Morning Oregonian., June 14, 1916, Page 12, Image 12

12
TIIE MORNING OR EG ONI AN, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 14, 191G.
$Btmmxmx
POBTL4XD, OREGON.
Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postofflce as
second-class mall matter.
Subscription Rates Invariably In advance:
(By Man.)
Daily, Sunday Included, one year $8.00
Daily, Sunday Included, six month! 4.25
Daily, Sunday included, three months.. 2.25
Daily, Sunday included, one month.... .75
Daily, without Sunday, one year 8.00
Uaily, without Sunday, six months.... 8.23
Daily, without Sunday three months. . 1-75
Daily, without Sunday, one month 60
Weekly, one year ." 1.80
Sunday, one year . 2.50
Sunday and "Weekly, one year 8-60
(By Carrier.)
Daily, Sunday included, one year 8.00
riail.. O .- i i ' . 1. f7K
How to Kcrtiit Send postofflce money
order, express order or personal check on
your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency
are at sender's risk. Give postoffice address
In full, including county and state.
I-oetage Kates 12 to IS pages, 1 cent; IS
to 82 pages, 2 cents; 34 to 48 pages, 3 cents;
tO to t0 pages. 4 cents; 62 to 76 pages,
C cents; 78 to 82 pages, 8 cents. Foreign
postage, double rates.
KaKtern Bnslness Office Verree Sc Conk-
lin, Brunswick building. New York; Verree
At uonKiin, steger building, Chicago. ban
Francisco representative, R. J. Bidwell, 742
Market street.
while there are .champion 2-year-old
cows that surpass that record by four
or five pounds. Records of averages
are even more stimulating. A report
on12,882 cows which wereScept under
test the past year for butter and milk
yields showed a weekly average of
14.40 pounds of butterfat and 408
pounds of milk.
It was Mr. Aitken's observation that
the country can double its wealth in
dairy products by intelligent applica
tion of the best methods. Developing
good cows is quite an scientific an un
dertaking as .developing fine orchards.
Perhaps the process is even more ex
acting. Care must be constant, there
must be eternal tests, of conformity
to standards . of productiveness and
physical .standards. But the game is
worth the candle. It is a field where
patience and intelligent endeavor re
ceive large rewards.
operate only over the profitable short sity should suffice. This belief would
hauls, competing -with the company be the more reasonable if our Govern,
for the cream of the business. The mentwere frankly to acknowledge
inevitable consequence, considering Japan's right to dominate, so far as
this competition and the fiitanckal I that dominance is consistent with the
plight of the street railway company, open door and with China's integrity.
is retrenchment. Naturally the re- In that case, it is extremely improba
trenchment will be on the long hauls, ble that any occason would arise to
and likely that retrenchment will be use, or even to threaten, the use of,
in service. The effects of impairment force. As in this hemisphere the mere
of service or increase of rates affect- proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine
ing the outlying districts have hereto- and the knowledge that we are pre
fore been recited. There are deprecia- pared-to maintain it by force have
tion of property values there, move- restrained other nations from chal-
ment of small property owners, from 1 lenging it, so it might -well be with the
the outskirts to the tenements and I open door policy in China. Justice
apartment-houses, reduction in the backed by force would prevail,
number of owned homes, and more or I 10 say mat this policy wouia en
less sacrifice of health and civic tangle us in the affairs of, other na-
beauty. . I tions and would be adeparture from
As once before said by The Orego- the policy which George Washington
nian, the automobile may be the com- recommended is to ignore patent lacts.
PORTIASD, WEDNESDAY, JCXE 14, 1916.
POOR REFUSE TOR THE BULL MOOSE.
Democrats are making a final ef
fort to win over to their cause the last
remnants of the Progressive party
who are disgruntled at the withdrawal
of Colonel Roosevelt as their party
candidate for President and at the ap
parent certainty that their National
committee will indorse Hughes and
Fairbanks. The Democrats have nour
ished hopes of filling out their ranks
with the third party men ever since
some of the latter voted for the Un
derwood tariff. President Wilson has
persistently courted the Bull Moose
crowd, especially by appointing two
of its members to the Federal Trade
Commission. But in spite of all his
blandishments, the Progressives have
flocked back ' into the Republican
party. Since their National conven
tion only a few last ditchers, such as
Governor Johnson, of California, hold
out. . They are so few that they seek
a refuge.
They cannot go over to the Demo
crats without throwing, overboard
many of the distinctive principles
which they put in their platform four
years ago. They were pledged to di-'
rect Presidential primaries, but the
Democrats after indorsing that prin
ciple abandoned it.. They put social
and industrial justice in the forefront,
but the Democrats have done nothing
for it. They made a strong point of
regulation of corporations, but the
Democratic anti-trust laws are so
weak that one of their own Senators
denounced both measures as toothless.
