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POKTLAyi), TUESDAY. JUNE SO. lfllB.
OX VERGE OT WAR WITH MEXICO.
The expected is happening in our re
lations with Mexico. Carranza's de
mands for withdrawal of American
troops and President "Wilson's refusal
bring us to the verge of actual or de
clared war -with the only semblance of
a government Mexico has. The skir
mish at Mazatlan, the raids across the
Rio Grande, the American pursuit of
the raiders, the threats of Carranza's
Generals all or any one of these
Incidents may precipitate hostilities
which would begin war without formal
action of either government. Carran
a's control over his army Is so slight
that any of his Generals may begin ac
tual war without awaiting a formal
declaration. In that event, he would
not dare to repudiate the act, for to
do so would be political suicide. Nor
would Mr. Wilson decline the chal
lenge; to do so would dishonor the Na
tion and destroy his hope of re-election.
The present crisis has been ex
pected ever since the President's re
fusal to recognize Huerta and his de
mand that that worthy eliminate him
self Inaugurated the policy of aiding
and comforting Huerta's enemies. It
was foreseen that the victory of the
latter would be followed by new war
among Mexican leaders. When Carran
za gained the upper hand, Mr. Wilson
tried to strengthen him for the com
pletion of his triumph and to avoid
intervention by recognizing him as the
de facto ruler. In order to do so, he
was constrained to swallow the many
insults Carranza had flung at him and
further to swell that pompous Individ,
ual's pride. The first chief saw in
this- action fear of his power and a
tribute to his Invincibility.
Mr. Wilson clearly misread the
psychology of the situation. The aid
which he gave to Carranza turned the
tigerish fury of Villa against him and
created the impression In Mexico that
the first chief was paying for It by
subservience to American policy. Villa
cultivated that Impression and by the
Columbus raid forced Carranza to
choose either to share with him the
vengeance of the United States or
lose his loosely held following by
co-operating with the American expe
dition in pursuit of the bandit3. From
the day when General Pershing's army,
crossed the border until Carranza de
manded its withdrawal, the latter at
tempted an impossible middle course
that of making the American troops
think he countenanced the invasion and
of making the Mexicans believe
at the same time that he opposed it.
American requests for full co-operation
and for unrestricted use of the
railroads caused the conferences be
tween Generals Scott and Obregon.
They failed, for, when forced to choose
on which side of the fence he would
climb down, Carranza chose the side
which was likely to unite the Mexican
people behind him as the National
hero. His ultimatum was as much a
manifesto to Mexico as a demand on
the United States. That having been
rejected, It is difficult to conceive how
he can play out his part before the
Mexican audience without war.
There are several reasons for be
lieving that Mr. Wilson will find ' It
equally Impossible to yield an inch of
ground. True, war with Carranza will
be a confession that his policy of
watchful waiting has failed, but events
have already proved that and have
maneuvered him Into a position where
he must either withdraw or go for
ward. He has refused to withdraw,
but he will have no pretext for hos
tilities until our troops are attacked
by forces known to be Carranzistas.
The skirmish between Major Ander
son's force and a small Mexican party
near Matamoros and the affray at
Mazatlan may be the prelude to more
serious encounters. He may fairly
construe these as Justifying "interven
tion. Implying as It does military sub
jugation ... as a last resort," to
quote the words of the platform which
he himself wrote.
There are signs Which the President
cannot have overlooked that the peo
ple have lost patience with his abor
tive policy in Mexico. It Is openly con
demned by Samuel S. Blythe In the
independent Saturday Evening Post
and in the usually friendly World's
Work and New Republic. So long as
criticism came almost entirely from
political opponents, he showed no dis
position to yield; his present access of
vigor began about the time when these
Independent organs of public opinion
began to turn against him. The plea
that demand for action Is Inspired by
"the interests" and munition makers
is worn threadbare; it cannot stand
against publications of such high re
pute as those named.
The bearing of a war in Mexico on
Mr. Wilson's political future cannot
have been overlooked by him. While
we would not suggest that he would
Involve his country In war in order to
promote his re-election, he would be
more than human if he could exclude
from his mind the effect on his pros
pects of success. His party may be
expected to raise the cry that no
change should be made while the Na
tion is at war and that the man who
has begun the work of pacifying Mex
ico should be permitted to complete it
rather than to turn it over to the
party which Democrats accuse of a
desire to exploit or annex that coun
try. The President is. more likely now
than at any time since he entered the
White House to be guided by the logic
of events, which threatens to demand
that, when he has once come to blows
with Carranza, he go forward to com
plete the task of pacification. This
can scarcely be done before the ex
piration of his term. It Is a long task
upon which he seems about to enter.
The Argus, a weekly paper of Se
nttle, whose purpose of publication
obviously is the simple intent to be en
tertaining, in whfch it succeeds, issued
last week what is called an "Outing
Number," exploiting' the pleasure spots
of the Puget Sound country. Seattle
is so obsessed 'with the idea of chasing
and capturing the nimble dollar that
its attention must be called to recrea7
tion In a forceful manner. This Editor
Chad-wick certainly does. The big city
of aboriginal nomenclature should ap
preciate its manifold blessings.
