10, , THE MORNING , OREGOXT A V. FRIDAY. JUNE 11, 1920

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STILL FREEDOM'S LODESTONK.Across the economic sky, where

the clouds are yet tumbled in tur-

moil, interested observers behold thesilver rift that portends a return tonormal conditions. It is the resur-gence of immigration to Americanshores. Those who are watching it,with an intentness that commentsupon previous anxiety, predict thatthe restoration of the influx, whichceased abruptly as Europe enteredthe war, will insure to this countrythe labor balance essential to thedemands of production and the continuation of progress. Not thatAmerica Is crying an urgent call forcheap foreign labor, but that thereIs work to be done and these are thehands to accomplish it. With thereturn of the immigrant the observers foretell a willingness to toil.

During the first five months of thepresent year there debarked at EllisIsland, the national quay for a largeproportion of our foreign arrivalsand future citizens-- , more than 150.-00- 0

immigrants, streaming downthegangplanks and into the province offreedom at the rate of 1000 eachday. Ellis island cares for 80 percent of the nation's immigration,and the stock whose sons become thebuilders and statesmen of a generation hence have made that port ofentry synonymous with acceptanceof American obligations of citizenship. In 1919, as contrasted withthe existing inward set of the current, the total number of arrivals atall ports was a meager minimum of141,132. During the present monththe officials of immigration at Ellisisland calculate that more than50,000 citizens of foregin lands willseek sanctuary, via that port, in freeAmerica.

It is noted that fully one-ha- lf ofthose who now are landing at EllisIsland are widows and children theflotsam of fierce tides of conflict andstar'vYtion in Europe. Presumablythey have kinsmen in this country

ho, for all the scathing batteriesof radical criticism directed againstthe land and its methods, concludethat the United States is a fair havenfor them and theirs. Emma Gold-man the Irreconcilable, the raging,the rebellious, wept in soviet Russiawhen she suffered banishment hertears impelled by longing for thebreadth and freedom she hadspurned. Theory and the truth ofRussia were as alien as oil and water.War widows, of course, are not pro-ducers in any calculable degree, buttheir coming to America is an omenof imperishable trust.

The remaining 50 per cent of im-migrants Is comprised of the finesttype of laborer and artisan, it is said.Many are returned reservists of ourallies, already familiar with thecountry and their niche in its needs.Here, too, is an expression of commendation beyond price the returnof men whose faith in our nationalinstitutions and opportunities has notbeen extinguished nor dimmed bythe strong winds of war. WithEurope and its experiments spreadbefore them they chose the first andspeediest course back to the land ofheart's desire. As an aside in com-ment, and fraught with singular importance, it is observed that nationalprohibition is not serving as a deterrent to renewed and virile immigration though earlier prophets saidthat it would. Quite evidently theforeign-bor- n are entering this couniry m quest oi lortier and more

.'genuine liberties than the privilegeof thrusting their wages into thehands of bartenders.

Faith in America, such is the readlng of the immigration chart. Not ina single year, perhaps, will we attainthe previous volume of entrance, forthe established record is that of1914, when the gates swung inwardfor 1,218,480 immigrants. Whatdunnage of human iuspiration, ofwill to achieve, of ze.t for honesttoil, so vast a concourse of humanitymust have opened in the new home-land! .That there entered with thesevirtues many of the plagues of Pan-dora's ancient chest of evil, thatalien faces rose to mow and gibberat the land that gave them homesand offered happiness, was the in-escapable result of too lenient andgenial interpretations of the immigration requirements. Not that America did not profit by the influx ast i . . . ,

noi mat immigration wasthen undesirable, or has ceased tobe, but that a careful winnowing ofme cnan wouia nave attained morefelicitous results. Scholarly, self-assure- d,

glib-tongu- entrants, loom-ing above the mass of peasantry,were orten the perverted Intellectsof foreign sociological cults that listdestruction and disruption as waymillions on me march to Utopia.

The literacy test, now In effectshould be applied with rare diserim.ination to the renewed current ofmood ana brawn and brain thatseeKs transfusion to the body of ourimiiuu. ueuer it were to r- -

; celve a host of plastic candidates forcitizenship, to whom the principle ofj Americanism might be taught withtrust in its assimilation, of candi

dates lacking the sparkle and finishof foreign education, than that onecrafty, cultured, university-bre-d hy-ena of unhappiness and unrest should

enter to take our food and our wel-come, and render payment by snarling: at the flar.

THE KEPT PRESS.The "kept" press, as Senator John-

son calls newspapers which do notadmire him, is not kept by the in-

fluence of purposeful ownership orotherwise, from giving Senator John-son a great deal of publicity pub-licity of a kind and extent which hiscompetitors for the nomination donot obtain.

Daily there is an interview withSenator Johnson or a statementemanating from him on platform.organization, duty of delegates orsomething else. There is little ornothing from Wood or Lowden orHoover or any dark horse on similarsubjects.

