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THE JOURNAL) r. a jackson.... i Vt Suoaa,) as I"b. JimimI BulW- , . ... i .. i Yawlilll atr is, .-.- v longer period for growth and for maturing of the fruit, the absence IN rXDtrEHOSNT WKWSrP. V wof eiirimiCT ui db biiu cum. ,.irt.nM I ana mi generous agencies ror a more prolific tree growth, are factors thut count heavily for the production of better fruit In Oregon, and that buy ers have already recognized In the clamorous demands they make for the Oregon product. As an effect, wpfttern Oregon will go more and more into aonle uroduetion. for there WaUmfa a Knor.O, BrDwl.i nu.m M noQUft8tjon that jtg product will r riftb annus. Ior; iw.-- --i - ratMM nr rrinlaf vary tt nns fcatsrs l U MSUifrti-v ( Portias. ,'' traasmsMio Ikrougk la wl v Kl.fct-liONKS-Mate TITS; IIOMB, All d.prlmQl r--hd by th t.ll e. mmh what oVpartauaat rum on advebtisIno" bTphmkntai I VS. wo pity, then embrace vice Charao- 15.000.000 or more, and sold It for ter Is largely bnllt by association, a amall part of Its value to Seattle Most men are copyists, and plan their I nd 8an Francisco capitalists De- acts by the conduct they observe In cause he did not wish to become a others. The men who live correct! rich man, as that would Interfere careers and the establishments or in- with his work. There are Improba- stltutlons that set ut good models bllltles In this story. If Dr. IIlUIs for men to contemplate are the leav en of society. One good career Is a beacon light to thousands, and It guides them as certainly as the light house guides the mariner. One In stitution that radiates correct living, has an objection to riches, why did he possess himself of 20,000 acres of land? And If the Lord bestowed great riches In the form of coal upon him, was hot that a big "talent" given him to use for the benefit of . . . . I j i . i. . i. ii I hiimanltv mnA nlrti mrhfoh t n a At n Buiidin oir . always top me marKet, ana always uu wspeciauy una mat puis n. on " tA. I . . . . . l.. i i - i.l,., aiimnla fn nlliar m II 1 Irtn a 1 r ah t a-,-. .... -r k - ii trt any ii"1"" nnnp n nrica m mnKA inf n is ncKH puurii v in mi u-ni niuii. is a in 1 a n i v i w ' Is Um L'aito Stalaa. Canada or Maiire ) .. PAILT. Om rar IS OA I UM nontb. , SUN DAT. CWkj raar I1M I On month. DAILY AND 8CNDAT ' Om rssr fl to I Oh month exceedingly profitable for those who machine for uplift of society. oo conduct it with the intelligence man- There Is such an establishment In Ifest at Hood River, Rogue River, Portland. More than half a million and In some parts of the Willamette dollars Is Investod In the activity. Couldn't he have done more good with 15,000,000 than these worldly men will do? But we think the mat ter has been misrepresented. COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF l . valley. r There is no us of money equal to that of beneficent': here the njoyment grow on reflection. Markenst. TUNNEIii AND BRIDGES P TAFT IX THR IIOWERV Eighty tbouBand dollars a year Is de voted to its maintenance and to the carrying out of Its plans. Three hundred thousand dollars is invested In its building and the balance In pHp 1L8EWHERB on this page a technical writer discusses tun nels and bridges. Present agi tation of the subject here 'makes the article qt interest in Port land. It seems to Indicate that the present Is not a favorable time to consider tunnels under tbe-,wlllam-tette as a solution of the over-river 'traffic problem. ' t The tunnel is not yet a demon strated success. It has many draw- backs that do not apply to high bridges. It is costly to build and 'costly to operate and maintain. Its 'capacity Is limited, -and It must have 'expensive lights and ventilation. It ;is better suited to a broad than to so narrow a stream as the Wil lamette. New York, It is said that, with its 'tubes now completed, the Pennsyl vania railroad, were It to do the fwork over again, would adopt a RESIDENT TA FT performed a praiseworthy act in going down equipment and working plant to a New YorK Bowery mission It the y M c A a&d ,t lg a in a severe storm ana laming m m,,,hin nf VBBt ..RAfuinaM. As or few minutes to the dilapidated ana I ,n pnPint,ii it ( th niti aesponaeni ana proDBDiy ainy ana ,. tht. AroaMot, of ,n tile It in many cases degenerate people as- ta whap(, voun. men are men cembled there. It showed a kind- taljyi morally nd physically trained ly, neipiui Disposition; n pioveu fnp nRt nrf(,et nsefulness. Its our mat ne nas a targe, warm nean, ana p0Be ,s to rounlj young men Out voca- ji may reauy nave aone buiho wuu tlonally to become perfected and heard him good. If they reflect on whole80rae socal integers who will fits reraarK mat mere wa not so nr0(,,lc. ROmethlne that the world very wide and deep a cbasm as . an. At t:h(. nrefieTlt mo imagmea Deiween inem aua ncu nuu ment 1000 t0 1400 young men are He raid a lawyer aulte a fes to lnter- prosperous people, possiDiy Borne . Jt ,pa(,er8hlD and receivina; . J some yim tho Bnprlfll trtnlntne that it elves. Its l.