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undergo that measure of
training which is of equal value In
peaceful pursuits.
MAKE UNIVERSAL, SERVICE "LASTING.
Some members of Congress still In
sist that universal service should be
adopted only as an emergency meas
ure, to be abandoned as soon aa the
present war is ended. Yet the fact
that they are wilring to assent to it at
ell proves that the campaign for pre
paredness, and for universal service as
the best means to achieve it, hag
borne fruit. The people have been
educated up to some approach to a
true conception of what is necessary
to their safety against foreign foes.
But persistence of the idea that the
whole manhood of the Nation be or
ganized for its defense for the present
occasion only, and that adoption of a
permanent military policy be deferred
until after the war betrays ignorance
of our military history and ignores
one outstanding fact of our present
situation. It also betrays blindness
to the principles behind the demand
for compulsory service.
The United States never has fought
a war with a first-class power when
we were without allies' or when our
antagonist was not also occupied with
other enemies. In the Revolutionary
War we had the active aid in our own
country of a French fleet and army,
and during its later years of Spain and
Holland. .Vhile Great Britain fought
us in the War of 1812 she was also
fighting France and was pouring out
money to keep the armies of Austria,
Frussia and Russia in the field. The
only foreign nations which we have
fought alone are Mexico and Spain,
both vastly inferior to us. A far
larger proportion of the troops which
fought Mexico were regulars than was
the case in any other war, and General
Taylor's volunteers had undergone
long training, which made them equal
to regulars. The confusion due to
reliance on volunteers in the war with
Spain would have brought disaster on
us if that country had not been even
more inefficient than we. Inferior In
resources and operating far from her
base. The Civil War was prolonged
by our reliance on volunteers and by
the fact that the Confederacy resorted
to conscription from the start. Mili
tary authorities agree that, If the
Union could have put 100,000 seasoned
troops in the field In J861. th war
would have been over In a few months.
Luck has been with us in every war
and it is with us now.
We owe our safety from invasion
now to the facts that allied fleets have
penned up the German and Austrian
fleets In their harbors and that allied
armies have drawn an Iron ring
around the armies of the central pow
ers. . If we alone were fighting the
central powers their superior navy
could defeat ours and get command of
the sea. They could then land an
army of 300,000 men, thoroughly
trained and equipped, on our coast
within thirty days. We should be able
to oppose them with, only 60,000 regu
lars and 150,000 trained National
Guardsmen at the most. Any other
forces we might send against them
would be untrained and ill equipped
and would almost certainly go out
only to be massacred. During the
first year of the war when Great Brit
ain was organizing new armies with
great effort and at enormous cost and
when France almost alone was hold
ing the western line, Britons were sa
tirically quoted as saying: "We will
fight it out to the last Frenchman."
The same taunt might as Justly be
made against the United States. Be
hind the shield of the allied armies
and navies we are beginning to pre
pare after the war has begun. We are
now more dependent on the allies than
Britain was upon France and Russia
in August, 1914, for that country
from the first has held command of
the sea and In the first month of the
war put more than twice! as many men
in the field as we could now eend
from our regular Army.
We cannot be sure that luck will
always be with us as it has been in
former wars. To assume that it will
be so would be to gamble witn our
National safety, perhaps our very ex
istence. Some persons cheerfully as
sume that this will be the last great
war: that absolutism will be destroyed
with the defeat of Germany, Austria
and Turkey; and that a league of
democratic nations will then establish
perpetual peace. The best that we cau
hope is that this will prove true as to
Kurope and Western Asia, but a slml
lar adjustment is due in Eastern Asia,
and we cannot be sure that, when all
the nations of Europe have become
democratized, they will always keep
the peace. Dutch independence was
followed by the founding of a colonial
empire. Britain had no sooner rid
herself of the Stuarts than she entered
upon an era of conquest. France had
no sooner founded the first republic
than It set out to conquer Europe
and it remained a republic until after
Italy, Belgium and Holland had been
practically annexed and Egypt and
Syria invaded. Settlement of conflict
ing claims among the allied nations
will be no easy task and may include
compromises which will contain the
seeds of future wars.
At the best, the League of Peace
will require each nation to maintain
a considerable army and navy to en.
torce its decrees. Only by degrees
will confidence in its permanence be
established, and meanwhile the na
tions may only gradually decrease
their armaments. Prudence requires
us to be prepared for a break-up o
the league and for a sudden attack
until it has fully Imposed its authority
on the world. Then we can reduce our
armaments to the dimensions requisite
for our part in policing the world,
Even then justice and genuine democ
racy will demand that the selective
draft be adopted, and National welfare
will demand - that all male citizens
FARMING THE RIGHT OF WAT.
