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19 TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1018. pac come win ovi cot a, Uttlt to of rold coin &j a circulating' medium 111 , tho leATea of prson&l wrrlc con-1 leads to rapid abrasion and cons. fOWTLAND. OREGON. Ktr4 nt Port:ad Orcoa) Potffle ft Moid-fi tmu Battar. oripu ratra invanablj la idmct: iHt Mail i T'ti'y. Pu4y Inc u i-'l. on X '-jr. un!jr n- tx!rl. '. x nnth. I y. m ikU. t.ira raontkia X. . Sua47 lnc.u'lU. moatA.H jr. ,:ku( a0.jr. ra jrvr. . . . Zai y, vitfiMi fiaa laf, a x nonthi. .. vujmii feus!, matk... .. odi rtr ....... fiJI. on a rr ftaatlaj aa4 vaak'r .... kir cmr.) TtaBr. Sirartav tec.. OM faar..... jr. udct Int.ut.!, on mama... . BO t 1 ... - .taoe . .'i trlhuted by these JLmericu workers I quent loa of value. This la another la France. Illustration of the Importance of little economies which become large when multiplied by millions. The man who rattles his wealth probably would not be able to estimate the Insignificant traitora. Three high school teachers In New York were recently discharged for quantity which he nibs oft a five-dollar "bolding rlew. subversive of discipline , , b thcra a Urae and Ending to undermine rood dtl- when th. coln u ,ent b&ck to aenahlp." It was adequate reason. and , found vftnUn?. ah this Now the High School Teach era" Jlo- make, a difference when the Nation elation of New York. evidently having baM a bm to and upon to In mind the peremptory and patriotic WeJf.h out Id to meet lt The action of the School Board. meets and Secretary calls attention to the fact '"""-"'a- that there U "real economy In using Tks t Sit tArKe eVa l4a am4 . .ma i I ti-i mm,tfm Is AvxIlfiaM A rx m Am tranCBA : J: ZZSZl f-TOSe'Siii;::: is sst ? " 'coined roid be used il I. wttaout buatio. ea moaia..... .S3 Maw l. Rrailt Sa4 poatr.rfiee nomT ar er. iipr.t arilar or paraoaal chKk oa far laal biak. fctampe, coin or carraacy ar at vaar-a ruk. Glra poatoffK addraae la full. iacladlac eoaaty and stalo. Faataaa BaMa IS t pasae, 1 eaat: IS r j c.raa. a caata. Sa to 4a Dwa. S casta to S (mm. caota. S3 ta vaaa. aata: I) to U a(a. crata. 'oric . doabi rata. Kaatrra Baalavaa Orflca Tarr. ronk Ita. bru.i.wica ui:dia. Smw Torfe: Varra Con a la, titacar bu:.d:n. ChKMo: franciara rapraaaataUTa. K. J. iildaall. 741 ataraac atraat. KtMBt OF TIIE ASSOCIATED Tha Aaaoriatad Praaa la mlm: mm tft.4 to ta aa for raaabtcatioa af ail diapatccaa cr!ia4 to tt ar aat atbor- rta cr4it4 ta tha Paaar. aad a. a th iaal vabuabad kraia. a:i ruhti of rputiicatJoa af apclal tfta avhra krrala ara a ao r. !-!. roRTLAND. SATIKDAT. JAJT. a. in. IJCRT TO AMERICA'S CArsK. Coremment In a democracy la by public opinion. There can be no en lightened and responsible opinion un less there shall be knowledge; and there win not be knowledge unless there shall be 5Lcu.jlon and oppor tunity to ascertain facts. If the bureaucrats, rerelrinr-chalr patriots vnd chrotrte tape-wtndera at Washington bad their way. there would be no light upon administrative meth ods during war-time. Not a ray, not A gteara. They Lava had their way for nine months, and now there are fa.a ta hi prof. any trhar who. arcapflar hla llrvilhood at taa aaaoa or tha Uovaramaat. nmmm hla Hon to oadvrmlo tb authority of th oommnt la a dlahoaeat aad dacaltful Paraoa aad tataliy unfit to b a mtmbel al tha taachtaa prafaaaloa. The preamble to the resolution re nted the fact that allegations had been made "that certain teachers are propagating among their pupils doc- 1 don, and that I u security behind gold certificates and as reserve for Federal reserve notes and other forms of paper currency of foreign exchange settlements." TVS rEOPUt TVAT RESULTS. A complete answer was made to all of Senator Reed's charges that Food Administrator Hoover had exceeded tiines of Internationalism by which I his powers when the latter said: "The loyalty to the Government of the people wanted results." The people I'nited States is made of secondary I showed that thev are with Mr. Hoover Importance and love of the flag a I in aiming at results when they "en matter of no Importance." listed by millions as volunteers under The role of decision and action, his banner. Thev msrova of his ae- promulgated by the New York teach, tion In not nermltUna- himself to be era. la sound doctrine everywhere In hampered by the restrictions which America. I m. Reed and his coterie of obstrue. The Instructor who draws pay from tlonlsts Inserted In the food control the American public, and ty outright bill. dissemination of unpatriotic teaching. It Is unfortunate that Mr. Reed or by special emphasis upon the should be In charge of the Investiga- aeserts or tha -human brotherhood" tlon of Mr. Hoover's department, for as distinct from the American broth- I he Is a bitter enemy of Mr. Hoover ernooo. or oy more or leaa open de- and the Administration. He Is an I fense for the acta of the public enemy, J mated by petty political spite because poisons the child mind, is a traitor. appointments have been made which did not please h'tn. During the de bate on the food bill he attacked Mr. Hoover and impugned his motives. His present opportunity for mlschie la a product of that seniority rule to WESTERS MANHOOD. The low percentage of rejections on physical grounds of applicants at the TorUand station for enlistment in the which the Senate obstinately adheres. Navy need not eurpriee anyone. The I All