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rORTtaD, WEDNESDAY, Jl.fE 18, 1917.
THROUGH ROADS FIRST.
The State Highway Commission ap
proaches a plain difficulty created by
adoption of the $6,000,000 bond lssrue.
It is apportionment of the first 91,
000,000 In such a way that all sections
will be appeased. The difficulty ought
not to exist, but It does, and probably
It is insurmountable.
The new law permits issuance of
only one-sixth of the total amount in
1917. The plain intent of the act is
that all the bond proceeds shall be
expended on main highways roads
of first importance. Yet pressure
from localities where roads are needed
for purely local benefit is to be ex
pected and it will be insistent. They
want their roads out . of the first
$1,000,000.
The commission has a plain duty to
perform regardless of these local de
mands. Not only does the intent of
the law call for completion first of
through roads, but since inception of
the bill war conditions have made it
a patriotic duty to connect the pop
ulous centers of the state. It will be
recalled that the Secretary of War
named Oregon as in an area of pos
Bible military activity and urged that
In such areas highway commissions
complete through roads. This recom
mendation was afterward indorsed by
the Council of National Defense.
The importance of - through roads
transcends any petty consideration of
the vote of this or that county against
the bonding act. The Oregonlan has
jocularly inquired what such counties
expect now that roads are to be built.
But it does not press the issue serious
ly. On the other hand, it urges that
the vote by counties in the election be
wholly disregarded, that the interests
of the state as a whole may be intelli
gently considered.
There are two highways that fit into
the war-preparedness scheme and like
vise are of first importance to the
true development of the state. They
are the Columbia Highway and the
Pacific Highway. The Columbia High
way should be completed to Astoria.
It should also bo completed to Hood
River and The Dalles.
In behalf of the Lower Columbia
River Highway, there is also to be
said that a large investment has al
ready been made thereon and that the
road, such as it is, is deteriorating
because of its incompleteness. It not
only traverses a populous section and
connects with one of the largest cities
of the state, but is part of an east and
west highway of military advantage.
It is imperative that it be completed
that the money already expended be
not wasted. The Upper Columbia
River Highway will connect the lower
highway with already passable roads
extending throughout Eastern Oregon.
The latter roads are entitled to im
provement and will get it, but to im
prove them now, if thereby the greater
roughness and the almost impassabil
ity of a link in the main system must
be ignored, would be poor business.
The Pacific Highway is also a
part of the preparedness scheme. It
traverses the main agricultural dis
1 ricts of Western Oregon and connects
the main population centers. It was
specifically designated by the Council
of National Defense as a highway re
quiring immediate improvement.
To put most of the money into these
two highways the first year will doubt
less cause disappointment In many
parts of Oregon. But those who
are able to subordinate local needs
and consider the superior claim of the
etate at large will realize that to divide
the first year's funds among a, dozen
or more little stretches of disconnected
pavement would serve no general pur
pose and wholly fail to meet the
emergency.
CO-OPERATION AS TO CANS.
If the problem presented by the
shortage of cans , for the packing of
food materials is solved this season "a
iiigh degree of co-operation on the
part of the consumer will be required.
3 Touseholders are so accustomed to
standard containers that the Depart
ment of Commerce has found some
unwillingness among manufacturers
to make a change that would seem to
affect the "good will" built upon the
style and shape of the container. The
number of tin cans that would be
affected by this consideration is ex
ceedingly large. Tet if there are to
be enough cans for the preservation
of perishable products Substitutes
must be used in a vast proportion of
cases. The public must help.
Tinplate is 98 per cent steel and 2
per cent tin, but one material is about
as hard to get as the other. Steel is
needed for so many purposes in con
nection with the. war that the mills
have been unable to keep their cus
tomers supplied, and at the same time
imports of tin have fallen off, owing
to decreased production and interfer
ence with shipping facilities, while
the demand has increased. This makes
It utterly improbable that there will
be more than a third or half as many
tin cans this season as would be re
quired under normal conditions. Some
thing must give way. logically, such
articles as coffee, tea, spices, baking
powder, dry drugs and chemicals, to
bacco and washing powders would be
expected to make the sacrifice. Every
pound of a relatively imperishable
substance that goes into a tin can this
year means a pound of perishable food
going to waste. Glass will not serve
as a practical substitute becaun of Its
greatly increased price. It is essen
tial that the container shall not add
unduly to the price of the food.
There has already been devised a
fiber package for dry products. It
can be coated with paraffin, a chem
ically inert substance, if necessary. As
a last resort, for those who Insist on
preserving the appearance of the
package upon which the reputation of
the goods has been built- up, tin tops
and bottoms can be provided, the fibe
part being covered with the label. But
even this would not be necessary if
the people understood the 'pressing
need for economy in the use of tin.
It is a time for waiving all finical no
tions. It is the part of common sense
to accept serviceable material instead
of insisting on all the old things.
