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Newspaper Page TextTHE 3IORNIXG OREGOXIAN, TIItJESDAT, JULY 20. 1916. m PORTLAND. OREGON. Entered at Portland (Oreon) Poatofflca aa second -class mail matter. Buoscriptloa Kates Invariably In advance. Xtly, Sunday Included, one year JJally, Sunday Included, six month. . . Xaily, Sunday Included, three month!. Ially, Sunday Included, one month... Daily, without Sunday, one year JJally, without Sunday, six months iliy, without Sunday three montha. . Jally. without Sunday one month....- weekly, one year..... . . fcunday. one year fcundajr and Weekly, one year.. .$8.00 .4.25 . 2.25 . ."5 . 8.00 . 3.23 . 1.75 . .80 . 1.60 . 2. SO . a. 50 (By Carrier.) f"y. Sunday Included, one year.... Ually, Sunday Included, one month.. 9.00 .75 money order, express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at sender's risk. Give poetoftlce address tun, including; county ana state. Postage Kates 12 to 16 paces, 1 cent: 18 to 32 pages. 2 cents; 34 to 48 pases. 8 cents; f0 to eo pages. 4 cents; 62 to 76 pages. 0 cents; 78 to 82 paged. 6 cent. Foreign postage, double rates. Eastern Business Office Verree As Cotlk llh, Brunswick building. .ev Tork; Verree & Conklin. steger building? Chicago. San Krsncitco representative. R. J. BWweU. 742 Market street. rOKTLANI), THrRSDAY, JV'LY 20, 1916. THE THING THEY HISSED. The people's lani and loan law, which aroused the indignation of the Interstate Realty Association Tuesday, is a document of about 3000 words which is offered as an amendment to the constitution of Oregon. In only a few particulars can it be said to propose fundamental or organic law, such as is alone properly a part of the constitution. In the main it is a de tailed self-operating law, such as ordinarily finds its way into the com mon statutes. Its main features may be put into comparatively small compass. Jf that were done it would read something like this: Taxes shall be levied only on land and such land taxes shall equal the sum for "Which the land would rent in the open market without considering Improvements. Two-thirds of the tax revenues shall be devoted to current needs of government; one-third shall become a fund which shall be lent in amounts not exceeding $1500 to owners of land for the improvement thereof, such loans to draw no interest for the first five years and to be available only to persons or families whose wealth does not exceed :io. Personal property ana Improvements may be taxed for local needs. but only by affirmative vote of the people artectea. There are details, to be sure, of more or less importance. There is an indefinite provision that homes and improvements shall be exempt from execution except for state loans, taxes and interest and the purchase price Whether this is intended to raise the present homestead exemption from $1500 to $2250, apply to all homes, or only to homes on which state lo.ans have been obtained, we are unable to say. At all events, some homes, per haps all homes, may not under this amendment be mortgaged except to the state. If the state fund happens to be exhausted at the time a home owner affected needs money he must do without. But for that matter the measure proposes in effect repudiation of all debts now owed on land- Its intent is to make the state owner of all land. We are quite aware that there is a pretense of preserving private titles. But what is the title to amount to? The man who has title must pay the state the same rental as if another in-dividual owned his land. Obviously land values would be depreciated to the menace of alt debts for which, they are security. The plan of state ownership of land Is carried out still further by a pro vision for the state to take title to lands on -which the owners cannot pay the exorbitant tax imposed. Once in possession of the state it may never be alienated. It may only be rented. What the land rent in Oregon, if collected as taxes, would amount to is a matter wholly of speculation. Pre sumably the framers of the amend ment have computed' it in a way, for they set aside two-thirds of it for Gov. ernmentai needs. For all purposes Multnomah County raises in taxes about $8,000,000 a year. If this is two-thirds of the land rents, Multno mah County would contribute $4,000 000 annually to the loan fund, the di rect benefits from which, be it re membered, would be available only to a part of the people. The effect on land ownership and titles of increasing the annual tax levy in Multnomah County from $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 and of assessing that entire amount against land ought to be apparent to everyone. While this is an arbitrary figure, it must not bo overlooked that the land rent tax is to be inelastic. The whole amount is to be expropriated by the state every year, and two-thirde of it no more nor less, is to be distributed proportionately among the existing taxing units. . If it does not provide enough for current needs, then we shall have to dispense with some of our governmental agencies and activ ities. If it provides more than is needed we presume the excess may be devoted to establishment of free municipal ice cream dispensaries or similar enterprises. About one-third of the property as sessedj for taxation in Oregon is. lo cated in Multnomah County. Pre suming again that the framers of the measure have fixed on two-thirds of the land rent as the equivalent of the present tax levies, it is -not difficult to figure out that the total to 'be raised yearly for lending to small home own. ers would be about $12,000,000. So eager were the framers of the measure to Bet their hands into other persons' pockets that they could