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THE MORNING Oil EG ONI AN, FRIDAY. JANUARY 11. 1016. fa (Dnrmmmn y -w Mtf - bf.- 4M9Ui4 ft- tWIT t litl . tb . - i t . ...- m-. ..i-J.. . - fcl , r C I.n lti ba,. ..ii - " - r. r -a V' . i...e . ,e. e i V..t a, I . Ira X m te.4e. en .1 t r i. I. 4f W4 IkMA-nw! ...... Br resales . ..ue' ieu,a. eee ,eeB. e MT erH It -. Baeliaal rrniH I 1 ea-e. t MM a- u aaa-e. 1 aa ". ' Be f.i eeatai C le " Ba aaete. ? w J IXt . " " - aa,. -,wAia l.tl aw-Veeae ew 1 . er ST. fH4nc.M4 ui.t.a. e rre,iue ee J. aa-aeeU. I eea e roartAHo. airT. aAxcAat u. X HtCblTT All T J I. TU BUS". Th n4r auta America ef.l) l Mestca. It to latlmaled. win et wrv th Almlaletrartaa frera I po-y of peaceful, watchful walt- Ji. Law thaa yr r the lrtraiion waa tmpor'.;y swrd fears, thai peUcy y Inci-isal trtvtal . try fDnjuUca aad a no laantltlng f h-i.-BiUaUr.g t AmUtM prM Th fM of nlU'.ary cttl.tl rt & M:- city. To tt. Amrtc. la fr a vrmwr?i tt ef jft!pa to M - tr b4 It hM aa4 k:4 for asnncha a Wxi.-A frt. rrt t eth.r d jr r abet ob th rir of a m;::trr rM'flaia ao moro a4 ao Im (h tMt ef a craaBt 1 1 tn 7 of t.u twntrr taa l aorta. Tko Amartctt r ao c- ma of MtUraa IntoreoetBa rfra. TSr war ot oa a f eattl. Tr vr id la a uJctl la t.lo ro"i rami tt cenr.Wt bom- r!iBoet. TtiT wr BOI tf alJ r oemfirt or to 1to aid r nafon t ottaor fartjaa la M . TT vro l .s from a trla, ha uo4 oa a fut mUoloa. as4 :auaktar4 aniolr k-aaa thoy woro atarv-aaa. Tfe aunrn waa a ra Jra.l:tta4 4ai:tarm(a aTTraat ta too ortra 'o"!oa. It of?ara4. It ta traav T a RU w&a ta out ntn. ITttt ta tna Ut rartV--ar It wu aot vat.rt;:r 4irfaraat ffm t.la arr"Bl nb-a U4 ta Ut oe r isauoa of V.r f ii. la point of l-.imnvtrtr aa oH-MxxJ.4 ItuuX tia rwa taH.e'J ar aa Hack to to Haaatar Caajabarfaia. Damarral aa4 AtntaiatraUaa apeortar. a foo J arraJa'aaH thia eatiatrr aa a biua trto tJr f'r tfT Baa br. onr caaant laa t ta raal toubla. fnr tta awarh-a "! brararr m '"! hrXct rrTtaat T'Sa roaetry la ati:t BLarf tt aart. BiJ.r tna giUacm of ob t- tnwl I rftt. A aauAtr rr ma1o at br tjra draa- to NaT al, a.-tl"a wh.ra tha Navy rxil4 B"! aaaiirT aa irt A ku-k la in nba caanot taicba4 or .1ni.B..i aaract at aama raac. marart raaawa aur raalitloa to nMt la at. h.l al'.ift. TTiara ara two an'jitandlna laauaa t a mat la Miic Caa la ta ffrm. tm't f out lf.app"fnta4 4rtr ta maka 1.1a Amarwaa coiuxnl oafa l"t f.riaTara a 4 1 BU-a damaada anar our artaatioa or lha rmwia t-aa ef tRa fwtrtna. Tha aeaar ta t af'irraaaaBt of tha viarantaa ta aKk-it oarr AnaarVaa Natmaai h Ida tliM. tkai kla lira. Ii6r'r an 4 prapartr akall a pro vl sm.r t. avar C BBsa a )( t law f pura. W kat ara a wtrMn ? Waal ara a anitinr '" I I imniKt AJ-rva nra tk. doa of la rift t4MM of Ik war will a tAa ?!.. ttra la (a' of rRf anaaauraja of avaonnr aa4 on ci.nft ta H4itr)r aM.- tn war ra f irt . api ta aat::aaraot n :ior t;armaar aat 11a tr orBijlr a t Ita mlKtrLtl forva l an It Hi:!tj f-rra arvl ta rraaro Iho -nio0iM U'a aa4 atraatn af lha aa t:.m an. tar tka atrin wBW-a tha war put ssoa it. rranf a,i:.-k"r fii!oa. tier atameta. aa.t ttntaia aa4 ftaaala mnrm alawtr aat wtr mora frvtioa tit Jn tkawtaa t'n.i3 a :r aianr af tka taaaon V &rnai la war wUl ka applla.l la eaavaw Ak a'ara na'aaat!r kaa om p i : a. tna oar!.oa ta mraal aU liir f -aa f. war. ara wt:i tt aaa rcrjl t .tt roneinaa tha arr ? lot m.ol af tiaaa rorraa- la paara. Vrarwhatm4 wrrt ab. tl.lr tatwCrta damaral ti.. Ilatr frai(-v Ira 'a ra'attoea kmaaa. wt:t a ilr caonpul- at- ta rah.ttz.f aBaw ta ru!n4 or kal.'-.lutna.-itt ocruvtaro witt ra w ramrt-a ta man aaj "T TlT w!t B4l arr fntf aai aaarr t BnantAl BSt pkTai.-at fOcfff roant la carrrtr out tatr atmaat ai rarl a r taaa. Tia m'ft carttBr a rilwaaaa i tf Jiaaca K. fta, tSllfmiitll wir-l TraJa l'imatMloit, la m BL'aai-a ! tha A.r1'-B 'Mtftqfvlar -V t,rr A -!- -' a ta Nw Tork. a ajj I tl.t "T.'frn!Mli. af ta a tafrr ta froea t:t la aJ prakahui l ka naata. ! t lrraa of f fl- rar-r wTl rumm ia.t th raapa.. t t a. I r"'a la ltarB.:.ieal crapa'.i. a ta tla mr'.' af 11 o!l T la r-n.t '! H'S Wfl IFaa akla t ra.j-i ra Hit aur t- r-r.'rl.a M k tat-a:. aa I atjV';ji4 a l.At rt an'r al l tha araa.mfa of au-a. tla.i rn.ji..)a ka avtiLiMa. kut It ft1 raifa that tia a-t.l a.t-.ier or tha wra oh: a:. ka a.ai'na.t a a la-val. ta ta aaata aat Jt wftt rTi -a a tfa-a)a1a.t at.'rt. gan.-a an t ta tha 4!'jln af Iho fp'it'a of ta !-ufrT kataaa rapfj a4 tvir 9y.:-am4 utKtwr dil thM kfra thia aB.M-hal wr. la a oaner tiat rh"-a. tha itwlMfi er ha w-rt I. tt ta ar lak ta dneatra fal rapraan:ia dtopr.-T raa ka ; J a.taat aat aa-.-aahra Tka laa kf-ra aur Oaratw. I a r tka m w.:j ha ta da that Si.-a 3r tavvaa dai-rihaa. tt m-.it ka t iT c4'-Miir our tatua(n at wa al:i ka.a fa h'hat lajnr. oaaaolaail wi" t.la araacaat f-aarf a af aam pa' .). a. That oTl-aax-r raa ka kaa ah'alaa.J kr ra o?arB aat eaft:MV ta tiw aaaa. tka Oo- ara. want aa!.