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::: journal 1 mrred It the twtoffjr- It re a a c.:rcct, personal, ana f?.i"r t in the 4 0 or -6 0 feet square ruhiinh'' come, and every schoolhouse, Isvor it 'should be, tho Inspiration " 6f the children's labors. Xfnnh hfia hMtn cnM ltnr Tint. trtfl Portland. 0r- . 1 , . . tl o mucn, aooui ine varani iuia mat m - ..,r,t SUTi(lf tt Ti Journal Puitd 1 Tfft tr. belnc. and will still be. turned over i: i Ki iio.vK.s w!n Ti.s; , for the children's gardens. . nut tne htt dfp'Hnx-t y wtnt. i p.nn influence stays at no fences, and Every word . H d -partm'tits rrhM tT ,n iokkksx advertising BB,KB1lLsIJ,!J,nr should begin at home W.JKTrtYi8i Wei' said about the benefit to the child Build'"!-. Chieafrn. P itwcrlptloB Term, br "'' to ,n7 to tha United State or Veitea. , On. rr IS on I Or Boot - SUNDAY, - a . K v t Orw trtnmn - Ona yeir. "b"Aliv AND SODA Y. IT.SO I On month.. -00 Tear following years siw something every aay. At list they steal u from our selves away. - pop DETEXDEXT PORTLAND IF Portland is to be a seaport It ought to be a seaport. A publi cation recently ' issued by the shipowners of the Pacific coast catalogues 125 to 150 steam schoon ers which operate "In the Taciflc trade. Practically each managing owner of these boats resides In San Francisco, and .nearly all these ves sels are registered with a' San Fran cisco entry. Most of these ships are bnllt from the products of timber grown along the Columbia river, and manufac tured in mills along the Columbia by Oregon mill men. After being built, the owners of these vessels depend largely onTortland distributors for their Income. A large percentage of this freight originates either-; In southern California or at the doors of Oregon." applies to the parents. No one knows till he tries how much pleas ure in the growing, and now much comfort in the eating. Is to be had from Just a bit of ground 30 feet square beginning with radishes in March and finishing with beet root In January. The experiment in each case is on a very small scale, but It is in the line of making friends with the land, and may Inspire the taste for the life on the little suburban farm of which we hear so much. Why was the response so instant, so general, to the suggestion that has run over Oregon to set the chil dren to work spade and "rake In hand? Because It appealed not only to the good sense, but to the good taste of all. T NEGLECTED OREGON HE total gold output of Oregon since .the beginning exceeds $100,000,000. This Is the rec ord at the United States mints. Nobody knows how much gold has been carried away In buckskin sacks and credited to other states. 'y . We know but little cbout the gold possibilities In Oregon. All we know is that about $100,000,000 In placer gold has been taken from the beds of creeks and deposits along their banks. This placer gold is not the maInd.eposltbu.tjDalr ihe super ficial wash. The leads from which It was eroded by the processes of the ages constitute a far greater total of stored wealth. We know little about the geolog ical deposits of ,, Oregan. We know nothing about our geolog ical possibilities. We are doing the amaiing act of shipping Bedford stone all the way from Indiana for UBe In Oregon buildings, though It Is certain that there are literally moun tains of all kinds of building stone of the finest character In the state. All we know about gold possibili ties Is in the finds that hare, been madev by Individuals, little skilled in' the lore of geology. All we know of the geological deposits is - that which has been picked up here and there from the outcropplngs by per sons acting in an Individual capac ity. There has been no exhaustive research into the subject. In fact, only three other states In the union have been as neglectful of their geo logical Investigations as has Oregon. - The state of Oregon produced less than $4,000,000 worth of geological products last year. It imported $12,- 1 000,000 worth. It could have pro- Here is evidence of the backward ness of Portland in doing those things that strengthen her claim to distinction as a seaport city. The vessels built of Oregon materials and supported by Oregon traffic pay good dividends .or .they .would,, npt be built Though Portland Is re puted tofcone of the richest cities per capita in the United States we rely on other cities to build the car - rlers for ; doing our business. Though we ar at the strategic cen ter of what 'it is possible to make one of the most effective waterway sys tems in the world, we depend upon other cities to build, equip and op erate our vessels. Why ire we not building these ships In Portland and registering their tonnage at Portland?-. v.