THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY. JANUARY 21. 1918.
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uUo a win give some promiaa of stability.
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with, tha eonaant of tha governed nnn ba
tha bad of any territorial aetuement In
tola wax.- David Lloyd George.
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THE LEAGUE OF NATION'S
RESIDENT WILSON has done more
than anybody else to clarify the
.war alms of the allies. He has
ftnaae mmseii ineir. spokesman
- 'find ky' common consent has been
- accepted as the most fit. The presi
dent 'has made it unmistakably clear
'to all candid minds what we are
"J lighting for. On the part of the
allies and of the United States more
: Shan't any of the rest, it Is a war
:agalnst war. . We are spending our
; jmohey and laying down our lives that
ithls ' horror may be made impossible
; orevermore.
: ! ' That Is what we all mean wlien we
. say we are fightiilg against mill-
1 ftarism, or to make democracy safe,
, Sjr to break down autocracy. Mili
tarism and autocracy mean war and
"more, war as long as they continue
I o poison the breath of the world.
"And autocracy in industry is no less
ipolsonously a breeder of war than
tiutocracy in government.
To attain President Wilson's great
jpurpose words will help. But they
.. jiars mot enough. We must act as
; fcwell as talk. He has laid down the
; f IInes which action should follow to
" ixeach , the goal. . Racial hatreds must
ba ' rooted , out. Old trade barriers
' .must be leveled, and no new ones
ereoted. Autocratio governments must
HE 6-cent fare Is a blight on
Portland.
It will hurt business. It will
hurt 'the city's reputation. It
classifies Portland as a Jay town, as
a spinster town.
We complain at taxes. What about
this 20 per cent increase in the trans
portation tax on car ridersT Depart
ment stores, shop keepers, profes
sional men must know that they will
be made to feel this heavily increased
tax on' their ' customers, their clients
and patients.
The war drives are already a heavy
drain. There will be more and more
of them and they will become more
and more burdensome. On top of
them comes an added 20 per cent tax
on tens of thousands of families, tax
inff the breadwinner on his way to
and from, business or employment.
taxing the housewife on her errands
of shopping, visiting and war work,
taxing the children on their way to
and from school. Is there anybody who
doesn't know that this tax will have
a Repressing and blighting effect upon
business and usual activities and
upon enterprise?
A penny isn't much. But two or
four or six pennies extra in Increased
fares every day for the bread winner,
as many more for the housewife, and
en increased number if there are two
or three children in the home, mean
an added toll of half dollars and dol
lars and more dollars on every home.
In the course of a year, the 6-cent
fare collects in these added pennies
nearly three quarters of a million
dollars.
Carfare at only 5 cents a ride was
a big Item In thousands of family
budgets. Carfare was as regularly
figured on and worried over as meat
and flour and dfothing and the cost
of the children's shoes. In many a
period, . Declaring that the fuel order 5 of, the work of American democracy. J right for me to' draw my interest when it
is the "best thing that has come out They do not help our; cause there. -cTie"urln 'fl?fi 2$
M . , j , . ? , , ' . l " i whea the time expire to draw my bond
Of the food, and fuel control," Mr., -..r 'M--' would I have any trouble drawing my
Ford y announced that, all his plants RETRIEVING RUSSIA -bond? v ... A. IX I
would stand idle. Mr. Ford has set I ' i Both fat.rwt and principal of i;Ht
an example In fine citizenship on i tt MERICA could- do It if she Ti rJTZTZTZZ;
many occasions since the war beran. . II could'only comprehend.- So lanajiy aday inta fr tWa aatr.
ica. An American nnn wa t,nuni 01
ALL TO WIN
S
OME have hoped that British ex- baek Into the war. The Russians are
perience would settle the vexing ,out of the .wair, not because they are
question of suspending the pro- cowards and not solely because they
tective laws for women and like : to argue and soapbox. They are
children's labor during the war. In out of It because they lack, guns,
the tush and hurry of forced prep- shoes, bread and railroads.
aration at the beginning of hostilities ; We have laughed at them a good
England did that very thing and sub-1 deal for their singular actions. Wo
sequently learned that .she had made have not . refrained from scolding
a blunder. ! them. While we have been smiling
Fm 8a'S OUr brave Contemporary, fleooait hi bonds with a bank or troat eompany
he ' PllhHftl Ampfi9 nnulrl tbi count rjr. takine credit lot tha amownt nfr
ilie rUDUO. America COUId Th. .,,-,. then ba cradttad to
dO What? She COUld bring Russia' M account aa it tMomea payabla. and ba aaay
. , . . . . ; draw upon his account for awh fund aa ba aaay
deaira to tha limit of hi credit.
The Service Pia
Vancouver, Waah, Jan. 17. To the
Editor of The Journal Please state in
The Journal if one must have a eon or
husband in navy or army before one can
wear a service pin. Or can one wear
the Din for a brother or a father?
Thanking you for an answer,
CONSTANT READER.
(Tha pin la worn for fathen or brother aa
well aa. for aona and htubandss Indeed, there 1
It was fondly Imagined that the 'and scolding, the Germans, have- been , rooV. d-nt ru. wri oJtX
more hours the -workers toiled the : deluging j Russia with their propa- r.bTU5?bl"ld .mrrVt
more iney wouia proauce. so tne Randa. President Wilson s .definition would eem that the apirit of the thine woom
regulations defending women and of our war aims has prepared the
children- from excessive toil were; way in Russia for an effective allied
propaganda. It should be followed up.
overridden, long hours and unremit
ting pressure became the rule. And
with what consequences? Produc
tion declined.
