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,THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917. AH IXDEPJCKDCKT NEWSPAPER 8. HACKKOS. TO PRESIDENT LOVETT is ' claimed that v the " Increase the habit is doe to the war. Itibilsbatt every day, afteraooa and Jnomin-. (scent Sunday afteraaon) at Tb Joorsal l:ul!din. Broadway and Tamblll street. Portland. Or. Catered at the poatoffic at Portland, Or., fof - traumteaioa throngs the statu aa aacoad . clasa matt. aIKPBONK8 Mats Tm, Baas, A-OOtl. - All departments reached by tbese somber. Tall . Ui operator what deparimeat rail ? wast; A' in of to Prince of the Power of Dark- . nea. This being done,.- everytnlng necessary to the .advent f out areh PEEPING TOM i . n. tiTill . I i anget Oi peneci pur jit. hw v J Warren, to the of flea of mayor will be accomplished. ft'OflEFfeS ADTKHTISI.NO HIPBE8ESTATIVK X Benjamin 6 Keqtoof Co., Brarttwlc Bldf. ' 225 TtB Atsj. Now ICork. 12U) People1 (.mt Bldg., Cbleaao. Bcbaertpclpa terns by mall or to aay addreM la tb bolted State or Uaxleo: DAILY (MOBNINO OB AFTKBNOON) Oae yau. ...... .$6.00 Oo swath $ M .:.. SUNDAY On year........ $2.50 I Oao month.. I .S3 DAILX (MOBNINO OR AiTEBNOON) AND SUNDAY. , One ytar;. .... ..$7.60 One month ..I .S3 - Soma of the craftiest scoundrels that ever crawled and crept torougb life by Its dirtiest and narrowest wars will grate- , y Jot down in diaries tbe events of ever 7 day. and keep a regular debtor amd creditor aceonnt with heaven, which shall alwaya - stow a floating balance In their own faror. . Ubaxles Dickens. S HEAD of the Union' Pacific railroad system, there are matters on the pacific Coast that challenge Judge Lovett's attention. Having iterest In the welfare, of the Union Pacific railroad as in all things in the Oregon country. The Journal undertakes to I i . , v. forever and roads win be useless, for direct .Judge Lovett's attention to these matters upon which, as ajlmln- -VV 10 tn reUnnoed0 lstrative officer of a great railroad organization, he ought to be In- . CityB gaiety by announ-'- th,n undressed in the shop window formed. . i ' in hi rmrrvo to hppp(1 tn the Tabl anl other legs wUl be draped. There are aa-red covenants which Judge Lovett'a nredeeeasdr the nis purpose to SU-ceea to ine Moreover, ladlea will not be permitted . . v; 8area covenants wnicn juage ixvetts preaecessor, ine mayoralty. We do not mean that to give birth to naked children. ate ti, iarriman, enteren into wnn ine peopie oi roruanu, m everybody is laughing at Mr. War- president of the -company over which Judge Lovett now presides, Mr. ren.g pretenslon. tout there are t Harriman made certain pledges relative to things he would do In be- BOme who smile. The vision of i nan or tne city or Portland. , Taese pieages were, conaiuonea upon i pPpnfri. ..,. .,.,, ln Wnr. of Portland were to undertake. I Ri,jna t,i a , mnn PERTINENT CCf.MENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF Eden Will then be I IX J WARREV. ViTor Al- restored in Oreron. Roses will bloora MHS. T. ALEXANDSm. a a a certain periormances wnicn uiepeopie. oi f umanu were to unaeriaite. i 6hipg chair Is one to excite more ine specmc fact to wmcn juage ixveu s auenuon is nereDy airectea, i or legs mirtn is mat tne people oi rortiana nave iuiiy periormea tneir part or tne i jJut . Power Conflict at Oregon City. Oregon City, Or, Feb. 28. To the Editor Of The Journal X have been a member' of the elty council a little OTer one year and have attended noa-r- SMAUj change Should it come to the , test, although Mr. Bryan would deplore th fact that a million men must rally to arms over nitcnt. he woulu have ona peach of an i-toid-you-go .oming. mm If the naturalisation bureaus onl had a machine toi read an the soul of the applicant I" fervently exclaims the New York Sun. And if they had iiiey would tell a geou many of oim t et busy with his soles. There Is nobodv outside of Germany but kbows that Texas is all that has ever kept the Mexicans from licking ine wnoie united states. Ana tnar for the kaiser to propose to Mexico ; that sh reconquer Texas! JVhenr you, Mr. Man. were courtlna;. ,Mw. !y " of the meeting;. I have never covenant, but the Union Pacific railroad either by Its former president xrZ.m ,i 7tt VAT7. ""cut?v!. or by its present administrative head, ha. not fulfilled it. part of the obllged to stop up the keyhold and nTcnducted' theart" f0ru TZ IT agreement. draw the window curtains closer cle" ln th o"0" Citv Courier that good as you might be. she took it tint In the arreement in onestlon. Mr. Harriman on sundrv occasions I am one of four counciimen who are you meant she was a lot better than . . J ... T. I Z . ywre buouiu juui wui mo ta ha nculIM hMin rcfuu to da utdoot rcany nee De. uui sine pieagea tne people or roniana, oom in puoiic aaaresses ana otnerwise, election. Mr. Warren's genius lies what the Portland Railway, Ufht A that If they would provide a 30-foot channel to the sea, the Influence ln irection of, making other Power company wants dons. I have and Dower of the Union Paciflr; railroad would be used to make Port- i i.n. nothing against Mr. story nor am I lnt,r1 nn Afih, TaBfr rfiBfrlhutlnir 'MmtoM on . th ParlMft raat vj . . " a particular friend of Mr. SchubeL The eoui aoes not worry mm. so mucn people elected Mr. stdry as city pros you ve ma.rt.ed her. of course Usow all this without being told. yov Tennyson's vision of "aenal navies ffrappllna- In the central blue" IS well fulfilled, for It is calculated that in tlm German, British and French forces land One of, the greatest distributing 'centers on, the Pacific coast. rossiuiy juage i.oveti nas not oeen imormea as w tnese p