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THE MORNIXG OREGOXIAy. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 916.
six power barges of 1500 to 5000 tons
each are to be built for operation be
tween. Minneapolis and New Orleans.
There Is no business reason why this
enterprise should not succeed, if bust
ness principles are followed in the
construction of wharves and in th
transfer of cargo from rail to bar:
I and from barge to ship.
x lie present is u xavoraoie tjme lur
not
PORTLAND. OREGO-V
Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postoffice as
second-class matter.
Subscription Rates Invariably in advance
(By Mail.)
Dally, Bundar Included, one year...
DallV. Kunrtmv lnj.1 t:rii i-r months.
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Iwiiy. 6unday included, one month I revival of water transportation,
SJS'"V.V.Vn the Mississippi, but on the
Luiiy. without Sunday, three months... l.' j I Columbia and every other great river.
Bally, without Bunoay. one month .60 The renewal of business actlvitv has
i . .
.... 2.00 blockaded the railroads, whom pov-
Sunday and weekly, one year erty na3 prevented from increasing
(By Carrier.) I their far-ilitips for Bpvpra 1 wan) njiRt
a y, Band.y inc uaea. one year.. We havo been trying to carry pros
How to Remit send poetofflce money or- I pa ity uaiuv uu uaiu uuu imiiuoua,
der, express order or personal check on your I and we have proved by experience
ierTr" .me.rea: fi that it cannot be done. The railroads
full. Including county and state. I are Just beginning to get access to
hmw Kates 12 to i pages.! the great volume of capital which
' 1 " f-a -, - ...... - ' r . , I fhAir bHaitM qIaov . ,-.jr AvnAnHa In
cents: 7s to - oases, cents. ForeUu po- nreDaration for the nresent flood of
.nv.r. se r-onk- traffic. Business cannot wait until
lln. Brunswick building. New York; Verree I they have improved their facilities.
conkiin. steter Duuaing. hicago. It must use the alternative water fa-
'rancisco representative, it. J. lilawau, -!..,.. . , .
Market street. I cilities which now exist. In the same
time which will be consumed in bring-
fortxaxd. Wednesday, JAN. IS, Xl. ing the railroads up' to the require
ments of traffic these water facilities
-tan olon ta .... rt a
MOSt Americans wno nave given any fakon in har down tha Missiaslnnl
attention to the current reports from piv, j ,,a.a .hhhiuni t -vw
the European battlefields realize that Orleans for Liverpool. The blockaded
muuern uuiusij emic.,, a. Eastern railroads and the choked New
being demonstrated daily in an epoch- York vhnrvp- vmiM ha therehv re
making struggle, has never been e-iieved of traffic which they cannot
ceiiea or even spproscnea in mo i handle. In like manner erain could
world s history. I be carried on barges down the Co-
The actual facts concerning Amer- iumbi River to Portland for- hir-
' lean military efficiency, or rather lack ment by sea to Liverpool, and wool
. or emciency, u mown is ui nuo could be shipped In the same manner
the past, nave never Deen iuuy pre- to tne AUantio Coast. The time is
sented to the country. Most Amer- I propitious for developing inland water
leans wno nave aiuuieu etuoui uui- transportation, and if we do so on
ries can cite military exploits and modern lines ft will hold its own with
famous battles wherein American sol- I raji transportation
diers proved the equals ana orten tne
,irAiHra if th ViRt tronni that ever
foua-ht in any war. modern or ancient. A CAix TO DUTY.
Our popular historians tell us, in most I There Is a movement now to organ-
cases, what we like to hear best and I Ize in Portland a Republican clut
pass over briefly facts that are not so I which shall be representative of the
pleasing or complimentary, bo, in- whoie body of tht) reUnited party and
deed, most of us get what little mill- ,,,,, , . , ....
tary history we know from school "V"" '". " .ir. "
textbooks written for youth, and as , Americanism that made the
children, our opinions axe shielded Republlcim part the most pwerfnl
from the cold disagreeable facts that f , Amerlc for flrty ad more
I -
do not want to remember.
Itta, 4lfHA la. Atasa
?r a,P,U,VLI. toit 11 ionization of a great popular club. The
the War of 1812 was the most humili- ora of and alflaster ls pa8t,
aung thta atlon ever fought, and, and a g6DXlla9 teeling of conclUaUon
consequent y. the war about which we and harmony ls ln the The varl.
know the least. If the War of 1812 ou, elementa of the party through the
7" .T ?.a. ? ".k i neural force- of cohesion and through
""" " " V . ' the recognition of a great opportunity
carried out the best.
