THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY .30,; 1918.
hri af th ihlnnlnr hntrH hi" nfn
UK flictlng, ; colossal American industries
tthat fed the feud And caused the
(X a JACKSON...
, .PabUaba
t lubiuhad tt7 day. aftaraooa and sawitrfs (as.
' aap Bandar tllmwn) at The Journal Buiid-
v ln, Broadway sad XamiiUl atraata. Peruana,
, Ohm -
i fcetrraw at tba mtw(((tM a ortlmo4. Or., fat
IfftMinn taroacb Um Mill m aaeon elao
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ISLErHONKS Main T17S; How, A-S051.
Alt 4HttMMi raachad ay thaw aaaifeaTa,
J TaB Ua operator what Aapartawat yea wast.
tlUHKIliN ADVEKTISLNO KKfUKSKNTATlVK
T BnniA Kaataoc Co., Branawiek BuUdias.
J 2 fifth eva.. New To. 118 raoples Uaa
SuUdtaft Cbleaao.
'delay.
Had the shipping bill been adopted
when the administration appealed for
its passage, the differences over the
two kinds of ships would have been
settled, the shipping board have been
organized and In action and the work
of building American ships have been
in full blast long before America
entered the war.
It Is mighty cheap business now for
the Oregonlan to criticize the lack of
preparedness In ship building. While
it is so busy turning light on alleged
weak places in preparedness, it would
SokMiipUna (nni by mall, or to any adaresi In
s Um Inltes Stata or Mailees
. VA1L1 (MOMNINO OB AFTERNOON)
On yaM... ...9.00 I One month..... .SO
rw Ma.. .... .$3.o i on month..... $ .as better turn a little light on why we
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.17.60 Una aaonlh.
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therein.
forces that have been aroused can be
directed in channels in which the
company's Interests ean have the pro
tection they deserve.
At all the public meetings of pro
test, there is unanimous demand for
the Jitney to come back. If the Jit
ney comes back now, it will not come
as the despised thing, but as a de
liverer of the people. It will have
thousands of . friends that it nevei?
had before.-
Nor is the Jitney all. The publla
service commission is in danger. The
city government Is on thin- ice. The
streetcar company Itself is in the
woret odor that it has been in the
whole history of Portland.
It would be far better for the com
pany to abandon the six cent fare
and get relief through rational means
than reap a whirlwind.
On the claim that a woman deputy
Is absolutely necessary for the pro
tection of young women, Mrs. Ellen
O'Grady has been appointed a deputy
police commissioner in New York
city. What a change from the old
view of women when, under the law,
a husband owned his wife's clothes
and she could not sue him for
divorce I
EIGHT HOURS FOR ALL HILLS
I
Tha drrfl never tempted a man
Whom ha found JudiclotUly employed.
Spurs eon.
TO THE OREGON DELEGATION
T IS more than a little difficult to
follow the reasoning of Secretary
of Labor Wilson in the position
taken by him in support of his
proposal to put the lumber mills and
camps of the Northwest upon an
eight hour basis without extending
the order over the Southern mills
as well.
It is undoubtedly true that the bulk
of the large Industries of the North
west are conducted on an eight hour
day basis. There Is no argument
about that. It is also doubtless true
that the lumber Industry of the North-
' - j RE all members of the Oregon
i a aeiegauon auve to me oppor-
r tunlty federal management of
.. the railroads offers them to do
vAomeoung or value 10 tneir state?
' r Tf f h a rnvprnmont vumilrl env tn th 1
; shipping interests that a certain num- j west. In 60 far 8 lts relations to
ber of shiDS 6hould be Dut in the otner ortnwest industries are oon
'Portland trade, the ships would bo cerned. could swing into the eight
sent here. Wjth more than 7000 carsnour schedule without serious dim
Standing loaded in San Francisco and
' Puget Sound terminals and sidings,
where they are used as warehouses
culty or loss
But it is not Northwest competitive
conditions that are causing the NOrth-
. for indefinite periods, why should west timhermen to look with dlsra
not the government require some of ivor upon the proposed eight hour
'these cars to be routed via Portland x order. It is the competition from
, and require ships to meet them here T ; the Southern mills and camps that
r The government took over the rail- i worries.
-roads to nromote efficiencv. Thai If the eight hour day la lust and
' purpose was to keep the cars moving . good for the allied industries of the
; -and the freight uncongested. Seven j North w At, that same basis day
; , thousand cars used as warehouses j ought to be Just and good for the
: Decause an me irainc or. western allied industries or tne soutn, now
America cannot be handled through
two Pacific coast ports Is not effi
ciency. It is inefficiency and lm
potency. It is near disaster.
) This vitally concerns the conduct
Of the war. It should profoundly
interest every member of the Oregon
delegation at Washington. The situ-
atlon is so extraordinary that it gives
them remarkable data and arguments
' With which to address the depart
ments and authorities in control of
traffic.
It U a matter so big and so vital
that the Oregon delegation ought to
be unified, alert and aggressive in
moving for a change that will bring
Order out of chaos In the handling
i of the transportation of western
America. Are all our representatives
at the national capital fully alive to
the opportunity and properly deter-
: mined In this extraordinary situation
to render their country and their
. State a real service?
. ' - Legislation to affect government
i operation of the railroads Is pro
posed In congress. Are Oregon mem-
bers watching this legislation to 6ee
that there is nothing in it to hinder
the director general from making the
changes that the Pacific coast situa-
. tlon so powerfully shows ought to
be madeT
How fully are they In touch with
the director general and how much
; sre they cooperating with him In
- this legislation?
running on a 10 hour basis
It will make but little difference
In the output of the Southern mill-'
whether they be upon an eight or a
10 hour day. If as Is doubtless the
ready proved Us practicability and It! army. " Tat you naver her of a death
is Impossibls to prophesy to what rrb National ar
. L " . taken mostly from clerks and other ac-
benefits It will bring. It is easy to
foresee" the eventual development by
the government of a complete nation
wide system of.. Intercity mail and
parcel post transmission by motors.
