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rOBTtAXD, SATCKDA?. ACCl'ST S. 1916.
TIIE WORLD'S TEX QUESTIONS.
IAji ingenious but essentially dishon
est attempt is made by the New York
World to prove that Mr. Hughes fa
vors ail the reactionary, disloyal and
special interests. Its text i3 assump
tion that these Interests support him
and that they still control the. Re
publican party. The World asks ten
questions which recall the Quaker's
retort: "First thou tellest a lie, then
thou askest a question." As to most
of Its questions, the World first as
sumes a falsehood to be true, then
asks why It is true.
The ten questions are:
1. Why is Wall Street for Hughes?
2. Why is the German vote for Hughes?
8. Why are the great financial interests
that ar still plotting to substitute a central
hank for the Federal reserve system for
Hughes?
4. Why aro the tariff monopolists who
dictated the schedules of the repudiated
Payne-Aldrlch tariff for Hughes?
0. Why are the chief opponents of Amer
ican neutrality for Hughes?
6. Why are th advocates of armed in
tervention and war with Mexico for Hughes?
7. Why ar the trusts for Hughes?
8. Why ar the champions of military
conscription for Hughes?
9. Why aro all the elements of political
reaction and political Bourbonism for
Hughes.
10. Why is every enemy of Industrial,
financial and corporation reform for
Hughes?
The simple answer to most of these
questions is that Mr. Hughes la not
ror wail Street, nor for the ereat
financial interests, nor for the tariff
monopolists, nor against neutrality,
nor for armed Intervention in Mexico,
nor for the trusts, nor for conscrip
tion, nor for political reaction and po
litical Bourbonism, nor against indus
trial, financial and corporation reform.
Nor Is Mr. Hughes under any political
obligation to the reactionary elements
of his part-. The former bosses did
their utmost to prevent his nomina
tion, and they surrendered only when
they found the Chicago convention d
termlned upon it in obedience to the
wishes of the great mass of Republi
can voters. The World says the rea
son for the assumed friendship of the
financial, monopolistic and reactionary
Interests for Mr. Hughes "Is not to be
found In the character of the Republi
can candidate for President but in the
character of the Republican party." It
continues:
It is the same party '.hat it was when
Mr. Hughes was Governor of New York
and his administration was fought to
standstill by the Republican bosses. It Is
the same party that It was when Mr. Taft
was president and the Government of the
united btatea was given over to reaction.
The very fact and the manner of
Mr. Hughes' nomination prove that
the Republican party is not the same
party which fought him as Governor,
nor the same party which thwarted
Mr. Taft's progressive aims. It rejected
the counsels of William Barnes, who
Had fought Mr. Hughes as Governor,
and of the men who led the party to
defeat under Mr. Taft. The character
of the Republican party is indicated
by its rejection of these discredited
leaders and by its choice of the man
who fought them.
wan street- is spoken of as
though it were a political unit. It is
not- Applied to the financial inter
ests which center in New York, the
phrase Is a misleading political catch
word. Wall Street Is as divided po
lltically as the wholesale merchants
and storekeepers -of Portland and of
every other city. Paul M. Warburg
was taken from Wall Street by Presi
dent Wilson for appointment on the
Federal Reserve Board. Jacob Schiff,
a power in Wall Street, Is an ardent
Democrat. The Federal reserve law.
when under discussion in ..Congress,
had as ardent supporters as it had
critics In AVall Street. Any persons
who may be "plotting" for a central
bank are not likely to get very far in
secret with the man who, as Gover
nor of New York, refused private in
terviews on public business but re
ceived all visitors in his public office,
where all could see and hear.
Mr. Hughes offers no encouragement
to tariff- monopolists when he declares
that "we must apply that principle
(protection) fairly, without abuses, in
as scientific a manner as possible."
That declaration, in fact his entire at
titude toward business, must be read
in the light of his own record. As
Governor of New York he vetoed a
bill reducing passenger fares to three
cents a mile because it had been
passed without inquiry as to what wasJ
an equitable rate. He then procured
establishment of public utility com
missions to determine what were
equitable rates for all railroads and
other utilities. If Wall Street and the
business interests in general should
support him In preference to Mr. Wil
son, it is fair to presume that they
will do so because they approve this
policy.
Far from favoring- conscription,
Mr. Hughes does not even advocate
compulsory military training, as do
Senator Chamberlain and other Demo.
. crats. He proposes simply "a reason
able Increase in the regular Army, but
that the first citizen reserve subject-!
to call should be enlisted as a Federal
Army and trained under Federal au
thority." If advocates of compulsion
support him. they do not seem likely
to get much help from him in "ad
vancing their policy.
The World's questions suggest other
questions. Why are Tammany, Roger
Sullivan. Tom Taggart and the South
ern manufacturers who employ child
labor for Wilson? Tammany is close
lv allied to certain interests in Wall
Street and is an "enemy of industrial,
financial and corporation reform."
