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ALL SIGNS POIJiT TO Hl'GHES. y
As one state after another holds its''
primaries and elects its delegates to
the Republican Isational convention, it
becomes more obvious that the
undercurrent of Republican senti
ment leads to the nomination of
Justice Hughes. The election by sev
eral states of delegates pledged to their
favorite sons means nothing. None of
those candidates has sufficient strength
in the country at large to give him
any hope of being accepted as a com
promise. While their supporters are
talking of these favorite' sons, they are
thinking of -whom they shall support
after following their instructions on
the first one or two ballots. The state
ment is undeniable that, with a vast
majority, their thoughts turn . to
Hughes.
The one serious alternative to
Hughes is Roosevelt. His nomination
is urged by a small but vociferous
number of his thick-and-thin admir
ers and by a. considerable number of
those who opposed him in 1912 but
who now recognize him as the spokes
man of aggressive Americanism. But
none recognizes more clearly than
- Colonel Roosevelt himself that a large
element of the Republican party is
antagonistic to him. He sees that his
nomination after a fight for the honor
in the convention might be the prelude
to defeat. He has said that, If the
Republican party wants him it can
have him, provided it is in a heroic
rriood. Those words imply that, if the
nomination is to go to him, it must
go without exercise of any pressure
from himself or his personal adherents.
Colonel Roosevelt's position in the
party is- such thht his nomination
could be followed, by his election only
If It was spontaneously given by those
who opposed him four years ago. Were
it to be forced on the convention by
his own adherents, it would be pre
ceded by a contest which would cause
division inimical to success. All real
causes of ' division have disappeared.
The issues on which the party divided
in 1912 are dead, and new Issues have
arisen on which the party Is united.
Division can arise only from an Un
reasoning determination to gratify the
Roosevelt ambition.' The Colonel
knows that the forcing of his nomina
tion would thwart that purpose and
would show him and his followers to
be in a most unherolc mood.
The . party is in so heroic a mood
that its mind is set upon election of
a President who will carry out the
policy which Roosevelt champions, but
It looks elsewhere than to Oyster Bay
for the man. The reason is that, while
approving his policy and with few ex
ceptions believing that he could be
trusted to" carry It put, it doubts
whether the Nation would give him the
opportunity. It has such faith in -his
patriotism that it believes he will loy
ally support the man on whom its
choice will fall. , in its search for that
man it has already tacitly decided to
disregard precedent by naming a
judge of the Supreme Court, a man
who is not a candidate either actively
or passively, a man who has repeatedly
asked that no votes be cast for Mm at
the primaries and that no delegates be
pledged for him. That is the way all
the straws of the primaries and con
ventions point. The party indorses the
new Roosevelt policies and turns to
Hughes as the best man to nominate,
because he can be elected and he would
carry them out.
, Only one man can prevent Hughes'
nomination, and that is Hughes him
self. Were he to announce beforehand
that he would not accept the nomina
tion, if tendered, the party would turn
to some other man, but under ho other
circumstances would It do so. The fact
that, In spite of the persistent mention
of his name, he has not made that
announcement, warrants belief that he
will not make it. The Oregonian be
lieves that, when a spontaneous call
comes to him from the Republican
party to lead it, he will recognize in
the form and method of the call ah
entire freedom from interjection of
politics into the Supreme Court and
will respond.
The strength of Mr. Hughes as a
Presidential candidate is shown by the
manner in which Democrats discuss his
prospective nomination. They are Sud
denly alarmed for the sanctity of the
Supreme Court, to which they would
elevate Brandeis. They try to heckle
him into a declination in advance by
demanding a declaration of opinion
which he could not give without re
signing his judgeship and openly be
coming a candidate. Those who would
force Roosevelt's nomination against
the Colonel's wish that it come spon
taneously or not at all join iri this
cry. The Democratic motive is fear
of that Republican unity which the
choice of Hughes would signify and of
that strength which he derives from
public confidence in him.
No fear need be entertained that
Hughes would not fulfill the desires of
his party and of that vast, patriotic
body of citizens which yearns for firm
National leadership, for he is a Re
publican With all the attributes which
that Word implies. No Republican
President has ever failed to uphold the
rights of his country and its citizenB
abroad or to champion the policy of
protection at home. As Governor of
New York, Hughes was fearless, wise
ana iaitniui to tne people, swerving
neither to subservience to wealth on
the one side nor to demagogy on the
other. As President he Would be no
different.
One of the most senseless provisions
of the Government shipping bill is that
which gives the proposed shipping
hoard power to fix ocean freight rates:
That power could be exercised only
over American ships, which carry only
a small fraction of ocean commerce.
Foreign competitors would be free to
make any rates they pleased. Under
such a law American ships would be
driven from the sea in a week. That
piece of aslninity, however, is offset
by another the veto on sale of Amer
ican ships to foreigners without rion
sent of the shipping board. Being de
prived of the open market for his
craft, the American investor would not
put his money in the shipping business
and there would be few, if any, ships
of which the rates could be regulated.
