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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN,
FRIDAY APRIIi 20, 1917.
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Ian important factor In the general
YY't'Y'i' TY ' economy, as a glance at their plan will
Vl l-l&W I show. They are pledged to reduce food
consumption to a minimum, to avoid
PORTLAND, OREGON. I all extra varance and display of lux-
Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postofflce aa I ury, to stop all waste in the home, to
second-class mail matter. r are63 plainly, to make simple presents
Subscription rates Invariably la advance: and tQ plant vegetable8 instead of
rnii .. 18.00 flowers. This is a pretty good pro
Daily, Sunday included, six month 4.25 gramme, even though they are never
Dally, Sunday Included, three months.... 4.-0 I called on to cook for the Army.
uauy, feunaay moiuaeu, dui muuiu. . .
.73
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.. 1.75
.. .60
.. 1.50
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Dally, without Sunday, one year
Dally, without Sunday, three month.
Dally, without Sunday, one month...
Weekly, one year.
Eunday, one year ...........
Eunday and Weekly
(By Carrier.)
Dally, Sunday Included, ono year. . . . .
How to Remit 6end poatoffice money been pessimistic over the hop outlook
order. express order or personal check on to reach a decision as to whether he
your local bank, stamp., coin or shall retain his vines. This decision
are at sendees risk. Olva postoffloe address
THE rCTIBB OF HOPS,
High prices for staple foodstuffs
come at a fortunate time for the hop
growers of the Pacific Northwest.
9- They will help the grower who has
in full. Including county and state.
Poataee Kates 12 to, IS pares. 1 cent; IS
o R2 tii. 2 centa: 84 to 48 nazes, S cents;
DO to 60 pages, 4 cent.; 62 to 76 pages, 5
cents: 78 to 2 pages, centa. Foreign post
age double rates.
rjutm Rnlnim Offlee Verree Conklln.
Brunswick bulldlna. New York; Verree &
Conklln, Steger building, Chicago; Ban Fran
cisco representative, ft. J. Bldwell. 742 Mar
ket street.
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PORTLAND, 1T1UAV, APRIL 10, 1917.
will be in the negative In a good many
instances: indeed, the movement to
ward substituting other crops for hops
is not new. Official figures of the
Department of Agriculture show that
there was a decrease of more than
10,000 acres in the area planted to
hops in the decade from 1899 to 1909,
before the dry movement had attained
full headway and before the remark
able rise in the price of food.
One of the main crops that is likely
to take the place of hops is beans.
Sugar beets will be grown more ex
tensively. In view of the prospect that
sugar will continue at relatively high
levels for some time to come, and
GIVE POWER TO THE PRESIDENT.
The duty of every man to his coun
try now calls upon him to stand by
President Wilson In his efforts to se
cure adoption of compulsory military there will be extension of plantings to
service by Congress. Success in war forage, with consequent larger pro
reauires far greater concentration of duction of livestock. In Southern Ore.
power in the hands of one man than gon there is a growing disposition to
is necessary In peace. That one man experiment with new orops, such as
is the President, for he Is the com- peppermint, but the future of this is
mander In chief of the Army and yet to be established on a firm basis.
Navy, by means of which the war I Successful sugar-beet enterprises re-
mast be fought. The advisers who quire a certain amount of organization.
have made a life study of the art of since provision must be made for the
war have told him that legal liability manufacture of sugar before assur-
to compulsory service is necessary to ance can be given that the crop will
victory, he has accepted their opinion be profitable for anything except stock
and he has called upon Congress to I food. Recent developments in the
establish that system by law for the I preservation of sugar beets, however,
duration of the war. I which have made it possible to extend
Although the people look to the I the campaign of the factories, have
President for victory and trust his made the sugar Industry more prom.
ludxrment as to what means can best islng than in previous years.
win It. an opinionated majority of The passing of the hopgrowing In
the House, military committee, adher- dustry will not be viewed even by most
lng to a theory which has been ex- growers as an unmixed evil. The high
ploded by the experience of this war, I cost of chemicals absolutely necessary
proposes that Congress withhold tnose ror sprays nas eaten deeply into pror-
means. Though the 'actual existence its. Seasonal labor has been growing
of war requires prompt action in un- scarcer. . Other operative expenses
grudging trust in the President's pa- I have Increased. Because hopgrowing
trlotism and Judgment, these doc- I has requlred peculiar vigilance and
trlnalres propose to hand him as a I energy, it has attracted a class of
weapon the dull, notched, outworn farmers who can succeed at almost
sword of voluntary service Instead of anything they undertake. With these
the new, keen, well-proved sword of forces added to the army of food pro
universal service, for which he asks, ducers, the country will have made
They wish to waste precious days in I a distinct economic gain
wordy debate on the subject, while
cessions in purchase prices, free or
reduced railway facilities, harbor dues,
wharfage, agents' services, two large
Bnglish shipping firms managing the
commission's vessels free of charge,
which is equivalent to a gift of at
least 91,000,000. These profits and
private subscriptions go to make up
the deficit of 700,000 pounds a month
which remains after the Anglo-French
subsidy la used. This deficit must be
made up more by private benevolence
as advancing prices and decrease in
the number of well-to-do Belgians
reduce profits.
