Tillamook Headlight, July 22, 1015
State Press Flashlights.
The Mexicans really believe that
the United States is too weak to in­
tervene, but they are afraid of Texas.
„Woodburn Independent.
The Carnegie library corporation,
having been for two years beset with
requests for a library building from
Hiland Park, a suburb of Detroit, re­
turned the answer: "You have a phil­
anthropist in Hiland Park—let Henry-
Ford build you a library.” The refer­
ence was reasonable, and Mr. Ford
was considering it at last accounts.—
News Reporter.
The war in ¡Europe began as a con­
test between German preparation and
French fighting ability. When these
two elements had fought each other
to a momentary standstill* the war
entered a second stage, the struggle
between German mobility and Rus­
sian preponderousness. At last the
combat of the nations is taking a
third aspect, that of a duel of ammu­
nition, waged between the manufact­
ories of the nations. The war, like the
world that wages it, is being indus:
tralized.—Dallas Itemizer.
Indications point to an era of boun­
teous prosperity in the very near fu­
ture. Manufacturing plants and mills,
long closed down, are again resuming
operations. The iumber industry of
the Pacific Coast especially is return­
ing to its normal stage. From all over
the State of Oregon comes reports of
mills resuming operations. The “poor
fanner” is getting unheard of prices
for his products, especially grain.
Men are returning to work, more
money is in circulation. We predict a
great future for Oregon, especially
Tillamook County, which is a vast
field of undeveloped resources.—
Wheeler Reporter.
“Necessity is the mother invention.’
When the war is over the American
people will he surprised to learn of
the many things, hitherto supplied by
foreign countries, which are at the
present time and will continue to be
produced by oUr own factories started
through compulsory methods. Our
chemists are workjjtg with success on
dyes heretofore procured from Ger­
many and on other trade necessities.
The same thing applies to the indi­
vidual Poverty has brought out the
buried thoughts in more men than all
the wealth in the world. When the
manufacturers, the nations—or the in­
dividual is made to hustle or go with­
out—’tis then that things of valtie are
accomplished.—News-Times.
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Chicago has appropriated for her
school budget almost as much money
as the legislature of Illinois allowed
at its recent session for one year for
all the purposes of the state. The to­
tal amount is eighteen and a quarter
million dollars. Education costs like
fury, and the tendency is everywhere
the same. We will have to stand the
increased expense if we are going to
insist on carrying it into such minor
details as teaching children how to
brush their teeth, saw a board and
sew on buttons. The latest local rec­
ommendation was by Nels Darling,
who declared that every town like
McMinnville should have a twenty
acre agricultural experiment station
farm. When that time comes we im­
agine a vigorous howl will go up
from the state agricultural college, as
well as from local taxpayers.—Tele­
phone Register.
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In commenting on the cost of Jack-
son county's bonding for hard sur­
faced roads the Eugene Register says
that in order to obtain this 34 miles
of paved highway the people of Jack-
son county have bonded themselves
for $500,000, entailing an annual in­
terest charge of $25,000. If the bonds
run for twenty years the 34 miles of
road will have cost the taxpayers a
million dollars. Something, of course,
will have been saved in maintenance,
but this saving will not equal the an­
nual interest charge by any means.
The general bonding system is wrong
for it involves running the county
heavily in debt for the -eonst. action
of a comparatively small mileage of
road. If roads are to be built by bond
issues, the greater part of the cost
should be assessed to the benefited
property, as in the case of paved
streets and sewers in the city.
Worry is a great American habit.
As a national pastime, baseball is a
poor second. Our peculiar civilization
makes it chronic. We are the cham­
pion worriers of the universe. The
African is happy; oriental fatalism
prevents a dissatisfaction with the
Asiatic; the European, in peace, is
usually content. But we woray be­
cause Jones next door has an automo­
bile. Our brethern of the other conti­
nents would merely accept Jones as a
superior being and let it go at that,
oe don’t. So we go on worrying be­
cause Jones has an automobile, be­
cause Mrs. Jones has a new gown and
because we may have some trouble
scraping together the money for next
month’s rent and food bills. And v e
know all the time that worrying won't
ever get us the motor car, the gown,
or pay the rent; in fact, it takes away
whatever little joy there might be in
living. We know that it impairs our
health, destroys our efficiency and
spoils our chances of ever attaining
»nything. Yes, worry is a great thing
—for doctors and undertakers!—Sea­
side Signal.
