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THE MORNING OREGONlAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1920
STiBU8HEO BV HENRY I- riTTOCK.
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UK, HOOTER'S ALOOFNKSS.
It may ba an old-fashioned opinion
but we are not yet ready to relin
cuish It, that it is exercise of an Im
portant duty of citizenship for one
who believes in political party organ
ization and in bi-party elections aid
has definite Ideas on foreign and do
mestic policies to participate actively
in party affairs and attempt to im
press his views upon tnose who
whom he thus affiliates. But Mr.
Hoover has returned to us from
Europe with what are possibly ad
vanced notions. He does not believe
in grroup government. He believes
in party organization. He knows
what doctrines and policies he would
have one or both great parties sub
scribe to. But he will be neither
captain nor private. The two parties
must shift for themselves. The one
that nearest meets his views he will
affiliate with.
Qualities of leadership and execu
tive ability have been ascribed to Mr.
Hoover. He is widely spoken of as a
suitable man for president of the
United States. One may well ponder
uoon the result to party organization
if all other men possessing qualities
of leadership and presumed capacity
for chief executive were to stand
apart while an indefinite somebody
or several Indefinite somebodies
framed the party platforms.
There are, it is true, a great many
HHivna who consistently refrain
from participating in party councils.
They do not vote for party delegates,
or attend party conventions, or take
part In party primaries. They are republican.
independents." They await the align
ment on issues and take their choice,
But by and large they are not strong
ly in sympathy with the bi-party elec-
than the most moderate of men," but
that he will never live under a gov
ernment that tries to tell him what
he shall not drink, will fall to make
himself a martyr, and It is a safe
prediction that after he has wan
dered over the world a while he will
think better of his resolution and slip
back home as unostentatiously as
the reporters will let him. If all
the Americans who at some time or
other have vowed that they wouldn't
live in a dry country had made good
their boasts the census takers would
have had considerably less work to
do. Fortunately for all of us, most
of them kept their sense of propor
tion, and the good judgment of those
who changed their minds and stayed
will be more generally commended
than the foolish consistency of the
obstinate Philadelphian.
INDEPENDENCE ASD THE PRIMARY.
The Eugene Guard makes the
amazing assertion that The Orego-
nian has "branded the voter who
scratches his ticket as a perjurer.'
The Oregonian has of course said
nothing of the kind, either directly
or impliedly. The basis for the
Guard's- misrepresentation, which is
quite deliberate and in harmony
with the devious editorial practices
of that paper, is The Oregohian's
reminder, in a recent article, that
the citizen who is not a republican
or a democrat, and who registers as
a republican or democrat, takes an
oath as to his party affiliation. If
he is not a republican or democrat,
and he swears that he is one or the
other, what is it but perjury? -Yet
the Guard calmly declares that The
Oregonian has said that "a man
takes an oath to vote his party
straight when he registers his party
affiliation in order to qualify for par
ticipation in the primary election.
The contention of the Guard is
that an "independent," who denies
that he is a republican or a demoorat.
is justified in subscribing to an oath
to the contrary, because as a citizen
he has a right to participate in the
nomination of candidates for public
office. But if he is an "independent"
and there is an "independent" party,
his plain duty in conscience and
under the law is to arrange a pri
mary of his own and vote there. If
to be "independent" means that he
belongs to no party, how can he in-
ist on participation in party affairs?
He says he is out of party. Why
does he not stay out? To go in is
nothing short of self-stultification.
The Oregonian makes no argument
for straight-ticket voting. It never
has. It would not agree for itself
that voting at a primary carries with
it the obligation of voting the straight
ticket from president to constable,
It would not insist upon such narrow
and unthinking partisanship for any
citizen. He has an undoubted right
to repudiate every action of a pri
mary which does not please him.
But he should also be able to give a
good reason for his action a -better
reason than the fact that he is an
independent" and the nominee is a
ness, they would probably not grudge
somewhat higher rates. If steel
shipbuilders could have got steel de
livered on the Pacific coast at less
than the through rate from the At
lantic coast to Japan, they would
not have complained so much about
the rate. Passenger and sleeping car
rates were raised, but the quality of
service has become decidedly worse.
Much of the high cost of transpor
tation comes from slow movement of
trains, when the eight-hour system
suggested that more rapid movement
might absorb part of the added cost.
This could have been- accomplished
by enlargement and by common use
of terminals. With a guaranteed re
turn the railroads should be able to
obtain capital for such improvements
In what are the bottlenecks through
which traffic must flow, Not till
then can they get increased service
from equipment. The advantages to
be derived from private operation
must therefore come gradually! but
there should be steady Improvement,
while federal control would bring
steady deterioration, of which our
two years' experience is a poor
criterion.
HELP FOB THE ARMENIANS.
The claim of the perishing Arme
nian people on the sympathy of the
world is founded on the principle of
conduct that makes the story of the
Good Samaritan the greatest of all
the parables. It obtains especial
merit also from the peculiar help
lessness of 800,000 victims, left ut
terly without means to help them
selves. Unless something is done for
them, four-fifths of a million human
beings who have done nothing to de
serve their fate will die in misery.
The number includes a quarter of a
million children, already grievouBly
emaciated, "so hungry," as one Ob
server has written, "that solid food
Would kill them" and there is no
proper food for them in the country.
The drive now beginning is in
tended to give Americans one more
opportunity to give from their com-
parative plenty to a people Com
mended to every sense of humanity,
not alone by their desperate plight,
but by the brave fight they have
made against overpowering odds. By
their stand against the Turks in the
vicinity of the Baku oil fields, they
contributed in an important sense to
the winning of the war. Their faith
has not been shaken nor their spirit
destroyed by centuries of persecution.
