MnwPMNDENCE ENTERPRISE
DIFFUSING LIGHT IN ASIA
Christian Missionaries Firmly Behind
Independence Move, Though Not
Directly Responsible for It
No picture of the Independence move
ment or of Korean life In nny aspect
Is adequate that does not Include the
church as one of Its hljfh lights, ob
serves Nathaniel Peffer In Soribner's.
Now, even the Japanese have with
drawn the charge that the movement
is exclusively Christian and Unit It was
instigated by American missionaries
for American political purposes. But
it Is true that the Korean Christians
are a unit In its support, that the ma
jority oflts lenders are Christian, and
that the originating Impulse Is largely
Christian. . , .
And that Is only natural : First, be
cause the Christians are the most influ
ential class in Korea, and, secoDd, be
cause conversion to the church npcea
sarlly means contact with Western
Ideas and Western thought. And those
necessarily meane the development of
a spirit that cannot and will not en
dure subjoctlon to the rroo niirrtary
rule of an alien conqueror.
In that sense ChriMiauIty Is responst
ble for the unrest In Korea and in that
sense the Christian church Is the
enemy the Japanese have to fight. And
that will be increasingly true as time
goes on, for Christianity is making
rapid strides in Korea, the more rapid
for the part the Christians have played
in the rebellion.
FALL IN EUROPE'S POPULATION
Estimated Loss Through Years of War
Will Reach Total of Thirty-Five
Million People.
According to a report made by the
Society for the Study of the Social
Consequences of the War, which has
its headquarters at Copenhagen, be
tween the outbreak of that conflict and
the middle of 1!)19 Europe lost nbout
3r.(X0,000 people. Of this deficit in
what would have been the normal pop
ulation of the continent at the latter
date 20,000,000 are accounted for by
the decline in the birth rate and 15,
000,000 by Increased mortality includ
ing nearly 10,000,000 killed in battle.
The surplus of the female sex in
Europe has nearly tripled, rising from
slightly more than 5,000,000 to 15,000,
000. Russia and Poland suffered total
losses of 13,000,000 ; Germany and Aus
tria together slightly less than that
number; France comes next with an
estimated loss of 3,340,000; Italy fol
lows with 280,000 ; Great Britain and
Ireland lost about 1,135,000, and little
Serbia, including war casualties, ap
proaching those of the United King
dom, lost 1,650,000. Living Age.
Her Collection of Bargains.
There had been a war wedding and
now Mr. Juggins was busy earning
something to foot the bills with. So
he handed all his savings orer to his
wife with the remark :
"Look here, Hilda, my dear, you go
shopping and get a home together.
New stuff is very dear, but you'll man
age all right if you go to sales and
things. You're a good bargain hunt
er." She was. But he had forgotten that
to the real huntress of bargains low
ness of price appeals rather than util
ity. Otherwise he wouldn't have been
so surprised at the results.
In the kitchen they have a filing
cabinet, three chairs, more or less
whole, and an old desk. The dining
room isn't bad, only the chairs don't
match, and the dining table Is one
leg short. In the bedroom there are
beds, of course, and in addition a col
lapsible boat, a patent plow, several
assorted German helmets and other
souvenirs, two stepladders, a zinc hath
and only one hole in it, and a folding
settee which won't unfold.
Chinese Silk in America.
The American demand for silk in
China has greatly increased in the
last few years until at the present
time about 25 per cent of the Chinese
silk is sent to the United Slates. This
Is the result of American enterprise
more than that of the Chinese. The
Japanese silks had been in favor for
a long time with the manufacturers
of this country but it was well un
derstood that the quality of the Chi
nese was superior, but it was not
adapted for use In this country be
cause of the manner In which It was
woven. An American manufacturer
secured a moving picture reel show
ing the Japanese methods cf manu
facture, and as a result the China
men were Induced to change theirs to
a system to conform with the demands
of the occidental customers, and the
industry has accordingly taken a great
Jump.
Built to Withstand Arctic Rigor.
In a New England shipyard work
has been begun on the Bowdoin, an
auxiliary schooner which In 1921 is to
carry a small expedition to the frozen
North, says Popular Mechanics Maga
zine.1 The party, numbering only six,
will be led by Donald B. McMillan, re
membered as Peary's lieutenant on
the expedition that reached the North
pole, and will have as Its object the
charting of the 1,000 miles of unex
plored coast line along the western
shore of Baffin land. The , UtU
Bowdoin Is to be a modification of the
Gloucester fishing type, and will be
only 87 feet long. Obviously it will
be small for such perilous work. It is
being built and equipped- - however,
with unusual care. The oak planking
will be sheathed with Irbnwood to re
sist the abrasion of the Ice, and will
be lined with tWck insulating matart-aL
exflosions"caused17dusT INDUSTRIAL RE
VIEW OF STATE
Investigation Has Proved That Grain'
Is by No Means the Only De
structive Aflent.
