TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918.
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an outcast people. (County.-
So many unexpected things have
happened during this war and so many
unknown 'elements may appear that
it is hazardous to discuss this subject
except In the most general outline.
JUVKMLB X.K1SCBJX
The Mayor of New York Is wise in
his time In the. warning he has issued
.M.. . . . - rfn k- to parents and school authorities to
.irT rV7rr;. r-in 1 Plan carefully for the acUvities of
. , ,, , ottifH . children during the present vacation
tory over her and on the attitude of
the German people at that time. A
season. The problem is most serious
GTrnny whlchT defrlhourh de: ia lar bu "
feated, still clung to its Kaiser and his
' Gott would merit very different treat-
faced also by smaller communities.
There are signs of Increase of juvenile
o XT .hnniV'h. delinquency in some Quarters, due to
L,s ment from that which should be given " planning the "leisure
OS to a uermany wnicu caai out uio i . !i .)....
activities of
ever
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r-e risk. Give poetotle. addreaa la lull. in. be powerless for further evil; at the " forewarned bv th axTjarl
.ludinseountyand. . best, it would prove fitness for full Ul b '""TW,?. !?.. S
."AtT .-I.r fellowship with other nations. It is
j pae-ea, cacti: 62 to 76 pacea, i I too early to reach conclusions, though
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ence of European countries, in which
the removal of home restrictions has
been accompanied by marked in
crease of lawlessness among the
young.
Mayor Hylan does not detect any
credited to this paper, and also tha local
aews published herein.
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: J-OBTLAND. BATCKB.4Y, AUGCST 10. 1915.
THE CAKE OF BEES.
The record of more than 100 pounds Inherent Inclination on the part of
of surplus honey per colony made by children to bo bad. They are Just the
a. a i a. a-, A wlHnMl rrx I MUUO UUriUtU VX111UI OU lOlOJT V1 VTtaVVa
JfXMBEB OF THB ASSOCIATED PBXSS , iVR Is shown M1 een. ButSatan fnds mischief
The Associated Press la exciuaively anu- lege Is important because it Is shown hands to du and this is
t-ed to the use for republication of an news to be the result of intelligent care. .t", 1 ,i8
55Vf,h- .1 Check colonies, equally strong in their TL , - V -T . .
inherent quallOes but lacking special ""f vT .
.in fn ahnrt have been In the history of the coun-
not only pays to keep bees in these try. It only confirms the statement
days of threatened famine In sweets. Jo be told that commission of crimes
bui it also pays to tend them, to know b7 dulta ls
something about the Ins and outs of - ,. ... .,..
i-D.avw.a 'rm-r-ne- Turrmv I .v. k...... n nnrH tn onnlv trirf I mccvjj
laUjaAal A P eaV v A ayaauj aa eaS'aSL.A 4 V a. v a ,aa9 aUatiiVOH a 4VAA aa w V wv eaa aw vm w I . , , - - j . -
There is some reason for the doubt principles of modern efficiency to bee. the 'a,""1f j"? n, w"c
JBxpressed by Professor Powers whether, keeping ....- r serves the same good purpose as play
jven alter total military aerear, tne i " i" " "'. ",,., . and ls more productive. The B8ys"
German people would sincerely re-l turn out a herd of cattle ?"n Vor,kln5 Herve has beon a
xiuinM thplr militarist ambition to I -v..i o,ic I highly efficient safety valve. This ls
dominate the world, and hence whether and concern himself only with the in- f als0 "1se fher agencies which
Oermacy couia saieiy do receivea " erement in the FulL Those were waste- J"
a. member of the proposed league of I .... ,,h. , k., . Tii-nW for I children should be kept employed, at
jaatlona or should be given free access eve some waat8 to ar0 Iwork or play. Parents who realise
to the markets of the world without Now' W8Jt8 a tragedy. The fullest tnis are fortunate, bftt there should be
discrimination, it cannot do expeciea po8slbIa producUon is demanded of all. . ' -"-
that a people whose minds have been It ls because of this demand for Jt H.a6!. "ff11 yaY8 ot
thoroughly filled with the doctrine ,n bee culture that the business youthful delinquency than it ls to set
mat miKAt is rignc ana mat it is me i .tr.tiv thun it was. ' uuo
uper-nation chosen by Gott to rule intellectual sest is added to commer-
th world will utterly renounce Its clal profit. if one wiU prepare hlm-
error immediately upon suffering de- gelf for by reading a standard
feat. The first impression formed by work tri(i aocial life of the bee he
the lrreclaimaDie mnitansis among w,n be abe to te even greater In
enemy business within a period of J WATER MZZIB-IS QX'ITE A BOAT
three months" unless there are spe- "
cial reasons for extensions; also that Fwd O"") Almoat as a
"all branches or agencies of enemy some -arga aaipa.
banks be wound up. Uniform regu- I New Tork Globe.