I for patriotic service, are gravitating to.
success in ine oiexicau "r ,!, Tt v.. fl thm7h
largely due to the Quality of the regu- the cal, of leaderg nor the neKOUation
lar Army of that period. In Army clr- of factions DUt tbT0Ugb impulse
cles the war was frequently called of a common apprehension that there
The West Point War." owing to the u a ut t(J perforlIU Tnat duty
fact that it was the first war In which t retrlevo th0 tBdUng preati&e of the
oiucera iruia. msi NaUon. to place prosperity on a Bure
Part- ... ... I foundation, and to Insolre all the neo-
General Scott's appreciation or the M ,m
. . , . AW I W U -WH -Warn, WUEW SS.W W V
west i-oini -aeis. as .uua i '"" successfully the grave difficulties
United states senate, aeserves growing out of InternaUonal confus
ing. He ai a. Ision and universal chaos during and
i riTa it sa my xixea ooinioa mat. out n nw
the United fctate. and Mxlco mlfht. and I The people have had enough too
urobubir would, have lasted some lout much of words without action, of f u
or fiva Years, within Its first half more 1 ti Hn.Miu.Hnna .tfk. j.n.u.
defeats than victories tailing to our share; . , Htf-rTl. i,i.,ofi.
whereas, ln less than two campaims w aim, of glittering fulminations without
conquered a (treat country and a peace I concrete policies, 01 hlgn-UOWn apos
wlthout tha loss of a elnsle battle or skir- I tmnhn to rliirv .ni nnhln innnlii fnr
The war of isiz was a succession 01 formance for America.
disasters on land and brilliant victories I Undoubtedly there is a call for serv-
on the sea. Notwithstanding the iaci ice by a party which stands for Na.
that the united states employed more I tlonalism and for Americanism.
than 500,000 men, as against forces
liltla than AHA.Ianth fif thfi f
,v- "l" AaMelvl vlotftrv of I SIR. USA'S STATE I'AIB JOB.
UUIUU.il u.waw - . , . , . , , .
th. w.r bf0r tho conclusion of the ear ulruuf lnB einseuues
treaty of peace (the battle of New Or- of politics, a. competent secretary of
leans occurred thereafter), was at the the Oregon State Fair Board was dis-
battle of the Thames, in Ontario, placed to make way for W. Al Jones
where the British regulars, dispersed now Mr. jones is in turn put out to
and captured, numbered but few more make room for A. H. Lea. The chief
than 800 men. reason, if we are not misinformed, is
i ne American axraie-w were in must i that Mr. Lea wants the Job. and has
cases only a little better man armea been an intimate friend and lone-
mobs, half disciplined, poorly equipped, me supporter of Governor Withy-
ana pooriy lea, ana in spue oi ineir combe. Just what ls his experience
overwhelming numbers were unable in management of an imDortant
successfully to Invade Canada. . Time I annuai exposition The Oregonian does
and again they were aeieaiea oy in- not know. Probably It ls as much as
ferior numbers. I Mr.-Jones' was a year ago: and prob-
The cold facts show that 800 British lablv tha Lea iDDolntment ia ouite as
regulars, assisted by fewer than 6000 justifiable as the Jones appointment.
Canadian militia and inaians, succeea- i it was made for the same reason,
ed in 1813-1813 ln making prisoners or The Oregonian has an earnest d
Hull's army at Detroit, annihilated sjre fGr the success of the state ad.
General Winchesters army at tTench- I ministration under Governor Withy-
town, twice invaded Ohio and success- combe. In common with many other
fully defended their own frontiers, in citizens, it was greatly relieved and
uppusmuii iu uici luira ui I gratined wnen tne rule or sensation
tiiy organized ana nau-niiea regi- alism and disorganization under his
ments of regulars and militia number- predecessor had ended. But it will
Ing considerable more than 60,000 not on that account be silent when the
men. administration Is responsible for an
At Queenstown Heights, October 1 J. ct which it distinctly and heartily
1812. after the advance guard of Amer- disapproves, and which it might
great war, while American politics i tent women, but to increase their ef-
was an unopened book to many. I ficiency in old and new lines of work.
So it is apparent that If the students I Superintendents, matrons, compan
are not attaining high ratings ln study I ions, stenographers, bookkeepers,
of the classics the march of current teachers and librarians have been
events ls not the barrier. A more I placed in large numbers; but the bu-
plausible explanation is that they are reau has also secured openings for
not trained to concentrate upon what I women managers of large business
they read and to assimilate the sub- I concerns, for women statisticians, mo-
stance of their reading matter. If di- I torcar demonstrators, automobile
version of interest were the cause of I saleswomen and food experts. One
indifference toward the classics they I woman was placed aa domestic econo
would be better informed on current I my expert in a large establishment at
events. No doubt the students who I a salary of 845 a day and expenses,
excel in the classics are the ones who I The woman and the bureau proved
know most concerning the events of I that she was worth that much and
today. They read what they read, I she got it without dissent, earning her
while the others merely skim from I pay many times over, no doubt.
page to page, culling lightly whatso- I So long as there are women who,
ever strikes their fancy. I for one reason and another, do not
adopt matrimony such activities are
THR JOR-SEEKKBS1 HOPK. . . 1 """'"naLiiiy us. iorecMung ine im
tk. -i r-t f th tt Pending economic and industrial Ira
public lands committee directs atten- P.0! 1f theex- There -was a. time
tlnn n o nV,o nt tho TToia Kill UJ aiUUO IIUJUI Ul I11IU-
which is herewith passed along to the , m. f 6ms," oeL
people of Oregon that they may with daT U approaching rapidly when the
pleased anticipation look forward to
girl may ask herself the same ques
tion, and survey a field at her feet
almost as broad and as full of oppor
tunities as that lying before her
brother.
taxation for the support of an army
of bureau employes at the National
Capital.
