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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1917)
THE 3IORNIXG OEEGONIAJT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1G, 1917. PORTLAND, OREGON. Entered at Portland (Oretroa) Postofflco as second-class mall matter. Bubscrlptioa rates In variably ia advance: (By MalL) leftyt Sunday tneluded, one year. ...... .J8 00 Dally, Sunday Included, six months..... 4-25 Jially, Sunday Included, tbrea months. .. S.2S JDally. Sunday lnoluded, on months . . . -75 Tially, without Eunday, one year........ O.00 Daily, without Sunday, three months... 1.T5 Dally, without Eunday, on month...... .60 weekly, one year 1.80 Cunday, one year. 2.00 Sunday and Weekly 8.50 By Carrier.) Daily, Sunday included, one year. ...... 9 00 Dally, Sunday Included, one month..... .73 How to Bentit- Send postofflce money order, express order or personal check on jour local bank. Stamps, coin or currenoy are at sender's risk. Give postofflce address ia full. Including county and state. Poet a ire Rates 12 to 16 pases. 1 cent; 38 to bi pases, 2 cents; 84 to 48 pases, S cents; 60 to 60 pases, 4 cents; 62 to 76 pases, 6 cents; 78 to 62 pases, 6 cents. Foreign postage double rates. Eastern ttusiness OTfice-Verree & Conic -lln, Brunswick bulidlng. New York; Verree : Conklln, bteser bulldlns, Chlcaso; Ban franclsco representative, R. J. Bid we 11. 742 Market street. rORTUKD, FRIDAY, FIB. 16, 1917. IMPRESSIVE. Forty Representatives, or there abouts, have united to Introduce in the House at Salem, the proposed $7, 900,000 bonding: and automobile tax plan. They are from every part of Oregon. They represent a varied constituency. Their agreement be hind this project means that they are convinced beyond any kind of doubt that it offers a feasible and economi cal way to get permanent roads now. It Is an impressive fact that the average legislator who Investigates the proposal Is unable to find any serious fault with it. It has been worked out wjth great and particular fidelity to the needs of all sections and the ability of the people to pay. The chief fault with road-buildtng In Oregon has been that It has been for the most part without an intelli gent or definite plan. It has been from hand to mouth. There Itea been no road programme or policy. Kvery community had its own way, and the result was widespread con fusion and tremendous waste. If we cannot have good roads im mediately, we want them as soon as practicable. Everybody agrees to that. Everybody ought to agree that It is better to have them now, or soon. than in the more or less remote fu ture. That la what the $7,900,000 plan does. Moreover, It will save the great In vestment made in the Lower Colum bia Highway, languishing now for lack of funds to complete it. There are many other sections which need help. They will get It under the bonding project. The Legislature, about to adjourn, will do well to go home with the knowledge that It has offered a great contribution to the state's welfare in maOTng good roads throughout Ore Bon a present reality. by secret methods. With complete In formation as to the amount of food in storage, buyers' would not be trapped into paying prices not actual ly justified by supply and demand. The consumer would gain and the producer would not lose. Publicity would accomplish wonders, -without attempting to fly In the face of th legitimate law of supply and demand. FACE THE ISSUE. Congress has appropriated more than $1,000,000 to pay back taxes on the railroad grant lands. But the money Is not forthcoming. The Gov ernment awaits the result of litiga tion instituted by the railroad company. So long as - the Government thus appears to be in doubt as to whether It has legally acquired the grant, why should the state be positive that the Goverffment has done so? Why should not the state at least put the lands on the tax rolls? Then If the railroad's title is upheld the counties interested will be that much nearer enjoyment of needed revenues. If the railroad's contention fails, at least no grave harm will have been done. But there will then arise the ques tion as to whether the Government, by buying up more than 2,000,000 acres of land formerly In private title and on the tax rolls, can invoke a compact entered into by the state with entirely different circumstances In mind a compact not to tax Govern ment property with Government prop erty In mind as military reservations or other tracts necessary for exercise of Governmental, not landlord, func tions. No person committed to the reser- vatlcfn policy wants this question raised. The Federalists, the Govern-ment-own-everythlng fellows, know it menaces their schemes. The Senate will aid the cause of Oregon's devel opment by passing the Bean bill re quiring Assessors to put the grant lands on the tax rolls. this formidable list are not compli cated. Pedestrians are urged never to run across the streets where the traffic Is heavy. Really busy men seldom do so; It has been found that most of those who are Injured are persons who could have spared the time as well as not, A large number of accidents happen to people who at-' tempt to cross streets with umbrellas held low over their heads, or while they are reading newspapers. A good many are hurt jumping from moving cars. The police say that still more are hurt because they fall to stand still when caught In a traffic jam. Children are heavy sufferers from ac cidents, because they have not been cautioned by their parents. The auto driver meanwhile Is not absolved from responsibility. Not all accidents are