not wait for the loan fund to accumulate They have provided for advance issu ance of warrants against tho fund in small denominations, seemingly having in mint also establishment of a sort of state cunency. The warrants may be issued in amount equal to the esti mated receipts for two years of the loan rund, are to bear no interest and a're to be receivable at face value for one-third of all land rent taxes and in payment .of principal or inter est to the state for loans. The proponents of tho law have come as near as they dared to emitting "bills of credit" and to making some- tning oesiaes goia ana silver coin a tender in payment of debts, both of which are prohibited the state by the Federal Constitution. The amendment may even violate this provision. Cer tainly it is its intent to encourage cir culation of the warrants as currency. But the main consideration, of course, is the effort of the law's pro moters to destroy private ownership in land and virtually to rob those who have $2250 or more for the benefit of those who have less or nothing at all. Man was originally a predaceous ani mal. When he Rained his living by h-untlng and fishing it was common practice for the tribes that had ex naustea wild lite in their own pre cincts to invade and attempt to seize the hunting grounds of more fortunate tribes. Later on the warlike Huns overran the Roman possessions chiefly because they preferred to take others' treas ures by force rather than to acquire treasures by their own Industry. The instinct has cropped out again and ag-ain. throughout the centuries. Mr. U'Ren, who in a letter published today compares the present situation with the dismay of the makers of idols when the proselyters for the unknown god appeared in their city, could have found a better illustration elsewhere in the Scriptures. The new religion was not inspired by covetoushess of the right to make and sell idols. But there were the Children of Israel wan dering in the wilderness. They had nothing but manna, while the Canaan ites had milk and honey. So the Children of Israel, being the stronger, took the land of Canaan. It was pleas ant for the Children of Israel, but what the Canaanites thought about it is not recorded. The people's land and loan measure is but revival of the old ambitions of the Have Nots to possess the property of the Haves. We are a peace-loving community, so they do not try to take it away by force of arms. They would Just vote it to themselves and let the despoiled sweat. Perhaps Mr. TTRen does not realize that he and his follow ers are obeying an instinct handed down to them by their skin-clad pro genitors of ancient Europe. But their measure is an outbreak of ativism, of the old predatory instinct. We doubt not, too, that the tribesmen who once made war to get that which belonged to others argued it out quite success fully with their consciences, if they had any, just as Mr. TJ'Ren and his followers do today. IS IT THEIR BEST? The ready acquiescence of the Sen ate at Washington in the proposal of Senator Lane for a $500,000 appro priation for a naval and submarine base at the entrance of the Columbia River may not, and probably does not, mean its adoption by Congress with out active work by the united Oregon delegation. But it shows that there is no present hostility to the project in the Senate. It lends a peculiar emphasis to the complaints that the Oregon Senators have been Indifferent to the naval base. Indeed, one Sen ator scarcely disguises his opposition and the other has been obviously luke warm. There is a hint now that the "buck" will be passed to the House members. who will foe expected' to keep the con ference committee in line. But that duty no less devolves upon the Oregon Senators to hold the Senate conferees. Besides, there is no doubt about the position of Oregon s Representatives. They have been faithful to the cause of the naval base, and they will do their best. The Senators have not done their best- Or are they willing to have their feeble service for their state in such, matters as the naval base regarded as their best? OUR BUSINESS OR NOT? The Oregonian has received: from a subscriber at Salem a copy of the Cap ital Journal, with, this marked para graph, and a request for a reply thereto: The Oregonian in discussing the Mexican situation and what it calls the refusal of the present Administration to take steps to settle the matter is not entirely frank. If every one of its assertions Is true, they are true not only for the three years of the present Administration, tout for about- two years of that of -President Taft. Instead of speaking of three years of watchful waiting t should. If it wanted to be absolutely fair. Include the last two years of the Republican Administration ol president Taft. It has appeared to The Oregonian that the cardinal error of President Wilson was his refusal to recognize Provisional President Huerta., Presi dent Taft had recognized Madero as President and had scrupulously kept his hands off Mexico. President Wilson has over and over asserted the right of Mexico to con trol its own affairs; "but It is incon trovertible that the Wilson policy of eliminating Huerta was an interfer ence in Mexican affairs. The whole train of unhappy and costly entangle ments over Mexico dates from that first great blunder. - If it be said' that President Wilson refused to recognize Huerta because he was a mere usurper, why did he recognize Carranza, who is-' a self- chosen ruler, not elected by the peo ple? If it be agreed that it Is our duty to let Mexico work out its own des tiny, it would be well to hear from the Capital Journal what President Taft did that he should not have