An immediate result of the inaugu
ration of the service Is the stimu
lation of highway improvement on
which the growth of the service will
depend. As the roads of the state
are developed additional routes out of
Portland and other cities will be es
tablished. While it means much now
towards speeding up the business of j
war u win mean rar more in tne
time of peaoe when the need of ade
quate transportation facilities is to
be supplied.
Marion is leading the up-state
counties In the purchase of War Sav
ings Stamps with a total of 117,832
Washington county Is second with
total purchases of $14,289. Following
in order at last account were Clack
amas, Lane, Linn and Douglas. No
war enterprise Is more fruitful In
education and the formation of good
habits than the war savings enter
prise. It will be Interesting and in
structive to note the final alignment
of the counties of Oregon.
THEIR HUNGER
I
LLUSTRATED London newspapers
reaching this country show long
lines of, people waiting in bad
weather . outside the food places
for provisions.
The hardships of food shortage, are
borne with little complaint The
fortitude of the British is admirable.
The hingry people waiting for their
food allowances and submitting to
every new demand for self denial, di
rect attention to one sacrificing part
Great Britain is playing in the war,
She has two thirds of the merchant
shipping of the world. She has am
pie ships with which to fully supply
the needs of her own people.
But she Is looking beyond the Eng
lish channel at the needs of peoples
over there. She lends thousands of
customed tm soft snapa and there was
bound to bo sickness whe ahejr had to
get out and do real work.
Secretary Baker will prove O. K. Any
man who can hold his temper as he has
done under such knocklnc Is some man.
My son was in New Jersey on or about
January 2, and on January 10 be was
tn Trance, That is going some.
Hurrah for the U. S. army and the
TJ. S. navy ! P. B. PITTS.
The Partisan Cartoon
Portland. Jan. 18. To the Editor of
The Journal It Is Indeed with a reeling
of regret and Indignation that we view
the uncouth caricature of President WU
son appearing upon the editorial page
of the Evening Telegram's issue of Jan
uary 28.
Ungenerous, malignant to a degree
and whoUy lrocompatible with the high
standard of patriotism which should
govern all newspaper policy in these un
precedented times. It is the sort of thing
which doel anything but elevate the
public respect for our president. It
does not support and strengthen the
hands of the nation's chieftain, that
There is no reason why airplane
parts cannot be manufactured as well
in Oregon as anywhere. It is sound j BDiendld man in the White House, who
business economy to fashion them is today charged with graver responsi
hfrm ae a mana nf 1lmtnat!nff ennr- Duiues man moss or nis critics wouia
. 4 Am . fPVt a 1 W MBUIIITJ, CL1IU WUV kill UU& ilUUb Ul
Miuus vrasie iu uausyurwuuii. turmoU is patiently bearinc the burden
announcement from Washington yes- one would be led to believe that we
terday that Oregon mills will be given w're,p D tnrou.lh nef ?f R p-
capacity contracts for the parts is flshtlnK for democratization of the
indication that intelligence is De- world, in its ardor to point out alleged
Ina- annllad in alralane rnnatrnfttlnn. polIUcal-lndustrlal conspiracy, the Tele-
frnT gram would do weU to temper partisan
There are many other war require- BnJp wltn patriotlc ,deaiB bear.
ments that tne west can supply.
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
Ragtag and Bobtail
SMALL CHANGE
That railroad dining car found loaded
with intoxicaats seems to have been
somswhat of a "Uq car."
The BrownsvuTe. Or., twins, a bo-r and
a girl, both in the United States navy
service, are a fine pair, we should say.
Joseph W. Folk of Missouri Is ex
pected to enter the race for United
States senator. Rather Interesting for
the little Polka
Six unsuccessful 'attempts have been
made to burn Walla Walla collera at
Walla Walla. It's a burning shame that
tne lire Dug isn t caurnt.
On your honor now. are you rolne- to
abide by Hoover's "honor ration." Tou
won't be helping Uncle Sam any more
than you'll be helping your stomach, at
UUL
Buy a War Ravirur Stamn and TTnnl
gam wiU work for you day and niarht. by
paying you 4 per cent interest, com
pounded quarterly, on your Investment.
isn t inai xairr
Just another remfnder that War Kv
Ings Stamps will make the best kind of
valentines. And they get better all the
time. Worth 14.12 today, in five years
uaw " . vu uu mat uiatw
Seattle council promises to fight the
movement of the local streetcar company
to Inaugurate a C-cent fare. If Seattle
beats the streetcar com nan r we shall
have much mors respect for the Seattle
eint."
The International Brotherhood Wei
come association is in annual session tn
Indianapolis. The International Brother
hood might be an organization of mln
latera. or theosoDhlsta or Mormona or
anything like that, but It Isn't. It's the
WORKMEN WANT
TO USE BIG STICK
By Ralph Watson
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
8torles From Jerywherr
of '"
CtnhaltneM at ea
tha anof'a
f Ta thta nlnm, tm at TV. j,. i
Ttia MnAmln nt fha rhn1n1endron in I Invited to aeambata atiainal aillii !
the coast counties of Oregon is reported. I ria phUoMUoai aaaane
They are usually due to begin to bloom I yja a Mane. C
in March, sometimes ss late as April. !ff?Jt j " a be aai I.
I Ahrt Us 1 1 m aa m-livasa in in i:iDTVr I r
dale vaUay. has exhibited at Eugene A Disciple of Flnnroan
vines this winter; also volunteer potato! foil CALLAHAN got a Job on the
vines more than a root long. i - section working for a railroad. aaa
I Everybody's. The sunerlntendent told
Umatilla county who are subject to the I him to so along the line looking for
Income tax law this year naa incomes i nou.
of 15000 or more last year, according to And dort be ss long-winded In your
Pi." said tl superintendent: "Just r-
KUUWJU I . . . .. - . '
. i ' i . . . 1 1 v k tun ivRuunj mu f uu
Aiwirriln to renorts sent dsck noma i rina It. snd dnn'i t,mm . in f
by I). B. Campbell of KlamsUi k alls, words that are not to tha nolnt. Wrlta
who went to tne mUd climate oi ' lwrlua k a bualnri in.r , . .
for the winter, he is moving from on. DU"ln,M " like a lova
place to another, to una one mi i i
vn firiv warm Wa wrltea. savs the I 1 "m proceeded on hia tour nf Imran.
