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THE EXEMPTED ALIENS.
Many people in the state of Washington are urging
the deportation of all alien residents of militant age who
claimed exemption from service during the war. Wash
ington citizens feel especially resentful against aliens in
general because of the labor troubles they have caused in
that state. But there is much feeling of the same sort
elsewhere, and it must be admitted, much provocation
for it. . . t
The most widespread source of provocation is the
fact that as the citizens who went off to fight for their
country return home, in only too many cases they find
those shirking aliens snugly in possession of their jobs.
There were a great many of those exempted men
who refused to join the army or navy. The United
States was good enough for them to emigrate to, and
make a living in, but not good enough to fight for. The
boys who went to the front in their stead did so, for the
most part willingly enough, because they were Americans,
and loved their country. But it does jar those same boys
when they come back to find the aliens reaping the bene
fit. ;
It will hardly be granted, though, that the aliens m
question necessarily deserve deportation. They have not
broken our laws; they have merely taken advantage of
them in a spirit of narrow and grasping selfishness. It
might be called un-American to kick them out for that.
But surely they do not deserve the jobs, if the lads who
went and fought for them as much as their own people
need those jobs.
It would be right to establish the rule everywhere
that when the homecoming soldier need a job that is
held by an alien who refused military duty, that alien
shall step out and go on the waiting list.
The average on-looker at the legislature has won
dered why the members seem in no hurry to quit this year.
Apparently they are enjoying the job, like Salem and
are about to take up their permanent residence here.
But that is not so much the explanation as the fact that a
good hard fight has been going on quietly between two
factions of the dominant party of the state, and the legis
lature has been compelled to mark time while the leaders
manipulated the wires. The bill creating the office of
lieutenant governor by vote of the people at the proposed
special election in June has been the bone of contention.
The governor and his friends are determined that the of
fice shall not descend to the secretary of state, in event
the executive's illness terminates fatally, and Mr. Olcott
and his friends are just as determined that it shall. And
now you know why those fellows are loafing around un
der the caoitol dome from day to day with nothing ap
parently to do except create a new commission occasional
ly, raise an official salary or vote a few million more
bonds. They are in reality waiting for the leaders to get
that lieutenant governorshipbill whipped into shape. And
this little political by-play has only been costing the tax
payers $1200 a day for the past week.
Newest Arrival-
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We were fortunate in securing one of these new
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As a result of the delay of congress in passing the
revenue act, every citizen subject to the income tax is
likely to find himself inconvenienced.
The tax return for last year's income must be made
to the internal revenue office not later than March 15th,
and no less than one-quarter of the tax must be paid by
the same date. Most people are still uncertain about the
law's meaning and application. There has been little
time for explanation. In many districts the blank forms
are not yet distributed, and when the taxpayers get them
they will have to devote considerable study to them and
their financial records, in order to make a report any
wherg near accurate. "
Nearly everybody will do his best, undoubtedly, to
make his report and payment on the allotted day. But
in case of inability, it will be manifestly unfair to subject
the innocent citizen to a penalty for delay when the de
lay is the fault of congress.
The legislators who were pledged individually to
abolish and consolidate commissions, created a new one
last night called the "Child Welfare -Commission." It
carries a $6,000 a year appropriation to start with and
is composed of a psychologist, a welf are worker and two
ordinary human beings. Psychology has become a fad
since they used it in the army during the war to decide
whether a recruit should be put to work skinning mules
or piloting a flying machine a system that explains why
skilled automobile mechanics were felling trees with the
spruce division and loggers were driving ambulances in
France. This new commission will, therefore, be made up
according to the latest fashion in commissions, and as it
was modest in its demands, asking $6000 to begin with, it
received the vote of every man in the house and Mrs. Alex
ander Thompson. Two years from now it may be expect
ed to ask for $25,000 and an extra psychologist or two,
and as the years roll along it will quite likely become
as vigorous and lusty as any of its fellow commissions,
and quite as expensive to maintain.
