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TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, MOXDAT, JT7XE 27. 1921 Established by hexry l pittock. Published by The Oresonian Publishing Co, liio Sixth Street. Portland. Oreson. C. A. IIORDEX. E. B. PIPER. Manager. Editor. The Oregonian la a member of the Asso ciated Press The Associated Prej ia ex. tluaivelv entitled to the u.e for publication or all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in thta paper and also the local new published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatcher herein re also reserved. . Subscription Rate -Invariably in Advance. this declaration of principle with the. lame comment that the federa tion is powerless to instruct individ ual unions to comply with the for mula of equal rights. To the by stander it would seem that no harm could have resulted, and great good might have been gained, by forceful approval of these reforms. It Is plainly incongruous that the ends of idealism and equity should be thwarted and betrayed in an as sembly that has for its avowed pur pose the deliverance of the op pressed The motives of the convention would do well to apply some of the (By Mail.) Daily. Sunday Included, one year t Do ..' S..?y, . , i j- V? m"ntna. ? were eminently practical through- methods by which President Roose uui, cen v utii me iiiu-iier ut ngurs veit maae nis administration a oni- and raising states to pander to the class I twenty-ix-mile marathon, and interest of agriculture. The only way to get the party in congress to work as a coherent whole is for the president to take the lead, acting in close co-operation with such leaders as there are and making them his lieutenants. Some men will doubtless break away from the party on some of the Important measures and play the free lance, but Mr. Harding should be able to hold together the great majority of his party and to swing it as an ef fective majority in each house. He Pally, f undav included, one month. lal:y. without Sunday, one year Pally, without Sunday, six month. ... xany. witnout Sunday, one montn 6 (hi .on wages was touched upon, liant success in legislative as well aj Though the 6-hour day proposal was I executive achievement and to take v eeklv. one ve r C....1 . ouuubj, vim Mr JUI , nnrn.n Ti ti l .. K I 1 1 II . 'I- f. r,rpuPl I " ,','. u . " v,&,it ii a.iy up- auiiauio fiCBiucill 1 at L. Dally. Sunday included one year H on mat sucn a reduction in nours Iaiilv. SuniiaV Inplinlod f h rP mnnl haaj I la Itnrfouipahld Tho r- xra ntlnn rla. WZ- ?.".n:L.Kl"5iuJt'?v0".nth .19, clined the resolution for no nlh.r SCHOOL COSTS. J "itiuui punna,, one ear. ....... I . I r - I tt . . Ially. without Sunday, three months.. !.. I reason than that it would tend to I Comparative figures by years as to Daily, without Sunday, one month Bo nrnvnll. "r-nnfiiaorl unci .hontir." nnn- cost of the Portland nubile sr-honls. order, express or personal check, on your! altion: local nana, sumps, coin or currency are onnrnval van frivnn the 44-hnnr I ,r.i. , ., . . . at owner's risk. Hive Dnstoffice address In " , . . . . .. . egunian. snouia not oe passea lull, including county and state. weeK, ana one needs Dut recall me over on the theory that education PoDtaure- Kiites 1 to in rare. 1 cent- IS I time when the s-hour dav was the , i.. .v.. j j to 22 pages. 2 cents: M li 4S Paces. 3 of d to .conclude that the JiTV ;. , vT ""T l"a cents; so to K4 pages. 4 cents: 6! to Ro Dex or esire to -conciuae mat tne (hat everything else has taken. That paxes. cents: .-j to :h, pages, o cents, o-nour ojj suggestion is no mora which is comprehensively called the Jrorelgn portage double rate. than dormant. It Is r-lpar that tha I vt . -a ..... - - .1 - Kastem Kiixinev. Office Verree A Conk- . . . . .. . J"5" cusi oi living lias oi course ai- lin :iw Madison avenue. .New York: Verree unions, noeer uiune tney are i fected the schools. We pay the av- r vonann. s-teger Duuntnx. t nicaxo: ver-jset aside certain aims mat are nu APaffa tv. , ree Ml Oonklin. FNa Prean buiidinar. De-I - . , , . . I "e uidii iiie as troit. Mich.: Verree Sc conkiin. Selling I mucli as we did twenty years ago iruii'iiiiK. riiriidixi. ohd ruiKiKU icuio" i au iiiaLauL iu.c oikul ul a. . ialci.i.ci la.. tentative, rt. J. rJidweu. and nobody would expect teachers now to live on the salaries paid in that period. Materials ' have in- The return of Samuel Gompers to benefited by the shrewdly utilitarian t h. rhht ,hat h"on U - nAcinnn.. 9 Amn4nn l.'l I ... , A I .. 1 A .... 11.. nl...l i ... ' UiM.. vi iuc nra. nan , tu- ...u. ca icauc.o. v,tauiu meU,nj f nractcahlp PCOnOmV WO THE DENVER CONVENTION'. goal. The aspiration of labor to indus trial control, nowhere denied, is not can go back to the costs of twenty years ago, or to those of ten years ago. Part way is the best that the most optimistic can hope for. But is it possible? Offhand acceptance of the theory that the high cost of living is wholly to blame is a dangerous encourage ment to those who have school or municipal or state affairs within their administrative keeping. It puts eration of Labor, with the attendant labor is functioning in a country defeat of the opposing candidate, I that long since has recognized cer- John L. Lewis, president of the 1 tain cardinal principles of equity. It fnited Mine Workers, is In effect I is a trifle surprising to observe that the expression of organized labor's Ian avowedly idealistic movement entire satisfaction with itself. Those I cannot find it conve nient to take who seek for the supposedly hidden I similar steps, but resolves its entire motives of the defeated aspirant, or I quest to the pursuit of self-interest. who endeavor to read into the min- r The proceedings of the Denver utes of the convention some hint of I convention, aside from rejection of acute disagreement on policy, will I the one-big-union idea, were unln- UIC-Uver 1111L UltTii hi,ctiiSuu..o npuiug. J. iey lllUlCaie UUl lauur, 1 th o-nvoenmonful unit n o tnntint, "" ""-""- in ums "'"i" very different fromuhat of he lndi xo ine simplest lacis. u ui gmiueu i me responsibilities to wnicn it as- i t i t j. j jaor in :,. i pires, i.as nut e-l mastered ttseil. who can alwajs adjust his income for forty years tampers is the in- " so that despite increase in his living wim mil . ut..u I STRATEGY OF TUE FORLORN HOPERS. I costs he can spend as much fo "J."' I".:. The Columbia basin rat. .1. other things as he always has before m "L , .V: i k, rp-idv hold roonrHo fM w therefore need exercise no ingenuity re-election was merely the labor ready held records for longevity L the maUer of economyi and may HlWYCUifll L S npiiuij Ul I WUCU ill LCI SLiXt-tJ UU 111 III C I UORl- j t , COnr. rf V, ,o 0 a very umiiea exieiiv was in tnisjtion flnallv dntPrminArl that i ui vf . . - ! v. t 0 I " - I LlCHDUIvO JL II IO alll IIIC. i. cesire ior a reviwon ot m.