-vr rillivl with no In UP 8 little. ..... , UttrRotive hone and elecant aDDOint- Broke down and cried and swore mat BY K1LU OVSaVMOLT WHAT BECOMEJS OP OUR CRIM1NAX.9 Bud Slocum had but UtUs smis; he also He wasn't handaoma, manners fewi hs never cut a daan Among the young- folks or the town. Hut one cold wlntrv nlsht He killed his parents, burned the house, then disappeared from sight Thev cauirht hlni three months after that, ana wnen nis caae waa cauru He told of how he did the deed; the tnrv vuam iinnRllfVl. But with the money from the farm (Of course it reu to mm; The . ii- -v 1 - nia poor Client waa maane. lei uiis cuiwu. isjueuj " ouu men i are an ofrset ror tne places And so by methods all hia own deep between him-and the lowest of that alB0 relich out for young men them, after all. He stands at the ftn(1 dratr them down to the top, except in the matter of wealth; ..rounder.. i,evei Tta eminent re I they wallow at the bottom: he can- Lpectabillty and high place among not airecuy neip mem, dui u is th tt . institutions are an appeal 1 n.nn(niia ni .nrri mnn!a nm in mm rn t . . . . . . n j a Broad as is the stream at 1 . " " " 7- Z.l t0 yutn 10 ecome us any ana imi snow inai ii in iiiwrrnieu i mem, i ron ana wouia neip mem n ue uumu, as nobJe and as potential as he had the means and knew how. hi.iirttnr thmt servos as its home. It But he doesn t know how, ana it is an institution, and guiding and great bridge rather than its system he were to,d of way8 ,n wh,ch BUcb promoting it. are men that the city of tubes fbr entering the city. All fUUI tu,u " . ""can conienipiaie wiui a mil mcnouic this Is confirmed by the fact that would not adopt tnem unless tney of satisfaction. This week, when la Portland the railroads are not WGre 01 ine regumuus, ruuunu the opening or tne y. m. v. a. nome . tunneling the Willamette, but are acter. For not only in speech, but ls beiDg oeiebrated, is a fruition to hridrin It If the tunnel were the in action the president is a common- be j00ked upon with Justifiable best wav. the railroads would adopt Place man. He is not to blame for prlde by i:he many whose contribu the tunnel. They have the best en- thls- The men who th,Dk of some" tlons made the splendid new home Igineers in the world. They figure thing new to do for the lower strata poss.ble .'oMnnmiM nnrf farilitiAR down to the of humanity, or of some better way ultimate. They make no blunders of. doing what has been done, are xnE TRl'TH ABOUT IX)S AN. except when they launch out in un- very rare, ven nousoveit - explored fields, as did the Pennsyl- times spectacular more Idiomatic vanla In crossing the Hudson. If an Idiosyncratic than Taft, was af- the tunnel were the cheapest and the -most effective meanB of cross ing the Willamette with their enor mously heavy trains, the O. R. & N. and the other railroads, entering Portland would tunnel the river ter all fo the most part common place The time will come, we think when the distance and difference be I tween the immensely rich and the frightfully and hopelessly poor of Instead of tunneling, however, the N York and other great citIea W!H railroads are bridging bridging, be much lessenea; wnen a iew w,u tM mt nnint wiw th fntprrnn- not be allowed to grasp so much, and tlons to overhead traffic by harbor cases of extreme and shocking pov- rraft are the greatest. ty win oe rare; dui mis win ue of nrHa thM ni fh wh. brought about only gradually, and lamette would not accommodate ped- rough a long campaign. Mr. Taft. estrians, vehicles or other traffic, though well disposed toward such a They would onij serve the street- r.e8U,t. 8 characteristically unable to cars, and that raises the question of whether It should be the city or the street railway company that should do the construction. Should the peo ple of Portland build tubes for the etreetcars to use exclusively? Since It will be the sole user, is It not rather the business of the street rail way company to take all the chances of success or failure and put up its own money for building tubes? Bridgesare-f or-every body's nse- pedestrians, vehicles, horsemen, etockmen, and all the caravan of miscellaneous traffic that always moves to and fro across the river. . That ls why the city finances bridges. and why it should first build a suf flclent number of bridges before it goes to building tubes for the street. railway company's use. Even if the city builds tubes, it must build and maintain an adequate number of bridges of proper capacity and con venience. They must be bridges that will properly accommodate all districts, and all of the structures ought to be high. When we have reached that point, and have a few excess millions to spare, then we might