-': The weightiest local Issue before Portland at this time is her trans portation and ber relation to her transportation. - The greatest oppor tunity that lies within the grasp of Portland Is Involved in the Issue of whether or not this city has the ca pacity to BOlve the transportation problem right Whether they know it or not the men of means In this,' . ' . ' , . . ' -... . city are welr confronted lth ,;thf ,s the flndlllg flf the the question of how well it Is to K f mlne8 eBtabllehed by tte fare with Portland as a seaport city laBt legt8lature wlth Profes80r Parks in the future. , , v ot , the Agricultural college at its Toe Astoria nanaicap muBi oe re- bearj moved, 'ine rates tor tie ttcrrn clouds v ill 11. over. !thera by car:?:: ; 0: : ! : ".3. . The trouble with the ItalUrs Is What is this tie hear alout "Oregon that they have the Turkish wolf by the ears and see no way to let go. If the Italian fleet bombards Con stantinople or Salovika the problem of the near east will be opened on the spot First?" What about the famlli.ir slo pan, "Made in Oregon?" COMMENT AND NEWS. 11 aJ . im. mcTXEOTiiArs letter A' way. GAIN Mr. Hiclnbotham is in error. He has not read the proposed road bills. He thinks "state-aid" means a stlate hlgh Thts Is made clear in his ar ticle In The Journal yesterday," "State aid" does not mean a state highway. ' At present, the counties build and pay for the roads, and the farmers or those outside the cities supply the money. "State aid" is a proposal for the state to supply a part of the money for building coun ty roads, and to require city, dwell ers, public service corporations and transportation companies to bear a part of the cost. By the plan, the city dwellers, the public service cor- poratibns , and the transportation companies would pay 56 per cent and the farmers 44 per cent of the money the state contributes through the state-aid plan to the' counties for road building. " The money received from the state Is to be expended by the county courts, assisted by the state engineer who acts. In an advisory capacity, which means that the people of a county will have control of the se lection of roads on which state-aid money shall be spent. ; v : Does Mr. Hiclnbotham want dty dwellers, railroads, and other big enterprises to bear part of the cost of road building? If bo, he is In favor of state aid. ' Does Mr. Hiclnbotham want the farmers to pay all the costof road building' and city dwellers, the rail roads and Big BuBlnesa to pay noth ing? If so he la against state aid. The rates for northwest products down the Columbia - must lie fixed on a, basis of a downhill haul Instead of on a basis of an over mountain haul.' Portland must fight for 8eaport advantages, by., utilizing Jier waterway advantages, even to the extent of : financing Portland owned and Portland-operated water lines.. '.. ZONAL POSTAL RATES IT Is said that the house committee on postof flees and poet roads will recommend a commission on In quiry as to whether a reasonable flat, rate for universal parcels send ing on this continent can be profit able, and if so what that rate should be. - It is a quite legitimate ques tion if the United States can afford o adopt the twelve cents for eleven pounds that - Germans pay,- or- the twenty-two cents for eleven pounds that Britons pay. It is another ques tion to plunge us Into the mazes of ronal rates ' applying north and south, east and west. The tariffs of the express companies might be simplicity Itself as compared with the tariff for the national mail, cov ering every postoffice in the union back and forth.' i It if suggested that there is some thing anomalous In paying the same rate between Portland and Oregon City, let us say, as between Portland, Oregon, and Portland, Maine; which in 2 y be true, and yet In the im mensity .of the parcels traffic of the nation there may be Salvation. What the people in general have re solved on Is. that no pretext shall be round la any commission for long or indefinite delay. The verdict against . '.V.e express companies has been ren dered. How soon can execution. In decency and in order, fall? The city of Portland, alone con sumed $5,000,000 worth of clay products last year.' The whole state produced but $1,000,000 worth, . Plain and fancy brick, tile, terra cotta and kindred products ot clay were brought In huge quantities from the state . of Washington,, and good Oregon money was sent away to pay for them' ' We used in Oregon last year $3,- 000,000 worth of Portland cement, but did not manufacture a pound We bought" It In copious quantities from Washington on the north and California on the south. Both states have for years been exhaustively searcmng out tneir geological re sources, and " putting them In cat alogued form before Investors, witn tne result , that they are establishing industries of the kind every where,- Belling large-blocks of the output to Oregon buyers. - There is no field in which Oregon has been so neglected as in her geo logical possibilities. It Is time for a change. LIMITED WAR CITY GARDENING PORTLAND is coming Into her own. This city is almost, if not quite, without a peer in the in dividual home, ; each on j. Its own plot, each the care and pride of its owner.' WThat more grateful sight in these days of Industrial and polit ical unrest than to pass up one long street and down another, on a Sun 3ay morning for choice, and. to note the; neat and comfortable dwellings, each with Us garden that might well tave been entered in a beauty com lietltlon for green lawn, roses, spring