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Attorney (Jenera) Gregory. ft HACK TO PEACK mi B ARE back to industrial peaco in Portland. If the spirit of concession mani fested while the adjust- rnent board waa here is continued 7 employers and workers, we 'hall probably remain in Industrial peace. i Five weeks of strike' cost all ileavily. But perhaps it was just well. It lost us ship contracts. It lost the workers wages and the v builders profits. "But it brought Vtto the employers some vision of ytbe viewpoint of the workers and brou Rht the workers some vision .Of the viewpoint of the employers. That is worth a lot to both and i worth a lot to Portland. In Portland, somo of our employ i, rs had entered upon an apparent 1' program of trying to break down .unionism. On the other hand, .there were a few union men with little concern about the viewpoint of employers. The adjustment board has, for the moment at 'least, r removed much of this as 'perlty and misunderstanding. X- While all are thus In mellowed tnood, it is fitting to say to em- yiuyoin wiai iiiey cannot crusn Smlonlsm and to say to union work- fsro uiai in neiping ineir empioy- ;ers tney neip tnemseives. uuiuuidiu 10 evuiuuuu in inuus- try. Unionism is essential to col lective barga'nlng, and collective bargaining is the workers' sole tneans " of defense. The worker j las to organize because tfce err-? jloyers are always organized. lme was when employers could rganizo and deal only with disor ganized workers, but in the eco nomic changes constantly . in prog ress In the world, that time has fcassed. I The conspicuous thing In the settlement is the effectiveness" of the adjustment board. It brought eace. It ended the feud. It wrought the opposing sides together. The lesson is plain. A peace naklng board can always render lervice. It may not settle every Industrial dispute it can settle nany. The result in this case rovos this paper's oft ' reiterated Iontentlon that a third party which an bring the disputants face to ace and have each side present its grievances is the best present Jnethod of dealing with industrial rars. Portland should profit heavily rrqm what has happened. After all, employers must have learned that workers are not 'horned and hoofed. And employes must have learned that employers are not .Imps of perdition. Let both keep this carefully in mind and both I can profit from it. The two Interests have common aims, have a common endeavor. have a common work to do, fill a I common field in the world's serv ile and should enjoy a common prosperity. with peace declared, the two in- , ttrests have it in their power to be of signal value to Portland through !a work of vast benefit of both I they can build up here a mighty I shipbuilding industry that will be Lthelr pride, their profit and their -future prosperity. If both think .fkt ahlnhiilldlnar in forma nf InHI. ' Tidual concern, individual purpose , I and personal pride, they will add 100,000 people to the population - ! of Portland within a year or two. I The three thousand Southern California troops which have been 1 sent back to Linde Vista, near j Los Angeles, from. American Lake ' because the change of climate was , too much for them, may think Pugei Sound climate was not so '! bad It they ever have to bivouac on the mud flats of Flanders. COLUMBUS iHBS 'School Bulletin quotes , from the London Athenaeum ' II m warm onnrartit Inn rv ' Tna . . . quia junior a ijncai wuiaa, ' 4'Columbus'. The London paper nays Jt Is Inclined to "give first C a. Jaeeans. place among all poems written by Americans!' to this noble piece. Such a remark is naturally pleas ing to American readers esen if they have to confess that It is a little extravagant. t "Columbus" is a mighty fine poem, but it Is not the greatest ever written on these shores by a long shot. The quest of the ''"greatest poem," like the quest of the "great est novel," is rather futile. If you can get pleasure out of a poem why not let It go at that? You can go on and say, if you wish, that some particular poem is the great est in the world, because you hap pen to like it, but what is gained by doing so? Somebody else Is pretty certain to like some -other poem better and he will rise in arms against your judgment. What most of us need to do, so far as poetry is concerned, is to cease the search for the great est and learn to appreciate some of the moderately great, of which there are plenty. ' A beautiful adventure tor the city's children is "Jack and the Beanstalk," the photo-drama ver sion of the old, old nursery tale. More than a thousand of the city's poor and orphaned little ones were guests of the Majestic theatre Sat urday moraine at the first showing of the wonder-picture. To see their childish faces mirror the joys and sorrows of Jack and the Princess, and light up with that intangible something which needs only the beautiful to' bring It forth, was little short of divine. When a mere picture can so gild the fancy of youth, it answers a poignant need In our dally life. THE VACANT PLACE N CERTAIN respects, the port commission Is the most import ant body maintained by the city