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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9,-1917
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Freedom baa a thouiand cbarma to show,
Hat alarea, however contented, never
kooir. lowper.
THE DAY'S XEWS
fAR news yesterday was dis
quieting.
There have been 10 days
of such news. The Italian
retreat was bad enough. Yester
day, there was added the comfort
less news from Russia.
" W. . .1 ..- V A
Yesterday's reverse may be vic
tory tomorrow.
But signs multiply that peace la
not near. There was hope that the
struggle might end this winter.
The shifting tide of struggle dissi
pates that gladdening expectation.
' The Germans display undimin
ished energy and resource. The
spirit of their troops Is still vig
orous. Their generalship is bril
liant and daring.
They are losing ground in Bel
gium and on the western front,
but elsewhere they are gaining.' In.
ItaiV. their position la full of
menace, ror u tney overrun tnat
country from sea to sea, they can
invade France froni the south.
, i To be sure, the Belgian and
Flanders line overshadows every
other In Importance. If the allies
finally break through there, Ger-
' many must concentrate her troop3
for defense of her own territory by
evacuating Italy and the east.
But progress on the western
front must be slow at least, until
some grand action of the allies
throws Germany Into confusion.
How soon that will happen, if ever.
Meanwhile the French and Brit
ish are at the maximum of their
military strength. They can not
ao more man iney are doing now.
The stress , of warfare is bound to
ih.m T 1 J 1 I
wdu ufun niciii. ijacn. ui uecisive
. progress must darken their spirits,
v There is imminent danger that the
war on both sides may degenerate
into a struggle oi endurance witn
outrage and hatred growing more
Intense and military force waning.
inis means mat tne aDsoiute de
struction of civilization impends.
It is the mission of the United
States to save the world from,
such a fate. We have it in our
hands to bring the war to a rela
tively' speedy close by throwing
all our energy into it. But we
cannot do that without organlza-t
tlon and solidarity. Much of our
warlike capability still lies unused.
It mpst be gathered up, husbanded,
pat to energetic use". We must
cheerfully submit to any disci
pline that may, for the moment,
be necessary to retrieve the des
. tiny of mankind. We are not yet
1 doing our . utmost because we do
not yet feel the danger.
J; The new low record of eight ma
Jor and four minor ships sunk by
German divers last week is the
only sunbeam out of the shadows
of the present war situation. Prus
sian intrigue that is still working
in America has produced a dis
quieting situation in Russia. Other
gloomy 'situations in Russia, how
ever, have passed and the con
sciousness of a righteous cause
arouses the hope that this one also
. mij . disappear.
XOT , WITH BREECHLOADER
rHEJ wisdom of America's lib
eral policy .toward the Filipi
nos was confirmed in an ad
dress by President Manuel
Quezon in the Philippine senate
Wednesday. Urging that the F1H
pino people show their gratitude
to the people of the United States
by espousing their, cause In the
war,' he said: '
. Lat'u fight for America and the
cause of small nations, which meaua
tha ultimate fulfillment of the hopes
of the Filipinos. If assistance of the
Filipinos is accepted, there will be
no need of compulsory service.
- Increased powers in their gov
ernment' have' been given the Fili
pinos by America since President
Wilson took office. , The plan was
attacked and predictions were made
that the result would be unsatis
factory. The response, however,
" the . appeal of President Quezon
TW1
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.for the Filipino people to support
America in the war.
The unfettered ub of their pow
ers is a human hope, "whether ia
the savage or In the intellectual.
That Is freedom, and . the desire
for it surges as restlessly .in. the
breast of the Filipino aa : in-the
breast of a free American.
What ' avail the pldw or
sail or
! land or life, if freedom -fall?
We gained the greater confi
dence and the greater devotion of
the Filipino when we approached
him with a generous policy. In
stead of a breechloader, when wo
offered him Americanism rather
than Prusslanism. - -
Polk '. etiunty ia winner of the
first prize at the Land Products
show. Polk is a county of wonder
ful 'resources and wide awake
farmers. Modern agricultural meth
ods have been long applied there
with a consequent progress in 'pro
duction.
MR. MARSHALL
IT IS regrettable that the vice
presidency gives the public sd
incomplete a perspective of th
incumbent.
The duties of the position ara
such that few ever know muck
about the man between whom and
the presidency there is but a slen
der life thread .that may snap at
any moment.
The present vice president is a
! man of charming personality. His
conversation is captivating. It is
interlarded with humor and keen
wit, and always illustrated by in
cidents, a great many of which
are drawn from his own broad
experience. In the latter, there is
always the refreshing interest that
a keen sense of humor throws
around the subject.
His fund of information Is al
most boundless. The history of
his own country and of the world,
are at his finger tips. Men, af
fairs,' movements, progress of sci
ence and art, campaigns and all
the ins and outs of American life
are in keeping in a memory that
is as serviceable as a filing case
in the eadiness with which it
brings out the information re-
quired.
