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8 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1918. . . . PnollsW i"ul)lihad rrsry day, afternoon and saocnlng ( nut Mauri, afLarnran i at The Jnuail ln. BroeUwajr w4 Xaaahin attest. Portland, fcntered at the ptirfUM at- rerUand. Or., lot tntnwuMloa through Um anil m aeoond elaas 4.l-ti'HONK- Ml lllli How, A M. apartaaanta reached ky uw nana tha operator what depart sunt yo nu. VUKIlIUN aUVKKTIJilNtf JUCtftUESENTATIVg H.nJamiB a aeatnot Co., BranawicK BaUding, 22 tilth sre.. New lork. lilt faopiee M building, Chicago. " " Subscription terms by Bull, or te any Mrm hi the Lnlted States or Mexieet UaU-X (MOKXIXU OK A FTK RX OO! ) Dm (.,.t...$LOO I On month..... .0 'BUNDAI Due mw., . ... .12.10 I On mmittu ..,.9 .Sf . SCNDAT . Do nit,... . .IT.tO Ob saonth ..... S . ' Cometlon doe much, out enconrsge sent does note. Knoourcraant after MB- ' aura is m tli sua after shower. '. .... -Goethe. gnooT TO KILL j0! GERMANS In America realize 1 1 bow the kaiser and his Junkers I f LA Aavmsni In r.Armenv In s m im vv.ia viiiieue aaa wvnuwuj suppressing the late strike? ' Frantio with hunger and perishing from privations, German women and German men 'appealed to the gov ernment for succor. Worn out with suffering all the torments of famine, cold'Tand itmiffffle. the noor neoolo begged' for ' peace. They tried " to acemhiA An (ha a t rt si an1 in fhn pub llo places to express to the gov ernment the . wretchedness of their situation, to express their need for more food and to make known to the authorities that they, are perish ing from diseases brought on by lack of nourishment. These we the kinsmen of Germans' ra America. - Soldiers; on furlough , fpfim lha htlllo frnnta lftliwri in lhn appeal of the German workers;: A more; piteous petition to a govern ment was never made. More pa- ' thetfe Cfinp" of widegnre&d wretch edness are rarely described than ' were these scenes in which starving 'German women, men and children begged for relief. ;; The; answer , to these heart break- ' ing appeals was the court 'martial and the firing squad. "Shoot; to Tclir was the ? reply that the Junkers ordered given these German families whose; offense was that they begged for bread.- Worse still, the Junkers control the entire, food supply,; and another cruel order that issued was to reduce the. rations and starve the , striker. Into submission. '- So, back to the munition works. back 'to the mines and back to their , 1 -i . . 1 1 : . uiict iiift, - viio ituugii ucruia.ua lit Germany must go. It Is "back to submission, back to sacrifice and back ' to mere .slavery to the armed junkers that these brothers, fathers, mothers and sisters ef Germans in America are condemned. ( .... . ' Junkerdom raped Belgium, devas tated .Poland. itnniirffAd SrhlA rfrnvn the Armenians Into f rightfulness, and Is now raping its own poor, people with the .firing squad .,and famine It is the tragedy of the ages and it would . seem that every German In , America wuum uo irom , iais aay forth, heart and soul with the United States In her efforts to emancipate , iue uermaa people rrora me cruel A ' . . ... . bondage, of the Prussian junkers. ; Money wins wars. That is why VOllT r.nnntr l aalrlnar' vnii tn 4,ni . - . - . w "0 J V V ISUU it part of your savings through pur chase of -War Savings , Stamps. - All I ..... . A - A A . a ... . . you pu - m siamps wtu do re paid to you : In five years with In teres IT compounded. EX CAT1TEDR r ri 3' wv uoionei SDeaauur ex cathedra. .iThe' halo of omnls science shines round his lofty brow,' vThe might of emDires nerves his; arm as he pounds ; the table ; and ' makes the gilded dishes rattle." . - For the Colonel has been dining, dining with the Great. . The feast was spread In the sa cred vicinity, of Wall Street, The Gods and Demigods of money gath ered at the board. The beaded bowl . went r round V and round until r the i . . . , . . . j uuiuau i leuow oanqueiers were bold - pf ; heart and mellow of head. Then the Great Man got tm his legs and .opened' his Hps.' - The stars paused to listen, as they always do when the Colonel vouchsafes to speak. . "We want "our young men trained , to obey orders on the dot, without questioning, . without waiting with hanging Jaws to ask -why.!, Twas thus, .the- Colonel delivered' hlmselt : The Colonel li not a despot, but he wants v what ; despots : have ? always wanted. There never was on the round ' earth a Caesar,; a Napoleon or a ; kaiser who did Dot hate and fear, the little word "Why.; When the warlord whistles the young - men must, dance and they must be spry about it , ; H- v-.r&j The'. Colonel- may,-possibly achieve tbe ambitions which hover alluringly C B. JACKSON..'. - in the rosy, heaven before him and the WaU Street magnates The time may come when we shall all be doing ; the gooseatep- to his word of com-, mand, none of our Jaws hanging, none of us asking why. Maybe so, j maybe not. There was Mr. Bryan. Back in 1896 they derided him because the price of silver was only '73 ; now it I is 87. And we have prohibition await-1 ing the judgment 01 ine siaies. Anu we have the railroads ; under actual government cop troL' tAnd we have a lot of other things for advocacy , of which they held Mr. Bryan. to be an outlaw and an anarchist, back In 1896. REPEAL? A' RE those . in the movement for .abolishing . the . publlo service 'commission sure they are right T Is It the law ; they want to abolish or is it some of the .mem bership? The backers of the plan ought to'considePwell what it 1s thkt! they - want to do. If they want to recall some of the members, that can be done without repeal of tfto law. Frank, Miller. -who Is a cap able commissioner, faces an expir ing term, and must soon run the gauntlet for reelection. . That Is, In effect, the equivalent of a recall elec tion. The other tw9 members hayo two, years yet to serve. ; It Is prob able that a widely felt conviction that Mr. Corey and Mr. Buchtel are not good material for the place, to gether with the Indignation over tlw C-cent fare are at the bottom of the movement for. abolishing the com mission. - There was a time .when a rail road commission was greatly needed in Oregon. It was created to be an Instrument to defend , the A. people against iniquities and injustices visited upon them by the railroads. . All past and air present conditions should be carefully isorutlniied be fore action IS taken.