PLACARDS ANT) SCENITRY -
Political ambitions are becoming so
much an obstacle to civic beauty that
the esthetic souls of many communities
have been on the verge of rebellion for
some time past. When- a man becomes
obsessed with a desire to shine in pub
lic liffe he announces his matchless
virtues by means of flaring cards and
placards. These cards are placed at
every point where the human vision
might toe expected to dwell. Does one
pause to enjoy the grandeur of a rural
scene, he is reminded from every tree
and rock that "Smith is the people's
choice for constable" oi that "Jones
stands for the square deal." The out
rage is heightened by a series of home
ly visages showing the aspiring ones
in various poses of vanity.
Vandalism Is a strong term, but is It
too strong for such practices? The
worst part Is that It is perennial. The
bounteous crop sown at election time
is permitted to remain the year
around. By the time the elements
have succeeded In destroying one
crop, another has put In appearance.
Cards may be found In any grove the
cards of men who have been politically
dead for years. It may have been
proved at the polls that the erstwhile
"people's choice" was not anyone's
choice; yet we must be regaled with
the placards on every tree and emi
nence.
Minneapolis, whose finer sensibilities
have been aroused, will have no more
of this. Hereafter, candidates will
have to proclaim their virtues in some
other manner. Defacement of scenery
by homely visages and trite slogans
will be Inhibited by law. At an elec
tion now impending, moot of the can
didates have agreed to keep their pla-
cards out of public scenic places. Oth
ers are to be arrested. The example
set by Minneapolis is a worthy one.
The old scheme of fishing for votes
with flaming placards is not a credita
ble one and it is doubtful If the out
come of any election Is affected greatly
by such methods. A municipal ordl
nance is Insufficient. It should be' a
state law, and Oregon might set about
the movement to advantage. Oregon
boasts the greatest scenic beauties in
the world and It Is a sin to permit the
wonderful color symphonies of nature
to be destroyed by the Jarring notes of
political charlatanry.
TEST FOB THE NEW ARMY LAW
Sufficient forces of the National
Guard will no sooner be assembled
along the Mexican border than we may
expect the regular forces now on pa
trol duty to be sent as reinforcements
to General Pershing. That would give
him about 40,000 regulars, which
would suffice for immediate opera
tions, especially If the best of the
Guardsmen were to relieve them of
caring for communications. From
100,000 to 160,000 Guardsmen would
be assembled in the South if all were
ordered thither, but some may be held
at northern camps in reserve, to be
sent to the front as developments re
quire.
This field service will give the entire
National Guard an opportunity of be
coming thoroughly trained by constant
drilling throughout a period of many
months. Their officers will gain ex
perience In handling entire brigades,
divisions and corps, such as they have
rarely, if at all, had hitherto. They
will have acted with regular troops
and will have acquired the steadiness
and coolness of seasoned men. The
Nation will add 150,000 veterans to
Its supply of military material.
A few days after the Guardsmen
take the field the new Army law will
come into operation, namely, on July
Under that law all Guardsmen in
active service will be drafted into the
volunteer army and come under full
Federal control, with officers ap
pointed by the President, under Regu
lar Army regulations and with Regu
lar Army pay. The merits and de
merits of that law will thus be revealed
by actual experience, and In the light
of that experience the new Congress
will have the opportunity, provided it
has the patriotism and statesmanship,
to give us a well-worked-out system
of National defense. There is no rea
son to expect the new law to stand
this test; it is a mere makeshift patch
work, put together by men whose first
thought was pork and whose last
thought was preparedness.
When the present National Guard Is
drafted into the volunteer army, there
will be no National Guard for the time
being. As the Mexican troubles may
occupy the volunteer army for several
years. and as its members may not wish
to re-enlist in the Guard on their re
turn home, it will be necessary for the
states to organize a new militia. This
will come into existence under the new
law, which offers more attractive pay
than has hitherto been given and
which imposes new conditions. Some
advantages will accrue to both Nation
and state from applying the new ma
chinery to new material.
The Nation will derive some com
pensation from war with Mexico,
should it come, through the oppor
tunity to test the new law and to pro
vide itself with a considerable force of
trained soldiers. These may become
the nucleus, or at least the drlllmas
ters, of a future National Army
which will make us truly prepared.
DANGER OF THE HOME.
Safety first, like charity, should be
gin at home, it wouid appear from the
disclosures just announced by Chi
cago's Coroner. Factories, mills, rail
road crossings and congested thor
oughfares are not as. dangerous as
home life, according to Chicago figures
covering the past eleven years. Of the
29,864 deaths caused by accident.
total of 15,241 were accidents at home
and due to carelessness. Nor Is this
condition confined to Chicago, for it is
learned from another source that in
Now. York last year 179 persons lost
their lives from fires and explosions
at home due to carelessness.
