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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH - 27. 1C21. SECURITY BENEFIT GETS READY FOR NATIONAL C01CIL Four Councils of Association in I Portland to Welcome Officers in 1924 Eyes Turned to West. MOBILIZING Burgomaster Max of Brussels Choice for Visiting Harding (Br TJntted New -Brussels, March 26. Burgomaster Max of Brussels has been' asked to. accept the mission of visiting the. United States to congratulate President. Harding on behalf of the Belgian cabinet. Belgium ' la following the ' lead of France In tier' decision to formally feli citate the new American president, and in choosing Burgomaster Max the gov ernment is selecting the man who, next to the king or Cardinal Mercler, atrals most to American imagination. It was ; Burgomaster' Max who first had to deal with the Invading Germans when Brussels was occupied, snd who maintained a firm, defiant front through out the period of occupation, lie is a young man, full of the life and fire that appeal to Americans, and a diplo mat Of high order. ' - Sixty-five Radicals Deponed , New York. March 2. I. N. S.) Stxty-flve radicals of Spanish ancestry were deported today aboard the RS. Mon golia, which sailed for Vigo. Spain. FRATERNAL ORDER l STEADILY INCREASING IN SIZE Development of Shipyards Would Be Necessary and Supply ' Contracts Would Be Filled. FLEET , - v s 3 J"i T u v 't'T'f. nW-"J IPS , t,j DN PACIFIC WOULD BENEFIT PORTLAND '" The Security Benefit association is one of the fraternal orders of the United. States thai is steadily advanc ing in numbers and solidity. It is to hold Its next national, council In Portland . in J924 and the; entire membership ot nearly 300,000 is be ing interested in the city of Port land and - the state of Oregon ( be- . cause of It. ,; . t The headquarters Of the order is located at Topeka, Kan., but it is by na means impossible that Portland might be made the center of its national activities. J. M. Klrkpatrick is national president : J. V. Abrahams,' secretary. The order was founded with 11 members in -1892. Its strong; social and fraternal spirit, combined with rood business man- a semen t, has advanced it until it stands with but four other life benefit orders above it in the country. GO AX IS HALF MILLIOX .: .' Members f and officers are " determined to- come to Portland with a round half million members on its rolls, and expect to enter 100,000 new members in 1921 and another 100.000 in 1922-23-24. Oregon will contribute 15S0 new members in 1921 as its quota in the national campaign for 1921. now on. I, M. Thomas, district manager for the state of Oregon, is one of the roost : active and successful organizers in . the service oi tne organisation. - In propor tion to population he has brought Oregon up to the first rank in membership. In the past six years since taklng'thls field. Manager Thomas has never been below fifth plsce in new membership and al ways first place, considering the popula tion ma memoersmp or Oregon. When In 1920 St St. lunula h n a aiisvnaa'i,! in securing Portland as the next seat of the national council, it was because of the loyal support Oregon people have given the order. It is expected that fllllV 20.000 dplae-nta rffr-arm an A viBitors will come to Portland when the convention meets. TOUR COUNCILS INCLUDED In Portland tha. trwat i-mtrwlla Kureka No. 204, Anchor No. 748. Klrk- paincs: iso. 2S37, St. Johns Z775, with a eomoinea memoersmp or nearly 4000 ' Thev are noted fop thir mi-aiii f. ternal spirit, active social life and varied lorms oi expression. Eureka council meets every Monday evening at Mult nomah W. O. W. hall, 112 Kast Sixth street, and its 1700 members always have ranaiaai.es or social activities to attract. The same evenlncr St. .Inhni in that flourishing part of Portland, and It is attracting many visitors from Port land, Vancouver and Camas from time to time because of the hearty hospitality always extended. Anchor council meets juesaay evenings in VV. o. W. temple, 128 Kleventh street, and It is celebrated lor ica pep in membership campaigns '- coraiai spirit in its social ac tivities. Which R rfl manv am) vat.l.v.4 ranging from a. card party to a picnic, and from a little dance after meeting to . V. .... .4 a. uuuutou masqueraae Dail. KIRKPATRICK 8TAJTD8 HIGH Klrkpatrick council meets Friday eve nings tne owiss nail en Third and Jefferson streets npir Th a i.u-i.,. It has commodious quarters and its 1500 members keep, something doing all the time. It has been the first organization since its founding eight years ago to open the picnic season at Crvstai i.av. park. Twice a month