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The speech of Premier Lloyd George In defense of the decision of the Su prcme War Council save to the Amerl can representatives credit for having brought about that decision, which was deemed essential to full co-opera tlon and co-ordination among; the al lied forces. That Is the most impor- tant fact which has been brought te light by the controversy In Great Brit aln about the recent session at Ver sallies, for it proves that the United States, by its Intervention in the war, has been able to accomplish that which the allies had not before been able to accomplish unity of plan and unity of direction. Close as are the ties among the three great western allies In Europe and dependent as they are upon each other for victory over the common en emy, who would totally destroy each of them separately, their national pride and jealousy are still so strong that they have been unwilling to yield supreme control of their forces to one commander-in-chief or to a council of military chiefs. Nothing except a new party to the alliance seemed able to extort this concession to calm reason front national sentiments which hare developed through centuries, and that new party must be one which all re gard as equally their friend and as having oo selfish alms or interests which would conflict with those of any one nation. That new party is the United States. AH know that this Nation has no am bition to annex territory or to gain any separate advantage. Its desire is to destroy the common enemy, to sat isfy the legitimate claims of each na tlon in accord with that principle of "consent of the governed" which was first laid down by " Americans, and upon that foundation to establish lasting peace. All of the allies agree that this Is our position in the war, and therefore they heed counsel from our representatives behind which they might suspect hidden, selfish motives if it came from any one among them selves. They yield to its "irresistible power and logic" The new agreement at Versailles In sures quick decision which would have been impossible under the agreement reached at Rapallo. The latter re quired that each decision of the Su preme War Council be submitted to each allied government and approved before it could be executed: the new agreement makes the decisions reached at Versailles final. That seems to be the point on which the American representatives laid most stress, and It seems to have been the substance of the plans proposed bv each national delegation separately, all of which. Air. Lloyd George says, were "virtually Identical." All have seen the needof "an inter-allied au thority with executive powers." but American logic led them to establish it. By silencing the critics of the Ver sailles decision In Parliament, the British Premier has won another vic tory over the old military caste and the old political crowd in both of the leading parties. lie silenced the rem nant of the aristocratic army officers which has used Sir William Robert son, because he rose from the ranks, as a stalking horse, by stating that that able General had been offered the highest position in the British army membership of the Supreme War Council but had declined It "on mil itary grounds" and also declined to remain chief of staff in subordination to that body. When the choice was offered between standing by the de risions of all the allies and yielding to the opposition of one man. per sonality had to yield to policy. The politicians were silenced by the logic of the American argument, by the unanimity of the allies In admitting that It was Irresistible, and by tne con sciousness that they could not survive the public reprobation which they would Incur by defeating a cabinet, on such an Issue. Kx-Premter Asquith. the ever-ready spokesman of the old guard, admitted as much when he ex pressed a wish that the Premier's speech had ben made a week ago. When we review the victories which Germany has won by unity of control and the defeats which the allies have suffered by lark of it, there may seem to be no exarreration In saying that by bringing about the Versailles de rision the L' rated States has made the most valuable contribution It has yet made to ultimate allied success. If from the beginning the allies had tak en a broad view of the war as a whole, had fought It as one war rather than as several distinct wars -and had sensed the German alms and the fatal consequences of their ' attainment, there would have been no fiasco at (isUlipeU, io crushing of Serbia. Mon tenegro and Roumania. no Invasion of Italy. There ml; rat even have been no great Russian retreat, though it la unsafe to speculate about what might have been done by a country so hon eycombed with treason and corruption as Russia was under the Czar and still is. Since the Spring of ltlC the al lies have had far superior force, but It has been only partially effective because under divided control and without unity of purpose as well as because it operated on exterior lines. The central powers have had inferior force, but have to a large degree nulli fied their enemies advantage by unity of control as will as by operating on Interior lines and by their insidious