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TITE MORNING OREGONIAJf, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1910.
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rORTLAM), MONDAY, OCTOBER B. 1B10.
I WHEN DO WE TAKE THE FRO FITS?
In adopting the budget for the en
duing year the City Commission is
confronted by three important condi
tions. The tentative estimates of city
expenses show a larger total than the
adopted budget of last year; the reve
nues from licenses, fines and other
sources except taxation continue" . to
decrease; the assessed valuation of
property will be lower.
The assessed valuation of a com
munity Is fairly indicative of the peo
ple's ability to pay. When valuations
are on the upward trend an Increase
In governmental expenses is expected
and sometimes unavoidable for the
trend Is usually due to growth ' in
population which in turn calls for en
largement of municipal activities al
ready undertaken. Conversely, a de
crease in valuation ought to bring ex
pectations of a decrease in cost of
government. Yet the best that is said
concerning the budget is that the
Commission will find difficulty In
holding It to last year's figures.
There Is a beautiful opportunity
present for exercise of that promised
'efficiency" in commission govern
ment. The third condition decrease in
revenues from licenses, fines and
other sources calls for further com
ment. The larger slump in these par
ticulars occurred in 1918 With the
advent of prohibition and the closing
of saloons. One of the arguments
for adoption of prohibition was that
loss of license revenues would be
compensated by lesser cost of courts
and law enforcement. The license
revenues have now been surrendered
and doubtless there has been an un
regrettable diminishing in the total
of fines imposed upon petty offenders.
But the courts continue to consume
financial fuel at the same rate, bar
ring a prospective reduction of $400 a
year in the cost of maintaining the
Municipal Court. But in the police
department there is a proposed in
crease of nearly $30,000.
The proposed increase, we readily
grant, is to provide higher salaries for
policemen who are now receiving less
than $100 a month. With the princi
ple of better pay for the better serv
ice which experience in the depart
ment equips a man to give, we are
heartily in sympathy. But it does
seem that our vaunted improvement
In morality as a result of prohibition
ought to begin producing financial re
sults through curtailment of the size
of the department.
The Mayor is the head of the De
partment of Public Safety, of which,
the police bureau is a part. Late in
August the results of a survey of the
effects of prohibition, conducted by
his office, were published. This sur
vey disclosed that from January 1,
1916, to the date of completion of the
report, there had been a decrease in
number of arrests for drunkenness
and vagrancy amounting to 3695, as
compared with the corresponding
period of the preceding year. The
Municipal Judge was quoted as re
porting a decrease of 50 per cent in
the work of the Municipal Court. A
notable decrease in the social evil and
the departure of numbers of members
of the underworld were recorded. The
Salvation Army was given as authority
for the statement that Portland is 90
per cent better morally than prior to
prohibition.
These returns are gratifying. There
Is no disposition on our part to ques
tion them. But what a great thing it
would be for prohibition to present
concrete evidence of its value by
pointing to a reduction in dollars and
cents in the cost of police protection
directly traceable to its beneficence!
r: PLAYING A SITYXjOCK PART.
' Since the Administration Is boasting
tof having made the Postoffice De
partment earn a surplus, it is appro
priate to consider by what means this
has been accomplished. One of the
principal means has been to drive into
bankruptcy the men who carry the
mails into places remote from rail
roads in that large area 1500 miles
long by 1000 miles wide, extending
from the eastern slope of the Rocky
Mountains to the Pacific Coast. These
men are known as star route con
tractors. ,
An example of the department's
policy is furnished by the star route
between Stites and Elk City, Idaho, a
distance of fifty-seven miles over
mountains in which a climb of 5700
feet is made to an altitude of 6900
feet, whence a descent of 400Q feet is
made. In 1910 a contract was made
to carry the mails daily for $54 00 a
year until June 30, 1914. When the
parcel post was established with a
maximum weight of four pounds, an
Increase of $270 was granted. When
the maximum was increased to twenty
pounds, a rurther increase of $2494
was allowed, but no additional pay
ment was given after the maximum
was raised to fifty pounds. The con
tractor was required to carry fifty
pOund parcels of groceries, meat and
all kinds of commodities and was
compelled to employ extra teams. He
was receiving $22.40 a day, but the
cost of carrying the mails was $55 a
day with no profit to him. The de
partment refused to release him,
though such a contract could not
have been enforced between private
individuals. He was on the verge of
bankruptcy, for he wrote to one of
the Idaho Senators:
I have everything I own mortgaged to
the limit, and my credit Is exhausted; I
have been able to tide over a while, but 1
will have to have a larger allowance, or I
win not oe able to carry out my contract.
The Senator's protests finally caused
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster to go
to Idaho and investigate, but not until
the man had been compelled to en
dure the wrong for a long period. The
parcel post, with its great addition to
the weight to be carried, was not con
V templated when the contract was
' made and the attempt to hold the man
to It, or tq compel him to accept such
additional payment as the department
chose to grant, was an outright fraud.
Justice required that the contract be
annulled and that a new one be made
in accordance with the new condi
tions. Examples of the same kind might
be multiplied without end. A postal
surplus accumulated by driving- men
into bankruptcy through such shylock
methods is a subject for shame, not
for boasting, on the part of the Administration.