The general counsel for the reclama.
tion service. Will R. King, has ren
dered an official opinion in which he Commerce requires Americans to
holds that improvements on public trav.el abroad. It requires many of
lands, ' before final, proof is offered, them to reside abroad for long periods
are not subjects to state or county tax- I or "me- -it causes tnem to acquire
ation. I property ln foreign countries and to
Tf this rnllno- h rnrrnrt hvdro-lfic- have much property afloat on the
trie plants ereoted on Government high seas. The same statement is
lands, ln which the Government's title true of investment in foreign coun
ts retained under the terms of the tries, which is a great promoter of
Ferris hill, will not ho sublpct to state commerce. Unless our Government
or local tavatinn Whirh means that extends protection to Americans who
tho nnvnnnt in nn-nriiaiipa with are engaged in commerce and indus-
the avowed intent to make water pow- trv ln other countries, it neglects one of
era rehabilitate the reclamation fund. 113 primary uuues; it mscourages mem
can exact Just that much more rental. I from extending trade and serves no-
Th onlv nnhHn rnvenues which "ce upon mom mat, u mey go aoroaa,
thia rs.tA wnniri rierivo from develoD- they do so at their own risk; It con-
mont ct wotoi- nnwei- nther than the I verts the American Nation Into a her.
comparatively slight taxes that might mit Nation, such as Corea was until
he levlnrl on transmission lines, would recently aim tuun as japan prior
be it3 half of the rentals, when it is to Jerrys expedition
entitled to all but a small percentage,
It cannot be successfully disputed I The ragged coast and many islands
that such water-power rentals are a I of Greece offer many hiding places
tax upon, the consumers of the energy for submarines. The allies may be
created. The Ferris bill Js a brave I occupying more Greek territory and
plan to feed the Federal job seekers I putting the screws on Greece in or-
at the expense of the few water-power I der to deprive the enemy of these
states. I base9 for attack on. transports and
commerce.
TITR AMEKICAS SOLDIEB.
Someone has, charged that the Na- I , Gompers, of the American Federa
tion whose soldiers have the sound- "on organized moor win xavor
. norv.. wHTI win world dominion programme oi preparedness, wnne
in the long run. If there is a soldier White, of the United Mine Workers,
with nerves more sound than those oeciare. laoor wiii oppose ,u xno uit.
of the American fighting man he has
ference is this: Gompers has the real
lean regulars, numbering about 000 J
men, had crossed the Niagara River,
through Its silence seem to approve.
The Oregonian knows nothing to
stormed and captured the British posl- I the detriment of Mr. Lea. It has no
tion, some 2000 militia on our side of J doubt that his personal and political
the river, although ordered and lm
plored by their commander, absolutely
refused to cross, under the plea that.
according to the Constitution of the
United States, they could only be called
out to resist an "invasion." The re
sult was that the American regulars
thus deserted by their comrades were
in a few hours defeated and forced to
surrender by the reinforced enemy.
In November, 1813, two American
columns, numbering 8000 and 5400
strong, attempting the capture of Mon
treal, were defeated at the battle of
Chateaugay and at Chrystler's Fields,
and promptly recoiled before an en
emy whose numbers did not exceed
2000 men.
American schoolboys know that the
British captured and burned Washing
ton in 1814, but how many Americans
know that our Army, numbering 401
men, was defeated and routed by a
force numbering but 3S0O, of which
only 1500 were actually engaged? And,
more humiliating still, the American
Array fled the field, abandoning the
Nation's capital, after having suffered
a loss of but eight killed and eleven
wounded. Can anyone Imagine the
Kuropean armies now ln the field re
linquishing a single important position
after such a trifling loss?
This important action Is known as
the Battle of Bladensburg, and In some
respects it might be considered an
ideal battle,' both by the militarist and
the pacifist. By the militarist be
cause the superior efficiency of the
seasoned troops of the Invading army
so quickly and decisively settled the
issue with a minimum of bloodshed;
by the pacifist because so few of the
Americans bad been raised to be
soldiers.
I WJVERS TO KEUETI KAmBOADg.
Modern methods of Inland naviga
, rlen are at last to be applied on the
Mississippi River, which has been al
most deserted after it has been diked,
dredged, lighted and mapped at enor
mous expense. Kxperimental voyages
from the upper river to New Orleans
having proved that barges may com
Btft CB&Ublv wiy rallroada, ttlrQv
deserts are very great. But it, thinks
that the State Fair ought not to be
made the football of politics, and that
the time and place for the reward of
faithful friends by the Governor
should not be created through sys
tematic pressure upon his boards or
commissions. They ought indeed not
to be created at all.
r WARRANTED DEDUCTIONS.
Drawing of half-baked deductions
from mere smatterings of facts and
figures ls, we fear, growing into a
common American fault. Someone ob
serves that something is wrong with
this institution or the other and pro
ceeds to diagnose the case by purely
subjective processes, reaching a
premature conclusion as to the causes
and heralding these conclusions far
and near. Fault-finding is a universal
human fault. It is such an easy thing
to do. But to prove that faults really
exist, or to trace tha true relationship
between cause and effect implies an
outlay of energy which the average
fault-finder is not prepared to supply.
The ancient charge that students
are distracted from the studies that
make up a college course by newspa
pers and magazines has been permit
ted to stand unchallenged these many
seasons. Someone observed that col
lege students were backward in study,
ing the classics. It was also noted
that the students glanced at the daily
newspapers and current periodicals.
