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THE MOPING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1921
ESTABLISHED BY HENRY I- PITTOCK.
Published by The Oregonian Publishing Co.
133 Sixth Street. Portland. Oregon.
C A. MORDEN,
.Manager.
therefore in entire good part that It
i hardly sufficient to pledge of
ficials or legislative candidates to
consolidation in name alone. The
classic is the story of an elderly
woman who, on being committed to
an asylum for the insane, began to
sing in a language which was iden
E. B. PIPER.
Editor.
thing required is a definite advance I tified, after much difficulty, as the
n 1 m n nnii thai will pnmftrnm IRA ' a m rtst eTllnrl fnllr rnnfrilA nf a.
clashing interests, do no grave in- j country which she had never visited,
- The Oreronian member nf the Auo- Miisttirn and vet nromote the economv Here, too. anncared conclusive evl-
S&wlyffiti. government that consolidation dence" that she wa influenced by
of all newt disnatcnea credited to it or not seems to imply. A legislature pledged some alien "control from another
? iLf creQlteL'" t11 pmper,n'i1-h to consolidation of city and county world. But it transpired that while
tne local newa published herein. All nam. , ,
of publication of special dispatches herein government, in the absence of a pre- very young she had had as nurse a
are also reserveed. conceived plan, would quarrel itself peasant woman from the French
, ; : in over the Issue and get nowhere, province in which the language was
lnvanoDix u. Bel!ideS( tho legislature cannot do spoken, and that the nurse had been
smJ i 'fU a"' , ioo much until certain provisions of the in the habit of crooning lullabies In
Daily! Sun"? included! six months'"'.:. 42s constitution creating county officers her native patois. The revival in the
gaily. Sunday included, three month... 2.25 an(j generally providing for a seg- minds of -elderly persons of long-
Eli!Ew"&K regaled form of government have forgotten incidents of very early
Daily, without Sunday, six month. ... s.m been amended. I youth is common enough in the ex-
wk'iy n. v?. one " l'oo We hope to see the Women's perlence of most persons to pass
Sunday, on. year 2.&0 Democratic club proceed with its without exciting wonder, and there
(By carrier.) plans. The things it aims to do are is seldom a disposition to attribute
n: ;' ZT: .1 s u wormy. The state needs a second it to supernatural causes,
Daily. Sunday included', one month... -73 party with life in It, and it certainly I The London incident confirms,
&ny:r.bo?t will welcome any new and prac- even i if it doe. not wholly ( explain a
Daily, withni.t RnnH.v An- month... .6J t!ca.ble ideas on lowei-lnsr taxes and nretty well established principle. It
How to Remit Send Dostoff.ce money I p-p,t finer rid tit xopra nfftaials.
wrucr, express or personal enct u"
meat DftnK. stamps, coin or currency mrv
full Including; couniy and .t.tl OPENING OF SCHOOL.
Postage Rate. 1 to 16 page.. 1 cent: 18 Of the more than twenty-two mil-
10 Dafres. z cents: a to m p8f "
invites skepticism, moreover, of a
kind that will be slow to say that
certain facts."couId not possibly be
known," hence must have come from
other than earthly sources. And it
cents: 60 84 paces. '4 cent..: s to 80 J lion children who about this time In also indicates that the resources of
- . t,: S- L? . c all parts ol the United States are purely scientific investigation have
Eastern R.,in, orfir Verne A Conk, again taking uo the threads of their not been exhausted in the quest for
lin. 800 Madison avenue. New York; verre. . .. in the public schools the answer to a number of mysteries
& Conklin. Steger building. Chicago; Ver- education W the pUOUC SCnOOlS, nrtrtanr!.
re. OS Conklin. F"rea Press building. Le- I nrnhih . a nac o-lhla narpoTiti tra on- l fc j
mtt 1 , .. V, . 7 M. rAnlilin Hllinl
buildlne. Portland: San Francisco reDre- predate the boot that Is bestowed
santative. r. j. Bidweii. I on them. We so quickly come to
take things for granted that we do
JOBLESS HEN,
Jobless men on an "auction block"
not often realize that our present or ln Boston serve to call attention to
WORK FOB WOMEN.
The democratic party in Oregon is porturiitiea were not enjoyed In all f wh,ch alm08t everybody
sadly in need of a revitalizing influ- times, or that they are not open to
- , . . m :.l f frlfcA riAAnlA nf nil ihn wnrld.
once, ana is "ereiore wun un- -"'-rr- schofl ,Is . . we now widespread and that a great many
mixed feelings of gratification that el tne PUDiic scnoois as we now i wlinir tn work at anvthin
thn ontrv into active work of the know them are the development of fre U"u8rA W0FK J.? .
the entry into active woi-k ot tne ,TO , trio that is offered them to do: but ex-
women s uemocratic ciud is wh- ..v ... w t . further advertisement of
nessed. Not only does the demo- with . tota 1 populat on . much greater SSJ
crauc party neea revuanzin. DUi fc T.w.. ' . J. I .mniio tinn Whpn . man Afrr him.
