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30 Tire sronxTXG okegoxian, saturdat, februauy 23, iois. PORTLAND. OREGON. ITiHowt t ""antaatl (OniM) Pastefiee as Mren 4-ciaaa ana.il mattrr. tabac-ripusa rue Invariably la advance. (Br ilaiL) T"t. f'-n-lit' TWae-.. aaa Tat ...... .J"" M T'aL'r. -unda tarada-l. sta taoaths ..... J 21 1-si: v. (iuB4y tiM-Iurf-!, Itirae nonlju... 2.2 Jai. Snnlr ln-la1d. m roanUl ...... .Ij Iaar, w:riout Sutt'tav. aa year. ....... Sort 1'a.ly. w'th-mt PiinrlaT. em months 5.25 I'iiIt, nlMt rod7,M aeoata ...... . V'ir ana year .......... 1 tm4.ir.anoT.tr kftl ai.S tMk'T ............. . . By Cirmr.) TetV. Fiq'tr ltrintel. dm rear........ ft J T'e'l. frrnida- Included, ona monU ."i Ja IT. l! haul hunria. eae year ........ T. l-aily, atlnnat Kan4Ay, thr mottthf ... 1-? X :T. ith"il hmmlMj. eaa monch Haw fa Kapntl s.nd peatoffiea faoaey ar- 1" tiP'rii ar pareuaal rb'f k ea eur IncaJ t.fih. Mtmrt. ca ar mrrertfy ara at aara a r , re. t ii paetafflea adUraaa la laii. ac4:a raualr aad atata. rwatr lam 12 ta l rer-a. 1 raat: If ta figrt, 2 tents: 14 la "l p-. rants; ia aaaraa. 4 omta; 1 ta 7 f't". a.nla: T1 in ? pacta, f) ccnLft. t,r eia"e aeLasa. doablr rates a-htm Waajli a OffW a Verr-a aV Caak. Trx. irunaaca frull4)nc. aw Tart; Verre as CMfclin. e'.'fr bal'e'iac Chfcraso; Verree OeaS'm. Fr.a Treaa buM-lms. Detroit. "i-.; Hi fanrtara r-areeealauva. Iw J. 1.. da ail. 5 4J Uarkel street. 9irini:R or th .kti.tti rrr. TH- iiawlatM fi aa ta a-trlas'Telf entitled ta taa aaa for repwwircattaa af ail nat 4ta ralrha f-re4.'fe la If ar aat er her tea rr.d -"i ta this rapar, aa a-eo ta lecai Pli?!s1 ber-ia. an rifnia at repa""i-anaf ar B Jcc la 1 ais jaatbaa berein ara a!ar fe. I roBTiJiJin. MTtftDAT. rrn. is, ti. ' frewnua would swell up with, nn siokea worda until lis burst. Restriction of the franking privi I era and abolition of leave to print by Congress would reduce the volume of printed matter going through the mail, saving much paper and reliev ing the railroads of much useless traffic. Abundant scope for economy yet remains. PLT DcrrT CAX CT1'CE THfcM. Hr that OrrnaB autocracr will be! 'n'l. snd th-.y gt perthron bjr lntarn.il r?volt Is not tntertainril by those who know Gcr mer text. El-Ambassador Orarri. from bis cioe observation and experi ence, has warned us agaiu!t cherish-1 anlion to kea-p the lnt-Tests of Ore ing Lhut hope. The same warning; Is Iron constantly to the fore at Wuyh- inirton. We suppono thry are doing TUB BOUTJOX. The Orcconlan has no thoujrht of oppoMinf aay sujj-cstion or plan to seud a delecatlnn of fl fly citizens, or any number, to Washington to pie sent to Director-General McAdoo the advantaires of the port and to urire its greater use as a railroad terminal and point of transshipment for water traffic Let us say to sir. McPherson and others who are of his opinion that, in the ricture" which The Orrfronlan couch t to draw the other day. the lilRh lights were thrown on the tital nei-es- sity of effective Congressional rcpre mentation at Waolilnrton. Let us send a carload, or sv trainload, of Portland and Orrffon merchants, manufactur ers, jobtcnt. exporters aad the. like. for whatever (rood It my do. Un doubtedly through them the director freneral of railroads will b able to learn from competent witnesses some thing about thai Columbia Kiver and the railroad situation. In that way. as Mr. McPherson nays. Seattle. Los Angeles and other cities have kept on the commercial map. They do not hide their light under a bushel. They believe In liunUug trade with a brass it. They think Portland is dead, but it Isn't, merely deeping on the job, or at leuat not wholly awaka. Yet The Orrgonlan will repeat that It is the duty of the CnngreHMonal ilel- to be thrown away, and that education is necessary to success anywhere. Not se much Is left to chance as formerly. The pecuniary reward of service has increased, and the way has been opened to enlisted men to obtain commissions. The law now provides for the ap pointment of ona hundred men each year, by competitive examination, to the Naval Academy, and certain war rant officers are eligible to become en signs, which gives them the same op portunities for further advancement as are open for oAicers who are gradu ates of the academy. This democrati zation of the service, has overcome the last drawback to those who are ambi tious as well as adventuresome. It is probable that more Americans will -look to the sea for their careers In the next decade than in any pre vious period in our history. The Navy Is doing Its part to make this service popular, and to fit men not only for life on sea but for their duties as citizens on land. givn by John Kirman Coar, who was l-orn In Germany of Amerii-an parents, etudied at German uuieritiea and ias spent his life teaching German In America and lecturing In both coun tries. Thus he intimately knows the fierman mind, and he discusses the auhjeet in a book entitled, "Democracy atnd the War. As reviewed In the Literary Pigest, I ro feasor Coar's book makes it "Ira oxtble to diftinrulrth between gov ernment and people in Germany, for these reasons: Tbara tfamnrrarr has as ret sa plsra and a araori nl r. The pap! bava arfl r ti ll. 4 br tna iNfrnmtnl In rrrard do- the best they ran. but Portland and Oregon will not get their deserts until they do better. RED 1TITTERT. The, promptness of the Jury's verdict in the Rupert esse wss quite a clear reflection of public