The appeal now made in their behalf
is made in order that they may be
put in a position to solve their own
destiny. The famished population
must be nourished before it can be
gin its work of rebuilding. Gifts of
money to the Armenian cause em
body the essential spirit of construct
ive philanthropy. ,
Mr. Hoover has said that the situ
ation in the near east is the most
desperate in the world. A heroic
nation, making every possible effort
to become self-supporting, will "not
(.be denied by any thoughtful mam or
woman the help that it must have
to tide it over the immediate crisis
This is all that the Armenians have
asked. y
croachment on their independence.
Unless we define the Monroe doctrine
in such a manner as to make its
meaning clear and as to reassure
our American neighbors, our caution
about entering the league may lead
some of them to hold aloof.
No real obstacles to our joining
the league are now interposed by the
great powers from which we had ex
pected them to come. The obstacles
exist among ourselves, and are of
our own making. So far as they are
of party origin, they have no place
in such a. discussion,' and should be
swept away. Any party which de
lays peace by prolonging the contro
versy will make no political profit
but will be severely punished by the
people, for they already feel humil
lated at the figure which the wrangle
makes them cut before the world.
BV -PRODUCTS OP THE! TIMES
Poct'a Domestic Tragedy RelaU-d la
Verse Written From Time ts Time.
A shattered romance in real life is
related in a series of poems, herein
numbered as chapters, of which Ber-
Those Who Come arid Go.
"Stores in Bend. open at 8 o'clock
now Instead of 9 A. M. as a result
of the complaints of the citizens,"
ton Braley of Greenwich village, N. Y., states Miss Margaret Schreder, who
is the author. When Braley took ha been helping "get. out" the Press.
.,,, ti.i . ,, ,., "Bend is a strong union town and the
Marlon Rubincain, writer on beauty ,,,, 0 ,., ,..,. wl,h the
CENSORSHIP IS INEXPERIENCED
MR. HINES' VINDICATION.
In order to promote "clearness of
tions. They hold to the no-party or understanding of the facts," Directqr-
the multi-party idea. They are never J General Hines of the railroad admin-
looked upon as presidential timber. I istration has issued a pamphlet to
But Mr. Hoover believes in party the edUors of newspapers. He thinks
... r, i.,im,ii 'lllt tney havo formed a worse im-
conference by party members or the Press"n of the working of govern
authorized representatives thereof to ment operation than the facts Justify
the end that as many as possible may land that they cherish hopes of sud
be gathered together to work for a I den improvement under private oper-
common ideal. It may be admitted ation which will not be realized. In
that the main points that have differ- substance he that the govern.
entiated the two dominant parties in . . .
the past have been virtually dissolved ment has done M weU " "Jod
by the upgrowth of other issues and could have done under the circum
that on the new issues party opinion stances, and that if the companies
is in a state of flux. Conditions are do better, it will be because condi
such That they may well confuse the tions will have been made more
citizen about to cast his first vote, favorable for them?
But yet the experienced voter who We are told by Mr. Hines that cost
believes in party organization the Per unit of railroad service has not
choice of affiliation need not be dif- increased more than cost-per ton of
ficult If he is mentally qualified to steel between 1914 and 1919, and he
observe, he understands fairly well congratulates himself that, "consid
the trend of party thought. ering exceptional difficulties, the in-
Parties are known for their tradi- crease in operating costs has "been
tional sectionalism, their traditional keP' s low as it has been." He
liberalism, inetr traditional vision pamy to tne very dpsienpd nllnv irritation v,
and their traditional manifestations substantial savings which have been part of the British pe0pie growing
.BREAK THE DEADLOCK
No higher testimony to the value
of Viscount Grey's letter as an aid in
breaking the deadlock on the treaty
can be borne than is the opinion ex
pressed by ex-President Taft in the
Philadelphia Ledger. Mr. Taft was
the father of the concrete scheme for
a league of nations which was pro
posed by the league to enforce peace.
He has remained steadfast in sup
port of the Versailles covenant, in
the main but has not been blind to
its defects and has proposed reserva
tions which would protect American
sovereignty and would prevent us
from assuming indefinite obligations.
He has not taken sides positively
with either President Wilson or the
Lodge reservationists, but has striven
to bring them into agreement on
reservations which would make the
United States a member of the
eague. ,
He regards the Grey letter as "a
most important and significant con
tribution to the situation," as being
of administrative and. executive Practical under unified operation-
ability as well as for their stand on He denies that the rate of wages per
specific issues. The man or woman hour has been as high as among the
matured in years and matured in steeI workers, and he quotes the rail
opinions ought to hav e no trouble road executives in 1917 as having said
In choosing between them on this tnat "their earnings were not suffi
day when party platforms of the cent to enable them to pay adequate
past are all but forgotten. One's wages in competition with other in
choice or party is not irrevocable, but dustries." defending the railroad
as already has been said it is an old- administration against the charge of
fashioned idea that it is a duty of excessive increase in number of em
citizenship for one who possesses Ploes. he charges this to adoption of
convictions and believes in party to the eight-hour day, saying that, while
make his convictions known within there ws an increase of 9.7 percent
some party that seems likely to in number of employes in 1919 as
heed them. If the new fashion pre- compared wiwi 1917. the actual num.
