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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY, MARCH 2. J917.
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THE ZIMMERMAN riXT 4
rjnHB genuenessofthe Zimmer- l
1.4. "man proposal to ally Mexico
-A oTTfv r 5 iwuuntja.
Statea Is challenged.
BBSaw. I I
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iouia iv Wui. uui, "".happen in time of war? Have our
.Uclpatiflg trouble with America, it 'llitarigta and flrhtlntr men aa
wa,a loo uutiuub course ui uciiuau;
t a stir up trouble for this country
In Mexico. War-mad nations seek
every means of embarrassing ene
mies, present or possible, and Ger
many and the other belligerents of
Europe are war-mad. They are In
a fearful conflict, and a fearful
conflict Is unreason.
. Merinany iriea 10 sur up ""ouDie
lor r"G rest Britain In Ireland, and
succeeded. . She aroused open re
bellion there. She tried to do the
same thing in India and in Egypt.
v'Airthe belligerents indeed have
done all In their ; power to induce
.neutral nations to join their re
spective causes. Europe has been
a fester spot of plot and diplomatic
ln'trl&me eveV Bines the war hotran
intrigue ever since me war Degan.
e.Ax T M n ni n H t-. .
SVlUonla convinced that the Zim- !
merman note is authentic, and that'
there iff ample proof in the admin
istration's possession to establish
-Its .authenticity. War is not only
uas,"i explosives and men. It is
intrigue and plot. Every circum
stance' Would lead to the expecta
tion that any nation that expected
trouble with America would seek
to harm this 'country through Mexico.-
It is the natural and obvious
toint of attack.
i Conditions in,. Mexico are pecu-
' I!rfJlr Ch an.enter-
tj irk. I .
POSeU. ine population IS UnpaCi-
- IS!.' lnA.f::iU"?!aIy-w Th
inwVnr..i wcaa.. uerB
r disaffected and ambitious men
laMexico, who would see in the
collusion ' with a great military
ower,"Ilke . Germany a tempting
Ulilt: Old Mexican enemies of the
United States would hope from
such an alliance to wreak revenge
oh" this countr for territory the
United. States has taken away from
Mexico. ;
V Nobody understands all this better Difference of opinion arose" among
lhan do the shrewd diplomats of -he judges as to whether young
Uermany. To undertake to arouse Morris' confession, drawn from
Mexico against the , United States him ' by the sheriff of Klamath
Jwas their natural course, whence- county, should have been allowed
Jiewal of ruthless submarine opera-! to go to the Jury upon his trial
Jiona made it certain to them that for complicity In murder. A ma
jA.merica) would Inevitably be driv- Jority of the supreme court says
n to .resistance and possibly Into it should. Judge Burnett dissents.
opett' eonfllct.
. Trouble! with 'Mexico in the pres
ent strained situation would bo em
barrassing to the United States. It
Svould tremendously handicap us In
iny negotiations or pther enter-1
jrlae that might engage us over
Jbe teas. .
We all know now that it was a
fortunate thing for tbe American
jeople) that President Wilson re-
fused to be driven into War with
Mexico, and that, on the contrary,
he ftas so conducted this govern
ment that we are In harmonious
relations with that nation.
- t X current headline says, "Forest
supervisor gets canvas boat." , The
weather man must hayg whispered
to the forestry department that the
time of the second deluge is near
at hand. ,
BRITISH DEFEATS
.NJJ Of the curious lessons of
history It that it Is difficult
. o defeat the : British de
' eisively. "The course of their
operations In thf Euphrates coun
try reminds one of the old French
wara Jh North America and the
times of Chinese Gordon in the
Soudan. ; In the French colonial
wars -the , British were defeated
oyer.. and over' again,, often disas
trously, las ' In. Braddock's campaign.-
. But la the and they won
everything they fought for. Que
bec T' was . taken: - and the " French
driven- put of the Mississippi rX'
In the Soudan the BriUshforeea
were at first routed by the Mahdi.
v Khartoum 'was- captured and Gbr-
don killed. But br Bfl4 W Kitche-
ner visited too scene with new
forces and turned the tables com-
pietely , J
Last year tne British, were
routeJ befora Kut-el-Amara. with
the loss pf an army, ffow ?omea
news that they have returned to the
assault with success. If a British
defeat were only -"done . when 'tis a
done,", there would be more. satis-.trolling the Oregon legislature it I
faction In fighting them-
BOW ?
u,1T;"uw.pic'T". ,B
Wbole,, tralnlpads Of fpod
. - p" yitwsu maintained. It is only fthen the
nearing the decay stage on account , gueptJoa of v&Yias livlng wage3 to
of delay in transit. (their workmen eomes up that they
The transportation system of tbo ' feel the pinch of poverty.
country has broken down. It is 1 1.. .... 1. ) vj ht
unable to handle the traffic offered. 1 Just aa a suggestion,5 the) North-
Mines are closed, or working on west Tourist association,- having
hajf time. On the banks of rivers been granted an appropriation, by
that, ought to be navigated, famine the legislature to emblazon the ad-
prices; are paid for coal. Plants vantages, of Portland and Oregon
are kept from running at full time throughout the east, might spend a
because the railroads cannot carry portion of Its money in mailing out
to them adequate supplies of raw.: the seven page delinquent tax list
material. With the greatest de-! advertisements as a part of Its
mand for pig iron ever known, propaganda. Calif ornlans know
blast furnaces have had to close how to advertise, and they are
down. Mills are overwhelmed with usine these lists down there in ad-
orders they cannot fill because un
able to get cars. Shipments, which
should bo delivered In days may
be delayed for months.
