TITE MORNING OKEGONTAX. TUESDAY. JANUARY 11. 1016.
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t"prty la la iraUBI C
alia. .iaoat tka a! Ika
vatar. aa4 al a: I Uaaaa la ratal r.l
on rral aa4 provttv raraUia la l"a
: auMSc tntaraat. Tkaraaaoa it eacUraa
: far aur WW ar a
; aiUtaaj. ar fair a Jt- II aT:
; TAa naaii aa rmr a a aaa
- Bt i r4rl rjaaa aaa'-i
- a mi"i a r- a
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- a.i M . la W aaal
'tsaatta r a r.i
a'arat ' """a
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aal a a . a aa '
a-.-a- r 4.ina. -. aia.i.-ia
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a.tt ta. aala, I a4
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. km laaOa a IM aa.
Tha atalamaal ha aUla aaJ u-
- n itral
Ta Oaammaa Ka aaar yat raada
inrt apprwruiioa tr r-Um-
' tm a, Tha meaay baa baaa rrtWad
rr" tka aalaa af & Uoda ar4 b
" ba4 kaataa la rapl4 ta Ika U-rt
- arnmaat from IM ra-Ujiatlo f "
-Tka faop'a f Ida hta caqnirr kaa
- nraf kaaa laiaj far I
:"?ro II M prepaa. thai Ika alalaa
I tlK baa a4 UaS la ractaita akail
". ka tamaal el aa!f la (tW fanda for
: Ikair a a tmr'"'".
: .ll f" ralaaiaOaa la atalaa Ikal
. kva ala " ar or anr UKJa
A!!! f . wkaa Ikara
'. a atala ar Ounmnwil rCMlatio. H
m ta apaa ka e"aomaf. Tkal la
ataat aa ! f wa. f-.r If tSiTarr.tr. an t
. ra rua al a rura ti!i t I P
, Ha aa!y a raa"oak!a ralar e ta
Inartiawl. tka aaor ro-i. If UaJ
k tna Urarajiaat. anaat aaiaaaarl r
cRara tka tvuanmT mora la a'dar la
Ba Ikal raaaaoabia TalnrB. If tka
paapla of Oraa bT btdro-alactrV
aarcr frum paarar rompaor rparal.
n ai'lar tka tarm cf t"a Km bill
... at liruoil T ill oar to tka
lioTsraanant a ta fr Ika rtUaa cf
ttln tka aoarT: a4 ooa-fca!f Ikal
ta gur go la pt tr fa. Ikal
.U k ramcia'y kaaaf'.t Oria.
Tka atata aa aa laa aalr aawar:
. . . aaa aitaa. Tka Walar
ta af aaatrr mora Ia lkar ika U4.
tnruuO wklfa r naaj 1 a ra ia
curna from atar-aor aavatepmaot
anj.t ika larva or tka I'arna kill la
I.. fca itJa. la kalf. aaa-kalf
ta tna OaTaramaot ta ka aapan4a4 far
a,:Umtio karar pattUral iaf!a-ru-a
airata.
Tkua tka 0tarmaal prafaaa
to coma lnt tka Vi'aatara atataa aa4
apua a akoaatrio loiaraat in watar
loam tM t Mat' Ikoaa atataa
tr atkar a'ataa kaeaftt.
Vjr M tkal a:t Tka cammlttaa'a
raort Isiimalaa Ikal tka patter akail
ka .rVa.l aory f tka praaaal only
r:':l tka atr-paar atataa aa kaaa
mt ial of oaomk aaoaay la r--!.'
:! art4 U4. aaJ Ikal Ufff.ar ft
a : fca pa4 "for tka parpoa) af
anrtuklf tha Ta.laral traaaurr "
tt waa 4aaona-l oaara aa fra:p
am anitruwta of a? 5t'ara oMaiaaJ from
Ika aalaa of putU !) l-ra4 la
: rr a l kouM kr Crr tit:ana
: t:k m'oar arna. la Oraaa afa 4U
T.rta. la ravlamatlaa ra !
an. akaa a Ua a aa kassa4 y Cf a
(Taaa aa Ikal itfa realj aarar
lha naf fcava. Tkal parkapa
naatrt. kl tk!a) la lkia
1 j ata.
At laa.l tkal ta It tktaet. ta pra.
, tia. a tat aufn.-!a la prMa'a
Ik.a raau:i uUl prokakly wbo::y
arTal aaia-.a 4a-loaat-
t
triutsnt AsctavtT rurrr.
T propaaaj ef ika laohtar of
. t Canfa4ar.-y ta prarvla a ntK
inoaatttk la ta Hat rrnaa k) Import
ant la t.ai II Ik lakaa cm moat am
kiti.na torn. If tha praaaal p'-aa la
arr'a4 aat tka a4arval" may ka
' aat aaaa at Ika aiCa mtapB4t Ik
t9 kktT of aeu 1 p t'ra. Tka pt4
" ..t aa-kiaaafnanta of aaaiaat CaTrPl
mn4 at karofc: i;raaa. raaawiaa; tka
; par'..-4 cf tka l-aru far. k
' im.u kT ranapartaoa. Iruaamo- k aa tka
raian mai:ik ta la ka CMatrvMtad,
f -wraj a fraat kill af ataaa.
;a-aa t:arc!t4aa kat pa-apara p'aaa.
a-aar tna ataaoiaia taj pr.
t...-io.a4 tka prvat aitk.a Ika bra. 'a
rf aaa-lana ma-aoil'T. N alnbt Ika
I T?Ua-t tttill ko aoal!a4 Ika laa a
by kjf.iaa; a f.Tra cf lt work,
maa 70a tka ana-aKtaln. ra4rtta It
ta a Ifaal piramla. wfcl'a Ika Gra--(aa
aa:4 kaaa tanaaa I Ika ataaa kaia
fja atal 2a la tkair fJ Hut Hart-(
I irri itfi a r'aa M.'k M oro
In ,. ", trl aa a4 aaaniiaa.