The solid South is ruled by "political
Bourbonism" and opposes child-labor
laws, but 8 solid for Wilson. The tag
of reactipn, Bourbonism and "the in
terests" could as fairly be pinned on
him.
Mr. Hughes gave n5 encouragement
to advocates of intervention and war
with Mexico in his speech of accept
ance. He .said:
The Nation has no policy of aggression
toward Mexico. We have' no desire for
any part of her territory. We wish her
to have peace. stability and prosperity.
. , , W shall hav to adopt a saw
poller, a policy of firmness and consistency
through which alone we can p remote an
enduring friendship. We demand from Mexico
the protection of th lives and the property
of our cltlxena and the security of our bor
der from depredations. Much will be gained
If Mexico Is convinced that we contemplate
no meddlesome Interference with what does
not concern us, but that we purpose to In
sist in a firm and candid manner upon
the performance of International obligations.
To a stable government, appropriately dis
charging Its International duties, w should
glv ungrudging support.
There Is no suggestion of war or in
tervention in those words.
The World asks "Why is tho Ger
man vote for Hughes?" and "Why are
the chief opponents of American, neu
trality for Hughes?" There is no Ger
man vote acting as a . political unit.
The majority of German-born citizens
were Republicans before the war and
are so still unless some events irv, the
last two years have given them cause
to become Democrats. Their Inter
ests as American citizens are their
primary motives of political action.
What has the Democratic party done
or promised to do which would con
vince the German-born that It will
serve these interests better than would
the Republican party? Nothing more
than would equally appeal to any other
voters. Hence they remain Republi
cans. At,L READY FOB BIG SHIPS. .
Announcement that the long-desired
depth of 40 feet on the Columbia River
bar has been attained comes simul
taneously with the statement that the
Chamber of Commerce Is working out
a plan for the establishment of steam
ship lines radiating from Portland.
The way is now clear for the inaugura
tion of such enterprises. The greatest
ships in the world can enter the Co
lumbia River and with a channel to
Portland thirty feet deep at low water
they tan safely come up to this port.
Havlng provided all the facilities for
ships, the port can confidently call
upon them to come. ...
There need be no misgivings about
the ability of Portland to supply traf
fic for steamers, both inward and out
ward. Our own products will furnish
outward cargoes, and the opportunity
to" obtain foreign raw material here
and to reach many oversea markets
will attract manufacturers who will
bring inward cargoes. The city can
be sure of co-operation from such At
lantic ports as Philadelphia, which has
abundant facilities for handling just
such cargoes as we can send and which
is out for a share of the business
which gluts New York. As our water
traffic expands, we shall find that
commerce and manufactures are mu
tual aids. Our Industries will grow
as our facilities for supplying them
and for marketing their products ex
pand.
The work upon which the Chamber
is engaged will not be complete un
less It includes the development of in
land water lines. Introduction of the
most modern craft and the most eco
nomical means of handling cargo- will
remove all doubt that water transpor
tation is cheaper than rail lines can
ever be made, and motor vehicles can
carry traffic to and from the river.
The present is the time to lay plans
for shipping lines, for another year
may find hosts of ships in search of
routes, and they will be more easily
secured then than after they have
made connections with other ports.
WHO TVOCIJ RENT A TREE?
Most of the argument prepared by a
number of prominent citizens in oppo
sition to this season's variety of single
tax has been published in The Orego-
nian. That argument pointedly de
mands an explanation f roan the spon
sors for the latest TJRen. offering of
the meaning of the provisions dealing
with taxation of timber lands. The
signers of the argument conclude that
timber is to be practically exempt.
Almost colncldentally, The Orego
nian, after an independent study of the
amendment and without knowledge
then of tho argument mentioned
reached the same conclusion, published
it and likewise suggested the need of
explanation.
Now we notice that an individual
who clings to the ignorant but never
theless quite prevalent idea that it is
the keenest sort of logic to say some
thing abusive about an opponent in
argument, essays to answer in a sym
pathetic Portland newspaper. Natur
ally, he throws absolutely no light
upon the question.
This Is the proposition: The single
tax amendment proposes to put
rental value on standing timber and
take all that rental value in the form
of taxes. Timber is to be taxed in no
other way. What is the rental value
of a thousand growing fir trees? ' That
is the question.
It is, of course, no problem at all to
determine tho sale value of 1000 fir
trees. But to rent or lease anything
means only to dispose of its original
and Indestructible power to. produce
something of benefit. That something
may be an agricultural product, as in
the case of land; it may be shelter,
as in the case of a house; it may be
convenience, as in the case of furni
ture. But to rent does not contem
plate destruction or conversion of the
thing itself.
A fir tree has no Indestructible pro
ductivity of common commercial value.
