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PORTT.AJiD, THURSDAY. JCLT IS. 1918.
WAYS TO PRODUCE MORE FOOD.
While the American Confess rests
American soldiers fight as they never
fought before and send the Hun reel
ing back In defeat. The explanation
offered for the recess of Congress Is
that the weather is hot, that the most
Important business revision of the
war revenue law cannot be prepared
for several weeks, and that other leg
islation can very well wait. So Con
gress rests.
But there is much other legislation
which should be enacted at this ses
sion, for it would both aid us In the
war and prepare for the domestic
settlement which Is to follow. First
is the water power bill, which has
been reported to the House and which
has some prospect of passing, though
some fanatic may block Its way. Of
almost equal Importance Is provision
for reclamation of waste land, in order
that food production may be lmmedl
ately increased and that homes may
be provided for soldiers who will wish
to go on the land after tney return.
Secretary of the Interior Lane has
proposed a broad general scheme for
reclamation of all kinds of waste land
- arid, swamp and logged-off but he
proposes only investigation and prep
aration until the war ends, when he
would employ soldiers in reclaiming
the land they are to live on. That is
good so far as the future is con
cerned, but the world calls for food
now and we need to Increase produc
tion next year.
Representative Sinnott has told the
House how this can be done. He men
tioned several projects In Oregon
which had been examined and ap
proved by the Reclamation Bureau,
which could be completed in two years
some of them in one year and
which could produce thirty to fifty
bushels of wheator its equivalent in
other food per acre. In Oregon alone
there are 1,000,000 acres of such land,
which could yield 30,000,000 to 60,
000,000 bushels of wheat or Its equiva
lent. In all the arid land states there
are 17,000,000 acres of such land,
which could produce half a billion
bushels of wheat or other food. Mr.
Binnott asks that less money be spent
on agricultural Investigation and that
more be spent on preparing for actual
production.
The stereotyped objection to all
such proposals Is that neither money
nor labor is available. If, as we are
often told, "food will win the war,"
money should be as readily available
for a project which will produce food
a year hence as for any other war
work. As for labor, several thousand
interned enemy aliens are eating their
heads off in idleness, and they could
be employed to the profit of both thelf
health and their pockets. The Ameri
can Army is gathering in a few thou
sand German prisoners, and may be
expected to capture many more before
snow falls. If they should be mora
numerous than can be employed be
hind the lines In France, many might
be sent to America In otherwise empty
transports to make the land grow food
for the allies, for it will be easier and
cheaper to feed them in this country
than in France.
Passage of a bill embodying these
points should not occupy Congress for
many days. If any members should
object to lengthening the session to
that extent, let them remember that
the boys in France go right on fight
ing. It should be no hardship to go
right on legislating.
ONLT FOR WAR EMERGENCIES.
The Senate seems incapable of
learning that the emergencies of war
cannot await the conclusion of com
mittee hearings extending over sev
eral weeks until it has been prodded
Into action. The same reasons for
haste do not exist in the case of tele
graph and telephone lines as in the
case of railroads, but there are urgent
reasons nevertheless. Uninterrupted
wire communication is necessary to
the proper conduct of modern war.
and serious interruption was threat
ened by the raising of the union issue.
Every means of conciliation had been
rejected by the companies and a
strike had only been warded off by
the President's move for Government
operation. If the strike had come, it
might not have taken many employes
away from the telegraph lines, but it
might have proved the beginning of
serious labor disturbance.
Postmaster - General Burleson has
opposed unionism among postal em
ployes so strongly that he can hardly
be expected to favor It among tele
graph employes, but he would cer
tainly give heed to the valid com
plaints of the latter, while the ob
duracy of President Carlton indicates
readiness to hold out regardless of
consequences. There was no other
course open except for the Govern
ment to step in and commandeer the
service, and the Senate should have
recognized the emergency and acted
promptly.
Opposition and moves for delay
were doubtless inspired largely by
apprehension lest' Mr. Burleson seize
the opportunity to keep the wires un
der Federal control, once he had them
In his power, and thus to realize his
oft-expressed desire. There is no more
Justification for anticipating the Judg
ment of the people on the permanent
fate of telegraphs and telephones than
on that of railroads. That Judgment
should be given in the comparative
calm of normal times. But it would
be as unfair, through fear that an
accomplished fact could not be un
done, to prevent Government opera
tion when a war emergency demanded
It, as It would be to use that emer
Cency to Impose permanently: on the
country a policy to which, they had
assented only for such an emergency.
Both for the sake of prompt action
to meet the necessities of -war and
for the sake of fair discussion of
after-war problems, there should be
common consent that no extraordinary
measures adopted for war shall be
taken as fixed for times of peace.
FALLEN OS THE FIELD OF HONOR. '
Had I a dozen sons, each In my love
alike 1 had rather eleven, died
nobly than one voluptuously surfeit out of
action. C ortolan us. Act 1, Scene 3.