- " v - The Journal holds ho brief for the publlo service l&vAk At the present It 1b hot the law but the unfit mem bership that is miking "the trouble. Back of the 6-cent-fare order is, not merely, the commission, but the to tal inadequacy of , the' presentation made' by. the Portland city govern ment.. Whether 'abolishment of tho commission Is desirable or undesir able, the- "law creating " the body ought not to- be held "responsible for th failure of the Portland fcity gov ernment to properly oppose "the cent 'fare.. ; - Jv'l ' iiy.! Those backing the plan' to repeal the law should take stock and. In the premises,, be .guided by wisdom fnd,dlscreUon,5:j i; :t Above all, lt.is to be borne In mind that the commission. Is' the adminis trative body In the new state grain Inspection, and the grain inspection Is a matter - of . much consequence to the -farmers ofthe; stated ; Any. meas ure for repeal' of the publlo service law that does not take care of the grain Inspection will' meet : with strong resistance at the polls. The United States food administra tion estimates that a ship can make two trips between the Atlantic coast and Europe In the time required for one round trip" to the Argentine arid that the time required for a round trip between Australia and Europe is three times as long as between the Atlantio o o a s t and.. Europe. The world's supply of ships is 20 per cent short. The "most ' traveled ocean routes In the world's history 'will be the routes between America and her allies. Only inability to furnish foods needed will send ihips I. elsewhere when time saving means war winning. FARES AND RENTS T HE lively Interest of real esate men in the &-cent fare Is based on sound economio considera tions. .' The increase of . fares means a corresponding decrease of rents ; for suburban dwellings. The wage earner has just so much to spend. The more of it you take for carfares and food the less he can pay for rent V, V ' - The effect "of the 6-cent fare on outside, property Values win be not able. It will cause tenants to vacate their houses and crowd toward tho center of the city, for one thing. And to check this tendency owners will be obliged to cut down rents. The reduction must be en'pugh to balance the rise in carfares. , Neither of these effects is desirable. Overcrowded tenements in the heart of the city become hotbeds of disease and vice. Unremunerative -r ent check suburban , improvements . and react and make the housing prob lem more difficult than ever.: Except from the point of view of the ab sentee millionaires who profit by it there is nothing to be said for the 6-cent fare. It is a body blow at the welfare of the city. - ; It- may bf answered that, the rule we have stated works both ways. If the 4 rise 4n ' carfares ' cuts down rents.a fall In- fares would rents. rH6w 'dees the. v wage earner benefit by a B-cent farj If the penny ttaved Is absorbed in rent? What dif ference does it make whether it goes to the landlord or the street railway baron? -It makes,' a :good deal of difference. - v r iue,.anmora apt to be a local, invenwr. tus rem is relnmAH to local oirculaUon and keeps business moving. The absentee railway baron. spenas jus income in New York or Philadelphia; u Portland gets no ben efit from It It. is a confittnt drain on our resources. . , ? Again, the - suburban ' occupant Is often his own landlord. He owns the house he lives In. so that a rise In rentsmeans money In Ills pocket. Not. must we forget that falling- rents mean toe decay of outlying property, neglect of streets and overcrowding In the heart of the city. With, cheap transportation the wage earner can spend a larger propor- tion of his Income for a decent dwelFHoot yet diut. He . thinks It auite mg ta me suburbs and both ne ana the community are the gainers. The increase in carfares is a step toward uncivilized conditions, and a long one. FOR RESCUE' R' ENDERING-service A fine body of women and men were being lined up by a Journal artist for a photo graph. They were ' the officers and privates In the .battalion starting out on the Armenian drive. - The thought In the mind of those who looked on at the group was "rendering service. What -service"? Stalking through out the earth there is a thunderous machine of : massacre. - It has con verted vast areas of the eastern hem isphere Into a land of horrors. It has unpeopled homes converted fruitful fields into a wilderness and filled it with starving fugitives. A missionary walked out irk thin dreary region, mlplstering as best he could. He tells us of seeing a group of women and children gath ered about the carcass of V camel, four or five days dead. They wew gnawing .ravenously at - the un wholesome remains, gorging them selves on the raw flesh and account ing it a precious feast. .