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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1916)
Zt (Dmrmmm Ijr .M-t c ror'.:it. fr4 'in-t -flse Bia - a 1 tti l n its.. 3 r ; J v - tout in.) . - T f I a.f .! 1 :::: Ha tat, tMHlt l-0.l )f 'l- t - . 4-ai r prak , i ; - ft- t. aW" .nf - : - lit Dtthx N 1 Y. V . 4e " roKtt n. rid if. tBr t . !. Tr jomtnoi not in :i of Ibt lti(;'r roitirr.rel n the rP'n tnco! of Iiab inncL Jutlc cf I'ritcl Sttt' Jiuprwm Court U 'jrr'i'- T''.-it firyr-j- rr'.nt ot!y f -nm t r!iri ttr rt prfrm tnf of ft man. ff In tw of th flirt it t b rr-'l tat Pr"u !rt V.:.n wnutl crc rvmwrt. Th mu.ir.rn ntiirtrrn la uprrwH bmtrj fcr T.KiitM oJ i:publiv.-ia lrr. tho .' rmm4 fcr t."ii which conacmn lh romtmeet. ,lirr cr1tictr U bixrd n th ii'f t?iJ m-ia who ha bo lh f.!nt rhmfioit rf r-rtAln tlr cf ji!u r cn q'itionji which rff-jr fre naet:r l;'lttloi u w-tl lct !it:ora W br th-l f'-t rnJT'1 lrrp .' rf IaMi-c th nnjrJ Mi:-.1 iw of UU ju"tiotv whu h la iitiI In a J'i i N doatt U t Mr. i:r4BliJ bi:isr. tc-Tity rr m trnty. Ill rtt r imp!? kp t!.;I u to the power of Mr. HnndL to Hmt hl ma-i omrl"If f tM fir-o'rT eel"'"". or Import- rl jution rf Lw whlh h b for tr.Ar.r ;hm pjjloct-ly iprvl thAl r wouM b I f "im a dljfAwtoii. Ji.im-ot on t!i3 ry qatiot w:a t wm r:4 uJti to vir thm Jiii -ltr.t ft n dv!. Ti'V ticnot bUc thAt th tutoul rri:pjrn ra ulierty- transform luan;; Into lh cala wrlifrrf cf th irri"-j f rrr.r.t CO both t'.Jm of r"r(!frrt.l n'MAtt rrr fcTlr.f at thrr for yr from cm M or.:;. TSon wh mm8rl th appotnl-r-et pr con fWrnc tfiil fr. :rma.ii.v lntrri;y. which t-t Jt fit. wt:t tr.xbit Mn to prfortn thl lnt:ictuI ft. tu prf-rmn u - r r t !!' of milntlr- j-r v- ail doubt tho rrputAtina of fir Msr court fr frJrn- from bi.xjt I obtn. tht tf rrani r J iu! ahMl4 et tAko trto rl by pti.-m a in la of Mr. Iira lu' ie''!'j oo th Hupfm Iincrt. TS" w?. Ufnd IM rpointmr.t Kir t.vt It U ess-'! b-a u 5tr. iTntli i a rti-orroriioa tw yr tt fc erPt f "CT aama ri4-on tMt tn tavattoa tbo lf- r'tl of man who wrro cJ'"' a rorporiiiij ltirr fc brn co mn't tri pt br tho ma who Br nj)f t.K-o I'.ra!r j arpolnt mct tnC Uia a.ao-ia:icji set ar taca.Iar.'j of t:: mas la ch ca waf u.-h a to Impart unc uri-totjai h t but !w of l--it coc.tr"ric. T S'jrrtfn" Court "U b com poa4 of ma wh ar not bi-ii ai'ftar t r or rsi!r.at aar (Ut or In traat wRVh may b renrwrttt la (nr:j which tl melt hr. t'er that tart ra'e, wM-h tu bn or4 aii"e rutr Ju drawn from tha crruarrtla rxr.k. Jtr. ttranlai. tn rTa;To. cnraHtiit r.iUl. a?iot)M rot b prm!tt.rt. a.caa4 to tha 5a praraa Caacn. That J -iaa not bar th war to pr3-r.. T.a Saprrraa t'r'rt fc. aburnJaetly proirt4 lt pro jrara by ophotiin rry Uw C.y'.4 pf5Tla wM- h coull ba fra4 l- iua'a !. tha 4rl Conatita l:og. Tfta oppoait'a to Mr. Priftdcw . promcta4 by coBl"-t:oo that n i!it!i riak ?inT::4 ba taken of har. Ir.f a court whi.-h ctrpr tha Uw In tha liht of l-ja n:m&r" crinioM cn current confrnTrT r:hcr tha In t5 rht of tha rrn,t:'.uia. i J ' tub noiurt ctTrr rrrr. Vr tbtBtIi arramacl batwaan at!3Jt of tha t"ri!a-l Jtata Cru iuxaaa an4 ta Cl'y ltith t?rt rnaor. tha poputltioo cf Nw Tork f.ir is approtim!r S.0'. '. ao4 tat city a.r eU.'ma t craatmH pop oiattoa la tha wir:J. Tha aati m ara S.:.t ae 1 S.JtS.TTS. ra-apa-itary. Tha at-ta c r.jiu of 2912 -oa4 a rn:r t.Ttit. s t. but tr.L tfi'-t-j4 cr.!y tha prwiu otHIa4 t poit'.ical rcrraantation. cmittln Jirja ci..a of paopla who ara Bot . aa:;cia4. Naw Torts tka baan taUraat In thaaa ataCiadca. an 4 It claim that tha f r-r a Soia ittm aatablai It la f!rt ;.. ahl cf tnd-n. Tha U !tty of thai claim dpae4a on tha boor.4 artaa !a to aavh city. tf Crair Nar Tor ba tompartJ with tha coun ty of Ll'-n. a'h wtthia muRKlpal hnnr. r!a. Naw TTk ha tnada twl ! cUln. for Loo4oa Coui.y h4 la ltl a pp'-ilt!o of 4i::.M It rrr ba coe'aa44 by lo4'-a charri tl r.a that thia la not a fa:r coenpar-t-.rv. !oca It ct Naw Tri craJit f ir a lra rural ara oa !"- outr a lt. Lun im Couerr l de!4 cr4it f r tha trTt5on i!: araa. Tha Lob d mar rWn l tht a fair ceropartaoa wt'h rtr Nw Tor l firaatar t.o,lsa. Itti'i44 wl:hir tha matrcpol l"a poMra art. whk-h ambracaa tha whola cf M: ! i: an J part cf ur-r-r. Kao!. t ao4 llrt.'orl. Of tM ara tha Khcyvl-'paJua r.rl'-anr.ica M.m ir t a -' ar wna 'a ai- 1 a -l i. n- f -. Wa ia an ra a trta aa---iaa Tha popiiitloB cf t.hia ara la llt v '.a:. wh.. h put it h4 f Owir N Tor la HIS. though tha mr baa douSta raua4 avrioua d .T-.ta-jtioo. Put tha Nr Torkar ra-t-if a thJt tVc ion'a outr rtn ln.. lu4 a.'aa, Which C'TTTar!". 1 to S Tof'a't a'jtar ria" of aub-irh la Valchatr "oaeTy aa4 Naar Jrwr. a"4 that tha Jtrrsarvaa metrnpoiij hoiI4 ba cr4 f.a.J wf.a tha Uttar tarrttory la fcr t maia tha coroparlaoa J'iat. Naw Tar wo!4 thaa baa a total of about t.lll.lil an4 woull a'a ba la tha Apparaet-'y. N'aw Tom baa tha fca:ar ef ta arj'-imaa;. J'at t Looioa raakcj Tana bafora ta war wl: S.m.tl. wtUa rM-ao waa fynri with S.:J.3:i. bat tha war f it mer. iw'.T raJ'i-o l Prla' P-Sp'iU-Loc. HJ, l-U lJCXa 11 foorth ptato. rrlroer4 waa fifth with 2.50.1). but h-a probb!y lt xa bratcy aa London, f'aria ar4 Ilor lin. Tha Uat-ram4 city had l.S. oi at tha ontbrrlt cf tha war. but on January It. wa reluccl to I.I1I.50. hartnc lnt fjrthrr bc'.ow Toklo. wMt-h haa Z.Ol'.iZl. and Vienna. whUh h4 befora tha war S.Ul.tM. A nrw cunt a'l around a.tar tha war wttl Joubtlcra .ow Mint material chancra. i vmh m MNoot pmtniox. Tha Kranirc Tatccram h an rUbo nta raprt cf an lnat!rUon con djrtr4 by a lora! ph)aiclan. Dr. K4-fn-ar.l MrcTa. lo teal tha eff'.cicn.