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THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND FRIDAY, MAY 31; 1918.
U AH IXDEPEltDEKT KIWBFAPM
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ratlMd vtj say. aftareooa and -aorauje.
, a-vt Sunday aftaraooa) et Tbe Joornji
tot. Broadway sad XtambiU atraata, yottlnad.
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Latin at tbe poatofflee at Portland, Or0;
, tot tnmata tbroush tbe sUa moob4
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TaXKl'UUMK Mala tlt Hoaaa, A-01.
Q apartaaaiita raaebad by tbaaa nmn-T-U
tba oparator what dapart-aaat roe, want.
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sas- m avmoaL saw aora, w
Bulldlne, Caieasa,
Suborn ion tanaa ay nll.vor to any adarara to
tha Lb) tad WrM ar Muioat
- DAILY (MOKMINO OH AfTEBSOOS)
Oaa yaaz. 8S 00 I One mouth. 8
i , ' SUM DAT
Oaa ya. ...... sa oO I Ona notith- $ .88
DAILY (MOKNIXU OR AI"XEBNOO!t) AND
fteeyaar.. 87.80 Ona month ..... t
otlo ewe? . The war is bringing to
light, many unsuspected ways for
females of all ranks and orders to
make themselves serviceable to. their
country. ;
A
CONSOLING THOUGHTS
;
i Tba naUon that brceka Ha traatlaa and '
aawa to the wind (hall of that wind reap
uat ruction. N.well Dwliht HUUa.
T FIRST we fear that bitter re
sentment will stir the souls of
those Portlanders, who ,tried to
buy booze from .a California
slicker' and got pure water; instead.
BuJ afljer mature reflection many a
eorisolirjg thought will occur to them.
The ' water is a great deal better
for them than the booze would have
been. They can drink it without any
fear of a headache.- By'.purchasing it
they have not broken any law. Nor
have they tempted their poor fellow
sinner to commit, a crime.
' To be sure theyj could have pro
cured a supply of good old Bull Run
from any hydrant at far less expense.
But what is a few hundred dollars?
Dross, mere dross. Let them fix
their thoughts on what they have
been saved from and all. will be well
with them:
If any 'dark regrets for the lost
booze should trouble their minds
perhaps they can find comfort m
the old song,' "There Is Nothing So
Good for the Youthful Blood as Pure
and Sparkling Water." Next time thu
tempter urges them to make a sinful
deal with a California booze peddler
they 6hou!d recall the lesson -they
have learned and -say, "Get thee be
hind me, Satan." ; - A
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T
THE CLOVEN HOOF
HE cloven foot of peanut partl-
After being told by her physicians
that her case was hopeless., and after
a, formal "bulletin given the pubiio
hv tham evnlalnlnc whv ch must .HIa
sanship showed itself at the state wltH,n twn nr ihrt wiaWs Anna
Republican convention in Indiana. H ld went , , , h d00m A
Tlnci.t i r mr hta mot r7l lh t ma I
I aovi u..0 v. - I H,v ni ivun im aha HnlarorI that
i ln the federal senate Senator New Lho ntended to iive until tne Ger-
.journeyea 10 inaianapous to ten me mnna BPA Bvuonl fpnm Vranpi,
I convention that President Wilson Whether 8he survives 0r perishes the
Dlay nolltlcs. that President Wilson K .ku. ...t,.-K
u parusan, iuu win rica.ucui - diea bul nevep surrenders" abides in
on "is the most uncompromising in ,hlrfl fpnnnr hnHv nf Anna
in parusansnip 01 Held can never weaken or-discourage
oas occupiea itie wuite iiuuse biucu
. Andrew Jackson.''
; Charles E. Hughes, Republican, la
; President Wilson's appointee for con-
ducting the Investigation into air
craft production.
William Howard Taft, Republican,
AT CANT1GNY
IT'
1848. The fire was extinguished then.
It is not likely to be extinguished
now. -; ' -
Central Europe has groaned: too
long under the heel of autocratic
tyranny. With our countenance and
help the day of deliverance may be
at hand. The United States has be
come in fact what we have always
called it in Fourth of July speeches
the evangelist of liberty, the emanci
pator of mankind.
Forty years imprisonment or a total
fine of $40,000 faces Emil Herman,
convicted of circulating printed mat
ter to discourage enlistments in the
American military "service. Propa
gandists and faddists who for one
reason or another, oppose the course
which the people of the nation have
made up their .mind to follow take
very considerable risks. ' -
POLITICS AND GENERALS
B
cover the' origin of the epidemic and! the cottage cbM item, Uho"tf in the
take measures . to stay its ravages. lLl9 one of the meet debated
The r cry that it ' is the, work of 1 biUs named la the house at this aest-ton.
German fiends may possibly- be not j There wu wide disposition to Question
whollv arro6nHlP ' I I whether the money spent for expert-
WHOIiy gTOUnaieSS. 4.mM.ttlnn .nl teaching
The Germans would, no doubt sow tt f to diversity of subjects
disease germs among all their is really "hittina: the mark." It is ex-
enenVes and among neutrals also pected that several thousand employes!
if they could do so without perl cuUure by Mw bUU u wui expand
to themselves But fortunately they many fit the existing activities, and es-
can not. I tabUah some new ones. Friends of the
An nMsn,u i Qnaio min an bill assert that it will aid in marshal-
epidemic in Germany before Icing be
cause people , are constantly passing
back and forth through Switzerland
who must probably carry the plague
tilth KiArn Cin. Ih. rrvi art a apd OC
...... .lu.. ,Commiwfcatfca aeat to Tha Journal for pua-
Shrewd as they are malignant W0 Ucatioo in this department ibould ba written on
may feel confident that the Spanish b-bV""4!
enidemiC has some Other cause. Per- maU addraaa io full muat accompany tha
- i contribution. )
haps the people are underfed. Al- Jhe SoulhngJi7h Coimlry
a plague among a starving and badly Editor of The Journal Now that the
sheltered population.
