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O Wk erf " THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1921. otiFiral Ay irtDBPTCTPKNT NEWSPAPER j. 8. jiCiitiUN....uA .Publisher -1 Be eelm. be oonf ident, be cheerful and do unto other a yon, mwM hae them do unto yon. Publuiied eroy week day and Sunday morning t The Journal building, Broadway and Xaa- hill atrset. Portland, Oregon. - . - Lotared at - the pen toff at Portland, Oniw. . for tmumtadon through, the auila aa second rlaa matter. ' TfcLia'HONEti kUun 7178, Antomatio 660-61. All dTrtmerit reached by these nmnbera. National ao-vehtihing. kkpbesenTX TIVK Benjamin Kentnor Co.. BranswV-k building-. 225 Fifth srenue, Hew Tort; 900 " Mailer building. Chltc. ; PACIFIC COAST HEPRE8ENTATIYE W. B- , Baranger Co., Examiner boikung, Sao Fran , eixeo; Title Insurance building. Los Angeles; pot-InteIlireneeT building. Seattle. iHii UUiXiON JOU&NAL reserYee the right to reject adrertVing copy which it deems b- - JeoUonable. 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Make an remittances payable to The J on mat, Portland. Oregon. And vats man He said. Behold, the fear sf the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart front aril is understanding. -Job. 28:28. WOULD THE PEOPLE DO IT? I HE German people, .through their 1 government, have agreed to pay fthe alBes $33,760,000,000 in gold as -.reparation for th World war. And that is. only a fraction of the war's cost. It doesn't include the cash ex- tract ed . from the German people to f the KftlAiiaeat wrr1-n a- rYiw nrrr ' years, nor the bonuses, pensions and other super-items which the nations , involved will have to meet separ ately, nor the worth of the priceless lives snuffed out, Any attempt to sum up these totals would go beyond the capacity of the highest mathe matics. But. for the sake of argument, let the war's cost be confined to the $33,750,000,000 asked in part repara- . tion. Supposing the German people could have been brought face to face with this stupendous indemnity be fore the first troops were-mobilized, would they have allowed the Insane Prussian fro lead them blmdly into such- financial and personal ruin? Would they have done so? " a nation s pocketbook is like a man'sextremely sensitive. A tug at a country's purse strings before ' the hysteria of war takes hold of it. would doubtless have the same so bering effect as has a tug-on a man's purse strings; the prospective touch on a people's savings would produce a mood of serious consideration that would be divorced from the megalo mania of battle. Would any nation be so quick to go to war If the peo- t pie of that nation had to pledge -- themselves, in advance, as sureties for the cost of war? Would any na- -tion so Indorse war? Would it? . Supposing a committee of the big ' UW PV1IU AxmA U4W vuwr 'to approve or disapprove the lust of ; conquest and aggression, and sup- posing that body turned, for in "stance, to Japan, the topio of most of the cm rent war talk, and said: "tiook here, Yoshohlto, we under stand you are contemplating waging -a war of yotxr, own. We hare not come to argue with you as to whether you are wrong or right. That is your business' to a limited ex tent. But whether you are right or wrong, your war is going to hare a disastrous effect on an of us. That Is why we are so much concerned. Ton are, perhaps aware that the cost of war. like the cost of every thing else, has increased. . Germany has Just been made to pledge an in demnity of $33,760,000,000 for the war into which she plunged the world. And a war such as you have In mind la rnhir tn a stftl m nr. of humanity. Here is what you must do before you oil a gun or fire a shot: i ' t "Go to your people and ask them to put In your hands $100,000,000,- - AAA m mm! kl.4..J - - - - A uunui iu fay tar yvnr mar oi uie destruction of this proposed n whether you win or lose. After you nave turned these bonds over to us "aa a sign that you really believe you - have Just- cause to - wage war, we jihall decide whether to let you con duct this war or whether we our- eive can sauszacToruy aajusc ine tittle Quarrel which has so upset you. " "But before we can further consider four war application your people - must back you up with $100,000,000, 000 u pledge of good faith. That courso would also . give them a chance to think about what .war means."; i , Would the Japanese people give Yoshohlto the money? Would they? THEIR COUNTRY DOES NOT FORGET AMERICA'S spirit is non-militaristic . The j violent emotions of war last only as long as "the violence of war endures. . The people turn instinctively, readily and eagerly to the normal sentiments and the nor mal routine of peace. If the proposition needed proof, there are incidents in abundance to support it. A soldier returns to the scene-of his beginnings. His valor and his capacity ; for strategy won him promotion after promotion. He led his men into the thick of combat. Wherever he planted the Stars and Stripes it stayed until carried farther forward. The order to retreat would have been his death sentence. Had he come -back while the con flict was on and . patriotism among the stay-at-homes was fervently ex pressive, his would have been an ova tion, a tumult of acclaim and grati tude. But, as he came back when the war was over, a modest recep tion sufficed - for welcome ; f a few newspaper lines. described all the in cidents of his homecoming. When the boys marched away to take train and ship for France the people lined along the streets and wept and waved flags and - pro claimed them heroes. The city gave them farewell breakfasts and the great municipal Auditorium was their breakfast room. ! When the survivors came back the welcomes were on a descending scale of demonstrativeness. All too soon the appeals for I Jobs of the heroes