Morning Oregonian., April 13, 1921, Page 8, Image 8

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, . WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1931
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that Mr. Hardin? has nothing in I in business." No matter how iiard we
common with them. I may strive to live up to the other
In fact the president's policy is so half "more business In grovern
to restrict -our obligations to other j ment" we can never bring- the gov
rations that our national interests ernment up to the standard of econ
and independence will not be en- omy and efficiency that prevails in
tangled with theirs beyond what is private business. The same view is
necessary to the common end. but, taken by the average man of any big,
within the restrictions that he seta, impersonal , organization, state, city,
to do our duty promptly and fully, railroad or corporation. The fact
That policy may prove more satis-' that, when a man robs the govern
factory both to former allies and ment, he robs himself by increasing
former enemies than the policy of the taxes he must pay has no weight,
national knight-errantry to which for the amount thus stolen from
his predecessor vainly strove to com- himself is such an infinitesimal part
mit the nation. . By having with him of that which he steals from his fel-
the legislative branch of the gov-L row-citizens that he does 'not con
ernment he will be able to do what I aider lt The consequence is that
he undertakes, which will be far 1 the treasury is guarded by an army
more gratifying than many extrav- I of Officials and clerks, all of whom
cgant promises unfulfilled.
HARDING'S FOREIGN POLICY.
President Harding sees no incon
Mstency between adoption by con
press of a aim pie declaration of
peace and acceptance of the peace
treaties negotiated at Paris with
teservations against the entire league
covenant and against 6uch parts of
the peace terms as are contrary to
our national interests or policy. This
course does not debar the United
States from making such separate
treaties with our former enemies as
are customary on renewal of friend
ly relations. It will then leave us
free to join other nations in form
ing an association which is not an
Instrument of the victors for impos
log their terms on the vanquished
but which will carry out the com
mon purpose of the society of na
tions to establish permanent peace
cn the foundation of justice.
This is a well thought out adapta
tlon to the present involved situa
tion of that programme which many
men hoped that President Wilson
would follow down to the day when
e started on his ill-starred journey
to Paris. At that time, as at this,
the first thought was of peace on
terms to be dictated and enforced
by the allies and associates. All ex
cept Mr. Wilson and his coterie of
worshippers regarded formation of
e league as a work to be undertaken
iifterward, when the world was at
peace and the central powers were
resigned to carry out the dictates of
the victors, who would stand in un
broken phalanx. Mr. Harding in
tffect proposes, as far as is humanly
possible, to take us back to the po
sition where we stood then and to
begin again as Mr. Wilson should
tiien have begun.
A salutary hint was given by the
president to those senators, heady
with success, who would presume to
l ave the senate usurp the presi
dent's authority by taking out of his
lands the initiative in foreign af
fjJrs. He did well to warn them
that he would brook no such med
lling, that he must mark out the
course, that he would confer with
und obtain the approval of the sen
ate as he went along, but that the
reins must be in his hands. It is
iell that he gave this notice at the
first opportunity, for many senators
"feel their oats' and would like to
place the president in the same po
sitlon with regard to foreign affairs
i s he holds with regard to domestic
affairs. In ihe latter he may recom
mend but congress initiates legis
lation for him to execute; in the
lormer the intent of the constitution
is that he shall initiate treaties,
iherefore policies, "by and with the
advice and consent of the senate
and snail make treaties subject to
the same condition. This executive
initiative was expanded by Mr. Wil
son into absolute control, and for
that reason some senators would
entirely deprive the president of it.
It Is subject to limitation, but never
theless it is real, and Mr. Harding
does well to Insist upon its exercise
in undiminished form.
Utter rejection of the league by
the president might be thought by
some to foreshadow total isolation of
the United States from any world
peace organization, for all other ex
cept the enemy nations are already
in a fully organized league which
has begun to function and might be
thought unwilling to discard it for
something new offered by a single
ration. But the league functions
feebly at the very points where vigor
is needed, its members are preparing
many amendments to the covenant,
end signs of discontent are not want
ing, even among the people of the
leading members. Loud protest hat
been made in the British parliament
against the assumption of the cabi
net that mandates approved by the
league council need not be approved
by parliament and that, though they
involve heavy expense, parliament
has nothing to do but foot the' bills.
Lord Islington in a letter to the Lon
don Times applies the term super
government" to a league endowed
with such power and says that the
British cabinet assumes to deprive
parliament of authority in defense
of which parliament fought against
and beheaded a king. Such straws
suggest that, when Mr. Harding pro
poses to tear, down the present struc
ture and to build anew, he will have
considerable support among the al
lied peoples.
There is in the. president's ad
dress no encouragement for Ger
many to resist the allies' demands
for reparations, nor for those who
confound with intervention in the
Internal affairs of Europe the aid
which should be given in restoring
economic stability on that continent.
He connects reparation directly with
"the restoration for which all Eu
rope yearns and upon which the
world's economy must be founded,"
and he says:
Our attitude aa to responsibility for the
war and the necessity for Just reparations
already hsa had formal and very earnest
axpreasion.
As to what is due from us In help
ing Europe to its feet, there is no
equivocation in these words:
Our obligations in effecting European
tranquillity because of war' Involvements
are not less impelling than our part ia
the war Itself.
Those who pretend that "Amer
ica first" means utter Indifference
to the effect on another continent
of a war in which an American army
struck the decisive blow will find
must be paid, and is surrounded by
a fence of red tape, which exasper
ates the man who has an honest
claim.