caused by exceeding the speed limit. In fact, most of them are not. Many casualties are the re sult of mistaken belief that so long as the driver Is "within the law" as to speed there Is nothing more for him to consider. It Is up to him to take account of all conditions. .There are situations In which a speed of five miles an hour may be excessive. There must be, too, says the traffic official, a realization that every driver has a double duty, that of looking out for himself and also for the other fel low. The other man may be reck less, or even- crary, but mourning about It after the accident does no good. '"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" Is an adage that applies both to the driver of a vehicle and to the pedestrian, and ob servance of the adage would be won derfully productive n preventing ac cidents. , KEGCIATING FOOD PRICES. Americans are unlikely to give as sent to the principle of Government regulation of food prices, even though high prices do seriously complicate the problem of living, but It is not improbable that the time will come when a large measure of the artificial element In high prices will be elimi nated. Recent official Inquiries, lo cal, state and National, have resulted In no definite conclusions as to the remedy to be adopted, but they have convinced observers that there are several preventable factors, which ought to be eliminated without re course to any form of paternalism that would have a blightenlng effect on Individual Initiative and enter prise. David Lubin, who represents the United States in the International In stitute of Agriculture at Rome, be lieves that the most Important step to be taken is perfection of a com plete system of disseminating crop In formation. Our Department of Agri culture now attempts this, but only In a general way. We have fairly ac curate estimates from time to time of the total production of certain main staples in the country as a whole, but these do not go into de tails sufficiently to meet the problem of distribution and supply. Much of our trouble is due to overproduction in certain localities, coincident with underproduction In others. There are gluts In some markets and famines in others simultaneously. Neither the producer nor the consumer is satis fied with these conditions in the long run. Glutted markets mean waste, which is almost invariably at the expense of the farmer. Markets Inadequately supplied result in high prices that arouse the animosity of . the consumer. If the excess in one place and the deficiency In another could be balanced there would be measurable content) ent all 'around, "Putting the speculator in jail," as Mr. Lubin has pointed out, is not the remedy. It would be Impractical, if not impossible, to devise a law that would compel a man to sell his goods for less than they cost him, all fac , tors considered, or even for less than his customers are willing to pay. The farmer who has passed through "lean year" or two cannot be blamed If he takes advantage of the good years In which to recoup himself Farming is not always all profit, by any means, nor Is retailing or dis tribution. Mortgaged farms and busi ness failures tell the story of the un favorable conditions at both ends. The farmer and the dealer who are best able to Judge the future demand and to meet it are the successful ones in their respective vocations. Under present condltlonstheir success is due as often to good guessing as to shrewd calculation. The situation would be improved on all sides if accurate detailed infor mation were available. Farmers would no longer be risled Into growing sta pies of which there already was an oversupply, or shipping them into markets that were saturated. The Germans before the war had such system, known as the Landwlrth schafrat, and It was successful be cause It enabled farmers' organiza tions in various provinces to gauge their shipments according to the sup ply in various centers. The problem In the United States is not quite so simple, because of. the great area of the country, but the principle Is the same. The task, however. Is so vast as to suggest elaboration of the Government information machinery, rather than reliance on private or ganizations. Laws against storage of food prod nets, proposed by some shallow re formers, do not meet the situation because they are opposed to a funda mental principle of economy. It is right to save in season of plenty against the season of want. But there are good reasons why full knowledge of quantities stored would be bene flcial to all except those who profit AN ENTERING WEDGE. It is time that those legislators who have been impressed by the loud and Insistent clamor from one source a single-tax newspaper for repeal of the delinquent tax publication law began looking for the nigger in the woodpile. No single-taxer proposes a change In tax laws without ulterior purpose. No single-taxer jn Oregon comes out squarely for single tax. The favorite campaign is to lead up to single tax or get single tax by oblique method. or Inflict the principle in a way that the people will not know it is upon them until it is too late to retrace. The chief purpose of delinquent-tax publication has been persistently i nored by the advocate of Its abolish ment. That chief purpose is to ad vertise to the public that any disin terested person may come forward and pay the unpaid taxes of Jim Jones or John Smith. As inducement. the law provides that he shall receive a high rate of interest to be paid If the evidence of that payment the de linquent tax certificate be later re deemed