We have Just bebeid the spec
tacle of a demand that passengef
trains be sidetracked to enable
food and fuel supplies to be rush4
to cities facing food and fuel riots.
These untoward and dlscourarg-
, 4Ticr nnnHHirtna onnaai in n tlmi' Vf
nrdfonnd neace' and in a neriod of
. . MO . r.
aKAn,ln anv ir w r.o
breakdown of railroad transporta-
tlon In time of jeace, what 'woujd
well as our pacifists reflected on
this phase of national prepared
ness? '
German railroads are in the
hands of the srovernment. and are
used almost exclusively for the
transportation of troops, wounded, ,
military supplies, munitions and
nthsr war n ar-Vaasfl Hon In trpmfln.
dQUg Tolume Her 9nhampered use
of 'the railroads has been one great
factor in German ability to cope
against enemies of far greater nu-
merical strength. She feas had un-; 1
hampered railroads because in j
time of peace she prepared for war j
by building a system of Inland
waterways over which she now
""av-
oM tha QT.tiiH nf ki.nmTmr.A rM
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" Am"ca Blve, er eei
lauiuau uucn iui iub muusiio wo
of the government for- war pur-
co vno, nrMiii ofca fooH ohoiicr
warm and clothe herself? How
can this question be answered
when in time of peace and plenty,
she is in the midst of food riots
because of a breakdown of the
railroad system? -
The superintendent of public In
struction's office announces that
.. An r ... . i.. i n
taught in the public schools of the
,tafe- Why not coax the young-
lonrn tho Ten 'nnmmonH. !
ments, and abide by them? Such '
d adhered to. would make
quite a auierence wnen tne Kias
grew up.
WITH THE MINORITY
W
E ARE inclined to believe
that Judge Burnett takes
a. sounder view of the ad
missibility . of confessions
than some of his colleagues do.
He says it should not. Many will
think Judge 'Burnett is right.
The prosecution welcomes con
fessions, however obtained, be
cause they save time and trouble.
But they are dangerous: Noi sheriff
should be permitted to make prom
ises to a prisoner in order to ex
tort confessions from him, as the
Klamath sheriff did. Much less
should police officers be allowed
to apply torture in any form
Confessions coming through of
ficial channels are suspicious af
fairs. Strict Justice would in al
most every Instance, make short
work of them. It is the business
of sheriffs and their like to arrest
and : detain accused persons, not to
try them out of court.
Warden Murphy reports that, the
resumption of the "honor system"
at the penitentiary Is making a dif
ferent place of the grim bastlle.
The men are busy, "Inside and out
side the walls, malaoctenta have
Sl!eiand J??4 eodT-
der is the rule, not the exception.
HALF A LOAF
0'
kN THE principle that half a
loaf is better than no bread,
thero must be great rejoic
ing among, the Southern Pa
cific's, section foremen. Beginning
with March I, these worthy, em
ployes, who keep the road In order
for the protection of travelers.' are
to ! receive the munificent pay of
H " ? hfS
mind None of ypur freakish
eight hoar - Innovations . for -. the
good; old Southern Pacific.
Naturally the railroad would
pay Its section band decent wages I
if it bad,, the money, ;. vat alas. It
has many more Important outlays
which demand prior attention-and
the men mast watt. ' 4. I
"Just bow tb pocketboolt of the
Southern pacific la sadly depleted I to
trying to grab the - land grant In I
southern Oregon. . By employing j
big- army of lawyers and con-1
hopes to win in the end. 'This is j
a vastly more Important obligation J
In the eyes of the railroad than I
bed wage., . .
Tha railroads seldom IacV mnnfTl
when a legislative lobby is to be
vertising Portland
USING BAD NAMES
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"T
RAITOR
is an ugly name.
After more than a cen
tury, the name of Benedict
Arnold is "execrated by
Americans. Even the school chil
dren abhor it.
There is something shocking in
the word "traitor." It chills, it
grates, it horrifies. It is a term
ho American citizen has- a
Tht to P1? to another Ameri-
san citizen except on provocation
absolute and definite.
rtr v v a-l n,.nA. 1
We have had the spectacle in
Portland of the word "traitor" ap-
plied to SUCh men as President Fog-
ter of Reed college, to Dr. Jordan
and to Mr. Bryan. It is calumny.
is slander, the vilest Kind or
slander,
The offense of these thus called
"traitors" la that thflV deCTV War.
that they advocate honorable peace.
Why should they not decry war?