sentiment. It is not the intent to say that it was no more, for the evidence justified the verdict. The point is that nobody with a lively moral sense is wasting any sympathy on him. The betrayal of a trust In peculiarly conlempMbre, Here was a large finan cial Institution which, for the protec tion of itself and Its patrons, clothed a man in uniform and authority and kept him on dtitv In the lobby. He was employed both as a warning to evildoers and as a prominent notice to all who might enter the bank of the pains taken to make secure the trust placed In that institution Rupert's fall was, of course, not un precedented. Men in higher posts of trust had elsewhere fallen before his day. But Rupert aggravated public hatred of indecency and dishonesty and gained greater contempt us his not effectively represented at Wash ington. The work the delegation should do cannot be done at long range, or by private- or semi-public representation, or by occasional visits of public-spirited citizens. Such visits may be a help and an encouragement to the delegation, but continuous, in telligent, forceful and Informed pre sentation of Portland's and Oregon's needs by a Congressional delegation doing good team work, and made up ai af tn..r claim af national abaalutlata of men who know how to do things Let us be plain about it. Oregon Is I Portiou when he tried to erect a pi epos- ::tat ta. nfH oacnlalanl as aVnlai af lhair fict to national raiatrara. Ucara "lotaraal roll In i;armanr ransaina a vera rwmaia Soaalb!lltr." Tba Germans muat first "ra -l iha atbl'aa af thlr aatinnal anucatlos and tarn to th ethu-s of democratic oa tkonaitatn. Thr tn do this only "under faa areaaura af defeat. and why they should be done, is the real solution of the problem. The work before the allies is thus! of the pays a of his terous shield of innocence and used the honored name of a dead muu for his go-between. There is a sort of legal dispensation for first offenders. It was made pri marily for those who fall in a moment of weakness, who repent their offense and whose regeneration is a probable outcome of parole. But it was not made for thoso who coldly, ralculat ingly violate a trust, and attempt to bargain for liberty with the proceeds of the crime. It was not meant for those who defiantly challeugo justice with unbelievable yarns which. If cred ited, would besmirch the name of the dead. There is but one place for the Ruperts, and we think that it was for such as they that maximum terms of Incarceration were written in the law. . DOING THEIR BIT. rr. Mackenzie Is jealous honor of his profession, and high tribute to the service to destroy in the German mind ideas I feu0w practitioners In the war. Pome which have been instilled from child- one had said that the doctors were a Jiood by proving them to be false and itUe more ready than others to charge to put in their place new ideas by ror tUeir work for the Government; proving them true. The falsity of the but Dr. Mackenzie makes out a good idea of world dominion and the truth case for them. r the Idea of democracy can be It la a little surprising, for example, military system, for by no other means proved to the German mind only by-0 iearn that from fifty to sixty men can a democracy make sure that those the military defeat of the former by present themselves each day for ex- weak places will be strengthened, and A ME88AGK OF GOOD CtTEEK. It Is well that fearless men like Senators Chamberlain and Wadsworth should seek out and point out to all the people the weak places in our the latter. With such a people as the Germans It is hopeless to expect them to adopt the democratic idea while they have practical evidence. In the shape of German victories arid Ger man occupation of enemy territory, amlnation at the of&ccs of members I no cuckoo clamor against criticism should restrain the people from in slsting that the military machine at home be strong in every part. But the faults we find should not blind us to the good work that has been and is of the medical advisory boards. It is necessary that the same formula be followed by each member of the board for every applicant. The work is enor mous. It Is done bv the doctors wit h- mai tneir ioe is true, i-eieui oe- out py. and doubtless without.thought being done, or to the wise decisions yond dispute is the only argument or desire for it. It Is their contribu- that have been reached, or the great which can reach them. tion, and they make it cheerfully. progress which has been made toward Having recognized the truth of what llrre and there, on the local board, throwing a well-trained, well-equipped ITofeaeor Coar says, we can better ap- the record shows that some ohvsician and ablv commanded Armv auninst j-raise mcir true vaiue me recent i ha. presented a claim for retuunera. I Oermanv this Snrinir an Armv stead oisiuroanccs in uermany. mere is a tion. But he is the exception. The ilv crowing in size and always kent rule is otherwise. I up to the notch in striking power. The other day we heard of a doctor I Let us turn from controversy abou of distinguished name who had at-I organization of war activities in Wash tended a broken-down patient without I ington to the great work which Gen reward, or hope of It. and had finally I era 1 Pershing is doing in 1-Yance, told the poor fellow that his case was! The story was told at a recent meet incurable, and that nothinar could be line In Kpw York hv M1or Kri'rierirk ,cvv,v auiirriim irom enronic nunjer done for him medically or surgically. Palmer, the veteran war correspond nd from injustice in distribution ofland ,. v. .he doctor! woubl rare I ant. vh in now chief f th Intoiii food. They would cease without mill-I ror hirn as best he could for his re-1 pence section of the General's staff. wry suppm-sion wnen imucieni ioou I malninr davs. The patient thereunon I It is a tale well ratcntnterf to rfHvo u was secured and when new victories solicited the advice of another doctor, pessimism which the developments of a"" ' "' inumyn. 