"Safe as a babe at home" is an an
cient phrase, but its application is
challenged by the 1915 record In Chi
cago and Its environs. One hundred
and five children under 5 years old
were killed by scalds and burns alone
all victims of carelessness and igno
rance. How many others were claimed
by infectious and contagious diseases
due also to carelessness cannot, of
course, be estimated with precision,
but the total must be large.
Dangers that lurk in the home are
numerous. Burns and scalds " are a
continual menace, and these dangers
are supplemented by those of asphyx
iation, falling downstairs, poisoning,
suffocation, exposure and neglect,
reckless use of firearms, gas, oil. gaso.
line or liquid stovepolish by defective
flues, stovepipes, accumulation of soot
and a multitude of other things. Pry
ing little children are forever poking
their inquisitive noses into danger; and
it must be a vigilant mother who safe
guards her little flock from injury If
not death.
Much has been accomplished In the
'safety-first" movement in America.
Thousands of deaths have been pre
vented by education and legislation af
fecting workshops and public service
conveniences. But the dangers of the
home have not received the attention
they demand. "Safety first" should
take a place side by side with that
venerable Invocation, "God bless our
home."
"KEEPTSO IT WITH THE JONESES."
In the current Issue of the Common
wealth Review of the University of
Oregon Is an Instructive analysis by
James H. Gilbert, Ph. D., of the
wealth, debt and taxation census fig
ures (1913,) as applied to Oregon.
In this analysis there are but two
really cheerful expositions. Oregon
stands high In per capita wealth only
eight states make a better showing
and there Is practically no state debt.
Minor subdivisions are heavily bur
dened, however, and with them begins
the unfavorable showing. Cities, towns
and villages are responsible for the
bulk of the public debt The census
report fails to compute the per capita
debt of neighboring states or the coun
try as a whole, but the per capita debt
of Oregon cities is greater than that
of municipalities in any other state for
which computation was made.
In the matter of assessed value of
property and tax levy the per capita
assessment in Oregon is exceeded only
by that in Kansas, Massachusetts and
Ohio. The per capita tax levy is
little lower than In the other Pacific
Coast states, but It is high as compared
with the National average.
In respect to revenue, Oregon col
lects more for state purposes than the
average, but less than N asmngton war
California. But state expenditures are
aniurma. J3ut state expenciiures are i
but the minor part of the story. The
total per capita expenditure is largely
to meet county and -city demands. Says
Professor Gilbert:
Judged by the flerures for s-ovemmental
costs. Oregon has some of the most ex
travagant municipalities In the country.
The average Oregon municipality spends
$-47 per head, and the amount Is exceeded
only by cities of Nebraska and California.
The average for the country as a whole Is
$27.29. The per capita expenditure of the
Oregon elty exceeds that of New York by
22 cents. Among Oregon municipalities
Pendleton's governmental costs head the
list with $65.76, while Grants Pass reachea
the minimum of $21. 02. The per capita
cost of Portland's government is $50.57.
That a large share of the expenditure is
for street improvement Is shown by the
composition of municipal revenues in the
state. Almost exactly one-third of the re
ceipts are from special assessments, as
against one-twelfth of the total for Amer
ican municipalities generally. The same
fact la Indicated In another way. The ex
penditures made by Oregon municipalities
for the support of general departments are
not high. For these purposes the Oregon
city spends $12.77r as against $10.03 for
the country as a whole. When it comes
to outlays. Investments and Improvements
our cities spend $27. SO. as compared with
$3.01 for all American municipalities. A
study of figures seems to warrant the gen
eralization that heavy debts, high taxes and
excessive governmental costs for Oregon
cities are all due to a zeal for public im
provements, whether Oregon communities
have gone too far In that direction will
depend on the future development of the
state.
We think Professor Gilbert correctly
sums up the story In the statement that
"heavy debts, high taxes and exces
sive governmental costs for Oregon
cities are all due to a zeal for public
improvements." Some may be prone
to question whether this zeal may
properly be termed extravagance, but
that there is some of the element exist
ing is clear to the Intelligent observer.
Oregon cities have been growing rap
idly, and mainly in' a section where
public improvements are expensive
Growth of outlying districts has been
anticipated, with costly sewers, pave
ments and the like. Portland is ahead
of its present needs in the matter of
bridges. Not only have we had to
meet the Inherent high public cost of
rapid growth in population but have
endeavored to keep pace in the matter
of public enterprise with other cities
which are not bothered by the cost-of-growth
problem. We have been "keep
ing up with the Joneses."
We are Impelled, in this connec
tion, to praise the work and motives
of the commonwealth department of
the university. Judging from the last
issue of the Review, its recent study
has been of state departments. But
the general aim is to "suggest to stu
dents of Oregon welfare, whether
these are in or out of the university.
the opportunities for creative service
to the people." If the university shall
each year turn forth a class of young
men and women who have been made
conversant with state and local eco
nomic problems, it will in time have
created a balance of power that will
be exerted intelligently toward insur
ing a progress that corresponds both
with natural opportunities and the
public means.
