7e. ah 'nmrnrftrtttt wwsrinc C ft, jACfcftO,..i - T . . ,. ,.. iri i rut) run t. nun toe p.i'iw9 The sneezer makes a spray-land the evil poured wrta in a gnaauy i v snnoay afu.Tfcxm), .toor-.. I lt . .ul W.ma- a I II a mWM a tm I ! 11 ('f-n. - I 'wud, o5droi aiid in every drop thero: Is la. human body' had been .lanced and STuy to: f likely to fe several million , lively I the fetid contents gushed uL -The t.KPMnr.(a Till! HMM. A-ai. I as dntrt w.T'iS I ,7- , . i t.y"V ' I fnbwrtpUoft torn w imO m OWM L iSCfomt - ' ' DAtLT (VOaXKO 0 ATtlRaOOjr) I VT7 " v .L-vT "T' ' 7 t yHt,....ii.f. J o ...9 m .as , TI O mrnnk..... - Cha UlfM4ttM . CMbm i taa tm, B if lb trttot ttaaibw t tlM Um, TH vary Io4 Uat wtfu a tfrw rd th port May dMh MMtiM akaala.. Tba MNntU'i part It fisUaaca, at blow it umth ft MMUk ' Ba Jeaaea. 1UIN TREACHERY T fwjlIE German proposal for peace is not in gooa niin. Here is the prodf : Chancallor Maximilian, who "signs the note, tells the reichstag fn a speech that reforms hav ( been uuusuriira ,mwi ito mio vV" . control of the government That assurance was -for Aasrlcas con sumption. It is an outward pre tense : of - compliance with Resident ' Wltnnn'a Inal.ttnKl hat flS rtvpn. It . V a, I H.1.IVU.W . a u gv.vaa mnt of Germany cannot be trusted . and that peace covenants nust oe . wuii wiv mura ucyvuuauie . 1 IL IV. . a. a M. AMAWailXIA , 1 .am A a a a s. a s a sm a aantMSAi tn a irs iaar - r.4 a- ' waa issuing a proclamation in which. . not tha nonnla nt nrmsnv hut VVil " helm himself appeared as tho state, Wllhelfti himself appeared as the . ruler. Wilhelm himself appeared as the government. Among other things he " said, "MY nAvy is holding its 'own,".ete. It was not the country's j '... "S a i. aa nm gui mi nay. Again he said in hia proclamation: . Again i esprees to you tne . uiinn of ' MYSlXr and the fatherland. Tha ' collapse efithe Macedonian front has . occurred lit the midst of the hardest struggle.-- In accord with our allies 1 ji nvvn wiTvw viaa uiviv vf viisi rvwv to the enemirbut X will only extend ur hand fnr aa honorable ne.ua. me peace note is in me voice i democracy, but the proclamation la the hand of autocracy. H is "1" who has resolved once more to offer peace. It is "I" who will only el- tend "my" hand fer an honorable pcace. The Oerman- people by the terms Of the kaiser's proclamation have nothing to do with it; Wilhelm- strasse has everything to do with it, no matter What flimsy and futile Pretenses of people's rulership of Germany the German chancellor may make ,Tbe peace note, therefore, Is double distilled duplicity. It Is a ruse to avert? German disaster. It is a plan to- draw the lilies into nego tiations and give the battered Hun Armies a breathing spell while the negotiators futilely . parley. It is en- deavor to plaoe the. peace negotia tions on i basis of swap and barter. . The 'offer is also sop with' which 10 stiffen . Austria and Turkey. It holds out . a , hope ' to them of an : armi'ticd' and tome kind . of settle- -; ment that -will stay them, against any possible laolinUoni they may have for a separate peaee. By de- lay of;t few daya aeoured through aandlna.U.a nnta. nermanv ran nn, sibly bfin. tome kind bf pres6ure to hold them m; the eonriK.- The duplicity-employed in making the offer la chafaeteristlo of kstaer- isnrr 11 -Uf ' fresh evidence of Hun treacheryv that same treachery which hailed the.' Russians to the cross in the Russian peace and that crucified the Roumanians in the peace signed br their government. There is no way to secure the fruits .: .uto f ""1 r tne sacrmoes we are mating ex- cept by tnaulint ihe Hun trmie. un A tllhey tre fbrced , to lay down tneir, arms in unoonaiuonai surren der. -i ."Tha ' t flcFmana" ara . btmia . vtt. iages and towns behind their .lines on the whele front from 1 Lille to Rhetms sayi a dispatch. There is your, barbarism, v Burn, wreck, loot. pillage and destroy was "the practice If emocratic Has democracy wrought in barbarous. warfare away back ml"1 It is easy to lay so. Pennu the dark agea. The torch and flames and murder that. 1 kultur. TEE BANEFUL KVEEZE nf WAS formerly m popular nrac i . lice v when g : persoo aneied in J. Publld td lty,-00d?.bleas!jydu,r to hlm'. The more modern and. upon the ' whole, the1 safer practice is to turn the sneexer Over to the ponce. - J" fv,r !n? res -"'ey e1 ep'ris . ana ; unvvnui . fome.rm- from the nose, and itafcd. surreuodlf.g.' ; - . - - j But where do the germs and evil t spirits, go? Not into the swifieaJtlmolated m if in mighty reservoir those at Oadara did when ibey were 1 With the downfall of Nicholas the a . . . . . . . " . . I ejociaa. ' pot into outer numaii oe-i nn.a. hiMootf tr fin i the circumambient air with - fincl . MM , aa, WW WS , M SMB0.aa '; w " m-mr BCi U.S. -. . I ; People sitting near breathe the! rrt4 nta thtir KvtenM and thus Tll regulation against public sneez- i him l mi wa km w iiicBiiM unci 1 tc DHNIMJ - .1 ai.i i,. .wil IVtflcniUf lUCI mil vrvKVi tu ymr- i tit VMt dI liiiiw t1nlt stMz . eaa be , totally suwrssMd. J When it cannot b seppressea, niare muraenng a grea many numan which is duite aswelt for the neigh bora. ' . : In connection 'with Germany's I whimpering plea for an armistice it is interesting to ask a Question. Sup- pose that last March when the Jinn 1 was on the road to Paris and fancied I he had the world in his grasp the I i allied nations had asked fof an ar mistice. What answer would they have got? Would the Hun have stopped in the fall tide of success out of consideration for his enemy's feelings? Now that the kaiser is on the run he tries to save himself by begging his antagonist to stop the pursuit and let slip the victory. Evi dently the kaiser takes the allies for simpletons. WHAT A DISTINCTION 1 T ME eyes of the races were