron." I'ndooMedly the lmocrtlc pri mary will dec-Jar f r WpnJro W Ir an a and th del-f.tioa at ft. Lou la 111 bar ao dirtiu.tr ab-ut Interprat-l- th I democratic wiati la Cretan. p it bow about tb itrpuMkaa" pri mary? It la r.S me f-J'" that th great r.ajoru of Jtepuhlican In vracoa naaa a atnear deatra for th nomina tion of C?iariea nucheav Ther l. a balieaw. r.o aerond cl'olr unicaa It ahoutd ba Feaalor liorah; ani celt her wt!l Bw ob th ballot, esrept ajainat bt apreed H. for niyr candidal. it la propaci teat nm of th candidate for delegate will publi-Iy eapreaa themaelvea far K'Khe. and they may. and doubt :ea wV adopt iflil alofan IndlcaulntT rich a preference. They, or Man of lm. will be elected, but lhy wi: fa t C. Uau Inatructed f"t another cardiJate a caadtdata w to la sot th raaj rholca ef Oracva aad who vta th BomlfvatloO in thl flat by d faart Tb-ta I rr:ad a corditlon trMch wl l ba If.. leraMe to elf -reapact:r.c dr'ecatea. If thy are to fellow the precise tetter cf f-e;r Ir.et ruct lotia V.a fir a-a j-le. -w bo Br faaoraM to Juatlc llj-eaj ard who announce their tratrtarca h.-id ara chla.Ty on thai account electa. a daiacate. ara neaertiyelee h-tlad by a plvds wh.ca rwquir t.v. a.n to eupport an other cacdjdaf. If th dale ate hontt act apon tt thr know to ba tha deatrea ef their reaa'-ltuce'.a. It lit Bot be eaay t- tnil m them; but a warta t- a:.-lite te let'er of a r-!e eren to f iir.ll :a ap.rttT Te taw. alccth aa aha-r'li'r. f"r. taaauly acna ta tear a way out. Tba farsa ef dacarvuca fcr caAdadatcat 1 Wheo (Hat la aad coroner ' (t recreation. prescribed PI Beaaloa law 11J. bat ;t U proa-lded that It tn b uhwtanUally" a riven. It would aeem that any farm which fairly plrdfe a delegaf to carry out the will of f.ia party oucht to be uf.'lcler.t. S-xna tlm and aomahow fho people will leara that tha beat way to Riak their wiil effectlv U not throuarh law which attempt to defin ia detail a hut thcrr rerreaentatiae hall In all mcr- enrie do. but throuch Law which lea to them a w lae diacreUotv. and bold thera to a (enuln accountahUlty for th proper diacbarf of their duUea. CAkUxa roK tub b-vbie. Th awful wa: of human life by war fcaa caused a .National campaign la lirtlain to cocaerv the lire of hablea. Attention had been drawn to th euljeci befur Ui war by a fall loc birth rat and by Increasing knowicdjc of th mean by which dlaeaa could be combated and life praaerred. War now 1 lulltof or dte ablinc by hundred of thouaanda man la thlr mo', vigorou and moat ra productlv years. It ha caused the nation to tak stock of thcirJiurnan war material and by countlr.r Fiada to ell mat which haa tha supply that will last loOfeat. Hope) of victory ara based on th ability f fach na tion to reed men to Mar after It r.emlc (upply Is exhausted. TMs depletion of lh malo stock of each cation baa aert U a premium th valu of chlld-bearinr mother and their offaprlnr. for upon them rellanr nut ba placed for contlnukTir th life of the cation and .fillies; the leap mad by war. Special car la to be given, to th welfare of mothers and children, for Lha maternity benefit riven under th health Insurance act ha not rsned tnatsrpal mortality; it haa IncreaeeJ. Infant mortality ha rrown durlnr the war. lor the al lowance clvpo to aoldicnr wlvea have been spent oo eitrmk and otherwise wasted, whit bablca hav been ttf leded. Put th London Time doe not tak a despair-ins; view of the future. It recall that durtnc tha Napoleonic war a century aro "th population In. creased at a greater rata than It has ever done since." and It s that "the children born In a time of great ra tional at res ar apt to hav mart character and capacity than those bom In eaxter. and more frivolous period. " ' " " A th birth rata of C.ermany In creased substantially after tho vie. tory over Kranr in 1T0. so may th present war Instill vigor Into tha Krtt lah rac and prompt It to increase and multiply and replenish th earth." m-tTAiu KinjM) at nm. Iludyard Kipling passed hU SOlh milestone th other day. Which serve to remind u that It 1 occasionally poaalbl Tor a writer to achieve world wide fajne while h continues do be young and vigorous. Kipling la fa. vorrd wl:h a recognition that or!l- narlty doe not attend any writer until h ha beeo dead a hundred year or