THE , OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7. 1917., ' ' - 1 -- ' '""" '--'- v - -. . . :JCK INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER JACKSON .' . . .Pobltobar I'cbllabcsT every 4ay: afternoon and morulas apt Bandar aiWnooa) at IM -Journal ' Building, Broadway aad 1'amnlU street. roriiing, ur. Jfatered at tba' poatofftea at Portland, Or., tin : tramtauaaloe Utrouca tba aiaua . aa , eeoaa claaa matter. TELEPHONES Mai 7171; Boom, A-OOM. All departniants reacted by thane aombera. Tell tba operator wast deperwieat yon wast. - . . - FC'UEIQN ADVERTISING BEPBESKSTATITE , f Benjamin Kaatnor Co., Brunrwlck Bids.. . : 2u& rifts at., New York. m Paopiai ' Uas Bide. Chlcafo. febbecrlptloa term bv BuQ o to an eddrea ia tba United states or Mexico: .DAILY (MOBNINO OB AFTEBNOON) Onerear.,, $5.00 One nootfc.. J&O f SUNDAY Oaa ' yTi.i...,. 1. 12.60 On month ..9 .23 DAILY '10&MlHa OR AtTEBXOON) AMD , , , SDN DAY One year S7.C0 1 One month.. .....$ .3 ; W wished nothing for oaraelTea that we were not ready to demand for all mankind fair dealing, juetlce. the free dom to lire and be at fa? afalnat organized wrong. -Woodrow Wilson? WI1V A -SENATE? IIE dozen filibuatcrers are not the only culprits. The senate of the United States is itself partly respon sible for the filibuster by which a dozen senators prevented that body from taking its place beside the president in a time of great nation al peril. . The senate should not be be deviled by archaic rules whicn. make a filibuster possible. It should net obstinately cling to the mischievous rule under which the time for a vote cannot be fixed ex- j cept by unanimous consent, and i Under which a vote may be delayed . so long as any senator desires to speak. I The twin evils of unlimited de bate .and unanimous consent have ' often made the senate ridiculous. Not infrequently a heavy majority fooea 'rlnelvAl f r nnea 1 e o? cli 4- v hn uaa i uvDucu jn,aa istiDuwAvu is vs. was. prevented from doing so by . long-winded speeches about noth ing.! It was a substitution of lungs ' for common sense and gabble for reason. It is repudiation of "ma jority rule and acceptance of mi nority rule. Seven-eighths of the senators de- sired to pass the armed neutrality bill j but were powerless to act. -. Unanimous consent for a vote could not be obtained. As President Wil son 'said, "In the midst of a crisis of extraordinary peril when only " definite and decided action can make the nation safe or shield it from war itself, action was impos sible." Why have a senate if in a great crisis, it cannot , function? Why maintain the body and give it nower if. when action by it is most . needed a dozen obstructionists can block action T , The senate makes ita own rules. It 13 given by the constitution full power over Its organization. The ' rules that guide it are its own delib erate choice. If the Benate maintains such Idiotic regulations, it cannot escape responsibility for last Sunday's hu- palliating performance. ' I -, i If It permits an eighthof the) senate to boss the senate,' ft must ; acknowledge that it helped carry , the word to the kajser that a co- ordinate branch of the government is not beside the president Jn a time of great national peril. After all, the filibustered, In spite of their indefensible act, may have rendered the country. a serv- JCtf4T?e5: MTe Ug.the ,power'and they are taking it. a good long IV iiaiUUDtQi uuuva uaiiuuai tuu- j tempt. The senate itself is partly responsible in tolerating a rule ivhlch, makes filibuster possible. Perhaps the practice will now be made impossible. THE DOOMED SALOON . m OOKTNQ askance out over the I "bone dry" desert that sur- ' rounds It, the California legis , lature is turning the evil eye upon John Barleycorn and his co conspirators, whiskey, gin, brandy 1 and the open saloon, v A bill, in the senate, would abol ish the saloon and prevent the sale or manufacture within the state of whiskey,, gin, brandy and those se 'ductlve concoctions known as cock . tails. .,.. ..: ' . . , , - -The Measure would have been considered the ultimate of foolish ness by Californlans a short time ago. " , It "would have , been called fanatical, confiscatory, r ad leal, long haired and a few other, choice names. But now it Is the storm center between the conservative element opposed to prohibition' and the radical liquor 'men who scoff at all regulation. ; The measure puts stringent reg ulations about the- sale-or use of Itquor, It prohibits the open1 sa loon. , It permits the sale' of wine and beer in sealed packages in ho tels from i noon to ' midnight, but with meals only. : It prohibits the U nf wblsker. ' rln. bran fly anitlvunk avii niiurt.. j. ' - T- "7 cocktaila. It permits tie "family liquor store" where vine and beer mar be purchased In bulk, bat pro bibits drinking on the premises. - The bill has provoked the ener getic hostility of the! retail liquor dealers, but is said to,have the sup port of the hop meri, wine grape growers and hotel men. Obviously,:' the. omens have been read in California, and this meas ure Is an effort to present the state from becoming bone-dry- territory. The firing on Sumter was scarce ly less electrical In its effects upon the country than has been the fili buster which' prevented the. senate from taking its stand in support of President Wilson. AND YET ! T HEORETICALLY,! a car of Lake county produce should go from Lakeview by power of gravity to Portland.! Yet all Lake county produce is dragged over the 7000-foot .summit of the Sierra Nevadas and ia sold in San Francisco, f j In order to ship a car of potatoes to Portland, Lakeview dealers are compelled to ' buy an excursion ticket . with positive j instructions printed across the top, "see Cali fornia first," and then start them on an 1100-mile journey across two high mountain ranges before the shipment , can reach Portland. This, in effect, is the statement of a Lakeview merchant in reply to a trade circular sent; out by Port land dealers. : j Why is it so? Who knows? Nature was good o Portland. This city is-at the foot of a down grade on which, theoretically at least, loaded cars will run by grav ity for distances of hundreds of miles from points wtyich are the supply places and assembling spots for every kind of product. Geography has glvjen no isuch favorable location to apy other city In. the wide world. Even the Cas cade mountains are divided by a great gateway, the only one of Ita kind along the Pacific slope, through which products may pass on a downhill grade and without the costly lift over mountain sum- mita.