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JOKTLAD. SIXD.4V, ACGC8T 13, 1916.
I ' WOSIEX AFTER THE AVAR.
Women of Europe are finding: their
economic position already strength
ened, as one of the results of the war,
and it is interesting: to note that Mme.
Madeleine Pelletier, a prominent
French, suffrage leader, believes
that the war, when all its re
sults have been weighed, will
prove to have been a real benefit to
her sex. She does not, of course,
count the grief and suffering of the
present day, but she views the situa
tion with reference to its bearing on
the future. She believes, for instance,
that women have begun to learn the
value of specialization and of organi
zation, and that this lesson never will
be forgotten.
Other women no less well known for
their devotion to their sex are giving
the subject a great deal of attention,.
.mere is tne Duchess or Marlborough
who sees in the war an opportunity to
advance the cause o women in Eng
land. This former American woman
differs from the militants of artte
bellum days in the respect that she de
pends solely on the force of argu
ment to win her cause. The war has
accomplished two things, she says. It
has awakened reverence for the hero
ism of men, and at the same time it
has taught respect for the efficiency
of women. The professional pessimist
has been silenced by the ready adapt
ability shown by women in the crisis.
Quick adaptability has been proved,
The Duchess is devoting herself to ob
taining for women a share in the local
government, leaving: the broader ques
tion to take care of itself.
Mrs. Humphry Ward has pointed
out that women were "making good"
in the munitions works in England
Since the publication of her book, how.
ever, in which she estimated that there
were a quarter of a million women
employed in this industry, it has been
announced by an official in the muni
tions department that there were
three-quarters of a million women so
engaged. This enormous increase
since last Spring indicates that official
Britain has no misgivings as to worn
en's capabilities. Another authority
figures that there are now no fewer
than seven million women at work In
war and, peace jobs in England alone.
Men, too, are devoting time to dis
cussing the future of women after the
war, and some are sincerely trying to
fiolve the problem on the basis of
preater liberty for the sex. Sir Rider
Haggard has gone to Canada to see
whether he cannot find openings for
the surplus women, whom, he says,
must be provided for when the soldiers
return from the front and ask for
their old jobs back again. M. Eugene
Brieux, a noted French academician,
believes that in his country, as in oth
ers, women will cease to look to men
as prospective protectors, but this
gloomy view from the point of view
of the male is not shared by his fel
low academician. Marcel Prevost, who
thinks women will not be so keenly
the competitors of men as has been
predicted. Maurice Donnay, still an
other noted Frenchman, finds comfort
in the thought that "there will be so
much to do that all that will be needed
will be a proper division of the labor."
The predictions of Mme. Pelletier,
referred to before, are of exceptional
interest to American women because
she sees, as a direct result of the war,
emancipation from the slavery of
washing dishes. There will be, as she
sees it, a complete transformation of
the household, to put it in accord with
the new conditions. Women have had
their taste of work outside the home
and it. has proved not altogether dis
agreeable. This is particularly true
because while the new work has been
arduous nobody denies that it has
been freed from much of the "drudg
ery" that has made housewives com
plain. She believes that dirty dishes,
in the new dispensation, will be laid
on the doormat, to be taken away by
"specialists," who will deposit them,
when properly cleaned, in the same
place. Whether these specialists will
be men or women she does not venture
to say. Probably this will be settled
by experience and trial of which is
the better fitted to, do the work the
most efficiently.
But there will be other "specialists."
Cooking will be done by them, as well
as general household work. This will
be done so that woman will have more
time for the shop or the factory that
she is now learning to love. She will
not stay at home to darn socks when
she can earn the cost of darning two
pairs in the time she would be taking
to mend one pair. "Specialization" is
the answer also to this. Sock darners
who make a business of it naturally
will do it more quickly. There is,
however, a gap in her reasoning at
this point. She does not take account
of the number of pairs of stockings
that are mended in the odd moments
that otherwise would go for naught.
Darning is a sort of pastime of the
women of some homes with which we
are familiar. It fills the place in
mother's life that the game of pinochle
and the post-prandial pipe do in fath
er's. Women always have spent their
little moments to better economic ad
vantage than men have done, what
ever may be said of their success in
larger affairs.
Being rid of the 'daily chore of dish
washing, nevertheless, does open an
exceedingly pleasant prospect for
wotnen. It is, even in America, the
bane of housekeeping. But one may
doubt for the present the correctness
of the conclusion of Mme. Pelletier.
because, in spite of all the labor-saving
devices that men have invented in
the past to make housework easier,
women have shown innate conserv
atism about adopting-them. Women
are noted for being finical about little
matters affecting the household.
Whether a mere "specialist" wilf be
able to do the work to suit her nice
sense of the requirements remains to
be seen.
