THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY " 5. 1916.
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In t i'l tf'lK'ti', of our rlht o4
fonor th La.'n! ffiir. ThT
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. ci ithtn f"T" lono W ff-tl t
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iTimoom tft Nation lo prrr fr
t!itr h now
T t:I io rr-t tfct ma
i fjlV.l ! for- thioo dnr In
rv.--rr. ltl. bn h iurJ a
f itr lo otl!rV vsrninr. or 0
In rtr-4rT " Marrn. Ili. hn tha
"inrio of tr lifnti obmrin
(ti?itn and tSo proclamation of
ttri'mn pllnt tTlo!'l our
frnanl irri u!tio. ! tna prclnt
t ttrm.in.Mp hi Jut: ctrrruhftd.
Tt tn rr.j a a frbia nru fr
i-iiri"i.n of l ror trrri br
mtrf m .Vf'o l r'ro that
eir Atmr I -irri'-lnt to
. Htf"l Ifla. b"f'ler PfwpTl.T. Thr t't
If lt b--. in "f t.i Imnol-
rot 4mrr lirwi'il tn W'll'-an
t-o.j', tial mtl b-omo flrrptj
lnol4 ) to VI'. W lto'
f.vr t - dfr u-t:on. OouIJ haa
4pan iMnnf of our pii'Itary ak
an J mtini'd ha a J f "r tha
. f.-rr.. b''1 to asaMa M-n lo do h
.ttr Hklta fprmn Ma prrt
asp-atj as I t:io ! r farthrf
tv prrpooa In tronthfiin our
irfa. tft'T a4 tf'a ra for
tt aiul-Jrn ch.rca of front.
U moult bo anfalr. and pmbabTy
c(m, t t.it tbo hMi'i
a"io4i.r.- o ruo-f br tbo political
iitrmil t h flnta bla rao-
:,. f'-r M-oe4 Urn. Ioubt:a
,t-a frmiatti baa rial a sanulna ron-
ario on i"io n!"-t. caoao'j er a
innr rMitiia of tn pr"i'-fBnt
to coontrjr'a mbm baa pr"la:-l
. a" I br tba - pIMItlli of prra.
art coBroarla an't f'foro proO-U-na.
Bit It la tro anou? that tba
of prp.r.f na lo riatt to tba
'ri.!nt'a ca-rip' f"f f a-atortlon.
an t that hl.a tour aa aot aolalr -'n.j
t,i arouo tbo roqntry to tn
r.. nf trachnin tha Artnr ant
N-T. 6"Jt a!r t t.Jntif)i Iha Pr! lrt
a a can-ll!a for r-aIvt!oo ltf on
of tAat ltal laa. XtXrr 11
I'riJrt b4 tomrclll! hla prtr to
t ia cftjinf potirf It 1 bad rai.'4
riiaer of l' t Jra t dTaro thm
a!a nn;-a:iriat. fo"4 tnat tha
pofi. by aa rrhtn!nc maJ.irttT
an I rcr"-!: of partr. dmant-t
llat tbo Nation ba ma.la aafa al"-l
I' a. a
lla prtr a loar to rhna
fVonl Iftao bo : lo fait. a
r ron.l !rbra rripinn of It
a lifa tfor.! t tha pttk''0 wh!.-!
b t.-vj anj ht -h ba iioaa. aNJon.
Jo tnl'f to innl tAa forra of puMK
rrl-n t. br uro thoa a'!a
rapuj;at'iT of tho:r opjr.tona aa4 tl)a
to unit hi partr 'jfrort of ba
poli..-y. ha Br4o be raant apeak
In tour Hi arpoal for airport aa
ii. to irron(! Hpqbt!cn atat.
V .t lru tov:'T. bi. hrr lrirH
tha poi. -i.-l ..p.l of th roi-5nf
. ?-!. an.J p'dal H ! t?!a
potrl.ti'- puTpoo No C'o Arrliark
r.MV!n or rtmri. itl lt
hrll hi aupport fr-jro a IT"i-t ho
ai It lo ta o of th Nl!onal
.' ,!t r""t cifin will aprro-a
ta ! I.M'! f flprnl.tj
lin that "tftal ,'iHr act4 ba
coral larvl nfffr aport frn formr
par.o oplni.ia. la th hop thl In
owa ar ffvar t tethr In
-if ( our rmirErT
l- n i'wn bj bn.r ta am
f Hfi- In Ma thort.t.oi to l al la
Iarl..ll an t at Na Tor b
rrawia.t aurprt "that mn h.t't al
I pafiMit fear.nf or fnflil im.
Vif.T t. rro lr.!o tho tt artft.in ft
r-.i fna.Tnj thfB ti tTl'T
tat bl rl mar bo ( mora tno
ta..r .1 i wir:t aa bln oo Ma
.rwl pnaitim. thT ma b mn.
0, lr,i In copi li'n ailtn a-l tha cr
r m.an-. T moot Important clr
minilxi'a l- tt h W a ran lulaf
Tr r-ti ti -n ai-t that bl caaa wuoH
. ha bn hopfa ba.t b ror.tiP.od
hi opp.mtfloo to prapora-ina. lla
baa thrf ra taian t ?r to t
bi-nrf lM tr. tha po-ipt. Thl
roi t pts:t.ai!oa of th rat.
mar afattn hia (wai'a o
tMon.1 Iffm Tha avn4 I hla tour
of t Will W'aat to ar anthoa-
lm. baf r f ir propara.Jnaaa an J for
bi-aa'f aa l' champi-Tn.
