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TILE MORNING' OREGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1920
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AN APPEAL TO COMMON SENSB.
The) purpose of the symposium of
opinion on the anti - medication
measure published In the Sunday
Oregonian was plain enough. It was
to set against the persistent efforts
of a few Individuals to create preju
dice in Oregon against established
disease preventives, the results of
the researches of men who are de
voting their lives to human welfare
and also the results of the researches
cf another class of scientists em
ployed by institutions to which the
good health of the community Is a
cold, practical matter of dollars and
cents.
The United States health bureau
I was created by law and Is main
tained by the people. It Is a bureau
under the secretary of state at
"Washington D. C. The head of the
bureau has the title of surgeon-general.
The surgeon-general protests,
on the behalf of the public health of
the entire United States against
adoption by Oregon of the anti-medication
measure.
The Rockefeller Institute for Med
ical Research is a privately endowed
Institute the namtftl which indicates
Its purpose. It Is not a profit mak
ing establishment. It represents
solely the efforts of a very wealthy
man to put a portion of his fortune
to public good. The name of its ui
rector is a household word. Dr.
5imon Flexner informs the Oregon
public that the menace of this legis
lation would be particularly great in
a state with ocean ports at a period
in the world's history in which de
structive epidemic diseases threaten
from every side.
It is to such men as Surgeon-Gen
eral Cumming, Dr. Flexner and.
others that the safety of this coun
try is entrusted against invasion of
typhus, cholera and other disease
from those countries of Europe,
which so war toron that sanitation
and prevention have fallen down
and disease is epidemic. If they do
not know what they are talking
about then private endowment and
public money are wasted and there
should be put In charge somebody
from Oregon whose ideas on medi
cation are based not on scientific re
eeach but on suspicion and prejudice.
There was included Sunday the
testimony of Dr. Victor Heiser who
speaks from experience as director
of health for the Philippine islands
during the period In which smallpox
was stamped out and who is now at
the head of the International Health
Hoard, another endowed and non
profit taking institution.
There was an emphatic warning
from Dr. Milton Joseph Rosenau,
probably the foremost bacteriologist
In the United States. He is medical
advisor of the Red Cross and served
in similar capacity in the navy dur
ing the war. He was one of those
to whom the physical well-being of
countless American sons was en
trusted and it was he wlth'others
who brought the navy and the army
through the war with a minimum of
infectious and contagious disease by
application of the exact preventive
measures that it is proposed Ore
Con shall now discountenance.
The insurance companies of the
United States are in the business of
making money out of the good
health of the people. They have or
ganized statistical bureaus which
keep a record of medical experience
in the control of epidemics and the
prevention of disease. The commit
tee of public health of the associa
tion of life insurance medical direc
tors inform the people of Oregon
that the statistics of life insurance
companies are abundant and exten
sive and that all of them support the
contention of the best medical scien
tific opinion of the world. The com
mittee asserts that In every instance
in which vaccination has been aban
doned outbreaks have occurred,
usually promptly.
The insurance medical directors
speak from a selfish standpoint, if
you are pleased to call it that- The
pood health of the people means
greater profits for the companies.
If vaccination and inoculation pro
mote disease, as the Oregon objec
tors to those forms of preventive
measures assert, the life insurance
companies would have found it out
j Ions:, long apro.
On another occasion, an anti-vac-.
cination measure was defeated in
Oregon by a narrow vote. There is
on this occasion no excuse for ignor
ance or prejudice on the subject.
The common Sense of the voters of
Oregon oupht to speak emphatically.
AHOIT YAP AND MANDATES.
r!scussion about the island of
Yap, which Is a sort of halfway
house for trans - Pacific cables.
brings into prominence article 22 of
the leajue covenant, regarding man
dates. Japan claims Yap tinder the
mandate covering all the Pacific
islands north of the equator, but
President vN ilson 6aid he made a
special reservation regarding final
disposition of that island, and the
state department now claims unre
stricted use of the cables, which
Japan claims with the island.
This little dot on the ocean may
play a great part in the future of the
Pacific. By holding it and control
ling Its cables Japan would have
considerable power over our com
munications with the Philippines
and China, which might work to our
detriment in commerce and certainly
would do so in case of war, improb
able as that may be. Article 22 pro
vides that mandates be held as a
sacred trust for the Inhabitants, but
fit divides them into three classes.
Certain communities formerly be
longing to the Turkish empire can
be provisionally recognized as Inde
pendent nations subject to the ren
dering' of administrative advice and
assistance by a mandatory until they
are able to stand alone." As regards
"other peoples, especially those of
central Africa, the mandatory must
be responsible for the -administration
of the territory" under certain con
ditions. . .. . "which will secure
equal opportunities for the trade and
commerce of other members of the
league." The third class is "terri
tories such as Southwest Africa and
certain of the South Pacific Islands
which ... can best be adminls
tered under the laws of the manda
tory as integral portions of its terri
tory subject to the safeguards above
1 mentioned in the interests of the in
digenous population." Yap seems to
fall in the third class.
The provision as to "equal oppor
tunities for trade and commerce ap
plies only to the second class, there
fore would not cover unrestricted
right to use the cables landing; at
Yap. but that right might be se-'
cured under the following provision
The degree of authority, control or ad
ministration to be exercised by the man
datory shall, lr not previously agreed upon
by the members of the league, be ex
plicitly defined in each case by the council.