1 , ho accepted his few remaining dol-l the Winter at home mnv have, Insnirerl If the army now Invading Russia iara. ind i no uld la h enraumrlnr .nrf roni,.. that ,iim,.i with should send back trainloads of food him to think ha maw aret -arell anri - ...ii.,mH.j nniimi.m ,.iiK.t,,nc. asking ror more money from the old I pects of what will be done. roan, who ekes out a sorrowful exist-1 The most encouraging statement ence by doing odd jobs, which he is I which Major Palmer made was that able to perform only by sheer deter mination to keep alive, and, above everything, to avoid the poorhouse. The physician is asked, and Is ex pected, to perform much charity serv ice, and he responds nobly as a rule. cruits, and only one out of four of the officers regulars." It was necessary to train the regu lar officers, who trained reserve offi cers, and these in turn trained other officers, and all had to train the men for a ta?k, in which haste would be fatal as it ever has been to untrained soldiers." Pershing had to End the round pegs among his officers and fit them into round holes. lie had to weed out the criminals among his men, as he did when one man was hanged; the vicious and weak, as when he "broke" a number of officers con victed of drunkenness or disorder; to get rid of the incompetents, as when he caused the recall of two Major- Generals; to spur on the slackers who failed to give Instruction in essential features of tactics. He knew that his job was not to command an Army ready made, but to convert a mass of raw material into an Army, aud that success hinged on holding all officers strictly accountable for results. He did not plan for war on any small scale, for Major Palmer said that "the project for our bases, our aerdromes and our lines of commu nication was to provide for a million men with expansion to two million." His plan was "to build a real Army," and- "because we are building that Army on sound lines' the German general staff takes it "very seriously, and the German staffs hope is that it may yet win a military decision be fore we are able to bring full force to bear." . Major Palmer has no doubt that the Army will make good, for he pronounces it "the best disciplined. most self-res pec Ling and orderly in conduct, the best trained and best or ganized that our country has ever had"; the improvement continues, and "our young reserve officers are making good." Hearty contempt Is expressed for the pessimists who say we are losing the war. and the Major would sentence them all "to stevedoring" for Pershing in 1-Yauce. "We are not losing the war," says he; "we are winning the war." The German general staff hold power by bribing the people with vic tory and by offering "past perform ances as a guarantee for the future.' He predicts that "if Hindenburg piles up 500,000 casualties in another Ver dun against the western front, that will be the end of him," and "his fall will be the fall of a- great idol and of the temple of the German staff. Knowing the French and British armies, ho has "no doubt of the re sult," and he tells us we may be sure that "we shall play our part in due time." If the Army shall be provided with ships and with the material which they carry, it will win victory. PORTI.AADS GREAT OFPOnTOITTl OCIt -RACE-SUICIDE LANDLORDS Time at Hand for DetetgatioB to Make They're VeTy W illing That Someone's Advantages Known la Waaltlngraa. I Sons Mioulrt Fight for Them. PORTLAND, Feb. 22. (To the Edl- PORTLAND. Feb. 22. (To the Edi tor.) The editorial article of The Ore- tor.) In reading The Oregonian Tues- gonian upon Alexander R. Smith's talk day Indeed I was glad to know there is to the business men during luncheon one house in Portland wherein children last Monday, at which time he advised are welcome. Someone really has a the sending of a representative delega- decent house "for rent." and who does tion to Washington to call attention of not object to children being in that Mr. McAdoo to our harbor facilities for use in lessening the freight congestion of Pacific Coast harbors to the north and south of us was certainly not cal culated to encourage any more agita tion or movement in that- direction, abounding, as it seemed to me. in the usual cold water douches, mixed with sarcasm, as to the probable reception or non-reception, of such a delegation and the probable futility of such a delegation's efforts. Mr. .smith's article in The Oregonian house. Good! This city of Portland needs more such people as the writer of that letter. We, too, have a house we rent out, and for two years there have been children in that house. The children have not done any damage to our prop crty. It is more apt to be adults who damage a house. Recently it became necessary for me to rent a house to live iu here in Port land for a duration of many months. We have children; and. dear me, the experience I've gone through, with the agent and landlady of the property has iiiursua.y, non-even, gives me tour8 been an experience I never want again! son. ui uico my ouunuu iui The landlady has a -horror" of chit ace-nun is iimeiy. torceiui nu ocuc..