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14 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, MAT 11, 1918. Q)t (Dmroittm rOKTUkXD. OREGON. Eatarad at Portli4 lOr.o) reetefflce as aacaad-claae avail mat tar. iubacrtpuoa ratae invartabty la adraacet r!lr. SoadaT lacluu.d. ana jrear. .......$ jr. Sunday laciudad. Bi mooth..... : lal.jr. fcunUar Incltnlad. Ihraa noatka... ! I'ai.y. fruaday Inrladad. on moaia.. -'J li.y. aubout Suaaay. ana yaar 00 la..y. ntiul ciuaUay. til otontha... ll.y. wltlicMil auaday. aaa ataau aaiy. on yar. uaday. Ma yr. .. aaaau aad Vtnklr -M , t. . . 4 - ra!:y. rtoaday laic.utlad. aaa yaar. ...... lat:y. Suaday laciudatl. ana month. - li y. aiuaday locmdad, tbraa moatJu... a-' I'il.y. without Sunday, aaa yaar T 0 1. y. wunuuc Sunday, tnrae mantha.... I-? lai;v. without Kuatlar. aaa maatn..... Maw is Kama Sand noateftlee maaaT erdar. aiDrtaa ar paraonal abaca ea year a.. m - ,,. cuma ara a awD.r-a riak. tilva poatofflce addreaa la tuU. locladlaa; coun ty and siata, I'm... Hmt mm I a la Id atlM. 1 Cant: 1 ta 2J aa. 2 cant. I la paca. eaata a la paxra. ctnu; 2 ta paii c.ata: 7 ta aJ pacta, casta, raralsa Paal aaa. oouaia raiae. w- . - - - " aa Ceek Jin. Hrusaaick Ouildlni. Jaw Tark; Varraa Coo kilo. Ct.r balldloc. Cblcaco; Varraa Cooklln, rrta Praaa buiidinc. iairoii. "'-' faa Fraarlaca npraaaataUya. B. J. Blda-en, 14J Maxket atraat. ItEMBCat OF TUB ASSOCIATXD TKKSS. Tba Aaaoclatad Fnaa la azcluslaaly eatl tiad ta tna aaa for rapubUcauaa at all al diapaichaa craditad to II er not etherwlae craditad t thla papar. and aiae ia aawa publlahad barala. All rlihta of republication of apaeial cUn patcbaa barala ara also ratal-tea. rORTUM). MTTRDAI, MAT 11. Hit. ARB WE SPENDTHRIFTS The argument l offered In behalf of the tax measure on the city uaiiot and seriously, too that thla 1 an opportune time to obtain certain costly things that It would be nice to have yet are not essential. The people are In a spending mood. They are ud- :' scrlbtng auch great itinu for liberty bond and for Red Cro wors ana other organized war activities, thai mailer amounta expended for munic- I pal thla or that will not be missed f The Idea 1 that the public ta In a ppendinr mood, and that the time to ret municipal frilla and embroidery la ; while the ppendlnt; la rood, utner wi.ie we may never ret them. r There would be a dlsaatroua Inter r nal conseauence tf patriotic aacrlflce 1 ahould be turned Into a anendthiift 7 pirit. There in alwaya a reckoning 1. day for the extravarant. The advice and solemn admonllloa of the highest T Government authorities, recornlxlnr J thla fact, are in the other direction. . It is their counsel that purchase of '. non-eaaentlals be postponed or riven i ip and that resource be directed to the proeecution of the war. It la the - nrht counsel. There are four revenue measures en the city ballot. Only one of them Is an essential war measure. Only r that one Is limited In its effect to the period of the emergency. Only th r one t needed to protect the proper functioning of the city. It Is the one which levies a tax of one mill for pay ; war. Without It the two most tm - porta nt protective departments police . and fire will be depleted of men. The live decently on present aalaiiea. In . Justice to themselves and to their families they must seek employment . elsewhere unless the city be riven mesne to raise their pay. We must have adequate fire and police departments. We cannot main tain a health department, or keep the streets clean, or operate a water bu reau or conduct the general affairs of the city without competent employes. Iut we can set along without free collection of garbage. We have done It a great many years. We can get along without a two-platoon system la the Tire department. We have long dented ourselves that luxury' We can ret along without relieving the street car company of paving costs, bridge tolls and other charges. The three measures last named au thorise tax levies aggregating l.t mills. Together with the war emergency tax the aggregate of increased taxation propoaed is 2.8. mills. We have a charter limit of 8 mills on taxation for ordinary expenditures, yet here are proposals to increase it 35 per cent at one stroke. The public just now may be In a spending mood. But that mood must be continued along eseentlal lines if I democracy is to prevail in the great conflict. There is going to be ample opportunity to spend and sacrifice. What we have done so far Is for cur rent needs. We are not laying up a fund for future prosecution of the war. fecretary McAdoo's war budget for next year la twenty-three billions. There will be additional bond drives and probably for bigger sums. It Is no time for fiddling with free garbage collection or two-platoons or surren der of corporation revenues. The taxpayer is going to need the money it is now proposed to take sway from him for those purposes. Rather, the Government and the Ked i"ros and the Y. M. C. A. and the Knights of Columbus are going to need it. That which the Government must have It will get in one way or another. If not forthcoming voluntarily It will take It by some new or Increased form of taxation. Wo are now paying the penalty of optimism in the drain upon the gen- 1 flln ft , .A n M . .ft. results of overworked real estate optimism. That drain must continue unless a large bond Issue also on the ballot be adopted. The necessity for this bond Issue is the reckoning of the spendthrift habit. It foretells of some thing similar that will certainly even taut e if the city piles npon the tax pavers more burdens than they can carry. 