12 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TniJRSDAT, DECEMBER 7, 1916. xmnm PORTLAND. OREGON. Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postofflce as second-elasa snail matter. Subscription rates Invariably la advance (By Mall.) Pally. Sunday Included, one year " Si Dally Sunday Included, Eix months 4-r, JJally, Sunday included, three months.... .i.-5 Ial!y, Sunday included, one month....-- -5 JDally. without Sunday, one year........ 6.00 Daily, without Sunday, three months.... 1.75 JXil'y, without Sunday, one month 60 "Weekly, one year - J-SO Sunday, one year 2B0 tundajr and Weekly 3.60 (By Carrier.) Ually, Sunday Included, one year. ....... 8-J0 Dally. Sunday included, one month...... .75 How to Remit Send postofflce money order, express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency arft at sender's risk. Give postoftlce address In full, including county and state. vFostiire Kates 12 to 16 pages, 1 cent: 18 to 83 pases, cents; SI to 48 pages, s cents: 60 to tk pages, 4 cents: 62 to T8 pages. 5 cents; 78 to &2 pages, o cents. Foreign post age, double rates. Eastern Business Office Verree & Conk lln, Brunswick building. New York; Verree & Conklin, Steger building, Chicago. San ancisoo representative, K. J. Bldwell, 742 MarKet street. J'OKILASD, IHCESDAI, DEC. 1, 1916. AX ATTEMPT TO HIDE FAELUKE. The failure of the Hay law to pro vide an Army adequate for the defense of the country ia calmly ignored in the report of Secretary of War Baker. He glosses over the known facts by citing the present paper strength of the Army, but gives no figures as to actual strength later than June 30, 1916, when he had just begun to nut that law In operation. The report Is remark able for the Information it fails to give, yet a comparison of certain state ments which Mr. Baker neglects to connect with each other suffices to condemn not only the Hay law but the entire system of voluntary training and enlistment on which It Is founded. Mr. Baker says that on August 31, 1916, there were In the Southern De partment 48,033 officers and men of the Regular Army. This force may be presumed to have been employed al most entirely In the Pershing expedl- 4m a-rA In V A . T T that on June 80 the actual strength of the Regular Army, including medl cal department, but excluding the Philippine scouts, was 101,956. The increase in the Interval between these dates can have been but slight, hence the difference between the two totals may be presumed to be the force necessary for other service, namely 53,823. But the 48,0,00 regulars were so utterly Inadequate for this minor military duty that the Government had on August SI a force of 110,526 National Guardsmen on the border. I That is the extent to which the Reg- ular Army falls short of 'being suffi- cient merely to run aown a juexican bandit and to protect our southern border against incursions. The Secretary informs us that the .aw lay provides ror an increase or i ma neguiar Army to zi7.ttt. mciua-i ing all non-combatant organizations, I but excluding the Philippine Scouts, wives o-America may SQlve the egg Since the present strength falls short problem. If they will put up eggs by 110,000 men of making the Regular when they are cheap, by the familiar Army suffice to protect the border and anj easy water-glass process, or doubt since, the Hay law would add 115,809 iess by other formulas, they will have men. ronows mat ine law wouia supply a margin of only about 5000 men over what are needed for Mexi- can duty and regular garrison service. .tsut toe increase under the way law is to ne made only in nve annual in- crements, and the force provided for tne present nscai year is 84,683 snort or enough, now tar it wouia ran short of the requirements to meet some new and greater emergency may be left to the imagination. Mr. Baker is decidedly vague as to wnat progress ne nas uiaue in Drlne - iu8 mo aim; uii lu uiupaiioroucusui. xio icno oi mo srcut euuru raa.o and scrape the country for recruits, even to the employment of postmas- ters as recruiting agents. But the best he can say. without giving any num. oers, is. i There liaa been an Increase In the sum- I uer ui nuccpiTO applications ior enlistment, i but it not been b mart.. . r. in,. as desired. The recruiting service, which Is simply one of many employers, haa been unable to secure the recruits needed. How. ever, during June, July and August, 1916, the number of enlistments Increased prac tically 175 per cent over the number for ine corresponding montna ol JVlo. Due credit Is given by Mr. Baker to the National Guard for the sacrifice which it was called upon to make f or the National defense, but citizen sol- diers should not have been called upon both physically and mentally for serv to make such a sacrifice for service ice both as soldiers a.nd as cftizenj. which the Administration refuses even But it has proved the rank injustice to call war and which is simply to guard against what Mr. Baker styles "disturbances by outlaws and bandits." Allthat the Secretary says about the hardships and distress Imposed on the Guardsmen and their families Is itself a condemnation of the system which I has opened many minds to the argu he carefully abstains from condemn- I ment in favor of compulsory training ing. It proves the Guard ,to be unfit for all. By discouraging enrfstment for the purpose for which he says it In the Guard of those who are uh ls designed "both by law and in con- willing to make sacrifices which are temptation of its members the line not exacted from all, it has proved the of defense Immediately back of the utter failure of the' Hay law as a .Regular Army." It proves that behind the active Army, there