-5t that Aa ka 1 J acrua L tla Saw aa a whola aai that t1T ka aa a kr a faw. AIM ocr tartrf poIU T ma ba a 4a- 4m4 that dorsMlk Induatrr wttl U bp bb4 ciarl4 xunt fnraica com pat;Ua d'aifaal to rula II aa thaa l o--atr tna corqj.r4 traJ tarTttory Tat our tariff aauat not k rj& that kr karri" tp-rta It wttt pra aa lr.jfrt:a ckatala rraw'h of or oipjrt traJa. Accom f.tm.nl af tart af tkaaa antfa wtta o dafoaUr.a U otkar will faquir tka patnoue aaru-a ef oar boat tr.tn -!. a-t tha praaaet ttnia la Bona too boo ta Bat tkaaa t" work oa Iho pr.:m aary nrtT of tha ria!4. vuf ra a rBTtT tx-nrt TT;Sa Root la oojnationttr th rraataat Iaa4r la th Ropabt'.caa party." I th taaumoey of th Nw Trk Wort4. Iamo-f!if. "kfaatal ka towar bra4 as4 hawhlara abor arary .otSar Rcphlk-aa: yat Bobo4y daraa ta pmpoa him aartoua'r fi rraaiiaet. Th RapublSaa party frati ta comical It M-t tnan. Th tAOBt ta aot JaatlflaJ. Nor la tha complalBt It aot-aa inuln. It mr:r a rhaKarc to lha Itrpubttcaa party to aomteat a caadidat a bom tToodrow Wilaoa caa aa:ly boat It u aot th prac-ue of political parttaa alway to oomlnat thair moat brilliaat laadar for th Pridary. Itaory Oar waa aavaral lira tb lomlr.a of t& o!J Whit party, and taB!I W.batar. th towrnnc lct::ct of tn u party. rou!d parar aa rat a BomtaaUoe. Nattbar nobat Bar Car cou.'d ba fraaidaaL Nor rrackanrfr nor Catboua ta t!l DamocyaUo party. Tb Daraoratt party haa throurb out Ita whola II.' dtiiaoBtiy hantad a arallaV caadidat. and baa mad aomaaurpnalcc eomlBatioB. Why waa lT7 an, and sot Iiayar4 r Hill, aamad ta !? Why waa Groaiay. pot ra taaocyat. aIrr4 la 1 173. and pat laaomu Ilk Harm oar. Thur- min. llaadrlcka. Fnd;ton. Voorba, and othar paaa4 r? V'hy waa ICascock aomfnatad ta 1119? Waa llitcw k tb (Taataat ImotraUc laadar? It at pot to tha 4larr4lt of tba Ra pubiwaa party that Root cannot b iact4. If It I tra that h u eaa of Amarlra'a iraataat nUJtnj and tb raataat liapublicaa. hu wsaknaaa aa a raadHata u doa to tn unaccouni abt prajudlra of th Amartcaa paopla I'oaaibly tba fart that Hoot la mora thaa yoar eld. and baa rotlrad from public Ufa oa account of hi adTBBrlac aa-. may kara aornathlaa; to do a-tth kia lark of l!rlblllty. Or poaaibly b look too a-u a part ta th tll-fata4 party braak la ItlJ. Or Mr hi aftertiayahtp for uraat (oyporatlona throucb many aar may Itra mmxhitif to do with It. Pot whatavar It la, b t aot a atrorg ran dldala. a (rantad thai h 1 a rraat Caa a party bar a fclchar duly to Ra mambar tbaa to aomlnal Ita rtroaa-aat randHata i . - i Oa BUtBCO MkD BOIML Tba otd-fa.hloea4 palllrff ba ha atrad tb atat of Ohio la Ita ertho craekUai crip. aa4 giant nt!lcU ra at work prapartaa; liata of catch orda which abail ba) uaad to tump h pru apallara. Tha Amarfc-ao ktacailB (tra lha rcor4 of th lat at rootaat wharaia a boy 1 yaara of aa cam out ictr tnlwt com. patitor of alt Baa. !iaa and aria roPB) aaary part of tblo. Tho wtnrar paiia4 rorTa.-t:r par rant of tha foCowin word: fbwaai'lf. tm ftaarti:: nn . a fa. at aa. mtrmr. a4- I. a . VfM.a. iraaa aia. r 4tftartrtA raaaa. a.aa. aoia. 'aaaaa, uaey I.. aftaikdCr. 1 1 lanaJa, ra raaaitr. Baaaaa. a. aMa. aia- -ifa. Oiaala.av. aaapaa.1 raaT A . Ma aaa. MMa. Mi4. a.aac3kra-. ' r aitavfta, aai4l. aar- a.taar. t.m.aa arr Ifa. 1 -.. a rr. I a. aar-aa-a. ..aaa. ar.aai a .a a.l. M afff. a., ta. a4l t'A a.a. r Car a Pavaaaa. rwtfl aiat.r. a a. Naff tk..aa. raaAa. .m.m. t.wirHMt aaita. aiaaiaai'.a. i.ma.ava. maul. It wouM aaom that tb Ohio pi aaar fcad dona a tot of t rch fr cavar and katualra word la th - aditiora aa t aupplamaat of dtr- t-ooartaa. for whar ala caa Bacaaa. r pauloavopa. or titan r othara of n'r Bocrtalo one a and doubtful B-aafuInaaa ka found? Thrr bar dt. rovar4 a war. too. to apall ra- raaaotaaaar. by aubatitutina aa a r aa o; but It I authortiad by lha du-tioearla. It ran act to aaij that rocomo ta a fcouaabott word ladaad. It la Dot knowa to anr lnWarapher who k rapraant4 la fortund. but racam la nsr Umi::r. It la a almpl Inflor aaraor of th raotrtpatal or Indatar sntaala Up, la wbKh lha aarrl. or many. Towara ara bom oa aonao ahat equal a:::ry padlca alona a raUtlraty .Pt-.1.na-l u!a or rachla Thua ta mad parfartly plain what ao ;rapta a thtoc aa a rarama fcr How tnaarttaabta f-r tha Amartraa Masa Una to cenfoao It with rocama! It may wa't b wondra4 If tba atutua youth who mlaaad eoty th!r laaa In tha ontir lt could hao don o wait It ka had baaa rajlra.J althrr ta prarteuBc or to 6ft t ham. Of what uaa. after alt. la anr wor4 If you 4a Bat know what It maarv. or how to g-lva it tk prpar Inflactioo. ra wkaa ma raa araTI tt L - . - ... mo rarra) ajto wiuox. "t"br ahouU bi buain bat W!l. oa mora thaa Taft or ooayrt r aaaa tha Krrterflald K.pub.l.-aa. Ap parantry tha ll.puM1.aa rafrra to tflnotm whaa ni.nttorlr; Taft aat Kooaara! fcr It tall how thar barnad th trua:. thoorh ft trtaa ta laava tba tmpraaalon lAal thay krrt4 :l k! boalraaa. f n4 bad aiika. It Ikaa la!:a what Wit. baa doaa f ir bi kalnaaa paaaad tha rtaral T'ra la a. fi:r4 thair m onrr baa-a with war profit br karp Itd aa arabafda off munitt'-ri ard kapt "th country at paar UB aaack to arab Ihoaa raptalra of ta 1 jatrr and W aU ftraat baekrra ta tra BArwtott proftt fromj tha war. tl'llun .1 M ornaata raitraal rac9 U'lea. that t a ata rharcaabla to fta Pfc.l.aa Ad!latara:ana Tt H kiaisaaa k uar-.l of aBcratafuTlr piottiB? fr w tr-a" dwofa: at Jade ("Wry diraar. whi.h waa at taa trd kr V!aa r.war't. It la aary ktB4 f o "f Mr. Wit. ana'a rhamptora to baa r tratiasonr to Hfn!!.