done, or dad not do which he should have done. If it he agTeed that we have a right to say who shall or shall not be Presi dent of Mexico, or that we have a duty to pacify Mexico, cither for Mexico's sake or for our own peace of mind let us hear also from Salem as to what President "Wilson ought to do,, or ought not to do. MILXJONS IN STRAWBERRIES. The luscious strawberry measures its value in millions of dollars, though as a commercial proposition a relative ly minor factor in the country's Indus tries. The Chamber of Commerce of the Unite States is advised that this year's crop In the United States, now nearly harvested, will in all probabil ity break all records, and this is taken to mean that it will amount to at least $20,000,000 in value at the place of production. The last preceding bump er strawberry crop, that of 1909, was valued- by the census reports at $18 000,000. The estimate of the value does not take Into account cost of crating, transportation, handling at centers of trade and distrihution to the homes. It is meant, however, to in elude costs of picking, but It is real ized that the figures must be incom plete. Large quantities of each of th small fruits marketed escape- being recorded, through handling by middle men or transportation companies. The quantity produced in the entire United States is estimated at about 300,000,000 quarts, or approximately three quarts for each man, woman and child in the land. Some persons get more than their share. The Federal Chamber of Commerce estimates that the part of the crop that enters into railway transportation will have re quired this year no fewer than 15,00 cars, chiefly fast express. It is inter esting to realize that the services of more than 50,000 persons are believed to toe employed In the harvesting- of the commercial crop alone. Their wages, together with the cost of crates and other features of preparation for market, constitute a- conslderabl financial consideration and have come to be taken into account by banks in estimating the money needs of various communities. The Southern states still lead production. Louisiana and Tennessee have the largest acreage this year Maryland was the banner strawberry state in 1909. But it Is the possibil ities of the early crop that give these states their pre-eminence not trxe su periority of their product. It seems to be true of the strawberry, as it used tq be said of the. orange, that it at tained the height of excellence at the point nearest the line between danger and safety from frosts! Thus the Ore gon berry has a far better flavor than the berry from Southern California, though the latter is out earlier and for a little while has the whole mar ket to itself. As we all know, as soon as the -first Oregons are picked the fruit from the south has no chance in the field of open competition. Strawberries constitute something like a tenth of the entire fruit crop of the United States. It is estimated that fruits of every variety this year will bring about $250,000,000 to the men who grow them. ITTfNG MANIACS KtJX AT LARGE. In the story of a negro maniac's outbreak of frenzy, which cost six lives, occurs this passage: In 1912 Judge Charles S. Cutting, sitting in the Pro-bate Court, was warned that a negro for some unknown reason had de signs on his life. When the former peered-, naiiifis pounced on him and took ; large knife away from him. He denied any wrong Intentions and was permitted to go free. The Judge's easy-going acceptance of an assurance which was directly contradicted by the facts set this man at liberty to start a massacre four years later. The event warrants the conclusion that he had been a homi cidal maniac all along. Had he been properly examined by alienists in 1912, that conclusion would in all probabil ity have been reached at that time and he would have been confined where he could harm no one. The judge's ill-advised respect for his lib erty has cost the lives of the man's misguided wife and of four other per sons as well as tii madman's own. Four years liberty for a maniac was not worth this price. The action of Judge Cutting in this case is similar to that of many judges in dealing with persons of unbalanced mind or criminal character. Their S5"mpathy is centered on such, persons rather than on the sane, useful, in dustrious and law-abiding people whom these defectives may injure in life, limb or property. In such cases certain risks must be taken. Surely they should be taken at the cost of the defective rather than at that of the able-bodied and able-minded citizen. MAX-EATIXQ SHARKS. The Atlantic Coast has had its shark scare this Summer, at the cost of sev eral lives, the maiming of other bath ers and the utter discomfiture of the proprietors of "bathing resorts, who ill hardly be able to recoup their losses during the present season. Adop tion of various protective devices sug gested is having an only partially re assuring effect and many of the beaches are not in a position to in stall them. Persons of more than or dinary daring on land are moved, to caution toy word that the waters are shark-Infested. Tradition has much to do with the terror that the so-called man-eating shark inspires. There is something uncommonly uncanny about the idea of being attacked in that par ticular way. However, the records do ot show that the average man is in much danger from sharks, even though e may bathe frequently in the ocean. History records few fatalities of this class In the temperate zone. The curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, after in vestigation of the recent attacks on the coast of New Jersey, has decided that the sharks which were active there were