of Portland. Few realize its possibilities for service. Some of its members, past and otherwise, have never comprehended its power to do things for Portland. They have not visloned the port of Portland as it ought to be or grasped their full opportunity to make the port of Portland what it ought to be. There is a higher function for the port board than the mere dredging of a channel. There is a higher plane and a broader field for Its activities. There is room on the board for the exercise of big thoughts of commerce and for orig inating and promoting big plans in facil'tating the expansion of such a commerce. The people of this city think too little and care too little about the port commission. The body has done much excellent work, but It Is still short of doing the larger things which port boards bring to' pass in other seaports. It is highly important that the board should be lifted to a higher plane of functioning and that It have brought home . to it a vision of Portland as tt ought to be and of what a port board can do to make Portland what' it ought to be. , This is not said in criticism, hut in suggestion. It is not said In reproof but in the hope of a widened activity for the board. There is now a vacancy in the membership.' The, Journal has no candidate. But cannot the vacancy be filled by an active, foresighted and forward looking man? A man who recently was granted a divorce from his wife and con tended that his married life was happy as long as they lived in a cottage, while everything: went wrong when they moved into an apartment, is evidently attempting to have it determined judicially that mowing the lawn and juggling with the furnace are necessary for proper wifely disciplne. A LOYAL PAPER 0' UR loyal and sensible contem porary, Pacific Skandlnaven, publishes Borne editorial re marks upon the duty of the "disgruntled citizen" which we commend to that sorrowful class for meditation and inward diges tion. "America," says Skandinaven, has too long been a haven for the disgruntled of .all lands." They bring their grouches with them when they come here and spend their days making compTlrl sons between this country and the one they left, always to our dis advantage. Skandinaven wonders why they do not go back to the dear native lands they seem to love so well. It forgets that what the disgruntled really loves is his grouch. Without it he would not be happy anywhere. Our patriotic contemporary ' ob serves that the war casts the dis gruntled into a miserable dilemma. He is afraid to growl as he did for merly. Without growling he is Usa ble to burst. He wants to-tlimb upon a soap box and' shout out that we had no cause to go to war, that the war is a failure, that the kaiser can't possibly be whipped and so on. Skandlnaven assures him for his comfort that the United States had as good reason for going to war as any other nation in the world and warns him that for a time "the reins must be tightened and the slack taken In.''. He can't be allowed to spout at random as he dldf a year or two ago. He must cork np his mouth until laxer cays coma around. ' i "By what right," asks Skandl naven quite pertinently, "does the disgruntled ' citizen claim , special consideration Just now?" What has he done to give him rights that other citizens resign for the present? "No Individual living in this country can claim Immunity from the duties that go with the privilege of living here." So ar gues Skandlnaven, and who can dispute it? . , ' It is tho plain duty of the alien resident to naturalize hmself as speedily as the law allows and, once naturalized, It is his further duty to take . up the burdens of citizenship, all of the burdens, and bear himself manfully and loyally in this great emergency. We have read no wiser or better doctrine of citizenship than in Skandlnaven. News dispatches tell us that the inhabitants of Alsace-Lorraine have refused to subscribe to a new German war loan, even though it was started in celebration of the birthday of Marshall v6n Hinden burg. It might be a good idea to ship a few Liberty .bonds over there and give those Alsatians a chance to subscribe to a loan that will do them some good. OUR BAD TEETH T HE health book, "How to Live," makes a point of the lack of adaptation between the modern man and his sur roundings. The houses we build and the clothes we wear "enable us to survive In all climates, but not always to live In good health. Most of us might exclaim with the poet, "Dear Lord, and must we ever live in this poor, dying state?" Houses, with the comfort they provide, are answerable for many of our ailments. Military men have been heard to say that as long as they slept outdoors they never knew what it was to have cold. But when they came home to dwell in houses they be gan to sniffle right avay. It is well known that Arctic explorers who are properly equipped for their hardships seldom suffer from throat or lung: troubles, while they sojourn in the polar ice and snow. It is civilization with its alluring luxuries that bring3 woe upon them. Indian youths who are brought in from their tepees to be educated in well built school