Iia oaM ma aH.a fram tka
Xt. l a tna'kl af ltiM
a k ica a !' P"a tka fa.-a of ia
Kraal pra-irtaia of tca a4
rroraa.li". ta rarr tkaraaa a amkl
Itoua onKaiMai anurit Ika ta ef
-a rarraa aak aim f a
t ttm ef foar faat Ner oajl4 k 4oal
In aavtast rrnakeliasa. Tka PaTUrta arc
ta k la man ef Ika eoofajaracy ant
f-.a r.rrpa I a aat f ictk Ika alory af
st. aa. rlf 'aa ar4 M-owai la aa.
Ca tarraa
!,.., , -ra a'a.-fc af f'aa-traa a a.
aijfaa fBa a la I v '.a titars: mon.
ri ia. Tka rrt! va la rr tkl wcM
ataa4 .n . a i.ria ft t-t-J'.t4 M
I ft M
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ae ai nee l
rsiumtt ! the greatneae of the
;runt dr. The ct of l
ee problem yel la be met. although
hum in have r:t th laeriration
f in la a aa t worn will tiR'at-take the
re '.a: a a of tna iKnrr eum.
Hut tcr the wnitiin Is car
ried to completion of t "I the Incldeet
la i(.'urot a hoir modern y
asbiatiee. We beta the artistic ln
mull ad the fac.liUee. lacking only
lr apur ef inspiration, In an when
maa is chief y coBrrad la f.iang Ma
atomacb. pappty IM Impulse tad the
pvramide .J ta ratuced t total la
iftUVaM by ( monolith la
Gear;!.
1 J
I aaa
fiaaator O.ajbrUl0 aliraa4 tka
Rpub:uaa CUk of Tor a Uat
Pair4ay aa a aoa-raraaa tcpia (pra.
raro4taaa. akkk aarprtaa aa
ait la f'rafxi. kilt It aaa ma. arrorJ
e ta tka faltkful -ea rbroolclera
tal akal ka ka4 la ay "cama aa a
aufprtaa la lkaa praar.L V ara
aat taforma4 ky. for ika Safialora
ramarfca atrt pa run an I. pa.tr MX 10 and
potataa). aa4 tky auckt la ka po
daraal crtmiaty ky rrarr Anaflfaa.
kaealor Ckaatkartaln adTocaiad
vaxnoa ary tnllitary tralfi!n( for tka
foaatt maaka4 of tka eauatrr for
Ika goo) tt a:i do lham and Ika Na
ll.a. It la iriaa an-uk tkal tka Na
110a la aat ao'ta rtady far a radical
atap rf tkal kind, ae-1 daa pat Iklnk
ti pcraaaarr: bot la r ripana in.
or oma of tkam. and Ika Offoil io.
alor. ba'.r.f rkalrtrao of tka farata
aiiuiary affaire caramltlaa. U la ton
with I ham.
Ma tu! aat atop ta aay mora Ikan
Ikal Ika Paeatna'e -Tt;ilaxtt, 1w
Paaa iaa pala la many af kia oM
t'.ma m.itpnT la Orta; ar.d a
da aat okaaraa any lead p'aglt'a
imotf tua Democrat' aaaappr auip.
paatara. But ka la eatdanUy Dot la be
de'erree) oa Ikal arraakt.
.Var 4a wa find In tka f-l!onlB
eoranaat kr tka fteaatar pnarh to
make tka t. kite llonaa rrjolre ' fcn
ICartl kaa a raToIutlon.- kt aod
rafoaaa la pay bar dabta. wa aasd ar
ektpa aa4 a fa martnaa and lake
rkarpe: bat haa II comae a eaallnc
attkj tka traataT po-ara cf Ika wert4.
laetaad af artlnf Uka a bran a. eour
a 11011. art pob'a Nation, wa art like
an ara rile, t am aakame4 and aorry to
ear -
Tkal eour ta ta no Mke laa majaata.
TTXTiue mri ijLajoj.
TeiUte manafa.-turrrs ara bow
rUmarlnt for tka tary pallry atalnat
wklcii tkey prol aat a4 wbaa tka I'ayna
kldrkb tartrf waa la preparation la
I tt. At tkat time nepreeeataUve
fame propoaad dutiaa ca dyea wklcb
wol4 aafaaroard tkalr manufacture In
thla ccuBtry aad yandrr ua In-
dependent ef German rolora. Put tax
tila maaufarturera prolaat'J a;Utvat
tkla a:i4kl erhaotemant la the price ef
Otrmai dae and Mr. I"a)fa waa
forved to akaedoa fcia plan. The In
tile manfa.-torra are n panlnf
daarty for tkeir akort-attkted tread.
Ooe of tkam racantly paid llete for
a tuastlty of dja ablcb coat tltl ba
(are tka war.
KapreaaatattTe Itltl. of Coakectlrat.
ka introvlaced a bill lmr-oa:n pro
tartlTa datiaa aa rhamtcala. aad the
wbola lean la laduatry u raUiad in Ita
auprort and will appear brfore the
Hntaa waye and tneeoe remmlllae In
l-a baka!f. Oermany can Be lontar
uppty It. for the lajt d'T4 hip
menl ef dyea baa left Rotterdam.
er4 nermaa chemical manufacturers
bare tarna4 from dyee to Men expio-
alTaa. The La It ad btatea muat make
Ua oraxa dyee or to without. I. nlraa
tka dye Irdoatry la aafrcuarded
aaiaat reya4 fitrman competition
after the war. we mut ta without, for
aa pereana In Ikelr aanaaa wt:i make
Ike terae maeatment naveaaary to
manufacture dyaa aad ckamlcala for
the merely temporary market offered
by the war.