.One guess is about as good as an
other as to what will come to pass
after the war; but these speculations
are of more than passing moment, be
cause they show that serious thought
is being given to the question. About
the only undisputed facts garnered
from the mass of undigested data are
that women have surprisingly proved
themselves competent which is not
now disputed by thoughtful persons
and that they have been highly adapt
able, which it has been said they were
not. It is this proof of adaptability
to new conditions that gives most
promik3 for the future of women in
the important readjustments that are
to come.
Possible changes in the costumes to
be worn by women are of minor mo
ment, except as they may affect the
textile industries. It Is far from in
conceivable that there will be, at least
in the countries of the present bel
ligerents, some approach to the sim
plicity of men's attire and less obe
dience to the uneconomic whims of
passing fashion. But perhaps this will
not have the far-reaching effect on in
dustry that some now predict. In the
new order there will be so much Te
building to be done and so much less
time for the foibles of dress that it
is quite easy to believe that those who
now are weavers and spinners will be
something else in a generation or so.
Napoleon is said to have favored trou
sers for women, so the French, at least,
have high authority for a change.
There are said to be three million
fewer men than women in England to
day, and the war is not over. There
is a great surplus of women in France.
In Germany the women outnumbered
the men two years ago, and the war
is still killing man. Obviously, what
ever else comes to pass, women will
need to look forwarjl to something: else
than marriage for a" "career."
to have his attention distracted, even
if only for a moment, from the man
agement of his car. He may pause a
fraction of a second to bite the end
from his cigar, or for a passing Instant
a puff of smoke may obscure his vis
ion. In ninety-nine cases nothing hap
pens; in the 100th a critical situation
arises that should have been met on
the dot. It is to meet the 100th emer
gency that the regulation is being en
forced, as is said, impartially and re
gardless of protests as to the "righta"
of individuals.
HOW IXDIANIANS DO IT.
The Indiana Congressional delega
tion, or someone with apparent au
thority to speak for it, has bluntly
notified the United States .Treasury
Department that serious political con
sequences will follow if Bedford lime
stone, an Indiana product, is not used
in construption of the new Portland
postoffice. There are two Democratic
Senators from Indiana and- there are
eleven Democratic Representatives out
of thirteen, and they are accustomed
to the ways of practical politics and
do ' not hesitate to use them. The
probability that Indiana limestone will
be used in an Oregon building, there
fore, seems to be imminent.
Oregon also has two Democratic
Senators. The Oregonian- does not
make any violent suggestion of coer
cion by them; but it would really seem
that they ought to find a way to off
set the political pressure upon the
Administration being brought by the
bold gentlemen from Indiana.
The report comes from Washington
that Senator Chamberlain has been in
formed by the Treasury Department
that local bidders cannot be preferred
over other bidders. Perhaps not; but
is there any sound reason why the
product of an Indiana quarry should
be- preferred over the product of an
Oregon, or Washington, or Idaho
quarry in a Federal building erected in
Portland three thousand miles away?
There is, on the contrary, a clear duty
by the Government to prefer the mate
rials of the locality or section where
the structure is to be erected, provided
they are able to meet the standard
tests; and unquestionably the sand.
stone from the Pacific Northwest is
of first-class quality.
A Federal building is something
more than a "monument to the taste
and skill of an architect in the Gov
ernment service, or the object of the
pride of all patriotic citizens, or even
a testimonial of the good will of the
Federal Government toward an in
dividual city or state. It ought to be.
whenever practicable, an example of
what may be done with the building
products of the favored state or sec
tion.
If those Indiana politicians make
good their cheeky threat, at the ex
pense of Portland and the Northwest,
the boast of the Treasury Department
that discrimination cannot be and is
not practiced will require a lot of
elucidation in Oregon.
IX"3iGL"S ATTACKS PIJiK TREES.
Serious danger threatens the whit
pine of the Eastern states, unless pub
lic spirit of a high type is shown by
state officials and individuals. Dis
covery last year in Massachusetts that
the dreaded blister rust had arrived
from Europe has been followed by
demonstrations that pine trees in sev
eral other states already are similarly
affected. It appears now that all New
England is in a danger zone and that
evidence of infestation has been found
as far west as the Great Lakes coun
try. It is not possible to ascertain
definitely how fast the pest is travel
ing, since there are no positive data
as to the date of its arrival at any
particular point, but there is reason
to believe that its rate is rapid and
progressive.
A serious feature of the situation is
that in the nature of forest trees the
trouble cannot be controlled by spray
ing, which operation would be much
too costly to be practical, even if it
were not a physical impossibility In
nearly every instance. It appears that
the only remedy is to seek out and
destroy infested trees wherever they
may be, and if this policy is to be fol
lowed it is essential that there shall
be early discovery. Destruction must
be complete, for the slightest bit of
remaining fungus is sufficient to ren
der all efforts naught. It will be seen.
therefore, that unless whole wood
lands are to be denuded in the at
tempt, an early start must be made.
It is a situation, therefore, in which.
as we have said, everything depends
on co-operation and local public spirit.
