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rORTLA"D. THCRSDAT, FEB. It. ItlS.
A VICTORY TOR AMERICAN LOGIC.
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.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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-, 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..
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