They declared for a tariff commission,
but the Democrats took up that
scheme only as a campaign device
forced upon them by war and political
necessity. They proposed a compre
hensive plan of waterway develop
ment; the Democrats after promising
such a plan passed pork-barrel river
and harbor bills. They declared for
exemption of coastwise ships from
Panama Canal tolls; so did the Demo
crats, but they shamelessly violated
their pledge by fighting strenuously
and successfully to repeal the free
tolls clause. The Progressives were
pledged to protect the rights of Amer
ican citizens at home and abroad; so
were the Democrats, but they have
supinely submitted to murder, torture
and robbery of American citizens on
land and sea. They demanded en
forcement of the civil service law in
letter and spirit"; the Democrats have
violated that law, both in letter and
in spirit, after pledging themselves to
uphold it. i
If the rump of the Progressive
party were to. join theVDemocrats, it
would not only abandon the main
principles for which the third party
was called Into being but would join
a party which has been false to its
own principles and which has violent
ly opposed some of those which are
dearest to the Progressives. Aside
from the Baltimore planks which, we
have already mentioned as having
been broken, the Democrats pledged
themselves to a single Presidential
term but are now about to nominate
President Wilson for a second term.
They were pledged to economy but
have outdone all past Administrations
In extravagance. They promised to
foster the merchant marine, but have
well-nigh driven it from the Pacific
and now aim another blow at it. They
promised independence to the Philip
pines "as soon as a stable government
can be established," but proposed to
scuttle without awaiting fulfillment
of that condition and were only re
strained by a small, patriotic minority
in their own. ranks.
The Progressive party never faltered
in its fidelity to Americanism. It
stood for complete fulfillment of our
trust to the Philippines and for full
protection to" American citizens abroad.
Its leader has for the last year made
these fundamental tenets of Ameri
canism his battlecry. Those who pro
fess undying loyalty to its creed can
not cast in their lot with the party
which did not lift a hand to protect
hundreds of Americans since slain
in Mexico, which could find no
better means than a year of letter
writing to stop massacre of Americans
at sea and which would fain have
hauled down our flag in the Philippines.-
Some of them, embittered at
finding themselves left politically
homeless, may wander into the Demo
cratic wigwam, but they are few and
will never feel at home. Watchful
"waiting, scuttling and piffling pacifism
are not to the taste of the true blue,
belligerent Progressive.
OXtl A PRODUCT OF THE WAR.
Although shipbuilding has taken on
new energy in the last year, the fact
is due entirely to abnormal causes
growing out of the war; the action of
our Government has contributed noth
ing; in fact, the threat of the shipping
bill has been a deterrent influence.
The normal causes of decreased build
ing in 1914 still exist, their operation
has only been counteracted by the ab
normal causes mentioned and the lat
ter -will no sooner be removed than
the effect ,of our adverse laws will
again become apparent. Probably
some years may elapse after peace
is restored before cost of construction
and operation by foreign nations wiir
have fallen to antewar figures and
before ocean freight rates will again
be normal. It is possible that cost
of material and wages in Europe will
not again sink as low as they were
before the war and that the larger
output and adoption of standard plans
may have permanently reduced Amer
ican cost of construction. But unless
our laws are radically revised the
handicap of higher cost of operation
will stand against American shipown
ers. 4
The war has at best given our mer
chant marine a start and has given
our Government a breathing spell dur
ing which it can revise our shipping
laws and put the shipping business on
a firm, paying basis for competition
with other nations. That will be one
of the first and most important tasks
before the incoming Administration,
but the only hope that it will be done
rests with the Republicans. The best
that can be expected of the Demo
crats is such destructive measures as
the La Follette seamen's law and such
abortive schemes as the McAdoo
shipping bill.
Oregon is deeply interested in this
subject, for upon the course of future
legislation" and administration depends
survival of the shipbuilding indus
try, which has now taken new life
within its borders. Wise legislation
will enable it to grow into one of our
chief industries; continuance of the
Wilson policy will cause it to wilt and
die, or at best to maintain a stunted
existence.
ing common carrier. But even so, it
is not entitled to build itself up
through experiment at the cost of
the public. That is what is now happening.
EXIT TYPHOID FEVER.
Typhoid fever's conquest by mod'
ern preventive medicine and sanfta- territory had extended to the Pacific
tion is so near complete that the New Ocean, before we had any commerce
Tork Health Cdmmissjon ventures the -with China and before Japan had en
prediction that the dire malady will tered the family of nations cannot ap
soon disappear altogether from the Tiy to the situation which now exists.
naunts or men. xms is a drastic pre- To suggest that Washington, if he now
diction when one considers the ease lived, would in present circumstances
with which the dreaded typhoid germs g-jVO tne same advice is to reflect upon
are propagated and distributed. But tne intelligence of our wisest states-
the practical subjugation of typhoid man. While avoidance of foreign en-
throughout the length and breadth of tansrlements is a wise general policy
the land suggests the wonderful bene- to pursue, events and developments
fits to be derived from a comprehen- demand that occasional exceptions be
sive propaganda of education, made. The- case of China, is one of
Ignorance and indifference in sanl- I those exceDtions. -
tary matters are the great allles or
typiioid fever epidemics. Time was
that when a large body of soldiers
were brought together with their
primitive and lax sanitary adjustments
typhoid invaded the camp in more
deadly campaigns than any that might
have been launched by the enemy.