The clause, however, Is,, not con
strued In practice as It reads. In
stead of being agreed on by the
members of the league or defined
by the council the terms of a man
date are drawn up by the mandatory
power Itself and presented to the
league for acceptance. That Is the
method adopted by Great Britain as
mandatory for Mesopotamia,
stated by Premier Lloyd George. By
the same rule Japan might make
rules for use of the Yap cables and.
if any other nation protested, it
would have to fight the matter out
before the league. That might cause
some friction and occupy much time
during which the mandatory would
follow Its pleasure.
Unless a mandate Is to be a mere
blind for annexation. Its terms should
be laid down by the league .itself,
not by the mandatory, and equal op
portunities for all nations should be
secured in all territory under man
date, not in the second class only.
The manner In which . Britain is di
viding Mesopotamian oil land and Is
excluding American oil men goes to
show the need of protection for the
rights of nations.
ALWAYS PUTTING ON THE BRAKES.
The Columbia River highway was
built to the Multnomah county line
over the panicky protests of a moss
back element that regarded the In
vestment as waste, extravagance, an
"orgy" of speculation devised by
idealists and real estate promoters.
What have they to say about It now?
The Interstate bridge, across the
Columbia, was constructed over the
objections of the same mossback ele
ment, which said that the old ferry
was good enough, and the $1,250,
000 in bonds from Multnomah coun
ty was a foolish project of spend
thrift idealism, a needless burden on
the groaning taxpayers. What have
they to say about it now?
The Broadway bridge, costing $2,
000,000. was fought by the hold
backs on the ground that there were
enough bridges and its
estimated
cost was four to five times too muctwl
What have they to say now? I
Less than four years ago, far-see- 1
ing enterprise devised the 36,000,000
bonding road plan, and put It
throug-h the legislature over the
panicky opposition of the mossbacks. I
It marked the end of talk about
good roads for the state, and the be
ginning of work work which as
sures the state of a worth-while sys-
tern of highways. What have the
objectors to say about it now?
Now, after years of discussion I
about ways and means to make of I
foriiana a great port, a comprenen-
slve proposal is made for port con-
solidation, for channel betterment,
and for inner harbor improvement.
Gloomy objectors see nothing but
bankruptcy in it. Everybody who
was against the Columbia River
highway, against the interstate
bridge, against the Broadway bridge.
against road bonds, is of course
against the $10,000,000 port project.
though, doubtless, they do not in
clude all the opposition. But with
out the chronic objectors, the greater
port plan would have easy sailing.
Progress is never promoted by the
do-nothings,, the try-something-elses.
and the wait-awhiles.
A MINORITY ATTEMPTS TO DICTATE,
The strike of British miners Is far
more than a gigantic industrial con
flict; it is part of a concerted effort
on the part of labor leaders to force
socialism on the country. Behind
all the talk about wages, the price
of coal and the cost of living is the
demand for nationalization of mines.
That Is the aim of the spokesmen
for the miners. It marks a revolu
tion in the policy of the British
labor party. The early labor mom
hers of parliament were staunch ad
herents of individualism, and their
chief demands were that the law
should recognize the equal right of
workingmen to combine for collec
tive bargaining with employers.
They now take advantage of gov
eminent control over mines, which
survives from the war, to endeavor
to force the government to buy the
mines and give the miners an equal
voice in running them. That was
the demand made in the spring of
1919, and it is still held in the back
'found, not abandoned. The labor
party has only about fifty out of 670
members in the house of commons,
but this minority tries to impose its
policy on the majority.
In a less degree the concessions
made by the British government
have had the same effect as the
communist system in Russia. By re
moving the incentive of self-interest
it has led to reduced production. In
July, 1919, wages were raised 30 per
cent and hours were reduced to
seven a day with an implied under
standing that the miners would
compensate, at least In part, for the
lost hour by greater industry. Of
late they have not done so. Produc
tion in the first quarter of 1920 was
at the rate of 24S.000.000 tons a year
but it has since fallen to a rate of
'S' snn nnn tnn
-oa.ouu.uuu tons. -ne miners insist
that they should have higher wages
to correspond with the increase in
cost of living. The government re
plies that they have not produced as
much coal for the last wage increase
as before. It proposes a minimum
output, which it calls a datum, and
offers to raise wages in proportion
to increased output above this da
turn, even to a higher point than the J
miners ask. The miners insist that
they are entitled to the demanded
increase regardless of' output, and
offer, after this is given, to negotiate
further for larger output, evidently
I aiming at a further increase. Against
this succession of demands the gov
ernment is firm.
The miners have, allied themselves
with the railroad men and transport
workers in the hope of forcing the
government to surrender, but they
are far from united, and their allies
may hesitate to arouse the govern
ment to a finish fight by going on a
sympathetic strike. A considerable
minority of the whole number of
miners voted against the strike, in
some districts there, was a bare ma
jority in its favor, and well authen
ticated cases of intimidation indicate
that many who voted for the strike
are opposed at heart. The govern
ment has quietly prepared to keep
the people supplied with food, to
keep traffic .moving- and to husband
reserves of coal. As it used motor
transport to fight the railroad strike
a year ago. it may do likewise on a
larger scale. The great body of the
people resents this attempt at dic
tatorship and may rally to the gov
ernment - as it did most effectively
against the railroad strike, for it
realizes that not miners' wages but
majority rule is at stake.
DODGING.