The tree itself must give up its iden
tity, must be destroyed as a tree. In
order to produce its true worth. There
is no rental value in standing timber
worth appraising.
Timber is tied to the rental proposi
tion by the amendment with a double
knot. Natural growths of timber are
twice defined in the amendment as
land. The amendment provides that
only the lease value of land or timber
shall be taxed, and it definitely and
specifically prohibits the taxing of the
market or sale value of either.
If it is the intention of the sponsors
of this amendment to exempt the great
timber interests of Oregon from taxa
tion, it ought to be frankly admitted
If, on the other hand, the amendment
leaves open some method of taxing
timber not clear to the ordinary com
prehension, the duty of revealing it
ought to be delegated to someone who
is qualified to offer an intelligent ex
planatlon.
REFORM IN NATIONAL, FINANCES,
Expenditures of the Governmen
have reached such magnitude, direct
taxes have brought the necessity of
economy so close home to the people
and Congressional extravagance has
become such a scandal that reform i
the method of handling the National
finances has become imperative. Con
gress clings so tenaciously to its con
trol over the details of expenditure
that nothing short of an overwhelming
popular demand cin induce it to make
a change. A new system might be
adopted by constitutional amendment,
but Irresistible pressure from the pub
lic would be necessary to induce Con
gress to submit such an amendment
to the states.
An. amendment permitting the Pres
ident to veto single items in appropria
tion bills is proposed by the New York
Tribune as a means of enabling him
to cut out the pork, but that would
only be a partial reform. Frederick
A- Cleveland in the New Republic sug
gests that the House by a mere change
in its rules could require that a budget
be submitted by the President and be
discussed by him and his heads of
departments before the committee of
the whole, thus placing responsibility
on the President. But Mr. Cleveland
foresees the possibility of a deadlock
In case Congress refused to pass the
budget submitted by the President.
The only way he sees of breaking a
deadlock Is to call a new election at
which the people would decide, and he
admits that this can only be made pos
sible by constitutional amendment.
Since that seems to be the only way
in which the budget system with ex
ecutive responsibility can be estab
lished, the Job might as well be done
completely once for all. The item
veto would be a mere palliative, rem
edying the worst evils of the present
system- It would be better to adopt
a series of amendments requiring the
President to take the initiative in all
matters of finance and permitting him
to call an election of a new Congress
In case of deadlock. Congress would
not then be likely to provoke a crisis
over indefensible appropriations, nor
would the President do so unless he
had a very good case. The possibility
of a crisis would inspire caution on
both sides.
BIO BROTHERS ON THE POLICE FOBcK
Police Commissioner Woods, of New
York City, the only police official of
record who is the possessor of an
honorary college degree for "services
to humanity," seems to be doing his
best to deserve the distinction that has
been thrust upon him. He has issued
an order adding a new duty to the al
ready multitudinous obligations of the
patrolmen of that city that of being
big brother" to the ex-convicts who
may return to New York with the at
least avowed intention of turning over
new leaf. Commissioner Woods' idea
that the policemen should be the
friend, rather than the- sworn enemy,
of the offender who has paid the
penalty of his misdeedsso far
service in prison may be regarded as
having "paid" for anything. No long
er, under the Woods regime, will the
returning convict shun the bluecoat as
e would a pestilence; no longer will
e live in constant fear of orders to
make himself scarce around those
parts. The "welcome home" sign Is
to be hung out instead.
This is one of tho most surprising
instances of reversal of form in at
east a generation. For nearly a hun
dred years policemen and ex-law-
breakers have been instinctive ene
mies. It was only in 1838 that the
police, as we know them today, came
into existence, that being the year in
which Sir Robert Peel succeeded in
obtaining passage of the act of Par
liament providing for a force of so
called constables, appointed by the
Crown and charged with the duties of
a modern police force. From the first
not only wrongdoers but many well-
meaning citizens opposed the plan bit
terly, as an invasion of private rights.
The slang terms, "bobby" and "peeler,"
were used first in derision of Sir Rob
ert Peel, and they still survive to tes
tify to the fact that the spirit of op
position is even now not dead. Al
most every citizen who is not a phil
osopher knows how hard it is to re
strain his wrath, when he happens to
run counter to a policeman in his every-day
life.
The experiment in New York, there
fore, will be watched with unusual in
terest, for it may be assumed that if
the police succeed in winning the real
friendship of those whom they have
been wont to hunt mercilessly in the
past, the attitude of others toward the
police in general will undergo an
equally marked change. It is in line
with the tendency toward reform in
the treatment of so-called criminals
the country over, and perhaps it will
supplement the efforts of the warden
of Sing Sing to make of the prison a
place of reform rather than of pun
ishment, a door of hope Instead of a
gate opening onto the downhill road
So far as it succeeds in this laudable
undertaking, it will have the lndorse-
ent of all who have the welfare of
society at heart. People are moved
to anger when crime runs rampant.
but in their calm moments we believe
they are inspired by no spirit of mean
revenge in demanding protection
their lives and guarantees of their
physical and moral safety. They will
welcome any practical plan that det
crime, without Insisting on an eye for
an eye or a tooth for a tooth.