of the Marne, some . of them handicapped by their' wounds ' of honor, were listened to absent-mind edly with an attention directed to ward more Immediate matters. ' And when leaden caskets brought back to the soil that had nourished them the bodies of the boys who fen in the fight, when an that was mortal of you tha who went away light of step, flushed of cheek and moist of eye with the pangs of part ing, was brought back again, rela tives and near j friends have consti tuted the funeral corteges in most instances. j Has America: forgotten? Has Ore gon, in leaving off praise, forgotten ? No! The tumult and "the shouting die. There lives and will live always deeper than words and deeper than superficial demonstration a thrilling sense of debt to those who died and to those who offered themselves for death. I Sometimes there may seem to be neglect. Sometimes gratitude may seem to be dead. ; But smoldering in every bosom, ready to flare into life when occasion ! calls, there is deep appreciation of a debt to the service men that can never be paid. NOR EVEN A VOICE A SHORT time ago, the humble a angle worm appeared in the role of assistant educator. A young man, the story went, helped pay his way through college by gathering and selling the worms. The incident; afforded a reminder that It is time for the angle worm to receive the recognition which his place in the general scheme of things warrants, together with the honors which his usefulness Justifies. . In the earliest history of man. even perhaps when the missing link was discovering the first uses of a club and crude fishing tackle, the angle worm was an assistant educa tor in the great game known as the survival of the fittest. : He furnished the bait that went on the original. rough hooks and by virtue of his power to awaken the fierce appe tites of the finny denizens of the deep.! changed famine Into feasting. Since that early hour in human experience, the angle worm has been the friend of the small boy and of those older youths who have obeyed the admonition to be as little chil dren." He multiplies around every flower garden, field and barn. Fish may be finicky as to other lures, but nearly aH of them win swim Joy ously to impale themselves on barbs clothed with "fish worm bait" As a piscatorial lure the angle worm, : too, adapts himself to need. In the Interior, Where the streams are smaller and the fish In proportion, the angle worm is small. Down on the coast where, the waters are pro foundly wide and deep, - the angle worm grows to very respectable proportions and is large enough to camouflage and conceal the larger hooka ' But It Is net alone the fisherman who owes debt to the angle worm. Watch the operations on lawns which surround city residences and it is at once I clear that the birds look to him, at least, for breakfast ana .supper. The early morning chorus which delights an waking ears gains its sustenance, perhaps its inspiration, from angle worms gath ered or to be got Nestlings open their ; hungry mouths wide for an ever nutritious menu so long as angle worms are to be found. The farmer -acknowledges his ob ligation. It Is a peculiar and useful custom of the- angle worm to bring from deeper reaches beneath, the son which has not been devitalized by cropping. He acts thereby aa a. fer tilizing agent; his body the wagon in which the earth is hauled. Some creatures have sting or bite or poisonous secretion for their pro- tectlon. The angle worm has none of these. - He relies not for safety but for survival upon bit numbers. He hasn't even' a ' voice to advertise his usefulness. ANOTHER INCREASE AMONG the apparatus to be pur chased by the Portland fire de partment if the bond issue of $200. 000 is authorized, are seven .pump ing ; engines, j a hook and ' ladder truck, a "rescue wagon" and four turret wagons. There would, there fore, be a substantial addition to the present equipment of the depart ment.' '! V "t ' Every additional piece of equip ment requires additional men. for the crew. The seven pumping engines all require men to man them. The hook' and ladder truck requires a crew. The "rescue Wagon" J cannot operate Itself. Men are required to handle the four turrit wagons. The more the equipment the more men are necessary to its operation. And every additional man means an ad ditional salary to pay. It is obvious then, that the $200,- 000 that it is proposed to raise bya bond issue and to spend for fire ap paratus means an addition to the present cost of operation of the de partment over and above the $200,- 000 that it is proposed to put into new apparatus. It is an increase in the cost of government at a time when govern ment costs are already too high, and an addition to the money already authorized by the people as a max! mum allowance for municipal pur poses. THE WEST'S COMMERCIAL! CLUBS A FACTOR in development which the East la beginning to recog nize that the West possesses Is the commercial clubJ ; The ; ; Public Ledger of Philadelphia recently re marked: Among the Increasing forces of con- Btructiw effort in the west are the local commercial clubs, which are formed not only in the large cities, but likewise in every town of any moment - They are usually , run by one man, generally a professional secretary, though occasion ally the president takes a hand in the game. As the secretary is almost -In variably a paid employe, it Is naturally up to him to Justify his job and this is no cinch. : It is one thing to have dinners : and lunches and to do much boosting in the newspapers, and quite another thing, to have net results to show in the way of actual accomplishments that inure dl rectly to the benefit of the town. Most towns, and cities, too, for that matter, have obsession of bringing a factory to the town and thus having an. asset m the shape of