its open meetings ana sociais attract many strangers and visitors. Klrkpatrick council Is one of the most prosperous and rapid growing local councils on the Pacific Coast, and in kuyiucs maxe it. one of the most successful social fraternal organizations in tha citv. , The Security Benefit association has ii. iwu councils in tne state, with a membership of over 6000, the larger pro- wn. rems in juuiutoman county. nrui r-Aimoil - . , utia. Ptwudant; Adolph Volkar. fin Tic preai- " "V 'a .injia.irr. oconu tic pnsi SiSii U? ld Dunto. prelate; Gaorg. H. Ibomai, financiers tin. Maud 8. johnion secra tff: lanen. commander of tie degree Kirkpatrir council officer are; Fred C. Kinr prcaident; Mrj. lora Warner, tint. iCe pntiL ?'1r; ir raos SU". OCQQd ce president: rottia Hoch D re lata; . g. Tat. eecreur commander of the decree ataif. Anchor council officers are; J. M. Peter, president: Krwin Howe, firat rice president Tyaoo EUnsel, aacond Tica nreetdent: Mm. Km. ii! p. t, M- Bsrt" Martin, secretary: -. v.ura, financier; trans Alotter. guard: George Taylor, sentinel ; frank Gates! commander oi the decree staff. ' St. Johns council officers sre: Frank Gssser. president: Chiriv H!. j " Conrad Hanjr. second Tice president: Maud i T. rr . uaioerg, financier; John Mitchel. secretary; Flora Cannon and Lora Hs berg, conductors: tius Lacier, mard: Elden Ualberg, sentinel. ' JLm oouncil of Gresham principal offl- VJ . I Hunt, president; Mm. Nora Jackaoa. first Tice president; CUrence Jackson second ic president; WW New land! HOLDS STATU BANKER ." Anchor council is the proud possessor of the state banner since early in the year. A friendly rivalry of strenuous proportions is on to wrest it from its present custodians. . Klrkpatrick council has the opening date f May I for the eighth time for a grand picnic at Crystal Lake park. The profit ' will be used to purchase regalia for the degree staff. It also has a modern lantern for illustrating the degrees of the order and to help out In the many social programs In Swiss hall, at least one being held every month. , , ' The different councils In Portland and vicinity do not close up during the sum mer season but maintain festivals and outings In accordance with the season and thus maintain interest. The national home and hospital of the order at Topeka. Kan.; is one of its new features hat is attracting attention Hundreds of aged members and orphans are now being cared for in well arranged and apportioned buildings on a tract of 400 acres. The effort is to make it a training school along home .lines for the children and a comfortable resting place for the aged members awaiting the sunset of life. The Security Benefit association has established a thrift bureau and encour ages its members to deposit " savings regularly by an attractive combination with life protection. - It 4s extending Its field of operations throughout the United States and has strong promise of building an enduring fraternity for future generations. Aviator Is Fined London, March 19. (I. N. S.) A case, believed to be the first of its kind in England, was decided at Glasgow when a fine of 120, was Imposed on an air man. William Reeve, for . violation of the air navigation regulations by drop ping leaflets from an airplane during the local prohibition vet poll. ;A : (j fr ' : W : sit ; 't t""' - vA t - ' - -i i lr Si- afear-jSM-- 'I S( '.---;v i -i X- 1 IM't. pas wwwjtvw..,iiiwn.wn.i.iii 4SaS - .v. ' It I . wW.:aWwrwCTLjWWil Ml -.Wlii iWWIiIHWII.) Wm P iS 9 ..v . .vTVV..J.-..,lw1.rtrtW--W-...W. S 8bl aiaaaaNiaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaMaBaMHMaaaaMaaaaMMMaaaaaal SialaaMHMMaaMNiMMMiHiBaaaaMaiaaMaBinaaaHMHMHantaaab Sas MnawHHMMHaavaaHaaMHawrfaaMaHaiiaMaaaaiiB as . .wa. .w. i nm .mus a 1 p"''"" " wny j'ii(ayr).4r( twu 5, , "i5v " x.v . . LtslS'UUU". " J'T -- ! f a-wwwwtiwyy : ' g :w-. 'w.-;t:s ss 1 ' i 1 nwa- ww IT V 'v 'it If! ? i , 1 Vv - j .. i w -if v. 1.. f.ov,.- '-;vv?r--, -.. v.. X T'" " ' v . ......... v .. sTtewK.L i StMraMMOMvy. M11.1 ii..aM'iww. iai,i.iiaawpwi,i 111 imii.in ai mi. a Above, left to right Ii. M. Thomas, district manager for Oregon Security Benefit association; J. M. Peters, representative to National Council j and president of Anchor Council No. 74; JVIrs. Nellie Gustln, president of Eureka Council No. 204; George H. Thomas, financier of Eureka j Council No. 204. Below, left to right Fred C. King, representative to National Council and president of Klrkpatrick Council No. 2227, Mrs. j Bertie Robinson, secretary of Anchor Council No. 204; Frank C. Gasser, president of St. Johns Council No. 2775; Otto Talker, Tice president Eureka Council