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lit JOURNAL an- iNi-irnspRXT xrwsrAt'rn. . .lnliUfh"c ,-twt rrwiiim e-pt 8io1ajrV and , - ,: mnrulie t Tbe Journal Buil.1 'fVihYnd Yanilull twn. Portland. Or. , -r.,l at th r-ioffW t P.rt)ind, Or . r trtnr.llon throufh tbi mail awotJ i-.a iusnr. , t H KI'UOXKS klalu T17S: Horn. A-OM. Ml d-i-artrnwit reached r-y IhM numtwrj. 1 ell i he operator tt department T" want. jT.UKIuX AliVEUTiSlXG KKPUESF.XTATIVE. P-nJfln Kontaor To., Brunswick Buildlnt, ;;i Hfth arenne. New York; 1218 Peopl iin Rulldinr. ChU-airo " Snhnortptinn Terma br mail or to any sddreaa In tb lotted Statea or Mexico. r DAILY. . . . diia Tear.. ...... $5.00 I On month........ .50 SIXPAY. On year.. $2.W I On month :... DAILY AND SCSDAT. . On rear.. 17.50 f On monti......-. 3 - fn ' How many cowards whose heart arc ail as false At it airs of Band, wear yet upon thctr china The beard of Hercules, and frowning Mara, Who, Inward . aearch'd, . have livers white as milk? . Shakespeare. THOSE FLAMING SWORDS ; a m yHERE are all those fine gen-' SKI tlenien wno were recently ? y hotfooted for commission government? In the late city campaign, every candidate for every office waa . a commission government volcano. I Every candidate belched forth com- mission government fire, smoke and lava, , Every candidate made the heavens lurid with his fiery leal for the proposed change from the pres ent menagerie government , : Commission government candi dates and commission government Voters whooped It ,np from every ' housetop. . They bellowed and they . blustered. They champed their bridle bits and pawed the ground. They breathed, flame from their nostrils, and smote their breast with great smites.; :. ' ; They held aloft their banners, and their trumpetlngs shook the sky scrapers. They balanced on the corners, swung their partners and lid.the grand right and left. They Jught, bled and apparently died for commission government. If "not dead, are they only sleep ing? If sleeping, are they In the sweet embrace of. that long, dreamy slumber from which there will be an awakening only when Gabriel bows his- trumpet? ",-;; . ; ; Has anybody seen anything of commission government around here -lately? ;.. ;r.:,:.: . ; v Has anybody seen anything of : - those fine gentlemen "who but yes ' terday were all flaming swords of conimisBlon government? - r FOREIGN AFFAIRS f bUMAN ana English papers I mm agree for once, that peace and VI amity between the two nations are drawing nearer. The Brit ish premier stated a day or,two ago that Viscount Haldane had been well received, in Berlin and that results might soon be looked for. Now the "Local Anzelger'H of Ber lin,: being a paper often used for semi-official announcements by the German government, states that a general protocol Is taking shape de fining the views of both nations on the world-politics questions now open. Such a document is a sort of "gentlemen's agreement" very short and clear, and very binding. Foundations will be laid there on which African questions, the Bagdad railway, the relations between Ger many, England and Russia in rela . lion to Persia and the rear east, the policy of the nations about China, find the cessation or reduction of bloated armaments can"' be 1 dealt .With. ..'v " ;:;'lCIf ICbethe fact- as stated, that : "credit Is to be given to King George i for putting an end- to the tension J ho has done great " Bcrvice to the I world. It is certainly suggestive j that , he was no sooner back from f India than Viscount Haldane was sent on his mission. " j Doubtless the map of Africa will be reconstructed. The Cape to Cairo j railway will then have to cross a ; wide belt of territory not colored i with the British red.So -far the dream of Cecil Rhodes will be unful l filled. " The theory of th "great 11 t luslon" will be tested. Norman An i gell proved from history, and argu- ment, that the nation f.'Mch devel ; oped a territory by peaceful trade profited far more thereby than Its I rival 'which, spilled blood and treas- ure to force a nominal sovereignty. In that huge continent there Is surely room for bo.th. Rivalry will ' ybe acute, ambition will run high. Tliit tha rivals will ha the. rtapttn i trader, the developer, the ambition that to show the most rapid progress from savagery to civilization. ACADE5IIC HOMESTEADING SECRETARY FISHER stoutly maintains his contention that the period for homesteading k i,. must be five years 'with a brief time allowance In winter months for 1 ", the first three years for the settler ,- to wprk otherwhere for the means ''-.A Of living. .""" '''. Speaker Clark has promised his . . Id. to the Borah bill with a -three - years' period and a reasonable con cession as to time off. . What Is a home without a living? .. What is a farm without a' product? & What chance for survival is there fof a homesteader until 'he has tamed his land and made It productive. :v'",Tne'-..real ;tC8t --ofTlgM-.to title should not be time served, but prod ucts grown and improvements made, dreary epot. A homestead with no he winter, and a poor incentive to men we are urging to go on the soil. . Academically, Secretary