CURBING AUTO SPEEDING.
Confronted with the necessity of
taking action to curb violations of the
automobile traffic regulations in New
York, that municipality has established
a Traffic Court, to preside over
which one of the city magistrates has
been assigned. This Judge will give his
entire time to listening to the explana
tions of drivers and their accusers, the
traffic policemen, and to meting out
punishment designed to "fit the
crime." That In a great city the In
dividual merits of each case should
be lost sight of In the magnitude of
the whole task involved is more or
less to be expected ; yet it seems as if
a better plan might have been evolved
than the inexorable "schedule of fines'
adopted, which reads like a bill of
fare but has none of its satisfying qual
ities.
For "example, the court has an
nounced that "ordinary speeders" are
going to be fined $25 each; that the
second offense will entail a fine of
$50; that "obstructing a streetcar will
cost $3, stopping on a crosswalk $2
and so on, with the alternative of jail
fsentence if the fines are not paid, but
nothing said about jail sentences with
out the alternative of paying a fine.
Thus the offender may know what to
expect, it is true, and also he may de
cide in advance whether under the
schedule, as compared with the condi
tion of his own finances, he is Justi
fied or not in "taking a chance" with
the court, the law and the officers
charged with the apprehension of
violators of regulations.
As to the more trivial offenses the
products of carelessness or ill-luck
such as running with one front light
extinguished, or permitting the !ruto
to become stalled in a crowded traffic
district, the schedule of nominal-fines
may well operate to advantage as
sharpener of wits and memories. But
commonly the worst offenders against
the speed laws are those who calculate
their chances by comparing them with
their ability to pay the penalties that
they know will follow being caught
This is a form of open defiance and
pure lawlessness most certain to bring
all law into contempt. It adopts th
principle that the crime lies in bein
catight. It Is quite plain that the man
who simply figures his fines as parti
of the cost of running his car Is not i
punished by a mora or less severe
drain on his pocketbook.
Wiser magisrates have sought to
compel respect for the law. If not to
create a law-abiding spirit, by fitting
the punishment to the victim of It In
such a way that it shall be felt. It Is
not so much the rate of speed as the
tjme, the manner and the place of
speeding that govern the enormity of
the offense; and similarly It is not the
severity of the penalty so much as Its
relation to the violator's ability to bear
it with equanimity that makes it ef
fective. Flagrant lawlessness would
be curbed better by Jail sentences than
by fines, and for such crimes as "mix
ing gasoline with booze," whether the
particular incident results In an acci
dent or not, there should be no al
ternative penalty. The Western cities
that have tried It have found that It
works. Professional speeders may
sneer at fines, but caution Is born of
a sojourn in the common Jail.
TOES PEOPLE WOBK BEST.
Dr. Ellsworth Huntington, of Tale,
has devoted his surplus energies the
past four years in trying to find out
whether the stock of human energy Is
lower In hot weather or cold. In con.
ducting the Inquiry he has visited nu
merous factories and consulted volu
minous statistics affecting the working
habits and relative productivity of sev
eral thousand workmen. His con
clusion, from all the available evidence
before him, is that hot weather is no
more a deterrent to hard work than
extremely cold weather. In fact, the
worst results in the factories he en
tered were obtained in January. July
and August are the second worst pe
riods for productivity, while the best
working months are those In which
there are no extremes of weather.
Cool weather, he finds, stimulates
the circulation and arouses the activity
oi ine nervous system, cut w nen iud
weather becomes too cold there la de-
pression. People, even if confined to
Warm quarters, become sluggish when
the thermometer drops below the zero
point, even as they become Inert under
a sun that sends the mercury up to
the 100 point. The best work Is done
where the temperature averages 38 de.
grees Fahrenheit.
In completing his Inquiries, the doc
tor made an exhaustive study of
storms and their effect on human ac
tlvity, and he is led to conclude that
every time a storm passes over a disr
trict and is followed by cooler weather
in the Spring, Summer and Fall, there
is an attendant increase In working
efficiency.
That the causes are deeply rooted
and beyond human control is suggested
by the fact that much of the investi
gation was confined to factories where
the "piecework" system is used. Work
men are paid according to the volume
of their work, -without regard to the
number of hours they toil. Hence,
when the activity of practically the en.
tire force falls off, it appears that the
causes must be underlying. What
more plausible explanation than
the weather? The case might
have been made more complete
by recourse to biological observation
and experimentation. The effect on
animal life of extremes of weather is
well known. Sluggishness persists in
the torrid as well as the frigid zones,
while activity is at Its height In the
temperate zones. It is the people of
the areas in which extremes of weath
er are of short duration who have es
tablished civilization.
