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10 THE 3IORMXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, 3IAT 14. 1918. ; PORTLAND. OKEGOX. atst.red at Portland (Or. son) Foetofflce as , secaad-alaas mall uiur. Euftscnntfan rat Invariably la . . Jr Mall.) it .T,r, ftnnf,r included, an jnr...,..Ml ' " I.i;r rnnrftr tnr MdKI. alx in on in...... 1 -aiiv. !wntav T-Iudd. thra mntM.. X-3 . J IiliT. fcuadav Included, ooa m'S-.lb...... .J . . IjII. wltha! Haodav. ana y.a.-v.... " T. . i n.Lii i Kuril!, in Bonthl -W - J-aliv. without Kuuuav. aa mwla. Av.a-alv. aaa ar. f-iRdr, ana y.ar .... uadajr aad W ...... Hr Carrier.) Iat'r. Cvadar Inrladad. ana year...., J kal.'r. Fund.r 'nciodd-d, ana month. J'.i.r. aoadar Inc.udad. thraa tnoaliia. lai:r. without unrlar. ona year - 1 'arr. without Huodav. thraa month. . lai;r. without bunca. on moaio. .) . l.oo . : o . - . T . .4 cial atmosphere If they deslr It. Automobiles, rural fCe delivery, tU telephone nil the school and church hare brought neighbors Into closer communion than existed a, few years ago. The case for the back-to-the- laod movement Is still not hopeless 0 KUJO.X FOR ALARM. The Oregonlan Is surprised to note that the Pendleton Tribune, a safe and sane newspaper, professing; a more or less orthodox Republican faith. Is highly displeased with the pledge of two candidates for the Sena, torlal nomination (short term), to resign at once. If elected, so that Gov ernor Withycombe may appoint to the vacancy thus created , the successful nominee for the long term. The 1917, and things did not begin to go well till he waa superseded by General Plnmer. It Is significant of the strong grip in which the. old military caste holds the British army that, although mil lions of new men have been added to It during the last four years, and although . It is morally certain that there must be some men among them who have displayed military genius, not one of them has risen to high com mand. Unless the British government breaks this grip, it runs the risk of wasting the unknown genius who could win decisive victory. .NO TROUBLE AT THIS END. In trying to explain to the House military commiteee why they had Tribune thinks that Mr. Mulkcy and I failed to produce the great fleet of rJT iTv,,tPV':o'lllTi-t'-- Schnabel are merely running for airplanes which they had promised, lorai 'bank, stamp, cola or currancr ar at purposes of self-advertisement, and I the aircraft officials said that shortage wn.i-a naa. ia pestof flea address la fall, I declares that "no particular credit is I of snruce and the shlnment of four including county aad atat. to gained by resigning in favor of fifths of the spruce supply of this rac Bale is la 1 8 some other man who. In all likelihood, country to the allies within .the past I ta'ao'a.."-" 'cents: s to 7 pases, i will not be better equipped to rcpre- year was a partial reason for slow -:.: t t z paces. cents. forisa post- sent the state upon the public ques- production. as, doable rates. tlons than the man who resigns." The truth is that each month the Kaoara Baals offlr verrea con-1 yt will not press the point against I production of spruce in the Pacific : seems I Northwest has steadily Increased until t oakiin. rrr Pi- boiidina. ixtrolt. Mkn.; w preier as senator one wno, it says, i in March It was equal to the demand f-aa Fraaxtara rrprrsaatatita. r. J. Bidwail. I (s running merely to advertise him- of the United States and the allies, IJ Haraet street. I self to the candidate w hom the neonle. in r.HI It An.. ria.ra.lr ATipHpr1 lhrt '?.Z?l&V"2ECvZ i fur v'ued contemporary that it, foakiin. rrr Frs baiidins. Ixtrolt. afich.; to prefer as Senator one who, it f-aa Kraadara rapresaatatlvs. R. J. Bldwall. is running merely to advertise Ij H.r.at street. Bet to the candidate w hom the p HKwrnilt or THE A9MCI TED MESS. I m the,r sovereign judgment, elect for I demand, and in May it bids fair to " Th. Aaci.ted Preas la .xcltutT.ly sntl- tno, ,on,f erm- and wo P to the exceed that figure still further. The t4 ti ths ua for rapubllcatloa of all saws , d.apatches c rallied to It or not otherwise . crtitad to tbta papar. and alas tbs local araa publtshad herein. All rights of republication of special dls ' patches herein ars also rasarvad. real milk in the cocoanut of its argu ment: one bright spot In the aircraft pro gramme Is the production of spruce, which has now attained a volume threatening to swamp the manufac turers. The performance of the Spruce Production Division consists Snppoalna; that tha Ions tarra RepuMlcan candidata, whoaver ba may be; shall b de feated la NoTembar by tb candidate of the opposition, what would happen? Ths Gov ernor will bold vsr In any event until Jan- lORTTA?rD. TCESDAT. MAT It. 11. j aary. therefor, npoa tha ralnatloa of Ibaljjot In glowing promises, but in deliv. aieentiv ba nolad to anwalnt tha TMmn-I Cry Of the gOOdS. AFRAID TO ATTACK HOLLAND. I to do, if the proposaJ of Uulker and Schnabal I nrnr1t.iHiie n-Mr-h .rlu. from th . . iminr put mi Kre on i.B.mui Kastern end of the business. The ; Without mercy because that country The Oregonlan. several weeks since. Western end of the work is marked 'waa pocketed. Germany would like to having In mind that there would be by a patriotic spirit animating the give the same treatment to Holland a hiatus In Oregon's Senatorial rcpre- mon ta charge on behalf of the Army. - by holding up the fate of other coun- rentatlon through the fact that neither th iumocr manufacturers and the . . 