THE OREGON DAILY .JOURNAL. PORTLAND, rTUDAY. MAY IT. 1918.
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Hobart CharUa Wlnthrop.
GNAWING AT RUSSIA
' fw$m kaiser has issued his mandate
1 that Russia must not arm. The
'. . I 'conquered country must take no
steps to cast off its conquerors
Meantime the Prussian forces fasten
Jbelr grip more and more firmly
tipon the vitals of their prey
The Ukraine Is already an append
' age of Prussia. The kaiser's armies
lie ready at the psychological mo
fjient to selte upon Petrograd and
Ifosoow. lie threatens to make the
elzure at once unless the Russians
senso their preparations for defense
i Russia is learning in the sad school
of experience that "to be weak Is to
be miserable." Her Initial blunder
; . was to take the kaiser's word at its
face value. Then followed folly after
' folly In swift succession until the
moat populous empire in the world,
except the prltlsh, now lies helpless
, at the conqueror's feet.
The disheveled remnant of Russian
government has served notice on
, Germany that she Is "compelled to
mobilize all necessary forces' to
protect herself against Prussian vlo
' latlon of the Brest peace treaty. It
is In feeble voice. The same thin
has been said before,
"I
MAKING WAR ON LIBERTY ;.. .-.
N union there" is strength." - j
These words used to be stamped on United States coins. They are
an old lime motto of -the republic.
We fondly refer to our states bound together in a federation, as
"the Union." A glow, of pride enlivens us as we contemplate our separate
states joined in indivisible union. " : V
At Philadelphia where the continental congress cemented the original
colonies into a confederation, a great assembly has just been held to organ
ize, the people into a union to win the war and enforce peace. It is trie
thought of the mighty men and women at this conference that "in union
there is strength.".
We have all hailed with new confidence the closer union of the allied
nations for fighting the war, the unionizing of all their armed forces under
one commander Jn chief, and the closer coordination of all allied war activi
ties into a symmetrical and compact whole. It is application of the principle
of the motto of the republic that union makes for strength.
Throughout America now, throughout England,' Italy and, France, ora
tors and pulpiteers and writers ceaselessly appeal for union apd unification
of the people so that we may be strong in morale, strong in action, strong
in purpose. It is as If the old slogan on the copper coins of America
had become the shibboleth of civilization, with every voice calling for
union, every heart beating for union. "
But here Is the Western Union Telegraph company, with the word
union in its own name, posting up notices that if its telegraphers advocate
union they will be discfiarged, denying them the right Which American
tradition and American policy vouchsafe and repudiating the vital principle
on which the American constitution rests and on which the republic has
grown great.
This telegraph company is out of harmony with the United States
and at war with liberty. t
a wooden ship is 51 days, but there I operation of the road hall be charred
vvlll be a VlltoMllZ'SS'S"
that before a great while. proper relation between the salaries of
Three Syrians at ' the Fore River J the higher official and those of their
yard hold the world's record tor TfZTir.
rivets, tuey aruve jaw n uure i ficiency of the service."
The best previous record was zizu
in the same time. Competing gangs
are now straining for the 3000 mark.
Will the kaiser please take notice I
We are building ships.
Letters From the People
- tCotaanwfcatfcn emt to Tha Journal for pnb
bcatioa in thia department eboeJd ba written on
only ona aide of too paper, aboold sot ezeed See
words la length and stoat ba eiened by tba writar,
wheaa aaail addraai ta full bum aoooajpany too
oonLrtbuuou.
Urges Oil Survey for Oregon
Portland. May 1. To the Editor of
The Journal News notes in your paper
recently seem to indicate an impending
Mr. Taf t gives us a liberal allow
ance of time to get our strength into
the war. "Two or. three years," he
estimated for it In his address before
the Win the War convention. If the
kaiser would be equally lenient we I crude oil shortage serious enough to be
might be as slow as we liked in disturbing to much of the Industry of
v.it. nD . Portland and the Northwest Oregon's
building ships and airplanes. Every- moufC of TOppIy 8lnce oU bcam. fUei
thing could be put off till tomorrow factor, ha been the California fields.
and the day after. But the kaiser Is A statement dealing with the country's
,,t. .t it . oil production of 1917 and showing a
" ' T, . . . Vu .,V ... '".' depletion of surplus amounting to some
Taft could impart to the All Highest 23.000.000 barrels, shows also that one
a share Of his own good natured half of this depletion, fell upon Califor
hnnv-ir-l!if.kinMa fh wr vvnnlrl r, nia; that Is. California delivered 11.600.
D- 000 barreIg mor6 oU ln lm ttlan lt pro.
a xar more agreeaoie mtenuae man I duced. with such a state of affairs
it is.
they are about to start "will keep on
till the war is ended." Exactly. It
will keep on until the combined Brit
ish and American fleets are sunk and
Texas is annexed to Mexico. The war
lords have perhaps not quite meas
ured the distance they will have to
push their drive before it ends the
war.
A PLAIN CASfe
T Is a marvel, that Eastern Oregon
farmers were so long content to
1
Prussia, and to what effect will their
resources be drafted into the strug
gle against the allies?
HOURS AND WAGES
ON RAILROADS
By Carl Smith, Washington Staff Cor
respondent of The Journal.
I broutrht to us in cold figures, what
should be Oregon s attitude toward pro
tecting itself against an ou famine 7 Are
we to see the spectacle of our industries
calmly going back to a slabwood basis
until California ia ready to say she
thinks she might spare us a little more
oil? I hope not. I have, not noticed
through your columns that the oil con
sumers of this state have met together
and consulted authorities with the pur
Washington. May 17-Aslde from the Pose of finding oil within their own
Many things to give us pause are big tncwaas. in wm .warded ,fJA
employes Dy ut report 01 uu ieuerai , - - , . , . .
railroad wage commission, other import- be glad to have my oversight corrected,
ant features of railroad operation are I m not. an oil I man. but Oregon is a
mnuMtmd mi lmnnv th vnoittirinnii big; state, and I have been frequently
. - m . 1 . . A& 1 .nM k All inrilrtlin ir aihunda.nt.
mi 9 inen; j.ne woraer is enuueu m i .
standard working day, and this ten- Surely no better time than Che present
dency will continue, but a shorter day couia ds xouna ior a careiui mviausa
happening in Europe.