COERCION.
To the extraordinary contention of
Senator Chamberlain that Congress
was not coerced into enactment of the
Adamson act, and to his surprising
intimation that Mr. Hughes is depart
ing from the truth in making that
assertion. It is sufficient for the pres
ent to adduce the testimony of some
of Mr. Chamberlain's Democratic
Senatorial colleagues.
Let us hear from Senator Under
wood, of Alabama, long Democratic
leader of the House, and now a free
voice in the Senate:
But when you tell me that my duty to
the American people, my duty to my coun
try, my protection of my flag. Is served by
simply consenting without knowledge to a
temporary settlement of a problem that will
last but six months by the terma of the
settlement, and lead to nothing, that I have
served the great American people by sur
rendering my legislative power to some one
rise, then I say that If I must legislate, and
fall to stand for what I conceive to be the In
terests of my individual constitueney and
the true Interests of the great American
public, they cannot take my commission
away from me too quick for my own satis
faction and the benefit of the Constituency
I represent.
Let us hear from Senator Hard
wick, of Georgia, a Democrat:
Now I want to ask In the nameof reason.
In the name of justice, in the name of com
mon sense, why the Congress of the United
States, representing the public, representing
all the people, has riot an equal right to
say to tbese men: "You shall not be per
mitted literally to hold up this country
whenever you want to do so in order to
have the- standard of wages set as high as
you please on the threat that ruin will over
take the land unless your demands are
granted" T
It is prayerfully recommended to
Senator Chamberlain that he read
over the Underwood declaration of
independence as an American citizen
and one American Senator, one hun
dred times.
ON THE PRINTING OF NEWS.
The Portland Journal, which Is
much given to silly boasting about the
fancied and fanciful superiority of
its news service, was able to obtain
and print In Its Sunday morning
edition only a skeleton report of
President Wilson's keynote campaign
speech, delivered at Shadow Lawn
Saturday. From the standpoint of the
Journal's Democratic following this
was the most important utterance of
the National campaign to date, but in
Portland The Oregonian was the only
newspaper to print an adequate re
port of what Mr. Wilson said.
The highly Interesting story con
cerning the transfer of Dr. Frank L.
Loveland to an Indianapolis pulpit,
and the assignment to the First
Methodist pulpit in Portland of Dr.
Joshua Stansfield, of Indianapolis, was
another of the day's feature news
stories which only The Oregonian ob
tained. The Journal hurriedly copied
enough of this story from The Ore-,
gonian's regular Sunday edition to
make a brief "chaser" Item for Its
own street edition.
At Hood River, Saturday, the big
gest timber deal of the year, or, for
that matter, of several years, was
closed, whereby the Government
agreed to sell to interests which pro
pose to harvest and market it, 330,
000,000 feet of timber. The news con
cerning this sale was printed fully in
The Oregonian's early street edition
Saturday night. The Journal copied
a little of it into its regular Sunday
morning edition.
Of course The Oregonian was the
only paper to publish any sort of an
adequate resume of the highly im
portant address of ex-President Roose
velt delivered at Battle Creek, Mich.,
Saturday. This was dismissed by the
Journal with a casual half column In
its Sunday edition. But then it was
a Republican speech, and the Journal
consistently gives little more than a
mention to Republican campaign
news.
Throughout The Sunday Oregonian
was a detailed, comprehensive, accu
rate, well-proportioned and interesting
newspaper, as The Oregonian Is de
signed to be every day and usually Is.
KEEP THE CARS MOVING.
The effect of demurrage charges on
shortage of railroad cars is shown by
a railroad offical in a communica
tion to the Railway Age-Gazette. The
rate under the National code of rules
was $1 In February and March, $1
and $2 In April and May. 1916, while
the California rate was $3 a day over
the full time. The percentage of cars
subject to the National code that was
released in 24 hours full time was
63.4, while under the California rate
it was 79: the percentage held over
the full time was 16.2 under the Na
tional code and only 1.74 in Califor
nia; the percentage held more than
three days over the free time was
4.2 in the country at large and only
0.17 in California.
A most effective remedy for the
car shortage Is to keep moving- the
cars we have, for the shortage Is
largely due to the practice of letting
cars stand idle when they should be
earning profit for both shipper and
railroad by hauling freight. A de
murrage charge equal to the earning
capacity of a car will force the ship
per, in his own interest, to load It
promptly, and if he lacks facilities
for expeditious loading and unloading,
It will force him to provide them.
As it is a poor rule that does not
work both ways, the railroads also
should be mulcted in demurrage for
not furnishing cars within a reason
able time after requisition is made,
the sum to be sufficient to force them
to provide enough cars for their traf
fic. While this rule is working itself
out, the demurrage charge against
shippers would help to give us the
maximum service from the existing
supply.
OASOIJXE ON THE FARM.