-ors, t- Portlarid and Vancouver were en- governmental units have been per L 'lZ.SL -vl ;, titled, both by distance and economy mitted largely to fix their own pro I!..""- ' '"Z:r7 of haul, to a 10 ner cent differential grammes. They have needed only CUIIUIL 13 gcutianj ....... i w'.n, . I . - - tween radical and conservative eie-1 from points in the inland empire. doubtless the greater part of that historic course was covered by an exhausted, leaden runner, traveling at a pace that any school boy com ing fresh to the contest could dis tance. Yet the Athenian hero broke all records for his time, as well, and when we seek for comparisons to Paddock his name arises naturally. In both instances we have the state ment of fact, admitting that the first marathon was run, and many dis pense with the vagaries of hero wor ship. Longfellow, in chanting the prowess of Hiawatha, celebrated the young chieftain as a super-man, and surely availed himself of something more than poetic license when he versified the redman's track record. Swift of foot was Hiawatha; He could shoot an arrow from him And run forward with such flectness That the arrow fell behind him! A statement well worthy of the exclamation point, for the speed of Hiawatha's running is computed from that statement to have been about forty-six miles an hour. And though we are ready enough to yield the point at least partially, ad mitting that the sons of nature are by habit and environment equipped to excel in such sports, we cannot strain our fancy to imagine the youthful Indian setting the pace for a speedy roadster. The records of Paddock are, however, entirely tan gible, and they declare that this college student can for short dis tances attain a speed almost half as great as that attributed to Hia watha. The stop-watch refereed this contest between mortal activity and BY -PRODUCTS OP THE PRESS How a Woman's Career May Affect Her Cbance of Blarriasre. A woman's career is undoubtedly a tremendous factor in her chances of marriage, wries Hester Howlett in the London Mail. If I were asked which are the best careers for the woman desirous of getting married I should unhesitat ingly reply, "The stage or nursing." It sounds a far cry from one pro fession to tho other, but, considered from the matrimonial aspect, they have one great point in common they both bring women into contact with men. And, as every woman knows, if she wishes to get married she must go where men 'are. And this is exactly where those behind the footlights score. They are, in every sens? of the word, constantly "in the limelight No need for Miss Flossie Tiptoes to pine for introductions to members of the opposite sex. With nurses the little god adopts an utterly different method of attack; though -he has another type to deal with, he knows that women very very little at bottom. The operating theater is the scene of many an incipient romance. Every woman, no matter who or what she is, makes a point of noticing, down to the smallest detail, each man with whom she comes into contact. A nurse la just as observant of the doctor working by her side as would be any other daughter of Eve, The medical man, being also merely Those Who Come and Go. Talea of Folk at the Hotrla. Father Time, and testified to the I human, finds time to regard the grace- to ask more money. They have kept , i n .nWrin- nf th forlorn, v , , . ... P P"- " e """- " VhA., " . ln,s alIlerer"ai was serVice and meanwhile have had to pay vastly more for the things they were already buying for the public Only five years ago the cost Jer pupil for high school instruction was $74.76 a year. In 1920 this cost had tion president, unose on tne outside nr)f to th pninvmont nf Pnmt nnnd may entirely dispense, in their con- cities, against which it was properly sideration of causes, with the charge directed, there arose to northward that oary ana iiearst were me cian- the protesting wail of commercial destine sponsors of Lewis. The feud interests which had theretofore, and between Gompers and Lewis wai for manv, many .earai profited ' " " c"- i th Jargely personal, with an inevitable through an inequitable arrange- e fmentary grades for pupil' Tniitil ni.tlor Prior tn the strike! T elementary grades ior eacn pupil, political outlet. Prior to the strike of the united mine workers, two winters ago, Gompers had no more loyal supporter than Lewis. But the decision of the latter to order the striking coal miners back to the job met with the disapproval of the ment of rates. Local speculation instruction five years ago was 150.36 diverted itself with surmises as to wkat possible counter-attacks might be launched. Now, it would seem, the blow has fallen. Not at all a disconcerting blow, or troublesome, is the desperate ruse federation president, who strongly by wMch Pllg.et seekg to delay advised against this concession. Un heeded advice is the source of many quarrels, and the coolness engen dered by this rupture resulted in the ..i;Ia An.nf tA iinnont tha vatamn labor leader. If there is a hint of radicalism in the day of fairness In rate construc tion. The public service commis sion of Washington, acting in behalf of Seattle's shippers, has taken that last refuge of defeat, a technicality, and dared the railroads and the in terstate commerce commission to the vote accorded Lewis, aside from dijjIodf-e U- It wln decline to rec the eternal dissatisfaction of mal- ognlte a 5 per cent .increase in rates contents, a "ot uu.