In these facts there Is every In
centive to greater benevolence on the
part of Americans. Wheat shippers
and growers could well afford to fore
go any profit on wheat sold to the
commission, that it may enhance the
commission's profits, which are ap
plied to relief. We may well double
our donations, for we have not yet
begun to feel the burden of war, which
the allies have borne for nearly three
years. The American people do not
wish to be credited with greater lib
erality than they have shown, but
rather than repudiate that charge they
had better make true that they are
the largest givers by giving more.
How to Keep Well.
By Dr. W. A. Evans'.
PRESS TAKES NOTE OP VOLUMES
Compilation of Harvey W. Scott's Edi
torials Attracts Appreciative Notice.
"You may know great minds of tha
an unfriendly neutral and that Serbia
was conquered by the Teutons.
Early in the war many thousands of
women offered their services to the
British government, but only after
continual hammering by the press I Question, pertinent to hygiene, sanitation I world by their passionate love of the
were they accepted. The British gov- ."S.'lf'wm ."Vnw.rTd'NT'thi. Vol: truth and their Quick discernment and
ernment was urged to use the services l un"- where space win not permit-or the i hatred of sham. By this test, the late
of eminent scientists and business men SwVrea"'t.ub?.ceto"roprbHm Harvey W. Scott was one of the great
in devising new weapons and In apply- I tlons and where stamped addressed envelope I minds of the world."
lng industry to war. but a campaign . ?nS..,i,.5?L ?.if.e In these terms the Duluth Herald
laptine for months was necessary to I Quests for such services cannot ba answered I sets its value upon the volumes on
make It take this advice. Many - - .r'C."?1' lw'' Dy "r. w. a. tvans. i - rteiigion, xneoiogy ana aioraier- com
' " " ",r Mri.I.1."h.e? bir ngement with tha Chicago pjled from the editorial writings of tha
ivZ re-iiT -ZnrnlZ ZrZWZ, th lat Harvey W. Scott: and In similarly
the British government yielded to the r., T . hlgh toea of .appreciation, the press
puDiio aemana. expressed tnrougn mo -.- . of tn country- , tn(, -dvent
' , i Tnwa vt n .,. a i
newspapers, ior compulsory norvico. i - . " o. i or tno work,
In fact, every forward step toward I mHH food requirements of the bodies I "Reverence and tolerance abide al-
the efficiency which the British army J ot different persons vary accord- ways ln these discussions; and these.
now displays has been the result of t . nd the calm, poised common-sense of
public pressure exercised through the nVr "V,?! ?! ISlA?' J
n " ... . uicuiu6ii.ai Licausca, an a ids nerniu.
qulrements of a man of medium size in I "Guided as they are by sound rational-
full vigor and doing moderate work I 8m Rnl tempered by reverence and tol
as 100. Langworthy alves the food re- erance aireaay sponen or, these discus-
qulrements of others as follows
Men at moderate work
Man at hard work
Man at sedentary occupation .........
Woman (full vigor) at moderate work
w oman (full vlor) at hard work ....
.100
.120
. SO
. SO
100
valiant allies are offering up their
lives by the thousand ln battle with
the common foe. They are more con
cerned with danger to their own po
lltical future from the noisy but con
temptlbly small knot of pacifists
among their constituents than with
danger to the country and to the fu.
ture of democracy throughout the
world, which arises from the league
of kaisers fighting in the last ditch
for absolutism.
It is time that public opinion spoke
with no uncertain voice, as it did when
the "little group of wilful men" ln the
Senate tried to leave us defenseless
against submarine piracy. Wrangle as
they may in time of peace, the polit
ical wordmongers of Congress should
be forced to recognize that in war the
people instinctively choose the men
who are to act for them and that they
look to legislative bodies to aid those
men by giving the instruments they
demand, not by deliberating whether
the demand shall be granted.
Experience of other nations shows
popular instinct to be wiser than poli
ticians ln choosing organizers for war.
for it has forced upon unwilling poli
ticians the men who have made good
This has been especially so in Great
Britain, for the people dictated . the
appointment of Lord Kitchener, who
raised and equipped the greatest army
ever raised under the voluntary sys
tem; they dictated the appointment of
Lloyd George to munition the army
end finally to conduct the whole gov
ernment. In Germany they forced
Von Hindenburg on an unwilling Kai
ser. In Russia they dethroned a weak
ltng Czar and his incompetent and
corrupt ministers to Install ln power
the Duma leaders who had proved
tlffcir capacity. In the United States
they re-elected President Wilson to
keep peace if possible, to make war
If we must. The decision for war has
been made, and full power to wage
war fehould be placed in his hands.