1-et us confine our liberality to ne cessities. The spending may be good, but the spirit will get Its full enjoy ment before the war Is over without anr encouragement from municipal lawgivers. quil. on the west coast of South Amer ica, at another region along the south shore of the Caribbean Sea. in a strip along the north coast of Brazil, and In a certain area on the west coast of Africa. -Definite knowledge to this ef fect Is Important because It permits concentration of future effort. The scouting parties are now on guard, and the real fight will come as soon as the present world war ends. It will be a triumph for modern science and for altruism. of money and dynamite. Faseual took alarm and the project was dropped. The railroad strike last August is said by Pascnal to have been due to Ger man instigation. German agents hav ing driven the labor unions into it by charges of cowardice, slackness and lack of interest In the workmen. At Barcelona and Bilbao the Germans have understandings with workmen to provoke disputes and strikes and to delay production, paying some of them a regular salary. They work through the Syndicalists, another name mm.- ... I Thou ronfeulnna nt a Knonl Here Is a fragrant paragraph from T. w W. tend to aunoort the susoirion a news account of a meeting of hotel- tnat tn8 Germans have been behind men and caterers on the interesting th nr,ertion of tha T. w. w in subject of garbage, held In Portland America, though It has been Impos the other day, witn delegates rrom ,lbI, to find corroborative evidence. Seattle, who know ail aoout tne latest Tney caUse to seek a German costly experiment Ja -free" public arent behind any disturbance, and service: I they convey to loyal American work- The rarbaca ramalned an tha Seattle I men a hint not to loin readily in surh t.lirLl'Jr-'-. IIZ"" ''- disturbances lest they unwittingly be- th.ra. "Tha man who cootraclad wllb tha I come tools of Germany. city ta rvmova It could not covar tba city mora than onca each waak. and tha raault aaa that tha downtown nreu vara baaped with dcaylog matter. while bouaewlvea uiH tha City Hall with demands that tna :utt be carted away mm tneir pram- Tet Seattle paid out for free col lection of garbage mark the "free"- the sum of $339,000 in 1915. They have the same thing in Los Angeles, pcttixo wak prisoners to work. " Any feeling on the part of idle civil ians that they should be permitted to dispose of their leisure as they see fit. so long as prisoners of war and in terned enemy aliens are maintained in Idleness at the Government expense. will be removed by the regulations of and there is the same testimony about I tne var Department which now re- lis operation mere. I quire that all classes of prisoners shall Now we are to have If the "free" be reoulred to perform labor neces- scheme carries next Friday the sub- gapy ior tner own comfort and the stltutlon of enforced collection and upkeep of their barracks and grounds, salvage by the city. The housewife except In the case of commissioned must deal with the public collector officers and others who are Dhvsicallv on his terms not her own and must I unfit. be subject to whatever peculiar and annoying inquisition into her kitchen affairs any uniformed collector, or in spector. - or other official busybody, chooses to make. He will take away what he decides to take, and leave what he decides to leave. And every. thing must be made beautifully ready War prisoners may be required to work for the public service, and may also be authorized to work on their own account. Authority for their em ployment by private persons opens the way to make them productive in re gions where labor is scarce and op- Lord Grey which gave the whole Balkan peninsula to Germany, the Dardanelles fiasco. Asquith's slowness to organize production of munitions and to adopt conscription and his fatal blundering in Ireland. When General Maurice mutinies, he becomes asso ciated in people's minds with the fail ures o the old military caste French bluffed at the Harris by a cavalry screen when he might have struck a telling blow at Von Kluck, Hamil ton losing at Gallipoll when victory was within his grasp, Nixon's sending of Townshend's army against Bagdad, and Gough's failure to hold the line last March. All of these men are survivals of the old army and they have failed, yet their class holds back from high com mand the new men among whom' may be concealed the genius who can put Von Hindenburg to confusion. When Lansdowne writes a pacifist letter it is recalled that he blocked the Irish compromise arranged by Lloyd George after the Sinn Fein rebellion two years ago and thus prepared the pres ent confusion. The Tory leader's secret motive Is suspected to be In stinctive sympathy of the British junker for the Prussian junker and fear that his class may be swamped by the democratic ideals for which Americans fight. Lloyd George has made mistakes, but they have been fewer and less serious than those of the only visible alternative, and the British people have confidence in his unswerving loyalty to them and in his singleness of purpose. Therefore, they