flowers and vegetables. There, at y rate, Is the evidence of domestic -i.i&C , i iii ' i i. in) m . i.j i ii SUEZ LOSES PANAMA GAINS 0' NE of the greatest experts on 'naval architecture, Professor I. H. Biles, writes that a vessel of 700 feet In length offers 20 per cent greater economy in trans portation, as compared with one 600 feet in length, provided . that the draught is increased In proportion to the length. ; With the Sues canal as now operated the 500 foot ship is the extreme of length of ship In practical use. The Panama canal will pass the 700 foot ship from one ocean to the other, according to fig ures given by Elmer H. Cortbell of New York, and will thereby start at great advantage with her rival. It may be assumed that Panama will from the first attract the whole commerce between Atlantic-America and the orient. It Is more than prob able that the biggest ocean carriers from Britain,' Germany and France, now under construction, will also be sent throught the western canal. So real Is the prospect of this competi tion that some of the most progress ive of the directors of the Suez waterway are already advocating preparations for widening and deep ening it In advance ot the absolute necessity. ; .;';Y: Since there will be international and unrestricted competition at Pan ama the cheaper rates that will be offered by the big ships will draw freight from the smaller ones, which will have the advantage of shorter distance by Suez between 'European ports and the orient. So will the provision that dictated the great di mensions of the ' Gatun and Mira flores locks be fully Justified. Letters From tke People The road bills were printed in full In Sunday's Journal. The harmony road committee Is holding them for discussion and " criticism, in an ef fort to get their provisions as nearly perfect and as widely acceptable as possible. " No measures ever . sub mitted to Oregon voters have been prepared with greater care and de liberation. -. OR several months Italy has been waging limited war .with Turkey. The net result has been to keep a running Bore open In both countries,; and to fill the hospitals and empty the Italian banks-rwh.il?!. .no end-..Is now,- nor has ever been in sight; m ' ' There are many signs that Italy Is very tired and very anxious to get to grips with her antagonist. The first Is that King Victor Emmanuel is off for Venice to meet Kaiser Wil helm, who is at once Italy's ally and the sultan's . best European friend. The second, that Italy proposes to break the promise under which she declared war, and utilize the Italian fleet to . attack Turkish European ports. ' ..... ; If the king of Italy and the kaiser cannot come to some proposition to end the war that the sultan can ac cept without losing his crown, and probably his ; head, as" the conse quence there are no other two men who can. Any terms that the kaiser suggests, will probably leave a point open on the boundary between ZDgypt and Tripoli where a few German ships may , rendezvous after Agadir fashion. Then the English pot will boll over again. If the kaiser re frains he will; have given one more proof of sincere; desire to keep the peace. If this proves to be the case ihere-w41t--be-e-great epportwtirry-f or The only thing that was needed the EnguBa. by way of recompence, was '.to engage the whole family In to make things pleasant 1 in' south me saniciung art, ana to give the 1 1'crsia tor tne uagaacr raiiroaa ana Wherever possible, why not have seating) accommodations on vacant lot along f rincip.al streets for those who come to see the Rose Festival and the Elks? Why not do all that can be done to afford a little com fort and rest to those who stand for hours on the stony pavements watch ing parades and viewing the , exer cises? ' There Is but one known' militant suffragette in the United States, and the colonel encountered her at a meeting -that he-tried to-address' in Brooklyn last night. The bout of words lasted fifteen minutes, and when It was all over the colonel was fully 'convinced that what he had beeif tirp against was no mollycoddle. By Its growth, the community gave Peter W. Seversott a splendid competence. Mr. Severson is a man of Justice and honor, and he gave back a handsome share of the pub lic's bounty ,to deserving institutions. It Is wise not to be puffed up over one's wealth, for there is the pretty .reliable maxim that only two generations Intervene between shirt sleeves and shirt sleeves. Cimtminlrllon m-nt to Tl) Jonrrul (or pub lWtloB la tlil department houid not txcrri 3iK wordu In lirftli nd umt b-iti-omtniiled fcj til Dam and ddrt-ss of tb lender.) Confiscation! Portland. Or.. March 15. To th Edi tor of The Journal. The occasional protest that the elngle tax would prove confiscatory should not be Ignored. In stead of being unreasonable that con clusion Is quite natural. Its most per sistent advocates first held that opin ion. (To become single taxer write against tt) In buying vacant lots, speculators, of course, place on them a higher price to the home builder that's why they' buy them and a measure proposing to cut under this lnj crease and to lis