If all would regard the govern
ment in the same light as they re
gard the individual with whom they
deal justly as a .matter of course,
these precautions would be needless.
Then the government might possibly
3o business economically and well,
and we might safely resort to gov
ernment ownership. That will hap
pen when the millennium arrives.
LEST WE FORGET.
The republican" party stands for
agreement among the nations to
preserve the peace of the world.
It believes that "an international as-
eociation" should be formed, based
on international justice and that it
must "provide methods which shall
maintain the rule of public right by
the development of law and the de
cision of impartial courts." The na
tions pledged to do and Insist upon
what is just and fair may (will)
exercise their influence and power I . OS ITS OWN MEKITS.
for the prevention of war." The There seems to be need for recital
covenant signed by the president at of the circumstances that led to
Paris is a failure, and contains stip- eubmlssion of the terminal plans
..m- , Bna proposed street vacations Dy tne
pcuuoui peupie. Alia WO pledge I ralll.u.ri nunmnlu tn thai fttt rniln,
"'o .uuimis reijuuiiuin Aamimsira- I .it j
" lo B"cn agreements witn otner During the period that the rail
nations of the world as shall meet road9 were. under government con-
mo lull uuiy Ol America to CIVIU- I tril iu.tiniF unHr wantll
zation and humanity, in accordance ty order of u,, director of railrdads
w.lii American lueais ana witnout I t th. Tlnlnn nr Rrann- Central sta
surrendering tne ngm or tne Amer- tion. The station is owned by the
lean people to exercise its judgment I p.ii- Tormir.nl mmnanv
ana us power in iavor or justice ana in Which the Union Pacific, the
peace." .... t . I Northern Pacific and the Southern
ine foregoing- is a summary ot the Pm , ct.k,iHor
pieoge maae Dy tne repuDiican party Unon relinouishment of govern
BY-PRODUCTS OF THE PRESS
Betel Wort 2S0.00 Stands a S50
' Site.
What are said to be the most costly
Improvements ever made on a $50
country homestead were revealed
when Thomas O'Brien, owner of the
$250,00 hotel now being completed
near Bakersfleld, CaL, petitioned
Washington to set forward the date
for issuance of his final patent to the
land which comprises the hotel elte,
says the Los Angeles -Times. The pe
tition was ruabed to the general land
office in Washington in the hope that
Mr, O'Brien might secure his final
patent, before he opened his hostelry.
The opening will take place about
the first of May.
"Mr. O'Brien paid about ISO all
told In homeateading that place," his
attorney said, "and the hotel he Is
putting up approximates $250,000 in
value. This is, I think, the record
breaker in the history of improving
in 1920 to the American people. It
contemplates a definite alliance with
the civilized nations of the world to
promote peace, justice and right.
and it pledges the influence and
power of the American people to
ment control these railroads, or at
least two of them, objected to star
ing the central station with the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail
road, and the Great Northern on
the grounds that trackage facilities
maintain them by prevention of war. I ,-, i,ffi-inr an that nral
In the full understanding of that froight .- and passenger terminals
pieuBB, mo American people eiecieo m-nnarlv nrrane-ari for of.
Mr. Harding president, and a repub-I fiiont nanriiine- nt nil nasseneer
lican congress besides. business at the one station.
It may not always be easy to un- I ti,. nronr Nnrthom and the
derstand exactly what Mr. Harding spokane. Portland & Seattle corn
means when he discusses our foreign I ,, ohmil tr return to the
relations and obligations: but there makeshift station at Eleventh and
is no trouble in interpreting what Hoyt when a public protest arose,
the republican platform says and xhe clty counclj ad the civic bod-
NFW RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
Decision to leave the selection of
American Rhodes scholars in future
to committees composed wholly of
former Rhodes scholars Is ' a re
minder that the number of the lat
ter has now grown to the point
ies exerted combined pressure on
the railroads and they were virtual-
y coerced at least some of them
into consenting to continue the
union depot arrangement with the
understanding that terminal changes.
enlargements and betterments would
be necessary to make the consoli
dation feasible as a permanent ar
rangement. Street vacations, it was
trade associations or even of foreign
governments." . i
Great capitalists like Stinnes, who
wish to import raw material cheap
and therefore to raise the value of
the mark, Have- caused the govern
ment to ' refuse Import licenses for
other goods. Export prices" are not
uniformly based on a fair profit but
on the buyer's ability to pay. Con
sequently an alarm clock which sells
In England for five shillings is of
fered in Austria for three shillings.
British firms beat this scheme by
buying through Austrian agents, and
Germany retaliated by demanding a
guaranty against re-export from
countries having depreciated cur
rency. ,
A special drive is being made in
Japan,, merchants being urged to
push their goods during the next
three months and to print their cata
logues in German with Japanese
translations, "in order to encourage
the newly awakened Interest of the
.Tnnanoce In our sneech." Deter
mination to restore German shipping homesteada
! nhna'n nnri in Riinnnrterl bv the
..t cfooi mmranlM lerl hv the ' born in the neighbor
ubiquitous Stinnes. Hamburg has hood; the editor gives the loud-
twentv-eitrht steamers under con- lungea youngster ana tne nappy par
struction. Jenta a sendoff and gets $0.00. It is
The same Germany that cannot I christened and the minister gets $5
pay for reparation and that bewails land the edltr gets $0,000. The editor
its poverty and broken spirit now I blushes jt4 tails a dozen lies about
strives to conquer in commerce what I the beautiful and accomplished bride.
it lost in war. It does not scruple! The minister gets $10 and a piece of
to undertax its people in order that eake and th editor gets $0.00. In
they may "underbid competitors in the course of time she dies; the doc
foreign markets and at the same tor gets from $15 to $100, the mln
time to tell the nations whose in- Ster gets perhaps another $5, the
dustries It wrecked that it cannot undertaker gets from $T5 to $200, the
pay for their restoration. editor prints an obituary two columns
long and a card of thanks and gets
THE CENTENARY OF RICHARD I $0.00. No wonder ao many country
BURTON. editors get rich. Have you paid your
-Illchard Burton, who was born in subscription? Altamont (HI.) Times.