should be a reserve of trained soldiers exclusive of the National Guard. His apology for the employment of the Guard on border patrol Is most lame. He says that sort of duty "may well have been unanticipated." Any man who fol - lowed the course of events in Mexico and who was possessed of any fore- sight at all should have anticipated It. But Mr. Baker continues to dream. Although the attempt to recruit the National Guard up to full strength has utterly railed, he says that under the Hay law it "will probably consist of about 17,000 officers and 440,000 men. Its employment on police duty ' has disposed or any probability that It will ever reach that strength. y He auax.es on tne orucers- reserve corps, the citizens' training camps, the . in- crease in number of Army cadets and military instruction to high school students, though these are mere patches on a discredited military system. Every attempt to patch up that sys- tern supplies additional proof that the Nation can be equipped for. adequate defense with justice to all Its citizens by no other means than universal com- pulsory military training: Congress has before it one satisfactory substi- tute for the Hay law; It is the Cham- berlaln bill, requiring the you.th of the country to begin military training in the schools and to complete it In the twentieth year. This system, with provision for an active Army of about 250,000 men. win equip the Nation to cope with any such troubles as that In Mexico without calling citizens away from their regular occupations, and to defend itself against the most powerful nation whlah might attempt invasion. There Is a movement for the pro- motion of a "'safe and sane" Christ mas this year, the animating spirits in which are fire Insurance men, and which has for its purpose education of the people in fire prevention as an incident of the celebration of the holl- day season. It Is urged that It ought not to be necessary to Issue a long list of "Christmas dont's." because the exercise of common sense will suffice. The number of fires caused by the use of inflammable material on Christ mas trees is large, and the results are often particularly distressing because of the presence of unusual numbers of children In the vicinity. Discarding so far as possible of all inflammable stuffs In decorations would seem to be a first consideration, while it is also urged that no fire be left un guarded or children be permitted to approach -too close to a tree Where candles instead of electric -lights are employed. COJTVICCTXO A WOMAN OF MCBDER A Montana jury has found a woman guilty of second-degree murder. . The atmosphere of dime-novel romance and hair-trigger gallantry with which Montana has been enveloped by fic tion writers exists only in the works of their lively imagination. If Mon tana had run true to the form pre scribed by the Inventive reporters of Impossible scenes, . the defendant would have been Instantly turned loose for the murder of a man who called her a "red-light woman." ,The prosaic facts appear to be that the Colby woman shot- down Thomas, a politician, in cold blood, a full day following the so-called Insult. She was a reporter for a newspaper which was engaged in a political feud with Thomas. An attempt was made to have it appear that she was incited to the crime by the proprietor and editor of the newspaper, but It has failed already as to the editor, who has been acquitted of complicity. It is easy to assume that the editor, who was accused of saying to , Miss Colby that ' she should kill Thomas, so as to make a first-page story, was In dulging in mere flippancy a sorry enough jest. Indeed, but still in all probability nothing more. The law of Montana makes It pos sible In murder cases for the Jury to fix the degree of crime and penalty. This wise provision undoubtedly con tributed largely to a decision by the J lJ? overcoming an Instinctive masculine sentiment against hanging any woman. now TO -MAKE MONEY EST EGOS. A certain rich man, living In the great city of Chicago, where they do not rals0 a but use m- ,, . . .. . . , , . Uons of them- 13 ld.to have bought 72.000.000 eggs last Spring and to have put them In cold-storage. Now he baa eggs for sale "kt a high price. and he will make a , fortune out of them. He has achieved Nation-wide odium for his enterprise. He de serves it, for he proposes to gouge the public to the last penny. Yet if the. man were to be content with a reasonable profit he would be justly regarded as a philanthropist. This wise Chicago barbarian sug- e-ests the verv wav in which the house eggs when eggs are scarce and dear. There is no good reason why the thrifty householder should not buy esga in the Spring at 20 to 25 cents per dozen less, sometimes and pre- serve them for the time certain to COme six months later when they will D0 worth 40 to 60 cents a dozen. if it be said that the average family cannot afford to eat eggs at 6 0 cents a dozen, there is nothing to prevent tnelr sale. Why let the selfish Chl- cag0 BamDler make all the profit in eggs? it the conscientious family pro- vider is not satisfied, to venture a iitti0 speculative flyer in eggs on his own account, let him (or her) move lnto the suburbs and start a poultry yard. It will be a pleasant occupa- tion. but not so profitable, probably, as letting someone else raise eggs and in Bs nnft's own middleman acting as ones own middleman. VAIXA11LK AS A DEMONSTRATION. The service of the National Guard oh the Mexican border has been worth all It has cost from several viewpoints. It has gained its first purpose of I stopping bandit raids. It has given I more than 100,000 citizens a period of tratntng, which has improved them I of