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i-ORTLAXD. MONDAY, MAX 9. 1916.
MB. WLLfiOXTS PEACE SPEECH.
President "Wilson's declaration of
Adhesion to the principle for which
the League to Enforce Peace stands
will he welcomed and apiproved by
very lover of peace founded on 11b-
erty and' international Justice. His
speech at "Washington la recognition
of the facts to which Bryan lte pacif
ists and little Americans obstinately
close their eyes. He sees that there
are nations, as there are men, which
will endeavor to set might above right,
and which can only be brought by
superior might into submission to the
rule of right. -He sees that a league
of nations to maintain peace with
justice and honor would- be Impotent
without the physical power to enforce
Its decrees. He also sees that a
greater development of American mili
tary resources is necessary, tooth, to
defend the United States until the
league is established and to enable
this country to do its part in the work
of the league.
But in defining: the attitude of this
Nation toward the war and in, laying
down the fundamental principles for
which the United States would work
in the restoration of peace, he has seri
ously impaired his usefulness as a pos
sible mediator. , In his speech to the
National Press Club .he said:
There are two reasons why the chief
wish of Americans Is for peace. One la
that they love peace and have nothing to
do with the present quarrel, and the other
Is that they believe the present quarrel has
carried those engaged In it so far that they
cannot be held to ordinary standards of
responsibility and that, therefore, as some
men have expressed It to me, since the rest
of the world Is mad, why should we not aim
ply refuse to have anything to do with the
rest of the world T
The war is being waged by the most
civilized and intelligent of the gTeat
nations of Europe. They resent as an
Insult any suggestion that they are
mad and "cannot be held to ordinary
standards of responsibility." That is
as much as to say that they have no
clear idea for what reason they are
killing each otHer. They have a very
well defined idea. Germany believes
it is fighting for self preservation, for
the right to expand as the growth of
its papulation and as the superior effi
ciency which it claims to have demon
strated justify. Austria knows that it
is fighting against dismemberment,
Turkey against extinction. The allies
believe that they are engaged in a
holy war against military domination
by a group of powers which have no
respect for liberty, justice, humanity
or treaties. They believe that the
principles which they fight to estab
lish are well worth the sacrifice; that,
If the central empires were to tri
umph, life for the defeated nations
would be intolerable; and that a
patched-up peace after an indecisive
war would be only a less evil than de
feat. Not only every man but every
woman in the warring countries will
bitterly resent the suggestion that they
know not for what they make such
awful sacrifices.
The first of Mr. "Wilson's three fun
damental principles of a lasting peace
will be respected by some belligerents
on 'both sides and will be accepted only
with reservations by the others. It
would require a popular vote in every
piece of debated territory where races
mingle and which is claimed by the
adjoining country to which each race
is akin. Great areas of territory are
claimed by rival nations on historic
rrounds without regard to the wishes
of the majority of the present popula
tion. That is true of the Austrian ter
ritory claimed by Italy, of the Aus
trian territory claimed by Serbia, of
the Serbia"n territory claimed by Bul
garia, and of Alsace-Lorraine. The
Christian peoples of Turkey have only
submitted to Turkish rule until they
could throw It off, and the Turks are
regarded as intruders by all of Europe
except their present allies. The Chris
tians of Turkey would refuse to be
bound by a referendum In which the
Turks had a part. If the allies should
conquer Turkey, they would not apply
this principle there, nor would either
party apply it to the colonies inhab
ited by barbarians.
The second principle relating to the
rights of small states will be regarded
by Germany as a direct attack on its
treatment of Belgium and Luxemburg,
and by Austria as an attempt to re
store Serbia and Montenegro, which
have been thorns in the empire's side
and obstacles to Its expansion. It will
be taken by the central empires as
evidence of a decided leaning toward
their enemies.
The victors in the war, should
there be any victors, would only per
mit the third principle, which forbids
aggression, to come into operation
after they had redistributed territory
to their liking. That probably would
involve "disregard of the rights of
peoples and nations" as defined by the
first principle. The losers would be
unwilling to accept as final a partition
dictated by the winners, so long as
they could entertain hope of a read
justment. Should the allies lose, the
French of Alsace-Lorraine would still
nourish hope of reunion with France,
Belgium of independence, the Serbs
and Roumanians of racial union each
In one state, and the Christians of
Turkey would still look forward to
mancipation from the Turkish yoke.
Mr. "Wilson, shows blindness to the
essential facts of the war in his ref
erence to its beginning as a. surprise,
as great as in his assumption that the
belligerents dc not know wihat they
are fighting about. The only surprise
was the sudden climax at the particu
lar time at whlch it came. That the
whole trend of events for several
decades had been toward such a cli
max had .been seen and declared by
very student of contemporary his
tory. It was realized by all except
those who refused to see.
Mr. "Wilson's speech, while a potent
Id to the cause which Mr. Taft cham
pions, will not advance the cause of
peace in the present world-conflict.
