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'4 THE. OREGON DAILY 'JOURNAL PORTLAND, SATURDAY. APRIL ,8, 1916. THE JOURNAL AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAFKB. 8. J AC KHUN A'utuiahetl every dar, -af ternuos and morning ' (except Sandav aftefhon). at TM Joaraai LallUijitf. Broadway ami XamhlU ets.. Pur. land. ir. "; - loitered at tbs postotfles at Portland. or., tot transmission through the oaaiia sa second elaaa matter. r ILLKrilOMCi Main 717; Horn. -A-eooi. All , department reached by these number. Tall th operator what department joe) want.. - :; OUKlM ADVERTISING REF UKHENXAT1 VB benjamin it Kentnor Cu, Bnuiawiek Bide. Slifi Fifth Ave New, lork; 1218 People's es Bkig Chicago. Kebscrlptioo terms ny mall or to anf ad dress In tn. United States or, Mexico: DAILY (MOBMNQ OR AFTERNOON) ' On- r s. .f&M) Onamoath $ .00 KUNDAY. - One year........ 2.K One month. .25 DAILY tUOBNlNO Ott AFTEBNOOS) AND - . SUNDAY One year........ 17.S0 I One month...... t .89 America aaka no thin for bet-self bat what be baa a right to ask f humanity Itself. r , - WOODBOW WIUjON. Millions for defense, but not a cent for tribute CiJAKLES C. PINCKXKY, , The bridal time of" Law and Love. The gladness of the world 'a release. When, war-sick, at the feet of Pace , ' The hawk abaU nestle with the dove! ij. Whlttier. PEACE IS KINO - mHERE is a mighty significance I in the defeat by Henry Ford 1 of Senator Smith in the Mich igan presidential primaries. - Senator Smith is an important figure in Michigan. He Is servin his - second term in the United States senate. He gained large - prestige during the senate inves tigation of the Titanic disaster. r He owns a newspaper with wide Influence and circulation in north em Michigan. He was an active candidate for the vote of his state - in the primaries. As presidential timber, as the . popular idea of presidential tim ber goes, Henry Ford had small assets. - lie is only an automobile maker. He has the handicap of a great fortune. He has had no pub - lie life. His qualities of states manship are unknown. . But he beat Senator Smith 'n the primaries. Michigan went for hirs, by a majority of 4000 or bet f ter. He called upon the people of r the state not to take his candidacy seriously, but the unknown, in spite of his protest, received the popular verdict. ' Here is .what that verdict means. Henry Ford first showed his hu man side by manifesting concern ' for his employes. That same spirit appeared in another and more ap pealing 'form when he sent a peace ship to Europe. The people of Michigan are not warriors. The people of this great v country are for peace. They want w none of Europe's agony. They hate trenches. They are against Caesarism. The farmers want no tramp of .armed men. They want to go on "with their spring planting. The sltop keepers are anxious for the : benefits that peaceful activities ; bring. The worklngman wants the repose of peace under his vine :'and fig tree. To all, the children playing on. the green lawn about the door are a more alluring vision than camps and campaigns. ; The vote for Henry Ford Is a r'jnlghty pronouncement. AH that ' the Michigan people know about him Is .that he is for peace. That " Is enough. , He got their votes. Peace is' king. A Chicago woman wants a di vorce because her husband poured , gasoline on her and applied a jnatch. , She ought to have It. No -man who attempts to murder his wife in such a costly way has a right to a wife. FIAT PECUNIA fTpHERE is a good deal of cur I rency inflation going on in ; I Europe. No modern nation '. . has ever, yet been able t.i wage war without issuing flat money. - England, France and Ger many have large sums of gold in their possession which Is' supposed ; . to form a basis for the paper , cur- rency they are pouring :-Xorth, but the basis grows narrower and nar rower every day. A large propor tion of the money they are ; using Is sheer promises to pay with noth ing; more substantial than the na tional credit behind them. " As the war progresses the credit of each nation may be expected to decline unless some of them hap pen to win a decisive victory. If the war is to be one ' of progres sive exhaustion -from this time for ward we may expect to see the gap between - paper- money ' and gold .widening in all the belligerent countries. - ' - - France h.as issued paper money up to three' billion dollars through the Bank of France. To this sum must be added ''communal issues" which largely Increase the , total. Germany's paper circulation is a billion and a half, estimated in dol lars, England's - paper' currency has been multiplied by three since the war began. ' . .When the day comes to redeem all these -fiat issues times are likely to be lively. We know, what currency contrac tion -did in the United States. It .doubled debts and tightened the i hold of the . creditor class upon their victims. The nearest we hare ever come to social revolution was In tae days of contraction follow ins the - resumption of specie ? pay mentp. I' - I , Currency dlfflcultfes will he con spicuous ' among , Europe's many troubles following the war. Worse ret will be the question of paying tho national debts. Many doubt whether.- these n"u0B burdens can ever I be r lifted. Repudiation is tn the air everywhere. .Without " it the producing class will be bound in perpetual serfdom to the bond- owners. But Europe is well habit uated to serfdom. The people may bend their backs a little lower and submit. ' ." 