He knows the peculiarities, the
characteristics, the weaknesses
and the countless incidents in
the lives of men on the world
stage and off. -. He knows legisla
tion, knows the relations of great
affairs, knows business and its re
quirements, knows "the cots where
poor men, lie and the chores that
poor men do."
There is no aloofness, no self
sufficiency, no assumption of su
perior mould in the demeanor of
Vice President Marshall. Four J
years of a triumphant goyernor
shipfn the great commonwealth of
Indiana, five years as presiding of
ficer of the highest legislative body
in the world, a long period of mix
ing with the big minds and big
men of a big people have filled
him with no, notion of caste, no
consciousness of difference between
himself and any . other American
citizen.
In his presence the stranger
learns quickly that here is a mind
of big ideas, big thoughts, which
has to do with big affairs and big
purposes. At the same time there
soon appears a reeling mac you
would like to spend a week with
the vice president in. the moun
tains, globe-trot with him or fight
side by side with him in a great
rrood cause.
He has a quiet, grim philosophy
In which the-proportions of things
are 'gauged and the weights of
things measured by the Jefferson
Ian test of simplicity and practi
cality. A buoyant optimism, a
faith in the ultimate triumph of
high ideals, a belief in the divine
scheme of things, an abiding trust
in the good sense and good pur
poses of the masses, a broad power
of Impartiality in Judgment and a
complete, unhesitating and unre
served Americanism through and
through are other of the charming
traits of Thomas Marshall, vice
president of the United States.
In a Florida county, white and
colored female prisoners have been
leased under a two years' contract
to a private employer at 15 cents
per day to be paid into the county
treasury. How far removed from
slavery. How far removed from
promiscuous private contractors
MACHINES AND SHEDS
F
EDERAL authorities predict
that farm machinery and re
pairs will be even more ex
pensive next year than they
are now. So it stands the farmers
in hand to take good care of their
plows, mowers and wagons. Stu
dents of agrarian life tell us that
about one third of the depreciation
of farm machinery comes fromuse.
The other- two thirds come from
'exposure and neglect. It is com
mon to near a farmer say, "Oh,
rain won't harm that machine. It's
iron." Rain harms iron as much
as wood, or more.
For each piece of machinery
there should be a place under the
shed or in the barn. Implements
left standing in fence corners ara
a scandal and disgrace. They pro
claim to all mankind that the
farmer who owns them Is not
master of his business.
A mower out In the rain does
not dissolve quite so- rapidly as a
barrel of sugar would, but it dis
solves. The elements - eat their
way into the substance of the iron
workv They, rot the wood. Two touched by;the- war that the press
things the farmers of this rainy would have seemed able to forward
region neglect. One Is the shelter an overshadowing issue of loyalty,
of their machinery. The other lis especially with the Tammany can
the early fall planting of fetches didate under a charge of pro-Ger-for
spring feed and green manure, manlsm. - '
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Maximilian Lucke, - Just Interned
as an alien-enemy, is the man who,
ar editor -Of the Portland Deutsche
Zeitung, published the falsehood (
that Dr.- Frachtenburg, - who con-;
tributed an article to The Journal,
was a myth. He has gone where!
ne belongs, ana there are otners
who should follow him.
OUR RICHEST GIFT
D
O YOU realize what living in
Portland means?
But one out of .41 chief
cities in America has a death
rae so low. A great broad river j
flows through the heart of the city
and carries away the filth. - Out
there but an hour's ride are the (
mountain fastnesses from which ;
the Invigorating air sweeps down to
fill the lungs of the city's people.
A quick ride on the streetcar car
ries you out among the greenery,
running brooks and tiny cascades of
the near-by hills.
Nature's grandeur surrounds, en
velops and permeates Portland.
The rivers and breezes . and for
ests are vibrant with, the life
giving principle. The seasons
glide noiselessly and almost change-
lessly into each other with never a
lapse into those violent extremes so
conspicuous otherwhere. Thp per
spective Is full of that beauty which
delights the eye and fills the soul
with cheer.
A death rate of 7.3, the lowest In
America, against 21.3 for Memphis,
20.3 for Birmingham and 19.9 for
New Orleans tells the story. Wash
ington, D. C, has 16.4, Baltimore
16 and New York 11.3. The figures
are for th$ week ending November
3 as given out in a bulletin from
the census bureau at Washington.
Portland's death rate used to be
higher. But crystal water from
Bull Run river was installed. The
pure milk' campaign led by The
Journal cleaned up the dairies and
gave Portland the purest milk sup
ply in the country. We must push
on in the betterment by scrubbing
up the places where there is the
least sign of filth and squalor.
It is a high privilege to live in a
city where death strikes so rarely
in comparison, and where life is
radiant and vibrant with the life
giving buoyancy of a prodigal
nature.
Thomas R. Marshall was elected
governor of Indiana but once. That
was in 1908. The term was for
four . vears. and at the end of it
Governor Marshall became ,vice
president. The constitution of
Indiana provides that a governor
may not succeed himself. One of
the most vigorous campaigners in
Indiana in 1910, however, was
Governor Marshall. He went out
among the people' to get a legis
lature that would pass progressive
measures advocated by him, and
thn voters resDonded with a legis-
lature overwhelmingly favorable.
