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THE M0RNIXO OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1918. 10 1 5 .71 T ) 1 T . St. J (Tiff (Dmriminu; F-tr st Fort-I irinfal' Faatofftee as S ;-a.-r-;MM.a fat. la.ariaMy t a T Mail! T.: i, sin? iaria.i. aaa rear ... ti-i.i. .-ur-iar u ta-la.1, alt aaaeba f-.iy. s.,i.ialr ln..u . lhf M ol a J ' .i ( Inora-ix ) irn ! riawt ttn ! aaa - r - - .' , . f id i 4tJ . at month . r!i ' .aitt anra. 1 " ' . B.a.lj as aa-k r B Carrier. tmv HiMihv i-ivi4. m rr ....... I i iDt Itun Ur m.lt1 M frntB ia. .a. at tH Sunijar. an yar .... wi-a iiii 'a. te-a- att Lal T. anoul .4ifttaf , hmiHH Haw e BVaatf aaae fftt-a nof er- d-T .ro.-a ar.la ae aaelta Tottr !.aL aara. Staff-pa. " a erra-iry ara al tv- a fk. i.a fflc witlraaa la leU. taia.tina riijAtv aat , - F-aae Rawa-13 - 1 -- 1 rent: H la jj ,.- 4 aeata. M I " aea. raata; to on am. 4 --anta. Z to P"-s . i T to aj aar-e. a eapta. orl ajatiM. .la t4a rataa. r-t Hn W.naaa I'Wn Varraa ". hn. kail-ltn. .M varraa a r.'.jrt at.. K . , ' , . 1 -a a t'nt. u : a-eae Jt Ml prw.a bull lTrot. Vir. ; i rraftarv rapaeaantaU. tflalll, aleefcat atraat. Mrkaru or thf. asociatei rF- TlH ilMCiil Praaa la alele'y aritl-tla--! to t na u-a fiia rpuV(attnoj of ail n itbfM'IM cra-lna t U or aot attiareisa ci mart lit thia paao. aM ala Ika local aea-a fihl'h4 S-ra-a. Ail taiu af rapuMi'atlan ef epaclat die. aakcaaa aarala ara aiao f-aaraia rBTtri. riiiEo.r. rru. . THINK AXT ACT A AtrH-A" fLY. IialMite In th fVrmtn oi Senator Chiub rlm' war hHr houH con. Tinrt tvtry gnoA AroeriSaO of the Jx triorK nt t tfiwaat hw mind -II poittiral or prtl.on prajurtice" nd of rnanr prK-erto-'tircd H'a fornilm hl optnwtn lo hw our trr or rinliatian IS tT-rtl - whr It it d-tlv. or whathar It l dafartlve thrntiichout n.l ahould b rrplrd bjr s rvair mucMnr. Tha xt.tlu orjanl .ton licoaa do on In the 8panlb war. which w. m mrre klrmlh by rom panann witfc the prmant war. and ha bwn but allrirlr Iruprovad In th last twantr rear. What cn ha w to ballrra that an oraniaation which fiia-1 In an antall a ta ran tirrr! In th ppnit renllc ta.. whn I baa baafi 'n l-i but not atrurtur aJlT ebaoifil To brllrve that It can ki fivrua i-ttivifar to all rron. Hut whn Sarmlor 4,'hambnrlaln and Final or Hif.-tirork:. both lojral Iwmo rrvi a wcil .a 1ot-1 Amvrtrana. aflrr h1n lniu:rd Into th woralna of IM erniiiMiMn. point oat wbrro and why It ho failrd and propose a more effartlve oricniiation. thry are ar rat by a fallow 1 "amorrat. Senator liliania. of "murkrakln the Admin llrat)oA-- KrpLtttirmna wnv pwpvwn thrrn are arruvd by Others of aaak ln parttmn ailvjnnure by H"-rr.tln thn Al ministration. Is It anot more raamiMt to t-ltee that the two 1 atuMrai nama.l are moved rathrr . tr arr earnaat d-lre for the aucceaa of thnr country irt war. and for the etirraaa pf the Admlnlntlon In thr rond'ict of the war? I It not more r.t.nable to blive that the ItrpoK. tha Sartalora who ippjrt them do an throtich 'lre for-victory of the I'rite-f Xtjlra ovrr Grrmany ralhar than thmuih dtre fr victory of the Brpuhifi ao ovar th IhniocratH? party, to be rainail at the rwl of llatr to ' th rdnr.trt? -A mere atatcm-nt of the premtjwa on whirh uch condem nation of the war bills Is founded ihnvi their aheurdrty. Mr. Ilttrhroxk waa charal with f,.rntnc att'ntion on Dyapecka In polntiac out the horteoruinK of the V.r Ivpartmrnt. la It a tlperk that we have not enoitch slilrs to carry the Army which Secretary Maker iy- will be ant to Kranre enrly thi.t year? tr that rantoi4i)an t wrre built without hoapit.vla, he-fl'Mls without beat or sanitary pninimin. m ii 1 aiiiiuin aewrrs? It It flrPek that men In enrh rumpt wrre trow. led twelve In tents larve enourh foe only five, that those alrrady Infected with disease sprc id It until It became epllemlc. th vt ' sol.tlera by thousands lacked Winter clothin. thai they Arllled with atlrka for nrir and with Iocs for ma chine runs and field runs? Is It a ' ftyspevfc fhaf our Army In 'ranee must depend on overstrained France and Ftntaln for field mu and machine fun nntil next yenr? Is It nothinr that more than ?l.000.00 pairs of shock were botrrht for ta Army, and tbat many were too SmaH? When thes.9 errors ran no longer be dvnled. it is' atated that reontanixa tion V no lonicr ntVaseary. for Mr. Xtker h.ks already reorimnizetl his de p.trtm'Ot nod has broiiEht Its bureaus Into nrka'( co-ordination. Admit that that It" so. what has been done to ro-ordlnate the War IVpartment with the other branches of our war orinnl aatlon? Miscalculation about the num ber of troops which can be sent to France before Sprtnr rs due to lark of Information which should have been obtained from the fHilppinr Koard shout available tonnnrr, from the Fuel Administrator about available coal and from the Railroad Ihrector about the transportation of coal and supplies for ships to the seaboard. There rs demnnd for evcrvthinr from conl at the mines to ships on the ocean from fourteen dl.Tcrent pur chasing arrncls of thi Government five .n the War IVpartment. seven In the Navy, the Shipping Hoard and the allies. Their aasrrxate demand for vevvthlnc exceeds the stipply. w ho apportions the supply amonr them? Tlie War Industries Board with tfa several committees has been estab lished for this purpose, but It baa no authority of law. Is only advisory, rs composed of representatives of the seierul bureaus which make conflict ing claims, and baa no head with power to dedde am one them. It has the Inherent weakness