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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1918
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REPRESENTATIVE
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... Benjamin Kaiunor .. " "V" u . i i.r.
Building, Cho. , ' ' "
SubecrlpUoa term by mail la Oregon an4 Waah
sngtoa. DAILY (MORNIXO OR AFTXBSOOSr
Om mM...$I.M I Ona ewsta.,...! .80
SCXPAT
Om Mr 88.80 I Ona stent, k... 9
DatLT (IfOaXINO OR AJTEBMOOK) AND
BUS DAT : .
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decide. Other' people have exhibited And those who say this have a wide gains It has made for the public,
a burning interest in the 'matter hearing among voters. Again, the It Is asked to make the transmission
lately. i league of nations is stigmatized as of knowledge by wire a minis trant
The - interest Is so hot that an a' "combination of British and Amer- to privileged pocketbooks.' overlook
amendment to the federal const! tu- lean Imperialists. ing the greater good of the greater
tloa is dow under- consideration Thus the ' publio mind Is' being number. - " ; ;.
which. If ratified, will settle all de- poisoned. Nothing can stop the in- . Public utilities like the wires are
bate concerning liquor at hotels for- sidious process except open and free essential to , the sovereignty of, the
ever. It may also be said that the discussion, not in papers . only, but nation. The American people should
amendment bids j f air, to be ratified, on "every platform. The suppression not acquiesce In the private control
In that case It matters not a great of publio debate is the Jjest weapon of basic elements in the nation's
deal what decision the Pennsylvania of the anti-leaguers. sovereignty.
hotel men make unon the subject
senator Knox's attack on tne league
It would be diverting to learn of peace Is purely legalistic Nobody
where Villa ot the money to stir up who really wishes for the league to
another Incipient . Mexican revolu-
Letters From the People
M ... iA A- a ; I . WUUIIUUICUtnn PFDl V9 M. IkM OUIUU IOI le
form will pay any attention to nis l ikUo is tw dtcrtment should b writun a
tinn rrtiiM aiiV raatn line-noa throw 1 rlfixtron. Verbal ' iBgerv. ' There is I WeB "I" ? tn paper, abookj not exceea sou
w . oo -o- i 1 erora in lenetB ana must be mnca o ids writer.
any 'light on the dark mystery? But I little doubt, however, that Mr. Knox J mail adore in foil ma ccopany to
never mind. The new revolution speaks for powerful interests. The I "
will never aret nast the incfoient staire. oeoole who make money out of wars I AH Inquirers Attention!
f a entea a .r11 In hari1 TMnH. I nattrrallv rlroad tha . frtrmntifm hf ft Ja anawering question M to the location or
'"swu im uun vv r. v. w " 1 ...w . - 1 uniu or tha army in Franca, eara la taken to
norntia nnf on fori anri 4vaI1 irrrvPrnpA I lea mm whftRfl declared mipriOKft ia to I atata tha diatknea and direction tha dirinion loca-
, " . ww --ln . . . k(.h .
tnat tne puDUO Order IS in no reaiipui a Slop 10 wars. aulrara mar find on any map Franco. To
a Tola unnaonaarr repetition it la nere atataa
that St. Dlziar. at which 23 diruiiona war in
part located on armiftie day. la 120 mile eaa
and a liul aouth of Paria, and 40 mile aouth
mnA m 141 . . All uinlr.t a wm
HE Clifford case in the Oregon reqoeated to fnrnish tha number, if they know
it. th. it. or toe turiaton ol wnion toe nut tnat u tne
ouyicuio vuu aubject ef toqnirr U a part. Thia will fwatly ex-
COmpleXitieS brought by the aU- pedit th aaarmbUnc of the information dealred.
. vii .., AU inquirer are arced abo to aign their namea
tomobile Upon SOClety. to their communications. The nam will be
Clifford sued the railroad for dam- withheld a it i o derired.
ages as administrator of the esute ine suztn. inraniry
Ooaaip 1 alwaj, A penonal eonfeaaion,
either of malic or imbecility. J. H.
Holland.
THE FARMERS' INDICTMENT
' rmllE gross inequalities in assess
Invent valuations are strikingly
'brought out by a committee of
farmers in Desohutes county.
State Treasurer Kay, after eight years
service on the Btate tax commission,
declares that' legislation is necessary
to provide more uniform and equita-
. oie valuations..
The Deschutes farmers, in their re
port, declared that property Is as
sessed at "all sorts of valuations,
They cited Instances. Here Is an
excerot from their reoort:
! Ona stock of rood invoicing nearly
150.000. pays upon a valuation of $5200
Another invoicing 140,000 pays upon
aeuuu. Anotner invoicing: ai,uuu pays
upon 3500.
j . Pointing out that Insurance cannot
be legally written on a building for
more than 75 per cent of its cash
Value, the farmers say:
? Vti 11 4 1 AMMnv f IK AAA 4. m
danger.
AN AUTOMOBILE DECISION
WANTED, BRAINS AND NERVE
P
T
ORTLAND had the brains and had
the nerve to build ships.
The community hopes Portland
has. the brains and has the nerve
to operate ships.
