THE OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1913.
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PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, OCT. I, WIS.
PARTNERS WITH MEN.
2"- The emphasis which President Wll
sT. eon, in his address to the United States
Senate in behalf of the woman suffrage
. amendment, placed upon, the element
i of partnership with men in our great
undertaking was a recognition of a
principle of law which we derived
from the French, rather than from
our British forbears, from whom we
inherited the body of our jurispru
den ce. It is reflected in the com
munity property law, which exists in
t-4 some form in many of our Western
"J states and which, although variously
- modified, has running through it the
idea that husband and wife have a
partnership interest in all of their
joint accumulations, in the fruits of
saving as well as of toil, in the future
as well as the past. It makes con
crete the idea that although the man
and woman may not perform the same
. acts of labor, they are working to the
.--tame end and that it is impossible to
, segregate their individual efforts, and
to say which exclusively is respon
. Bible for the prosperity of the family
and the well-being of the home.
" Extending the principle to the con-
duct of the affairs of the Nation, the
.."President now sees that men and
women are partners here in a very
' . real sense of the term, not only in the
enterprises bearing directly upon the
means to victory, but "in the right
solution of the great problems which
we must settle, and settle right, when
the war is over." Whether we willed
it or not, women have, as the Presi-
dent said, been admitted to the part-
nership of suffering and sacrifice and
' toil. He proposes to make the partner-
ship complete, to give it the seal of
J, legal authority, to make it also a "part-
nership of privilege and right." A full
. partnership, in other words, and not
one in which one partner pays the
r assessments and the other collects the
J- dividends. A form of partnership not
tolerated in the business world is not
7 to be continued in our social relations.
" Before the President spoke, how
ever, we had laid the ghost of the
J notion that because a woman does not
bear arms, the ballot, therefore, ought
to be withheld from her. There are,
'- as this war beyond all others is prov-
ing, many tasks in war besides the
. bearing of arms. It is unnecessary to
enumerate them. They are as essen
tial to the undertaking as the bearing
-- ; of arms itself. In them women have
.-. .i. responded with practically absolute
unanimity to the call to duty. The
- - vast change which has taken place in
industry gives testimony to woman's
- willingness to do as much as she is
- permitted to do. If there is any lack
J ."" of women technically fitted to take
the places of men behind the lines, it
' is due not to the fault of women, but
" to the conservatism of men, and partly
to craft jealousy and perhaps in
measure to subconscious realization
that the pedestal upon which the lord
' of creation has been attitudinizing
rested upon a shakier foundation than
, he would like openly to admit. But
as opportunities have been expanded
, by the war, and women so generally
' have made good where they have
i . taken advantage of them, the last
J vestige of argument has been swept
away. Of the fitness of women to
be admitted to the partnership there
. is no longer any doubt. We need
theorize no longer, for the facta are
- before us.
l There could be. as the President
also suggests, no question of admitting
soldiers to the suf frage "the men
fighting in the field for the liberties
jjj of the world." And since, as has been
previously suggested, there is no
21 longer any question of the importance
of service behind the lines, pure logic
brings us to the conclusion that
- women, equal in loyalty, equal in sac
rifice, equal in suffering and equal in
Jj interest in the future, equally deserve
m. this reward. For reward it is, if the
2 gratification of sincere desire is re
el, ward. Among the other hoary notions
which have been laid to rest is the
contention that women themselves do
not want to vote. It is quite clear by
this time that they value the ballot.
and will cherish it with due apprecia-
uon. It will be safe in their hands.
s" "The voices of foolish and intern
N a- perate agitators do not reach me at
r all." This rebuke, which is the only
" Vnbending the President permits hinv
self in the' course of a message con
J - structed upon a high plane, obviously
attests his impatience with the ill
; considered methods of the picketing
J suffragettes. In fairness, credit ough
to be given him for not having been
' stirred to resentment by their acts.
Harassed by the multitudinous respon
v sibilities of a war, the current of his
J mind might conceivably have been
turned in an unfavorable direction by
J the nagging of those who were casting
discredit upon the cause which they
w pretended to serve. The President'
. statement that he was not influenced
by them should be taken at full value,
, , : The true considerations were th
broad, underlying principles, of which
,, the chief, we think, was the principl
of partnership. It is a partnership
which never will be dissolved. The
future will be brighter because of this
As Mr. Wilson says, there will then be
needed "the sympathy and insight an
clear moral perception of the women
of the world."
The statement from Washingto
that the Government, does not fea
German reprisals for use of shotguns
at the front, because the United States
holds a hundred prisoners for every
ten Americans held by Germany,
evinces ignorance of Hun psychology,
f rTr n TTiin. iIa ma m mux) TT- I
might torture their prisoners, for they ;
have been trained to endure cruelty
from their officers, and they know
that' American character is averse to
cruelty. They are simply manufactur
ing a defense for some new barbarity.
GEKMAXT AND THE SHOTGtTN.