employment and a monthly payroll. - '. ' - . '. ? The ; paper goes on ; to say that factories which have to be lured to any location by free land for factory sites or cash bonuses may tvrove nothing more desirable than specu lations on the part of the promoters. All too often: commercial clubs - and chambers of commerce have been civic time wasters. ) They have adopted the popular but not always effective method of hunting the timid investor with the brass band of sporadic boosting. ; The more logical method of persistent community en deavor to improve the prosperity of an who are already on the ground is quite frequently overlooked although it Is by far the' more certain method of convincing outsiders that the in dostrlal opportunities of the locality are a field In which to plant their dollars. A -: But. on the other hand, the com mercial club constitutes in many instances the only medium of ex pression which a small and isolated place possesses. Some commercial clubs, especially when bent upon the attainment of some Immediate ob jective, have proven their worth. In the larger towns and cities the commercial club or chamber of com mere has been an organization worth so much to business Interests that it has been maintained year after year In spite of its wastes and dilly-dallying. In a few conspicuous instances a chamber of commerce has actually corrected many of its weaknesses and gotten on a business basis. The Portland Chamber of Commerce Is, perhaps, as good an Illustration of such an attainment as the country affords. . . f . COMMUNITY SINGLING A CORRESPONDENT Nof The wTSurhal asks, for an editorial "boost-" of community singing which will, emphasize the advantages of the get-together spirit In a friendly. whole-souled way." She adds: s know that you must be Interested in the betterment of mankind, from your editorials. I wish to thank you for the many articles Setting forth the truth unreservedly I felt like clapping my hands to your sen timents on the Albers case." This is a request that tn any event would be gladly granted but. it must be obvious, is couched in a form which adds to the pleasure of doing so. Some months ago this newspa per hazarded the prediction that the general practice of community sing ing would make of Portland "The City of Friends," and the phrase has since beer adopted by the local com m unity service organization as a slo gan and a definition of its goal. : Singing is the language of the fine impulses that cheer the lives of mor tals. ; It is a foe to gloom and healer of sorrow. Community sing ing is a Joining of voices like the Joining of hands in climbing the steeps to better things. The army that goes into battle singing not only -possesses a courage which will riot down, but a unity which makes its charge resistless. There is nothing which singing does in a conflict of arms to aid a right eous cause that it cannot do more completely In overcoming the foes of wholesome living. :,V.-v In these days when parents are concerned as to the whereabouts and diversions of sons and daughters, their hearts will be set at rest with the knowledge that they are with other . young people in community singing adventures and the other features of the attractive recrea tional program of community service. Community singing disarms quar rels. 'furnishes an effective substi tute for unwholesome thoughts and purposes and embodies within itself that unity which is good for a con gregation, a neighborhood, a city or a nation. . V - THE WHY OF A PORTLANDER THE city of Portland possesses ' streets - and business blocks, schools and public buildings, rail and steamer lines, ' parks- and play grounds, gas and water mains, flower gardens and telephone service. So do other cities. It Is bisected by a ; river- which flows to confluence with a greater stream that in due course loses its current in the sea. ' t So are other cities. Portland possesses certain ad vantages in location, partially cap italized, which are different in de gree from, lesser advantages enjoyed by other cities, but these are beside the immediate point The feature which makes Port land distinctive among other cities in the matter of grace and beauty is Portland's environment. No other city possesses Portland's beauty of setting and Portland's outdoors. ; On the heights within the city limits are natural and unmarred areas where one may forget that a great m unlet pallty is near and yet see it, spread across its valley? by the dimple ex pedient of ascending to the top-most branches of a tree. ' r The view that a single clear day permits of mountain , peaks and wooded slopes and graceful rivers is worth six months of waiting. Such combinations of mass and - majesty. grace and beauty, vivid coloring and shadings of green, cannot be found in any other spot. : It Is a good thing for residents of Portland to reflect upon the reasons why they live here. In other places of residence they might find eco nomic advantages and opportunities equal to their needs. But they can not find elsewhere the tremendous exhilaration -and inspiration, the sensitizing Of the love of beauty and the recreation that Portland Offers on every hand. The seeker may travel afoot a few rods or miles. He may go by train, boat or auto. He will find the same governing rule of charm, beauty and magnitude every where. If you think you can come to Portland and live only on its streets or in its buildings and livo the fullest life Portland affords, ' you are mis taken. . Seek the outdoors and give yourself the treat of discovering why you are a Portlander. AS THE WIND BLOWS' IT WILL he surprising if successive 1 genet ations of weather forecasters do not develop a mysticism surpass ing the cult of the Yogi. What are the laws and the forces that govern the movements and precipitations of the