Though these effects should be ob
vious to the commonest understanding,
the men who make' them have the
nerve to call themselves statesmen.
MOKE PROCRASTINATION.
The? constant wonder of the observer
of affairs Mexican is as to what First
Chief Carranza will do next. That
supreme egotist and mighty pretender
now orders the Arrierican-troops out of
Mexico, after consenting to their entry
into Mexico; and we are confronted
with the dilemma of abandoning, the
Villa rtint in confusion and humilia
tion or of adding a new fee in the per
son of Carranza and his faction.
It. max be conceded that the new
dilemma of President Wilson is per
plexing and exasperating. But there
has never been any reason to think
that the extraordinary consideration
given by the President to Carranza
would- be either appreciated or re
quited iiy him. '
''Lef.us suppose that President Wil
son rwithdraws the American troops.
What then?c Mexico resumes its de
plorable condition of outlawry and
anarehy, Villa repeats his lawless and
murderous exploits, and Carranza re
mains if he can--at the- head of his
paper government. . The Villa chase
will have resulted in another Vera
Cruz, without laurels for the Ameri
can arms, and without resp'ect in Mex
ico for American valor, honor, or de
termination. . We may defer again and again the
task of pacifs-lng Mexico, but sooner
or later it must be done. For three
years we have sought to persuade our
selves that our duty to Mexico was
comprised in a mere phrase watch
ful waiting.' But what a sad mock
and miserable jest it is, in view ,of
its tragic consequences.
REPl'DIATING JEKFERSOX. ;
There is a Jackson Club in Portland
but there is not, alas! a Jefferson Club.
It . Is curious, since Jackson stood for
deeds, not words, and achieved his
greatest glory in the field of battle;
while Jefferson is known chiefly for
his authorship, of the Declaration of,,
Independence and for , his peform
ances in the pursuits of peace. The
Demcracy of Oregon wants peace, and
is determined to have it, if it must
forever remain on its knees and sue
for it. It shrinks in horror from the
Jacksonism of the earlier days, and
finds' refuge in the calm philosophies
and statesmanlike utterances of Jef
ferson. ' . '
The birthday of the immortal Jef
ferson was yesterday. He was born
April 13, 1743. It is a time when the
life of that great man will be thor
oughly reviewed, and his place among
the Nation's patriots will be indicated.
But some things he said, it may be
feared, will be overlooked by the Dem
ocratic press of Oregon. For example,
Thomas Jefferson advocated compul
sory military service. " In his fifth an
nual message to Congress he urged the
organization of an Army of 300,000
able-bodied men, between the ages of
18 and 26, "for offense or defense at
any time or at any place where they
may be wanted." In a letter to James
Monroe he said:
We must train and classify the whole of
our male citizens, and make military In
structions a part of collegiate education. We
can never be safe until this is done.'
From his eighth annual message he
urged preparedness:
If war be forced upon us In spite of our
long and -vain appeals to the justice of
nations, rapid and vigorous movement at the
outset will go far toward securing us in its
course and Issue, and toward throwing its
burdens on those who render necessary the
resort from reason to force ... ,
Considering the conditions of the times
in which we live, our attention should un
remittingly be fixed on the safety of our
country. For a people who are free and
who. mean to remain so, a well-organised
and armed militia Is their best security.
But the Bryanized Democracy of
Oregon will have nothing to do with
the teachings either of Jackson or Jef
ferson in any matter pertinent to the
times.
GETTING HONEST JURORS.
Mr. J. Sanger Fox opines that if
the County Commissioners were party
Prohibitionists the jury list would be
made up of men who would convict
bootleggers and blind-piggers when the
evidence justified.
The constltutibn and statutes re
quire that the most cbmpetent and per
manent citizens of the county shall
be chosen as-jurors. The list is made
up from the taxrolls under the exercise
of discretion conferred on the Com
missioners. From the large number
so selected the term jurors are drawn
by lot.
How would- Prohibition officeholders
go about selecting 2000 men certain
not to listen to lawyers' plausibilities,
or certaih'not to be befuddled by tech
nicalities, or 'certain not to let sym
pathies override common sense? Take
them from the registered list of Pro
hibition party voters?
One would think that a solemn oath
to oecme a case on me law ana me
evidence, and that sworn answers de
nying prejudice would be reliance
enough. How much more weight could
be given to a juror's acceptability by
his political affiliations or the opinion
of three county officers that he was
"square" ?
CIILNS AND MEN.
What does your male hero look like?
Square chin, finely chiseled features,
soulful eyes, nobly molded head and
Apollo-like physique? Leastwise that
is a conventional hero, the one that
may be encountered in the maiden's
dreams or in the story - books. The
idea that the strong-featured man is
the man of destfny has become so
prevalent, in fact, that employers are
influenced by personal appearance in
making their initial selections.
