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Newspaper Page Text8 THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 191C I-OBTLAXD. OREGON.''' Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postofflce aa second-class mall matter, subscription Bates Invariably In advance: (By Mali.) Xally, Sunday included, one year S.( Ja.ly, Sunday Included, six months. . . . 4-25 JJaJIy. Sunday Included, three months. . 2-25 J-ally, Sunday Included, oat month.... . Iiailv thn.,t ....... S.00 JJally, without Sunday, six months 3.25 ialiy. without Sunday three month 15 Jjaliy. without Sunday, one montn .60 Meekly, one. year. .. 1 50 fcun'Jay, one year ; t ......... 2-50 aiundar and Weekly, one'year.. 3-50 s .. (By Carrier.) nM folly, Sunday Included, one year....... ." i'slly. Sunday Included one month.-... 5 How to Remit Send postofllce money rder. express order or personal check on your local banat Stamp, coin or currency re at sender's risk, ulve poatoffice address In full, including; county and state. outage Kates 12 to 16 pages. 1 cent: 18 to 82 pages. 2 cents; 34 to 48 pages. 3 cents; BO to u pages, 4 cents; B2 to 76 pases. 6 cents; 78 to 82 pages. cents. Foreign postage, double rates. . xiswtern Butlneaa Office Verree gt Conk Jin, Brunswick building. New York; Verree Conklin. Steger building Chicago. San J'ranclsco representative. H- J. BldweU. 713 Market street. POKTLA'I, rjtlDAY, JtXX 21, 1816. AN EXAMPLE TOR PORTLAND. Every citizen of Portland who has given thought to the city's needs rec ognizes that among- the. principal ones Is manufactures more of them and a greater diversity of them. Our chief Industry lumber is capable of in definite expansion into all manner of finished products from ship timbers to children's building blocks and even to chemical extracts of wood. There is opportunity to work into fin ished products the various raw mate rials of the entire Oregon country wool, mohair, cattle, grain, fruit, minerals, beets, flax and dairy prod ucts. As the local point where in terior rail and water lines meet ocean vessels, Portland is the strategic cen ter for these industries. That we may secure them, it is necessary to make an incessant fight for the full ad vantage of our geographical position an advantage of which we have been robbed by recent rate decisions and also to bring this advantage before those who desire to engage in manu facturing, to assist them in securing capital and sites and in launching their business. An example of what a city can do In this respect is found in the achieve ments of Pittsburg. In 1911 the Cham, ber of Commerce established the Pitts burg Industrial Development Commis sion and a fund of more than $136,000 was raised to carry on its work for three years. That fund has been so care fully used that it has lasted four and one-half years, and only now is the commission seeking a new fund to continue its work. During that period its direct efforts have resulted in lo cation within the Pittsburg district of thirty-six manufacturing plants em ploying more than 8100 persons. By a survey of local conditions and of available property it has assisted es tablished industries to make impor tant extensions and in removing from the market every idle manufacturing plant. Other industries were located through intermediate agencies upon information and aid supplied by the commission." It has had no fund to assist in financing new enterprises, but has secured for them more than 3, 000, 000 in capital and lines of credit. Some of the achievements of this body are remarkable. A small but successful concern which had out. grown its possibilities in another town was taken to Pittsburg, upon recom mendation of the coiranlssloni secured $1,500,000 additional capital and $250. 000 on mortgage on its new plant, and has become one of the largest manufacturing concerns of its kind in the country. A small local concern which lacked working capital obtained, through the commission, $50,000 ad ditional and' now employs 150 men in Place of fifteen. An individual was induced to invest $10,000 in a "one man shop making a novel and highly successful commodity," increasing the number of employes to fifty, with plans to add 100 more. How has the commission done these things? With the co-operation of the City Council it secured removal of the switching tax, grants of switches, cross-over tracks, switching privileges and street vacations "where such con cessions have not been detrimental to the public interest." It has discour aged several important concerns from leaving the district. It has conducted nn active publicity campaign, which includes the largest industrial news bureau in the world, supplying 170 trade publications with news pertain ing to industrial activities; a news and information- clearing-house, including photographs, for newspapers and all kinds of periodicals; booklets descrip tive of Pittsburg's activities, which Jiave been adopted as textbooks by schools throughout the country; prepa ration of data with illustrations for textbooks to be used in institutions of learning, both in this country and abroad; supplying data and illustra tions for permanent exhibits in the Royal Academy at Vienna, the Royal Museum at Rome and other cities; special booklets for special purposes; motion pictures to be shown through out the country; a photographic review of Pittsburg's industrial activities to be used throughout the public schools of the country; compilation of statis tical data which are in constant de mmd; a commodity index indicating all commodities made in the city and by whom; a detailed industrial map of an area eighteen by thirteen miles, showing all manufacturing plants, railroad switches and sidings and other data; a compilation of properties avail able