When did It become a felony for
an American , citizen to have con I
victloCa against war and to speak
of those convictions?
we have no armies a-field. We
are not In conflict. We may never
be at war. No enterprise on
wnicn America is so iar engagea
. J 1 a 1 I
can uo 4io.tiucti vi iimucmu uj wi 1
po8ltion w' ?f'
Peace; nai m
aiubiiw uu ' uvt tu mr apycaicu
when forces in the field or the arm
i v,i-j v.o n.nA, nn n v n.K
ejied by such decent expressions
in favor of peace as are uttered by
men like President Foster and Dr.
Jordan. If that time comes, we
shall all be fop war.
In his public addresses in Port-
T1. In.n 4..airA, th.
White Temple Sunday evening, he
A 31 i 3j m 1
utterance by an audience that was
conspicuously against war.
Tn ovar aArfi-aoa In to na
has ever been heard, Dr. Foster has
exnressed abidlne faith in Presi-
r " - - I
dent Wilson, tie nas counseuea
peace, but he has always expressedi
i , , . . , ., j ..
luil LiUBb 111 mo jusuw auu ftuuu i
purpose of his country. He was
sunnortinr President Wilson When
w wViTr. r Vr. ta r.n
assailed were attacking President
Wilson.
There is no higher type of citi
zen than are these men. Their
patriotism rings truer than the
rr-rin-fniiTitpr BwmshhnpHlTir vn. I
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riotv rf man rvnn farm thtm "trait-I
ors. it is a Deuer ciuzensnip
than the coarse ruffianism which
seeks a time like this to bawl out
its disapproval of men who ' think
in straight lines and look beyond I
the home security and see what
war, cruel, murderous war, is.
It is no time now for one Amer
ican citizen to call another Ameri
can- citizen bad names. . It is bet-
i ter to wait and see if there may
not appear a fitter force to which
to apply our epithets.
Resides if the sunreme stn 1
iiesiaes ll tne supreme Step W
finally taken, It will likely turn
out that the loudost mouthed pa-
triot now will be farthest In the
icar.
if the demands for silence now
j imposed upon Dr. -Foster and Dr.
Jordan had been made effective in
1116. there would have been no
Declaration of Independence, no
war of the Revolution, no Ameri
can republic, no land of freedom
The news comes from Salem that
the clerk of the supreme court and
the stenographers are planning to
mandamus .Secretary of State Ol-
cott, In an effort to compel him to
pay them the old salaries they en
joyed before the legislature pared
their compensation down. When
the case comes up, it ought to be
easy for the high court to find that
the legislative department has been
unconstitutionally encroaching upon
the prerogatives of the Judicial de-1
i partment. or something like that.
Mil, BAKER'S PRIZE
t
HE magaiine. ' Popnlar Me
chanics, has just awarded tbe
first and second prizes in a
nfnrnlae enntMt wfciMi it haa
ndactlBg. task set for
me -uoniesianis was to restore . a
paragraph, deleted by. the British
r ""SSaV "liSE? itf?:
K. .Freeman headed "Bringing
Down a Zeppelin. . The affair Is
or uncommon - interest to Journal
readers "because a Portland man,
Walter W. Baker, won the first
prize of 1200.
The deleted paragraph referred
some details of the defense of
London against airships. Mr. Ba
ker, as quoted In Popular Mechan-
Ics, explains the matter. We do
not see how Mr.; Freeman's deleted
paragraph could have done it any
more - neatly. Perhaps we -have
even gained something by the cen-
Mr. Baker explains that the Zep-
iwlfn l ffrcr Imnalnt a tha rortA
of two inter secUng rays of light
from sources whose distance apart
is known. The angle between the
rays then gives the height of the
airship by a simple computation
and guns can be aimed at it with
extreme accuracy. This is the
secret of the recent failures of
airship attacks on London. Trigo-
nometry has defeated them,
, Simon Benson has shown very
great enthusiasm in behalf of good
roads. He is free from political
entanglements. " He is in position
to serve, on the highway commis-
sgion with no end in view but that
of securine thfS best roads possible
for the money Oregon may choose
to expend. W. L. Thompson, an
other member of the new com-
mlfislon Id accounted a Kood aD-
ni.tmAnt Ha nowa th value of
good roads, and as a successful
business man should be able to
safeguard road funds placed at his
disposal. Such men In control of
the commission should do much to
restore public confidence in the
state highway 'department.
Letters From the Peopla
IRommnnlritloM ant to The Journal fo
j publication in this-department abould be writ-
ien on oniy one Mue i'l mo paper. miuia
o word. i'ienth and moat be ac-
.""toaSt:
tbe name publlabed ta cnould ao atate.
The Tjawyers Naval Auxiliary.
Portland. March' 1. To the Editor
of Th Journal The Lawyer- wavai
citisen who is interftted in prevent
ing war If poSsibU with being a
"peace at any price traitor. I ao
not know' the g-entlem&n so cha.-ged
at all, and cannot myself be charged
with tha enithet. most certainly. As
both a lawyer and an ex-naval mill
tia officer, the father of the- naval
militia of Oregon in fact, in it
Physical sense, I should know some
thing about the question of mimary
preparation.
This body is very much misunder
stood by most people because of its
adoption of soldiers' uniforms, its
y ? ... innn
use 01 ru.is, 11.9 uiw
things' the people are actually fooled
Into tninKing ins uoay 9 a kcuuiiiq
band of patriots who themselves are
under oath to go to war when tho
call comes. This is not so very
much not so.
