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FRIDAY EVEXIXO
. January 3, 1919
CHARLES H. FISHES
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The two most powerful peoples of the world rejoiced to
gether in token of new sympathy and understanding.
If the British and Americans stand together from
now, as they should, there is nothing they could not ac
complish. In their hands are their own destinies, safe
irom ioreign violence ana envy, ana aiso tne aesnnies 01
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GIBRALTER.
j Perhaps in a perfectly ideal world Great Britain
Jwould give back Gibralter to Spain. But this is not yet
altogether the millenium.
Britain, having held the big rock guarding the en
trance to he Mediterranean for more than 200 years, will
hardly relinquish it now. Letting go things is not one
of the Lion's characteristics anyway. And m the pre
sent state of thines. the British people are about as firm'
ly jrsuaded as ever that they need Gibralter in their
business. Their territorial possessions in Asia, Africa,
and the Antipodes, to which the strait of Gibralter is tne
gateway are vaster than ever as the result of a victorious
war. The seas are not yet free, lasting peace is not yet
so thoroughly assured, that Britain can aiiora to give
up the main bulwark of her empire.
And Spain, so far as an outsider can see, whatever
. her historic right to this mile or two or rock, has little
t 1 i I t fl 1 -1- ! r4-1 v s -t s3 ttnriA
; moral ngnc 10 it. opain never useu u u juauv au wise
ly as Britain has done, in pursuance of a sea policy which
has benefitted other nations almost as much as Britain
herself,' , --. ....-v.., . :,.. .. . , ;
In the present war Sfcain has done nothing to justify
. her in asking anything from the allied powers. She has
"favored the German cause and given Germany much prac
tical aid. Only now, when the war is won, she seeks to
. snuggle up to the winning side and ask favors.
Spain proposes to exchange for Gibralter the fortress
of Cent a. on the Morroccan side of the strait. Its mill
tary value is much less than that of Gibralter. In view
m " .1 . ,1 : 1 -1 J J 111 i VI..
oi everytning tne proposal is aDsuru, anu wm yivuamy
. hardlv receive serious consideration at the peace con
ference. As long as the world's gateways are guarded
by individual nations, nearly all powers would ratner
have 'Britain euard them than Spain. If Britain can
be persuaded to hand them over to a league of nations,
that is a different matter.
RECONCILIATION.
One of the finest bits of comment on the president's
visit to England is that expressed by the London Daily
News:
"It would be an insensible mind that could witness
without emotion of profound gratitude the spectacle of
the president of the republic, which the folly of an Eng
lish king did so much to create, riding through our streets
side by side with the sovereign of a more enlightened day.
"In that scene we saw not only the erasure of the past,
the cleansing of the book of memory of a long trail of
estrangement; we saw in it the symbol of reconciliation.
"It was well that such an occasion should have been
celebrated as a popular festival."
Thanks to the modern miracle of communication, the
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RiPPLING RHYMES
BylWalt Mason
THE NEW YEAR.
We start the New Year right; the kings have ceased
to fight; and some are banned, and some are canned,
they've said a last "Good night!" We've seen what war
can do; it's worse than was the flu; and rows that make
the nations quake are bad for people, too.. All fights are
bad and vile; no quarrel's worth your while; so if some
chap demands a scrap, just answer with a smile. You're
bad as Kaiser Bill, if you display the will to break the
peace and give release to wrath, already still. Why throw
sarcastic flings at captains and at kings, if you're the chap
who hunts a scrap, and stirs up grief, by jings? We start
the New Year right; there is no scrap in sight; nojjent is
near who'd twist my ear, or pull my nose or bite. Let's
keep. the record thus; let's dodge the.fcolish fuss; let us
be good and saw our wood, nor paw around or cuss. Let's
an example set to kings who fume and fret; with kindly
hearts let's do our partspeace is the one best bet.
phere just so long as teh United States keeps hands off
and allows anarchy to rule there. We don't want to do
anything to Mexico but to force her to behave, and hold
a protectorate over her, just as we do over Cuba. If the
Mexicans knew what was best for them this is what they
would desire, just as the Cubans have finally become sat
isfied that law and order is better than anarchy and revo
lution. - Cubans, until recently, hated the Americans for
forcing them to become extremely prosperous under a
rein of law and order, but finally they are being edu
cated up to believe in good citizenship and are proud to
follow the lead of this country, as was shown by theic
prompt declaration -of war against Germany when we
entered the ranks of the belligerents. History would be
repeated in respect to the Mexicans if we compelled them
to establish and maintain a stable and efficient papular
government. , '
TIE refinement and delicacy
of American women is our
national pride. With active
minds and warm hearts, our
women feel most keenly the trials
of "hard times" and they dtscrve
all the best fruits of prosperity.
Building up LOCAL PAY
ROLLS is the straight road to
LOCAL PROSPERITY.
And the women, themselves,
who do so much buying for our
homes, can most powerfullyspeed
up this movement.
USE HOME PRODUCTS.
Home Industrt League of Oregon
(turned, impulsively holding out her
hand which he pressed firmly in his
men let go.
(Tomorrow Ruth Is Charmed With
Mrs. Livingstone.)
PRESENTED COMPLETE
(Continued from page one)
Those "unbeaten armies" of Hindenburg's are like the
bottomless ponds in rural neighborhoods, where Johnny
cracks his skull open, every spring when he makes his
first dive. . . i
Hood River's fruit crop brought $2,000,000 last year,
which indicates that when its output doubles up two or
three times that splendid district may get into the balem
class.-: ... . v v .
General Pershing has awarded the distinguished ser
vice medal to the generals commanding the various
French, Belgian, British and Italian armies. There we
go, medalling in foreign affairs.
' Thev are wasting a lot of time and money trying that
pro-German, socialist traitor, Victor Berger.. The only
legal procedure ne nas coming to mm is an inquest,.
The one thing about Hog Island that is honest and
square is its name.
This self-determination of races certainly raises hob
with the sport of kings.
THEWIFE
By Jane Phelps.
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RUTH IS HAPPY IN REVIEWING
BRIAN'S LETTER.
CHAPTER CrXVII.
Brian had said ho would fight all
Then she wondered what Brian
would tell her that ho wouldn't want
the censor to read, and blushed in the
dark Ho had said ho was happy. Ho
had called her little mother" and
wished he might see hor. Surely, it was
to toll her ho loved her and she was
fimlittlilv iiinkinfr herself imliiuinv over
jMollie King. ;
i "Oh dearl why couldn't sho have
I stayed at homel"; Ruth said aloud,
then turned over and went to sleep.
Ruth knew of Mr. Mamlel's war
the better, all the harder, because of work; knew that he was interested in
tho baby, That meant to Ruth thtlt ho anything pertaining to it. So she had no
wouia oe in sua more danger, ism ne
also had said that now he must be xo
tra careful of himself bemuse of his
desire to come back to her and tho
baby. How sho was to reconcile his
''going gmiuing for tho Huns" and
his care for himself she didn't quite
understand. Yet, in a way, alio was
more than a little thrilled at tho
thought that lirian was not only fight
ing for his country; nut for her and
Brian Jr. tho boy the futher had
never seen.
Ruth knew there were manv such
babies babies born after tho father
hesitancy in speaking of her plan to
him tho plan to help tho mothers of
babies born after their soldier-fathers
had gone overseas.
'A case of a kindred feeling mak
ing you wonderous kind," he said with
a quizzical smile. Then, seriously: 'l
shall help you all I can. I think there
is a woman on one of my committees
who kuows and has aided'aoveral young
mothers I will speak to her, and if I
am right I will arrengo for ynu to meet
her. As I understand, you want to ,do
some personal work for theinf " ,
Yes Aunt Louisa and 1. She will
had gone "over there" to do his utmost furnish most of the money, of course.
to save the world from the frightful
slavery that a Hun triumph meant.
1; heart went out in sympathy to tho
mothers of theso babies, tho wives of
the absent soldiers, and sho determined
to search somo of them out and see -if
she could not help them in some way.
They must need help some of
them," Bhe said to her aunt.
'H)f course, A great many of them
are poor It will tw hard for them to
get along on a soldier' pay. Especial
ly these with very young babes. We
will see what can be done about look
ing after a few of them, at least.
Ruth was happier than she had been
in a long time, lirian knew about the
baby, and had not blamed her for hid
ing from him her coming motherhood.
Yet before she alepf, that night, after
she had read again the letter which had
so comforted her, she thought of Mol
lie King.
Brian had taken his joy directly to
her. lie hud said he UAl) to tell some
one some woman. That he woman hap
pened to bo Mollie, was bitter to Ruth.
hhe wondered if there were no other j appoiuted.
Hut I want to do somtehing, and noth
ing has appealed to me like this. '
"Naturally." Then: 'lf you ned
moro money than Mrs. Clayborne gives
yon, let me know. 1 should like to help
also. It is a very necessary charity, 1
am sure. Porhapa one which haa been
overlooked in the many demands made
upon us by the exigencies of the Waf "
Ruth thanked him. The very next
dny but one, he toid her he had arrang
ed a meeting with the woman he had
spoken of; that she WAS interested in
that work, and wa delighted to have
Ruth come to .hcf for information. He
also volunteered to take Ruth t the
committee rooms. This offer Ruth re
fused. Someway, she felt it would be
better to' go alone. Mandel seemed a
little hurt, but, as wa hie way, he said
nothing, seemingly satisfied to allow
Ruth to do as ' she-pleased. That he
longed to go with her, longed' for' the
quiet fifteen or twenty minutes alone
with her, she had no. way of knowing.
He had turned away his face so that sue
should not see how keenly he was dis-
women, older women, nurses perhaps, to
whom Hrinn could have gone. It seem
When she left the shop ha banded
her a note of Introduction to Mr Liv
ed that Mollio wa always in evidence ingstone, the wonmu she was to
when anything concerning Brian or his
affairs were discussed. Almost lover
i slity she wished that Mollie King was
somewhere away from Brian. That he
had ehared ha newt with her, had the
effect, in some way, of making them
seem nearer together than ever.
She said she would be at liberty be
tween nine-thirty and tea o'clock in
the morning if I did not f eton you
this afternoon. Go t her, and remain
aa long as you wish. We will get along
without you for the morning.''
You are too good to me," Ruth ro-
railroads back into the private control
of tho aoveral hundred old companies.
The second is to have outright govern
ment ownership and control of all the
railroads. The third is to reconstruct
the railroad map along logical lines,
so as to wipe out those hundreds of
different railroad companies and sub
stitute a comparatively few companies
which under strict and cloao u.viu
inent eoutrol can be expected to com
bine the advantages of government con-(
trol, including unified control of those
things whore it is needed with tho ad
vantages of the initiatives of private
management.
"I am not eommittced to any particular-
plan. I wish to lay bofore you cer
tain reforms which I think aro indis
pensable and without which any so-call-od
solution of tin. railroad proDiem wiil
be a more disappointment and make
shift, '.
Is Skeptical,
"I am frank to ay I do not beUove
that these impoitant reforms can pos
sibly be accomplished if we are to have
in the future soveral hundred different
railroad companies as we have had in
the past, or even a hundred, or evon
fifty different railroad companies.
"I belieo they all cun be accomplish
ed through a comparatively few rail
road companies or through single feder
al control. If tho country prefers to
continue in existence the hundreds of
different railroad companies, as in the
past, I believe it will be necessary .tur
tho country to abandon tho hope of ob
taining most of the fundamental re
forms which I proposo to point out. .
"One of tho most difficult and impor
taut railroad problems in this country
is the problem of terminal facilities.
It probably means more to the pro
ducing and consuming public in the mat
tor of delays, inconvenience and trans
portation burdens than any other phase
of the transportation problem
Outgrown Terminal Facilities.
Generally speaking, the cities of
this country and the railroad traffie
that passes through them have wholly
outgrown tho railroad terminal facili
ties which wore provided many years
ago without any conception of the coun
try 's traffic.
"There can be no successful solu
tion of the niihoad problem which does
not provide a solution for these termi
nal difficulties. The greatest oppor
tunity to reduce railroad costs for the
future end promotr public convenience
in transportation for the futuro will
bo found in the solution of these ter
minal problems."
McAdoo cited the situation at Cin
cinnati which he said was in large
measure repeated in "every important
terminal on tho eountry, particularly
Chicago and tho terminals around New
York harbor."
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KEEP in working trim. Your co-operation
will be needed to provide for the homecoming
of our Soldiers, to help readjust Business and.
to develop more of our natural and manufac
tured resources.
The United States National Bank is
going to keep its coat off and sleeves
rolled up.
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the Ohio river. 1
The interchange of traffic between
these lines at Cincinnati is enormous
and the general public has a vital in
terest in this interchange, being ac
complished with the least possible ex
Conflicting Reports Of
Boishviki Activities
' Jjondon, Jan. 3. Successful encoun
terg with allied forces in the Arcian-
pense and delay. Yet conditions arejgol and. Kotlas regions,-together wit
such that in "times of heavy traffie
Cincinnati MS badly congested with
freight and the ability of all the rail
roads mentioned not only with respect
to. handling traffic through Cincinnati
but with respect to handling other pres
ent traffic, is largoly hampered by the
inability to get rid of the traffic which
must pass through Cincinnati.
. Make It Difficult.
"The topographical ' conditions : in
Cincinnati are such as to make it ex-
ceedingly difficult to find suitable
ground upon which to construct termi
nal facilities and the densely populated
area makes terminal facilities extreme
ly costly,
, "The congestion at Cincinnati in the
past nas consutuiea one oi me mosi
serious traffic situations in the conn
try. Each of the railroad companies
has it separate facilities and while
thero have been various particular ar-
Lrangements of a joint charaeter, it
still remains true unit the railroad coin
panes under private management iwye
never been able to get together nd
put into effect any comprehensive plan
which would result in terminal facili
ties equal to the situation.
Will Never Accomplish It.
"It seems fair to conclude from the
failure of tho railroad companies in the
past to accomplish this result that they
probably never will accomplish it in the
near future undor corresponding meth
ods of private management.
"It is evident that in view of tho
common interest, some comprehensive
plan ought to be worked out.
"The entire situation should be dealt
with from the standpoint of tho general
public interest and vhe selfish interests
of any particular railroh company
ought to be subordinated to tho gener
al interest. Yet nndor private manage-
men there is no way whatever in which
the public can properly assert and ac
complish its needs and the result both
in construction of facilities and in op
oration is left to tho haphazard play
of the conflicting ideas of seven or
more separate railroad companies and
plans of the utmost importance are sub
ject at any time to be defeated by the
disagreement of ono or more of theso
compt'.nies.
Money Ought o Be Spent.
"It is estimated that there ought to
be spent in the near futuro about (45,
000;000 in the rc hi bilitation of Cincin
nati terminals so as to make them equal
to modetn public needs' w'h probably
the capture of six additional towns,
was roported in the Bolsheviki official
communique of December 31, received
by wireless from Moscow today.
Issued Ultimatum '
Copenhagen, Jan. 3. The British,
commander in the Baltic provinces ac
cording to the Deutsche Tages Zoi
tung, ha issued an ultimatum to the
German commander, doclaring that un
less he prevents further advances ctt
tho bolsheviki and re-captures Walk
and Wondon, the allies ..will, invsd
Germany.
Abandon Riga .t .
Copenhagen,. Jan. 3. Gorman troop!
have been forced to abandon Riga,
which now is probably ia tho hands oi
tho bolsheviki, a Berlin dispatch re
ported, today.
Tho Cincinnati situation, he said, has ' 25,000,000 additic.ial for pwsenger ter
in the past "constituted one of tho minals. 11ns ir ?olvcs tne buiiiling of
moRt serious traffic situations in the new bridge and the reconstruction
eountry," he deelnred. It illustrates1!""! enlargement of two other bridges,
forcibly the impossibility of gotting ad-h construction of convenient and com
equate' terminal facilities under private; modius freight houses, the provision of
management, where the selfish inter
ests of competing tailroads clash.
Have Three Important Roads.
British Reported at Riga
London, Jan: 3. A Central Nawg dis
patch from Copenhagen today reported
that British troops have landed at
Riga.
Recommends Sinking Of -Hun
Capital Ships
Washington, Jsn. 3. Admiral Huch
Rodman, commander of the Americas
squadron in the North sea, hag recom
mended tne sinking of all surrendered
German capital ships, he told tho housa
naval affairs committee
The submarines, destroyers and oth
er minor craft should be kept, Bodmaa
said.
adequate- belt lines and adequate facili
ties for intercommunication u reen
the different railroads."
"Three important railroads enter Cin' f ..-,,i : ,;,,0j m.i.
einnati by crossing the Ohio river,' ho; $100 000 000 or more wi be buiIt
said. "Four other important railroads , th. ,,.-... jrin '
. . w,u
the cost of material and supplies may
bo reduced and it is also reasonable to
expect that which improved operation
under normal conditions relieved of the
intense pressure and excessive coat in
cident to the war necessity and with
general improvement in operation and
use of facilities and equipment that
be reasonably expected in peace times,
and above tho standard return of ap
proximately $100,000,000. It is to ba
'ixpectcd however during the year 1919
many more economies can be effected
"(Since tho object of the government
should be at all times to operate the
railroads not for profit, but at cost
and to render at the same time the best
possible service, I confidently believe
that it will bo possible during the year
1919, or certainly at the end of the
year 1919. to effect a considerable re
fluetion in rates unless the traffis fo
1919 should be much less than it wae
in the ycar 1918." -
His study of the railroad problem
with relation to the nation's future
prosperity has convinced him, McAdoo
iid, that "during this groat period of
world development involving the vital
welfare of tho Americnn people, it
seems to mo particularly wise that the
period of tho federal control of rail
road transportation be made concurrent
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Commander Evangeline C. Booth hoi
announced a New Year's gift of $60,
000 to the Salvation Army by the Or
der of Elks, the money to be used fof
war relief work.
1919.
Big Deficit Exists.
Mc Adoo said a deficit of about $136,
000,000 existed at the end of 1918. This
deficit, he said, is remarkably small, bo
cause increases in freight and passen
ger rates were in efUtt for only a lit
tle more than half of 1918, whereat
increased wages and other higher coot,
applied all through the yea-r.
"If the increases in freight and pas
senger rates had gone into effect a
the beginning of the year, it is esti
mated there would have been a surplus
for the year of at leat $100,000,000 te
the govwnmet-t," McAdoo said.
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creases granted in 1918 operating for
the entire 12 months and anon the fc
xumption that the traffie for 1919 is
substantially the same as in 1918, and
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