for manufacturing purposes with full information as to terms of tale or lease, contour, transportation, avail ability of labor and other data. Pittsburg has been a city of one main industry. Its development com mission has made it better balanced by promoting diversity of industry. As Pittsburg concentrated on steel, Port land has concentrated on lumber, and needs greater diversity in order to strengthen itself industrially. what Pittsburg has done and is do ing, Portland can do. No large amount of money is needed. The great results which Pittsburg has achieved have cost an average of a little over $30,000 a year for four and one-half years. In proportion to population Portland should be able to attain correspond ing results by expenditure of one third of that sum. The principal requisites to success, however, are not money, but the co-operative spirit which moves men to do a civic serv ice. Civic patriotism should cause men to dwell on the merits of their city and to consider its demerits only for the purpose of removing them. That sentiment should move our citi zens to give their energy for the up- uuiiding of Portland in the manner adopted 'by Pittsburg. If they should, they would attain as great results. refnrlirtp- tHrt TTttllHi frrm K charge of slowness in mobilizing, the bpringneld Republican says "an un- military country's recruits get train ing more quickly than the machine can be improved" and that the Brit ish army's "failures have been due mainly to the awkward squad of Gen erals." All true, but a General can only get training by maneuvering large bodies of troops, which are not avail able until an army is recruited. When an army is suddenly expanded, as the British army has-been. Colonels sud denly become Generals and are called upon to manage brigades, divisions, corps and whole armies, though their experience is limited to regiments. An army is as necessary to the training of Generals as Generals are to the training of an army. No wonder green officers blunder; when they do, they are learning by practice which costs many soldiers' lives. TJnpreparedness means more bloodshed, yet pacifists favor it in the name of humanity. "MIT SIGEL" AND "MIT HUGHES." In a moment of unwonted and inex plicable candor, our pussy-footed eon temporary,, the Journal, recently be trayed its boiling wrath toward sun dry citizens of German ancestry be cause they have made it obvious that many of them are against President Wilson for re-election. "The German American Alliance," cried the Journal, "has held meetings in various big cities to celebrate the nomination of Hughes." "If the- German propa gandists can succeed in beating Presi dent Wilson," shouted the Journal, "in Germany it -will be regarded as a triumph." "The day after Hughes was nominated, they claimed It as a victory for the German -Americans." The National Council of Teutonic Sons has adopted resolutions calling upon 'all American citizens of Teutonic extraction or sympathy to give theiir voice and support to the cause of se curing the election of Charles E. Hughes.' " There was more of sneering and bit ter reproach for the assumed German American favor of Mr. Hughes, and the climax was capped by the Jour nal's grotesque and offensive burlesque of a famous and honorable slogan, classifying all such' citizens as unde sirables who "fight mit Hughes." Why the brutal travesty upon the motto "he fought mit '-Sigel"? Why the substitution of Hughes for Sigel ana tne repetition or the slangy and un couth "mit"? Why the effort to turn a phrase which is a noble inheritance of a great war and is designed to show that Americans of German blood had taken a splendid part in the strug gle to preserve the Union, into the language of insult and opprobrium? What unpleasant implications are con veyed by "he fights mit Hughes"? Are broken words and indistinct ac cents signs of disloyalty? If the men who "fight mit Hughes" are bad citi zens, where do the men who "fought mit Sigel" belong? Just now iwe observe that the Jour nal is engaged in the effort to drive the editors of the Oregon Deutsche Zeitung back to Germany. This great project of National and racial ostra cism is peculiarly fitting for a journal which but lately proclaimed that it was conducted on the principle of the open forum, where everybody might have his say. Everybody, indeed! "Everybody" includes, of course, those fake letters from hypothetical Ger man-Americans who approve the Jour nal s ugly references to German-Americans. For the sake of truth, let it be known that the German-American Al liance has held no meetings to ratify the Hughes nomination; that the German-Americans did not procure the nomination of Hughes; and there is no such organization as the National Council of Teutonic Sons. The endeavor by the Journal to in troduce racial feelings and National antagonisms into an Anerican cam paign is un-American and dishonest. A statement by the Journal that "Mr. Hughes had to make himself accept able to the professional German-Amer icans" is false on its face. Mr. Hughes is no pander. He is an upstanding American citizen, who does not stoop to demagogic appeals to the profes sional politicians, or any class or group of people as distinct from any other class or group. THEORETICAL EFFICIENCY. Debate on the naval appropriation bill in the Senate this week is bringing out some important facts about the efficiency of our Navy that the people are entitled to know about. It will be remembered that only a few days ago Secretary Daniels sent to the Senate in response to a resolution by Senator Lodge a report on the marks manship of the fleet in target practice for the last year. The showing will bear printing again, for emphasis. It was: Excellent Arkansas, Georgia, New York. Texas. Good