that Senator Reed says against West has passed thf ough a process of I the food administration should be dls natural selection as a result of which I counted or totally discredited on ac Its men are the pick of the country. I count of his hostility. He la as per- The Invigorating, open life of the I nlcloua as an open enemy of hla coun arreat outdoor, th. ihanM nt alnm. I trr. for he nlava rjolltlca with meas- oarrraaoii fuscioenres. jsiri tney are and the existence of better living con- I urea which are necessary to war. accessary ana waoiesome. They might dltlons generally are only partly re net rt&Y hf n - - .11 Km I .LI. - ... thm rrTi -t . v. Tit .V- I ' kT ,'T. F Bupenonty OLD MAGAZINES FOR SOLDIERS, the mlstaaa) of the evnaorahln. I of i'..t.m ..vi a . I r.o one will have the audacity now amount of Inlti.tiv. .nrl mt... in" privilege grantea Dy me rosv to say that Congressional Investlga-1 not to be looked for In the physically I offlc department of sending maga ttons are not timely and beneficial: unfit, waa betokened h th. r-v I sines to soldiers by simply placing a that the disclosure of facts about un- ment of the pioneers. There are whole one-cent stamp upon each and drop healthful camp conditions has not communities in the stony regions of ping it into the nearest mail receptacle tmu mrrtcHw. mat me newspaper the Eaat whose remaining population has disclosed more thoughtlessness on reports of shortage of runs, supplies consists almost aolelv of DaoTtU who I the nart of neoole who mean to do mau tioinnn nave not seen neiptui: did not have enough ambition to move well but are laggard In the perform ana mat a Clear puotio understanding I awav. The deacendanta f th.. nn. inn of a lintr. Tha rianartmnrtt haa a to cow me nuiioos oi money placed enterprising ones have a poor chance found lt necessary to call attenUon to In the hands of unknown men euch jn competition with the progenr of the fact that many magazines are a Elsenman and his group are be- men and women who hustled Instead being mailed which are so old as to be lng spent la not due the people who are of rpind. of little or no value. There are tons rurnisning mem. and vital to their The flrurea ara worth Kunliir I of them, fit onlv for waste caMr. Thev willingness to continue. Through a I aram. In a two work- norlnri th. I consist the malla and lnrroaaa tha mua unreaaonaoie censorsnip is Portland district, with a population of burdens of dUUIbutors to no purpose. me sure roaa to a oreaa-nown or the I 99MIS. had 1380 enilstmenta. while Mr. Dockery. the Third Assistant war ana Ultimate defeat. I New York. reDresentlnr about Hon . Postmaster-Oeneral. has found lt ad Tot long ago The Oregonlaa tnd COO. reaortad a total of anl till Tha rlnbla ta ulc lonl noitmutara tn t xne ntw jora norm caa several ar-l National a vera ra of rw Wttona for erclse discrimination In forwardinar cies on vamp mum. nat wouia physical disabilities was 4; that of magazines of little value. But lt Is have happened except for publicity? the I'orUand district only 4. Re- the public who ought to discriminate The common soldier fears, or is too crultlng officers at St- Ixula rejected not by failing to mail magaxlnea but proud, to complain: the officer la sup- til out of 10SS applicants. Every by mailing them as soon as they have I1" " vrmr wn comes in me way comparison 1 In favor of tha Pari fir I fulfilled their nrlmanr nuraose. Post- of physical hardship in stoical silence. Coast. loKlce' clerks have too much to do to iiow otaerwise can the inexcusable Not only the- small proportion of have any sort of censorship added to wiuary ronaiuom at amp nowie, I relectlona. but the lirnr nrnnni-Mnn their dutlaa lexaa. ana tne apparent indifference of volunteers, la due largely to the Only a few montha ago certain in- oi oracuuaom to ine suuauon. De ex- biological considerations mentioned, dlvlduala were clearing out their gar- plained? .The officer who talks to the I But eomclete lustlca to tha Eaat ra. I rets of obsolete and forrortan bnnks poouc aouousM rememoers wnat nap- quires that account be taken of the to contribute to soldiers' and sailors' penea to oeneral Leonard Wood. larger number of nnaaalmllated for- libraries. Many of these volumes have nnen mere were puoiicity and a I elraers amonr the nonulatlon Thau found their wit hv this tlma to tha pretest about Camp Mills, there was probably modify somewhat, although naoer mills, where they have fulfilled an Instant response at Washington, not entirely, the comparison. The their destiny, to the advantage of Now that General Gorgaa has been West la not only physically In the lead, everyone concerned. But the same persons, who are now mailing six- months-old periodicals treating of cur rent events. In the notion that they are "helping to win the war," ought to take Just a little more palna and make their gifts reaUy interesting. THE OXES WHO TIGHT. Indications, now officially expressed. unsparing In his criticism of several but la more larrelv American. ranionmenu. mere wiu oe action, now that the eountrr knowa what la tha n.ttar with th- kra.,, a,m.tKI., CONSERVDfO FARM MACHIXT.BT. will be done. I isvery practical measure that will Publicity In an aid. and not a hln. I ve me effect of conserving farm drance. to the President and his . mac nine ry becomes imperative in the sponsible advlsera. It la to be assumed light cf necessity. Winter la that they desire to know