Deduction: The publications were re
sponsible. -
But the faculty of New Tork. Uni
versity has just developed the fact
that this claim is a scare and a de
lusion. An examination was conducted
in contemporary history. The things
that all readers of carefully edited
newspapers should know were sub
mitted to fifty-nine students and of
this number not a single one an- i
swered all the questions correctly. The
average grade was a mere 58 per cent.
The experiment was tried at Bowdoln
with even worse results. The students
were not posted on the outstanding
facts of current events. They were
not yet made his appearance. Of ""-""5.
rntircA Via haa nrt Vioon nrP'an lZAfi And
train-H in th wavs. of great modern "Wn a playful dog upsets a lamp
tm c r,f th rnntns- and the house burns, that is misfor
sional rumpus over preparedness that tne. To dispose of the animal before
f,t , rtofonan niana of the disaster would be a calamity, be-
the countrv is there immediate pros- cau8o folks that is, certain folks
pect that he if. going to receive such must keep dogs.
fro in in it nut na Taw material, as a I
nntontial first-class soldier we doubt With trainloads and cargoes of ex-
-f n notinn nn earth can offer his Plosives in her midst, in danger of de-
r struction by spies of the Teuton na-
Further Insight Into the tempera- Hons, Seattle realizes that there are
ment of the American volunteer is i " w.o mi.ii.uUu.i.ua.uC.,
nrnirirtAr! hv a. series of letters Which
an American ln the foreign legion, A strange mound evidently built ln
fighting in Flanders, has been send- the year 1300 has been found near the
Ins- nast the censor for publication in Mexican border. Possibly an old fort
a New Tork newspaper. Tour French, used 1 the early stages of the Mexican
German, Russian or Italian common itevoiuuort
soldier would dilate upon the hard
ships and calamities of combat. It is I If the steamship Texas takes after
a well known fact that thousands of the state at all, she had no business
soldiers have gone mad during the I fooling around a bit of coast like that
stress of campaigning in Europe. But I of New Jersey. No wonder she
this adventurer finds no difficulty I aground.
with his nervous system as the huge
shells burst about him, killing and I The -plumber earns his money in
maiming. His letters are now being I some places, crawling Into out-of-the-
written from a Held hospital ln which way holes and corners ln houses that
he lies wounded and, much as we may I were built before plumbing became
deplore his presence In a foreign an art.
army, no one can fail to approve of
his conduct at the front, nor can fall I It will soon come to such a pass in
to note that he preserves the char- I England that a pacifist will not even
acteristics of the typical American I be allowed to talk. Mr. Bryan would
volunteer soldier even while serving I be condemned to total Inactivity
with foreign hosts. there.
, There is not a hysterical line in his
writings. The most fearful hardships Dispatches note that the Kaiser Is
and spectacles are accepted as a mat- no longer confined to his bed. . but is
ter of course. In the neat or Dame, i aDie to go anywhere. Except London,
with men falling about him, his sense Paris, Rome, or Petrograd, of course.
of humor does not aoanaon mm ana
he notes the "comical -errorts or a Now that the harnessmakers of Ore
machine gun and ammunition detach- goa aro" jn session, -it is pertinent to
ment to force c-aiiry muies aneaa. ioi ask: What has become of the old.
How to Keep Well
By Dr. W. A. Etus.
Questions pertinent to hygiene, sanitation
and prevention of disease, if matters of gen
eral interest, will be answered ln this col
umn. Where space win not permit or the
subject is not suitable, letters will be per
sonally answered, subject to proper limita
tions and where stamped, addressed en
velope is Inclosed. Tft. Evans will net make
diagnosis or prescribe for Individual dis
eases. Request for such servica cannot be
answered.
(Copyright. 191. by Dr. TV. A. Evans.
Published by arrangement with Chicago
Tribune.
Rural Physical Types.
G grew up in a large city. A few
years ago she moved to. a prosperous
town located in the midst of a rich
farming section. She writes as follows:
"Providence chose man from the ani
mal kingdom afnd decreed he walk
erect, hold his head high, be square of
shoulder, broad of chest, straight of
limb and strong of knee. Does not a
body built on these line denote & well
balanced mind which of necessity stim-
ulates and refreshes the soul, thus
creating in man courage, making him
unafraid, and, if you please, true to his
convictions ? Therefore, a perfect cast of
humanity, truly one of 'God's choicest
gifts to the world," for, molded
after this fashion, he becomes 'master
of all things, even himself.' But alas!
how many men are patterned after his
likeness either in city or country?
The writer always thought that
only city man was ill shaped and
warped in stature: but not at all. my
dear sir. . Since living in the country
one finds that the average farmer is
built wrong, shrunken and round
shouldered; mind you, not the old but,
the young and middle-aged men. What
a shame! '
TTou will know that there are,
those who can ill afford to belong to
clubs and gymnasiums. They have
all they can do to eke out a living for
IT IS WORK OP 1ASTIMS VALUE
Eastern Newspaper Warmly Commends
The Ore Iranian Annual.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Our hand across the continent goes
out to our esteemed contemporary, the
Morning Oregonian. of Portland, which
has begun the new year with an an
nual number devoted to the' progress
of the flourishing Northwestern me
tropolis and the almost unrivaled
beauty of its scenic environment. It
is a great number of a great news
paper the 17,19oth issue, bringing the
venerable newspaper to volume 65. One
salient merit of this newspaper is, its
loyalty to the community with which
it is identified. It has an inspiring
theme in the visible accomplishment
and the roseate promise of the new day
for the fair city on the Willamette
near the junction with the Columbia.