by the property owner. If not redeemed the holder thereof 1 ay foreclose and get the property. If the tax list is not advertised fewer delinquent tax certificates will be sold and current revenues will diminish. Certificates will be Issued to the county instead. The purpose f single tax is public ownership of land. Probably the next campaign If this one succeeds, will be against advertisement of foreclosure of tax certificates issued to the county, against advertised sale of lands bid in hv the eountv for non-oavment of taxes and for a scheme tp rent prop erty thus acquired by the county. Then, as revenues decrease and social ownership of land increases, taxes will be harder to collect and single tax will be fastened on the state. Faced by repeated defeats and an overwhelming adverse Bentiment, the single-tax campaign seems to be to promote disorder in the existing tax -system. If the Legislature be in duced .by specious pleas and dishonest representations to break down the tax collecting system, there may natural ly be recourse to some outrageous scheme for upsetting private titles. That seems to be the hope of disap pointed agitators. PERSONAL SERVICE. Mrs. Vincent Astor, who recently launched a movement for Americani zation of the section of New York City in which she lives, gives hope ful Indication that she has grasped the true spirit of efficient uplift in her statement that it Is her desire to Impress upon her immediate neigh bors the necessity for Individual work Heretofore there has been, no one will doubt, too much work by committees If the general plan proves popular. It will, of course, be adopted In other sections, and there will be developed a competition free from baser motives and calculated to do only good. Simi larly, emulation as to housing condi tions, housekeeping methods and the best utilization of every social agency will work for the benefit of all. All of these factors are Important In the general movement toward better Americanism, and they are matters in which Government agencies in their nature must fall short. It Is, as has been said, work for individuals and not committees, and when Individuals put their whole hearts Into it the prob lem has a chance of being solved. Holland, once the richest country in the world because of daring enter prise In developing its foreign mar kets. Is going to be a formidable com petitor of the United States In South America In the near future, and prom ises to be for its size one of the most aggressive commercial nations in the world. Without waiting for the Euro pean war to end, Dutch capitalists are already extending their banking fa cilities in our neighboring countries on the south. The Dutch Bank for South America established its first branch in Buenos Aires ouly a year and a half ago and its second in Rio Janeiro only two months ago, and is now planning a third In Valparaiso. The only check upon the enterprise is said to be the scarcity of men trained In the- technical requirements of foreign banking. Holland is a large buyer of Chilean saltpeter, Ar gentine grain and Brazilian coffee, and one of the functions of the new banks will be the financing of these operations. Since trade relations are reciprocal as a rule, these Dutch en terprises are expected to have a far reaching effect. How to. Keep Well. By Dr. W. A.. Evans. C1MP BITES FOR. ATTO TOURISTS. In Other Days Questions nertlnent to hrirlene. sanitation and prevention of disease. If matters of gen eral intTMt. win te answered in imi umn. Where space will not permit or the subject is not suitable letters will be per sons and where stamped addressed envelope State la the Sum of $7,000,000 for the Itedmond Cltlsen Discovers Deficiency In Portland NeLc-kborkood. ivx:. T-. reu. X. O tat Haifa reatarv 4 Editor) I noticed in Tha Oregonlan rrom n,, Oresonlan of February Is. 1bT. au account, or me completion or a Dm E. Xr Burton haa been admitted aa a to be presented to the Legislature pro-1 partner of the firm of J. I Parrlsh vldlng that bonds be Issued by the & Co. (L'omrlihL 1918. b lir. W. X. Evans. Published by arrangement with the Chicago xrioune.i the Association of Life Insurance Pres idents Arthur Hunter argued that can cer Is neither contagious nor inherita ble. Cancer Is on the increase. The cancer rate is nearly SO per cent higher I than it was 15 years ago and statis tics were fairly accurate In 90L Of course, a part of this Increase Is appar ent rather than real; diagnosis Is more accurate now than 16 years ago. A part Washington. Four reconstruction bills are In the House. The bill of the Reconstruction Committee Is to estab lish military 'government In all the Southern states. The Kasson bill Is Is Inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make dlasnos.s 1 purpose of building good roads. I have I or prescribe for Individual Diseases. He- also noticed latelv that - c-nrwi rioall quests for such services cannot be answered. I1""? noticed lately that a good oeil . "cin yuuiuacu ia iaur i uuu roads and the benefit the state Is to I receive from tourlitt travel. Rut there! ia nun nnint whii-h In mv stnlnlnn ha I substantially the same. The Banks CANCER. AND CAUSES. i been overlooked, and that Is good h111 proposes three commissions to or- Before the 10th annual meeting of camping places. . I ganize civil government with lntelll- All of ua who tales a Tuition trio gence as a Dasis or government, ana cannot afford to put up at hotels, and the New Orleans riot bill proposes pro- some do not want to even If they Can ,lsln' tuvrrnmcnt ID uomaia.ua wuu afford it. Last