Delaware, Xew Hampshire. Rhode Island, Wyoming. Fair Nebraska, New Jersey. Vnsatisfactory Louisiana, South Dakota. Utah. foor Florida. Kansas. Michigan, Virginia. Fully to appreciate the significance of this showing, it should be under stood that the rating "excellent" is loosely given; that as a standard in naval gunnery it does not mean per fection. The Navy seems to have ac cepted the one meaning given in the dictionaries, "meritoriously near the standard of others." and to have placed its own definition on "others." That is to say, the "excellent" marks men of the Navy were "excellent" as compared with other marksmen of the same Navy. They surpassed others who were not so good. In the test of battle, it is conceivable that a View standard would be applied. But even if the gunnery of these four ships were "excellent," what of the other thirteen? In four instances it was "good." That is as far down in the scale as we should care to go in a supreme moment. "Good!" It is not enough, if the enemy is better. As for "unsatisfactory" and "poor," they carry their own condemnation in nearly a third of the cases reported. A Nation that is about to pay the bill for a Navy on which it will pin strong hopes is entitled to know why more than a half of a fleet's gunnery prac tice Is no better than "good," and why a third of it will not pass muster, even with its own Judges. Were the appropriations for target practice and other practical incident als cut below the margin of reason and safety? Were they wisely ex pended? What is being done to main tain such a Navy as we now have at a high standard of efficiency? What will be the value of a great additional force of ships, with the biggest and finest guns in existence, if they cannot hit the mark. We need a. Navy in our business, and it ought to be as good a Navy as money can buy and human ingenuity equip, but the efficiency of its men is, after all, a prime considera tion. We cannot complain that we have not the raw material; Americans are capable of being made into the finest sailors in th world. The men at sea have the right, as have the American people who are looking to them, to have every opportunity to perfect themselves in the essential arts as war. Secretary Daniels has been filled with a desire to "uplift" the men of the Navy over whose destinies for the time being he. happens to preside. Has he done anything for them that would command their respect, or that would enhance their usefulness, or that would increase their confidence in them selves, half, as much as if he had put aside every fad and devoted time and energy to perfection in the first things they ought to be able to do at least "excellently" ? WHAT OF THE CHILDREN? There are unhappily many thou sands of children in Portland who are not privileged to spend the long Sum- tains, or" at other recreational places iiruviueo ior tne ricn ana tne mod- erately well-to-do. For these kept-at- homes there are children's play grounds; and at the playgrounds are various devices for sport and pleasure, and there are also directors and other adult public employes who arrange games, keep order and otherwise look after the youngsters. The playgrounds are a joy to the children and a boon to the parents. How could a civilized community get along without them? The alarming report comes from the City Hall that the playgrounds are to be closed August 11. for lack of funds to conduct them. There is a shortage or $jooo, and the Commissioners can, so it is said, think of no way to meet the emergency except by ejecting the children and locking the gates. Com missioner Baker says he has not the necessary $2000, and. though he has asked for it, the other Commissioners have plainly Intimated that they will not give it to him. The 200 mothers who went to the City Hall the other day to find out why the playgrounds are to be vacant and silent after Aug ust 11 got no word of cheer from the Commission. But there seemed to be no great difficulty about the appropriation for a new automobile for Commissioner Dieck. LAST STAGE IN ALUES' OFFENSIVE. The cannonade which has broken out all along the allied lines in Greek Macedonia is likely to prove the be ginning of the last step in the inaugu ration of the general allied offensive. Having forced the appointment of a Greek Cabinet that is friendly to them and being confident that the Parlia mentary election on August 7 will in stall a Cabinet still more friendly, the allies have been relieved of fear that an advance against the Bulgarians will be the signal for an attack in their rear by a pro-German Greek govern ment, and are about to move. They will then be on the offensive on all fronts simultaneously, working out a plan which has been adopted by their Joint war council. They began with the Russian offen sive in Armenia, which drew the main Turkish army far from its capital, thus reducing the force with which the Anglo-French-Serbian army at Salon ikl must contend. The Russian on slaught on Austria followed, drawing Austrian troops from the Italian front. The Italian counter-offensive then was carried forward into Trentino. Ger man reserves were hastened from the west to help Austria, and promptly the Anglo-French attack along the Soonme and the Russian attack on the Ger mans from Riga southward to the Pri pet marshes began almost simul taneously. The hard-pressed Austrlans withdrew many troops from Macedo nia, and Bulgaria was left with little Teuton or Turkish aid to withstand the allied push. There is a- decided difference be tween the methods of attack on the eastern and western fronts. Russia, having abundance of men and the entire munition output of Japan as well as that of Its own territory at Its disposal, drove at the entire 250 miles of Austrian front at