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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
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lal.jr. fcunUar Incltnlad. Ihraa noatka... !
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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. ..
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, 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.