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PORTLAND, WEDSESDAT, JUNE 8, 1317.
PEACE AND- SAFETY.
The city election has brought re
sults eminently satisfactory to the
forces which are deeply interested in
orderly and eensible government. Mr.
Baker has been elected Mayor and the
people have acted- with a wise dis
crimination toward a puzzling and
conflicting: variety of measures on the
ballot. They have, for example, given
tt final and determinative expression
sin the troublesome jitney question,
which the City Commission, through
the obstinacy and partisanship of a
single Commissioner Mr. Daly was
enable to solve. There is to be no
trifling with the important matter of
preparing and presenting a city char
ter, for both the political documents
offered by rival groups of small poli
ticians have been rejected.
The firemen have been notified that
the movement inaugurated by them to
unseat the chiefs and take over con
trol of the department, under guise of
e. two-platoon plan, is perfectly under
stood, and is not approved. There will
be no forced interchange between the
two telephone companies because the
project was a gross violation of ele
mental right. The elevator and dock
bonds have carried by an enormous
vote, making it clear that Portland Is
awake to the necessity of furnishing
suitable facilities if there is to be here
not elsewhere a great seaport.
The anti-conspiracy bill is in doubt
ttt the time this is written. Many vot
ers, it is clear, felt that the proposal
was too drastic and liable to grave
abuses, insofar as it seemed to make
nets of individuals which might in
themselves be innocent and even
praiseworthy evidences of a crime.
Yet the sensibilities of the community
have been offended by the gross in
solences of the bannerers and un
doubtedly, too, it is opposed to picket
ing, though it might be reconciled to
peaceful picketing, if there is such a
thing. But the promoters of banner
ing and the accomplices of lawless
ness through picketing ought to see
now that the large majority would
unquestionably approve an outright
measure aimed at the wrongs and
abuses which their methods foster and
Incite.
' Mr. Baker has won, after a stirring
Campaign made particularly difficult
f nr Him hv ntmnpa intrt f Vio f i ol H rf
candidates who had no call to go in,
who could not possibly be elected and
who thus contributed heavily to the
prospect of Mr. Daly's success. Their
responsibility for Mr. Baker's defeat,
if lie had been defeated, would have
been immediate and undeniable. Why
Is it that men who in their ordinary
processes of thinking and doing are
quite rational are so willing to accept
the counsel of uninformed and over
:ealous friends on a question of a po
litical adventure? The only result to
them is discomfiture and humiliation:
to the public it may easily be disaster.
Let us not deny to Mr. Baker the
flory of achieving a considerable per
sonal triumph in the election. But
the true reason lies much deeper. It
Is a victory for sanity and moderation,
a distinct and understandable defeat
for the forces of disorder and reaction
which were combined in the great
enterprise of capturing the city gov
ernment. An effort was made during
the campaign to show that the class
Issue was raised by the supporters of
Mr. Baker. Precisely the opposite was
true. It was raised by Mr. Daly when
lie joined the Socialist party, in 1910,
and subscribed to its articles of faith
and it has been kept alive by him
during the past four years by his par
tisan course as a Commissioner.
There is to be industrial peace and
public security with Mr. .Baker as
Mayor. The public voted for him for
that reason and in that understanding.
It voted against Mr. Daly because it
feared him and the principles and
policies he stood for and it voted
against his associations newspaper,
political and otherwise.
SWORN ON THE TOMB OP WASHING
TON." To the young men who yesterday
placed their names on the register of
those who are ready, at their country's
call, to do their part in the world's
war for democracy, the words ad
dressed by M..- Viviani, the French
commissioner, to the House of Repre
sentatives are commended:
Here. In the crucial hours of our history,
as of yours, it is liberty which clears the
way for our soldiers. We are all now united
In our common effort for civilization, for
right. '
He then quoted from "one of your
sreate.lt orators" the words, "It has
been sworn on the tomb of Washing
ton," and continued:
Tf Washington could rise from his tomb.
ft from his sacred mound he could view the
world as it now Is. shrunk to smaller pro
portions by the lessening of material and
moral distances and the mingling of every
kind of communication between men. he
would feel his labors are not yet concluded,
and that. Just as a man of superior and
powerful mind has a debt to all other men.
so a superior and powerful nation has a debt
to other nations, and after establishing its
own independence must -aid others to main
tain their independence or to conquer It.
Who can doubt the truth of these
words? If Washington, who inhertted
from his English forefathers that love
of freedom which impelled him to lead
a young Nation in rebellion against
the German King of England and to
welcome the aid of France in winning
Independence, could have been among
tts today, he woultl have urged this
Nation to do as it is now doing. His
spirit summons this "superior and
powerful" Nation to go to the aid of
the stricken democracies of France,
Belgium, Serbia in maintaining their
Independence, ' and by striking down
the murderous tyranny of Prussianlsm
to set the people of Germany, Austria,
Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey free,
'that they may join the company of
democratic nations.