-Mac... ... tQ Pueet sound, from points south labor, it is discovered in the minor ity belief that Gompers has grown in the course' of years and respon sibility somewhat too conservative that he acts with unnecessary delib eration and irksome Cautiousness. The attempt to supplant him had for Its shibboleth the optimistic adage "Youth will be served." Undoubt edly, had he been chosen, Lewis of Snako river, until the courts have passed upon the issue. Temporarily the railroads have no other option than to obey, for the interstate com merce commission, when the award was made, did not consider a per emptory order necessary. Though the findings of the commission were final that body, complying with an official etiquette that seems wholly would have felt constrained to prove Qn the Vuget sound interestSi is. me point in various ways, t'rsanizeu tat,tina i .,If.iv. labor perceived rtte peril of re- form Tn wefe none the less man. nouncwig a tried administration un- datory and ,mperatlve. der which it has gained much, for a whr i ril,rnr,Bn new regime that conceivably would interstate commerce commission enter the field of theory and pluck WOuld serve, if the oublic service commissions of individual states could set aside its decrees at will, or at least delay and hamper their in auguration, is a puzzling specula tion. Under, such circumstances we might with all propriety inquire: "Why is an interstate commerce commission?" Yet the interstate commerce commission remains what it always has been, an institution fo the redress of inequity, and as th Columbia basin rate case furnished an unusual instance of marked dis crimination against Portland and Vancouver, we may safely conclude that the interstate body will not idly suffer its decision to be set aside. garlands of weeds. It has gone a long way on the road with Gompers and, all things considered, its ad ventures had turned out well. The solidarity of satisfaction, which is rot in the least peculiar to labor, Jbad its day and its way at Denver. Yet public interest in the pro ceedings of the convention, though it centered upon the over-touted tournament between the adherents of Gompers and the insurgents of Lewis, might far more pertinently have concerned itself with the ac complishments and expressions of the federation in its national as sembly. The election was quite in cidental and Immaterial to the vocal ization of labor's opinions and aims, These, of course, are matters of con- I HARDING SHOIXD TAKE THE LEAD, cern to millions or citizens who, Tj,at President Harding should without direct interest either In tate tne jead in shaping legislation labor unionism or so-called capital-and in rallying the republican ma- Ism, are continually ground between jority in congress to its support Is the opposed economic millstones i inevitable, if anything is to be done and ground exceedingly fine. Per- The neonle look to him as president jiaps tne most singular aspect oi tne not only to -enforce the laws that Convention was its conspicuous lack are 0n the statute books, but to se- higher idealism, or, at least, lack cure enactment of the new laws that Of courage Or ability to institute I thov want Tho instrument thrmiph within Itself certain reforms that which this must be done is the re political governments have long publican majority. Mr. Harding is sptnnaa, iaiAirniBarl on1 a nmnvAr1 f' n I . . .' i . . .cv.us-""s" -ri" i nol only president dui teaoer or tne sidering these failures of the ideal, republican party, and it is incum we are apprised that labor, too. has bpnt on him to take the lead in giv- an eye to the main chance, and that ing effect to the policies advanced in all idealistic suggestions, comprising Jts platform. Not only the rank and me recognition oi common numan fije of hls own party, but all the rights, must wait until labor has neonle. look to him to lead, and to reached its maximum of return for the party to act under his Ieader- a minimum oi industry, inus we snip. By electing a republican presi perceive that labor conventions, as- ripr ani r-nneress the DeoDle have sruming to De dedicated to tne lur- imposed on the republican party the inerance oi au loeai, timer not a duty t0 govern the country in ac whit from outer conventions in their r-orrlance with the clatform which actual materialism. , the neoDle by their votes have aD- xne nenver convention, ior rea- rjroved sons mat were not given in news ac- if he leaves congress to run itself. counts, and that are undoubtedly tv resident will have gone to the founded in political expediency, opposite extreme from the dictatorial voted down the proposal of equal methods of President Wilson. So rights ior women workers. it is lonE. as the democrats controlled true that the committee report ad vised all affiliated unions to recog nize the equality of the sexes, and to admit to membership, and that in addition emphasis was laid, upon the congress, the custom was for de partment heads to draft bills and hand them to party leaders in con gress with a request that they be passed. Opposition of a department claim that sucn recognition was chlef t0 a bill was usually fatal. A commonly given. But the insur- subservient majority could be relied mountable fact is that the conven- on to pasa or kill a bill, as the execu tion itself declined to accept the re- tive branch of the government sponsibility. and virtually clung to wished. Mr. Harding seems to have the old sophistry that women work- shown overscrupulous regard for the ers are of less account, and entitled prerogatives of congress and con to less consideration, than male gress drifts. The pernicious senior craftsmen. The convention, quite as jty rule has brought to the front men neatly, also circled the race issue, 0f mediocre ability, men whose and overwhelmingly voted down a years of vigor are past or men who resolution providing for suspension are out of touch' with the prevailing of labor unions that discriminate tendency. This situation and the against negro workers. faction-breedjng character of huge President Gompers, in referring majorities have made the opportunity to these instances, reiterated the for men like Senators Borah, Norris federation's stand for the organiza- and La Toilette to push free-lance tion of labor without reference to legislation and for men like Sena- sex, nationality, religion, political I tors Kenyon, Kendrick, Capper and