either the blue or the white shark, and he is inclined to convict the second named as being by preference a man-eater, even when other food is procurable. "He believes there is little ikelihood that it was a tiger shark because this species, which derives its name from its exceeding ferocity, has seldom been captured when less than fifteen feet long. . Specimens have been taken that had attained thirty feet. The so-called brown shark is also a man-eater, and he, too, grows to great size. The dying statement of the young man who lost his life in a futile attempt to aid another victim put the length of the shark that at tacked him at eight feet. He was ex ceedingly cool, even in peril, and his statement is credited as being nearly exact. The true shark dates back into the eons. He is presumed to represent one of the primitive forms of piscatorial life and to have halted in- the process of evolution when other sea dwellers were progressing toward their present state of relative perfection. He is dis tinguished by rather better nasal de velopment than most fishes, and makes use of his sense of smell in his quest for food. The white shark, which, is credited with the most recent depreda tions, is known scientifically as car- charodon carcherias, in reference to the fact that he is a "biter with Jagged teeth." He and his brother.- the blue shark, are noted for being hard to kill. There Is a scientific record of one which was hooked and hauled onto the deck of a vessel on the coast of Cuba, was shot several times with, a maga zine rifle, harpooned and partly dis emboweled, and despite, this rough treatment was alive and fighting for several hours, (turing which it made strenuous efforts to get at its tor mentors. Advice given by experts, that bath ers in suspicious waters go into the water in large companies, is likely not to be heeded to any extent. The theory is that the shark is. after all. a timid creature, attacking men only singly and then when under pressure of extreme hunger. - Loud noises are said to frighten them away; there have been cases on record where swimmers saved themselves by a prodigious thrashing ahout in the water when tho shark was seen to be near. But the people of the New Jersey Coast are not South Sea Islanders, and the man who can persuade a large com pany to stay in the water after shark ' has been reported thereabouts will be. a wonder. WHY THE PROHIBITION PARTY. In refusing to change Its policy and its name for the purpose of winning the remnant of the Progressive party to its standard, the Prohibition party is entirely consistent with its record. Throughout its history that party has always made prohibition its paramount issue. It has Included many other measures in its programme, but it has always subordinated them to th liquor question. It has received tempt ing offers from other minor parties to swell its ranks by fusion, provided some main features of their pro gramme were put to the front side by side with prohibition such an offer came from the Populists 'but it has always refused. In the light of the small vote which it polls In Presiden tlal elections and of the slow general growth and frequent recession of its strength, practical politicians call this course poor politics. " But the purpose of the Prohibition istssis not to pile up votes for the mere sake of showing a large total in elec tion returns; it Is to carry on a re lentless war on the liquor traffic. Pro. vlded that traffic suffers defeat, the Prohibitionists take the credit. They are engaged upon a propaganda, and they desire no merely nominal n.V,...-.... 1 . . . V. aOA for political profit without regard to advancement of the cause. They con- stitute an army, small but compact I and devoted to one end. They regard the political reverses of the liquor men as a vindication of their policy and as a reason -why they should continue to pursue it until their enemy is com pletely routed and until prohibition is an established principle of the Na tional Constitution. The objection may be raised that prohibition is not a party issue; that it has been promoted by Republicans in one state, by Democrats In another. while in many states it has been en acted by a combination of forces drawn from all parties without accession of its supporters to the Prohibition party ranks. All of this Is true, but the vic tories won for the principle are due majniy to tne presence in me iiem of the party as an Old Guard, which neither dies, surrenders nor dissolves. but holds its ranks solid for another assault on the enemy's next line of entrenchments, out which keeps the issue ever before the public. The Abolition party never attained office on the slavery issue, but -by keeping it ever to the front contributed greatly to the adoption of modified anti slavery planks by other parties until the South threw down the gauntlet. the Republicans took it up, the Demo crats split on the question and eman cipation became necessary as a war measure. Impractical, fanatical zea lots no doubt they were, who gained no political profits for themselves or their party, but they gained what they sought, which was to keep abolition ever before the minds and consciences of the people, to give the politicians no rest from it until It was settled their way, and they won. The Prohibitionists hope to win by the same methods, and the success of their principle affords much justiflca. tion of their policy. A party which raises a moral issue against a selfish money interest can be defeated only by the raising of an opposing moral issue. If prohibition is to be defi nitely defeated. It must be by the suc cess of a higher principle In the com bating of