-y cf I.-al .hoo Iratr-Jrtlon. It. it)r prparl a lut of education to b tha cradualrs. thirty-ona la BumtMrr. of m srada achovl. Tha aub yn tm wcro covcrc4 In tha ordinary taxt booka. Tha parcntara of corract nawars tr: pollinr. tl.7 pr cent; cnrartiy. rf rni: grammar. Sl. rr cant: arithma'.lc, .tl rr cant: hutory. lava 2 prr cent. The (rani aitrift waa 4. "3 p cent. Our contemporary ppt to have formr4 t!ia opinion, a a reau't of tha Mjrra innulry. that achool mth4a la portUn4 ara defective, that thera ara -too mry frill- and that f ipr1n letKirr.t Alderman ta to blame. Hut It may well ba aaked If tha teata ara cnduria of anythlnc aa to tha t'ortUn4 . hooU that la not common to all public achoola. It may b ratlrI that a aim! tar inquiry rrctrUy Into tha knoleda cf currant rvrnta by etudentJ of Ihraa crrat Eaatern col Irra d!-t'"aed moat deplorabia Irnor an. a. It U a fact that tha Portland rhocl ayntem la not different from the educational r'n adopted In all A -n erf a cltleit It dlffera only In de tAil. J'wnrtamecially tt la the aame vaat er.Uxyrmcct cf acopa ao aa to corer many thlnca. erldently with tha BoUn cf t!hlr.c tha younf. Idea how to ahoot In avery concalrabla direc tion. Primary atadiea tha old-fashioned readme, writing and arithmetic ara I oat. or at Iraat ara relatively !ca Important than they were. The multiplication table la an Incident and cot a landmark, or a mllertono. now aday. Tha avtrtaatlnc drill In the apalllcs book U a thtn cf the paat. tnatructloa U no loncer elementary: it U varied, tltacuralve. claaalflefl. pedarr!c. Tha pupil la not learning tha thlr.aa hla parenta learred -not o thorouehty aa they dt4. But ha l laarnmc other thlsira. a l"t of them, perhapa he W the better for It. We hope o. III E D LT. A pewapaper apollt for Mr. Pnty ttcuM the diafraceful condition that prevailed la tha downtown ftreeta for twenty four hour with the Intelligent and pointed obaarvatloa that Mr. Daly did not make tha weather. Quite rtchL II dlJ not. Nor doe tha fire department atart firca. tt'hen the people are ready to eicuae tha ftra department for poaalbte dr raiictlor.a In combatjea; conf Lacratlon they will be ready to eru Mr. Daly'a atreet department for failure to com bat the atorm. What the people thoucht of the pro. Incaad nrciact to remove the aluah frcum the atraota la pre try accurately et forth by the unit iMly tewapaper apoiocta;. It U poaalbte that cn tVedeeeday evenlr.f It had not et dl covarad who waa reepcnalb'.a for the condition. At any rate. It then pub-ti-he4 the foUow-tts la Urce headline: - f a'w klaj-ra trarra aa iraata. M4iaww ara ImIuksI fcaaaa fcaa ,t aa rtaiave f- aeai.nca Apaaraal tia aa4 f.e 9fan 9atftT ef e;aprtreara araasl it w4-tUsna It eostinuc4 In Ita atoryr na la 4 eaiie -aai a4 ihraobt la Bwaaa a atru-t ta4ar hrm af tha ?aaraal Laa a eietea aaa wt .tel :in Mr tk aat r ite eiir aim(aietrat!a aa at if an a4 a aa aa ceaaa&a' aa4 la al tera i ara1! aC BjI whether It be melcrm. aarbace. aluah cr political Interference la other dapartmanta. thcr la !) a jood a-vcoaa f '' Ity. That atuff about the roramlaatoa charter f:xlr reaponalbll- Ity mut have been juke, ao far a he la concerned. jtr ro rttToT ot. The anailnj Information cornea frm Dr. Tuft that he U propoalr.a a Uw whk-h ha doe not expect to aee enforced la all It provlaiona. In a letter pubtiehed la another column ha attempte to atill crltVtKma of aome of It feature with tha abatement that "the htatory of the part fifty jeara of Iax enferremer.t of euch lawa in Ore re a ahouli a!:y ait fcara cf that t are." Comfortlr; aa far aa tt foe. Pot tha aauran.a ta not hkely to quiet the dlam-iy cf the taipayera upon whom avery measure attbmltted by InltUtlvc la an aJJItiorl evpenaa. If it had baen the latent, thia bill could not have been better detuned to ctva tha ralialoua Intolerant an op portunity to hartM and peraecute per oa cf another faith. Moreover, that persecution and hrumr.t cannot be ew-apad unteaa the police ofrK-taU ronatitut themaalvea Jude an.l Jury. Tha people ar Invited to adopt aoch a meaaur with the banlrn reminder from the author that Funday-clotn Ua are not enforced. Thea why any bi:i? Adoption of criminal law not In tended to be enforced la no lor.arr conaiiered a proper paatim for tr.let. ticert people. Nor are the economic time propltloua for loadmc the bal lot with purely ornamental meaaurr. Dr. Tuft rr. Uhl b Juat a little lea adroit la ether particular to M own advantage- The Orefontan atated that -there ar very few perce who are compelled to work contlu'joueiy on rata of loatng- their Joba" One of Dr. T'4ft' ata'.ementa In reply la that the J0 afraatrar man have no rcsuiar tiro off duty." Mr. TuMa knowa. cr oacht to know, t hat tha motormta and rondurtora ar paid by tha hour, that they may work eontinuouaty or not. aa they may elect, and that Me bill doa not propoa to chance t:it atafja. A trannportAtlon company l merely required by the bill t -ai'.-jw" Ita empioje twenty-four hour real la each eucceaalv aeven data. jf.raat,.Tir men are now "al low .'