0 THE OREGON' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1S12. THE. JOURNAL AN JXPF-rENDENT NEWSPAPER H. -Ml'KSoS ...........,..Fabllihor t uiiiiniinl ei.ry arming ixrit Sunday) and Sunday morning at The Journal Bull. 7in and Yamhill aa. Portland. Or. Lull-red at til poatoffli-e at Jutland, Or., ( r truunrolMluit through to luaila aa aeoood , matin-. UlWilOMCS Main 1173; Horn. A-tWM. Ail dcpartiorntl raarnrd br thwa nnmbttM. , 111 i ha opwaior wbat department Too nt. tclUilON ADVERTISING KKl'BtSkiM All V H.MiJituitn Ktutonr-Co., Bniaawlt-I- Building Klfth aTouua, New Eur; rt" una Hulldliii. (hirago. -" SubMrlptiun Terma by mail or to any addreaa in tut " viuied' ' Stales or ntaaitei 1 Ou year,.-.;.,.$3.00 t Ona tnoftth. M - SUMUT. Op year. ..$2.50 I One month..,...,.! .23 . IiAlLY. AND SUN DA I , On aar. ,...... $T.&0 I Ona mouth........! .CS Amtbition is the avarice of power; and happiness herself la eoon sacrificed to that very lust of dominion which wan first en couraged only as the best means of obtaining it. -Colton. "" BURN THE RESOLUTIONS T I HE JOURNAL' Is in .complet3 sympathy with thoe who do not believe ia hangings. ' It protests with them against the maintenance by the utate. o! a human slaughter pen. It asserts ,with them, tht public killings teach men to hold We lightly, ..and are a part of the cause of so ! many private killings."-., " -.. . t , It agrees with them that In states where . there is no death" penalty, there : are fewer murders ' than in states which have capital punishment With them.lt reads the experience of the past and therein learns that hangings do "not deter. ' With them, it believes that the more hangings we have, the more homicides we shall .. - have. '- .' Ul, lr But they and, The Journal are In the minority in this state, As minority, it , is' their duty and The Journal' duty to yield to the will of the majority until the minority, by the ever shifting changes of public sentiment, becomes th majority Holding firmly to ; this ' view, The Journal protests against ; the pur pose of those who are M bring pres sure upon Governor West to, dissuade him from permitting the law to take its course in the case of the men in the death house at Salem. , Governor West M not ia position to reprieve the condemned men for another vote on capital punishment If, as claimed, there is reasonable doubf as to a fait trial in the case of Tay!or and possibly another," it is a matter for the courts. It is not a matter "of executive Interference on a basis of waiting , for another vote. The vote has been taken. It was decisive. It was a voU of 64,578 to 41,951 for hanging the condemned men. '.. - It was a vote at a peaceable elec tion. The proceedings were regula. There is no" charge of fraud. The returns :were properly canvassed. Every step in the , process was. ac-j cording to law. The ..whole procedure ! was under the constitution and the machinery established by the consti tution. - All this is of public record. Jt cannot be repealed. It Btands fi the act of the constitutlon&TTnajority. It is the solemn decision of tne elector- am, huu iue electorate is tne highest authority known to celf government If the expressed mandate of the con sUtationar majority Is set aside by personal ukase In a self government, it ceases to be a self government, and 13 at once resolved Into personal gov ernment It is wrong to urge Governor West to take such a step. It is wrong to urge him to repeal the election - re turns.'. It is wrong to urge him to take out of the hands of the consti tutional majority its known and con fessed right to direct. : It is wrong to urge Governor West to make a plaything of the ballot box. It Is wrong to urge him to spurn an overwhelming mandate of the peo pie. He is under oath to execute the law, and it is wrong to urge him to swerve one iota from the constitu tional demand for the executions to proceed. : ! - The resolutions should be burned. The petitions should be destroyed. The Journey to Salem to urge the governorto-take- a wrong course uhould be abandoned. . The governor has don-all he should be, asked to do for the con demned men. PULLINO DOWN YOUTH T iHE Congregatlonalist gives the details of results of, a