over-indulgence in liquor principle which appeals more forci bly to the minds and consciences of men. . In either event, the political power of the liquor men, founded on sordid interest, will be destroyed. Efforts to establish the metric sys tem as the standard for every-day business In the United States are meet ing with discouragement, although the new trade opportunities prospective on account of the European war have been urged recently as a new reason for its adoption. Objectors assert that the kilogram is too large a measure for ordinary household purposes and that the gramme Is far too-small, so that there Is no convenient substitute for a pound in ordinary use. The sug gestion that buyers need not buy a whole kilo if they want only about a pound does not meet the requirement, merchants say, for psychological rea sons. Persons accustomed to "think ing" in units adjusted to their desires are hard to convert to any method that is at all revolutionary and grocers particularly see all kinds of trouble ahead if it is tried. When men fight as did. those sur vivors of two Prussian Guard- regi ments at Ovilliers and when their ene. mies. salute in tribute to their valor. they cannot long remain enemies. The suggestion may seem absurd today. but the time will come when Briton and German will toe better friends for having fought. If President Wilson, President-to-be Hughes and ex-Presidents Roosevelt and Taft choose to visit Oregon and make speeches in August, all will be welcome and all will escape extremes of either heat or humidity. Nor is the last word an allusion to prohibi tion. The Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel of the New York Sixty-ninth have been mustered out for physical dis ability. This is a new one and upsets thro theory that an Irishman never is too old to fight. Montavilla people are inquisitive folk. Thoy contend their big trunk sewer cost $512,368.31 and the total of assessments is $673,960, and want to know about the balance of $l6l,591. Can you tolame them? While' the National Guard is scour ing the state for recruits, mine owners and mlllmen are skirmishing for min ers, loggers and sawyers. That Is an neconomic outcome of our hit-and- miss military system. France is calling out men who are nearlng 60 and the wonder is she has held back so long. For nearly two years France tore the brunt of battle with the flower of her land and the losses must be almost inconceivable. The verdict on Castro seems to ,be that, as he denies complicity in mur der, he is innocent. That is an easy) way out of an embarrassing situation, but it does not inspire respect lor tne immigration law. The Sheriff of Lincoln, Neb., knows how to knock the belligerency out of the I. W. W., but how did such a mili tarist get elected In Bryan's home town? Twenty-five new cops will make a bigger showing on parade. There is nobody to arrest these good "dry1 days. Lucky Pinchot! A bequest of $4,- 000,000 to Columbia University has been set aside and Glfford is one of the heirs that -benefit. Extending sprinkling time to 9 in the morning Suits the rrfan too lazy to arise early. Great Britain's war bill to date is $13,410,000,000. She has $S6.590,000 000 left on an easy calculation. Russia is earning tne .Dardanelles, and will get them if they are to be delivered. Until all newsboys become deaf and dumb, they will make a noise while crying their wares. The postmaster of Pittsburg has had his head cut off in the political tower. Good-bye, Deutschland, and journey! Come again! safe I England's commercial blacklist is a real "Who's Who." Is driving a hack becoming a art? lost Montana Muttering By Leone ( ass lpr. T ETTERS from Baling guardsmen a - ' 8ay ht they are sweltering In the Texas sun All the comforts of home, as it were. - Personally I think if the local July had only followed the precedent es tablished by theeoldest June in Mon tana's history," my vacation might be nicer. . e . . And next, I reckon, we will hear that Will Orpet has been booked for vaudeville or a fill-um has been made with him for the plot. -m See where an actress shot herself while In a taxicab. Possibly she got a glimpse of the meter. As the society department would put I It. the marriage of Lulu Olaser and Tom Richards is the "culmination of romance extending over a period of years." In the vernacular of the rural folk these two have been keeping company for quits a spelL And the course of their true love has not run smooth. Both Lula Glaser and Tom Richards have been previously wed. to others. In January, 1912. Miss Glaser was given a divorce from Ralph Hers (whom she had wed la 1907) on tne grounds or cruelty. Along-about that time Mrs. Richards, who was Margaret Miner, a church singer, sued Miss Glaser for $50,000. alleging aliena tion of affection. Of course no husband can possibly be valued at $50,000 and the suit dragged along until a year ago, when It was settled out of court. Just how much Miss Glaser paid for him was not made public. Mr. Richards has been Miss tMaser's leading man for several seasons and has appeared with her In Portland In musical comedy and two seasons ago at the Orpheum. According to the mar riage license Miss Glaser is 40 and her husband is 36. Both are residents of Mount Vernon. Miss Glaser, a native of Alfegheny City, Pa., began her stage career in the chorus of "The Lion Tamer" In 4893. She was designated to understudy Marie Jansen in the leading role and wnen Miss Jansen left the company Miss Glaser jumped Into popularity fn the role of Angelina. She subsequent ly appeared in a wide list of plays, her biggest successes of late years being "Dolly Varden," "The Madcap Princess1 ano "Miss Dolly