The committee on consolidation of commissions, ap
pointed two years ago, seems to have been entirely lost
m the shuffle this session. Just as we predicted at the
beginning of this session and last session and the one be
forebecause it is always a safe prediction there will
he more commissions and more offices when the legisla
ture adjourns than when it convened.
Senator Dimick is responsible for the statement that
the "O. A. C. has so much money it has to set up nights
planning how to spend it." The senator evidently believes
that possibilities offered by the raising of President
Kerr's salary have been exhausted.
" The lower house debated the oleo bill all day yester
rtav. nnrl t.hpn late in the eveninp passed the so-called re
construction bill, carrying $5,000,000 in proposed appro
priations, in five minutes witnout aeoate or consideration
of any kind. Can you beat it? I
Open Form
RIPPLING RHYMES
By Walt Mason
HEART FAILURE.
Today I sought the grocer's store to buy an artichoke ;
my soul was sad, my headwas sore, for I was nearly
broke. Through four years of stress and strife I've seen
the prices rise; the cost of things has spoiled my life, and
kept me heaving sighs. No matter what I wished to buy,
a penknife or a pup, I always heard the merchant cry,
"The prices have gone up." So I was full of unshed tears,
and I was grim and cross; I wore crape tassels on my ears,
I felt a total loss. I bought my artichoke and cried, "How
much are yonder eggs." A lot of hen fruit I'd descried,
displayed in crates and kegs. The grocer glanced around
my way, and seemed to wear a frown, and then me
thought I heard him say, "The price of eggs is down."
I said, "My ears are on the blink, or else I am insane; I'll
have to see the doc, I think just make that spiel again !"
The grocer looked with dreamy eyes upon the drowsy
town, and said, between a brace of sighs, "The price of
eggs is down." Oh, yes, I'm convalescent now; I got this
broken head, and this big bruise upon my brow, when I
fell over dead. .
THE PROMOTER'S WIFE
BY JANE PHELPS
BAB IS ANXI0U3 BECAUSE NEIL IS
DRINKING.
CHAPTER XVIII.
I did not relish the idea of entertain
ing business people in my home, but, as
in all else, if Neil thought it necessary
tlmt was enough for me. But I confess
I was astonished one night when he re
marked to nte:
"I have asked a couple of western
oil men Up to dinner tomorrow night.
Have things bang-up. I met Blanche Or
ton on my way up-town. Bhe said she'd
rome over and help you to entertain
them."
"Is Mr. Orton coming f"
I asked the question as carelessly aa
I could. I had no intention to let Neil
know that a feeling of jealousy cgainst
Blanche Orton had been aroused; or
that I objected to having her invited.
But 1 was a little surprised at bis re
ply: . l .... '
"Nohe scarcely sr ouv, you
know. And Blanche said he was not as
well a usual. It must be jolly annoying
to be married to a man who is always
ailing."
So Blancho Orton was coming alone.
Surely Noil might have consulted me
before inviting her. Once I had heard
a mn call her: "A man ettet," of
course he had said it jokingly, lrut now
To the Editor:
I Will not justify the wicked. Exo
du, XXIII-7.
"Government has no right to license
wrong. ' '
Every Christian chnrch should purgo
herself of every license voter of all
those who favor any law licensing any
sin or wrong of all who justify any
sin or wrong.
General Conference Utterances .1901.
We are all firm in the belief that an
awakened and aggressive church can
and should, under divine guidance, deal
the liquor traffic, "the sum of all vil
liauies," (tobacco traffic) its death
blow.
We are more firmiy convincea than
ever of the truth and the force of that
THE MOST DANGEROUS
, OF ALL DISEASES
K8 organs el the human body are so
Important to health and long life as the
kidneys. When they Slow np and com
mence to lag in their duties, look out!