Purchase of everything possible in
bulk also would accomplish a desir
able economy of tin. This is enjoined
by the Department upon hotels, res
taurants and boarding-houses, as well
aa homes. It is all a necessary part
of the work of conservation In which
we as a. people are Jointly engaged
Naturally, the packers will be called
on to take the lead, but their task
will be much simplified by the good
natured co-operation of all the people.
FIRST.
Oregon was first, or among the first.
to respond adequately and cheerfully
to the Nation's call to arms. The
state more than filled Its quota, of
volunteers for the Army and the Navy.
Now Oregon has given of its money
for the war by subscribing its share.
and more, to the liberty loan.
It is a noble record, nobly made,
and It will be nobly preserved.
Duty has a meaning here expressed
in deeds and in service. The Nation
is safe with a citizenship which brave
ly and strongly meets the great crisis
of a war for existence. For a war to
make democracy safe is the emergency
that confronts us. We understand it;
and to understand is to act. '
WHAT ARB THIS SCHOOLS FOR?
Fifteen or sixteen citizens, among
them four women, have announced
their respective candidacies for the
school board directorships, at the elec
tton next Saturday. Because of the
partial success of the political and
factional assault which has been made
upon the school organization of Port
land during recent months, there are
now two directors to elect. he legis
lature of 1917 was persuaded by the
persistent critics of the old system to
shorten the terms of all directors from
five to three years. Thus Director
Plummer. who has been a bone of
contention between rival school fac
tions, was automatically retired from
office. Now Mr. Plummer submits
his case to the people.
Obviously, the schools of Portland
have been subjected to the same in
fluences of demoralization and disor
ganization which- have of late years
been manifest in various public instl
tutions. There is a loud outcry about
the "machine" and its tyranny, about
the autocratic powers of the directors,
about Superintendent Alderman and
his methods. Respectable citizens who
have been induced to leave private
life and devote a part of their time
to the public service as school direct
ors are at once, through some myste
rious process, thought to be converted
Into despots of oppression and inhu
manity. At times they have been
known to commit the unpardonable
offense of dismissing a principal or a
teacher. A remedy for these grave
offenses has been sought and found,
In the tenure of office act, passed sev
eral years ago, and revised last Winter
at Salem by a cure-all act, which makes
it practically impossible for the di
rectors to discharge anybody without
his or her consent. This is an ideal
condition from the standpoint of one
who may deserve dismissal but is able
to prevent it.
Mr. Beach and Mr. Plummer have
served on the School Board, the first-
named for twenty years, the latter for
four years. They are in part respon
sible for the system now in existence.
Mr. Beach has a first-rate name as a
citizen, an unblemished record of use
ful, patient and intelligent endeavor
In his public and private capacities.
Just who is there among the candi
dates against him that is more worthy,
or more capable, or more fair, or more
desirous of giving the teachers, the
public and the children a square deal?
Just who?
Mr. Plummer has incurred the hos
tility of a very considerable element
among the teachers and among others
outside. The reasons are not wholly
clear; but they are in part that he
has stood for discipline and authority
and order, and these things are not
wanted by some people. It is probable
that Mr. Plummer has given more of
his private time to school problems
and educational affairs than any di
rector in the history of Portland. He
has made a painstaking and continu
ous effort to inform himself. The
Oregonian has not always agreed with
Mr. Plummer in his advanced views on
education and in his desire to enlarge
and ornament the school curriculum;
but in a situation where he stands
against the forces which are seeking
to upset and subvert the whole school
organization, without a beneficial ob
Jective, but for purposes of mischief
and revenge, we shall support him.
We do not at all make the charge that
all the candidates opposed to Mr.
Beach and Mr. Plummer are inspired
by such motives, for we see among
them upright - and excellent names,
men and women. But it is clear to us
that the multitude of candidates is in
itself evidence of the unrest which has
been injected into the schools, with
out adequate cause, and with no prom
ise of benefit.
The Oregonian is among those who
think that the schools should be im
proved; but it can see no good in
throwing them into constant, turmoil,
and it believes that results must al
ways be approximate. It thinks that
the real function of the school system
is to educate children and not merely
to provide someone a Job, for life or
otherwise.
WHAT TO DO WITH SLACKERS.
The round-up of the slackers which
has now begun will prove to what
extent opposition to conscription is re
sponsible for the fact that registration
has fallen short of estimates. If as
large a proportion has deliberately re
fused to register in other cities as in
St. Paul and Minneapolis, the defi
ciency of a million might easily be
made up.
The punishment would fit the crime
if slackers were to be taken into the
Army before any of those who have
voluntarily accepted the chance of be
ing called are drafted. But such men
are very poor material for an army
on which we must rely for victory
over a power which sacrifices men as
ruthlessly as does Prussia. The United
States does not wish to be represented
in the allied army by men whose con
duct brands them as traitors or cow
ards. Such men would be better em
ployed in the drudgery of war, where
their skins will be safe, than in the
place of danger, which is the place of
honor. Where none except brave, loyal
citizens should be placed.