Washington would have seen that
Uncoln's idea of the impossibility of
fx nation half slave and half free has
proved true of a world that is half
democratic, half despotic, and that the
one form of government must strive to
extinguish the' other.' He would ap
prove the resolution in which the
American Nation has joined the de
mocracies of Europe that despotism
must die in order that democracy may
live.
This is the decision .'which the
elected chiefs of the American repub
lic have "sworn on the tomb of Wash
ington" to put in effect, to which the
men who have registered for military
service consecrate their lives and to
which all other Americans are ready
to consecrate their labors and their
fortunes. This is done in confidence
that the spirit of Washington approves.
WE PLY. '
. It is inevitable that there will grow
out of the election Monday a new
courage, a new enthusiasm. We have
thrown off the transient lethargy that
has permitted other ports, other cities,
other states, all nearby, to progress
faster than we. Amid the clatter of
war preparations, Portland and Ore
gon stand unafraid. They are doing
their part in the National cause will
ingly and patriotically and they are
ready to helpthemselves in the peace
ful but still necessary pursuits of an
intelligent commonwealth.'
The state, so definite promise -is
given by the election, is to spend $6,
000,000 in construction of hard-surface
country roads. The city of Port
land provides for expenditure of S3,
000,000 for grain elevators and other
needs, of water-borne commerce. Ports
have been given authority to use their
credit in aid of shipping.
In further support of these meas
ures of progress Portland has given
notice that Oregon ideals do not coun
tenance impairment of public obliga
tions. Investments are safe from cut
throat competition and unwarranted
interference.
In voting on the several Jitney meas
ures the citizens exhibited fundamen
tal common sense. Certain utilities
are not to be permitted liberties de
nied competing agencies, but when
they come forward seeking equitable
franchises, fair alike to public and
competitors, the people do no6 deny
them the right to establish themselves.
There is to be no trifling or experi
menting with telephone ' systems by
enactment of fixed statutes of no
benefit except to somebody's pride of
opinion or somebody's sheer love of
interference.
Nor will the city spend money use
lessly for a free collection garbage
system nor countenance the disorder
ly consequences of , frequent changes
of government.
. All those things give stability to the
road and elevator bonds and other
obligations that state and city will
shortly issue. They give the best
reinforcement that a community can
give, through collateral expression of
its honesty and conservatism.
Oregon purposes to fly with her
own wings.
LEAVE FARM HANDS OX THE FARM.
While exhortations to increase the
production of food are dinned into the
ears of the farmers,, nothing appears
to be done to provide them with the
labor without which this cannot be ac
complished. Worse, the Government
is taking away the labor already on
the farms by voluntary enlistment of
the young men in the Army, Navy and
Marines. A letter from an Iowa farm
er, which was read in the House of
Representatives, tells what the food
producers encounter In consequence.
This farmer says: x
My only son, who had been staying at
home helping to operare the farm, joined
the Nntional Guard and went to-the bor
der. We had our corn plowed twice and so
got along pretty well. We bad 210 acres
and raised about 80OO bushels. Had a hard
time getting it gathered, however. Help
was poor quality, and we had to pay a big
price. Men would get a little money and
then quit work to spend it. But we got by.
Conditions are different now. TTncle Sam
Is calling lustily for men, unmarried men,
and you know farm work must be largely
carried on by boys from 18 to 30, and these
are the fellows the Government is after. As
a result, we are compelled to reduce, rather
than increase, our corn acreage. We cannot
Increase our potato acreage, and have cut
our prospective pig crop in two. We can
not carry as many cattle as we should. My
son la now at home, but is subject to call
any day. We have two hired men, one a
Dane and the other a city boy from Omaha.
Neither of them much good without a boss
right with them to tell them how to do
things.
The future Is not bright. My son will soon
go. The help I have may also be called.
Do you think a prudent man under such
conditions would dare to put In a big crop
when prospecta are so poor for cultivating
and harvesting it?
Either it would be better to fill up
the ranks of the regular Army and
the National Guard by selective draft
and to exempt all who are employed
on farms, or provision should be made
to fill the place of every farm hand
who is drafted with a man above or
below military age.
If one or the other of these plans
should not be adopted, either farm
hands must be sent home from the
Army or the desired increase in food
output will not materialize. There
has been much talk about profiting
by the mistakes of the allies, who were
compelled to take skilled workmen
from the trenches to do more useful
work in food and munition production,
but this country is even now repeating
one of their worst mistakes.
GUARDIANS OF GERMAN RIGHTS.
A resolution was before the House
providing that the President shall
seize German ships in American ports,
and that their value shall be ascer
tained for future use "as competent
evidence in all proceedings on any
claim for compensation." Everybody
knows that after the war there must
be a general settlement of claims be
tween the two nations, that the gen
eral basis of settlement must Be ar
ranged by diplomacy and that the
American negotiators cannot safely
concede any claims made by Germany
unless Germany concedes correspond
ing claims made by the United States.
Yet some of these over-conscientious
Congressmen wish Congress to declare
It advance that this country will pay
for the seized ships without know
ing whether Germany will recognize
like claims against her.
These gentlemen forget that Ger
many was bound by the treaty of
IS 28 to permit American ships to go
safely to the ports of her enemies
after taking all contraband from them.
