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Newspaper Page TextHmDFORD MATTi TRTBTTNTR. MTCDFOTvD, OTJEOOy, TTtTDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 'Ifllf. UKRANIAN PERIL NOI SOURCE OF RUSSIAN GLOOM No Danger of Nation Falling to Pieces, Declares Russell Disre gard Calamity Tales by Dismal Dopers for Everything Is Growing Slowly But Surely in Land of Slav. (Tills Is another of the series of ar ticles by Charles Edward Russell, who has Just returned from Russia, where he spent three months as a member of the official United States commis sion to the new Russian government.) A (Uy Charles Edward Hussull.) ICopyright 1917 by tho Newspaper En terprise Association.) Itussla is the Land of Horrible Things to Do. No matter how carelessly you may have read your newspaper you must have noticed that fact. In Russia, according to some news papers, everything is always going to the bad. One day hideous anarchy rears Its appalling head. The next day the troops are about to revolt. The next day Riga Is about to fall. The next( Petrograd is about to be evacuated. Finland is about to revolt. The Rus sian army Is about to flee in disorder. All Is lost, always. There isn't ray of hope. Only Gloom itepiclcd. If you were to turn back to tho files and reread the dispatches of some correspondents you would see that since the days of the revolution every stricken thing has been sodden In glom of which the best that could be said was that the condition today wgj not quite so bad as it would be tomorrow. (Nothing good has happened since the czar got the swift kick. Appar ently heaven Is avenging that act of Impiety by plunging the country every day Into a lower abysm of ruin. Disaffection Is spreading rapidly among the soldiers. The Duma, "the only constitutional body In the coun try,:' has ceased to exorcise any power, and that means black despair. Ke- rensky. has been made dictator, but no one will allow him to dictate, so there js no hope there. The warring factions In Russia are terrible. They even have disputes. The conservative elements are being overwhelmed by the ferocious radicals, who plan to cat 'everybody alive. The country Is hopelessly bankrupt; the rouble went down another eighth of a cent yes terday, and of course that means the collapse of Russia tomorrow. The anarchists have seized a palace to day, and tomorrow will blow up ev erybody. All Is lost. Vkrauliin Question. And then there are the Ukranlans. Ah. yes: Tho Ukranlans. Well, If there were nothing else to tinge all io horizon with funereal black, the Ukranlans would still be suffering for the Job. The Ukranlans are ter rible fellows. They have revolted and declared their Independence; or If they haven't today they will to morrow. Then they will march upon Petrograd and murder us all in our beds, and how will you fel then, you people that have ben saying perhaps there Is still a chance on earth? When tho Ukranlans have killed everybody they will make an alliance with Ger many and the German flag will float over our graves. And I guess that will hold you for awhile. For more than five months this flood of gloom has been poured over Ihe columns of British and American newspapers, and the dismal dopers are still at It day by day, totally un discouraged by the fact that not one of their melancholy prophecies has ever come true. ltusshi Unaware of Danger, For the amazing fact Is that while all these Jeremiahs are woe-stricken at the approach of disaster, Russia goes Its way utterly unaware that It Is all smashed up, or about to be. Instead of getting worse, every thing In Russia gets slowly but sure ly better. The shock Incident to a tremendous change In government Is passing, the people are finding themselves and perceiving what they must do to save the revolution, discipline Is coming back to the army, the dreaniB of an instant Utonia are giving place to realization, tho new machine Is be ginning to work. But I suppose that If the Angel Ga brie! came down and set up In Rus sla tho most perfect government ever known, the dlsmnl dopers of the Brit ish uress (from whom we get the greater part of our misinformation) would still see Riga surrendered, the anarchists cutting throats and the Ukranlans morchlng upon us to mur der us In our beds. Funilnmentnl Krror. They all begin with one fundamen tal error, and then build resolutely on that, making tho facts HI their theory. The error is that the Russians are totally unfitted for self-government. Why? Because they have never had any experience or training, because this national council of workmen's, soldiers' and peasants' delegates (the only governing body In Russia) is composed of low, common, Ignorant men, and because 'they don't speak the English