The danger Is that we shall become
maudlin in our sentiments toward th
real criminal. There is a vast differ
ence between the man who has of
fended through weakness or because
of passing temptation, who has learned
his lesson and who would profit by it
if opportunity were given him, and th
thief, for examplo, who steals because
he will not work, or the, highwayman
who takes the easy road, or the schem
ing promoter of fraud whose intelli
gence ought to let him know that hon
esty is the best policy but who Is sim
ply not built that way. The one class
deserves every reasonable considera
tion; the other merits none at all.
There were at the close of 1915 no
fewer than 10.674 men on the pollc
force of New York. With the excep
tion of a few grafters of whom w
hear on occasions of periodical inves
tigation, they are probably as honest
and as well-meaning as any other ten
thousand men or so whom we might
select at random. But the question
that suggests Itself is how many in
this ten thousand are qualified to sepa
rate the sheep from the goats, socially
speaking, and to discriminate between
the confirmed foes of law-abiding peo
ple and the men to whom "another
chance" really means something val
uable to themselves and also to oth
ers. Doubtless Commissioner Woods
himself is such a man. Whether an
appreciable proportion of the men un
der his direction are really qualified
to be "big brothers" to anyone is a
question that is as yet unanswered.
It is sincerely to be hoped that the
venture will turn out well. Nothing
is to be gained by condemning it in
advance.
Nevertheless, things are coming to
a pass when the humble citizen who is
merely law-abiding, not only in the
letter of his everyday performance,
but in the spirit in which he ap
proaches public affairs, runs a serious
danger of being a victim of Injustice
There used to be a premium on the
man who respected the dictum, "It is
the law." It used to be a compliment
to say of a man that he was law
abiding. "God-fearing" and "law
abiding" were parallel terms of re
spect once. Our tendency nowadays
Is to encourage the individual to set
up a court of his own. We clamor for
the enactment of laws against this
and that, and then when a lawbreaker
is brought to book we consider not
the fact that he offended ejrainst the
statute that we ourselves demanded.
but that the law In question worked a
hardship on him. or something like
that. Instead of tho facts of th of
fense, we enter upon a discussion of
his right to ignore the law on his own
motion. Unfortunately. . some of our
udges have shown a tendency to en
courage this. i
Whatever may be said of the desir-
bllity of giving the criminal a chance.
Is not tho everyday citizen, whose
ame never appears on a police blot
ter, even for failure to cut his weeds.
or for letting tho tail light of his auto.
mobile go out Is not this plain, every
day, humble, anonymous chap entitled
to some recognition, too? Ho Is likely
to bo murdered only once In his life
and then ha Is done for apd forgotten,
while tho man Who kills-him is day
by day adding wardens and policemen
and sociologists to his list of "big
brothers'" and well-mean In r friends.
As safe as if he were In his own
house" becomes a meaningless phrase
when dissected by tho statistician.
When wo talk about "safety first" we
think wo mean, as a rule, that we
should bo cautious chiefly when trav
eling abroad. Wo instinctively think
of tho dangers of railway travel, of
crossing accidents, of live wires and
f having brick buildings collapse and
fall upon us. But tho report of the
Coroner of Cook County puts our
theories to rout. In eleven 'years this
fficial investigated 29,241 deaths, and
of that number 15,241 were accidents
In the homo and. 14,623 happened out
side the borne. Tho list of home
casualties was 'varied. Looking for
gas leaks with lighted tapers, falling
down cellar stairs, exploding lamps.
burning because of lack of knowledge
of the mechanism of as simple a thing
as a stove, asphyxiation, guns that
were not loaded and fires were only a
few of tho causes of fatalities. The
figures show Indubitably that at least
In Chicago a man is safer abroad than
in the sacred precincts of his own
domicile.
London has not only lost tho dis
tinction of being the biggest city in
the world, but also that of having the
highest-priced real estate. London
newspapers have recently remarked
upon tho sale of a bit of ground com
prising only 461 square feet for 11.-
37, and said that the cot-common
price of 3,250,000 an aero "easily
claimed tho distinction of being the
dearest in the world." As a matter of
fact, real estate in tho Wall Street
district of Now York has attained a
price as high as $28,000,000 an acre,
and even though, as recently has been
shown, there is a downward tendency
in that market, it will have a long
way to go to reach tho figure of 1 16,
250,000 mentioned In London. The
three acres on which the Bank of
England stands havo been valued at
135,000,000, measured by actual sales
of property adjoining, but this, too, is
far from the price attained In a sim
ilar district in the United States.