1 aw Jk V.m I Aa llat 4 aw sVfaa H.V MVa saas snawsai llf aa C4t.B.v,isiU an a . trira as av --""" 1 7. ' ' . .', workmen In logging camps and mills. J uutrn to Dcneve mat xney. too. are air. vt est. nor .nr. iving. is a. ranaiaaie If tne sprit had resulted in a pocketed. That Is the Inference to for the short term, made an appeal loyaj co-operation at the other end i De arawu nviu un aruim 1 R I of the line, the American air fleet land permit the hauling of sand and into the race and to resign. If elected. would have beea much better than (,..c w.w , I . . " . - . . Ian Iridescent dream. wntrrt projects Detwecn oermany ana i responaeo, ana Became a canaiaate. m Tulr!uni and from refusal to permit I Mr. Schnabel also has made the rchic Holland to see that the material docs nation pledge. The Oregonlan ap- THE RIGHT TO LYNCH HELD SACRED, a not go into military defenses. proved the Mulkey candidacy. It com-1 Senator Hardwick is very jealous ? Germany represents this concession I mends him again to the voters. I of the right of his state of Georgia a as an offset to the use of Dutch ships! If the people of Oregon in Novem-lto practice or prevent lynching with . hy the allies, but there Is no parallel. I ber elect a Democrat for Senator, to out Federal Interference. That Is the 'The ships were In the ports of the I take bis seat March 4, 1919. he will I conclusion to be drawn from his re United States and of the allies, and I be entitled under this arrangement to I marks on the law which imposes J w.m as open to military seizure as the short term. I( Oregon wants a I penalties on membership in the I. W. - -any other property found in belliger-1 Democratic Senator, it might as well I W. and similar organizations. One ZT i nt territory. They are to be paid I take a full dose. I section of the bill provides penalties ' for. like other requisitioned property. I for "any person who, while the United - When Inflated with their success In I . ' I States is engaged in war," advocates ; the east, the I'an-Germans seem to -A,JZ !.t.Jl,' I use. without authority of law. of - have believed themselves strong Now thmt Th. ciesonian has soosht to 'orce, violence or physical Injury to - - rnourh to add Holland to the num. I -rindicata- Mr. stanrieid arainrt tb charra I person or property, or threats of such 21, ber of their enemies and still to I of p.'htl" b,h t!? " mlu,v M a mwlns of accomplishing They then revived the talk about the "irid SZtThr'm. prs'deair to do'ltlc's 1? governmental, social, industrial or Klilne aa a Ucrman river ana aoout I to a ood man. wby does It not siso siv I economic cnange, or otherwise - ' making It German to the mouth by further and better evidence f ita sense jjr. Hardwick objected that the words "or otherwise" broadened the bill to cover advocacy of force "for rarae to a dead stop In Franca and I senator? g jUAHB DtlU I any other purpose whatever" .beside Jlrljrlum and since the stream of I Mr. McXarr has said that ha Is not I those specifically aimed at, and he American troops nas swollen., ineir n anr kjnd 0f agreement or deal with I said taia aooji itoiutna nas not ocen ao Mr, West M t Senatorship, and Cnder this bill anybody who advocated loml. but the blockade or tne canais xhe Oregonlan accepts his statement I or tbrsatened ij-nchin under any eircum '- 'ulimn. an. I rhi.nj Via driven I .. . I stances, upon any occasion or for any pur I WHJluUb rcmriaUUM. I hau eotil,! ba nmai.t.d In th. v. 1 tun. t . nir. west nas puDiiciy caiiea upon I courts, or course the several states ouzht - ' making It German to the mouth by tnr ana wnn nnn n iu waw - - ,- .,,.,,, .i.k v., ,, of fslr play by showlnv up the Infamy of annexinr Holland with her great tn. cb ,, Mr. McNarr ta i collusion ports. Sini e the Kaiser's battle" I with OswaldJrVeat and is his candidate for to German bases 300 miles to thejsji tne candidates but Mr. McJfary tol1" ift to ! with matters of this kind. - -northeast and must have renewed I withdraw, and has otherwise said that I The Senator wants no interference . V. 1 f.. I. T, n K n I. . . .. . . . . . I ... . ... .... .mnr iiuni'i i ne aesires tne nomination ana ciecuoniwitn an insutuuon wnicn is so pecu- xuoagtt iiouana is cornerea oy wr. of jjr jIcNary. We suppose that Mr. llarly Southern that of the thirty-two niana between Germany and Belgium. West has a right to name his own lynchlngs In the year 1917 thirty were rhe Is In far better position than Ron- candidate for Senator; but we cannot perpetrated In the South. This total mania, for the Utter country fronts be- unmindful of the fact that his In- excludes Uie forty or more negroes " on the Black Sea. where the Russian terference In a Republican contest, for who were murdered In the East St. fleet has been made impotent by the whatever purpose made, is resented by Louis riots, which occurred on the .... prrmauown ui u jano e,o i, many Republicans, it might be wished I border and for which condign pun- - - irerman control -or laraine. wiun that Mr. McNary had made it some-1 isbment was meted out. The South Holland looks out on the North Sea. I what clearer that It Is resented by I era states have done practically noth 1 where the British and allied navies him. I Inir to minish lvnchers. and tha Geor are supreme, n iiouana wouia iaxe Has our Salem friend a different gla Senator would rather continue this