... , , , i . j i rin rinr a a vAt pyit or n u . r t nnr .a..t4.v... -
x - . . , . a. . t I nH Will W III M. llir 11I.L1H Ul 11UL111IIK,
th Air hAirA hAAn n a trvnt rnof amo-la I
those wno see r?m nE, n ; r,. 7' provided he has the prospect of a
, "P"DI,an Party, ana we nave , intenXln to r.lMS aurin tne dul1 tlme8 "
long held the opinion that too great c iv la ion " ' t0 be doubted that any employer
a aegree ol P tera ofTcenturv aro it was seriously seeking a "bargain" in labor would
and county politics is a bad thing ters oi a century ago u was seriously . tn th. nl h1)tv whiph
for anv nartv contended by many thoughtful per- Ps himseir to the publicity which
DoubUess some of our nre-ent un- sons that education was not a mat- f "w or even a moderate bid would
nMunnaiUoM tollnr- ter of public concern, and that It Invite. It was not surpris ng there
satisfactory conditions in locai gov - sreneral tax on tore that no ere"lne oers were
ernment are due not alone to lack of wa unjusi to levy a general tax on . Fmnlovora anpkine heln at
rtv rosnonsibilitv engendered bv all, property for . the support of m"de. employers i seeking neip at
F"."!!...!".?..,, aohAnU which wr enloved bv a 'ar wages would have no difficulty
MoZLnZtso? the republican limited class of the population. The -obtaining It through other chan-
party that no matter how inefficient steps Dy wnicn tne popular view nas
officials may be the party is too
strongly entrenched to suffer. A
good square fight between parties
been reversed are in themselves a
Riflrnlfirant rhnnlfr in our hifttorv.
One of the lessons which certain amoum oi worn. wcwu. to uo uu..o
There Is not much doubt, on the
other hand, that a considerable
sense of responsibility into officials.
The democratic party under men's
guidance has not been able to give
it. Now the women are taking a
j "C."" 1"" r ihnr. ; vt t lMr .. which prospective employers, Bin-
lor control wouiu yui n iiuiieei j - -- o - I n.rni., . u .... . nrnftQK)v
tne importance or universal puojic i ..w ,
orliir-atlnn in the srhemn of order, undertaken at wages such as pre-
How much simpler, for illustration, vailed during the war and which a
th nrnent nrnblem of Russia, would minority of workers appear still to
I. ... ... . I a wv as f T onit ntaiifinff act rxntx fir.
hand It is a. rood thine for all of 1 " t couia Doasc a scnooi nouse i-h--- w w"w
ul Go to it on every hill, as America can, we ample, virtually stopped when wages
There will he no asmimntion anv- leave to the imagination, tor eau- - -
.- . . .v.- rntlnn in lt hewr aensft and in a Wnlcn maae It proniDlllve.
w i ere, we trust, mat tne aut ui tne i - j . . , . , . ,!t,
club in bringing out one candidate sense that we have measurably at- stump la id ha d to compete with the
for office and laying its plans to tained means not ' only greater shipyards for worker a there was
bring out others make of it a po- acuity to mM i a i.v.ng .out , aiso - - MtTe
litical assembly. An assembly, as larger capacity ior solving prooiems ."a ;
everyone has been told, undermines m which co-operation and mutual crop which and ean be expected to
the direct primary and deprives that forbearance are necessary. It Is yield will not return a profit. There
r i(D if.Minr rr.ir,ni I larsrelv me uneaucatea wno are
Just what the difference is between fanatical and intolerant and who waiting not for an opportunity to
.v. . . . At k stand as stumbllne blocks to evolu- grind down labor under an iron heel.
a political club and the same proc- tion as distinguished from revolu- but for a rate wW "d wtt -esses
performed bv a miscellaneous tion, and who do not build, but only ingness to work which will make it
group of party members does not at aestroy. . .
f. . . . , . . ' Occasionally one finds a worker
the moment occur to us. But doubt- ,X f. - L, 7
, .. . .. T, , . ... . with ihitiative, who not only offers
less there is a big difference. It is a PHENOMENON EXPLAINED. , . . . . ' . .
Tn ,f,h J?.nv ZTbSJm A BP'rlt f lmPart,alitv whIcn d0M it Such a man not long ago. by
nf ?we 7. Sf?ei fn rn-Td" not ftlwayB th ,nvestigation poinUng out to certain householders
ingly there is a field for organized of -n.-aiierl nsvphlp. nhenomena is v.j n.. a
Sf. v -1 Vitft Wnmi responsible for the solution of a prioei poured for himself a num
name you may give it. A political ....--.. ..lul v, -orln k.j r . .. .
! n fel? ,,h i t the occultists of London y tne ears" placement of roofa which had been
i rt r? nv raiu-inp The CIM wa8 one in whlch ut- suffered to fall into disrepair during
mighty hard to do any rallying matlc writing. figured, and the re- the high-price era His offer was
around so many aspirants for the nnte of all those ponrrnerl wns mieh ' .L1. .- i a.
, . . . i I bo reasonauie mm ouiuanj niauc
same office as present their un- to Dreclude the orobabilitv of . aia f
ll-l-J nAAAMi;V.mA nwA I ..." ... "1.- IWWlJi. iWt UlUtOCH .V U.U VW
uttriiiicicu ottuiupiiauuicuu mm collusion or fraud. All were alike
tues in the primary campaign.
these countries made a poor show
ing regarding the progress of gov
ernment endeavor. It was pointed
out, however, that only by wide
spread and united action can reme-
SOCIALISTS, ON WRONG TRACK
Capture of Government Will Fall to
Bring Co-Operative Production. I
Those Who Come and Go.
Tales of Folk at the Hotel.
PORTLAND, Sept. 9. (To the Edi- i
riioi rMit. h .n.M or, Hi.ntor.) Modern capitalist production
' . I hag naat anoiptv in t a iha fnrm rt a i
in the absence of present govern- VM fia,'t,S " v. " Th Of the 150 tourists routed by way
I . . . . . .!. TT,. ... T x a c- . n
sienaer peaK or top oi tne great i wtvwu num ocrantun, x a., iin
interested In arriving at the true ex-
The Women's Democratic club, it .nation of the aoDarent tihe-
will have been observed by the nomenon exhibited. The outcome Is
reader, also has a legislative pro- peculiarly interesting because the
gramme. It is going to pledge its r.Kfi at tha outaet nresented ideal
candidates for economy, elimination conditions on which to round con
ot many offices and the consolida- firmation of supernatural hypotheses
tion of city and county governments. nrt ,,.,, -hanro favorerl the m.