The free trade tkery cf buylr.a In
the ckeapaet market' kaa recVleeJ a
aturrmt bloer from tfce war. Wa are
laaralnt tkal we muat rortei-irr not
ocity Ika price ef a commodity, bul
Ike certainly of aa unlaterr-ip'.ed aup
pry. Tkal caa be aeaurc4 only by
nrtatr and pa-rmanantty eetaMuihlBC
Ika production of tkat remmo4lty la
eur cwb country, free from Ike rieka
ef fereim war. Wl'l Ike preeeel Coo
treaa recocsua tka l1orn of tkat
potior br paaatnt Mr. J(ll!"a bl!t aad
otker bulaef In. earp-a.?
aaoait AiaocT tt-rrio.
A "o4 lady wka deeirea t be
keewa aa "TkimbSe" la cotatderebty
d:.atorba4 about a few remaraa Tka
Oracacoaa ba4 cccaaioa recently to
make en Ike eukject cf eewlr.t la the
puktic e.-kKU. by. aha aaka amocf
otker thinta. doaa rot Tka orecocian
tsra Ita attention - tka ralmmltf
paai and tka awimmtet tear hare?
Wky doaa It cntlcta pawict. wklch
WUJ ba weafui all tka t!ea of tka
paeila f
Tka Oretoelaa coo 14 make ut aa
("MM aa ari'jrccBt for artamltf pl
aa ear em--ei;ct ceiraayot iet caa for
aewtat. V lU anyone daay tkat tke
art of ewur.aatat a But oaeful and la
eenertenrtaa Injlaf etaabla. and tkat
onca a.-14lre4 la teer fortotten?
htt It ma aaa bo difference what
perttrar braacb of oar elabaraie
preaentlay coenmoa arkool education
a 4tarn.eaa4. ataeoea'a toea ara
stepped ca aad tkera ta troobte aad a
prompt defeiLee. f."Bdoabta!ly tka
erleTe ef lr f a a pT,ie4ld fklrt
la acTJira. I'at we wonder aomelimee
wkeiker aawtrt and domeetlc a-M an.ee
balaet ta tka pukl:-- arhcola. If thay
da w'-y tot add a drparvaent cf
touaakotl a!T!fu;r;ion. where,
taati otker tklrc. tke tteful art ef
aeeirlef an 4 bedmaklca may ba maa.
tare.! ? It aeama tM Urea sumbera
af bnckt you re U.I lee are not eb'.e t
de eucb fkmr troprtr. or at all. at
kaa a. TVky eat aa4 them te the
vtoe la arnira kaol,"i. about
thlT-.te tkat wt I aiwaya ba ueeful to
tkem aleea tkry raa Mt aick
tklrra dBa tkrourh aartasti !
ti ,1 Tkimble' baa B"t properTy un
derene4 alker tka arrit or purpoae
af TP OrarenUn'e comment- It waa
merely ta eJI atteetloa la the fa.-ta
Ikat eawtac as aaatint a ronalJerable
amount aa4 tkat a hick wave to ba
ttt ri t te Ike Inetrrjrtora. Tke Ore
lialia did kt ar tka teachers ke
aa epc-tel Irainirp. rrrkar-a tier
kaaa. rat ft would Hal la knew why
ine pay fr Ike eUmer.!Ary eew;r.t
taackera la III par month. To ba
sore, there r a miMmum of III per
mttv bul c!ae acraiiry cf tka pay
ro:l 4oae tPt diPCl 'ea many etemeetary
I aay Hers wfco are cetttac the mint
mont pay. ATI bot one tt lilt par
mt k.
Hick achaal aaatrf taackera are en.
rif4 far f e kanra dH In a-tu!
eti-ar-t rrk. Tkir r-jy r-na frm
lit l- II'1 Pr nintv Kvmenta-T
ta. re- wor'a. T;' an I are-h" kuura
dal'y la arkool t-trurtl-B. The a
treat aS.C ft tClVDct CaVJt t
m.iritk la nlnetr'eo cr tatr.l'. It l't
aoft Job.
Tke Oretcnlaa would like ta a
Tt liable.- or aay other. If ake kaowa
ef a dreaamakint eatabllahment In
Portland wklch ba paytr.t Ita eew-lBf
women aoy auch watea? Did or did
not ibese eena-int teachers et their
tralnlnc In au-h ptacea? If not,
where? If they did. why are their
aamraa now worth ao much treater
arnoonw? ,
totE.TtAia rom ciAima
One bill which hae been racom
mandad to Corcreea by Pacretary Lax a
la la alrona- contrast wi:h his otiier
faeorite bl'.la. tor It alma to place pub
lic land In tke bande of the people,
afc.le the others aim to keep public
Iaa4 perpetually In the hands of tha
lioremment. The exception la ine
storkratalr.tr homee-tead bl'l. provldinc
tkat land which would rot ba enicred
under any exietlr.c bomeetead law may
be ataetsnaled aa (raxinc land and
opened 10 entry In tracts of tit acres
aa stockraunnt bomrateada Tha eel
tier la not required to cultivate, but
muat make permanent tmprovementa
to Increuaa the value for stockralalnt
ta tka amount of not leas than ll.:t
aa acre.
There are many acre of routh,
mounpilnoua land between the ktle-
aourl Hirer and the Cascade Mwn
tains which are adapted to do other
purpose than rrar'.ne. They cannot
fta -. alth.r arlf). nr without lr
' . I 1 .... I kntir h rlUN. faa1 mST ba
crown rn an occasional patch. They
have been open ranee, where any man
co-4H drive his stork, aad have been
treat ty deteriorated and In places de
nuded of t'aea by oTer-craxtnc.
I'saclnt and Judicious iraatnaT would
Improve them, and a square mile
would fee4 enojh ratlie to produce a
llrlnt for a family. Mineral would
be reeenroj from the homesteader's
rchta. The policy pra.jd for the
Weal In ceneral has been tried In
Western Nebraska with auch cood re
sult that, after havme dlmlniahad In
precedinc years, population Increased
It par cent between DM and lllf.
modern bouses have replaced sod
kouaea, much land has been broucht-
ua4er cultivation and land valuation
haa Increased from I17.000.00t to
II7.0tt.aot.