one time, thus reducing the possibility of rein forcing weak points, but brought the greatest pressure to bear on the wings. The result has been a bending back of the Austrian line toward Kovei on the north and toward Stanlslau on the south, which may force the Teu tons to draw back their center from Tarnopol. Kuropatkin seems to be occupying Von Hindenburg so com pletely on the northern line that the latter can spare no troops to help on the south. A consequence .has been the Teuton withdrawal across the Lipa River in the southwestern curve of the bulge which the Russians have made in the line near Lutsk. In the west the allies confined their serious offensive to a stretch of about twenty-five miles north and south of the Somme River, but they preceded it with a heavy bombardment all along the line from the sea southward and with many raids into the German trenches. Their purpose was probably to keep the enemy in doubt as to the intended point of attack, thus prevent ing him from massing forces there, also to feei-out the enemy's line, final ly determine " its strong and weak points and ascertain what organiza tions occupy each part of it. They have been hammering for nearly three weeks at one point and now strive to broaden and deepen the wedge they have driven toward Peronne and Ba paume. They have caused Germany to gather reinforcements of men and artillery and to begin a counter-offensive, which has won back some of the lost ground. The subject for speculation now is whether the allies will launch a. new local attack on some other twenty miles of the enemy's front which has been weakened by transfer of forces to the Somme. The intense bombard ment by the Belgians near the sea and recent raids by the British at other points suggest that such may be the intention. Joffre and Haig may hope by this means to drive back and weaken the Germans first in one quar ter, then in another, until the entire line is so wavy and broken that a gen eral withdrawal and straightening may become necessary. The allied Generals may calculate that each new line of defense occupied by the Ger mans would be less -strongly fortified and therefore more easily penetrated than the last, that their task would become easier as they progressed if they should progress and that they would be able to smash a broad gap through which troops may be poured to outflank and surround large bodies of Germans. As the British are cred ited with 1,500,000 men to attack the ninety miles of line they face, they should have ample force to pursue this strategy and to hold all ground gained in one quarter whXo they fight for more in another quarter. The material advance made in the Somme sector may have encouraged the allies to hope that by persevering they can break through at that point and force the Germans into the open, but there are several reasons to doubt that this plan will be followed. Their tactics reveal a purpose to make the maximum gain of ground and position at the minimum cost in men. German resistance has sensibly stiffened Jind has now turned to a counter-offensive. Were the allies to continue pounding away along the Somme against this strengthened line, they would, unless unexpectedly successful, lay them selves open to the same criticism as they have leveled against the Crown Prince's drive at Verdun that the cost in men is out of all proportion" to the military gain. Although the Austrians appear to be everywhere on the defensive, that is by no means true of the Ger mans. Their counter-attacks along the Somme have been accompanied by a continuance of the drive at Verdun, undiminished in intensity. Not unless their enemy should everywhere lose the initiative will the allies have gained their main .end. which is by a practically continuous attack in both east and west to prevent the Teutons from using their central position for rapid transfer of troops from one quarter to . the other. Germany at least may have large bodies of re serves far in the rear, ready to throw into any danger point or even to con fuse the allies with a sudden offen sive. . PREPAREDNESS MAKES FOB PEACE. General Carranza's sudden adoption of a conciliatory attitude toward the United States disproves the entire pacifist contention that the best se curity of peace is not to arm and that preparedness for war provokes war. So long as President Wilson neither made firm demands nor showed abil ity or willingness to back such de mands with force, the Mexican, chief remained truculent and defiant. No sooner did the President call Carranza strictly to account, make definite de mands with an intixnatlion that they would, if necessary, be maintained by force, and prepare the necessary force than Carranza changed his tone. South American diplomats then found his mind- open to their mediation and to their explanation of his folly in under taking to "lick the United States." Reason supplanted passion and bom bast, and a good prospect appeared of avoiding the necessity to use force by making a sufficient display of force. Even the limited amount of preparedness involved in calling out the National Guard proved a strong influence for peace. That which Mr. Wilson has accom plished now might as easily have been accomplished two years ago. A plain intimation to the Generals, who were then wrangling over the succession to Huerta, that, if they did not quickly get together, the United States would take a hand would probably have been effective, if backed by an army of 200.