They are issues that have a familiar yestigators in bringing facts to light
!.U yr,lZr?, l. ,,, whlch ordinarily would have re- as willing to make, but used an ill
"l iiuuau.j uuuj mil i mainpn hidden. I ..i. . j .t.j j
heard of again. It may be well to 7"" Woman whom the Lon- 7 7 "1Hl"uu
. , ... ,.;, ii young woman wnom tne ion- in part of action b? employers, pres
point out to this revitalizing influ- don Nation's informant calls Miss- . ...
ence in the democratic party that it x amused herself b learninff aut0- rk a. they cn for he unem
is as easy as pie to find candidates matic writinE. and ut auestions , ! a f aa
who will pledge themselves to econ- ' r7" ' " '"I. V "Tn ?1?ye.d ? d0- ..A Frea.t.ny.?.d
lor 1111 h.i.lAnin in (iq fr, m 11 v She irapAivajl I. , . . . . . . .
ing to De aone goDs mat nave Deen
exist before, and consequently he
deprived no other man of employ.
ment. It is conceivable that in other
instances employment could be
found where there seems to be none
now.
The solution of the unemployment
problem is two-fold. It consists in
part of concessions such as the Bos
ton workers advertised themselves
put off for one reason or anothe
and, if these jobs, and the jobless
workers can be brought together in
the mutual spirit of concession, much
distress will thereby be forestalled.
omy ana otner mucn sougnt ior im- heirioom in the family. She received
provements, but that where the men answers purporting to come from
nave miieu uaj ueen hi auiiny 10 ue- orle Robert Taylor, who gave a well
termine wmca canaiaates, it any, known hotei as nis address. Shortly
would make gCod on their pledges, afterward she had a vision in which
Perhaps woman's intuition will serve Taylor's face appeared so distinctly
a glorious function here. It Is to be that 8he was aDle to identify it in a
l.oped so. Everything else that has .,, of ohotoeranhs. Continuing
been tried has failed. to ask aue6tions of her "control.? she fighting the white plague.
Not only have men failed to lower was toi,j among other things, that Tne outstanding facts brought out
taxes after having acted to the best ln orjer to color the trav she should by the recent congress of the Inter.
of their lights in considering the use a certain powder. The writing national Association for the Preven
promises of candidates, but they device sDelled "Liv " and then I tion of Tuberculosis were that a
have, after more than one effort, stopped. Inquiry at the hotel named much larger percentage of cures of
ianea 10 consolidate city ana county 1 by the supposed spirit disclosed that tuberculosis man are now being
government. In 1914 there was a
constitutional amendment submitted
which cleared away the fundamental
obstacles to consolidation. It was
sadly defeated. Women voted in that
year, too. But that is neither here
nor there. It was their very first
shot at the ballot box. There was
another proposal under discussion
last year, but it did not go to vote of
the people. The great difficulty has
been not in marshalling- sentiment
for the performance by one set of
officials of that, which is now done
by two sets, but ln devising a plan
that does not have vital defects. The
scheme looks simple until you get
into it.
There is the matter; for example,
of separating liability for bond issues
so that districts which derived no
benefits therefrom shall not be re
quired to pay toward their retire
ment. There is the matter of alloca
tion of taxes so that country dis
tricts shall not be made to pay for
city conveniences which they do not
reoetve. The duplication of official
functions Is within the city of Port
land. Outside of Portland the peo
ple have but one set of officials.
Consolidation is therefore not a mat
ter of worry to the outsiders, but a
matter of apprehension lest they be
dragged in by the heels and be mads
to pay for it besides. There follows,
then, the question of boundary lines
for the consolidated city and county.
The difficulty of practicably extend
ing city government to the remote
rural sectiqns has been a serious ob
stacle. If Portland is made into a
combined city arid county and the
remainder of the county required to
set up a county government of Its
own, you have a county with a big
hole In the middle and one that ln
all likelihood would have to pay
more for its government than it does
riow.
The difficulties ln the way of con
solidation are herein but briefly
sketched. Plans have been proposed,
as hereinbefore stated, but no plan
has been proposed which a majority
would accept. It may be suggested j
a man named Taylor had formerly made ought reasonably to be ex
lived there, that he was an artisan in pected, and that it is futile to rely'
metals, and that -he had recently I n government agencies for a per.
died. At a drug store she learned
that the chemical which Taylor had
used in coloring metal was called
"liver of sulphur."
Here those who always set down
as supernatural every occurrence
for which a ready explanation can
not be found seemed to have a well,
nigh perfect case. But Miss X her
self was not ready to accept the con
clusion that she had been in com
munication with another world, and
she submitted to inquiry by a psychic
investigator noted for his open
mindedness. After much investiga
tion, in which hypnotism, played a
part, several incidents were brought
to light. One was that Miss X had
read a newspaper account of the
death of Taylor, although the item
had made little impression at the
time she read it. The obituary no
tice 'contained a picture of him and
his address. On another occasion,
long previously, having gone to the
hotel in question to dinner and hav
ing Inquired concerning the identity
of a distinguished-looking man she
saw there, she had been informed
that- he was Taylor, a locally cele
brated craftsman. The third fact
disclosed was that while attending a
convent school as a young girl she
had done some work in copper and
that one of the chemicals she had
used was liver of sulphur.