rally to him each time he is attacked and they rejoice when he confounds his ene mies. . His unshaken position is a symbol of the great advance which democracy has made in Great Britain under the stress of war, and it pre sages great changes when the work of reorganization after the war begins. RETE.VTIOX CAXJfOT BE FORCED THEY SACRIFICE TILL IT HURTS Plaa Offered to Preveat Caaklar-Ia af Boa da by Slackers. ANTELOPE, Or.. May 9. (To the Edi tor.) For the past few weeks the nin,m hnvH hAAn flllftrl with rannrta of the forced buying of liberty bonds tribute to the patriotic spirit of That Is Spirit That Pat Lake County "30 Per Ceat Over." LAKE, Or.. May 7. (To the Editor.) In a recent edition of the Oregon Voter Mr. Chapman paid a glow- by those who would evade their mani fest duty, whereby I have been greatly pleased. In the last days, however, a doubt as to the propriety of such ac Lake County for having been the first Oregon county to "go over the top" in the third liberty loan, oversubscribing its quota 300 per cent. It was my pleasure to talk to one or tlon by the Justly exasperated neigh- I the workers, a gentleman past 60 years bors of such bounds has arisen, for this reason: A liberty bond Is transferable, is legal tender for all monetary purposes. and as easily convertible as a treasury note of the same value.. There is no means of comyelling the "monoy sllcker" to retain possession of the bond purchased under compulsion. The only punishment he gets is loss of the use of a few dollars for a month or so, and the onus thrown upon him by exposure of bis un-Amerlcanlsm. After he has the bond he can turn it Into money In a dozen ways, and no real good has been accomplished. My Idea Is that the man who refuses to buy bonds according to his means should be com pelled to furnish the money for the bonds, but let the compelling powers donate the bonds to the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the Belgian relief fund, or some equally deserving war work. Per sonally, the Red Cross holds the pref erence. Think it over, you who are so un fortunate as to have In your midst those who fall in this patriotic duty. W. E. JOHNSTON. portunitles for .guarding against es- for him when he calls, which will be IcaDe exist. Incentive for work Is iriven at his convenience, not hers. I k. the nrovislon that rjavment Khali he Freet collection of garbage? Not at I made "according to the work Ka il. There can be no such thing. I ritA nri that th wn. nt nric. When shall we get over the notion I onr. .ii -r. imrrm-t d,.i. tion, in which the writer says that that Portland must adopt any and position, any excess being paid to them there ? ?uf,h thing as "curing" a very municipal novelty Decause beat- on their release, after deducting the "tuul'"au' umeaa mc laueui, The great truth that "lack of occu pation is a great destroyer of men' is the text of an article by Charles B. Towns, an authority on the treat ment of alcohol and narcotic addle tie or Los Angeles has been misled into cost of their maintenance. trying it 7 r-BOAT TK.tr IS CLOSED. Blocking of Ostend harbor seems to ave been surprisingly easy for the British, but may have been due to their hairing correctly read the minds of the Germans. The latter probably assumed that the British would not soon repeat the feat they performed at zeebrugge, but . the British may The country Is beginning to Insist that every individual shall give strict account of his labor. There are to be no drones in war time. One after an- Athar til .tatM or. .naHn. nn,i loafing laws. It is important to bear ric.h areJ? be"er. ".tha" tho yas in i,t t,. , a . Poor. The first backslides because co-operates with the physician, and that the fundamental necessity in any treatment is rehabilitation of the moral force through creation of In terest in healthful and stimulating work. In this respect the vagran the poolroom lizard and the street corner lounger alone. The fortunate possessor of an "independent Income" is going to discover that he also is hav counter! nn th anamva makina- expected to make a showing. The this assumption, and events show that dl'r u trowing in unpopularity. It they counted correctly. The work at Ostend. however, was far easier than that at Zeebrugge. The harbor at the latter place Is formed by a long, curved mole, behind the profectlon of which Is the entrance to the Bruges Canal. In order to pen up the submarines It was necessary for the ships to pass the .mole, which is Is time for every Idle man and woman to be out hunting a job. money is no object to him and he does not need to engage in work that will occupy his tnind, and the second frequently unable to obtain employ ment because of his past record, and finally relapses Into despair. Work Is a sovereign remedy for many mala. dies, especially those which affect the nervous system. It is gradually com Ing to be recognized that more lives British jokers DEFEATED. I are shortened by idleness than by over- premier Lloyd George puts to rout I exertion. the old guard of British politics and of tne u ntisn army as effectually as the When he professes horror at the new army mows down the advancing thought that "no country will agree Watirn j l i rrriiiMitH. in nnin rasps i il. . . . i t- heavily armed with artillery and from democracy la aaaaultH by 11?. L i. "'" 'ne ""T whlch searchlight play on the harbor. The difference between the caste, n",,;". " 7 - I a..a DVUIVlUblil, aso,uis CM. IIITJ OA Ul 3 UUlCi which fnrmprl r rnl-H Mr. MkVi t.