TILES AND DIKES
0'
NE of the most inspiring
sights along the Pacific High
way i3 in a field not many
miles from La Center. The
field lies in a fertile tract of hevy,
clay soil. It can not be plowed
early in the fall because the soil
bakes in the summer heat and
drouth. It can not be plowed
early in the spring because it bo
comes soggy from the winter rains.
The man who tills that piece of
land is thus heavily handicapped.
His work is belated in both spring
and fall.
But he has found a remedy for
his trouble. . People motoring along
the-Pacific Highway get a good
view of It as they flit past. The
field is bestrewn with long lines
of red tiles which will presently
be laid down in ditches and cov
ered in to drain the land. The
tiles will keep the land aerated and
moist in summer. They will draw
off the superfluous wet in spring.
The farmer can begin his. spring
work about three weeks earlier on
the average than he could without
the tiles. And his crops will be
Increased anywhere from 30 to 60
per cent. Tiled do for the Colum
bia uplands what dikes do for the
overflow flats.
MTTCHEL'S NEWSPAPERS
W
ITH all the big newspapers
except Hearst's to back
him, Mitchel only got about
7000 more votes in New
. TTin . , . ...
York than Hillquit. who was with-
out newspaper support. The gov- j to the adjutant general at Washlng
ernmeht suppressed his organ, i ton. D. C.
ine au, in me neat oi me cam- j if the breadwinner Is killed or dls
palgn. It would be interesting to abied through wounds or disease con
learn whether the suppression of tracted in the line of duty, and not by
urpt noil" Kbinoi s. hls own wilful misconduct, his wife in
T..e ..Ca" helped or hindered Jn case Qf n,9 deatn ncei until her
muquu. ine apnngueia nepuDii-
can predicted that "it would give
him a block of from 10,000 to
20,000 votes. Whether it did on
not remains to be figured out by
experts
Tn MliVhel thn news. nor h.i:3 per monm; inrw cnuaren jrer
an excellent cause. Their candi
date was clan.. His official record
was without blemish. There was
everything so far .as the candidate
was concerned for the newspapers
to lead voters Into a victorious
support of the mayor.
. More to the point, the move
ment was both patriotic,, and non
partisan. . The country is at .war.
The city of New . York is so closely
The failure of Mitchel raises the
Question of what is actually the
power of the "press in elections,
ts there so much illiteracy in "New
York city that newspaper appeals
were effectless on the great body
Gf the' people?
What else do the election ra-
turns mean?
AUTUMN LEAVES
Si
OME opulent patron of Ore
gon literature ought to offer
hundred dollar prize for the
best description in verse of
autumn foliage. The noet
our
might begin his song by deciding
whether the high bush cranberry
or the vine maple makes the
noblest display of color. The high
bush cranberry is an immigrant
from the middle west, but It
thrives as well as any native shrub
and after the first hard frost it
spreads out a cloud of delicate
pink foliage. If an eglantine hap
pens to stand near by. the cran
berry leaves and the hips of the
rose bush will compose an en
chanting picture.
The vine maple hangs out gayer
colors but not richer. It makes
islands of loveliness on the hill
Bides among the hazels and ashes
which turn to yellow moonlight as
they shed their leaves." The coun
trv nlacA which is blest with a
view of a hillside sloping to the
west at this season is to be envied
The slant light at sunset brings out
the rich hues of the frosted foliace
and the coming of twilight is like
the unfolding of a mammoth paint
ing where all the colors dwell to
gether in harmony.
THE MAN
ABOUT TOWN
By Fred Lockler-
Never In all history has an army
ben so well paid and so well cared
for as Is our present army. The re
cent legislation establishing a bureau
of war risk. Insurance is an example
of progressive legislation of a most
advanced, typ. A division of marine
and seaman's insurance and a division
of military and naval insurance have
been established, the object of the
act being to provide for the support
of the families and dependents of all
enlfsted men so as to remove the
burden of financial assistance from
their former employers or from so
ciety at large and to prevent aid given
the families of soldiers being given in
the guise of charity. Congress has
appropriated $141,000,000, this fund to
be known as "the military and naval
family allowance appropriation." - A
further sum of $12,150,000 has been
set aside to be known as "the military
and naval compensation appropria
tion," to pay for the funerals and other
such expenses oilmen In the service of
th-e United States. An additional sum
of $23,000,000 has been appropriated
to be known as "the military and
naval insurance appropriation."
The new law allowing compensation
to the relatives of enlisted men took
f f t on Novenbr l. Under this law
tha breadwinner of the family while
on the firing line need have no fear
as to his family being provided for.
Not only are the dependent relatives
of the enlisted man to be paid in event
of his death or injury, but the gov
ernment also pays a separation al
lowance to his family. ' The enlisted
man Is required to allot half his pay
to his family. If he has no dependent
relatives the secretary of war or th-e
secretary of the navy may require him
to deposit half his pay in. the military
and naval deposit fund, on which 4 per
cent Interest is allowed. No enlisted
man receives less than $30 a month.