two. Ther ! hardly a nook or crah. r.lo of the clvllixcd world which bus not been stirred by Kipling' bold pen stroke In pros and verso. Ills work hav been translated Into all lan guage and, odd as tho fact may ap pear. they continue to avow in de mand aad popularity. Tha enlc to day ar ten time a numerous aa they wer ten tear ago. If we may believe th claim of hl publishers. During th past f fteen year KJp llng lias worked Industriously, but ha prwdaced nothing thai anyon cares very much about. Nevertheless, the Kiplinj short stock,. vrs and novl of hla youthful 'creative l.is are a sufficient contribution to tho world" literary wealth. And they hold the prumfM that h may com back. He Is oung jet. merely at th door f th outh of old ace. literature hn gtvaned I' richest and ripest pages from moo well past to, so wa must nt regard I.udyard Kipling aa a close J Incident simply because b has had a barren period between youth and maturity. Twr.t-fve ' year ago "Kipling leaped Into sudden fam with his Tlalo Ta!ea rrrn the Hills" and "My Own People." An obvura news paperman in India, he had been print ing many of these graphic toric to fill space, bat when they wr as sembled and sr'.vea circulation. ahroaJ the world waa not slow In recognising th fact that a new litecily sua had risen. Who was thl fellow Kipling, j anyway? When the answer came that h was a mere stripling hla reader tood achaaL Th writer Insight into human nature araa without limi tation Ufa withheld no secrets from Mm. He saw clear to th bot torn of things and for tha mask of pretrn!'n - and superficiality away witb a bold hand. Ilia atl waa vie oroua. energetic ard entirely new. Hla words stirred wit a vigorous life. alverythlng that flowed from his pen during thoae days bore an Irre sistible magic and swayed million everything, that I, eaceptlng Ms writ ing a a newrper reporter, when ha tried hi hand at that stirring gam in America, tils stay In this field waa bnrf. however, and had he "but that Is another story. After his Indian giicceaaea Kipling put la some time In America, writing and seeking local color. Portland was la hla American itinerary and 4 stirring account of hi Portland experience will be found In hla American Notes, The thing that lm pressed him moat in t hoe data, when Portland was not yet paat the 100.ee mark, was a fish, ing trip on the Clackamas. ' A lusty eaJmod kapaara ta have attached Itself to the Klrltr. line, thereby winning immortality t-r Its f.ghtlrg qualities a well aa ford.' htbli:. Kipling's greatest serine, however, aid from th sarvlc of providing th world with orr.a of the best atoriri ever Britten, has been given to, the J!rltl"h emplr. H ha aducated ;ret Tirttaln to know Itself. Hts works hav mad th colonic a part of th empire by creating mutual un derstanding and rrmpathy. Th Kr.g l h c k India, but they knew nothing of their OrlaOLal depended until Kip ling laid bar th Oriental soul, bim llarly h taught th Itrttish th true nature of Tommy Atkins: and the UrtUah enlisted man found himself th object of a t' pub:i affection following the adi.eitnre of Jfiilvfinry. taarord and trtherl In "iioldiera Three" His Harra-k-Koom FaJ'.aue wer heralded by officer a an em bodiment of tha martial spirit of com. mon soldier. Tba ballad told what Tommy thought acd sans; and were so exactly what Tommy ehould hav beo acd should hav sang that of. ".car prescribed them for th barrack rooms- However. It la recorded that :h real Prtva; Molvsaei refuse I th have an) thing l a Co with them, pre-'rrr'r-g to mouth th Inar. ild .ivor itea of the Lurnitn mic bail. There's gratltud for you! kUfUnf caaii.'aa-.ed a jecuilu: o er In catching th public rancy wl'-b. a phrase. A line lifted from this Terse or that one haunts the lniacaiaUon and rlngs.n the mind long alter the remalnUcr of the piece has keen for gotten. His delineation of the vain plre a "a rag and a bone and a hank of hair." hi reflection that "a wom an la only a woman, avhlle a good cl ear la a smoke." and tha Una In his "Recessional." "Lawt wa forget," have ben quoted In every tongue. The power of thrc Kipling -words was emphasized by the famous cartoonist. Homer Davenport. at the time that th country was wrought up by the action of Admiral Dewey In trans ferring to his wife the