No. 204. : : - ' 1 Letters From the People A Strong! Indorsement of The Journal Discussions of The Journal Editorials on TaxingSome Bogeys Exhibited by Rate Raisers Pro-Rate Raise View Lodge's Self Reversal LEADERS TOWARD HIGHER PATHS Among Such This Writer Recognizes The ; t Journal. Vancouver. Wash.. .March 21. To the Editor of The Journal There is a say ing that when you have a word of praise to give In iavor of others who are work' ing hard to make the world a little bet ter place to live in, give it and don't wait to be asked for it. This should be ap plicable to institutions as well as indi viduals. The writer hereof is a reader here of a goodly number of big publics' tions and . among them - The Journal. which he values highly. All who are deeply interested in the upward progress of the world realize the powerful force of the press la pushing things along. Well may they be compared with the great cannons on the battlefield.- Such is my mental comment often when I take up The Journal, turn to the editorial page and read the masterly editorials hurled against vice of every description In such a forceful way. Truly may it be said of our existence at this present time that : - v t t ;: ; - - Ws are living, wa are acting,, fa a stand and awful time: - In an ace on seas telting, to be Urine la sublime." Looking backward, we "are impressed with the fact that history does not re cord any period like the present. But we are quite well assured that sacred history tells us of a time that would come the conditions of which are almost as those of the present "What the end will be is not within human province to tell. Of only one thing In this connection can we be assured, and that is that the right will triumph, since, ringing up from the past, come these -words of the Christ: "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. . t ! While we hope for the best and that all troubles now hanging over the na tions will be satisfactorily settled, gradu ally making way for peace of the World, it is incumbent upon the people carefully to consider that the higher paths of life are the safe ones under any conditions. " ; I. R. Whitney. "UNDER THE YOKE" Advocate of Single Tax Declares It the Way to Emancipation. Corvallia, March 24. To the Editor of The Journal In your editorial entitled Under the Yoke" in yesterday's Jour nal, you have called attention ; to the industrial tendency of the times, which is nothing short of a 'drift toward an archy as an outcome of our system of taxation, which is in essence the prin ciple of the destructive theory of Social Ism. Socialism means the confiscation of private property for public use, as well as the contribution of Dublic values for private use. If we do not believe that all products of industry consulate private property and that such property should be held by its possessors immune from state levy, then we must believe that the state has the right of confisca tion of labor products for public use; and that belief, although its holders will not admit the fact even, to themselves, is a belief in Socialism. It Is in the popular and) arovernmental failure to make proper distinction be tween the rights of public values and those of private valuea and In fact in large measure to make any distinction at ail, mat, is to be found the kev to our whole economic chaos and distress. Taxation of labor or industrial products is coniiscauoa or private valuea. Fail ure to take for public use economic rent. or the annual worth of all lands, whether improved, or unimproved, but Irrespective of all improvements therein or thereon, is contribution of nubile values for private use. Both are viola tions of every Drinclnle of eauitv And justice, t It is these violations which are carrying us on rapidly to anarchy. The taxation of labor products Inevitably in creases their cost,, and to that extent stifles industry, a condition which you have very forcibly brought to public attention. , Unimproved land values con stitute .the one rurhtful and mni. source of public revenue. To the extent to which they are levied upon is their cost decreased. To the extent to which they are exempted, must the burden be wrongfully thrown upon industry. A tax upon labor products In every case is passed down to the consumer. A tax upon unimproved land values cannot be shifted by the owner. It Is the one tax which cannot be shifted.. Every other tax not only can be shifted but ulti mately must be shifted for the sake of mere survival. ! The only remedy for the conditions which you have brought to public atten tion in your editorial is that of economy I submit that while economy is good