for governrnent pur poses what Jgunnot be prevented. Is naturally .letTed upon as - vicious. Sincere students will find this con clusion comes from getting at the ques tion from only one side. Further in vestigation will show that the single tax. Instead of proving confiscatory, would prevent that confiscation now ao rampants That Is why Its adher ents are for reform. .That la why real onea are always on the Job. Property by them is regarded as almost sacred. They claim when one has recompensed oclety for the privilege of using the earth to produce wealth that all Just taxes tave been paid; that the results of his efforts are his, to have, to hold, to enjoy; that neither government nor individual baa moral right to take any part without rendering adequate return. Consequently the tax now levied on what man produces Is unjust It Is a double tax in that it has already been paid. TBe tax was paid before , tho things were produced. - It was paid either to the government di rect for the privilege of producing, or to tho holders ot the bare land, who are in reality deputy tax, collectors. When1 rent is paid to these deputies all just claims of society have been satisfied. Put the elimination of this phase of confiscation, as compared with the total, is of little consequence. It is Just, a little trash a byproduct, . Lei us take from the massive industrial picture just a little bit of a speck- the man putting up a home in one of Port land's boundless prairies. - His every ac tivity immediately pumps considerable confiscatory fluid into tha neighboring nothingness; and into it, too, there ia plunged, by every t child born in Port land and by every family tumbled In by speculative farm lands more ' of tho same man-compelling power. Tear after year from the sea of vacancy these values surge upon tho defenseless home swirl at the front, dash at the rear, swash upon the sides and soon it la completely swamped. Before long any one of the holders of vacancy, by Increase alone, has power to absorb the little, home. . Without effort ecii. haa the ability to take over real human labor. "What one has striven for others get by standing pat If that isn't confiscation, what is it? Isn't it giving to one the capacity to take what an other created? Doesn't it bestow upon one class, for doing absolutely nothing, the ability to take what others con trive, hammer and saw into useful service? .. : . . Call it wtiat one will" single taxers term It confiscation, and that Is what they are fighting. Will those who claim to be against confiscation against' the taking by those who do not earn what others do . earn join forces , in toe cause? , . - ''Unearned wealth necessitates unde served want!" . - .. B. T. S. . ' How Women Use Ballot ' Union, Or., March 13. To the Editor of The Journal In reply to "Not a Bui fragette" in March 22 of The Journal, by Mrs. O. K. of Aumsville, Or., would say that I hare been an advocate of woman suffrage for about 48 years, and have lived to see it become one of the most popular and progressive issues of the day; As for the statement that the states that have, woman suffrage have poorer laws, pertaining to women and children. than other tates, I would recommend her to send to Mrs. Margaret Houston, S02 Goodnough building, Portland, Or, Send 10 cents and ask for package No, 4. Secure the literature and post her self on the laws passed in Ull in Colo rado, Idaho, Utah,. Wyoming, washing ton and California. She will perhaps have cause to change her mind. I agree with the sister that the recall of tho Seattle mayor is one of the many good things accomplished by women's ballots. If. as she says, 45,000 people voted against good government in California, they were probably not all women, i for one, have never argued the the mil lennium would be here as soon as the women obtained the ballot. If the sister should happen to obtain her enfranchisement and does not want to use It she can simply let it alone, the same as some men do, but please do not stand as a stumbling block in other peo ple's way, until the wheels of progress run-over you, 8h names s opponents to this great cause a few women who have happened to secure celebrated hus bands. A few more, mostly writers, that have taken advatnage of all the benefits the suffrage women have worked for, and then they have the effrontery to write against the equality of their sex. She has even heard of one woman, a Mrs. Goddard in Colorado, who has found out that woman suffrage is a failure. I take notice that it has never failed anywhere to such an extent that It is being done away with. Instead, all Is growing more and more in favor all the time. . There la a thousand times more cause to declare that man suffrage has been a failure, and yet I do not bear anyone advocating that the men should be disfranchised,,- MR3. M. R. T. - Destructive flooiis are one of the first signs of spring back east Party enthusiasts are mostly men who have a political Job or hope to gt one. As soon as the baseball season onans politics will have to take a rear posi tion with many. Well, you newcomers. Isn't this bet ter than wearily waiting for the snow drifts to disappear?' The colonel must have Immenselv magnified . that call from the people mat he thought he heard. When a woman In nnrennnnn hl Ilk the little girl who when she was bad was horrid, she is extremely unreason able. . Now Chinese female smffrarettes are adding; to the new attempteor republic's troubles, of which it toad a full load be There la much In nollttcal and social life to be righted, but the anarchistic street spielers will only hinder seeded reiurma.