home that had been given him'by the American peo ple. In the midst of the storm of pro test Davenport drew on of his pow erful cartoons showing the hero of Manila Bay on the deck of his flag. ship, t-'hot and shell flew about him while the brave American commander stood calmly directing the aucceawfol American operations. The simple cap tion. "Lest we forget." surmounted 'the cartoon and It ended the rumpus In an Instant by precipitating a com plete revulsion of feeling in Dewey: favor. Kipling never was a poet and per haps he never rose to poetic heights before or after writing th "Reces sional." Hla verse must pass as the work of a pleasing rhymster. But his stories and novels will quicken the pulse of man so long as there Is red blood ta human veins acd the love of a good, strong tale pcralxts. Statistics show that, "ttia percentage of automobile accidents Is decreasing. Not th number of accidents, however they ar on th up grade. But In proportion to the number of machines th number of accident has been low er each year for five years. Naturally, experience has done this much. Drlrer snd pedestrian are more careful and traffic laws have been revtsod. But Willi something over 2000 fatalities a year In the registration area, which Includes E6 per cent of the country's copulation, the total is yet far too high.. More education and more legis lation would appear to bo needed. General Huerta win be turned loose after several months In JalL Evident ly the Government no longer fears his Influence now that Carranxa h: been recognised and Villa routed. But It might be well to keep a weather eye on the old clftip. Any leader with a well-stuffed wallet is certain of hearty reception among professional revolutionists In whose mercy Mexico continues to writhe. The diplomatic situation grows tense. More steamers torpedoed. More loss of American lives. This In direct violation of assurances given America that submarine warf.ire on unarmed vessels would end. If this keeps up th Administration will bo compelled 10 act and act In drastic fashion. It may become necessary to go to the extreme of sending another note. The soft-drink business la not the soft snap that soma expected. No one In his right senses will stand before the bar and drink twenty or Ihlrty glasses of aoda and loganberry Juice, and these mild beverages) do not rob men of tbelr senses. Merely to show whnt one section of Oregon is doing for Itself, It may be stated the beekeepers of Malheur County, the home of alfalfa, shipped Knst Inst yeur honey to the value of ISO. 000. '. Two -men consider each other Im possible as Republican candidate for President our two living ex-Presidents. They can at least atrree to work for the man who Is nominated. Gratification of his vanity has cost tha Maharajah of Kapurthnla, f 4.000. 000. H would have, saved that amount by leaving his Jewels at home when he started around the world. It seems like miscarriage of Justice to pull back a bigamist who had eight wives as he was going to the front from Canada and put him rn Jail In Wisconsin for fnr years. Few men can leave such a monu ment ns Cat of Uenernl Doace a railroad ail.-h has bridged a wllder- hra and made It a garden. Befor the I'nlted States undertakes to stand for the whole of America It would better stand up more firmly for the United States. In due time, however, we expect to be sMo to date our correspondence and check In the present year. How would sou-like to take a Win ter cruli-e in the Mediterranean aboard a palatial KnclUh steamer? Now that rrohlhltlon Is law. It Is quits natural that Sunday closing should agltat the people. Mrs. Wilson has taken up the social reins and will drive at the Capital-"-In tr!e or out of It. The backbone of the cold snap may hav been broken, but the fracture has been reduced. rrlmitlv man had It over the rres-ent-dsy being. He could hole up In a cold spell. The sinner are standing In -the most slippery places, while the good man falls. ' M.inyji man wh'o'grumMes at home should be fed on the (-cent meal awhile. Watch the flues and dampers and save unnecessary runs of the firemen. Twenty below In Montana Is good for tha apples and bad for the bugs. Land-fraud trials sound like tracts from an o?d newspaper. Do not snub the Benson fountains. Bull