Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1918)
a. TIIE SUXDAT OREGOMAX, TORIXAXD, FEBRUARY 3. 1918. 9 LEAGUE IS DEFENDED C. E. Spcnce Takes Exception to Questions Asked. f.ONPARTISANS ARE LOYAL Vraarts of Writer Signed -An Amrrki Clilsea Vafalr and Joslnaatlns;. Declare Cham pion of Caase la Answer. rp.EGOM C1TT. Or, Jan. J. (To th 7Viit.r l I would Ilk space la J our saluabl. paper to tuwar lom quas t!ins aed alstements thai w.ro pub lished in The, ilominc Oreaonlsn of tha Sid. over the atsnaturo of A Amir lean Clttsen." la tha firit place. X would Itko to pr a; respecta to do writer of that uikit, Tha qnestloTia are asked la aa an fair. tnsinoatlns manner, seeking to carry with ttiom tbo wolght of aa as sertion, and without tfie moral eoor ao ea tbo part of tbo wrttrr to malt that assertion aat assume) the responsl Hhty therefor. No trao Amincu elt lien would wrlto soch cowardly Ineln station and neither would bo deera It ermarr to iiil onder falsa colors. but would slan bis truo una la answer t- Ik firt question: "Aro th. pept. of Ortvon to understand tbat th res;o As;rleultnmJ Colleao h4 Identified Itself with th Nation. Nonpartisan Leaau.T I will sav "No. not any mora than It would Identify telf with tbo Prohibition. Democratic vr tbo Republican party. If one or mora of Its faculty .isrcised tba right of an Amrl.-an cltlsea and participated la tbo actlrtt:e of ono of those par. tiea has. M to learn that tbo fcord or regents havo tnr strtnr on tbo personal politics of tbo members of tho faculty. Tbo function of tbo Afrtcultoral (Vwleva la to render service to all tbo apio and especially to tbo aartcul tural Interests of tbo Stat, and If tho farmers of tbo stato need tbo sdvl.-. and ftMitnrt of any experts of th.eol ! In their rrnp problm. marketln. inert knowWdfo should bo at their - command. Th. next questmn carrle. with It a poisonous InilRBAUon "Art wo to understand that an Institution sup ported by all tho psnpl. of tbo stato Is 1 fost.r a moTement for political ron trol of tho stat. br a small rlto.ua whu-h darea aot bold Its met tins; a In tba open . U(M S. saalt Cllqwe. "No," aata. la tho first plec tie leagu. tfnas not propoao that a 'small clique shall control the politics of tba state. Tba lurne would require a ma Jortty of all votes la the stato baforo It could control tha elate. It asks for coding but majority ru'a. If "Aa American fittten warn to awfully shy of control by small cliques. be. would bo Jumping- sidewls all th tim. in Portland. la answer to tbo other question 1 will say that: Tba leagu. Is a non-par. tian orcanltatioa for tbo purpoeo of aerurtna control of tbo politics of tha several tmta by a majority. In order to set a fair cexl for producora and consumers. It captured tho politico nf North Pa knta. and tho North Dakota Stale (Irani, at Ita annual session last I De cember staled in a resolution that tba "league accomplished In a short ses- ion mora for tha farmers, politically, than any local stato organisation oould have accomplished in ten years. Tba league did bold a "producers and consumers convention at St. Paul last September, at which LaFol letta spoke and criticised tbo authori ties for permitting women and chll drea to sail on the Lusitania when, as ha asserted. It carried ammunition- Would you mind readme; what tha "Nonpartisan Loader, the official or Ban of tba league, said regarding the LaFoIlette speech? Hers it Is in part: A few persons took seata In the sal lery tha mgnt LnJVollette spoke, for tha purpose of 'heckling" htm. io ftpjM We Go for Wt Sunday Dinner? ANSU'EIR this quetUoo by Ulting your family to The Portland today. The Portland with its cheer ful surroundings is a relaxation. Everybody wul enjoy it. Such good music loo an hour of real enjoyment The dinner oh! well, we'll leave that to you. Won't you come? Sunday Dinner At The Portland, $1.00 With Music The Portland Hotel Richard W. Chllds. Afanagct. Elbert S. Robe. Aisatani Manager, r.:!7'5X i' -J.'ii.'iii'i'"55''- , .SLS.iiUiliii;!:::!:!!! iiUiiiihilliiiilihihiiaiiii! JUS I I I' ll Hi"V . ! ; l ' fl In I iiKriwnl ll'l il ii l Aaa ISO J:w ' k. J SVa,eTOVA m VICTROLAS Here are shown six' popular styles and prices. Other styles are $165, $215, $266. Style XVU Electric $325. Mail Order Special To bring the Victrola to yon we make this unusual offer on any style: Pay 10 Down and 10 Monthly. Why riot have, at once, the Victor It will flood your home with music It will give you the best the world has vocal instrumental band and orchestra. Write Today for Free Catalogue and Free Trial Terms. . ?? i! I G. F. Johnson Piano Co. 119 SIXTH STREET, NEAR MORRISON, PORTLAND Mehlin, Packard, Bond, Lindeman rianos Welte-3Iignon Players It Pays to Advertise When planning an advertising campaign you look for brevity, force, novelty and TRUTH. When you consider the illustrations, having TRUTH in mind, you decide to have the cuts made from photographs. Why not gain absolute, convincing TRUTH by using actual photographs? ' Let us show you the advantages of the Photographic Card as an advertising medium. The Photographic Card Co. Broadway 52. 