Let t put all the tar.4 to Ita beat
use. even fa tha mountain tira.
TOttlM IAinL
The pasalnt of TimiM Salvlnl at
f'loreore lha other day, aa noted In a
meafer dtspairh from London, docs
Hot rob the world of the treatest
actor of modern time. It la merely
tka cencludint Incident of Ms mortal
connection, his artistic career havlnc
ended some years aeo when he retired
with ripe honors and rich achievement
to Ms credit. Althouch Palvlnl lived
until tha beclnnlnc of the present
year, no credit for Ms renin and bis
accomplishments belon to the pres
ent, for falvini waa a product of those
days of the drama which produced
such men aa Garrlck. Kemble. Kean
and the Hoot ha. Such men do not re
cur In tha present time, or If any auch
ara In proceaaee of formation no hint
of the fact baa reached ua In three
barrea daya when the poetic and Ira
actnatlve drama haa all but vanished.
Kalnnl eras a renlua. But renins,
after all. mar be likened to Hint. The
blw of circumstances and condlUona
muat strike It to produce eclntillaitnt
sparks and set the world aflame. The
renditions that served to develop the
bistfloalc abilities of so many treat
actora of the period of. pay. It years
aaro are ao more. That treat traln-
Ir.c school of the competitive stock
company baa passed on. Actors trained
la the indifferent schools rf tha mod
am atace are occasionally amuslnt
aad dlvcrtlnc without beint truly
treat.
The rare poware of ffalvlnl aa aa
actor will ba recalled by the older
teceratlon of ptayteere abroad and at
home. Hit native country knew Ms
true freatnees. knew Me matchless
rapacity and Incenulty and the full
depth of bla superb tenlus both la
iracedy and comedr. America saw
but one phase cf Ma freatoeaa. for
when ka came to New Tork early In
the "7te be made ao much of a sensa
Uoa in iracedy that bla manacers
made na further experlmenta with the
American pubUc. fo lont aa tbey
would throBf to Iisar him no ecca
!on waa aaen for a chart in tha rap
ertoire. This, oddly enouctt. In eplte
ef the fact that Balvlnl came to AmerU
ca fully Intent oa playlnt la comedy
roles, for which he had a facility
squally aa treat aa for tratie charao
Wruation. la -Otheno he took New Tork by
storm, eo If la recorded by tht critica
ef 1171. Americana bad aeea tothlnt
epproechlnt bit interpretation ef the
Uoor evea In tkoee days or occasional
trett EnrlUh-apaaklnt actors. Pal.
vir.l made pvcmle of aome of tha
creataat of them even thouch ha had
aa knnwie'ce of tne mnrua ana was
compelled to approach Hhekeepedre
tbroucn the medium ef translations
wklch meat have pteee4 him at a
treat 41aevdvantate. lie waa not able,
of course, to escape the American
critics. Reputable and competent au
thority found flaws in the detal'.e cf
hie firtekeapeerean chsracterltatlona.
Ilia executloa of Deedemone, la which
be providad a deadly realiem it on
Washed fury, waa termed undltnlfled
and uncouth.
Tet Patvtnl was pot ona who tore a
paasloa to tatters. There was no rant
or strata la hie methods. Ills proo-eseea-
were Intellectual. The fire he
threw Into a part waa not emotional
ism, but the product ef careful ana
lysts and atudy. lie appreclat4 and
er.deratnod rather than felt, which la
always the way with the tonlua whoaa
methods are mature and sound. Ha
bad behind htm not merely his treat
aalive abltny. but his lont year cf
sppll-stlon aad aa Infinite cepacltj
fur takirr peine.
talvlnl had f.iMowed the state from
Childhood. ht first aoeentanra Into a
company ocrurrlrc when ha was a
atrlplina of It. Thereafter he served
his apprenticeship In the hard, eound
arkool of the competitive stock com
pany, his one diversion erfnrrtr.t
a ro'unt maa cf 10. ar thereabout,
when he weal forward aa an enlisted
maa la the war ef Itallaa Independ
ence. Foilowmt bla return from the
service he continued to appear la that
varle:y of roles which l te part of
the S'ork acf-r and whlrk mo!s him
for t-eater Ihlr.ca to ti". He ree
ajl-kly to fame while In his JOa. Mia
portriyal cf Jealous paaelon In Al
fleii a flaai. even In thosa ealad daya
ef hta career, haa been aet dew aa
w'.lhoat equaL Thl part file hit tu
prereaey la tracedy.
One phase cf bla jrreatneee which
bespeaks tha thoreachreaa of his at
tention to d'talls aa well aa the depth
cf M erus la found Sn the fa t thst
each chrctertaatlon was complets In
Itself He bad no trtcka of manner
or epae. b. kih are e-- tnu. h a part
and larrel of tha ordinary a. tar. I'oa-
iavit tt fBttnm.ts, ftj-aljus, tn,
tlfua of voice and feature, be effaced
blmae completely In the character
whoaa soul be waa laylnt bare. Sal
via! could aot be recoajnised. The man
before you on the etace waa Othello
or Hamlet, or Romeo or Paolo. Into
mar. Samson. Oreatea. His control of
his resources was absolute ajxj be
had co need to resort to those tricks
of lesturt end speech which ao many
actors employ because they lack In
cenulty or depth or Industry, or all
three of those attributes.
As was said at the outset. Salvlnl la
not a product of today, and tbe fact
tkat ba lived until thla lata date does
not connect him with the present.
Hie waa a mastery belonjcint to the
part and his luster will shine un
dlmmed by later achievements until a
new aet of stimuli arise) to rtrike the
flint of t'nlus. tenlus which must ez
t even now, but which cannot hope
for development and full expression,
we suspect, until a robust day of the
drama dawns anew.
The J vr has proved that a to the
wool Irtustry equally with the dye.