- ',-.,: : . . ;-.,,..,.;. Earnected before this to read thai tha detectives now claimed that George Humphrey killed Barbara HoUm&n, and vuo mil iaiuuy. , ; The dlsa-ustlna blckerlnr and back biting of lawyers in trying cases not only causes people to lose respect for iawsp courts ana lawyers, out costs taxpayers much money. -: , . " v . . ..... ' Governor West says criminal laws are lame and need revision. Perhaps but a greater need is radical reform In the administration and adjudicatlon-of the laws, especially in the courts. Girl has' attained areat and sudden notoriety because Andrew Carnegie on seeing her picture said she was the prettiest woman in the world, . But Is Undo Andy an expert judge? Saloons in Baker and L Huntlnrton closed during an evening lecture in those towns by Blshon Paddock. Which shows that the bishop Is an influential man ror gooa, and that the aajoon men are not altogether bad. . We profess and belleva.wo-nreach and pray, and teach what may not be so; we nope and fear, we exhort and obey but we da not. cannot, know. We iwvv vut itMtua, our iui ma, uur creeus, by which to heaven to go; they fit some natures, supply some needs but on earth wo never can know. c SMALL CllAXCIl CllZGQS fc'-lDlILIC: ! . I'r, tt f) ('Hi There is or.lv one prisoner in the Wasco county jail. A manufacturer of canvm rloves isi arranging to establish a factory at N'ewberg. Fharldan Pun: Grand Ronde has an Indian hand of 15 pieces composed en tirely of Indians, except three. The members f the Chrtstian church at McMlnnvUle are considering plans for enlarging their church building. In the first month or the taxpaying norind Klamath poimtv taxpayers turned In an aggregate of $100,000, onei third of their total. A show house is to b built at Forest Grove. It will be of brick, one story in height, with a frontage of 42-' feet and a depth of 100 feet- Ashland Tidings: Deer are more than plentiful in the foothills around Talent this year and every day reports are heard of them coining close In to civili sation. The erection of a new steel bridge across the Yamhill river near Whlteson has been decided upon by the Yamhilu county commissioners. The- estimated cost of the structure will be $10,000. ; - .-. - - , -. -- r.. ' ' i - ' ' Forest Grove News Times: Elliott Spreadborough, of Greenville, brought a Holsteln calf to the Schulti market that dressed 140 pounds at five weeks. If this Is not the record for an Oregon veal he would like to hear of something to beat It. , .- - Beaverton Reporter: Charles Walter, a blacksmith of Glencoe, haa a gasoline engine that furnishes power for hla ma chines, of which he has a number. One of the odd features of the shop is a pile of old horse shoes that is three feet in diameter .and 12 feet high. . Klamath Herald: Farmers in the vi cinity of Pine Grove have petitioned for the establishment of an irrigation district to cover about 8000 acres, by pumping. County Judge Worden has written V. S. Reclamation Director No well to find- out if the water can be secured in case the district is formed. Enterprise Record Chieftain: For the next two months Wallowa county resi dents will not do much bragging about their climate. Winter or something worse, has returned, and even the mld dav sun has been unable to make much of an impression on the chili But then. when the spring snows are past, ininK of the glorious summer weather that will come. ; ,. - ' SEVEN ROMANTIC MARRIAGES John Calvin. John Calvin selected his wife, as he did everything else. In the most mat ter of fact way. When Calvin's friends were" urging him to choose a wife, and were kind enough to give him many suggestions as to the kind he should select, they did not alone stop at this. but they undertook to find this "special person" for him. The reformer had a few idea of his own, however, in re gard to a life companion, and be wrote of these to Farel, who was organizing a Reformed church at Neuchatel: "Remember, what "I "expect from one who is to be my companion for. life. I do not long for tha class of loving fools who. when once smitten with a fine figure, are ready to expend their affection even on tho faults of her whom they have fallen in love with. The only kind of beauty which can win my soul la a woman who is chaste, not fastidious, economical, patient and who is likely to interest herself about my health." '? ' -,: - v A young German girl of wealth and fine family was proposed to him, pro posal and the study of v the . French lan guage; Calvin insisted that she should learn it if they were to be married. The girl asked for a few days to think over the matter of his proposal, and the study