lations for internment camps are pro- I With the launching: of Eagle-1, the
posed, also a parliamentary committee J first of the fleet of submarine destroy-
to visit the camps and make recom- I ers being built by Henry Ford for the
mendatlons for their administration. I United states .Navy, detailed iniorma-Rrrfftor-
.nlflnr.a ar-, rcommended tion concerning the construction, pur-
for neutrals employed on neutral ships P" d possibiUties of this newest
calling at BriUsh ports and against r'avItlweapon be0am0 pubU for the
visits to such ships by unauthorized Tq9 Kenera, beUef that the boats
persons. were little more than exaggerated
Economic penetration of Great Brit- launches, equipped with light guns, was
ain by Germany had gone so far be- dispelled when the vessel, 204 feet
fore the war that many thousands of long, larger than the old type of United
Germans had en mured in. business States destroyers, was dropped into the
and formed partnerships with Britons, waters of the River Rouge by a great
and tens of thousands had ob- macaajxiaia " "J"""
tained employment there, Germans
owned control of British corpora
tions and were associated with
Britons In big colonial enterprises.
Many of them had married English
sure.
Tabulated by dates the story of the
Eagle is this:
1917, December 22 Henry Ford of
fered to build boats lor the Navy.
December IT Discussed plans with
wives whose families exercise influence I Washington officials.
In their behalf. All of these Influences 1918, January 16 Navy Department
have evidently pulled against strict award Ford Company contract for
enforcement of anti-enemy alien laws, Eagles.
v Vo. ..f.J v.... Jtl,rid. I January xo nura on uesign oi
.. . . . Eagles completed.
"L uluu"l ucymuiicuB, Jannarv 2fi R(rt nl-P for hn.r w.9
suDStuute an inter-aepartmentai com- February 7 Keel for first Eagle was
miit.ee wun a cnairman responsiDie xo laid.
Parliament. February 20 Construction of the
There were probably not 6 per cent shipbuilding plant began.
as many Germans In Great Britain March 1 Hull of the first Eagle was
an in th TTnitAri Krntoa at fh nnt. completed.
hraav of way r. rm ,OVa I May 10 Work on the construction of
elapsed before really effective meas- f8' was beeua in "PulWln
ures are proposed to destroy their p Juna 16Severai boats were assera-
power lor narm. xnai tact maicaies bled
tne utter impossiDiiity ot enrorcmg July 11 First comDleted boat
such measures In this country. Far launched.
more successful action has been taken I The Eagles are within 30 feet of ap
through the seizure of all enemy prop- I proximating the length of the standard
erty, but Germans in the United States 3500-ton wooden ships being built for
are so numerous that the drastic ac- n.mergency r teei vorporation.
tlon proposed for Great Britain is lm-
Viewed from above deck, the Eacle
is much more like a flounder than a
possible with , us It is necessary to mackereL its midship cross-section
Mitt rt fAfl ctn II y. i. rtr .en I-
rely on registration, restriction, espl
onage and sedition laws and on wide
awake public opinion to prevent hos
bears a strong likeness to the lines of
a canal barge. Its stern is square and
blunt. The remainder of the ship is
mischief has been done.
CENTENARIANS.
Extension of the draft age to 45
the German people may be that their t-.st , Tha bee ls perhaps the ,. nA rr. t ti trii.o. t T?tti
defeat ls only temporary, due to some most wonderful Insect In creation, al- Creek.. The' doctor has been lament-
xntuuary or umiomam: u.uu r, though Sir John Lubbock might dls- lag the decline of what we may term
that another opportunity will arise. put6 the .tatement. being committed "centenarlanlsm" In this country. He
JJut the mass of the people, who hsfve to 0 anU However, most persons will holds that the real measure of the
suffered and will continue to suffer prefer keeping of bees In times physical vigor of a race Is not the age
intense misery, will be Inclined to k(, thesa. It ls an occupation hlehly .t w,it, oa.o- i. Kt
.1.1 nHM.Ilu A . V, A 1 n. n t f st a I ..... .... . . I ' " " " '
i. I? e ,TT J , " , "I attractive to tnose wno line an lniei- the proportion of centenarians to the
If the allies remain true to their prin- lectuai nuip for their labors. total population. We have In the
Cipies. meoe wet win couiums u : I tt.i c.i.. t inno
, , - . . . xx a kAl J Lea, kvtf ca, v a v 0 kj aa u z v w v
rra,,M. V- ekl. .vnKl.nt 4 kAth WMAi tULJ. IJEvUtS V HaLIV tU31. vvu w wv vv V(VVV vs.