But what is a strong-featured man,
when one comes to looking for real
values? May not a firm, square chin
ornament the face of a roque or a
weakling? Physiologists Insist that a
square,- prominent chin indicates a
sound heart, but assumption that it
likewise denotes a firm will, a sound
character or a strong mind is lacking
In qualified sponsors. Such a notion,
in fact, has been vigorously challenged
by Margaret Lynn, associate professor
of literature at the University of Kan
sas, who has recorded in the Topeka
Capital the result of concrete, rather
than abstract, observations.
Two brothers came to the school.
One had the face that authors par
ticularly female authors; rave about.
His chin was square, his features reg
ular, his jaws well set. But he had
the will of a floating feather and the
merltal stability of a , clown. ' After
floundering around in the schoolroom
fofva time, he had to give up. ''Had
to give up" is used In the sense that
he. would not have given up except for
limitations of mind and character. The
other brother had a receding chin and
a limpid stare and from a casual in
spection would have been picked out
promptly for the duncecap. But he
proved an apt, and determined student.
Who has not known of similar
cases? 'Who has not seen a hopeless
incompetent with ther facial attributes
of a Greek god, or a wife-beater with
great, soulful, brown eyes and tender
mien, or the most brilliant of successes
with weak chin and receding- brows,
or devout. God-fearing men of model
habits who had thick lips and a dis
sipated air? Even as one may not
accurately determine the hurdling ca
pacities of an amphibian by its super
ficial aspects, neither can it be said
by the cut bf his chin how far aWn
will go In the world.
THI BKADLV BICHLORIDE TABLET.
If figures were compiled of those
who have died; from swallowing bi
chloride of mercury tablets by mistake
man would, stand impeached of a
strange carelessness of life. Surely the
totals must be high, for hardly a
month passes wrthout one or more
of these tragedies being recorded.
' Sd; threatening has -this curse of
eafelessn-esa become that chemists,
druggists, doctors and laymen have
been applying their wits to find a de
pendable safeguard. . Bichloride has
so many utilities that its abandonment
is not practicable. ' Yet it may be that
these little tablets have destroyed
more lives lhan they have saved. Who
can say as to- that? The matter has
even, been made a, subject' of legisla
tion in Congress, senator Ashurst hav
ing Introduced .a bill requiring that the
tablets be made a bright green.
' But this safeguard is not sufficient.
The careless man who gropes in the
medicine chest for a headache tablet
at night cannot detect color in the
dark. In Germany the practical ex
pediency was adopted of wrapping
the tablets in papar. "But this failed,
for three children were led to believe
they were eating wrapped candy and
so perished, since no infallible anti,
dote has ever been devised against the
destructive bichloride tablet.
A New York doctor, Dr. Harry J.
Novack, has hit upon a solution which
may dispose of the dangers. The in
gredients are dissolved in sixteen
drops of water and enclosed in a glass
vial, both ends of which must be
broken before the liquid win run out.
If broken by a child the poison would,
bo spilled before it could be carried
to the mouth. In Oregon druggists
are required to register the names of
all purchasers of these tablets, and
this impressive performance must
serve as a warning to purchasers. Still,
its mistaken use is not unknown her,
and it is only by some device to over
come all the delinquencies of absent
mindedness and carelessness, that
home use of this powerful antiseptic
can 'be Rendered safe.
TUTSTTSO. PAST AND PRESENT.
Not even the story of the evolution
of man as told by natural objects in
the American Museum of Natural His
tory is of more absorbing interest than
the story of the evolution of printing
told with mute eloquence by an exhi
bition of the Institute of Graphic Arts,
New York. After extended research
and preparation and large expense
there has been assembled the visible
record of advancement in means of
preserving human experience and hu
man knowledge. Catalogues of the
new exhibition indicate that there are
no missing chapters. There are crude
archaic writings in stone said to have
been made 5000 years before Christ.
The first printing by impression is
traced back nearly 5000 years, when
the name and title of an ancient king
were impressed on a species of stamp.
The cuneiform characters of ancient
times are shown in clay, the collec
tion of tablets crudely tracing the
course of civilization from the Su
merians to the Assyrians and down
through the Babylonians and Persians.
Discovery of papyrus In Egypt is
shown to' have been a landmark in
the progress of civilization, providing
the vehicle which was later to carry
Roman and Grecian literature -to un'
precedented heights.'
On througft the weary ages the al
most imperceptible growth of man's
mind and ingenuity is followed
through his instruments for record
ing his experiences and thoughts; and
the deduction that must be drawn is
that civilization is based upon print
ing rather than that printing "is based
upon civilization. After contemplating
the plodding methods of the musty
past a visit to a modern printing of
fice should prove enlightening to those
who Would boast the contribution to
progress of our own aie.
A story has been told of a man who
fell from the twentieth story of a New
lorK DUlluing and upon landing was
handed a special edition of a .news
paper bearing a full account of his
accident. It is barely possible that
this anecdote is not altogether true,
but it is a graphic illustration of the
facility with which mail records his
impressions and experiences in the
twentieth century.
A GOOU TARIFF COMMISSION BILL.