-a afT-ta at raatr nt of btc B'a.ataaaa amaaaa ia. t aa mora ao a rmorra In aaaral acrua tha Ra Pakiwaa party of botea; aa any f . baataaaa. tt la aao tlmaly lo ra aia4 aa of th koeaftta whwti Mr Vriaaa kaa aocfarrwd aa bitr kaaianaa. to wMa tha laaarrat! party pra f m lataaao k-wtr.itr. Thaa why ha:4 b'aT kuataaa hat Wl? laturad fax mora by th tar-.ff taw of which Mr. Wiiaoa waa lb lnatirator, ty tb aaanao'l bill which t BP proarad, and by hia mlaarabty weak f"ra:;a policy, thaa It haa ba beoa fitat by th FaJara.1 r caa nra law of which h waa only part author. Hatrad only politl -al hatrad of Mr. U llaoo la ronflnad to bl bualDeaa but la comraoa to all buainoaa. b! and lltt:a. which ramorobvra th bllsht which th t'ndarwood tariff pat ttpoB iBduatry and draad rrtura of that bllcht whaa th war and. Whan buatnaaa rax a! la th di-a-troua f facta of Mr. Wilaon's muculdad kindnaaa. It ta rady to k taa th chaat.nlr.c rod of Rapubllcaa truat proeacutloa and rail road rocnlatloB, for It fin da tham mor bonaflcaal to ita rrtanl haalsh. rr fltlM K. u. China la carraetly suppoaod to bar acr a I rad an Cmpror la th paraon ef Tuaa Phlh KaA. rtwht! Iraldnt of tha ratwht: ropuullc of China. But If may ba'.lav bIatd dla patchaa from Tvkln. thar la torn quaatloa conccrxlnf thia Kir.; boat. Baa, loaatwia ao far aa Klc Taaa ta concrnd. No pomp and pax can- try have yet attended hi Imperial hichnaaa. oor baa h appeared la regal coat u ma. hla Ortantal dome up mounted by a shinlne; new crown. Tat thia waa fully expected upon th ocraaioa of hla New Teara recep Itoa to tha foreira Arabaaaadora and Mlr.Utrre which occurred tha other day. The brilliant gentleman arer aur- aembled la readlnees to band th knee and aay a few traditional word con earning the longevity of the King wbea Tuaa came trailing la an nounced, not aa his royal majeety or anything of th aort. but aa -the Preal. dent." It waa quite aa unexpected aa tf. aay. President Wllaoa had made hu Rret official appearance aa "th Pro- feaaor. Tuaa waa neither dreamed up nor haughty. Ilia manner waa free and easy, aa become mer President the democratic days. If th germ of ImpertalUm har Infected him he bowed aon of th (mptoma. True Oriental crafUneaa and cau Moil. With th Ihron fully complete Bad equipped In th thron room, do doubt Tuaa wlabaa watchfully to wall for a ttm. Aa for th crown. Tub ia sufficiently ateepad In Occidental lor to know with Milton that crowa. golden In shoar. la but rraat h of thorns: brings danger, trou Me. rare, and sleepleas nights, to blm who wears a regal diadem." Th Chinee crown prom lace unusual lanrth and virility of thorn acceeaoriea. Japan Is opposed to tho Idea. Chines revolutionist ara waiting impatiently for tr firat acts of oppression and pageantry. Then th Manchua. who ara believers In Kings, prefer their own particular kind with special preference for the late lamented dynasty. 8o long as he merely hovers about th dgs of th throne-room. Tuaa haa aa open avenue for retreat Into th humbler realms of tha Presidency, and It la evi dent that b prefers to wait and aae what h shall as befor accepting In full that unasalneea which a somewhat conspicuous Engllati writer one at trtbuted to th head that wear wa. orm r&sB as to tub rcaaia. Those persons who habitually seek a defena for German or Ausirtaa sub marine which sink merchant ship Ithout opportunity for thos oa board to esrwp are now trying to ex cuse th sinking of th Tenia on th pie that sh carried a gun. It mat ters Dot to them that Th liago treaty and th principle adopted by h Administration soon after tha be ginning of th war are against them. Th Hague treaty permits th car rying of a gun mounted on th stern. or purpoaa of drferae only, without Impairing a ship s right to ba treated a peaceful merchant vesL On Haptember . ll. th rirttlsh em bas er at Washington sent to tha United HUt Government a not stating that he queatian whether a ship's arm' meet "ls Intended for offensive or de- enstv action must b decided by the eimpt criterion whether aha Is en gaged la ordinary commerc and em barking cargo and passengers In the ordinary way." flacretary Lansing. when Assistant Secretary of mate, adopted substantially the same pnncl. le In a Dots of September 1. 1(14. In hi rh h defined for th German Am- baaeador tha rulea which thia Govern ment would follow In dealing with armed merchant vessels vtaitlnr Amer ican port. H said that a belligerent merchant vraasl may carry armament and ammunition for defena without acquiring th character ef a ship of war: that tba presenr of eoch arm a ment craatea a presumption that It le or offense, which the owner or agents may overcome by evidence that It la for defens: and that th result of h iBvastlgatton must b conclusive. II aaid that ladlcatloaa that th ar. mament will not be need offensively are: I Tkal iKa ea:nr af th gaaa carried -a . 