It will not, Incline either group of, bel
ligerents to accept his mediation. At
the present stage of the war, when
one party Is, still in the other's terri
tory and continues violently asreres
slve, and when the other is bringing
vast new armies and new supplies of
material into the field in confidence
that the scale will turn in its favor,
a renewed offer of mediation is not
timely. The tone of the speech and
of that delivered before the National
Press Club reVeals such blindness to
the issue that the belligerents will be
less likely to welcome Mr. Wilson's
overtures for mediation.
WHERE DOES HE STAX1) T
The supporters of Colonel Roosevelt
for President, or some of them, are
mightily disturbed that anyone should
think of nominating Justice Hughes
for President until he has opened his
mouth and has told where he stands.
How about preparedness, they ask?
And Mexico, too? Is he pro-German
or pro-ally? Or neither? Or both?
Would he go to war over the Lusl-
tanla, or would he not? "What does
he think of the British blockade?
Who knows whether he Is a progres
sive or has become a reactionary'
So it goes. The fire of questions seems
to have no visible effect on the Judge,
nor on the tremendous movement in
his direction.
But it is undeniable that the ques
tions have some pertinence. It would
be far more satisfactory to the Repub-
lican convention to know just what
the Judge thinks on vital public ques
tions. But there is no expectation that
he will speak, and if they take him it
will be because he is known to be a
sound and true American, of high
character, great ability, exceptional
courage and fine record.
But one question is as fair as an
other. If it is proper to ask about
Hughes, let us also hear about Roose
velt.
There is a loud call from his friends.
and from others, who were not his
friends in 1912, for the Republican
party to nominate Roosevelt. It may
do so. But It is to be assumed that.
before it shall be done, the Republi
can convention will want to know a
thing or two. It will ask, and it has
a right to ask, and to know, whether
Colonel Roosevelt Is a Republican. He
has not said he is and no one has ven
tured to say so for him.
Is it reasonable to ask a Republican
convention to name for President a
candidate who declares his allegiance
to another party?
EXFJERIMLN T1XO IX CONSTITUTIONS.
The committee appointed by the
Salem conference to draft a rural
credit measure have doubtless given
the . subject careful study. Perhaps
they have prepared a measure so per
fect that there is Justification for mak
ing it a part of the constitution rather
than a leaf in the statutes. But, If so,
they have accomplished wonders.
Rural credit is an untried principle in
America. There is practically no
guidance for a law on the subject ex
cept that obtained from European
countries wheve conditions of life,
habits of the people, density of culti
vation, clarity of titles and a dozen
other elements vary from those In this
country.
Injection of detailed legislation into
the constitution on any subject Is bad
practice. It violates the intent of fun
damental law. So far Oregon has es
caped entanglement of constitution
and statutory law but only by constant
vigilance against the activities of pro
fessional lawgivers and extremists.
Yet here we have the effort again
and from what is supposed to be a
conservative body. The committee, as
already stated, has proposed certain
experimental legislation. It would put
it into the constitution a permanent,
rigid Instrument where it may be
corrected, if found defective, only by
vote of the people. If after the amend
ment had been In operation some
change of only a few words was fully
demonstrated to be necessary, some
one would have to provide several
thousand dollars for Initiative peti
tions and the taxpayers would have to
foot the cost of an addition to the
ballot, all to accomplish that which
the Legislature, were the rural credit
law not a part of the constitution.
might do In thirty minutes.
It is conceded that rural credit can
not be provided without amending the
constitution. But constitutional
amendments should be brief, certain,
permanent and fundamental. A self
operating amendment on rural credit
cannot be either. But it is possible to
draft a rural credit amendment which
will have all these elements if the de
tailed operation thereof ia left to or
dinary enactment.
A short -amendment authorizing the
state to incur indebtedness or lend its
credit for rural credit purposes, ac
companied by an initiative statute
providing the details for operating the
system would, we think, be much more
pleasing to thousands of voters who
have a hopeful interest in rural credit,
yet are mindful of the need to preserve
orderly and economical methods of
lawmaking.
IT WAS A FREE EXPRESSION.
Some speculation has come, both
from without and within Oregon, as to
what might have happened had the
name of Colonel Roosevelt been print
ed on the ballot as that of a candi
date for the Presidential nomination.
The fact is entirely overlooked that
Colonel Roosevelt's name did appear
on the ballot in such a way that almost
as direct an expression by the voters
was possible as to his acceptability
as if it had been printed among the
list of candidates.
Among the numerous candidates for
delegate-at-large, two in their ballot
slogans declared their preference for
Roosevelt. In the first district there
was one avowed Roosevelt candidate
for district delegate, and in the third
district two avowed Roosevelt candi
dates. Without a doubt the ballot slogans
Indicating the candidate's preference
for President had an important effect
upon the choice of delegates, although
it may be conceded that personal acV
quaintance and favorable reputation
were elements in a minor degree.
Most significant was the vote for dele-gates-at-large,
Inasmuch as the per
sonal factor naturally had less influ
ence than In the Congressional dis
tricts. George J. Cameron, who led the
ticket, had printed on the ballot oppo
site his name: "Personally I am for
Hughes. Will support the people's
choice for President."
C. W. Fulton, who stood next, de
clared "For Hughes for President."