- Not content with making it down hill from all this empire of produc tion all the way to Portland, na ture planned great water courses fit for navigation and capable of carry ing more cheaply than, in any other way the vast output of field, forest, mine, mill and pasture land. No city in the world can point to such a map and on! It designate so - many natural advantages for highly developed commerce with Vie hinterland. It is ias if nature had, worked out a mighty scheme of mountains, forests hills, low- nds. plateaus and valleys and so tilted them as to make a Portland that would be the center and dis tributing point And yet, and yet ;J The dog wagon is scheduled to start on its sad mission at any mo-, ment now, according! to the an nouncement of the president of the Humane society. It will operate In the daytime, but the police patrol will still be on duty to gather in those gay dogs who continue to stay out nights. THE YOUNGER GENERATION S HALL we say that J. N. Teal Is a visionary because he hopes "to see the Columbia river serve some other purpose than beinsr nlctured in railroad Dosters and user2 for tourists to look at?" ,Thesa are worthy uses, no doubt. but not exactly what we may sup pose the Columbia to have been created for. . Mr. Tea-1 told the Brotherhood of the First Congregational church that it is the yOung men of the city, if anybody, who will wake us from our commercial stupor and make the great river truly valuable as a carrier of trade. The older gen eration have done their part. They have earned rest from their labors rest. Portland will continue to bring up the rear of the pj-.ocession as long as it depends for leadership upon these venerable relics. Let us erect statues to them-and decorate them with titles of honor, but let us choose for leaders men who have the youth and energy atead of holding back. to lead In- When the time comes to vote on the bulk elevator bonds, the ques tion with the Portland Voter will be whether the desire is for Portland to have a fair chance against Pnget sound In the handling of the wheat of the Inland Empire. . OUT BONO; I T WOULD be interesting to learn Just what the New york author ities think they have accom plished by keeping Margaret Sanger in Jail for thirty days. Cer tainly they have not disgraced her or damaged her influence. On the contrary; they have made' her a more considerable personage than 'she was, and Advertised her propa ganda. ? j Margaret Sanger was Jailed, as the reader remembers, for teaching poor Women how harmlessly to limit the number of thjslr children. Large families born to poverty and wretchedness are a distinct evil in, tne Blums.; Mrs. Sanger con for a a ) benefit- noon society v heintn 1 1 "f ""t out the authorities, governed by foolish J tradition Tiimlsh her for, her et 1 :. " ' 1 forts. - - On her release from lail Tues-1 day Mrs. Sanger was received by I a throng otthe poor women whose gratitude she had earned by her mlnistrations. They demonstrated j 1 aoaw I ,V . lu , V v., could, - We imagine their humble welcome to the outer world pleased I Mrs. Sanger quite as much as the presence of the wealthy and influ- entlal women who were also at the jail doors to receive her. The lat- ter gave Mrs. Sanger a testimonial breakfast to show their apprecia tion of her work and their sense of the wrong she had suffered. ; The New York authorities prob ably realize by this time that they can not suppress the idea of fam ily limitation by persecuting Mrs. Sanger, but one hardly expects that any such consideration will keep them from repeating their folly. The ancient notion that those who propose new ideas must be pun- I ished dies hard. It dies a little harder in New York than in other parts of the United States. Mrs. Sanger will probably be Jailed again and again before she conquers that full liberty of teach ing for which she struggles, but her propaganda will not be suppressed. The information which she seeks to spread is already perfectly familiar among the comfortable classes in the, United States. Mrs. Sanger niouco w 6ivo u l'"" oi me same Knowledge. 'The American public may rest assured that Japan knows fully well where her true interests lie," Is the statement of the Japanese premier, in discussing the German scheme ror allying Mexico ana japan witn Germany against the United States. Nothing but expressions of sincere . ? . . . rnenasmp ever come from oiiiciai circles in Japan respecting America. The usual hysterics over fears of what rlarkllng designs Japan may nave upon America are always with- uui ivuuuituuu. I A DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER TTMATHW MARTTM nf Virnia ENATOR MARTIN of Virginia s uas ueeu ma.ua uemocrau; floor leader of the new senate, It is a blunder. It Is an injustice to President Wilson. Senator Martin is a non-progres- Slve. He is a near reactionary. He is not a forward-looking statesman. Hla sympathies are with the past. The late vote of the people was for a new epoch in America. Sen- ator Martin is not In