They forget that Germany has flag
rantly and repeatedly violated that
treaty by sinking American ships and
drowning their cre-rs, and finally gave
notice of the intent to sink all ships,
American ships Included, which en
tered the war zone, and carried out
that threat. Secretary Lansing has
raised the question whether this vio
lation of the treaty has not made it
void. Germany can only keep it alive,
or revive it, by paying exemplary
damages for every ship and cargo
sunk and every American life taken in
contravention of its terms. The claims
of German shipowners would be a
powerful club for use in exacting pay
ment of these claims, but men of the
stamp of Mr. Mann and Mr. Stafford
would 'have Congress throw that club
into the sea.
Truly such men need constant
watching, lest tbeyVsliP one over on"
Uneie Sam in their' extreme vigilance
for the rights of Germany.
THE WORK CI' RE.
If it were not for the obvious diffi
culties of working out its practical ap
plication, the new law now being tried
in West Virginia, which requires that
every able-bodied male in the sate
must do at least t,hirty-six hours, of
real work. a week or go to jail, would
be nearly 'ideal. The purpose of the
la- is .to turn every energy to account
in war time. It is seen that the idle
rich man is quite as much an. economic
waste as the wandering hobo, and that
the chaps who find time to dance in
tb,e afternoon might as easily arrange
to hoe corn. It is impossible to esti
mate the man power that- will be
mobilized if the-new law is impartially
enforced.
But one trouble is that so few offi
cials will be abje- to agree upon . a
standard for "real work." It' is a
common but erroneous supposition of
many persons that the chief work of
the country is done by those who em
ploy only their hands. Agitators are
wont to.speak-of the "working classes"
in a much too restricted sense. The
chances are that the man who by
thrift and industry has got ahead in
the world is as busy as any other
workingman, and often his efforts are
of high value to society as a whole.
Executive management is as much re
quired as pick and shovel work, and
the man who can think straight and
continuously is as scarce as the one
who can lift a quarter of a ton. Both
have their places In the scheme of
"real work."
So-'far. as dudes and idlers go, It is
probable that there are not so many
of them as is commonly . believed.
There, is, however, a large and nonde
script element, neither rich nor poor
and defying classification in the social
scale, who will be greatly benefited
by enforcement of the West Virginia
plan. These include members of the
second and third generations of par
venus, would-be social reformers, pro
fessional cart-tail orators, and a con
siderable number engaged in non-productive
pursuits per se. Bootleggers
and purveyors of forbidden drugs are
among them, and so are the dissemi
nators of hatred and social unrest. A
universal work law-.will be just the
medicine for them, . although thirty
six hours a week is hardly enough.
Whether or not-the state profits by
their enforced labor they themselves
will be all to the good. Work is a
great- reformer; administered in allo
pathic doses it has been known to ac
complish some truly wonderful cures.
A ROUND ROBIN FROM THE SOLACE.
The war has already produced a
round robin, following the precedent
set by the troops at Santiago in 1898.
It is signed by thirty-odd sailors of
the Atlantic fleet who were patients
on board the hospital ship Solace,
makes complaint of conditions pre
vailing on the vessel lsetween May 18
and 21 and was read to the Senate by
Senator Calder. It contains the fol
lowing complaints:
1. When we were sent from our ships
lying at different ' points in , the fleet base
we were compelled to carry our own ba
gage. with fevers ranging from 100 to 103
degrees.
2. " Drinking water very scarce. I bad
three glasses while on-board C. Jv. E., and
some men had only one glass apic-ce. 1 might
add that there was no ice avater and the
water was very warm.
8. The dishes used by men sick with
measles were washed in lavatory, where
vessels were standing around with germs of
scarlet fever and mumps, which said germs
were thrown in same receptacle used by men
with measles: the dishes, forks and knives
were wiped with toilet paper.
4. All food was served to men on one
large platter, the motto of which was, "Help
yourself or go without."
5. Men who were very sick were com
pelled to sleep on the deck with blankets
(two). Many of these men had high fevers.
6. Blankets used by men with measles,
mumps and scarlet fever were piled up in
one stack, and at night they were Issued to
the first ones who came for them. These
blankets were not sterilized, and there were
many risks taken by the men of transfer
ring disease to one another.
7. Sick men unable to wash themselves
went without for length of trip on U. S. S.
Solace to the hospital at Norfolk.
This is the kind of information
about equipment of the armed forces
of the United States of which pub
lication might have, been forbidden
by the rejected censorship section of
the espionage bill, on the plea that it
might convey useful information to
the enemy but for the actual purpose
of averting criticism from the respon
sible official.
Tear after year the General Board
of the Navy has condemned the Solace
as unfit for service as a hospital ship,
and the building of new hospital ships
has been proposed, but these recom
mendations have been persistently
ignored by Secretary Daniels and Con
gress. What would be moce natural
than that the Secretary should have
tried to hide his parsimony snd neg
lect by using the censorship to sup
press the facts?
TKRRORAI.I-.