Fisher's plan may offer reasons as. a guaran tee against frauds. In ac'tual prac tice, it Is not appealing to men and their families, who get hungry three time3 a day. It may sound well in theory, but hungry children cannot be fattened on theory. " " The best tests of the settler's good faith are his Improvement and his products. Mere time Bpent on the place means nothing. AN UNBUSINESSLIKE BUSINESS F OLLOWINQ the recommenda- datlons1 of Postmaster General Hitchcock, President Tuft ad vises congress to Increase the rate on second class mall matter to two cents per pound. This Is urged as a plan for reducing further the postal deficit. Here is another case of Mr. Hitch cock's unwillingness to see the busk ness side of carrying the malls. He Insists upon perpetuation of a plan that would bankrupt any private concern, just a It bring, loss to the government. The government Is already chart? lngjewspapera $1 per 100 pounds for short haul service. It Is a haul oramaniy equivalent to tne aistance rrom tne point or publication to tn limits of the state. For this same service, the - express companies charge only 50 to 60 oents per 100. If the express companies can ren- der the service at about half what he' government charges, the govern- ment should also be able to make money at half what It now charges. J But, because the express compan- les handle this class of matter more cheaply, the government loses the short haul business,-which is given to the exnress companies. This Kan- pens to be the largest volume by far of the newstiaDer business; and the one on which the government could I make the largest profit. Oh the other hand, the govern- ment carries matter on the long haul at the same rate, and all the long haul business goes . through the malls. It. loses to theexpress com- nanles the business on which it makes money, and gets all the long haul business on which ... it loses monev. It is an example of bad business method for -which no de- fense can be offered." 4 As all sane establishments do. the postofflce department Bh6u1d make a riar( tnr ancnnil class mattAr onm- mensurate with the service rendered There should be no free service to anybody or to, any class or for any distance." Zones should be eetab llshed, such as private transportation companies maintain',' and - the com- nensatlon for. service should be on a basis of the length of haul. 'This would be the beginning of sanity in the postoffice department. : It would soon .Btop the department from los ing heavily on the costly long haul, and stop its losa in favor of the ex press companies 1 on the profitable short haul. And there are many other costly leaks, by stopping which, the postal aencu oouia db turnea iwo . 10 oaiance. wny not., relieve lo ui.it. Of the heavy COSt Of Carrying tons ncor.ie is a ion:!v place to si-end t and tons of congressional franked products of the state flow to Port matter? Why not reform the exor- landf..and Portland akes a profit Duam cnarges paia ue ranrimuB carrying tne manaa nugo lean e - posed by Postmaster General Vilas more man . zd years ago 1 CRIMINAL TRIALS S' OMB abuses have grown up until by custom the public sense and consclet.ee are deadened, and the community acquiesces si lently In conditions" which If they came as novelties wou"d not be per mitted an hour's, life. , The criminal law and its admin istration are In point. A criminal code should be clear, 6lmple, comprehensible, the definl- tlonc of offenses- free from .technical ity. Penalties should be clearly stated as to maximum and mini- aving regard to the safe - m . ' - .. reformation of the offender. When the district attorney begins his work It should be his part to trlng Into the light of day, the truth His glory should not cmslst In con victing the accused, but in having justice done by means of a full dis closure of the facts. , . The judge Bhould control the trial His powers should extend to the ex clusion of evidence outside the lines of the indictment and defense. Ills purpose should be that neither tech- nicalitfes should exclude, nor preju dice mar a full disclosure. Special Iy should the judge protect the hon est witness in efforts, to give and to explain his testimony. From the time one is called In court on his summons as a possible juror he is to be under the protec tlon as well as under the Juriadlc uon oj me juag, iaa, man is uo- 1 At " M.. J . " fTM- A. , . 1 . Ing service t6 the state and is en- titled to coneideratlon. At best jury service is an lrxsome auty. ine 1 t 1 M A. i J A. J juror siiouia m.uawa u 10 nw im- partiality. He is to be sworn to try wiinouii:prejuuicef 'ieTr,,or:. wTor. ana oniy on uieeviaence 10 db aa- aucea. , . : r . - as to tne-accusea.