4 r)faj4 l tahaa. ; Tkaf taa iaa a email araae ram.d ara f -w asar V Taal aa naa ar anaaate aa for-. asa &rt af lha vaaa.1. a. Taal lha waniit. ar aamaitaa carraed am a 1 1 Ttal lha vaaa.1 m aaanra4 r ta aauai raw aa taa mtnr taa aama as llnae aa traar aafra aar aae aeciarea. a Taal ataa4a la. aa atu.tv aa laar te a aart Irtae la Us aaaal traaa i ar a aet Inl ai 1 r a it pare.. aaa la taa aaaaa traaa la aalcB It a. . . . v aafaa aar aaa aWIaraa . Taal taa eara ac la va-aaj eaanels at rta-trs at eian aaea amau-t.4 fe tba I aaJa ef aar la epafauaa asalrl it B Thai tha ahlp f.r'UJ ..a.r.ara I i;ary ar aaal wrrka at the kaiil.ran a fca aaa-l f.la. r af err af II aa4 aartMarly If N. paaBaagar ttat IB:a4aa waaa.a aa4 cklldraa. Tna Persia's gun was lea than six lac has la caliber, being 4.7 inch-, and hlp ta known to have compiled 1th ail th specifications for a mer- bast ahlp except the second, third nd fourth, a hlrh are tnattars of proof. It la highly Improbable that a ship hlrh evidenced peaceful character aa to th other points would offend a to the. Nor t It likely that Vnllrd tales Consul McNeely would have taken pa sea re on a ship armed for taaa. Germany protested BgaiBst these rale, denied th right ef a merchant vessel lo defend Itself and maintained that the dlatlnctloa between offensive snj defensive a a of armamar.t wta Irrelevant, for th destination of a hip for as of any kind la war Is coaclttstv Mr. leasing oa Novsm bar I. Jl. adhered to hia former coi-ter.tion, but to avoid all ground of complaint, expressed this Govern ment's disapprobation of a veaeal carrying arms for defense and In roll eequeac ao armed merchant vessels have vlaitrd our port sine eJepternber If. tt. e liar a-, any attempted lo abrogate the ealet rg ru le because they are nat jit 1 to submartna warfare. The law of nations on that subject raa be chaaged en?y by agreement among the itUi.-l. biaa Cejrxaaay aouasht ta vhro gate th old law and to enforce ac ceptance of a new law to met the aeceealties of her own caa. That a as attempted la th case of th Luattanla, but our Government In stated on observance of th eat-ib- llshed law of nation, though It ren dared Impossible th employment of ubmarine against commerc. Both th German and Austrian govern ments car sine agreed to b bound by thia iabUhcd law by agreeing not lo destroy . merchant vessel without providing for th safety of all on board. It Is too late, therefore, for them to attempt th repudiation of recognised law as to th defensive armament of merchant vessel. Tb only posslbl theory oa which th sinking of th Persia caa ba da- fended Is that sh carried her gun for ard and earned enough ammu cition and small arms to make her a ship of war. That an old steamship company Ilk th Peninsular k Oii ental would thus have expoeed Its hips and passengers to additional rtsk of destruction without right of redress Is Inconceivable. Tha lnlted States has a clear case against which' ever of th Teuton powers sank th Persia, a cas which lacks only th formal evidence to complete 1U That cas ta made stronger by th action of Germany and Austria tn subscrib ing to tha principles for which our Government has contended as to the safety of pasaanger. Sam Lucas, 'who died recently In New Tork. was on of th old-time star entertainers In minstrelsy befor It trecsjn refined Into vaudeville. Sea son after season, forty years ago, au. dlencea sever tired of hearing him sing his favorite. "My Grandfather's Clock,' and there ar many who sin cerely hop he heard it strike twenty- four as he entered at the door" as his wslcom to th a bod of rest. King Peter. Is hopeful for Uia fu ture of 8orbla. All depends on cir cumstances beyond Serbia's control. If th allies win. Russia may be de pended upon to back up this little Lpawn of th great powers. Aa an ob- stacl to Teuton expansion southward Serbia Is useful to K use la. But It the central powers win th final decision, Peter will )ln the ex-kings. There will bo mora trepidation la th CarranxA camp over th one Eng lishman who waa killed at Santa Taa bel than over th sixteen Americans. Even though at war with half of Eu rop. Great Britain may send a war ship, but th United State arm only send a note. It should not ba lost rwjht of that thos American wer killed because :hey wer Americans and because Mexicans and others have coma to be lieve that killing Americans Is a harm less species of sport. About all that th allies hay don for th small nations Is to make speeches en their behalf In a conflict wherein big guns alone talk effective ly. Now U s Montenegro's turn to re ceive sympathy. If prohibition continues to prohibit effectively In the recently drouth' stricken stale, there Will -be police men. Judge and Jailers out of a Job, as well ss brewers, saloon-keepers and bartenders. If Professor Wilson had only known thst he would some day be President Wilson, he would Dot have supplied Senator Borah and others with cam' palgn material by writing books. In cas th British miners strike sgainat conscription, th miners who are at the front as soldiers would have a great Influence with them If called home to reason with them. Carranra having reported the detail of a few troops of cavalry to cope with tha raiders, th Incident may be regarded as closed except for some gushes of official palaver. Auto makers will be taxed, and their money will help pay the defense bill. Thua Mr. Ford will be In the position of supporting both sides of the qucatlou. Representative Davis Is a cyclone only when Judged by Texas standards. Washington City require far higher qualifications for admission to the cy clone c Noar that th conscription Idea has been adopted by the House of Com mons. there Is a prospect that Great Britain may be able to raise an army. Wardens estimate that It. 000 ducks and geeaa were shot In the present season. Not to mention the I. 000. 