Tha paopla will In fa.t a'lPPTt Mr
Yvro a w'-. b'H il bar lo roii't
fs.al r-ja (lrt fca bI'f't an. I that
bl partr ha HHa.t nport It aa to
ho rnrf an appeal to ptjb'li-pr..-n
it-irT to iMp tha tvm"
.- irfo rn. Th'T ebra tbal
wfi hf!'T a diaoon!it fo tha rto-p-iht'..n
party b fort that pol-.-r
frnrr th ftrt pparar-o of tha
rrrar.l mriniT "1 thruuaVvjt tba
6a tS iTt-IcCt aUftt-J
1 Ki. - Im ,llln, In It Tha
i-nr.rlualon a in ho that, tha Policy ba-
ng a-Mn1 ar.J b'lr o f in'lamf r.tal
aa lr. U'iljnn aj . ta nfcalim
houi't bo anlruatrd to tha partr hlhi
ht ffrro It unfaltarlna- aupport.
r!hr than H tha partr ahUh baa
Oral eppoa.). than divldcj upon It.
un!r tha laa.Jarahip of a man ho.
aflrr oppoan-j. haa aupp-rt'd It under
th pur f political or National nevoa
t.t?, or b"n-
tuc to rr.
Ta Irnparul fifrmin (oiirnmiiil
tpra-alj au'.horUed tba datru-ti'n of
tha .tetania. It ran ba utty und'r.
to.i. .rt'or. that It finJa grral
.Ti-'jtljr In liaavot: th art.
To fuor. acror'lti c lo Mti ll
coraph.Wal daflcUlon. mcana to dia.
ooo; dlarlalAi keoala of. rraponal
bitttr for. or (a-i!oa alth: rrpu
dlato; danjr coacurracc in or approval
of. rrfua to own or a.-koowlrd; dt
nart th Herman orrmant ran
4o nlMif of tha kind, la of tha
fv af.hout obrlona and humlltatir.
lu:tiflcatlon iTr.l.Jrr t Wtlaon.aooma
lo haa ovadd that nurmur.talla
obotarla. or aoticht to avada It. br in
iu!.r( thai trmanr admit that tha
art aiaa lllaxal. tt aa Ittreal. and
th irlnnwfM.lrmi.nt Inrolvao a plain
and frank ronfcaalon of arror. r.
raanr ha tn4 to aatufr tba Ireltl
roata damanda of th foiled Stataa
br offcrln reparation and promHln
not t do tt a-tn. In th Arabic
raw Ccrmanjr mala th folio Irf
p!d:
t.iar ortl aX aon br oa abttirl
allkoul inif aad altboot aafal of la
rrvaa mt 1 i aaalo. prl4 lh lloar
a ao irv I iap a at ' r hobiww.
Put thar la no ronfraaton that tha
iloklnc of a nirrrharit voaal llhout
arr.inr and llhout aafrtr to parn
rra U lttral: onlr a public dr-ara-tlort
that II will not be dona. lHiubl
! CfrmiBT thouiht It aa doln
mu. h to paM tha I'nltad Rtatr.
I; it tha lAialtanla tlt rtlll l not
lr't out. It III not bo. antra Cr
many bark a out. or the L'nltrd Hlalr
do. Hoar ran th Prldar.t. In
honor, and In the W.ht of hla obliga
tion to hi pop!r. and th hlrhar Ob'.l
ration to hunnanltr mhlrh h ha ao
rtrn aro-vad. fall to lra.'t that tha
alakiPC of fh l.uJltarl wa a, rlola
tion of International law?
Vhr abould not Germany, which da-IttM-rataly
broka tha laar. arknomladf
it rrpon.'M'Itjr. an-l. admit th II
!fat!tr of th dd?
tmnunot or ititi tucrm.
Th fronlin print eUewher a
moat enlbl artirl on th atr
por q'eatlon. from tha Kucene
fterutap Tha Iiitrr haa noted that
thera I a at (jjantity of prejudicial
cabbto on water power, and It d e
ira natue-ally that tha quaatlon ba
tnt pad of all airy euparf iultlea and
ittmili'tic rnerallllea. and rrdurad to
lt rkmeria It want to know what
w'tl happen to tha water power of
rrrn onrtrr any a-hm of Fad
era! or atata ron rot. and ntea th
' of a Un County prj-t awai-.-Inc
i'aTrelofiment.
Ther ha bn ronalrtert mtarep
raaer.tttlon about tha whoFa igblft hy
th eowr promoter of Kederal con.
trol. Jirat a ther w aa about tha or
Ifflnal hem of rinrhot reaarvallon.
whb h maao,Mrdei under the alirac-
mt name of conversation and de
relved a whot Nailo aa to lla Datura
and pirio. X a find th wir.l
rroad of rartationuta uproarlouaty
Jamandl."' Kedaral control of water
nowrra and aehemently denouncln
th mjthiral wter-power tru.t. It
u th oil lUrmM atuff. drel op
anew, and mad to eerie In the prra-
cnt rampalan.