- ine continent- ai system nas mucn to recommend it. There the accused is required to give msown explanation ot tne racjes testified to or held against him. He is to be examined by the Judge and in the presence of the witnesses. He may explain away to his .; utmost power me, evidence against him". ; In those countries it Is an axiom in criminal trials that the Btate s In- itTi'si lies in caving full disclosure of all JractB, from every source re T Li -.1 or hurt. The final point is that substantial justice shall be the end all of the trial. On that, devoid of technical ities to the utmost possible, the righteousness of the verdict Bhall depend.' - FREE TOLLS I T Is possible that congress may commit an -unpardonable blunder with reference to canal tolls. One theory advanced at Wash ington Is that there should be com petitive rates to attract foreign ton nage from Suez, and a sufficient tax on domestic tonnage to make the canal a paying investment, It Is the old policy of taxing our selves and giving the foreigner the benefit of our own Industry. We charge our own people higher prices for American made goods and sell them to the European or Asiatic t far lower figures. It is not surpris ing that the same principle is pro posed at Washington respecting tolls at Panama. : ; The canal Is one national oppor- tnnlfv i Vianoflf Imnaf ovArv fttat. Ths etrt want8 paclflc CORflt ,umber fruit and other products. -.It cannot get them now at living prices because Ljj, railroads cannot afford to haul lhem .t rftte. t0 Justify their shlp- ment 'The Pacific coast want eastern manufactured products at prices tnat Ao not make them nrohlbltlye. There Is scarcely a section of the union that will not profit In lowered freight rates, it the canal tolls are made free to American coastwise shipping. There Is scarcely a corn- munlty In tha union that will hot suffer If the tolls' are placed so high as to make the canal non-competl- tlve. Theeast, the , north.-the- south, the middle west and the Paolfic coast are all vitally Interested In free tolls. Free tolls will be stimu lus. for a country-wide development of waterway. commerce. They will favorably affect the lake states, the Mississippi states, the gulf states, the Atlantto; states and the Paclflc states, Coastwise Jtraffla la already over handicapped by destructive navlga tlon laws. They have already driven most of our coastwise shipping from the sea. They are laws that should he repealed, but in the absence of such repeal, congress should make tolls free at Panama, an act that would In part atone for the destruc- tlon ; WTOUgM Dy in inaeiensiDlO navigation laws Public sentiment, voiced ..by pub lic bodies and ' otherwise, should thunder at the' doors of congress That body should not be permitted to make the paramount blunder of imposing tolls at Panama that will drive the remnant of our coastwise "hipping from the ocean CONCEjUMNQ STATE AID T HERE Is not a doubt of the value of Btete aid as a stim ulus In road building. It Is the only means by which con .,,, to wonitv nf irm r,iH is Lequlred to pay ft jstuhare of the expense. Oregon, gool highways are of in,,tlmnhla vain, tn Portlonr! Thn out of them. The better the faclll ui n- -.ottlnn- nrnAwnta mrtf the mor6 the volume produced, and the greater the benefit Portland will receive. Thus, though Portland has not ab great an' interest as has the remote county Itself, Portland has a direct Interest in perfecting the roads in that county. The only way Portland can help road - building In that - county - is through state aid. If state aid be applied, one third or more j?f it will be contributed from the. great wealth of Portland, and in that way Port land will help build roads In every county. It is a just arrangement because only fair; to Portland, and very helpful to the outside counties; A thorough study of the etate-ald plan shows it to be 'equitable" all 1 . . . ronH I uuuu. mux w 1. v. j s&a ukaoiovuuvg to road endeavors In. the interior. But there Is even a stronger rea son for state aid. In the ctlraulus i Is to counties anxious to better their highways. Where it has been tried experience showB that more and more counties are led, under Us fos tering assistance, to engage in road building.; It gives , an lmpetuc to the good roads movement not other wise to be obtained, a fact shown by the experience in Ontario, Canada, noted in an article on this page. The 1912 automobile models are equipped with self starters. The irate man on a street crossing who has sworn himself hoarse after dodg ing one of them by a mere hair' breadth would be better satisfied if they were equipped with self stop pers. pftrtHn th- thought, hut in u h thftt tna tw0 Trvineton - hnRhanda who refused to understand that their wTfl,.w -ot ! hnrela ann 1 0 " nTlnished them so severely, were nnt realy B0 jgnorant on the point'of Mentlty 0& appeared on the surface -A Boston man lias won fifty dollar prize for a song on the hfgh COst of living. Presumably. It will Uever be -mistaken for a Christmas carol For a man who says, ije doesn't in J tend to run, Bwana Is taklng!extra' ordinary -precautions to . have the track clear. American hut to' is enldemlc and Cleveland surgeons now r.laira'that - 1 they can extract anybody's appendix careless of who may in two minutes. Hera la a c. z-& for tlo American Health Protective association to have them pulled for speeding. A Missouri judge has ruled that a barber Is not an artist. But many a man who shaves himself shows abil ity In fresco work. T. R. now runs his own automo bile. There will be things doing If any chauffeur attempts to make T. R. take his dust Letters From tte People (Communication lent to The Journal for oub- tlratlon In tbla department ahould not xeed. &00 word n -length and D'lat b accompanied Ij th nam and addrea i tht Mnder.) Seaside Charter Campaign. Soasida, Or., Feb. 31.