There could be ho "stronger testl-
jndriy to the overwhelming demand for
a permanent, non-partisan tariff com
mission and for the removal of the
tariff from politics tharr the fact that
the House ways and means committee
has modified the Rainey tariff com
mission bill to accord with the Views
of the Tariff Commission League and
the United States Chamber of Com
merce. Both of these organizations in
elude in their membership men of both
the leading parties and have carefully
kept any tinge bf partisanship out of
their action. They have been rewarded
by equal freedom froA party bias in
public indorsements of the policy they
advocate. There has been eo little
dissent from this policy that Congress
could not avoid paying heed to the
representatives of the league and the
Chamber..
The league insists oh certain points
as essential to the efficiency of a tariff
commission in performing its work and
in inducing the President and Congress
to heed its findings and recommenda
tions. One is that no party control
the body. ' To this end it proposed an
even number of members, divided
equally between the two parties. The
committee accedes by providing six
members, no more than three to be
long to the same political party. The
high character of the membership is
provided for by fixing the term at
twelve years and the salary at $10,000
and by excluding present and former
members of Congress. The Board is
thus protected from becoming a refuge
for political lame ducKs. ,
Permanency is provided by requir
ing that one member retire each two
years, the Commission thus becoming
a continuing body, and by a fixed an
nual appropriation which can be dis
continued only by express act of Con
gress.
The Commission is given full power
to conduct inquiries on its own initia
tive as well as upon request of the
President, either branch, of Congress
or either of the tariff-making commit
tees. It has full power to compel pro
duction of any information it may de
sire, but severe penalties are imposed
on any member or emplorye who di
vulges business secrets. All employes
except the secretary, ore personal
clerk to each member and special ex
perts, are to be selected Under the
Civil Service, law, spoilsmen being thus
prevented from marring the work.
The bill is approved by the league
in- all respects except as to salary of
members, which it would rather see
raised to $12,000 a year. That is the
salary paid to members of the Federal
Reserve Board, and certainly ' the
proper performance of the Tariff 'Com
mission's work will require men of as
high character and ability. If the bill
should pass substantially as drawn,
ther only doubt as to its good results
wili attach to the compositiom of the
Board.- We hope that, should; the duty
fall to aim. President Wilson will rise
above party prejudice nd nersdnal
lavoruism. -
Nm American industry haspr6fited
more- than, agriculture toy the stimula
tion of exports a.nd the check on ""im
ports which are due to theswar. ,The
Underwood tariff threw down 'the bars
and admitted a flood of foreign prod
ucts which depressed domestic prices
untH the .war obstructed thp normal
working of economic law. This is
shown, by the increase in imports of
the most important farm products
from $72,694,351 in the ten months
ending July, 1913, When the Payne
tariff was .in operation, to $174,622,305
In the corresponding period ending
July, 1914; when the Underwood tariff
was in force and before the war began.
Even the war" only partially offset the
effect of the Underwood free list,
for in the ten months ending July,
1915, imports were $148,937,859, or
more than double the totaJ f or the ten
months ending July, 193, isnder the
Payne tariff. When the war ends." the
surplus of Russian wheat is let loose
and the armies return to the farms ahd
"factories, we -may expect the 1914 fig
ures of imports to be far exceeded
unless the protective tariff is restored
in the ' meantime. It would be well
to bear this in mind next November.
.All men are created frt-e and equal
Surmounting a picture of Thomas
Jefferson, this resounding slogan ap
pears on the first page of an enthusiastic,-
but inaceurate, ' contemporary.
Thomas Jefferson made no suchv dec-
wnuuu,. iiur m ii io De iouna in any
of his works, not even the" immortal
Declaration of Independence, common
ly credited to his superior powers of
authorship.
The next thing for the Government
to do is to prevent interned German
ships from being used as bomb fac
tories by preventing any person from
going op. board them and by placing
them uhder strict guard. It Is the
height of impudence to use. American
ports as places of refuge for belliger
ent ships and then ta use those ships
in destroying American commerce.
If French4 assurances are to be cred
ited"; the recent war alarm, in. Holland
rriust have been a device of the enemy.
But the best assurance Hollafjd can
have for its own safety Is ai. strong,
well-prepared army. jTJiat will cause
all the belligerents td keep promises
which might otherwise be scraps of
paper. , ..'" '
The- ship famine has become so acute
that Portland's best means of relief
is to build them. Why not? We have
the timber and the men to build them,
and, since" war is almost monopolizing
steel to make guns and shells, wooden
vessels are coming into fashion again.
French assurances are worth some
thing. War prices on foods are be
coming so high in France that the gov
ernment "will fix prices. Otherwise,
prices might eventually become as high
in France as they are in America.
Daniels is willing to approve the
Astoria naval base if Congress will
authorize it and put up the money. In
other words, "he is willing to aqcede if
the matter is carried over his head.
How magnanimous!
Of course, the situation might be
composed by merely court-martialing
the American commanders" at Parral,
ordering American troop9 out of Mex
ico and paying indemnity to Carranza.
Newberg is arranging for a Corn
Show next Fall. There is no question
of success, for Yamhill farmers, last
year ;found that corn would mature
arid bring a hlsrh price for feeding.