All the facts disclosed by the au
tomatic writer, which corresponds
in principle to the ouija board, had
been therefore known to her, al
though apparently forgotten. The
value of the theory that all facts
make a permanent impression and
are only mislaid when they appear
to be forgotten is enhanced by the
same investigation which 'removes
the whole incident from the realm
of the world beyond and brings it
under natural, although as yet not
fully understood, scientific laws.
The standard works dealing with
the subject are filled with similar
well - authenticated occurrence A
manent solution of theproblem. Not
withstanding the public nature of
communicable disease of every kind,
and despite the fact that effective
results can be obtained only by com
munity co-operation, it was the opin
ion of experts from all over the
world who assembled at the confer
ence that it will be necessary to rely
for a long time to come on private
initiative. It is well that this should
be understood, because the habit of
waiting for' governments to act
causes delay and delay is a serious
matter where disease is concerned
"Government," said a speaker at
the conference, is doing very little
to prevent tuberculosis and almost
nothing in the way of research work
concerning It." Progress has never
theless been made, because the medi.
cal profession as a whole and other
instrumentalities of investigation
have been steadily employed. The
bar to worthwhile 'government ac
tion seems to be inherent in the
nature of popular government,
whose representatives are more
likely to be attracted by the sudden
drama of a spectacular scourge,
which draws attention and invites
popular sympathy, but who are un
fitted in the broader sense for con
tinuous work on great problems.
Present knowledge of tuberculosis,
which has been substantially in
creased within a decade, and confi
dence that it could be virtually
stamped out if united action were
made possible, is based on research
conducted under the direction of
privately financed philanthropies, of
which the Rockefeller Foundation ln
America is a conspicuous but not the
only example.
The Importance of the London
conference la shown by the roster of
delegates attending, for these rep
resented not only every nation in
cluded ln the league of nations, but
the United States and a number of
other countries besides. Speaking
generally, the reports from all of
ment supervision a worldwide cam
paign ot education is the most obvi
ous duty. It was pointed out by
another of the speakers, a scientist
of international standing, that only
25 per cent of American patients,
even In sanatoria, are now being
cured of the disease, while 76 per
cent ' perish, largely because cura
tive measures' were not resorted to
ln time; whereas the figures ought
to be reversed. . It will be borne in
mind that the figures - given are
for the .United States. The problem
has recently been attacked' with
vigor In Great Britain and France,
with promise of early Improvement.
What conditions muBt be in less ad
vanced countries, in which conditions
for sprlad of the plague are highly
favorable, can only be left to the
Imagination.
It was to have been expected that
a congress of specialists would de
velop extreme views on the par
ticular topic claiming their attention,
yet some of the measures advocated
invite reflection because they sug
gest a drastic course of action to
which It may be necessary to resort
if the plague should get out of hand
Americans, in whom the co-operative
spirit has been bred by cen
turies of practice in self-develop.
ment, are least of-all likely to toler
ate plague conditions once they are
convinced of their real gravity.
Among the proposals not only of
fered but ' seriously discussed was
the probable effectiveness of a gen
eral examination of all men, women
and children, for a period of twenty
years, to be followed when infection
was discovered by treatment which
would be made compulsory If neg
lected or resisted. The conference
seemed to believe thaf such a meas
ure if persisted in would accomplish
a great benefit, but it was conceded
that . thorough enforcement - would
encounter many obstacles, that it
would, be intensely distasteful, and
that in all probability It would break
down.
General isolation of the tuber
culous, which It was suggested would
be nearly ideal in theory, was ad
mitted to be Improbable of accom
plishment In practice. The economic
aspect of the problem was recog
nized by a speaker who suggested
that employment " of sufferers in
early stages Of the malady might be
rendered far less dangerous than it
now is, or even not dangerous at all,
if such employes were used in
groups, isolated from the non-infected
and themselves treated at
their places of employment under
scientific supervision. - The theory,
as in other instances, found indorse
ment tempered by realization of the
difficulty of putting it into effect
under present circumstances. An
nd toward which all thoughtful citi
zens are workings the elimination
of slums also received considera
tion as a hygienic measure, show
ing the complicated nature of the
problem as a whole.
The tendency of the conference to
place less stress on particular meth
ods of treatment than on the neces
sity for popular education and com
munity co-operation was a sign of
confidence that existing methods, al
though short of perfection, might be
expected to accomplish a great deal
if generally and intelligently em
ployed, and" of prevailing belief that
the problem in its present stage is
more social than technical. Scien
tific research under private initia
tive ' may be expected to continue
without impairing the validity of
the contention that universal com
prehension of the contagiousness of
the disease and of the value of early
prophylaxis would do nearly as much
good as the discovery of a new
serum. From the point of view, in
deed, of those who looked forward
to the announcement of a "cure,
the conference was clearly a dis
appointment. It was not held in
vain, however, if it aroused more
people to the necessity of taking
matters into their own hands, with
out waiting for governments to act.
social pyramid is made up of capi
talists, the men who direct produc
tion, while its broad base is composed
of the workers, the men and women
who have no part or share in direct
ing production, for they lack both
education and organization.
Now production by society ln this
pyramidal form must of necessity be
capitalist production, while the gov
element i bound to remain a politi
cal government, that is a mere neces
sary sergeant-at-arms to keep order
while capitalism has the floor.
Therefore, any organization "that
seriously attempts to improve human
ccnditlons by overthrowing capitalism
must address itself to the task of
cs.tlng aoclety into a new and dif
ferent form, a form made possible by
the rapid and amazing development
of the industries under capitalism.
This again means that the workers
themselves must assume -the burden
of directing production through an
economic organization of their own
intended for that purpose.