Tba water-power concern are t
am wicked baron of foretsn cap
ital whom ha for many jrar
in Oro loudly rltd upon to com
her and develop our undeveloped re-
ourre. Now m l at one iney are
robber of the pubtlr domain and dia
poltera of tha paoplo'a hertta. -
lirit th real lua la not the water
power companies, ror their method,
nor their t, nor their futur. It 1
the rrtnrlpte of Federal landlordlm
opertm within atat. and uaurrln
th rishtful prerogative of tha atata.
Control of th etAte'e water power
not th j.jernmnt' la to ba taken
r br tn fr.ttod ttate Coernroant
and ttalr.talna.l by th federal bo
ratirra' r at Waahirrtow.
Th fjn Countr project ICIear
Ijtkel about which our. contemporary,
th HecUter. apeaka ao conytorlr.sly
! to b admlnlatrred t!f on publl"
Land! br a bureau at Waahincton 1004
mi:e alT. It la to arraece th term
oti whb-h a l-cal corporation ahall
b prti:rro) to furfil l!ht and
power lo a local community. Tet th
water power la the atate'a; the dio
trwt t b aerved U within a ainde
roati: and local capital probbl)
1. cr wltl be. lne.d In th develop
ment.
Tha ortf ratrtent for Federal con.
t-l bureaucraMi? lan-llrrtlem rp-
ermtinr from Waahlrctoo I that th
tat cannot bw trusted. Ther la no
other, tt t a lnulr plea to b ad
vnr. by an Admlniatratlon whl-li
haa made hi'tory throuh It advocacy
of at ate ricbta
Moorrrro at.
Art la rorrentlr atippod to apeak
a nr.lirrwl lruae. True art. we
have been tldknowe no iteorraphlcal
Umitatlon. rationality or racial ra-
trt-t:oea Hut thte widely accepted
Ilea ai: bav to be mo-llflrd rlnre
antrpnint New Tork reformer hav
cceod In demor.atrattn that art
to Fetrocrad and I!rrela may not be
art tn New Tora. Icaatalae. the
authorltie wl'l not rni th unl
veraal application of artiUe Idea.
Il cam about thr"ooh tha preaenta
tlon of th newly Itr ported H'J3ln
ta'l.t. Amonx th rare terpatchorean
creatlor I a faun. Fauna. In the
mactre! realm of mythotoCT. have
peculiar rtchta and llcrna. and th!
prt'cutar faun look full advar.ta of
tboo preroa-atlve. . It wore llttl or
r-othln and cavorted about the atace
la a manner which may hav edified
t be- a T'. Imt ic aoul of th RaMUn con
eomeaur. New Tork aavarta. too,
were rhirmed with the faun, but hen
a rerrrr.Utlve for Ihe fgppreaalon
of Vice aaw tha fan he iJ It w
tot art. but vice.
Now. lnr th Ruaalan ballet t
botn condjeted by tha Metropolian
Company, and lnc that concern la
n-aintlneJ by jbanplon and not for
the purpxoo of makln money, the
rortendon that tha faun waa art art
for art e take carried aome weieht.
but B"t enoufhi weftht to convince
lb ruardlana vf metnt-!ltan rrtorala.
Tba temperamental !lrctor of the Kal
t.t could har-lly be'.lev hi own ear
hen t'd of th objection lo ht faun
r. t It antic. Heal tear of ra and
ontrac' J prt 1 r aal.l to have welled
Into hi Slavonic ee. Had rot the
bt pe-.'e t tarop aa tba bal'.cl.
Had sot th crowned beada f Europe
apfrovej tt faun? CouM not three
Araartrana appreciate true art with
out twin allocked?
Dut the director' outraed protean
did ro weaken th objecuona of New
Tork'a moral cuatodUna. Art mleht
be art and tha crowned head of K.u
ropo miht recomtse'lt aa art but the
faun almply had to wear eomethlnf
and become leaa amoroui'jf rambunc
tlou In hla antlca. Otherwlae. the
houaa m:ht rocaldtr Itself pinched.
So. there beln no way around IU the
faun wa clothed and tamed: and now
It mut be borne In mind that art In
Fetrograd may be a breach of the
city ordlnanree In New York.
rtRIMlX UtAC-nora.
Durinr the ventful dajra when the
fate of Franc may be aald to hanir In
lb balanc. when th flower of French
manhood la lnh trenchea or concen
tration camp, wo learn that Part
eeka to renew aomo of lu ancient
ralcty. A correapondent of the Aaao
elated pTea record that th war pic
ture In Pari r recelvlr compar
atively litjl rarrona. Play and
k:rhc ronrernln varloua phca of
th reat atmcEle euffer for want of
attendance. People prefer tha luhl
revue. onr and aketchra or tha film
comadia. Tha antlca of a roup of
French and Enjrltah movie eomedlana
provide an eapeclally utron drawing
card at thla time, tba audience laujen
In artth unwonted energT at ha mot
commonplace humor.
Tbl 1 entirely to ba expected,
nattier than beln an evidence that
French noa-combatanu are frlvolou
and Ucklnc in reall-atlon of their
country' fearful atrujtslea, th Jnci
dent rlvea an Inaljtht Into th grim
French mood. Maudlin laughter over
mediocre Joke betraya a reaction that
moat follow a inmbrr atate of mind.