The term "enlisted man" means every
person, whether male or female, en
listed, enrolled or drafted Into active
service of the army, navy, marine
corps; ccast guard, naval reserves or
national naval ' reserves.
As an example of how the law works,
let us suppose that David Strong of
Portland has . enlisted as a private. He
is 29 years old, has a wife and three
children and two parents. Fifteen
dollars of his pay of $30 per month
is allotted to his family. In addition
to this the government pays his wife
and children and parents an additional
sum of $70 per month, as long as he
Is In the service. If he Is killed, or
dies of disease the government pays
his family $110 per month. If he Is
totally disabled the government pays
him $132.50 per month.
The schedule of payment made to
the relatives of the enlisted man is
as follows: While in service his wife
receives $15 of his pay and an addi
tional $15 per month from the govern
ment. If he has a wife and one child
$25 per month; for a wife and two
children $32.50 per month with $5 per
month for each additional child. If
he has no wife but one child the child
receives $5 per month; two children
$12.50 per month; three children $20
pr month; four children $30 per month
and $5 per month for each additional
cbUd.
If he has one dependent parent, $10
per month; two parents $20 per
month, and for each grandson, brother
'or sister $5 per month additional.
In case the husband fails to report
i in ui xi9 ii jab cl wiie one ma , secure
. .eDaration allowance by allying
death or remarriage $25 per- month
Widow' and one" child receive, $35
per montn; wiaow ana two cnuaren
.ac ...o ChUd. if th. wife
Sis dead and there Is one child it. will
receive $20 per, month; two children
dltlonal 'child.
A widowed mother will receive $20
i per month until her death or re mar -
rlagti. In no event will the sum paid
exceed $75 per month. The children
are paid v till they reach the age of
18 years, unless' they " are married
before , that Age. A single man dis
abled receives $30 per month. If, he
has a wife n will receive $45 per
month; wife and one child $55 per
month; wife and two children $5
per month: wife and three , children
$75 per month. If he has no wife
but one chlM he would receive 440
par month with $10 pr month for
each additional cnua, ana ir tie has
widowed , mother she ' will receive
$10 per month.
If the enlisted man loses both feet.
both hands or both eyes he receives
$100 per month, and, in addition, free
medical, surgical and hospital service
and freo artificial, limbs.
He may take out 'government in
surance from $1000 to $10,000. . If he
Is 21 years old the cost will be as
follows: On $1000. 65 cents per month;
on $5000, $3.25 per month; on $10,000,
5.50 per month. If he Is 45 years
old the cost will be 92 cents per
month for $1000, $4.60 for $5000 and
$9.20 per month for $10,000.
Letters From the People
Communication! nt In Th Jonrnal for
publication In thla department aboald b writ
ten on only one aide of tbe paper, aboald not
exceed Sou norila 1 length and must be ac
ctmpttnled by tbe name and addresa of tbe
sender. If the writer doea not deelre to hare
tbe name published ha should ao Ute.J-
Lime Quality
Portland, Nov. 5. To the Editor of
The Journal I notice with some con
cern certain recommendations by Sam
H. Moore regarding lime deposits al
Dallas. If I may -be permitted to In
terpret the teat of the measure passed
by the legislature creating a board
and furnishing means for the purpose
of producing lime for agricultural
purposes at a reasonable rate to the
farmers, I see In It no binding agree
ment to obtain the supply from aiy
particular locality. The essential part
of the measure is "the best quality at
the lowest price," with the Idea of
soil fertility and Increased crop pro
duction as the basis. In my humble
judgment, referring to an lnvestlga
tion of conditions at Dallas as to avail
able supply, quality, transportation and
other questions of interest, the board
would make a serious mistake to de
cide in favor of Dallas. In the first
place, the material offered Is too low
grade to be considered seriously. By
actual analysis it contains about 20
per cent lime content. The balance
(commonly understood) is dirt. While
transportation is an Item to be looked
Into, and in favor of Dallas, yet the
low grade would more than offset the
additional freight rates from other Ore
gon points, even considering the depos
its would not run more than 60 per
ceni lime.
"What the farmers of the Willamette
valley need is a fairly good grade of
limestone at a cost not.to exceed $3.50
per ton. A higher cost would make
it prohibitive to the majority of farm
ers and defeat the 'purpose In mind
We cannot afford through sentiment
and personal interests to Jeopardise
the success of the undertaking. We
cannot afford to repeat the mistake as
already made along other lines of en
deavor entered into by the state. We
cannot afford to spend public money
on experiments and unwise Invest
ments. It should not be considered in
any other light but that of a aound
business proposition. It concerns the
welfare of every person In the state
and we look for and demand thoughtful
deliberation and satisfactory business
judgment.
I liave been asked repeatedly in what
rorm lime should be used. My opinion
cased upon experiments, is: Oroundl
1 1 m Pltnn. .hAuM V - if.
j LSQ uocu. HUWCVBT, 1L
ia well known that burned lime has a
decidedly beneficial effect on aoil
granulation and may be considered of
especial value to heavv elav soils, hn
of questionable value on sandy soils
where there Is limited-
doubt it will destroy organlo matter
uuaer mese conditions and defeat the
ena sougnt. . J. H. MOORES.