Ins the country's food products for the
war.
Letters From the People
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
HE men of the United States have
acquitted themselves well at Can-
tlgny. First they captured the post
against heavy odds. Then they
tls President Wilson's appointee for held it against ferocious . counter-at-
a place on the wage adjustment tacks. Five times at least the Ger
board. v mans i advanced upon our soldiers
Elihu Root, Republican, was Presi- Five times they were repelled with
dent Wilson's appointee as head of slaughter. They came on in waves.
the extraordinary commission to it Is said, as the tide flows up the
Russia. ' m shore, but our brave men mowed
f Herbert Hoover, Republican, is "em aown. rney reu une grass De-
iPresldent .Vilsori's appointee as fed- fore the scythe.
eral food administrator. Those Americans at Cantigny have
( Dr. Garfield, Republican, is Presi- set a mark for all the rest of our
Ident Wilson's appointee as federal troops. After what they have done
& a U1.1..1.. I nnne can pvpt An leas T.nno' airn I hp
tuci auiuiiiinbi akui i o
Charles M. Schwab. Republican. Is Canadians showed what men are
President Wilson's appointee as head bred in the free West. Now the
of the Emergency Fleet corporation. Yankees repeat uie story aDd add to
! . ..... ...
. Clyde B. Aitchison, Republican, is
President Wilson's appointee from
Oregon as member of the Interstate
Commerce commission.
its luster.
There is a lesson- to the feudal
lords of Europe in the charge of the
Canadians up Vimy ridge and the
The national railroad board and the stand of the Americans at Cantigny.
regional directors of railroad opera
tion are mostly Republicans. ,
.These are only the beginning of, the
list. The list could be extended in-
They may drill their brainless slaves
from now till doomsday but it will
not avail. The armies pf liberty from
this continent will break their ranks
. definitely. The exeat olaces in ihft and trample their evil power into
1 administration's war work are largely bloody mire. America has said the
'filled by Republicans. Never was an world shall be free and free it will
'administration more non-partisan. e Deiore we are aone iignung.
t Take war appointments in Oregon:
Food administrator, W. B. Ayer. Re- The Western Union Telegraph com
' 'publican; . assistant food administra- pany continues to discharge employes
tor, W. K. Newell, Republican; wheat for joining a union. It is painful
administrator, Max Houser. Republi- to realize that a great corporation
can; flour administrator, Theodore B. on which the" government must de
lyiloox, Republican, now deceased ; pend for essential war work wilfully
Portland representative of the Ship- impairs our national unity by quar
pjng board, Lloyd Wentworth, Re- rcling with its employes. The federal
publican. authorities have exerted themselves
iThe special committee to recom- to maintain industrial peace during
mend candidates for the officers' sec- the war.' But perhaps the Western
ond training camp were all Republi- Union feels strong enough to defy
cans. The sub-committee that se- the government
lected the men sent to the camp were
Y CARTOON, editorial comment
and non-Associated, Press news
articles,- the Oregonian seeks to
attribute to "politics" the re-1
fusal to send General Wood to I
France. What is' more, ir charges
President Wilson with playing "poll-1
tics" in the case of Wood.
No good end. is served by this ado.
Nobody could be better pleased than
the kaiser over the fuss raised about
General Wood.
There is no sacred aura about Gen
eral Wood. He has never held a high
war command. . Other gerierals ac
cept their assignments jwithout ques
tion or complaint. Wood raises a
fuss, goes to see the president, gets
a certain type of newspapers and
numerous politicians tusy in his be
half, lie infringes military discipline
by questioning the orders of his su
perior officer, an act for which two
American - privates in France were
recently condemned to death.
To ' an onlooker. General Wood
seems to be very much of a "politi
cal" general. Whenever he is ordered
to do something, a ripple of "politi
cal" excitement pervades the country.
If he shpuld go to France would
every ordCr he received there havj
to run through the same "political"
mill before General Wood would
obey it? How much would that con
duce to victory?
In this war no other general has
carried his caSe to the newspapers.
The same thing has been done to doz
ens of them that has been done to
General Wood. Not one of them has
made complaint. Save Wood, all have
obeyed orders like true soldiers and
said nothing. They are not news
paper generals'.
General Wood may be a great
military commander. In the newspa
pers and in politics, he is so ac
claimed. But in actual war that as
sumption has never been proven, and
all the loud claims that he is an
other Napoleon are paper claims.
Anyway, if it is "politics" that
keeps General Wood out of France,
is it ."politics" that keeps the other
generals out of France, and in what
possible way could President Wilson
profit from alleged "politics" of that
sort?
Meanwhile, the Americans seem to
be doing mifthly well in France
under Pershing. Pershing is a soldier
who goes where he is ordered to go
and does what he is told to do. That
is a good kind and a safe kind of
soldier. '
A million mothers' sons in the mili
tary service of America haven't, per
haps, the exact army job they would
like to have. But without complaint
or cavil. they are marching against
Berlin just the same.
WAR GRAIN AND
RECLAMATION
Warren Spruce company Is getting busy
In this part of the country, things are
getting so lively I think it time to let
people know about this section. I have
spent the last three summers here. Ore
gon is blessed with many beautiful
places and natural parks, but there Is
none. - I think, much more beautiful
than this. From Yaquina Bay south-
vapil la a Iftnv tt-tK rf hjKh fnT
Washington. May 31. Declaring his aKt h,H i. .ii.-ht!v- im-
faith in the reclamation projects of the , aA v, ' uin. t.