cages. aS the depravity Of hla neit door cutor and th. city charter makes it his J&7oTsW n not ne can una in tne arcnives ei tne company m rsew iw tues i neiChbor An a nnlvpntal corrector auty to prosecute ail violations i cuy i ilon Mrvice. England has as many of communications that will 'confirm the facts here cited. The language I nf nrivat iiahit , ho nn nnai orainance. and ths city council a. public service. A man who be- THE FALL OP THE PIIIEBUGS .ORTLAND'S fire loss has been reduced by the fire preven tion campaign led by Fire Marshal Stevens from $6.78 tier ttanita tn 11 ner canlta. The total fire loss for the year imme diately preceding the fire preven in one pledge made by a high official of the company was as follows: in the country. it you will give ua a. ou-iuui vnamiai, " m in uuwus oi I Poonlti rp f j, . great Columbia Hver basin to "Portland for .distribution, and-maks this the seeping Jrom 8 canaiaacy is a greatest jobbing and distributing center of the Northwest. If you do not, I joke, but a dismal one. It is as- we will go to Puget Sound not because wo want to, but because the mouth I tonishinjf to think how many peo- ,r t . Ief.ISi.7f.V,.i... . , Pie sympathise with hU views of Union Pacific system 12 years ago, who would have felt authorized to make that promise. If he has doubts, Tbe Journal assures him that in a five days' stay in Portland during the Lewis and Clark exposition In 1905, Mr. Harriman made several public addresses in which sub stantially the above words were used, and with elaboration of detail. The people of Portland, led on by Mr.' Harriman's pledges, have performed their part of the agreement. Official surveys of the mouth of the Columbia, river are of record ln the office of the United States engineers which attest that there is now a 40-foot channel over the bar, and that It is being constantly widened. The last survey was Laffi marl a lafit T.vm Yai on thft cnnnrif r tr fehnVAil alA fAAt mann Iaid I ten on only d iM uf tb rnrr. should Ant . T . , , . ' , . . . . . . I asceed 800 words la length aod must be ae- water. It is a depth equal to the depth of water ln the entrance to eomnanicd br tbe name aui addre of tb I m M . . . a J.. .a. . priiuir. n Tn wnifr fi not a:r to amrw I 1. t a ! nnW am aa V)A harl nvi thaw or private habits he has no equal ; m.ny veara no fixed his fees. Neither I sroundf or her first campaign in the! - I t . W A Uklmm mt -1 the city council nor any perton err vvmr- lntrfired with, his work or tried to I Nobody vn vt. wants war not talrata Aariv frAm him TZatt n er aa1sff I for a minute: that is. nobodvbut tb city prosecutor do, not put Mr. Story pronto ingc - and I the PJteer. How- in chares of the other caae. the city VUlrttXiy1 S3 ffl may have, and the city council is held demand the ordeal, these vocallsers rrwfhalhtA tar Its asta and If It whit har been holler-Ins- "moll VCOddld" .ii aii j hi.. nisi I ar arolnar tn ho the wont astonished lieves that the, whole duty of the ; competent to do the work, the council 5V"L Ter ot thelr BUnM lni' mayor or Portland consists in would be held responsible and not the eavesdroping and keyhole spying voters who elected Mr. story as city is sure to receive wide support. more's the pity. OREGON SIDELIGHTS "Wheat and money synonyms .n Walioa county. l-ts of be Ui here, theertully announces tho Joseph iieiald. .-', The Pendleton' East Oregonlan pro claim that never in ita history has its business at thl Uroe. of the year surpassed that of the .present. Aad a newspaper," It truly observes fur ther. "Is a good index to the commu nity's pulse." 0 0 "Amity.- says tho Standard! ""bids for citizens who are attracted by a community of law-abiding. God-tearing people. We pride ourselves on our schools, churches and th high moral tone of our people: If these do not appeal to yoa, you will probably not be satisfied here." The North Plains Optimist finds that all signs fail in certain kinds ot weather. Its observation are, in part. like this: "We still say that we con t believe In weather signs and won t believe that 'spring ha came' until something more tangible ana con clusive thaji sunshine, groundhogs, warm weather and croaking frogs turns up." Interesting reminiscence ln Morp Observer: -The old Wasco school building that passed. Into history last Saturday witnessed the first dance that the editor of the Observer at tended In Sherman county. The occa sion was for the benefit of the Na tional Uuard company then at asco under the dommaml of Captain S. V. Brock and Lieutenant William Hen rietta. The music for the dance wa furnished by a traveling minstrel troupe, and one of the events of tho night was the flreman'n quadrille, a dance that was never finished." Rat' Ta - and -B oxtail b tones hrom kverywbcr Letters From the Peopla prosecutor, because being elected pros ecutor does not put hlra in charge of the civil cases, but only the criminal actions. As councilman I have tried to do the business of the city tho same as Z PRESIDENT, CONGRESS AND PEOPLE New York harbor. From tha sama Rnurr.fi. Jude-n T.ovfttt pai ascertain' that frier la n PORTLAND'S fire loss has been ; 30-foot channel up the Columbia river and that the authorities are Assau. irr. liooergs ne. Lsf reduced by the fire orevon- nnw nn ntnia fnwo. i)aui tiKi.ini.ii r.. n Portland, March 1. To the Editor r .r orr, " K" v,ra -ur,-0 - i----- . w . of Th Journal A day or two ago Dr tion campaign led by Fire Portland. . . Roberg sang his swan song m the it was Dy taxing themselves and, by other personal sacrifices tnat urejonian, oewaiung in ract mat in the Deonle of Portland have broueht about the thine which Mr Worrt- ',BiVu.r? bd cut 16000 out of th man held out to them as the price they were to pay for the power and per cent of child mortality could t' wy' "f" ?itrif.eriiolS cla,m" any -TeBBlv,y beUigerent Influence of th Union Pftaifle to h userl in makln Portland tb prevented If he had this amount to P.re5",F.ly oI lU Walt p0WCr U11 purpose. II renews, ln hla own name. tion work was 1,797,854. The distributing point for the Columbia river basin and one of the greatest ?t.l.t..