1 The Colonel and Root have pTtisaed and made up. Let us see: it wis in 1912 that the Colonel classed the senator among the thieves, pickpockets and crooks. AS IT STANDS "TV HERE is only one issue in the 1 grant land fight. I It is: Are the railroad and the other state, reclamation lata on the one side, to win; or are those! struggling for Oregon roads and Oregon schools on the other side, jto win? Otherwise stated, the issue is this: I Are Oregon roads and Ore gon schools to get 80 per cent of the excess proceeds, or are they t get only 50 per cent, while 40 per cent "goes to reclamation in other states? There is nothing else in the con test. Puter is eliminated. The claimants- who have attempted to make filings on the lands were put out of it by the court and Jby the manifest attitude of congress They are not even considered. All bills iin their interest have been cast 'aside. They are not even discussed. Those in Oregon who wanted to make; a grand free gift of a great portion of the lands to the rail road, are beaten. In spite of the railroad's rank Injustice to Ore gon, congress is going to deal justly with the railroad. But it will not load the corporation down with if urther gifts of land. The back taxes in Oregon coun ties will be provided for. The proper safeguards in the disposi tion' of the lands to prevent theft, are assured. These steps should meet With general approval. The only thing left for Oregon people to dispute over is how shall the grant land proceeds over and abovei the railroad's portion, the back taxes and the administration expenses, be divided? The ques tion then is: 1. j-Shall 80 per cent go to Ore gon roaas ana uregon scnoois? 2, j-Shall only SO per cent go to Oregon roads and schools and 43 per cet go to reclamation in other states? If the price of gasoline keeps on going up, all some of us can do presently is to use it as perfumery. A STAB IN THE BACK REPRESENTATIVE MADDEN jof Illinois has made a quist but deft attack on the parcel Ipost. He did the trick by attaching an amendment -to the postal! appropriations bill. His amendment limits the parcel post to a fifty pound weight. Heavier parcels must go by express or freight. As the law now stands the post master general can raise the weight limit from time to time and thus enhance the usefulness of the par cel post. Mr. Madden's amendment would! tie his hands forever, unless some subsequent congress voted o remove the restriction. Hi si amendment passed- the house on the first reading by 179 votas to 13$. It does not follow that the pernicious measure will be finally adopted, but the vote does seem to show that the express companies have more friends than the people in the people's branch of the na tional legislature. When it comes to the final test no doubt many will fchange their Votes and the parcel post ..will be saved. But eternal vigilance is needed to keep the little that has been gained. If congress were alle to its duties it would enlarge the parcel post, not restrict it. The fact that it competes with the express com panies Is of no public importance. What congress should keep in mind is the general welfare of the coun try, mot the profit of a half dozen corporations.' . The parcel post as it stands, like the postal savings banks, is but a beginning. It has gone far enough to shdw the country how immense ly useful it might be, but has not by any means developed its possi bilities for good. j - Of ione thing good Kovernment citizens can be assured -the poli- uumii auu uuui utei riggers ; are ail registering. . ABOUT JAPAN -.- THE Japanese ambassador, Vis count Sutemi Chinda, has written an article for a New y . Tork magazine In which he discusses i the chances - of war be tween! his country and the United States. His opinion is that ' no such war Is to be- thought of. There are .three questions which might! possibly canse friction be tween the two countries If either side "wanted . trouble, but since neither dbes we may, assume that everything will be" arranged ami cably. 5 The; . three questions . are - th Monroe Doctrine, immigration and the open door In China. So. far as the Monroe Doctrine' Is con cerned, Japan accedes to It -heart ily, If we may take Viscount Sute- mi Chlnda's word, and there Is no reason to disbelieve him. He says Japan. "never had any ambition to acquire a foothold either In Mex ico or any other part of the West' ern Hemisphere." Common sense considerations confirm his statement. Possessions in this hemisphere would weaken Japan from a military . point of view : since she must divide her forces in order to defend them. , . England has never sought to ob tain a foothold on the European continent since the loss of Calais, for ' the same . reason. . All her statesmen concur, in the .opinion that it would be a ; fatal policy. If It would be fatal for England, with only the channel! to cross. how- much more . ruinous would oversea possessions .be for Japan with the Pacific ocean between? Her , public men are wise enough to understand this matter. They are not likely to take a step which might easily mean national suicide. There never was thinner moon shine than the jingo terrors over an imagined .Japanese invasion of the United States. As far as immigration 'goes that question has . been definitely set tled. There are 4408 fewer Jap anese in the United States now than in 1907. There never were a great many here and at that rate of decrease we need scarcely fear that they will overrun the land. Viscount Sutemi Chinda takes the ground that Japan wants the -open door in China as much as the united .states does. nut just as we claim the hegemony cf this hemisphere so Japan claims that of Asia; and, we must admit, with good reason. An Asiatic Monroe