There has ben a Ion wait for an of Prank WevcandL who was killed Sheridan. Or Dec 18. To thelEdl
operating, company to beganized. by a freight train at a grade crossing. J" t0f tT JSSSf &: dWiXn
The Chamber of Commerce officials A truck which Weygandt was driving which the S07th infantry is located.
have striven manfully to nring such collided with the train. v Where was thla division when the ar
an npfrnnlratinn intn hinsr Th nccaalf.n nt thm ar'IHpnf apoma I mlatlce WM Elgned? Is thia division
The government is offering to char- to have been a hill which hid the Heth storfSerSn pr
ter wooden ships. Jt may soon take track near the crossing. Weygandt oner held by the Germans, through
the same4 steD with steel shiDS. An drove unon the track without stoo- th Red Cross? if so. how should it
operating company is necessary to ping to see whether a train was sisterop three soldiers.
late advantage or tnese oners. coming or not. unrortunateiy, one The Three Hundred seventh infantry a in
V..t. t i n.nnj a I ..... a nmtn unr iiiin I th SeTentj-eeTenth diriaion. which waa stationed
"6'u uciu.um riivwuu - " viiuu8. in th vicinity of 8U Dialer. 40 mile aouth of
Chance tO dO a Shipping business On Which he lOSt his life and Mr. Rob- Verdun, on November ll. Cannot aUta whether
smaUer capital There is no need to ison, who was riding with him, was .t, deZr0L?3Ea r&S
buy the ShiDS. The Only risk- tO injured. . I However, on will do weU to addraea
i. .h. , ,.,i m. 4 u.t j r 'American. Red Croaa. Genera. SwiUerUnd." and
was is tuo iiucauuu ui vyucmw ui i iuo tuurt iiciu uiat mi. vt.)0duuvimu tnqniry.j
not the business can be made to 'pay. ought to have stopped and examined To Get News of Soldiers !
There is more in" the business than the situation before going upon the Portland, -Dec. 20. To tho Editor of
the mere income and outgo as shown track. Inasmuch as he failed to do The Journal How can relatives of soi-
on the operating company's ledger, so, he was chargeable with contrlbu- iinltrom or Tbou't hem for
In an article ' tomorrow. The Jour- tory negligence and his estate can iong time? relative.
nal will show great profits that flow not recover damages for his death. f Addrea "Bureau' of communication. wah-
to the' community through stimu- Was it the driver or the state that nny?'ien.ndtobVJ
lation of every kind of business that oermitted such a made crossing that lra.reu. infornution on requeet of th
. ' . . . aouuer
was impossible- to give owing to their
short stay here. I completed "Jbout 100
cases, most of . which showed long
standing trouble caused by foolish neg
lect. Most of these men werw of ages
20 to 25, and it seems a very serious
matter that proper instruction for care
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE
tK , - .nnhlllMll I ,Iour intno win -view W1W IU1IW
of the oral cavity, is not mphaslxea pleasure a gift that has a double meas-
anuugn. . jaan w " lire, lilM war savlnira Btamss.
ended in the bad use of the rorceps, .t.n narfy i .
FLS 1!tl!lnCTvMo'n t.nd.:ttcnVP
ln, rJZ? "Z'JE a th. nature of a tna meeting.
tary authoriUes organUed the atuoen Vties. niht.'
army training corps at vne coueaw. f-itivai thr . e, 7 7 V V.t
sisting of 27 officers and 1600 men. While IecUve. ther fr first of the year.
giving the medical examination six ,..:rV,, L.r - . ui.ungu unea
were rejected on account of bad teeth, ftJMl45ffif ESlS'!
-1 ,i.rni after 1 r004 rainstorm : -Welcome to our
nuvui " " v- - i mint. i
rriMtin 1nte1 remnlreimenta. . having 1 mm
. . r unr. I The man who aa.t nxt to ma rnlnv
oiwni. aiuv or more) iw " . 1 ,m- .k. i... -T J, "J
Ices in Portland. Of 1500 men examinee i ; T-vrj"L
for dental caries. 600 cases needed lmme- lion. rcaomg u s:u
dlate treatment ; 250 of these cases were i . -
completed, again showing tho Inferior ovf"hrd,y ,w i to r,r ? onc
mx. 1 I At a . Mmmr sA mmmmi A t I - - w ww viva auva BS mi V Si Villa au
SrS-ShT rttrlar: m'",ri? k Thursday
rived at thla post for. the dental depart- . . .
ment to return property before Dm-L.mri.,
ber 21. thereby discharging the omcers mtl founiHn,. wno will have only what
of the dental corps. Christmas cheer you may send them.
GEORGE M. HOFFMAN. .0overnor, mt f l. of na.
u.i Uonal problems." to onote tha esteemed
M""' auiaim headline. LJtUs did tha rnvtmnr of
Portland, Dee. IS. To the Editor of I North Carolina and the governor of
The Journal I hold no brief for Dr. I bjhw Carolina a ream or tne vast import
of the precedent they ones unon a time
established.
C. H. Chapman, nor do I hold any
condemnation for W. H. Woodard or
Mayor Baker, but I wish to call the
attention of these men to chapter S of
Acts of the Apostle, ind particularly
to verse 38: "And now I say unto you,
retrain irom tneao men, ana ici mini Viaitins Uandaff. in Walee, Mr. Lock ley
alone ; for if this counsel or this work I iewa the ancient cathedral and wandan about
be of men. it will come to naught." Mr. .buryin around attached, copying certain
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
J. C. Ea-bert of Th Dalles. 10 years
old, and 66 years a Mason, was honored
by his lodge In a social session last
Saturday. Among tnose present were a
member of 66 .years standing and
another of 67.
Notion la urviwi in the columns Of the
Woodburw Independent that "cutting
down evergreen trees on the cnurcn ot
God campmeetlng grounds is not per
mtttad. and fhnaa enaraaed in such DTSC-
Ucs are liable to get into trouble." And.
come to think of It, one would think one
would. .. ..