Announcement by various railway
compaines that they will grant per
mission to cultivate right-of-way prop
erty in the Northwest derives added
importance from the fact that it is a
good beginning in the right direction,
and that It Inaugurates a movement
that pan conceivably attain propor
tions of high Importance, . A large
area in the aggregate is so situated
that it can be put to good use, and
whether it is employed in growing po
tatoes for human consumption or
mangel-wurzels and hay for animals
it is clearly a great economie gain.
it also, we believe, will improve the
scenic outlook. Travelers are wont to
complain that railway routes are not
cnosen with a view to the pleasure of
the eye. Long stretches in plains and
valleys, laid out by engineers rather
than landscape artists, become prosy
and monotonous. But there will be
less complaint, for example, if on our
journeys hither and yon we are treated
to an occasional row of potatoes J 00
miles long or a field of waving hay or
ripening grain extending from town to
town. Useful things may also be
beautiful. To the man confronted by
the problem of living, the white and
purple bloom of the potato may easily
seem as esthetic as an equal number
of acres of tulips.
Let us hope that the custom of
farming the strips beside the railway
tracks may outlast the war. It is
a splendid way to conserve our re
sources in land and an infallible meth
od of keeping down the weeds.
citizenship, and not the identity of the supplant them, and those men 'should
Individual, that finally arouses us. . be relieved of the work of producing
Because of temporary conditions, we I munitions, as was the British War
have recently increased our trade with Minister.. A new department of mu-
Russla without a treaty to take the nitions should be established, headed
place of the old one. It is not likely, by one of our captains of industry
however, that this would have contin- with men of only slightly less capacity
ued after peace was declared. The I as his immediate subordinates. That
completion of a new treaty, therefore, I way victory lies; the other way lies
is Important also for the effect it will I bungling, waste, confusion,- ineffect-
have on our business opportunities in I lveness, perhaps defeat. When the
the period of reconstruction. These I fate of democracy hangs on our aa
normally would be large and the tlon, we cannot afford to fall.
prompt ratification of a compact in
wmcn an Americans snail be placed Japan has been moved by the ex
on a footing of equality will play an ample of the United States in, acquir-
Impprtant part.
STOCKS OF FOOD IX STORAGE.
ing the Danish West Indies to start
a movement for the purchase of the
Dutch East Indies. Java and Sumatra
have been under the rule of Holland
ductlon of food in the United States more tna" 3 year3' ,but thf D"itch.
to meet th emergencies of the war
appears from reports of the Agricul
tural Department on the stocks in
government has not always found it
easy to maintain its supremacy. Japa
nese are talking of devoting a portion
a i,n i .. itv. 4h. of their war profits to the purchase,
same date last year. Though there and ttho P ,5"" ,co"rse
has been an increase of 9.1 per cent out that Stw wo"ld not f"rT
ln frozen beef and 11.9 per cent In n,sh an opportunity for expansion but
cured beef, the decrease In other meats Yf:' , . " , 'ctt;
and meat products has been serious.
Stocks of frozen pork decreased 88.1
difficulty In maintaining neutrality of
the islands during the Russo-Japanese
per cent, dry salt pork Increased only War- and same has been true in
the Japanese Parliament, writing in
1 per cent, sweet pickled pork de
creased 12 per cent and lard 43.6 per
cent, while mutton and lamb show a
loss of 19.4 per cent.
The showing as regards dairy prod
ucts, except butter, is equally unfavor
able. Stocks of cheese were 18.3 per
Gleams-Through the Mist.
By Dean Collins.
OX HOLDING
rose: festival
Writer Says Mosey Spent Might Da
Used to Build Submarine Chaser,
PORTLAND. April 15. (To the Edl-
MCNITION MAKING. tor.) In view of the National crisis
Everybody cannot run 1 now confronting us, is it possible that
With a baynet and a gun, I the citizens of Portland contemplate
To wallop at the foe across the sea; celebrating the Rosa Festival? The
But there's plenty yet to do, I obvious answer is apparently not the
And it's patriotic, too, I correct one. It seems that even now
For the chaps that stay at home like I th first steps of preparation are be
you and mo. I Ing taken. What spirit can prompt
We can Join the big parade such actions? At such a time as this.
With the shovel and th spade; : I when tha Nation needs our every re-
We can hop Into our set of garden I source, can we afford to waste our
duds: I energy on trivialities?
While the rumblinir drums are quaking A De.sl lna Koa8 Festival is 9 pretty
We can start munition-making,
spectacle, and moreover an excellent
advert(Hm,n i . 1 , v. . . . . . ,
And the best sort of munitions now existing circumstances should we not
ar spuas.
advertise ourselves as a city of trlflers.