what Is going th Um 'or making repairs, eatlmat on around them, and to conceal nth. " Uim needs of the coming year and Inr which mav nrooerlv ha known I Pacing orders with manufacturers, that Class I of registrants will aupply The Administration has shown, at least I wno ar confronted with special dim- all quotas for military aervloe, resolve since Congress met, a commendable CUJue oDiainmg material ana a is- ciassincauon in practice to substan- frankness In dealing with the public '"outing meir nnianea products. There I tlaily the Dasia sought in the regula It will still further serve itself and the murt co-operation all along the line I tlona that governed the first draft. In people If it will remove, or at least u xb country is to respond efficiently I the early draft there were but two greatly mitigate, the ban of the censor-1 to the caU 'or 'ood. ciaaslflcatlons one of those available ahip. I Aneae tacts are caiiea to attenuon ror unmeaiate muitary semoe, the rorcioiy by tne uregon AgrtoultursJ other of those exempt. While there ColleaTe. Which emDhazlaea tha Imnrtr. I ara nnw rlv. rJaaaaa. fntir Af vliVh ar. RE-ESTaBUsrrrxo Ron TTEs. I tance of employing the largest and theoreUcaUy available for military Mot-lea or aacrince, aa well aa of most Improved machinery wherever duty, only one class is considered lm personal heroism, are becoming ao possible, and also calls attention to the mediately available, and the four do- common aa the war runs on that it is I desirability of avoiding every form of f erred classes constitute In practice not easy to classify them, or to deter- waste, by placing lighter Implements, that which was the exempt class aa mine who deservea most credit for which may have been rejecud by the defined by the preceding regulations. unselfish practical service. But one larger farmers. In the hands of others! It la true, nevertheless, that In the movement, which would seem to de- who can utilise them to advantage. The I first classification there was a failure serve especial attention, and which has farmer who can afford a new and bet-1 to reach uniformity. Borne boards for Us purpose the restoration of the ter machine, and can obtain It. will were rigid, some lenient. Dependency homes of the people of the Invaded I often be Justified In making the pur-1 was determined by boards by varying regiona of France, la noteworthy be-1 chase by the economies of time and I processes of reasoning. For a time cause it la being fostered by American labor which will result, but lt Is sug-1 some held that a man of draft age women, who have exhibited capacity I gested that owners afford opportunity I whose wife was capable of supporting ror organisation tnat would have I to other farmers who operate on a I herself or could rely upon his or her caused surprise only a few years ago. I smaller scale to purchase replaced I parents for support during his ab- Now it Is accepted as a matter of I machinery at a moderate price. Adop- sence, was not a dependent. After the course. tlon of this plan will benefit both par- classification waa In progress the Pro- Restoration of the homes of a ties to the transaction and also the vost Marshal-General ordered such stricken people has more than a mate- I country aa a whole. I men exempted. But meanwhile many rial aspect. These American women It la no secret that many farmers had been certified for service, and are not bulldtng houses in France, but are exceedingly wasteful in the care doubtless there are many now In the are helping the people to build them, of their Implements. A man who Army who should have been exempted and assisting them, with certain India, would not think of throwing a twenty- under the original regulations and who pensable articles or furniture. The dollar gold-piece Into the river will would have been given deferred classl beneflclarlea are either very old or leave a harrow exposed to the ele- flcatlon under existing regulations If very young, for all others are engaged menu In a fence corner all Winter the latter were properly administered. In war work or have been carried long. This was bad practice even, in But even aa to the later regulations, away by the Germans during the Teu- peace times; lt becomes unpatriotic In although they are much more explicit ton occupation of the district. One of time of war. than the first, boards have mlscon- the units, of which Mtsa Anne Morgan I The college calls attention to other Istrued them In this and other par- la the head, ror example, la helping to factors which enter Into our huge bill tlculars. restore twenty-seven vtiliges which for National waste. Farmers need to There Is one Important difference the Germans held for more than two I be reminded of them, not because they! between the new and the old plan of years. The former conquerors en- do not already know about them, but classification that Is worth notice. The slaved all of the able-bodied of both because they are apathetic. "More questionnaires have given the military sexea, but racenuy sent ine non-pro- damage ran be done to a machine In authorities accurate knowledge aa to ducers back to France by way of half an hour through lack of oil or the special qualifications of all men Switzerland. grease on some bearings than by of military age. While lt Is an Provision for actual shelter has been a whole season s exposure to the nounced that Class I will probably made by the French