1821 and whose centenary has Just ,.
been observed by literary folk in ace,rdin- to rir r. t.ii u...,!.!
London, was as famous for his ex- VTOte8actr ot physical education In the
plorationa as for hia writings a fact I University of Pennsylvania and a
commonly overlooked. It was due I widely known sculptor. He said in
to his efforts that the eastern region I a recent speech that "the American
of Africa was. opened to the white! boy retains more of a certain classic
Those Who Come and Go.
Talea of Folk at the Hotels.
"More than 704 different articles are
manufactured from cotton seed oil,"
said L. A. McLean of Dallas, Tex.,
general manager of the Interstate
Cottonseed OH company, who is at
the Multnomah. Mr. McLean has des
ignated Portland as the Pacific coast
sales headquarters of his concern,
"Cotton seed is a by-product of the
ootton crop of the south and formerly
was burned by the ginners to get it
out of the way on account of Its large
fir risk when lying around. Twenty-
five years ago there was no market
for cotton seed. Today cotton seed
la used in the manufacture of cellu
lose, pyralin ivory, synthetic camphor,
glycerin, soap, lard substitutes, oleo-
margarln, high explosives, mattresses,
stuffing for horse collars, is mixed
with shoddy, used for face cream and
other toilet articles and breaks into
the motion pictures as films. At the
present time the crop brings Texas
several million dollars each season
from a product which formerly was
considered as ao much waste. One of
the most interesting manufactured
articles from cotton seed is synthetic
camphor, which has caused consterna
tion in Japan, where the real camphor
comes from, because the synthetic
drug is rapidly displacing the Nip
ponese product. I have picked Port
land as the most logical point on this
coast for the headquarters of our
sales department because I see in
Portland and the northwest unlimited
opportunities for investment and the
upbuilding of fine businesses. The in
habitants of Portland really do not
know what a wonderful country they
live in.'
"The retailer saved the day for the
country when deflation began Its
headlong flight." said H. H. Thomas
of Minneapolis, at the Multnomah. Mr.
Thomas is sales manager for one of
the largest flour manufacturing con
cerns In the world. "The jobbers,
manufacturers and wholesalers in
tended to get out from under as quick
ly as possible and drop prices all at
once. But this would have meant
catastrophe to most retailers, who
acted as buffers and absorbed the de
cline and allowed prices to slump
races. He was the discoverer i of I beauty of line than the American Jo-raduallv. No one knows how great
Lake Tanganyija, a feat which led I siri.- ne aaaeo:
to discovery of Lake Victoria Nyan- "The American college man ia phys-
za by Lieutenant Speke, his partner I Ically bigger and better than the best
on that memorable expedition. His
most noteworthy adventure, however.
was his exploration, disguised as a
pilgrim, of parts of Arabia never be
fore visited by Christians. In this he
took his life in his hands, for detec
tion of his true character inevitably
would have exposed him to the
fury ' of Moslem fanatics, who re
garded invasion of their sacred
type of young Greek in the golden
age of Athens.'
His constructive suggestion to girl
hood was:
"The three chief defects that
women have to guard against today
are flat chests, flat feet and poor
posture."
a calamity might have visited the
finances of this country if prices had
struck bottom all in a bunch. Now
the United States is perfectly solvent,
thanks greatly due to the federal re
serve system, and buying Is starting
once again. The nation owes a tre
mendous debt of gratitude to the re
tailer, who has been criticised for not
following the downward trend a
sharply as he might, but who In re
ality saved what might have termi
nated in very serious financial ca
lamity." 1
In a packing house hearincr re
places as profanation deserving or I cently an attorney who' had cross
death. ' I examined a member nf th- hutohor
An interesting fact about Burton I union on about everv other uhieot among them Is George Hyland, wno
. ... . , " . I .Mkl . K mi . L WA.nl Inhhu IL'ltTI
was his 'acuity ror acquiring tan
There are 10.000 candidates for
federal jobs in Washington. D. C and
finally asked him what th. n,,k. amu.lea lnru?n lne nol.e rB7 "ti"
.This was Illustrated not only ,a . , ..ml" his long-tauea coat ana niecane x
c -y a I WM "-" -ao oucm. 1 utj give II
by his mastery of several Hindu and to the ompioyea when they ask for
where it is recarded as feasible in
make it a self-continuing bodv. Cecil asserted, would do necessary to tne
Rhodes, who established thew atl- terminal improvement. The . rail-
pends, died in 1902. and since then roads agreed to submit their plans
the number of American rraduales and In the meantime tne legisia-
om Oxford who have availed them
selves of the terms of his will has
almost reached five hundred. If it
be argued that there has been de
veloped among them no towering
figure in international affairs, it will
be conceded nevertheless that Rhodes
ture was induced to adopt legisla
tion which would permit the street
vacations by act of the city or vote
of the people.