poln'ed out by a writer In "The West at Work" that "the co-ordination of organizations of eiial authority Is never accomplished by their own Joint action, but-always by a power superior to either or both." The writer nuoled proposes that the purchasing ao-nries of Army and Navy be made aiilvrsory boiiea to the War Industrie Hoard, that the board be riven power of contract and that a stnele responsible head be placed over the bnard. That rs substantially the same as Mr. Chamberlain's proposal to establish a Itreotor of Munitions, for that enteral wonld doubtless have board of advisers as to contracts timi:ar to the. War Industries Board. That which Is lacklna for efficiency In supply of materials of war It lack- in also to produce fllciency In the renenM conduct of the war an au thority by means of which the Presi dent should prepare reneral plans. tould revise them as circumstance require and should brinr all depart ment Into harmonious working for their execution. Such would be the proponed War Cabinet. To say. as did fanator Wllllama, tbat establishment of such a Njdy- would be usurpation of the rresldept's Constitutional au thority Is to tenor the plain prut con of tit bill. The War Cabinet la ,T "to be appointed by the President by It a the aisvtce) ami ooaeent OI rVnate, through which War Cabi net tho ITesWehl may exercise cer tain of but powers, and it acts and decisions are to ha u bjec t to rwvlew by tt rrwHlencr fXablishment of thl bdy I DO more an encroachment on the execu tive powafs of the President than Was ana the creation of the ten departments i I their many bureaus. lake them. the War Cabinet la deslimed and ac tually would be an Instrument through which he would exercise his power. In place of the present olksotete, dull and nicked tool, the bill would hand the ("resident a modern, sharp-edited In strument wit a. which bo could exer cise his power far mora accurately and swiftly. He I free) to select the materials of which It shall be madi the men compoeintr th War Cabinet and if It should not work well, the fault would be Ms for choosing poor material or for not using It skilfully. Hy nrwin; and participating In the establishment of a Kdpremo War Coun cil which thall direct the war for the allies, the President ha reco-rniseU toe need of supreme direction tor all the allied forces He should surely recognise th equal need of eiiprejae direction orer all the war ctintlcs of the United Aates. It is impossible for him alone directly to exercise this authority. He shoo Id be fully occu pied with thinking; out the" plans which the War Cabinet would -elaborate and would cause the departments to carry out. and with the niany prob lems of domestic and foreign policy, which the war has rendered Infinitely more complex. This subject la too momentous In It bearing on our National future to b considered by cirtsens In their ca pacity member of any party: they should consider5 It only. n. Anerlcans. There Is as much partisanship In hot resentment at any mention of short comings of the Administration as there Is in destructive criticism. There should be only constructive criticism, designed to promote success". If through rejection of such, counsel, disaster should befall and American lives should be needlessly sacrificed, the father and mother of soldiers would forget about parties andi would re member only that they are father and mothers. No cry of partisanship would cool their wrath. Hastings, "that some cities have rates fifteen times as great aa others shows clearly that much remain to be done in the prevention of typhoid fever." The tuberculosis death rate of the Criltod States has been reduced ap proximately one-half In a quarter cen tury. The general death rate of the registration area of the country ha decreased It per cent in ten years. The latter gain has been made by re duction of Infant mortality and by the weir on communicable diseases. It has been largest in a few of the ren ters of population, where there have been competent health officers and weil -orgs nixed departments of health. Work in further reducing the average will be required in the less densely populated regions now poorly organ Ixcd. It Is a task In which education of the individual will play an impor tant part, but It most depend for its successful outcome open a deep sense of collective responsibility. LET THEM UESERVR IT. Senator Williams, of Mississippi, a patriot and. Incldentully, a Democrat, In his spirited response to the attack of Senator Hitchcock on the War De partment, made this interesting re mark, in conneetion with his protest gainst any Quarrel within the Demo cratic: party over the way to carry on tile war: "lan't every Ttepantlraa trying to help win this war. eicapt a few pacifists who have nearly ended their political lives V There is no monopoly of patriotism lit any party. It would be a sad thing for the country if it were so; but it is not. and. everyone knows that it is not. It 1.4, indeed, not necessary that Democrat forget that they are Demo crat, or Republicans that they are Kepubltcahs; but it is vital that both think more about victory over the German than victory over one an' other. Iet the statement of Senator Will lams be commended to the National Itepubllcart committee, about to meet at St. I-ouis. It is fine that the Re publican party should have won the William encomium; It will be liner, far liner, if it deserve it and continue to deserve It. of the stamp album. A country may have issued thousands of