Theodore Roosevelt sought to serve
his country in France: but the oppor
tunity was denied him. But he gave
his four sons, and now one of them
has died gloriously the death of a sol
dier. The father and mother, torn by
the anguish that pervades every
parent's heart, when the final sacri
fice has been made, yet say they are
glad that he had the chance to render
some service to his country.
After all, the record of duty done is
complete with young Quentin Roose
velt. No more can be chiseled on the
Judgment roll for anyone. There it
will stand for all eternity.
Mr. Roosevelt and the mother of the
four Roosevelt sons should have a
solemn pride in the fact that no one
of their four sons has failed them, or
their country, In its emergency. Not
an Idler, or a profligate, or a spender,
or a malingerer, among them not
one. The stern hand of the law must
take certain young men by the collar,
and drag them from the ways of ease
and dissipation to the arduous paths
of duty and service. Nothing but the
compulsion of conscience sent a Roose
velt tothe front. There they will stay
until the chapter Is closed;
GIVING THE KAISER HIS DCE.
From among the mass of documents
and data published in the Official
Bulletin of the Bureau of Public In
formation, July 11, we take this Interesting-
cablegram from the com
manding General of the American Ex
peditionary Forces:
A St. Louis, Mo., paper recently received
here states that a sergeant, one of 50 men
sent back In connection with the liberty loan
campaign. Is making speeches In which he
states:
"The Germans give poisoned candy to the
children to eat and hand grenades for them
to play with. They show glee at the chil
dren's dying writhings and laugh aloud
when the grenades explode. I saw one
American boy, about 17 years old, who had
been captured by the Germans, come back
to our trenches. He -had cotton in and about
his ears. I asked some one what the cotton
was for.
44 "The Germans cut off his ears and sent
him back to tell us they want to fight men,'
was the answer. They feed Americans tu
berculosis germ's."
As there is no foundation whatever. In
fact, for such statements based on any ex
perience we have had, I recommend that
this sergeant. If the. statements quoted
above were made by him, be immediately
returned for duty here, and that the state
ments be contradicted. ' PERSHING.
Give the devil his due. There are
some infamies he does not commit,
for they are not worth while. The
reason, and the sole reason. Is that
they have no relation to the immedi
ate military purposes' of Kultur. No
motive of humanity, no mother's tears,
no daughter's virtue, no children's
ears, or eyes, or hands, or body, would
stay Frightfulness In the development
of its imperial aims. "We are com
pelled," says Pastor Baumgarten, "to
carry on this war with a cruelty, a
ruthlessnes3, an employment of every
imaginable device, unknown in any
previous war."
The faithful pastor speaks with full
knowledge of Germany's methods. The
world knows, too, the truth, or much
of it.
INTLCENZA,
The epidemic of influenza recently
reported in Spain, which is developing
Into one of the worst visitations of this
malady in history, probably had its
focus on the battlefields of France and
Flanders during the early Spring' of
fensive of the Germans, and it pre
sents another historic Instance of the
spread of infections by great wars. It
is known that the Germans were seri
ously afflicted about that time. Span
ish scientists credit the theory that
the germs now taking toll from them
are of German origin. Their conclu
sions are not shaken by the fact that
the intervening territory was not much
affected. There was no epidemic of
proportions In France.
The malady only followed its cus
tomary course in flitting from one
point to another far distant. The rea
son for this has never been found,
but the fact has ample verification in
experience. Most persons will recall
the similar epidemic of 1889, which
was remarkable for Its extensive
spread. It is now known to have
originated in Central Asia, to have
Jumped to Siberia, to the Scandinavian
countries and to Germany and Eng
land. A little later It was developed
in Tunis. It crossed the Atlantic to
Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, and
found its way to Australia- Boston
bore the brunt of its onslaught in
the United States, but it also was
experienced on the Pacific Coast. A
peculiar phase was Its choice of lo
calities for attack. In some cities It
was virulent, in others benign. In
others it did not appear at all. No
sooner did the people begin to think
the world was rid of it than It would
break out in a new place.
The world has suffered from some
fifty visitations of Influenza since au
thentic history began to be written.
There was a dreadful epidemic in
1173. A pestilence which may have
been influenza devastated France in
1311. All Europe in 1610 suffered
from the plague, which arose in
Africa, and there was a repetition of
the experience in 1557, the disease
this time having its origin In Asia-
There were numerous "grippe years'
at irregular intervals after that. Peo
pie on vessels in the open sea were
attacked. Islands were not Immune.
The highest mortality of record re
suited from an epidemic in 1847.