and is necessary, mere economy is In no sense a remedy for the present world wide distress. What industry needs, and what sooner or later it must be given. Is not a shift ing of taxation from one shoulder to another, but complete relief from every ounce of that burden. : The expense of government must be drawn from the one source of public values; In other words, from all lands upon the basis only of their unimproved values. The question is to what further depths of distress and disorder must we go before mis 6avtng I act is recognized. A. Reader. THE GROWTH OK A BURDEN Remarks on Taxation In Response to a Journal Editorial. Portland, March 17. To the Editor of The Journal Your editorial entitled The Everlasting Debate," especially that portion referring to the creation of innumerable salaried positions, until, as you correctly star "th hnrH.n la ctu,. to break the public's back." deserves the commenaauon or every : citizen Of the community.' ; ; . v t Durlnsr th nait month wa, Ttava ail. nessed the city tearing up perfectly gooa cement walks in the South Park blocks and replacing them with a chaser for Our occasional viaJtnr Mr Pini. N'ow a campaign is under way to secure uie oia postonice ouuding for a central park and a site for a monument to the world war heroesT - . Why not nut th! Plaza block, opposite the Spanieh War Veterans' monument, when 'tha Joitw owns the ground, and let the govern ment sell the valuable postoffice site and use the proceeds to erect a building on. a less expensive site? Why not give the taxpayers the benefit of the increase in the value of the present site? It matters little whether it is national government, state, county or city s that spends the monev : when tha hnntan iu. comes too heavy, the people wbo pay me taxes ana in the last analysis that is. all of tha people commence to shout. The items referr! ta maw K. i v w v. . ...I'V & importance as adding to .taxes, as Is the cne of salary for censors; no doubt, as in other Instances, some expert will come along to show the small frantinn mill it will cost ? Past experience war- rents tne anticipation. Tax levying is like a progressive dinner of many courses, each hostess trying to outdo the other with this difference: the tax leviers do us all. , Go after 'em all; show 'cm up. The people are with you. E. H. Deery. THE T? ATF! RRHWtBTvn . Satirical Reference to Bogey Difficulties xnat Have Been Paraded. Portland MiN.1i MTa (V t .a . - V . l. ILWi The Journal It seems to me that the mayor and city commissioners are un necessarily - alarmed in regard to the rehearing of tha telephone rate case. It appears that arrangements are being mads not anlv fn hava. Q .,1 . . WIBS W our rescue but the interstate commerce commission as well. Why not hare the governor order out the fttat miuti nt go at it good and trong. If half the energy naa neen spent at the time 'the rate casa was tutlnsr haarvt v.a. i- being put forth, the decision might have wro Buieran. ii u is going to cost more to even ask for a rehearing than the increase in rates for the telephone, i we had better- stop right now and give 1 it up as a bad job. Why all this political bunk and these front page articles? Are they for the purpose of calming the temper of the public? Can it be possible that some of the other officials are afraid of the recall law? In view of the present feeling of the public in general I am under the Impression that it will not be a very difficult undertaking to get a rehearing In the case in "question from the public service commission. The commission is not in position to Ignore the wishes of the people at this par ticular time. The public is not of that frame of mind at present to be flirted with, and I apprehend that the situation is generally understood. The law, In my opinion, is sufficient to protect the pub lic service commission from rendering a decision until first a sweeping and an exhaustive investigation shall have been made, and even then it la given dis cretionary powers. That Is, it may or may not decide in favor of the utility corporation. W. I. Archambeau. ' THINKS RATE RAISE DUE Arguing From Reported Income and Expense of Certain Companies. Aurora, Or., March 17. To the Editor of The Journal I have been a sub scriber of The Journal for more than four years and have admired the stand you have taken in a number of cases that have affected the public, but believe you are too radical in your criticism of the findings of the public service commission In the gas case in Portland and also in the telephone case through out the state. I am not directly or in directly Interested. In either, but t do believe in