stratified, rarlfied, upper air? , The "weather observer of longest experience, will humbly admit that ne noes not Know. Despite - u Wells derogation, the Biblical state ment is as true today, as in ancient times that the wind bloweth where it listeth. L The electric spark that carries the news of the weather by wire or by wireless through the very air that contains the weather will travel miles while the swift winds travel inches. The weather observer gath ers news from a half hundred dis tant and near spots on earth's sur face. He may make his own patient observations locally. He may put together in the half dozen words which constitute his prediction the essence of what he has learned. In the majority of eases he .will be right. but occasionally his skill win fall be fore the unanalyzed . prescience of the oldtimer, who, with gravely wag ging head, observes, "It feels like rain." . The late experience furnishes case , in point ; There was a broad low pressure area which had pro duced rains over the whole of Call f ornia. Even San Diego had been nearly deluged. - But to the north was a high pressure area of rather indefinite extent and the wind was from the west So ; the , observer predicted: "fair,, with westerly winds." What happened is now part of the record. The sun was conspicuous by Its absence, and the air was chfll and rstn- fell. The whimsical wind had brought the California storm northward. In the highest upper reaches the weather observers believe, are such movements of air as would permit them. If they could get their Instru ments so high, to forecast accurately even farther ahead than the eon ventlonal 24 hours. But so far bal loon and kite service at a height of 10,090 feet or more has been more arduous than resultful. , His daily routine tells the weather observer that- the - wind bloweth where It listeth only so far as mortal sensibility kens and. that fixed rules and laws govern - its course. What he seeks Is to learn the formula, and It is the struggle to learn that which tends to make of him a mystic. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION By Roger W. Babson The need of the hour is not more fac tories or materials, not more railroads or steamships, not more armies or more navies, , but ; rather more education based on the plain . teachings of Jesus. The prosperity of our country depends on the ; motives and purposes of the people. . These motives and purposes are directed in the right course only through religion. Legislation, bounties or force are of no avail tn determining mans -attitude toward life. Harmony at home and peace with the world will only. be determined , in. the same way. Religion, like everything else of value. must be taught It is possible to get more religion , In industry and bus! ness only through the development of Christian education and leadership, With the forces of evil backed by men and money, systematically organized to destroy, we must back with men and money all campaigns for Christian.edu cation. ; We are willing to give our property and even our Uvea when our country calls in ; time of war. Yet the . call of Christian education is : today of ..even greater importance than was ever the call of the army or the navy. I say this . because ' we shall probably .; never live to " see America attacked from without, but we may at any -time "see our best institutions attacked - from within. I am offering Christian education as a protector of property because nearly all the ; great progressive and liberal movements of history have been bom in the hearts of Christian educators. do, however, - insist that the safety of our sons and daughters, as they go out on the streets this very night, is due to the influence of the preachers rather than to the influence of the policemen and lawmakers. Tea, the safety of our nation, including all groups, depends on Christian education. Furthermore, at no time in : our history has it been more greatly heeded. : We insure our houses and factories. our automobiles and our businesses through mutual and- stock insurance companies, but the same amount of money Invested. In Christian education would give far greater results. Be sides, Christian education can insure what no corporation can insur namely, ; prosperity. : : : ; a - a a As the great life insurance companies are spending huge sums on doctors, scientific investigations and district nurses to improve the health of the nation, so we ' business - men should spend huge sums to develop those fun damental religious qualities of In teg rlty, industry, faith and service which make for true prosperity. I repeat, the need of the hour is not more factories or materials, not more railroads or steamships, not more armies or navies. but rather more Christian Education. This is not the time to reduce invest ments in schools and colleges at home. or in T. M. C A. and . similar work in China, Japan, Russia or South Amer ica. This is the time of all times to increase such subscriptions. One dollar spent for a lunch .lasts five hours. One dollar spent for a necktie, lasts five weeks. One dollar spent for a cap lasts five montha One dollar spent for an automobile lasts five years. ; One dollar spent . for a water-power or railroad grade lasts for five genera tions, -j One dollar spent , in the service of God lasts for eternity. Letters From the People Communications sent to The Journal for publication in this department ahould be written on only one aide of the paper; should 'not exceed 800 words in length, and must be signed by the writer, whose mail address in run must accom pany the contribution. J RELIGION IN SCHOOLS Instruction Should Not Include Scriptural Exposition, Is Argued. Portland. May 19. To the Editor of The Journal We read in the papers that a movement is contemplated by school officials to map