THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAJT, . 3IOXDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1918.
PORTLAND. OREGON.
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"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.