It is just as well to have a show
down In this matter. There has been
much wild talk about militarism.
about compelling the poor man to
r
fight for the rich and about a capital
ists' war. It is time we turned the
tables by exposing the vehicles of
these mouthlngs as men who shirk
their duty, either from excessive re
gard for their own lives or from devo
tion to Kaiserism, while those whom
they slander, capitalists and workmen
alike, show their readiness to serve
if the lot should fall on them. A. test
is needed to decide who are really our
best citizens those who merely talk
about civic virtue or those who prac
tice it, even to the death.
But we should not despair, even of
the slacker. He is largely the product
of his environment, of constant asso
ciation with men whose everyday talk
Is that success is the result of corrup
tion and legal favors, not of honest
work and ability. If he were thrown
into the company of men of the class
he has abused, were subjected to the
same strict discipline, were forced to
treat his fellows with respect and
were shown the same respect in turn
if he were made to do his bit and if h
saw that all, without regard to wealth
or social advantage, had to do theirs,
he might change his estimate of men,
of institutions and of a citizen's duty
to defend his country. He might prove
to be a real man, after all
WELCOME THE STRANGER.
Portland's eleventh annual Rom
Festival is at hand, and for three days
this city is turned over to merrymak
ers and entertainers. All the para
phernalia, accoutrements and impedl
menta (applying the latter in the most
liberal sense) are placed, with the sole
exception of the Rose, in profusion,
If there be blame for that, it must be
placed elsewhere. Suppose we charge
it to the war, and replace it with the
Spirit of Patriotism.
There is a welcome for everybody'
i-depend on Portland for that and
there is room for all and no crowding
off the walk. The smile of good na
ture has begun to spread, te develop
by Friday night into the grin of con.
tent. Weather has been made to the
Portland order.
Portland throws care to the wind
this morning and beckons all to Join
her.
' . STOP WASTING.
Now that the planting season
is
nearly ended, the Department of Agri
culture is turning its attention to dis
semination of information as to the
preservation of food. This is essen
tial because while the Nation has been
generally awakened to the Importance
of big crops, there is still a National
habit of wastefulness and extrav
agance to overcome. It does not seem
to be appreciated as it ought to be
that the citizen who eaves a bushel
of wheat accomplishes as much as the
man who raises one.
"Do not keep perishable food in a
hot place" is an admonition that ought
not to be necessary, but the Depart
ment finds that it is. Attention is
called also to the fact that dust par
ticles in the air carry mold spores and
germs. House flies are responsible for
enormous waste, in the aggregate.
Rats do still more damage, in the
home and storehouse and on the farm
The National garbage pail is estimated
to cost the people $700,000,000 a year.
This is a year in which no economy
is mean or Ignoble. Saving, on the
contrary, is essentially a patriotic dutv.
There are plenty of things to do with
the surplus, if there should be one.
It is not a. question of how much
money we can afford to spend for
food, but of having food enough, at
any price, to feed ourselves and our
allies. Economy is aa much incum
bent on the millionaire as upon the
humblest laborer.
ANOTHER KTNG FAILS.
The grip which King Constantino of
Greece had on his throne has become
steadily weaker ever since he broke
with Venizelos on the question of
joining the allies in the Fall of 1916
Although the energies and resources
of the people had been exhausted by
the two Balkan wars, their sympathy
was with the allies and a majority of
them saw that participation in the
war might be the last chance of real
izing their dream of racial union un
der one government. They have looked
forward to acquisition of all Greek
Inhabited territory In Asia Minor, as
well as Macedonia and the Aegean
Islands, and to making Greece the
great navyl and commercial power of
the Eastern Mediterranean.
v enizelos aimed to realize that
dream, but Constantine was so in
fluenced by his German wife, a sister
of the Kaiser, and was so convinced
that the German war machine was in
vincible that he determined to keep
lireece neutral in spite of the wishes
of the people and in violation of the
treaty of mutual defense with Serbia
Although Venizelos, as Premier, had
the support of a majority in Parlia
ment, the King forced his resignation
and dissolved Parliament. This action
has been denounced as a violation of
the constitution, justifying interven
tion by the three powers Britain,
France and Russia which had guar
anteed Greece constitutional govern
ment. But the republican sentiments
of Venizelos were not acceptable to the
despcrtlc government which then ruled
Russia and Britain and France weak
ly accepted the King's assurances of
benevolent neutrality while they oc
cupied Saloniki under an Invitation
given by Venizelos.