Herald, that at Iaburg it is only 10 tlon end whri he reached the river, ho
above, and at au reiersours 11 uv i wrote nia reprt to the superintendent:
mucn warmer. i -air: Where the railroad waa tti.
"Lebanon." says the Salem Journal, river is.
Ik tn have free mall delivery on and
after March 1, with two carrlera Uncle The Amateur Capitalist
5! .Khonwln made"tn """ of the eastern schools ther.
th various drives for raising f unds, Penny savings banks for chUdjn.
fMi that h must recoenize tne ici ui lung aro on a rriaay mominr.
officially. Don't forget In writing says the Philadelphia Ledger, a small
friends in mat inruiy mut raw w jrowa walked up to the desk with an
tne street ana numoer on Important air and withdrew three cents
uie envelope. . I from his account. M andav mnrnlnr
In view of the food administration a however, he rromDUv returned the
proposition lO exenanaa I money.
Ing in mind the element lurking in the
shadows aager for a word or an Idea hobos' union and the best hobos in the
impugning me integrity oi nouurow country are in attendance. And. as we
Wilson. understand it, a real first-class hobo
The Journal Is to be complimented ha th philosophy of life down pat and
nnnn tha .nl.nIM nualltv of It. . M raviea mm oeniUfM.
torials. The wisdom, sobriety and ra
tionality of its comment upon all im
portant issues la both enlightening and
Where on earth did you get so sop- stimulating amid the discordant noises
nine- wet?" Ma. Paar aakad the waa- all about US, its lofty ideals ana wise
ened revenue provider as he came shlv- counsel constitute a wholesome factor I Somewhere at 8ea. The first day out
firing and bedraggled into the kitchen. I m molding . public opinion in the com-1 on our way from New York to France
"I went over to listen to Henry Mn. muniiy. rAuii a. jun.iau.i. ii ren into step ana into conversation
waste fats for
soap, tne IWia Bern - 1 "So TOU didnt annrf vnur thraa ranta.
"U.nv ranhm in I nil ran on UTI Vll I ' '
hand large quantities of fat rendered Francis, remsrked the young woman In
from bear which they have shot. The charge.
bear all through Curry county are re- "Oh. no," he replied, "but a fellow Just
ported especially well burdened with nkea to have a little cash on hand over
tauow. as tne winter na " Saturday and Sunday.'
UyIl, a,llU IVIKfQ lun.uj.
One bear in
Drlme condition will produce a large
quantity of fat."
JOURNAL MAN ABROAD
By Fred Lockley
Q Inn make a speech at the Northwest
Steel plant's gate," T. Paer answered.
leaning up against the stove.
with a fellow passenger. At our first
lifeboat drill I helped him don his life
From a Wage Worker
Portland, Jan. 30. To the Editor of L..ini! Mulnment which led to further
TTia .Ymirn a 1 T Viava raari aavara.1 ar- I ... ... , .
Win a-n .ik .... at nut a an. I ujuuiiance. xi o ioiu me aia name waa
XOU gO right away Snd PUt On ISmt In ttui naurananara nn Hnnvr I nv nt.,. . . ... .
Ar-, .lntvun w. A--f-A am... " - .7. I r uier 0. .iiioit ana wai ne naa out
dry clothes. Ma directed. Then . you yesterday noticed where Mr. Wilson recently returned from China, where he
can mop up the muss you have made." I BHkthB nnl(. tn a mora corn-bread I LTV " ,.T . T1 T . ,W. .T;
I dnn't lika tn mnn T Pur mim. I 7 . . . " . . . . ,. ... v " - """"'" ' "
- - mo - nnn rr n r Hiipn nrririaiH - ainn rt r . mi- a a -. -a t rt iv.i. a
' "rrr" 7 " . . Adoo believes in It. vell, it is an ngm -There is a nomilar tmnreaaion that
nw. rTniiJ " 10 Hooverlse. but I must ask how the Chinese Is a hard language to learn."
trm, . ... . ....I i bliu ail . r.nioiu I ma ia not irua. in-
What wers they hollering aboutr nresent scale of wages we get now, tiL..i r-vir,.. . in-i. 1. tn
Ma asked. "And why didn't you go in- cornmeal Is higher than wheat flour. iearn to read and write, but a compara
slds to hear the speech Instead of stand- Supplies have gone up 45 per cent In the tlvely easy language to learn to speak.
" " " year. in some ciuaea ui wura. l "Whlla an rnuta fmm rrnlna tn tna
They were hollering at what Henry have gone up ; In others they haven't United States I recently waved roodbre
saia, x. -aer answerea categorically raised. i nave woraea aoout seven ftt Yokohama to a ahin load of Chineae
'and I was outside In the rain because months for a railroad company. 1 am rnniM n rout to France. Mora thai.
o hAiif ea thntiBiAnl nth Ta I Is-avarai vjraava ti I M-a.a i etnr that I a m V Ail in ft crT -vstr I e.nA nnA a -
tnna nf h ahin. Tt-1,, t- I " . . -v j r 'V..'" aoo.uvu ninese nave oeen sent 10 r ranee
v. ..v.. D...., naij oiuv i iuc. i mere too, laiots or no laiots. xney ain t i have a ramny or rour ctuiaren ana a thus far
0110 victuals me aiiieu iorces in Mace- no naii aown mere o speaa in. wue. x wouia iiae to asa now we are - great many people are afraid
donla. She has hitherto furnished lt must hav. been an Interesting lJlan Tt it St vardTlremeS Japan wU1 China. The Chl-
the vessels with which to feed Rna- steech if a thousand stood in the rain raUr.Q' . l ulJL "I!? very intelligent people and
- i rppvivn b k iirnsFii i . a iimm liib 11 ura liu 11
Ia Anri in thn miHct nf har. m, to listen to It," Ma conceded. "What
, , . , , . I was the Judge talking about?"
uuiucu. is uiaaiu5 neavy .-He wa. talking about the Portland
and that I had been reported to head
quarters in Portland. The result was I
lost my job. I went to Umatilla, where
I got a Job sweeping out the roundhouse ;
at least, that was the title I had on the
payroll. As a matter of fact, I was call
boy and clerk.
a a
"I was taking a paper called the Truth
Seeker and trying to prove to myself
how superstitious Christians were. Uma
tilla In those days was a very tough
town. I had been reared In a Christian
home and It seemed to me a shame that
the larger part of Umatilla's popula
tlon looked forward to Sunday only as
a day to get drunk. I hunted up a Bible
from the bottom of my trunkvette my
mother had given me. and I happened
on the fourteenth chapter of John. When
The Light Divine
"Mr mind to me a kintdnni U."
