THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, .FEBRUARY 5, , 1917.
AM tXDKPSKPKHT JISWS PAPS ;
jC. 8. , JACKSOM.
' PubUabas fwff say.' artereee iM wni
- Innmt honker aftcrnosnl it 1k Joan
r Bulldin, Broadway e4 TaoriOl i Streets.
decision and the unrestrained prae
tice of newspapers la filling their
columnar with -campaign matter on
election v day will tend to nnder-
.psuiatet I mine the influence of the corrupt
va nflftAa law a onniMiititM that
cpt honly ftrin) at ite jootmI is to be deplored, i
uunaiDf. wouwt? m uuitt nraw. i m, -11 1
Cortland, Or . I ine newspaper, wi m mouu-
it any law that tends to purify tne
tklepuohk Mats Tm bmm, a-i. J ballot and make elections fair.
'.: TI I . MtA . t. . . JmuMmmI vaa
wat .,' ' The Portland port" commission
'jrvuKioM advkbtisikg eepbesentativx i f doing well. Why tinker with
StfAASSr YiTV it? Why pull down or take chances
f Uaa Bide.. Chleace.
iufcaeiiptlo term by mall or to iny add
la we ubim statee or uexicoi
DAILX (HOBXIKO OB AFTtBNOOSj
year.,......$3.00 I Ob mcattj.
SUNDAY
i vmp 12 .V) t On month....... .ZD
AJLX (MOJUiINO OR ArTEK.NOOX) ANU
. BUKDAX
One rr.... .-fT-34 I Oue month. .ftS
on pulling down an activity that
is doing well?
WHY MR. KELLY?
1 i''" '
f
T
. Pretbond mind ar the moat likely to
tUok lightly of tbo resources of human
.raaacm, aa4 It la too superficial thinker
who la tanerally atroogeat In tbt7 kiad of
oalUf. SI Humphrey Da?.
I'
A3H3UOA APPROVED
HERE is a continuation of tho
effort , at Salem to dislodge
Alfred Tucker from the Port
of Portland commission and
supersede him with George Kelly.
Mr. Tucker is the choice of tho
majority of the commission. The
commission's work as conducted
by the 'majority of the body is
highly commended on all sides,
The body as. at present consti
tuted stands high in public confl
dence
The move at Salem is evidently
an effort to change the policy and
break down the' plans of the ma
jority. Is the legislature prepared
to assume the responsibility of
. vetoing the plans and policies ot
the commission at a time when
the body is highly successful? To
what extent is a legislature, busied
with other important work, com
petent under the conflicting tes
timony of lobbyists, to intelligent
ly determine that the majority of
i HE action of America in the tbe commission .-should be discred
break with Germany is un- ted aDd lts Plans be reversed?
challenged. Should a minority in the legis-
Th neutral world has al- lature rule the majority? If not,
.ready proclaimed Its approval, should a minority in the Portland
.Brazil is said to be on the verge port commission rule the major
tf taking the same step. Indis- ity? How can any member of the
criminate sinking of the vessels of legislature vote to unseat Mr,
Other neutrals with destruction ot Tucker, who has been sriven
life will, if long continued, cause place 1 on the commission by the
ether governments to seriously majority of that body?
Hnsider, if not actually under. The Port of Portland is an ac-
lke, a break. tlvity of tremendous importance
ies is unanimous and outspoken with the progress and future wel-
ln approval of the American posi- fare of this city. It is the instru
lion. The newsDSDerS of the Unit- mpntaUtv that RvpraA hundred
I'd States are a unit in affirming I thousand people are relying on to
xne atutuae or tne vvasnmgton Bo forward the commerce and in
toyernment. dustry of the port that their prop-
The conditions attest the wis- erty values will be sustained, their
com of the American course in the labor lie kept employed and their
past. The policy of toleration and prosperity be conserved.
forbearance was a Sagacious DOl-I It would -ha a. direct, attack iinnn
jcy. The patience manifested by the welfare of Portland to permit
the United States toward Ger- political intrigue to have a part in
many, a patience that so many shaping the affairs or organization
Jingoes assailed, now bears fruit of the port commission
In the commendation of the world
ana tne acknowledgment bv man-1 it ia onr,, that Tvntifioatinn f
kind of the justlflableness of the delinquent taxpayers by postal card
ereaa 01 relations. . L , or letter ia unreliabln he?.a.iisa the
f- Even Germany, by her action in delinquent may not get the letter
th case of the Housatonic, gives or card out of the postoffice. If
Implied assurance that the United he cannot get a postal card or let
States Is right in the demand for ter out of the Dostof flee. Is he anv
6 . A M 11. mi . a I . .
aieiy oi me. me are exercisea more liKeiy to get nis newspaper
in saving the crew of the torpe- out of tha postoffice? Even if
coed vessel in that Instance is more likely to get his newspaper
evidence or an intent even yet, to than a mailed notice from tho
secede to American requirements sheriff, what chance of notified
and In the midst of an indiscri- tion would he have if the delin
inlnate; submarine warfare to avoid quent list happened to be pub-
COmmittlng an overt act. It is lished in some newspaper to which
tne one hopeful sign in the gravest he was not a subscriber?
situation America has faced since
the war with Spain
iThe tenor of expression is that
tie other course than a break was
open to the United States. It is a
splendid acknowledgment. It is a
delightful contemplation for every
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this problem. Close cooperation ; It might : be restored by. utilizing
between the transportation lines, our waterpowers to make nitrates
rail and water; ; with tha Port- of f from the air-and kelp to produce
Portland will be a necessary pre- potash. . But the big' trusts are
cedent. This ' can be brought about - after the waterpowers and the, pu
through the medium of industrial Poets want the kelp to make gun
retearch and an organization qual- f powder. Must the lower use bow
lfied to ascertain facts concerning to the fcigherr
the- going as well as the future ;
Letters From the People
industry of Portland.