consider the question of where, when and how many tubes to build, and whether it will pay to , build tubes at all on so narrow and so deep a river. do much toward Its accomplishment, but even this visit may help a little. It would be well if the White House Dald less attention to Wall street and more to the Bowery. EQUALIZING ASSESSMENTS r ' DEMANDING OREGON ArPLES HOW the east clamors for Ore gon apples is exemplified In the case of Frank Groves of . . Corvallis. Mr. Groves, who is an rchardist, wag an exhibltur at the Spokane Apple Show. Since re turning home Mr. Groves has received A large number of letters from east rn.houee Inquiring about Benton county- apples, and urging him to HE state board of equalization has an important work to do in raising assessments in several if not most counties in which assessors nave maniiesuy not com plied with the law requiring them to assess all property at Its full cash value. Umatilla and Clatsop coun ties furnish a contrast. A few years ago property was assessed in Uma tilla county at from one third to one half its value. This was then a gen eral custom, and there was some ex cuse for each assessor doing this, since others did. But that excuse no longer exists, and the work of an as-, sessor who persists in this policy") should be set aside and a fair, full assessment made, and at the first op portunity he should be superseded by one who will obey the law and do his sworn duty. The assessment of Umatilla, after having been great-. A the IjiorvAr Arnel hia fee. The Jury saw how queer "Bud looked n,( an lhiv apt him free. Today the name of Slocum on an ad vertising bill Brings people to the theatre where he a In vaudeville. . Miss Molly Coddle loved a man who dldn t like her style, In Potrtland it is an institution To win his love this maid employed her tU" ok. nrian in hoi- artful H7HV VHIlM lUTO him tn h(r Ride. The more he stayed away from her the oftener she cried. One night while In a nervous state she shot him through the heart. Because, she said, It pained her when she knew that they must part The papeiM advertised her deed; a law yer took her ca.ee Without a cent of charges, why. It , wasn't a disgrace To be on trial for murder. She found she'd manv friends AVho never knew her name before. But here the story ends. Of course, for public sentiment, the Jury set her free; She was crazy for a moment as any one could see. Now tho public flocks to see her Jet ar where er she will For sho draws two hundred dollars every week in vaudeville. SMALL CHAXQF It will be a warm, winter tn Or eat uruain, politically. e e Now eastern people recently arrived here are aetllnir a aample of Oregon's rvai normal winter weather. In Kin Leopold's case, when he dlrs. the only way to obey the motto. "De niortula nil nlal bonum. ' will be to say noininjr The river trafflo la lmpertant and must be protected and enoouraned, but it ia not the whole thlnr. aa some seem to 1 ma fine. The T. M. C. A. has a riant to be proud of Itself, and of Portland as Portland has to be proud of Itself and oi tne x. m. u. a. The (rlorlous climate of I.os Angeles was worse last week, aecordlnc to re ports than the wen4 her In Portland, and we haven't been bragging much about that. e Salem and other towns ' also has rich mossbaoks who would rather the town auffered a year-round epldemle of typhoid than let loose or a few dol lars to get pur water. e e Now flour la to be made out of wooi specially sawdust Not flour lntende or bread, nut wno Knows e aold for that? It ml fairly as a breakfast food. Bvran savs that the Republican ticket In 1112 will be Tart and Aldrlch. wny not Aldrich and Cannon? They're the government . But It looks like it win be Aldrlch. Cannon and Taft In 110, Tie REALM ILMININL THEI tit OHEGON SIDELIGHTS New grocery store opened in Dallas, e e A Greater Med ford club la oompoaad I of women. k i Only 7 votes war cast la the IIllls- ooro ejection. In Bodavllle the council choose a '.!.. 1. .. ' The Dalles schools hay Is mora pupils than a year ago. 9 Athena has 11000 surplus school money from last year's tax. Durlnar the recent snow a Cornelius man mad a sled out of a folding bed. Salam'S paved atreeta era Kept tne (establishment ahntvi thut It must h cleaneat af any In Oregon, asserts the to the atore'a advantage to have, their i"v-mm natrnni run r.1 1 1 -. thla rnm The new receiver of the Roseburg P'nt all who' tub 'bills will agree. land office has been appointed, but he is a iMdaia. Are Hills Tragedy? HERB la no queatlun but what the systems of .credit so largely mployed today by all big busi ness firms are among the great- eat conveniences ever Instituted for the people at large. Yet there la a vary grave question ' aa to whether ' the running of bills ls always . wise. particularly by young 'women, and on this point there ia considerable di- varsity of opinion. The ract