The easiest way to state briefly the
world's war-and-peace situation is to
list the countries which are at peace
and to say that the rest of the world Is
at war. With the United States and
Mexico embroiled, all of North America
will be at war, but. Central and South
America will remain the largest area
at peace. In Europe the peaceful na
tions are Holland, Spain, Switzerland,
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Rou-
mania. Greece is nominally at peace
but might as well be at war. Abys
sinia is the only peaceful patch of
Africa. In Asia Afghanistan, Slam and
perhaps Tibet are at peace. China Is
having a series of revolutions, and Ja
pan is at war but not In it except as
a source of munitions for Russia. The
world Is almost all red.
The United States has developed
at so great a pace as an exporter of
manufactured goods that it can view
with Indifference a decrease in ex
ports of those raw products which
were formerly our chief means of pay.
ing for our imports and leaving t
balance to offset payments of in
terest and dividends on Invested for
eign capital. We need only to ad
just our tariff and shipping laws to
the economic conditions wnieh will
prevail after the war in order to es
tablish ourselves firmly as a great
exporter, not merely of raw mate
rials, but of .finished products. The
war has helped us to make a good
start; we must rely on our own wis
dom and energy to keep it.
The prospect Is that the military
feature will be missing from the
Fourth of July celebration. The civil
ians must fill the void with a greater
outpouring of patriots.
The most serious objection to
telephone marriage, from the preach
er"s standpoint, is that he cannot col
lect his toll from the bride.
Forest Grove's Rose Festival was
excelled by Portland's only in quantity.
In quality of rosea and display it was
equal to any.
There's nothing the matter with
Pendleton. She can send a troop of
Rough Riders in forty-eight hours.
This Mexican incident may be
preliminary for the Big War many
predict.
The Indian War Veterans here this
week can tell the youngsters how to
do it.
Young men for war and old men
for the "college."
Now we may get some moving pic
tures of real war.
Isn't it "tough" to be relegated to
the home guard ?
National Guardsmen give the streets
a touch of color.
The age limit shuts out a lot of men
who want to go.
Alfonso is too small caliber to arbi
trate anything.
There's an
Mexico.
oasts on the route to
. The company cook la the cooular
man.
A
Gleams Through the Mist
By Dean Collins.
THE GIFT OF THE PIONEERS.
(Reprinted by request and rededl-
cated to the Oregon Pioneer Associa-
tion.)
Sing of the marching squadrons
Of freemen sturdy and hale.
Who laughed at the clouds of danger
Abrood on the "Oregon Trail";
Tell of the stress and struggle.
Tell of the toll and tears.
The gallant fight for & freeman's
right x
Our gift from the pioneers.
Little we ken their labor
We of the younger race)
That bullded the tangled forests
Into a garden place;
Little we ken their daring.
Who gripped at the hand for Fata
And cleft us away from the Hudson's
Bay,
And made us a sovereign state.
We pride in our fruitful orchards,
Where frowning forests stood;
Tet the price of our peace and plenty
Was paid in our fathers' blood.
Not shed in the rush of fighting.
With battle banner unfurled.
But drained In the strife for the bread
of life
With an elemental world.
Heap up the wealth of our cities,
The wealth of our fields and farms.
i weano urn Bleeps in ine mountain
deeps,
And swims from the ocean's arms;
These are the fruits of a sowing
Scattered In former years.
A largess of grace to a younger race.
A gift from the pioneers.
Who came, as In marching squadrons.
Freemen sturdy and hale,
Who mocked at the clouds of danger
' Abrood o'er the "Oregon Trail,"
Who stood In the bitter struggle.
Through terror and toll and tears.
To give to our hands these Western
lands
Our gift from the pioneers.
Sir " .. , -o,-f.o. riffle. TJo
' w . -. . ' '
as ne sat on my desk playing cats-
cradle with a fragment of a meridian
as lonar and slender as he. "I wish an
application blank for .membership in
the Thumbnail International
Geo-
grapmcai oociety.
I slipped him a blank and he helped
himself to a handful ot lams and
dsetvlR from mv hunrihnnk of nroaoriv.
and after diligent hammering for some
moments, turned in the following,
which as you have not beard, I will
proceed to relate":
The charm of Western scenery
Fills my esthetlo cup;
And always when I see Mount Hood,
I see him summit up.
The C. O. B, Is voted Into member-
ship unanimously by myself, without
consulting the other three or four!
members of the Sac
SHORTEST POME PROCLAMATION,
wnereas, when we launched the shor-
est pome contest, we
had in mind
Gillilan's pome on the
"Antiquity of
.. . i .
Microbes," which runs:
Adam
Had 'em:
And whereas, our contribs srot und
that within two weeks and,
after
Charley Cochran- had guessed it. thev
chased it clear down to the iTilshlne
i-... a
fuiui,
Whereas. Our contribs have shown a
In the English language, and have made
, . ...
it rnyme witn itseii in some six or
seven divers ways; and
Whereas, It appears to be the opinion
of our contribs that it Is up to us
to hang some distinction upon the four
or five who got away with a dimension-
less rhyme;
We therefore herald, proclaim and an
nounce that,next Tues., we are going
to gather the winners together and
make tne iinai award or prizes in tno
contest ana we caution mem lurtner
more to be on the lookout and come
inlo the, eolvnm ur t on that occasion,
or w will arlve the nrlzea to "them
that gets in first."