Indifferent to the Nation's needs? The
display of much bunting means but lit
tie, and the sort of patriotism that ex
penda itself In the waving of nags is of
uat caiiDer.
A recent writer to The Ormronlnn
pleads for tha Trstfvni i.. o i
If supported by a reg'lar bowl of there is enough money for both the
stew. ReJ Cross and the Festival." Dnea
So while loud the welkin dome she not know that never at any time
Rings for those that march from home durlnff the war has there been enough
And in ev'rv heart th. wild war m"aoy Ior lno dross? Are wound-
While the bullet and the shell
Can keep going for a spell
Upon valor and enthusiasm, too,
Still ifs very safe to say
They'll get further In the fray
the Japan Magazine, says that with
command of the Straits of Sunda Ja
pan could slacken her plans for naval
expansion, from which viewpoint the
subject might easily become highly in-
THE TWO ROCKEFEIXERS.
Who has been the happier of the
two Rockefellers John D-, the found
er of Standard Oil and multi-millionaire,
or Frank, the stockman? A guide
to the answer is the obvious differ
ence In character between the two
men. Frank's early severance of both
business and personal relations with
his brother Implies disapproval of the
methods by which the latter acquired
his enormous fortune and refusal to
share responsibility for them. He was
a man of different ideals, as his after
life showed.
Though his success as a stockman
implies that, like John, he was a man
of no mean business ability, Frank's
chosen occupation and his attitude to
ward it imply that, unlike his brother.
the pleasure of life for him did not
consist in the acquisition and disburse
ment of vast sums of money. He loved
animals and learned many good les
sons by "simply having fun with
them." He loved borsa racing, not for
the purpose of gambling on their
speed, but for the sport, which grati
fied his love of animals. He found the
joy of living in the heavy work of his
ranch, in which he did his part, at
tired as a farm hand. He proudly
styled himself "Frank Rockefeller,
stockman," and he showed by his life
that his heart was in his work and
that the great outdoors was the tem
ple where he worshipped.
Meanwhile John for many years was
piling million on million by ruthlessly
crushing others in order to build up
his great network of corporations. He
was an Indoor man, working in banks
and offices. Not until his digestive
apparatus broke down did he take to
the mild, outdoor eport of golf. Na
ture played a scurvy trick on him, for,
though he had means to buy the most
luxurious food. It reduced him to a
diet which could have cost only a few
cents a day in order to restore his
health. He worshipped In palatial
churches, the object of adulation of
pastor and congregation, and all his
associates showed profound respect,
most often not for him but for bis
millions. His surplus income became
enormous, but he believed in the gos
pel of money-making, and be used
money to make more money and thus
to Increase the burden that weighed
him down.
The name of John D. Rockefeller
has become the synonym for all that
is cruel, unscrupulous and sinister In
American business life. The sense of
wrong that was stirred In the minds
of many made him the personification
of the system that he most success
fully followed and that -was adopted
by many imitators. To that sentiment
was added the envy which success al
ways breeds in those who have failed.
He became a trembling old man, feel
ing that envy and hatred surrounded
him on all hands, guarded at all times
against possible assault, seeking with
fair words to conciliate suspected ene
mles. By lavish benefactions to many
good causes he has sought to win the
good opinion of his fellow-citizens and
to Insure that some blessings shall be
mingled with the curses which are
heaped on him, but he has met fre
quent rebuffs from those who call his
money tainted.
Of the two Rockefellers, which has
achieved the real success John D.,
gatherer of many millions, whose home
is in the marts of trade and finance.
or Frank, the lover of animals, whose
home has been on the 6unlit, wind
swept prairies? Which was really the
one to be envied? Is it not better to
emulate Frank than to envy John?
cent' less and eggs 36.8 per cent, but Cresting to the United States,
butter shows the enormous Increase I
of 80 rer cent I The children's bureau of the United
These figures contain some explana- States Department of Labor is sound-
tion of the hierher nrlces of all kinds warning 10 parents ana scnooi
of meat except beef, also of eggs and authorities in the United States to give
cheese. Beef may have risen In price heed to the lessons taught by Europe
because herds have been depleted, in tna Past two years. In the bel-
whlch fact may be due m part to the ligerent countries particularly, and
stimulus of high prices for animals aIso lQ neutral countries where mobil-
on the hoof, but in view of the enor- isation nas oeen more or less exten
mous Increase in the stock of butter ive Juvenile delinquencies have in
there seems to be no Justification for creased to a marked extent, more chil
the present high price In the country dren have been employed under ad
at laree ' verse conditions and special measures
The Pacific Northwest is in a better have been found necessary for the
situation as to some commodities, protection or the Health of mothers
worse as to others, than other sections, and babies. Much of the increased
for In this section, wherein the de- delinquency has been due directly to
partment includes Oregon, Washing- the absence of the heads of families
ton, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, with the armies. The obvious course
frozen beef has increased 3 7.1 per indicated for Americans i3 declared
cent, cured beef 48.6 per cent, frozen to be to take precautions before the
pork 6.8 per cent, dry salt pork has situation gets out of hand. Strict en
decreased 11.4 per cent, sweet pickled forcement of school-attendance laws
pork 6.1 per cent, cheese has increased and the development of infant-welfare
0.9 per cent, eggs 3 8.4 per cent, but work by public and private agencies
butter has decreased 52.7 per cent as are suggested.