j.cui,vua Ilia. Uicii aiuwiuvu a vvw . 1 it,. wi--vnl Tn T3iil0-a4a fkA-A aA
:i j .1 tl I rAmnlAlnn rtf til f nilft n VAfl I fll I -JJO x ewuAba.aac iac o
UVil ium impracucttwo. v ' " I flnOft ..AntAnorlnno 4n TiftT-nlntinn .f
In order to fdrm an opinion of the I war leads us to survey Its disastrous OQv, mnn
' a . , a. 11 . a a. . a I UVVUICtklVUi a-( Cl UaUUUOi eaaQ VA x IV X
feat, it is well to attempt . a mind- the world at arge. Such a survey by 8 ,n Health ara worsa off
T v V.u ,T , . - ,,"1L"e'OJ'.1" "ir r ' ' than we are. France has only one to
assuming that the allies win complete I Trust Company, of New Tork, shows T,t,
Victory and adhere faithfully to their u to have been a convulsion with each 200;000; Germany one to each
jiuh,.im va. iuMs..u& yvavv. V V- I W UIUXl UUIUU1(, t&U .UlUVaiO OAAA 1700 000
jaWHi-iuo wiu uo re.iurou xiauvo, i invasion OI UO noman empire uy ui I rni,-. . ,, -
echleswlg-Holstein may be "turned barbarians. A few of the main points ..clvtllzatn.. upon tte preservation of
T, rnrJr 7T.. , ,ItM WU1 B'vo - " r'""v-ci'"u" '" centenarians would seem to be con
aaauu " uo ucuuaiucu. x i"" m eiWM ana enecis. fllftinir Tt in not clear wliT TSulff-arla
be restored, cutting off much terri- There were twenty-two nations en- " . 7oI5,a
tory on the east, and have an outlet raged, when the review was written, , vf tt , ,Ki- Kti, A
S,.! ,'Uf,i Cle! H?,ra ln. been toai the merrdVclTAe ornumbers of
" v""'jr .uuiiuuiwicu "J A no allies oaa ou.xoa.ioa quMuuiw tbn! who hava rparhprl thpir 100th
an international commission. Much with a population of 1,207.870,000. and "J" " ' -neracy
f Germy will have been ravaged the central power, had 1.203.800 Woubt Si? advantage f nTere
j noi, iuuusu lun n.iw nui iUb aa -I square ulllcei WIU1 lie(UiUUV fCUlilB.
tematically wreck it as the Germans I The five principal allies, before the
wrecked Belgium and Northern France. I war had In national wealth $406,000,-
Bohemia and Moravia will be an inde-I 000,000, and the two central powers
pendent republic or kingdom, Galicia I had $105,000,000,000, The wealth of
old age. The spectacle of men and
women who are only physically ex
istent is not particularly inspiring: The
measure of life is a mental one. we
probably have more men past middle
bll" totF- l?nsrM. the formT was,mra ined but flfe wh are doing useful work than
" . 1 uioro niaiujieu, nun ""'J " e f I T1.01. , nnt l. cna.
To..aitt. -lll Ka a!..J I , . - I V I " " ' L
e- ki j . 1 J iieeut 01 amo uuw uu.mms I fiUOus upon the stage.
' a V , TT v , I i superior ,o,ume We should need to know more about
tlon. and Italy will have acquired in 'four years the seven leading .
Trentlno. Istria with Trieste and part belllgerenU have spent 184.QOO,000,- Buiw before rashly con-
pf Dalmatia. Hungary with 10.000,000 000. which is about one-third of their Zw ' ,? 1 if- ,1
ae.e,e..a -. IV""-- vut .Uu,c weaun. Aliu... lu a r fl t than Amerlca. There are an
Xrom Austria, which will be reduced can Revolution cost only $23 .000.0.00.- amazInB. number of Americans who,
I,uk hw fmana-, T-n 6y 00;1 arfWt 1 107-600-00) a day if they are not centenarians, are at
will be reduced to Western Asia Minor, or $4,479,000 an hour . h fl 8,d8 f d afe
aV u V. . '"'"V "l """" V i happy and vigorous, and useful as well,
though it may be driven entirely Into nations is six times as great as before ft win hardly h daniPd that lifn is
Asia. Finland will be independent and the war, namely. $129,000,000,000 9lrm.mImM
Russia a federal republic . against $23,500,000,000. and. If it gS i Butaarii wuUbV.
With Europe thus reorganised, the should grow at the same rate for Buirarian eve to secure the promise
states under the protection of the At an storage of 5 per cent the
Peace league, and all the stolen ter- annual interest is $6,500,000,000, and
rltory would have been lost. But Ger- n another year may reach $9,600,-
xnany would lose no territory having 000.000
an honestly German majority In Its
I to be a hundred years old?
WHERE JOHN BTJIX WAS "EAST."
One of the most surprising examples
The total war xone Is 174,000 square of the patience of the British people
population, for the principle- of na-1 miles, of which 19,600 ls in France ls the fact that after they have been
tlonal rights would forbid the allies land .Belgium, Including 3000 cities, at war with Germany for four years
to put Germans under alien rule. If villages and hamlets, rich manufao- and after they have suffered number-
tin German residue of Austria choose I tuiing and agricultural districts. Two I less barbarities from Germany, , Ger.