302 Oregon Bid.. few persons would not let hlra (o on with bis written speech. They woaded lit in with Insulelnff epithets and plied 'liim with questions about tbtnsra not referred to ta tho speech be was mak- inr Tha Senator foolishly beran to reply to the 'hecklers and finally laid aida red-blooded American These I think they are risbt. cltisens sao TOo leaders did not opt 090 subscrip tions fur tho Red Cross. The rext Questions are unfairly stated and take only a prrt of a speech and aaset apart has a different mean lnr than that Intended In the speech Tba lnadera only ssked that the profits of the middlemen and specula his written speech to enter Into a de-I tors be limited by the Oovernment the fenso of himself for his opposition to tha I same aa the wheat of the farmer. Is declaration of war. Tha provocation I that unpatriotic? was. of course, area, but In hla heated I The next uuetIon Is not worthy defense of himself under the aoadlntr 1 consideration, and Is Intended to alve of tho heckler.. tba Senator said I the Imnresnlon that tbo leaaue pub things ba should not have said, no I lishes a German edition of ita national nater bow honestly be holda those I publication, and the writer Is too cow views things for which those in charge of tha programme of the conven tion and the convention Itself take no responsibility whatever Hut of course. Mr. LafoIIette'e paech served tho purpoeo of those who "beckled htm. and of the papers that wanted to brand tbo convention , aa napatrlotic. Reelattas aro Test. But tha truo test of tho attitude of te convention on war matters and other up-to-date queattons should he Its official action as sat forth In thi ardly to make tha assertion and as same the responsibility for the state ment. Lraaae Not Seditions. I do not know whether tho lea-rue has been under Investigation by the Koderat Secret Service or not. If It has and the leaaue has been found to ba seditious, you would know It witn out ankinr the question. sinU tax Is not a plank In their platform. In North Dakota, they, pro pose to exempt farm improvements from taxation. In Oregon, we nave, oy resolutions unanimously adopted at tbe 1 .i. .,.,nnted household elo.o of tho convention. ! r .i unomi effects, and Have, vou read those resolutions. Sfr. k ..,i.p ..mnte. ahms built In American Otiren?" If not. you wi .. ' .. I notice that It makes aa much difference whose ox does tbe lmert.-aa cltuen. to ba fair and let orln, ,t do whose ox is -cored. i orasnixatlon spesk for Itself, and Tn ,u leaders did not affiliate take for granted what the enemies wtn or condone tho acts of t.lo I. It to yourself, claiming as yott do to be an American cttiten. to ba fair and each nt aav of tt la true. The leaders of the league did rot orw ro ubcrtpttons to liberty bonds. North lakota di.l not snbrtho Its full qneta of the first liberty bonds, be- ' cause the farmers bad a short crop, from five t twelve bushel, of n heat p-r acre, and all available funds were ' used for sel and equipment. Hi:t on the second liberie loan. North Wkot. subscribed oer ITe per cent., while in Minneapolis, the cilv tn which live the gram etculatora who have irvvi rt-h off the farmer., lesa than ISO per cent. as subscribed. Tbe leaders favor placing a greater war tax on war profit, and Issuing no Rtirf bonds than are necc.ary. Sen alor Porah. of Idaho: jieoalor Johnson, of 'altfo,nia. and Senator M N.r. of Oregon, v oi e. and o r s j for an se per cent, tax en excess profits, and I bava found no one to question tbe patriotl.m of those gentlemen, and when tn votes are counted you wi:l rn-t t.t tee I. . ,tlrltr of r. 1. OLD-TDIE COLD Cl'RE D R INK TEA! Get a small package of Hamburg Kreast Tea. or aa the German folka call tt. ""Hambwrger Brvai Thee. at any pharmacy. Take a tablespoon of the lea. pat a eup of boiling water apon It. pour through a sieve and drtnk a teanpfol at any time. It la the most e(fevtie way to break a cold and ran grin, aa It opena tba pores, relieving coagestlon. Also ' Icoeens the bwwala. thus breaktng a cold at one. It ta Inexpensive ard nttrely veg etabla. taeretoeo karmi ea a Ad v. TV. W. Neither did they condone such nn-Amerlcan acts