-j, dren Hying. I judge she wants them considerable minority which desires democratic institutions, but that does! not necessarily imply rejection of lan- German ambition, and tills minority is I IollticaJly and In a military sense pow erless. Strikes and the demand for I peace are the sporadic outbreaks ofl the people, with full stomachs and with minds elated by victory, would alm down and become reconciled to continued war. Until beaten beyond recovery, the autocracy would be able to carry the people along with vic tories over easily beaten enemies like Serbia. Koumania and Russia and with food raids Into enemy territory. This game of deception ran be stopped only by the actual presence of hostile armies on German soil. Inflicting suc cessive defeats on the German armies before the eyes of the German people. Then. butnot before, dare we expect the scales to fall from their eyes. When the power of German mill- from the first General Pershing was given full authority "the same au tbority that Grant had when he came Kast to take command of the Union I armies." How much that means can be conceived when we recall the dis- In a large sense he is the guardian I asters which resulted from the mud and mentor of the public health, and: there Is no resentment when hel charges, at times, what the traffic will bear. But he has still another duty. It Is to protect the public from the prac tices of the quack and the profiteer. tarism to destroy the liberty of other There Is nothing comparable to the wickedness of capitalizing the Ills of dllng and meddling of civilians and Congressmen during the first three years of the Civil War and when we place these In contrast with the a! most uninterrupted success which fol lowed Grant's rise to supreme com mand. President "Wilson and Secretary Baker decided wisely when thev en- the poor, by deliberate deception as to I trusted this power to what Major probable cures, and by mercenary de-1 Palmer calls "the supreme expert manus ior narn-earnea money. the soldier" and when it picked the man who, as military attache with the THE NATT AS A CAREER. I Japanese army in the Kusso-Japanese As is pointed ut by the Bureau of war "had Srsped and understood the l r- -tki .... INavifratlon of lh V ivv n.nrim.M requirrraenu tor a. uiuuem cuinrna.il- .lck phrases from speeches of Presl- of the sailor has always ap- Jcr hd Bn b's armies d reeled and dent Wilson for use in deceiving the Paled to the Imaginations of men of how b'' ar w" , fo"Bbt . and ?ad People into the belief that the Oerman Prtt- The adventure It offers has on,T recenUy orgaiilzed and trained an aims are Just, In accord with the n contrasted with the "monotony" fy ,n J6"- '""T lnat 41 .m.i, .. . n ... rwi. ef life en shore. Kraouaniiv thia iaallh regular officers, all the men and deception, too. can be stopped only by ufliclent to hold men even in ? th va,.,ablf aret u,ndr ine miast ot nardshlps greater than " --. "' hardships they would have nrotested P"i, anu enow, rer.innit oecuuse strongly against If they had remained at home. But the Navy of today, we think, is wise In basing Its appeal to young men rather upon substantial rations has been destroyed and when the superior power of armed democ racy hus been proved, the hypnotic pell under which militarism has held th German people will be lifted. Defi nition of allied war alms contributes to that end by promoting unity among the allies, but only slightly by influ -military defeat of the governments which practice it. he knew modern war and "because it was believed that he would be a hard hitting soldier." The President had withstood "all the Influences against a scientific organization," and was TntCLC I AX AS A FAFTEB CO.ViryiER. A great Increase in Government consumption Of Paper as well as other I considerations than unon rnmanra anH commodities has been caused by the I in setting forth the opportunities fori 'rmlng an Army "on the sound, true war. the quantity used in the year a "career." as distinguished from a "na OI lna lw great proiessionai begtnclnr March 1 being estimated at mere lark In foreign lands. The Navy, arm' of tne "orld, the French and a5.00.t)00 pounds, as compared with like our merchant marine, has ad- Ul" German." rs. 000.000 pounds in a normal year, vanced with the times. Pershing went to work with this This Is unavoidable, for war has I So it is that in the modern recruit- resolution: caused a great demand for blanks and I ing literature of the Navy stress Is Whila I command, I ahalt mrnnma. and account books, letter paper and print- I laid upon education and continuity of 1 wlu P"1 " 1 hava in me into the tuL " paper la au ue pa nine nil. espe I service for those who desire it, and! And. said Major Palmer: "Such is ci-uiy war ana wavy, to say nothing opportunities for advancement. The the spirit of his officers and men." In- cf the Committee en Public Informa- enlisted man of today has something spired by the example of their com- tion. which issues many pamphlets more than a job. The Navy maintains mander. who "galvanized the Army actting forth the American case against numerous schools for instruction of its with his energy and is never diverted Germany. The War Department ex- recruits. Young men without