Doctrine would be no hindrance to honest trade. -The offer of a very big position to Harry W. Stone is a high com pliment to him and gratifying to his friends. By his work in Port land he has fairly won the recog nition. Meanwhile, the unbounded support so universally accorded his work would seem to be a great temptation to him to remain In the Portland field. LiA FOIXETTE REPORTS of the voting in tho Wisconsin primaries indicate, to borrow the jubilant lan- the state "has repudiated La Fol- lette and La Follettism." Just what is this La Follettism which, we are told, Wisconsin has repudi ated? La Follette is the man who by hard and patient endeavor broke up the old stalwart ring that had misgoverned Wisconsin for fifty years. In the ring were included the big timber thieves, the rail roads and the. state. treasury graft ers. When La Follette finally broke up the ring the state recov ered more than three quarters of million dollars which had been pilfered from the treasury. Tho rnllrfnrls nnfrl far loss th"n their -fair share of taxes to the ! state. La Follette compelled them to pay on the same basis as ih? farmers and instituted a railroad commission which has rigorously enforced the law. He enlarged the activities of the state university so that it has become a powerful factor In the life of the people. It Is emphatically a "poor man's" school, and not "only teaches mod ern science at its seat in Madison, but carries enlightenment to every village. - This is the kind of work La Follette has done since he became active in Wisconsin politics. La, Follettism means honest rnvsrn.: " ment, equal taxes, education, po litical intelligence. And this is what Wisconsin is said to have repudiated."' If the state reallv had repudiated La Follettism it would mean that one of our fore most communities had suddenly i become one of the most reaction ary and benighted. . Wisconsin has probably chosen a reactionary delegation to the na tional convention, but we may feel pretty positive that La Follette's work is too firmly imbedded In the life of the stateever to be up rooted. - If you register this time, your registration Is permanent, except In case of change of residence. Go over to the court, house and sign up. ? BEATING PORTLAND FOR the first time In history, the carload receipts of wheat for both Seattle and Tacoma l .a . . -ri i l uava eiceeueu . iue - .ruruana totals. t : The reeelpts at Seattle fcr March were 486 cars, at Tacoma 450. The Portland total was only, 334. For the - nine months ending April 1st, the combined receipts of Seattle and Tacoma were 13,887 cars, and Portland 9,409. This is : an unnatural condition. The drop of Portland's wheat ship ments to 334 against Seattle's 436 and Tacoma's 450 for March is in violation of every-" principle of transportation. - - From most of the .wheat fields there was an s over-mountain ; had and - a -i longer distance to puget Sound. - Tet nearly three times as many h cars . of & wheat went to the Sound as to Portland.' ' The J greater portion . : of ' this wheat is ultimately sold in Europe. Here again the distance from and to Liverpool and .the other Euro pean entry ports is greater Puget , Sound ; than to Portland. Yet the fact stands out that the Sound Is making deeper and deeper inroads into the wheat .business; ; With every advantage -' that h the map could 'bestow, Portland's pres- ; tlge in the . wheat ' business . is dwindling. Some say, it is lack of warehouses. ; Some say it Is the larger cost of, handling grain on the docks ar'Tortlaad. Wheat farmers In eastern Ore gon openly charge that they are forced to ship to Puget Sound ' be cause the grading of their grain is more favorable there. ' There are theories of all ' kinds and explanations of all kinds. Meanwhilev one reason probably is that the cities on the . Sound have a i keener realization of the : value of maritime commerce. Since thy mainly rose - to eminence out . of such ' commerce, they ought to know, while we of Portland have that tremendous truth yet to learn. NOTHING THE MATTER WITH PORTLAND A. - apecialty eminently eni table for the ruore or leca pluvial climate of the Pacific northwest la the featore In today'a Install ment of "Nothing the Matter With Portland.' No. 101 of tb aerlea. Besides thta novelty, tLere are liated acorea of lndiapenaablea which one of the busiest of Portland's manofactoriea tarna out In rat -array. 1 FVEB wear a patented shirt? Or a patented coat?. Thousands ar worn by Ore gonians and Wajshingtoniana as well aa by men in other states And the coast regions of Canada. The patented shirt is called the Aqua Staler Shirt, Two in One. and is made from "the best- quality 22-ounce Willamette Mills Oregon Wool Flan nels, which has been specially treated for us," says the Hirsch-Wels Manu facturing company, its maker. And U is further stated by Mesgj-e. Hirsch-Weis -that "to insure protec tion - against the elements and to make the shirt absolutely waterproof, we have put around it, out of Rose City Equapelle, a detachable covering- with sleeves, which can be easily put on and removed at the wish of the wearer." v- SHUTS OUT THE RAIN. The shirt ltselff is a plaid, heavy pure flannel for wear by those em ployed outside in the rainy season, and a second waterproof garment, covering the body from the shoul ders to the breast and arms, ts made to slip on over the under one, insur ing a dry body and arms no matter how severe the moisture. The Pee-Vee shirt, another style. is made of the best quality Oregon Wool flannel, waterproofed and inter lined front, back and sleeves with non-sweatable oil