harmonv with t9l Z 4 , 1 harmony with that vote. His thoughts are more in consonance with the thought of XTar orA enlitt n 4 An His thoughts do not surge in unl- son With the mind of the great free West, which overturned precedents and walked rough shod over po-1 course, for some downtown lighting. lltical traditions in order to an-' BUCjl court bouse or office bulld uucai traaiuonB in oraer to ap- , where the distributing cost s prove the forward policies of Wood' row Wilson. Senator Walsh of Montana was a fitter man for the position. He Is of the West, by the West and fnrthftWftst. Hfi th-rnmr.niirr. that reversed Republican plural ities and united the Californias, the Washingtons, the Utahs and the Nebraskas under the Wilson leadership. It was due him for the service he had rendered and due Woodrow mi1ftn . tk. ),. W.. .u. ted him to do that Senator Walsh should have been made leader of the majority. The senate Democrats have made the president's task more dif f icult. They have taken a step that will make It necesaarv at timps fnr coul& be given this nohie woman, it mice merely to max victory ror an wiii m&Ke ii necessary at times I or 1 . . .h ntk.r nation nr win n k the president to apply the spur and the force of public opinion in drlv- ing through the senate those for- warrl TtflHriP .that tio la orfitn in wara policies -that lie IS certain to demand and for Which the Repub- llcan farmers and Republican workers of the West so numerously voted last Nowmhw uaiy VOiea last INOVemDer. Warning is given that people who mar public buildings and lamn Posts w t-4vir,, m,t.k. t . , by striking matches are to be dealt Witn by tne police. But. With ClOth- ing so high that' a poor man cannot afford to scratch matches on his trousers, what is to be done? THE PRESIDENT'S OMEN H" ISTORY tella us .of an occa sion when the founders and the fathers Of this nation had hn rnri!n -lnn. tn rnBtTrlt earnestly to fashion in enduring Words a document embodying the high principles of human liber- tv and 'eanal instla nnon which thl-rtinn wL I! P tT WIS nation was to Stand or fall. It was a serious and a sober time to test the -fiber of men. There wmi. diyrTtt nnlnlnna then divergent opinions then, as there aiways Will pe When men gather fo discuss grave , questions affecting the destinies of natlnna nnrl th n . Zil7lZ lives of mem The very elements seemed to take note Of the , mo- mentonsness of the discussion by it ..,.. rocking the convention hall with a lasniug, storm, uui as tne debate drew to Ita close and the assembled nati-iAta mt.aA t .M, , . . ..7 .. . "tf natures to the (Constitution of the United States the-, afternoon sun broke from behind the storm rtnnda ia .v. ..j. w e, wu,. . mo i"" - ance of its goodr-omened promise. Monday the storm clouds were gathered over Washington. The f . . - z . , blasts swept the streets and rocked tne buildings as tney did independ- ence' ball one hundred and f ortv .M l:hvA nniiAn. tional honor-and defense confront - ed the leaders f . the nation, as on I . .. . . j presiaeni ; 01 tne unuca States stood out before the nation t take no anew the burdens and ' . the responsibilities of a great people at peace, - bat surrounded by the close - lapping flames ef war. And, as he stood uncovered while taking his solemn ; oath, the ancient sym- bol again broke through the scud - inns' Rrm-m 1 mi A a ' in warm t h a ,Tn 7, scene below, portentous of the f u- ture that is toi come to us. It is a ' good omen to light the heart of the j present, as it cheered the founders of tire nation In those other peril- J ous days. Letters From the People fCommunleatkna aent to The Journal fo. publication in tbU department ahoold be writ ten oir nnljr one hide of tbe paper, abonld aot exceed 300 worda ia lengtb and mnat be ac companied br tbe same eLd addreaa of tbe under, if tbe writer does not dea're to have the name pobUxbed te boa Id no etata. Denies Lighting Figures. Portland. March 5. To the Editor of The Journal In an evident effort j to cormbat the effect of Commissioner Daly's effort to install an electric light plant in Portland, owned .and op- erated by the city, the Portland Rail way. Light & Power company, in its little pamphlet that it throws around among its patrons, gives some figures. which it undertakes to vouch for, as to the cost of living and the cost to consumers of Its product electric "Juice." After Quoting one set of figures, pre pared by the United States government regarding cost of living having in creased 72 per cent since 1900, It says: Another at of flsmrea. prepared h-r th Purina nu A Eiactria com Dan i .of San Francisco .shows that for the wMtwn division, the orice of electric ' light, during this same period, has de creased an average of 86.7 per cent. In other words, the electric light that cost you ai lu a i u u nuw uusia uu uui cents." Then follows a threat that the street car fare will soon be raised, perhaps, n account of the increased cost or ma- nave 'the c'OMUmer, read between the uneB an implication that a municipal light plant, by cutting into the com-1 or,. .TT.rn.. .n.v ot.n iiin to mik -"'TTT. Tr.. nM: i -a-v Now, in addition to the fact that the company's franchise prevents it of B cents th.V.rr. t this : rile a. nr threat of the monoDOly. one is, of course, that the statement is ao- .nii,.i. nni. mn fmr am Pnrtlinrl is rAnm1 a. nv rnninimer can read- V prove by comparing his old light . ct m0M ncent date. In- i deedt the statement Is so wide of the i fact as to be absolutely ridiculous and unworthy of thought even by a cor- ESL .VXZTV- -".T". posal The water plant proves that Portland can conduct a business of this tyMj.ud as the electricity ""rwi thSd ot what it costs to bring In the water. and with, only a fraction of the operar- In and repair expense, and a consum- . u a much j p lUm 7u kh th.r. i. n th more reason why the light investment nnnM v. a hAtttr Investment than th I water system. .vi. -nmnnv thtnv i it n wln lt- fi,nt acainst a municipal llglit plant by wielding a bludgeon? Of . some downtown nanunr. i practically nil, the company may be . m.Ita mls-mm mil-Y flhnvi T W an o.i.w " claimed, but that Is not the Impression they seek to convey by their state- t t a ,. v thina- in th way of argument against the city plant tha ftomDanv can Droduce. we might fi well make the vote unanimous for the municipal system. CITIZEN. The Tribute to Miss "Willard. Hood River, Or., March B.