THOSE ENTRANCING VICES.
"Don't sign my name to the follow
ing," says an inspired contrib., "as it Is
a little out of place for a man of 71
years of age but "I like it.' "
They say that kissing is dangerous;
I like it; -
That man and maid should never "bus"
I like it;
They say ice cream Is full of germs,
That cake will give the children worms,
That hugging ev'ry ill confirms
I like It.
THE ELEVENTH HOURER.
As we were locking up the forms,
3ou a." whose criticisms of our
rhyming dictionary have roused our
bitter enmity,, came galloping into
headquarters with the following in
terpretation for the -shortest pome In
the English language, which, as read
ers will remember, appeared a week
ago In the form of a blank space.
Bou's" interpretation of the pome is:
Waste
Space.
IN THE GARDEN.
A palace of pearl deserted lies
In the shade of the violet stalk;
The dew on Its opal portal dries.
j er its spiraiea root tne wiia gnat
"lea- ' '
And the little red spider walks;
And the ant is exploring the walls
Inside
Of the hall where the old snail lived
and died.
OUR OWN ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM,
The angleworm in vaudeville
No manager can ever book.
Because he fears somebody will
Stand up and clamor: "Get the hook."
And in the field of medicine
The pelican we should not want;
'Twould cost too much if he got in.
His bill ls so exorbitant.
There is a parrot on our street.
And I wish it could be arranged
For his no longer to repeat.
But sometimes have his rec
changed
The scorpion as a raconteur
In popularity would fail;
The reason ls, you may be i
He has a stinger In his tall.
Realism and Love.
Baltimore American.
"They say that audiences- do not like
to see husband and wife acting lovers
on the stage." "or eourse not. It de
stroys the realism.
LABOR'S ENEMIES WITHIN" RANKS
Religions Prejudice and Sabotage Op
erate to Worker's DisadTsstage.
PORTLAND. June, 19 (To the Edi
tor.) An organization as known by its
literature. Now let us take a look
through the literature of the Socialist
party. We flnd that party handling
the Menace, a publication which keeps 1
me worKing class civMed on religious 1
issues, and we find the Appeal to Rea
son put forward as a Socialist paper. I
These are not Socialist papers at all I
and are published for the sole purpose
of sentlmentlxing pennies out of the 1
pociceta of their readers. I
A glance at the literature of the I.
W. W. (Industrial Workers of the
World) will suffice to show that that
organization would lower the labor I
movement to ine level or a conspiracy, I
ignoring ine iact mat a successful con
spiracy Is simply out of the question
Decause the working class runs up into
the millions.
tne i. v. . song DOOK we 1
come upon this gem. which advocates
theft as labor's weapon:
Now the "boes" are living high
When a chicken coop Is nigh.
Further on in this red song book we
encounter some real hot stuff, which
shows how much these "workers" love
work, and throws light on their meth
ods for redressing grievances, real or
fancied. Here is where the, I tv w
hring in a little direct action and
sabotage. Listen!
Now the employment shark to me la walk
,n:
soon the saa pipe will be talking.
This sort of literature Is certainly
enough to condemn any organization
as being both ignorant and dangerous
to society.
Conditions in the state of Washing-
ion, where the employment offices have
Deen abolished, are not the least bit
better for the workers than thev are I
rignt nere In Oregon, where the em-I
piujincni omceas are in business, but
The Socialist party and the I. W. W.
are not educating the working class.
nor are those organizations teaching
Socialism, whatever else they may be
teaching.
We hear quite a lot about the So
cialist party success at New York and
Milwaukee. I would advise all thi
workers who can find the ooportunlty
to read Meyer London's maiden speech
in Congress to do so. and then they
will see that this Socialist Congress
man left Socialism and the working
ciass out or nis speech altogether.
hile the capitalist Congressman
I -.s""r. o.iowea a oeiirr anowi-
I e. n e or eoonomi,. tfcon h cn,.4-T(.
Meyer London made the nonsensical
I statement that he wouM not fight for
I the United States flag, but that he
would nght for the people of the United
lS17.- .... . .
ci;iciiiinc oociausts oi an ianaa re-
sneet the TTnlteo st.t.. fl- h
vlous reasons. If Socialists would dis
respect the American flag because of
I late years It is often seen in the hanrin
f "f djr capitalists, then they should
u...rv, in tra nag. lor it is
oiien seen in tne nands of anarchists.
The reader will nossiblv wonder wh v
t i . . -
uan not airectea any criticism
Labor. The A. F. of L. mlsrht have
been a scientific industrial organlza-
tion today If It had not been for the
silly tactics of the Socialist party.
When that party undertook to ncuttl
the A. F. of L. some years ago by
boring from within," to use Its own!