There followed a period of pro-Ger
man intrigue and covert hostility to
the allies. German agentr- swarmed
in Athens and won over many Greek
officials and army officers to support
or uermany. Guerilla bands infested
the allies' rear, secret bases were pro
vided for submarines and constant
agitation agaist war was kept .up
among the reservists. The allies at
tempted by blockade of Greek ports
and by seizure of ships to bring the
King to terms, but with so little effect
that with his consent the garrisons
surrendered the forts on the Struma
River to the Bulgarians last Spring.
and a whole" division was carried
away to Germany. The allies sent one
ultimatum after another to the King
and gradually increased the pressure
on him. Venizelos stirred up the peo
ple of Crete and the other Islands to
revolt, established a provisional .gov
ernment at Saloniki and, aided by the
allies, organized an army of 40,000
men to fight for them. He gradually
gained adherents by desertion from
the King's army, and now claims the
support of more than half of the pop
ulation. After the allies had occupied Pi-
reaus and had sent troops, to Athens
the quarrel came to a head last De
cember, when Greek troops fired on
the allied forces, Venizelists were
murdered or thrown into prison and
mobs led by pro-Germans attacked
pro-ally newspaper offices. Soon aft
erward Lloyd George became British
Premier and more severe measures
were taken. A strict blockade of the
Greek coast reduced, the people al
most to starvation and was maintained
until all Greek troops and arms had
been removed to the Peloponnese' and
until a quantity of artillery and am
munition equal to that which had been
captured by Bulgaria had been sur
rendered to the allies. But Constan
tine was accused of bad faith in re
taining arms in Northern Greece to
outfit guerilla bands which hung on
the allies rear. This situation endan
gered the communications of General
Sarrail's army and prevented it from
taking a vigorous offensive.
The climax marked by the King's
abdication was doubtless hastened by
the Russian revolution, for that event
removed the obstacle to extreme meas
ures against him. Mr. Zalmis, a pro
ally, became Premier and desertions
to Venizelos Increased in number. Con
stantine' 8 position became impossible
and his abandonment of the throne
was doubtless hastened by the allies.
who believed that no good faith from
wreece could be expected so long as
he remained. His is the second dy
nasty which has been driven out since
Greece became independent, and the
outcome is likely to be another repub
lic in Europe. After their experience
with Constantine in Greece and Fer
dinand in Bulgaria the democratic
states of Europe will not wish to set
up any more kinglets to become cen
ters of German intrigue.
MAKE EVERYBODY. A BONDHOLDER
By raising great sums of money by
saies or bonds the Government has be
gun a liberal education of the entire
population in public finance and per
sonal thrift. Subscriptions to the lib
erty loan have fallen short of expec
tations, not because the people have
not the money to lend but because
buying of Government bonds is a new
thing to- the majority. The normal
rate of profit expected by the Atnerl
can people is much higher than the
Per cent offered by the Govern
ment, and they have not generally
learned the value of the absolute se
curity which Justifies that low rate,
But it is necessary that the Ameri
can people acquire the bond-buying
nabit in order that they may win this
war. The United States has the men
and the resources necessary to vic
tory, but it cannot use them without
a constant stream of money flowing
into the Treasury. There is no doubt
of the ability of the people to provide
it. feo great are our financial re
sources that the excess of exports over
Imports for two years at the present
rate would equal the entire $7,000,-
ooo.ooo loan authorized by Congress.
What the Government needs is to de
velop willingness to buy bonds as fast
as they are offored.
The American people are only mak
ing a good beginning at what their
allies are doing In this regard. The
liberty loan Is their first lesson. Em
ployers have taken a leaf out of the
British book by assisting their em
ployes' to pay for bonds In install
ments. It would be well for our Gov
ernment to adopt some plan similar
to that of the British war savings asso
ciations. The whole country should
be covered with organizations of this
kind. Into which the people would
pour their weekly or monthly pay
ments, to be exchanged at frequent
Intervals for war bonds. This would
keep money flowing into the Treasury.
These organizations would act as an
automatic check on extravagance and
Indulgence in luxuries, for they would
lead their members to dispense with
such things in order to save the price.
This is a better incentive to thrift than.
either high taxes or restrictive laws.
Public interest would also be turned
to Government finance, which sadly
needs reform. It has been impossible
to Interest the publlo In this subject,
because all taxes were Indirect until
the corporation and income taxes were
adopted, and these are collected from
the rich few. Wide distribution of
Government bonds, combined with
heavy, direct war taxes, would give
the mass of the people an interest in
Government expenditure which would
result in elimination of pork and
waste.
Oregon did not fall down In sub
scribing its share of tho liberty bonds,
for this is not the year for Oregon to
fall in any duty of patriotism. Our
National Guard was first under arms;
we were rirst to enlist our quota for
Army and Navy; we are well to the
front in food production; and now we
back our loyalty with our money. Ore
gon promptly answers any call of
country.