IT .w u fv"H"s easily approachable for surf bathing.
food production than the spending of
additional millions for educational and
demonstration work by the department
of agriculture. Congressman Sinnott took
the opportunity during debate on the
111,000,000 food production bill to call
attention to some of the waiting op
portunities for irrigation in Oregon.
Coupling with irrigation the drainage of
swamp lands, which lie principally in
the South, Mr. Sinnott declared that here
lies the greatest opportunity for giving
to the men who return from the war a
chance to appease their land hunger,
and make them at once valuable work
ers and producers of wealth. Directing
bis remarks to one section of the bill
which sets aside $6,000,000 for 1 educa
tional and demonstration work,' the Ore
gon congressman said the government
all Republicans about a dozen in
number., -Tha special attorney sent
by the administration to investigate
moral conditions at Camp Lewis was
John McCourt. Republican,
; jThft newly appointed federal wool
administrator for Oregon
fDnrarawf nnnnKliion
MASTER STROKES
By Carl Smith, Washington i Staff
Correspondent of The Journal.
A little way back of the beach It is
thickly covered with pine trees In some
places, serving as windbreaks, making
this an Ideal place for campgrounds.
Yaquina Bay, close by on tne north,
offers opportunity for boating and
fishing.
" This country Is covered with huckle
berry bushes, which are now in bloom,
promising a bountiful crop. There are
thousands of rhododendron bushes, five
to 10 feet and more high. In another
month they will be In full bloom. I
have counted as many as SO big pink
clusters on one bush.
The soldier boys are coming in. Their
first camp, accommodating about 200,
is in a natural park overlooking the
bay. Surely the boys In the spruce di
vision are in luck. It almost seems as
SMALL CHANGE
.Th'?ld atraw hat hasn't had much
or a chance so far this spring.
So Roy Baker? director of the mint,
?in to marry Mrs. i VanderbUt.
Showing once again tha "them that
has. gets."
a a a
The kaiser la faJifna- nvmnva 17-
year-old boys to their doom. Nursing
??i?es-.my moon included ta the
"" ngnung equipment.
After the Blue and the Gray has
passea away. . there will still " be the
navy blue and th -,.ii.i
of a united nation In peace or war.
We have great hopes' of the Russian
people as we look forward 1000 years
or so. says the Ohio State Journal, but
at present, we favor changing the name
of Petrograd to Boobville.
Charles Knleh? nhn'mui'm Interna
tional prise for the largest number of
rivets driven in a day"s work at ship
building, is s colored man. but Just the
same , there is nothing black about that
Knight.
State Veterinarian Lytle plans to ex
periment on a Jackass to -remove the
power to bray and on a duck to remove
the quack. If the latter operation is
successful some near-physicians might
practise u on inemseives.
.. OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Eugene's municipal camping grosnd,
located on city park property between
Skinner's butte and the Willamette
river. Is now being lighted for the ac
commodation of automobile campers,
who have already begun XO arrive.
a a
Serious thought Is telng given to the
proposition of raising the curfew age In
Lev Grande, the Observer says. Ribald
remarks uttered by presumptuous
youths In the hearing of women and
airla constitute one of the worst fea
tures of public offenses complained of.
Secretary Barr of the Astoria Cham
ber of Commerce, having made a survey
of the business houses in the city with
reference to the observance of the Fourth
of July, has found that "unanimous opln
km exists for a patriotic demonstration
on this day," and plans will be laid
accordingly.
This Is from that sound oatriot and
consistent booster of the home tow n and
of Willamette valley real estate's hlrh
worth, the Wood burn Independent : "The
big booms will come to the small towns
alter tne war. rne people or woooDurn
will find then that the population will
be greatly augmented and property will
be In demand at good figures. Until
then we must exercise patience and aid
In every way possible in winning the
war.
JOURNAL MAN 'ABROAD
Self-Owning Towns j of
, Tomorrow
Communities That Will Own All the
Real Estate Within Their Borders
and Enjoy Huge Revenues : There
from May Be a Wonderful By-Product
of the War. Both Mere and In
England. r- '.
By Fred Lock! ay
(Mora Orecon men ara net by Mr. Iocklay.
taff correspondent of Tba Journal in Franca,
anions thara a fellow worker, whom ba appra
eiatiTely characterize. And other Oreconian
coma In (or mention.
perience It has gained in reclamation " wm. .
work, where 17.000,000 acres are suscep- ,nto 0118 healthy, sea-breezey air, with
tible of irrigation, while the country has their brand new tents, cots and things.
80,000,000 acres of swamp lands which After had looked around a day pr
can be brought Into use by drainage. two W were aeiigntea. iney
a a I are icoing 10 duiiu a iukkx'K iuuu ni
You ask why we do not resort to the .h. h. w.Mirt nhnut 20 miles.
reclamation fund." he said. "We cannot 10 mnea beyond to Yachats. All
because that is. a limited fund, and the though the 8pruce Umber is large and
" suvernmem is not 10 oegin r QUite dense. Camps of Boldiers are to
now vrujwui unm mose unaer way be established in different places con
an) cuunjieieu. J. ms o,uvu,uuv wouia ir
rigate 120,000 acres of land, and if tnat
were put In wheat, it would produce
from 30 to 50 bushels to the acre. I
have known .some of this reclamation
land which produced 90 bushels.
"The money appropriated in this bill
to increase food production by 'eradica
tion of ticks. 11.058.995, and the $6,100.- around there and Yachats abound
uuw appropnaiea 10 increase iooa pro
duction by educational and demonstra
tion methods Is sufficient to supply
water to the Suttles Lake Irrigation dis
trict. In Jefferson county. Or., which
could be made to produce next year
more than 100,000 bushels of wheat. It
venient to their employment, building
roads and cutting and getting out the
timber for the government. We are
told there will be 1200 men or more
at work.