eagerly fixed .all day yesterday on the city of Washington. Hun and Prank, Austrian and Briton. Turk and Italian, all In this great world watched with intense ex pectation" to sea what a certain statesman ' was going to- do. . Even the heads of the great governments that long conducted the war for the L1Ik,w.,ted silently for his decteion. That atafnaman la WnMrnw WiU son, president of the United States, In his hands the destiny of nations and racea seems, oy common consent, j to rest As spokesman for America he is spokesman, interpreter, arbiter for the world, What a distinction alike for Amer ica and her president 1 LIVING MONUMENTS LEVELANDS charming idea planting an oak in memory of each boy she loses in France is original, inasmuch as the oak flourishes for hundreds of years, growing more sturdy with every de- Cade, those living monuments will bear the story of the war with its heroism to generations in the far future. Attached.-, to each tree win be a tablet imperishable bronze in-1 W nuo owe .soiaicr In hi 4AMmiinilu' WUA Im.. ...Ill I tn h MmniMnniXltil ' Mii (Mit ZITT'.Z- "i "I W niea iais iaii along one oi vkiu umuhiui iitwh WUICU Lwill be known from this time. on as Liberty boulevard. There is no reason why every city and village in. the United SUtes should not have its Liberty boule- yard planted with memorial trees for the eoldiera who have died in liberty's great cause. Every community has given generously of Its sohs. All will desire to commemorate them fittingly. ve shall see varioua monuments erected for that purpose but nowhere will there be -anything more sym bolical of the grief that remembers and rejoices than Cleveland's avenue of mighty oaks. The boy Freddie Prlna who was sent by parcel post from Versailles, Indiana, to Cincinnati, arrived safely at his destination. With the rest ot (he mail he was carried on a motor truck, The heavy demabda nf tha war upon the railroads will probably Cause the motor truck to take their place pretty largely for local trans- portation of all sorts. Truoks would trow popular, faster if the road were better, but with their wide tires they tre, in a way( independent of imua ana ruts. They make their awn roaa, . arter a fashion, and actually Improve the surface for other hides. THE ROOT OP THE TROUBLE D RE.ADFUL ' events are hannemni k : a. " I m Hussia, Monsters ovrn the country. They are shed ding innocent blood. Justice has dsaanrt. Tv- . "III SZ. the neonla hv th ehnnaa ' '.-1 , imminent Nait i """' ILIW fLiL18 ?Te J - kZll . Tl ten , million or more Russians ara doomed 16 perilh of starvation, at i is a dreadful scene, with every pros pect of becoming ten times more r1"1 What is the cause of these trm.hia m HussiaT The csar has been dis posed of. ' The country haa heenma wno do not care to look under the surface Of things are shontin sit about us i that democraey is at- the bottom of Russia's woe. The country aa ua s autocracy too soon. It was not ready fof liberty. - a few more eenluriet of tyranny were need id to make it fit for freedom such .is the 'false, surras iu- Russia 8 trouble. Tho'Meen . tniln Uout it is something mite different. No people was ever made fit for lib- ti0K t,atr,d murder i in me hearts of the Huccis Every store of wo to come. . Dunng'tne (in long tyranny ox tne eiare vu ccu-I a , . .a. .,1U A J V A ..... .aW. klMat I 1 & miming iruw i iu kkhvk in, flnnd., I w w t-' - - It was M .tf (WUN. u.v.0 " 4 shook off the tyranny of her kings. I The same thing most happen iBr every I a country which endutee centuries of j des potism. v -" . The Russian woes .are tJie inevit- .ku voattnv "rhMni.l.i.. mt..v ' wig mw . v t i mn v. i Uilv fnr them . Im not mora tvrtinnv I but -; more : freedom. The : Bolsheviki 1 tWngvaod i.eplmup;for :eenturies; They not only murdered and.xlled i the beat mea and women in the country but did their Utmost to mar the intelligence of the people. The inf&mous " Bolsheviki are practicing the lessons which they learned from autocracy. The "lady Raffles"! who is troub ling the police at Berkeley, California, is a phenomenon strictly In accord with the spirit of the times.. When women invade every . other field of 'men's work" it is vain to ' expect them to keep out of an occupation so. exciting and remunerative as burg lary, in that sphere woman wlll.no doubt get equal pay for equal work. whatever inequalities she has to face elsewhere. The noble impulse t "give the women a job" at one half union rates must find its outlet, in other directions. 1 THE EPIDEMIC fjll HE symptoms of so-called Span ish infiuen2a are a sudden and acute attack, bodily weakness. pains in the head, back, eyes and elsewhere in the body. There , may be vomiting, while dizziness is fre quent Chilly sensations are usual, and the temperature is 100 to 104. The pulse remains comparatively low. sweating is not Infreduent The ao- petite is lost, and prostration is marked. Constipation is the rule, Drowsiness is common. The eye Is reddened end the mneoua membrsne of the nose and throat is often in flamed. This fs the statement of Bulletin 33 issued by the United Slater sur geon general's office. A limited num ber of copies have been receivedand more are expected at the office of the seeretary ot the Oregon stae ooara or neaitn, Portland. Health officers are Insistent that every precautionary measure should be taken. In places the death rate has reached 33 per cent The disease is highly infectious. It has now spread over the earth from farther most. Europe to Seattle. Thirty per A,.i.,tfc ! ' AtUoked May epidemic WSS at its height in Germany in June and .Tnlv It tvaa In trniafil tn tv June and July. It has swept -over pfactically every section of Europe. The Bulletin says the epidemic Is believed identical with that of 1889- 90. It was then called la grippe. The latter went through the United States almost simultaneously with its ap pearance in Europe, The fever usually lasts three to five days. But relapses are frequent and complications, . particularly pulmon ary, are to be feared. Besides bron chitis and pneumonia, inflammation of the middle ear and heart weak ness frequently follow the disease. 