A woman's auxiliary of something
is asking donations of home-made
candy for the soldier boy, but if the
soldier boy were not bashful he very
likely would state his preference for
well-filled pie and cake with a sugar
top.
The new Declaration of Independ
ence the liberty bond has millions
of signers, not all of whom write an
plainly as John Hancock, but all of
whom know definitely what they want
The owners of the grandstands need'
not explain the cause of rise in price
of seats. A dollar and a half grows
now where a dollar grew before. If
one has seating space to sell.
Mr. Gompers fears are groundless.
Union labor in the conscription will
not be railroaded into the draft. Much
skilled labor will be needed in its usual
lines.
A new American steamer of the J"
class has arrived in a French port, to
convince the people over there that
Americans are not jays by any means.
The relatively meager supply of
roses for the Festival gives the gor.
geous peony a chance to win the ad
miration that it deserves.
The schools have closed for the
Summer and the boy whose mother
has a garden must be a genius in in
vention of ills.
Watch Oregon make good on the
8,500,000 liberty bond apportion
ment. Oregon makes good on every
thing. Portland takes liberty bonds as she
takes everything when she Is ready.
These are the "ready" days.
The "ghost" has not walked into the
Presidio training camp, but he is cast
ing a shadow before.
Lack of farm help ought to result
In a boom for the milking-machine
industry.
The day of leniency is passed.
To
Jail with the shirkers!
Tou are not an "informer"
if you
tell on a shirker.
Wear a rose.
How to Keep Well
By Dr. W. A. Kvasu.
Question pertinent to ergten. sanitation
nd prevention of disease, if matters of gen
eral interest, will bo answered in this col
umn. Where space will not permit or the
subject la not suitable letters wUl bo per
eonally answered, subject to proper limit
ttona and where stamped addressed envelop
Is Inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make diagnosis
or prescribe for Individual diseases. Re
quests for onoh services cannot bo answered.
Copyright. 11. by Dr. W. A, Bvans.
Published bjr arrangement with, the Chicago
Tribune.)
VI9TOX.
LIGHT waves travel through the air.
They penetrate the eyeball until
they strike the retina. They are con
verted by delicate nerve endings lo
cated in the retina into nerve impulses.
These nerve impulses are carried to
the brain by the optlo nerve. The sight
center in the brain oonvert the nerve
impulses Into eight. Thus wo note that
for sight there must be light waves,
then nerve waves, and, finally, brain
registering.
The light waves penetrate first tho
cornea and then, in order, the anterior
chamber, the lens, the vitreous, and the
retina. The front layer of the cornea
Is tho conjunctiva. Whether a person is
farsighted, nearsighted, astlgmated. or
has correct vision depends upon the
shape of th eyeball, the cornea and,
particularly, the lens.
The essential structure of the retina
Is a specially developed layer derived
from the optlo nerve. Tha retina, then,
is the essential organ of sight, all other
parts of the eyeball being subsidiary
to it.
Tho muscles which move tho eyeballs
are for the jjurposo of directing tho
axis of vision toward objects. Within
certain limits they change tho shape
of the eyeball and thus affect tha for
mation of tho imago on tho retina. Tho
muscles within tho eyeball aro for ouch
purposes as regulating tho amount of
light which reaches the retina and
changing the shape of tho eyeball, and
particularly of tho lens, so as to effect
the Imago on tho lens. Tho object' of
the tear glands Is to keep the eyeball
clean. Tho conjunctiva also serves as
a protector. That, too. Is tho function
or tho eyelids and the eyelashes.
Tho function of tho cornea la to pass
rays of light through without hind
ranco or change. Tho aqueous humor
passes tho light, changing tho direo
tion of tho rays somewhat. Tho iris
regulates tho amount of light which
Is to pass through tho lens and reach
tho retina. Tho lens bends tho rays
of light so as to form a -reduced plci
ture of the Image on the small retina.
The vitreous humor hums lha ilu-ht
rrom me lens to tho retina. Outside
tne retina aro two protectine? coats.
The choroid is a curtain hunar uronnd
the retina to protect it from all light
except that which enters through tho
pupii; me sclera, a strong coat of tts
silo devised to mechanically protect
tne aeitcate tissues within.
ine retina consists of an outer, olar
mented portion provided to keen ou
the light and an inner, nerve portion
containing tho nerve endings necessary
for vision. In this layer tho optlo
nerve breaks up Into fiber and spreads
out. tormina; a very intricate arranare
ment or very delicate nerve cells and
fitters.
Tho nerve layer Is transnarent dur
ing lire. Dirt Decomes .opaque after death
It produces a peculiar chemical sub
stance, called visual numle. Durola In
ine aarx. but rapidly bleaching in the
presence or ngnu At tho bark part o
the eye Is" tho whitish, circular disc
which marks tho point of entrance of
the nerves into tho retina, or. rather,
their exit from It. Near tho center of
tho optio niso is tho point of entrance
of the arterien and veins. Tho optlo
disc consists solely of nerve fibers and
blood vessels. Having none of tho
nerve endings necessaryyfor vision,
is a blind spot.
