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I'Oli T I. A Ml, FRIDAY, MAY 25 1917.
INDIVIDUALISM.
"America's finest" are learning right
now the finest lesson they have been
privileged to learn perhaps in all their
lives before, under the stiff discipline
of the officers' training camps.
Accounts coming back from Platts
burg, from the Presidio and from else
where where reserve training camps
have been established, all tell the same
Btory; , the story of submergence of
American individualism the most in
tolerant individualism in the world-
under the inexorable tide of military
discipline.
"The first formations saw varied ar
rangements of shirt collars, leggings
and hat cords, but now all is uniform
according to the Army rules," says
one who tells the story of how Amer
ican individualism is letting Itself be
taught at Plattsburg.
From the Presidio came recently the
story of young men who went there
to train for commissions, talcing their
dress suits along, and how these dress
suits are being shipped home without
even being shaken out of the suitcases.
The men are already saying that they
don't expect to be out of service khaki
again until after the close of the war.
The large liberty that Americans
have enjoyed for so many years has
been in truth so large that we have no
doubt failed to appreciate it, just as
we have failed to appreciate the vast
distances and the Immense easiness of
life in this new continent In which our
ways have been cast.
Our ancient freedom, indeed, be
came "unnoted as the breath we
draw." We were inclined to think
that it was by the grace of kind prov
idence rather than by the hard pound
ing of ancestral Generals and Admirals
that we had attained, as the people
of no other nation had attained, the
"leave to live by no man's leave, un
derneath the law."
The circumstances that have arisen
to make it necessary for men to lay
aside temporarily those large, loose,
easy liberties which they enjoyed as
Individuals so long will be bound to
produce a keener appreciation of the
sweetness of those liberties.
The men in the officers' reserve
training camps, and eventually the
people of the whole United States, are
being given a forceful and direct ob
ject lesson in the value of Individual
liberty, by being compelled I to lay it
aside and submit themselves to the
machine-like military control, for the
sake of having those same old liber
ties returned to them with more cer
tainty of their being permanent.
Many a -man may have slipped
through the public schools without
having received any very emphatic
Impression from the more or less
theoretical and formal lessons In pa
triotism that were given him there.
But It is safe to predict that there will
be few men who learn the lesson In
the military camps, of giving up their
liberty to guarantee their own and
their children's liberty, who will not
come back with a clearer knowledge
of "what peril is and price," of the
debt that Americans owe to their fath
ers and the duty they owe to their
posterity.
PATIENCE WITH EVOLUTION.
Humanity, spinning in the particu
larly violent whirlpool in the stream
of time Into which it has Just been
flung, has little opportunity to look
either forward, or backward. It Is a
rather reassuring thing, accordingly,
to discover one small and sturdy group
that has the calmness, in the crash of
falling empires, to keep green the fame
of the man who made "Looking Back
ward" a vogue some thirty years ago
The "Bellamy Club," perhaps a sur
vival of the days when Bellamy's so
cial theories were new and startling
and commanding of attention, still
meets in Boston, and it held Its last
meeting only a short time ago. From
the advanced standpoint of thirty
years, men must already look back
ward upon some things that Edward
Bellamy put in the far future, in his
book, but there is still a great deal in
the social evolution, as he forecast It,
that remains yet to be attained by us.
Whatever may or may not have been
the merit of his work, there was one
truth that did not escape him for a
moment, and that was the immeasura
ble patience and slowness with which
evolution is willing to work out Its
scheme of things.
Dreams he had, but he was never
betrayed into the belief that those
dreams could be realized without long
and steadfast preparation. His was
never the error of attempting to apply
at once the perfect principles of a new
social order to the Imperfect con
stltuents of the old order. Too often
the thinker along lines of social eco
nomic reform is intolerant of what
seems to him needless delay, and too
often he chafes against the lmpossl
bility of realizing in his own genera
tions the ideal state he has conceived
It is such temperament that keeps the
caldron of humanity continually and
futilely bubbling here and there, with-
out accomplishing anything tangible.
Human selfishness will ever desire to
eat its cake and have it, and the re
former who is the type of this selfish
ness must live in a state of constant
irritation because he cannot apply to
humanity as it is today or tomorrow
condition which necessarily presup
poses profound evolutionary changes
in habit and thought.
There is a certain grandeur in the
thinker who can perceive the end to
be attained, and can become willing
then to regard himself . as nothln
more than a function in the evolution
of humanity toward that end. He
might be compared to a coral crea
ture, given a vision of the atoll as it
will stand completed, but which would
be willing patiently to live and die in
that vision and to let its body, become
a minute, serviceable piece of masonry
in the wall that must be still a million
more years building before the vision
is realized.
Bellamy, placing his emphasis upon
the need of educational progress as
well as economic reform before the
ideal state should be attained,
preached in his way that grand and
serviceable gospel, the only gospel,
perhaps, through which Impatient and
selfish humanity shall ever be able to
pass over the age-long expanse of nec
essary spiritual and material evolution
that lies between things as they are
and things as we would have them.