houses too fre quently die of tuberculosis. Their bodies are sacrificed to their braln3. If the brain could go onl living without the body all might be well, but thus far no method of achieving that feat has been in vented. Doubtless a time will come when our descendants will be perfectly adapted to civilized surroundings. The last trace of wild nature with its ways and requirements will have been worked out of them by the force of environment. But while the process of adaptation Is going on, suffering and death re sult from the lnharmony between man and the physical world. The book, "How to Live" cites the human teeth as a shocking exam ple of bad adaptation. Our teeth were evolved to bite and chew all sorts of tough, hard sub stances like bones and uncooked wheat. As nature left them, they could crack nuts without Injury, tear apart ,the Joints of a living pig, crush raw roots. It was for this severe service that they were designed." But a time came with' the in vention of fire and cooks and the universal slump Into ease, when the teeth were no longer called upon .to do heavy work. Man formed the habit of eating soft food- and too much of it, allowing the pulpy masses to slip down his gullet without chewing. Find ing themselves of little use In the world the teeth acquired vicious ways. Lack of exercise caused them to shrink in size and lose vigor. Their feeble growth no longer compelled the jaws to ex pand to make room for them and hey became crowded together. Microbes of disease and filth clus tered around them, gnawing the gums away and. excavating cavi ties both in the tooth itself and in the bony sockets at its roots. The modern mouth, horrible as the idea may seem, is the seat of a decaying set of bones which the body, is getting rid of because there is not much use for them any longer. The art of the cook has supplanted rude nature and con sequently evolution lets its work rot away. Our teeth are following the ex ample of the eyeless fish which lives in the Mammoth Cave. Just as the fish, having no use for eyes in the everlasting darkness, lost them, so we, having not much use for teeth in this age of mush, are losing them with pain and dentists' bills. Nature Is quite apt to let any useless organ make its way into non-existence, without much thought for1 the comfort of the animal that owns it. The progressive abortion of our teeth 'brings a long train of mis eries with it. It is - needless to say anything about the toothache, which descends upon us as ofte"a as a nerve Js exposed in the pro cess of decay. " That requires no advertising.. Some of the less con spicuous evils which are described in "How to Live" and many other good., health books are not . so well understood. Take the pus cavities at the roots of the teeth, for Instance, which are so commoa in the mod era mouth. They are caused by lack, of vigorous chewing, mainly, though lack of cleanliness also helps-them to a good start. When a person afflicted with these pus cavities shuts his teeth together he squeezes out some drops of the poisonous liquid and swallows It. From the intestines It permeates the whole body," seeking the parts best suited to Its propagation. It prefers the finger joints, though any joint will serve Its purpose. In these chosen, spots the pus germs multiply. As they develop they enlarge the Joint, destroy its flexibility and torture their host. From each primary focus they send out new colonies seeking, like the kaiser, a place in the Bun, until the tale ends with the decrepitude or death of the poor human being who was too lazy to eat tough food knd keep his teeth clean. This is no fairy tale. It is calm, scientifc fact, a large part of the "rheumatism," stomach trou ble, catarrh, heart disease and sim ilar woes which be3et our race are traced now-a-days by the doctors to the mouth. In her laudable efforts to. empty our mouths of the teeth which we no longer deserve to keep, nature bids fafr to empty the earth of mankind. But it is not the purpose here to disseminate melancholy, or at any rate; not without offering a cure for it. We can end our teeth troubles by reversing the conduct that causes them. The modern mouth is far from aseptic. It is a .kindly home for all sorts of germs which do their best to kill us while we cherish them. Food left to fer ment around the teeth provides them with an excellent shelter. It forms a clinging scum, or "mucin," which envelops the tooth and of fers refuge to germs by the billion. This horrible staff can be scrubbed away with a tooth brush, preferably a good stiff one. We gather from "How to Live" that no harm is done if the gums bleed a little under the brush until they grow hard and healthy. The scrub bing should be round and round and up and down. The horizontal brushing that so many prefer is next to useless. With the brush must go much vigorous chewing upon tough food like crusts and raw vegetables. This will keep the teeth healthy if they are healthy to begin with. But if they are not, then there ls no recourse but the dentist, and be sure to choose a modern one with up-to-date notions. The house of bishops of the Episcopal