-1 if if I .,, i . . Success reoulred that tha att.ntlnn f I J 7.ii. " I. .Tj "" . . " 1 l"c e"y not caugnt up . ; aim ma xriii8ii army ana me cable oi I with Us " If Germaaav were Ktill In Lrrd"torthd.rtS Wh,Ch rU'e8 Germany 13 U.le harbor, and for this purpose the Mn- I difTerenca In rioarroa nnlv not in Itin . .i ,j - h0,d' ,U : TheprobaCi, ty mants E-n f "d 1 " P?WP V" '. ''ced aalnst th. mole, which i. . ;o . " 7"a " n" tneir natural inclination, to fight mmgt . ...Km.,i. ki. " Z1 Z JtZ" " Dr,u"u uu vainiy strives to an unscrupulous foe with his own .. ""B"regain power. I weapons, are treating him to an ex- inat is tne secret or tne attacks perience that is baffling even his made on the British cabinet when the I vaunted chemists, and that he would untisn army was made subject to the connecting it with the shore. Success of each feature of the attack was con tingent on that of the others, and suc cess of all was a triumph of British skill, organization and daring. The entrance to Ostend harbor is through a narrow channel between short jetties, and It could be blocked by a single ship aunk across It, There was no cross-fire from the mole and the shore, but bombardment from decisions of the Supreme War Coun cil; of the latest attack begun by Gen eral Maurice and continued by ex Premler Asqulth; and of the move ment started by Lord Lansdowne for a compromise peace. In each case the source was the same the class which owns the land as the basis of monitors lying offshore might silence social and political prestige and power the German artillery or at least cover the operation. The work was com pleted with comparative ease, and U- boats must now operate from bases on the German roast, 300 miles to the northeast. They must, thread their way both through their own mine field and through those which the British have laid in the North Sea. There will be good hunting for sub marines In those waters this Summer. for they will be confined to a smaller area and to fewer ports than hereto fore. As the number of American destroy. and which held a practical monopoly of the commissioned offices in the old army, allied with the old guard poli ticians of both the Liberal and Union ist parties who were thrown out of office with the Asqulth coalition cabinet. like to let go if he could. The event furnishes another Illustration of. the disadvantage of the German position Kven if Germany should take the in itiative with an offer to observe the rules of civilized warfare, no one would believe her. The German prom ise has declined to a lower level than the price of marks in foreign exchange. If the United States can harvest a billion bushels of wheat this year and can at the same time build enough ships to carry the surplus of Australia, Argentina and India, the allies will be . ........ T... 4 J I 1 .1 J HiTT r . should be put to work in order to do it, even if the North End loafers have to be conscripted. holdings treated as a national asset. their parks and game preserves plowed up to grow food for the people, their grouse moors made into grazing land. and their woods logged off and de stroyed as coverts for foxes, pheasants and other small game. The old guard Zi7 r.v w - a my f the army sees itself swamped by Eb'.i "d.K,hMr"..W "w officer, of a new army, sprung ;. " """'""""J from the business and shopkeeping k" v" . , . ' . L "ft""" class mere rankers, as they are con when he predicted that the nest would . . . be practically exterminated by August- Democrats registered as Repub licans, aghast at the contest between King and West, can change colors primary day by swearing in their votes, according to a ruling of the At torney-General. Mr. Brown is, indeed. kind. When Status Changes. PORTLAND, May 10. (To the Edi tor.) (1) A man of draft age put in class 2B has no children and later has one. Would this change his classltl cation, and how would he go about it to have it chanced? (2) Why is it some boards put all married men without children in class 2 arid others put them in class 4? This seems unfair. (3) Approximately when will class 2 be taken and will they be taken before single men above 31? A SUBSCRIBER. (1) It would constitute a change of status on which the local board would be authorized to act, but we cannot in form you whether the board would re open the case. Report the change to the local board. (2) Some boards are more lenient than others, if what you say is true. That is the only explanation. (3) Nobody in the world can answer the question approximately or other wise. Class 2 may or may. not be called. That will depend on the need for men. In the meantime, the draft age limit may or may not be raised by act of Congress. First Use of Submarine. ASTORIA. Or., May 9. (To the Edl tor.) Kindly publish the date the first submarine was invented and by whom Invented? Was there a submarine in existence before the one invented by rulton in 1811? In a dispute someone safd a submarine was used at the time of the Revolutionary War by the British. E. R. B. It Is said that Alexander the Great was Interested In submarine invention. One writer reports the destruction of English ships in 1372 by fire carried under water. A submarine boat was exhibited on the Thames