-Jo the Editor of The Journal The White Ribboners of Oregon are certainly to be congratulated that their wishes have been fulfilled In some special manner, Among we gooa laws pwsea ia mi early part of the legislative session was the enactment of a Francis E. Willard ' day. to be observed in the Dublic schools In the state. This day is to be tbe fourth- Friday of October, One other state In the Union (Missou- ri) has also one day set apart for sucn an observance. " No greater tribute nrBt WOman to be Immortalized In statuary hall at Washington was Frances E. Willard, recognised tnrougnout tne lengm ana D re a in 01 our land aa the Queen of an women. rt j9 something to know that we belong to an organization which has enclreled the globe with the white ribbon, the emMem of pumy and truth lt l8 ,,t.- our httr1f aeainst the Kreatest toe of our borne. the church and society, and we need U the forces at our command to co - operate with us in the accomplishment r; .in., w look to t mutant dav ether states fall 1 ing into, line in- this well deserved tribute of honor and respect. JULIA A. HUNT. Municipal Light and Power. Portland, March 6. To the Editor of The Journal Coming to a more suc cinct demonstration "Of what I have pre- vlousiy WTiwen, concerning a munic- ipally owned light and power plant, with an available E000 horse power of efficiency. In contrast . to wnat the two I Privately owned companies are handing nnt . it m now take the annual income of the present light and power companies as found by multiplying their last quarterly statements on file by r. " Allows: Portland Railway, Light & Power company, stationary mo- tors, J739.S00; commercial tnd lncan- "11' lighting, .1250,960; residence lighting. 614.12; street, rire depart- mentf publlo buildings llghtlngv S20S.- 012; total. $1,807,464. Northwestern Electrio company, stationary motors, incandescent street lighting, ".000; house lighting. z4,57i; city ughUng. J16; total. $597,404. A totU for the two of $2,404,868. The city owned 5000xhorse power has (capability 01 coing raucn more tnan on tnlr tWl, businesa, and a reason- I able price therefor on actual capitallza- I tlon would result in income as follow: I Take all the city's . public lighting at 6ne half the prices paid tne Portland Railway. Light & Power coWany. $125,480; for 1000 more lights needed, $25,600. It can compete and Justly I claim one third the business in all the . other utmties named above and. charge lone third their present' rate therefor. I One third of the above, except the city to $718,000 and one third that as fair rental Is $139,333, making a to- m. income of $$90,818. areitif the I system costs $1,700,000 as claimed by I Mr. Daly the Interest cost win be $85.- 000. t Coupled : with the city's Instru- I mentalities In collections 'through the 1 water office, maintenance, upkeep and 1 overhead expense - should not exceed $75,000 more, which will leave some $280,000 to the good. J 1 am fully satisfied $lC9.Cfl Applied from the power proposed by the Daly program ia sufficient to equip us for a full realization of 5000 hone power, ror the various use to which it can be ep- plied or to the full limit of Its produo- tion, and that the $200,000 he calls for ? T -j. vert to the capitaiizaUon of the Port- : land Railway. Light & power company 'and the Northwestern Electric as com- Pred tb city owned proposal and the Tacoma piaBt doing. duty and owned by its citizens. ' i the letter preceding this, I stated SoViorVerVuld V?- predate $200,000 of rental instead of one cent per. kilowatt hour as printed. CHARLES P. CHURCH. From a Good Friend. . Portland, Feb. 87.To the Editor of The Journal With a feeling; of pro found respect and gratitude for tbe good it is always doing. I want to say a few words for our good paper. The Journal. For eight years it has arrived every night at my door. It seems like a good friend and a part of my home, and the reason I like it so welL It Is Lalways on the square. It is the poor man's friend, and I thank God we have one good, clean, honest paper in our city, not given over to the interests some of the others serve, but always extending a helpina- hand to every needy one, always looking for the bet terment of city and state affairs. I would like to eee It In every home. It does me good to read of the graft It exposes. I could say more In Its favor, but I want a few words on another sub ject, I wonder if the women voters in this city are going to let things go on as they are now, or will there be a nousecieaning In June? Let's rote for and try to get some rood men Into Mice ontVJvare ,With e iT one gooa man. and that is Mr. Daly. Let's get some more like, him and have a little different work In our city affairs. Let's get some men who will fight for a good, clean city. MRS. L. GREG OR. Thinks Neutrals Should Yield. Castlerock, Wash., March 8. To txie Editor of The Journal Pleas i- low to y that I believe Mr. Bry- views on the rights of American "I""to JjZi .b?Usereni "P8: or ships that are carrying contraband of war. are the identical views of thre- rourths of the American people today I refer to his views as set forth In the Semi-Weekly Journal of March 2 under the caption, "Bryan Intends to Oppose War to Last Ditch. . " tuiecu wjih mm "" vc mccura wim him on this subject. This government ned OOt forbid its Citizens to go on 8Ucb s-hlpsj. but it should give them to understand that If they go they go at lu" own ns. Those nations have chosen to settle .weir q urere nces c ,y n rut. rorca. The traliywhicn m,wewm keent of their way (notwithstanding they wi" .Yu"lrucl puduo mjiway some w. JJ'- k the knockout blow? ' Can this government be expected to f,!"