As late as the Spanish-American War
typhoid struck down more men than
ullets. Out of the necessity of pre
serving the armed legions grew the
careful inquiry into the disease which
has since resulted in its practical
eradication.
Watpr AiinriliM that once claimed
thousands of victims have been safe-
The latest shooting in Douglas
County is the result of neighborly at-
eruardefl. No on drinks unDurified tentions. The gunner round nis vie
river water anv more. Even the most tlm throwing Kisses to nis wire, j-e-
untutored know enough to boil wa- tails are laeKing as. to wnetner sne
ter taken from ouestlonable sources, caught them- Also it is not stated
Cities are as scrupulous concerning whether the aggrieved man threw a
their sanitary arrangements as they few on his own account. Some women
are concerning their provisions for like these attentions and the wise hus-
the maintenance of law and order, band knows it. The unwise buy
Typhoid fever still claims an occa
sional victim in isolated rural sec
tions, but here, too, education has
put this enemy of mankind to rout.
About the wildest proposition yet
advanced is a suggestion to Germany
The standard of enlightenment needs I to send here the prisoners she is ud
to be carried to a. few remote dis- I able to feed properly at home. Gar
tricts, vacation travelers need to be many will do nothing of the kind. She
impressed with the necessity for eter- will care for the foreigners while she
nal vigilance, the dirty Hairy needs to be ig able and when the time comes that
wholly extirpated " and then typhoid she cannot do so she will put up the
fever, the disease of filth, ignorance I plea she is doing the best she can
ana negligence, will be consigned to
BOVTXE CHAMPIONS.
While detractors o civilization be
moan the decline of pugilistic cham
pions they might with profit turn
their eyes to our bovine champions
whose performances are on the as
cent. It takes a better cow to be a
champion today than it did five, ten
or fifty years ago. In fact, it may be
said that the "prize critters" of the,
past would rate low today if put into
competition with the splendid ani
mals that have been evolved through
careful breeding and development.
As someone has observed, God made
the cow but man is improving on the
job. D. D. Aitken, president of the
Holstein-Friesian Association of Amer
ica, which concluded its annual con
ference at Detroit the other day, sum
marized cow progress in a way that
emphasizes the importance to the
country of the hyphenated Holstein
Frieslans. A quart of milk equals 18
cents worth of beefsteak in food val
ue. Or it is the equivalent of 24 cents'
worth of eggs or poultry. The pro
ductivity of one finely bred and culti
vated cow is a marvel. A champion
cow produces forty-four pounds of
butter in a week of seven days and
keeps up this achievement so as to
produce 1500 pounds in a year. This
or she loses her rating as champion.
Even a 2-year-old is required to de
liver thirty-one pounds in seven days,
THE PUBLIC PAYS.
The following letter, written by a
jitney driver and published in an
other newspaper, is typical of an im
pression that has gained a circulation
too broad for the good of the com
munity:
Mr. Campbell makes the statement that
the jitneys pay no revenue to the city. Mr.
Campbell Is not very, well posted. Anyone
may verv easily ascertain the amount of
taxes the jitneys pay, if he cares to, and for
the amount invested it is as great as tire
Portland, Kallway, Light & Power Company
pays, if not greater. We pay to the city
$:.4 a year, and to tne state, on an average,
$15 per year, and our earnings are spent in
this city and not sent away to pay dividends
on watered stocK.
The findings of the Public Utilities
Commission on the cost to reproduce
the holdings of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company have just
been published. From these findings
it is ascertained that of every dollar
taken in by the company it pays out
20 cents to city, county and state for
taxes, franchises, bridge rentals and
similar assessments.
The writer of the foregoing letter
asserts that a total payment of $39
year by a jitney for license and taxes
is proportionately equivalent to like
assessments made against the street
railway company. Let us see:
The average number of passengers
hauled daily by a jitney in Portland
is eighty-five. That means a gross in.
come of $4.25 a day, or $1275 a year,
if the jitney operates only 300 days
in the year. If it were compelled to
pay out 20 cents on each dollar of
income, as is the streetcar company,
its payment to state, county and city
would be $255 annually instead of
$39. -
The findings of the Utilities Com
mission reveal, furthermore, that no
dividends are paid on watered stock.
Stockholders have received no divi
dends at all since June, 1914. In fact,
no dividends were paid out of earn
ings for several years prior thereto
The 4 per cent dividends that were
paid came out of surplus. The pres
ent rates of the company are not
sufficient, it is further revealed, at
present to give sufficient net income
to pay interest on the actual amount
that would be required to replace .the
property new, let alone interest on
watered or bona fide stock. .
It may be granted that the net
earnings of the jitney operator are
expended in Portland. But so are the
earnings of the employes of the street
railway company. In contrast, how
ever, it may be said that outlays for
upkeep and operation, so far as home
benefits are concerned, accrue more
largely from street railway operation
than from jitney operation. The chief
items of expense in running a jitney
are gasoline, lubricating oil and tires,
all of which are produced at a dis.
tance and shipped into Oregon.