The increasing number of automo­
bile accidents plainly evidences the
’’ctRhat drivers of machines are tak-
chances that should not betaken.
*h e public prints are filled with ac­
counts of accidents which might have
been avoided by the exercise of cau-
•ton. There can be little, if any, ex­
cuse for train* and automobiles com-
,ng into collision at crossings. Every
r’ilrosd crossing should be consider­
ed dangerous, and the proper amount
0 care exercised by the occupant of
’be driver’s seat. Transportation com-
banies are not expected to slow down
«ar an approaching automobile. When
cne figures that, for instance, in go-
J"? to Salem front Dallas the trip can
be made in C...
minutes by running
Which h »m ,hir,y mil*’ PCr hour-
wtuch is not an unreasonable speed
cIedr'rJaV?rable,COndit‘ons’ few »«v-
elers are in such a hurry that they
could not well afford to occupy foHy
safe 1 V r'h""U,eSnand- inSUrc pcrf^‘
time of it' tSInil11 gain *" ”'e lesser
bine of th. trip is not worth the risk
b> any one. And this is tiue of any
top one starts out to make —Observ-
practiced by the man and woman is
popularly supposed to fall on the
woman alone. It is probable that in
other lands where plyandry is th»
c "tom. ¡he double standard of morals
demands that the red of justice shall
>eat on the shoulders of the «inning
nan only. The double-standard and
morality alike are matters of latitude.
But while the double standard of
morals mav be one of the curses of
our social life, what has it to do with
punishing or failing to punish those
guilty of the crime of manslaughter’
l b“ reputed and recreant father ol
'he dead babe was not a co -defendant
m the case before Judge Gatens, nor
was the pitiless mother on trial for a
sin that is considered 01 punished in
the court of the double standard of
morals. In a court of justice, she was
charged with the crime of manslau­
ghter, in which the putative father
Had not joined her; and she pleaded
guilty of the crime, which was just as
heinous as if the human being t' al
she destroyed had been twenty-four
years old, instead of but twenty-four
hours, and had bad a loving father,
instead of a father who denied his
parenthood.
Probably the mother who killed
the fatherless child should not b»
punished; The Spectator will not
judge her. But if the destruction of ■
human life is no longer to be con­
sidered a crime, we must find some
other excuse for it than the double
standard of morals. If we have gone
a bit far in forgiving man for his im­
morality, aren’t we likely to go much
too far when we begin excusing
woman for her infanticides?—The
Spectator.______________
n^°ng. theim?ny thi,1«s ,hat ‘h«
Democratic platform viewed with dis­
tinct alarm were the extravagance of
Republican Congress and the increas­
ing cost of living. Not only did the
Democratic platform express distr'ss
at the evidences of Republican mis­
management, but Democratic spell­
binders took the stump to explain
how deeply they deplored the heavy
burdens put on the people by the Re­
publicans’ reckless waits of public
money and the Republican tariff that
was the primal cause of living's high
cost. Platform and spellbindeis alike
promised economy, and we were as­
sured that if we voted for tlie Demo­
cracy such a reduction would be made
in government and private expense
that we would all get a dividend from
the savings, and live happily ever
after. The last Congress, which was
Democratic, was the most extrava­
gant in the history of the country.
1 he Secretary of Commerce and La­
bor tells us that in Sept^ber the
cost of living reached the highest
point in the history of the country
when the price of all food was 7.1
per cent higher than the average price
for 1913. The Democracy should be
arrested and should be fed on bread
and water twice a year for the crime
of obtaining votes by false pretenses. 450,000 Square Miles of German
. Territory Taken.
—The Spectator.
Cancer Treatment.