It is one of the penalties we pay
for commerce that diseases are spread
to the uttermost ends of the earth. It
is not possible to confine them within
limits so long as human beings seek
the society of one another. The epi
demic which originated with the Ger
man army, and is now working havoc
in Spain, may appear upon our own
shores at any time. We cannot quar
antine against It, but we can adopt
preventive measures, which, if they
are sternly practiced and patiently
persisted in, will minimize the evil. It
is chiefly important to recognize the
highly infectious character of in
fluenza and to be on the watch for
early symptoms. Victims should be
promptly Isolated. Even their table
utensils and clothing should be disin
fected. Boiling water kills the germ.
The old custom. of regarding influenza
as "only a bad cold," to be made light
of, was wrong. It should be taken
seriously. It contains the possibility
of greatly lowering the efficiency of
an entire nation.
It is the duty of those who even
suspect that they have influenza to put
themselves on the safe side. To say
nothing of the extreme inconvenience
which may be caused to individuals,
there is the menace to our capacity
for work that needs to be done. Men
and women afflicted with influenza
are In no condition to wage a war.
HIS IDEA.
A contemporary Indulges In a con
temptuous fling at Governor Withy
combe because he suggested in an in
terview that Portland. Astoria and
Coos Bay "begin now building a mer
chant fleet," in order to prepare for
the era of maritime expansion to fol
low the war.
"He has captured an idea," sneers
the paper. "Where or how he-got it
is no matter. He got it somewhere
and he is now displaying it to admir
ing mankind." The futility of the
idea is then sought to be shown in
the explanation that the Government
will not now allow ships to be built
on private account.
Clearly, Governor Withycombe
sought to adjure the several com
munities most concerned to lay their
plans for the building and sailing of
ships after the war. The idea is
sound. It Is in accord with public
policy and public duty. It is appro
priate that the Governor should seek
to keep it before the general mind.
. But whether It Is a good Idea or
not, there is another idea which Gov
ernor Withycombe has had, all his
own, and has cultivated and fostered.
until it is the crowning glory of bis
administration, and the pride of a
grateful state. It is the idea of pa
triotism "and patriotic duty. From
the first he hewed to the line of
loyalty, and let the chips fall where
they would. He never trimmed, nor
side-stepped, nor faltered not once.
He played no politics, party or per
sonal, and he forgot his candidacy for
re-election. He never asked what was
expedient, but always what was right
and best; and he did it. He was told
that be would alienate powerful
groups of voters, and they would de
feat him. But he went straight ahead,
because deep-rooted in his soul was
the consciousness that the Nation was
in peril, a great responsibility rested
on him, and weakness or doubt or
half-measures would injure the Great
Cause. If he were beaten, the Na
tional welfare would yet have been
conserved.
But he was not beaten for renoml
nation; and he will not be beaten for
re-election. The people know that the
spirit and zeal of the Governor In
high aims are perfect; and they will
give their proper weight to all the
Journalistic and other voices of a
coerced and belated patriotism that
would turn him out of office.
CO-WORKERS IN THE SAME CAUSE.
Capitalists and captains of industry
were favorite objects of denunciation
among privates in the ranks of indus
try only a very few years ago. If
such men had stood before an audi
ence of worklngmen and had con
demned other worklngmen for strik
ing, they could not have got a hear
ing and they might have been mobbed.
When Charles Piez, captain of in
dustry in the service of the Nation,
stood before an audience of working-
men and denounced the Oakland
bollermaker-3 for striking and thereby
delaying ships needed in the war, he
was not only applauded, but was
interrupted with such exclamations
as: "They act like Germans"; "Stand
them up against the wall," and "Turn
them over to us; we'll handle them
That incident reveals a profound
change in the mental attitude of both
employers and workmen. It shows
that both have confidence In the ma
chinery provided by the Government
for adjustment of industrial disputes,
but, more important, it shows that
both realize that they are co-workers
in the common cause of their coun
try, that they have met on this com
mon ground and have interests in
common which are Imperiled by ces
sation of work anywhere in the
United States.
That realization is a good augury
for the future. It encourages hope
that old - antagonisms have passed,
never to be revived in their former
intensity, and that the methods of
peaceful adjustment of which the
Wage Adjustment Board is an ex
ample will become permanent means
of bringing about that consummation.
KQCITABLK WAS TAXES.
There is little room for doubt that.
If Congress should adopt the chlof
recommendations of Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo. it would be able
to raise one-third of the war expend!
tures for the next fiscal year by taxa
tion without placing too heavy a bur
den on Industry and business. The
principal sources from which war
revenue may be derived are plainly
Indicated in Mr. McAdoo's letter to
Chairman Kltchin, of the House ways
and means committee, and they are
easily reached. If Congress will ap
proach the subject with a single pur
pose to obtain the needed revenue
from those persons and corporations
which are best able to pay without
undue disturbance of business, many
or the difficulties will prove to be
Imaginary.
The worst defect of the present war
revenue law is that it confounds ex
cess profits with war profits, though
It Is notorious that many business in
stitutions were making excessive profit
before the war and particularly before
the United States entered the war.