That we may sometimes owe as
much to accidental discovery as to in
vention will be illustrated again if the
new explosive, terrorall, keeps the
promise made for it by Dr. Dayve
B. de Waltoff. vice-president of
the American Medico-Pharmaceutical
League, who is also a member of the
League for the Enforcement of Peace
and a surgeon of the Naval Reserve.
When he made his announcement re
cently that he had found a compound
many times as destructive as dyna
mite, or even trinitrotoluol, the mili
tary technicians began to sit up and
take notice, for it is quite apparent
that this is to be a war In which
highly destructive agencies may turn
the scale, and all are on the alert to
discover the greatest destroyer of
them all. Dr. de Waltoffs statement
that five grains of terrorall would be
sufficient to wreck the Woolworth
building In New York would indicate
that he has found the much-desired
agency, and also that he has hit upon
a highly appropriate name for it.
Much depends, however, upon
whether ..terrorall can be made safe
to handle. Explosives in their funda
mental nature are unstable chemical
compounds. It is their instability that
makes them explode. But when they
are too unstable they are valueless,
since they are . as likely to destroy
friend as enemy. Thus, the fact that
certain nitrates under special treat
ment yield easily detonating precipi
tates has been known for more than
a century, but this property has been
employed only by indirection, for pre
cautionary reasons. Such members of
this group as .mercury fulminate are
exceedingly, sensitive to heat and
shock of any kind and may be deto
nated by heat alone. If it is true that
terrorall is as powerful as Dr. de
Waltoff says, that a millionth of a
grain has shattered a strong wedge
wood mortar, it is conceivable that it
would bo exceedingly deadly In the
hands of even its friends. But the
discoverer is an optimist upon this
score, and those who hope for the
triumph of, democracy will join in
wishing for his complete success.
Dr. de Waltoffs work may be com
pared with that of Charles Goodyear,
in the respect that he came upon what
is likely to prove a highly important
compound while searching for some
thing entirely different. Goodyear was
seeking to remedy a fatal defect in
crude rubber in that it was sticky in
hot weather and brittle in cold, and
was idly tirrlng a mixture of rubber
and sulphur on a kitchen stove. Absent-mindedly,
he permitted it to be
come too hot, the great secret of vul
canizing was revealed, and the endur
ing heat and cold-defying rubber of
present-day use resulted from the
chain of ensuing experiments. So DnJ
de Waltoff and his son were working
together to find a cheap substitute for
gasoline when an infinitesimal par
ticle of an unusual combination of
chemicals dropped into a mortar and
came in contact with a minute par
ticle of another chemical, causing an
explosion that shook the building and
blew the mortar to bits. Another fea
ture of more than incidental interest
is that the chemicals entering Into the
manufacture of terrorall are entirely
of domestic origin and that large
quantities can be obtained at home.
We shall not be dependent upon any
foreign source of supply of raw ma
terial, no matter what comes to pass
In future. x
Alfred Nobel, now famous for the
peace prize, that bears his name, was
the inventor of dynamite. His was
not the ambition of the warrior, al
though his invention has been turned
greatly to account in war operations.
So, too. the discoverer ofterrorall is
at heart a lover of peace, but not what
we are pleased to term a pacifist. His
attachment to the League for the En
forcement of Peace grows out of prac
tical determination to police the world,
and he recognizes the necessity for
employing well-ordered force under
existing conditions of society. His new
compound, if it is made practical, will
be a peace maker par excellence. Ger
many is. using every means at its com
mand in the work of destruction, and
it is seen that the rest of the world
must compete with the Germans in
this direction if democracy is to pre
vail. Prussianlsm must be treated to
a dose of its own medicine if America
and its -allies are to win.
. After the war it is devoutly to be
hoped that use will be found for the
new explosive in peaceful industries.
Clearing of Western stump lands,
which are as valuable as any In the
world when put under the plow, is
now deterred by the high cost of
blasting powder. If it Is true, as De
Waltoff says, that a large charge of
terrorall would blow up the Palisades,
it Is easy to see how useful it would be
In the construction of great power
works and irrigating canals, in the
building of railroads and in a thou
sand other utilitarian ways. But it is
necessary first to blast the enemy out
of his trenches before permanent
conditions can be restored under
which extensive industrial develop
ment would be safe or much wprth
while.
The Marine Corps would soon obtain
more than the number of men it needs
if it would relax its severe standards.
It is so much an especial honor to
belong to this, branch of the service
(that it is besieged with" applicants,
uiiy cl .email proportion oi wnom are
acceptable. Those who are fortunate,
however, can congratulate themselves,
for membership is almost equivalent
to a certificate of physical perfection.
Discipline Is said to have become lax
in Joliet, which accounts for the out
break. It is just as well to realize
first as last that vigilance, is the one
requisite in the conduct of a penal
institution. Anything that, points to
ward coddling will breed trouble.
The American Medical Association
smashes an ofd excuse in declaring
alcohol has no value as a medicine.
Asserting the contrary was the sole
way the. drunkard squared himself
with himself, though he fooled no
body. The Government estimates that
there are 600,500 men in the country
between the ages of 21 and 30 who
are not engaged in gainful occupa
tions. A distinctly gainful occupation
is about to be found for them.