stamps, and a collector may have acquired all but one of them, but he will never aban don the quest until be has .found that one. The value of the missing token will be governed by the difficulty of getting it and will be limited only by the purse of the man who needs it to give him a perfect score. Recent stomp auctions Indicate that hard times have not yet overtaken this, to some minds, non-essential industry. They Are Thinking of Us. By Janes Ilartna Adasaa, They are thinking of us at home, boys. They are thinking of you and me, Outspeeding the lightning, their thoughts speed across The wide-spreading waves of the sea. The fathers, the mothers, the sisters, the brothers. And all whom we hold ever dear. Are thinking and hoping and praying for us WORK FOB KITEBJiTED At.IKNS. . " """ There seems to be no good reason 0nr sweetheart or thinking of us. why interned aliens or gooa neaiui I boys. and physique now held In internment! They are proud of their lads 10 ca tries in the United States should not I khaki be put to work, especially in view of And we're thinking of them "mid the the nractice Mdontod bv Germany in I tnunmn 01 iun, The music of war's revelry. Their love will inspire us In heat of the the treatment of Its war prisoners. Iticsa arts nvi uiiii icituncu iu nui a, i . according to tHe news dispatches, but It. .hock and demoniac din. in some Instances are employed near And whcn wa r6turn yll gladly the nnng lines at tasxs uiat are in I obey violation of international agreement. I Our command: "To arm, girlies! Fall Representative Moores. of Indiana, I in! bus introduced a hill In Coneress rjro- ii- .,., .. h.M in imo The Kaisef is thinking of us. boys. .li.il h. i.MlWd I. -.!, ,l,i ... n- I,, I xiib mieers nava irea uamaueu ujr -- --"-" fright: road-Duuaing. -mere are two reasons . MM e.mm,., w. 1a1l(rhed wny lis enactment seems aeairaoie. i at jn corn r rom the viewpoint of the prisoners Are coming and eager to fight. themselves, work would be better than I He knows we are after his blood- idleness. And the example might deter I stained angora, That Uncle Sam coming to bat other aliens, now reckless of the con sequences of their unfriendly acts, from subjecting themselves to the penalty of internment. Prospect of a life of leisure, and even luxury, holds The Xation ls thinking of us, boys. The Nation that kiiows not a peer, Foreshadows the day when he humbly will swap His crown for the plebeian hat. CtBIXO FOB THCIB OWN. A rail has bee a made upon the men and women of Jewish birth and faith in Portland to gire IJS.000 toward the National fund Of $10,000,000 being raised for sufferer of the war abroa, with an Incidental share for the sol diers and sailor In the Army and Navy at home. It Is not a large amount In these days of quirk sympathies. open heart, ready hands and Immense war funds: and aoutiirs it win ne quickly raised. Hut. of course, it re quire, first, organisation, and. rrVond, understanding of Its need. On that basis, the campaign Is now going for ward In Portland and Oregon, and a considerable portion ha already been subscribed. It may not be generally known that our Jewish rltisena have undertaken to procure the entire amount from their own people. There is no appeal to others, though, of course, such do nation are gladly welcome, and some have been. In. teed, made by cltisen who know th effective and generous support given by Jews to all worthy causes. Hut. since the undertaking is to care for their own. the Jewish peo ple feel thnt It I peculiarly their prob lem and duty, and they are going about it in their own way to solve and meet. - It la a matter of common obeerva tlon and remark that the general PoYtlartal body of Jewish cltliens, who are, first of all. American citizens, have a National repute for their activ ity In good works, for the high quality of their leadership, for the broad spirit of their philanthropy and char Ity. for their commonwealth of en deavor among themselves, and for their readiness to perform patriotic service. It is a high distinction and they have done much to deserve It. Now. again. It may be expected that In the present drive they will all. rich and poor, take prideful interest in living up to their record. FATING FOR GOOD HE ALT If. The tatement. quoted with approval by the president of the American Pub lic Health Association. Dr. Charle J Hastings, that "any municipality can have as much health as It is willing to pay for." provided that there is efficiency of organization and adminis tration. Is graphically illustrated by diagram depicting the expenditure of the health department of Toronto, Canada. In relation to the death rate from communicable diseases. This diagram shows a steadily rising rate of public expenditure for health from :S rents per capita of the population in 1)10 to 63 cents per capita in 11S. and a decreasing death rate from typhoid, diphtheria and scarlet fever. Not only has the mortality from all of these diseases combined shown steady decrease, but the same la true of each taken separately. F.ven more significant is the show ing made by the flenres In detail. In crease of expenditures for public health yield more than mathematically proportionate results. Thus, while In crease from !5 to 3 cents per capita In 11 over 1915 was accompanied by reduction of the death rate from these maladies from lOs.a to 87. S per 10D, 000 of the population, the total In crease In the ftve-year period from rS to 3 rents brought about a re duction of mortality from IOCS