000 survivors shot at- There Isn't very much of the milk of human kindness In tha household which falls to put out crumbs for th birds these days. Morrison, the high flyer who abhors labor, came to grief: Floyd Smith, the high flyer who broke the record, takes the honors. Oregon now has a fellow-feeling with the bltxxard-swept Middle Weal. We have a mild attack of the same complaint- Chairman Hay urges the President to strengthen the National Cuard rather than th continental army. Sound ad rlc. Th City Commission haa ruled that peanut wagons must go. But peanut politics goes on forever. No. Mildred, serious Illness caused by auto gas can hardly be classified as auto Intoxication. Twenty years from now we ran all tell 'em about that fearful Winter away teck in 11. Tha Administration pursues Huerta relentlessly. When on his deathbed, he is Indicted. Peaceful Mexico! More fruits of hat "fine moral victory In the South ern,, Portlands new popular pastime is hoveling snow and breaking Ickalea. Now aren't you sorry for afl th mean things you said shout th rain? If EI Paso had Its way. It would make war alone on Vi!?a. And -it ts only TO degrees colder In Montana than here. Stock quotation: Ice firmer. yiaaaaUCaUui BJaUUhSt How to Keep Well By Dr. W. A. Erase. QaealoB pertinent ta hygiene, sanitation aad prevention of Slseaae. If matters of gen eral tnterel. will ba answered in this col ama. Where apara will sot permit or th ubert ks aot saleable, letter will ba per ortaily answered. ubject ta proper Umita tlnn and where stamped. addrd en-v-tope I Inclosed. !r. rens win not make d:aaoels or preerrtb for. Individual dle eeaae. rtqat (or auck carrlce cannot be aaawered. (Copnsht 11. by Trr. W. A. Svaax yvbil aned kjr arrangement with Chicago TrtSsaa) Water Vlrraea. America has a world-wide reputation aa a lead of food faddlata. No ditch digger is too Ignorant but that b Is liable to develop a food fad aad no manufacturer Is so busy but that he haa time to speculate on questions of digestion and absorption of Sood. Many curea for horse collo ta a sure sign that there Is no cur for horse collo except the nature cur. A multiplicity of food fads la a sure slrn of general Ignor ance, It means that Dot enough care ful study has been done and not enough effort has been mad to get the results of such research as has been done to the people. One of the few who have worked earnestly on the problems of digestion for many years Is Professor P. B. Hawk, now connected with Jefferson Medical College. One of the subject that he has especially atudled ia that of drinking water. Some of his conclu sions are as follows: Considerable water should be con sumed and especially should water be taken with meals. Th saliva Is sot I much of a digestive agent. It has no capacity for digesting lean or fat meat proteids. or fats, or sugars. It does bar a little power to digest starch or to begin the digestion of starch. The really powerful digesters of starches ara the Juice found In th small In testines. Besides this power to digest starch th saliva is of service In assist ing to break up the food and In get ting It ready for the stomach Juices by moistening it- Hawk found that to sip water with the meals Improved salivary digestion. The ferments of saliva digested starch better when the saliva was somewhat diluted. Full strength saliva Is not the best digestive agent. Reducing this conclusion to terms or the table, one gets the best effects from his saliva when he chews his food careftmy and slowly and sips a little soup, eorree. milk, or. Better still, water, aa he eats. Nor Is the affect limited to the In fluence on the saliva. Drinking water stimulates the gastrlo secretion. People who frequently eat heavy meals are commonly aware of the gain from drinking water an hour or so after meals. The stomach, wearied oy its overload, dlgesta slowly and there la feeling of discomfort- A glass ot water supplies some necessary fluid, stimulates the secretion of mor gas' trio Juice and the task of stomach di gestion Is speedily accomplished. - Hawk found that a glass or water on an empty stomach in preparation for a meal was a good plan. It disap peared by absorption in about JO min utes, but It stimulated the secretion of gastrlo Juice. His findings show the reason for drinking a glass of water on arising as a part of the morning toilet and as a preparation for break fast. The best preparation for break fast Is soma work or exercise. But vary good substitute Is a glass ot water. Becauaa a class of water doea stimu. lata th gastric secretion Hawk does not advocate drinking much water be tween meals. Nothing is gained. In fact, something Is lost, by stimulating the stomach Julcea when there la no work for those Julcea The drinking of water s as lata In the digestion ol anarch by othar means than by assist Inr th saliva. A glass ot water in creases the secretion of the pancreas Tha oancreatlo eecretlon is the very powerful agent for the digestion of starch. rurtnermore, it mere a no enough water In the contents of the large Intestine constipation ensue and the symptoms of what is called auto-lotoxicatlon follow. rrbbly Diabetes. H. R. write: '1 would appreciate very much If you would advise me. 1 aat a good breakfast every morning and by the time I go to dinner. It o'clock. I am almost starved. I also eat a big dinner and wbea I am working a tew hour I have to aend out again for som sandwich. Is this a tap' wormT If it Is. kindly let me know what to take. REPI.T. T do sot think so, bat you ran find out by taatln a ocas or oil ana tuammi in bowel movamant far th worm. It ia mora Iik.ir von have diabetes. If yon have not diabetes aow yon ara liable to have it if yea ceatlnue pigging. A Prwbekle Caaae. , Mra. E. M. writes: "My husband has an Involuntary Jerking or nis legs, starting In the hips. It Is becoming more marked all the time, particularly during the night- He Is a man who haa drunk a great deal, but since Oc tober haa taken nothing but beer. Ha uses tobacco conataotly that la. chew ing and smokes some. He 1 very nervous and easily excited. "1. Has tba use of beer and tobacco any effect upon his nervous system? X. Haa th aarvoai condition anything to do with th muscular Jerklngr BEPLr. 