Last year it was $71.49 Two-thirds bf the school revenues are paid out for salaries and while we are paying the individual teacher mora, we are also employing more teachers in proportion to the num ber of pupils. City population and school enrollment have increased in almost identical ratio, but the ratio of teachers to enrollment has stead ily advanced. Had the number of teachers been maintained in a ratio to correspond with enrollment we should now have 1043 instead of 1305 teachers. At the average yearly pay of teachers this extra increase in number means an annual outlay of more than $443,000 a year in sal aries alone. Their employment has also made necessary more housing and more equipment. The number of pupils per teacher has declined in late years, but this does not neces sarily mean that each teacher is do ing less work than formerly. The addition of new courses of study and training adds to the teaching force, and reduces the average of pupils per teacher. So the salary phase of education s cost is not only a matter of in creased pay,' but also of increased teaching, personnel. Pupils are in structed in more studies than here tofore and the fact that there is a greater variety in instruction ob viously affects the costs of providing and- maintaining the physical school plant,. There will be those who will aver that the new things added to the school curriculum are well worth their cost. There will be others who will argue that the greater va riety of instruction detracts from the fundamentals. Quite often one hears the complaint that students leave schools not so well grounded in essentials as formerly. If an in quiry were possible thawould bring out the facts in that particular it would be intensely interesting. Per haps those who now have children in the schools could form a rough opinion by making a diligent Inquiry into the knowledge gained at school by their progeny and comparing It with their own at the same period of school Instruction. The subject of school costs is an inviting one and a necessary study if one is to be equipped for the full duties of citi zenship. It should not be forgotten thai the present school levy cannot be increased except by vote of the people. The limit of taxation that can be imposed by the directors is used for going expenses. There is a shortage of buildings, and a prospec tive Increase in enrollment. What is to be done? Shall economies in op eration be enforced so that there shall be money for new buildings? Or shall an additional levy be au thorized by the people? Or shall neither be done and some of our youth thereby be denied the full ad vantages of free schooling? smashing of all existing records. Only by seconds and fractional seconds has Paddock beaten the time of other great runners, but sec onds are all important in the world of the sprinter, and the uninitlate should bear in mind that the nar rowness of these margins does not in the least detract from the splendid achievement. L'ntil Paddock left the tape the men who "made them were recognized as the fleetest of foot. Today they are displaced by the new champion, whose records eclipse any in the history of ath letics. ful figure so deftly attending to his orders. The fact that the nurses' uni form is often the "making" of a plain girl also plays its part in the ultimata scene that has the altar for its set ting. Nurses who take up private work, visiting cases in their homes as a doctor orders, stand an even greater chance of taking a trip to the parish church. Directly a man is relegated to tha sick room he finds the loss of his daily routine unbearable; it creates a gap in his life. He wants that gap filled. In nine cases out of ten it is Dan Patch and Man-o'War made filled by the ne simply because history on the turf, and revised the he Is there on the scene. Before long fixed opinions of how rapidly horse- tne invalid cannot imagine an exist flash could annihilate distance, ence of which she has no part; natur- There is no guarantee that tomor- ally, he takes the obvious step. row may not present a colt to wrest Decidedly, among the careers for their laurels from them and set an-1 women that lead to marriage the other record for the ambitious foals stage and nursing take first place. of the future. Though it is patent that there must be some limit to the Housewives will be interested in development of supremacy in the knowing what the president eats, and field of sports, we do not appear to to know on what Mrs. Harding feeds have reached it either in men or him to make him so healthy. The horses. Perhaps the reason is that I president has an excellent appetite. only a comparative few of those I A typical menu for the day follows: really qualified to excel are called For breakfast he has a half of a by opportunity or circumstance to I grapefruit, bacon and eggs, the bacon the contest. There may be fleeter cooked to a golden brown; buttered lads than Taddock, despite the en- toast and coffee followed by .waffles. thusiastic denials of the dopesters, such as Mrs. Harding has made fa unknowns, who await the push of mous. His luncheon is a substantial fate to send them home as winners, meal, usually including a meat and two or three vegetables, but the din ner is the principal meal. It is com plete, from soup to nuts. He enjoys his meals and mixes with them a The local Scotch colony loses one of its most popular members this week when George Walker, who has been at the Multnomah for the past year, leaves for Australia. Walker has an Interesting history and his wanderings have taken him to many and strange lands since he bade fare well to "bonnie Scotland" almost 40 years ago. As a boy he went to1 Singapore when he spent a number of years and amassed a substantial fortune. A return to Scotland and the tide of fortune turned, leaving him "down, but not out." He then set out for Java and there under the Dutch government he remained 27 years. He ran sugar and coffee jHan tations and made money enough money to retire. He' wandered down to Australia and then came to the Pacific coast. "If the rate of ex change was so that I did not have to pay $1.30 for every dollar I would wild conclusior .hat what one newspaper (THE FACTS VS. I'PTON SINCLAIR I Correspondence M