The Lawyers' Naval Mllltla auxil
iary is not under any military au
thorlty whatsoever, as a body, and
hardly any of its members are sub
iect to call of any kind. It is mere-
ly a well intentioned but mistaken
Moy 01 men, among mem iraniy
George
M. Cohan, starry banner.
TTViiiwfH n-f .Tiilv BVntftm at devlOD-
nt'beli
hearn their duties. This kind of
I nrongrotlnn wa ha.va suffered from in
Oregon before, for several purposes
I- - v
C eVllVai UUUBlli4f llOXinil LfW9All&.
etc.. v but. unlike the others, this
fallacious type of boosting breeds
sorrow and bloodshed and is lnex-
cusable
The tfme has come when we should
either admit ourselves to be selfish
and unpatriotic because we always
boost for someone else's learning the.
military duties, or we snouid prove
we are in earnest by ourselves as
suming a genuine military status un
der the already made-to-order military
bodies of the state and federal serv
ice. Either we are useful at the
front, or we are not. I claim the
T.awAr Vaval rnitij
Naval Militia auxiliary, as
such, is .not as useful as so many
bags of sand at the front, because
the sand can perform useful military
service, while the non-military, pure
ly-civilian, stucco-work navy of the
auxiliary is not even desirous of
placing themselves under military au-
thority. If they were, . they would
have organized themselves as either
a, company of genuine naval militia
men "or genuine national guarasmen.
instead of a milk-white-flag navy.
In a business where men ale ror
their country, and where the people
are to be taught ral preparedness,
it is not excusable to -pose as soli
dlers of the government when in fact
w ara "ot "Idlers, only boosters to
h others become soldiers. In
Germany every man did his lit
tie bit. learned his duties, be-
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all the boosting was done by men
who themselves were also trained
men . and subject to call. Can we
blame young Americans for refusing
to serve when aovisea Dy otners to
go. who are not themselves willing
to go. But what can we, expect
from men whose minds are moulded
to the type that the law requires
nowadays? dilatory practitioners!
JOHN 1INULTT.
Shooting Stomps.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 26. To the Ed
itor of The Journal I have been read
ing in The Journal the letters about
land clearing. -1 have, as nearly as
I can figure, contracted and grubbed
or supervised the grubbing of nearly
400 acres In the last CO years. To my
mind, so far. there" is only oae success-
ful way for large- stump, x wm give
the cheapest andnbest way. First put
! a- rood bucker with a good saw (ahead
to buck all the old logs and long1 poles
Into such pieces -that a team can haul
I and pile or that five or six men can
hoist into piles.. One is surprised to
see what a scope of ground they will
clean and burn In a day. After all
the trash is cleaned off put a couple
of men to throwing the. dirt away
from the stumps, say 13 Inches wide
and a foot deep. Two men win cieaa.
say, 20 stumps a day. Thn a-tart one
man with an auger large enough to
allow a stick of 20 per cent
I nowder to drop Into the bole. Angle
..UeTgS
inches' of fuse and a cap . and halt a
tick- Shove to the bottom of tho au-
V&S7SS.'tri2S&
Tnea you can break up and, insert
for a four or five-foot . stump about
five or six sticks of powder. Tamp the
charge In well witn dry dirt. That
will shatter the " stump .so that a
shovelful of coals wil soon, burn up
the stump. Keep ahead with the same
process, as 7u follow up with' a good
tump puller, pulling eut the - aide
roots, using oae horse, hauling the
pulled out roots ahead, , burning them
on the stumps that are ahead on fire.
That will still decrease the slie of tbe
side roots, v With regulation, that plan
saves powder and dirt cleaning, and
ta faster and cheaper than any other
way I have found. I' may be wrong,
but it is free. Try it. Q. GKEEN.
Baker's Fir Department.
Baker, Or., Feb. 86. To the Editor
of The i Journal In Tbe Journal, of
February 25 appeared an article" on
th Corvallls -fire department which.
It seems to me, is virtually "casting
a slam" on the really progressive or
ganizations of the state. In this ar
ticle CorvalMs claims a fire depart
ment second to Portland only, an
to one who has seen both organiaa
tions In action (Baker and Corvallls i
it is difficult to take the Joke.
I claim, voicing the sentiments of
U who are acquainted with it, that
Baker can boast of the most efficient
and progressive in the state for a
city of its size. ,1 do not make this
statement with a view to comparing
the two departments in v question;
however, there is enough difference
in favor of ' Baker to make a com
parison interesting. Here are a few
facts:
The Corvaljla department is the
proud possessor of . two exceedingly
light horse-drawn wagons and four
horses, two of which are almost con
tinually at work on the street flush
er. I witnessed one fire when these
horses were compelled to run a full
half-mile to the station, from this
occupation, and then draw a wagon
to the fire.
The Baker organization, besides
owning two similar wairons. is
equipped with, a modern Webb 10.850- j
pound chemical fire truck, capable of
negotiating Baker streets at 40 miles
Pr hour. At a recent date it suc
cessfully plowed through 18 inches
Of snow to a fire. The strain was
so great that it burned out the
clutch, but it got there
While Corvallis sees fit to use the
creamery whistle for 4 fire alarm.