in 1624, and English patents had been taken out on 14 types by 1727. In the Revolutionary War Sergeant Lee attacked the British ship Eagle In New York Harbor in a submarine built by David Bushnell in 1775, but did not succeed In attaching! the torpedo to the ship's bottom, as was necessary in that period. When and by whom the first undersea boat was built will probably never be known. of age, who has lived and had faith In this desert country for 25 years or more. He had been appointed to sell bonds in this last liberty drive and for three days he rode horseback "through moun tain fastnesses and abysmal chasms" carrying the message that democracy was in danger and In need, bringing back subscriptions of over 3700 given ungrudgingly by the scattered popu lace, 100 miles from rail. "Yes," Mr. Anderson reminisced, "It is almost unbelievable, the way these people sacrificed In order to buy a bond. They seemed to think it more of a gift than an interest-paying invest ment and that it would not be a gift unless the giver felt the gift, and Just how much they felt the sacrifice no one will ever know through them. "Many paid the minimum installment and at once commenced to pack suit cases to 'go out' to work until they had earned the balance, leaving their home steads in the care of their neighbors. The grocer at a nearby country store a Oerman paid 1100 cash for a bond and then loaned to several customers their first installment with the injunc tion to get busy.' Yes, out here at the foot of the hills, where the soil is craving for moisture, where the dry winds of the desert fall In bringing us news "from the front. where the good folks of the sagebrush country are trying to carve out a home out here are the hearts that respond with their all, if need be, for the cause of that home and democracy. MRS. JENNIE LOVE. In Other Days. Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Oregonian ot May 11. 1S03. Washington. The special session of the Supreme Court yesterday heard ar guments on the Chinese exclusion bill. Attorney Choate presented the argu ments for the Chinese and Solicitor General Aldrich replied. Chicago. Summer weather has ar rived and the crowds at the fair have increased. Marie Bredull and Ida Roeder gave the music patrons a delightful treat at Arion Hall last night. . Mrs. Ella HIgginson. wife of the Whatcom druggist and daughter of S. B. Rhodes, of Oregon City, is editing the June number of Peterson's Maga zine, which will be devoted largely to the Pacific Coast. Mr. and Mrs. John Donncrberg wil sail for Germany May 16. The affairs of the Portland cable railroad, which have been in a tangled state for many months, probably will be straightened out soon, according to word from San r rancisco. BOND HO.VORS ARB DIE COBLE Town Oversubscribes Quota 14 Times nnd 50 Per Cent Is Paid In Cash. GOBLE, Or., May 9. (To the Ed itor.) In The Oregonian May 8 you print the names of 17 towns in Oregon that have been awarded honor flags. We would like to call your attention to the town of Goble and its record We were allotted 31000 of the $13,200 to be sold in the district of Rainier. By noon Saturday, May 6, we had more than 31000 sold and in the week raised this to over 314,000. This in a com munity of small farmers and store keepers and laborers dependent on their incomes from the products of re claimed logged-off land and their labor In the immediate vicinity. No corpora tion subscribed a dollar, but many citi zens of this community bought bonds in the places where they are employed in other parts of the county and state totaling over 35000. Nearly everybody here bought and over 50 per cent of the total Is already fully paid. We feel that we. too. should have as honorable mention through the press as other towns winning the honor flag, especially so since all the recognition we have had to date is a message from Mr. Lynch, general chairman for the Twelfth District, conveying "Heartiest congratulations for magnificent work" and one honor flag with 13 stars at tached. We wonder how many towns in the state have more stars in their flags? We may hold first place, or maybe only second, in the state. K. L. lvrJAA Y. temptuously called. The former of ficeholders see their places taken by men of their own class who are ready THE C.t.MPAICX Or TERRORISM. The piece of German propaganda circulated In Spain which has fallen I the political craft, or by big business That is democracy and liberty, so let Pamphlets for voters cost more thl year on account of the war. of course. to sink all for a wln-the-war policy By and by the cost of the individual and who are regarded as traitors to I vote will approach the dollar mark. Into the hands of the United States I nn like Sir fcrlc Geddes or Lord I the eagle scream Government Is most Illuminating. It Rhonnda. These AduIIamltes And the shows the extent to which German Lloyd George cabinet backed solidly Influence in Spain has grown and the hy the democratic masses, and they means by which that and other neu- seek a slogan which will win this pop- tral countries have been rowed Into ular support over to themselves. Ume submission to German outrage. They tried an appeal to national Fiightfulneaa Is an engine dellber- pride when the British army was ately used by Germany to terrorize subordinated to the Supreme War not only the Invaded countries but Council, but