Run water Is a tonic. Well, you might Just as well do It cow a later. Peirister! Weather suggestion: hlrts, quilts and fuel. Put In mora Rmernber the birds. They need .food and water. A few more" operations acd Huerta will beat It. Mske got It. the drunks tell where they "WUI" Is !!!! frr Inst ' Theodore.' The plumber la dtopeuJ, ' How to Keep Well By Dr. W. A- Evaas. Queatlnns pertinent to brrlena. aanttatloa and prevention of direaae. If matters of gen eral Interest, will be answered In thia col umn. Where spare wlil not permit or tha subject Is not aultable. letters will be per eoDAlly answered, subject to proper limita tions and where a aLamped, addressed en velop la Ineioaed. Dr. Evaas will not make diagnosis or presrrlbe for Individual dis eases. Requests lor such servlcs cannot ba aaawered. (C'eprrlg ht. 3S15. by rr. W. A. Tirana Published, by srransemant with Chicago Tr.bune.) Why Flower Die laaoara. Mrs. T. W. T. writes: "Our house Is heated with. a combination furnace and hot-water beater. Pails of water are kept under th registers. The stand ard 'temperature of the room Is TO. What is the probable cause of the air In our house beinar so bad for flowers and plants?" The answer is because of the dryness of the air. At least that Is the largest factor. What are the other possibilities? How about the temperature? Tha plants in your house stand a tempera ture very close to freezing. There Is no question about their standing 45. The temperature of the soil In the pots never falls below th point at which eeds sprout. Then lt(cannot be cpld. Pottorl plants thrive during the Sum mer heat, ob art vn $0 air tamper ature and 0 soil temperature main tained for weeks during the Summer does not-disturb them. Then It cannot be the heat in your rooms which kills the potted plants kept therein. In nature plants are not accustomed to the uniformity of temperature and above all the stillness of air which pre vails In living-rooms.. It Is reasonable 10 conciuae mac sun air ana unuorm temperature is one factor, though 1 minor ooa in the case, A lack of eon light la 'another minor factor. It is probable- - that the flowers In your rooms are nar some window where tney get a good deal of sunlight. Sun light through glass is not axactly the same as unfiltered aunltght, but flor ists hav no trouble with flowers un der glass. Dirty air Is another minor factor.' It Is a safe guess that the air In your living-room Is not cleaner than the outside air in which the same flowers ei...t.ft. Perhaps you have heard, and maybe you halfway believe, that flowers wither In the presence of certain peo ple. Why look to the occult when good losical reasons capable of proof lie right at hand? In spite of of tha pails of water under the registers the hu midity of your rooms Is probably around HO. Be it Arizona, or any where elae. wben the humidity hangs around 110 or anywhere near it vegeta tion dies. And there's the whole mat ter. Plants take up water from the soil through their roots and feed it to the air from their leaves.- So long as the humidity of the air is above 60 they can absorb water through their roots fast enough to keep pace with the loss through the leaves. When the humidity of the air hangs around 20 they cannot. They do the best they can; they fight a losing fight, they go down under It little by little, day by day. Human beings take water with their food and drink. They lose it to th air hrou;h the skin and Iucks. When the air humidity is above DO absorption can keep up with loss. When it falls much below SO and hangs there the body fights, they go down under it little by little, day by day. You bave not asked me. but probably you would like a suggestion as to what you should do. Shall you stop trying to grow flowers? No. Stop falling. How will you succeed? By humidifying. How? Put an evaporating pan in the hot air chamber of th furnace.. II necessary, expose pans' of water in the registers and elsewhere throughout the rooms. Prevalence af Colter. -. -Miss M. B. writes: "I am a newcomer to 'Chicago and the West, and one of the thines that I have especially ot- served is there are so very many people here who have goiter. I have-talked with quite a few people about this fact and some claim It Is caused by unclean food, and