In Alsea bay. by Waldport. there are
many crabs. Waldport sends crabs to
Portland and other cities. Streams
in
trout. Camp grounds are free ; so is
wood for fuel. Cottages and tents may
be rented. We have a postoffice and
stores are being started. Newport. 10
minutes by boat across the bay, has
large stores.
The soil is amazingly rich here in
i. . a- : ... . . in
wouia aiso supply surncient water to , i ,. oar-A
irrigate tne w arm springs irrigation ais- few acres pianted vegetables the
trict in Malheur county, where some
12.000 acres are partially irrigated.
which, together with 10,000 more, could
be fully irrigated In the coming season.
This and the (Warm Springs district
could be made 'o produce .next season
about 1,000,000 bushels of wheat This
amount would also put under water
the Owyhee irrigation district, .in Mal
heur county, which in the 'next year
would produce 1,500,000 bushels of wheat.
last two years. Things grow so last
that they are very tender and grow
large. Many acres around here are
adaptable to cranberry raising, but la
bor now Is so scarce that the land can
not be prepared. The possibilities here
are very great.
MRS. M. VAN HOETER.
Newspapers to the Soldiers
Portland. May 28. To the Editor of
It would also serve water for the North The Journal Are the soldier boys in
Unit project in Jefferson county, an France allowed to receive papers? If so,
irrigation district consisting of 100,000 I am going to subscribe for The Jour
acres. This 100,000 acres could be made nal for my brother, who is In the army
to produce within two years from 5.000.- in France. A SUBSCRIBER.
000 to 5,000,000 bushels of wheat or Its (There ia no restriction an retcarda the aol
equivalent. In alfalfa or Other food airrt in Fra- Newpapera may be. and are,
I;nlva,.nt' aent to them on exactly the aame baaia aa to
' . I ciriliana at borne.
"These projects have been thoroughly
Investigated by the .state and also by
the : United States reclamation . service.
They have voted bond issues, which
have been reviewed and approved by
the state commissions and the supreme
Somewhere in France. At the close of
an address which I made recently at a
hut some distance from my headquarters.
a group of young men gathered about
me. I knew of only two men In the hut
from Oregon Roy J. Clark of Astoria
and N. R. Moore of Corvallls, but before
I had talked to the bunch of fellows
about me five minutes I found I was
among "mine own people."
If anyone Imagines N. R. Moore is a
sober, slow, deliberate and conservative
Individual, he should come over to
France and watch him. He Is In Imme
diate line for promotion and Is to be
placed in charge of the hut shortly. He
read the scripture and made the open
ing prayer. Like my Sunday night talks.
I have an idea that Moore's prayers are
not according to Hoyle, but I Imagine
that God doesn't require a prayer to
be In theological language anyway not
In wartime. I suppose it would sound
odd to hear a minister pray: "God.
help us to conquer ourselves. Help us
conquer the Germans, for they certainly
need a licking. Help elear a way clear
to Berlin for our boys, so that right and
Justice may once more prevail over force
and oppression." Moore is Indeed earn
est and .works from sunrise to bedtime
for Tils boys."-
a a a
Among the boys I met after the meet
ing were Claude A. Saunders of Ash
ana. xioya wnumore. wno lives on
Chehalem mountain, six miles from New-
berg, L. T. Rickabaugh of Portland
Paul E. Lancaster of Oak Grove, near
Hood River, George Oberst of Sherwood.
Horace Stevens of Vancouver, and Harry
btevens of Portland. Harry Stevens
sajd, "We live on Hoyt street in Port
land. My father's name is E. T. C
Stevens. I almost feel as though I
knew you, because. I know your son
Lawrence so welL One time when we
were up in the ML SL Helens country
he helped me get to the summit of
Castle peak. Believe me. he is some
mountain goat
a a a
And, speaking of goats, one morning
I heard a low Cute-like call, distant
PERSONAL MENTION
eerie, very musical. 8prlng was In the j
air. For a moment I wondered If Pan j
with his pipes had come back. In battle-
scarred France. J stood still and waited.
The mellow music grew clearer and
sweeter. Soon I saw a peasant in
patched cotton blouse and cheap cloth
cap come down a narrow, winding, cob
ble paved street He was playing on a
flat reed Instrument as broad as one's
hand. Back of him a flock of shaggy
goats walked solemnly. A friendly, non
descript dog trotted behind the herd. As
the goatherd walked along playing his
pipes the women came to their doors
with pitchers or earthenware bowls. At
a word to the goats, they stopped and
the man milked a quart for the woman.
From door to door he went milking here
pint and there a quart I followed
him to a street through the center of
which ran a double row of chestnut
trees. He stopped his herd to milk a
bowlful fer a woman, who carried her
baby on her hip. One of the goats came
up to me and hegan to beg for bread,
nibbling at my fingers and nudging me
with Its nose. Another, a black goat
with a cross of white hair on its back.
walked in at the open doorway to forage
what It could.
When the man had handed the woman
the bowl of milk I produced a 50 centime
piece (10 cents) and motioned toward the
goats. He spoke to the woman and she
called to someone within. A girl of 20
or thereabouts, with a blush and a smile.
came out and handed me a cream -colored
earthenware bowl with a broad blue
band around It I stooped and started
to milk one of the goats. It looked back
over its shoulder and saw me and gave
a jump that landed It six feet away.
All of the goats turned their yellow eyes
upon me reproachfully, so I handed the
bowl to the owner of the goats. He
filled the bowl to the brim with warm,
rich, yellow milk, and handed it to me.