."" that reat aa tha word -allowed" I d el bv atan iard dK-tiOBoJice. iii.r.Tio( ao Dnronrc. Wlvaa have bean itlven much advice on how to keep a a'.rarclehotd cn huahanJa' affection. rVom matri monial aipart aaaur them that the on certain way le to etudy tha ani mal and pander to hi whltn. If he ba a wrakcea for the club, Ir.aialt a ctubtlke atrnoapher In the home. Plate have been written on It. I J no-lino- ojna woenea have tajtea a mora vta-orou atand and aoucht to break ctib-lovlnc huaband of their ciu" by B of a club In tha prlrni'W meaair- cf the word. Parhapa the) have met with a greater moaaure of jcceaJ t-a their more tender aie Ux. A v'.jccu wuaiia l"-i a&ct r determination and atrenrth of char acter rarely ce her huaband or per mit him to so very far aatray. But w are now aaaured that all U-.c refinement ara of little conae Quenre ur.lea the brute I plied with whol-aome um!a. The value of tood rooklr.x a a factor In domeatic frl.clty ha been rccoenlaed alnce n-atrlmony wa flrat devlaed. but it la itMom that an expert obaerver of matrimonial phenomena goea to the extent of attnruitlna; moat divorce to fd cooklr.e;. Yet that la the declalon of a writer In the current Karm and Kireald. Conjueal b!Ua and dleeatl b!e meal ara one and Inseparable, It appear, while burned potatoe and divorce Co hand In hand. Thia may not be wholty trxta. yet (here la room for mora than mero aur mla In earn a theory. Improperly cooked food are not readily dieted. l'ndleted food r;eteTte toxlr.a. which, added to the normal polaona of waate and fattKue. aurcharaa the blood with theao Inaldloua arnclea and aet op brain Irritation. Train Irri tation caueea much of tho dlatemper and atrldent abuae which mark the unhappy tj pe of home. A man or woman who la euffertn; from an un directed becfateak will exhibit Irasci bility which mlfht never appear had the ataAk ben proprly cooked. It would be Interoatlna- to know how much marital diacord has been cauved by Indtceatlon and. thus, how n;ny dlvorcea have been the direct reault of a wifely Inability to cook the i"am lly meal properly. BUI1. rood cook Ir.e; may encouraKO the man to ent too much, and thereby produce the am reault. Woman h.ia been ac corded the blame for nearly all trou ble, ever ainre Adam atarled the cus tom. Ho wo fucaa alio will not notice tha added burden of renpotu-Iblllty for the divorce evil. Mirrr.Tn-o OKWiON. The Orceor.lnn haa received from aeveral aourcra corHca of Eastern pa per, contalnlnc an article; written by a dlaaatlafled rancher of Southern Ore eon, with the Intent of warning- all ood people to keep away from Ore ion. The author of the deprecatory eplatle la rrtlcularly dlplcaed with the -booetrre" who were reaponalble for letter-VVrltlBK week, and ho take occaalon to declare that Induatrlal con ditlona here are not (rood, and to In timate that anyone who ha money In M pocket would do well to keep It there rather than emigrate to Orc jon. It ha been aimed a thoucand tlmea, and more, that the purpoae of Ltter W'rltina; week wa to call the attention of the traveling world to tho accnlc and other wonder cf OreRfin. It w-aa a concerted effort to place Oresron on the tourlat map. and there waa no plan and no tlraire to arpenl to any other to come to Oreeon. Tet a con alatent effort baa been mad to mla re?rent the whole project. for example, th peaalmUUo outirivlnc of th dlapleaaed farmer. Ifla letter ap peared In euch Important paper a the Knnaaa City e?tar and the Buffalo Newa. and It appear appropriate, therefore, to atate attain the facU about Letter-TV ruin week, which, by the way. wa endoraed by th Port land Central "Labor Council. Th Portland Chamber of Com merce It particularly careful In It colonization work. It ha a lone Hit of tanda offered for alo by their own era. Value have been appraiaed by dimntereeted men. and In anawertn any Innalry the exact truth U told con- cemlnr any particular piece what It 111 raiee. where th produce can be old and what the farmer can expect to net each year. No roaeate plcturee are painted for th futur to wipe out. When a laborer or a man trlib amalt meana wrttea to th Cham ber for Information h la told exactly what labor condltjona are. and that at preaent there ar Idle men In th! dlatrict. There are Indeed alio opportunity for factorte. and there ar creal chance for anyone wnn money to mak eotld Inveetment In development r.terrrlea that are aa aa.f aa any buainee can be. Such Inveatmenta aro uaually mad by men of the tourist cla- Tbero are beautiful mountain, coaat anil Uk rr flora where men of wealth may caiabliah Summer homre. In a Fummer cllmat that la moot rieatrable from every point or view. b'uch homea are usually bullded by men of the tourist class. It wa for th purpose cf retting people of mean to como out and look th country over that Letter-Writing week was planned. It ha worked well. It 1 to be regretted that some per- aor.a have failed to make good In Ore. ton. Home of them have been "bilked by unacruptilou men. and others of them ahould never have been encour aged come her without eufflclcnt capital to carry them until their landa becom productive. ' But thai la tne history cf every new Innd. TtlC HI LA I THE CHINA 5HOP. Rough, ur.potlahed. outspoken rnen hava their place In the world. They may even rise to the dignity and stat ure cf great rtateamen. But as diplo mat how hopeless they must appear. The diplomat must be akltled la verbal fencing. He must be able to aay a creat deal without meaning anything or to mean a great deal without say ing anything, all aecordlng to the re quirement of th apeclaJ aituatlon that mar confront him. uipiomacy la a polit art for which on muat be equipped by temperament a well as by