THE LATE SENATOR LANK. ,
The name of Lane has long been
prominent In Oregon. It has been
identified with public affairs continu
ously from the early day (1849) when
Joseph Lane came to Oregon as its
first territorial Governor, through the
long interim until his grandson, Harry
Lane, was elected to and served in
the United States Senate. The first
Lane was soldier. Governor, delegate
to Congress and United States Senator.
A Lane of the next generation was a
Congressman, and the third generation
likewise produced the representative
whose public career has Just been
closed by death; and he,- too, was a
Senator.
The Oregonian for the most part
has disagreed heartily with Senator
Harry Lane in public matters; but it
pays him the tribute of commending
his honesty and his courage. He had
his own Ideas and ideals and he was
willing always to stand or fsrtl by them.
He engaged in many controversies, and
he acquitted himself always as an open
and valiant foeman. At the last he
followed his convictions against the
overwhelming opinion of his state and
his country; and it is not ungenerous
to say that -he must have suffered
severely for it; but he suffered uncom
plainingly. The Oregonlan's close knowledge of
Harry Lane goes back to the time,
thirty years ago, when he was superin
tendent of the Oregon Insane Asylum
at Salem. He was a skillful physician
and he possessed intense human sym
pathy; and he had there a most suc
cessful administration, marred at the
last by a political difference with the
Governor, who displaced him. It has
always seemed to us that Dr. Lane's
best public service was performed
there.
The chapter is closed, and It Is well
to
remember Senator Lane's virtues.
which were many. He had a loyal fol
lowing of friends and a most devoted
family, and to tliem the sympathy of
state Is due, and will be fitly ex
pressed.
CONSCTENTIOTJS OBJECTORS.
An unnamed correspondent sends us
enough scriptural references to make
day's reading and challenges us to
give one instance wherein the New
Testament supports enforced service
for one's country in a bloody war.
'Why," he asks, "does the press Insist
on men entering the war when the
New Testament rejects such a stand?"
Wa recall a passage In one of Paul's
epistles in which, among other things
admoninshed upon scriptural teachers.
Is that they put the people "In mind
to be subject to principalities and pow
ers and to obey magistrates." But in
view of one provision of the new mili
tary service law, It is hardly pertinent
to elaborate the admonition.
There are religious sects and or.
ganlzatlons whose creed forbids their
members to participate In war of any
kind. It may be presumed from the
familiarity of our devout correspond
ent with scriptural passages inter
preted to oppose war that he is a
member of some such sect.
If so, the brother may depart In
peace. He Is specifically exempted
from draft. But if, perchance, he has
but lately acquired a religious tenet
and had not joined the other brethren
of the faith before the conscription
law was passed, he is, alas! subject
to duty.
There are those who perceive a holy
duty to Join In the promotion of free
dom and democracy and. In the words
of the apostle, are "ready to do every
good work." As between these and
conscientious objectors there is a line
of demarcation, fully recognized by
the law. We think the provision is
sufficient answer to the correspondent.
even though it takes no account of
eleventh-hour converts.
ITALY'S WAB FOR TTXTTY.
Arrival In the United States of an
Italian mission should be the occasion
of a welcome for which there are sen
timental reasons less only than those
which prompted the great reception
given to the British and French mis
sions. American sympathy goes out
instinctively to the nation which was
formed by the expulsion of the Aus
trian conquerors and of the coterie of
petty despots among whom Italy was
formerly divided', and which is now
fighting to complete its union by re
covery of Trent and Trieste. That
sympathy is quickened by the memory
of the romantic career of Garibaldi,
whose first fight for Italian unity had
no sooner failed than he gave his
services for the liberation of Uruguay
and who for five years found a refuge
In this country.
Italy has won the admiration of
Americans by the long and gallant
struggle by which she became a na
tion and by the courage with which
she tore loose from the alliance with
the Central European autocracies and
took her proper place beside the
leagued democracies. Americans are
the more willing to forget that the
head of the Italian nation is a King
because he is the representative of a
dynasty which placed itself at the head
of a democratic movement to realize
national aspirations and because he
rules as head of a self-governing na
tion, not as. a despotic monarch. In
terest in the arduous struggle of Italy
to break through the wall of moun
tains which envelops the country is
intensified by the knowledge that
many thousands of Italian soldiers
have gone from this country to fight
for their motherland.
Italy needs much help which the
American people will gladly give.
Money is needed to buy the war mate
rial which Italy must import in larger
measure than any other of the allies.
Artillery, ammunition and coal are the
greatest necessities which this country
can supply. Steel and railroad cars
are also needed to keep the transpor
tation system up to the strain of war.
Pood also must be imported, though
not in such- quantities or as early as
by France and Britain, for Itafy is
more nearly self-supporting and has
an earlier harvest than those coun
tries. The fact that the United States is
not formally at war with Austria,
against which Italy most contends, is
not likely to hinder the President from
giving the help required. Since Aus
tria is allied with Germany, that coun
try is Indirectly making war oa the
United States, and ltaly is effectually
making war on Germany by fighting
Germany's ally. By sending, Italy
abundance of fuel, steel and muni
tions, we can contribute materially to
the early victory of democracy, which
will lay the foundation for lasting
peace.