When the bureau of chemistry of
the United States department of ngrl-
- . . . . 1 ...I it. fit A
culture started investigations
Albany-The Albany chamber of
.,' Is. endeavoring to se-u'-c
object of reducing fires and explosions,, companies a sufficient
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auseii ny uui u I , nt -list ate to run aiji.iui-
tural machinery on the farms of this
taction of the state.
and mills It was not long oetore
experts realized these fires and explo
sions were by no means confined to
the grain business. These dust-expio-slon
Investigations are having a wide
Influence, which has extended to many
Industries. Aluminum dust, starch
nnd even fish meal, a by-product f
fish canneries, have all been found
susceptible to the conditions which
produce disastrous explosions.
The latest development goes to
prove that the mysterious "blew
sacks" so well known to firemen are In
some cases caused by dust. With the
knowledge of this fact m'"5
many fatal accidents may he s voided.
The firemen of America find the mat
ter of sufficient importance to war
rant their co-operation with the de
partment of agriculture In a study of
preventive methods.
The subject was taken up by the
National Firemen's association nt
their twenty-second annual convention
at Peoria, 111. Engineers pu caged In
the dust-exploslon Investigations rep
resented the department f agriculture
at the meeting.
conferring here
sites,
lit river imam, nie
.. .... i.,..,..iiMir various nil
nd anouncomont as to where and
when cutting of this vast ammmy
timber will be nturted Is exported
shortly.
Albany A new set of machinery
is being instnled in the plant of the
loo Wood Product Company here.
This company, whose principal occu
pation is makinjr ilo, Htartcd with
four men ami now employs HO.
Salem Government spelts m
Washington have reported that fins
grown in the Willamette valley com
pares favorably with that produced
anvwhere in Europe.
EYE HAS GREAT SENSITIVITY
Wonderful Human Organ Capable of
Adapting Itself to Any Possible
Circumstances.
On entering a dark room after a
stay in' the outside daylight the eye
at once begins to Increase In sensi
tivity. At first this Increase appears to
be slow, but after five minutes the In
crease Is quite rapid, the eye acquir
ing a sensitivity several hundred times
Its initial value. After 30 min
utes' sojourn in the dark the sensitiv
ity still increases, but more slowly
than before, and after 45 minates or
an hour the maximum sensitivity is
reached. The final sensitivity varies
slightly with different people, but In
fully adapted condition the eye is eas
ily 5.000 or 10,000 times more sensitive
than it was at the beginning.
These facts are obtained from a
study of the sensitiveness of the eye
In the dark made by Sellg Hecht of
Crelghton university, Omaha, and pub
lished In the Journal of General
Physiology. Mr. Hecht's study goes
to show that the Increased sensitive
ness is due to a reversible photochem
ical reaction within the retina, involv
ing a photosensitive substance and Its
two products of decomposition.
Astoria The Armstrong Brothers
Manufacturing Company of Chicago.
which specializes in high grade
mechanics' tools has just acquired a
second tract of land on Young s Hay.
The site now owned by this com
pany has a water frontage of 200
feet, is SCO feet deep and contains
about 280 acres. The purpose; "to
which the land will bo put has not
been announced.
Portland Purchasing agents from
alt parts of the Northwest arc mak
ing reservations here to stock up
with Orojron-niade goods during Buy
ers' Week, August 9 to 14.
No Time for Interruption.
"However deplorable the fact may
be, playing two-handed pinochle at
25 cents a hand is one of the favorite
diversions of commuters between this
city, New York, Atlantic City. Oape
May and other commercial outports of
Philadelphia. One man, who carries
his pleasures as well as his worries
home from work, was playing pi
nochle in his library the other eve
ning with a crony, when the butler
entered nnd handed him a telegram.
He returned It unopened. "I'll look at
it later."
"But the messenger Is waiting, sir,"
the butler respectfully remonstrated.
The financier read the telegram. It
said: "Struck 8,000-barrel gusher to
day. Everything fine."
"Confound you, Thomas, why did
yon spoil my game?" he cried.
He didn't care nearly so . much
about the fortune he had mnde, as
about the 25 cents he was In danger
of losing. Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Found "News" Exaggerated.
Believing that the XJaltsd States aas
In the throes of a railroad strike and
not a wheel was turning, Frederick
R. Bartlett, wealthy sugar dealer nnd
engineer, of Easton, Md.. arrived at
New York on the steamship Mara
caibo from Venezuela with a power
boat and enough gasoline to run it
to his home town. Reports received In
the South American republic, he said,
had indicated that he would have to
make his way home without the aid
of railroads or even automobiles, be
cause of the gasoline shortage.
When Mr. Bartlett found railroads
were operating he decided neverthe
less to make a water trip to Easton.
So the boat was slung overboard and
with hi wife and daughter he chug
ged away for home.
Historic House a Factory.
