The Oregon daily journal., April 21, 1917, Page 6, Image 6

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1917.
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XELEP1IONES .lata TITS; Horn. A-O091.
All departments reached by ttaeae anmbera.
Tell tua operator what flepaxunant rim
."' waat.
aJOBKIG ADVEETI8INO BEFREBEtfTATIVC
, B-nJamtn ft Kentaor Co.. Bruaswick Bldf.,
:m xa Firm Are., New xora. uw rtowi
" Uaa Bldg , Chicago.
Austrian note objecting to Ameri
can exports of arms and ammuni
tion to? thallles.
Of Course it is to be taken for
granted that the swee't irl gradu
ates of Jefferson high school took
into account the high cost of shoes
when they placed the $6 limit on
the cost of their graduation outfits.
PORTLAND SHIPBUILDING
G'
Kubacrlptlo ttnni If mall or to aa addraaa
Id the United Statea or Mexico:
PA1LY (MOUSING OR ASTEBX.OON)
!0n year .'.". oo I One Death ,$ .60
SUNDAY
f.?..7;, the yards and the
. L SUNDAY
One rnr 7.30 I Oo month 9 .00
EXERAL GOETHALS has sent
assurances to Oregon ship
builders that they -will be
given government construc
tion contracts up to the maximum
of their ability to guarantee deliv
ery. Apparently the extent of
the orders will be limited only by
(hir flag meiina all onr fatliera meant In
Hmi Revolutionary War; It meana.aU tlu
leeUratln of. Independence meant; It
uieana all the -Count i tut Ion o( our people,
organising for Justice, liberty and bappi
nen, lueant. Henry Ward lloecher.
A MESSAGE
T
HERE 1s a message to the
world in the reports of a
German revolt in Brazil,
The alatement in that in
three Rrazilian Ktntpa ttio anthnr.
'itv of the c-nvpmmnt (a r.i.torl nite organization and understand
a.y armed subjects of the. kaiser. In& between shipyard and mill and
"The latest statement is tha refu- cooperation between builder and
gees were nonrintr intn iTmro. builder. But it would speed up
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labor supply.
. ' Here, then, is opportunity stfch
as seldom comes to a community,
to build up an industry, an occa
sion when business, comes of its
own necessity and volition to lay
the groundwork for the future
expanse of a new enterprise.
Whether Oregon's share of the
work shall be large or small will
depend, in large part, upon coor
dination of resources and coopera
tion of effort by al concerned.
Henry Ford made a great suc
cess of his business because ho
standardized it. He evolved uni
formity of production and harmo
ny in assembling his product from
the cap on the radiator to the last
bolt 'on the axle. There was no
lost motion or waste effort from
foundry to office. -
The 3500 ton boats to be con
structed for the government are
to be the Fords of the sea. There
is no reason why the builders of
the Columbia and Willamette
rivers could not build them on the
same Intensive scale as the Fords
of the land. It would require defi-
serious and calls for as much de
liberative thought as the other. Its
success demands the same 'single
ness of purpose and 'harmony of
plan.
The America of April is not
much different from the America
of February. A little more aroused,
grimmer, more resolute of purpose
perhaps, it yet is the same coun
try little changed as to condition.
Food speculators may harass us,,
but the hand of the government
can, and undoubtedly will, set
them in their place. .Hardship and
privation may touch us, but they
are the' companions of war, part
of the price we must pay.-
To meet the full measure of our
duty, it is true that we must speed
up on the farm, in the factory,
everywhere.- But much the same
necessity for this .increased activ
ity existed before the declaration
of war as since. The crisis has
shown us our inertia. This is
cause for sorrow, not excitement.
We will have 'no overshadowing
cause for troublo if we go for
ward, shoulder to shoulder, and
in step, with our fellows.
SARAH BERNHARDT
T
not strike an awful blow at one
fell, swoop; have papa and mamma
discard their $12 foot gear to go
forth hand In hand with son and
daughter to expose their pedals
to the duet, the dewi the blisters
and the bees?
.If .we are going to swat the
Leather Trust lefa not do it with
the pink feet of infants but with
the corned and calloused extremi
ties of a united citizenship.
Letters From the People
(Communication Bent to The J on real for
publication In tola department ebon Id be writ
ten on oonly one aide of the paper, abonld not
exceed !MK norda In length and moat be ac
companied by the name end addreaa of tba
eeoder. If the writer doea not dealre to bare
the tame published be ahonld- ao atate.l
The Day ana the People.
Portland, April 10. To the Editor
of The Journal Yesterday was an
Ideal day for a patriotic parade. It
was Ideal because It gave the people
of Portland a chance to show their
mettle to prove that adverse condi
tions will not daunt them and that
they' can show their patriotism ani
love of country on a dreary day as
well as in fair weather.
When the European war broke out
1 was- in a foreign land. Upon hear
in of the war I started for home.
When the United States consul asked i creased price
growth of other clan at Urts very
time, of abundant pasturage w hear I
the cry from our consolidated rank
concern that the price of milk must
be raised because of advanced cost of
food for cows. We know that milk-
produclng cows require other foods
than grass, but we also know that
abundant pasturage greatly lowers the
cost of milk production, and all milk
and butter consumers know that Ore
gon cows are thoroughly enjoying
grass at this season, as we can tell
by the "spring grass flavor" of even
the most expensive butter and cream.
We ' cannot credit the statement as
true that, after having passed the
winter months, when cows really re
quired a great , amount of ground
feeds,' It is necessary that the price
of milk be raised at this time.