- 000 men. There is no more reason to be lieve that actual resort to force would have been necessary than President Roosevelt found to be the case in his dealings with Germany in regard to Venezuela. By flourishing the much derided big stick Colonel Roosevelt gained his point without using even a drop of ink. The same line of action would probably have succeeded with Mexico. Greater and greater war econ omies are made .possible by the bound less ingenuity of men. Following the discovery that the despised nettle could be made into a useful fabric comes the announcement that the horse chestnut is to be utilized as food as a result of the development of a meth od of extracting its disagreeable flavor, due to a product called esculin. This is accomplished by washing in alcohol and theoretically has been possible for a good maity years. The food value of the horse chestnut lies in its high starch content, which gives it an im portant place in the ration, but until lately interest in it has been purely academic, because like the gold in sea. water its extraction cost more than it was worth. The success of the new process lies in, the complete recovery of the alcohol used, so that it can be employed again and again, and in a commercial adjustment involving a minimum of labor. The French dis covered the possibilities of the horse chestnut, but a German scientist is credited with having made it prac ticable. The British have always been be hind their continental neighbors as linguists, but their close association with their allies, their fighting on for eign soil and their expectation of closer commercial intercourse have inspired a sudden interest in foreign languages. They are taking up the study and an institute of Oriental languages has been established in, London. The United States must do likewise if we are to keep up with the procession in foreign trade. Every now and then somebody's boy is killed while "hoboing it" and buried in an unnamed grave, leaving a father to worry and a mother to grieve all her days. The boy who finds life irksome and thinks of branching out "would better consider the chances against him and put up with the ills at home, most of which are imaginary. Hundreds of Guardsmen at the bor der are acting wisely in taking advan tage of the order to release them to go home to care for dependents. This opera bouffe war has no place for pos sible suffering of non-comibatants. Child labor is much of a Southern institution and Wilson would elimi nate it, but a Senate controlled by Southern members cannot agree to hazard a questionable prosperity. The policeman who arrested a man for deliberately blowing cigarette smoke in his face acted within his rights. Even a horse would "kick" at such an offense. The rural credit bill . has been signed, and that should accelerate the back-to-the-soil movement. The coun try storekeeper, however, still prefers cash. A Spokane woman believes she can transmute silver into gold. The idea is aged. Even Bryan thought he could do it at the ratio of sixteen to one. The man who now sprinkles on the wrong day does it from lapse of memory. Cost of treatment is 12 a visit- Total Canadian enlistments number 350,657, an excellent record for the Dominion. Who -will be the first man to wear an awning-striped Summer coat? Prohibition and religion make a poor political mlxture- The raingod considers the prostrate hay crop and is good. - How to Keep Well. Br Or. W. A. Evans. Questions pertinent to hygiene, sanitation and prevention ot disease, it mattersNif (ear eral interest, will be answered in this col umn. 'Where apac will not permit or the subject Is not suitable, letter will be per sonally answered, subject to proper limita tions and whera stamped addressed .en velope la inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make diagnosis or prescribe, tor Individual dis eases. Requests for such servleet) cannot be answered. (Copyright, 1018. by Dr. W. A. Evans. Published by arrangement with the Chicago Tribune. HELPIXO PARALYTICS. MW. HAD been an inmate of Mon e tefiore Home for 25 years. A year before he entered he had a stroke of apoplexy, paralyzing his right arm and leg. He could not speak, as the hemorrhage had involved his speech center. His right arm was drawn and bent. Hl right leg was oontracted. Following his paralysis he was given no exercises or massage and when he entered the home his limbs had already contracted. Ha insisted that something be done for him some five years ago. where upon the surgeons. Drs. Elliott and Boorstein, operated on his leg and arm, drew them straight and held them In position, and then "began with active and passive exercises and massage to develop his muscles and the nerves which control them. He had been bedridden for ct quarter of a century. They got him so he could stand, then so he could walk around. He has some use of his arms and a lit tle use ot his fingers. They first used the hot air apparatus on his arms for 10 days, then massage and movements were begun. This case shows anew that much can be done to help paralytics regain the use of their limbs. The old teaching was that after nine months or a year from the stroke there would be no fur ther gain in muscle power and control by a paralytic. Some authorities placed the limit at two years. These sur geons say. "The favorable results in this case indicate clearly that there la no time limit for Improvement in hemi plegia." A patient who has had a stroke of apoplexy should receive proper ortho pedic treatment aa soon aa he has re gained consciousness. Ilia paralysed limbs should be exercised and massaged every day. Light massage should be used and as soon as the patient is able he should be urged to stand up. The exercise and massage must - be per sisted in. If there is any tendency to contrac ture the drawing limb must be pulled straight and put in splints. Patients with limbs Just beginning to show con tractions are able to wall, in a short while after being put in splints. The splinted limbs are to be massaged and exercised daily. Even in