method of we&kenina the allies' morale. If the Versailles, decision, had been mads and acted on three year ago the allies might ere now have won th war. THEODORE ROOSEVEXT. A letter In the contributors column of a local newspaper, the other day, betrayed great Irritation at Theodore Roosevelt for his attitude toward the war and Its conduct by the "Adminis tration, and impatiently demanded to know what he had ever done to aid the people, in this crisis, or any other. It was an unkind imputation upon the service and character of a remark able citizen. It was said In forgetful ness, or in prejudice, or in ignorance, er in all of them together. Let us not go back of 114 to say what Roosevelt has done, though the record Is clear enough. Let us recall only the voice of Roosevelt crying in the wilderness of our isolation, indif ference, timidity and self-assurance, three years ago, and warning America of its dangers, and demanding that prepare for the ordeal to come. Who else saw so clearly the la evitable clash with Germany? Who else denounced so boldly the machlna- tions of KulturT Who else proclaimed so insistently the duty of prepared ness? Except for Roosevelt, and for others of like opinion, vision and patriotism, the country would not have been ready for conscription. It was adopted by Congress because the people were convinced of lis necessity. The great work of education was performed by Roosevelt and others who were not afraid to speak. They . poke when other powerful voices, which should have spoken, were silent. Theodore Roosevelt has lately been sick. He has made mistakes, and he is not always tolerant of the opinions of others or just In his estimate of their acts: but the American peopl from President Wilson to the humblest citizen have reason to be grateful to him for what he has said and done since August, 1914. If he had died, the calamity of his loss would have been Immeasurable. FOR TOCR BOYS. The calls for money are. of course. many; but cr.eer up, ror inert are to be many more. While yon are busy at your dally routine, or walking blithely along the street on an agree able errand, or going expectantly to your favorite rendezvous for your reg ular recreation. It Is a little annoy ing to be intercepted .by a young worn- an with a soft request for you to buy "Smlleage Book." It helps a little that the young lady is gracious and attractive; but you go on because you are tired of going into your pocket. even at the request of pretty women. for causes you do not wholly under stand. Tou know all about the Red Cross and the T. M. C A-. but what In the name of our common duty Is a "Smile age Book"T Tou are told it is a cou pon book, costing II or $S, which Is designed as a gift to our soldiers in camp, so that they may be free to at tend the entertalnments-i-ehows, pic tures, lectures, vaudeville which are being provided at the Government theater. "There's where I draw the line," you say; "why don't the soldiers pay just as others doT Anyhow, we pamper the boys too much. The soldiers pay. just as you ao, when they can. The "Smlleage Book1 Is not for the man who has money In his pocket, though it is by no means intended as a charity. It Is for the oung man in khaki who has more than one demand on him a wife, or hildren at home, or a mother, or ister, or even an old father and who denies himself any pleasure that he may add to the small sum a generous Government already gives them. There are thousands upon thousands of Just such true American boys who are not only doing their duty to their country, but who have not forgotten their other duties, and who bravely perform them, all of them, while fol lowing the flag, and fighting for you. who are left behind. No one who has ever been at a can tonment and has seen the rare and inspiring spectacle of a thousand sol dlers five thousand soldiers at t gathering of any sort a patriotic meeting, a lecture, a soug-fest, an en tertalnment of any kind will ever forget it. It tloes them good after the hard routine of a long day; and It does he visitor good. When he Inquires a little further and learns the sound rea sons why soldiers should be kept as much as possible in camp, and not turned always away to find their own recreations, he will -see that there is wise policy behind these amusement features which aids to keep the whole Army pleased, contented and healthy. He will find that the Government nas built the theater, and patriotic citizens ave provided the entertainment: and the soldier gets it at cost or less. Only the citizen who thinks too little about the boys going to war, but not yet gone, or the other citizen who has one and is doing otherwise all he can. 111 dismiss the request to buy Smlleage book with a curt "no." "FOOD FOR CATTLE." Willie we are conserving wheat and meat to meet immediate needs, there Is some comfort to be derived from knowledge that our food chemists are busy In their laboratories discovering substitutes for these staples, to ward off possible future famine. They have already passed beyond the theoretical stage. They have determined that many of the foods heretofore wasted or used almost exclusively as fodder for livestock can be made fit' for hu man consumption. It remains