1' torn thl kinadom U thine nam.
Vhr darken life and grieve and troaa
And trek tome other realm of bltM?
Beaten la here and bow la me.
Or beam ie not: I cannot know
Iu perfect l-eaatr here belov.
rnleee within mj eoal it be.
Preach sot to me the Aftarwhlle
Of aeaa of bUa and aotaa of praiae;
Thee make not better earthly dare.
Hoi tale awaj tha ttaia of ffulla.
To love mj nelfhbor aa mreelf.
To help another bear hie load
Alons Ufc't lime an-i mated road
Ah. what im honor, power or pelfl
Trie rain nil fall, the akiee may lower.
And M-rne the eunllflit lately k laved
Mar fade into a drrarr nW,
But lore U mine, and Ixe ti !'nwr!
Caltla tioaa.
Aitoria. Or.
contributions
United States
of tonnage to the
11WT; ll,f!ltAPr'r coPtny'..HdlsToura"ge
oiJk wvuii i.iq iu uwigv - .noi , a.
y , . A si uanv. w. aavuij mi wujij avv
u uiio Btsi vico r umers, ureal i 'tm "
Stop right there." Ma warned. "If
Britain has necessarily brought her
receive at present. Then the question thtflr wl.t m.n h.v. no feAr .IonB. tnt.
arises why men won't work 1 If a n. . rM.,tir .a to me.
man has to work for what he eats and .Yea CMnm. needs organising. Let the
keep his family, he can t help but get Jap com. and organUe China. When
discouraged If he Bees his check is thls h&. btn don- we wltn our ovr.
gone every month before he gets lt wheimlng mass of people, will quleUy
saw n mo papr tume un absorb the Jap.' "
where there Is a shortage of labor, and a a a
they are going to import some Porto I "How did you happen to take up your
I'nrle Jeff 8now Says:
The common work In' people of theM
I came to the verse. "I am the way, the here United States has a big oontrack
truth' and the life.' and that word 'truth' on with the Hun. but while they're a-
struck me between the eyes. In reading flghtln' the kaiser with one hand they
the Truth Seeker I had been seeking the have to fill the maw of the land spec'-
truth, and here was the statement that latot with t other. The feller that keeps
the son of God was the truth. Somehow i a field Idle these days is as bad as the
Is a distressing shortage Of '.ZX ""v.,'""- raise the wage of the common laborer "God moves in a mysterious way. His
nf e cor. nf iai . 1" . . I so he could have Z5 cents left every wonders to perform." said Mr. Elliott,
, or Sugar, of fuel. Of gasoline "I didn't use It?" T. Paer defended. ... .,. u -v.. . ,i I Inm... .. v -
i , . . . . . . I muiiui iucj tuiu uviaiu uivi i iwui . wiui & emus. r nai. iu ma iu uccuino
many other severe denrlvatlnne. I ton butted m on my story before II T it.taninw tn tha ( nnrnnra. . (..i., r-Mo waa a-atttn- nmk
a , . 1 lJ eSM V Villg .v uuirwi a. srvaaa w a va WW i A a V WW VA A J vUl aA MM. l JrW7 ta V J m TXT wSJa J VIU
Own people into the sorry bread line. y?u 1(511 Pneumonia and die as a result - t0 help. i think if they would work as a missionary in China 7" I asked.
There
meat,
Mfle. thesa mill are betnar nnerated &nd
24 hours out of 24. If any differ- It has been a winter of great vio- Ao x 7M about to say ttat Henrv tloM and companle? I1? they c t at Tne Daj,eSt Cr. ah of which, of
- I I MV' W-tO -LTUUl IU J Ul-Vfc Xa3il IV I . a. -teavaa o vaa Intn nf man riit ti rt I wta watn 1aei samst avnlano tlftn
ence In output would result it would lence in western Europe. It has been certainly gave 'em f n awful walloping.
doubtless be shown bv an increase a nerlorl to test mortal tn tn rmirV how.' Ma quesuonea.
under eight hour conduct because for winters are a dreadful scourge' .v'aT'' '!' Skwit rtiaw V't'Jhe a lons M lt cant havo two men for 'Pffe ambitions but small capital. At
j-,.,- .. 1 mat tne foruana Kauvtay, l.lgnt 1oh that time, the late elahties. the business
oi .no greater ariv.ng power pos- ei peoples m war lime. Powsr company had mads a contract By product, are too high to the section of PorUand w.s largely confined
sessed by the eight hour workman The heroism with which the Brit- ?,6f, !.aJiL laborersPa , m Is. Wage? mut come up to Third street. I wanted a Job. In fact,
as compared With the man working Ish masses enrlrir hnnr- and nrfva. r86:, Lc..en Ila to eorresnond with other stuff. Just I had to connect with a payroll some-
for longer periods.
i - - - i ....... .....i aa a auiT i
proprietor for a Job. I was steadily
get men. there are lots of men, but no course, requires some explanation
wages to Induce them to work. A com-1 "When I was about 18 years old I
pany will always say "labor shortage" went west, landing at Portland, Or., with
aa long as it can't have two men fo
each Job.