This may raise the President to the
the position of dictator, but exercise
of dictatorial power is almost unavoid
able for successful prosecution of war.
for military opportunity cannot wait
upon political palaver. To such power HOW BELGIANS ARE BEING SAVED,
Napoleon owed ln large measure his I Participation of the American peo
succession of victories. By it Lincoln I pie in the war for deliverance of Eu
crushed the Confederacy and saved Irope from Prussianism should stimu-
the Union. By the popular mandate. I late them to erive more liberally for
Lloyd George Is practically dictator the relief of the people of Belgium.
of Britain, and he has done more In Another reason is that, owing to the
four months to steer his country fact that the chairman of the Corn
through a dire crisis to the triumph mission for Relief in Belgium is an
of Arras than that wily old politician American and that the work of dis
Asquith had done in a year. The ma- 1 tribution has until recently been in
Jority ln Parliament is hostile to him, the hands of Americans, this Na;on
but has become pliant under the pop- I has received an undue share credit
ular mandate which was given him. for having kept the Belgian people
Ills time and that of his associates is alive
no longer taken up with answering This was nada plain by W. A. M.
silly questions or meeting malicious GooGe, honorary secretary of the
attacks from 600 legislators. Brland's (British) National Committee for Re
ministry ln France was broken up by lief in Belgium, in an address to the
the resignation of General Liautey as Royal Society of Arts in London. . He
Minister of War when committees of stated that up to October 31, 1916, the
deputies nagged him with indiscreet total expenditure had been over 26
questions about military operations 000,000 pounds, of which the public
end occupied nearly the whole time of had subscribed only 4,940,038 pounds.
other ministers in the same manner. Of the latter sum nearly 3,000,000
There is no danger that a genuine pounds had been contributed from the
democracy will be""destroyed by tem- British empire, while the remainder
porarily entrusting such power to one "comes mostly from generous sym-
man when the safety of the Nation is pathizers in the United States." The
at stake. If that danger ever existed bulk of the total expenditures has
ln the United States it was when I come from a monthly subsidy of 1
Washington returned from victory at I 500.000 pounds, "provided in equal
lorktown and when Lincoln and parts by the British and French gov-
Grant saw the army return In triumph ernments.
from Appomattox. But those leaders Of 2,150,000 pounds subscribed from
were, loyal to the republic, and, had I British sources in twenty months, over
they been otherwise, the armies they 1 1,450.000 pounds came from Australia
led could not have been made the in- I and New Zealand, a sum probably not
struments of their ambition. Presi- I far short of the total received from
dent Wilson Is aa loyal as they were the United States. . Yet the Germans
and, when the occasion for unusual took advantage of the fact that the
power has passed, he care be trusted relief work was in American hands
to surrender It and the people to with- to slander those who gave far more
draw It I generously, for Mr. Goode said that
they "were industriously circulating in
BULGARIA'S DESIRE FOR PEACE.
News that Bulgaria Is seeking peace
will not be surprising to those who
know the country. The Bulgarians
are natural Winter fighters. Their
taste runs to wars that begin after
harvest and end in time for the Spring
planting. They require the rest of the
time for the production of food. Their
manufactures are negligible by com
parison. The country's main source of
support is cut off with the suspension
of agriculture. Bulgaria Is the lead
ing source of supply of otto of roses
for the world, but the .world Is not
paying much attention to high-priced
perfumes at this time.
One of the chief causes of economic
distress In Bulgaria now Is the fact
that the .people have relied too much
on muscle and too little on brains in
their farming in the past. The land
is exceedingly fertile, but agricultural
methods are those of the Middle Ages.
Tractors are practically unknown;
even the plows are of the most primi
tive sort. The Bulgar farmer has
more confidence in a strong back and
shoulders than ln new-fangled ideas
and modern machinery. Consequently
when the bulk of the able-bodied pop
ulation 13 called into the field the
drain is felt Immediately. A few agri
cultural college extension courses such
as are within the reach of any Amer
ican would have immensely prolonged
the fighting power of the Nation.
Another important factor in the Bul
garian situation Is that the people are
mainly of Slavlo stock, and that by
far the greater proportion of them be
long to the Greek Orthodox church.
With the Czar tumbled from his
throne in Russia, Bulgarian sympathy,
if permitted to develop in natural
channels, would be strongly on the
side of the Russian democracy. Immi
nent starvation and a sense of the fu
tility of war from the national view
point, combined with previous sad ex
perience in wars that have lasted too
long, lend probability to the stories
that Bulgaria will make peace at the
first opportunity.
KEEPING AN ARMT SUPPLIED.
The high importance of speeding up
shipbuilding ln connection with our
plans for carrying on war Is Illustrated
forcibly by the estimate of military
experts of the entente allies that it la
now requiring two tons of shipping to
maintain each British soldier on the
western front.
A glance at the map will show the
relative difference between the situa
tion of Great Britain and that of the
United States. With the full width
of the Atlantic Instead of only the
English Channel to be spanned, the
United. States would require eight tons
of ship capacity to supply and equip
each soldier. For an army of a mil
lion men this would mean eight million
tons of shipping. How seriously we
would be forced to extend ourselves
will be Indicated by the fact that our
total construction of new ships ln 1915
was 225,122 tons.