1 aad 1. Probably. Oa the Right Track. Constant Reader writes: "Talking and screaming In my sleep Is my re gretful humiliation. In the hope of ac complishing a cure I have been most careful in diet, exercising, mod of liv ing, etc- Ecitement or enthusiasm in my studies occasions a fresh out break. Is this due to Indigestion. I nervous temperament or what? Kindly advise me. REPLY. Tn are at tha rirtit track. Keen It bp. Tf effort aiesg tha tin at presat pursued doea aot car yea nothing will. - Cktlblalaa. F. B. writes: "Kindly state cause of chilblains; alao cure or relief for same. REPXT. Chilblains result from th sadden warm' Ing ef vary cold feet. Som peop! get rhll- b.aln frequently, othar ar aot subject to th malady. To care ebilblain of th feet plung fear frequently lato cold water coDtainln Bait or a lllti ammonia, or the with keroeen all. Dry thoroughly nd rob sentiy. Duet with talcum powder. Do not wear woolao stocklnc. aad keep war from heat. Iain t wltb two coats of Iodine, ailoarlae first coat to dry thorourhly berar applying aecona. to prevent enu blains. protect th feet acalnst sudden rhsngea la temperature. If th feet get very raid warm them by rubbing with snow and sot by toasting thm befor th 11 re. Wear warm aocks aad good auoe. High baada la Crlbbage. WILLOWS. Or, Jan. 11. To the Editor.) On December -Is. ISIS, you answered an Inquiry from T. B. con cerning a crlbbage hand. T. B. aaked tf a hand of mor than Z4 points could be held and if ao wbat were the card that made up th hand. The answer waa that four Ave with a Jack on the deck head would count the dealer 30 and bla opponent 2ft. Thia la very trua but here is another: Three Area and a Jack, with the other Mv spot on th deck head, would count It point providing the Ave on the deck head and the Jack are of the aama suit- Otherwise It would only be ii. A hand of 1ft points cannot ba held and oftentimes player will say they have 1 wbn tbey have a score less band. I waa under the Impression the hands from 2S to 17. inclusive, could ba held, but I cannot think f such a combina- lon of cards. Perhaps some of your othar raders can. TRADES NOT READILY LEARNED Assert low Made That Bars Get bat Sautteriag la Trade School. PORTLAND. Jan. IS. (To the Edl tor.) In The Oregonfan recently was an account of the death of Mrs. Ham llton who, as stated, conceived the idea of th trades schools and stuck to the Idea until she 'succeeded in their instal lation. Such may be the case, but, un less I am misinformed, there is not single Indentured nor bona fide appren tice In any of the trades that are taught st th taxpayers' expense in the schools In any contracting carpenter, plumhln or electrical shop in the City of Port' land, not one boy learning a trade un' der a practical and operating em ployer for a stipulated course of three years or any other peried. This, to my mind. Is a significant fact that might far more profitably engage the facile brains and pens of C Cltne. Mr. Brazee and others than d the matters with which they engage your space from time to time. Mra. Hamilton reminds me of m mother in her seal that boys should learn a trade, only with this differ ence: My mother argued me Into prom lsing her that I would learn a .trad not a dileatante trade school trade, but a real trsde under a real tradesman. promised and kept my word and gave my 20th, 21st and 22d years to it, but on the day I was released, I quit and never went back to It and have always considered that, for me, the time was wasted. My adherence to my promise kept me from accepting opportunl ties that were offered that the years have shown were real openings. But learned a real trade in a most thor ough, muscle-straining and persistent manner, and had I wanted to follow blacksmlthlng for a livelihood, I surely had the requisite training and did not need to go to any other shop lor ad vavneement and a Job. From all I can learn, these boys In the trade schools are not really learn ing a trade, they are Just getting little superficial smattering that, so I am told, does not practically fit them to follow th same, but by a method that has wiped out the apprentice system. Now when a boy Is wanted, he Is simply hired for some certain service an fired when It has been performed. The master has no interest in the boy be yond that particular service; be can get another as good when he wants him, and he la under no obligation to on wnen he does not need mm. - I was told last weela that the mas ters were to blame for the trades in the public schools and the ills result Ing therefrom. I did not think so then. nor do I think so now, but In tblnkin of my own experience, I can readily understand how a motherly woman with no very wide vision of life could come honestly to the notion that