OREGON'S WORK FOB TEE NATION.
Oregon performs a great part In
equipping the country for war. First
to muster its National Guard for serv
ice, first to supply Its quota of men
to the Navy, second among the states
in enlisting its quota for the regular
Army, this state also leads in supply
ing many of the materials of war.
Oregon will provide grain, meat,
fish, butter, cheese and milk to feed
the fighting men. It provides wool to
clothe them, and manufactures It into
blankets and clothing. From the hides
of its cattle It makes leather for. their I
shoes and belts, and for harness. From I
its forests it cuts timber to build can-
tonments for the Army, ships to carry
the soldiers and their supplies, and
aeroplanes for all the allied nations,
Tf V.i.n,1 V snlns utrVili-Vi a rtx tn fari-r I
its own products abroad. It also pro-
duces the copper, platinum and chro-
mium which are used in making shells
and steel. It plays an Important part
ln feeding. clothlnr. housing and arm- I
ing the soldiers. All of Its industries
are enlisted for -the war.
The money which Oregon con-
tributes to the liberty loan will not be
carried away. As much as Oregon I
subscribes, perhaps more, will be ex-
pended in the state for purchase of 1
the state's products. Uncle Sam will
be the medium throuch which It will I
pass from the hands of the lender to
those of the producer. The Govern-
ment will set It to work, and it will
spreaa prosperity On all Sides. I
The varied contribution which this
state is making to the material of war
is an evidence of the military strength
of the United States.- The resources
of this country include nearly every I
material needed in war. Very few
imported commodities are required to
enable us to fight without sending
across the ocean, and almost all of
these can be brouR-ht bv land. Owlne
to neglect of preparation, nearly all
our products are latent as military
resources, but when they are devel- I
ooed this Nation will be able to fieht
indefinitely, provided an invading
army is not permitted to land and to
cripple us by obtaining control
of
some of our vital resources.
CLOISTERING GENICS.
The personal touches In Edmund
Gosse's "Life of Algernon Charles ioaded wlth adventurers to Borneo other things needed by women in con
Swinburne," with their startling and and a8alated the guit ia conquering finement and by young babies in a
faithful portrayal of the eccentricities
of the genius who set the mild-man-
" ...ww
tlemen stampeding i horror, contain
perhaps an indirec. -gument in favor
of the cloistering o artists for the
sake of their readers and audiences.
It is hard sometimes for the reader
to establish the spiritual connection
between the creator and his creations.
in the cases of genii of extraordinary
individual eccentricities. George Ber-
nara csnaw expressea mis irutn wnen
he declined to embark on a lecture
tour in the United States. He pointed
uui. ii. wttc
the Ideal that the American people
had conjured from reading his works,
with the real Shaw, who at best must
wlth the real Shaw, who at best must
h n i-nfhpf ordlnai-v srontlnman and
i Vn t.rLfrth!nt
o 1
umuiirauiuuuo. i
Rather harder to reconcile than
mere ordinariness 01 appearance, one
would fancy, would be the utterly
freakish absurdities and eccentricities
that Swinburne displayed. Swinburne's
uuuiempuranoo, ui tuuut, wcio mum i
in danger of having their heroic idol
"""u "J 5
touch With the jumpy, nervous, daz-
zlingly red-headed original, than those
laict uajo. ic.c. 6'"
u. vi.iu ouuuBu ei'uipoo u. i
m person, inrougn me enraoramaniy
faithful description by his friend Mr,
Gosse, to set one wondering how har
mony shall be achieved between the
gorgeous expressions of his spirit
through his poetry and the astounding
trivialities in the personal behaviors
of the poet-
It is rather the same shock that one
gets after he has caught himself
breathless in one of the magnificently
orchestral lines in Chesterton's earlier
poetry, and then has turned to a por-
trait of the poet himself, huge and
rubicund and looking far more like a
good old brewing monk than a singer
of "the purple plumage of strange and
secret seas."
Mr. Gosse describes deliclously a
scene in one of the studios of the day
that of Ford Madox Brown In
which Swinburne appears more like
some freakish parlor pet than the poet
of the swooning ecstasy of an older
pagan world. "He was not Quite like
a human being." says Mr. Gosse. "The
dead pallor of his face and his float-
4 em Kollnvn a- waA Vat nflrl fi raOrlv
illg 1 AVU la va. a i-a. aa.a a auva wt vuj
though he was but in his thirty-third
year, a faded look.
And as Swinburne talked,
Gosse
gives a picture of him, standing per
fectly rigid with his arms shivering
at his sides and his little feet tight
against each other, near a low settee.
He pictures how, every now and then.
without interrupting the flow of his
conversation, he hopped onto this sofa
and then hopped down again, "so that
T waa remtndpd of soma stransre
orftne-a-crpsted bird a hoonoe. rjpr-
lianQ linnnlne1 m Tirr-n te nmn in
a w
Sutnhnma im tn Tiava naan anma-
w).9 of a anor-ir tn vai-irnna. avan hla
admirers with whom he came in per-
Rnnnl rnntaot. TAndor. whan ha burst
in upon him at Florence and fell upon
his knees, was driven away by his
eccentricities, and George Moore, when
he first caught sight of the poet,
Rtrfitph(1 on nla had in nla "oiirnlnor
bush" of red hair, "stammered out
an inniiit-v for a 'Mr. Jonas' and fiad
precipitately, never to see him again."
