10. TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1920 iltorninjp (Dalian ESTABLISHED BY HENRY I.. PITTOCK. Published by The Oregontan Publishing Co.. 135 Sixth Street, Portland. Oregon. C. A. MORDE.N. K. B. PIPER. Manager. maS RfL",aVS.a Pr i. ' iliiaivu .nllrld m in. I x.' for nUDUCa- tion of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All nwhts of republication ol special dispatches - herein are also reserved. ' . " Subscription Rates invariably In Advance. (By Mall.) Ially, Sunday Include!, one year .... UaJAy. Sunday Included, six months . I'ally. Sunday included, three months Iaily. Sunday Included, one month paijir. without Sunday, one year lauy. without Sunday, six months. ... rally, without Sunday, one month... 'Weekly, one year Sunday, one year . .... (By Carrier.) Ially. Sunday included, one year I ally, Sunday included, three months Xaily. 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Evidence of the revolutionary pur pose of the present railroad strike is eo conclusive as to leave no room for ' debate on the question. It struck at -' - an industry on the continued opera 5 tion of which all other industry de- point 'where the withdrawal of the smallest number of men can most ef ! fectually cripple it, namely the ter minals in the cities, great and small also where great bodies of employes In other industries would be thrown Into idleness. These cities and these masses of idle men offer the greatest opportunity to arouse the mob spirit and thus to start revolutionary out breaks. By inciting mutiny among rr-.ilroad men against their unions, a deadly blow may be struck at union ism, which the several revolutionary organizations aim first to destroy in order that their members may be won over to the army of the prole tariat which is to carry on civil war for domination by the communists. The manner In which the strike began betrays its I. W. W. or com munist origin. No preliminary de mands were made, as in the case ot labor disputes. No leaders could be Identified, as is usual in such cases. A large number of men in one occu pation simultaneously quit work without' giving any reason. They may have been incited to do so in order to extort certain concessions, but the purpose of the instigators was not simply to obtain those concessions, otherwise they would have formu lated their demands at the time of striking at the latest. The methods and effect of the strike mark it as the work of the I. W. W. or the com munists or both. Evidence of I. W, W. origin obtained by the depart ment of labor corroborates this cir cumstantial evidence, and the fur ther evidence'that the communist in ternational at Moscow has put the I. W. W. In motion gives further cor roboration This adds weieht to the reasons for tak-inn- awav from Actinr Keeretarv of l,abor Post the Dower to decide whether an alien revolutionist shall be deported or. not. Inquiry would probably show that many of the moving spirits of the strike ;were among the thousand aliens arrested by the department of justice whom Mr. Post has refused to deport or among the hundreds who have been liberated on merely nominal bail. Others among the strike leaders are likely to be Haywood and some of the I. W. W. leaders who were con victed with him and who are free, on bail awaiting action on their appeal. We need not go far to find the source of the money with which the strike is financed, for the communist party 'i of America and the I. W. W.- are in close communion with the. third in- ternatlonal at Moscow, which has all f. ' the rich plunder of Russia at its dis yt posal through the soviet government. T -: i No matter how drastic may be the T. ( measures adopted at the first cabinet I--- meeting at which President Wilson ..' has presided in more than six 4 months, they will In large measure '" be thwarted so long as the power to rid the country of revolutionists re mains in the hands of a man who seizes any excuse to set them free, v Outbreaks like that which is in prog 's1 ress the first stage of revolution ac . cording to the Lienin programme cannot be stopped until the source of infection Is removed by lmprison roent or deportation of the reds, Kno S:S 'effort being spared meanwhile to re--.! 1 move just cause of unrest. That will - - be impossible until the. man who works against the purpose of the government is removed from author ity. REVIVAL Or MHIPBCII.UING. Award by the emergency fleet cor poration of a contract for seven 13,000-ton tank ships to the North-' west Steel company recognizes Tort land as a logical center for the steel shipbuilding industry in normal times, not for a mere war industry. War demand for construction of the largest possible tonnage in the short- j est time caused shipyards to be established at some points where or dinary business considerations would forbid their location in peace times. Passing of the emergency caused a weeding out of those yards and those districts which could not hold ' conditions of peace. The contract List let tire rwtiH . v io ciass . Several .adjustments had to be made before Portland could be firmly established as a shipbuilding rcnter. A vear r rllr.uri r,-.iht rates on steel from the east were almost prohibitive and discriminated in favor of Japan, and ships were not available to relieve the industry on the Pacific coast of this discrimi nation by carrying steel by sea. Rail road rates have now been reduced to a living scale, and a Meamship line Is to be established between the At lantic and Pacific coasts by the Steel Products company as a competitor with the railroads. Other lines car rying general cargo will also be -ready to carry steel. Wages had to be adjusted at figures which would enable Pacific coast yards to com pete with those of the Atlantic coast and foreign countries. The fleet cor poration had to determine what type of ships was needed to give the United States a well-balanced mer- ' chant marine. When, after all these I questions have been worked out, n large a contract is given to a Fort I land yard, the verdict is decisive in favor of this port. Expansion of Portland commerce will -do much 'to promote develop ment nf thft