others lime In the water here. Will you kindly explain just wnai n 1. that causes Bolter ana wnai one could do to prevent It? The locality renin where I came had such tew cases aa to very much attract attention. Here It seems to bo the rule instead of tba exception. Also will you ten it mere is antiseptic one could use dally who works over books and papers handled by a great many different people, and which no doubt have a very great many bad germs? If one can In taking a deep k.ii. reel tha air :o to the uttermost parts of one lung and not so In the other, does that signify that th lung It not as strong as the other? The one lung that I can always ii cue forced to the uttermost parte has. when I have a cold, hurt me, while the other haa never hurt." REPLY. . T-i . mane solters here and at the' asms lime thars as tltua lima ana little era.nlo pollution th water. "J rlanatlon doea 001 ., , , , what la tha explanation. Reoantly I sotleed that ir ore than half tha slrla I sew march- 1,. i f one room In a high school had enlarged thyroid eland. However, goiters f ibis type are Bot Important. 2 Tou de not neea ary aniieepctv. r 1 -- quent up of eoap ana wawr is as mucu Oi Be d do. 1 The currenta of air never reach to tha uttermost part of a lung or anywhere, near Air currents never wjuu, larra bronchial lubes at ine rooi 01 me lnr.cn. You probably have soma pleural ad heaions and you feel tha pull oa these whan you tafce a deep ereaux. Waa Daily Advised. V. If. K. writes: "I hav been for the last two months or so drinking one nlnt of milk dally at about noon, re cently a friend advised me to take cer tified milk. threey deriving me iuu benefit from the milk. for. as he said. one gains very little from Pasteurized milk, as most or tna 100a gersna are killed by this process and a baby would starve on It." I would appreciate your views on this topic And if you would be kind enough to outline mi 100a properties of the two I would be more than grateful to -you." REPLY. As to your friend's advice, ba speaks nut of isnorauce. raateunains ooes lessen tha value of milk. Thia haa been proven by Governmental and private Investigators. Th men who eeveral years sgo took tba poal- 10a that Paateurtxea mux waa 01 iow ioo value have been proven to have been If - aorant. Tour rrleaa uniorcuaeiwy usnu eiowly. Paeteurtxed ml.k with 4. par cent bntter rat baa tna aaroe 100a eatue as ver ified milk with the same ouuar sat par- cen taare. r lexeme -et Ceatagloaa. J. F. N.. of Omaha, writes: "Is ec zema contagious or contractable from close association with one having lt?' Btri.1. No. pel Mag af Cowafy IVame. - XlEDFOIU). Or Jan. . (To the Ed- ftor.) It has often Interested me to know why you persist in spelling Clark, as applied to the county In Washington, with a final "e." The flrat Oregon Terri torial Lsiailature, on September J.m, r. an Red the came of the county from Vancouver to Clark, in honor of Cap tain William Clara, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and fixed the manner f spelling It, to agre with Captain Clark e custom, aa without the final "e." WILL O. BTEEL. Washington laws defining county boundaries, official documents of state nd county, maps, gaxeteers and the nolle generally spell the name "Clarke" when designating the Washington county. In ahort, the omcial spelling Ignores th manner in wnicn uc man honored spelled tig ps-mOa, FCTILITY OF SOCIAL CONVENTIONS Custom Makes Is Slaves to Eatertala rneat That Does Xot Entertain. SOMEWHERE IN OREGON. Jan. S. (To the Editor.) As the old year waned, two parties were given In our town with th double purpose of pay ing off several month' social obliga tions and of "doing honor" to a house guest though it was a matter of com mon knowledge that the house guest had no special craving for tbis sort of thing. Such parties are not uncommon, and these are singled out merely to call attention to the wasted effort which every such gathering entails. Planning. invitations, decorations and later restorations meant to the hostesses a full week's work at the very least (for they are not those who can give orders from their boudoirs); answering said invitation, preparation, stay and return must have taken a full two hours from the time of every guest, not to mention that needed