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13 THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1918. (Eft (Dmnmhm PORTLAND. OREGON. JTntn-sd at Portland Orron) Poitorflco as MoBd-clau mail matter, obacriptloa rates Invariably la advanes: (Br MalL) Dally. Sunday ttieluded. one year IS . JJ Daiiy, Suoday iutiudcd. six months ..... 4.-3 Iaily. Funday Included, three months.... 2.25 rally, Sunday Included, one month ..... J'aiiv. ithout Sunday, on year ........ J J0 l'ally. without Htinday. six months ...... Tailr. althout Sunday, one month ...... .30 Weekly, one year t-OO Sunday, one yr 2.j0 Sunday and Weekly 2-iO By Carrier. DaiTy. Sunday Included, one year .... .99.00 rally, Sunday Included, one month ..... IljCv fiiinrfav tncliiHMl IhrM monthl ... 2 Tmtly, without Sunday, one year ........ T.80 Jja.ly, without frunday, three montoa .... i-wa Ijaily. without Sunday, on month ...... -62 How to Remit Send postofflea money or. aer. express or personal check on your i oca- rank. Stamps, coin or currency are at own er's risk. Olve poatorrire addreaa In lull. In ciudins county and atate. Postage Rates 13 to 1 pares. 1 rent: IS to pages. cents: 34 to 43 paxes, S cents: tO to SO paces. 4 cents; i to T6 pases. S cents: S to b2 pages, cants. ifureisn p oat axe, double rates. Eastern Soilness Office Verree A Conk ITn, Brunswick buiidinr. New York; Verree at Conklin. fteaer buildinjt. Chicago: Verree Couklfn. Free Press bunding, llrolt. Mich.; tm franclsco representative, R. J. BldwelL elista who have almost reached the goal without breaking- into Jail to do it is tolerably long. The "material" exists on every hand. Reality no less than beauty lies in the eye of the be holder. Romance is commonplace. Vital experiences lurk everywhere. But capable interpreters are rare and writers who seriously prepare them selves are as scarce as fresh Chinese eggs In the American market. MFMBKR OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Assoclsted Press Is exclusively enti tled to tho use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited to this psper and also the local wi published herein. AM nshts of republication of special dls Patchea herein aro also reserved. PORTLAND, J-RIDAV. .NOV. t. 11. rOPrURFTT OF THE THRIFT STAMP. Determination of the Government upon a policy of continuing the sale of thrift stamps during 1913 brings up an interesting question: What form A FORECAST THAT FAILED. Recent world events may renew In terest in a pamphlet written and cir culated in Germany nearly ten years ago. It was reviewed in Tho Orego- nlan June 21, 1909. The pamphlet predicted a debacle of the British Empire. The British fleet was to be dismembered off Heli goland. German North Sea airships would drop dynamite and blow the circumference of the circle. Relative I development both of particular enter unpreparedness was also Influential, prises and communities." We probably never will know the to- On the other hand, there are dis tal number of. the permanently dis- criminations which are not unjust or abled. The total number of casual- unreasonable, but those who suffer ties, other than killed, is likely to I under them cannot be convinced of have been at least 24,000,000, since that truth. Such are the transconti- the average relation of killed to other I nental cases, in which the inter-moun-losses is usually greater than three tain people 'refuse to .recognize the to one. Even if we accept the high I effect of water competition, but insist figure of 97 per cent of at least par- that the rate for a longer haul shall tial restorations to industry among I not be less than that for a shorter the wounded, the number of hopeless cripples will still be very high. POST ELECTION RUBBISH. A candidate for office in Chicago I haul. If the railroads should con tinuex under Government operation, these questions will come up with new force, for the roads have already been required to make joint rates and con- nekctlnnc wlfh hjo top linn. T-nf enmo has broken all precedents by sending of reasons compelling exceptions out squads or men after election day to the long-and-short-haul clauses to remove his campaign advertise- will no longer obtain. ments from billboards, dead walls, va- The best ground for hope that un- cant store windows and other nlar.es der Government operation old prefer where thia kind of mhhiKh in wont ences ana discriminations would be kuuiii uiui uyiit&jiiua miu uiuw nits i . I v.i , . i . . . . . , Admiral's shins to atoms The next I accumulate. Need it be asked whether abolished, and that rates would be re strowaf'tr be" deCredby this candidate .was successful or not .? vise, Ua lequitablt i basis, is found in German nam nnri th -Rne-Msh snin.e answer is mat ne was elected. were to be put to flight. A German lacl maes nis action none me army corps would invade England. " ""ucuuac yu., oiau wauocs n. The entente cordiale with France lo la" snorl or Delns a Penect rest would fail as'result of Invasion and ot hls sense of the proprieUes and his occupation of France by a vast Ger- lov of a cllv beautiful. If he had lost, would lie nave exmuttea me same the fact that the Commission recently overturned "a rate structure of nearly 30 years' standing under which busi ness had been built up over a vast territory." The just basis to which Mr. Teal points and which will com mand itself is cost of service, modi fied by classification of freight and shall be taken in the future by the ob-J would be paralyzed and famine would viously necessary propaganda to en courage continued saving by the rco pie? The war savings stamp has been fully justified by results, and since the war debt remains to be paid and the process must be extended over a period of years, it is clearly necessary that mere shall be thrift all along the line. As a garnerer of ill-considered trifles In the way of money which otherwise would have been wasted the thrift -tamp is entitled to the championship up to date. It is probable, however, that private enterprises will take up the matter if the Government finally decides to aoandon it at the end of another year, contingency of which we may not be certain, but which is worth taking Into account. It has been pomted out that the thrift stamp is likely to Ian gulsh'when it is deprived of the vol--'unteer agencies of sale which were ..patriotically enlisted while the war was on. Of course, it is too much to .-. expect that schools and Boy Scouts nd other organizations will continue to take the Interest In the subject that '.they have recently displayed. And unless there is positive action, will the 'effort be worth while? How many will . continue to buy them after the special incentive has been taken away? It seems likely that once we are re quired to go to the post off ice to buy . them and can get them nowhere else and are not reminded constantly of -our duty to buy, sales will fall to the -ero point. Nevertheless, the thrift stamp has taught us a concrete lesson in the val- .jjo or the Zs-cent piece. It has visu auzea the fact that one who takes -are of the small change may hone in r-no considerable length of time to pos sess sums worth while. It is seen Jiow, even at a cent a month, the war savings certificate grows with com parative rapidity to the size of a Gov ernment bond. The whole thrift cam. paign.has ben good for the country, ! entirely apart from the direct aid it man arm v.. . . . . t . : i n . , I thouehtful en n rI rlpral I nn fnr his f pi instead oi onnging mo promised a. l. r Kt c ,:... Tfimvia wnnM Bpnd hpr rni. low-ciuzens .' iei mere are impelling ....... ... sTckTintflndia Ind forestall a SeW reasons why the losers ought to clear Hcials have known practically noth sacKS into India ana lorestail a Eepoy w.wi-j v. ine. alrJione-h Mr. Teal savs "the cal- uprising. Through intervention of ",clr ucuwa Italy, Eg-pt would be saved from hlnorlir inRiirrprtion. South Afrina would declare indenendence. Ireland 'ed the sensibilities of sensitive men. would become an independent repub- But since the item of expense mas lie and th. I"nitd Stati would seize often be prohibitive, it might be ad. r. , . . . I vijhlA fnr rltizpna to inaucurate a tanaaa unaer a resoiuuon ot voii- i i ... , . , . . . . ( " . nrovidine for the preservation Post-election "cleanup day," and for tramc in an undeveloped couuli,, former stata Senator and Republican i A a t m a. i .t;t i i tno nmfl w n rn rnar whs npcessarv nua i r.BU riantui . AtAi t i nnrn ' law and order I ecn 10 uikc care wi 1,110 i?uuui.ii jaoi v - - - 1 taiut-uuoi cim AVith German ship, sweeping the year's bird's nest in his own neighbor- "".E" noon 1 - ' " j '1 ...w " interested in ail iorms 01 transporta tion tlie railway, the roadway and ing, although Mr. Teal says "the cal The more or less painful memories culatioa of costs in rate making has of defeat which it awakens must of- Deen an estabiisneci practice in conti nental Europe for nearly a century. He finds Justification, for some past discriminations which disregarded cost in the necessity of building up Those Who Come and Go. Employes in the- hotels are tired to day. For the past 48 hours they have been rushed to the limit. A flood of guests has entered the city and every little old hall room and makeshift cot has been put into service. A few weeks of business such as the hotels in Fort- land enjoyed Wednesday night and IBiursday and the owners could retire. and do nothing more strenuous than clip coupons from liberty bonds. Every cared for the young of the family, but room in every hotel has been occupied. I prepared and cooked what was brought There was not an establishment which in from the chase, then stood hacK and WOMAN HANDICAPPED I.V PAST Too Busy Ministerinir to the Stale to Think of Inventions. FOREST GROVE. Or., Nov. 27. (To the Editor. (I wish those who are so loftily criticising what woman has ac complished or has not accomplished might take a little time to recall how woman has been handicapped and re stricted since the beginning of history. Among primitive peoples who was it that did all the drudgery and heavy work of the family? And not only did not turn away from 20 to 70 would-be patrons. Writing rooms and chairs in the lobbies were taken by the bedless and yesterday morning tired men were thankful for shelter alone. In one hotel writing-room yes terday morning 45 men were stretched waited until her lord had satisfied his hunger before she ventured to taste it? How many years is it since girls were not admitted to the hisrher edu cational institutions at all? They were exclusively for boys. In the course of time girls were admitted to some acad In Other Days. upon the floor. It was nearly as bad at emy or boarding-school, where they some of the other places. were taught a little French, music, etc. Then it was considered very Improper To look at the hotel registers gives I for her to think even of doinc anv one the Impression that Vancouver Bar- 0f the many interesting and useful racks must be deserted. Page after kinds of work that her brothers were page of names of soldiers from Van- educated and tauirht to nerform so couver are displayed. The boys were skillfully. Woman's sphere in life, as given liberty until today, and thou- the schoolgirl expressed it, was bounded sands swarmed into Portland. A train- by the four walls of the kitchen, the load of soldiers came from Camp Lewis, country schoolroom or the sewing-room, but by the time their train arrived. Then when the father went awav. Thursday morning, the available accom- perhaps to some nearby town to attend mooations naa Deen taicen. most or me to some business, the small bov was soldiers wanted rooms with baths. Sol diers are spot cash customers and pay when they register. Charles H. Fisher, of Salem, publisher of the Capital Journal, was In town for Thanksgiving, accompanied by Mrs. Fisher. They were guests at the Imperial. Judge R. R. Butler, of The Dalles, ocean, the commerce of England compel the country to submit to a hu miliating' peace. It is not until almost a decade later that we realize how thoroughly a cer tain false trend of thought was fol lowed by German militarists. It was that the British Empire was held to gether only by bonds of force, and FUTURE OF KATKMAKIX.. waterwaVj" and he might have The time is near when the American aaded the airway. He forsees that people will be called uponto decide rates will be based on distance as a tho future of the railroads. That fact guide to cost, that "there will be a gives weight to the discussion of "The constantly increasing application of class rates, ana manuiaciunng win Ben W. Olcott, Secretary of State, came to the city yesterday, joining Mrs. Olcott and had dinner with friends. They were registered at the Seward. Future Course of Rate Making" in an address prepared by Joseph N. Teal Mrs. R. E. Pomeroy, a Salem resident. is among the arrivals at the Multnomah for Thanksgiving. Sergeant Roy Alexander, of Pendle ton, has come down from Camp Lewis that every other great nation was for the University of Oregon and de readv. as was Germany, to npon its weaker neighbor. pounce I iiverea Dy mm Deiore tne Portland Traffic & Transportation Association last Wednesday. The most revolution ary change which the war has pro duced in our domestic affairs is Gov ernment operation of railroads, and, all agree that we The sergeant Is bewailing his fate that he war ended before he could go across. W. A. Barrett, agricultural imple ment man of Albany, is a guest at the A DRIVE FOR MEXBERSHTT. The Christmas "drive" of the Amer ican Red Cross is distinguished from as Mr. Teal says. other campaigns of the kind by the! will never go back to former methods circumstance that it does not have either of operation or control." The h. ni.ine- of mnnev . it, rhiof nnr- more reason exists for full considera- gave in the financing of the war. J As has been suggested, it is ex J tremely likely that our bankers and ; business men will devise a substitute J for the thrift stamp and the war sav t ings certificate if Washington decides to discontinue them. The dime sav j Ings bank does not quite fill the bill, J but there are other possibilities, such Jjis further extension of bond buying -in small installments, adaptation of the building and loan principle to. the Jieeds of the smallest class of in vestors, and so forth. Savings banks which take a broad view of such en Jerprises do not as a rule regard them Jis competitive, 'but as helpful because Jhey encourage the saving habit gen Jrrally. The single handicap under Which private enterprise labors by comparison with the Government is hat the credit of the latter is unim reachable while as to the former the -public is not always so confident. But athis will be overcome largely by state supervision and through realization ".that business as a whole is being con jducted on a steadily rising plane. It -.would seem to be the psychological time to encourage the practice of sav ing for investment, as an offset to its alternative, the habit of buying things -And consuming them before the last installments have been paid. X lie constructive enterprises upon J-avhich we are about to embark will be limited only by the amount of capital whlch we are able to summon to ijhem. The billion a year or so which ty-e might conceivably get together in driblets the size of a war stamp would . le mightily helpful in the reconstruc tion period. There is in reality as much need for thrift of the right sort i as there ever has been j the qrzsT or . literary material. ' A young woman arrested in New ''York a few days ago on a charge of t shoplifting admitted that she had ( stolen, but pleaded that she did so to '."break Into Jail," in order that she might approach nearer to the "reali pose. Beyond everything else, its de sire is for continued and increasing membership. The active, personal interest of millions of individuals is the potent force which it is now sought to harness for the stupendous work yet to be done. In this connection it is worth while to recall figures given out by Chair man Davidson, of the Red Cross War Council, the other day. The organiza tion had on May 1, 1917, when we had been in the war less than a month, tion by the public of what future methods should be, and this address is a valuable contribution to that dis cussion by a man who has given the subject long, deep study and who is recognized as an authority on it. The change effected when the Gov ernment took possession of the rail roads is stated in this sentence from one of the first orders issued by Director-General McAdoo: be carried on near the sources of sup ply of raw material. 'Free services may be abolished,- terminal charges mav be separated from line charges, and. collection 'and delivery of freight at the store door may hasten clearing Hotel Portland of terminals. ' Full co-operation will be established between rail and water I T. D. Gilbert, of Tillamook, is at the lines, whereby river ports will be able Hotel Oregon, to reacn me oacK cuu.it. , . Soldiers from Vancouver have been transportation will be encouraged, but telilng. hotel c)crks that demobilization not if Government operation t-uuu..- at tne barracks will start tomorrow, ues, "when ample rail facilities to Soldiers have also stated that those handle ail business exist." The Fana- I who have taken out Government insur ma Canal "will exercise a controlling ance are being urged to keep on paying inflnpnce on traffic between the the premiums, the men being given to lvr Teal reaches these con- understand that the policies do not ex clusions: permitted to accompany him, while his sister was expected to remain at home and work. Later, when her brothers were furnished means and permitted to go where better educational advantages were to be found, sho was trying to ac complish what she could by studying at home or in some small school nearer home, and was encouraged to earn as much as she could to pay her own ex penses, and ir possible to spare some for the older brother who was favored with advantages much superior to those she enjoyed, and who was much more able to cam than she was. Then when he was given means to graduate as A. M. and to study for his lifeywork in this country and abroad. she enjoyed what she was able to ac complish alone and unaided. Later in her own home she was ex pected to care for the children, not only in the daytime but at night as well (since the father must not have his rest to spend the holiday with his parents, disturbed), until she was too tired to think even of anything that could be postponedaor omitted entirely. By this time how much strength, or even in clination, had she left to attempt to work out any great invention? When one considers conditions has not woman accomplished almost wonders? How How much would man have accom plished under similar conditions? I am sure we are all thankful that conditions are changing in her favor and that the day may come when she will be able to accomplish as much as her superior brother. A. SUBSCRIBER. Twenty-Five Year a Ago. From Tha Oregonian. November 28, ISM. Berlin. A box containing an infernpl machine -was received yesterday by Chancellor von Caprivi, accompanied by a letter dated Xew Orleans, Novem ber 23, stating that the package con tained samples of seed. The plot was discovered before the box was opened. At the same time Emperor William re ceived a domino box which was ateo from New Orleans. The appearance of the box aroused the suspicion of the police, who rendered it harmless dis covering in it a full charge of nitro glycerine. Saturday night Allen Parker's can nery, at Toledo. Or., was blown into Yaquina Bav with about 16000 worth of machinery. The new foundation which was under construction was not thoroughly braced. The cannery had not been under operation this season. The machinery will be damaged by tho salt water. The Oregon Pacific's promises of a steamer to Eugene are so far unre deemed. In spite of the fact that tho river is at a good boating stage. . The reduction of the duty on opium by the new tariff to $6 per pound In stead of 12 will probably injure to a great extent the smuggling industry which has sprung up during the past five years. It is said the average con sumption of smuggled opium in Port land amounts to 300 pounds per month. E. B. Hayden. chairman for the com mittee of admissions, estimates that 5000 persons will attend the Mardi Gras at the exposition toniitht. Ipire with their demobilization. The situation will be viewed from the standpoint of a National railroad system THE ANALYST. I have known one such in all my days Tn the. future the different forms f trans- Mr. and Mrs. A B. Taylor are among Tn him. lifo w o nii,! i meritn in- Ih. Sal.m nannl. whn famA " T a,. 1 - , .1 1 ... b ' nnr in linn win n, n nn u L" . i ...... . , i ... . . . . u . . . . . u . ui iiauu ..imiai.. ................ aiv.aua.s " ' .dvVnraEea ? are il lne lu"- As a landscape seen from an open door .. .j ,k- fun!Bi) a. nKtime(i needs of rail- I I way rn.i nr rites based on the selfish policy t-.,.. tj--.... n , n a sunny morning, with an unob of the individual line, or demands ot com- I . . . ,, . . " i 1.1 structed view: munitle.- or Industrie-, will not be -a '- """. in .h- rn? t . , .1 As a bok' wrltten in simPle language, i..i. ,tifiniinn fnr the elimination ot House In the coming Legislative ses- wherein no wnrH i-ff o rnntKTinc n r -ii ,n i m m ., , . i. nAn.inw . r natural anvanun9 B.u... wciil lu L.te.r i h.Mii',:, i v m. nnmpN i .1 1. . 562 chapters with a membership Of heretofore, from the sepsrate standpoints of I or the granting of preferences or the Ira- Redmond and Salem for Thanksgiving As to Its nnrnnse m,,ni, r,ia. , o - -aj T . . 1 . 1A1S rVA num. 1 lndenendent anri rnmn.NHv. ra 1 ) r,. H . I i tl . i ,nr,m llnna- f ' . 1. . ; 1 : I ' o ' 10D,1J1. U 11 1 J 1 ' fcnw ... . ' .............. ...... MlUMllK Wl i i i .... . i - I ,1,11111, ti 1 1 11 1 111 fiUl, 1U1 me 11...C UClilg, her of chapters had been increased to That policy has been steadilv fol- w,t.n eq"a' . ri tne subjeet of politics. 3853 and the number of members to I lowed, and. although the prime pur- mdutriai establishments and activities, and 20.648.103. The Junior Kea Lross nasi pose nas Deen to meet war emertren- I it is not at all unlikely that this decen- an additional 8,090,000 members. This cies, it has already had some Effect tral"!ation and relocation my be a very grand total of nearly three-tenths of on rates. It has led to critical exami- . J:r. .nmi ,,iinn. that the entire population of the country .nations of the methods of the past as are sure to be pressing for solution after represents the greatest achievement in i a guide to opinions as to what should I tno war- voluntary organization that the world be, and to decisions as to what shall Before that hope can be realized must first be settled calm and unperturbed Mr. and Mrs. Davis Wilcox, of Haines, are at the Imperial. Mr. Wilcox is a banker. Justice Henry J. Bean,-of the Oregon bupreme Court, is a guest of the Seward. the question whether and to what degree the rail roads shall remain unified. would follow a struggle to establish has ever known. I be, the methods of the future; when Stupendous as they are. the esti- war emergencies shall have Dassed. mates of money raised and expended The first conclusion is that "under are insignificant by comparison -with I Federal control . . . it is ineon- the statistics of membership. Pledges ceivable that the Government would a just basis of rates in general, with of money and materials to July 7, 1 consciously permit or create prefer-1 modifications or exceptions to meet last, had amounted to J jo.uuu.uwu. i ences or discriminations as between I peculiar conditions. In that struggle But we receive a profounder thrill individuals or communities." hir-1 as in the tariff controversy, every in from the statement that 221,282,838 pers will not be able to secure "spe-1 dustry and community would strive He looked on, each day. At mixed and twisted human threads and knew Knew the motives,"" the creeds, the greeds. The relationships of one event to an other. And why such things as happened came to pass. Mr. and Mrs. S. McKinnon. well known residents of Skamokawa. Wash.. Then were Thanksgiving guests at the New And whether he perforce must laugh rerKias. I or cry. According to his status in the dilemma. LESsaiv iv iii wnr n rv r i- a n vi n I ever were tears so miter as to Diinu ii i n eves False Social Barrier l.l.nrr Never laughter so gay as to deceive .i as ' i. i . i I nis ears. I Mpn were tn him as simnle nrohlems. nrHiH w tho mom. Ui.i , , i. in i Qnn- " i soivea inaovance. ' . . ' , . I T, , " . ' I iurj une goou result wnicn is ap- varying here and there, but never oera. un- " i " -n-ea aim raw matters win not to xane away ihuob ui uiucio. parent irom tne war is the greater re- complicated; from Knitted sweaters ior me meu m make rates for the nurnose of elimi- ideal is beautiful, but it will .not De spect for labor which Is seen at Dres- Th .ri.,tinn over r.m.mhur the n the trencnes to Danaagea wr mo nating otner iorms of transportation." soon or easily realized wounded In the hospitals, into which Hence "the revival, where econom- were woven tne loving mougnu vi icaiiy and commercially possible, of Before the city of New York uses more than 28,000,000 Americans. It water carriage" may be expected, machine guns on soldiers and sailors ent among women generally, and it is one war product which we should like to see continued. The change to which reference is made is to be observed in what were hitherto considered the leis ure classes, society girls and women. and the great number of women who plication unerring. Some called him bitter. That was but Because he hated ail deception. They saw the husk of things and thought them real. He saw beneath, and judged not what . ties" of life. She is a literary person. it seems, and lately her writings have Hacked the thrill which she believes i he can impart to them after she has ) undergone a vital experience very j temporary, of course. A skeptical (Judge with.whose conclusions we are ! inclined to agree has disregarded her j'jilea and committed her to jail in de 1 Vault of bail. It is common enough for yearning 1 authors to attribute the shortcomings jof their productions to outside causes. U'rank self-criticism would save them !ct good deal of trouble. There is viIenty of material for a "human docu -xnent" on every band. The lack is of 'insight and felicity of expression. In- (tuitive perception may atone for lit erary imperfection and a seductive style cover a real paucity of thought, but without one of these there is pov erty Indeed. Getting one's self ar I rested is not likely to make good the Ideficit. I The great American novel when it lis written will surprise the rainbow chasing hacks who are forever look ling elsewhere for their treasures by the commonplaceness of its charac ters. When a writer is able to make this readers realize that they them selves have lived in the very atmos Jphere which, surrounds his puppets,, the baa to that extent created a mas terpiece. The list of American noy- is impossible to overestimate the ef- These are described as truisms which I who are cleaning up Socialists, she feet of this united effort upon morale, must be kept in mind. would better remove the source of Absorption of the anti-tuberculosis The idea that rate makinir is "an irritation. Chicago, though sneeringly were wont to look, not with contemot. AnDeared. but rather that which made campaign into tne memDersnip anve i exact science is effectually disposed I called a German city, can show the but with something like pity and social of the Red Cross does not mean . a cf. "study and exDerience count for hie- r-itv. aloofness, upon the working girl. Even discontinuance of the former, but much" and "r-ertafn nrinni.. - the least snobbish had an uncoil rather emphasizes it. For the war on have been established," but "that rates Mr. Hohenzollern can be extradited. 'e?"nA. J1'?? fiaf.? " tuberculosis is essentially a task ior have been, made on a scientific basis but a better way would be to keep him of themselves in fiber life and soul the community as a whole, and the u not a fact." Indeed traffic offi- on the move by forcing hifn to leave Since this vast army 'of women who trrear the Red Cross membership cials "dismiss as imnoRsihle tho tHoa .n,.ntrv in wiiirh bo would remain. the better the chance of exterminating f making rates by scientific meth- making him the Wandering Hun until at home have gone into the ranks of tne great wnite yiusue, iulu oas. - jsir. real s opinion that under I death i laoor, wneiner ior patriotic or proin- tention to which is made necessary by Governmental operation rate making " ing considerations, there has undoubt- . v... h,rn of manv men from infect- rio in i nan k-. j . .. .v - , edly been a different outlook as to . . . . w 1. U H1U1 1 I I I MM 11 U J 1 HIH 1VUK P.tltSIMOXY MIOtYX iv klrctmvn Public Flnyrd for Indifference t. Justice for School Teachers. .VOr.TI.AND, Nov. IS. (To the Kdi tor.l A blush of haino should mark those Portland voters who faile to pn to the polls at the school election, to authorize a decent living wage for our school teachers. Think of it! Govern mental authorities and private em ployers have recopnized universally that increases of low wages have been necessary to meet higli living costs. Yet as an employer, tho public of Port land permitted itself to be represented at the polls hy a narrow few who would deny to teachers a small measure of the recognition bestowed upon every other worker. It takes years of training to qualify for the teaching profession. The duties are minutely exacting a constant nerve strain. The spiritual resources of every teacher are called forth to the utmost in her responsibilities for tier tender charges. She must devoto tho best there is in her with unfalter ing fidelity and she must kee-p abreast of the educational progress of the day. Here is one of the noblest careers and it involves sacrifices far beyond most other callings. Yet a few voters bestirred them selves to bind her to a less wage than Is received by the roughest and most unskilled Mass of labor, or the most shiftless workers in lines that reoiiiro neither training nor Ideals. And these few prevailed because the fair-minded people of the city were too Indifferent to take time to vote. Surely this verdict, by a rump vote, is not acceptable to enlightened public sentiment of a progressive city. Tho School Hoard will be recreant to com mon conscience if it accepts it. it funds cannot be found to treat our teachers decently, the question should be put before the voters again so the people of Portland may redeem them selves. Do not imagine that teachers have only themselves to support. The great majority of them have others depend ent upon them. Is it not up to the people to treat this profession as decently as private employers are ex pected to treat their employes? C. C. CHAPMAN. it so appear. Some called him cynic. That again was but because Life assumes such an array of tinseled Decoration that he who penetrates her disguise Cannot but feel a passing contempt for these, her petty vanities. ed districts. The education value of logical and exact basis" may be de- grandmother always preferred that such an enrollment as is now proposed BCribed as an example of what Dr. Dart of the bird "that went over the ..-111 ho nroved hv its effect UDOD this ToVi noon r1 W nil "HI,. ..inmnl. S r I. I . . . . i ; 1 e iv:. this matter of "going to work." In deed, the actual conditions are changed as well. Not only is the feeling win d provcu cucv jonnson cauea "tne triumpn Tr hope fence last." In refined circles or this laloofness gone to a certain extent malady alone. " over experience," when we recall the dav that would be called the narrative, from the former lady of leisure, but The ereater part of the actual worn decree to which -nolitical I I the real difference between the work of producing supplies at home has tions decide governmental action, even n w,v mil of Germanv are Ine and non-working girls is disap- .oFn done br women. For this rea- ,v ,pmi.iniiicll hnrii. iiir th ... i n.i.ion pearing. "Sisters under their . skins' , !f for no other, the decision that r-' r, , ": tne "earns u '" ''T0 Ti they always were, and now the sister v". " . .. . - uiuuii(uii. . n. eats tortured in tne nun way. ii . j i., i.,..i ... , 1IVUU IO uuciiij ain.uutTitua,cu aa ca ucn I called him brilliant. With equal Clarity always he saw the humor, too, the pathos and the pain And understood. of I have known one such in, all my days- no more. Such minds are few. GRACE E. HALL. women shall have The description of the methods by fs facts iike those that steel the world condition f the Tn.w order pi.i"-u..-j " Tho e neretoiore Deen when the Hun whines. win De, nowever, i.u ieiun..iv5 i maoe Dy railroads under private, com nart of men to join. The badge of membership is a signal honor with out regard to sex. THE COST IN nUMAJf LfYKS. rates have been made to build up and develop territory, some "to encourage Publication of the British figures ol th growth of industries, commerce the casualties of the war and the esti- produced exceptional rate struc- mate of German losses'made by the .. g .. the result of nres- German paper Vorwarts. make it pos- 8Ure. others are artificial or abri sible to arrive at a nearly accurate trary." "Rate structures too often estimate of the cost of the war in rest on an original wrong onwhich terms of human resources. The Brit- certain business has been built up," ish dead on all fronts, and including and, "it is claimed, they must not be the colonies and dominions, are now disturbed, no matter how bad their said to numDer aoout a munon. vor- effect may be upon others." "'Big warts nas saia mat i.obu.uuu uermans places' and 'big business' have been were killed, in addition to a number favored." with the result that "enor- missing which would increase tne total mous business is concentrated and of probable dead to l,so,oo. A war done in a few great cities. petitive operation is exhaustive and 0n turkey, turkey, what a blessing, iiiiiimiauus. " pioves conclusively TO- Hon't eat vou without dress uia.1. mere tins Deen no system, some be salvaged to American womanhood out of the various things which will be junked after the war? . . ;,., rin nrl rM h. BiHliy U. le WU.I.C. W..O l.U W UIXIipj 1 J 1 Ii - V U H It) llllhlHJ " " I V. . i U aKo&nnA P mAn anH willing, but still we'd surely miss the to meet the hard conditions of war will filliDg. The Red Cross campaign for mem bership is not so much a drive for monev as it is to take every red- blooded American into the partnership. The Pilgrims fixed it for a feast and the Puritans later arranged a fast Bonnty for Varmints. PORTLAND, Nov. 28. (To the Edi tor.) Will you kindly publish the lat ent hnuntv law in rppard tn varmints May we not luvpe that this much may m0re particularly as to coyotes, timber wolves and I. AV. W.? May the latter be hunted inside the city limits, and how many may be shot in one day? Is the season open the year around or does it close' with the rattlesnake season? If there is no bounty on the latter it seems to me it should be taken off the two former. All the poor coyote and timber wolf does is to get on a rock and howl for his friends to come and help hunt grub, while an ..I. W. W. gets upon a box and howls for every one to quit hunting grub and go to howling. READER. return to the comparative ease of home when their husbands and sweet hearts come back to take up their work of peace again, and the true women will be glad to thus make homes for hus bands and children again But sthe lesson of democracy and fra ternity which they have learned, we may hope, will not be forgotten or fruitless. R. E. P. KULISCH. day. That way the Commonwealth of HAVE WE GENIC9 ONLY 1ST WAR! Massachusetts preserved tne Daiance. Peace Problems Should Not Stagger Na tion That Has Shown Capacity. Armies In Q. M. Corps. PORTLAND, Nov. 28. (To the Edl tor.) To settle a dispute will you Portland had a '.'Thanksgiving Din- tortt AND Nov 28 (To the Edl- Please answer whether members of the From this ner- China Style." in tne sacreo name tor.) The forces of autocracy have wuariermaster corps are n.aue i ; vuui mo ui".;, 6een defeated, deteated Dy tne rorcesi 'r: -r, T oc-.Tr, , i . . 1 1 ..i..kl. qcn Ann . . I W .... f nnn.w.n tlnn Mnm it mo v h. nrnnr I -. . J ' i .i-n . i-' n . ure, uy eaciuuiiig is ciai and economic problems high cost I "" oerman aeao on me eastern ana cf living, poor surroundings, intensive of co-operation. Now it may be proper to ask some pertinent questions as to Tt ; a nrlm A to Boll UhlOftW DOW It Was OODC. bond to a reliable broker, but it is to " tne Voveme" " .1 , : . V. I 111 1 ueal Iclothinfr ftunnlies. hi&rh waces. univer sal industrv. what must we do to make Next year all the boys will be home similar happy conditions in times of southern fronts, and by assuming that competition among the workers, fam- the allied losses in tne . west were y nfa under very hard conditions, probably considerably heavier than poverty and other ills, to say nothing those of the Germans, that the French of depriving other communities with who gave their lives number about I eoual riehts of eaual opportunities an million ano a quarter. (thus of preventing the spreading out from Europe and tnen wnat a -manna- peace? Are we less intelligent, in peace itaiv nas nven out no iiirures. Dutinnrt riiffndm, r innctrii .,.i- e-ivine- dav' i mnea ino..i u v ai her losses in dead are estimated by ment throughout the land." military experts upon the basis of I Rates have been "all that the traf- Astoria does not wait for aid. She numbers of men engaged and the f jc wm bear," which Louis D. Bran- is helping herself to great port im- character of their operations. The deis before he became a Supreme provement. ngure ot nan a minion is tuus arnveu i Judge, defined to mean not only Members of the Quartermaster Corps are not required to carry arms except In rare instances where it would be for their own protection when working near the front. The officers ordinarily carry side arms. Pl'IIMC EMPLOYMENT AS RKMF.DY Railway. Road find Street Construction Would Aid Lnbor Readjustment. PORTLAND, Nov. 28. To the Edi tor.) The condition of the labor mar ket will soon be serious unless such enterprises as can be are carried on. Probably nothing offers as much em ployment for the amount of money re quired as construction work, if the railroads and highways and city streets and country roads were started upon at once and as fully as possible it would greatly relieve the situation. In such work a larger percentage of the money goes to labor than in manufacture, probably because there is but one profit required, instead of a manufacturer's profit, a wholesaler's profit and a re tailer's profit. Irrigation could be pushed, as well. True, this work could be done more cheaply if let rest till Spring or for a year, but the railroads lay their tax on the whole public, the highways lay their tax on all taxpayers, as do county roads, and the irrigationist would have the benefit of an additional crop to help pay a greater price than would be necessary if delayed a year in con struction. Ordinarily, I believe the public funds should be as carefully husbanded as private funds, but you can't compel Drivate parties to build, and if a dis cussion proved that the public favored construction at once those who admin ister the funds would be warranted in starting work. City streets are a little different. for that cost falls direct upon a few. and yet the conditions will become so serious that it might not be unrea sonable to start such work. There is much work of all kinds needed, and the delay seems to be to save cost, waiting until labor and ma terials have fallen in price, but there is this other side to the question, and it seems to me the authorities should go into the matter seriously and seek a solution. TAXPAYER. No Word ot Unit's Rrrorn. PARK PLACE, Or., Nov. 27. (To the Editor.) Can you tell me if Base Hos pital Unit 46 is among those to be re turned immediately? There has been no mention made in the lists of the hospi tal units, whether they are to remain there or return. E. L. F. No Intimation has been given yet as to when this or other hospital units may be returned. at- Other allied estimates are mere guesses. They are: Serbia. 200,000; Belgium. 100,000; Portugal, 10,000; United States, (about) 40.000. Russia comes in for 2,000.000, which Is more a guess than any of the other figures. - The Crown Prince is an brute, but not as simple as he would appear. Whatever Liard, the bandit, was, there's no dispute as to what he is. everything that it could bear and move, but no more than the com petitive traffic' would bear," and that meant bankruptcy to many carriers. Mr. Teal truly says: Tt 1 .n m.ant ImmhIiU h. . . . . but is made probable by the handicaps I PUbiie in the annihilation of transportation under which the Russians fought in I on tha inland waterways of this country. I Whatever is French for turkey. the early period. This produces a to-I 'Traffic officials have admitted that Hoover had it yesterday in Paris. tal of 5.100,000 in round numbers for "rates were made more or less by in- the allies. Allowing Austria a round stinct or intuition," thai "they knew A fifth liberty loan in April is mat million by guess, lumey suu.vuo and little of cost of movement or any of I ter for serious consideration. Bulgaria 50,000, wnicn may not oe the factors entering into cost of serv- far from the mark, tne central powers ice, that "rates had been fixed arbi- All a fellow needed vesterdav was appear to nave lost s.iuu.uuu in aeao. trartly for the purpose of favoring the appetite and the price. me grand toiai oi more man eigm particular places." iJirrerent traffic millions is a stupendous price indeed, men of the same road have reached The greater cost to the allies, which opposite conclusions as to whether is nevertheless a smaller loss in pro- certain rates were remunerative. . Un- portion to population, was due, clearly, der this lack of system "preferences to the twin factors of disunited com- and discriminations have been created mand and to the necessity which they under which in some cases there has were , under of fighting outside the I been an abnormal, if not dangerous, Profiteering profitable. in turkeys was . not Many hearkened to the call of the bird. Frozen beef for a dinner for a Tank! Already consternation has been thrown into the ranks of the North west shipbuilders. What is the reme dy? Must we silently acquiesce In the souphouses whlcn will lnevitaDiy ioi- low any period of protracted unemploy- amiable I ment? Must we endure the contrac tion of Industry with its uncertainty, bringing in a train of untoward con ditions conditions wnicn we snouid have the intelligence and ability to avoid? The return of the boys from France, and the demobilization from our home cantonments and war Industries loudly call for some far-reaching, co-operative remedy. Where is the leadership? Where are the problem solvers? Are we as Americans big enough to forget party prejudice, precedent? Shall we unitedly and quickly render a satisfac tory solution?- Shall democracy rise from its slumbering self-satisfaction? Shall the unrest, the seething ferment of inequality wither in the sunlight oi brotherhood, progress, justice? Now is the dawning of the Golden Era, for which the preachers have prayed and the poets sung. America, arise arise anew to this larger, grander, sublime opportunity. A. J. 1-CUBliNSU.N. T Review of the World War In The Sunday. Oregonian December 1 A concise but complete history of the great war, in narrative style, not a mere chronological outline. It is written by L. K. Hodges, of The Oregonian editorial staff. Mr. Hodges has been a close student of the war, having commented on it in his writings from day to day. His article, therefore, is an original and careful study of developments in the great conflict. With it will be presented new and interesting maps, the first of them show ing Pan-Germany, as it existed an actual fact at the end of 1916. The first two-page installment of this feature will appear net Sunday and the concluding chapter one week later. Watch for it in The Sunday Oregonian