Ambassador Morgenthau may not
return to Turkey. What's the 'use for
the few remaining months of the Wil
son Administration ?
If i. were twenty millions of any
other race than Chinese who join a
revolution, the World would sit up. "
Cash is declared contraband. But
who would hot risk being caught with
a supply of it in his possession?
High-priced sugar withstood the
rhubarb season, but strawberries are
on the way. That's different.
They do it better at Wocdburn, al
though it took a jury sixteen hours
to find the law was violated.
Berlin says the rules of warfare were
followed in the submarine attacks. The
special German rules, yes.
British soldiers are to be fed on Ore
gon onions. Now let the Germans dig
Sew and deeper trenches.
So far, the American fxpedition is
proceeding on the exact lines forecast
by The Oregonian.
The primary election will be full oi
surprises" with so many women regis
tering. "
If everybody would pluck a fev
yellow dandelions, the. Work would
count.
Very soon a pound of sugar may
equal a pound of live hog in price.
Troubles are down to two worries -rain
on feaster and the June rise.
Four days more in which td register.
Speed up, Sir. and Mrs. Laggard!
t
Head the list of men who have filed
for nominations, and register.
Seratch' any hind of greaser and
get the same result.
Have you given the lawh its Spring
shave?
' It's a long time- until Tuesday afters
noon. . . - - .
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How to Keep Well
By Dr. W. A. Evans.
.Questions pertinent to hy-jlene. sanitation
and prevention of disease, if matters of gen
eral interest, will be answered In this col
umn. Where space will not permit, or the
subject is not suitable, letter will be per
sonally answered, subject to proper limita
tions and where etamned. addressed en
velope Is Inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make
diagnosis or presciibe for Individual dis
eases. Requests for such service cannot be
answered.
(Copyright. 101 . by Dr, "W. A. Kvans.
Published, by arrangement with Chicaeo
Tribune.)
Anthrax and Fnra. -
A short time ago a girl in New York
died from anthrax. The carbuncles, in
this case were oh the neck ahd tire
girl had recently worn a new fiir col
lar. Since It was not, possible to find
any other way in which, the girl could
have contracted the disease the sug
gestion was made: that the fur collar
carried anthrax to the girl. The health
authorities investigated the case as
well as they could. They came to the
conclusion that the fur collar was not
responsible. They found that furs are
so carefully cleaned that any anthrax
bactlll there would be cleaned out.
Furthermore, they found that there was
no record In medical literature of a
case, of anthrax in workers in fur.'-
Anthrax is due to a very large spore-bearing-ibacillus.
The spore-bearing ba
cilli are hard to kill. When anthrax
once infects a pasture or a barn it Is
exceedingly hard to get rid of It.
A certain dairy district in Northern
Illinois had a small amount of anthrax
infection which hung on for nearly ten
years.. About once in two years a few
cows would be found infected. Thej
cows would be killed and their bodie
burned, whereupon the disease would
disappear and no evidence of it could
be found for a year or two. The bacilli
eitner lay dormant as nonactive spores
urguaoiy in me soil or tne pastures, or
else they lived an active life in some
unknown host.
Anthrax, bacilli have been known to
keep alive in hides which have been
thrown about, beaten, shipped lonpr dis
tances over-land and sea, and subjected
to ail sorts or climatic influences.
The authorities found" no .account'- of
fur-borne anthrax in medical litera
ture, How much is that point worth?
Anthrax In the human subject is a rare
disease. The number of cases on record
is small: When a cae was recorded In
the health- department recently the
- department recently the .
newspapers sid it was the first case
on record In Chicago. While this state
ment was incorrect, it indicates that
the disease is very rare. Few physi
cians know anthrax. If the averager
physician were to see a case'the prob
ability is that he .would fail to diag
nose it.
, Anthrax carbuncle looks like-ordinary
carbuncle. A suspicious carbuncle in a
tanner or wool sorter mierht cause a
bacteriologic examination for anthrax.
A carbuncle in a person who wore
furs would not occasion suspicion. ; All
li all the fact that there are no cases
of anthrax in fur workers on record
does not prove that there were no
cases.
Considering these several points, the
negative finding of the authorities does
not convince us that fur might not
have been the means of infection. But
there Is no reason for women to dis
continue wearing furs. Even ft this
case- was So infected the fact is that
the danger is so. slight as to be negligible.-
" eeds Examination.
, P. P. K. writes: "For several years
my health has been poor; the doctors
fear Incipient tuberculosis. My tem
perature noV runs about a degree below
normal . in the morning, generally
reaches normal in the afternoon.
"1. Is this as bad as if I had fever?
"2. Is there .any way to encourage
the appetite besides fresh air and
moderate exarcise?
"8. Does the constant drinking of
thin cream create biliousness? It so,
is there any way to overcome this, as
my chief diet Is sweet milk, and raw
eggs?
"4. Do you think it advisable to
sleep on a protected porch at this sea
son In preference to a well-ventllated
room?"