Unless Representative Cox. of In
diana, should succeed in having the
provision stricken out, tho Navy bill
will Increase the number of our Ad
mirals to eighty-two In the course of
a few years. Tho most extravagant
schemes of preparedness do not con
template enough first-lino vessels to
give these Admirals a ship -apiece.
Tho purpose is apparently to recruit
the corps of swivel-chair Admirals to
full strength.
When "fifteen prominent New York
Democrats" can arrange tho ticket to
be nominated at their state convention
the less tho Democracy says about
boss rule tho better for It. No fifteen
Republicans were ablo to name the
ticket to be nominated at tho Chicago
convention. Tho body of delegates un
der orders from tho real boss at home
tho people ma.de tho choice, and
the would-be bosses had nothing to do
but fall in line-
There may bo some connection be
tween the sending of Guardsmen from
Northern states to tho border while
those from the South stay at home
and the opposition of Southern Sen
ators to giving tho troops tho right
to vote. It Is an easy way to kill
few thousand good Republican votes.
Complaints of tho hardship of sol
diering may be expected while the
Guardsmen are at the tenderfoot
stage. If they continue training ror
several months, they will become hard
as nails and will make light of things
which now worry them. Soldiers are
not made by coddling.
Mr. Balfour and Admiral von Holt
zendorff may relieve their overwrought
feelings by indulging in a long-range
slanging maoch, but their epithets will
not do much to decide tho war. That
is being done by tho men on tho wide
ly separated battle fronts.
Tho idea in buying material for
dwelling from a mail-order house
to eliminate waste and save labor of
tho mechanic Such purchase does
not aid home industry, which should
be pre-eminent in Oregon Just now.
Gasoline is at the highest price o
record, due to "scarcity and Increase
demand." Those factors are abnor
mal. Costs of production and di
tribution probably havo not increased
sufficiently to Justify tho squeeze.
The faith in Hughes wrfiich prompted
C. C. Lowe to invest his money in
farm will be contagious and will
spread solid prosperity throughout th
country- a kind of prosperity which
not fed by munition trade.
The city of Brussels has refused to
pay tho fine of 6,000,000 marks im
posed by Germany for holding a pa
triotic celebration. Now let us watch
the method of collection.
Before the highwayman who at
tacked Mrs. Garton tackles another
woman, he win satisfy nimeeii tnat
her teeth are not good.
Arrange to take tho wlfo and chil
dren into the country tomorrow. Go
by boat or rail and return tired and
happy.
A good item in the day's news is
settlement of the garment-workers'
strike in New York.
When tho farmer has to pay more
for gasoline, he marks up tho selling
price of his hay.
Possibly tho convicts who escaped a
few days ago heard the beaches call
ing. Hughes starts tonight with three
trunks full of munitions.
The Danish West Indies are ours, all
but paying the money.
Tho Fythlans think Portland is all
right-
BEER SOT AN AID TO MOTHERS
Graduate JCnne, on Contrary. Observes
Detriment to Nnrslag Babies.
PORTLAND, Auk. 4. (To tho Ed
itor.) I have read carefully C E. S.
Wood's plea for tho brewers' amend
ment In Th Sunday Oregonian. As a
graduate nurse of 17 years' experience,
including both hospital and prl vat
work, I can apeak about nursing moth
ers and beer.
I havo frequently riven, under phy
sicians' orders, beer and porter to
both pregnant women and nursing
mothers, and I cannot recall on ctis
where the prescribed rmedy gavo sat
isfactory results. True, beer, as well
as water or any other liquid, will in
crease the quantity of food for baby.
ut it does not Improve the quality.
My experience proves that beer babies
are much more subject to bowel, kid-
ey and heart troubles and do not re
lst disc as a as well as babies from
milk-fed mothers.
However, my own observations aro
too limited to be authority, so I quote
from others. No surgeon Is better
known n9r more respected among the
medical and nursing profession than
Dr. Howard A Keller, of Johns Hop-
Ins University, Maryland. Ho says:
I oonslder with tmlncot German author
ities of enormous experience that ber la
exceedingly injurious and dangerous as a
beverage. It has no scientific medical
ndorsements of which I know.
Dr. Kelley no doubt refers to the
recent decisions of German physicians
gainst alcohol and ber on account of
the large per cent of babies born dead
or who die the first year from beer-
drinking mothers.
Dr. H. W. Wyll. tho pure food ex
port, most emphatically condemns al
coholic drinks. Including beer, for In
valids or mothers. He emphasizes the
fact so well known to doctors and
nurses that the use of alcohol, whether
in beer or other beverages, so weakens
th resistance of even adult bodies as
to render them particularly sensitive
to the approach of disease, especially
pneumonia.