THE COST OF MEAT
N Portland, a round steak on the
butcher's block costs you 40 cents cannot be given while the war lasts, tion of such Indications by competent
a Pound. I It is reasonably certain that a read- I persons.
rr.- w ... .1 . . I Justment of larsre salaries to the officers
. 7 ""c"crs ba cven Bl of railroads will promote efficient op- BoosU "Bio Potato Day"
mat price tueir margin 01 prom is eration. Reductions in hours are not porti.nd Mav 14 To the Editor of
at the minimum. They assert that to e regarded as increases in pay T,. Jn..rn-i "fh,. rood turn deserves
nav hlsher raes for movement Of within 15 davs rep.entlv. no l than e"b. Al8rear"n "S?4 5.he cm" another." Why mot -swat 'em again"
- . .L . ... .. . paign slogans 01 iLacn aonar now t.. ttwk tar "Potato
i n.n.n tk.n tract- 1 44 1 vi ' .... 1 - - - - 1 Now that the campaign ior
uiaii eictiu iu ruiuauu vuu i it. iutai uuraius wcufc uut oi u us:- represents in purcnasing power ii cents, 1 ... . K ia,,i,,H Bn( nn doubt
farmers pay to ness because profits were too meagre. ac01mPared wlth th doUar of January wJU provft a 8UCce8St x feel tnat a
Puget Sound. Certain statements have been pub- 'Th. of a commission is Koiiow-up with a -Big potato aay
... . . a . a . A I a . . . - 1 . " .1 U'Alllil lsk 1 n AMAV I nArft 1H SDU1I
possmiy mey aia not unow o. nsnea in Portland, and up to tne given especial standing by the names of "r ,r,"
the four men who sign it. The commls
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE , ,
Vote early but not often.
That will be nlentr thank van Ur.
Rainmaker. Now lay off.
"Keen Tour Liberty Bond" and buy
War Savings Stamp with Um interest
coupons. ,
Speaking of drives, th new rivet rec
ord established by Portland ship-workers
isa't so bad. .
" Wonder where at Germans strike
their matches since they've taken to
wearing paper trousers.
"More Than l.lOO.OOu Huns Will Hit
Allies." says a headline. And a lot of
tnem will never live to regret it.
In answer to th auestlon "What Is a
oooor' a contemporary answers: "A
fellow who talk personalities in the
train without looking to see who is sit
ting in the seat behind." Rather good.
we inouia say.
pending a return of the good old sun
shine, it might be Just as well to take
your oia straw pti or aiiegea Panama
down to the nearest hat laundry and
nave ajnmy creases ironea OUT. TMS
Is the year, you know when we camou
flage last season's raiment without be
ing ashamed of It.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Chief of Police Hlttson of Med ford
has started a crusade against owners
of cows who tie them in vacant tots o
that th anlmali can ret onto th Side
walks. The ordinance is to be enforced
to th letter.
rsomethlna: 1 'coins to pop tn Grant
county," warn th Canyon City Kagl.
"if th roads are. allowed to get Into a
condition that will hamper the chrome
traffic." "Th wailing and th gnashing
of teeth can be beard on every aide," a
th agl puts It.
Having already lavished her famous
apples upon the departing soldier boys
of 17 and 'II. Hood River Is admonished
by the Glacier to get ready for the
soldier boys of '1. who will soon be
arrivlnr en route to Portland for the
national encampment, and "bank their
car with our rosea and provide them
with all the strawberries they can eat."
"The blar demand for ahlo knees." says
the WUiamlna Times, "has given the
farmers and many others a very good
paying sideline, while the farm work
was not occupying their attention. Hun
dreds of the big fir stumps have been
converted into shlo timber and many a
bank account has felt the stimulating
effect of this business. And It Is only
Just begun.
JOURNAL MAN . ABROAD
Ragtag and Bobtail
Stories From Everywhere
By Fred Lockley
There are about
2000 traveling salesmen working out of
IIO WIllIIllB- , ,j ... ... .LI.
sion was not made up on a class basis "T YnVi
or a partisan basis. At the head is huRe forc be utilised ; There are varl-
UUB TV CLJ O IU I Cacti IIICOO lliviit a J vvs
terior. long a member of the IntersUte Probably know. My plan is to have thorn
ling that figure, while other animals Chord, present member of the Interstate e"g in working out of Portland
Mmmlaalon. anil th aim vhiw dinwiil. Bliuuiu u curauiuiw igmiiiiuCT
these higher rates until public at- present have not been challenged.
tention was directed to them by. The it is -stated that the best cattle
Journal. Again, however, there fol- sold in Portland last week at 15
lows the wonder why they did not cents a pound only six steers bring
know.