'All evidences point to human con' tact, as the means of spread," "says the bulletin. The nose and throat are the points of egress of the jrirus and the points of inoculation. The bulletin says: A Attention to cleanliness of, the mouth. adequate ventilation, avoidance of ax I coaure tae61d and taatatlon frotn tbnaai wao may be carriers of tha disease are measures desirable to prevent compli cations. ' ; , Crowded offices and particularly street cars are sotent fac tors In the spread of .the disease. - The avoidance of street ears and crowds is therefore to be urged. . Atten tion should be directed toward keeping people (apart rather than the disinfec nro mmga. General cleanliness Is urge4 as a ,ve-JPrventlve measure. , Cougliers' and sneezers are to be strictly avoided. The bulletin Concludes with this: Coughing and aneexhur except behind ! a handkerchief. 4 n mrmk a unHa.ra 1 Ut , is; promiscuous spitting, And fftmilA Eaat rssllw. AMuVanafkAil The allies , have' wdn the right to r ior tnemseives what the terms ?-.vece. . raau aa4uie haisor Ipeen victorious he would ; have die UtetT the terma. and 4f tnrbody ha obiectedls reply' would have been a rattle -of the German gabre.1 The German government, shiould be dealt with as a 'dangerous, criminal. We do not negotiate with outlaws of that sort, We ' make up our minds what : they ought to do for the aafetyof me world and then we compel them to do 1L OPPORTUNE S' OME day ihe war. will end. Soon .thereafter t great fleet of American merchant ships will be available -for steamship lines for the various ports of America; The government ' has already prescribed the ' nnndilinna - ndpr which - thmia I h;n. m ifr.wt I nnndliinna - ara Vnnun in' Unrt- land. It is of value, that'an Oregon man haa "been , privileged to gtTas i ovem - Great the systcmsand .methods Jn use ther re Port 1 plans and port Urminar faclll- fixing freight rates and attracting enips. ; this bas Seen powerfully emphasised by the government la hying down "the conditions, on which ...lit . . : . ..fc. lal. .Am Ifea A. A.. m i gu Kup w mo ports . or the country. - ,, The information that former ' flov- - - - - - -- British and French, ports isy available at the exact moment when Portland - r - v ,-. vi., . facilities with a .view; V bidding for greater share,. of ocean 'commerce. That information should be of im- Imense Value la the enlarged shipping enterprise upon which" this city de- u euivii . tni'tlan1 has fm.nd firAlf -tuilnc the war. Her capacity to do- things jnas: Deen cjscoverea vine Jwer or her capital and men td build 1 ships has been revelation. Her commu nity achievement in war drives Is proof of her possibilities. '; ' Having found herself ': during the -war, her future will be 4 assured if Portland will continue to know1 herself after the war. -i-. In the. vital field of shipping. Port land caft repeat her war perform ances. Shipping Is a first essential to industrial payrolls. Shipping makes markets, markets make" trade and trade in return, supplies traffic to shipping. DELINQUENT TAX V EXPOSURES Polk county "Taxpayers pa? $341 ' Par Cent ot Mail Notice Cost. Any contractor who would offer to build a house for S248 per cent of tha actual cost of construction would not be vary liable to gat tha job. vet tno property owners and tax payers" of Polk county have paid S14I per cent of tha actual cost of giving di rect and certain notice of tax delin quency during tha period ffom till to aaie. The bill for publishing the dellnouent tax list of Polk county in 1J1S amounted to 1217.64, half of the amount going to the Polk County ltemiter, and half to tha polk County . Observer - -. There were but lis separata parcels of property In tha delinquent list as published. The owners of thesis parcels could have been notified of ther delin quency oy a tetter covering eacn . in dividual parcel tf land, on a S cent postage basis, for SJ.tS. Tha whole coat ot notification would not have exceeded IS.SS, postage, stationery and all. In other wards, it cost tha taxpayers of Polk county liifl.sl more, amt of a total of 1297.64V to give notice of tax1 delinquency by publication in isis than it would have coat under the letter mail plan of the Delinquent Tax Notice bill to come before the voters at the Novem ber election. Tha total cost of publishing tha Polk county delinquent lists from 1912 to date has been $240124. On the 1 cent postage basis of the 191$ delinquent list. It would have cost S4L7S to have riven direct and effi cient notice for tft- period from 1918 to data by letter mail as proposed by tha Delinquent tsk Notice bUL Tha financial, loss to the taxpayers of Polk county aa between the publication system and the - proposed letter mall .system haa been $2567.48 out of a total of 62601.24 paid. Putting It on a Percentage basis tha cost of notification by publication Is 24l per cent of what the cost of notifi cation by the ldtter mail plan would have been. ;; - e . ... Some further lessons may be drawn from the. Polk county list' of J91S- The Kingwood Park company saa rive par eels of property listed as delinquent in tax payments. Tha deserlpuone of these five parcels f lued 660 lines of type in tha 19 publications of the list, at a pub lication cost of 61S.60. Adequate and certain notice of delin quency could have been sent by letter from the tax collector to. the company, or its agents, for 30 cents. The publica tion system fixed a charge of 919.60 