only to organize new industries and to edu cate popular taste. The chemists of the Oklahoma Ag ricultural College, for example, as the result of a long series of experiments. have added several important products to the country's food supplyv Chief mong these are cottonseed meal, and flours made from kafTlr corn, feterlta, grain sorghums, mllo 'and kindred grains. Bread made from these Is not only extremely, palatable but has high food value. Analysis of com mercial cottonseed meal has shown it to contain from 10 to 4S per cent of protein, or muscle-building material, as compared with about 19 per cent for round steak and about 23 per cent for beans. This is from three to five times as much as the protein content of ordinary wheat flour. O. R. Geyer, who reviews the -work done recently by American scientists. In an article in the Scientific Amer ican, says that three Southwestern states aloneOklahoma. Kansas and Texas can supply enough cottonseed flour and kafflr corn to make up the country's flour shortage this year, and that next year, should abncrmal con ditions demand it. enormous quanti ties of these Hour substitutes can be produced In almost all of the farming states. Oklahoma alone produced 30, 000.000 bushels of grain sorghums two years ago the grains of which can be converted Into flour which was about four times the state's wheat produc tion. There Is a vast area adaptable to increased production of this crop which is not available for wheat pro duction. It is clear that the war Is destined to revise our ideas of food values In many respects. A good many preju- dices will be pot aside. The old notion that a product classed as "food for cattle" ought not to be eaten by man is fading. The way to the full stomach may be through the open mind. VINDICATED. The underground news from Seattle indicates that Seattle has not been so nappy over any political event in its history as it is over the defeat of Hi Gill, except that other momentous oo- caslon when it re-elected the recalled uiii. men it vindicated uiu. arter a heroic operation for the vindication of beatue Dy tne recall or uiu. iNow. again. Seattle is vindicating itself by Its repudiation or its vindication or the vindicated Gill. It has achieved the very summit of amunlctpal virtue by the nomination for Mayor of Ole Hanson, tne most picturesque pou- tlclan and the most successful father In Washington. pie has somewhere from ten to nr teen children. The available records are not up to date, and we are not sure of the exact quantity, though of the quality there is no question. It Is par excellence, or, as Ole himself might say. 3et er udmerket, or some- thing to that effect Certain It is that Ole cares for his numerous family I credit, and he is probably right in as well. Why should he not exercise the 8Uminff that this will be acquired by same excellent paternalistic supervl- Bnv mBn ho botn industrious and sion over the entire Seattle household? Seattle, it would seem, has at last shaken off the ugly incubus of Gilllsm, though, knowing Seattle, one might look forward with some apprehension to the election of 1920. You never can tell about Seattle. It is a little careless in its actions, or some of them. but never Is careless about the good opinion oi o in era. WHERE WILL GERMANY STRIKE? It being taken for granted that the Germans will attempt a great drive on the western front as soon as the con dltlon of the ground permits move ment, speculation has turned to the question at what point they will make the attack. One French military critic believes that pressure will be exerted along the entire .front, but that the real offensive will be on the two wings from St Mlhiel to the Swiss fron tier and from Armentleres to the sea, the object being to capture Verdun a.nt reconquer Upper Alsace In the south, and to take Dunkirk and Calais on.the north, double up the two allied wings, envelop the center and descend Oq Paris. a nan'trat wfin rarantiv laft Oar. many says Ludendorff told the Bundes- rath that Germany had three chances cut e four f wrinnina- mH that vr- Hun viaA hun rhnun aa tha nnint nf attack, while diversions would be made In Italy and against Calais, . But the Germans rarely do the ex- pected thing. Their elaborate and now issued instructions wmcn wm re-well-advertlaed preparations In the suit In giving out information freely, west may be designed only to cover a violent offensive in some other quar ter. They might renew the mass at-1 tack on Italy In the hope of driving the Italian army back to the French frontier. Invading the entire peninsula, I forcing Italy Into a separate peace, I uncovering the French right wing and I causing an extension of the French I front to the Mediterranean. - Or they might hurt a battering ram at the I Salonlkl army In the hope of reaching the Aegean Coast conquering Greece and restoring ex-King Constantino. Whatever they may attempt there is no cause to rear tnat tney win sue- any roan wno puts defective material ceed. That which they could not ao- ln a shlp hould be shot accords with compllsh in 1914 with the odds de- 8tern jUatlCe, for such a man Is a pos cidedly ln their favor cannot be done ilD.e acCessory before the fact to mur ln 1918 