scribed by Mr. Hoover is to take the ber of hours of work paid for was
place of the old, then party policies 5 8 Per cent ,ess- Hence we are
are to be put into the keeping of a warned not to expect "that the mere
few party members, who will owe no substitution of private, control for
party allegiance but to themselves tne temporary federal control will
and be responsible to nobody. bring about decrease in the number
In view of his definite detachment, of employes to the pre-war basis."
we should not attempt to claim Mr. The increase also was partly to loss
Hoover for the republican party, of experienced employes. Nor has
but it is well enough to point out there been any disposition to increase
that one of his opinions as to what number of employes, for "local man
should be done concerning a vital asements are the same skilled rail
issue coincides with the efforts of road officers who operated the roads
the larger body of republican mem- Prlor to federal control," and there
bers-of tha United States senate. If has been no element of politics in
the treaty goes over to the election management
Mr. Hoover will vote for the party Tne deficit on operation Is attrib
that would clarify the world's mind uted to delay in putting the advance in
that theie can be no infringement rates in effecLuntil June 10, 1918, for
by the league of nations of the safe- Passengers and until June 25, .1918,
guards provided by our constitution tor rrelght. If this had been put in
and our nation-old traditions. The effect on January 1, 1918, the deficit
attitude of the democratic members tor class I railroads would have been
of the senate, in the main, is foi in- more than wiped out. A small ddi
terpretation of the treaty that elari- tional increase in rates might have
fies the treaty itself-without definite been "necessary to make the roads
reference to our own constitution self-sustaining in 1919, when there
and nation-old traditions. The re- was a further increase in cost of op
publlcans would clarify the treaty eration, but conditions were consid-
and the world's mind of all inference ered too abnormal and too rapidly
or suspicion that any constitutional changing to make a satisfactory basis
safeguard or nation-old tradition is for determination. The deficit is
to be relinquished by our Joining the therefore really due to conservatism
league of nations. Ion the part of the administration,
Mr. Hoover has done much to re,- land has been made good through gen-
lleve himself from consideration by eral taxation. The average increase
either party as its candidate f8r from 1914 to 1919 has not exceeded
president. It is to be presumed that 33 per cent, while for products of
any great personal following that he private enterprise It has been 60 to
can command will be led Into his 150 per cent higher. He warns us
own cave of aloofness until the issues that "what will really cure the deficit
are made up. That, of coursej, means will be an important increase in
that party men and party managers rates." Mr. Hines also gives figures
will fix the policies and name the to show that an Increased volume of
candidates. And party men and traffic has been handled and he says
party managers are prone to name a ,hHt the physical condition of -roads
party man for president. and equipment has been maintained.
All of this is calculated to prepare
A wealthy Philadelphian who is fr disappointment those who look
roaming the seas because he will not fr a sudden change for fhe better,
land in a country that has outlawed But tne mind of the people has been
Intoxicants will receive small sym- concentrated on good service from
pathy, even from those who voted tlle railroads rather than on cheap
gainst the dry amendment. This service. If lumbermen, for example,
individual, a Major Davis, who de- could get enough cars to fill theit
Clares that be "drinks no more liquor contracts with reasonable prompt- should use it for the purpose of en
out of the controversy and on tne
part of the American people growing
out of British criticism of them. He
says:
When we note In the accounts given by
both Senator Lodpe and Senator Hitch
cock o the meeting of the bi-partisan
committee, how small is the difference be
tween the two sides, a difference that is
largely verbal and not substantial, and
weigh this fact with the attitude of Great
Britain, evidenced by this great letter of
iora urey. we nave a right to hope that
a ratification of the treaty will be prompt
ly orougni aDout.
The main- objection to the Lodge
reservation to article 10 Is that it is
ambiguous and open to two construe
tions. One reading is that the
United States assumes no obligation
under article 10, making no excep
tion, also that any employment of
the armed forces-of the United States
under any other article is subject to
action of congress in any particular
case. The other reading is that the
obligation of article 10 and of any
other article involving employment
of American forces is subject to
action of congress. The Hitchcock
substitute submitted to the bi-partisan
conference has the latter mean
ing. If the intent of the Lodge reser
vation is to reject any obligation un
der article 10 absolutely, then tha
difference is great. If the intent is
only to make fulfillment of that obli
gation, as well as others involving
use of American forces, subject td
decision of congress on each occasion
whether the time has arisen to per--form
America's part, then it is small.
Any ambiguity on this point should
be removed, that we may say clearly
how far we are prepared to go. Lord
drey in effect says that the allies are
ready to accept us as a member of
the league under such limitations as
we make.
Any question arising from the Brit
ish empire's six votes is reduced to a
mere matter of wording the under
standing adopted by Lord Grey that
the United States shall have equal
voting power with the BritiBh em
pire, and that no part of the British
empire shall vote on a dispute to
which any other part is a party."'
As regards the Monroe doctrine,
there is no disagreement with any
of the great powers. Salvador's in
quiry suggests that more trouble may
come from other American republics.
The reply to our insistence that we
alone have the right to define the
Monroe doctrlce, is:. "Define it." We
now construe it very differently from
the way in which Monroe did, and the
conditions under which he promul
gated it have passed away. Some of
the nations which it was intended to
protect have no fear tit European
conquest and show misgiving lest we
WILSON AS A NAfVU. STRATEGIST,
President Wilson is presented, by
one of his admiring lieutenants in
the new character of a great naval
strategist, to whom first occurred
the idea of the convoy system and
of constructing the mine barrage
acrosB the North sea. It may closely
approach lese majeste for him to
have said so, but Admiral Sims has
told of grave discussions of convoys
by the allies long before they were
actually employed, and mines had
come into such general use that the
question Of practicability seems alone
to have delayed the barrage.