that the Mi department stores send out invitations ta women whom they know all over the city awk Lng them to open accounts with their A Dundee and half Ben Hyde specimen. . . . , j ,. . woman wno runs a Dill w It la to the firm's Interoat The woman who runs a bill will spend twice ley u the one who paya goes. The reason Is ap- I parent and simple enough to anyone Man In and around Banks have held a I who clvaa it a moment's serious thought. I meeting and deolded to tax themselves she aeea something aha wants and on to build aoroe rook reads. tha spur of the moment ah goes and n . ,vr - ci..i.i.i4 get It and ha It charged. It is a Very r but it will miUir bought 1100 buahel. of" wht at '"? ?" " to Ight olaa up leas than 1. transportation being 7 0Ot half so much aa If she had to cent a Dusnei, that would now cost pay caan ror iu xen to on it en had A really good, sensible, well performed play with a moral In It is not popular In Portland, witness the small audi ences at "The Man of the Hour." But this ls probably ao everywhere. Non sense, Jlgffy music and exhibition or feminine legs are what draw the crowds. ; Nobody seem to know of late what' become of Dr. Cooks but perhaps he'a started hack to revisit Annatook. We him about 11.20 a buahel. - Ontario Optimist: Th driller at th ga well are still drlllng away lit th old note and every day see progress. although work ia don against odds with a heavy pressure of s-aa In the well all th time. With the entire country east of here a a . . in tne srrip or a terriDi storm, tn Orande Bond valley ha been barely touched by it, says th Union Repub lican. Truly, this ls an Ideal land a fact demonstrated time and again upon miliar occasion, xn Dig atorms never toucn ua. Myrtle Tolnt Enterprla not been able to charge It aha would not have bought It for ahe would not have been able to have afforded It , So It goes and unless th woman ha her charging down to a system sho ls pretty likely to find herself awamped at th end of the month with a bill that she never suspected would be bo large. Even with system there is still the temptation and no matter how care ful the woman ls she la still very likely to find herself living beyond her means. . When aslted about this question on in,. I young- buslnesa woman, 'earning a good li-ll I'liv , iv ii'ioii xi.il "a ii'.m. itui ' k -" . ...... ... . v. Ai.v u .. i . . . , . , A . , wouldn't be surprised to hear it charged I shone out for a few moment one dayl""ry Bala DO aa noi ueueve in GELES WAIL about the operation of the primary law in Los An geles was recently printed In Portland. It described the voting tvs like that of a "mob" and said that public sentiment con demned the law as impracticable and foolish. It was a tale of woe spread broadcast in Oregon for the special purpose of trying to discredit the prlmar.y system in this state. But; the tale was a trick, conceived and e?:ecuted for the purpose of de ceiving honest folks. It was "tainted news" cooked up for the occasion. The election that followed proved that, for the "good government" forces won, a fact that showed how public sentiment approved the law and those who represented it. And now a bishop in the United Brethren church comes forward and tells us the truth about the whole matter. He 36 a man of exalted qharacter and wel.'l known In many parts of Oregon. His letter describing the true situa tion appears in the news columns of a stinging indictment of the untruth ful story published in the Oregonian, an arraignment that will challenge thj attention of thinking people all ovter Oregon. It shows that behind the attack on the primary law in Oregon there is falsehood, and t willingness to misrepresent condi tjons elsewhere In the attempt to bsild up a case here against the primary law. It must lead good cit izens to ask why mustmisrepresen Kaiion be resorted to in order to pro- kmote the 'assembly convention fascheme? Such men are forced to ask themselves this question: If the cause of the "assembly conven tion" ls decent and righteous, why ls It necessary to invoke untruth and to Dr. Cook that in that . frigid land thla week and a doierul wail went up he coldlv Anna shook. Or It may be I that it waa bo bright that It hurt tho that he wants to talk with one A-shoe- eye, so warm that a coat was un-1-Ook. to see'f he'll swear to what la I comfortable and someone expressed a written for a honk we onlv know that I fear that the country mlaTht drv un. friends and foes he suddenly forsook. Most -of the people survived, however. hut many yet have faith in curious Dr. I and a cloud soon afforded relief from Cook. I the unusual brilliance. TUBES AND BRIDGES SOME CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS. I do not want a mass of gift for Christ mas. , , T mm not for expensive tovs. T reallv do not need another necktie. But I would like to mingle with the