Ordinarily the Frenchman la not
given to gratultou mirth, and when
h laugh to excea now It I by way
of aeekln an antldoto avalnat the
lor-endured auiipen.v. the never-
endln chain of tragic event. Broth
era and neighbor killed In tha dally
gortlea. flu mora of new German g-
grewlon. Fear of aerial ralda In
tha right. Gnawlnc auapena aa to
a hat tha ultimate future aa well aa
tha Immediate future may brln forth.
The eoldler at V front find an.out
let for hi pent-un emotion. He may
flghu or dig. or plan big vlrtortc for
the .morrow. Put for the man at tne
rear, who I kepi behind by phynloal
or moral ahortcomlnga. Ihero la no
outlet for hla brooding auspenao ex
cept In the placea of amuaement. It
I rot rauae for whder that Pari
thror.ga to tha burlesque eomcdle In
preference to tha military movie,
inc th military morjea ar merely
a vlru!litlon of that grim bualneaa
which la a conatant burden upon the
French mind and plrlt.
rmrTt" nr. or war.
In brilliantly lighted hall reeking
with perfume and the odor of liffuor
abandoned crowd may be een dan
cing, dlnln. Jenung. uproaiiouIy en
Joyin tnemaelvra. They buy - rich
food, which they barely touch, be
calm they ar mi-felted with ea'lng.
They ip rich champagne, with which
their bralna ar befuddled. When
da, break end th! revelry lnT are
huatled away In cushioned taxlcah t
ataam-healed apartment, w hera they
leep away the dav. arutlng for a
break fuat at duk and a freah rounj cf
night-time gaiety. They hare no work
t perform becaun they ara rich be
yond th neceawlty of work: an. I llng
newly rich, they ar making the most
of It.
luch ar the acenea which are
prevalent In New York thla Winter.
Th tory of thl revelry come fron
many oiirece. From returned travc'
er. from the metropolitan pre. from
th dupatchea. Th Katurday Evenlns
Pott In Ita current lue feature New
Tork'a rlotoua xtravagnce. It la tha
war. Thousand have been mado rich
by -war bablea," thoae stock In muni.,
lion concern which have created a
vast new crop of American million
aire. Other thouranda ar trying to
make life bearable on Broadway and
Fifth avenue, whll Fnrl 1 closed to
Ihem.
The bl spender, needlea to say.
are the newly rich who are regaling
Ihemaelve In thla golden ahower
which grim old Mara haa scattered in
their path. For many of them the
transition haa been from a plane of
direst poverty. The gambler, whether
In card or Mock. I usually a pitiably
poverty-stricken creature whoso fam
ily Plane at Intervale or bask In
the sunshine of plenty, all according
lo the changing mood of Fate. to
they scatter their money recklessly
In th present hour of plenty. They
did not have to work for It. A great
calamity settled down upon the world
and aomo way or other, out of the ftrea
of human misery, there were fused
the vagrant stream of gold. Street
urchin scrambled for the golden coin
which some staggering wayfarer too
In a drunken whim. Such ! the
sourca of their rtchc. They aro th
nrrhln of Wall Street: the drunken
wayfarer Mar.
Hut a one vlewa theae scene of
revrlrr and plenty It Is difficult to
hut th mlnd'e eye to another ort
of cen which I tho sequel of this
one. It la not In New Tork but among
th clllea of ravlahed Poland aad for
saken Pelglum. Her are some more
victim of the prodigal whim of warr
greater million of people than may
ba found In tha whol of New Tork.
and If they are astir by night It la to
keep the gnaw In cold from eapplng
the feeble llf that flicker In thilr
benumbed vein. Picture a family
hud.lled about a fire In the open, half
starved and to-thlrd froien. Their
home haa been wrecked by a great
shell, the proflta from the manufac
ture of which may at thla Identical
moment be passing over the gilded
champagne table of New Tork. Nor
re thea baplcaa victim any' more
rceponslble for Ihelr woe than the
distant reveler for their wealth. They
are the victim of a monster of war.
Put if.e picture need not be car
ried farther. Puch IrreaTilaii'lea and
inenuaMtle In th live of men are
neither new nor startling. Our own
taw and the law of nations hold that
It la entirely right for ua to fatten,
along with tha carrion of th batUe
f Lid, upon Europe' abject misery.
Th one clearly Immoral phase of It
all lie In the fact that American
-war bablea" revel In luxartoue waste
whit the war bablea of great aertlona
of Europ atarve. At best these
golden coin are lalritcjd with human
blood, and It I Incredible that tho
who gain such wealth should view
the misery and wretchednea of Po
und and Belgium with equanimity. It
la art recorded that New Tork la a
liberal donor to European relief fun.!,
yet one would think that theae craven
creature who haunt the gilded ha'I
with their munition money wmuM
Uar ttcir war-bora wcaila liberally;
with thoee of their fellow mortal
who have found ruin In the very
source of New York' newest burst of
plenty.
no irn.ATiox ix BrnKs.
The boom In war atocka. the rise In
prlcea and the boom In Industry have
caused torn cautious soula to raise
the cry of warnlrr against Inflation.