No invention is of greater impor
tance to the farmer than the direct
combustion engine, accompanied by its
natural fuel, gasoline, or some other
form of petroleum. The age of steam,
which is not yet in its second century.
revolutionized the social condition of
industrial laborers throughout the
world, but did not in proportionate
degree relieve the condition of the la
borer in agriculture. Steam engines
were too expensive and too cumber
some, and in addition required too
much special skill. So while every
implement the farmer used was made
by machinery that was run by steam
he continued to depend on horses or
his own muscles to utilize them. The
discrepancy between the advance In
farming and in, the pjrogresa of every
other line cf human endeavor was
enormous.
The motor meeting every variable
need of the farm is today an accom
plished fact. Portable engines are
made that develop as low as a frac
tion of one-horsepower. Possible econ
omies are so numerous that they can
hardly be listed. Not only does the
small motor lessen the labor of doing
things already being done, but it
makes it possible to accomplish work
heretofore impossible at home. Thus,
when he installs a feed grinder, the
farmer not only saves the mill charge
but also the time of hauling to the
mill and back again, and if there is
any waste material ho keeps it for
himself. Corn can be shelled, silage
cut, the milk separated, the cream
churned and the wood sawed and even
split. The farmer with a gasoline en
gine equipment changes the entire as
pect of his social life. He not only
opens for himself more time for self
improvement, but he makes It possible
to avoid becoming muscle bound and
he saves many an hour of backache,
for a good deal of farm work is too
hard work even for the best physical
development of the man. Most farm
ers are "strong men," but their
strength is not as well balanced as that
of the city laborer or the moderate
athlete. Under past conditions, farm
work has not been calculated to pro
duce the Ideal physical man.
Notwithstanding these facts, only a
small proportion of all the farmers of
the country are supplied with power
machinery. They are only now be
ginning to awake to the possibilities
of the new dispensation. But there is
one thing they should bear in mind,
and that is that it is easily possible to
be too economical In making a start.
An engine with Inadequate power Is
only an aggravation. It requires at
least four-horsepower to operate a
woodsaw to advantage, while a silage
cutter ought to have from five to fifteen-horsepower,
and if a blower is
attached it calls for half as much
power in addition. There are, it is
true, many uses for a one or two
horsepower motor, such as turning the
grindstone, which in turn means a
great additional saving because a man
with a power grindstone will be much
more likely to have sharp tools.
It would seem to be the part of wis
dom for every farmer whose business
justifies it to have two internal com
bustion engines, one for lighter tasks,
consuming a minimum of fuel, and the
other for heavier work. Considering
that the gasoline engine does not eat
when It is not working, it is at least
as good an Investment as a team of
horses. There are many farmers who
are "horse poor." The man who is
gasoline engine poor is yet to be found,
WILSON, THE PARTISAN.
President Wilson has thrown off
the small remnant of a pretense of
nonpartisanship which he has hither
to preserved. His latest speech at
Shadow Lawn was, without pretense
of disguise, a partisan attack on the
Republican party. Its acrid, quality
shows that the merciless dissection
to which his deeds, words and motives
have been subjected by Mr. Hughes
and Colonel Roosevelt have aroused
his anger. Its mingling of fiction
with fact and its twisting of fact to
serve the purpose " of fiction are an
appeal to prejudice which can have
been prompted only by haunting fear
of defeat.
The most audacious of all the ver
bal bombs which Mr. Wilson hurled
at the Republican party is the state
ment that, "on account of the political
uses made of foreign relations, it is
going to be practically impossible for
the present Administration to handle
any critical matter concerning foreign
relations because all foreign states
men are waiting to see which way the
election goes and in the meantime
they know that settlements would be
inconclusive." This comes from the
head of the Administration which
scorned the advice of Ambassador
Wilson because he was a Republican
and which thereby must take a meas
ure of responsibility for all the blood'
shed and shame attendant upon its
various conflicting policies in Mexico.
That Administration, for partisan rea
sons, besmirched the Republican ad
ministration of Theodor.e Roosevelt by
making the humiliating treaty with
Colombia. It sacrificed our interests
in China by withdrawing support
from the six-power loan, in order
that it hight fasten the tag: "Dollar
diplomacy" on the policy of President
Taft. It has, on every occasion, suf
fered the American flag to be dragged
in the mud. Mr. Wilson now ac
cuses of political motives those men
who strive to lift that flag to a post
tion where it will be honored by all
nations.
A companion piece to the Presi
dent's excoriation of the Republican
party Is his open bid for the votes of
the Progressives. For his ,own pur
pose he pretends that progress abso
lutely stopped until the Progressive
party came Into being. He deliber
ately closes his eyes to the long chap
ter of progressive laws, which were
.enacted by the Republican party be
fore the word progressive" began to
be used as a name for parties or fac
tions. Where but in the Republican
states of the North began the move
ments for railroad regulation, against
monopoly, for the secret ballot.
against corrupt practices, for the dl
rect primary, for factory regulation.
employers liability, workmen s com
pensation and limitation of working
hours, for restriction of female and
child labor, for direct election of Sen
ators and for income tax? Many of
these reforms had already been en
acted into law before the Progressive
party was born. That party empha
sized and put in the front those which
remained. In his eager seeking after
votes Mr. Wilson has seized upon them
and dealt with them, in some cases
ineffectively, that he might stride be
fore the Progressives and proudly say
See what I have done. I am your
Moses."