Daniel' Boyd, third on the list, had
the following slogan,: "Favor Hughes
and Borah. Will vote and work for
Oregon Republicans' choice."
Charles H. Carey, fourth, and Ar
thur C. Spencer, fifth, pledged them
selves to support the people's choice,
without expressing a personal prefer
ence. Russell Hawkins, sixth, de
clared for Hughes. aod, Samuel C.
Peterson, seventh, was noncommittal
as to candidates for President.
It was not until the eighth on the
list is reached that we find a candi
date who expressed an open prefer
ence for Colonel Roosevelt. He was
Charles W, Ackerson, and he was de
feated by more than 15.000 votes by
the lowest of the four successful can
didates. Four years ago Mr. Acker
son, then politically unknown in Ore
gon, published a Roosevelt ballot
slogan, and led the field in the vote
for National delegates.
In the First Congressional District
three candidates for delegate declared
themselves for Hughes. The fourth
declared for Roosevelt and was a bad
fourth in the running.
In the third district the highest
Rooesvelt candidate stood fifth in the
voting and was defeated by 7500 votes
by the lower of the two successful
candidates.
In the second district only one can
didate expressed a Presidential pref
erence and he was -for Hughes. He
was elected.
In some states the Presidential pri
mary vote is determined only by the
vote on pledged delegates. Oregon
has both the direct method and the
delegate method. Candidates for
delegate nominated by petition need
not even pledge themselves to accept
the party's Instruction as expressed in
the direct vote,' Colonel Roosevelt's
name did not appear on the ballot pro
vided for direct expression of the
party's choice, but it did appear on
that portion of the ballot devoted to
election of delegates. The result leaves
no doubt as to how Oregon stands.
HELP TO SATE THE ARMENIANS.
Among the several nations which
are suffering death and destitution
through the great war, the Armenians
endure the direst wrongs. In their
case a deliberate purpose of extermi
nation is shown by the Turkish gov
ernment. The men have been or are
being massacred by wholesale. The
women and children are driven into
the desert to starve after having been
robbed and subjected to nameless bar
barities. It is estimated that out of a
population in Turkey, Persia and Syria
before the war of 2,000.000, massacre,
wounds, disease and exhaustion have
killed 750,000 and that 1,200,000 more
are destitute and starving. The fiend
ish work still goes on, for a recent Is
sue of the London Times contains the
following:
A lady just returned to Provri mm
Trebixond. describes, on the authority of
the Ulnlted Statea CTonsul hnw t. Tnrlii
before evacuating the town drowned the
Armenian children In the sea wholesale
Grown-up persons were shot In crowds. About
a mousand Armenians are said to have
escaped to me mountains.
No better adrilti
observance could b chosen tin fhot
of contributing to the aid of a
martyr nauon, wnich is being sacri
ficed to racial and r-Allc1rtiia imft-
That daV has hppn mot nr.ar Tny ia
purpose throughout the Nation by the
A ...
tiuicniiaji tommitiee ror Armenian
ana Syrian Relief, of n-hlrh fh Pnrt,
land local committee is headed by
Mayor Albee and is composed of lead
ing men of all creeds. How much is
needed can be conceived from the
fact that 16. 000. 000 will ha rin1rul
to rehabilitate the destitute and starv-
ng and that onlv 1600.000 hm ,.,n
raised thus far. How
sum will do is shown by the statement
mac - one collar will keep ten per
sons' alive in, Armenia for one week."
Uhe best rronf of in-nHtnH nrhrT
we Americans can give for the peace
ana prosperity we enjoy, in contrast
with the misery which has fallen on
other nations. Is to riv llhraliv in
aid of war's Innocent victims. The
gifts of the American people to all the
afflicted nations have been great, but
they are less than those which have
been made by the nations that endure
the strain of war. France and Britain
each give to the Belirinna mora ottoi-it
two weeks than the United States has
given during the entire period since
the destruction of Louvnln rt
gifts to the Belgians emml nnlv siv
cents, per capita of our population.
wvuivuiuB uio ueeu ui Armenia witn
our comparative abundance, we have
not done our Tart. The, nnnr r,f
our people enjoy affluence by con
trast witn me lot or Turkey's victims.
Oregon should give freely and often.
Subscriptions ahnnM ani tn n.,.
Selling, treasurer of the Portland com.
mmee, x ourtn ana Morrison streets.
ROMANCE AND WAR.
The decline of romance Is a fnvnHt
topic of those who see in modem ma
chinery and modern materialism an
end of it. A favorite charge is that
all the romance has been ground out
of the war in Europe; that the fray is
a mere matter of mnrhinArv in nr,h
the human factor is reduced to a mini
mum ana men are nothing more than
cogs in a machine of Frankenstein
conception.
Nothing could be farther from -trie
truth. If romance Is not seen in mod
ern War. it is dun tn ha riefeotlvn
vision of the observer rather than to
aDsence or those dramatic, romantic
and tragic elements which have be
longed to wars of the past. To be
sure, war is no romance in the lighter
sense of that term. But romance
thrives in the heat of battle. One may
see Verdun as a seething cauldron.