to M i. That is to say. two and a half time as much money aa formerly was expended reduced mortality to about one-sixth of the old figure. The high Importance of teamwork Is shown by the separate figure aa to typhoid fever. This is a scourge typically due to lack of social action. Individuals, no matter how enlight ened, are comparatively helpless against It In the face of contaminated supplies of water and milk and of de fective municipal sanitation. The death rate from typhoid, which was 40. S In lSlO. fell to 1.9 In If 15. or less than one-twenty-second of the original rate. It will have been noted by the observer of event that in approxi mately the same period typhoid has been robbed of most of its terrors as a ramp disease where armies are mob ilized. This has been made possible by enlightened, united and enforced measures. Recalcitrant minorities have not been permitted to spread disease In the name of personal lib erty. Reduction In the death rate of fifty seven large American ritle. represent ing an aggregate population of twenty million people, from 19.7 per hundred thousand In 1910 to .7 in 191C. Is equally significant, and more espe cially so when the variation of the rate Is considered. This variation in 191 was from Z.S In one city to 44. in another. "The fact," says Dr. CHEAP FISH. A letter-writer comes forward to re- mnrk that some state or city offirta hv not performing his full duly when It happens that salmon may be pur chased for cents In Seattle but costs 21 cents In Portland. Perhaps he is right, but does th public generally know how it hap pened that Seattle consumers were of fered salmon at cent for a few day? Theee salmon 'were flsh thnt had been taken by the state hatcheries. They had gone through that interest ing squeesing process which removes the spawn, and were, therefore, of no further value to the hatcheries. The fish were deliverer! to the public mar ket under a pledge Imposed by the Fish Commissioner that they woul be sold for not more than a stated price. There are a great many people who think that a salmon ripe for spawning s not good rood. There is assuranve, however, that before these fish were sold an analysis was made, and it was found that their food value had dimin ished very slightly. Still, we fancy- that there are finical persons who have seen the dead salmon on natural spawning grounds who would not be attracted even by the 8-cent price. Hut we are not all of us finical, and If. when properly cared for at the hatcheries, the spawned salmon have a food value, why not utilize them? There are hatcheries in Oregon which might contribute to the seemingly im possible task of reducing the high cost or living. But It should be borne In mind that the hatchery supply of spawned sal mon Is exhaustible. The effect on the market would be but temporary as it was in Seattle. The municipal market in Portland ha so far served as permanent price regulator. Last week salmon retailed In Seattle at 5 cents more the pound than In Portland. SEVENTH HEAVEN OF PHILATELY. In the midst of war's alarms there is one class of enthusiasts who see the silver lining to the cloud. They are the stamp collectors, to whom every Change In the map of the world has a special meaning, and every change in a government gives promise of more postage stamps to- be added to their collections. From the viewpoint of a pure materialist, nothing can be much less valuable than the canceled stamp of a defunct nation. But philatelists hunt for the love of the sport and not because of the Intrinsic value of the quarry. The more difficulties the more zest. Just now Turkey comes very near representing the philatelic Idea of Nirvana. Mexico runs It a close sec ond, but Turkey still holds the hon ors. Both countries have taken ad vantage of every possible opportunity to make new Issues. Turkey, fr ex ample, has on several occasions put out as many as 100 varieties. Some times these were new designs, and sometimes old designs surcharged. Kxcuses for these changes varied. The country was short of dyes, or the old dies were worn out, or postal rates had been advanced, or some chari table purpose, was to be served. We may have reason to suspect the chari table Inclinations of the Turks, but the philatelists will see only the chance to add new pages to their al bums. Within a few months Turkey has added 1J7 new stamps, with the classification of which American stamp experts have been busy almost ever since'. The Mexican situation has furnished a fillip to the philatelic appetite be cause of rumors of extensive frauds, made possible by the disorganized state or government In our neighbor ing republic. Of course, there is a certain value to a stamp issued either ny ilia or Carranza, provided the stamp is genuine, but conflicts of au thority have furnished temptation to counterfeiters. Uncovering of frauds amounting to some hundreds of thou sands of dollars in Mexico City re ently has put collectors on their mettle. Probably there have been similar counterfeits in Turkey. Added difficulties of detecting them will only add to the pleasure of the game for the enthusiast. The author of a recent book on "Th War Stamps of Mexico" has accounted for about 1000 new varieties Issued since Villa and Carranxa. bean contending for con trol or the government. Tho remaking of .the map of the. worm posses special significance for collectors. Creation of new na tions will represent not only the ful fillment of the aspirations of races, but the Issuance of new