Government, but weather. -Is a truism, but lt deserves supply the full military requirements, the importance of the work now being I reiteration. Neglect of lubrication la hat announcement applies particularly done by these Americans lies m the I inexcusable and highly expensive, restoration of the hope and the mental Costly breakages, aa well as serious poise of the people. This would have delays, are frequently caused by oper seemed Impossible two or three years atlng machines on which nuts have ago. Creative energy naa been re-1 worked loose, or have come oil en- habUKated and ambition reawakened I Urely. allowing bolts to drop out. tn truly remarkable degree because re- It Is not realised as fully aa lt ought lief has centered around the word to be that worn-out machinery has "home." The future seems indescrib- value this year as Junk. Owners should ably brighter as soon as the hearth sell it, because every piece of metal is bertns to glow. Letters from the scene likely to have value in the industrial tell of men and women past the allot-I scheme. Winter is a good time for a ted age who already are planning as I general overhauling of all the ma- If they had all their lives before them. Ichlnery on the farm, and (or the build New enthusiasms are the best cures lng of new shelters, where these are tor grief in any form. I needed. The Importance of thia form It has been the experience of work- of conservation, and of promptness in ers In this field that they have derived I action, cannot be overestimated. Every almost as much benefit as their wards. I farmer should be Impressed with hla It Is Impossible that one should return I personal duty In the premises and home after having seen a people I should set himself to work at once. triumph over such obstacles without himself being better fitted to meet The Individual who likes to Jingle life's problems. It is demonstrated his money in his pocket for the satls- requlrements will be sent regardless of consent In preference to men less qualified who may be available In a more advanced class. The new regulations have provided still another class which may or may not be called. Men physically dls. qualified for full military service but who are capable of performing spe. clal or limited service, not on the firing line, but in capacities not re quiring better physical qualifications than are required by similar work In civilian life, are placed In this special class. But, regardless of attempts to se cure Justice and uniformity, instances of apparent unfairness will doubtless arise. There was one reported in a news dispatch published Friday. In Nebraska are a great many Germans who. have declared their Intention to become citizens, but have not obtained their final papers. They are exempt from military duty by the terms of the regulations, are not permitted to waive exemption, and local boards are specially charged to see that they are placed In the exempt class. The number of such men has been fostered by the law of Nebraska, which grants full voting franchise to aliens with first papers. Doubtless a propor tlonate number of men of other na tlonalitles who live In Nebraska have declared their intention to become citizens but have neglected to com plete their citizenship because they had all the rights of cltlxenshlp with out doing so. In most of the other states aliens with only first papers cannot vote. There has been an In ducement for them to complete their citizenship, and In the majority of In stances they have done so. They are subject to military duty even If Ger man born. Probably In the aggregate there is Just as much loyalty and Just as much disloyalty to be found among German born residents of Nebraska as among German - born residents of Iowa. But the German-born resident of Nebraska cannot be taken for mili tary service, whether loyal or disloyal to America at heart. If he Is among the number with first papers. Across the line the German-born resident of Iowa Is likely to be a full citizen, and he will be taken whether loyal or dis loyal unless he should publicly de clare disloyalty. It Is a discrimination which should Family Life in Jerusalem. rpHE National Geographlo Society Is X sues a war geography bulletin on the family life of the peasants In the outskirts of Jerusalem and elsewhere In the Holy Land, now under the pro tection of the British flag since the capture of the Holy City by General E. H. B. Allenby. The bulletin, based on a communication to the society from John IX V hitlng. says: "Children in the peasant family of the Holy Land are always welcome, girl babies sometimes excepted. The father prides himself on his boys, and even the mother prefers them and, when questioned as to the number of her offspring she will Invariably say that she has five children and two girls, or as many as the case may be. "Not to have a boy is a great hard ship to the family and is especially felt by the mother, for failure to have a son may become the cause of her divorce or her husband's excuse for marrying again. This feeling is hard to under stand, since they look upon a girl as a profitable possession, for a would-be husband must pay a comparatively handsome price for her. The boy, on the other hand. Is a - greater expense and his wife and wedding are costly af fairs. The only explanation Is that their great aim In life Is to perpetuate the name of the father. - a a a "To be polite the fellah. In