The Progressives give no evidence
of being gulled by Mr. Wilson's pleas.
They were Republicans before they
were Progressives and the party which
they temporarily left having cast off
the influences against which they re
belled and having chosen a leader
whom they can proudly follow, they
are again Republicans. They have
always been jealous of the honor and
rights of their country abroad and
they echo the sentiments of their
leader on that subject. They will be
the less willing to follow Mr. Wilson
because one of his first acts was an
attempt to blot the record of Colonel
Roosevelt by offering an apology to
Columbia for one of his most impor
tant official acts. They find in the
record, character and acts of Mr.
Hughes ample assurance that he will
live up to their ideals, and they are
not likely to turn from him to a man
whose very candidacy is violation of
solemn pledge, while that man's entire
career as President is strewn with the
wreckage of his platform.
Nor is any man who is familiar
likely to be scared by the war-bogey
which Mr. Wilson trots out, when he
falsely says that -Republican success
means that we shall certainly be
drawn into wav When Mr. Wilson
says: "There is only one choice as
against peace, aitU that is war," he
overlooks the other choice between
honorable and shameful peace. Colo
nel Roosevelt was President for seven
and one-half years, but during that
time the United States was not even
within measurable distance tof foreign
war. He preserved peace wun nonor
because foreign statesmen knew that
behind his words were readiness and
power of deeds. Mr. Taft was Presi
dent for four years, during the latter
part of which Mexico was in turmoil,
but he kept peace while enforcing re
spect for American rights.
Mr. Wilson is right In drawing the
conclusion that "if the Republican
party Is put in power at the next elec
tion our foreign policy will be radi
cally changed." It will be, but the
change will not be from peace to war
so long as honorable means of main
taining American rights are open; it
will be a change from a dishonorable
peace, in which Mr. Wilson has
neither respected the rights of Mexico
nor exacted from Mexico respect for
American rights, and In which we
have suffered many consequences of
war and have escaped only the formal
declaration it will be a change from
this to an honorable peace based on
scrupulous respect for the rights of
other nations and on the exaction of
equal respect for the rights of this
Nation.
Mr. Wilson's" speech has made one
thing plain. There is no room In this
campaign for that hybrid breed which
calls itself "Wilson Republicans." Mr.
Wilson makes open war on the Repub
lican party, hence these men cannot
be both Republicans and supporters
of Mr. Wilson. If they are Republi
cans, they cannot vote for Mr. Wilson.
If they support Mr. Wilson they are
not Republicans. It is for them to
choose.
We should also have heard the last
silly, undemocratic protests against
criticism of the President. Mr. Wilson
has seen fit to criticise his opponents
without regard for fact or fairness.
He and his friends must expect free
retort. That is in harmony with the
genius of a free people. He was
chosen to serve the people and one of
their fundamental rights is to express
their opinion, favorable or unfavor
able, of the manner in which he has
served. The only form of government
under which a ruler is exempt from
criticism is an absolute monarchy.
The President of the United States
never has been and never will be en
dowed with the privileges of a ruler
by divine right. Washington and Lin
coln endured criticism of the most
virulent kind, the latter from Mr. Wil
son's progenitors. He must submit to
it as one of the natural accompani
ments of his candidacy.
By the death of E. E. Coovert Port
land loses a citizen who had done
much valuable work for the city's and
state's advancement. His principal
public work was done as S. Benson's
legal adviser in supporting the plan
for construction of the Columbia
River Highway, on which Mr. Benson
had set his heart. That unrivaled
road will be a monument to Mr.
Coovert as well as to Mr. Benson, who
did much to bring it about, and to Mr.
Yeon, who supervised its construction.
Had Mr. Coovert lived and been
elected to the State Senate, he would
doubtless have assisted materially in
modifying the road laws. He could ill
be spared at an age when he was in
full vigor and at a time when he was
rendering such aid to the state's de
velopment. The Teutons continue the old
strategy of trying to crush every little
nation that joins in the attack on
them. It is now Roumanla's turn, for
in spite of all Its caution, that coun
try has entered the war before the big
allies were ready to prevent the Teu
ton mastodon from stepping on it.
The hesitation of Greece, even with a
big allied army to stand between It
and the prospective foe, is easily un
derstood.
As one looks back through the his
tory of Portland, one finds at intervals
of every ten or fifteen years mention
of construction of a new Tanner Creek
sewer. If Commissioner Dieck will
now build one that will stand, he will
do more to vindicate commission gov
ernment than the entire municipal
machine has done so far.
With a prima donna of Schumann
Heink's powers to reinforce the Sage
brush Symphony Orchestra, even the
coyotes of Harney County may become
melodious and the jackrabbits may be
hypnotized into sitting still to be
shot at.
Tes, Mr. Baker, a larger loaf will
be some consolation for the necessity
of paying a larger price, but do not
let the loaf shrink again unless the
price shrinks also.
