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THE 3IORXIKG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1920
KSTABLISIIED BY HENRY L ITTTOCK.
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WHAT IS HOEMALCTt "
When the great war began, the
United States, In the Isolation of Its
geographical position and In Its sup
posed detachment- Irom old-world
troubles, sought to go along In Its
own way. It was going to do "busi
ness as usual." Of course It did not.
for It could not. Sudden and enor
mous expansion of all business, all
industry, all private and public ac
tivities, occurred; and prices ad
vanced and wages Increased.
When the war ended there was
less talk but more expectation of
going back to business as usual. But
it was not done, for it could not be
done. The world was in chaos and
its sources of production had been
dammed up. Reconstruction was
immediately begun, foreign markets
in food products and other commodi
ties opened up, labor continued to
be profitably employed, money was
plentiful, and production and con
sumption maintained for a time
an unexpected, If unnatural, equi
librium. Now it is "back to normalcy." The
readjustment is at hand. Produc
tion is diminishing. Labor Is not so
continuously and so numerously em
ployed. Markets are being con
tracted. Prices are slipping. ' The
process of restoration to normal con
ditions is being attended with diffi
culty and anxiety, though It Is auto
matic and inevitable.
The public is uneasy and just a
trifle excited. Some persons are
apprehensive that the products of
soil and of the factory will find no
market, and others are worried by
the thought that if they buy now
what they should buy they will lose
by it, for later they could buy
che&Der.
" Both groups are wrong. People
must have food to eat a hundred
million of them In America alone ;
and clothes to wear, fuel to burn,
vehicles to ride in, and all the other
necessities of a rational and com
fortable daily life. Going "back to
normalcy" is not to be accomplished
by refusing to laad a normal exist
ence, producing what one is accus
tomed to produce, and even a
little more; buying what one is used
to buying, and nothing much less,
unless it is to cut out extravagant
habits and needless ways of living.
Failure of production Is ultimate
starvation; failure to consume is
economic and physical ruin.
. Normalcy is business as usual, in
dustry as usual, labor as usual, life
as usual, and leisure as usual. It is
not to be conjured up by violent
remedies, such as doing nothing,
creatine: nothiner. consuming noth.
Ing, buying nothing. If one buys
nothing, somebody else will sell
nothing, and there will be a condi
tion which spells anything but
. normalcy.
We are to find doubtless that nor-
malcy will not yield pre-war condi
tions. But it does mean a correct
and equitable adjustment of indus
trial, economic, political and social
relationships, where taxes are mod
erate, prices are reasonable, wages
nnA ... ..... .. i ... : ..
iormaicv is relative, nor. aosniiiie.
Nobody ever recognises it In the liv
lng present; it belongs always In the
leuvrucu aim ajuui iiziieu pane 11
Is a bluebird, which we should take
care to cage now, and not to regret
When it has flown away.
A TRIBUTE TO THE FBONTIEK
The name Boy Scouts, given to an
organization that undoubtedly Js ex
ercising a rrrowine influent- for
good. Is a tribute to the pioneers
who developed character while they
also made a wilderness habitable.
. The symbolism of the movement, no
loea than ite nr,p(ln,l laaphlni I.
impressive reminder that self-reli
ance Is capable of being acquired
Those who now regard the pursuit
of luxury, which they miscall happi
ness, as the chief purpose of men
win prorit Dy study or the hardships
faced bravely and capably by those
of another day.' There was a time
when, in this part of the country, at
least, all its white inhabitants were
"scouts, and very real ones. One
need not go to the dime novels for
.. stories of heroism while there are
' histories of the American frontier.
beginning three centuries ago, to be
hart for the reading of them.
1 ne tiiri scouts, too, are a re
; minder that the life of the border
land made its exactions of women as
well as men, but also left its impress
on American l;fe. One need not
. .' share the gloomy views of those who
believe that there is no good in the
present in order to appraise the
pioneers, of whom the boy and girl
scouts are twentieth century ex
emplars, at their true worth. And in
doing this, it will be well to under-
stand that in their boyhood and girl
hood they were very much as boys
and girls are today; that if they im
press us as having been rather more
- devoted to duty, and more compre
hending of the essentials of living.
- and more competent to deal with
emergencies, this was due not alone
to the manner of their selection, but
partly to the training they had ln a
hard school of experience.
The scout movement as a whole,
we like to think, aims to preserve
the virtues ot those scouts of old
who contributed so much to make
American institutions what they are.
- In its insistence on loyalty, and help
. fulness, and co-operation, it discov
ers anew the spirit that grew up In
the isolated settlements; and in its
emphasis on the outdoor life and on
training in homely arts It recognizes
the value of those experiences in-the
moulding of citizens. There could
be no better preparation for citizen
ship In a democracy.
MR. BENSON'S BETTREMKNT.
The causes of difference between
Mr. Benson and the other members
of the highway commission may or
may not be fundamental. Mr. Ben
son thinks they are, and he resigns.
Without passing on the merits of
the controversy, it may nevertheless
be suggested that Mr. Benson in his
zeal for a great road programme on
an enduring basis, probably exag
gerates their Importance.
Simon Benson has been a great
factor indeed the great factor- in
systematic and permanent road
building for Oregon. He has been
not a mere enthusiast, whose service
ends with a rhetorical picture of his
dreams; he has been a promoter, an
educator, an engineer, & constructor
and a financier all in one. When he
and others with him brought the
people of Oregon to an understanding
of his plans, and to an agreement to
support them, he undertook to carry
them out; and astonishing progress
has been made. He has been Impa
tient of delays or obstruction- and
intolerant of opposition; but withal
he has had a. great conception of
what a road sheuld be and a sound
judgment as to where it should be
built: and he has nearly always been
proved to be right.