;,V ' suspicions or the rank and
.rev mruuaea. tor tnev saw mat
the Socialist party believed only in
pure and simple politics, thinking that
I 'ZZlZjll.C: C ,, " I " -
. . , 1 . , , . , . I
r, TT-- " t"uia "meay
I ami ngni all wrongs.
The astute leaders of the A. F. of L I
were quick to take advantage of this
and not only did they find means to
prevent the threatened "scuttlinc-. hut
.) i .. . , . . . . . ' - - -
"T"'. .V- w,.c. "o" Iff"1:
CoV.-i .u "J" ..r -.i. .
of v,- a m- of t.
Thla effBttmii .-..... .w-
I of th- SnM.u.i i.v.n- n.-. t i -i.
---- -w. i.iij, omen was
TV"? . . ul? the A. F. of L. toward
Th. rn... i C..1.11 , .
w.ve of vintin .v. .a.-
I . ' - -" - "... U-.tl I 117111
1 selves In vain against the present mis-
I fit social system so long as the wind
I ward anchor of capitalism, the Social
ist party, is Holding firmly In the
ground of sentimentality and nonsense.
fA'l'KlUK O HALLO RAN.
BEST AUTO ROUTE TO ASTORIA
I Miat-Clatskanle Ho ad Declared to Av-1
I erase 80 to lOO Cars a Week.
CLATSKANIE. Or., June 18. (To the
i caitor.; i note that you Inform the
I public that the Columbia Highway Is
practically impassaDle rrom Clatskanle
I f Astoria. This is correct as to the
Mist to Astoria Is by far the best route
of all to reach Astoria.
we nave a good road from Clatskani -
to Mist, with the exception of about
two miles, which are a little rough.
nowever, we nave a mall carrier who
makes the run daily. His route is 21
mues vesper to Clatskanle. via Mist.
and he makes the run In 1 hour and 30
minutes. The Mist-Clatskanle road is
averaging 80 to 100 cars over it weekly
ana nas ever since April.
I know positively that the Mlst-
Clatskanie road Is 100 per cent better
than the Mist-Vernonla road. We had
established by the Clatskanle Llverv &
Transfer Company, an auto staee line
uciHccQ MsiaKaniQ ana vernonia. via
Mist, which was compelled 'to discon
tlnue on account of poor roads between
aiist ana vernonia.
From Clatskanle to Mist is nine miles.
C. E. CULBERTSOX, Postmaster.
ADVICE ASKED ON KEEPING COOL
Shall One Close House Tightly or Pre- I
-vide for Air Clrculationf
ROSEBURG. Or.. June 18. fTo the
Editor.) Will aomeonM who im.r. I
stands the action of the air, or ventila-
tion. In close rooms.
give me some In-
formation for use this hot weather?
Now here Is a modern house, with
10 or 12 rooms, two stories, a balcony
and large porches; also plenty of win-
dows. all having shades, and four large
double sliding doors.
Hdow.'ndMsnT aU d'oors. "to
:eep cool?
1 jref1
A savs to ahut un the house and close
I all windows and blinds and doors, so
I no air can move from one room to an-
other. B's plan ls to have openings for
the circulation of air. as thev do in
hotcountrles, where the bungalow and
circulating fans are so much used and
air ls kept on the move, as much in the
shade as can be.
I know this question is easily set-
tied, so I venture to ask the question.
aiKS. M. it. bJIilll,
Mr. Hsz' Chorea Alllf latlonsw
PORTLAND. June 19. (To the Ed-
Itor.) To settle a dispute, will you
kindly Inform me (1),
" c
I Justice Hughes Is a member of any
church, and If so, which one? (2) Is
the National Cathedral School for Girls,
Washington. E. C. a Protestant or
I Catholic institution, or non-sectarian?
1) Mr. Hughes is a Baptist. 2) The
National Cathedral School for Girls is
Ian Episcopalian institution.
Making; Wine for Home Use.
MTRTLE CREEK. Or.. June 19 (To
the Editor.) Please state whether I
can make wine for my own tise out of
cherries or loganberries, without get
ting in conflict with the law in Oregon.
T. 1'
The law, strictly construed, forbids
the manufacture of liquors containing
in excess of the specified minimum per-
..,. cr. of alcohol.
In Other Days.
Halt a Ceatary Ac.
From The Oregonlan of June 20, 1SSS.
Col. Charles S. Lovell. lately in com-
mand of the post at Fort Vancouver.
is ordered to the command of the is-
trict ot Arizona.
In the course of an article in the
New York World, to show why Jeff
Davis should not be tried, it is stated
that the people of Virginia are so un-
anlmous in the opinion that his con-
duct durinar the Rebellion was not
criminal so unanimous are they in
sympathy with him that a jury could
not be empanneled which would pro-
nounce a verdict of guilty.
Walla Walla If the Fourth of July
should, by any chance, fail to get well
celebrated here In Walla. Walla, it will
not be for anv lack of i rtilv of nren-
arat ion. The committee on financial
arrangements has received in all over
$2600.