Without this cooperation and a
Coordination or tne iacts tne same? fComaansieatloiia Mit to Tt 2onl for
artificial barriers will be erected s4 oo di in and -matt b o-
forever, and the acme of perma- if . i"' "2T
nent Industrial and commercial
development menaced.
The glaring example of New
tao nam abllaked ba aoooM ao ataU.
CbargeS for Electrical Current.
Portland. Or- Jan. 51. To the Edl-
York's failure to cope with the tor of The Journal- I notice that th
problem should , not pass without i "galled. Jade- wlncea. from whom you
V U1UUJ UlTWi tOU m wwww
profit to Portland.
14000 lmDoajflion axal&at the tax de
linquent, from dropping- Into the wide
WTir th announcement so far ' distended znaw ot the Oresonlan. How
in advance by the Portland school "J JSSSSS Sit tSS
. , a. , blooded grab can countenance tnia jod-
board that It is going to raise bery in uf county in the state is past
teachers' salaries a year hence? ail comprehension.
Conditions change In a year, and T,n D?thfI Mtt" loomi,1f.21?
which should be thoroughly ventilated.
""! " w are informed that the public utu-
viaable then is merely guesswork, ltlea commission, in the lead of Mr.
That fact makes the board's action i Corey, Is endeavoring to have legisla
tion enactea wnicnwui prevent com
petition against a utility corporation
already In the field to supply to the
public utility requirements, which has
capacity up to such requirement. It
knocks out Individual Initiative. It
might be tolerated if a proviso were
contained in the law that where this
privilege obtains the utility "must dis
pose ot Its wares at rates no higher
the subject of some wonderment.
A NEWSPAPER TYRRANY
A
' LETTER to Tlie Journal
from an up-state newspaper
man has the following:
T riaai ra if v-iTk?ra f illat trOtl
4w MBtis- than may be produced and sold by that
the citizens of this state who are an tolerant and arrogant monoply
financially unable to- meet their row up under cover of Permitted ex-
taxes. In this county, two papers .1. " .Y' ? w
kii.k . ,.. . isletion cover this exception?
"Take the case of Portland. It has
gage on the plaee took the 1800. so
the old people had $60 left to bull
them a new home. : They have started
them little three room bouse out or
some old lumber hut r have run out
of material or money to buy it with
and are left with no roor over tneir
beads but en old shack, fit only tor
chlekea house -or woodshed, - lent
them by a : neighbor.
I would surs-est that newspapers
giving news of a fire be compelled
to publish the amount of Insurance
on the property and the amount the
parties receive In case of lire, so
that the publlo may know ' which
companies pay and. which ones try
to avoid .payment. H. w. FIEDLEK.
Disapproves, Delinquent list.
Vancouver. "Wash.. Feb. 1. To the
Editor of The Journal I think The
Journal deserves great credit for the
stand it took against the publica
tion of delinquent tax lists. I would
like to know what the good people
of Oregon think of that bunch they
sent to Salem to make laws for
them. It's about time the people
were using- the ballot against such
a class.' I use my ballot against
such men every chance I get.
I notice the Or ronton approves
the publishing of the delinquent list.
It apreves of anything that has a
rakeoff In it. Anything they don't
get a graft out of is "pork barrel
legislation." It Is the most weak-
kneed as well as meatheaded pa
per In this country, always on the
wrong side of everything.
O. W. LOUDEN.
$590 and $458 per horsepower per
fcnnum at least four times higher
than they should be.
CHARLES P.
CHURCH.
PORTLAND PAYROLLS
N
EW YORK city Is the com
mercial metropolis of first
magnitude In America. Here
the largest tonnages of
American citizen to realize that freight are received fl,,n d div
we waited, and endured and sacrl- charged.
f Iced until all the world recog- When New York first realized
htzes our forbearance and attests its commercial possibilities, llttlo
the dignity ahd Justice of our po-I consideration was given its freight
nilt1!iBhtfi at ttia rnnntu man t r.t 4ia
claims a eolation of about 150 0. S"ibly J?'000 U8,c" of 1ctrif
while the other is said to have be! ,hold "f??1? m? d
iaa j . lng out this utility have a rate of 9-7-4
Uon of "the county" is over MOO . V0 fF i
I believe that If thj tax list is to be;8"' 21," 111
abolished in Multnomah county, tax- I " kilwtt 5"u ,pfr ,mo n5.n
payer, in other portions ot the state . aV,etrf.e fhZftnf h ,nn l S
.hM,M ,o,.. .nn.. .v.. rate at all. I have one bill in my hand
burden. " " covering last December, where 18 kllo-
watt hours were used up, of which 10
ine writer requests tnat ir tne ' paid 9 cents and six paid 7 cents; an
letter is used, his name and th other of February last year, where 12
name of the place where his pa- .fl1"'" boart we U3cd, .,n wb'ch.