old cases ef forts to restore the function of the limbs should not bo abandoned without a prolonged trial at betterment. ' Wants te Gallst. C. O. H. writes: "Could you please tell me if 1 would be eligible to join the Navy or Army? I am 21 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall, and weigh 125 pounds stripped. I am in good condi tion, as I have been rather keenly In terested in athletics for the last five years. Have good teeth, good eyes, good lungs, and never have had a venereal disease of any kind. Three years ago I had pneumonia and I pulled through in a few weeks, but It seems as If one of the after effects of .thli disease left me sterile. Would this con ditlon bar me?" REPLY. Nothing; named In your letter would bar you. Five feet, 4 Inches is the minimum height according to the specifications, but I am informed & man. 5 feet. Synches and otherwise sound has no trouble in getting in, Nettle Rash. C. B. P. writes: "I have had stomach trouble and a sluggish liver for several years; this Spring have been drinking sassafras root tea, and something like welts raised up under the skin as large as a 25-cent piece; they itch and burn for one or two hours and then go away and come in another place. Kindly ad vise what it is and the cause. Do you think the tea is valuable as a tonic?" REPLY. You have nettle rash or urticaria. It is dus to something you are eating or drinking. Possibly it is due to the sassafras tea. sas safras tee. Is not goor as a tonle or for snything else. Sometimes when persisted In it causea nettle rash. Among other foods which are to be strongly suspected are strawberries, other berries, buckwheat, sea food. etc. May Mean I. Icer. J. H. A. writes: "Is there any cure for a diseased stomach? Will fasting cure it? If not. please give me a cure, if there is any. The symptoms are a soreness in the stomach, spitting up of food, and a general run-down condi tion." REPLY. There are many kinds of diseased stomach. You should have an examination by a phy sician. Perslcvent soreness in the stomach with spitting up of food may mean uloar or cancer. Wasserman'a Test. If. L. E. writes: "If a Wasserman has proved positive and the party is later treated with salvarsan and inunc tions of mercury and while no notice able symptoms have appeared in a year's time and then a Wasserman is negative is there any danger of symp toms showing in time to come?" REPLY. One negative Wasserman Is not enousb. Walt three months and then nave another wasserman. Ask your physician as to a provocative Wasserman when you see him three months from now. Iuereaslnar the Burdra ef Juatlon. PORTLAND, July 20. (to the Ed I tor.) Does- Commissioner Dieck or the Common Council want to start a riot among the taxpayers, already over burdened to distraction? This idea of buying new automobiles at the ex pense of the city and the absolutely unnecessary rounding of corners at the expense of taxpayers is maddening. especially in these times the worst Portland has ever experienced. In the language or ne of our Circuit Judtres. "What is the matter with Portland"? Some people are jailed for being lib eral witn oilier people s money CHARLES J. SCHNABEt Tne Rival Monotheisms. Christian Herald. If Islam and Arab Influence advance with the sword In one hand and the Koran in the other, Christianity and American civilization go to Ethiopia witn tne til Die in one nana and the rifle or the rum bottle in the other. We think of Islam as Inseparable from the slave trade; the open-eyed heathen think Christianity the slave of com merce and the rum traffic. Christians they say are drunkard-makers, and missionaries are but brothers of trad ers, hence they prefer to remain un civilized. DEMOCRATIC LOVE. OF LINCOLN Present Attitude Marked Change From Vilification la 1S3S. PORTLAND. July 19. (To the Edi tor.) I have been greatly amazed of late to see the Democratic press tak ing such an advanced stand on Lincoln- So far have they gone that it seems that they have actually forsaken Jefferson as their patron saint and taken Lincoln in his place. And when say tne Democratic cress let it be distinctly understood that I include the so-called "independent" press, for in a somewnat extended experience I have never yet seen one of these "independ ent" newspapers that did not turn out in tne pinches to be found working for the Democratic candidate and the Democratic measures with the sinarle exception of the New York Sun under the management of Charles A. Dana and his immediate successors. But the Sun was so big, so great and so fair mat it stood not merely as an excep tion, but as a model for what a big man can and may do in the editorial chair. When Lincoln was nlacetl in nomina tion for the Presidency in 1S59 the Democratic and the "independent" press with one accord began to vilify and defame him. During the campaign that followed the vituperations that were heaped upon him were of a char-" acter actually indecent. He was called about everything low. mean and vile that inkalingers and scandal-mongers could think of. it might be supposed that the papers of the North would have changed, or at least softened their course after hie election, but instead of that the abuse became fiercer and had not Abraham Lincoln nosseaaed one of the Kreatest brains ever en closed in a human head he surely would have gone crazy under the strain. lnis vilification was kept uo until the day ot hlsi death and would, have gone farther yes, they were ready to pursue him even into the grave and beyond but the people called a halt, and before night on the day of his death the Democratic and "independ ent" papera. and all of his defamers. were stopped by a. public opinion so overwhelming that every last one of tnem had to don the colors of mourn ing. During