Or one may look closer and discern
nunareo-s or tnousands of individ
ual units of the grim picture perform
ing deeds of valor, acts of eif-os no
tice. Is romance absent in the story
or tne young bridegroom whose Zep
pelin falls into London and delivers
him into the hands of rv, TtiHtih
the very, hour he was to have dined
wun nis gin wire in Berlin? Is there
romance in the fHa-ht rf n vin in
an oxcart attended by a few faithful
peasants i is mere romance In the
friendly visits and parleys of opposing
troops during a lull in trench fie-ht-
lng?
The list of ivim antic a nf
incidents might be extended through
man V columns. RftmanM ia a c K
Jective rather than an objective ex
perience, xi one aoes not perceive ro
mance, then the fault Is from within.
It may be that appreciation of ro
rance has waned, that materialism and
the shocking horrors of war have
blunted the normal human sensitive
ness to romantic rjerceriHons 'Rut
the possibilities remain, and never
in ricner aDundance than in these
stirring, world-changing days.
THE PBOBLESI OF CRITICS.
Of all the problems that foener tn
rough paths of artists and artistes.
that of the critic is most baffling.
These grim personages, vitriolic of na
ture ana ungenerous with the milk
of human kindness, are the drag
ons who ruard the nnrta In nf nrv.ca
Wringing kind words from their un"
wining pens is much the same sort
of undertaking as soliciting alms from
a miser unless one has received t.n
countersign from the gods of genius.
At irieasant vaney, Arkansas, a
musical entertainment was given re
cently which suereesta a new nni.
blUtvj for amateur artlstej in coping-
with the critic problem. Heed the
appended observations of the town
newspaper critic as unearthed by an
exchange:
The third number on the programme was
a saxophone solo ty Miss Birdie Puffer. Mu
slclana are agreed that the saxophone is an
Instrument -out of which but few can get
-real music, bnt Miss Birdie played it beauti
fully. She la a popular member of our most
exclusive social set and Is also noted for
having once rwhlpped a gentleman who did
not appreciate her saxophone playing.
What careful reader can fall to dis
cover an itching desire on the critic's
part to do Miss Birdie and her saxo
phone to a turn? He takes a subtle
fling at the saxophone. But he ap
proaches Miss Birdie with considera
tion, covering his true feelings under
such & volume of outward praise that
the vague undercurrent may have
escaped the artiste as well as the read,
lng public, yet is not the implication
plain? The critic had no desire to
share the fate of that other unappre-
ciative individual who Incurred Miss
Birdie's emphatlo displeasure.
An artiste of her versatility should
not hesitate to Invade any field. If
her reputation could precede her
doubtless some of the critics might
find it expedient to discover in her
playing the fire of true genius rather
than risk her displeasure. Fame
would, follow with certainty. An ar
tiste with Miss Birdie's Insight into
the critic problem is wasting her tal
ents in an Arkansas hamlet.
American advocates of preparedness
should take notice that General Gal
lienl. the savior of Paris, made his
army an effective machine by cutting
red tape and sending the political gen
erals to the rear. He would have
made short work of Judge Adams Car
son, Representative Hay's pet, and of
the National Guard politicians. There
la no room for chair warmers and
gold laced dandies in a real war.
A citizen of the United States, a
marble dealer of Burlington, Wash-
has been grabbed at Vancouver as a
possible German subject and held
pending proof he is what he asserts.
Meanwhile the men at Washington
who run the great asylum of political
liberty are busy making slates and
figuring on elections.
Thousands of men. can appreciate
the condition of the boy in a local
hospital suffering from the effects of
using tobacco the first time, and the
same thousands can recall they did not
have a hospital to go to, but had to
fight It out and take the "licking" be
sides.
The insanity plea produced no im
pression on the Waite jury, being worn
to a frazzle. The jury wisely decided
that, if there was any doubt, the pub
He, not the murderer, should get the
benefit.
Lane County Granges have organ
ized Into an egg circle to market the
product, but the burden of work is on
the members to gather those eggs
while they are fresh.
The weak point about the chances
of the favorite sons Is that they are
only favorites of their own states
while Justice Hughes is favorite of the
whole United States.
The Administration evidently is
getting onto Carranza, for it regards
his demand for withdrawal of Persh
ing's army as intended for home con
sumption.
Homesteadlng of Alaska land gives
us cause to hope that bonanza farmers
as well as bonanza miners will yet
come from the North to Winter in the
States.
Generally the man who owns the
show rides in the buggy at the head
of the procession, but often it's a
bigger man the press agent.
That is a proud mother in Albany
whose four children graduate from
the high school this week and she is
entitled to the seat of honor.
Poisoned drinking water kills birds
and dogs, but the cat escapes. Cats
are fed milk, which in Portland is the
finest in the land.
The show cannot live up to the
billboards, but the calliope (four syl
lables, please) delivers the same old
music
An Olympla man is 100 years old,
but he was raised in Old Missouri,
where longevity gets a running start-
Lots of the old maids of Boston who
don't raise their boys to be soldiers"
marched in the preparedness parade.
Too bad the Eugene Radiators are
not corning down for the Rose Festi
val. They are a gingery crowd.