with the French more deter- dor by wholesale, not only of our sol mined than ever, with the British at dlers and sailors, but of the liberty tneir maximum strengtn to compen- sate ror tne rencn losses, wiro o.uuu,- 1 ""at .VaaanH w.Vn I ..r " V A.o.w ,. steady stream of American troops pouring across the Atlantic. The question la not whether a tier- man offensive can win, but how soon can the allies begin a successful ad ranee. That hangs mainly on the speed at which the United States can build ships and produce arms and munitions, for the men will be ready to turn the scale as soon aa they can be transported and armed. Peter Hopley made a fortune by farming. He started life without an mneniance ano earned every cent oi his fortune by his own unaided cf- forts. The first Winter he spent in a. WW"1 L 1 4.aa Vtn 1 me west, no " .,"' ijie next live jwb xjo c& month ror the Hardest Kino, ot woik- freighting from the end of the Union Pacific Railroad across Southeastern Colorado and Into New Mexico. Al though he was ln the midst of a gold rush he did not strike any gold. Pres ently he returned East and with his small savings made a payment on a farm, which he tilled diligently and extended, and in time he branched out into the feeding of cattle. E very- . v nnBaoco, v, -j,, """r""Z I "1:4 his first real job. But the best thing about the experi- rate", in "and F7res.de, U his om.,.i ,. ha, ronid do tha um. I thing over again under present con- s4l4Awa. TjA-rlAaR W1A V If. V tVlOT Vt t B I success was due to the special oppor- tunity afforded by "cheap lands" in a - new country, He says that his father hnna-ht Tni first land from the Gov- ernment for $1.25. an acre, but could not' make the payments even at that price, and the land reverted to the United States. The price might as well have been $100 or $200 an acr to one who cannot pay anything the price is immaterial. "Four years ago," he says, "I bought land for $160 an acre .that I had seen the owner buy for $10 an acre. But I am earn- Ing more off that land at $160 than I a aia wnen it was iiv. xw avuuo. . . . . . . a. a, it. . I I contend that' tha msa wha psys tjno I aa aera Is itetUnR lt cheaper than my rather Id at 11.25 and I at S2S. Not only are crops creatar and worth mora, but money mora plentiful nowadays. Baca la tha Id days wa saw little pt Ui . . He no believes that the oppor tunities for the man who feeds cattle nd sheep and hogs for. market axe almost limitless. - His advice to young men coming back from the front with back to the soil"- ringing in their ears is based on what he has already accomplished. He would go to work for wages, on farm, and would, save his money first of all. By the time he had ac cumulated $1000 he would have a credit of $1000 to $1600. He would buy two good cows and about' three teams of horses and would look for some bargains in implements and ma chinery. He would buy also a flock of sheep and a few sows, rent a farm to begin with, and start In for himself. i He would raise all his own food, get up with the sun and work all day. That there would be opportunities for "renters" with the preparation of Mr. Hopley any owner of a farm who has had the average run" of luck with tenants will probably answer In the I affirmative. Mr. Hopley believes that when It became known that ne al ways paid his bills and that He ana his wife were not wasting anything. and he found an opportunity to buy I cattle to feed and could show that he was equipped to feed tnem, tjie locai monev on the .security of the cattle, ni that In a few years he would hav0 a go0& stake; and a farm of his i 0wn. Mr. Honler . does not believe in moanlni about the "eood old days. I aj a matter of fact, he says he has 0i,i as irood ho its for 2 cents a pound as ever went to market, and he has geen corn worth oractically nothing. He doe9 not believe these conditions l wln ever return. T,,t , would not waste much time tookinr for free land In Inaccessible piaces where It was worth even less than that Tjrice. He would rather be- with less iand in a more desirable situation. He realizes the difference between a low price and a real "bar gain." It will be noted also that he does not scorn the chief ingredient in the recipe of the success of other men hard work. He does not, even ,, nresent conditions, believe there la a BUbstltute for that, or for thrift H(l aaf.m not undervalue personal tv-iftv There Is, it seems, no more a royal road to success than formerly, but it will be rufflclent to convince most self-reliai t men that hard work will be rewarSed. Not all of them are looking for the easy ford. Mr. Hopley Is sure that success awaits those who are wining t0 Pv tne Drlce of an(I that the price Is not beyond reach Whether the game is worth the candle Is a matter for individual determina tion. But nobody Is going to get ahead in the world who wastes his time sighing for a return of the good old days. I Cutting of more red tape in the I Army in the Interests of the anxious relatives of soldiers who are seriously 111 in hospitals wlir be welcomed by the country. The Army and. Navy Journal says that the ground upon which Information has heretofore been withheld has been that there is a pro vision In the