THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORT LAND. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5, 19i7
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AH rrtit Kn not onlr knoW their
btnln . but tisuaQr know that they know
It; Am not only ngai in weir mmm
opinion, but they nauaUy kwow that
they are ncbt In them; only, they do
sot think much of toenualTM on that
aosount; they do not expeet their feMow-
therefore to fall oown ana wonup
them; they hare a corloui nnder aenee
that- the creatneae Is not in them, but
through them. Ituakin.
DELUSIVE PEACH
P'
RESIDENT WILSON again
takes a stand against a com
promising peace. The war
mast go on until the world
can hare a peace that will last.
To hush up the trouble, salve the
Ung evils that caused this war
would mean only new wars to come.
. We must fight the fight through
n t K A Anrl OrloK tm Vf. Tfnlann'a f
w .u muvu iiu.wM
message to the country and the
wono. ine uniiea states aoes not
feel yet the seriousness of the war.
lit has only begun to taste of suf-
fering and sacrifice. These things
S Will-Tow nnnn no with t1m and na I
i " "
f mey grow our resolution to see it
i' tnrougn win oeepem ana strengtnen.
Every good citizen has his own
views as to subordinate matters of
; policy. Every American brain does
ana snouia wotk vigorously upon
war problems. We are all busy!
- forming a conception of "what the j
: peace ought to be like when itlder cattle. And on the Pucet
comes. . But none of us want it .tc
- come prematurely. The winepress I
- of. wrath mast be trodden to the
dregs.
The American -government Isi8 not a loaded car waiting to be
taking steps. Bald a hyphenated
speaker at a San Francisco ban-
quet "to force us Into the unl-
forjns of American soldiers; we
must therefore organize to pro-
vtecy ourselves." Are "we" going
!v to aery the laws and purposes or
the United States? If so, depor-
tation ships cannot sail or peniten-
I tlary doors be made ready for new
guests any too soon for "we.
DWIKPLDfG ESTIMATES
A
NEWS dispatch in the Oregon-
. .Washington, Dec . Resresen
tatlve Hawler, after examining
ti?.J??,iBle"
,bwn dont tht Northwest -on river and
, harbor Items. He finds that. whUe es-
'arTnot Jol waterway
aro. not more man one sixth the normal
amounts asked, tho estimates for moot
- southern and eastern rivers are clpei
t iT' , ...
" w iaci uai Oregon Is
4 contributing more HberaUy than fcany
4 other state toward tho cost of lm
provbur Its w&tevways, while southera
states are oontrlbutlng, as a rule, noth-
n aU. ho insists thla discrimination
jls unjustifiable and will fight for ln-
The congressman's ' nroDOfiai to
fight for increased appropriations'
Is highly commendable. It is to
be hoped that he may be auceeasfni
In that very important endeavor.; -
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The situation recalls that Mr
lHawley had opportunity to .become
l a member of the house committ.1
in which these appropriations orlg -
mate, ana inat ne failed to take
the place. Mr. McArihur did tha
same thing. , It was a mistake.
Legislation at WashinrtAn 1.
S. . J - . . -
i almost, whouy controlled - In: com-
mittee. - Mr. Hawley on the river
and ; harbors committee of the
house couid have seen to It that
"gross - InJusUce" would nt
done the Northwest in rtvr ..it
harbor items.. -f
; Perhann thf.rm . ..-
-Mr. Hawley's or Mr. MaArthnr-a:
'" Tllrai has ham -. av -
' . T. " -"J VtMV parti
or tne people at home. The nresl-
r dent of the' Portland ChWe?of
rninTn.r ..m -. -17-
3 ;r-: - ' auum MSI
JJ rtday that lack, of Interest by thei:;,..::
DMdIa vat larroW i
i people was largely responsible for
;. the failure of this city to utilise
Us port possibilities. . ! -'
That was an accurate' statement.
?, The " business world : of Portland
, has been apathetic. Many Of the
public : bodies of Portland have
: manifested ' little ; concern' ? about
the ; harbor and. port r statistics.
Those who ought to have been
leaders tor water borne commerce
have heen lethargic , ,
isornas tue uregoman s reitera
tions that - the. government engl-
neers ana congressional com -
ttees and members of congress
and xonTess ; Itself t are ttslns tIt
ersl and harbor appropriations as
a so-called 'pork' barrel, ; fcelped
the cue of the Northwest; It Is
impossible to charge almost erery-
bodT in ftllil tfronnd Mt'ntTMi tnd
tall the rorernmeat enclnders with
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dishonesty and then with ahoiler-than-thoa
air set from them the as
sistance that oar , rlrers and Thar-
fcor S TOO. ulre k: i"" ' f
? The 'fact that i "pork editorials
from the ? Oregonian- hare - been
used. oy tne ..opponents of Trers
and harbors lmproTement froin tn-
land states la opposing rivers and
harbors appropriations V la ? con
...... .ssjmittee, is some explanation of why
thfrn in s-tTnnrfno,Hfflnlfcv In p-ot-
. . . .
tin . congressional aid Tort isortn-
west projects.
The first sale cf timber from the
0. &' C, 'grant lands nnder the
Chamberlain-Ferris law has . been
made. It was 320 acres of timber,
and the trees alone brought nearly
$40 an acre Instead of th $2.60
an acre at. which the rail read pro
posed to retain the land. The
$12,500 received goes to schools.
roads, reclamation and other pub
lic purposes. We re getting: the
first glimpse of what was meant
by the fight for the grant lands. '
FAVORING OUR HTVALS
ENRY H. SOMMERER " o
.Hermiston shipped a, carload
of hogs to Puget Sound and
maae a slight prom over
what he could hate obtained at
Portland. v;
. A man at North Powder shipped
cattle to Puget Sound rather thai
to Portland because., he can get
a slight adrance ; over Portland
figures. vr
These facts came out In the dis
cussion following an address by
Chairman Frank Miller of the Ore
gon public set-rice commission nfeJ
Monday's members council , of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce. . "
The distance to Puget Sound
'a mZ Z'T'
'
measured by the locomotlTe n.