The article states that, because of
the conditions ef high cost of feed,
etc., farmers are selling their cows
to stockyards and going out of the
milk-produclhg business. Yet we have
before us an Oregon country paper of
March 29, 197, which contains three
advertisements from farmers who
wish to buy cattle.
The article urges us to use more
milk, because of the nourishing quali
ties of milk. Considering the already
Increased cost of most table foods.
but no corresponding increase In the
wages of most food consumers, we
would like to know how the wage
earner will be able to pay for this
extra amount of milk at this in-
me my nationality wnen I
: with reports of fighting between
'German rebels
(. forces.
the
It is the Identical plan employed
everywhere by the kaiser's govern
- ment. Secret asents operating
.with money supplied from Berlin
i swarm in every nation, friendly
or otherwise.
production, increase output, and.
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and government v,uai 15 mure umtt au CiBe WIC
tne-siress 01 government wors was
AtrM 4 ySMi1f 1oo O Vl 1 tT V 1 V
J vif? , . , h o lSat trained, organized and veteran in
b. revolt is inspired by Berlin. w ,t Twtiand nn
the map as a leading shipbuilding
center of the world.
Goethals as its general manager
and the great drive that is bein,s
made under it proves that the ship
nine hoard created by the shiD nur-
In Brazil, the sovereignty of the Lhasa act was a rematsable Diece
nation iS defied. Rebellion if! rwf loltlr,n onnHorl fnr an lT.
, rttisea airectiy against the author- traordinary time
- jiy set up Dy me urazilian people.
n is a. direct challenge by the A Petfograd dispatch convoys
- Prussian autocracy of the right of the news that German gunners are
the Brazilian people to govern loading 6h ells with, copies of Cban-
themselves in their own country, cellor von Bethmann-Hollweg's
Doubtless the arms used by reiehstag address and shooting
.those tn. revolt in Brazil were se- them into the Russian lines. It
.cretly supplied by the kaiser. It would seem almost as inhuman to
Sis action that would "naturally ac- shobt a man with a Prussian dip-
f company the policy of insurrection, lomat'a speech as to wound him
r intrigue .and trouble making car- with a soft nosed bullet
Juried on by te Prussian military
jclique all over the world It is of
HE time seemed to have al
most come for Sarah Bern
hardt to sav "Now Lord,
lettest thou thy servant de
part in peace," but the angel
passed over and she is to live, pos
sibly until the Invader has quitted
the soil of France. May the light
of her eye survive to see him flee
ing with the hosts of victorious
France at his heels.
It seems a loss to the universe
that Sarah Bernhardt should die.
After the creative powers have
gone to the pains of making a
woman so heroic in mind, so un
conquerable in soul, Bo wondrous
ly gifted, one is impelled to won
der why her light should be
quenched. What treasures the
Omnipotent must have lying in his
storehouse that he can afford to
let the Destroyer smite down the
Bernhardts and the Tolstois.
But .the dark days of France
seem to be lightening and when
she goes now it will not be as one
without hope. Her eyes have seen
the glory of the coming of tho
Lord. It may be full daylight in
the Meuse and Marne before the
angel summons her.
"Tho spring will come by Meuse and
Marne,
The birds be blithesome In the tree.
I heap the stones to make his cairn.
Where many sleep as sound as he."
Would she might live to build
a cairn for the soldiers whom she
has loved and -cheered.
applied
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In the same issue of The Journal
ior a passport, x repnea unit x was read a report f rom San Franctsco
proua oi in, w. declaring: "There Is no shortage of
citizen of the good old U S A., and fooda that arft U8Ua in coW
as I spoke 1 gazed through the win- storage( and tnere ,no neCeSalty for
dow and out over the harbor and beheld v-v ' , ,. tr ,
the most beautiful and inspiring sight " "l ",vam iU"ua- A"
I had witneesed in over a year the 1 " c.ua r k""k
Stars and Stripes, gallantly fluttering u"U!"'nfi in prices, ac
frnrv, t0 r.nmoat r,f ih. vi that cording to provision men."
was to carry me home. Neither do we believe that there Is
Tater as I heard of Insult after In- an' reasonaoie excuse for a Portland
suit that 'was being heaped upon that concern to boost the price of milk at
flag, and our country taking no active the spring of the year. While it is
steps to prevent it, I began to have a worthy thing to show patriotism by
grave misgivings and wondered If, IPUDiio parage, Portland could find
after all. our national honor was! more practical ways of showing pa
founded on a bed of sand. But all triotism and of doing for the good
doubts were dispelled during the weetc I of the country and fellow-man. To
our president made one of the great- our idea, any form of graft to make
est and mot truthful speeches ever money at these times, at the expense
delivered to the American people, and of the consumer, is cowardly and un-
When our congress acted upon his patriotic. The consumer who works
suggestion and proved to the world for wares is rertninw crino.
that this great nation would continue otism. If he tries to make the best of
to stand Where it has always stood things by close economy. There is as
that it would defand the principles of opportunity for . the produce
humanity and International Justfce. dMiPP t -h K .
and that it would Preserve In a vig- ,g th. tempUtlon to 4. profits
nrnnit manner Ita national honor anrl I . r11"'1"
.-irr-.n7t Rl lnes unies.
m - i If rtO vea a -hw
Yesterday I was more enthused w-
than ever and my heart rejoiced; for South. Portland's Playsronnd.
to me. the manner in which the clti- n ,,. . ., "
n.nf tortino .m.. to th. ooc. Portland April 18 To the Editor
of The Journal Will the people of
ioruana see the crying need of
DOING THEIR BIT
MTZZER AND TOOTSY
ROUCHY old cynics are send
ing out warnings that muz
zer is likely ttr-. do a gool
deal of harm to her little
tootsy wootsy babsy by talking baby
G'
5-kind with machinations in the
lUnited States in which munition
?plants were .blown up, bombs
t placed on food 6hips departing
from American ports and the de
cstruction of Dronertv hv emlnoi voa
rconvlctlon of th kntr'a oi tlk to him. The old cynics hap-
agents in the courts are proof of pen in thia case to be scientific
all these things and proof that the men of BtanJinS- So perhaps it
1 itreasonable operations were fi- mlsht be as well to pay some at-
Jnahced by money from Berlin and tention to their danger signals.