Portland is almost exactly the same
distance from the sea by the Columbia
River that Philadelphia is by the Dela
ware, and our seaport problems in
process of completely successful solu
tion are closely parallel. The Orego
nian believes in growing up with the
city ana Keeping pace with her manl
fest destiny.
To the end of making known to the
world why Portland thrives and grows,
this able exponent of ctvlo pride and
purpose presents a succession of full-
page views along the magnificent Co
lumbia River Highway, with its far
vistas of snowy peak and leaping cas
cade and forest primeval. The road it
self with its hard surface, easy gradi
ents, open tunnels and graceful bridges
is an ideal boulevard for the motorist.
Other illustrated sections of the 70
page issue are given to Portland's strat
egic location as a shipping center, and
to the rich resources of the district ln
timber and stock, in water power and
agriculture and fisheries. A clear map
spread across two pages shows the
tributary railway lines. There are
In Other Days.
themselves and family, so can you not panoramas of the teeming life of the
recommend braces that they could
wear until the habit of not stoop ine:
la Iormedx '
REPLY.
Too are ritrht In vour observations. Nearly
every country man of middle age and beyond
is bent, has large knuckles and bent fing
ers and creaks in the joints. In the smaller
cities there is a large percentage of men
who physically are unfit.
Tha remnrlv Aaem -not rnrmist In th USA Of
oraces. no lortn or znecnanioai support wiu
prevent the shoulders from stopping, the fin
gers - irom crooKing, tne limbs irom oe
com In muscle bound or tha Joints from be
coming stiff. The only way to prevent this
is to proviat opportunities xor reoreauuu
in the country and smaller towns.
After the heavy work of the farm the
muscles can be rested and the Joints lim
bered by the faster, lighter muscle work of
recreation. The b tore Keepers and omce men
of smaller towns do not get enough exercise
to keep them fit. In neither city nor coun
try man is there anything sear a universal
Now is the time to consult the cata
logues for seeds for early planting-.
Spring- may drop ln some night when
you are not prepared.
once does the action get on his nerves. time saddler who chewed wax?
A corporal is struck by a shell ana
obliterated, but instead of shuddering
he merely notes tne corporal aa a
total loss." Neither merciful nor com
mendable from the civilian point of
view and yet an indispensable mental
state for the soldier wno must meet The interned Germans on Guam suf-
such situations, ine lnciaent m ferinff from intense heat can reduce
is of no moment. Duc since u is xne the average to a great degree if
cnaracierisuc aiuiuas u. iuo I brought here.
C&n XlSnuniS Xlltxu iu.Lt9i xio naa cmwsou
rrom civilized naura ana reverieu pu thft 80rrowa ot a rIcn Seattle
to type" in open-air campaigning, the clubman. He may not eyen have more
laci may iph u mm than' the legal allowance of booze in
COUUUeilCB 1" t-" iiicu uyui. ..woo I vi. lb-a-
spirit we snail nave 10 reiy ia evem
of trouble.
The Philippines would remain in.
dependent only until military necessity
prompted a strong enough, power to
WOMAN'S BROADENING 8PKEKS.
It has not been so very long since I take them
the woman who sought economic in.
dependence and whose ambitions re- I Reports of torrential rains for two
jected the domains of clerking, stenog- days in Southern California make the
raphy and bookkeeping turned Inevit-1 Oregonian contented with his lot.
ably to teaching. When that field
became hopelessly overcrowded some if the kids had votes they would all
relief from the congestion was af- vote for Commissioner Dieck, who
forded by the libraries. But woman's traded a coaster track for them.
sphere was limited and there were so I
few things she was regarded as being I Oregon flowers may become
able to do and so many seeking to do I aoublo asset an attraction to visitors
those few things that small wage and an article of merchandise.
scales and few opportunities were the
result, heedless to say that ls rap- The game and songbirds that sur
idly changing. Woman has proved vived are all right now. Snow and ice
her capacity in so many directions thawiner in spots.
that the demand ror ner services is
broadening from day to day. At The Tne marL wno owns a vacant lot Is
present time it may e said that there I depending on the sun's rays to clear
13 not a single profession waicn nus i jne waj
not its women memoers, wnne women
The vainglorious poultryman boasts
d Industrial fields is yet far re- of the way his hens lay this weather.
France now competes with England
as a refuge for dethroned kings.
are to be found in nearly all business
undertakings and institutions.
Alertness in seeking new opportuni
ties and adroitness in making the most
of these opportunities, once they are
seized. Is responsible for the change.
Woman has proved herself an adapt
able creature, capable of broad ad
justments and invaluable service. Tet
her equality with man ln economic
an
moved, leastwise outside the war-
stricken countries of Europe. Or
ganization and co-operation in seek
ing out and exploiting the new fields
of labor is held as necessary to span
the gulf, and in this connection the
work of the InternaUonal Bureau of
Occupation is significant.