Commenting on the general scarcity of
teachara. and a recent call from the
East, the Eugene Register believes "it is
not liknlv that any of the Lane county
teachers will b available for any other
part of the United BtatM, as all are now
naraarMl In tha work and several schools
in the county are without teachers be
cause of the shorts:." 1
"Soma of our exchanges," says the
Reedsport Courier, "are giving consider
able prominence to big potatoes which
have been raised In their respective com
munities. We have quit talking about
that subiect. We were told by a repre-
reeentatlve of agricultural activities that
this section of the country raised too
large potatoes, and' that some means
would have to-be adopted to prevent
their growth."
JOURNAL MAN AT HOME
By Fred Tuockley
: Ragtag and Bobtail
Stories From Everywhere..
Woodard as a prominent business man,
in terra tins epitaph.)
neareet relatWe. 1
The Sixth Marines
Durkee, Or., Dec 18. To the Edjtor of
The Journal. Where was the supply
comes from the inward and outward was guilty of contributory negli-
handling.of ships In a port. It is a gence?
story of almost amazing profits. itjs a kind of occurrence in which
The Portland community will back there must always be Question as to company. Second battalion, sixth ma-
snv ODeratina- eomnanv to th limit. whorA rin-ht onrl wrnntr Ha Tt. U aim rlnes, at the signing of the armistice, and
If guarantees against losses are neces- of the problems the swiftly growing
6ary, there is not a doubt that the use of the automobile has brought
community will make them. upon society.
Just what did their duty consist of?
MRS. BTRON VANDECAR.
The Sixth marines Li in the Second diriaion.
Judges Will gUeSS and ,t SL IHzier and Foaae. St. Dinier ia-a large
The community has never faltered some of them be moved by bias. Reg- ?"p ,o u outwe,t ot fo
.... . . . . ... I . . . ..... ... i 20 roilea south of Sedan. Information ia
in its aesire ior a port crowaea wim uiatory laws will long remain maae-1 lacking to what their duty aainment waaj
ships. The people have always voted quate, and when made adequate, they
overwhelmingly for every measure I will be slow to be applied. Drivers
The Fourth Engineers
Portland, Dec. 18. To the Editor of
at $1600: another insured at 115,000 is that promised to enlarge or facilitate U,nd , those afoot are almost helpless in -The Journal in whaa division is com-
tlegaiiy worth 120.000 and is assessed shipping enterprises. Votes of three the maddening whirl of the growing r&ny."' T engineers, ana woe
n! i v " I. Any sound operating company with The grade crossing Is one of the txh Fourth enemeer i in th Fourth di-
huK mmsat Bend Ttsays oodintenUons and with Its cards all perils. It is also one of the prob- VTi.
! raiiproclatmed ito have iTomTooo. of guarantee it may want from the is not always secure. The reckless,
j It pays upon a valuation of $202,000. It people. ; don't-give-a-whoop speeder is his
j la conservatively estimated that on the Portland's reliance on outside ship- peril and his problem.
yarts6fMthh'comp feet companies has been disastrous. There was a reassuring incident In
1 of lumber. This lumber is offered on course has allowed this port's Portland th,e other day. At noon.
th markets today at . $25 to $75 per commerce to sink almost to the van- when the street was full of people.
The Eleventh Field Artillery
St. Paul. Or.. Dec. 19.-lo tne Editor
of The Journs! To what division does
Battery A, Eleventh field artillery, be
long? Where waa It stationed when the
armistice was signed? A READER.
fTh Elerenth field artUlery ia in th Sixth
diriHion. It was at S tonne, about 13 miles south
ZITm ,snin Plnt i Tnere no reason t0 dri'W nning a powerful cari came an. .Ut sKrn thTa'rni'SaSc.
valuation would be $600,000. Yet this believe that outside companies will round the. corner into quite a little' wea-i
company offers as the valuation of its do more for the port in the future throng. At the same instant a girl f The Fifth Artillery
. lumbsr $52,000. than they have done In the past of five or six years toddled out uDon Newberg. Or.. Dec 18. To the Editor
1 The farmers estimate that the They were always in the past a the pavement directly in front of oC The Journal where was the Fifth
Brooks-Scanlon company had on hand broken reed to lean upon and there him. Here were the elements of a tolfret'divtaior?' s'theigmng oT'the
at the same time not less than 40,000.- is no assurance that they will not tragedy. If he had been running at armistice? is it listed for early return?
000 feet, which at $10 per thousand always continue to be a broken reed, the speed so many use he would have And is the 818th engineers listed for
WAS VVrtrth lififl (Yin T1T BSQemnt Rocnliita man nt aaesMniiii mon ll.llUJ v, ut t.l V, ... . earlT return. A BU DDniDHJV.
on the company's lumber Is only lean only on themselves. Heaven careful man. His car was obedient
13900. ' ' . helps those who help themselves
, The farmers point out that live
stock Is assessed at nearly
cent of the cash value
to the brake because he was going
only moderately and the big corru-
rTi VitiY, ertlllerV la in the Flntt diriaion.
It waa at N'oaart. 20 mile aouth of Sedan, and
mt st TXnier. No information lm at hand aa
to the return date of either the Fifth artillery
or the Three Hundred Etsnteenm engineers.!
The SOfitKTEfantry
Portland. Dec 17. To the Editor of
To what division does tne
w Per It seems odd that the east sfd gated tire barely grazed the chili's
The small hank should not know how mucli arm. Everybody who saw the clr-
property owners valuations rat
around 50 per cent of the cash value, 0f his loot consisted of securities His nights will not be haunted with- the last fewdays of the war, and what
iney say. ine report claims tnai Dy belonging to the bank's patrons that, the vision of a child killed for the is its present location?
mm iow valuations on large proper- no doubt. It is difficult to arrive sake of speed
ties, me nuraens or tne small tax- at the exact amount. One would
payer are increased at least one half.