to Join Germany, the allies could not I years ago, since which time no estl-lman subjects are still at large -and
consistently object. The Peace League I mates have been made, the destruc- I some have been admitted to British
would guarantee the Independence and tlon of buildings and Industrial ma- citizenship since the war began. There
Integrity of Germany as it would those chlnery was. $1,000,000,000 in Belgium, have been continual demands .that
of other nations, so that sho would $700,000,000 in France; agricultural every German be put out of business
tile action by enemies in American I built generally in straight lines and
territory. ' I plain surfaces. The bow, however,
tapers to a knife-like edge, seemingly
Quantity production of small arms . k ", "B. .l"e
and ammunition ls now a fact. From rh tti. kh- ,, ".on
the declaration of war to July 19, through the Welland Canal and the
1918, the United States produced 2,- boats' draught and beam are also small
014,815,684 cartridges for rifles, re- enough to permit of the boat's passing
volvers and machine guns, and to July through the New Tork State Barge
13 we had produced 1,886,769 rifles of CanaL The boats will have a draught
all types and 217,000 pistols and 169,- ot e'8Tht feet when fully equipped and
867 revolvers of the 1917 models, rifles fea?y for sea, A steam turbine, geared
beinir made now at th rata of over to the Propeller shaft on which ls
J? ? nr TT, ? V, mounted a single-three-blade screw of
64,000 8. week. Machine guns of all rather deep pitch furnlshes the motive
types have been made to the number power. Crude oil will be used as fuel,
of 82,540, and In the week of July 13 The tank capacity is easily sufficient
we made 2018 light and 1076 heavy for a steaming radius equal to the
Brownings. Things are moving at last. I distance across the Atlantic
There is not a forging or rolled beam
(m tha A. 1,.a tnA.,1. I I
Fifteen of tne sixteen new gun ..,..,) fmm motai nin h
plants for the Army are complete and mans of automatic machinery that
the sixteenth is 85 per cent complete, cuts every piece to an exact pattern.
and all are turning out cannon of 1 then punches the rivet holes, and bends
to 10 Inches caliber. This number every part to its required shape.
does not include the great Neville After the. launching of the first
Island nlanr nt TlttKrmrB- wnlr-n will Eagle, Mr. Ford said, "There's no use
cost more than all the other sixteen raaki"? unnecessary fuss over a little
T. . . . v, lauiiciiLiiK, wove gut a lot more nacK
combined. It should not be long be- , ,u ,, .,., .
v .1 I--. 111 V,. I """V
vi o t.uv 41 vuu.b. ul liiwo piiutia mil I TTapla 1
paying 11a compliments to xne nun.
POWER PI8TBICT LAW IS NEEDED
HeelamatlOB of Rick Seetlom Awaits
Only Action by Legislature.
PORTLAND, Aug. 9. (To the Ed
itor.) In recent dispatches from Wash
ington, . C, I note that Representative
Sinnott. of Oregon, had received let
ters from the Fort Rock section stating
that livestock must be slaughtered be
cause of the shortage of water.
To one who is and has been interest
ed in the development of this state and
would like to see all sections producing
to their full capacity it would seem too
bad to see such condition existing In
as rich and fertile a district as is com
prised in the Fort Rock country. Be
fore me I have a letter written some
time ago by a citizen of the Fort Rock
Valley, in which he says:
'The Fort Rock Valley consists of
about 175,000 acres of tillable land, of
which 100,000 acres can be irrigated.
"We have no rivers or lakes in or
near our valley for a water supply; we
must depend upon wells for water with
which to irrigate.
"This is being successfully done in
many parts of the United States today
and where cheap power can be obtained
and where wells can be drilled as
cheaply as they can In this valley it is
cheaper than buying water from an ir
rigation company or reclamation proj
ect." I had quite a correspondence with
this gentleman over this matter, being
at that time an owner in what is known
as the Pringle Falls Power Broject. The
object was to form a district for the
purpose of taking sufficient power from
this plant for the purpose of furnish
ing power to use on their farms and
to Dump water from their wells to the
farmers and citizens of the Fort Rock
Valley.
Here Is one of the cbeapest developed
poower plants in the state. A large
flume ls already constructed, with a
necessary dam turning the water into
the flume to generate propably 2500
horse power. At that time there was
much talk that our State Legislature
would at its next session give the peo
Dle the necessary relief asked for the
right to form power districts, etc. Such
a measure was introduced, but failed to
Dass. and the result is a great Industry
is suffering- In the rauure oi our repre
sentatives at that time in doing their
4uty. Will the next session make the
same mistake? We hope not.
W. H. H. DUf'UK.
In Other Days.
Twenty-five Years Ago.
From Tba Oresoolan August i, 18ML
Tork. Arrangements are bains;
made for a monster parade of idlers to
take place next week as a melancholy
prelude to labor's celebration Septem
ber 4.
Berlin. Emperor William arrived at
Heligoland today. Be was accorded an
enthusiastic welcome by the natives.
a San Francisco. Plans to open the
Mid-Winter Exposition In Golden Gate
Park were completed today.
Washington. Senators Dolph and
Mitchell today Introduced all their last
session's bills which failed to pass.
The bills provide for Increased appro
priations for public buildings in Port
land, Salem and Baker City; an assay
office In Portland; changes in the land
laws and pensions.
Washington. Senator Dolph today
Introduced a bill appropriating 133.
000,000 for fortifications and coast de
fense and $1,000,000 for the establish
ment of a gun factory on the Pacific.