Let me also nuots from tha New York
Health Bulletin:
Ton don't need alcohol for health: you
don't need it for strength; you don't nd
It for drink. It never does you any food;
always does you harm. Lt It alon.
ro you love babies T You cannot drink
liquor and hav strong; babies. Sickening
liquor or healthy babies, which T Take jrour
choice.
Can wo not trust the judgment of
these authorities, who have given the
subject a life study, in preference to
the ancient Egyptians or some an
tiquated nursery jingle?
ALICE D. GAS KILL.
ICTJRSIXQ MOTHERS9 TRADE SMALL
Breweries Cannot Afford to Stoke To
Just for That, Says Writer.
PORTLAND. Aug. 4. (To tho Edi
tor.) I havo read tho article by C. E.
a. wood in The Oregonian. May I ask
Mr. wood if the nursing mothers of
uregon originated the brewers' amend
ment, and how many names of nursing
mothers were on tho petition asking
for the amendment? As I understand
tho present law. ample provision Is
made for mothers or invalids, if deemed
advisable by their physician, to secure
U necessary beer or wine. I fear
if tho beer Is asked for tho nursing
mothers alone, the amount would be
too small for tho breweries oven to
build a firs in their furnaces.
Is not the nursing mothers' plea Just
little sugar coating to conceal the
bitter pill? And, candidly. Is not the
amendment proposed "for revenue
only?' hear so much now about
conservation and economics, and it has
been quoted frequently tho past few
months about th wests products of
the state since the dry law went into
errec.
wj all know tho brewers can use
their buildings for other purposes, and
tho bopgrowers can raise other crops
Just about as profitable: but. assuming
that they could not, aro not our Ore
gon boys safer without the beer? The
best argument that the boyhood of a
dry state Is far above the standard of
the wet state Is to compare the two
states. Boys or booze? I prefer boys.
Glvo the Oregon boys tha same chance
their Kansas cousins have and watch
results.
I also want to ask concerning 4 per
cent beer. Does one quart of 4 per
cent beer contain as much alcohol
one pint of 8 per cent beer, and
will a man not get as much alcohol
drinking two glasses of 4 per cent
beer as from one glass of 8 per cent
beer? There Is so much talk about
tho difference between whisky and
beer. Whisky, I admit. Is stronger,
but a man usually drinks only an
ounca or two of whisky and several
glasses of beer. Whisky pauperises
men and demoralizes families. Beer
does the same. Tweedledee and twee
dledum. We have had six months' practical
prohibition In Oregon and the results
are so surprisingly favorable that the
brewers know they must do something
desperate or give up the fight-
Let us voters and taxpayers sot be
deceived, but by our votes so bury
this amendment that tho liquor ele
ment will never again lift a finger to
hinder the progress of our state un .1
National prohibition forever bars alco
hol from our land. ALBERT GRAY.
Mllltla In South.
ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. $. (To tho Edi
tor.) In your editorial. "Which States
Do Their Duty?" you say: . . . the
only Southern states which, have aent
forward all or part of their quota are
Texas. New Mexico, Arizona. Virginia
and Louisiana. Oklahoma, West Vir
ginia. Alabama and Nevada have no
National Guard at all, . . ."
I construe the above fb mean that
the last four-named states have no
organized mllltla or National Guard
My copy of the World Almanac gives
Alabama, 2678; Oklahoma, 1043; West
Virginia, 1451 organized mllltla In 1315.
Who Is right about this? Or have I
read your editorial Incorrectly?
P. -i DANIELS.
The table we published was quoted
from the Chicago Tribune. It showed
no troops on the border or in camp
at home from the states named. Nevada
has none and. if tle other states have
any. ita value is shown by its failure to
mobilize within a .-aonth after tha
President's summons. The World Al
manac's figures show paper strength
tho Tribune's figures show actual
strength under the test of a call to
arms.
Bill and Clarenc.
Billy
was a
little runt, a sawed-off
sort of kid.
But we never tried to bother him, no
matter what be did;
For If you were huntin' trouble and
put it up to Bill
You always got your needln's. for he
came from bcrapperviue.
But
Clarence, on the other hand, al
though a husky boy.
Was nicknamed Mother s Darling or
Little Fauntleroy.
We made his life a burden from morn
ing until night.
For he was one of those freak kids
who was too proud to fight.
And nowadays, when Henry Ford would
make us all so nice.
And Bryan spouts of coin' doves and
peace at any price.
I kinder snicker to myself and wonder
who's the fool
When I think of Bill and Clarence In
those bygone days at school.
J. T. D,
Efforts ar being mad to produc
textiles from tha strong fiber of th
silk grass that grows wild through
out Honduras,
TWO TOWJtS WORTH LOOKING OYER
Writer Telia of Attractions of Th
Dalle Goldendale.