But products are too high to th
lahnrara as it la. Wages must come u
- 0 uu tno city council stooa py ana let we I I "7 , .T,: . ;.w; I wh.r. if t -re to continue to eAt. so I
uuu is a wormy coumerpari to tne company persuaae tne pudiic service I T. .7 ' mtr. n .tor. and tacki-d tha
Tha col hnn, Aatr ta iinltraMall harnln anM a tha IWn.l. I Commission tO break the Contract: that I I a t - .... M
. . ........ . . . I thousands and thousands of oeonle had Just think or a fireman working at r. . j . T -t-i-. u-
recognizea as a proper oasic worKing are inspiration to Americans to save ""TTn Tnrtid tn iiva hr ni w the risk-of his life for $2.75. What do lurn w" .V"A. 71
period. It would be better economics food and save fuel that the hungry bought their homes and spent their you think of it? Does lt look good to JXjJJ" ' "company Hs gave me
and better patriotism for the Indus- over there may be fed and their -vtnga In reliance upon that contract you to pay rent. I12 a .month, groceries a JoD a. drlver on a -treet car. In those
tries of the South to put their oper- freezing bodies be warmed. Mia.Jf".!n.eir.,naa.iu" " ..n , "V 'T hZ" nnThinV the motive power of Portland-.
atlons on an eight hour basis, in
order - that the lumber mills and '
The Tacoma park board is going to I its investment protected.
; to the protection of their Investments lights $1, clothes nothing, shoes nothing. l""n, wfts furnished by
1. . . . , cu h.i that wrmiirf iv t7r.11 witKnut street railway system was iurniinwi wr
f" YZ. ZZZZrlJZZZ l ' flwn.rlnV doctor bills or dru bill. I put In an application wlth the
camps of that district could also be Hooverize by, establishing meatless
placed on the same basis without days for the lions and tigers of the
Industrial confusion and loss. city zoo. The animals at least will
have an opportunity to growl with-
Captaln Dugmore. of the British out being listed as food slackers.
army, Just arrived In Washington
after a three weeks' Inspection of
the American lines, characterized the
American forces in France as "the
finest army In the world, excepting
none." Oregonlan please copy
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE
"That sounds reasonable, and it is
true," Ma agreed. "I thfflk the Judge
was right.
"So did the 1000 strap hangers stand
ing out In the rain down there," T. Paer
answered. "You'd have thought so if
you had heard 'em holler when he
said it."
a
figuring doctor bills or drug bills.
WORKER.
PERSONAL MENTION
old Oregon Railway te Navigation oom
pany for a Job on the railroad. Arter
I had been driving the street car for a
few months I was told to report at The
Dalles where I was to go to work as
agent for the railroad.
I Joined the Knights of Pythias at
G
L. P. Bergman In the City
L. P. Bergman, manager of the Wells, The Dalles and soon acquired a number
Fargo Express company, Seattle, Wash., of congenial friends. I waa always fond
"What else did the Judge say?" Ma is an arrival at the Multnomah hotel of swimming. One summer afternoon
asked. I this morning. Mr. Bergman will be in myself and a number of others swam
He said that George Baker and the the city for a few days in connection out In the mid-channel of the Columbia
OVERNMENT war insurance for
men serving In the army and city commissioners represented the Port- with the business interests of the Wells, to ride on waves made by a passing
navy is DroDerlv rlesnrlherl hv ian Railway, ugnt & power company Fargo company.
j. ana torgot tne interests 01 tne street I Mkv.nii I waa making no neaaway in
,' Because of meagernesa of the water
supply, residents of Fisher, Minn.,
can take baths only on permits from
the city council, and in no case will
!bw allowed more than two baths per
month. With what longing many a
small boy will now fasten his eyes
on Fisher I
AVOID THE WHIRLWIND
0
is properly described by ,and Railway, Light & Power company Fargo company. steamer. The current was swift and I
Seerptarv fcArlnn aa "h mt ana Iorso lno interests 01 tne street ,T x. t discovered I was making no neaaway in
otcreiary mcaqoo as tne most -a- ,ir. ich.n thw tat tha nnmnan William Vashon and Levy Baun. I .ft i ih nrnn
Just and humane provision ever made put the Six cent fare deal across," T. J tourists of Ashland. Ohio, are at the Lq i called out for help. Nick Slnnott,
by any nation for its soldiers and Paer continued. "He said they did not Cornellua whose father ran the Umatilla house.
SsVAat U I . . a a a . m m I 1 1 f T VtWW atawaa aa aa 9 W3 h w. TT , AlAAASMA.al . V V
put in tne puduo s case, ana let tne l ulu" ' acD 10 ei i (vun out to render me assistance, ne
company get the six cent fare order by I the Carlton. ana his brother helped me to reach the
default." I Mr. ami Mrs. j. o. btaniey of Rose- .hore. Ordinary gratitude prompted me
What did tha steel workers think of burg are at the Washington. . to do something for them, so I Invited
that?" Ma asked. Miss & Deuashmuth of Los Angeles, the whole group to the saloon and told
"They yelled 'recall 'em, "recall 'em,' " Cal.. is an arrival at the Carlton. them the drinks were on me. One of the
T. Paer said. I G. Scott Anderson, a mining man I boys said. "Elliott, you have never been
What did Judge McGinn answer?" I from Wallace, Idaho, is an arrival at drunk. Why don't you get drunk once.
the Portland. to see how it feels T Another said. I
XCE more The Journal appeals sailors."
A A W . a I pnU . a . a . .
o uie iirtei car company to in man at ine rront will "go
abandon Its six cent fare. over the top" with stronger heart
The street car property should when he realizes that if war should
be conserved. lis business srfwild bo claim him as a victim, insurance
built up. It Is entitled to a living provided at nominal expense by the
the same as any other Portland In- country for which he gives his lifj Ma asked.
ITS TORGETFLLNESS
I
-TV m 1 A t tf I M pw - aaa - 1 A 1 TAao Daartla la aa a 41 ITT I a ntll.it A 1. a.UV V.aa. A wt n lr aa
sutution. I 111 meet tne needs of the dpnnrl- I aa, aK n : . ( I ..,5 -av- w if xts.&n.