practice, for great crtaea may hang upon th Ingenuity, tact and eklll of an Individual diplomat. Hence th country was eomewnai amazed when th etolld Colonel House waa arnt abroad on what had th ap pearnncea of an Important diplomatic miaalon. He waa despatched to the war capllala of Kurop. the nature of hla errand ao delicate that no hint of It waa permitted to reach the pub ll'. Outsldo of the fact that he Is a closo personal friend of the Presl drnt. Colonel IIouae"a apeclaJ equip ment for a diplomatic errand la ob scure to all who know him. However, whether fitted for eucn work or not, the Colonel I now on th Job and hi appearance at Paris doe not aenre to reas-iur ua that Americana will be placed In any better light by th rolnlitrallona of Presi dent Wilson- hatsd-plcked diplomatic agent. It appear that the Amer ican rmbassy. In accordance with an established diplomatic custom, invited the French rrr to Interview the Presidents diplomatic representa tive. I'pon the Colonel'a arrival he wa ushered before a coterl of IrTcnch reporter who proceeded to Interview hliO. They Inquired If lie had any statement to mak through them to th French peorle. The rcplv wa a rough, unqualified negative. He han dled the who! Interview In the a.tme unenlightened and unskillful manner, so that a anmrwh.it nettled and ruffled lot of prrsa reprentallve filed from tt Aiiicrlcaa Lrauowy womicrlcj why they had been Invited to auch a barren meeting. Naturally, the Colonel had nothing to aay. It waa not expected that he should tell w hy he had vlalted France. Yet had he been a diplomat worthy of hla hire the Colonel would have said something to tha French people which would have pleased them without offending their enemtea. A trifling incident, to be aure. and yet one which reveal the Colonel aa a bull In th diplomatic -china shop. It Is to be hoped that current surmlaea are correct and that the Colonel la abroad because h neede th trip rather than upon any truly important mission. TtlMDrRO AXD rOBTtVD. For th benefit of tho dlaturbed r.ltlxena who have lately permitted themselvea to worry about the fact that Portland la on a river more than 100 mile from th ocean, and U not In a atrlct geographical aense. though It la In a commercial sense, a aeaport, let ua rtto the cas of Hamburg, the great port of Germany, and the aecond greateat In th world. Hamburg la at the head of naviga tion eighty-five miles up th Elbe on an artificial channel. Edwin J. Clapp, In "The Port of Hamburg." aaya: When Hamburg waa founded, tha valley had muddfd up and waa an uninhabitable tK. tnrouah vhlch tba rlvar wandered In many eonatantly ehltllng channeia to tha a a By making and constantly deepen ing tho channel through this hoc Hamburg gained It pre-eminence. Formerly liners were obliged to lighter part of their cargoea at Brunahanaen. twenty miles below th harbor, and thia expensa caused the Hamburg-' American line to try dispatching Its llnera from Cuxhavcn at the mouth of the river; but one year's experience waa ao unfortunate that the mere pros pect of reaching Hamburg without lightering cauaed Cuxhaven to be abandoned. Hamburg Is now acces sible "at high water and without lightering for the largest boats In the trans-Atlantic service" and those boats go to Hamburg. Portland la accessible without lightering- at high water to th largest shipa and when the Im provement now under way are com pleted will be equally accessible at low water. Mr. Clapp aaya: "Liverpool. Autwerp, Rotterdam, Havre and Hamburg have had to bo satisfied with a partial attainment of th Ideal." which he dcflnta as a channel "so deep that all vessels using It can go up the river at low water." This partial attainment Is that "in C.U of them large ahlpa can enter only at the highest stage of water." Portland has attained the full ideal for all except the very largest shipa and In a reasonable time will-have at tained It also for them. Then all ahipt will come to Portland, aa they have and do to other great ports of th world located on river at a dis tance from th ocean. Though th apology to Colombia be omitted and the Indemnity reduced, th latter will nevertheless be black mail. Th treaty ahould be rejected for this reaaon and for th further reason that It granta Colombia privi leges In the Panama Canal which Prealdent Wilson hu aald that the United Statea could not enjoy, aa own. ae nt tha fanal. without violating the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. If we cannot enjoy them, how can w grant them to Colombia? How would you Ilka to be homeless and foodleaa In thia weather? Consider th possibilities aud thereby gain some Idea of the unhappy fat of millions of Innocent non-combatant In Poland. Incidentally. It might be well to recall that there la a fund being raised to alleviate this suffering and that you ar eligible to contribute. Schenectady had an earthquake that threw sleepers from their beds, and publishes the fact. If auch were a common occurrence. Schenectady, Uk Han Francisco, would aeek other means of glory. In Java a flood destroya 120.000 housea: In Oregon anow causes some temporary discomfort and Inconven ience. Hut we ar In Oregon, and Java la a long way off. It la to the interest or the utilities companies to restore servlc aa quick, ly aa possible and that la what they are doing. Patience and cheerful ness assure lonrevlty. Register now! An unpleasant duty, to be sure, but milder than doing your Christmas