- . - - Bread for ' the hungering; succor for the suffering, clothing for tho naked sustenance for the children to send these things to the Armeni an is "service. It Is the . soul of mankind mounting toward the ideal and spirit of Him who walked in Galilee. And, armed and'epauletted for res cue, the - workers faced the camera, and then went forth on the , Arme nian drive. They are '"rendering service. . Commissioner Tallman, as a result of the mission of Oswald West, sent to Wfehlngton by; The Journal for the ; purpose, has made . the first move for making the -federal : gov ernment", party to a; further h ear- king by which the, remaining: 15.000 acres of school, lands obtained by P. A. Hyde . through fraud, will be restored Aa the publlo. domain,; The building - up of thea Oregon school fund by restoration' of stolen lands goes gradually on. , . '-. A FIT CHOICE N THE central ' staf f . that Is to assist Director General McAdoo In the" management of the rail roads; Charles A. Prouty of Ver mont has been named. He Is made chief of the division of publlo serv ice and accounts. ' .No better selection could have been made. . For , many years .he t was , a member of ,; the Interstate commerce commission; When, the valuation of the railroad properties was- inaugu rated by the government, Mr. Prouty resigned to become director of valu ations:.. . . " . h His experience - in these . positions covers the- entire - country, and fa miliarizes him with every phase of transportation. He is a man of pro found intellect He has made a life study of transportation, and has mas tered the-subjeot-. He is believed by many , to, be ; the foremost expert " in transportation r; in America, which means the world. His appointment adds to the con fidence of the public in the hew ven ture. ; It is : assurance that the pub lic,7 the government and the carriers, so- far as Mr. Prouty s ' nowers bo. will be treTted, with fairness and In- telligence. ;;j.r, ' . It Is reassuring to ; the American mothers to know that Mrs. Woodrow Wilson heads a movement to throw the highest moral influence around the America n fighters ' In , Europe Her position will acoelerate and strengthen the .movement to safe guard, the surroundings and lives of the boys In khaki, v - - ' - SPUDS T HE' food, eituatlon has Its littli oddities, like everything else in this Imperfect j world. -We are all trying our best to live un to the recommendations of the food administration In diet, wafting aside the fleshpots of Egypt and content ing ourselves with bran bread for the eountrye good.; The restaurants, where many dine, no doubt, try harder than anybody else to Hoover Ize faithfully. But what are their feeble efforts compared ; with the bright, ideal? How faint how feeble. The Hooverlan shortcomings of the restaurants seem to be, more noticed by farmers who come, to town for a day. or ytwo, , than by. city people. "Take .potatoes, for - instance" re 't.. . .., . . . " - J am. ltM, AWftVVW rants and observing "their singulari ties. "Mr. Hoover advises us to eat more potatoes. And. the i advice is good, for potatoes are nutritious and cheap, i. But If you order potatoes at a restaurant you get half of one, or a llttlar hn.nf tw . .v of mht nAtataM vh. restaurant mashed potatoes' t he ex claimed scornfully. Nobody does. . Mashed . ; potatoes I are an invention of the Adversary doled out to sinful man to keen him In mind of his future, like the skull at Pharohs feast The farmer said he couldn't 'under stand why restaurants did not serve bigger helpings of potatoes at cur rent prices and- so save grain food. Perhaps they would do so If they could get the spuds.-- But the mar kets do "not ' always . welcome cheap articles of food. . - ' The farmer . here quoted says he has a field of potatoes which he has likely that he will not dig them at all. Labor la sq dear and the market, price so : low that It will , probably pay him better to let them rot in the ground. V He says that many of his neighbors are in the same dl- emma so far as potatoes are con cerned. ' ' The - air Is full ot predictions of coming famine. Those potatoes would help in a small way to keep the wolf from the door, and yet it is almost certain that they will lie in the ground and rot It is an odd si t- uation..Th food problem presents many; oddities to a reflecting mind. WHO GOT BOOZE? T. PAER DEMANDS : By Balph Wataon T am luat alraolr tickled to ilth." Ma Pacr xulted. u she beamed across ine coanab at ner loriL, and master. The corps looks naturaX" t. Par mumbled through his war bread.1 . . . 1 1 ...Li.. . . . a . . aunyif - uousa lo aesLa, i sns re peated, rasing at T. Pasr with a half hidden challanf In hsr eye. ' "I Heard -the voice ot the' dead' the tint time," T. Paer said uneasily. "Why doest continue to haunt me?" . "Tickled to death." Ma reiterated, nut ting a Hooverlsed spoonful of surar Into t. paer's coffee. 'Sine It," T. Paer admonished, in an exasperated tone. "Which do you want to be buried or burned". "Did you read about Robert . O. DleckT" Ma chuckled, passing Into the second phase. . "I thoug-ht he . had em!srated., T. Paer replied. , rwhat has be been dolng- "Oettlng arrested,. Ua gloated. "No ! T.- Paer exclaimed. "What has he been dolnr? Oivlna aid . to the enemyr . ' -. ; Not much," Ma chuckled. "The Po lice confiscated the aid." - . . "what do you mean confiscated the aid" T. .Paer demanded. - "Blve auarta of - it." Ma explained. "Five quarts and a rifle." - , "Huh r T. Paer erunted. T8ob musta been rolne to eive somebody a shot. Where'd they locate the arsenal T" , 'In his trunk at the depot," Ma re lated. - "The police gave it the 'shake test' and heard the . vile stuff g-urgle, so they nabbed It." "Too bad the run didn't ro off." T Paer mused. . .. ' Wall of all thinrar Ma exclaimed. "What do you mean by such a state ment as that?" 'Such a bottle oughtn't to be lost without a shot being- fired," T. Paer de fended. "And with Bob Imbued with such hi, spirits, too." reu have no sympathy for our oa-uBe," Ma said sadly. "Won't you ever get that hankering out of your system?" I hare sympathy for the cause." T, Paer replied, "and regret at the result. It musta hurt Bob's feelings." - 'And his pocketbook," Ma exulted. "The judge fined him 130." That was six dollars ta bottle." T. Paer calculated. "What did they want to aoak him for?" ;! " . . . . 