RhfnhnilHinS' induRtrv. and will be materially aided by it. The history of other ports shows that commerce and shipbuilding grow up side by side at the same point; for commerce creates a de mand for ships, and ships provide facilities for commerce. We may therefore expect that other shipyards will again become - active, that still others will be established, and that no Ions time will elapse before they will be building vessels for Portland owners to be operated in Portland trade. - '.THKOCGH ANOTHER'S EYES. At Central library this week there is in progress the annual art exhibit of Oregon, birds and wild flowers wherein" the varied subjects have been caught and held in oils and water colors. Hundreds of people have visited it, as an expression of artistic appreciation, and have ex claimed at the revealed beauty of familiar things. Therein, doubtless, lies- the true value of the artist. .While his work is not comparable to nature's, it possesses singular -advantage in that it permits close approach and un disturbed study, entrancing a mind that is not occupied at the moment by other matters. For the period of observation the visitor at the exhibit becomes the devotee of research and his eye marks each unusual plume or petal, every slash or tain of vivid color. Through such an exhibit, though many beholders have seen its living counterparts, there comes a nearer knowledge of the wild feathered friends of Oregon and of our way side flowers for details that escaped observation when afield are now portrayed before the contemplative vision. To R. Bruce Horsfall, who has painted Oregon , birds and sarticu larly our game birds with an ar tistry and faithfulness that bespeaks true affection for his subjects, the state is vastly indebted. He has served Oregon well, far more so than were he fanned as a painter of mere folks. " ...... THAT -"SHOCKING" CASE AT AURORA. . They are saying that the cigarette must go the path of the dodo and that, mayhap, the entire brood of Nicotlna shall accompany the pale paper cylinder of the corner lounger and the after-dinner orator. If It Is kismet, well and good but in the meanwhile incidents such as the re cent affair at Aurora,' 111., most in eptly handled, will go far toward de laying the day when the "coffin-nan" no longer is driven. " There is a young women's sem inary ,at Aurora, with a clintele of just such girls as prevail in normal, sensible, even-paced America. Girls with a giggle or two In their systems, no' doubt, and, fondness for pranking and a delicious delight in breaking rules to see the fragments fly. The seminary superintendent, when she discovered that certain of her youth ful wards were smoking surreptitious cigarettes, was horrified to such an I extent that four of the naughty misses were sent home in disgrace. I There isn't anything to be said for the cigarette, as applied to higher learning In a modest sectarian sem inary not a syllable of excusal or condonement. But there Is less to be uttered In praise of the prudishness which severely penalized four girls for their prank, and thus perpetu ated a tradition that to smoke on the sly is essentially wicked and there fore delightful. As a matter of fact, it is ordinarily productive of nausea and headache. . Prohibition of alcoholic drinks was retarded many years by reason of the ultra-virtuous attitude of Its pro ponents, whose lengthened Puritan ical faces drove from their cause the recruits essential to victory. When the idea grew; of its own accord, that it was the effect and not the act that was pernicious and wicked, the le gions of common sense arose and smote John Barleycorn to such pur pose that he perished utterly or almost. Reformers would do well" to pattern their campaigns thereby. TOO MUCH PHYCHANAIV8I9. Those not much given to morbid introspection will regard as a com pliment to the ultirrfate roundness of American thought the prediKion of Dr. Frederick Peterson that the Freudian cult will be short-lived in this country. "The theories of Freud and Jung," says Mr. Peterson in a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, "are to psychology what cubism is to art new, sensational and rather inter esting. If they were not so per nicious In their application, as well as untrue psychologically, I should say nothing of them, but let them take their place in our historical medical museum, along with the other curiosities which the centuries have accumulated." The one clear fact in the psychol ogy of our daily life, in Dr. Peter son's opinion, is that the essential function of t the mind is -its ability to deal with the future. Nothing will be gained, of course, by increas ing an already disturbing tendency of certain types of mind V tufa inward when they should be looking for ward. The Freudian theory that every dream is the fulfilment of an ungratified desire, with accom panying entanglements of abstruse I . ' ' ! mDO"m maae I necessary for defense of that the- ory, is capable of doing mischief nd probably incapable of good. It ) at least more wholesome and not I by ind.vldual experi- I enuc l" nuppuae, as j-r. t eicrson ana rs assume, that 'normal human conduct is guided by anticipation of the future. It Is, he suggests- even anticipation for the future that plans for us, chooses, distinguishes the rlKht paths from the wrong paths that we are to follow and the ways that are favor able to prosrese from those that are un favorable. Our memories are our expe rience on Which we base Our life to be: the present is a point; the future ia varythlns. Youth, in particular, is the period of hope and anticipation. Dreams, many of those who Oppose the cir cumscribed theories of Freud believe, are a kind of ungoverned replica of waking thought, but with a wider horizon of memories. The danger of too-ready generalization Is Illustrated in the Freudian philosophy. The pleasant dreams of childhood, sug gesting fulfilment Of wishes In the most wishful period of life, gave rise . to the elaborate symbolism of Freud- ism required to fit it to dreams of other types. Por example: When confronted by fear' and anxiety dreams, he had to Invent words like dis tortion, disfigurement, displacement, etc., to