shopping early, of which ne. ceaaity you again will be reminded ahortly. There Is more Joy In Germany over one British ship captured than over ninety-nine German ahlpa wnicn es cape capture by Internment. Would tt not be a Joke on the nnnm'a nrlanner If thoa bombs ahould prov to b filled with saw dust? Bryan on a peace-at-any-pric plat fnm. m ith Henrv Ford as campaign angel ought to worry the Democracy. Very likely the heir to the Turkiah throne waa murdered and the polite fiction of aulclde given out. Tou do not find a Kanaan or Ne braskan grumbling. "Back home" such as thia la not bad. The taenlo echlnococcua Is In dogs as well as Jackrabblts, but people do not eat the canine. fnt- a man's folks would rather he atay In town than act up after walking home. Men who own automobilea are re viving, th lost art of walking these days. Inatead of becoming broody, the Oregon hen la Just "laying" around. On total eclipse in a lifetime la aeen by the average man. Not even the eclipse could break th grip of old Boreaa. Never again object to rain and aouthweatorly winds. Wilson- 1 doing the talking, not Colonel House. Maybe the anew will not go off with a rush! It makes work for the tree surgeons. Too much of this weather Is plenty. Register tarly and avoid the, rush. How to Keep Well By Dr. W, A. Evaaa, Queeiions pertinent to hygiene, sanitation and prevention of dlseaee. If mattera of gen eral Internet, will ba answered In thia col umn. When epace wlil not permit or the ulJect Is not suitable, letters will be per sonally aniarreo, subject to proper limlta taclnna and where s-.ampfd. addreised -n-veiop le lncioae.i. In-. Kvaos will not make duiuoilt or prearrlbe for Individual dis eases. Requests for such service cannot be answered. (Oopvright, bv Dr. W. A. Evans. PiibMehed by arrangement with Chicago Tribune.) A state Without Coaanseptlon. Dr. Victor Hclser. director for the East of the International Health Com mission. Is responsible for the state ment that the state of Victoria, Aus tralia. ha entirely eliminated con sumption from among its people. His statement In the Journal of Outdoor Life is: "I have recently bean advised that the enforcement of these rules In the state of Victoria has resulted in the disappearance of tuberculosis.' Dr. Helser I no amateur in sanita tion. For years he had. charge of sani tation In the Philippines. Ho U now high In authority In the International Health Commission. Having heard of the aituatlon In Australia, he went there representing the commission to get first-hand information. Hia state ment therefore are worth your at tention. What are the rules to which he al ludes? Any one reporting a case of tuberculosis la paid 12.50. By this they get very thorough reporting. Aa soon aa a case la reported an In vestigator calls. If the case la one that should be hospitalized it la put in an institution at once. If the sick person Is in a position to carry out all tho rules for the protection of the people he is filven the option of remaining at home. The theory of the law is that every ease of consumption is to be cared for lh a hospital or sanitarium. If the patient desires to remain at home and can convince the authorities that he Is willing and able to carry out Instructlona he ia allowed to re main at home. He la furnished a card on which are printed certain very definite rules. He must aleep on a porch which has been approved by the Inspector. He must care for hia sputum and use individual cups, knlvea, apoona. eta The Inspec tors Inspect resrularly. If two vlola tlona of the rule are proved tho pa tient goes to a eanltarium or hospital at once without any formality. He is kept there until there la no longer dan ger that he will Infect any one. In order to protect the people as-alnst tuberculosis immigrants are not al lowed to go to Victoria until they have been examined and pronounced free from tuberculosis. In addition to the examiners in Australia, the state main tains examiners in London. The cus tom of sleeping out is wellnlgh uni versal In Victoria. These are the measures which suc ceeded In eliminating tuberculosis from Victoria in a alngle generation. They are simple enough, but more Import ant than the law itself la the fact that there is obedience. The law la the law and nobody ia above it Australia haa a low death rate and Victoria la one of the hcalthieat states in the group. The people are of good stock. They are young and strong. They are fond of out-of-door exercise and try to keep themselves fit- The average age of the citizen fall in the life period where there is not much sickness and the danger of death Is not great. The climate is excellent. But no one of thess nor all of them combined wholly explain the rare good health which prevails in Australia. In no other part of the world are the plans of the state for the conservation of humans so well thought out as in Australia. Nearby was the mythical land of the atory Erewhon. where alcknesa waa a crime punished by law. raaqoerlna- Nicotine. M.'H. II. writes: -How long does It take the orrans to get accustomed to perform their functions without to bacco?" REPLY, Three to six weeks. Ctsaacea A boat Even. K. It. writes: "I would greatly appre ciate your valued counsel as to the ad visability of marriage with an appar ently stronir and healthy girl of 28. from the following standpoint: -The girl's father, now deceased, and the father's brother, now living, age over 50. were both afflicted with a dis ease diagnosed as Huntington's chorea. 