Theodore IL Prlc believe thl fear
la unwarranted and In hla paper.
Commerce and Finance, ha aay that
h wa unable by diligent Inquiry to
obtain a definition of Inflation until a
clever woman defined It aa a situation
In which '"money seemed like more
than It really Js." He proceeds to
apply this definition to our present
situation and reaches the conclusion
that In the laat year there ha been
deflation rather than inflation of the
currency, for our gold aupply haa In
creased while not circulation ha de
creased. If there were Inflation In the stock
market, prices would continue to rise
On the contrary. r stocks have de
clined In price with the awakening to
the fact that expectatlona of profit
were extravagant. Advance in rail
road stocks ha been Justified by the
great Increase In earnings after aev
eral lean yeara. by tha certainty that
thla Increase will continue and by the
extremely low prlcea which ruled until
recently. But the advance haa been
checked by the mobilizing of large
British holdings. -rhlch are being
poured on our market- We can see
no Inflation there. Superficial ob
server may sea Inflation In our Indus
trial activity, but teel manufacturers
hav sold their product ao fsr ahead
that they ar refusing contract for
delivery even in the third quarter of
this year, and the New York Evening
Post's Pittsburg- correspondent says
that "buyer seem to be expecting to
be able to ue steel at a greater rate
thla year than they did In the closing
months of last year.'
There I no Inflation through over
buying by merchants, for Boston says
that "aeldom In the past ha the noil
day period left retailers with uch
small stocks on their shelves aa at
prcecnt": Philadelphia snys that "the
depletion of stocks on retailers hand
haa reacted favorably on wholesale
house and that munition orders are
playing a "relatively diminished part
in our industrial activity." and Pitts
burg savs that "the homo buyers are
calling for heavier current shipments
than expected."
If there Is any Inflation. U can be
found only in buying; beyond their
mentis by consumers. But farmers
have eold record crop at high prices
and aa a cIam are more nearly out of
debt than in many yenra and have
money Jn bank. Kansas City reports
a high level of deposits, light demand
for money and "merchants no longer
compelled to carry their customers for
month." Workingmcn are fully em
ployed at Increased waxes and are able
to pay for what they use. uepiction
of retail stock Is duo not to that apo
cle of Inflation which consist In buy
In luxurle on credlU but to the mak.
In good of tha accumulated needs of
several past year by men wno now
hav money and by men whom caution
restrained from spending what they
had. That la not inflation. The ex
traordinary activity la the natural re
action from a period of excelve econ
oni". The people resemble a man who
ha been in the woods for a year
wearing out hia old clothea and who
come to town In need of a complete
new Outfit, from the skin outward.
The American peopio - are simply
making deferred purehaaea of ever
thlng clothing for themselves, furni
ture for their houses, ne. houses, new
Implement for tho farm, new build
ings In the cities and new equipment
for the railroads. They are throwing
away their old clothea and buying a
new outfit. For several year ahead
they ae prospect of being able to buy
new clothe whenever they need a eult.
Therefor present proeprity la healthy
and haa coma to atay.
New Tork continues to hold Its posi
tion aa the great center of American
forcicn commerce. During the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1915. our total
foreign trade was JI.H40.604.OI. and
of this amount New York did ;.235.
CT2.244. or 4.5 per cent. This is
the third fiscal year in its hlrtory In
which New York s roreign commerce
exceeded II.Oflw.000.000.
The threat of an anthracite coal
miners' strike comes around with
wearisome regularity. Why cannot
operator and miners agree on labor's
percentage of tho selling price ana
end the wrarle?
Carnria will probably commemorate
tho burning of i'.s Parliament house
by sending more troops to Europe and
by celebrating February 3 as the Eng
lish celebrate Guy Fawkea day.
Bv enforcing suspension of saw.
mills and logging- camps, the snow has
cnaMed lumbermen to prevent the
market from being glutted and to
maintain price.
Fecret.iry "Lansing would derive on
advantage from a breach with Ger
many about the Ixisitanla he could
cut th Gordlsn knot which ties up
th Appam.
The humane man would spread
ashes on his walk, but hi womenfolk
object to having the stuff tracked In.
It's aa much as any man's life Is
worth now to say "beautiful now."
lie Is Ilk Iv to be hit with a brick.
We hear of all th Zeppelin rnlds,
but many "Zeppelin disasters arc prob
ably kept secret.
Good time to play checkers In
Gresham. without telephones, light
and power. -
Sure, the climate 1 changing. You
never read of a silver thaw tn Bible
limes.
This storm ha the record for dura
tlon until another Winter breaks It.
Revering diplomatic relations put a
fw rood men out of work.
Th Daly species of economy Is a
sure road to bankruptcy.
The sun is trying to break through
and relief Is In sights
By the w ay. are 'you writing; letters
East about this?
There Is
not cold-storage - milk.
either.
The little bit of sunshine Is reaasur-
The f:ccrlS-Porches ire forsaken.
What the Weat Waata tn Form f
Legislation.
Eugene Register.
A great deal of loose talking is beinff
done on the subject of water power in
the West. To be sure, it is an impor
tant aubJecU but for this very reason It
ought to be considered In the calm light
of good Judgment rather than in a spirit
of political frenxy. Serving the inter
ests of the people of the WeU instead
of advancing or retarding the inter
ests of this or that political group,
ought to be the chief purpose to be
kept la mind. Unfortunately, this bas
not been the case.