But Congress lumped pre-war excess
profits with war profits under the
name of "excess war profits" and sub
Jected both to a graduated scale of
taxation. After adopting the profits of
the three years before the war as basis
of .calculation for war profits. Con
gress declared that all in excess of 9
per cent should be taxed as excess
war profits, though many businesses
had been paying more than 9 per cent
for many more years before the war.
These two provisions are utterly In
consistent and conflicting, and have
been the chief cause of confusion In
interpreting the law. There is no
reason why the tax on excess pre
war profits should not be consolidated
with the income tax, nor why a grad
uated scale of excess profit tax, ris
ing in percentage with the percent
age of profit on invested capital,
should hot be adopted for peace as
well as for war. It need only be made
much higher for war than for peace,
and, when the principle had been es
tabllshed, the scale could be varied
from year to year with the needs of
the Government.
War profits are something entirely
distinct from excess profits. They are
made In war only and presumably as
a. result of war, while excess profits
have been earned in peace also. As a
matter of abstract justice. Congress
could absorb all war profits by taxa
tion, but as a matter of practical
economics it would not probably be
wise to tax them more than 80 per
cent, as the British government has
done. By so doing the Government
offers an Inducement to realize such
profits, only to be handed over to the
Treasury, and pays the other 20 per
cent as a commission for realizing
them. It makes the taxpayer work to
earn money for the Nation. After the
remaining 20 per cent had passed into
Individual hands, it would be subject
to the personal income tax, so that
only a small part would escape from
the treasury.
The very nature of war profits re
quires that all be taxed at the same
rate, not on a graduated scale. A com
pany capitalized at $100,000 which
earns $5000 more in war than in peace
should be compelled to hand over
$4000 of this sum to the Government
for Just the same reason that a com
pany capitalized at $1,000,000 which
earns $50,000 In war profits should
hand over $40,000. In both cases the
money is the profit of war. retention
of which by private Individuals Is
abhorrent to the moral sense and is
one cause of unreasoning pacifism,
while It furnishes covert German
propagandists with an argument which
appeals strongly to the prejudices of
the unthinking.
The anomaly of the present situa
tion Is that the jumble of excess profits
with war profits was made by the men
who were loudest In invective against
the latter, as they always are against
big business and corporations in gen
eral, yet they were the means of let
ting great sums escape which would
have been gathered in by a straight
tax on war profits. They, proved to
be the best friends of the profiteers
whom they pursued. But that is
usually the way with demagogs and
with honest men who are guided by
passion In place of reason. While they
fllagellate the atmosphere with their
tongues and arms, shrewd schemers
"put something over" on the dear peo
ple whom they champion.
Taxes on Incomes and profits fairly
come under four heads. First comes
the normal tax on all earned income
above a certain minimum which is
exempt, while profits of corporations
up to a certain maximum would pay
minimum rate. Above a fixed
amount for individuals, or a fixed per
centage for corporations, the rate of
tax should rise with the amount for the
individual and with the percentage for
the corporation, wnicn would re tne
excess profit tax coming under the
second head. On unearned incomes.
which are derived from Inheritances
or investments which involve no con
tinuous effort on the part of the
owner, the Income tax should be much
higher, and, in accord with the pres
ent crusade against loafers, rich as
well as poor, might Include a supertax
on those who do not engage In any
useful occupation. Entirely distinct
from these is the t.x on war profits.
which should be at a fixed rate as high
as the traffic will bear.
If Congress would legislate on these
lines, it would get the excess profits
which are made in all times. It would
get the war profits of the. profiteer.
and it would take a fat slice off the
incomes of the Idle rich while all
others would contribute from their
Incomes toward war expenses In pro
portion to their means. If it should
depart far from these lines, it would
let some escape their fair share while
others would bear an undue burden.
The effect would then be to favor par
ticular Interests, and the Impression
would prevail that such was the In
tent, whether it were true or not, with
the result that discontent would spread
at a crisis which demands content and
harmony.
Men who stop work on the ships
which are to bridge the Atlantic work
in the same cause as the German sol
diers who built bridges across the
Marne. American soldiers shelled the
builders of the Marne bridges, and the
same medicine would be good for
those who delay the Atlantic bridge.
Many people are scanning the news
paper directory in an effort to guess
the name of that German - owned
Western newspaper, and those which
have given expression to pro-German
sentiments are doubtless shaking.
Among those arrested for hoarding
flour are persons named Kassebaum,
Ehlers and Schnltzer. They may be
innocent and there may be nothing in
nomenclature, but the officials have
the facts.
Just how many lumps of sugar a
man may use and keep out of jail
depends on surroundings, but In the
case of the unnaturalized pro-Hun
waiter the "five for the Kaiser" are his
finish.