for the taxpayers of Portland to pay as they did In 114-15, 1144.271 for teaoh Ing cooking, sewing and manual train' Ing would be the greatest thing that could be done for the boys and girls of her own and neighbors families. It would be interesting to know whether or not most of the trade school boys do not do as I did and at the end of the course quit it and take tip some thing else and never go back to the trade again. Much like the old preacher whose every sermon had three divls ions: First, he took a text; second, he left It and. third, he never returned to It again. There ought to be an apprentice or two In every larger shop In Portland, but there will not be when a "trade"(? can be so easily and comfortably learned In the public schools, where the hours are short, shops in fine, com fortable buildings, no great harm done II the playwork is spoiled and the mas ter and materials are furnished free by the city, and it won't be the contract or s fault either. The real trouble lies in an inherent lack of avidity on the part of the av erage modern boy for real strenuous labor for long hours at small pay. He Is "popper's" and "mommer's" pet. God bless ntm: O. G. HUGHSOX, Secretary Builders' Exchange. COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR WOME Xe Keed for self-Supporters to Put Up With iBconvenleBcee. PORTLAND. Jan. 13. (To the Edl. tor.) In a recent article In The Or, gonlan the writer spoke of self-sup porting young women occupying "cold nail bedrooms' with their many dis comforts. There Is no need of this in Portland, where for the small sum of ft or ft.EO per week she can eecure a cosy, steam-heated room, good board. hot baths, free laundry, free sewing machine, telephones, library, pianos and Tlctrola. All these are offered the self- respecting girl at the Anna Lewis real dence hall, corner of Fifteenth and Flanders streets. Telephone Marshall 707. During the past 27 years thousands of young women have found a home there, some remaining five, seven and even 10 years. Everything is done for the comfort of the business girl or stu dent. A recent innovation Is the serving of hot( lunches to the young women employed In that vicinity. Even the girl who carries her own lunch can get hot coffee or a plate of soup for 6 cents. Thia has proved very popular and the number is increasing dally. JULIA B. CO-MS TOOK, President Portland Women's Union. Families of Longevity. BAKER, Or.. Jan. 12. (To the Edl tor.) I note In The Oregonian that Phil Skillman would like to hear if these were other families equal in average age with his family. Here is the record of the Barton family: Our lather. John Barton, was born Feb ruary 23, 1S06; our mother, Elizabeth (Bell). December 21, 1814. To them were born nine children, three of whom are dead. One died in very early baby. bood. one at 49 years of age. and one at 6ft, leaving six of us alive, as fol lows: William B. and James (twins), born July 21. 1836. age 79 years and 5 months; John, born July 24, 1840, age 76 years and a months; Isaac, born De cember 11, 1842, age 73 years and 1 month; Joseph, born July 25. 1848, age 67 years S months; Bertha, born Feb ruary 23, 18o4, age 61 years and 10 months. Total. 43 years and 7 months. Average for the six, 72 years and ft months each. Our father died (a com paratively young man) of typhoid pneu monia In his 69th year; mother at 8 JOSEPH BARTON. Number of Movie Theaters. , HOQUIAM. Wash., Jan. 12. (To the Editor.) Kindly publish about how many moving picture theaters there are In the United States. OLD SUBSCRIBER. The New Tork Times recently com piled statistics regarding the moving picture Industry and published the statement therewith that the number of movie theaters was not known. There are thousands of makeshift movie theaters. In the smaller towns, that are hardly permanent enough to be listed. But every town of 1000 inhabitants, it is said, haa one or more movie theaters established on a permanent basis. Medal n Prisoners. CORBETT. Or.. Jan. 12. (To the Ed itor.) I would like to say a few words regarding C. F. Hogan's letter and a letter from Percy V. Cotter. To my personal knowledge Mr. Cotter spent two hours or more twice a week for five years mingling end conversing with prisoners and prison officials. This experience nas prouaDly givpn Mr. Cotter the knowledge of the sub- iect of which he writes that Mr. Hosan evidently Iscks. There were men in J prison oiiriu in. rwj lim.c win, medals for acts of heroism that Mr. Hogan will never perform. SYLVESTKK K. EVANS In Other Days TvrentyTflve Year Ago, From The Oregoslaa of January 181. Washington. Jan. 13. The silver men were greatly disconcerted today over Senator Sherman's powerful argument against free coinage. His talk seemed to worry them very much and it is certain tha Ohio Senator created a pro found impression. Salem. Or, Jan. 13. Tha Senate and House will meet in Joint session to morrow to canvass the vote for Gov ernor and listen to Governor Pennoy er's message of about 10,000 words. A bill to permit Portland to issue l-.