'I'M t. Inn o-Tfl trtk. frytxs a of fst. Vi I o
week is "normal temperature," just
the thing for the roses.
Moviner ahead the hle"h school rlnrlo
an hour may work well enough to
spread over the city.
The old guard will have to surren
der this time; if it should die, it would
be unmourned.
Denver has learned that no machine
is efficient unless it is run by ef
ficient men.
Portland can supply orators for all
the Fourth of July celebrations in
Oregon.
Wilson's peace overtures would be
better received after Verdun is won or
lost.
Suppose some foreigner had come
butting in for peace after Gettysburg.
With lumber as, with beef the profit
in future will be ln-the by-products.
The sooner Waite is in the chair.
the better off the world will be.
Morgan may let the office boys off
easy and .put men on the jobs.
Crook County will be the Aroostook
of Oregon with her potatoes.
All men are boys today watching the
elephants pass.
Is this to' be the year of the cold
Summer?
Memorial day has the first call nn
flowers.
A Confessed Woman-lister.
New York Post.
"So. doctor, you are still slnsrle. AH.
I fear that you are somewhat of a wo
man nater." May, madam; it is to
avoid becoming one that I remain a
bachelor,"
How to Keep Well
By XV. A. Evans.
Questions pertinent to hygiene, sanitation
ana prevention of disease, if matters of gen
eral interest, will be answered in this col
umn. Where apace will not permit or the
subject is not suitable, letter will be per
sonally answered, subject to, proper limita
tions and where stamped, addressed en
velope Is Inclosed. Lr. evidi will not make
dlaRnosis or prescribe- for individual dis
eases. Requests for such service cannot be
answered.
(Copyright, 1816. by Dr. W. A. Evans.
PnblUhed by arrangement with the Chicago
inoune.)
Fainting;.
THE house was dark. A young girl
and her escort were leaving. They
had reached the back of the au
ditorlum and were making their
way toward the door. The girl
stopped and leaned against the 'wall.
She murmured that she was about to
faint, and then crumpled up and slid to
the floor. A physician entered the thea
ter in time to hear the young lady say
that she was about to faint. He helped
to ease her to the floor. He straight
ened out her body so that the vessels
of her neck were not pinched. Prea
ently the young lady's pulse began to
beat at the wrist. About this time the
esecort wanted to get a cup of water.
But what was the use? The young lady
wh.s beginning to become conscious, lie
then wanted to get a glass of whisky.
But what good could that doT The
color began to appear in the young
lady's face. She opened her eyes and
looked around In semi-consciousness.
And at this time things began to hap
pen. Some one had gotten word to the
head usher. He came running up. With
out stopping to make any inquiries or
observations he grabbed the young
lady In- his arms and. throwing her
head over his shoulder, he carried her
out somewhere, presumably to the la
dle s e ' retiring room. The position in
which the young lady was carried was
against the man's right side with her
head bent on her chest hanging over
his right shoulder. I judge that his
theory was that he would get her out
of the auditorium in order to prevent
a gathering mob and perhaps a
panic. As it was. not over six per
sons saw the fainting and were aware
of what subsequently happened.
' And now let ua see what harm might
have resulted from the foolish act of
the foolish man. When the heart fails
to pump enough blood to the brain
fainting results. The only treatment
needed for fainting Is to permit the
patient to lie flat in a comfortable po
sition for a few minutese. If some one
has some ammonia or Bmelling salts a
whiff helps.
When this man lifted the girl into an
upright position and threw her head
over his shoulder, he did Just exactly
the worst thing he could have done.
She had a rlarht to faint again. Had
she fainted, his act would have been
the cause.
Suppose Instead of a young girl In
her late teens she had been a some
what older woman with heart dis
ease. The act of the usher could eas
ily have killed her by causing her
heart to stop beating. Suppose again,
instead of a faint, the case had been
one of apoplexy, the act of the usher
would probably have caused death.
In apoplexy blood Is spurting Into the
brain from a broken artery. Manhan
dling the patient ia likely to increase
thu outpour of blood.
So far as the usher knew the young
lady might have been suffering from
either of these conditions. He rushed
up in the dark, said nothing to any
body, grabbed the girl, threw her over
his shoulder, and went out with her.
Perhaps theater owners might prevent
damage suits by having their head ush
ers join an American Red Cross class
in first aid.
Muscular Atrophy.
Mrs. W. F. writes: "My boy, who Is
now 12 years of age, did not start to
walk until nearly S years old. He was
never able to run like other children.
About two years as:o he started to
walk with more difficulty, and grad
ually became worse until he could bare
ly drag himself slowly on his tiptoes
only. About six months ago he stopped
walking entirely. The doctors, pro
nounce his disease "muscular atrophy.'
and incurable. Do you agree with
those doctors? Is there a state or
municipal Institution where such chil
dren could be placed? I am not a strong
woman myself, and have six other
children to attend to. My husband be
ing a workingman, we could not af
ford to place him in a private sani
tarium." REPLY.
The physicians are prohably right In their
diagnosis. Behind the atroohv Is organic
nerve disease. The outlook la not rood. Take
mm to tne county nospuai. lie will get no
better care anywhere.