compared with a general increase of
80 per cent. The supply of butter Many men past military age are
seems to have drained from the Pa- asking what they can do to help in
cific Coast and the South Atlantic the war. President Wilson gives the
states into the Central and North At- answer. Grow potatoes and onions in
lantic states. But if we in Oregon pay the back yard or on the vacant lot
more for meat because of the country- next door, or go into the country and
wide depletion of stocks notwithstand- help the farmer with his Spring plow
ing our increase for some classes and Ing and seeding. There may be no
small decrease for others, why should brass-band parades, no uniforms, no
not the same rule give us cheaper I tearful farewells for those who per
butter? Such discrepancies might be I form these prosaio tasks, but these
removed by Government regulation of people are doing their bit for the
spirit buds:
We can make munitions here
Nought to last the boys a year.
And the best sort of munitions now
are spuda.
While the soldiers dig the trench.
In the choking gas bomb's stench,
We can dig a trench, across our
peaceful lawn;
While they drive the baynet blade
We can drive the keen-edged spade.
And raise grub for all the soldiers
who have gone.
There's a chance for everyone.
Though he may not pack a gun
Nor drag, cannon through the tram
pled mires and muds.
While abroad the soldiers fight.
Make munitions day and night
And the best sort of munitions new
are spuds.
While some other folks may falk
And old freedom's bird may squawk
to San Jose;
There's another method, boys.
That beats making lots of noise
And it's planting foodstuffs some
where every day.
We can Join the big parade
With the shovel and the spade
We can hop Into our set of garden
duds!
While the rumbling drums are quaking
Let us start munition-making
And the best sort of munitions now
are spuds.
"Sir," said the Courteous Office Bay,
skating in from the corridor In high
dudgeon and shying a paste pot at
prices and cold storage.
FINAL. BARRIER DOWN.
The last barrier to a new commer
cial treaty with Russia has been re
moved by the formation of the new
government succeeding that of the
Czar and the announcement that dis
crimination on account of religious
faith is to be discontinued. The old
treaty was denounced by President
Taft, it will be remembered, because
of the refusal of Russia to treat all
American - citizens with equality. It
was not a formal protest against inter
nal measures of repression of its own
people of Jewish faith, although these
ran counter to our ideas, but a defi
nite stand upon the rights of all Amer
leans to be considered on the same
plane. The old treaty called for cer
tain guarantees for American citizens.
Russia kept the conditions as to Gen
tiles, but Ignored them and Imposed
intolerable hardships upon their Jew
ish fellow-citizens.
The true democracy of America is
nowhere better illustrated than by thl
incident. Not much was said about it
at the time perhaps not so much as
the underlying principles deserved '
but the position of our Government,
regardless of partisan politics, has
been unyielding. There never was
any "prospect that a treaty would be
made that included the conditions in
sis ted upon by the old Russian re
gime. All Americans look alike to the
American Government. We have been
as deeply stirred by the deaths In the
war zone of humble sailors as by the
loss of those better-known Americans
who perished, for example, when the
Lusitanta was torpedoed. Soapbox
orators are fond of preaching that the
rich get most of the protection. But
our undercurrents all are In another
country just the same. They may even
be likened to those of whom Milton
FTVTIII 9 vnn VTfTnRT I 1 liicy iLiau Bervo wnu u uy
war. A rm v Mavv. ATn H n a Corns fi.nd
National Guard are engaged In a com- After all, the American trouble with
netitivft ecnmblA for recruits to brine lno nypnenatea citizen Has not Deen a
our armed forces up to authorized war circumstance to that of Switzerland.