It Is plain that those who are Im
patient to be on the firing line must
possess themselves In calmness for a
while longer. An army ln France
would be a liability rather than an
asset unless It were kept generously
supplied. Food and munitions require
far more ships than men do, and the
stream must be constant, with due al
lowance for losses of every kind. De
mand upon the shipyards of the Na
tion will be the foremost consideration.
So far as man power alone Is con
cerned, the United States under pres
sure of stern necessity could furnish
even 5,000,000 men. Whether It could
provide 40,000,000 tons of ships to
back them up Is another matter. It
would be work of years. But mean
while every ship is going to count, and
while ships are being built our Army
of a million men will be ln training.
The War Department plans to have
the men in camps by mid-Summer, but
long before that time the shipyards
of the country must be tn full swing.
newspapers.
The function of the press ' censor,
upon whom should devolve the en
forcement of the law now before Con
gress, should be to prevent informa
tion from reaching the enemy, but to
ensure that the fullest lnformatlpn
consistent with the public interest
shall reach the people. Information
as to our shortcomings and the blun
ders of our officials they. will surely
be many should be freely published.
for Germany already knows of our I Boy (12 years old)
deficiencies, and the good which will girl u 5 t'o l" ar7 o 'd
result from the spur of criticism on I Girt (is to 14 years old)
officials will surely outweigh the evil G'riio to 12 years old) ao
.,,., - , . - . I Child (6 to 0 years old) BO
(Jniid u to o years old) 40
Woman (full vlaork at aadentarr oeeu-
imuon 70
Man or woman (old age) 90
Man or woman (extreme old age) ..... 70-80
Boy (15 to 16 years old)
Boy (13 to 14 years old)
resulting from the enemy's knowledge
80
can be withheld It Is evident that food requirements which were his profound belief."
Says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
"To the real literature of the land
these products of a gifted, busy and
powerful pen are of enduring valua
and a genuine service is rendered ln
preserving them.
'None can follow the teachings of
this Journalistic master, without profit
ing by the loity precepts aet down.
'Religion, Theology and Morals,' by
of our mistakes.
this knowledge
as far as possible from the enemy by increase from Infancy to adult life, but
censorship of malls, telegraphs, wire- I the increase is not proportionate to
ess and by restrictions on foreign I weight. Pound for pound of weight.
travel. Absolute secrecy Is necessary I children require more food than adults.
only as to movements, operations and
strategy of armed forces. It is obvl- I The amount of food required ln Wln-
ously impracticable for the whole peo- I ter Is about 80 per cent greater than
pie to nave a voice In deciding these I that required ln Bummer.
matters, hence the conduct of the few I The amnnnr nt in -
SnZZZZT la Chara mU8t b9 JUdSe1 r ""ft t0 rSr?' tT Sr V Henry" WaSoTrve.
' : " "- "- "" is vr choice place in every choice library."
cent waste in tie borne, and, the waste 1 Not the work of a superficial, cynical
DEMANBCia THE) IMPOSSIBLE. I me body Is 6 per cent, we must I iconoclast, the writings of Scott are
Transnortatlon comrjaniea It is un-1 rlgure on buying ZB per cent more poBmzou oy tno ?an f rancisco vnron-
derstood often receive valuable sug- od Ltl 'amount of TJUtJT7
gestlons from patrons concerning lm- up to certain point the amount of ..IIa wa3 never ono cf thoae who be
provement of service. It was probably 'waste in tne body is increased by da- uoved 8cience could supplant re
out of an Intimate knowledge of that creasing the waste ln the kltohen. For nsion." says the Chronicle. 'Though
fact that the Interborough Company instance, when we trim a piece of meat he was unconsciously Influenced by
of Nw York aRlrori ira nutrnni fr niir. until nothinr is left except the muscle what might be termed the bias of ra-
gestlons for relieving the congestion ln increase the waste In the kitchen. u imuu wa uwwrai ot
the early evening hours In the sub- but w. decrease the waste In the , dl- le
ways. gestlve tube. When we mill wheat cre-d. hu, tha nhiisonhi,d wi
The Invitation brought 7000 replies, until we remove all the outer layers m these paces, make the acaualntance
but unfortunately none of them were we decrease the waste In the digestive I of a sincere and earnest seeker after
practical. Likely there Is no solution I tube, but Increase the waste ln the mill, the truth ln regard to man's spiritual
except to build more subways. But a I The percentage of waste in the prep- I nature. He will also enjoy the novelty
striking feature of the replies was the aration of food Is somewhere near four , , m , T discussions put
The exceedingly practical and high- I Belgium and neutral countries the libel
ly important work of mobilizing the I that, although Belgium sacrificed her
cooking teachers for military service! self for us (the British), we were
already has been accomplished in some callously allowing her wounds to be
.of the Eastern cities. New York, for bound up by America."
example, has 1000 women ready fori The Anglo-French subsidy leaves a
instant action and 4000 more pre- deficit of over 700,000 pounds a month,
pared for duty on short notice. They which is partly made up by profits
have promised to answer the first "call on goods sold to those who are still
to instruct the green cooks of the able to pay, but the prices are lower
Army in the art of making food appe- in Belgium than in London because
tizlng as well as nourishing. Inci-1 of the vast amount of free service
dentally, whether they are summoned rendered on botfc tides of the Atlantic.
to camp or not, they will constitute J Other so-called profits consist of con-
PRESS CENSORSHIP IX WAR.