stamps as well. The international kaleidoscope is a great friend of the philatelist. For the shorter the life of the stamp the greater the difficulty of obtaining a "complete collection" of the issues. And completeness is the sine qua boo no idea of punishment to a consider able class. Thefe remains, however, the proh lem of finding employment in which the cost of supervision will not ex ceed the benefits obtained. Farm work presents difficulties in this respect, and it already has been found that un skilled labor is not a boon to agrlcul ture. But road work in and around cantonments would not violate the rules of war and would offer one solu tion. Doubtless other occupations will suggest themselves to the authorities. The prisoners ought at least to earn their board. They ought not to have easier lives than loyal citizens at home. From millions of ho.nes nightly prayers arise To God to watch over us here. They know that Old Glory is. safe in our keeping. When borne in a glorious cause, And we'll stand by our guns till the ravenous Huns Submit to humanity's laws. Is DOG IS NLISANCK ABOIT HOUSE Bnt Se la a Maa Whe Smokes, Says Whiii Correspondent. HILiLSBORO. Or.. Feb. 4. (To the Editor.) Much has been said about dos. sheep and roosters, and perhaps there Is a grain of truth in all of it- Has anyone figured up to see If sheep killing dogs have done one-tenth as tion to the proposed War much harm as shepherd dogs have done -i., i. .v.. -i good? Mr. Geer has stirred up quite mparirMJ it with the Con- cornrnotion as he intended. By all' means let us keep on discussing dogs and let Congress, the President and War Department have a much-needed rest. Why are we all getting so nervous Attempts are constantly made to fortify opposi Cabinet by co gressional committee on conduct of the war of Lincoln's day. One is as different from the other as chalk is from cheese. The Congressional com m it tee, as its name implies, was body appointed by Congress among its ?n2 ""J'eranifi nave no oog, oui n . . . I had I should not exDeet mv near own memDers. to investigate. nose , ,,.- -.i- um hi . . ,, . M w . . , I neighbor to ask me to Kill him, any around, find fault and haul mew over I , i j . V,,, the coals. It had 8nd could have nol boy, who stoned my cat; or his daugh authority. to direct the conduct of the I ter. who practices vocal music four war. The proposed War Cabinet would be appointed by the President and would work under his direction in making plans, in providing armies and ships and In supplying them. It would be an instrument of the Kxecutive in hours a day when 1 do not like a hih soprano voice. I believe everyone who likes or needs dog should have one. Bnt, in the name of mercy, friend, take care oi him. Some peonje have doprs and allow them to become so flea-bitten they stead of a smelling and meddling com- cannot sleep. They neglect to feed them, scolo. and kick them at every provocation and yet are fond of them. They never give one minute to the training of the dog. But then, some people do not train their children, either. In Kastern Oregon a certain sheep- parallel ! man had a son with an impatient dis position. This boy killed a dog that belonged to a neighbor, for killing An Army woman complains to the h'hr.r lk It Into court and a inrv. Army and Navy Journal that her composed of cattlemen, gave him Judg- mittee of legislators, and after Its members bad been confirmed by the Senate, Congress would have nothing more to say about it. The difference is so great that it is cause for sui" prise that the Army and Navy Journal should hare attempted a where there is none. HEALTH AT HOMES IS ESSENTIAL, Greater Call Surer Than Ever for Bodily Exercise to Keep In Trim. PORTLAND, Feb. 5. (To the Editor.) The almost dally reports of the mar velous changes wrought in the physical condition of our young enlisted men after only a short period of training proves the extremely good and desir able results obtained from daily physi cal exercise. We, who are left behind to furnish food arm supplies to our fighting boys, must not be laggards in the matter of physical fitness at this crucial hour. It is criminal to be negligent of your health under the present circumstances. Physical exercise is the greatest sta biliser of bodily function; it generates a power that brings new life into your being and it Is amazing how little of it will keep one In trim if practiced daily. I know a man in this city who had tuberculosis; three years ago he mode a vow not to ride on a streetcar or any other vehicle until his health was regained; today he is rosy-cheeked, deep-chested and a full-bloode,d man; he is still walking. Such perseverance. If applied to five or ten minutes of vigorous daily exercise, will work won ders. Exercise will awaken dormant facul ties, put stamina into your frame, in crease your efficiency and your bank account. But the best of it will be your increased value to your Nation. Right now Uncle Sam needs you fully i alive in every atom of your being. Can this stupendous war be won by woDDly SDined weaklings? Nay, verily. strength less necessary at home tha on the battlefield? The battle must be foutrht as much at home as in the trenches. The exercises I give below will put into vigorous Dlay all the Internal organs and help strengthen nearly every muscle of the body; No. 1 Arms bent as for running, ru on toes in clace where standing from 50 to 100 steps. If strong:, run for five minutes. Deep breathing must accom pany all exercises