Every doorway was filled with smiling
women and wondering children. They
we greatly amused to see me drink
the quart of goat's milk. It was deli
cious, and since tt Is richer than cow's
milk, and goats are less subject to dis
ease than cows. I wonder some enter
prising person .does not start a goat's
milk route In Portland for the special
behoof of young children.
HOW TO BE HEALTHY
CopTT'ibt. ItlT,
by a. Keeiey
Clatsop is the banner county and
Medford the banner city- of the larger
class in the late. Red Cross drive.
Oregon was the first state in the
nation to meet its quota. Instead
of the 9600,000 asked for, the state
gives possibly 1950,000 to the mercy
fund. Now for the War Stamps.
HE president must be credited with
two master strokes 61 diplomacy
following swjftly . one after the
other. The. first was his promise
i9 John In New. York "to stand by Russia as
he had stood by Belgium." The
IThe federal fish administrator for other, is his encouragement to the
Oregon Is Frank M: Warren',, a Re- Czechs and Jugd-Slavs in their upris-
publlcan. ing against the ITapsburg tyrant.
Every one of the five directors This blow is aimed directly at the
pf the Portland i branch of the fed- heart of Mittel-Europa; If the peo-
Jeral reserve bank is a Republican. pies oppressed by the Hapsburgs can
Tho originally appointed 6pruce make good their .freedom the power
board for Oregon was W. M. Ladd of the confederated villains in central
and A. S. Benson, Republicans. Europe is shattered.
i The OregOQ member of the national Once the Russians regain courago
war trade board is II. L. Corbett, Re- they might reorganize an army. They
publican. would then strike the Germans furi-
The , directing committee in the ously to regain the territory of which
threa Liberty bond sales has. in they have been plundered. The presi-
icvery Instance, been composed almost 1 dent's good words will hearten them.
entirely of ReDublicans. Kmrerrr William has sown dracon's
f This. is only a small t part of the teeth in Russia which may 6prout in
list. The national administration has a harvest of armed men. He has
evidently not stopped to ask qucs- provided for endless hate between
Hons about any mans party affilia- his own country and his eastern
lions . In making selections for war neighbor. ,
workv It has so happened that al- Hate has always smoldered between
mosv. no Democrats have been called the subject Czechs and their Haps
to these positions. This is not said burg masters. Now it is bursting
in complaint, but in an assertion of I Into flame. The president fans .the
the facts to correct the very- apparent flame with his words of promise
' misrepresentation by the senator from I The Germans have won gains in the
Indiana. war by their . insidious diplomacy
which has undermined the morale of
; Martha Washington, McMlnnvllle's their enemies. Mr. Wilson is demon-
S M - vt -a a . a. I ......
ttea uross jewc, cms iair w,oecome straung that tne same game can be
a widely traveled celebrity. Her aim played by others, though 'not for the
.in life is to gel herself sold at auc- same infernal purpose.
tlon over; and over again for the Uhe Czechs, or Bohemians, aspire to
benefit of the- Red Cross. Pursuing! reestablish the independence which
this- useful - mission she has visited they enjoyed in "the great days of
several valley towns. After touring John Huss. With our aid they may
the valley thoroughly she will jer achieve their purpose. ,lt may not
vade the ' Inland Empire.-, Has not I be long before we see the whole of
Corvallls - a prize ; hen which could napsburg and Hohenzollern 'Europe
win renown by emulating this patri-J flaming with revolution as it did in
T
FAVORS WEST'S PLAN
HE. Medford Sun's intelligent and
patriotic discussion of former
Governor West's proposal for. a
speechless, moneyless, manager-
less and painless senatorial campaign
is on this page. The Sun is a Re
publican paper.
The trouble is that some of the
old time party bosses want to bend
Senator McNary to their way "of doing
things in order to make, him believe
afterward that he owes them a po
litical debt, an obligation they would
hope to capitalize for future political
uses. .
Senator, McNary's prestige was won
by steering clear of them. In the past
and there is no wiser way for him
than to continue in that course.
As the Medford writer says, "this
is no time to spend money, energy,
ink and paper ip fighting a sham
battle at home" It is more timely
and more patriotic to put Ihe money
into Red Cross, Liberty bonds and
War Stamps with which to back up
the fighters over there.
Medium Sized Men Best
'Medium slsed men, fairly chunky
court. But thev hivn.hMn iinahi tr, tut not too heavily buUt hold up In mod-
float their bonds on account of the em - warfare oetter man any otner
financial demands of the war. Tha own. type," said Captain H. I Lowrle of
era of these lands have shown their faith Camp, Lewis, who Is a guest at the
fn their nrodunttva rsnuritv w vntino Portland betel. Captain Lowrie is a
almost unanimously for hese bond is- member of onexof the examining boards
ues which I have referred to. They are that paw on a recruit's physical
feasible, practicable projects and beyond condition and places him where he will
question would increase the food supply be of the greatest service. "Athletes
In the amounts which I have mentioned of the compact type make the best
amounting to over 7,000,000 bushels bf field soldier. It 6eems to be the opin-
wheat or Its equivalent in other food Ion generally that an aviator must be
products. And when we consider the a small man. This Is erroneous. Thy
certainty of its production It seems like' may be of any size, but --must be
a gross waste of money to- divert this adapted to air service."
amount to the eradication of ticks and to I a a a
educational and demonstration methods, Portland Woman Touring
the results of Which In Increasing food Mrs. M. E. .Chllcote of Portland, who
production are most uncertain when is touring In California, Is a guest
compared with the sure results that at the "Tavern of Tamalpals." accord-
wouiu come irora me expenaicure oi tnts mg to news received here.
money on the irrigation districts I have I a a a
mentioned. George Thomas of Taooma is an ar-
I rival at the Multnomah.