Now the railroads' terminal plans
have been submitted and the vaca
tions desired have been designated
Arabic dialects, but on the occasion
of a visit to the United States in
I860, when he crossed the plains to
the Mormon settlements in Utah.
In the course of a voyage of Jsu
wants to be minister to Bolivia,"
ports Frank J. Lonergan, -who
re-
re
graduates have acquitted themselves But reception of the plans by some
well on the whole. Rhodes was un- aisregaras tne ntsxory or me move
able to create c-enina. but ha rlirl a ment. It is implied that the Pro
nnd deal tn furnish nnnnrtnnirv tn. posal has been initiated by the rail
deserving young scholars. I roads, not by the public, and that
The new method of selection is tne puDiic snouia not consent to n
peculiarly calculated to keep the I unless the railroads will agree to
Rhodes scholarships in tune with ouua a grana new aepot. me sia
the spirit of ttie times. None will tion ,which we were once so anxious
know better the kind of men likely that all railroads snouia use is now
to profit by an Oxford experience, thought not to be good enough.
onil tha rrnvlnv hnilv r1 nlnmnl will I A DRW union passenger station
constitute a constant connectinsr link would of course be a desirable im
between the new education and the provement. In time, if passenger
old. For even conservative Oxford terminals are permanently consoll
rnrianrnoa phn a nntewnrthv dated, it will be necessary. But rail
example of this was recently given
by abatement of the super-classical
requirements that formerly pre
vailed. Greek, once a prerequisite.
'roads generally are having trouble
in meeting ordinary expenditures.
It Is a period when the public must
be content with one thing at a time.
is now elective. In other respects It is to be presumed .that some of
there Is a tendency to modify the the ranroaas, wnicn aia not want, to
ancient curriculum. It is conceiv- participate In the consolidation plan
able that tha man who would have in the first place, are now still will
profited most from the Rhodes ing that it should fail. Having been
Hrholnrshln a sraneraHnn arm mav forced by PUDUC Oemana into
not be the most suitable candidate
of the future. The connection thus
established, between alumni and
prospective students, moreover, is
likely to be most helpful in keeping
the Rhodes spirit alive.
scheme that will cost them large
sums of money, their overthrow of
the whole plan need not surprise
If we now tell them they must pay
handsomely in addition.
The terminal plan prepared by the
It is due to Cecil Rhodes to say I railroads should stand on its own
that partial defeat of his purpose in
founding the scholarships in ques
tion was due to no flaw in his as
pirations. It was his belief that a
good understanding between Eng
land, Germany and the United States
would secure the peace of the world,
merits. It deserves the most care-
tul scrutiny. The rights to be sur
rendered should be carefully weighed
against the benefits to be attained,
j and safeguards erected if need be.
But it is hardly fair to insist on
putting new and extraneous provi-
and that educational relations form sions into the contract. Certainly it
the strongest tie." It will hardly be is unwise,
contended that Germany had given
the plan a fair trial. The theory
that mutual understanding and com
munity of educational interests may
l e a preventive of war has not, how
ever, been discarded by those who
still hope to prevent future wars
GERMANY'S TRADE OFFENSIVE.
Though the protests against tha
allied reparation claims give a far
different impression, Germany ia up
and coming in foreign trade. An
article on "Germany's Great Trade
Offensive" in the Empire Mail,
ONE REASON FOR red TAPE. though written for British readers.
One valid excuse for the delays contains some facts that will be of
and the excessive cost of anything I value both to' American exporters
that is done by the government and to those Americans whose sym-
popularly called red tape is that
they are necessary precautions to
prevent the government from being
overcharged or robbed outright An
example is the case of a veteran who
needed some dental work. A dentist
was asked for an estimate and
named $400. The work was done
well by'another dentist for $25. The
difference represents what the first
pathies have been moved by word'
pictures of Germany as debt-ridden,
hungry, lethargic and dispirited by
the prospec'- of having to pay a huge
Indemnity.
In . the effort to recapture lost
foreign markets, German firms, send
out catalogues and export journals
printed in English, Spanish, French
and Italian an example which
dentist seemed to consider legitimate I Americans would be wise to imitate.
graft on the government
This general attitude of the peo
ple toward the government drives it
to employ an excessive number of
clerks to make and check records
and to require approval of what one
official proposes by one or more
other officials, all of which con
Trade propaganda has Inspired con
fidence abroad, which has improved
the value of the mark, though that
reduces the power of the German
exporter to undersell his competi
tors. Wages are below the standard
of other European countries, and the
number of unemployed -is less than
sumes much additional stationery I a third of Britain's; while Der Welt
and occupies much more office room I handel (the World's Trade) boasts
than would otherwise be necessary. I that "our industry had not been de-
This is extra cost imposed on the I stroyel, -but works again in the old
people, by application of the theory I way." This journal contains a blank
that it is no crime to overcharge the I on which foreign subscribers may
government; that the government is I register their requirements in Ger
an impersonal thing that has no I man goods at the central office for
rights that anybody need respect I German import and export trade.
provided he is not caught; that the I Journals printed in English are sent
public treasury is a species of pub- I to1 Canada containing lists of several
lie money tank into which he may I varieties of goods at very low prices.
dip provided he complies formally I Precautions are taken that foreign
with certain rules. - I ers shall not learn the true state of
This view of the government is one I German trade, chambers of com
of the strongest reasons why its ac
tivities should be confined strictly to
the functions that are unquestion
ably those of any government, why
the government should not be re
quired to perform any duty which
can be performed by private agen
cies. It justifies one-half of President
merce warning traders not to reply
to questions from foreign consuls
without advice from the local cham
ber lest they find themselves "serv
ing foreign rather than German
trade interests." Traders are warned
not to give price lists to unknown
persons, "as these are frequently
rise in wages." the man reolied. turned from the seat of government
Capper's Weekly. yesterday. "I never saw so many
ptople after jobs before in. my life.