. . . . -- .
ergj requirea, is lie miles. The
distance to Portland Is, 218 miles
ana the equated dlsUnce 899 miles,
or (something over half the distance
to Puget Sound. - -
Bat the frelrht rat to th Sound
v iv. m t .
lis mo Biuuo ins ireisat - raio
to Portland. Distance , doesn't
count High mountains -don't count
The fact that two , railroads, th
O-W. R. & N. and the Northern
Pacific divide up the freight-money
aoesn't count. Nothing counts, ana
Puget Sound got. the Hermtston
bacon. Ann gets the North Pbw
Sound . docks, according ;tow the
statement of ' Chairman Miller.
there are 2079 loaded cars wait-
Ing for a chance and a place " to
discharge their loads. And there
relieved of Its freight at Portland
terminals. -
As The Journal has pointed out
time and again, the cards : are
gtacked against Portland In I the
transportation game of the North
west It Is a transportation crime
for freight traffic to be carried
100 miles farther over the moun-
tains to Puget Sound at -the same
fate as down the river to Portland.
If the rate to Puget Sound is a
Just rate, the shippers of Pendle
ton are paying too high a rate on
their freight to Portland.
But Pendleton Is not the only
lease.. Tne grain rate from Culde-
I M.Vn ai Tn..
Sound is 17, against 18 from
Baker, Or., 342 miles to Portland.
The distance to "the Sound Is 79
miles greater 'buV. the rate Is 1
. , . . , . . .
cents less than from Baker to Port-
land. '
Pendleton Is about one hundred
miles farther from Puget Sound
than from Portland 'and the rate
is the same; Baker Is. 49; miles
farther from Portland than Walla
Walla Is from Puget Sound, but
the Walla Walla Tate to the Sound
lis 5 cents less. Distance does not
count The hundred : miles : added
distance " from Pendleton td.; the
Sound does not count but 49 miles
Udded distance from Baker to Port?
1 land counted 5 cents on every hun
.toea'-Pottnds.v. .. . -
1 Is this right, or is It- wrong?
1 Coal(1 .there be a plainer case of
I uucnmination asamsi rvruana ana
I against Baker county farmers, pro
jducers and shippers generally? , If
1 "0 added miles distance doesn't
a A. a . . m k aaa
lcoun lo w oouna, way snouia
M1"" OI aauea autance lay an
addea crge ?t 5 cenU ldred
r Jfomanar.
-ana thee are a great many
I more such cases of discrimination
Lby he?rallroads In favor of Puget
Sound and against Portland and
galnfit Eastern Oregon, farmers.
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aviators to Europe to help the
Ufmf t, TW. )o.A..VI. .v.
an influence to cause other nations
.of the southern continent to' close
In on the common outlaws
A NEW ROUTE
OT very long ago nn 8800 ton
British steamer sailed from
v ancouver for ; England , by
way , of : the Panama, canal
I The vessel was laden with wheat
The event was impprtant because
- it slgnaHr.es thef opening of a new
j route for wheat shipments from
JCanada to -Europe. Heretofore
! some ' Canadian grain has gone by
way of New York,' some down the '
St Lawrence. - But the route from j
Vancouver , through the , canAl is
something1 new. v , . - j . . .. . .
The gain which It effecU Is said
to be substantial. For the western
Canadian provinces it will amount
to , something like ten l cents the
bushel '"between, .the wheat, fields
and the English consumer . In
war tfcme . when every penny counts, i
or should be made ' to -count this
Is well worth while, vi v-
The new route will help also to
distribute the grain supplies of the
world. -If everyrbusheMiad to go
by , way of - New .York or the . St!
Lawrence there would be serious
danger , of congesting the railroads
and blockading the . terminals. To
reach the nearest waterside from
the eastern grain fields requires a
long transit by ralL . To reach
New York requires a much longer
one, .even with the new barge canal
across the slate to help Out, Ship
ments by way; of ! Vancouver and
Panama promise momentous relief
to the world's food situation.
The president's recommendation
that Interned alien enemlea-be kept
In penitentiaries where Jkey can
work. Instead of being Jield In Idle
ness in . comfortable detention
camps will meet with strong ap
proval. Among .the appropriations
for' which congress Is asked is
"care of Germans in' this country
interned $1,000;000." Their dis
loyalty to America In time of war
is 'a crime under the law and they
should be made to earn their keep
as Is required ' generally of crim
inals. ';.. - - ', - '
THE RED CROSS SEALS
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D
O NOT forget. the Red Cross
seals, The. number of' them
you buy and use measures the
warmth of your zeal to stamp
out tuberculosis. The annual cam
paign to sell the seals Is on. Do
your pan to mane it glorious with
devotion to a good cause. The pro"
ceeds of the sale are applied to
the relief of tuberculosis patients.-!
The pennies you spend for Red
Cross seals buy fresh air, nourish
ing food, warm clothing for' those
who must perish without such
help. :-
The examinations for the army
have brought to, light a fearful
number of unsuspected ' cases ot
tuberculosis. -It lurks and poisons
where nobody looks for ft Wher
ever there are unsanitary houses,
poor food, exposure and neglect of
human welfare there yon will find
tuburculosls. It stalks hand in
hand) with poverty and Ignorance,
slaying every year its tens of
thousands who might have been
saved had' they been taken In time.
The Red : ross service . seeks to
take them in time.
Tuberculosis ean be' cured when
its causes are removed, but ' not
otherwise. Drugs are of little value
ragalnst its ravacresFresh air. rood
food, good housing count, for every
thing. And all these blessings are
expensive. -
We speak loosely ot the air as
''free," but it is often as expensive
as food. In city slums where ten
ants swarm fresh air can hardly
be obtained at any price. Super
stition and ignorance often deprive
people of it even when the supply
Is as plentiful as the winds. The
Red Cross stamps mean the spread
of saving knowledge as well as
the provision ot saving 'food and
shelter.