The Idea of an enemy alien em
ployed In a shipyard Is offensive to
the spirit of the times. He may be
harmless, but much of the current
news shows what he can do if so dis
posed. The man who left $20,000,000 to
Tale had no higher opinion of Old
Ell than the alumnus of any little
jerkwater college holds of his. but he
had much more money to give.
The allies have found an Impreg
nable defense with which to meet Von
Hindenburg's irresistible attack, and it
Is now up to the- latter s successor to
invent a new one.
It Is tough on the "Far West" to
learn that an alleged American news
paper in that wide region Is under
German control. Here's a chance for
the good guessers.
As Chairman Hays might say, "Re
publicanism la the essence of patriot
lsml" That's what it was in the
sixties and it's good yet.
Those Knights of Columbus houses
and huts in France are bound for
popularity, with "everybody welcome"
and "everything free."
Hereafter we will be Portland.
U. S. A., not to be confounded with
the little old town whose name was
put upon us.
The American troops are "co-oper
ating with the French" and are good
co-operators, if that means killing
Huns.
German airmen killed German pris
oners In bombing a French camp, but
much the Hun cares whom he kills.
The man who planted a war garden
and is moved out by sale of the place
Is a loser, without remedy.
The speed the French show In
executing traitors is commendable and
worthy of Imitation here.
Green corn is no more a luxury for
the man who would gnaw in public
Prices have fallen.
A steel watch chain may soon be
come so expensive as to be fashion
able.
In a bathlng-sult contest, the filler
ought to count with, the garb.
Stars and Starmakers.
By Leoss Can Baer.
Lora Rogers Is paying- character
roes at the Liberty Theater In Camp
Lewis this Summer. Ann Winston is
ingenue with the company.. Walter
Gilbert Is director and Walter Selg-
fried Is In the company.
see
Milton Seaman and Mrs. Seaman are
camping at Long Beach. Waih.. this
Summer, following a custom adhered
to for a dozen seasons past.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. McGettlgaa are
vacationing at their cottage, "Villa de
Joffre," at Ocean Lake. In Tillamook
County.
Billy (William T.) Pangle Is In New
Tork, his first visit to the metropolis
and his first vacation In If years. Mr.
Pangle is accompanied on his Eastern
Jaunt by his young daughter. Florence.
He will visit his old home in Ohio and
stop at all the big theatrical centers
in the East, planning to return In
early September.
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Geraldlne Dare leaves next week for
a fortnight's outing on a Hood River
apple orchard, as the guest of friends.
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Al Jolson is on his way to California,
driving his car, to sing for the boys
In the California training camps.
see
Roshanara is planning to go abroad
to dance for the boys In the trenches.
I've seen Roshanara's dances. Tou
know, they're the snaky, wlggly sort.
that have to be Interpreted for you on
the programme. "The Temple Dance,"
the "Blue Pigeon Heart" and "To a
Rose" sort of stuff, which only the
dancer has any inside information on.
So, knowing Roshanara's danre and
knowing a bit about the soldiers'
amusement needs. I think another
horror of war has been listed for the
poor boys.
To paraphrase that old line of Mark
Twain's that the more he sees of men
the more he likes doss, the more
Roshanara's and St- Denises and Isa
dora Duncans the soldiers have to see
dance the more they'll adore the
Sophie Tuckers and Al Jolsona and
Harry Laudera.
see
Fannie Brlce la In the calcium of a
divorce scandal. Fannie is the bub
bllng, extremely thin person who head
lined season before last on the Or-
pheum out here, and gave us that very
funny travesty en Pavlowa's Dying
Swan dance. Only Fannie called hers
a dying duck. Fannie Is being sued
in an alienation suit. She has tam
pered with the affections of the hus
band of Carrie Arndsteln and Carrie
values said affections at $100,000. No
husband can possibly be worth that
much, even In these manless days, and
Carrie possibly knows she Is overesti
mating him. His name Is Jules Arnd
stein, but he's had the Arndsteln "laid
over" into Arnold, and the Jules is now
Nick. Seems as if he's changed the
Nick Arnold several times, too, for he
was also known as Adair and was
known In London as Adams, he saying
the aliases were assumed to keep his
whereabouts a secret from his wife.
Another pretty little note In the
Brlce-Arnold romance is that the hero,
reputed to be a salesman, has but re
cently completed a term in Sing Sing
after conviction of the charge of
fraudulent stock manipulation. Pre
vious to the conviction he was out on
bail to the amount of $25,000. which
sum Miss Brlce is said to have ob
tained through the pledging of her
jewels. Love certainly la grand.
Odette Tyler, who retired from the
stage about 10 years ago when she
married several millions and R. D.
MacLean, wants to return to the stage
now. She still has the millions and
Mr. MacLean. but they "are restless,
she says, and "both want to appear in
a play." Some folk don't know when
they're well off.