-ur8" ?a? I if the tiipayers would tak mors in- ln ".k", .r. be loss -ending February 28th, the sec- jobbing centers on the Pacific coast. They expended of their own the Juti to averted. Even the defensive measures ond year of the campaign, was less money through the Port of Portland more than $5,000,000 in deepen- dying. This la th stereotyped cry al-," "tit.f,? th whIch he r"UMts congress to author- ' than thrift onrt 1 ,. .v. ways set uo bv medical politicians i ?ee who 19 tryln . ? .pT." .rVL? i. b speaks of as only contingent. tba same pbbllsbed le thould so tate.j lYots Rew Tork Krenlot Poat, February 20. In his messag to congress and tne country today. President Wilson lays iiuml ,t niMlf . th m restraint and would my own and have always voted I th- rules of prudence that have for what I thought was the- best in- mrk-,. hi- -ttltud towards Germany terest of th city. If I had a lawsuit from the f,t day unU1 H ad. in court worth as much money aa the I .(,. ,ho ., rt hieh he one that th Portland Railway, Light ,pok on FeDruary has not yet oc Ss Power company has against th city, lcurre(i thOUgh the details of th sink- in wicn 11 is irying iw ( m- wi. iag ot tne Laconla today, when tney power away from Oregon City, and fuU knowf may anow that it has. my attorney had won It ln th circuit In UT Tfttf Mr Wilson believes that court. I am sur I would not fir him he CJin no iongtr jeuy asking from and hlr another lawyer lik Mr. Story coniresa th authority aad th means to trv it in the supremo court. And!,. ,h. an tA ateoa any member of the city council who ti aattTiaAmvrm American rights. wouta voxe 10 neip v I Tn th act. however, th president dls- lng the channel to the sea. They even taxed themselves to ."v., . i mo guuo iu prevent cuiiureu irvin " ,v - ' v... . In deepen- dying. This la th stereotyped cry al- coh" ',!,"nf " otTtn whIch be congress aid In the wa'8 8et up by medical politicians f'f0.1!!71? Ltai 9f M only aia in tne rh .Mt. 1 interests and who is doing wnat tne 1 Tttm i mriv .irai. years they hav had full sway, always T J: . 7 , ,," I day which may not come, still is tne rrvinir tnr mnra monav init mn Inh. . Pany Wants. I am prOUd OI xn act I Jnor lft rrtipn to -Oermanv to avoid a It la the greatest record ever extension of the jetty for "deepening the water at the mouth of the rears thev have SuifuU awaaiwavl Portland Railway, Light & Power com-J . hlcn may not come. Still is the made In fire reduction in so short Columbia, spending $450,000 on that enterprise when the appropria- crying for mora money and mora Job. , pany wants. 1 am p to ua 01 x n ici 1 Aoor Uft to 'Germany to avojd a , a period by any city in th world, tion of the federal government had been exhausted. always promising to do wonders if j The results have attracted nation- ( On the project at the mouth of the river and improvement of tho on the increase, wide attention. Fire Marshal Ste- channel, the federal government had expended as a result of the ac- The legislature would have don th ' . v 1 j . ik. .-...i. I l.,i.'. 4 iv. Ti .1 . A mi a lira n a t risht thlnor had it rftiaeft tn annrn. consequence of what has been ac- ruary, 1916. more than one year ago. Enough additional has since been LTc thVcS'" , conipllshed, has bad offers by in- spent to increase the expenditure to more than twenty million dollars. r his successor that h will hav 'took as a councilman than to b aasalnat hopa nm.ke.-it sure that h that I am ion or tn iour men in ine confnct And wnlle certaln of the council whom the agents of th Port- poife,. whlch h6 desires congress to land Railway. Light A. Power company confep h, ar large and lndef- ar trying to recall. I would rather be ( .,. .ki-k Mt- wiunn i 11 -. 1 1 .V.., T m n " " recsMiea i.uwi..b - r" " , has taken his action fortified as it is much less to work with two veara spokesman for or employe of corpor- hence.. ANDREW T. WILLIAMS. . Burance companies of positions far ; Though all this has been done, no mote has been made by the more lucrative. Union Pacific to carry out its part of the covenant. Some years ago, ' - The people of Portland can con- there was an. announcement by the officials of the Harriman system that ' gratulate themselves. To reduce $2,000,000 had been appropriated to build modern docks In Portland. the fire loss to a little more than Beyond the mere announcement, no further step has ever been taken. ' Ani.uinfh Ita tnr mar fntot ta A lew Weak GX.nfif S were ClVfTl for fat 111 r tn in mi eru rata tho lmnrnve. I T. v.- . , v. .It Vlnla ne litimuiti ,. .v bj . w . v t v. . wvw. ' " . . . w . IIIC1XI1B. 11 Ua WCll ' B0 IvHg O. II CO " J llitMl' cm, i a remarkable achievement. The ment,-out in time, tne wnoie- subject was aroppea. No pile driver has our country was engaged in war, so tnat ar not true, ana mey my pw War's Horrors. Portland, March 2. To th Editor spoKesman jor or employe oi corpr- mfck reckiM. 