hlch Shonra Hia I Method of I'erveralon. I PASADENA, Cal., June 11. (To the Editor.) You publish a column about "The Brass Check," not entirely com plimentary. You don't say very much that is definite, so I will deal with only one point. You refer to the an nouncement' in the New York Evening Post, that the Associated Press had been making an investigation of "The Brass Check." and promised to issue a report upon it. Then you say: A New York newspaper printed an ac count of wlial was to occur at a meeting of the Associated Pri-ss. It did not occur, but Sinclair assumes not only that It did occur, but that tha Associated fress was responsible for the publication In the Evening- Post. Whether there la a committee Investigating the original Sinclair charges. The Oregonian does not know. it never heard of it until now; but that the com mittee made a report at the recent an nual New York convention It knows to d not a fact. There was no report ana no reference, direct or Indirect, to any such Inesllgatlon. Vet Sinclair Jumps More Truth Than Poetry. Br Jaaira J. Montague. stay here for I like the city and the Pacific coast," said Mr. Walker yes terday. "My money is all in pounds and I lose 30 per cent in exchange. I'll just move down to Australia and said would happen must have happened. Unconsciously he gives the best possible testimony to the general public confidence ia the good faith of tha American news paper. He believed It. Parhaps he be lieves It yet. He would nut have believed come back when the money market I It and acted upon 11 if he believed his own adjusts itself. Walter L. Tooze Sr. of Salem is registered at the Imperial. Mr. Tooze is an autive candidate for postmaster at Salem. "I don't know of any-man in the state who has done more for the party than I have and my friends unite in saying that I am entitled to the appointment not only from the standpoint of ability, but because for 30 years I have campaigned ana worked in every election the state has had." Mr. Tooze was active in the campaign which elected Senator Robert N. Stanfield. He also was on the stump and did efficient work in behalf of Senator Charles U Mc.xary. charges that the American newspapers are utterly unworthy of belief. They are worthy of belief; and If they were not the public would speedily find it out. and Mr. Sinclair would be taken seriously and not merely Ignored or laughed at. So much for your statement. It happens that the same mail brings me a letter from Mr. H. G. Spaulding, publisher of the Shawnee, Okla., Morning News, an Associated . Preea newspaper, containing this sentence I was present at the recent meeting of the Associated Press ana heard tne mat ter discussed, Of course Oklahoma Is a long way from Oregon, nevertheless tha de fenders of the Associated Preaa ought to manage somehow to get together Wooden awningg are a relic of tne Mn(i agree to tell the ame atory past and a disgrace to any growing UPTON SINCLAIR. city." declares A. E. Bonney ofefcan Francisco, who i at the Multnomah. I Now here is an apt illustration of The city council ot tnico rei.eni.iy ,h sincl . method. The Oklahoma eQn aawnn.n;,aand tltere mad.. not say that Sinclair or rapid stride. Chico is one of the best the Sinclair charges were taken up cities in California and is keeping and discussed as part of the proceed abreast of the times. It has new fire I lng3 of tne Associated Press meet apparatus, paved streets, a new city , But sinpClalr chooses thus to con ?t",i"'Z:i: his statement, though he was nr.n Hne not sell awnings he upon distinct notice that the Asao sells raisins, and says business ia I elated Press had done notning oi una kind. Upon receipt of the Sinclair letter, the editor of The Oregonian wrote to the publisher of the Shawnee News and asked him for an authoritative The register of the Multnomah gives I statement of what he had meant to their names as A. C. Weston. Harold gay jn tne sentence qHoted by Sin- good. After purchasing a large piece of Oregon timber land, a party of men from Logtown, Miss., have arrived in Portland to inspect their holdings. B. Weston, C. W. Weston, C. L. Wes ton and W. C. Otis. W. n. Wyrick, rancher, wheat grower and "roud-up" booster of J Pendleton is at the Benson. He says that the wheat crop Is gong to be a bumper and that tha "Round-up will clair to The Oregonian. The reply of Mr. Spaulding follows: 'BHAWNKK. Okla.. June 30. (To the Kditor. ) Hopbinu to your letter received this mornlnir will say that while Mr. Sin clair quoted me correctly, he seems to be under the Impression that the discussion exceed even the expectations of Its ceeaing, o( ,he convention, where as It WHV THK (((MKT HAILS. I ve asked of wise aMronomeri what made the comets tall Across .the velvet ,kk-s at night, each followed by his tall. But though they all had theories Tk. "ut the comet s flight They none of them appeared tn he But hen I asked a little b.,y. he in .R,rV(,1' hohl.ed his head And told me he'd explain It all. and this ia whut he said: One night when alt the children tar.i were shinning in the kv. c o.ng juat a. he was told, an asteroid came liv A rough j.nd uly ..steroid who hur. riea much too fast And Jostled all the little .tars as ha went rushing past And one. . tiny haby alar, was turn- bled from hia place And fell and fell ar.d fell and felU through million roilea of space. So then the naughty asteroid was stricken with remorse (He wasn't wicked in his heart; atara never are. of course) And carrying a glowing mist, which shone aa bright as dav. He went to hunt that baby alar along tha Milky Way But there, with such a swarm of atara hia pathwav K-... That though hea searched a million years, he hasn't found him )vL Now looking through the window pane the comet 1 behold. And aee behind hia ahining head a scarf of yellow gold, And now he's running to and fro to find the baby star That loat hia hold upon the aky. and tumbled down ao far. And as I watch him flash above the round and pallid moon. I aignal that I hop hia aearch will prosper wry soon, a Klda Are Urltlng Callous. Curious that when Mr T?uth emerged from the cell where he had oe.cn connnea ror speeding there wai no little child to rrv nut tr. hin. o. it ain't true, Babe!" ' a a a It Would He Helped, la