Ptva gnH nnt half rents morn for went at tttntfaa m,lilallu lAx....
carrying less than a full sack of U is stated that the best cattle S&SrS oUowT jCHarryCov! whroW.'dJSn'
wheat from Joseph, Oregon, to Port- brought at the same time in Chicago ington; many years chief justice of the stance, let him start Immediately on
land than the Eastern wasningion 17 cents a pound 2V4 cents higher supreme court of the District of Co- receipt 01 mese diuixi to secure m
farmer pays from ' Jjavenport. Wtoh- than in Portland-and at other cen- LT, nl,Wil1i..W,"ixV.?,! fea-tandTnoTatoLa on that cer!
ington. to Puget bouna is a ver ters proportionately higher. committee, and ex-memher of the nub- tain date, and also have him leave
hpnvv rlirlminfttinn. It ia the more Rooanco r,f tha huh., n,!.,s ...1 I Mo. service commisnion in New York. I blanks With each Signer. SO that he In
... 4 .... - - 1 wMh?w w, vi.. mniiM l t 1 v. . a I tx 1 1 ,
, v, I . .......... . - e . 1 turn can secure pledges on his own ac
empnasizeu ucuauso uio '"" lzea ior caiue mere, tramioads Of Here are some of the most Interestine ..,t . v ,..li. h w-'l
from Joseph is 36 miles shorter than cattle went from Oregon and Idaho f tha commission's observations and combed this state would be through a
the distance from Davenport. to eastern markets, all in sDite of co.nl"s'n.:- . ,1 system of this sort, it would reach
iimntt oa hnri Ma U that of k. 1 - v' . .. " m" wnicnn almost every peraon in tills state, ana
--' - mo iu gci ticiHiiip auu iiauuiJiiK 1 nam. insunne mm as mucn as ne nas in hr .t.t
JJnion county iarmers. nieir rate cnarges. now tior no wages are to oe lowered), 1 would suggest that the date for "Big
from La Grande to Portland is 3 it jS stated that at th sam. time but .we woxd f materially-to the fund Potato day" be set for about two weeks
hih ihon from Walla vll v.... v-i - . . - V4U"T ter the expiration or "Potato ween.'
"'o - iw ym ocuiijg ui neei ai mere are many. 11 nas oeen a aomewntt butinroDinmla ahould b mt in motion
to Puget Sound, though Were is a 23 and 23tt cents wholesale, Boston Popular impression that railroad em- immediately. I feel sure that every
difference Of but One mile in the 22V4. PhiladelDhia 21. T.ns Anmlii rcr'Ur"",J? "10 mo"",B"iy,a sales manager, salesman, and. In fact
distance. If there is to be a lower n. while Portland was quoting 25 Mtoa iSSa S r thta mm irStSrS.
raws tui ciiiici it euumu iui i"i 1 cenis. xop oeei in the eastern mar-l ' " tjmpiujfco um -
mis uccnuwr, receivea ao per
.-v.f . 1 . ...lirnlnm ruiiinlv ftrmara bopniiso thf I i j i . . I ng IJ
nussia weni aown wnen uoisneviK ' . i. 7 7 ; 13 uy tne vaae as month or less. . And 80 per cent received
Illusion seized the country. She 8" "tm waua waua iieia musi better than that sold in Portland, 100 per month or lass. Even among the
thought to fight ah armed brute b hauled over the Cascade moun- thdugh in truth some sold here is mot'y ngtnesrs. commonly spoken
... .. . . , ; n . , 01 as Highly paid, a preponderating num-
Wim an Olive Drancn. sne mrew . gooa as any jn tne country. ber receive less than S170 per month, and
away her arms, put on robes of Yet La Grande rate of 394 cents why does the grower receive less this compensation they have attained
cietles, organizations, etc.. could further
the work here in Portland, and with the
aid of the newspapers It would go big.
' matjhe Alexander.
Wants the Rose Festival
Portland. May 14. To the Editor of
The Journal In a recent paper I road
regret the decision not to hold a
PKllval this vear. In mv onlnlon.
Now the beast Is gnawing orf Rus- ani years Union county farmers paid Portland? grades receiving from SlSO to $250 per that would be a great mistake, for the
llan territory and biting deep into the extra freight without apparent why does the grower get more for vV?!' 1' ,n I o1",.1;" pieauresi -are non too
tlusslan vitals. protest, and, until The journal took his cattle and the consumer pay less ficials) and these aggregate less than ail day, they have" not the time
purity -and sallied- forth to conquer a hundred is equal to about 5 cents for his cattle and the consumer pay Li08LHa.nd cTplete ?r 3f.J
a roaring beast with dulcet speech, on a sack of wheat, and for years more for his steaks and roasts in fion of aj st
There are Bolsheviks in America "P the case, without a word being for his steaks and roasts in
'who propose the same program here, raised in their behalf. They have tork, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston
' . . ... . ... . anfaMti1 n 1t?a rt t ti mt c a nrt a t,nrtnlnn4 9 4 l n
,1( is noi enough ior mem mat aiaui'cicu muuoouuii SUu uus niigziesi
nation of nearly double the popula- thousands of dollars through this
ftion of America has been prostrated extra ireigm rate,
by pacifism at the feet of Wilhem- And again, it is pertinent to in
strassa quire, why were they content to
- The only way to dispute with an bear this discrimination so long?
Is it not a case for the food ad
ministration to report on?
New 60,00Dmen out of a grand total of 2,000,-
ouu.
a m
"Reductions ln hours are not to be I
regarded as increases ln pay. This rule
is made necessary first, by its justice.
for it Is not to be contemplated that
hours are reduced to decrease earnings ;
clination to aeek amusements. To real
ty relax and enjoy themselves, they
must have time to seek out some attrac
tlon that Is worth while. Such a thing
la the Rose Festival. Although at the
present time hours are especially valu
able, a day or two spent in wholesome
amusements is an added Incentive to
work. The relief from the nervous
and, second, by the impracticability of
! S? "y.!T. r?ZJn, C strain Is InvaluabTe.
vehicle parade
ous citizens.
In how many ways are other aver-
i age vocations and activities working
Vote today. It is an important
election. Everv election ia imnnrtanf . i. a
I " -- r .wvi. n,ai I itKa irfth lola vrva A A In a ftThlaiv
A A las
force, and by that token the Ameri- farmers of the country working at a and there think as you vote and vote ?' -JjfJ 1?J?tifr ca"es wher beautiful spectacle and a patriotic ex-
eaa Bolshevik, are our most danger- disadvantage? as you think. UM-toiar; a
. . . - - 1 vui oviuici uvj o w uuiu navt b v.iioiiw
no Increase in the monthly compensa- enioy the show, if held at the usual date.