immunity than permit Federal Interference only at a time when for eign war makes Internal peace and order a. greater National necessity than ever. But the Senate was so Impressed -roarage and resist Germany, a British I idea of the situation? If so. what Is It? v .. and American Army could join the fittrrt In an attark nn tha nrmtn I Hanks In both Belgium and West- TrTB M.VX WHO OPENED THE CAP. - phalia. and aircraft could use Holland I Few Americans realize how nearly - m 1 a . .. i I tltsi flsinriana Kw--k Vr am tnpriiiph 1 1 r. dry into the great manufacturing front at the beginning of the battle of Georgian argument that It c.t.e. ale.ng the Rhine. .AJn'fn' n.iIarcn f adopted without a rollcall his amend- I nese ron-iaerations may wen maae - '"- " ment striking out the words "or other- the Kaiser pase to provoke Holland of Pcronne southward In front of St wU .. le&vlng tne lyncbera to to war. and they should encourage QuenUn to La Fere was held by the eJrtremeIy tender mercies of the the little country to resist his de- British fifth army under command of uhnritle. tnand. Lleutenant-General Sir Hugh Gough, and was attacked by General von Hutlar a irmr. It waa taken unawares. DEMOCRATIZING TEACHERS' PENSIONS. MTl ISniO TO IHt U.ft I waa driven hwrk and rnnHniMil In I Virtual rnllinKn eit tna r.irniHo It may be well not to expect too retreat until on March 23 It left a gap plan of pensioning professors of in- much in the way of a "back to the eight miles wide between Its left wing stltutions of higher learning, it now . land" movement by soldiers returning and the right wing of General Byngs seems, will prove to be a not unmixed ,' from the front, cither now, as semi- third army, which held the line from evil. Abandonment of the origlnjil ; ; incapacitated men. or later as victors Arras southward to the vicinity of scheme, except that provision has been 'in great war. Discussions and pre- I'eronne. The way waa open for the made to take care of those who in .1 Irtlnna In tha Mil av ku i.rn inn nf R.n.nl wnn tf,rll, a-nnrl ! ,lrJ. Vo' .-nIll. . purely academic basts. The prophets opposite ByngA to push through in expectancy, has been followed by re couM only theorize. In the absence of force, outflank both the third and fifth organization on a basis which con ; precise data and previous experience, armies, reach their rear, cut off their templates, that professors themselves The suggestion, for instance, that I communications and win another land the institutions employing them .young men who had become accus- I Eedan. I shall contribute the cost of insurance, ; tome! to tha life In tha open would! The day was saved by the prompt! the Carnegie Foundation supplying never be content to return to the con-1 action of Major-Oeneral Sandemanl only the means of administration 'Tenement of office or factory seemed I Carey, who scratched together small I otherwise known as the "overhead." reasonable. Neither la there any doubt I force composed of fractions of regi-IThe change holds peculiar interest to .that moat soldiers who are not I meets, engineers, army service corps I teachers because it Indicates an exten--wounded will return In better physical 1 men. aerial mechanics, signal men, I sive and democratic broadening of the - ronditlon than ever to undertake I machine gunners and others to stop I original pension scheme. farming. But there are other consld-1 the gap, also by the blindness of Von I Mr. Carnegie expressly excluded erationa. I der Marwiu to his opportunity. This (from the benefits of his pension plan 1 'r. K. H. Sexton, principal of a I little band filled the breach for. six I all the teachers in denominational technical school In Nova Scotia, said I days of constant fighting, during I schools of higher learning. Necessar- recently In an address before a body I which Bynr drew back hta right wing Illy theological seminaries, as well as ef Canadian manufacturers that those I to form a junction with Gough's left. I colleges under the management of de, who suppoee that the soldier becausel while Foch hurried up French re-1 nomlnatlonal bodies, were excepted , or nui outdoor experience will seek I serves to stiffen the shaken line. It land these Included a considerable . I f on a farm after he returns have I la Quite probable that, but for Gough's I number of schools relatively small filled to take into account the social I retreat the German onslaught might I physically but capable of exercising ns.-ire or the soldier to be in touch I have been a complete failure, for I undoubted spiritual and moral in a 1 mmiiiwi v. jit i.uuuaueaiubta jcu ibuito wuijr iwu uiucs pt- i iiueace. ua new organization wnicn It has been the experience of Nova I fore Arras and only eight miles alls to take over the pension system rcoua uat tne loneliness which I little farther south. The retirement I and has been incorporated under the seems to be concomitant with rural I of hi a ria-ht twentv.ela-ht mlloa waallawa nf th r K Vnrir o ha life leads htm to torn his face toward I due to the necessity of Joining Gough's Teachers' Insurance and Annuity As- tae towns ana cities. A brief survey I left. I soclatlon of America, Is open to all of some two hundred soldiers In three! The whole story will probably show Institutions of higher and professional t i convalescent Homes seems to bear oat that Carey learned of the danger from training. Including theological semi- A this