'For . violating the law," Ma said. The Judge said he gave him a light fine," . . . J TJh huh, T. Paer said, "but who got the booief . r , "The police kept It ot course," Ma said in some surprise. "What did you think would become of It?" "You answered your question," T. Paer assured her. ; "Why should I re peat It?" What do you mean?" Ma questioned. "Oughtn't the ponce to Keep ltr" "xou'U have to asK a lawyer," t. Faer said. "I suppose they're within the police power." , . - - 'But the police destroy the stun they confiscate," Ma persisted. ' "Yes." T. Paer admitted. 1 bet those five quarts are dead ones by, this time.' You talk like a Chinese puzzle," Ma said in exasperation. Why don't you talk nlaln English?" "Prophets and oracles," T. Faer said, "sneak In Delphic tones. It would take an inventory to tellwhat I mean." "T don't believe." Ma said sarcastically. "that you ve got anything j to , inven tory" - i-, .-,. "No. nr dear," t. taer conceaea. "not since eaual suffrage removed the wife from the husband's control. .But,' he continued, "I think Bob -Dieck is i hum engineer." ' "What makes you. uunk , that 7" ma. asked. ' j ' "Well." said T. Paer, ; LT . he can't engineer five ; quarts of whiskey Into Portland, I don't see" how; he's ever going to be able to engineer 25,000,000 p-aiionn of water Into San Francisco." "But it easier 10 mi pwu wier m a thirsty city than bad whiskey," Ma defended. !. "Not in San Francisco," i'f irn.tr saia. 1 was there once." I . . . Letters , From the People -' f rommnnicatlon sent to The ionrnal tor trab- tication in Uua department should ba written on only ona side ot tba paper, abould not axeaed 80S words in lenctn ana man do accompamea 07 tne nama and addreaa ot the sender. ; It the writer floes not desire to hara the-name published ha should so atata. , - ' ' j Soldiers' Insurance Marshfleld, Or4 Feb. 3. To the Editor of The Journal Please tell me through The Journal now to make i application for insurance for -my son, 1 who is in the army. F. M. NELSON. The Bed Cross chapters ot th country (not the local - units, howerert hare bean aoiaonzed to handle this matter for all applicants, Any beeaficiary who eaa set- in .-touch .with ' 'Bed Cross ehaptax wul be able - to set action once. Also, an applicant mar write to this address: "Bureau ot war - Klk - Insurance, Wuhinatotu D. C": makina . application there. As the limit a February 12. it wtil batt fo jet in touch with the Bed Crosa chaptcf near- on we aiipuaant. j ; - The Farmer's 1 Food Supplies Waterloo, Or, Fen. 1- Tche Editor of The Journal I am In a qrlahdary on the new food situation and wish advice. As I believe many others are studying the same question, I will put It .before you for a published answer.. . . . I - : X . live several' miles from ' town and batre been In the habit of laying in my supply of flour and groceries as far as possible befOTW" the winter sets In. Of course, the main object was, tq save hav ing' to go' to town. In bad. weather for supplies.- Now this 10-day law comes, and 1 want to know If X am expected ,t turn over all - supplies on band, - except 30 days rations? If so, to whom? X do iot be lieve in hoarding for speculation, but believe there Is more of It done In wheat than In flour. - -There are bushels - of wheat lying In granaries, so we do not feel like, handing over our family flour unui.we are put wise to a few facts. ; It we sell our " flour, we - will have to buy it back. ; AJso. Where a farmer has raised, .killed and packed a few pigs for ma winters use, lis he allowed to keep . f it, when the foodstuff was on hand be fore this law? ... We ail - believe In conservation and cooperation, but X believe , also In self preservation to d certain extent. Please publish an early reply, and oblige others as well as myself. . I A. CATHER. tSuppliea boucbt before the publication ot the rder at jm atfaeted br tt. taraeen eaa keep f raina. meeta and ether- products at their own farms in whatever euantity they may xaauire foe their ewa domastto eontumpUou. Floyd, Uamp , ' Gervats. Or., Feb. S. To the Editor of The Journal. May X tell you and the people of Oregon, ot Floyd Ramp, now held guilty of espionage by a federal jury? Perhaps if ha were - better known mercy might touch: the scales and tilt the balance to. the gentler side. His wish .was a wish to save from human slaughter, his f ellowman. When war was first declared Americans were slow to realise that they could not have freedom of speech. That freedom of speech, along certain lines, was called espionage: in other words, we were not free from trouble, ! If an enemy over heard. Another thing. X do not believe that an . Oregon boy would prefer an empire to a republic, although be might think the . efficiency ot an emperor greater than a president, as he might select as xriore capable certain emperors or certain presidents. : Floyd's socialistic belief is that national disputes should be settled by arbitration. ':- About 60 - years ago Floyd Ramp's grandparents settled on French prairie. The old homestead at Brooks Is one of the most beautiful homes on, the Pacific highway. It was given , to his father. The bright, energetlo family were known In ail the -surrounding country. That grand old lady, , Floyd's grandmother, gave the W. C. T. U. hall to , Salem. They, and all Oregon, should appreciate this pioneer family, the early pathfind ers. The daring spirit is still apparent In Floyd. If possible, do not crush our neighbor. ELLA.M. FINNEY. By eridenea at the trial of Floyd Bamp, It was established that at Boseburs, Or., he had addmsed himself to soldiers passinc through, in af forts to incite them to Insubordination and desertion. 