additional upon the company. " Charles Cochran owns four acres of land in' Polk counjty. upoawh)ch he forgot to pay taxes amounting to 61.12. The description of the land filled three lines In the 1916,11st, and tba total pub lication charge amounted to 92.10. or 97 cents more thah the amount of the tax due the' county. Going, to , percentage basis again. Cochran waa compelled by the present publication statute to pay 185 per cent Of tha amount owed in taxation for the notice of htt delinquency, whether be saw it In the two papers Or not. Stm further, the mt-Was Published "ve tunes tn eacn papert wnan vat four publications are auihoiiaed by law. 4 The Journal does not believe that Charles Cochran should have been pen alised 185 per centi m addition to the penalties imposed by tha tax laws, for his fauure to pay his taxes on time. Neither does The Journal believe that tte taxpayers of Polk county ahould have been charged 6241 per eent ot the actual coat of a direct, definite and ade j quate notice of tax. delinquency for an indirect, theoretical and inefficient no tice Of delinquency. It does not believe It la good business economics for them to be compelled to pay 6246 s per eent for work less than 100- per cant efficient When they could paf 100 per Cent for WOrk 100 per cent That Is the reason The Journal advo m M cates the repeal of the , present delin quent tax publication statute and the substitution of the letter mall system as provided In the DeUnquent Tax Notice bill to h on im Novemhar ballot. . voters believing businea. .onomy and efficiency, rather than in waste and extravagance in the transaction of pub- lie business, ahould vote "308 X Yea" In November. Germany Likened Unto ' a Pirate Ship from tha Chicago Fort --'We cannot coma to terms with a peo ple without honor," says the president- perhaps tha most terrific indictment . or a nation ever made by tb titular head of another fiation. Note its ImblicaUons. fiarly in tba war a Zeppelin. -after debauch of woman and baby killing in England came nown aisaDieam tne North sea. Whan it waa discovered by tha-Skipper of, a,, trawler,- 29 - men were aiinsrlnar ta tha uooer- works and barred to ba taken oft. But the old seadog shook his head and sailed away. . v A great many peopia In both England and America.- with lancer hearta than heada were shocked at the skipper's apparent1 Innumanity ; but ha defended himself by saying: They outnumbered my crew four to one. If . I had taken them aboard thex would have -ut our throats and. steered for Germany. The comment of tha Temps was: "For our part, tha world . haa 29 fewer? scamps than before, .we are eatisfied." iorm-tomad sett, with"diMlld analnel. brokaa rt&&r and A hull riddled with cannon shot Is sirnallng i the rood 'ships America, EnffTnl. lranci, Italy andKhars la tha allid fiMt for a conference. trnoa, an armlatlca. - But tba ships hold r aloof : and answer, only with a daadUcr firs, Tbay fear treach ery. "They smelt tha blood of innocents. Thy . ausoact tfaal tf thav. Ur to ,aa loaa - stecrlncway tha . black craft w IB suddenly break eat a tttratrs rut and tver a nroadstda. ct -,-. v---.v --i- Kot nntU that oraft hoiat tha white! naf and BaaTCs overboard ft last cane I . WhUa tha work-or-flabt ordar Is bo non, abell and eutlasa wUI tba batUS I ln put into worklnr order tha banch- Sha has forfeit all rlchta. 8h 1 isan outlaw; With whom aa honorable I tot cannot traaC -f- - i,' I i Letters From Jthef People (Coaraoaieatiaat MM to Tba Jonnia) for pab Scatioa in this AtWirtam Abe aid ae vrtttcs o only oaa side a fhs paper," akonM Bat ucet SO word-ta imcth iM Saart dsmd by the writer. wboM aMU tAArl tm fail aratt accoax TV. W IKal .all! il II AaK. 1 - . t Haste la the' Case of Olson Portland,- Oct, i To tba Editor of I xna Journal just lea Moora aryl tba l peopia ot Oregon ' for ZS years. No I man in publle ill ever Occuptad a higher placa to tha esteem of tba peopia, and I thousands of Oreconiafls In all walka of I Ufa mourn the loss of a friend aad aa honored public servant. - ( It would seem. that tne respect and veneration dud to a man of. Justice Moore's attainments and character should have postponed action looking ta tba filling of the vacancy caused by hia death At least until all honors due him had been rendered by the people aad public officials of tha state of Ore- goa, but the appointment of Conrad V. Olson, almost concurrent with the fu- uv.au.v muw awn maioivw l""v i pontics, manipulation zor tna onica waa going on before the able Jurist had : breathed bis last ; Without Quastidntna tha fitness and qualifications of Mr. Olson tot the po sition, aovamor Wlthycomba has clearly laid himself open to the imputation of paying a poUtleal debt to his close i adviser and campaign manager; and the unseemly haste employed In making the appointment indicates that the gov ernor wished td forestall' the claims of other eminent Republican lawyers. . 1 nave no aouot mat outers wno , mignt b entitled - to tba .position ware re. strained frdm seeking tha appointment j so soon after Justice Moore's death out of respect to his .memory, but evidently Governor Wlthycomba and Mr. Olson were not actuated by any consideration for the proprieties. It should not be overlooked that only av few weeks Intervene", between the death ot Justice Moore and' tha gen eral elections, when the people of Ore- gon will have aa opportunity to name a supreme court JuaUce. Precipitate action on tha part of the governor was in no wis essential, and he might properly have paased the matter Of fill ing the vacancy up to tha peopia of Oregon, when Mr. Olson and other aa- plrants would have had aa equal chance. But apparently he waS not so sure that tha voter of Oregon would be witling to pay his political debt to Mr. Olson with a supreme court Justiceship, if oth er or riper ana mere mature, jegai ex perience were in tha field. Through bis occupancy of the posi tion, Mr. Olson has probably been given an advantage over others, but I am glad to see that Judge Coke, who made sucit fine showing id the May primaries. has announced hia candidacy. It will afford an opportunity to thousands of voter to express their resentment over j struck about ' 1S6 : feet from the house Governor Withycombe'S uee of a highland threw travel and stones ail ever judicial office to reward a political worker. - X X. 