drill, and- is as im pervious to rain as is the upper deck of a mallard duck. These statements are made merely as an introduction to a small picture of the largest manufacturers of tent, awnings, men's waterproof clothing, oamp equipments and other canvas wares In the United States, west of Chicago. It empfoys 150 persons continually, and its output amounts to $600,000 a year, with an annual payroll of $65, 000 uv$70,000, 80 per cent of its em ployes being women. It occupies 60,000 square feet of floor space, and its delightfully lishted and "PV5ndllly PPed sanl. tary main work room, where moet of Its women are employed, is 100x120 feet In size, and It Is flecked with 1 the latest in sewing machines, some of such speed aa to have one think tbey take 1000 stitches in ten seconds. And it Is likely they do. THE WORLD ITS MARKET The "Willamette . Tent & Awning company was established In 1881, and for years was the property of the late J. Henry wemme. Zt was pur chased by the present owners and in corporated In 19Q6. During Mr. Wem me's regime the principal business jf the factory was the making of tents t nnd nwnnrq rmt ollhmiph tiA vi"v t. J . .1 A . Lt. .1 1 . . uuuuua ui Luis uue xiels increased more than ten times under the pres ent management, it Is but a small fragment of the concern's business at this time. Aside from its manufac ture of more than 25 distinct styles and makes of tents, which, by the way, it markets In all parts of the Pacific northwest, it has the world for a market for some of its wares. For example, it" has salesmen trav eling as far east as New Tork, and these dispose of the men's water proof apparel made In Portland by this corporation, and thousands of its South African water bags are bought by the New Tork dealers, and they ere sold in all principal cities be tween there and Portland, and south to Mexico City. These conveniences are made of material imported from Scotland, and are described as being "specially treated so they have the peculiar property of holding water andet exuding enough moisture to prevent- the sun , from having any effect on that Inside the bag. Water put into the bags In the moi-nlng and exposed to the sun and air all day will be cooler at night than at the beginning, and the last drink as re freshing as the first." They are exported to Europe la great numbers, are sold in all the states. In Canada and' Mexico, and the local demand Is generous. AUTO AND MOTOR BAG. ' A special auto-and motor bag made by the company; of the same naterlaL is equipped with a spreader on. the exterior so it is kept in perfect shape while hanging on. the outside. : ' These are recommended for usjfcy any one absent for any time from .his water supply. They are alike appropriate for the farmer In the field the woods man.; working In the'; forest, timber men, - miners, stockmen, 'prospectors, surveyors, railroad, men, teamsters, threshing crews, mlllmen, travelers tr even boatmen navigating salt or unhealthy waters. They- are fnade in six, styles and shapes and in 15 sizes, from one' to five gallons, a They" ar guaranteed ' to keep water cool for 48 hours, . and are retailed -at about lx.60 for" the single gallon size to 1 about : S3.60 for" those holding five gallons, i - The v name of this device . is AppeH's South .African Water Bag, but every- last one is' made In. Port land by Portland workmen and work ing women. . Mr. rHlrsch , says his house has a trade In them of abaui 10,000 a year, and if is growing as fast as their quality and ' convenience become known. " The technical name of the material of which they are con structed is "flax duck." PATRONIZE OREGON MANTJFAC- -.- TURERS. .. . To you know, if you do not I do," Mr. Max . S. Hirsch remarked, "that better woolens are not made than those produced In Oregon. Thoy are the genuine stuff, and made by clean, honest people. We employ these -exclusively in all workmen' clothing we manufacture except In that.' made of canvas and in some shirts plainly labeled "wool mixed And no matter what it Is In men's apparel, except shoes, we hav It, and guarantee, absolutely and une quivocally, . every garment we make. But: we do no retail business. We sell entirely to the trade, and It would be safe to say that --every month has shown an ..Increase "of sales over the preceding one. "And because of this others have benefited, for we buy everything we consume, which is -made In Portland, from local manufacturers. And It would be utterly senseless for the representative of ans eastern concern to canvass me for the sale- of his goods, no matter what. If my wants can not be satisfied from the pro ducts of local manufacturers, I go to one or the other of out local deal ers and buy from him. If it is not made in Portland, I will at least let the city merchant order lt for me, that he may make the profit tn Itinerant would If I ' bought from him. I have read The Journal's ar ticles urging our people to patronize home industry, and'appreclate them. If every one of us would make this a partof our adamant determination, we would have a richer and livelier Portland. We would have a greater payroll, and this Is what most of us are anxious for." SOME OF THE THINGS MADE. It would require much space to name In detail all the things manu factured by the Hirsch-Weis com pa-J ny. A passerby never would dream of the beehive of .industry there is within those walls. He would not expect to find mall bags made there. and would be surprised to see the va rieties of such small things as gloves and garters. The sample rooms dis close American ensigns,- mechanics' aprons, paulins, hammocks, canvas