The death rate from cancer is large
and increasing. How to prevent the
suffering and loss of life which are
caused by this disease is a question
which has engaged some of the best
efforts of gifted men, but thus far
they have succeeded only in ascer­
taining that it is curable by no other
means than the surgeon’s knife.
Taken in time, almost every cancer
may be perfectly extirpated. Neglect­
ed too long, it becomes incurable and
leads to inevitable death. It is a sad
fact that many patients suffering from
incipient cancers do not know their
own condition. They do not under­
stand the symptoms of the disease.
Nor is the public as familiar as it
should be with what is known of the
causes of cancer. Nearly all physi­
cians agree that persistent irritation
is one of the causes, if not the chief
of all. Dr. George F. Koehler dwells
upon both these points in a paper
published in Northwest Medicine for
July and urges better popular educa­
tion in these particulars. Dr. Koehler
argues that if people in general knew
more about the conditions which
probably bring on cancer and about
its early symptoms the death rate
from this disease might be lowered.
He lays stress upon the “precancer-
ous period,” during which a lesion
which is not incurable may pass on
into a true cancer. He says there is
probably such a period in every case.
Of course if medical aid is invoked
in this preliminary stage it is likely
to be effective. It is therefore ex­
tremely important that knowledge c>
its pecularitics should be widely dif­
fused. Dr. Koehler pays particular
attention in his article to cancer of
the alimentary tract, since it is in this
region, he telis us, that “two-thirds of
ill cancers in the male occur," and by
far the mos' frequent, of course, is
cancer of the stomach. It seems that
this terrible malady is more than like­
ly to begin with an ulser and, in some
instances, “the transformation from
ulser to cancer is of alarming rapid­
ity.” Now an “acid stomach” occur­
ring persistently is one of the sure
symptoms of uíser either actual or
nascent. Too much acitidy may set
up an ulser by irritation even in a well
stomach. Where an ulser has already
begun the acid makes it worse. It fol­
lows clearly enough that acidity of
he stomach is one of the preliminary
symptoms of cancer and ’’**!’ ’’
should never be neglected. Dr Koeh­
ler believes that early operation upon
ulcer of the stomach may perhaps
‘reduce the mortality of cancer of the
itomach 50 per cent.”
As everybody knows by this time,
cancer is more common in mature
persons than in the young. Stomach
roubles which may indicate the ap­
proach of cancer are therefore par­
ticularly menacing in meh more than
15 years old. Dr. Koehler recom-
nends for persons that are thus af­
flicted an exploratory incision to find
out exactly what their condition is
unless 4be gastric symptoms yield
promptly to medical treatment. This
is particularly important, he thinks, if
the patient has lost weight, if he
passes blood, or if there has been
cancer in his family. It would be well
if Dr Koehler’s instructive articles
could be published in popular form.
The public is badly informed upon
this important subject and every ef­
fort on the part of competent phvsi-
cians to spread the light deserves
warm encouragement—Oregonian.
Infanticide No Crime.
Charged with smothering an un­
welcome, day-old babe, two women,
the mother and grandmother. pleaded
,
guilty to manslaughter, and Judge
Gatens set them free—the older
woman under parol. For refusing to
punish these self-confessed infanti­
cides the court presents cogent and
heart touching reasons winch, it lol
lowed to their logteal
would save from punishment all the
parties to a crime from whose conse­
quence» one rascal had been lucky
enough to escape. The court pardon-
ed and paroled the women because
the putative father of the murdered
babe was not also a prisoner at the
sensible
mie homily
nomnj on «he
—- evils
, , of , -hat
_ ,
lied the double standar
d of mor-
is called
standardof
m< r-
ah. In this country, though the
fidious operation of the double stan-
s
dard, the punishment of tmmoraht
London, July 14.—Four hundred
and fifty thousand square miles of
German colonial possessions have
been occupied by the Entente allies
during the war.
This official estimate was announc­
ed today by A. Bonor Law, the Brit
ish secretary of the colonies.
Ford Refund Announced.