That Bartlett pear tree on the East
Side that Is bearing its fourth rop for
this year is not remarkable when one
considers it Is a Ford tree.
The heavy reward of $3000 offered
by Governor Withycombe ought to
bring back Tanner, the latest escape
from the Penitentiary.
The young men who had to quit at
the ninth grade and go to work have
great opportunity in the schools that
open tonight.
That's a reincarnated caveman In
Baker County who tracked down and
choked his sweetheart who disagreed
with him.
It isn't like when Johnny McGraw
and Connie Mack were battling for
the big money, but it's good enough
to watch.
Nobody can be a bigger man than
a Mayor who holds the lines and whip,
or, to be up-to-date, the wheel and
horn.
The weather was chilly at the big
Butte Creek meeting, but the speaker
warmed up and radiated.
Yesterday was one day of glee to
the motorman watching people hurry
back to the near side.
Hughes has traveled 20,000 miles
campaigning and the running gets
better daily.
A few fairs are due this week and
the weather is asked to be good awhile
longer.
Time to begin thinking of buying
yourself a talking machine for Christ
mas. The man who tours the state notes
farm progress la the erestlou of fllos.
How to Keep Well.
Br Dr. W. A. Evans).
Questions pertinent to hygiene, sanitation
and prevention of disease, if matters of gen
eral interest, will be answered In this, col
umn. Where space will not permit or the
subject Is not suitable, letter will be per
sonally answered, subject to proper limita
tions and where stamped addressed envelope
Is inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make diagnosis
or prescribe for Individual diseases. Re
quests for such services cannot be answered.
(Copyright. 11118, by Dr. W. A. Rvana.
Published by arrangement with the Chicago
Trlbuue.)
too Mi'cn mnDinxE.
MRS. I. W. was struck by a motor
cycle, her leg was broken, and she
was so stunned that she remained un
conscious for two days. After this she
was restless, discontented, and in pain,
and she was given 10 grains of bro
mide three times a day. This seemed
to quiet her for a few days. Then it
lost its effect and she commenced tak
ing aspirin and codcin.
Becoming more restless day by day
she commenced morphine and codeln by
hypodermio Injection. Fifteen days af
ter she commenced taking this daily
lot of dope she was very restless, her
mind was confused, she talked out of
her head, and she did not know where
she was. he had a wise doctor, who
saw that she was suffering from drugs,
stopped all medicine excetit a puree.
and in a few days saw her sane, well
poised, ana quiet.
Miss was hysterical, depressed,
neurastnenic overworltM, and run
down. She commenced taking bromide.
A little later she added hypodermics of
morphine. At the end of a month she
was mentally confused and depressed.
rier physician made a diagnosis of too
mucn arugs. He gave her a purge,
stopped her bromides and morphine,
and In a few days she was sleeping
wen ana on the way toward a complete
recovery.
Mrs. n a lady of 80. became restless
and difficult to manage. She was trou
bled with insomnia. They gave her
veronal in small doses. Then it became
necessary to increase the dose.' Next
paraldehyde was added. Then came hy
podermics or morphine. This was kept
up for several weeks. Then her tihvui.
clan found her mentally confused, hav
ing some delusions, somewhat noisy
and at times violent. Her tongue was
coated. She. was said to have senile
dementia. He gave her a purge and
stopped all sedatives. Under trood food
and good nursing she began to steady.
r-resentiy sne was quiet, then began
a slow, steady recovery.
inese three cases are recorded in the
Western Medical Times. In each case
there was a basic trouble in one suf
fering with shock and a broken leg;
in another the effects of overwork on
a neurasthenic; in the third, senility.
But in all the secondary trouble be
came the more important one. The sec
ondary trouble was too much medicine
morphlnecodein, veronal, aspirin and
oromiae.
I doubt if we are ever justified In
taking any of these medicines to pro
duse sleep. Insomnia is far the lesser
of the two evils. The same statement
is almost as true when it comes to tak
ing them to overcome restlessness.
A little patience and fortitude and
careful nursing Is both safer and bet
ter. Perhaps a few doses of sedative
are Justified where pain is severe, but
even there its use for more than two
days bring on drug intoxication and
does more harm than good.
Biscuit Food Value.
A. E. C. writes: Will you kindly let
me know If tha statement that a biscuit
has not the food value of bread in the
loaf form is correctT My phvsician has
advised me to eat gluten bread. I find
that a loaf costs 25 cents, while bis
cuits which they assure me are made
from the same dough, cost 20 cents a
dozen, and a half dosen weigh about
the same as the loaf, so I am wondering
If there Is anything In this statement
about the difference in food value."
REPLY.
There ts no material difference between
the food value of one pound of blscutts and
one pound of bread, provided both are dried
out to the same degree. For example, toast
and second-day bread, pound for pound,
contain more nutriment than first-day bread
because they contain less moisture.
Broken Arches.
F. B. writes: "I there a remedy for
broken arches, or f lat-footednees? Do
arch supporters, such as the shoe stores
sell, do any good?"
REPLY.