contention. The investigator British airmen, and that Von der Mar- naries. Its trustees are to be chosen found that about 60 per cent had wits was blind to his opportunity be- by the membership, by mail ballot, so Ixxn reared on farms, but that only cause Germany had failed to win air that every beneficiary will have a aoout per cent signified their In-1 supremacy. Throughout the battle I voire In the management. Tsntion or going Back to agriculture. I British airmen ranged at will over the I The favorable effect upon the -TThi. Hv adds, does not look very enemy's lines, shooting down 279 Oer- smaller denominational colleges, how- 2J hopeful for those who wish to get sol- man plane in less than a week, bomb- ever, is more far-reaching than ap- - -liters back to the land In th Kasf tag and shooting up his troops, billets, pears on the surface. It has come to " There are. however, some other fae- railroads and munition dumps. Their pass In the past twelve years that a " tors wnicn indicate tost u is too early I activity may so effectually have pre-1 kind of "unfair competition" for pro ...to generalize safely on either aide of vented German observation that the feasors has been built up because the .!.-h nueetloo. There Is at present a enemy could not learn of the road to prospect of death benefit and retire- -pressing demand for men la man a- victory which lay open. How much ment annuity made positions in the ficmrtng industries which may or more might have been dore If the Institutions on the accepted list more may not coutinu after the war enda promised thousands of American air- desirable. The professor might be im- Fomethlr.g will depend upon whether men had been flying over the German bued with high sense of the dignity a- agriculture or outer industries oner I uses, wcer ail movements were made I of his calling, and duty to his school. the better Inducements. Nor Is It eer- j in the open, giving fine opportunity I and yet realize that his obligation to tain uii a way wui not Be ronnd to to innict severe loss on the enemy, to his family required him to place hlm- .rob farm life of some of its loneliness, destroy the morale and to throw his self In the way f the pension benefit. HoMlers returning from France may forces Into confusion. Ultimately this made a serious prob- have been Impressed with the custom Appointment of such a man as lent for the religious and denomina- tt Europeans who llv In villages I Gough to command the British army I tional colleges, which lost some of from wulrn they go to their farms to I at the critical point of junction with I their best men and experienced diffi- "t:tl tb land. It. is true that farm I th French, where It was foreseen that I culty In obtaining others. Some col- anita in Europe are comparatively I th Germans would attack, can ba ex- I loses were strong enouch to nrovirl mall, but a way may be found to plained only by favoritism. He is one systems of pensions on their own ac- adapt th plan to conditions In Amer- of th o!Bcera who attempted to re- count, but 'there were many which lea. With th single objection that It sign rather than obey orders In the could not. The latter ar rejoicing l sometimes lonely, who will say that Ulster crisis of 1911. When British not Jn th downfall of th pension the farmer's life Is not attractive? victories on th Ancre In the Winter plan, but in the establishment of a Ther ar other signs that rural life of 19K-1? had laid the Germans open basis' which makes tha educational Is. going to be changM In some re- to disaster, he was asleep at the switch standard, and not secular character, -pecU The community spirit Is grow- and lt them begin their retreat un- the only test "lug everywhere. Farmers ar begin- impeded. He commanded In Flanders The Carnegie experiment is inter ning to learn that they can have a so- at th opening of th campaign la esUng lor iU educational value in a large sense. It has shown, for ex ample, that there are tasks too big even for" one of the richest men in the world to undertake privately. The multitude of professors themselves will be able to accomplish, by united action, that which a multimillionaire could not by himself. To have lim ited the benefits of the system to few Institutions, and to prevent it from outgrowing the capacity of even a most generous fund, would have created undesirable aristocracy educational Institutions, which no one who appreciates the genius of Mr. Carnegie's desires would have be lieved him capable of seeking. He undoubtedly was concerned with the good of education as a whole. So first one limitation and then another was removed, and the time came when the venture broke down of its own weight The saving to those already involved of the equities which they had acquired was accom plished only by an additional donation which was a pure benevolence. Here after pensions will be paid for by the beneficiaries, and will be on a busi ness basis and will be the professors as a matter of right. Out of the new system also will come a new test of the ability of Americans to co-operate on a large scale in the management of a mutual enterprise. Ultimate scope of the association will be limited only by the number of teachers In higher Institu tions In the United States. Their in terests will be diversified and geo graphically they will represent every section of the country. .A huge ad- mlnlstratlve problem is Involved, and its success depends upon