A kept press or an unkept pressknows that the surest way to smotherthe political ambitions of an indi-vidual Is to Ignore him. Yet SenatorJohnson is not ignored. It is theother way round. Shall we say thatthe kept press which thus benefitsthe aspirations of Senator Johnsonis poorly kept?

Senator Johnson is a prime convention news source. He has theRooseveltian faculty of saying anddoing things that attract attention.He also has Roosevelt's emphasis ofexpression, yet he lacks Roosevelt'soriginality. . It is hard to imagineRoosevelt applying to newspapers anepithet so greatly overworked instreet-corn- er oratory, no matter howseverely he wished to trounce them.It would have been somethingoriginal and memorable.

A PRIMARY SAFETY VALVE.The Scio Tribune and the Myrtle

Point American find grievous defectsin the nominating primary. The ob-servant Tribune complains that thefree-for-a- ll phase permits too manyself-select- ed and unfit aspirants toacquire nominations. The observantAmerican finds fault because the pri-mary is too exclusive it is confinedto party members. The Myrtle Pointnewspaper would permit voters ofany party or no party to participatein any party's affairs.

The Scio newspaper proposes anadvisory assembly, which is, ofcourse, out of the question, as therepublicans who once had one inOregon learned to their sorrow. TheMyrtle Point method of retrieving asystem from failure is not altogethernovel so far as primaries go, but ithas not yet been suggested that Mr.Bryan, Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Wilsonand their followers ought to be per-mitted a voice in the present Chicagoconvention.

But it is refreshing to witness thegrowth of interesting discussion ofthe primary's deficiencies. Admit-tedly it provides no better candidatesand no better officials than the con-vention system, and when it doesproduce a conspicuously unfit candi-date, alack and aday, there is no onewe can denounce but ourselves.

We offer as compromise for pri-mary worshipers and convention rs

the proposition that a newpublic office be established that ofpolitical whipping boy, who will takethe after-conventi- place of theboss, the ringster, the steering com-mittee chairman, the trader and themember of the old guard. We pro-pose, in short, ar paid officer for eachparty who shall be held responsiblefor all the missfires, misdirections andunsatisfactory results of tfre directprimary and be the objects of denunciation, execration and oratorical explosion.

The primary is too polite. Whowants to be confined forever to de-nouncing an impersonal and unre-sponsive system? Who dares to de-nounce the public for its errors? Tetthere ought to be a-- safety valve.

THE KANSAS PLAN CATCHES ON.Hostility of union-lab- or leaders to

the Kansas industrial court is dominant at the convention of the American federation or La.Dor, dui tnecourt goes on from success to success, has practically stopped indus-trial strife in Kansas and has wonrespect and obedience from employers, workmen and public alike. Opposition of labor-unio- n leaders canbe explained by the fact, that it takesaway much of their personal powerand tends to change the whole char-acter of their organizations. Theyare now militant, existing to fight bymeans of the strike or threats tostrike. With the strike eliminatedby the court, radical leaders themilitarists of the labor movementare deprived of their occupation andunions may become what GovernorAllen calls "a more benevolent typeof organization."

These effects, not prohibition ofstrikes, probably cause enmity oflabor leaders to the industrial court.Policy forbids them'to admit that tobe the truth, hence their diatribesabout involuntary servitude andabout the sanctity of a man's rightto quit. Their power is underminedby the intervention of the public inlabor disputes as a third and paramount party, on tne ancient principle, as stated by Governor Allen inan article in the Review of Reviews,that the state has "the inherentright to protect itself and its mem-bers against anything that is preju-dicial to the common welfare." Thephrase about "a man's right to quit"does not truly describe the effect ofthe law, for it does not affect anyindividual's right to quit unless hedoes so in' concert with a number ofothers for the purpose of paralyzingindustry until their demands aregranted. Kansas holds that the in-jury done to the public gives it theright to forbid the strike and toadjust the dispute.

Most alarming to Alexander Howat,president of the Kansas miners'union, is the readiness of miners totake their grievances into court vol-untarily in defiance of a decree of his"war council," as Mr. Allen terms it,to fine them $50. Any union orofficer of a union who appeals to thecourt is to be fined $5000, but severalunions have incurred this penalty.They do so the more readily becausethey find that the court promptlyrelieves them of wrongs whichHowat's organization has failed orneglected to have redressed. Thusminers have been relieved of a discount of 10 per cent If they drawtheir wages before payday, the courthaving ordered that only a small fee,sumcient to pay the cost of extrabookkeeping, be charged. Opera-tors had been ordered to sell powderat cost, but did not state the price.The court fixed a price based on cost.Miners can no longer be compelledto strike in order to satisfy somepersonal grievance of their unionofficers. Those at one mine Ua.d been.

kept on strike for three months,losing $800,000 in wages, but "whilethey had asked repeatedly for astatement of the grievance uponwhich the strike was called, they hadnever been told by their union presi-dent why they were striking." It In-

volved less than $2000 and its essencewas a personal grievance of the pres-ident against the operators.