THE FARM BRIGADE tlon- To differentiate between these who will not hav the opportunity later
Cases WOUia D an interminable task. In the veer. TO hava aririivt a.ttraftlnnn
HE Council of NaUonal Defense fir ."XtI:." - ia on " Fourtl r Ju,y wou,d belp some.
r ... . uut ai ueing wnai I DUt WOUIfl not Till the Dill.
sends out admonitions as to the they pretend to be. . in conclusion I would like to add that
quarter or a million boys who t the outset of the hrir,r. In PorUand "Junetlme U Rosettme.1
Will be engaged In farm work manifest that the matter r,f hMm r READER.
this summer. Their health is a mat- service Is lodged deep In labor's mind.
t . 1 A sianaara aay oi reasonably limited
n. eaja I ,v a- .v.
(Out of tha way acanea. paeuliar mathada of I
perform tni rootlna. traita that apaclally charae- j
terlaa and diatlnseiah tbaaa era tha thinsa of
which tha reader of trarel aketchaa flnda hlnualf
tnatioetlrcly expectant. Sometisiea ba flnda
them; more often he doea not. Mr. Lockley,1
Journal ataff eorreepondent of Tha Journal in
France, enters into the lite of tha people about
him. In tha article publUhed todarv be taaea
hia rcadera right alon with him oa aome intar
eetinc little excuraiona. 1
Somewhere ln France In one of the
older parts of one of tha oldest cities ln
France, I happened upon a little restau
rant. It was noon, and the dumb dinner
bell of hunger and tha appetising odor
of fried potatoes and fried onions
brought me to a pause. I went ln and
took a seat near two soldiers. The
room was small and dingy, but from
where I sat I looked out at one of the
watch towers and portals of the old city
wall, with its wonderful carving and -Its
quaint old figure of stona carved cen
turies and centuries ago. Sitting on a
low stool directly opposite me was an
aged Frenchwoman. Her hair was
white. Her face was yellow brown.
Deep lines marked her face. Coarse
white hair covered her chin. Her dress
was a picturesque, patchwork, and a
gunnysack tied about her waist with a
rope served her as an apron. By her
side was an open sack of potatoes. Be
tween her feet was a flat brass pan half
full of potato peelings. She kept at her
all day long task of peeling potatoes.
while a younger woman sliced them and
with a ladle constantly dropped the slices
into a copper kettle of boiling lard.
Back of the ancient ona was a series of
shelves on which were bottles of wine
and cognac A dark eyed, dark hatred.
red cheeked buxom young woman kept
busy between the sizzling copper kettle
and the tables, keeping the plates of
the guests supplied with crisp and de
licious fried potatoes. She paused be
fore me and gave a friendly smile.
accompanied with a volley of French.
brought my restaurant French into play
and a moment later I was diligently
spearing snails from thin shells with
pin. There are two ways of eating
snails. Tou can pinch the end of the
shell off and suck them- out, with a
noise like pulling a cork from a bottle.
or you can spear them out with a pin.
The latter is the more elegant way, and
the way I usually pursue. They are
boiled In salt water, and when speared
and -drawn from their shell they look
like a white grub, or like an undersized
and underfed angleworm, in spit of
their looks, I have become quite fond
of them. The next course was eggs and
fried potatoes. Then followed braised
veal and fried onions. Dessert consisted
of coffee and more fried potatoes. The
whole meal cost but three franca.
a m a
One experience 1 have never had JS
running for office. If I should run for
some office here ln Western France and
the children had a vote, I would make a
very creditable showing. I never go for
a walk or on a trip that I do not make
friends with the children. There is'
feeling under my fifth lib of interest In
and friendliness fdr the French people
that bubbles out in the form of a smile
and a friendly look that causes French
officers to smile at m In friendly fash
Ion and salute me, women to turn after
they hav passed and look back at me.
and children to run up and take my
hand. A little girl ona day dropped a
copper down In a chink In the cobbles.
Her moth and and some young women
were trying to fish It out with a stick.
Tha little girl she was not over three
years old looked so woebegone that I
stopped. Without their noticing It. I put
10 centime piece two cents between
my fingers, and reaching down -where
she had lost her money, I produced the
10 centime piece and handed It to her.
She looked profoundly astonished, and
bo, for that matter, did her mother and
th other young women. In place of
going away satisfied, as I supposed they
would, they talked excitedly; the llttl
girl fairly effervesced with excitement.
Th mother dug away, and tn a mo
ment dug up th coin th llttl girl had
lost. It was a sou one cent. I am
sure that, for a moment, the little girl
thought aha had dropped one cent Into
the crack and It had turned Into two
cents.
e
On a narrow, crooked, ancient street a
ragged, dirty little girl, about two year
old, bare legged and bow legged, stood
looking at the world with a very unchild
ish expression of gloom. Her hands
were clasped behind her. I pressed a
coin Into her clasped hands. She un
clasped her hands, held the coin out In
front of her with an expression of utter
unbelief, and then gave a smile that
brightened all that part of tha gloomy
alley.
Yesterday a child and her older com
panion stood by th side of tb canal
The little girl' wooden hoop had rolled
down th grass grown bank and into
the canal. Several Frenchmen came to
the side of the canal, but the hoop was
six feet from the. bank too far to
reach, and there was no stick handy to
reach out for It- They shook their
heads and went on. 1 saw a chair In a
nearby footpath and by reaching out full
length and using th full length of tha
chair I rescued the hoop, and the little
girl's smile and curtsy were mora than
worth tha trouble.
SB m a
X bougtlt a franc's worth of shelled
almonds the other day. I saw a group
of little tots In one of the poorer dis
tricts. I motioned one of the children
to open her mouth, saying as I did so.