09 such latitude is or can ba siren to "freedom of speech", aa to permit it to be used to Erasure the aommission. of acts of law. lessness, and such are the acta to which Floyd Bamp andesrored to incite soldiers of the United States. . - 4 Tho Seditious , Greahara, Or- Feb. X. To the Ed ltor of The Journal In The, Journal I have read of the trial ot the Rose- burg Socialist, Floyd Ramp. It Is pity that our courts should have such characters to deal- with, and the proud boasting of such. It Christianity is to be maintained, then the scrip tures should be fully fulfilled. See II Pater. i - "But these, as natural brute beasts. made. to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not ; and shall utterly perish In their own corruption: and shall receive the reward ot unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot In the daytime. Spots they are and blem lshes, sporting themselves with their own decelvings, while they feast with you ; having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from, sin ; beguiling unsutDie sows -. an heart they have ex ercised with covetous practices; cursed children."' JAMES ROBINSON. A Pica for Potato Raisers Troutdale, Or., Jan. SO. To the Editor of The Journal On behalf ot the farm ers of this state I ask you to Interest the people In the consumption of potatoes. The prices the farmer is receiving at present do not compensate him for his seed, time, cost of growing and harvest ing, grading and hauling, and the pur chase of sacks at 15 cents apiece. think something might be done to edu cate the people that the farmer has i right to demand lust compensation for hia products. - He has expenses to meet In ' the form of taxes, feed for stock. wear and, tear ot machinery, hired help fwiw poara proviaeaj. lie also uaes to board, clothe and educate his chil dren as well as the city-folks do. But this Is hard to do as long as we are compelled to sell bur produce for less than the cost of production. Last year Siany. . ot ' the farmers : paid oft their ebts, the accumulation ot years. This year many will be on the wrong 'aide of the ledger. JANE THOMPSON. . Stands by the Administration Imbler, Or., Jan. 80. To the Editor of The Journal Your editorial, on the Chamberlain bill was timely, able and pointed. . xi seems io xne vnat cnaro berlaln Is being made a tool of by such Republicans as Roosevelt, as Senator Stone says, - for political purposes. It will only embarrass the administration and cause its officials to give away se crets that they ought not to. I say, -stand by the administration In its great effort to win the war. It has done nobly, 'better than we could have expected. It was Senator Chamberlain. if I remember - right, that advocated passing a bur to draft all the boys com ing 21 by a certain time, discriminating in lavor or the older men, which would be very unjust and very poor Judgment. v V :: a. f. wilson. The Mooneys as Envoys . ", Portland, Jan. 29. To the Editor ot The Journal I see by the press reports that Tom Mooney is likely to get a new trial. 'I am glad of this, because any one who knows Tommy Mooney as X do could not think of him doing as charged. Hence,-. X : feel sure that with a - fair trial he-will be acquitted. Then the question arises. How can his manifest talent be utilised to best serve his country and along lines agree able to him . and his splendid hearted wife, who cooperates with him In all he does? X sometimes think Lena Mooney and Tom Mooney are right up among the most Influential, people In the world, and what a, team they would make to send to Russia to reassure those un settled people that we really and truly have a democratic government, under Woodrow Wilson. t ; SAMUEL MONTGOMERY. Food ; Hoarding v . Albany. Jan.' 28. To the Editor of The Journal Is it a violation or the food law to hoard up food. sooh as meat. flour and sugar? And what is the pen alty What action will be taken In re gard to farmers who have their wheat ground In quantities to last for a year. and butchered meat enough' to last for a like period? t A SUBSCRIBER. Such ' ponitlTS law as there fa n the tiV ieeta of food eonserration and food hoarding exists in the foiau of a tsneral act authorising the president to issue orders regulating: these matters, and such orders thereunder aa hara been a actually issued. So far, these orders nave not carried penalties, but hare been ap naala to the voluntary Mtriotia action of tha citizen. The authority of tha president under tne act is ample to appiy compulsion and affix penalties in ease he should deem it needful to do so. A farmer is at perfect liberty, subject to the promptings - of his ewa eonscienoe and discretion, to retain all of sis farm's, products needful for thb subsistence of his family and his animals and for seed. It is evident there would a actual waste were aa obliged to sell only to buy tha same aorta of supplies again within tha year unless the caae ef the eeuntrv were one approaching destitution. Furthermore. tha farmer is under no compulsion to sell his ".money a rope" within Uny particular time limit; though these Njrtocks remain subject to govern ment eonamandaerinc. , PERSONAL MENTION '- Insurance Han Here ' ' - W. C Young, a well known Insurance man from Seattle, Is an arrival at the Multnomah. . . - . - - -t .'.-""'..- . ,WU1 Remain Several. Days i Mr. and Mrs. C P. Watson of Wash. rngton.'B. C. are arrivals at the Benson hotel. -- Mr:- Watson la a member of the bureau of ubllo Information, and Is In COMMENT AW. SMALL CHANGE The life savers are at wort you mm ox uami . . Today la fha'lir ' tn )m a Thrift stamp, . , -, . c in hungry. - The Cltv SMmm tn hov, fmnul m ber of reasons whv thai a nnl fare hold-up tu Illegal. -" " Did VOU BOtieat thin mnrnlna. Va V streetcar conductor offered you a "re ceipt" when you paid your fare, even before you aaked for one. . Wonder why? Headline sirs that f rt-w a. hospital for the insane says the hospital will not have any deficiency, meaning perhaps none other than the mentally "W ' . . . , -. Colonel Roosevelt on the front page, lie may have to sub mit to -the surgeon's Knife to do It, or he may even lose the sight of his other eye, but he'll be there. ' - . Dispatch - from London says a bomb was thrown at the imperial palace