Grocers and butchers are rather
autocratic in closing for weekly half
holidays during warm weather, "f here
will, however, be a few who remain
open just to be contrary and get the
trade.
The German ship Frieda Leonhardt
will do a lot better service for . the
world now that she has been named
the Astoria and has been assigned to
duty in the American Navy.
Max Muller (no relation of Maud,
who raked the hay), a poultryman of
repute, says black oats make an ex
cellent food for hens, as good as wheat
and cheaper.
The Mongolia seems" to be living a
charmed life. Her latest escape seems
to indicate that she was not meant to
decorate the floor of the ocean.
Now that registration is over for the
present, it remains to be seen what
shall be done with those who waited
until It was too late.
Co-operation of steamship captains,
as in the case of the Associated Oil
tanker, would soon make sea boot
legging unpopular.
The Texas method of dealing with
the anti-conscriptionists Is drastic but
certainly effective as a warning.
The young man with his green
ticket has something a lot of old fel
lows would like to get.
Hasty marriage cannot help the
slacker -unless he can get a widow
with an Incumbrance.
The voters of Oregon think the pen
itentiary is good enough for the peo
ple sent to it. -
If the draft is made within two
weeks the "agony" will the sooner be
over.
They are coming. Uncle Woodrow,
a thousand thousand strong.
Baker had more of the first, second
and third-choice votes.
Now for the big Festival. Come on,
you roses!
How to Keep Well.
TJy Dr. AV. A. Evans.
Questions pertinent to hygiene, sanitation
and prevention of disease, f matters of gen
eral Int. Tom. will ba 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 incloaed. Dr. Evans will not make diagnosis
or prescribe for individual diseases. Re
quests for such services cannot be answered.
'Copyright. Ittia, br Dr. W. A. Evans.
Pubilrhed by arrangement with the. Chicago
Tribune.)
WHAT HHOriD CAl'SK 0Fi TO SIS
Pl'JCT COXSUSIPTIOXT
THE consumption rate is going down.
In some cities where consumption
work was begun more than 15 years
ago there are suggestions that con
sumption is no more than half as prev
alent. The general run of people live
in places where the reduction ranges
from 10 to 25 per cent.
Though "A-e have known that con
sumption was curable for a long time.
It is true that a large proportion of
the people who should be able to cure
the disease in themselves do not get
on the job until the disease; so far as
they are concerned. Is incurable. The
trouble seems to lie In thelnability of
the average man to pick out the symp
toms which mark the early stages of
an oncoming consumption.
The National society thus defines In
cipient consumption: "Slight or no con
stitutional symptoms (Including partic
ularly gastric or intestinal disturbance
or rapid loss of weight); slight or no
elevation of temperature or pulse at
any time during the 24 hours; expecto
ration, usually small in amount or ab
sent; slight infiltration limited to the
apex of one or both lungs or a small
part of one lobe; no tuberculosis com
plications." Not many consumptives even suspect
that they are tuberculous while the
disease is in the incipient stage. Note
such points as "expectoration, small In
amount or absent and slight or no ele
vation of temperature." Dr. Everett
Morris, of the Cook County (Illinois)
Tuberculosis Hospital, was only able
to identify 98 cases of incipient con
sumption among 3614 cases recently in
that institution. Upon inquiry he found
that the first symptoms noticed by
these 98 people varied. In 15 cough was
the first symptom. In six if was the
second symptom noted.
Loss of strength was the first symp
tom, in two; loss of weight was the
first symptom in three, the second in
three and the third symptom in four.
Fever was the first symptom noticed
In two. Night sweats was the first
symptom in ooeK the second in two, the
third in three and the'fourth in two.
Hoarseness was the first symptom in
three, the second symptom In one. the
third In three, the fourth in one. Spit
ting of blood was the first symptom in
three and pleurisy in four.
Where two symptoms occurring to
gether first caused suspicion that some
thing was wrong, loss of appetite was
much more important than any other
symptom; loss of strength came sec
ond and loss of weight third.
An insurance man quoted by Moons
thinks yiat slight fever is more impor
tant than these figures would indicate.
He" says: "Given an accurate observa
tion of temperature on each of three
successive days between the hours of
3 and 8 P. M., and excluding all risks
that showed a temperature of 99.4 or
above at each examination, would re
duce the subsequent mortality from
consumption to a greater extent than
would the employment of the most
careful physical examination."
Dr. Morris says that a very early and
a very constant symptom is "that tired
feeling." Dyspepsia, and a distaste for
breakfast are nearly always present
during the early stages of consump
tion. A person with Incipient con
sumption will give a little hack if he
takes a deep breath. If the voice be
comes husky readily and if there is a
dry. tickling sensation which produces
a cleaning of the throat or a hacking
cough, consumption should be suspect
ed. .
The above signs do not 'necessarily
Indicate the presence of consumption.
They merely mean that the person
should have his condition inquired into.
Reducing; Weight.
L. R. S. writes: "Could you please
tell me how to reduce my weight. I am
6 feet 4 inches; weight, ISO pounds.