Sims' Caar. tne ;ew York Herald aav AAmir.i Sims' achievements are carved out of solid rock. But an admiral'. H..rf. should really be writen in witcr. Tae Rest of the World Will Alan Profit. That ;i3.000,0(JO.O(iO will not amount to much if It teaches Germany what an expensive luxury the Hohenzollern dynasty was. (Copyright. lliL't, hy the Beil Syndicate. A few years ago the realm of lis- ttana had not heard of a certain Mr. Dempsey. He rose like a pug nacious meteor to become the star of the pugilistic firmament. Yet it would seem too optimistic, a trifle, to claim that Paddock is the fleetest runner the world has ever known, or even the best of his day. The world is wonderfully wide and various, and the genus homo is an cient and distinguished. To stand in the circumscribed field of athletics, numbering' a few thousands of con full amount of laughter and light heartedness. He throws off what lit tle official manner he, has at other times. He is no longer the president, but is just Warren. And his wife is Lou. William H. Crawford in the World's TjVork. An old Kentuckian visited the city testants as exclusively representing of Louisville several days ago and the planet, and there make boast found the conditions not to his liking, that the highest perfection of physi- says the Louisville Courier-Journal. cal excellence has been developed, At any rate, that is what he intimat is to speak without conclusive evi- ed. He was shabby and feeble. His dence. Such a claim is remindful I eyea were not the eyes of a human of the somewhat saturated paladin I being; they remained one of a beaten who declared that he could whip I dog, and they were never raised from any man in Woodenshoe county, I '.he floor. He pushed open the swing- basing this belief upon his record in ing doors and shuffled up to the bar his own home town. When he stag- 0f the Courthouse cafe on Sixth street, gared to his feet again, after an "Pardner, give us a drink; I've been argumentative stranger had put the I aWay for 40 years and now I am boast to a test, he observed: "I'm back in old Kentucky once more and as good a man as I ever was, but I want to celebrate a bit. "What, you don't handle it any more? Why, man, that can't be true. Think of me, away for 40 years and never a taste of real liquor, and now you turn me down. I thought my old Kentucky home would not fall me pardner, give us a drink. 'I have money, if that is what you are folding out for. Here's five good dollars that I want to exchange for a drink. Take them and keep them. Aw, pardner, give us a drink. 'Is it a song you want? How Is this: strongest supporters. Samuel H. Piles, formerly United States senator from Washington, was in Portland Saturday transacting legal business. Senator Piles was in the United States senate 15 years ago. Upon, his retirement he resumed the practice of law and is located in Se attle. A. J. Rice, one of the leading dry- goods merchants of St. Louis, accom panied by his wife, is registered at the Portland. Mr. Rice is combining was only participated In by a small group who came together for a Utile while and the subject was Introduced by some one of the number. Hore Is what I said In my letter: "While I was present at the recent eetina of the Associated Tress and heard the matter discussed and have also read comments on The Uraes Check in the Editor & Publisher and other Journals. 1 have never had the opportunily of reading the book but will do so If you will send me a copy as 1 am vary much Interested in the question." I witl admit that the wording was urn. fortunate but 1 had no idea it would be construed to mean that the subject was Burroughs Nature Club. Copyright. IIouRhlnn-Mif flla Co. business and pleasure and is taking formally discussed by tha members In in some of the scenery surrounding convention took in too much territory. All honor to Paddock. He would be left at the post in a race with an antelope, for the prong-horn negoti- tes distance at sixty-two miles an our. But within the annals of sport he is the nimblest runner that ever, left the tape and he has set such marks as will contribute, through the spur of emulation, to improved physical standards, the true goal of all athletics. The man whose house in Linn county recently was raided has given notice that he has put in a supply of ammunition for himself Portland while in the city. J. F. Gilpin of Astoria, the contrac tor who is constructing the Young's Bay bridge on the highway between Astoria and Seaside, was registered at the Oregon yesterday. Another prom inent AstOrian who was also at the Oregon Is F. Klcvenhausen, president of the Columbia Northern Canning company. Doctors W. H. and Roy Byrd of Sa lem1 are registered at the Imperial. They had come to Portland Saturday to visit the bedside of Dr. Roy Byrd's little daughter, who died in a Port land hospital following an operation. C. A. Smith, one of Astoria's lead ing business men, is in Portland on a buying trip and is making prepara tions for fall business. He is regis tered at the Benson. Two business men of Washington who found sufficient time to leave their affairs and attend the recent Kolf tournament, are Frank McCul- lough of Spokane and H. V. Mcl'hail of Raymond. The former is a lum berman, the latter a banker. I am pleased to note that you presumed an Improper construction was put on the letter and In the meantime 1 am still walling for the copy of The Brass Cheijt. H. O. SFALl.Dl.Mi, Publisher. If the above correspondence is a fair sample of the way Mr. Sinclair makes hiB "investigations" and re ports his "facta" and The Oregonian thinks it is it is quite obvious that the public should accept nothing he says in "The Brass Check" about the American press without corroboration. Can You Answer The. dneatloaaf . 1. Do they have skunks In Europe? 2. Where can one get seed of nigelia aatlva, the nutmeg flower of the garden? It Is the kind whose seeds are used In cooking. I cannot find it in the catalogs of seedsmen. 