Danger is in night
Find out what the trouble iswith
out delay. Whenever you feel nervous,
weak, dizsy, suffer from sleeplessness,
or have pains in the back, wake np at
once. Tour kidneys need help. These are
signs to warn you that your kidneys
are not performing their functions
properly. They are only half doing
their work and are allowing impurities
to accumulate and be converted into
uric scid snd other poisons, which
are causing you distress snd will 6e-
af.nw nnlaB. thov .FA 4riVASl faffln
your system. w.
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herbs, well known and used by phy
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and will either give prompt relief or
your money will be refunded, ask for
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)ln sealed packages. Three sices.
the epithet recurred to me.
"I wished you had asked me first
before you invited her."
"Too lato now. What's the mattcr
with Blanche! Jealous of her and want
to entertain both men yourself lou
women are beyond mo. She is always
gay anil dresses stunningly. One would
think you would be delighted that I
was thoughtful enough to ask her."
''I'm sorry you asked her all the
same. Why didn't you invite Lorraine
Morton instead She'B single."
"Lorraine Morton's all right. Have
her too, if you like. But when it comes
to entertaining people who count in a
business way, there is no one liko
Blrwiche, She'g a great little, pusher
for a man." ' ,
"But Noil, you wouldn't ask another
woman than your wifo to holp you in
a business affair!" I asked, astonish
ed and puzzled at this phase ol aifairs.
' I '11 ask Lorraine, but I have a hazy
impression that Bhe snid something
about having a date for tomorrow
night." .
As I feared Lorraine had an engage
ment. But I had learned to accept the
unexpected where Neil was concornod,
so I made my arrangements for the din
ner for five.
Neil came home early. I was in the
dining room looking after the decora
tions for the table when he came in.
He called Tonko, the butler, and order
ed what he wanted to drink cooled. I
could not help a gesture of discourngo
ment. That was another thine which
had come with Neil's financial success
the constant need of stimulant.
The dinner was a jolly affair for
Blanche, who lookod absolutely charm
ing, tho in almost maddeningly immod
est decollete. At first I was embarras
sed, accustomed as I was by that time
to tho extreme in dress. But I kuew
I also looked well, and putting all un
comfortable thoughts away, I exerted
myself to entertain my husband '
guests. I would not allow Mrs, Orton to
monopolize them: or to put me in the
background.
Neil had cocktails served, and Blan
che Orton drank her8 and then, bogged
for another one. She drank a good deal
of wine too, as did Neil. Blanche fairly
scintillated, but most of her conversa
tion was directed to Neil, hor rartce
flung at him, while I was left to enter
tain the, two business men.
xney were plain sort or men, one oi
them especially. Bather heavy and si-
lont. One could easily see that, even
tho they were vory rich men Neil had
told me they were millionaires that
private home dinners wore not an cvory
day affair with them.
I nattily spoKo or tne dushioss uu.
They could talk about that and talk in
so interesting a fashion that I almost
forgot to watch Neil and Blanche, or
to pay any attontion the thoir convers
ation.
But just before wo rose from tint tab-
lo, while liquors wore being served I
heard her say:
"If people had a little more sonso
thov never would mistake my uncon-
ventionality, which I Bhall never give
up, for common, sinful vulgaruess. To
be conventional myself or be with peo
plo who are, bores me to extinction."
I realized perfectly that Blancho Or
ton would not allow herself to be bored
an,d that consequently Neil must in
terest her or sho would not devote her
time to him. But what I could not un
derstand was his feeling that, tho mar
ried, he could keep up tho same friend
ship with her that had existed before
his marringe.
vigorous declaration of the Episcopal
address of 1888, "It can can never be
legalized without sin." Planting our
selves npo:i the bedrock of that solid'
proposition, we declare that no citizen,
and no Christian has a right by examplo
by voice, by influence or by his ballot'
to contribute to tho establishment or
to the maintenance of the ungodly li
cense policy as applied to the liquor
(tobacco) traffic. I
Quoting and reaffirming the action of
the general conference of 1892, we "re-;
Cord our deliberate judgment that no
political party has a right to expect,'
nor ought to receive, the support of
Christian men so long as if stands com-1
mittod to the license policy or reiuses
to put itself on record in an attitude of
open hostility to the saloon (tobacco
traffic). But the foregoing must not be
considered as in the interest of any po '
litical party."