My extra flesh is what I put on after
having an operation and bad one of my
ovaries removed. Can I reduce? Where
I have the most overweight is across
the abdomen. Also I suffer so much
from whiteheads. What causes them
and is there any cure?"
REPLT.
To reduce lessen the amount of food eaten.
Kspeclally cut down on bread, potatoes, su
gar and all other sweets and all forms of
desserts. It Is not unusual for a woman to
put on flesh after an ovarian operation. To
lessen the fat around the waist line take
exercises or do work which uses the muscles
of the abdominal wall and other lower trunk
regions. You must persist If you are to get
results In either dieting or exercising.
Whiteheads axe due to obstruction of the
grease glands. You cannot prevent their
formation. Dieting for obesity is of service
In limiting them.
Less Food.
H. M. A. wfites: "Baby is- three
months old. I give him 16 ounces milk.
16 ounces water, six level tablespoons
Mellen's food in mixture. Give same
every three hours, four ounoes at a
time. Much gas forms and he is much
distressed. Would you kindly ' suggest
remedy for this -disturbance?"
REPLY.
You are following closely the directions
given by the Mellen's food people. Neverthe
less. I would suggest that you feed your
baby 'a little less at a time and use two
tablespoons less of Mellen's food. Soma
children require less than others.
Often Found Together.
B. E. A. writes: Do fluid around
the lung and tuberculosis-go together?
Is one a sign of the other? 2. How long
does one have to be tubercular before
a physician can be certain as to his
trouble?"
REPLY.
1. Fluid around the lung Is known' as
pleurisy with effusion. Nearly two-thirds of
the cases of pluerlsy with watery effusion
are tubercular. Some effusion la present at
some time In a large percentage of cases of
consumption.
2. Depends on the type of case. In soms
cases the diagnosis can be made within a few
weeks of the onset. Other cases develop
slowly and months may he required.
, Wnlloivax Responds to Call.
WALLOWA. Or, June 3. (To the
Editor.) Will you kindly correct an
error which appeared in The Orcgo
nian May 30 under head of "Bond Sale
Lagging." wherein you put down the
subscription of Wallowa as $2200? This
subscription is $22,000, but at this date
Is considerably more. We believe that
our subscription is reasonably good
when you consider that the population
of our little city is onlv 1000.
C T. . M'DANIBL,
HOt'RS OF" MEX OFF Gl'AHD DUTY.
In 1 Hoars Oat of 24 Soldiers Have
Frequent Opportunity to Read.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. June 4.
(To the Editor.) A few ofays ago some
one wrote to The Oregonian suggesting
that If persons traveling over the
Southern Pacific," and presumably
other lines, would drop their old news
papers and magazines to the National
Guard boys who are on guard over
bridges, tunnels, etc., it would be ap
preciated. Promptly comes Mr. S. A.
Slolhur, who states very definitely and
with great finality that whoever made
that suggestion "Is wrong." He goes
on to say that "a soldier on guard
should be on guard and not reading
newspapers and magazipes. . . No
body can serve two masters, not even
a soldier."
If I possessed the apparent ignor
ance of Mr. Molhur pertaining to things
military I would hesitate to correct
anyone who makes a suggestion for the
comfort of the soldiers. The men who
are on guard over the bridges and tun
nels are on their station for days at
a time, and if he thinks that each
and every one of them walks post with,
a rifle 24 bdWrs out of every 24 he
is wrong.
Soldiers as a rule stand either two
or four-hour watches, in either case
being off watch twice as long as they
are on. making eight hours on and
16 off in the 24. During the time they
are on watch they do not read; they
do not even sit down. During the time
they are off watch, however, there is
nothing to do when on outpost duty
but such policing of the camp as may
be necessary, and that takes but very
little time in a small camp. No matter
what is done for them, they cannot
leave the vlcirrity of their camp for
hunting or fishing, or anything of that
sort.
The suggestion to which Mr. Molhur
takes such exception is one which, if
carried out, would be appreciated by
the boys in khaki far more than a
number of others which I have seen
advanced; and let me say for Mr. Mol
hur s peace of mind chat the presence
of a few magazines and newspapers in
the camps of the boys who are doing
the lonesomest and most tiresome kind
of soldiers' duty will-not result in .any
lessening of their vigilance.
I speak from experience. I know
that in four years in the United States
Marine Corps I never heard a man rep
rimanded by an officer for having a
magazine or newspaper in his knap
sack when going to the guardhouse or
to the outpost on his 24 hours' tour of
duty, and if this is considered all right
in the Marine Corps, than which there
Is no more military or efficient out
fit in the world, I think Mr. Molhur
need not worry for the safety of the
country if some fellow passenger hap
pens to throw out a magazine at some
lonely camp In the mountains or any
place else.
THOMAS DE V. HARPER,
Ex-tiergeant, o. S. M. C.
REAL FIGHTING HEX WAXTE.D
Ex-Blaejacket Pays Compliments to
FourfIushers" and Slackers.