trades from the great essentials." from whom pects to spend $3,000,000 oa printing have opportunities to learn them- Es- they "have the no and "yes of mili- tkls year, or ten times as much as in pec la 1 provision Is made for the ad- tary decision," all went to work with a normal year. vancemcnt of those who enter the a will, "every kind of worker, every The Joint committee of Congress on service with some knowledge of a kind of expert." representing every printing is saving money by reducing special, suitable vocation. The elec- department of human activity. They the weight of paper, and has even trlcal school, for example, instructs are "building almost everything, from tmvde the Congressional Itecord lighter, electricians in both general and radio machine shops to bakeries, from rail- tbough it is as heavy reading as ever, branches. The artificers school turns roads to barracks." and how hard they .u it tirrcw to save ijiu.Kuo. me I out snipwngnts. Diacksmitns. rarpen-1 worked at the start, until "more than j-rwioinr-a ueparuneni copes to save I ters, painters and other craftsmen. The JT'0. 000 more. I yeoman's school gives instruction in But there Is room for further I clerical work. And there are special economy. Many more copies of Gov. I opportunities for musicians, nurses. pharmacists and others. These facta rise in importance above the Government buildings, ultimately the level of routine because of their couragement" caused by the Russian to go into the furnaces or to be sold contrast with the not remote past. It breakdown and by the failure of the for remanufurture. The number of is now true that the recruit wlo is French Spring offensive. It could not topics could be reduced without loss alive to his own interests has only be a "crack regular division, officered of valuable Information to anybody, himself to blame if he does not leave entirely by regulars, who could have Jf Senator and Kepi-e-aentativee would the service better equipped to meet gone into the trenches in a few weeks." lessen the volume of their oratory, the even the problems of civil life than for that would have sacrificed the -ona-i-aional Record would be much when he entered it. We are realizing only experts we had for training our mailer and the only possible Injury more and more the value of the lives Army at home." Therefore, "sixty per would be a Unacx tbit ucie Cuu- of men. ami that time la too precious cent oX tie first coiiUngeut wexo re-i If the Poles in the Russian. army could be equipped .and munitioned, there is reason to believe that they would give a good account of them selves in the fight against Germany. Alone of the troops on the eastern front, they have not been infected with dissension and hostility to their offl cers. Impractical as they are in some respects, they still appreciate the high value of discipline and obedience. The common soldiers are the very antithe sis of the Bolshevik!, who have been refusing to salute their officers and shooting those who gave offense to them. As between the contending Russian factions, they are for neither, but are first for Poland and against Germany. They are misunderstood by the Russian apostles of disorder, and they face a sad prospect of being abandoned to their fate by those whom they could greatly serve in the fight for liberty. If news of what Is happening In Russia filters through to Nicholas Romanoff in his Siberian exile, he may derive some melancholy satisfaction from the thought that his country is being more cruelly . betrayed by the Bolshevikl than by his treacherous ministers. Nicholas gave tip his crown in preference to opening the lines to the German troops, but the Bolshevikl cravenly abandoned the defense of their country. A Czar is at least that much better than a Bolshevik. and is the method that would bo used. and has been used, by such cities as geattle, San Francisco end Los An geles to obtain recognition and to get them things they wanted, which could only be had by assistance from Washington official heads. No one person that we could send could pos sibly have the weight or attract the attention to our claims that a good sized delegation of representative cit izens camping in the cspitol and striv ing for recognition of such port facil ities as we have, and as transporta tion lines are In such desperate need of at present, could command. Ala Dodson (W. B. D.) advises us to send a delegation to Japan to "coax" the Japanese ship owners to send their ships to Portland instead of Seattle, rather than send a dele gation to Washington. Will there be any need of Japauese or any other ships coming to Portland if there be no cargo for them? Or would they come up the river to see the "scenery"? Cannot Mr. McAdoo compel the rail roads to make this Portland thein westbound water terminal, when all other Pacific Coast terminal wharves are congested? If the trains are un loaded here instead of at some other port, does anyone believe that the Japanese or any other ship ownens will all dead, or else she believes iu birth control. She's been married for 25 or 30 years and has one child. This is the type of humanity who object to children. Thev not only object to their living in houses they would rather, indeed, there would bo no children at all. I say the world certainly needs children. homo mothers certainly believe as I, judging from the fine soldier boys who now have gone to defend our dear old America. Tea, and defend these people who object to children 'living .in their houses." They are willing, however, for some woman's boy to so to any length of sacrifice to protect that American home which Is "too nice" for a child to live in. And protect also tho pair who liavo been too selfish and unnatural to have a boy to help at this time, when our country needs sons by the hundreds of thousands. A .SUBSCRIBE! In Other Days. Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Orrgnnlan Frbronry :, lSfl(, Philadelphia Cleveland has deter mined to force the silver question in the next Congress and is eoing to use the National Democratic committee to coerce the members In the different states. Cleveland has chosen his new Cabinet a3 follows: Walter Q. Creshatn, of Indiana. Secretary of State; John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky. Secretary ot tho Treasury; Daniel 8. Lament, of New York, Secretary of War; Hilary A. Her bert, of Alabama. Secretary of the N'avy; lloko Smith; of Oeorgia, Secre tary of thn Interior; .T. Sterlinsr Morton, of Nebraska. Secretary of Agriculture; Richard B. Olney, of Massachusetts, Attorney-General, and Wilson S. Blsscll, of New York, Fostniastur-Uenera.1. Hazel Horton. 5 years old. was in jured in a, streetcar accident at First and Wood streets yesterday. Chicago The switchmen and switch tenders are out on strike and hot a train has been able to leave Chicago. J. McGrath had a close call from drowning yesterday when ho stepped into the river when trying to board the ferry. Hamilton Piatt, assistant foreman of the Post-Intellistencer, of Seattle, spent yesterday in Portland. THRIFT STAMPS FOR EVERf rtTPIIj Mr. anal BOOK HAS StURPRISE FOil 3IOTIIER Present tto Children Found to Contain German Propaganda. JEFFKnSOX, Or.. Feb. 21. (To the Kditor.) In reading over tho article in The Oregonian entitled "More German refuse to send their shiDs to Portland Propaganda," I was very much sur for such cargo? Is such a thing prob- prised by what you wrote of the Boy able, or sound sense, or any sense at Scout book, entitled "jBelgians to the all? Is it common sense to believe I ront. we can pet or coax or beg or entreat I 'y children received this hook for a successfully the Japanese to send I Christmas present and glancing- at the their ships here before we have the title I thought it' a very appropriate cargo to load them with? Would It not be the first and biggest step to ward making the advantages of our pont and deep channel from tho sea manifest and proven to make -Japanese or any other large ships come up after cargo (which they surely gitt, only arter you had drawn my attention to it did I pick up the bool This is the first sentence that met my eye: "But all Germans are not like him. loo must remember that there are some, at least, like Colonel Schmidt would) when they would "get the I who gave us our freedom after we had habit" and find out or themselves I been caught." that our city and port w-as easily and I And in another sentence this: "The safely sailed into? I French, then, would have come over the Can anyone doubt, I ask again, that border on their side. The French and Mr. McAdoo. with absolute control as German armies would have met in Bel he has over the railroads rt present, I e-ium and neither would havn emisiil- cotild not compel them to use this port erei our poor country." as a Pacific terminal? If he can. why Tlien a litUe further on, "neither not see him and compel, by absolute would have been our friend." This is pro-' and argument, his consideration on paKO 172 of .BeiKlarja to tne Front." of our port and its advantages, par- T .... in j tv,o rrc.r.,iir h oaiifl ticularly at this present time of stress I ..,,,;. , ,hi. hnnlr and congestion of traffic lines, and 1 MRS. F. U. ALLEN. vneir terminal. 'TCrnar" la mil AnnnrllinitT. and wYiIIa T am nrnnhpt. I nredict that never -' " ctoinn norHn. again (and certainly never before) ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 21. (To the Edi has such an opportunity been afforded tor.) The "Red Cross Worker" from us to take advantage of. and the logi- Astoria Is veny much in error in her cal and only way. In my humble estl- statement published in The Oregonian mation. Is, as pointed out by Mr. February IS. If she will visit the Red Alexander Smith. Send a delegation Cross headquarters in Astoria she win of at least a Pullman carload of our una that tho time Is entirely given to renresentatlva citizens to Washington making the very things that she sug and hang the expense, be it '10,000 or $20,000. and a week or a month, or more time be needed. w. o. Mcpherson. Time softens the bitterness of mem ory, and the statue of Buchanan should be erected In Washington If descend ants of his relatives so desire. He was a weak brother, to be sure, but he was President. The stress of times accentuated his failings, which others were more fortunate in escaping. Editor Hornibrook, In filing for Na tional committeeman, says, among other things, he is for "a united De mocracy? Whom he is slapping on the wrist is not guessable, as it cannot be the Senator who sent him to Siam, and all other Democrats are good just now. Leases In Two Wars. WESTON. Or.. Feb. 21. (To the Ed itor.) Please give the per cent lost of all the soldiers who entered the Civil War. Was the loss greater In the South or North? About what per cent of the men who have entered this world war from all countries have been lost? A SUBSCRIBER. In the Union