1. What are the chances that the daughter will become so afflicted, and that of her offspring? j. What are the nature and cause of this disease? -3. What can be done to cure or avoid It? -4. At what age does it usually de velop? "6. What are apt to be the symp toms of Its approaching development?" REPLY. 1 The chances that she will develop' the disease ara about even. If aha develops the disease tha chance that aome of her chil dren would develop the disease la very great. If she doea not develop tho disease her chil dren will not be liable to develop tha disease. Tha euaenica law of Huntlngtona chorea is as follows: Persons with HuntlnKton's chorea should not beget children. About half of their children develop chorea. Brothers and sisters of persons with Huntinatons chorea not themselvea affected do not beget chil dren eublect to tho disease. S" It la an Inherited disease of the brain. l! To cars nothing. To avoid sea an swer to 1. 4. Middle life. B. A fine tremor, usually beglnnlna In one hand. Tha trembling can bo controlled. It stops during sleep. Hyperacid Stomacls. M. A. P.. of New York, writes: "Am 35 years old and waa told I have a hyperacid atomach. Will you kindly tell me what diet to put myself on? What raw fruits and vegetables, if any. am I allowed to eat? Why are soups not good?" REPLY. If the person who told you was a com petent phyalclan ha can also tell you what and what not to eat. Only by personal knowledge of your condition would one be Justified In attempting to do this, HUB Ratee Wheat Lean. PORTLAND, Feb. S. (To the Edi tor in The Oregonian a news item states that Robert Brldgea. presidant of the Seattle Port Commission, had made charges that the Eastern Wash ington and Eastern Oregon bankers were charging farmers 10 per cent In terest on loans on wheat in ware houses, and that George W. Bates and other clearing-house managera had made thorough investigations and re plied that the charge was without foundation. In regard to Eastern Washington I cannot testify from actual knowledge, but I do know that in Eastern Oregon, thia last Fall, banks charged me 10 per cent interest on money which I bor rowed on wheat in warehouse aa se curity. ' . . . Furthermore, they only wanted to loan 50 cents to 60 cents per bushel, when wheat was selling at the same warehouse for s cents, and prices ad vancing. Also, they tried to make me believe that they were doing me an everlasting favor in letting me have the money. If Mr. Bates really wants to find out the truth, he will learn that the regu lar going rates of Interest charged by KiBlrrn Oregon banks is 10 per cenr. and If he needs ocular proof I can show him my cancelled notes. I am giving my name and address to the editor, but am not signing It to this communication, as I may want to borrow again. EASTERN OREGON FARMER, CHOICE OK BRAXDEIS IS SURPRISE Press Agree He Ia Advocate, Kot Judge, by Temperament. Possibly it was President Wilson's .. .i i . i. i h oo.o all nf the IlllClilllU IV Ul t CkA. ,1, bUlo ..www . precedents which have determined in the past the choice or memDers oi Supreme Court. Perhaps he desired to - H - ..rnortmenf- tt InflHtinCT intO the court the type of mind and of legal ... . , n I J t temperament wnicn otner rrejiucuu have successfully endeavored to avoid in making their selections. Perhaps he has been looking for ability of one sort instead of stability of the other sort. n v... n 1. ... .. n . . wA,t(n the bench inBtead of strengthening it; that IS, weuneu Jl iroin in iuiui w " to which we have all become accus tomed. Philadelphia Press. The appointment is a most amazing one. Mr. Brandeis has appeared in many cases which brought out his gifts as an agitator rather more than as a lawyer. He has qualities of an ag gressive public prosecutor. He has never in a single instance showed that he possessed a Judicial mind and tem perament in any degree. In fact, all his public appearances would indicate the possession of a mind as far as pos sible the reverse of Judicial. We should suppose that Brandeis would be an al most ludicrous misfit on the Supreme bench. Philadelphia Record. Whether Mr. Brandeis can shake off the habits of mind formed in long-years of legal struggles and can become the unprejudiced Judge, framing decisions that may vitally affect the welfare of untold millions of people, is the only debatable point. President Wilson evi dently believes that, like many another man raited to the bench, the sense of responsibility of high position will put an effective curb upon tendencies to extreme radicalism and that Mr. Bran deis will make a learned and impartial Justice. Louisville Courier-Journal. The nomination of Brandeis takes the country completely by surprise. Mr. Brandeis probably had not thought of himself for the vacancy before he was tendered the honor. His activities had been directed in so much wider a field than that of strictly the law that it waa not auspected that he had even any predilection for the Judiciary. With his ability and character there Is no reason why he should not measure fully to the dimensions of the great place to which he has been elevated. New York Tribune. President Wilson took the country by surprise when he nominated Louis D. Brandeis to be an associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Maybe Mr. Brandeis has commended himself to Mr. Wilson by showing that he. too, can change