As for the streetcars, about 22
per cent of the power is generated by
auxiliary steam plants, the remainder
by water power, to develop which
large permanent investments have
been made and for maintenance of
which numerous men are employe
locally. The steam plants use mill
refuse produced in Portland for
firel when it is available. When it is
not available they use oil. Repairs
of cars are made in shops in Portland,
foundry castings are produced in
Portland, cars' wheels are made in
Tacoma. There is no question but
that a larger proportion of th cooper
ating cost of the Streetcar remains in
Portland.
The jitney operator was mistaken
in every particular discussed in his
letter. But the economic phase is
probably not one which will impress
the mind of the ordinary jitney patron.
It pught to impress, however, those
who have the authority to insist upon
fair and . reasonable competition In
transportation. Outside of a circle
drawn on a radius of three and one
half miles from a business center
the streetcar is operated either with
out profit or at a loss. Most of the
Portland streetcar lines extend be
yond the radius of profit. None of
the 5-cent jitney lines do. Th latter
How to Keep Well.
By Dr. W. A. Evans.
The present facts and the develop
ment of the world since Washington's
day have already entangled us in the
affairs of China and Japan against
our will and beyond our power to es
cape without sacrificing our interests
and shirking our plain duty to China
and the rest of the world. Advice
which Washington gave before our
The Mexican situation is putting
President Wilson in a sad predica
ment. If American troops come to
blows with the Carranzistas he can
not fight without going on to finish
the job and thereby admitting the
failure of his previous policy: yet he
cannot withdraw without alienating
the small remnant of self-respecting
Americans who still support him.
Against his will he drifts dally closer
to armed intervention.
buckshot.
the past.
our policy in ciiry a
The crisis in China adds to the ne
cessity of Increasing the mobile mili
tary forces " of the United vStatcs.
Threats of disorder in Pekln have
caused the American troops stationed
at Tien Tsin to be sent to that city,
but Japan, with the consent, if
Few men were out nights in Utah
in the long ago when the 185-foot
dinosaur whose skeleton has been un
earthed roamed the hills. One escape
from the beast ought to put a man
on the waterwagon for life.
The cross of gold agony depicted by
Bryan on a similar occasion was no
not greater than the Nebraskan will suf-
by request, of its allies, is sending a fer as a gagged and silent occupant of
much larger force. We could not the press gallery at &t. juouis.
quickly send more troops without
seriously weakening our garrison in Los Angeles is now the largest city
the Philippines, yet it is desirable that in area in the United States. To ac
we take our full part in protecting QuireN fame is easy as the toad said
the embassies from attack. The na- when he tried to size up with the cow.
tions which have the largest part in
tnai tasK win nave tne roost inriuen- nAM.gn, nr,rV Bull Moohb
tial voice in adjusting the future rela- favop Hushes tne Democrats may as
well nominate him and save the coun-
Queatlons pertinent to hygiene, sanitation,
and prevention of disease, if matters of gen
eral Interest, wjll be answered In this col
umn. Where space will not permit or the
subject is not suitable, letters will be per
sonally answered, subject to proper limita
tions and where stamped addressed en
velope Is Inclosed. Dr. Evns will not make
diagnosis or prescribe for Individual dis
eases. Requests for such servics cannot be
answered.
(Copyright, 1916, by Dr. W. A. Evans.
Published by arrangement with the Chicago
Tribune.) .
BLAZING WAY IX HEALTH WORK
mUE state of North Carolina is blaz-
JL ing a way for other states -in its
health work. Ten counties have whole-
time health officers. In the main these
health officers are helping the farmers
to improve the sanitation of farm
houses.
The State Board of Health Is doing
Intensive health work under what they
call the specialized unit system. For
instance, with a fund specially collect
ed they ran, a six weeks' campaign for
typhoid vaccination in twelve counties.
They vaccinated 62,000 persons.
-They next undertook, school surveys.
The plan was to have the county board
appropriate $10 a school for the school
survey. For this they got a sanitary
Inspection and survey of the school
house, wells, privies and grounds with
recommendations, a "physical examfha
tion of each school child, a courser of
Instruction in personal and public hy
giene, end an examination of the stu
dents in the subject covered, with prizes
for those who excelled. These school
surveys, in the main, are for rural
schools.
Bladen County probably has had one
of these surveys. At amy rate, the
State Board of Health announces that
on June 24 -Bladen County is to hold
the first county health commencement
at Elizabethtown. This is to bo the
first in several senses.
The State Board of Health offers
$10 prize to the school district which
turns out tne largest percentage or its
school children at this combination
open-air commencement, basket dinner
and picnic.
.Several citizens offer prizes for es
says. The best essay on malaria is to
get a prize of $10 in gold.;, care and
reeding of babies, a $o prize; rural san
itatlon. a $10 prize; best cooked bread
a $10 prize; best paper on well cooked
diet, a $5 prize; best paper on impor
tance of owning a milk cow, a $5 prize
best paper on typhoid fever, -$5. The
winning ball team - gets $5 in gold
The best paper on "Why So Many Old
Maids and Bachelors in Bladen Coun-j
ty?" gets $5.