Just to tho outside of the optic disc
is the yellow spot which marks tho cen
ter of the direct lino of vision and la
the area of most acute sight. Whenever
tho eye is to see with maximum clear
nc8s the muscles point it so that the
imago fails directly on this yellow
ppot.
Muscular Disease.
K. H. B. writes: "Will you kindly
advise me how I can get rid of a mm
t ular disease I am a typist and some
times get so that I cannot do my work
right, niy fingers got stiff, and I can
hardly do anything, although when
normal I can turn out my work per
fectly.
Reply.
Get some form of outdoor exercise. Play
tennis, golf, or something also. Spend soma
time daily (preferably at night) In maa
saglng your lower arm and hand. Oo easy
on your work. Talts your time, work ae
ltberately. aad when you begin to tiro rest.
Be oert&tn to get a good restful vacation
tula year.
Left an Adhesion.
Mrs. E3. B. F. writes: "Several months
ago my little girl had a boil on her
cnin. When it healed it left an adhe
sion. Will you please advise mo what
can be done about it?"
Reply.
Massacre It dally. Use a little oil to keep
rrom Irritating the akin.
That Cold Shower.
M.
P. D. writes: "I am a young wom
an or 28 with a good constitution and
a strong heart, revealed through a
physical examination. I am in normal
health but for a condition of acute
'Jumpy', nerves. Last Spring I started
taking cold showers in the mornings
to Improve my nerves, and believe I
have succeeded. I have kept them up
ever sdnoe. but now that tho furnace
In tho house has been discontinued for
the Summer I am told that I should
leave out tho cold showers until warm
er weather, on tho principle that it will
ruin my health in later life if I per
sist in taking the showers in a cold
room. My contention is that I always
get a good reaction tho Instant tho
water touches the skin, whether tho
bathroom is heated or not. Also, many
times during, the severest Winter
weather tho heat did not come ud In
the mornings and I took the shower aa
usual, but on these occasions I did not
get as splendid a reaction, but only a
grateful, comfortable 'sit by the fire'
sort of feeling, which continued long
after dressing in tho same room, al
though when I had entered it to take
tho shower I shivered like tho proverb
ial aspen. Under these circumstances
would you advise leaving out the cold
shower until warmer weather and
never taking It unless tho room Is
warm in Winter? Do you believe I
will ruin my health If I go on as I have
been doing? Is a good rubbing with
a Turkish towel necessary when there
is a reaotlon beforehand, or is it all
right to rub Just enough to insure dry
ness? Also, would you bo so kind aa
to print again that list of foods con
taining Iron that appeared recently in
your column?"
Reply.
Continue the bath. They are doing you
good. There la no basis for the prediction
that they will causa harm to develop 10
or moro yeara rrom now. Tou got up
enough reaction without using the rough
toweL Use It If yon need It. not otherwise.
Spinach, raisins, peas and beana fresh and
dried wunea. beefsteak, eggs, oatmeal and
all forms of stoop sad, siladn
Blocking Hoover.
By.Charle Runs Tswar, of too
Vigilantes.
THE general public which has ao
cepted tha work of Herbert Hoover
in Belgium as ovidenco of his ability
to cope with the less acute but no less
important situation here, has not quite
grasped the nature of tho opposition to
him. which Is evident from the reports
going out from Washington. The criti
cism that he is a man newly risen into
prominence has had no weight with tho
man In the street, who knows much
less of many people who have been
longer In the public eye. And in the
absence of any person more conspicu
ously qualified, criticism of Mr.
Hoover's experience falls flat. Three
years of feeding a nation during war
time Is at least three years more than
anybody else In America has had. Rea
soning thus the general publlo has
been disposed to credit tho opposition
which occasionally shows Itself to po
litical uneasiness, or to that kind of
Ineptitude which deliberate bodies Can
be counted on to provide in any crisis.
Just about ao much fumbling la to be
expected anyway, argues tha man In
the street, and goes on accepting
Hoover as the sole authority on food
conditions.
Opposition to a food controllership on
democratic grounds would be better
understood, but tho truth is that Mr.
Hoover's oppoaera dare not make very
much of that, because his wholo con
ception of food administration Is a
much mora democratic thing than tho
regime which his detractors advocate.
At first tho idea of a new department
of food administration found favor. It
meant, among other things, the creation
of some eight or ten thousand salaried
departmental Jobs, which meant a
handsome Increase of political patron
age. It meant also that people holding
sucn positions would probably be un
willing to surrender them at the close
of the war, and might involve tho es
tabllshment of a permanent departmen
with possibly a-Cabinet portfolio for
its head.