A. L. McCauley of Joplin, Mo., They clutter the hotels and- throng
chairman of the democratic commit- sidewalks and haunt the federal
, . . - - .v,t.ln. I . - I nf fire hullrliner anil nursue their sen-
oays up tne rjver rmue us vuuuum ua or jasper county, addressed a . .
an amazing insight into the language Lather pointed letteto Thomas H. nltoindprenutrverre re!
aim iwa iws ui r isner, secretary or tne democratic publicans, for the democratic members
His translations of "Thousand and state committee, in response to a let- of congress haven't much to say
One Nights" constituted his best ter from the latter requesting a con- about federal patronage just now.
known literary performance, but trlbution to the committee to help it And the Prices in the hotels, or rather
were not a tune oi tne wor no um. square its unpaid campaign bills left " 7" B.IB'.(,
The first European to Penetrate to over from ,ast November and amount. fast of half
Mecca ana Aieaina ana nve to ten lng in tne ag.gregate to about $32,000
the taie, tne aiscoverer ot vm After stating that the debts of the main one day in a hotel charging like
rlcan territories now accessible to .... ,Kn. A ,h ..
travelers from all nations, and an . .,, . , - A' ... . I
indefatigable author. Burton would I ...-..-iha tinn t- o . ...... Hooa River will hold open house to
have been a noteworthy figure in T,-Wh: v, i" " k .'i.. all visitors within the next few weeks,
" --.. " wnen appie-Diosaom weex win ue oin-
rudeness of a prohibition enforce- ciallj' designated. In about two weeks
ment officer serving a writ of search the apple blossoms are expected to
and seizure on a hootch vendor, be out 'n tne'r ul1 grandeur, for now
served her ejectment notice on us last the first buds are bursting, according
.v. ... ., to George H. McMullIn, one of Hood
November, we had promptly paid our River's perpetual boosters, who is
iu u. icsiommre registered at the Multnomah. "We
STATE BOARD OP NAMES NEEDED
Correspondent Discovers Many Dupli
cations on Oregon Man.
SHERWOOD, Or., April 11. (To the
Editor.) The time will come, if it
is not already here, when the duplica
tion of names of Oregon mountain
rivers, lakes and creeks will caus
considerable confusion. In looking
over a state map recently, I was sur.
prised to find to what extent dupll
cation was prevalent. Following is
a brief summary of the duplication
of only a few of the mountains an
peaks, and I feel quite sure th
dosens of others may be found if on
has the patience to study the map
carerully:
Mountains and peaks Six Bald
buttes, two Buck peaks, two Burnt
mountains, two Mount Hoods, tw
Humbug mountains, two Iron moun
tains, two Red buttes, two Rock
buttes, five Saddle mountains, tw
Sugar Loaf mountains, two Juniper
mountains. Two Clear lakes appea
In the Cascades, also two Sum me
lakes and several Mud lakes, while
there are several Salmon rivers an
creeks, also a number of Willow
creeks.
Many of our rivers and creeks bea
names that are not at all euphoni
ous. Down in southern Oregon is
Whisky creek and over In eastern
Oregon a Murderer's creek. The
there Is the Humbug mountain, Skun
creek. Coyote creek and numerous
other names that slander an other
wise pretty stream or locality.
Would It not be a good idea for
committee to be appointed to rename
some of our mountains, rivers an
lakes, where the names are not ap
propriate, or where duplication con
fuses? The governor might appoin
such a geographical committee, to
serve without pay, and thus eradicate
some of the duplications and give
mellifluous sounding Indian names
to those to be renamed.
As our scenic highways increase in
different parts of the state, it would
seem that appropriate names snouid
be chosen for the present crude and
unlovely ones In vogue. The write
Is much in favor of Indian names.
Somehow they eeem to fit in nicely
with the thousands of beauty spots
with which Oregon is blest, and
would thus add to the scenic charm
of the locality. H. G. a
SPBING IN THE HILLS.
Lift your eyes to the hills the aage-
brush hius;
For spring has come in all Its glory
sing!
The sudden sagebrush has a greenish
tint.
Shy flow'rs its grim protection crave
and find.
The meadowlark sends forth his one
refrain.
The essence of spring days is In his
song.
And flocks of sheep drift on across
the hills
The hills in spring!
The lava rocks in grim forbidding
piles
Are softened by a carpet green ol
moss;
The skies that have been heavy, gray
and dull
Smile, and the sun in golden majesty
Gives to the hills his warmth, his
fondest kiss.
Between the Rockies and the pound
ing sea I
The hills stretch gaunt and gray, yet
fairer now,
For spring has come! .