1 Convoying of merchant fleets
through the danger zone required
both an ample destroyer fleet to
protect them and to sink attacking
submarines, and the hearty co-opera
tion of the merchant captains. Un
less protection was ample at the first
test, losses would occur and captains
could not afterward be inspired with
tha requisite confidence. The Bri
tish had not enough destroyers both
to serve with the grand fleet and to
guard convoys. It was necessary to
maintain the grand fleet at full
strength, and to screen the battle
fleet with destroyers against torpedo
attack, in order to shut the German
fleet.ln port or, if it ventured out, to
crush it. The remaining destroyers
were too few to do more than hunt
U boats singly. The American fleet
made up the deficiency, and thus
made the convoy system possible. Mr.
Wilson simply joined his own and
the British and French naval chiefs
in recognizing this possibility and
taking advantage of it.
No doubt remained in the mind of
any man who studied the conditions
that, if the northern and southern
outlets from the North sea ' toward
the west could be closed, the U boats
could be penned in that sea and
practically exterminated. The prob
lem was one of providing the means.
It required a type of mine easy to
construct and plant, an enormous
subjects, to wife, he indited the fol
lowing:
CHAPTER L
Listen, sweetheart, to my plea.
Cut this highly cultured game.
All this fine gentility
Grows to be exceeding tame;
What I want is low-brow love,
' Heavy, knockdown, cave-man stuff,
I'm no cooing turtle dove;
Treat me rough, kid, treat me rough.
CHAPTER IT.
merchants appeared satisfied with the
9 o'clock arrangement, but it worked
a hardship on automobile tourists
who .want to buy supplies and get an
early start, and It affected the coun
try trade. The motorist went to
Lapine or Redmond rather than wait
until 9 o'clock, and the farmer trade
also went to Redmond, so Bend lost
lots of money. Since the flrBt of the
year the stores have been opening at
8 o'clock but the proprietors do the
But after they were married, Mrs opening ap and the ciems come an
Braley failed to comply with - the at Bend and weve got g000
poet s specifications. In fact, he com- peope There wiU be much building
plained that she went out too much,
in the following verse:
Everybody cannot be left to roam
Careless and blithe and free.
Somebody's got to stay at home
Somebody else not me.
CHAPTER IIL
Then his marital experience shook
this year and at least five business
blocks will go up as soon as the
labor can be secured. And if you want
plumbing done, you must wait your
turn. Anyone who hasn t visited Bend
in a few years won't know the place
now."
Braley's faith in all women, for he Ky tkVtdge on his rivals for the re-
publican presidential nomination, but
this edge does not mean a certainty.
I says Charles B. Cheney of Minneapolis,
who Is scouting around the country
viewing the political outlook for the
Minneapolis Journal. Lowden and
wrote:
Keep away from women, boy.
And play a lonely game. .
For-the bad ones make you crooked.
And the good ones make you tame.
CHAPTER IV.
But the poet and the beauty expert, I Johnson are commencing to make more
after finding marriage a failure, are headway and there is a prospect of
parting, good friends:
And so we part In friendship; yes.
With neither pain nor bitterness;
And unbewitched. We plainly see
The meaning of our comedy.
Yet this we know, and, knowing, smile.
At least we loved a little while.
Mr. and Mrs. Braley are now await
ing the -result of their divorce action.
Johnson carrying Montana. In Idaho
a Borah delegation Is likely to be sen
and in Washington a Poindexter dele
gation is a foregone conclusion, al
though it will not be a "Poindexter-
or-bust" delegation. Alaskans inter
viewed by Mr. Cheney also talked
Poindexter. llr. Cheney is especially
interested in the recently formed Land
and Labor league, which was born
The passing of the oldtime livery eniiy. a sn e in.
. , . . , , , I I uc an VllOIIVUl J L l. 11C iUlluai noun
stable to give place to the invasion I ,eague. Mr. cheney ,fl at the Mult-
ul me gt&ruso hub orougiu great u.13- I Qomah
appointment to General Isaac R. Sher
wood, the oldest members of congress. I Frank V. Kuhn, a settler from
and has forced him to give up during Paulina, Is at the Imperial. Paulina
the sessions of congress what has ls near the south fork of Crooked
kA.h hid ki.f ni... t ', river, and Crook county is anxious
t0 connect Paulina with Prinevllle by
war, in which he was a conspicuous I means of a eood highway. A start
figure, relates the Washington Star. has been made on the road already
General Sherwood's predominating as contractors have established camps
passion is for the horse. He has the and have commenced grading. The
distinction of ha.vlng owned and Pres,enc contract runs to tne eriorty
drlven more fast horses than any gen
tleman driver in the entire country. as never found
For years he has been a notable fig
ure in Washington, driving a pair of
fine horses,
When the house adjourned he wel
comed the vacation like a child be
cause it gave him the opportunity to terests in this part of Oregon. Mr.
return to Toledo and again Indulge I Dunham was a commissioner for the
n his favorite pastime of driving. He I AJaeka-Yukon-Pacif ic exposition at
has an unuauallv vell-rtiitrh Mir beattie in 13 ana was largely in
Judith Wilkes, with a rerrrt nf strumentai in promoting tne ranama-
nhH T.riv T.lrhtfnt Pacific .exposition at San Francisco
:ll. I .Tnhn T? Slain mjinnfrAr nf thn
peared a few years ago and bit body
F. V. Dunham of Chicago,- field
representative of the National Lum
ber Manufacturers' association, which
covers the country, is at the Mult
nomah while visiting the lumber In
General Sherwood wanted to hrine-1 Dental Manufacturers' club. with
amount of explosive, a large force of then to Washington at the beginning headquarters in Chicago, arrived at
men to make the mines and a great of the special session just closed, but the Multnomah yesterday. The club
fleet to plant them. Americans de- could find stabie
and about 40 representatives of
within many manufactUrers, will have an exhibl-
Iw.wna v. ma uuiW, J- 11C OUtUlVB 1
he had boarded them nrevlnnol
piosive ana oiuer uiau-riui, must, w manv vears hnv hpor, rl.ni. hv ... .,. n,,-h h,,.i.