Baker, people receive the signal
through a Gamewell compressed air
system. As to convenience, efficiency,
and even luxury of the sleeping quar
ters of the firemen and the depart
ment house in general, I challenge
denial of the statement that Baker
has the lead.
It cannot b denied that the Cor
vallis department has held a more
prominent position than that of Ba
ker, because of the firemen's con
ventions there, and that aggregation
may be capable of exhibiting more
speed .in a few minor practice stunts.
But " when it comes to efficiency
show me. U x. S.
Democracy and Germany.
Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 2T. To the
Editor of The Journal A contributor
to The Journal, alluding to democ
racy in Europe, writes: "There is so
little headway made in Germany in
the attainment of liberty," etc.
My observation is that within the
past 20 years the German, people
have made an heroio effort to free
themselves from the yoke of the
ruling caste. Think of more than
4,000,000 Socialist votes being oast at
their last general election. In fact,
their valiant endeavor to become a
free people has placed Germany in
the deplorable condition in which she
is today. War was the only hope, if
the ruling, caste of Germany was to
remain in the saddle. of course,
victory would be better than defeat,
but defeat could only apply to tho
common herd. War, no matter how
it terminated, meant victory to the
aristocrat, but continued peace, with
growing socialism, would inevitably
v'uvb meir unaomg, xi tnis war
continues two years more it will
leave the aristocrats of Germany oer-
ieeuy secure aunng tbe remainder of
tne present century. True, it will
crusn the German people, but there
will be enough left from which tn
collect sufficient taxes to support
the overlord, and that 1" what said
ovenora Is thinking of.
AMERICAN.
Calls Western Patriots Cold.
Portland, Feb. 28. To the Editor of
Tne Journal Having lust returned
from a trip through the east, and be
ing so strongly impressed by the
patriotism of the people in that sec
tion or our country, I desire to call
to the attention of the Oregonlans
and westerners, through the columns
of your paper, the noticeable differ
ence in the west and apparent lack
of patriotism. This has given cause
for much criticism and the general
impression that we are not only a
cold and undemonstrative people, but
lack the feeling of pride for our
country and keen interest in its af
fairs.
Patriotism in the east Is shown on
every possible occasion in the thea
tres, restaurants and many other
public places; the people being glad
of each opportunity to show their
feeling of pride for our country and
loyalty to ur president in this man
ner.
Would it not do us all good to take
heed show to the easterners we like.
wise have the courage of our con
victions by displaying our feeling of
patriotism in the same way, thus dis
musioning their minds or this er
roneous idea and proving that we are
all one In our love for our country?
L. VAN ORMAN.
Discourses Of Fpodless Foods.
Portland, Feb, 26. To the Editor of
The Journal I have been a careful
reader of the aeries of articles en
titled "How to Be healthy" and have
derived a considerable degree of plea.
sifre and edification therefrom, but in
the article on February 22 entitled
"Why Cheap Foods Are Healthy," the
author states that by actual experi
ence one can be healthy' on 10 cents
a day for food, exclusive of cooking
and preparation.
As this doctor does not think of ad
vising others to do that which he
would not do himself, I assume that
he has experimented on 10 cents
day (for grapefruit at breakfast) and
found it highly satisfactory.
Coincident with the rising cost
living, well fed experts on food eoon
omy advise us that eggless- omelets
and meatless steaks are really health
ier for our overtaxed stomachs, while
onions and potatoes were . never in
tended by nature for proletarian atom
achs. .
Having proved that 10 cents a day is
quite sufficient, it is now in order for
a Minimum Food commission to lec
ture us on the purity and healthful-
ness of grass. Eventually, why not
now? j M. E. DORFMAN.
, ' Emancipator Awaited.
Scappoose,. Or., Feb. 27 To the"Eri0
tor of The Journal I am greatly in
terested in the industrial and social
welfare of the 'common people, and aee
by The journal, that there are others
also Interested in these vital subjects.
It is high time we should all come to
an active Interest. W know that there
is something radically .wrong when a
system will place the wealth, all of it,
in the hands of a few In. this land of
plenty and when the actual producers
PERTINENT COMMENT
- 7 SMALX. CHANGE
California is known by its work,
but not, fortunately, by ii Works.
.Children whose "eyes are bigger than
their siomacua" in tbeav days should
be taken le an Oculist,
Should eventualities arise," the
Americanism ox Mr. Lo. at least,
houid be unquestioned.
It the baker's cnUaren go hungry in
these days, what must be the condl
Uuu of tua potaio merchant's kids!
While Great Britain is lookfng for
pew ground for crops, why not consid
er golf links as well as city parks.
And why not consider hoes aa well aa
brassies and things?
When Lucifer Was thrown out of
Heaven, he twok ffli fall likt a spur.
He didn't say anything about respon
sibility tor the coniiict resting upon
the cestlal government.
Suppose something should happen
to put owners of 4 -dollar spudu in a
4-d
panic, and .suppose they fell over one
another to unload. Just suppose that
it,'" lota of fun. supposing such thing..