the masses are more con neutrals also. Though the latter may cerned with winning the war than lean to support of the allies, they are with gratifying their pride at the risk coerced into stretching their neutral- of defeat. When President Wilson de ity to the utmost in favor of Germany, dared for central control, the British An attempt Is made to adapt meth- thought th.it If the -Americans could ods of oronaganda to tha rharanar swallow nrida for the saka of cucrsu of each people. The S Danish, belne I so could they, and when their Premier for 11 ,s somewhat differently dis- devout Catholics who cherish venera- made an Irrefragable argument for the fibuted; that Is all. tlon for cathedrals and churches, ara I new policy, they stood, by him. Lord Informed of the number of such build-I Lansdowne has gathered around him Brigadier -Is allowed to resign I ngs destroyed In France and Belgium! a little knot of Tory landlords and "for tho good of the service," while as a warning of what would ha In pacifists in favor of scare bv nec-ntln- a private goes to prison. Tet the One man has been found on Coos Bay who asserts he is a Republican and is opposed to Simpson. It is pos slble he takes that stand to be quali fied to move to make it unanimous, Bombardment of cathedrals quite accords with the Prussian character. It is the Prussian way of expressing hatred of the beautiful. Free garbage collection Is not ae tually free. The assessment to pay The Grand Army reunion In August In Portland will escape the usual ex treme heat experienced elsewhere. KXTEKMIMATnoO A PLAGCR. A world without yellow fever la now within the realm of possibility. It Is Interesting to note that even while war has baen raglnr the International Health Board has been able to con tinue Its work of delimiting the sources of Infection of the disease and had brought appreciably nearer the time when It will be nothing more than a memory. It has claimed many mil lions of Uvea In the past, and has ham pered the development of fertile tropi cal countries to an extent that la in calculable. It is pointed out In the report of President Vincent, of the Rockefeller Foundation, that notwithstanding the fart that Surgeon-General Gorgaa, of tba United States Army, the leading authority on yellow fever in the world, has been compelled to devote himself to his war duties. It has been possible to ascertain that there are In the whole world four sources of yellow fever Infection. These axe at Guaya- store for them. If they should Join or I tion on the despairing plea that the former gets it worse. aid tne allies. Such threats succeed knockout of Germany is Impossible, with Spanish priests and with 111- hut he gets no encouragement from educated Spanish masses. They are the British miner who has seen his not addressed to ad Intelligent people Belgian mates murdered or enslaved, like Americans: specious appeals to or from the British sailor who has our reason, sense of Justice and love been torpedoed and has drifted across of peace were considered more suited wintry sea In an open boat, to us- Now comes General Maurice, a typi- The circular In Question is a mild ral member of the old military caste. piece or propaganda by comparison I with an attempt to convict the Pre What Is a little thing like a tornado these days? Just a capful of wind. as an old salt would say. Rather curious, but If you want a Hood River apple you cannot get it at Hood River. Tila la tYim timA nf t-po t wlian tna with other acta of Oermany to pre- I mier of responsibility for the recent I rowan gets up two or three times a arerameni irom I rerr wiruugn iaiseiy stating that I night in fear of cyclones. ,caiiiiR iui uiv aniHinr 01 epaiun tne onuan army in r ranee is stronrer ships, for plots against the peace of than it was a year ago and Is equal in the country and for Intrigues against strength to the German. His cause the Spanish government. The Madrid wan'taken up by the discredited As- newspaper Sol obtained from an anar- qulth. but he, too.' has met defeat XT.-.. .1 . .k . c"m' courr-martiai ior in- Oregon strawberries are arriving on menu that the secretary of the Ger- subordination. Lloyd George repels . t ,t ..... . " nan .r,.K - . Hc.x.l ft. j . I ... 1. . , , !". " " vftCBV-u - ... umu urareci i j tu ma aicrn logic OI I Quality him to excite the anarchists against I facts, and he cows those members of I ' - their employers, had Joined them In I Parliament who are unwilling to be-1 , j . , ; orranlzinr a meeting at which violent Hey b, reminding them that. If they Lne vMuU7mliWs attacks were made on Count Roma- oust him, they must take Asquith. ?" 1 Ponucal temperature ranges lftA.. IK.. F In l.t . . . I T-V. ft. .... ft. . 4 . I ...... . ..- . ,,M,-a ..i in mici , ana naa I aftiiftj-, mat Aaui(.n means ae- ordered him to oraranlaa ravntiitln.,.lr,at nil thai nfiKll Anl.u. i j strikes In Madrid. Catalonia anrl nth.