But presently it developed that Her
bert Clark Hoover was not at all th
sort of man under whom such a bu
reaucratia arrangement could prosper.
Mr. Hoover's method is much simpler,
much more tho method of overy-day
ariairs. His experience In Europe ha
made him distrustful of departmental
clerks in positions of great publio re
sponBlDlllty. Therefore he cut th
ground from under all hopes of a bu
reau of food administration by atlpu
latins; that neither ho nor his associ
ates should receive any salaries.
It Is not widely known. If known a
all, that Mr. Hoover has Conducted the
whole Belgian relief on that basis.
Neither ho nor his staff has received
any remuneration. Mr. Hoover even
paid the rent of the house occupied by
tho C- R. B. in Brussels out of his own
pocket rather-than divert any of th
relief funds to that use. This, of course,
applied only to administrative work.
(stenographers and clerks received thei
customary wages, but oven these were
oiten paid for out of tho private mean
or tne people-, who employed them.
naturally an administrative staff
mado up In this way would not hav
any room for politicians and thei
nenenmeu. And this, consciously
not. is tha source of much of tho crlti
cism of Hoover's plan which is heard a
Washington.
WAR TIMES CALL FOR. DISCRETION
Mm. Sherrington's Jrojent la Inop
portune. Kays Rancher.
PORTLAND. Juno 12. (To tho Edi
tor.) With respect for Mrs. Skefftng'
ton as a speaker and with sympathy f0
her in the loss of her husband. I would
yet remind her and all her sympathiz
ers that these are war times and that It
is a mighty serious undertaking to try
to raise a rebellion against a govern
ment and fail. It is tho height o
folly to use no discretion in voicing
one's sentiments regarding the polloy
or tne government under which we
live in those days of darkness and dis
tress. Discretion- is tho better part of
valor and shows good judgment on the
part of any and all who uso it in dis
agreeing with their governments.
Yet there are many who aro so radi
cally inclined that when the Govern
ment represses their treasonable acts
with a stern hand the survivors are
bitter in their denunciations. It is to
ho regretted that Mrs. Skefflngton Is
one of tho unfortunates who have suf
fered from acts or indiscretion. It
seems very much out of place for her
to beg assistance of the United States
to establish the independence of Ire
land. It looks as if (iernian influ
ence and Intrigue may possibly be in
the background of this lecturing tour
In the interests of Ireland. And we
should certainly counsel oalm delibera
tion and Judgment in forming an opln
Ion as to the correctness of these
statements.' For, although they may be
tho truth, still tho -British government
might have been Justified in using stern
methods in repressing them. Those
war times are not the time nor place
to try to raise internal strife.
In Russia Internal dissensions havo
destroyed her very life as a nation and
lett her at tho mercy of her enemy.
It can bo the same with tho United
States If wo allow tho same conditions
to take place.
It is to bo deplored that some of tho
brightest peoplof Portland, whose In
telligence would be worthy of a better
cause, aro In sympathy with such move
ments as tho forlorn hope of tho Irish
republic Such encouragement on the
part of some of Portland's citizens only
tends to embarrass our own Govern
ment and encourage the enemies of our
allies.
These aro 'the views of a rancher of
Central Oregon who stands ready to
uphold the United States Government
and allies to the last ditch.
JOHN HAYES.
Silver Lake, Or.
LEFT BEHIND.
Over the meadow and over the hill.
I watched you go the last time today:
Tho way wo have gona together so oft
You took alone, alone, today.
The road through the meadow is fresh
and green;
The trees on the hilltop peacefully
wave.
But they would change indeed no whit
If you were lying within. your grave.
Over the meadow and over the hill.
I watched you go and gave no sign
Of the sickening anguish that filled
my heart.
That fills all the hearts of those
left behind.
And think not, though I thus mourn
over
The one from whom I have had to
part
That I do not willingly, willingly give
him.
Though that giving should break my
heart.
Soldiers, far In tho trenches fighting.
Under the light of an alien sky:
Think sometimes of the hill and the
meadow;
Friends and loved ones and days
gone by.
MRS. R. L. STANWOOD.
Newborg, Or.
Where to Find Mosaic I.avr..
PORTLAND, Jnne 12. (To tho Ed
itor.) Kindly inform me what ground
tho Mosaic law covers. What does it
say relating to diet and general hy
giene? K. G.
For tho Mosaic law read tho first five
books of ' tho old Testament; also
Joshua and Ezeklel. xl to xlviii.
In Other Days.
Tweaty-flve Years Ago.
From Tho Oregonian of June 13. 102. .
Raleigh. N. C. Tho train bearing tha
body of President Polk arrived hero at
3 o'clock this afternoon.
New York "As matters stand now.
Corbett and Sullivan may break off
their match and refuse to fight." Thus
spoke Charley Johnson, backer of Sul
livan, when asked what effect, tho
failure of the temporary stake
holder to hand over tho (100,000 posted
by tho principals to Phil Dwyer, tho
final stakeholder, will have on tho
match.