chairs of every description, wagon covers, clothing bags, haycock covers, cruisers bags, cots of every kind, couch hammocks, feed bags, hvdrau 11c raining hose, lawn swings, leather gloves, lumbermen's aprons, wagon drivers' aprons, mason tool ba?s, pack bags, stovepipe rings, window shades up to 15 feet wide, roller awn ings, stockmen's bed sheets, stools, wagon tops, -wagon umbrellas, over alls, of the best material, to be had, wool flags and, as stated, all kinds of workmen's clothing. And the-foregoing is merely a bint at the many things this factory makes. HAVE FIRE DRILLS. The factory building is equipped with a complete .system of chutes running from floor to floor, so there Is no delay in handling goods. It has every labor saving device imag inable, also, and a complete fire fight In c system. ' About onoe a week there is a fire drill, and there is a standing-border that In case a fire shouli be discovered all hands must make for the fire escapes. A large gong sounds the alarm for the drills, and the employes have become so schools! that it Is "believed all would escape In case there -should be conflagra tion. Mr. Hirsch is doubtless a believer In the theory that if the employer owns the employe's heart he possesses the latter's best efforts his head, his hands, his feet, his eyes and tongue. It may be for this reason that the Hirsch-Weis company pro vides a pleasant luncheon place for its help and serves coffee free, pay ing for this service but of . company funds. - Anyway, all hands appear to have the best of feeling for their employ ers, and this may be one of the prime reasons for the great expansion f the corporation's business. Letters From the People Commnnlcatlons sent to Tbs Journal for pnbUcatloo in this department enaald be writ ten on only one aid of the paper, should not exceed 800 words in length and moat bo ac companied by tho name and addreaa of the sender. If the writer does not desire to bsts the name published, be sboold so stats. "Discnaslon 1s tna sreateat of all reformers. It rationalises reryUilns It touches. It robs principles of all falsa aanctlty and throws them back on their reasonableness. If they have no res sous bleo ess. it rathlessly eroahea tbeja oat of existence and acta np Ita own concluaions la their stead." Woodrow WUaoo. 'A Plucky Lad's Challenge.. Portland. April 7.-To the Editor of The Journal In a recent edition of the Evening Telegram an article appeared written by ex-Senator Fulton attack ing Louis D. Brandels, nominated and recommended by President Wilson to the - United States senate to be ap pointed as assoclat Justice of the au- preme court. vThe only, reason he gave (have several times started Portland was because ex -President Taft opposed i Alaska steamship lines, and that all him and after -reading the reasons that have fallen through because of Indivtd- ex-President Taft gave anyone witu the least bit of common, sense knows that they don't amount : to anything. I am not writing this letter In favor of Louts D. BrandeJs because I am a personal friend of Tils or because he is one of our breth ren, but because ex Senator Fulton knows as welt as I do that Louis D. Brandels is capable of handling the affairs of such an office. Since that article appeared I have been waiting Impatiently day after. day to see one of our loyal Democrats an swer this attack, and as no answer ap peared I deoided to write a letter to be published in The Journal in-order that I - might remind our loyal ' Democrats that it is their duty t answer ex -Senator Fulton's attack. Many people wh will read -this letter' may wonder why the writer does not answer the attack PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF SMALL. CHANGE v Worry is not good for one,-but how about dyes for the Easter eggs? rm Colonel. Doddwho is to be retired for age in . July, appears to be rather frisky for laying on the- shelf . , News from the east indicates that T. R. is careful in selecting enemies with. whom to kiss and make up. - One thing the (rood citizen can rely upon is that the forces of misgovern ment never fail to register. t After all. Villa is much like the rest of usJust naturally opposed to fur nishing the occasion for an obituary notice. - - . There is one satisfaction for the man tied down to a desk these days He escapes being .classed with the fish prevaricators. - : . Still, that " persistent traffic ordi nance violator sent to Jail for five minutes had enough time behind the bars to acquire a distaste tor longer term-- . 'v-- -,-.--..- Yes, it can be done. A Salem man was convicted the other day on charge of selling a revolver when the purchaser had no permit to buy the lnf. - . : - Had the Indiana. Republican, con vention stuck . to the facts concerning Wood row Wilson. Republicans else where might have betieved what it said about Charles W. Fairbanks. VILLA MAY WELL FEAR THESE PURSUERS From the Philadelphia Led idger. Riding hard after Villa and his bandit crew, leading the advance column of cavalry. Colonel Dodd Is one of the three principal figures in the punitive expedition. The other two are Gen eral Pershing, the commander of the American forces in Mexico, and Col onel Slocum. All three have had ex perience in irreg-ular warfare All of tlrem saw jungle fighting in the Phil ippines. They participated) also in earlier campaigns against the Indians. Colonel George A. Dodd is a Pennsyl vanian. He belongs to a military fam ily. Nearly 52 year ago there cams to a home la Rose valley. Lycoming county, a message that brought- sor row to to. woman. It told hep that her husband. Lieutenant