-, not tnlerata his r.rnrn i I The candidate aoing mucn advertis- provlnces. The strength of Lloyd Georra ron-l lng neeas an uM-.u-..nlc pno.ograpn. Anarcnist tnougn he was, Pascual slsts in his readiness to do anvthlnir was frightened at some of the sug- which will promote success In the war. restions and refused to co-operate, not excepting sacrifice of the most Then he was visited by a German cherished privileges of the few or the anarchist agent, who told him he had most obstinately defended rights, come to organize a revolutionary gen- habits and traditions of the many, but eral strike, to cut communication with I it consists also In the weakness of his Madrid, to blow up railroad bridges I critics. When Asqulth speaks the neo-l The best advice to heed is on fuel. and to spread confusion, having plenty j pie recall the bungling diplomacy of J and get it in early. The pro-Huns In New York are sell ing third liberty bonds below. par. No Rose Festival, but one great, big, No. 1 Fourth of July! Wrong Date for Davis' Capture. McMINNVILLE. Or.. May 10. (To the bailor.; in The Oregonian. Mir 6. George Himes gives an extremely In- eresting account of the first news of he assassination of President Lincoln. He says: "On April 11 news came of Lee s surrender and the capture of Jeff uavis." It is not often that Himes nods, but e does at times. The capture of Jeff Davis was at Irwlnsville. Ga.. May 10. Sod, Dy detachments of Michigan and Wisconsin cavalry regiments sent out by General James H. Wilson, comman- er of the cavalry corps, then halted at Macon. Ga. General Wilson, the only living corps commander of the Civil War. published his personal memoirs in 1912, with the tie "Under the Old Flag," and in' vol ume 2 gave an intensely Interesting nd very full account at the capture of Davis. The General's book is perhaps the best on the Civil War since Grant's cnioirs, and deserves to be widely read. A. L. MY SERVICE PI. Dear little Service Pin. With your one blue star. I wonder if you really know How very dear you are. Whenever I pin you on A vision you bring to me Of my brave soldier lad Who Is far across the sea. Oh. little Service Pin. With your one blue star, You keep me very close To my lad o'er the seas so far. Until In thought I see you. My soldier man so true. As I look deep into the depths Of that tiny star of blue. So. little Service Pin. With your one blue star, I cannot live without you; My all in all you are. -You lend me strength and comfort. My life to live each day. God guard and keep my soldier And return him safe, I pray. M. J. B. Spiral Pnttees In the Army. BAR VIEW, Or., May 9. (To the Editor.) Has the spiral puttee been adopted by the Army or Navy? Why are the late issues of Navy leggings so small? The new No. 5 is the same size as the old No. 3. READER. Spiral puttees are approved by the latest Army regulations for use in the trenches and by student officers when authorized by the commanding offi cers. They may be worn not more than 10 days at a time because they are held to be too restrictive upon the circulation of the blood. There has been a change In numbering of sizes of Navy leggings, but the reason has j not been announced. CAUSE AXD EFFECT. We herald the praise of sunny June: We sing of the bee its honeyed tune Forgetting the month of faithful May, Ignoring her work in sight today; 'Tis May that from hidden stores of earth Unerringly draws the saps for birth Of flowers and trees, yes, gardens, grains. 'TIs she that dares rule the "Cause" domain. Fair June in her splendid, gorgeous dress, Strolls forth and disdains crude May's caress; And when in our hands June garlands rest. We credit not once May's free bequest. The feathered, proud nestling flies from horne; Enchantments of nature bid it roam. Not knowing that May's staunch, faith ful hand With buds had bestrewed June's fairy land. Thus ever In life "Effects" we praise The "Cause" Is but distant, misty haze The heart that e'er molds life's handi work Is hidden beneath "Effect's" bold smirk. ALYCE ROSALYEE RUST UNO. Wart Prescription Not Specific. HILLSBORO, Or.. May 9 (To tha Editor.) Upon receipt of The Orego- in, I hastily turned to the editorial page to see if any way of removmpr warts by the infallible method of 'charming" had been published. I was not disappointed (at first) for I saw the "Great Potato Remedy for Warts." As I carefully read method of pro cedure I grew very despondent, for there are two varieties of potatoes large and small and Buckeye did not say which kind to use. Now should one take a large potato and cut the slices thin, or would a small one with slices cut thick be Just as good? In the latter case the saving in time would be enormous, and as time is very valuable to me at the present time, I anxiously await more e-plicit directions befo. s taking up this wonderful cure for warts. HAWKEYE. Enlistment In Merchant Marine. NEWBERG, Or., May 9. (To the Ed itor.) Can a boy 17 or 18, without con sent of parents, take passage as one ot ship crew on Government boat built in Portland leaving for France and eniisc n United States Army In France, boy having had no previous experience in ship life or army? What advantage or disadvantage to boy over enlisting here? What wages? Could boy, if not satisfied, leave ship at New York and return home with money supplied by Government. This has ' been told say schoolboy. I wish him to remain In school for another year. PARENT. The boy could not enlist In the United States Army in France. For- the an Bwers to the other questions write t Captain I. N. Hibbard. U. S. Sea Train ng Bureau, Army Street Wharf. Sail Francisco, Cal. Classification of New Registrants. WALLA WALLA. Wash., May 10. (To the Editor.) I read in The Oregonian that the young men becoming 21 years who are to register soon would be at the bottom of eligible