No war measure requires greater
care and discrimination than that pro
viding for censorship of the press
which is now before the Senate. Sue,
cess demands that the most complete
freedom to criticise the organization
of the National resources for conduct
of the war be combined with the most
absolute secrecy as to the movements
and plans for operation of the mill
tary and naval forces. Even that se
crecy should not preclude criticism of
the Government's strategy, so far as
it is revealed by events.
There Is a disposition, however, on
the part of public officials in this, as
there has been in other belligerent
countries, to 'use the press censorship
as an engine for suppressing criticism
of themselves and thus for escaping
the public censure which their delin
quencies justify. We already have had
examples of this attitude ln the treat
ment of Admiral Fiske by Secretary
Daniels and of General Wood by Sec
retary Baker. They were punished for
revealing truths which were unpalata
ble to their official superiors but
which the public had a right to know,
or for advocating policies of which
their superiors disapproved but on
which the public was entitled to their
expert advice. Department and bu
reau chiefs are disposed to snub as
meddling busybodies any persons who
volunteer advice or assistance, no mat
ter how well Informed these persons
may be or how valuable may be the
aid they can give to the Government,
Officials say in effect by their acts,
if not in so many words: "We are run
ning this war, and we don't want any
butting ln. All that the public has
to do is to do as we tell It and pay
the cost."
An example of this attitude has come
to the knowledge of The Oregonian. A
delegation of the leading men of four
teen great cities in the East called at
the office of the QuartormasterGen
eral to offer the aid of the industries
of their cities in supplying the Army.
After keeping them waiting for sev
eral hours, the Quartermaster-General
said he had no time to receive them,
and referred them to one of his aides.
The latter kept them waiting for more
hours and then referred them to a
subordinate. This official informed
them that the Quartermaster-General
had full information as to where and
at what prices he could get all that
he needed, and that their help was
superfluous. That is the act of a
bureaucrat such as the Russian peo
ple have just -kicked out of office. It
is not only utterly undemocratic, but
It is calculated to chill that zeal of
patriotic citizens which will, when
well directed, prove one of the most
potent forces ln winning the war.
We have in the experienco of Great
Britain abundant warning against per
mitting the censor to be used for sup
pression of criticism. In May, 1915,
the London Times published a dis
patch stating that a British attack had
failed for lack of high-explosive shells
to destroy barbed wire, but that the
War Department persisted in making
only' shrapnel, which are useless for
that purpose. Although the facts had
already been published in France and
were thus known in Germany, the
Times was prosecuted for publishing
information of value to the enemy,
but the government later took its ad
vice and has owed Its victories in the
last year largely to the use of high
explosives.
When the naval attack on the Dar
danelles began, several British news
papers were skeptical of its success
and said the straits could only be
taken by combined land and sea at
tack. When the opportunity for suc
cess by that plan had passed, the gov
ernment adopted It and failed at enor
mous cost ln lives, money and prestige,
with the result that Bulgaria turned
against the allies, that Greece became
At the same time I Child (under 3 years old)
sions are sweet and true and have hisrh
value and great interest. While they
may possibly disturb the faith of the
superficial, there Is not a word in the
two volumes that could possibly shake
the deep, underlying faith of any man,
whatever his Christian creed may be."
A mere glance over these volumes,"
observes the New York Times, "shows
that be was a wide and varied reader
and a close student of the knottiest
problems of life, conduct and belief,
and also that he gave, day by day. to
his readers, the rich results of his read
ing and thinking. His keen, alert
mind was also a sturdy and fearless
one ln - setting forth the convictions
In Other Days.
Tweaty-flTej Years Ago,
Frem The Oresonlan ot April SO. 1891.
It would have done Grover Cleveland
good to have been at Masonic Hall yes
terday. The Oregon Democrats held
their state convention there and Cleve
land's name was greeted with cheers.
But, while the Oregon delegates will
be as one man for Grover Cleveland at
Chicago, they are not Instructed for
the ex-President.
Pittsburg The Standard Oil Com
pany Is said to be after the natural
gas plants and the big independent oil
pipe line to the seaboard, and it has
foroed the price of crude petroleum
down to such a low point 69 cents per
barrel that the independent producers
are talking of shutting down for five
months.
Vaoavllle, CaL The town seams to
have been the center of a great earth
quake shock this morning. The main
street la blocked with debris, and
chimneys are twisted and torn as
though struck by a Kansas cyclone.
The Boys' and Girls Aid Society
wishes to announce that the society
has quite a number of intelligent and
desirable children to give away, either
ln adoption or ln Indenture.
The map showlna- the eorreot num
bers for the houses on the East Elds
baa been completed, and there Is no
excuse for every house within the free
delivery district .t being numbered.