Apparatus for the manufacture of
Insecticide soon will be installed In the
old Billop house at Tottenville, head
quarters of General Howe during the
British occupation of Staten Island In
1770 and since then a place of historic
Interest. Announcement of the sale
of the property was made yesterday,
and with It came the news that the old
house will be converted into a, fac
tory. All efforts to have the state pur
chase the house and preserve It and
Its dungeon and secret underground
passageway as relics of the War for
Independence were unsuccessful.
New York Times.
Marry in Haste.
At a tea a number of ladies were dis
cussing the best age at which to marry.
Some championed thirty years, some
twenty-eight, some twenty-seven. Then
Miss Elsie De Wolfe, who has so bril
liantly succeeded In so many fields,
laughed and said: -
"The best age to marry Is while
you're still too yotuag to know better."
Bend The ice famine which pre
vailed here for a week was endei
by the arrival of a 10(J-poum1 drum of
ammonia. Artificial ice could not no
manufactured because of a shortage
of ammonia and the population wa?
placed on "ice rations."
Portland -Built of Oregon timber,
laden with a full cargo of Oregon
lumber, and owned and managed in
p..,-ti,l th s'x-nmste.1 ttehooner
Oregon Fir will put to sea for Austra
li.i in a few days, following her sis
. i.:.. ti, . n,:r.- Pine, which aU
ur Miip iiiv v''-.
ready is on the hijrh was. These two
schooners, which were purrhasec
and completed by (I rant Smith & Co.,
are the only deep-sea vessels owned
in the state.
officiuls of the company as tho rp-
mm for their selection or this port,
t . t . i . - 4 it..
and are declared to u uni'iiui iw w
facilities of any other port on the
Pacific.
Portland Tlio new labor Temple
and the $:i,000,000 plant of Mont
gomery, Ward A Co., now under con
struction hero, wi monument to
the quality of Ort:rt-iiil buildinc
material. Both structures are being
built principally of com-rvte brick
manufactured from Oregon rw material.
Klamath Fulls-The White Pine
Lumber Company's new mill on Swan
Lake will noon begin operations. It
will have a daily capacity of 50,000
feet, working one Hhift.
Hood Uiver Though the straw
berry' ,r,T "bout 00 percent
of Inst .uV. in volutin', It Is ex
IK.ted that the hijrlier juU-- being
p iV this yrar will bring a prvntor to
tal retu'ii for the crop than ever before.
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of 10 f.,..t ..,
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here for tlio 0iy
diameter ,f in t .
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mud bv th h...., 1 " N
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the mill uf tilew , n ;:;
pun ot Weed. CI. i.1?"
feet lotiw kn i.. i ""I
for
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Portland The PortL
mil lit.
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tp rnKngo i s Jolli
order to keep Pnfi fltl(, "
Ity of mlm.Haneous
urn wie uutNUlf." Jfow ,
i'..y iihs nnnounns! thai ,n:
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land
The Sant vaporizing mani
fold, a Portland man's inven
tion, which enables Ford cars to use
either gasoline, distillate, kerosene or
all three as fuel, is being manufac
tured by the Vaughn Motor Works
and distributed on a commercial
scale.
Portland To keep down the price
of jrloves in spite of the high cot of
leather, the Simmons Clove Manu-
f-u-t urine t'oiiumnv of this city hasjr
started utilizing H the little scraps
of leather that were formerly thrown
away. Under a new manufacturing
method just adopted, those tiny
scraps are made into satisfactory and
serviceable leather facings- fur can
vas gloves.
If Oregon merchant would see to
it that LT percent of their stock wa
made in Oregon, there would not be
enough workmen iu tho dttte to
make the products. Tho result
would he more workmen, bicker pay
and more business for every
body in the state, especially the nier-ihants.
1U.
Portland This city has been se
lected by the Texas Cult Supher Com
pany as its distributing point for th
entire Northwest. Sulpher is to be
Portland Officials of the Long- brought in motor ships from the Culf
Bell Timber Company, which a few' of Mexico and distributed from here
months jago purchased about tAvo by rail. Rail and water terminal fa
million feet of timber in the Cow- cilities provided here are given by
Uiver More Ilml River ap-
nles will be exported than sold in the
,!i,m, stir market this year, in
opinion of The Hood River aifcnt of n ,K'''
I. on I
Port land -The high pri,
is reciting in n hri.k
'nnlni? purpose uf IJnJ
syrup costs b- k than rjw,
dared to bo ,..,U;,ly cffi ;;
the preserving fruUs f.r f
fruit mm! any. The Kiigliah
apple nop, be aays, is only about 115
percent of normal, which condition
will foree the export market to high
levels.
North Mend-The ISuehner Lum
ber Company has Mnrtcd count ruction
of a smokrstaek 110 feet high with a
"What the country now Kr,
the fartim uml in the large fe.-,
plants, in not trained, edua:
cr-orgnniied labor, but mi
which eschews the whitt c
(an d a day's work in rrtiitr
libera! day's pny." Dtnvtr
Mountain News.
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