President Van Hlse of the Wis
consin State university, says that
we could stamp out tuberculosis "If
only we could educate everyone
against it" Education can do won
ders but It can not take the place
of nutritious' food and warm cloth
lng. The germs of tuberculosis
breed deep down In our - social
structure." We never can" stamp It
out until we first stamp out pov
erty, but we can mitigate its Tavs
ages. We can cure most cases by
timely treatment We can prevent
more by . taking children out Sot
evil surroundings. ' Buy the Red
Cross seals generously. They are
Investments in love and service.
GERMAN IN "bUR SCHOOLS
S
ACRAMKNTO. CaL, Xec. J. Oer-
man has been dropped from tho
course 'of Study In so high schools
of tho state slo.ee tho opening
of the , present school roar be
cause pudIIs have discontinued study
lng tho langusxe, WU1 C Wood, state
commissioner ox oeondarr scboou, an-
He predicted that" "popular objectionr
to German may lead to tho banishment
of tho language from every .schoolroom
of the state. , at least while . the- war
lasts.M-rNews dispatch.
- The revolt against the, German
language : proceeds . apace In our
schools and colleges. Classes ' in
the kaiser's speech growv smalJefT
and : smaller, ' - Some , schools -ihave
forbidden it altogether. This sute
ot ; things is a reaction from the
almost unlyersal servltae to Prus -
sianisni wnica perraqea our euuca-iwas sent to in.anai zona, nor at
Uonal Institutions HP to two years Empire.-, where I am statloried. th peo-
. Am.m m:ti pie ax mostly black and they can talk
ao, I those days nothing woulI mu . AnMrlaa They uuk
do unless It bore the stamp "Made Spanish. I would like to correspond with
lV Germany." Qermaa methods,! somene who talks American. It will
r iavria.M.aa ep mfrom thinking how lonesome I
uciuiau jiiu.vovi , .v..
and ; German - language ruled su
preme In class and lecture room.
' Our Prussian trained "-prof es4rs
went a long way toward forgetting
their natlTe tongue' in their devo
tion : to knltur. They ' learned, to
say "JohnJ has gone to town yes
terday' j which is purtt German.
fT. - mn-mt trtl tTtAl lavriaf TTISfT-
. 1,1 1 'Zn ..- AllrZ
aslne articles, Smith has dlscoT -
ered ten years ago that potato -bugs
w,t Lowt " wMeh aealn'lsl
:r7:, ' T
ruio', e "
Ensllsa we Eay joca weei to
town yesterday," not nas gone."
' Inroads made by the German on
English : are such, exoresslons as
"world empire," "world trade" and
the. like. " These are. bad transla-
nous vi ujo uinnm, iorm j
krieg," and so .on.' "World em
pire" is s not pure English. Our
expression. is "wo,na wiae empire
or "universal empire." Their wide
and Incorrect use as English Is be-
caqse or tne oreTiiy on expressioa
they permit':'" " c" " .' ' ;
Pro-German educationalists made
a -bold' campaign against the Eng
lish language before the war. They
bBlleved they could -replace It with
German, and. perhaps they might
Happily the war stayed their am
bitions. . ; ' " .
The shibboleth to tell a' German
by are ; the words f some" and
any." -No man who worships the
kalaer In his secret heart ever gets
them right : He will . say "Ha'v
yon some taoney In your pocketT"
and fancy au the ume tnat ne
speaking English German teach
ers - In the schools have infected
American children with, the same
linguistic virus. Many young peo-
ple-in Portland use. "some"" and I
' ' -m. . M
"any" incorrectly. : They . slip on
those bobbles and do not know It
It is a good time i to emphasise
the study of , the ; language ' or
America, - ' ''' .-.': "'-' . "
THE MAN
AliOUT TOWN
By Fred Lockley. j
Recently X was talking with young
man La his early thirties about tho war
situation. -This thing of putting -the
screws on .salaried men doesn't look
good to me." he said. "My employer
hinted so strongly to mo about buying a
Liberty bond during the recent Liberty
loan drive that as a measure of pro
tection X bought a fifty-dollar bond. A
neighbor of mine was flatly told by his
boss that if he didn't feel like taking a
hundred dollar bond ho could look for
another Job. That's what comes of but
ting Into somebody else's scrap. Oer-
many is Ilk a red-hot stov and Ilk
chumps w volunteer to help England
and Franc carry it out. We. will get I
this war and I am going to stay out ot I tlon is not a charitable institution, you so, and when that net is tightened
It. vlt's got so a man can't have any neither la It likely at this time and in the big salmon tear right through It."
peace,' or even mind nis own business j this case to develop those admirable The justices seemed to enjoy th
any mora. First it Is dig up for Liberty traits of philanthropy characterizing tft story of th salmon, 'as it was told. by
bonds; then com thsough for th Red membership of some church board On the lawyers. Otherwise they would iit
Cross ; then help th T. M. C A. ; then J foreign missions. X have strong lmpre- have asked so many questions about It
cut out eating meat and whit bread. 1 aions to th contrary, notwithstanding Justice Pitney, a Jerseyman. seemed ee
and now, on top of all that, they want I Mr- Moore's outspoken assurances. peclally apt in gathering a mental pic
to make us save andbuy thrift stamps AlB the question of lte tor agri- tur of the fish and the fisherman at
ma w&r savings certificates. If I knew , cultural purposes in Oregon is not a new th cdbuth ot th Columbia,
of any country where a man could getj3- Experiment along this order have Th caM before "the court Is one In
away from this world-wide mix-up you lf?en.eon.d2,c,Vt? .fiJ"? which McOowan aad thr gained a
ean bet X would be on my way there. I j
cant even express my views without j
someooay saying -slacker.' and asking
why X don't wear a white feather In
nine of my Libertv button." !