The Easter grand opera season Dens
tonight with Wagner's masterpiece.
Tannhauser," with Miss Juch as Eliza
beth.
number that suggested that only out- I times as great as that ln the digestive
up in tabloid form.'
T T , n t - ..1 Inn
going cars be operated on both tracks tube. When we add the waste ln the an&ie8i says the New York Post, "and
uui inS mKut ruau count. iois taea i laciorj ana on tne rarm to mat in me i with an expertness that would DUt
would have been clever but for one house the disproportion will be much many ministers to shame, as well ss
unfortunate clreumstanoe. There was greater. To combat the high cost of with an open-mlndedness and freedom
no way of supplying the trains for living there must be a decrease of fr" mere irrational dogma that are
the downtown terminals, without us- waste on the farm, tn the factory and .y no mea,n" Vwya 8eeJl, in the pu.15lt"
.......... Ha war. withal tVinroii(rlilv roviirpnt "
ing one or. tne tracks to bring tnera in the home.
back after they had delivered their
loads of humanity. I In a study made ln New Jersey It was
If a transportation company could found that the worklnarman distributed
create a train or a car by merely wish- payments of $39.45 for food as fol-
lng that It should exist, there would lows:
be little reason for crush or car short- Five dollars and sixteen cents, or 14. S
age. It would be quite agreeable in I per cent, was for oranges and celery.
t-orxiana to mosi persons ir an cars which together furnished only 1 per
ran but one way ln the morning and cent of the food values of his food
one way ln the evening. If it were I 6445 calories.
not for the perfectly natural difficulty
of getting cars back again the rail
road car shortage could be easily
remedied.
These things are perfectly obvious
to the person who gives them a mo
ment's serious thought. Similarly
thoughtless criticisms or suggestions
are received by every institution that
serves the public, whether it invites
them or not. A newspaper, for exam
ple, has just so many hours of use of
a telegraph wire before It Is necessary
to go to press. Yet there are those
who insist on having all the general
news, which is now greatly augmented
by war events, and also insist upon the
customary quantity of sport news. A
telegraph wire, just like a transpor
tatlon line, has its maximum capacity.
Five dollars and seventy-five cents
went for potatoes, cabbage, sweet po
tatoes, apples, canned tomatoes.
canned peaches totaling 58,000 calo
ries.
Five dollars and sixteen cents, or 14.S
per cent, went for cereal foods and
sugar, which furnished him with 184,-
000 calories 25 per cent of his food
values."
He was, withal, thoroughly reverent.
"In these editorial essays, according
to the expression of the Chicago Post,
materialism Is attacked Just as un
compromisingly as la superstition, and
the eternal core of religion is exhibited
and shown in its workings through the
spirit of man. The two volumes to
gether. form a very complete treatment.
from the standpoint of the intelligent
layman who is not indifferent to the
things of the spirit, of the relation of
religion to science and to the life of
the individual and society. It is grat
ifying to note that many of the clergy
men of Portland were appreciative
readers of Mr. Scott's writings on these
themes
The Los Angeles Tribune points to
the comprehensiveness of rne work as
placing it in the ranks of the most im
portant literary productions of the
times.
'The work becomes an authoritative
historical review, not alone of Christi
anity, but of Judaism. Buddhism. Mo-
Fifty Years Asro.
From The Oreronlan of April 20, 188T.
The London Engineer does not think
that the Atlantic cables will be serv
iceable much longer. It says:- "How
long the Atlantic cables will last be
fore an accident occurs Is a matter of
some speculation. We shall be aston
ished If two years pass without an In
terruption."
An Indian who rejoices ln the name
of John Wesley was ln the Recorder's
Court yesterday to lodge a charge
against others for stealing his prop
erty. He is said to be the veritable
oldest inhabitant" and "of whom
everybody has heard so much," having
been a full-grown Slwash of vener
able years when the first settlers came
to this country.
We have a specimen of the salt man
ufactured at 6t Helens by Victor M.
Coe. In appearance it is very superior
and it is said to be pure. The dairy
men of the Columbia River bottom are
using it and pronounce it good.
The first letter written by our Van
couver reporter was placed ln the ex
press on Tuesday, but has failed as
yot to come to hand.
The stockholders ln the Portland
Macadamized Road will have an annual
meeting today at 2 o'clock at the White
House to elect directors and transact
business.
The Oddfellows belonging to the
lodges of Portland who reside on the
east side of the river are taking steps
to havo a lodgo organized in Kast Port
land. There are 12 or 15 of them, and
the probable number of immediate ap
plicants for admission is not less than
six or seven.
A War-Shattered Fla g.
By James Barton Adams.