Rossettl seems to have been wrought
upon by the eccentricities of "his little
Northumberland friend," as he called
him, and declared that "Algy. used to
drive me crazy by dancinsr all over
the studio like a wildcat."
God has endowed my son with
genius," said the poet's father, "but
he has not vouchsafed to grant him
self-control." And the only woman
to whom Swinburne proposed mar-
riaee. according to Mr. Gosse. lausrhed
in his face, "probably from hysteria,"
the biographer charitably admits.
It was this erratic, irritable Individ'
ual, hopping about drawing-rooms like
a hoopoe and driving his friends crazy
by dancing about their studios like a
wildcat, who shook Victorian London
to its foundations and set all England
singing in glorious pagan rebellion
against the chaste classical laws of art
under which they had been nurtured.
It was this irresponsible chap who
used to Invite his friends to readings
and read them Into weeping wearl-
ness; or to prepare for readings and
then forget to invite half the intended
guests, or all of them; who fashioned
the poems that "swept the young men
at Oxford simply off their legs with
rapture" and caused the Cambridge
boys to Join hands and march up -and
down the street shouting "Dolores:"
It was this will-o'-the-wisp, flickering
madly about pre-Raphaelite studios.
who brought down upon himself in his
artistic rebellion the deep and digni
fied disapproval of Queen Victoria,
and who, although forever barred by
her from consideration for the laure-
ateship, was laureate In the hearts of
a generation of young spirits of en-
thuslasm, for whom he kicked down I
the bars of the Tennysonlan pale so I
that they might frolic out Into a new
field of art.
The description of Swinburne In his
personal character Is given with the
deep kindliness of a dear friend in
Mr. Gosse'a book, but the contrast be- I
tween the magnificent, celestial spirit I
mat gi earns through nis poetry, ana
the trivial, almost comic, form in
which tfcajt celestial spirit was housed,
does suggest a very definite advantage
to DC Rained DV US WO rid DV QlSSOClat-
lnT men of genius. In their commoner
fleshly manifestations, utterly from
the works that they produce. Mr.
Gosse himself intimates that Swln-
burne, personally, was hardly a satis-
factory member for general, quiet and
weU - ordered society, and it is possible I
that Watts-Dunton should have been I
Praised rather than censured for the I
close guardianship he held over the
Pet tor the thirty years they lived
together at Putney.
One cause of the recent outburst
of criticism of President Wilson at a
pretended -secret session of the Benate
was his decision to appoint Herbert
nwvw iuuu uirecior unaer me pru-
posed new law. That alone proves the
narrow, factious, patronage-grabbing
spirit wnicn animates many senators.
There was no politics about the selec
tion of Mr. Hoover; his name has
never been mentioned in connection
with politics. His selection is abun-
dantly Justified by the ability which he
displayed in handling Belgian relief.
He is precisely the man for the place,
TM senate's alsgruntlement can only
explained by consciousness that he
cannot be nanaiea by politicians tor
political ends. That is one of the
strongest arguments for appointin
him.
A romantlo Incident of British colo
nial history is recalled by the death of
Sir Charles Brooke, rajah of Sarawak,
RAm ttt tTA ova of fin T T i a unnlo
e.. onV. , !ln'.nftV .
the rebel head.hunter9. a reward
he wa8 rlven the m,e of raJan and
much territory, which he had to con-
quer from the. natives and which he
enlarged by purchase. Sir Charles
Joined him In 1851 and succeeded him
in 1868. The Brookes are hereditary
rulers of the colony under British
suzerainty.
Tt Is A. nltv tha C!onstltutloi nrp.
venta members of Congress from re-
talning their seats while serving in the
Armv or Naw. If a number of" them
were to have actual experience in bat-
tie. and were to come home for an
occasional furlouerh. thev could arlve
colleagues some practical knowl-
edee which would choke off much
edKa which would choke much
. . , - , . . .... . .
113? tall about military matters
to aisnnguisn uetween luose mwmaa-
-.-, whnsA tiatrlotlRm la nra rtlcfl 1
ers whose patriotism is practical and
those in whom it is merelv vocal
The nroriosal to make the increased
lncome retroactive receives the
.-sant of tha Chicago Kvonlnir Post.
v.... i. that tha Kama nrinn nla ho
extended to make economy reach last
year's appropriations. It calls for re-
.... of tha r,orlc-r,arral river and Vrnr-
bor pubUc building and flood-control
imi. c.nne-ress seeks means or raisins?
more money. It can pour millions into
the war chest by saving that which it
has voted to waste.