boys, And hear them say, "Old man, let' have another. Here's hoiiinn vou will reach the top, I ,know you've done your best and are deserving:, I hope you'll reach your goal before you stop. And when they Jolly m like that the rest is easy; I'll simply say: "Aw, coma, lef have another round," And on the strength of their hot air dispensing At 4 p. m. with them I will be found. Just like a lonely pup that's poor and hungry. I'll follow anyone who cheer me up, It's funny, but it tickles me all over. Just like caressing cheers the lonely pup. i i i I T fa Frnm 4-Vie? P"nn!ff I make a shipment. Twenty-five suchg,.ffice t0 ghow the necessity of real ieuen anmiayea at tne ouice or tne equalization and )n Bome cases ratll ConrallU Gazette-Times are from j cal change8 by the state board .of Kew ToVk, Chicago, Pittsburg. Kan- j equalization, at' City,, Minneapolis, Cincinnati.) e Columbus, Baltimore and Toledo. The -demand for .Oregon fruit as ( rtaced In the contents of these let-1 tern and the argent requests for shipments, is evidence of the stand ing the orchard output of the state lv inrrpaRod. amounted In 1908 tof 1 2 5. 15 9.227. but this year Assessor deception to promote It? Strain has increased this to $41,-i1 Bishop Bell in his letter to The 917.202. This makes a good, honest.! Journal tells us that the machine showing, both for the county and fori politicans of both parties Joined him. Clatsop county increased only! hands in the effort to batter down from $8,782,420 in 1908 to $8,881.- the good government movement. He tells us tbat tney resortea ro every character of disreputable method. assembling In their ranks every type of vicious element. He tells us that Los Angeles was never better gov erned than now, a condition in strik ing contrast with the corrupt prac tices, corporation control and part nership with red light elements that were formerly charged against the city government. He tells us that the primary law ls highly satisfac tory to good citizens, and. tbat it is satisfactory is proven by the fact that the good citizens were triumph ant in the recent election. Bishop Bell's letter will be of deep interest all over Oregon. 221 this year. The assessor found no money whatever to assess, only $800 In notes and accounts, no dogs,, and 331 miles of telegraph and tele phone llns were assessed at only $3,4 4 7. Such a showing is ridicu lous, even disgraceful. The law bait been ignored, contemned, and thiJ. county officially misrepresented' "Xo Its damage. Other comparisons could be made, but this one wtill THE, T. M- O. A- E NVIROXMENT counts heavily In the making of career. If IVa poleon had lived a century lf.ier whei wars were so nearly 1m- ha in the country markets I possible his name would car-ely At Spokane, Mr. Groves niet many have found a place In history. M,iny large beyere from the east, and was 1 a Lincoln has lived and died, unl-on- told by them that the fruit from the Irrigated districts of Washington is uot the equal of the Oregon product, a fact demonstrated by the prize captured" by Oregon growers. The AVashlBCton product has a beautiful color, but la flavor and fibrf the fruit 4oee not attain the superiority characteristic f the Oregon apple. Tie cl'.der temperature, both wln tr acd iimmrr, of this mate, the I . . .. - - r .. ' ; ored and unsnng, becavse without a iavery issue to lift him Into the pablic eye. Without the Civil War, Grant would have remained tb fail ure that attended his every venture until he became a commander of fighting men. It was a jail that gave Banyan time for reflection and the orld "Pilgrim's Progress." The low. dive, has murder d Its tfcoeeaad.' First w endure,, tbea The more thoeo affidavits of two New York men are reflected on, the more probable it seems tbat they are part of a desperate conspiracy to dis credit Dr. Cook and rob him of de served fame. They bear Internal evidence of .Incredibility. Tet some capable Judges of his story have de clared that It could not be true, and several circumstances have supported this view. The pablic will there fore await forther development. rtfsra tn The Journal aluVild be written on one aide of the paper only and should be accom panied by the name and addreaa of the writer. The name wi.l not be oaed if the Writer arts ttirif Kr"witKBerarTBe JTotrrnal tr iSo to be understood aa Indorsing the views or statements of correspondents. Letters sbonld be made aa brief as possible. Those who wish their letter retorned when not nscd sbonld Inclose postage. CorresDondent are noti flea tnt letters bi- eeedln 300 words in length, may, at the dis cretion of the editor, be cut down to tbat limit. Near-Beer Ticket Won. Weston. Or., Dec. 10 To the Editor of The Journal. I notice in the issue of the 9th of The Journal, a statement that tho near-beer ordinance at Weston waa defeated by a good majority. wish to correct