Meat and butter are comparatively
expensive for the food values one hammedanlsm and Mormonlsm, for all
gets.' but they are much less so than are dealt with
oranges and celery. "Liberal to a degree and largely
iiuiuuig iu ins iiwii interpretation oi
the Bible, nevertheless he believed im
plicitly ln Its teaching. But notwith
standing his decided views on the sub
ject, he was frequently called upon to
address various religious assemblages,
while he counted amontr his closest
I , ,, - in I " " v - . . j -. " -
The saddest words th Rlnrkpri. hnvA o" oancins cuppers ana now ono ""' nomination. Driests. nrelatos. rohhis
heard tn many a day are contained not 1,0 satisfied until i lei ner wear Christian Scientists and innumerable
in the War Department announcement tnem on ner snoes. ne wears a tiiDan ot"s-
Hltrh Heel Harmful.
Mrs. C. writes: "My daughter, who
is 16 years old, persists ln asking me
to let her wear French heels on her
I street shoes. I have let her wear them
that all men married since the out
break of the war will bo treated on the
same basis as unmarried men, so far
as thcic military obligations are con
cerned. Following this order. It is
safe to predict . that Cupid will not would be harmful to her health
have so much to do for a while. I high heels harmful to girls?
RBPLT
Swattlnir the fly. catchine th rat They are. They pitch her weight forward
and trapping the gopher all come un- onto th8 baH of th8 foot 'nd toe- Wesrinjc
rrencn neoia cause iiaiuu,. iw, "
heel one and one-half Inches high now,
but says it Isn't high enough. Sh5
wants high French heels, but they tilt
her foot, which Is small, to such an
angle that I cannot help but think it
Are
These two volumes are worthy of
shelf room in any library, and would
not be out of place on Dr. Eliot's five
foot bookshelf."
der the head of food-conservation
measures that deserve attention.
One spoonful less of rice, one spoon
ful of sugar in the coffee and one less
slice of bread will count ln the scheme
of war economy.
arch, bunions, corns, foot tire and pains ln
the calf of the leir.
Haven't you got to admire the
Frenchmen, fighting for two years and
a half, yet hammering with an irrj
sistible force T
The Third Oregon will note th.it the
ball cartridge has adva- ;ed 60 per
cent and not waste p. shot In action.
According to Lloyd George, the Kai
ser will not have even a position to
accept after the war.
And the beauty of It, as well as the
force of it, is that everyone in line
is ready to go.
Now the wife of young Marshal
Field III knows that she Is not mar
led to a slacker.
The only privilege left to the Turk
appears to be to say "Kismet" at suit
able intervals.
There will be candidates a-plenty
to give a choice when voting for City
Commissioner.
As Uncle Sam. Mr. Frank Hennessy
can leave all others at the distance
flag.
There were so many flags to salute,
the man who did so got his head wet.
If all the country were like Oregon,
Wilson could drop the draft idea.
It would not be a Portland parade
without the lettercarrlers.
Patriotic Portland, but still lacking
ln showing enthusiasm.
Itain stop a Portland parade?
If Portland knows It.
Not
If the Kaiser had seen it, he would
call off the war.
A little kissing by the sun will be
welcome.
The bands played tunes everybody
knew.
Dnnsrerous Drugs.
A. F. writes: "Will you please In
form m -about the effects of sulphonyl
and trlonal? I am taking 10 to 15
grains every night. I have what the
doctor calls general neuritis. I am in
T:'i7i (severe at times) all the time ln
v back, legs and feet. What are the
ifects of continued use? Is there dan-
gor of heart aisturoance uauurei t
What would be an overdose and its ef
fects? What would be a fatal dose?"
REPLY.
Ton must not persist ln tha aally use of
sulphonal and trlonal. The habit begets
insomnia and causes neuraline pains. r
sulphonal Potter says: "It Is undoubtedly
a dangerous drug, death having resulted
from Its use ln a large number of cases."
Of trlonal: "Many cases of polnonlng. In
cluding several deaths, have been reported
as caused by It. The fatal dose varies."
WAY TO MAKE IDLE! LOTS BLOOM
City Aa-rlcnlturnl Superintendent Is
Needed, Snj Writer.
PORTLAND, April 19. (To the Edi
tor.) I know there are thousands of
owners of vacant property suitable for
cultivation in Portland who are .not
in a position to put in garden, but
who would gladly and without com
pensation, turn It over to th city for
such purpose. I am one of them.
If home patriotic citiaen. with a
knowledge of agriculture, would offer
himself for service as a city superin
tendent of agriculture, or if the city
should appoint someone, I am con
vinced ln view of all that is occur
ring in the Nation that inestimable
good would come of such an under
taking.
Many persons unstilted for military
service would join ln such a movement.
Undoubtedly recruits would be ob
tained from home organizations, such
as the Patriotic League J.he Home
Guard, and even the Girls' Honor
Guard would serve ln the lighter tasks.
This is a good way to reply to the
President's call for every one to do
his "bit." The crop resultant should
be left for disposal by the city author
ities. P. W. P.
l ie for Prisoners of Wr.
PORTLAND, April 19. (To the Edi
tor.) I have been wondering what we
will do with prisoners of war If our
Uncle Bam should happen to capture
a few hundred thousand. It is likely
one receptacle the for- against the rules of civilized warfare
. to put them in the trenches to fight
k-'.s feeding, and how? asanst tnelr own fIa(r. Mu,t they be
There was a feel of '61-' 6 5 ln the air.