But this organization is not in the
field now, nor can it be organized
over night, and furthermore, the
socialists do not see the necessity
for such an organization at all. They
believe that by "capturing the gov
ernment" socialism will win and cap
italism be bound to lose. This child
ish faith of the socialist would be
amusing if it were not for, the dread
ful state of affairs it is leading up to.
After having "captured" the gov
ernment (if it can be captured so
eatily) the socialists will discover too
late that they cannot carry on so
cialist or co-operative production for
use only in a capitalist form of
scciety. In other words, socialism is
impossible by way of this short cut.
But the people having elected social
ist representatives as they believed,
will think that they are being de
frauded out of their rights by the
capitalists If they do not get social
ism. And there the trouble will start
which may turn the. country Into a
shambles such as Jack London des
cribed In his novel the "Iron Heel."
It Is patent to anyone capable of
using his own judgment and observa
tion that the socialist press and
other socialist literature are not
teaching socialism for .it does not
pay. The majority of the readers of
the socialist papers do not like to
think; it is too hard, and consequently
the socialist press caters to the
maudlin sentiments and blind preju
dices of its readers with a view to
securing more subscribers and more
vetes and perhaps a nice political
office with a salary attached to it.
This kind of socialism pays, but
where does the "dear working class
come in"?
The workers should organize their
political and economic unions and
leave all mercenary socialists severe
ly alone. The socialist movement
eould then cultivate moral courage
oasea upon high ethical considera
tions as well as develop the Intellec
tual power necessity to achieve sue
cess. PATRICK O'HALLORAN.
UNITED WORLD IS IV MAKING
Chief Jenkins would do well to
keep his best shots on the Chinatown
squad. Reliable target hitters can
stop a tong war quickly and ef
fectively.
' Truck owners who damage the
highways with overloads claim they
will be put out of business if the
law is enforced. They mean "big'
business. . .
Cut rates on waists in Dowle's Zion
City are $1.66 2-3 an inch. That, at
least, was what a woman had to pay
for exposing six inches below the
neck.
Any reduction in cost of handling
grain at this port should benefit the
grower as well as the port. This is
one reason tor a municipal elevator.
Douglas county produces more than
the Brumfleld incident. She is esti
mated to have one-third of the prune
crop of the Pacific northwest.
Go while the going is 'good, for
soon will come the rains. There's
no fall outing on earth like that in
Oregon. -
Hoover is to get a box of Newberg
prunes. So, too, is Mr. Harding, but
the more satisfaction will be Hoov
er's.
Remembering the Harry Tracey
episode. Roy Gardner will get his
on sight and no chances taken.
Seldom can a year pass without
Portland getting into the mess of
removing a woman -teacher. .
This ought to be the year for good
prices for Oregon onions, ' and the
market is brisking early.
Now and then the name "Sandy
road creeps Into print to put joy in
the heart of an old-timer.
The thief who stole a ten-foot sec
tion of an old brass bar-rail no doubt
wants it for a souvenir.
Possession of the pennant may de
pend on which plays the Beavers the
more Seals or Angels.
The fairs that are handy to reach
by automobile begin next week. They
are worth while, too.
The national capital may have the
prettiest girl, but Portland has the
best weather.
Watch Portland do it.
Fotnre of I.enime of Nation. Demand.
Participation by America.
HARRISBURG, Or., Sept. 8. (To
the Editor.) It is indeed refreshing
to see at least one great paper take
up a rational attitude on the league
of nations question. The funda
mental idea of the league is to make
practical .what has -for so long been
a dream, from Confucius to Morris
that is, to bring final peace to the
world. The rights and wrongs of the
Idea need no discussion, as there are
no such details that can materially
Interfere with the rock-founded fact
that war is not for the benefit of the
race.
The United States has cast upon
herself something of a slur by not
joining the league despite any minor
objections she may have. When such
a thing as international peace is under
discussion it is time to put aside all
party, and purely national views, so
that judgment may be unhampered
and not distorted. It is surprising
to me, and at the same time very
gratifying, that a paper with the con
servative reputation of The Oregonlan
should take a step toward establish
ing that impartial judgment.
There is to be seen in the league of
nations the beginning of the great
republic, when all the civilized na
tions of the world will be united
under one common leader, eliminat
ing all friction and destructive com
petition. That the United States will
take a prominent hand in such an
organization is beyond doubt she
stands in too important a position
with regard to international affairs
to be left out of any such scheme.
The day is surely past when na
tions should rush to arms on the first
hasty word or the first minute act
that gives an excuse. The majority
of the governing classes are rational
minded men, as they are of any coun
try, and It would be vtrange indeed
If they could not get together and
settle arguments by other means than
blood.
The Oregonian's editorial Septem
ber 7 on "A Good Opportunity Lost" Is
very clear and concise ln showing
Just how other nations look upon this
country for remaining so indifferent
to the workings of the league. It is
for this country to say, when all is
aid, whether the league shall become
an effectively powerful body or not.
Surely neither the citizens of Amer
ica nor the press of America will al
low it to go down through history
that the greatest republic the world
has ever seen faltered and fell In
making the broadest decision that has
ever yet, and ever will, come to her
to be made.
If America fails the world at this
hour, how many weary centuries will
pass before the opportunity to pro
mote lasting peace comes again?
A. R. WET JEN, B. A, Lon.
than 90 per cent visited the Columbia
river highway, according to M. L
Smith, division passenger agent of
tne .Delaware, Lackawanna 4- West
ern railroad, who with his family
is registered at the Multnomah. "I
have been 35 years with the rail
road, but this is my first trip west
of Ohio," apologized Mr. Smith for
this seeming neglect, -"so we are out
here for a month. Scranton la the
largest city on the Delaware. Lacka
wanna & Western, and our sales of
tickets amount to $250,000 u month.