of French and Calvin at once dropped the matter of, a union with her and began to write another young lady. After Calvin had been banished from Geneva he went to Strasbourg, Ger many, this city being a center for those who had adopted the reformed religion, His learning at once gave him a po sition as professor' of theology;- the council of Strasbourg- appointing him. He was also made pastor of a congre gation of French refugees. There were many followers of a cer tain religious faith called Anabaptists in this city. Prominent among these was a John Storder, who, with his Wife, was attracted by , the eloquence and piety of John CalvJ.n Both of these persons were well" educated and keenly intelligent They Joined Calvin's con gregation and ho was soon a close and cherished friend in their family. In tha midst of a plague that broke out in Strasbourg John Storder died and left his widow with several "chil dren. Calvin was kindness itself to her in her affliction, but it was a long time berore be had any thought of marrying her. When the German girl referred . to above staggered at the study of French as a part of the wedding dower that she must bring to Calvin if she wished to marry him. Calvin having heard a bit of gossip about her, decided that the wedding could not take place. lie again scanned the Hat of some dosen qr so names of ladles who were said to have the qualities he demanded in a wife, and finally ho decided that be would give up tha idea ot marriage and aevote nimseii to nis rengious worn. It was when he had reached this stags of unemotional deliberation that tho widow Idelette Storder won him to a change of heart, and they were mar ried at Strasbourg in September. 1540 The wedding was as festive as the pious Ideas of the bride and groom would show, and tha chief leaders in the- re form movement were present or sent representatives. About a year after their marriage Calvin and his wife went to Geneva, where they spent the rest of their lives. On May 1, 1 Ml, the council of Geneva revoked Calvin's sentence of banishment and invited him to come back there and preach, Tha house given them by the city may still be visited In the Rue des Chanoines, not far from the Church of Bt. Peter, where the pul pit is the same one he occupied. Three children that came to them died in Infancy a bitter grief in their lives. . Letters from Calvin to his friends, still extant, tell of his anxiety for Idelette in these trials. After nine years tho wife began to fail. Calvin cared for her children as if they were his own, and felt in so doing that it drew Idelette nearer to him. He wrote of her: "I am separated from the best of companions, who, If anything .could have happened to me, would willingly nave been my companion, not-only in exile and in want, out also in death." Tomorrow John, Duke of Argyla, Sun Fnuici y our eastern c v t,r.c- s n w --n :;t the eastern point of view in respect to canal tolls, which to a large extent are necessarily the views of congressmen. They are certainly not the views of good thinkers in the west, nor do we think they are correct view-si--. And w believe It would he well for our eastern friends to get hold of our point of view, both as to free passage for ships in the coastwise trade and as to ex cluding railroad owned ships in the cqsstwise trade from the uae " of the canal at all . , Of course, a portion of our people are infected with the prevailing" hatred or an Important corporations and it is i.iey wno mane tha most noise and demand free tolls for tho sole alleged reason of tormentins- "ih niimiii." But that is not tha vlw e in fluential elements Of Wpstprh unnietv They do not consider the railroads at all except to wish that they may be pros perous and profitable in legitimate ways, so that they may be able, to con stantly give us better service. You can not get .good service from a poor rail- road. - . -: -,. .. .. But we do Insist that seaDorts are entitled to tha benefit of the sea routs ana tnat the canal, being an American Internal waterway, should b treated like other internal waterways. When the nation spends money for jiuju-oTement or tne Mississippi it uuco ui cunect tons on coastwise or Internal trade. Neither should it do so In the case of the canal. We protest against making that costly and mer itorious work tha sols exception to our national poncy. . , . When we improve tha Mlsalaalnnl a do not do it to injure the railroads, but u Denem commerce. And the railroads adapt tbemselveB to It It should be the same with tho canal. The reason for excluding raiiwia,! owned ships in the coastwise canal Is based on the moat costly experience of quarter or a century. If permitted to use the canal in coastwise trada at all they Will continue to dominate, oecauao no sieamsmp company will dare compete with a railroad owned llne-To do so-would.b to-eonrt nank-f ruptcy. Different lines will comnet with other lines of equal strength but A. W'4 . . A ..11 M . . . ' hv : m AKiiruHu ownea line. ; Nor do the railroads, as soma of our exchanges assume ' desire to engage In coastwise sea traffic "as an ad nine t to their business" except In the sense that it will help their business to con trot rates via tha canal. - - If railroad owned ships use tha ranni in coastwise trade there will not be, because there cannot be free sea com petition. And to that, we protest, we a rs- entitled. ' , : An Arkansas jurist has held that a fair price for a kiss Is $40. Of course, the rule is subject to bargain day exceptions. Lack backbone. Oak Grove, Or., March 21.