church, meeting in Chi cago, has decided that Rev. Paul Jones, bishop of Utah, is not guilty of unpatriotic utterances, as was charged against him. It would be difficult to believe that an Amer ican bearing the name of Paul Jones could be anything but patri otic. NEW CONSTITUTIONS A T LEAST four new constitu tions are being framed in these days of strife and all of them are important. Mas sachusetts, that staid and conserv ative old commonwealth. Is revis ing her fundamental law with good hope of including the initiative and referendum in the draft for sub mission to the people. The innova tion is favored by many leaders of political thought and by papers of such standing as the Spring field Republican. The initiative and referendum bring us a step nearer to the Brit ish system of responsible govern ment, but no method of applying those devices yet adopted In this country begins to compare with the British in efficiency and thor oughness. The new Irish constitution is said to be advancing quietly toward a favorable shape. The Ulsterltes have laid . aside a ' good deal of their truculency. The rest of the country has met them half way. Not for centuries has the prospect for Ireland been so bright. Finland has seized the occasion of the Russian revolution to assert her independence and organize self government under a new constitu tion. The Finns are an extremely intelligent people, well educated and practical in their ideas. There is much confidence In their ability to form a government adapted to A their internal needs and outside connections. -The fourth new constitution in process of formation is that of Russia. How far It may go be fore it is swamped by wild fanat ics nobody dares predict. Russia may frame and adopt a constitu tion in spite of all difficulties, but what will it be "like when it is done? Will it embody the wisdom of experience or "will it strike out on untrodden ranges with no guide but the stars? If the Russians could have taken up the task of constitution-making in a time of peace and worked at it , undisturbed by outside forces, they might have given the world something marvelously wise and practical. Their new "constitution might have become a landmark for political progress in all future ages. Perhaps it will be so still We should hope Jtor the best. So . many of the Albany high school boys have ensted in the army and navy that every time they have a social affair at the school each boy is' required by class edict to escort two girls to and from . the scene of festivities. That ought to be a popular school in which to s receive an education. Letters From the People (Commonications aest to The - Journal for pablicitiun in tbla department abould bo writ ten on only ona aide of tba paper, abould not exceed 300 worda la lenftb and muat be ac companied by tba-name an4 addrcaa of tba Bender, if tlie writer does not desire to baea tba name published he aboold ao aUte. Criticises Crossing Policeman Troutdal, Or.,, Oct 17. To the Edi tor of . The Journal In The Journal of October 16 I noticed a piece writ ten by Thomas P. Mackenzie to Chief of Ppllce Johnson, In which he ex presses his appreciation of the manner in which the. traffic patrolman at Broadway and Washington street rep rimanded him for a trivial violation of the ordinance. Mr. Mackenzie, accord ing: to his letter, was driving his car on Washington street, and unthink ingly drove forward past the sema phore when " it registered "stop."tne patrolman very courteously informed Mr. Mackenzie of his violation of the ordinance and requested him to back up. On October 11 the very same thing happened to myself and son, with this difference: The patrolman stepped to ward ua with uplifted hands, saying in a voice that cannot be described with, pen and Ink, "Can't you see that sign?" Then, without waiting for MJ answer, he said, in a tone usually used in speaking to a dog that has not minded. "Get back there." We wer; country people, and our car was a. Ford. I was wondering, if we had been bankers and driving a hlgh-priceu car, if it might noUhave been di! ferent? Talk about courtesy! A READER. Harvesting Yakima Apples Grandview, Wash., Oct. 15. To the Editor of The- Journal I want to say a few words in your paper about .ne crops and fruit of the Yakima valley. Tho fruit crop is the largest for years, and labor is scarce, while the farmers are paying fair wages for all kinds of work. The warehouses are" full and the apple crop is not nearly all gath ered. The women are very patriotic. They help pick, sort and pack fruit and make good wages. I worked sev eral days in J. W. Moore's apple shed. The work Is very nice, and he had a nice crew. Mr. Moore s daughter, Mrs. Calvert, served refreshments to all help at 4 p. m. each day. I think help will have to be very scarce If. Mr. Moore doesn't have help. MRS. MARY J. TILLMAN. Inasmuch as it is not quite cer tain that a letter addressed to Mrs. Tillman at Grand View would Just at this time reach her at that place, oc casion is taken by this means to acknowledge with sincere thanks her courtesy in sending to tha editor of The Journal some remarkably fine specimens