speaking of a pic, a dog. a donkey or anything out of good taste, invariably says, b'eed 'annak, "Be lt far from you.' So, also, when a girl or woman is spoken of. they often say, 'Be lt far from you!' "Although women are thus looked upon as something Inferior, still when they have become well advanced In years and are perhaps the grand mothers of large families or have sig nalized themselves by some special at tainment, they are frequently the ob ject of the respect and reverence of the younger women and of the men as well. The woman may never call her hus band by his first name, but 'O father of Ahmed' or whatever the eldest son's name may be, which. Indeed, Is the name by which he is generally known. "In naming the. first son lt Is cus tomary to give him the name of his grandfather on his father's side: there. fore, even before a youth Is married, he will often be addressed as the" rathe of All or Mohammed or Suleiman, as the case may be. The first daughter Is usually named for the grandmother, LICK THRIFT STAMP FOR DESSERT open the eyes of those states which .again on the father's side. have been liberal with tae voting "The wife likewise takes the name franchise to aliens. Oregon saw the of her first-born son. The husband. mistake of a similar law several years I apeaklng of her, especially to men, will ago. There should be no lnaucement my who or mention nor to residents of foreign birth to live in I . um. ww .j eimer u. . ....... , .ltl Anraea or my lumuy, ine w " relative In my house,' 'the forbidden' sBuauip. or aaue-hter of mv uncle.' The rea son for this is that a man marries his Tha amarltr of the loss which Ger- nr8t cousin in preference to anyone many baa suffered In the capture of B,n cannot marry an , . . other If he wants her. ner co.ouie. .a .u. V, " "When the fellah or peasant child Is by comparing the area of her holdings born Its tender skin, without being wim ia OI counmcs iu curuyo. J." washed, la rubbed with nllv. nil and Is done graphically by a British writer, I salt. For seven consecutive days lt Is who Illustrates his book, "Germanjrs rootled, and when a week old gets its Lost Colonial Empire," with maps first bath and Is again oiled, and each which superimpose the colonies upon week until it Is 40 days old the bath ,.t. Mi.niriu with whirr, we i" repeaieo. in some localities tney are more familiar. Thua lt la seen fBn"ldd65 " u.n.saf to bathe u before " tha German Siwest -"rtc "Into Ihe little eyes they put drops auvub who mau " OI llnillrt tar anfl whan t-arn Anva A all France, that the area of the Ger- begin the periodic application of kohl. man Kameruns is nearly aa great as This is a dye used to blacken the eye that of Germany, and that German I lids of not only babies, but of women Raat Afrlra is two-fifths larger than ana sometimes of men. Austrla-Huneary. Belgium has only . now custom tnis salting is can one-third the area of German Togo- J rom 1Ezekl1' reproachful nv.v.B ..lusaioui. v uu a.a ivr iiy nativity, in tne day thou wast born land. All of the African countries mentioned nave neen swept ciear ... thou wast not salted at all. nor uermans, dui meir ultimate mw wm i awaddled at alL' be decided upon the battlefields or Europe. I BLIGHT OF THE PRESS CENSORSHIP American loans to the allies In the Harm It Dors to Cause of America In first eight montha of our participation the war. In the war amounted to $8,260,000,000, New Tork World (Dem.y. r at tha rata, of over 1400. 000.000 a I For most of the unnecessary Drlva- month. British loans to allies and ,t,ona hardships which the troops dominions during the thirty-eight nc"?in1,fOTtps hy? u"ed bT " ., . L e.f.K.- tnt.i.d 80 n of failure to obtain proper clothing m.r'n8r 1 1 d supplies the Army may thank the fI,,ii,vv, vi u, . m.., cenaonlilp. It Is quite as much to $1,000,000 a month. American loans blame as the Ouartermaater-OeaerHJ a have been supposed to cover purchases department. Morally a far larger meas- of the allies in this country, but a ure of guilt rests upon it. large part of them was for those I Testifying before the Senate commit nth.p rannlrements" to which Sec- aL-jur-uouc uituio ioia a moat Tn-1 a v.. .f..d Our t. enocmng story or conaitions mat ei- - '.rT. .i,i.r.V.-.d"l.a. Tthan lBted throughout the Autumn at Camp F0rtVi 5 " fJ . ?! Bowl. Texas, due mainly to over- aso.UUV.UUU a. uiuum iu mo joai nrnnrri no- th. lnrV nf .rior.,,.. lng last June, and tn September were facilities and Inability to procure suf less than $285,000,000. It Is supposed ficlent clothing and blankets. Major- that the allies are being assisted to General Qreble reported conditions In meet their obligations in neutral coun- the camp in September and predicted tries In order to stabilize exchange, what would happen If they were not and that this accounts for the excess I ...T,'pa. 1 . . ..... i.w.w mo ivu.biui, n u J lull; xiieb VJ Of loana Over exports. rnrmlhl. offlolnla In Whlr,Q-tr. Had the newspaper correspondents Tf tha Senate oommlttee were to been allowed to tell the truth about the bring Goethals and Denman together ;hrta& of. "PPe there would be a A .L. V.4am aa .-. A .. 