- I think if the winners of the ball
game get $5, the finder of a way out
for the, old maids ought to get $10 at
least.
Another recently announced activity
of the State Board of Health in which
it has the active co-operation of the
State University is providing a course,
or lectures and clinics on diseases ot
cniidren lor the r . -iclans In a group
of six towns. The instruction gives a
lecture and clinic In Wilson every
Thursday for the 17 weeks. Five other
towns take the other five days in th
week. Dr. Hill, of Boston, has been en
gaged to give the course.
The physicians who take the work
pay the expenses of the course. Per.
haps some day the people will see tha
It is to their advantage to have well
trained physicians and will pay for in
structlon as they now pay for Instruc
tion to farmers. Now the ate is doing
all that can be expected of It.
tions of China with the rest of the
world
.The leading part will fall to Japan
for a variety of reasons. That country
occupies a position of leadership in
Eastern Asia similar to that of the
United States in Amerca. It does so
by right of military strength, greater
progress in modern civilization, Indus,
try and commerce, demonstrated ca.
pacity to govern, proximity and sim
ilarity of language, customs and man
ner of thought. It is best qualified in
all ways to become China's mentor
But the temptation will be strong
for Japan to use this position of
leadership for its selfish advantage to
the detriment of other nations. The
leading part which Japan should and
probably will play in guiding China
into the ways of modern government
and industry does not justify the Mi
kado in making any accessions of ter
ritory at China's expense, nor in es
tablishing a protectorate nor in, ac
quiring any exclusive commercial
rights or even any preferred commer
cial position. There have been sev
eral evidences of some such ambition
on the part of Japan, first in discrimi
nation against western nations in
Southern Manchuria and a year ago
in the terms which it attempted to
extort from Yuan Shi Kai.
try time and expense.
Th horrors of the Oregon drought
are considerably mitigated by pure
water and pure milk, provided they
are served separately.
Democrats cannot have enthusiasm
when there is nothing but harmony
among them, for harmony is first
cousin to apathy.
Irvin Cobb need not complain of
St. Louis' moderation in taking away
the money of delegates. It will learn
fast enough.
Another victim has been claimed by
the river, and the moral is: K.eep
away until you have learned to swim.
It will be interesting to hear the
Democratic explanations of spineless
diplomacy and watchful waiting.
The Democrats now face a united
Republican host and they might as
well give it up as hopeless.
The suffrage plank in the St. Louis
platform will be a filler, like the one
The United States should, in its own term splinter at- Baltimore.
interest ana in the interest of world
peace and national rights, oppose any
further acquisitions of Chinese terri
tory by Japan or any European
power; it should oppose attempts of
any nation or group or nations to it is rredicted that heroic war mu-
monopolize the commerce or develop- s0 may replace ragtime. Not until
Not even intervention In Mexico
would remove the stigma of wavering
indecision at this late date. -
a new generation has risen.
Alfonso first must do something in
the peace line to become jl candidate
for the Nobel prize.
Great plan of Bryan's to put ashes
on the head of the Bull Moose and
swallow him!
ment of China or to dictate the pol
icy of the Chinese government. This
is our National duty because we first
proposed the open door policy in 1900
and obtained the adhesion of other
nations to that policy. That is the
principle of equal treatment and equal
opportunity for all nations and of
respect for the territorial integrity and
national independence of China. It
is perfectly consistent with gratifica
tion, of all of Japan's legitimate aims
and with Japan's leadership in ad
justing the world's relations with
China and in the commerce and in
dustry of that empire. About the cheapest ' thing in Port-
No enmity 'toward Japan is implied land Just now is ice, but the mixings
in the statement that the duty de- I are lacking.
volves upon the United States of -tak
ing precautions against any action of Mr. Hughes' retort to hyphenated
the JUikaaos empire which would Americanism is undiluted American
conflict with our policy. Japanese ism.
statesmen will naturally take advan
In renominating Wilson, how will
thje Democrats explain their single
term plank?
tage of the present opportunity to ob
tain as much as possible for their
country. By their alliance with Ja
pan, Britain, France, Russia and Italy
are prevented from opposing it: by
being at war with Japan and by being
for the present excluded from world
commerce, Germany and Austria are
made powerless to interfere. The
United States alone has its hands free
to restrain the Japanese statesmen
from any action that would be incon
sistent with our policy and . their
pledges.. As sponsors for the open
door agreement, we should take the
lead.
That the United States may act ef
fectively in this regard, it is neces
sary that we be known to possess
sufficient force to back up the pro
posals ot our diplomats. The mere
knowledge that we have the force and
are willing to use it In case of neces-
Confectlons may be made from, ap
pies, but it is hard- to beat cider.
It costs money to follow the fashion
and marry at Vancouver.
The Mexican mustang Is i growing
uooa times can t be more than a
year away.
"Three cheers for the Red, White
and Blue:
For real diversion, go to the ball
ground s.-
Seattle sewer rats now revel in free
booze.
It's your flag. Hats off!
WRITER'S IDEA nfWAIUUXTED,
Newborn Cannery Fire Incendiary, Wat
Loss Exeeeded Inssrsnee.
