THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAJT, . 3IOXDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1918. PORTLAND. OREGON. t Portland (Oreeon) Postotnce Entered Subscription ntca lnesnably In adranc: I Br Mail.) Tlly. Satxlsy Included, on year ' !? I 'a l. Sunday Included. s:x months 4..J Dally. Hunday Included, thre month.-.. Laily. Sunday Included, on month. ..... .-'J: Daily, without Sunday, on year ..... S-'J0 raily, without Sunday, six months. ... --3 tiailv. without Sunday, on month. ..... Weekly, on year ..........- hunday. one year Bun day End Weekly (By Carrier.) ( "makings," and who would still be aiuaciiru iu tn it luej cout moke there? We do not propose to answer the question. It is but pre sented for the candid inspection of those who may be interested. 1 o. THE GENERAL OF FOOD. ' Future generations may acclaim Herbert Hoover as the greatest Gen eral of the war. although he has not worn the title of General or any other so military title. But he marshaled the .sol world's food supply In. such masterly I fashion and he enlisted mrh a v.iot Paiy. fWay included, on year Is. army of volunteers in food produc- I'sily. Sunday Included, on month...... .13 , " LaiiJ. Sunday included, three month.... 2 si tion and economy that all the allied Iiailv. without Sundar. on year 7.M) naonlpji had AnAltrli t . .nataln haalth I'sjlr. without Sunday, thro month 1 3 ,j , " Daily! without Sunday, on month jand strength. He was the General of Hew ta Remit (lend poatofflc money or- me looa army, der. exprea or personal check on your local I America was credited by Burgo banlt. tstampa, coin or currency are at own-1 f xt - t i- i. i i ar.rl.lt. iv postotflr addren In lull. In- i ' uoocio. wilu ii-vmg prophets of disaster, some eons In which to prepare, ages in which to fight for the prolongation of our stay Dy a lew millions of years or so, count less generations for 6tudy of the means of staving off the inevitable. But the beginning must be made. The fight to preserve bird life is part of the propaganda to educate us for our own salvation. It has already been pointed out how necessary birds are to the welfare of man. We have made relatively enormous stride in the last decade by perfecting . treaty with Great Britain, which we are now seek lng to extend to cover the whole hemisphere. Bird protective laws are being enacted and increasingly en forced. Game preserves are created and respected. In many ways we ore acknowledging the debt to our feath ered friends. Tree planting Is a good idea. Every argument in its favor is worth con siderlng. If it will help to preserve bird life on the planet, so much the better for it. It is perhaps appropriate ciudmc county nd a la ta. I twice saved Belgium, once by supply- r-oata Kate 12 to l pace, l cent: is ling food under Mr. Hoover's direction pasee. ' cents: S4 to 44 pares, S cents: ,. ,.. it ... &o to pales. 4 cents; Kt to 7 paces, S -- "u"i " army to aiu rents: 74 to J paces. cents. Foreign post-I those of the allies in driving out the e. double rate. . Germans. He truly said that, but for also that a memorial to those who iinfiTrunw0h buTi iPSeYor : verreSa! Mr- Hoover's . food army, the Army made the world safe for democracy conkitn. Sieger buiidinr. Chlcaco; verre a vi ueuerti reraninr wouia nave res-I OUULu mivo me tgrui.gi action wiutju loniciin. ree i-reM Duiiumi. iMtroic. Mien.: cued a cemetery. But the army which may Help to save the world itself, ban sraaclsco representative, it- J. ItldwelL I ti.. . - , I i . a.vw.ci uifiaui&ru tlliu IrI UIU member or the AssocHTED PRESS, I more than save Belgium. The British Tire VICTORIOUS AMERICAN ARMT wil Winter that starvaUon might have V. V I 'oci given victory to Germany before the r Prahinif s. rePrt on tD6 Part Spring offensive ended. It was the " American Army.naa in win- economy which Mr. Hoover induced lne Ilnal campaign or the war. the American neonle to nractir-e. that when it begun to arrive in France it gave Britain the food to carry her over was unknown quantity in the prob the period before the new domestic Iem of tl h allies and the Ger- croDs were harvested. France and mans. Because it suitea tneir pur tlixpatchcs credited to It or not other crr.mrd to this paper, and also the local news publlMbed herein. All nchts of republication of special dia- pan n-a herein are also .reserved. PORTLAND, MONDAY. DEC. t. ItlS. The small flurrv of newananer lett'.r "aly were carried over by the same Pse- th German Generals said first i ne small flurry of newspaper letter . that an Amnrlnn Armv rn.iiH nnt ho writing caused by Dr. Carl G. Doner's I Uiat an American Army could not be In some respects the achievement organizea ana irainea in time to m- cr.ucra oi lno aisu-iouuon oi tooacco "food General wa, mater than fluence the result of the war; then among Uie American soldiers in France ltrJ' The that, if It should be formed, it could p:rToTmGrrev Se- of mil! not get to France: then that, if it got sPincthrttnnU ,JfKPe: Hons to regulate their appetite, from would be too green and innuenxa epidemic have turned the Kf voluntary action, while Pv. oi any miutary thoughts of the people elsewhere. Tet the military Generals could compel va'ue' irranro to tl, .... A . . . I obedience to their orders. Some carp-I Army got to France, to tbe come back question the Americanism of the number of over two million men. but it whi h ti- ,., Ta, food General because he has lived the allies anxiously awaited its test ha! scent six monthi Tn Pan' a. i abroad for many years. On the con- n actual DatUe. It was given a try ba. spent six : noatha ln France as a out , a 6rnaI1 ,ndependent acUon a, J-?'?"?J?A?Tirt. that during his residence Cantigny. and it made good. It wai tui n announced that had he control of the Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. lie would not permit shipments of tobacco to the troops or allow its sale in the T" huts. It Is not the purpore herein to re rive a profitless controversy. We at has nrovd that durins- his residence -anugny. ana It made good. It was among other peoples he has not lost tried again on a larger scale, but in one lota of his Americanism. conjunction with the allies, at Chateau I merry ana neighboring sectors, and acraln it made ennri clnrinnnlv. winning praise from the allies and wholesome If the ex-Kaiser should be tried for I respect from the enemy. That led to his crimes. It Will be the first case on I ifjt hpins- emtmstorl with an fnHornr1 might talk about It Until the boys I re.nrri , rnl.r nf a nation hpfnrlanr nffanilva on o mnEMnnhl, cut. come noma wunoui aiiccung a cnange. brought to trial before an interna- with slight French aid at St. Mihlel, P"rpt M to retoru mat worn ot tional court constituted by other na- and it won every point with almost rr. Honey's opinion has been pre- tions. Other Kings have been tried mathematical precision. That final ix-niea ocr mere uirougn me me- and cxeCuted, but by courts of their try-out removed all doubt, and it was diuin of Stars and Stripes, official oW neoni,, other cases have been rieoinerl r-nnnhla nf -tlitlnir nnfhlnp rcn-paper of the American Expedi- decided by an International court which any of the allies could do. tionary Forces. The result is two that at The Hniriie but thev con-1 ThA nnt isV riwn II iho nd warmly worded) letters to The Ore- cernea ai8pUt.s between nations and arduous which had been undertaken gonian from Oregon boys In foreign I .... voluntarily submitted. If thethv nnw of th oiiioa rtrisitiie .mui Ser-iCe. Ilv'laot- hmilH ha hroilirht to trial, a 1a Ihol nt ninlrine I hrnnr)i ha Iflon. One IS from a Corporal Who Writes I moat rovolntionni-ir nrr-r-orlant would I .m rr.ii I Tt raa rieitra th n.,. for numerous Oregon soldiers. He hm -.tabllKherl. man. trorV, h. hiht of th atoo says in part: I q.he Offenso -warrants the making and from the roti?h. wooded country w are man ta rtaare men trtnid ef I of a precedent. By his frequent as-1 on each side, to cut the railroad which an old petty idea or richt or wronc- w I scrtions that he alone is the ruler of generally paralleled the battlo line ?uV.? .-i i" J.? Germany, the Kaiser has accepted re- and thus to divide the German army. second to that w shall return to lored ones I sponsibllity for the acts of his gov-I This area was admirably adapted by we, hare left bahand. Can any schoolmaster I arnment. Comnaratlvely few years I nature, for rlpfpnsrfvo war. and it.i pp.. 7: ?:thZZhZ bn in th8 Germany had become tention was so essential to the Ger- Franc but nothinc i can take it place a party to treaties which recognized mans that they crowded It with their after a firht nor la there anything eis to the rights of neutrals and defined the best troops and guns, though these w,a iwwas to tir to sits wora IS I l 1. 1 ..n hA Ann- 1 j j i i . j . i i on - uiauuci Aii ejim.li " "iivuiu tttre scarce nuu sauiy uceuttu at. uuiet as jving oi x rusaii ue w i points wnere tney were nara pressea. CAUSES OF POOR PHOXE SERVICE Operator Aeqaita Both Flo and Govern ment Demand on Company. PORTLAND. Dec. 7. (To the Editor.) In answer to the letter of December 1 by "Experienced Operator." I wish to make a few remarks to defend the pud lie and also the Public Service Com mission which has been misjudged. In the recent investigation of the Telephone Company to trace the cause for poor service it was found that a great many competent operators living within a stone's throw of some one of the offices had applied for positions time and again and were turned away with the reply, "We will call you when we need more help." Why shouldn't the commission berate the company for such conduct? The next thought that comes to you is, why were they refused? They were members of the Telephone Operators' Union and had gone out on strike against the telephone company in- 1917 tor better wages and working condi tions. At the time these girls were refused positions large ads were be ing carried in the daily papers plead ing for help, "Experienced Operator" further states that Oregon and the Publio Service Commission, especially the city of Port land, should remember that a large number of experienced operators have been sent to France and camps in the United States to assist the Govern raent These operators were not fur nished in such large numbers from the city of Portland as to cripple the serv ice in any way. It will be safe to say that not more than half a dozen girls left the city for foreign service. As to the camps in our -own country, it is known that Tacoma furnished Camp Lewis with operators and possibly a few have been transferred from Port land and some from Seattle. She can not Justly say that the service of this city has been crippled from that source. The most convincing argument in " ..T "! t favor of the Philadelphia plea for the their 8erv;lcea to tne Government Government to get out of the shipping through patriotism. business is that the shipbuilders are Yes. it is true that a great many only waiting for it to get out of the operators are pierced with the arrow way in order to get all the contracts of Dan Cupid, but my friend forgot to they can fill. From an aid to the in- state that many of these take a vaoa dustry, the Government has changed "" of a few days and then come back into an obstruction. TWrJV., v. v.. Dieted bv th. Influenza. .niHotnlr "TCy- Longheaded economy should have I perienced Operator" forgot that the prompted tho War Government to dis- company carried large notices in the charge men from the Army only as papers pleading that the publio do not fast as the Labor Department could use their telephones unless it were ab- find Jobs for them. It would be dis- !olui?ly necessary. I, Myself, worked graceful to have to start relief work LJ h "l""?,,'? 'ew for discharged soldiers before Winter the shortage existed long before the 13 over. I "flu" aDDeared. These excuses are nub- lished as a means of securing the Kditor Smith, of the Washington sympathy of the public Farmer, just returned from confer- "B P"c w" rememner mat oniy ence in Washineton savs the DeDart- a sbort time 3 the S,v,n" out of t,me ence in vvasmngton, says tne Depart- was discontlriuea to glve preference to ment of Agriculture recognizes two Government calls whirh trrnwimrl secuona in mis country me couou neavier every day. The public took all ually these Indians are becoming fitted to care for themselves and the plan of tho Government to pay the principal over to the members of the tribes and to let the individuals there after take care of themselves Is work ing toward completion. Public schools for white children are to be found iJoSv in every locality of the United States and the doors of none of these are closed to the Indians. As reservations are being thrown open the Indian children are being sent to the public schools on the same footing as the white children and the need for Indian schools is therefore constantly diminishing. The net result of the education of the Indian and of the many influences which' are putting the redskins or a commensurate footing with their fair- skinned brothers has been to reduce the Indian problem to a point which is negligible. It cannot be many years longer that Congress will have to pro vide annually for the care of the peo ple who once ruled supreme through out the length and breadth of North America. There will be obstacles to overcome, however, before the eman cipation -of Poor. Lo is complete. En trenched at Washington we still have the Indian Bureau, with its long list of executives and its appreciable pay roll. These holders of Government Jobs are not going to let go without a protest. They will find many piausime reasons ior continuing tne Indian as a Government ward and for a time, doubtless, will succeed, tsui the time is coming, and it cannot be fa,r distant, when the Indian Bureau will find itself custodian of the af fairs of a race which, like thex Aztecs, has ceased to exist. In Other Days. Twenty-five 1'enrn Ago. From The Oreconian of Dec. 0. 1S93. Suit was brought in the U. S. Circuit IT WOULD 3E BUT PART PAYMENT America Owes Allies More Than I Rep resented by Their Money Debt to V: LA GRANDE. Or.. Dec 6. (To the Editor.) Permit me a word of com ment on the letter of I. L. Mars where in he takes issue with Senator Cham- Court yesterday by the Northwest Genr berlaln ori the question of America can- eral Electrical Company against the celing the allies' war loans. East Side Railroad Company for the Whiln Senator Phnmhrlain diBolays I aDOointment ' of a receiver, and the the true American spirit of honor and foreclosing of a mortgage on the rail- love of fair play. I. L. Mars fails to aa ,or , n u. cuu B -,oo v. ond the ed. appointing Joseph Simon as re- nhioot r.r th. wa- ceiver. nether H d thev for territorial Mr. Alllngof Tacoma. 1. importing gains. These gains, by the way. will Mn" -'China pheasants to place be for many years to come more of a ? Fox Island. He expects the woods burden than a source of revenue. : " v, ,T , The allies while In an unprepared the Willamette Valley so well stocked , . iinii .q, nf the with pheasants, it seems a needless hat to stand in and stem the onrush of trouble to send to China for the birds, barbarism, fully equipped and deter- I " mined to circumnavigate the earth, contract ror an electric ugni cmi.mo k nn lam that of tholclaiit in Port Anereles has been let to -- -nr.,,. .m t-i-rnnn jungle and leaving behind nothing Dut v.- "imam, u w.n t'."" desolation. Against this combination M" Jty uunas as ma py. of tride. lust, srreed and' brutality the I allies fsuirht for libertv. truth and Jus- I St. Louis The city is facing an un- tlce in order that civilization and precedented water famine. The Mis- democracy should not perish from- the sissippi, from which the supply is earth. drawn, is at the lowest stage ever Loner the allies foueht and long did known at this season of the year, on they look for America to come and! account of the ice blockades at Her- help, and while she hesitated the allies mann. Mo., and Alton, 111. Only one went down by hundreds of thousands I water Intake Is under water at present. and by millions, but ever the cry was -t-iose up tne gaps; tney nan uui Fifty Years Ago. naitq " 'I Then America, woke tin to the fact Fr ffhe Oregonlan of Dec. 0. 1S0S. that ft w.a not anno milea of. oeean. Newcastle, Del. Several persons but the life blood of the allies that flood in the pillory, and were flogged prevented the shores of this land of lor various ouenses 1 1 V. v.Alnn. .... 1 1.. I n.l hv tho feat 1 of the Hun v J The Willamette River, despite all the The 17,000,000.000 that I. L. Mars ,at raln8' 18 again falling and nearly contemplates the loss of with such righteous indignation would not amount to a drop in the bucket a compared with the debt which the whole world, America included, owes to the allies. L. GARRICK. as low as ever. The cold weather of the past few days has probably frozen the mountain sources of the streams. BOYS MAKE! EASTERN FRIENDS Entertainer of Oregon Soldiers An xloos Again to Hear From Them. NEW YORK Dec. 2. To the Editor.) abl.e ltl transportation. While the Rainbow Division was in We learn from Captain Kellog that the P. T. Company's steamer Onward made a trip lo Colfax from Forest Grove and back. The water Is low, and navigation difficult, though an Imme diate improvement Is expected. A larfie amount of grain is in store along tho river, awaiting the river's riso to en- Another large batch of Ooh Longs, Garden City last Fall the undersigned Tung Ducks and Woo Kings, etc, all had the great pleasure of entertaining uol," """" at dinner the following young men down,n th m" r . Js! 1 from Portland. Oregon: Messrs. Lee P. " lo"5 ?hM V" th.e E" dTRa,'1; March. F. W. Kasselbaum, P. B. Mc- road. Their headquarters at the Hotel Klmeus, Charles A. Olsen, M. P. Wal- e Ye Lang, on Alder street, was as ant ak-n Tna.nh 1 1 rcierihlll ftf ""OJ o e uucuito. San Francisco. belt for one and all the rest the other. Just so. this with very little comment but how can any one reasonably expect them to wait for central several minutes at a nr..tA i. i ... , i i i" uuvcnimciit cans unuu a dq given Music is not an absolute need in -reference vet that v, nothi fo do discussing a meal. Otherwise til'i with the nublic in ereneral calling local house-furnishing men would supply a I numbers. 'graph" something with the range, If the working girl were given a but it helps butter the mental par- decent living wage there would be no snips Just the same. such crisis as a shortage of operators causing people to wait iorever or tne OOTltlmial hruilrlno In nf Anr arlvla just as tne miiK. cream ana Dutter Allow the erirla to organize, nromote As we have never heard from them ince they left for "over there," we wish the parents of these boys would let Mr. E. A. Pratt, of the World build ing. New York, know Just how they are, for they were a fine bunch, and we all hope they will come out of this great war without a scratch. When you write them,, say that we MEMORIAL WOULD LURE TOURISTS Aceeas to Scenle Beauty Would Draw Thousand to Enjoy Them. PORTLAND, Dec. 7. (To the Ed!tor. Having been associated with tourists from all over the world for over 30 often think of them, and hope on their years in Portland, in the capacity of an return we will bo able to entertain artist I am in a position to feel the them again. MR. and MRS. 13. A. PRATT. HERBERT J. PRATT. MISS MAY JOHNSON. MRS. E. B. H. BUSH. MISS JUDITH LINDBLOM, MRS. VERA AUCRE, MRS. H. T. GILLETTE. MR. GEORGE GILLETTE. MISS ANNA SALTOR. business gets settled into normal union girls as well as non-union girls. activity, along comes a rise- In express I increase the wages and improve the rates to Jar the whole system. When I working conditions and no shortage of it isn't one thing. It's something worse, operators win occur. NELLIE JOHNSON. pulse of their sentiments toward our magnificent scenery. They have ex pressed their wonderful admiration ta me and regretted the fact that wo were not better advertised. Tourists who have traveled almost everywhere have told me that our highway could not be excelled anywhere for scenic beauty. and our Mount Hood and other snow capped mountains were wonderfully at tractive, and all It needed to bring the tourists of the world to our door was to have the facilities open for them to enjoy it. Should the memorial highway become established and advertised to Work Still for Prohibitionists PORTLAND, Dec 8. (To the Ed itor.) I read with gratification your fine editorial "Oree-on's Ttefiord as a Dry State." Oregonlans may well be the world, the tourists would pour In proud of such a fine record, but there trom ine .cam ana moo irum nuruau. is another side. Shall we overlook it? and Oregon would come Into her own Many mothers with growing sons and have an opportunity to show the er . " ". " " Mltnr lWht la the full moin- of have a feeline of security for them, world ner wonaenui resources, ana our by the fact that one seldom hears oi I , (v,. -., wv... . thinvine- mi t dirn tht with the state boys would have a monument befitting people moving away from there. o-alned bv nower holding thi diatino. bone dry the drink temptation was the sacrifice they madefor liberty Supremacy of Sea. PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 7 -(To the tion and is it intended that the league wholly removed. Let the moral classes At any rat th criterion of man'a ehar. I cue tea. as Jving oi t-russia, no was points where they were hard pressed. Pendleton's dan of advertislner its eter i not expressed in term of tobacco or I bound not only to respect out to oe- xhe battle was a supreme test of the attractions as a city In which to live rnqe"ioVndnn. iJe".'.-!"; fend the neutrality of Belgium. He comparative merits of American and ls good. That it has them is shown which hi eonntry place him. Th leene ot violated all tnese ODiigauons ana German soldiers. Generals and equip- th danaj not whether American soldiers I he stands accused Dy tne puouc opin- I ment. m itum sna.i us tooacco or Boy booi. it I ion of the world as the greatest mur- l The story of that battle has been IS Burnt! in T f n tat rrmm nr Kll I w I ... I and adoration .k.aid ,.--. I derer and perjurer on eann. it is own told only In bare outline and In frag- rr-v. vivt e r..r .mKiti- Lr n.ti. r,i m ...heave the sheltered home circle and eo i"o minor neiaii wnen an mat w nae. i miuisicis, sc ana " i menu; it is yet to oe torn in tun, 10 i used, to be to have suspenders for I sume this responsibility of policing and 1 10 "ve a OEO 01 uur : . 7. . 7. " "---7 1 iii.uro Huiuiia 1 present a clear impression 01 wnaii-, h.i. e tenneaea hut cin. to,, protecting ocean commerce. 1 '"J oi .01.C..1...T. n,., T" " i. .K.".r"J!:! I There are others only less gnllty the American Army actually did. W Lu .,,, var '.,,,. , W. M. KINNING S WORTH. . .T -"-., 1.... ,).. ..i.J 1,1. Inrfln. , . . . m I ' " " O solution snooin ontaina I th man who "ia ne-, uui nicy :vi i no ji..b- 1 ao Know mat in tne six weens irotii m.r ,e iUXury ls denied many merits no orltlclam bcaaa of minor faults I tion. If the allies should do as the? e.ni.inh fi to Hn.nih.i It foiio-ht ' 1 ... " I mot... V r tha Kn flDAVIUI I . 1 I. ... 1 .1 ELIZA R. B ARCH US. HYMJf OF VICTORY. (Dedicated to the National League for Woman s Service.) Smell the strong odor of liquor In tsnmei n f tha tiallwavR- hear the nnrtles Supremacy of the sea means pre- drinking in the rooms of an evening Arise all ye PPl.'v to God nnndemnnn nf naval oonrer Tntention. ana See tne quantities OI empty DOtlien . : Ivufe.ui, a u " " vw iiia -way turuugu every iictturu.1 suu . . . , I . - - . . , e-nthered from the closets almost I .a-eo-iat. ..ot.i TJ.iala la d el i vered. .. .v...f- i. i In order that Uncle Ba,m may hold of the proposed leaa-ue of nations have el"e .."....lVIUr-liva-y r.irn.th on hie-h the ail-a-wio,. . . m- v-uutm, .1 " I iiiuiiai J vuouiuo xiuux O. iuuumB , . . , , , , - C1H.1 IV , attena & Q0161II16II o gULIIBrillg I " .--a o .-. D Clifford A. Perkins. USth CnrinMn I those monsters should be brought be- and -eet Inst north of Verdun rour kings in nis nana, AiDert, ueorge not been fully formed, but it is indl- h i,.ti,.n. worrv over hontiee-ino- one. He is Inspired to write by the "kidding" fore a world court unless the Russian until It reached Sedan. It beat the and vlctor 3ninanuel, 8houhl ormg cated that England will oppose relin- and Us attendant prostitution with Arise ye and thank him for all he hath .w . . . I . e.i -c. I . . .ITvlncr Peter of Serbia alonr when, thev I i i . , . , . . , j . . . , , . . --ox. I done! i no isrcgon Doys nr unaergoinr rrom I people iirst aisposn oi iiiem. Oliver uermans again and again, and It aid l . . : 7 7 , 1 uiaonni oi ner puncy 01 maintaining wmcn tney mo umci. i i tne lads or other atnte Wa miAt. 1 Pniha and hi rane or consmrators it. e..ti . i.h ti.. .111.. h.. -"c . MW.U I ..- " " " d n - I 110 1UU Kill b 11 1 Lll klllj 1.1111 J . 1. this from his letter: are also guilty,' but they have been moralizinar the German armv. driving tMd yoo rr hear of th minister who imprisoned by their own government, tt lato general retreat and forcing the . 1 v. 1 .a . .,1 I not rinlrlne coinc on and hlsrh nrioefl I ,r..:-'.:ilM llquorT W. thank thee, our Father, for mercy i7 vunu ica. a l 10 luunoii UUUil uy 1 . . . . . I n-& If peace is to take many charming England as a war defense measure.. Men,."!. "e"?r""K" rhrt.t whored 4 keot a elearatf. K 1 .11 ..-Z l-.vi.v. ,,tad to deal aoverelv r . 1 a-- r I vonr.tr women out of ollve-drnh . . , , , even lyillB uii 1110 po.....v x i.o tvi - -.. . i. .J., .k.. .1.. .17 . Z'. . "i!"""-" -'luoruian suveruiueui w ouo mr jiiairai; iiecoBBary to an isiana country aepenu- ia over, we've neglected home evils our race. lror. a 2iti.T i.SS? ""l.'V? with them. The Turks show small and to accept most humiliating terms breeches, then give lis war or death, ent in part Upon water borne com- with war necessities. We praise thee for blessings thy spirit dorin.- a match shorts at th front t Thu mercy to those who fall and bring dis- pj the oniy alternative to a capitula- " paraphrase the immortal P. ienry, raerce tor food and SUppiies and neces- Wake up, moral classes, and fight to ,.haJ;h brou&"ht sary to an empire whose dominions maintain our recora as a Done ctry state. i " "'Vt """"- minister telt ilk Dr. Donee did aW Mlsr on their COUntrV. I tion hovond all nreoedant In miiml. ISO tOEPeak. e.VZ ki. Jaf'JT l""t'"5t But the arch-offender Is the Kaiser, tude. That Army was wUHng and twinkiinr of an ey h Wam -on of th Hl crimes were committed against I abie to go on through Belgium and I When, soon, most of the young men ors." a man that all respected nd loeed. other nations and their Individual cltl- Germany to Berlin. With the rein-1 will be wearing medal or button, the mM "I. w u. lOlil. T.&ID.1I area I .... 1 .rt.n.a if ssilemn Ah rStintlX. I m . I. I i .111 . I ..1. 1 J . T I. th Croix da tluare i acua n. .;wwi- v. " i lorcementa wuicu were eliii crossing, ttjuuw iiu sm;cu tvi. uuuig uiuoi io aim tu uuicis wen, ....i.. j rne ocean, ana witn otners wmcn naa i conspicuous uniy as a. apecitii sume- " 'o euuieiiims to ne rean ne. i or tools, and orrenaea cnieiiv aKninsi i w n.nid.d .nM aiona hava thine- lu" 'nes. tne two quotations fellow-subjects. He made a precedent; conquered Germany. are scattered over the globe. A PROHIBTION WORKER. that impresses one with the broader outlook upon life that is generally the reward or ennstian workers for goin among soldiers in battle. There ls dis closed, as our Corporal says, that some of our old Ideas of right and wrong are petty, and that the main thing In life is to see that Justice and right shall prevail. The anathemas of the semi nary cards, tobacco and dancln seem trivial when men are offering life pernaps in defense of justice and liberty. But there ls In the Lieutenant's let for a statement that gives rise to speculations of a more practical than (piritual nature. He Informs us that or the 3,000.000 American soldiers in France fully 50 per cent are now cigarette tobacco smokers, and that the others are on the way. He closes his letter with the sentence: "I am now going out to the T. JL C. A. for a can of 'Prince, General addiction to the cigarette In the Army, representing as the Army noes so large an element of the youth of the country, causes one to ponder upon the fate of future attempts at more drastic anti-cigarette legislation. It Is not conceivable that there will be a disposition to relax laws which deny sale to minors, but the oft-recur ring efforts to exclude cigarettes from sale completely or to prevent their advertisement are likely to be efforts wasted. And there is the T. M. C. A. itself. One cannot speak so positively about Its future policy, but one may well wonder what it proposes to do as a peace time organization about the cigarette. It has 'In war benevolently thrust its organization upon the armies in the field and has won -its way into the heart of the soldiery. It has ac cepted the demand for tobacco as a condition that cannot be theorised away and it has met it. It has in this manner, indeed, helped tp spread the tobacco habit. In peace it will endeavor to search out the very young men It has in war aided to acquire tobacco. Tet in peace the rooms and the lobbies of its build ings are carefully preserved from the taint of tobacco odors. The tobacco -user is welcome but he must leave his cigarette outside. It is not difficult to find in Portland today footloose men who would prefer to live at the Y. M. C. A. They like its -ftymnasiuni and they would enjoy Its swimming pool and Its restful lobby and its library. But they are addicted to the use of tobacco. Rather than doprive themselves while Indoors they go elsewhere. So what is to be done about the hoys who will return from France con firmed smokers of the cigarette, boys who have been accuttcmcd to look tip the "X" hut when in need of the Discharge of Marine. No Change In Allowances, THE DALLES. Or.. Dec 6. (To the PORTLAND, Or., Dec. T. (To the Editor.) Please Inform me If a Ma-1 Editor.) Please state If families of rine who enlisted June 2. 1917. for the soldiers overseas will receive allow- duratlon of the war, can apply for and I ance from the Government until their I That all our help was, Jehovah, In sought. In darkness and trial thou wast our stay. As seen by us all on this glorious day. Through ages and ages all peoples shall see receive a discharge, or must he wait I return: also will soldiers receive the I bVtrylnVhta Wh,to Salmn benT Plantatlons and be mustered out? The Marine i , same wages they have been getting bytolnghlin they wouia mane it oniy ve m hlstory proof that, though need a suppiy of calenders, that fool question is sadly needed at home. when the war was going on. uiunciuren, me American people love peace, xney .r.ii fmita maw attend to hns nes can and will firht and that when war! ...j . v.t. ..... i. n.v... i iiiaLeau vi kjiiywuiiiif, vev.&iuwi,i, i . . , . , - , . , . a.a-oo.ar nrri ivn the KiRn. lis forced uoon them they ficht to a I iuo J"s " privilege ui ,, finish and win. Autocrats are now . . ,.,. - applying for a discharge. This should " " " i'""'s j fjj. discard, Dut jf any arrogant na- , 1 7 T. J, P8 Presented to his commanding officer Of the planting of memorial trees for 'rSr t. ill in be ln France. Belgium and L.d should be .UDn0rted by statements our soldiers and sailors who died in I .... ,. . . . - .Serbia, though the people will not nf -Al!tiv. ahowine- the nrtie,.ir need vAJA amnuu aa- Mt w nu ,. a. a vu b, u j A SUBSCRIBER. Pay and family allowances continue thee. We praise thee for men who were ready to die, For mothers who waited through dark days gone by, until the soldier is discharged, except I For fathers and brothers and daughters the war that this will not only com memorate the sacrifices made by these men, but at the same time will do more for the preservation of the bird life of the countey than any other tiling which cemld easily be done. The suggestion ls made by T. i Germany in 1917 its statesmen will but need to read the story of the Meuse and they will reconsider. have much to celebrate with. I of relatives showing the particular need for his services at home. that an extra 10 per cent of pay al lowed for foreign service will discon tinue upon return of the soldier to the United States. No man reels smaller man those xot Yet on Return List. whose names were on tne list or men MABEL, Or., Dec. 6. (To the Ed- who were actively pro-German in the itor.) Could you tell me where the early years of the war. Sixth Field Artillery is located Bat tery v, -irsi .Division, i imnK ana Release of Sailors. CORVALLIS. Or., Deo. 6. (To the that gave Their measure of help for our freedom to save. Praise God, all ye nations, and worship his name. Who was, and who is, and remalneth the same. A DWINDLING PROBLEM. Until recently Congress every year Gilbert Pearson, executive head of the devoted no little of its time to the National Association of Audubon So- Indian problem and not an inconsld- mlsSed Portland in the fog. of course. f'oTduration8" the war cleties, who is himself a deep student erable amount of money was appro- Lhoue.h Portiand did not null off the durtlon 01 thewar. fog for that purpose- mi.. a..tti. .,.!, ,rf,.. will they be among the first to return The 'Seattle to Sacto aviator home? My son eni,Bted m Aprn m7i K. II. Editor.) My eon enlisted in the Navy Whose might through all time and in anrii r.. 1917. Will he have the samel every land chance to get his release as boys -who I Unshaken, unchallenged, victorious enlisted for the duration of the war? I snau stana.- ANXIOUS MOTHER. I w iLitiiiij.ii t-iu-x leiiiaaa. of the bird problem. The memorial priated to take care of the wards of tree idea, it should bo borne in mind. Uncle Sam. It cannot be said that the ls proposed as a supplement to, and Government is ready to turn the not as a substitute for, other memorial I Indian entirely upon his own resources, Military authorities here have no data regarding the Sixth Field Artil Dlschareed soldiers should be al- lery- " la impossible to forecast when maiiil toureiy uuuu u vwu ttsuuisto, . - . .... , . . I t,i. ., v.. ..t hn. Tt h.. t schemes which are now in embryo.- but a decided step has already been wm to retain tneir unuorms. in V V."" r"""' Tt l coincidence that the memorial mode, ir, that rflrooMnn and from v.u Will DO i:ne to aon on rounn oi juij tree movement, with its possibly sig- to year we may expect the Indian to for years to come. olfionnt hearing unon the Dreservatlon I deoand more and more on himself I of bird life, comes at the same time Several thlnirs contribute to this Genrfany tried Bolshevism on the that naturalists are beainnlng to see condition Tho chief Js that the Indian dog Russia and found the effect so the danger of bird-extinction. William a3 a raco is disappearing. A high disastrous that sne will take none or Beebe, a noted ornithologist and aeath rate among the pure blooded tnat meaicme. author of many scientific papers aborigines who seem to droop under and monographs, sounded a warning civilization has been one factor. Then I It's getting so the only "safe" waj recently in the Bulletin of the New the Indian blood is rapidly being as- to bring whisky Into Oregon is bj York Zoological Society that man's similated. The Indian as a race ap- airplane, and that plan has its aisaa- mastery of the air meant, in the pears to have much less prepotency I vantages. distant future, tne complete ena or than does the white race and persons existence for the birds. The only I with an eighth or even a quarter Colonel House is at the Hotel Crillon reason why these splendid wild crea-1 Indian blood in their veins appear attending to the preliminaries. Being NOT "OVER THERE" BUT HERB. He will not be automatically released an will he those who enlisted for the neriod of the emergency. It is said Kze 'nl l" :. . ... t I Love, you are ever near; mat inoHe u ouiiou 1 1 there behold your smiling eyes. will later tmvo uini i Eves ever fond and dear. their release on what is known as an i -walk upon the rocky shore. Toaat. Here's to good "Old Glory" And the British "Union Jack." In -battle fierce and gory We 11 fight, boys, back to back. We won't forget We're brothers yet. Birds of a single feather;' With flags unfurled 'Gainst all the world. We'll stand and die together. SUBSCRIBER. extended furlough. Tour loving voice I hear. Afar above the ocean's roar. In accents sweet and clear. Waverly Home Expense. PORTLAND, Dec. 7. (To the Edi tor.) Please state -whether any of the expenses of f the Waverly Baby Home ReVe'cted In It. waters cool are met by the state or county and, If . , -. d... so, to what extent Also whether the T thYrlppimi of t wave, I glance Into the shaded pool. I there see calm and clear, Assignment of Engineer Regiment. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Dec. S. (To the. lures oi tne eann navo ueia meir own usually as wmte ana are acceptea as a Texan, the Colonel knows what is Editor.) Kindly tell me to what dl management of the home makes a public statement of its expenditures. The state allows the home J10 a month for each child.- The manage ment makes public no statement of expenditures. Dashing against the pier; Naught but your laughter 'tis to me, Love, you are ever near. EMILY GRANGER. money have a hangover grip on the Job, as wen as tney nave, ne says, is mat whites. what. man In his travels has nitnerto Deen l Not only is the Indian race grad- connnea 10 pracucauy two pianes oi ually disappearing dui education is ..jnOP...TMr men re. space. His Imagination pictures the doing much to relieve the Government Bi&nin&i but those who grab the big U11J . Hi... wv -. . . --. I OI IICCVI III 11 1 auuiai. nn.uo. ing haunts and the uttermost routes Only recently the Carlisle Indian of migration will be bared to the School in Pennsylvania, which has tv. r.i monoin and the , ohaodonad Another sign of a hard Winter. w I h. .l ! 'w 'rv".H: ,; n Baker County, ice crop is three to Really accessible to man." 1 Reconstruction 0 for returned -1 inches thick and growing. It la the view of this Philosopher. I invalided soldiers. This school, estab. who views the world In terms of lished in 1879, away from the reserva- Tne great exoaus or aonar-a-year nerloda. that with the disappearance tiona and m the center of an agricul- men from Washington may bring of insects and birds of flight, ter- tural community of white persons, rents down a peg or two, restrial organic evolution, too, will has since had many prototypes scat- cease, tered over the country, one ot we The whole royal gang will be over Thousands of airships will come largest of which is at Chemawa in this after Wilson's return. We ought to slowly spinning through tne Diue water state. In all of these scnoois tne I get a few for Portland overhead, out only to lorm a rest-1 Indians nave Deen taugnt traaes ana ing place, for a brier season, xor have been sent back to tne reserva- rm,a hero of a fake hnidnn misses oanacira sou worms, men m i tions or mm nm u.i.j I the point when he neglects to wound lO OUXe. II I a. KlAlinit, w I eqilippea lO Illtrei. i.imuiuuiio wu nu I himself gloomy, prospect, illustrating me uibii equal rooting wim tne wuito mu.u. sense which these scientists possess of Thousands of Indians have taken the dependency of vegetable, and con- lands from the Government in sev sequently of animal, life upon the eralty and have become full-fledged creatures of the air. Man, it seems, I citizens save that the Government has s to master the new element only to 1 held the principal of the moneys de- his own ultimate undoing. I rived from tho sale of the unallotted But our peril ls Imminent only In I lands in the soveral reservations and Is the scientific sense. We have, ac- paying the interest as annuities to be cording even to the evidenco of the pro-rated among the tribes. Giad- The hardest work now of a member of a "council" ls to hang on to the job.' San Francisco again must don masks and the hold-up man can be happy. Ice put up in December keeps best. vision the 23d Regiment of Engineers belongs. L. K. HURLBURT. Soldier' Fare la Paid. prvRTT.AND. Dec. 7. (To the Ed- , Several of the engineer regiments, I ltor ) please Inform me if the Govern- lncluding forestry units, were not made ment furnishes transportation to the a part of any division. Whether or not I soldiers who are demobilized In this this was true of the 23d we have been country or if they are required to fur- nlsh tneir own iru.iiBuort-M.tiun iroin unable to ascertain. The Adjutant General, Washington, D. C, could give the information. point of demobilization to their own homes. A MOTHER. They are allowed 3 cents a mile to ' pay their railroad fare and traveling expenses. Marriage After Divorce. PORTLAND, Dec 8. (To the Ed itor.) A friend of mine was married In Walla Walla. Wash., three days after Allotment of Pay. she was divorced from her nrst hus- I . . xtv rt,. -n.. n to the xr?di. band. A says the marriage is legal. B ,i ran in enlisted soldier -who i. i. ... TOriii.i. i. i . o i i""' v ' - ... says it i Usui: " claimed dependents mane an allotment mere any oiat-a in u uiniKu states tn someone elsei where a couple can remarry within the prescribed six months? H. L. a. The law of the state where divorce was granted governs. It cannot be es caped by marrying in another state. President's Pardon Power. PORTLAND. Dec 7. (To the Editor.) Can the President pardon a man in a state -.so? K. it. The President has no authority to pardon persons convicted of violating state law. (2) Would the insurance have to be made to a blood relative? A. K1SABER. 1. Yes. 2. Yes, step-child. excepting step-parents or McKinley and Philippine.. MOLALLA, Or., Dec 6. (To the Ed itor.) Kindly tell me if President McKinley visited the Philippine Islands during his administration. 1. J. NEWTON. He did not. Annexation ot Hawaii. PORTLAND, Dec. 8. (To the Ed itor.) A contends that the United States took the Hawaiian Islands by force, without recompense. B contends that a consideration was paid for same. Please advise through your columns which is correct. CONSTANT READER. Neither is correct. At the time of annexation the Hawaiian Islands had been a republic for four years. Annex ation was by mutual agreement. Allowance, to Continue. NORTH PLAINS, Or., Dec. 6. (To the Editor.) I was told by a soldier that they were going to stop the allow ance and allotment of the American soldiers that are in France. Will the mothers and wives or whoever the sol dier sends half pay to get it If they do stop the allowance? A SOLDIER'S MOTHER. The report is unfounded. Tny allot ments and family allowances continue until the soldier is discharged. No Label Required. THE DALLES. Or., Dec. 7. (To the Editor.) Do sailors in the transport service have, to send labels bofore rela tives or friends can tend a Christmas package, when they kct their mail at New York? A. M. S.