The Food Administration's Thanks
Portland. Nov. 7. To the Editor of
The Journal I am In receipt of the
louowmg message from the chief of
the publicity division of the United
ol iooa administration. He says
"Please accept mv virmMt nnn ...
ulatlons on the good work which the
press of your state has done with the
intensive pledge campaign. I wish
you wouia De good enough to thank th
newspapers of Oregon for the splendid
epirlt of cooperationthey have shown
Lowaru me rood administration. Theli
cordial cooperation is
rfated now since we feel that without
uaeir determined drive In tha wit n
printed Information we mav n
ablo to reach the maximum we have
sei ior our pledge campaign. The pa
pers of your state have never wavered
in their support, and Mr. Hoover and
the other members of the food admin
istration are very Krateful for th
amount of space- which the papers are
devoting to the final drive."
In behalf of Mr. Aifsr mv vwn
Mr. Churchill, myself a.nd th n,h
volunteer workers here. I want to ex
tend to you our most cordial thanks
for what you have done, and to assure
you of the appreciation in which your
wut. is neia. H-KED LOCKLET,
Publicity Manager for Oregon.
In the Case of C. C. Brown
Seattle. Nov. 1. To the Editor of
The Journal The. facts In the case at
Castlerock are that Mr. Brown was
accused of over-reading the Babcock
lest, not under-reading it, and not
working any hardshio on th. fum.n
Mr. Brown pleaded guilty because he
was given to understand that If he
didn't they would continue to bring
about arrests; on the other hand If
he would plead guilty they would let
him off at the minimum fine. Mr.
Brown did not plead guilty to false
reading o fthe test, but he pleaded
guilty to reading the test higher than
the other creamery made their read
ing on what was supposed to be the
same quality and same grade of
cream.
For your information I wlahi to say
that at Casaterock our station was
equipped with all the necessary equip
ment for making, a correct Babcock
test. Our agent was furnished with
the Farrington & Wall book on "test
ing milk and its products, and this
book is recognized by the federal
dairy division as authority. The book
is the property of the station, and all
producers. Inspectors and competitors
are at perfect liberty to see that the
work is done according to these In
structions. ' I will make the statement over any
signature that C. C. Brown was not
arrested for under reading or manipu
lating the Babcock test. He was ar
rested because his test did ont agree
witn tne test raaae Dy otners.
E- W. ELLIS.
(TWs , letter Is in explanation of
tne case or C. c. Brown, ag-ent at
Castlerock, Wash., of the Mutual
creamery company of Seattle, the
writer of the letter being the -manager
of the company.) ,
The Flag's Picture
Galena, Or.. Oct. 27. To the Editor
of The Journal Please answer through
tne columns or me Journal the fol
lowing: Was there ever a law In
force prohibiting a newspaper. r f rom
printing a picture of the American
flag? If . so, what congress enacted
such a law, and by what president
was u signed 7 - t. r, veix,LiAMS.
There are laws that forbid th
printing of the picture of -the flag la
any connection that would tend tn
degrade It; as, for Instance, printing it
as part of a commercial advertise
ment. The spirit of our laws is to
encourage the reverent and patriotic
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE
They seem to nave Dut the aketes
under Kerensky.
We are comlne-. K alael- Wllhelm.
2,000,000 patriots strong.
Every day of sunshine adds to the
lifetime of the woodpile.
Now Is a arood tima to ba-in aavinz
for the next Liberty loan.
In the boll rinr in Mexico Cltv
grand opera has taken the place of bull
fights, which must be bully news to
me a. v. s. a.
Sa Max T .11 rW a Clrmnw Atnr Vt a
ben Interned for' the duration of tho
war. Ordinarily one miaht be con
strained to .remark, "hard luck."
some one nas invented a norse. ma
chinery la which Is said to make it
buck like a bu re-enough outlaw. Had
Pendleton better be lookinar to her
laurels?
It may soon be aulee nroper to refer
to them as fe-matl carriers. But they'll
never fill the bill with complete satis
faction until they learn to whistle on
tne route.
To those who hesitate to reconcile
this nation's present alliance with
Oreat Britain, and the war of the Rev
olution, let lr be recalled that the sol
dier a the colonists fought to a finish
were tne Hessians of Oermany.
Mary Barr. member of a flvinr bal
let, on a Journey of Joy In Kansas
City, knocked a couple of policemen
down and was Jumping all over them
wnen a riot call orougni reserves.
Miss Barr must be a regular bear..
m m m
The Pint Tndiana have an effective
way of deafinr with slackers. When
one of their tribesmen shows coward-
Ice or refuses to fight, they dress him
up in squaw's clothlnnr and make him
do the work of a squaw about camp.
Moreover, ne can t nave a regular
squaw of his own.