Sectional interests, local influences,
political considerations have never
moved Simon Benson. The state as
a whole is the beneficiary of his
sturdy honesty, his large vision, his
trained experience, his tested phil
anthropy, his proven willingness to
serve.
HOME BREW'.
It ought not to have required the
expert services of trained sociolo
gists, such as those who recently
made a painstaking survey of an
eastern city, to discover that the
menace of "home brew" is probably
more apparent than real. The nov
elty of a good deal of the stuff, and
the pleasing sensation of "putting
one over" on a powerful ' govern
ment, have constituted its chief ap
peal. Perhaps there always will be
a certain amount of domestic tink-
rlng with stimulating liquors, but
there are as few who can produce a
genuinely palatable potion as there
are good pastry cooks. It Is begin-
ning to be realized that a high-grade
beverage is the joint product of nat
ural skill, experience and elaborate
equipment. It was not for nothing
that men formerly in the business
invested millions in their plants and
employed high-salaried brewmasters
to direct the delicate processes
involved.
It is not probable that craving for
alcohol as such is inherent in the
human body. At least a majority
of the people of the globe got along
without it in the palmiest days of
the saloon. Much genius was dis
played in fostering demand by cre
ation of drink that appealed to the
palate while It also intoxicated. It
has been demonstrated that there is
a stage of desire that will not stop
short of methyl spirits or even Hoff
mann's anodyne, but this is not the
foundation on which new drinkers
are made. It Is easier to imagine a
confirmed toper deceiving himself
with the average product of the
kitchen kettle than an untainted
youth smacking his lips over It and
calling it good. The gods on Olympus
knew when they invented nectar
that no crude substitute for it would
endure. The old-timers who now
consume their own stuff know that
half a dozen years ago they would
have felt affronted if it had been of
fered to them.
Prohibition Director Kramer has
cut out a big task for himself if he
really hopes to stop the sale of the
materials that go into home-made
beer. But while he and his men are
busy framing regulations, another
force that he has not taken into ac
count may be working to accomplish
the desired end. That force will be
the Inferior drawing power of the
stuff that can be conscientiously
recommended for nothing except the
kick."
REVIVING FOOTBALL.
Record-breaking crowds witness
ing the early games of the autumn
football season are a healthy, sign of
increasing interest in outdoor sports.
The number of schools that require
not only caustnenics but actual par
ticipation in athletic contests grows
meanwhile. Wrest Point is develop
ing what a well-known sporting
writer calls the finest athletic sys
tem ever put forward by any institu
tion la the world. Here, under the
new system, every cadet is expected
to master twelve or fourteen lead
ing sports not only to play them
passably, but to be ready to act as
coach when called on to do so.
Aquatic contests draw larger crowds
than they ever did.
The significance of the change ln
football, however, is that it is no
longer the sport of the few, but ap
peals to all classes of men and boys.
Never, say coaches In some of the
great universities, has competition
been so keen for places on the great
eleven, and even intra-mural games
command interest that they could
not arouse before the war. Crowds
limited only by the capacity of
grounds are not uncommon nowa
days. Half a dozen records for at
tendance on early games were
broken at eastern gridirons in Oc
tober. It Is predicted by those who
ought to know that 80,000 or more
will witness the Yale-Harvard game
this year at New Haven.
A number of factors have entered
into the change. Modification of the
rules has had something to do with
it, but insistence by school authori
ties, both In the colleges and In the
lower grades, that good scholarship
must attend on athletic distinction
has served to bring out the point
that brain and brawn are not in
compatible associates. It gives a
new distinction to a sport to show,
as the schools have done recently.
that it is an adjuvant to, and not a
rival of. complete education.
Football has had a good many ob
stacles to overcome in its checkered
history. It was forbidden by King
Edward II because "of the great
noise in the city caused by hustling
over large balls," and James I de
nounced It as "meeter for laming
than making able the users thereof."
It had another relapse with the tri
umph of Puritanism, and after Its
revival ln America almost a century
ago it ran a long gauntlet of opposi
tion, which has been disarmed grad
ually by modification of the rules.
We like our sports to be strenuous,
but not too strenuous. A diminish
ing accident roll probably has con
tributed measurably to recent in
crease ln popularity of the game,
which Is now as safe as most other
sports involving team work and in-
. dividual rivalry.
It is the former
faetor indeed that now holds out Its
most hopeful prospect. It Is not a
mere coincidence that some millions
of young men, fresh from an experi-
ence that has demonstrated the
value of organization, should find in
football . the embodiment of the
idea that excellence of individual
performance is enhanced by high
desire to contribute to the success
of the team as a whole.
HOLLAM) A REPUBLIC?
The proposal of the commission 1
am s-nnlol stwa ahi. T itnh OAnctitn. I
tion that, in the event of failure of 1
a male heir to the throne, the people
shall vote on the question of con-
verUng the kingdom into a republic
Is a sign of the spirit of the Dutch
people. The recommendation is
made by a body having authority
from parliament while a queen Is on
the throne with a daughter next la
of the people's right to choose. No
claim to divine right is made; the
sole question seems to be which form
of government the people prefer. In
other countries those who make such
a suggestion are and are called revo
lutionlsts, and such a change is made
only by revolution, usually with
much bloodshed.
If Holland should become a re
public, it would not be the first time.