? ,"fen wh" hoU "ntly0Tal-k" between the firing lines? Should this government under- take to protect his property when it consists of a cargo of contraband of , "3 "la.nQ Clear wnY tney fight it out, show no partiality, re- maln neutral to the letter, and hold U oeuigerents accountable for any " -- J. B. THOMPSON. Wpuld Yield to Belligerents. Albany, Or.Marcb. 8. To the Ed- , rrr. . T..l T . t . " "TXTlT . .M'uer i. fTi ', rj f " asking the United States to avenge th. of bis relaUvea, victims of ao coma. oaa as me case surely r courso now accomplished. never to be recalled, yet lt could have been avoided. Thoughtless careless- ness on the part of the unforunate parties was to blame. They failed to need the admonition eet before them and ventured on a journey of the kind knowing that their pathway was filled with danger, hence hanging their lives wii iiutHui " hujuiz e way, which deed now Interests millions of people, bringing grief and sorrow to many, while on the other hand it seems appreciated by the entente powers, which are continuously trying to draw our beloved nation Into the conflict. What win tne destination be? Are we goinr to give way to the great sao- example set fey our dear mothers, who thus far guided our steps in a path of safety. Now are we going to sus- yaaa uio wv 10 iurcs our- Beives upon thin, dangerous ice; or. in other words, will we venture our livss out upon the highway to pass where there is a continuous battle In action by a band cf notorious outlaws? Oh, no: th rood mother will hid hr .h!lrl tay home till she knows the danger Is over. , While different countries are at war, neutral should only venthre through danr cones at their own nk H. T. RIDDBRS. Wants a War Referendum. Portland, March 6. To the Editor of The Journal The writer recently heard of a new party which differs from that of the pro-British patriots and also from that of the pro-German pacifists n is called the Dro-American nartv its pledge, or platform, Is worthy or wide publicity and reads something Uke this "Believinr that ororress has never been made except through the courage .n tr. f -,in. that lt. has always been the policy of corrupt politicians to place all power ln one man's hands and then control that man; that it is better to follow the llaht than the leader, who mar turn from the light we, pro-American citizens of these United States, cher- ishlng with our patriotism a love for all humanity, stand on record as up- holding and willing to defend with our lives the principles of liberty, equality and Justice on which this government u founded. And we further believe that, according-to those principles, war should be declared, except in case of invasion, only by a referendum of the people." SARAH HINDS WILDER. Tax Increase Questioned. Canyonvllle. Or., March 2. To the Editor of The Journal I am under the Impression that at the last, elec tion a measure was passed to limit Increase of taxation ln Oregon to C per cent each year, yesterday, on fceipt of my tax notice, lt shows an Increase of 75 per cent over last year. This is ruinous, and I would be glad If you will" show me how to secure Some relief in tbe situation. Tour stand for Justice and equity prompts me to appeal to you for advice ln tbe matter, SUBSCRIBER. .(The initiative measure adopted last rail relates to tax levies only: an individual assessment might bear a disproportionate ratio. Further more., a tax statement rendered now for 191$ taxes now due. would be based on an assessment made last March . and , hence , unaffected ln any ; : : ' ' ' - A, ; ; PFRTINFNT r.OMMFNT AMH NFWS IN BRIEF Rao-Tad anrl RWtl I I t n i w ; aw ar mm mmm w lew m w mm m w nw - - - - - 9 - ' w wma SMALL C1IA5GE j 1 OREGON SIDELIGHTS .. I Stones From Everywhere . "If this be treason, make the most of lCT "Sure; I will." says Oermany. One reason why the backyard gar den has not long since put tee high cost to rout is because It is right on the huckster's route. The, fox that tTiaoklisted the grapes wain t really knocking on their ria vor. The grapes were shy on prote.a and calories, that's ail. I 0 . . I EDeaklnr of bone dry. acknowledr-1 ment is due a wise man of the eastern I seaboard who has observed that mtst among the most fertile. The filibuster is a good servant but a bad master, as one might say. Yet, a good servant who could, and who on occasion would and did, become a bad master would get tired mighty quick. One of the many bunks that have practically disappeared before the ad- I"C9.?I " -1SIJ' ,?1.lol2J2v ll always a delusion: ofttimes snare. Perhaps its substitutes are no better than It was, however. Here is a table of food values pre pared by the department or agricui ture at Washington: Rice, 88.09 per cent, wheat 82.54. rye 82.79, oats 74.02 maize 82.97, potatoes 23.24, fat beef , 46.03. lean beef 26.83. And now. ain't you ashamed of yourself? One Is moved to wonder why Mr. William Philip Simmi, in his descrip tion of scenes in the abandone.1 trenches along the Ancre doesn't once mention Dante and the well known In ferno in that connection, until one re members that Dante had only his im agination to go by. and of course that baa its limits. COOPERATION From the Fhlladelphla Erasing Ledger. The chairman of the special commls- slon appointed -by Governor Whitman of New Tork