'' Dr. Lovejoy's statement that she Is
not committed to the Plumb plan
for the railroads does not compare
well with the courageous denuncia
tion of that plan by Representative
McArthur and with his support of
the Cummins-Esch railroad bill. Dr.
Lovejoy's statement is evidently
framed to cultivate doubt in the
minds of those who are inclined to
support ber for congress bnt who
oppose the Plumb plan whether she
would support It If It came In con
gress. The fact remains that she has ac
cepted the support of advocates of
the Plumb plan, that she Is In the
hands of people who try to promote
It and that no reasonable doubt ex
ists that she would be led by her ob
ligations to these people to vote for
it in congress.
Dr. Lovejoy runs on the prohibi
tion as well as the democratic ticket,
although there is no need of prohibi
tionists In congress since the prin
ciple for which they stand has been
embodied In the constitution and In
the Volstead law. The prohibition
party never advanced the cause of
prohibition one Inch. It was not en
acted till it was taken out of the
hands of that party and made a non
partisan question. It would gain
nothing by the election of Dr. Love
joy In place of Mr. McArthur, for the
present congressman has promised
to oppose any weakening of the Vol
stead act.,
mo atxacic on Mr. McArthur on
the score of his prohibition record
is particularly discreditable, for
those who make it Justify their
course by the fact that he stood by
a promise to vote according to the
wishes of his constituents as lndi
cated by their vote on the state
amendment. Having kept that prom
ise, he can be trusted to keep the
one which he has now made.
SEX AND INTELLIGENCE.
That psychologists should deem It
necessary to conduct elaborate series
of tests to support the thesis .that
Intelligence does not rest on sex, but
is a matter of the individual, indi
cates that certain of the hoary no
tions of a bygone age preserve their
vitality by repetition. But even those
who are willing to concede, from
their own observation, that the men
tal capacity of men and women Is
equal will be Interested in the con-
elusion of Dr. Daniel Starch, asso-
elate professor of osvcholosrv In the
University of Wisconsin, that equal-
Ity does not imply identity in every
particular.
We do not need to be told, as Dr.
Starch reminds us, "that most of the
(great geniuses of the world have
1 been men." But this may be due to
the fact that men have had the lion's
share of the opportunities to develop
genius. The so-called weaker sex
I ought to derive comfort from the
I statistics which show that whatever
I may be said as to the numerical pre
1 ponderance of male genius, "at the
other end of the scale, among crimi
nals and Idiots, the men far outnum
ber the women." Nor Is it fair to
measure genius only with the man-
made yardstick: it is a quality far
too subtle to be gauged that way.
or, as Dr. Starch observes:
It rather seems to me that even in. this
matter oi genius we do not aake a lal
comparison. we Judge women by their
attainments in what have been for cen
turies the specific activities of men: art.
science, medicine, law. statesmanship, ora
tory, war. business. . . . iut why make
the comparison there, since women's fields
have been the home amd society? Wouldn't
it be more reasonable to Judgs them by the
capacities they have shown in those fields?
If we did, I think we would find more
geniuses among women than we have sup-
posed, it seems to me that there is as
extraordinary a range of capacity among
mothers, simply aa mothers, as there is
among doctors, or lawyers, or business
men in their occupations.
Other traditions suffer by scienti
fic analysis. The "vanity" of women.
for Illustration, may be but emphasis
upon that which in the past has been
woman's chief source of power
her personal appearance. His ap
pearance having ceased to matter
much as a factor of success, man has
stopped thinking a great deal about
it. He is not called vain because he
thinks and schemes to increase his
ability in directions that count, but
this again is because men have set
the standard of appraisement. Both
sexes are trying to develop the
sources of their power. And it Is In
teresting to recall that it is only a
century or two since men dressed
with quite as much display as women
in colored silks and velvets.
THE MAIN ISSCK.
The real issue of the campaign is.
the utter failure of the democratic
party to deal successfully with the
great problems of war and peace,
and the enormous expenditure im
posed on the people with very little
to show for it in material of war or
In service for peace. The facts can
not be successfully denied, but in the
face of them the party which has
this unprecedented record of failure
pretends that on the subject of the
league Its leader is infallible and
that this covenant must not be
changed except to clarify it. We
marvel that a man endowed with
such unerring wisdom makes even
that concession.
The duty of the president is to
i inmate policy irom nis Knowledge
I and study of conditions both in this
I country and in the world at large,
and to execute them as congress
gives them expression in legislation,
Mr. Wilson had an unexampled op
portunity not only to initiate but to
execute his own policy, for he was
supported by a majority In both sen
ate and house from March, 1913, to
March, 1919. That period covered
the whole period during which he
should have prepared for war, made
war, made peace and prepared for
and begun reconstruction. He musf
I be judged, and his party with him.
I by the extent of this opportunity and
by the manner In which he used It
He refused to prepare for wat
throughout the period from August,
9 la, to March, 1917.
After congress declared war, he
inexcusably delayed preparation and
In consequence the army had not
been supplied from this country with
the most, necessary implements of
war artillery shell, airplanes, tanks.
gas and more than half the expedi
tionary force had been transported
In foreign ships, when hostilities
ceased.
He neglected to ask congress for
authority to reorganize the govern
ment for. war purposes till the war
had continued for almost a year.
When criticism drove him to ask it.
he, was given authority more unlim
ited than had been given, to any
former president. He used it to cre
ate nineteen new boards, commis
sions and agencies outside the regu
lar departments . which employed
more persons and cost more money
than all the regular departments of
the army and navy. This organiza
tion scattered authority, overlapped
functions, caused confusion and de
lay and was' wasteful in the extreme,
where centralization under one head,
clear definition . of power, prompt
action and economy where billions
were involved were essential.