$with the full knowledge and co- They mention lisping, faulty artic-
loperation of men high in the dip- "Nation, whining nasal tones, bad
lomatic service of the kaiser in this grammar and a dozen other de-
T
country.
I The Prussianizing of parts f
J the western hemisphere, particu
larly in South America, has long
Ibeen the dream of William. It ia
gthe natural course he would take
fects among the consequences of
muzzer's linguistic endearments.
If a child learns to speak cor
rectly with his first utterance he
will never speak incorrectly. For
the habits of childhood are the
to strengthen hi. .ntr,. DJ ones that cling to us forever. Like-
Chome. It is a course that would w,a lf 1,m0?erlilBvhe1' mistaken
obviously Increase the power of f0ndne3S teaches her baby to speak
the ruling Prussian dynasty over his first words in a slovenly, faulty
Uhe German people and federated manner there is a fair likelihood
tB ohiin. i A that he will never recover from
the- increasing glory of the empire.
Maintenance of his throne and
extension of the dominion of au
tocracy 1b the natural and essen-
the Injury. For the habit of im
proper speech is an Injury and
often sa serious one. Mothers
should 4iot encourage their children
ir?r!..?5J"h!Lm- ..EV6rZ Uuuny. Such is often dearly
::T r'"ru!.i! bought at the expense of the help-
'.C-r:.7r: . . 7l less and innocent child
caicuoiuu ui nuiueratLu power is
Dupvuii unuer ms Tb9 enlistment of Marshal Field
-inrone ana a new foundation stone ttt no f thn, hoet r, m
. I A A A a VUV; V fx V AAVAAVOv JUUUg AAA Vi AAV
uuui luo Bt.ucture or nis military ot America, as a private in the
First Illinois cavalry, tends to
HE lords of our daily bread
are nobly, doing their hit to
save the country. Their part
In the world-wide war upon
autocracy is to push the price of
food steadily upward.
An inquiry In Chicago h a n
brought to light that the ware
houses there are filled with food
held up for monopoly profit. That
similar manipulation is practiced
in other large cities "is entirely
likely.
A population preyed upon by
cormorants will directly " become
impatient. A population whose
millions of wage earners are re
duced to short rations by impossi
ble 'prices is poorly prepared for
war.
The war is naturally an. Influ
ence for creating higher prices
That influence is all of that kind
of agency the country should have
to contend with.
The proposal for the government
to take a hand in the situation is
manifestly an advisable course.
There is equal wisdom In the call
from the president and others at
Washington for the country to
bend every energy to increase pro
duction. With an abundance and govern
ment action, the food cormorant
can be routed.
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
bUALL CHANGE
The Hlndenburj line i still busy.
Did vou i-.rnlu thia for a. fair dav.
this morning?
Be it ever so humble, there's no
garden truck like home garden truck.
It is good to know that the food sup
ply is to be revised by its friends.
And to think that the British Parlia
ment, when it made its first war loan
toOO.OOO.OuO, thought it was doing a
big job in financing!
"Free Russia is douDlv stronar." savs
Foreign Minister Miliukoff to the la
bor delegates from rTance ana Ureal
Britain. Which is an extremely con
servative statement, to put it conserv
atively.
"If Mavnr Curlev's bill legalizing
Sunday home arardenlng meets with
the approval of the legislature," sup
poses the Boston Globe. And what do
we know about blue laws, out here in
tne west, anyhow?
Food suddIv Dromotlon is a new
trade in America, but it is being
learned rapidly. And what is so good
a thing and so easily undertaken in
war time can be no less good nor less
easily accomplished In peace time. We
are putting this estoppel upon ourselves
tor an time to come.
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JThe-proposition of Jews in the Unit
ed States to give to Russia a replica
of Bartholdi's statue of Liberty Kn
litrhtening the World seems strange
until one reflects that tne girt will not
be made to Russia, but to the people
of RuFSia, of whom all 'but a few love
liberty just the same as the Jews do.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Specif iC.llinna fnr Rntitlixrh ThiClflr
depot at Kast Gardiner on the Coos
Bay branch have Juat been, placed in
the hands of contractors.
"One wav nf dnlnr roue, hit." atava
the Hood Rier Glacier, "la to walk
all the way around the block. Do not
tut across corner lota and spoil some-
uoay & garaen. '
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The Wasco countv library 'acored In
March its record circulation. 8001 vol
umes, a gain qf 237 over March, ll.
The circulation from the city library
tat The Dalles) was 4881.
"Strawberry day at Milton this year
is to be a Red Cross function, accord
ing to word received here," says the
Pendleton Kast Oregonian. "While the
business men of the city are to fin
ance it as in the past, they will give
the entire proceeds to the Red Cross."
m
The hirh price of leather has driven
John Ferguson, shoemaker of Canyon
City, to resort to material other '.nan
leather for his work. He has been
half-soling shoes with old auto tires.
and the satisfaction is so complete
that leather is no longer a competitor.