in future for "paying back." Now, if one can Judge from the re marks heard outside, not a single per son concerned really enjoyed the af fair, 1. e, no one really got "value re ceived." To the hostesses ia. was merely the payment of a debt, the ac knowledgraent of social attentions which had been considered bores at the time but which were accepted because convention said they must be; and their guests in turn accepted this invitation because people "expected" them to do their share in the social life of the community. I am not one to contend for. "effi ciency" at the expense of all relaxation and real enjoyment, but we all know that these affairs furnish neither. ro one has even the satisfaction of feel Ing that his martyrdom has given hap piness to someone else. While the function lasts there is a- certain en joyment of the beautiful colors of gowns and of decorations. Ana a certain pleasure In clever repartee, for those who excel in that line, but how small Is the reward In proportion to the cost. Something is almost sure not to turn out Just as the hostesses planned peoplo who are uncongenial may have been brought together unwittingly, or the "wrong" thing may have been spoken by hostess or guest, or flaws may have appeared in refreshments or decorations at the last minute. Always, one suspects. , Somebody's heart la aching. After the ball. The guests, a larger proportion of them than we like to acknowledge, go away criticising the taste of the hostess, th dress or manners of other guests, or sharing a "spicy" bit of news which may have come to their ears concerning someone present It isn't a pretty picture. Nearly every mature woman realizes this, but for various reasons they try to shut their eyes to the more disagreeable facts. 'Social life' has become a fetich people will think them "queer" if they do not conform; or the children's fu ture may be injured. But "If only : could go away from it all for a month, and rest, sighs one. 'Tm Just too tired to think," another confides to her most intimate friend, "but there's that reception at Mrs. Brown's this even Ing, and that Kensington at Mrs. Smith s tomorrow, and Mrs. Jones' theater party in the evening, and On, it fairly makes me dizzy to think of all the thing 2 have got to go to between now and 3aturday night. Thank heaven, oir town is still too old fashioned to look with favor on Sun day entertaining." Meanwhile, what becomes of the fire side life, the happiest memory which the past has left us, and which is like wise our children's due? We grownups navav scareiy time to take off our own company faces, to say nothing of "in viting our souls." What time or in clination Is there to give a smile and a sina wora to th nels-hhnr who i. bravely struggling against sorrow 'or poverty, and for whom a cheery greet- us wouia ongnten many a day? We have campaigns for other Ideala why not for a sane and holnfi.i hn,. life? Certainly all of us need it if we are to De nappy ourselves and a bless Ing to our fellow pilgrims. SUBSCRIBER. SIBST1TLTE FOR STRONG DRI.VK Hot Milk Stimulating a Whisky With -o Dad Effects. . . : . '-' -". v. tio me J-.ni- lor.j 1 read with much internet arfi- Bennetts remarks about the hon est 01a uerman who ran a saloon away out in the North End a man who sold beer mostly, conducted nico and whose patrons were mainly work- ingmen wno nave no homes. The ques tion raised as to what is to beenm. nf ineae men ana wtrere they will con gregate Is extremVly pertinent. And I would like to offer a suggestion to the old German as well as to all the saloon men who have to consider what they uo now. ana to me temperance people who should feel solicitude for this class of men. That there must and will be a place for men, especially the single work- ingmen witnout homes, is recognized by every thinking person. That such men as the old German are specially fitted to help solve this problem and at the same time make a good, honest living seems manifest. He understands these men much better than many earnest temperance people. He can talk with them about the things in which they are Interested and feel a real Interest in their affairs. A "coffee house," whether under that name or some other, la the natural successor of the social taloon. The question Is, what