out a course of religious training for our public schools. Why teach religion in our public schools, or politics or any other sinister Influence Our public school organization is the greatest influence for good to the younger generation that our country ever offered. School should conform to the principles of education absolutely. The teaching of religion ' in our schools will cause untold strife, for the parents of school children belong to various denominations and someone's toes are sure to be stepped upon. ; Even the reading of the Bible by the teacher "word for word will have its sinister influences, for some pupil will ask for explanations of certain pas sages ; . then the trouble will start. The teacher will naturally explain in ac cordance with her own conception, and even if no arguments start in the school room there may be at home. , No, there Is no system of religious training that will be practical as a course of study In our public schools. It la not only impracticable but absolutely unnecessary. It has no place in the schoolroom any more than politics or "styles." History has caused some strife in our public schools In years gone by, because it is prejudiced politically, while any thing of a political nature should not be taught In our public schools. History is also prejudiced with - regard to races. Evils should be guarded against when the history is written. History is sup posed to be founded on truth, yet It is not all true. , I am Inclined to-smile when I think of the public school teacher explaining Genesis to a child of tender years, or trying to Justify the bald headed prophet, Elijah, who curoed the children in the name of the Lord, and two she bears came out of the wilderness . and de voured 42 of them. The Bible, like his tory, has its good and bad influences on man. : For our children we should establish the principles of. truth as founded on the golden rule. As a man thinketh in his heart so is be. Although we are often condemned by our fellow men for -following the - dictates of our consciences, it is essential that we keep right on doing so, regardless of man- made laws, codes and. theories. The problem of life is up to the individual himself, and the golden rule should suf fice for alL Otto D. Drain. A BE-JT-EN ACTED RELIGION Vancouver, Wash., May Jl. To th Editor of The Journal In the now cur rent religious j controversy between mys tics and naturists the latter have the advantage of the natural ground; their opponents are up in the air. Mystic re ligion does not meet the needs of the present, day world. ; Any manner of re ligious reform must come about through legislation. Mystics. , during the past 3000 years, have attempted to, save souls by magic, and their efforts may be fairly compared to an attempt to eat pea soup with an awl. The delinquencies of the race are not of such nature as can be eliminated or relegated by application of balm of moss roses, even though culled during "the balmy effulgence of roseate morn." Magic salvation has been tried. It is being tried, and the devil is thumb ing his nose and grinning. Men, rea1 men, and real woman, " are needed to teach simpletons how. to mark a ballot The men need not wear frock coats, and COMMENT AND SMALL CHANGE Prominent among killjoys is the weatner man. Moral leoers should be interned for the duration of life. a a a ' In - the matter of new governments. Germany will soon be in a class with Mexico. - . e Albany school official resigned when his pay check stopped coming. A per fectly proper procedure. V It would be a-haDDT circumstance If all his countrymen were as welcome among us as Enrico Caruso. , Congressional duty to one's country is greatly enhanced lust before election time; so there's still hope for a restora tion ol peace very still. Here's a pledge of richly deserved trib ute to our heroic dead : May it be so granted in the scheme of human affairs. mat they snail not have died in vain. We are hoolne that the celebration of that much-mooted naval holiday will be observed generally enough to include newspaper men, to whom Christmas and tne fourth ol July are lust uks Satur day. ': . ' w m Folks over In North Dakota are work lng to bring back the 5 cent loaf of bread. Another crowd is trying to com municate with Mara Lofty ambitions inspire tne souia ox men. Imagine how we feel after an hour's vain effort to get a telephone connection with our neighbor in the next block when the postman brings us an Invitation- to buy telephone company stock. Won't conscience bother us lust a little Dit tomorrow u we sacrmce tne mem ories the day should hold to riotous in dulgence in the pleasures that are denied tnose to whom tne aay is dedicated 7 MORE, OR LESS PERSONAL' Random Observations About Town Dr. W. J.-Kerr,. president of Dregon Agricultural college, , paid . one of his frequent visits to Portland Thursday and Friday. Dr. Kerr, in addition to his duties as president of O. A. C, is also at the head of the Masonic . fra ternity in Oregon and ls president of the interstate executive committee of the Y. M. C. X., of which J. R Ellison is vice chairman. A L. Veasie secretary and 8. -Lee Paget treasurer. a a a Chaplain Newman of Portland has signed up for three years of service in the Near'sEast' OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS ' OF THE JOURNAL MAN r By Fred ( This is Mr. Locator's day to try something new. Be most nave hugely enjoyed writing n. His readers will doubtless agree that, if ba cud, ha can't be blamed for it When I hear the lazy droning of bees as they hover over the nodding heads of red clover ; when I smell the perfume of lilacs, there comes to my mind a mid summer afternoon I spent in one of the smaller towns of the Willamette valley a year or. so agOv My business was com pleted and the train cor Portland was