This institution, which has been
perfected in New Tork. has completed
its third year of activity with results
that must be most encouraging to
professional women. Many new and
vital fields have been invaded by the
college women and specially trained
workers ln whose interests the bureau
is conducted.- Its purpose is not only
Somebody ought' to write a topical
song to fit the-line "While Henry foots
the bills."
Sophie's visit with her brother seems
to have stirred up much trouble for
Greece. '
nv advised as tt hs eoora p the J to ad, p.aw, ppnortunitiea Xpt compa-
The one man on the worst Job Just
now is the King of Greece.
It was apparent that Seattle went
"dry" too easy altogether.
Glory is rather expensive in the
state election pamphlets.
Portland had all the possible sun
shine "yesterday.
Good time to worry about the floods
to. cornea
desire for or appreciation of physical fit
Aess. In the cities gymnasia, swimming
tanks, and recreation centers are producing
a considerable number of physically fit be
mirs. They are. tne minority, out tne num
ber Is on the increase.
Automobiles, good roads, trolleys, will
presently make possible certain kinds of rec
reation movements in the country. It may
be dances. It may take some other kind of
sport, but It will come, Th difficulties are
not insurmountable.
We have always had the idea that the
country was free from such forms of ill
health as- consumption, typhoid and baby
sickness. Statistics show us that the cities
with well organized health departments are
safer than the country for both babies and
rrown folks. The health movement directed i
against certain forms of ill health ls on the
verge of spreading from the cities to tne
rural districts. Of this I am certain that
the movement for health as distinguished
from the movement against ill health is
also getting ready to . travel countryward.
Tou and I will sea this development, X am
sure.
Tonsllltla.
Mrs. N. K. writes: "Will tonsllltis
develop diphtheria? What are the
symptoms?"
REPL.T.
Many cases thought to be tonsllltis are
diphtheria. In diphtheria there is tonsllltis.
A membrane can usually be seen on the
tonsils, there is a mild fever, and the pulse
ls rapid. The glands in the neck enlarge as
the disease progresses. The one diagnostic
procedure that must never be neglected ls
culture from tne tnroat. Hoards oi neaiin
are anxious to make this test without charge.
central part of the city with Its sky
scrapers, and of the beautiful residen
ces that Justify the name of "the city
of homes and roses."
This publication compares with the
notable special issues that the London
Times has devoted to various regions.
for the information of capitalists, pro
moters and business men ln general,
It Is a permanent work of reference of
lasting value. Its compilation ls
monument to the civic spirit and the
typical initiative of those who - pro.
duced it
Halt a Century- sis,
From The Oresonlan of January 10. 1Sfiv
Boston has a population of 400.0"9
with its suburbs and a property valua.
tion of nearly J500.000.000. . It is prob4
ably the richest city, according to pop in
lation, in the world.
Colonel C H. Larabee returned from
Owyhee by the steamer of Tuesday;
evening, whither ho had been on a
mission in connection with the suit ot
the Poor-man ledge.
At 9 o'clock last evening the storm
had not abated one whit but was ac.
tually worse. Snow ln blinding drift
piled up on cross streets and at all
convenient places to take shelter from
the fury of Boreas. But after sending
a small boy to the top of the ladder w
ascertained it was nut freezing much.
From a private letter received by
steamer from New York yesterday we
are Informed that Ge-neral Steele, who
ls probably now ln San Francisco, at
ter remaining there for a Bhort time
will come onto this city and resume
the command of tho Department of the
Columbia. He has received permission
from General Grant to make his head
quarters at Portland.
The Herald's Washinirton special has
the following: "The universal suffrage
paper, called the Journal of Freedom,
has been started at Raleigh, N. C, by,
a few late Union officers."
SOT SPARED BECAUSE) OB MONET
Danger lit Rocs and Carpets.
G. H. P. writes: "Have you ever
written on the importance (or insig
nificance, as the case may be) of
hyglenically clean carpets and rugs?
With two babies , ln the house, who
roll on the floor a good deal, the sub
ject Is on my mind.
If curtains, draperies, and bed
clothes and the like need to be washed
frequently, what about rugs and car
pets? They would seem to be exposed
to almost every kind of contamina
tion, from that tracked in out of the
street by both humans and cats and
dogs, to that from the coughing.
sneezing, etc., of influenza, cold, and
incipient pneumonia victims. Dining
room floor coverings hold decaying
food particles, and so on.
Our rugs or carpets, like those of
most people, are seldom cleaned more
than once a year, rarely more than
twice a year, and then usually all they
get is a beating in the back yard. Is
that enough?
Is the naphtha or gasoline wash
ing, or a thorough scouring with soap
and water and brush, necessary?
"Will even weekly use of the vac
uum sweeper, an annual or semi
annual beating, naphtha wash s or
scouring keep rugs and carpets
hyglenically clean?
Shouldn t they be thoroughly
cleaned oftener than once 'or twice
year?" ...
REPLY.
Yonr letter shows good sense, as well as
Knowieage wuiiiuy m.fciLv.e. uuioau .ti-
netn find rues are a source of considerable
danger to babies, children not babies, maids
ana janitors, seating rugs is very aanger
oua. Plavlne on a dirty carpet is less so.
Vacuum cleaning is the proper method of
cleaning. Once or twice ft year is not Often
enough. Naptha cleaning sterilizes, washing
wltlft soap ana water is sanitary. Due aoes
not equal vacuum cleaning.