When it threw off the yoke of Spain
toward the end of the sixteenth cen
tury and secured recognition of Its
independence in 1648, it was a re-
public under a stadtholder. Holders
of this office were, members of the
nouse or orange. , wnicn it was in
republic was maintained so far that
from HSU to 1C72 a grand pension
ary was eleoted its head. The coun
try did not finally become a mon
archy till 1815, when the house of
Orange was restored after the brief
life of the Batavlan republic, estab
lished by French revolutionists, and
the deposition of Louis Bonaparte,
whom his brother Napoleon had
made king.
Aversion to foreign influence has
always been strong with the Dutch,
and may have inclined them to con
sider deposing the Orange family. By
""'s . r A
WUhemtna introduced German in-
fluence, whleh was contrary to the
jority. If they allowed Princess
Juliana to succeed to the throne, a
princely husband would be needed
for her with a very reduced number
of eligible princes to choose among
and with danger of a new foreign in.
fluence. The simple way of escape
is a republic, which has become the
fashion in Europe, except for Greece,
which has gone reactionary. The
Dutch have proved that they know
how to govern themselves without
the guidance of a hereditary chief of
state, and they seem to prepare fo
the change in an eminently practical,
common sense Dutch way, without
hardship to their queen, who has
done fairly well, as queens go.
MB. HARDING AND MR. ROOT. I
Studied efforts are made to prove
existence of such a divergence of
views on the league of nations be-
tween President-elect Harding and 1
ex-Senator Root as to prevent the
former from offering, or the latter I
from accepting, the secretaryship of I
state. It Is supported by the pur- f
ported text of a cablegram that Mr. I
Root sent to Mr. Harding in August, I
by isolated phrases from Mr. Hard- I
ing a speecnes. Dy lnierences ana i
surmises therefrom and by vague I
gossip as to displeasure shown by
the one man at the opinions of the I
other. Articles having this tenor
have been written for democratic I
readers, who would be pleased at in-
ternal discord in republican coun
sels at the outset of the new admin-
istratlon. They were written to make
trouble by Inciting republican trou-
blemakers.
There is no warrant ln the utter
ances of either man for the belief
that he is unchangeably committed
to any policy on important points of
a league to which the other is irrec
oncilably opposed. As to the main
principles on which a league should
be constructed they are agreed. Mr.
Root is generally understood to have
written the league plank in the plat
form on which Mr. Harding was
elected. They may not exactly agree
as to the precise process by which
that plank shall be given effect.
Having been ln personal contact with
the statesmen at tne neaa of tne ex
iting league, Mr. Root may have a
definite opinion that the Versailles
covenant can be revised to conform
with republican policy, while Mr.
Harding, having been In close touch
with its severest critics, may have
grave ooubts whether that is practi
cable.. But Mr. Harding's delib
erate refusal to lay down any defi
nito course of procedure and his fre
quent statement that his policy will
be shaped by conference with the
senate and the best minds of the
country show that his mind is open
and that he Is ready to yield his
views to others that are supported by
better reasons. This characteristic
places him in the strongest contrast
with President Wilson, has done
much to inspire the public with con
fidence in him and is the best augury
of his success where Mr. Wilson has
failed
There appears also to be a differ
ence of opinion on Panama canal
tolls, but that may be more apparent
than real. Mr. Root opposes exemp
tion of American ships on the ground
that he believes that it would be a
violation of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, Mr. Harding declares for ex-
mrtiorj. but thftv Tjrobablv ji pj-.n
that the United States has an undis-
puted right to subsidize American
ships, as other nations subsidize
their ships. Then they could agree
that a subsidy qual to tbe amount
of the tolls should be granted to all
American ships using the canal. The
effect on the treasury would be the
same, except that by the subsidy plan
the government would collect a large
sum of money only to pny it back to
those from whom it was received.
and that much superfluous book- Even the public service commis
keeping would be done. When other I sion itself is 'asking a "raise ln
nations. Great Britain in particular,
realised that the United States was
determined and had a right to do
indirectly that which they held to be
unlawful if done directly, they would
probably take the common-sense
view and consent' to modify the
treaty.
There being no reason arising
from difference of opinion on major
questions why Mr. Root should not
be in the cabinet, there are many
weighty reasons of other kinds why
he should be there. Mr. Root holds
a position of authority in the repub
lican . party, and outside of that
party, which places him bove all
others. He attained that position by
demonstration of his wisdom, his
ability, his knowledge of interna-
tional affairs in particular, and his
devotion to his country and to the
cause of peace. When Secretary
Hay a death left the secretaryship of
state vacant, . President Roosevelt,
whose custom was to surround nlm-
self with the biggest men he could
find, expressed extreme gratification
that he had induced Mr. Root to ae-
cept the office. That was on. the
eve of the Portsmouth conference
which made peace between Russia
and Japan through the mediation of
Roosevelt, aided doubtless by Root,
By that means and by subsequent
diplomatic intercourse he gained an
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ican delegate to the second Hague
tv,o
Hague tribunal, he added to his
knowledgo of internatlonal affairs.
proved bla devotlon to justice and
e am nations and added to
h,a reputatlon as a 8tatesman. These
are the sources of hi authority as a
,dJ ln foreirri pollcy. which
ls the hlgneat amonjr senators of all
shades -of opinion and is perhaps
even higher abroad.