The industrial court is gainingfavor. Mr. Allen says that "ten statelegislatures and two constitutionalconveAtions have already consideredthe Kansas plan." The idea is tak-ing hold that an industrial disputewhich cuts oft the supply of a neces-sary commodity or public service isas truly an offense against the stateas is any crime which the law re-gards in that light.

all actually beyondquestion.

the process starting theand

example offounded contrast

could not saveEurope but gain reward.

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We could get along with sugar I under control if it Is not probablethan we are using, a I that it be entirelyent suggests. In theory we need only j principle is that of

remember that sugar was prac-- 1 Without going into too technical de- -tically unknown in Europe prior to tails, can be that the solethe fourteenth century order I purpose of spraying is make thebe content to give up entirely host, which is the bark of the tree,form of sweets. That which has I to the abeen done can be done again. new of the pest. The lat- -

is gap between ter is spores after thepractice. Having grown death of the old and

our sugar, being practiced after the spores have found root init a grave question the bark there are no measures in

whether any attempt to organize a the light present thatsugar boycott would win. Its sue-- are for its eradication.cess would presuppose form There period inof social and a higher I which the older has dieddegree of self-sacrifi- ce than are likely out and which its progeny areto be available. I seeking favorable

The early history of sugar Euro- - which establish Butpean countries with in practice it not possible to de--the age of discovery. It was ex-- 1ploited by the Portuguese and thenby the who introducedits planting into America. The firstcanes set out in Santo Domingo were

earn

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individualismsocialism,

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Spaniards,

termine absolute accuracy.precautionary measures

the HoodRiver to copper

carried there by adventurers. But it sulphate in the July and Augustwas some centuries before the people sprays. Copper sulphate is an an-kne- w

or cared much about it. Its repellant. There areprice was enormous and it was re- - encouraging number instancesgarded a cross between a medicine which thorough and persistent spray-an- d

a curiosity. Queen Elizabeth lng has resulted eradica-use- dto munch an occasional stick of in single season,

raw sugar cane, but she knew noth- - social duty the orchardisting of the many uses to which is emphasized by the eternal corn-finish- ed

is now put. At the bat against fungus? and otherof about ten dollars a mies. The 'safety of all is literally

pound, even .royalty was not likely the concern of each horticulture,keep an open sugar bowl. Not until The single neglected orohard maycoffee and tea entered did undo all the work of the most con-sug- ar

become widely popular. Beet scientious . caretaker. The highlysugar was unknown until Napoleon's organized fruitgrowing communitysuDsiay made It possible. There is Hood River has shown how much

interesting print still In can be by united action, butin which is as there are other localities which oughtoffering a beet to his infant son, the to prof it by Hood River's example,king Rome, with the command: Those who have seen anthracnose atEat it; your father assures you it work need not be warned the

is sugar. Imnftrative nfirpssirv of thnrmip--All me sugarless centuries prior to intelligent others should

about 1300 are proof that white men be educated, and the few who docan live without sugar. But to try not absorb SDirit ofto do so now or even greatly curtail voluntarily be compelled toconsumption, would involve revolu- - take such measures an are necessarylion in our wnole dietary scheme, for the safety of the industry.reopie aenied- - tnemselves more or

mn me wa.r was on. do not stand long now- -tut it seems improbable that they Udays. The Calro-to-Ca- pe long-di- swin ue persuaaea to no so on a tance flight already has been put in

scale in of peace. second place by the arrival Japanannual consumption of eighty- - of the sent from Italy under

nine pounas per capita. Dy compart- - tne auspices of their governmentson wnn less man ten pounds a cen- - Thcv crossed Asia Minor, northern

s"' '"' io a naDit too nrmiy Siam. Anam, China and Coreau"u LU oe auanaonea on tne issue and some route were inof a few cents pound the price.

SELFISH REASONS 1 OR HELPINGEUROPE.

Sir Auckland Geddes warns us that.try may to keep clear of

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European entanglements, we planes under varying conditions, andclear of European disentan- - it will not only give us- - greater

glements which are the legacy, of knowledge of the world but willwar, for they are already bring perceptibly nearer the daythe waters on our social beaches." when flying will be purely a matter

l ine swen oi tne jt,uropean I of routine. The t rench flight alsohas caused the strikes and revolu- - proved, its promoters Ittionary of the last two should, that will be ofyears. If total disaster which he practical assistance the economicpictures should destroy European development of the desert regionscivilization, the w o 1 d Africa, as the other African expestrain all the many cords, dition paved the way to opening theintellectual, sentimental, material, jungles to civilization by discoveringwhich connect America with that they are spotted with naturaland the falling structure would en- - airdromes, which will makedanger that which we have built on I trips comparatively easy.this continent. ,