The German protest against the use
of shotguns by American troops is a
fine example- of the inherent arrogance
and crookedness of the junker mind.
In fact, a protest against the use of
any weapon is the climax of effrontery
when it comes from the government
which introduced poison gas and the
flame-thrower, which kills non-combatants
on land and sea, .which mur
ders, mutilates and enslaves women
and children, which bombs hospitals
and uses the Red Cross to lure men J
to death.
As Secretary Lansing replied, the
shotgun is not contrary to The Hague
conventions, but, if it were, it would
still be permissible, for the conduct of
Germany has made those conventions
of no effect. The essence of their
stipulations is that they are mutually
binding on nations at war, and failure
by one belligerent to observe them re-
eases others from their obligation.
Germany's acts have abrogated all
rules and have degraded the war to
the level of a rough-and-tumble fight.
Germany must suffer deeat by the
same means which she used in the
effort to win, and by resort to such
means has forfeited all right to com
plain. The threat of reprisals has no terror
for America and her allies, for, if they
do not already, they soon will, hold
more Germans in captivity than Ger
many will have from their armies, and
the game of reprisals is one at which
two can play. Our only disadvantage
will be that we shall have more com
punction about making even a Ger
man suffer for the sins of his govern
ment than the ruthless government
of Germany has shown about murder
ing and torturing helpless prisoners.
even about the sufferings of its
own subjects.
BRING OCT THE SCALES.
A valuable contribution to the dis
cussion of the evening and Sunday
closing order of the State Council of
Defense is the letter from Mr. Mac
Lean, of the Grocers and Merchants'
Association, printed elsewhere today.
But it will be observed by the careful
reader that Mr. MacLean discusses
only the case of the grocery stores.
The groceries are, perhaps, the least
affected by the order. A very small
number, comparatively, now remain
open after 6 o'clock on week days, or
open at all on Sundays.
Let us not lose sight of the fact
that the resolution as adopted applies
to all kinds of merchandise, except
necessary medical supplies, and food
served in eating-houses. The drug
store may sell only medicines; the res
taurant only food.
It should also be remembered that
this order has no proper standing if
it is anything else than a war measure.
If its enforcement is not going to con
tribute to the man power of the coun
try, or perform some other function
in aid of the war, the argument that
some businesses suffer pecuniarily
through absence of a uniform rule is
beside the mark. Unless some benefit
is to accrue to war activities, there is
no force to" the statement that the
people can just as well buy their
cigars, or their magazines,' or their
toothbrushes, or their stationery in
advance of the closing hours set by
the order.
Whatever economic or moral issue
there may be in maintaining business
on Sunday has been passed on by the
people andjseedom of action has been
approved by a very large majority
That majority should be now over
thrown only if some material benefit
in the war emergency that has arisen
since the vote can be thereby attained.
We think that Governor Withycombe
struck the keynote in his interview
published in The Oregonlan yesterday.
It Is that so sweeping and drastic an
order should not be made without a
preliminary census or survey to deter
mine and weigh its benefits and its
detriments.
Such an inquiry wrjuld properly go
into the social and moral aspect of
the change. Prior to prohibition days
there was speculation as to what
would become the substitute for the
workingman's club." The answer is
today found in the ice cream parlor.
It Is more than the saloon ever was
as a cosmopolitan gathering place.
Moreover, its atmosphere is clean and
its influence is wholesome. In every
city and town in Oregon on warm
Summer evenings these places are
thronged with young folk. Without
such places to atfract them, what are
they going to do? Can the moving
picture theaters hold them all, and if
so is that enough? Or shall they be
turned loose into the dark nooks that
invite mischief?
What are we going to give the sol
diers who come over from Vancouver
in place of these innocent places of
entertainment? What of other places
for diversion? Is the Oaks not an
asset to community life even in war
time? Does anybody imagine that it
can exist if its merchandise conces
sions are not permitted to sell evenings
and Sundays?
How many drug stores can afford
to remain open evenings and Sundays
if their sales are restricted to medi
cines? Will their contribution to the
man power offset the dangers of the
necessity of scurrying the town over
for medicine in sudden emergencies?
In what way will the order con
tribute to man-power necessities? Con
gress extended the draft age maximum
to 45 for the obvious purpose of gain
ing control over the services of men
from 37 to 46 needed In essential in
dustry. It has already been made
known that men over 37 are not de
sired In France for military duty. The
machinery has been established by
order of the President for forcing men
of such ages out of non-productive
employment Into productive employ
ment. No further order or resolution
is needed concerning men of thosa
ages who are clerks in mercantile es
tablishments. - The additions to the
man power must, therefore, be con
fined to men over 46.
Are a sudden upsetting of estab
lished customs, the imposition of great
inconveniences on the public, the en
dangering of dairying industry and
the virtual confiscation of private
property not too large a price to pay
for the specific number of men over
4 6 who will be forced into some other
occupation by the. order? What is
that number?
These are some of the questions that
are proper material for a survey.