his mind. The coun try hopes so. It would be a misfortune If he carried to tho Supreme bench the narrow, mistaken attitude toward the vital industry of transportation which he took when he was serving as adviser to the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. New York Times. The nomination of Louis D. Brandeis to the bench of the Supreme Court of the United StateB comes as a complete surprise to the country. It cannot be doubted that Mr. Brandeis. should the Senate confirm the nomination, would be a conspicuous member of the court. Because of his ability, his intense in terest in the tasks to which he applies himself and his fearlessness in the ex pression of opinion, he would be heard from; he would of a certainty attain to great distinction. Des Moines Register. Much can be said in commendation of the appointment. Perhaps the strongest thing that can be said is that he was indorsed by no political or ganization. He has been the spokes man of no organization or no special interest. He will go to the Supreme Court with a free mind, a mind ac customed to reaching its own con clusions. With such equipment his record aa a member of the Supreme Court ahould be worth while. Philadelphia Public Ledger. President Wilson could have made no appointment to the Supreme Court of the United Statea more unexpected to the public at large or more calculated to provoke bitter controversy. Louis D. Brandeis. should he be confirmed by the Senate, will undoubtedly bring to the deliberations of the final Judicial tribunal of the Nation a mind charged with fervid enthusiasm for the defense of popular rights, and hia influence on the whole should be a wholesome one. Boston Herald. Mr. Brandeis Is a lawyer of unques tioned ability. That he is. however. Judicially minded, and so ideally fitted for this post on the Supreme bench, few of his friends would be likely to claim. It Is as a controversialist rather than as a dispassionate lawyer of facts and arguments that he has achieved distinction. This is not the type of mind which has proved most service able in the deliberations of the Su preme Court. . Baltimore Saa. Much surprise will be caused by the President's nomination of Louis D. Brandeis Tor the vacancy on the Su preme bench. He is associated in the public mind with the idea of advocacy rather than that of Judicial poise. But there can be no doubt of his Intel lectual fitness for the post nor of his moral quality. Formerly considered a radical, the progress of public opinion has made of him about a conservative. Boston Post. If he has been a radical he has had the radicalism of a man strong for the public Interests whenever he thought that other interests were crowding them unduly. He has made enemies, but not of the great democracy of the country. It is hoped that there will be no delay in confirming the appoint ment. Mr. Brandeis fully measures up to the most rigid of standards so neces sary in this position. Chicago Herald. If the nomination is confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Brandeis will be the first Jew to occupy a seat in that ex alted tribunal. While the legal abili ties of Mr. Brandeis are unquestionable, he has been too prominent in a number of big fights of recent yearjji to have failed to excite many animosities and in some minds a serious question as to his possession of "the Judicial tempera ment." New York World. The selection of Mr. Brandeis is a realization of progress that will be ap preciated by millions, irrespective of party, names or prejudices, who are disinclined to believe that Judges must always be chosen from a class unsym- .w.: . i v. -ka BfAnnmld burdens and pa.iuei.iw " l'. v..w . - economic aspirations of the people. Boston Traveler. The appointment will be bitterly criticised in certain business and finan cial circles. It will be claimed, and possibly with Justice, that Mr. Brandeis lacks the Judicial temperament. But as ... anA oil nf t Vi o Prpcl. a political iiiu-c -- dent's moves in these days are political i. it . hrnnlv hnlnflll cine 1 L Will Ow B w. wau, " - I Boston Transcript. It is regrettable that what appear to be exigencies of tho approaching Presi dential campaign should have caused the President to attempt to force upon the Supreme Court one whom the Sen ate is reported to have been unwilling to confirm as a member of tho cabinet In Other Days i Twenty-Five Yeara Ago. From The Oregonian, February 4. 1S9I. Paris, Feb. 3. Michael Eyraud, tha murderer of Notary B. Gouffe, was guillotined at 7:30 this morning. Ho went to his death with fortitude and resignation. Washington, Feb. 3. It is reported here that the President is considering offering to Robert Lincoln, minister to the court of St. James, the post of .sec retary of the Treasury, vacant by the death of Mr. Windom. Tnrinn Vi-h 3 Advices say Brus sels is in great excitement. The min istry is severely blamed for not per mitting the army reserves to go home and the populace Is crying for a re vision of the constitution and for uni versal suffrage. The testimonial benefit tendered to Master Uda Waldrop, the child musi cian, took place last night at the Mar quam Grand. S. H. Friedlander and Ralph Hoyt were in charge. Madame Gaylord Bell played two harp solos. rr. A. J. Glesy and Mrs. Giesy left last night for Southern California go ing overland. The magnificent Perkins Hotel is to be opened formally to the public to day. Ground for the building was