The srprlne season this year Is e
ectly 23 days later than last year and
20 days later than the average for the
last four years, accordinir to J.
Holt, manager of the Kugene Fruit
Growers" association, who is quoted in
the Kugene Guard of April lf. Mr
Holt savs his gauge on tho spring sea.
Kin is a certain fruit tree in his or
chard on which the first blossoms ap
pear and of which he keeps a record.
CONSCRIPTION
sens. of Portland arose to the occa
elon In the face of such obstacle
was symbolical of the manner in
which the American people will krisc fj1 ni dJ8eaM breins f iU.h
to the occasion in th present crisis.
TX7 t 4 aa as 1 -a? a xrak aa. Ti4ir Ann on4
no t victory 1 vr won without Pfs for the children of South
a battle fought under the black clouds
of great obstacles. And the war In
which we are now engaged will be
a day Ilk yesterday; but the Ameri
can people will be as undaunted as
were the citizens of Portland yester
day, and Old Glory will lead us to a
happy conclusion, and we will be
Portland and other sections of the
city In sad need of them? This. I
Prom the New RepuVUc. i
The principle of conscription for
military service, tempered as far as
may be by Judicious method of selec
tion, is not one that we can expect
all good citizens to accept Without
serious questioning. It 'is a horrible
thing to send men into the firing line,
but this Is war, and war we have ac
cepted as an evil less than the dis
honor and danger that a blind and su
pine peace would have entailed. Is
it not better that those who must risk
and lose their llve for their country
should -do so by their own free will?
Life is not equally dear to all, no'
death equally terrible. Why should
not the inevitable price be paid by
those to whom It seems least griev
ous? And even lf one Is eager to of
fer freely all that he has for his coun.
to. hould he not at least be permit
ted the fine gesture of free choice?
Must coercion be applied, to cheapen
his devotion?
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Besides, there are thos who wftled
this war and those who resitted It to
the utmost. There are those to whom
compulsion to serve in war is equiva
lent to compulsion to commit murder.
We shall find young men subject to
conscription whose next of kin are in
the enemy's ranks and who must expe
rience the ghastly misgivings of a
frartrlcldal or parricidal enterprise.
Rag Tag and Bobtail
Stories Fro to ETerywixer
understand, can and will be done hv ( There are enouph objections to con
the fourrtenths (.4) of a mill tax j BC' 'Ption to make uneasy at times
amendment which the city council anyone who refuses to stupefy him-
' A r ir 1 1 n sninnn pins v i unit r i ) 1 1 f
ny ordinance, has placed upon the
ballot to be voted on at the June
election, leaving It with the eitlsen';
privileged to enjoy the- sunshine of ? , th R,? t0 dcI? whfetiwr
h,ftiri A..i , this should be done and whether we
a beautiful day on the morrow.
CLYDE! R. DILLABAUGH,
believe In doing something for our
children and our city, or whether we
shall go on in the old selfish way
Pric Curbing In War Tim.
Portland. April 20. To the Editor of and, V f'?4 ur V.r5ent nef,da
Tne .journal several months ago,
when greed began to prevail over pa
triotism in New Zealand, and wheat
had suddenly risen from $1 to $1.28
per bushel, the government made the
It seems that the city council, by
placing this measure on the ballot.
has put it squarely before the people
to say by their vote Just what -they
want a city of cleanliness, a city
announcement that wheat was worth I mor beautiful, a city with a civic
$1 per bushel In New Zealand and no
more; at the same time floury was ad
Judged to be worth the parity of that
price, about 4.75 per barrel and no
more.
The big exporters of that country,
among whom was Darling & Co.. at
tempted to charter sufficient vessels
pride, or a City containing the filthy
conditions as they exist today In
Marquam's gulch, a city with no play
grounds for its children. In the dif
ferent districts', except the congested
streets, and a city with no civic
pride.
As this is the issue placed before
to take their wheat out of the coun- the PeoP1. it 1 for the people to
trv and wera notified hv the shlnnwn. cnuu- J-.i. J!iiMlUAiS.
ers that they had been forbidden by
the government to accept a pound of
.cereal ireignt.
.government.
That
was the end sought by Lhow that BOme of 0ur moneyed
. Wilhelm when he refused to arbi-
Jrate with the czar the controversy lionaireg after.
wiai precipuatea tnis war. The re
volt in Brazil is a revelation of
how far reaching were his plans.
The growing unrest over similar
men are Americans first and mil-
If the federal government would
ship the vast accumulations of
foodstuffs, hoarded in Chicago-and
elsewhere by speculators, to the
suffering Belgians or the starving
Armenians and issue neatly worded
resolutions of thanks in payment,
the patriotism .of those individuals
would doubtless restrict their fu
ture operations to legitimate merchandising.
NOT IN FRENZY
H
DWARD E. COFFIN, of the
Council of National Defense,
gave the country good advice
when he Earned against hys-
Influences in other South American
;j. republics' shows that Brazil ia not
the only nation that was included
.in the scheme of building up autoc- terical and Ill-advised economy
I racy on the western hemisphere. and interference with the normal
:'We are now seeing with what pursuits of the people.
foresight the Washington govern- This is not a time for thought-
;ment was moving in its policy of less and illconsldered plans and
w cooperation and concord with all projects. It is not a time to mill
pan-Auierita. around with much noise and little
accomplishment. It is a tlm for
In answer to an inquiry, it can calmness, careful thm.p-hr
. pa. Bwa mai ootn uermany and united effort.
v Austria-Hungary s. supplied muni- The success of an army depends
tlons, explosives, gunpowder. as much unon the harmnnv n- o
weapons for war purposes, cart- action as upon the. number of its
rieHes, percussion caps, arms ex- men. It must have a leader a
"elusive of small arms, separate plan of campaign and a definite
parts of arms, and all kinds of purpose. If each captain were, to
rwar material to Great Britain in man out hi own man r km.
the years 1899, 1900 and 1902, or the end would be defeat and fiis-
; during we toer war. -a statement aster.