in t : vr mia.. nappenea isn t menuonea. but it would seem that anyone should be able to hit the side ot a palace. An .applicant for cttlienship papers. In Oie federal court at BeatUe, saM : "I have lived In the United fttata in un except three months when I was tn Ta coma." (You can't snnrnr-l,t thia n. less you've been in Tacoma.) . $ Now Colonel Leader. British commis sioned officer, who Is teaching the young idea at the University of Oregon how to shoot, declares that the Northwest coast will be attacked during the sum mer oy eiu.uuu uermana we nope Col onel Leader doesn't know what he s talk ing about. ....... JOURNAL MAN ABROAD . ... By Xred tackley . Somewhere at Sea We are . In the submarine sone. Tonight the captain Issued orders that from now., until we reach the safety sone all aboard are to sleep In. their clothes and at all times at meals, In class, on deck, or- in cabin, all are . to wear their life - preservers. Lifeboats and rafts are ready for im mediate launching. . Oil lamps through out all passageways have been lit, , so that if we are torpedoed and the elec tric light service put out of commission we can find our way to tha deck. -- A man la always on watch in tha croWa nest. A gunner from the navy has our stern gun ready for instant-action, with the ammunition - ready tor ".immediate use, and our smoke screen fuses are ready if need for them arises. X am so constituted that'. X dnont help seeing the humorous side of the most serious situation and when one of our group suggested that I be sure to have my name and address in my pocket so that if my body were washed ashore it could be identified. 1 could not keep my face straight. .It reminded me of the time when the ship's doctor aboard the transport Lawton had my roommate ask me, while I was still conscious, whether X preferred being burled at sea or having my body taken on to Seattle and shipped to Oregon. I had what the doctor called double pneumonia. The question amused me. and made me mad, and light then and there I threw the doctor's "sleeping powders", away and determined X would live Just to fool him. , - , - The baker aboard our ship was on the t when it was torpedoed. He has passed the word along to be sure to keen our doors fastened open, when the ship he was on was torpedoed the celling feu and the berth was thrown forward, blocking his door. The elec tric lights went out and in the darkness he had a big Job breaking hie . door down to get out of his room. J In the inky darkness he was unable to locate his life belt (nd he got on deck Just in time tA get anoara one ox uia iui lifeboats to leave the. sinking ship. Since this is a British ship, tho cap tain conducts the Sunday morning serricea according to the rites of the Church of England. The hymns sung at sea have a very unfamiliar sound to a landsman's ears. The captain stands at the head of a long table. His altar, or pulpit, is a pillar at the" end of the table covered with the union Jack. He reads the service from the prayer book and the words take on a new meaning as he reads "Almighty God. let thine everlasting arm be under neath and round about us Preserve us in all danger. Support us in all trial. Conduct us speedily and safely on our voyage and bring .- us in peace ana comforts' to our desired naven. e pleased to watch over the members ot our families and all the beloved friends whom we have left behind. Relieve our minds from all anxiety on tneir account - . -.ar .-r-y-v V- rariM ORANGE PEEL A little girl's mother noticed that she had a sore on her Up. She believed It was simply a cold sore, but it grew to be so malignant that the mother called a doctor. It turned out to be the most horrible condition of which the mother could conceive the primary sore of the Infection known aa sypnuis. i had sms manv of these so-called "chan cres" n the Hps before. They are gen erally planted by a kiss itu " suffering with the disease. Every effort was made to trace the disease -uch a source. No-ridenoe could be obtained. So it was necessary to shift-the inves tigation to objects that had" oome in con tafct with her mouth and hadbeen pre viously handled by someone with the in fection. The drinking cup came in for investigation, hut no evidence of Puribto Infection from mis eouito - - AU members of the family were found to be free from disease. Then the fact developed that the Ut the girl was fond of the Juice of oranges and was 'given money each morning to an rtranrn on her way to schooL It was her habit to make a hole In the top portlanTCjr connection with the work of this department." Mr. Watson- left Washington February 11 and will be in Portland for several daya. . Pendleton Girls Slop Here . Mrs.' Stella Corley and Miss Mildred Davis of Pendleton and ; Miss Bertha Sebasky ot ' Athens, Or- en, rente to California as guests .of the Pendleton Tribune, are arrivals at the Multnomah hotel. The young women winners of the circulation contest of the Pendleton Tribune will tour California. f . f. . a ' - t X Seattle Cannerymw In Clly B.' XJndenberger, a prominent can neryman from Seattle, Is at the Benson. j. w- Sexton of Seattle ie at the Oregon. - ' - S. H. "Webb, a prominent real estate man from Astoria la at the Multnomah. - Louis Peterson of Butte, Mont-, is an arrival at the Carlton. - a. P. Walker Of Corvallls fcc registered at the Perklna , Leonard Kaufman of Camp Lewis Is at the Nortonia. - Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Hardle of Ta coma are arrivals at the Carlton. W.'X.' Taylor and Miss Lorraine Taylor of Grants Pass, are at. the Nor tonia. " . ' --- W. 7. King- of Prlneville Is at the Perkins. r -. V V '-. . D. c Allen of San Francisco la at the Portland. - ' - - .-' i ' " ; - Mr. and Mrs. C H. Smith of Seattle are arrivals at the Cornelius. Mr. , and Mrs.. James L. plater ' of NEWS ; IN ; ' BRIEF OREGON SIDELIGHTS ; -. The Port Orford Tennla association has been organised. It baa the distinc tion of being the first of its kind, la Curry county. r.