PORTLAND. Or.. June 13. (To .tne
Editor.) We note an article with ref
erence to the fire at the canning plant
at Newberg.
The writer is one of the principal
parties Interested in this plant at New
berg, and is one of the purchasers from
the old company, and I rather object
to this article as it reads, as it seems
to infer that the plant was burned by
the purchasers of it in order to collect
insurance which was much higher than
the value of the property. This is
not the case, because the value of the
plant and equipment was something
like $27,000, which value is not ques
tioned in any way by the insurance
adjusters. The value of the stock at
the time of burning was about $6700,
smd there was $6500 total insurance on
the stock and $9700 total Insurance on
tne piant ana equipment.
It would be ridiculous to suppose
that any of the parties Interested
would burn the plant, because the new
company had pust spent a good deal
or money in new equipment and re
modeling the plant and were going to
start up. Monday following the fire.
and with a large fruit crop right on
us and with this crop all sold for
future delivery, it would look rather
foolish for a company so situated to
set fire to its own plant; and, again,
we think that all of the men con
nected with this company are above
suspicion of such action, as you can
undoubtedly ascertain. -
It is true that the building- was un
doubtedly set fire by somebody, but
we do not know by whom, but we
are trying to get the City of Newberg
to take such steps as will bring the
parties setting the fire to Justice, be
cause this company does not feel over
zealous about putting more money
into a plant at Newberg until it is
satisfied that it will ' not be subject
to an attack of this kind in the future.
We trust that you will set us right
in this matter, as I am quite satisfied
that you would not knowingly do us
an injustice of this kind, as we are
interested in building up the fruit
business in Oregon and we need the
help and co-operation of the news
papers, as well as everybody in the
state, and we are Quito sure that The
Oregonlan would' not intentionally try
to create publio sentiment that would
be detrimental to our Interests.
A- RUPERT.
TTreuty-f lv Years Ace.
From The Oregonlan of June 14. 1S91.
Berlin, June 13. The Post asserts the
French government's demand that the
Czar make an explicit declaration as to
the attitude which he would assume in
the event of the Franco-German war.
as obtained only the vaguest response.
committing Russia to nothing.
The rose show given last evening for
charity at the Bishop Scott Academy
Hall, under the patronage of Mesdamci
H. D. Green and O. 11. ole. was & most
uccessful affair in every way. W. S.
Sibson. Fred Holman and Mrs. W. S.
Ladd were among those exhibiting
roses.
The members of Daniel Frohman's
New Tork Lyceum Theater Company,
accompanied by that worthy manager
himself, will arrive this morning to
make their first bow - to a Portland
audience tomorrow night at the Mar
qua m Grand.
The Portland Speed Association will
be on deck again next Tuesday morn
ing with all its old-time enterprise and
the prospects are for the best race
meeting ever given on the Pacific
Coast.
The handsome car conductors on tha
southern diviAon of the electrlo rail
way have been receiving very affec
tionate letters from someone. If the
writer is a woman, for her benefit it
may be stated the handsome conductors
are married and it is vain to waste any
gusn on teem.
After a careful re-reading of the news
item in question. The Oregonlan is un
able to discover the slightest intima
tion or reason for inference that the
purchasers burned the plant, to col
lect the insurance or for any other
reason. .
Hivr.
M. E. G. writes: "1. Please write
something about urticaria, that we
commonly call 'hives.' Is trytheman ur
ticaria and herpes much the same thing,
or caused by same conditions? Is it
exceptional to suffer with hives for two
months or more? Can they come from
any other cause besides digestive or
nervous? Can an inactive liver cause
them, and can they be caused by ma
laria? Have heard that an Inward tu
mor could cause them. Is that true?
Have tried all home remedies and had
one doctor, but cannot get rid of them.
Outside of the suffering they cause, are
they important, and do they ever be
come chronic?
"2. Also please state if salicylate
medicines are mineral or vegetable, and
if they have to be used with care.
'3. Also, is a very large cistern or
well, no longer used and boarded over.
but containing water, unhealthy under
an inhabited house? Is in the cellar."
REPLY.
1. Fever blister is an Illustration of
herpes. In urticaria or hives there are no
ulcers or sores. Hives result from some form
of food poisoning. In some cases the pa
tient can figure out the cause' without diffi
culty. He knows that when he eats salmon.
or sea food, or strawberries, as the case may
be he gets hives. In other cases it is more
difficult to ferret out the particular foods
responsible. There are methods ot testing; by
which physicians trained In serum diagnosis
can discover which food Is at fault In tha
obscure cases. Some obscure cases are solved
by the patients by experiments in dieting.
2. Sallcycllc acid at one time was made
from wlntergreen. It was, therefore, veg
etable In origin. It is now made from coal
tar and therefore is mineral In origin.
Salicylates are made from sallcyllo acid.
Salicylates and salicylic add are to ba used
with care.
3. If It is clean and mosquito proof it is
not unhealthy. Otherwise It may be.
ALL DEPENDS OX POIXT OP VIEW
Poetical Ideas) Ik Bible Interpreted by
Reader's Own Imagination.