Every man who owns a pine tree must
be on the lookout in every state in
which there is reason to believe the
fungus has gained or will gain a foot
hold. Government aid alone will not
be sufficient to meet the situation, for
a great army of inspectors could not
cover the ground in time.
One crumb of comfort is extracted
from the fact that the infestation thus
far is confined to the genus Pinus, and
inquiries made as to its course in Eu
rope give no reason for believing that
it has yet attacked other trees. Ex
perts are not pessimistic as to the pos
sibilities of gaining control, but they
frankly warn the people that they
must be on the lookout if they would
save the, pines. Precautionary meas
ures promptly taicen are quite iineiy
to prove "effectual, while in a year or
two they would be of no avail.
June 30, 1911. In that year the total
was $887,674,975. The increase over
1911 for 1916 was J2I7.262.037 and
for 1917 it promises to be $391.096, 071.
This is the measure of Democratic ex
travagance as compared with the Re
publican extravagance which the
Democrats denounced in their Balti
more platform.
The Reed Congress elected in 1890
was called by the Democrats the billion-dollar
Congress. The present ses
sion alone of this Congress promises to
be almost a thirteen-hundred million
session, let alone the extra cost of
preparedness. That will make it al
most a seventeen hundred million
dollar session.
FROM CALLAHAX TO LAFFERTT
It is not a very long step from the
reprehensible political status of Em
mett Callahan to the, disreputable po
litical status of A. W. Lafferty. Both
pledged themselves, in accordance
with statute, that if not nominated by
the party from which they sought
preferment they would not become
candidates of any other party.
Lafferty sought the Republican
nomination for Congress, was defeated
and now accepts the Progressive nomi
nation in violation of his plighted
word.
Callahan was nominated by the Pro
gressives for Presidential elector, but
his party has disintegrated and has no
candidate for President. But Callahan
decides to stay on the ballot as a fifth
wheel to the Democratic wagon.
The impression prevails too widely
that "politics" is a term of reproach;
that elections are vehicles specially de
signed for the benefit of self-seekers:
that the candidate properly, may and
does lay aside the tenets of truth, hon
esty and uprightness that are de
manded of men in everyday life. The
Callahans and the Laffertys contribute
Ignobly to this impression.
noble excellency," and that it is not
only not an exceptional word, but one
that may be fairly called a sample
rather than a specimen, remains to be
seen. And when one thinks of being
compelled to 'say "zdravst-vuie-tse"
every time he means "how do you do?"
he is inclined to wonder that people
inqutre after the well-being of their
neighbors at all.
Both in Britain and in France these
language movements have been start
ed by the establishment of chairs in
languages in leading universities and
by provision for instruction in the
minor schools. One of many endow
ments for the purpose in England has
been made by Sir James Roberts, in
Leeds University, to foster the study
of Russian: and there have been other
similar provisions in both countries.
Young men desiring to enter the Rus
sian field are to enjoy special and
lucrative privileges, on condition that
they equip themselves thoroughly.
Fundamentally the movement is com
mercial, but naturally it has engaged
the attention of litesary men as well.
If there is merit in accomplishing a
feat of extreme difficulty, or in over
coming a great obstacle, young
Frenchmen and Englishmen who stay
with Russian and Chinese to the end
are going to deserve much credit: per
haps more than they will get. These
things have been done, but they have
never been common among English-
speaking people, who are said to be.
for some reason, the poorest linguists
in the world.
THE THIRTY-SEVEN HECKLERS.
The person who has made a success
at writing light fiction is doubtless
just as much entitled to possess and
express a keen interest in his coun
try's welfare and its politics as any
body else but no more. To be able
to make a nation laugh over the em
barrassment of a fancied express agent
with a rapidly producing family of
guinea pigs on his hands is quite an
accomplishment. To be able to pro.
duce fishy sea stories with invariably
happy endings that people will rush
to read is quite a feat. To be able
to put into attractive form the in
sipid love adventures of callow youth
calls for admiration in a way. But
wherein such creators above a hun
dred "million other citizens have the
right to heckle a Presidential candi
date and demand his exclusive atten
tion is not apparent.
Certain writers of stories which are
most enjoyed in connection with a box
of chocolates by a Summer girl in a
shaded hammock have collaborated
with writers of adventure, muckrak
ers and a few seriously minded auth
ors in preparation of ten questions di
rected at Mr. Hughes. It is asserted
by some persons that Mr. Hughes
ought to answer the questions. But
whether for his own sake or to pre
serve the egotism of men whose fame
rests on the literary facility with
which they present inconsequential
imaginings is not stated.
Whatever the reason why Mr.
Hughes should reply, it must be re
membered that there are numerous
other men whose fame and importance
rest on achievements just as remote
from substantial statesmanship as the
writing of fiction. There are our comic-
supplement artists, our baseball play
ers, our pugilists, our auto racers and
others whose names are quite as prom
inent in their own way as those of
the thirty-seven literary hecklers of
Mr. Hughes. Let the Interrogatory
Club be democratic in its membership.