Orders are aald to have been re'
ceived for the immediate musterout
of all the Oregon soldiers, both in
fantry and cavalry. Those lately sta
tioned at Walla Walla and other posts
are already on the way down.
H. C. Leonard returned by the
steamer Orizaba Monday night bring
ing with him the machinery necessary1
for the Oregon Iron smelting works.
at Oswego, now in course of erection.
Tweaty-liTe Tears A so.
From The Oregonlan of June 0, 1S9L
tions are being made in London for
the reception of the German Kaiser,
Th firework it t maintained will
be on the most magnificent scale ever.
displayed in the English capital
The prayer of horsemen for a clear
sky was granted about sundown last
evening and it was forthwith decided
to bold the races today. The associa
tion does not desire to let the week
of the Spring meeting pass without
giving the people of Portland an op
portunity to see the fine aggregation,
of horseflesh now at City View.
The new features Introduced at the
Battle of Gettysburg add much to the
highly creditable work of the artist
who has so accurately depicted the
scene of the great battle and have
served to attract large crowds to this
now popular place of amusement.
The Portland public schools are to
have a new city superintendent. His
name is Prof. I. W. Pratt and he has
had 22 years' experience in the Port
land schools. He was elected at a
meeting of the School Directors yester
day morning.
I n-i ., - .r..m Af inn"
to which bosslsm owes Its overthrow.
I WH meet at consolidation headquar-
tera. First street next Tuesday
I i d m . a, iin. - r.or. of rmnn
i -v vuiuv - - -
procedure.
WEST TO EAST.
You watch and abide by the dawning;
I side.
I ttt- t,. .V. .n..f . , .
with rifle and snada the trail has been
made
By the choice of our life and limb;
I lTn. , V, - ... loner and lh oa
I .
And OUronly security shooting straight-
But cheer it or sneer It as valor or
boast.
I n.. v. , i . w .. . . . .
TBt httVl vou foreot that we took It
Tet rorot tnat we tooK 11
.
i un Drombt ana practiced steei.
Without which we died to a flying wild
stride
And the stamp of a moccasined heelT
I The moccasined heel Of a scornful
squaw.
l ... z i. . , v .1.. I i.KI.
i"1 "T Ktlt "c "
The invincible statute conclusive and
clear.
I - . .
I powaer to oowotring anu uuuci v
spear.
They learned as they lost, they paid ths)
cost.
Their children pay It still.
By right of place In the home of their
race
Held subject to our will.
They matched us in courage, brawn
and speed.
But bridled it all to the passing need.
Till the seas, that serve who their bar-i
riers mock.
1 Left Standish erect on Plymouth Rock.
From East to West we accepted thsi
That waits on the strong and bold:
To have in our right as we've taken in
I mlsrht-
I For as lone as by might we hold.
By the might of today we may buy and
sell
while our skies are clear of the 20-mlle
shell
They're as clear and secure as the In
dian thought
Ere the blunderbuss belched what the
Mayflower brought.
Tour vision is bright In the dawning;
light
I wv,. o-. m 1 mirinlcrht shade?
I tj... - .. f .. v-v hi-inc trn-a
to knee.
Friendly and unafraid.
'Tis yours to read what the world In
tends; 'Tls ours to answer our common ends.
But remember the edict, conclusive and
clear.
Of powder to bowstring and bullet to
spear. tUWAKU rbKK l .
Olympla, Wash.
Bent Knees i Avoided Crash.
New York Letter In the Pittsburg DUpatoh.
Here is a hint for you: In case you
I , v. f.iiin-'
T'" 1,0 ' , " - - -.v.".
elevator, oenti ,uu,
day an elevator In a ls-utory building
became disabled and fell from the
seventh floor to the basement. There
- -even nasseogers in the car. Alive
to the danger, the car operator shouted:
"The car ls Koing to fall! Turn your
backs to the door and bend your
knees!" Six of the sevwn passengers
obeyed and escaped injury, although
the car landed with a crash tht
sounded all through the building. The
seventh rider faited to obey the order
and suffered fractures of the right
thigh bene and of the right knee and
lacerations, beca'ise he was facing the
door and the broken glass showered
upon him when the car struck.
Cronje Captured by Kitchener.
OAK PARK. Or.. June 18 (To the
Editor.) To settle an argument that
has been eft to The Oregonlan. please
I state wno capturea uenersi uronjo t
Paardesburg,
Lord Roberts
or Lord
Kitchener.
S. L.
General Kitchener was in charge of
the Immediate operations; Lord Roberts
dictated the general plan.
Money Divided Between A and B.
PORTLAND, June 18. (To the Edi
tor.) Please solve the following: A
and B have 8153. Three-fourths of A's
ls two-thirds of B's. How much has
each? SUBSCRIBER.
A has T2. B $81.
The Home Garden.
I.lfe.
Mrs. Suburbs "But, Jack, the money
that you are spending now on that gar-
den patch we will neea ia-
1 tables!