DALLAS. Or.. June 12. (To the Edl
tor.) In The Oregonlan the other day
Edgar L Crawford gave an interesting
account oi a modern battleship as dc
scribed by an ancient Asyrlo-Judean
poet in the book of Job. Your cor
respondent says that the leviathan de
scribed by the poet is a modern dread
naught foreseen by the Inspired write
343S years ago. One cannot help but
marvel at the precision of Mr. Craw
fords Information. He not only know
that the leviathan was a battleship,
out also that the poet penned his "in
splred-vlsion" precisely 3436 years ago,
i nave never been able to find i
two schools of Biblical historical critl
cism agree as to the data ot this re
markable poem, nor any' two Biblical
critics, or commentators, agree as
the precise meaning of this particular
vision, if it is a vision.
Will Mr. Crawford kindly inform u
what It was the poet saw when h
pictured the behemoth? Was it a hip
popotamus. or did the poet foresee
42-centimeter Austrian howitzer? O
was it a monster zeppelin soaring high
In the air and dropping explosive bomb
upon the terrified inhabitants of modern
Behold now behemoth, which I made with
tnee;
He eateth grass as an ox.
L.O. now his strenrtil is in his loins.
And his force Is In the muscles of bis
belly, etc. Job 40.
Now, the famous 42-centimeter'
strength" is unquestionably "in hi
loins and his force is in the muscle
of his belly." And he not only "eateth
grass (powder) as an ox," but h
teareth down forests like a whirlwind
Nor "shall any take him when he is o
the watch, or pierce throutjh his nos
with a snare.
It is remarkable what wonderful
modern ideas one can find in anclen
oriental imagery. Like the cloud
Hamlet, the image one sees appears like
a camel, then like a weasel and then
very like a whale. It all depends upo
the Interpreters peculiar theological
point of view. J. T. FOKD,
In Other Days.
Courtesy Due to Flas; From Tourists.
PORTLAND. June 13. (To the Edl
tor.) I address myself to "out-of
town subscriber," who dates his com
munlcation from Portland.
Not knowing Mr. Fuchs, I cannot
express his views on the article ap
pearing in The Oregonian, but mine
are that if a tourist coming here from
a foreign shore is so lacking in courtesy
to "ow flag" as to ignore it in the
manner the tourist from British Co
lumbia did, he deserves to be rebuked
and 1 can't think that any American
citizen of ordinary intelligence would
fall to show the one act of courtesy
and good will possible to any foreign
country In which he might be travel
ing. Should he fail I trust he will
meet with the same treatment.
LIFELOXO SUBSCRIBER.
Half a Century Ako.
From Th Oregonlan of Jnne. 14. 183.
Rev. C. Eells. formerly of this state.
and now residing near Walla Walla.
proposes to donate for the benefit ot
the Whitman Seminary, an Institution
of learning located at the Whitman
Mission, tne-half of the valuable Whit
man Mission claim, which he now owns.
Guatemala declines to unite with the
South American republics acainst
Spain. It Is supposed that all Central
American governments will do the
same.
The new steam fire engine of Mult
nomah Company No. 2 was brought out
last evening, and after taking suction
from the cistern at the intersection of
Stark and Second streets, tooted her
whistle and pumped, away, throwing
first one stream and then twb streams.
with the utmost satisfaction to the
spectators. .
The sculptor. Stone, of Washington.
Is engaged upon a very ecellent statue
of the late lamented Senator Baker,
which will soon be completed.
Generals Beauregard and W. Adams
have gone to Europe to negotiate Jack
son railroad bonds. President Johnson
has modified his paroles so that they
can go end return.
Brigham Toung is building a cotton
factory; the walls are well nigh up and
the building is expected to be ready ror
the machinery next Fall.
MRS. BLUM AVER WELL Eai'IPPED
She Is Familiar With Educational
Problems and Fair of Mind.
"PORTLAND. June 13. (To the Edi
tor.) Believing that our public schools
should be free from all political and
religious influences. I indorsed Mrs.
S. M. Blumauer as candidate for School
Director.
Before coming to Portland I lived in
a number of cities where the publio
schools seemed to be completely in the
hands of politicians. I have therefor
resolved ever to strive for the man
or woman free from these influences.
I have closely followed the many edu
cational and philanthropic activities of
our candidate during the seven years
of my association with her in club
work.
My observations were not made with
the lenient mind of admiring an Inti
mate friend, but rather with the criti
cal examination of an individual born
of an entirely different race and re
ligion. My findings prove to me that
Mrs. Blumaeur-is eminently fitted to)
fill this responsible office with credit
to herself and her many friends.
First, she has a thorough knowledge
of educational matters, and is progres
sive. Second, she has an open mind and
will therefore listen courteously to the
other board members who may hart
entirely different views on many ques
tions. Third, she has a Judicial mind and
will weigh all matters carefully be
fore passing final Judgment.
I am working industriously, trying
to elect Mrs. Blumaeur, as I earnestly
believe that by so doing we will be
giving, to the taxpayers of Portland
a strong, capable and conscientious
School Director.
MRS. 'JOHN M. SCOTT.