-To tha Editor of Tha - Journal Tha paople of tha oonaolldated city of Seasido will vote m the twenty-eighth of thia month to adopt one or reject both of two char ters aubmltted by the charter commit tee which, waa long ago appointed by Wj S. Hennlnger. then m the helrhth of hit rlorx with his hands alternately In the city treasury and the iaf of the Bank of Seaside. Tha proposed charters provide for a water commission which will hava pow er to raise funds and expend them. In dependently of the etty government aa any other power aside from that which the initiative and referendum gives the voters. . A water fund waa tha chief bone of contention under the old regime, and Hennlnger got it. Our charter com mission, composed of very worthy men against whom tha worst causa of com plaint waa tha Identity of the man who appointed them, proposed a charter which named the water commission to hold office from three to five' years. In response to a numerously signed pet!-, tion for an elective water board they now offer us the choice of the charter first .proposed as one differing from it only Jin providing that the first water commission shall be chosen at a special election. This gives the supporters of the named board an advantage, as voters Indifferent to tha personnel of that board will prefer tha charter that dis penses' with the expense of a special election. . - - - - . The contest on the twenty-eighth will be another battle between the Hen nlnger and' antl-Hennlnger forces, as was the late city election, when two well respected clticens headed the tick et for mayor and one want down in de feat not for any fault of his own, but because of the Hennlnger odor among hi followers. - .. ,- An independent and unreviewable water commission, with power to issue bonds and levy taxes and expend the proceeds, looks good to the professional grafters, and eaglea are wont to gather where there Is a carcass. ." BEAsrom Veteran Seeks Information, - Portland, Feb. 22. To -the' Editor of The Journal I am a Union Veteran, but have lost my certificate ofMlsoharge irom service in Sherman's fnt as carpenter and as fireman onk military railroad entering Chattanooga, Tenn. In order to help straighten this out I woutjVl like to get the-names o'f the men wrfti whom I worked at building a pole, mill at Chattanooga in June, 1864, and th name of the quartermaster's man who hired us and bossed the job. .in anotner .crew I helped to put a bridge across the Humboldt river at At lanta In July of the same year. Borne of tha boys will surely remember C. H, Leisure, and give me their addresses, This bridge was 125 feet high; and there was a big gang of men at work on lc would like to get the names of all who still live and were members of the Seventh Iowa, ; Company . K, Sixteenth Army corps', Second division. They - will remember when we took them from Atlanta to Rome, Oa., and how the weeds had grown up between the rails. They , had to push us up steep grade and sand the track, using frying pans to sprinkle the sand on by hand! Hood's army was just across the river from us. We landed at Rom about 2 a. m. Two of the guard were asleep, rolled up in their blankets, while three others did picket duty. When I blew the engine whistle to see if the other trains were behind us all right the two sleepers jumped into - the river, thinking the enemy were upon us. The boys will remember this, and I think they will remember Charles Henry Leis ure, who helped to drive - the engine. Captain Stark-water had charge of the Allitary roada, but tha .name, of . tha quartermaster who "hired us I hav for gotten. Any one who can give m this information' please address me at 860 East Twenty-first street, Portland. C. H. LEISURE. Wants Work. ; - . Portland. Or., Feb. 17.--To the Editor of The Journal. I read in The Journal of February 16 of kind-hearted people who started a fund for one Quinoy Ad ams Lewis, which is .a good kindness and shows that there are some good and kind peoplo in Portland; b!bo that when he is well enough to leave the hospital he will have several Jobs to go to. I wish this was the case with me, I am a cripple and a tradesman, having lost nty limb in the honor of my, oountry la the Spanish-American war. I get a pen sion, but not enough to siipport my wife and child. I trm a painter by trade and can do anything In that line, such as paper- hanging and painting of all kinds, no matter howJit la to be done, or where. I can climb ladders outside, or Inside ofj buildings. I will jdefy any man wjth Rood limbs to work with me, but Jrst because I am a cripple, there Is nothing doing. I am not afraid of work and do not expect the pay able-bodied men get,' but am willing to work. Perhaps' If I was peddling shoestrings and Jiving as a scalawag, they would think more, of It, but as I am too honest for that and want work there Is none for me. I trust some good, kind hearted party will read this and help me to a place' of work, for which I will be thankful. . F. M. BERGMAN, 683 East Seventy-first Street North. Single Taxer Defines Land. Portland, Or., Feb. 22.To the Editor of The "Journal Many of the .letters, to your paper discussing single tax ar misleading and fail to make clear the points intended because of th misuse and misunderstanding of terms such as land, land value, landlord, etc. Land in economic terms Includes all God's cre ated work in the world with tha on exception, man; man Is the active fac tor. Land is the passive factor, ail natural resources, "oil," Iron.