of apples Baldwins and Jonathans and pears, from the or chard referred to in her letter. Predicts a Reckoning Day Portland, Oct. 17. To the Editor of The Journal I saw an article in The Journal of October 16 from which it appears that our honorable governor has-not had time to call a special ses sion of the legislature to pass a com pulsory arbitration law for the poor laboring, man. I wonder if he can tell how many large questions were ever settled by arbitration. He seems to be obeying the wishes of the Chamber of Commerce and big business. It is plain to be seen that big business is going to drive it to the breaking point sooner or later. What happened in 1859, whn the richer class wished to extend the Mason and Dixon line against the wishes of the poor and liberty loving class of the north? All the great judges passed on the ques tion, and It was arbitration. But how was it settled? -This arbitration is not a question with Portland or Oregon alone. The United States is affected and, if I am not mistaken, the world at large. Let them- go. They will stop some "day, when they run against the real thing, which may not be in my time, but it is sure to come. A LABORER. To Roll BackTSavagery Portland, Oct. 18. To the Editor of The Journal This being a time of crisis, let all help. The war should not fail for lack of a few thousand or .millions of dollars. We are fight ing an enemy utterly unscrpuplous, but well organized and disciplined, wjiose success would result In loss of all lib erty and civilization, whose benefits and privileges it has taken so many struggles and so muph bloodshed to build up to their present position. But, worst of - all, Christianity itself is threatened by our enemies, who are notoriously given to atheistic teach ings and whose habits and practices demonstrate the effect of such teach Ings their cruelty and barbarity in war exceeling that of o-calJel sav age tribes. v Against such an enemy there should be no hesitation. Let all civilisation unite and defend Itself, f o that Is what it is called to do", and by all the ties and Interests that are most sacred and holy, those of home, country and re ligion, not only for our own. but all other countries. J. W. JONES. . Rebukes Sammy Backer Portland. Oct. 18. To the Editor of The Journal In answers to "Sammy Backer," let me tell him he is not helping to build ships for Uncle Sam. He is helping to build them for the millionaires and for aj lot more men around Portland who have no brains. "The lady" can tell him this much if the poor working man were getting what was t coming to him Fie would not have ' to come out on strike. Sammy Backer says he got his Job before the strike. Perhaps he knew the strike was coming on and that is why he got the start. Aa for his re fusing to join the union, perhaps he had a good reason, for they would not let . him nor his kind into the union. Also, let me tell him. I never under stood what the union, was until 14 years ago, and I have been strong for it ever since. UNION STRIKER'S WIFE. Diamonds and Liberty Bonds Portland, Oct. 18. To the Elitor of The Journal I wish to call attention to the exceedingly poor taste in ladies making Liberty bond speeches, wear ing diamonds that would buy several bonds, as one did last evening while she advised intelligent pupils of the night schoui to do witho.it things, that they may buy bonds. I do not believe there was one in last night's audience that would be guilty ,of s owning dia monds at this time. NIGHT SCHOOL, PUPIL. Sun Spots Observed Warren, Or., Oct. 16. To the Editor of The Journal During the forest fires of July and August, when the sun was partly 'hidden by smoke, the black spots on the sun could be plainly seen with an ordinary field glass. While looking through a field glass during the smoky weather I counted five black spots.' The largest on was almost of the apparent size of a hen egg, and this one was near the lower edge of the sun. Near the center were two spots at tha left and two at the right. , A. B. SWIFT. Semaphores for AH Crossings Gold Hill. Or., Oct. 12. To the Editor of The Journal. The Journal of today discusses grade crossings on state highways, with their toll of human life. Would not the. danger LIFE IN THE AUTUMN WOODS By Philip Pendleton Cooke SUMMER has gone, And fruitful Autumn has advanced so far That there is warmth, not heat, in the broad sun, And you may look, with naked eye, upon The ardors of his car; The stealthy frosts, whom his spent looks embolden, Are m akin i the green leaves golden. What a brave splendor Is in the October air! how rich, and clear, And bracing, and all-joyous! We must render Love to the Springtime, with its sproutings tender, As to a child quite dear; But Autumn is a thing of perfect glory, A manhood not yet hoary. - I love the woods. In this good season of the liberal year; 1 love to seek their leafy solitudes, And give myself to melancholy moods, With no intruder near, ; And find strange lessons, as I sit and ponder In every natural wonder. It is a fair Andgoodly sight to see the antlered stag y With the long sweep of his swifu walk repair To Join his brothers; or