Buooose. however, that' a nearer
The report concludes with this as- estimate might be made! than any
sertion: "We believe In every man's rhir.h
...... I J . V Brv,aivu. j
. uoiiar oeing equauy patriotic in tax
atlon."
MRS. RAY. C. WILKINSON.
fit k in tha SeTentT-aerenth diriaion. Do
not know ita present location. In the laat
day of th war it was at St. Dirier. La Beaac
and Varennea. til. rnxier u a oaa camp iu
It is human for every man to se
cure the lowest possible valuation on
his property. The Individual who
places a high valuation on his own
" property .for taxation purposes is a
P
At Beaverton B. Leis harvested
18,353 pounds Of dried prunes from mile southwest of Verdun. 1 Beaac is about
. A. IS mil aouth of Sedan, and Varenne about
TCy acres, accuruiug w UlV tlllisooro the same distance west of Verdun.
Argus. The product was sold at the The Third Army Corps
going price, Which Is around 10 Portland Dec 19. To the Editor of
cents, in some cases, a little better. The Journal Please tell what divisions
RESIDENT WILSON is right about Land is worth while when it yields
it. The speeches ;of
PROSPECTS OF THE LEAGUE
knox and his compeers do not
reflect the publio mind of the
rare bird. Assessors are human too. United States upon the league of na
if they increase assessments much tions. Senator Knox and his group
beyond the point fixed 'by their pre- oppose the league more or less frank
decessors, they make enemies who ly. The American people favor It.
take revenge at the ballot box. The open opposition to vthe league
a oetter system or equalizing as- is dying out
sessments should be devised.
are in the Third army corps and where
tho headnuarters tTOOD of the Third
Senator a gross return around f 73o an acre, army corps is now located.
AN ANJCIOUS READER.
The Third army corps comprisea dirisiona
S. 6. 27, S3. 78 and 80. (Foaaieiy tne m
auirer intend to inquire as to the, "Third
. . A, "mnv nf decimation. In Genstov
nt; campaign xor nanaing tne
publio utilities back to Wall
THE WIRES
amv.
If m. the answer is that it comprises dirisions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 29, 82. 42. 8 and 80.) Kara
not the information to th second question
6treet grows in outspoken vigor.
By a contemporary, whose Wall
In Its place comes a street sympathies are warm and ten- Journal in what division is the 1 59th
- I . . . . I . r - ..... ... - .1 Infontnr A Kt II.IJI H. K. M AIUI'HKK.
ine iudi r aim morn nancprrma simtar. inor wn rA rnin mar. nna k m inn """'
Desohutes farmers have shown why. ranean opposition which,!asks for the simple item of reconstructionTs" that
postponement of the league to the the
It Is in the Fortieth
Albany, Dec 19. To the Editor of The
i what division Is the 159t
A SOLDIER'S MOTHER.
, The 830th Aero Squadron
The 830th aero squadron was last re
ported November 28 at Romorantin
France, northeast of Eplnal.
Company F, 37th-Engineers
On November 28 Company P. Thirty'
engineers, was at Souilly
the First army,
telegraph and telephone lines
For the last year it has been ail signing of the peace treaty. The next should be handed back to the former
me rage in Portugal to shut men up natural step would be to postpone it managements. .
in prison for their political opinions, until the next day after never. There is not a solitary argument
The fashion has become quite an I The people favor the league but for government carriage of letters seventh
orgy, with the usual accompaniments their favor is not solidly grounded. I which does not apply in all its force France, attached to
: of outrage and torture. It is said It stands In danger of being under- to government carriage of telegrams uUly u near "v
that the Portuguese government has mined by subtle arts because it Is and telephone . messages. If it is
kept 6000 persons In prison for the not fortified by debate, argument, right in one case it is right In all.
last year because It did not like their publio discussion. It fs something If It is wrong. In one case it Is
views on pontics. The consequence that has been conferred upon them (wrong in all.
is tnat persecution is merging into from above. ItTias not been gen
-assassination. President Paes has al- erated in their own brains.
nil Mavnr WaVor a nrnmtnent nolli I Whil in Great Britain I made one trio
tlcian. either as individuals or as co- through Northern Wales and two trips
operators, will not prevent the propa- ouinern wales. On my second trip
ganda of economic Justice or the waving t?So""ern Y'f" I visited the quaint
of the red flag, by such intolerance as ?ld,.v,1Ui?, of Llandaff. Before going:
tbey display. , I "' , 17., .. .. ,
I think A. L. Mills of the First a- " XX."
unnai v,nv n ,t .Mr.. bf0r the on d ' the vUlage. The first.
: "I ." , .v. or oio. cathedral was founded by Drifrlr,
county coramirarone vu nsn. .v.- ,,- t t..j.M t
road toward alleviating conditions that I V" V,"" V'V . w.T,,:
make for BolsheyUm- It eem8 t0 beautitui NoAnan door
that with recent taperial abdications in waT. and mwMlv. Norman arches
mind we as a people might profit. These .m .y.nmr ki,iih.. .trin t-v- .k.i
emperors and other royalUes could aU WM added to and partially rebuilt to
have perpetuated themselves and made j the Early English style of architecture.
themselves beloved or tnetr peoples ui From the time of William and Mary
they had only had a sincere desire to it was neglected, until about 1157. when
make some concessions, but they, like it waa reopened. My wife is the archl-
all men in power, were selfish to the tect In our family, so X won't attempt to
last deeree. with an Inordinate desire describe this fine old cathedral. 8he
to rule and hold power. No man can I thftika so little of my ability along this
go on In any position of trust and power Una that she won't let me build, nor
who does not rule With Justice ana cvc" Paa, me ciucaen ouopa wa nave
righteousness. History is full of fall- o umi o iime.