. Through relations with other sen
ators Mr. Harding must be well
aware of the estimation in which
Mr. Root is held and of the good
rmiRo fnr It TVia n v r nrpddAnt
knows that Mr. Root has been an
L,.. p in rK,n,-,tions advo.
catlng peace, arbitration and a
league to promote them, and he will
realize that the best guaranty that
he could give of his adoption of that
pollcy to the great majority of the
republican, as well as the democratlo
party, which favors it, would be to
polnt M R t and thus to laca
tn6 worWngr out ot tbat policy m
hla haa(Ja. He certainly realizes
that, if after saying that he would
seek the counsel of the best minds,
ne were not to invite that of the best
mind of all on foreign affairs, he
would leave a great void and would
cause deep disappointment among
those who have fastened their hopes
on him.
Selection of a cabinet differs from
tbat of other offices in the fact that
recommendations are not acceptable,
since the men chosen must not only
be qualified, but must be personally
agreeable to the president, as they
form, his official family and sustain
relations of close confidence with
him. But recommendations not to
,nt aiQ man m be a8
weicome and a preaidet knows that
his success will depend and his ad-
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lace fe quality of the men that
h6 f cabinet. That
hpinl? t. M!UV ,fr HaprtinH. , no,
likely to exclude the man who by
I common consent, in which he surely
joins, is best fitted . tQ administer
foreign relations. The only element
in his party which may be expected
to oppose Mr. Root's appointment is
that which has declared war to the
death on the league. Having just
won the election on the issue of op
position to dictation by the president,
he is not likely to submit to the die
tation of an Irreconcilable-faction in
his own party which opposes the
common desire of nine-tenths of
both parties. Though Mr. Harding
does not aspire to be an autocrat, he
is the leader of his party, and he
will lead as he decides in concert
with its mam body, not as a faction
attempts to nictate
If some of the middies should do
to Secretary Daniels all that they
would like to do. he would certainly
declare hazing intolerable. He might
use even stronger language if he still
had power of speech
The Nevada public service com
mission is "after" the dining-car
people for charging high prices for
I baked apples and prunes. If they
serve Oregon-grown fruit, it ia worth
I all it brings.
I One thing the coming legislature
I might well do is require that every
I motor truck be equipped with a mlr
ror, so that the driver can see and
make way for cars trying to pass
from behind.
Heads of departments in Washing
ton are getting cranky. Hereafter
laborers who "visit" during work-
ing houre are to be fined a day's
1 pay. Why limit the offending to
"laborers" ?
Eddie Cicotte, White Sox pitcher
Indicted for "throwing" 1919 world's
series baseball games, promises to
turn state's evidence. Will he bring
the pillow Into court?
I Hardiner will have a bier turkev
and a D0X 0f Hood River apples and
if some good cook will send the right
kind of mince pie, what more can he
desire
A Portland man has escaped from
McNeil's Island. Portland men seem
to have a way of leaving as well as
getting there.
An advertising laundry says, "Care
is our washword." which is a pretty
good play on truthful language,
The world never would have heard
of Jerry Mugivan had he not added
a circus to the four he owned.
The unidentified motorist is the
most dangerous. Why not make the
tail lights brighter and bigger?
Mr. Benson has left his imprint on
Oregon highways, -anyway. They
needed a man of his caliber.
Phone hearing distant, says a
headline. So distant that half the
time one can't hear at all.
Thl3 13 a Sod Umo to mafce that
I last year's dollar to the Red Cross a
continuing appropriation.
A fatal accident by automobile is
held to be unavoidable. If tbe vic
tim lives, that's different.
Sugar is around eight or nine
pounds for a dollar, which is rea
sonable, considering.
I rates for next year.
I There are 4022 Japs in Oregon. A
j worn-out bit of slang fits the case
I We should worry."
Noah ran the biggest livestock
show of his time and he did not
mind the weather.
I King Constantino may come back.
but there s no chance for the kaiser.
"wrangel," maybe, does not mean
that in Russian. He fights and runs.
Really, the dryest spot In Portland
is at the stock show.
I -Three days mono of the livestock
1 show best days.
I Saving any money yet for Christ
l mas purchases?
BT-PRODtrCTS OF THE TIMES
Ceo Bay Mam Has Remarkable Col
leetisa at V. S. Coins and Currency.
ProbaJbly the only specimen in
Marshfield, Or., of the new Pilgrim
half-dollar and Mayflower half-dollar
which have been recently gotten out
by the government are those owned
by Ola Evenson. who seat east for
them to add to hia collection of paper
and silver money, says the Coos Bay
Times. Both are' beautiful and ar
tistic coins. They were made In lim
ited number in the same manner as
the Columbian half-dollar and other I consider that It Is an day with hlm
ooing which were minted to commem- I self. Notwithstanding the bear is
orate some event.
Mr. Bvenson has a most remarkable
and valuable collection ef United
States money. He has one of every
style of half-dollar piece made by the
United States, with the first, which
was coined in 1795. All of the speci
mens are in excellent state of preser
vation and arer. not badly worn, as is J
oiten tne case with the older coins. I
He has all the silver dollars which
were made by the government and
many other valuable coins.
His collection of United States
paper money is even more curious.
He has a lot of the paper money of
small denomination and made in the
early times and has one of the first
speaimens which passed for a small
eoln which is a postage stamp in
closed by a metal Casing. The paper
money is all In a fine state of preser
vation. Mr. Evenson has practically
Bv-ytn.,ng u was prison oy tne
paper I
money in tne early days. ie also I
ie also I
has a complete set of the paper bills I
made by the Confederate States, and
also a J1000 bond which was issued
by the confederacy and to which are I
attached coupons. I
I
Somebody has been mean enough to I
dig up the fad that the name of I
Chicago, in its original Indian form.
does not mean "strong" or "mighty,
as many Chicago people have boasted.
except as a bad smell may be "strong'
or even "mighty,"
Per, not to put too fine a point
upon It. the word "Chicago" as ap
piytng to tne metropolis of the mid-
die west, as well as to a bay and set- I
tlement on the north shore of Lake I
Superior, comes from an Indian word
meaning "skunk."
