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a r , re. t ii paetafflea adUraaa la laii.
ac4:a raualr aad atata.
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a.nla: T1 in ? pacta, f) ccnLft. t,r eia"e
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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.
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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
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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.
The facts disclosed by Mr. Brooks are strikingly illustrative of
the cordiality and common resolve that now link London and
Washington.
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