There are numerous others. The Gov.
ernor is right. The resolution Is an
impropriety unless it is based upon
accurate knowledge of justifiable re
sults. The new drug reported to have been
produced by Dr. Ehrlich and adver
tised to the people of Germany and
Austria as an "excellent preparation
tn aT7 fh m nana- m V., B-ai- , Vi I m t
when food is not forthcoming at the
proper time." has been improved upon
by a new cult which requires neither
drug nor food, but substitutes "mental
meals" for the material ones to which
people formerly were accustomed. The
mental meal has the advantage that
the number of its courses need not be
limited, and that the diner, once he
has been properly schooled, has the
pick from a menu restricted only by
his imagination. It is seriously stated
that the Barmecide dinner is likely to
become 'even more popular, in view
of the prices of food. The Berlin
Tageblatt quotes butter at 20 macks
a pound, pickled pork at 16 marks,
cheese at 6 to 9 marks and eggs at a
mark apiece, the mark being roughly
the equivalent of 25 cents in our
money. At these rates only profiteers
can have luxuries; others have their
choice between drugs and drugless
palliatives.
PRIDE GO FT H BEFORE A FALL.
With the fourth liberty loan almost upon
us. the Question la how the aroused East is
to keep from being outdone by the indiffer
ent West. Oregon is reminding heraeif that
in the third loan she was the first state in
the Union to "go over the top." She
attributes this in psrt to the fact that in
the previous campaigns she was managed
from San Francisco, while In the last one
she ran things for herself. Every banking
city wifhln her borders except one filled Its
quota. She also has the Impudence to
claim the highest percentage of voluntary
enlistments to the draft quota. "00.11 per
cent, leaving only 717 to be chosen under
the first selective draft, the smallest num
ber as well as the smallest proportion of
any state." She dwells with pride upon the
details: "Quotas of 22 of 36 counties en
tirely filled by voluntary enlistments: only
108 other counties In entire United States
entitled to same distinction; In no state
were as many county quotas filled by volun
tary enlistments as in Oregon." We shall
not at this time question these figures. We
only hope that Oregon will not call a con,
ventlon to devise ways and means of waking
up the East.
The text of the foregoing makes
clear that the New York Evening Post,
which printed it, had not heard from
Oregon or Ijwa on the fourtl liberty
loan.
There Is still much cause for pride
in past achievements, but Oregon hav
ing stubbed her toe, will call no con
vention to devise ways and means to
wake up anybody. But let it be re
solved here and now that Oregon will
hereafter not be among the also-rans.
THE FOOD DRIVE,
The "food drive," which will be
conducted in the week beginning Octo
ber 28, is designed to drive home the
lesson that, for all our efforts to con
serve food in the past, we have not
yet approached the limit of possibili
ties. It is not in the spirit of com
plaining about that which has been
done, but with a view to impressing
upon us the greater need, that the new
campaign of education will be waged
There are a few simple facts which
will bear emphasis.
Actual starvation threatens large
war-devastated areas in Europe dur
ing the coming Winter. Mr. Hoover
says that "deaths from famine prob
ably will exceed the deaths at the
front."
While food wasting In the United
States has been much reduced, large
quantities of perishable food never
reach a consumer. There will be
plenty of testimony to that fact right
here in Oregon. It will surprise some
to be told that from 40 to 60 per cent
of all potatoes raised are wasted.
Growers and storage men know that
this is probably true. Any general
farmer knows that the waste of vege- J
tables in the country each year is
enormous.
The flour and sugar restrictions are
the chief points of contact between
the average consumer and the fooM
question. But there are vast quantities
of other foodstuffs which suffer from
neglect. These must be saved, also.
Practically no one in the United
States has practiced food saving to
the point of real self-denial.. Use of
flour substitutes, for example, whether
it is made cheerfully or with grum
bling, is not deprivation. Yet there
are millions of people in Europe who
through no fault of their own lack
food enough to maintain ordinary
physical efficiency. The food we can
still further save without risking un
dernourishment would be a godsend
to them.
There must be further efforts to or
ganize distribution of perishables, to
preserve food by various, means, to
promote reasonable consumption of
food that will not "keep" in order to
conserve that which will, and to In
crease production.
It is a good time to acquire the habit
of conserving to the limit. Mr. Hoover
is wise in reminding us (because wb
forget these lessons so readily) that it
took the South thirty-five years to
recover Its herds after the Civil War.
For a similar reason Europe will be
short of many staples for years after
peace is declared. It is probable that
we shall be called upon to feed Euro
peans for ten years to come.
But no one need wait for October
28, or for the issuance of new food
cards, or for anything else. The .sav
ing that 100,000,000 people can make
in four weeks will' be considerable.
The one thing certain is that, if dis
tribution can be perfected, a place
can be found for every pound of food
that can be conserved. .
BACK FROM THE BELGIAN COAST.
Belgium, still fighting, has won such
victories with the aid of the British
that in a few days it has redeemed
territory for which it had vainlj
striven through three and a half years.