twist around an easily explicable dream to make such a dream in some extraordl rary manner fulfil a wish. When a friend of his. after hearing him lecture on the subject, came to him triumphantly with a fear dream, wholly opposed to his theory, Freud suddenly exclaimed, ex ultingly: "You had this dream just to confute my theory. That was the hid den wish." Dr. Peterson puts against the sub limation of ser, which constitutes an essentially morbid phase of Freud ism, the Rabelaisian conception that all human accomplishment Is the re sult of sublimation of the desire of the stomach. "Ojie theory is as good as the other,", he adds. "They are both Rabelaisian." And thoughtfu? psychologists will be inclined to agree with his concluding statement, that in the analyses made by the so-called psychanalists will usually be found a complete revelation of the type of mind of the analyst himself, his in telligence, his logic, his symbolism, his character; "indeed, one will learn much more of him In this way than one will of the unfortunate patient he thinks he Is studying." FERTILIZING THE AIR. There would seem to be but little in common between the white-hot maw of a blast furnace and the cool and tender expanse of growing crops, but science has established a kinship of interests, so they say "They" let not this be branded as Teuton propa gandaare divers scientists of Ger many, hard put to increase production,- who have found that the car bonic acid vapors of blast furnaces, reft of other elements, and circulated in the greenhouse atmosphere, cause an almost miraculous growth among the plants. Not only do the leaves broaden and the - stems thrust up ward, as though a Hindoo trickster practiced his legerdermain, but the yield of produce Is much larger than If the vegetables had been left to their own devices. Tomatoes so treat ed showed an Increase of 175 per cent In actual yield, spinach in creased 150 per cent, potatoes in creased 150 per cent, and other gar den folk were similarly 'hastened to extra-fruitful maturity. The prediction Is voiced that truck gardens of the future will cluster closely about blast furnaces, and that the art of Tubal Cain, first of the iron workers, will be blent with the gentle pursuits of gardening. From the furnaces Will run giant conduits, wish- piping systems that will dis tribute purified carbonic acid gas to the atmosphere above large areas of growing crops. When production re quires hastening, and the city mar kets are clamoring for early cucum bers, the gardener will lounge out and turn on the gas, knowing full well that the intelligent plants will respond. The fertilization of the air will then be accomplished and suc cessfully quite as much so as the fertilizing of a field. Not so strange, after all, is this kin ship. A great deal of all wrought iron, since the art began, has found expression in garden implements or in the tools of war, and these latter were largely employed in the acqui sition of new gardens or the defense of the old. THE BATTLESHIP STILL 13 KING. When the house of representa tives was asked to appropriate money for repair of pre-dreadnought battle ships, it was suggested that they werenbsolete and should be scrapped. The reply was that other nations maintained ships of that type In their second line, and that ours would do good service In fighting theirs. Ob jection then arose to completing the super-dreadnoughts now under con struction or contract, on the ground that the submarine and airplane had made them obsolete. Of what use. it was asked, was it to build ships which would cost 40, 000.000 to con struct and ?2, 000. 000 a year-to keep in commission, when they could be sunk by $500,000 submarines or by airplanes each carrying a ton of ex plosives? Why not spend the same amount of money on a number of submarines or airplanes? This argument was supported by quotations from Sir Percy Scott, the great British champion of the sub marine. He said of the battleship of today: She is vulnerable to aircraft with bombs and aerial torpedoes, and to sub marines, the latter possibly carrying a 15-inch or 18-inch gun: and the ordinary automobile torpedo is still in process of development, and may in future carry a ton of high explosives, which would prob ably sink any battleship. That quotation raised the question: Who controlled the sea in the war? Some members said the 3ritish did. for after the battle of Jutland the German battle fleet did not yenture out of, port, while the British battle fleet patroled the sea. Others said the Germans did, for at one period their submarines sank more ships every week than were being built. Each of these two flatly contradic tory answers is founded on only half of the truth. The British and their allies con trolled the sea to the extent that Ihey continued to use it for their navy, their merchant fleet and the transport of , troops and supplies, while both the German navy and the German merchant marine were penned in their harbors and. with very limited exceptions, German ports were effectually blockaded against neutral craft. The Germans endeavored to break down this con trol by a wearing down process with submarines. If successful, this of fensive would have driven all surviv ing ships trading with the allies into port, but It could not have cleared the way for German ships td put to sea unless it had sunk or confined to port the hostile battle fleets. It seemed to have prospects of success in the spring of 1917, but reinforce ment of the allies by American de stroyers and by American work in laying the North sea mine barrage no sooner came than hope of its success began to die. The battleship, supported by these auxiliaries, re mained king of the sea. .As the torpedoboat was countered by construction of the destroyer and as the submarine was countered by construction of more destroyers and of chasers equipped with listening devices and depth bombs, so we may expect it to be wth seaplanes de signed to drop bombs on battleships. A battle fleet now goes into action behind a protecting screen of de stroyers, submarines and cruisers, which drive off similar enemy craft. There la likely to be a screen o'f