4 M I UlilOl Ollli OlWiy IW ICltttO, ALIO (-CU.il Ui to argue the ship controversy to a . .,,. of,n(IT-m comniamt. t ..a . T w. .n , i - UU1BU, a targe luuu k from nn War rjanartmnnt rlorlc for the Red Cross from the admission to another to be disposed of according charge. to the procrastinating processes of red tape, there would have been action at rr-t, . Tr.r. once. The high officials would have . . r ' ... known what was wrong; they would German blood that when one disloyal . is caugni no snouia. aa a mwuio ui an1 they WOuld have found a remedy Better Thaa Bread Pudding and Caa Be Served Three Times a Day. DORR, Wash., Jan. S. (To the Ed itor.) I wonder Just how many ot us took another reef In our belts, stiffened our upper Hps and Jotted down at the top the new white New Tear's sheet "Everything I can do to help lick the daylights out of the Hun." No half hearted efforts; no mere "doing my bit" in a smug, half-hearted, hypocrit ical fashion, but heavy heaving all day long concentrated, concerted effort to win the war, thinking war. talking war, saving for war, spending for war, working for war on my toes all the time. The winning of tha war desends di rectly upon no one thing more than upon the mental determination to win it. Not food alone, nor munitions, nor money, nor ships, nor aeroplanes, nor men can overcome the Kaiser, but only a mighty avalanche of all these fao tors tumbling down the mountainside or exalted National sentiment, con. solldated, determined. Irresistible. It Is all very well to cut down the sugar In our coffee to two tiny lumps, providing we don't shovel four spoon fuls on the oatmeaL A wheatless day Is fine a wheatless meal better and good, sound, delicious, nutritious war bread all the time a whole lot better providing we don't pick at the lnsld and throw away the crusts, or try to make a tasteless bread pudding out of them, using a couple of cups' of per fectly good sugar, and then feed lt to the cat after all. A meatless day Is simply grand- daily economy In meat and meat scraps a still better plan. All that has Its vital place in cutting down the do mestlo demand, reducing prices and leaving more for export; but, far more important, lt increases our potential ability to buy liberty bonds and thrift stamps. And those thrift stamps are regular world-beaters for teaching war concentration. Just try eating the back off one every meal for dessert and note the psychological effect. Talk about habit to take the place of the candy. cigars and cigarettes that we all out out today. Tou get up from the table feeling like a Hon and with your thought concentrated on the big main Job helping lick the daylights out of the Kaiser Right there you have taken a regular seven-league-boot step on the road to Berlin. Tou have turned your thoughts all one way, working. earning and saving to win the war. I will absolutely guarantee that there Is more permanent pep In the gum on the back of a thrift' stamp than In four fingers of rye; and three doses a day are like a draught from the fountain of youth. If there Is any one thing which would be absolutely sure to win the war I would say it would be the formation of a National habit of licking thrift stamps. Not only does lt induce a cumulative habit of saving in the consumption of war necessities, but above all lt engenders that martial spirit, that united, concentrated, en thusiastlo mental attitude toward the war Itself which Is certain to start the Irresistible avalanche that will bury Germany so deep there will be no use ever trying to dig her out. With every man, woman and child licking stamps regularly there will be no shortage of money or labor to build ships, to make guns and shells, no mat ter how many soldiers and sailors go abroad. With that sort of public sentl ment rampant an I. W. W. will be ashamed and afraid to show his head. With everybody saving to buy more stamps to lick, the war gardens, to say nothing of the farms, will turn out tremendous crops. The busier a man is the more time he has left for some thing else, providing he has plenty of pep. The gum on the back of a thrift stamp Is the concentrated essence of pep. BRIAN R. DORR. In Other Days. Registrant's Change of Statu. BORING. Or., Jan. 3. (To the Ed ltor.) (1) Can a registrant change his occupation soon after receiving his rating without the rating being changed, and If he does so, must he report to the local board? (2) I ve heard that registrants wno were German descendants tnat were drafted were not sent to Europe. Is this true? and has General Pershing sent any soldiers back that were Ger man desoendantsT A READER. (1) He can change his occupation after classification, but If his classifi cation waa on occupational grounds he must report the change of status with in five days. The board may reclassify him then on Its own motion. (2) We know of no distinction made between soldiers in the matter of serv ice on account of descent. Poem Not Original. PORTLAND, Jan. 3 (To the Editor.) In The Oregonlan of January 2, 1918, you print a short poem on the editorial page entitled "Hats Off," signed M. C Butler. The last half of this poem. beginning with the words "Sign of a nation," Is taken bodily from a poem entitled "The Flag Goes By," written by Harry Holcomb Bennett. EDGAR Jfl. UOUrtSJtiM.- Twenty-flve Tears Ara From The Oresonlan January 5. 