What right have authors to demand
the undivided attention of Mr.
Hughes? To paraphrase the title of the
most famous work of one of them,
"pigglshness is piggishness."
FARM LABOR.
The problem of getting help to har
vest the crops, new confronting the
farmer anew, is closely allied to tlfe
bothersome question of domestic help
in the home. It always has been a
wonder to many persons why girls.
for example, seemed to prefer the
grind of the store and the factory to
the housework for which it was as
sumed trfey were better fitted. Every
year . there recurs the inquiry why
young men will persist in seeking more
or less unsteady employment in the
city when there are so many chances
for all-the-year-around employment
on the farm. At least every Summer
the farmer is put to it to find the help
he needs, even in general localities
where urban unemployment is by no
means rare.
An Ohio commission has reached
the conclusion that in the case of the
farmer the fact that his employe does
not have enough time to himself is
controlling. There axe some advan
tages in city employment in the re
spect .that when a man has finished
his day's work he is his own master,
if even for only a brief period. Farm
ers from time immemorial have
worked from sun to sun and then
some. It is not altogether that farm
work in the busy season is hard work.
Loading ships and working in mines
are even harder, yet there is no dearth
of men for them. The work of the
farmhand is not always ended when
he comes in from the field. There is
nothing particularly definite about the
length of his day, except in instances
that are not the rule. The Ohio in
vestigators conclude that this uncer
tainty, coupled with a certain lack of
privacy which goes with being under
another's beck and call at all hours,
has much to do with the situation that
now exists, just as it influences the
issue of domestic help at home.
Like most investigators, the Ohio
body is stronger on pointing out the
situation than in offering a remedy.
It is admitted that particularly in har
vest time, when the weather is favor
able, crops simply must bo moved. It
is hard to sacrifice a bit of daylight
when the grain is in the sheaf and no
one knows that the morrow will not
bring forth a storm. Yet every self
respecting man does want some time
that he can call his very own not
that he is indolent, or tired of work
ing. but because there are certain de
mands of his inner spiritual conscious
ness that need to be satisfied. He
probably has not analyzed the feeling,
but that is what it amounts to.
It seems as if, in the absence of of
ficial counsel, it is up to the farmer
to find his own remedy. But the
necessity is quite plain. The lack of
farm help becomes every year more
serious.
The "safety first" movement seems
strangely out of place in the midst of
a country torn by war, yet it is gaining
'marked headway in no less important
a city than Berlin, which has just
passed a municipal regulation for-
bidding chauffeurs to smoke while
driving their automobiles. This would
seem to disprove, at least in part, the
theory that war makes people more
reckless and daring. The rule against
smoking, which, with true German
thoroughness, is enforced against all
alike, whether Prince or workingman.
is not based on the danger of having
fire in juxtaposition to gasoline, but
on the fact that the smoker is likely
MM.IOX
A THIRTEEN HUNDRED
CONGRESS.
One need go no further than the
statement of Representative Fitzger
ald, Democratic chairman of the
House committee on appropriations, in
order to substantiate Mr. Hughes'
charges of extravagance against the
Democratic party. In a statement to
the House he gave the total 6f pro
posed appropriations for the fiscal
year 1917. With the addition of latest
increases in Army and Navy bills this
total is $1,665,082,267. Deduction of
the increase over the Army and Navy
appropriations for the previous year,
namely, $386,311,221, makes full al
lowance for the additional cost of pre
paredness, which is incurred in re
sponse to the demand of the people.
This leaves $1,278,771,046 as the ap
propriations for ordinary purposes and
for Army and Navy on the normal
scale. This total 'compares with 11.
114.937.012 for the fiscal year 1916,
an increase, excluding extra expense
for preparedness, of $163,834,034.
That is the measure of increase in
Democratic extravagance in one year.
It is by no mefttns the full measure of
waste as compared with Republican
expenditure. The last fiscal year for
which appropriations were made by a
Republican Senate and House with a
Republican President was that ending
IMPETUS TO LANGUAGE STUDY.
Thoughts of perfecting a universal
language that would represent, among
other things, the aspirations of a world
for a brotherhood of man are being
put aside just now in the countries of
the entente allies in favor of a more
extensive study of the. languages of
one another. Thus, the French have
developed a revival of interest in Eng
lish, with which they are being made
more or less familiar through the
presence of a million or so of English
men on their soil. In England there
has been for a good many years past
a general familiarity with French
among the educated classes, but this
is being extended, and there is a move-
ment, quite general in extent, toward
learning Russian. German, partly
through the chauvinism that seems in
separable from war and partly because
of the belief that international inter
course will take new channels later
on, is falling into disfavor. Both Eng.
land and France appear to be looking
with hopeful eyes toward the Orient,
also, as is indicated by new manifesta
tion of interest in Chinese. There is
a minor movement toward Spanish
but this seemingly has not attained
general proportions, which would in
dicate that the allies see greater pros
pective profit in establishing connec
tion with the more ancient civilizations
and the more populous sections of the
globe.