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Detroit, July 16.—The Ford auto­
mobile Company announced today a
refund of approximately $15,000,000
to the owners of Ford automobiles
who have purchased the niachines
since August I, 1914.
On August 1, 1914, the company an­
nounced that if 300,000 automobiles
were sold during the ensuing year,
each purchaser would receive a refund
of from $40 to $50. The 300,000 mark
was reached today.
The company says the refund is
strictly in the nature of the profit
distribution policy of the company.
Mind Reading.
What is believed to be the most re­
markable exhibition of clairvoyant
powers ever demonstrated was wit­
nessed at a hearing in the Court of
General Sessions, New York, June 29,
before Judge Rosalsky, who was pre­
siding. Prof. Bert Reese had been
convicted by a magistrate as a fortune
teller and had appealed against his
conviction. To prove that he was not
a fakir, but a scientist, the professor
volunteered to give a demonstration
in court.
The judge wrote the questions,
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“What
case?" “How much money have I in
the — Bank?” and “What is the name
demonstrator not only told what the
of my favorite school-teacher?" The
questions were, but informed his
honor that $15 dollars was in the
bank to his credit and that his favor­
ite school-teacher was Miss O'Con­
nor. Rees has given many exhibition;
before the crowned heads of Eu
ropean d some of the world’s greatest
scientists. Thomas A. Edison has
tried vainly to solve the secret of-his
powers. He says that the questions
and answers flash themselves in his
mind without any effort on his part.
A great advance was made in hu­
man comfort when the squcakless
shoe was invented.
It isn't fear of their publication that
keeps a man from writing foolish
love letters; at the time he writes
them he is reckless of fear.
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WHERE BRYAN BLUNDERED
t he Real Cause of his Resignation
From the Cabinet.
I
Tillamook Seashore
Washington, July 14.—What really
happened between W illiam J. Bryan,
then secretary of state, and the Aus­
trian ambassador in and after the
conversation which later cofused the
consideration of the submarine issue
Where thousand« of people de'.iijht to epral their sum ner vacation
in Berlin was told today by one who
knows all the facts.
5 Hours from Portland
It is understood now that the com­ Over the most wonderful ecen'c trip one the Ainericun Continent.
plications which arose out of this talk
T'-vo Daily Trains.
between Bryan
and Ambassador
Dumba was one of the things which
Tillamook Pamenger . ,
T.v. Portland 7:45 a. in.
led to Bryan's resignation. It is as­
Seashore Special . . .
l.v Portland 1:40 p. 111.
serted that the president was greatly
annoyed at this incident and at the Parlor Observation Car with buffet lunch on tl e "Seashore Special.*
steps which Brvan was compelled to
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take to correct the misunderstanding.
l-ROM AI L POINTS
That Bryan did give the Austrian
ambassador to understant that a Ask for folder “Seashore Tillamook County” giving hat ol hotels
friendly answer was all that was re­
rates, etc,
quired of Germany in response to the
Lusitania note of May 15. From this
A Visit to the
arose all the trouble. Bryan’s recent
public statement in explanation of
the incident has not in the ’east al­
tered the understanding of those in a
At San Franciaco and Sail Dieg.i is an event of
i
a life time and’ one you cannot u fiord to miss.
position to have authoritative infor­
I
mation on the subject.
Special Fares in July
After the Lusitania note of May it.
when feeling was running high in this
tc San Francisco, Los Angel?» and San Diego 0:1 certain dates
country and the newspapers were
printing articles suggestive of war or
Low Round Trip Fares Daily
the severance of diplomatic relations
with stop over? in either direction.
with Germany Ambassadors Bern-
Four 1-ine Trains Daily in Each Direction.
storff and Dumba were doing every­
thing possible to relieve the situation
Stop-Overs at Exposition
here.
All tickets to the East via California perAiits stop-overs at
As Ambassador Dumba was not di­
Sun Francisco and Loa Angele? to use the Expositions.
rectly involved in the submarine issue
it was decided that he should call on
Ask nearest Ageiit for ‘'California mid Its World Expositi u” 1 nd
Bryan and endeavor to learn from
“Way Side Notes Shasta Route "
him just what was the attitude of the
administration. It was thought that
possibly the ambassador wight learn
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.
something of great value in advising
the Berlin Government how to meet
the demands of the United States,
Ambassador Dumba called at the
State Department and after some
considerable effort, got Bryan to dis­
cuss the question.
That in this conversation Bryan dis­
tinctly gave the ambassador to un­
derstand that all the United States
really required of Germany was a
a
friendly answer. It is declared that
OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE THE
N
Bryan said that while the United
PUBLIC
WEL
States had used strong language in
the note of May 15, that note did not
Our plant is well equipped anti
mean that this country was going to
break off with Germany if Berlin did
maintained in perfect running
not meet the president’s demands. “A
order.
friendly note,” it is stated , is what
Bryan said was wanted from Ger­
We can furnish you with any­
many in reply. Bryan referred, it is
thing
in electric supplies or fix­
declared, to the pressure of public
opinion upon the president in expla­
tures for wiring, lighting, heat­
nation of the language of the note to
ing, power, or cooking.
be sent to Berlin.
That Ambassador Dumba left the
We have experienced and capa­
State Department much relieved, with
ble
men to attend to our lines and
the conviction that the situation was
not at all dangerous, is certain. He
to do house wil ing and instilla­
wrote a dispatch to his government,
tions.
reporting the conversation and the
impression he had gained* from it as
to the seriousness of the American
Government’s intentions. This mes­
sage was shown to Ambassador
Bernstorff, with whom the Austrian
ambassador was in daily conference
at that time.
The effects of the impression gain­
ed by the ambassador in his talk with
Bryan came a few days later. Am-
bassadar Gerard was at the Beilin
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uage about the American position on
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the submarine issue. The official with
whom.he was speaking suddenly in­
terrupted him with a smile and told
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him, in effect, that lie knew Gerard
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was bluffing and that there was no
need of such strong language. He
told Gerard that the Berlin Govern­
ment had been informed that the
American note was merely tor home
consumption and that all the United (w
States wanted from Germany was a
soft answer which would make a
Now Under New Management.
break between the two governments
unnecessary.
U. S. LAWYER, LEE SLYTEK and CARL WHITE
Gerard was indignant and at one*
Propn.
reported to Washington what had
been said to him. His message aroused
Call
and
See
Us.
Repair
Work a Specialty,
the State Department, ft was this
dispatch that Bryan had in mind
when in his recent statement on this
subject, he spoke of haying learned
that his conversation with Dr. Dum­
ba “had been misinterpreted in Ber­
lin.”
’
,
Dumba was sent for by Bryan and
told of what had happened. He ex­
plained as best he could. Bernstorff
was also called in and, according to
Bryan, he showed a report of his
original conversation with the am­
bassador to the president. Apologies
were made all round, even the Berlin
Foreign Office sending a message ex­
pressing its regret that a misunder­
standing had occurred Nevertheless
the understanding of those who knew
about the original conversation was
not changed by these polite exchang­
es, and Bryan’s statement also failed
to'alter their view of what had hap­
pened.
Much good came from the plan of
Secretary Daniels to inlist the leading
inventors of this country as a board
to devise and to pass upon inventions
that may be useful to the United
States navy, in case it should ever be
called into action. His invitation to
Mr. Edison to become president of
such a board is a just recognition of
one of the world's greatest inventors.
He has long been called the wizard
of electricity. While naturally gifted,
his success has bcm due to tirel ss
industry and unswerving perserver-
ance. Gladly acceptin'» the honor and
the responsibility he immediately
proposed that a department of exper­
imentation be established, in which
men will work with difinitc ends in
view. Mr. Edison has s shown
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vantage of this kind of work in the
electrical realm and in improvements
onj the phonograph There are two
kiids of inventions One mieht be
called jnspira'i»W»al, since they comt
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apparently by’ atcident.
They ,r are
n attire of discoverie«
more in the i.-iL.C
J
than inventions Other come only
Only Solti By
after
diligent
effort to overcome
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