'IS. . J. ' I A Biaiemen wj air. utim; Ir surted to get Up. Then, thinking bet Portland. Oct. T. -To the Editor of . at it. 1 turned to lie on my side. The Journal Many have asked me thai past 24 hours wnat err act my induction UHf uiv mui . will have upon my candidacy for eon- gress. my answer is mta i iuuchm 4aaA la an Vtilf AfA fA AMtVMM a W a T h. Aa.ajl A Va Im. ducted aT once under Jne new itU and -Colonel Bowen i to examlna ma and make a recommendation. If hU recommenaauon invoraoi ana su . . , . . . ..I he approved ny the commandant ot. thai central training camp, my local board will receive orders -to Induct ma at one into tha service. Than. If I faU to Qualify for an officer. X ahall nevertha- for th period Of th war. Tun AnnrrumtM im i1m.iI, ia i.. arm and thv aM 1mh MBLri fn- reelection November S. They ara both turning their congressional salaries back to tha government to halo win the war. That Is exactly what I ahall dot. with my congressional. Salary, if elect-1 ed. i shall neither ask nor accept milt- tary exampUon on accoUhtof mr fidal poaiUon, if elected, but when b- aent, ray congressional rot will always be paired in favor of Wood row WUson aura Aonriw, If accented for the armr. X shall not ae on wni vot against me n that account. Th absence of a few con- gressmen at the front will not hurt the cause of i our savtrnrntM. umMativ When they are : turning back $7500 per rear each to bur mora ammunitiAn tn - our boys over ther. It is easy to pairlucat th peopl. Why force th peo- congressionai votes in favor of th ad - raraiatrauon,. a. w. laffehtt. In the Reeerd ' . , Portland, Oct. 6. TO the Editor Of The Journal As th fall lection is aHpeopU and boslAees to Beattl and San TttS. an,fl .2?$?!' ltiC ' Francisco? Why : should PorUand b .Alv f""! 1 thought it my duty as a 5"",- ,itv ta close smalt stores T citizen ana taxpayer or our city to write a few lines for the benefit of om of th voters who ara not familiar with th - "antics" of soma of . th would-be politloiana, aucn as A. W. Lafferty and Conrad P. Olson, who are seeking office again, xnese two . individuals and a large number' of Other tinder th lead- ership of Captain J E. Perry organised a secret poutloal society about , two years ago and applied to themselves the name of Tatriota." Its main ob - ject 4tt fact, it only object, in existing was xo prevent memoer 01 in catn - ouc uaurcn irom noiaing any errice wiuiin. me power 01 me voiers 10 oe- stow. This'organisatlon caused several thousand card to be printed and dis tributed among th Inhabitants of Port land and Multnomah county in general. The cards contained the names of th I candidates wnksn this superior society Indorsed. A. W. La-fferty heads the list, and Conrad p. Olson' nam stands out conspicuously aiso. . a KtiAuem, The Shop Closing Order Portland. Oct.. If To the Editor of The Journal I object to the Lffer clo ing all the -small stores 'In Portland on Sundays aad evenings, issued by th Stat Council of Defense, for -the fol lowing reasons : It waa recalled by them In order to complete th fourth Liberty loan In tha city. If th order was good, it ahould hay helped the f .mt... Mt.lll B., A A ..If- m Aaa.fma. hread, . milk, groceries, ' fruit, etd. - - sonia want to buy arenln and Sunday, after their day wertci done.1 These amall store aramoatly operated by the owner ana :his family at thai place wher he Uvea, and do not us extra fuel, help or electricity. They ar th. most economical war eervlce la the city today, 1 1 " Why doesn't the Council of Defense close the picture shows and soft drink vendors on Sundays and evenings T They consume . more -electricity, - fueL man power and ' woman power than - all the j CXDMMENT AND: SMALU CHANGS Don't snaasa. ; , ; Tha Hun can aura: run Idea a aMM.f gun..- . -,. .. f i ; , - . . Who 'let Soaniih Influanaa. la "nVi kit. -i . , warmers ara atuiDaskins ta tha smu "tTneondldanal i anous - h. Sorely the most cotossat of all tba Boche blockbaads must undersUnd wan u means, f . An advertiser IS aaaklna fa recover a purple and white bathing; suit lost at the Vanghn street bascbaH nark. Which arouses, our, cariosity. At laaat ICO dlf ferant anacUa af witai are known to scientists, and to chorus Klrls and layman there ara "lobsters" and "clams" without numben. FtafhM- than mi . m attla mhI ! the basement, a considerable number of nave meir winter s wood thrown into tired business men have a pair of siiverad hands and a bundle ot tlrad muaciaa. . .. Now tha f all winds ara baalnnlnf to blow, tba dictates of fashion vrobablr ") require that tba young women pickle their neck furs in moth balls and lay them away against tba coming ot tha summer sua. ; v- JOURNAL MAN ABROAD By f KtlnirMliMJt anttodM af aaaiau ttaaeb Sad fiaM at related ky Mr. Leekler tM pmest article. .The hainbraadth sit ta trade, ket 1 1. I J ...uL.kl. Ik. V. i tttim mui. BoUl iorta Sre round here. At the front 1 hesiute'to write of some of tha things that happen over here, for they seem impossible, yet hav ing seen them J know them to ba true and I am told other things no less un usual by men whom 1 have found to he absolutely reliable and vary conserva tive. A French officer told me m Uery matter of fact way that hia Tegl ment