THE DALLES. Aug. I. (To the Ed
itor.) It is hard to understand why
two towns such as The Dalles and
Goldendale should hav anything but
common Interests. They ar the cen
ters of two very rich districts and are
connected by on of th oldest roads In
th Northwest. Th men who laid the
foundation for the vast wealth that all
Northeast Washington cow possesses
traveled this same road. They share
th same scenio beauties and share pride
In th sam achievements of man. The
Celilo Canal and the locks are en
gineering feats which both The Dalles
and Goldendale point to with pride.
Due to th lack of proper road infor
mation th scenic- beauties of these two
towns ar not generally known. If
that Information wer available per
haps some of th tourists passing would
bo attracted and appreciate tha sight
well enough to make their permanent
homes there.
Th -locks at Cascades required five
roars for. construction, and they link
ho Pacific Ocean with the Inland Em
pire, . During low water the falls at
Celilo are 30 feet In height. At Celilo
is th big eight-span railroad bridge
which is considered unlqu from an
engineering standpoint. Every one of
th eight concrete piers rest on an
Island of solid rock.
As tho Columbia River Highway,
conceded to be the most wonderful
highway In th world from many points
of view, is traveled over to Th Dalles
by people from Eastern Oregon. Wash
ington and Idaho, th tourist can cross
th Columbia at Tha Dalles for North
east Washington. Thus popl can see
for themselves, traveling over that ter
ritory, th beauties of th country.
Apparently at their feet as they
climb the bill on an easy grade and
as they look south they see the vast
wheat fields of Wasco and Sherman
counties blending Into th beautiful
green-timbered Cascade Mountains. The
mountains, studded with a Una - of
snow-capped peaks, appear to be only a
few miles away, with The Dalles ap
parently at th foot of Mount Hood.
As you reach the tap of the hill a
new vision appears. The Klickitat Val
ley, on of the finest wheat sections In
th Northwest, comes to view and It
seems os If one could lay hands on
Mount Adams. These sights ar Im
pressive to anyone who Is able to con
trol the speed mania long enough. .
The roads aro good and the sand 1
not ao deep but that any car can travel
through on high gear. The bad places
are bridged and a man la hired by the
county to see that tho road Is kept in
good condition.
Why not wake up. The Dalles and
Goldendale, and lt people aee you as
you are? Some tourist may appreciate
your advantagea wen enough to cast
his lot with you.
VS ho knows?
A CITIZEN.
La Creole or Rlckreall T
DALLAS. Or.. Aug. I (To the Ed
ltor.) Discussion of the accuracy of
th nam "Rlckreall" aa opposed to
"La Creole" is of particular Interest to
the people of Dallas, with whom "La
Creole" has been, from the earliest
times, accepted.
Ona of th first Institutions founded
by pioneers of this section was La
Creole Academy, for whose endowment
generous donations of land and money
wer given and which served a usefu
purpose until the modern high schoo
usurped its place. Tha Rev. Horace
Lyman, known as missionary and edu
cator, was on of the trustees and first
principal of the academy. Among the
trustees were R. P. Bolsa and Fred
Waymlr. also John E. Lyle. who
taught the first school In Polk County
and waa later principal of Jefferson
Institute.
These men recognised "La Creole'
by giving it to th academy and re
garded tha name aa of French-Cana
dian origin, corrupted by Southerners
nto
"Rlckreall."
HARRIET LYLE VEAZIE.
A Splint for m Splinter.
Christian Herald.
A citizen of New York crossing Chat
am Square one night recently caught
tne root or an artificial limb in th
car track, with se:Ious damage to th
umD. He leaned against an elevated
railroad pillar and called to a passing
alroiman that he nan broken- his leg
Before he could explain the nature
th Injury, the patrolman had called
mbulanc. which rushed up, bundle
In tho Injured party and hurried him
to the operating table at th hospl
aL But there the citizen explalne
to the surgeon that the leg, being
wooden, required tha services of
screwdriver rather than a acalpel a
the surgeon resigned In favor of a car
penter.
WOMAN'S ANSWER
What happened when the calf for the National Guard signalled
the needs of the United States and the country's soldiers?
Read About It
Interpret the IPiclure
in the" .
Sunday Oregonian Magazine Section
. The familiar story of woman's efficiency and sacrifice is told in
a few words and with striking pictures.
HAVE YOU READ
GIRIBALA
a quaint tale by Rabindranath Tagore, the only Oriental who ever
won the Nobel prize for excellence in literature?
It is in The Sunday Oregonian tomorrow. It's literature; it's
fiction.
MAMMOTH ELECTRIC TOASTER MAKES ICEBOUND RIVER
RUN Frank G. Carpenter tells of conquering nature in the frozen
Klondike. Some of the mining wonders in the gold field are re
vealed by this vivid writer and close observer in The Sunday Ore
gonian. CROWNS IN, PAWN Do you know how hard it is for royalty to
borrow? Or do you know what became of the $8,000,000 diadem
once owned by Portugal? Read about it.