Shriners in the east are already
planning their. 1922 trip to San
Francisco and my temple, the Irem
temple, will be routed so that Pprt-
land will be included ln the itinerary.
His railroad is sometimes referred
to as "Delay, Linger & Walt," but not
by Mr. Smith. g
Under Fort Rock valley there Is
an abundance of water, held by ba
salt rock. This water will be avail
able for the farmers when they drill
wells and use pumps, explains Henry
M. Parks of the state bureau of mines
and geology,, who has been directing
drilling In the valley. Within a few
days an official demonstration of the
water will be made. Of the farmers
ln the valley who were there a few
years ago 90 per cent have pulled
up stakes and left because of lack
of water, and all the time there has
been plenty of water a few feet under
the surface. The water was reached
at about 25 feet and the drill was run
down about 100 feet more and a pump
was Installed which yanked water
out fast enough to irrigate 160 acres,
The next step will be to show the
farmers how to get the water eco
nomically and ln the most practical
manner.
Having been on an expedition to
Goat rocks, north of Mount Adams,
Dee Wright, packer of Eugene, hai
returned to Portland and is at the
Imperial. Goat rocks are so named
because there are still wild goats In
that section and the particular feat
of the expedition was to take a train
of pack horses over the rocks, which
rise in a series of mountain ridgei
like teeth. Although an out-door
man all his life. Mr. Wright admit!
that for a while he was lost among
the rocks and isn't ashamed to admit
it. "If there is any wilder country
than where we were," aald he, "I'd
like to know where it is." Mr.
Wright reports that flock masters
with whom he is acquainted1 in the
Mount Adams district have reduced
their bands one-third.
Each business man studies a citj
from his ow"h point of view, accord
ins: to H. D. Conrade of the hotel
department of Swift & Co., of Chi
cago. There are 233 eating places
in Portland and 296 hotels and room
ing houses. Feeding the people li
becoming more of a science, and Mr.
Conrad; states one restaurant in
Oakland, Cal., takes In 30,000 paid
checks a day. Many of the restau
rants are trying out the co-operative
plan with, their employes and are
meeting with a great deal of suc
cess. Among the advocates Of the
new plan is Mr. Leighton. formerly
a restaurant man of Portland, who
is now operating 18 restaurants under
his system.
The time spent in Portland during
the building owners' convention by
Mr. and Mrs. Ford M. Haywood was
so greatly enjoyed that after a visit
to Canada they returned to tne aiuu
nomah and will spend several days
in the Rosa Citv. Beine an expert in
real estate law and the promotion of
office buildings. Mr. Haywood has
been studying Portland trom a real
estate man s viewpoint ana ne ae
Clares that Portland, because of Its
immense surrounding country, river
grade for the railroads, diversified
farminsr and stocK raising aavani
ages, is destined to develop rapidly
and that' the advertising value of the
1925 fair can hardly be estimated.
Burroughs Nature Club.
Copyright, Ilonsktoa-.MIfflln Co.
Can Ya Answer Tlsse Qaeatlnnaf
1. Do birds ever hibernate?
2. How does mistletoe get started
on a tree? i -
S. Do pumas or panthers always
attack prey from a perch in a tree?
Answers in tomorrow's Nature
iNotes.
...
An.wera to Previous Q '"",
1. Why do Insects like butterflies
nave so many stages?
"Whys" ln nature are hard to ex
plain. The larva hatched from the
egg is the first active stage. Its
business Is to eat, grow and presum
ably store nourishment. To continue
active feeding, and at the same time
mane radical changes for the final
form, appears Impossible, a quiet
stage in a pupa case being needed
The theory, anyway, i. that the crea.
ture uses up its stored fat and man
ufactures a new body from the old,
wnue eaiely hidden ln a chrysalid.
.
2. Is the cuttle-fish they give ca
nary Dirua really fish?
ran or a nan, or at least or a
mollusc. Sepia officinalis. The cuttle-
bone is an internal shell, carried in
side the body, and Js calcareous
inai is, nas lime in us composition.
...
S. How many poison snakes are
tnere ln the United States?
Three general classes are listed 1.
Opistoglyph snakes, mildly poisonous
and seldom aggressive against man,
in south and southwest: 2. Elapinae.
or Coral snakes, deadly poisonous,
with two representative. In the
states; 3. Crotailnae, covering, bi the
U. S rattle snakes (Texas, red, prai
rie, r-aciric. aog-racea. prices tlaer.
horned, green, white, banded or tim
ber and diamond back) and mocca
sins, including copperheads and the
water or cottonmouth.
Law Officer Entitled to Help.
PORTLAND. Sept. 9. (To the Edi
tor.) As a reader of The Oregonlan
and a citizen of Portland I want to
thank you for the editorial "Explain
ing a Crime Wave." Also Mr Perry's
excellent cartoon. Surely the public
press is the strongest force we have
today to Inspire- law officers to en
force justice and apprehend criminals,
and the more any publication can do
to Bet their constituency right along
this line the greater value it is to the
reader and to the state.
I am glad for what The Oregonlan
s giving Its readers, lours truly,
i. t. w.
When Mother Hay Draw Banna.
NEWBERG. Or., Sept. 9. (To the
Editor.) 1. Will a mother whose son
was killed in France September 11,
1918. be entitled to the bonus? The
mother now lives in California but
then lived in Oregon. 1. Also would
she have to come to Oregon to get th
bonus If entiuea to it? m. js. n.
t. If the soldier would have'been
entitled to bonus had he lived and if
he has left neither widow nor child
the mother may draw the cash bonus
to which he would have been entitled.
2. It Is not necessary that she re
turn to Oregon. ,
Warning; la Pouted.
Life.