regulations againfft "fur- nishing information which can be made the basis of a claim against the Government" Application of this rule to the cases in point was obviously I unjast, as Having ieao tuutmu mi mo I feelings of soldiers relatives than for the interest of the Government In a. direction in wmcn w u J" likely to be injured. The fact that officers have been busy in perform- ance of extraordinary duties may also hye accounted ior iauure io mr I a a a a. a. 1 WW. " wan a aa a) Vjl K inquiries, out. mo narnruui:'""" "to anay tne anxiety oi ineuua According to orders from Ensign Krylenko, Private Bolshevik! must say to Private Hun: "Please don't right me." but Captain Hun, with a re- volver at Private Hun's head, will say: "If you don't fight him, I'll shoot you. This is pacifism worked out to the nth degree on one side and militarism worked out to the same degree on the other side. It is easy to foresee what will become of the pacifist finva,rnor Withveombe's opinion that wntch they fight to defend. Ensign Stuttevaut in an American seaphine took on ten Hun crart and, as was to be expected, was shot down. Was not that American-like, to at tempt to wallop the bunch? By and by it will soak Into the Hun Just what 'Yankee Doodle means. What sort of reception would those hundred Non-Partlsan Leaguers have had if they had called on a Hlnden- burg with the protest they made to Governor BurnqutstT It would have K An r flnVAMll WltV) 1 "Q fl - ..j,-,!.. weather in the East na8 decreased the need of heat ftt the BaTO0 nmii a8 lt ha8 increased th. Burjoiv ruei Whether It be . t d the Ea8t aiway9 has too ' . much of a good thing. That portland delegation needs to acUye drl B0 it rt0Pm departments in mass formation. flying- wedges, hollow squares and all the forms of attack, and make wasn ington sit up. Every tioy and man named George Washington something, stand upl Ar range today to do a good deed to- J ,11. I . n n I flAA1.-A morrow, uuu, ntwo m o do not lie about lt the next day. The secretary of the Grocers Asso- I elation says the Food Administrator cuts the profiU , of the busing but the woman who does the buying cannot always be convinced. . " War is costing Great Britain more than si.oou,ouu a oay, near.y 111. a i Tea. a a 4V wTh A wh afl I ! a"ac'aTaa flnO n uioum, um. care for the cost or winning wu u. knew she was right? If anvthing further were needed to show the utter instability of the Rus sians, lt Is evidenced in the outbreaks against Jews, simultaneous in scat tered sections. Under the British-American con- BCriDtion treaty there will be no chance for slackers to play tag across me j T . rt,i HflDtnii 'Am a rnmin uguuuarT, ii. and a-goin . The way things are moving and ln prospect of moving, men subject to the second draft will long remain at home. The first is not cleaned up yet Three-cent stamps are scarce at the postofflce, .but Mr. Myers has some twos and ones ln Spring colors, at popular prices. - - If all the legislative candidates so fr named could be elected, what a great body the next session would be! One object of an east wind is to dry the surface of the garden plot so that peas may be planted tomorrow. Licensing may not stop driving, but jail terms will. It's 'Lo Gill I t reckless Stars and .Starmakers. By Leoae Casa Baer. SEE where a aoapless day Is being planned. I know a flock of little boys who'd adore its observance. ass Reekon on soapless day divorcing couples couldn't wash their family linen ln public either. a a a Just read an account of an actress, 8J years old. Who Is going to knit wristlets for soldiers. The unusual feature of this news Item is not that she Is knitting. All women knit Nor Is lt that she's knitting for soldiers for most knitters knit for the sol diers. But us to the moment of going to press this is the only case on record of an actress admitting 83 years. ' . (Cat-note: At that I'll bet she's 93.) sea Lora Rogers said she read a head line saying, "Thaw Expected Soon," and got clear half down the column before she discovered lt was about the the weather, and not the well-known Matteawan prisoner, she was reading. a a a - The several times divorced girls are having their Innings over their less fortunate sisters. Think of the joy of having a lot of husbands to give to one's country. a a a ' Ann Winston, - at the Baker, who doesn't vary an inch in weight from one week's end to another, and always keeps slim and ethereal in atmosphere, says it's a struggle to stay that way since food conservation began. "There's a psychology lnjS.ll this talk of saving food. The more I hear of food the more I yearn for food." There's some philosophy ln Ann's observation, at that. sea Harve says the taxes on the Incomes of actors and actresses are nothing at all compared with the tax actorlal salaries put on his credulity. sea Louis Leon Hall Is appearing ln a new play called "Success," now cur rent at the Harris Theater in New York. Brandon Tynon and Jess Dandy are in the east and so is James Durkln, the once-husband of Maude Fealy. - Anna Held has gone South to tak care of her pleurisy, and her daughter, Liane Carerra, is continuing with the Follow Me" company in Miss Held' role. a a Melville Hammett who was In Port