shall be served? And the idea I am anxious to impress on all soft drink and "coffee-house" proprietors is the value of hot drink as a stimulant. When the teamster comes la from a drive, cold and wet, if in stead of a whisky he will have a glass of hot milk not boiling, but Just as hot as he can drink it, he will find its stimulating effects really greater than that of the whisky, with.no bad after effects, and a real food value. In hot weather a cold milk drink, either sweet or buttermilk, is more cooling and satisfying than beer. A little nutmeg, cinnamon or other spices add flavor. Just as It does to whisky. Bet In the case of the hot milk no "fixing" is really necessary. Like a drink of raw whisky, it does the work at once. Nothing' else Is so effective in case of a chill or extreme exhaustion as hot milk. Th man who will keep it on tap will be doing a philanthropic service. It should never ba boiled, un less wanted in certain kinds of sick ness, but should be kept warm or hot. where a moment' upturn of the gas Jet will raise the temperature almost but not quite to the boiling point. The vessel containing it should be care fully washed with tepid water and then sterilized -ith steam or scalding wa ter onoe a day. This is necessary if a first-class article is served. The value of hot milk as both a food and stimulant ought to be better known in the homes of most people than It Is. But Just now, when the state has gone dry, a great opportunity is offered to extend its use In those places where drinks are served, and especially those largely patronized by workingmen and more especially those working out of doors. I look for the state dairy con vention this week to tak up a prop aganda on this matter and In the mean time would urge thore interested in prohibition, who realize that its success depends largely on finding something to take the place of the saloon as a "workingmen club," to assist In ex ploiting the value of hot milk aa a stimulant. HORACE ADDIS. ftuesllons Asked by Boy. Atchison Globe. Considering the number of questions boys ask, comparatively few of them turn out to be attorneys or members pX te lnv.Mttsa.Unr, committee, In Other Days Twenty-five Year Ana. From The Oresonian of Jan. 5, 1S91. Denver, Jan. 4. A Pine Ridge special says the army of Indians now sur rounded by General Miles' soldiers on White Clay Creek number over 4000 men, women and children, most ot them from the Upper Xakota reserva tions. Hundreds of the crowd are crazed with ghost dancing and will fight as Big Foot's men fought. The remarkably mild weather con tinues to become more remarkable the longer it continues. There has not been a frost worth -speaking of yet and the tender nasturtium vines are' still growing fresh and green. Scores of seagulls were resting their weary wings on the draw protection of the steel bridge yesterday. Rough weather on the coast always sends these bird up to the quiet inland waters. lWtland people flit to the shore in Summer and the gulls return the visit in Winter. The big school of smelt that struck the Cowlitz River a few days ago are making their way up that river to their spawning grounds as rapidly as possible, as if they feared there might come a cold snap and stop navigation. Hon. E. L. Eastham Is lying very 111 at his residence in Oregon City of nervous prostration and it will be doubtful if he regains his complete health for some years to come. The A. M. E. Church was crowded last evening with colored people of both sexes and their white friends, the occasion being the observance of the anniversary of the Emancipation Proc lamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1S63. Half Century Ago. From The Orer-or.lan of January 5, lS6j. New York, Nov. 30. 