The early Frenchmen found the
word applied to Chicago river and
pronounced and spelled it "Chicagou."
There was a local Indian tradition.
too. that a chief of great fame for I
fighting ability had been drowned ln j
the river, and that the name had been
given to the stream In his honor. It
waa not until the city was well estab
lished, and it seemed too late to
ohange it, that an Indian sage came
forward with the real meaning of the I
word.
But. reflecting that William Hale
Thompson is tire mayor of Chicago,
that Chicago liberally supports i
Hearst' newspaper, and that its poli
tics are as they are, perhaps it is just
as well that the name wasn't changed.
In some respects It now seems pecu
liarly appropriate especially in iti
odoriferous sense. Duluth Herald.
Miss Alice Robertson, congressman-
elect from the second Oklahoma con-
gresstonal district, received the, fol
lowing telegram from Mrs. Warren
G. Harding: '
My sincerest congratulations . on
your magnificent victory. My best
wishes for your success. I knew I
might pin my faith to the noble worn-
en of Oklahoma to do their part
alongside the good and true men of
that splendid state. We thank you
for all vnn namnnaiiv nnirihi.t.H tn
it. ,1.- i , . .
"H"'6" anil lUOB.
forward to greeting you in Washing-
ton. mr. liaraing joins me lp cordial
regards."
Germany's food problem is said to
K. -t j..-! .v. - j . l
The food problem Is serious in every
country where more people are inter-
ested In politics than in crops. Dal
las (Tex.) News,
A Boston paper reports an unusual
amount of dirty money in circulation.
-in, never mina; we can wash our
hands. Syracuse Post-Standard.
Every little bit. added to what
you've got. makes just a little more
tax. Columbia (S. C.) Record.
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A boy dashed into a broker's office
with news bulletins. As he turned to
leave a member of the firm called out;
Here, you eeem to have some pep.
Get me a box of cigars in the lobby
and keep the change."
The boy hesitated, although a $5
bank note was thrust Into his hands.
Finally he stammered: "1 would like
to get you elgars, but we are short of
boys, and I have a big route to cover.
I'll come back when I deliver these
bulletins." With that hp left the
office.
"Are you going to wait until he re
turns?" asked a customer.
"You bet I am," replied the broker.
In these days it is a pleasure to meet!
a hnv who wnrlcft rrkt hi, hnRM fivcrr
Vnrthermore. I am e-oin to nt htm
on r"'u'
Elinor Glyn. the author of "Three
Weeks" and other novels, has just
arrived on the Mauretania, She is
hAvA a fintt m HAW hrn ,nmnhnilT
. , ,,, ,v,- -,'--,i. v,.
v-' "
car. oraw a n".
She says: "He must be handsome,
al chivalrous as Bayard, as strong as
Samson and as ambitious as Napa-
leon.
Elinor's search is over almost as
soon as Jt started. &ne need loon no
further. The location of our office, is
well nown. Roy K. Moulton In New
York Mail.
. . . , ,' ,
A stout woman always took two
theater seats for herself so' as to be
more comfortable.
On one occasion the attendant said:
"Excuse me, madam, but who Is go
ing to use your second ticket?
"I am going to occupy both seats,
replied the woman.
"Just as you like, madam, only they
happen to be on opposite sides of the
aisle." New yoric uiobe. ,
A wealthy New Yorker Invited
nartv out to his summer home at
Great Neck, Long Island, to see-his I
horses and go for a ride. One otl
them, a banker, though dressed fori j Finlayson, a prominent sheep,
the part, knew nothing of horses, hadlman ( the Antelope country, is an
never been on one.
Having been properly mounted, with
the assistance of a groom, the banket
took the reins as per direction and sat
motionless. He did not know how to
start; still, he realized with embar
rassment that his inaction was at
tracting tbe attention of the .other
riders.
"Well," he said to the horse, with
come Irritation, "commence!" Satur
day Evening Post,
Those Who Come and Go.
"The Kodiak bear Is the meanest
and most vicious animal ln Alaska,"
asserts B. C Park, who has arrived
from Kodiak and will winter at the
Multnomah. "The b. ar Is a regular
man eater and so far as known is the
only bear which will chase a man or
start trouble for the sheer love of
causing a disturbance. The hunter
who fails to kill a Kodiak bear in
the first couole of snots may as well
such a tough customer he has a valu
able hide and there are always plenty
ef men ready to take a ohaace on
Drtnging home a sample."
Speaking of seals. W. Elsenore. who
Is registered at the Multnomah, comes
from one of the greatest aealins
points ln the world.' His home is at
Petersburg, Alaska, which, in the old
days, was a good -tustl .n town and
irom which place were shipped many
of the sealskins which ...j bour
geoise of Russia used to warm them
selves with. There, is active sealing
all around Petersburg and the pelts
secured tne past year have been ex
ceptionally numerous.