The same power which was grant
ed -for war could have been used
to ,re-organlze the government for
peace reconstruction, for the Over
man act granting it extends it six
months after proclamation of peace
and peace has not yet been pro
claimed. Tha cumbrous organization
created for war lias not been fully
abolished, but It prepared no plans
for reconstruction or demobilization.
The administration was as unready
for peace as It had been for war,
The Initiative to dissolve the war
boards, which should have been
taken by the president, had to be
taken by the republican congress.
the meeting of which the president
delayed for two and a half months
after its term becran.
Continuation of war expenditure
long after the war ended was the re
sult.' For the fiscal year 1920, which
began nearly eight months after the
armistice, department estimates for
war activities were $4,400,000,000
For the fiscal year 1920 which opened
almost twenty months after the war
ended, the estimates were $3,217,000,-
000, for war activities, but congress
appropriated only $1,854,000,000 for
thi3 purpose. In spending, the gov
ernment continued to fight lone
after the last shot had been fired.
The president failed to make peace.
though in the round robin the ma
jority party in the senate pointed
out how peace could quickly be
made. If the president had con
sented to divorce the league from
the treaty, peace would have been
established .at least a year ago and
a world conference could then have
formed a league of nations. By in
sisting that it should be done his
wayi the president has brought it
about that we are still formally at
war and are isolated from the
league.
Parties, like men, must be Judged
by the results that they produce.
The democratic party has failed in
all the duties imposed on it by the
war, and the people still pay the
heavy cost of its failure. For that
party to ask the people to trust it
with the work of reconstruction
which it should have done v and
which it had the opportunity to do
in the last two years is too great a
tax on their confidence. Knowing
that he has a poor case, Mr. Cox
selects the league as the means of
making a smoke barrage to bide the
real issue, which is the utter failure
of the democratic party to make
either war or peace with efficiency.
Expenses of forthcoming or pos
sible "drives" should be reduced to
the minimum- Men .without other
support - than coupons cut from
bonds ought to do the managing and
women of assured income the cleri
cal work. Make it "classy," if need
be, and keep every dollar for the
main purpose. There Is no war to
insplre'contributlons.
Judge Wilson of The Dalles circuit
is shocked at the moral degeneracy
manifest in the metropolis. So are
others, not on the bench. Perhaps
one reason Is too much paroling- of
criminals. A really merciful judge
needs to be stern and unrelenting
and does not need be told of it.
There are 231,336 registered re
publicans in Oregon. Some of these
are democrats who have the habit
for voting at a primary; but the
number Is small. Perhaps that grand
total will go to the polls next week.
If they do "it's all over," to use the
worn-out 'phrase.
That "the heathen Chinee is pe
cullar Is proverbial, but when a
jury finds one guilty of selling nar
cotics be is no different from the
American in that he takes the- full
course of law as exemplified by his
attorney.
The Portland business excursion
ists who returned yesterday found
the region "east of the mountains"
all they expected and more in men
and material things. There are no
files on Bunchgrass at this time of
year.
A millinery course is provided for
the wives of the faculty and women
connected with the college . at Cor
vallis, and" that is downright mean
on the local milliners, for obvious
reasons, mainly financial.
The new republic of Lienz in the
Austrian Tyrol may not have been
founded in vain. At least it will
bring Joy to the hearts of the phi
latelists. General White, compelled by "ne
cessities of war" to sleep in a barn,
found himself a classical hobo when
the irate owner appeared armed
with the time-honored hayfork.
"Why should the spirit of mortal
be proud?" "Why should a hen cross
the trail?" Why should "Pat" Mc
Arthur, congressman, worry? There
are no answers.
A Kentucky preacher is on a hun
ger strike to compel his daughter to
join the church. He should know
better. Leading beats driving a
woman.
.Three secret indictnaents were re
turned by the grand Jury, and has
anybody left town that you know of?
Recall the fine-toothed comb of
your boyhood? They cost 10 cents
now, but results are the same.
Spokane is first to lead with dol
lar eggs. The season begins early
this year. -
Indian summer at last.
Those Who Come and Go.
Arthur BulHn Johnson, owiler of ;
the Lumber. Review of Chicago, who i -
travels 10
months in the year i
throughout
in o uuiieu c in Lea auu
Canada, thus living largely at hotels.
on leaving the Multnomah hotel the
other day said: " I think you folks
on the Pacific coast do not appreci
ate how little oano profiteering there
Is done by the hotels of this section.
compared with the Mississippi valley
and the middle west generally. Ac
commodations east are nearly double
the rate of those here. I find. This
comparison of charges is true for the
entire coast. I am glad to be Hn a
section' Vh ere I can find relief from i
profiteering; that touches me person
ally, I can assure you.
Yesterday 'was such an attractive
outdoor sort of day that most of the
tourists who are making their way
to California , at this time of the year
and who were in Portland made their
way to the parks and out on the hills
and highways. Among the visitors
at the Hotel Portland who were lav
ish in their praise of the scenic beau
ties of the vicinity were Mr. and Mrs.
C. S. Emraeluth of Ossinlng. N. Y and
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bradford of Oxford,
O. These couples, who have many
friends who will make the same trip
later will recommend that they break
their journeys in Portland so as to
view the eountry.