9M of the atioa that is trying to beat the city maM Uced jn nla nands. .without a oux os tne m oi word intended to outrage German sen that It may have. We have had trait ors In our nation and It looks very of Th Journal It seems to me that ' much as though w hav some In our many Americans don't realize what city. They ar trying to 1001 in peo- slbilltles or to Inf lam American opin ion. President Wilson approaches con gress in ucha magnanimous attitude and with such reasoned appeal that the response cannot be doubted. - - . . - . Irnnwn moanivh a tn tho nonnla of Pnrf oml Pnlnmhl. v.. .t aear.. ana On. in inRn! Words iana xvaaiway, miuk oc v " wm- covery ana prosecution oi tne wont "r vr "ff4" could .not picture th terror, of the pany to control Oregon City and beat of a crisis which might mean war. Of an alPcoast arson gang. The i" ""'"s uauicu uiuuBn ima cny aaa on to eeaiue, an aaaea thomanib -irhn hv mn the citv out of Its water power, then not been clearly denned. That A tmfnfAtf tiro a mnf A Kv Aan distance of 186 miles, for shlnment bv ocean carriers to th nnrt nf th. . iAt thiwm brlnr on the recall petitions I ment no longer exists. If . . " t.,i; i i , . v. ions- ninrA w "VTn , stbl-r b able to do It because the I What th Tribune called this morn- Drams, tne persistence, tue aggres- " xv'w. WUv.iClc yic.o uo uwn ... "r... .T-, phimii t?.!1w.v. T.lrht Power com- ins th -Tight for an Extra Session, Ive endeavor in the face of dis- raisea in place. for the dawn of peace" " 'pany with th other corporations ln plainly takes on an entirely new phase Couragements and obstacles thrown -It is after such an experience that the news comes that the Union I hav recently llved'ln Canada, and 'Oregon City and they usuilly all after the vents of today. Senator In the way have rendered Portland Pacific system has let a contract for the building of extensive docks I shudder to think of th misery -TJ a service of inestimable value. , at Seattle, to be used by the company in distributing the products of bjTUl V&V wffithTal? til "bUrrdeapt Th fr nonscD that Portia tnat Columbia river basin which Mr. Harriman covenanted to deliver ntiw hti. i... who do .not realise how much is at resentatlves of th people" ought to be -" - ' " x . ,m . . . .. ... .. . " ' " -"o : . -r, . I . -rr-.-v? . ... . v. . was under was revealed in the dis- foruana u roruana wouia open tne mouth or the river. It is sight of on eye; m wer entirely stake, ir in peopi. I " fw Z , '! I ay cotuvu v .wa jrmm-j a hv . had argu- Presldent the world. It seems nathetla that o mnv for Metzner. Cox. Friedrlch, Albrtght Wilson nnds It necessary to summon ! mi.. . .. . , I h, n ia mmrtM v .v ar,A mvsif h'causs I do not believe I th new congress, it will be for reasons ine excuse oi tne union racinc company mane to POrUand people - ktTsfactiono iittlng Either of these five would ver con- quit other than those which prompted There ar mn wH.rr,r.i-. sent to do the bidding of th Portland tn KepuDiican maneuver to rorce an OmaA.Ia V..nM..HA . 1 ..11 l. . . TT , - i . ... . ...... I. . .. Bf v , V-. a Ti . . . MH I ,t.. IMiInn T'Yiof ot t m T f Hn1r. ouaiiie uctttuto Buipa van mere. union i'aciiic oinciais say ir tne P1 wno want to rush into war. who , Kaay. l.ibi rower iuiuuj. . ohino hol V. 4. TI .1 .1 l j, 1 j.,, . I a r ure-orl h MntlTn.n. Tf thV Want tO nrOtftCt the Clt V In I OOWn vv uu -""""S ruiuauu, mcy wouiU nave delivered tne " -"r iUW . -It- . n.mflrMtla aUuk thtn hHMmm. traffic her Instead" , . rea8un- ln SDO5 ira deliver ; -;'- i . n , . r. . -t rt m-r- . . , , ....a t-.iiinAn n,,i, Tn i m.t ri nil Judge Lovett himself knows whether the Union Pacific participates better get out recall petitions for the I. fM . t. MA. . 1 1 . . , i . . . . f PafaM nlii A rfaln.l W.m I -a. .ml tn. cnnlruman an1 m. - chaser! of a narond hand rlnalor for -unuci m iue mmier man merely to aeiiver ireignt to any steamer . '-' . i " . . t . v . tnft d i!ni?Tf2rJI that happens to be calling at Seattle. He knows whether the Union L rr F-. To the Ed-, Pioyes of th Portland Railway. Light Paolfio Ho.t boa T,ot it, ,v ,. I Itor or xn journal it seems to me rU j. . ... . " " " . 7 v " " tnat a great newspaper like xne Jour- does not even go to the length of having actual alliances with steam- nai could wield a erat influence m Ship systems. 1 keeping this country out of war if Its bureau of the fire prevention serv ice. - Members of the gang were pro fessional firebugs. They made it their business to insure property and-burn it. In one case, a house was rented, and furniture pur- extra session. That attempt broke It did o less on account of itlo attack than because Republican senators refused to press It. They saw no clear party advant age in precipitating a row over the speakership of the new house. Mr. Mann is the designated Republican candidate, but his election would be bitterly opposed by many Republicans, and angrily resented by many more. And when it la further considered that the Republicans could not possibly pass a high tariff bill In the next con gress, their partisan motive ln hurry ing up it meeting largely disappears. There remains th asserted fear that, with congress out of the way, the president might get th country into war. On thLs subject, a great deal of loose and foolish talk has been heard. People hav lost themselves in ab stractions. It is true that th consti tution reserves to congress the func tion of declaring war. But It is also true that no congress has ever refused to vote war measures at th request of the president. Congresses have not been, as a ruler, less belligerent than presidents. If anything, the reverse has been the case. In 1898, it was congress with popular clamor behind it that forced McKinley's hand and brought on the war with Spain. On the other hand, it is always possible for a president eo to hape the Issues of a foreign dis pute, ln his presentation of them to congress, as to make the result a fore gone conclusion. President