ures. SO that tne USt Ol prominent x -tonnad to read tha rathar oualnt
names Begins wim iuoses, men jumj w rules of admission to the graveyard sur
Christ, then to George Washington, then roundlnar tha cathedral. The firat oual
to Abraham Lincoln, ana prooaoiy we iricatlon, of course, ir that you must be
next name that will be immortalized will dead. : Here is the table of fees and
be that of Wood row Wilson. If he charges : Earth grave 7 feet deep, 12s
holds steadfast to his declared prlnci- Cd ; earth grave 9 feet deep, las 6d ;
nles of emancipating humanity, there is I cost of grave, 15s ; to reopen grave, 8s ;
no power In heaven or hell tnat wm nricaea grave, ti is; ror a vault in per-
prevent his name being inscribed as one petunlty, 9x8 feet, Ss; fees to offlclat-
of the Immortals. mg minister, 7s ; for select situation.
We know that society is In a con- 1 Is; number plate for grave. Is; In
stant state of evolution and that it has terrlng stillborn child, 3s ; turfing grave.
passed through various stages and if it 4s ; keeping grave In order, per year. 5s.
tma that Socialism Is the next stage As a shilling Is only 24 cents. It can
that society must exist In. there Is readily be seen that In Wales the high
nothing that either Mr. Woodard may ui aiievuni
do,. or Mr. Baker with his police lorce, i "ia i
to stop the progress or. justice ana j waiiced around reverently through
righteousness. My opinion briefly ex- tne beautifully kept cemetery and then
Dressed Is that they only make these went into the cathedral. One of the
men and their friends more determined I first graves I happened upon was that of
to carry on their work. I oeueve thai
with Russia. Germany, Austria and the
probability of France and Italy being
allied under a Socialist program, there
is nothing to stop it, and England and
the United States may be halted to stop
and Question the reason why.
VICTOR Mliii.
Landlord and Soldier's Wife
Portland. Dec 18. To the Editor of
The Journal Please give some Informa
tion in regard to vacating. Does the
government protect the wife and family
while the husband la In he military or
naval service? Can the landlord raise
rent or make the tenant vacate? I pay
my rent In advance and am in no finan
cial condition to pay a cent more rent
or pay the expense of moving. My $40
per month allotment aoes not go iar
nowadays ; still, I have managed for the
past seven months. This law Is en
forced in California. How about Ore
gon? A SUBSCRIBER.
There i no law, state or federal, that pro
tect a soldier's family under such circumstances.
But the courts are inclined to be indulgent in
such eaaea. Attempt by landlords to exact
increased rent from soldier- aepenaena are
not encooraed by the conrta-l
The Contract Holds
Portland. Dec. 19. To the Editor of
The Journal Kindly tell me if a pub
lishing company can make me pay for
books that have been sent back to them
prepaid and the first payments paid on
them. They wrote they can make one
pay for books that have been sent back
to them. A JOURNAL. READER.
I Tea. it you signed a contract to nuy tne
book.
Sir David Matthews, "standard bearer !
to King Edward IV at the battle of
Towton, March 29. 148L" The next was
a marble tablet which read "Sacred to
the memory of Ferdinand Frank Wil
liam Arnold, captain First battalion.
Twelfth Suffolk regiment, killed In ac
tion near Yprea on St George's -day.
1915. aged 27. son of Frank Thomas
Arnold. M. A.. Trinity college, and Edith
Maud, his wife, late of this pariah.
'Behold. I take away 'from thee the de
sire of thine eyes with a stroke' Exeklel
24: 16."
Here is the dust of a warrior who
answered the last roll call before Co
lumbus discovered America, and here
are the lads of today together In death.
What a wonderfully populous city Is
this quiet city or the dead, and how
plainly evident Is the desire of the dead
not to pass from the memory ot the
living. I stopped to read an ancient
inscription almost effaced by time. It
read, "Here lyeth ye body of Thomas
Roberts. Here also lyeth ye body of
Alice, ye wife of the aforesaid Thomas.
Here Is a monument reading. "This
monument was erected by a considerable
number of the nobility, clergy, gentry
and freeholders of Glamorgan to the
memory of Morgan Morgan."
e
Pausing beneath two tattered battle
flags. I read this strange Inscription
"To the glory of God and sacred to the
memory of the officers, N. C. O.'s and
men of the Forty-first Welsh regiment
who were killed In action or died of
their wounds during the campaign In
North America. 1812-14. Lieutenant Col
onel William Charles Short, Lieutenant
Charles Sutherland. Lieutenant J.C
Govdon. En. -r Hall and N. C. O.'s ahd
129 men. .'.Wes of Detroit, Queens-
town. Mi-ml and Niagara."
A hundred years and more have
passed. and our boys have been fighting
shoulder to shoulder against a common
foe with the great-great-grandsons of
these men who met in battle array our
forebears at Detroit and Niagara.
Some Dry Spell :
TTHE artist was painting sunset, red -
with blue streaks and green dots.
The old rustic at a respectful distance.
says the New York Globe, was watching. .
Ah." said the artist, looking up sud
denly, "perhaps to you. tooAtiature has ,
opened her sky pictures, page by page? c
Have you seen the lambent flames or .
dawn leaping across the livid east; the
red-stained sulphurous Islets floating in
the lake of fire In the west: the ragged
clouds at midnight black as raven's wing, .
blotting out the shuddering moon?"
"No." replied the rustle shortly ; "not
since the state went dry."
Peace
The world at pre re! We scarce ran grasp
Th Import of that eweet
That cam to million that had brought
Earth'a treatot tyrants to defeat.
So lone had tumult ruled th world.
IHsturbed th ky and atirred tha sea,
lien eotttd not realise when told
That Hixht bad woa the victory.
Enrsaed by camac. rated by hat. 1
And freniied by their grief and rata,
lien heard th aoothing voice ot peace.
And ferred pula grew calm again.
"A world at peace!" The preehnai word
Brought sweet content to every land.
3" lie dawn of brotherhood ta here.
And nation oumey band ia hand.
And never nine tba world was new
Here word meant snore ta sous of earta.
An age of nnlTereal peace
In thia glad boor has it birth!
Nell Beeklay. -
Portland. December 20.
Uncle Jeff Haovr Says:
Mebby after some of our most patrlotio
trusts gits through with Uncle Sam
they'll wish they'd kep' all the money
they spent advertisln their yirtues all
over the country.
HOW TO LIVE
By Dr. Woods-Hutchinson. Former Portland Physician
The News in Paragraphs
World Happenings Briefed for Benefit
of Journal Readers.
THE CIVILIAN IN WARTIME (No.
5.) Another London woman, enjoying
the first Installment of an unaccustomed
war Income, as soon aa she actually saw
throa whole srolden sovereigns lying In
her palm, to spend just as she Uked with
out Tear of remonstrance even irom ner
husband, hailed the largest and most
sumptuous publio automobile that she
could find and piled in her whole tousel-
headed. shabbily dressed family ior a
ride around the parka Anotner one
marched Into a fashionable department
store and bought herself a biasing and
gorgeously embroidered Japanese ki
mono and Insisted upon putting it on
over her soiled and snaDDy woraing
dress and wearing It home. Each of
these was trying. In one reckless, splen
did moment, to gratify the ambitions.
the cravings, the unfulfilled longings
of a lifetime for something supremely
beautiful to the eye. soft to the touch.
or delicious to the taste, but. naving
blown off their accumulated steam,
thir lonar auDDressexi yearnings in
Freudian phrase, ""'their stranguiatea
Deplores Lifting of Flu Ban
Portland. Dec. 18. To the Editor of
The Journal Does the board " of health
of Portland imagine that they are de
luding the thinking people by lifting
Anrtmiatari mtnrla iHno- tn a Hi the flu ban? What excuse can they
tinction between letters and other 2""
ready been shot on the street Haeo A very large quantity of league messages whleh does not exist in taiavation at the nresent time can oniv
fabula doeet what does it teach? literature has been sent out. It has. I fart. It is nurelv Imaginary. When do harm, for it wHl only lull the peo-
upon the face of it, been widely dis- our postal system was first iniugA.JLl1
ADVANCED IDEAS j semlnated. But a little reflection jurated there were no such things 1 tost 40,000 lives in Europe for a just
I ShOWS that the dissemination ha nntUa win mpctaips. If thfr had hppn i riiiu. and now let ua not brlnsr added
-HE- Pennsylvania hotel men have been so effective as one might desire, they would naturally .have been -orrow into our Z??7
nein ineir Tirintn annual inn. 1 ifn, i !;..... 1 1 . ..j , mu . . 1 1 m.
. 1 viva, v mm kuuc g u .ciiLuiH iiits 1 1 re a Leu aike lCLLcra. iuo Kuveruiueui
ventlon. The assemblage was gone to the "upper classes." The would have assumed the carriaaa.of
v targe, some zou memoers
T
I ventlon. The assemblage was gone to tha 'unner iaae.pa' Thn Lim ,v aec.,m th Mriaer r ' Enlisted. Men's Dental Status
I w sr S- wew w M. w a a w f U1VA AA U v wwiaiiiwe waa w wua a avaiMV a I -- , ,
VeUaTTeTUliBs m W. ' A V aU9 eUilVr VX.
hi JouraaJ-After receivlnar tnv Mim-
mind I none were Justified. : I mt
touched Upon topics of current in-1 acquiescent rather than ifull of lively I If th government had been alert I corps. June 14. 1918. I was ordered to
terest In their business. Among other real A mind which merely acqul- to U-4uUes it would, have taken wAuJl"raV.f 0el6o 1
topics they took up whiskey. esces in a project can readily be charge of the wires as soon as they men eutld fsplca? uatafng
Some of the hotel men were ef the turned against it. And there the began to -be used for conveying in auto mechanics, mechanical engineer
opinion that .whiskey should no danger lies. t - r v ; knowledge. But it neglected to do tng. radio, biacksmithing and carpen
longer be served in their establish- Between today and' the time when so' and allowed those basio nubllo f fJJ.l? '.BJJ2
ments. "Light, wines and beer should the league of nations comes before utilities to. lapse under; the control possibly handle, tn the first contingent
take its place, according to their the senate for ratification a malig- of mammoth combinations of money. of 2B0 men' wko California,
r2.ic2 ; I1 mrt ten, the government to K,7S
u t i.uii3jiioui uufcci lucu are w 11, o wh ww Dj sparea to mism-1 rescue . tnem irom tne siuggara m-lof cases. Twenty-five or more were
be congratulated upon this advance form, pre judiceaa mislead the pub-1 competence of private operation, to the officers' training school,
toward enllahtened thans-ht nnnn tha liA ranv-tfr, Ma r, .1 !..,.. j,nAai i n.,n -i ...ik I showing the advantages of the 8. A. T.