Home Pasteurisation.
A. M. 8. writes: "1. Please explain
how to pasteurize milk for an infant.
It Is breast-fed. but am obliged to al-
ternate with bottle feeding. 2. Can I
pasteurize ln
mula for a day
REPLY.
1. It Is always possible to get propeVly
pasteurized milk ln every city now. Place
the bottle of milk In a eranlte water vessel
filled with hot water. The water should
r..rh on the outside of the bottle to the
level of the milk tn the bottle. Lift the can
at one point. Place a spoon or fork or
saucer under the bottle of milk so aa to lift
it slightly from the bottom of the vessel.
Heat the water to 100. Hold at or near
this temperature for 80 mlnutea. Re
Place the cap. Cool the bottle of milk
as rapidly as possible. Keep In the Ice box.
2. Yea.
Misinformation Useless) to Enemy.
AZALEA. Or.. April 18. (To the Ed
itor.) (1) Has Mr. Edison's plant been
blown up? it) Has the Atlantic fleet
been sent on a mission of some kind?
(S) If it is not true, why are the other
papers allowed to print It?
J. R. PICKETT.
(1) No.
(2) We do not know.
(3) Probably on the theory that mis
information is of no military value to
the enemy.
Commissioner of Patents.
CENTERVILLE, Wash.. April 18.
(To the Editor.) Please tell me the
name of the Commissioner of Patents.
BEN BOLSAS.
Thomas Swing.
fed at our expense and not become pro
ducers of some kind?
Why not set them to clearing some
of the thousands of arrea of Uncle's
land and plant and raise food to help
feed the world? These men are not the
aged and infirm of the countries they
come from. Each of them has some
trade or profession in his own coun
try, and the chances are many or tnera
would become citizens of our country
after the war and take up land and
become an asset to us. They could
dig: irrigation ditches and help bring
into use much of the land that is not
now productive. MR. WISE.
Rural Credit and Reserve Hanks.
WEISER, Idaho. April 17. (To the
Editor.) (1) What is the present sta
tus of Oregon's law In relation to rural
credits, or to whom shall I make in
quiry for details as to procedure in
making application ror a loan;
(2) Also what was tne result or the
rivalry between Seattle. Portland and
Spokane as to the location of the
branch of the Ban r rancisco f ederal
Regional Bank? J. M. JOSEPH.
(1) The law is in effect, but before
money for farm loans i available the
state must sell bonds. Bids on the
first issue of state bonds were unsat
isfactory. Write to State Land Board,
Salem, Or.
(2) It has not been settled.
(Thoughts inspired by seeing a pic
ture ot a faded, shot-shattered Civil
War battle flag preserved in a glass
case.)
Dear old wounded flag, though the lead
rain has torn you,
Thouch stained by the smoke clouds
ot battle so grim.
Though iron-winged missiles have
cruelly shorn you
Of beauty, no power your glory can
dim.
You've flown over red fields where war
steel was pluaming,
Where death held high revel 'mid
roaring of guns.
Have waved back defiance at hostile
shells screaming
About you while borne by our
country's brave sons.
Here ln a bright caging of glass you
are resting
Where thousands can gaze on your
war-shattered form;
Here tears have arisen to sad eyes
attesting
A love for your folds that braved
many a storm.
Here mothers have told their loved
children the story
Of all of the heart-rending scenes
you passed through.
Of how you camo back from the war
crowned with glory
On every star In jour torn field
of blue. .
Here nt the glass prison in which
they've confined you
Generations yet unborn In reverence
may stand
And think of thenar days you've left
far behind you.
While hearts with true patriot love
will expand.
They'll gaze on the wounds your war
rent folds are bearing
And picture in fancy the scenes
long ago ..
When the long roll of drums and the
echoing blaring
Of buples called brave men to battle
the foe.
Again beyond number bright colors are
waving
As you once were seen In your
beautiful form.
Again loyal warriors soon may be
braving
In far distant countries the battle's
fierce storm.
Inspired by that presence on distant
fields gory
They'll battle as battled the brave
Boys ln Blue
And bring back the colors ln radiant
glory
That on many a battlefield hallowed
you.
Main Crops Needed.
ASTORIA, Or., April 18. (To the
Editor.) Is the United States Govern
ment advocating the planting of any
special kinds of crops, because of war
conditions? If so, what are they?
From what source can information on
this subject bo obtained? G. M. K.
We have i.ot noticed any special
recommendations from the Government,
but Government reports indicate that
the need for enlarged production in
cludes Spring wheat, corn, oats, rye,
barley, flax seed, beans, peas and pota
toes. Write to Department of Agricul
ture, Washington, D. C.
How Snbrnar,lnes Attack.
PORTLAND. April 19. (To the Ed
itor.) Do submarines come to the sur
face to fire, or do they aim and fire
with only the periscope above the sur
face? A READER.
Usually when firing torpedoes the
submarine is submerged, when attack-
yw with shell fire it is on the surface.
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