- jriTinft ine . amounts or sucn ehin- i . t. t. , .
Jinents'waa made, public early injof peace that must labor ith it.
in ..war m au anvcuun iu otjcre-1 nanus to forward and austain
The Babies.
Portland. April 17. To the Editor f
In 10 days the holders surrendered I Tn Journal I have read your edi-
and peace reigned In New Zealand tonal entiueq - Joining tne Banies," t
Jiaa resident Wilson declared mar- ",,u,:t " 13 """5x. xu mo
tlal law In our country on May and f irBt Place, there are many marriages
mart a similar fiai not nni. A. that are not marriages of love. The
cereals but all other Items of con- results cannot be expected. I be-
sumption, that they be not advanced "eve lnere are a iew, wno love truly
beyond the selling price that prevailed but have not falth t0 believe God can
on May l, without sufficient reason to Veect the work he has begun; and
pass approval of a military commis- w,,l"e' uo " ""UTJr- x nere is a pam
elon, it would already have saved the ?.ul la(:k .f cilU P"1"". which I be-
consumlng nublio over $1,000,000,000. "eve is me greatest menace to the
l an nfttriotlum lot tn h e x nuiun. v.iiuiiu enmyg num
unnecessary extortion dailv inerenalna- momernooa taaes imiy nail or tne
.... ' o 1 lnnnnAM . , a 4Ka Km-K.
tn rn men or iivinT Tht I v. v.. i. ..
should- go In force today to save con- rtaclL of mth ln y bel,v la l
tinuing robbery of the poor, .which be- tho ,botto"1 f th. whole matter. Let
forA th oe , n -.nt us love God and obey his command-
- xx i via v xa w aaa oaai o . . . . . , . , ,
gate a half billion dollars more. There 'w,"."k"" " "
is no worse foe on earth than tha held- . Mn.y of .h few tht
weir-wolf, and he is among us now. come into tne worn are unwelcome, or
CHARLES P. CHURCH. " 1 r . Ti: T.
I exnense. A selfishness exists that ia
Offered as a tJorrcction. I abominable, could we see ourselves
Portland, April 20. To the Editor as God seea us. Refusing life to little
of The Journal You made a mistake I ones, too lazy to work, preferring to
ln your report of the meeting at the Fad the streets what Is the matter
Men's Resort Tuesday evening. Th3 1 with our vain, empty-headed, cold
music was furnished by ladles who hearted women? Trying to please a
are true friends of the men and the worldly minded husband, perhaps
Men s Resort. You can have their more s the pity
names and addresses by calling here: By study, observation and experl-
also. thev were all workina-men that nce I have gleaned theses few
attended that meeting with frien.i 1 thoughts. A MOTHER.
at the front In France who worked rr-, i.. ii,i iwm. nm
h nri th fnm th Portland, April 20. To the Editor
Men's Resort is there, too. Also, the OI 1 " J"ur,,Bi ln, 1 ne J?"r OI
Inr. .nlln n cMnv, m.n Ar April 18 x unaersiana you to ten us
not like to be called leaners, the way tnat th0 excuse made to the coun-
It la in vnur rwnor. m J' l" "V"
GO THE LBHT
A
tary Lansing's not In reply to the the army of war. : Its work' ts as play the game
a LBANY is to go barefoot thia
summer In order to swat the
high cost of sole leather, so
we are informed. As soon
as the sun has warmed the pave
ments and provided the dust in
which Juvenile toes may wriggle
the advent of the barefoot season
is to be celebrated with "a big
barefoot parade."
It ! detracts Just a little from
the patriotism of the plan when,
on second reading, it is found that
the proposal had birth at a meet
ing of the Associated Charities and
the civic relief committee of the
local Bed Cross, and extended only
to the children.
No one who cherishes memories
of , childhood's happy hours would
have the heart, to rob Albany
youngsters of the pleasure of feel
ing the cool grass underfoot, or
the pain of hot pavements, stubbed
toes, splinters and bruised heels.
But if we are going to grow hys
terical about this war. business and
the high cost of living why not
to the limit? Why
is forced to accept the principle of
conscription. It is because volunteering
methods of filling the armies- are still
more evil.
a a
Does volunteering Imply the ab
scence of coercion? In every war we
have ever fought, the ranks have been
filled ln large part by men who have
been subjected to sone kind of coer
cion. There Is coercion ln the reserve
power that our government has always
had to draft men lf necessary. Vol
unteer or be drafted: how much free
dom does this formula contain? There
Is coercion ln the contemptuous
glances with which men. and perhaps
more potently women, measure the
lusty -figure of the youth who hangs
back from the recruiting station. The
brand of cowardice is widely and in
discriminately imposed In every re
cruiting campaign, and it Is not ooon
effaced. To obtain a million men by
volunteering we should need to raise
ln five or ten million men's minds the
question whether they could AAirvlvt
the disgrace appropriate to the slacker.