Wrist Drop.
W. S. M. writes: "Please inform me
the cause of nervousness in my right
arm. I am a sign painter: have been
at the business 30 years. I had rheu
mat ism for two years and I took sal
hepatica, according to directions. It
took the rheumatic pains away, but
left me nervous. Only my right arm
is affected. When I hold my arm up
or in front of me It Is all right.
think it is my lower nerves afflicted.
Please tell me through the columns
of The Oregonian what I can do for it.
'I am past SO years of age; have
not drank any intoxicants for 20
years."
I puesa von have wrist drop, one of the
most frequent forms of lead poisoning. It
is probable that the rheumatism you bad for
two years was lead poisoning. Go to see
the state faotory Inspectors. They will not
iv telL von what to ao lor leaa poisoning.
but they will tell you how to paint without
i mug.
getting lead poison
Uncertainty of It.
Judge.
A crowd of dirty-faced urchins were
playing dangerously near the edge of a
Providence, R L, pier. Suddenly an old
salt who had been a fidgety onlooker
from the cabin of his boat, emerged
from his favorite post and proceeded
to soundly thrash one of the lads in
question.
gome nassersby, surpnsea ac.nis ac
tions, stopped to question the old tar
thereon.
WaL TH tell yar," said the old fel
low as he regretfully ceased his hold
on the lad's collar. "'Taint as I care a
hang whether they fall ln or whether
they don't, but it's the danged uncer
tainty about it that I can't stand."
Baric From the Honeymoon - "
She Now, my dear, we must face
this nroblem. Shall we settle in the
suburbs or the city?
He Tou mean live, darling. Don't
forget that on my present salary, we
paa't aettie anywhere .
Independence of Press Illustrated by
Criticisms of Henry Ford.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 17. (To the Edi
tor.) Mr. Bryan and other publlo men
have frequently assailed the "metro.
polltan press" as venal, mercenary,
cowardly and subservient to the "big
interests." Whenever the professional
politician or demagogue finds himself
classed among the minorities there ls
generally a dismal howl about some
body being bought. We hear about
the editors being hirelings of the big
advertisers; dictated to by the power
ful financal magnates; cowardly fol
lowers of sordid bargainers.
Unfortunately for the progress of
mankind, many an able man has been
purchasable. Many a noble cause has
been retarded ln its progress by power
ful conscienceless opposition. But
numerous conditions today speak loudly
of the fearless independence of the
press. . It appears like a base appeal
to ignoranoe to charge the great news
papers of America with truckling to
the favors of -moneyed men. Even
journal so proverbially partisan as th
Commercial and Financial Chronicle of
New York, while the authoritative
medium of Wall street, ls looked upon
by friend and foe as absolutely cor.
rect ln Its digest of fiscal conditions
and records of financial news.
One interesting incident having re
ceived headline importance in recent
news illustrates the rank injustice of
the charge referred to. A suocessful
manufacturer of automobiles suddenly
becomes obsessed with the Idea that he
can paralyze the armies df Europe by
an expedition or peace propagandists.
Nearly all of Europe takes passing
notloe and has tne rirst wholesome
laugh for 18 months. Surely the
mercenary American press which has
reaped such a rich harvest from Ford'
advertising appropriations, will turn
its hypocritical lace and refuse to Join
ln the comedy chorus. Not exactly.
The incident has furnished a marvel.
lously fertile source of Joy for the
editors and paragrapners.
It would be a pity, indeed, if the
American people should depend on
Puck or Life for all its laughs by
medium of the printed page. Some of
the spiciest moments of the Joys of
saracasm may be sought ln the edi
torial pages of our metropolitan press,
Really, there seems to be a most in
significant relationship between the in
teresta of the modern Pluto and the
news columns of the big city daily and
Its notes of interpretation the cur
rent editorial.
May we not be permitted to con
sole ourselves with the conviction that,
after all, the pleasure of Intellectual
Independence ls considerably greater
in our modern age than the power of
plutocrats? O. H. SKOTHEIM.
THE3 UNIVERSE AND MAN.
The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament showeth his handy-work.
Day unto day utbareth speech, and night
unto night soweth knowledge. Tnere is no
speech nor language, where their voice ls
not heard- Psalm xlx:l-2-8.
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold
who hath created these things; that brlngeth
out their host by number: lie calieth. them
all by names; by the greatness of his might,
for that he ls strong in Dower: not one
falleth. Isaiah ZI:2S.)
Revolving spheres of grace and light;
Unnumbered host, magnificent!
Bright symbols of the boundless might
And grandeur of the omnipotent.
Each glowing globe, each lustrous
band.
Far-gleaming, luminous and bright;
Rejoicing, answers God's command.
'Let there be lightl Let there be light!"
A thousand suns, ten thousand spheres.
Aglow with all their mutual rays.
Are but a glimmer that appears
Amid the universal blaze.
The Mind that rules, the Mind that
wrought.
Propels those whirling orbs of night;
Beyond the stretch of human thought.
Worlds roll o'er worlds, ablaze with
light.
Brave Mazzaroth Ii splendor shines;
And, flashing on his brilliant way.
No thought of fear disturbs, confines;
Nor limits him by night or day.
i
Arcturas, ln his regal flight.