The point is well
taken. "
Dewey's famous order to Grldley at
the opening of the battle of Manila
has been revised to read as It would
have read if Grldley had been as di
latory In preparation for action as the
present Congress is. Anna Ruth
Weeks writes to the New York Times:
raising our Army. I am reminded of those
I stirring- words of Admiral Dnrty at Manila:
"If you vr In tha world gst ready. Grid-
ley, for heaven's sales, flral
Claudius, appealing to the Federal
courts against conscription as a vlol
lation of his constitutional right to
Pr?te.?u5;n ,frm ""SS "17?
"'ZXZ
erhood to the Individual who plants
himself on the anti-vaccination plat-
1U" v V. ."' IT:
Pestilence rather than eubmit to some
w '""
I "A"tj -V A v.
Victor Berger need not fear that So
clallsts who want to go abroad for a
peace meeting will be compelled to
stand on their rights." They will
stand In line to get food if they get
'gay and cocky." "
An Increase of 6 cents in the price
admission to a baU game will not
affect attendance. The real fan will
sxana. lor uunnr il " '
1 ball.
Down In North Idaho they are kill-
ing magpies ana truwu ""-s
regarding the fact that those birds are
peneiiciai moat, oi me um...
Since iroressor tseais is w leave
I-ortiana, nis successor must, do cjugm
early and lmpressea witn weatner
neeas.
I
Mr. Cordray. who has resumed his
literary efforts for the season, has
peculiar styie or nis own
AU the big roads are seeking freight
cars now. Portland can give special
rates to clubs.
Really, that must have been what
the weatherfolk call a stray shower
yesterday.
I Plant beans alongside the house and
I pick your dinner off the wall.
I The Memorial day scheme this year
I will be lilacs and snowballs.
I With a rise In the price of a halr-
I cut, who gets the clip?
I - Pneumonia, like war, takes the In
I est and strongest.
I Best way to avoid waste is not to
I make any.
Dr. wu Ting-Fang is tne handy man
I of China,
How to Keep Well
By Ir W. Am Kt
Question pertinent to ay1m, sanitation
and prevention of diaeaa. It matter of gen
eral internet, will be answered in this col
umn. Where space will not permit or the
subject Is not suitable letters will be per
sonally answered, subject to proper limita
tions and where stamped addressed envelope
Is Inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make diagnosis
r prescribe Tor Individual diseases. e
uests for such services cannot be answered.
(Copyright, 1916. by Dr. W. A JEvans.
Published by arrangement with the Chicago
Tribune.)
WHEN BABY 19 MOST NEGLECTED.
The baby death rate is falling, but
the rate of decline is slower than It
should be. When the situation is stud-
led more closely It Is found that the
Improvement is tn babies over S months
old. The death rate among babies is
heaviest In the first day of life. The
first week has a higher death rate
than any subsequent week. The first
month Is the most trying month. More
babies die in the first three months
of life than die in the following nine
months.
The reason for the lack of improve-
ment In tha death rsls of babies under
s months of age Is poor maternity serv-
Ice. There are people so smug and un-
christian that they object to having me
0r any other writer refer to maternity
matters in this column or In any other
public print.
Last year the Detroit Home Nursing
Association lnaulred into conditions as
they Doro oa Bome phases of maternity
Jn io.ooO homes of rather poor people
In that city. They Inquired as to condi
tions in homes where 2000 women had
young babies. About 70 per cent of the
women had been attended in confine
ment by physicians, a little less than 30
per cent had been confined by mid-
ve. 1X WOmen had a-one through con-
flnement without the care of either
physicians or mldwlves.
Of the 2000, 84 had remained in bed
one day after confinement: 61", two
days; -111. four days; 141. five days; 420,
five to seven days; 1123, eight to ten
days. "In the great majority of in
stances the time the patient remained
In bed was determined, not by her
physical condition, but by the assist
ance she was able to secure. The pres
ence of boarders or roomers In the
house at such times very materially
shortened the time the patient re
mained In bed; likewise the presence
of young children to be cared for.'
Of the 2000 babies, 1633 were breast
fed and 8S3 were bottle fed. Of the 353
bottle fed 135 received a certain brand
of condensed milk.
About one-fourth of the mothers had
prepared clothes, towels, sheets and
home where there is a confinement
case. In 35 per cent some preparation
had been begun, but the mother "didn't
expect to be sick so soon," and the
confinement was not prepared for. In
39 per cent there had been no prepa
ration except a few baby clothes.
In the 1384 cases attended by physi
cians 394 had not engaged the physi
cian before the women got In labor.
Of the 2000, 688 had had the urine
examined prior to the labor, the re
malnder had not; 50 per cent of the
woman wtthnut medical advica
prior to the pregnancy: none of them
had had any nursing service.
Thi investigation was not in tha
poorest districts. Most of the husbands
wr wrvin- mil tima at bnv. ih.
" working full time at above the
I uw. u...
average wages. The women of the poor-
pital) and aispensarl
M Anri flrfl Visiter
by nursing agencies. The care they get
averages better than that given the
better-to-do women. Here lies the rea
son for the high baby death rate among
babies less than 8 months of age. The
babies do not get a proper start. Their
I Kttj.- arm. Hnriio h.
last two months of pregnancy, during
confinement and during the first two
I .v.. k. kw TTr,ft1 thl.
is given the death rate of young babies
ui nnA
Appendicitis Adhesions.