-800,000 bonds for water development was introduced today. Jack Dempsey and Bob Fltzslmmons fight at New Orleans tonight. The sporting fraternity's sympathies are with Dempsey. The boom which Is expected to carry Governor Pennoyer Into the field as a Presidential possibility, shows no abatement. Odetta Tyler, the actress, who is Bes sie Kirkland at her home in Nashville, is considered a beauty on or off the stage. General Kirkland, her father. Is a West Point graduate, and he made a fine record in the Confederate army. Masonic Hall was crowded last night at the meeting pf the Retail Clerks' Union, which was addressed by the fol lowing merchants on the uniform early closing proposal: Mr. Olds, of Olds as King; M. Marks, E. Meyer. Mr. Sterns. of th Famous; P. 6. Malcolm, of A. Roberts; 8. Wolf. J. Selling. Benjamin Selling and D. Solis Cohen. They all spoke in favor of the early closing. At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the North Pacific Industrial Exposition, at which Frank Dekum presided, a resolution was reported fa voring the changing of the name to the Portland Industrial Exposition. The report was adopted. WHY IS SI AN" STILL AT LIBERTY t Writer Telia of Effort to Have. Her- . low Sentence Executed. PORTLAND, Jan. 13. (To the Edi tor.) I waa not surprised to learn that E. C. Herlow had not been committed to the penitentiary. Some time ago I wrote the Governor and asked why sentence was not being carried into ef fect, and he wrote me that the case had not yet come under his Jurlsdic- . tion, but that if I thought justice was not being done to see the presiding Judge. I wrote the District Attorney, and he replied to the effect that they had made two or three efforts to induce Judge Morrow to dispose of this man according to his sentence, but so far bad been unsuccessful. I wrote to Judge Morrow myself and asked him the reason why he was try ing to keep this man out of the peni tentiary, but he did not have the cour tesy to reply to my letter. It probably cost the county J5000 to convict this man, and a Judge of all men ought to see the law enforced. Now. according to reports, the latest proposal is that E. C. Herlow pay the half of what W. H. Chapin paid to Mrs. Grace. The said - Mrs. Grace has lost over $7000 by the Chapin and Herlow manipulations, S3500 of this having been paid back by Mr. Chapin as a con dition of his pardon. If E. C. Herlow wishes a parole or pardon, it should be granted on. condition that he pay back the balance of the money Mrs. Grace lost, with accrued interest. A CITIZEN. Herlow, according to reeords in the possession of the District Attorney's office and which were Introduced in the trial, with Chapin, was indebted to Mrs. Grace for at least $2500 more than was named in the suit for re covery. The $3500 Involved In the suit was money Mrs. Grace had Invested in mu nicipal -bonds which had come to ma turity. This amount was given Her low by Mrs. Grace on the advice of her old friend, Chapin, to invest in mort gages. Chapin and Herlow represent ed that mortgages were excellent in vestments paying at that time from 7 to 8 per cent. When the money was paid over it was immediately used in defraying current office expenses. Previous to this supposed investment In mortgages. Mrs. Grace gave to Cha pin and Herlow, kis a loan, $2500, This loan was not secured and was never paid back. That this amount had been borrowed by the defendants was brought out in the trial, but not as relevant to the issue. Picking on Defenseless. PORTLAND, Jan. 13. (To the Ed itor.) The ex-soldier's letter of Jan uary 12 may successfully accuse me of immature deliberation, but he neither contends nor denies that the proper way for the United States to arm and prepare is to train its convicts for tha Army. A long time ago someone said: If you would save your country you must go and stand in the ranks yourselves," and I believe in that- Mr. Cotter's letter indicated that he was desirous of passing the buck to someone else and evidently picked on the convict be cause that gentleman, who of late has become so all-virtuous, could not help himself. The ex-soldiers letter indicates in its bitterness that I have injured his feelings. I meant no such offense. 1 agree with him that ex-convlcts have made good soldiers and I have a per sonal acquaintance with several who " are really good citizens. However, there . difference between individual cour age and the probable willingness ot a class to nght for a country which at one time or another has branded them as undesirable. G. F. HOGAN. 629 East Fifteenth street North. Mr. Wilson's Forbear. HELIX, Or., Jan. 11. (To the Editor.) Please tell me if President Wilson is of English descent and if he is Catholic, A SUBSCRIBER. The President is of Scotch-Irish stock. His mother was born in Eng land, his father In Ohio. He is a Pres byterian and son of a Presbyterian minister. Cotter of Silhouette. PORTLAND. Jan. 13. (To the Ed itor.) Can you tell me if there is any one in the city who cuts ttillrouettes? Kindly give address. 51. S. Bellamy, General Delivery, Portland. Keeping; the Dollar Home Evprv dollar sent out of town for a purchase enriches some one else. Every dollar spent nere neips w enrich this city. All things being equal, our mer chants are entitled to your iirst consideration. Their prosperity is your prosper ity. As they grow they become greater factors in our city life. in fiian iinoiivt. . ' - home to better advantage than you can somevnere eise. L4ok over the advertising in to day's Oregonian and see if that statement is not true. Compare l poods and prices and ascertain whether or rot our local business men are "on the job."