Polk was able, ln this way, to indue congress to declare war upon Mexico. It Is not the "paper" division of powers which reaMy counts in the question of war or peace. The decisive factors are the national temper, as it is reflected in congress, and, above all, th leadership of the executive. He is charged with the sole conduct of for eign affairs. In that - constitutional right of his there lies a dread respon sibllity. There might lie also ln it a terrible danger, if w could suppose an American president ever so abandoned to reckless ambition, so deaf to "human appeals, so out of touch with th deep peace-loving instincts of the people of the United States, as delb erately to scheme for war, when he might honorably have kept us at peace. Such a president Is, happily, lnconcelv able. Certainly, no present opponent or future historian can charg that Wood row Wilson was bent on embroil ing this nation in foreign wars. He has resisted enormous pressure, and rivalled Abraham Lincoln ln patience. And it Is this known fact, as we see today, which makes htm, in th posi tion which he has felt compelled to take, strong In tho confidence and re spect of his fellow-countrymen. "Oh, the Old Chariot of ZtoiiV A WILLAMETTE VALLEY. salas- . loan wa aiaodlug on th corner of the main street In Eugene, waiting for a streetcar ok other conveyance to tak ntm aod his grip a few blocks farther down the street. Presently a . bus filled ' with men -cam along. Thinking It a jitney, ho clitntod aboard. They had. gone but a abort distance when th bus stupped. Ills fellow pas sengers roe . and began to ting a. luiaa with great fervor. - Tho traveling man, deciding h was -In th wrong , pew, slipped out as uOlckly and uuieUy us possible. letter he'learnS that his fellow passengers wer members of the Apos tolic Faith, holding their midday , aur vice. II. E. II. Lucky Choice. "Ill tell you. old man. Angy Is a bright -girl. She's brains enough for two." 'Then she's th very girl; for you, my boy." - Wild Life in .New York. Writers who are accustomed- to stress the point that Manhattan Is an altogether civilized island anould seek enlightenment from th ; resi dents of th upper part of the Island around Spuyten Duyvil and along th Hudson and Harlem rivers. There. says -the New York Herald, one will find that houseboat owners frequently complain at night of tlie hooting of screech owls, and track rWibits to their lairs after every snowfall. Along the slondcr bruoks they will see frequently cranes, owls end other fowl yet undomestlcated. Around the -houseboats ln the Harlem and Hud son rivers may be reea muskrats. whole families cominK out at eve ning to eat the food placed upon the banks for them, ln tho summer water turtles swim calmly about the boats looking for scraps uf food, and land turtles are almost as plentiful. Chickadees and robins are present every season. In Riverdale, across tlie ship canal. several deer bave been killed by sur face cars, and occasionally these "deer swrm across and are found browsing in Manhattan within thre minutes' walk of the Broadway subway. Perhaps Manhattan isn't so civilized . after all! Where the Weary May Rest. The visit of tho distinguished edu cator and pacifist. Dr. David ' Starr Jordan, chancellor of Stanford uni versity, to this city recalls a story told of him by people who knew him tn his college dayu. Dr. Jordan, as a youth, had an uncommon fondness for girls' sorlety. So pronounced was this trait that tb colleg jwa? paraphrased the good old hymn: "On th other, side of Jordan there's a girl."- th The Miracle. Rehold a miracle Is wrought! A blade of grass springs from ground. A blossom bursts its bond, and sheds Its sweetness on the 'air. around. ' A flood of melody breaks forth From throats of meadow larks on high. The crocus lifts it i-rflllant head And whispers to th tulip nigh. A truant breeze comes swiftly by ' And melts' the last of winter's snow. In yonder field with lordly mln Stalks back and forth tho noisy crow. And over all. the King of Oay With lavish hands ills beams doth fling. Th deed Is done! The world's maai new! , A miracle indeed 'tis Spring! Jessie II. Hammond. $100. Part of the furniture was sold, and the .remainder, $50 or ; $60 worth, was placed in the rent - bd dwelling. Insurance to tbe ' amount of $1000 was put on the v furniture and the building burned. Prompt action . Stevens and his . earthed the fraud A R. BUCKLES. HOW TO BE HEALTHY CofyrlCBt. 1017. by 1. Kaeley. Undo Jeff Snow Says: After 60-odd years of glttlri' along with the rest of the world the best way I kin. I've decided that f tho jgood Lord will only restrain my fer my enemies. There's hope long's you'r mlxln' with a feller that knows he's a skunk and ruther proud of it. but deliver me from the neighbor1 that's a gitn' my goat anddon't more'n half realize hisself that he's Intendin" to git It. HOW Td' EXERCISE f0O. 1). Keep active. This- is possible even to Normals and Certificates. In San Francisco and In ?jitflA othr pront ,a,n.j. -- policy was so directed. I believe that Portland, March 1. To th Editor thoaa who ar tied to a desk or a ma- ta !h ?2 tut, Jlt if' ! 1, !Lrai vdS hlt 8 Per cent of th people of this coun- of Journal-Mr. Easton had the chin. Without any interference with rnents and alliances with ocean lines and routes. These tfetaga Tare t7yPo wt wi, SreFwTr th bnAvn n - .hn n.nnl. a e Tln.lt. . x 1 . , .... . ...I. ... ... . t l I t i Ta i , m"u iu- tuo vcuuia oi rui uduu. ana luai is nn o ot t n o ranr n win I nnv other enmitrv nrvieea tv-o. o r. tn regulations Kovernin terunt-1 nertuou tikuiuubijt. oy i e luarsnai naiiBoa -Jhm tn marvl at tho failTiT-o u...ii.. j- I drivpti to it in BAif it fr. c Tt ia iy a tion of teachers. In Tuesday's paper, (channels of the c arson bureau un- S7l- ,,T" . 