-'-coat.-'cop5 per, water, water! power, all natural growths of timber and mineral as well as the. solli -Wild anirnals and fish. The creation of what we know as land value la the work of man in his civilized state; until man became or ganized In civil government this thing "land." did not become In- any way possclsed of that .quality, known as value.. ... . ' While .man as a. savage roamed at will .over the face of the eartlj and subsisted oh wild animals and roots with no permanent dwelling place, no civil society, ororBanlreddevelppmcjit 'oJhaturaT res o"u rets, all tliese thitigs weire common, and private property In or ownership of land was unknown; all COMMENT AND SMALL CHANGE Some prominent men are dwlinlng to run for aeuator wisely, probably. Counting fools of all sradas and grees, Utey- are an overwhauulng ma jority. " Anybody with nothing worth while to da can always start a new society, order r lodjr. Mrs, FlnolaJr doesn't want to love the same fellow ong -unless ha has plenty Of money. Poufl Colombia! Ton'ra little and weak; what dos Big I oare about mis treating jou? Oardening by school children is a fine Innovation; education In soil oultura is the' kind moat needed. After a little Roosevelt mar unbosom te say that ha will not be and under no clrcumstanees would hava been a oandl datta, . . The colonel mav bn a aadlT disillu sioned man. The overwhelming and Irre sistible demand for him as president may not be. up to expectations. , Tha-aerera eold tloim predicted for ima region oy tne wasningion w earner oureau to oacur on Tuesday ana weanea day waa acarcaly up to tha announce-' menu "Our position 1 that of self aontained uncohBern," says Assistant Secretary of Stat Wilson. Yes. Colombia is a weak country, and can't enforc-a-dmand for I Justice. w w It beautiful Lillian Changes her mind about Husband-to-be Moore In a year or two, and about love, she won't nave to maice any excuses; noooay wiu , De surprised. The' United States supreme court In timated pretty plainly that the lawyers for the telephone company and for Mr. Kiernan ought to have known better than to go into court with euca an absurd proposition. , ., , ......... . ..".. . . . . . A news item savs the csar of Russia has hired a seer to foretell evils. It would be a Joke on Mm if the aeer should tell the truth that the supersti tious, oppressive cxar and his govern ment are the greatest vfls, - : SEVEN FAMOUS MUSEUMS Metropolitan Th Matroriolltan Museum of Nw Tork city is the most important of the many museums la our country, and Is better known than all the others, although It is not varied In its collec tions as most of them but consists al most entirely of paintings and sculp ture. It stands In Central Park and was formed following a meeting f the art committee of th Unionleagu in that city in Ootobor, 1869.-1; Before it became permanently settled it had vari ous homes and consisted of some pur chased pictures as, well as a coUectfbn that was loaned br PrJvat owners, in oroleot at once was reoelved with favor, and shortly large gifts in money and art objects were given to tne museum ana tha first Important purchase of an tiquities -was in 1872, when th oolleo'H tlon unearthed by tienerai 1 r. 01 es nola'ln Cyprus was added to th ex hibits. -v-:; --.f-f The first pqrtlon of th present mag nificent building In Central Park, which la visited by more than a, million people each year, waa Inaugurated in 1880. The Cyprus collection already has no par allel anywhere for extent and value. It comprises ston sculptures, sarco phagi. Inscriptions, alabaster, Ivories, lamps, pottery, terra cotta atatuettea, bronzes, glass, gems, Jewelry and other objects and classes of objects whloh are uniaue. . The museum's collection of glass was Increased by ft purchase from Charyet and presented Ty Henry ti. juarquana, also a later collection presented by J. J. Jarvls; making the entire collection of glass th most valuable known. There are magnificent collections 6t Babylonian. Assyrian, and other an elent cylinders.