UUB cOCi me " """"" rages. If he can find a suitable stable ders to see.
ana piantea tne mines. criiiMi ie- e wil, brin(r them nere fQr the regu
fliPTiPfl tVi a minA tr.wani th. end of I x. , , . . I mam
: " . - r uoiei. xae siaDies wnere Mnn at thft Wpl tnrinv nrt tomorrow.
i m i n tin a mprira. sunni ipm i iir ex- i i i a i j i , . . . i "
w - I ue nail Duuraea inem nrpvinimiv rnr i rnu j : i .ii inni..a itarvk
q i j w i i lie unyia y w i iuviuuc j iiib
sources were already, so stramed as , Bession but' he has
to be unequal to the herculean task
up hope.
T n a T r . .. ..I ..1. fl.- ITnfal
. I ,UQ I1L1 ill. L 1111, UCIR " 1 111C UUl.l
"uuul e,,Ba Portland, had a fire in his home the
of constructing a barrier 250 miles r ' ' . . other night. Mr. Hermann grabDea
lo- f.-nm h nrh ielnnrta tn thp nis extra suit ana nis aiamona suck
- " " . MistaKes maae by English school pin which he won in a raffle for 6
coast of Norway, though, given the boy3 ln ansWering questions are no and called on his family to flee. Al-
materials, tne tsritisn saw tne pian . ludinroim than rh f twr. thoueh the house and contents were
to be feasible. American resources , . n.i Tk. . recently insured, the fire In the
j:j .!, I ..c .cumo num . . - . .
There Is no doubt that the com- the "dyear examinations are thus
bined effect of the convoy system rePe the London Express: m Madras, where Thomas Jones
nnH rih min. hapraire rlirf most to wnere are tne descendants of the n- registers irom ai. in. iiKimi, u'
" , J I-u. tt . T f clent Britons, to be found today? In the I i considerable speculation as to the
defeat the U boats. As a result Of British museum. . wn nf The tlallea - California
well guaraea convoys, me suoiua-1 now wouia you make sort water hard?
rines found their only chance of fJZ," . A .
sinking Bhips in exposing themselves jook into their patients' eyes with,
to attack by destroyers. A growing I The midnight sun is usually called the
Mr. Je-Barn Asxrrin That fostly Plots
Are Robbed of Continuity.
PORTLAND, Feb. 9. (To the Kdl
tor.) Believing that Portland peo
ple, as a rule, are not familiar with
expenses of and procedure In prepar
ing a complete feature film up to the
time it reaches the Portland censor
board, the following' will be of in
terest; First, of course, comes the story or
plot, which, in most cases, averages
around 140,000 for the belter class,
with exceptions noted, such as the
recent purchase by David W. Grif
fith of "Way Down East" for $176,000.
The story being purchased, tt It
next turned over to hig-h-salurled.
well-educated scenario writers and
continuity men who labor unceas-
ingly until it Is In form for picture
production.
Then this scenario In given to an
able director who proceeds to pro
duce the picture, using the best of
talent, scenes, coswinies and seating
with a total disregard of expenses
where accuracy and talent are con
cerned. A research department delves
deeply into the matter of proper cos
tuming and technically correct de
tails in scenes and settings. In many
cases entire companies are trans
ported to even foreian countries in
order to secure exact settings and
atmosphere.
Thus the minimum coat of the neg
ative Is about 1100.000, some features
running to even J500.OO0 or $1,000,000.
Recently in New York one of the
largest producers Informed me that
he had an entire company In prepara
tion for a trip to Rome where a pic
ture costing $2,000,000 would be pro
duced. When the positive, or the picture
Is ready to be shown upon the screen,
reaches Portland all the expenditure
of money, work, time and thouKht of
these great minds, especially trained
to this class of work, ls subject to
the cutting and slashing of one In
dividual, or group of Individuals
without the slightest thought of con
tinuity, story or plot. That Is cen
sorship , as practiced by the local
board of censors.
In many cases the picture Is ruth
lessly ruined as far as continuity
goes and in some cases harmless
scenes after this cutting are made
decidedly suggestive. Our main ob
jection, however, ls that we feel that
we are not giving Portland theater
goers a fair and square deal and we
are compelled to show them a pic
ture cut and slashed, when other
cities In the United States see these
same pictures In their entirety.
The present-day producers of pic
tures, such as are shown In the
Jensen & Von Herberg theaters In
Portland, have reached a high stand
ard and have immense sums of money
invested in the making of pictures.
It stands to reason that these men
are not going to Jeopardize their for
tunes and reputations by producing
pictures unfit for public consumption.
A moving picture Is designed to
More Iruth Than Poetry.
Uyjaues J. Montage.
VillV III IX WAS so OOOH.
When Shakespeare climbed Into lit!
rusty pajamas
Extracted a plot from some niuaty
romance.
And scribbled off one of those swash
buckler dramas
That sold out the Globe seven weeks
In advance.
He didn't set back ln serene satis
faction And think about buying a limousine
car.
The money he got for a leading at
traction Was not what these lattor day roy
alties are.