STEEL PRICE
By Carl Smith. Washlcctoa Staff
Washington. Nov. 9. "Anyone who
tries to sell steel In 'advance of the
prices fixed by the government had
better look out. He is likely to get
hurt."
This is the emphatlo statement of
a leading official of the council of na
tional defense, one who knows what he
Is talking about. He never permits
himself to be quoted, so he must re
main nameless, but the statement he
makes may be taken as a definite dec
laration of the policy to be enforced.
Predictions made in some quarters
that the price of steel for commercial
use Is likely to be around $100 a ton,
and that government price fixing does
not mean anything In particular for
the consumer for a year or more to
come, are declared on the same au
thority to be Irresponsible and Incor
rect. The council of national defense
will be pleased to have Information if
an attempt Is made anywhere to sell
beyond the prices fixed by the gov?
ernment.
The big steel producers are parties
to the agreement to sell at the prices
named and any violation, either by a
big or small producer, can readily be
checked, even though no direct author
ity for naming prices has been given-
Priority orders can be refused, the coal
supply can be diverted and other means
are at hand to deal with any refrac
tory steelmaker.
e a
It is admitted that several months
will be required for the full effect of
the new prices to be felt, because of
the accumulation of contracts at the
mills. No attempt has been made to ab
rogate any existing contracts, although
that course was art one time considered.
HOW TO BE
IN TIME OR TOO LATE? A cer
tain machinist, to his great pride, had
for years faithfully watched over his
engine and bailer. He had become so
expert that he never "burned" a grate
or allowed the water to get low enough
to uncover the "soft plug." He was
constantly oiling, polishing and in
specting it. His ear was so familiar
with the hum of the machinery that
the slightest "pound" or false note in
its "tune" was to him a call for help,
a signal that trouble was starting
which. If not attended to. might result
in serious damage. To his own hu
man machine, much more intricate
and correspondingly more capable of
going wrong, and one that could never
be replaced when damaged and worn
out, he was Indifferent. ThU human
machine kept on running from day to
day, and for lack of any knowledge
to the contrary he considered it In per
fect condition.
Then something happened that
raised a question in his mind about his
health. A friend of his who could have
'licked his weight in wild cats," so
the machinist thought, died suddenly.
This so impressed the machinist that
he had himself medically examined.
He was both astonished and pleased
with the result. They found a "pound"
display of the flag. In printed matter
as well as In the real substance.
PERSONAL MENTION
Returning to San Diego
Mrs. H. C. Haywood and daughter
axe registered at the Multnomah. They
have been visiting their old home in
Spokane and are now returning to
San Diego, CaJ., where Mr. Haywood
is manager of a theatre.
Here on Shopping Tour
Mr. and Mrs. E. V.-D. Paul and Mrs.
Paul's aunt. Mrs. Lon Ripley, are at
the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. Paul
were formerly of this city, but are
now located on a ranch at the foot
of Mt. Adams. They are in the city
on a shopping trip.
Mr. and Mrs. H, S. Wo 1 lan and son
are at the Multnomah from IXiluth.
O. H. Cunningham of Eugene, Is at
tlje Washington.
R. H. Cochrane of Santa Rosa, Cal,
Is staying at the Cornelius.
J. H. Hurlburt Is at the Perkins
from Condon.
C F. Sterey is at the Washington
from Camas. Wash.
R. W. .Gloss of this city Is regis
tered at the Perkins
Edward J. Shan Is at the Cornelius
from Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. L Torney and daugh
ter are at the Portland from New
York.
,W. R. Power of Seattle Is at the
Washington.
Mrs. A. R. Rennick is at the Wash
ington from Kelso, Wash.
J. L. Muck and P. H. Carey are late
arrivals at the Oregon from Seattle.
' Mr. and Mrs, R. S. Eckles are at
the -Multnomah from Baker.
B. M. Dimlck. of Woodburn lsat the
Oregon.
W. E. Stevens is at the Multnomah
from San Francisco.
Mrs. E. M. Markwell is at the Per
kins from Oatskanle.
M. M- Hoctor of Goldendaie, wash..
Is at the Cornelius.
Warren B.- Hall Is at the Portland
from Denver. . v :
Mrs. M. J. Perry and daughter are
t; the -Washington from San Fran
cisco. -'!-. '
CW. J. Rectots ia registered at the
Nortonla from White Salmon.
Lieutenant and Mrs. J. A, Perr$
NEWS IN BRIEF.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Marshfield has become a school dis
trict of the first class, having a school
census of 1043. Among the privileges
of a first class district ere those of
having five Instead of hree directors
and the right to choose it own text
books.
The soldiers who passed through
Grants Pass last Sunday afternoon on
their way to American Lake wanted a
inr w&v id Amencin iikf wuiieu
mascot and while the train was wait-
ing asKed several people ior one.
Mrs
Vincent Sweeney, tbe Courier Bays,
heard of their wants and presented
them with a Maltese Kitten, of which
they were very proud.
- Water Is being conserved in Co
quille as never before, the Sentinel
says. In one instance the housekeeper
used the bath water to wash the
clothes In. There was still use for
that supply and it was. used to mop
the floor. And then as it had served
every possible purpose in the house
It was applied to the family garden.