Allen G. Dodd, had been mortally wounded while lead ing a company in a charge In front of Petersburg. Today the same woman, now 85 years of age. Is anxiously watching the news from Mexico, for her eldest son, Colonel George A. Dodd, U. S. A., who was only 11 years old when his father died of his wounds, is leader of the cavalry col umn in the hunt for Villa. Colonel Dodd's own son, Charles, on account of ill health was forced to retire from the Philippine constabulary after seven "years' service as lieutenant. He has two other sons and three daugh ters. One daughter is the wife of Captain Leary. who is stationed at Douglas; another Is the wife of Cap tain Starbird, who is at an army post in Oklahoma. Mrs. George A. Dodd lives at Ithaca. N. Y. Before entering the army Colonel Dodd was a farmer and lumberman, and Williamsporters who remember Colonel Dodd as a boy say he was never happier than when driving a team of his father's horses. The moth er was opposed to the son entering West Points However, she proudly tells how, while preparing- for the ex amination, he carried books with him to his work and studied While driv ing a team on the farm.-'" "If he starts out to- do anything he'll do It and do it weH," she said as she looked at a framed portrait of the cavalryman. Colonel George A. Dodd. tall and wiry, "bronzed by the sun of many campaigns, and head of the "flying column," is 63 years old, but when he retires this year he will leave ac tive service as physically fit as when he got his Rheepekln at West Point. His hobby Is physical training. He Instituted the "monkey drill" for training the cavalry. Colonel Herbert Jermaln Slocum Is also a cavalryman and a member of a military family. He Is a graduate of West Point, and is now about. 60 years old. Colonel Slocum's father Is Colonel J. J. Slocum, a Civil war vet eran, who is a brother of Mrs. Russell Sage, an executor of the Sage will and in charge of the Interests of the Sage estate. A third officer - in this distinguished military family is Major Stephen L'Hommedieu Slocum, U. himself, and to make it short I wish to state that I am only 14 years old and that there are many great Democrats in this wonderful state of Oregon who are more capable of answering this at tack and who know more about the rep utation bf ex-Senator Fulton than I do. In closing, I wish to state that if ex Senator Fulton's attack is not answered in five days .then I will make It my duty to. ARCHIE WEINSTEIN. 923 Corbett street. Receipt" or "Recipe." .Gresham, Or., April 6. To the' Edi tor of The Journal- Please give me full Information as to the right use of "recipe" and "receipt" as applied to cooking. FLORIN LOTJNSBURY. Th International Dictionary dis tinguishes as follows: "Receipt." In the sense of a formula of ingredients or of directions regarding their mixture, ap plies especially to cookery. "Recipe." in strict usage, applies to medicine. However, usage In this country seems almost uniformly in favor of "recipe," for cookery, while -receipt is confined to tbose meanings in which i the Idea of actually receiving Is dom inant. . Either "receipt" or "recipe ' is appropriate, since the Latin original, "reclpere," from which both are de rived, held also the signification of "take." Hence, a -receipt" or "recipe" for, say, a pudding is merely a list of the things one "takes' to make that pudding.J . v , Ship Lines to Alaska. Portland, April 7. To the Editor of The1 Journal Your editorial Saturday "In a Nutshell." explains :.tbe great need of a Portland.Alaska steamship line, but you don't say how it is to h started, or offer anything construc tive. It's all talk here in Portland of what ought to be done, and Lord knows there Is plenty of It from all angles. Action and suggestion of action are absolutely lacking.' Don't you know that individuals ual selfishness and lack of public spirit? The Alaska business can 'be made wonderfully profitable to Port land, : and would be : welcomed :. by Alaska,' but PortlaWl Individuals will never stay wlthVny steamship line shipper is afraid the other fellow will somehow get an advantage, and most of them " would ' ship their , goods ' to Seattle and thenoe tx Alaska, and leave the steamship line in the lurch. If they could 'Save a - five cent . piece by doing It, : " - : . Everyone of the - steamship lines started has gone off with a hurrah, only . to die a natdral death from non support after a "few- trips. Why print alluring Alaska facts again ' and per haps start another Alaska line to cause onlv loss to , those of - our merchants OREGON SIDELIGHTS "The state of Oregon needs rural credits, and irrigation and drainage bonds guaranteed by the state, for the benefit of the great class of common people who are the real payers of the state's bills," asserts the Silver . Lake Inciting to the fighting-' of pests, the Baker Herald says: "Unity ranch ers are doing a good thing- by fighting the ground squirrel. The whole coun ty should unite against the pest and it will have its effect. Just as have the rabbit and Canadian thistle cam paigns." "The gift to the city 'of "Bush-Pasture iark.", says the Salem States man, "Is a cplendld one, that will "be more and more appreciated as the plans for its bcautificatlon and- utility shall btj carried' out. It is a great start towards a park system for 'the coming -city of 50,000 or more, which will com to be more and more need ed and appreciated." The appearance of . drinking' foun tains about The Dalles has been great ly improved with a coat of green paint. The Inner portions- of the fountains have been painted white and coated with white, enamel. "This," says the Chronicle, "is considered more sanitary than the rough iron exterior and is more artistic. The green and white of the bubbling fountains will give a cooling, refreshing impression during the warm summer months." S. A, retired. He is .a brother of ! the commander of the Thir teenth cavalry, served : in the - in fantry-branch and was retired at his own request a few years ago, aXter having- graced the post, in 1911, of military attache from the United States at the court of St Jaw.es. Col onel Herbert Jermain Slocum has two sons, both resident in New York. They are Herbert J. Slocum, Jr., and Myles S. 'Slocum, engineers, at 30 Church street. By marriage they are related to General E. A. McAlpin, their moth er, ' who was Colonel Slocum's first wife, having? been1 a sister of ' Mrs. McAlpin. Colonel Slocum is looked upon as one of the most efficient officers in the cavalry branch of our mil tary es tablishment. Perhaps his most not able service was the organization of the young Cuban rurales. When the United States- had set up the island as a young republic all the leaders, American and Cuban, appreciated the necessity of a strong organized force to preserve order, as the country had been . torn by fighting for years and was full of "bad men." Colonel Slo cum's rural guard sprang into exist ence and efficiency in surprisingly short order, and Cuba never had any trouble which the . rurales did ; not quickly subdue. All through the jungles of, Cuba detachments of the rurales now ride, a standing tribute to Slocum. They look like United States cavalrymen except for the swarthy complexion and the machete, which takes the place of the sabre. They ride well and maintain good dis cipline. In November, 1912, Cuba bad a pres idential election in which feeling ran very high. A few bullets tlew and windows were broken in the capital. There were' predictions that election day would be the occrsiorr of a typical Latin-American - Outburst' Colonel Slocum, however, said no. Nothing would happen. And he was right His splendid new force swept into the cities, policing the polling places, ordered all Cuban gentlemen to leave their canes (of ten concealing a ra pier) at home and the election was as quiet as though it had been in Maine or Minnesota. While some mfght argue that our American army leaders would be a bit lost at first on a European battle field f today. . this is not by any means true of their present Job lri Mexico. Fighting in a rough, unin habited country, with Irregular and Illusive trcops, is just the sort of thine for which the United States army is noted. Many of the leaders of the present expedition have given notable proof of their fitness xor mis kind of work. -Chasing Indiana and Filipinos and driving through the brush of Cuba are much like pursuing Villa. Pefshlng, Slocum, Dodd there are no better -men for thai.- present Job. In fact they are the kind of men who make good anywhere under any conditions, . 11 1 t i . 1 1 , n who we know will stay with it and make profit for others,' who fcave no real interest in Portland and no regard for their promises? . ,. . They will use the snips when it suits them, and ship through Seattle any other time they can see an extra profit. Why expect the same Portland mer chants to stand together in the future when they have not been a unit In the past, why waste time ana effort on them? Why; not put the city of Portland. the whole community, behind the line. and once arid , for all guarantee it maintenance until it is ousts feet and a paying proposition? - : - The line must be started .and main tained. Portland must have it for what it will bring her. She must take hold of it run It, build up the business. and when it is a paying proposition, individuals will take it from her and arrange for the return of her invest ment - . s'-i--' ----' -,,'yj. Portland " merchants will not dare turn down a community investment of this kind. They will have to patronize it Seattle builtsup much business by guarantees f rdra her merchants to take so much space per trip whether used or not Why cannot Portland mar- chants do the same? Let's stop all this talk and do something. Action is what we want not words. - CITIZEN. . Where Does Senator Lane Stand? ,-From tlie Pendleton East Oregonlan. Owing jto the fact the poslt'on of Senator Lane with reference to ; the land grant bill has not been mad clear the East Oregonlan Monday eve ning sent the senator the following wire: "Our people very anxious to secure 40 per cent . grant land ; money; for school funds. . stoma ' newspapers re port, you as lukewarm in matter. Will you please wire statement your posi tion. EAST, OREGONIAN." Last week an inquiry of a similar nature was made of Congressman Sin nott when a report from Washington cast doubt upon his attitude. Mr. Sin. nott promptly replied with a statement making It clear he has been working vigorously Xor the school fund, and In tends doing ! so until .the subject is disposed of. To the message sent Senator Lane no reply has been received though an Immediate V-&swer : was : requested. What his silence means this paper does not know but It doe not seem encouraging. . The facts are given as to show the situation as we find It The legislation at issue Involves some thing like I18,000,000vfor the Irreduci ble school fund of Oregon. If we have ; senators or , representatives uncertain i as to where tbey stand or -unwilling 10 make their ; positions known it is j certainly tiraa to Wra iw t?T 1C I.AMTTMA tuT11 th.iy f living when the Joys of living have fled; when . the hopes