More Important than the possession
of this ground itself Is the effect of
the allies' gains on the German posi
tions north and south.
By the capture of Roulers, St. Pierre
and positions slightly west of Menin,
the Belgians have passed beyond the
low-lying, swampy ground east of
Ypres, beyond the Paaschendaele
Ridge and beyond the area east of
the line ljetween. Nieuport and Dix-
mude which they inundated in the
Fall of 1914 to stop the German ad
vance. They have before them higher,
firmer ground, over which their prog
ress cannot be staVed by bottomless
mud, as was that of the British last
Fall. But, far more vital,- they have,
reached a position where they threaten
the German hold on the Belgian coast
and on the group of great manufac
turing cities farther south.
At Roulers. they are already east of
a line running south from Ostend
through Lille and are on the line run
ning through Roubalx and Tourcoing,
all noted for their industries and as
railroad, highway and canal centers.
By pushing out their left flank be
tween Dixmude and Roulers they may
force the enemy out of Ostend, and,
by simultaneously continuing their ad
vance eastward, they can compel the
Germans to abandon Bruges, Zee
brugge and the rest of the Belgian
coast, leaving them the alternative
between retirement on Ghent and re
treat into Holland, where they would
be interned. Deprived of their base
on the coast of Belgium,' the U-boats
would have to travel 300 miles farther,
beyond the coast of Holland to Em
den and WUhelmshaven, and in their
raiding excursions would have to
thread their way through the mine
fields in the North Sea.
The British capture of Cambral and
the British-American advance across
the Hindenburg line south of that cit
have left the French Industrial and
mining centers in a salient which
bulges deep into the new anted line.
A concerted attack from both north
and south may squeeze the Germans
out of this area, just as they were
squeezed out of the Marne salient. A
general push forward on a front as
wide as those on which the allies have
moved farther" south might then be
made in Belgium, with objectives ex
tending from Ghent to Valenciennes
and thence on the line which runs'
from Antwerp through Brussels and
Charleroi. The Germans no doubt
have several lines of defense through
this area, but since the allies blotted
out the Wotan line and broke through
the Hindenburg line, any such lines
prove to be only temporary obstacles.
Such an offensive in Belgium would
both help and be helped by the allied
operations farther south. The general
course of the railroads from Germany
through Belgium into France is from
northeast to southwest. As the ad
vance in Belgium continues these lines
of communication will be cut in the
rear of the German troops in France
which use them. As the allies ad
vance In France north of Laon they
deprive the Germans of the use of the
lines farthest north and drive them to
use those farther south. Tims loss of
Cambral prevents the Germans de
fending St. Quentln and Laon from
using the line from Antwerp through
Termonde and Valenciennes. Loss of
St.' Quentin, and retreat ten miles far
ther east would deprive the German
defenders of Laon and Champagne of
the lines running through Charleroi,
while a retreat eight miles eastward
to Vervins would cut the line through
Chimay and would make the Germans
dependent for the defense of Laon on
the sole line which leaves the Meuse
valley at Mezieres. If the Franco-Amer
ican advance should continue to Mt.
St. Jean, this last line would be cut
and Laon could not be held. No ten
able line of defense would then re
main except that of the Meuse and
the Scheldt, and practically all of
France and Western Belgium would be
free.
Superior man power, material and
morale have given the allies power to
make successful, concerted attacks at
a number of points on the German
line, each of them contributing to the
success of the others. . Single com
mand directs and times these attacks
for the accomplishment of the single
purpose. With depleted reserves, the
German staff is unable to concentrate
enough men at any one point of attack
to hold it. The few reserve divisions
are wearied by scurrying from place
to place and waste time In travel
which would be spent In fighting If
the allied offensive were confined to
one point. Terrible loss of men and
material, loss of railroad lines and
bcrmbing of rear areas have caused
confusion and demoralization, which
contrast strongly with the orderly re
treat of the French and British In,
1914. Constant defeat and retreat have
shaken the morale otthe army which
boasted that it was Invincible. These
facts warrant confidence that, as the
German retreat continues, it will ga
faster, and they raise hope that before
the year 1918 ends not only France but
at least a large part of Belgium will
have been rescued from the spoilers.
The Bulgars do not really want to
stop fighting, but they want to fight
somebody they can surely defeat, so
they offer to turn on the Turks. As
Turkey has some territory which Bul
garia wishes to annex, there Is both
method and prudence in Bulgaria's
wish to continue In the war.
At the close of the Serbian campaign
of 1915 the Kaiser and King Ferdl
nand of Bulgaria had a banquet to
gether at Nlsh. at which each said
some very kind words about the other,
These speeches would make interest
ing reading for both of them today.
Gerard knows Germany and says
the allies must get Into German terri
tory before peace can be declared, for
the lesson It will teach. A few million
Yanks agree with him. -
October days, after all, come near
being the best of the year. Tempera
ture and weather are so delightful
Many a man would hate to be found
dead In October.