- seal and inscribed clay tablets; Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Indian and American antiquities, the iai in gold and silver; aa wil as- pottery and stone; modern- sculptures and bronsos; the Huntington collection of memorials of Washington, Franklin and Lafayette; the E. C. Moore collection 01 ancieni tarra.cotta statuettes, ancient and mod era glass.; oriental enameled and other notterv. and objects of art in metal, Ivory, etc.; the Coles collection of tap estries and vases; the Lazarus oolleotlon of - miniatures, enamels, ... lewelry .; and fans; the Drexel collection of objects of art in gold and silver; the C. W. King collection of ancient gems, purchased and presented to the museum by John Taylor Johnton; the collection of orien tal norcelain from 8. R Avery; th Jap- BWordBnCJSrom thrives collection; th unlqu coifeotlon of musical Instru ments of all nations, presentee, d ri Thr, f!mnbv Brown, with a smaller col lection of musical instruments of ail nations, oresemea ay jho. v.. Brown, with a smaller collection pre sented by J. W. Drexel; the Banker and had equal access to the earth and to its resources, the thing we all land valuo did not exist. We canVeadily see then that Jand value Is the product of man in the masB, when eanized in -social compaot, civil government, cooperative society. The community then as a whole and not tne marviauai a. ui, createsfthe land value of the state ftnd It must of necessity belong to its cre ator,, the state. The Bingio tax wuum onnronriata a, proper .proportion otthls social cooperatively created val ue to meet the expense 01 ptotkuos for our socially created wants, streets. water works, sewers, ugnung pin. i.r.hon and street railway service, nVHA hiilldtna-s. etc.. leaving the CaV malnder-x una nonuuD, auLu.. ly created fund to the individual. Use, benefit and enjoyment of the whole peo ple 1ft just proportion to their industry and enterprise. .' rM Work for Big Men. Hood River, Feb. 22. To the Editor of The Journal If Uncle Bam got th ehlp building- germ anLput the quietus on the protective duties. Without re nouncing the gonetruction of seagoing commercial ships, it would be better than the toll dictum of "fare pleaae" en the canal's completion. -v With British and Canadian. Interests Involved In accord with the Hay Paun cefote treaty, the construction of ships at ft moderate figure sheuld Only be a matterof diplomacy as long as such highly traind-men-re-in touehrr with the. far.reaching. effects of the. great waterway function. This vital : ques tion, only needs a powerful man -at the helm to be conelstent with the people's desideratum. JAM E 3 1. CASSIDT. Our Precious Tariff. Portland, Or.,' Feb. 21. To the Edi tor of The Journal I see in your Sat urday's Journal tht the Portland Cham ber of Commerce , has wired Senator Chamberlain "to work against . any change in tariff schedules excepting suoh aa are prepared by the tariff com- mjaslon." Perron jn tn jnln my pH- tloa to tills. Dear Mr. Senator, I beg of you to vote for no change in tariff schedules , except those , prepared by NEWS IN BRIEF Cootill! people are agitating for free oity delivery of mail. - Fortr-flTo lttaens hav offered them selves for service in tli volunteer fir department that is being organlied at Lakeview. V . . Students of th Wallowa county high school will present a burlesque version of "Merchant of Venice" Saturday night, at the opera house la Enterprise. Albany democrat: Henry Klrsoh ha SI acres, and is showing, what can be don with a small tract Laat year he raised a00 worth of potatoes and ha 360 cords of wood cut. Besides he has seven cows and numerous other chat tels. r .. - - . - . " Ordinanoes are being prepared at Hood River requiring that all wires shall be placed underground within the fir limits and that outside of the fir limits all electric wires shall be plaoed on on side of th street and telephone wires on th other. Lakeview Examiner: Plana ar un der way her for the organisation of a Gaelic football association among the local Irish boys. Similar , associations are to be orranisad at Pluah and Pais ley, and it la thought that some lively matches will b seen her.-;- - Milton Eagl: Noah Taylor or Tr- water has In his possession one of -The rarest coins in existence, half dollar piece coined In 1863 by th California stat mint, and in size about half a worn dim, bat mad of pur gold. Ac cording to mint officials there are only throe of -thee coins- in etnoe and they know wher each on is. -' ... Lebanon Express: Oil lease wr re corded with the county clerk a few days ago from Margaret E. Williams. 480 acres; George A. McCart, 100 acres; George j. Wtlhelm, 680 acres; C. A. Wassom, lbs acres; , E.-E. Upmejer, 280 acres, and T. E. Grimes-$40 acres, all nar Ilarrisburg, to J. J. Yackley; con sideration, .one-eighth royalty. '.,. '' Corvallls city council has ordered that unless within six months th opera house (9 provided with an outside stair way from the balcony, an exit on th south side, a. rear exit, a good brick flue, and other adequate precautionary meapurea against fire, no further license will be granted for th. operation of theTPla.ce as a public; playhouse. - Museum. other collections of ancient textile fab ric from th Fayoum in Egypt Tha clotures, gold medals and other objeota commemorative of tha laying of the American cable were presented by the late Cyrus W. Field; th models of the Invention by the lata Captain John Ericsson, presented by George H. Robinson; the reproductions of ivory carvings, exhibiting the mediaeval con tinuance of th art; the collection of Renaissance Iron work, the Delia Rob- bla altar