the plethoric bear Lying in some high crag, With pinky eyes half closed, but broad head shaking, As gadflies keep him waking. A strong Joy fills ! (A joy beyond the tongue's expressive power) My heart in Autumn weather fills and thrills! And I would rather stalk the breezy hills Descending to my bower Nightly,by the sweet spirit of Peace attended, Than pine where life is splendid. TREASON AND By Thomas W. Gregory. Attorney General of tna United BUtea The sporadic activities of a few agi tators who, led by good or bad motives, seek to hamper our work In the war Justify me as the chief law officer of the executive branch of the govern ment in calling attention to the duties, moral and legal, of all persons owing temporary or permanent allegiance to the United States. The German government began this war by a contemptuous breach of its formally plighted faith made in solemn treaty and from the beginning until now has more than made good this ominous earnest of Its intention and temper. We all know as but sober fact, plain ly stated, that the imperial government hasallowed no rule of war, no prin ciple of civilization, no consideration of humanity, no teaching of Christian ity to stand between it and the work ing oufof its illegal purposes. For half a century that government has schemed and prepared to dominate the world by "blood and Iron.' The world must fight to preserve Itself. Of this there can be no doubt. Heretofore, save In rare cases, war has been a fight between armies; but this war, because of the initial prepara tion for It by an autocracy which prostituted a whole mighty nation to its purpose is a contest between peo ples themselves. It Is correspondingly intense and relentless. The march or events shows--that It is now a war of systems kings against peoples. If our enemy win, kings will dominate the world, because no democracy fights with or for them. The Prussian auto crat and the brutal Turk will impose upon us their wills, tell us what we may do, what we may not do, and the horrors and atrocities of Belgium and Armenia leave no doubt what this means. "Government of the people, by the people, and for the people will perish from the earth." In this sense this is truly a war of absolute and complete extermination not of peoples, but of systems, and so far as human sight can pierce the future the life of the one system or the other waits on the result. To the man of vision it Is as 'clear as sunlight that the aim and the plan of the imperial government was and is to conquer the world, nation by nation. It was first to defeat France and Russia, next to dominate Great Britain, and with Europe at its feet to turn to America. "Kultur" and the German sword were to rule around the world. We have been thus forced by tho Imperial government itself to choose whether, in addition to suffer ing outrage and plunder, we should calmly wait to be crushed ourselves Is due time and at the pleasure of the royal will, or should make common cause with those who already fought for us as well as for themselves, to the end that autocratic domination over all mankind should not come to pass. From the time congress and the president spoke for us it became the duty, moral and legal, of each of us to abate nothing that lay within Ms power to make our pledge good. What ever our views, whatever our sympa thies theretofore had been, the quarrel was now our quarrel, and we must be true to it in order to be true to our selves. That this meant that some of us must break with cherished mem be almost wholly removed if a sema phore were erected at each crossing; such as are used to keep trains from running into one another? Some years ago, while riding in the moun tains near weed, cai., the driver sud denly stopped the auto, and when asked the reason, said, "The sema phore is up. In a few moments a train came around the curve a few rods away. That semaphore was not erected for our benefit, but more of them, especially where the track is hidden, might save many lives. If the suggestion is worth anything, pass it to the proper party. WILLIAM M. CARLE. Corporate Names Americanized San Francisco, Oct. 16. To - the Editor of The Journal. It may In terest your readers to know that we have received a telegram from New York City informing us that the Ger man American Insurance company of New York has applied for authority to change 4ts name to "Great Ameri can Insurance company," and the German Alliance Insurance company of New York has made a similar ap plication to change Its name to "American Alliance Insurance com pany." Both of these corporations are purely American institutions, or ganized many years ago. GEORGE H. TYSON, Gen'l Agt. PERSONAL MENTION Boiler Inspector Arrives Cecil Brown, United States boiler inspector of San Francisco, arrived In Portland yesterday. Visiting American Lake Mrs. W. F. Hummel and Mrs. H. H. Heide are visiting north and also at the American Lake cantonment. Mrs. M. E. Curl of Dayton, Wash., and Miss Levins Curl of McMlnnville DISLOYALTY ories, with friends, home, and kindred, can not matter. So broke our fathers, who gave us our liberties; so must we break to