Canadian, operators In timber are
Interested at this time in the situ
ation on this side of the line, as it
will govern their activities almost en
tirely, states William Baker, presi
dent of the Crows' Nest Pass Lumber
company of Wardner, B. C-, who, with
his manager, C M. Pennock. Is at the
Hotel Portland. Offshore export trade
Is flourishing In the north, these men
say, and goodly orders are being
booked from the British possessions
in the Pacific ocean.
F. D. Henshaw of Seattle, brother
of the Inventor of a rota-y plow that
they believe will revolutionize the
farming industry. Is at the Benson
hotel after a trip east In the interests
of their business. He reports thct
business conditions are excellent at
Pittsburg- and that he had little diffi
culty in getting a manufacturer there
to take up the proposition of caring
for their Interests.
George M. Brown, the newly ap
pointed associate justice of the state
supreme court, was in Portland for
the first time since his appointment
yesterday as he and the other mem
bers of the court passed through the
city on their way to open the eastern
Oregon session of the court at Pen
dleton today. Presiding Justice Mc
Bride did not accompany the party
who stopped at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Behrendsen and
Miss Esther Kretman returned last
week from an extensive trip abroad,
and report conditions In Europe
greatly Improved. The party visited
England. Ireland. Wales, Holland
Germany and France.
Charles Hall president of the state
chamber of commerce, who signs the
Benson hotel register from Coos Bay
will be a busy man for the next few
days as he has a great mass of detail
work to clear in connection with the
state boosting work that his chamber
is doing.
Walter K Taylor, ex-mayor of Cor
vallls, realty operator and prominent
ly Identified with the state dairy as
sociation. Is at the Multnomah. His
mission in the city is fraught with
secrecy and he refused to divulge
trie nature of his business.
It. H. Hosklns who sells fruit and
produce at Astoria is at the Multrfo
man hotel. Winter contracts for per.
ishable vegetables are . interesting
mm at this time and he states that
the Indications are for a good holiday
season.
Ci. Gennell of Panjalo and F. St.
Gebhie of Bombay, India, are on'an
observation tour of the United States
and are studying Oregon's business
interests while they remain here at
tne Hotel Portland.
Peter Connacher of Taeolt. Wash.
well known in timber circles, is at
the Multnomah, where he will be for
few days arranging for materials
and contracts in his line.
Charles M. Gunn, president of th
Guna-Carle company, dealers in pig
iron and steel and one of the best
known business men of San Francisco,
is at the Multnomah.
C W. ATWard, a Seaside druggist
and O. D. S. Wade, a merchant
Eugene, are spending a few days In
the city with their headquarters at
the Oregon hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Grotke, after
spending the summer at Gearhart and
Astoria, have returned to Portland
and are stopping at the Nortonia,
Mr. Grotke is a well-known news
paper man of Astoria.
J. W. Condon, who operates th
telephone exchange at The Dalles, and
Mrs. Conden are registered at th
Imperial. Mr. Condon is on one of his
frequent business visits to the city,
H. G. Wilson, formerly In charge of
the Indian agency at Roseburg and
who is yet in the Indian service in
Montana, is at the Imperial.
Mary Boeschen and Wilda Salmon
of Salem are registered at the Benso
hotel.
A YEAR FROM MY WINDOW.
Spring.
The madrigal of meadowlark.
The sheen of greening grass.
The odors sweet from everywhere,
Say spring's about to pass.
.Summer.
The dust hangs thick on leaf and
bough.
Both beast and bird are dumb.
The sun hangs molten In the sky,
Midsummer day has come.
Autumn.
The sun folds rosy pinions close.
And sinks to rest full soon;
While in the sky play baby stars,
Nursed by the crescent moon.
Winter.
The last dead leaf floats slowly down
To its home beneath the sod;
The naked branches eeem to lift
Imploring hands to God.
MARIAN D. MERRY.
Strange Rose-Growth Stated.
London Tit-Bits.
Flowers seem so highly specialized
that one does not associate them
with the vegetative or growing part
,of the plant. Yet there Is no doubt
that blossoms have had a leafy origin
even though this Is not always very
obvious. A strancre case of a flower
breaking away into a shoot is re
corded. A rose bush growing in a
garden in Natal, South Africa, was
responsible for the curiosity. The
bud. instead! of expanding1 Into a
flower, sent up a stalk, at the end of
which was borne a rose that was
finely developed.
Horse" Bread Liked.
London Star.
- Pumpernickel is the rye bread used
by the Westphalian peasants, which
in some other parts of Germany is
regarded as a delicacy. The loaves
are sometimes 60 pounds In weight.
The name is said to have originated
in the saying of a French cavalry
soldier, who rejected the bread with
disgust, saying it was only "Bon pour
Nicholas" that is, lit or good for
Nicholas, his horse.
RECOMMENDATIONS ON MEASURES
The Oregonian' Analyses State Bills
. .. .t a
, r, rMnin'i
- ,vsi. of the, several measures on
tnB ,tat) ballot and ita recommends-
tions thereon.
Compulsory "Voting and registration
amendment. S00 yes; 301 no.
Thlsmendment establishes nothing
except the authority of the legisla
ture to compel by subsequent enact
ment all qualified persons to register
and vote. Similar measures in other
countrteshave failed of their purpose
and even to approach effectiveness in
tnis country wouia require wimmu
ment of some form oTpoHce espion
go antagonistic to American Ideas
of liberty. .