Kleotlng C. A. Lelnenweber to the
city council at Astoria is a confirmed
habit. For If years ha has been in
the council and off and on he has
served as a state senator and rep
resentative. At the recent election
Mr. leinenweber wasn't a candidate
"ut waa eiectea. as usual, ana nas
he compietesl the new term e wm
v,o jctiia sueau gt uitu. it ucu
have served 22 years in the council. I
Air. x.einenweber waa among
Mr. Lelnenweber waa among those !
present in Portland yesterday.
can fieht lika hell.. repUed Colonel
McCarthy to General Miles In the
Spanish-American war when the gen-
eral asked the colonel what he con-
sidered the best uointa of hia cele-
brated Irish regiment of Massachu-
setts. A. P. O'Brien, who was a cap
tain ln the colonel's regiment, is reg
istered at the Multnomah. Mr. O'Brien
is a brick merchant.
He wants someone to take him out
duck hunting, does Major hven Chris
tenson, who is registered at the Im
perial. The major is here as a judge
at the horse shew. Years ago the
major knew all the sportsmen in
Portland, and there was quite a col-
ony of them in those days and the
major can recall the big trout strings
of Dan Howe and Al Jennings and
the rest of the Isaak Waltons.
At "home L. C. Davidson is postmas
ter and home is Long Beaoh, Wash.
The summer time is when Mr. David-
son has his rush with mail, for the
beach population is then about SO
per cent visitors, who put ln most of
their time writing letters or stand
ing in line to receive them. Before
locating at Long Beach Mr. Davidson
was a resident of Walla Walla. With
his wife, he is registered at the Hotel
Washington,
R. Zbinden ia $1000 better off than
he was a few weeks ago. Mr. Zbin
den, who is Interested ln the hotel
business in Seattle and also in a
large ranch ln central Oregon, found
democrat who wanted to bet that
Senator Chamberlain would be re
elected. Mr. Zbinden "took him on,"
and while at the Imperial yesterday
he collected the money, which was be
ing held by a stakeholder.
I According to N. H. Blandford, who
I 's at the Multnomah, there will be
more automobile tourists from British
Columbia in Oregon next year than
have ever before been seen. Mr.
Blandford, who lives in Vancouver,
B. C.. doesn't explain how the motor
ists from tbe province are to get onto
the good roads of Oregon over . the
bad road through Washington.
There Is very ' little property for
I sale In Payette, Idaho, reports G. V.
I Santee,.a real estate operator of that
I place who is at the Multnomah. There
I is considerable raw land, arid, of
.o ho-hl frnm
t Jio'r. however. In the irri-
gated sections the land is not for
Isale, ?as the farmers are producing
great crops and have no desire to
let
of the many makes of automobiles
manufactured in Detroit, is at the
Hotel Portland with Owen McCusker
Jr., also of Detroit, and E. J. Ferris
of Spokane. The two latter are sales
men. The hotel being crowded to the
guards, the trio were accommodated
with cota in what used to be the
barroom.
Interested in the tlmer of Oregon,
W. L. Walker of Green Lake, Wis., is
at the Perkins'. Mr. Walker has come
to Oregon for the purpose of making
a trip of personal inspection through
some of the heavily timbered areas In
the Willamette valley and along the
coast counties.
T. B. Handley, state corporation
commissioner, was in Portland on
business for his department yester
day. He has been offered two etate
I appointments within the last 11
months, the first being corporation
commissioner and the second appoint
ment, which he refused, was that of
attorney-general.
Squirting carbonio gas into Ice
cream during the process of freezing
to preserve the cream better is an ex
periment which is being conducted
by the company which S. H. Bither
represents. Mr. Bither Is at the Mult-
nomah from Berkeley, CaL
S- 9- Carrell. who s secretary ot
I the Horse and cattle Breeders' asso.
elation, is at the Imperial. Mr. Car
rell is a lawyer and lives at Baker
..nri rm a tf Vila duties In th nan! as
1 oratary have been seeing that cat-
tie thieves were captured and pun-
I ished.
I J- L. Kelly, former mayor of The
I Dalles, lfl registered at the Imperial.
Tha littla snow flurry ln that town a
I few days ago served as a. gentle re
1 minder of the storm that swept the
country 11 months ago.
I . n n a nf trift nrnnilnAnt mjmhT
lf the "third house," James Linn
i came to Portland from Salem yester
day to see how the state senate or
I ganization Is coming on,
J. F. Gilpin, bridge contractor of
Astoria, is among the arrivals at the
. . . snn . ,,. ,
ing the highway
bridge across
Young's bay.
J. H. Sturgis, a rancher near Pen
dleton, Is registered at the Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baer, also of
Pendleton, are at the Benson, Mr
Bear being a hardware dealer.
Fred N. Wallace, president of the
irrigation congress, is on'-one of his
frequent visits to Portland on busi
r .ecti
ness connectea wita tne xumaio
arrival at the Perkins and ia taking
a look at the livestocK show.
E. A. Cashman, I. K. Axtell and G
K. Axtell, stockmen of Moro, Sherman
county, are at the Perkins while at
tending the livestock exhibition.
Senator Louts Laehmund of Marion
county, was in Portland yesterday to
discuss politics with Senator George
Joseph and others.
PATKJfT MEDICIXE BUSINESS OLD
Kama la Mlaaemer, But Sons Farms
'laa Co Back for Centauries.
"Patent medicines," much extolled
and frequently maligned, usually are
not "patent," sometimes are not
medic'nal, and certainly are not new,
according to John A Foote M. D., who
writes to the National Geographic so
ciety as follows:
The "patent medicine business ln
England, viewed as a distant trade
monopoly, really took definite form
during tbe reign ef Queen Elizabeth.