And there ia not the least guaranty
that the men who succumb to the
impulsion to enlist will be the more
bellicose, the more dispensable to tho
community. Quite the contrary. Skilled
men much needed by an Industry in
dar stress of war will Jcln the army
while loafer; and bunglers will refuse
service. Men who are the mainstay
of dependent families will offer their
lives while other men whose ole re
sponsibility is to themselves will cyn
laclly repudiate all obligation to the
country. It Is In the nature of the
unorganised coercion of the communi
ty to drive to the ranks those whose
life experience has made them most
responsive to the needs of others.
The volunteering principle rest for
Ha effectiveness upon an unreasoning
form of coercion that A'electat the best,
the most responsible, the more social
ly minded, for risk of extinction.
This la not all the mischief It would
ROSS DESMOND.
f Clerk. Men's Resort.
Offers Lot for Cultivation.
Yacolt. Wash.. April 18. To the
tor bill referred to was that a certain
employe "took cold" at his work ln
the city hall. Now, not once but
many times since I was past 70 years
of age. I have been at work for the
Editor of The Journal I am the owner city, with only a tent to protect me
of lot 4. block 6. Lovelergh addition from the cold, and not eight hours
to Portland, and lf It would be of anv but 12 or 15 for a aay s work, ana
us to any one for a garden tract, you with only a kerosene sfve to keep
have my consent to let them have It. six of us warm. But, being taxpay-
There are no delinquent takes on the I ers insteaa oi iaier, not une oi
lot. conseouentlv I have not hnit to I us ever thought of kicking because
pay the Oregonian or Telegram any of the cold, much less of having the
premium for advertising. city Diea io it.
I am not holdine- thia Dronertv as a When 1 was a youngster one or my
speculation, but purchased it with In-1 Playmates about the same age as
tention of making my residence there, myself would Invariably wreck our
but Other conditions prevented me from I playhouse and playthings what we
doing so and I have been unable to had enjoyei playing witn until niant.
dUpose of it at any price near what What I well remember now was that
I paid for It. VASCO CHRISTY. my mild protest would never avail to
T m. - -r. . I save them.
r.oiniis ixix. i nco iwtisers. Now if tnl- u th. dlsDOsitlon of
Portland. April 50. To the Editor ritv council.. If ' they are trying
or me journal we read a short time to "wreck; matters before going out
ago a notice of the consolidation of I of office, and. for discrediting our
certain milk concerns ln Portland. I Oree-on. system the commission form
Following that, we read in last night's I of government I submit that they
issue of The Journal a long article have at least made a good beginning.
headed "Portland May See Early Ad- . A HEADER.
vahce ln the Price of Milk." The ar
ticle quotes from Robert Ireland, pres
ident of this same consolidated con
eern. th Tort1anrlTWtnAfi- wni. rA
Every food product has advanced . Jh. uooa itere r rom oaiem.
from 10 to CO per cent. When the! George E. Good of Salem, who has
feed that makes milk goes up, milk recently leased-the Bligh hotel In that
must go up, too." ' city, ia a guest at tn urecon.
What seems most strange to us Is I pimi A mntm Arrivo.
I" -:Jr roJ,Jence 18 The Imperial hotel is headquarters
i T. . ly xurmsning for an educational party of Southern
the oows with delicious grass rood f p.cmo Passenger agents from south-
PERSONAL MENTION
do in the present crisis. It Is idle
to assert that we are united In snp
port of this war. There are thousands
who believe that we should not have
made war, and who would prefer in
effective to effective action on our I
part. They will do their utmost to
discourage recruiting. We may be able
to suppress overt antl-recrultlng cam
paigns; but a vast deal of activity of
the kind can be carried on under cover.
Terhaps the movement against re
cruiting will prove utterly negligible.
But the enemy believes that he has
millions of friends ln this country
who will succeed in thwarting our na-f
tional plans and restraining us fron
vigorous employment of our resources.
If our potential power is to have
weight ln the calculations of Germany,
we must make it clear at once that
the pro-German party ln this country,
whether large or insignificant, can
find no point at which to bring ob
structive Influences to bear. There
must remain no possibility that pro
Germanism may nullify our efforts to
raise men.
It Is difficult at best to maintain
a reasonable degree of freedom of
opinion in a nation at war. Everyone
does indeed admit the principle tha
the people should be kept acquainted
with the general course of events. If
disasters have been suffered or are
Impending, the people ought to know
the fact, that each man may govern
his action accordingly. If there Is in
competence in high places. If enter
prises that may prove dangerous are
under governmental- consideration, tho
people should know. To be cure, crltl
clsm of the government and its poli
cies must necessarily be restricted In
so far as military considerations dic
tate. But there will remain a sniffl
clent latitude for constructive criti
cism if we have made sure of the
requisite levies of men. If we consign
our fate to the uncertainties of vol
unteering, any presentation of dls
couraplng facts, any criticism of pub
lic policy becomes anti-patriotic, trea
sonable, perhaps. Officially we ah all
proceed to crush out free expression.
In order that a spacious freedom In
recruiting may obtain, the whole peo
ple must sacrifice the freedom of
thought and speech that a democracy
needs most of all In time of war.
a
The volunteering system, never so
consonant with liberty as It appear
on the surface, would ln the present
crisis, be certain to prove inimical to
liberty. The system of conscription,
ruthlessly executed, is patently Inimi
cal to liberty. But there Is no reason
why it should be ruthlessly executed.