was cut off, their support having failed to; reach the objective set. They were is a tight place. The German bat teries and tha machine gunners had their ranee and ! were deluging them with sheila and gas. All ware, of course. wearing their gas masks. . The com- manding officer sent a runner to notify the brigade commander of tneitv plight The runner was killed. The sam fate was meted out to one volunteer after another who started for help. A bugler approached tha commanding officer and volunteered to blew a Morse code Sail for help. The bugler - was a mere boy. The of fleer hesitated, and then he nodded his consent, far ha as wed as tha bugler knew i It would ba certain death to remove : the gas . mask and sound tha call. The bugler threw off his mask, -put the bugle to his lips, .sounded tha call, for help, and fell where ha stood-'.) A moment later 'tba French arttuary i began pounding .the batteries that wara deluging tba ad vanced regiment with fire. In a few moments a Una of boriaon blue ap peared above the French trenches. charged- tha German .machine guns. killed or captured tha gunners and reached the advanced regiment and helped It- hold tha position It had captured. 1 A British major who stood beside me said, "My closest .call? Sea that shell. It's a French 76.1 See how raggedly It is "tern. T was in bed when a shell the root. The second shell reii about Hioo feet from the house and also threw bits of ahen and earth upon tne roor. As I did so the third shell struck the i ,a. j -- HflW 111 Hfe . anMMM. II - " COAX, TAR 9 AND FISH OIL (No. 2.) 1 when th war cut off th supply of 1 ..i.i..M,.l.. uroduct of coal tar .. tnasnultv nromptly st to WWW- saa- '" v :mt " . ,v,.,. work to v the hundreds of thousands of tons of coal tar going m vrasv. Uui tmm our. coka oven, and we now Am,Hcaa substitute for all thae German products, though not yst at as I low sricss as bsfor th war, because tha German government had been heav- Illy subsidising these drug industries, which wer also making high explosives I "on th aid." Ichthyol Is tn a somewhat different caae from tha coal tar products, at though both have been held up by the war. hfcaus 4t 1 .manufactured from a bituminous oil extracted from certain gUtes and ahalea which contain tha ftuy remains Of certain extinct or fossil i tm,Mm ThatM wor nreaumaniT trannaa i i. ,v. nuii attt h, small store In thcity, vry-dy In, th year, r I The aovarnmSnt-la furnishing' ample I war pictures In the movie Ine, and In 1 t.ibartv loans and In many waya to ed- 1 pie td patronise streetcars and central l .tAN in tn Mcturs now oisinct wnen i wttn a sinng ui.u.v gurci iu.iv.ii 417 I ru.i-nM .aM.a, humn tti&t trim ith onlv cltr to clos smalt stores? . 8. W. OHGHWOOD. PERSONAL MENTION sBBelBn.saS-- j J ' Chinese Girls Psge Guests i fh Multnomah hotel, through stress 1 C( war times, has put two Chinese girls a- narinar ueets, and in native eostum 1 ,h-v natter, calling visitor for whom t.na am auk inc. Thar are cousins. I aiina and Margaret Wong. It Is quit i ft novelty, to th guests, but tn aemure 1 .uatlal maidens ro toont tnirxaK 1 n a most bUSinesS-iiKS manner. .Down From Eastern Oregon H. c Si rod. William Keeton and Baidon Folaton ot iCIUhell. Or farmers and business men, ar to Portland for a few day attending to Ducines arrairs. While in th city they are gueata at the Imperial.- - ' . 1 Walla WallaUerehant in jCHyO. ' w. P. UcKean, well known clothing merchant of Walla Walla. WaaK. 1 in - J omand fT a few day on buslnesa. With Mrs. ICcKeah they are registered among the guests at the Portland.. Mrs? J. A. Martin of Tillamook and Mrs. R. H- Cady of Wheeler, Or vlsit- inm la PorUand for- a lew .-days, ar wueSts at tba Imperial this weak. - : L- -a a . a. aa .-fc A. H- OWr 01 Aiaran neiu, ur, wu 1 known timber man of that city, la id I PUrtiano - uui weea, . rc5- w Mmtnoma ,i ;-r - ; , I vA'Ck-VestalTand X. SS.Hodge, busi- ness men-of JSarshfieldr Or4 in. Port Fund for brief Visit, ar among th an est at the Carlton. ' W. A.' Christ! and Millard K. Chria tal of Eugene are In Portland this week on business and pleasure. They ara at Ut CmHttS. i': , Y l - . , 'v t C. R. Dean of Coo Bay, Or., is a gueet at the' Benson, i - James avis -and - 1L" iL MgKntt of NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON SIDELIGHTS. ; tn. J.th r wfi - aitxf - mrfaxA ' fta avinaiiu ajaaaaa mmw w f - opened with 'an Initial enrollment of S3. , 'i nUu iia twu.11' la hctnr OTttnlMd by officers f tha Baker Home guard. All Home Guard membars will be ad mitted fro. " -. .' - ' '''aim . iui Mi.. autrvhants In - Aa torta, tha Budget saya. ara eonaWering tba adrtaablllty at discontinuing tha f raa aeuvery system aitoeaar. .. f tr'Miw(Mim (Km MKoahona reaer vauon, has take charge aa aapartntend M ik ici&matb reaarraUon. reUev- Intr J. Mv Johnson, who baa resigned to antes the service 01 wipw.uv-. , Tha "Fry brothara of Aurora,, tha Ob m. tMi rMP not antv raised - - - ..tuu nnuioM. bat have proved beyoad doubt that tba fiweet wf watarmelonaand muskaoaUms can be rataad tbars . ' ' Trii S plaTfaf thU aeaaon In tha Young a mar aittrict acoortiin y Astoria Budget, aad many Astoriana are taking adVantaa; V mwr m imrmvrm ta ssther at theirown pieaurator which a charge of 7 cent par box ta " -Walt MeacfcaW of Baker has alwaya shown great fondnaaa for pickles, so hia frlenda In Eagle valUy racantly sent him a encumber that was more tha 15 inches lon and welgbad 6 ponnda owncaa." aaya tha Eagle Valley News, published at nicnianq. Vred Lochia houaa and a lasted niece of a teal cut through that empty shall, which stood on the table beside tne. One fragment af tha shell laid my cheek open where you sa this scar, and other fragments went Into and througn the opposite wan If X had aot va -as 2 started to da 1 would hav received several chunks of shell throuth my bead and, body. picked up doseri shell splinters next morning ta my bedroom. Mere are some of them. Ten can saa they ara wicked looking bits Of metal." ....