Both Elizabeth and James 1 abused
this assumed arbitrary power of
granting monopolies ef various eorts,
until great discontent was produced
amongst the peoi e. The statute ot
monopolies, passed in 1624, regulated
all such grants, placing authority in
the hands of parliament. The period
ef duration was likewise limited to
14 years. In the beginning, specific
cations of methods or formulas were
not required; but during the period
of Queen Anne applicants began to
be required to file these specifica
tions. As secrecy was an important
element in the success of nostrums,
this ruling tended to discourage the
patenting of medicines, until in 1800
medicinal compounds were patented
but rarely.
"Of course, the term "patent medi
cine4 nowadays Is a misnomer, as few
of these preparations are patented.
The property right is protected by
copyrighting the label er registering
it as a 'trade mark,' thus preventing
competition in the use of the name
of the preparation.
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The oldest patent preparation still
made in large quantities in Great
i Britain is probably Anderson Scot's
pills, patented under King James II
in 1687. Formulas of these pills ap
peared in all the manuals en phar
macy published In Europe and Amer
ica ln earlier days. Their activity
dependn largely on aloes. Duffey's
Elixir, invented by a clergyman, the
Reverend Thomas Duffey, in Lei
cestershire, in 1675. is still advertised
and Bold, and the old-fashioned adver
tisement in which the . bottle is
wrapped states that the elixir was
'much recommended to the public
by Dr. King, physician to King
Charles II., an argument somewhat
belated, to say the least.
"Haarlem oil, a turpentine com
pound, made first in 1672, and God
f rey s cordial, a preparation of opium
advertised first in 1722, are still
oougnt by the public
"Goddard's drops was a remedy to
which Salmon, a contemporary of
Charles II, refers as "the true medi
cine which was purchased of the doc
tor by Charles the Second, as much
famed throughout the whole king
dom and for which he gave him, as it
is reputed. 1500 pounds sterlinev
Other writers state that Charles paid
ouuu pounas tor tne formula.
"The formula consisted of a dis
tillate 'of humane bones o'r rather
scales,' which were to be 'well dryed
These were .distilled until 'a flesm
spirit, oyl and volatile salt were ob
tained.' The product was digested in
the earth in three months, disrested
at a gentle heat for 1 days, anC the
oyr separated and bottled.
"A'limal products were much used
ln medicine from the sixteenth to the
eignteenth century. Dried mummy
waa a favorite remedy. The imnor
tation of mummy waa an industry of
some commercial Importance and sev
eral writers of that day caution
against the use of spurious mummy
giving directions as to what dis
tinguishes the good - from the poor
product.
"There was muoh substitution here
and one Jewish dealer was found to
have done an extensive trade in
bodies dried ln imitation of the genu
ine article.
"Even the English parliament ha
been gulled by the 'cure-all' vendor.
In 17S9 an act was passed provid
ing a. reward to Joanna Stephens upon
tne proper discovery by her for th
cure ror the ctone.'
"The formula, when published, con
sisted of a solution of the products
resulting from calcining egg shells
and garden snails. An alkaline vege
table decoction and some pills made
from calcined snails and some burned
vegetable drugs comprised the Vure,'
Horace Walpole is said to have taken
this awful mess In the belief that It
helped him. Lime water would have
been Just as efficacious. "
AMERICAN POHCY IS BACKING
Ordinary Seaman Observes British
Enterprise In Orient.
PORTLAND. Nov. 17. (To the Edi-itor.)-r-I
am an ordinary seaman. I
doubt there are few people who really
take a personal interest in our trade
or profession at the present time.
However, we are a part of the living
menagerie, and It is through our ef
fort and ability that the country is
prospering today along commercial
pursuits. In them we, as Americans,
should establish an American policy.
We are at least supposed to have in
the orient American men to look after
our business interests, but we find
upon entering Shanghai harbor and
Tientsin known as Taku bar that
English agents board American ships
to authorize and conduct the dis
charging of cargo in their own style.
I should like to have that point ex
plained' to me. Why is it going on?
When an ignorant man can see a
weak spot, why must our statesmen
keep mum on such an important sub
ject? H. H. Ebey, connected with the
United States shipping board, spoke
recently at the Chamber of Commerce.
He said there were 100 Japanese mer
chant ships tied up in KLobe harbor.
I have reason to doubt Mr. Ebey's
statement, as I just arrived here from
Kobe a short time ago. During my
stay there I saw but half a dozen
Japanese ships awaiting departure.
My " eyes will verify where speech
might deceive.
Mr. Ebey made the suggestion to
our shipping men to decrease the
number of American ships for the
oriental trade, but we notice there is
a constant increase of English ships
flocking to the port of Portland. May
we succeed in protecting our future
American merchant marine.
AM AMERICAN-BORN SEAFARING
MAN.
Committee Gives Credit.
PORTLAND, Nov. 17. (To the Edi
tor.) Now that the anti-compulsory
vaccination . measure has been over
whelmingly defeated, the Oregon com
mittee for the protection of public
health, which was organized for the
purpose of defeating the bill, desire
to express their heartfelt thanks to
The Oregonian for the noble stand
taken in the interests of public
health.
The committee feels that The Ore
gonian was one of the great influ
ences in the community which
brought about this overwhelming de
feat and is in a large measure re
sponsible for presenting the vicious
character of the bill to the voters in
the right light.
GEORGE REBEC,
Vice-President.
H. D. McINTURFF.
Secretary.
Non-partisans Too -Susy Elsewhere.
Oregon City Enterprise.
Just what effect last Tuesday's elec
tion will have on the activities of
the non-partisan league in Oregon is
yet an open question, but the leaguers
may be kept busy in the states where
they have been entrenched, for they
suffered crushing defeats throughout
the west. Practical repudiation of
the Townley organization was mani
fested in North Dakota, Montana,
Idaho an" other western states, as
evidenced by the returns.