not due for several" hours. Stopping in front of the garish exterior of a moving picture theatre I decided to occupy my spare time seeing the pictures. I took my seat in the rear of the house. As soon as my eyes became accustomed to the darkened interior I looked around and was, surprised to find I was the only one there. I decided I was early and others would be coming soon. As I, looked at the curtain I saw that the operator was testing out a film. At first the figures were dim, but soon they grew clear and lifelike. a. - a a As I looked there slowly appeared on the curtain's surface our flag, rippling as though in a breeze. I felt my pulses quicken. A puff of smoke drifted across the flag, half obscuring its rippling f olda , t saw the glint of moonlight on the waters' as a man-of-war, an old-time Indlaman of teak and oak, came Into action. Through the drifting smoke I saw the name on her stern "Bon Homme Richard." The full moon lit up the scene as though it were day. Another vessel, the Serapis, from whose mast floated the British flag, bore down on the Bon Homme Richard. I could see she was a staunch new frigate, carrying 20 guns each on main and upper decks and 10 smaller guns on her quarterdeck and forecastle. As the two ships ap proached there was a blinding explosion as two of the heavy guns on the lower deck of the Bon Homme Richard ex ploded, -maiming or killing their gun crews. As the sails of the Bon Homme Richard caught the wind her commander closed with the Serapis. but the grap pling irons failed to hold and she fell off. Captain Pearson of the British frigate put his trumpet to bis lips and shouted. "Have you struck your colors?" Captain Paul Jones called back. "I have not yet begun to fight." e e e '" A moment later I saw the ships close and lock together. The - crews served tfreir guns at close quarters. I could see the flash of the 12-inch and 9-inch guns aboard the Bon Homme Richard; I could see the smoke- from the 18- pounders aboard the Serapis' as their heavy shot tore their way -through the hull of the Bon Homme Richard. Through the smoke I could see men carrying buckets of sand to scatter on the bloody deck where the gunners had fallen and where their life blood was ebbing away. Severed ropes, flapping canvas, broken pars and splintered port lids, the spurt of rose red flame from the muzzles of the guns and the gleam of moonlight on descending cutlasses were as vivid as they need not button their collars at, the back of their necks. Further, the women may wear the shortest skirts and they may wear atrophied waists, but both men and women must wear brains in their bats. J. Harold. IS THERE A SUPREME BEING? An Answer to Questions Propounded by Dr. S. Edward Young. :- Portland, May 27. To the Editor of The Journal Referring to the questions of Dr. S. Edward Young, quoted in The Journal of Mar 25 ("Ia there a supreme being? What proofs are there of God's existence r). I beg to offer the following reply, based upon personal experience and demonstration: .. Before one can answer the first ques tion intelligently it becomes necessary that: the interrogator and the interro gated thoroughly understand the terms used In propounding the question. In other words, both parties must arrive at the viewpoint of the one presenting the question. If the doctor referred to 1 a supreme - personal being, I unhesi tatingly answer "No" to his first question.- On the other, hand. I assume that he uses the term "supreme being" to convey to .the mentality of the person Interrogated :. his (the doctor's) mental concept of this something generally known as supreme being. God. soul or spirit which are but terms or synonyms used by weak humanity to convey their mental concept of this First Cause from which all - emanates. But after we have had our say, it will be discovered that we have only expressed the at tributes of this. First Cause, because" human language Is as weak -in express ing God as the eye Is to behold the full blaze of the noonday sun, It there fore naturally follows that it is of NEWS IN BRIEF SIDELIGHTS The allies put the Pole In Poland but he won't stay put Hood River News. a .a a The council has killed the rooster ordi nance. .Now, will it either repeal or nee to the enforcement of the auto muffler ordinance? Bend Bulletin. n; A Southern Oregon paper expresses the hope of the state about the 1925 ex won't be run like the Portland ball team. position in .fort land, wnicn is that it Pendleton East Oregonian. see Professor Einstein Is so smart with his discovery of a new theory of the uni verse, he might try his hand at figuring out the innermost secrets of the Bank of Jacksonville failure. MedT ord Maii- Trlbune. -a a Oregon's forests provide lumber, for age, power and irrigation water, camp- ln lahl.w hnnHn. . llH llr In, Til a V grounds and summer homes.- Help keep these resources in the lorests oy Keeping fires out. Astoria Budget. a - e Among the 77 questions Edison puts to applicants for positions in his plant is this - "Where do -prunes come from?" Just as if everyone didn't know that the very best are grown in Ore; goov Coquuie y alley , esenuneu There Is one advantage to this con tinued wet weather and that is that It is making the grass grow like sin, which ia all right if the grass im In the pasture or hav iOt : not bu rtrht when it la in the garden or on the lawn. Powers Patriot. - ' ... . - a a e . W are mine to sav something loud In our opinion,- from what we have seen and heard, the iovriding covered auto mobiles are responsible for more delin quent girls than all the old time dance halls and beer gardens that ever existed. Tualatin Valley News, Rev. Harold L. Bowman, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Portland, will deliver the address at the com mencement exercises of Pacific univer sity June 8. Inasmuch aa Pacific uni versity was founded in 1849, this is the fifty-ninth annual commencement . - a a . .