The rattlesnakes from their long win
ter s sleep
eggs on toast and coffee costs $2.S0. Awake, the lizards bask In sunnj
any age. But all his deeds 'were
transcended In moral value by the
act of his wife, after his death,, in
destroying a translation of certain
Oriental writings possessing high
commercial value, whose publication
.1.4 hovA ho,n a neenniarv boon
to her in her declining years. By au "ve puncn insteaa or a want as many people as can possibly
iciviciiuuin uctijrauno. Lilts pun; iiiaud iiie n ilp iv eiijuy mo eiiuiseuua
would have been in better -shape to- of the blooms, which are spread over
day. As I see it. It la the first duty tn entlre HOOJ Rlver valley," says
of a democrat to acquiesce in the
this act of voluntary censorship
Oriental students lost a work of
considerable scholarly merit, but the
reading public were spared inflic
tion upon them of a type of litera
ture of doubtful benefit as a whole.
Mr. McMullin. "Formerly we design
Mato,f nr. Qilnila i. nn. Hav
expressed will of the majority, and apple-blossom day, and many people
quite a number of us painfully re- thought that apple blossoms could be
member the result last November as seen only on the assigned day, so
An army airplane, racing carrier sometning resembling a majority." mis year we are going to nave a
. t Son TiV.n- ... wuuie ween, twvoiea to aooracion at
U1KCUU9 iva I rVtrnAli,,. TI V.rtra, ... (h. ohrln. tip .nnfaAmN
Cisco, arrived many hours before the . prMlrtent 'WaPrtin ,
pigeons. Man has learned to out- .,.,. .J Every so often White Salmon scenery
fly the birds but he hasn't yet caught ' t. m A, palls on Frank Snow, so he tells his
the trick of perching on a limb en
route.
good wife that they are coming to
ly tnera came to ugnt a bit of ro- Portland, and they come. Then for a
mance mat narka Back to tne days day he loafs around police headquar-
of the Spanish-American war. At ters to see the boys and then at night
that time the 4th Ohio Infantry was n walks along the streets to see how
stationed in Porto Rico. Vargas was "ex-cons" he can spot. Before
. o . ,t. becoming a gentleman farmer in the
adopted as a mascot and when the .,,, Kunealow with . m rf ,t
A 1 X M t I " " a
A Corvallis clergyman Is hearken
ing to a call from Kansas and, if
he accepts, the jayhawker town will
idence in Oregon is post-graduate ? 8 returned he was taken to Ohio. White Salmon Mr. Snow was a fly cop
course for a gentleman of the cloth,
Alys Delysia, French actress on
the way back to Paree, says Amer
ican men -do not know how to make
love. Perhaps not, the french way;
but they do it in a manner satis
factory to most American women.
While a member of the Ohio state I on the local force.
senate President Harding Introduced
a resolution by which state funds
were appropriated for his education.
When this was completed Vargas ob.
tained a position in the Columbus
postoffice".
One man who views the approach of
summer with feelings of joyful antici
pation ia M. F. Hardesty, formerly
councilman but now a prominent cit
izen of Seaside. Mr. Hardesty's in
terest In the dear old summer-time is
Throueh the years Vargas had an I that he is interested in a bie dance
.... . - ..... th.ll ot C.oot- ... V. 41. .... X
ambition to go back to nis nome town I " " jum-j umicc
a nnstmaster. Knowine that. Presi. f"B UP mckeis ror mm wun aston
r .1 ah no anM tv V w U a.. t
the imperial.- i
When the mayor of Seaside was In
vited to ride to "Portland with friends.
A wifat want flwnrrlprl n. r1fvnri"A ftA
other day because her husband I "" ;u",;"iu
wouldn t nance witn ner. nas tne Fred Crowiey ani John Crowley,
day come when the husband must Ulh. iiio. tn v. York. mar.
l lV:?,aDd -' and Molly Gefkin. sisters. he left in tnecnVnatrin
cherish, but to fox-trot as well?
The soviet government has decid
ed to bar American citizens from
Russia, Must be something to that
rumor that the influx of safety ra-
xor salesmen is threatening the bol
shevik majority.
They met the young women after the morning. About Clatskanie the
Sidney Crowley, another brother, had automobile burned out a bearing and
The sovlea government will not al
low Americans to cross the border
inbound after April 20. . If they
think they are spiting Uncle Sam
they have one large-sized think com
ing.
for a time the mayor was stranded.
E. N. Hurd, who is the mayor. Is regis
tered at the .Benson.
Fred S. Stanley, who can expatiate
on the marvelous possibilities of irri
gation with all the enthusiasm of
man who has water to dispose of for
thirsty land, is at the Imperial from
Deschutes.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Howell of Rock
away. Or., are at the Seward. The
little village strung along the strand
lother of hia eons' wives. What is of the Pacific ocean in Tillamook
ha -nw7 l county, is experiencing cuusiaeraDie
A bill to curb "vampires' of both
sexes was offered for introduction In
been killed in France. Sidney was a
friend of Mae Gefkin.
Later. Henry Crowley, 80, father of
the Crowley boys, was married to
Mrs. Anna Gefkin, 43. mother of the
Gefkin girls. The license revealed
that the first Mrs. Crowley died three
years ago, while Mrs. Gefkln's first
husband died two years ago.