streneth. and eaoh is in some decree inal country nas omy tnree Kinas,
nullifying the efforts of the others. but each sticks to its own language
Recruits are belne souirht everywhere ano- venemenuy upnoioa me country
without regard to the greater need of 01 at speaks it. Moreover, they are
keeping many men at work in pro- Packed in a country about the size of
vidlng Army and Navy with those a New England Btate, and are kept
things without which they cannot apart only by the mountains. Yet that
fight. Experience of other nations has hyphenated little country has held to
taught us that for every man in the gether for centuries, and each race
fighting forces there should be five would fight to the death for it against
men or women employe. In -supplying lus own Kinqrea nationality,
him, but our existing forces are
deficient in supplies of all kinds and Most aptly the New Tork Evening
have no reserve stock, our Industries I Post calls the attention of those who
are employed in supplying other na. oppose compulsory service to the fact
tions and they have Just been listed that Germany is doing no fighting on
with a view to supply our own needs. I her own 60II, while the less prepared
Full equipment for war and for the nations have to fight on theirs. That
winning of early and complete victory lis the effect of waiting for the. other
requires full Inventory of man power 1 party to bring the war. When we
and material. It is necessary that all consider the condition of Northern
should then be placed at the disposal France, Belgium, Serbia and Poland,
of the Government and should be ap- 1 that Is no small matter.
plied to that use in which they can
render the best service to the Nation. Mexico professes neutrality, but
This requires that a census be taken threatens to prohibit exports of oil
of all men, showing their occupation which is necessary to the British navy,
and where they are employed. Those and Carranza is in close counsel with
men ehould then be enrolled In the German bankers and intriguers. He
fighting forces who can be most easily will be Judged by his deeds, not by his
spared from their civil occupations, words, and if he acts as an enemy he
No man should be admitted to the I should be treated as an -enemy.
Army or Navy who is needed to supply
tnem witn tne requisites ior rignting. Seeretarv Lane has a hannr thought
uiero Miuum PC no rcpeuuon 01 me 1 1 r a 1 II n c- on th aprvlci-a nf th "armv
costly Diunoer maae Dy Britain in tne of rroduears " Calline- it an armv
first year of the war. when men sorely puts the emphasis in the right place
needed to make guns, shells or rifles, and the an a(i(3ed sense
to build ships or to mine coal for the af having a part in the important
navy were euiKieu uuiy iu ue rauea scheme of National defense.
DacK irom tne trencnes to trteir places
at nome j.u iuri at nonie wno The Port;and Evening Telegram Is
works where the Government puts ..falr fat and forty Eacn of tho
him ehould receive as much credit for
three words could be taken as a text
doing his bit" as the man who goes artA nlrt v.... tn tlinna wV.o knn.
to the front, but he should cast off or have known our neighbor during
rcowuioua ju iiuui. auu u aH lta yeara fulsome praise Is need
on tne 300 until exnaustea, wounaea
or killed. Any factory needed by the rt. , ,,,,,, ito,i tn ,
iUu,u uo " o of Young America that the branch o
"u" "i. 11 owner iim the servlco most jlkeiy to eee real ac
as little claim to big profits as a re- tlontJie NaVyia having a genuine
wu.iu iw omouwuriuB 'r ' "u recruiting boom
B.9 JiAO WLO UiAU WUU fOVCO UU
1 . I.. 1 1 .
There is no way other than unlver- ultlmately affect the housewife, and
the others of the family can "do their
bit" by refraining from criticism.
.When you count the coin in your
pocket, remember the wealth of this
country is $2157 per capita.
Do not forget, while discussing a
possible food shortage, that Belgian
children are still hungry.
sal service by which this can be ac
compllshed. Great. Britain tried the
voluntary system and failed. Canada
has tried that system, and its failure
is proved. Enrollment of all men and
all industry to serve the Nation in
the way of which they are most capa.
ble can alone equip us to put forth
our utmost effort at the earliest pos
sible time. Two and a half precious
years have been wasted, and that
waste must be counted as a success
for Germany's effort to keep us un
prepared. That country seems now to
plan a last great bid for victory be.
fnrft w rsn throw our wie-nt Into tbft
scale against it. We can at least xt ha always been our boast we
partly compensate for that lost time can feed the world. This year. lt is
by adopting the most effective means up lo ua tu frov "-
of t.nwflrriner fh German rtlan. but
to do so we must crowd into the next At least one submarine should be
year work which might otherwise built here, that Oregonians may see
have been snread over three vears. and wnat it ioohs line
If the Turks think they can steal
one of our warships, they have an.
other thought coming.
we must be able to put In the field a
year hence an army which will more
than counterbalance any strategic re
serve which may then remain to the
central powers. In the meantime, it
is necessary to expand and speed up
To realize the enormous wealth of
this country $220,000,000,000 try to
count a million.
A prowler should mail his address
the production of munttlons and food to the Coroner and save trouble fo
to the nolnt where we can equip a I officials.
new army without diminishing the
supply for the allies, and at the same
time back up the latter with our
finances.