Chemical and other Industries. It la
unsafe for this Nation to rely on for
eita auppllea of any commodity. A
quarrel wtth which wa have no con
cern may at any time shut out raw
material and cripple industry. Con
sumers may at any time be thrown
entirely on our domestic reaourcea.
which we cannot safety enlare to
meet a merely temporary demand. In
order to meet the eroertencjt of a for
eign war. we may become dependent
on the trace or a nation with which
we at the earn a time hava a crave dis
pute. Our only aafety Is prcparedneaa
fur other nations wars aa well aa for
our own. Aa we should tuard our
ehoree sea J oat armed Invasion, eo
should wo tuard our Indapendence of
forelcn auppllea of necessaries, which
effect aa economlo Invasion d est met
v of our Industries.
The Record-Chieftain, at Enterprise,
which la in the famous Wallowa Coun
ty, haa moved Into Ita own butldlnc.
and auch prosperity la worthy of men
tion. The fly in the puddlnc. how
ever. Is tnat Bomsbody In Iowa or Mia.
sourt will hear of It and come out to
siart another.
The meh who' are breakint rock and
taklnc pay In tickets food for meals
and lodainc ara of the ritht sort ana
should tet the Jobs when the time
cornea. There Is nothinc of the chronlo
loafer In them.
A place where men can smoke, talk
and awcar la declared to be an urcent
need. Cheer up. The Legislature
provides Just auch an abiding place
and It la due to meet In the course of a
few months.
When either belllterent loses a hill
it announcea that ita troops have with.
drawn, but tha other party aaye uiey
have been driven off. Thl la the
varied terminology of victory and de
feat. Thoaa rhi Pont nowder mills have
a aw af a hale own of scetteMnr them
selves In the atmosphere. If all the
dynamiters were not In jail tney wouia
crtave at tbe waste of material.
tt.a.... tiawa TtA f-.r Th mBJl
who la In a bad way because he can't
have hie trot outlive ma slavery
and be ail the better for the restrtc
tton In tne lont run.
The allies' claim concerning; their
retirement from (TaHlpoll pounds like
a man boasting that hta business fail
ure wa conducted In a most success
ful manner.
t arrets af tha latest battle In Meso
potamia conflict- Perhsps each party
aant news when ft waa ahead and kept
silent when It waa tettlnt worsted.
The kind of man who fivee a woman
the alternative between hla lifelong
society and death la the kind of man
to make the woman prefer death.
uarmanr eeje mam a . . -
fltht Indefinitely. And there are evi
dences that Germany will be called
upon to fight fully that long.
War Inventiona are aaid to aid mil
itary work f-aatly. Particularly the
"ahaer inventiona" of the official war
newa atanctee.
f T talks of eolnt to tha West In
dies for a rest. We thoutht that waa
what be'd been doing all these
months.
vr.-.i. a., tka ellck In tha allttera
tloa it mav be atated that a Eutene
concera la ta can a car of cabbage.
It ta aa difficult for a rich man to
be convicted by a Jury aa It la for him
to enter the lan ft of heavenly reel.
Medical science la looking for a
grippe scrum. There'a mllllona In It
for tha lucky dlacoverer.
A Detroit astronomer says the war
will not end before June. A perfectly
aafe prophecy.
Do your leap-year proposing early
and avoid the crush of feminine com
petition. Haiti haa vainly striven to relieve
th depression la the revolution In
dustry. Asain the lure of the flesh haa led
to murder, ar.d th hang-man la out of
a Job.
Why did not Henry Ford think In
time ta bar an astrologer on hla
staff?
Toae a humane officer think he can
take all the Uvea of a cat with one
thot?
Hoi dine the Progressive convention
the am week meant aa tay twal-
low. '
Mm. Schwlmmer It rounding up
the neutrals while the sack hold out.
With dlvtaion In thetr ranks the
Democrats mill be defeated In detail.
The anow aUU Ilea on tha sidewalk.
in front of the laiy man' home.
Haw Tork la found to be trowing
purer. But not pure, wa opine.
Judte Ftevenaon win furnish mar
ket quotations on blind pigs.
latest from the war mne shows
that evenbodv Is wlnnine.
This la tat dsr for auto and the
TlfUaat geUccaaA, a
European War Primer
By Xatiaaal Geeajraphleal society.
Man-of-war. larte and small; in
definitely colored transports, laden
with troops, and a never-ending line of
war-requisitioned freighters; day by
day. slip ,out cf Portsmouth, the first
naval harbor of the world's Kreatest
naval oower. bearing their reinforce
mant to all of tke troubled sonea of
Europe. Asia and Africa, The burdens
and responsibilities of this English
port bave irava enormous since the
outbreak or tne war; for it. iiko oer
man KleL symbolizes the mighty, vital
naval effort of a treat group of
powers In the treatest war of history.
Very little has been written sbout
Portsmouth, tbe war port; for the labors
and planning that bavr taken place
tkera kave been muck too important,
muck too Intimately bound up with the
bopes and the aims of the entente al
lies, to be trumpeted abroad. A ve!l
of military excluaiveness has been
drawn over tka fearful etreaa and
turmoil of Portsmouth, hiding the
nature of Its slant's tasks, the details
of its multitudinous enterprises and the
significance of Its achievements. One
remembera. however, that Portamoutn
la the chief naval arsenal and port of
Britain, the heart of the allied powers
triumphant rule upon the seas.
aaa
Fltuated In Hamnnhire. at a central
point on England s southern coaat. about
74 miles southwest or London, r-ons-mouth
Is both sheltered and well
placed to serve the empire's naval needs
on whatever ocean. j'roDaDiy ursi on
the roll of the world's great naval
bases. Ike Rngllab port, an a?greee
of four towns, possesses a splendid
harbor and one that tins been developed
aa a baas for KnKlish naval power
through more than five centuries.
I'ortsinoutk has the most complete and
Impregnable fortifications in Kngland;
lor It Is a master nerve-center in the
emnire a ine aaa aumimuii.