189S. Salem. Governor Pennoyer win de liver his message to the Legislature about Wednesday. He will continue his opposition to commissions. Hlrsch Is booked for President of the Senate and Keady for Speaker of the House. New Tork. Trustworthy critics agree now that only heroic measures as regards the currency system can avert a crisis. London Ever since the election there is a growing feeling that the Gladstone government cannot long re tain control. Flnley McNeill has been appointed city milk and food Inspector. W. H. Stoy has written a communi cation to The Oregonlan setting forth reasons why the. United States should possess the Hawaiian Islands. The literary exercises of Lownsdale School, postponed on account of the inclement weather before Christmas, will be given this afternoon. Ambrose Scott will offer a recitation; San ford Lowengardt, "Sale of Dreams"; Flor ence Blagen and Fay Nichols, "The Wonderful Tree"; Grace Shaw, "Jolly Old est. Nicholas"; Stella Martin. "A Mortifying Mistake, and John Dudley, "A Past Christmas Experience." Har old Howes will give the address of wel come. Dog Lanr Is Needed. ' SCIO, Or, Jan. S. (To the Editor.) I notice your editorial comment on the sheep and dog question and am Inter ested In a logical solution to the ques tion. Do you consider the dog law passed by the last Legislature a good oneT I refer to the law that was de clared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. A correspondent of your paper refers to the Ohio law as being the best to protect the farmers sheep from the dog nuisance. Are you familiar with this law and what is your oplnionr Let the Legislature enact a law that will protect sheep from dogs, whether lt be the Ohio law or some other. Just so it does the business. B. G PEERT. The effect of the Oregon law waa to tax all dogs, good and bad, for the pur pose of creating a fund from which would be compensated depredations by the bad dogs. It seemed hardly fair to owners of trained sheep dogs, for example, or to those willing to keep their dogs confined or muzzled. It was also strenuously objected to by many Constables who were made dogcatchers and dog killers by the act and prob ably would have been loosely enforced In some localities on that account. It was declared unconstitutional because lt did not apply uniformly to all parts of the state. We are not familiar with the Ohio law. tha Mr. Pittman Not Candidate. MONMOUTH. Or.. Jan. 8. (To Editor.) My attention has been called to an article in The Oregonlan Janu ary 1, In which some of my frljnds were suggesting me as worthy of benatorlal honors. While I greatly appreciate the loyalty. Interest and enthusiasm of my friends, I wish to eay that I am In no way an aspirant for such honors. My interest in the particular problems of rural education Is too sincere and my faith in the possibility of my rendering definite and helpful ee: . ice In that field at this time is too great to permit my attention to be diverted in any way to a desire for political honors of what ever sort. Besides tnls, lt occurs to me that this Is not a good time to encour age changes or federal officials or whatever prty who are now render ing faithful and loyal service. M. B. fiTTMAN. Machinist la Draft. PORTLAND, Jan. 8. (To the Editor.) There has been some question In re gard to railroad machinists. I'll soon be In draft age and would like to know. They say where I am that I am ex empted. I have served my full four years' apprenticeship. OREGON IAN READER. If you are not yet 21, you are not Bubject to draft under the present law, but the law may be changed later to include you. If the law Is changed to Include men of your age you might be placed In class II or possibly class III on occupational grounds, but the district board decides and there Is no Iron-clad rule. Mean Ins; of Word. FOSSIL. Or.. Jan. 2. (To the Edi tor.) Please let mo know the moan er of the German word Kamerad. AN OlD BUBanitiliK. It means comrade. credit to the others, be given about every degree Just short of killing. The censorship is the most powerful ally of red tape and bureaucratic in competence; yet the Army persistently Perhaps the Bolshevikl have dls- upholds lt regardless of its own wel covered that the Russians do not want peace at any price, and are more in. fare, and nobody Is more zealous in en forcing it than camp commanders who In many cases seem to think that any terested In holding their Jobs than tn informtion bout the conditions under pleasing tne uermans. which their men live Is of more lm Iportance to the Germans than to the All the conservation posters, though I American people. There oould not be artistic are waste of Daner and Ink. more mistaken attitude. If Commanders who eould not break . ..... ..I thronsrh tha barriers of red tana and now. Those who ao not win learn u I ,J- ,,. ,v,0. .h.i. People able to read know the idea now. Those wh from the prices. had lifted the ban on the correspond ents there would be no stories like that from Camp Bowie to report, and the Senate committee would have little to that lt la more blessed to give than to faction of feeling rich, as well as for receive, in more ways than one. The the impression It may make upon hla new spirit which we hopefully count companions, will be warned by Eecre pa to permeate our own couatry. when tary McAdeo'i statement toAt tha PM to the fighting arm of the service. It haa also been announced that there will shortly be Issued a call for men qualified for special or expert service, These men will be taken from the first four classes, but from the second, third and fourth classes only if they have been given deferred classifica tion solely on agricultural or Indus trial grounds. Some registrants, for example, have been placed in Class III because they are highly specialized mechanical or technical experts In necessary industrial enterprises. Men of their qualifications may be included In the special call soon to issue. Those who have no dependents or other cause for exemption will be re quired to state whether they are will ing to be inducted into the military service. Among registrants whose qualifications are equal those who con sent to induction into the military service will be selected first and those who do not consent will be selected in the order determined by their class aad order number. But men in the zoor &m4 aUassei wfco fiillx Feet One of the few times a man la will lnar to spend money Is when on a honeymoon tour, and elimination of do in the way of Investigating oamp travel luxury will discourage him. conaitions. . . ........ Af f p.. In th. Armv that 1 Easy way to compute the Income n.n,nr,hir. which doea mora than con tax: Multiply a week a pay by B2 OB.i the movements of trooDS and of and give the Government the benefit ships Is almost certain to become of any doubt. I menace to the welfare -of the military establishment. Tne censorsnip is never t.bu.i n.tnHam 4h . I so dangerous as wnen oincers are em. a. . , , , ,,, ,. ploying lt to conceal conditions from Tennessee coal miner who will work fVy,fL,,: n,h th.v thm.ive. uu J w "w seeking to remedy. shortage. I Whatever else comes out of the Sen ate investigation of the conduct of the Of course, no human agency starts I war. there should be drastic changes in an these Area, but there la a strange the censorship provisions.. Both the enldemio of spontaneous combustion. W Department and Congress must w elaafla tvarOt. VA the, fnl I V nf A. tTKfT There la profiteering In many lines 'Jul Z"? omer man luei. ana mo uoverameni shortcomings that could be cured lm will take them up when convenient. The terms of some war contracts suggest that there is a taint in the patriotism of some citizens. mediately by a wholesome dose of pub licity. Memories. Gone Is the day of yesteryear. Gone is the bonny, primrose June, All boys will agree with the advice Gone Is December, sadly drear. to save soap by omitting dally atten Uon to bands and ears. As things go now, railroad presi dents may soon be glad of a ride In the caboose- Gone Is the smile and blithsome tune. Gone are the things I once held dear. Left br the bier of the dylns year. Still there survive each mournful tear. Mem'rles Inspiring the new-bora year. ADD. CRAIG, . E01 East Couch. Most of the rain seems to have run off. Let the sun shine a little. Enough Is plenty. Flockmastera must be Joking when they call aheepherdlng aa exemption activity, . Enemy Aliens and Firearms. HARRISBURG, Or.. Jan. 3. (To the Editor.) Does a German with his flret papers have the right to carry or use firearms during the war? AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. Ha haa net. SUGAR AS A WAR ASSET Discussed in THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN Quite as essential to the vigor of tha fighting man as any other part of his carefully compiled ration is 6Ugar. And the American sugar industry is not least of the factors that shall contribute to the defeat of Prussianism. In a special story in the Sunday issue Frank G. Carpenter discusses the mobilization of this mighty industry and its probable effect upon the fortunes of war. "HOW GOES THE WART" In his answer to this oft-repeated query, James H. Collins, writing in The Sunday Oregonian, declares that America's gigantic war programme is running on schedule and will reach its terminal on time. In every department, he asserts, Uncle Sam has girt himself for the fray, and "doubt and criticism are based only on personal views and local conditions." In other words, those who criticise don't know what they are talking about, HER REAL UNIFORMS Mars has set the styles for 1918, says Nina C. Marbourg, through the medium of an interesting article on new and feminine modes. Illustrated with many photographs of American women in the uniforms of patriotic service, the article is timely and well told. WHO IS NUMBER ONE? The train was moving Bwiftly; the few shots they fired flew wild; foot by foot, yard by yard, it gained on its huge quarry; on his lapel they found again the Sign of the Twisted Thread. Just a few sentences snatched from as many paragraphs of Episode XI of Anna Katharine Green's absorbing serial of mystery, appearing in the Sunday issue. EVENTS OF WORLD-WIDE INTEREST Here's a photograph of those genial comrades and fellow Huns the Kaiser and the Sultan ' as they appeared at a recent kultur-fest. It is one of the amazing pictures that camera men have caught in their rounds of the world, and appears on a special page in the Sunday issue. THE MEDICAL PROFESSION W. E. Hill, who draws a full page of crayon characters for the Sunday issues, tilts somewhat mirthfully at the medicos in tomorrow's paper. All the "docs" are there for your edification, and not one of them is a stranger. CHURCH AND SCHOOL A page to each in the Sunday issue, with information of their respective activities and announcements of coming events. FIND WHAT YOU WANT In every issue of The Oregonian, and especially in the big Sunday issue, there are features and depart ments intended to suit many varieties of tastes. Your hobby is among them. As for the news service local and foreign it is unsurpassed. A Nickle and a Nod Will Buy -THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN