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,TUB MORIXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1919.
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The State Federation of Labor, at Its
meeting In Fortland. has unanimously
rone on record In approval of a
league of nations that will prevent
future wars." In "support of President
Wilson tn his efforts to consummate
such a league." and in condemnation
"as enemies of humanity of those In
dividuals and Interests now opposing
such a league."
If President Wilson's proposed
lea rue of nations will prevent war,
merits, and should have, the support
of America and every citisen of Amer
lea and the enlightened, nations of
the world: and those Individuals and
Interests that oppose it are enemies of
humanity. The sole question dlsturo-
lnT the mind and conscience of civil
Izatlon just now is as to whether the
Wilson plan will serve to end war. The
Federation of Labor, of course, does
not know that it will establish per
manent peace. Nobody knows. The fed'
c ration would not know, and nobody
would know, even if the federation
could ascertain what the Wilson pro-
iect Is.
The President has carefully safe
guarded his secret. Not long ago It
was suggested that he was In harmony
with the scheme of the League to tn
force Peace. But It is said by hi
friends that he has another plan. The
League to Enforce Peace has in mind
av court of arbitration, a system of
sanctions and a method of conciliation
and an International police. Mr Wil
son will seek another remedy, which
may or may not resemble the league's.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, has at
tacked the Wilson league because It
' would require, be thinks, surrender of
the sovereign powers of the member
nations and is. therefore, in violation
of the constitution of the United
Ptates and would set up a super-state.
Bur members of the American peace
delegation say they contemplate the
formation of no super-state.
Premier Clemenceau Is for the old
Idea of a "balance of power," and
wants a league or alliance of the great
nations for their own protection, and
to preserve the world's peace. But
President Wilson denounces the "bal
ance of power," and permits it to be
understood that he is not In accord
with Premier Clemenceau la his ap
parent purpose to stand for the old
order.
Thus the world knows fairly well
what the league Is not to be. and can
only guess what It is to be. But It will
"prevent war."
It will not have an easy Job. The
war is still on in Poland and in Rus
sia and even in Germany. Italy has
not demobilized Its army and clearly
Intends to have something to say about
the new Jugo-Slav, state, which has
certain aspirations to possess the
Kastern Adriatic coast. A league that
will prevent war will, of course, un
dertake to reorganize and re-establish
Russia, erect a separate state of Po
land, guarantee Independence tot the
Cxecho-SIavs, and recognize the ter
ritorial and sovereignty claims of
' Jugo-SIavland. If It defines terms and
conditions of self-determination for
these aspiring states. It will have also
- the case of Ireland to consider.
Ireland, or two-thirds of it, wants
ladependenee. and Is evidently getting
ready to make war. Will It be the
function of the League of Nations to
stop it? It may be supposed that It will
be. or that "it will not prevent Great
Britain from stopping It. For Great
Britain, through Lloyd George, is
heartily for the league.
All these are practical questions.
and they must be considered before
any first-rate nation will permit It
self to unite with any other nation to
control the world's destinies. They
are suggested in no captious spirit.
but because of their weight as real!
ties and not as Idealities. If a league Is
to be formed and America Is to be a
part of it. America Is entitled to know
what It is to be. It does not know,
and it Is entitled to know before It
enters any combination of nations. In
time to rive It full and fair discus
sion. No sane person will Insist that
there Is any moral or legal compul
sion on. the L'nited States to go into a
league merely because President Wil
son proposes It- Yet what Is it that he
proposes? This Is the era of "open
diplomacy" and the country should be
toll.
President Wilson would prevent
wars through a league. The Federa
tion of I-abor would - prevent war1
through President Wilson's league.
The Oregonlan would prevent war
through any league: but It will not
commit Itself to any plan, and the
public should not. until It has full In
formation about It.
preservation is now known to be in the
Interest of food conservation.
A similar experience which demon
strated that seagulls, which were sup
posed to be despoiling sheep ranges
along the eastern coast, were, in Tact.
Improving the range by destroying
only noxious plants, also illustrated
the value of scientific Investigation te
fore taking action upon rumors aris
ing from lack of trained observation.
Only a few years ago a cry would have
been raised for destruction of useful
birds which now have been saved to
co-operate with us in the production
of human food.
The most encouraging of all signs of
nrc (rress. however, is the increase of
1?0,000 in number of boys and girls
enrolled in juvenile bird classes
throughout the United States. It Is In
these agencies that greatest hope of
educating popular sentiment lies. Re
suits of Juvenile education within the
past generation are apparent to all
who remember the attitude of country
boys 30 years ago toward the birds of
the field and that of boys or the pres
ent day. It is a peculiarly striking trib
ute to the material value of ornithol
ogy that the association was called
upon during the war to co-operate
with the United States Food Adminis
tration in the food campaign.
CAMPAIGN ON rxn-CEXZA.
The Oregonlan thinks It Is high time
to organize and wage a more effectual
camnaiirn against the Influenza. It
should be carried into every household
and it should be supported by every
citizen. It Is futile to shut up the
town, or close down business, or stop
public congregations, for it has been
tried, and has not stopped the epi
demic.
But It is not futile and It will be
helpful, and probably effective, if a
quarantine that quarantines is estab
lished. The present quarantine Is not
adequate, perhaps because the health
department has not the force to make
It so.
The mayor is urged to consider the
plan of calling to his aid the most
competent and forceful physician in
the city with the purpose and cour
close relation must exist with inter
state rates and with rates in other
states.
A further reason for early decision
on this question is that, having driven
the railroads out of politics, we should
drive politics out of the railroads. The
longer they continue under Govern
ment operation, the more they will
become permeated with politics. We
have learned in the last few years
that politics poison business as effec
tually as business formerly poisoned
politics. The longer this poison is al
lowed to work, the more arduous and
the slower will be the task of undoing
its evil effects. The time has already
arrived when the Nation needs the
largest amount of the. best service
from the railroads. In order that thoy
may render it, the poison must be
driven out and kept out.-
within the reach of everyone, and they
were made available everywhere. But
neither of these helps to thrift would
have accomplished important results,
in all probability, if it had not been
for the employment of every known
selling force. No better selling argu
Stars and Starmakers.
By Leona Caaa' Baer.
M'
AN I know refuses to eat Spanish
omelette for fear he'll catch the
ment, for illustration, could have been Spanish influenza.
,I..iti Am-toal tn Tf9 t Hflti QTT1 I
i tim r iyr.i0, t, wa .v.. Lieutenant Robert Armstrong, who is
more imnelline the argument of self- managing the Camp Lewis Players, ap-
vi.i, io ciAcm.n'e. ctnrb pearing at the Heilig tonight, is a
in trade in other affairs. The appeal nepnew or tne laie raui Armstrong,
to patriotism, only Indirectly lnvolv- well-known playwright and author. He
lng self-interest, was bound to have was appearing in New York when he
won. It could have been forecast with aniistea ana came to camp Lewis in
confidence bv anv man who under- September, 1917. His family live in
people that it
stood the American
would be so,
v But the thrift campaign of the fu
ture must be addressed to self-inter
est. It is still a patriotic duty to save,
but this will be less obvious to many
than the argument that a high de
gree or independence Is attainame Dy Second T.ieutenant on August 26. He
reasonable provision for the future, j ja now assistant to Captain Walter
TrtA fflrf that winiA twn-T.ntrna or ail I . I, . r j . i .
, , , , . , T " ... - xwij, ui mo vtt.via.its ueutti iiueui. iiu ill
JinXffntTrMl PeOPl8 f thC CUntry Wh haTe that capacity is directing and maa..
for the Army in trance got Into a bad ,.,. u,. nf ... dcMdeiit n , J..... .
n.,nnl,lnt. frm cMlcn, In I . . . " T . . ' einBruiiiiraen i oi-
- .u.... wnoie or in part, considered in connec- ., bv ,h r, T wi p,.v.,,
Pninea lliat Ihpir mni Is tint de vernl . , . rea Dv lne umP Lewis Flayers.
DOING MA-M THINGS BADLY.
While Postmaster-General Burleson
reached after control of telegraphs,
Seattle. Mr. Armstrong was a member
of the 361st Regiment, Second Battal
ion, and sergeant in the Intelligence
Bureau from November, 1917, to May,
1918. He was a member of the Fourth
Officers' Training Camp at Camp
Lewis and received his commission as
Those Who Come and Go.
France that their mail is not delivered tion with the fact tnat the number in-
senators and have been aired in
When Lieutenant Armstrong is mus-
without long delay nave come to tneir . d , number who have had ' I " "7. " . 7 T
thA I . . . .. , , . , i teicu out lie pians to return lmmea-
senators ana nave oeen airea m me fair earning capacity, ought td impress . . ' " ' i 7"
Senate. Prior to June 30 all the blame thousntful men ,an wants to ,ately t0 Isew Yorok and Bet. lnt0 the
was on the Postmaster-General, for his J J,, "f Jl. TffvL;! acting game again. All thirty of the
department delivered mall to the units .. k.. . D. t-riH Players in the entertainment tonight
in tne neid. dui me military omcers have shown. that this will be his fate i,'"""ju"ttj:5
;k iZr. V TTif- eVa T a77 11 ne uves lo De os' Ane omy remeu After a tour of the cantonments,
the location of units after the Amer- L. rjraetlc nf thrift In earlier life. I t i .v. .. 1
Str. I? statement is trite, and It ought uBrTr
v--'- I to De unnecessary, tsut tnere are ois
livered to the Army at New Tork or turDing indications that the lesson has
received irom ine Army at oorasaia ... h.-n ip.arnP(1 Relaxation bv the
after that date, and Mr. Burleson was a&encies of salesmanship already has
able to pass the buck, though much been attended by decline of saving. We
oeiay seems to nave occurreu wane may wu believe that it would "pay"
mail was In his charge. Both before! .v.
CnvacnmAnf Ia maintain flf-r.
and after that date mail has been in- manent sales force to Inculcate thrift.
excusaoiy aeiayea ana me Diame lies but e know wlll not be
between the Post Office and War De- don6- The future depends almost
partmenta. wholly UDon the individual. The dan
it air. Burieson naa done no Detieri,,-,. nf -y.- timps" and of uncmnlov-
with the mails than with the telegraph ment Is npe-lioihla bv comDarlson with
lines, a large share of this blame ac- flw, nrn, imnrnvldenr.fi. Thrift is
amia x him n nrl ia oannnt ocrona YXT I vs. I .
V4 " v"""v" wst-w i on iv in na rr an npromniisnea iacL it i n bAon funrinri n Tn-ia u-r -
. ui uuucuuau hM not yet beCome a national habit, of divinitiy, the Rev. Dr. A. Cardew,
from Army officers such as he sent -yet ,.,. hPromi . if w. are to U. .,nim,-t v ,. 1
, .v v . .. i narmflncnr v rrnsnrnus. w niiL'ni I cr.i t . . .
f wim me purpose ana cour-.v Bbont Senator Smith's examnle nf " T: .v. ""'"" o"r. me war
ace to do his duty, and to put tn his .,,,. , v.,. """ J a pleasant resort, run on modest condi
hands the quarantine campaign. The Senator sent a telegram from Harl Wai"' tions, with 50 francs a week for board
Let him have an adequate force. Let ri.hur-.. Pa , 0vioek in the after- " . . and lodgings. There are . at present
the city be divided into districts, as In noon anJ ,t' was not deHvered at his Theodore Roosevelt's teachings in about 45 girls living there. The ma
other campaigns, and let all houses houfie ln Washington till after break-1 Americanism may have greater Influ- jnrity being dancers from the Casino
wnero mere is muuciiia urj uumicu . , npTt mnrnlnir He mie-ht as well I iv.c rv o rins,
j .v. i ... .v i. t , k rasl nexl morning, .tie migni as wen . n,ocun whi-h tho h mentinn
use her mother's name of Held on her
future stage performances, may return
to vaudeville in a new act with a sup
porting company.
a
Mrs. Jack Barrymore has divorced
her husband, charging desertion. Mrs
Barrymore s name appears on the
court records at Santa Barbara as
Katherine Blythe, and her husband's
i John Blythe.
e a
Verily, the old order changeth con
siderably. A home for theatrical girls
Conceded to be the largest dealer in
hay, grain and potatoes in Idaho, F H.
Adame, of Paul, Is at the Multnomah
Hotel while interviewing his Portland
representatives. Mr. Adams talks about
warehouses that hold 130 cars of po
tatoes (equaling 64.000 sacks). 50 cars
of hay or 75 oars of onions as the aver
age man would speak of the spuds he
dug from his war garden. He used to
be a newspaper man and was connected
with the Inter-Ocean, of Chicago, ln
his salad days. One day he ate a po
tato from Idaho that so pleased him he
started for the home town of the tuber.
Mr. Adame decided that potatoes with
an individuality could be marketed
profitably, and he began business by
an assorting and grading system that
justified the pictures he printed on his
literature. It was a picture or a baked
potato crowned with a pat of butter,
which afterward became known around
the world when a railroad used the
picture and Adams' spuds on his dining
In Other Days.
Twenty-live Years Asro.
From The Oregonlan, January 9. 1894.
Chicago. The World's Fair Pompeii
came last night. Valuable exhibits ln
the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
buildings were destroyed and one lite
was lost. Thousands of people wit
nessed the fire.
Henry Blackman, of Heppner, suc
ceeds Colonel Milton W. Weidler as In
ternal revenue collector for this dis
trict. The appointment was sent to the
Senate yesterday morning.
Events' leading up to the annexation
of Hawaii are claiming the attention
of the people of the United States and
the European governments. The reve
nue cutter Corwin lias arrived in a Pa
cific port with details of the notion of
the provisional government of Hawaii
for President Cleveland.
Rio de Janeiro. Bombardment of
cars. h. kmj i ?" " 7 Pinna by the insurgents Is expected,
that require tubers weighing from 7 to Admiral De Gama is still in Rio Bay
14 ounces eaoh.
L. B. Reeder, who was once Speaker!
of the House in the Oregon Legisla
ture, arrived in Portland yeeterday arid
registered at the Perkins. lie is now
a resident of Lynch, Wash.
and is confident of success.
litical passion which the bare mention
of his name aroused, than they had I Louise Dresser and Jack Gardner,
while he lived, and his sayings are 1 married for eleven years, will appear
likely to be as freely quoted fifty years 1 together for the first time. They are
from now as those or Lincoln are to- I rehearslne a Joint stock with sones.
and the inmates with it. Let there be I -,-i. - i.ii fnr tran.
a systematic patrol and let all egress mlsalon by Mr. Burleson's mail serv-
except upon written autnoruy oi me Ron u, n.,eine .nir
city, acting through Its official agency. . iCum.. v. i , ,.,
" A . T II I 1 OOIV110lUUlUCee A" DIV I J
mere w bjtbiciu t qualified to have said to him the words
ports from all physicians. , tVl. ..... -Thou hast hen
There Is no occasion for panic, for rtl fa,,t,f,,j . ew ,inlrs. t win mnira If President Kbert should come vic-
ts evident that the percentage of mor- tk.. ,u. o- kio- rr hH I torious out of the struggle with Bol
tallty is lower than formerly. In other good with mau Bervice, there shevism, it will be because he fought Union," by Jack Lait. The plot of the
wuroa mej i"cui iuri m mo """"""" might have been some good cause toJ instead oi trying to compromise comeay sketch will be the facts, them
is milder. But there are, nevertheless, gust wlth wires and cables. w"h it and then running away from it. selves two vaudeville singles, man
il.ntV. n,l In vnatlAv df I I.. J 1 J I ' 1 Til.. .. 1.1 . . -
single numbers and duets, supported
by a girl in a maid part and a pianist.
The act will be billed as Louise
Dresser and Jack Gardner in "The
too many deaths and ln a matter of
life and death all other problems are
unimportant.
as did Kerensky. Like autocracy, it
knows no law but force, and force
I alone can overcome it.
A BOUND RAILROAD rOLTCT.
A clear, common sense railroad pol
icy Is recommended by the Interstate
Commerce, Commission In direct con
trast with the proposal of Director
General McAdoo that Government op-
GERMAN "TTELXECTTJALS.'
Echoes of the famous manifesto of
uie nineiy-uiree wrmso luteiimiu- Tr ,. . nA that . 4r,nn,nrt
the war declared that every charge .'".T; 7Z. i .7T.t"'5. "'ce "T -on. and
m.rfa xeolnct fiormnnir wnji ntforlv I"" .ucaniDi8.
untrue, are stirred only faintly by the
and wife, on the eve of starting out
for two widely separated tours, de
termine to "strike" and form a "union,"
with the result that they slap together
a two-act, team up and notify the
recent explanation of Professor Bren
tano that he signed the declaration
eration be continued for five years. It wlthout reading the text, which all
Includes return of the roads to their
owners for operation under that pol
icy. "within a reasonable period." That
would remove one of the worst oh
stacles to railroad efficiency, which is
uncertainty, and which would be con
tinued by adoption of Mr. McAdoo's
wlll admit was an exceedingly unsci
entific procedure, and that he now dis
approves some parts of it. The Ber
liner Tageblatt, as quoted by the Lon
don Times, says that a similar defense
can be made out for the late Professor
Ehrlich, Professor von Wasserman,
which have caused immeasurable an
guish in many homes. The question
that automatically suggests itself is:
Why didn't the War Department act
long ago?
The act opens Jan. 12, for a week, to
break in Into Chicago.
plan, though ha mkes the plea that ..and othera The fact stands no time has been commendably low,
his rjlan would end uncertainty. Tol.... , I .
- ... lout. However, mut wuu lew excepuuiia
use a colloquialism, it is essential to ,h. mtiwtiii" nf rsrmnv . Ohio. Oklahoma and Colorado, by
extension or tne roads, to tneir im- I standing pat. to use a colloquial phrase I ratifying the Federal dry amendment.
uroveiiiriii sua iu Euou eonrico "I ...n. i,M,ninrf In Imarlm and thnt i increase the hones of John Barlev-
them that they should Know "wnere there is no substantial evidence that corn's enemies that his banishment
they are at." Ths commission pro- they have Been the error of Germany's will be decreed within a few weeks, as
posea lu ic t vueiu nuuw e-uuu I wa VS.
congress can enaci jaws tor tneir iu- Ths .ute of affairs ln intellectual
ture government: Mr. McAdoo pro- Qermanv Illustrates the necessity for
Nonette and Alonzo Price were mar
ried without any publicity attending,
in New York. Jan. 80. Nonette Is "The
Boasted German efficiency Is having Gypsy Violinist," now with "Some
one prop after another knocked from I bony 8 sweetheart at the Central,
under it. Doubled infant mortality I New York, and has appeared here on
rates in five years are doubly pitiful I the Orpheum. Her husband wrote the
when it is considered that the rate at I book and lyrics of the production.
Mr. and Mrs. Price met during re
hearsals of the show.
Fifty Years Ako.
From The Oresonlan, January , 189.
It is 6aid artificial eggs, quite as
good as the real ones, are manufactured
in TprtV V V anH anM fn. IK n.nt,
iLLFia,in u. v . oioiiiaiiB iq a uiwi , rjnxen.
larmer, operator or a sawmin, oox tac- i
tory and hospital at liiamain rms. WaBhlne7ton Renarnr fnrh.ll fcaa
The Captain, who is at the Imperial, presented a petition for the extension
was sent to tne mamata country ua 0r the Pacific Railroad to Puget Sound.
Dart of the reirular Army ln the days
when it was thought advisable to main- I London. The feeling of the tenantry
tain troops ln that district. The coun- in some parts of Ireland Is very bit-
try looked good to the Captain; he re-I ter against the landholders. Many cases
signed his commission and decided to 1 oc revolt are reported.
grow up with the country. Captain
Slemans eays that he did not make a NO RED FLAG IX ALL AMERICA
G. C. Fulton, of Aetorla. is in the city ReIonl.t. of I. W. W. Type Are
representing a number of lumbermen I uunc enemies.
who have claims against the epruce dt- From an article by Theodore Roosevelt.
vision on contracts canceled when the
armistice was signed.
; Herbert Nunn left for Salem "last
night on receiving a report that Ms
wife i ill.' Mr. Nunn is the engineer
for the State Highway Commission.
H. A. Connors, of Hood River, who
looks after the disposal of the apple
crop for growers up that way, is at
the Hotel Portland.
This week in New York was a red
flag of anarchy or Socialistic- meeting
which was the cause of a riot. It was
perfectly natural that It should be the
cause of a riot. The red flag is as
much an enemy as the flag of the
Hohenzollerns. The Internationalist of
the red flag or black flag type- is an
enemy to this Nation Just exactly as
much as Hindenburg or Ludendorft
was an enemy only a few weeks ago.
He is an even more treacherous enemy
A R Martin nf Oithiam.1 i-otiimad and equally brutal.
to Portland yesterday from Coos Bay. congress should pass a law without
He has been with the Portland Lumber waiting a day prohibiting the use of
Company, which has a logging road the red flag or any other flag of the
out of Cathlamet. The company had ina nere in America, we nave uni-
shlpped majterial Into the Coos Bay versal suffrage in America. The ma
countrv and was nrenarina- to work onlJority of our people can have what
spruce when the bottom dropped out of thev wish in the way of Industrial and
the enterprise . througa the Germans pouncai onange, n iney seriously oe-
sisning the armistice. s're it.
There isn t any excuse ln this coun-
Mr. and Mre. J. Shane, a merchant of try for any flirting with revolutionary
Albany, are at the Perkins. They came movements. A riot Is riot, without rer-
here to attend the luneral or a
tlve.
rela-
Olaf E. Anderson, of Deschutes, and
G. W. Vales, of Bend, are among the
delegates to the irrigation congress
who are quartered at the Multnomah.
Mr. Anderson is accompanied by his
wife.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Ward, of Redmond,
are among the Imperial arrivals. Mr.
Ward, who Is county agricultural agent,
is here to attend the Oregon Drainage
Congress and the Oregon Irrigation
Congress.
Mr. and -Mrs. Frank Dunbar, of As
toria, accompanied by Mrs. J. T. Ostran-
der, of Warrenton, are at the Hotel
erence to what the people rioting claim
to be for. When a mob gets started
it always acts the same way, no mat
ter what the theoretical cause of the
outbreak may have been. When the
Romanoffs were overthrown the Rus
sian people lacked self-control and
they permitted the domination of a
Bolshevist gang, which has brought
wholesale robbery, murder and starva
tion in its trail. The overthrow of the
HohenzollernB in Germany has been ac
companied by Bolshevist uprising in
that country also.
There is some excuse for excesses
in a revolution against a despotism,
but in this country there is no more
excuse for Bolshevism in any form than
there ia for uepotism itself. Any for
eign-born man who parades with or
they thought it would be.
Mrs. Jerome Kern, wife of the com
poser, has a new baby girl, born on
New Year's day.
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Willa Holt Wakefield expects to sail
from New York this week, for an en
gagement In the South African halls.
"Slumber Party" is the title for the
BIRDS AS FOOD OA TRIM.
The annual report of the executive
head of the National Association of
Audubon Societies possesses especial
Interest because It shows a healthy
growth, in sentiment la- favor -of pro
tecting birds as food savers, and il
lustrates the value of scientific investi
gation In protecting our feathered
friend gainst measures 'fdrtered by
prejudice. There was, for example,
wide complaint from certain south
ern districts that the brown pelican
was destroying valuable food fishes,
and this was accompanied by a plea
for Its extermination. The scientist of
the association who visited all the pell
ran colonies between Mexico and Key
West, found the facts to be the re
verse of the reports. The brown peli
can. It was ascertained, feeds almost
exclusively upon fishes which not only
re not eaten by man, but which are
destructive of edible varieties, Its
poses to keep them In doubt for five -tnll..i e -duration whir-h Lj x.- tt- , Tn nf
years. Tha worst enemy of progress may even transcend the need of ma- Nations will be Hoover's bread line, new musical play to be produced by
iS dOUbt. and It Should De ended .i-ln1 "offlnlonrv " Th hcllv nhllns. ..... .i Y. rfl.l.. n.llnni -hono I A rt TTo mm ortit r,; . .,
f""" " ophy which was propounded by even been fed, let us not forget the saying: sion of the Selwns' "Seven Days." The
"eJ rwLUCU. th. flurm o r Bnlnlnrisfe and rafnmops luni.... nr.A Iri'- I ! . , i , , . . ...
mv. mw,ll v. 1 --..w0 . . j.ucj, wa iai liiv. wi.ii. fcuao luiu icucursji next wees. It
The commission would nave been I th airman .nMiinn .m t
- " " ' I iii elve ATi i. xaaintnersLein luree SnOWS
ana manner or tninking. we need not to,, of the men at North Bend, on Broadway startinir with an "S." the
go to an enemy source for confirma- eiected city councilmen but unable to other brace being "Some Time" and
tion or tnis. ISOtning in uermany, ,.0iie onnnnt nf nn imnnrtant "Somehodv's Sn.nlnpsrl
Portland. Mr Dunbar was formerly backs up a red flag or black flag or-
wtse to Include in Its plan the sugges
tion of the railroad executives that its
dmlnlstrarjve and executive functions
nn tmnfiiMTRa in a. Berreiarv or iTani- I . . . . . . . ... . . , M . - j -
portation and that it remain a purely t andTirtt as the work of the technicality shows how much atten- The music for, "Slumber Party" is by
judicial body to decide disputes as to .SU fa cleSJ t7have been .ve" . ""t.h? OM
rates, sernce ana vioiauons oi ran- i a . v, u i -
road law. Direction of transportatien .-rhe respect that was paid to art," he
according to well defined policy has addSi ,.was pureiy external; there was
become a necessary function of the no respect for intellect6al acnieve-
feoerai uovernmenr, it includes con- menta M sucn Nor can tnere bo Jn
trol over pooling consolidation. Joint a ,n whicn mlnd conscience
use or lerminais. iinancmg ana exten- hav8 not bee set free
sions. especially jomi arrangement Thls wlu be borne in mind by the
wim iniana water lines wnicn snouia framer8 of any neW educational 6S
come under the Jurisdiction of the tem wnich hopes to endure. The moral
new oecreiary. x-ernaps mo commis- hasla must he firm
Harbach. The Selwyns may become
(interested in the musical version.
a a a
Milton Seaman vouches for the fol
lowing:
The telephone In the Baker box
It is a good sign when there is heavy
enrollment in the courses in home
economics and engineering in an in
stitution like O. A. C. Our boys and
girls are going to fit themselves forofnce rang.
Dractical work.- tieno.
. . . . . . ... .
- wnat s piaying this week T'
The. nnnrer classes of France must nat s Your iiusnand Doing?' "
r;rmnV ,o not be cinched by hunger. They helped vvhat! Whats that to you? I asked
'What's Your Hus
sion has In view another commission proved ti,at lt ls not to make a
to exercise these functions, while lt fetish of efficicncy excluding at the
would become a purely Jud clal body. 8ame tlme the durab!e satisfactions
The Nation needs a policy which that attend upon doing right for the
win comuiiie wiu auvuuuiKes ut iri- i ga(e 0f right.
vate operation with the benefits which ,InHi mr nf th nintvTf h, in
have been derived from public opera- tellectuals have recanted, the world Waiters' Union are competent to speak
tion. as revealed during the past year. ., Pm,.iniii. tn viw with' snsntrinn Lr i ncanlinrv IritrhAns And authorities
Notwithstanding all its defects, prl- the contention that the German mind whose duty it is to punish such of- versation on the ticket seller's part to
vaic uwiaiiuu gvo ub uin uwi i ti 1 1 - I , Q a .... r.fnrm.H
roaa system tn me woria, comDining
the lowest rates with the best service.
make victory possible, as did their y
fie-htine men. Hoover will care for "Yes, I know,
them, with the help of his fellow band Dolngr "
Americans. I 1 haven't got a husband, and what's
more I don't want one.- Now you fresh
Delegates from the Cooks' and ming get Dusy ana ten me wnat Baiter
siock uompany is piaying this week.
And It took a lot of diplomatic con-
fenses need not delay ln tabulating the get it into her head that that ls the
evidence.
The "wets" who are starting a new
fight on prohibition evidently are un
familiar with the force of the adage
Its shortcomings were chiefly due to " tftbift as, accomplished fact?
legal restrictions which prevented it Of the many . after-war problems
from becoming a unified, system. I which crowd upon us for considera-
i -n 1. r.nu.mm.nl undAB-tnnlr nn. I tlnn. there) are few which desprvA more
eration. these shortcomings were al- serious attention than continuance of which has to do with those who insist
most entirely swept away, and no man the practice of thrift, which has been "Pou going up asmii -"'
ln his senses wishes to restore them, stimulated by sales of Liberty bonds
So far as they survived, they were due I and thrift stamps, which has been re- I Distilling interests announce lnten
to the temporary nature of the pre- fleeted In participation of some 23.- tion to fight prohibition in every 6tate
vailine? rjolicv. which nrevented exten- 000.000 individual Americans in these In the Union and why cannot Oregon
sions and Improvements extending over I loans to the Government, and which, I be first once more? This state has
several years and also prevented radl- perhaps, we are too ready to assume been "dry" bo long sne enjoys n.
cat readjustment of rates to accord has been crystallized into a National
with equity. A new policy perpetuat- habit of saving funds. Yet already Trotsky has put Lenlne under arrest, entry of the United States in the war.
inpf ujic-i ivljdm u e. uiuiieu oysiciu uiu i u.ofcMw.,e v. i an a lr someDoay win put lii m iruiw i Ljonfz Tack Sam has arranged a new
extending Government control in or- railing, as it were, rrom saving grace. Trotzky the news from Russia will act and haa eg!Lged a company of 80
der that that system would Inure to We are not saving as we were even a ,immer. down to ordinary. Derformers who will make the triD to
liuuiii; inrncil, BUU .uuiu null jo J " A . v. . . ,a v .wiuiav .o. f
name of the play "What's Your Hus
band Doing?"
a
"Hello, Alexander," Is the new musi
cal piece starring Mclntyre and Heath.
The show has a number- of routine
bits, used by comedy teams years ago
but which now seem funnier than ever.
At least so members of the cast think.
If the bits don't get over on the road
they'll not be presented on Broad
way.
Long Tack Sara is shortly leaving
China, where he has been since the
Secretary of State for Oregon.
A. C. Grant, a stockman of Hoquiam,
is at the Perkins.
J. P. Keyes, manager of the Shevlin-
Hicks mill at Bend, is at the Benson on
a business trip to Portland.
Fred Otley, of Lawen, Harney County,
on the edge of Malheur Lake, ls at
the Imperial. Mr. Otley is one of the
early settlers of Harney County, hav
ing gone there in 1886, when the county
was a howling wilderness.
W. L. Thompson,, banker of Pendleton
and a member of the State Highway
Commission, left tor home last night.
W. G. Hoffard, Representative ln the
House or the Washington Legislature,
passed through Portland yesterday on
his way to attend the session at Olym-
pia. His home is at Stevenson, Wash.
J. J. Donegan, one of the best-known
residents of Burns, Is at ihe Imperial
with his daughter. Miss Carmen Done
gan, who is on her way to Los Angeles.
A. J. Rellly, member of the exten
sion service of the Oregon Agricultural
College, is staying at the Multnomah.
F. J. Falk and Captain Ralph Falk,
or tne Owyhee Hotel, of Boise, are at
the Hotel Portland. With them is Theo
dore Falk, who has just beta released
from the service.
Colonel W. H. Bowen, who had charge
oi tnj a. A. x. J., is at the Imperial.
ganization ought to be instantly de
ported to the country from which he
came. Appropriate punishment should
be devised for the even more guilty
native born. Our National Govern
ment should take the most vigorous
action, and have it understood that
America is a bulwark of order no less
than of liberty. We must make it
evident that we will stamp out Bol
shevism within our borders just as
quickly as Kaieeriam.
Steel Rolling SIM at Wtlltirldge.
PORTLAND, Jan. 8. (To the Editor.)
-Please furnish me with the name of
the steel rolling mill which is under
construction at Willbridge; also the
names and addresses of the president.
general manager and superintendent.
J. U LOiVDON.
The mill is being erected by the Pa
cific Coast Steel Company. The officers
are: President, William Pigott; secre
tary, W. S. Barch; general manager, T.
S. Clingen; superintendent, C. P. Bur
gess. AH should be addressed ln care
of the company, Alaska building, Seat
tle, Wash.
23d Engineers' Part in the War.
BEAVERTON, Or.. Jan. 8. (To the
Editor.) Will be much obliged to you
ir you will answer these questions:
(1) Just what particular part has
Company.A, 23d Engineers, played in of the allies, thus guarding against rc-
Dntles of Army of Occupation.
PORTLAND, Jan. 8. (To the Editor.)
Can you inform me about bow long
the Army of Occupation will be kept
overseas? What is the duty of the
Army of Occupation? F. B.
It is Impossible to forecast the length
of the stay of the Army of Occupation.
Much depends upon the outcome of the
peace congress. The duties or the Army
of Occupation are chiefly to keep order
in the occupied districts and to assist
in maintaining the military supremacy
the public benefit and would
breed abuse Is the goal. It can be I of Liberty bonds in which only equl
reached as easily ln 191 as in 19:3. 1 ties have been established, and to
The lrrlgationists are with us and
Dnl,. V. a nnlhlne fnt- whlph tn
and the public can gain Its benefits cease the buying of thrift stamps. Ex- apoIoglze, To the semi-arid man. it's
uui i ii s lii ci ui,erveuiD jrcuaro. ineo iuuiiuic. v u-i n v,u..uuuili
why delay? I ties are Increasing. The recent holiday
In shaping the new policy Congress season presents an example of spend
should take cognizance Of the fact that ing which was not always as carefully
transportation problems Ignore state I considered as It might have been. For
lines, that a road which is within one thrift, while it does not imply niggard-
state nevertheless forms a link in the liness. takes account of the durable
Interstate system, and that lntra-state advantages to be.galned from expend!
rates, regulation and financing have tures. Abstention from the fleeting
like being at home.
A "revolution" with motion picture
operators on hand in Berlin almost
puts Germany ln the Central American
class.
fluenza, but suffer for their careless
ness.
A state needs a Lieutenant Governor
about twice in a century, but he is a
handy official to have in stock.
The member disposed to be frisky
People fear smallpox and respect a
i .i 7 . V . . j I nT..,ML r mnrrioT, n. hriri7 o quarantine. They do not scare at in
close relation to Interstate roads. I pleasure of a moment often brings a rt ,. ---.,
This undeniable truth, which has I more substantial reward.
been demonstrated to Oregon by the I There ls need for serious personal
troubles of the Sumpter Valley road, attention to the subject of thrift be-
requircs that Federal Jurisdiction be cause the outside stimuli to thrift will
extended over , state roads, and that be, to a large extent, removed by the
stater -railroad commissions be either ending of the war. It has been esti
extlnguished or become adjuncts to mated that sales -of. war savings
v.. t.-..l .nmml.aU. XI " I a.ma utftmno and norm.ni tt I nftt A Fl m en t
u.O ICVCI.1 -"""'"" " ""'" I -' "-- .nl 11 j I. ... Clam W
changes In methods of appointment, on Liberty bonds were progressing I '
they might become courts of first in- when the armistice was fligned at the" "i"1"'"
ala.M kaaptn. ,! with .nnanllnitA fit 13.000.000.000 ' VPflf. which! .
m . Mrnn.i nnmininn nd finniw was a SDlcnelld showinc. but which It Is not a joke wheo heat must be
to the Interstate Commerce Commls- was the result of especial efforts which supplied .through force of an - ordi
ion. Or the state commissions might will not be continued after the war is nance.
dfa,n iKa i.i.mi.ii nf th.ir atnioa ha. I nver. There has been no better dem-I
fnr th. rorlnml and chief commls- onstration Of the power Of organized me ooseven aam is preity viS
sions. Thev mlsht retain Jurisdiction salesmanship In history than that monument In itself.
nva. nrhan and Int.rn r ha n tranfmnr. which was furnished by the Liberty-
i.n.n nv.r innai t.i.nhnnn and i.n. I bond and war-stamD campalims. The ! Even the sun has a "clear and
America with him. He is due to open
on the Orpheum 'circuit ln one of the
Coast cities early in April. .
a
Clergymen and reform,es ln New
York are opposing the "shimmy" dance
as done ln some of the dancehalls,
academies and cabarets in some parts
of New York. Ttey are about to call
a meeting at which they will endeavor
to pass a resolution calling on the
actively helping win the war?
(2) What part of France have they
oeen located ln most of the time?
(3) Have they been subjected to any
Heavy sneuing or gunfire?
(4) Has their lot been any harder or
easier than other engineers?
(5) When will they return home?
MRS. R. F. WALKER.
We fear you will have to await Issu
ance of the official diary of the 23d
before getting answers to your queries.
Our readers may offer some piecemeal
information. It may be said, however,
that units of the 23d Engineers have
been so widely scattered that answers
for one detachment would not at all fit
the others. Headquarters has been
maintained at Vraincourt, west of Ver
dun.
newal of hostilities.
4ith Artillery, C. A. C.
WHEELER, Or., Jan. B. To the Ed
itor.) Please tell me where the 46th
Artillery C. A. C, is located and if
they are to return soon.
MRS. F. W. WELTON.
The 46th was more than a month ago
listed for return. Watch the news col
umns for sailings and arrivals. Corre
spondents interested In Coast Artillery
units will do well to note that no in
formation .whatever relative to their
locations has been given out. All are
Mayor to - have the police supervise supposed to return quickly and, being
trie power rates, though here, too, a units Vrere made small enough to be J cold" look,
some of these affairs. Rev. Herman L.
Martin is the prime factor in the move
ment to abolish the dance, which is
described as follows: "The 'Shimmy'
is the latest dance ln the cabarets, suc
ceeding the fox trot in popularity. It
is supposed to be an Indian dance, the
real name being 'Shlmmeshawawa.' It
came into vogue with a 'Jazz' song
called 'Indianola,' a wild sort of a
tune. The 'shimmy' is danced more
with the body than the feet. Almost
every muscle in the body is used, and
couples when dancing look as though
they were afflicted with some nervous
ailment, which causes them to hop,
jump, squirm, twitch, shiwer and
shake In time with the wild syncopated
shake. The head, arms, shoulders,
chest and whole body shiver and
'jazz' music The partners hold each
other in embrace, much the same as ln
other dances, and proceed to 'shimmy'
slowly around the dance floor."
more or less on the move,
located until they sail.
cannot be
lltB. Marines.
PORTLAND. Jan. 8. (To the Editor.)
Where are the 11th regular Marines
at present and are they listed to re
turn? BROTHER OF MARINE.
The 11th Marines were reported about
January 1 as all at Tours, France, en
gaged in police duty.
111th Infantry.
PORTLAND, Jan. 8. (To the Edi
tor.) Please tell me If Division 28,
111th Infantry, Company I, will return
with the 91st Division.
ANXIOUS WIFE.
The 111th Inantry is with the 28th
Division, in the Army of Occupation.
Last Reported In France.
PORTLAND. Jan. 8. (To the Editor.)
I note that the 310th Engineers have
been ordered home. I have a brother
in the First Battalion. Company B.
Please inform me if this includes him.
He was last heard from in Northern
Russia. - J. B. L.
We think you misread the announce
ment that the 310th Engineers (one
battalion) was in the Army of Occupa
tion. It is possible that the other bat
talions are in Russia, though they
properly belong with the 85th Division,
last reported at Foulain, France.
lfi.ld Ambulance Company.
PORTLAND. Jan. 8. (To the Editor.)
Kindly tell me if the 163d Ambulance
Company, 41st Division, ls designated
to return with the division. On Sunday,
December 29. The Oregonlan stated
they were with the Army of occupation.
u. n. u.
There is every reason to believe the
163d Ambulance Company will remain
with the Army of occupation and that
announcement that the 163d "completi'
Is to come home soon needed slight
qualification.
Exceptional MedlenI Department tlnlta
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 8. (To the Edi
tor.) riease tell me where the Excep
tional Medical Replacement Unit No.
45, A. E. F., 1 now located and when
they wlll return to the U. S. A.
No announcement concerns this unit.
Its members are likely to be sent
home with casual companies, as
most small medical detachments are,
without being listed.
305th Infantry at Le Vignettes.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 8. (To the Edi
tor.) In what division is Company D,
305th Infantry and where located now?
Is lt listed for an early return?
SOLDIER BOY'S FATHER.
The 805th is in the 77th Division, last
located at Les Vignettes, France. Is not
listed for return. ...
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