HEPPNER, Or., June 1. (To the Ed
itor.) Your editorial comment of May
24 on the numerous applications for
positions in the Secret Service appeals
to me as being quite opportune. Doubt
less such a position appeals to many
as' a well paid sinecure, as well as a
convenience to get under cover from
the draft. However "patriotic" pre
tenders are not limited to the Secret
Service.
Thousands of men are quietly enlist
ing as privates, men who have the
moral courage to meet the issue face
to face in such capacity as, after being
tried out, they may be found best
fitted. Among such men may be found
material to meet any emergency.
The Nation at this time needs the
best it can get and no question of
creed, color, birth or snobbish affilia
tion should stand In the way of its
getting it.
There are no pink tea preliminaries
attendant upon getting behind the guns
where men are needed to win battles.
Practical women are needed in the
field hospitals. At the beginning of
the European war the Grand Duke
Nicholas. of the Russian imperial
staff, was besieged with applications
for nurses by women from all circles
of society. Having appointed a day for
the consideration of such he explained
the requirements of that line of duty,
adding that some would be required to
nurse officers, and as their quarters
were better appointed the duties would
be lighter and surroundings more con
genial. Nurses would also be needed for
common soldiers, explaining that the
work there would be hard and most
any conditions might be expected, and
advised those who were averse to work
not to consider the positions. Having
their choice they indicated by standing
on opposite sides of the room. The ma
jority preferred to nurse officers only.
These were sent home, while those
willing to go where they were needed
were engaged.
It is said that it required the services
of three high-salaried noblemen Id
waiting to assist King Louis XVI on
and off with bis coat, and grand dames
drew princely sums for pulling off the
Queen's stockings or tying the ribbons
of her nightcap, who no doubt flattered
themselves in believing that they
played a very important part In the
reign of that Illustrious pair, who. by
they way, contributed their he-ads in
token of appreciation. 'Llttleos'hil" is
alleged to have used strong terms in
defining war.
It surely is not a lawn fete. There
are likely to be thousands of the boys
sent to Europe. If eo, there will be
many who will never return. We feel
serious about it. It is no occasion for
farce comedies or frippery in way of
snobbish "patriotic" or pretense of mil
itary "clubs" or what not, which has
about as much practical relation (or
intention for that matter) to mllitary
organlzatlon as the corps de ballet In
a Bowery theater, and should be not
only discountenanced but taboo.
The battlefront, or any duties per
taining to it. Is no place for parasites
or fourf lushers. Their positions in so
ciety are established, and it la there
they belong where they may be of the
least hindrance to useful men and
women.
A slacker usually will, if he must,
but a pretender or fourflusher. either
male or female. In quest of perquisites
and notoriety, is far below the status
of a slacker. EX-BLUEJACKET.
HELP fJtCXiE SAM.
Uncle Sam Is calling, asking for yonr
cash;
Tour Uncle Sam means business; he Is
not acting rash.
But is-offering you security, the best
- , in all the land.
For he's gone to war with Germany,
and needs the cash in hand.
This war game is no child's play, and
Uncle started in - '
To play the game unflinchingly, and
you must help him win.
He fights the cause of liberty, of
Justice and of right.
And everyone must do his share to
help him win the fight. x
So loosen up your purse strings what
he demands is fair ,
And buy a Bond of Liberty, and thus
the burden share.
'Tis a patriotio duty not one of us can
shirk
And every one must do his bit to help
the righteous work.
S. RUNYON.
Portland, Or.
Failure to Salute.
PORTLAND. June B. (To theEdi-'
tor.) If an alien refuses to salute the
American flag what would be his pun
ishment? SUBSCRIBER.
There is no legal punishment.
In Other Days.
Twesl y-lre Tears Aao
From The Oregonian. June tl,
St. Paul. June 6. Dispatches received
this evening pay a great snow storm is
raging In South Dakota. The snow ts
10 inches deep at Deadwood. Traffic
is Dracticallv suspended and the tem
perature has fallen below' the freez
ing point.
Ben Selllnsr, Republican candidate for
State Senator, has lived from his child
hood in Portland; has for years been
one of its leading business men. and
no great charity has ever failed to gain
his personal interest and a most liberal
share of his ample means. He is worthy
the suffrace of every Republican and
all other honorable citizens.
A South End physician was called
upon yesterday to minister to a rather
singular ailment. A lady who had been
to a picnic ate a liberal allowance of
an aged limburarer cheese and upon her
return home was taken violently ill.
The lady was out of danger when the
doctor left, but only time can restore
the natural sweetness of her breath.
The East Side Railway Company will
commence running- its cars as far south
as Sellwood tomorrow. Regular trips
will be made every 20 minutes.
A Democratic highbinder dressed In
a sailor suit presented himself at the
Republican headquarters yesterday
with a proposition to sell the vote of
the entire crew of the United States
cruiser Charleston. . He was told that
his services were not wanted and he
had no trouble In finding the door.
Halt n Century A lea.
From The Oregonian, June 6, 1867.
A report of W. S. Caldwell. Clty
Auditor. showed $49,220 expended in
three years for improvement of the
Willamette River. Excavations were
planned to give depth of 14 feet on
Swan Island bar.