"Open your mouth and shut your eye.
They looked at roe as solemnly as i
flock of little owls. The little girl opened
her mouth, and I dropped an almond In.
She chewed It up, and open went her
mouth again. 8h said something, and
a though every mouth there waa pulled'
m-itb. a string, every mouth went open,
and I faced a circle of faces that were
mostly mouths. I went round the circle,
dropping almonds Into the open mouths
as a mother robin drops worms Into tha
mouths of her brood. As I moved on
I was followed by a group of open
mouthed children, all - of them pointing
to my pocket and then to the yawning
cavities In their faces. I had to stop
and disgorge. I finally escaped by giv
ing them all tha rest of tha out.
Boosting for the Bonds
MILTON C WORK, tha noted author
ity on auction brldce. did excellently !
as a Liberty bond salesman. He was!
of th greatest assistance to the ladles
keeping tha booth at Broad and Walnut
streets, says "Glrard" In tb Phlladel-,
phla Ledger, catching tha crowd by hia I
forceful plea and his witty sallies. "I '
appeal to your sporting blood." he cried.
"Come on I 1 11 match your Thereby'
he tickled tha fancy of tha tireless bust- i
ness man hurrying along Broad street. .
If he matched them they must buy a
bond. If they matched him ha made tha
purchase. Th result of this appeal td -the
sporting Instinct was a big boost for
the loan and for liberty.
A very successful woman worker for .
tha loan was Mrs. Howard Ford Han-,
sell, Jr. She besought a group of man -to
subscribe for bonds. One of them,
pointing to Samuel S. Fels. said: "That'
man and his brothers have already taken '
more than 11.600.000." Not at aU taken
aback by tha rejoinder, Mrs. Ilansell:
answered, "A man who can afford to
take that much can take soma mora 1"
Oive ma your subscription blank." said
Mr. Fels, laughing.
Taking Chaarn
Wife (returned from overnight visit)
"Did you get yourself a good dinner
last evening, dear?"
Hub "Tea, there was a bit of steak
ln tha loa box and I cooked It with
a few onions X found In tha cellar."
Wife "Onions T Jack, you've eaten
my bulbs."
Fighting for Freedom
Biae bp a in daya sane by, and aine a nether
eons
Sins it with a eicor that irffl drive thia world
alone
We eaa alas It. If we wiah ta sins, one haadrtd
millina stron.
While we are MchUac for 1
Chona:
Hnrrahl harrahl we flht for liberty:
Hurrah! harrahl we'll make the whole world
free.
Asd we'U alas thia chorus ea Ma atdaa ef
i eea. t
While we are fit nunc for freedom.
i
We are after Kalaer BUI and awry aetaerat. j
And we're coins to cat thoaa majderire yoi
eaa nat depend oa that,
aad eery eooa we'U ahow them we're not Ulklagu
throush onr hat. I
Asd that we re flffeUaa for freedom, j
Think ef war noble aOUs sad their mVOawl
brare and tree. i
Iryltii with their mliht aad aula te beat eld
Bataa a crew. '
And sow we're tolnc to ahow them what eld !
Tankee Doodle do.
And that we're tlchUaf for freedom.
H. M. Clay.
Or.
The Smile's on the Lion's Fare
Toe Arnim m tha man
Who fichta the kaber'e torn;
Ba eticka hia bead In the Lion a aumth
And er-r-runrh. the Ltoe loa
He atirka hia and in the Uon a month
And kerpe it there awhile.
And when he take It oat acaia.
Von Arnim ahy a emile.
-Arthur IL Folwett. ia the Brooklyn Times,
Uncle Jeff Snow Says
The way tha Hun don't git there all
tha time makea ma remember a neighbor '
down on Turkey creek In the Ozark
mountains. Hank Toaster thought fer
considerable spell that he was the whole
thing ln the state of Arkansas and that
all the officers and the governor hlsself
waa afeard of him. He tuck cattle and
old th hides, and kep a station far
bossthleves. and cut up scanlus with a
moonshine whiskey plant on his pi are.
But ona fine day he started ln to bull
dose a llmpin' veteran of tha Mexican
war named Orderly Peters, and Orderly
laid him out with his crutch. Jumped on
him with his best foot, and turned htm
ever to the revenoo officers all broke up.
HOW TO BE HEALTHY
Copyriabt. 111,
by J. Kaeley.
! In behalf of the Portland bakers, at a disadvantage?
it Is explained by the food adminis- Nor did PorUand escape the penalty
' tration that the late in'crease in the of these discriminatory rates. In
price ot a loaf was granted on the how many other ways is Portland
following -grounds'. That employes a victim of lack of alertness?
have been given the eight hour day
'and a 25 per cent advance In wages; Russia pathetically inquires of the ter, of prime importance
T
that 80 cent fuel oil has gone up to kaiser whether he considers the they should be well housed, fed and of justice with the worklngman as fif his
.11.87 with a prospect of having to Brest treaty "still in effect"? or sneltered while they are serving, their re or wage.
Use coal and wood, and that a course . he does. A treaty wnicn country on the land.
mailer proportion of wheat flour leaves him free to take whatever he That farm housing is not all that 0f the employers, a shorter wo7k davta the rssed product? Why this alleged
ana a larger percentage or higher wisnes ana oinas nussia nana anaj u snouia dc me. council or uerense being put into effect. This tendency
'priced .substitute flour now enters foot is altogether too lovely to be claims. The drainage is apt to be w,u contlnue and th .shorter day will
into the loaf. The food administra- cast away. The Russians seem to be bad. Decaying rubbish is not always 77?,!7,8,rea !?JL8. ?,-mn"
van oeueves ma. me nigner price waging at iasi to tue true nature ui removea promptly, lypnoia lever ac- worktr gains, but u a conserver of the 7on to Uke ud n thi lntaret of all th.