It is now generally reoognlied that
conscription can not bo applied me
chanically without results prejudicial
to the national welfare. There must
be a wide range of exemptions not
merely on grounds of physical fltnesa
and religious opinion, but also on in
dustrial and social grounds. Much
room must be left for administrative
discretion ln applying any con
scription law. and the fact that our
men of military age vastly exceed In
number any possible military require
ment offers great latitude ln selection.
The administration now In power has
proved Its responsiveness) to public
opinion. It can be trusted to avoid
methods that savor of ruthlessnees.
What It Is possible to do to re
lieve oonscriptlon of har fines we can
be sure the administration will do.
Even so consorlptlon may remain an
evil, but the leaser evil.
ITa thia eolama all reader, ef Tva
are Invited to euotriltate original ajattar Is -tor,
la verae or la pbltoaoplilcal bavrvatloe.
"niuif qaotatluoa. rruui any aourca. Coo-
trtaauluba of exceptional merit frU! M pats
- . mi vuiiwa aitataiaabj
His Epitaph. - '.f
RECENT automobile accident in '
an upstate county resulted ln the v-
deatli of the driver and the lnlurr
of two passengers. The coroner, cays
me inuianapoiis News, summoned aev- .
eral witnesses, among them a farmer
living near the vcene ot the accident. I
There Was voluminous testimony te- -v
g&rdtng the high speed at which the
car traveled. Witnesses said, too, that '
me roaawas in bad repair. Th coro
ner finally, reached the farmer who
liVAft nAv t V. . i n 1
What would you sav about tha Ao- 1
cident, Mr. BwiggettT the coroaer
asked.
"Well, If I -was wrltln' that young
man s epitaph." the witness drawled,
I d say he died tryln' to get 60 mil
Out of a 10 mil road."
xxi a ni uie i rcM .xgrni x.no.
Wonderful how many
l-ifTerent kinds of
Things the movie
Girls do
When uff duty.
You see them ln th Flllum Note-.
I 'lislll b' In 1" 1. ..
Piece bathing suits
bhooting coats
Auto gowryi
Aeroplanes
Motor boats
They're fond of tennis '
Lefore breakfast:
They ar devoted to
Golf
After supper;
Crkket enthusiasts
lote on raining
Helgian hare;
Hloo.ded hogs ar
Their hobby;
Yachting is a passion;
Mountain climbing
An obsession:
Blackamithln;r. flphlng.
Cabinet making, sculpture.
Cooking, sardenlng.
Stock raising. Airedale
K:incvinir. a-ulnen-lwn
Grow Ing,
Iirv farm t dnlrv nr
Stamp colled in?.
Settlement wmk.
Bungalow building,
Polar exploring.
Politics, deep
Sea, diving. Areh-
Aeology
They are e-lmniv foolish about
All theise ninuHemcnts.
And are pbotoed
Wearing all the
Clothes that go '
With them.
As a matter of
Pact
The clothes Is about as ' '
Far As they really go.
And mont of the girlies
Wouldn't know a
Ulna tri ll viil
Propeller or a bxassle
From a putter
And the one-piece
Bathing suit, if It got
Wet would be
HOW TO BE HEALTHY STFUKZ:
AT MIDDLE AGE (No,
a
age Aaasxnces, mere n
2.) As
need for
moderation ln living all along the line.
Tobacco and alcohol should be avoid
ed. Th diet should be simple. ine
consumption of meat and all flesh
foods should be decreased, and that of
fruit and vegetables, especially those
of bulky character and lowfood value,
such as lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, tur
nips, salsify, oyster plant, watercress,
celery and parsnips, should be in
creased. Constipation should be com
bated by proper diet as above out
lined exercise and th regular use of
water between meals, especially before
breakfast. Water at meals may prove
constipating.
A right mental habit play an al
most magical part during the perilous
middle age period, when men and worn
en break down more frequently from
the cumulative efects of small wor
ries and nerv strain, rather than from
cares and troubles. Cultivate the hab
it of system and order in business
methods, the avoidance of nervous
worry over trifles, the faculty of play
Ing and of following nome hobby asld
from business, thus avoiding a lopsid
ed use of the brain. These habits and
temperance, patience and the habit of
sleeping well (which can usually be ac
quired) are effective preparatory meas
ures for passing tho examination that
nature will put u through at middle
life.
Next Monday: Chees and Buttr.
Pennington,' Tort Worth, and John D.
Garvey of New Orleans.
Manager Cloutier Returns.
H. H. Cloutier, manager of the
Hotel Multnomah, has returned from a
tour of -southern California citie in
th interest of the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Johnson of As
toria are guests at the Norton!.
Dr. H. E. Caruth Is a .Yamhill vis
itor at the Multnomah.
S. A. Fltzpatrlck, Beer Island log
ging man. is at the Oregon with Mrs.
Fltzpatrick.
O. W. Waterbury 1 a Wood burn r
rlvaj at the Washington
Paul Fundman Is registered at the
Perkins from Willamlna,
F. Lyon and Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Duvall are among the Oakland visit
ors at the Carlton.
Jay IL tTpton. Prktevlll attorney,
Is at the Imperial.
Mrs. F. B. Brown of Canby. Wash.,
Is a guest at the Nortonia,
G. W. Burrow of Rldgef leld. Wash.,
is at the Cornelius.
The Misses Mary M. and Emma S.
Winter of St. Paul ar at the Port
land. Judge A. 8. Bennett, attorney of The
I Dalles, and Mrs. Bennett ar at the
for grass flourishes these days, though I western cities. ' In the party ar Tom
L. Thomas are San Francisco arrivals
at the Washington.
Robert Gibson is a Vancouver, B,
C, arrival at the Multnomah.