The workers .quickly became
stale." The fatigue poisons generated
by overwork could not be eliminated
from the system ' in the brief rest
periods allowed. The efficiency of
the human machine fell off. It was
found that if the maximum produc
tion was desired it must be secured,
not by driving labor to the point of
exhaustion, but by wisely appor
tioning the hours of rest, recreation
and toil.
England, for the sake of her self
preservation, 4 or the sake of winning
the war, restored the laws protecting
women and children, ceased to over
ride mature male workmen, and thusl
attained a degree of productiveness
far above anything she had before
seen.
England found. In fact, that she
gained Immensely by sustaining loy
alty and enthusiasm in the working
population. This was done, not by
Your country asks you to lend it
a part of your savings. There is not
one person in all this land so lowly
that his government Is not appealing
to .him for financial help. If you can
spare but a quarter ,a day, or a
week, or a month, your country is
willing to , accept you arid acknowl
edge you as one of its bankers. It
Is a high privilege to live in such a
countryand to help such a country
financially. Put part or all your sav
ings in war thrift stamps.
be fully expressed by wearing tha pin only for
nniDanda, aona. lathera or brother. J
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
arresting and Jailing them, but by
home It was, at only 5 cents, a big- treating them fairly. Many have yet
ger item than the rent. What will it to learn that honey is far more se
be now that nearly three quarters j ductive than gall to the human dis
of a million dollars is added to the position.
demands the car riders of Portland
must meet? At the outbreak of the war Eng
It is a fatuous policy for the busl- land purchased millions of bushels of
ness interests of Portland to counte- wheat in Australia. Not a pound of
nance the placing of this added bur- it has yet been carried to England.
den upon the car riders. You cannot Instead of importing this Australian
bleed them white and then expect wheat which the British government
them to continue giving you the bought at fl a bushel, that govern-
business you would otherwise get. ment is buying wheat in America at
Abovfc all, there is the bad adver- more than $2 a bushel. The Ameri-
.... .1 . . a a .
using Portland gets in being the only can wneat is usea Decause oi me
city of its size in America with a 6- shorter haul to get it to England and
cent fare. That is unenviable noto- France. What an impressive incident
riety. It Instantly causes the man showing the need and vital lmport-
who hears abowt It to question and- ance of ships!
doubt your town.
Letters From the People
It is a blight.
It hurts.
FINE WORK
rHEN we hear a man attack the
integrity and efficiency of the
United States forest service it
is hard for us to believe in his
honesty. He may be a perfect fount
... jbe liberalized. There must be a
league of nations to police the world
, tand put down ambitious disturbers of
the peace. '
I; The president has said over and
; lover that we are not warring upon
".-the German people but only upon
' ithe principle of autocracy whieh they
.have chosen to defend. It follows
that anybody who seeks to instill i
'hatred of the Germans because they
. 'are foreigners is doing what he can
. jto thwart the president's high minded
purpose. As soon as the Germans
. 'have forsaken their war-making au
Hocracy we are ready to be as friend
ly with them as with any other
' Jpeople.
j. '.The league of nations is already
forming. Every step toward unity in
- .the ' councils of the allies is a step
''toward a permanent international or
ganization to keep the peace forever.
Lovers of the human race can under
take no nobler' work than to hasten
onward this unity and cement for
jsternity all that has been gained.
1 .The world is moving toward the
: league of unity and peace but it does
Jiot move fast enough. We let Rus
sia slip away when she might have
.Jbeen saved. The Germans sent In
Jhelr emissaries like a swarm of
locusts at the critical moment of the
revolution. We anathematized the
- ' lagents and those who sent them, but
. k fcve. did little to check their work.
The food administration, nas un
doubtedly done much to check the
boosting of food prices that were so
noticeable right after America's en
trance into the war. Comparison of I of truth, but the odds are the other
American and British food prices way.
proves it. From July, 1914, to Decern- There are plenty of figures readily
ber, 1917, British food price aver- accessible which tell what the forest
ages increased 106 per cent while the service is doing. It has no secrets,
American average Increase Is around no axe to grind, no favorites to cod-
50. Gambling In food in' America is die. . During the year Just past it
almost eliminated. Organized food has sold twice as much timber as
control is raising up a mighty ques- ever before. Some that it sold is still
tion of food economics in America. . standing. Some has been cut and re-
V
SKIM MILK
ALUABLE information is con-
r Communications aent to Th Journal for pub
lication is this department thou Id ba written on
only one aide of the paper, anovia not exeeea ouo
word in length and wot ba accompanied by the
name and addraaa oi tha eander. If the writer
doea not desire to hare tha name published he
should o itata.
In Behalf of O. & C Settlers
'Aurora, Or, Jan. 18. To the Editor
of The Journal I see by the statement
of land office officials that, the O. & C.
grant lands will be open for settlement
as soon as they are classified, and If
that event ever does happen It will be
a long time. I am of the opinion. The
grant lands In Clackamas county were
cruised by the county a few years ago
and It seems a waste of time and money
to again have them cruised by the gov
ernment. I know of several tracts that
poor men went on. put up houses and
cleared up several acres and were get
ting ready to raise crops and make
homes and had worked hard and saved
money enough to pay for their land
when It was open for settlement. Now
these men are unable to do any more
work on those lands and what Improve
ments they have made are going to ruin
It seems there should be some law made
that those settlers should at least be
allowed to put in crops and help all
they can to feed the people of this and
our allies' countries during these strenu
ous times. The settlers that I am per
sonally acquainted with went on these
lands In good faith and would now be
paying taxes on their Improvements if
they could have been, assured that they
would have been secure in getting the
land. But It seems it Is not the policy
of those In authority to rush the work
of classifying the land. One of the
ablest land attorneys of Portland in
formed me that he did not look for the
classifying to be done before- five years,
if then. Why wait until we die of old
age before settling this matter?