as lynch law and tha deportation of striking miners under the pretense that tbey were I. TV. W. as were witnessed in Arisona. iSea renort of the Federal Commls sion that investigated tbe Arizona af fair.) I. TV. W. and anarchistic Ideas find a fertile soil In the minds of the vic tims of an unjust and una lea system which robs the producer on one aids and tbe consumer on tbe other, leaving turm to struggle on tn this world tn povertv and want while the beneficiar ies of the system roll In luxury. Senator Borah, In bis speech at the St Paul meeting, said: ln this coun try today 2 per cant, of tbe people own i per cent, of the wealth. Klftv per rent, of the families of the United States live on tn or less a jear-and ; ncr cent, on live or lesa." The leaJers of the league want to i prevent tha conditions under w hich 1. vv. TT .Ism thrives, by requiring the rbh to carry a proportionate burden of the war. and by insuring a fair deal for tbo producer and consumer. rr-a Regalatlea Needed. In order to establish Ju.tlie to all i it will be necessary that tne Govern ment regulate the prwa of what the farmrr must buy aa well as what he has to sell, such as clothing, food and farm machinery. R tbe way. have vou priced a binder or mower for next season In fara of tha truth, la there any g,d reason why a professor of the uregon Agricultural t'ollege should not affiliate himself with this movement to better finsnciat conditions of the farmer, and of tho coneomer of the former's product? This movement la nol In tha Inter- bulk of common people as against a favored few wbo have collected an un due toll for the services they have rendered humanity. It is tho favored few who cannot defend their posi tion, nor meet the issue fairly, that seek to discredit tbe league and its leaders by cowardly Insinuations and twisting- of sentences, and accusations of disloyalty. The league In North Dakota la composed of a large major Ity of tho farmers of that state and there Is no more loyal organization In the country. They, and the mem bern in the twelve other states, wan to save the world to democracy and to make this country safe for democ racy, by making It. so fas aa lies In their power, a country of contented. prosperous, home-owning, home-loving people In whose minds the germs of I. YY. TV. Ism and of profiteering will find no lodging place. Yours respect fully. An American Citizen who Is proud to alga hla name, C. E. SPKNCE. GIRL ESCAPES ASSAILANT Osrar Ililgeu Accused of Attack on Ethel Wal.sta, of Tbe Dalles. THE DALLES. Or. Feb. I. (Special.) Miss Ethel Walsh, who Is employed piano player at the Salvation Army headquarters, was waylaid last night while on her way home after the serv ices. She was climbing tbe brewery grade, when Oscsr Hllgen. a harness- maker In the employ of Henry L. Kuck stopped her. so she alleges. She fought furiously and after being man-handled frightfully, escaped. Kilgen was arrested by the police and placed under bond to appear at trial Monday. BOMBING RAID EXTENSIVE British Aviators Drop 2 4 Tons of Explosives on Enemy. LONDON". Feb. 1 The War Office, In aa elaboration of tha official report of tha bombing raids made by British aviators Into Germany January it. to night disclosed the fact that machine gun fire was directed on searchltghte. rains, moving lights In tba roade and on buildings In each of the districts visited, and also Into villages in tbe Moselle Vslley. Altogether e-57 pounds of bombs were dropped at an average ciKtnt, of ioe feet. 7 iTL-JFTjT, GARDEN ii M " TTTT OF ALl AM NINE REELS A LOVE STORY OF THE SAHARA DESERT. Starting Today Prices Remain Unchanged for This Giant Attraction Hheo Robert Hlchens wrote The Garden of Allah 99 he created an Immor tal atorr that belonged to picture. It la a tale of Taat a tret chew, a weep ins horlaona, whole tribe of lavage Bedouin, caravan camel, oaseai big, vital. niTMtic thing that cannot be en compasaed within the wall of a ataa-e, but the aU-aeeina; ere of the camera can catch and bring to 70a on the acreen. Hundreds of thonsanda of dol lar a have been apent la thla apctaclei hundred, even thonaand of people were naed In the blg aceneat whole cttlea were made for reallm that the acenea might create the atmosphere of the Orient, of fabled Benl-Mora. The picture IS the story. It la a cyclonic drama which will take Ita place among the immortal documents of the acreeu. ALBERT HAY MALOTTE Through the Medium of Our WURLITZER will re-create the magic my a tic lam of fabled Benl-Mora a musical Interpre tations in keeping with the immortal atory. D D ALPHA ZETA AT 0.A.G. XATIOXAli AGRICULTl RAIj FRA TERMTV GRANTS CHARTER. Army Orders. FAX rRANCISOO. Feb. t. Tbe follewlns Vder ... leaned .t headquarters of tb Heaters nivision of the Army ber. toa.y: t'.ntain Le D. D la 14th Infantry. I relieved f mm further duty at Anchorace, Aaaka. and .ill proceed ta Fort George Wright. Wash- fnr dutr. " Granite contains nearly all food neces sary for many planta. Therefore, fresh- eat of favored, lew. but of tba great ly around granite la a good fertllner. Hmmmr Society Includes naay t-romi- aeat Agricultural Leaders Through oat the l sited states. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallls. Feb. 1. (Special.) ine oia- est agricultural honor fraternity. Alpha Zeta, has granted a chapter to a pe titioning group of men at O. A. t a telegram was received last night from h Hutchison, of Cornell University. that the high council had granted the charter. Aa soon as possioie, me in stallation ceremoniee will be held. The fraternity waa estaDiisnea in iss and has a membership 01 over iuu. agricultural leaders of the country are numbered among Ita mem. hr. among them. Dean Bailey. Drs. Warren Lyon, Flppln and John A. Craig, of Cornell, and many others. The membership lor active cnapters Is confined to upper classmen witn a weighted average of SS per cent for heir college career. ino iraiernny onlv grants a cnarter upon unaniniuus vote of the National High Council. Alpha Zeta has Z chapters. I Tbe students who will be members i of the o. A. C chapter are W. U Kad-I erly. H. A. Schoth, H. K. Taylor, a. ti. Inicbretson. C C. Calkins, A. W. Oli ver. Kric Enalund. L. W. Column, J. M. Kalcin. C L. Klrestone, P. T. Kortner. W. Kochen. J. R. Beck. U C. Whitaker. W. H. Marls, J. L. Stellmg, C Wilkes, H. K- 8tlby and former students are r C. Ruth. J. M. Alcorn. C. E. Schuster. C. Strain. H. B. Howell, M. H. illddle kauf. A. M. Doerner. W. H. Gerke. K. T. Baldwin. P. A. Harvey, T. L. Lamoreaux, A. I. Murneek, W. J. Morgan. G. M. Oragg. H. P. Smith and C M. Hubbard. Faculty men who are members of Alphs Zeta are Professors Srudder. Gardner, Heckwith. E. J. Kraus, Simms, E. L. Potter. Ciran Nelaon. Lucas. Mr. Shee han. Paul Maris, O. D. Cebter, A. B. , Relmer, Mr. 'Withycombe and County Agents Jones, Robb and Tweed. Big Loan Company Fails. TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 2. The Domin ion Permanent Loan Company, organ ized about 20 years ago as an enter prise looking toward the development of Canada's Western provinces, closed its doors and applied today to the courts for liquidation. The company has branches in Vancouver. Winnipeg, Nova Scotia and Guelph. J. R. Stratton, former provincial secretary of On tario, founded the company and it was capitalized at $10,000,000. Nearly Every Disease Can Be Traced to Constipation DR. CALDWELL'S SYRUP PEPSIN Tlie Perfect Laxative Quickly Corrects any Disorder of the Intestinal Tract, Relieves the Conges gestion and Restores Normal Condi tions. Is Gentle in Action and Does Not Gripe. Sold by Druggists Every where 50 cents and $1.00. A trial bottle can be obtained, free of charge, by writing to Dr. "VV. B. Caldwell, 457 Washington St;, Monticello, Illinois. -- .. a M. e .. .. .du TTTTTTTTTTTTw t Clear, Peachy Skin Awaits Anyone Who Drinks Hot Water! Sayg an inside bath, before break- fast helps us look and feel clean, sweet, fresh. Sparkling and vivacious merry. bright, alert a g-ood clear skin and a natural, rosy, healthy complexion are assured only by pure blood. If onlv every man and woman could bo induced to adopt the morning inside bath, what gratifying change would take place. Instead of the thousands of sickly, anae mic-looking men, women and girls, with pasty or muddy complexions: in stead of the multitudes of "nerv. wrecks," "rundowns," brain fafts" and pessimists we should see a virile, opti mistic throng- of rosy-cheked people everywhere. An inside bath is had by drinking each morning, before breakfast, a elass of real hot water with a teaepoonful of imestone phosphate in it to wash from the stomach, liver, kidneys and ten yards of bowels the previous day's la. digestible waste, sour fermentations and poisons, before puttinc: more fnnrf nto the stomach. Those subject to sick headache. bil- ousness. nasty breath, rheumatism colds; and particularly those who have a pallid, sallow complexion and who aro onstipated very often, are ure-eri tn obtain a quarter pound of limestone phosphate at the drug store, which will cost but a trifle, but is sufficient tn emonstrate the quick and remarks hie change in both health and anDearanre. awaiting those who practice internal sanitation. Adv. Phone your want ads to The Orezo- ian. Main 7070, A 6U95. Gl 1 06.0