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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, .DECEMBER 13, 19J8.
Bje (Dmroman
PORTLAND. OREGON.
Bntered at Portland Oreon Poctofflce a
neond-rltM mail matter.
"Butatripllon ralea Invariably tn aaraiica.
(Br Mail.)
rallr. Sunday Included, one year a
Xaily. Sunday Included, fix montha
Iaily. Sunday Included, three montha...-
!aily. Sunday Included, one month. ....
l'aily. without Sunday, one yaar i'ii
Iiatly. without Sunday, etx montha....... -
rail. without Sunday, on, month
Meekly, one year VJ
Sunday, on yur ?
Sunday and Weekly "
I n Carrier.
Pally, fhinday Included, on year $
l'aily. Sunday Included, one month...... .
T.ativ Kundiv included, thraa months... -.-a
announcement from Washington.
J moment that a single promise Is mad I half, for the impressive surrender of
gooa, ana we await witn a aeep inter- I uio ucrtxit&ny navy aiier iia-viiig given
est, even if a doubting-"one, the further I no challenge to battle for more than
two years proves that a navy unequal
to its task is a useless expense.
It Is a strange fact that the man
whose every prediction as to the deci
sive effect of a seapower has been ful
filled by this war Admiral Mahan
was an. American, and that the men
who are blindest to his teachings are
WHAT FREEDOM MEAN'S.
President Hibben. of Princeton,
stated the difference between freedom
and tyranny in a. single sentence when
he told a National thrift conference
the other day that "to be a completely Americans miscalled statesmen, who
free man one must be free from the pIay pontics with the national secu-
Iimitations of Indulgence and self- rity. We ttU8t ,ook to tne men who
seeking. The sense of responsibility. have geen the hldeous facts of war to
. . 1 01 1IDe ratner man put a new type of men in Congress.
of any freedom worthv of the name.
Americans, grounded In the Drtn- . PrsH rOBT impbotements.
Daily.' without Sunday.' thraa montha 1.M ciples of liberty by the gradual nature Cancellation of contracts for. wood
ba.iy. without Bunday. one month of ,u Krowtbt are le83 likeIy to fall ships by the Shipping Board is an
d.r!rxp,"l,pertonil,rTec"1on ywuVUS Ipto the pit of anarchy, which Is mis- added reason for proceeding without
ink. Stamp, coin or currency ar '" lautn Dy some ror llDerty. loan tnose I ue'ay wtJ U"e puiiimiuoun:uuiiiiu.
who have suddenly been released from posed by the Dock and Port Commis-
spects has deteriorated, especially as
regards i sleeping and dining cars.
Unified control has brought about use
of some roads chiefly for freight.
others chiefly for passenger trains,
Those Who Come and Go,
j ALL
Go. I How
ALL FOREST MATERIAL OF VALUE
Timbered Sections Can Be' Put to
Beat Advantage Outlined.
SEASIDE, Or., Dec. 11. (To the Edi
Iaty. without Sunday, one year.
70
or a tie. Oive poatnf fir addreaa in lull, in
Poatar Kate-12 t l parea. l cent: n one form of oppression, but do not yet
to u psea. a centa: 4 to 41 paiea. cenu: comprehend that the working out of
r.' I ?. K'J "ni." "Ko''iSit: complete freedom depends upon them
aa. double rates. I selves. President Hibben puts the
slons. Occupation must be furnished
to the ships which are to be completed
within the next year and, after they
have been completed, to the vessels
Eastern Baaineaa OffW Verree Conk- case against the Bolshevik! In a nut- which will be built for private owners.
Tin linina. ti hitilHInv New Vork: erree m I -1 T , 1 . 1 . iui.. w -
- r ,. " .... v..,- A. oiicii ucn no jb mat to, uuvemo
Conkkin, ceger bulldinlt. Chicago, verree I J
(.'oak. in. Krea Preaa bui.JIni. Iwlrolt. Mich.; I Side Of every right W6 Claim aS OUT I
baa rancUco reprentatlva. R. J. eiaweu. own s an obligation tO aCCOrd a COT'
M rube a or the associated PBES9. 1 responding right to another.'
The Aaaoelated Preaa la exctualvaly entl
t'e4 to the uae for republication of all newa
dispatchea crdite1 to It or not otherwiae
credited to tbia paper, ana auo tne tocaa
IVI OuhlmheH hereln-
Alt rishta of republication of apeclal dla-
patcnea neretn are alao reserved.
Occupation must also be provided
for the workmen who may be dis
charged from the shipyards as Gov.
eminent contracts are Completed, for
an Interval may elapse before private
contracts again fill the ways. New
contracts may be more readily ob-
Substltution of one class for another.
which seems to be the programme of
certain extremists in EuroDft. obvi
ously does not advance the cause of talned If the new vessels can leave
freedom, but onlv nostnonea the dav Portland with full cargoes, and fa-
of reckoning and invites a court d'etat, cilities for economical and speedy
I - I. .... . , ,
JEC 13. 1918. 1 A hish sense of public duty la desirable loaain wui oecome Known aoruuu
In th present crisis, and this Is a duty tnrougn tne captains.
vi.i. . A. ufr r .A I A TTi n I . mndpm nort facilities will
mAan a 4 I U1(,U UCCU 1 w W -V-a vu a -" r
VOAe X V aUI irlAl XaX'. VII. y , I-V ft
Two years ago. or a little less, the h. hv the humblest mem-
Elate Legislature enacted the $(.000,-1 Ker of society.
rOBTLAND. J'KID.W.
000 road bond bill, and later the voters
at a special election gave their ap
proval. In the brief time Intervening
have chief weight In deciding the
Shipping Board to allocate ships to
any port. Chairman Hurley has laid
emphasis on that point in all his re
cent utterances, for he relies on quick
turn-around to offset higher wages of
The unexpectedly
THE PERILS OF BOREDOM.
Secretary Baker and Chairman Fos-I m.ron .omn
the comprehensive road programme dick, of the Commission on Training sudden end of the war has deprived
oeviseti ior tne state has been in part ump Activiues, do wejl in calling at- tne port of part of the time for prep.
carried out. Here and there Is an I tentlon to the exacting situation in I a rati on for which we had looked, and
echo of the old cry against any bond- wh,cJ th" oldlcrs of tno American lt behooves us to make more haste for
ln- scheme, and the other .nfrrrr"""" "uw that reason.
- . I .! K.laTflrinn la nii,mll i I . r. . A
- j . ,l. . . i - -. . "..'.r .V Knuiraois raiiroaa rvra oiw
-aaiiiov iaio "i-cuita paving mat niueUil nM.iti.ri.nHin. n,im.n . . . ,
. . . i r . . u.., , cioseiy conuectw . wiui wc.i 1,1
uium auu FrvSrc nu oecu ancipiine, ua manr will not M tble , .,r.itc effort to secure
made, with results so satisfactory that to see as clearly as heretofore the sig-1 thm should -o hand in hand with
lt may be taken for granted that no I nlflcance of the duties theyare now I port improvement. In order to secure
scheme of obstruction for Its own sake I DC,n- canea upon 10 penorm. wiin (cargoes for ships loaded here mere
will hereafter receive the slightest f ?0"KhLof ?sslbl "er ho"r" must be a steady flow of raffic from
countenance from the public I' ;oTd.,., Tn "e 'n,te.r,or: t7" "JL" . " "T
Nor is there anything left of the become a real nerll to morttl. l.ZVLI eTJ. htw? Portend
..a a ivmeuow am u mg coasiaerauons wnicn impelled I and Inland to Import raw materials,
ulterior design In Its gift to the state Q recent war welfare drive apply I .i0 mil caniaire inland of goods
of lta proportionate share of tax J 1"y to the call to people at home brought here by sea. Railroad rates
rrronev and antnmcM'e lien... ,. I to write letters to the Boldiera letters I hiuH n the natural advantages of
the enUre amount might be expended I n lrn'cn the home flavor shall pre- the water-level route from the Interior
aatxlda Mti tnnmili fnnniv r . i iu amuuiii 01 merw money, i wnuld add vastiv to tne water iruii.it;
argus-eyed and ready-tongued critics I", r- roBa,CK Daa ala. whi De sur-Mn and out of the port.
Indeed said that Portland had a deep. 1,L"rn' lo """f over mo BP- ine
j . ... .. I nermorv artd Inmrflant Mm K
cars anm or innnnr rnnrrnii nn . 0.u. ... w . u . - n n n n . .
.w rr. .11 " " nished onlv br th inm folk. ,.m. TUB niims iiix. i"u.w
J'ZrlZlr In th'e SmlB flrtt be w.T Mr. McAdoo's proposal that Con
-a -aea a w w.a VV., .UU t F- I ... . ... . I . .wi.e, V, aA.lAfl rf r.ll)Orn
rit,t v. av- r,.-Ka, v I a man ana Himself wh.cn will be s1" v
S. R. ThomDson. J. V. Tollman and
I C. K. Cranston, nf Pendleton, are at the tor.) The character of the country on
of aJtornariva ronton nn nnv tirkpt Tt I Imperial. The trio came to , Portland J this Coast is such that only a portion of
has cut down demurrage on cars n" ? Chamber of Com- L,f brttt0U"
increased loading and trainloads. All " .. broken nature. To illustrate, the Ne
of these advantages could be as easily Mrs. Harry McCormlck. of MeCor- halem River, in Columbia. ClatsoD ant
secured under regional operation . by mick. Wash., is registered at the Hotel Tillamook Counties drains about 600,000
a' few large corporations subject to I Seward. She has been in a local hos- I acres, and this valley may be taken as
closer supervision by a more business- pttai and was aple to leave it lor tne
like and less political Interstate Com- notel yesterday,
merce Commission than has existed p 1L Rothrock. of Spokane, a breeder
Kiieiy. a. ii o iuiuu piuuieiu u uui. or blooded Shnrthnrna. ia at thK Hotel
better than an average sample of the
greater portion of the timbered tern
tory on the Paclflo Slope.
The land in this valley can be class!
fled about as follows: 20 per cent plow
political, but. as Mr. McAdoo says, is Portland- and is in town to attend the I land, level enough to cultivate and crop
a grave economic problem, but tne I livestock exhibition.
Commission has approached every
controversy with one eye on political
effect and Congress has had both eyes
turned in that direction.
All experience in this and other
countries has taught us that Govern-
W. W. NlcholL County Judge of Tam-
hill, and Charles Daniels, the. County
Judge-elect, are here for the confer
ence of county Judges of the state.
annually 20 per cent orchard land,
somewhat too steep for good plow land
out grooa ror fruit-raising purposes; -0
per cent grazing land: 40 per cent re
foresting land, rough and broken to a
degree that makes it more valuable for
timber culture than for any other pur
pose.
Hence 1 will be seen that about 6
per cent of the cut-over lands have
Eric V. Hauser. president ef the com
ment operation of any public uUlity DM7 ylch opiates the Hotel Multno-
or business is wasteful and inefficient " " "K""
and gives poor service at high cost. B.u. w ci,i, , m. more value for agriculture and stock
That is true of the Government-op- aa;er 0 tno hotel, will accomnanv Mr raisJng purposes, while the chief value
eratea roaas ox r ranee ana uetuiauj. i uauser east ana will visit nie family I --v twu uo iu biuk
Tt- to c ens TSnctnffla Tlono rt- I It Minnnnnll. lit With VOUng timber. In fact With a
ment In this eountrv. and has Droved ' lltUe cut'n and helpfulness on the
" . I HAT aa J If 1 r T mi t I nnrt fT man r K A eilwiKaaa a0 U a Ti. aIi
trii of nnvAmmpnt operation of I l' Mtt j xj. j. nompson, rancn- i r - -wa umuti ui
ZIk. LIt a from Carson. Wash, arrived last Coast region will continue to reproduce
...e.. s-r night at the Hotel Portland, and will 1 "sen. enaDllng the valleys to continue
By what miracle oes anyman ex- do their. Christmas shopping. to receive the rich soil from the moun-
pect that a system which has always I I tainsides. Also this 40 ner cent of the
Keen had In nfhpr ontintrles. and 83 I TWO Of the Marion COUntV COmmiS-i timbered area can he mnd tn aenre a
to other things than railroads in this "loners. Hunt and Goulet. are here for double purpose, that of a game preserve
country, .can suddenly be cured of its i umjr w- ana 10 protect tne sources of water sup-
rit- wh.n .ncliod tr. milroads in ers conference. . ply. Likewise the timber on the hills
this country? & B. Crouch, a real estate operator be preserved as lt aids to protect them
The universal tendency of Govern- of Roseburg, Is at the Hotel Oregon from the Winter storms as well as
men business is to fall into a rut. to for a few days. makes a magnificent background for
reject new invention, to chain men to . . the beaches.
routine, to elevate mediocrity above Vr Y- " f Jt .T" Wlth the" exception of small stumps
genius and to do thing. . th. iy al' ways Jta5ter HorseshoeVs- AssociaUon. which" Xt"." IV?,
nave oeen none, uureautr.t; 19 mo wiI h.vn lt- nnm.oi aHn- M,.
progress comes from men of original-I X 8. St.wart, member of the Legis- qo0"...1 muhP! "'n',nf,-nV.r
a ,,d lature and newenaneriruut from Wheeler aon 1 taK9 UD muoh room, and will serve
il, niiuiu.o nun 6-, . as SUDDOrtS for rl mhlmr fruit vlnea
slothful minds out o their rut and V""1", "A"e "oman yester- If tn8 sturans ar tO D" -
force them to think and to movl.g ond term and h foundThaf Sis b ?od ' r .knee or
whether, if the stage coach lines had freak legislation rather than by Intro- tharl V.h !? r Ct,?rc??u MsS
been owned and operated by the Gov- ducing a flock of bills to reform every- , 2?fJl .J g 1 on 1hould 08 mde
ernments of the United States and thing in sight. !J f??S. In" "'.T,0"". o turpentine
. .. . .. j . j . ana rosin and the like that the atnmna
Great Britain, the railroads would yet
have been built, at least for a long
E. A. Rhoten, of Salem, a newspaper
Contain. With but little additional ex
pense the mills can equip themselves
time. George Stephenson and his man of that city, ia visiting at tha K0 maufactur'e T nTne-tenth8 of their
American counterparts would nave io
been coldly turned down by insolent, E R Marka whoa Bpeciaity Hol-barnacle-encrusted
bureaucrats. , c. ,tl. la -1 th. tock show. He
What we need Is a combination of i- registered at the Imnerial.
all the public advantages of private -
. . . ui. x i I Ttr V TTni-deatv Seaside rnnncllmftn
r!"!J :n.f,.H nZ M77,nb torn from the Multnomah Placed so when a tree is felled In
th8vel,"?,i5Led JTrth' P -terday and the most important piece re-t its entire trunkca be ut.li
waste lumber and slabwood Into arti
cles of commerce at a good profit The
people can do much to aid by using
loresi wood tor fuel.
There should be numerous pulp and
paper mills and tanneries conveniently
the
tillzed.
lie Vegulatlon. extended farther but of ,ugsage he carrled waa a B0ld-han- Where a tree is to be removed that will
more wisely directed than it has been dJea umbrella, presented to him by the not mak8 a sawlog by means of the
hitherto. That combination is pos- Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassen, 8tean saw much can be saved by cut
sible if the roads of each broad region I a branch of the Knights of Pythias. )DS ,nt? shorter lengths for pulp and
are unified under private operation; . .. - . ii."wooa- -in'8 -o will aid in clearing
it to need hie undar niihlie owner- mr- ana 9v"n. oi iooa "io mna. -miso tne nemlock and alder
It is not possible nderpubnc owner- R,ver were Jn tmn on bu.,negs and bark 8houM b9 gathered for the tan.
ship and operation, in deciaing tne pieasure yesterday and registered at neries. The auto truck and good roads
question no consideration should be tJle Benson. . will aid splendjdly in getting this raw
given to politics, to preconceived the- material to market
ories or to private profit. The sole C. L. Houston, of Astoria, arrived There is one-fifth of the standing
consideration should be the best pos- the Hotel Portland on the late train timber of the United States in Oregon,
sible service at the lowest possible last ni8"ht. He is a prominent lumber- much of this being particularly adapted
u.ou viauup vuuuij. i wi iiuijj wuuu ana tanning purposes.
W any TZ road - -"" ?JaJ
Lc udePrnd" " cidlnVfar. iPrequ , on ; thoughU 'rom any one of the three alternative cost. That does not mean low wagjs;
...Ke.J fulness and an laconriderabU exlen- Plan, which President Wilsor .submit- ,t means high wages for good faithfu
able to show the whole public that alluro Ior vosiagt, an
lt has had no ouroosa of nrefen-ina- b producUve of resul
one turt of tha Ktata tn annrhee It I The purpose Of th
v.. j... , a I cam Dal en Is to maintain
riaim. f .ti it darted It Uon between the soldier and the home ment action, and unwilling to let them Minister Egafi need not be alarmed
tention. as the bonding law required,
to such great thoroughfares as the
vuiuiuuia mtr nignwaT ana tne 2 a- . " ...w. .... s . .,K I. . . ,
ciflo Highway for the proper reason ""PPianted the perils of war. but they wouia Bt..tU. invasion ana wouia ave ous ucw eu- wa8a.t even the smell of Bmoko ,n th.
that they were the most vital and im- r re- ana nting them Is duty oner-u.j, . -k emy m conemia on "i f naU
portant. No this wise doIIct has oi a" wno ave tne interests or the oiuer m j"
' PO"cy naa . n w or another: we I nn unnln not insane
In Other Days.
Twenty-five Tears Ago.
. From The Orasoaian, December 13. 1S9S.
Wheat sells for 90 cents per bushel
in the northern part of Grant County.
A railroad would soon lower the prices.
Five tons of deer meat, ducks and
fish were 'thrown into the bay at Ta
coma by a cold storage company going
out of business. The act is severely
criticised.
Forty-three of the 61 shingle mills
along the line of the Seattle & Lake
Shore Railroad are running, but not
up to their full capacity. The daily
output is about 20 carloads.
A Pendleton man bavlno- lare-e sheen
interests in Grant County tells thaLonor
Creek Eagle that if Congress places
wool on the free list that it will throw
every sheepman in Oregon out of business.
lET PFMSKIIEXT BE ATONEMENT
Blood-curdling- Proposal Too Much
Like Kaiser's Own Teachings.
CORVALLIS. Or.. Tien. IS ITn tha
Editor.) Some of the articles dealing
with the punishment of Herr Hohen-
zollern. recently of Berlin, are very in
teresting as showing the trend of opin
ion f some so-called Americans. The .
columns of The Oregonian happily have
been practically free from blood-curdling
suggestions, but at least one news
paper has run a column or two of such
suggestions, purporting to be the opin
ions of representative Americans. It
is to this latter that I. for one. have
objection, as I refuse to believe that
any representative American would
wish that any human being (and I as
sume that the criminal in mind ia a
degenerate human) should be punished
uy torture aucn as having "hisTlesh re
moved inch by inch," as was suggested
by one person.
It seems to me that the nolnt is. do
we want justice, stern justice. If you
please, or do we want revenge merely
to appease our natural hatred of all
that this man has stood for? It seems
trange that persons suee-estina- such
barbarous punishment for the ex-Kal-ser
do not see that thereby they are
proving themuelves most apt pupils of
the greatest teacher of barbarity that
the world has eVer known and, stranger
tin, are recommending this dire tor
ure for the teacher whose very meth
ods they themselves would use.
He must have punishment, of course.
ut let lt be of such a nature that he
will thereby atone in the greatest pos
sible measure for the wrons: he has
done; let it be of such a nature as shall
make it constructive forthe good of
the world he has wronged i let him be
compelled to Join the dinner pail bri
gade as a common laborer (not that
common labor is degrading, heaven for
bid that anyone should draw this conc
lusion from my suggestion), which
would be most humiliating punishment
for this man who has such an exalted
opinion of himself and which, more-
ver. would make it possible that he
till the soil and-help to build houses to
replace the homes he has so ruthlessly
estroyed, and let him labor alone, that
w o Oregon. In addition to supplying Its QesIroV8?- ana et him labor alone, that
W. S. Ferguson came from Athena own needs in? the way of shoes and hema?r 8 abundant opportunity for
1 worthwhile" aPPrve, it! Mr. wfin seemed un- fair profiU for ihe owners who would p.riaL He 1. her. to meet Mrs. Fergu- tho o7 one-fifth P o conVnS
ta worm wniie. I 1 .... . ... . . . l , : I son. who ban been reeeivlnir trpntmonf I . ... . .. I wnrlrt nrnhlema th
. ... wi in in n r i n ..nn imi cit Tnn ra l iT-nnnm I r n aewn tnn nun ic I - .-.c .......... . ajiiiiea nmrpn mm wen mm ttm .iffhf..i
e nome letter i -" - in a local sanitarium for eeveral dava. ..AT " " earnest thouarht of
tha mhii. unaer prcseui rcsuituuua 1 r,., " th t
Two marines dropped a match in a . cunan.
circle by a chain so strongvthat it will Back to tneir owners unuui about Germany's renewing tne war. room in mo jhuh-
unfalllngly bring the absent one back, rreater powers of regulation than Tne country has no allies, has nothing ?&"d7- Z Si."
. j . . . . . n.n10.i. cFonted -vet ne-an he I i.v v- a a.v.m v.nr-wnr tace curtains, one window shade, one
i! n nxitrprn or nnirmv nvav naval xmxsi vr. j n ' . j . ... 1 1 ic 11 l. wilii. uaa kr, v . . . . , . . . . .
I net or Diiaterea rurniture.
are looming In the
at should have the
those who seek real
e may well give lit
tle time to the details of the punish
ment of thia man. Wa mnv-it na-
JIEMORIAL THAT WOULD ATTRACT sured that his punishment is a foregone -
conclusion; in fact he is already reap-
evidently found general acceptance.
for the various sections show an ob
vious Inclination to build upon the
foundation thus laid and to fit in their
own local roads with the larger plan.
Isot long ago there was an Intima
tion in the public press that the next
men and the Nation at heart.
and decide one way or another; we German people were not insane I Four lawyers were brought to the
cannot go on this way much longer." enough to have taken those chances Hotel Portland from San Francisco yes-
Now comes Mr. McAdoo wun a pro- in 1914. thev are crowing saner every
BLIND TO WAITS LESSONS. I nosal to try out Government operation v n 1918. The danger is now
Peace is not yet made, an American I without ownership, but with enlarged schemes to divide the allies at the
army occupies German soil, the pre-1 opportunity to Improve the roads and peace conference, and a desperate
monitory rumblings of sharp disagree-1 to test the merits of unified control drive to recover foreign trade. In
ment at the peace congress are al- for a period of five years. He com- these particulars the war Is just about Knowell.
to begin,
terday by the Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph Company to look after the in
terests of the corporation in the hear
ing before the Public Service Commis
sion. The attorneys are F. C. Morris,
F. C Phelps, J, p. Powns and J. C.
T 1.1. , At I i - -v mo vcai-v
dlw1 '"U. navy men plains that the provisions of the pres.
;i .-v.. t: " v.. .v. i arB " at work m
And there I Adaptation of Liberty Statue Saggested
for Colombia River.
PORTLAND, Dec. 12 (To the Edl-
tor.) Many suggestions have been
given as to erection of a Victory mon
ument, but none, seem to strike, right
home. Highways are all right, but
don't let us thik that we have the
only scenery and possibilities for fine
roads. It will not advertise Oregon
b it ougnt to oa done for this new
state with so many resources. A
ing in a measure that which he has
sown.
It seems to me in this critical time
in the world's history that all Amer
icans, while proud of the part our great
country Is taking in world events, must
seriously consider our opportunities as
individuals. For instance: we can see
to lt that the pernicious teaching of
iuch men as the German Metsache, .
whose philosophy Is thought by some
to be largely responsible for the great
highway around Mount Hood will not P""" !"dedJ ehaU haV n harbor ,n
Congress. They lent law are inadequate for a period
"4" " t'oubI . swtM have learned nothln; from nr." peace is
Hlgnway commission. But now 111 ,,. 1. , , ,, . ----- -- . ..- .,,, xue more mo tuuJ. a delegation of state capitol men
public U told, upon authority of n- American achievement on the Lho stopped at the Multnomah yester- Uow and ice
The more the military sharps study
Louis Lachmund, former Mayor of
Salem, and now a State Senator, headed
delegation of state capitol
oe so wonaeriui, because there are
hundreds just as fine. Think of the
constant repair to such a road near
our Christian democracy.
ANNA SNOW FITTS.
is iota, upon aumonty 01 sun- ,. . ... ... " - . " rm ., .
dry members who will probably guide . lutrjr wma us to oe "wuu i " . " pMeuse. the bigger it iooks to
thTiTaSn?!?. dul n ftur.n h defenseless state January I. He professes a deair to 8evera, year8 they had bee:
that nothing of the kind Is con tern
plated; but on the contrary, it is In
tended to aid the commission to do
more, rather than less, in road con
them, day while attending the Chamber of
Vnm unnl vurn thev had been talk- Commerce meetinc.
in wnicn tne war found us. Before keep the question out or pontics, yet . bout the Meuse line as that to1
even a beginning has been made at the effect of his plan would oe to whlch the Germans might retire and other UXIT8 TO be welcomed
uniiB a .su or r eace and at keep lt in pouues ior nve yeara. no make an impregnable defense, but the
What would advertise Oregon more
man a. line and imposing lighthouse
at the mouth of the Columbia River
or where the Willamette flows into
the Columbia? Liberty Statue, New
York, is remembered by all sailors,
general disarmament, they propose denies that he Is interested in proving .,,,.,, ,loj -hat line in six Home Boys Kot All In Slat Division naKsenc-er. and ail wh h..
structlon. It Is nleasine- to know that Ith. OUr navaI Pllcy b based on their or' disproving the theory of Govern- weekg and threw Jt nke a noose around and Third Oregon. heard of it and would at the same
WllrlM Ansf rlrrnaa tn ah V.. Jl I . a, .....k n r.nt naftltrlAt n I Hlin- I v I . . I r i m tx odvapr en U "' 1 v. T : 1
"wjko, ..u. mo tuuui-iua-ui o wwc oinF, i tha ciGrma.n army a necn. i Portland. Dee. 12. (To the Edi-1 r""r " "- vuiuwui- xivcr anu
-fcessor nor his subordinates in -the
tor.) I think It would be well to bring
its harbors.
also rTleasine tn ae , tht tha mnnev. The one unforgettable lesson which Railroad Administration would have . . h lgl before the minds of the people of Port- , Be"ldes ,8.P1""'id soldiers we also
alaVhtarf . h! i.., 7 th" United S'" hould have learned suh scruples: in fact some of his The United States Army has 16 1,909 iand at this time the faot that all the f."1"" f!ne Bh,P therefore a
available are to be larger than here- from th. WIr thmt MJ ' ' LLa , vnv. a,readv carried mules, and no wonder it ended the . . , - Portland at the oUt. lighthouse is proper. The decorative
totore estimated and that there Willi-.. . , . . ' " i"e . c-., war. The mule is the most lnteili- break of tha war did not heinna- t' Possibilities are great.
be no embarrassment, about taniM.?"!?' and a on. Propaganda for that theory EyerJ hQw fcr break of the war, ?'f"?' KNITD ROALD.
particularly at this time, when em- I " ".I" " 7" L'' c c . r . :. . . ,. ro. He is the trade-unionist of his ment is composed entirely of infantry-
iuv aaioijr ui utstam wouia oe coibuifii:j v. i . . . n-v. Httia nm left in the men. WHen Soldier Is Dlseharaed.
attituae towara uov- chserved the animal eolnsr strong "We are now beginning to make prep- TAQUINA. Or.. Dec. 10. (To the Ed
lersbip, and tney wouiq t n.r. tv,. I aration for the homecomtntr of ourlltor.) There are manv readera of Tha
. . . i , t. m . , 1. 71 n wiu rnauv l j uuiu . . . ,. . . ,
any possioie enemy or any probable I be making a case ior or against iu I 'with him America will con- bys- but no mention is made of any oregonian here in the Yaquina Bay dis-
PAmn n.l An . n m I . .-J .-I ot. - .1 .. .C!n.. .Antrn WO a en r- I - ln.it tha 'I hi j-fi nrmtrnn on the llr.
v. cuciuics. Ail uiucr to I 'l ne lurincr uumcu .. . ,ri. r,
do this effectively, the Navy must rled and the longer it continued. the-uer tne worla'
oe ready to act with full force the in- more difficult it would become to ais-
ployment must be found for many it "n'"5r the "'" of distant would be conscio
men who have been engaged In war ... Davy adequate Influeneea oy nis attituae w " observed the animal going strong We are now beginning to make prep-
...w mA - ,. ..v... "r mcir iuccchiui aeiense against ernmont ownersnip, ana tney woum t n. tv,. I
rork. and for the other men, gone
overseas to fight, who are to come
back and seek employment.
' LiBtBTT rrru
The skepticism of the public toward
new inventions and discoveries is an
indeterminable factor, consequently it
is impossible to forecast the reception
which -will be accofded to the new
"liberty fuel." lately announced as a
aubatttuta for gasoline by Major Oliver
h. Zimmerman and Captain K. C.
Weisgarber. of the gas and oil produc
tion division or the war Department.
There la the fate of one Garabed
T. K. Garagossian and his universal
motor fresh In mind to restrain any
tendency to overenthuslasm, and lurk
ing in the recesses of memory a cer
tain promise of wonderful results to
flow from development of a new
"cracking process" which waa to have
revolutionised petroleum manufacture.
VTe recall only the self-abnegation of
the inventor who renounced all claim
to personal gain but his name al
ready has escaped na.
There are certain factors connected
with the prospect of a new fuel for
motor vehicles which elevate tt above
the common run. The statement, made
apparently with approval of the War
Department, that It has proved its
practicability in extensive tests is one
of these. Another is that it can be
produced In quantity at approximately
one-half the cost of gasoline.
' Every owaer of an automobile will
hope devoutly that this is true. It is
to give more mileage to the gallon,
will produce greater speed, and will
cause less heat, thus effecting a fur
ther saving in lubrication. The pros
pect that tt will be "almost odorless1
is also worth taking Into account. It
also is said to be tasteless, but we do
not think that this is important, if all
the other promises are fulfilled.
The new fuel Is said to be capable
of refinement to the limit of engi
peering knowledge, so that Instead of
practically a single grade, we shall
be able to secure the fuel precisely
adapted to each kind of machine. If
In addition It requires no change in
present carbureters and explodes at
temperatures below sero. thus elimi
nating many starting; troubles, so much
the better.
Some day, no doubt, it will all come
true. Our faith in the chemists makes
us believe that lt will be so. But we
have so often heard the cry of wolf!
wolf! when there was no wolf that as
a people we are beginning to insist
that we be shown. Where Is the in
dustrial alcohol that only a decade
go was going to revolutionize com
merce and agriculture at one swoop?
jet we shall forget every failure the.
but the Third Oregon and the Oregon I trict who are about to be discharged at
stant danger arises. To the fact that unite the roads and the more unwill
the British navy was strong enoucrh Ina- would tie the unifiers to disunite.
and was prepared to do this as soon as I The question to be decided toward the
war occame certain the final over-1 end of the five years wouia do pre
throw of Germany was due. It not Judged by the facts, and the aru.
sooner put to sea than German sea ment would be made that unified op-
communication was cut off. German eratlon by the Government having
commerce died, the danger of a Ger-I been accomplished, the Government
man expedition to the rear of the might as well own the roads and con
French army ended. Then under the tinue it.
protection of that navy began the flow 1 Tha advantae-es in meeting the war
or men and material from all parts of I emergency which the Government de-
the earth. First came British troons rivtil t mm unified operation have un-
A man knows what he wants when
he enters a store and gets lt at once.
He is the ideal buyer and the sales
girl's delight. Woman knows, too, but
shopping would have little charm if
men or tne sist uivision.
Should we forget the engineers, the
machine gunners, batterymen and
squadron of cavalry, now heavy artil
lery (the latter two units being on the
front line since July 14), which were
all recruited and brought up to war
strength before they left Clackamas?
. . . . 1 U pV.. I01"1'
sne DOUgnt mat way. lium w"Ji Al Br now nveraeaa. Are thev not ta
is "dead tired" at evening. . be jncjuded in this grand welcoming
of our boys when they return from the
The question between quarantine front? If so, why are they never men-
and shutdown as a preventive of in- tioned? And. what about the Navy
th.bAtji ia nna hntween shutting ud the men.' bwua.ii- usl,au.:
fmw hundred airk and stoonine the
industry of scores of thousands who iwenaea or crowned can.
rurv l UA IS, LCU A. - A U LUC
ie Efll-
Vancouver Barracks and who would
like to have the answers to the fol
lowing questions published in The Ore
gonian:
, (1) Does a soldier actually receive
his discharge at the barracks and im
mediately become a civilian?
(2) Can a soldier draw his transpor
tation money from the Government at
3hi cents per mile and then remain in
this section of the country for an in.
definite period if he so chosas, then
paying the customary fare when he
desires to go home?
(3) Must a discharged soldier wear
his uniform for any length of time af
ter he leaves the barracks?
(4) Does the Government require .th
I.:. .. . -. -......,. mira in mim r.i.-. 1 ,.,!. h There. nr. room for
v , uo. ui, .uam ci ana r rpnrn cnici- I rfnnhi.iii. neen ertnL ann l T. waa nniv - ia. i.if the a iv Health nrrieera ace
nial troops across the Mediterranean, to obtain them that the Government argument. Interested In learning one of the chief discharged soldier to leave immediate
then Canadian. Australian. Indian and took nnssession. They are still needed " I . . . causes of the sudden Increase in the '"f
South African troops across every sea. for that purpose, for in a letter to the ne way to treal Keaf ana isoisne- influensa cases, let them attempt to
ii waa Canadian troops, brought New York Evening Post Mr. McAdoo vl1" wuul". " " wv. 1 (1 and z) New orders covering these
across tne Atiantlo ocean, which him.eif makes this admission: pnaou
PRIVATE ELMER H. MESERVE.