"This administration la making a great u.,rr viaher of Vancouver. B. C.
mistake when It does not put forth most ia a guest at the Benson.
strenuous efforts to increase the recla- Mr. Mrs. q. T. Watrous of Se-
mation fund by an' appropriation from atte are guests at the Oregon.
the treasury of the United States. The imnntr th arrivals at the Imnerial
nanmnrAn ndh l1"", nly 5?' " Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Purdy of La
1100,000,000. It should be increased by
Little by little, In the ways known
to the tempter, Miss Lusk, the Wis
consin school teacher, was led to
destruction. She has been convicted
and must pay .the " penalty. Now
what about the fian?
SICK SPAIN
E epidemic in Spain came upon
the country suddenly. Nobody
fs immune to it. If there are
120,000 sick in Madrid there .must
be a million or more in the whole
nation. The physicians are baffled.
They are always- baffled by an un
familiar disease and by some familiar
ones. Ia due time they will dis-
EMOTION AND ENERGY The most
trying and exhausting experience in a
soldier's life is waiting in the trench for
the order to charge. The great emotion
al turmoil bf suspense is a worse physi
cal experience than the strain of action.
It Is an infinite relief to the soldier,
mentally and physically, when the order
comes to go "over the top." There la a
so-called "kinetic system" (the brain,
the liver and the adrenals) which is
seriously damaged If a person Is sub
jected to conditions which awaken
strong feelings and at the same time
is put under physical restraint Fear,
anger and jealousy actuated fligh or
combat In primitive days. Underclr
cumstances awakening such emotlgtrthe
discharge of muscular energy wu gen
erally a necessary protection against de
struction. In the process of evolution
the organism that most effectively pro
tected itself by physical action In those
situations which always arouse strong
feelings was the one to survive. Present
day man represents, therefore, a crea
ture -whose muscular response to the
stimuli of.strong emotions is developed
to an. efficient degree.
The lesson from these facts is plain.
several hundred million dollars."
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Many members of the house took an
Insurgent turn when their attention was
called to a provision in the new food
emergency bill which appropriates $80,-
ooo ror the department of agriculture to
teach and encourage the making of cot
tage cheese. It was only one item in a
bill calling for $11,000,000 for the fur-
Thomas M. Meithe of Roseburg is a
guest at the Imperial.
Grant T. Morris of Astoria is reg
istered at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Grue of Spokane
are staying at the Cornelius.
Harrv Stanberg of Yakima is a
guest at the Imperial.
Maude Fullerton of Grants Pass is
ther advancement of food production. It njong the arrivals at the Cornelius,
provoked debate because so many mem- Mr- and Mrs- K' clemming of Seat
bers echoed the sentiment of Represen- tle are tyinS at the Oregon.
tatlve Cox of Indiana, who said: "The ouoyauu w tiUM,uii
first . thing I ever knew was of my I at the Imperial.
mother makinsr mttar nhM. i" Mrs. Grace Tusk and Mrs. M. Brown
i a a a ling OI AJDany are rcBisicrcu i ui
ino uepai uncut. However, 'Views ine 1 Tnvfland.
maning or. cottage cneese as one of the h. H. GUcuth of Chicago Is a guest
partly lose arts, wiring me present year at the' Benson.
tt naa sz,ts to spreaa tne knowledge k. Mosterdyk, of Mount Vernon.
or us mamng. ana jwr. liawi. one of the Wash.. Is a guest at the Washington
experts, eiHmea iu me nouse com- r. f. HIggins of Helena, Mont.. Is
rmiieo nm. ma experience mis year staying at the Washington.
-cieariy indicates tne desirability of v. t Hntinrer. of Hleelns. Pa..
w.tiiK kuii wupaisn. I . registered at the Washington.
itepreseniauve fiaugen. irom Iowa. I -r v wnnida of Tillamook i atav-
wu mw buusw now iw maae IT.: rAll nr t Wuh nrtan.
iiurw w w n w w bui a uiue ciaooerea Mrs. E. R. Zimmer of Kelso Is a
mujt into a. cneeseciotn. hang it up over- est at the Washington.
'""' "iu. mi io it in uie i jj t. Framme of Olvmnla to recls-
morntng; and if butter and cream are
added It improve Its aualhvr. That (a
all there to to. If '
Representative Green, also from Iowa,
said he Wanted to warn the agents of
the department who propose to go into
the house, of Iowa farmers to instruct
tered at; the Norton la.
James Orlinson of Puyallup to among
the arrivals at : the Carlton.
An Excellent Suggestion .
' lYoaa tba Madfotd Son
CrlnvMiiAr Wui lurmti tn Sana,
the housewives about- cottage cheese. tor McNary that they conduct a speech
Representative Stafford of Wisconsin lft8g eyles and campaign-leas cam
went mck to fundamentals by calling It 1 " fnP tlk1ff laTWtrrt IVa III f Haft
-schmierkase." and thought the Idea of united States senate. Mr. West's sug-
teaching a fantastic experiment t KMtlon to a sooa one. More than that.
Representative Lever of South Care- ft u a aUrgetlon which should estab-
llna came to the defense of the cottage -. u .ir.n,in4i nr.ni th. .in.
cheesaK Item. His grandmother also earity ot our former governor's attitude
: y-- T T 7 ' " """ toward partisan pontics aunng trie war.
people have not bad : impressed upon H. tn favor of Senator McNary sdck-
them the- importance or making cottage ,nff to hls post, continuing h to effort, to
cheese as a substitute for meat This 1. 1 hi. -i hi. mnnti-v: riiHnr th
the Importance of the new teaching, j present crisis, allowing his adversary to
he Said. :J . ,. i . . mrtmm war arnric An hta own as-
; Thefollow ui" fooS iui containing count, and permitting the people of Ore-
It applies to fear, anger and grief. Work
Is an outlet for the poison which pain
ful thoughts and over-strong feelings
generate. "Give me work." was the plea
of a mother of three children who lost
her husband by a sudden acute Illness.