broken Just a year ago. ENFORCEMENT IS NOT PROBABLE Novel Defense Offered for Objection able Part ef Sunday-Closing BUI PORTLAND, Feb. 3. (To the Ed itor.) The bill providing for one day of rest in seven has drawn tho fire of our friend Dan Kellaher. This was to be expected, as Mr. Kellaher wants to operate his store seven days of the week and thus take advantage of the six-day stores. The Oregonian seems to fear that some innocent farmer or fish canncr will be rushed into court and compelled to prove that ho was engaged in a work of necessity. But the history of the past 50 years of lax enforcement of such laws in Oregon should allay all fears of that nature. As to the Jewish storekeepers, they will all adopt Sun day closing of their own accord. And no officer would drag an Adventlst Into court who observed Saturday as a rest day. The Oregonian states that "there ara very few persons who aro compelled to work continuously on pain of losing their jobs." Our esteemed morning daily evidently has not investigated this subject. The elevator boys of the Oregonian building are among tho 30, 000 seven-day workers of the state. The cigar clerk at the bottom of the elevator is in the same class. Tho 300 streetcar men have no regular time off duty. The policemen of the city have only two rest days a month. A car penter informed mo that his boss laid off 35 men because they refused to work on Sunday. For over two years a buttermaker in a Portland creamery has been compelled to report at the creamery at 2 o'clock every morning for more than two years past. Grocers and other business nen galore in all parts of the state are being forced by their seven-day competitors to keep open on Sunday, thus doing seven days' business for six days' profits and short ening their live3 by 10 years on the average. Along Grand avenue from Hawthorne to East Ankeny are 18 groceries, and 16 of them keep open every day. Two of these grocers are heading the move ment to repeal the existing law. Some time ago one of them, who never closes his store day or night, opened a seven day store near Washington and Seven teenth and compelled the other grocers of that locality to do likewise. A week ago last Sunday night at a few minutes before 10 o'clock I saw Mr. Kellaher serving two customers in his open store, contrary to the Jaw of the state, but protected in his lawless act by Judge Gantenbein's Injunction. David Lloyd George has practically commanded the manufacturers of mu nitions in Great Britain to stop Sunday labor in order to increase the output of the factories. The same thing was done when a rush order for ammuni tion was received by a munitions fac tory in the United States at the time of tho Spanish War. The proposed law is f- the economio welfare of Oregon and should be supported by every loyal citizen. Men can do r?ore and belter work In six days than in seven. U. L. TUFTS. Dr. Tufts has been misinformed as to the employment of elevator operators in tho Oregonian building. Some of hia other illustrations are not of men com pelled to work continuously "on pain ot dismissal." PLAN MEANS MORB INDUSTRIES Dredging of Columbia Slough Worth United Kflort of People. PORTLAND, Feb. 3- (To the Edi- tor.) I learn from The Oregonian that there has been a movement started by some of the property owners of the Peninsula. J. M. Leach being at tho head of the undertaking, to open Columbia Slough as a ship channel, also to fill the low land and by doing so create a new factory district. 1 would like to lend my voice in this undertaking and aid in any way I can. as I think it- is about time the People of this city woke up. We must have more factories and there is not a bet ter place on the Coast than Portland for the man who is looking for a busi ness location. This is a big undertaking and I be lieve it can be done if the people will all Join hands and help. Let us all take hold and help. Every mill or shop that comes to our city means fewer empty houses and more "The "action taken by the North Port land Commercial Club at Ub last meet ng Is right in line with this under taking. Why not go through with it.' One can do but little in an undertaking of this kind, but a large body can get what is wanted if the people could only be brought to realize what our city needs and take hold as Mr. Leach has done It would not be long till the eves of the country would be turned, this way. Why not ask the large prop erty owners to give a part of their holdings (two or three acres) to any factory that would come to this dis iacior sh hive trict ana locaie: wiu- , : done this, why not Portland? So let us all get busy, vve o.vw v. w .. writing letters; what shall we do with tho people when they come? 1 G. A. CARPENTER. Who Gets the Benefit? Merchants who believe they profit by their competitor's advertising may read with some interest thi3 statement of a leading Washington advertising druggist. He says: "I had often heard the stories of how John Smith does the .advertis ing and Sam Jones, across the street, reaps the benefit. "fter we got hold of the store across the street (which he docs not run under his own name), I was able to sense the situation. I found that on days when we do our heaviest advertising (Mondays and Thursdays) and when our receipts at the main store are running ,1500 or 11600 for the day, the receipts across the street, instead of remain ing normal, invariably show a fall ing off of approximately 10 per cent."