Summer a friend and universal suffrage. I, with two cars, took our vacation by I making a trip through Western Ore-1 Boa. We went by the way of thel Columbia Highway, passing through I Portland, then to the coast to Bar-1 view, then back to Salem, then up the I term, were especially good. river to Ashland, and home by the I way of Crater Lake. I J. H. Douthit. of Linn County, pat- Along the Columbia Highway welentee of a new gang; plow, has one of round not a camping place. There may I them now at the Oregon Iron works "The Bee," the paper edited by ths boys at the Academy and Female Sem inary, and "The Daisy." edited by the girls for the closing exercises of the of it Is due to the Increase In the aver- I have been soma but there waa nothing I In this city. But most of It age age of the people. is actual increase. Some are afraid to associate with a person having cancer lest they con tract the disease. It is Incredible that Congress will consider seriously the proposal of the Shipping Board to forbid even the launching of ships built in this coun try for foreign buyers. It is doubtful whether such a law exists In the most militarist country. Great Britain re serves the right, in time of war, to .,tn tv. k- , , take over and pay for warships build various well-meaning, but mostly In competent organizations. . The thing for which Mrs. Astor and her friends will strive first of all is reconstruc tion of the "neighborhood spirit," without reference to activities that go by the name of "charity." There will be. It is promised, a sincere. and tact ful effort to encourage the spirit of emulation without sowing the seeds of envy, and to encourage higher standards of living American stand ing for other nations, and did so at the beginning of the present war. The Government may also reasonably re serve the right of compulsory pur chase of al'. merchant ships in war time, not excepting those which are building for foreigners, but it should pay the contract price for them. The proposal of the Shipping Board would defeat the purpose of securing to the United States every available vessel within Its power for use In war and commerce, and would discourage the to Indicate them. One night we had to camp in the highway and run thai John S. Wright announces by poster risk of being run into. At Portland that he will deliver a "public address" we were told we would have to go at Oro Fino Hall Monday night on the oui irom is to it miies to camp, mere entirely original subject of Ladies' was no camping piaca even at that, we Rights." We are clad to learn that Hunter studied 20.000 annllcatlona camped, however, on the Bandy near I John S. has consented to elucidate, this for Insurance. In 488 he found that one I Troutdale, and it happened that we difficult subject and we are only sorry parent of the aonlicant had die of v'.Br.B m-1' " w8ler. from lno icH ho has not included a proper consldera- -w.uwvm u..,u.un uwuwi nuii vi ma rioia oi women ana or near wnere we campea. ana naa run I females. a pipe from a spring to the place. 1 suppose that had the house been com pleted we would not have been al lowed to camp there. In the Valley, noticeably at Spring field and Ashland, we found good ao- cancer. Only four had both parents die of the disease. He subjected this data to the close analysis habitual with Insurance statisticians, and he came definitely to the conclusion that can cer is not contracted by husbands from wives, or vice versa. If It Is not spread Twenty-five Tears Aero. From The Oresonlan of Februarr Is. 1893. Washington. A telegram from Seat tie. Wash., was printed in a New York commodatlona. but generally speaking I paper today, statinsr that the, nnni. of from husband to wife or wife to hus- I we bad to trespass on someone In or- Washington had received the refusal of Dana, it Is not spread between per-1 aer to camp. i isiaine to be a candidate with feeliner now it ma staie is going to spena sons less Intimately associated, and the danger of contracting cancer from contact Is nil. He says that when Instances of can cer houses and cancer villages are- in vestigated It Is found that the houses are old or Insanitary and that the av erage of ths Inhabitants Is high. In other words, a good explanation of the prevalence of cancer Is found, and It Is not necessary to fall back to con tagion as an explanation. When It comes to the question of cancer running in families through In heritance. Hunter has definite opinions. though he admits that others whose authority he recognizes 'do not agree with him. In this study he had the records of six large insurance com panies at his disposal. $7,000,000 for the purpose of attract ing the tourist it seems to me that the towns which receive the benefit of the travel should do something for their accommodation. Of course this might hurt the hotels some, but it surely would increase travel. We in tended to put in two or three days In and about Portland, but owing to our Inability to camp we got out Just as soon as we could. A TOURIST. travagance. The task is bigger tW ery nomr)r wn,c.n "'"""T the mere words Indicate. The region in which. Mrs. Astor and her friends will conduct their propa ganda is peculiar to the life of a few American cities, particularly New York. It Is known colloquially as Yorkvllle. With its Fifth avenue on the west and its East River border land on the east, it comprises a wide range in the social scale. should encourage most. Work on ships now building awd partly paid for would stop, and heavy claims for damages would accumulate against the Government. The small