The situation on grand scale issimilar to that which exists at thebeginning of financial panic. Inorder save themselves, banks aredriven support other banks and track

business institutions, for ruso's cash and jewels.- - Thewere care all up scent." we doubtwould be dragged in common not, were very whenruin. Looking at the materialside of the case, destruction of Eu-ropean civilization would mean lossof the market, the largest part ofour surplus products, and loss of thesupply of many manufactures whichwe do not produce or cannot pro-duce in sufficient quantity or atmoderate cost. Trade between somecountries of Europe has already re-lapsed to the primitive system ofbarter, and our trade with that con-tinent might return to that systemif general collapse of ordered gov-ernment came. collapse would

a iiooa to our shores, Noah, he firstOI man, thelunonary Dut oi

oraers who know noof making a living, men of

learning, scientists, business men ofhighest ability, together with

peple Drtn8 feeling the colonel exaginer oi eco- - gerating

uuuiiu mm puimcai ideas, 't ne struggle Detween the which wouldhave brought Europe to ruin would

transferred to this hemisphere.While the teds would strive to apply

theories government intne whites would call forreconquest of Europe for civilization

America nas the power topossibilities by giving such

iu nurupe is wen within ourIf the war had continued

another year, we should not havehesitated to far moreon our resources than would be nec-essary in order to set inmotion, provide enough andclothing for the destitute renewtheir earning power, stamp out theepidemics which are wrecking wholenations ano restore financeThe call is not for armies and navies.Dut on a large scale, for the samekind which is given to stopa business panic o.' restore a citythat destroyedgration

If the America shouldbe combined with those of Europefor such purposes, those nextor sixty of Sir A. Geddesspeaks might be made the most glonous of the most, disastrousin the world's history. Imperfectas be the after-wa- r settlementIn many respects, it will remove the

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We confess momentary thrillat the news dispatch announcing theappointment of John L. Considineas supervising federal prohibitionagent for Pacific department.But no, there are still a few of theold guard left. This Considine isJohn L., not John W.

Those traveling men here nextnot to be overshadowed by

what is coming later. They thehot stuff in their linA nnH

sena or retugees like old excess-ba- gme communist revo- - they, will not mindstamp tne,. higher weather, either,

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One experience it might be well togive young millionaire Van Burenin his fantastic quest for freak jobsis a session on the rockpile.

The Greenhorn district Is toohandy of access and the big golddiscovery will not start stampede;but the "stuff" is there.

Democratic conventions have "deplored" and "condemned" from habit.A republican convention "has thegoods."

It may be San Francisco will payattention to the "lunger" in this decade. It paid Los Angeles.

The plot of the stolen war stampsis reaching the mysterious stage thatconceals thrill. .

The southern delegates are thereal dark horses at the republicanconvention.

Taft will be in Chicago today, butnot In evidence the Coliseum unless wanted.

No use to look for. dark horseuntil all the other candidates arestalled.

worst, causes oi war ano will nave c,.nr niinnlno It. In rfSv."i . . - ."""""rj vroveui tuiure thanks to Uncle Woodrow.l. i. ui i

vulsions may evolve system which I Short sessions and long hotel bills!so cipseiy approaches ideal Justice Thrifty Chicago!as to can tne

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BT - PRODUCTS OP THE TIMES

Philadelphia Newspaper Figure) OutReason for Delayed Letter.

The other day a registered letterwas mailed in Philadelphia, addressedto "Hotel Prince George, New YorkCity." The letter reached its destina-tion four days later.

No actual knowledge is had of theroute traveled by the letter. But hereis the probable procedure, says thePhiladelphia Public Ledger. An in-

vestigator doubtless made a specialtrip from Washington to Philadelphiato consider the case. Marked merely"New York City," without any statebeing Indicated, the letter was, ofcourse, a source of bewilderment. Allthe New York cities in this and everycountry were looked up. At last theinvestigator decided to take a longchance and send the letter to a NewYork city which appeared to be lo-

cated In a New York state.With his staff of postal detectives,

the Investigator followed the letter toNew York. Every "Hotel Prince" inthe city was looked into withoutavail. Next, each person in the direc-tory answering to the name of Georgewas put through a grilling investigation, but none claimed the mysteriousmissive.

"But," objected a junior Investiga-tor, "the envelope distinctly says 14East 28th St.'"

"Ah!" smiled the master mind, "butthat may be only a blind."

It was discovered that there hadbeen a hotel In Boston called theGeorgian. Detectives sent thither,however, searched in vain and cameback discouraged.

Despairing of ever being able tofind the address or the addressee, themaster mind was about to consign theletter to the waste basket, when' hisprivate secretary hurried in. "Sorryto be late," said he, "but though Ileft a call with the. clerk at the PrinceGeorge hotel "

With a glad cry the master mindsnatched up the letter. "Here," hesaid to one of the office boys, "if youhappen to be going downtown thisweek you might drop in at the PrinceGeorge hotel and leave this letter."

No trouble is too great for the post- -office department to take in order toinsure quick and efficient service.

eRepresentative Sanders of Indiana

went up into Pennsylvania recently tomake a speech, says the ClevelandPlain Dealer, and while he was in ameeting one of the local oracles wascalled upon to make an address. Theoracle unwound his beard from therungs of bis chair advanced to theplatform and with great hesitancysaid:

I don't know that I can make aspeech. (Pause.) There are manyquestions before us, however, whichdeserve consideration and extendeddiscussion. (Pause.) One of them isprohibition. (Pause.) Some think itis right and some think it wrong.(An extended pause.) I'm not sayingwhether I think it is right or wrong.(Very long pause.) This I will say.however, and I am sure you will allagree with me: Prohibition hascaused a great emptiness in someparts."

That final statement broke up themeeting and the oracle escaped with-out going on record for or againstliquor.

eOut of a clear sky and mingled

with rejSbrts of the week's prices foreggs, the Ivmgsbridge Gazette, Dev-onshire, England, has this to sayabout the present status of religionthereabouts:

"Easter services in the churcheswere of the same character as in for-mer years. In many instances theattendance at the services showed animprovement, while in others therewas a slight falling off in numbers."

Could anything be fairer than that?A royal decree orders the trans-

formation of the residence in Toledoof Cervantes, the famous author of"Don Quixote" into a national mu-seum under the supervision of thedepartment of fine arts. Protestshave been voiced in every city inSpain against modernization of Cer-vantes' house and many academiesand art organizations demanded thatits original character be preserved.

When, say, a porter runs a luggagebarrow against your pet corn, andyou bark out "Confound you!" doyou realize that you are consigninghim to the place of pedition hell, inshort? Those who are familiar withthe "Te Deum" may remember thatthe last words are, "May I never beconfounded." So well, the moral Isone of those obvious ones.

Again, you may be hunting for astud anything. You get cross, and:Where the devil is it?" you demand.

Are you aware that what you arereallv savins: is. "Where the devilis it?" You are invoking, literally.the aid of his satanic majesty! Youshould be careful.

The old country dame who ejaculates "Lawks-a-muss- y ! hardly reallzes that she is Litanlslng. Her ejaculation is but "Lord, have mercy onus!"

Our fighting men always sworeterribly in Flanders." and. to take amild example from a crop of unprlntable ones, how many men nave"blasted" each other? If effect fol-

lowed the Imprecation, then well.you've seen a blasted tree?

"Oh, dear!" is quite respectable, butit is really an Invocation of the deity.'O dl mlo" (Oh, my God) ls,the origin

of "Oh, dear." London Answers.

While he was making his wayabout his platoon one dark night asergeant heard the roar of a G. I.Can" overhead and dived into a shell- -hole. It was already occupied by aprivate, who was hit full In the windby the non-com- 's head. A momentssilence a long, deep breath, andthen

"Good Lord,' Is that you, Barge T

"That's me.""Thank heavers, I was just waiting

for you to explode. A m e r i c a nLegion Weekly. .

A little girl walked into a confec-tionery, placed a nickel on the coun-ter and called for an Ice cream cone.

"Ice cream cones are 7 cents, littlegirl." the fizz clerk announced.

"Well, then, gimme a "soda pop.""Six cents.""Got any root beer?""Yep. 6 cents, too."The little girl sighed disappointedly

and started out, leaving her nickel onthe counter.

"Here, little girl, you're leavingyour nickel," the clerk called to her.

"Oh, that's all right," the - childshouted back.

"" "It's no good to melt won't buy anything!" IndianapolisNews.

Those Who Come and Go.

"Following the Mountain Meadowsmassacre, we marched into Salt LakeCity, and the town was absolutelydeserted, all the Inhabitants bayingbeen ordered to take refuge from theAmerican troops," says CharlesBecker, of Westfall. Or., who Is at theImperial. "The train that was mass-acred passed me on the road, travel-ing fast, as it had horses and mules.This was in 1857, and the Mormonswere pretty active. Two other gov-ernment employes and I were cap-tured when one of General Johnstone'ssuddIv trains was destroyed and wewere held prisoners until spring. Iwas treated kindly enough and waskept at the ranch of a man who mar-ried the eldest daughter of BrtghamYoung. Brigham came and had din-ner several times while I was thereand he was very democratic Hewas anxious to know whether John-stone had enough supplies to get himthrough the winter. The people weretold that the American army expedi-tion would be destroyed by heavysnows, but the expedition wintered infine shape and in the spring he wasready and organized five volunteercompanies among theFrom time to time it was suggestedthat I leave and go to California, butan Englishwoman, who was a house-maid, warned me to remain, sayingthat I was safe, but if I left theDestroying Angels' would murder meand bury me. The Destroying Angelswere the fellows who did such jobs,according to frontier report, and Iguess there was some foundation forthe rumors. Anyway, there wereDanites, and I met Rockwell; whowas supposed to be the toughest oneof the lot. He was a massive man.with a beard and wore his hair inlittle braids down to his shoulders.Before Johnstone went into wintercamp, the Danites burned the grassand "prevented the advance of theAmerican troops. But. personally, Iwas treated with consideration whentaken prisoner." (

"Labor is becoming more plentiful,"says W. B. Dennis of Carlton. "Ayear ago we had trouble trying tofind enough men for our sawmill,which is about 12 miles from Carlton.Now, however, we can keep a fullcrew all the time. The price of laborIs also dropping, and where it was $5and $5.50, it is now $4.50 a day."Even though the bond market is slug-gish. Mr. Dennis wants to see thehighway commission proceed withfinishing roads. He estimates thata mile of paved road has an economicvalue of $2500 a year and this en-

hanced value overcomes the drop inthe price of road bonds. Oregon roadbonds, the last Issue, are selling forabout 5.50 per cent, as against morethan 6 per cent for liberties, and 7

and even 8 for Canadian securities,so Mr. Dennis figures that Oregon isgetting its money comparativelycheap.