The Packer and the Consumer
Portland, May 13. To the Fdltor Of
Tha Journal What 1s the reason pack
ers here pay several cents a pound less
"Slowly and steadllv. bv for f law for their cattle than Eastern centers and
somewhat, but also by the voluntary act fharJU rrijn;t x?Un.v.m01;? fI
tiiu uivaow as i w s ww kit wis mvaiTjaafu
discrimination against both tha public
and tha Pacific Northwest farmer?
"They" have been posing as a bene
factor of the stock raisers. Is this not
(for the. loaf Is-fully Justified.
SAVING CHILDREN
TfVjILD stories about the increase
of Illegitimate births have
" II crept into circulaUon since tha to levy and train a nev one.
unuea states declared war.
They 'find no support in a report
on the subject coming from the chil
dren's' bureau of the federal labor
department. " The 6torles have been
examined and found to be baseless.
It appears that our soldiers are about
their trusted Prussian friend.- If they quired during a vacation in the COun-j human material upon which Industry people? The public feels it has been
manage to get an army on foot be-1 try is a common thing Among otty ... J f ol ""f1"8 mus oa paying too much for meats: the live.
. i - i hi nmiiiRn to t naa nranniTiA Tartar Kiviiatwi i -.v. t o.7 i a.
fore he has swallowed the last morsel residents. There is danger that it I win come to .ee tnTt Ih.rrT- a. rn.V.. I Z. .wJ" V,., k ""1 'I".
ui wieir vuuiiu-y me worm win re- may te equally common among me mum wnicn is oeyona the plimsoll mark I of explaining this situation.
loice with them. But it is much lads who have gone out to Darticl- of "Wisdom. nd minimum that makes GEORGE K. MOKEL.
tn thmiv on rmv ovvov than I nolo Jn tha notinn.i society in many ways tne surierer. The
Tho ctfiTAmanf Inciefa ttiot Ih.a.. I . . . . I
...o.olo Hi uicoQ ona ma must oe provea oy experience. I . r-ir lur.w n t th. rai
Conditions Should be lOOked after The Wise employer Will look With sym- Th Journal T note Mr. Blahon'a lattar
SELF-DETERMINATION
.
iT IS instructive to read Jn the news
with some strictness. In every state tneue to rina ll nd we - suggesting that tha election Judges do-
a director of the boys' working re- F mZtH P lD KOO1 l mke St thlr ffi" S th!
, . - . .. 11 m"nlre8t- So far so good, but why stop with the
serve has been appointed. The na- f,,a v . . . election officers? Why not everyone
. .,. ,,.; I o.Kj,iuvcu. Alio ua- ...t tn, ttm- -.- - .
1Cyoiw . ao.oc. t tl0nal defense council recommends stanUy taken from tha railroads, as from & on daJr3 W ,or th,s "Plendld aid
get contributions Of men, money tn him tn UV thio mnto ho all other indutriM. t nil to humanity? Why not make Mar 17
and munitions from Lithuania. II hovt health Intn hie lrt.rtttjAn needs of the nation's army, hours of ?F aome one day Red Cross day for
as well behaved In camp as they are has already provided the Lithuanians k k TZI "' labor cannot be shortened and thereby a rno "ailou' - r " ." '"r rtV
. . - , i ... I w ""J ouuuw u5 ucmuicu iur wurK matr ntimrie.p or mm no rnir.H I a. rjrwi.
T HftiHA uMih a liamnun ni na tn mi m,nh t . ... .. - v
. i ...... w v. w...,i.v w . u.u I nn a faim until iriMu I- I poiTrAOl tttn,lr T)ia n.ltM.
However, many -children are born 1 them and keep them in touch within, health conditions are safe. Vac- 8:000 faltn' e11 uPn farmers and
oat of wedlock in the United States, the Prussian "Gott,
wir or no war, and the problem ofl Lithuania is one of those "small
educating and nurturing them is a nations" which were to enjoy "self-
serious-one. The old fashioned no-1 determination" under the provisions
tion that they should live under a J of the Bolshevik ' peace with "the
sort of ban In" order to punish their I kaiser. : It was to be perfectly Xree
parents. Is, of course, indefensible to I tc decide upon its own destiny, frame
the modern mind. The child Is not its own government and live its own
' to be blamed for his parents' fault life
The children's bureau remarks in a
cination against typhoid is also rec
ommended. t . ; 1 4
SAFE
the miners to work as never before and
press them selves to unusual tasks, and
at tha same time so shorten tha hours of
railroad men as to call efrom farm and
mine additional and unskilled men to
run th railroads.
PERSONAL MENTION
, Dull Run Likened to Nee Ur -
"I was tickled to death to get beck
Into the land ot 'soft' water." said Har-
Whlle tha commls- I vey Nolan, born In Portland and a real-
sion Is strongly dlsoosed to a standard I dent of Dayton. Ohio, who Is registered
U1V Shipbuilding program is safe. day. insofar as tha nature of tha service at tha Portland hotel.
The men in the various yards, wlu Jf11 " i .i Jua,amerl 1 Mr. Nolan, who is bar on a brief
I Miatltlva . I as .. tnat - W Ta on mtf w)vlwan a. or I ... m m
.act anA ivci hov-A Kar.m n . " " I Dusinees visit, saia ne naa tne oest arlnK
'.r " v .r ' 1 ervioe m rect on tne railroads sfiould 1 of water in five years when ha took a
cumpeie wita one anotner. duo- i do imuniamea ior tne perioa ot in war. I dean dranrht of Bull Run nn orrivino- n
All f hnc. KttAhi niwenA.fa n i.n ni... 1 a . i . . . . I ... O O O. . 1 n .. .
..v we... Fiutwg oic u" iiibii rcoorua sua win prizes, mat I -Th total comnensation for the vear I rvruino.