fc " .... 1 I 10 paid 9 cents and two paid 7 cents;
per is published be withheld from 1 another of March last, whom 11 kno-
publication. He is deterred from watt hours were used, of which 10 paid
nnhUf urnroednn nf Ma tinnast cents and four paid 7 cents. Now
v.., . while a city owned utility would dis-
convittions by the abuse which card these puzzllngr distinctions .not one
some Of the county seat newspa- ; in a thousand knowing what a kilowatt
pers are heaping upon The Jour-! hour is. there would be a flat rate, as
nal because ot its efforts to Be- f a char5e for the us
. . . .... . j '0 kilowatt hours, and at a reasonable
cure abandonment of delinquent, rate based on horsepower at not over a
tax publications. 1 rental of $100 per year. But the above
But our friend makes a mistake. 1 named rtes prevailing here, and under
Ut. v, mi.oVA ' th vigilant eye of Mr. Corey and his
is the same mistake that other jtwo coadjutors, range respectively at
uy-Biaie newspaper mvu. are iaaa-
ing.
They know that the delinquent
ftdvprtiRinp la -wroTiET. hut nut nf
deference to their county seat Goveftunent Employes Pay
newspaper friends, dislike to at-' of lTiS. .-r
tack the graft. There are many Press, on January 29, carried the state
SUCh newspaper men In Oregon. ment that 5000 government employes
They are to be admired for their wn t aff?u,ti r1sl"
loyalty to the members 'of their & VcYelse Tin wlges in reply to
profession and to their up-state those federal employes, who certainly
newspaper activity. iere in. need of what they ask, the pres-
Bnt in their friendshio and Ibv-' ldent wiU Rhow hls exact stand to-
1 inenasmp ana ioy- wapd ,abor lsutt summer ln.
alty, they are compromising with vestigation directed by RepresentaUve
a wrong. They are failing to fill Nolan of California revealed the fact.
the true function of a fearless that 20 Per cent of government
. n . . . . employes ln Washington receive leas
Journalism which condemns wrong than ,720 per yetLr 10 per cent ro.
wherever found and is the uncom- celve between $720 and $840 yearly,
promising foe Of an unjust sys- while 5 per cent are paid from $840 to
tenr whatever it be. i900 year'y- B"' th investigation by
The testimony against deUn- of no avan. It wil, certainly be
quent tax, publications is piling shame and a dlegrace if the president
up. It is under public condemna- and congress again fail to heed the
tion. It is without defenders ex- 7Bft-u' . UiRierv,Lm 'a
ment workers.
cept by its benenclaries, and these According to an investigation by the
are merely a few of the county United States government, a laborer
seat newspapers. Which have no cannot properly support a family on
.... , . ., less than $900 per year, but, neverthe-
right to submerge and penalize less 8S per cet of the emEioyea of
under a newspaper tyranny those the government in Washington receive
taxpayers who cannot get money less than the standard scale of wages
in time to nav their mountine' Proclaimed by the government. It the
, .. ' . . . ...".common laborer requires 5900 per
year outside of Washington, which
an investigation by the govern
ment declares he does, he "cer
tainly deserves even bigger pay than
that in Washington, where house rent
and common necessaries of life are o
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE
The aUestlon. "Whv la a neutral?"
may get itself answered, after all.
The solemn warnuis that he may
fill a drunkard's grave Stasn't any ter
rors for the sexton.
VilAa. and Carranxa mar settle It be
tween themselTea ae to which cnaeed
Peishing oat ex Mexico."
Charlls Chaolln is said to be im
mensely popular in Slam where the
people probably think ell Americans
oeneve uae tnat.
If the Colonel didn't have a tin. he
surely had a hunch that answered the
same purpose, when aecldea to etay
home from Polynesia.
Does General Pershing write ae well
when he writes as he keep still when
he keens still f If so. we mar look for
ward to reading a ouuy story one or
usm line oxya.
An exchanre loftllv sneers at mm en
thusiast who exults that "Lh world
will be talked Into ceace." But the en.
musiaai is rignt. The world la always
OREGON SIDELIGHTS '
Another substantial building on- Sixth
street. Grants Pass, the Courier says,
takes the place of ramshackle shacks,
marking further the spirit ot progress
In the town.
"And still they come; hardly a day
passes but what another business firm
Is added to the long list of prosperous
mercantile establisnments in Astoria,'
proudly coasts the Astortan,
On February 9 heThirty Tear club
at Amity will hold its annual .reunion.
Persons who have been SO years in Ore
gon, and who have been residents ot
Amity are eligible to membership.
"Swat the mole and likewise the go
pher," la a slogan that on the farms of
the WiHamette valley Is likely, in the
opinion of the Eugene Register, to sup
plant the "swat the fly" propaganda.
An exceptionally large hog was
brought to the Amity meat market
last week, the Standard says. It was
the product of the Joseph Stupfel
farm. It weighed 4SS pounds dressed
and 6t0 on foot.
The country around here," says the
talked into peace after it has been shot Baker Herald, "is being blanketed with
V sitlon.
- 'Whether or not we are to go
; farther In an enterprise which we
w abhor depends upon Germany, and
meanwhile, every American is
- strengthened in his national faith
by the consciousness that our po-
( Sltlon has the commendation of
nankind. 9
'The Forest Grove Times has
been very abusive of The Journal
because this paper has urged aban
donment of delinquent tax publi
cations. The Times has been
printing - the delinquent list five
times when the law provides for
-' only four and has been charging
tax Hat rates far above its regu-
: larV advertising rates. It had a
good thing, and knew a good
thing when it saw it Graft al-
Mvays fights back when its soft
anap is endangered.