3. Why does a wren build auch a large neat? Answers in Notes. tomorrow's Natum "For 40 days and 40 nights they sailed the broad Atlantic, and two grown sons. Some of the And Columbo Knew ,f they didn't sight taiucia may lei iiiiii aiune alter a while. land the crew would soon go fractic. The acme of hope and desire has been found in a Chicago house where a water pipe carried and a tap released wine from a supply of three barrels. An iconoclast notified the authorities. THE SWIFTEST RUNNER IX THE WORLD. There is no record left to us of the time consumed by Pheidippides in his heroic race from Marathon to Athens, with word of victory. The tradition gives grim assurance that he hastened beyond the limit of hu man endurance, for he had but gasped his tidings when he sank dead at the feet of his welcomers. Assuming that tradition speaks truth, and that there is more than legend in the story of the ancient hero, the speculation arises ,as to how this fleet runner would com pare on the track with modern ath- athletes with Charles W. Paddock, of the University of Southern Cali fornia, for notable example, in a day when it is freely declared that this youth is not only .the swiftest run ner in the world, but probably the record breaker of all time. Paddock can race at the rate of twenty miles an hour for distances from a hundred yards to a half mile. The perfection of athletic stamina, of perfect physical co-ordination. can do no more. For PheldiDDides tidier or color, but supplemtnted others from the farming and catUe- broke Ws heart' at the end of his Don't that do any good, either? Aw, pardner. you are surely going to give us a drink." The patience of the bartender be came exhausted and the old man was led firmly through the dbor. At the street door he assumed a heroic pose and said with a tragic voice: 'In yonder field lies buried a quart and I am going to dig it up. "Oh, Lord, what a hell of a home coming. www The official data discloses that in I one year the service covered an ag gregate of 1,213,379 miles with mail- carrying l,(llD,Oi3 pounds, or u,ou2,- pany when other help could not be 130 letteof'' " did thia at a CV t secured. I l.34z,36Z M. or an averag" cuai vi J1.02 a mile, it is citea as an evi- Portland will never forget David deI,ce OI tne rella" ma Campbell and it is proper his mem- a'rP'ane tnat on tne route Between .ory be honored today. He was a Washington and New York for eight product of the city and the city is consecutive weeks a 100 per cent per. It will be observed in the movie ads," that no matter how little the female has on, she keeps her ears covered. A thousand years hence people will wonder what kind of symbol she is bearing. The old grouch who thinks the Boy Scout is wasting energy will note the sugar-beet field in Crook county that was weeded by a corn- proud of him. There is more money in the sav ings banks of the nation than ever before, and this is remarkable, con templating the bargains offered in used cars. Another initiative' bill tinkering with the rate of interest has been hatched in the Clackamas county incubator. No matter what the packers say, beef never will be "down" until the butcher throws in a soupbone. Salem may get the hearing on the phone case, but Portland wants the results. ' - formance has been accomplished. Aerial mail service has now passed the experimental stage and there is no doubt as to its practicability. a a In a neighborhood where "war gar dens" were very popular there are still many of them because they still save the families many dollars. Harry, who was 8 years old, was hard at work, hoeing the .young onions, when the woman next door asked: "Harry, is your mother homer . Harry stopped and leaning on his hoe, replied: "Mrs. S., you don't think that I would be working like this if my mother wasn't home?" (IVEEIl IDEA OK PRIESTS POWER Domination of City Club Committee by One .Una 1'repoateroun. Portland Spectator. The school election surprised every body, and quite delighted no one. Even the, gentlemen who were elected have their rapture modified by the fact that those who voted for them also voted to deprive them of the funds with which to maintain the school department. That was an ex traordinary proceeding, that not only gives us food for reflection, but that will verv seriously impair the effi- Pardonlna; of Moonxhlnera. I ciency of an educational Bystem that PORTLAND, June 26. (To the Edi- by leading educators is said to be one tor.) A certain person was convicted of the best in tho country. and is now serving sentence for sell- Into the school election, was cun ing "moonshine" in a soft-drink and ningly and falsely injected the re pool room. - liglous question. The citizens' ticket, A aava that President Harding is chosen liy a committee of 25 named about to pardon and release his man by the City club, was said to be pro from further sentence. Catholic. On the committee were the B says that the president does not Kev. Mr. tuoi ot tne unitarian pardon cases of this kind. church, Dr. Mcfclveen ot tne Lonitre- Kindly tell me which one is right, gational church. Father Thompson, as I am under the -impression that Rabbi Wise and other good citizens. r.t thia kind are too numerous The, fact that Father Thompson was for the president's personal attention. U member caused some persons to dominate tne committee, ana uiciaie The constitution of the United I the nominations. This belief does States empowers the president to par- more than justice to gainer tnomp don or reprieve sentence for .ll"-:r crimes against ma mumi "" the sagacity and will power of his peachment. It is the impression of I fellow-commttteemen. It may be said. Ansnrra (o fret lows durations. 1. Is there an evergreen tree, na tive of the northwest, that yields ber ries? Yea, we suppose reference here Ix to the Juniper, Junlperus communis, which grown in the stale, including Alaska, and In many parts nf Canada. The fruit ia oblong, dark blue with bloom (aomMhlng like a blueberry). aoom a quarter of an Inch in diam ter. and o.'ten stays on the branch one to two years after ripening. 