- Tr. H. L. Bates of Forest Grove is a Portland visitor, having come to Port land to attend a meeting in which plans are being made for the extension of Y, M. C A. work In the colleges of the Pa cific Northwest Lockley though I was witnessing the actual com bat. I saw aboard the Serapis the smoke blackened "powder boys laying in a long row the full lenarth of the ehlrj the 18- pounder cartridges ready for the use of the gun crews. Then my gaze -was riv eted on Lieutenant Richard Dale, who, tnough weak from wounds, was direct ing the men in the tops of the Bon Homme Richard In the throwing of hand grenades at the gun crews of the Serapis. - - .. . ; As I looked I saw a slender lad mak ing his way out to the end of the main yard of the Bon Homme Richard. He carried in one hand a bucket filled with hand grenades. Poising himself he threw a grenade at the 18-pounder cartridges. There was a flash as the grenade lighted one of the charges of powder. , A rend ing explosion followed and a score or more of the British sailors serving the guns amidships were blown to frag ments. - The explosion set fire to the other 18-pounder cartridges, which left death and destruction in their wake. Through the smoke of battle I - could see Captain Paul Jones on the quarter deck, directing the fire of the - nine- i poundera Then I held my breath as I saw Captain Pearson of the Serapic at the head of his men boarding the Bon Homme Richard to capture her. Captain Jones saw them and seizing a pike called to his gunners, who, falling on the British sailors with their heavy bladed cutlasses, hewed them down or threw them over the splintered rails into the sea.' - a a e - . The Serapis was ablaze. Most of herj guns were disabled. Her deck was strewn with dead and dying men. I saw Cap tain Pearson strike his flag and come aboard the Bon Homme Richard and hand his sword to Captain John Paul Jones a bitter thing for a British officer lo have to do. The Bon Homme Richard was almost torn to pieces, and was on fire. From mainmast to stern the British guns had torn her open, but her flag still flew. The full moon riding .high in the heavens on that September night lit up tho rip pling beauty of the Stars -.nil S'rlpe.s. As the drifting smoke of battle rolled across the" screen I could see gallant Captain Paul Jones handing back to the British captain his sword, while be said. You have fought gallantly, sir. I hope your king will give you a better ship." a -,: a a , - With a final flicker the scene faded. I looked about the theatre to see how the others liked the picture. T found I was still the only one there. I walked up the aisle. As I came to the ticket taker's window the girl handed me back my quarter and said, "We won't have any show this afternoon. The operator sent word be was not able to coma" Keen the money," I responded. I never saw a more realistic picture than .t rn le.rl ad "You looked at me queerly and said. J"1 255a 1" 2. -2e t't "r, ujuu , .uujq. - --- - little eonseauence as to the -terms we to convey our mental conception or this First Cause, but it is tremendously important that we consciously compre hend the spiritual existence of this Cause, whether it be-named supreme beine. God. spirit soul or what not That there is such a First Cause Is being demonstrated dally. In proportion as the spiritual existence of this Cause dawns upon our consciousness it keeps one well mentally, morally and physical ly and shows r that ignorance of this spiritual First Cause is the procurer of sin, sickness and death. It teaches that regenerated thinking means regenerated living -in all ways. It reveals this First Cause enthroned and omnipotent omni present and omniscient and that one may intelligently call upon It In any time of need and find It always ready to heal and save. This teaching .brings this First Cause to us as a real presence, instead of a fleeting hope, and so estab lishes -the fact normally, naturally and satisfactorily that this First Cause does exist and has dominion over all things. Mark W. Hearn. Uncle Jeff Snow Says Settin on a stump and flggerin' what President HardlngTl do 1 like Envoy McGInnls in Hanford. Callforny. in the days when it was called the Mussel Slough country and the settlers was dlggin' Irrigation' ditches in the desert EnvoyM set. in the shade, and tell JUt how them, ditches should run, but bein' a hopeless cripple he couldn't help dig 'em, and jaot bavin' no education' be couldn't really - figger out nuthin' on paper, nuthe'r. It was a pastime f er pore Envoy, and that . was all. The Oregon Country Norths st Happenings in Brief Form tag the , Busy Reader j OREGON NOTES f Corvallis is to have a new hospital A- company has just been incorporated with ( i a capital of $25,000. I j Tom Boylen of Pendleton shipped IS J double deck carloads of sheep thin week . from Echo to Chicago. Last Tuesday was the hottest dav of the season at Salem, the thermometer t !h??jn frora 8atfto 81 degrees in the llUOe in A home' products exhibit will ba dis played in Albany June 21 and 22 and a ifr , tion with it. Civil service examinations are to be held to fill postmaster vacancies at Mer lin and Mayvltle, the dates to be an nounced later.; Twelve cars of wheat were shipped this week, from the. mill at Kcho, Umatilla th county, and three cars.