to investigate the high cost of living, in an address before the American Association for the Advance ment of Science, said that so far the results of their work had shown that competitive methods among farmers must give way to cooperative methods. and he suggested that the m a ch -despised middleman Is the one to coop erate with the farmers. If this is to be the burden of the commission's report to Governor Whitman, it offers little comfort to those who have been ex pecting a way out from the present conditions. There is no question that coopera tion among farmers, if properly con ducted, would Bolve the question, not only so far as the farmers themselves are concerned, but also for the con sumers. But scientific cooperation to be supremely successful must be pre ceded by scientific farming, and when the nation becomes as wide awake to the necessity for the highest develop ment of science in this form of pre paredness as it has in the matter of military preparedness, then .and not until then can we expect to place the cost of living on a proper basis. In no other country in the world has mm cooperation among farmers been brought to such perfection as in Den mark. This has been accomplished In very recent years, and in the evolution the middleman, who previously ob tained as high as 120 per cent profit. has disappeared entirely. What has been accomplished In Denmark is pos sible to a degree In each of our sep arate states. The Danish farmers do not only cooperate In the manufacture of butter and cheese through coopera tive creameries, but they also cooper ate in the marketing of their products and in the purchasing of farm Imple ments and supplies of every kind. They get the profits both coming and going HOW TO BE TCJUR FEET NO. 1. You cannot build up a healthy, well-poised body on a pair of weak feet! If one's feet break down health is pretty sure to follow suit. This applies particularly to women, for weak foot and Its final stage, flat foot. Is much more common to them than it is among men. Weak foot Is believed by many to b purely a local condition In the arch of the foot, while, as a matter of fact, lt Is due to a general weakening of the leg muscles that support the arch. Boys, because they indulge more than girls in vigorous exercise, are protected la proportionate degree from this com mon malady. 1 Girls and women also have great er habit of toeing out whether walking or standing, a position which places a great strain upon the arches of the foot. As weak feet are gradually con verted Into flat feet by faulty standing and walking posture it is well to know how to correct the habit of toeing out. A persistent determination to toe in, Indian fashion, and daily exercise of the leg muscles by rising upon the toes Z0 to 40 times night and morning will do much to prevent flat foot. As an aid to the toeing--in habit, draw two way by the measure passed last No vember. Lincoln in 1017. IVom the New RepnbUe. When Abraham Lincoln advised his fellow countrymen to study the Inci dents of the war, not as wrongs to be rvenged but as philosophy to learn wisdom frdm. he was preaching pre cisely what -he practised. His speeches will be searched in vain for a single sentence which attacked the southern ers with harsh, bitter or Intemperate word& He not only felt kindly towards them, but ln thinking about them he was scrupulously considerate and fair. Because they bad by their own aggres sive acts brought this war' on and be cause they were fighting for the per petuity of legalized human bondage, he was not tempted either to outlaw them or condemn them to punishment. He foresaw the futility of drawing op an Indictment against a people with the intention of making them suffer for their transgressions. Mr. Lincoln was, consequently, sharply criticized for vacillation and hesitation, for al lowing his policy to be dictated by ex pediency and for uls refusal to cut all political knots with the sword of a moral Imperative. But he knew better than hie critics. They were condemn ing him for his most .salutary quality. He was only seeking to grasp the situ ation as a whole, to keep all of its complicated aspects in his mind at the same time, and to arrange them In the order of their relative importance. Sur rounded as be was by the pafeslons and obsessions of a desperate war. be never budged from his ordinary prac tice -of patiently waiting until he pos sessed all the available facts and then of applying to them the searchlight of cool, disinterested and purposed think ing. ' ' . - j PERSONAL MENTION ; : Naval Officer at' Portland. II. C.:Frazer, U. S. N.. an officer of the torpedoboat ' Goldsborough, the new training ship . for the 'Oregon Naval Militia, is a guest at the port land. ; ( - - - Mrv and Mrs. K. H. UcCornlck " of Gooding, Idaho, are at the Portland. -Frank J. Miller- of -fialeix member t r - - The Rosebur News' Idea of riotous luxury in these days. Is a hog eating spuds or onions. '0 The Canyon City Eagle reports that there has not been a prisoner In the Grant county Jail since last November. "Of course Joseph." says the 'Her ald, -Is certain to get a Carnegie 11- "EK? 