Statu of Tranaferred Draftee.
CASTLE ROCfc. Wash.. Deo. 11 (To
the Kditor.) (1) Can a drafted man be
held longer than a man who .enlisted
for the duration of the war? A rela
tive has been transferred from the
Depot Brigade, Camp Lewis, to the Pre
sidio in California, and I am informed
that the only troops they have at the
Presidio are permanent troops. Is
this true?
(2) Would being transferred to that
camp, where permanent troops art
trained, serve to hold him longer, or
will he be transferred back to Camp
Lewis and mustered out there? He
has not been assigned to any company
or development battalion, as he was
taken 111 and was sent to the hospital
two days after arriving in California.
(3) Will he be mustered out after be
ing discharged from the hospital, or
must he be assigned to a company and
then mustered out?
(4) I have a brother In the 103d. Is
it the 103d Regiment, and is this a part
of the 26th Division? Is the 26th Di
vision a New England division?
(5) Has the 2fith Division been men
tioned as one of the divisions soon to
be returned to the United States?
(6) Was it the 26th Division that was
used as a replacement unit for the ISth
Division, or vice "versa?
KOUR-STAR SISTER.
(1) Drafted mon of some units are
undoubtedly going to be held longer
than enlisted men of other units. There
Is nothing to prevent. The Presidio i
a permanent Army camp, nut many
troops not of the regular Army have
been stationed there.
(2 and 3) The transfer may militate
to hold him longer. Without all the
tne prison earner ior -very ciuo, uau- i way cr. I nninta wera nrintad In Th Oree-nnlan I l" '"" '""f" """"'
cut. A "slant" at a mirror would give The car into which I was forced to ItZuLl. at DmhX 9 and 1 1 facts " ,s Impossible to state where or
, ... v.. a t .1,11. Insert myself was loaded to tha nolnt (city editions) of December 9 and 11. 1 .. . , . . . . .
W 11 11Q Vt ill U O 1U 14 aa la2 1 VU VUU 4.1, 1 1 W
comes from the hospital unfitted for
service he will doubtless be discharged
""'I'" -" un auvance at tne I i- .. -1,1,1, .. ln..MiiiAii . . . . .. I . ...w 1 aa I I city ea
second cattle of Tpres and prevented faellltlaa hare been aubjected im not yat fca i!"""" 7" of euffocation. The conductor rang up Enlisted men are hereafter to be sent
112 fares, and he missed some at that, within 350 miles of their homes to ba
there being a number of hangers-on mustered out. Only those who enlisted
ill
It from reaching the Channel. Mainlv ever, for Kurop. win continue to ba da- the locks were growing long again.
to the British navy we owe the abilitv p"?,n; npon ml'?rJi"..Z... le"t
of the American Army to reach I ...., .nn n and anrinea win Dr. Effie L. Labdell, of Chicago, ad- out of reach. Every window was closed. ithin that di.tanee nf v.nm...
Pmaa. mxmA . n u. . I . -j . . a I k m.. .m. ,im. , in the H.. I . V. wt rr .9 f..., aIaIiSii hv I and wa ( In 1 1 c h pn m n P c t masa I - ...
Iw. mnmmmz " "" . -. - i vuukim wccii.ib . j u j i " . - - - 1 ibe tn u s 1 6 re (1 out there The moment a
mobtiiMtioo of our troops women and in the same breath resents that it wasn't even necessary to hang mi.a-ered t h. i. a nnt.
.v.. . . . . - . . . I m... i .vi- v.-t. a.. - .1 i.. , . . i t b-u. i on t o a stran. i
i.ii t country mignt nave succeeoea in I Aneu auy kuio iiwis iui ucuaiuu tne secona start? u y uivix. iww one .
As can easily be Imagined, the air citizen.
was unspeakable- This Is the usual
state of affairs on tha Broadway line
at this hour in the morning.
And for this privilege we pay" cents.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
landing an army In America. If the I In favor of a temporary solution which want their eyes to flop out at the first
German navy was inferior to ours in cannot aid greatly in meeting an "giant"? Fewer clothes, indeed!
April. 1J17. so that it could not have emergency that will steadily diminish
won command of the sea from us and will soon disappear? Why this Uncle Sam Is determined to save the
alone, the causa, was the losses in- sudden request that the period of demobilized man from the female of
fllcted by the British navy at the bat- Government operation be extended to the species by thwarting attempts to
tie of Jutland. I five years? The explanation ts pos-1 COmmit matrimony. Uncle Bam has
This dependence for our safety on sibly a desire lor a decision Dy tne much to learn
the sea-power and good will of an-1 present Congress, which has an Ad-
otner nation is Doth dangerous and ministration majority, ratner tnan en- Maklnp the world safe for democ- " ' ' " will he be discharged when
humiliating to the United States, Our ter upon ?EWtth. now ncy eseeratinff with making the Vow'-nd Trom
navy should be strong enough for our Congress and Its Republican majority. Tjnlt(rf States solid for Democracy. Franca, or will only those who signed
ucienae uuaiucu. ana aeiense requires i nr in mmui tuam-o iuai, .ii ton .-... nenftln ran be fooled once, for tha duration of the war ba re
a oatue neet ann to go out to sea ana ot secureu on bo controversial a mm- hnt i uoved from service ana reiurnear
(3) It Is not required.
(4) He may do as he pleases after
being mustered out.