1865. The speech of ex-Governor Curry, of Oregon, at Boston has created a great deal of in terest in business circles in these parts from its' detailed description of tne capacity and resources of the North-west- A gentleman Just from Appomattox Courthouse informs us that there is nothing left of the apple tree under which General Lee surrendered but a red hole in the ground, and it is feared that unless the hole is fenced in tnat also . will be removed by curiosity seekers. The Review asks: "Wno can tell what another year will bring forth?" Thore is one thing that we are positively assured of, viz., the defeat of the Democracy. Of that event there is as much certainty as there is of anything which has transpired "in the backward abyss of time." Yesterday morning the steamer John H. Couch, Captain Holman, left the O. S. N. Company's dock in this city for the Cascades. Rooster Rock was gained, but further progress was im possible on account of the wind. Washington. Dec. 29. The question of negro suffrage was submitted to a vote of the people of Georgetown. There were 1700 votes polled, of which only one was in favor of extending the franchise to the negro. Portland can now boast of a superior ferry landing. The new owners have finished the roadway leading to the river at the foot of Stark street. The chain boat has received her wheels and will today be ready to enter again Into her regular business. TOO MUCH WATER USED AT FIRES Writer Believes Losses Are Needlessly Large la Portland. PORTLAND, Jan 4. (To the Editor.) As an agent for fire insurance in this city I have read with interest different articles in the daily papers regarding the raise of rates. It seems that our local writers have not looked at tbis question from all points. In one paper there appeared a lengthy article com paring the number of fire alarms or 1915 'with those of 1S14 and showing that there were less In the former year than in the latter. For this I think we can thank Mr. Stevens and I believe his work should be continued. But if there were fewer alarms, why are the losses greater? This is the question that I think the Chamber of Commerce should take up first in seek ing a way in winch to have the rates reduced. It Is my opinion that if the adjusters of this city were asked they would say that 10 per cent 01 tne losses paid by the companies are caused by water damage. We have a fine Are department in our city, that is as far as equipment goes, but how about the men? Do they know how to fight fire? It seems the only thing they know is to stand off and drown out any place from which they see smoke coming. Take the Blake-McFall Are. Had a man gone in and looked for the seat ot this lire, with an oxygen neimet, wnen the denartment arrived at the scene, he would have found the traps on thfele- vator shaft had not been dropped. TOeso- he could have closed, shutting on tne draft, and no doubt cut down the amount of damage. After this nre was out it was found tnar. tne loss to me building was slight as compared to the loss on the contents, which was virtual ly total. Fire Insurance companies expect to pay losses, but do not expect every fire that occurs to be a total loss. They fig ure their rates on their past experience in any locality and the only reason 01 n. board is to be able to cut down tho cost of the insurance to the assured. If, the board were not established here it would entail a separate expense to each company to have a surveyor to make rates, whereas the board now makes the rates for all the companies. Aly idea would be first to have our chief train his men that the placo to attack fire first is at the seat ana try to re member that it is not necessary to flood the enUre premises unless -they are sure they will be damaged otherwise. After an Investigation I am sure you will find most of the losses to the com- p-.nies have been from using too much water. . ' Ai AGENT. Energy of Hnngry Guests. Washington (D. C.) Star. Your wife's dinner-parties are al- wavs beautiful affairs." "Yes," replied Mr. Cumrox. "At first people didn't seem to want to come to em, but 1 guess mebbe tne nigra cost ot living is making a difference. Cart for Broken Hearts. Atchison Globe. A broken heart is rarely fatal to the disappointed one who haa to go on working for a living. The Grocer's Friends Few retail grocers have sufficient distribution o be newspaper adver tisers, but they know the newspaper is the best medium through which to build up trade. They have been taught to watch it closely. When they see a brand advertised In it the majority are quick to tie their store up to this advertising by displaying the goods. They know that this tie-up will bring them some of the trade the advertising is creating. . They know that each new custo mer is a possible new friend for their store.