PRISONERS REMAIN IN FRAXCR
colonel w. w. Kobertson, who owns
and edits the Yakima Republic, has I Provision Made for Germans Captured
ordered a bigger press, which is needed by American Force.
to keep up with the growth of circu- stars and Stripes, Official . Newspaper
lauuu; uui uuuiin can ue oraerea xo ot A- 3. v .
improve the quality of the Eepublio. German nrisoners taken bv members
xne tjoionei nas in stock. is dally or tne A. E. F. will not, as has been re
newspaper fitly represents a errand I ported, be sent to the United States.
section of Washington. The present policy of the A E. F. is to
Keep mem in r ranee, ana already two
who man oyeiiua iug uiucn uiiitj ai- oner of war enclosures" (P. W. e.i nffl-
tendlng church and another asserts dally have been instituted here. In
his wife has too much religion, and addition, there are divisional P. W. E.'s,
both couples get into the divorce court, where opmbatant troops will deliver
What this old. earth needs ls a kind tnBlr nairia, ana oiner central enciO'
.. . . . . . . i at . a 1 sures.
with prisoners Is still in force, with the
with Eves and Darbys with Joans.
I added- emphasis that no person in the
A E. F., except those on the staffs of
divisions, corps or armies, or their rep-
, Of course, we should have liked the
larger wheat crop forecast by the Gov
ernment a few months aco: but those I resentatives, and the escort actually on
878,000,000 bushels will serve, aided auty' wlH be aI,owed l enter any part
by the little sacks which the Yanks ,a W' E" Iiow!viLr' Prlsonefa wh
, , , , - . t tatty uoicuuiieu uy i n o Kcrmro,! h lull l.
recaptured from the Huns In France. A. R. F.. fr aminatin win
be sent to G. H. Q. at the staffs re
xne story or wnuam .tsayara risie s quest and returned to their proper
trip to Berlin shows a close affinity camps as soon as practicable.
A prisoner of war information bureau
has been formed. It Is charged with
between Hearst and German secret
o ironto C. r,tm Vi a miVilf oH ap. In.
timacy with the late unlamented Bolo IffL'" "f main.fI",,"f
. .1 all records concerning prisoners; with
keeping up to date tell information re
Kardine captures. Internments, trans-
The. crew of the municipal fishboat fers. releases, exchanges, escapes, ad-
walked out on Mr. Kellaher. but the missions to hospital and deaths. ,.An in-
doughty commissioner is a resourceful dividual return will be made out, for
man and the boat left on time. eacn Prisoner or war. giving all details
I as to his case.
lave no Just cause for quarrel. But loss. $780,000,000,000 in Belgium,
with Lorraine Germany would lose I $680,000,000,000 in France: 'railroad
two-thirds of her Iron and much of bridges. $275,000,000,000 In Belgium,
ler.coal. the two most essential war I $300,000,000,000 In France. Similar
materials; might have to give up her I destruction has been wrought In Aus-
Bhipa In part payment for those sunk trla, but no estimates have been made,
cy u-boats, would bo saddled with a I The losses in Russian Poland and ad
huge war debt and reparation bllL I joining provinces are estimated at
would be shorn of raw materials and $876,000,000, and In Serbia, Montene-
. would nnd industry and commerce In Igro and Albania at $200,000,000.
ruins and her people shunned by all Of the 48.600,000 tons of. shipping
.nations. I which existed before the war, 15,000
It would seem that in this position I 000 tons have been destroyed, a loss
even the German nation would come I of $1,050,000,000 aside from the car
to Its senses, and would realize that goes.
It had been the victim of false teach- In the United States the Are losses
lng. Finding that Its teachers the of the year 1917 were the greatest in
Hdhenzollerns and the Junkers were history except In 1906, the year of the
the chief obstacle to peace, whose San Francisco earthquake, the total
signature to a treaty was held worth- being $250,000,000, of which $43.-
less without Indorsement from direct 658.000 ls ascribed to enemy Incen-
representatives of tha people, It would I dlarlsm.
be apt to cast them out and give! The number of men killed ls 8, B09,
pledges of repentance by democratiz-1 000 and the number permanently
lng its government. Survivors of the I wounded 7,176.000, the loss of produc
old regime might strive to keep alive Itlve power being estimated at $45,-
tne militarist dream, as Napoleon's 1 000,000,000,
veterans dreamed of his glory, but the I There has been a loss In potential
people as a whole would be more oc- population due to decline in the birth
cupied in rebuilding their country and rate which will make the population
in an effort to regain their place In of Germany 7,500,000 less in 1919
the good opinion of the world. than it would otherwise have been.