Zf A JUDGE'S DECISION
UDGE GANTENBEIN has de
elded-that it is lawful for a
newspaper to publish matter
-for the purpose of Influencing
Voters on election day, but unlaw
; ful, s under the corrupt practices
&et, for an Individual to do so., It
. Is clearly the purpose of the law
". to free election day from roor
? backs "issued too late for reply and
from all activities that tended to
c exercise influence on voters.
u Believing t & a t a newspaper
should he controlled by every reg-
. illation that Individuals must. obey.
Tie Journal has regularly held
election ' dy sacred and kept Its
columns tree from campaign mat
ter. , In spite tf Judge Ganten
beln'a i decision, It still believes
that the individual " la. wronged
when" the newspaper is licensed to
do that which the Individual ls re
strained from doing. ;
It . thinks, moreover, that the
taxes oft the day set apart for that
purpose
FOOD AND POWDER
0
NE Of the DuPont munition much higher than In any other city in
manufacturers is on a trin to ; the nation. OLARENCE W. ISON.
California to look into the
handling facilities. This lack of
roresignt nas cost the transporta
tion companies, both rail and
water, an immense sum of money
and even now this situation de
mands improvement. In fact, no
system can be devised now to com
pare with the system which might
have been installed with a full
anticipation of New York's com
mercial development..
Not only the 5 transportation
companies but the city through a
public service commission com
posed of the most efficient en
gineers of the country; have spent
millions and are planning to spend
millions nor8 to' overcome natural
obstacles and artificial barriers to
the mo-PTvin.t of freight.
The city of Portland has already
awakened to its strategic geo
graphical and topographical loca
tion a.s a permanent center of in
dustry. ,
Since 1905, the year of the ex
position, the population increase
and the upbuilding of Portland
on a permanent basis has been
unequalled in the history of the
city.
11.. t .If. U
server Portland has an Industrial
and commercial status far beyond
the average conception of the pres
ent population.
A well directed effort to de
termine the basic facts controlling
the industrial expansion of Port
land will transform the concep
tion Into fact.
Without direction what will
happen to the freight handling
facilities ' of Portland? - Will the
situation become as complicated
tn the course of Portland commer
cial development as in New York?
Will permanent obstacles be , al
lowed . to block the lines of least
resistance . as they have in New
York?
There is but one selution for
out
prospect of making potash
of sea kelp.
Rapid Transit Matters.
Portland, Jan. 85. To the Editor of
This weed is ' 'rne Journal The new traffic ordl-
abundant at certain spots on the of the yeap requlre8 that motor ve
Pacific Bhore-and inasmuch as it hicis (except trucks) and street and
Is rich in notasnMt has become in- interurban cars outside the congested
Assails Exploiters.
Portland. Jan. 29. To the Editor of
The Journal Dr. Puffer, the voca
tlonal expert, hit the cnail on the head
when he said the man who lives to
get and not to produce is useless. He
said the right thing ln the right place.
Such men are a menace to any city.
They butt ln on every labor dispute
that comes up in the city, and always
take sides with the big Interests as
against the working classes- Portland
will get no more industry or payrolls
while this class ot men are allowed
to exploit the people A. ROONET.
Profiting When Stocks Fall.
From tha Detroit Newt.
The inquiry ln Washington into
the charge that news of the presl
dent's peace message was given to
stock speculators before It became
generally known to the public, has led
to many Inquiries how a person pro
fits when he has advance information
that a stock w4l' go down. The an
swer is short selling.
Short selling Is selling a stock that
you do not own in the hope that
you can buy It for delivery at less
than you sold It for. It is the reverse
of buying stock in the hope that it
will rise, which Is the way of most
amateur speculators.
If a man buys Steel at 100 and
sells it at IIS he has made 15, i
share, minus broker's charges. If th
stock declines and he sells be loses
the amount of the decline plus broker's
charges. .
A speculator who Is sure that a
stock is going down, either because of
"Inside information," or from reason,
gives an order to his broker to sell.
If the stock is, for example. General
Motors, he tells his broker to sell that
stock.
The broker tells his roan on the
floor of the exchange to sell General
Motors. It is done. The speculator
has sold something that he did not
have. The broker then borrows uen
eral Motors from someone who lends
stocks for an income This stock is
delivered to the buyer. .
The man who has sold short then
watches for the influences that be
believes will send the stock down.
When they come; the stock declines.
After a, decline of several points, he
will give an order, to his broker to
buy General Motors. The broker then
delivers the stock to the man from
whom he borrowed. The speculator
has gained the difference between
which the stock was sold at and the
rrlce at which it was purchased.
minus the broker's charges. If he
sold at 135 and bought at 130. he
has made $5 a share, minus the
broker's charges.
In selling short a margin is re
quired, just as in buying stock. If the
stock goes up several- points after the
speculator has sold short the broker
will call for more margin. If the
speculator cannot put it up, or Is un
willing to, the broker will buy the
stock at the market price. The specu
lator is then out the difference be
tween the selling price and the pur
chase price, plus brokers charges.
Selllne short is practlcalV the unl
versal method used by professional
speculators. It ofrers opportunity
for larger and quicker profits usually
than actual buying or stocKs, as stocics,
like other material things, usually fall
faster than they rise.
When professional traders know
that stocks are going down, they
make money at the expense of ama
teur speculators, who buy them in the
hope that they are going up.
into pieces.