I 1 gCl UV B CS1 VUgOUlCl , CLllta iinO Cm I 1 A lUIU (lllll IU siw;-va aaaava 11 J Ik. a-aw-aa
But the wrong course has been se- ents left at home. up, and then tell the council to pass an O. Boileau of Wapato Is an arrival at while I arranged with the telegraph op-
leeted. It in a notirm that nttomnta WIvps nnH cMMran Mh.i ..a ordinance so the Jitneys could run the Cornelius. erator to take care of the train that
I w, .awxcia aim . .. . . I . . T,s m tt . .. . .v. a l
tn enrih tha ati-aat .a Mnmnanv K mnthaa j . . , . . again, ana ji mey uiuni uo ii. 10 gel me a. aj. x-uio vl nuijuinm is ai ins cten- came xnroujfn uurius um msiiu uu
to enrich the street car company by mothers or other dependents of the; bi& recaU stick out and bat 'em over son. made the boys promise to carry me to
a process that pulls down Portland, one who marched away have less the bean." A. C. Welcome of Bums is registered my boarding house and not let me go
A six cent fare puts Portland in fear for the future in remembering "What did the boys think of that ad- at the Oregon. around the depot after I got drunk.
1. 1 1 .ia v 1,1 f w 1 1 ttiun. nrn ill um r r. i a u i.. i.ii n kii.ki'iiiiipiil inflnrnnd. v i . n i i - ....
. V T. "Thaw veiled. 1
estate business may as well shut up will safeguard them. paer answered.
fihnn Ann to Va nnwn tha cio-n Rxnl. Ppnna In comlna Ka'n n.i.i... I ' a a
r '" " "7 V,; " "OT1C ui,uuci .-well,- Ma mused, "tt seems- to me
ers are being driven out of houses 15, 1917, must apply before February that when a thousand men win give up
tnat are neyond walking distance, is, ms., in order to Becure the full I their lunch hour, and stand out in a
of irnvpmmAnt in.nn pouring rain until they get soaked and
insurance.
. wa might use all avanable ships In
sending them food, and that never
' ithaless months were wasted in shlp
' ping board feuds and in the dlacus
. slon of tha respective merits of steel
A and wooden ships, when we need all
we can build of both types. Oregonlan.
- Here Is example of the Oregonian's
unfairness. It Is a part of Its daily
declamation against Secretary Baker.
It decries our lack of preparedness
have to work in wet clothes for the
T IS a sad commentary on our
boasted American efficiency that
tha need Of tonnage was so great
last ' year that the allies took this
great task Of supplying us With ThA haart la nnt
a.t11W ran tt.a.1-. Konrl. wa AW-a I ' " '" T "
- I rv-r I I 1 1 it r-k nitAriAlltV I'l'riAw avm M . aaal
v BU vi.j. auwuiuuc uisuraiico Droviaea rest nf the dav to listen to a attach
Downtown picture shows, down- by Ihe Military and Naval Insurance about the six cent fare they must be
town businesses and downtown nrnn. act exnirps after P.hnurv 49 pretty much worked up over it.
r - I - I Wnlra it.ail ri.ht " T P,i, mlA
" 1110 "uuivipcu. iuc ii cein iiu cuusicu man snouia aeiay in "But you oughta heard 'em yell when
fare Is a new restriction on them taking advantage of his opportunity the Judge asked 'em to vote on his
tnat win be felt. It Is a tax on ror government insurance. He should resolution demanding tnat tne city
tnem all a tariff on them all. take out the entire i0.000 maximum " 1." "
i ne six cent tare win Keep people auowea under the law. "They yelled 'aye' so loud that no-
way from Portland. It is an un- I I body could hear the big siren calling 'em
They veiled. Tou bet your life.' " T. the Benson. Kiass of beer and a drink locally popular
Mrs. C. E. Hutcneson or Centralla la at in those days. To make sure or tne
the Carlton. effect, they repeated the program, so
W. O. Calvert and L. O. Brokaw of that I took two glasses each of these
Wllliston, N. D.. are at the Washington, drinks. I was soon dead to the world.
R. 8. Brldgeman of San Francisco is when I woke up I found that the tele-
an arrival at the Multnomah. graph operator had failed to open the
C. K. Marsnau or tiooa, liiver is at ticket window or to cneck the Daggage.
USUAL an PVtrartrrlinarv oprana-aman The llttlft Frpnfth lnrf nmh.a u.. back to work," T. Paer answered.
' - -.j . . wuqv.uv... I - " v. 1'uain ti ii v , . i . i . . .
aa a. -ul. t i . - i .. hi... L , u . , , . . ... I ere uimb iiiij. iKriaure vuirs . ma
nw aw ouiyo. u uaukiu uctaUBO luo i "1 inaaco Licuyio auiuau SUSpiClUllS ", vtiiu lias ueeil aaoptea Dy I asked.
of Portland. It is the very worst me Eugene sorority ought to be a
advertising in the world. It carrie mighty happy kid with a bunch of
the Idea that Portland is badly gov-roster mothers like that
erned, that it is corporation ruled
hipping board waited time in build -
log ships.
The. Oregonlan was one of the
bunch that delayed creation of the
hipping board a whole year. The 'and that Its business is so bad, so
shipping bill by which it was pro- 1 letharglo that though a city of 850.-
posed to build up an American mer- 000, Portland cannot sustain its rapid
cha&t marine was beaten in the sen- ! transit system on a five cent fare
ate by a filibuster. The Oregonian Think for a moment of the idea that
P
EXTENDING PARCELS POST
.RELIMiNARY steps
taken to extend the motor truck
ice between some of the large east-
parcels pdst service to Oregon
hv tha actaKliciYiv.At t
countenanced, approved and defended people living In cities of a three cent ... , TtZ". : " " .
that .fillDuster. A whole year of, fare or a four cent fare or seven cnTr W
tlm waa lost In getting the shipping, tickets for a quarter like Detroit, osnizin the nossibilities of th mo.
board- into action by defeat of the I will have of a sit cent fare In Port- tnr true nut into nnorotmn a
' . a m. . V -v J a. At A . i-.a.-awaI . M B I r T a uva
snipping Diu, a aeieat wmcu me ure- xana i
gonlan applauded.