0
recent bulletin that every child, Ir-1 withered and Lithuania has become settles the business. Wev shall hear andixl' December Ji. 117. paid to
.respective of. Its parentage, should nothing more than a Prussian prov- no more talk of shipyard slackers: f xilT
have the nurture, educaUon and pro- ince whloh must send its quota of The last faint whisoer for conscrio- dividual salaries varied Vmm tsoon t
tec.tion necessarjr to make him a good men, money and munitions for the tion of workers has been borne Into jlioo,ooa It is reasonably certain from
cjlixen.- Thli is obviously , sound kaiser's army. The same thins has the distance on the wiilini wind. Uf4. f Dtft .mm.ilon
sense. Unless we can consent to happened to Courlahd. Finland and Th.r i. mne. i n n-1 '??J" "Jv""1- OI uc" I placed on waiung lists, poiiucal cam
.ii .hiiiu . ....i...ik. I .11 k .ik.. u.n.ii r,.i,nn'i I -m . . .. ... . . . t , ,, , .1 paign worxers, canaiaaces ana nangers-
on keep tha lobbies well nuao.
. e .
Pensaeola Man Is Visitor
Harry McMlUin of Pensaeola. Fla.. Is
"It waa like nectar," ha said,
e
Politicians Crowd Hotels
Tha usual volume of business among
tha hotels has Increased this week until
today managers report that guests are
give all children an opportunity tolall the other "small nations" which of honest rivalry imone the work-operation of the railroads promoted
become serviceable men and women received the precious gift of "self- men than in a hundred tons of con- iherby Such readjustment of salaries.
I- might be better to put them out determination" at the Bolshevik peace scription. A ship was launched at Sot m w
nr TnnlS ym ta saw ax an ej nattM A. tia a i wi t aaan Aa "e . a . '&'.".. a a a 1 a a : - a ,a a. . , . . a earn, j ewwwawiu vm
uvii iiiuoi, emu nai wuisonn vv""w- uunaeo. J. n 21 CUTS alier 11 WIS nuuiei may wau oe aooiuma alio .
Uie trouble of keeping thera in Jails The process by Avhi,h these small begun. The hands working around Tat fcedhii tn ln. trUr)&B and reiatiras, and u resrie-
""8 i&iauu a luriieut anipway nave i tncreasa would be warranted.
sent out word that " they vill .beat I "Tha commission recommends ' that
this iM. Th hett time. -n th aurtn . P f . swernmant con- Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Jerome of OU
... ' . . . . I duct of the railroads, no salaries paid Icago are guests at tba Benson hotel.
racuio uoasi ; uius larior iauncaing j to offlciaU who sa not wssenUai to the N. BetUs pf Eugtn ta staying at
and almshouses.
states are being recruited to Prussian
service-Is most impressive. To what
The war lords assure' the .. docile extent are these and other states of
German people . that the - new drive J the tln: to be made vassals - of
tered at th Multnomah hotel. Mr. Mo
MUlln last visited Portland in 1910.
OUR CONTINENTA1 STJNDATS i
That faithful keeping of the Sabbath.
tn earlier days, was ona of tha Import
ant 'factors in making long vacations
unnecessary, la the contention or ur.
Stiles of Harvard in hia new book on
tha conservation of tha nervous sys
tem. He calls attention to the fact
that tha "continental" Sunday, toward
which we are drifting the Sunday of
work, or of theatres, dances and other
social events with their multifarious ex
actions contributes to the . jading of
tha nervous system, already liable to
be perverted by the artificial demands
of modern living during tne otner six
aays. "It is easy to caricature and con
demn the Sunday of the Puritans. he
says, "but certain great blessings came
from It to those wno coraiauy acqui
esced ln its conventions and even tn a
measure to those who con form ea more
grudgingly. t
Dr. Stiles considers that tha radical
break which the Puritan Sunday made
In tha week's routine of work apart
from reltaious considerations was an
Important hygienic requirement. "Tha
deepest degradation to which tha Sab
bath can ba subjected." ha eaye. "ia to
fin It with odd jobs left over from tne
week's routine. So far sh possible tne
day should bring complete release from
habitual petty cares." That 8unday
ahnuid not be used by students ior
study. If they wish to do their best
work during tha week, or by house
keepers for "pottering, or by working
women for catching up, or by men
workers for tacking a bonus on to the
normal working week, la evidenced by
the result of scientific experiments in
thia country and In Germany, which
showed that th body and brain re
serves are steadily lowered as tha week
pro greases, but are again at their maxi
mum after a Sunday rest.
Relief from the tedium of one' ac
customed thoughts and Interests, such
as the observance of Sunday as a rest
day affords. Is a hygienic safeguard.
The newspaper probably plays an Im
portant role. In this connection. In tha
Uvea ot nearly every cltisen. Oood
books have aver been found of service
ln combating tha degenerative Influ
ences of monotonous mental tasks or
disturbing cares ' and worries. Tha
memorising of portions of good litera
ture and their audible rehearsal Is rec
ommended aa a healthful nerve seda
tive. Dr. SUIes believes that the scrip
tures have had a beneficial physical
effect, ln addition to their spiritual In
fluence. "Who can estimate," n aaya.
"tha steadying; power that haa been
operative ln our ancestors as they have
pondered tha words of tha Bible?"
Tomorrow: Tba First Hundred Thon-sind.
Nothing the Matter
With Portland
By H. 8. Haroourt
tha Parkin. . , . ,
Among th arrivals at ine imperial is
Charles IL Hall of Salem.
T. T. Montrose of fcvereit. vvaan., is
registered at tha Oregon.
Grant Miner or spoxane ia stains;
the Cornelius.
Harrison Hopworth or seame is
among th guest at tha Multnomah.
Thomas T. Wilson of Victoria, B. C
la registered at tha Multnomah.
Herbert xsunn ana u- ti- wniunore m
Salem are staying at tha Imperial.