calling 100,000 patriotic nien away I from their regular occupations to I serve their country while 10,000,000 I others less patriotic stay at home at I their ease. By showing that it bene- I fits those who undergo it, this service I means of providing adequate defense. I The people have learned that life in a military camp under strict dis- clpllne and constant training In a vigorous Ufa ia beneficial to men's physique. It stimulates patriotism and respect for law, while it does not 1 make men militarists who thirst for war. But if it is good for one, it is I good for all. Smith, who went to I the border, obtained these benefits of I his own will, and thus contributed his share to the country's good;, why I should not Robinson, who stayed" at home, be required to do the same. oi tain the same benefits, contribute his 1 share of efficiency to the Nation and I have his verv dormant rmtriotism awakened? Yet the unexpected call for their services for a prolonged period on which they had not calculated 4 has I caused the Smiths to ask why t.hey l should do it, when the Robinsons do I not. As an answer the Smiths are joining the Robinsons by thousands. The ranks of the National Guard are being seriously thinned by the sum- mons to take the Federal oath to serve three years with the' colors" and three years with the reserve, with a chance of being called upon for- sev- era! months' ' patrol duty. Illinois, which began the year with 6334 men in its National Guard, had enrolled only between 2500 and 3000 of them in the- Federalized Guard down to November 30. Recruiting was killed by the Hay law. Instead of expand ing and giving new life to the National Guard, that law has shrunk ahd well- nigh killed the organization. Greatly as they had benefited by their Texas experience, the Guardsmen also lost I much. Many of them did not bar- I gain for any such thing when they I originally enlisted, and they want no more of It,. 1 The case - for compulsory training - I and . for a regular Army enlarged by that means to a size sufficient' for all I such duty as the National Guard Is I performing has been made lmmeasur- 1 ably stronger. The, Hay law should I go Into the discard, and the Chamber- I lain bill should taWe Its place. It I would make all of ua better citizejja In every way; it would no more make us militarists than, the same system has made the Swiss hungry for war. ANOTHER SOUTHERN VIEW. The Oregonian has a letter from a I subscriber of strong Southern sym- pathies who declares that "you would do just what the white people do in the South ,if you had to live there." Perhaps so, perhaps so; but the argu- mentum ad hominem is not always conclusive, however entertaining it may be. . -We agree that the negro is by force of. circumstances the Southern prob lem, and we hope to see the South solve it. " There are voice there which are becoming heard more and more, crying for sanity, moderation and jus- nutj, una uemanumg maw ixv xiavo -"" run legal rights. The Atlanta Constitution, an influ- ential newspaper, is evidently much disturbed by the emigration - of ne- groes .ast and North. The heaviest emigrations, says a dispatch to the Constitution, have been from tne coun- ties where there have been the worst racial outbreaks. It continues: It is developed by investigation that where 1 tnero nave oeen lyncnings. tne negroes nave gration agents have told them of plot for the removal or extermination of the race, Comparatively few negroes have left Dough- ell WU1CI1 IB CVUblUClCU O.llll li.il.lL i In view of the fact that this la one of the counties fi Southwest Georgia In which a I lynching- baa never occurred. It is interesting to note that the Constitution remarks further that "mob activity has ... grown from bad to worse until it has become not only a social and moral, but a se- rious business problem. It is impera- tive that we get back to a basis of law and order, not half-heartedly, not half way,, but wholly and determined- ly. It would appear that the Constitu-I tion ought to be regarded as loyal to Southern interests and Southern tradi- tlons. There is a way to solve the negro question, undoubtedly. It will never be done by the mob. I - I The great majority of the ships built 1 In the United States in the ten montha ending witn uctooer were registered in mis country ana mereiore lor American owners, according to a re- port of the Bureau of Navigation. The total for Americans was 8 68 vessels of all kinds, of 405,894 gross tons, against forty-seven for foreigners, of 25,790 tons. Of the American vessels, 742, of 821,853 gross tons, were built on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for ocean and coastwise trade, as com pared with ninety-six, of 78,959 tons. on the Great Lakes, and ISO, of 5082 tons, on the Western rivers. Of sea-going - craft, . the Atlantic Coast built 489, of 247,274 tons, and the Pacific Coast 253, of 74,579 tons. A recent report of the number build ing. and' under - contract gave much larger totals for both coasts, indicating that American shipyards have only Just begun to show results from the tnnm TV. T i f i ! 