The allies could better servo the while Austria will hava lost 8 per cent
cause of permanent peace by aiding and Hungary 9 per cant on the same
the re-education of the German people basis. This takes no account of the
In the principles of democracy and of I accelerated death rate duo to under-
equallty and good faith among nations I nourishment and disease.
man oy emDiiienng tnem witn a con
stant reminder or defeat by usort to Tha special development edition of
an economic boycott. At tne best, tha Crook County Journal, published
necessity would compel the allies to at Prlnevllle, is an important contrl-
apply their raw materials and ships butlon. as Kditor LaFollette Intended
to the restoration of their own devas- it to be, to the civic morale of the
tated countries to the exclusion of the people of the Prlnevllle country. It ls
enemy. This would have all tha ef- devoted largely to description of the
xects or a Boycott. Aversion and die-1 Ochoco Irrigation project. In connec-
xrust ior Germans in ail countries tlon with which It points out the ex
would bo so deep and so slow to die tent to which co-operative effort in
that It would hava the same effect. I a community can be made to yield big
do many new states would nave come I dividends, and says that much bigger
into Deing mat a period or transition I and better things are possible 'for a
and reorganization would follow con-1 community that can do and has done
elusion of peace before tha terms of I what Prlnevllle can show for the past
a peace league 'coma be arranged, two years of effort." Promise that the
During that interval the German peo-1 entire project will be completed by
pie wouia xuiiy realize what it means March 1. 1919, gives cheering assur
to be regarded by the world as an out- ance of increased food production next
law nation, their conduct would be year, for the district comprises some
watched for signs that they had seen 22,000 irrigable acres, auvdivided Into
tha light and they might offer to Join convenient units. In a region which
tha new organization jwith. all the I needs only water on tha land to cause
earnestness ot v repentant eonvert, Ufc-ij blossonx like tha symbolis rose.
and either Interned or deported,- but
only recently did they gain enough
force to get action by the government.
Finally it agreed to appoint a com
mittee of the House of Commons to
Inquire and to report concrete meas
ures. It appointed the members who
had been demanding drastic action,
apparently in the expectation that
they, would be staggered by the prac
Ucal difficulty of doing what they
asked and would thus be silenced
If that was the government's hope,
It was disappointed, for at the end of
a week the committee reported fifteen
recommendations which incidentally
show how "easy" the government has
been. It proposed that every male
enemy alien over 18 be "interned
forthwith unless there is definite na
tlonal or medical reason for exemp
tion," which reason should be "clearly
stated and made available for public
information." All allenenemy women
of enemy origin, except those whose
husbands have been exempted, should
be repatriated, though Internment or
exemption may be permitted lna cer
tain cases. All certificates of " nat
uralization granted since January 1,
1914, when the German dual allegiance
law became effective, should be can
celed unless a committee headed by
Judges finds "national reasons to the
contrary. All naturalizations granted
prior to that date, where there is
prima facie evidence questioning loy
alty or good will and when the pub
Ho good requires, should be canceled.
Naturalizations of neutrals Blnce Au
gust 1, 1914, should be reviewed,
CJosest examination is proposed into
the "conduct . and associations" of
persons of enemy origin who have
been naturalized in neutral r allied
states .since that date and ' are resi
dents of Great Britain. All persons of
enemy origin in the employ of the
government should be "discharged
forthwith," and should be excluded
from prohibited areas except on med
ical grounds, and passes to such areas
should be denied or canceled. Changes
of name since August 1, 1914, should
be "made inoperative" and no more
should be permitted until six months
after the signing of peace.
The most surprising fact revealed
by the report Is that Germans are
still doing business in Great Britain,
for it ls proposed that the Board of
Txade order, "tha winding ug p alXj
Tha news from America startles the
Kaiser lntp forming a new army to that could lawfully be inflicted on our
defend tne itnme. ile a need it. I own troops.
Welfare work among prisoners will
Tha relecterl voluntear will ha o I be carried on under the auspices of
Kproud of his R. V. pin as the old-time "1frl' constituted relief societies
cavalry horse of his U. S. I. C. .1';"?' l": n
ba srranted to the memherA of neutral
Think of the turkeys" those farmers I diplomatic corps to visit and lnsnect all
in tha Okanogan Valley could fatten I of the A E. F.'s prison camps. Oh the
occasion or these visits the prisoners
will- have opportunity to talk to the
neutral -delegates out of hearing of any
Tha hnr.an uHll Hnlv all Innnl.t.l
There iS WOrk at Portland for more about nrlsnnerH. ken 11 thBlr nnrannal
dredges than are available, and some effects and money for them, censor
of the surplus boats might be sent their mail, receive and keep their wills,
from the Panama Canal. and keep up their pay record, for an
zr: "allocation of pay" will be allowed to
California continues its custom of P1",1"0""! foJ .fach d?y'8 lllboT; Thll
. . , ' ' will be handed over in some form of
.....6".B uct, mu uoea hui token or scrip by the Q. M.. In order
have the mysteries or crimes that
confound other states.
that it may be used only at the pris
oners' canteen and may not be of use
in effecting an escape.
All prisoners of war, with the excen
tlon of officers, will be required to
work. It ls stipulated that the labor
Farm Labor Neceasaltlea.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Aug. 8. (To
th Editor.) .(1) Is there any exemp
tlon for men of the draft age on ac
count of the agricultural needs of the
farm ?
(2) If not, what are we farmers to
do when we have to neglect some im
portant work on account of shortage of
help" (jrJ.A-ttijti'O n. dajltwi;.