"It must be spring," mused Deputy
Clerk McCabe, issuing ihe license,
adding: "The father marries the
"Crop prospects are fine in the
Coeur d'Alene district, but the mining
the California assembly by Isaac sltUation is decidedly quiet." reports
Some time multi-millionaires of
uncertain ages will cqjne to realize
they cannot marry very young
women and enjoy the bloom- of
youth in columbine time, as it were. I jones of Ontario. The measure would Dr. J. W. Morrow, who returned to
make It a misdemeanor for a man or I Portland yesterday from a trip to
Every rich man must have his wnman to alienate or attempt to Idaho.
hnhhv and BDvlne on his wife an-I ,- .u- ..-inn. k. n. I
. to have taken th Ir- of .:::: T J.' VI Fred Steusloff of Steusloff Bros, and
nusDana D1 uul,,r. rrH, w Cross of Salem were In
same punishment, a fine of $1000 or I town yesterday. They are operators
imprisonment for not more than one I of a big packing plant near the state
year in a county jail, or both, for fair grounds,
.....I, n nr wnman tn desert I
..,, M. A. Lynch, member of the etate
. ; ... I game commission, who comes from
" The law is not intended to apply Redmond, Deschutes county, is at the
noraona who are Durelv unfor. Imperial. He is here to talk game
tunate as to employment or to per- wlth blB colleagues
There will do maiviauai loss, due sons who are financially able and nut a hamlet in Marlon coimtv
to lacK or poiienauon Decause - or desire to rest from work for a while about 20 miles east of Salem and is
golf and steam yachts for Million
aire Stokes. . .
But after all what does this Island
of Tap controversy amount to in, the
face of the graver issue as to
whether the snakes swallow their
young?
spots,
The ants begin their summer's work
once more;
Xhe thieving magpie utters his harsh
cry.
His summer coat the swift jackrabbit
dons.
The beasts and birds are out to greet
the spring.
The hills teem with new life both
great and small
The sagebrush hills!
O ye who dwell In soft, warm south
ern climes.
Or where the north wind round the
year doth roar,
Tou cannot know or feel thl won
drous thrill,
Spring In the hills!
-MARGARET HUMPHREY,
Vale, Or. Aged 13.
Wnen Wedding Is Side Show.
PORTLAND. April 12. (To the Edi
tor.) On April 9, when several of
our ministers were preaching about
the stupendous responsibility of the
home, on the front page of a Sunday
paper there was an account of a
marriage being performed on a raft
in a swimming pool, by an ordained
minister.
So long as the race consists of
people with such varying degrees of
intelligence and wide range of taste.
there will doubtless be fotrnd couples
with so little appreciation of the
solemnity of marriage that they will
be ready to make It a Jest or a side
show. Ministers, however, should
have sufficient regard for the sacra
ment of their church not to tak
part in such affairs.
Marriage is the first step toward
founding a home and if. as has been
said, "the back bone of the nation Is
the home," the seriousness of mar
rlage cannot be overestimated. Just
so long as marriage is entered into
lightly, we shall have broken hornet
a full divoce court, and dependen
and delinquent children. A poor out
look for church or nation.
M. S. B.
More Truth Than Poetry.
By James J. Muntaru.
TOO ROUGH FOR El ROPE.
(New York dances are considered
unfit for places of amusement In
Paris and Vienna.)
When Fifl, who In gay Fares
Kicks up her pretty feet.
Is counselled that she ought to be
A little more discreet.
She cries "La! La!" in accents that
Defy the Yankee pen.
And, aiming at a diner's hat
She kicks 'em up again.
But if a looker on should say,
"It's very wrong of you
To kick your heels up in the way
Those bad New Yorkers do,"
Pemorse will f 11 her heaving breast.
Her lovely cheeks will flame.
And on her dancing partner's vest
She'll sob away her shame.
When Gretchen ahakes from head to
toe
With undulating ease,
While dancing in a musio show
To please the Viennese.
And some old prudish bird aaya,
"Gosh!
"That ain't no way to do!"
She'll merely answer with tha boche
Equivalent for "Pooh!"
But If some stern old party cries
With a reproving glance,
"Young lady, don't you realise
That that's a New York dane.r
She'll pause and tremble and turn
Pale,
s.nd sinking on the mat.
The wretched little thing will wall.
"No! rol Not that! Not that!"
Experience.
The next time we finance a war
perhaps we'll insist on a share of tha
profits.
Cribbing From Augustas Thomas.
Mr. H. G. Wells says that the na
tions ought to get together and take
measures to save civilisation. As for
Instance?
A I.nxnry.
A bank president Is being criticised
for bringing a d'vorce suit. But now
adays who else but a bank president
can afford to bring a divorce suit?
(Copyrlitht by I ho Boll Snnlrat. Inr
Burroughs Nature Club.
Copyright, IIoughton-Mlff lla Co.
Cnn Yoa Answer These Questions f
1. What are the breedinar arrounds
of the migratory mallard and blark
cluck, and of what does their diet consist?
2. In moving a plank on the around
I found the earth beneath full of flail
ing worms, is this a Blun of sorlnx?
3. What becomes of bees in winter?
Answers in tomorrow's Nature
Notes.
Answera to Previous questions.
1. Do the majority of unimals of
he w'lds, or domestic animals, die a
tragic or a peaceful death?
The wild creatures usually die what
might be called a tragic dualh, falling
victim to their natural enemies, or to
man. The balance of nature demands
that they prey upon each other, so
that small, short-lived animals that
reed rapidly are a food supply to
bigger game, which in turn la hunted
ty man. Among domestic animals
disease takes many, food supply fur
man takes more, and even thus, that
live to old age are often shot to urg
ent the suffering of old a.e.
2. How can I protect oak trees
round my summer home Infested by
dark caterpillar with yellowish
tripes running around its body?
Impossible to Identify this peat
without a specimen, or co'mph-le de-
criptlon, since caterpillars exist In
ne many varieties. The local state or
roviuce department of agriculture
hould be consulted for suttiiestlons
on tree spraying. Caterpillars hatch-
ng from kkx clusters can be checked
in winter by cutting off and burning
i:. tested twigs. A plentiful bird pop-
ation Is the best natural help In
keeping trees free from worms.