2. What la the averaae life-span of a quern hee? Of a worker bee? A queen bee frequently lives and la profitable through two to three sea sons. Occasionally one lusts four years. The workers wear themselves out in about three months in Hum mer, or even b-sa In tho height of a gcod honey-flow season, their wings giving out through constant use. 3. At w hat age w ill a young sand hill crane show a disposition to fight? I had one hatched out by a hen from an egg 1 found. When not two hours old It started to walk away, and when I started after It, It turned and oi.encd its bill and tried to bite my fingers. Baby sandhill cranes hatch already down-covered, and are Immediately able to run : bout, hut are fed by their parents for some time. We think tho question submitted answers Itself. Young wild creatures show their In atincla promptly, and probably no ticeably ao when thrown on thulr own resources. In Other Days. It is quite easy to tell how long a man has been married by the way he speaks of his wife. If he saya "My darling wife," that mean's three months; "wifey," six months; "the wife," one year; "Mrs. Blank," two to three years; "the missus," five to six years; "mother," seven years; "my better half," ten years; "the old I lady," 20 years; "grandma," 29 years; May be the "halo" seen at Bend I "Mrs- Blank." 42 years; "Jane," 60 was a moonshine affair. years. 1 The original Plymouth rock, re paired, is ready for business at the old stand. Charge anything from a late din- ner to a sore foot to the tail of the comet. the United States district attorney's office that the national executive would not interfere, unless the sen tenced party could present evidence of extenuating features directly o his attention through polUical or per sonal channels. It is not probable that an ordinary case of violation of the national pro hibition law would be brought to the president's attention for pardon. Sale of Mortgaged Property. PORTLAND, June 25. (To the edi tor.) If a person has property mort gaged, can he advertise to sell the same at auction, piecemeal or whole, one or two months before the mort gage terminates? S. T. W. The property cart be sold subject to the mortgage by auction or other wise. To sell piecemeal requires an arrangement with the mortgagor to pro-rate the lien among the several tracts, each buyer assuming his por tion or paying it off. No part of property covered by a blanket mort gage can be sold without protecting the Interests of the lien holder. the ers' I J age j Veteraa'a Loan to Pay 3fortgage. MILWAUKIE. Or.. June 23. To the Editor.) 1. Could the state soldi loan be used to raise a first mortgage of 13000 on property appraised at J4000 or 15000? 2. Would the fact that the property was already mortgaged make any dif. ference in the appraisal? G. R. F. 1. It is a regulation the veterans' aid commission has power to adopt and doubtless the commission will make such a provision. 2. No. But the Jtate loan must be a first lien on the property and the existing mortgage must be disposed of in some way in order to obtain the state loan. J however, that Father Thompson did not know a single candidate sug gested by the committee. While the story was spread tha the citizens' nominees were pro-Cath olic, the results show that the Cath olics did not believe It. They eithe did not take the trouble to go to th polls, or when they went there, voted without any religious prejudice. The Spectator, which supported the citizen's committee ticket, and re grets that it was not elected, is not at all afraid that the gentlemen who were chosen will do anything to In jure the school department. They are American citizens, from whom we confidently expect a square deal for all classes. It Is very likely tnat tney are not any more anti-Catholio than the members of the citizens' ticket were pro-Catholic. But if they are, we may be quite certain that public opinion will be strong enough to In duce them to manage tne school da partment In the interest of all the citizens. LO.U VS. SHORT. Now listen sharp while I, in short. Relate a shortened tale About two misters. Long and Short- To be short I shall not fail. Short Mr. Short wag much too short. Too short to pay his bill To Mr. Long, who'd waited long. Then longer yet, until No longer would he wait for Short, Who shortened not the bill. So into court he brought short Short, Who shortly saw that Long No longer would be made the sport Of his long shortness aong. For then the court decreed, in short. That Short, though shortened still, Must shortly pay to Mr. Long Long's long, long-standing bill; And pay in court each legal fee And interest, too, so slong As Short should lengthen by delay Long's longing wait, you aee. At last the bill was paid by Short, And shortly Long with glee No longer longed because of Short Who longed Long short should be. -rJohn L. Vestal. Twenty-r'lie Years Ago, Krom The Oregonian of June '7. Iy. The entire plant of the Willamette Steam Mill,. Lumbering & Manufac turing company, better known aa Weidler's mill, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon with a loss of lluO.UOO. Surveyor-General Arnold is arrang ing to run measure and mark sur veys of 130 townshipa in tha Oregon ac California land grant. As railroad service is to be Insti tuted between Astoria and Seaside, It has been decided that mail service ahall be established over the route. Portland -has just passed through an excessive hut wave which made a great many persons feel very tiled. Fifty Yrara Ago. Prom The Oregonian of June U7. 171. Versailles. France. -Communlsta of Paris are quiet, but the organization la kept up. San Francisco A vessel has been sent north with a party to take pos session of the newly discovered coal veins on the Aleutian island. Wheat is quoted at $1.25 per bushel in Douglas county. Horace Greeley has declined an In vitation to address the atate agricul tural society on account of press of business. Road'a ame Alarm Travelers. SEASIDE. Or., June 23 (To the Editor.) It still seems Imposslbla for the public to rest content with Sandy road" or to find a better name for the road leading to the most in spiring city in the union, or any where. Let's get together and give l a name. Wouldn t "See-More drive be most fitting? Or would "See-More high way be more appropriate? Ewn See-More boulevard would be bat- er than its present name, which makes one who has never yet trav eled over It wonder if hia car will pull through. Judging from Its name. That, at least, was my Impression when I first heard the name. And say, isn't it a miserable name thualy used? Missouri may be the "Show-Ma tate, but hats off to the "See-More state," our Oregon. E. K. WEST.