S C. writes: "I would be very glad
nav- vni.r onlnlon whethei It i la ad-
have your opinion whether "
to
vlsable from a matrimonial point of
view to marry a girl that has com
plained to me of the following:
"She was operated on for appendicitis
when she was 14; now she Is IT'A, and
claims that the operation was not sua
cessfnl; that there is something left
which at times gives her a lot of pain.
but she simply resists It; and also that
she has lost quite a little weight and
sleeps little, eats sparingly, is rather
nervous at times and also that she is
not allowed to bathe unless in warm
salt water. , I understand she Is taking
medicine for cure, but with no success
ful results.
Don't you think she will have to un-
dergo another operation in the near
future and do you advise a person as
suoh to marry?"
REPLY.
The young lady probably has soma ad-
healons. Nothing stated in your letter con
stitutes a bar to maternity.
Dancer Slight.
Anxious writes: "I am 40 years of
age, weigh rather too much for my size.
Have been an arrested case of t- b. for
about a year. Do not cough nor expeo
torate to amount to anything. Sputum
has been negative for a year and a half.
Do not work hard, sleep outdoors al
ways. (1) Is there much danger of re
newed activity In my lungs? (2) Is
here any danger for my young chil
dren of contracting the disease from
me? (3) Is It safe for my husband to
shake out the dust of my outdoor top
blanket7"
REPLY.
L Kot much. Ltvs right. Keep In tha
open air. Do not worry. Hold your (lean.
Work moderately.
3. Kot from you In yonr present condition.
S. Yes. Let blankata be sunnad and aired
before being shaken.
Seeda and Appendicitis.
G. S. M. writes: "Does the eating of
fruits and berries with large quantities
of seeds in them, such as strawberries.
blackberries, raspberries, figs, etc., have
a tendency to cause appendicitis, or to
aggravate it if present In a mild form ?
REPLY.
Tha theory that seeds of berries caused
appendicitis was rather generally accepted
20 years ago. Operating surgeons and
pathologists found so little to confirm It that
It has been relegated to tha background.
Asparagus and Rheumatism.
K. writes: "Am living on a diet of
fruit and vegetables and a minimum of
sugar and starch with good results, but
am told that asparagus Is Inadvisable
for people of rheumatic tendencies.
Shall I omit mis vegetaDie irom my
iistr
REPLY.
Tha eating of asparagus has no tendency
to cause rheumatism.
1804.
HFirrXER, Or., May 23. (To the Ed
Itor.) To settle an argument, please
inform me in what year Coxey's army
marched into Washington State.
A READER.
A Great War, if
By Wallace Irwla, or the
Vigilantes.
A few nights ago a publlo demon
stration was held in Madison Square
Garden to honor the crews of visiting
French warships. That night was truly
inspiring to loyally and to brotherhood
in arms. The 12.000 who beat the other
13.000 to the door and stormed the au
ditorium were on their feet most of
the evening, shaking the girdered cell
ing with Yankee cheers and rebel yells.
At one dramatic point a French Lieutenant-Commander
leaped over the
ropey into the central arena and
whipped out his sword, a tongue of
flame, to sternal many hundred French
bayonets which sprouted suddenly sky
ward, a cornfield of steel, raised to the
glory of a new ally. The ensuing din
was terrlflo and 1 on the tide of a
young enthusiasm helped knock off
the hat of the only pacifist present.
It was out of the contrasting silence
which' followed that I heard the warn
lng spoken softly by a little man Just I
behind me.
It'll be a great war,
he said, 'If we
don't weaken."
If we don't weaken there's the point
J a sermon! Nobody likes to preach on
"A',
tho business of killing; and belnsr killed
and at such a time none of us can af-
ford to trifle with the truth. We
mustn't weaken and we must cut out
the rotten roots of weakness.
Sane America wants the manufacture
of alcoholio beverages stopped for
reason that has nothing to do with sen
timental twaddle. The manufacture of
alcoholic beverages, if continued with
us. would amount to a deadly German
plot In our midst. This is a matter of
plain business fact. The world Is faclnc
starvation, America must feed herself
and the world; and she cannot sit by
nJid see millions of tons of good, clean
nain being poured Into vats to make
a rather expensive, somewhat poison
ous. entirely useless liquid.
Already they are talking of giving us
war bread. Your grocer, has learned to
say "food shortage" as he doubles the
price of every edible and in the saloon
next door ' the workman who would
surely serve our Industrial army a'llt
tie betterwere he sticking to cold wa
ter is cheating somebody out of i
square meal every time a glass of "the
same" Is shoved at him over the bar.
It's un to tha banker and tha baiter
the pub and the club. We are Strug-
gling desperately to make food ships,
larare percentage or which are des-
tlned to feed Von Capelle's ruinous and
cowardly sharks. War Is becoming
something hell never dreamed of. And
If we're going to out-face hell we can't
do it by getting drunk at the expense
of soldiers abroad and children at
home. Uncle Sam has got to go. in
training for the big fight. If he's go
ing to win he mustn't be starved or
drugged. Patriotic brewers and distil
lers know this and are diverting their
business into channels useful to the
Government. Those who are not pa
triotic must be compelled Into decency
mil your influence will help, if you
don t weaken.