fair ptay, whether it is a corporation or an individual, or a serv ant of the public I happen to know something of the operating expense of three telephone companies in my vicinity. The local telephone company that I now patronise chiefly has doubled its business rates and has 'increased its residence rates 60 per cent. I attended this hearing of the public service commission with in tentions of offering objections to the proposed increase in rates, but on hear ing the evidence felt that the telephone company was entitled to the rate it was asking, having not increased its rates previously. I also know of one small town where the telephone system is owned by the Pacific Telephone com pany. This small system gives 24 hours service and its office operating expense for the operators alone is as follows : Chief operator, 85 a month ; two as sistants, each 70 ; relief operator, SSS ; making a total of S281 for help alone. This central has about 150 phones and present income is about $1.50 per phone, making about 1225 gross income; so it can be seen this system is not even paying for the office operation. Natur ally there will be some income due to long distance calls, but I am informed that this does not cover the losses ; so I believe that before a radical move is made to discredit the - public service commission; who unquestionably are more friendly to the public than to the corporation, an unbiased and honest investigation should be made. I ques tion very much . that those promoting this recall have made any attempt what ever to acquaint themselves with the facts.' . I happen to know of a franchise dis cussion some years ago at Tacoma re garding the telephone. It was proved by the telephone company that the larger the telephone system operated from one central the greater the cost of operation per phone. In : this dis cussion the details were 'threshed out and the result was that the phone rates in Tacoma automatically increased as the number of subscribers reached cer tain predetermined numbers ; so that the added number of subscribers in Portland would tend to increase the cost of oper ation rather than decrease same. - Of course, this does not hold true In smaller systems save to, a limited degree. F. D. Green. , LODGE, THE TURNCOAT His Reversals on Political Questions De note His Petty Caliber. Oswego. March. 21. To the Editor of The Journal A source ot interest and information to me is your news in The Sunday Journal under the heading. "The National Capital." The : American people like to talk of American justice. Our very nation is founded upon justice aa opposed to in tolerance and oppression. Yet I think sometimes that we talk of justice with out realizing its moaning, ye all agree that real justice means fair play an equal consideration of all sides of a question. We cannot be just and refuse or neglect to award every man his rightful due. . Which brings me to the right-about-face executed by Senator Lodge in his attitude on the Colombian treaty. Sen ator Lodge has by his action revealed his own petty narrow-mindedness. Parties are necessary, as man can do more by group action than singly. Yet that does not excuse the abuse of parly acUon to the hurt of the people. The members of congress who decline to change their political opinion merely because of a change in presidents are more respectable than Lodge. Whether we agree with them or not in their atti tude toward the treaty in question, at least we can credit them with sincerity. Lodge has also revealed by his action the political immolation of President Wilson upon the altar of . partisanship. Whatever else can or may be said, the man who loses all for. the sake of a principle is infinitely more worth while than the man who trails along with the power in control. There are still some Americans who do not know the niean- i"nT oi American justice. Margaret Perrego. POLICEMEN WHO swrwvn Portland, March 23. To the Editor of ine journal I "have read about a po liceman who shot at a citisen and came very near to killing him. We have a right to ask who appoints such persons to the police force. And will the city the taxpayers not face a damage suit on account of such act? And why not the man lately appointed? We have rour times as many policemen now as we had when about 400 saloons were running In the city. Is it true that extra men are annotated in all dTrt. ments to get votes to keep present par ties in cower forever? .This ahmiM ha investigated. How can good men ever oe eieciea against sucn a combination? Taxpayer. HAS MERCY FOR WOMANKIND Holds Man Responsible for Downfall and Condones Their Vengeance. . Portland. March