REPLY,
1. No. You should have a careful exam
ination and diagnosis. Incipient tuberculosis
does not persist for several years. P6u ft
well or worse.
2. Fresh air, sunshine, and exercise are
the best appetisers. Bitter tonics have some
merit.
8. It is apt to result In constipation, and
that causes the feeling railed biliousness.
Eat bran bread. Eat bran as a cereal. Eat
plenty of fruit and vegetables.
4. Yes.
Right Living Important.
C. J. S. writes: "1. Please advise
whether diabetes is a permanent
trouble. My urine Is now declared clear
or free from slightest trace of sugar.
Would there be danger of the trouble
returning? If so, how soon? 2. Would
a change of occupation to outdoor hard
physical work be beneficial after
having done office work the last 20
years? 3. Will continued business wor
ries cause its return? Am 40 years old,
5 feet 9 inches high, and weigh 230
pounds."
REPLY.
1. Yes. You must continue liv-ln risht.
Your height, weirht, and tt.se. as well as
your diabetes, indicate that you eat too
much bread, potatoes, sugar, and desserts.
2. I doubt It. You have forgotten how.
3. rosslble.
Tuberculosis Disinfectant.
J. R. writes: 'Through your column
will you please state what disinfectant
should be used In a home or office
w-here there are tubercular people? In
one case a man uses a spittoon In an
office. Is there anything that will kill
the germs in the spittoon?" t
REPLY.
A ! per cent solution of cresol compound,
carbolic acid, or any one of the carbolic
preparations should be kept in tho spit
toons. This will kill tubercle bacilli In
sputum. ' People with tuberculosis should
not use common towels, common drinking
cups, common knives, forks, spoons, cups,
end dishes, nor common spittoons. They
should 'use a pocket sputum flask or paper
napkins.
Why Fatf
Mrs. A. S. writes: "Kindly advise
me through your column what to feed
my baby, 7 months. I am nursing her,
but she doe not seem to'' get fat. Is
olive oil good for her?"
. REPLY.
Keep her at the breast. Give her orange
Juice. She can take some oatmeal gruel,
and after a short white she can have meat
Juice. Do not give her olive oil. Be
thankful that she dos not get fat.
Value of Old Coins.
i PORTLAND, April 13. (To the Edi
tor.) Is there any special value to ah
American half dollar dated 1831?
JAMES F. OGLESBT.
There Is not.
PORTLAND, April 11. (To the EdU
tor.) Has . a $5 gold piece -of 1S52,
coined in Denver, ahjr special value?
1 . MRS. U
Portland residents Interested in the
prices paid for rare coins should con
sult the catalogue available at the Pub
lib Library.
COQUILLE, Or., April 11. (To the
Editor.) Is there any special value to
any of the following coins: 25-cent
plecei 1S88; dime of 1845; 3-cent piece
of 186S (silver), and Jialf vjlme of 187J?
L. SMITH.
The silver 3-cent piece 61 1868 is
worth from 30 to 50 cents, 1
PROHIBITION PARTY'S ' Pl'RPOSE
J. Sanarer Fx, ClHnjr, Schulta Verdict,
Explains Its IoHtlral Intent. I
PORTLAND, April 13. (To the Edi
tor.) I am glad to see the stand which
you take with reference to the verdict
of the fclohult jury. 1 have no doubt
that this Incident will do much to wake
up the people of Oregon to the need
of continued agitation for National
prohibition..
I am sorry that, in your editorial of
April 10 you take an unmerited slap
at the Prohibition party. You state:
"One of the excuses offered for main
taining -a Prohibition party in a prohi
bition state is that only through party
control of the courts and enforcing of
ficers can prohibition be nforced. Yet
here was' a flagrant failure of justice,
through no fault, so far as we can
discern, of anybody but a non-elective
body of men the jury."'
The Prohibition party does not make
excuses for continuing its activity in
a so-called prohibition state: its politi
cal philosphy is not founded upon ex
cuses, but upon sound reason. It would
be Interestirg to know, what excuse
the Republican party could' give for its
existence In any pla e since it;has de
parted so long frofn the tra(iiv,ional
principles upon which it was founded.
Tho Prohibition party always will ex
ist until not only laws with refernce
to prohibition, but also carrying . out
ths many other reforms advocated fcy
the party, shall be "Intrusted to and )Vl
mlnlstered by Its Own undoubted friends,
whose hands are clean and whA do care
for results." to quote Abraham ILincoln.
We se noi indication of even" the prin
ciple of prohibition having been ac
cepted by this state. In your editorial
of March 17 you say: "Still the law Is
not prohibition in the specific use of
the word. It is an act to regulate the
use of intoxicants." Even the prohibi
tory law that we have has not been
trusted to its "own undouhted.f riends."
but for the most part is being admin
istered either by those who actively
opposed its passage, or who wore very
careful not to commit themselvos'upon
the issue, as they depended upon tho
votes of its opponents to secure their
erection.