The Register doea not presume to
speak for all the people of the West.
It believea. however, that it is not far
wrong in stating- their wishes about
aa follows:
They want to aee as rapid develop
ment of water-power projects aa the
market for electrical energy will possi
bly permit.
They want auch regulation of the
granting bf water-power rights as will
prevent acquisition without develop
ment that Is. they want to prevent
any Individual or corporation from following-
the dog-in-the-manger policy
of filing on valuable water-power sites
and then holding them out of use.
They want the power to tax any
valuable developments that are made.
Just aa other property is taxed.
Along; these linea they are anxious
to see the fullest possible development
of the water-power resources. They
are anxloua to attract private capital
to bring about thla desired develop
ment and they want such safeguards
aa will assure those who have the cap
ital that they need not hesitate to In
vest It here. The West wants develop
ment. It wants investors. It wants
the better business and the better liv
inir conditions that development of val
uable resources will bring.
Take Lane County as an example.
There can be no doubt that every per
son of good common sense wants to see
the great Clear Lke project carried out
aa soon as possible and to that end
wants safeguards provided for those
who invest their monrj-tat Clear Lake.
Of what value to the public Is this
project 'ao long- aa it is undeveloped?
Of what value are the numerous other
power sites In the mountains bordering
the Upper Willamette Valley so Ions
as they lie Idle and unused? They will
turn no wheels; they will light and
hest no houses: they will add not one
cent to the taxable valuation or the
progress-of the community until they
are developed, and they cannot be de
veloped without the investment of
money. The money will not be forth
coming unless there Is assurance of fair
treatment.
Certain agitators are professing to
see dire visions of monopoly of all the
water power of the West. But there
are other vIMons equally dire. One of
them is reservation, through restrictive
legislation, of all the water power In
the streams on Government land. One
vision Is about as unpleasant as the
other, but because of numerous exam
ples of reservation that are close at
hand the latter Is the more readily
understood.
Wbew rablleatlow la C'lft.
DREWPEV, Or.. Feb. S. (To the
Editor.) An Oreaon publisher has
been sending me his paper and I never
subscribed for it and it has run along
for two or three years and now he has
put it In the hands of a Fan Francisco
collection agency. The latter referred
me to the postal law and regulations
of 191J. section. 419. paragraph four,
on the right of publishers to extend in
good faith credit on subscription. 1
don't believe I ever notified them to
stop sending It.
I would like to know if they csn
collect the amount they claim to be
due. SUBSCRIBER.
Tostal l.i ua and regulations have no
bearing on the right or a publisher to
collect subscriptions. The section cited
to you merely concerns the rates
charged publishers for delivery of
newspapers and periodicals. The pound
rate Is granted on newspaper and
periodicals mailed to actual subscrib
ers, and section 419 Is a definition of
the term "actual subscribers" for the
purpose of fixing postage rates.
Newspaper and periodicals sent to
any person, unless ordered by that per
son, are declared by Oregon law (Sec.
7585. L. O. L) to be a gift. The bill
cannot be collected under the -conditions
stated In your letter.
hoarln; I Auction B rid arc.
SHERIDAN. Or.. Feb. 3. (To the
Editor.) Kindly explain tho Bcoring of
auction bridge. I have Milton C. Work
on Auction, but it Is evidently intended
for players of experience In the game,
a-l do not understand the score.
A COUNTRY KUBCRIBER.
firnrlnir rule of auction bridze re
quire more space than can be devoted
to the, subject. What you probably need
is a simple pamphlet of rules and laws
of auction bridge, rather than a book
discussing fine points of the game. Fer
guson s Auction tsriage is sucn, ana
that or something similar can be had
of any leading Portland bookseller for
about 25 cents. . -
Michigan Member of Congress.
l.KXTS. Or.. Feb. 4. (To the Editor.)
Please publish the names and ad
dresses of the Congressmen from the
state of Michigan. C. COREY.
Representatives P. E. Doremus. De
troit; S. W. Brakes, Ann Arbor; J. M.
C. Smith, Charlotte; E. L. Hamilton,
Nlles: C. E. Mawes, Grand Rapids; P.
H. Kelley. Lansing; L. C Cramton, La
peer; J. W. Fordney. Saginaw; J. C
McLaughlin. Muskegon; G. A. Loud,
Bay City: F. D. ScotU Alpena: W. F.
James. Hancock; C. A. Nichols, Detroit:
Senators Charles E. Townsend. Jack.
son; William A. Smith, Grand Rapids.
Koldlera at Ball Rna.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Feb. 3. (To the
Editor.) (1) How many regular
soldlera were In the Union Army at the
Battle of Bull Run and what was tha
slxe of the rebel army? (3) Is the
master of the State Grange a Demo
crat? B. R. BANNING.
(I) Th Battle of Bull Run took
place July II. 18S1. The Confederates,
under Beauregard (30.000), defeated
the Federals (40,000), under McDowell.
O We have no information on the
subject- Doubtless Mr. Spence will
willingly tell you If you write to bim.
B Conat the Ron.