or they are worse than useless. Always start exercises with running; It warms you up and gives zest for succeeding movements. No. 2 Arms over head, lunge for ward, flinging arms backward far as you can reach, placing lert root lor ward one long step, bending the for ward knee. Take initial position. Re peat arm-flinging, charging forward with right foot. Kesume initial posi tion and reneat ten to 20 times; heel on floor, spine straight. Exhale bend ing down, inhale coming up. A very valuable breathing exercise. No. 3 Lie on back, arms at sides of body, palms on floor, raise legs up ward, knees rigid, pointing toes to ward celling. Take original position. RiDcat three to 15 times. No. 4-Lle on stomach, arms at sides of body, palms against thighs, bend body in the middle as if trying to touch head and heels together. Knees rigia. Resume initial position. Repeat tw to ten times. A very important move ment for small of back. Do these dallv. Study these movements and execute them nerfectlv: they will maKe you more useful citizen and help make ou Nation healthier. H. A. STOCKDALE. In Other Days. Twenty-five Year Asa. From The Oraironlan of February 5, 1893. James S. Clarkson. chairman of the National Republican executive com mittee, scores President Harrison for appointing to Supreme Court Jackson, 'a Southern states rights, free trade, anti-pension Democrat and an unre eanted believer ia the secession theory." The 47th and the 48th joint Sena torial ballots in the Washington Leg islature result without election. De tailed vote: Allen 51. Turner 23, Griggs- 27, Teats 9 and Dunbar 1. State Senator Crosno introduces In Oregon Legislature bill creating the county of Lincoln. Better fire protection and an in creased water supply are demanded of the City Council by the residents of Sunnyside. William Dalton, J. J. Kadderly, A. Blumenthal & Co., H. C. Gill, William E. Spicer, W. H. Robertson, J. Ken worthy, Frank Payne, L. A Patter son, B. T. Soden and J. H. Fisk join in letter to Legislature objecting to pro posed authorization of a bond issue for the purchase through the Bridge Com mission of the Morrison-street bridge. PRICE OF SUBSTITUTES TOO HIGH services were refused by the Y. M. C. A. for war work in France because! her husband Is in France and Gov ernmental orders forbid employment of soldiers' wives. Apparently the Wur Department fears that Army offi cers, knowing that their wives were in the country, would try to have them stationed near at hand and would fre quently ask leave to visit them, but what Is a soldier's wife to do? Surely, It would be appropriate for her to work for the Army In the field of operations rather than to eat her heart out at home, and surely, also, proper restraint could be put on the hus bands visits. ment to the tune of .916. The sheep man buttonholed his friends thus: If a dead dog in a mudhole is worth. 915. how much Is a good, live sheep dog worth T' I will acknowledge that a dog around a house is a nuisance, but so is a man. I have never been in the home of T. T. Geer. but I know that he, too, is a nui sance because he smokes, and he is what Is known In Oregon as a "great Josher," always trying to get the best of someone, as witness this dog howl he has stirred up. A WOMAN. PCMPKI.V SEEDS GOOD TO Woman Finds Them Useful in Making Cakes and Salads. CORVALLIS. Or.. Feb. 4. (To the A tour of the city will show a Bum- I Editor.) In these days when the sav- ber of vacant dwellings to house those! ing of everything edible is of such vital who need them. They are not modern, I importance, I would like to tell my to be sure. Most are of the style of Oregonian sisters of the good things a quarter century ago. but habitable that can be made with pumpkin and and comfortable. Everybody cannot "l"" seeds. have even-thing of the "built-in" order scissorer? not at the start, at least. m.. th n.rr i have found these shells meats equally as good as The Reichstag may do little besides blanched almonds for cookies and cakes talk, but it mav not even meet to talk and I have also used tnem in iruit sai. unless its president calls it together. and he issues no call unless Hinden burg nods. How gloriously free is the Fatherland! Eleven German spies were found guilty in New York yesterday of con spiring to destroy food and munitions ships. You may not hear the rifle shots, because those things are cen sored. More than 14,000 non-combatants, many of them women and children, have been murdered by U-boats -that many incentives to win this war. ads with delightful results. I give be low a couple of recipes which I have found wholesome: Pumpkin seed bread One cup shelled pumpkin or squash seeds, two cups rye flour, one-half cut white flour, one-half cup sugar, one teaspooniui sail, one cup sour milk, one teaspoonful soda, one-half cup raisins, one-half cup cur rants. Bake In well-buttered tin. Old Black Joe war bread: One cup corn meal, two-thirds cup powaerea chocolate, one-half cup dark brown sugar, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon ful soda, one egg, one cup flour, one cup pumpkin or squash seeds (shelled), one tablespoon melted butter. Bane in moderate oven. WIDOW FARMER. Writer Also Objects to Deprivation in Order to Supply Norway. MeMINNVILLE. Or.. Feb. 4. (To th Kditor.) As the dog question has been well and ably debated, I would like to brinr another tome to your notice eonallv as imoortant, and I hope will be as .thoroughly discussed. It is in regard to our wheatless, meatless and eatless" days. We