J stoutly maintain that such a dis
graceful affair as tho" SrhuHz "verdict
would be Impossible undvr . a Prohibi
tion administration. ,1 find that tho
County Commissioners have a free hand
to choose any twenty-f jve ""hundred
names from the list of taxpayers.
From these a jufy panel ffi chosen
under the auspices of a 0oiitity Judge
fand a County Clerk, compiled by a
deputy, turned over to a Sheriff and
a final jury drawn, every action being
done under the auspices of- lho.se who
aro elected with the aid of wet votes.
While I do not claim that any crooked
work was done in the choosing of this
jury, the circumstances .seem to-war-rant
a suspicion that somewhere alefng
the lino pressure, possibly financial.
was brought to bear. I believe I can
say, without danger of successful con
tradiction, that only a Prohibition ad
ministration would be beyond reach of
the liquor men.j and until a Natlonl
administration Is -elected that has
thrown off their yoke we car: never
expect anything but half-hearted law
enforcement of half-way measures.
The remedy Is. to' quote again the
founder of the Republican party,
"What we want, and all that we want,
is for those who believe slavery (the
liquor traffic) to be wrong, to quit
voting with those who believe it right."
All dry voters should register as Pro
hibitionists and upbuild that organi
sation and hasten the day when we
shall have in control of 'up -Govern
ment an administration tlt is free
from the financial suppoft of any man
who is In any way interested in the
liquor traffic. J. SANGER FOX.
HITMAN" DESPITE MILLE.VMAL IDEAS
Socialist Have Dlseorda Just I.Ike
Others Saya Mr. Barzrp.
PORTLAND. April 13. (To the Edi
tor.) "And there arose a' new king
that knew hot Joseph." Please allow
me to say that the state executive com
mittee of the Socialist party are emi
nently within the province of authority
In giving notice that what I write for
the public press Is not authorized by
the party.
Since 1 have hitherto written, over
my own signature, things they did not
approve and since they preconceive
that I am going to write other things
they must further repudiate, what I
hereafter write will be understood
doubly to emphasize my personal
opinion.
It ought not to be neressary to have
to note petty jealousies of Socialist
party members, but Socialists are! or
they are supposed to be, human. That
licenses them to discord as much as
other political parties.
The Oregonian has my gratitude for
not denying me the privilege of ex
pressing my views on current matters
occasionally. I am not foreign born,
nor have I recently been imported from
another state, but I am an Oregonian
for 54 years past and have written let
ters to The Oi'egonlan for 30 years,
most of which 1 clipped and have in
my serapbook that my great-ereat-great-grandchildren
may be permitted
to study at first hand the political
ideas of their fore-parent.
That I have been a bone, of conten
tion In the Socalist m6ventt;nt Is well
known ever ' since the party manage
ment was Wrested from . the impos-
sibilists pome years-ago.' Now I do
wish to continue in the good graces of
the committee as it is by their grace
that I hold my party- membership,
which has been continuous for. 16 years
past. Nevertheless I shall stand by
the National party platform and con
stitution of the c-oCIaiist party, using
such tactics as has been prescribed by
that party for advancing socialism in
this state, both in public and private,
regardless of whether it pleases this
particular committee or,not.
I have lived oh a fftrni long enough
to know that. If we Want good jersey
cream we must go -to the right side
of the cow or get kicked higher than
Gilderoy's kite. I also know that it is
useless to try to water a. farm .with a
garden hose. So, between these two ex
periences. I leave off foul vituperation,
Irv to write facts, as I Re them, make
my appeals through the public forum '
the proper channel ior rrauuiiB me
people with information frfid work to
the best of my ability for the better
ment of humanity. C. W. BARZEE.
THE nOLDEX WEST.
where the handclasp's a
Out
Out
little
little
stronger:
-where the
el": .
smile, dwells a
lonter ,
That's where the West begins.
Out where the sun's a little brighter.
Where the bonds of home are a wee
bit tighter-
That's where the YVest begins.
Out where the skies are a trifle bluer.
Out where friendship's a little truer,
'Out where everything Is newer
That's where tho West begins.
Out where a fresher breeze is blowing.
Where there's laughter. In every stream-
let flowing.
Where there's more of reaping and less
of sowings
That's where the West begins.
Out where the West Is in the making.
Where fewer hearts with despair are
aching, . '',-. '.
Where there's mrire ef giving and less
of taking
That's where the West begins.
Where there's more of singing ahd less
of sighing.
Where there's more of giving ahd less
of buying. '
And a man makes friends without half
trying -
That's where the West begins.
y-Leah Kottler,
t
In Other Days.
Half a Century Ago.
From The Oregonian of April 14. 1SH6.
Washington, Feb. 2S. One of the
most unfortunate things connected
with the present troubles is the fact
that the President rarely hears the
truth. Everybody around him praises
him and does not remind him of the
ict that he has made' mistakes as well
iis other people.
The Sierra Nevada, which arrived
yesterday from San Francisco brought '
up two companies of the First United
States Cavalry, 190 strong. They were
landed at Fort Vancouver. We un
derstand they will go immediately
east of the mountains.