aircraft Irt future, which will do battle with and drive off the hostile air fleet, while the battleships do the heavy fighting. A battleship ts a great gun platform, shaped as a ship and equipped with magazines 11 ! y I fights in the rear of naval lnfantry- the light craft as big field guns fight on land behind a screen of infantry. A nation which relied on submarines, destroyers and aircraft without battleships or naval defense would run terrible risks as against another nation that was equally well equipped with light craft and air planes and had battleships In addi tion. Its mosquito fleet and aircraft might be destroyed or driven off. and Its unfortified coast would then be exposed to the landing of a hostile army under cover of gunfire from the battlefleet. Each new- -military Invention of any nation Is imitated or Improved by other nations, and means of de fense against it are adopted which neutralize the decisive effects ex pected from it.- Notwithstanding all the Inventions ot the last sixty years which were to have caused abandon ment of battleships, they have con tinued to be built larger, swifter and with bigger guns, and they remain the backbone of a navy. The rela tive value of smaller craft has risen, but they are auxiliaries and defend ers of the battleships, without which no navy can win and hold supremacy at sea. SAME OLD STORY. IS MEXICO. An election of president being at hand in Mexico, the time has arrived for another revolution, for since the fall of Diaz revolution has been the regular accompaniment of the peo ple's nominal choice of a ruler. It Is also according to precedent that the revolt snould be led by one of the generals who put the ruling pres ident in power, for there Usually comes a time In the life of a king maker when he wants to be king. The rapidity with which other states join Sonora In revolt against Carranza Indicates existence of gen eral, discontent with his government or with peace, or with the kind of peace he establishes. He gathered his original force for, war on Huerta in the north and his first supporters probably think they have not been adequately rewarded since he won control of the capital. Americans do not care who gov erns Mexico, but they have a deep interest in its being governed in euch a manner that the lives and property of Americans who go to that country will be safe, and that Mexicans will keep themselves and their bullets on their own side of the boundary. In this sense It has not been governed for ten years, and there is no pros pect that it will be governed for the next ten years. Its lack of govern ment has been accompanied by mur der of hundreds of Americans and by destruction of hundreds of million dollars' worth of American property, and has caused a United States army to be maintained on the boundary for several years. These facts give the United States an interest in the kind of government Mexico has. The prospect Is that the civil war now beginning will be marked by the same kind Of Inci dents as were those of the recent past, and the American people may decide to end the trouble once for all by crushing anarchy and holding down the country until the Mexicans learn to establish a real government. Arson is too much of a fine art to be ' tried by the common man.' The man who set the fires at Boardman a month ago has confessed he did it to collect the insurance. Orfly a man with a big bank balance can play a winning hand In that game, and even at that a sleuth of a Pome roy or a Roberts may send him to jail. Those professors are going to a vast amount ot unnecessary bother trying to communicate with Mars. William Randolph Hearst would get 'em a message from his special staff correspondent there on half an hour's notice any day. The arrival of & thousand girls from Ireland on one steamship is not going to solve any domestic prob lem in New York, for there Is a boy waiting somewhere to help each solve her own little domestlo prob lems In due time. A way has been discovered of making alcohol from the waste of wood pulp that will give more miles to the gallon and It Is not fit to drink two benefits that should hasten Its coming. That fuss at the asylum is easily to be settled. If a paroled man is not to be given -a decent chance to rehabili fate himself, what Is the use In trv- , ing7 Leave it to Dr. Steifter. Is the high cost of living never going to stop? Now the price of sa lutes has gona so high that officers are to be excluded from the bonus plan for ex-service men. The mayor of Montmartre, France, was elected on the rousing campaign platform of "free beer.". The near. est Governor Edwards can get to that Is "beer at any price." Men talk nonsense when they ad vocate wearing overalls during bust ness hours. Decent clothing can be bought at decent prices, considering conditions. St. Louis has" gained so little In population that she Is likely to lose her rank ats fourth city of th coun try to Boston. Oh, the curse of pro hibltionl Most likely Huirtt, of the twd dozen matrimonial episodes. Is a men of charming appearance whom no body would suspect ef villainy. The Russian reds said to be financ ing the strike do not know what a bis to' ntry this is and its capability td put down a revolution. We have yet to hear of anybody who could get . a workable recipe from the ouija board for making beer. That's right, Mr, Wells, keep them southerly a few days and drain the skies. The eyes of all fans are on you. It is a poor candidate who cannot carry his own state, and Lowden't success in Illinois was to be expected. "Alcohol substitute for gasoline found," says a headline. Turn about i& Only fair play. When the strike begins to weaken the administration will do something, not before. and living quarters for its crew, Stars and Starmakers. By Leoae Caaa Baer. A theatrical news note from a New York source says that Ann Swinburne, prima donna, who retired four years ago following her marriage to the late Rudolph Schlrmer, the music publish er, will return to the stage shortly, negotiations now pending for her ap pearance in a forthcoming light opera, which a syndicate will produce. This will be interesting news to Portland