Child's Afternoon Naps.
W. A. S. writes: "Is It better for a
child years old to have an after
noon nap and be allowed to remain up
until 8:30 or 9 o'clock or should she
have no nap and be put to bed Immedi
ately after 7 o'clock dinner? Should
she be allowed to nap as long as two
and one-half hours In the afternoon?"
, t REPLY.
A ohlld 8H years of ae should sleep two
hours In the afternoon and about 11 hours
at night. Try to retain the afternoon nap If
you possibly can. Cut it to one hour and put
her to bed earlier than 9 if you can do no
better.
- Breedlns; Piles.
M. D. writes: "Kindly Inform me in
your column how to prevent breeding
of flies around stables and in manure
boxes."
REPLY.
If the manure box is emptied once a week
there will be few flics. Cities where there is
daily emptying of manure boxes and a daily
garbage collection are free from flies.
Disposal of manure ranks first In Import
ance, as an anti-fly measure; garbage col
lection Is second.
If the manure cannot be emptied prnmptlv
the next best method Is to treat It. Agents
used for treatment are one pound of borax
to every 16 cubic feet of tenure. The
borax Is put in solution and sprinkled on
the manure.
Sulphate of iron, two pounds to a aallon
of water. Is enough for a day for the manure
uuiu uuo none, Arsenic is also used.
WORD IS FOCXO IX EARLY WORK
Jndge McGinn Gives First Boole Ref
erence to "Greasers."
PORTLAND. May 28. (To the Ed
itor.) The first reference I can find
in American literature where the word
Greaser" is used Is (849) Buxton's
"Life in the Far West," page 4. note:
ine Mexicans are called Spaniards'
or - 'Greasers' (from their greasy ap
pearance) by the Western people."
in ls3 in "Life ecenes." page 341.
la found the following: "You don't
mean to say that you think it's any
harm to cheat the Greasers?"
These citations are taken from "An
American Glossary," by our former
rellow-eltizen. Professor Richard H.
Thornton, first dean of the Law School
of the University of Oregon. It Is a
great work. Dean Thornton has an
Immense amount of additional material
for a second addition.
It is to be wished that conditions
may be such, and that Dean Thornton
may be spared to us to the end that his
amended and completed Glossary may
be given to the world, else an im
mense amount of curious knowledge
will be lost which to the philologist of
the future must be of incalculable
value in the preparation of the history
of our composite Knglish tongue.
JirJ.XrtX H. McGINN.
Athlete and His Prises.
New York Post.
Dewitt What is the sense of that
rule forbidding an athlete to sell his
prizes? Winks They are afraid some
fellow might find out how much his
$110 cold watch reallx post.
DELEGATES' VOTE V CONTROLLED
--
Mr. Humphrey Resents Charge and
Criticises Recent Political Tactics.
PORTLAND. May 28. (To the Edi
tor.) I don't like to be rushing into
print, but It Hoes seem to me that it is
time for Republicans who are inter
ested in party welfare not from the
point of view that through It we are
going to secure a publlo office, but be
cause through the success of the Repub
lican party this country Is to enjoy
greater prosperity and greater honor
than It ever could hope to do under a
Democratic administration, should take
a stand and see that the undesirables
are cleaned out.
I attended the meeting of the cen
tral committee .as a delegate from pre
cinct 46. I was not pledged to support
any man. although a did cast my vote
for Dr. Allan Welch Smith for chair
man. I am not a member of the Bolo
Club, or any organization interested in
any particular candidates and would
refuse to Join any such. By voting for
Dr. Smith 'I have been accused of doing
as The Oregonlan Instructed. While I
agree with The OreKonlan on many
things I don't do so because The Ore
gonlan says certain things are right,
but because I personally believe they
are right. I am sure that the majority
of the voters who think as I do, do the
same. The American voter Is not a
dumb beast, but can and does think
for himself at least a little.
The meeting was a disgrace to the
city of Portland and beats any case of
eo-called machine politics that I have
ever known. It was plainly an attempt
on the part of a secret organization to
rule the Republican party. I don't
imagine that any of the sunoortera of
Mr. Day who are at all fair-minded will
try to claim that he was elected fairly.
I certainly hope that he will not be
serious about it and try to" hold the of
fice. What should be done is for him
to resign and then let us elect some
man who has not been identified with
either faction. Surely there Is such a
man In this city. It needs a man of
ability, for this Is a National election
and Oregon s electoral vote must be
cast for the- Republican nominee. Let
us get above petty politics In a year
when the vote of Oregon may not only
affect us locally, but the Nation as a
whole. I stand ready to get in and
work for any candidate who Is clean
and has the party Interest at heart over
and above mere local factional fights.
Another thing that the Republican
party should do and that is to Insist
that religion should not be a qualifica
tion for office. It It one of the funda
mental principles of this Nation that
we shall be free to do as we wish when
it comes to our religious beliefs. Those
men who accepted the indorsement of
the so-called anti-Catholic ticket should
repudiate it as un-American. I voted
for many of them, not because of the
fact they were on a particular ticket,
but because I thought they were the
best men. I feel, however, that before
election they should state publicly that
they are not In favor of euch tactics
and that they repudiate the same.