Vote 3S1 no. ,
Regulating legislative sessions and
payment ' of legislators, oui yes;
303 no.
Constitutional amendment length
ening the legislative term from 40 to
60 days, and, increasing the pay of
members from $120 to $300 and for
bidding in most instances the Intro
duction of new bills after the 40th
ay. Adoption would'prornote a more
rderlv consideration of laws. This
prospective Improvement is worth the
additional cost. .
Vote SOS yea.
Oleomargarine bill. 304 yes;
305 no.
The bill Is an attempt to legislate
oleomargarine, cocoanut butter and
all other butter substitutes from the
market by Imposing? a hisrh license
upon sale and upon, use in public
places. State and federal laws now
amply protect the consumer from de
ception. The bill is defective in that
it prescribes no license lor retailers
and Its effect would largely be to
transfer manufacture of wholesome
butter substitutes in this state to
other states but still permit retail
of imported products. Bad in both
principle ana aeiaix. -
Vote 305 no.
Single tax amendment. 306 yes
307 no.
Eliminates all taxes except taxes on
land with the ultimate but unstated
object of expropriation through high
taxation of all lands and conversion
of all farmers into tenants of the
state. It is a measure heretofore re
jected by the voters on numerous
occasions. Similar measures adopted
in Canadian provinces have proved
an economic failure and are being
abandoned as rapidly as .possible. It
is a aream ox tneorists, some ox wnora
have money, and has been worked to
death in Oregon by propagandists in
need of meal tickets. Whether Its
proponents have been subsidized this
yeasKhas not been disclosed.
Vote 307 no.
Amendment fixing term of certain
county officers. 388 yes; 309 no.
An amendment giving to five county
officers the same tenure of office as
other county officers and state and
city officers in general. Corrects an
unreasonable discrepancy and would
promote better performance of county
business.
Vote 30S yes. "
Port of Portland, dock commission
consolidation. 310 yes; 311 no.
Provides for the "consolidation of
two commissions performing the same
functions and authorizes the single
commission to issue bonds for river
channel and Inner harbor improve
ment, and for acquirement, reclama
tion and disposal of low lands in and
abutting harbor. While approval bf
the entire state is required it involves
no statewide' taxes or issuance of
state bonds. Is wholly local in its
application to the Port of Portland.
Does not specifically commit port
commission to the much discussed
Swan island project. In its progres
sive -and investment character it is
similar to the Interstate bridge, Co
lumbia highway and general road pro
gramme.
Vote 310 yes. j
Anti-compulsory vaccination meas
ure. Amendment. 312 yes; 313 no.
Title of this amendment is a mis
nomer. It is an antl-medlcatlon
measure and is plainly designed to
permit freedom of movement in pub
lic places of disease carriers. There
is no Compulsory vaccination In Ore
gon and none suggested. Amendment
is denounced by scientists of national
repute as a menace to publio health
and as a distinct backward step.
' Vote 313 no.
Amendment fixing legal rate of In
terest, 311 yes; 315 no.
Fixes the legal rate at 4 per cent
and the contract rate at not , more
than 5 per cent. Attempts by law to
reduce Interest rates are as old as
history and have never failed to pro
mote a money stringency, and ac
tually Increase the rate of interest by
compelling borrowers to resort to un
scrupulous lenders. No home owner
with a mortgage on kis place would
be able to renew it if this amendment
passed, except by violating the law
and paying a higher rate for the at
tendant risk.
Vote 31S no., (
Roosevelt bird refuge measure.
316 yes; 317 no.
Cedes Malheur lake to the govern
ment for a perpetual bird reserve.
Out of the irreconcilable evidence at
hand The Oregonian has reached the
conclusion that part of Malheur lake
area is valuable for agriculture and
part is not; that adoption of this
measure would mean surrender of
certain valuable property held in
trust for the public schools, in return
for which countless aquatic and marsh
birds, some of which are enemies of
farm pests, would be better per
petuated. It Is a transaction on which
the voter should use his own judg
ment
No rrcommrndatioa.
Divided legislative session amend
ment. 318 yes; 319 no.
The aim of this amendment Is the
same as that of 302 yea-303 no, here
inbefore discussed, but it seeks to at
tain it in a diiierent way. It pro
vides for a recess of nearly 60 days
after the legislature has been tn ses
sion 40 days and for reconvening of
that body thereafter for ten days in
which only final action would be per
mttted on bills considered in the first
period. Does not increase 'per diem
of members but adds somewhat to
cost of legislature by lengthening ses
sion and increasing mileage traveled,
Those in favor of this nreasure should
also vote 302 yes, as widespread dis
crimination between the two by those
who favor an improvement In legisla
tive procedure will mean the defeat
of both. If both pass the one receiv
ing the largest affirmative vote will
prevail.
Vote 318 yea.
State market commission act. 320
yes; 321 no.
This measure gives state encourage
ment to co-operative and other
methods of reducing the spread be
tweerrwhat the producer receives and
the consumer pays. It is in the in
terests of both classes.
Vote 320 yea. .
At Forty Dollars a Throw?
Glendale News. '
We just knew the women of this
country were endowed with becoming
modesty as well as gooa sense. Not
single one has shied her miillinery into
the presidential ring for the election
four years nance. ..
WHAT PORTLAND BALLOT OFFERS
City Hesurarra Explained and Reeosa
mendatlona Made Thereon.