"Why." the Canvon "city Earle asks.
"do newspapers always picture a
farmer with long, flowing whiskers.
when as a matter of fact nearly evry
farmer in Oregon owns a silver
mounted safety? Of If they do not
shave themselves thy drive into town
every morning In their auto and have
the best barber In town - give them
the twice over with the talcum powder
finish."
Kditor Southard of the Dallas Ob
server Is not the. incorrigible old
grouch he sometimes pretends to be.
No editor is if he can say: . "The Idea
of buying Liberty bonds for Christmas
presents should be encouraged. Thi
paper has never taken much stock In
the old Santa Claus yarn, but to re
ceive one of these bonds in our edit
orial stocking 1.1 golnr to go a long
way to strengthen our faith in the
patron saiat of peanuts and striped
candy."
CONTROL'
Correapoodent of Tbe Journal
But as these orders are filled, the new
prices come in, and. the new prices are
for government and private work alike,
The rule that steel will be supplied
only for work that la necessary will be
adhered to strictly, as the needs of the
government and the war Industries are
so large that the usual rules of com
merce are abrogated. The same In
quiry will be made In cases of public
construction, as well as In other cases,
as was done in the matter of the grain
elevator at Portland.
Considerable data as to the need of
these elevators was called for before
a decision was reached that the Port
land elevators should be placed on the
priority list. The application for pri
ority, presented by Senator McNary
personally to Bernard M. Baruch of
the war industries board of the coun
cil of national defense, was ultimately
approved by him and passed along 10
the priorities board for action.
No definite time can be given here
as to when the priority order granted
for the Portland elevators will bring
delivery of the steel. Instructions have
been given, however, for the .Illinois
Steel company, which will supply the
steel. to keep the ordr moving, and to
expedite the movement to the Oregon
city.
No doubt is felt that the. government
prices on steel will hold. There are
too many ways in which the govern
ment can compel obedience. While
some of these weapon savor of the
"strong arm," they are not unfamiliar
to the steel magnates, who have bepn
accustomed to use similar methods
with competitors who have crossed
thlr paths in other years, and no sym
1 pathy will be wasted on them now.
HEALTHY
CopyHibt. 11T.
or 1. Keele.
in his heart In time to prevent seri
ous and dangerous developments.
All of these stories of delay do not
have such a happy ending. "If I had
been called in before," often says the
doctor, "I culd have arrested the prog
ress of this disease and prolonged your
life now it Is too late."
As we view the average man In
passing, he seems reasonably healthy
and efficient, and some people seem to
think he should be, left alone and not
disturbed with a medical examination
until he suffers- pain. Such people
forget that between the commencement
of disease and Its announcement by
physical distress there Is often a wide
Interval of time. It Is In this Interval
that medical science can do Its best
work.
One man is unwittingly carrying in
his neglected body the easily discov
ered foci of disease; another has liv
ing habits that are slowly but surely
impairing the quality of his organs
and tissues and lessening his resist
ance to disease. The periodic health
survey gives them the opportunity to
escape disaster.
Tomorrow; Fighting Trim.
See another story "How to Live,"
foot column eight, this page.
and son are registered at a local
hotel. Lieutenant Perry Is a - member
of the United States reserves.
H. W. Sidner is at the Nortonla
from Hood River.
John C. Holste registered today at
the Oregon from San Francisco
J. D. Lehaney is at the Nortonla
from San Frajjcisco.
T. C. Beal of Boise, Idaho, is staying
at the Portland. .
L J. Plebles of Seattle is at the Nor
tonla. Herbert Armstrong Is registered at
the Pe'rtland from North Bend.
I. W. Moore Hood River Is at the
Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Andrews of this
city are registered at the Cornelius.
W. T. Dewar of Reedsport is at the
Oregon.
E. J. Tompkins Is at the Perldns
from Salem.
Paul Petterson Is registered at the
Portland from Spokane.
T. F. Ryan is at the Portland from
Seattle.
Dr. C. L. Poley is at the Multnomah
from Moro.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Norrls are guests
at the Washington from Seattle.
W. G. Davis, a fruit grower of Gold
endale. Wash., l at the Multnomah.
E. E. Bagley is at the Washington
from Ashland.
Mrs Emma Gdnshan is registered at
the Washington from FaHs City
G. W, Lansing ia at the Oregon from
Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. E. MeGriff of Walla
Walla, Wash, are at the Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. John Webster are reg
istered at the Washington from New
Tork.
The Factory Site Freezeout
From the Mount Scott Herald.
Some months ago a skilled manu
facturer with over $50,000 capital
wanted a site of four acres. One was
shown him seven miles from tae
river for $ 20.000. That was the best
he could do. So he went to Tacoma.
There they gave him a waterfront slta
for less than half that sum and agreed
that if he used It for 10 years as out
Jlned they would forego any interest
whatever. He Is using it. and Portland-is
out the- business resulting
from $00 employes simply because our
capitalists and First Families are al-
ways years behind times.'