(1) Earlier in the season heads of
the selective service deferred the call
lng of farm laborers in the draft, but
these men are no longer given such
preference. You doubtless know that
the heads of necessary agricultural en
terprises were given deferred classifl
cations in the first place.
(2) The Government has organized
agencies to mobilize and distribute la
bor to industrial and agricultural en
terprises. For needed' help write to
J. W. Brewer, farm help specialist. Ore-
eon building, or to the U. S. Employ
ment Service, 247 Davis street, both of
Portland. ,
Phases of Government Insurance.
PORTLAND. Auc 9. (To the Edi
tor.) (l) A soldier in France takes
Government insurance in iaor oi wb
mother. His father and a sister are
living, also two half-brothers, sons of
hi -mother bv a former marriage. Sup.
posing the boy is killed and the mother
dies before the father, leaving no will,
hnw would the bequest be divided ac
cording to Washington laws? (3) What
steps would be necessary to have the
father get the monthly payments in
case of the mother's death, either be
fore or after the sons ceatn.'
llBlAUHilt.
(1) The father would receive one-
hklf, and the remainder would go to the
brothers and sisters.
(2) The insured may direct that the
father receive all the Insurance after
the death of the mother, or that It be
divided between them during their life.
If Insurance is already applied for and
it ls desired to alter the benefits, the
insured should apply to Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, Washfngton. D. C.
Civil Service roaltlona.
CAMAS. Wash.. Aug. 8. (To the Edi
tor.) What openings are there In the
Federal service at this time for women
and girls? Are there clerkships and
Dosltlons for stenographers ana tuie-
phone operators and must a person
have preliminary training ior mm posi
tion? Where could a person apply Tor
this information if you cannot fur
nish It? J- D. CURIUE.
Communicate with M. K. Wlgton. sec
retary. United states uivu onrri,
Postoffice building, Portland.
Paat Record and Draft.
PORTLAND, Aug. 9. (To the Edi
tor.) A man with services as follows:
First enlistment Served three years,
honorably discharged account expira
tion of enlistment.
Second enlistment Served part of
term of service as corporal, sergeant
and First Lieutenant; tried by court
martial, sentenced to be dishonorably
discharged from the service, forfeiting
all pay and allowance and to a term
In military prison.
Third enlistment Served a few
months, deserted, subsequently receiv
ing from War Department a "deserter's
release."
Excellent references In civil life,
having held several positions of trust.
Wishes to know if he may re-enllst in
the United States Army, or is he sub
ject to call if in draft age. M. E. M.
All enlistments are closed. He would
be subject to draft if within draft age.
Ho would not be exempted on moral
grounds unless he had been convicted
of treason, felony or infamous crime.
In Naval Reaerve.
PORTLAND, Aug. 9. (To the Edi
tor.) I enlisted In the Naval Reserves
13 months ago for radio .service and
as yet I have not been ordered to
active service training though -I have
made several requests to my command
ant to be so ordered and have been re
fused. I have not received any of my
retainer pay which is" supposed to be
sent from Washington quarterly. 1
would like to know where I can apply
to for further information as to the
time when I will be ordered to active
service. I wrote to the War Depart
ment bureau at Washington several
months ago asking for information,
but received no reply.
M. E. HARMON.
The matter Is in the hands of the
commandant ot the naval district with
in which you enlisted. There are six
classes in the naval reserve. Of these
the volunteer naval reserve receives
no retainer. It ls possible that that ls
your status.
Night Schools la Portland.
McMINNVTLLE. Or., Aug. 8. (To the
Editor.) (1) Please srive names or
night schools in Portland offering third
year high school work. At what hour
In the evening are sessions held and
how many days per week?
(2) Is the aviation section or the kist-
nal Corps open for enlistment In Port
land at this tlme7 utiADHiit.
(1) Night courses answering to your
requirements are given in three, some
times four of the Portland high schools.
and at the Y. M. C. A In the publlo
night schools recitations come three
nights a week and In the Y. M. C. A.
school four times. For speciflo hours
and details write to Superintendent City
Schools or to Y. M. C. A., educational
department.
(2) Not at present.
Soclallam In Ancient laj".
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 8. (To the
Editor.) llr. Barzee seems to believe
that poverty will disappear and effort
become unnecessary under Government
ownership. Mr. Barzee should read the
history of Sparta and acquaint him
self with the Laws of Lycurgus. There
he will learn that Socialism ls nothing
new or untried. There he will discover
that Sparta owned the land, the horses,
the hogs, the sheep, the goats, aye.
ves! and the people. And also he will
find that Lycurgus owned Sparta.
With these facts at hand Mr. Barzee
should have no trouble- In tracing the
effect back to the cause. Sparta Is
dead and hurled. Socialism was too
much for It. Lycurgus fixed It so no
one had his Interests at heart or any
thing at stake In Sparta,
ROBKRT Ci. DUNCAN.
One of the beatitudes might be re
vised to read: "Blessed are the poor,
for they have nothing which can be ".Jr. V.,, x-" T"J
War-taxed." Ialn 1M HAirn that that- nn,n n.lf.ra
requires that they be well employed.