Dollars." Writing in the New Tork Morning Telegraph Sam M'Kee, critic of vaude ville, tells about Frank -McGettisan'i playlet "The Wife Saver," now being presented at B. F. Keith's Palace The ater in New York, with Franklyn Ardell in the lead role. Sam says "this sketch of McGettigan's is an amusing comedy." Mr. Ardell's magnetic per sonality, easy good nature and skill in scoring both set and ad lib points to the dialogue keep the audience laugh lng without cessation every instant he is on the stage. - The paying patrons with keen enthusiasm assist in his re hearsal for an auction sale. Phoning to his wife of the skit. Mr. Ardell shouts: xnis is iarry, dear. Marry, your husband!" Then adds in an aside,' "You have to let 'em know who you are now when phoning to them. ... Zoe Barnett. San Francisco girl who was In Portland last in "The Red Rose," is to enter vaudeville in an act now being prepared for her. Si: boys will assist in the act. see Blanche Ring is going back to the original title when she resumes her tour In Willard Mack's play. She. and Frederlo McKay, her manager, have de cided that "Broadway and Buttermilk." the title by which the piece was first known. Is better than 'yana O'Day, of Broadway," as it was called last Spring. In Its new form "Broadway and But termilk" has been enlivened by songs which Schuyler Green has written. The play has gone into rehearsal. In the company are: Helen Lowell, Josq. phlna Morse, Fayette Perry. Rea Martin, William P. Carleton. Calvin Thomas,. Knute Erlckson, Tommy Meade, L. B. Foley and Charles Walton. There Is a definite report that Will iam Faversham will appear some time next season In Bernard Shaw's comedy. 'Getting Married," to be produced by the Shuberts in conjunction with George Brennan. -"Mr. Faversham is also contemplating an open-air performance of "Orestes' at Huntington, L. I., using a version made by Richard Le Gallionne. Zelda Sears Is the latest actress to take up magazine writing, so many articles signed by actresses were writ ten by newspaper men or women, but Miss Sears says she is writing her own. She is vacationing in the Maine woods while she writes. Emily Ann Wellman has purchased a farm at Tuckertown, N. J., where she will spend her vacation. Cherry Vvatson was married t'other day to Chester Monroe Offefman. of Brooklyn, N. Y. Cherry, you remem ber Is or was. rather the young ward of Billle Burke. Seven years ago Cherry's mother. Mrs. Thomas Watson, one of Miss Burke's closest friends passed away at the Burke country home in Yonkers and the dying mother asked Billle Burke to look after the 12-year-old Cherry. Since then the two have been inseparable. Cherry made her stage debut about two years ago and appeared in Portland with Rose Stahl in "A Perfect Lady." Cherry can't act, so probably It's just as well that she got married. Eugenia Kelly Davis" baby, born April 2, is known as the tango baby. Its grandmother, Mrs. Edward Kelly, who has never forgiven her daughter. Eugenia, for marrying Al Davis, the cabaret dancer, will not recpgnlze the new little baby. She is quoted as saying "I have two lovely grand children, Frank Gould's little girls. Of them I am justly proud. But this Davis child I refuse to own. I am not interested in its parents. I am Abso lutely through with them." , Richard Vivian and hfs wife, Fanchon Everhart, both former Baker players. are with the . Wilks-Booth Stock Com pany In Seattle. Norman Hackett plays the masculine leads. Phoebe Hunt Is leading woman. BlUlngs, Mont., July. 18. GUARD RATION' COSTAIXJ VARIETY !i Men Ala Permitted te Draw Other Articles mm Substitutes. CAMP WITHTCOMBE, Clackamas. Or.. July 19.r-(To the Editor.) Refer ring to several articles which assert that the rations for the O. N. G. cause complaint, I desire to correct the mis taken impression one unfamiliar with the service would form from the state ments made: One is led to believe that the boys on the border are eating nothinsr but Deans, bacon and potatoes." Thla is absolutely untrue and an unwarranted slam at the Government. Primarily- the ration as issued by the Quartermaster Corps is sufficient. wholesome and of absolutely stood quality. It is varied enough for a cook of any experience at all to arrange so that a change may be made each day or the week. The Government has icone to a great deal of trouble in arranging a prop erly balanced ration wherein the com ponents would be varied and yet eon- tain the necessary nourishment. Warmth, fats, etc For one hundred men for one day the allowances are as follows: Meat component Beef, fresh. siH pounds: mutton, fresh, may be had in place of beef, pound for pound: bacon. iH pounds.- Canned salmon will be issued in lieu of either beef or bacon. Turkey is furnished on Christmas and New Year's without charge agailst the amount of beef. Bread component Fresh bread. 1114 pounds, or hard bread. 11IV4 pounds. if on the march and fresh bread Is not obtainable, which is very seldom. Bean and rice component Beans, 7H pounds; rice 5 pounds. vegetable component Potatoes, 87 i pounds; onions. 25 pounds; Tomatoes, 6Vi 2-pound cans. Fruit component Prunes. 2.4 pounds: apples .8 pound (evaporated): peaches. 