The defeat of. tha bill was a crime.
Had the measure passed at the time,
the. shipping board feuds over wood
en ahd steel ships would have been
fought out and settled a year earlier.
Those : feudi were inevitable because
both the tltanlo steel interests and
the titanlo wood interests wanted tho
' business. It was not merely the mem-
"Only one," T. Paer answered.
"Who voted nor Ma asked.
"The detective the Portland Hallway,
Light tt Power company had sent to
size up the meeting," T. Paer chuckled.
"But nobody heard him cast It"
"Why?" Ma asked.
"T- ..... m T.a. M .
. . , i iwauNi a. a atnviwt, J i
are pemg wonjd a been an awful unpopular vote
in that bunch of hard muscled men. It
woulda been about as popular as a
vote for the kaiser over .In Belgium."
The streetcar company cannot at- era cities. So fruitful were the re
ford to- thus pull down Portland in an suits it has been determined to en
attempt to enrich itself. It asks large tha system to cover the nation,
too much. Its plan is too raw, its The primary object sought is to
greed too great. bring tne producer of farm products
There is a very deep-seated and and the consumer into direct touch
very widespread reaction against the thereby helping to win the war and
six cent fare. The chances are that reduce the increasing cost of living,
the gathering storm cannot be con-1 The new service is the utilisation
trolled. Nor Is lt certain that the 'of a transportation -unit that has al-
Letters From the-People
I could not get away from it. Turning
the leaves of the Bible Idly, my eyes lit
on this verse : 'For I acknowledge my
transgression and my sin is ever before
me.' I went back to the first of the
chapter and read this Fifty-first Psalm
through. I couid not understand how a
man several thousand years ago would
understand my own case so exactly.
"The result was that I decided to do
something to be of service. I went to
the leading man of the place and sug
gested that a Sunday school be started
in Umatilla. He was one of the most
profane men I had ever met, and with
profane emphasis he said. 'Tou are right.
Elliott ; we need one. But where in hell
are you going to find a teacher for It"
I said. 'I will teach It.' He said. 'Go
ahead. I will back you to the limit.' I
announced that services would be held
next Sunday in the school house. There
wers about 27 children In Umatilla. I
expected that a few of these children
would come. To my surprise every child
in town and practically all of the rail
road men off duty responded when I
rang the school bell. The school teacher
was an atheist. I asked her to teach
the children. I took the railroad men
and the other adults In my class. I
sang 'Rock of Ages' and 'Nearer, My
Ood. to Thee.' We had no singing books.
Both of these songs proved to be soloa
I hunted tne whole town over and found
but four Biblea I had. never in my life
prayed aloud, but I had lt to do, and
somehow I got by with It. My Sunday
school class proved a decided success,
and no Sunday school teacher ever
studied harder to be prepared for the
exercises than I did.
a
"I decided to go to college and defin
itely enter the ministry. I secured a to
day leave of absence and took ad Tan t-
age of the rate given to go to the
World's Fair at Chicago. J. P. O'Brien,
who had employed me on the O. R. A
N'.. had gone to a middle western road.
He had faith In me and gave me a Job
as traveling auditor of some of tha
smaller branch coal roads.
"When, a rear later, I announced that
I was going to throw up my Job and
study for the ministry a delegation from
the ministerial association visited me
and urged me not to do so. They said
I would be spoiling a good business man
to make a , poor minister. However, I
persisted arid after my graduation from
college arrangements were made for me
to go to China. The Boxer troubles broke
up the arrangements I had made, but I
decided to go to China on my own re
sponsibility. I had not been there long
when I realized that the greatest need
of the Chinese people was a knowledge
of the Bible, and I became agent for
the American Bible society, and during
the past 16 years I have traveled all
over China and supplied hundreds of
thousands of Bibles to the Chinese peo
ple. I have seen some of the most In
fluential men of China come out decid
edly for the Christian faith, and my
work there has been both profitable and
pleasant."
Hun that would fire it when the crop
gits ripe. And when the boys comes
home they'll find the land speo'lator
twlcet aa hungry aa when they went
away. And then It will be up to the
boys what they're a-gotn' to do about lt
Nothing the Matter
With Portland
By H. S. Harcourt
tCoauannieatioBa seat to The ronraal far pnb-
ncetxm la una oepanaaeat utooM Be wrtttea aa
aalv one aide at tha seaer. aba aid aot 10O
words la lancut and moat ba arwaaipanlxl by Ute
aaaM and address of tha aaadar. lt tba writ
doaa bo dsaira to aeva tba a dm pubttahea b
wnu ae atatai
Conditions "at Army Camps
Portland, Jan. 29. To the Editor of
The Journal -I have two Sons th the
United States army. Most of this poor
accommodation talk is bunk and the
worst kind of partisan' politics. The
sleeping eonditlons'of nine-tenths of the
log - and railroad construction camps
bar are worse, many time? than tho
the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. I,! t tell of Spokane
sre arrivals at the Multnomah.
J. A. Robinson of Astoria Is at the
Perkins
S. A. TUden and wife of Nehalem are
at the Carlton.
R. J. Boswell of Baker Is at the Mult
nomah.
Mr. and Mra. C Manhelmer of Bend
are at the Multnomah.
J. L. Vosberg of Wheeler Is at the.
Perkins.
G. IL Ayland from Victoria is at the
Multnomah.
Miss Anna Wallace of Eugene is at
the Carlton.
A.'J. Smith or Arlington is an arrival
at the Perkins.
Mr. Wilson No Child Wonder
l"roM H. Wilson Harria' "PreaMent Wilson
Prom an KrtfUak Pwint of Vlaw."
President Wilson was born too late
in the nineteenth century for any such
romantic boyhood as fell to the lot of
Washington on the frontier, or to Lin
coln and Garfield in the backwoods. His
education followed conventional lines,
and in Its earlier stages, at any rate,
lt brought to light no marked foreshad
owing of the gifts that have raised the
president to the position he holds today.