pieces, the metallic reproduc tions of the gold-and silver objects In th Imperial Russian muum, all presented by Henry G. Marquand; the McCullum, Stuart and Astor laces; th collection of the architectural casts made from a fund bequeathed by the late Levi H, Willard, amounting -to $100,000; the sculptural casts, -presented by H. G. Marquand; and th beginning of the series of casts purchased by sub scription Intended to illustrate Droeres- slv art from th earliest example to the later Christiftns; dawIngv'By th old masters collected by Count Maggt- ori of Bologna, Slsfnor Marietta, Profes sor Angellnl and Dr. Guastala, pur chased and presented by Cornelius Van derbilt; with another - smaller but equally fine collection presented by Mrs. Cephas G. Thompson; a large collection of paintings by old Dutch and. Flemish masters; another collection of paintings by old masters and painters of the -English School, presented by H. G. Mar- ouand; the noble galleries of master pieces by modern artists including th most famous works of Rosa Bonheur (presented by: Cornelius Vanderbllt), and Melssonler (presented by Henry miton). :x ';- ;, Th Metropolitan Museum of Art would be a museum of first class even if it wer limited to any on of th col lections that It includes; but its sym metry and extent is as remarkable as lte rapid growth, especially when we re flect that Its creation and Increase ar due wholly to private enterprise. Besides the advantage furnished to artists, arti san and art students In copying and designing from Its collections, th mu seum has also, during the greater period of its existence, maintained an institu tion called th Art Sohools, In whloh th fine arts and decorated arts In their Chief branches, are taught, and lecterea on arar given. Extensive additions hare been made to the exhibit at th Metropolitan Mu seum eaoh year, la ell the various lines shown ther and for several years the management ha maintained Important expeditions In Egypt which bay mad valuable contributions to the science of archeology. . ..s......,,.,:,' TomorrowThe Smithsonian Institu tion.. . . ',. . . Aldrich and Cannon's commission. You who have been studying the question for 20 years oan know nothing ,about the suDjeci in oomparison with this esaen- tlal commission. 5 It is Onlv in ralalna- tariff that A commission is not need ed. By ,$olng a requested you will aid in prolrnglng this beneficent institution in us great work of turning out mil lionaire ana sweat shops. I see Judge vmry na naa nie ear to the ground. , AN OBSERVER OF HOW IT JS DONE. : Jewish Women for Votes Portland, Feb. 22. To the Editor of ine Journal Whert, we open our snir. hum eyes ana peep a little deeper into the,, euestlon of ''women's emanelna- tlon," we perceive Very plainly that the women surfrage idea. Is not only mak ing a big progress, but it extends and u is prevailing ai over the world. It Is a modern life of activity, of equality In prosperity end adversity, v pleasure "o sorrow, in victory and defeat. vvnen we read, the news that the Jewish ladles In Portland In a, body proiestea against a Kosher butoher enop raising tne price of the most essential article of nourishment, for their families, w see they, are obeying ) a natural impulse. rt is contrary to tne old fashioned cub torn of letting the husbands at. tend to th fighting and settling of difficulties. It Is hers and there and everywhere, the same idea ; and the same" principle. The South Portland Jewish ladles witn you, m principle. - ) -j. , . -;KH : -moses rein; Willing to Help. . Kenjon, Feb. 17 to the Editor of Tha Journal I would like to meet any who are interested in the subject of a stranger club with ft view tO' forming one. I have been her three-years, am a business man of fair" means and a property owner. Having felt the jneed of such ft club, I will assist financially immediately. ,- D. O. NEIL. The Ohio supreme eourt he upheld the constitutionality of the Greene nine bQ-ur work day law for women. : 1 for Cizzlim PtCtC 211 Rczls From the Toronto Inland Hall and . - Empire. Honorable Dr. Raume, minister of public works, has announced that an other million dollars Is to be raised to continue contributions toward the cost of good roads built by counties, under th highway Improvement act. The previous million dollar fund was raised 16 years ago. when th system of aiding municipal road building was adopted. At the first county councils were slow t take advantage of the offer of a third, of the oost of road construction. ; In consequence the million lasted 10 years, payments mounting up rapidly under the Whitney administration as county after county adopted good roads systems. Now Ontario is paying about 8200,000 ft year, and the amount Is Increasing ft -the movement for good roads gains In ' extent and momentum. The new fund cannot at the new rat of highway de velopment last for mor than four years. and If under th stimulus of federal as sistance and 1 ft- consequent enlargement of public Interest, good roads construc tion programs - ar materially - ft u g m anted. It may b necessary for Onta- rlo to make further provision far such 1 expansion. Twenty out ef IT eligible oeuntle are now operating systems under th act, and th bringing ef th IT ut siders into th fold, thus paving th war for s, province wide system of standerd !zd highway. Is "Tfiucn tifbV desired. Ontario stands high in its road leglslft tlon, compared with ether provinces end states on tha continent, but the enor mous sums spent and labor eentrttmted have fallen for short of accomplishing . all that 1 desired. General enthusiasm and Interest ere necessary to improve the standard,, specially In the ease ef secondary or township roads, where con struction Is ft matter , ef purely looeJ concern. The way interest oan be beat stimulated : is by the construction of state highways, whloh- will place before the people a standing object lesson of the benefits of high class road work, and by the standardizing of county eye terns for people one enjoying the com fort and convenience-of good highway will not tolerate retrogression. Suoh as. si stance aa the federal government will , give, and additional - encouragement to ' counties to extend, and Improve their systems, should Inaugurate aa ess, of great progress. A big stimulus to road builders would be given were Ontario to contribute on half ef the cost ef construction instead of one third ft at present. This would Increase the provincial outlay about 170,000, on th present basis, but the Incentive given to counties now lagging In the good work should be immediately productive. Tanglefoot By Miles Overholt (F6u.owgTiz&Nsj .1 The finger of sconi" 1 lifted and tb fellow who "points with pride," Is peddling information, all wool and a run yara wiue. - "My enemies try to knif me; I defy thfm on and all." And his bravery's only exceeded by W e-reat suddIv .of trail. 80 h stands and delivers his spe exnreealons as musty as tripe: He gestures and hollers and screeehs yea, tne politician is ripei BROTHER ED. Mv brother Ed's ft funny guy. One time he went to sleep while lying tn forest where the sleeping comes quite cheap; and, suddenly, he heard ft noise . that roused him from his dreams. Me heard ft half ft dozen of the most un earthly screams, and, leaping to his feet, he saw ft panther in ft tree. Foor Ed. unarmed, grew cold and pale ftnd weakened at the knee: The panther. ready for a spring, growled fiercely, green of eye, till Ed almost decided it .was time for him to die. Just then ft thought ftoonrred 60 Ed thftt nearly made him laugh. , He saldt "Now, panthers always like a nice. young, juicy calf." He said that on his hands, of course the aocent with the thumb for Edward has ft woeden head; he'e also deaf and dumb. Ed qelokly pulled his trousers up somewhere above his knee and shewed - his calf quit plainly so the panther thing could see. The panther licked his frothing chops, got ready for ft leap, and Ed ward timed Its actions then bis flesh began to creep, for he was filled with awful fright and he began to quake, his teeth began to chatter like the rattle of a snake. But still his flesh kpt creeping soon poor Edward rubbed his . eyes. He couldn't see the panther, and it filled him with surprise. The forest was behind him and the sun shone bright o'erhead. He pinched himself te learn if ha was still alive or. dead. And then he solved the mystery: To see, his creeping flesh had moved hirst deftly from the plight which had him la the mesh. Ana afterward when he laid down to take ft quiet Sleep, he never feared ft danger for he knew his fljsh would creep and take htm from the jaws of death at least that's what he said. He U ft most resourceful man, is my poor brother Ed, . - 7 Employes at Smith-Powers camp Ife. 1 hue contributed 146.26 to the relief f una for - the widows and orphans of the men who lost their lives in the wreck of -the uorth fitar. -- ' (Oontrlbotci to Th Journal hr Walt Mas, the famous Kmnaa poet. His pro-pcmr. regular feature of tbU column In Tb Dally Journal.) -,' ' . -. There ere hints of vernal softness tn the gusty winds that blow from the sweet and sunny southland where the yams and 'possums grew, , There are signs that spring is coming in the ac tions of the frau, who is fussing round with' patterns and discussing bonnets how. Tou may hear the politician singing wildly well of votos, and the: agent seeks the country selling patent Russian oats; seen we'll hear the morn ing carol of the larks and katydiuB. and the enterprising clothier talks about his nifty lids, and the sport for golf equip ment blows his llUle-rroll of stamps, ' ?.nd the farmer's dog is, honing, for' th iegs of Juicy tramps. Oh, the ' good eld eprtngr is coming! Gentle Annie's on her way! Soon the soya must weed th garden when they'd like to boat plav. . and their dads will talk of streamlets where the fish are large and fair, and. the smell of burning rubbish will be on the twilight air,' ftnd the baFds will tear 4 the tresses, in a frenzy, from their scalps, and the girls , will write thoir essays on the land beyond the Alps. Let us sound a loud klyoodle, let us plrou- ma.-anA.iing, ,tnr tna.tnuatiye-ferrtr- swarmlng with, the harbingers of spring! Cotrrlht; 1011, by Ueorse Miitthcw Adama. Har Dingers of Spring -I . ! 1 - 1'