preserve them. The man who is "unwilling to make that sacrifice Is unworthy the liberties he enjoys and Is unwelcome in our midst. The sov ereign people of the United States have willed that our every available resource of men and Industry must play its part in winning this war, and no head is too high or too low to wish to escape the heavy hand of our sover eign necessity. I have spoken thus far, not of the legal penalties which attach tor ob struction and disloyalty to this gov ernment, but of the broad political and moral elements of our situation and of the" considerations of integrity and honor which must impel us to loyalty to our cause and compel our active aid and support. I have dene this because after all our safety lies not in penal statutes, but in a realizing sense of a righteous cause,, a firm resolution to do our full duty, and an understand ing that we fight for the liberties of ourselves, our families, and our pos terity. I have purposely moved slowly and with caution In Invoking the strong arm of tho law for seeming disloyalty believing that more mature considera tion would show the occasional agita tor that he was wrong and the rest of us were right. However, I shall not be half measured in undertaking the control of those who persist in their disloyalty and schemings against the government and its purposes. The federal government Is not pow erless to handle auch malcontents. Amongst other offenses. It can prose cute those who willfully make or con vey false reports or false statements, when the United States is at war. with intent fo interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the federal government, or to promote the success of our country's enemies; also those who willfully cause, or attempt to cause, Insub ordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or re fusal of duty, or willfully obstruct the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States; also those who unlawfully combine or conspire to Im pede, obstruct, or prevent the execu tion of the laws of the United States; also those who undertake to overawe the officers of the United States in performing their duties either by di rect intimidation or threats, or by in juring their persons or property; also those who engage in seditious con spiracles to overthrow or levy war against the government or forcibly op pose its authority. The recently enacted espionage act is designed, among other things, to punish spies, regulate the use of the mails and punish those who abuse that use.. The provisions of the selective-draft act provide punishment for those who fall or refuse to register, or hinder or obstruct the enforcement of that act. Treason (defined by the constitu tion as consisting only in levying war against the United States, or in ad hering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort) is punishable by death, end the other offenses men tioned by severe and Just penalties. The federal government can find in existing statutes and others now pend ing before congress power to handle any situation likely to arise because of the ill-advised activities of disloyal agitators. are in the city to spend the week-end, and are registered at the Portland. Captain L. C. Martin is at the Carl ton. Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Theroux of The Dalles are at the Portland. Mrs. II. Hogan and ,Mayne Stuart of Albany are at the Oregon. J. Burpee, a railroad construction man of Forest Grove, Is a Portland visitor. G. Shaw of Tacoma Is registered, at the Oregon. Rev. Father J. Walters of Astoria is at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. Wharton L. West of Salem are staying at the Portland.. J. M. Peters and T. P. Laurln of Astoria are at the Corneliuk M. J. Walsh, a mining man of Ketchikan, Alaska, is at the Carlton. Howard Jones of Clackamas is stay ing at the Perkins, - F. H. Smithson of Oakland Is spend ing a short time in the city and Is staying at the Portland. Mr. and Mra Charles R. Griswold of Hartford, Conn., are Portland vis itors. G. J. Howell of Salem is at the Perkins, H. W. Holmes, a contractor of Echo, is registered at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Green and R. J. Williams of Vancouver, B. C are among the late arrivals at the Carlton. J. H. Foster is at the Perkins from Dallas. Mrs. Delia Mac Cron is a visitor from Goldendale, Wash., and is regis tered at the Cornelius. Commercial Complexities From tba Breefclya Cltlaca -"Let's give that motion picture star an interest in the business," said tne film manager. "Let's give her the whole business, replied the partner, "under agreement that we are to have reasonable com pensation. Then she can owe herself her enormous salary." Ragtag and Bobtail Stories From Everywhere - A TITLES visitor to Philadelphia who has spent many years In ?.",8la .tel1. m' sa's Glrard" fn the rmiadelphi Ledger, a story of his friend, the Orand Duchess Tatiana, one of the four lovely daughters now sent with the csar Into exile. In these hours when all thoughts turn to Rus sia the story will bear repetition. 