Portsmouth. Portses, Landnort and
fSoutbaea are tbe towns which Join to
form tbe port and they are all located
oa Portsea Island. Portsmouth proper
Is tha garrison town; Portsea is the
naval station, with drydocks. great
dockyards, torpedo and gun-mounting
stores, electrical shops and Innumaraoie
subsidiary shops; while Landport la oc
cupied by tbe home of the artlsana
Southeea has enjoyed a steady growth
In fame as a fashionable watering
place. '
The port Is defended by a powerful
ring of landward forts, the Portsdown
forts and the Hilsen lines, and by the
Splthead forts to the seaward. The
anchorage of Spithcad Is roomy enough
to ride the great fleets of England,
scores of boats, safe in the shelter of
the Iale of Wight.
Kichard I built the first town there.
Influenced to bis foundation solely by
reasons of itrstegy. The fostering care
of King Henry VIII and Queen Elisabeth
first brought the port Into Importance,
and Ita Importance as a naval harbor
has grown stesdlly ever since, keeping
pace with the growth of the empire."
COSTICT ARMY IS GREAT IDEA
Mr. Haras Waxes Sareaatle Ove Mr.
ratter's Military Sebeme.
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. (To the Edi
tor.) I read with interest the letter of
Percy Cotter printed in The Oregonian
Saturday. To me the most surprising
part about the communication is that
Mr. Cotter is actually In earnest.
However, his Idea is not a new one.
Our advanced neighbor to the south,
Mexico, haa used convicts in . her
armies for some time. The leader who
rets to the prisons first has his pick.
Mlltary experts say. however, that In
order to keep up the courage of these
convict-soldiers and to keep them on
the firing line it Is necessary for their
own artillery to drop a few shells be
hind them once In a while to urge them,
on to let . them know they have a
stronir and courageous backing.
I don't for a moment suppose that
everyone would find that much of a
drawback. I feel aura that If it became
absolutely necessary there are thou
sands who would. In answer to their
country's call, tear themselves away
from their desks and enlist in this re
serve army. If the Government would
but guarantee to them that they would
never ba used except to shoot courage
Into this convict army.
The more I dwell upon It the more
marvelous becomes the plan. Just think
how great and generous It would be
to permit our prison population to arm
and defend that gsbrlous flag which
we have been taught to believe stands
for liberty and Justice to all. I am
very sure that most of our 100.000 male
convicts and all of our 0000 female
convlcie believe that is Just what it
does stand for.
But why the expense of training
these convicts In times of peace? Most
of them, if not all. understand the use
of firearms. It would not be necessary
even to equip them with up-to-date
arms and ammunition. A fair and equal
distribution of gas pipe and brass
knuckles and billies would make tbis
army a formidable looking bunch.
Then too, the Judjcs of our criminal
courts. In time cf wsr. could act as
staff officers or Colonels of regiments
and the various prosecuting and DIs
trict Attorneys would make excellent
and practicable adjutants. I'll warrant
there Is a host or "capsnie ana nunj
men" st Malem who would Jump at tha
opportunity of following Into battle
lbs Judge who sentenced them.
C. F. HOOAN'.
Karat Credit an4 Reserve Bank.
WI.VLOCK. Wask.. Jan. I (To the
Editor.) 1. Does baking soil to am
Inaecta render It unfit for trowing
Durooses 7
2. Wbera can I obtain Information on
flower culture
S. What Is the rural credit system?
4. What is the Federal reserve bank
ing aysiem? A READr.it,
m Write to derartment of agronomy.
State College, Pullman. Wash.
19 A ale VAtlr boma book dealer to
procure aome standard work for you If
ie doea not already carry it.
a ti. Oreronlen published an edi
torial on rural credit Tuesday. Jan-
rr 4.
(4) The country Is divided Into II
districts, each containing a Federal
reserve bank In which every National
hank in the district must, and state
banka and trust companies may, be
come stockholders. The reserve Bang
la a hank of banks. It is a depository
for a certain proportion of the reserve
of member banks and may be a deposi
tory for Government bonds. As ak Im
portant function It may secure from the
Xreasury Government notes known as
c... - 1 notes, which It It
authorised to Issue against commercial
paper with a minimum gold reserve or
i per cent Federal reserve banks
bave authority to purchase commercial
paper, foreign exchange and are ex
pected to perform Important functions
u clearing-houses between their raemj
ber banks. They do not do business
directly with tbe public as other banks
do. Their primary service to the public
la In providing a currency more elastic
than the bond-secured currency issued
under the National bank system.
Applications far Seheel LeaaB,
ANTELOPE. Or, Jan- t. To the Ed
Itor ) To whom should I apply for a
loan on real estate from the state
school funds? D. W. TORK.
"Apply io the attorney for the State
Land Roard in Ike county In which the
land is located. The attorney In Wasco
CouatX a 5Y. ai. wuton, Ii DUo,
MOTHERS WAST SEWING TArSHT
Tbey Welcome Scheal Tralniag Wklch
They Cannot Give Themaelvea.
PORTLAND. Jan. 10. (To the Ed
itor.) In an editorial in The Oreg-onian
December SO. an article headed "Scis
sors," the editor seems to be either mis
informed, uninformed or disgruntled
over the sewing in our public schools.
So far as the public Is concerned, and
mothers in particular, I think he has
struck the wrong key. for every mother
I have ever talked with has spoken of
the sewing In the highest terms. There
is no work that is so necessary for
every girl to know something sbout
as sewing. . Domestic science is a good
thing for mang, but there are many
that will never cook a dinner, and if
they do. far easier to learn than sew
ing as taught In our public schools.
As to "supervisors" he speaks of. he
should have aaid "special teachers."
who bave from 00 to (00 scholars to
look after. He says they bave had no
special training: He Is mistaken. They
have all served apprenticeship in some
shop and worked up special in some
line, and until the present supervisor
in tbe grammar schools, have had. to
taks a special course before going into
the schools. I hear that some in the
last year and a half have been installed
who have not been required to do this,
and that several more teachers have
been added, with not much greater in
crease in scholars.