GEO. E. OGLESBT.
Prosperous Farmers
Cherrvvllle. Or.. Jan. 16. To the Edl
tor of The Journal In a recent issue of
The Journal you stated that the farmers
are hardly making 1 per cent on their In
vestment This Is probably true of some
of them, but It Is encouraging to note
that four of them, A. Anderson and his
sons of Eagle Creek, are doing a whole
lot better than that Mr. Anderson came
from Sweden In 1880, and went to work
on a big farm In Missouri. From there
he went to Kansas City, where he was a
teamster, and then cam to Oregon about
20 years ago and followed teaming and
farming around Portland. Eleven years
ago he bought 100 acres near Eagle
Income Tax Exemption
Portland, Jan. 17. To the Editor of
The Journal If a man or woman rnns
a hotel and a store and a few cottages
to rent, and has to hire a man to keep
the buildings In repair, what part of
the upkeep pf the property Is exempt
from war tax? , OWNER.
The amount Kpent in repair necessary to the
ue of the buildings for their intended businea
purpose would be entitled to deduction from the
grosa income from them. )
PERSONAL MENTION
Here From Uncertain, Mont
A. Twohy, well known railroad con
tractor, registered from Uncertain,
Mont., Is at the Benson. Mr. Twohy
is in the city to attend to Important
business deals relating to his contract
ing work In the Northwest "Uncer
tain" is the name of one of Mr.
Twohys construction camps.
a- . '
Pendleton Manufacturer Here
C. M. Bishop of the Pendleton Woolen
mills has arrived at the Portland.
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Fred Lampkin, business manager of
the East Oregon ian at Pendleton, la an
arrival at the Benson.
T. W. Robinson, a tlmberman from OI
ney. Is at the Perkrns.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Schlppel and daughter
from Mankato, Wis., are among arrivals
at the Carlton.
Mrs. C. V. Talbert of Kelso Is at the
Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Griffin of Brooks.
Alberta, are at the Oregon,
Carl Cooley, manager of the Alexan
der store at Pendleton, Is at the Benson.
Russell Hawkins, lumberman from
nay City, is at the Portland.
W. Hal McCain of Ashland is aa ar
rival at the Cornelius.
Oscar Haytar, a business man from
Pendleton, Is at the Portland.
W. K. Taylor of Corvallls Is at the
Carlton.
Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Johnson or Astoria
are arrivals at the Washington.
J. F. Okey of La Grande is registered
at the Carlton.
S. D. Penseil of Nehalem. WaaK, Is at
the Washington.
H. Takaya and S. Chfbu of San Fran
cisco are arrived s at the Portland.
W. W. Haskell of Seattle Is at the
Oregon.
E. P. Mahaffey, banker of Bend, la at
the Perkins.
William G. Tate of Medford Is at the
Multnomah.
,J. M. Burns "Of Halsey, Or.. Is at the
Perkins.
G. A. Carlson of San Francisco is an
arrival at the Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Caaklll of Salem
are at the Carlton.
J. W. Watson of Seattle Is at the
Oregon.
A. H. Schrader of Dallas Is registered
at the Perkins.
SMALL CHANGE
Say thrift stamp to your grocer.
Now, Just what Is Che situation In
Russia?
'Portland won't have any need "-to
Hoovertae on rosea, anywayi -
Ran a lltney. Hall ! Hail f The of
fice wit declares we shouldn't hall
while It's raining.)
The Dltv la that the entlra ajt rn't
Just be folded over onto the weet coast
wnere the weather Is Just right
Miss Jane Ad dams of Chicago says
the pulse of tha nation is good. She
must have been holding hands with
uncie btm.
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' When the "Inspiration" moves slug
gishly on Monday morning. It is true
that we call upon our old friend and
fellow worker, Phlllup Space, to help
us out
'Tls said that manufacturers of
women's shoes are going to cut down
the sice of the heels, so that the wood
contained therein may be released for
wooden ships. Looks like a tip to
the wooden nutmeg manufacturers, too.
Moderate drinkers in some communi
ties, who are complaining because of
the reduction of the alconolta content
of beer to three per cent should be
happy. Three per cent la a hundred
per cent better than the "near" v
riety.
moved; for the latter the forest serv
ice took In a million and a half
dollars.
The service has perfected methods
talned In a bulletin on skim milk of kiln-drying hemlock, walnut, birch. Creek at 2i an acre. This land was
sent out hv the rlennrtmont nf it v,D ov etono tnmorrf mwiinir i covered with timber, some of It thick
Ik m UO0 taavu &yo vj tt at v wutvaviuo
sawmill waste to commercial use. It
The faults of skim mlli lie on the has served the country capably and
surface for all the world to Jeer at. honestly; Those who will take the
Its virtues shrink modestly into the trouble to look at what is going on
background and ofttimes get no rec- in the national forests will witness
ognltion. We remember a Yankee the unbuilding of a oermanentlv pro-
OREGON sidelights
Sherwood has a fine body of Home
Guards, who are drilling regularly, an
enlistment of about 40.
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The Bums 1 Commercial club Is ten
tatlvely planning to Issue a pamphlet
monthly, to keep outside tnveaters In
formed as to movements and progress.
Fifteen school districts In the south
end of Umatilla county have filed peti
tions asking for a union high school at
Pilot Hock. The total school population
of these district is about 300. For all
school work except the hiarti school, the
ongtnat aiaincis win remain.
As officially recorded at the experi
ment station, the mean temperature at
Burns in Iwtmwr was 17 degrees.
which, the Times-Herald say a. is a re
markable record, and one never dupli
cated since the record has been kept In
that territory. December was warmer
than either October or .November.
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This roseate report Is from the Can
yon City Eagle : "The combined capital
of the three banks In Grant county Is
nearly twice as great as It was before
the war. Grant county people have re
sponded to the calls made by the gov
ernment and yet the financial Institu
tion or the county shows a creator sup
plus of money than ever before In the
county. Grant county Is in fine shape
from a financial standpoint Money is
plenty and stockmen and particularly
the sheepmen have experienced an un
precedented prosperity.
WHEN THE HOUSE VOTED SUFFRAGE
By Carl Smith. Washington Staff Correspondent of The Joarnal
Ragtag and Bobtail '
Stories From Everywhere
Washington, Jan. tl. A succession of I when Decker of Mlunuri av. iiefiin
ionunate events, ana that aione, won
the day for the suffrage amendment In
the honse. Any one of three things
would have spelled defeat Instead ' of
victory, had It not turned as it did on
the last day.
President Wilson's Indorsement of the
amendment saved it not less than four
or five votes.
James R. Mann, the Republican
leader, who came from a hospital at
Baltimore, assured not only his own
vote but that of two or three wavering
brethren.
Six members were absent and un
paired on the final vote. Every one of
them would have voted against the
amendment and any one of the six would
have defeated It
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Itjs noteworthy that only two votes
from west of the Mississippi river were
cas M against the amendment disregard
ing Texas and Louisiana, where south
ern' sentiment entered Into the situation
These two were Hull ef Iowa and Meeker
of Missouri, both Republicans. Glllett
of Massachusetts, acting floor leader of
the Republicans since Mann went to
the hospital at the first of the session.
opposed the amendment So did Kltchin
of. North Carolina, Democratic floor
leader. Speaker Clark, who was not re
corded, was ready to vote for the amend'
ment had It been needed.
The Progressive party has two mem
bers of the nouse, ana it spilt squarely
In twain. Although woman suffrage
was supposed to be one of the never-dle
principles of the Progressives, Martin
of Louisiana voted against the amend
ment
at a a
The all day debate on (he question
was tame and disappointing. One of
the best moments came when Miss Ran
kin opened the debate. Another was
of 'Alabama a drubbing and set the house
laughing with an anecdote at the south
erner's expense. Decker. following:
Heflin, alluded to Heflin's flow of ora
tory on Mother's day, when the Alabama
member paid a high tribute to the
women of the country. Decker said this
reminded him of the story of a banquet
In New York, where a company of men
ate and drank until a late hour, when
one of them arose and suggested that
while they enjoyed such good things
he had been thinking of the poor peo
ple and the children who did not have
shoes, and so be would propose that
they give three cheers for the poor!
a "
Raker of California, who (a supposed
to enjoy the limelight, made elaborate
preparation to open the debate. Crowded
galleries looked down as he advanced to
the front of the house, and his .secretary,
a young woman, arranged his papers
upon a table so they might be handed
him In proper sequence when he was
under way.
Then little "Joe" Walsh of Massa
chusetts arose and asked If It would
lnconvenleafe the gentleman from Cali
fornia if he would permit Miss Rankin
to open the debate? The house roared
in appreciation of this coup. Raker was
plainly distressed and looked about ap
peallngly to some of his colleagues.
"Do It" they told hlro, and he re
tired to his seat while Miss Rankin
came forward and gained an ovation
from galleries eager for dramatic situa
tions. She made a good speech, and the
longest one of the day.
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New Tork, which so recently Joined
the suffrage states, furnished 83 votes
for the amendment and three against
If New York had not voted for suf
frage last November, the amendment
would have got nowhere In the house.
Ta thtm njuma n iiUi. -J Tk. I 1
hinted U rent n bate original nutter in torT
ana or in btutaenohieeJ oiimti- .V
QuoUlinm. from ny aourea. Coetribotioaa of at-
writ wui Be peM lor at tha adnata.
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Inreasonabie Supplication
JITTLE Margaret lives at aa army
iwi. acrnan me roaui iram me com
pany mens, says the New York Evening
Post Maraxine. The mess cook Is prone
tc sweartnir uhen the bread Is overdone.
one mornlnp, aa she rufthed Into the
room, the expt-PKsion on the little girl's
face was one of puzzlement
Mother." she said, "that cook Is an
awfully quer man. He says his prayers
in me oayiime.
He Urtfl a Matrh Hlmwlf
A canny Soot was traveling from Lon
don to Birmingham in a smoking com
partment Turning to the man opposite,
he asked if he could let him have a
match.
"Certainly." replied the man. But a
search In his pockets revealed the fact
that he had left them at home. The
Scotsman then turned to the other two
male passengers, but they both expressed
their regret that they had come with
out any.
"Ah. well." said the Scotsman with a
rlgh. as he put his hand into his pocket
"I'll hae to use one o my aln !"
Royal Etiquette
"When there were. Indications that tha
king had talked with us long enough I
got up and suggested we must be going.
After we got out the Italian officer who
was with us told us It was the preroga
tive of royalty to terminate the Inter
view. But I told him we had no set
cuKtoms out In Kansas.- Henrv Allen's
account of his visit with Medili McCor
rntok to the king of Italv.
That s." says the Kansas Cltv Htae
Henry's story. Medill McCormlck says
fVnrv rot un and M o vine n..
Forever: but Medill and I have sot to
pull our frelrht"
HOW TO BE HEALTHY
Copyright, ltl7.
by J. Kaalay.
DANGERS IN "DIETING" (NO. 2). per the vegetables or salads should bej
Some foods are entirely fuel. Olive oil, J continued, but no further meat or egrs
; family of the old stock where the ductive source of wealth for the Deo-
la.-.- I
nousewife always spoke scornfully of pie. And yet loud voices cry out
Dotn skim milk and clabbered milk, against the forest service.
tne said tney were "dutchy.
The solid virtue of skim milk is Portland drove out the jitneys In
the prgatein it contains. Evervbodv order to heln the streetcar comnanv.
knowstjly this time . that protein is All the time it seemed to many as if
the food element we eat lean meat the man or woman trying to make a
for. It is the nutritive part of peas living by carrying passengers with a
and beans. It abounds in walnuts Ford auto was entitled to the prlvi
and filberts. lege, but many thought otherwise,
Well, there is more protein, pound and the jitneys were banished. It
for pound, in skim milk than in red does look like the streetcar company
roast beef. And there is an easv wav ehnuiri have heen satisfied with that.
to et at it and turn it into delicious Very many good people,' more or. less
fOSd. All VOU need rin la to set trtn I Montlv tn tVia fitrootnar nmnanv
. I - - ww w..w I ii iqUUi ..u 1 U B. vwWM. w..uu.. j ,
.1 This. far .In this war the allies have i pan of skim milk on the back of theioDenlv say that it was enough for
jdona a good deal of scolding while s stove and keep it there, not too hot Portland to do, especially in this time
, ine Germans have been reaping diplo- and not too cold, until it coagulates of war. to drive out the jitneys
rnatio harvests. It is time for a , into cottage cheese. The cheese must Throwing 'hundreds of Jitneymen out
phange of method, is it not? There j be squeezed to get rid of the whey, of employment for its sole benefit
fchould be a cloud of allied agents -and it'should be salted.and peppered, was quite as much as the company
a nussia arguing, pleading, explain-j Dut ine essential part or its manufao- ought to ask.
us. vro we &u anaiu oi argument uire is to set ine pan on tne Dack or
and free speech at home that we hes- i the stove.
Itata to tise it in Russia where it The cream which is skimmed from
friight gain over an army and save j milk takes -4rom it little but butter
lis.:" millions of lives? i fal. The protein stays where it was
When we saw that Trotsky was ! and is too' often wastefully used. It
berhaps a Prussian emissary why did : is wasteful, for Instance, to feed skim
SOME KLXTUR
LANTAT10N Kultur continues its
perfect work in America. An-
and small second growth. He and his
three sons went to clearing In the win
ter and hauling wood in the summer, and
now have 75 acres cleared In first class
style, not a stump or grub to be seen. 1
In 1916 'they sold more than $3000 worth
of grain, hay, potatoes and hops, and
last year sold 65 tons of hay at $25
a ton. Their oats went 70 bushels to the
acre, and they sold -nearly 10 tons at
$60 a ton. They sold a bunch of hogs
at 17 cents a pound live weight and a
lot of hops, doing nearly as well as they
did In -1916, besides what they con
sumed. So you see they have made
good and have a farm well Improved
and making Interest on a farm at $500
an acre, which la not bad, to be made In
11 years. If Sweden has any more men
like the Andersons I wish they would
send them to Oregon. J. P. AVERILLe
Asks Why. Howl
Portland, Jan. 17. To the Editor of
The Journal Why all this howl about
the (-cent fare. The public has got
what was coming to It when It became
a partner to the crime to legislate the
jitneys out of business. Did the peo
ple consider the men who had families
to support and their cars only partly
paid for? Many had no other means
of making a living at the time. They
did not ask a commission to help make
them profits. Most of them only got
a fair existence In return for their
labor. The public did not consider or
care at the time, so long as nothing
came out of their pockets. But now.
when their partner turns the same meth
ods on them, they raise a terrible cry
of robber.
The time Is soon coming when the
majority -will realize that when we are
n
.i v, v, doing an injustice to the other fdllow we
-C , J , . .7, 7 , i " throwing a boomerang that will
The Neighborhood Expander
From Leslie'.
The automobile has made neighbor
hood a bigger term. With a good car It
is as easy to visit your friend 10 miles
distant as It used to be to call on one
within sight of your home. Not only
has the automobile enlarged the neigh
borhood ; It has In a sense made the
whole country one neighborhood, and
broken down sectional lines. It Is an
Interesting study during; the touring
season to note the states from which
cars hail as they speed by on pleasure
bent Remote parts of the union will
be found represented In every popular
touring section. Those who travel by
automobile come Into more intimate
touch with the country than those who
travel by train. The car goes right by
the door ; the life of the people unfolds
in an ever-changing panorama. The mo
torist who keeps his eyes open can get
a knowledge of the country and the
people excelled only by 'that of the
pedestrian as he moves at his snail-like
pace. Added knowledge always means
the breakdown of sectional lines. Give
credit, then, to the automobile as a
unifying infuence In national life.
A MartyrProphet
From the Nary and Merchant Marine
Was Sir Thomas More, who was
beheaded by Henry VIII, a prophet as
well as a martyr? Writing his "Utopia"
early In the sixteenth century. It would
seem almost as If he had In mind the
United States of the present moment.
for we find this passage:
"They (the Utopians) detest war as rt
very brutal thing ; and which, to thfc
reproach of human nature. Is more prav?
tlced by men than by any sort of beas'ji.
They,- In opposition to the sentiment jot
almost all other nations, think that thetre
is nothing more inglorious than the glqry
which Is gained by war. And, there
fore, though they accustom themselves
dailv to military exercises and the dls
cipllne of war, in which not only Ibeir
men, but likewise their women are
trained up, that In cases of necessity
they might not be quite useless t, yet
they do not rashly engage in war, I tnless
it be either to defend themselves, or their
friends (Cuba?) from any unjust arjgres-
sore : or out of good nature or if com
passion for an oppressed nation (Bel
gium?) In shaking off the yoke of
tyranny."
butter and beef fat or pork fat are ex
amples. These are absolutely fuel and
nothing else. So Is sugar. Any fat per
son is safe, therefore, in eliminating
these from his diet Meantime he must
be sure to get certain other foods In
normal quantities. The following Is a
safe menu to follow :
For breakfast: One or two poached
eggs, weak tea or coffee, no sugar, bread
and butter In the smallest quantity, if at
all.
For dinner or luncheon: Choice may
be had of chicken, game, lean meat fish
not cooked In fat, and In moderate por
tions ; fa)so celery, spinach, sea kale, let
tuce, string beans, cucumbers, carrots,
tomatoes, cabbage. Brussels sprouts, tur
nips and other Dumy vegeiaoien ui w
food value. For dessert sweet pastries
should be avoided, and. Instead, rruit
may be used, either cooked or raw, but
not hlghry sweetened.
Whole wheat or corn Dreaa is pref
erable to plain white bread. For sup-
exist in such numbers that droves of
them visit the farms and nibble oir tne
crops.
One phase of) the public and commu
nity function of the newspaper Is di
rected toward publishing the complaints
and suggestions of the people. The two
newspapecs publishing me letters nere
referred to are clearing houses that
should enable the Indianapolis citizen
and the Oregon farmer to get together.
Doubtless the Oregon man wouia De siaa
the stake, this time In MississiD- come. bacJc and strike onrselven a nA tho
, . . ' . i i
rvo not , Bene an emissary to meet milk to swine. For one thing it I pf. A white girl was involved, and 'harder we, throw the more force it
iim;on his own ground? Is it be- is not a feed on which they are apt to her father was awarded the priv-iwU1 ?tu withr jHns the jitneys
raiiaa'th noolfinn rf Ih. Tftlhll,! ! - .k. i i..: .. ' v . l was Jiae auiingr uie oog mai guaras our
Vwuav w ,vuwV.. V wviouv- iai iyj III. I v C f UI aUUWUCl LIIIIJK. 1L UURS IICKO Ul dUUDlllK LllO lUILIl.- rlaA t WTI pav
i .... ... I - " w - I va-rvf i . X. V V AUOUal.
s unassauaoie mat me aiues nave . not make pork enough to pay for the Unless reports are misleading, these . -. nfft--
not assailed H in its own haunts? protein consumed.' burnings at the stake are growing ..' "C rr'M !n.Zi Xa
Russia, should he redeemed for thet Here are the truthful figures. It more freauent of late. Perhaos their th jiimt-i hv rcd'th uit in .(who comDiains that rabbits tare sold in
cague or nations. l takes 100 pounds of skim
A Public Clearing House
Prom The Seattle PoaHntellirf near
Two letters published within recent
days In newspapers widely separated
as to location are worth considering.
' a good deal of other f eedv
milk. With exceptional frequency and ferocity are ! recent Issue of The Journal entitled, i the Indianapolis market for as much as
'to nrodiie- manifestations of the-war anlrit At ."Criticising Caste In Army." I fheartlly ! cents each, The second letter Is from
, 10 prodUM manifestations 9r tne war spirit Al..ndorae th,8 as far M u KOes, because a citizen of Oregon, who co-jiplalns that
The Rrltiah tfnvernment nivna mil-' ie , . , . . . . . . .. 1 ,. . Indorse this, as far as It goes, because a citizen or uregon, wno coiipiains mat
Bnusn government owns mn-..g pounds of dressed porkv Made any rate, , they are peculiar to our ,i am an ex-soldier of the war against se- he has battled with jackraobits for an
ions Of bushels Of wheat in Aus- nt0 cottage cheese, the 100 pounds Kultur. No other country in the world cession, having been in rnore than 100 existence on the farm for tlie past eight
rana, .wnicn it Dougm at me om-i0f svim milk has the same nrotein nermlLs itself the luxury of guch days or sKirmisn ana Datue. An Amer- years, ana gru.s , ,u
IireftV of the war . not a hound ,if ,i M. , . , ... . , lean soldier should learn all his duty we nave triea every con ceivaoi
.?. " P pouna oi value as 22.5 pounds of . pork. The public festivals. v - " Sunder milttarr law. and do It. . fiut th to exterminate tha pea, fvom ore
Viiicn nas neen carriea to tngiana waste is astounding. Most Americans have ceased to be is more to learn : that is. to know what drives to poisoning, and have agreed
fend, France. This great food supply The fact, of the matter is that we much shocked by them. We take an officer has a right to command, or that the only way to mm the jack is
3$ inches high buryinc four
iea by the million bushels, unused Americans have never vet heen HHn hv,h Wan h Wnln we 00' aU along the line of officers. from to fence wi n woven ww k o, mow
- --, ; :. . ... it. - f - ' ,. "or; " " . wirwirfll fl to nienesr. resrunentaj nrni-9 line, av mtura & uuriui ivur
ana unusaoie, a 'roignty surplus, in !Dy necessity really to study the food! do the. weathw. It aaddens n whil . nBnv , inches In the irround. wtfli poets 16 feet
Australian wweuuus.es, wune wie , problem. But necessity is driving it lasts, but the sun is sure to come rent their spleen against those that they apart, ana pauing inrei oarpea wires
T . - r UB uwwauu l ?s "y UP out., sooner or -later..-: weVMIOUia not -.:r, i " The Oregon man han no sueeestlon
forget,', however, another aspect Of their lives . In battle because of their t offer about Jackrab), its being fit for
read rations with wheatless days, j for years to come.
a Jt a . ' a 1 l.i '
vnq: me cenate anu aounvings anu; th. mttr .hieh maw om (mnnri.
I aia-a w Hiava iaavt . liiuj . uviM - 1M1 wa W
hesitations stili go on over whether i Though exempted from the fuel I ant. ' ; These hurnimra and tortnree of
I' not to build WOOden Ships, WOrtd-m, order on account Of war nroduction tneirtvwa r nit carefnllv amthered itn
thins that ouldi bring every pound .Henry Ford's plants "will voluntarily j by German agents and reported
t'f Uii wheat Xrom Australia to tho - remain 'closed during the five day broadcast over Russia as specimens
tyrannical doings.
OLD SOLDIER.
" The Liberty Bond Abroad
Portland,. Jan. li. Tot the . Editor of
The JournaV-t-If I take out a Liberty
bond for f 1000 and be out of this country
after the war Is over, would it be all
t -
eaten. Water should be taken only be
tween meals, as thirst arises.
Mostly a man doesn't care, one way
or the other, whether he Is fat or thin.
as far as looks are concerned. "He
should worry," when somebody will love
him just the same. It Is only the health
consideration that Is moving; him to act
and take- cognizance of the fattening
power of foods.
But a woman becomes alarmed, for
esthetic considerations. Her physical
charms are her fortune. To grow fat
when the magazines are showing only
thin girls Is to 'grow bankrupt In her
powers to Inspire romance and to throw
a glamour about the male fish whom she
wants to catch and keep In her net But
either she should diet with a knowledge
of what she Is doing or remain on the
average ration.
Tomorrow: "How to Save Tour Life."
See another 'story: "How to Live,"
foot of column S, this page.
And Ilurry Up About It!
The story of the rival bootmakers
which appeared recently Is matched by
another which concerns two rival
enusagemakers. They lived on opposite
sioee or a certain street and one day
one of them placed over his shop the
legend :
"We sell sausages to the rentrr and
nchillty of the rounty."
The next day. over the way. aPDeared
the sign :
We sell sausages to the rentrr and
nobility of the whole country"
isot to be outdone, the rival out tin
what he evidently regarded as a final
statement namely :
p "We sell sausages to the king."
JSext day there appeared over tha
door of the second aausajremaker the
simple expression of loyalty:
-uod save the king."
Oswego's "Grief" rfoune
Fourteen years ajro the only child of
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Symee of Os
wego. Kan., died In early manhood. A
iew. aara aner nis runerai, says cap
per's Weekly, hla father and mother
locked up the house and went to a hotel
10 live, bince mat oay the Interior of
the home has remained as it waa the
day of the son's death, but the exterior
lias been kept In repair. The furniture
stands where It stood In 10S. The cur
tains are rotting at the wlndowa Much
of the Intervening time the Bymesee
have lived away from Oswego, but
whether there or elsewhere no footsteps
have violated the sill of the doors. Os
wego was Interested at first but long
since accepted the situation as common
place. The father and mother de net
talk of It And so the house stands. In'
season and out. as If waiting only the
familiar steps on the stoop to glow again
with light and life.
broad leagues of this western shore.
They are not likely to adopt another
name, no matter how august the au
thority which may be sponsor for It
Not so the east which but recently has
come to appreciate this delicious food
fish. Introduced to thousands of homes
under the direct supervision of the fed
eral government its newest friends
know it only as the eulachon.
The word may be Greek to Seattle-
Firty-Firty Moaning
Miss Annette Benton, on returning
from a visit brought a gift to each of
her mother's negro servants, says Har
per's Magazine. It was the "day out"
for Lily, the housemaid, so Annette
distributed her gifts, reserving for Lily
a scarlet silk blouse.
"That won't do." said Mra Benton.
"Lily's In mourning."
'Mourning?"
'Yes, for her husband : he died In
jail, and Lily's wearing a long crepe
veil."
When Lily returned her young mis
tress expressed regret "I'll give the
blouse to Lizzie." she said, "and get you
something else."
Lily looked at the blouse, then she
swallowed. "Don't you give dat blouse
to no Lizzie. Miss Annette, kase nex'
monf I'ae gwlne outa mouhnin' from de
waist up."
to teend his Indiana fellow citizen several J Jte8 Dut tnfl) bureau of fisheries of the
bales of rabbits at much less than 45 . department of commerce says It Is not
cents each. The wants of America are According to thla authority, it Is "Pa
mriny. and diffused. One man complains clf lc Coaat Indian" and Is not pro
of a paucity ana anotner oi i ; nounced "hooligan" or "oollcan." but
amd both voice meir compio..i ... w u.ia-kon. As eulachon, therefore, the
.nhi w Torum or me aany neoiinn
in tho want ad columns, and both would
remain unsatisfied without the aid of
the newspaper clearing nouse.
Th anoarent moral would be : If you
have a want do not waste time In com
plaining about It to your neignoor. leu
the world about It through the public
press. The remedy will be found.
A Tribute to Wilson
John Bunrmgha in tha New Tork Son.
Woodrow Wilson is a rhetorician only
in the best and noblest sense, as oi.
Paul was, as Napoleon was, as Lincoln
was. There is nouunt ui mc ? uuu
and fury m his sentences his words
are blows; they are bayonets and
swords, they are branding iron a i ney
h made the tough-hided ana tnica-
meated un writhe and foam at the
mouth In Impotent rage. Their placid
ity does not conceal their nign serious
ness : their burning: irony does not hhir
their broad humanitarianlsm. Ilia sen
tence! about the "intolerable thing" the
irresponsible .German government is
worth a whole army corps. "This In
tolerable thing of which the masters of
Germany have shown us the ugly face,
this menace of .combined Intrigue and
force, which we now see so clearly as
the German power, a thing without con
science or honor or capacity for cove
nanted peace, must be crushed."
The duty of each of us Is to further
the sacred cause of world democracy by
word and deed wherein and wherever
we can bring our power to bear. The
high function of the, president of the
United States is to meet the onslaughts
of the "Intolerable thing" with words
that are a trumpet call to battle.
In these crucial times let us forget
that we are either Republicans or
Democrats, remembering only that we
are loyal Americans.
Hall the Eulachon
- rroaa the Seattle Time.
Our old friend, the Columbia river
smelt Is journeying far from Its native
waters and is gathering honors as H
goes. Citizens of Western Washington
and Western Oregon who know It well
and. knowing It well, long nave es
teemed It highly, are satisfied with the
food. Thus, in Indianapolis, and doubt'
' less many other citle of the country
' rabbits are selling at :S cents each, and
in Oregon they regal -d them a pests.
like boll-weevil, or chfnch bugs, or grass
hormers. and exoedlt ions are oraranlxexl
to exterminate them.- In Oregon they I name by which It Is known over many
Columbia river smelt Is winning new
friends across the continent Out here.
It wUl continue to be known, ordered
and eaten under the name which con
jures up In the speaker's mind visions
of hot plates heaped high with brown.
crispy morsels.
However designated and Whether
served In Seattle or tn New York, con
nolseeurs will agree with that "dean of
American ichthyologists," who Is quoted
by the bureau of fisheries as asserting
that the Colum beg pardon, the eula
chon. "is the finest food fish In the
world tender, fragrant and digestible,
Peculiarities of the Submarine
From St Nkbola
It la not always safe to judge a .thing
by Its name ; it Is apt to lead to sad
mistakes. Now, one would naturally
suppose from Its name that a submarine
is a boat that Uvea under water, like
fish. But it is not a fish : It Is an air
breathinr animal that prefer, to stay on
the surface! only occasionally divine; un
der to hide from danger or to steal upon
Its prey. Probably submarines do not
average more than three hours per day
completely submerged. ' A U-boat can
not float under water without swim
mlng; In other words, it must keep Its
propellers going to prevent It from either
sinking to the bottom of the sea or
bobbing up to the surface. To be sure.
It can make Itself heavier or lighter by
letting water into or blowing water out
of Its ballast tanks, but It Is Impossible
to regulate the water ballast so delicate
ly that the submarine- will float - sob-
merged ; and. should the boat, sink 206
feet or so the weight of water above It
would be sufficient to crush in its huIL
And so it is a case of sink or swim.
Seldom is enough ballast taken on to
make a submarine heavier than the
water it 'displaces, and. therefore, to
stay under it must keep moving and tilt
Its horizontal rudders to hold Itself down.
While a submarine Is submerged Its ell
engine cannot be kept going, because
they need lots .of air, and they, would
soon suffocate for lack of it Electricity
Is the only power that can be used under
water; and a the storage batteries can
carry only a limited charge of current,
the U-boat cannot stay under very long
unless It rests on a sandy, bottom in
comparatively shallow water.
The Knitters
A fanoo knitter la C rand ma Cox.
a Da Barbara knlta at her knee:
While Dodo alao kniu and rorka
Sweater, helnut. wriatlet. org
a ax tba aoldier over tha aee.
They're joined the arm? of wemankina.
Aad their neadlea flaab in the sun
The ara7 of women of Just on mind.
The knitting women who aland behind
Our men till tha war la woo.
There' a million women that knit today
In borne and office and hoo :
They even knit in cbarrh, folk ear.
And tha idl fly while the paraona pray.
rot me gntrang muat never atop.
Some knit for the soldier ber unknown
la lha trencnea over the aaaa;
For vLty hare no heroea of their own.
Ho lover tn tha abell-bonnd aona
And tha aeddeet of an are tbeae.
Bat moet of them pray for their own as they
knit.
For lurer. and eon. aad friend
For their very own they muat da their bit
And ever euteh carriea lore with h.
And the prarere that neTeraad. ,
Then how ran wa help bet win tha fight,
vtDn rnuurra jeeve ineir iwi
And their needle like ktnoea flaah ta tha Ugh.
And a million women from mora till aisirt
Keep knitting aa tney pray?
. Farm Ufa.
Untie Jeff Snow Hays:
Looks 'slf them people In Portland is
cinched up tight" with a six-cent fare:
and here's hopin' them Phlladelphy
millionaires makes It 10 cents ir the
Portland folks hain't got aeruie enough
to go In fer a city owned line belongln'
to theirselvea.
t
Dr. Rubert Blue
Commends Book
"How to Live" Receives Com
mendation of Surgeon General of
United States. .
Ma health book reer pabHehad
Bte
profe
ewieed aa ranch farorkbl
tha diennarv of ine
aa "Hww to Lira."
The late to join tha rank of tha apoav
nr fir thit famoaa health book ta It. k.
pert Bine, the orreon general V. S. peb
ie health arrvW, Washington. 1). C. whe
are tn part, "How to liee la a tree
Morr of personal hrfne. told ia a plain,
trsightforward manner."
Tht splendid hook haa been authorised
by and prepared tn collaboration with tha
hrrWn inference beard of the life grten
ki instrtnta by IKVIX.J riXMr.it. chaar
, man. prnieaaor of political eonanmy. Tela
nrterah. and IXl.kSK LIMA FISK.
VI. D.
The Joarnal behVeaa the henk afaoald
be ia every home. The rrgnUr- eeUtng pnee
i 1 1 .(Hi. Through the cooperation of Tba
Joarnal it -can be obtained for & ac the '
J. K. OtU Ue . Mer a jrrana je-. OKI.
Wortmaa Aing. e Jearsau