How long enthusiasm for the study
of Russian and Chinese will last it is
of course impossible to predict with
confidence, but if it is not -dampened
by actual effort in a year or two, the
people who try it will be entitled to
new laurels for persistence and con
tinuity. "Spanish in twenty weeks,"
said the old adage, "French in twenty
months, but German in twenty years."
It is noteworthy that no promise is
made as to Russian, and, indeed, it
has been a common belief that the
Slav languages were quite beyond the
ordinary man. Few Englishmen have
obtained anything approaching a pro
found knowledge of it, and they were,
as a rule, uncommon men. more than
ordinarily possessed of the gift of
tongues. Its admitted difficulties have
been a check upon its popularity,
which has been perhaps one reason
why Russians have lived so much in
isolation, as compared with other great
nations of the civilized world. Sub
stantially the same thing has been true
of Chinese.
It is curious in this connection that
the two languages hit upon for future
study should represent, as do Rus
sian and Chinese, the extremes of lin
guistic construction. For Russian is
highly inflected, while Chinese is not
only without inflections but virtually
without distinct parts of speech, as we
know them. In Chinese the relation
of a word may be recognized from its
position in a sentence, and at different
times the same word may serve as
noun, adjective, verb and adverb. In
Russian, on the other hand, construc
tion is free, inflection obviating mis
understanding. Chinese may be said
to be without grammar, except as to
syntax. Russian is to the novice a
bewildering maze of grammatical per
plexities. The prospective student.
especially if he be one who grumbled
over his Latin lessons, will be inter
ested to learn that there are in Rus
sian seven cases: three genders, which
apply to nouns, adjectives and the past
tenses of -verbs; two terminations for
adjectives, and a practically endless
variety of "aspects" of verbs, to atone
for the fact that there are only three
tenses. In addition to which, the ca
pacity for compounds, derivatives,
suffixes and affixes, the special forms
for diminutives, for caressing, for con
temptuous, for heroic ideas and the
like, the extraordinary verbal felicities
that are possible to the scholar and
are snares for the uninitiated all
these contribute to make Russian at
once the delight of scholars who have
nothing else to dr than master it and
the despair of the man who is seeking
it merely as the incidental means to
a major end. '
It is impossible, said a Russian pa
triot, to conceive that such a language
was not made for a great people. But
he could not haVe been alluding to
the mere fact of its complexities, for
Chinese is not without these, though
they are of a different kind. Apart
from the fact that the book language
of Chinese has more than one form
and that the mandarin tongue is in
disfavor in many parts of the country,
necessitating the mastery of many
vernaculars if one would travel, Chi
nese makes up for its lack of gram
matical forms by being supplied with
a great variety of tones, sometimes as
many as seven to a single sound. This
is almost as bad as conjugations and
inflections, and when it is coupled
with a vast number of idioms that dif
fer widely in the written and the
spoken language and in the various
vernaculars, it may be said to be worse.
These are the two languages, when
there are so many easier ones, that
the English and French are about to
attempt to add to their accomplish
ments. How they will fare when it is
learned, for example, that one of the
commonest words in Russian is vweso
kourevo&lioditelstvo, meaning . "high
For the first time in the history of
the United States, this .country is han
dling its own sealskins, a condition
that should have been brought about
long ago, but was not, largely owing
to trade secrets connected with the
dressing and dyeing of the furs, which
were possessed exclusively in England.
Seal furs are used more extensively in
America than in any other country on
the globe, and the United States Gov
ernment has done more to prevent
seals from becoming extinct than all
the other nations put together. It is
due entirely to our initiative that
there is now a growing supply of seals
from which to draw. The present
protective law will expire next year.
and at that time there will be a large
number of young male seals from
which to draw a renewed supply. The
total number in the Alaskan herd now
is estimated at upwards of 300,000
and it is believed that 100,000 will be
added this Summer, after which, un
der moderate regulation, there will be
little danger of extinction, such as
faced them only a few years ago.
EDITORS IN SOUTHERN OREGON
SocnHful Meetlnsr of Awsclstloa, Wltk
Fine Entertainment.
The Ores-on Ptata Editorial Association
baa Just concluded a successful annual ses
sion at Medford. Thert was a large attend
ance, tlis largest In tha history of th or
ganisation. The entertainment of the edi
tor bv Medford and all Jackson County
eci:lonallv conslderat and generous.