Though William was England' most
popular writer.
Ten weeks was the life of the aver
age run. .
The box office statements got lighter
and lighter
And Inside of three months they
were over and done.
And what with the coin that lie lost
on the races
And cab fare and sherry you know
how It goes;
The playwright soon found himself
rlKht tlow n to cases
And had to get bury and write sum
new shows.
By writing 'em of i n lie got !ia of
practice:
It always was easy to borrow a
plot
And though you will haidly believe
It. the fact is
The faster ha wrote Vni the better
they got.
By steady endeavor and stern appli
cation His output was soon Mx nr srven
a year.
And when he hnd mastered his lofty
vocal ion
Success ami prosperity crowned hi
career.
Today when on Broadway a dmm
Is landed.
In vain for another, producers be
seech, For every payday the author la harried
A check that would keep him a ear
-' at I'aim beach.
No author write more than one hit
In a season;
The coin that produce I more thsa
enough
To last till next year which I doubt
less the reason
That Hhakespear put out quite a
bit better stuff!
A Better Man.
Nupoleon busied in Kgypt, but when
Clernenocau gels there the khcdle
had better look out.
Ask Kir Ollirr.
There must be love makln In the
liexi World. Wa ftflt.ii hear nt nt
show a story Involving certain idea, j vpirjts.
highway from Madras north to the
county line. The location can nil
or miss several towns that much
desire to be on the highway
proportion of them never returned. I , Tt-!..j . , ,.
The English channel outlet from the are put to death by elocution
Cerberus is a kind of table salt.
The dodo is a bird that is nearly decent
now.
r
North Sea was already closed, and
the northern barrage closed the only
other outlet. The latter was com
pleted a few days before the German
navy mutinied against being ordered
'Eat more cheese," is the advice
given the public by R. Robinson of
Clatskanie. Mr. Robinson writes tne
advice following his name on the
Perkins register. Perhaps the fact
If the census does not count a good that Mr. Robinson is a cheesemaker
many more million Americans than
out to battle. It had caused the loss there were In 1910, it will disappoint
of mrfe or ten U boats, its existence expectations. Once it was supposed
must have been generally known to New York, would not e-o north of citv
German seamen and its effect on the hall but for generations our people
morale that naa aireaay Deen snas-en have thought in big figures. Lincoln,
by failure to stop American troops ..,,. th. v. ,. n,nho A!A .
and supplies from crossing the At- ofUn exa&gerate yet in nis meseage
lantic. by growing loss of U boats c ess, December 3, 1861, he said:
and by disaster to the army must There are alre
have been mutative. It ; may hi who, if the Union Is preserved, will
been the last argument for the naval .. . ti . , --
" - , , ,,,.; live to see It contain 250,000,000."
mutiny which began the revolution. : ...
But the idea did not spring originally "v y. -u.u ...
lu uo a. ueiiieimriilll, is I1UL lliieiy to
be one of 250,000,000 Americans.
from the Wilson brain..
Tatino of thB Pfisice Reals of Seat- aome misamnropes say uiere are ai
tl ,firs the arlarre that "few die ready too many folks in the land
rt non reKie-n." although that re- pniiosopner wno ,naiea u. crowa
ferred to male officeholders. Etiual j onn otuan jam. tie wrote:
cuffrao-A Kfipma to develon new ideas I There is room in the world, no doubt
, - , . T i, ., ., ,t-,v.ti I and even in old countries, for a great
itiiu lueciiB. n' "wi- """"-" increase of population, supposing the arts
in tne Oinces. - of life to go on improving and capital to
increase. But even if fnnocuous, I con-
When boys of 12 and 9 start on a it. The density of population necessary
Tinntlns- trin with a. rifle a casualty I to enable mankind to obtain in the great-
, t rtn a- oo-rt if -,OB est degree ail the advantages, both of
customary to keep the gun out Of aim all the most populous countries been
hov's hands until he was 14. That attained. A population may be too
. I crowded, though all be amply supplied
is a gooa ruin uuw. wUh f d d ralment. It ls not Kood f0,
man to be kept perforce in the presence
Pwellers in apartments like the of his species, a world from which soii-
RorVqhlro that burned in San Fran- Y"a extirpated is a very poor laeai.
KerKsnire mat Durnea in can r ran- Solitude in tne sense of being often alone
CISCO need Stout ropes in their equip- I is essential to.any depth of meditation or
ment. They might neyer Use them, I of character, ana sontuae in tne presence
but knowing they have them will
be comforting.
The barbers who propose to in
crease their rates on haircuts to 66
cents should be severely , curbed.
What are they trying to do, encour
age the cult of bolshevism?
of natural beauty and grandeur is tho
cradle of thoug-hts and aspirations which
are not only good for the individual, but
which society could ill do without.
When toldi of the Hoover boom, Sen
ator Ashhurst of Arizona, who is al
ways ready with a quip, said:
"Well, that's fine. Senator Fletcher
of Florida, would make an Ideal run
"Babe" Ruth gets- 000 for ning mate for him." He stopped and
pitching this year. That would be smiled.
fair pay for ten teachers, only there "Then we could Hooveriie and
are three-quarters of a million teach- I Fletcherize," a newspaper man com
ers and only one "Babe." I pleted the pun that the Arizonian
hesitafed to make. Washington Star.