-r ' . . ;r Aa a raanilt at the uae of the budget system la 1917. the city of Xalla finds its financial condition improved. Over drawn accounts have , disappeared and all Ml bUia have been paw.-- . - One of the great necessities ef Reeds port today, the Courier says, la more dwelling houses, and if those who own lots would build on them Instead of hold ing them In idleness they could either sell or rent at a fair profit, - As far back as January 88. according to the Hlllsboro Argus, janitor Tupper had given the Washington county court house lawn its first ahave in the 1918 season. The grass had grown so long that it had become positively ragged. . - Speaking of the Baker-Cornucopia road fund drive, the Halfway Herald says, among other equally good things: The people of all sections of the valley. Cornucopia. Pine. Carson and Halfway, wnrVnd toarether for the common good. The Interior of tne firemen's building at Corvallls has been torn out and re modeled and when the 810,000 combina tion arrives Cor v alii a will have a fire station, the like of which can't be found in Oregon ouUide of Portland, the Ben ton County, courier says. The pie eaters of Medf ord had a nar row escape last- week, says the Mall Tribune, for at the meeting of the hotel and .restaurant owners with the county food administrator it waaat first agreed t um no pies en two days a week. Then, considering ..that many persons at restaurants take- only- pie and coffee, it was decided to allow pie its ancient right of way. , - by the blessed pursuaslon that thou carett forhem." Passengers from South American ports, Y. -M. ,C. A. secretaries 'and Brit ish officers mingle their voices In the words of the long: V "Almighty Tathef. bear our ery As e'er tha trackless deep wa roam. -"Be thou our haven aver nigh. - Ob horaoloea waters still oar boms." At each service this prayer is read: "O Lord, save .King George, the king of Spain, tha presidents of the Portu gese and American republics and the president ot the United States." The' stately and beautiful "Te Deum Lau da rn us," "Venlte Exultemus " -and "Jubilate Deo" are read, and another hymn ot the sea is sungi ' tar of peace t Te wanderer weary. Bright the beams that smile ea me. Cheer tha pilot's vision dreary, lar. fat at sea. . - -' Star et Eopai Gleam aa tha fefHowa. Bless tha soul that sighs for Thea. Bless tha sailor's lonely pillow far, far at sea. Star ef faith! When winds are mocMni AH hi toil, ha flees to Thea. Save him. on tho billow locking. . : Far, far at eaa. , When the collection plate la passed by the stewardess, American dollar bills, half, crowns, five franc pieces, florins. shillings and halt dollars till It to over flowing the collection going to the Red Cross. In addition to the ship's services the group of Y. M. C A. secretaries hold vesper services and evening service a. We sing the old familiar songs. "Abide With Me," "Coronation," Tell Me the Old, Old Story." "Rock of Ages," "Blest Be the lie That Binds," ."Lead. Kindly Light, and other songs of our childhood. Though there are a score of ministers aboard, ' we have had not a single ser mon but lota ot short talks. In our book of instructions as to our work the following are outlined as the: duties we are to perform : "You are a secretary of the Y. M, C. A. The secretary la the organizer and di rector of a force of volunteer .workers.; engaged In the enterprise of extending the kingdom of Christ among- young men. As such, he Is primarily a religious leader. He Is manager or a corporation handling tens of thousands of dollars. He ,is the head of a popular college the educational department. He is charged with tha care of a large building. He is a brother-confessor and counsellor the pastor of a parish of young men. He is a social engineer, using Christianity as a social force, and" the association as an agency-In reconstructing society. He is a social host of a great chib. He is the manager of a hotel. He Is the pro motor of a system tf physical education, affecting, the lives of thousands of men and boya He is the exponent and rep resentative of a world-wide brotherhood, having Its own history, principles, and technique.' , T r T-? A T fTUVi ' .WWTlSht, ItlT. and cuck the Juice, rubbing the orange peel well around on her lips. The fruit vender was investigated and there they fouad. the source ot the trouble. - Ex amination by the physician found the man to be in the full stage ot the dis ease. He kept an old handkerchief, with which he polished hla fruit, and through this object,-or from hla hand direct, the doctors believed that the Infection had been transmitted to the orange. If the orange peel had touched only her hand, or any part of her face, the child prob ably would have escaped Infection, but on the mucus membrane of the lip as well, aa on the same kind of membrane on other parts of the body the suscepti bility to : the Infection la particularly high. . ... : i. It was the "same old medical story Immediate steps were taken to rid the child's system ' of this horrible taint. By taking the condition early and faith fully and persistently pursuing the treat ment the child was restored to reason ably gooa neaitn. j ; Tomorrowj Shingles. -, See another story, "How to Live," foot of column t, this page. . , - Walla Walla are arrivals at the Cor- rn.Tfn. - - - ... 'James L Gallck of Saa Diego la at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. William J. .Parker of San Francisco are arrivals at the Nor tonla. I :- -. ' - Charles F. Rankin of Marshfleld is at the Oregon. -XL W. Barker of Seattle la at the Port land. :,: --9t--.. 5-i .)'.. , Carl G. Bruntach of Seattle la at the Multnomah. ; - - n . W. P. Lyons of Springfield Is at the Ferkina. i - Mrs. J. E. Moore of Aberdeen is an arrival at the Oregon. ' Mr. 