The local arranitements mere under the di
rection of Mr. Ken Sheldon, who was ably
seconded by Mr. t. S. 8milh. of the Medford
Sun. and by many other eneraetlc and hos
pitable citlxens of Medford. The ore.n
fapers at hand abound with articles reporting-
the editorial sessions and the many ao
rtal affairs and descriptive of the Koaue
Klver Valley, its thriving cities, the Siskiyou
HlKhuay and Crater L. Anions; mi in-
lied guests was Major It. w. taiion. en-
or of tho Hoqulam Waslilnatonlan. Major
Patton had In the Waahlnztonlan the lol-
lowlng interesting account of lha event:
When Mr. K. E. Brodie. president of
the Oregon Editorial Association, in
vited me to attend the annual, treei
ng of that body, to be held at Med
ford and Crater Lake. I accepted be
cause President Brodie pad aurnaeo
the meeting of our State Press Associ
ation, and because he is such a fine
fellow that I wished to tee more of
liim. Glad, indeed, am I that I waa in
fluenced bv theae motives and made
the trip. It is the first time I have
ever been in Southern Oregon, with
the exception of passing through on
trains, and this trip has proven a rev
elation to me.
In the first Place. I did not believe
that any such wonderful thing existed
ne Crater Lake. In the second place.
"ind it hard to believe there are
enough people In the world to eat up
nil the pears raised In tne itogue
River Valley. In . the third place. I
had no idea there was euch a beautiful
spot In the Western country as lathi
Park at Ashland.
Also I did not before think that it
was possible for two towns the size
of Medford and Ashland, situated as
thev are within eight miles of each
other, to be upon such friendly terms.
In Medford we were furnished with
literature descriptive of the town and
county, and at least one-third or tne
pages were devoted to extolling tne ad
vantages and beauties of Ashland. In
Ashland we heard only goon woras
spoken of Medford. There are many
towns In close proximity to eacn otner
which might well take a leaf from the
book of these flourishing communi
ties in Southern Oregon.
Ilsieams ibrough the mist I
By Dui Collins- I
When our boys come home from
their mimic war adventure along the
border, we are going to stop making
fun of the wrist watch. Just why the
jokesmiths should have picked on this
convenient way-of carrying one's time
piece, where it can most easily be used
for reference, it being admitted that
the watch is a useful thing, would be
hard to explain, unless the necessity
of strapping it on suggested the brace
let, and the bracelet was looked upon
as effeminate; but, in any event, the
paragraphers are jbout to be robbed
of one of their printable sources of
material. The sole renaming objection
to the wrist watch, its crystal, has
been overcome by invention of a mate
rial which may be called unbreakable
glass. Thus, neither a fall, nor the
bursting of a shell, nor any other ac
cident will cause the watch to Imperil
its wearer, and the obvious utility of
the thing has done the rest.
Every now and then a phrase is
made that commands attention be
cause it provokes thought anew,
though the subject may be old. This
is true, of two words recently spoken
by Dr. E. A. Steiner and quoted In the
Independent. Dr. Steiner says that
every teacher should be able to speak
English "contagiously well." This
means more than merely speaking
carefully and grammatically: it in
cludes everything that goes with per
sonality and the inspiration of a good
example, and, considering the impor
tance of language in influencing
thought, it is particularly apt in this
time of discussion of hyphenated
Americanism and everything that goes
with it. But the "contagious" teacher
undoubtedly is born rather than made
in normal schools, and the adminis
trative and practical difficulties in the
way of limiting employment to those
so gifted are quite obvious.
This was the largest and most suc
cessful meeting the Oregon i-ditorlal
Association ever held, and the pro
gramme was one of exceptional
strength and interest. President Brodie
presided with grace and dignity and
Secretary Batea left no stone unturned
and saw that the proceedings pawed
off smoothly and the comfort of the
delegates was looked after in every
regard. The sessions were held in the
auditorium of the Medford Library,
which is situated in the midst of a
gem-like little park.
The people of Medforr? and Jackson
CouStv certainly outdid themselves in
the line of entertainment. The dele-
s-ste nnH visitors to this convention
were furnished with good rooms at trie
three splendid hotels In Medford free
of charge. while dinner followed
lunche6n In such quick succession that
about all a man had to pay lor was a
modest breakfast. '
Ota. Friday afternoon an automobile
drive was made to the California line.
Mrs. Patton and myself were so fortu
nate as to be taken in the auto of Mr.
Gctchell and had as companions on the
trip Mr. and Mrs. Ediar B. riper, of
Portland. The drive over the Stskiyous
is one of surpassing beauty and in
terest. The distance from Medford to
the California line is some 35 miles.
We stood at the line between Oregon
and California, which is marked with
an imposing sign post, and down blow
us nestled the charming little iauro.-
nia village of Hilt- Even at that dis
tance pictures of foaming schooners
were visible to the naked eye. but Mr.
Getchell turned a deaf ear to the hints
of his guests and sternly reversed his
auto and took us back to Ashland.
TUB OLD SOGS.
I cannot sing the old songs
I sang long years ago;
The ethics of the old songs
Are out of dale and slow.
It ought to be possible, however. to
Inject a little sing into the morals and
ethics of somo of the old sonars and
brace them up so that they could set
by with our present progressive and
emancipated generation.
F"rinstance, there's that colorless old
ballad that they used to sing 20 year
ago, soinethln' like this:
How can I leave thee?
How can I from thee part?
Thou only hast my heart.
Sister, believe.