I. To the Editor of Tne Journal In an article published in The Journal last evening, written by R. v. Macaonaid, he alleges a discrlmina Hon that trial juries make between the gentler sex and the male sex. He says. in effect, that In case of crime, and especially In extreme cases, each should meet the same fate. After citing several cases . which he claims are on a par, he has this to say : "Yet , there are frenzied feminists who never tire of telling us that woman is the oppressed sex." The words "frenzied feminists" are good ones. If this means a condi tion of Which one becomes hypersensi tive, perhaps there are some men who are more or lees guilty this to a cer tain extent hyperbole. I am not frenzied feminist but I do believe that a distinction should be made in the punishment of the sexes for a like crime. I would under certain circumstances vote to hang a man, but under no circum stances whatever, - irrespective of the provocation, would I give my consent to execute a woman. The main reason I offer for my view in this respect is the kind - and forgiving . spirit that I hold towards the fair and oppressed sex. They always get the- worst of it. The average man is a gay deceiver and a natural born polygamist. In nine cases out of 10 he is to blame for the downfall of a woman. There are no doubt some exceptions, but very few comparatively. The exception is entitled to have his pic ture hung in the hall of fame. While I cannot encourage and condone murder, I do not hesitate to say that in the two recent cases, in Oklahoma and Chicago, respectively, wherein the men in both cases were shot to death by injured women, in my opinion the men got what they justly deserved. No man has a right to cast a woman aside after she has served bis purpose during her flow ering years. In each case above men tioned the man told his contract wife that he was tired of living a double life and wanted to "go straight.'. What he meant, no doubt, was to go straight and get some woman of more tender age. "Let him that Is without sin first cast the stone." No stones are being thrown down my way. Man should be held ac countable for his acta and suffer the penalty, even though it be death. I would vote to clear the woman in both cases above cited, regardless of what I may be termed. W, 1 Archambeau. i Portland and the - entire Pacific coast will be benefited by the order from the navy department to- cen tralize the whole battle fleet of the United States on the Pacific, accord ing to - naval men. "i The order re cently made public was that the At lantic fleet should join the Pacific and be known as the United States fleet. This will do away with a fleet in each ocean. The enormous size of the combined fleet will tax the facilities on this coast and wilt hasten the building of yards and stations already provided' for, they state, j.-'i':-:---",.-,-.: - j-'?'-". " While at the present there are but two yards that can take capital ships, Brem erton and Pearl Harbor, the completion of the Alameda navy yard in San Fran cisco bay will relieve the load carried principally by Bremerton, it is explained. Mare Island, while it has capacity for large ships is handicapped by being in a location that necessitates waiting for tide, and that cannot be done in time of war. " SEW BASES Iff 0PEBATI0X The naval establishment has bases at San Diego, San Pedro and Key port, be side the Mare: Island and Bremerton yards, he said. These bases are in op eration now. In addition there are ap propriations for a destroyer, submarine and aircraft base at Tongue Point, The work of clearing the site deeded . to the government by the city of Astoria is under way now. When completed this base will be an operating base for the craft of the abeve mentioned type. That will bring Portland a great deal of business in t'te form of contracts for naval stores besides the money spent by the men attached to the station while on leave. Then, too, it is known the policy of Admiral Rodman is to send light ships, such as destroyers and cruisers, on junketing trips to get acquainted with the various ports . and waters of the coast. This will mean that many de stroyers will visit Portland in the years to come. The beginning of the policy was seen In the recent visits made by divisions. OLD FBOBLEM REVIVED .The proposed order, believed to be the result of an agreement with Great Brit ain for the subdivision of sea patrol, brings up the old question of concen tration of the American fleet in one unit. Rear Admiral Man an, noted American naval strategist, in his book on Naval Strategy, printed in 1911, advocated con centration of the fleet in one unit. This