- To the Editor of The Journal. A textile work er at Lawrence, Maas., was known by the mill number 1607. If such men had more gumption and - would quit . such jobs and get out and look for some thing better, they would undoubtedly find it But they haven't got the back bone or the sand to try anything' else. They may Just as well starve, looking for something better, as to starve work ing for, such wages. There are people wno wouldn't -quit -a. job no matter how small the wages, for fear they couldn't find anything better. If they had gen uine American citizen spunk, and would get out of such mills, they undoubtedly would find something better. But if they don't want anything better. let tbera stay there all their life. I have been through the mill and on both sides or the fence myself. If some people were given me earth- and hell for a calf pasture, they would still kick if they had to pay the taxes on -them. . C. L. VOX DERAHE. men's votes, and bo used by the corrupt political bosses for their own selfish ends, on account of women not being familiar with ! the many political schemes and phases. Women will pay dear and -very- dear -for Hhelr exporlenee in politics. ' It is only another temptation to place women further into the commercial world and lead her away from society and homo to be used, not to bo loved and honored, as she should be. Why did T. R. and some other bosses convert themselves to the suffragette move ment? Because they, saw they could nicely use those states for their own selfish cause. Don't rush at this matter: wait and see how successful the states are that now give women the right to vote. Man has lost his moral courage wnen he calls for good women to divide their attentions with noma ana society to help clean up his blunders. Why -not ask her to go forth in all branches of commercft to earn money .for his upkeep? Making laws Is the same thing, . only getting to it witn a cioaK over woman s head. Stop, think and listen. VV. M. UljAKiW If you do not register and If you do not vote, In the primaries, what right have you to wall about baoV am delighted to learn that there are government and high taxes? :. ; Opposes Women Voting. Portland, Or- March 18. -To the Edi tor of Tho JournalResponding to Mrs. M, J. a letter and call of March 18. Oregon materials, grown In Oregon forests, registers them as- San Fran cisco tonnage and makes money on some women abroad minded enough to come out square and fair and raise their ' , ,. --' 'V ' I voices to protect their narrow minded -unirirBnaiiOTrvoHua cmpo iroin i sisters against tne pitraii ot "women voting.' Good wives and home loving mothers make good men and good laws, not their votles, which will be divided as much as nes, wh Carries Knife Fifty Years. Myrtle Point, Or., March 22. To -the Editor of The Journal I saw in The Journal that a man has a Jackknife that he has "had for 20 years. Now, I have a-knif that I got when I was 14 years old. and-I am 64 now. I bought the irnifn of Aleck Boon in Greensboro, Pa., and have carried it across tho continent, but Thomas Walker of Empire, how dead, put the. Wades ift the handle for m aftr tne Iirsi were wurn uuu tt is a fair knife yet. Z. T. JOHNSON. U A Mammoth Calls, Lily. r-awrnrdavllle. Or.. March IS. Mrs. Harry Allen, of this place, nas a caua lUv that is nine inches ' taller than the one belonging -to mui Mi-vamw, mentioned in the Tuesday issue of the Keml-Weekly Journal.- It stands four t At nine inches above the ground. One leaf measures 1 inches long by 11 wld, The Illy is nOjW blooming. IL A. Why Fence This Tark? , 1 ' Portland, March 25. To the Editor of The Journal -For the satisfaction of the taxpayers and the edification of tho publlo generally, will the parf commissioners, or whoever Is responsi ble, tell us what tood"andTane reasons they have for constructing such a fenc? as they ars now building around Colum bia park? "To a stranger passlng this park it would give -the impression that Tanglefoot By MBg Overholf THIS KING RESUMES THB THRONK. The janitor sat In a cushioned chair and fanned himself with a club, For spring had come in with its balmy air. ana tout weren i cauing mm "Dub." The phone wasn't ringing at every turn: nobody was yelling, for heat; -It appeared that tho tenants had-heat to uurn a treat, now believe me, a .treat - - . . . Tha Janitor loafed for an hour or two? not a caa xrom aoove jarrea his rest t --?:" ':;..- .