Nov, the question comes to mo why
a second supervisor of the sewing 7
Manual training, domestic science, mu
sic and drawing has each only one su
pervisor. If The Oresonlan is so inter
ested In the taxpayers, why not dig out
the expensive swimming pools and
their teachers? All very nice to have,
but Is it to fit our girls and boys for
anything that will help them in any
vocation in after years? Besides, there
are both parents snd teachers who ob
ject to swimming on account of caus
ing too much excitement and distrac
tion from lessons.
Aa to the scissors mentioned, com
paratively few go to the sewing classes,
the manual arts and drawing classes
taking the majority. The manual train
ing classes have their outfits furnished,
the domestic science their kitchens, and
all other classes heretofore mentioned
all that they require. So why this
objection to the most essential work
for our girls that is taught and their
teachers?
The special teacher has all the prob
lems thst arise to settle for both teach
ers and scholars. She must keep up ber
stock, take care of her machines and
know how with many different kinds,
attend many meetings after school
hours snd many things connected with
the work, fihe works tbe same hours
as the other teachers. She must be
refined and have good Judgment. Does
any similar private employment. II
there be such, require an instructor to
teacb over 600 or 00, taking the re
sponsibility and doing the work re
quired in the schools? I fancy such
would draw a far higher salary.
I heard a man say not long since that
children should be taught to sew at
home. Now, sewing in all its branches
cannot bo taught at home, for how
many mothers have the time or knowl
edge to teach their children, never hav
ing been taught themselves? This was
demonstrated by the fact that a recent
sewing class taught in this city had
from 1200 to 1500 mothers in attend
ance. Where is the child that will take
the interest at home that it would at
school, competing to excel with his
neighbors? Children of all ages feel
entitled to some recreation after school.
Then comes the dinner hour in most
homes. Sewing In schools is taught
from models to dressmaking.
I am not sending children to school ,
and am not a teacher. I am a taxpayer.
THIMBLE, j
INEFFECTIVE SECTIOJf PRESERVED
How Oregon In 1000 Tried to Overrule
United States Constitution.
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. (To the Ed
itor.) Your editorial this morning on
"The Maxes of the Law" suggests the
action of the people at the polls in 1900
when they refused to repeal the section
of our state constitution, which pro
hibits free negroes or mulattos living
within the state.
This section was, of course, annulled
by the adoption of the fourteenth
amendment to the Federal Constitution
soon after the war, but thinking the
state constitution would at least look
better if this section were stricken out.
tha Legislature of 19S passed a repeal
ing amendment as to thta section, to
be submitted to the people for ratifica
tion. The same proposed amendment
was passed at the session of 1895. it
was then ready to be submitted to the
people, but the Legislature of 1897 did
not organise and the amendment was
not submitted until 1899.
At the regular election In 1900 the
proposition was passed on by the peo
ple and they decided that they pre;
ferred to retain the provision to ex
clude free negroes and mulattos, tke
vote being 19.074 lor repeal ana i,uf
for its retention.
So the state constitution today con
tains that inhibition against our col
ored population for the reason that the
oeonla want it to remain. "Can you
beat itr T. T. GEER-
The people will have an opportunity
next Fall to vote again on tne section
referred to by ex-Governor Geer. It was
submitted by tne 111a legislature.
Block Signal Wot at Fault.
PORTLAND. Jan. 10. (To the Edi
tor.) In recent newa dispatches "mis
understanding of orders" was given as
reason or cause of tne neaaon coin
sion of two freight trains on the South
rn Paelfla Railroad near Roseburg.
How about the block signal system?
Was tt not devised and intended ana
expected to prevent Just such trouble?
It la possible, but Is It probable that
the two trains entered opposite ends
of the block at exactly the same mo
ment. If this was not the case, and
if the signal system was working, why
did not the engineer who misunder
stood the meeting place see the block
"set red sgalnst" him?
I think some reliable and definite
Information on this will be appreciated
by the public, and certainly by the
writer, who reads your editorial page
quite thoroughly. OBSERVER.
The block signal system has hot
been installed on that portion of the
railroad where the wreck occurred.
Speeding In Lad 4 Addition.
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. (To the. Edi
tor.) Allow me to call the attention of
the city officials having charge of
such matters to the fact that many
autoa coming into West Portland from
points east of Twentieth and Haw
thorne and some in going to such
Joints Lava Hawthorne snd take the
ell-paved residence streets of the
Ladd Addition in order to avoid the
traffic and possibly the offlcera along
tbe carlines. It Is not unusual te see
autos running through these quiet
streets at a rate of 60 miles an hour.
P.rhana tha little boy who was run
over yesterday while playing on Holly
street should have kept In the house,
and yet a 'pedestrian ought to have
some rights on the street thst autolsts
ehould respect. ELLIOTT AVE.
World's Gal4 Pradacfloa.
aunar tvn Ian 1 fl t- (Tfl tha VH i .
tor.)a--Kicdly let me know if the state
ment In the editorial in the Popular
Magazine, November 20, Is a misprint
. - i. - , that Rnuth Africa n rn.
duces 40 per cent of the world's produc
tion of gold? A few of os were undecided-
JAMES LUPER. '
n..- latest figures are- for the calen
dar year 191!. The -world's production
of gold was valued In that year at
4 184.100. Houth Africa's production'
In Other Days
Twenty-Five Tears Age.
From Tie Oregonian January 11. 111.
The Madison-street bridge will be
thrown open to travel today. Every
thing is complete about it except the
gates for stopping the way when th
draw is open and. in lieu of these, ropes
will be used for several days.
The key table for the patrol electric
call system has arrived. It Was tem
porsrlly set up in the general offices
of the police captain last evening, aa
no permanent stand has yet been se
lected. J. M. Sisrlin. president of the State
Military Board, is at the St. Charles.
He has charge of the militia of Oregon.
It Is bis opinion that no troops of this
state will be called out to confront tbe
Indians in Dakota.