Walter Catlett Is to be featured In
a new play. "Look Pleasant." spon
sored by Oliver Morosco,
The Howard Brothers. Eugene and
Willie, have just lost their father. He
died in New .York on July 3. aged 63
years.
e
Cliff Lancaster, who played with the
Baker Players a while two seasons ago.
Is a member of the Kelly-Lane Play
ers, who open at the Empress Theater
In Butte, Mont., on August S.
Kitty Gordon, who knits for the sol
diers and allows herself to be Inter
viewed about how patriotic she Is and
at present In the World Film produc
tion of "The Unveiling Hand," encoun
tered a set-back the other day on her
way to "location" at Princeton, when
she was informed at the station that
there was no drawing-room accommo
dation between New Tork and her des
tination. Miss Gordon was Informed
that this was a war provision In order
to facilitate the passage of Important
freight. Drawing-room transportation
being one of the things guaranteed In
her contract, however. Miss Gordon Is
said to have held out for it.
It was necessary for the World to
provide a limousine before Miss Gor
don would consent to continue on her
Journey.
Edith K. Hallor, who played the lead
ing role last season In "Leave It to
Jane." has Instituted suit for $250,000
against L. Lawrence Weber, theatri
cal manager. She alleges breach of
promise to -marry her.
Miss Hallor declares that In August
of 1916 Keber promised to marry her,
but that he has failed to keep that
promise. She has suffered as a result no
less than a Quarter of a million, she
avers.
Announcement of the forthcoming
marriage of the actress and manager
was made along Broadway several
weeks ago and subsequently from Chi
cago came the report the two had been
married there. This latter was denied
by both.
A play by Jack Lalt. Chicago the
atrical chronicler, figures among Oliver
Morosco's Summer productions In Los
Angeles. The work, which Is entitled
"One of Us," deals with the underworld
and the reliable typewriter of the press
agent states that it "teems with love
and passion and offers an unusual style
of comedy." The play Is destined, it is
said, for New Tork presentation In the
Fall.
Lalt will be remembered by Broad
way playgoers as the author of "Help
Wanted," a melodrama which depicted
aa unequal battle of the sexes."
MEN PHYSICALLY AND MORALLY FIT
Dsualel A. Pollsg Saya Americana Are
Setting? Kismple ef Idealism.
Daniel A. Poling, a native Oregonlan
and a National leader In Christian En
deavor work, contributes an interest
ing article to the Outlook, entitled
Physically Competent and Morally
Fit," from which the following ex
tracts are taken:
Our leaders In France have not con
quered the vices society has battled
against from the first organized begin
nings of civilization; but if the Amer
ican Expeditionary Force Is not setting
an example In moral Idealism to Amer
ican civilian life, then I have walked
through France with my eyes closed
and my ears stopped.
"When you see one soldier under the
Influence of liquor, do not conclude that
the Army Is drunk. It is at least sug
gestive that In three months spent In
England and France, associated with
tens of thousands of soldiers. I did not
see a single soldier, officer or private.
under the influence of liquor on the
street. In a publio conveyance or In a
public building.
When you hear of one syphilitic, or
a hundred, do not traduce en masse the
flower of an American manhoood now
transported to the richly watered
fields of France. An investigation made
by a prominent jurist of the United
States, who is also a leading layman
of the Methodist Church, revealed the
following; conditions in a certain port
of landing. This city has ions; borne
the reputation of being; among; the most
Immoral of Europe. The survey cov
ered both white and black troops and
was made In areas personally Inspected
by the writer.
"The record for venereal diseases for
four months preceding my visit were:
Colored troops. White troops.
Men In each
Men In each
Month-
thousand.
thousnnd.
First
Second ....
Third
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. . . SO.
1:1-
... 11.
l'l.tl
12
Fourth ....
2.11
Many of these men were found to
be infected when they reached trance.
Army discipline, it will be seen, soon
produced results. The rate of venereal
disease for white men when I left that
city was less than one-fourth of 1 per
cent, and for colored soldiers just
about 1 per cent!
I found the American In uniform
building up about himself a wall of
protection in the very attitude he Is
assuming toward the moral excesses
practiced by the few. He is resenting
the indulgence that causes nis coun
try's civilization to be misjudged; he
Is disciplining his comrade who by
taking improper and forbidden liber
ties endangers the freedom of others;
ha shows a distinct pride in the
fact that American physical and
moral standards are high. I be
lieve that for every man In the army
that la morally destroyed, at least live
men are morally born again. We have
spent much time In djscusslng the vast
task of keeping our men lit to return
to us when the war Is over, and it is
time well spent. But there is another
matter quite as important America
must be made and kept fit for these
men to return to.