-- He listened In vain for a fair tenant's coo, like . a hen - scolding; chicks from her nest Then a feeling of loneliness filled him with dread, and the tears trick- And Sad and neglected he bowed low his head, and the echoes sent back his sad cries. The song birds were singing, the flow-' ..era abloom,- trie suu shone the - best that it could. The Janitor rose, sought the cool fur nace room ana cut up some kind ling wood. - - Then he built a fire and fanned tt well. tut tne iumace grew red in the - ; face: ... He turned on the dampers. the heat went pell men., shooting swiftly all over the place, Soon the telephone rang, and tha Jan itor ran with a glad. , lightened heart to reply; ' . . . Eaoh tenant which means every wo . man and man, yelled: "Turn off the heat or we die." As he plied in the kindling, the janitor sang, then running to answer tha phone, . t. His heart was O'er full when the tele phone rang. Once mora he was - king on his throne! Pointed : Paragraphs It was to"b a soologicaf garden and tnese sections of fence were for the lions' cages. They are made of three- quarter inch square iron with spike tops,-about six feet fclsrh. What la the neeessltyof having any fence around a pubiio , park of . this nature T Other . cities I have visited have no fences, especially ' where : the park is right inside the residence district, as Columbia park Is. The re moval of the fence would add greatly to ine appearance or tne irrounda. be. sides meaning a saving of several thous ands of dollars, 1 and let them donnta that fence to the county to fence in Kenya Butte, or some other iail vard which is the only thing it is suitable ior, There are also a lot of other thines that are worthy of the attention of the taxpayers in connection with Columbia park. We at one time had a verv at tractive little park, where we could go witn our rnenas ror a few hour' r.r ation, Cut after- spending many thoua-i anas or collars for imported "buck brush," digging trenches and building bulwarks.jetc,, we have nothing to show ror it except a lot of unsightly mud banks and fences and a lot of appar. atus, but no lawns worthy of note. Can't they spend money fast enough in some other way, Instead of ruining our natur ally beautiful park by these unsightly and expensive things? MISSOURIAN. John Spargo. Portland, Or., March 85. to the Edi tor of The Journal I read with great Interest and appreciation the many good letters from the people on the subject of Socialism in . your paper. We Socialists! owe tne editor, many thanks for the publication of these letters, for tliey are doing a world of good. ; ,v Now, I wish to say to the readers of these letters, if you would like to hear one of the best lecturers on Socialism In America today, go hear John Spargo. Mr. Spargo was born in Cornwall, Eng land, of wealthy parents, who, when he was 10 years old,' lost their wealth. Young Spargo was forced Into the Corn wall mines for a livelihood. From that time on his life was a terrible struggle for the bare necessities. ' He Studied during the evenings, entered and gradu ated from Oxford and Cambridge. As Emerson, In his essay, "The Over-Soul," puts it, Mr. Spargo la "one of the class that speaks from within." A rolling stone gathers some . hard knocks. . . Small men feel bis; when standing oa their dignity. . It's his running expenses that keeps many a man behind. v , e - The self-made man usually tries to monopolise the spotlight ......... ,f- - " ' If you want other people to look down on you look down to them. A man Is seldom so level headed that he can't get a hat to fit him. There are times when we should be thankful for what we fall to get It must be some, satisfaction to sail-; ors to know, that buoys will be buoys, s Flirts draw men as sticky fly paper draws flies and often with similar re-' suits. i -i - .- It's easier for a man to make money If he isn't on speaking terms with his conscience. . Some women are hard to please. They hardly get a wedding jrown before they begin to look up material for a divorce suit .-. Tne Old Songs' (Contributed to The Journl tif Walt Miaou, . toe turnout Kiniaa poet. Hit pruw-ponii irt a regulur ft'ituro of tbii column la. Tu Pall? Journal.) The modern airs are cheerful, melo dious and sweet, we hear them mini?, and whistled all day upon tho street.: Some lilting ragtime 'tlitty that's ml-. licking and Kay will gain the puhlid favor and hold it for a day. But when the dy is ended, and we are tired and worn, and more tha- ? half pcrsuaded tliat man was made to ' rnourn, how soothing then- the - music our fathers used to know! The songs of sense and feeling, , the songrs of long ago! ,- The "Jungle Joe" effusions and kindred roundelays will ilo to hum or whistle throughout our busy days; and in the garish limelight the yodelers may ye If, and Injun songs may flourish and all is passing well; but when to light the' heavetis the; Bnining stars return, and in. the cottage windows the lights-begin to burn, when parents and their chil dren are seated-Jiy.the fire, remote from . ' 1 ii . J ll II.. . j. t . m Go hear John Spargo next WednesdayJil 'J. March 277t at;meh of .VVooS ITJir.T craft hall. Tenth and Taylor streets. Ills subject will be "The Spiritual Signifi cance of Modern Socialism." D. O. MOODY. hearts with love aglow, how pleasant Is the singing of songs of long ago! coiijTirfiit, mil. Ot-r Mntlliew Ailama. -v.- " W . - - . - , ... ,"; V - . -