'and Mrs. W. E. Watson ef Hepp- ner are arrivals at the Perklna . Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Cliff of New West minster, B. C, are at the Benson. , Dr. O. C. Hyde of Lincoln, Colo Is at the Benson. " - ! . Mr. and Mrs. W. Wells of Hood River are arrivals at the Perkins. The Troubles of aa Usher - - - From tha PhUaaalphia Lsogar The Usher What's this? ' The Spectator It's a photograph ef a bunch of orchida Please hand-it to the soubrette when she makes ber bow on the screen.: Here's a picture of a dime for you.: . . ,- .. i ' For internal Wear ' I ; . front the Chieace Kawe . j Ever eat spaghetti tn a Chinese restau rant? The temptation la to take it up with the chopsticks and knit a sock. Rata and Bobtail r Stories From Everywhere- . l.a mai au raaaere eg Tne Journal are . retted te awntrtouU original matteran err, ta verse a ts nhllesonhieal . - ariUu ewataUnna, free any aonroa. Contribution oi ea- eapuonal meat il ba paid la at Ue edMsx appraisal. y For the Armenian Children - IT happened in a little ; grocery atora out on lAinhaM ... . . - r vuwt. Tv.wta.viai entered the store and began to preeent ttV tii 0t . Armenians and Syrians to - the" bte 7 storekeeper. when a tiny customer. Marti . Haui aged seven years, entered, she listened intently to tha arery of the thousands of little children who are starving to -death. The .storekeeper said, "No, I ' won't give you anything. - I believe in taking care of our own children first." aiattie sidled us to .the .worker .nni said, "Please may I see that card?" As she read about the children and looked at the appealing face of the little Ar menian girl pictured en the .card, her eyes got bigger 'and she opened her little hand, containing four pennies with which she had Intended to buy candy. onm saia, i . sjn going to give you three." Then she looked longingly at the last one, and finally, said. "Yes. X guess I'll give you that one, too." She handed over her last penny. Then, turn ing to the big storekeeper, she said tn no uncertain tones : - And you are a mean old rrnaa tVitnev and besides you haven't any children of your own. i know who you are." , Proud Pana Oh, rocky father -centipede. That all your sons and darter , ao desire and little need - - - ' i aor anosa and sox and garter. 1 . Yonngstowa Telagraaa, Uncle Jeff Snow Say at These days the moat of fellers don't have to worry none over the income tax returns. 'Specially If we ' don't have much of a farm, like the undersigned. Ma . 'lows we'd .have - a purty. big Income If butter, eggs an' spuds stayed up like they air. and ever thing else was back where It was 'fore uie rooa spectators, trusts and other profiteers tuck us fanners and workln' -people fer easy marks which we air. . Nothing the Matter -With Portland - By H. S. Harcourt The Pacific Marine Iron Works is only six months old. The big factory is located at East Water and East Main streets. It manufactures marine en gtnes and the Ballln type ef boilers. In vented and patented by Mr Balllmc it employee 10 skilled mechanics, and Its payroll la f 11,600 monthly this exclusive of office force. It occupies 200x700 feet fronting on the Willamette, with its ma- ' chine and boiler shop 200x300 feethlack smlth shop 80x100, brass foundry 0xS0, and a warehouse 0x200 feet The com pany is incorporated for f 250.000, with Fred Ballln president, 3, L. . Jennings vice president and superintendent, and Joseph Supple secretary and treasurer. The corporation Is now constructing 26 steam boilers of the Fred Ballln type, each of 1600 horsepower. Eight are for ships building for the government by the Supple at Ballln corporation, 20 for the 8tandifer-Clarkson Shipyards, Inc., of NorthPortland., and eight for other Columbia shipbuilding companiea Vice President Jennings Is tha director at the worka His assistants are all ex perts In their lines, and their work is done on a conscience basis. ' ' The Ballln boflers are coming Into ; almost universal use," Mr. Ballln aay a. "They are being Installed in steamahips in all parts of the country. You will find them in the fast runners on the sound, and their fame Is spreading." ' Asked If they were made elsewhere than, In Portland, Mr. Ballln said:: "They can be made anywhere; but the manu facturers must obtain a permit from me There-is no question but those boilers . are the best in the world." Mr. Ballin is a practical mechanlci He has had years of experience. " He knows the game His genius evolved the new boiler bearing his name. He saw oppor tunity for Improvement and took advan tage of it, and from a small beginning, his ideas are crystallised Into the large establishment which Is growing with re markable rapidity. It la one of the sub stantial institutions of the city, and an industry which means much for the prosperity of the town. It Is young in days, but already Is doing the service of a veteran. Its very existence is one of -' the evidences of The Journal'" conten tion that "There Is Nothing the Matter -' With Portland." It is a testimony to ; that truth, and If readers of this news paper will keep their eyes on this feature of this pas-e from day to day they win In the end be well Informed as to the In dustrial strength of this metropolis. And let all remember that this. Is not paid for Information. No one can buy space on this page of The Journal. The ob ject of these publications is to inform the publlo ot the things which are man ufactured In- Portland, and the Informa tion can be made an Interesting feature of anybody's acrapbook. j Tomorrow, the miesnth article of this series : "The Supple a- Ballln Shipbuild ing Corporation." BELGIUM" UNDER 'THE .GERMAN HEEL V".' By .. Brand Whitlock U. S. Minister to Belgium, ' .AN ABSORBING' STORY, MASTER-V ; FULLY WRITTEN. CONTAINS THE':: OFFICIAL RECORD . OF BELGIUM'S TRAGIC FATE ' .. ' 'T . . . r-. - ' ; T . - " ' .. r - Begins Serially ' Feb. 17th in the': ' OREGON.T - SUNDAY ' jbuiAuv;J