armies the deaths in the entire war period were about 12 per cent of the total engaged. The Con federate losses are not completely re ported, but the percentage was con siderably higher, probably over IS per cent. Losses In the present war are highly speculative. One estimate places the number of deaths in the first three years at 7,000,000, out of a total en listment of 63,000.000. Persons making comparisons should analyze statements carefully. Some estimates give the yearly mortality rate, others the rate on certain fronts or during specified engagements. The figures given above are, as stated, for three years. In the last year all sides have made greater effort to conserve man power. gests should be made, and that there never have been any wash cloths worked on at headquarters. We will be very glad to supply her with all the work along the lines she men tions. MARY C. MAC-EE, Secretary Astoria Chapter, A. R, C, Allied Red Cross Report. PORTLAND, Feb. 22. (To the Ed itor.) Please be good enough to pub lish the amount of money taken in at the allied bazaar which was held in the Auditorium in December and tho amount actually given to Red Cross. Also how the difference between the two was disbursed, SUBSCRIBER. The complete report was published In The Oregonian February 17, page 3, section 2. A new dope has been found that is considered a substitute for opium, but its benefit is debatable. It is said to produce all the joys and none of th ill effects. That makes It one better than the soft drink and that's about all. Only "a mean old policeman" would arrest a Mayor's wife for breaking the traffic law, and only "a mean old Mayor" would let the charge stand. There! Fears that circuses would not tour this year are groundless. The shows will travel in the West, at least, where railroad conditions are in better shape. In the second draft the communities that have the most available men will furnish the most conscripts. That seems equitable. If any benefits can be said to arise from war, one Is the opportunity given Americans to get better acquainted with the potato. Spain "came through" when the screws were put on. A few more turns of the screws might extort genu ine neutrality. When bootlegger liquor is poured nto a sewer the loss is email. Most times the stuff Is not fit to drink. The man who was not compelled to work yesterday thinks George Wash ington was a great man. rrnment reports are printed than are I rver read- and the) surplus cumbers I one officer dropped down from sheer exhaustion!" The first American contingent was in a sense a sentimental contingent. a demonstration for effect on the French people in "a period of dis- The largest potato-grower In Cali fornia buys his seed in Oregon, where disease is unknown. An east wind has strength, but it cannot withstand the good old Oregon "south, westerly." No more holidays for three months. Everybody line up for big Spring work. The next loan drive will be a digni fied affair, with much emphasis on the "dig." In these days of substitutes cannot tomebody find one for the east wind? No lfaturalixatlan aC Germans. WOODBURN. Or.. Feb. 21. (To the Editor.) (1) Can a Oerman alien who took out his first papers several years ago get his final papers now or at any time while the war lasts? (2) Allen enemies Interned for dura tion of war: What will be done with 1 them when war ends? Will they be al- lowed to remain in this country or will they be sent where they belong? SUBSCRIBER. (1) No. (t) It is a matter for future consid eration, but probably all old scores will have been considered settled and they will be liberated to go where they please. Paldlera' Identification Tags. WARREN. Or., Feb. 21. (To the Ed itor.) Do the boys in service, when they go "over there," have to ' stamp their own identification tags or does the Government? MRS. A. W. T. It appears that some of the soldiers have been stamping their own tags. A new system, however, is about to go into effect. Each man will be given a t&s with a number stamped thereon. Work in Shipyards. WOODBCRN, Or., Feb. 21. (To the Editor.) (1) Where would I apply for information in regard to carpenter work in the shipyards? (2) When was parcel post estab lished? H. W. M. (1) At any shipyard or at the U. S. Employment Service, 247 Davis street, Portland. (2) January 1. 1913. c,arlantl Inaugurates Plan Suggests Its Adoption, LEBANON", Or, Feb. 21. (To the Editor.) I think it very important that every school child in the state be ursed to buy one or more thrift stamps. In talking to the children at the schools here the other day, I urged thi.i upon them, and told them Unit it every child would save his money for two weeks I would advanco and give to each child what ho lacked in saving enough to buy a thrift stamp just in order to start them out an dencourase them. 1 think it is going to work very w ell here. I suggested to Percy Younnr, the county manager, to try to got some man in each community to make the same proposition. Ho is working on the plan.' I thought that it micht he a good idea to try the same plan throughout the state. I am submitting it for your; consideration. SAMUEL M. GARLAND, s I Save the Bears. SAN FRANCISCO. Cat. Fob. 20. (To the Editor.) Kindly allow a former resident of Portland and one that loves her well to protest against the pro. posal, mentioned in the Chronicle this morning, to kill off the bears in the City Park, because they cost too mucU to feed in these war