those few tense days the loyal people of the North a well u the South would stand for no more dis loyal words. Now. Just half a renturv lr- Ihn. ham Lincoln is claimed as the great patron saint whom the Democrats and independents- delight to follow! They even go so far as to say, or at least Intimate, that the Republicans and the Republican press can lay no claims to the Immortal Lincoln, that he was and Is and always will bo a arrest Demo cratic leader, a product in reality of the Democratic party. from all such claims nil rf tVi ivi friends of the name and fame of Lin coln ought to turn in itUruit K-,. only that, but we ought to try to find some- way of showing the people who do not know the facta that these for mer iraaucers of Lincoln would tnmor. row again begin to vilify him if my so k mcy couio secure the re-election of Wilson. For they despise and ab hor the name of Lincoln Just as much now as they did in 1859. He stood squarely against them In everv in stance. Just as his record stands against mem now. L,.M.VU ft E PUB LI CAN. MONEY SEVT AWAY FOR AITOS sal sa Conclusion That Prosperity la Thereby ih questioned. pnRTi.ivri T..i- on ,. . v - - . . . , .., . 1 1 u me r.ni- tr The Oregonian this morning " " . iirpni uregon has li Ann nnn 1 . - j 1 . - : w .1 1 ,11 oi,vuu automo biles, which shows that times are not ictu 11, 1,11a male. .w j tin,, tuin 1 union Is correct? That amount of money un. ui a, uiaie witn less than One mlllinn rnn 1 n t . - ii iiicitiis a ter rific drain Mint not only Hoa not in- u,..i.o uiai nooa nmes prevail, but presents a strong factor in the de- ...B..... in ai. ,.- icvuniirn oy every one. The trouble with the "invest,- ...c.i. mm. n iS one wnicn is not a "revenue producer" In one case out of a hundred. Twenty-four millions of dollars, sent cut of the state per- ....... .H...,, n Bum tnat, it knr at hnm on i . - - ..v.... ... ,, vm. ,1 in proauc tive industry, would make the entire aiio nvai mo Garonne restout In Its uiwmiiiK iweimess. inaeed. It is , t inuutuUB sum to De squeezed out of our struggling state with H . ........ ..1 ...... u,.vjv.v,i,,ru resources ana scattering pop. Hat I n. and surely can- - ...... inaL Rwua times prevail after the aiifaino- nr.A.. i 1 c . tin,! UCCU consummated. A Montana stockman who. after 30 " ; . . l nil, uilV'll 10 nis business, and who. durlnar that time, had continued his purchases uniformly - . -" " mm marcs, was finally persuaded to pay $3d00 for an automo bile, but the next day confided to a Clone frlonrl K .. , v !..., . . - - "ami awruiiv to put that much money Jnto a thing that doesn't breed." Tne people of Oregon have put $24 -000.0(10 i . v,. i ' . ' . . " ""wumhi ana no doubt, as a whole, are now feeling the unwelcome effect of such weak ening drain on the state's industrial vitality. Does anybody doubt It x . r. ueer, SOCIALIST PARTY" CHALLENGED Orator Sara Oresroa Organisation Is Merely Reactionary Body. PORTLAND. July 20. (To tha Edi tor.) Will you allow me. as the Canadian "orator," to reply to the let ter of W. C. Aylsworth, of the local Socialist party? If. in my attack upon the American Socialist party. I have made "absurd and false statements," It is curious that those assertions have never been chal lenged at the meetings, y These public meetings are always open for questions and any person so disposed is requested to occupy the Platform in opposition. The fact is that there is no Socialist party at all in Oregon. It is Bimply a reactionary. anti-Socialist organisation, whose main function Is to perpetuate capitalism and not abolish it. If the so-called Socialist party thinks that it deserves working-class sup port and espouses the proletarian in terest, I challenge them to a public debate on the following question: "Resolved. That the Portland Social ist party is unworthy of working-class support." I will take the affirmative. Let them prove they are on the side of the work ing class by accepting this debate and exposing my absurdities. Meanwhile the platform at Fourth and Alder is open to anybody who cares to oppose by contentions. Come on now. MOSES BARITZ. Plea Made to Help Irelaaal First. PORTLAND. July 20. (To the Edi tor.) With regard to the news items in The Oregonian saying that the Rob ert Emmet Society is sending milk and money to buy milk to the German babies. I would like to inform them that there is at present widespread distress In Ireland and no doubt many Irish babies crying for milk. and. therefore, that as an Irish Society it would look better in the eyes of the American public, outside of their Ger man friends, to send this money to Ireland instead of to Germany. EDMOND CURTIN. Bounty eat Moles. PORTLAND, July 19. (To the Edi tor.) (1) Is there any bounty, county or state, on mole hides. If so, how much? (2) Are their hides of any value? 'a reader, (1) Ten cents each In Marion Coun ty, e . cents In Tillamook. There Is no state bounty. (U) Communicate with one of the leading furriers. In Other Day. Twenty-five Years As. From The Oreronlan July SI. 1S01. Nashville. Tenn. The striking min ers have captured the state militia, the 100 state soldiers surrendering to tbo 1200 miners without a fight. As a re sult the miners have lost public sym pathy. London. July 20. While tha dress re hearsal of Lara's new opera, founded on Sir Edwin Arnold's "Light ot Asia," was In progress this morning at Covent Garden the composer received a letter from the tenor, Maurel, brusquely de- clininp to assume the chief role. Maurel said ho didnt have time to learn the part. Miss Karnes is in the leading heroine's role. The tenor's action was death blow to all concerned and law suits are expected. Dr. Harry Lane. Democrat, has been succeeded as superintendent of the In sane Asylum by