I am not a Catholic. In fact, my
grandparents on one side were strong
Orangemen and if I had lived in the
times that they did and felt the same
would have been undoubtedly one, for
In those times you were either Orange
man or Catholic and could see no good
In the other. But In this time and age
there is no place for religion in poli
tics and the quicker such a feeling Is
killed the better. The men wh fn.f.r
such a spirit ought to be taught their
place, which is certainly not that of
leadership. s. H. HUMPHREY
ONE BOY EQUAL TO TWE.VTY CATS.
But Bird Lover Would Not Kill Boys
for Raiding Propensities.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. May 87 (Tn th
Editor.) In The Oregonlan Mav 82 I
notice a short editorial Item In favor
of the plea made by "Biologist" Finley,
to "destroy cats and save the blrrta .
It is plain to me that neither Biologist
rull' nor tne writer of the editorial
note knows anything about the rela
tionship of cats and birds. Cats do
not drive away or destroy birds
y nome consists of six city lots on
which are arrowinir shout thirt-u-.fi..
fruit and ornamental trews. We have
two cats: my next nelrhhnr i
same block has two: besides, we are
visited by an occasional stray feline.
Notwithstanding this it would be hard
to find an equal area of virgin woods
where bird life is more nlentifni th.
year round. A half dozen pairs of robins
"Ml n tne rrult trees every year
while martins, wrens and blue birds
nest about the buildlnsra. trvn k
mlng birds make bold to build their
neats ana rear their young in the
branches of the vlnins- rn. ..
cluster over the porches.
Last winter, durinir the at
we fed hundreds of sparrows, snow
birds, marsh robins and robins about
the yard, and very few were caught
Cats catch a few birds, but If the cats
are regularly fed. they will catch- very
few. while they will keep a place free
irom rats, mice and moles. One boy
with a sling shot and with a
slty to prowl after birds' nests, will do
more to deplete the bird population
than twenty cats, even hungry cats
yet I would not advise killing the
boys. I would teach them better. They
are of no value as pets; as a financial
Investment they are a dismal failure
and they are not even ornamental, but
they will grow up some day and maybe
become politicians or biologists. So I
wuuia save mem.
But the point I wish to'mako 1. th.f
cats do not destroy- bird life. Most
birds are wise to cats. No one ever
saw a cat catch a robin or a swallow.
Very few have seen them catch a blue
bird, a martin or a wren. They will
catch an occasional sparrow, snow
bird or marsh rotlin but In either case
the loss is not great as neither of
these is lnsectlverous.
MRS. CHAS. D. KINO.
Names of Prisoners.
POR-TANrx May 28. (To the Ed
itor.) (1.) What are the names of the
rock-piles to which city prisoners are
sent? (2.) How can one obtain the
names of the prisoners in order to
ou ,f a C6rtall youth is there?
(3.) What city papers are furnished
the prisoners to read?
A SUBSCRIBER.
(1.) The Kelly Butte rockplle Is the
only one In operation, and at which
prisoners are kept, at the present
time.
(2.) The names of prisoners com
mitted to Kelly Butte may be secured
nunourrs office, and
from the Chief of Police, depending
upon whether the person to be located
was sent up from the Municipal or
Circuit Court.
(3.) The Sheriffs offloa -,.... t. .
supervision of Kelly Butte. Is unable to
aiate wnetner any local papers are
furnished to the prisoners, buf thinks
that it Is unlikely. -
Report of Death "Exaggerated."
LEWISTOV. H.hn nr.. t it-
Editor.) I notice that E. E. Mallory has
me in his "dead" list published In The
Oregonlan of last Sunday. I do not care
iu nave m7 uregon friends to under
stand I am merely a dim shadow of the
past.
I came to Salnm with mn- i
May. 18E7. wh T it h .
ye.TS. Some day I am going back to
ostein noia a reunion of the 1857
class, with myself as the only sur
vivor. Please ask Mr ra11i-ir n
- - j v. Euuirwiin
else to tell us what has become of the
many hundreds of pretty girls and
good women who lived in Salem many
years ago. His first effort was quite
Interesting. Let him try again.
KF,WI1.M1HI1
In Other Days.
Half Crstsrr Aaro.
Prom The Oregonlan. May 29. 1849.
A telegram from St, Petersburg an-
nounces the abolition of slaves In the
capital of Toorkistan. recently captured
by Russia. It was done by order of the
Czar.
H. Haines. 196 Madison street, haft
found a silver watch on Yamhtll. be-
tween First and Second streets.
David Logan made a speech on Na
tlonal politics at the theater last night.
The little son of Captain William H.
Smith, aged 8 years, has been misslr.
since Saturday. He was last seen in
the O. S. N. Company's shipyard.
Washington The House Judiciary
commitee has recently examined at
great length Dr. James Merldeth. who
alleges he was present at Montreal lq
February, 1S65. at a meeting of prom
inent rebels, among whom were Band-
era. Tucker, Thompson and others, when
the question of assassinating Lincoln,
Stanton and Grant was talked over.