Women's ears will be exposed this
season. Hear! Hear!
Men who had been Idle In Portland
and who went into the wheat fields
to work with the harvesting crews,
were soon done up." says, ueorge
rmnh.ll. farmer, who lives near
Condon, when home, and who is at
the Imperial. "The average man from
the city was all 'in after the first
couole of hours In tne rieias, con
tinued Mr. Campbell. "It wns hard
work, for the harvest was neavy.
and the muscles of the men were soft
I tried It myself, but I was too sort
tn he verv efficient." Mr. Campbell
has his place leased and on nil ground
8000 sacks of wheat were gathered
this year.
"There will be quite a story come
out from Gold Hill about the develop
ment Of the Gold Ridge mining prop
erty pretty soon," predicts Fred L.
C.olvlg of Medford, who Is ln the city.
The Gold Ridge is owned by a syn
dicate and recently the property de
veloped a big deposit of blua quartz,
carrying gold. Mr. Colvig was for
four years recorder of Jackson county
and he also served two years as the
treasurer. Originally, a aruggist, ne
has been giving attention to the
mining situation.
According to Thomas Ross of Echo,
Or., registered at the Mu.tnomah,
many of the ranchers In his section
are congratulating tnemseives over
the fact that they have had 100 per
cent increase per acre of wheat over
last year, which will help greatly in
overcoming the big drop in the price.
In many instances, rancher who had
only 12 bushels of wheat to the acre
last year will get 25 bushels this sea
son. Formerly, a ousiness man in
Portland. Mr. Ross is now in the mer
cantile and wool-buying line.
To look at Roy Bellows, exalted
ruler of the Roseburg Elks, no one
would suspect him of being a magi
cian, yet he is. Mr. Bellows has a
repertoire of tricks which are numer
ous enough to form a corking good
vaudeville act. Then, also, he Is In
terested in Shetland ponies and has a
number of these circus horses on a
place near Roseburg. His regular
business is that of merchant. With
his wife Mr. Bellows is on a visit to
Portland.
"Jack salmon are running," reports
Henrv Pies, of Salmonberry and Bat-
terson, who Is at the Hotel Portland.
Mr. Pies says that the salmon go as
far as Timber and that the other day
number were caught near Jewel.
Trying to manage two resorts for
sportsmen Is more than Mr. Pies can
do with satisfaction to himself, so he
wants to sell his Salmonoerry estaD
United States Senator McNary, who
has been at the Imperial for a couplr
of days, left for his home at Salem
yesterday afternoon. The purpose ol
his visit was to attend the 1925 far
conference. The senator expects to
return to Portland some time next
week.
R. F. Ballerman, accompanied by his
wife, Is at the Hotel Oregon. At
Walla Walla, where he lives, Mr. Bal
lerman is in the insurance business.
F. E. Shaw, Investigator for th
office of the state corporation com
missioner, is among the arrivals at
the Hotel Oregon.
Mrs. C. B. Thompson arrived at tht
Perkins yesterday from Cristobal, in
the canal zone, 1
GOLF LINKS SHOII.D BK BOl'fiHT
Flrat Prraldent of Waverlry Fee.
Public talne In Municipal Count,
GEARHART. Or., Sept. 8. (To the
Editor.) I have read with interest
Mi. Gregory's article In The Orego
nlan on the future of the municipal
golf links at Eastmoreland and have
no hesitation in saying that I think
when the present lease expires the
city should buy the 150 acres that
comprise the first and second nine
hole course. This would be a splen
did addition to the attractions that
Portland already has as a summer re
sort. I am sure the owner of the
ground will be reasonable and will
not hold up the city for an exorbi
tant price.
I had a small part 25 years io In
starting what is now the Waverley
Golf and Country club and had the
honor of being Its first president.
There was difficulty at first In get
ting people to join the club, although
the dues were small In comparison
with what they are now. At present
there Is a large membership and a
club house which cost over $80,000.
The honor of starting the munlcinnl
golf club belongs to Mr. Victor John
son, who put ln months of hard work
before he could get enough people In
terested to insure its success. It.
popularity Is now beyond all expecta
tion.
Golf need not be a rich man's
game, as many suppose, and on the
municipal golf links for the sum of
25 cents one can play the game over
one of the finest golf courses on the
Pacific coast.
Seattle and Spokane have municipal
golf courses and the first question
many a prospective visitor to the
city inquires Is whether Portland has
one. The dues derived from the many
players will more than pay all ex
penses connected with the upkeep of
the links.
ROBERT LIVINGSTONE.
More Truth Than Poetry.
By James J. Montague.
AN ALARMING SYMPTOM.
We read a book the other day.
Which said that when a man Is
lazy
And likes to loaf the hours away,
The chances are that he is crazy.
The hobo, no the writer said.
In this disturbing dissertation.
Haa .onmthlntr wrong innido hi. head
Or he would seek an occupation
To love In shady wood, to lurk.
Where flowers bloom und brook!
are gurgling.
The while the toiling million, work '
At plumbing, selling .Iocs, or
burgling
With idleness for week, on end
For any one to be contented.
In slothful ease one's time to spend I
Is proof. It sucnis, that one's de
mented.
This casts a brand new light on life;
we always funded, in our lolly.
That those who plunge In toil and
strife
Were somewhat off their mental
trolley.
The hobo by the brooklet's brim,
Wen nailed In many a summer
season
And taken off our hat to him.
He seemed to us the soul of reason,
Ourselves. In fact, at Nature's rail.
Have hied u. In our trusty flivver
To find a place where we might
sprawl
Beside some placid flowing river;
In Idling 'neath a maples shade
We've always found a joy ecstatic.
And now. alas: we are afraid
That bats are sailing through our
attic!