Thou hast this heart of mine
So closely bound to thine.
No other can I love
Save thee, alone.
Blue Is the floweret
Called the forget-me-not.
Wear it upon your heart
And think of me.
Floweret and hope may die.
But love with us shall stay
That cannot pass away.
Sister, believe.
In the first place, you gotta cut that
constancy stuff and Inject a little of
the spice of scandal into the song, or
it's dead from the prelude.
Then give it a title with a punch,
and put it over something like this:
"HOW CAX I LEAVE TIIEEt"
Or. "Hait i the faulckeat tVajr to Get
Avar "i'i limb by (omrif
(The latest song success of Minnie
Mazuma, the fifth divorced wife of
Fighting Fahrenheit, the ex-world, a
champion free-for-all fighter.)
How can I leave thee, kid?
What's the quickest way to get away,
and hid?
If your hubby gets me he will dent
my lid.
Sister, believe.
Thou hast this heart of mine all right.
But kindly tell me where I can get
out of sight.
I hear your hubby coming, so I'll say.
good-night!"
How can I leave thee, .
Where's the quickest getaway?
Blue is the floweret, hon.
Forget-me-not you wear it, for Trm
got to run.
For I've heard your husband always)
packs a gun
And thinks of me. '
Floweret and hope may die,
I'd a darned Bight rather they would
die than I.
So if you'll excuse me I will say
'Good-bye'."
Sister, believe me.
How can I leave thee?
What's the quickest way to get away
hay?
With the death. of General David
McMurtrie Gregg at his home in Penn
sylvania the other day there passed
the last L'nlon soldier who held the
rank of General at the battle of
Gettysburg. His military record was
remarkable as an example of speedy
advancement under the pressure of
necessity of that troublous time. He
was a West Point graduate, but had
attained only a Captaincy when the
war began. Within six months he had
become a Colonel and .by the latter
part of 1862 he was a Brigadier-General.
He was then only 31 years old,
At the head of 10.000 cavalry, he is
credited by some historians' with hav
ing turned the tide of battle by forcing
General Jeb Stuart to retire from
Little Round Top at a critical stage of
the contest.
Assumption that failure to impose a
charge on water power would swell
the profits of power companies is ut
terly fallacious. Nearly every state
regulates charges on the basis of
actual investment and actual cost of
production. Hence any rental charge
would not be taken from the power
companies' profits but would be passed
on to the consumer and would dis
courage use of water power.
The Turkish excuse for not per
mitting relief to be extended to Syria
that the crops are better in that region
than in other parts of the empire
shows a peculiar twist of the Turkish
mental process. People who are starv
ing are not much comforted by the
thought that others are worse off than
they. Misery may love company, as
the adage says, but it cannot live on it.
It will be observed that the British
mass meeting that demanded the exe
cution of the German Emperor was
composed of men who are not at the
front. It is invariably behind the
lines that the extremes of chauvinism
are heard. The men who are doing
the fighting are universally more mod
erate In their judgment of their enemy
than the stay-at-homes.
Mr. Bryan's declaration that he feels
no sense of shame over the exposure of
his "deserving Democrat" letter only
shows how fortunate the country was
in 1896. in 1900 and again in 1908.
- So far as words can give assurance,
the new Foreign Minister of Russia
seems to have disposed of those ru
mors that he is pro-Teutonic in his
policies.
I wish T could spare about two col
umns to describe the beauties of Ash
land's park; suffice it to say that it
is in a canyon Just south ot tne town,
where nature has done its utmost, and
its work has been supplemented by the
expenditure of almost $200,000. voted
by tne enterorislng citizens of Ashland.
There are gushing springs of efferves
cent Lithla water, sulphur water, and
pure artesian water. There are grottoes
and weterfalls. towering trees, greens-wa-ds,
beautiful flowers, and at night
when the banquet was given under tne
spreading branches of the monarchs of
the torest and myriads or electric
lights flashed, it was truly a scene of
enchantment-
Saturday was devoted to business
sessions, and the ladies of the party
were entertained at luncheon Dy ine
ladies of Medford. and taken on an
auti. trio through the foothill orchards.
At right a beautiful banquet was
served at the Medford hotel, some 400
guests being seated at the tables.
At 6 o clock Sunday morning tne
start was made for Crater Lake. 5
rollers up in the Cascade Mountain.
On this drive we were the guests of Mr.
Go'f. who is the proud possessor of a
seven-passencer rackard car. ana
whose sjn. Jay. is the best driver
bouthern Oregon. We made the run
to the lodge at Crater Lake in a little
less than five hours, and those of our
fellow citizens who have made the trip
on the winding road through tne ror-
ests and up the hill, will agree that
this was remarkable time.