Today" is the anniversary of the as
sassination of President Lincorn. Will
the Democracy celebrate?
Orders have been Issued for the
abandonment of Fort Steilacoom on
Puget Sound. The force and materinl
now there will be distributed to other
points where they are more needed.
Washington. April 12. President
Johnson has ordered the suspension of
Mayor Monroe and Alderman Nixon of
New Orleans until they are pardoned.
Acting Mayor Clark continues In office.
"Washington, April 12. General Grant
was arrested last Saturday by a police
man, for fast driving. He was tried
today beforota Justice of the Peace and
paid the fine.
Washington. April 12. The President
has signed the bill giving to the Cas
cade Railroad right ofway through the
military reservation in Washington
Territory. '
Twenty-five Years Af;o.
From The Oregonian of April 14. 191.
Yesterday was the first day this
Spring that people were inclined to
seek the shady side of the streets. Veg
etation of all kinds, which has been
in check by the cool weather, was
bursting forth into flowers and foliage.
r
There will be a meeting of the stock
holders of the. Oregon Alpine Club in
the office of W. G. Steel on First street,
for the election of officers and the
transaction of such other business as
may come before the club. The build
of the proposed clubhouse will also be
discussed.
Kansas City. April 13. -V number of
delegates arrived here today to attend
the first Western States Commercial
Congress in this city tomorrow.
The Bostonians will appear next week
at the Marquam Grand in their new
opera. "Robin Hood." This is their
first visit to Portland, but many other
cities have seen this popular company.
Washington, April 13. President and
Mrs. Harrison, with the party who will
accompany them on their trip, to the
Far West, left here at midnight on the
special trtin prepared for their use.
Blackfoot. Idaho. April 13. 43reat ex
citement was caused this afternoon
over tho killing, by Indians, of two un
known white emigrants who were
camped a mile below this place. Nothing
could he lenrned as to the cause of the
tragedy. Business is suspended and
the citizens are up in arms.
Though the salmon fishing soason
began last Friday, no definite advices
regarding the run and the catch have
been received from the Lower Colum
bia River. It was reported that the
first day's catch was light, but since
then nothing has been heard.
TALK
COMHOIi
IS
FAVORED
Suggestion Made That It Is Kelt Might
Nullify Thought Control.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 12.-(To
the Editor.) In The Oregonian recent
ly a contributor requested that
"thought control" be discussed. ' It is
not surprising that, thus far, the re
quest has not been complied with.
The subject lies within the domain
of the psychologist and is exceedingly
complex.
We may assume, however, that
thought can alone be controlled by
thought: thus thought must act in Op
position to thought. ;
The learned tell us pf a . conscious
mind and a subconscious mind., but if
thought control he possible," then we
must admit the existence of k third
form of mind which poasesjes power
to control and direct the trend of the
aforementioned conscious jnind. We
can only imagine this mind No. 3 as
being coconscious with mind No. 1.
This subject from any viewpoint -Is
particularly abstract and can be dis- '
cussed intelligently only by those who I"
have made a special study of it.
I feel, however, the object which is
the aim of thought control may bo
reached by a path less devious and
winding. 1 feel that our great need Is
talk control. Let us Imagine a child
being reared in an atmosphere where
it can hear nothing other than local
gossip, occasionally relieved by vilifi
cation of the general public; where, if
it hears reading, it is matter of a sen
sational and demoralizing character.
Naturally, when such child reaches
mature age it reads, thinks and talks
along these same lines.
The. mind thus formed is barren,
empty and hungry: it has been fed on
contaminating husks. It may be truly
said that an empty mind is the devil's
workshop.
W-ere the mind during its early
period, while plastic and susceptible to .
impression, stored and fed with na
ture's truths rather than the scandals
of high society "thought control" In
after years would not be necessary.
AMOS.
t'nlling for the Joker.
PORTLAND. April 12. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you kindly give rhe a de
cision on the following play, "500."
three-handed: A makes it "no trump. B
takes the lead with the ace. hacs the
balance of the suit except the king:
also holds the joker. He plays the
joker, calling for the king. A says tlint
th bidder alone lihs the right to call
for any suit when leading joker. B
says any player holding the joker has
a right to lead it in no trump and call
for the suit required. E. WM. DENT.
Joker rates as highest trump and
when led calls for trumps, but in no
trump hand holder of joker may lead
It whether bidder or not and call for
any suit he requires. B is right.
Type-vcrltten Manuaoript.
PORTLAND, April 11. To the Edi
tor.) Is there any publishing firm
that accepts manuscripts of books or
stories without them being type
written? INQUIRER.
Almost any publication house accepts
manuscripts not typewritten if the ma
terial is in demand. But in this age
doubtless the average manuscript would
receive consideration much sooner if.
It were typewritten.
To Manufacturers
A hew era in advertising and sell-,
tng has arrived the co-operative
means a pulling together be
tween you manufacturers and the re
tailers who sell your goods.
It means a wider, better rs more
economical distribution for your
goods.
It means also the use of the news
paper as the basis of your adver
tising campaigns. , ..