Depend upon Seattle to "keep the
dough," coming and going. There is
said to be a man there who sells
spurious furloughs to dissatisfied sol
diers. -
Everything will be different after
the war and many things very much
so during its continuance. Let all
make the best of the varying situa
tions. The Kaiser wants the last drop of
German blood shed for him, but you
will notice how he dodges any chance
of spilling his or that of the family.
The fellows who think they are
smart enough to "bunk" a day's pay
from a shipyard fall down when they
try to push a good thing too far.
Those resignations would make the
Kaiser think of rata deserting the ship
of he was sane enough to think of
anything but killing to win.
The liberty bond buying at the Or
pheum showed that patriotism, like
the influenza, is infectious, but we
cannot catch top much of it.
At last there must be several hun
dred American airplanes in action,
judging by the number of Germans
they crash down.
The man arrested for non-support
in these busy days is a poor stick that
even the Army would not welcome to
the front line.
No man should be hampered' In
making money in legitimate trade, but
the squeals of the profiteer are not
convincing.
Secretary Lea did well in pulling
out a fair profit, with half the able
bodied fair goers in the Army.
Cold weather is due at the front.
The smallest bond will buy a. warm
outfit for a Yank.
Victor Murdock has caused a fight
in the Senate, perhaps because his
hair is red.
Butter is heading toward the dollar
mark, and there is but one substitute
for butter:
What's the matter with the Hin
denburg line? It is all hot to pieces.
Tillamook will grab that tank If
other counties do not watch out.
GROCERY PRASE OK XEW ORDER
Effect t CIobIbs mm Oit of Nuieroms
Bnalmesswsi la Llawse4.
PORTLAND. Oct. 1 (To the Editor.) I
If tho closing of the grocery stores j
all day Sunday and at such an hour as
6 P. M-, as ordered by the Stat Coun
cil of Defense. Is to be successfully
carried out, the support of public sen
timent Is of obvious Importance.
Enlightened public sentiment on the
subject will throw support In the right
direction, whichever that may be. and
a fair public verdict can only be gained
by giving consideration to the argu
ments In favor of this order, as well
as to arguments against It.
If there would be no Impropriety nor
offense in remarking that the editorial
discussion of the question In The Ore
gonlan seems to present only reasons
against It, without giving reasons for
It, I would be glad to ask you to pub
lish this statement of reasons pro and
con. for the fairer guidance of public
sentiment.
I am prrnaps In a peculiarly advan
tageous position to do this, because
as the "hired man" of the Portland
Grocers' and Merchants' Association I
have personal contact with the strong-
st advocates of both sides of tbe
question, this being an organization
sufficiently democratic so that no man
oses either his Individual or his busi
ness liberties by being a member.
Our membership Includes men who
keep their stores open at all hours of
the evening and all day Sunday, as
well as those who already observe the
hours and Sunday xlosing which the
State Council of Vefens sow alms
to make compulsory.
Your editorial sums np fairly the
arguments against this action by tbe
State Council of Defense: First, that
t deprives the small storekeepers of
their business liberty to work aa many
or as few hours as they please, and
second, that compulsory closing at 6
P. M. weekdays and all day on Sun
day might so reduce their present pa
tronage as to ruin them.
In answer to the first objection, the
supporters of this rule assert that the
Government has not hesitated in many
far more important and vital ways to
make rules for the conduct of business
during war time, ao that no valid ob
jection can be sustained on this ground.
If the margin of profit which a man
may make on his merchandise is to be
regulated by Government authority
which is done, and soma of these
'margins of profit" do not cover the
cost of doing business certainly the
right of the Government to control
business operations in the public In
terest Is established beyond dispute
In answer to the second objection,
the supporters of this rule make elabo
rate and forceful arnuments.
They stand on "man-power" and In
answer to the contention that it takes
no more man-power to run a store IS
hours a day and seven days a week
than with Sunday and o'clock closing,
they refer to their own recent experi
ence with the "one-dellvery-a-day."
The store with one delivery rig and
one delivery man claimed It could make
no saving of any kind which may have
been true in a small number of cases
but we all know, of course, two things
(1) that the "one-dellvery-a-day
could be a success only by unani-
ous observance and (X) that the total
net result was a saving of man-power.
Similarly, the argument la mad
there might be wmt who could make
no economy in man-power by the ob
servance of this closing rule, but that
we must acknowledge llkewjre (11
that it can be successful only by unanl
lmous observance and 2 that unani
mous observance will aave some man
power. As to the possibility of some "little
fellows" being forced out of business
the "little fellow" has Just sis much
riicht to live as the bis fel;ow this
war Is being fought for that principle
applied to the nations but the "little
fellow" owes the same obligation for
National service as the big fallow.
Just as more thun one delivery a
day was "too much service," so Sunday
and evening business is to be con
demned on the same jtround that Is
tiie argument and that It la rank
nonsense to try to argue that such ex
cessive "service" can be cut out with
out gaining some man-power.
Taking the extreme case of the old
gentleman and his wife running a
small store without help end the ex
treme possibility that they would be
put out of business by this closing
regulation, the answer is quite clear
cut:
It Is a clear case of "too much serv
ice" for the public Such a store can
not now be making "big money." If
It were, it would not be In the sup
posed class that would be ruined by
regulated closing. Grocery stores gen
erally are frantic In their endeavors
to get employes. The cW gentleman
and his wife could close their own
store, cutting out this "excessive serv
ice" to the public and fill a gap in an
other store where their wares, under
existing conditions, would almost cer
tainly be more than they, are making
for themselves In their own store, at
the same time gaining mhat Is not a
negligible matter, their evenings and
Sundays for wholesome rest and rec
reation. The supporters of the State Council
of Defense action finally sum up by
arguing that wherever "too much
service" can be eliminated It Is bound
to mean saving man-power, net. no
matter who may try to pettifog to the
contrary that the quick ending of the
war. which Is the wisn oi everyone,
wriii ha hastened by unreservedly and
promptly throwing our full weight In
the scales, ana tnai m puunu uuiu
patriotically understand the reasons
back of such reductions In "service"
and that If a few "little" storekeepers
should be forced out of "proprietor
ship" not out of business in tne oroaa
sense, for they would go to work for
somebody else they would do so to
their own profit, for they would make
more as well-paid employes than as
proprietors In a store which made them
work 16 or 18 hours a day, seven days
a week, to earn a living.
In all this I have endeavored to pre
sent the arguments pro and con just as
they have been presented to me by
both elements in our organization.
EDWARD A. MAC LEAN.
Manager, Grocers" and Merchants'
Association.
A MILITARY ROMANCE.
New York Sun.
A Captain In the motor corps
Of ladles fair was she:
He was a young Lieutenant of
TJ. S. artillery.
They met, and strolling on the beach
In twilight shadows dim.
Of course, he lost his heart to her
She lost her heart to him.
"Oh. let's get married. darling girl."
The ardent soldier cried:
She shook her head and sadly said
"I cannot be your bride."
"But why?" he plead, and at her feet
In supplication sank.
"I can't." she answered, "wed below
My military rank."
Divorce la Pessaylasls.
PORTLAND. Oct. 1. (To the Editor.)
Divorce cases In Pennsylvania, as I
understand, are tried before a "mas
ter" or attorney no court-
Is decree at once ordered If divorce
Is granted and can persons divorced in
Philadelphia who reside in Oregon re
marry at once, or do they have to wait
six months, or are there interlocutory
and final decreea as In eamornia .-
M. K. WISE.
There is no interlocutory decree in
Pennsylvania. Wbea decree Is Issued It
is finaL
medical world has red tape
8r Cmt for EatakUafclna; Effici
ency of N w MedlrtBCs.
HILLS BORO. Qr Sent. SO To the
Editor.) In The Oregonlan. September
14. Is an editorial on the use of serums
and the universal pin pricks necessary
for universal Immunity from disease.
If a serum la used tor each disease. You
speak of an Invention that will be a
universal serum. It mlirht be a suc
cess If the serum were not all obtained
through the relationship they bear to
the Individual germs.
To be successful with the medical
profession at large any article or med
icine meant for the physical good of
the human race must be Introduced to
the medical profession with full analy
sis of its contents; It must be tested
by them throuKh the laboratories of !
the National medical organization and
subraited to the profession guardedly.
If you have an efficacious medicine
for example for pneumonia, meningttla
or diphtheria, and ak the medical pro
fession through Ita lend lux scientists to
allow you. as a medical man. to dem
onstrate your remedy. It will fall, be
cause the professional leaders will that
this Is not the course to pursue.
Hearty co-operation of the medical pro
fession for a new remedy Is not to be
obtained by demonstrating Its value,
but that demonstration can only come
through fixed channels.
The first consideration of the medi
cal profession should be. "What will
really help humanity and how can I
improve present methods of giving
such aid?" not "Where or how was it
thought out and by whom, and-what
does it contain?" If we waited really
to know bow our medicine did Its
scientific work we would never use It-
AN ETHICAL PHTSIC1AN.
AATHODY CAX DOIBLE HIS MOINET
Boad Loaaoo. Tssiht by Saeeeaaral
Speenlattom Im Civil war Greenback..
PORTLAND. Oct. 1. (To the Editor.)
After our Civil War when green
backs were worth no more than 65 or
60 cents on the dollar, some people con
verted their property Into greenbacks
and locked them up and so kept them
until the Nation resumed specie pay
payments, when these greenbacks were
worth 100 cents, on the dollar. Thus
these people made 40 to 45 per cent
on their investment a fine speculation
even though the greenbacks drew no
Interest- ,
Now at this time money Is worth no
more than 50 cents on the dollar. Its
buying power Is but one-half what it
was before this war, and after the
war it will recover lta power as it did
after the Civil War. So It Is all Im
portant to save money now, out of In
creased wages, and hold It until that
time arrives. Thus, those who save
their money will make 100 cents on
the dollar.