1 It seems that the Grand Duchess Ta tiana in her Red Cross uniform was riding on a tramway in Petrograd with a desperately wounded officer. A "Russian" general with a German name and German manners boarded tho car and demanded his subaltern's seat. "Sit still," said Tatiana to her charge. He obeyed her. After the general's third demand was disregarded, he turned a torrent of abuse upon Tatiana. She handed him her card. . The German knelt in the car. She refused his apology. "You saw that man was grievously wounded. And you had no right to speak, to any woman as you spoke to me." Several days later the German of ficer shot himself. Which suggests a cheap and easy way of ending the war. GENERAL. PERSHING, commander of the American forces in France, likes apple pie. He likes the old fash ioned, homemade product like mother used to make, and one of his trials since lie has Jived in the land ef the Gaul has been his failure to obtain " good pie. Colonel Richard E. Hols. commander of the Atlantic province of me feaivaiion army, told the Reformed Ministerial association of Phlladelohl about it at a recent meeting, says the innaaeipiua Ledger. tolonel Holz was sneaklne- of th large contribution made by the Salva tion army to the allies, of tho ambu lances, huts and the Salvation army" officers sent to man them. Then he spoke of General Pershing. Ihe leader of the Salvation armv forces In France visited General Per shing's headquarters In ParJs. said Colonel Hols, and sent in his card without any optimistic expectations of being received. He concluded that the general would be too busy to talk tn LTn II. Mnn .. . V t v" ui.uuii swiijr uiiiccr. .imagine his delight when he was Immediately ushered into General Pershing's pres ence. "I always have a soft snot in mv heart for the Salvation army, and" I'll tell you why," the general said, as he shook the army leader's hand. "When my wife and chllcLdied. out at the Pa cific coast, a Salvation army officer wrote me a letter of condolence, which was more than any other minister of any denomination thought of doing. And I appreciated It." A discussion of the assistance the Salvation army could give the troops followed, after which the Salvation army leader prepared to depart. As he moved toward the door. General Per shing seemed to have an inspiration. "Say,"' he asked, "do you happen to have anybody in your outfit who can make good apple pie?" "I certainly have," replied the Salva tion army commander. "One of my lassies is a crackerjack at baking, appie pies." Pershing wet his lips and a wistful light came into his eyes. "I haven't had a good piece of apple pie since I left the states," ho saiJ. regretfully. The Salvation army officer told him to wait until the morrow, and that a:t ernoon a Salvation lassie got busy. On the following morning 10 big pies were delivered at General Pei shlngs headquarters with the compli ments of the Salvation army. Whether the general consumed the 10 at one meal is not known. To VIy Son Somewhere in France I meet the men who do not go, T t r nlr A cl nn S, J-rui. 11V Ot A 11 iThat In my heart is quiet scorn; 'mat i thank uod they are not mine. Not of me born. Then when in loneliness I sit With grief-worn eyes. But strong In pride of mine, these lines By one who knew man's heart so Well In my mind rise: "Cowards die many times before their death. The valiant never taste of death but once." So scorn dies down, and pity takes Its place; And faith is mine that if Death lays his hand On you, my only son, that facing straight. At the salute you'll stand. Janet Spark In Melbourne Argus. Uncle JeffSnow Says: I am fer peace at any price, and If the price of peace Is to wade in and break up the whole Hun bunch from the kaiser down to the littlest one-hoss prince, why, we'll have to pay it to git the goods. It looks like a turrlble price to pay. but if we've got to pay it In Europe or pay it here, let's pay It there and save a bigger price later on. Sometimes a neighborhood la all fussed up fer years all on account of some fool chap with a swelled head and a big fist. Then somebody takes holt and reglates him accordln' to the law of human decency, and he settles down to mlndin' his own business. THROUGH . Trie w irLWw w btsr Good morning! Have you a little bond in your home? icx re How do you like the streetcar "service" now? IBS & The Most Unkindest Cut of All "The sky Was clear. " There was a slight breeze which cut through thin summer garments like a sharp knife in hot butter." -Morning contemporary. te pa Don't let any threatened short age of sugar scare you. There will still be plenty of kisses. My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of .Liberty bonds. end Over Supplies. . Anent the Liberty bonds, it's a case of you over here dig up while the boys "over there" dig in. R K3 The names of only our beet citi zens are enrolled In the Liberty bond buyers' little red, white and blue book. ta ta Lillian, Russell says the uncon scious age is the happiest ag In a person's life. ta ta Maybe so, but at that we'd . rather be able to sit up and take a little nourishment. ? i . ta ta . Life's Little Ironies Convicts at tbe state prison at Salem are .buying Elberty bonds.