The best remedy for broken arches is to
wear broad-toed shoes and to strengthen
the muscles of your feet and the calves of
your legs. You can develop these muscles
by climbing; stairs or taking exercise In
which you rise on your toes and then drop
to your heels. Dancing In broad-toed shoes
Is good. Dancing In narrow-toed shoes Is
bad. In cases too far advanced to be cured
the wearing of arch supporters Is sometimes
of service.
Peroxide and Wonnds.
A. C. writes: "Mv wlfs
of hydrogen (purchased at the local
rive and 10 cent store) for minor cuts,
bruises, etc.. In the family. I claim
Its use Is harmless but of no practical
value; that clean pure water would
do just as well. My wife affirms it is
of decided value, as it Is used for that
purpose by many physicians. This I
doubt, and we ask you to derlria th.
question. If peroxide is of little or no
practical use for family purposes, what
substitute would you recommend as an
all-round agent to be applied when the
children sustain cuts or other petty
injuries?
"P. S. The value of the peroxide is
largely based on the fact that It
i uHiea un application.
REPLY.
In an open wound easily reached by air
peroxide is not the best application. To
fresh cuts and minor wounds apply turpen
tine or tincture of Iodine. Then cover with
a little aseptic gauze or cotton and a light
IS OREGON HEADED BACKWARD?
Deplorable Lack of Interest In the Ref
erendum.
New Tork Times.
Sorrowfully but firmly must Oregon
be admonished. She is not llvlnsr un
to the Initiative and referendum, and
yet sun Knows that states cannot be
saved without that double boon. Time
wa when she had a nohier spirit. In
n measures were initiated and
rererred to the people. In 1914 the
consultations of the oracle of the polls
were 29. In this lean year for reform
the number has shrunk to 11. Posslblv
the price of paper had a part In this
w u 1 wuikui ui uiq uirrci election Dai
lot. still of goodly size, but how cn
the deep-revolving Oregonian radicals
bear to aee the diminution?
To be sure there is choice marrow
tucked away among the eleven. There
is an anti-compulsory vaccination bill.
There Is a single tax measure. The
Oregonlans have voted down the single
tax several times, but the faithful are
not discouraged. By this amendment
the state, made every property own
er's landlord, would lease all the land,
run the Government with the rents,
"and establish a loan fund for the ben
efit of persons who possess less than
$2250 worth or property."
A neat amendment, but what Oregon
Is reproved for is the scandalous pau
city of referendums. With only 11 meas
ures, some of them delightfully tech
nical, to master, and with only Na
tional, state and county candidates to
pick and choose from, the Oregon voters
won't have enough to do. They will get
lazy.
Marriage of Cousins.
BUCODA, Wash., Sept. 80. (To the
Editor.) Please tell me In what West
ern states first cousins may be mar
rled without violating the law.
SUBSCRIBER.
i. .
California. Idaho. Colorado, Mon
tana, Utah and New Mexico.
who? wirrt WHESt - -
There la do calamity which m great
nation ras Invite which equals that
which follows a soplne submission to
wrong and Injustice, and the conse
quent loss of National scif-respert
and honor, beneath which are
shielded and diet coded a people's
safety and greatness.
The foregoing are the words of
a distinguished American. Who
was he? Under what circum
stances were they uttered? What
was the result of their utter
ance? How much do you know about
American history? Can you
answer the foregoing questions?
Try your hand at an essay on
patriotism and National honor
confined to 250 words, with the
quotation as a text. The Orego
nian will publish a limited number
of such contributions.
Conditions of acceptance are
that the name of the quotation's
author, the cause of the utter
ance, the date it was made and
the consequence shall be cor
rectly given, and the word limit
be not exceeded.
BUT TWO LAWYE11S INTERVIEWED
Statement A boat Beer Amendment
Jokers Corrected by Mr Vele.
PORTLAND, Oct. 1 (To the Editor. J
Kindly permit a correction. I see my
self quoted as saying that the dis
tinguished and highly respected law
yers who signed the legal option pub
lished two weeks ago in The Sunday
Oregonian in favor of the beer amend
ment had acknowledged to me that
they had not examined the amend
ment, but had taken Colonel Wood's
word for the correctness of the opin
ion, and had admitted that it con
tained a Joker which would permit the
opening of saloons. The best way to
correct what is erroneous in this is to
say what happened.
1 have talked with only two of these
gentlemen about the amendment. Both
said they had not written the opinion,
but had signed it on Colonel Wood's
request, and that they had not given
ny careful study to It. nor checked
up to see what regulations of the 1915
statute would still remain in force If
it should pass. In particular, it was
conceded that section 7. prohibiting
the soliciting of orders for lntoxicat
Ing liquor, would be nullified so far
as sales of beer up to the prescribed
amount are concerned. One conceded
that it la quite doubtful whether the
affidavit of the consignee and record
thereof, which Is the main and most
effective regulation for enforcing the
present law, would apply to sales and
deliveries by the brewer to the pur
cnaser made without the Intervention
of a common carrier. Both conceded
that they knew of nothing in the law
to prevent the brewers from establish
Ing agencies and making sales In such
quantities as purchasers might wish.
from a pint bottle up to the maximum
amount the law allows.