themselves. In the hurly-burly of. lively and doubtful contests over various offices at Friday's primary, the prospect emerges clearly that Mr. Thomas M. Hurlburt will be renominated for Sheriff of Multnomah County by large majority, and will, of course, be elected In November. The record of Sheriff Hurlburt is admirable. His methods are not spectacular, but they are clean-cut and thorough, and they get results. It has devolved upon him to undertake enforcement in Mult nomah County of the prohibition law. An official not rigidly devoted to his duty might have done far less for the apprehension of liquor-law violators and for the suppression of the traffic in all its many phases without sus. picion that he was lax or inefficient for prohibition in its practical opera tion presents many opportunities for evasion and collusion, and the public knows it. Yet' hero in Multnomah prohibition prohibits, measurably, and will probably prohibit completely, as time goes on, and as law violators learn that such officials as Sheriff Hurlburt cannot be cajoled or reached. So it Is with other departments of the responsible office of Sheriff. It Is well filled, and the public will make no mistake In re-electing Mr. Hurlburt It is important for the war gardener to appreciate the dual purpose of cul tivation of the soil with the hoe if he is to obtain the maximum benefit from his efforts this season. It is de sirable. In the first place, to remove all weeds as soon as possible, because they deprive the vegetables of plant food necessary to their growth, but mere weed removal is not enough. Cultivation which is shallow but which maintains a fine layer of dust on the surface prevents the evaporation of moisture, and is particularly neces sary In advance of a dry Summer. Most war gardens will not be large enough to require elaborate imple ments, and it Is surprising what won ders can be accomplished with the old reliable hoe, wielded with vim. There are some fine points of effi ciency In hoeing, but muscle atones for a multitude of omissions. As Press Sees Campaign. I'pstate Newspapers Express Varied Views aa to Candidates. Only Self la Mind. Lebanon Criterion. There is now little if any doubt that the movement of ex-Governor West in launching his campaign for the Demo cratic nomination for United States Senator to succeed Senator McNary, and his subsequent offer of withdrawal provided that all candidates, both Dem ocratic and Republican, withdraw from the contest, excepting Senator McNary, thus leaving a clear field to the present incumbent, was made and carried out as a well-laid plan to boost his own chances as well as to discredit one and all of his opponents, both Democratic and Republican. Cusiek's Record Good. Condon Times. E. D. Cusick, of Albanyi who has served the people of Lane and Linn counties in the State Senate for eight years, is now a candidate for the Re publican nomination of State Senator and his name will be found on the bal lot lor that office. Mr. Cuslck's record In the Senate Is a good one and should stand him in good stead in his race. He was a strong sup porter of a workable rural credits law and a staunch supporter of paying women the same wages as men when they ferform the same amount of work. Democratic Press for Olcott. St. Helens Mist. Have you noticed that almost every Democratio paper in Oregon is support ing Olcott for Governor? Isn't It rather strange that the Democratic press should take such an interest in the se lection of a Republican candidate, or in view of the accomplishments of the Chamberlain-West-Olcott combination, is it wtrange? In our opinion, it will be Withycombe first Simpson second, Olcott third and Moser a poor fourth. Republicans, don't let the Democratic press fool you again. Re-election Is Deserved. Woodburn Independent. Ralph E. Williams, Republican Na tional Committeeman, is circulating- pe titions throughout the state for the placing- of a proposed constitutional amendment upon the November ballot giving absent soldiers the right to vote at primary and general elections. With out doubt there will be a large major ity for such an amendment. An Amer ican cannot well vote in the negative. Mr. Williams Is a home champion of the soldier boys in service. ADVICE OX CITY MEASURES. Ordinance regulating jitneys. Vote 101 Jio. Mill tax to pay Increased city ex penses during the war. Vote 103 Yea. Differential In favor of home in dustry. Vote 104 Yes. Two-platoon system.- Vote 107 No. . Water bond refund. Vote 108 Yea. Free garbage collection system and authority for 1 mill tax. Vote 111 No. Additional method of collecting delinquent assessments by bonding method. Vote 112 Yea. Act authorizing transfer of un used balances to general fund. Vote 114 Yea. ' Jitney ordinance. Vote 117 No. . Relinquishment of tolls and charges a s s e s s ed against streetcar company and au thorizing tax instead. Vote 119 No. In Other Days. An Unconstitutional Platform. Woodburn Independent We always thought a Governor exe cutes the laws and does not make them but if Harley is elected Governor he HOW MORATORIUM AFFECTS TAXES Provisions of Soldiers' and Sallora' Civil Relief Bill on Subject. PORTLAND. May 13. (To the Edi tor.) What are the provisions of the moratorium law recently enacted by Congress? Can property in which an enlisted man has an interest be sold for unpaid installments of bonded street improvements or delinquent taxes? READER. The provisions