"For 20 years I've been on the roadselling goods," began a travelingsalesman at the Benson. "I've cometo Portland, opened my line and in-

vited the trade to inspect and giveorders, and I haven't received a single order. I've never seen businessso bad before. The only way I canexplain the situation is that merchants don't want to stock up I'lladmit the prices have advanced overwhat they were last season becausethey think that something is goingto happen and they don't know whatit will be, but they don t intend Deingcaught loaded up.

Leaving Salt Lake City Saturday,H. A. Colohan of Seattle and GeorgeF. Stannard of Kalispell arrived atthe Multnomah Wednesday, makingthe trip by machine. "As a whole.they report, "we found the roads verygood. Coming into Pendleton iromthe east over a mountain, the roadof which we didn't know, and atnight, we broke down and our lightswent back on us. Well, we had tostay out in that wilderness all night

the rain and wind. It wasn t tnemost pleasant thing in the world, butwe survived, all right.

Mrs. Idah MoGlone Gibson, who ison the publicity stall ior tne a.Mitchell Palmer boom for the democratic nomination for president,passed through Portland yesterday.Mrs. Gibson, who was one of the twowomen who witnessed the signing ofthe treaty at Versailles, contends thatMr. Palmer is the logical man forthe democrats to nominate and theonly flv in the ointment would befor the republicans to nominate Gov-ernor Sproul, from Mr. Palmer's stateof Pennsylvania.

"Sherman county will have a wheatcrop of about 3.5uo,ouo Dusneis tni:vear. and at $2.50 a bushel. It willbring about $S.700,000 into the county, declares R. H. Guthrie. "Theseare merely approximate figures, butthey give some idea of the crop ofSherman county, the smallest in thestate. The prospects are for a bumpercrop and when it rained a few daysago the rain was worth $100,000 anhour.

Bill Lyons, who insists that he isa former senator, and registers fromDenver. Colo., checked out of the Hotel Portland yesterday with the announcement that he Is going to SanFrancisco to see that McAdoo is notonly nominated but elected as welLWhen not talking democratic politics, he is a traveling salesman.

Those who imagine that Eden is onthe Euphrates are mistaken. Edenis in Wahkiakum county, Washington, and is ten miles northeast ofAstoria, Or., but to go from Eden toAstoria the Columbia river must becrossed in a launch, records A. Solka,at the Hotel Oregon.

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Upton of Prine--ville are registered at the Benson. Mr.Upton was recently successful In hisquest for the republican nominationfor state senator in the largest sentorial district in Oregon He has noopposition.

George H. L. Sharp of Boston, Mass.arrived at the Hotel Portland yesterday to go to Hood River to look afterhis apple orchard. Mr. Sharp divideshis attention between buying wooland raising apples.

F. S. Bramwell, who tried to pryloose Dr. J. C. Smith of Grants Passfrom his old seat in the state senate,

at the Hotel Oregon. Dr. Smith

pigeons.

Ivan Anderson of Skamokawa.Wash., arrived at the MissClara Bjornsgard. also of Skamokawa,registered at the. same place. Thenthey invested a marriage licenseand joined honeymooners.

George H. McMorran, of thegu,iding spirits the state chamber

commerce, is at tne imperial iromEugene to see how the drive is getting on.

Isaac Blann Mitchell came totown with a shipment of stock andis registered at the Perkins preparatory to to the range.

Harry Wlgard and A. D. Anderson,well-know- n residents Madras, Or.,are among the Multnomah arrivals.

NAME RHYMES WITH 'GAZELLEWashington Town at Last Gets Rid

of Olfactory Spelling;,NASELLE (Nasel). Wash.. June 9.

(To the Editor.) I want to tell some-- :thing to the world. This Is what Iwant to tell: Our town is no longer"Nasel," of doubtful pronunciation,but "Naselle," thanks to Mr. Burleson,who has granted permission to spellour name so that he who runs mayread and pronounce with no hintof a nasal twang.

So now let travelers, commercialand otherwise put Naselle not Nasel

on their maps.In case you are not acquainted with

the whereabouts of this spot, where,nevertheless, "the hub of the universesticks out visibly." let me tell youthat Naselle is in the southwesterncorner of Pacific county. Washington,and to reach It you take the steamerGeneral Washington at Astoria andcross the Columbia to Knappton,where you will find an autobus thatwill take you through a beautiful for-est over a road that boasts more turnsto the mile than any other road InAmerica. By the time you reachNaselle (how I love to write the newname!) you are so filled with admira-tion for your chauffeur that youwould willingly pay a dollar insteadof the half dollar which is his charge.

Perhaps I ought to say that Nasellewas named for an Indian chief whohad a camping ground on the riverwhich bears his name before the firstwhite men came here, which was inthe early '70s. Several Pacific countytowns are so fortunate as to havenames that preserve a bit of the oldIndian lore. Nahcotta and Ilwaco arenamed for chiefs and Willapa was thename a tribe for whom the harbor,river and town were named.

But to come back to Naselle whichyou will surely do if yqu have oncebeen here please tell the world thatthe town and river formerly calledNasel are now Naselle. To help youto remember, please read my poem:

Sonar to the River Naselle.O beautiful stream gently flowing for

aye.Through banks of exuberant green.

Thou lovely Naselle.Of thy praises I'll tell.

While thou'rt gliding through shad-ow and sheen.

Through virgin forests ofand spruce.

Thy waters move darkly and strong.And the spotted trout leap.Or all quietly sleep.

Where the silence is sweeter thansong.

Through thy fair glades, when seabreezes blow.

How sparkle thy silvery feet!And the willows bend nearThy low whishers to hear.

And fling thee their soft kissessweet.

river of beauty when moonbeamsfall down.

On thy bosom expansive and fair,O river of dreams.When each shining wave

gleamsWith a star gently cradling there.

Dear river Naselle, I love thee fullwell.

And I hail thee intrepid and free.For with laughter and songThou art hasting along.

To bury thyself in the sea.MRS. J. A. WHEALDON.

SERVICE MAN'S VIEW OF CASE

Wealth and Success No Excuse forPardoning Henry Albera.

PORTLAND. June 10. (To the Editor.) William Isensee in his letterprinted in The Oregonlan says:

"Henry Albers, an intelligent, energetic, successful business man, who Ina maudlin condition spit out some ofthe poison he bad swallowed for sometime past!"

Albers may be all that Mr. Isenseeclaims for him. I bave no doubt thathe built up interests that were bene-ficial, but was.it not done with American money and on American soil, anddid not the Americans in this neckof the woods make it for himto accomplish what he did by their

If so. why should he beexcused for voicing his German

Admitting that he was "in a maudlin condition," or in other wordsjust plain drunk, at the time, thatdoes not excuse the act. We were atwar with Germany and it was up toevery American to further the cause.to do all that was possible to stop aconflict that was menacing the libertyand democracy of the wholeworld not to offer a fortune made in

with the ofAmericans for the defeat of the coun-try in which it was made. This. Iunderstand, --Albers did- -

I was not in this country at thetime this happened. I had listenedto the call of my land the UnitedStates and was on the other sidethe Atlantic assisting with all I had(my brawn and brain) to defeat thebeloved kaiser of Albers.

I spent eighteen months in the service in France, fifteen months of itwhere I .could see the operations ofAlbers' chosen people, the Huns, asthey were trying lo defeat every ef-

fort of tha lli"S in their struggle forfreedom from tyranny, while Alberswas over here among my people waxing fat from the profits of a businessestablished with themy countrymen, offering to use thesesame profits to aid the enemy.

Today Albers is using his moneygain freedom from a just sentence Imposed on him for disloyalty to tnecountry for which the American ex-

peditionary forces fought, bled anddied thousands or them maimed inbattle or sick from exposure. In manycases men have been forced to aban-don trades in which they were skilledand start anew, not strong men asthev were before the conflict, but menbroken In health and body. It Is thesemen who would b-- were Al-

bers not punished.The least any American citizen of

Portland or any place can do is to useevery effort to bring Henry Albersto Justice and pay no heed to the factthat he Is a big business man. Let thelaw be the same for the rich man andthe poor. ROBERT L MERRILL.

743 East Ftrty-ntnt- h street North.

One Law for Rich and Poor.PORTLAND. June 10. (To the Edi

tor.) In reply to the letter of Mr.Issensee in The Oregonlan, I will saythat he has a very poor conception ofa violator of the laws. By comparing

will continue to answer the senate I Henry Albers and Dr. Marie Equl, hrolleall as per usual. I tries to show us that because , Henry

Albers was a prominent business manF. W. Sumner, an Ironmonger or I he should be eet free.

Everett. Wash., is at the Hotel Ore-- 1 T say he should not be set free.gon. In addition to owning the big I prominent business man or not. Heiron works at Everett. Mr. Sumner is I'violated the law and should be pun- -fond of shooting at and hitting clay I ished. We cannot have one law for

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iam Issensee was forced to buy liber-ty bonds during the liberty loan drive.So we can easily see why the "holler"comes from him. L. R. BABB.

194 East Thirty-fift- h Street.

Egss Now Used as Exchange.Exchange.

Eggs, instead of coin, are used aschange in the small towns of eastTennessee. One storekeeper fromPowell station, Tenn., says all hiscustomers use eggs to make purchases. So great has been the supplythat in two days he gathered a totalof 16,000. Eggs are hauled to themunicipal market in wagons, as ifthey were potatoes. Only the wagonbeds are well lined with straw andsawdust.

More Truth Than Poetry.By James J. Montsrne.

THE MOVIE HERO.I regret to be recorded with the

knockers,I would rather be both generous

and kind.But I've witnessed fifteen-hundre- d

movie shockers.Which have fixed but one Impres-

sion on my mind.Though the villains sometime use the

aid of reasonIn the setting of a movie-dram- a

trap.Or the plotting of their bloody-minde- d

treason.Every hero In the movies is a sap!

He will go to ruined buildings In thenight time."When the villain's trusty rough-necks lurk about.

And a simp would know that thiswas not the right time

For a man whose life was threa-tened to be out.

Do not think that he deserves a bitof credit

For escaping from the villain'sflashing knife.

He is just a plain, pin-head- ed yes.you've said it

It's the playwright who preserveshis worthless life.

He will go to make his fortune Inthe city

Leaving lovely little Laura on thefarm.

Trusting blindly to the chivalry andPity

Of a villain who don't mean a thingbut harm.

She'd be kidnapped by this blackmoustached I a go.

Who's devoted all his life te plan-ning crime.

And be on the seven-fift- y to ChicagoBut the playwright brings the hero

back in time.

He will hock the ancient homesteadof his parents.

He will put a chattel mortgage onthe horse.

Both of which the crafty villain's baseadherents

Seize, the minute that the law cantake its course.

All the prospects of reclaming themdiminish.

Till the brave and able playwrightcomes to bat;

He makes everything grow rosy atthe finish.

But the hero is a simp, for all ofthat!

Big Opportunities.No wonder an office boy won't work

for $15 a week when so man;- - Wallstreet brokers will give him bonds tocarry. '

N o Need of a Peace ConferenceAnyway the present political war

will be settled in November withouteven an armistice.

Increasing? the Shortage.Many solid-looki- platform planks

will be nothing but scraps of paperdirectly after the election.(Copyright. 1920. by Bell Syndicate Inc.)

The Mountan Top.Br Grace E. Hall.

Patches of golden sunshine.Splashes of greenish shade.Patterns of lace and filigreeOver the fresh sod laid;Fanciful frescoes paintedOn hillsides in bright array.While over the blue a cloud or twoDrift leisurely on their way.

Odor of earth fresh sprinkledWith drops from the blue-rimm-

bowl.Stirring of drowsy nature.Like the 'wakening of a soul.Murmur of pine and fir tree.Air that is spiced and sweet,0,,a wonderful thing is the pregnant

spring.Where the mountain and skyline

meet.

In Other Days.

Twenty-fiv- e Years Ago,From The Oregonlan, June 11. 1895.

Shanghai. The report of the totaldestruction of the missions at ChengTu. Kait Ting and Yoa Cho Pu inthe recent massacre has been

Chicago. Eugene V. Debs and other members of tne American rtaiiwayunion will be sent to Woodstock jailtomorrow.

A salmon canner says that the runof salmon In the lower river so farthis season has been remarkable andthat more fish have been packed thanat this time in many years.

The third car of strawberries willbe shinned east from this city today.Good prices are being received andthe market is firm.

Fifty Yeara Ago.From The Oregonian, June 11. 1870.

San Francisco. A party of whiteslately on a pleasure trip to Yellow-stone Falls had their horses stolen bya band of Indians who were pursued,and while attempting to cross theYellowstone on a hastily constructedraft were swept over the falls anddrowned.

The fire alarm yesterday was oc-

casioned by sounding a Chinese gongat the Joss house to call up a largebunch of celestials to take the steam-er for the mines.

The musical treat and festival givenlast evening by the ladies of the Con-gregational church was a decided suc-cess.

New Oregon potatoes sold yesterday at 40 cents a bushel.

Four new books have been added tothe public library.

rtAMPLE SET BY EASTERN TOWN

Sneer Hoycott Started In ConnecticutL'rged on Others.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. June i. (Tothe Editor.) Ten thousand families inthe city of Bridgeport. Conn., arepledged to use not more than onepound of sugar a month for each in-

dividual until the price is down to 8cents a pound. Let 10.000.000 familiesin the United States keep this pledgefor one year and we will havesugar.

Won't you all. rich and poor, seizethese earth - craven monsters andthrottle them now at this opportunetime? Press them all along the lineIf you will, but I beg you for thelittle children's Hke, hit the sugartrust hard. You will find It no sacri-fice, but a benefit to your health.

I am sending this earnest plea toone newspaper in every large city inthe United States today. Let every-one who reads It pass It along, to-gether with a pledge, and the goodwork - Is soon done. Neither legisla-tion nor any other power except thewhole people can do it. The power itheirs if they will use it.

JAMES D. FRASER.1810 Stratford Ave. .

Employment on Vessel.WEST TIMBER,' Or., June . (To

the Editor.) To where must a persongo to get employment on a ship go-ing to Australia?

Apply to sea service bureau. Con.cord building, Portland.