Herculean as this ta6k may be, it High water and overflowed bottoms
Is not beyond the capacity of the I mean big crops later in the season.
United States, if our bert mentre put
in charge. It cannot be performed by I The husky athlete makes a good
men of the caliber of Secretaries Dan- emergency farmer.
With the rise in the price of ice, th
consumer will insist on full weight
ed men to go insufficiently cared for
while wo frivol and exprets our loyalty
by long flag-decked processions, led
by bands playing National airs? Is
that our Ideal of patriotism?
With the money we would spend on
the Festival could we not build a sub
marine chaser or a patrol boat to pre
sent to the Government? Such a boat
might bo in our own docks and be but
a forerunner of what we are capable of
producing. And if wo are of a senti
mental turn of mind, we might suggest
that It be named the Rose.
Would that not bo the better patriot
ism? GERTRUDE CHAMBERS.
RAISING POTATOES FOR THE ARMT
In Other Days.
Half m Centnry Asro.
From The Oregontan of AprU IT. 1SST.
Testerday was one of the warmest
days of the year. The shady side of the
street was decidedly the more com
fortable of the two, both for prome
naders and idlers. It was what might
be called a thawy day. It suggested
cooling beverages.
II. P. Isaacs will erect a first-class
flouring mill at Boise City the coming
Summer.
The debt of the town of V alia Walla
is $4982.
A horse fair will be held at Jackson
ville on the 27th of the present month.
Tho Owyhee Avalanche is credibly In
formed that some practical printer Is
about to commence the publication of
a journal at Baker City, Oregon. Baker
County is rapidly growing In population
ana a newspaper should be sustained
there on a legitimate patronage. If
properly conducted.
New Tork The Great Eastern leaves
on the 16th. Not over 300 passengers
have been received.
Suggestion Made That State VtilUe
' Experiment Station Ground.
XJXIOX. Or.. April 15. (To the Edi
tor.) As the state is making plans to
help raise garden .tuff to cut down
the shortage and high prices and pre
pare for war, why wouldn't ... bo a
good plan to set the Eastern Oregon
experiment station to one side and
And mav flan Ms wines from Maine raise potatoes for the Army. There
wuuiu db ciose to 3uu acres or tine
garden land that could be used and
the state owns teams and tools and has
superintendent already.
I don't think the taxpayers would
object as much as they do now, and
It would be good for tho ground. I
believe there would be plenty of help
to take care t-r It if some committee
would look after It. I think It should
be set aalde for this purpose
Twnty-flve Years Age.
From Th Oregonlan of April IT, 1802.
Chicago School elections wer held
throughout Illinois today, and for th
first time women exercised tho right
of suffrage. They turned out in largo
numbers and In nearly every instano
secured the election of their favorite
candidates.
President billot, of Harvard College,
will arrive next Thursday and will
spend two days in tho city, the guest of
Rev. T. L. Eliot.
Some of tne new electric cars for th
Third-street system were taken out of
the barn at Twenty-second and Savler
streets yesterday and run down to
Third and Gllsan. They worked well
and in a short time the line will be la
full operation.
Brown's Valley, Minn. The opening
of the Slsseton reservation, so far as
known, was acoompllahed without a
squatter's r-w or any trouble of a seri
ous character. There was a lare-e num.
oer oi Drokcen wheels, smashed axle
and bruised boomers after the scram-
Die. out on the whole th opening
passed off quietly.
On Tuesday last LiahLshlr. Nn Kn
first to be stationed on tho Paclflo
Coast of the United States, waa placed
In position at th mouth of th Colum
bia River.
A. W. HOFJIAN.
Oennan Sale of Anna.
WESTO.V. Or.. April 9. (To the
Editor.) I noticed In Tho Sunday Ore
gonlan, April 8, an article by Mr. Isaac
peart, stating that the German gov
ernment Is kicking this country for
the marine editor's pet cockroach, supplying Great Britain with rounl-
whlch eat sunning itslf tn the radi
ator.
"What is the cause of your rage?"
gasped.
"I want you to help me start a re
call on our Congressman," snorted the
C. t. B picking up another paste pot
tions and asserts that the German gov
ernment did the same thing In the time
of the Boer war. by supplying Great
Britain with munitions.
I would like to know where he gets
his authority for the statement.
The American Agriculturist i. ear Book
for 1901 states that on June 12, 1900,
th German government forbade the
and making a flanking movement on Krupp to ship munitions to either the
the radiator, behind which Waldemar,
the cockroach, had fled with a squeak
of terror,
But wherefore recall the Congress
man, my son?" I queried. "He wasn t
la on the late filibuster.