are asked to economize on wheat flour, sugar, .pork and all fats that our soldier boys may have plenty to eat during this war and some to spare for our allies, who. we are told, are on very short rations. We are also requested to wear cotton goods much as possible to save the wool. which we are supposed to have a very inadequate supply, to make the much needed wool garments for the soldiers. And after we have made a start in all these economies and are urged, and will soon be compelled, to make still greater efforts in the same direction which we, as good, patriotic citizens, do freely, regardless of the exorbi- EAT I tant prices we are obliged to pay for all substitutes, we are conrrontea witn the announcement that we are send ing quantities of all these articles to Norway. And for what reason? Has Norway helped us or our allies In this war? Is it not a fact she sold supplies to Germany a while back and bougnt of us to replace them? Is she not liable to do the same thing again? Why should we deny ourselves . the necessities of life to supply her? In justice to all, why is there not a fair price set on these soaring eatables? Every substitute is higher in price than the article wanted for war pur poses brown flour higher than white. smoked salmon more expensive than bacon, and so on to the end. If we were helping the Nation by paying such prices, it would be a dif ferent matter. And we are cheerfully told the worst is yet to com). MRS. W. P. DERBY, It would be a huge job, but the Package 1o Canadian Soldier. PORTLAND, Feb. i.--(To the Editor.) Mayor of Chicago could provide his ti) can you tell me whether a 12 city with fuel in some way. Mayor pound box sent from Portland to a Baker -would do it here. I member of the Canadian contingent m France on December 15. 117, would have been refused by the postal author- If five quarts of whisky cost a $30 ities on account of its weight after be- fine, court costs, attorney's fee and lDg accepted at the local Postoffice? original cost, what is the price of a snort"? (2) In case such package was re fused, would sender have been notified? (3) Have there been any regulations lade in the present month regarding such packages? A 'READER. (1) You may take it for granted' that the package, though a pound over the That scientist who predicted quakes mailing limit to England, went through on this Coast about this time hit it unnoticed In the Christmas rush. The Kaiser has a special decoration for U-boat crews who make three voy ges. which is very fine for a shattered Blind. up north, and the week is young. (2) Tes. (3) No. Pass the bread, eh? Sure thing. Here's your two ounces. Now, per haps, you will eat more potatoes. That' old stuff bf Hindenburg's eat ing dinner in Paris Fool's day. Others ani where may I get it? History of Indian Fighter. NEWBERG, Or., Feb. 3. (To the Ed itorsPlease let me know if there is a history of Lewis Wetzel, the Indian hunter. If so, -what Is the name of It The Fire Fool. A fool there was and he flung a match Even as you and I, Carelessly down on a sun-dried patch, Giving no heed that a fire might catch And spread to the timber with quick dispatch, Even as you and I. The fool returned on his way and found. Even as you and I, Ashes and embers all over the ground. And far in the distance with horrible sound. The fire consuming the timber around Started when he went by. The fool passed on with a wondering look. Even as you and I. He couldn't explain the fire that took The forest away and dried the brook And left the region a place forsook; He was a fool that's why. A. G. JACKSON. have made dates of the kind. The last resort of a- convicted swin dler ls to raise the cry of political persecution. After the war this sane way of eat-1 EARL NELSON. Theodore Roosevelt devotes about three pages to Lewis Wetxel in his 'Winning of the v est. Anther of Verse on Dow. DATTON, Or., Feb. 4. (To the Ed- and wise. ing will make all of us healthy, wealthy itor.)--The "unknown poet" referred to by J. W. Khowles, of La Grande, Or., in The Oregonian January 30, was Lord Byron. The lines quoted by Mr. Knowles are from a poem used as an inscription on the monument of a New foundland dog. Mr. Knowles errs ' in Nobody appears to be falling oft in I the first line quoted. The original reads not finest friend." R. L. HARRIS. The right to strike is purely British and American. It is suicide in Prussia. weight because of this conservation, "firmest friend They'll never win the war if they hear you call them "Sammies." Fix that garden to take a chance on early peas. Whale tenderloin will be the next luxury. x Loggers Loyal -Legrtoa. PORTLAND, Feb. 10. To the Edi tor.) Kindly Inform me to whom I should apply for admission to the Loyal Loggers' Legion. LOGGER. Apply at the' office ef Colonel Brlce P. Disque, Yeon building, Portland. Not a Canadian. WAftREN. Or., Feb. 4. (To the Edi tor.) Abou 24 years ago our folks went to Alberta, Canada, our father taking up a homestead. A brother was born in that country. What we want to know is, can the British Government take him or draft him? My father was born in the United States and raised here and did not take out any Canadian papers. We threw up the homestead and came away while this brother was yet a few months old. This boy has tried to enlist in our Army twice and was rejected both times. Would fight for Stars and Stripes if given a chance. MRS. A W. T. The young man is an American citi zen and is subject only to the laws of this country. Call Em Samsons. PORTLAND, Feb. 4. (To the Editor.) Eureka! Now that most of his bro thers, sisters, cousins and aunts have had a fling at giving our "boys" a suit able soubriquet or fighting name, I sub mis this:' Samsonsshort for Sam's Sons-U. S. S., Uncle Sam's Sons. The letters signifying the monicker might be worn as a badge on a field or shield of the colors. Could anything be more appropriate for the lads "over there"? I believe it would be acceptable to all, as it bears no relation nor resemblance to a sissy or Miss Nancy nickname. 