list. Does It mean they will be drafted after classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are called, or will they be at the bottom of class D? A CONSTANT READER. The meaning of what you read is that of the new registration those classified in class 1 will be put at the bottom of the list in that class. Read ers should understand, however, that the law has not yet been passed in final form. Shipyard Flag- Not Dlatlnetlve. PORTLAND. May 10. (To the Ed itor.) As one of the "Fathers of Sol diers and Sailors of Oregon" I wish at tention called to thousands of war ser vice flags displayed on windows in pub lic places, which only the experienced person can tell from the flag or flags representing tne men racing sacrihee upon the exalted altar of our country That, by way of comparison or resem- blanoe, those working in industrial de partments, extracting the highest re muneration ever known before In the history of the world, should expect so near a comparison is unfair. Fathers and soldiers in uniform co operating with the United States au- horitles should Insist that a more dis tinctive emblem be displayed. J. M. TOOMET. MOTHERS' DAY MAY 12. Oh! Men of this great, free Nation, Don this Insignia today. Wear a pure white carnation. Twill gleam through fair blooms of ' May. TIs a debt all owe dear Mother. For love, the secret's now guessed. Today wear a white carnation Upon each true, loyal breast JUNE McMILLEN O RD WAY. American Name Favored. BEAVERTON, Or.. May 9. (To the Editor.) After all that has been said bout our good old "sauerkraut," It seems to me It would spoil if called ensilage." when there are so many ante far better if called "pickled cab bage 7". SUBSCRIBER. Effect of Headache Medlrlnea. TILLAMOOK. Or., May 9. (To tha Editor.) Please explain the effect of aspirin on the body. Is It more or less harmful than ordinary headache medi cine? What bad effects are generally supposed to follow the habitual use ot headache tablets? SUBSCRIBER. Doctors do not agree as to whether aspirin Is more or less harmful than some other so-called headache medi cines. It is probably true of this entira class of drugs, however, that if per sisted in they depress the heart action and have a bad effect on the stomach. Their use ought to be under the direc tion of a competent physician. 1 Bigger and Better Than Most magazines THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN Framing It Up for William. The bloody old tyrants of history, who wrote any number of scarlet pages before they retired to eternal desuetude on the Houseboat on the Styx, are chatting this Sunday about Bill of Potsdam, who they hold to have out-barbarianed the wildest, wickedest old sinner of the lot. These week-end trips with John Kendrick Bangs to the silent river are always productive of beneficial thought, though one laughs at the whimsical humor that dresses the truths he portrays. We Are Thinking of American Mother!" In London-town there are women of title and wealth, scores of them, who have cast every social obligation aside for the higher duty of caring for the boys who fight in France. These women, many of them of American birth, many of English blood, have not lorgotten tne motners or America, iney are ministering tenderly to our lads overseas. A splendid Sunday story, replete with loving kindness. On the Avenue. Straight to the fore as an interpreter of American types has come that admirable illustrator, W. E. Hill, whose page in crayon is a feature of The Sunday Oregonian. "Among Us Mortals," as he calls the contribution, won at the first glance and remains a favorite. Humor, gentle pathos and wholesome common sense characterize the page. Sculpturing the Angel of War, Interpreter in deathless stone of the spirit of America in the great war is Signor Fucignas, of Italy and New York. In the Sunday issue appears an illustrated article on his art, written by Lucy Cleveland, cousin of the late Grover Cleveland. His latest work, the "Angel of War," is a tribute to the work of the Bed Cross and other organizations for the alleviation of suffering. As Seen by the Camera. A page of pictures that's all. But they were taken in the distant parts of earth, and each portrays with the infallible eye of the camera some incident of current history a British tank lurching through the trenches, Old Glory fluttering bravely down the streets of London, and others of equal interest. With paragraph notes of explanation. x Managing the Navy's War Business. It's some job that .of directing the vast affairs of an organization that scours the high-seas of the world, not to mention the touch-and-go hazards of work in the English Channel. In a special story in the Sunday issue, Frank G. Carpenter tells about it tells of the enormous sums appropriated, how they are expended, and what they mean to the vital force of the Navy. A story that should not be slighted. Women's War Work. Each Sunday issue contains a complete review of the patriotic work of various women's organizations, edited by Edith Knight Holmes, embracing city, state and National endeavor and accomplishment in this important phase of winning the war. To be well informed, to realize fully how much the women of America are doing for the cause, readers should keep pace with this page. All the News of All the World THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN.