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CHASLE3 H. FISHEB
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TUESDAY EVENING
July 2, 191S
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WOULD HAVE KAISER IN OREGON
When a majority of the nations of the world are r.t
war r.sainst autocracy and the things for which it stands,
it seems strange that the money of the taxpayers of Ore
gon should be spent in devising a plan tor an autocratic
form of government to be substituted for the existing
form of government in this state.
But that is what is going on now by the commission
appointed by Governor Withycombe to make an investi
gation of offices, departments and boards and commis
sions and submit to the next legislature "recommenda
tions as to consolidation, economy and efficiency."
This commission has employed, at the expense of the
state, an Illinois professor to come to Oregon and draft
an outline for a new form of government for this state.
This outline is now running in the direction of autocracy.
The plan is to take from the people as much power as
possible and transfer it to the governor, who will be in
position to surround himself with a political machine that
ii i i i : i-u a u
will put mm in a ciass wim uie jruuswr
It is proposed to abolish all elective offices, except the
offices of governor, secretary of state and state treasurer
and make them appointive by the governor. And the only
reason for conceding that the offices of secretary of
state and state treasurer should remain elective is that
the constitution makes them so.
With one sweep of the hand, this so-called consolida
tion commission would like to brush away all the author
ity possessed by the people of Oregon to choose their own
public officials and substitute therefore an autocrat, out
of whose hands public officials must eat or lose their
heads. '
That must appeal to Oregonians, the trail blazers in
true democracy !
An autocracy may appeal to such men as Herman Von
Borstel and Charles Rudeen, two of the leading spirits
on the commission, but the men and women who stood in
the front line trenches in many bitter fights before they
won the full right to govern themselves are not going to
sit idly by and see.a kaiser put upon a throne in a state in
which they possess the ballot.
Governor Withycombe may approve of gathering all
this power unto himself, but if so he is out of touch with
the sentiment of the people of Oregon toward autocracy.
The board of examiners at Camp Lewis and the local
boards in Oregon seem to be far apart in their ideas of
the fitness of the men drafted and passed by the. local
boards. It seems some 200 of those passed by the local
boards have been rejected by. the board at the camp.
If the reports coming from the camp are correct, the
camp board is decidedly "finicky" as. to the standard to be
maintained. One case is reported of a registrant being
rejected because he was a sixteenth of an inch under
height. Another was sent home because he had a perfor
ation in one ear. It is fair to presume that before the war
is ended the boards will not be so particular. The sixteenth
of an inch shortage in height is apparently not nearly so
great a shortage as the members of- the camp board show
in their individual mentalities. The perforation of an
ear is not nearly as serious as a punctured intellect, even
though the latter belongs, to a physician. If this kind of
sorting is to be done, who knows but the esthetic ex
aminer s will be objecting to some husky Oregonian be
cause the color of his eyes does not correspond with his
hair according to the examiners' ideas, or he may have
more freckles on one side of his nose than on the other
and thus disturb the balance and poise of him. It is
permissible to suppose that occasionally the local board
may have overlooked something the camp board dis
covered, but that there are 200 such cases is, to put it
mildly, extremely improbable. It would seem that some
red tape expert fresh from Washington, who got a job
through family connection has arrived at camp and is
making his opinions felt. Apparently a board of ex
aminers for the Camp Lewis board of that kind is badly
needed.
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t The Woman Who Changed t
By J AXE PHELPS
GEOBGE SPENDS THE EVENING
WITH JULIA COLLINS
Jeremiah 0'Leary,the Irishman with a Prussian think
tank, who was recently arrested in Vancouver and taken
east for trial, has written an alleged poem on "The Star
of the West," in which he asks it to make its call and lure
for him irresistible. It is the call of the east that is wor
rying Jeremiah, and if the charges against him should by
any chance fall down, the government can prosecute him
for his "pome." It sure is a crime.
An airplane invented by a member of the United States
Signal corps, has been tried out in Portland and is pro
nounced the best yet made. It is claimed it is stronger,
lighter and simpler, and that if subsequent tests show
up as well a factory with a capacity of 100 machines a day
will be erected in Portland. It is claimed for it that a
machine can be turned out complete the same day work
begins on it.
State Food Administrator Ayer announces that the
people of Oregon can, on and after July 5, again purchase
wheat flour on a fifty-fifty basis with substitutes. As all
the flour and wheat in the state were supposed to be
cleaned out, the mystery is where the flour is to come
from that can be purchased on that date. It cannot be
possible that while consumers were turning back their
surplus Hour that the mills of the state were loaded up
with wheat or flour. Whence, then, the. flour Mr.- Ayer
says the retailers can buy from the wholesalers or the
mills upon showing a certificate as to the amount sold in
previous months?
In Idaho politics are placed above patriotism. Both the
old parties are flirting with the Non-Partisan League.
The democrats side-stepped the proposition, but the re
publicans made a bid for the vote by indorsing the prin
cipal plank of the Non-Partisans, which is swallowed as
follows: "We favor the control and promotion by the
state of the development of the unused waterpower, and
in order that the same may be done we declare for the
submission to the people of the" necessary amendment to
ihe state constitution." The republicans are out, and are
hungering for public pap.
That German offensive promised for the past two
weeks has not yet materialized. Perhaps results in Italy
have taken the keen edge off the Hun appetite for gore.
However the Prussian is offensive enough when he is do
ing nothing.
Now that the thrift stamp drive is about over, the next
thing will be the completion of the steel bridge and the
big celebraitori. That is one of the coming events that
will not cost much and that will bring immediate returns.
Those unkind Italians not satisfied with drubbing the
Austrians are doing it some morerubbing salt in the un
healed wounds. However in war it is the correct thing
to kick the other fellow after he is down.
Salem is maintaining its reputation as the greatest
fruit center in the Northwest. Probably close to a
thousand men and women are at work now in its can
neries, evaporators and juice plants. i
The cherry crop turned out better than was expected,
and besides, owing to the response to the call for help,
there was little if any losses. The canneries have all they
can handle and there is plenty for home use. The outlopk
for a big prune yield is good, but there will be sugar
enough for the peaches and pears that will show up in
Salem.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
ALL THE THIRD LIBERTY BONDS ARE NOW
HERE.
THOSE INTERESTED PLEASE CALL
AT THE BANK
Eugene V. Debs, formerly a decently respectable citi
zen, as socialist leaders go, has dropped down to the La
Follette. level. Yesterday he was arrested for seditious
utterances.
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Rippling Rhymes
by Walt Mason
BUSY ANIMALS
The hens are laying luscious fruit, and
cackle in their pride; they seem to know
that from the Teut they'll help to take the
hide. My Korking hens, in other days, were
rather stern and dour; but now whene'er a
chicken lays, she caches by the hour. My
old red cow's as fine as silk, she knows our
needs, I think; the way she's turning out
the milk would drive a man to drink She
stands around and chews her cud, until the
milking's done, and seems to say. "This
foaming flood will help to can the Hun."
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3D.
j It may be I imagine it, but Dobbin seems to
know; he pulls up harder on the bit, he s
always keen to go. I hitch him to my one-hoss plow, and
r s he does his trick, methinks he says, "I'm striving now
to queer the Prussian hick." This Dobbin horse was
wont to balk before we drew the sword, and I would pelt
him with a rock and lam him with s board. It may be I
imagine things, but let us hope I'm rirfit: well surely
spoil the kraut-fed kings, if all the dumb brutes fight
CHAPTER CXIX.
Mrs. Boss' flattering remarks about
my being young, beautiful, and musieal
did not allay the feara her conversation
had excited. So aH the women considered
Julia" Collins dangerous, and they
thought me good-natured to stand for
her taking so much of George's time.
"Good natured or a fooii" I said to
myself bitterly, "possibly the latter,"
but I made up my mind no one should
think me knowingly a fool. I would
pretend ignorance then they couldn't
say I connived at jt in any way.
After the door closed after Mrs. Ross
I breathed a sigh nr relief. She had giv
en me a bad half hour. I was glad she
was gone. In a few moments Ev.elyn
came in. I expect I was looking awfully
dismal for she said:
"Whatever' the matter, Helen?! met
Mrs. Boss, she said sh.0 had been here.
Did she say something disagreeable?"
".No and yes. She gavo nio the dol
drums talking about Julia Cullins."
Evelyn gave mo a keen glance before
she replied:
"For heaven's sake, Helen, don't let
anything anyone can say about that cat
make you unhappy." "Cat" was Ev.e
lyn's pet name for Mrs. Collins whom
she didn't like any better than I did.
"I know I shouldn't but"
1 ' Now see. here, Helen Howard, I am
ashamed of you. if Julia Collins had her
way all thrs men in town would be at
her feet, yet I don 't believe that if she
had the chance she would marry any of
them. She .just loves to be flattered,
and to show her power."
"I'm not so sure about that." Then
I blurted out just what had mads me
so sor.3 over what Mrs. Boss had said:
"George was with Uer until niiduight
last night. I accused hhu and 'he didn't
deny it."
Evelyn Laughs at Helen.and Sympa
thizes. "What if he was! I'd rather Kurtz
would be with her than -with some
mainby pamby woman who expected him
to make love to her, and who took every
word he said as gospel truth. Julia Col
lins isn't that sort. She just Ss liail
fellow with them all.''
"But Evelynl It all geems 80 awful!
What would mother think if dad spent
the evening and half the night with an
other woman, and left her alone? Why
no one out homo ever heard of such a
thing. When I was first married I
thought ALL married people were like
mother and dad. Of course I know dif
ferent now; but yet I can't get accus
tomed to the way men act women, too.
I feel so belittled, so neglected when
George leaves ma alon9 and spends his
evenings with Julia Collins. He never
asks me to go to her home with hint-perhaps
she wouldn't let 11,6 'n 00 d'd
but he might ask me. Yet ho makes
me invite her whenever 'we hara a din
ner of ay sort of an affair. Oh, Eve
lyn! I wish I knew how to manage
better and" I stopped short I was do
ing just exactly what Mrs- Sexton had
warned mo not to do. Telling my pri
vate affairs. "I'm silly, I guess, Evelyn,
Mrs. Boss upset me, come on i s play
a game of pool." George had recently
hud a nool room fitted up and I was
learning to play.
" Yes, I am anxious to Joarn to play
a so'l uaiiv. Kurtz is awfully foud of
pool. But, Helen, don't be silly over
Julia Collins." she laughed a little "all
the same I am sorry you feel as you
do. Try to forg,t her."
Helen Talks to George.
When George asked me why I didn't
eat my diuner that night J. sunl:
"1 am unhappy, George, and when
I am. I can't, eat."
"What ar.-j you so unhappy about,
he asked not unkindly.
"Will you tell mo why you spend so
much time with Mis. Collins?"
"No! l'l make no explanations of my
conduct to anyone."
"That means that I am to think
anvth'iue I please just as others dot"
"What vou or others think makes no
difference to me."
' ' What if I took the same stand yith
you! Suppose I weut to some man s
imartment and remained until after
midnight, and left you sitting here
alone, wouldn't you think you had a
right to some explanation?"
"Don't talk foolishness."
"I am not! There is not one bit of
difference in the two cases. Everyono
is talking of your infatuation for her;
hers for you. They think me a fool for
standing' it; I was as much as told so
today."
"if yon stoop to listen to gossip you
can always h. ar disagreeable things,"
he said coldly, never asking who had
bveu my informant. I think his abso
lute indifference was moro galling than
anything else could have been.
"How can I refuse to listen. And
George, if you only knew how it hurts
mo, my pride, to have people say you
care nothing for me, that you always
have been iu love with Julia Collins.
It makes ma feel so small, so unhappy!"
"Stop talking that way. Perhaps
some day you'll grow np. Until then I
suppose I shall have to be patient,"
And ho rose from the table.
"I am growing older, and wiser all
the tim.?, George," I quietly returned,
growing calm as he showed anger and
impatience.
(Tomorrow Life What We Make It)
Forest t'tren destroyed nearly two
hundred million board feet of timber on
the national forests of Oregon in 1917
enough to bnild three cantonments as
larga as Camp Lewis.
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The OREGON
YOUR HEALTH
By ANDREW F. CURRIER, M. D.
Pleurisy No. 2.
Th& congh In pleurisy Is hard
nd dry, moro troublesome early In
the disease than later, when expec
toration becomes more or less pro
fuse, and the breathing is shallow
end rapid.
The temperature, In ordinary
cases, is not as high as in pneu
monia, but may persist for weeks,
particularly if the disease 13- com
plicated by tuberculosis ot some
other serious condition.
The pain usually compels the pa
tient to He on the affected stile.
Simple cases, in which there is lit
Ifle or no effusion, usually get bet
ter In about one week, and In these
so-called "dry cases" the ear ap
plied to the chest will constantly
discover rubbing and crackling fric
tion sounds, as the roushenerl
pleura of the lung rubs against
that of the chest wall.
These sounds disappear If the ef
fusion becomes abundant, and the
accumulation of this fluid effusion
compresses the lungs and causes
the chest walls to bulge.
The greater the effusion, the
more the compression of the lung,
and, consequently, the greater tho
difficulty In breathing.
Not infrequently the effusion be
comes purulent and the patient's
condition serious and dangerous.
When the effusion is considerable
and occupies a large portion of the
pleural cavity, it must be removed
whether the character of fihe fluid
be serous or purulent.
It may be drawn off through a
puncture in the chest, when it is
thin and serous, but if It is thick
and pnrulent the chest mm: be
opened by incision and frequently a
portion of one or more ribs must
fce cut away.
An X-ray picture is often of
great value in daferminlng the na
ture and extent of the disease.
It may be caused by exposure to
cold and wet, by fatigue, by injury
and as a complication of other di
seases. Its infections nature is very
marked, especially in the severe
cases which eventuate in suppura
tion. The most important"; element In
treatment is quiet rest in bed, the
chest being bandaged, or strapped,
I'o restrict its motion during
breathing.
Suitable cough mixtures are
given, heat is often applied, blis
ters and cupping often used, iodine
painted frequently upon the chest,
and the bowels always kept freely,
open.
In the simple cases, recovery is
the rule; but in those which are
severe and complicated, the resuU
are often disastrous.
Questions and Answers.
Anxloux One Six jcceA-s ago T
gave birth to a premature child at
the seventh month and, though
very sio.V, am m.ucft better now.
Since leaving the hospital, my eye
sight has Iccn bad and I have had
frequent attacks of sweating, night
and day. What is best for me to
dot
Answer It is very possible that
your rouble U the direct result of
your miscarriage. There may be
somcthiifg retained which should be
removed, and if I were you I
would, by all means, go back to the
hospital and ask for an examina
tion to see whether some surgical
treatment may not be necessary.
A. IT. M. Please advise me re
garding auto-intoxication Ui
cause, symptoms and cure.
Answer If you will send a self
addressed stamped envelope, an ar
ticle upon this subject will be
mailed to yon.
0. O'D. 1. My head wa injured
ly a blow, eight months ago, aru:
the resulting pain is very severe.
In concussion of the brain, it the
brain in fared f
2. Do you think my head is hurt
internally, ard how can 1 find outf
3. "Will m,y head get bettert
Answer 1. When the brain suf
fers concussion, it is of course
more or less shaken up, and per
manent Injury may result It la not
8o, however, in all cases.
2. The best nlan I could suggest
would be to consult a specialist in
diseases of the nervous system.
S. I could not say. That can
only be d?tenninej by time.
Dr. l arrier will onlj mnsver mitabls. dijrned letters accompanied with stamped
and addressed envelope. As the correspondent ie wery large, letter! must in no
case cxe?.l fifty worda and must be on m.nteri which are of reneral interest. The
endeavor is to elucate and itrform the reader and tint to take the flare i! tl
ftiysirmi for dirtenosis and prescriptions, yoa should consult jour family physieiaa.
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