8 pound (evaporated); jam. :i pound can. Coffee and tea component Coffee, 7 pounds, or tea 2 pounds. Sugar component sugar, :o pounds. Other articles Milk, li pint cans; vinegar and pickles. V gallon, with salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, ginger. nutsneg. lard, butter, syrup and flavor Ing extracts in sufficient quantities for flavoring, seasoning, etc By not drawing ail of tne allowance as shown in the foregoing list, other articles may be purchased In the suo- slstence salesroom to the value of tho enumerated articles and quantities not drawn. At 10-day camrts of Instruction neld bv the Third Regiment. Infantry. Ore gon National Guard, during tne past three years, the savings as shown by te official records run as iohows: ComDanv B. saved $32.28. $47.49 and $11.15; Company C saved $31.26. $12 and $25.78. Last year Company Al. a coun inr r-nmnnnv " aaved $33.15. These are but samDles. selected at random, and this money was used to purcnase ma terlala tor Dies, cakes ana otner aain tie. the method of issuing providing for just such action when the nature of the service and conditions permit- Service on the border, or any otner t.i.i In tha vicinity, requires narai- hood. strength and perseverance and the nearer the cooks stick to the com ponents of the ration the more efficient ' . 1 -n to a m tne men. j-itss, - -- while agreeable desserts, do not tend hniirt tin the strong constitution and the clear, alert mind required of the soldier. The funds forwarded ny tne many friends of the boys will be greatly nnri-i-latril bevond a doubt and will nmhKiv h lined to increase the quan tities of sugar, cream ana uuitci m.k. riion cakes, etc. luxuries and not requisites. JAMES T. BEACH. FUNDS FOR TROOPS OS BORDER Mr. Dannells OHera s.'.O to Start Move ment o ProvWe ice. dt-t a -vr Tiiw 19. (To the Ed Hor ) Our Oregon boys, and particu larly our Portland young men. are now L .u" icio.n Border at their coun- U It VIA 3 niv-v.. .Jas try's call, demonstrating prepuicu.r. i ...aiitu of rra.ctical patriot- ana a- I cai M . - ... . ism about which we have been talking M.h noded Americans, uui - , ..,.ni, hTi taken from a cool n mnlat kin CUmiia HUU uao.a.vi.u In a 'semi-tropical climate, where the ercury dally registers iroin n 150 decrees of heat. me op"" t nr.mn fltv trooDS and boys from Eastern sections of the country have funds of from s&uo to zuuu on ,n Ar-m-ar for Ice. so necessary to make life bearable in that climate. Our boys rite us that they nave no sucn lunu nH r,n Ice. They tell us mat tne water is almost hot enough to scald which either they must arinK or tto without. Just think of going from Portland, where they had daily the best water In the world, and witnin there days set down in that heat and compelled to drink that water. Has not the State of Oregon an emergency fund, from which the Gov ernor can draw for temporary relie for these boys? Has not the City o Portland an emergency fund from which it can spare some money for an Ice fund for our own boys? Has no Multnomah County money In an emer gency fund or in the general fund, from which the commissioners can draw to help our hoys to a supply of ice at the front? Cannot the Govern ment at Washington. In spite of red tape, furnish quickly an ice fund to aid the boys from all sections of thl Nation to an Ice supply at the camps, to make life bearable and prevent ex haustion and disease, otherwise boun to come? Ice and cooling foods fo seml-tropic diet are cheaper th medicines and Invalids. Are there not plenty of patriotic cit Izens in Portland and Multnomah Coun ty and the State of Oregon who wi Immediately subscribe to an Ice an necessity comfort fund for our boys, to be Judiciously expended for Ice an such comforts, but not wasted, to hel keep our boys in health while getting acclimated? Most of thera have no private funds from which to draw and immediate help to them right now, when the East and South are swelter ing In unbearable heat, is most badly needed. I personally appreciate their answer ing the President's call and appreciate that they are there, ready to fight for me and fight for you "all for one, one for all." I will start this Ice and neces sity fund by a subscription of $50 to help our boys at the front right now which subscription I hereby make. Are there not others who will aid them? Let's show our colors! J. DANNELLS, Manager U. S. Laundry Company. Another Water Grlrvsgre. PORTLAND. July 19 (To the Edi tor.) I think K. H. M. is all right as to wnat ne says under date of July 1 But -he could have gone further and found out some more about the man agement of our ge-lorious water sys tem. 1 cite my own case, but know of others. I am unfortunate enough to own two lots, adjoining, one In lawn the other in the native sod wild grass and weed. I made application for sprinkling the lawn lot, and am perfectly willing to pay for the same, but the Water Bu reau arbitrarily puts half of the other lot on the bill, which never did get a drop of water, and 1 had to pay tt. I think that a rank injustice. Our water system should be placed in a glass case and put with the other curios in the City Hall, and labeled. "You may look. . but you must - not touch." H, L. T. Forgiveness From Her. Everybody's. One day little Flora was taken to have an aching tooth removed. That night, while she mas saying her pray ers, her mother was surprised to hear her ssy: "And forgive us our-debts as we forgive our dentists." In Other Days. Twesty-flre Yean Afro, from The Oregonian. July20, 1S01. Halifax, July 19. The schooner Fub nico Belle was wrecked on the New foundland coast July 9 and women, and children drowned while the cowardly crew made their way safely to shore. Strong efforts are being made by British publishers to fret the American copyright act repealed. Pittsburg Senator Quay. In an inter view, indicates he Is ready to resign the National committee chairmanship and adds that probably Clarkson would be his successor. Paris The murderess. Mme. Bland, ana her accomplice. Dore, who were to have been guillotined Saturday, have been granted a tew days' respite in or der to permit them to marry. P. C. Lewis, of Omaha, is registered at