this statement The near-beer ticket won by a amall ma jority. O. C. Turner, for mayor, on the near-beer or Independent ticket, re- ceived 62 votes. O. W. StagSB. for mayor (the present incumbent) on the citizens' ticket, received 68 votes. The ner-beer ordinance, licensing the Joints, lost by two, votes, and if aome of "the votes that were made out In the near- beer Joints or somewhere else, had been left for the Judges to fill out a they should have been, for parties that were not capable of knowing who they wanted to vote for, I am sure th r milta would have been different, and Weston would have been $250 better off. The heavy tax that was voted would not have had a cloud over it. Pome of the citizens lost sight of the main issue. The bonding; question was an Important question and should have received a much larger vote. Near-beer neemed to have the day. Probably next fall the Normal school will be the aub- Ject and Weston will say we are mo moral and we have sucn a nice place for the Normal "boys to loaf. Away with your Normal or High schools. We would rathrr have a near-beer Joint than to have either. O. W. 8. Republican and Corporation. Reverend Newell Dwlgfct Hilli. report run, who own 2 O.eO acres of land Is Ui island ap north, dis covered coal on tt said to be worth Hillsboro. Or.. Dec 18. To th Editor of The Journal. Th splendid editorial article In the Oregonian a few day -o in favor of parrel post and th un favorable comments en th express mo nopoly protected by the rovernment would almost lead aome to believe that the Orertmtan was st4n t desert th old Republican rank and Join th boa- rot phabvox and ask enngrrees to do BOmethins for tb people Instead of fa voring trust eorjvrationa, wh made the existing laws That rave the express companies and ether corporations th power and privilege to rob the people and plunder the soverotBenr money tills. Tb writer was a Ftepnbiicaji for a g-ood many year, and for th past 11 year or mors I hv been try las ta find some rood thlsg th party waa doing for tb poopta. Bat t ftd abnsjt an It stands for eorporatlo protec tion, pomtcal party policies, not prin ciple. Hit trm a g-ain. Protber tVntt. tt will d ror w oal rood. I thick Brother Jnstathaa I sjafta rlgM wbsw K tat4 that tb gvemtneDt Is pn4 Ins f. . per annum fnoUaMv. W hat I ur t"i!t9 Hate for,, A writer in the Engineering News dlscusHes the relative merits of tunnels nd bridges for street and other rail way traffic. He disclaims at the out set that any hard and rast rule govern ingr all cases can be laid down, and nays "Thero is quite too much of a ten dency to do that very thlngr in engi neering to urge, for example, the choice of tunnels at pne place because tunnels have been chosen In another. We would emphasise, on the -contrary, that every engineering problem ought to stand by Itself. ' "With this fact clearly in mind, we would raise the question whether the tendency at the present time is not to overrate the advantages of the tunnel as a means of crossing the rivers ad jacent to great citiea. It would not be at all strange if thla were the ie. So much has been said in the public prints about the great advantages of tunnels compared with bridges that the public the financial public. which furnishes the money for engi neering work and tells engineers what to do and sometimes how to do it has probably formed exaggerated opinions as to tunnels and tunneling. It is a fact, of course, that the de velopment of submarine tunneling Is comparatively, recent It la pretty well understood now that sub marine tunneling, under the condition existing around New York city is very much mora expensive than was sup posed when the work of under river tunneling waa launched so vigorously half a dozen years ago. A great many million of dollar have been buried in the construction of these tunnels, so many that there la reason to believe, if the choice were today again present ed to the Pennsylvania Railroad com- PJj).y l-Xut. a ... bxW.OC.t.unnWBtvn to New Tork city, and if the present knowledge of tunneling cost were still available, the choice . would be for bridges rather than tunnels. "And the great cost of the work of tunneling is not the only factor that would influence tho cholee. It is bet ter appreciated now than formerly how very limited is the traffic capacity of a double track tunnel, particularly ror handling the dense rush hour crowds of suburban traffic A great bridge may have four or elx or even eight tracks, and the cost will not be In creased at all In proportion to the num ber of tracks. But if traffic demands as mny as six or eight tracks, the coat of tunnels will Increase almost in proportion. "Again, the efficiency of tunnel op eration depend very largely on the possibility of providing ample terminal facilities and this cannot be-done un derground, except at an expense well nigh