The Umatilla Press tells of a
stranger appearing at Twelve-mile
House, suffering from a severe wound.
He told contradictory stories and
made statements known to be false.
Salt Lake Ben Holladay. arriving
from the West, is detained by Indian
troubles. He will probably return to
New York via San Francisco.
The Clarke County (Wash.) county
and legislative tickets were elected by
the Union party by majorities of 100
to 150.
The Republican Union committee
nominated for the city election June
17. 1867: For Mayor. J. P. O. Lowns
dale; Recorder. J. J. Hoffman: Treasur
er. C P. Ferry; Assessor, W. H. Wetsel.
San Francisco The Union ticket
elected 25 out of S3 delegates In the
primary election.
Veteran to His Grandson.
By James Itarton Adams.
You've J'inod 'long with the soldiers.
Bill: the 'ltstin' deed is done, and soon
you'll i be on terms of intimacy ' with a
gun. You're lookin' fprucr, in soldier
clothes, though not so gay, perhaps,
from a spectae'lar p'int o' view as us
brass-mounted chaps that went into
the Civil War when we was young as
you an' feelin' equally as proud in our
new suits o" blue. We'd ostrich feathers
on our hats, like wlmmrn wear today,
an eagles made o' shiny brass that
looked exceedin' gay, an' polished
buckles on our belts that bore the
stamp U. S. 'twas there for ornamental
show as well as usefulness: the same
on every cattridge box we wore agin
the ham to show the trappin'n that we
packed belongerl to Uncle Sam. I flt
a whole lot anxious. Bill, that when
you heard the call you mieht sustain
a weakness of the proper fiithtin' gall,
but when I heard you'd listed in the
good Third Oregon I swelled with hon
est pride until I thought I weighed a
ton. You come o' fight in' stock, mv
boy: your great-great-Krandad fought
in them old Revolution days an' got
a redcoat shot that curtailed his anat
omy a section of a leg an' marln him
substitute for it a wooden liirk ry peg.
I served all throuch the Civil War
among the boys In blue an' stained the'
soil o' Dixie with my blood u time or
two, an' your brave daddy give his life
for our Old Glory, Bill, when them
Rough Rldin troopers made a charsre
up flan Juan hill, an' now the patriot
blood crops out agin in you an" it is
up to you to keep it hot hy doln' of
your bit. Go to it. boy; as Sherman
said, you'll find that war is hell, but
you won't shy away from that you'll
do your duty well, an' if you're iucky
to come bark, by favor of the fates.
I'll be the promlest grandad in fortv
seven states, an' I will dance an' holler
until all our kindred kind'U think I'm
sufferin' from inflammation o' the
mind. JAMES BARTON ADAMS.
CATS AM) RABBIT!) ARE I'SEPTI.
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IVt w of Two Sorts Find Place In Same
Exhlhltlonn.
PORTLAND, June 2. (To the Edi
tor.) Your editorial comment in a re
cent issue of The Orearonian. questions
the expediency of including cats with
rabbits in our local and state shows
has attracted some attention and no
little contention among the local pet
stock fanciers and for the benefit of
the public we should like to explain
that the shows in question are held un
der the auspices of the Oregon Branch
of the National Pet Stock Association,
which organization encourages the pro
motion of all kinds of domestic pets,
both for utility and fancy.
While we are much pleased at the in
terest the public is taking in the do
mestic rabbit industry, recognizing that
quick action is necessary to help pro
vide for shortage in meat, that a pound '
of meat can be produced cheaper with
Belgian or New Zealand hares than In
any other way, because you can use as
food in raisirkg them, waste vegetables,
dandelions, dock, grass, hay. etc. and
that to aid promote this Industry i3 not
only an act of patriotism, but a means
of reducing tbe high cost of living as
well -hut in behalf of the useful tabby,
we wish to say they also have a useful
place in otir group of domestic pets.
They keep our houses, farms and fac
tories free from destructive mice and
rats, thus save millions of dollars every
year. The rabbit fancier is a friend
of the cat and no well regulated rab
bitery is without them.
We encourage the cat fanciers to
raise good cats, cats of class and dis
tinction, high-grade pedigreed cats, in
stead of the miscellaneous backyard
fence yowler, for they are both useful
and ornamental and we are pleased to
associate thtem with the rabbits, hares
and other useful domestic pets in our
shows, that the public may become
more Interested in the production of
high-grade stock in their domestic
pets. F. M. Y.
In behalf of the Oregon Branch of the
American Pet Stock Association.
Allen Who Has Sem Srnlr.
PORTLAND. June 6. (To the Edi
tor.) I arrived in this country at tbe
age of 12. Since then I served In the
Army during the Spanish-Amerlcwn
War. Am I a naturalized citizen of the
United States or do I have to declare
my Intention and procure papers?
W. J. R.
If your father became a naturalized
citizen before you were 21 you are a
citizen. Otherwise you are not a citl
ben. but may, because of military erv
Ive. take our final papers without fil
ing declaration of Intention.
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