of .the soldiers' and sailors' civil relief act affecting taxes ana assessments follow: Section 500 1. (Taxes and Assessments) That tha provisions or this section shall ap ply when any taxes or assessments, wnetber general or special, falling due during the period of military service la respect of real property owned and occupied for dwelling or business purposes by a person in mili tary service or his dependents at the com mencement of his period of military serv ice and still so occupied by his dependents or employes are not paid. 2. (Enforcement of Collection Stay.) When any person in military service, or any person In hisbehaf. shall file with the collector of taxes or other officer whose duty It 1s to enforce th collection of taxes or as sessments, an affidavit showing (a) that a tax or assessment has been assessed upon property which Is the subject of this sec tion, (b) that such tax or assessment is unpaid, and (c) that by reason of such mil itary service the ability ot such person to pay such tax or assessment is materially affected, no sale of such property shall be mad to enforce the collection of such tax or assessment, or any proceeding or action for aucn purpose commenced, except upon leave of court granted upon .an application made therefor by such collector or other officer. The court thereupon may stay- such proceedings or sale, as provided in this act, for a period extending not more than six months after the termination of the war. 8. (Redemption of Property Sold or For feited.) When by such law such property may bo sold or forfeited to enforce the col lection of such tax or assessment, such per son in military service shall have the right to redeem, or commence an action to re deem, such property, at any time not later than six months after the termination of such service, but in no case later than six months after the termination of tha war; but this shall not be taken to shorten any Twenty-five Years Ago. From Ths Oregonlan, May 14. 1893. Chicago Despite a chilly wind and a leaden sky. visitors were not fright ened away from the fair grounds this morning. It was estimated that some 60,000 people paid admissions to tha grounds. Astoria The run of fish improved considerably today, and the Astoria canneries together packed 4700 salmon. averaging 22 pounds in weight. A select party of ladies and, gentle men are clubbing together to charter a sleeping car for the Chicago world's lair. Key West, Fla. Advice from Cubit to the insurgents here bids them not despair or give up. It is stated that 3000 men are in line, ready to embark for Cuba. In the Autumn, maneuvers of the German army on the vastest scale ever attempted will pe held between Treves. Metz and Strasburg. will see that tho people of Oregon have at least beer and light wines either by rI r hera.fter orovided bv th passing something over the head of the uws of any state or territory for such re constitution or uregon or ignoring it demption. and permitting the breaking of state 4. (Unpaid Taxi's or Assessment: laws. Probably that is just his un constitutional platform put up to the Fifty Years Abo. From The Oregonlan, May 14, 1S6S. The Willamette Iron Works yester day cast a wheel weighing er 60VI) pounds, to be used as a driving wheel in Estes & Stimpson's sawmill. It is 14 feet in diameter the largest, per haps, ever cast in the state. Memphis, Tenn. Southern Democ racy Is likely to get well ventilated through the breaking up of a den of the Ku-Klux Klan in this city. Honolulu The eruption is by far one of the greatest that history has ever recorded, and. sadly enough, has lost about 100 lives of Hawaiians no white men. In the City Council an ordinance pro viding fotsthe improvement of Front street was, on motion, taken from the table and referred to the committee on streets and public property. A New Yprk correspondent says that Parton, the author of the articles in the Atlantic, on Chicago, St. Ixmis, etc.. has been paid as high, as $700 for a single magazine article Inter At Penalties.) -Whenever any tax or aS' sessment Bhall not bo paid -when due, such tax or assessment due and unpaid snail Dear people on the eve of National prohibi- nterest untn pBid at the rate of 8 per tion. King WeU Qualified. Drewsey Pioneer Sun. Hon. Will R. King, chief counsel of the Reclamation Service, will make the race for the nomination for United States Senator of Oregon before the centum per annum, and no other penalty or interest shall ba Incurred by reason of such non-payment. Any lien ior sucn un paid tax or assessment shall also include such Interest thereon. Debt of United States. CORBETT. Or.. May 12. (To the Ed i v A klnfntir nloea vrlflh SE80 ZSVir kno the latesrepo;; of theunited der'stand the needs, rights and justice States' National debt. Also what was ue the people here more than Will R. King and none are better qualified to J Germany? MTRA M. ROSS. represent this state than he. ' Campaign Typifies Localities. Baker Herald. The Stanfleld campaign is along broad constructive lines, free from snobblsh- Since the discontinuance of the pub lication of the dally United States Treasury statement, precise figures as to the present net debt of the United States are not available. A close estl Ther are forty-eight states in the Union and the twenty-four new avla tion camps cannot go around; yet Senator Chamberlain is the big man in the war works, and he might at least drop a feather on Oregon