friends of Miss Swinburne, who have always deplored her retire men: from a professional career. s m w m ' George M. Cohan, who wrote the song. "Mary Is a Grand Old Name," has -named his newest musical show "Mary." It was originally christened "The House That Jack Built," but after he tried It out in Washington he renamed the piece. Marlon Grey, In "Three Faces East," at the Helllg tonight, was an artist's model before she became an actress. She Is the original of many of the Burne-Jones studies, her best-known pose being Lucifer In "The Fall of Lu cifer." She also was the figure of the Virgin in Burne-Jones" "Adora tion of the Magi" and Psyche in "The Marriage of Psyche." This Is from & Paris letter to an American theatrical journal: "Where are the souvenirs?" asked a tourist of a guide while going over the battle fields of the late great war In France. "We will soon have them," answered the guide, "they are now being made In America." Further conversation elicited that while the Frenchmen have been wait ing for the tourists to see the gory scenes of the recent conflict, Ameri cans are preparing for them. Some Americans who were aver here and surveyed the outlook decided the supply of souvenirs could not commence to equal the demand. If, In fact, genuine souvenirs to any extent may now be procured at all. The Americans sounded the natives, con cluded the field wuld be fertile for United States souventrs and returned home to manufacture them. The most that has been done by na tive French guides has been to bury parts of broken bayonets, helmets of any other material resembling the ar ray of a soldier which could be pur chased In French towns. These have been placed a few feet beneath the surface, with the guides "steering" current curiosity seekers to the spot Explaining the battle was very fierce "at this point," the guide asks if a souvenir is wanted and Immediately digs down to his buried treasure. The trade in burled souvenirs Is ex pected to be highly remunerative ai the Bummsr approaches and the Amer icans arrive. x Bert Levy, cartoonist', who has a feature act on the New York Hippo drome bill, asys In print that he was approached last week by a man who described himself as a representative of the wet Interests and tendered a proposition whereby he was to draw the picture of Governor Edwards of New Jersey with a caption saying. "Our next president," during his act at the Hippodrome. The offer Included a weekly salary considerably In excess of the Hippo drome stipend. Levy took the propo sition to the theater management, ex plaining how they could save his sal ary each week. The Hippodrome peo ple turned down the proposal, how ever, declaring themselves as opposed to any form of propaganda. m m m It Pays to Advertise," produced as a three-act comedy several years ago by Cohan Sc. Harris, has been con densed into a one-act playlet for vaudeville by Rol Cooper Megrue and Joseph Poland. Billy Gaxton has ac quired the rights and will appear In the tabloid version next season In the Keith and Orpheum houses. The piece calls for a cast of ten. It will employ three scenic acts and run about 30 minutes. Mary Nash is rehearsing in London for her first appearance there. She Is to play In Jules Eckert Goodman's play, 'The Man Who Came Back." Mr. Goodman went over from New York to superintend the production, which is by William Brady. m Billy B. Van, who returned from the road with the closing of "The Rain bow Girl," is to re-enter vaudeville, teaming with James J. Corbett The latter m-as with Jack Wilson esrly in the season, but since then has been In pictures with Universal. A tryout of the new team will be ready for show ing next week. Leo Carillo has .been signed by the Selwytis and will be starred by them In a new comedy next season. The piece has been selected but the title not chosen as yet. Among the passengers on "La Sa vol" for France was Pearl White. She goes to France to fill a role in a new picture the Scenes of which re quire a French atmosphere. Yvonne Gall of the Chicago Opera company was also on board, as was Emmy Des tinn. m m m SOphie Tucker and her Versatile sextet are to feature the cummer show at the Cafe de Paris, Hotel Bres lifi, Atlantic City. s Walter Hast, in association with MOrrls Rose, will present in August a musical piece called "Blue Eyes." The book Is by Leon Lardon and Lc Roy Clemens, with music and lyric by Zak Meyers and I. B. Korenblum. Thy are now negotiating for two stars to play the leads. WW Richard Ordynskl has sailed for Po land. He resigned as stage director Of the Metropolitan opera-house, which post he had held for three seasons. in Poland . he is to establish a na tional theater in Warsaw. w m m Fred Bishop, who Was director Of the Alcazar musical stock the past season. Is now directing a Similar Or ganization at Akron, O., with Frank Shea, who has been on the road in several Raymond "Hitchcock roles. The stock will open May 3 and will prob ably move to one of the out-of-door theaters during the Summer. e "The Doctor," a new offering by Da vid Belasco. goes into rehearsal April 26. The cast of principals is preten tious. Including Janet Beecher, Char lotte Walker, William Morris and Philip Marrlvale. The piece is de scribed as a comedy which was tried out in stoek several years sgo. Those Who Come and Go. "There will be forest fires as usual in the Tlllamok woods this year," predicts J. A. Link, who operates the v heeler mill at Cochran on the Tilla mook railroad. "The small stuff will be burned as soon as possible, but the stumps will be ready to take fire In the old camps, despite apsrk catch ers and everything else." The mill which Mr. .Link looks after has a capacity of 75,000 feet and It is turn ing into the finished lumber the stately trees of the primeval forest which were first disturbed when E. E. Lytle built the railroad through the coast range mountains. In the past winter a large quantity of new equip ment has been installed and the lum bering operations will be aggressively pushed. C. H. Wheeler, the owner, has 11,004 acres of timber, which is enough to keep kirn busy for years, and in addition to his own operations there are four other outfits working on his holdings. "This strike among the railroad men will seriously affect trie steel industry," declares P. M. Kettenhofen of Milwaukee.