land a few weeks ago ahead of "Miss Springtime," Is on Portland's Rialto again, this time In the publicity inter ests of the distinguished English actor, Cyril Maude, who comes to the Heilig next week in his famous role of "Grumpy." Mr. Hammett met the com pany in Vancouver, B. C, where they landed several days ago from a tour of Australia. Cafeteria where I eat Is apparently doing Its bit by cutting down my bit a According to a recently returned vis itor In France, any girl can get on ln war work who Is physically fit able to swim, cook, mend clothing, run motorcar, take It apart and put it to gether again, swing an ax and help dig trenches. That "able to cook" line will bar lot of girls who can qualify on all the rest a a a Man nearly knocked me down trying to get into the elevator ahead of some women and babies, and then out of sweet deference to us took off his hat and held it under his arm like a mo tlon picture actor. Privately, I think that men who remove their hats In pub lie elevators beat their wives. a a a Speaking of hats: If you'd see a man chasing up Washington street with straw lid on lt would cause comment and yet we girls are wearing ours now. a a The Uncle Sam company, which will present "Turn to the Right" ln the Lib erty theaters in the If cantonments, will start on tour, opening at Camp Devens, Mass., on March 4. This com pany Includes Frank Bacon and his daughter, Bessie Bacon, both well known Pacific Coast players, and Beatrice Nichols,- who was once a Ba ker player. For the present the traveling shows that are booked to play the Eastern and Southwestern camps will not ap pear out here, and a company has been promoted to alternate between the Lib erty Theater at Camp Lewis and the Tacoma Theater in Tacoma, playing a fortnight ln each house. "Baby Mine1 will be the opening attraction of the stock organization. Ida Stanhope, Averill Harris, Vinton Freedley, Thomas Morrison and Burford Hampton ill be in the cast a a a A Paris correspondent says that E H. Sothern, the American theatrical star, who has arrived on these shores to furnish entertainment for the United States soldlders here, made an inspec tion of several of the camps of Uncle Sam's men at the Army headquarters today. Mr. Sothern was entertained by the officers ln charge and talked over his plan with several of them. In addition, he discussed things theatrical with some of the enlisted men to get an Idea as to what style of entertainment they preferred. It Is expected these talks will prove Important in guiding Mr. Sothern's future policy in direct ing the amusements for the men in khaki. . Mr. Sothern sailed from America sev eral weeks ago In company with Win throp Ames, the producer, to take charge of the entertainment pro gramme for the American soldiers in France. This he did at the request f the Government and the two were given a free rein ln the arranging of their work. One of the authorizations Includes the power to lease a theater in Paris as the headquarters for - their the atrical programme. All of the plays, vaudeville shows and motion picture exhibitions will first be given at this playhouse for the men on leave from the front as well as those who have just come over and have not as yet been assigned to. the trenches. While this theater has not actually been leased aa yet It has been selected. lt Is understood, and the necessary pa pers will be signed within the week. The first attraction will be "Baby Mine," in all probability. This is the play which has been used to inaugu rate the Liberty theaters at the vari ous training camps and cantonments of the United States. A company of players will shortly follow Mr. Sothern to France to begin the aeries of entretalnments already planned. HOW DID ZIGZAG GET ITS PfAMEt Stream Formerly So Designated Was East of Snmmlt Pralrte. PORTLAND, Feb. 20. (To the Edl tor.) For some years I have been won derlng how it has come to pass that the beautiful and comparatively straight-running stream which dashes down the southern side of Mount Hood, a few miles west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains, is now called Zigzag. Not until late years has it been so called. I kno wthat in early days the stream then called by that name was to be found probably 16 or 20 miles farther to the northwest, finding its source in the eastern slope of Mount Hood and, running ln an easterly direction, emptied its waters into the Columbia through the channel of the Deschutes, about 15 miles east of The Dalle's. The other flows west Into Sandy and into the Columbia at Troutdale. Aa one of these streams runs easterly and the other to the west and enter the Columbia at least 80 miles apart it is strange that this mix-up of names should have occurred. - The immigration of 1845, while open lng the road up the eastern slope of the mountains, followed a narrow can yon, hemmed ln by steep banks and cliffs, through which rusher5 a stream that dashed from one bank to carom on the other, causing the travelers much trouble and discomfort, as at each change of Its erratic course the immigrants had to ford the river with their teams and wagons, as many as 13 times in all. So they gave it the very appropriate name of Zigzag. I knew the