Joseph Wilson was eminently wise in
the training of his son. No attempt was
mads to force the boy's formal educa
tion. He was over nine before he had
learned to read ; but long before that his
mind was being developed and shaped
by constant companionship and talk
with bis father, and he was already fa
miliar with much Of Scott and Dickens
from tho 'novels read aloud to the family
in tha Augusta manse.
Father and son took long walks to
gether, sometimes in tho country, some-
i
timii -Tv nr- TTI-" AT T T T CweyntatrlSIT,
EYES AND THE MOVIES A New i
Orleans doctdr has made a careful study
of the question and It will be a decided
relief to many people to know that the
moving picture Is not so bad for eye
health as some persons are inclined to
think. With 15,000 moving picture thea
tres In the country and an estimated
dally attendance of 10.000,000 persons, if
the movies are Injurious, great damage
must be going on. That there is no evi
dence of any such damage is the con
tention of this Investigator, after assem
bling all possible facts In the case.
In the majority of cases of persons
complaining of Inflamed eyelids, lac
rimatlon, pain, burning, itching, head
ache, dlzslness and blind spots after a
ssslon with the moving picture, the real
trouble, this doctor states, is with the
eyes themseiyea The movie Is simply a
mild tv-out for their endurance, not so
severe a strain as a similar period of
concentrated reading at home and shows
up defects when they exist, xi. a tier an
evening at tho moving plcturs theatre,
the eyes give trouble, it la an indication
of tha need of an oculist. The average
person wth no defect of his eye mechan
ism should ba abls to enjoy with no dis
comfort at least four sittings of ono and
a half hours each per week, according
to the investigation. This applies, how
ever, only to the high class moving pic
ture houses. The strain upon the eyes is
greatly modified by tha condition of the
film, the color values, contrasts, focus.
mechanism of the lens, intensity and var
iation of the speed with which the pic
ture is shown, the illumination, etc It
Is no economy, to go to a cheap housa,
for what you save In nlckffls you lose In
eye energy and well-being.
There are special tricks of resting the
eyes which every one who visits the mov
ing picture should learn. One should not
look long and fixedly at a special object,
not even as long as three minutes. One
should wink often, close the eyes once in
a while and at least every five minutes
should look away for a brief moment.
It is better to review the picture as a
whole with the eyes relaxed as much as
possible. If a person has sensitive eyes.
slightly colored glasses may be useful In
reducing the strain. A theatre In which
the moving picture program Is relieved
by an occasional musical number or by
other varieties of entertainment not only
rests tho eyes, but rests tho mtnd. Tho
most hygienic position from tha screen
is SO to 100 feet away, in lino with tha
projection.
Tomorrow Get Up I lungry.
See another story, "How to Live," foot
of column t, this page.
It occupies two floors of a building
60 by 100 feet. In round figures. Its
output in 1916 waa 145.000. In 117 It
was $75,000. In 1S1I it Is believed it
will be from $100,000 to $120,000. figur
ing on the first half of January aa a
basis for calculations. In ISM It had
aevan men at work. It has 16 now, and
its payroll Is something above llfrVO
monthly.
a a
The Universal Tire Filler company,
441- Hawthorne avenue. Is a corpora
tion, capitalised at only $1000. This
was Its original capital, and has not
been Increased for the reason that Its
profits have been used to pay the coat
of the company's expansion. Officials
of the corporation are : E. T. Bolen.
president ; Frank A. Hager. vice presi
dent, treasurer and manager ; Henry
Dickenson, chief Installer. It has opened
branches throughout the Interior
towns of Orrgon, and In the principal
cities of Washington. Idaho. California.
Utah. Kansaa and North Dakota. It is
expected to open Installing stations In
all states west of the Mississippi river
this year, and arrangements are now
pending for the Introduction of Its filler
Into the state of New Tork and several
of the New England states.
a
The product of this corporation Is a
composition invented In Portland by Mr. ,
Hager. and patented. It Lakes the
niay-a of the Inner tube in automobile
tires, is aa resilient as the pneumatic
tire, is immune against puncture and la
guaranteed for 100.000 miles. Except
that lt Is of a different color, the com
position greatly resembles that of print
ing press rollers, with the difference
that tho filler does not harden. A knlfo .
may be driven through it. or it may bo
punctured with a nail or spike, without
the slightest Injury. When the instru
ment is pulled out the hole it made
closes as In the case of rubber, and tho
tire Is exactly as good ss before. Hun
dreds of automobiles In Portland are
equipped with the tires, snd carmen
speak of them as "the comfort of tho
road." When the driver starts out ho
knows from the beginning that tho car
will not be crippled on account of tire
troubles. A pleasure party, "all dolled
up," will not be Interrupted in Its en
torment. The driver will not bo com- ,
pel led to soli his garments and exhaust
his profane vocabulary, for tho tiro that
was good in the morning is likewise
good at noontime or night. It is not
nvVMmm. J vu v sai a g m s m ws as
not necessary to fret. Tho auto tires
will not "blow out." So far as that part
of tho car is concerned the tire Is safety
Insurance of the most substantial character.
a a a
It has come to the point in Portland
at which new cars are being bought
minus the Urea, and the tire filler is lr-
.li.a n V. . k.rln. n. TatlaM f i I'l I
b l mii wva . . J r.a ....a. -
17 per cent of the users are profuse ta
th praise.
times to inspect tho factories and engi
neering shops and foundries in which
tho industrial life of Augusta centered.
To this best of an forms of education,
contact with a fertile, alert and sym
pathetic mind, was added such farther
training as was dealt to a group of Au
gusta youngsters at a school kept by a
Mr. J. T. Derry. who had laid aside his
rifle after Appomattox and diverted bit
energies from tho destruction of . th
North to tho Instruction of tho South. -
Tomorrow, the eighth srtlcle of this
series: The Wentworth Irwin Company.
;
Dr. Rubert Blue
Commends Book
"How to Live" Receives Com
mendation of Surgeon General of
United States.
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