Dr. L. L. Rowland, Republican. Governor Pennoyer, who appointed Lane four years ago. voted to oust him on the ground that tane had assumed large ideas ot his political importance. Ernest L. Bickford and Miss Anna Ileuse obtained a marriage license yes terday. George Cleveland was drowned In the Santiam Sunday between Thomas Creek, and the South Santiam. R. D. Hume, a Portland man, trot left at the depot Satarday. It was absolutely necessary that ho come to Portland, and bo here by 7 P. M. He telegraphed for an engine. It cost him ISO. Half at Century .Aato. From The Oreconlan July 21, IS;. Washington James Speed has re signed as Attorney-General of the United States and in a letter to the President expresses appreciation of the kindness and consideration shown him. The Jury in the case of ex-State Sen ator Strong agaist G. G. Bennett, of the Williamsburg Times, for libel re turned a verdict of 6 cents' damages. Baltimore. C. L. Vallandigham, J. D. Bright and C. Faulkner passed through here en route to Washington to Interview the President and. it ta supposed, to recommend the appoint ment of J. B. Weller, formerly of Ohio, now of California, as Secretary of War, in view of Stanton's anticipated resig nation. Captain Palmer, of B Company, Ore gon Infantry, is expected at yort Van couver today. James McCreary and Miss Minnie Messman. niece of L. Pfeifenberger. all of Auburn. Baker County, were mar ried July 10 at the residence of Charles Wall in Payette, Idaho Territory. Dr. R. Glisan has removed his' resi dence from Stark and Third streets to that formerly occupied by Colonel A. P. Dennlson. PEOPLE'S VOTK ON PROHiniTIOV Model License Leaaue President Saysj Anti-Saloon League Is Inconsistent. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. July 13. (To tho Editor.) Great stress is being placed by the anti-saloon orators in certain sections upon the importance ot letting "the people" vote upon prohibition. One might think from these speeches that the Anti-Saloon League was tha champion of the down-trodden people. Yet at the same time, in Missouri, Rev. W. C. Shupp, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, is trying to force prohibition by the legislative route, thus avoiding submission of the issue to the people under the state's referendum law. Down in Alabama, this same desire to avoid a vote of those same people who are now so loudly championed was snown oy tne Anu-aioon League last year when the prohibition law was made more drastic. But in Ala bama, prohibition leaders were more outspoken as to their reasons. Asked why the question was not submitted to the people, B. W. Eicelberger, state superintendent of the Anti - Saloon League, gave desire to avoid delay as the first reason and added: "The second was that it would have brought into the state a 'slush' fund of enormous size to corrupt the voters." Yet. in the face of this distrust of the people in the different states, tha Anti-Saloon League now urges sub mission of the Nation-wide amend ment to the people of the states. Its orators are even trying to make Con gressmen believe they have no duty but to submit the question to the) , states; that the framers of the con stitution, though they required a two thirds vote by Congress. Intended that the duty of that body should be noth ing more than clerical or mechanical, no matter what its views upon the amendment proposed. Does this attitude as to Nation-wido submission indicate a trust in major ity rule that is absent when a state fight is made? Inasmuch as 36 of the smaller states. with less than half the country', population, may ratify an amendment to the constitution, per haps the Anti-Saloon League is not de parting from its state attitude. If it can talk rule "by the people" and yet get the Nation-wide amendment adopted by a minority of the people, living in the smaller states, it will be overjoyed. T. M. GILMORE. President National Model License League. Great Combination, That. KENTON, Or, July 19. (To the Ed itor.) I read an article in a leading Democratic journal in which a corre spondent signed his name as a Lin- coln-Grant-Garfleld-Wilson Republican. Is this not a wonderful combination? It appears to me aa great a freak as if lightning had struck a trea and knocked out an ax handle. If this correspondent should ever aspire for any office, with the states manship of Lincoln, Garfield and Grant, with their executive ability and their American protective tariff Ideas as to the manufacturing industries of this Nation, he would perhaps overcome the weak, vacillating. Mexican, tariff-for-revenue-only policies of Mr. Wilson. Any person aspiring for office on this combination should be able to hit tha grit on the bound and keen it up. J. E. JOHNSON. NEW STRAWBERRY RECORD MADB Tlgard Grower Prodacea Arrrata at One Crate to SB Square Feet. TIGARD. Or., July 17. (To the Edi tor.) In The Oregonian July IS I note that A. O. Adams, postmaster at Cascade Locks, lays claim to the rec ord strawberry yield of Oregon. I think that I can safely dispute his claim. Mr. Adams harvested It crates from a strawberry bed containing 2400 square feet, being an average of one crate to 150 square feet. From a bed containing 6138 square feet, I have picked and sold, during 191$. TO crates Of strawberries, netting me $87, be sides using five crates for my own family, being one crate to each S3 square feet. F.' J. WILLIAMS. Property Goes Widow, PORTLAND, July 20. (To the Edi tor.) What is the law in Oregon if a husband has the property before he marries and there are no children? Does the widow receive tha property or do the sisters and brothers receive part. . OLD SUBSCRIBER. Answer If there is no will too widow recieves the property. In case of a will the property iocs to the lega tees of tbe will.