country well in the early days, and now can recall that I crossed over the Barlow road six trips between 1855 and 1861, and the stream was called "Zigzag" and nothing else. At that time the stream now mis called by that name had no history and no characteristic to suggest a name, so it had none. How could the stream we find some miles west of the summit have in terfered with the passage of the wagons that had already been left be hind at Summit Prairie? At the pioneer meeting last June I met my old friend Jabes Wilkes, of HUlsboro (since deceased), who was a pioneer of 1845, and I asked him this question: "Was Zigzag east or west of Summia Prairier" He promptly answered: "It was east." He further said; "I drove an ox team and wagon through that canyon and waded the stream 13 or 15 times. If the stream had been west of Summit Prairie we would have had no such trouble as we did have, for we had already left the wagons at the Summit and were piloted out the rest of the way by the Cayuse chief, Ellis." ED C. ROSS. DESERTERS IJT TISfE OF PEACE Those With Otherwise Good Records Not Punished on Enllntlns; for War. PORTLAND, Feb. 20. (To the Edi tor.) Please answer in your paper this question, which Is Important to many young men in this country who are willing to answer the call to the col ors, but are afraid of punishment: What will be the punishment for a man who deserted the Army or Navy before war was declared? Would he be restored to duty upon giving him self up? There are perhaps thousands of men experienced in all branches of the serv ice who would be glad to return to the colors to fight the Kaiser, but left ln time of peace for possibly no reason. SUBSCRIBER. Military and naval officers will not be quoted in the matter of treatment a deserter will encounter li he sur renders and asks to be placed back ln service.-- Publicly, tbey could only point to the old laws and regulations, never yet changed. It can be stated, how ever, that men who deserted "In time of peace for possibly no reason" under no condition involving dishonor, have been put . back into the -service In the present, time of need without punish ment : The deserter who had a clean record and who can present to military officials testimonials te the fact th he has been leading an honorable life since deserting need not. fear to sur render himself. SPRING BRUSH BURNING URGED Sowing; of Seed After Fire Will Give Good Start Before Dry Weather. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 20. (To the Editor.) Will you kindly publish these few reasons why logged-off land and land for farming purposes should be burnt at this season between now and the first of April: - First The fern and brush will burn as well now as In the months of July and August Second The fire will not run in green timber at this time of the year. Third Fire does not burn the life out of the soil as lt does later in the year. Fourth Grass seed should be sown immedately after the fire so the seed may germinate and get a good start before dry weather. The seed sifts through the ash and is partially fertil ized by it Fifth Last but not least, we do away with the dense smoke which usually hides our beautiful scenery ln the Fall of the year when the tourists are in this part of the country. FRANK C. ROSS. Willamette Valley's Coldest Day. HILLSBORO, Or., Feb. 20. (To the Editor.) You state that the lowest temperature on record for the Willam ette Valley was registered at Salem, prior to 1892, in February. Whatever the public records may show, I have a private record giving that unhonored superlative to January 12, 1909, when at 7 A. At. my thermom eter fell to 13 degrees below zero. This was on a cheap, uncertified in strument; but when compared with i good thermometer lt has shown but little discrepancy, and doubtless was very close to the correct reading at that time. The Weather Bureau at Portland showed several degrees higher than the above, I believe about 2 degrees be low zero for that date. L E. WILKES. Wearing Lodge Emblem Fraudulently, SHERWOOD, Or., Feb. 19.-y-(To the TCditor.i For the information of quite a few, would you state in your paper if it is Drohibited by law to wear an emblem or pin of any lodge to which you do not belong? tazAJJkiii. House bill No. 228 of the session of 1911 makes lt unlawful "for any person not a member thereof to wear or dis play any badge, button, rosette, in signia' or any other emblem of any or der, society or organization." The pen alty is Imprisonment ln jail not exceed ing one year or a fine not exceeding 1000, or both. Splitting Spruce to Test Grain. PORTLAND, Feb. 20. (To the Ed itor.) I note a letter ln The Oregonian rom Millowner, respecting me split ting of spruce for shipping and entire ly agree with him from experience. To ret straight grain for that purpose it should be split It can then be sawed with the grain, but the tree should be tested before cutting down, by taking it a chip at tne oase. we never cut tree for boats or our weather boards if it did not split good in the 'chip" and we run 10 and 16 feet with a frow. -I am sure there will be less waste when sawed with the grain than when taking a tree haphazard and dressing dOWn. AT-,DiK L' J. I Al lUS. In Other Days. Twenty-Five Years Ago. J"rom The Oreeonlan February 21, 1S93. New York. Wall street was again threatened yesterday by the enormous liquidation of Reading stock. Tha transfer in that stock alone totaled al most 1,000.000 shares. Washington. Senator Mitchell has obtained $500,000 more for the Portland public building clause in the sundry lvU Kill .K..