'aJXZa v As soon ss legal requirements are Mmniit ik 1 nrir win 7h com rnenced on a bridge across the John 4y river at the mouth of Cottonwood canyon two Howe trues spans of ISO and 120 feet. The elevation will be seven feet higher than the bridge that was washed away, t In addition to using all produce nec easary for the county farm of Lane county the ' past two months, the su Derintendent. B. F. Russell, sold pro duce to the value of $402.62. The cost of ODeratlnr the farm for the two months was 1511.08. The average num ber of inmates was 23. Bee culture note In Board man Bulle tin: "Several farmers of the project exrect to engage in the bee buainess this spring. Bees will find pasture along the Columbia and from the blue eagebrush. end desert flowers of which there are 37 varieties. Some of the plant sweet clover ior their bees. Dendine- growth of alfalfa." As a result of tie recent snow storm the people of Roseburg experienced thA firat rubber famine in many years. There was not apair of rubbers to be purchased in Roseburg on a certain day named by the Review, notwitn standlcg that the merchants pur chased the usual amount of the prod uct last fall. FOR FARMERS and are therefore able to sell at a low figure. There are today in Denmark more than 1200 creameries conducted on tbe cooperative plan, the managers of which dispose of the products, thus saving the farmers tlmo in going to market. Each of these creamerleshas about 160 members, owning about 960 cows. The plants were constructed at a cost of about $7500 each and the money wes borrowed from the local farm loan bank. In addition, they have cooperative slaughter houses, with a membership of 4800 and 600 branches. Before the advent of cooperation Den mark exported (00,000 eggs yearly; no- the exports amount to 430,000.000. England is its principal market for butter, cheese and eggs, so that the matter of transportation is Just as seri ous as in this country. If the numerous oommlslsona that have been appointed all over the coun try to Inquire into the causes of the high coat of living find, as tbe New York commission has, that coopera tion among farmers will solve the mat ter, and If they expect to get anywhere further than mere recommendations they must enlist the aid of federal and state governments in the work. If our navy department can enlist the un selfish services of the best scientific brains In the country to advise In the matter of naval preparedness, surely here is a field where the best talent that can be secured can do a lasting service. Each year the cost of farm produce Is getting higher and higher for the consumer, with no remedy in sight If the solution of the difficulty Is scientific cooperation among farm era where they can' reap good profits and can afford to sell at low figures. it is up to our statesmen to take the matter up In a vigorous manner. The establishment of the farm loan banks, with their necessary combinations of farming associations as a clientele, should be a good basis on which to make a start. HEALTHY grWJS: parallel chalk lines about three fourths the length of one foot apart and prac tice walking on them until tbe babK of toeing straight practically becomes sec ond nature. Few people really know how to stand. The majority have been taught and lncorrtly so, that the right way Is with the heels together and the toes out. If this has been drilled Into your children, hasten to correct it. The proper position i with the heels apart, toes straight forward the sides of the feet forming two, sides of a square. This the correct posture Is much like the jnllltary attitude "at rest. Placing the feet ln this position as sures stability, poise and a proper dis tribution of the weight of the body upon the structure of the feet. Because of the Importance of the distribution of the body's weight upon the structures of the feet, those who stand a great deal should avoid dis torted positions, such as resting the weight on the sides of the feet or on one foot, with the body sagging to one side. At al times keep the body's weight evenly distributed on both feet. Tomorrow Tour Feet (No. 2.) of ih state publlo service commission. Is It the Imperial. H. J. Schulderman, state corporation commissioner, is at the Multnomah. J. Wood ts registered at the Perkins from Stanfleld. F. K. Veness. Wlnlock. Wash., log ging man. is at the Oregon. Dr. and Mra D. D. Young are Me Mlnnvllle visitors at the Imperial. G. W. Overmeyer of Aberdeen. Wash., is at the Cornelius. s Mrs. C. A. Mackenzie of Winnipeg is a guest at the Multnomah. O. A. Lelter Is sn arrival from Oak land, Cal., at the Washington. Rev. John L. Kmmett of Hubbard Is a guest at the Washington. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Taylor are Prlnevllle visitors at the Oregon. O. A. Grham is registered at the Perkins from Clatskanle. , Mrs. H. L. Hopkins and Mrs. A. S Bennett of The Dalles ar guests at the Portland. Ross W. 'Smith of Vancouver B C. is at the Imperial. Mra O. U Baker of McMlnnvlIle Is at the Washlnaton. Joseph P. Smith is a Bend arrival at the Carlton, F. J. Berger of Eugene Is at the ranjc u. Bramwell. Grants Pass sugar manufacturer, is at the Imperial. O. R. Sloane of Condon is at the Perkins. M. R. Poineroy la an Astoria arrival at the Cornelius. K. A. Green of Fort Stevens is st toe canton. Mrs. Fred W. Selee of Salem ia guest at th- Portland. Mrs. Fred L. Dodge of Ashland Is t roe aauimoman. Mr. aad Mra C. W. McCracken of i-Biuiewn are guests at the Perkins. J. W. Silrmena is a Klamath Falls manor ai roe imperial. - sir. ana Mrs. Robert Johnston of Woodstock are at the Portland. M. Graham of Pomeroy, Wash, la at Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Miller ef Walla "Jta are mi tne alultnomah. , ; Appreciation. '.