number or San Fran cisco's scarlet women who accepted tlrB churches offers of relief shows It will not tnat they are'not ready to cross the MERE BAG OF SHELLS. Although almost every legitimate economy is worth while, there Is not much to fuss about In the proposal to eliminate one member of the In dustrial Accident Commission. Prob ably at that, one could do the work as well as three. The Industrial Accfflent Commis sion is paid out of the industrial acci dent fund, to which the state con tributes only one-eighth of the total and employers and employes seven eighths. If there is a surplus, neither state nor beneficiaries of the fund get it, except that the state's contribu tion is reduced In the equivalent of one-eighth of that surplus. So if elimination of on Commis sioner saved, say, $4000 a year, the taxpayers would profit only to the extent of $500. There was a bill offered which pro posed to eliminate the whole of the state's contribution to the fund. Had It been adopted Oregon would have been In line in that particular with the best thought-on compensation in surance and with all other states and countries which have adopted the principle. It would also have saved more than $100,000 a year. But the bill went to -speedy death Now there fs great engrossment In and argument over a saving in the same quarter of a few hundred dol lars. The employers do not care to save seven times as much and the employes are against it, so why should the state worry about it? The same amount can doubtless be cut from the appropriation for care of the feeble minded and they will not know enough to make a rumpus. However, the thought persists that If the state subsidy of more than $100,000 a year had been eliminated, then employers and employes would have been paying the whole bill and they could have had a dozen com missioners if they wanted them with out a kick from any taxpayer. be the first time the "uplift" has been extended to First avenue, but it may prove to be the first time that First avenue has been made to understand. Troubles in the past have been those of too much patronage and too little genuine goodfellowshlp. The lower end of the district has hp.d too many social suna'eys and too little opportu nity to get on a footing of friendship with the folks only a few squares away, Its private affars have been peered Into by Innumerable economic investi gators, and it has had no end of tracts and preachments, and good advice. and even charity, more or less unwise ly dispensed, but that has been about all. One of the shortcomings of Fifth avenue the symbolical Fifth avenue. which Is as -wide as the world has been, that It assumed that it was fit to serve as model for everybody, that It had a message that everyone else would receive avidly at the first op portunity, and that such an eventu ality as that Its attentions would be unwelcome was Impossible. Its atti tude has been frankly patronizing. As a matter of fact there are a good many on Fifth avenue who do not command admiration of their neighbors on the different plane. It Is true that its comforts and luxuries have Inspired a good deal of envy, and sometimes hatred, but that is about all. First avenue Is as fond of picking and choosing Its Intimates as any other part of the city. The bonds that make for enduring friendship do not always depend on social status. They are much more subtle than that, and much stronger in the long run. It is conceivable that certain Individuals on First avenue might find in cer tain other individuals on Fifth avenue some compatibilities that amounted to personal ties, but the growth of these Is not to be forced. First ave nue may be willing to be educated, but Individuals do - not want to have friendships" thrust uptit them. They have their own personal feelings in the matter. dividing gulf at one Jump. If they are to be reclaimed. It must be grad ually by people who understand them and who will avoid any suggestion of moral superiority. But no city Is Justified in driving them from their haunts without providing a new place of abode or occupation for them. They must go somewhere, and raid ing without providing a place where they will be under restraint merely changes the location of an evil, but does not abolish It. The social evil cannot be removed by attack in spurts; it requires a constant. Intelli gent campaign. Inspired by humanity. So long as American 'ships fear to put to sea lest they be sunk by cub marines, the United States In effect is complying with Germany's demand. If this effect is to be avoided, de cislve action for protection of our ships must be taken without awaiting some particularly glaring overt .act. The accumulation of a number of minor act3, such as the detention of the Yarrowdale's prisoners and " the sinking of the Law, should suffice to bring about a decision to arm or con voy ships. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS. New York is greatly reducing the number of its "automobile accidents, according to a traffic official of that city, by a campaign of education of the public both those who ride and those who walk. It has been found that fines and imprisonment do not meet the requirements. There are a good many accidents in which no tan gible element of criminality is in volved. There are many in which it Is impossible to fix any blame. Yet before the recent campaign was begun one person was killed by an automo bile every fourteen hours In New York and one person was injured every twenty-three minutes. The rules that are now reducing The Drewsey Pioneer Sun, which carries the word "non-partisan" at the masthead, says: "World-peace will continue to be a dream until England la forced to her knees to sue for peaco in the present conflict." If ever the time comes that the Pio neer Sun tak'es a side, the entente allies will skip to the timber. There Is nothing funny in webs on the feet, though a Berkeley scientist professes to make them peculiar to Oregon. The web Is a matter of pride up here. Just as In some sections of the country people wiggle the cars and glory in it. The order limiting meals In Paris restaurants to two courses will not feaze chef or proprietor, whose dex terity In the culinary art Is famous If the Spokane get-rich-quick men have salted down a large part of their gains, they will be able to comfort themselves in prison with the prospect of abundance after their release. But such men are usually spenders. He studied the application blanks carefull-, analyzed them In the usual scientific actuarial way, and came to the following conclusion: "The material which has been pre sented Justifies the belief that cancer la not hereditary, and that there Is no hereditary predisposition to that dis ease. Certainly the statistics show that a roan or a woman one or botR of whose parents died from cancer Is no more likely to die from that disease than those whose family history was free from that blemish. "Men antl women who are anxious on account of the appearance of can cer In their ancestry or their Imme diate family may dismiss such anxi eties, as there is no statistical evi dence at the present time that cancer is trnnnmitted by inheritance in mankind." He' tays that Hoffman, of the Pru dential Life. Is of same opinion, as England. On he other hand. Leo Loeb, Tyzzer, Slye and Lathrop. careful, scientific Investigators, hold that a tendency to develop cancer Is Inherited. especially by certain families of mice. little short of consternation, and indi cated that the Republicans would turn their attention toward Alger. It was stated that Leigh Hunt, of the Post- Intelligencer, and John W. McGraw. of aeattle. would form a combination and diock any movement for Harrison that might be undertaken In his behalf. Miss Myrtle Humnhrev. of Grants Pass, last week had the misfortune to break her collar-bone while romDlne- wun some other young ladles. John DItchburn. the attornev. ves- terday received the sad news of the death of his mother. Mrs. Ann Eliza beth DItchburn. at London. Enrland. She succumbed to the dreaded influ enza. MIbs Helen F. Snauldinsr's annllca- tlon for an Injunction restraining- th of the motives for its construction and 1 city from removing the bay windows of the usefulness It will result in are on her building at Park and Alder reasons for that objection. I streets, was continued yesterday. everyone snouia Know inaitne uuua- Ing Is to be a memorial to our dead Caroline Olive Wilson and Paul Van pioneers, wno tacea immeusuraoio m- r naagn were married February 11, cuuvBuicutcBt uvt fcu Auifiw mo B o , ivt" v . (.HUT J. liTOWn 0 1 1 1 C Wl ting. Ol DC1DS Bel ui'DQ oy kua iiiuiaiia, iu I start new villages and build tneir Mrs. L. Therkelsen. o? Portland died homes here in the West. They paved February 13 at San Dieiro. Th hnlf VISTA HOUSE PLACE OP BEAUTY Correspondent Ia Charmed by Visit to Incompleted Memorial, CORBETT. Or.. Feb. 15. (To the Edi tor.) I have noticed some criticism regarding the .erection of the Vista House on the Columbia Highway and have come to the conclusion Ignorance the way for each of us and are not here to enjoy the privileges they pre pared. What could be more fitting than such a memorial? Through the courtesy of G. Dlslev. the superintendent In charge of the construction of the Vlata House. I was recently given an Idea of what the Dlace will look like when finished. One cannot see mucn or me ouiiaine. will be brought here for burial. COLLEGE STREET IS STILL, WORSB Writer Invites Belmont Street Oona- plalnnnt to West Side. PORTLAND. Feb. 15. (To the Edi tor.) 1 notice that our friend, H. F. Ong. has drawn attention to the bad from the Highway as it is barely above condition of Belmont street in East the ground so far. Everyone who has Portland. He surety ought to come a macnina snouia. nowovcr. ec w work has been accomplished since the construction began. When I entered ths corridor, which Is finished In marble, I felt as though transferred to a wonderland, as Is pictured in fairy tales. Surely i- M. T .Tonm the architect, deserves much f substantially the praise for his artistic arrangement of Is Karl Pearson, of the building. He has made every inch Ol Fjiaio LumiL, " There, are snaclous restrooma for over and see College street close in on the West bide; you might say In the center of the city "our beautiful Port land." which visitors come so far to see. This street Is the nearest ap proach to the best residence district Portland Heights. Hundreds of people take this struct as the shortest way downtown, and are compelled by so doing to clamber like goats over slip pery mud. with nothing to stand on but their feet, notwithstanding adja- Drtntc Water Before Meals. B. O. L. writes: "I am 78 years old. and In m nearly perfect health as a man of my age can be. In addotlon to other health rules. I use no coffee, tea, tobacco or spirituous liquors of any description. I eat a small portion of meat at noon only and a light break both men and women. One room will cent property is the finest unobstructed be used for an emergency hospital: one view property around the city, and uo large space for a concession room: one which strangers wander that they may