he states will prevent any other nation having a smaller navy attacking one of the divisions and destroying it before re- enforcement can be made by the union of the absent division. Concentration of purpose and material he points out as the basic principal not only of war but also of peace. "Another Instance of more value for an analysis," his book reads. "Is the concen tration of the United. States battle fleet in one body and command. This illus trates the effect of the simple principle upon the minds of those who direct the navy, and also has a particular Indies tlve value ; for international relations have not yet compelled that concentre' tion to be localized, either in the Atlan tic or Pacific as that of Great Britain has been in home waters. The concen tration is due to a simple recognition of principle not to pressure of circum stances. That this concentration at pres ent is in the Atlantic is merely a contin uance of a tradition that our chief dan ger is in Europe, as for a long time was the case." ; OUTLINES ACTIOW OF JAFA3T This was' written In 1909 but with the foresight that predicted war between Germany and England and the success of English arms because of the prepond erance of e& power he outlines the prob able action of future trouble with Japan, as follows: . ' . "Should the United States have trouble with Japan and the United States navy beaten, it is improbable . that Japan would seek ' to annex any part of the American Pacific coast, but she might demand Hawaii, or free immigration of her laborers here, or ootn. A recent canvass made by the Navy league of officers in the navy indicates that they regard the Pacific as the next theatre of war and the majority favor the union of the battle fleet on the Pa cific coast. The opinion held by , navy men is that sooner or later some collision of interests will occur between the United States and Japan that will make war inevitable. The Langdon shooting is pointed out as an indication of the feel ing the Japanese hold lor America and Americans. ' PACIFIC FLEET KEESED In a letter published by the Navy league an officer of high rank states : "The pressing naval problem is con cerned with the Pacific ocean. The en tire Japanese fleet has been engsged In maneuvers, including airplane attacks upon coastal cities. The Japanese fleet is fully manned and the navy department has up to date campaign plans ready. Before the war Germany was our prob able enemy In the Atlantic and Japan in the Pacific. The German navy has been obliterated but Japan, judging from her policy at the peace conference and her increased naval - appropriation, has ad vanced herself as a probable enemy. This and the fact that the control of com merce in the Pacific must be settled con vinces me that a disposition that will provide at all times an adequate, well balanced force in the Pacific to deal with Japan la a wise policy." BEST SHIPS IN PACIFIC At the' present time the newest and largest battleships are In the Pacific fleet. With the New Mexico as flag ship the Mississippi, Tennessee, Idaho, New York. Wyoming. Texas and the Califor nia, when she is ready, make a fleet that will protect the coast, but Is about the same size of the Japanese navy. The ad dition of the Atlantic fleet would put the fleet to a strength tnat migfct be a warning to Japan, naval authorities state. Union of the two fleets would mean that the entire bsttlefleet of the United States would be assembled on the pacific coast. The Asiatic fleet, commanded by Ad miral G leaves, consists of a few armored cruisers, gun boats and destroyers, based at Cavlte. Talks to Airplanes London, March 19. (L N. S.) Wire less telephone talks from airplanes to aerodromes 200 miles - distant are re ported by the air ministry. England now has six radio-telephonic stations, France two and Belgium one. r Conversations are restricted to bearings, weather and land ing conditions ana unforeseen occur rences. ' Mortuary Services? I . " .... " - J In this day of advanced mental conception, even those matters of displeasing' thought receive their allotment of attention. Q In an older day a "burial service" was the designation for the sad rite of laying away the departed. Then as the profession grew more refined "burial" gav e p la ce t o "funeral services" as the proper designation for the ceremony. I q Now, "M o rt u a ry Services," by reason of a newer and fuller sense of obligation, has superseded the older term. .! Mortuary services held by Finley represent the highest interpretation 0ol this word in giving a sincere trib ute to the departed. J. P. 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