Crter Lake Is a body of water of un
bollevable blue; n fact. It is so blue
that In gazing uprm It. one thinks It
Is a sheet of deep blue glass. It fills the
crater of an extinct volcano, and is
about 15 miles In circumference and Is
as rovnd as a teacup. The water Is
2-100 feet deep and the rim of the crater
Is about 1000 feet above the water. At
one place in tho lake there la a small
island, or what might be termed
cone, with another crater in the top
of t. This crattr Is dry and last year!
the Knights of Pythias of the state,
to -he number of 300 gathered in this
small crater and conducted initiatory
ceremonies. It is uterly impossible for
me to attempt to describe this wonder
ful place, but I trust in the near future
to print an article regarding It and
disclosing the connection of Mr. Will
G. Steel, president of the park, with
Its preservation by the Government. At
present I must content myself with
saying that any person who makes the
trip to Crater lake will' never regret
it. and th it any money which the
United States Government may appro
priate for its preservation will be well
spent. It is one of the choicest pos
sessions of the people of the United
States.
In the course of a talk which I gave
at the editorial session, I made the
suggestion that In 1S18 the editors of
Washington. Idaho and Oregon hold a
trl-Scate meeting at some central point
In one of the three states. The sugges
tion was that joint programme and
Jol.it entertainment be had and separ
ate business meetings be held. This
suggestion was first made to me by
Mr. C. K. Ellinsrlcn. editor of the Che
hills Bee-Nugget, and he Is hereby
Informed thr.t it was exceedingly we'l
received by the editors of Oregon, and
no doubt it can be accomplished.
In common with all of the visitors
my heart is filled with gratitude for
the abounding hospitality of the people
of Medford and Ashland, and. In fact,
of all Jackson County. Thce people
have the spirit which builds up com
munities and cny person who visits
thete is bound when he leaves to chant
the praises of Southern Oregon.
Sir." said the Courteous Office Boy.
"I pity the Police Judge from the bot
tom of my heart, I do. His surgeon's
bills must be something fierce "
"Whaddaya mean, surgeon's bills?" I
snarled, suspicloning that the C. O. B.
was laying a trap for my trustfulness.
"Judge Langguth told me the other
day." said the C. O. B.. seriously, "that
he had several new felons on bis hands
every day, and "
With a chuckling hoot the C. O. B.
aeroplaned out of the eighth-story
window closely pursued by a hunk ot
linotype metal that I had norrowea
from my friend. Dad Whiting, for Just
such an occasion.
As the bakers would put it, a double
loaf Is better than no" bread.
Ilia An" Legarr.
Puck.
Howard Did your, aunt remember
you in her will? Henry She sure did
Directed her executors to collect all
the loans she had made me.
WIIAZZAT. POPEf
(Being more of the philosophical
poems of the C. O. B.)
Whatever is. la right!" sang Pope.
W-hlle toiling up life's rugged slope
But had his trousers felt the wrench,
Of gum left on a nice park bench?
Whatever Is. Is right!" sang Pope.
To which I roughly answer: 'Nope!
For lately, every day I've sen
A higher price for gasoline.
"Whatever Is. is right!" sang Pope.
Strewing Life's path with heliotrope
If so. why do they wish to kill
So many chaps in vaudeville?
"Whatever Is. Is right!" sang Pope.
Did he e'er buy a cantaloupe
For fifteen cents, and cut Inside
And find the gracer man had lied?
Ke Sock Place.
Speaking of the new geographical
names that turn up in the present war.
we found one of the copy readers wres
tling vith a map the other night and
going .over Northern France with a
readtng glass.
"Whassamatter?" we asked.
"One of the dispatches today tells
about the French forces advancing in
echelon." he muttered, "and I'm darned
if I can find any such a place anywhere
on the western front."
SEE AMERICA FIRST.
By F. P. Williams.
A story is told
Of a good man of old.
Who died and who went to the sky.
in l i life In his cell
And his hair shirt as well.
He had yearned lor tne tomi' "
high.
As the oortal he neared.
To him Peter appearea.
Wit-. tt e keys ot tne
hand;
'Prr.y. good saint, let me in,
"Long I've fought against sin,
"And would reap my reward in this
iara."
But St. Feter replied.
A the good man he eyed:
"Though I doubt not your work or
your worth.
"On tha' planet down yonder.
Yet I wonder 1 wonder
"S y! what do you know of the
earth?"
The good man was nonplussed;
All :1s life had been just:
He had warred against sin with great
seal:
But he'd ne er been, by golly,
lu Pullman or trolley.
Or slgat-seelns automobile.
'Well then." said the Saint.
"Xothln' doln". there ain't:
"For the presen I bid you good by.
"Pee the Earth. Mr. Monk.
"Beforo checking your trunk.
"!o4 taking a trip to the sky."
There's a moral rlaht here.
Tit should spread far and near.
Among those sv-ho for traveling;
thirst:
When the wanderlust strikes you
Dir. t take foreign hikes. You
Should so your own natlvt land
first
And t.iat thing we abhor
That awful world-war
Is not all bad. as it might appear;
For It keeps those at home
V':o would otherwise roam;
And the money they fipend. they
spend here,
gate in his