I know It, but he's the guy that
British or the Boers.
D. B.
Peerless Recruiting; Aeent.
MYRTLE POINT. Or.. April 15.-(To
the Editor.) One of our contemporary
papers in an editorial Jubilantly as
serts that Mr. Bryan has offered his
sent m th packages of seeds th services to the country and to serve as
.v.- r. r. -a a private
U lllCr UA', (luncinu fciup v v
"And what then?"
During his days of pacifism he was
credited with the statement that he
Well. I went out this morning tolCOuld raise an army of 1.000,000 men
nl.nt a. tardea, so's to helD out the over night. Could not Mr. Bryan serve
food production for the Army, and h's country to a greater extent by en
" ... , 1 listing as a recruiting officer rather
whddya think?" nan prlvateT
I don t think. There is a bit of humor in his declar-
Tb Congressman had picked out atlon to become one of the rank. E very-
nothing but petunias and marigolds." body knows Billy is a score of years
bellowed the C. O. B. "It ud help a aoove tne age limit
whole lot for us to be sending button
hole bouquets to our gallant men at
the front, wouldn't it?"
And I Instantly seized and signed
the C. O. B.'s recall petition, for I
remembered that I drew only lark
purs and pansles in mine.
THEREFORE! HE IT RESOLVED
That in view of the Importance of
GEO. B. TONNET.
Civil Service and Military Doty.
PORTLAND, April 14 (To the Edi
tor.) If a person has applied for per
mission to take the civil servlco exam
ination and his application Is accept
ed, would he be exempt from military
duty If a draft were called before the
date of examination? READER.
The fact that a person has applied for
the point urged by tho C. O. a., - au a civu service examination or that his
who are with us In this matter please application has been accepted, will not
mall the following to their Rep. in exempt bim in any way from the llabll-
Cong. ity of being drafted Into military
DEAR uu.nuklsomaji; service.
Recently you sent to me
Some Daekets of seeds, which Inspired Instruction In Klndersarten Work.
mo with gleo PORTIjAND, April 16. (To tne isai-
Until tho war cam with Its dreadful tor.) Kindly tell me whether there is
alarms
And called all the soldiers to hurry
to arms.
And ev'ryon went to the garden to
hunt
anv school In Portland where one could
receive Instructions in Kindergarten
work. MRS. F. J. K.
St. Helen's Hall Kindergarten Train
ing School, St. Helen's Hall, Portland,
dergarten work.
For a place to raise food for the men Qr can nep yo ln any ima Cf fcln-
at the rronu
In haste then I opened th packets
you sent
Oh, how could you do It. perfidious
gent?
Longshoremen Indorse Mr. Wheelwright
PORTLAND. April 14. (To the Ed
itor.) I desire to express through your
) .. . V. Iiirlnru. rr en, nf V T i
And found that tne seea mat you sent Wneelwrighfs appointment as Minis
me to sec
Consisted of pansles and sweet mignon
ette;
And how shall a soldier continue in
hope
When I have to plant daisies and
weak heliotrope?
COOS COUNTY'S CO All AND HARHOR
Marshfleld Cnamber of Commerc Coin,
bat Derogatory Inference.
MARSH FIELD, Or., April 15. (To th
Editor.) In The Oregonian of April S
Meier & Frank Co. publish a splendid
article about the water power possibil
ities of Portland and vicinity with
which wo heartily agree, and will add
that the same possibilities exist
throughout Western Oregon, and la
some portions of Southern and Eastern,
Oreson.
We do not, however, agree with their
statement which infers that we have -no
coal or iron. Coos County has over
400 square miles underlaid with coaL
We have six mines developed and oper
ated upon a commercial basis, and good
ness only knows how many operated
for neighborhood use.
Here is the one exception ln ail th
United States where coal may be load
ed direct from the mine's mouth into
ocean-going vessels.
And speaking of ocean-going ves
sels reminds us of a statement made
Dy Mr. Hegardt before the Portland
Realty Board a short time sine as fol
lows: "Portland Is the metropolis of
Oregon and its only seaport."
Wo all recognize the tact that Port
land Is the metropolis, and that It will
oe ror years and years. If not for all
time, but wo refute the statement that
it is Oregon's only seaport.
Coos Bay harbor is and has been for
several years the heaviest shipper of
lumber not only ln Oreson but ln th
entire Pacific Northwest Coast coun
try. The steamer Adeline Smith, during
the year 1916, plying In and out of
Coos Bay harbor, established new
world's records both as to dlstano
traveled and th amount of lumber
carried.
MARSHFTELD CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE, Mel a. Duncan. Secretary.
Conscription In Alaaltn.