T ajoni-n.- - Aa . .OVaiaaaa e. V i
feel aa this man does, but on th other'
hand, there never was a time . in oar
lunory wiea ue wnoi nauon was so vain experiments conauciea in muv
united m the cause of humanity as iraw.Wldely aerated pan of Oregon by 1
Hundreds of thousands of young men
hsjV gladly volunteerd to go to Bur op
and give, if need be. their Uvea that Lib-
erty may still live and that autocracy !
may not trample democracy into th
mire. Thousands of the ablest
and i
highest salaried men of th nation Thar 1
given up princely salaries to work harder .
than they ever worked, before, without
pay, to help make America's efforts
effective. Frank A. Vandarllp, the
highest salaried bank president In th,
worio, resigneq . a poeiuon paying .uu.-1 met witn many enaracier ox uus son He cuts out alcohol. 11 cuts our. smoa
000 a year to work for Uncle Sam at lljin Oregon and it Ls not irrelevant at Lng. He cuts out meat. (II hasn't any
a year as manager of the war savings 'this time to mention the name of Till- knowledge of the plac of meat La the
committee and help sell t2.000v000.000 of j man Reuter of Madras, who stands pre-, diet, and what to sat to tak .its plac.
war . savings eartlfJcates and thrift ' eminently as an example of painstaking hut he I bent. now. on cutting things
stamps.
The American nation has proved that
our old Ideals oft liberty and service for
humanity are not dead.
L. A. Emery, a well known lawyer of
the state of Maine. In speaking of the
duty of service, recently said:
Anyone who comes Into th world
and goes through it with the single Idea
that he Is going to simply take car of
himself, and make what money he can
for himself and his family, is not a good
citizen and any member of the profes
sion-of law with the sole thought that
he Is going to get som money out of it.
or get fame out of It. or get power out
of it, is unworthy ot his. profession. W
have entered that profession; we have
enlisted in that army, and we must be
loyal ; but th law Ls not th and. It la
not a fetish; It Is not a god: it Is not
a sacrosanct that we must look at with
awe and decline to 'touch. It is an in-
ffctrumentalltyi simply an Institution, to
bring about the .greater happiness and
th broader life of the world. It is an
essential institution. Without law there
could be no liberty; without law no civ
ilization ; and It I our duty through
that instrumentality, that Institution
our loyalty to it that w se mold it.
as far as w can, in substane and in
procedure, that It shall fulfill Its pur
pose and make th life of th world bet
ter ; bring about peace bring about jus
tic;" bring about prosperity; aad make
it In the end that desirable Ideal that
the law shall be such, by our efforts and
our Influence, that It shall be that thing
that people shall do homage to ; that th
good citizen, however humble, however
lowly, however unfortunate, shall feel
Its .beneficence ; aad; the. bad citizen,
however strong and arrogant shall feel
its power." .. . --.' ,c ;; .
una or uie unoiiicuu ouiies oi ron
land's postmaster Ls that ot matrimonial
agent. The Portland postomce Is the
clearing house of love affairs of peonle,
from th Mexican border to the Arctic
circle. I happened to b sitting across
th desk from Postmaster. Myers a day
or two ago when b was opening his
malL . The - first ' letter he opened was
from the Canal Zone and waa dated
November 21. It was from a1 lonesom
and homesick soldier, and read as fol
lows : "I am an American soldier. ' X vol
unteered after to war was declared
w.l.t. rmm i mm Inriu A n Wlna - .
ito rranc, M i supposed x would baTii
jj it u hard
to get American tobaoco
out her and th native tobacco does
not taste Ilk tobacco. X nop yon will
put me In touch with someone who will
write to me aad If they want any views
ot the Canal Zona, or th Panama canal.
I will be glad to send them. Yours
loneaomely. Private Samuel L. ' Ron
baum. Company K. Fifth United States
Infantry. Empire, Canal Zone. Panama.
. "Here- Is a match for 'it. stated Post
master Myers. looking up from his mail.
1 The second- letter, waa very brief. It
4,,, . -pef Mr. , Postmaster: pieas
send m the nam of a soldier. Sorae-
where in Franc. 5 Also . hU addres.
Dorothy Jarman. BuUarda;
lOreron." , '
if a raolcer s -oa caa gone West and
dUAppard. her first thougM ti to!
writ to tha poatmajitar at -Portland to
looaU fchn. No mautr how wayward.
how wUful aad how wud ho was
for ho loft homo. ahonorr looeo faith
In hlnL Many a boy from tho Eaat who
loatal at Balam, as a guoat of Wardoa
Marphy. Uany a gin who has com
from mom country rlllaco to rnako car
way In tho city aod drop ootf slcht
la ashamed to. write -home or let har I
people anow where ano is ana what aboi
w.uvuw. uv v.. m um. irm mm mmrvmm 1
the postmasters aesa are nca in numaa
Interest and hint or many a tragedfu.
' Odb amain tioaa eeat to Tbe Joareel fat
MhUcaUe la ttia SeoartBest abeeiS S writ.
las ea ealr aio tbe paper, ekeole set
exceed oO weroa la Wagta aa4 oiaat fce a-
eeaBoaaled br tbe tint aae aMreee t tha
tie writer eoea eat eeeira a feev
tha aaate aatilete4 be abeaM ee aute-I
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Sir. Bloores) Replies to Mr. Moore
Portland. Deo. L To the Editor of
The Journal I have do desire to enliven
tho controversy between Sam Moore and
others oa the Ume situation: It la always
unfortunate for tho public good that I
terest should develoa in matters of nubi
llo enterprise; unfortunate also that tho
narrowing Influences of personal am-1
hlHnn anf amam Km.l.f m,..ih- I
to dominate the situation, losing Urht
of our dutv a.ni th. wrJZ uTaV-vWa
might prove to the country as a whole.
mMtrar . eiienlHAn bnhi vnarltAriAtia
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gent situation or the encouragement
and development- of our rouroea. in
this particular case, it la to bo hoped,
personal ambitions or benefits or com
munity selfishness will not camouflage
the real Issue, namely. "Lime of suffic
ient purity at reasonable cost to meet
tho Immediate need for agricultural pur-
L Letters From the People
iC 2- : ; J
poses. Personally, I have no inter- (Columbia river packers cam to th
eats to serve, save the one of public supram court of the United States
good. LoasJity and ambitions arf imraa- when argument was heard Ah other
terial ' questions to me; provided, they day oh th contesting claims of 8. II.