1 ". a"B,BCU1' m ae-Lr.vmn, tim.nr.mn, tA Am-ono of the Pendleton normal cleared. Thl- Is th , "" o. mo naniiiiKu wvenants, to , manliest so Uttle interest in r,r r.Z2 o.rati Lf rre .rris: muscular system can be and the sluggish irculation stirred and cardinal principle Regularity and . L. L . . 111. 1. . . . ILII I I AM. ..... I I I I . Pnrtlinn no to no on nnnnoTnoH In Cba4I1. . -i i i I ..v e.. ... . . - j. - I . . . i . . . ... case that led to the uncovering Of " "" ".u uc"'"0 aa - v-any vuiumuia river ready to plunge us into a bloody war Tne congestion at Jionnwaui uu ui ue,.imiL .v, v-j. T . . arson conspiracy. j'luuuus-u nines mrougn roruano to sseattie ana to build . .tn another cas. a nsrtlv com. " 0"" lw uwmuuie inuee prooucte tnrougn tnat City. "TO the, 1 J- . "T " - "'" '"."' T . 1 ,t tn. tvwlv Kt f nnnnlmcv '"'uu,' '" iiiiwugu rurujia 10 Seattle ana to DUlla COStlJ ror tne sole ooject or grain should be mana ummuu, u " m.- mu.a, - conspiracy. . dockg at geattle to dlgtrlbute those Droducts throuffh that rltv "To mad to bear all th expense of tho attention by the recent legislature, all It is more Important to keep our- . ua auukuer case, a pamy com ,, , . , - , 7 - . t - war and do tba fle-htlnr P wait In a conservative, senstoi way tne selves in iair pnysicai irun every oay Pitted building was insured' for Wha, pUfSe' 'ff Of Porland ask, "have they spent millions r, except adWntu?f and beleTl- needs at Monmouth are being met. in of th week than to overexercise once $2800. It was worth far less. De- ,,7 Ui ' ueeyening tne cnannei to tne sea. In claries of war. and the beneficiaries of my -opinion, mere is nine neea ior a in a wnue. brls was nlaced In th. hnmr,t building municipal docks and in proposing a further expenditure of wr are the big Interests and corpora- normal in either eastern or southern Llf Itself 1 oris was piacea in tne Dasement, (!l.llHnn , D,ui,i,. ,K ... Ul tion. th-t .r no tnmivino !,,,., Oregon. The training courses in the motion. We mr,A It-htoil mil oil T, m Miuuuomug oieaiuer 11U88 OHl OI IU1I CliyT" . . r.V.. --v, i itlr. h vn.b In oj n,ln. lamp thrown, into the mass. Within a few minutes, the building was wrapped in flames, and in time the 'Insurance was collected by the fire- bugs. The facts were obtained from confessions of members of the cang. ... I The arson activity by th nil-' s a form of activity and can avoid many aches tired muscles and tired In Portland, we know what the Great Northern' the Northern Pa- "2 5"?.w" which arouses "llttli o; no Cackbr'deveiopIng ph7sIcIi habit. cific, the Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Union Pacific have done in th war going It is these biar con- adverse criticism. If th crying need I of activity. It Is not necessary for mitring oriental connections on Puget Sound, and we know what thv 1 cerns that ar constanuy boosting for 3 u '" : "" , , T 1 v t t, .x . . . . . 7 r ttuu wo anew wnat tney ' , . eastern Oreron. and th over- th cloak worker rounded . shoulders. .mve ui uune l aen. it is odvious wuy tne first named roads favor the ETSCV X. .71 ,7:. flow conditions so obvious, why does or th student a sunken chest. Keep XVCCl AIA KrJ arVk.at trm -m .... . nn T T- tm mw l w t n a r w n an bisi ill m m bouna. But It Is not Clear why the Union Pacific, which must carry U sham and hollow patriotism for the " not show In the attendance records moving, its Droducts an ndditinnfll 18 mlloa rincQ vinf Ar a ym,.!, w a j I -it o.iio- rr.u . - i nf thft normals in the nelRncrorinz vital. " - .m uvvu uv ct XUUfJIA XUJT fUl UallU I a-lUUftUlV UVIiAi s A Cl UWLim I1U " , . I . as It does for Puget Sound. , doubt that many of the newspapers statesy yvouia it i em p'"" Th mechanic who stands at a ma- This is a situation to challenge Judge Lovett's attention. The f acts lJt Stions would" draw nuVero et- .o "i flltnrlt I V -VAwn t,Air. 11 . , . . I DSiiv-ii-vv- mj a ..x..VwV0 w vwwt, . - itl. 1 Vi. sivw w coast gang was carried on ln all X., T , l"c n raiiroaa Bystem. Tney may enable for preparedness and war at any cost. " ""S0"1 r m twk,,.., required to use the muscles of the the big cities, from the Canadian 6 UBiier T?ew inan ne m7 uave nad through the repre- it is not tn rich who near the bur- tq the Mexican line. It came out I TI " w " d burden on th poor farmer th two above-mentioned state nor- through confessions anrl t-stlmonv As an able and Bagacious administrative head of a great railroad I L C SZ ,1. 1. mals. And their attendance may be at the trials that 100 buildings in - -" mo iaci8 nerem set iortn vuauy arrect his of their products. Which th poor must n wt hnmri of hv in company s interests in Oregon and the Columbia-river basin. pay or starve. How much the wage- trunk and lower limbs, except to pre serve his equilibrium. He should earn to stand correctly. II should avoid slouching over his work, stand with feet well' apart, toes pointing forward. He should work as though proud of hi Job, with head erect and chest forward. That is the first step I ln th proper exercise of the muscles. ! He' can occasionally practice deep breathing. Th chief benefits of deep breathing are not ln forcing more oxygen into the blood, but ln the de velopment of the chest and lungs- and in the mechanical improvement" of the circulation throughout th body. H can form the habit of repeated ly rising on his toes, bending slightly at the knees. He can make tense all th muscles of the body without going through any antics. This can bo don,) by putting one set of muscle after another on the