HTLLSBORO. Or, April 15. (To th
Editor.) (1) In case the tJ. S. Govern
ment drafts, can it draft ln Alaska to
send men to the States or France?
(2) Can anyone but doctors and
nurses enlist in the Hospital Corps?
READER.
(1) Yes; drafting would apply ln
Alaska or any other possession.
(2) Trained men are wanted in th
Hospital Corps, but a man who has had
experience as an orderly ln a hospital
or who has had some medical training,
although he may not be an accredited
doctor, i Is taken for private service.
Occasionally a man without experience
in hospital work may be taken as a
private for duty. Men with experience,
of course, ar-enrolled first and inex
perienced men used only ln an emergency.
ter to Japan by th longshore workers.
Tho Pacific Export Lumber Company's
president stands ace high with the
longshoremen. A. E. BARNES,
Business Agent and secretary.
Japan la at War.
America in Arms.
By Percy MacKaye, f the Vigilantes.
wide
The time now demands, with this peril
imhll ftli .
So herewith, dear congressman, i ao Rut. wa tl.vm striven on hell's
protest I shore
Gainst the packets of seeds that to I To quench th horrible fire,
me were addressed.
T,- v-u, ,v,.a - anlrilr snAlir bat- For this was willed to be
is y on wno sprung on . wona asieey.
And now his talons out of the sea
VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 1. (To
the Editor.) Is Japan a neutral ln th
present war? If not, how Is it con
corned? READER.
"Reader" evidently has not read th
newspapers consistently. Japan is ln
the war on the side of the entente
allies, took a prominent part in driving
Lthe German forces from Asia and the"
islands of the Pacific and Is now aiding
In patrolling the Pacific as a precau
tion against German raiders.
tie shocks
Upon salads of phlox or of pink holly
hocks?
So, Congressman, Congressman, hearken
my needs.
Cut out the petunia and marigold eeeds, As he lies in lair with a steel-gray
Have drawn us into the deep:
Into the deep and the dark
Where his blood Is drunk with the
splendor of ships
Go down to the warehouse and faith
fully hunt
For some seed that makes grub for
th men at the front.
Dispense with th larkspurs and car
nations sweet
And send me some spuds or a bushel
of wheat.
shark
The mad foam on his Hps.
No more, then, now no more
.'Tls ours to watch by the burning
lake.
But ours, thank God, to wage this war.
Thank God for freedom s sane.
POTE HOUND ENGAGED,
G. Pythargoras Blmelack, the w. k.
savant and vers liberator, who has
recently appeared In these colyums
with a series of American translations 1 So this is the pledge we plight
Till freedom shall be strong
Through hell her heavenly work
to do;
For force is neither right nor wrong
But the use we put it to.
from English pomes, has agreed to
serve us In another capacity for
time.
We have engaged him aa our official
"poto hound" to run to earth tho metri
cal talent of the community so that
That we can fight, who do not hate.
And we.for freedom's love will fight
In tho venomed teeth of fate.
Gird, then, our- hearts to blaze
Once more through battle's
alarms.
black
we can shanghai it into our colyum I God of our fathers, and upraise
and thus lighten our own burdens
our
fhes
Pythag. is out in full cry after a prom
islng poto of whom we have recently
heard, and this colyum should be
waicnea cioseiy next weeic tor the re
suits of th hunt.
America In arms!
So her free soul may live.
Then ours to win Thy grail or
grave-
Are an hundred million lives to glv.
, But only on to save.
No More "Cutting 'Cross lots."
PORTLAND. April 18. (To the Edi
tor.) It seems to be a common prac
tice all over the city for people to cut
across vacan lots and fields whether
under cultivation or not.
With nearly every lot' and field be
ing plowed under this year, and with
present prices of vegetables prevailing,
the damage thus done no doubt will
run Into thousands of dollars the com
ing season If the practloa Is continued.
Cannot the city do something to rem
edy this matter? A READER.
Homesteaders Need Seed.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 16. (To the
Editor.) There are thousands of home
steaders in Montana, Washington and
Oregon who cannot borrow money to
get crops in. They need seed and
fence wire, posts, etc Seed in eom
cases can be had but they cannot buy.
One man has 60 acres plowed in Mon
tana. He cannot even fence it. These
men need beans, corn, wheat and pota
toes. A. B. HOLLOWAY.
Orlsta of Name Slog Sing.
SALEM. Or.. April 1!. (To the Edi
tor.) How did Sing Sing Prison. New
York, get Its name? A FRIEND.
The prison was named for the town
of Sing S!ng, since changed to Ossln
lng. Sing Sing probably was a cor
ruption of Sin Slncks, the name of a
tribe of Indians of that vicinity.