the Kamond. A parting reception and benefit was tendered to the popular actress. Esther Lyons, at the Marquam Grand Theater last night Local sportsmen show an Indisposition to bet on the Fltzsimmons-Hall middle weight championship fight, fearing the mill may be a fake. The National Guard Armory Is prac tlcally completed. Half a Cntsry Ako. From The Oreronian July CO. 1 V.. The long contemplated monument ia memory of David C. Broderick. In Lone Mountain Cemetery. San Francisco. Is now complete, with the exception of the bust of Broderick, which is to be naefted in a niche which is now being cut by P. J. Devine. the sculptor. The cost will be $17,000, of which the state gave $7200. Washington. President Roberts, of The Fenian Brotherhood, was on the floor of the House recently and was cordially received by Union members. The report in some California pa pers that Congressman-elect Rufus Mallory would support Johnson's poli cies Is taken as absurd by local men who think Mallory is about as likely to support General Lee for the next presi dency as to favor Johnson's policy in Congress or anywhere. Mr. Jewett, proprietor of the Lin coin House, made the strawberry and ice cream restlval on Tuesday night a decided success. Our thanks are due Dan B. Foster, Jr.. Wells. Fargo & Co's messenger, for safely bringing the Walla Walla Statesman and IdahoUnion to our desk. Minnie E. Burns, daughter of Captain Daniel Burns, and John B. Miller were -married by Father Feirens yesterday. James Frame has been appointed postmaster at Skookumchuck, Wash" ington territory. MR. U'REX Tl'RXS TO SCRIPTURES Realtors' Outburst Is Likened to Effect3 of Denietrlusj' Oration. PORTLAND. July 19. (To the Ed itor.!) The action of the real estate convention on the people's land and loan law reminds me of an- assembly and an oration delivered in the City of Kphesus about 1858 years ago. The meeting Is reported in chapter xix m the acts of the Apostlea It appears that some missionaries had landed In' Ephesian territory pro claiming the unknown God who pro hibited the worship of images. ine urator is aescrioea as certain, man named Demetrius, a silversmith. which made silver images for Diana. and brought no small gain unto the craftsmen, whom he called together with tho workmen of like occupations. and said. "Sirs, you know that by this craft we have our wealth." Brietly. it appears that he made a : speech that was quite aa effective as that made by Mr. Veazle yesterday, be cause there was a great uproar, and "some cried one thing and some an other: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore thf-y were come together." The speeches of Demetrius and Mr. Veazle were alike In this also, that neither made any appeal to the moral ideals or moral sense of his audience, but confined his reasoning wholly to the probability that the new doctrine would destroy the means whereby they "have their wealth." As to the people's land and loan law. I suppose the Important question is not who wrote the bill, but rather is it morally right, and will Its adoption be for the general welfare of the people? Hvery voter may be sure a bill is at least worthy of his unprejudiced study . after It is indorsed by Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor; C. B. Kegley, master of the . Washington State Grange, and Franlc P. Walsh, late chairman of the indus trial relations committee. These men do not indorse a measure unless they are convinced that It will advance the common good, and they have approve! and recommended this proposed amend ment to the Oregon constitution. WILLIAM S. U'REN. I SOCIALISTS REPUDIATE MEETINGS "RebelM" and Canadian Orator Not Hm. oanlsecl by Central Committee. PORTLAND. July 19. (To the Ed itor.) The city central committee of the Socialist party of Portland desires to inform the public that the little band of self-styled "rebels" who ere hold ing meetings on the streets from time to time, are In no way connected with, the Socialist party, although claiming to be tho only real Socialists In exist- ence, not excepting Debs, Benson and others .of National fame. They have recently imported an "or ator" from Canada, whose principal powers of oratory consist in abuse of all Socialists in general, and members of Portland local in particular. Tho absurd and false statements made by this imported fraud do not call for a reply: but a large number or bo cialists in this city are interested tn having the public "put wise" to the fact that although these "rebels" also call themselves Socialists, have the name "Socialist" on the window of their headquarters, and handle some credit able Socialist literature, they are no part of the Socialist movement, and the Socialist party is not responsible for any statements made by them or their hired mouthpiece. W. C. AYLSWORTH. Secretary City Central Committee. 6m cialist Party of Portland. Validity of a Lease. EUGENE. Or.. July 18. (To the Ed itor.) A leases a building from IS. Lease is not acknowledged before a no tary public, and not recorded. A after taking possession of building finds roof leaks so that it damages his stock of goods. Can B hold A on the lease? Failure to record or acknowledge does not affect validity of a lease. Whether It can be enforced under the circumstances- cited depends on its wording. V ray for Fighting Fire. CORBETT, Or.. July 18. (To the Ed itor.) If m man is called out by the fire warden to fight a. fire for days and nights who will have to pay for it? CARL MANNTHET. Under present conditions it is com pulsory upon no one to fight fire, ac cording to State Forester Elliott. The custom is for owners of lands, upon which the fire exists to pay those who ngni it.