I..V, " I, ZT . . . U1' H c. over other military posts. ; Abolit
uujeva om uua ui.ua. ouk j is f oeeu Bpyeuauti no wiwxou, success. I Us employes tne energy mat OUgnt I August 17 a new contingent came from
not niteiy tnat the question whether l In some quarters we hear the! to have gone Into the nubllo service, .the state of Washington, and m tui
whlfiltev or. hmer ah air h arvcd nn iitia f miinna cnnvDn "nt . I xt... 11,,) 4).a te r,,o hm o...,. I worse condition In relation to dental, all
their' tables will be left to them to league collect bankera' debtsiernment, is pressed to surrender the 1 "ho deeded immc;ute service! ewbich
Oreflon's Legal Holidays
rorvallis. Dec. 19. To the Editor of
The Journal If there are any legal holi
ri. what are they? Also, is a note
lawful if made on a holiday?
A CONSTANT KEAUKK.
Legal holiday in Oregon ar January 1.
February 12. February sz. aaay o. jnjy ,
th first Monday in September, October 12,
ThankagiTing day and December Z. Is. J
The Adopted Child
Portland, Dec. 18. To the Editor of
The Journal If a couple, well to ao,
inr,t a child, and afterwards, are di
vnrced. who takes the childT (Or may
they give the child for adoption to an
other party! l say mey cnnnoi. j
ova vps. A SUBSCRIBER.
fTh court award the child to' one or th
ether 01 tne pa,ruo ""'7, . "
nertiea eonaent in writing th child aaay be
adopted by other.
Why Do Boys Meal Autos
Portland. Dec. 18. To the Editor of
The Journal The answer is easy for
the same reason that any, , other- thief
would steal anytmng it mey anew vnai
by getting caught the worst they would
e-,t would be a "lecture" from the judge
and turned loose to go out and steal
attain. How to prevent them? Easy
answer again rockplle. A VICTIM.
PERSONAL MENTION
Looks for Business Growth
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Van Orsdell of
MaM are Kuests at the Benson. Mr
Van Orsdell vis in the lumber business
and expects within the next 60 days to
see business better man ever veiore.
Mrs. Hamil Is Called East
Mm Hamil of Corvallia la at the Im
nariai. on .her way east, where she has
been called by the serious Illness of her
mother. She will leave tonight.
W. E. Tallant. engaged In the can
nery business at Astoria, is a guest at
the Portland. J
Corporation Commissioner H.
Schulderman of Salem la visiting at
Multnomah.
. W. C Walters of Central! Is aUy
Ina-at the New Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hedges f The
Dalles are guests at the Oregon.
Public Service Commissioner Fred
Buchtel and Mrs. Buchtel of Salem are
at the Seward. . j
Judge A. L. Clark of Rainier Is at the
Cornelius. I - - " '
1 L. L.- Lovee of Aberdeen is stay Ing at
thft New Perklna .5
i M. F. fiommarstrom, -.a shipbuilder
emotions" they soon settled down to
tamer and more rationally balanced
methods of spending. In Matthew Ar
nold's phrase, "the sense in them for
conduct, the sense in them for beauty
reached an equilibrium.
This was most Interestingly and con
vincingly shown in the matter ot foods
by actual scientific test and experi
ment. Naturally, one of the first in
dulgences which the workers gave them
selves when the big pay began to come
In was the direction of their favorite
aavory and attractive foods, particularly
meats, sausages, pies and rich, plummy
cakes. Numerous headaches and bil
ious attacks and internal dissensions of
all sorts followed at first, but the net
result was that they got more real food
into their systems, gained In. weight, im
proved in health and strength, and did
more and better work than they were
capable of before on their old poverty
diets.
Next Monday :
Time (No. 6.)
The Civilian In War
of Columbia City, is registered at tne
Washington.
Morris Lux of Seattle la a visitor at
the Carlton.
Mrs. Edward J. Catlow of Bend Is a
guest at the Multnomah.
xt TTenrv B. Stlenhus ana airs. w.
E. Robbleding of Seaside are visiting
at the Portland.
TTrr.,rt Nnnn. state highway engi
neer, who arrived at the Benson from
Salem Friday, left this morning for Til
lamook. . .
Mr. and Mrs. W. li. aercneu 01 osrou
are registered at the Oregon.
Kan Smith of the forest service, who
has been attending the S. A. T. C. at
the University of Washington. Seattle.
has returned to Foruana ana us ay-
lnff at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Fisher of Silver
ton are visiting at the flewsrd.
Mr. and Mrs. J. noun 01 ror
vallis are guests at the Cornelius.
E. L. Hamilton, ot wauas is
at the Washington.
Harry Kimball or aan rrancu
visiting at Ahe Carlton.
J. M. Galvin or t-entrana is Bpengma
a few days at the Multnomah.
Mrs. Alta Wrenn or saiero iagnn
at the New Perklna
Mr. and Mrs. & E- Sinclair of Ilwaco,
Wash., are guesU at the Portland. Mr.
Sinclair is a banker. ' M ...
Mrs. J. Van Buren or wanus
Portland Friday night for Los Angeles
to spend the winter. She has been stay
ing at the Benson.
Professor Jonn u. uanmourj
University of Oregon at isugene is a
guest at the Imperial. ,
S pence Wortman of Salem, deputy
sealer of weights and measures, is at
the Seward.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Fuifon of Astoria
en.is at the Cornelius.
R. E. Bristoe of Albany is vlBitlnr at
the Washington-
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Johnson of Coltxm
aM atavtnw at the Carlton.
Miss Eunice Catlln of Seattle la regis-
. tha Multnomah,
Mrs. E. A. McArthur of Leth ridge.
aiK-rta. has arrived at the New Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs- F. E. Judd of Pendleton
are visltora at the rorxiana.
Ttinrna Babcock and C R. Pope, lum
bermen from Hoqulam, are staying at
the Benson. 1
J. E. Ferguson of Hood River is a
niMt at the Imperial.