But Instead of locking up their sav
ings, they can buy liberty bonds which
will- always be as good as cash, and
thus make 4Vi er cent per annum on
the money while they are watting for
the 100 per cent to be realized, as it
surely will be-
Thus the buying of liberty bonds Is
a great privilege as well as an lmpera
Uve duty.
The man who now spends his wages
recklessly will find his more prudent
fellow workman a "bloated bond hold
er." while he will be a becgar.
E. F. RILEY.
MORE TO BE DOVB FOR CAPTIVES
People Advised to Reaa Book oa Ger
ms Treatment of Prisoners.
PORTLAND, Oct- 1. (To the Editor.)
Despite the glow of coming victory,
the loving care of the glorloua Kcd
Cross, the efforts for amusing and
uplifting of the Salvation Army, the
Y. M. C. A. and the Knights of Colum
bus, we are forgetting our boys Im
prisoned In Germany.
I have heard many awful stories of
the brutalities put upoa the unfortu
nate wounded told me by Captain Wil
frid Hatherley of Wansrann, N. Z-, who
stayed with me last Winter. Just now
I have read by his advice "The War
Prisoner In Germany ", by Daniel Mc
Carthy. Every right thinking person should
read It- It Is semi-official and to be
depended on.
What is owing to the care and de
termination of Mr. Gerard, the thank
ful British peopiea would give with
full hands to him. were they able.
But. now when our boys may suffer,
let us think of these poor boys, buying
their and our liberty so dearly.
Better far to die, "all troubles past-"
than live to endure untold agonies
from the German barbanans.
I cannot call thera less. Barbarians
of older times knew no better, but
under the guise of religion and kultur.
such savagery la fitted only for now
and everlasting damnation.
Our library has this book I name,
and I pray every father and mother
to read it, for my space cannot tell all
you should know.
E. CARMICHAEL DAVIS.
Nlaety Years Yonsg.
Four score and ten! Is that too much
For any man to manage?
For my part. I think not enough;
Despite the good old adage.
True, ninety years Is going some
Beyond the common figure.
But I'm prepared tor aught may come.
I have both health and vigor.
At sixty years of age they said
I could not live much longer;
Ten years (or fifteen), I'd be dead.
Give place to young and stronger.
Men stood around for my old shoes.
But Ah! they did not reckon
That they It was who had to lose
And witness my elecuon-
I laughed: I sought no strife;
Nor did I trouble borrow;
I share each day the joy of life;
I welcome each tomorrow.
Now three-score years, plus three dec
ades
Still find me well and "snappy:"
And while the past to vision fades
I am content and happy.
Would I return to forty-five?
(And cut my life In half)
I would not! On your very life
To say it la to laugh!
LEVI MYERS.
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.
Bunkles we've been, eh, mate?
An' comrades an friends, us twain.
We've drilled an' messed together
Now you're gone an' I remain!
We froze together an' sweated alike
Under the burning sun.
An' slushed thru soggy winter mud
From morn til retreat was done.
They took you away an" left me
With a lot or new men arouna:
But you know my heart Is with you
In your grave In the sodden ground.
Somewhere la France my heart is
buried.
Restin' under the sod
There with you. whose soul In keeptn'
Rests In the hands of God.
"PRIVATE J.I78.0J9."
Morrises After Dtvoree.
CLATSKANIE. Or, Sept. 30. (To the
Editor.) (1) Kindly state if a man or
woman divorced can remarry without
waiting the legal time and have the
marriage legal. (!) What Is the legal
time? (S) Suppose they married In
the state of Washington, would it be
legal? They were divorced In Oregon.
A SUBSCRIBER.
1. No.
X. Not leas than six months.
8. No.
in Other Days.
Twtll y-f ! Years Asro.
Prom The Oreg-oalan. octobxer 3. 1S93.
Oreiron City. A delegation of Oregon
and Washington editors cam up on
the electric line thia forenoon and
spent several hours looking about tbo
city. Among the points of Interest
visited were the Portland General Elec
tric Company's power-house, the tco
plant, the paper mill and the new power
station and works being constructed
on the west side of the river.
The construction crews at work en
the telephone to connect Portland with
Spokane are rapidly approaching each
other, and only a short apace between
Bridal Veil and Latourette Is to be cov
ered to bring them together and com
plete the line. It la expected that tne
wires will be connected tomorrow. This
will be the longest telephone line In
the world except the one from New
York to Chicago.
Chief of Police Hunt was notified
yesterday that a bicycle stolen Friday
from the Chaber of Commerce building
in this city had been recovered at Har
rlnbifrg and that a man In whose pos
session It was found had been arrested
and was held in a charite of larceny.
The supposed thief will be brought to
Portland today.