Edward H. Cutler of St. Paul la a
guest at tha Benson.
Gordon Natter of Chicago Is registered
at tha Oregon.
Mr and Mrs. C TC Miller of Ion are
arrivals at tha Perkins.
Roy A. Klein of Salem Is a guest at
the Imperial.
W. P. Walsh of San Jose. CaL. la reg
istered at tha Washington.
A. F. Blckford of Hood River la stay
ing at the Carlton. ' .- v '
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harrison of Salem
are registered .at tha Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Reiner of Bpokan
are guests at tha Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Irving of Shtslaw,
Or., are registered at tha Benson.
Mia Maude .Nichols of Medford la a
guest at tha Benson.
J. Wesley Smith of Hood River la reg
istered at tha Imperial.
A. IL Gulstrom of Astoria is staying
at tha Washington.
C E. Jackson of Milwaukee. Wis., la
a guest at th Washington. - " v
Henry Hunt of Seattle is an- arrival
at th Nortonla. , - -
Olden Oregon
Portland In 1IS Was Shut In by For
ests and Bad Roads.
The Hslser a Unden Iron works, 191-.
Hi Twenty-second street North, Is now,
the sola property of J. Helaer, and Its
name la changed to the Helaer Machine
,nmnanv Whn f na nlaiAa waa written I
up In these columns, February 21. ll.i
It was stated that "It occupies a building ,
(0 by Hi feet, full of machinery, op-1
erated by XS to 40 workmen." etc To
day there are SO to 100 workers there.
tha buildings have been greatly enlarged, I
and a substantial addition to Its office
ta receiving finishing touches. Two years
ago tha shope were largely engaged In,
building centrifugal pumps, city hy
drants, streetcar fenders, stump pullers,
stump borers and bag turning machin
ery, and In developing Invention. To-,
day It 1 up to It eye ln ship work.,
turning out propeller shafts, cargo ,
winches, hawser reels, propeller strutls ! '
and numerous other requirements. The'
major portion of th machine work fori
the Foundation company la don at this)
place. It la cloaa to tha French gov- j
ernment'e plant, therefore a convenience J
to the latter.
see
Mr. Helaer haa for years been la cloee i
touch with our own government, doing j
much of Its ship repair work for thlsi
port. Today bis plant Is overhauling'
the dredge Chinook at ah expense of'
SIO.OOO. and haa tha dredge Colonel I
M ichl In dry dock for the same purpose.
This is a "time snd material" contract,
The dredge Clataop has been overhauled i
at a cost of SOftO. Among timber camps .
and sawmills Mr. Helser haa a numer-'
oua clientele, so thst tha ramifications I
of the works touch nearly all parts ofl
tha state.
Tha foregoing affords but a slight t
glimpse of tha growth of an Industry
established 12 years ago on a capital
of tffcO. It portrays tha possibilities of,
Industry in this state and tha reward of
faithful performance of every promise. '
For thia Mr. Helser Is conspicuous. Ills
word Is his bond.
e a e
It was this shop that constructed near
ly all tha machinery for th Celllo canal.
east of Tha Dallea. and most of thai
hoists for tha big paper mills at Oregon ,
City and the "boosters" for tb publlo
docks at Portland and Astoria. Tha re
sults of It handiwork are ln evidence
ln almost all directions.
Portland In 1I5 contained about 1100
Inhabitants. All business was on Front
street. A few residences were estab
lished aa far, back as Sixth street and
south aa . far aa Jefferson street.
Throughout tho whole district west of
First street no streets or roads had been
opened on regular Unas. Only paths,
trails and slgsag roads mad by wood
men led tha way among stum pa and
loga and over bills out Into the forest.
Tba Canyon road had bean 'opened but
waa elmost-i Inaccessible from tha grow
ing city, and when reached waa diffi
cult to traveL Tha Barnes road, was
even mora difficult, for It had sharper
turns and atee per hills. It ascended tha
bill through tba present city park, and
farther on entered tha gufeh. following
substantially tha course of tha existing
road to tha aurrrmlt of th hill. In many
place these roads were so narrow that
teams could not pass and roost of th
log had been cut in lengths that gave
room for only a elngl vehicle. In tha
winter tha mud waa bottomless, though
th Canyon road waa ptaaked part of
th way. On tha east side, after pass
inn- the narrow atrin of low land of
which Union and Orand avenues are the j
eastern limit, thera was unbroken for-1
Tomorrow: Article No. 114 of this
aeries; Tha Knight Packing Company.
r . -
War Information
Complete Accurate
Official! .
Prepared by the Committee on
Public Information, and to B
Obtained, for the Most Part, Free.
The e. m an at mt the tnMa4 State, raw
the peonte aaar know tne trela abmt tne war
and war operartona. ta fcwwinc a eartot of
buati.aa U Ue aery hajneat raise le eg
striata.
Tbaaa naaiplibta. aaoae of tWaa mt ewaaioV
ereate eeloaae. aaar be eetalneil aorta free.
ta thia apaee frees a te ear la wmbymH
Baatter ef tbaaa pamptiWta haa neoa IwUnated
and the prtoaa of tiioae sot aM free has bees
etatad. The entire bat of nark pobbrariona
wow pwbnahea or an ureal baa bora ewuftni.
Others are ta aavparetaaa.
Ia a iWIttooi to taeae sojavUeta. th la
alee wabUab4 by the amernmeat a vateable
ptrtodkaL pabBehod wall
"The Official Bulletin'
Thia awataaw eeeerete aaUy etateaarata ef
what all aem del mt gurerannl ere dorag ta
war Um. It te era free to naweuanen an
to portai a Ufa (to be pot mm bmDetia bnanbit.
Taw MbarrioUoa prto of tba Official BaUeda
to ft a year. Addraaa Cowuartte oa rwMaa
laieraaatioa, 1 Jacina fleee. Uaahlngtaa,
Dl C