meet th requirements. No amount of McOowan and associates on one side,
denial or analytical dope is going to and th Columbia River Packers asso
chang th aituataan. so far aa I am elation on th other.1 Incidentally, the
concerned, unless th facts by hives- Justices ot the suprem court became
tig at Ion prove th contention ,to be Interested in th methods of fishing
justified. X have the same analytical pursued by th rival interests, and O.
results before m as Mr. Moor pur- Clyde Fulton of Astoria, one of th
ports to havV. and still some more In- attorneys in th ease became so en
formation ot the Dallas depostfaa well grossed in his explanatsja ol seining
aa other loos Title under discussion. Par- and gill netting that he quite relapsed
hap X may not be as famUla with from th ceremonial style and tone In
th intricate manipulations ot the affairs which lawyers usually , address their
of stock concerns as. I should be ; con- remarks to th supreme court,
aequently I cannot enlighten my Inter- "Tou see, they drop a heavy stone
rogator as to th difference In profit be- to th bed ot the river just out in front
tween cement at S3 per barrel at Os-1
wego, and 10 cents per ton royalty for I
limestone at the quarry at Dallas. Per-1
haps be can enlighten ua. But my lm-la
lead me to I
Willamette valley and elsewhere, u I
ici iissasv iwiawuvew wan i i avue va, auei
yrwaovwi v
crops, and- for any person t
10 ciaun uis-i
unction at this time aa a
thU tSu "of workwould.o. raTm I
.. a f a J - mA I
many efficient workers of th past, 1
have In my possession result of cir
tain experiments conducted In many
practical . agriculturists, Interesting and
ot value, Yet their modesty for
bade publicity or personal ambition.
Their laborsT always unselfishly given.
have from a monetary standpoint, gone
unrewarded save In th satisfaction ot
profitable experience and th help such
knowledge has proved to others.
X believe th greatest satisfaction to
any man should . b th knowledge of
some practical servlc rendered hu-1
inanity,. and X am glad to say I have
self sacrificing modesty and efficiency.
J. XX. MOORES.
. . Shipyard Jobs
Portland. Dec. 2. To the Editor ot
7,JoJ'
local papers recently about a shortage
f labor at th shipyards, in this lo
camy. x. Tnay oo so. oui a uu.
. a a or. as w... W A se
Being in need of making connection
with a payroll not long ago, X wrote
to two yards, enclosing wtamped ad
v vir - : rr-. tt: v rz
oresawa envoyo- u.. .1
sweieu ray uNimr mwvv ww wwu i
after I had gone out- on another job,!
mm. miffm. t m Am-W lu. ttian f
was getting. n
The job I was on dosed down a few
days ago. and again X thought to try
the yard a. I thought there might be
something to two weeks or stx. On said
to inquire Monday- ther Tnlght be a
chance, but they wer filled up Just
yjn. .m r dutrtan Hi thii. in.
culry at union headquarters developed
th aam thing. It may b that ther Is
a. scarcity of wood worker who have
had vahlpbuDdtng exoertanc. When aa
inuusxry u atum own nwrivuna
for a I
generation suddenly oras to m it is
to b expected that ther wUl be a
shortage In that particular branch of
the craft; but I wul venture th asser-
tlon there are a hundred men In Port-
Land '.and vicinity living on catch -as-
catch-can" Jobs, who. Ilk myself, can
frame anything In wood that can b laid
out on a blueprint and worked with
tools that ean be hauled around. Mean-
whUe, it Ls being freely asserted that
it is easier to get a Job In a coast ship
yard, through th offices In the middle J Carman spends much of his time In
Stest and lake '(Hie, than by applying I Portland, but makes his bom in Ta
at th yards for it. Perhaps not. but it I noma.
certainly looks very much like it.
O. N. D.
Christmas Package for Bailor .
Portland.' Deo. SVTo th Editor of
Th Journal X note la a recent Issue of
Th Journal a letter from Z, M. Larue,
'. dated . Sheridan. Or, November 22. and
commenting on the fact -that Christmas
packages are not being sent to th
sailors by 'th American Red Cross. I
am afraid that Mr. Laro ha not read
th news column very carefully, for If
he had he would have seen that th Red
Cross has been, called upoa to furnish
Christmas) packets for an our
forces, and this, obviously. Include sail
ors a well aa soldiers, and It Is th dis
tinct understanding with th -Portland
chapter that ther will b a distribution
of Dackaswa to sailors as well as to
members of th land forces. I do not
undertake to say that all of th 10.000
packages that Portland will send will
go to sailors, but' of all the packages
tumed-in by th Northwestern division
of th American Red Cross th sailors
will get their full proportion.
LEWIS A. M ARTHUR. , .
,
PERSONAL MENT1QN
lwawabwaawaaasanwS . -
. Army Officers la City '
' Captain James Scott and Mrs. Scott
ar registered t th Multnomah hotel
for a short visit La Portland. Captain
Scott Is a reserve officer and is await
ing assignment to active duty. Captain
.and Mrs. M. S. Scudder are-guests at
the Port'and hotel while vtslUrg la the
COMMENT ANID.NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE
" '-'-' - r ' "
Sixteen shopping days to Christmas.
President Wilson wants to deal Aus
tria a hand. -
Lest wo. forget : Do your Christmas
shop Dins: oarlv.
. If, n, dlamoo to imt Udcad if rou
VBJIO 1L UU a. man.'
i-V - '
it's a long" way to Berlin, but there's
a lot of them to get there. . ,
Anyway. In the City of Room we dent
have to, shovel much snow.
Some of those mornings are balmy
enough to tool a wise robin. - -
The T. M. C A. hot Is the soldier's
castlo. Help keep the homo fires burning,
vtav i mam m?m2 mmm.
' wfO05nxp!t t,"?? . "trt
Sf??' ?fat tn" and their camou-
Uaco chlmneysT
Anent the municipal : incinerator
squabble. It is vary evident that some
on tor burning up.
It's not always the cock that crows
the loudest that wins tho blue ribbon,
nof Ah haA vxt cackle longest that
J'-. .
lon time, and now we're La It ho mar
5rf. uTui UPa 10
, i
HSPPT SASSOn ff Ih Tier whan talaa
if?" tZZLT3"?? ,?!7
?1;nV.. Sorry.day when the lUUe
iua axe aisuiuaioneo.
To eonsenro food, aeveral New Tork
not let dog oat dog, anyway.
SUPREME JUDGES
By Cart Savnh. Waahlaite Staff
Washington, Dec B. The "war" of
or th land there on Band island, and
they attach a cable to that, and on' the
surface is a lg piece of timber called
float, he said, describing the" opera-
tions or th set net of McOowan a.
This is a gill . net. a nine-inch mean.
L, federal district court for th west-
-verdict tor 122.000 several years ago in
lra district of Washington. In th cir-
,. ...
cuit court this judgment was reversed
tAWJ aAlSS" A W Ul r?W UMIt ASSJ
1 .,?- !f,.
have authority over tha controversy, be
cause the subject of th dispute was in
a r. ... .v..
0"on- P-slntiffs contend that
HOW TO BEHEALTHY
TRYING NEW HABITS. To get rid
I of th burden on his conscience, there
1 1 a trs of man who decides to glv
I th "hygienic life, as he has heard of
I it. a trial a autck one. He Is bored
I at th idea and determined ahead ot
um that he is going to find it a fall-
Ur. II at one makes radical change.
out.) He suddenly change from no ex
ercise at all to strenuous exercise on his
reduoed diet. He cynically waits for
th transformation, and for th disap
pearance ot all nis previous ailments.
lmtmmA of the proper result, he feels
ShateJu an7 d.preTnd weak
a rag. no is socrauy ucaiea to aeain.
Now one and for all n has proved, n
I nf hi. .llmonta la dua
1 "'"77 vT Cm.. thr not M.
to his bad habits, so they are not his
fault; he ha no rponsibLUty in ..the
i matter.
I The rules of , hygien wer not made
city. Captain Scott is of th national
I . - m.wA la , tlla V t tlla mwmryA I
post ot duty.
' tvJ" f . xc?
sirs, xneiiy uot3 asi
Mrs. R. K. Pretty and daughter Ruth
! Monday for SC Louis to visit rela
tlves. They will remain until after
Christmas. Mr. Pretty, who ls assistant
ceneral freight agent ot the Great
I Northern railroad in Postland, will join
I bis family In EC Louis later and return
I with taem.
I Hero From California
Mr. aitd Mrs. J. L. Van Hove and C W.
" . , jv. rt-oh r-.i
Brnhardt from Lmg Beach. CaL. a-
l h " L.M J-TJ ?
remain to Portland for an extended visit
J)d buaiaes trip.
b. F. Forbes from Medford is sruest
at th Norton la.
t. a. Tslton, a promlaent fruit grower
6f Pasadena, is at the Carlton.
j. L. Carman ef th Carman Manufae-
taring company. Portland and TaoornaV
i in the city for an extended visit. Mr.
I w. A. Frutager. a prominent business
I man from San Francisco, la a guest at
th Multnomah. - '
I 1L W. Slmms from Eugene Ls regis-
I tered at th Perklna.
Clyde J. Thomas from Grants pass is
at tho Oregon.
W. A. Ferguson of Seattle Is at th
Cornelius. ' "..'"
H. C Zeek from La Mo In. CaL. Ls at
tha Nortonla.
. Edwin Welghtmaa from Astoria Is a
guest at tbe Carlton. . .
M. A- Richard of CorvaUla is at the
Portland. . ' - t
M. M. Giawy from Xmxur
is
at th
F. O. Sullivan or rnaitsw m a tne
Oregon. v- '
M. J. rendleton of Antelope Is at th
Perkins.
p. w. Harnles of Seattle ls registered
at th Nortonla. ' . -
O. C. Read of Xona Is a guest at th
Perkins.
W. R- Hubbard of Colfax, Wash, Is
at th Oregon. . ; . '
John Swlnson, a'busln man from
aatflrta- la at th Carftoo. "
j. tt. . Tilly from r Foa Is al th
Perkins. " " 7
w: owarneck from Warreoton . ls at
th Multnomah. ,- - . ' ' ,.
H. A. Macauty, from Astoria, ls in
Portland oa business and U at thsCoev
nellua. - - - ' ' V ' ';
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ertckson from
Redmond ar among those registered
at th Oregon.'
51. M. Hoetor. a stockman of Oolden
daJe. is st th Cornelius.
Ilsen Titus, suptrintendent of dining
OREGON SIDELIGHTS 1
Winters like the present tho Baker
Democrat optlmistioajly says, have al
ways been i. followed by good agricul
tural production, rain La tho valleys
and snow In the mountains making for
sptesAld Vegetation.
The' company that lights the streets
of North lKmd - Is about to change to
"a modern aad complete.- system of
sertea lncaadeaoent lights." at the cost
of 1400. - . , - ' V
In- snlu of his Inability to come to
Pendleton the first of the year. Fred
P. -luetiri of La. Junta. Colo- wLU be
the next superintendent ot the Pen
dleton pubUo schools. Arrangement
for temporary supply wm m maoe.
The speed limit at Pendletoa has boon
radkead from 10- to IS mile OA hour.
Tho limit within 10ft feet of a school
house is 11 miles ran hour and all ve
hicle must be slowed to IS mile an
hour within 0 feet o( any street In
tersection.
"With good crops next year this sec
tion. aava the Woodburn - Independent.
f -should he la fit condition to back up
the a-overnment with a considerable out
lay of cash. It Is pleasing to leant that
many mortgages, on zarma nave seen
paid oft thi(-ea
Hrftm of ior In the Union Republican :
"Too much attention cannot be given
the fact that the big state highway U
to pass through Union. Th nignway
will be a benefit to tho city and will
place tha town upon th highway maps
of the country. The appearance of the
engineers here this week snouia do rea
son enough for rejoicing."
LEARN FISHING
Comepoadeat of The Journal. K
under the rule of concurrent jurisdic
tion of the two states over the water
Cie court In Washington bad a right to
fry the case.
McOowan and his associates, who
operate set nets, assert that th Co
lumbia Packers' association is trying so
monopolise th fishing off th shore ot
Sand island. Th island Itself As gov
ernment property.' but is leased to th
association. Tbe association denies that
it is trying to establish a monopoly, and
asserts In turn that th set nets are an
obstruction in th waters which Inter
fere with its -fishing. V
Bert W. -Henry, attorney for Mo
Oowan. declared that the leas ot th
upland confers no special rights . for
fishing, and gives th association no
privileges over other fishermen La th
adjoining waters beyond low tide
except a reasonable right of in gross aad
Fulton asserted that th set nets pre
vent the '.free utilization of the. lease.
because the lessees of Sand island have
a right to launch and pull In their nets
from the land, ne pictured th set nets
as a device for ruining th value of the
lease, and not themselves useful for
fishing. Conditions of th tide, he said.
prevent the catching of many fish in
the McOowan nets. . t
Some ot th lustiees seemed Inclined
to place more errfphasls upon the effect
of th fishing license granted by th
stat of Oregon than th lawyers have
done. As Oregon gives by license th
right to operate set nets, which is
permission to fish by a particular
method, ean this fishing be set aside
unless there is an obstruction which
laterfere with navigation or Is other
wise in conflict with federal law?
This was a phase which seemed to
present Itself to some members of th
court, to which th briefs in the case
gave little attention.
.VLeir:
by someone arbitrarily setting himself
up as wiser than his fellows. Thy are
the outgrowth' of all th centuries- of
civilization and its.expeVienc and in
vestlgations. Th rules regarding eat
ing are the result ot thousands of
chemical and physiological experiments
and Investigations in acientlfio labora
tories by, learned men. Th world
full of illness and misery that th
men are try lag to eradicate. -Th great
est obstacle to their success is th un
willingness of th victims to be helped
by their own efforts. '
No radical change ef habits is by
glenic All changes should b mad
gradually, for the body ls bound by th
force of habits, even when they are
harmful, and must b readjusted to th
correct regime by a gradual process.
Hygiene does not consist of "cutting
out." Fortunately the ways of health
ful riving are rather the doing et pleas
urable things.
Tomorrow : Leg Cramp.
See another story. "How to Live," foot
column eight, this page.
t cars on th Northern Pacific, ls at th
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. nawk. from Con
don, ar In Portland at th Perkins.
John Allen, a merchant ot Marsh
field, is staying at the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. M Swift, from Van
couver, B. C are visiting at' th Carl
ton. They will remain for an extended
visit.
Phillip Doumltt, a merchant of Win
lock. Wash, is at th Oregon.
L. T. Newport of Eugene Is a guest at
th Multnomah.
Herbert Rug. from Independence, Or,
is registered at the Perkins. -
K. 11. Hank from Astoria Ls regis
tered at the Nortonla.
l L. Stewart, a banker of Kelso, Is
among th guests at th Oregon.
D. 8. R. Walker, a leading real estate
man of Eugene is a guest at th Ore
gon hotel. ,
B. F. GUham and his family ar visit'
Ing Portland from Lo Angeles and ar
rr elat ered at th Carlton.
C L. Henderson of Seattle ls a guest
at the Washington.
' F. C Berry ot Hood River Ls a guest
St th Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Collins of Missoula,
ar staying at th Multnomah,
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dorris of Cor
valll ar at the Portland.
George M. Callandan. a hardware man
ot Seattle, Is a gust at th Carlton.
George A. Jones of Bend is at th
Portland. '
Martin Johnson from Shanlko- Is at
the Perkins. ' '
Oeorr Earley from Detroit, Minn, ls
In Portland at th Cornell ua .
A. J. Lustlg. prominent In th Iron
Works of Everett, Wash, Ls a guest
at th Oregon.
. T. R. Rlstagr. a boslneas maa from
Sllvertoa. Is registered at th Carlton.
E. K. McCrea. from Coos Bay U at
th Washington. -
Mrs. Arthur O. Parsons ef G? endive,
Mont, Is a guest at th MultnSmah.
It jLt Kawsoa of Salem Ls at th
Perkins. . j .
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Xunn of Bols ar
at the Washington. .
Mrs. Looey P. Klemmer of Sacramento
Is a guest at th Portland. - - '.
- 3: A. Jensen from Wheeler, Or,' Ls at
the Washington,
' Mr.' and Mrs. Edwin P. Bark from
Pendleton are at th Portland. - .
: V -; t. TrslafJon ' ' ' ; :
. 'rroe the Bahliure Aatvrleaa
' What one earth did that fellow mean
when b said he was a peregrinating pe
destrian, castigating his Itinerary from
the classic Athens of Amencar
"II meant he was a tramp be a tin g
Ragtag? and Bobtail
Stories From
Everywhere
ITe tftla eataaia art - - - .
are lavttrS te eectriiMita mrm l ZZ. ..ITlZ. J
etery, la verae av la BUeaoebicel eaeerraiMa
a-eulklag oaeu tkJT uiSTrnTr eeeivit CmZ '
iruMiieaa ar eiee(leaal BBertt wlU be aU tat
K Uo.eeUer- ainraUal.1
Tho Raw Recruit " '
r'EXERAX, CLARENCE EDWARDS.
v as emoted la th Waahtnrta t.r
aid during aa Interview la the North
Carolina camp, which he directs:
-uur. recruits do Hole the first II
days except keep themselves dean aad .
exercise lightly under th doctbrs eye.
wurso, meyT-e ignorant of disci-
pllna. I heard a story about their Igaor
arm?e Xhm morning. (
A a. recruit sat smoking nnder a
oieiBt aaia La passing:
-ope.' said th recruit . -
Well. keep a a ham lookout for Aim.-
win your said the sergeant
"lep.
-ab nour later th sergeant passed
Seen th colonel yetr
Nope, sergeant.' V
uvmt auu in ooionei oia at
t appear. Th recruit Irak un at
him" calmly from his book, without aa- .
luUng. Nettled, the colonel said :
'Do you know who X arar '
-Nope.'
" I am the colonel.' v
"Well. by coah. vonra rnln1 .rK "
it then.' th recruit declared. "The ser-
reania oeen aaarn- twice for you al-
ready.
Tho Paci-nST
Oaee Doctor roater aad Heary rord.
The raater atul pare baa.
Ware aorrtfWd at a work! that warred.
wr uhi .were TTlrT H
m
Thj brand the hirklai aabatarta
To hold eoBM boljr tryMa
Is dMast eeuatriea Karopaea
rtaM Bvoieer rarirata.
But eae "elnae an" ef Itkir ML
Se each td than bm.
'a riled that feaUssa ap aatfl
Tsey aboofc tastr paaVrMs
Beneath tha Boaeaaansm aeae.
ryisc -araaatl- aad "Hai
ware! for we ex aw youx tees
wae late were saetfieii-
Hew Doctor roater aad Baary Ford
Of the word tae net Buy be ifwarei)
M taa "Oct" la Pad-rat.
TVs Fatherland baa eaeae ta thaka.
mm tauer hi -aiUM m,"
For tested ta veaseaaee tar freedase'a' sake.
is tbe emwbfl faoi-riST.
Aialaad, Ot. yW. W. .
Bunked the Peelers
On of th released Sinn Felners. .'
ays Case and Comment, tells the fol- J
lowing story: While he was In prison
hla wife wrot and said that ah was
In . great trouble over the difficulty ,
she experienced in getting bar land
dug up. Th prisoner at one saw- hla
opportunity of getting his own back
at th expense of the Saxon, aad re-
nl 141. talllna? her to aak certain natrn.
bora to give her a helping hand bot(
to b careful not -to dig too deep, aa
arms and ammunition were buried In
hla land.- As he well knew, th letter
would be read by th authorities, who,,
at once ordered his land to b dug up
fby th police. They dug and dug. but
found no arms, and at last gav up .
their job In despair. The next .letter
he received from hla wife Informed -him
tbat th nolle bad been and dug
ap his farm "illlfant, and. what was
more te th point, they never asked
for oa penny for their. Jabori -
Camouflaxe . i- .1 .
Re took her to a beach reaert.
Ra bazoo awrUMart sasr. .
Aad tact be at tbe baUihaDM
I cbaasa her eaWa, la there.
WVra aba easM forth to
With Baly eatp aad trot.
He
e ia her bat a paaang ewe
Wakh said.
tr
The at hf toa of blank dianaf.
Urn am re her eae clear oro.
Aad reaHard that eaawooflaae
vWul bk to wia the x I "
Uraea C BaO.
SOT XUat rorty-aUtb atreet sons.
Uncle Jeff Snow. Says: t
I se where a congressman from Cal-
r . nt in a. bUl to tax all land
not put lot crop or mad some us of . ;
SS a year an acre, and f 1 a lot. Mebby
this ain't th right way to go at It, j
but tbe slacker acre orter be enlisted In ,
the war somehow. Nobody ever told me ,
what us a field of 141 land la or what ,
sasawa T0w7l Ts aaSaebS mr wv aa a w - - - -
In -That fix. To win th war w must '
draft th idle land as wall as the tdl
dollar and git after all kinds of slackers. ,
. . MWMin- it la (loin wild, il -
Stage and Screen
Br Kde lrrto
a ortaa Frenchman has reduced the
number of stags plots to I.
Miss Curious:" eT-w Ferguson Ls h
wife of Tom darn. -ew xora Bumr.
H Is Miss Fargswon secona jmwiw.
Awnw hair-raising melodrama .Is
enttea "A Messenger From HoU." but
th "heavy" is -not
a German s mbas-
vMa, swe-uaoa continue to
txtth ah and thwelnfaa profited
whn ah socio on .-
drama, .'
VT.n-La Wamoel hai among'ber most
drishd possessions a N-edal she earned
ortiva ss a child ah wss a member tit
Halen Qould's sewing csaas at iarry-,
town. Nw Tork. ' '
liary McLan. th girl who. collabo
rated with cooper ore to makay Butte,
Moat, famouarls said to have abundant
opportunity to . interpret her soul eor
rctry in her screen vehicle, "Men Who
Have Mad Lor to Ms. -
New Viewpoint'
of,: Eugenics .
Approved - '
'Rules of Urlnf Set Forth la
How to - Utc" . Hive Re
ceived Approbation of 'Coun
try's Most Fsmous Men. t'j
EdaeetSoe ea heetrk - tbe smb vital f
ah
ta m tb lofty sa saaaaattanaa
I -Ho ie Lire" tbe
Tble aptiailtS work baa
Va aaA MHtnd ba eoUab
Mini fluoresce board of tbe Late K-.
1 - - bwmata by IKVOta riSUU.
Cbawawa. rrotawot ef fottUeal kcooMar,
III. Wraltf, sad XUiKJUt LXUXH'
rilK. hi. D. .. . .-
at tae tuwoc araia xa ssienm
for "Uew Uva.' aajoa
rh an aa Wuaaaa H. Taft.
C eaorel WUlaai O. vreaea. saraaos sa
acal; IH. aon htoa. U. a. swan heajtk
rrraaej Ew.li.bL Msco, hoaitb li
atooar. eute o w zorsi Ur. Harvey W.
WUey aad l- Aiesaadar Ciaaaaa SU,
Tboio ate aiaile tbaar aotvioav te taa US
X 1 1 mmmb m toinale tad eolteborele wtch
rwrfoaaae rust sad In. yiok ts seepanag
tBM book. , .
Tk ressla atlnas ariee la S t Tkroack
be aoojieratio of Tbe iewraai. h oaa be
attained tor at the i. ILr UlU Co..
Vm rraak-Co Old Waruaaa A
km or Joaraal bmin offlee, or tot
Si roe ,h bouk 4aJ a stoeth f eua
arripuaa ta Too Jeorbat AdJ lft e4o
Uouai a suul ordvrv
emcaai brzW .
a wna tbe