Payment of delinquent taxes not I They will bs subject to the same disci-
only proves prosperity; it proves that I Pllne as is in force in the United States
property is considered worth holding. Army and De undr the general
cunuui ui iuo iiuvvni iMa.rniia.i-wu-
leral. Any punishments that may be
meted out to them will be only those
with all those grasshoppers.
Even the bees are working to beat "."JJi'f 5"" ouJLI
tun jxjiiBer, muugn uier are monar- i .hnrt an ih. crd.r .ri- tha
i. i . . i v. .- . . . b
uiiists luicu uy a. quceu. PBubject or prisoners outs it: "They will
be accorded every consideration dlctat-
The smallpox quarantine has been ed by the principles of humanity." The
taken off the county Jail and it's as behavior of a generous and chivalrous
easy as usual to get In. pe?,plt toward(,lmir prisoners of war
"There will ha no H pnn rtnr fmm thin
Mr. Kellahers publlo fish market fixed rule of conduct, unless tha enemy.
nas a Kina or a sale on sea roods, I by the mistreatment of American pris
something unusual.
oners in his bands, makes It necessary."
Coos Bay ls host to a great party
today, and Coos Bay Is a great host,
by the same token.
The British are not spoofing when
they give the Americans credit for re
cent victories. . - . - .
Enrollment of Norses.
ST. HELENS. Or.. Aug. 8. (To the
Editor.) Please Inform me regarding
nursing. Can a person Join at any time,
and where? MRS. W. J. B.
Women between the ages of 19 and 35
may enroll as student nurses and may
receive all literature and details and
There ls a premium in these days blanks by application to the Woman's
on any man who can do one particular Committee, Council ot National De
thing well. fena Meier & Frank bulldlne-. Port
land. Or.
unis is me age or tne specialist.
though some men are very good two-
way plugs. . .
Marriage After Divorce.
PORTLAND. Aug. 9. (To the Edi
tor.) Is there any state in the Union
No more reeruitiner. and the man I where a divorced person can remarry in
under 45 must take his chance with les tin8 tnan months pre-
the rest. IscriDea or uregoni ir so, wouia mar-
nuss ue iiicgtu uiiuu return w uioauui
The Hun-is a fluffed rug for the I If the divorce was granted in Oregon
American hotfooting It toward the j there ls no state in which a marriage
Rhine. I that would be recognized In Oregon as
legal could be performed until after
Now they -are al) regular Army, men.! the expiration, of lx .months, . - ,
SEA TRAINING FOR THE MERCHANT MARINE TOLD IN
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN
Many a boy whose days were bounded by the limits of his father'3
farm, with occasional trips to the country town nearby, now has the
seas of all the world before him and in due time will tread his own
deck as a master mariner. It is but one of the manifestations of the
war. In the Sunday issue appears a comprehensive story of the mer
chant marine, which offers more than 200,000 jobs to the lads of
America. It is told by Frank C. Carpenter whose many articles of
war time America have been widely followed.
SPHAGNUM, NATURE'S GIFT TO THE MERCIFUL A great deal
has been said and written about sphagnum moss, the indispensable
product of Oregon lowlands which is going to France for the allevi
ation of Buffering and the fighting chance of many a lad to live.
But the casual reader is yet in a maze concerning this asset to
surgery, and his opinions are the most nebulous. In the Sunday
issue appears an article that will 6et all to rights it is the history
of sphagnum, from the discovery of its properties down to the
present, with details of how Oregon is keeping up the supply.
COMRADES WHO WILL BE HOSTS OF THE GRAND ARMY
Appearing in the Sunday issue is an introduction to the veterans
of Portland, upon whom will fall chiefly the role of playing host
to the thousands of Civil War heroes who are to encamp in the city
during tile week of August 19. You ought to know these fellow
citizens of your own Oregon meet them tomorrow. ,
WITH THE STAY-AT-HOMES Between most of us and our every
day lives swings the dim curtain of our disregard for all save the
immediate purposes of the moment. So we fail to see ourselves
and others with the clarity that W. E. Hill does. But there is both
reflection and laughter for those who ecan his full page of crayon
drawings in the Sunday issue, "Among Us Mortals." Whimsically,
adroitly, without bitterness, he gives us the clear vision.
NEWS OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE CAMERA'S EYE Each
Sunday issue has its own page of pictures that were caught where
and when momentous events were to the fore. For this one some
camera-man dared the shrapnel of the front lines, for another he
risked capture by the Huns, and for all of them men traveled thou
sands of miles to click the camera. Supplemented with paragraphs.
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES Correct to the minute information con
cerning ' Portland's churches and church events, with topics and
hours of both morning and evening services, will be found on a
special page in the Sunday issue. For tomorrow's issue the pub
lished sermon is by Dr. John H. Boyd, pastor of the First Presby
terian Church.
FOR EVERYONE! Somewhere in the Sunday paper youH find your
page or department, and as for the news of the world, it's all there
as soon as cable and wire can carry it.
A NICKEL AND A NOD
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN