THE OREGON 7 DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1918,
city government is to he only half
hearted, it were better not to have
the case reopened, 'Tor It would only
ah th dependent niwspafkb delay and hamner the neonls in work-
j -c!" a, jacksow vmbuotm . log out the solution which they are
going 10 oring aoout in we six cent
fare.
fuMUbed every day. sesmilae; (ex.
Mpt Sunday aiternootw . r,
Inc. Bruadiray and Yamhill wU, Portland.
Oman.
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Hiram (M sasns
i aiUFHONES blsin TlTt; Horn. A-0ol.
V Ail sHrtsaeBU reached by ttoeee -'
Tali tba operate wbat dapartaseas yo wmU
bulldl&C Chieaio. -
WMrisUM terses by maU. w te any address in
lb Lot tad allele, or alexia:
Ob yu S.0 On aaeoth..... -SO
No hearings or proceedings are de
sired whieh will keep the people
under chloroform until too late to
right their wrongs at the election on
the 17th of next May.
On page 956 of Lord's Oregon Laws
is the following language: "It shall
be unlawful for any person, company
or corporation owning or operating a
line or lines of street railway within
the rornorsta limits of anv city in
WrrVvSA? "n ivaVtBLY aSd Hoe state. of Oregon having a popula-
ac.NUAi .lion of over 50,000 inhabitants, to
!. vmm IfhurM ft rnt nf fare tn anv nassen-
ger exceeding the sum of five cents
rock citizen" Of light and leading, per
haps some woman, be' persuaded to
talk to the classes now and then on
social hygiene and village economies.
The harvest is plenteous in that
field and laborers are few.
If this night school is kept run
ning and the most is made of it,
Castlerock should make enviable ad
vances in morals, manners and
wealth. The most striking need of
the ordinary small town is a proper
resort of nights for big boys and
men.
On bask to the slmpls Ufa. bs ean
ssated with simple food, aimpla pleee
na, simple doth as. Work hard, pray
hard, play hard. Work. eat. recreate
anil Sleep T It all ooursfeously
Wa iiata a victory tu win.
- HooTar.
TIIE SIX CENT FARE
T
Staying at home is contrary to
their natures. They must go some
where for social diversion and as
a rule the only places open to them
had far better be closed. The night
school offers limitless possibilities
as a place where instruction can be
made entertaining.
Heaven reserve Castlerock from
for any one continuous trip in any mfcklng her night scnool dismal and
one general direction neiween any 8Ch.0iaStiC. n should be cherry,
txvo points on the street railway lines blithe with okes and laughter, en
of such person, company, or corpora- uvened with all sorts of merry dl
tion within the corporate limits of versions. We dare say there is a
such city. Any violation of this genius in the town who will do all
section shall be punished by a fine of tnis for it. Perhaps the minister is
not less than $50 nor more than the man, perhaps the banker.
100." But the Portland streetcar The better the students like the
company is charging six cents a ride, school the more they will learn.
After the classes are over the bookn
tions; which we must , not shirk or
evade.
We are told that it Is an obliga
tion of citizenship, above and beyond
the mere command of the statute,
that all who come within its meas
urements must contribute. And we
hear no negative to these statements.
But, because of the tender care
with which the high court of the
nation has guarded against the en
croachment of federal power upon
the governmental functions of the
states, it has been found necessary
to eliminate the Incomes of state,
county and municipal officials and
employes from the requirements.
They have been exempted, not be
cause in morals and In equity they
should not be required to pay, but
because the rigid rule ortne consti
tution has thrown the curtain of
technicality about them.
But it will be difficult for the com
mon man to draw a rule of reason
" " "1k I r.fftcl.1. f the .nri trie, of
criere certificate of election or a com- ficial of th Portland Railway. Light &
mission of appointment may, in mor- Power company.
CRUMBLING AUSTRIA
T
HE bid of Count Czernin, Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister, for
peace negotiations with America
might be closed and games played
for an hour or so. All work and no
play makes Jill a dull girL
HE Oregon pub.lio service com
mission offers to open the six
cent fare case for a rehearing.
Its offer is in the form of an
Order in which it says:
Although the commission cannot
modify or rescind its order on the
theory that it has not jurisdiction, it
can and will reopen the case on Its
merits, provided the council will sub-
mlt a formal application for a rehear
ing; and accompany such application
with a showing that It possesses and
can present evidence that the com
mission's order was erroneous and
without Justification.
, The door is open for a rehearing.
If the city government were like
Mayor Pawcetl of Tacoma, it would
welcome the chance to make a fight.
Mayor Fawcett declared that he
would fight to the bitter end any
proposal to raise the Tacoma fares
above five cents.
There has been no adequate presen
tation of the people's 6ide in the
six cent fare case. There was no
aggressive showing in opposition to
the streetcar company's petition. A re
hearing, with an adequate showing
by the city government, would put
the case before the commission on a
broader basis and put Into the rec
ord material facts of value in case
the city is driven to ultimate appeal
to the supreme court.
The city government in a rehear
ing could do many things it has not
done. It could contend that a six
cent fare is not a reasonable charge.
No city of the size of Portland In
America regards a six cent fare as
reasonable. Many of them have a
lower fare than five cents.
There Is not only the issue of a
fair return upon the company's In
vestment, but an issue of a reason
able charge upon the people. The
rights of the people who have to pay
a six cent fare are an issue. They
have built their homes, made their
Investments and planned "their activi
ties on the contracted promise be
tween the company and the city gov
ernment that they would always have
a five cent fare. The police power,
when brought to bear, and the pub
lic service commission, should have
as much regard or the welfare of
the great mass of the people as for
the financial condition of the company.
The city government could not only
Let those who think wheatless and
is condemned by Junker news- meatless days a hardship recall con-
papers in Germany. A news dispatch ditions in the Civil war. Roasted
from Amsterdam yesterday says: barley, parched corn, chicory roots
German annexation organs fairly out- and even dandelion roots, dried and
did themselves today In denunciation roasted, were used as substitutes for
of Count Czernin for his hint of nego rnffp(, whit or granulated 6urar
tiatlons with President Wilson. The corree- vvniie or granuiaiea sugar
climax was In the concluding statement wag a rarity and most families that
of an article In the semi-official Cologne did not keep a cow went without
Oasette that Count cernin had sent mnk Brown sugar and black molas
tha text of his address to President . . t
WUson in advance of Its delivery. ge3 were used for sweetening. But-
"Count Csernln's offer to open nego- ter was unknown on many tables,
tiatlons with Wilson endangers Ger- Ham fat was freely used as a 6Ub-
manys life and Interests," declared stitute for butter on bread.
jount von itevenuow, roremost aavo-
tirsly. wa pallM that production coats war
rctatiraly moth hifhr. A aborts- tn rye M
aaonbed as caoaa for th hither prira of ry
floor. Coram! ta aaid to b acare. meal from
the.lSlT crop haTin aa yt acareely arrlYtd
oa the Fortiamd market from the middle waat.
wrier th oora la grown. 1
Portland and the Twin Cities
Portland, Jan. 20. To th Editor of
The Journal In The Journal today I
notice a letter from "A Visitor From
the Twin Cities," who wants to know
why the) atret car company charge six
cents here and five cents in the Twin
Cities. If they maintain a two to five
mUiute schedule in the Twin cities it
Is because It pays. They would do It
here, too. If it paid. The Twin cities are
not spread all over the map. like Port
land. He also complains about the small
cars. That is because we have snich
narrow streets. I would like to know If
the Twin cities run larger cars than the
lnterurban lines? Aa to better wages
paid In the Twin cities. Portland has
the highest paid street car employes In
the United States and the Twin cities
have about the lowest. The Twin City
Traction company only recently dis
charged 1000 men for wearing union
buttons, refused to arbitrate the matter
on the request of the state mediator, and
caused a general strike In the two cities.
Please notice the difference between the
SMALL CHANQE
The vacant lot garden caranalam is on
again. Here's hoping everything "comas
up to expectation.
Anyway, Secretary Baker's resort ha
set at rest much speculation as to how
many men th United Htate ha sent
oversea.
Th resident o? the village of Fisher,
Minn., becaus of the scarcity of fuel
there, have been limited to two bath a
week. Please furnish your own com
ment. a a a
A man named Woods Is going to
handle the next national Rtublican
campaign. There seems to b rather a
subtle suggestion of a bad omen In that
wora nooas.
Ild you buy a War Savings Stamp to
day? Uncle Sam needs th money. Why
not lend him your saving for the sake
of the boys overseas, and he'll pay you
utti-n. wiiii interest.
Because of the gravity of th food
situation the serving of spaghetti, the
national dish of Italv. h hwn nn-
hibited In all public restaurants in the
Province of Rome. And Us no Joke,
tiliici u JaUIllC.
All records for snowfall in Chicago
have been broken. At Savannah. Oa..
the temperature went up suddenly ana
one heat prostration Is reported. Is
Oregon th only place In th country
wncm me ta wonn wniiei
A contemporary asks what ha become
of the old-fashioned hutrhr whn tmA
to throw In a piece of liver with a soup
bone and a piece of fat a big as your
fist with a chunk of roast, and th an-
ctrnMG in natHnticm nr tha nnc. ual. I came from Eastern Oregon In 'T.T.T "em" . ? tha th butcher Is
" r December seeklnz emDlovment in the'"11" ?? y? ,JO? Dut 1,68 " blamed old
officer who enforces Its observance. !whL1p S I. y,Vl. I Pw "lt l" th us of hi throw-
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
als or In conscience, purge the holder
of his obligation as a citizen to ful
fill the law's appeal.
There is no good reason, except
FERGUS B. CROMIEX.
The Unsuspected Tookbox
Portland, Jan. 24. To th Editor of
The Journal To still further safeguard
technicality, which is not good, that from inside cause I will relate a little
could 6ay to the teacher who in-1 incident of my own. by no means un
cate of Prussianism.
"W do not trust Czernin." com
mented the Tagllsche Rundschau.
The newspaper Die Post headed its
violent attacks on the Austrian-Hungarian
minister, "Czernin' Fraternal
Kiss for Wilson."
Count&ernin said, "The interests
of the United States and Austria are
less incompatible than they appear
behold:
fERE are up-to-the-minute facts
from a recent issue of the Oak
land, Cal., Tribune about the
congestion of traffio in San Fran
cisco harbor: -
H
The Pacific Commercial company, a
to be. The utterance is accepted lta piang to estabnsh an oriental line of
within Germany and accepted outside steamships because it cannot be assured
Of Germany as a vague proposal for wharfage accommodations, and has es
Austrian and American governments
tabllshed an office In Seattle, through
which it will nhin most nf th nrndimta
to open egOtiations. It is significant it buys in th Philippines and South
that yesterday s news reports carried Sea islands
a dispatch which said:
The foreign committee of the Auatro
Hungarlan reichsrath has voted 16 to
seven its confidence In Count Czernin,
foreign minister.
The steamer Otaru Maru, after wait
ing for a dock on th San Francisco
side seven days, was unloaded In Oak
land ; the delay cost the owners of the
vessel $15,000.
Steamer Arakan was held in the bay
Fifty-six per cent of the population over a day wlth M,ooo,ooo cargo which
of the dual monarchy are neither Thera no berth. on the aan
Maygars nor Germans, the two race Francisco eld for two Swayne and
Which rule the empire. The agita- Holt steamers and the Java line steam
tinn fnr ..n.iinr. fmm h. u.nnh., " TJlsondarl coming In with rlcn
v, ...Fwui, cargoes."
regime ana organization ny smaller over 3000 carloads of freight are on
races into independent nations was I San Francisco docks waiting until
rife and aggressive before war broke steamers can get a berth alongside to
rrha. chnt tht 1. i..kj.,k I " J
out.
HhlDvards. checkinsr mv toolbox aa baa:
or, the prosecuting officer who pun- gage to Portland. I looked around for
Ishes Its infraction, or to any publio two aays, and rinding no Job open. I
official who stands out as Its ex- h"h t,oolbojc .to .sttle' ,J
ponent and upholder, teach patriot- rechecked the box to Portland. I at last
ism, enforce it, vindicate it, stand found an opening at St. Johns, got an
forsworn to itbut shirk it. expressman to get the toolbox from the
, . ... . , . ,i i v, a n I uepoi ana leu it at nis piace over mgm
It will be. interesting in the days .. . . f . '
to come to note those who wrap the flay. Then we took it down to the ship
shroud of technical protection about yard, where I signed on to go to work.
their paychecks while their country we look tne tooinox insiae tne yara into
pleads for help. that. yard, knew what was In that tool
box? And, from the circumstances,
what might not hav been in that box
unbeknown to myself?
I mention this for what it might be
worth, as It seems to be one thing that
is overlooked. AN EMPLOYE.
Ship Workers' Pay
Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 20. To the
Editor of The Journal In a recent issue
of The Journal, an article ap
peared stating that the wooden ehlp-
i open iiro. I ,Vi. -.v--0t nntra.t.
"What's the matter with you this "V L2. r,V k"T.
evening?" Ma Paer asked, as she leveled " T , "Vi . ' CuTr., Vnn
11 - - . v4. or 10 per cent to all men working run
a sollc tous ey over th rims of hr go carpenters who had
spectacles. You look like you had lost worJwd m any of u,.,,. rlver
a irlena. . .vin,,.. k .11.. e
"I have." T. Paer answered. "Charley tT''T , , V " JTX
Fulton is dead." I iU -v,i ,-iv... ti. .vi.
"No?" Ma exclaimed, unbelief An her T" vV'.. ? Z
tone "Why. It seems . only th , other There - -
day that I saw the senator down town I H.rVw, thrM . thim
"Maybe so," T. Paer mused; -but It nft. rmnm.vtll. ,nv , '
HE WAS A FRIEND,
T. PAER SAYS
By Ralph Watson.
T. Paer, the evening paper slipped
forgotten beside his chair, gazed dream
ing into the open fire.
Ing arm.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
aBaaeawmwewamV
Klamath county' !ndebtdns ha
been reduced nearly 25 per cent during
the last six months, arcoraing 10 tne
m -annual reuort of the county ciera.
The decrease is from 105.000 in July to
tljl.341.j0 on January 1.
Midwinter photographs of Western
Oregon for circulation tn the bltsaard
belt of the at and Middle West. Editor
Killen of the Hillsboro Independent t
lleves, should b mighty effective aa a
homesoekers advertising propoemon
just now.
Th Woodburn independent add lm-
prtua to the baok to the land movement
vitth this; -John Schlegel Monday
butchered a tuo-vear-old sow that
weighed when drrsjd. 522 pound. It
would have brought $104.40 if put on the
market, lie made a big lot of sausage
and pot 1D2 pounds of lard which would
nave sold here at 145.60.
Concluding an editorial on Lane coun
ty corn and hogs, the Eugene Register
says: "If we can ahow to the bliazard
weary farmer of the Middle West that
we have not only a mild and pleasant
climate but a rapidly growing corn and
hog industry as well, we shall have little
difficulty In attracting the population
that we need."
a a a
In a never-say-dle mood, th Grants
Pass Courier Invokes Old Man Vim's
further assistance. In the following
passage : "For a generation this region
had been endeavoring consistently and
persistently to bring a development of
th Oregon Caves, but the unwelcome
fact remain that th development
stands just where It did at the begin
ning. Would it not be a rood idea to
try soma other plan. omethlng entirely
different, and not rest on our oars and
say, 'It's no use '.' That is what the frog
said In th milk can, then It died."
Rafcta and Bobtail
Stories From Everywhere
J Ta tala eoraaa all twaera ef The Jevaal era
kiaUad ta eoatne.u erkclaaj matter I atory. k
ene or in ptuloeuiitucei etaerraUoa) or etr&ta
quotatiue. I rum aay euoroa. Coauioatioae at ea '
evpuueal atcru moi be paid tec at Ue eOiterV
ai4rajaal.
To Jail in a Hearse
pATROL. wagon hav been In great
demand In Chicago sine tli big
snow storm and none bring avallabl
when a ptilu- man arrested two negro
for fighting, he hailed a passing tmars.
says Cap;.- !. Weekly. Th prisoners
pleaded In supersltlous fear not to b
placed In euh u conveyance, and finally
fouKht to l revent it. It took th Com
bined efforts of several policemen and
civilians to get the men Into the hear
and to hold them ther until th station
was reached.
JOURNAL MAN ABROAD
By Fred Lockley
Obeying Orders
A Scottish farmer on day called to a
farm hand : "Here. Tarn, gang roon and
gie the coon a cabbage each, but mln' y
gi the bIfcK' st ta the coo that gles th
id a 1st milk.''
' The boy departed to do his bidding.
and on his return the farmer asked It h ,
had don aa he was told.
'Aye. malster," replied th lad. "I gtd
em a cabbage each, and hung th big
gest een on the pump handle."
Little Polly's Poem
la wtntrr ttma there' many seed
(tar loTinc rare, and ao
I alway tafc aoaaa crumtaa to (aad
Tba arrwwa la the aaow.
Thrra may not be one around
At tint, bat eoon tlicy rome
And hop about upoft tba ground
And pick up atery crumb.
Soma eork Ulr hcedi and look at m
liuida the kitchen door;
And they're the greedy onea, ya aaa.
That always luok fur mora.
doesn't take us long to die.'
No, Ma sighed. "It Is getting to be
evening with us and the shadows are
creeping farther and farther towards
the east. Senator Fulton always was a
kindly gentleman when we met."
"He was more," T. Paer said
neratlon ordered by the government.
SHIP WORKER.
Civil Service Age Rules
Portland, Jan, 22. To the Editor of
Th Journal It has been said In gen
"he 1 eral, and the mayor so stated In a publio
was a kindly gentleman and a kingly speech before the Efficiency club at Its
friend." I regular meeting at the publio library.
I remember." Ma said remlnlscentlw, that th age limit for all city positions
that the senator and you used to differ had been removed. But now appears an
Dollticallv. sometimes strenuously." I announcement that applicants for the
Yes." T. Paer answered, "but the ponce rorca must De Detween the ages or
bickerings of politics never tarnished 25 and 45. Kindly enlighten us if the
the gold of his friendship. He was too mayor stated the truth, or if the an
broad to think that a man need copy his "ouncement is an error, and oblige all of
views to be his friend." our members.
I can not remember," Ma soliloquized. PORTLAND EFFICIENCT CLUB
"of anyone who ever said that he was
At Sea, 1260 Miles From Port of De
parture Wa went aboard the Orissa on 1
Saturday evening. December 22. All
night through an open porthole I could
see swift passenger boats or heavy tugs.
Ice shrouded, passing. This Is the day
of th ship. Water navigation has
come Into Its own one more. The
shortage of coal Is slowing down In
dustry and Interfering with railway
transportation. While I was In Wash
ington I talked with a government of
ficial who said : "Th day Is not far
distant It may b but a question of
weeks when the government will take
over the railroads of th country. Mr.
Baer's kind of men. who control a large
part of th coal supply of th country
and who through ownership or official
position with the railroads can at will
control the output of coal, are making
It necessary that th government step
n and control the railroads. This
sounds like the most wild eyed Popu-
llstlc talk : yet more than one conserva
tive man has said It was coming, and I
look to see it done unless th situation
la greatly improved."
a a e
As I looked at th rusty tramp
steamers, the barges, the tugs and the
ocean going steamer camouflaged like
Joseph s coat of many colors, I wa re
minded of th verses by James Bardln
In a recent Issue of "Sea Power." H
writes :
Har keel was laid la a forms trwa y thieves
and canny chrata.
Har trail waa built of Iron aaraa staked am m
Glaagow ttreata.
Har boilers are condemned for aae, ha engine
are a enree.
Her upper works are Ood knows what' her
bram and paint are worse.
And when they finished her. they manned har
decks with scum o' hell.
And sent her forth to carry goods that na
tions buy and sell.
She's felt the grin of the srrtlo drift, she's
heard the thunder sound
Of wtnd swept tropic seaa that en grey coral
Deacnea pound ;
rPWfl wrrlra rnlaa r-f- 9H ill mst .
an enemy of Senator Fulton, or that the period of eligibility of apnneanta for poi
the senator was an enemy to him." tions on the police force. No city official has
, , . , . . ... power to chatife these rules.
Charlie Fulton s laughter went with '
him always," T. Paer said, "and It lit I In Appreciation
the dark places along nia patn wltn the Albany. Or., Jan. 25. To the Editor
glow of human kindness. The touch of Df The Journal I wish to sneak about
Wilson's loaded cars at .Seattle terminals and nw nana was always warm wun tne yOUr editorial on "Vibrations." It Is
puiao ui iiai.oriiii.jr. n n.a man D very grand thing, and I have read it a
Charles and afforded a pretext for uver carloads or rreigrit" on
the war was manifestation of this San Francisco docks "wailing until
hostility to the Hapsburg dynasty. steamers can get a berth alongside
A writer in the Philadelphia Publio to take it away" and more than 4000
Ledger says, "President
speecn calling lor war on me Vien- u ..umB. y- man. who. In his passing, leaves a chap- numDer 0f times to my friends, and it f.
nese vassals Of Berlin is Just what kane rru1' Of the policy Of trying let of kindly thoughts and deeds en- uke grand symphony to me. I wish
thr-PA frmrtha nt th neonlo nf th.i to dO all the bUSineSS Of Western twined for th brow of our memory." r.ould" have more of nnrh thone-hta in
i- wMa uu e (iiw L'Vuitw V a I - I , , . . . . . , . 1 en - - " -
I .... .1 "U'a will wilt? rlm htinnr Dn o r ri t n at I . . . .
rtnal mvnrfhv hav-A hPn wntfino- America tnrou.gh one Or two DOrta. . , our Papers. i anow tne peopie wouia De
, v o i - - i Lonia or nis lauaater. now uiui ue au k.h.. .h v..v..
. -I ..... . ..... .. I 1 I'V J . I. UU1 1 1 (, DUAk IIVUIO UlVUSIllOi
ior. it is disaster, it is lmDOtency. it gone. Ma saia. Tn vnow th nri inv th. Pn.
For generations, the debates in the is a foolish and wholly unnecessary ,'0wir ni8.,"(:e' T'Fr ducing of such an article has brought to
parliaments at Vienna and Budapest tying up of traffio. It is the product IrunM places that his laughter made MyodoTbout it On person 1.
have been furious in attacks on the of the railroad't long hauls, indirect will not cool or fade. They will not go f0und words to give an expression about
J . - ml i i j . , . .... V. It n w m n tr - ...
dynasty. There have been denuncia- hauls and over-mountain . hauls
tions of the Hapsburg by rabid which, for Instance, committed the
racial delegates, beside whose out- unpardonable sin of carrying 130
givings the denunciations of the Brit- cars of soy bean oil from Puget
ish government by Sinn Feiners are Sound through California via New
meek and lamblike. Orleans to Cincinnati. 4176
while we stay.'
Letters From the People
f Communication Kent to The Joumml for pulv
1frfatiiin ivt ihii rlsnartmsmt athnnlrt Ha mrrHrt n nm
miles, only one side of the paper, should not exceed 300
It, and I hope others will.
NELLIE RICHARDS.
Bread for Rich and Pdor
Astoria, Or., Jan. 24. To the Editor
of The Journal The Oregonlan, re
ferring to Baron Rhondda, quotes
Personally, I believe It will make better
The Bohemians, Roumanians, Poles, when by direct routing final destina- JSl? irasfVum sndfrT of. wriI bread- 1,.haTa eaten BOm of that "rt
Czechs, Slovaks and other racial groups tion could have been reached in
who compose 56 per cent of Austro- 2483 miles and a haul of 1693 miles
Hungarian population contemplate have been absolutely gaved.
O a 1 s l a J J a
owuzenanu iu ncr inuepenaence ana wuh 0Yer 3000 cars used ag ware.
separate national existence as an en- hou9C9 at San Francisco and more
oouragement to them to throw off the than 4000 used as warenouses at ler.
napbouig juae. minnla and nn sidintrs nt
does not desire to hare the name published he
scoula so state.
Biradstuff and Wool Price
Portland, Jan. 23. To the Editor of
The Journal Can Theodore B. Wilcox.
Alber Bros, or anyone tell the con
sumers of breadstuffs why whole
of bread
Is England In a position to mak the
eating or war Dreaa compulsory for
certain class, and for another simply an
experiment? ADOLF MATLIN.
one s oreamed the loathsome funeral amoks of
Hindoo burning ghau.
And raced with Malay pirate Junks by Chinees
nrvr-iiais .
She's been to erery charted port (aad
Xhat aren't aa wm
Since sue went forth to carry goods that sa-
uons ouy and selL
Her bulging hull has been warped and sprung
by winds and ralna etui ansm
Tba sun has blistered off her paint, the Baked
iron snows.
Tne storms of known and unknown nana have
swept ner dirty decks,
Aad oa her bows are scars that ball of ahaaee-
arrrted wrecks
But still she dares the hostile seaa to to where
traders dwell
To fetch and carry arerrthing that nations buy
a a ' a
In the harbor of New York are gath
ered a motley assemblage of vessels
Some years ago I happened down to the
dock as the Lusitania was being made
ready to depart. Sh looked like a huge
anthill. One line of men were unload
ing her freight and baggage while In
umer iiaicnes tne nuge cranes were
loading cargo and supplies for her
outgoing trip. Somewhere on the ocean's
bottom th nobl Lusitania Is resting In
the ooze. She and hundreds of ther
craft have fallen victims of the treach
erous sharks of the itea, and th long
abandoned wooden ship ar being
nggea ior service.
Minna Irving tells the story of the
resurrection of th wooden fleet, in the
roiiowing lines :
From ancient wharrea and quiet corse
And crumbling d'icks again
The wrden shU rome sailing forth
To plough the stormy
With bsttered f tgnreheads m need
f paint and gilding new.
And grimy dck and Uttered ropes.
But limber round and true.
Cp anchors from the oozy mud.
Crack on the nwellirg sail.
And let the old time chanteya ring
I pen the salty gal.
With freedoms bright and starry flag
At erery peak unfurled.
The wooden fleet goes out to lead
The commerce of the world.
Bat prett;
And ait Uether in the a
soon, when all are done.
y up tn the tree
tty
They fij
And chirp contentedly
It doaa not mat ma anything
To feed them in this war.
But when I hear them chirp and stag
l ot most as glad aa they.
Cod lores the smallest birds that fly
About this world, and ao
I know ha claps his hands whea I
Hare fed them in th nn.
Tom Italy in Philadelphia K rasing Ledas.
L'ncle Jeff Snow Says:
a ramuy row can t alius postponed
to advantage when a road robber and '
cutthroat is a kickln' In th door. Dad
should be a-glttin" down the shotgun and
Ma a-grabhln' holt of a kittle of hot
water, while big won pulls a pistol out
from somewhere and llttl son runs fer
the ammunition. Some of this not In
Washington must sound mighty sweet to
the Hun as he pounds sway at th door,
and h'lsts a rock through th winder
ever' oncet in a while.
Nothing -the Matter With
Portland
By H. S. Harcourt
HOW TO BE HEALTHY bWVJK:
DISHWASHING. A recent scientific
study of the subject of dishwashing Is
elevating this seemingly humble task
to S, dignified and Important household
sanitary measure. The investigators
state that disease may be transmitted
from one member of a family to another
if dishes are not carefully washed. A
consumptive, for Instance, should have
his own crockery and silverware. In
stead of constantly Interchanging with
other members of the family. The same
Is true of a member of the family suf
fering from any other infectious disease.
The low temperature of the water In
which hands can b placed is not suf
ficient to kill bacteria. and dishes
should always be scalded after the
ordinary handwashing. Th use of
soiled dish wipers Is greatly to be de
plored, as they are possible spreaders of
Infection from one dish to another, and
the particles of food which th towel
take up decay from day to day and
prodlce harmful bacteria. Towels should
be carefully rinsed after each using and
always hung as much In th sun as
posslbl. Allowing olled dishes to
accumulate in the sink from meal to
meal, permitting the breeding of harm
ful bacteria, and attracting file and
other Insects that may have dangerous
germa upon their fet and bod lea, is a
specially unhealthful practice, as it
renders the sterllixstlon of the dishes for
the next meal particularly difficult.
The scientists reporting their study
of dishwashing state : "Dishwashing
may appear to be a trifling detail, but
the science of hygiene Is built up of
trifles. Perfection In hygiene Is at
tained only by attention to th UtU
things."
Tomorrow : Eye and Movies.
Se another story, "How to Ur"
foot of column eight, this pag.
Higher Auto Tax
Waldo. Or.. Jan. 20. To th Editor of
. I 1 ciiwii. j j m.u v.wi iiiiAmi a. 1 v i - - ' . ......
ru6 sold on the Portland retail market at
show that the statistics of the com-
TJ&nV are misleading hut r.milrl anneal I
Mr an nrdr. that Wn,,M nt th aa 'With the heroism of Arnold Winkel-
rsnlnrico oo-r. trio Curiae ivam f luri L SOia On 11
--- ""- &ouna. me pornana narDor, easily about the samr prlc as white wheat
ui uio vusirxau empire ana unucr accessible to anv steamshiD from thi flour? Do tell us.
tne Buojecuon 01 Austrian ruiers.
Ren and nffnrdino- overv fnrilitv fnr mining wneai is worm on our mar-
.... . . . . ' . ket not to exceed SV4 cents a pound.
quicg aispaicn 01 irauic, was, mougn whit flour. whole wheat. .
a man named Aoams is advocating a
tax of $1 per horsepower on automo
biles, which, if put in operation, would
practically be confiscation for lots of
us, as we ar already paying more than
our share of taxes. I hope there are
burden, if any should be added. Otiried t0 ,nsPire them With vth completely avAilable, almost unused, graham, rye flour and cornmeal cost enough fair-minded men in the legls-
' ..:.Ae.tAM - a ik C. .......i I 1 ... . I lo furs tr nrtfnt o rt-.Kha.rv a-f that Vin
victories of the Swiss in several wars If the country v-ants the traffic of us ot cents a
maintaining a rapid transit system in
Portland, upon all the people bene
fited Instead of upon a part of the
'people benefited. If the publio serv
ice commission has, as it oontends,
In power to set aside the contract
by which the streetcar company
greed to carry passengers for "a
fare of five cents and no mnr" it
roust have the power to set aside the (drive them throu8n the slaughter of a ports
pound on the
or about
which culminated in international . ... Portland retail market.
-- , ... "csra" u",v'" l" ""'"J" cents a nound mor than the unsrround
aauwo.. ui uibii "uum m uio ,f u wantg kept m0ving instead wheltt and much in advance of 2 cents
smoldering fires Of hope for their of standing loaded for indefinite oe- a pound over unground corn and ry
own separation ana iree government r.od9 0Q congeste(1 terminals, if it ana interior wneat wnicn enter into
must oe reaay to Dreag oui among want9 the car Bhortage remedied, it 1 retailers tell us that
uio uiauy xautai eiwup iu uw ciiipuc. have it hv uslne ftu ts w(,stern handling; breadstuffs on verv agnail
To hold BUCh people In a Struggle r,frpt. instMri 0f tr-iinir tn ram and margins. Then why does the consumer Belsrlum? "Father" yes. father to llt-
for German dreams Of imperialism, to ie.m all ita traffin thrnnirh nno nr twn paJr 8uch Prlce3? TVy does Paham Uo orphan children In Belgium. France
. ... . ., . . . Jam an its irauic lurougri one or two ,. mll(,h whoi wheat flour? axi. nt- k- - r-.1
" " - - 1 auu tya wtws iim vt j ui a a a-o w b a sliit;i
lature to prevent a robbery of that kind.
W. H. WOODBURY.
Th "Fatherland's" Fatherhood
Coburg. Or.. Jan. 19. To the ITdltor of
The Journal "Fatherland." Here Is a
word "made In Germany," transplanted
and cultivated In this country for a pur
pose, and w big suckers are using it. Why
app 1 It to oermany any more than to
provisions by which car riders are
forced to pay the bridge tolls, pay
car track paving, pay for free rides
for city cnfployes and pay taxes on
the streetcar franchises.
1 The city government could Insist
that the publio service commission
cut from the payrolls of the com
pany Jury fixers, secret political
agents, and reduce enormous salaries
for distant bankers, legal counsel and
absentee directors. The city govern
ment could contend that if the people
are to be made to pay the company
a 'fair return on 'its investment, the
f people through their publio service
commission should have something to
war now drawn out through three
and one half years, to substitute for
Why does cornmeal cost as much as 1 to ours too. But not on yo'ir life not In
white wheat flour? Why does rye a thousand years ! SILVEY STUAHT.
streetcar f'our cost aa much as whit wheat
WTV 11 T J 1t
wnen iiib inuiniiauuiis streetcar 1 v , sri
trmir. hnnsc nt Esnantinn onH irHo . . ,. . Iflour? Will someone kindly explain? I "n"
"""".l ""r" ." company assea to increase 11s iare,. ... desira t be D-trlotlc and Portland. Jan. 21.-T0 the Editor of
penaence me norriDie saennces mey not to Six cents, but to five cents, an COmnlv with Mr. Hoover's nlans. Yes. The Journal It would Interest me very
are -making for Prussian lunkerdom, Indiana hidffe said that, likft the Port- we all want to Hooverlze. We all much to know why the Oregonian is
is a herculean task. The strain of it hani franchises, the Indianapolis fran-
want all to Hooverlze. We are willing giving the public such poor odor on th
all, the uprisings of the industrial chlses contained a clause prohibiting 1 bSelf-o
Guiana 1,1 wiucspiciu ouiacs maj an increase, and that, therefore, there ticed. Greed must be eliminated.
well account for count Czernin s hint must be no increase of fare. He said
"SICK SCENT"
carfare.
DUNHIM CLARK.
to President Wilson.
Of the thousand men who stood in
the rain at the Northwest Steel works
yesterday and listened to Judge Mc-
Ginn's discussion of the six cent
1 fare, it was evident that not one was
out of harmony with the speaker.
it would be a violation of the con
stitution of the United States and
the constitution of the state of
Indiana.
OFFICIALS AND INCOME TAX
say about how the money is to be
spent.
Flnalrw. tha r.ltv srrrwrnmnt frti1rl
present for the consideration of the ! lnauguration of ft 8ix oent farc
It was a unanimous and noisy pro
test against the breaking of a con
tract for a five cent fare and the
T
Oregon publio service oommission the
timely and intelligent action of the
New York publio, service commission.
The New York commission, although
it found that the streetcar company
was? entitled to financial relief, re
jected Its application for an increased
fare , because the franchise of tho
AT CASTLEROCK
IHESE are war times. We hear
much about the obligation of
every citizen to give his whole
hearted support to the prosecu
tion of the war. We hear that it is
the duty of every man and woman to
Fortunes ar claimed to be in th
making on necessary foodstuffs. One
wholesale Portland firm Is said to have
netted more than 150,000 on sugar
alone, and another even more.
We know the fish story. Now comes
the "yarn." Wool Is quoted at 50 cents
a pound In our local market. Scoured
and twisted Into yarn. It Is dealt oat
to our good mothers and wives over
our retail counters for th handsome
price of J4 a pound. Just think of It.
An Average of 1000 Feet
Burns, Or.. Jan. 21. To th Editor of
The Journal How much lumber 1
used in the manufacture of each air
plane the United States war type ma
chine? SUBSCRIBER.
PERSONAL MENTION
Wallon, Idaho, are arrival at th or-tonla.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Reynolds of Rain
ier are at the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Howell of North
Chatham, N. Y., are at the Benson.
E. S. Hubbard of Richland Is at th
Nortonia.
Miss Ethel Smith of Baker la an ar
rival at the Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. J.-B. McQrath Is at the
Nortonia.
P. N. Schmidt of San Francisco Is at
the Washington.
J. G. B Jorge of Altoona, 1 at th
Oregon.
C. S. Hudson, a banker from Bend, Is
at the Benson.
C. F. McDougal of Aberdeen 1 an ar
rival at the Multnomah.
A. F. Carey of Spokane is at th
Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Rlttenberg of Eu
gene are arrivals at th Nortonia.
Mrs. H. P. Cavanaugh and daughter
Ruth, from Tacoma. ar at th Cornelius.
Mr.-and Mrs J. R Adams of Pendl
ton ar at the Portland.
John E. Blunt of Th Dalles Is an ar
rival at the Cornelius.
William S. Angus of Marshfleld is at
the Nortonia.
Mel Slgman of Dufur la at th Cor
nelius.
Deo D. Livernash of Los Angeles is at
the Cornelius.
Miss Netta Flynn and Jan Corn-
well of Jackson. Mich., ar at th Nortonia.
H. G. Wells, the novelist, has satirised
in his iccent bonks, abused everybody
hnd everything, thinking, no doubt. thy
were demonstrating thclrlown patriotism
and assisting greatly In the prosecution
of the war.
Great Britain has got far beyond that
stage now. Her trniies today ar ready,
her machinery for war is magnificently
complete, her morale Ih high, her fleet Is
all-powerful, h-r record of warfare for
a year past has not been marred by a
single reverse of any Importance, Doubt
less the grumblers and critics think. they
brought about all this marvelous effi
ciency. But those who really did It kep
their own counsel.
Relief Worker Coming
James Keattlng of the Armenian and
And for the soldier boy s' socks and 1 Syrian relief committee la expected to
sweaters, too '. arrive at the Portland hotel today. Mr.
And then they throw In wads of Keattlng has been engaged in war work
shoddy made from Dad's old discarded relief for several organizations sine the
rags, some cotton and probably rope, outbreak of war and is a speaker of
v...i.n hn, h.i. n. nM iu..4.i national reDute. Mr. Keattlnsr will as-
lend their ultimate effort, and their junk as a filler, as good lamb's wooljslst the local society of th Armenian
ultimate resources if need h. In aid I nr RhMn'a Amm would not h fiprvland Syrian relief and assist Mrs. R. M.
HE enrollment at the Castlerock of the government, and in support of enough for our poor soldier boys who S. Hemricn, national speaker for the
Z ioZ to LTT"TT ? ndUi0nf f TJJ th0SC tSTwSffi btttermenr arVlved herT" thl. morning,
tne town IS XlOt very lance, the I fnr ar tnrnivl trvwarrta thA Hnttl I i i
scnool opens with 97 pupils, and lines. We hear no denial of the How long will the people tolerate such
it is inferred from the report that truth of these Tironnsitiona Thr I theft? Can anyone tell?
'moat or all nf lh(m nr nt m.t,, I i I JOE E. WORTH.
company provided, like the Portland years. The teachers donate their Wa hr that th ,rrha. nf t.kJu liw.'ffi mZK
services. The instruction will be In erty bonds, that the subscription to ifi.wfoTo V
nreaaa&na OUtter BUiaieS." , tha Tlml rne lhafr all tha' 1"" ism .aaauawrsuoo .atma laports taat
easV
T
frajichise, "that no greater than a
five cent fare should be charged."
If, however. In any rehearing, the
I trie tAi rHM - K,r tit it,. nv. ..j I urajos leoa aammisuauoo etnea reports
1 MAW IW U1V03. SUae UID UU1C1 Mlltl I .V.. Mam. wl. V- .
1 1. ..J ...1 ... ' I " '". ' e-v w imur
e iivsuesesreu uia some oasue- van ea aemanas are oairiotlo obiiga-i"' m snore? time a, mciter in
, thaa stalt flour wa fcseasaa a liula. oi
Georg D. Brown, a prominent or
chard ist of Wenatchee, Wash., Is an ar
rival at th Multnomah.
O. P. Morton, of Los Angeles, Is at
the Oregon.
Frank Is. Clark of San Francisco is an
arrival at the Nortonia.
E. J. McMartln of Th Dalle 1 at th
Washington.
! Mrs. M.-MaaT and Miss M. LtTona of
Scrap-of-Paper Charter
From the Salem Capitol Journal.
Henry McGinn Is correct In his state
ment to Portland people that the su
preme court has already passed upon
tha ouestlon of th authority of the
publio service commission, to set aside
contracts and to raise rates that were
fixed when franchises were given by
cities to public utility companies. This
was decided In a case at Woodbum over
telephone rates. It was raised here, and
got me the federal courts, when the pub
lic service commission raised the water
rates charged th city by the Salem
Water company under agreement in its
charter. Apparently th public serv
ice commission looks upon contracts
much as th kaiser does on treaties, for
they ar not held binding.
'Abusing the War Machine
Tram tha VaneoHTtr (B. C.) World
While Great Britain was getting ready
for war and fighting at th same time,
her parliament and press were full of
charges of Incompetency, of failure to
meet emergencies, of lack of prevision tn
nrocurlnr shells and war supplies, of
woti and extravaganc in Wbllc d-
Dartmenta. People, sucn aa trios jar.
The United States Is polng through the)
same experiences as Britain. Her con
gress and press are full of complaint
of mismanagement, of ineptitude, of
procrastination, of failure to mak war
efficiently. Hundreds of critics point out
that the shipbuilding program, on which
such extravagant hopes were founded.
Is far behind time, that the American
troops if they had not ben armed by
Britain and France, would not har been
armed at all, that the fleet ha been
woefully deficient In certain vitally nee
essary classes of cra.T that the alrplan
program Is slow in materializing, and
generally that everything Is not what It
should be.
The critics have some measure of truth
on their side In the case of the United
States, Just as the British, critics had
in the case of Great Britain. But the
remarkable thing about thes critics Is
the Inflexibility with which they insist
on perfection where It is Impossible that
perfection should exat.
A government can no mor go to war
and not mak bad blunders than a man
can go through life and never get Indis
posed. A government Is a large and
unwieldy machine, with some parts effi
clent and some parts only fit for the
crap heap. When th machln starts it
quickly discloses Its defects. The ob
vious task then la to get lid of them.
That is what all the nations of Europe
have had to do, and that Is what the
United States will have to do.
But to do nothing but hurl abuse at
the machln becaus some parts have
worn out in service or hav developed
flaw Inherent in them when manufac
turef), is about as benenclal a process
as to cut off one's nose to spit one's
face. What is wanted, instead, la a littl
oil. a littl patience, a llttl ear and
attention. Ultimately the machln will
run satisfactorily and give good servtc.
Uncle Sam has been asked to recog
nise the product of a Portland harness
making machine shop. J. C. Proebaul
i head of the conceYn and lis factory
la located at 1367 Hawthorn avenu..
A harness making "machine" shop may
sound queer, but that Is what It I, for
the harness Is not mad of leather, but
of Ballata belting and steel. a
It was six years ago that Mr. Proeb
stel perfected a sprlngless harness snap.
At that tlm he had not thought of
harness manufacturing. On calling at
tention of harness dealers to th snap
its fault waa disclosed In th fact that
It never would wear out. and that a
teamster once supplied would b a lost
customer to the dealer forever after.
It was too good to be marketed.
a e e
Mr. Proebstel then unleashed his in
vent 1 genius and perfected a harness
made of steel lined with Ballata belting.
The lining comes next th horse's body,
preventing chafing, and the steel consti
tutes Its strength. Tugs of this material
are es(ecially strong, and greatly appre
ciated where heavy teaming is dona, aa
In th lumber camps and on farms.
They are manufactured from a tough
grade of r.alf Inch flat steel links and
1, inch Uailata belting, the latter Im
pervious to water, oil. paint or greases
of any character. The lighter tugs will
lift 2440 pounds dead weight; and th
heavier 3180 pounds.
see
Early in th war the English and
French government tried the Proebstel
harness out and gave It unstinted prals.
but shipping conditions became such a
to preclude delivery, and that market
is sbandoned. Now tho plant and its
product are offered the United States,
letters to that effect having been mailed
th president, tha secretary of th
treasury and Oregon' representative
In congress
In describing th harness. Mr. Prob-
etel call attention to th fact that "It
1 mad without stitching, without
buckles. Is waterproof, needs no repair
ing, no oiling, doe not stretch, la mor
easily and quickly mad than leather
harness. Is stronger and lighter, save
three fourth of th labor In manufac
ture and costs one third less than
leather harness: has aa many adjust
ment as the latter, though not a
buckl Is used In Its construction. Our
steel padded harness ha been subjected
for mor than flv year to th acid test
of endurance, and has demonstrated th
truth of our claim that ther can bo -cone
better for farm, freighting or gor
mment use.
And ther' tn rub All government
-..lUe a. ea II fns 1 eves K Sk V aa asesa-TaakSi
for th reason that no other la known
In Washington, bene a bid for steal
padded harnrss, no matter what It
value, will not be entertained and unle
thl obstacle can b overcome Mr.
Proebstel' efforts mill be unrewarded.
The harnesses are mad In light
carriage, medium draft and heavy
weights, and sell without collars at
l7.75. 158.25 and 0.2S per aet. caniag
prepaid to destination. Th tugs alone
sell at 113.75 and $lt.7S per set of four.
Th harness Is made with dies and not
with awls and thread; hence one' man
In thl factory accomplishes as much a
five In a leather harness factory.
Tomorrow, the seventh artlcl of this
aeries: Tne Universal Tlr tiller company.
Not In Hnbby'g Class
froes ta sVeedatUs CosniasvJsarsal
"Does your doc ever growl T"
"No. He knows Chat my husband has
hlra hopelessly outclassed.'
Dr. Rubert Blue
Commends Book
"How to Live" Receive! Com-
mendation of Surgeon General of
United Statrs.
No health book ever paoHshad ere t.
eeived as ssncn favorable eoauaent fraaa
the disnltariea of tba as ad tea I srnfe la
aa "How lo IJra."
Tbe latMt to yn the ranks of the apnsv
aors f t this famous health hook ta I. Ko-
Krt Bine, the anrreoa seaWral U. 8, pak
baeith sertfca. WaahiBStoa. IX CL. vhsT
sen i !. " 'Ko e L'' to tree
story of perwmsl brfsrae, told is a laia.
euatchtioremrd saaaaer."
This ajilendid book has be uthorkM '
fcy and irete.re4 ta eoUaboretso artth th
LycieM reference hoard of the Life xtee
ck, institute by UlVECO rUHKB, cbatr.
sen. professor of political economy, TtJ
BtuersiU. and KL'UfcXJt L1UAM glSsV.
M. It.
The Journal believe the hook shea 14
he la every home. The resale aaUtahe prasa
fct 11. OU. Threes tha eooperatvu a Th
Jeamei tt eaa he esstaiaed fer tea at the
i. K. GUI Co.. htaaer as eYak Ca.. Olaa,
W art IS a at avje " sane
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