Boles Penrose objects to 'mixing
eulogies t for congressmen and Fri
Kunston together. And almost eveiv
body else objects to'mlxWrg Boies Pen
rose and congressmen together, thoun
mey can t very wen neip memseivea
In case we tret irwo war. there will
be need for censors, of course. Then,
aaopung me usual assumption id
gardina: the Qualifications of a cc-v
BOr, those who frame up these movie
actors' salaries stories are hereby nom-
inatea ror tne jods. .
n . I i. IT ! mt
COMMENT OF THE
tiav-ttb nvwrifniT- Whn the.
government is facing a potential foe j
it .hmiii not ha harassed br a fire
In the rear. Those well-meaning but
misjudging persona who are making
speeches and circulating petitions to
deter the government from protecting
American rights should be frowned
upon by every patriotic citizen, rw
tunately -blood and not Ice water runs
in the veihs of the majority. This la
no time for a revival of copperheadism.
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GRANTS PASS COURIER; A move
has been started by Roseburg for a
cooperative advertising of the camp
ground attractions of the towns along
the line, and Grants Pass has been In
vited to Join. Thus the tourist who
stopped in Grants Pass would be in
formed of the advantages ' of also
stopping in Roseburg or in Ashland,
or other of the cities north and south.
while from the other communities
they would learn of Grants Pass and
what this district fca8 to offer. There
is nothing to be gained In playing one
community against another for each
has its indlvdual characteristics and
charms, and to see Oregon right the
tourist must see all the attractive
cities that lie along the line of travel.
MARSHFIELD "RECORD: The de
cision of the C. A Smith company to
build another vessel at Kjuse A Banks
is good news to tne Day towas. xne
fact the ship Is built here will tend
to create an additional payroll for
the next few months and In addition
the construction of the chip will serve
to advertise Coos bay for years to
come, as when she is sailing the Pa
cific she will be spoken of aa a car
rier built on Coos bay.
CONDON GLOBE: "President Wilson
r ""I a 1 a -tr t aoAmarl T r m A
J
that the habit of church going some-
how lies at the. foundation ef stead-
fast character and the maintenance of
the standards of life." Read that over
again. It applies to the people of
Condon as well as others. -This opin
ion sincerely uttered by the man who
Is at the head of the greatest nation
on earth should Inspire ua to lay aside
any prejudice we may have and get
the habit of going to church on Sun
day. ALBANT DEMOCRAT: Snow is as
much out of place in the Willamette
valley aa it would- be in a cauldron. It
always grates on one's nerves. It is
less welcome than a poor relative or
a hobo on a busy morning. It doesn't
fit into things here, with our moderate
temperature, made so by the current
all tho way from Japan.
HOW TO BE
' FIRST AID NO. 1. In epilepsy
the- patient falls unconscious, foams
at the' mouth and has -fits. Tho
clothing should ,be loosened and the
patient ' prevented from injuring
himself or biting his tongue. No
stimulant should be given. Tbe fit
will pass away.
In case of drowning turn the body
on the face, with Jacket rolled up un
der abdomen, compress sides of chest
from behind and force the water from
the lungs. Seize the tongue with a
handkerchief and then pull forward
to clear the throat. Kneel over the
person and slowly press the chest in
while- counting one, two, three then
release the chest, thus stimulating
slow, deep breathing. Details at
greater length as to first aid in
drowning will be given in a separate
article.
Ice bags or ice-cold compresses are
good for sprains, as are also very hot
compresses. The alternate spraying
of this wealth will grovel along with
Just a there existence. It Is high time
to throw off this yoke.
We will have to produce a oecond
Abe Lincoln to emancipate the white
slave of the twentieth century. In re
gard to the emigration from the war
zone, we know that these people are
in the same condition that we have in
existence here today, and if this was
probed we would find out capital is the
instigator, and what we' want to do is
to erect a system which will adjust
all of these affairs. Now is the time.
Condition will never be more favor
able for beginning. P. E. IL
PERSONAL MENTION
Will Speak at Dairy Show.
Miss J. M. Hoover of Moscow, Idaho,
professor of homo economics at the
University of Idaho, is a guest at the
Portland. Miss Hoover is here to ad
dress the Western Dairy Products
show.
Goble Merchant Visitor.
"Uncle" Dick Link, prominent mer
chant oX Goble, arrived at Hotel Carle.
Thursday, on a visit to bis wife, who
is In the city under medical treatment.
E. C Ward is a Goldendal visitor
at the Washington. ,
Mrs. Fred J. Holmes and Miss NeU
lie arimmert are La Grande visitors
at the Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. F. I Hart of Albany
are at tho Cornelius.
Hans Pederson, Beat tie contractor,
building the new auditorium, is at the
Oregon. -:
F. E. Conway is registered at the
Multnomah from Coos Bay. ;
Jens Peterson Is a junction' City ar
rival at the Perkins.
C. W. JliH r of Starbuck, Wash., is
at the Cartton. V ;
. Kenneth McKay, Hood River orchard-
List, is at the Portland.,.