-'raa A few night ago German planes eama over where we are located to bomb our earn pa the Tanks, the Brit lata and Australians, who, fa this Brit Ish sector, are camped together. An Australian sergeant came into camp late with a group of non-coma, all of whom bad bean at a school of instruc tion studying to become officers. It was too late to dig in, so they decided tf, riak it for dim nlabt. and they rolled un in tbeir blankets and slept on tha ground. That night one of .the planes dropped a bomb near them. The ser geant and the twd men next him were literally blown to bits and all of the others. 16 In all. were wounded. The sentry was warning leas than-SS feet from where they lay, and while bits of steal flaw aU about him and tore core of bolea tn tha tent behind him, ha didn't cat a scratch- On tba same night a Tammy lay in hia dugout. Ha had dug a hole seven, feet long and iVt feet. deep and eamounagM wnn araen bouaha. Ha said. "If a shall Uahta three feet away I am safe, for am entirely below tha surface. No fly Ing splinters can bother me. The only thing thai can hurt ma is a direct hit, and there isn't one chance In a million ot that happening." The one chance In a million hanoened. A bomb hit dl ractiv In tha canter of his little dug. -out. Hia body . was practically oblit erated. The aame night a sentry there saw an Intermittent flashing from a amall opening In a wood on tha hilltop. He reported it. A man la tba uniform of a British sergeant was found with a strong flashlight signalling to tba alr- f ilanes above. Investigation proved bat he was a German. Ha spoke flaw less English, with the typical English accent. He will not signal any mora., - . . . , . r V m r HfcAL HI rnHi Ptrtkiul Fbnidu when tha rock was laid down at the bottom of com salt; water lagoon. This 1 what gives1 it Its curious but rather euphonious name, which 'mean literally "fish oil," from the Greek word "ichthua." a fish. Anyone who has Once got a good sniff of tba strong smelling tar-like stuff Will agrS that tha name flu It admirably. &fies oily shales wer only : known to exist before th war In Southern Austria and In Roamaaia. but now. under the keen necessity, of finding an American source of Supply, our ager search has been rewarded by th dis covery, recently announced, "of Ichthyol In tha oils of certain .Wyoming wells. As the amount present 'is stated to run as high as three . pound - or mors to th barrel of oil, and. a Ichthyol at war prices la- worth several dollar an ounce, the fortunate wtt wMl b a real "gusher" of th gld nine varfcty to Ita owners. ; Tomorrow t. Coal. Tar, and Fish OH. Stevenson, Wash., in Portland this week on a brief buslnes trip, ar registrd at th Orgon. W. 8. - Qwaggart of Marsbfleld, Or In Portland for a few day on busin, 1 rsgistared with Mrs. gwaggart at tha Carlton. ,.-'' J, H. Bywatter of Astorl. In th city on J trip combining business and pieasurs, is among th guest at th Waahlflgten.' r C C. MeCormlck and M. Tracy of MarShfleld ar among business visitors In .Portland, recent arrival at th Cor nelius. . . , .. Mr. and Mrs. R I Metscrcau of Doty, Wash., spending a few day In Port land this week, ara gassu at th Benson. B. CL Peterson " of Astoria Is aaeng basin visitors In th city, registered with Mr. Peterson at th ImperlaL Mr. and Mr. S. X. Pals of tJugene, spending a rw days tn th city, ar among th guest at th Portland. - .Mr. and Mrs. w. & Tat or waeo, guests in Portland this week, are rsoent arrivals at tha- Cornelius. E. j. Ball of Ion. Or aocompanled by Mrs. Ball, is in Portland, among th guests at th Imperial. t Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Ermson f C3at kanie, Or., guest tn th city, ar rsgl. tared-at the Benson. '- - Mr. and Mrs. X K. Svans o aCugen. in -Portland' this wek, ar at th Nw Perkins.- - f " Mr. and Mr. Henry May of Newport, Oru ar among tha guest at the Xort land. v '- i- -- " ' 1- . a,- x-y, 3. B. Carmichaal of lxlngton. Or- 1a among recent arrivals at th Kw Perkln. ' . .:-; '. ' ... , G, O. Burford of Caldwall, tdaho. is regUtered this 'Week at th Washing ton.- - . '-v -. -5 . A, C Anderson of Xahaiwn. Or.. 1 among th guest staying at th Carl' u Wi JL Hall sof Chinoclt; waslt, la among tha recent arrivals at th New Psrklna,'' ?--'V---;- ' A. Seely of Newberg ht tha city this week, la a guest at th Multnomah. P- F. Inglealy af L Grand. guest in th city, is at th Oregon.. ; S. B. McGlocklle of Atotl is regis tra at th Washington. 1 ,--!, AaylWa0t - - ' . .4 V Froei Ontooaa Maaasiae. " J- Tha Married On Well, you hav to admit that when a man marries fei trouble ar -over. 11 - - Unmarried rittpOver trhat? - - ; Ragtag and Bobtail Stories From everywhere V Battle Line Stories - PROM tha Philadelphia Ledger') -unique and excellent editorial page column captioned 'Current Topics., of tha YAWM Ka, M.a.aa ,k .1 n - . y umi ivirow ara taken. They ara extract from lattaira t. the Lodger written by Philadelphia soldier at the front : A French rirl at tba T tha at ning told this one: ' A brintantly uniformed Boeha waa captured along with hia ahlny bait buckle emoossea wuii "uott mlt una.' "Questioned If ba stlU bellavMl that Gott waa with them, ha answered. "Tea but unfortunately America la with tha Tencn." " Some time ito mv bwimm billeted with French Hussars. We shared tents and etraw pi lea with them, and wa ate together. The French cap tain and 1 were often together and had tba greatest difficulty in carrying: on a conversation till we found that wa both could speak Oerman. He had studied K ror mora than six year, and I had had a course of German In enoef at noma. After the dtacoverr. wa under stood each other perfectly. wa arranged a last game- af soccsr for tha evening whan tha Frenchmen had to move toward .Parts. After th game tha French captain assembled us all around hire the French aoktlar wa one side af th circle, th Americans on the other.' Ha took hia place M th cen ter and in hi best Kurt tali aafat French soldier. American eo Idler, com rade. French soldier and AaMrteaa sol dier, victory !' There was a wild shout from the French side and a mad rush: across th center. In a moment they were hugging and kissing th America a soldiers for all they were worth." Caught Jim Coming aad Going Jim is unfortunate. He got an au tomoblie and It blew up." "What did ha dor "He got an airship and It blew down. Jegfed hi if emery . "Too seem to recoil act matters that: occurred St years ago." said counsel for th defendant neeiingly to an adverse witness on cross examination. - iCan yu remember as distinctly any ether trifling circumstances that eecurTsd at th same timer " ' "Oh, ye,M wa th response. re member that yon dressed very shabbily at that time and your shirt wa visible through th seat of your trousers, and my father leaned your father SIS to fbuy you a suit of cloth, so that you could appear decently clad for admis sion to tha bar. And I- remember that neither you nor your father ever re turned the money. But then f 10 wa not a trifling circumstance. - It waa a 120 circumstance." Clreumstsntisl Evideare ' The "rookie," saya everybody's, waa reporting to tha company commander bad treatment front on of th cor perala. "H hit me, air." ha said. - Th captain turned to tha corporal. "What about this. Corporal Burkaf.h asked. J" -"Xo yen think, sir," wa th defense, "be d b her to teM It If Td hit hlmT" lletsmorphosls rRoMMbere the eeaaa ia TM Sy whe bremfht ear gteeeiias Befera tb af baaaa. Hia name la Willie, aad he took Tba orderi daily from tha cook. And wrote tlwa in hit UtUe book. V And (tnM off tha eaa Ta wlHefe w kaap eatc Stiaataa Ha wsaa't very aaat sad alasa. Bat new to seat and elaea ha ia, - , The bor bo bivastat our ftoearlaeV . And atand aa atraifl,"" - ' - -J Tea' aarat know kija fa thasssie - . Staop-ihoaldeaed. earetaai. Sef- wb .eaaa. Aad oftaa so s at af SUM Ver tortneirt tMas aa lata. ' -Ht waa ao ahiftlaaa. eoodnwa kaaws U be bad evat anuhed Ua eletbest ' ' Hat saw a soldier aiaa h U. Tha bey whe bronfht ear groceries. And ton to hoot a Baa. -Ssnday be called on Cook, ta ae?' r . Good-bra before ha was sway; And Pop abeok hasde with Usl UUt day Aa pread aa say asa. Sf it w aotdlertr sa rrlra. We all are proud of kaowlas hia. AtUBtte Monthly. Uncle Jefr Snow Says:7 I see them there German folks in their home towns is a-buryin' their dead ta paper clothes and paper coffins. If that way of doln' business aver strike tn deep in this country our funeral di rectors will aura have to go to work In tha shipyards. Kvan tha undertakers trust'U hsva to pass a frw monthly iff per cent dividends and soma of its of ficials cut down their salaries so they'll look like bank president. Olden Oregon First Steam Sawmill tn Portland Was Built In 1150. In llSff W. P. Abrams and Cyrus A. Reed rctd th first steam sawmill la Portland. It was located near tha foot of . Jefferson street. - Th main build- in was 40 feet wld and fet long. Th timbers were hewed out of th Slant firs growing near th mlllslt. Tbas timbers, being IS inch square, were a heavy that an th men la town wr unabl to rals" tham or put tham ta plac in th bunding. . Sviv with the) aslsUnc:of man power, from Oregon City, th task could not b accompllshad. Finally big fl wrick was ngg sp ana. with mch null ng en th rope. timbers were holsUd. Th capacity of th mill was about 10,060 ft n day, The PuM!cai!on ttuuttt TttlM tf Tws XnlttaUv 8111 to - Bemov ft Fubu Burn,. Th dellnouent tpyr should .b notiflad , of hi delinquency by mall rather than by publication - through av newspaper. . It if - mor- ifctlv and vastly scoftomlcal, blds saving th unfortunat dallnqutnt nnncsssry hu miliation. -Th popl may sffct this needed reform y voting M-Ta" ; fatmartrB nxForostti. t wrrix-' W TlVg PET1T10W. - :- v ;. larHatod If Ca iuKtium aad S. W. Baoa -LxlHMamt Tax Ketfee avmParveaet Te r- peal prewet laaa taaairiaa newapaaer airtiaa FMfrt ef aaliMoost taaae aad I Has tktwesf pre- tdta Out tas.eeuactw aaaa, soar tasct bseoaa haaaTtt eaea yaar, nail by iatta te aa waer at raat praewfty t sddraat faralahed by bua and acted e roU. a wntua aetlos eonutalaa aawrintioa. asioaat f taxaa, fate of iatmat. peaaltiaa saa aeie ea aaa aria ftev whk aerurieate f auauaay aaaa wui prevtdlng far aortiag aaaaat hats aad -proof by aertHiraU ef aiU. lar aad peallnt. sukiag achfertifieate eoaclmlta e-tdeaes tbaraof . aa tmbjeatlat eeliaeter SadaaK an raUind fof failure fee OBpiy with aa. : s o"V '-T-s TXf JrT If y faver this aeasara, vt Tes., CtiTiATivE tm.v raoposBo mr wrru-. j. i - J -T1VB PETITION f: .v taUMaS by CU S. ieesana. 1 Bahaoa trV ; rartlaa. Orcso. aad U. W. UasowL USS fcH : I,a atraet. rortiaad, Otasoa nxto Cwpoa- aatlaa for Pabiieatioa ef Ieal Xotio Parpoaet ' yixina eaaAjMaaatkMi far pabiieatloa ef aH aoticaa, Hiaaiaiiam, ettatioaa, coast notarial aut tmay. naaru. pwarilim, sad all athar losal adverttM.' Slaeta C whstMcvef kind wKirh bow or Wn(. tcr star ba featured published; prevldiae tha ; mnptpfB auty eeotract for low tstaa; tbas pabUaatiaa seeof aoeb bcal aoticaa aaan la clad aaaoaa charsad for aabtfeaUoa: tbet Weal adrartwtac waairad for wnsatum, aeheel and road dMrWta be aabttshad ta local ptomi amrad tat SeeUea SS 1 or Orcsoa Un byrlaMt' fyme nawapaiwtB drruUUoa ia reantiae et . I 0.000 or mora Inlabtuau; nsa1ftf Rectfa 2t Lortji erases laas , sad Chapter 85- - 7ie - ftV -- , 111 KO - - T" " KO -If TM fvr tMs wr vl Th'-