She did not need the money, but she
needed the' physical surcease for grief.
Women who have lost men In the war
go to headquarters and beg to be al
lowed to nurse wounded soldiers. They
crave relief from their emotions by
muscular exertion.
Physical labor Is not only a curative
measure for mental pain- but a pre
ventive. A wholesome amount of physi
cal activity every day keepe the pen
dulum of the -Amotions from flying
vloltntly In either direction. Many
women suffer from "nerves" and other
ailments because, the false Ideals Of
dignity which they entertain do not
allow them to do their own housework.
Good, honest . sweeping, cooking, dish
washing, would save these women rrom
physical and moral disaster. Physical
activity preserves life In modern society
as truly as It did In primitive days of
flight and combat
Tomorrow: "An Appeal From
Army." . -
the
gon unmolested to decide at the polls
which candidate they prefer to have at
Washington. ,
We hope Senator McNary will agree
to this sensible and patriotic arrange
ment This Is no time to spend money,
energy, ink and paper fighting a sham
battle at home. There Is no partisan
Issue Involved, and the Democratic can
didate's attitude undoubtedly reflects
the attitude of the members of both
parties. Personal campaigns are of
doubtful value at any time, but they
are worse than valueless now. They rep
resent a waste which is inexcusable, and
are only based upon a domestic dissen
sion which does not or should not exist
at the present time.
Whatever our suspicions of ex-Gov
ernor West may have been heretofore,
we.-' have none now. He is. we believe.
acting in entire good faith, and we re
spect him for his magnanimity and his
breadth of mind. He has, we think.
done his part, and we have every rea
son to believe Senator McNary will do
his. as will the members of the two po
litical parties within the state.
Ragtag and Bobtail
Stories From Everywhere
Olden Oregon
Seldom Has the Town Founder Been
Bu-Je-JThan In Early Oregon.
Between 1825 and 1144. 10 townsltes,
including Portland, were started be
tween Oregon City and Astoria, each
of which was to be a great city. Every
townsite proprietor had his unanswer
able reasons why his town was to be
the city. Opposite Oregon City the town
of Linn, named after Senator linn of
Missouri, was established In IMS. It
maintained a precarious existence -un-4
til 1862. when it was washed away by
floods. Just below Linn. Hugh Burns
laid out a town which he named Mult
nomah City. The town of Mllwaukle
was founded by Lot Wbitcoms. Joseph
Kellogg and Seth Luelllng. Below Port
land, St Jobna was atanea in isau. in
1844 the town of Linnton was planned
and platted by Peter Burnett and M.
M. McCarver. The town of Milton was
established p .1848 by- Captain Na
thaniel Crosby near the mouth of Mil
ton creek. It had a sawmill and a
small population and at convenient boat
landing. . It - was tin ally overshadowed
by St Helens, which was founded In
Their Last Hours Peaceful
AfY BEANS were up six inches or
lTl more and coming along beautiful
ly," said the backyard farmer after the
recent cold snap, as the story to told
by the Kansas City Star. . "I covered
them regularly every night until last
night The weather bureau promised
rising temperature, but Instead the mer
cury dropped lower than before. And
then well "
DY it nun mem muctir asked a
sympathetic neighbor.
"No. I think not I believe they died
painlessly.
me Tactless one
"I will confess to you." she said, "that
I am older than I look. I will be 81 on
my next birthday."
"Really." he replied. "Hardly anyone
would guess that you were more than
about 2.
"That's the last time." she said when
he had departed, "that I'll ever try to
be nice to a brute.
Hep to Heinle, All. Right
W baa a raeB voice whtapan
Frlaadlr Uka aaa low
"Wtlhalim ia yomt nal frWad.
Bat Esaiaad'a not yoe kaovt"
T little Hrpbaa Hatnla
So ralaa a "Uaty aboet
Awl tba loyal aojaH gft a la '
Thara win asoaar dallv la thia
al arttelaa prepand by tba Costalttae aa Nw
Inctaatrlal Towna. oraaaisea te ISIS far the
teily of BMtaoda vbaraby tba waaaraad toara- .
MBta ofJasd vahM wbkek are craatad ta varJoe -
M b tba laflax af mam uomlatioaa lel-
lowias tba artaaflhBt of aw Industrial stay
a aaudpatad. crninrwd. and aoarartail tote
xtra annual raaaaua far tba coauauaitj. Taw
coaaauttce coaurMa tW faltowtaa;
Laaaoa Pardy. ebatraaaa : ax-cbatraua of tbe ...
Board ot Tuo and laiaaiim, Maw York.
Frvdarick t. Ackarman, aicbMact. Kaw Yarbt -toTcticator
British wat boeains tor AaMnoaa 7
InaUtuta of Architect.
Awxaader at Bine.! rati aatata. New lark;
rervtary ewauaiUaa oaiboealnc o tba 0blppta -Board.
Hooart U array Hals. aaabUBt profaaaof ot
aeanomica, Coluaibla uaiTaraUy;- iavaaUsator -taaatioa
ia Vancouver. -. or aurora Waav
mittaa oa TaxaUoa.
Kob-rt U aloha. archlUd. Now York. .
4rabato R. Taylor, aaaueiaU adltor of tba
Sumy; auutar "HataUUa CiUaa." s atedy of aa ;
lodiutnal tuwni. t
Mobart K. Simon, real estate. Haw Tors.