language. No people can be considered fit to be free except those that speak Eng lish or something like It. But as a matter of fact, these men that are sfeerlng Russia have had abundant experience, and however strange they may seem to us In lan guage and methods, they are not at all Ignorant. ; In the midst of the old autocratic national government of Russia, the worst, the most corrupt and the most oppressive known to man, the Rus sian village system presented an ex ample of almost pure democracy. System of Vlllngea Everything about the affairs of the village, except its relations to the na tlonal government and the adminis tration of the national systems of po lice and Justice, wa3 regulated by the village In open town meeting. Outside of the New England town. we have nothing in this country that equals It for democracy. It was In those little village repub lics that these men were trained In the rudiments of democracy, public affairs, democratic machinery. There they learned to make effective pub lie addresses, to conduct legislative business, to judge proposals about public Interests. For the last forty or fifty years the villages have been electing delegates to 'district assemblies where the con cerns of larger areas were dealt with and have thus had training in repre sentative government and a broader outlook. A (ierman Pluy. It Is no wonder, then, that men like Tschaidse and Tseratelli, Skobeloff and Tschernow, know exactly how to preside over the council, how to car ry on Its business with accuracy and dispatch. They have been doing something of the kind (whenever they were not in prison or exile) for many years. The dismal dopers never saw meeting of the National council. That is why they are able to proceed with their theory that it is composed of very Ignorant and untrained men and everything it does milst somehow be bad. But even lr'thoy had the least basis for their mournful dreams, which they haven't, this would be a mighty bad time to be spreading them and exaggerating them., Because whenever they do that they are playing straight into the hands of the wonderful German propaganda, now putting forth every effort to fool the allied countries Into a truce mis named a peace. . Therefore I think that next trip I had better tell you some of the Inside wonders of the great German public opinion machine as I saw it at its work in Russia: Portland Livestock. PORTLAND, Sept. 7. Cattle sternly, receipts 307. Best beef steers $8.25(ff'8.75; good beef steers $7.2.") 8.25; best beef cows $0.75(0)7.25; or- dimir yto (food cows $.'1.75(n,0.50 ; host heifers $7(317.25; bulls $4.5()(n 0.50; calves $7(5)!). 50; stackers and feed crs steers $4.007. . Hogs lower, receipts 095. Prime light $10..')5((i 10.50; prime heavy $10.25( 10.:i5; (nkh $l-ICi'15.50; bulk $10. Sheep stonily, receipts 40. Western lambs $K1.00(irn.50; valley lnmbs $11.75-'!i 12.50; yearlings $10(3)10.50; wethers $.75(r 10.50 ; ewes $8(5 8.50. Portland Butter. PORTLAND, Sept. 7. Butter slendy to weaker. City creamery prints, 47; cartons 48c; buying price of butter fat 40(548, Portland; cube extras 44; prime firsts -JlVa; firsts 3240, dairy 34c. Portland Ciniln. PORTLAND, Sept. 7. Wheat, no quotations. Today's car receipts: wheat 24; onts 8; liny 22. No September delivery quoin lions. No session account grain dealers meeting, Harriett Pour. MEW YORK, Sept. 6. California Bartlctts, $2.97; Oregon Bartletts $2.7"; Washington Bartletts, 12.62 Chicago Callfornlas. $2.10; Ore- gons, $2.10; Washingtons, $1.85. Boston Callfornlas, $2.60; Wash Ingtons, $2.50; Oregons, $2.25. I'hlladelphla-Callfornlas, $2. CO. WASHINGTON', Sept. 7. Shortage of ocean-going tonnage may cause the United States to seize Borne 400,000 tons of neutral shipping now In American ports. Dutch and Scan dlnavlan ships which are loaded with foodstuffs may be required. It was said today, to discharge their cargoes and go to Australia and Java for wheat and sugar. TODAY S MARKETS WHEN TWINS WED 1WINS Here are Loland Tabler, Lorand Tabler, Mrs. I.elnnd Tabler (nee Moore) and Mrs. Lorand Tabler (nee Moore), but we cun't tell which Is which, reading either from left to right or right to left, so take your choice. ' r KANSAS CITY, M.', Sept. 7. When twins wed twins! In this case it was a wedding of. the roses. lie pinned a rose on her, and he pinned a rose on her, as Identification tags. One rose was red,. the other, white. Leland and Lorand Tabler, twin brothers, of Kansas City, led Alice and Gertrude Moore, twin sisters, of Adrian, Mo., to tho altar in a dou ble ceremony. Both brides were dressed exactly alike,' both bridegrooms the same. The bridesmaids and best men could not tell which was their bride and bridegroom. Norma Tnlmndge, the immensely popular