1 ask The Oregonian to give it to 'em. ONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE ONE OF 'Ell. Half a Century Ago. From The Oregonian of February S. 1868. Heavy snowfall and extremely se vere weather in Grant County threatens extensive loss to livestock interests. Cut off from the usual means of com munication on account of storm con ditions, the people on the Lower Co lumbia River have been reduced to short bread rations. Steamer Webfoot reaches Portland for supply of pro visions with which to- relieve this sit uation at St. Helens and vicinity. Citizens In making out their income statements are advised that legal tenders will be rated at 75 cents in making out returns for 1867. All in comes in excess of (1000 for the year were taxed at the rate ef 5 per cent. The sudden death from pneumonia of Isora, wife of Charles Hall and daugh ter of William Taylor, is reported from San Francisco, where she was Visiting. A Union Club is organized at Sheri dan, Yamhill County, with the follow ing officers: President, J. Lamson; vice-president, Lee Laughlin; secretary, T. M. Faulkner. Resolutions were adopted indorsing the reconstruction acts and declaring for General Grant for President. Sly Service Star. Set in a bit of ribbon, I wear a star on my breast; For I've given my boy to his country To fight for the nations oppressed. No jewels of dazllng beauty Would fill me with half the pride; Wilh a smile I sent him to battle Where thousands have bled and died. 1 smiled, though my heart was break ing. For oh, to me he is dear! v And the thought of what fate may await him -Grips ray heart with a terrible fear. My mind goes back o'er his boyhood To the day God gave him to.me Oh. the joy of that little presence! Purely nothing more precious could be. Then the days when he learned to love me And trust In my tender care With dear, chubby arms he'd enfold me As the thoughts of his heart he, laid bare. Must the shot and the shell of bf ttle Rend tnat lorm so precious -to raer Dear God!" I cry in my anguish. "Why dost thou permit this to be? Then there seems to hover o'er me The spirit of inflinite love And there comes to me a whisper . From the Heavenly Father above: 'I, too, gave my son to suffer For a world that was lost in Sin, But the life that is lost in my service All eternity shall win. As a drop within the ocean So thy life on earth must be Mid the countless waves and billows Of the great eternity. All my sons of earth I'll gather From the east and from the west. And their mothers shall be with themv With a star upon each breast. "Then throughout the countless ages. Sheltered by my tenderest love. They shall serve me in all gladness, Honored by the courts above. Then I answer in contrition. "Father, dear, thou knowest best." And I pity every mother Who's no star upon her breast MRS. Gi W. INGRAM. Dimensions of Service Flag. ST. HELENS. Or., Feb. 4. (To the Editor.) Kindly print directions for making a service flag. A SUBSCRIBER. The service flag i made to the same proportions as the standard United States flag. It consists of a red border, a white field and stars to the number of recruits In the family or organiza tion flying the flag. The width of the white field is exactly one-half the width of the entire flag and the border is the same Width oil the way round. The stars are five-pointed and are cut according to their number and -the size of the flag. Common sizes for service flags are 12 inches by 18 inches, 13 inches by 24 inches, three feet by five feet, four feet by six feet and larger sixes in proportion. - Ml .fi.i .1 . What Is Wheatle Day VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 4. (To the Editor.) Kindly state just what is meant by "wheatless day." If one uses graham bread, cdrn bread (in which some wheat flour is used) or ne of the various war breads, such as victory bread," is that person observ ing a wheatless day? G. B. L. Wheatless day means abstention from wheat products, including graham flour, macaroni and any other food in which wheat flours are used more than inei- dentally. It is permissible to use wheat Dour in thickening gravies of as binder for corn bread. "Victory bread" is the substitute offered fer white bread on days not Wheatless. One does hot com ply with the rule if one eats it on wheatless day. When One Dees hTot Like Neighbors. PORTLAND. Feb. 5. (To th Edi tor.) I own arid live, close to the busi-. ess part or city, 'ine landlord owning the property next door has rented to Japanese. Can anything be done to move them if owner will net listen to protest? ANXIOUS WOMAN. Nothing ean be done. There ia ho segregation according to race or na tionality. One person has as good a ight to live in any part ef the eity mother person. Daylight Saving Bin. PORTLAND, yeb. 5. (To the Editor.) Please inform me if fhe daylight saving bill was passed by Congress. If so, when does it go into effect? ti. ti. wiijtujn. It has hot passed, but there is proa. pect that it wilL 1