1 . should show a much larger new ton- ttiiutnei- .;u.l. I yOW TO DRAW TOXTKISTS. By joining in the general movement of the Pacific Northwest to attract tourist travel to this section of the West, Oregon hotel men show them selves alive not only to their own in terests but to those of the whole state. which are identical with those of ad- joining states. "vThen people come here I for pleasure they are apt to return as permanent residents or to seize oppor tunities for investment. Their pleas- ure tours, while a source of profit to the state, Often' serve only as an Intro- duction which results in their enlist- ment -In the business and development I of the state. Ab 'an inducement for tourists, one, I two or throe attractions are not suffi- I cient, for they , do not make a tour, I No. person. will travel 3000 miles to spend a aay in seeing tne Columbia it should be unnecessary to adver River Highway alone, or Mount Hood tlse to the world that there is a fam alone, or Crater Lake alone. But In,, Df fourteen twelve children in these attractions. In connection with a series of others strung through Ore gon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia, will draw travel, provided that facilities exist for traveling to and seeing them in comfort. Tourists in Europe do not go to see the Matter- horn alone; they go to see the Tyrol They do not go to see Mount St. Ber nard alone; they go to see all of Swit zerland. They do not go merely to see Heidelberg; they make the tour of the Rhine. Ft-otti VpllmvstftTlA "PnrTr fh tlift Pa.. r-iflo nea.n there is a series of natural wnnrtoT-H Ki-rnassinir nnvthlnir In th Old World. That we may Induce peo- pie to visit them it is necessary that we make them accessible with good roads and modern vehicles, and that we make lifo at them enjoyable with -"eul-Erood hotels, and then that we make I - them known as parts of a single tour. Pleasure-seekers will come to see all of them who would not come to see any one of them alone. HUNTING FATALITIES. The past season has been marked by a noteworthy increase in the num ber of fatalities among hunters. In fifteen states in which statistics have ueeu wuiyiicu u uid innrbu xuuuuc, ma ouuiucr ui uciua w .o ciiiiy-six and the number of persons injured forty-one. This is compared wiU fifty- nine killed and sixty-six injured last year, when the figures were gathered for eighteen states. The figures in clude not only the short deer season of the northern states, but also the duck and rabbit season. - Michigan leads this year with twenty-two fatal ities, Illinois is second with thirteen and eleven were reported in New York The figures in the main show that himters persist in being careless. doubtless because among the number there are so many who are not trained in the use of firearms, and because so many are prone to shoot at sounds." This latter factor is so im portant in the opinion of many sports men that there is talk of a more gen eral enactment of a "buck law," like that in Wisconsin, which absolutely prohibits shooting until the target is clearly visible. The efficacy of this law lies In the warning it conveys where prosecutions are strict, regard less of whether violations are attended bv serlcVlla results. But In the nature f of hunting, It is not easy to appre- hend offenders. Hunting grounds are isolated 4nd game wardens, no matter how diligent, cannot be everywhere. It Is asserted in behalf of the Wlscon- sin law that It reduced fatalities to six this year, or less than a third of the number in Michigan. The heavy toll taken by carelessness in the hunt- ing field is made more Impressive by the returns for three years. In which 258 persons were killed .and 269 wounded. . The Game Commissioner of Michi gan has a rather curious theory to account for the. circumstance that the past year has the worst record in re cent nunting history, ne thinks a good many hunters stayed home on account of the political campaign, and going into the woods after election day made an effort to make up for lost time. So there were more hunt ora rint at nn timn than usual.- This r,I.tri ti,. woods, relatively soeak- ln&i and naturally in the "crowd" the Duileta were more likely to find bil- lcts Tllls explanation is not alto- eether fantastic and it may account for somo of the accidents. The real PPsn fo most of them, however, is that Inexperienced hunters will not wait until they are sure of the nature of their game. Shooting at moving twigs as well, as sounds is too com mon. The state is exercising a proper function in the protection of its citi zens when it fixes a heavy penalty for Varitv of carelessness, but the trouble lies In enforcing it. hfst. hunting has its risks. No nrorantinns. Kemln-lv. will make it absolutely safe. 'The moBt peculiar accident of the recent season illus- trates this. A hunter left his dog bGhInd when he started out. but the animal contrived to unfasten a door Ljha 6et out on -the trail- He was so overfovad- at overtaking his master that he leaned unon him and pulled th(J trigger Of the hunter's shotgun, killing him. No la.w could be framed to reach this case, but the practice -r , ,,,,., r,r ufrnlnino tVnm ,;i V. . . 'vouiu8 uwu S""- '"J , reached likely hunting ground, would have saved this man's life. Constant admonition and education, as well as legislation, are called for if hunting Is to be as safe as it ought to be There is no end to our Increasing needs. We have no sooner begun the work of putting signboards and finger posts on the automobile highways and marking our streets so that strangers may find their way about them than Miss Ruth Law asks us to" designate our cities so that aviators may know where they are without coming down to find out- As aviation increases in popularity this will become a more and more pressing problem. All will agree that it Is unfair to the birdman4 to cinprt him to ltnnw how everv cltv. towT. or viuaee looks from the sky. and some means should be devised to inform him at a glance whether he Is. for examnle. In Portland. Or., dr Rlv. erside. Cal. It also will suggest itself to the man on the keen lookout for the "tourist trade" that landlnc places should be added to the attractions of cities, with convenient supplies of fuel and refreshments. This is a