slur, in "The Law of Coni pensutinn," n new dniiun of modern life by Wilson Mizner, cd-nulhor with I'nul Armstrong of the drnhiiiH, "Alias Jimmy Valentine, and '"The Deep Purple," is featured at Hie Iiiullo today mid tumorroy. Miss Tiilmuilge, whose recent appearance was in "Pant lieu," in wjioh she achieved her greatest success, is said to eclipse even this performance by her super lative enactment of the difficult role in "The Law of Compensation." The story of "The Law of ('omiicn- sation" presents Miss Tnlninduc first us n school girl, reveling in the joy ous abandonment of vouth, mid then is n null lire woman, the trunsilinn nlTordiiig the brilliant young star oppoilunilies for the must exacting sort of emotional acting. Miss Tul mndgc first appears as the voting duugther of a wealthy lawyer of the middle west. She marries n young inventor and goes east to live. Alter the hiiih of their bnhy, the girl be comes interested in a musical career and eventually finds herself on the verge of taking a step that would ruin her life's happiness. Her father learns of this mid arrives just in time lo save her by the recital of (he lory of (he hie and denlli of her mother. . EIFFEL TOWER TO PAHIS, Sept. 7. The Kiffcl Tower is to be repainted. This is a tusk which will occupy about three months and require more than 40,000 pounds of paint. The outbreak of the war in 11(14 postponed the work. The struc ture was last painted in 1007, when n coat of yellow ochre was applied. " ici i owcr mis nun a curious fate. Piiilt as nn athnction fur u T1. t'lPJ-. l M' i . . worlds fair, nearly 30 years ago, it was condemned ns a monstrosity by those who believed themselves in spired by -purely artist if feelings. fMiiee the war, it has paid for its cx islencc over and over ngaiii as i wireless telegraph station. On 'Wheatless Days' Eat POSTTOASTIES ( Made of Corn) soys .(LOT MV JVU f. '4' Iff ROSES IDENTIFY BRIDES! How did each bridegroom toll whlc How did each bridegroom tell which was his bride He kept tight hold of her arm dur ing the ceremony, and when it was over, before ho let go, he pinned roso on her corsnge. Leland pinned a red rose on his bride, Lorand a whito on his. The minister. Rev. Charles Coombs of First Christian church, the attend ants, the guests and even the bride grooms themselves wondered how the tangle could be straightened out if the brides, just to be mischievous, exchanged roses. IUCE CORPS AT CAMP LEWIS 1 1 , TACOMA, Sept. 7. Two hundred and twenty men 'of the national army arrived at Canip Lewis last night. They came from Lewis, Grays Harbor, Whitman, Asotin Garfield, Columbia, Walla . Walla, , Yakima and Benton counties In Washington, and from Or egon and Idaho. In addition an am bulance company. pf 22 men, made up maluly of under-graduatcs and grad uates of the University of Oregon, ar rived from Eugene today. The total number of new men at camp since tho arrival of honor men Wednesday, In cluding 2-16 linn-commiHsioncd offi cers from tho Vancouver barracks and the Oregon Hospital unit of 122 men, Is OIKS. Preparations were made by Cap tain C. II. Lewis. O. C, to receive 247 men from San Francisco, who nrc ex pected tomorrow. With the 2100 con scripted men from California, Oro- gon, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Mon tana and Idaho, and the hospital unit and non-commissioned officers there will he 2709 men of the new national assembly at Camp Lewis by Saturday night. to rat f PARIS, Sept. 7.. Georges Carpen tier, the French pugilist, at present an aviator in too r rencn army, ac cording to tho Herald, Is going to the United States as an aviation Instruc tor and will be stationed at Dayton, Ohio. When the Skin Seems Ablaze With Itching and Burning There's just one thing to do. If your skin scrms ablaze with the fiery burning and itching of Eczema, real and lasting relief can only come from treatment that goes below the surface that reaches down to the very source of the trouble. So called skin-diseases come from a dis ordered condition of the blood, and the proper treatment is through the blood. Search far and near, and you can 10 BE RESTORED AS A MEMORIAL PAWS, August 21. (Correspond ence of the Associated Press) Sug gestions are being publicly advanced ns to the destiny of Rheims cathedral. Discussion centers on whether ' it hould bo' restored as a cathedral, transformed into some sort of na tional memorial dedicated to those who have lost their lives in the wnr, or left as n monument to Teutonic barbarism. The question cannot be definitely settled perhaps until the (lenniin guns have been driven from Fort Hrimont and the final condition of tho historic fane, after so inanv months of bombardment, can he as certained. Meanwhile Cardinal