D Annunzio has captured an Ital
ian destroyer and taken it. to r mme. I -yvbat ls known as downtown New
If anybody" did this to one of his York's "most famous smallest corner"
poems, D Annunzio would be the first for which .the New Tork telephone
to yell piracy. company once offered $60,000 bo that
It might complete Its plans for
block front building on the east side
Broad street, between stone and
Pearl streets, has been sold for less
than $25,000. The tract is 10.6 feet by
"Dutch stand bv ex-kaiser." in- 20.3 feet.
forms a headline. One case where The "smallest corner was acquirea
Wilhelm no doubt is quite willing to by Harmon Hendricks, one of the
In the matter of vaccination It
may be said that those who are wise
take the precaution and those who
are not take the consequences.
has something to do with the sug
gestion.
Safety appliances and the boiler
rooms in the Portland public schools
compare quite favorably with those
in the San Francisco schoolsi admits
A. E. Lucy, a traveling inspector who
has been browsing through the edu
cational plants In the Jtose City.
Aout 30 representatives of Los
Angeles wholesalers and manufac
turers are at the Multnomah exhibit
ing their respective lines. There are
no real estaters In the crowd or they
would start put to buy up Portland.
J. W. Lillie, the only sheriff that
Gilliam county will have until Jan
uary, 1921, is registered at the Im
perial. He is a democrat and his
headquarters are at Condon.
Carl W. Art, who wants the people
to eat crackers (he should meet Mr.
Robinson, the cheese man, at the
Perkins), Is registered at the Benson
from Spokane.
Carey Ball, after rusticating from
a trip to Japan and China, went to
California for a look-see and returned
to the Perkins yesterday.
Walter B. Jones, elected as an In
dependent in Lane county to repre
sent that district in the state senate,
is among the arrivals at the Imperial.
Condon is fast becoming one of the
most substantial and busiest towns
of eastern Oregon, declares Dr. R. V
Hanneman. who is at the Multnomah
with his wife.
Ole P. Hoff, member of the state
board of control, by virtue of his
holding down the office of state
treasurer, is at the Perkins.
J. M. Poorman, for years a banker
at Woodburn, ls registered at the
Seward. Mr. Pooaman was with the
2d Oregon in the Philippines.
R. Stanley Dollar and his better
Every scene is carefully thought out
nd produced as a necessary part or
the idea and every unnecessary de
tail I carefully cut before the pic-
ure leaves the studios. hen the
picture ls again cut by the local cen
sor board to meet their individual
Ideas and whims the inevitable result
s that the public will mis a part
of the true idea or story. In other
ords. local eliminations invariably
ut essential parts of the piutule.
We have no objections to censor
ship if rightly and Justly adminis
tered. In this connection the oovious-
ly fair and square method would be
a censor board consisting of three
people, one appointed by the city, one
by the picture Interests and these two
to appoint the third. Tnis wouiu in
sure absolute Justice and1 the elimina
tion of political or neighborhood con
trol of the entire body.
In conclusion, it is neither fair nor
right that a picture which has been
months In the making and which has
cost a large sum of money to produce
should be 'torn to pieces without
momen't thought by one or more In
experienoed Individuals. For this
reason I am opposed to the present
method of censorship In Portland.
As the public generally is largely
interested In this matter, I would ap
preciate receiving written view on
subject. Kindly address the Liberty-
theater and sign both the name and
address. C. S. JENSEN.
o Limit.
There ln lota of room at the top.
especially for prices.
(Copyright, Win. bv the Bill
Syndicate, Inc.
Misfit.
II y Vrars I. Hall.
waive court etiquette.
Xow Franklin K. Lane quits as
secretary of the interior. Another
cabinet member tired of being a rub
ber stamp.
The city having gone into the
dancing business. Mayor Baker must
recover quickly to lead the 'grand
marches.
The Kentucky Kllck.seems to have
voted for about everybody for presi
dent but Mark O'Neill.
The tend of the Spiker business
ought to be in sight unless they get
Into the films. - -
early Dutch settlers, In ,1808, and re
ained in the possession of his de
scendants for nearly a century. It
was bought by the Nathan family
and in 1901 sold to John E. Finell,
who obtained a mortgage of $14,000
upon it. Records say the mortgage
was followed on February - 5, 1904,
some time after the telephone build
ing was built, and the property sold
to those who disposed of H recently
The records also say that $100,000
was first asked- for the corner, then
$90,000' and then $70,000. The com
pany orfered $60,000, but it was. not
aocepted. When Its building was
stnrted the property Wa offered for
$20,000 and declined. - " . . I
is a mem Der oi tne weu-anuwn snip
ping family of San Francisco.
George B. Bourhill, president of a
merchandising concern at Moro, Or.,
is registered at the Multnomah.
John E. Burnett, one of the bank
ers of Wasco, Or., Is at the Mult
nomah on a business trip.
Mrs. Walter Kline, whose husband
is a merchant at Corvallis, is an ar
rival at the Hotel Portland.
GOVKRMKT ! OT DEMOCRACY
Frnmrra of Constitution Deliberately
Chose Representative Form.
PORTLAND, Feb. 9 (To the Edi
tor.) New Item Inform us that a
school of political economy will have
for its first subject, "The Lesson of
History as to What Constitutes
True Democracy and How They Are
Destroyed."
Would suggest that the student
who conduct this school put In a
little overtime even at time and
half pay and browse for a spell In
the "Federalist, presumably in one
of Portland' libraries, and get the
views of the founder of this gov
ernment which as demonstrated
success for a hundred years as na
tions go has not been Inconsiderable.
Incidentally I would sugftest that
there has crept Into the terminology
of this particular period ome loose
ness not altogether desirable for
clearness of understanding.