There was no talk of Jokers, be
cause this agency possibility Is too
plain on the face of the amendment
to be called a Joker. Neither was it
claimed by me, nor conceded that sa
loons, in the sense of places where
liquor is sold to be drunk on the prom
lses. could be opened. The law forbids
them, as nuisances, and I do not be
lieve the amendment would repeal that
provision. A. L. VEAZIE.
RETORT rrZZLIXG TO MIL KRONER
President's "Disloyalty" Telegra
Brines Forth (locations.
PORTLAND. Sept. 30. (To the Edi
tor.) I am much perplexed over the
President's answer to Jeremiah O'Leary,
of New Tork.
Mr. O'Leary charges the President
with neglect in failing to enforce the
rights of citizens of the United States
against England, presumably in the
matter of foreign commerce, blacklist
of American merchants, confiscation of
American mall, etc.
The President retorts that he would
be mortified to have anyone like
O'Leary vote for him, and indicates that
such as O'Leary are disloyal.
Disloyal to whom? To England? Or
to the President when he rlenrly shields
England? Is a citizen disloyal when
he opposes the humiliation of his own
country to the detriment of our own
interests? Or does the President apeiK
of loyalty to himself, and has he as
sumed the regal prerogative that he
can do no wrong, and that one may
not criticise him without committing
an act of disloyalty? Or does he speak
of loyalty ire the sense that there were
loyalists in the Revolutionary War?
And is he one of these?
ERNST KRONER.
Increase, Not Decrease.
PORTLAND. Sept. 30. (To the Edi
tor.) On September 25 you published
a letter written by myself reporting
statistics showing that the state insti
tutions, such as the training school and
the penitentiary, have increased popu
lations during the prohibition regime
Instead of decreased population, as has
been loudly shouted by prohibition
agitators and temperance papers. I
quoted at the time exact figures show
ing that the State Training School,
during the first six months in 1915.
had 118 Inmates and during the first
six months of 1916 had 153, an increase
of 85.
I also stated that the State Peniten
tiary at Salem had on January 1. 1916,
527 convicts, and on June 30 of this
same year, 1916. 633. This number, in
stead of decreasing 40 per cent, as
stated by the Christian Advocate, had
increased to 532. Either through an
oversight on my part of through a mis
print the figures as published read
January 1. 1916, 627. This should have
been January 1, 1916, 533.
PAUL DORSAL.
I -Ren Not Father ef System.
THE DALLES. Or.. Sept. 30. (To the
Editor.) I think The Oregonian in
error about U'Ren's influence with the
Oregon voters in adopting the Initiative
and referendum. The credit should be
given to Alfred Luelling: Seth Lewell
Ing, his wife and stepdaughter: Miss
Florence Olson: to some members of the
labor union at that time; the Grange
and Farmers" Alliance; to George C.
Brownell, of Clackamas County, in the
Senate and John Kruse in the
House, and TT Ren. whom we elected to
put It through in the legislative session
of 1897. neglected his duty to the Ore
gon people. This is history, but give
credit to those to whom it Is due.
J. D. STEVENS.
Bird Scarce sail Going Fast.
CANBT. Or, Sept. 80. (To the Edi
tor.) I read Mr. Thomas G. Farrell's
letter in The Oregonian September 27.
All he says regarding scarcity of up
land birds is quite true, in this locality,
at least. On my farm of 61 acres, I sel
dom see a bird, while in years past
they were abundant.
I hope Mr. Farrell's suggestion as to
protection of the birds will be carried
out. Right now the farmers are shoot
ing them and at the rate the birds are
disappearing there will be none left
for the city men when the season does
open. - O. M. P.
Just the Difference.
Life.
Professor Illustrate the fact that
Germany is a militaristic country.
America a commercial one. Student
The German boy wants to be a Field
Marshal, the American boy wants to
be a Marshall Field,
In Other Days.
Twenty-five Years Acs.
From Tha regontan October z.
Brussels, Sept. SO. General Boulan
ger, accompanied by an attendant, visit
ed the last resting place of Mme. de
Bonnemain, his late mistress, and at the
tomb committed suicide. He shot him
self. General Boulanger led a notable
life in th French army and la politics,
having at times advocated the abolition
of the senate and the presidency and
urged the referendum. His career was
checkerel In several will.
Georr Francis Train's lectures ara a
triumphant failure, it is reported. The
auditors come away impressed with
Train's clothing.
Fritz Struble. of the Louvre saloon,
has engaged the famous Spanish trou
badours for the coming week.
Edgar Kiethley and MIs Rose Qrores,
daughter of J. H. Groves, were married
last night at the residence of the brides
parents. 195 South First street. Rev.
Mr. Mclnturff officiating.
Edward Hanlan and William J. O'Con-
ner, ex-champlon oarsman of the world
and champion double team, are here to
take part In the lllamette Rowing
Club Regatta Saturday.
Portland probably will win the Pa-
clflo Northwest pennant. Tha team Is
now leading the league by a few points
and an even break with Spokane means
victory.