Those who are responsible for nrtv-
vlding the joiner work so much prized
by diplomats mi'aht as well Disc an
order at once for the biggest council
Lu-uie ever ouut Ana tney ml gilt make
It a rush order while they are about it.
m m
"Whv shouldn't Boston, b hatta aft.
er 48.609 neighborhood prayer meetings
during Billy Sunday's campaign, with
va,oi persons in attendance r in
quires the Boston Globe. The answer
le that It should be As a test for
the really devout, one prayer meeting
nas ail lit irau nitung in tne world
beaten a mile. In fact, if it were pos
sible to promote the prayer meetings
without the revival, the revival could
be cut out altogether.
Rag Taj and Bot tad
St
one rrom
Everywhere
THE CRISIS
the M0 acre homestead filings so that
there Is little left for the person with
a right who wants land, until many of
the enthusiasts give up after they learn
that they have to live on tne land sev
en months a year for three years."
The first and only coyote seen or
heard of in the Newberg valley in
manv vears. It is reported ln the Mc
Minnvllle News Reporter, was killed
recently, one and one halt miles east
of Newberg by Walter Everest, a
farmer. The animal srae seen by
some children as they started to
school, who returned home and re
ported Its presence. It was driven
Into the comer of a field surrounded
by a high wire fenee. and was shot.
The coyote was an exceptionally large
specimen.
rrom the Seattle Poet-InteUls eocer. Fab. 2
Tbe shadow of the Lusltania should
not rise to affect present day Judg
ment, nor the futility of the strict
accountability warning serve to min
imize confidence In the immediate
course to come With the parting
of the ways clearly ln sight It is
enough to know that America has
been a patient, tolerant end long
suffering neutral and maintained re
lations with Germany through hard
ordeals at the heavy cost of national
pride end prestige. Germany has
done much by meddlesome and crlml- i
nal activities in our domestic affairs
to forfeit the friendship of this peace
loving land. Sufferance has sup
ported our neutrality. Compensa
tion in - the avoidance of involve
ment in the war has been America's
scant reward to date.
But the time for temporizing is
past. Affronts condoned with mild
protest heretofore will be impossi
ble of condonement hereafter. Ger
many's submarine ultimatum per
haps a dying defl too vitally af
fects American rights. It ends the
neutrality so patiently. If wisely, up
held and calls for the assertion of
an Americanism that will not be
misunderstood anywhere on the globe
Americans abhor war. They are
resolutely for peace. .But the Amer
ica of George Washington, of An
drew Jackson and of Abraham Lin
coln cannot tolerate . ruthless dis
regard of American rights, even If
broken friendship across the sea
and war be the alternative. Any
overt act ensuing from Germany's
ultlmstum must imperatively create
state of war. Relations between
Washington and Berlin are ruptured
even now.
a
Speculation upon the impelling pur-
terestlng to the munition trust.
milM Tier hour This law ia helne1 en-
Potash, which is used ln gunpow- forced against automobile drivers, but
der, has become 'Something of a the streetcar, particularly Hawthorne
rarity since the German supply was lVZl '
Shut Off. I alan notirA tha.tWbout two ..Vn
Potash is also an essential to 'ago a solicitor for he jitneys was ar-
agriculture. It Is one of the three i r"ea for ucitag wu:uL" a "cense.
fundamental plant foods, the other LasUth's court he decided that a
two pemg nitrogen and phosphorus, solicitor for either jitneys or street-
Phosphorus is not used in explo- cars must have a license. This law is
sives, but nitrogen is the base o!
not being enforced against the street
car Anlicitors. I wonder when th
them all. So there is lively compe- powers that be will cease to make un-
tltion between food and gunpowder i iust discrimination.. in the enforce-
uieui 01 ui laws. ,
for both nitrogen and potash.
There was a story in the papers
the other day that the United
states government had
A BELIEVER IN JUSTICE!,
Insurance Losses.
Corvallls. Or.. Feb. 2. To the Re
ordered Uor of The Journal I see by last
many million tons of nitrates from Tuesday's Semi-Weekly Journal that
Chile to be made into explosives. , I ou" illustrious body of lawmaking
tit- . - t. . , lawyers have introduced 631 bills,
. We have not. heard of our gov-! mo( of wnlch on a p&r tn;
ernment's imnortinz any nitrates Bineham clerkship. Why can't some
to be used in producing food, al-: broad minded man. If there Is one
though food is RCarra and dnar In mon mora, uiireuuue a. oui oi lew
cnougn iooa is scarce ana aear in , word, and no j0kers. that win make
this country. There has been some , insurance companies pay the amount
talk of making fertilizer from the they insure for? Everybody knows
keln wrack on thA TstfA . , that insurance companies will not
but it is only talk. The potash in
the kelp is needed to kill men, not
feed them.
It is well known to economic
historians that the so-called "de
cadence" of the Roman emDire was
caused by the ruin of agriculture. aDOU' i"rnK"rIV,i? . ..i, . rf
.I., j . " ! causht fire ln the middle of the
night, end they barely escaped with
insure up to run value of prop
erty. And if they did, should not
Insurance companies be responsible
for the acts of their agents, the same
as other people?
A poor old couple who live near
me had their house insured for $803
and their furniture for $200. Just
The Italian fields were farmed
ignorantly by slave labor for many
hundred years and finally lost so
much of their fertility that they
could not support a rural popula
tion. The "bold peasantry," which
had made the pride and power of
Rome, perished from innutrition
and the empire fell before the vig
orous barbarians rrom the north.