- Tram tbe Oracge roet. ' . Ld (In motor car) This . controls the. brake. , It is put. on very quickly in case 01 an emergency. Co-E4 Oh. I see: somethtesi like a jumono, . Passing the White Feather. IN Great Britain they are all on the warpath for "slackers." the touni men who could go to the front If they would, but prefer to stay away. They cawed tnem cowards at first, until someone with a facile mind replied that he feared be Would not have the courage to stay at home and live ao- ccrding to his paclflstlc ideas. That, ssys the Literary Dlgeet. seemed to take some of the sting out of'the verbal lashings given to tbe slackers. So now they have a new plan; they pin on the white feather. It is a bad thing to get the white feather; nothing that can be said goes as deeply as the plnnmg of that bade-a of cravenhood upon the lapel. Yet sometimes enthusiastic feather pinners are liable to go wrong. Enthusiasm can be carried to fanaticism with little trouble. The' Milwaukee Free Press tells a very human tsle of how a girl made the error of her life In pinning the ' feather on a supposed slacker at the watering place, Brighton: Francis William Sankey 11m pel down the beach and sat down alone oa the sand. Dressed in "civvies," with out even a badge to show he had of fered himself . to fight, Sankey looked the part of the slacker. At least that's how he looked from where Miss Some body sat, "Cxcuse me a moment." said the girl to hsr circle of war invalids. "I'm go ing to decorate the gentleman." . She scurried up to the bathing ma chine and took a white feather out of her hat. Then she walked over to Sankey. You look rather nice."' said Miss Somebody, "but you'd look better ln khaki." With that she stuck the whit feather in his lapel. Sankey rose painfully to bis feet. Tbe crowd gave lilm a roar, the girl laughed derisively, and the Tommies backed her up. I was tongue tied." said Sankey later. "I didn't know what to do. Every time I opened my mouth they only roared louder. At last 1 asked them to give me a chance. They did. and you should have seen them melt away. The white feather girl disap peared first, but she didn't apologise. That's what makes me sore." And yet here . Is the man's record a . series of services which might be a source of pride to any man. Gunner ln the Royal Field artillery, he fought at La Basnee, Givenchy, "Plug Street," Festubert, Ypres, three times; Iteuve Chapel le, Dlckebuagh. Kemtnel and Hill Sixty. And ln addition to all that, he had been sent back to England, wounded, four times. We learn moreover: After his twenty-second trip to the operating table tbe army discharged him on pension. "I volunteered on the third day of the war," said the gunner. "In a few weeks I was ln France. I was shot in the left hand and knee at La Bas see, hit in the back by a piece of shrap nel at Kemmel, gassed and hit In the forehead by shrapnel, and shot In the hip at Ypres, and also knocked over twice by 'Jack Johnsons' at Ypres. The last time I lay for dead 24 hours, bleeding from the back of my head and my left arm. Four times they sent me home and after lt all I get the white feather from a girl who won't even make munitions." Sankey's left hand la useless and he limps from his hip wounds. At the base of bis skull there's a silver plate, arid In various parts of his patched up . body 114 stitches have been taken. 'One doctor told him he couldn't be killed, and Sankey, on a penslbn of $$.21 a week, believes It. A Judge Who Had a Heart. Two middle-aged men faced Magis trate Pennock in the Germantown po lice station. They were the type of men who make their living collecting rubblfh and Junk. They had bean ar rested for violation of a city ordinance against scattering paper over the street, while "scavenging" the contents of waste paper boxes and baskets, says the Philadelphia Evening Ledger. The magistrate ended the case quickly with a laconic, "Five dollars fine and costs." That meant $7.(0 from each defendant. One of the defendants, with a look of resigned misery on hie face, fished out $15 and handed it to the clerk. Then he grasped the arm . of the co-defendant and started to lead him from the courtroom. The co-defendant walked like a person uncer tain of his way. and he held bis free arm extended as if feeling for obstruc- tions. "One of those men Is bUnd. cried Magistrate Pennock sharply. "Here, you two men come back here. I have never fined a blind men yet. and t wont begin now. Here, clerk, give that blind man his money back." John Brady, clerk, obeyed, and there were happy expressions on the fares of tte defendants as they left the courtroom. The men were Albert Lawrence, and B. T. Lawrence, brothers. B. T. Law rence has been blind for many years and hla brother has stuck by bun 1 ms exrueuon. William Penn and Hampton Moore, f "I am Mt FMflv A lmmm - ' - Kraleioiie and ItIihc r-p.a-1 uat oomea out mi mOoa." Itepraaeatattre J. llamptoa The late lamented William Penn was. more aevout tnan other men. As several ancient chronicles attt And many Pennsylvanlans still re semble late lamented Bill. But Hampton Moore is different front the rest. T7 When Hampton has a word to say 14 He-never tries to make bis tongue behave. But entertains his en ton rare with. feats of verbal sabotage. And William Penn turns over ln his grave. When I wss porfer In a bar Chow sweet tnose recollections sref) And while I manicured the floors and groomed the faithful cuspidor I argued with the patrons, one by, ona X never stood dismayed and durrfb wbenj WJi'VflBllUi WVUaUXS V W1US $ Bat filled the gaps with curses, here . ana mere; And after several oaths profane ny stalled Ideas would start again. And that, dear friends, was how t learned to swear. . - Oh. JTsmpton Moore. J. Hampton' Moore, ' his argument Is pretty poor Whose phrases turn to cinders where they fall. . A case that insecurely clings to "damnables' and kindred thing Is hardwortb the waste of word B. W. "VT. (n Chicago Post. ; TJncIe Jeff 'fcnow Sayst Mebby we don't need no war, and ' mebby we won't ketch no war; but by tbe great Jehoeophat, if we git started . I beve we'll make grease spots vf some mighty Mghfalutln' notion some' folks has about the miasiorr of Uncle ; Sara on arth. Providence may t a little nearsighted st times and pl-k on the wrong-feller to lead, but lf,wa must set up a peace party. on earth lt'a . Just possible we'll have to lick some pretty big nation 'fore it gits tbe a- tion to help out on the lorrollir;. f I il 1 d y i t- e r e i 1