Ragtag and, Bobtail
Stories From Everywhere
To thla eolaaia all readrre af The Jearnal
ere lavlted ta contribute arla-iaal matter 1
etorr. In verae or la tAHoeephlcal obaereatJae
r etrlklef quotation, from aar aonrea. Coa
tribatlone af eicepttoael merit wM be paid fee
at tbe editor's appralaaL
Boys, Better Watch Out
POURTEEN girls were employed re
! A cently, saya Capper's Weekly, to
. . 1 . . . . . -
"J Dl Pmeni
store in Kansas City, not because
these are war times, but because girls
have been found more efficient and
alert for such work than boya and
more pleasing to the store's customers.
Many city telegraph offices are find
ing that girls make better messengers
than boys. There are a lot of boys
working themselves out of Jobs In
every city because they are, to use an
old fashioned term, "no account."
Hardened
"Sam! Are you hit? You're deathly
white!"
A minute, and I'll be all rlcht.
lie looked like brother Jim that
young!
He shot too high. My gun butt swung
And it was over. Juat that auick!
But God! His brains! It makes me
sick!
I'm coming round all right. . . But
say!
If 'twas six weeks ago today!"
. Claudius Thayer.
Berkeley, Cal.
. Sarcasm Wasted
A full blown second lieutenant was
endeavoring, says Tit-Bits, to display
his great knowledge of musketry.
Sauntering up to the latest recruit, be
said:
"See here, my man. this thing is a
rifle, this is the barrel, this is the
butt, and thla is where you put the
cartridge In."
The recruit seemed to be taking it
all in. so the officer, continuing. Mid:
"You put the weapon to your shoul
der; these little things on the barrel
are called sights; then to fire you pull
this little thing, which is called the
trigger. Now smarten yourself un.
and remember what I have told you;
and, by the way, what trade did you
follow .before you enlisted? A col
lier, I suppose"
"No, sir," came the reply; "I only
worked as a gunsmith for the govern
ment small arms factory."
Knew Their Ways
Before I take the case." said the
lawyer, "there is one thing to be
looked into."
"I presume." eaid the client, "you
refer to my pocketbook."
How Topeka "Saw Them Off
More than 6000 Topeka people left
their beds earlier than usual Monday
morning, says Capper's Weekly, fi
give Topeka's crack artillery unit,
comprising Battery A, the headquar
ters company, sanitary detachment,
and band of the Klrst Kansas artillery,
a rousing send-off on its departure
for Fort Sill. Okla. They were the
last of Topeka's national guard or-
ganltatlons. and the sight of these
finely built, sturdy young chap,
marching so gallantly away fron
home, for nobody knew or could guess
how long, raised a lump In the throats
of the tovvnfolk that couldn't be swal
lowed. The band led off to the tune
of "The Old Oray Mare," and as the
troops passed Governor Capper's home
and the governor caught the step and
fell into line to march with them to
the place where they, were to entrain
for the first lap of their long Journey
to France, a Kansas cheer went up
such an would have gladdened the
heart of Teddy Roosevelt. At the sta
tion the governor gave every soldier
boy a hearty "good luck and God bless
you" with a farewell handshake. nl
the mothers, sisters and sweethearts
bravely held back their tears unt'l
the troop train, pursued by a checrlnrf
throng, disappeared from view.
Hiography of a Leaf
A big hrown bud burst open one day
And a leaf came out of it. green and
gay.
And waved in the eoft spring air.
It danced and fluttered all summer
long.
Keeping time with the wind, and the
wild bird's song
Reveling night and day.
But It coaxed some gold from the sum
mer sun.
Then, blushing crimson at what It had
done,
It dropped and withered away.
Maud H pa f ford Hurley.
Portland, November 8.
Uncle Jeff Snow Saya:
Taint no use fer Villa to try to
brealf In on the front page no more.
His little adventures in Mexico don't
Interest us like they used to. His cir
cus ain't big enough to git two pins
admission beside the European. 10-ring
world beater. But it does seem 'slf
somebody orter run the Hun plotters
and their friends outer Mexico.
Are You Prolonging
or Shortening
Your Life?
This is a supremely important
question for every one of ns, but
bow many can answer It intelli
gently? You, for instance, may
be unconsciously shortening;
.your days at this moment. There
is a new knowledge, the product
of modernscientific research, by
following which you can prolong
your life. It is clearly and prac
tically set forth in JHow to Live
by Professor Irving Fisher and
Eugene Lyman Fisk, Afl. D., of
the Life Extension institute, with
a Foreword by William Howard
Taft.
Not only Is hygiene in general
thoroughly discussed but In ad
dition such vital subjects as Air,
Food, Poisons, Activity and every
phaze of physical and mental well
being.
Dr. Frank Crane, the great
writer and doctor, says of "How
to Live":
"It is a valuable handbook for
those who want to know the es
tablished facts of science free
from the half-baked enthusiasm
of fads and the superstition of
rumors. . . The Life Exten
sion institute-of New York is
doing, j most useful work, one
which eventually shall be one of
the chief concerns of government
itself."
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