-of flour weru also- ai sent, to marne t. The Coos Bay Lumber comtianv's east side mill at Marshfielii resumed oiera- i! lions this week after an extended tihut-'Cf down, employing 160 men. . ' The steamer Texan left Astoria, a few days ago far New York and Boston with li 644,0Ki feet of lumber from St. lielen o and 525,000 feet from WeatporL ra By a vote of 44 to 55. Jefferson resi-to dents turned down the proposition' of r building a new 520,000s high school build- j ing ror -mat district this summer. Four Salem banks and Individual tux- payers have subscribed for the $79,000 , road bonds issued by Marion county fpr,;3 the improvement of market roada !n Salem plumbers have announced a An- nation of -two free shower baths for the . Salem automobile toYirist camping te grounds. Tho value of the gift is about 5400. - The prune 'output of Marion eonntv 1 for tills year is estimated at about ona tr half the normal crop. Decrease is at- J trirjuteu to recenLr heavy rains, frosts i and pests. '- i The Baker White Pine Lumber com- t pany has increased the number- of men on the payroll by one third, making the t total number of employes of the com- . pany S00. . 1 Professor Edgar B. Van OsdcL head . of the department of chemistry and physics at McMinnville college for 13 -years, has resigned to accept the chair v of physics and astronomy at the Uni- ; versity of itediands, Cal. . r J. W. Miller, who replaced Mrs. Id 1 M. CummlnKS as school superintendent of Linn county, has also resigned be- , cause no money is available from the general fund to recompense him for money that he has advanced for bis per sonal expenses ana postage, 1 WASHINGTON The Washington State Bar association. some 300 strong, will hold Its annual -meeting in Olympia in July. Claims for the soldiers bonrm In 1 Washington will exceed . the 511,000,00') r appropriation by nearly a nullum dol- i lars. , t Seattle's ocean commerce for April of i this year shows a loss of 525.99R.428, as i compared to April. 1U20. according; to Uie , report, ofthe Harbormaster. , Ther Westinghouse Electric A Mann- j facturlhg company announces plans ,for the erection of two manufacturing plants I ana branches on Puget Sound. James. Barnett,- principal of the Napa I vin schools died recently in that city j of blood poisoning. Mr. Barnett was born and raised In Napavlne. , , Seattle is agitated over a report from t Werhlngtori-that the United States land office for the Puget Sound district is to , be removed from Seattle to Tacoma. ( Daniel Murphy, living north of Cen- , trail a. is serving 90 days in Jail follow ing his arrest and the seizure of-five gallons of moonshine and parts of two stills on his farm. - Three prominent business men of r Ellensburg were swindled put of 5800 by j paying for what they supposed was" 32 : gallons of bonded whlekey, but proved ; to be only pure water. . Because of lack of government funds " to carry on the work, the Spokane fed-.' eral prohibition offices will be cloned f tor the next six weeks and the agents -relieved of their duties. i Memorial markers, identical with thoe I used In Arlington national cemetery, will be furnished free by the war department for the graves -of all Spanish-American war veterans burled In Grays Harbor county. -For the third time in a week the Northern Pacific -time freight running between Hoqulam and Centralia w?u derailed Monday near Montesano. Right flat care were, ditched but no one was injured. " Made-to-order houses are being sold I to Japanese in .Tokio by a Chehalia lum her concern. Some months ago a Tol.lo physician ordered a: $6000 house and since then two more orders have been received, - Buildings at Fort Nlsqually, the olneot standing in the Puget Sound country, have been restored to the state they were In when they were used by the Hudson's Bay company as a trading post more than 76 years ago. iL IDAHO Sheriffs of Idaho will meet In state convention at Boise June 22. The dates for the Jerome Chautauqua course have been set for June 27 to July 5. About 200 members were enrolled In the American Legion in Boise during tire past week. The new Masonic temple at Boise, erected at a cost of $180,000, was dedi cated, last Monday. Shoshone, Gooding, Wendell .and Jerome have organized what they call the Inland Baseball league. Idaho winter wheat promises a crop of 8.983,000 bushels, according to the United States department of agriculture. The little 7-year-old daughter of Will iam Carter of Richfield was caught in a rapidly moving wheel of a drilling machine and had one of her legs brokeu in two places. ' More than 2000 persons attended tha funeral at Boise of Albert IL Smith. who was killed in action in Keigiura ana body was brought across the seas for permanent burial. . A local organization of the American inn, t Cmp nan ust wen enectea at Rupert The White Cross is a state organization to promote neaitn ana pro- " " .. I .1.3. nnevl - A TA V it am aWT fi r- The Idaho supreme court 'has upheld the lower court in the conviction or Vlncente Ramirez for . the murder of Francisco Biscarra in'- Madison county, July 10, 1917. This is the first conviction In the state for many years carrying th death ponwltv. ' icnow you iv. PORTLAND While Portland is uncommonly well equipped with publicly owned and operated terminals it. also pos sesses extensive, privately owned docks' . This L following Information, fur nished officially by the port and dock commissions, is exclusive , of sand and gravel 'docks, river j steamer docks' and docks-used whoKe-sfor In dustrial, shipbuilding and Ship out fitting purposes: The large sawmill establishments locatedin the port are well supplied with dock facilities for cargo ship ment of lumber. These lumber docks, all of which are directly connected with the railroads serving the port, are: J - ;"-'.- . Lengfh- . eet. Clark A Wilson Lumber Co. , Eastern 4 Western Lumber Co. j Inmsn-Poulsen. Lumber Co. . Peninanla Lumber Co. ..... V . North Perif ie Lumber Ce. . . Portland Lumber Co. ....... Ht. Johns Lumber Co. ...... Western Oregon Lumber Co. - . .. 680 55 . . 840 . .200 ... 6S0 .. 4r,5 .. 670 .. 870 Portland ranks as one of the first, if not the first lumber exporting ports in the world.