A. B- Dorrn oi crescent waty, rai ,
la at tho Nortonla. ',,'
Winnie Barden. sn official of The
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SlliKI4GHT3 r
Unon entering1 Its sixteenth year, the
Newuerg ,nlprias announce t&aj
"prospects for the coining year on ail
I...-- ...... with ut liMUMI
in (his ivera region are ruuon brigut-
er tnan uicy lutva uewt ii "
yeais." . .
Varm Inat. iiiarlattlinl have BOW
been formed in i-. Grande. lmbir and,
rorth fowuer, and Union county s -
riouiiurai agui. r. .w -
lor one or two other associations o
be- formed through tbe North Powoer
association.
The Monmouth Herald thinks the
state normal there has about all the
auburn-haired damaels in Orwgon.
But the Beaton County Courier feels
sure the O. A. C. could send two or
three hundred over there and would
have so many Jeft they wouldn t be
missed.
Already the library quarters at the
city hall at Grants Pass are inadequate
as well as inconvenient. The Courier
believes, therefore, that effort shou d
now be made to obtain a Carnegie
buildiug "uvon a larger basis than ..10
one originally promised, if possible,
and if not, then accept one to cost the
$12,600." , .
It is announce.!, the Roseburg Re
view Rt vk that work on a new hos-
Eital in connection with the Orenjn
nii.-.- tinmo in West RnaburK will
beain as eoon as the money appropri
ated by the recent legislature is avail
able The structure will be modern
r 'jrv r.oriicnlnr The. present hos
pital building mill be converted into
a tiarracag.
PRESS OF OREGON
WESTON LEADER: The German
undersea campaign would be a positive
success if it were not a comparative
failure. The hated English will soon
be starved into submission, although
they are getting and will continue to
get plenty of food. Merchant shipping
is being swept from the sea, although
new tonnage is building lasier man
old tonnage is destroyed. In fact,
everything one reads about the war
would be true if it were only so.
EUGENE REGISTER: The sums
spent in these times by railroad and
other large industrial corporations for
newspaper, advertising aeaignea noi
for direct acquisition of business but
for the general education of the people
In regard to the ethical relations of
these interests, the government and
the public, indicate an immense change
since the ' seventies when the grange
was beginning to grow and the rail
roads were sneering at tho "granger
laws" that a few states had passed.
The farmers, through organization,
have reached a point where their influ
ence In the markets and In legislative
matters is recognized, and a genera
tion of business men has grown up
under conditions which secure from
them respect and appreciation for the
'occupation of tiller of the soil.
VALE ENTERPRISE: After the
WarmBprlngs, project Uncompleted and
the district U settled and ail of those
acres are producing eight or ten
tons of S20 alfalfa or Its equivalent,
and after the Western Pacific Oil peo
ple 6trlke a permanent gusher and
there la a great rush for oil claims
and stock and a hundred wells are
pouring forth their riches, and after
several gaa wells are developed and
are furnishing heat to great factories
. V. -n, 411 V. . A4 nln tm nutst m 1 ntt f 9 r 1 11 r.
"
ln Products from our silica, gypsum.
potash and nitrate deposits, and after
the railroad is built through central
Oregon and Vale becomes an import
ant railroad point on the new main line
after all of these things become real
ities. Vale will have grown from its
present size to a great inland city.
ENTERPRISE RECORD - CHIEF
TAIN: It seems highly probable that
within a year houso rents will drop In
Enterprise. A large amount of build
ing is In prospect, and the supply of
houses may be brought close to the
demand. When that condition arrives,
there will be a movement from the old,
poorly constructed, cold and generally
undesirable buildings to the new ones
better adapted to this climate and re
quirements of today.
HEALTHY ' Z":
with hot water or ice cold water is
a good measure. Absorbent cotton
with equal parts of alcohol and water
makes a good bandage. But do not
continue the horns treatment for a
sprain. Often the X-ray will show
that it is really a fracture.
External hemorrhage from lacer
ated surfaces, especially if there is
persistent oozing, may be controlled
by compresaea aa hot as can be
borne. g
Hemorrhage from large Teasels
should be controlled by a bandage
In which a stick has been twisted to
cut off the circulation. It should
remain only, till a surgeon arrives
to tie up the blood vessel.
Hemorrhae from the lungs or in
testine is best controlled by Ice paek
over the afflicted part. In hemor
rhage from the throat or chest Ice
may be sucked.
Tomorrow: How to Exercise.
Dallas Commercial club, Is at tbe Im
perial. Daniel Boyd, Enterprise publisher,
is at the Multnomah,
A. S. Rosenbaum is registered at th
Washington from Medford,
M. 8. Haskell, Cherry Grove lum
berman, is at the Oregon.
G. R. Parker la an Ashland visitor
at the Nortonla. ;
tt ft Trowbridare. John Dav rancher.
ha at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Stuckert ana Mr.
and Mrs. John Bog art are arrivals
from Woodland, Wash., at the Fort
land. F. W Schafer la registered at. the
Carlton from The Dalles.
Will Gray is a Goldendale visitor at
the Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Haskell of Aloha
ara at the Cornelius.
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Haraer of Eaton
Rapids are guests at the Multnomah.
Allen Eaton of Eugene, member of
the legislature, is at the Imperial.
E. J, Splcer is a Hoquiam arrival
at the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F- Boyd ef Straw
berry Point are guests at the Perkins.
Francisco del Valle, San Francisco
shipping man, is at the Oregon.
A. J, EJrose of Pasco Is at the Port-'
land.
II. F. Zang of Eugene is at tho Per
kins. F. B. Waite is a Sutherlin visitor-at
tbe Imperial
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Blade of
Salem, Mas,, are ; guests at tho Nor
tonla. Mrs. P-. M. Wright and Mm. E. E.
Shields of Stevenson, Wash,, are at
the Oregon.
Daughter's Duty.
From tbe Houston Paat.
Another thing that makes' us tired
Is the mother who goes to her daugh
ter's room at 10 o'clock In the' morn
ing and. says,, "Get up, dear; your
breakfast is ready." Our idea is that
daughter ought to be fetching batter
cakes la from the kitchen at 7;S9 and
getting tho old man in good humor
for his day's' work. ,
Rap; Tii -f and Bobtail
Stories - FroiiEverywLer
You May Have the Witness.
IN THE courtroom at Parson a few
days age ' ays the Kansaa Cltv Star.
an aged woman who was very deaf
v4iaa io lesury. Arttr taxing
the oath, the attorney for tho prosecu
tion asked her to atate her name to tbo
Jury, she could not hear the auestlbn-
He asked the Question aaain in a loud.
r tone. Btilt she failed to hear. A
fill rri t rl1 sal mm 1 1 J ww -
lunged bailiff tried, and he failed. The .
ienographer also fell "way " short.'
Finally the prosecuting attorney gave
if up ana waived her testimony. The
Judge, who had remained as silent as
the witness through l all, turned to
the counsel for the defense and ask,
"Do you wish to crosa-examine tbe
witness!"
For the Future.
A boy In a Chicago schwoi refused to
sew, says Popular Education evidently
considering it beneath the dignity or a
10-year-old man.
"George Washington sewed." sM
the principal, taking it for granted that
a soldier must, "and do you consider .
yourself better than George Washing- '
tonT"
"I don't know; time will tell.' said
he. seriously.
Celebrated In Photoplay Style.
v The police have received a report,
says the Pendleton East Oregoniaa,
that soma of the local Chinese Satur-
flAV AVnfYl 1 1 K n,., .a . i fc
of news from Portland that a promt-
nent member of the How Leong tong
had been shot down by gunmen of the
Hop inga. Whatever celebration they
nad wan behind doors and not noisy, "
as the police heard no disturbance.
Washington's Handicap.
A certain senator, deploring the dis-
""'oi iireiuuu or one type or DUBineae
man, says the Christian Herald, onoo
M n. 4 fr V. . i 1 . ii . , -
iiu cmiiio. ii tui Drings oacic
to me a dialogue I once heard In a
southern school.
" 'Children, said the teacher, be dill-'
gent and steadfast, and vou wilt tun.
ceed. Tke tbe case of George Wash
ington, wnose birthday we are soon
to celebrete. Do vou remamhav m-
telling you of the great difficult
George Washington had to contend
with?"
'"Ves. ma'am.' said a llttla har nim
couldn't tell a lie.' "
To One Dead.
I think that If you suddenly returned.
a nine oewuaereu by the light and
air.
But smiling secretly at all you learned
Shaking tha grave dust from your
shining bair
I think If I should come with you
to tea.
I should not find you changed or
grave or Bad,
But keen with talk of what there wae
to see.
Laughing- the while In that frank way.
you had.
There would bo stories of the crhadowy
host.
things thev do:
How this one, was a most exclusive
ghost. .
Or that one waa adorable in blue
It would be rood to hear the thing
you said
Tour litrht and usual gossip of the
dead.
David Morton In the Century.
Uncle Jeff Snow Says:
The German war seems to stir some
of us up a bit, but lf"he city 'lection
down . to Portland gits a rood start
next monfi it'll make the whole
trouble In Europe take a aldetrack to
let it git by. .
INAUGURATION
OF THE
PRESIDENT
The time is at hand for
the quadrennial ceremony
whereby the nation's chief
executive takes office. Facts
pertinent to President Wil
son's second inauguration
will be presented in text and
picture in next Sunday's
Journal.
RECAPTURE OF .
KUT-EL-AMARA
While the recapture of Kut-El-Amara
by the British' is
not of major significance in
the Mesopotamian campaign
from a strategic standpoint,
nevertheless it is of far
reaching sentimental impor- ,
tance in view of the valoroui
way in which General Town
shend resisted the siege of
the Turks fof 143 days be
fore he capitulated last Apri!.
The story of KutEr-Amara
will be told in tlcxt Sunday's
Journal.
SINKING OF
THE LACQNIA
The destruction of the liner ,
I.aconia by, a German
boat off the Irish coast, the
experience of her passengers
and crew who faced death
before all but13 were res
cued after hours in open ,
boats, and the heroism dis
played throughout, is vividly
.retold in an illustrated article
that will be published in,
next Sunday's Journal. Jj:
These articles are sug- V
gestive of thmany fea
tures supplementing the
day's news that make '
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