1908 912. Under that mvine law
of absolute tight Which is the source
of all human law tho only proper atti
tude of civil government lunmo any
thing so harmful as the liquor (tobacco
traffic is that of absolute prohibition.
1916. The time has tome when the
line should be dofinitely and sharply
drawn between the supporterg and part
ners of this (tobacco) traffic, and those
stand for its abolition.
We doclare our conviction tnat TO
TAL ABSTINENCE FBOM intoxieat
ign beverages and NARCOTICS IS
THE PLAIN DUTY OP ALL OUB
PEOPLE of every climo and country.
1916. Wo are in the midst of & world
movement against the drug poisons of
the nation's against licensing their
manufacture and sale for common use.
1904. We are unalterably opposed to
the enactment of license laws, because
such laws are wrong in principle and in
effectual as a means of restraint.
1908 and 1912. We condemn the 11
conse policy. It is vicious in principle.
1916. The Whble license system is a
colossal blunder, wrong in principle,
lama in loeic, a failure in practice, a
fool's bargain, : M3ttS3
It is couuary to the tcsM-s and
the spirit of the Christian religion and
at variance with tho purposes of en
lightened government.
And therefore with its supporters this
whole accursed unchristian and "un
godly license policy" should be speed
ily and thoroughly purged from every
Christian church.
WM. N. TAFT.
'SENATE BILL NO. 236.'
Dear Editor: It is the opinion of the
writer, as well as many others with
whom I have talked, that Sonate bill
No. 236 is the most vicious piece of
class legislation that has ever been en
acted by tho "representatives of "the
dear people" in the state of Oregon.
Briefly stated, this bill provides for a
$1000 tax on manufacturers, $100 for re
tailers, and & correspondingly high li
cense for hotels and other places that
serve the public, on oleomargarino, ant
its kindred substitutes,now quito ex
tensively used by manyy housekeepers,
in place pf butter. The tax of 1000 oa
small groceries, would make handling
of this, class of produce almost prohib
itory. This bill, which is now with the
committee, has been amended by the
house, and we arc watching with inter
est what will happen to it when it
eomes to the final vote.
If this bill becomes a law, it put
Oregon on record as a trust makor. Ei
ther competition is right, as a principle
applied to trade, or it is wrong. It ie
most generally accepted as right, and
i-t that case tho writer takes we sianel
that any industry regardless of name or
nature that can not meet it's competit
ors on the open markot, an industry -that
cannot stand on it's own legs with
out having to be propped up by a piece
of infamous legislation, is not worthy
of-public support.
Why not tax all retailors for handling
smeit, and other fish that interfere with
tho great salmon industry of our state.
Why not place heavy tax on all new
industries, becauso they interfere with
the prico and profits of industries al
ready established. If tho principle ap
plied is not the same, I challenge any
one to explain the difference. So far,
the dairy industry has suffered very
littlo on account of those substitutes, us
the prico of butter seems to hold well,
and the price of milk is still 1.23 per
quart,
No doubt many people who now uss
the substitutes, will use butter when the
prico thereof assumes normal propor
tion. These men in the legislature whe
are shedding crocodile tears over the
dairy intorosts, are only playing the
same old game that has became anti
quated and unpopular, us some raws pas
sed are so preposterous, that Iheir ob
ject is unconceivable, so we refrain from
comment.
Tours truly,
A . CONSUMES.
A joint legislative committee at
Boise recommended 'bringing to trial
ex-Governor Alexander and ex-Adju-taol
General Moody on a charge of il
legal and criminal use of public funds
Tho people of Oregon City are in
censed at the action of some person,
or persons who recently desecrated the
graves of Dr. John MeLouguitn and
his wife. Fifty dollars reward is of
fered for apprehonsion of the miscre
(To be continued.)
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