Safe guided by omnipotence.
Ever pursues his path aright.
With faith-inspiring confidence.
Sweet Pleiades' bright shining crown.
Resplendent glows, above the cloud;
Vividly sparkling, 'spite the frown
Of tempest dark or thunder loud. .
An man! . God's own beloved son:
His highest, noblest work, by far;
Reflection of the Holy One,
The ever bright and morning star.
Drawn by the golden cord of Love.
The circling constellations course.
In splendid phalanx grandly move.
Impelled by one resistless force.
Unbounded space sufficeth al!;
Wherein eternal life prevails!
They hear and answer to tne call
Of Mind that never faints nor rails.
T. E, SCANTLIH.
Aledlord, Pi.
Twenty-five Years .4 ao.
From The Oregonian of January 19,
Councilman C. N. Forbes has pur
chased a lot in the southeast corner ot
tho Green tract, corner Park avenue
and Ford street, and will proceed to
build there an elegant residence to
match those built or being built by
Messrs, Blckey, Spauldlng, Watson,
Brazee and others. He paid $6000 for
the lot,
E. Bingham, seoretary of the Ballot
Reform League, goes to Salem today
to attend to having the Australian
ballot bill prepared by the league in
troduced ln the Legislature. It ls con
sidered quite certain that the bill will
pass without much opposition.
The delightful Springlike weather
causes many to believe that there will
be no more wintry weather this Win
ter.
J. R Truman, the real estate dealer,
has recovered from his severe attack
of illness and ls now receiving the
congratulations of his friends.
W. C. Powers, brother of Ira F. Pow
ers, is in the city. His home Js at
Seattle and he was so unfortunate as
to lose his furniture store by fire a
few weeks ago. He will go home to
night The funeral of the late George W,
Nelmeyer took place yesterday after
noon from No. 8 Sherman street and
was very largely attended by relatives
and friends. The services were con
ducted by Rev. T. L. Eliot and Mr.
Jacks, of the Y. M. C. A. -
POLITICS OR OREGON INDUSTRY!
Local Partisan Newspaper Places Job
holder,' Above State's Welfare.
PORTLAND, Jan. 18. (To the Edi-
Tl - - Mn4-tA 41.... TA.fl.n4
Journal- in an editorial censures tha
authorities of the University of Ore
gon for taking steps to protect the egg
and poultry industry of Oregon, It
declares that the Chinese egg when it
reaches Oregon is so stale that it
does not compete with the local prod
uct; that only families who are too
poor to buy the Oregon egg buy it,
and that the Chinese egg was imported
almost as freely before the duty was
removed as now.
Not one of these statements is true.
Buyers of Chinese eggs have repeat
edly testified that only an expert can
distinguish their flavor from that of
Oregon eggs, ln spito of the filthy and
unsanitary conditions under which
they are produced, and they are bought
indiscriminately by all classes of our
people, .who would otherwise buy the
Oregon product
It is a pity that a question 01 this
kind cannot be settled on its merits.
It is not a question calling for politi
cians to butt in on either side. Who
ought to know best as to whether or
not foreign importations affect this
industry those engaged in it or the
party newspaper and the party politician?
The enormous importations of Chi
nese eggs in the year 1914, the first
full year under the Underwood tariff,
indicate what will happen when nor
mal conditions in the world at large
are restored, and tho importers have
had the opportunity to establish them
selves on a permanent basis. A domes
tic industry of this Kind that brings
millions of revenue yearly is entitled
to every encouragement and support.
Few are securing more than a liveli
hood from it, and thousands are en
gaged in it They know, as well as the
university authorities know, what the
result is to be if present conditions
continue.
It is certainly discouraging to find
party newspapers and politicians with
holding their support from a "Made ia
Oresron" industry until after they have
studied their party platform and fig
ured out how it is to affect the Jobs
of a lot of hungry political officehold
ers. OBSERVER.
When Peddler's License Is Needed.
PORTLAND, Jan. 18. (To the Edi
tor.) Please tell me If It ls necessary
for an agent to have a license in the
state of Oregon or In the city of Port
land, and if so, can he or she deliver
same day as he or she takes the ordor.
T it lawful to deliver over the goods
as soon as the agent has the order or
will it in that case be necessary to
to take out a peddler's license, or is
there any other law covering the op
erations of aarents in the city of Port
land and state of Oregon?
C. K. FtiTlirusuw.
Anv person who takes orders from a
samDle for future deliveries does not
need a licens'e in Portland, but if he,
sells as he goes or delivers the same
day he will be a peddler and be re
quired to have a license. It depends
what kind of articles are soio. wni
the rate will be.
A state law applying only outswe ot
Incorporated towns ana cities idju.rco
neddler's license of persons talcing
orders from house to bouse for future
delivery. This law does not apply to
gricultural, farm or nursery proaucn,
Insurance
-. f tho largest newspaper ad
vertisers in the world declares that
the millions he spenas j.-.
aro for "business insurance.
Good times or bad, in season and
out he keeps plugging away.
Year by year he enlarged his fac
tory and never docs he quite catch
up to the demand.
That advertising pays him many
times over.
Competition has never been able
to touch him because the advertis
ing has so firmly entrenched the
product in public opinion.
He does not have to die to collect
his insurance. He is taking It ln
every c'ay..