Colonel 1 M. Maua of San Francisco
ta among the arrivals at tne romana.
Miss Ruth Haney and Mlas Ora Jane
Foster are at the Benson from Astoria,
Judge J. W. Knowles of La Grande
ta viaitlnsr at the Imperial.
- Mr. and Mrs. William A. Pohl of As
toria are staying at the Cornelius.
Mrs. J- D. Guttery and daughter. Mary
Helen Guttery, of Hood River, are stay-
ins' at the Portland. -
A. J. Neland, formerly salesman for
t.w mr e.M .
I Lit) az. sr.. nuuurnMiiiuis igauyajijr,
has returned from San Francisco, where
he was enlisted In the aerial service. He
is staying at the Benson.
Colen R. Eberhardt of La Grande Is
1siting at the Imperial.
J. C. Robertson of Driggs, Idaho, is
staying at the Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. AZ. S. Hudson of Bend
are guests at the Benson.
R. D. Campbell, an attorney of As
toria, was a .Portland visitor this week.
Olden Oregon
Flood of December. 1861, Waa the Wil
lamette's Highest Known.
GENERAL
The puId and Daoer section ef the war '
Industries board was disbanded Thurs
day.
Wares of 250 street laborers In San .
Francisco have been Increased from 84 1
to 5 per day.
Commercial radio service between San
Francisco, Hawaiian Islands and Japan
was resumed Thursday night.
The White SUr liner Adriatic sailed
from New York for Liverpool Thursday
carrying more than 600 passenger.
The Droving ground at Aberdeen. Md..
covering 86.000 acres. Is to be retained
by the government tor testing gun.
Throughout the world about 6,000,000
persons have perished from Spanish In
fluenza during the past three months.
Five hundred persons lost their lives
in marine disasters in United States
waters during the year ended June 80.
1918.
A 24 pound codfish has been ehlpd
from Boston to Paris as a gift tP Presi
dent Wilson for his New Year'sYUnner.
Captaln Teh Yuen Lee. the frfs naval
attache ever sent to the CMrieiei lega
tion In the United States, has reached
Washington. A -
The National Colored Congress for
World Democracy, in session in Wash
ington, has elected 11 representative
to go to Versailles In the" Interest of
the colored race.
NORTHWEST NOTES
More than 40 pupil of the Baker high
P school have enrolled In the cadet claaa
More than 600 women were elected to
office in Kansas at the November elec
tion. Twenty-seven submarines have been
assigned to tha Mare Island navyyard
as a home yard.
Klamath Falls has been under the in
fluenza ban without intermission for
over two months.
8tevenson. Wash., is calling on the Fed
Cross for nurses to aid In relieving the .
Influenza situation.
Paid employes of all state, county and
local food administrators will be dis
charged January 1.
Machinery is being assembled for min
ing for gold and platinum on the ocean
beach near Bandon.
Twenty head of pure-bred Shorthorn
cows and heifers were shipped this week
from Carlton o Roseburg.
W. C. Holt, son ef Mr. and Mrs. John
Holt of Albany, was wounded in France
October 8, but is recovering.
Pacific Northwest . shingle manufac
turers will hold their second annual
congress In Seattle January 8 and 9.
The Umatilla county Red -Cross will
maintain a county public health nurse ,
to look after all cases of tuberculosis.
For remarking that he would burn
every mill In the vicinity If wages were
lowered, rx r aircmia im in cuiiw at
Centralis,
T.wrn TIwif rrtim, un rt XT rm -
1L P. Root of Grants Pass, was shot
snd perhaps fatally wounded by a Com
panion while the two were hunting
rabbits.
Roy W. Rltner, Just returned to Pen
dleton from Red Cross service In France,
Is the choice of the UmatlUa county
chapter of the Red Cross as Its presi
dent during the coming; year.
Fire at Ashland Wednesday night de
stroyed the Baughman building and
clothing stock. The Fourth street bak
ery building adjoining waa wrecked by
an exploeion during the fire.
Because 1000 quarts of liquor were
found concealed on the schooner F". 8.
Loopat Seattle. Captain L. K. Mason
snd 12 members of his crew-have been
bound over to the federal grand Jury.
The flood of December, 1861. was one
of the thrilling events of early days
Never since has th Willamette river
risen to such a high point. Tha duun
between Corvallis and Oregon City was
great and several lives were lost Towns
and farm buildings were swept aaay
and livestock drowned. Many lives were
saved by Captain George A. Pease, who
took the steamboat Onward from Cane
mah to Salem. ' The river was full of
sawlogs and floating trees, houses and
barns, which occasionally contained men
and women as well as horses and other
stock. When the Onward reached Sa
lem it carried 40 people who had been
reecuea irom nouses and tops of trees.
FOREIGN
The Peruvian government has named
Francisco Garcia Calderon as minister
to Belgium.
A German mine which had been
planted In a bridge at Guise has ex
ploded, killing 15 persons and Injuring 25.
Marshal Joffre is now numbered
among France's 40 immortals, having
been made a member of the French
academy Friday. i
The American legation at Bucharest
was entered and robbed last Friday.
More than 8100.000 left there for safe
keeping was taken.
The Greek government has appropri
ated 8500,000 for the relief of Greek In
habitants of Macedonia wfio have been
left destitute by the war.
Santa Glaus to Uncle Sam
.
YOU will not be forgetting our
own United States this Christmas
if you convert the Money you in-
tend for Cash gifts into War Sav
ings Stamps.
Buy them at Banks, Newspaper
Offices and the Postoffice.
f Portland War Savings Stamp Committee.
tVer ee-lws Sterna ma to pimimi ait Sanaa, '
Hswiasaar Office. A PseterTlea, an