Baby's Ailments.
Mrs. G. W. B. writes: "Will you
kindly give us your advice in regard-!
to our baby? She is seven months old
and weighs 16 pounds and is appar
ently strong, and healthy. But she is
very constipated; her bowels seldom
act without assistance. We have been
giving her castorla. Sha is breast fed.
with the addition of two graham crack
ers dissolved in not water and one-
quarter of an orange (the juice) each
day. What should her diet be now and
also during; the coming Summer?"
REPLY.
To give, a cathartic to a baby Is a very
poor plan. Give tha orange Juice as th first
food In tha morning. Vary tha diet by sub
stituting prune Juice. Give some preparation
containing maltose. Try to overcome; con
stipation with diet.
The diet appropriate for your child now
would be Inappropriate long before the Sum
mer is over. Keep, her on breast milk, fruit
juices, malt preparations, crackers, gravy
and potatoes until April or May. Then wean
her. Write to the children's bureau. De
partment of Labor, Washington, D. C, for
bulletu on "Infant Care."
Ekbts and Orient's Disease.
G. L. M. writes: "Will you kindly
advise through your column as to
whether eggs are harmful for a per
son with Blight's disease?"
REPLY.
A person with Bright' had bolter not cat
eggs. He can get all the uroteln he needs In
other and safer forms.
Views Strike Responsive Chord.
PORTLAND. June 13. (To the Edi
tor.) Permit me to express my grati
fication at ycur timely and vigorous
editorial entitled "Freedom of Press
Attacked." You are deserving of the
commendation of all thinking citizens
of the United States who still believe
In the fundamental American principle
of religious freedom In speaking thus
unequivocally and boldly for the rights
of private conscience and private Judg
ment In religious matters. Such bills
as the onu you refer to are not likely
to disgrace our statute books as laws
as long as newspapers of the standing
of The Oregonlan are prepared to op
pose the'ra. R. C. UTHOFF.
Learning Trade la Sary.
"MARYHILL, Wash.. June 11. (To
the Editor.) Is It true that a young
man can enlist in tne unitca states
Navy and learn & trade? To what
department must I write to secure in
formation, if so?
EUGEXE II. BABCOCK.
Tho Navy does not conduct trade
schools, as such; but there are oppor
tunities for forward-looking young
men to attain proficiency In such, lines
as electrical and mechanical engineer
ing if they show adaptability for and
Interest in those branches. For details
write to United Statos Navy Recruit
ing Station. Morgan building, Portland.
'Oregon's Hotel Law.
PORTLAND. June 13. (To the Edi
tor.) Has Oregon a hotel inspection
law? If so. does it require sheets of
specific length and fire escapes in
room? Who is the official in charge
of same? W. L. TOWNS.
Oregon regulates the length of bed
sheets in hotels and also makes cer
tain requirements as 'to fire escapes
and their accessibility. Enforcement
is left t- the various local officials
charged with enforcing laws In general.
SPRING OX THE GRAND RONDE
Comes the vernal equinox
Violets will follow
Open locks! Tis Spring who knocksl
Lo, her courier swallow!
To the call of sunny skies.
Buttercups respond.
Ice-freed rill and saps that rise.
Leaf set free and bird replies
Sings the blire Grand Ronde.
Happy rancher to the field
Goes forth, singing gaily;
Promise, of abundant yield
Cheers his spirit dally.
Down the sunny lanes and gay
Wander lovers fond;
Little children shout and play.
Bees hum "round the flowering spray.
On the blue Grand Ronde.
Glad am I to see the sun
Lead the birds home singing.
While fresh hearts are wooed and won.
"Mid the new flowers springing;
Little feet run to and fro.
New fern lifts new- frond.
Cherry orchards perfumed blow.
Rippling waters srently flow
Down the blue Grand Rondo. .
"Resurrection's here foretold!"
Cries the lily waking;
Life eternal I unfold."
Whispers from the scented mould
Leaf from dark seed breaking.
Speaks the starting butterfly:
Soul no more despond:"
"There's a stream of life on high,"
Murmurs blue Grand Ronde.
Eyes that last year were so bright
Now but light my dreams
Somewhere open to the light. "
Laugh to see the daisies white.
Mark the bluebird's homing flight.
Greet day's rising beams.
Pledge renewed in every bloom
-Breaking bar and bond.
Spring that wakes from Winter's
gloom
Life triumphant o'er the tomb
Sing, oh, blue Grand Ronde!
F. L ROBERTS.
Cove. Or.
Altitude of Nearby Mountains.
RAINIER,' Or.. June 12. (To the Ed
itor.) Please publish the altitudes of
Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson. Mount
St, Helens and Mount Adams.
SUBSCRIBER.
Hood. 11.2:5 feet; Jefferson, 10,522 feet;
St. Helens. 9697 feet; Adams, 12,070 feet.
TVot the Same Dr. Drake.
PORTLAND. June 13. (To th Ed
itor.) Will you kindly state if the Dr.
Drake running for School Director Is
the same who figured In divorce pro
ceedings a while ago?
M11S. A. B. SOUTHWICK.
He is not