I nlque.
Apparently the only thing In the j
world which cannot be successfully
counterfeited is beer.
...
" Too Lata.
The waning of the jazz craze I.
going to relea.e a lot of bras. Just
when wo no longer need It for war
purposes.
Tbe Wrong Turn.
Lenine and Trot.ky found that a I
knockabout team was out ot place
in a tragedy.
(Topyrlirht by lh. Bell Rvndlr.t Co t
In Other Days.
Twenly-flve Yenr. Ao.
From The Or.'jonlsn of September 10, jsnd
Mayor Ptnnoyer yesterday ap
pointed Robert Glen a fire commis
sioner to fill the vacancy created byl
the resignation of F. E. Beach.
The great exposition building Is
now a porfect hive of activity, with I
exhibits pouring in for tho coming
show.
Captain Fred Bolles of the .team-
ship Columbia, Just appointed in
spector of hulls at San Francisco, hus
a service record of almost 30 years on
the coajit.
Mr. Gerlinger will sail for China ,
and Japan on Monday to look afur
his business Interests there.
TOADS FOXD OF GABDKX FLY 8
Three or Four Will Krep riot Free of
Many Kind, of Pe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5. (To the
Editor) Permit me to UR-get to
the writer of a question published In
The Oregonlan as to getting rid of
slugs that if he will go o some pond
or slough'and get three or four toads
and turn them loo.e In hi. garden
he will not be troubled with slugs
nor any other pest-like bugs.
In order to keep the toads in the
garden a watering place will be re
quired as they will not stay where
they cannot get to water. I made a
tank for water out of a wooden box
12 Inches wide, 18 Inches long and 8
Inches deep; took off top and one end.
caulked up the steams to stop leak.
put the box ln the ground, front eno
of bottom flush with the ground and
sunk the rear at an angle of 25 de
crees. This made the getting out
and In easy for the toad...
Keep plenty fresh water In the
tank. Toads like shade during the
day from the hot sun. So I put some
boards on brick so they could get
under the boards when they wanted to.
No need to be afraid of toads as
they are harmless.
J. H. KflRIMHON.
C'lrcu. At tmal. Aron.e Kympathy.
PORTLAND, Sept. 9. (To the Kdl-
or.) Thursday I witnessed the .treet
I grade of what I think Is called the
Palmer shows. . It struck me that the
animal, ln cages were confined In
quarters entirely too small for them.1
The lion, could not turn around with
out doubling themselves up and t h i .
bears were almost as badly off for
room. I think it Is high time that.
we passed laws governing; the exhibi
tion of trained or wild animals. If nntJ
prohibiting their exhibition altogether.
The animal. In esses that I w
are a sorry looking lot undoubtedly
from the manner in which they are
fed and raged. They are about as
happy as a man would be confined In
a cell 6 Inches too low for him to
stand upright In or S Inches to short
for him to lie stretched out In.
W. K. LINNOTT.
Bonus, nut ot Loan.
FORTLAND, Sept. 9 (To the IMI-
tor.) 1. Why I. the widow of a vet
eran of the world war not entitled to
a loan? Surely .he needs a homo a.
much a. any ex-oldi.
2. What relatives are entitled to j
the loan?
3. Can a minor child through Its
guardian, the mother, secure the lnan?j
CONSTANT HEADER.
1. Because the law makes no pro
vision for it.
2. None.
3. No.
Pigeon Reward Be.enlrd.
Houston. Tex., Post.
A woman at a railway station asked
a porter where .he could get her
ticket. The man pointed in the direc
tion of the ticket office.
"You can get it there," he said,
"through the pigeon-hole."
"Get away with you, idiot!" she
exclaimed. "How can 1 get through
that little hole? I ain't no pigeon!
Movie Camera Enlisted to
Advertise Oregon
Oregon's many wonders have been told to easterners by word
of mouth and by the printed word thousands of times and both
these methods have proven entirely inadequate to depict in a
proper manner the glories of this section. The movie camera
has now been enlisted and moving pictures are being made of
some of the most beautiful scenery of the state in the effort to
tell the story of what this state has to offer to the lover of God's
great out of doors. The story will be related in the magazine
section of The Sunday Oregonian.
Serio-Comic Tragedy of M. Remy When the weather gets
hot and stuffy the ordinary man feels like revolting against the
fashion which prescribed that clothes be worn. M. Remy, of
Paris, being human, felt just that way and having the courage
of his convictions he discarded the conventional garments and
sauntered out onto the boulevard in a pair of bathing trunks.
What happened to him in a city which permits dancing girls to
appear in little more than a string of beads will be related in
the magazine section of The Sunday Oregonian.
The Road of Hate This Is another of The Oregonian's fiction
features and is fully up to the standard which has been set by
those preceding it. It will appear in The Sunday Oregonian and
relates an absorbing story which takes its cue from one of the
outstanding passions of man. In this particular story it was a
woman's ruse which opened the road to hate.
The Woman With Charm There are women who charm and
yet no one seems to know the source of this charm. Mile. Cecile
Sorel, latest claimant for popularity on the stage in Paris, seems
to have a mysterious charm for her audiences. The story of her
success will be told in the edition of The Sunday Oregonian.
Diplomat Who Went With Roosevelt The story of how Henry
P. Fletcher, under secretary of state, forced his way into the
Rough Riders and the larceny method used to obtain a rifle while
the troopers were at Tampa will be related as one of the features
of the magazine section of The Sunday Oregonian. The article
will also give some intimate glimpses of this man who takes care
'of the detail of the state department.
Advice Is Cheap This is the title of another page of Hill's
inimitable cartoons "Among Us Mortals" which will appear
tomorrow.