Congressman Bynum was the speaker
last night at the biggest Democratic
rally ever held in Oregon. Cleveland's
name was loudly cheered. John Bar
rett, of the livening Telegram, spoke
feelingly of the great sacrifices made
by the Eastern Democratic warhorses.
who comprise the party, by leaving
their business to bring the Democratic
gospel to Oregon.
Julius Lowenberg. who purchased
$50,000 worth of property in the Green
tract adjoining the city park, is having
plans drawn for houses he will build
on the eight lots.
Harry Spear won the Monastes medal
in the Oregon National Guard competi
tive drill last night at the Armory.
II. H. Holmes, of the volunteer fire
department, was notified yesterday that
the organization would be turned Into
a paid department.
Half a Century Ago.
From Ths Oregonian October 2, IsSA.
A St- Petersburg dispatch says that
preparations on the mainland for the
completion of the Russian-American
cable in Bchring Straits are made.
H. W. Corbett has been elected United
States Senator for Oregon by a vote of
38 to 31, according to information from
Salem. Ha received every Union vote
in the two houses.
II. G. Struve has taken the editorial
management of the Vancouver Regis
ter. N. Williams, the popular host of the
White House, now advertises that his
new race course is open for business.
Dennlson's black horse, Fly-by-Nlght.
yesterday won the trotting match for
$500 with Acker's mare, Nellie. The
heats were made In 2:42 and 2:52.
General Grant has written a letter to
Brigadier-General Hlllyer warning him
against attempting to bespeak General
Grant's political leaning. General Hill
yer. the letter says, according to report,
has' been telling some various ones that
General Grant will support President
Johnson. Mr. Grant says he will speak
for himself.
Some young men of Corvallis have
started to organize a brass band..
Through W. S. Ladd we learn the
steamship Oregonian sailed for Portland
from New York September 25.
A ratification dinner in honor of H.
W. Corbett's election to the United
States Senate was held al the Western
Hotel yesterday.
NAME ANTEDATES 'WHITE SETTLER
Old Trapper Wrote Abont "Rlc sire all"
Losg Before People Moved There.
DALLAS.- Or.. Sept. 30. (To the Ed
itor.) My Friend Frank M. Sebring
seeks to make the most out of an in--advertence
of mine in misspelling the
name of John E. Lyle. an early settler.
I presume that at the moment of
writing I had In mind the name of
Lyell. the eminent geologist, instead of
John E- Lyle, the esteemed pioneer
school teacher of Polk County. I no
ticed the mistake as soon as I saw it
In print
Mr. Sebrlng quotes from the writings
of the late John Mlnto to show how
the whites corrupted certain Indian
names of streams, and he cites "Yam-ill
as having been corrupted into Yamhill,
etc." Mrs. Dye in her "Short Stories of
Oregon" says that "Yamhill is a cor
ruption of 'Che-um-il.' an Indian word
for a ford." Thus we see that distin
guished authorities disagree in these
particulars.
I am still of the decided opinion that
no one with a trained knowledge of
the French language would be deceived
by the corrupted French name "Lac-le-ole,"
as my friend says his boyhood
day Indian pronounced La Creole.
.When quite a young man I was visit
ing at the home of Colonel J. W. Ne
snilth. We were sitting in the library
discussing early-day events, and inci
dentally the name of Rickreall was
mentioned. The Colonel remarked that
he had "a letter written by an old
mountain man." and he went to a draw
er where he kept old documents and
produced the letter. I remember that
it was written in the early trapper
days, but the exact date has slipped my
mind. The old trapper spoke about
"trapping for beaver and otter on the
Rickreall." This letter was written
long before there was any white set
tlement on the Rickreall. I regret that
I cannot recall the date of the letter,
but it occurs to me that the writer's
name was Hoberson. This is imma
terial, however. J. T. FORD.
HODGE OUT FOR PARTT CHOICE
Defeated Primary Candidate Offers Aid
to Elect McBrlde.
KELSO. Wash.. Sept. 30. (To the
Editor.) T have noted in The Orego
nian. one dispatch from Seattle and an
other from Tacoma giving a rumor that
Robert T. Hodge is not going to sup
port McBrlde. This is not true, as a
copy of a letter to Mr. Harper, the
state chairman, which Is enclosed,
shows.
I wish you would publish this letter
so that Mr. Hodge's friends will know
what he Is doing. J. L SPARLINO.
Chairman Cowlits County Republican
Central Committee.
Seattle. Wash.. September JT. 1tl. Mr.
F C. Harper. Chairman Stste Republican
Central Committee, Seattle, Wash.
Dear Sir To disabuse the minds of those
who have been misled by ths press regard
ing my attitude in the present campaign. I
want to assure you that I have at no time
since the primary election made a state
ment, oral or otherwise, that would lead
anyone, to believe that I was not going to
support the successful candidate for tha of
fice to which I ws aspirins.
Mr. Henry McBrlde was tb cholcs of the
Republican party, and I. as one of his op
ponents for the nomination, will do all in
my power to brlns alojl his election In
November.
If. In your Judgment, you believe I would
be a material aid In furthering tha causa
of tha National and state ticket. I am at
your commud, JIOBT. T. UODijE.