depart ment of tourist travel that heretofore has been almost wholly neglected. Readers of sea tales will be grieved. even .after the lapse of many years, to learn that Captain Joshua Slocum has been held to be "legally dead," the news coming In the form of an an nouncement by the Century Company that it has paid over the accumulated royalties on the fascinating book. "Sailing Alone Around the World," to his widow. Captain Slocum" was an . , . v - . , w . Lnv... Wrtt wnr ot , ii frnm Jow Vtoforf on .nniher vn and was said to be bound to South America, After a lapse of time word was received that he had arrived in British Honduras. Months afterward another report, never fully substan tlated, came that he had been seen toiling up the Amazon. Nothing more ever was heard from him or his boat, and it has been regarded as safe to assume that he was lost In one of the remote corners or tne wona. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat ia perplexed as to the Identity of the one Missourian who pays income tax on $1,000,000 a year and says: "There are fifteen or twenty Missourians, any one of whom might be this solitary individual." The sleuths of the In ternal Revenue Bureau will now take the hint and go in search of the others. Portland suffering for necessities, and It is time for reverse action" on the practice that what is everybody's busi ness Is nobody's business. The mother reared in the old-fash ioned-way knows how to cook and conserve and teaches the art to her daughters. They, however, are of a later and wiser generation and some times do not have the daughters and do not like to cook. ino suiiragists wno nung a c-anner -I tbe Chamber of the House Of Rep resentaUves no doubt enjoyed hazing "w't'wov,- uui appttreuuy ne am also.' and there are no .signs that they won any votea 'or the nuffrage amend- Japan has grown so rich by war lraao " -a-asj lent asu.uuu.uuu xo Great Britain. It is only a few years since Japan was supposed to be so poor that it had not enough money to pay the Janitors. - Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, a Repub lican, would make betting on elections a tmnishable offense, but. alas! hA la rather late and the next campaign Is I long Way Off. When you find a bogus farmer Is tryiuff to "ell Inferior fruit, - send a hurry call to the Food Commis sioner. There is room in jail for that kind of fellow. Although an American boat, sold but not delivered, to, France, the John Lambert waa flying the French flag, and that made her fawful prey of a submarine.' The ' roadworleera In Baker County who unearthed a colony of more than 600 snakes can aid the" cause of tem perance by naming the brand. "The only people among the allies who are winning any victories In these days are the Serbians, who a year ago were wiped off the map. . . Mere man would suggest a relief for shortened hosiery In lengthened sup porters, but what does man know alJout these mysteries? successor as Minister to Slam clta ourpaso joon xaarrett, wno ois- covered tne 30 o, Another outrage on the I. W. W. Tho Tacoma police refuse to admit them to jail Borne humor in tne statement that the Mint may suspend work for lack of funds. The U-boats seem to miss the ves sels that bring the millions of British gold. Get a copy of the new traffic rules and learn them, - Stars and Starmakers By Leone Cava Bier, BLOOD may not always telL but It's a cinch it will tell if It's Adele Blood. She Is the best little contribu tor to the press the theatrical world can boast.' Just now ahe's playing a heavy-thinking role In "Half a Minute Kendall," a comedy in three acts by Owen Davis. Seven columns of Blood and a dozen pictures of Adele'a mar velous blonds hair are in my waste basket right this' minute. The play isn't a success but Adele always is. B. IT: D. If you will send me a self-. addressed, stamped envelope I will be glad to give you the Information you are seeking. Also the poem you en close about Frances Cameron's eyes Is clever, but has no local bearing since the owner of the eyes is now in New York and possibly would not see the poem If printed in this column. Bet' ter make another copy and mail It to her, care of Oliver Morosco's Produ cing Agency In New York. There's to be a second road com pany of "Come Out of the Kitchen.' Henry Miller, its producer. Is now cast ing a new company to open near Chi cago next month with a view to go ing into that city for a run. Ruth Chatterton is In the New York com pany. This play was tried out in San Francisco and was a huge hit. Gosh, I'm slow. I thought Vernon Castle was dead and here I've just heard that plans being rrlade by Eliza beth Marbury to present Mrs. Vernon Castle in a new play this season have been Indefinitely postponed, as Mrs. Castle Is going to Europe in January to visit her husband, who is In the avia tion corps of the English army. Be fore sailing Mrs. Castle -is coming to the Faciflo Coast. Maternity isn't going to Interfere with the plans of Billie Burke. Little Mia Flo Patricia Burke Zelgfeld Is now about a month old and mother Blllle Is making plans to return to the footlights. (She Is to appear about Feb ruary 1 In a new comedy-drama writ ten for her by Edward Sheldon. This will be her first appearance In legiti mate drama since she played "Jerry," under the management of the late Charles Frohman, for since the moving pictures claimed her she has been occu pied . In the filming of "Peggy" and the chapters of "Gloria's Romance." both of which were highly successful on the screen. Her new play is as yejt unnamed, but Is said to deal with two different phases of Nevifc Tork life, and to be written in the playright's best man ner. Miss Burke will be under