Mora Truth Than! Poetry.
By James J. Hostaiae,
MAKING IT EAST,
Profiteers, rather than stand crim
inal prosecutions, have agreed to re
duce their prices 10 per cent.
They never said to Captain Kldd
inat pirate of a vanished time
Although of course the laws forbid
lour rather ruthless form of crime.
We still will let you sail the sea
Ana scuttle shins, in the event.
That you will privately agree !
mo cut your scuttling 10 per cent."
They never said to Jesse James.
v ho looted safes and plundered
banks.
Although our jurisprudence alms
To punish all such evil pranks.
We know that you have built a trade
And do not purpose its destruction.
We'll let you loot, when you have
made .
At least a 10 per cent reduotion."
You do not tell the burglar, who
omes cumDing up your porch at
night.
And takes, without the least ado
lour watch, your money, his fliKht.
'I know you have a crocked bent;
That swaar I will not miss a bit:
But I'd be pleased if you'd consent
10 leave- me iu per cent of it.
But in these more enlightened days
We do not follow statute hnnks
For we've discovered that it pays
xo matte a compromise with crooks.
This method has a strong appeal
jlu mugs ana profiteers and such.
If we will only let them steal
ineyil promise not to steal too
much i
Worth - Rememberlas. "
The mine owners should bear In
mind that "They kept us out of coal!"
Is never going to be a very popular
slogan ln this country.
w m w
But It Does. .
The movement to annex Canada
would gain a big Impetus if prohibi
tion didn't follow the flag.
Where They Woald Do taa Most Goal
We used to wonder what had be
come of all the oulja boards till we
saw the latest quotations on coal.
(Copyright By the Bell Syndicate, inc
John Burroughs Nature
Kotes.
Can Yon Answer These (titrations f
1. Is it the American rat which Is
so destructive ln our homes?
2. What causes vermin ln birds'
nests?
3. Is the gun essential for bird
study?
Answers in tomorrow's nature notes.
Answers to Prevloss Questions.
1. What night bird is a source of
peril to other birds?
The great bng tboo of the birds is
the owl. The owl snatches them
from off their roosts at night, and
gobbles up their eggs and young in
their nests. He is a veritable ogre to
them, and his presence fills them with
consternation and alarm.
2. Do acorns that sprout in tbe fall
usually survive the winter?
To beechnuts, chestnuts, and acorns '
the moisture of the ground and the
covering of leaves seem congenial,
though too much warmth and moist
ure often causes the acorns to germ
inate prematurely. I have found the
ground under the oaks in December
covered with nuts, all anchored to
the earth by purple sprouts, but the
winter which follows such untimely
growths generally proves fatal to
them.
- - .
S. Is city or country life more im
portant for the well-being of a na
tion?
The best and most hopeful features
in any people Is undoubtedly the in
stinct that leads them to the country
to take root there, and not that which
sends them flocking to the town and
its distractions. The lighter the snow,
the more it drifts; and the more friv
olous the people, the more they are
blown by one wind or another into
towns and cities.
(Rights reserved by Houghton-Mifflin
Co.)
In Other Days.
Twenty-five "Years As.
From The Oregontan of November 18, 1S9S.
A rate war was started when the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation oom
pany announced its steamer rates to
San Francisco as ?5 first class and
. BO second class. The Southern Pa
cific now announces railroad rates of
$10 and $5, first and second class,
respectively.
For the first time In the history of
Portland the entire amount of sub
scriptions to a public enterprise is
to be returned to the subscribers who
put up $10,000 to finance the Oregon
industrial Exposition.
United States Senator George W.
McBride is at the Portland.
' Fifty Years Ago.
From The Oregonian of November 18, 1S70.
LONDON, A report is current here
that Von Moltke is seriously ill.
During the past month the North
Portland sawmill cut 710,555 feet of
lumber.
Steam was got up yesterday for the
first time in the boiler of the new rail
road ferry boat and this craft will be
launched in a few days.
GOOD I.VTE.VT NOT EVE,RYTIZIKQ
Patient Wants BWU With Nursing
and Is Willing to Pay far It.
PORTLAND, Nov. 17. (To the Edi
itor.) In my sick room in a local
hospital I have read In The Orego
nian the lament of "A Physician,"
the plea of "A Trainee Nurse," the
argument of "A Graduate Nurse," the
comment of "An Interested Woman"
and the conclusions of "One Exas
perated Mother," all because the
graduate nurse has resolved that she
should have J1.B0. per day more for
-ordinary surgical and medical cases,"
2 more for obstetrical cases and $1.60
per day snore for contagious and
mental cases, and this is a Is to 18-
hour day and without respect to the
severity of the case.
As a patient now under the care
of a graduate nurse, and as one who
has witnessed the spotless cleanli
ness of the uniform, the scrupulously
clean linen about my couch and the
earnest anticipation of my every need
for personal comfort and removal of
pain and suffering, I arise to defend
the graduate nurse. "A Physician,"
who from choice has surrounded him
self with a staff of a different kind of
nurse, is perfectly welcome to enjoy
his choice, but as for me, I will take
a few days of the service of a real
nurse properly trained than many
days of those whose heart may be all
right but whose skill is deficient.
The graduate nurse has not de
clared a strike no pay, no care. She
will still, as she always has, serve
those who cannot afford to pay and
who need her. Evidently she simply
wishes compensation more in har
mony with the skill she possesses and
the hours she serves.
What doctor can take a different
it,Pd? ecu