once In a while. There is a bill In Congress to give s the equivalent of the "V. C.." and must become law. Not that Tank needs a decoration to do his best on the battlefield, but it will look fine in later years. The real Socialist, simple-minded believer In altruism, seldom is ar rested. The bogus one. Inspired by hatred of progress and success, gets behind the bars as fast as the law can get him. There are occasions when man must realize his littleness. A notable case Just now Is that of Dr. Roberts, of Waukesha, whose alleged affinity is on trial for killing his wife. After you have eaten all kinds of potato this week, try them baked again, eating skin and all, and be surprised to find how good they are that way. The latest from the front tells of three Tanks charging & Hun sniping post and killing five, retiring without a scratch. And the Americans barely are in it as yet. The Hun never will land on our shores. That is certain; but let us fix him so he can land nowhere but In the place It is impolite to mention. If the other fellow's shirt la a bit shady, remember the laundries have added a S per cent to the 10 per cent tilt of a few months ago. Poland, hogtied, bucked and gagged. is handed over to Germany. Freedom has less chance to shriek than -when Koscluszko fell. When 1500 slackers -are taken In one night' raid in Duluth, Minn., there must be thousands of them else here. Whenever one reads of the Kaiser telling of his confidence In tfie al mighty, a thought of Belgium arises, Is the Forty-five Club too busy packing lunch boxes and baskets to hold one of Its Inspiring meetings? There need be little distress over the one cent more for the loaf. Eat little less, but eat the crusts. The holes in the cheese in the sand wich are a natural kind of conserva HIndenburg dead Is misleading. Drunk, probably, over his "victory." That snow storm in Wyoming means more grass for the Ftock. All these would-be judges are wel come to the title after Friday, ess and malicious attack onen and mate, however, would De ,uuu.uuo.uuu, fair in every way, just as tho great not including the proceeds of the third Eastern Oregon country is open and liberty loan, which is now an obliga- fair in all affairs of life, while the -inn aim Inst tha Government, but the McNary campaign is one contemptuous eeda of wnIch nave not Deea ex line of backbiting, scandal mongering, I ,K ... petty whining, such as only can em anate from Salem. Credit to State. Wheeler Reporter. This paper is interested in seeing Mr. 1916, was 11,058,289,750, and on June 30, 1917. it was 11.908.635,223. Appeal for Retnrn of Photo. PORTLAND. May 13. (To the Edi- Stanfleld successful, as in him the state tor.) On Tuesday, April 31, I lost a of Oregon will find a man of sterling I large photo or my nusDana taaen in worth to everv community of this com- his uniform at Fort Myer. a. I left mninrnitb. Mr stanfloiri'a nhnitv aa a I it on the Alberta car that left town broadmlnded business man is unquas- about 1:16 P. M. or else on the eteps tioned and that same ability applied oi tne oixm-oiri , X to National affairs in the United States Dental College, East Sixth and Oregon Senate will bring credit to both his streets. home state and the Nation. I have advertised for it. but so far nave naa no results. Glutton for Publicity. sureiy. it wouia oe oi no .u. iu i anyone out iiiyaoii. . Beaverton Times. I - T t wm.M e-lnrtlv renav the me newspapers oi tue Biam are noi ,- rn1Inri it if he would nlease wasting any time just now in enons .. if . to figure out "how old is Ann," since MRS. H. GOLDSWORTHT, uswam ana nis new piunge into tne 149 Grand avenue. East 366. uregon political arena rurnisnes a live 1 topic for discussion. Nothing pleases I the ex-Governor more than newspaper I publicity, and he is getting value re- I Case Still Pending. PORTLAND. May 13. (To the Editor.) celved," 'no difference how the vote f ; In " .re?0" City news item entitled goes. 'o eed for Change, St. Helens Mist. We think the Republicans of Oregon -""-":r..r ".Z.ZZ correspondent is in error. "Pot of Gold Case Ended," your eorre- qpondent states that in the estate of W. H. Hoffman, of Clackamas County, that the administratrix' contentions were sustained in' the County Court, return McNary to the Senate. He has made good and stands high in the Coun cils of the Nation's lawmaking body. Bob Stanfleld is a fine fellow, good business man and a patriotic gentle man; so Is McNary. Columbia County is for McNary, and we hope the state will do as does Columbia. The Supreme Court inadvertently made an order dismissing the appeal. This order has been vacated and the matter is still pending in the Supreme Court. HENRX S. WESTBKOOK. Stanfleld Is Builder. McMInnville Telephone Register. This paper hopes that Mr. Stanfleld will have an opportunity to beat Os- Franlc Too Freely fsed. DanA, Tt7fll iron. . rani.ntiii, ritiun n-hn wald West, and it believe he can do it might otherwise have given the Sena- If nominated. Vote for him, every man tor (McNary) his approval will, after a ana woman w " "" few moments' thought, show his opln- named for Senator who has made a sig- -a ,... in,- . I nal success of hi3 business, as testified ernment postage frank for disguised to his home people, and who has i ii,ir k .,,, fnw. hi, built up a home market for wool which ponent. THOIJGHT9. Who launches but one helpful thought has started vital power. That gathers to It other