Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, October 26, 1918, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Textr 8 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1918. (Drortmtan PORTLAND. OREGON. Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postofflca as second-class mail matter. Subscription rates Invariably in advance: (By JJaiL) Pally. Runnar included, on year ......15-00 A'aj.y. suaaay included, alx roontns Xai:y. Sunday Included, tbree months. Jat.y. feiwday Included, one month ... 1117. without Hunday. one year laily. without Sunday, aix months ... J'ai.y. without Sunday, one montn .... weekly, one year . .T3 6.00 3.23 . 1.00 P-JB'lay. one Tear ......... 2.50 anday and weeklr 3.50 - ( By Carrier.) Iat!y. Sunday Included, on, year ......19.00 Xaiiy. Sundar Included, one month .... .3 1 'a . ' V Sun'.. lnp!n.(.H IhfM mAHtha.. Ial!y. without Sunday, on year ... 7-80 Xially. without Sunday, three months... Uaily. without Sunday, one month .t5 How te Kmit Send postofflca money or der, express or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at own er's risk. Give postofflca address In full, in cluding county and state. Poatajrs Rates 13 to IB pates, 1 cent: li to 3- paces, 'i cents: 34 to 43 pases. 3 cents; SO to 60 paces, 4 cents; C2 to 18 psses. 6 ceata; TS to bJ paces, cents. Foreign post ace, doubla raa Eastern llnS) Office Terres Conk llra. Bruoswtck building;. New York; Verrea 4b i.onklln. wtecer bulldlnc. Chlcaco; Verrea 41 Conkiln. Via Preaa buildlnc. Detroit. Mich.; baa JrjncUt, representative, K. J. EldwsIL MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ths Associated Press Is exclusively entl-1 fln o th Uaa for Pmihlirftnn nf mil news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise '"M to this psper, and also tha local sews published hem All ricbts of republication of spscial dls- ...r. nerein sre also reserved. the rate for the same ages In cities of the Lnited States. Chemist, bacteriologist and engineer have co-operated with physician and surgeon in producing the results to which the statistics bear eloquent testimony. Mechanical invention, too, has had a not unimportant part. It is interesting to note, for example, that probably not a dozen surgeons in the Civil War possessed a hypodermic syringe. The X-ray machine was not made practical until 1895. Instru ments for examining the accessible hollow organs were not even dreamed of 60 years ago. These Improvements and discoveries. Major Keen observes, have been made largely by men who are unknown to fame except to their colleagues. Only a few names stand out. even In the professions. It consti tutes, nevertheless, an amazing record of progress In half a century. It would require a vivid imagination, indeed, to forecast the result of another SO years of scientific Investigation. rOBTLAXD, 8ATIRDAY. OCT. M, 191& TlRjr THE OTHEK CHEEK. vve prefer to think that the plain partisan appeal that is In the dis patches from Washington today is not the voice of the President of the United States but that of a party leader deceived or Ill-advised by scheming opportunists. Every country in the world, and very man with honest heart, knows that It Is the United States, not the Democratic party that is waging Americans war against the Central Towers. Every country and every well-informed person knows that both England and France abandoned party war administration after bitter cost. The record of the Republican party In support of war measures is as clean and as straight as that of the Demo cratic rarty. Throughout the land the question directed at every Congres sional candidate today is not "What Is your politics ?" but "What is your rec ord on the war?" or "What Is your pledge on war measures?" That a great body of Americans, comprising nearly one-half the popu-1 la tion. is unfit to participate In war councils Is unthinkable. It is not true. But r its representatives who have stood so steadfast behind the Presi dent can now the autocracy is crumbling and success of allied arms seems assured despite internal dissen sions be goaded from the straight. trie Honorable, the patriotic course. then the day of that party is done. Po litical intriguers who seem to have the President's ear know it. There is but one course to pursue. It is to accept the rebuff of conscien tious effort with smiling face. Heads erect! Eyes to the right! "My country, 'tis of thee!" The test today is not party affiliation but unselfish, enthu siastic patriotism that . cannot be swerved from its course by lack of high appreciation. Political reckon ings can await the dawn of peace. THE BADGE OF DISTLXGCISHZD SERVICE. The spontaneous expressions of inenasntp and regard that have come to Governor Withycombe in letters from the Oregon soldiers in France are without doubt dearer to him than all the dignity, ail the prominence and all the emoluments that high office can give. Governor Withycombe has given the best that is In him to the furtherance of every enterprise that would make for the convenience, comfort and safety of the American soldier, and to every activity that would promote th success of the American arms. That these things are known and appreci ated by the young men who have of fcred their all to country is indeed badge of distinguished service. Now who will say that tho fathers, the mothers, the wives, the sisters, the sweethearts of the Oregon boys in France will heed any plea of de signing politicians that a change i the state administration is In the In terest of the nation's cause? Babists are good, but this does not. ac count for their following in a coun try in which the same can be said .of those who live up to the teachings of a wide variety of other denomina tions. They are monogamous and ab stain from the use of intoxicants and narcotics. They preach hospitality, forbid mendicancy and practice char ity. These circumstances still fall short of explaining the existence of their American following. The cynic probably was right. There are a cer tain number of restles souls among us who will embrace anything. The appeal lies in the novelty. Publicity given to Babism by the capture of its patriarch ought to make a few more converts to its cause. BRIDGING A CHASM. The "chasm of ignorance." both -deep and wide, which has been bridged by scientists in the period be tween the Civil War and the present war In Kurope. a little more than half a century, has been impressively de scribed by Major W. D. Keen, of the Medical Corps of the United States Army, In a paper read recently before the American Academy of Political and Social Science. The fact which stands out Is that palliative measures have more than kept pace with the development of means of destruction. One will not bo disposed to quarrel with Major Keen over the issue whether clinical observation or expert mental research deserves the greater honor for the results obtained. Major Keen Is inclined to champion the cause of the experimenters. It is difficult to draw the line with precision: both undoubtedly have contributed much, and it would seem that there is glory enough to go around among the scientists. It Is, however, a matter of historic Interest that, as the doctor says, there " was no knowledge of germs at the time of the Civil War. and "bacteri ology as a science did not exist." An esthesia, which was not given to the world until 1846. mitigated pain but did not materially reduce mortality. Mankind did not begin to enjoy the fruits of the work of Pasteur and Lis ter until the '70s. Our understanding of tetanus is of comparatively recent date. During the Civil War. surgeons operated while clad in septic cloth ing, their hands clean "only in the social sense," their instruments un sterilized. .There was no sterilized gauze. Tetanus was infrequent only because battles commonly were fought on virgin ground, but 90 per cent of its victims died. Compound fractures resulted in a mortality of 66 per cent: amputations killed 50 per cent, and were much more commonly resorted to than now. In the English base hos pitals tetanus mortality has been re duced to 40 per cent, with few cases in proportion to the number of men enraged, compound fractures cause only 15 per cent of deaths, 80 per cent of the wounded return to the fir ing line. Major Keen might have added with truth that the proportion of wounded who do not die has been increased to about 97 per cent in all armies. The contrast Is heightened by fur ther facts. In 1861 it was not known that only the mosquito spreads ma laria and yellow fever. The role of the fly as a typhoid carrier had not been revealed. Antitoxins for typhoid, diphtheria and meningitis were undis covered. The typhoid bacillus was not found until 1S80. There were in the Civil War 79,462 cases of typhoid, with 9,336 deaths; in the Spanish War. J0.73S cases, with 1580 deaths, among 107.000 men. In the latter war. 86 per cent of all deaths were from this cause. According to Sur geon General Gorgas, among 1,500.000 men mobilised at the" close of 1917, there had been :4?(typhoid rases and IS deaths. If the Civil War rate had prevailed, there would have been 38,000 cases and 7200 deaths; the Spanish War rate would have meant 311.000 cases and 13.700 deaths. One death among 1.500,000 men has been attributed to inoculation. Th 'aHt statement will not bring much cheer to the anti-vaccinatlonists. The death rate in tha entire Army, as to men between 10 and 30 years old. in July. ISIS, was a little less than a third of THE ITCH OF KKEAK OPTXIOX. Mrs. E. C. Feely. of West 76th street. New York, inherited from her brother certain lots In Long Island. The realty company from which they were purchased had contracted to make certain Improvements. Mrs. Feely relied on the company to send the tax bills as they became due. She promptly raid them. But the company did not make the improvements. When demand was made it communicated the lnforma tion that taxes due in 1914 had not been paid by Mrs. Feely and that a tax-shark had bought in the prop erty, worth 32500, for $12. The time for redemption had expired. In 1914 the company had failed to send Mrs. Feely the tax bill, although it had sen subsequent statements, and had slipped out of its contract. She has lost her property. Mrs Rcba Minford, a New Tork dressmaker, invested $6500 in Long Beach Iocs, later to find that they had been sold for taxes to a wealthy New York citizen for $30.15 in delin quent taxes. The tax buyer refused to return the property at any price. Anton J. Wettach, a New York mer chant, owned property in Nassau County, New York. Two professional tax title buyers squeezed him out of $300 after they had bought in his property for a few cents less than $5. These are facts brought out in an of ficial investigation now under way in New York of the operations of tax title sharks and are published in the New York World. In Oregon there is a tax notice system which is the best yet devised. When a property owner's taxes be come delinquent he is notified by mail. If he does not then pay, his delin quency is advertised in the newspa pers. The cost of this advertisement is not paid by the public but by the de linquent or by the person who buys in the property. There is the case of a Salem banker. He did not pay attention to a mail notice that taxes in a small sum were delinquent on his property. He was forcibly reminded of the nonpayment by the newspaper advertisement. He saved his property. Yet this Salem in cident has been presented as an argu ment for abolishment of the advertis ing feature of the law. There is a bill before the people to abolish the advertising detail of the tax laws of Oregon. The only known reason for its presentation is that its author is a newspaper publisher who must ever scratch the itch of a freak opinion. The Oregon law is a protection against secret dealings by tax sharks, and it promotes the payment of taxes. The Orcgonlan believes that for these reasons it should standx It has no financial interest in the law. It is barred by the terms of the law from publishing the list. Vote 311 No. NEEDED AID FOR RCSSIA AT HAND. Retirement of the'allied army which had been advancing southward from Archangel, and repulse the Czecho slovak army on the Volga River at the same time that the Bolsheviki con tinue their reign of blood, show the need of a strong allied army in Rus sia. Such an army is needed to 'de stroy the outlaw band which is in control, to save the people from deci mation by famine and disease, to stop the slaughter of all the men capable of leading the nation, and to set the people free, unterrified by fdrce either from within or without, to organize a government which will command their allegiance, which will safeguard life and property and restore economic life and realize their aspirations. This requires destruction of the German armed forces in the country, for they are the backbone of Bolshevism, and with them of all German influence. This relief cannot come from the north or east, for communications by way of Archangel and Vladivostok are too long and imperfect. It can come from the southwest, since Bulgaria has been put out of action and since the allies have advanced through Ser bia to the Danube. A large part of the allied army in Serbia should be able to cross the Danube, make Rou mania again a belligerent and advance into the Ukraine,, while another in vades Hungary across the Danube and Save rivers and the Transylvanlan Alps. - sucn a movement would occupy Austria-Hungary with home defense, and it should unite the allied army with the Cossacks in the south and the Czechs in tho east and make short work of the Germans and terrorists. It should shortly destroy the last rem nanf of that military map whereof Germany boasted in tho Winter of 1915. It wouid. fulfill President Wil sons pledge to stand by Russia and' Roumania, and it would put the allies in the military position to dictate terms to Germany as to the east aa well as the west. That plan of campaign may have been in Mr. Wilson's mind when he gave the pledges mentioned and when he deprecated the sending of a large Army to Northern Russia or Siberia. Ho may have foreseen the victory in Macedonia, the collapse of Bulgaria, the resurgence of Roumania and welcome from Russia to the allies in that quarter. He may have consid ered an open display of the "yellow streak" in the Bolsheviki and their German guides necessary to put the Russian people in the right frame of mina to welcome aiu lrum me times. Thus time was working out his plans. If that be correct, more great events impeni In the Balkans and Russia, CAPTURE OF THE BABIST fROriTET. News that the British forces in Syria, occupying Haifa, have captured Abdul Bah a, venerable head 'of the Bahaists, or Babists, will convey to most persons for the first time the knowledge that this sect exists. It has, however, been sponsible for a good deal of disturbSice of the peace of Mahommedan countries, although its followers are ' not numerous and their doctrine was promulgated for the first time in 1843. It was in that year that the founder, one Mirza Ali Muhammad, returned from Mecca with the announcement that he had a new commentary on the Koran to pre sent for the consideration cf the faithful. He criticized the established order so fiercely, however, that he made many kinds of trouble, culmin nating in a "defensive revolution" in 1849, the prophet losing his own life in 1850. Abdul Baha -visited the United States some years ago, and his coming added another to the more than 100 religious denominations already in ex-j istence here. The event seemed to support the contention of the cynic who said that any doctrine receiving sufficient publicity was sure to ob tain a following in America. At any rate, there are said to be several thousand "Babists" In the country. Like the Fire Worshippers in our midst, they 'Were proselyted among our native stock. Orientals living in this country fought shy of it. Babism is a hodgepodge. It borrows freely from other mystical "religions." The mathematically inclined, for in stance, have a sop thrown to them in the great weight attached to the num ber seven, while the sacredness of 19 fills a void familiar to cribbage play ers. Women are recognized as a little over S per cent the equal of men, one female prophet being required out of the total of 19 In the prophet's col lege. This, however, represents a good deal of progress toward women's rights for an Oriental. . I The private, morals of consistent' THE FUTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE. Although a peace cabinet has taken office in Turkey, the expected sur render has not come, probably be cause Constantinople is at the mercy f the Russian Black Sea fleet, now in the hands of the Germans and their Turkish confederates, Knver and Ta laat. Threats to bombard the city may have prevented overtures for separate peace and may have intimidated the new government into Joint action with Germany and Austria. When the Ger man peace maneuver fails Turkey may still be held in line as long as the capital remains under the guns of the fleet with no greater menace from the side of the allies. That menace may soon appear. The Greeks have reoccupied all of their territory as far as the Bulgarian bor er in Thrace, and under the terms of the Bulgarian surrender the allies are free to use the railroad from Saloniki through Bulgaria for an Invasion of Turkey. As the bulk of the Turkish army is now in Mesopotamia and Northern Persia, in danger of being cut off by the British, the allies will have slight difficulty in occupying Eu ropean Turkey as far as the Tchaldja line3 and In attacking Constantinople from the land side. They should be able to cut off the Turkish forces on the Gallipoll Peninsula from com munication with the mainland, to force their surrender and from that vantage point to seize the Asiatic shore of tha Dardanelles also. They could tlfen open the straits to the al lied fleet, which would attack the city by sea and dispose of the enemy's fleet. Having been cut off from the central empires, Turkey can obtain no new supplies of munitions and, hav ing lost her army in Syria, she can make only a weak' defense even if the other half should escape the British and reach the capital. It is probable that, relieved of the threat of bom bardment by the German-controlled Russian fleet, Turkey would surren der without standing a siege of her capital. Then would arise the question of the" future disposition of Constanti nople. The statement of allied war aims last January by President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George evinced readiness to leave the city in the hands of the Turks, Mr. Lloyd George being more explicit than Mr. Wilson. The British Premier said: While we do not challenge the maintenance of the Turkish Empire In the home lands of the Turkish race, with Its capital at Conntantlnonle. the passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea being in ternationalized and neutralized. Arabia, Ar menia. Mesopotamia. Syria and Palestine are. in our judgment, entitled to a recognition of their separate national conditions. The twelfth of Mr. Wilson's four teen conditions was more general In its terms, being: The Turkish portions of the present Otto man Empire should he assured a secure sovereignty, but the other nationalities which are now under- Turkish rule should be assured an undoubted security of life and an unmolested opportunity of autono mous development, and the Dardanelles should be permanently opened as a free passage to the ships of all nations under international guarantees. Those declarations were made when German military power was at its height, when the league of four auto crats held firm and when Turkish military power was still unbroken. Since then both Germany- and Austria have suffered irretrievable defeat and have been reduced to a position of military inferiority from which they cannot recover, Bulgaria has been forced to surrender and Turkey has been isolated and reduced to military impotence. The President has stiff ened his demands in the light of sub sequent events concerning Austria. Both he and the allies are justified in doing likewise in the light of events concerning Turkey, provided that they conform more closely to their main principle of the right of nations to govern themselves. Judged by that principle, tho Turks nave no right to retain a foot of ter ritory in Europe. They may have a numerical superiority In Thrace, but it has been produced by the oppressive rule which the allies condemn. They are in a small majority over all other nationalities in Constantinople, but they gained it by conquest and main tain it by tyranny. It is impracticable to upset all territorial claims based on conquest, but other conquering na tions have established a moral claim to remain by admitting the conquered to political and social equality and by amalgamating with them so thor oughly that distinction is difficult. If not impossible. That has been the case with the Normans, Saxons and Danes in England, with Franks and Gauls in France, with the Lombards in Italy. It is not so in Turkey. The only way in which a member of the subject nations could gain equality has been by renouncing his own nationality and becoming a Turk in spirit, manner of life and service to the oppressors against the op pressed. By their persistent tyranny and by drawing the line sharply be tween themselves and the subject races, the Turks have forfeited claim to any part of Europe as their "home land." The interior of Asia Minor, whence they started on their career of conquest, is their home land, and they should return thither. Then what should be done with European Turkey after the Turks have been expelled? Russia has aban doned all claim to it. Bulgaria may prove a right to the northern part around Adrianople, but not to the Aegean Sea coast, much less to Con stantinople, wnich .Bulgaria never held and which has a diminutive Bul- gar population. The strongest non Turkish elements in the population of the capital are Greek and Armenian. The latter never ruled the city and their home land is remote from it. Only a remnant of them survives, they are just about to regain independence after many centuries of subjection and they are scarcely qualified to rule over one of the cities guarding the great waterways of the world. There remain the Greeks. They founded the first city on the site of Constantinople, and they ruled there for many centuries prior to the Turk ish conquest. They have maintained national independence for almost a century in the kingdom of Greece, which may justly be extended tosin clude the entire coast of the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmora, includ ing the straits, to the Black Sea. That whole area is historical Greek terri tory, the. home land of the Greek na tion. They are a seafaring peopl well qualified to be custodians of th great waterway. Bulgaria's claim to the stretch of Aegean coast which she gained after the second Balkan war should not stand in the way, for if its population has a Bulgar majority was probably produced by ruthless nuissacre of the Greeks, and Bui garia's treachery to democracy en titles her to strict justice and no more. That country would be secured the same free access to the sea under in ternational guaranty as is proposed for other nations, and would not be shut out of ocean commerce. The suggestion that the infamous Turk should be permitted to retain Constantinople is repugnant to all civ- ilized nations, especially to ali.-'Chris tian nations. If he were to remain they would feel that the victory of civilization and humanity over bar barism had been incomplete. His place is in Asia. Those Who Come and Go. The Inquirer who says that she has three bushels of lovely yellow corn from her war garden and wants to know to what use she shall put it, is advised to shell it and once a week make a large mess of hominy, or sven better to prepare it for eat ing with the hulls on. The processes ar,e simple and directions are in most cookbooks. The menfolk and chil dren will find it likewise "lovely." The obstacles which officials In Washington threw in the wa? of house-building in Portland prove the absurdity of giving authority in such matters to an official who is 3000 miles from the scene of action. These men actually 'obstruct the doing of the very things they are intended to pro mote. That is true of many other things besides housing. If it pleases President Wilson to multiply words in order to disguise unconditional surrender as an armis tice, he must be humored. Most of us can say it in two words, but we are more concerned about the thing it self, not about the words by which it is described. It Is cheerful news that rubber growing shrubs thrive in the West. There has been a general impression that the only native rubber in the West grew in our necks. The government is helping in the rebuilding of the Gillespie shell load ing plant at Morgan, N. J., and ex pects to have it in full operation at the end of three months. Who ever thought of Valenciennes as the scene of one of the longest and bloodiest of battles? It is associated in our minds with the most beautiful, delicate lace. The honorable name of Thaw has been redeemed by the feats of air-- fighting performed by William Thaw, the American ace. Any government that does not In sist on some form of reprisal for these later-day acts of the Hun will be up set by its people. Italy has waited long, but now takes her part in the anvil chorus which smashes the Hun. To make this country safe for de mocracy, elect deserving Republican Congressmen. The sun should smile morning on coming into time. tomorrow his own Should you meet a highwayman with the customary mask, sneeze at him. Roller-skating to work is healthful and there is no speed limit. Turkey wants to does not know how. surrender, but Do not wait until stick on the masks. Hallowe'en to Manager Bvenson, of the Benson Timber Company, at Clatskanle, eays that the influenza nas seriously in terfered with the output of logs in that vicinty. Mr. Everson, who is at the Benson, states that the epidemic has made great inroads on the men engaged in the industry in his section, and this has caused a suspension of work. There is no physician at Clats kanle became the only medical man who practiced there is now in a Port land hospital, suffering from an attack of the Influenza. H. R. Glaisyer, of Klamath Falls', passed through Portland yesterday on his way to became a tank fighter. Mr. Glaisyer has been county agricultural agent for Klamath, but f,elt the urge of the war so strong that he decided to enter the tank service. He was recently examined and accepted in San Francisco, but was allowed a few days in which to go home and dispose of his livestock. Mr. Glaisyer says that he sold the stock at a sacrifice, but he was in such a rush to get into the service that he refused to let this stand in the way. Mr. Glaisyer has been the main prop of the county fair in Klamath. Fred Curry, city manager of La Grande, has been in the city for several days, and is at the Imperial, He Is reported as being active in the cam paign of Walter M. Pierce, the Demo cratic nominee for Governor. James W. Perkins arrived in Port land yesterday from Fort Monroe, Va., coming as an escort to the remains of W. Allen Casey, son of John N. Casey, vice-president of the Powers Furniture Comnanv. Allen Casev died of influenza while in an officers' train ing school at Fort Monroe. Mr. Per kins is registered at 'the Imperial. F. R. Poague, of Enterprise: Thomas Bell, of Wallowa, and E. I Campbell, of Flora, members of the select draft, passed through Portland on their way to Camp Lewis. Robert N. Stanfield, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and the largest individual woolgrower in America, registered at the Imperial from Stanfield yesterday. Mr. Stan- field was on his way to Salem to at tend a meeting of the Emergency Board. Dr. John J. Landsbury, of the Uni versity of Oregon faculty, was a Fort- and visitor yesterday. He was an Imperial guest. Leslie Butler, a Hood River banker and one of the leading good roads ad vocates of the state, is registered at the Benson. . Fred Poorman, manager of a big Tillamook garage, came to Portland yesterday and is at the Oregon Hotel. Thirty years after he had last seen John G. Williams, of Duluth, Judge A. L. Klewelling, of Spokane, walked up to his old friend in the Multnomah lobby yesterday afternoon and opened up a conversation on the last topic the two men discussed years ago. Both are lawyers and each has reg istered a" fine' success in his chosen field. Mr. Williams is a mining at torney and operator in Minnesota, and is said to be one of the best. Judge Fie welling has been on the bench and is a specialist in corporation law. SELFISHNESS OF MARRIED WOMEN Spinster Complains That They Want to Hold Both Men and Jobs. PORTLAND. Oct. 25. (To the Edi tor.) "Wanted, a woman to care for children while mother is employed." "Wanted, a motherly woman to take care of baby and child, parents em ployed." The writer having been from neces sity obliged to seek employment from others has frequently seen such adver tisements in the daily papers, and also has often had letters from women who were desirou? of hiring her to care for their homes and children--sometimes mere infants at $4 to $6 per week, while they were employed "downtown" at $14 to $20 per week. Now what the writer can't under stand is this: Why can't 4hese women stay home and take care of their own homes and children and let the unmar ried women who have no homes and are dependent on their own labor, have a chance? Why did they marry if they shirk the responsibilities of home and want to shift them, with all that is involved in the raising of children on some unmarried woman's shoulders, while they hold down an easy job with better pay? Isn't it enough that they have husbands, which implies that thenceforward and for life they have prisoned a man in shop, store or office who is working and striving for their welfare and support while they have only to take care of and make home pleasant? Do they want everything? Having taken some eligible man out of the market, now it seems they want to grab the good jobs too. I cannot conceive how a woman with a husband and home should ever want to leave its shelter and peace for the turmoil of the business world, and the withering strife of competitive labor. To my mind it is a glory and a joy to care tor a home and make it a place of rest, and the sweetest place on earth to the hus band and father. it would De no nara ship if married women were barred from outside jobs, thereby making it less difficult for some of us unmarried and homeless ones to mako a living. I have sometimes wondered if some of these married women with jobs didn't lie awake and cry because they could hold only one husband and one Job from their ltss fortunate sisters. UNMARRIED. In Other Days. Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Oregonlan, October 24. 1893. Washington Caminettl this morning asked 'the unanimous consent of the House for consideration of his resolu tion relating to the separation of the Independence and Visalia land districts of California. Coffee withdrew his ob jection and the resolution passed. Coombs, Democrat, created something of a sensation and amusement by offer ing a resolution outlining a plan for the tariff bill. San Francisco Elaborate prepara tions have been made for tho launching of the battleship Oregon tomorrow. Everything is in readiness and prompt ly at 11:46 A. M. the big ship will slide off the ways into the bay. The Union Iron Works have issued 8000 invita tions and besides these a large number of excursion boats will carry crowds to the scene. Testerday morning half a dozen men were put to work with pickaxes to dig up the surface of Stark street between Second and Third, preparatory to put ting down a pavement of asphalt with a concrete foundation. Most of the fruitmen of Douglas County will shut down their fruit evap orators for the prune season this week after a long and successful run. Their evaporators will start up on apples in a few days. NO GOOD IN CHURCHLES9 STTNDATSt Writer Snggeate Some Advantages That May Accrue From Vacation. PORTLAND, Oct. 25. (To the Ed itor.) The closing of the churches on Sundays may be a blessing to the churches themselves. Many a minis ter seldom presents himself a vaca tion, cither from the fact he cannot afford it from a financial point of view, or that he will not do it. Now all the preachers have a let-up, and possibly some of them can go away a little to see new things and hear new voices. People who have gone to church to sleep can now sleep at home, a more appropriate place for slumber than in a public gathering. At home they have no danger of falling out ot windows, whereas good old Eutychus. under a long sermon Paul preacnea, Fifty Tears) Ago. From Tho Oregonlan, October 2. 1S6S. A detachment of 120 men, while es corting General Carr to join his regi ment on Beaver River, was attacked by 500 Indians. The fight lasted from 7 o'clock in the morning until U o'clock in the afternoon, when the Indians withdrew, completely disorganized, leaving nine wounded and tlireo killed. Paris Prince Napoleon has written a letter to General Prim advocating the claims of the Duke of Acosta to the throne of Spain. Charleston The Democratic state committee has issued an address strong ly reprobating acts of violence and invoking the earnest efforts of the peo ple, black and white, to check incen diary language and preserve order. We learn that the Clarke County Fair has far surpassed the anticipations of the society, the first ever held in the county. Vancouver was filled with peo ple. On Saturday last Br. Bates' dramatic troupe gave a matineo at the theater, which was very successful. A large number of ladies and littlo ones were in attendance and all seemed delighted with the performance. Tonight "Tho Stranger" will be presented. GIFTS TO SAILORS APPRECIATED Officers and Crews of Western Plain Praise Portlnnd'n Generosity. TT S S. WESTERV Pf.AIN. Port- fell down dead from above, but to be an(1 Oct. 23. (To the j-Mitor.) The officers as well as A man Inquired at the Benson desk yesterday if the Kaiser, of Berlin, was registered. On being informed that he was not, the stranger declared that he had- positive information the Kaiser was coming and that the inquirer had a package he wanted to hand to Wilhelm. Will E. Purdy, who was once a can didate for Governor, is among the ar rivals at the Oregon. Arthur Winter, who demonstrates how to make pastry without the use of sugar, is at the Benson. W. S. Laymon, accompanied by his wife, is at the Oregon. The couple are on a visit from Nenana, Alaska. W. M Vennum, of Ellendale, N. D., was so pleased with Portland when he cami here with the G. A. R. convention last Summer that he went home, dis posed of his holdings, except his house hold furniture, and returned here with his family, consisting of Mrs. Vennum and the daughters. Miss Ida M. and Laura S.' The family is at the Seward until a suitable home can be found. restored to life ty the preacher, from whnm has not come eueh power oi restoration to modern preachers, even if they can preach long sermons. The home may be lifted to a higher level of spirituality by having old broken-down altars rebuilt, it wouio bo an excellent thing for people who depend upon sanctuaries to worship for them, possibly by proxy, to discern the the crew of tha U. S. S. Western Plain desire to ex press on the eve of their departure their appreciation to the people of Portland for the treatment accorded them while here. The U. S. S. Western Plain, as you no doubt know, is a Portland built ship and in every way substimtiates the fact that Portland built ships rank with priesthood of the people and kindle those built any place in the world. bright fires of devotion in their own we wish to announce through your houses. Why not do it now: columns how much the crew of this These churchless Sundays give peo- good ship appreciate the various gifts pie opportunity to practice enough of given them by the different organiza- self-examlnation to as, me qucouuu. ions m xnis city, u ne nea tross, z.m. Have we been attending the church c. A., Knights of Columbus, tho Na- through a mere form ani have we tional League for Women's Service, been fooling ourselves with the and the Public Library, have sent to thouetit that garments can never be- this ship huge packages containing come. shrouds? sweaters, books, games, cigarettes, cl- Also all people can ask the ques- gars, and similar gifts, which tend to tion, WJiat would be the result if there make a trip of this kind pleasant and were no onen sanctuaries in the world ; promote harmony In the crew. Many a person who never attends We leave with much regret, with church is glad for the note of music in sincere appreciation for all that has church bells. B. J. HOADLEY. YET BILLS ARE JUST THE SAME been done, and with fond memories of the city of Portland. DAVID C. AUSTIN, Captain. WILLIAM A. GALLAGHER. Executive Officer. WILLIAM L. McCONALOGUE. Engineer Officer. MILTON W. KING, Supply Officer. Overseas Se-vice for Women. CORVALLIS, Or, Oct. 24 (To the Editor.) Will you please tell me (1) if there are courses for girls at the Polytechnical School in Portland? (2) If dressmaking can be taken there and to whom I should write for informa tion regarding this? (3) Where can a girl enlist for overseas work as nurse? (4) How much training would an unexperienced girl have to have before she could go overseas or have actual work? (5) Can a married wo man whose husband is in the service, enlist as a nurse for overseas service? (6) Where can a girl study telegraphy and how long a time is required to learn It? LAURA SMITH. (1) There are two Polytechnic schools, one for girls and one for men. The Benson Polytechnic School for Girls Is located at Fourteenth and Mor rison streets. (2) Dressmaking courses are in cluded in the curriculum. Address let ters for further Information, to Benson Polytechnic School for Girls, Four teenth and Morrison streets. (3) With the American Red Cross by applying to Northwest Headquar ters, White building, Seattle, or with the Army by applying through Na tional Council of Defense Mrs. Alice Benson Beach, Auditorium of Meier & Frank, Portland. (4) Two years' training is required by the Army Nursing Corps-before be ing sent overseas. A hospital training school course is three years and a cer tificate from a three-year course Is required before nurses are eligible to the Red Cross. (5) No. The Government has placed a ban on wives of soldiers and women under 23 years of age for over- eas service. (6) Behnke - Walker Business Col lege, Railway Telegraph Institute and the Railroad and Commercial Tele graph School, all In Portland, offer this course which takes from four months up according to ability. LIFE AND DEATH. There is no spot on all this earth From eorrow free; It was decreed at mankind's birth That this should be; Our sorrows great, our pleasures email, Such is the common lot of all. Telephone Company Offers Ko Rebate ' for Restricted Service. PORTLAND, Oct. 25. (To the Edi tor.) The telephone company asks its Kiihsc.riber3 to limit . the use of the phone through patriotic motives. What natrintlKm has the telephone company shown? It asks for the full amount of the bill, and kindly do not use tne nhone. Let the telephone company come forward and donate a large share nf its earnines to the Red cross or, better still, to a fund to maintain the hAcnHal at the. Public Auditorium. Our Mayor has asked the public to The greatest namec are soon forgot. walk and not use the streetcars, csureiy eg snort is time, the Portland railway is the loser, as its All earthly things must die and rot cars are kept running ana service imaga mom ouuinim maintained I Are cast aside as on we tread The attitude of the telephone com- Striving to earn our daily bread. pany reminds one of the protiteering carried on by some "of our restaurants. T have been informed that some res taurant owners have a set of rules of ih.ii. men and thev are now trying to hide behind the Food Administration' and-rob the public. Let the telephone company give prompt and efficient service, which can ba eriven if adequate salaries be paid. It will ''then find its present Why should we dread impending death? Why ehould we mourn For those who've drawn their last, long breath; Their bodies borne To peaceful sleep beneath the sod Their soul entrusted to their God. O, Death! Thy mysteries reveal. Not one can see equipment ample to take care of all I what lies "beyond," for wje or weal. calls that may come over its lines. J. F. STAVE R. Give us the key Which ope's the portals of the tomb And shows, beyond, the light or gloom. GEORGE MARINER TRIPLETT. Soldier's Letters Not Received. ALBANY, Or., Oct. 24. (To the Edi tor.) We have .never heard from our Evil Is In the Mind. hnv since.he went to France in August, Trvr;Tr.ANrn. Oct 25. it tha Fill 1918. His wife has not heard from him tor . Just . WOrd on the subject of since he was in t,ngiana. e sent ner Georgette waists and silk stockings. a cablegram from there, inat is tne It 6eems to my husband and to me last news of him. When he left thisl.hat hA -vil.i nA- i h winr cnnntrv the Government sent the wife ,i,n.. armrta hut in ilia miml. of . . i .1 v.Ac a a oi van nn thai a earn wilii mo uuioo tnose wno censure mem paper enclosed. Other boys inat went If men or womeni younff or old, can from- Gridley, uai., wnen ne aia nive not ,ook upon youngr eiriSj or oldcr written. One or mem saia tney were ones too with pretty, sheer blouses near the firing line and would soon be and trim silk-clad ankles without sent in. MRS. A. B. HYATT. There is no reason for alarm because you have not heard from the son. . Had anything happened to him you or the wife would have been immediately notl- thinking of immodesty, then their own minds are far from clean. A MOTHER OF GIRLS. Thin hosiery helps enza, -- spread lnflu- Mall for Soldiers In Siberia. UNION, Or., Oct. 25. (To the Editor.) I had a son volunteer in July in the Medical department of the U. S. Army. He went to Fort Lawton and from there to Fort Russell, Wyo., and from there to San Francisco, Cal. We re ceived a card from the Government otifying us of his safe arrival in Si beria, but the boy did not give his com pany or regiment, so can't write to lm. Could you please Inform me now can get his proper address? CONSTANT READER. at The Chief Medical OfHcer, Fort D. A Russell, Cheyenne, Wyo., can doubtless ve the son's unit designation, if not indicating the exact unit with which e sailed at least the former one, which would suffice. The only address needed in addition to name and unit is "Ameri can Expeditionary, Forces in Siberia." Onion Breath Kills "Em. ALGOMA. Or.. Oct. 23. (To the Edi fied by telegraph by the War Depar- I tor.) An ounce of prevention is better ment. The eight or nine weeKS mat man a pouna oi cure is an oia, oia have elapsed since he sent the cable- saying of merit. gram have probably seemed extremely M,any mrtal8 would follow this sage gram i"" v ' .... advice if they only knew what that short to him. Your letters possibly do ounce would be for the various ail- not reach him in less than that time. ments to which the flesh is heir. In addressing him, write "American i'or tne Denent oi tue general wei Expeditionary Forces in France," in fftre I name the ounce that will pre full and omit mention of the New York vent Spanish influenza germs from tak- postmaster. Military Police Appreciated. UMATILLA, Or., Oct. 24. (To the Editor.) In The Oregonlan October 23, a one-column statement from the pen of Gus Moser arouses my curiosity, since it reminds me of the German peace proposals. Is our friend Gus sincere in his de nunciation of the military police of this state and the Governor who saw fit to offer protection to the crops of Oregon during these strenuous, pro German times? Yes, Gus, I happened to be one in a crew of 15 harvesters who came face to face with this question. Seven men refused to continue work in the harvest fields unless they were paid $11 per day. ' They went back to work and were glad to have the chance. Why? ing hold-. iJat a raw onion eacu day. It will prevent it, not cure it. BILL BINKS. Free Services for Soldier's Dependents. PORTLAND, Oct. 25. (To the Edi tor.) I saw in The Oregonlan where the head of the club called the Father of Soldiers and Sailors had defended an action for a soldier's mother where the landlord tried to oust the mother. He offered the same services free of charge to the mothers of other soldiers and sailors where the landlord tries the same game. Please publish his name and where I could find him. OREGO.MA.N toljX3i;.KIfcSlK. G. E. Hamaker, Henry building. Nearest Han Advance to Paris. NEWPORT, Or., Oct. 24. t(To the Editor.) Kindly let me know nearest If Gus Moser Is so anxious to save point of German line to Paris in entire thn tax tiavers of Oregon, why did he war and oblige. uutiArw. allow his private secretary the neat sum of J10 per day during the last Legislative Assembly? R. G, DAGGER, A short distance west of Meaux, on I the Marne niver, ana aDout to miles j from Pans. .This was in 1314.