fct retch, alternately "tightening" and relaxing them, as in clenching the flat. Th method can be applied even to muscles of the neck, chest, abdomen and back, with out attracting any attention. The busi ness man or desk worker can follow the sam ay Mem, with tb cheat arched forward and abdomen In, feet crossed and weight resting on th full length of th thigh. Vicarious Patriotism. By Ella IleMuan. Next fNo. 5) Monday How to Exercise 35 were in Portland. Of course, i., .ft.i .f. i,. c the destroyed buildings were a part.: of the fire losses of the coast. " . , , , " Five -of the firebugs were sent1 Sm freakl8h conduct on the to the Oregon penitentiary. The part ot a cIty Buuld b condemned last to go was Lieutenant Keeney, by a11 thoughtful people. If it is at "times an officer in the Portland not promptly stopped in some way flfo department. He was taken we shall presently see our munlcl to the, penitentiary about 10 days palities setting up bakeries. Then 2ri ' o . twi11 come as works, electrlo light The $1,500,000 saved in Port- plants, and heaven knows what Jand, fire losses by the fire pre- next. The cost of living will fall ventlon bureau Is one of the to a ridiculous figure and the acnlevetnenta of commission gov- trusts will go bankrupt. The mere ernment. . It was under commis- contemplation of such a calamity sloa , government that the cam- Is enough to move one to tears, rpalgtt was launcued, and It was ' The force of bad examole la seen under commission government that In Detroit, which Is already talking the great work has been carried on. about .toying a coal mine and aell- ing coat at 93 a ton. v Happily, A COAL SCANDAL Tim horrors ot municipal trad ing are scandalously exempli fied by the conduct of Terra . " Haute, Indiana; Wnlcn, we blush to say, has gone Into the coal business. By doing ao tt not ; only breaks a whole array of sa cred precedents but, what la worse. It makes fearful Inroads upon the profits : of the coal trust. ; ; Terre Haute has leased a coal mine about 'four miles out of town and is sell- Portland ia immune to all such wicKed influences except ln Its water supply. A DIFFERENCE IN TRON ' a LWAYS tearfully aollcltona for 1 the public weal and ever f or- getf ul of - private Interests, tho Oregonian shudders to think how the sweet Dull Run cur rent will be polluted by turning a water wheel. The" Iron of the water wheel would naturally im? accounted for on other grounds than lack of schools at homo. The same .' .. -mu.. j, ?k. arguments exist for th construction J - -a- m-. Jh.I-i. mm-.Am.mm M 111 UV1 JIIIO vcatai-V w wv part impurities from which the 0 tt. HchT iron Of the conduit pipes Is en- the rich is how they can increase their LXa-Io oth.r tlrolV fr Trnn nttaA .Imitl -"a fcupic Tiriti. .e.n.. to i. ..rtlflo.tlon II l.U a VAsa taa- ,v v v v- vaa v-a PERSONAL MENTION tirely free. Iron used simply to convey water is as Innocent as a new born lamb, while Iron used to turn a wheel acquires untold de grees of guilt. or th government. lawsr th topic has Its amusing phases. 3Ir. and Mrs. Hanser Visit. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hauser have arrived at tho Hotel Multnomah from Port Angeles, Wash., for an extended viit. Mr. Hauser is a son of E. V. the iwMtairiu warrfL n h After th 1913 legislature had passed Hauser. president of the Multnomah mny"B vb" ailnJTaaTTa " '. th act requiring a certain minimum Hotel company. He is connected with has to do is to get England to raise I n.tntion it ... i- n.t Rmih mnuiv - h blockaae-.. li-?". .ovrrno -Vhol in Orexon ' " . " neo. naviea or DTance, iuut: Kussia r. . c. . . i ! , , rr,. i. , ii.u ImnA i.nm. yimm throrr. m e tne requirement, - norrrrsuui v a uluiuk b, nurKi wuuuin t r.a sn i w wf-r w v . . . . . i . - 5 : . : ' . -" 1 -Ti r..,.n. mA -in., wnu tn siaie sciiuuis wro wimv T.iinwl". Wool of Christiana, .-or Daa. come to think It over. If the tr. " whh tT.tTn7.: Ing to this standard, a protective "r7 i a n overseas visitor at Wheel were only turned for -the countries until they submit to un- tariff. state-right, requ irea Perkins. i . - . . I . . . . .. tionai orodAntial from foreign teach-I nsai parties., v or example, turn- conuinonai urrenaer, wmcn wouia r " "7: T : . ' .,. ,, ,. I n 4 xortln1 . . ' I mom ntti. hort f .T,niKn.nn ers but did not require it from th I Pantages in Portiana. 1".IW W faVrC (Nil output. rosterlng horn in- a td.r Pantages. Seattl. vaud land Railway, Light and Power allies, by imposing on these countries rutry. as it were. tm magnat. Is a Portland visitor. fVimnanw wA.nl4 1um ta .n.nviiT,. I . ... w. i,.... th. i. Ona can secure practically any Kind I - fluid tamalate M of certificate on wishes. If he has the C. m. BUhop. Pendleton woolen man- nuia immaculate aa an angel. So I " " " ' - ' .t r.' nn. flv vear: eternal: I .,fat.,T-r i t th Portland. one. in high school but not grad: the con- J Dr. A. B. MacLean of P Ell, Wash., whU ther comes a tlm ln.th life vers; a comDinanon or io. two; I is a guest at imii cred Northwestern Company. Without approving the plan tor of an individual or nation wh4n neces- "elct rtment of, .wcM. If Mr. and Mrs. B F. Sleem , ar Pen .fLJ.. . r lo itw vnnr. no low ., .v.. T. ... on has no satisfactory credentials I die ton visitor at th Carlton. h. when women and nhlldren tn. ii and cannot pass th examination, the 1 D. A. West is registered at th Ore- a municipal lighting plant. ; it can zl'aL "f."K be said that.it 18 only when th.s I.., t,nm .. wli countv uoerlntendent Is privileged to la-en from Eugene. Wheel turns for the public that It ven for a fw of tn.necasltl of' rX th examination grades, and . K. Johnson,, of Detroit, Or