the per sonal and exclusive management of her husband. Florens Ziegfeld, Jr. Whiob, la Itself Is an interesting an nouncement, for Flo Ziegfeld has been identified with nothing but musical comedy and girly girly 4hows since hla production with William Brady of "Way Down East." Charlotte Walker has a new play and of course It's by her husband. Ev ery play she appears Tn Is from the pen of Eugene Walters, which keeps all the coin In the family. They're wise folk. The new play Is called "Pussy-foot Patricia," and It's to open around Christmas. A lotta actors are' going broke In fact it's quite, the thing and being done extensively this FalL The latest la Burr Mcintosh. He has filed a vol untary petition in bankruptcy. He gave his assets as nothing and his liablli ties as 112,037. He said his occupation was photographer and his address 600 Fourth avenue. Molntosh last appeared In an all-star revival of Trilby, but it didn't get out of New York. John Cort Is soon to produce "Mother Cary'a Chickens," a new play drama tized by Rachel Crothers from the story by Kate Douglas Wlggin. . The domestlo troubles of Harry First and bis wife. Florence Hadley, in a turbulent state during the Sum mer, have been peaceably settled, with the couple once more reunited. They are to appear In the same vau devllle sketch, "The Buyer From Pitts burg." Wonder if Harry First's middle name Isn't safety. Evelyn Nesbit and her husband. Jack Clifford, are coming again to visit us via vaudeville. Announcing It several weeks ahead will give a lot of women plenty of time to get out their little hammers. .... J. Francis Doolev and Corlnne Sales are playing In London at the Pavilion in "Tha Piccadilly Reme." They were here last year on the Orpheum. Priscilla Knowles, who used to play . leads with the Robert Athon stock In Portland, is now second woman with the Empire players In Salem, Mass. The oldest actress in the world- least the oldest actress who admits she Is 93 just celebrated her birthday In Sutter, N. J. Her name- is Mrs. John A- Ellsler, and she had a party and got a lot of telegrams of congratulation from her schoolgirl friends who are touring In the chorus. . . . . It Is rather Interesting- to discuss audiences with stage folk, For actors do study their audiences ; and they do differentiate between crowds in front. Allene Durano, who will appear here tonight as Mary Grayson In ohan & Harris famous comedy .success, "It Pays to Advertise," Is a bright young woman and keen observer. Yesterday, discussing the subject. Miss Durano said: . "Most actors will tell you that they want a lot of men In the house. Men have hands and are not afraid to use them: men are quick to dlscrlmln ate, and they are not afraid to say they like something, conveying the informa- tion with hearty applause. They prob ably make more noise, and may give you more curtain calls, but give me the audience of women. They are not only quicker than men at seeing point, they are, not only more aincerely appreciative, but they are better judges of acting, and they are more discrim inating." . a - . "Treasure Island," Jules Bckert Goodman's dramatization, played Its 246th performance' last Monday at the Punoh and Judy Theater In New York. Josephine Vlotor, who visited ua as the charming little hen pheasant with Mauds Adams in "Chantloler," la to be featured in a new play to be produced by Walter Wanger after January 1, She haa abandoned -her play by Brieua, called 'The Red Robe," whioh George; Broadhurat adapted. IvKGlS LATI VK RELIEF SEEDED Tax Limitation Mar Require Chance In County Government. TOLEDO. Or.! Dec 4. (To the Edi tor.) As The Oregonian was one of the supporters of the tax and Indebted ness limitation amendment, which was adoDteri, by tne rteoole of Oretron by -di rect vote on November 7. and in view of your position, as explained In vari- ous editorials In support of this meas ure, it would not be presuming to say you found yourself in that position as a result of a careful Investigation of the whole question, or. In ot'.ier words. you were forced to that position as & matter of public welfare- and publio benefit. I requested you while the campaign wasVon to explain this measure, telling us how it would work out. but time was pressing and the matter waa over- looked. I opposed this proposed amend ment, but Oat doesn't matter, for that part of it is settled. Now I request again that you, as a matter of public emergency, explain. The publio press and most ' of Oe publio officers are spending their en ergy on the bone-dry amendment. 'Im portant as this may be, the limitation amendment is far more Important. If this means Just what It says, and we presume It does, how can a county with a debt greater than 15000 transact any 1 Dusiness7 ir incurring indebtedness is in violation of this amendment, are I salaries on contract like tiose of pub- nfrHt Vt0.' "---Jing county, or ions frt,y?2ent ' w'dwjV P- n-Moi, i Jt i ? poor' boarding of w.fiH l2, iVV?la"n .f thlS BCt? '"-, j " "io o..i uu ?. ?,n.a vlunta-y-Jbt7 nwTri-. t T J coun,U!8 w;hfero the liabilities reach beyond the limit violating this act if he opens his of rice on November 8 or any morning since that date? If incurring t:ils in debtedness is in violation of this act. can he collect the bill? And If he can not collect his pay, wnat would you iaii it. r Can the public renudlatA lt nhiie-n.. tlons, and violate its contracts 7 Please give us your views through The Ore gonian on these pressing questions. ' W. E. BALL. The effect of tie last paragraph of the tax limitation amendment. In the opinion of The Oregonian. Is to render nugatory any constitutional or legis lative requirements that a county Incur obligations