Herbert 8. Swaa. aBvaatlcator far stayer
ctHuiaiaUoa aa mw aoansaa at city ravaaaa a ad
(or cuaaaiUaa oa Ctty Itaa. Na Yarki aaa ft ' .
tary Hotuiis eoaaasiuao. '
C It Vthitakar. Mlitar Journal of tha Aaaor- .
lean liutituia af Arcbttocla, Waablnctoa. U i
Menard a. ChlkU. aaaratary; caoaral auaaar
tba Boa Ami xuiny,
7. THE NEW GOVERNMENT OWNED TIL i ;
tAUEM ur BUlTAUi
WHEN the war began, England had ;
an acute housing shortage, due
largely, to her villainous habit of letting
vacant land go untaxed, which meant .
that speculators could hold It lndefl- -ntteiy
in the face of public need, with
out being agitated by "carrying '
charges." War brought feverish Indus-
trial activity to certain localities where
munitions were made, but the workers
who streamed thither by tens of thou
sands coujd find no living quarters, ex
cept at famine prices that absorbed the -
high wages. Consequently, tbe labor r
turnover was excessively high, the out
put was Inadequate, and speed could
not be developed because the workers
were coming and leaving so Incessantly. .
So after trying several milder expedi
ents, the British government proceeded "
to go boldly forth and take large tracts .
of land and build new towns beautiful, .
spacious, healthful, slumless towns for
the - munitions workers to live In. The
greatest city planners and architects
In Britain lent their services and the
new towns represent " the best of that
fascinating art The full story has- been
published by the American Institute
of Architects at , Washington. .
a- a a
There la Well, Hall, for Instance, la '
a green valley 'near the great Wool
wich arsenal ! Permanent houses of
four and six 1 rooms. In irregular
groups, broken in their roof lines and
varied in materials, stand around
grassy quadrangles In such arrange
ment that each house gets abundant
sunshine and a spacious view. Tbe
residential streets are little economical
winding roads that curve with the con
tours of the land and give interest to
every vista. Even the fences, uniform
throughout the town, are designed for
beauty and the flagstones of the side
walks, with their purposely Irregular
edges, show the loving consideration
of an artist There are generous play
spaces for children, recreation halls for
dances and movies and social games.
and vegetable garden land for those '
who want It The towns are still a
little bar in their stark newness, but
ivy and grass and the soft English
climate are working rapidly and they
will be the xnost beautiful towns la
Britain beautiful not merely to the
visitor, but to the health statistician.
to the lover of blooming childhood and
to the lucky workers who find there
the first decent homes they ever could
afford.
aaa . ,
a The largest of these new garden cities
Is Gretna, on the Scotch border, with
18,000 people, all established en empty .
moor in the last two yearn. There are "
scores of such villages and the British.
government having spent $700,000,000
on them. Is steadily building more. The .
people living In them are numbered
somewhere in the hundreds of thou
sands. The British government owns
them all every Inch of land, every
house, every street every pipe and
Ire. There are no houses for sale at
any price, and for good reason ! The
rents are low. If private persons could
buy these houses, they would naturally
advance the rentals to the maximum
that the well-paid munitions workers
could stand. High wages would thus
be nullified by high rents and labor
would get restless again I
aaa
The government took the land f or-
these villages at the pre-war valua
tion. The owner might protest that
the coming of so many workers to the
neighborhood and their desperate need
for homes had . made a local boom In
land values, but that made no differ
ence to the government. That show
how convenient It sometimes to for a
nation to have no written constitution I
And. to add insult to Injury, the gov
ernment reserves the right to tajce any
adjoining land it may need also at the
pre-war value, regardless oi tne enect
on values of the coming of the govern
ment's pretty town. Having thus neat
ly punctured tbe land boom, tt does not
purpose to let these towns rail into
the hands of private owners wbo
would advance rentals to whatever they
could get no matter how high, instead
of keeping tbern on a basis of actual
Investments no matter bow low. in
other words, the workers, with the aid
of a friendly far-sTghted government.
have set up new cities without con
ferring fortunes upon a lot of land
speculators I
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The government will not want to be
landlord forever. So, after tbe war.
It will sell thee towns at cost to the
municipal governments or to, non-profit
copartnership societies to be run for.
the benefit or the tenants, private in
dividual ownerships with the accom
panying exploitation of tbe unearned
Increment of land -value, will not be
tolerated. Thus the towns will become
self-owning towns,: with no private
landlordism within their borders, and
either with rent that are abnormally
low or public revenues that are ab-.
normally large. -. ' "
Impossible In America?
No we're beaded the same way. And
going fasti
if
ywiat
at.
Vaaoouiar (B. C)
World.
Uncle Jeff Snow Says:
The good Lord made some things we
don't know why. and He made some
men we don't know why. Sometimes,
however, we find out why. Like when
X was a boy I couldn't flgger out why
nettles) growed to pester a feller and
sting hi legs. R wnenn they're good
for greens and fer; rope. Mebbe fn
million year or so well find out why
was the Huns' crazy kaiser, but just
at present we think he hain't no more
place In the .world than a nettle In a
radish bed.- Anyhow, we're a-goia te
pull him up by the. roota .
Next article:
"The New Government
Town."
It Works
j rrera tbe BprtasfWId Cto .
Twice tbe selective draft law has been
declared . constitutional by the supreme
court of the United States. This ought
to be sufficient The courts should
wests no more time on pacifists and
other draft r estate rs who ask oa flimsy
pretexts to undermine the law.
i The Bible as Textbook ;
rum tba Tray . (Saw Tark) ' Kacord
Columbia university, has decided to
accept proved knowledge of the Bible
as a count fer those seeking to enter
Its freshman class. This to not done from
a religious motive, but rather, because
of the literary merits of .the Bible and
its high place In the estimation of ctvlll-cation-
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