John B. Weller. whose name Is
notorious as an advocate of a Faclflo
republic, will speak at Albany.
Governor Glbbs and Colonel Hawkins,
who have been touring the Valley,
making speeches, will arrive Thurai
day.
Twenty-five Years Ago.
From The Oregonlan. May . ISM.
Detroit, Mich., May 28. The Fresby
terlan General Assembly was suddenly
brought to an end here today by the
death of Judge Breckenrldge Just after
making an address. He reached for a
glass of water and collapsed and fell
heavily to the floor.
Washington Minister Lincoln has
notified the President that a bill would
be introduced Monday in the Commons
authorizing the Queen to prohibit
British subjects fishing in Behring Sea,
Arlington, Or.. May 2R. A storra
passed over here yesterday and the
store of D. S. Sprinkle collapsed under
the force of It, burying In the ruins Mr.
and Mrs. Sprinkle and N. R. Baird.
Fairhaven. They were Injured serU
ousiy.
Joseph Holladay, who has been ill for
some time, was reported worse yester
day, and E. J. Jeffery. who has been
confined for some days, is improving.
Isaae Kay, Sr., will retire from the
firm of Kay. Brubaker & Co. Brubaker
& Normandin will become sole pro-
prletors.
Congressman Binsrer Hermann, as)
hearty and "chipper" as ever, arrived
home from Washington yesterday."
IT LOOKS BAD TO OXE OUTSIDH
Elevation of Cheap Politicians In Mult-t
nomah Diaaruata Republican.
SCAPPOOSE. Or.. May 28. (To the
Editor.) What kind of a meeting was
th.t held last Thursday night by the
Multnomah County Republican com
mittee? I had thought the day of boss
rule and steam-roller methods was
over here In Oregon. Looking at the
U. S. Senate, with both Senators Dem
ocrats and with a part victory of sev
eral Democratic Governors and many
county officers lost to the Republi
can party by reason of factional fights.
t would seem that our leaders ought
to have learned to stop such racketing.
Who are the Boloists and the Ra
diators, anyway? Are they not Just
factions organized within the party In
order to get the rpolls of office for
their particular members? Would It
not be better for the party's good that
they go Into innocuous desuetude? It
was the culmination of just such boss
rule and steam rolling, only on a larger
scale, that caused the Roosevelt revolt
in 1912, which led the party to a dis
astrous defeat. And Just such things
will do it again In county, state and
Nation. The common vote will not
stand for them.
Who Is this man Amldon? Isn't he
the same man who quite recently re
sorted to his fists in order to squelch
a political foe? And wasn't he defeated
in hia own precinct for county com
mitteeman at the primary? A proxy
may bo all right, but If should not be
permitted to be held by a man who has
been repudiated by his neighbors. They
are his best Judges.
And who is this man Clark? Wasn't
he the man, who, two years ago, was
implicated In some kind of ballot-box
stuffing or counting? Are these the
kind ot men whom the party wants
at the huad of its affairs during such
a campaign as we are entering upon?
As to Mr. Day. it Is sufficient to note
how successfully he guided the steam
roller last Thursday night to the flat
tening out of those who opposed his
faction, to discredit him with the
rank and file, who are expected to
furnish the votes at the coming elec
tion. These can see no reason why
all members of that county committee
should not have been heard upon all
questions and that a full and fair vote
should rot have been taken. They
believe in a majority and not In gag
rule. C. L. HATFIELD.
Goats, Ten and Robber.
Farm and Fireside.
There was a time when the Turkish
government imposed the death penalty
on persons caught trying to smuggle
out of the empire the best breeds of
Angora goats. In 1881 a Californian
bought four goats in Turkey, carried
them on mules, camels and lnt a closed
carriage for some hundreds of miles,
sheared off their luxuriant wool, rolled
them in coal dust and escaped with the
goats. The descendants of these goats '
are found on ranches in the west and
southwest, crossed with Angoras from
South Africa and other parts of the
world. Once the governments of China
and Japan guarded with similar Jeal
ousy the exportation of the tea plant.
Some one escaped with some seed or
cuttings, however. 4 0 years ago, and
the original plantation of smuggled
tea plants is still flourishing in South.
Carolina. Fifty years ago Brazil was
engaged in an effort to keep the rubber
tree in confinement in that empire.
The seed was smuggled to Ceylon,
however, and for half a century East
Indian planters have been perfecting
the rubber trafe until now the best
plantations are there.
Rejected Lover's Exit.
Washington. D. C, Post,
"When you refused him my hand,
papa, did he get down on his knees?
"Well, I didn't notiee Just where he
lit."
How to Buy and
Where!
Here are questions vitally im
portant to every home and to
every member of the family.
Each day the newspaper an
swers them in its advertising
columns.
People sometimes wonder at
the appeal of advertising be
cause they fail to see its real
news value.
But regular advertising read
ers understand. The appeal of
the business news is direct, uni
versal and personal.
Not to read the advertising In
a newspaper like The Oregonlan
Is to miss one of the most val
uable features of the paper.