OREGON IS Sn KEPT RAIL STATE
Mosler Farmer Ttalnkj It Time to Cure
Poor Road Reputation.
MOSIER. Or.. May 23. (To the Ed
itor.) We are living in a state that
still has roads that are sheeptrails. If
anyone doubts this, come to me and
I will spare my valuaable time and
show them. Come either with horse.
the same and would like to have you
auto or wheelbarrow and I will use
follow me.
I don't wish to kick or knock at
Oregon, but I have lived
Loa.? between Hood Riv
on the main
HV? "ooa R.ver and
I Dalles for the past nine years. Our
road today poore condttlon
I 1 t ... rnta Ih. Knnria mill a rnrr-
deserving farmers out of the mud
build roads.
I do not care where you build them.
but I wish the tax on autoa were
triple. I will do my bit. Compare the
California auto license with Oregon's,
then travel on the hard-surface roads
for five -months in California without
puncture.
I have lived in many states of the
Union. Including Florida and Georgia.
with the ereat shell and tarvla roads;
I ciSm-iui-iri.
roads; Alabama, with oiled and beau
tiful roads, and many other states too
numerous to mention. I think voters
wt roads now. not after we are gone
r after the war U over' When PeoPlB
from other states caU Cre on road8
sheptralls, I think it is time to build
roads, i wisn it was tis.000,000 in
bonds and then we could have roads
and the average taxpayer would soon
see w ii ore roaas not only increase
values of property, but make property
many other ways.
ARTHUR KUHN.
PATRIOTIC EFFORTS APPRECIATED
Democratic Senator Impressed by Tne
Oregonlan's Attitude in Crisis.
LEBANON, Or.. May 23. To the Ed
itor.) Will you let me congratulate
you upon the evidence of patriotism
I that seems to permeate The Oregonian
from Its editor in chief to Its humblest
newsboy?
I have read The Oregonian for many
years. Sometimes In political cam
paigns Its editorials make me so mad
that I think that I will never look at
the paper again, but there Is a fascina
tion about The Oregonian which I can
not resist, although I disagree with It
oftener than 1 agree with it.
But I have been greatly Impressed
by the fairness, the unselfishness and
I tha ability with which the leading Re-
publican paper of the Pacific Coast has
supported a Democratic President in
his untiring efforts to protect and pre
serve the dignity, honor and safety of I
tho Nation.
After a while, maybe, you will come
to admire President Wilson as much as
I do. In the meantime, as the French
say, ' Let me salute you."
SAM L M. QAHLAKD.
Hats Made of Flag;.
LEON A. Or., May 23. (To the Edi
tor.) is it unlawful to take our
American flag for the making of hats
that could and would be worn at all
times? x
Wouldn't it show more loyalty to
the Stars and Stripes, or could it be
called destroying the flag to put It to
sucn a purpose as imu i am anxious
to know, as I
wish to make several.
PATRIOTIC.
It Is unlawful in Oregon to expose
to public view or to manufacture, or
eell. or to have in possession for sale
or for use any article of merchandise
upon which shall have been attached
the American nag In order "to adver-
Use, or to call attention to, or to deco
rate, or to ornament, or mark, or dis
tinguish" such article or thing.
Men la Remote Plar-es.
ASTORIA. Or., May 22. (To the Edl-
tor.) I have two sons who are In
Alaska.
They are where mail cannot
reach them until after the Bth of June.
Can others register for them? Can they
I be nunished in a case like this? E,P.
1 Write them at once advising them to
I register at the nearest voting precinct
I or anplv to the Governor of Alaska
for Instructions. Men In places so re-
mote that they have received no in
formation as to conscription require
ments will not be punished If they
act at once upon receipt of uch ln-
j formation.
In Other Days.
HALF A CESTrnV AGO.
From The Oregonian of May 25. 1967.
J. H. Mitchell will go down the
river on Monday for the purpose of de
livering a lecture at Astoria on that
evening in aid of the Congregational
Church of that place.
Governor Woods came down from Sa
lem yesterday and called on us last
evening. He Informs us that at his
earnest solicitation. Ueneral Steele has
promised to send a force of troops as
soon as practicable to establish and
occupy a post on Willow Creek, about
12 miles south of Clark's Creek In
Southeastern Oregon. This is a region
of country that has hitherto been un
protected and whero the Indians have
been particularly troublesome.
A scheme is on foot In this city to
construct a draw" bridcre across the
Willamette, connecting this shore with
the high land at East Portland. It is
to be ardently hoped that the enterprise
will be undertaken and carried to com
pletion at an early day.
Johnny O'XeiL who has been and is
particular favorite of theater-sroers.
leaves this morning on a professional
tour to i-uget sound and Victoria.
A. F. Miller has lust opened a store
" l"? rnt ' r Washington
streets for the sale
of fruits and
flowers.
- Twenty-five Years Ago.
From Tha Oregonian of May 23. 189a.