Lueon, nrch- bishop of Hlicims, who has remained beside his beloved cathedral thruout the bombardment, is firmly de termined that ltheims shall always nave Us temple. "Wo shall repair the cathedral," he lias siudl "It must ho so. Wo have casts of its statues, and colored photographs of its glass. Our architect, at the risk of his life, is working under the dam aged arches to save what can be saved. " "The dny will come when the doors will again be opened for religious services, for I hold fast to one thing above nil, Hint the cathedral where the first Christian king of France was christened shall remain tho first church of France, '"f protest willi1 all my energy, and I shall never cease protesting, against liny project Hint seeks to make Khrims cathedral into some kind of a museum or necropolis. Those who have such ideas do not consider what liheims is for the church, for France, nnd for the whole world. All such proposals are impossible. "With one suggestion only, that has been made, can I associnto my self with nil my henrt. Let there be, every year, a solemn celebration in the cuthcdral which has suffered so from Gemuin rage, in memory of those who have died for tho snfety of the country and tho freedom of the world. The whole Catholic world would join lo found such n perpetual muss, and I hope Unit (mil will spun mo lo celebrate it myself for the first time." MONTREAL OUTRAGE MONTREAL, Sept. 7. -Weeping bitterly, Joseph Tremblny was ar- rnlgnod late today and made what he claimed was a full confession of his part In the recent attempt on the lives of Lord Athelstnn nnd his fam ily when he dynamited the publish er's homo on tho night of August 9 Tremblay said four or flvo men wero In' tho plot. It was agreed, ho said, that If anyone turned traitor, the lives of his wife and family would be in danger. Tremblay said his con nectlon with the plot ended with the theft of dynnmlte ho provided the others. Ho was the only member of the party who was not armed, he said. T OF PARIS, Sept. 7. The budget com mlttec of the chamber of deputies bus commenced an examination of the war credits demanded for the final three months of 1917. The total amounts to 11,200,000,000 francs, the highest slnco the war began. not find a blood remedy that ap proaches S. S. b. for real efficiency. It has been on the market for fifty years, during which time it has been giving uniform satisfaction for all manner of blood disorders. If you want prompt and lasting relief, you can rely upon S. S. S. For expert advice as to the treatment rf your own individual case, write ro-day to Chief Medical Adviser, bwift apecihc Co, Dept. L Atlanta, t-il.. 15c Size Pan-Dandy llrend You'll Knjoy Our ability to produce Is what wo ask you to try. Made from the best materials, mixed with the most cx pert care, nnd baked in modern ov ens, it is bread that no home could diipllcato for uunlfly of every sort that makes for perfection. NURMI BAKING CO Dont ask for CracKens saw WE SKLI, 'EM C. P. Kribs Marsh & Ilennett Wiifner, Wortiiiiin Goro John Hrowuloo 3. K. )1 instead The I Fruit Season Is in full blast and we aro every want. ' We carry MASON and FRUIT 'Also extra lids, rubbers, sealjng wax, Seliram jar lids, pariwax, jelly glasses, sugar, also Heinz pick- ling vinegar. MARSH & Phone 252. DON'T HH DKCKIVKO BY A NAMKI.KSS IMITATION TUT VP IX SIMILAR WliAl'l'KlfS. You wouldn't buy other articles without a name why Iircndf Ask for "None Better" and look for the name. Mudo by tho - , , PULLMAN BAKING CO. Jackson County Fair Medford September 17-22 Agricultural Exhibits, Fruit Kxliibits, Live Stock Parade, Hogs, Cattle and Poultry, Farm Machinery Kxliibits, Public School Kxliibits and a rattling good time. Low Round Trip Fares will be on sale from all stations, Ashland to (llendale, inclusive, to Medford, and return, from September 17t.li to 22nd. Keturn limit, September 21th. Ask your local agent for particulars. , John M. Scott, Clcncral l'assenger Agent, Portland. Southern Pacific Lines Real boys Ilka 'ein, too! SNOW FLAKES are good for growing boys because everything that goes Into them Is the best, and of the' highest food value. Sold In three sizes ot packages, and tn bulk. K l'..ii PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT CO. Portland, Oregon, :'.ir : ' C'luis. Ii, SclUoffelln J. G. Hlbbord Jones Cash Grocery Fonts Cii'ocery Company prepared to handle your. ' ,i i : l ECONOMY JARS BENNETT I E. Main St.1 I 'n ;: 'i, u,:t)i,.nt I-'. '' 1" - YOU MAY THINK! ;': " i Hint nny storage' battery will' Ad'ift might for the first hundred' milew ! 1 I''! un II q'T 1 After that tho material and rwor,kj mnnship begin to show. We; handle batteries Hint store .curront .and give it out ns needed. ""'"M C. E. Gates Auto Co.