for the Sheriffs office and apartments get a close view of the scenic beauty. for the caretaker and up-io-aaie lava- ror it owners have paid accordingly, tories, all these are fintFhed In Alaskan also high taxes; yet they suffer the marble and have beautiful floors. Indignity of having no street. What it la honed that donations win do are thev ravins? for? The honor of ..r.lv, freelv enough to permit of thelkeeDlna ud the City Council or some- rapid completion of the building. I feel thing else they cannot use. while the pedestrians climb all over their prop erty, doing damage In their efforts to keep on terra firma and get downtown? A SUBSCRIBER. the mi re however, inose wno Hlrhwv nosslble will see that the Vlata House is completed soon. It me tell the people of this state what Oreeon needs is a good many 1 ... . . . T D a . . . T. .i n v. - i mnr men i KB Kir. acuii. 1 lut EL II tl ouppcji. X V irLCIlllJ I1CU IJt- I -- ... . .... . . . . -.1 rijT; - . i . - . n n nPHi, .11,1 11,1 , . ... . ... .. . . neealcfaat a enn of hot water. T I . . T "---.. I nor.J lias caiem always - 1 things using iner t.imo nu iuu.. am told it would be better to drink It I rfturn argt a lot of kicking as their cold. Which Is best? Or Is It better reward and do not even kick back, to drink no water at that time, hot or P. ANDERSON. coldr uitpt.v. I Production of Kleaelsjabr, nfiRTt.AKTi. Feb. 15. (To tne Eai- 1 Hint waa the nroduotlon ot Capitals of Oregon. FREE WATER, Or, Feb. 14. (To the been tbe capital of Oregon, or was some other place used as such? KELSON ALLEN. rrlnk It hot or cold, as you prefer, hm certain to continue drinking; water before breakfast. dinner and supper but of lnue flrlnklnr a cup or tor.j i imi " -" - . rast. Drink water before amorphous silica, or kleselguhr. in the -n United States for the year 191o? a Seattle paper. Seattle Times, stat- erl that there was over 23, 000.000 Eye" Not Caue. 1 worth mined In the United States lr vri.. -r tt t .-t , t - on nil nt In another caoer mere years old and never have suffered w,th ns'm,fBst fn this country. As Uould selet the location of the capital The first capital of the stats was located at Oregon City. From there It was moved to Salem in 1851. and has been there since, with the exception of a few months In ISO 3 and 1SS6, when it was at Corvallis. When Oregon was admitted to the Union In 1839 a provision of the con stitution required that the people kieselcuhr brings about 30 per ton, there Is a good chance for an argu ment nnri that is what I would like to have you settle. 'KiMeleuhr being used as an absorb itoxicationT 3. What t In the manufacture ' l(h plo ... slves the use of it has increased sev e who Is poor blood- "'i tnouSand per cent in the past two fm,-,- I- yaa M nfnrn It MAAma a I HUIIl UIU W II LU.V Jll UU1LCU UXCAl first principles. If this can be brought shipped cream on pies nibbled by of a new social democracy by estab llshlng the co-operative spirit In the community, without Its objectionable features Of patronage and charity, The rich and the poor If the plan succeeds will meet on a "common plane to discuss such mutual Inter oqt, nt AmoHcan ci H en N rt In nnri er!it- ntln an4 thnp la to Ha no Inln-f.. Anomer BiriUQ HI L11D iiHUDiuruia ence in the desire of each group for tlon of Britain into a giant socialized r,-if,o in ita own affoir-o Ti. 1. 1 state has been taken. The govern- to be no poking into the corners of mcnt ha3 tak Possession of all the th borne- of th one, hv tb nthr coal mines. " ucu "&l fuu"' . 'I ..-ir will not Irno-nr Itself no lorcline over anyone By anyone w"""' " " " headaches, but for the last three weeks I am getting headaches In the top of ray head. Could it be caused by the eyes, although my eyes are in perfect condition, as much as I can test themT 1.2. What is auto-lnto food lei good for on ed? 4. How many bowel movements a day should a normal adult of 20 haveT" REPLY. 1. It Is not probable. Tbe probable ex planation lies In your pelvlo orsana 2. It means about tbe same aa constipation. 8. I Judge you mean anemia, ach, beans, peas, cabbage, beets, meat. 4. At least one. Two or three are better. by popular vote. The provision was that a vote should be taken at every bi ennial election until some city should receive a majority of all votes cast. The first vote was taken In 1S61 and at that time no decision was reached. At the eeconi vote taken two years later Salem received a majority of It and was therefore adjudged the perma- Kleselguhr is listed in the reports or Iient capital. tha Oeoioelcal survey ana in years. C. L. E. Shan Tobacco. M. E. M. writes: "I have poor eyes: have tried repeatedly to get fitted properly with glass by different spe cialists, but do not get much relief. United States Statistical Abstract as dlatomaceous earth. The Geological Purvey renorts the value of the prod- If so spin- . 