W. R. Ingram, Yacolt lumberman, Is
at the Oregon.
Miss M. L. Cram of Zumbroto, Minn
is a guest at the Nortonia.
If. M. Jones is a Cherry Grove
visitor at the Multnomah-
George H. Frey is registered at th
Portland from Hood River.
C. D. Kapplngton of Washougal Is at
th Portland.
Ira F. Barnett and J. Golden Bar
nett, sons ofa well-known Wasco
banker, are at the Oregon.
J I. Bradley Carroll of Rochester. N.
Y.. is at the Carlton.
F. T. Baker Is a Wallowa visitor at
the Imperial.
II. K. Marshall Is regiiterd at th
Cornelius from Salem.
J. L. Hughe of North YaMm. Is a
guest r.t th Multnomah.
Mrs. J. M. Crawford and Miss Susan
Crawford of Walla Walla ar at tb
Portland.
Have the Habit,
r tha PIladahibls Beeord.
"Have you any I at train out hra?"
asked th prospective purchaser.
"Sure.' replied th suburban real
estate agent. "Air our train ar gen
erally late.- . - - . , . .
Simply ruined.
Santa reNw Mexican.
The Unfamiliar Clgaret.
Clgaret Btnokers have been a patient
lot for yers. With their numbers in
creasing the extent of dally criticism
has fallen off proportionately, of
course, but they still hsve to show a
certain fortitude ln the race or preju- .
dice, rremature -decay and even crime.
ar Imputed to the habit, and th .
cigaret smoker, the Chicago Her
ald, comes in fo a quiet scorn rrom .
some cigar smokers that is eloquent If
mute. Between acts a group passes (
out to the sidewalk for cooler air and
a few whiffs. The clgaret case is pro
duced and passed around.. Thr are-
two men ln the party new to ins reax.
and on says firmly, instead of merely
declining:
"No. I never touched' one in my hi.
The other declines, and then recon
siders. -
i. . , T V a n ? n lr 1
I ,f L 1 1 1 I I , VMl. i . . . . ' "
one In years, but there Isn't tlm to
light a cigar."
He clinches th clgaret witn nis
teeth, causing the tobacco to pill out
ln his mouth, ejects the loose filler
volubly, wipes his lips with his hand
kerchief and throws th clgaret away,
saying:
"I don't see how you can smog in
damn things."
The Tree Doctor's Patient,
By Ella McMunn.
An elm tree that for 60 years has
stood at th corner of Fifth and Yam- .
hill streets, on th Corbett property,
although separated from th ground
by th sidewalk Is to hav Its heart
filled. All afternoon a tr doc
tor, or more rroperly tr dentist, stfnco
it was a- filling h was to put In, wma
an object of Interest to peopl pavBSlag,
who stopped to lnquir the way aaa
wherefore, and to rejolc that aurgerr
could sav th grand old landmark
that for half a century had watohad
th passing show, from th tlm oowa,
contentedly chewing thftlf cud, had
soutrht its shad at noonday. Clear
down to th era of buzaing automobiles
and asphalt pavements, th latter be
ing the direct cause of its troabl. For
while th tree has ben allowed a .aw
feet of -qrace of free earth at its trunk.
Its roots, spreading far out, ar n
tnmii..i l,.n&.th tha unvialdlna aa-
phalturrf that allows neither rain to
moisten them In. summer nor the un
to quicken it Into life and growth; and.
quite like human trees when asked to
Hv and leaf end bloom ln cold soil,
it has made a pathetic effort. yar
after year, while all th tlm ft wii
dying at th heart. The cement filling,
promises to extend the life of th tr,
since similar operations have proved
effective, both on ornamental and fruit
lr"' "
If I Hadn't Married My Wife,
If I hadn't married I might have bea
Around th world and back again.
I might have been an explorar bold. -Known
Africa's heat or Iceland' cold;
Or an aviator flying high.
Only a speck in the diatant ky.
A aoldif-r of fortune daring alL,
Jumping In at iMme Danger' call.
Oh. i might have led wjch. a wonderful
life
If I haUn't married my wlf,-
A Sailors life on th bounding sea
I mlrht have known had 1 stayed fre;
A minister or a statesman pefEhArice,
Or an actor ray with a pong and OfttM; -A
pugilist hammering other pug' Jaws,
Or a lawyer pleading - a prisoner's.
cause;
Or a railroad man with no thought of
harm.
Put I went and rot married and atayed
on th farm.
Oh. I might hav led such a wonderful
llf
If I hadn't married my wife.
Frank M. Melville. -
Uncle Jeff Snow Hays: -Dsn
Hairtaker 'lows the hnll femly
of ten has enlisted 1n th U. . ervice,
Th two oldest bors Is wtrin' umV
forms and the rest In th First Oregon
Spud Infantry an' mobilised on J9
acres ot spud land too wet te plant
just yet. And him and his wife kinder
laughed about It; but I noticed Mother
Halftaker wiped her eyes an' .said Ih
way them conductor on the Vancou
ver line from Portland pass the hat
ever 304 yards or o nvd her think
of Salvation Army meatln' where th
collection roller oti another -thr
time at one preachln. And Old Dan
aald hta eyes watered from kttchln
cold. 1 reckon the Spud Infantry will
be a big regiment tn Oregon thia year..
y "oi areero to oe Having sum- I Hood of Houston; R. E. George, Ban I imperial.
cient - sunshine a for - s flourishing Antonio; P. E. Lackner, Houston; E. A. Mr. and Mr- E. Lowenstein and IL
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