In excess of its powers to levy taxes and incur Indebtedness. Necessity for the Legislature to recon struct county government was not un- forseen by The Oregonian. - It could be done to advantage m some Instances. If in any county payment of salaries, widows' pensions and other obligations fd.by f tVtute cfnnot be made by cent, that county Is top heavy with government and should apply to fae Legislature to iavo some of .it lopped off. 1 IS PRESENT AGE MORE MORAL? Mr. Cline Philosophizes on Cheating in School Examinations. tor.) "Cheating is so common in exam- lnatlons that hlsh school students have come to regard the practice as a leglti- mate use 01 tneir wits against those of the teachers.'" aavs Statfl Runnrintonri- ent Churchill to Yamhill County teach- era. More than a century has elansed since the philosopher Kant wrote: "We' are living in an age of culture and civilization but not a moral age. The question yet remains unanswered. whether a primitive condltioS would not bo a better state. It Is seemingly Impossible by mere schooling to make men better if the heart, is not corre spondingly educated." Ior have we advanced a sins-la sten beyond the stand taken by the distin guished author quoted. The trickery alluded to by the State Superintendent, along with the frequent house break ings for purposes of robbery and theft. Dy Duncnes or mere schoolboys in this city fully confirms it. There may be less barbarity nowa days. But there is an' alarminer amount of slyness, lying, and false pretenses that require mental capacity. If for - merly ignorance led to crime, one-sid- ed education or overeducation in one direction is now the cause of lncreas- ing moral turpitude. Surely It can bode no gooa wnen the maxim of pupils is that "he alone Is to be censured who allows himself to be caught." Moral worth must be rated higher than an swers 10 questions in textDooKs or there are Dreakers ahead. Moreover, the law now on the statute books of Oregon making it a misde meanor to employ a boy to work before he is 18 Is working untold mischief. Such a law; Is Itself a high crime. If a boy does not learn to work before he is 16 years old he Is morally certain to eschew work ever after. , If the score or more young boys most, if not all, boys In school arrested In Portland the last two or three weeks for crimes had been compelled to work so hard that they would have been glad when night came to go to bed and sleep, they and their friends would now be better off. Nothing so good for a boy as hard I The routine of such a plant as de work. C. E. CLINE. I or-rihH trnpx on the year around. In POULTRY RAISERS SOOX QUIT Mny Get Out of Burliness Before Year Haa Elapsed. PORTLAND, Dec 6. (Xo the Editor.) Everyone who has tried to keep poul- try knows it is a losingproposltiou. be- cause feed is too high. The dairyman suffers losses also because feed, is ao high priced. W For several years I have noticed that the poultry rsnsers seldom stay" with the business more than one year, and it takes just about a year to get every- thing properly fitted up, the different yards, or runs, and the houses built. Then he sells out If he can; if not. he Just disposes of his flock of fowls and tries some otner Business. - Right, in. Portland many, who keep Just a ew hens to furnish fresh eggs for the table are facing the same prob- lem and poor biddy Is doomed; the hens must go! The promise is given that a thorough investigation is to be made of the cold- Biorage block, ana aaie requirea picea jii 1110 xue&i, ea, eic, nepi in coiu u ro .h. , tuff Visa iAn li.nt n.r We have been told by 'someone who knows, that there is meat enough now in cold storage to keep Portland a year. Thls embalmed meat is doled out to customers In slices so thin you go see through them. Such great quantities. of course,-are kept in stock to keep up the price. It is said that a whole band of cattle is slaughtered as soon as possible and placed in cold storage to save cost of feeding livestock. DISGUSTED HOUSEWIFE. . Use of Extract of Clmlctfna-a. THH DALLES. Or.. Dec 6. (To the Editor.) How much could you take of fluid uTtrart of eimlclf usra. taklna- 15 drops three times a day. and would it affect you In any way? XOil JOAE8. The standard dose of the extract Is from one-half to one teaspoonful three or four times a day. A teaspoonful is equal to about 60 drops. Fifteen drops three times a day would not have an .unfavorable ously. effect rf taken contlnu- Ironn negation of Bucharest. PORTLAND, Dec 6. (To the Editor.) .Please give the correct pronunciation of Bucharest. READER. Aa If spelled Blu-ka-rest; "u" as In tube; "e" as In met; principal accent on thA last avllAhlA! iAAnd&rv sceunt oi flret syllable,. In Other Days. Twenty-five Tears Age. From The Oregonian of December T. San Francisco Seven thousand peo ple attended the Portland-San Jose oaseDaii game fcunoay. The San Jose team won, B to S. There Is, a more hopeful feeling in Nicaragua about the construction of the canal as the Chill affair has shown the United States the need of moving warships' quickly. Mine host Perkins entertained a par ty of cattlemen at the Hotel Perkins s,t,:rday- Among those present were ui f ocne, iuno, j-. " -wuu uiuuccy sua omers. Mrs. Boyne. wife of Contractor Boyne, shot a ' burglar when he at tempted to enter her' home Saturday night. The burglar got away, but he left some of his blood. The Toung Men's Republican Club la getting ready for '92. A convention has been called for January 28 in Co lumbia Hall. 128 V, Fourth street. The call Tor the meeting is signed by John Ayer. chairman, and L. Q... Swetland. Half a Century Asro. Tram The Oresonlan December 7, 186a New YorkDec. 