- ,j . . . -, umaius IUO IUIB1 JJTU- posed- appropriation for Portland $1,000,000. Frederick Warde. after a triple cur tain call at the Marquam Grand, fol lowing the performance of "Julius Caesar" last night made a neat little curtain address. The Commercial Club has been Incor porated with E. J. DeHart president; Phil Loewengart,. vice-president; F. K. Arnold, secretary: R L. Durham, treas urer, and the following for the board of governors: John McCrakeni C F. """o, xnaiiory, Ben Selling, D. D." Oliphant, M. G. Hall. Gus Slmnn v. r McKee, H. Battln, Eugene E. White and w. ji iioise. Blaine Hallock and tha anhoni m contribute one of the song numberh to me ueorg-e vvastiigton programme at North Central School this n.rnnnn The number Is "The Boy. the Tree and the Hatchet." Half a Century Abo. From Tha Oreeonlan February 21. 1HR Washington. The President anA his friends are exerting themselves to pre cipitate a controversy with General Grant at least to provoke an Issue of the latter's veracltv. Hon. AInheus Ireland, of MVrHn Creek Precinct, died Februarv 5. He was a member of the 1864 Legislature, D. M. Bridgefarmer and Sarah Archla were married at the resldenca of tha bridegroom in Yamhill County, Febru ary 12. The machinery for the woolen mills. at Ashland was shipped recently from lorn. It is reported that the thaw has marl the roads bad. They are in a horrible condition ln some places. H. G. Struve, formerly editor of th Vancouver Register and member of the w. x. council, has been in the cltv for several days. It Is reported that six shiploads of rails for the Oregon Central Railway are en route. It is about high time for the surveyors to select a place to lay them. ' SOME HUN! Under the ocean's wild waves of blue, ano firate of tne l'atberland anchors his gun. Steered by a soulless and blood splashed crew. Lurks the submarine of the Hun. Let the fall of Berlin be Columbia's toast To this war that the Kaiser begun. For every American slain on that loved Irish coast Dooms myriads of chattels and their Imperial Hun. Age after age the true soldier for laur els has fought Tn tha wMo.nn.n ffjkljl ln.,11, tha beams of the sun: But the military vulture of Prussia has taught. Put the Madonna and her offspring the Hun. With fiery liquid flame he scorches Nature's life from the land, He shatters the Cross and the sanc tuary of aged prelate and nun, But the Lord will strengthen real dei mocracy's hand To put an end to king-craft and the wake of the Hun. In fame's temple where the stainless swords of honored captains are laid. There will be one kept outside for Humanity to shun. For the blood of the innocent and the helpless Has copper-colored the blade of the greatest military butcher. Bill Hohenzollern, the Hun! , EDWARD KILLFEATHER. AWAKE, AMERICA I AWAKE! War's loud-blaring trumpet Is calling. Wake! wake! freedom's sons, for the fray; Your brothers already are falling; Stand forth to defend them, today. Columbia's sons, awake! The sword of justice take; For Ood and right we'll wage the fight To glorious victory. Ye valiant sons of freedom, rise. For truth and honor bid you go; Your country's flag ln triumph flies. Strike tyranny the conq'ring blow. Your foes before you fly. To arms! to arms! the cry; With blows like rain we'll forge the chain Autocracy to bind. Remember now your glorious sires, With fury fall upon the foe. For home and love still burn the fires Whose flames shall lay oppression low. Columbia's sons, awake! The sword of vengeance take. With blows of might for Ood and right, Strike home for liberty. Shall sons of France still call in valn7 Up! up! your debt of honor pay! Let every voice now swell f.e strain, For God-crowned victory today. To arms! to arms, ye brave! Your country's honor save. With blows of might for God and right, March on to victory. E. T. BARNES. Record for Knitting Socks. CAMAS, Wash., Feb. 19. (To the Editor.) Talking of knitters the best record of work accomplished in. that line is by a woman who used to be a neighbor of mine, Mrs. Little, whoso age is nearer 90 than -85. Since the beginning of the war she has knitted 175 pairs of sox for the soldiers. Who can beat that.' xnis can be verified by my neighbors. MRS. GEORGE HANSLEY. Age at Registration Governs. NORTH BEND, Or., Feb. 19. (To the Editor.) If a registrant reaches the age of 31 years before being called in the draft can he claim exemption on his age? INTERESTED. His age at the time of registration governs. Attaining the age of SI after ward does not give him exemption.. iiiiioiiimimmraiMiiiiniuiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiMiiiiiliiiiniiniiuiiiiiimiNiiiiniHiiiMC FREE SERVICE AND INFOR- 1 MATION. The Oregonian has established a bureau of information and serv- I ice at Washington City for the h benetfl of its readers. 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