The Oregonian presents herewith
the results of its study of the ordin
ance and charter amendments to be
voted on In Portland November 2, to
gether with ita recommendations
thereon:
Zoning Ordinance. 600 Yes; E01 No.
A measure heretofore adequately
discussed by the press. It establishes
districts wherein certain types of
buildings and property users are per
mitted or prohibited, the object being
definitely to fix the character of these
districts as regards erection of factor
ies, business houses, flats, apart- 1
ments. residences or other structures.
It is in line with the best ideas of
civic improvement and betterment.
Vote 500 yea.
Amendment authorizing' additional
municipal judge and establishment of
night sessions. 02 yes; 503 no.
An incident In city growth. The
present municipal court is so over
burdened with work that proptr con
sideration cannot be given to cases
and it is constantly running behind in
its work.
Vote SOS yea.
Amendment authorizing five-year
lighting contracts. 504 yes; 505 no.
Contracts may be entered into for
lighting streets and publio buildings
now for only two years. A lower rate
can be had on a five-year contract.
An economy measure-
Vote S04
Amendment ratifying reinstatement
of certain civil service employes. 606
yes; 607 no-
Involves the civil service standing
of 84 city employes who at orre time
left the service, but have been re-employed.
A perfunctory measure in
volving no new principle.
Vote SOS yes.
Amendment authorizing levy of three
mills annually in addition to the
maximum of 8 mills authorized by the
present charter. 508 yes; 509 no.
This Is a re-submlsston of a meas
ure adopted one year ago. It merely
authorizes a continuance of the pre
sent tax rate, the Increase of a year
ago having been made temporary in
the hope that municipal living costs
would come down. Therevtoaving been
no reduction in the cost of materials
or labor the extra three mills are as
necessary as they ever were.
Vote 50S yea.
Charter amendment authorizing
transfer of property under control of
dock commission to port commission
oiu yes; 511 no.
This amendment permits transfer of
property as provided in the port and
dock commission consolidation mea
sure on the state ballot. 'It will be
without effect if the state measure
fails but will be necessary if it car
ries.
Vote S10 yes.
Amendment authorizing progress
payments on street and sewer con
struction work. 613 yes; 513 no.
Street and sewer construction con
tractors" must now await comple
tion or tneir work before receiving
payment from the city. Larire con
tracts are therefore bid on only by
concerns having strong financial
backing, and competition is thus lim
lted. this amendment authorizes in
surance of warrants up to 80 per cent
oi tne worK perrormed during tne
progress of the work. The warrants
draw 6 per cent which would be paid
by tne Improvement district until re
tired by sale of improvement district
bonds. It is believed that despite this
nterest charge for a short period the
property owners would profit by ob
taining a lower contract price on the
work. As progress payments are
optional with the council the plan
can be abandoned if it does not make
the predicted saving. It is a safe
measure and Worth trying.
vote oi- res.
OLD - TIME .VIRTUES EXJOIXED
Example Set by Mrs. Harding Should
Become Widely Popular.
PORTLAND. Oct. 23. (To the Ed
itor.) Your editorial, "O'd-Fashioned
Virtues," is to the point- But why
should one be a subject for jeers'and
bruises if he "advocated a renais
sance to the old-iashioned virtues of
simplicity and thrift which were once
taught in the nomeT
The creator of the universe com
mands his people to live along these
lines. I do' not know what the dis
ciples did with the 12 baskets of
scraps which Jesus told them to save.
but I do know that if church people
really loved the Lord It would be a
pleasure for them to "gather up the
fragments that nothing be lost."
While there is no ecriptural authority
for wearing uniforms or disfiguring
oneself, Christ and his apostles clear
ly taught simplicity and thrift. Wo
men are told to "adorn themselves in
modest apparel, and not in costly ar
ray." Therefore, if the church wants
to start a worth-while reform it can
become more efficient in righteous-
if it will obey these old-fash
ioned virtues.- It is true that women
have not added to their personal ap
pearance by squandering millions ot
money on costly raiment- However,
foolishness along this line has reared
an unworthy standard, for many peo
ple appear to think that clothes make
the person. We have been told that
women can transform the world. Why
consume time with such talk? Men
can reform the world by obeying
divine law. It is woman's business
to help him do this work. Church
people should recognize the fact that
while they are gratifying their own
vanity they are contributing to the
delinquency of others.
-
Of course, we are our brother's
keeper. However, one may deceive
himseif when - giving-. great sums of
money for foreign work and then fail
to present his own body a living sac
rifice. But God is not mocked, there
fore one will reap as he sows.
- When touring thi3 month with Sen
ator Harding it is said that Mrs.
Harding wore her summer hat, to the
amazement of the women who re
ceived her. "My goodness! She is
still wearing her summer hat!" they
exclalmed.
"Well, that in Itself Is enough to
show you that she'll make a good
president's wife." returned one. To
be sure, the women will fall in line
if this good work becomes popular.
We hope Mrs. Harding will star
many needed reforms when she be
comes mistress of the White House.
A. B. M.
CAMPAIGN (NURSERY) RHYMES.
Sing a song of candidates
Talking till they're hoarse.
Using up their rightful breath
A-taklng us by force.
When November 'lection comes
Two will be left out.
Isn't that a eorry thing
For them to think about?
. A second Jack Horner
Sat in his corner
Not caring to go "on the stump."
But his porch solved his plight
And be epeaks there each night
While the people just come on the
Jump.
There was a little man
And he had a little can
Full of good rich mud he had bor
rowed. But he got In a fight
And he came out a sight.