of the living mock me . and the hopes of the past ars dead; and the hopes of the future rising wear ever a look of dread? V What wanderinjr witch has doomed to -"tv.,ln tnls lmp of clay? While the fruits of Tan talus tempt me th fruits of life decay. I pray for the hand of an Alice to cross my breast to- ; day. Of what fearful crime Was I guilty in my former life's es tate? Did I faithless prove in N my mission, a scornful apostate? Did I crush some heart that loved .roe to eternity's endless hate? i'he lew of the north has bound me, I long for the nun to shine; for an hour of childhood's triad lness, a breath of the glad eprlnet- .L time an hour of summer's pleas- ' j ures. that should, .by right, be mine. THE ABOVE RHYME which comes to me In the mall might have been written by William Macs wain the melancholy spring poet who dep uties for U. S. Marshal Montag. J And so far as I know it was. but I don't think so. o because William's muse concerns itself more particularly with ma terial things, - andTTus pome is purely psycho logical in its grief. , J But anyway -It came by mail. and was signed .'Jetsam." ' who it will be recalled is the Junior 'member of -the old estab lished' firm "Flotsam & Jetsam." J But about the pome Itself : J It " is : accompanied by a note te me asking "Now what do you know about that?" ' ' "J And 111 answer as one who ussd to write toournful rhymes himself when spring came down her laughing lanes with blossoms In her hands that I think the case Is not at all serious. i J And if one is st all troubled with an Ingrowing temperament it's likely to get chronic about this tims of year. ; when all outdoors is gladdest. J And . there really isn't any cure for it -. j . except to write spring poetry. ' r go fishing. J And later -in life the female of the species takes it out . in spring housecieanlng. or hunting a new bouse. T But spring poets should not be discouraged. no matter how morosely happy it make them to look upon life as a failure. - because all the great poets from Homer to T. Arnsley Botts have done their best work . when buds were bursting." V -and birds were nesting. and mother was feeding the chil dren sulphur and molasses. J And Solomon I'm quite sure wrote bis songs In the spring. when o'er the MHs of Palestine the sunlight flooded down like gol den water from the sky's blue bowl. J And shepherds watched their sheep along the greening hills. .- and thought how like. their snowy fleeces were the clouds that flo&tvd high. t H And so I'd ask my friend whoss heart seems weighted by the ices of the north to cheer up because . T LISTEN Spring is the time for ice to melt and run away in streams that sing with Joy. rOEK THAT MAT IERI3U. ' : Lata Asaln. T eat on tho bridge la the ovrnlna: In tha. a-t of a Stinnyalde -r. And the chimp from The Journnl building W'ero swaetly telling tbs hour. Tbs seen was qniet and peaceful; Not. a car nor a Jltuer on'd (roj. The draw waa wide open before us, - And the boat unmercifully alrw. So eatraly and atateir- aha floated, Whll awry belated smil . Devoutly wished the WUIametto Would opea and swallow tier Whole. Vow often! Ob. bow -of tea. We wished the swelling tide Would bear her away on Its besots To the ocean wild t and wide. ' And I think bow many tbmisana Of belated women and men tiara watched with the aelf-asme feelings That draw swing ova again, forever and forever, AS long aa the river flows, Aa kmg aa you'ra in a Lurrv, k long aa yo As long as . the saat wind blowa The boat with its blatant whistle," Moving so stately and slow, Shall make yoa lets at the office Or wherever yuu want to go, Xdon and Xaxnb Stuff. March goes out like a lamb. Wa bad r-s-ran to doubt tbs old saving. lirownsvUie Times. o ' They aa that March la coins- eat like s lamb tonight, bat rtn tetiing what tomorrow aaay seta ia store tor it. oreenam vunoos. ' March has evident "y decided that it "will go out peacefully but will not be put out." Baksr liarald. March went out Ilka a lamb, alright. This ts soma weather. But bow could It be other wise? Tbla la tbs month of April and It's Oregon. Astoria . Astorlan. " Assertion or Admission? It is folly to . argue with the hind leg of a Jackass. Larry Fernsworth in Banks Herald. Uncle Jeff Snow .Bays I Some people love to have the 'doctor rush round and keep the neighbors guessing what alls 'ern. I have saw a coyote grin at the dogs chasing him, but he kept right on going. Stori9r gc The Placet , - A PORTLAND- man returned from the east not long ago. Fresh from money-glutted Manhat tan where parental love is showered only on "war babies" these days, where everybody is either making money or talking money, where the night life has eclipsed the all-night revels of Berlin, he was all enthusiasm. Inoculated with the - prosperity of the metropolis. He' dropped into a local hotel gnu for dinner, being served by a waiter to whom he was personally known. rFritz. he said,; "you should be tn New York, Walters are simply coining money there. Why. it wouldn't surprise me at all if waiters at some' of the b!,? fashionable r places were not making 11000 . a month!" Perhaps - he exag gerated but he was flushed with the atmosphere of New York. , . "Yes." agreed the waiter.- "It would be fine to make that much money. fine!" And then suddenly, almost pas. sionately "But those fellows back fliers don't live. Why, I have onions that high In my garden (he indicated with his hands) and they, why most of them have rwvr seen a growing onion, or a garden! " ' i may not make pi much money. but in Portland I live:' And even the Port'-- r r' " from the ( -. t p;"rc i