prohibitory. The traffic capacity of tunnels is closely dependent on this. ror illustration, tho St. Clair and the Detroit tunnels, with only two tracks have nevertheless an enormous traffic capacity. They havo sufficient open air terminals at each end to make up and dispose of trains, and their traffic bills and never ran them. Her two chum in the east had and the bills at the end of the month were a con stant torment even though they tried to be very careful. The bill wore al ways larger than they expected them to be and it cost them more to live than it did the girl who would not run the bills. Another young girl when broached on the subject of bills declared that they were tragedy and ahe did not kaow when she would ever get hers paid up. "I plan and tbink that I have it all figured out and I will have so much money to apply on back bills this week but an unexpected call of soma sort come and aome way I never seem to have it. I hav bills on my hands Is through traffic which can be evenly from last February and I don't think distributed over the 24 hours and which I'll ever get them paid up. All tho permits very long trains to be handled, time new bills are piling up aa I buy In contrast, the Hudson companies' tun- thing I need and I think I'll land in nels at New York hav all their ter- the bankrupt court yet." mlnals underground in a contracted The running of bills la many times space. These tunnels handle largely almost a necessity and at least a very commutation trafflo concentrated in the great convenience, but it ls one of rush hours, and the train length is llm- those liberties which requires Judgment lted.' As for cost of maintenance, the writer goes on to say, that or a tunnel struc ture is very much less than that of a bridge.; yet the cost of track mahite nanca in a tunnel is greater and the cost of lighting and ventilation is ad; ditional. The relative safety ls not im portant since, with modern apparatus, either bridge or tunnel can be operated safely. Railway officers, however, al ways prefer bridges to tunnels, and trains can doubtless be handled more In the use lest It be turned into an abuse. The great danger lies in the ease with whtch goods of all sorts can be purchased on the credit systems and the liability of indulging expensive tastes that are beyond the Income. K t t Never Fall Cake. FOUR eggs, one cup (large) granu lated sugar, one cup flour, one lemon. Juice and rind; separate promptly and at higher safe speed in the the whites and yolks of eggs, beat whites well; add half a cup sugar and beat with egg beater; beat yolks, add half a cup of sugar and beat for 6 or 10 minutes; add to yolks. the Julc and grated rind of lemon; add whites and beat thoroughly; stir In, not beat, as lightly as possible the flour with a s It tt K open air. We read. In conclusion: The cases where tunnels can be ad vantageously substituted for bridges fof railway river crossings are confined al most or quite exclusively to the streams of great width where the bridge struc ture become very costly. On channels of any moderate width, the bridge la wooden poon. not only far cheaper to conetruct, but its level ls much nearer the reneral level of the railway. Every dip above or No Christmas Evo Rush. below th grade line costs money, and a-rvHE proverbial "little drops of wa u is just as expensive to lower train I ter" are beginning to take effect uown to tne level oi a tunnel say loo i & rn,rt.,-- , tr, t. came people of the city and thi owner of the big stores fell in Una v,-m i ., " . w . I "V cerned in St. Paul.. The early Chrl them out again as it would be to Immile ,., .,' , , T, the same traffic over a hump in the !lnw??Pt-,,lfa..w"?: rrr-oA. 1laa 1 AA kl.k a I Will U1W ye-UyiB Ul IIIH C1I.T J1 O AW ICC. Al 1 11. "It Is true that with electric locomo tlon grades are now feasible that could nnf at all H Afa.v.AA 1 k. . '",,:" tl:t M ther 1 be no holiday trad af- locomotlves and that long tunnel have .., ,. in .v.- is-ror. withoiut argument. Every clerk will spend Christmas aa other people ..do a larg part of their ventilation diffi culties solved by the use of electric traction. Nevertheless hauling train over grade and carrying on ventilation cost mpney, and tuts expense should not be overlooked in any engineering comparisons. "To many of our reader these fact may eem so simple and self-evident ter the close of the afternoon befor Christmas. t X Lighthouse Keeper 27 Tears. From the Chicago News, v MISS I.AURA A. HECQJX, who for 27 year ha tended th light of 4-hA flrintA Prus lltrhthmi&A- haa that It is not worth while to set them but recently returned to her pot, from down; but ito much ha been published the last of the lx vacation which In the popular Journals tending to mis- he ha taken during: that period. Since lead people aa to the advantage of tun- 1881 she has had absolute charge of nels over bridges that it ha seemed th light, and In all that time It ha worth while to set down these few con- never gone out during tn night. alterations ven though they mentary." be ele- anywayT They refus to enact the law recommended by th president, even though they have passed the lower house of congress. Now, If that federal Judge who wa quoted In the press dispatches a few day ago had reference to our national congress when b advocated execution of professional criminals and the Insane, we can to som extent agree with the Jurist. He argue that It costs as much to keen a criminal as it does to Keep ana educate an honest young man tn a uni verslty which la undoubtedly true and mors especially If w keep the crlm lnal In congress or In the customs serv ice, KAI. measured In volts, and th amount of current carried, in amperes. Without voltage, or force, amperage ls a sta tionary body.) Rainfall in Crook and Lake. Portland. Or.. Dec. U. To th Editor of The Journal. Please let me know. through Th Journal, what is th n- nual rainfall in crooa ana jusiae cuuu tie and can wheat and oat r raisea thr without Irrigation T. HT. BKINKMANN. Th weather bureau ha not had ta- tlons established long enough in Lak and Crook counties to be abl to glv rag rainfall, bt partial statistic glv rainfall a roiiow: luntunii Uka Lake county, rainfall last year .7; Paisley, Lak county. .tv; rnn. Ille. Crook county, average .: v arm Spring. Crook county, IMS. Th bo rasia 1 getting out a rc-port which will lva averaire rainfall all through Ore gon, but this will act be ready for sev eral month, wnen it is reaar ror ois t libation a copy will be sent on appli cation. Tb above figure cannot b taken a th avcrag rainfall ef Lak county, imply applytcc te tb two ttlon 9nUoad. Amperage and Klrctric On rent. Te th Editor of Tb Joamal. ! tm-re1 the atnperag eaee th elaxy trie carreatt flow any faster?' F LEWIS. Na. Tfc forr of lertrt rnrrmt ts I This Hate in History. 1814 The Hartford convention met 1826 Robert Waterman, seventeenth governor ' of California, born in Fair field, N. Y. 1840 Remain of Napoleon I laid in the tomb of the Invalldes In Paris. 1854-Second day of the battle of Nashville. 1886 Robert Toombs, one of Geor gia' greatest' statesmen, died in Wash ington. Ga. Born ther July 10, 1810. 1890 The Sioux chief Sitting Bull, killed In a skirmish with soldier in South Dakota. 1893 A provincial plebiscite In Prince Edward Jaland supported prohibition of th liquor traffic by an overwhelming majority. 1898 Boer defeated the .British at Tugala. K K K Tomato Fritters. tOMATO FRITTERS Two cup to matoes, not over ripe; chop and drain; two eggs, a cup of cracker crumbs, half a cup of flour, a tea spoonful of baking powder, salt to taste. Shape with spoon and fry like flshballs after rolling In cracker crumbs. Serv hot with meat course. K R Mountain Dew Pudding. NE pint ef sweet milk, yolk of two eggs, two" tablespoonful of cocoa nut, one half cup of rolled crack er, lemon essence; mix and bak half an hour; when Son cover with a frost- in- of the white of two egg and a cupful of sugar. 0' Jaunting Along (Oentrtbatsd to Th Jaatrawt r Watt Mam. law faSMM kaaaaa part. Hto roa-poin er s fgvlar faatar ef tats coUsi ta Ta Daur lonraal.) Reginald F. Nicholson's Birthday. This life is Just a little Jauat scross CapUIn Reginald F. Nicholson of the la littl plain j w r reaching for th United Stat navy was born In the District of Columbia December IS. 1SS2. thing w want, and ofta reach In rain. Th thing w want art sordid thin H entered the naval academy at An nap- and made or sounding bra .;e do oil in Utt and after hi. gradation In L,1 iii . t . ... . th growing grass; w miss tne apicn 18.1 h erved on th Powhatan, the dor of u,, mgbt. th. glory nf the dasm: Portsmouth, th monitor Monterey and other vessels of th old navy. In at th beginning of tn war between th United State and Spain, he wa on the Oregon when that bttlblp mad its record breaking cruls from th Paclfe coast around Cap Horn to th threatened cn of arttna la West lodlaa waters. Following th war with Spala Commaader Nicholson was tn roraisarvd of tb torpads boat Farragvt from to ltl and of tb cruiser Tacotna from 1M1 to l0i. He rch tb grad of captain July t. Iti7. nl In tb around th world rrule of the American hattlehln flet b comma rul ed tb batUh'p Xebraaka, . for w are dreaming of the fight tiat every day bring on. The useless fight frw MlaM .4rTLna tfc war vf tiana rwt brains; end O. bow heavy Is oar kns bow futile r our rains! This life i but a little Jaunt acro litUe sphere; there's nothing i tbe pa til to da ant. or bring a fgh r tear: there' nothing tbc t blanch th chfc. or fill the heart with rare. If w would raly re to ak for troubl la It lair. ,If w woald only look at-mind pa tb grxvl In life! But arreriwor. with hawk n bound. w earch 0 oKi strife: irWrHrutw vr A..i'?l