Topeka. Kan. Tho People's party of
Kansas will probably nominate Jerry
Simpson, member of Congress from
this district, for Governor.
There will bo a meeting of tho citi
zens of Portland In tho Council cham
ber Tuesday night at 8 o'clock to maka
arrangements for a grand celebration
of tho Fourth of July.
J. J. Healy, of Alaska, Is In the city.
He is making arrangements to have a
steamboat built for navigating tho
Yukon River. It Is expected there will
be a lino of steamers from tho Sound
or San Francisco to tha mouth of tho
Yukon next season, and this boat will
open up the navigation of tho great
Yukon.
Half a Cearar Ago.
From The Oregonian of June IS. 188T.
Washington Tha trial of Mrs. Sur
rat has commenced. Tho courtroom Is
crowded.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in
clearing the fruit trees from tho north
west corner of the M. E. Church block:
to make way for tho new edifice. Per
sons were also engaged in preparations
to raise and move the parsonage.
A steam ferry Is to bo put on tho
Columbia River at Umatllta. Tho gun
wales have been brought from tho Blue
Mountains.
Tho Albany College building Is In
progress and in about six weeks will
bo under roof. By tha first of October
it will be completed. v
Two appropriations have been mado
by Congresa for tho improvement of
tho Willamette River below this city.
Tho first appropriation aet aside $15.
000 for this purpose. Tho second ap
propriation amounted to $30,000, and
was secured last February. No part of
either of these appropriations has been
expended hero, so It will bo soon that
tho sum of )46.000 Is ready, or should
bo ready, for this work.
"
rooR iruRsiK.
By Herself.
A nursle
In training has such
h-i-d
time
A hard time?
her!
A hard tlmo. God save.
Her hands are all burned with chloride
of lime.
And no pity, no pity to stave hen,
To stave her?
io stare her!
She must always be home by nine
thirty p. M.
Not nine-thirty T Nlna-thlrty. God
bless her!
And then eats her breakfast at alx-
tbirty A. M..
Which gives just threo minutes to
dress her.
To dress her?
To dress herl
She can't ,ftlrt with th doctors trot
even a bit
Not a bit? Not a btt. God help her!
Tou see, if sho did, the ones higher up
Would surely they surely would
welt her!
Would welt nor? '
Would welt horl
Her skirts must bo Just a we bit from
tho floor
Just a bit? A weo bit. God pity!
And sho wore them before ten inches
or more.
And then looked so cuts and so prot-
8o pretty?
So pretty!
Her
curls must b combed
straight
back from htr oars
From her ears? From her ears, God
take her!
Sho must look a fright from morning
till night.
And oven her sweetheart forsake '
her!
Forsake her?
Forsake her!
There Is more much more I onnlrl
tell If I wished
Much more? Yes, much more God
forbid.
For they'd kick me right stralo-ht
through the hospital door
I screwed up my courage and
did
God forbid!
God forbid!
If
Delightful Cherry Puffs.
Mix and sift two CUDS Of flour, one
teaspoon of salt and four teaspoons of
baking powder, rub in four tea
spoons of butter or lard, add one well
beaten egg and two cups or canned,
cherries thoroughly drained. Stir i
one cup of nulk and fill buttered cus
tard cups or individual pudding molds.
Steam for one hour and a half and
serve with a sauce made of tho cherrv
Juice slightly thickened with flour or
cornstarch. Any other canned fruit
may bo chopped and substituted for
tho cherries.
it Officers Camp.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 12. (To
the Editor.) I was one of hundreds
that made application to attend the
camp for Officers' Reserve Corps at
San Francisco, Cal.. and was not or
dered there. I would like to attend
the next camp, beginning August 27.
Does a man have to make another
application or will they act on tho
ones now on file?
J. DHLOTAL.
New applications must be made, but
not before Juno IE.
Patent Office Procedure.
AMITY, Or, Juno 11. (To the Ed
itor.) I have an article which I desire
o got patented. How shall I go about
It? MRS. CORA W ADD EL.
It is advisable to consult a patent
attorney. For addresses of Portland
attorneys consult advertising column.
You can obtain free copies of rules of
practice, containing forms and instru-e-
ions, by addressing the Commissioner
of Patents. Washington, D. C.
Application for Reserve Cam p.
SALEM. Or.. June 11. (To tha Ed
itor:) Please publish the name and ad
dress of the person to whom to apply
for application Diank lor admission to
tho reserve officers' school or camp to
be opened in July or August.
GORGE C. L. SNYDER.
Write to commanding officer. West
ern Department, United States Army,
San Francisco.
Her risn.
Boston Transcript.
"Do you sit up lor your husband?"
"No; I am an early riser and am al
ways up in time to greet him."