The same." economists go on to
tell as - that ' exhaustion Is proceed
ing rapidly 7 upon United States
soils. "Th6jf ertnityv which should
nourish yeomen Is being dissipated.
their lives. The fire made a clean
sweep. Not a board of the house
was left, and X doubt ' if $10 worth
of household goods was saved. The
company brought contractors .to fig
ure on replacing the house, but
found that none could replace It for
the money so they were obliged to
pay that. But when It cam to pay
ing for the furniture they tried
every dodge they knew. They wanted
to settle for ' $25 and finally told
them they could take $50 or stand
a suit. Ot course the old people
could not afford to resist an Insur
ance company,, so they had to ac
cept J5 In- lieu ""-of the $20 they
had been paylngrrmtes on,. The mort
A Democratic Dictator.
Frnm th San Francisco Bulletin.
One of those easy comparisons by
which an attempt .Is made to translate
a public man of one country into the
language of another likens David
Llovd George to Roosevelt. In both
there. Is abundant energy, ln both
sift of speech making, in both the
power to gain and hold the loyalty of
crowds. But Lloyd George seems to
have had and maybe still has more
of the passions and prejudices of de
mocracy. Roosevelt was always at
home In drawing-rooms and always
had more patience with aristocrats
than with demagogues. There was
more of Alexander Hamilton ln him
than of Andrew Jackson. iBut Lloyd
George, while perfectly capable of
making himself at home in arawing
rooms or anywhere else on earth
where men ere put to a test, hated the
cultured amenities by which social
classes were distinguished, and scoffed
at all distinctions not resting on
firm- basis of native ability. The
things he said about the house of
lords, singly and collectively, were
scandalous. He spoke for the new de
mocracy which the war Interrupted in
the very act of seizing the government
of England. - His reforms were not
taken ready-made from the hands of
men who had interested mm because
thev were personally charming, but
were personal, crude and cutting. He
realized their significance Decause he
had known what poverty was. He
never dabbled with reform, but hurled
his whole personality passionately
Into it.-
Thus he was, when the war broke
out. the leading democratic figure ln
the English-speaking world. In half a
century the United States, the boasted
home of democracy, had not produced
a single supremely great democrat.
but England, the monarchical, the aria
tocratlc, the caste-ridden, had evolved
Llovd George - The future of democ
racy in England seems not so black
with this dictator at the bead.
Another Good Point.
Vhm Ka Waahlaatm Star.
"Don't you know that automobile of
yours is a Joker
"Ten. replied Mr. Chuggins. "That'
the. reason X selected it. It's a great
thing to have a motor car that makes
people laugh -when they t see
coming Instead ot getting mad."
pose - of Berlin's astounding course
or the effects of It is idle.. Dire ex
tremity perhaps best explains it.
Surely as a desperate recourse only
would the world's sensibilities thus
be shocked and th good-will of man
kind so wantonly attacked 1 That
diplomatic maneuvers et Berlin find
ing echo at Washington may have
had this startling denouement ln
view is altogether conceivable. By
putting herself on th defensive aj
I against the whole world possibly the
abstracted empire may nope io una
an easier way out of her war plight.
The tragedy of nations will move
rapidly henceforth.
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At the time of the Sussex crime
this government solemnly and ln thu
most explicit terms warned Germany
that a severance of diplomatic rela
tions would follow the repetition of
such an affront. Germany announces
a deliberate purpose to subject Amer
lean ships to the same fate should
they visit European waters carrying
American commerce.
Of course the pledge of the Unl
ted States must be kept. Thin coun
try cannot maintain even the pre
text of friendship with a country
which set out to wage war upon its
commerce and its ships and pre
pares to carry war beyond the pale
of humanity.
a
v The answer of the neutral world
to thla challenge of Germany might
well be a declaration by all of them
that Germany is an international out
law, no longer to be recognized and
treated as a civilized nation; no long
er a country with which International
relations can be held.
President and country may well
be thoughtful. It is a serious Issue,
a serious moment, as moments are
measured ln world history.
lie tbls etlama an mdra af Thm Journal -
t UTltad t eostrlbat orlcZcal SMttee ,
Mi7. ki en er la neiloaoyaleal ebeemHas .
trims qaotattoaa, rrom ar aoeree, uoa
trtbatlooa of ezeaptloBal SMiit WiU BM .
te at tha xlltor a appraUal.)
Why Are Some Wolf Stories? ;
IT SOMETIMES happens that th.
tales In circulation about th ter--rors
ot th mountain wtlds are orig- ,
Inated tor a very worthy purpose, says ,
th Pendleton East Oregonlaa. - Re- r
cently, while in Tscoma, E. F. Averlll.
predatory animal inspector, was told ;
by a city friend, who has th Idee
that he is a big game sportsman, of.
th menace to stock and human, life
constituted by th ferocious timber
wolves In th mountains of Mount ,
Rainier park. It Is dangerous for men .
to go ln those parts unarmed, said th .
urban nlrarod. For proof of his state
ments, the latter advised Mr. Averlll .
to writ to Ben Longmir ot Brogan. .
Or., who was formerly a paid hunter ln
the park. It being Mr. Avertll's business
to check up such reports, he did writ ,
to Mr. Longmire and this morning re
ceived an answer couched In th lan- -guage
of a typical backwoodsman. Mr. -Longmire
prefaces his letter by stating
that timber wolves are vary scare ln
the park and have done no damage -for "
eight or nine years. "It sometimes -
becomes necessary." he writes, "for -
me to tell some of these city hunters -who
hire me for a guide stories about
ferocious wolves and courj. i It
keeps them from going far from camp
and making me hunt for them." h
says, and this simple explanation Mr.
Averlll intends sending on to his friend
in Tacoma.
Cute Kid Stuff.
Caspar Carpenter of Germantown
was discussing the recent automobile
show, says Tom Daly in the Phila
delphia Evening Ledger. His wife is
more interested tn dogs, and she began
to talk of prize-winners of th loeal
kennels. Across the dinner -table
Alfred C, aged nine, was taking it all
in. "Do they give prizes to th best
dogsT" he asked. "What do they glv
'em? Bantir'
The Bad Man of Morocco.
"Raisuli, who is giving th aUle
trouble." said a globe-trotter, 'is a
brave men. anyhow. "In Tangier I
once saw Ralsull. fat and magnificent
ir silks and Jewels, enter a shooting' -Rallery
where a Tunisian was prac
ticing. The Tunisian was an excellent
shot. He broke glass balls, rang belle
splintered pipe-stems, end penetrated
bull's eyes without number. At each
shot a polite murmur of applause arose.
The man was puffed up with triumph.
"Ralsull exclaimed in a loud voice,
'In a duel this centleman wouldn't
uliot so well.'
"'We'll see about that. growned
the Tunisian, and he challenged
Raisuli, and ten minutes later they
were on the field.
"They were to fight at twelve paces
each to fire one shot. Lots .were drawn
as to who should shoot first, and
Raisuli lost. He took his stand before
the . Tunisian calmly, and th latter
lifted his weapon, took careful aim,
and missed.
"Raisuli smiled. 'What did I tell
you T he said.
"And he thrust his pistol ln his
belt, and strode away, humming a
-song."
HOW TO BE HEALTHY
Corrrlfht, lata,
r J. Keeler.
HEALTHFUL EATING TO RE
DUCE FAT. The advice we get on
the subject of eating is so filled
with detail and so profound that
some of this simple facts of eating
which should govern every one are
entirely lost sight of.' Many persons
believe the best way to grow thin Is
to starve oneself. While it is true
that overmuch fat may be caused
by overeating, it Is also true that
one may satisfy all normal demands
of the appetite and still reduce
weight. It is th kind of food we
eat, rather than - Its volume that
determines our state
There are fuel foods and body
building foods. The chief fuel foods
or carbonaceous foods are the fats.
sugars and starches. When we eat
more of this class of foods than we
require the excess goes to fat. for
overweight is always due to a dis
turbance of the proper relation be
tween the Intake of food and thr.
expenditure of energy.
The body may be compared to an
engine If a locomotive is fed more
fuel than It requires to pull Its load,
the excess of steam is relieved by
the safety valve or the engine bursts.
So, too, the eating of too much fuel
food results ln an Increase of fatty
tissue. Fat cells do no work. To
an extent they are giseful in stor
ing food for the body, Jfcut boyond
that they are free passengers which
our bodies carry through life.
Body building 'foods, proteins, are
used for repair and growth. Many
foods like codfish, -lean beef, chicken
and veal, are poor In fat, but high
in protein. If, therefore, we eat a
class of foods that are not too rich
In fuel value and yet satisfy our
cravings for food, which ere largely
dependent upon the contractions of
an empty stomach and not on bodily
need, we will be on the road to re
ducing our surplus fat. Among foods
of this class are chicken, lean meat,
fish not cooked ln fat ln moderate
portions, celery, spinach, sea kale,
lettuce. sTmng beans, cucumbers, car
rot s. tomatoes, cabbage, Brussels
sprouts, turnips and fruits. Potatoes,
bread, cereals and all starchy vege
tables are fattening, but potatoes are
quite bulky, and. If other carbon
aceous foods are not taken freely,
they should not be denied th stout
man.
Foods to .avoid: Sugars, fats,
milk as a beverage, salmon, lobster,
crabs, sardines, herring. : mackerel,
pork and goose, fat meats, nuts, but
ter, cream, olive oil, pastry.
a
Certain foods which ar eaten
carelessly have an enormous fuel
value, while others with a low fuel
value are quite satisfying to hunger
If you are too fat. limit the butter
and sugar, potatoes, cereals and
starchy vegetables in your menu and
Introduce such foods an lettuce, to
matoes, turnips, celery, carrots, spin
ach and fruits, - Avoid fat meats
and too muoh even of lean meat.
Drink sparingly of water at meals.
But be temperate even In fat re
duction. To completely withdraw all
carbohydrates (starch and sugar) is
dangerous. Try a moderate but defi
nite reduction of fats, cereals, bread.
pastry .and sugar and water to scale
Tomorrow Fighting Consumption
No. 1.
PERSONAL MENTION
Prima Donna at Portland.
Haruko Onukl. Japanese prima
donna, heedliner at the Orpheum, is
a guest at the Portland.
a
Dr. Phil J. Keizer. a Nerth Bend
physician, is at the Imperial.
B. R. McDonald of Vancouver, B. C,
Is a guest at the Portland.
H. L. Strong is a wanoy visitor ai
the Carlton.
August' Mayer Is registered at the
Perkins from The Dalles.
Swan Benson. Newberg railroad con
tractor. Is at the Multnomah.
E. D. Cuslck, rrllmber of the state
senate and Albany banker, is at the
Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Haxelton of
Grants Pass ar guests at the Nor
tonla. Lot R, Pearce, Salem hardware man,
is at the Imperial.
Mrs. J. C. Allen of Salem Is at the
Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. McCord are Sa
lem arrivals at th Perkins.
H. M- Jones and W. L. Haskell,
Cherry Orov lumbermen are at th
Multnomah. '
G. IL Vaughn, a logging man of
Gray's Harbor, Wash., Is at th Ore
gon, with Mrs. Vaughn.
Hans Hanke, wel known pianist. Is
at the Portland with Mrs. Hank.
They register from Chicago.
E E. Corbln. Seattle attorney, is at
the Nortonia.
S. S. Jennings is registered at the
Multnomah from North Bend.
Frank J. Miller of Salens, .member of
the state public service commission. Is
at the Imperial. "
James E. Hackett is a Pendleton
visitor at th Perkins. . -
Mr, and, Mrs. H, . L. Hughes ot
Blaine, Wash., are guests at th Carl
ton.
O. R. West is registered at the Nor
ton-ia from Ban Francisco.
Walter Fargher is a Dufur visitor
at the Comeliue. ;
G. C. Williams In an Aberdeen ar
rival at the Oregon.
Rev. Father A. Bronsgeeat Of The
Dalles Is at the Imperial.
Alex Phillips Is a St. Helens visitor
at the Washington.
C. L. Crandall of Albany, is at the
vanion.
Lieutenant-Colonel F. M.- Caldwell,
u. a. a., is a i uie uuiinomah.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson of
Juneau, are, guests at the Portland.
Mr. W. H. Mariison of Crescent
City, cax. is a guest at the Comeliue.
H. B. Foseas and Charles Quackcn-
ouan or. Juneau, Alaska, are at the
Multnomah.
James Channlnj? Is a Baker visitor
at th Was lng ton.
M. R. Pomeroy is an Astoria visitor
at the Cornelius.
It Was Sot Her Fault.
Prom tha Christies Herald.
Dr. Black J suppose, Mrs. Brown,
that you have given th medicine ac
cording to .directions?
Mrs. BrownWell, doctah, I don
my be a'; you said glv Pete on o'
Ljjea heah pills three times a day
ontu gone, out i done run out o
pills ylstaday, an', he hain't gon ylt
Tracing the Iork.
The duties of a first class and up-to-date
postmaster these days, ob
serves the Monmouth Herald, requlr
all around ability, not the least being
no little skill as a detective. Post
master Parker recently received a sack
which apparently had contents that
were valuable. There was no address
on the sack, so the postmaster ripped
It open for Turther information. Th
content was a fine roast of pork. Sup
pressing the natural suspicion tbst
this was probably Monmouth's portion
of the article said to be plentiful in
congress, Mr. Parker looked further.
The Inner wrapping of the pork was
a copy of the Portland Heml-Weekly
Journal and bore the address label of
J. T. Cook. Further Investigation
showed that one J. T. Cook has a
daughter in Monmouth and th latter
Was expecting a roast of pork. Th
Cooks end the pork are now united,
but they came mighty close to being
separated.
Kings Versus Peoples.
"Who started the warT" the world
asks today.
"'Twas England!" we hear the Ger
mans atav.
"Twa Germany!" the allies quickly
reply;
"Th war was forced on us, we know
not why."
And Wilson, adjusting his glasses with
care.
Sought all th big words anent th
affair.
He sent them a not that would move
to tears!
Th heavens re-echoed with angels'
cheers.
And Ford ln his Peace Ship sailed
away
To settle the trouble without delay.
What should have been done ere the
war wes begun.
Regardless of wind and weather.
Was to seize all the kings and czars
and things
And crack all their heads together!
"When will the war end?" the world
ask today.
"We're ready to 4ult now,' each ruler
will mj v
"When our enemy agrees to do thus
and so;
For we've got them well whipped, as
you very well know."
Then Wilson the Wise, puts on his
glass eyes
What beautiful phrases he paints In
the skies! .
And Henry the Great, In hi ship of
state.
Makes ready to launch on a certain
date.
What should have been done, er th
war was begun.
Regardless of wind and weather,
Was to seize all the king and csare
and things
And crack all their head together!
For If thr want war, then why don't
they fight?
To do their own battle would surely
be right.
But each to his army a messeg eends:
"We're winning the dsy, my comrades
and friends.
Go to it mv hearties! the victory's Our
own!"
Theo he hurries sway, to sit on his
throne
Or tucks himmlf up In his own little
bed,
Though the eld world Is gory with dy
Inar and deaid.
Though orar president lacketh no art
ln hie words,
And .Henry cen make the most cut
little tlnllzzles. 1
What should have been done ere th
war was begun.
Regardless of wind and weather.
Was to seize all the kings and czars
and thing
And knock all their heads together!
wpMr1 fihrmri
Dldn't Like It,
Tress th Boetoa TraaaertpL
"Mamma, X want a dark breakfast."
"Dark breakfast. What do you mean,
Child?". .- . - -
"Why, last night you told Mary to
glv me a light supper and I didn't
like it."
. Uncle Jeff Snow Says: , ,
"If the grown-ups halnt got no more
sens than toflght it out ln Europe
mebby It's all right for 'em to fight
till they learn somethln'; but , th
starrln' and klllln of babies end chil
dren In their -v fights and - military
doin's Is what makes me creep. Then
there's : the women. HPears lilt th
women and.babies gits the worst
all th time, no matter which mfttlov
, ; pushes t'other million 'round. -'
i th
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