The steamer of Engine Company No.
while In attendance at a recent fire.
was damaged to such an extent that it
had to be sent to a repair shop. Ita
place is filled temporarily by the relief
engine and the entire company Is oil
duty.
Fifty Years Ar.
Prom The Oregetilaa. October Z. 156.
The O. C R. R. (East Side) adver
tise this morning for loo laborers
(white men) to work on the east slda
of the river near Oregon City. The
present Indications of this company
argue well for the accomplishment of
the Important work before them. Those
desiring employment can get It by ap
plying at the office of the company at
the corner of first and tt ssaingroa
streets.
A rood, substantial sidewalk waa
yesterday laid In front of the store of
Wasserman & Co, on Front street. Wo
could point out several other places In
the city where sucn improvement
would be very desirable additions to
the premises.
The new Cathollo parsonage at tho
corner of Third and UaK streets is
fast nearlng completion and, when fin
ished, will be a fine Improvement.
B. A. White is laying the foundation
for a handsome dwelling house at the
corner of Fourth and B streets.
LET BOND SLACKERS BE KXOWTf
If Moral Force W ill Not Roses. Taesa
Taes Try Learsl Messs.
PORTLAND, Oct- 1. (To the Editor.)
Those persons who are able to buy
liberty bonds and who will not do so
voluntarily in a crucial time like this
are not loyal citizens, no matter what
they may choose to call themselves.
They are either pro-Hun or they are
expecting to use their money where
it will pay them a higher rat- of interest-
In either case (unless relieved
by very unusual conditions, which it
is their duty to disclose), they must
not complain If they are treated as
alien enemies
No man or woman who has gained
a competence In and protected by thia
free land of ours has a rlcht. morally
or legally, to shirk responsibility when
those liberties shich we espouse are
in peril. While the beast has its claws
at the throat of Belgium and France
France the glorious, who poured out
her blood and treasure for us when
we were weak we would be infamous
poltroons did we r.ot fly to their re
lief. Thank God. we have nearly 8.000.
ui0 brave sons who. assisted by our
allies, are going to minic.o that
damned bloody hand that has caused
more misery and horror than all the
barbarians of the past.
Who can read the tremendous events
on the battle lines without thrilling
and Joyfully buying bonds to the limit,
mortgaclng the future if need be. In
order that he may in some alight de
gree be a participant In the supremo
victory that is aa sure to come to us
aa the sun rises? Let us know who
the slackers r.re to the last one. and
If there la no other way they can bo
reached, why should not Congress pasa
a law appropriating from ttlr wealth
an amount proportionate to their abil
ity to pay? If there was such a law
now. bow quickly would their self
interest lead them -to th Liberty Tem
ple. C H, SHOLES.
ARMY DISCIPLINE AIDS CONVICTS
Acceptaseo la Civil Wsr Brosgkt Co4
to Individuals and Society.
PORTLAND. Oct. 1. (To the Editor.)
The editorial "Man-Power In Prison"
in The Sunday Oregonian should bo
twice read by those In authority of tho
War Department.
It is not necessary to say where, nor
In what command, but tho writer had
personal knowledge of a group of men
taken from prison and placed in tho
ranks of the Union Army without
prejudice of previous condition of serv
itude, along with other volunteers is
the Civil War. Every man of these,
under kind but firm treatment by tho
commissioned officers over them, mada
as good soldiers as could be desired;
and to my personal knowledge they
have been good citizens ever since, one
of these same men being now comman
der, after more then a half century, of
the veterans' organisation to which ho
belongs.
Their military discipline and service
seemed completely to transform and
assimilate them Into right ideals and
an honorable life; and I cannot tell
you the gratification It affords ma to
I furnish this testimony. '
I think the attitude of the War De
partment in ruling against allowing
men in prison to enter the Army In this
war a grave blunder. They would. I
confidently believe, make good sol
diers, and nearly all of them good
citizens after returning home. How
much better than damning them to ut
ter and hopeless shame.
C E. CT.TNE.
Christmas Packages to Soldiers.
IIILLSBORO. Or, 6ept- 80. (To tho
Editor.) Can you tell me through tho
columna of The Oregonian from whom
and where we can get the coupon and
container In which we are to send
Christmas packages to our boys in
France? I aee they are to be sent out
throuKh the Red Cross- Does this mean
through the local chapter or the Na
tional headquarters in Washinicton.
D. C-? A SOLDIERS SISTER.
A recent dispatch from Washington.
D. C. announces that the containers
will be given out through the -local
chapters and that the coupons, one for
each man at the front, will be Issued
from overseas. No instructions have
been received by tbe local chapters as
yet. but complete information on tho
subject Is expected within the coming
few weeka
-Vaea Reputation. Is DefaaaeeU
SUMMIT. Or.. Sept. 29. (To the Edi
tor) some Innocent men here are
called L W. by a person who wants
to hurt their reputation. What can
they do with such a party?
DEVITT.
They might sue for damages or seek
his indictment for libel. We cannot
assure success in either effort, however.
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