3. What American birds aa a class
ng sweetly at twlllnlit?
The veery, and Indeed all our
thrushes, have the nightingale s habit
f singing in the twilight. Walk out
toward the forest In the warm twi
light of a June day, and when 00
yards distant you will hear their soft,
reverberating notes rising from a
doseu different throats. The soft,
mellow flute of tha veery fills a plac.
in the chorus of the woods that tha
song of the vesper sparrow fills in
the chorus of the fluids.
In Other Day.
Couraea In Forestry.
PORTLAND, April 12. (To the Edi
tor.) Would like to take a course in
forestry. Where should I apply?
understand the United States govern
ment has such a . school at Ogden
Utah. If so, is such school open to
any citizen, or only to prospective
government forestersi What does the
course Include? GEO. L.
Courses In forestry are given at the
Oregon Agricultural college and the
Universities of Washington, Cali
fornia. Idaho and Montana In the west,
as well as in many other colleges In
the. United States. The United States
government does not have any for
estry schools. Information about the
courses and requirements may be ob
tained from the deans of the school
of forestry at any college you select.
rains, but on the whole there will if thev conduct themselves in an or-
be enougn rruit. mere is always, derly and lawful manner.
Commercial fruitgrowing, being a
business matter, takes a chanfe. Late
blooming and late fruiting trees are
best for the family orchard.
Harding's saying: "Less government trade spies in th employ of foreign
On the other hand, rain this week
is much to be preferred to rain next
week; obvious to 'nybody who will
then go to Vaughn street
located on Silver creek. From Hullt
comes David A. Williams to the Sew
ard.
W. D. Hostetler, who owns acreage
near Chenoweth creek, outside The
"Say, Jim," said the friend of the Dalles, is registered at the Hotel Port-
taxicab ariver. standing in rront of I land with Mrs. uosteuer.
the 1 vehicle, "tnere a a purse lying
Taxi Driver Haa a Decoy,
Kind Words.
on the floor of your ear.
The driver looked carefully around
and then whispered: "Sometimes
when business Is bad I put it there
and leave the door open. It's empty,
nut vou've no idea how manr Deonle'll
Paying for Vista house seems to I jump in for a short drive when they i nent lumbermen of eastern Oregon, is
be a continuous performance, - isee if . at me note rormaa imm xser.
W. H. Ragsdale, road booster for
Sherman county, is at the Imperial
from Moro. W. C. Bryant, also of
Moro, is registered at the Perkins.
Frank Gardiner, one of the proml-
Poll Tax Questions.
MELBOURNE, Wash., April 11.
(To the Editor.) Does a person pay
ing taxes in Oregon and making his
home there, but at present working
iu Washington, have to pay poll tax?
SUBSCRIBER.
CURLEW, Wash., April 9. (To the
Editor.) Please Inform me If a gov
ernment officer, with a legal voting
residence in another state. Is required
to pay the poll tax called for under
the recent Washington law. If tem
porarily living in Washington.
SUBSCRIBER.
Any person who Is a bona fide resi
dent of another state is not required
to pay a poll tax In Washington.
This answers both questions.
No Bonn. In ITtah,
PORTLAND. April 12. (To the Edi
tor.) Please tell me if the state of
Utah has given a bonus to ex-service
men. AN EX-GOB.
No bonus provision has been made
in Utah. , , .
Twenty-five Vrars Ago.
frnm Tha Orexolllsn ot April IS. IH'.lfl.
L,ee Bolton of if teen-.vlilu brought
to The Dalles 'Saturday a curiosity
In the shape of a double-headed calf
with both heads perfect and attached
to a normal body.
The aubscrlption list for the d.-pot
site at ABtorUUias passed the $30UiJ
mark.
The people of Portlnnd are soon
to see some fine work in the way of
photographing the bones of living
people, and other wonders of the
great cathode rays discovery.
A pair of very handsome carrier
pigeons from Michigan has been re
ceived by Sam J. Gorman, who ex-
nerta to use them to carry his man
to' Columbia beach when there Is a
snow blockade.
Fifty Years Ago.
fFrom The Orcgonlan of April 13, 171.
Tomorrow, tlie 14th uay ot April,
will be the 20th anniversary of th.
organization of the city government
of Portland.
Tha indications are most flattering
for a very lartte growth of the city
during the present building season as
there is a surprisingly large numner
of buildings of various sorts going
uo in every neighborhood where tne
blocks are not entirely covered.
The prisoners arrested by the mlll
ry authorities in Aluxka for Illicit
distilling and brought to Olympla.
were discharged by the court for lack
of eviuence.
Radio station In China.
PORTLAND, April 11. (To the Ed-
tor.) Could you Inform me the name
of the man In charge of the building
of the radio station of the Federal
Teleeraoh company at Shanghai,
China, and his address?
JOHN JACOBSEN.
The matter la under supervision of
the San Francisco office. Write to
Federal Telegraph company. San
Francisco.
Soviet Government Not Reorganised.
ROSEBURG, Or.. April 11. (To the
Editor.) Please tell me if the Rus
sian soviet government has a connul
on the Pacific coast, and an ambassa
dor to the United States, and their
respective titles and addresses.
WILLIAM W. WEISS.
The Russian Soviet government has
no consular or diplomatic representa
tives in the United States.
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