What Is the attitude of the military
authorities In France toward drink and
vice? I find the authorities in Franca
aggressively and successfully promot
ing the most comprenensive pro
gramme ever attempted by a nation at
war to keep her soldiers physically
rnmiwtiiiii and morally fit- An official
of the British government, a man of
manv distinctions and high in political
life, told me that the eyes of all the
nations of Europe were upon the well
nigh revolutionary policies of General
Pershing and his. ftaff.
The programme of the military au
thorltics provides, first, for prohibition
and total abstinence; and. second, wnen
In Individual cases prohibition has
failed, for the saving of the Individual
from disease. Vice is not conaoneu.
Segregated districts are not recognised
or protected, and the orders against
heavy llauors do not discriminate In
favor of other liquors. Soldiers on
leave are not furnished with medicines
In anticipation of their breaking the
moral law. The Army provides treat
ment after the act- not before. Should
a soldier become infected in spite of
the fact that he has followed the reg
ulations and reported for treatment, he
Is still subject to court-martial,
ihono-h. of course, his standing with
the authorities Is much better than
It would have been had he not re
ported. The programme at this point
adds the shield of science, but without
violating the moral law.
"The American soldier has no rum
ratlnn.
"In war areas under the absolute
control of American authorities liquor
for beverage purposes light wines In
cluded is not available.
"Pure or nurlfled water is being sup
piled the American soldier everywhere
and In abundant quantities. I drew
fresh, cool water out of great canvas
bags at the very front- At General
Porshinir's headquarters saw ocm
rnmnintfil water main mat local au
fhnrltlea said could not De laia unm
the frost was out of the ground. The
main was finished, oerore tne arKu.
ment was terminated.
-T than three hours after a re
cent raid hot coffee was served to the
men. even to the last observation post
Th. niiia of the American Army in
furnishing Itself non-alcoholic drinks
has astonished the French and elicited
their praise.
The programme of the military
leaders has been effectively supple
hv the T. M. C. A., the Red
Cross, and the Salvation Army. The
T. M. C. A. Is responsible for a ministry
that is Impossible to overvalue. n
it. huts, which range from the com
modious double building In the great
cities and In the large training camps
th. foul-smelling dark dugouts at
the front, with Its canteens and hotels
for officers and privates, with its
m,.ir- and its lectures, its classes in
French, and Its Bible classes, with Its
athletto leadership ana us real m
tinna hlsrh among the quiet mountains.
with its religious services and Its per
sonal Interviews. It Is meeting square
iv the challenge of this stupendous
moral occasion. It Is the most potent
r. of the Church and God's most
fruitful agency 'for euch a time as
this.' A captain or a company or col
ored stevedores told me that the T. M.
C. A had Increased the morale of his
Fnn 100 ner cent. ...
I would be false to these men (the
American soldiers) ir. Having tne evi
ri.nr of their moral soundness. I did
not declare it; and I would be false to
those who gave tnem as a priceless ox
tering upon the altar of freedom.
"General Pershing and those who are
In authority with him In France de
serve, not a resolution of Inquiry or
censure, but a vote of confidence with
the assurance of our co-operation and I
support.
"The American soldier Is the worthy
Inheritor of the finest traditions of
American arms, a credit to those who
bore him, an honor to the Nation he
represents, and the last and best hope
that civilization shall not fail In her
struggle to establish the might of
right-"
Coons Win Brlnsrs High," Price.
Indianapolis News.
A coonskln trapped in Southeast Mis
souri recently sold at $875 at a London
fur auotlon. N. Goldsmith, head of a
Cairo. Ill-, fur company, sent a ship
ment of skins to London and Included
a particularly pretty coonskln. He re
quested that It be sold to the highest
bidder and the proceeds donated to
some war charity. He was Informed by
cable that the pelt brought ISO pounds,
the money being given to the prlsoners-of-war
fund. . . "
In Other Days.
Twenty-flTe Tears) Ago.
From The Oregonlan of July 1$. ISM.
Port Townsend. July 17. The United
States man-of-war Mohican was fired
on by the seal-poaching steamer Alex
andria in Bearing Sea May 25 and dis
abled. San Francisco. Lick Observatory
has discovered that the new comet has
a companion. The photo plates show
the celestial visitant's companion is
enveloped in the tall of the first. The
telescope does not show as much as
the photographic plate.
Margaret Deland is In her cot ta are at
Kennebunkport, Me., where she Is at
work on her new novel. "Philip's Wife."
The encampment of the "Merry
Tnmps" will bearln Monday under the
mantfcement of H. L. Wells, T. O. Glad
ding. R. W. Hoyt and C. M. Idleman.
Among; the East Slders who leave
for the beach this week are: Mrs. Levi
Knott, Miss Becky Knott. Miss Edith
Bingham. John Everest and Mrs. Ever
est and Eugene Arnold and Everest's
Band.
Vice-President Stevenson and party
will arrive in Portland Monday.
Half a Ceotnry Age.
From The Orasonlaa of July H. 1PA.