- "The prices for the raw product, and by that I mean sheet metal and pig iron, is bound to go up, for it does not require much interference to throw out ot gear a big Industrial organization. Metals are going up in price and brokers are making fortunes by spec ulating. A carload of steel will change hands several times, each broker taking his profit on the trans action. And speaking of articles, consider nails. They are almost out of eight, and stove pipe and every thing else is upward." Mr. Ketten hofen Is in Portland with a view of making a permanent loca-tion here. When M. V. McCormlck of Minne apolis started, out of the Benson yes terday he walked a block and saw one woman's hat blown off and an other woman's umbrella blown Inside out. Then he hurried back to the Benson and announced to the world that he never saw such climate and he much, preferred Minneapolis, even though it does get to 35 degrees below sero in wlfiter. Mrs. McCor mick, however, expressed herself dif ferently, and asserted that she much preferred a little rain to a Minneapo lis winter. After accumulating a substantial bankroll operating a res taurant and cabaret Mr. McCormlck has sold out and is now out dlicov- reing the Paciflo coast. "There are long lines of machines carrying license tags of the state of Washington parked along our streets," says D. J. Elmer of Van couver, B. C, where he is in the ho tel business. "Vancouver is an oasis for the people of Puget sound and they drive across the line to wet their whistles since the United States went dry. In Vancouver 6 per cent beer Is being sold and there is a strong demand for the thirst-quencher from the American visitors. Tlwcre is also a thriving business in writing pre scriptions, for with a prescription strong waters can be obtained." When he was younger. W. S. Clark was a brakeman on the rawhide rail road up in Washington. It' was railroad unique In the annals of the Industry, but it served Its purpose. eventhough the trains never made vi' iniiBB an iiuui, simj 1110 . n n m,. wasn't good .footing for the wheels In wet weather. Mr. Clark, accom panled by his wife, arrived from Walla Walla. Wash., at the Hotel Washington and are on their way to swing around the circle. They will go east by way of the southern states and will return home over the north ern route. No doufft about C. M. Fulkerth's be lng out of luck. Mr. Fulkerth Jour neyed northwsrd from Modesto, Cal.. and all went we'l until he landed in Portland. His grips were all taste fully arrayed at the union depot but someone got them before Mr. Fulkerth. so he arrived at the Hotel Portland sans baggage and In a very unhappy state of mind. Now he will have to buy a new outfit In this city, thus making a practical demonstration of the tourist dollar. Every once In a while some person comes to Portland and It is said that he owns the finest farm in Oregon. Among other owners of the finest farm in Oregon is L. C. Thompson, who registered at the Perkins. This particular finest farm Vs located near Carlton. Mr. Thompson Is a member of the Thompson family which built the Multnomah. Former Representative Libby and S. A. Hughes, also a representative of Marlon county, were among poli ticians in the Imperial lobby yester day. C. E. Woodson, who Is a can didate for renomtnatlon and election. Is registered from his home town of Heppner. Every few days some railroad con tractor comes from Spokane and registers at the Multnomah, until the impression Is given that a big per centage of the Spokane population are professional contractors. The latest arrival is H. H. Hunt. Shipping people from Tokio, Japan, associated with the Mitful company, are K. Murakann and K. Ichikawa, who are registered at the Benson. Tbe visitors are being piloted around by an agent of the local Mitsui of fice. There must be a dent In the Com mercial street crowd Just now. ror the following Astorians are registered in a bunch at the Hotel Portland: M. A Viggers, Thomas Bllycu, J. R. Mc Kinney and C. W. Fleck. George E. Willis, vice-president of the Lally Light corporation of De troit, and Charles S. Harriman. the coast manager, are at the Multnomah. Mr. Willis Is on the coast looking after business Interests. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Graves of Spo kane, who have been sunning them selves in California, have escaped the profiteers and are on their way home. They are at the Benson en route. J. C. Hostetler of The Dalles, who owns considerable acreage down Chenowlth way, where the highway commission almost located the Co lumbia highway, but didn't. Is among thi Imperial arrivals. It makes little difference what the season is or the temperature, A. E. Edwards of Seattle finds business good for his ice-making machines. Ho is at the Hotel Portland. Rev. Allan A. McRea of Tillamook is at the Hotel Washington, and Mr. and Mrs.. Alex Watt, who are Inter ested in church work at Tillamook, are also at the Washington. Mrs. J. C. Flora, whose husband Is In the lumber business at Kerry, Or., Is at the Multnomah while doing some chopping. A. H Silvcrnail. assistant cashier of the Wells-Fargo-Nevada bank of San Francisco, Is among the Benson arrivals. D. M. Nayberger, who is one of the leading merchant princes of McMinn vllle, is at the Hotel Portland with Mrs. Nayberger. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wallace, who welcome tourists at their own hotel In Grass Valley. Or., are at the Im perial. A. W. Peters of the Hood River tribe of horticulturists, is at the Ho tel Portland, HOW TO LOWER KATIOXAL TAXES ! Cutting Cost of Administration Will j Do It. Lovrdrn. ' Editor.) As local representative of Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illi nois, candidate for president of the United States, I will endeavor to an swer a brief editorial of the 14th, in which you inquire as to how Governor Lowden experts to reduce the cost of government operation should he have the honor of being elected president. We can only judge by his past ac tions and achievements and take the liberty of quoting Governor Lowden from the Literary Digest of April 10: A business administration of the na tional government- There is one branch of the admllFtralion at Washington whose work is duplicated by 42 bureaus. Forty one of those 4 bureaus ought to be abol ished, and the expense of their adminis tration done away with. That la merely one example. There should be a budget system In national fi nance, and the covernment organised on business lines and all the useless expenses of administration cut off. Millions of dollars could be saved and cut oi'f the taxes the people have to pay. 11 have no panacea for this country. but all the taxes of every kind are pavaed on to the people, and by the time they reach the people they have been doubled or trebled In going through the middle men. Cut the cost of government admin istration and you cut taxes. Cut taxes and you cut the cost ot living. His work In combining the 125 com missions in Illinois into nine sepa rate bureaus and other reforms in state government have worked a sav ing of $7,000,000 a year, amounting to over 33 per cent of the state taxes, one Hem being (150.000 a year in railway fares.. The same method if applied in the government of the United StateB to the many depart ments which duplicate that mentioned In the third paragraph, where 42 bu reaus are administering one branch of our government, would undoubt edly work to the great financial In terests of the people. Governor Lowden would also instal a budget system for the United States which would enable him to keep close check on the expenditures of the va rious departments. This may not be pleasing to the heads of the various bureaus, but his action In forcing through the many reforms in Illinois shows that he cares little for the opinions rf the professional office holders, and the great American pub lic will get the benefit of his experi ences in handling our second largest state during the war. J. E. DUNNE. WHAT WAS IT WE FOUGHT FORI If Oar Ideals Were bat Figments. Teen Johnson's tbe Man, COVE, Or.. April 12. (To the Edi tor.) There seems to be a great deal of surprise evinced by the press in general that Senator Hiram Johnson went so strong in the Michigan pri maries, which proves that most of the writers have forgotten that most of the Germans and German sympa thizers are opposed to the league of nations, and that Michigan has a large population of German extrac tion. Undoubtedly Mr. Johnson will get most of the "antl-alUes" vote in the United States, as his position on the question of a league of nations de serves and for which he Is to be con gratulated. We are through wtth our late allies; we want absolute isola tion America for America; wo would not even join the league with the Lodge reservations, wherein we might enjoy some of the benefits without any obligation on our part to support the league, as we care nothing for our proclaimed Ideals: our participa tion for democratizing the world Is at an end and we will pledge no support for Its realization and main tenance; we are sufficient unto our selves; let Germany come back as before, if she can. and let our late allies look out for themselves aixl preserve the integrity of the small nations If they can. We believe in a Monroe doctrine for all the Americas and are pledged to support It; but we do not want a Monroe doctrine for the world mixed up with our own. nor will we tup port any such doctrine when nego tiated by a democratic president. It is all right for nations like Cuba. Venezuela, Uruguay, to have a voice In the league, but countries like Can ada and Australia should not have a voice, not even in the assembly of the league, because they might sug gest something that would be unani mously adopted by the executive body. "We propose to keep clear of all European entanglements" as soon as we can erect a "fool proof" fence around tbe United States. No future condition In Europe, no matter how It may affect us in Its consequences, can make us promise to help hold all disturbances at bay. because the United States Is no bigger now nor dfiferent in any way, nor have the times and conditions changed any. here or in Europe, since the time of George Washington or Noah. Is not this what we fought for In the late war, and what our boys gave their lives for, for which we are to pay forty to fifty billion dollars? Was not this what we aimed at our Ideal and goal? If so. Johnson should win: but If not, Michigan will be enough for him to carry, even In the primaries. KARL J. STACKLAXD. CONTENTION OK BOARD UPHELD Victory In Bloom Case Declared Won By Eltninera, PORTLAND. April 14. (To the Editor.) Our attention was called to an article that appeared in The Ore gonlan relative to the mandamus suit of F. M. Bloom vs. Board of Dental Examiners. The statement as it ap peared is misleading to the public and Is unfair to the dental board the public servant In matters relating to the enforcement of the dental laws of this state. The decision handed down by the supreme court at Salem is a decided victory for the board of dental ex aminers. It upholds the contention of the board and sets alde the claim of F. M. Bloom for a license to prac tice dentistry In Oregon, which ts the most Important Issue involved In the action brought against the board by Bloom to compel the board to Issue him a license to practice dentistry. The mandamus action was brought by F. M. Bloom against the board to compel it to give hl.n a license to practice dentistry, although he could not qualify to take an examination, as must all other dentists who desire to engage in the practice of dentistry In this state. The action was based on a law enacted by the legislature in 1919 wherein a provision was made for a limited number of persons to own, manage and conduct a dental office but not to engage in the prac tice of dentistry. Owing to the peculiar wording of this proviso, a number of so-called "outlaw" -dental practitioners in va rious parts of the state conceived the idea that they could now secure a license to practice dentiftry in Ore gon without qualifying for the regu lar examination required by