This government of" the United
States of America never was and
some of us hope never will be a
democracy. Democracy among stu
dents of political economy refers to
a government by direct action of the
people a opposed to representative
or republican form of government,
where the action 1 by chosen repre
sentative of the people, bee Cen
turv dictionary.
The federal constitution was the
deliberate choice of the convention
as a practical working form of gov.
eminent by the people, as opposed to
democracy on the one extreme and
constitutional monarchy on the other.
It was the judgment of the fathers
that democracies had historically
proven a failure, sad afforded natural
stepping stones to dictatorships, and
usurpation of governmental func
tions by strong and designing men.
It Is true that we find lime reier-
r. In the constitution to democracy.
and that the present plethoric use of
the word ln the press and oy punnc
He stood apart with wistful ryes
while others romped and played,
With shrinking ineln and lonely slshs
yet not one whit afraid.
For cowardice he did not know; U
waa but Nature' plan
That he a different route should
than that nf common man:
So in hi brain there ever grew
Ktranxe thought and alien chJIk,
That shut him out, though well he
knew the structure of those wall!
A teacher with th best Intent, oft
viewed him standing lone.
And In deep pity sweetly bent with.
kind and loving tone:
"Why are you not out playing, too,
like other happy boy?
I heard them plainly fulling you t
share their icaine and toys."
Then with a thoughtful, yearning
look, in accent firm and low,
He answered wllh a candid look
"Why, I don't care to go!
"I'm always odd when there are pslrs,
anil late when games begin.
And no one ever really cares If I shall
lose or win ;
The other fellows always aceni to
have a natural place,
They fit right Inlo every scheme and
win In every race;
But I had rather walch than play
II lots of fiin to HKK;
1 guess that (lofl forgot; somehow
make a place for me!"
O, lonely one who shrink and stand
apart and out of tnurli.
Because of what the Maker planned
Who fashioned you as siu-h
Tou are the stronger, finer souls
life's dross you acorn to share.
And oft you rearh. the highest goals,
though no one seem to r.tre;
But there are others good and true
Who hear your plaintive rail;
And these at heart are pals to you and
love you best of all!
In Other Day..
Kroin The OreaonUn. February lo ii.t
Twenty-Five tear Age.
New York. Today New York I
practically Icebootind. The liny from
the Narrow to A.uidy Hook is almost
a solid- flqld office.
Cheo' Foo. Ten Chinese torpedo
boat have been raptured by the
Japanese, two were sunk and on
escaped to the south.
A movement has hen started at
Eugene for the building of new court
house a the scat of government for
Lane county.
Sacramento. Klamath, the famous
Oregon horse wis defeated here by
Aote In the straight trotting race,
In which the first heat w run la
1:01) !4, lowering the coast record.
half are at tne cenon. air. uoi ar -;.,. . , n,nnratlvel v recent
- . 1 1 . sr , -
currency. I ininK mat rrniosm
Wilson in hi wonderful literary con
trlhutiona of the last few years set
tha atvle. Is it not a little curious
that to some very able critics he
appears to have made abundant us
of what the founder of this gov
ernment considered the weakness of
democracies in usurping some of
the functions of co-ordinate branches?
A STU1J1-..N T.
Descent of Property.
PORTLAND. Feb. 9. (To the Ed
itor. ) A couple, married, having no
children, no will being made, what
disposition would be made of the
property in event of either', death?
Does a certain amount go to the wid
ow's or widower's brothers and sisters
on both sides? Would they come in
for any share and does .it make anv
difference what the estate consists of?
Is there any difference in Oregon and
Illinois estate laws?
- A SUBSCRIBER.
The surviving spouse Inherits all
the property of a person dying in
testate and without issue, under the
laws of Oregon. The Oregonian will
not attempt to give Information ax
to the laws in eastern states.
Homestead on Railroad Land. ,
SPRINGFIELD, Or.. Feb. 9. (To th
Editor.) Having settled on "railroad
land" In 191S and having lived thereon
ever since, can I file and make final
proof at the same time?
Can I d6 so by paying two, (2) and
25-100 per acre for eame.
SUBSCRIBER.
Answer Preference right of en
trance will be given you In your case.
but you cannot make entry until the
land has b-cn restored to entry. You
will have to pay the $3.60 when you
make final proof, that Is, when the
land is restored to entry.
Save inr Centenarians.
Tassing Show- (London).
Another death has occurred at the
age of 101. If something Isn't done
soon wc shall lose nil our centenar-
' ians.
Fifty learn tan.
From The Oreironliin. February In. t;o.
Washington. The enatc rommltiee
on foreign relations has agreed to
report favorably the nomination of
tlencral Sickles as minister to Spain
Montgomery. Ala. liolh house
have passed the .Alabama ami Chat
tanooga railroad bill, lo lend th
credit of the state to the amount ot
$3,000,000.
Tho whole amount or taxes placed
In the hands of the sheriff for col
lection l $2.MS.Mi. Total taxes In
Multnomah county for county, stale,
school, road and rlly purpose will '
total not less than $170,000 this year.
The ordinance was passed by th
council last night authorizing the I m.
provement of blocks No. .'..1 and 51,
the Plasa blocks, which will now he
opened.
eatlnn nf ltnevrl Unm,
i:nni:Fii:i i. Wash., l'.b. k.- ito
the Editor, t Ph ase ti ll mr If tlioia
is sn irritation illtih or Irrigation
roic-t of any kind Hint lm n ilam
called or named the "lloimevelt" dam.
f so, where 1 It? .1. II. Ml 1,1.x.
The Hoosrvell dam is part of th
Salt rlrer Irrigation project in Marl,
op county, Artmna."