A late number of the London Spec
tator contalna an elaborate review of
the first volume of General Badeau'a
life of General Grant- Speaking of the
Vicksburg campaign. the Spectator
saya: "No General, not even Napoleon
or Wellington in his prime, ever
worked harder than the unpresuming.
self-effacing, energetic officer whom
President Lincoln wisely determined to
try a little longer.
Montreal, July 16. The thermometer
was 106 in the shade here today and
there were ten sun strokes.
San Francisco. The majority of the
trustees of Lhe Labor Exchange are In
favor of establishing a female depart
ment. A lady In New Tork publishes a card
stating that It gives her pleasure to
acknowledge the receipt of the amount
of, an accident policy on the life of her
husband, who was killed in a railroad
accident.
William Keith, the artist, leaves this
afternoon for San Francisco.
CO.MSTRICTIVE WORK DEMANDED
Better Harvest I. rain Tkas Meddle W ith
Soldiers' Tobacco. Says Writer.
GRANTS PASS. Or, July 15. (To the
Editor.) In your paper I read "Pro
hfs" letter and I confess that It dazes
my vision and amazes my soul to find
such sentiments expressed at this time
by anybody. W hen he advocates plant
ing tobacco land to wheat he shows
plainly his limitations.
Human liberties can be Invaded so
far; then comes a revolution. The In
stitution known as the American sa
loon was an outgrowth of the limita
tions of human liberties which to many
of our earlier settlers of this continent
were taken to mean license to do as
they pleased. That Institution Is wrong.
Just as far wrong as absolute prohibi
tion will ultimately prove Itself to be
wrong; for no people is going to be
governed for any length of time by the
laws of verboten. Tou will see this
come to pass at no distant date in Gor
many. I do not smoke, but many of my good
friends do, and 1 see many of them get
great pleasure and solace out of their
smokes, and 1 figure it is not up to me
or any other body of men or women to
deny thorn that liberty. It has been
said, and rightly said, that "it Is only
the dull, dim mind that Itches to Impose
its personal tastes by force of law upon
its neighbor."
W e are told and by the best of au
thority that our soldiers are fighting
for liberty. Whose liberty? Then why
not let them enjoy some of that liberty
that they are fighting forT Let the
boys smoke. I have forwarded them
tobacco, subscribed to their tobacco
fund and am going to do so again when
I fret the chance, and should some chap
over there get a few moments liberty
and solace out of the smokes that I
send. I figure I have done a small bit
for my own and I'rohl's liberty. Prohl
has missed his calling. What Is ex
pected and demanded of him at this
time is constructive work; get out in
the grain fields and do 60 days' real
hard work, meddling with the grain
fields that are needinsr attention now.
LEON DE VELL.
TUB KAISER'S SCALP.
(With apologies to the author of the
Psalm of Life.)
Tell me not. In Idle figures.
Tbat the Huns will win the day;
For the boys who pull the triggers
Surely have a word to say.
War is real: war Is earmest.
With the Kaiser aa Its goal;
Dust he was. to dust returneth.
Let us pity his poor soul.
Not his gas shells, nor his poison.
Will our Tanks the least dismay;
For they'll only spur the boys on
Night by night and day by day.
Bill Is fierce and Bill Is raving.
And his sword, though tried and
strong.
Still, his Huns. It cannot save him.
And we'll get them all ere long.
In the world's broad field of battle.
In the trenches and each hill.
They are herded. Just like cattle
Those grim hordes of Kaiser BUI.
But they're dally getting thinner
As the Tankees pound their line:
Sure, yes, sure, we'll chase the sinner
And his Huns across the Rhine.
And with Pershing Just behind them
They wlU scamper like the rats;
Holed In concrete we shall find them.
And. you bet. there'll be some scraps.
Scrapping that no other nation
Founded on this mortal plain.
Wishing for the whole creation.
Seeing, will make war again.
Let us. then, be up and at them
With a bond or saving stamp;
So the bovs will know we ll back them
As they fight through "No Man's
Land."
A. L. ZACHARIAS.
Camp Lewis.
School for Government Tralnlnar.
TILLAMOOK. Or.. July 1. (To the
Editor.) (1) Can a man In class 2B
who has not been called enter the Ben
son School of Government Training?
(!) Does he enlist to enter?
(3) Does he have to be called or can
he volunteer and take up the subject
he wishes? JOHN BORBA. Jr.
(1) He can be Inducted only when
a call for men is Issued. The next
classes are to be called for August 15.
(I) We would enter through volun
tary Induction.
t3) He volunteers for Induction dur
ing the period those outside of class 1
are accepted. The officers use their
discretion In assigning men to the
courses.
Prepared.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
"No matter how many foolish ques
tions Gadspur's children ask him. he
doesn't seem annoyed."
"That Is due to his previous train
ing. For a number of years before
Gadspur got married he was In charge
of an Information bureau.