CLEOPATRA!!! A name to conjure with in history and story. Once
her father, Ptolemy, set up an altar. It has been found and L.
Dow Covington has written about it.
THE OCCULT A short, snappy and interesting insight into the lives
of some of the famous, over the route of the stars. In The Sunday
Oregonian. t
THE IRON CLAW The concluding episode of this thrilling motion
picture play and story will be published tomorrow.
RIGHT OFF THE REEL A page of motion-picture news for the
fans. This in addition to a page of picture news of especial in
terest locally.
THE TEENIE WEENIES Yes, the Teenie Weenies frolic in The
Oregonian again tomorrow. This time they finish a houseboat and
sail away. Just -the kind of reading and story for the youngsters.
Don't miss the puzzle corner on another page.
SKETCHES FROM LIFE You will like the three cartoons, which
speak volumes. They appear in the magazine section Sunday.
THE-CRUISE OF THE MARBLEHEAD A story of the Oregon Na
val Militia's trip to Alaska with pictures. Here is a page that will
appeal.
FASHIONS FOR THE WOMEN READERS The latest designs, in
pictures and with descriptions, are shown in The Oregonian to
morrow. CURRENT NEWS Read The Oregonian tomorrow and keep posted
on happenings at homo and abroad.
ORDER NOW.
In Other Days,
Twenty-fl-Ko Years Ago.
"l win Th Orea-onlsn of August 5. 1891.
Detroit, Aug. 4. This has beon a
proud day In the history of th O.
A.-R. It has witnessed the grandest
parada tho organization has ever seen
and has made tho twenty-fifth en
campment an occasion of magntficenco
and grandeur. For six hours today.
under a brtrtht sun. 40.000 veterans
tepped sturdily along over the Un
of march.
The plata glass for tho wlndowa of
the building which W. s. Ladd Is rut
ins up for Olds & King at Fifth and
Washington streets, has arrived from
England.
Th police last night raided threo
gambling houses. Numerous arrests
were made and all the gamblers were
ater released upon their furnishing
ball of S0 each.
United States Senator Mitchell. Con
gressman Hermann. Major T. B. Hand
bury and Stat Senator C. A. Cogs-
11. of Lake County, yesterday, visited
Cascade Lock. Mr. Hermann returned
to Southern Oregon last night.
Jacob Kamm's magnificent new
steamer, the Ocean Wave, la now
practically completed and will soon b
making regular trips between Portland
and llwaco. Tho Oocean War was
constructed on the Potter's model and
Is a sldew heeler.
OX TIIBI lEASnOKS,
Dreamily you listen to the breakers
roar
As they toss their whit spurn on th
sandy shore.
Lis and watch th bathers In their un
dress, viz:
Scanty garb that isn't somewhat mora
than Is.
Se th children wading naked
legged. Ilk cranes.
Healthy blood of childhood coursing
through their veins;
Lie in sweet abandon In a sandy nest,
Down there on th seashor wallarin
In rst-
Every care forgotten, trouble left be
hind.
Only thoughts of pleasuro aparklo la
the mind.
Spirits erstwhile drooping, getting full
of snap.
For the wide world'a dolnga caring not
a rap;
Nothing to annoy you; lazyln' around.
Wearied limbs no longer by labor fet
ters bound;
Happiness cavortln' gaily through the
breast.
'Way down on the seashore wallerin"
In rest. '
With a sun umbrella spread out over-
bead.
Curl yourself up comfy in your sandy
bed.
Soon sink into slumber, and if you
should snore.
Nasal notes aro smothered by tb
breakers' roar.
Senses fly to Dreamland on their silent
wings
No nightmares In daytime dream but
pleasings things
Glad heart beating tattoo underneath
your vest.
On th aandy seashore wallerin' In rest.
Back Into th city to tho dally grind.
Body full of action, ditto la the mind;
abor. onco ao lrksom. Is a pleasure
now;
Wrinkle seams no longer corrugate tho
brow;
Meet a friend and hand him a cheery
"Howdy do?"
Stop him for a handshake, crack a Jok
or two.
Tell him you'vo been Idling aa King
Neptune's guest.
'Way down on th seashor wallerin' in
rest.
JAMES BARTON ADAMS.
A Wornoat In tkva M atlas-
Christian Herald.
Five-year-old Freddy often showed
pugilistic tendencies. On day he had
been using his fists on 3-year-old sister
Helen. His visiting auntie said: "Fred
dy, don't you know that a gentleman
never strikes a lady?"
Instantly Helen stopped crying and
exclaimed. "They do, too."
"Why, Helen," said auntie, "when
did you aver aea a gentleman strike a
lady?"
With an air of convincing proof, tho
little maid replied: "Why, my daddy
spunk me."