5. The total vote for City Comptroller was only 71.000. Richard B. Connolly (Tammany) re- ceved 27.139; Richard Ripley (Repub- ncan) 25.091. and Michael Connelly (Democrat) 19.230. Of the nine Alder- mei elected Tammany has four, Washlngton J. C. Breckinridge has petitioned for a pardon on the grounds that the terms accorded Lee and John son Included him. Geiferal James F. Rusling was In Portland yesterday on an Inspection trip of this department. The Young Men's Law Association of Portland elected J. B. Upton president: J mes Guthrie, vice-president; R. E. Bybee. secretary, and J. C. Moreland. treasurer. London, Deo. 8. Two regiments of troops were ordered to leave at once for Ireland, where Fenian excitement is on the increase. WHY "HYSTERIA" ABOUT EGG ST Greater Attention to Flour, Sugar and ' Meat Suggested Inxtead. PORTLAND, Dec. 6. rTo the Edi- trT Whv th a Armriinn li mi Lir. fivn tn th ir,m. unr-tion of boycotting the egg? Now eggs at this tima of tn" year 0,18:111 PrPerly como on the list of luxuries, therefore, in stead of boycotting them throughout the country they should be so consid ered and not come under a wfdespread ban of disapproval. Why not begin with the so-called necessities flour, sugar, fresh meat and bacon? The ingredients of bread should have he first gun wound from the hands of tha Irate housewife. Hour has nearly doubled Its ordinary price, sugar tne same; meat (this Includes bacon) a big I For years the cry has gone up, through the newspapers and through. clubs, both of men and women: ."Back to the land, for unless 'more people till the soil we of the cities will starve." Many have been decoyed by the glit tering promises of rewards to try this philanthropic experiment of feeding the masses. With what result? The boycott. We, like many others, heard this call and felt tha lure of the land and, giv ing up the comforts of the city and the city income, bought a farm. Among the many improvements we undertook was putting in an extensive egg plant. This plant is modern in every respect. All the latest ideas of the eggologists as promulgated by the O. A. C. are car ried out. Well lighted chicken-houses, lnsect-freo roosts, floors covered with clean litter, the proper well-balanced ration, with green feed and running Spring water. The presiding genius of I these comfortable quarters. Mistress I White Leghorn, never puts her dainty foot on the ground from the time she is placed in this confinement. Result, the perfectly sanitary egg. .Now all this requires money. The plant has cost thousands of dollars. First, the buildings; then the day-olii chicks, their feed and care. A man of special knowledge jnd ability in this lino at a good wage has charge of tha plant. To the upkeep or overhead ex penses must be charged a - certain amount for experimenting for the hen. the queen of boycotters herselr. win often resent any condition not to her likinsr and it often requires some time to find out the exact cause for which she is holding up her production. All this time the man and feed must be paid I for Add to this the insurance on the buildings, the interest on investment, the taxes on the plant, and you can readily see that it cannot with justice tn th nwner r.ome under the head of an I eleemosvnarv institution. the Spring and Summer the price of esgs is low, hardly more than paying the operating expenses. xno tuimuci- cial egg in certain months will not even do .that. The Fall and Winter are the seasons the producer expects, and justly, to make a profit on his Tnrnsiv nlant. This year, however. wheat is about double its normal price. corn about a third and oats 2a per cent above the normal price. Without much mental .effort one can see the ,-hy of the high egg price. If you would follow the storage egg from its production to its final restiug niarfl you would ascertain many facta that would surprise the housewife and that would be well for her to know. ' In thia caso it is not the producer but the middleman who reaps the profits. 1 There is an egg, however, that is. ,h,an nrl all those who believe in free trade should be glad and willing to eat That is the Chinese, egg. Of course it is produced under the most insanitary conditions in the world, but lt hould be recognized as the epitome of tho freest illustration of true demo- 1 cracy. EGGSACTLx. POULTRY RESEARCH IS ADVISED I Only by Much Coaxing; Csu Biddy Be Induced to Ly at Thla Season. WARREN, Or., Dec. 6. (To the Ed- itor-) i would like to suggest to the wh -r srrowlne hysterical over the high price "Of eggs, that they organize a poultry research cluhj for the purpose of studying a subject of which they are apparently In total Ignorance. They will learn that only by a great amount of coaxing in the way of vari ety of feed and comfortable quarters can a hen be induced to lay at this sea son of the year; that fresh eggs have I always been 60 and 60 cents a dozen in 1 November and December because of ! their scarcity, and if worth that In the I days of cheap feed, are sold at a loss I at this time, with feed prices Just dou- I Die wnat they usea to oe wneat neau- ing the list at 4 a sack and corn a I close second at 3. '' a"or "Bm. " p""" lc"" " v" K""60 Beourlng1B; d,oz1n,fr two,f eSK! would feel like selling at 68 cents a dozen, which I believe their wisdom has determined to be about the right price? Methinks when they have concluded their researches, they will not only gladly pay the 60 cents a dozen, but will enthusiastically raise a fund for the purpose of reimbursing the few poultrymen who have had the nerve to stay with the business for the loss they I have sustained in supplying the market I with fresh farm in thin winter of 1916- i oe-oe tub LOBbna,