191S 1611.021. The output Is onions and I . ...w not given in tons ot avano-um muu. - lty only. In value. In 1014 the production of dlatoma ceous earth ana tripon was -rwuou at 1252,327, according to Government reports. else, no suggestion that the ways of Fifth avenue are perfect and those of other parts of town in sad need of reform. The idea seems to be to en list, not the money of the more for tunate ones, to be dispensed as lar gess through perfunctory committees, but the Individual service of those who promise to help the cause. If this service Bhall have the result of loosing pursestrings In certain In stances, that will be another matter. But the fundamental idea is that peo ple shall give not money, but them selves. Wllson'8 brother-in-law has quit the brokerage firm which furnished the leak" information to Its clients. Sometimes some men are damned by some kind of relative. Germany's war ' bill is said to be 60,000,000,000 marks, but as most of it is in a revolving fund among Ger mans it can go as high as It likes and not find a limit- San Francisco's vice district was depopulated within an hour and soon There are innumerable duties that all new neighbors will be suspicious can be performed most efficiently if characters, Batterymen and cavalrymen knew by the map they were at home, but it was a cold day generally. Remember your mind this personal Idea is kept in mind. Mrs. Astor also gives recognition to another Important fact when she says, with apparent sincerity, that First avenue can be of lust as much insDlra tion to Fifth avenue as Madison ave- Remember the Maine? nue can be to Second." This Is a great the Alamo? Then keep truth, stated succinctly. Only when It I on Mexico. Is put universally Into practice will suspicion, the present stumbling block to true co-operation, die out. But the task Is not impossible. It depends upon the tact and good faith, and good deal upon the patience of the leaders on both sides, but there is light ahead. 1 It is now planned, in this spirit of democratic co-operation, to begin with I The wonuen of Ohio are going to an effort to make Yorkvllle the best vote and then the state sure will go district In the city In point of literacy. I "dry, It Is a very good or a very bad bill that now will get consideration at Salem. Are and Paratyata. rtnoTT.i vrt TTh IK. (To tha Ed- The last one said the optlo nerve was ltor ) Can an old person with a blood badly affected. Is there any relief for I oresBure of over 200 and a light stroke the trouble and what can I do to help of paralysis. live very long In that con- mvn.lf? I trv to be as eur aa T can ditlon? Mno. v . -li on my eyes, but am never out of pain in my head and neck. Can It be cured?" REPLY.- Disease of the optic serve Is cot a trifling ii.si. t i.a vour aieht if vou prognosis would undoubtedly be mate u. tohacco. alcohol, or other form of no I son I rially changed. It is not an uncommon yon must atop at ones. The most frequent! occurrence for a patient to live a good It depends entirely upon the circum stances. Other complications may be present of which no knowledge has been transmitted. In which event the cause of optlo neuritis Is the use ot tobacco. Do yon use any liniment or toilet preparation made with wool alcohol T Do yon work around varnish t Do you work In lead or anything' contalntnr leadT Wood alcohol and lead ars frequent esusea of optlo neuritis. "Up to the Governor" Is a catchy phrase to describe, the situation at Salem. Tbe Jackrabblt Saya. Slnnott aklnned me when we met. Sent my tilde unto a hatter Farmers, ranchers, hearken, please. What you eay rjpw doesn't matter. Say rm "ornery" and bad. My flesh not fit to feed to cats; Say I eat your crops, but add -My fur makes hatsl GEO. O. GOODALL. Union, Or. Reeords In Lair Salt. VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 14. (To the Editor.) How would a layman go about looking up the records of a case tried in court some time ago? L. SMITH. . - A p r 1 y to the County Clerk In the county In whtoh the case was tried. many years after the first apoplectic attack If exoellent care Is provided. The attending physlciarn. If there was one. could make a much more accurate prognosis than anyone who had not seen the patient. If no physician has been called It is recommended that one be summoned aa soon as possible. Radius of Circle. HUNTINGTON. Or..' Feb. 1J. (To the Editor.) Please solve the following problem for me. Bay that the circum ference of the earth is 25,000 miles. Stretch a cable 25,000 miles long around the earth, then splice it. adding 300 feet more of cable. What will be the dis tance from tbe earth, of the cable at any point on Its circumference A KlADER. It Is a matter of finding the radius of a circle 25,000 miles In clrcumfer ence and subtracting It from the radius of a circle 25,100 miles In clrcumfer ence. To find the radius of a circle divide ths circumference by s.JSiS. A DOLLAR. FOR A LIFE. A dollar's not much When expense is compiled. But it will save the life Of a Belgian child. One dollar bow small But how large in aid. To stay starvation From a Belgian babe. Could one silver dollar Bring any more Joy. Than buying life bread For a Belgian boy? A dollar for pleasure Or drink you would hurl; Why not to buy broth For a hungry glrlT Olve a dollar each month. .While the time is rife; It will bring you full value A human life. L. B. H. Preparing for Cltiaenshlp. PORTLAND. Feb. 15. (To the Edi tor.) Could you recommend a book In which could be found information needed for an applicant to become a citizen of the United etates? I will be obliged to answer questions In tbe near future and I am not familiar with all phases of government- Does the con stitution of Oregon contain all details pertaining to county, municipal and state officers elected or appointed? And also, their duties? DANIEL. Municipal officers are provided for by local charters. The constitution creates county and state officers, but others have been established by legis lative enactment. The United States Naturalization Service, Customs-House, will give you free advice aa to your needs. He Wants Skunks. REEDS PORT. Or., Feb. 14. (To the Editor.) 1 want to find a skunk farm as soon an possible. I want 25 or 30 skunks. Can anyone t?u me of one near by? A. R, CONGER.