Is at becomes a contaminating agency and pollutes Bull Run water with noxious, gems. , The Oregonlan's anxiety forthe publle good must disturb Its plumbers. The news dispatches tell that life ta keep soul and body together. ! j A. W. ZOELLNER. ' Purity. . ' . Portland, Feb. 2i. To th Editor f ! in journal wun your consent I would Ilk to add to "Subscriber's" re marks . concerning th legislature. . ix is inaea wonaenui now. the ml- smoklng has become so common iI?'0. tf. tn P" . T v. PI of Oregon. These saintly , solons among the women Of London that have enacted a "bone dry- and a ster- some of the suburban railways have nizauon law. . By so doing they hav decided to provide smoking com- "Ini 11'" tronghcid. , Now, .. . ...... . . . when Billy Sunday cornea h m n. panments ror tne, iair smoiters. it terminate all th remammV ..1V.T. unon navment of th fee. lssu some-I th Perkins thing. ' No on nd leav this store Th Seattle Hockey club Is regia- unsold. tred at th Multnomah. . There Is on typ of certmcat o. E. Gilbert and B. B. Fortun which, must b protected by th ex f Vancouver, B. C, ar at tb Nor- post factf provision. It 1 th Rock- tonla. ' , of-Ages on which, many an Incompe- A. Link is a Cascades visitor at tent rests his livelihood. Its only re- th Washington. , quirements ar that th bolder must a. I Clark of Ralnlsr, county Judge hav got In long ago,, renew it vry of Columbia county, is at th Corne- thre years, and pay th customary, jias. .1. periodical tribute. , ' F. C Harly, mayor of .AstorLa,is What become of this money. I hava it th Portland with Mr. Harley. . ., never attempted to learn; perhaps It ,Wait T. Douglas, Seattl real es- belps build a strong educational ma- tat man, And Mrs. Douglas, are at chin. AN OLD TEACHER. th Multnomah., ' Dr. and Mrs. J. !. Vande.vert, A. L. Mackintosh and O. T. McKendree ar among th Bend arrivals at th Im perial. Charles R. Newton Is registered at the Kortonia from Roseburg. H. B. Cusick, Albany banker. Is at the Oregon. President W. J. Kerr of Oregon Ag ricultural college Is a guest at th imperial. M. S. Macy is registered at the Mult nomah from Anyox. B. C D. E. Hunter, Bend capitalist, is at the Portland. B. I. Ellis 1 a Pendleton arrival at th Perkins. C. A. Ross of Blalna, Wash., is at th Carlton. . - A. M. Haradon Is a Carlton arrival at the Oregon. C. D. Spence of Oregon City, master of th stato grange. Is at th Im perial. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Nelson ar among the Coos Bay arrivals at the Multnomah. R. E. Clanton of Bonneville, master fish warden, is at tbe Imperial. J. N. Woddell Is a Sclo visitor at th Parkins. Mrs. R. N. Btanfleld and daughter of Pendleton are guests at th Portland. George F. Price la registered at th Cornelius from Dayton, Wash, Will Moor. Pendleton attorney, Is at the Imperial. Q. w. Waterbury of Woodbnrn 1 at tb Washington. .. A. Ia. Brown Is an Astoria visitor at th Multnomah. E. A. Baiett Is registered . at th Carlton from Eugene. It A. Conner is a Hood River visi tor at th - Portland. , Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Rose of Baker ar guests at tbe Nortonla. ' At f.t.rlna tth,ra i-nn Ink. u MAm.K ' that happens to bo vacant, you hlt4 upon Interesting people, at noontime, J for tho morning paper are read andr forgotten and th afurnoon paper ar not out, so there is nothing - AMnn.il In front of vour Ti . ! m"h Yr w hut. : his food, and focd just now Is an in- tersaflnar tontc. It lead no to war. just a everything els does these days, but it always present. the thing at a new angle. For Instance, at 12 o'clock yesterday, meaning- th mid day meal that 1 am not allowed to call "dinner." and I refuse to call ; "lunch." there were two men getting : . acquainted, and It was interesting to watch the process, which is very dlf- lereiiv iium men ukvui. V' : quainted with women or women be- ' come acquainted with each other. un oi mem saia tne restaurants., had got so taken up with petty econo my that they no longer put milk In th. tntah1 notatoo mil th. other one, who probably owned th place. - .i . . i a l a t . . . . . . . I saia inai ruriituiu nou wner chiiua houses and lower prices than San Francisco or Seattle, and When they TT CI O . L I II tjuu mat, biirj uricuun of Portland's beanerles aked th other one, who woe gold buttons and , red braid on hiar blu suit, how bis Unci Samuel was. and he' said h was well, ior, aiuiuuiu j v , vsu. . . ..1. j4i..a,n.of nil v nt t ri . fl a . . . mnr. In war time, like the. TOU cat say "Unci Samuel, for that 1 ar- t fectlon. ' . Gold Buttons said ho was down at th recruiting station,- and th bean ery man said that was a good Job,' and all you had to do was to look r ornamental, which the recruiting off.-? cer denied. H said it took oratory n unlimited fluantltie to - ret bovt ' In, and then It occurred to th other vna vii aki .ne wiuii k vj uwwau mj mm where th trouble cam ln. .To this th officer said they'd ought to. con sider th vocational education they got out of it an hour and. a half. vrv 'dar. six dars out of the weelc Right there the two got together, and the Portlarider said it was a fin thing, and all boy bat ween the ages of 16 and 70 ought to be compelled to go, and make men of themselves, instead cf standing around on th corners, whllo as for himself h; was established in' business and it would be absurd Of th government to call on him. , s ' ATA . ...VMe. MAA i T.! HW U . of the high schools' of Portland, and when I looked" at the man in- front of m X wanted to Quot to Mm that : rare poetical gem wbos author to to m unknown, but it Is thU;. "It makes ' some difference whose bull Is gored. - ' - . v ... . ' - -j-