KLICKITAT. Wash.. Feb. 3. (To the
Editor.) A hand in crlbbage: A plays
a 4. B plays a . A plays a 3 for 15-2
and a run of three. B plays a 3 for a
run of 3. A rlays a i tor a run or .
B plays a 4 and contends for a run of
5 as the previous 4 was the first card
played. Is B right? A READER.
B Is rlsTht. If one counts backward
from the second 4. he finds a run of
five, unbroken by an Intervening card,
before ha reaches the first. Hence the
claim holds good.
lac f Apostrophe.
PORTLAND. Feb. 4. (To the Edi
tor.) Kindly advise the proper rules
for the use of 'the possessive "a." for
example: "It" claim or its claim; com
panv'e rules or companys rules.
1 1 . rv. i
Pronouns used in the porseeslve
case do not require the apostrophe.
Nouns do. "Its" and "company s are
correcu , - i
Junior I.eaame'a Miniature Factory
' Provide Work for Some Needy.
PORTLAND. Feb. 4 (To" the Ed
itor.) Perhaps if D. H. had "perused
the columns of the paper" more care
fully of late he or she would have
noticed that there Is at least one or
ganization that is trying to help "hun
gry women" by giving them employ
ment in a miniature garment factory
being operated in the Worcester build
ing. The Junior League opened the
sewing rooms November 17, and since
that time over 11200 has been paid out
in wages to the women workers, who
come recommended by six different
charities.
The Junior League Is composed of a
body of young women of the leisure
class who are banded together for
service. The sewing factory is only
one of its activities.
Thanka to the hearty co-operation
of the public for orders, the sewing
rooms have never lacked for work.
Aprons of all descriptions, rompers for
children, men's shirts, pajamas, dress
covers and bags have been turned
out by the factory, which is capable
of satisfactorily producing anything
involving plain sewing.
The telephone number Is M. 6258.
Why not call us up tomorrow, D. II..
and give an order for one or more of
these articles? It will help some poor
woman to buy food for herself and
babies without making her an object
of charity. . L. B.
PORTLAND DAY'S.
Clouds and wind and sleet and snow
How .he winds In Portland blow!
Piling high In wondrous drift
Snows that through the buildings sift.
Shlv'ring mortals, chatt'ring. say
That It seems but yesterday
When the rose profusely bloomed.
When the market garden boomed.
Yes. a day or two ago. "
Men were marching in a row,
Palmleaf fans yes. baldhead fans
Tried some advertising plans.
Now those booster days are past,
Fancy's sketches never last.
Now we have real liteto live.
What bold Winter loves to give!
Whistling winds an$ lee and snow,
Streetcars stalled in one long row.
Broken wires and shade trees crushed.
Schools all closed and buslncss hushed!
Yes. Dame Nature has her say.
And the wintry winds must play.
Still, the time is coming fast
(Mem'ry mildly holds the past).
When sweet Spring shall spray the air
With perfume of blossoms fair;
Everywhere the rose will say:
I'm in Portland now to stay.
THOMAS S. ANDERSON.
Meaning of Demoralize.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Feb. ' 3. (To the
Editor.) The following sentence ap
peared in the headlines of your paper
on the 2d Inst.: "Silver Thaw Demor
alizes Traffic"
This Is an incorrect use of the word
"demoralize." Kindly define the word
demoralise" in the columns of your
paper, and give Illustration of the cor
rect use of the word.
A SUBSCRIBER.
'Demoralize" is properly used as
meaning to cast into discord or confu
sion, to render Inefficient-
t nlveralry Kdocation.
OORVALLIS. Or., Feb. ?. (To the
Editor.) I am 25 years of age and
would like to go to the university. I
wish you would tell mo what school
there would be the best for me that
is, where I could prepare for college.
I was born in the old country and am
without relatives or friends to gutde
me. C. N.
You live at the seat of an important
Oregon college. Discuss your present
education, finances and ambitions with
President W. J. Kerr and follow his ad
vice. Price Paid for Coin.
BROWNSVILLE. Or.. Feb. .1. (To the
Editor.) Please tell me what is the
value of a $3 gold piece dated 1857?
L. B. M.
Collectors pay about 33.50 for it if it
is In good condition.
New Stories About Lincoln
In The Sunday Oregonian
The public never seems to tire of reading or of hearing stories of
Abraham Lincoln, whose life was full of inspiration for present-day
and future Americans. Next Saturday is Lincoln's birthday and
the anniversary will be appropriately observed throughout the
Nation.
' The Oregonian tomorrow will present a series of short stories
that throw a new sidelight on the life and character of the Great
Emancipator. Some of these tales never have appeared in public
print before. They have been gathered by Lincoln students in
Washington, in Springfield, 111., his old home, and elsewhere.
Another Lincoln article of timely interest relates to the mag
nificent Lincoln memorial monument that the Nation now is build
ing at Washington, D. C. Pictures and drawings of both the in
terior and the exterior of the memorial also will be prrsented.
SOMETHING ABOUT ALASKAN FISHERIES Frank GCarpenter,
who i3 writing a series of articles about Alaska for The Sunday
' Oreconian, in tomorrow's issue will tell about the famous salmon
; fisheries of our northern waters, that already have produced more
than 30 times the volume of wealth that Uncle Sam originally paid
for the territory.