times. I don't knew what it costs to feed a bear, but I do know the delight these bears are to small children and some bigger ones, too, and I sincerely hope that some other economy may be found that will allow the bears to live. It is nearly 10 years since my daugh ter saw them last and she was then about 4 years old, but only a few weeks ago we were in Golden (late Park, and after acknowledging all its glories to her companion, she countered with the bears in Portland; Golden Uato Park has bears, but no such lovable, human bears as those that sit in the pit in Portland and clamber around the stumps and catch peanuts. Save somewhere else: let the bears live! HARRY K. MAG EE. ' i Fish Too High for Worklngmen. IfOLBROOK. Or., Feb. 21. (To the Editor.) I have seen much in The Ore gonian concerning the high price of fish. It is too high for the average workingman to eat. We are a family of six when all are home, and we just can't afford fish very often at tho pres ent price it costs us. There is no seasoning in fish for vegetables, and you can't mako gravy after frying fish in high-priced fat. But they dump them In the river while we are trying to do without everything we can possibly do without in order t " win this war. I almost go without one meal to help as I am a mother and have small chili dren, and it's very little I car. do. Ou little boy will not eat much sugar oi his mush. He's afraid tho soldierj won't have enough. We dearly lov fish and can't have it because it is tot high. A READER, i MiaiuiwuiiiimiiinimiiiimimnriiriiimiHUiuiiiiiiiiuiitiuiniiiliiiiHuiiiiiiiil FREB SERVICE AND INFOR MATION. The Oregonian has established a bureau of information and serv ice at Washington City for the benefit of its readers. No charge Is made for a reply to any ques tion relating to Governmental af ' fairs or for procuring any avail able Government publication. For reply send 2-cent stamp. Address Frederic J. Haskin, director Oregonian Information Bureau, Washington. D. C. Do NOT write to The Oregonian at Portland. 1 3 ) I finnanmnnirmiimimiiiminmmmrrmimiiiitiHirniliimilililiiiilimiHiliaii Home of B Company. CiNTRALIA. Wash., Feb. 21. (To the Editor.) (1) Where is the home of Company B, 162d U. S. Infantry that is, what town in Oregon are they from? My son is now wltn that corn- pans in France, and I would like to know. (2) A photographic student here I would like to know where to apply in order to serve the United States in France in his line of business. D. T. MOSSMAN. (1) Portland. 2) Apply to Army Recruiting Sta tion, Worcester building, Portland, Or. How Rons P-care la Crlbbtage. WEST LINN. Or., Feb. 21. (To the Editor.) In the came of cribbage. would cards played in this order, two. four, three, one, be considered a "run," or would they have to be played in or- I der, that Is. one, two, three, four or four, three, two, one? L. Cards played in the order first stated count as a run. It is not required that cards be played In sequence one, two. three, four or four, three, two, one- to make a run. The only restriction is that no other card Intervene to break I the run. Letter far Vnited States Sailor. WHITE SALMON, Wash, Feb. 21. I received a letter mailed in France, the I only return on the envelope being U. S. Naval r orces. w Here can I find I out as to how a reply should be ad dressed or is this sufficient? W. B. DDCON. In addressing the young man give his I aine and rating, mark it "U. S. Naval I Forces" and eend to Washington. D. C, care Secretary Navy. "WHAT I SAW ON THE WESTERN FRONT," by Major-General Charles M. Clement, in The SUNDAY OREGONIAN One of the 12 Major-Generals in the first delegation of high officers eent by America to tour the western battle front and apply first-hand knowledge of training and fighting methods to the Army camps at home, Major-General Clement has a remarkable story to tell one you cannot afford to neglect. "I do not think I 6aw a man in Europe who had any fear of death' he declares. A LITERARY WAR COUNCIL At the houseboat on the Styx they were assembled, all the lights of letters who have written well and ' passed beyond. And they talked of the Hun, they did Dumas, Thackeray, Scott, Dickens and the others. Characteristic is John Kendrick Bangs' sparkling satire, with a lesson and many a laugh. LOVE AND BLIND SOLDIER When Dan Cupid saw the blind soldier he tsighed in pity, then brightened with merry inspiration. And thus it is, says Elizabeth Van Benthuysen, writing in the Sunday issue, that devoted women not only minister gently to the ' sightless heroes of the great war, but yield them their hearts as well. This is romance, real, of the present. WAR ECONOMY Kindliest of all satirists, W. E. Hill, famous il lustrator, whose pages are features of each Sunday Oregonian, permits our own foibles and whims to speak for themselves in character crayon drawings. He is at his best in this week's subject and pricks us all. MAKING BIG GUNS A yarn of the work that must be achieved before the battleships and destroyers, new children of Uncle Sam's great battle fleet, slip through the gray seas and away to harry the Hun. It is told by Frank G. Carpenter, who dwells interest ingly upon the preparation of ordnance for the new ships. DIPLOMATIC HANDS. ACROSS THE SEA Sydney Brooks, special contributor to The Sunday Oregonian, discusses the new Ambas sador from Great Britain to the United States Lord Reading. 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