thoughts and grows from hour to hour: For thought- Is power that rules tho world without it naught is done: And, oh, the million thoughts we launch from rise to set of sun! TIs thought that sets the table in the early morning hours. That makes the mush and muffins and fills the vase with flowers; Thought gets the children ready and it starts them off to school; And thought begins the ironing while yet the day i3 cool! Thought builds the great sky scrapers, and it paints the picture rare; Thought guides the mighty armies in the conflict "over there"; Thought mutilates and amputates, it garners and destroys; 'Tis father of all agonies and mother of all Joys! Thoughts left to aimless wandering are seldom strong or well; They meet with dwarfed companions and they sicken 'neath the spell; But thoughts well trained are powerful, like soldiers strong and true To draw upon in time of need, when danger threatens you! GRACE E. HALL. o It 00 m Shortage Down Town. PORTLAND, May 13. (To the Edi tor.) The Oregonlan quotes Mr. Milton Frledenrich as reporting a great scarci ty of rooms downtown available for worklngmen. I have made some personal investi gation of this matter since reading the article, and I learn that there are many comfortable, in fact, desirable, rooms for rent at reasonable rates, along Sixth street, from Burnside to the Union depot, and I have no doubt that they are equally as plentiful on other streets, between Burnside and Hoyt streets. ' In one particular instance the day clerk at a medium price hotel In formed me, whilo on my investigation, that they had 40 vacant rooms whicli they would be glad to rent permanent ly, at a very reasonable rate. Person ally. I have approximately 20 rooms. clean, comfortable and well furnished. to rent at a reasonable rental. J. M. RANKIN. Service With Allies by American. CORBETT. Or.. May 13. (To tho Editor.) There has been discussion over a question which has not been settled and we thought you could answer it satisfactorily. A young iel- ow joined the Canadian forces in the Summer of 1916. He is an American. He was born here and his folks have ved here for many generations as far as we know and his relatives all live n this country. Does he deserve a star in the service flag? READER. There ought to be no objection to representing him on the service flag. There are no official regulations gov erning the matter. Address of Official. MONMOUTH. Or.. May 12. (To tho Editor.) What is the address of out- state biologist, W. L. Finley? FAIlMErTS Wlr'K. Address Portland. him at Oregon Building, has greatly encouraged sheep hus bandry in the state of uregon, Efficiency Is Admired. ., T,ik. I Moser Ticketed for First Place. xtr nt..tt 1 I McMinnville Telephone-Register. 11 IT f V Vfcla V f UUIIlVUiltlBlVU - ..... . hi. wnrfh anri affitanov a. Kaz-ratnrv Mr. MOSOT BSS IBe aOUlty IO maKS of State, is without doubt the best cal- the speech of a statesman, as all can culated to give Oregon an Ideal govern- testify who have heard him. A good ment of the five Republican aspirants, public appearance stands the Governor Moreover, he Is the only one of the 01 a state m . . five who can beat Walter Pierce next Many newspapers of the state, who FalL know Mr. Moser's merits, concede to him the first place in the coming eiec tion. Needs ef State Known. -KMAat wftAri ITalfA rmmtvl Trihune A vote for Robert N. Stanfleld for V nf ortunate In Snpport. United States Senator is a vote for a I Corvallls Gazette-Times. man who is well qualified to fill the of- McNary and Stanfield both seem to flee. He knows the needs of Eastern be playing in hard luck. McNary has Orecron makes it his home and is the support of the Oregon Journal, Oz actually interested In anything that I West and all the Democrats and So- tends toward the development or bet- clalista, while mayor riariey; nas come terment of conditions. Bapaort ef Wlthyeombe Merited, Brownsville Times. We feel that the administration of Governor Withycombe has been a credit to Oregon and as supporters of hlselec- out for Stanfleld. About the only re course either of them has would be to repudiate the whole bunch. Let Republicans Do Own Picking. Hlllsboro Independent. Does West figure on help or ruin tion to this office we are glad to be I If the former, how; if the latter, why? able to look back over his record and lis there a nigger in the woodpile, and recommend tj our readers that he be if so when will he emerge? But when returnea ana xeei we are out. biviuk i meao miusa io ugius wjlucu xicpuu Governor Withycombe a support that I licans might as well go about their he merits after he has been tried. business ana do tneir own picking. Qalck to Reajrand. I The Man to Beat West, Sclo Tribune. I Condon Times. No Senator from Oregon has gotten 1 If Mr. Stanfleld gets the Republican himself into the Senatorial harness so nomination he will beat Oswald West quickly, nor has any 8enator we have to a frazzle next November and It Is up had. 01a or new, responaea to a can 1 to the .Republican voters to give him a rom Oregon for anything more meri- chance by marking their ballots for torlous than Memory, 1 nim next Friday. Telephone Operators in France. PARKPLACE, May 12. (To the Edi tor.) Please publish the qualifications ecessary Ior a leiepnone operator in France? ELISE I FREELAND. She must be 25 years old or over and be able to speak French fluently. 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