For the way he did "sling mud" wae
horrid.
eGRACE ELIZABETH HAINES.
More Truth Than Poetry.
By James J. Montague.
TO A LITTLE BOY AND GIRL.
And so you think the robin's child
Ha not a thing- to do
But chirp and flutter, free and wild.
The happy hours through.
And bathe himself in crystal brooks
And fill the air with song.
While you must bend o'er lesson
books
In school, the whole day long!
But you are wrong, my little friends.
For where the branches sway
The school the robin's child attends
-Makes yours seem merely play.
And if he fails to learn to fly
Or firmly clutch a limb, '
Old Mr. Pussy Cat comes by'
And that's the last of him!
And he must train his beady eye
For almost half a year
J'ith watchfulness to scan the sky,
V When Old Man Hawk Is near.
And oh, the weary weeks of work
Before he knows the sound
mat tells where worms and dinner
lurk.
Beneath the grassy ground.
And if one lesson's left unlearned
Out yonder in the wood.
Well up his little toes are turned
And SCbOOl is nut for o-nn
The school the robin's child attends
Is hard, and stern and srrim.
And not for worlds, my little friends.
Tuuiu jgu exchange Wltn mm!
a
An Edjje on Baseball.
Most wrestlers know lasa limit
throwing their adversary than they
do about throwing the match.
a
KlpUnsrlxlngr.
They are now callinsr tha, OanaAtui
border the "far flung bottle line."
Proverbs for Chauffeur.
The more fines the less speed.
(Copyrlgh by the Bell Syndicate. Ine.
John Burroughs Nature
Notes.
Can Yon Answer These Questions?
1. Is the red fox a native Ameri
can? 2. How does Kentucky blue grass
grow?
3. By what la the flavor of an an
imal's flesh determined.
Answer in tomorrow's nature notes.
Answer to Previous Questions
1. Are birds adept in pursuing
other birds?
When one bird pursues another, it
has the power to tack and turn, and
to time its movements to that of the
bird pursued, which is quite marvel
oua Tin-sparrow might as well dodge
its own shadow as to dodge the sharp
shinned hawk. It escapes, if at all.
by rushing into a bush or a tree
where the movements of its enemv
are impeded by the leaves and
branches.
2. What pleasure does the study of
nature bring?
In nature are "all manner of
tastes," science, art. poetry, utility,
and good in all. The botanist has one
pleaaere In her, the ornithologist an
other, the explorer another, the walk
er another and the sportsmen an
other; what all may have is the re
freshment and the exhilaration which
comes from a loving and intelligent
scrutiny or ner manilold works.
3. IIow doe3
nuts?
squirrel harvest
One October morning I was w'alk-'
ing along the road on the edge of the
woods when I came into a gentle
shower of butternuts; one of them
struck my hat brim. I soon aw the
explanation; a red squirrel was at
work gathering his harvest. He
would seize a nut, give It a twist,
when down it would come; then he
would dart to another and another.
tnignts referred by Houghton Mifflin Oo.)
In Other Days.
Twenty-five Years Ago.
From The Oregonian of October 25. 1S95.
A. B. C. Dennlston, city passenger
and ticket agent of the Great North
ern railroad, returned to the city yes
terday morning from a brief visit to
San Francisco, accompanied by a
bride.
Johnny Staver, the Multnomah
club's crack class B rider, leaves
this evening for California, to ride
on tne southern circuit.
Salem. A. C. Cheneworth was run
over by the southbound overland train
at Hubbard last night, his left leg
being cut entirely off half-way be
tween the knee and akle joints.
Several members of the council
street committee were examining the
new railway on First street yester
day. Fifty Years Ago. ,
From The Oreg-onlaa of October 25. 1870.
The actual official population of
New York city it 930.856.
We observed Harry Nevlson in the
city yesterday making fall purchases
for the trade in Yakima valley. Mr.
Nevison informs us that there are
now about 250 prosperous families
on .the Yakima.
The Portland Dray & Hack com
pany, of which F. Cant is president
and Ed F. Albright is secretary, are
launching out gorgeously in the hack
line.
We understand that the celebrated
trotting horse Mohawk- was stolen
from Ladd's stable Sunday night.
Author of "Millions for Defense."
PORTLAND, Oct. 23" (To the Edi
tor.) Please give the author of the
words, "Millions for defense, not one
cent for tribute"; also the year In
which and the circumstances under
which they were spoken.
E. F. WESCOTT.
The words are attributed to Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney when ambassa
dor to the French republic in 1797.
Proclamation of the Jay treaty with
England, on March 1, 1796, had threat
ened a rupture between the United
States and France. Pinckney was
sent to France In September of that
year. The directory refused to re
ceive him, or received him with
studied discourtesy, according to bn
torians of the period. Tallcyiand is
said to have intimated that a payment
of money might be n necessary pre
liminary to negotiations, and that a
refusal might bring war. To this
Pinckney made the reply that has
been handed down in the epigram
matical form given. Pinckney him
self Is said to have denied the literal
truth of the story. "No, my answer
was not a flourish like that," he Is
quoted, "but simply, "Not a penny; not
a penny.' "
Identity of Poem.
ST. HELENS, Or.. Oct. 23. (To the
Editor.) Do you know of a poem by
John G. Whittier entitled "The
Hunter a Legend?" J. P. C
No poem of that title is indexed In
Whittier's complete w.orks.
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