The Alpine Club has incorporated
under the name of the Oregon Alpine
Club Association over the signatures of
George B. ilarkle, M. C. George, G. G.
Ames. E. D. White. W. G. Steel. John,
Gill. D. Polls Cohen. R. W. Mitchell,
William McMaster. Herbert Bradley, C.
H. Woodard, T. F. Osborn and G. A.
Mooney.
The marriage of Miss Edith Brown
and W. Hosea Wood, which recently
took place in this city, was a most in
teresting occasion. The ceremony took
place at the residence of the balde's
parents. 4 So West Park street. Rev.
David N. Mclnturff.
Half a Centner Ago.
From The Oreiconlan of January 11. IStirt.
It is stated that Dickens obtained his
Idea for his novel of Oliver Twist from
tha drawings of Crulkshank, intended
to illustrate, without letter press, the
life of a London thief, and the charac
ters of Nancy. Fagln, Sykes, the Dodger
and Charley Bates, were suggested by
the sketches of the artiat.
The Shenandoah Valley is rapidly re
gaining the appearance of thrift and
prosperity. The farmers in that fer
tile region are rebuilding fences and
barns.
The Columbia was so blocked with
Ice yesterday that the steamer Fannie
Troup was not able to make her ac
customed round to Vancouver.
Tha bark Samuel Merritt, which ar
rived yesterday, brings for the use of
the garrison at Vancouver a large
Bized first-class fire engine.
A fire occurred at Virginia City. Ne
vada, December 26, and destroyed prop
erty to the extent of 120,000.
James Gang Not All Dead.
PORTLAND. Jan. 10. (To the Ed
itor.) In your editorial Sunday under
tbe heading "Debit and Credit." you
refer to Frank James as "the last of that
notorious band," while in fact, two
alleged members of the band are, un
less their deaths have occurred very
recently, still alive. They are Jim
Cumminss, who is an Inmate of the
Homo for ex-Confederates at Hlgglns
ville, Mo., and who was recently en
gaged in preparing manuscripts for a
"true" history of the doings of the
gang, and for the publishing of which
he has a contract with some publisher
to produce after bis death.
Cole Younger, who was pardoned
from the Minnesota prison, is living in
or near Independence. Mo., and was a
few years trgo engaged in delivering
lectures, his subject being "Does the
Criminal Life Pay?"
In January, 1911, I was at my home
in Clay County, Missouri, and had ar
ranged to attend one of Younger" lec
tures at Liberty, the county seat, but
a call to St. Louis prevented my at
tending. O. N. FORD.
Double Rons at Crlbbage.
PORTLAND, Jan. ID. (To the Edi
tor.) Kindly give us the correct count
on the following cribbage play: A plays
a 10; B plays a 2; A plays a 3; B plays
a 3; A plays a 3; B plays a 2; A can't
play; B plays an ace, claiming double
triple run, 18, and 1 for go, total 19. A
would allow B only a run of S and 1
for go, total 4. QUICK WATSON.
A scores 2 for 15, B scores 2 for a pair
of treys, A scores 6 for 3 treys, B score
S for a run of 3 and 1 for a go. A's total
Is 8, B's . There Is no double triple
run, for the same ace cannot be count
ed twice, and the three treys break it.
In order to score a double triple run
the cards should have fallen A. 2, 3, 2, 1
or 2 A 3, 1. 2. Then the trey would
count in a run each way.
Iyeetnres er Hospital f
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. (To the Edi
tor.) Can you explain which would
w, ,.-, t.r.r,?ir;nl to hoth rich and
poor, a good lecture course or a tuber
culosis nospitai.
t ... ..ind.it tha nonr have no
in " 1 J vk ' --- -
sanitary quarters nor have they the
. t .. 1. , ml T tiava
necessary huuhbhuicul -
.i .- I , Tarff. Tllltnh.r OUltA in
QUIIUCU 111 J c 1 . " . .. . -.
a bad state. I think an open-air in
stitute Would D6 well auire:iicu u
the poor afflicted. A. CONSUMPTIVE.
We ace no reason for a comparison.
a. ....nif.tinTi or community able to
All uib."'"."
establish a tuberculosis hospital would
not likely be hindered by the com
paratively Insignificant expense it had
already assumed in establishing a
lecture course.
Hyphenated Oregonlana.
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. (To the Ed-
. .. i . .. .. flt.H.imnalv onnoaed.
ILOT. " 1 U U llll ' c aii cumwuoij i t f
and rightly, too. the hyphenated Ameri
can. iSOW, JL Mill 111 uai iuvus " " -
Jackson Club, yet, at the same time,
in sympathy with the Kentucky Kllck,
. . . i .iint..i. th. narnicloUS
in Its eiiori lu muia.c " ,
activity of the Federal off ice Jiolders in
the politics or uregon. mi aU.
asK la not mis ui nun.....u
composed of Southern Democrats who
dismiss their meeting oj oimB...b
. - - -1 i it tn.tand of Ore-
W Ul ACUlutJiJ ii ..... - -
gon. My Oreson." entitled to the term
hyphenated Oregonians as much as the
Germans are to hyphenated Americans!
uui i i.i i' J
Cartoons.
r,.rr .x-r, in (To the Edi
tor.) (1) Where may I obtain the reg
ular cartooning paper, as I wish to do
some drawings lor """"""' '
". d...rim.nt of a newspaper
should I submit cartoons?
llfc.J-'ljC.i ujjwi...
(1) AodIv at arty news Etand for the
msgasine entitled "Cartoons. (.) To
the managing editor.
Giving People' What
They Want " .
The slore Reepor who is building
business must first or all be sure
that his merchandise is the kind
people want.
It must be good merchandise.
But the best merchandise in the
world is a dead loss on the shelf
unless people know about It.
When good merchandise is adver
tised in the newspape". dealers feel
certain demand will follow.
It puts their stores in line with
nubile opinion when they show the
merchandise In their windows and
reap the benefit of the manufactur
ers' newspaper advertising.
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