Brussels The Klnsr has annroved a.
legislative resolution for the revision.
or tne constitution. Universal suffrage
and the referendum system are to be
taken up and considered.
London The Albert medal of the So
ciety of Arts has been awarded to
Thomas A. Edison for his services in
electric lighting, the telegraph and the
teiepnona.
The audience at last Friday's concert
of the Alberta Choral Club was Rreatly
pieasea Dy tne delightful singing of
Mrs. Allsky in her aria from "La.
Travlata." Mrs. Games showed crreat.
ease in her vocalization. They are
pupils of Mrs. E. J. Flnck.
I r- p- Shelby, vice-president of the
1 reat Northern, arrived in the city yes-
I loIuaJ'
Dr. N. O. Blalock and J. W Trnt,i
Walla Walla, and E. H. Wilson and J.
McLean, of Colfax, delegates to the
asnington Democratic State Conven
tion at Vancouver, are at the Esmond.
The Biggs case came un for a mo
ment at the General Presbvterlan As
sembly yesterday and was put over
until today.
Will Carleton. the noet. made hl
first appearance at the Tavlor-tr.t '
Church last night. His theme was
"The Drama of Human Nature."
WAYS TO INCREASE POTATO CROP
Good Eyes In Seed and Proper Cultlva-
tlon. Increase Yield.
TA2CGENT. Or.. May 23. (To the Ed
itor.) Several years ago I received a
small premium for writing a small ar
ticle on potato culture from an agri
cultural paper. I have had more expe
rience since that article appeared in
print and take the position that the
best judgment is born of experience.
x tsKe tne position that the eye of
Potato Is like the human eye the mtr-
m t ,h. th. 3
I """" " B must see tnat the spud has
a good, strong eye. because if we plant
a potato with small eyes we will har-
I oi. v. u i uu ut DOlHlOfll UDOUl IDA
ft,?1 ma-Tb with little silky roots
or fibers.
In cultivating our crop we should
loosen the 6oll around the hill every
time the rain packs it down. 6tlll more
important than all the rest Is- to hill
your potatoes at the right time. Draw
an inch or two of dirt around the vines
while the ground Is very damp. It
will kill the weeds and cause the damp
ness to stay In the ground. Try this
method; It will open your eyes.
I. W. NEWCOMB.
Small Arms of Warring; Countries.
PORTLAND, May 24. (To the Edl-
tor.) Kindly publish, if you have the
information available, the weights,
lenKths and veIocUjr of tho hylUe?9 ,i
I the muzzle of the various rifles used
I by the countries at war. R. H a.
I The United States rifle, Springfield
tvna velrh. ft ft nnn.,. Biihn,,, k.
onet , , , fet ,onff and h9 a muu
velocity of 2700 feet a second.
Germany uses the Mauser rifle:
weight. 9.3 pounds; .length, 4.1; veloc
ity, 2960.
France, Lehel rifle: weight. 9.1;
length, 4.3; velocity. tZKt.
England, Lee-Enfield rifle; weight.
9.2; length. 4.1; velocity. 2440.
Austria-Hungary, Mannllcher rifle;
weight. 8.0; length, 4.2; veloolty. 1840.
Russia.' Na grant rifle; welarht, 8.8;
length, not given; velocity. 2800.
Japan. Arisake rifle; weight.
8.6;
length. 4.2; velocity, 2120.
Italy, Paravlcino - Carcano rifle;
weight, 8.6; length, 4.2; velocity. 2300.
Belgium. Serbia and Turkey, Mauser
rifles; Bulgaria, Mannllcher; Portugal.
Mauser-Vergulero; Roumanla, Mann
llcher. In these smaller countries
weights, lengths, velocity and caliber
vary from those of the same type of
rifle used in other countries.
Wnen Man Has Home.
SANDY, Or., May 23. (To tha Edi
tor.) I am 39 yeans of age and subject
to the coming Army draft- But I am
compelled to state where my home Is
and I have no home; haven't had ona
for years. I travel all the time and
my business Is such that I have had no
opportunity of voting any place or In
any other way establishing a perma
nent home, or legal, or voting resi
dence. Now, may I register In any
place I may happen to be on June 6?
Knowing that I have no intention of
staying in the place where I register,
will I be allowed to clam that place
as my home? Could I register in Port-
hand by giving my address simply as
"Portland Or."? REJU)iK.
You should register as an absentee.
Apply to Portland City Auditor or to
County Clerk for instructions.
How Slackers Will Be Detected.
SHERWOOD, Or.. May 23. 1917. (To
the Editor.) How will the Govern-
ment get tha names of those who are
not 21 years old on June 5, but will
have attained that age by the time the
draft takes place? READER.
Sheriff. Deputies, Constables, police
and public will report cases in which
suspicion exists that draft Is being
evaded.
Status of German.
ASTORIA. Or.. May S3. (To the Edi
tor.) Please advise me if a German of
military age who has taken out first
papers and afterward enlisted in the
German army through a German Con
sulate Is subjects to draft or In classed
as an alien enemy. SU BC lU B12 R.
He is an alien enemy and not sub
ject to draft, but must register if In
this country.