Enlistments Since April 1, 1817.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec 11. (To the
Editor. V If a boy of 17 enlisted at the
beginning of the war fdr a period of
to overcome the battle fleet of an I ter In the brief span of life remaining
enemy, not a mere coast defense fleet to the present Congress, nor should
such as Congress provided when lt be- it be undertaken by a majority which
gan building the new navy. It must has Jusr been repudiated by the peo-
be strong enough to bold supremacy pie. The logical body to legislate Is
on either the Atlantic or Pacific the new Congress, which is fresh from
Ocean, or on both at the same time. I the people, at a special session to
President Wilson's remarks to Con- which there would be no absolute
gress and Secretary Daniels' new con-1 limit.
structlon programme prove that they I When the new Congress meets, am
JOHN RAYMOND.
Uncle Sam must continue to be if the boy did not enlist in the regu-
banker for the allies till they get on iar Army prior to April 1. 1917. he will
their feet and have raised a crop and have the privilege of being mustered
started their factories. 1 0ut and returned home.
If it means that Holland will not No Relationship Between Units.
surrender Mr. Hohenzollern, Holland PORTLAND, Deo- 12. (To the Ed
has a lesson to leacn, more economic Iter.) (1) Kindly tell me if the 163d
on uvwvii y vstAauauv fWtf bAb UlCjr II 4lt vwnBivo -svaxa- i I AlTl DU ianCe Ompitliy ! IllUlUUBQ in LIIO
are fully alive to this necessity, but pie data will be available for a jqlrft
-vhftn mvnl n f f . mm s.t-fm manrl tha I -rtmrnltrea nf (nnilirv intn T3 Triri. I '
reauired aDoroorlations to tha House enra as a guide to future policy. Un- Royalty wUl come and be welcomed,
l3d Field Artillery Brigade, which 'has
been designated for return home?
Married Men In Demobilisation.
PORTLAND. Dec. 12. (To the Ed
itor.) (1) Can you give me any infor
mation about the 91st Division?
(2) Is it included in the army of oc
cupation, or will it ba sent home soon?
(3) Will the married men be given
any preference In the demobilizing of
the A E. F.?
ANXIOUS SOLDIER'S WIFE.
(1 and 2) These questions were an
swered on the editorial page of The
Oregonian December 11.
(3) There has been no official an
nouncement to this effect. The belief
has been expressed that some such
preference may be extended In troops
that may be long retained In Europe.
Number of Peaea Delegates.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 11 (To the Edi
tor.)- I have never yet seen a state-
Naval Committee, they are badgered der private ownership and operation but what this country wants Is a sight
by such parochial-minded people as in the United States we had the best t ma mo Km
Renreaentatlva Rutler nf P.nnnl. I aeeviea hnth fre.ieht and rjassencer. all
vania. Alreadv the Ntvr Department the lowest rates in the world. Under well, nere s tne naromger m gooa
had reduced lta eatlmatea fnr nav and I rwv.rnment Alteration Wares have luck. The Oregon Horseshoers' AiSO
supplies 60 per cent, but it stood for been materially Increased and, to meet elation is with us today.
lta construction nrfimmmt and thia I thia Increase Governmental rower has I ' '
was tha tars-et of attack for the little bean used to raise freight rates 25 Germany's bill is 116,640,o00.0001
naw men. Chairman Padrett sue. ner rant and nasseneer rates from 25 and "two off for cash,' probably.
gested that a good way to accomplish to 50 Pr cent. - Anybody with that
Mr. Butler's object would be to scrap power could earn expenses and yat be
one-half of the navy. Jf that were utterly Inefficient. Passenger service
done, we might as well scrap the other has not Improved, but in many re-
This must be a cajendarless season.
Omaha is learning to walkT
(3) Are replacement divisions to be ment showing the number of dele-
sent home soon?
G. R. G.
(1) There is no connection between
the two units.
(2) -Yes, according to plans an
nounced.
Not Designated for Return.
NORTH BEND Or., Dec. 11. (To the
Editor.) Are the 18th Railway En
gineers designated for an early return
to the United States from France? If
so, when? SUBSCRIBER.
No.
I
gates which comprise the peace con
ference, and the number apportioned
to each -country. I suppose this in
formation is available inasmuch as the
United States has five delegates, and
no doubt the number apportioned to
other countries is fixed.
I would, therefore, be pleased to hear
from you, if you are prepared to fur
nish it. T. B. KAY.
Each country Is to have four dele
gates. President Wilson Is not a delegate.
at once.
(4) If the unit has been spoken of
simply as the "103d," it is undoubtedly
the 103d Regiment. Infantry. This is a
part of the 26th Division, made up of
New England men.
(6) No.
(6) The 26th Division was a combat
division November 11. Units of th
86th Division may have been used as
replacement troops for the 26th Di
vision. The fact that the 86th Is soon
to be sent home tends to Indicate that
this may have been the case.
Allotment to Lieutenant's Wife.
PORTLAND. Dec. 12 (To the Ed
itor.) (1) My husband, a First Lieu
tenant, made an allotment to roe before
starting overseas In October. When
should I have received the first allot
ment? How long should I wait before
writing the Quartermaster?
2) is anything known of the return
to this country of evacuation hospi
tals?
(3) Can you tell me the name of the .
poem containing these lines:
And fold their tenta like Arabs,
And silently steal away.
A READER.
(1) Three months is a reasonable time
to await arrival of allotment after it
is made. Formerly the average , time
required to get the allotments started
was considerably longer.
(2) Hospital units have not yet been
announced as in line for return home.
(3) The quotation, which is from
Longfellow's "The Day Is Done." Is:
And the night shall be filled with muilc.
And the earei that Infeit the day
Shall fold -their tenta like tha Arabs,
And af silently steal away, ,