statute. H. H. SCHMITT. President Oregon Board Dental Ex aminers. Pants Tlghter'n Boy's Skin. Boys' Life. Johnny These pant" that you bought for me are too tight. Mother Oh, no, they aren't. Johnny They are, too. mother. They're tighter'n my own skin. Mother Now. Johnny, you know that isn't so. Johnny It is, too. I can sit down in my skin, but I can't sit down. in my pants. More Truth Than Poetry. By James J. sioatssae. Congress has this year discontinued its ancient practice of garden seed distribution. When spring came smiling through the land And set the little brooks to singing. When every breeze was soft and bland And homeward all the birds were winging; When blossoms burgeoned on the mead And green the buds were, on the lattice. I used to watch to see the seed My congressman dispatched mi gratis. And ah! 1 used to plant them too. I set them out on every .May-day: For I was young the skies were blue. And spring and hope were in their hey-day. I watered them with tender care; The richest, blackest loam 1 brought 'em. And all the time that I could spare. I gave to them from May till au tumn. But though the rains wept o'er their beds. Though sunbeams warmed their resting places. No sproutlets ever raised their heads. No plan tl eta showed their tiny faces. But after years I came to know That neither rain nor sun nor diet Nor care nor toil could make them grow. , In fact, that wouldn't even try it. And yet, . In springtime, when they came. Aside I reverently laid them. And always thrilled to see my name Upon the packet that conveyed them. It mattered little IT they grew. That wasn't In the least essential; But when they came the neighbors knew That I was rather Influential. . , f If Possible. Somebody, at this stage of the pro ceedings, should accept a mandatory for William Jennings Bryan. More Supply Than Demand. The only people who don't have any trouble getting help are the propri etors of bonded warehouses. Merely a Suggestion, We might respond to the request of the allies that we take more In terest in them if we could get more Interest out of them. (Copyright, 1920, by the Bell Syndi cate. Inc.) In Other Days. Twenty-five Yenra Ago. From The Oregonlan of April 15, 1S05. Los Angeles. The Hotel Raymond at Pasadena, one of the most famous ning Its trains faster. One of the oldest pioneers in the state. If not the oldest, is Mr. Taylor of Sauvies Island, who came up the Columbia in 1836. He is about 80 years old. Fifty Yenra Aao. From The Oreconlan of April 13. 17. Washington. The Argentine min ister yesterday received a message from the Argentine consul at London saying the Paraguayan war is at an end and Lopez slain. An Immense lime quarry, the rock being 10 feet thick, has Just been dis covered in Umatilla county. An excellent l!-room house, sit uated on lot 1, block 216. ,built last year by Mrs. D. T. Stimson. was sold yesterday to Mrs. E. Harvey, late of Oregon City, for 66fll. SOT IX FAVOR OF CASH BONUS Ser-vlre Mnn Supports Colonel Bar rovra In 11 la Position. GLIDE, Or.. April 12. (To the Edi tor.) Permit me space to express the sentiments of appreciation of not a small element of the former A. E. F. of the dignified stand of Colonel David P. Barrows concerning the clamor for a cash bonus by the Ameri can Legion. Those of us who were so fortunate as to serve with and under this gal lant soldier and gentleman recall with what a high sense of honor and ethics and enthusiasm he regarded his posi tion of soldier of the United States, and his dignified position. In relation to the American Legion and a bonus Is quite characteristic of the man and refreshing to those soldiers of the A. E. F. who helped carry the ball through the Hindenburg line, and whose military services are not on a cauh basis. Colonel Barrows Is a type unfor tunately only too rare in. American public life. In these days of maudlin Americanism, of Johnsons, Lodges and all the rest of the miserable band of reactionaries who have dragged the national honor in the dust under the pitiful slogan of "Little American Ism." it Is to such men as Colonel Barrows and his compeers that we who keep the faith look to for noble and patriotic expressions of senti ment. The American Legion has quite enough legitimately to do, fighting the battle of national training, a sub ject our politicians of either party are too cowardly to sponsor, secur ing proper compensation . for the wounded and incapacitated (for Anerica can never do enough for the man who has been injured In her service) and furthering tbe interests of true patriotism everywhere, par ticularly rebuking those pitiful crea tures who so Infamously are holding the national honor up to the scorn of the world generally, snd our allies in particular. Preference in the civil service lists, especially priority In the allotment of the public domain these are quite proper expressions of gratitude on the part of a grateful nation, but this clamor for a cash bonus and the like t Dring Qinniiiiur on iiic inciuuij j l hi- soldiers of the great war. W. L. H. OSBORNE. Many Applyt Few F.llgrible. PORTLAND, April 14. (To the Edi tor.) The Oregonian published last week an Item stating that 1000 appli cations were on fUe in the office of the superintendent of schools and that only 100 teachers were to be elected. While these figures are correct, the explanation that nine-tenths of these applicants are not eligible because of lack of experience or professional training and that many ot them Have sent applications broadcast to sev eral large cities and if axperlenced and desirable might easily be elacted In Seattle or some other city paying larger salaries than. Portland, Is due the public in view of the interest in school matters and the prospective 2-mill levy for elementary school pur poses. Superintendent D. A. Grout saic yesterday that past experience has proved that only a 'scant 10 per cent of applicants are eligible for election. JESSIE M'GREGOR, Secretary Federated Teachers' Council. resorts of the state, was burned tof the ground yesterday afternoon. The Southern Pacific company Is constantly making improvements on Its line between Portland and ' San Francisco, lookinar forward to run 1-