HOW PICTURES ARE CENSORED Here is something in which
nearly everyone is interested something about which there has
been an abundance of discussion in the last few years the censor
ship of motion pictures. In tomorrow's paper Dr. Frederick C.
Howe, director of the People's Institute of New York, under whose
leadership the National board of motion-picture censorship was
organized, will explain the work of this body.
BIRSKY AND ZAPP In t"his amusing tale Montague Glass presents
his newly created characters in a discussion of a topic that is of
much public interest right now the war. These ready-tongued
philosophers this week compare warfare with a game of poker.
ANOTHER GOLF STORY Women readers of The Sunday Oregonian
who have been following the series of instructive stories on golf
that are weekly presented by Mrs. Gourlay Dunn-Webb, will be
interested in the article scheduled to appear tomorrow. It deals
with the relations of dress to the popular game of golf. It is
illustrated.
MOTION-PICTURE NEWS Three or four full pages will be devoted
to the silent drama tomorrow. One page will deal with the subject
in a general way and the others will relate the latest happenings in
the motion-picture world right around home.
BEAUTIFUL ICE PICTURES Portland in its unusual garb of ice and
snow will be depicted tomorrow in a full page of pictures, carefully
selected for their beauty from a large number of photographs made
by The Oregonian photographers.
P GE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE The little folks will be delighted with
the space devoted to their entertainment. A half page of short
stories, pictures and puzzles will 'be presented. Donahey will show
the Teenie Weenies in their latest escapades. The comic section
will show pictures of Polly and Her Pa and all the other funny
characters in new and amusing situations.
OTHER SUNDAY FEATURES Other departments of the paper will
deal with activities in the social world, in the world of sport and
in woman's realm. The usual attention will be given to the drama,
to automobile news, churches, real estate and other activities of
. the city. - '
In Other Days
Twenty-five Yeara Ago.
From The OreRonian of February 5. 1S01.
The new National Bank will open
for business on Monday morning next
at 52 First street. U'he name of tho
institution, the United States National
Bank, is a comprehensive one and
worthy of the strorng board of direc
tors managing ita affairs. The direc
tors are Donald Macleay, J. E. Hazel
tine, Jacob Kamm. Kufus Mallory, Ken
neth Macleay. Frank C. Miller, Tyler
Woodward, of Portland: F. M. Wade,
Tacoma, and G. W. E. Uriimti. of
Denver.
C. II. Woodward, president of the
Portland Cable Railway Company, is
down with an attack of malaria.
G. A. Webb, of Silverton. who has
been a regular contributor to the fruit
and vegetable exhibit of the Oregon
Immigration Board, a few days since
sent down a few samples of farm
products from his section.
The local branch of the'- Catholic
Knights of America gave a banquet at
St. Mary's Hall last night. Mr. Don
nerberg. the president, conducted the
ceremonies.
Cordray' new theater rang with the
peals of merry laughter that greeted
the first production of "The Omad
haun" Monday night.
Ben Hogan and Lieutenant Lavery
are speaking to full houses at the
Young Men's Christian Association.
Last night Mr.. Hogan spoke on his
past life, blockade running during the
war and gambling.
Half a Century Ago.
From The Oreconian of February .1. IS..
The Portland Library Association ap
pears to bo about the only organiza
tion born for the public good in Port
land that has survh-ed two straisht
years. The board is composed of tho
following members: W. I-arUi. B.
Goldsmith, H. W. Corbett. C. H. Lewis.
William strong. W. S. Caldwell. P. C.
Schuyler. Jr.. Charles Calef. E. D. Shat
tuck and L. H. Wakefield.
Postal Agent Brooks is working to
ascertain the cause of the trouble be
tween this -city and Vancouver as to
why the mails do not reach our neigh
bors more regularly.
The raffle for the famous trotting
stallion. Live Oak George, commenced
at the Oro Fino in this city on Satur
day evening last.
The County Court, Judge Marquam
presiding, will meet for transaction of
business today.
We understand that rooms have been
taken in Carter's block for the First
National Bank for Oregon authorized
to be opened in this city.
The Circuit Court for Multnomah
Countv. Judge E. D. .Phattuck, will
meet for the regular February term
on Monday next.
With the present issue commences
the sixth volume of The Daily Orego-
Higbest Teak In United Stale.
HOSKIXS. Or.. Feb. 3 (To the Ed
itor.) Is not Mount McKinley, in Alas
ka, the, highest mountain in the United
States?
It looks like it would be because it
belongs to the United States.
But some tell mo Mount McKinley is
not the highest mountain in tin-. United
States because it is in Alaska.
I would like to know if it is.
ARTHUR KINDER MAX.
Mount -cKinleyr20,3rtn fett, is thl
highest mountain in North America. It
is in Alaska. Whether it is therefore
the highest peak in tho United States
is a good subject for Winter debate in
the presence of a hot stove when there
is nothing else to do.
fnlled State Ship Oregon-and Canal.
MAUFIN. Or.. Feb. 3. (To tho Ed
itor ) i wish you to inform me wheth
er or not the battleship Oregon led the
first fleet through the Panama Canal.
R. T. SMITH.
The Oregon has not been through
the canal. The proposed naval paseant
did not take place.