census taken in the 108 saloons in the city of Toledo. Ohio, oultfl recently?, and in the billiard and pool rooms and on the streets of that city of about 200,000 people. The' following is an extract from the report: A total of 1J30 boya-ami 13 rirla found in the saloons; 21 of the boys were taken, home, tod drunk to know their own names. Of boys averaging 15 year fit are. U08 wer found m pub' Ho billiard and pool rooms. The com nifttee found 317$ boys on the streets after 9 o'clock during the 60 days the majority boing under It years of age They sent home S61 and took bone 69 They found 120 girls "listlessly wan dering about the streets." Over 1500 -boys were sent to school who were guilty of habitual truancy, the fault In half of the cases lying with the parents. In disreputable dance halls 124 ' boys nd rirls were found: 94 bova n nt bom 'in language they under stood," How to: save the young people is the aim of the National Newsboys' K!-odation, of which John-Gunckel i; the prcsidcut. ,jie Za tho organ lzer of the remarkable work of thi Toledo association. -v v i .. ' ' a The active work there is done by groups of volunteer probation offL cersv --These officers worlrwlthout pay, but are recognized by tto Judg of the city juvenile court: Their object Is to kecjsoung people out of court by a system of friendly warn ings.,. The laws of Ohio fjrbid chll dren under 17 to patronize or visi a saloon where intoxicating liquors are sold, or to visit a public pool or billiard room. The extract -above given shows the customary violation of kuch laws. They show why court dockets everywhere are crowded with the cases of youthful criminals. They show why so many beys in their teena are sent to the jails, the peniten tiaries and the gallows. THE TRAMP SALESMEN" P ORTLANDERS aro beset ,wtth tramp salesmen 1 who do bus iness by sample. They sell mil linerv. Thev sell gowns. Thev 4.1 r . - r. sell furniture. Thev bpM nfanna They sell for great New Tork de partment stores. They sell furniture from eastern establishments. They sell for people who spend money everywhere except in Portland. There Is an army of these invaders constantly in Portland. . Curiously enough,- they 'do a lot of business There are always; people who bite at every kind of bait There are vic tims for every gold brick scheme, or there would be no. gold brick enter prises. - Some of the sales are for future delivery, and some are immediate. Some peddlers pay a license, but many do not. Perhaps some give value for what they receive, but none of feranything better than can be secured in any first class establish ment in Portland. . Meanwhile, the ' local ' establish menta pay taxes. They Lelpupport government They pay rents. , They employ labor, . They sustain homei. They spend money In every direction in Portland, and everybody is indi rectly benefited. . It is not so with the tramp dealers. They pay their taxes in New York, or Chicago, or St Louis. They do not heir support government in Oregon. They employ no labor in Oregon. They sustain no homes in Oregon. They do nothing to benefit anybody in Portland or. in Oregon. Instead of bringing money here, they take our money away." v They are leeches upon legitimate business.' Their sales prevent Port land establishments from employing more . Portland people. Their busi ness takes away support and suste nance from some Portland- homes and Portland families. In view of the facts, it is amazing that all Portlanders do not do all their business with home establish ments. When you buy at home you help yourself.- CONSTANTINOPLE fIIE next few weeks 'will deter I mine an issue in "which the h common aspiration of tho lndi ' -vlduals -of every Christian na- ion will be weighed in .tho balances against the dullness aud conserva tism of the : uling classes which al ways favor the status quo. The blood bought approach cf the armies of the Balkan states, headed by Bulgaria, towards Constantinople, inspired the new war cry "Constanti nople for Christendom." The armies of th" allies were halted at the Tchatalja fortifications. They were stayed there not only by the terrible, imminent and inevitable loss cf life! but by the influences of the politi cians of the great powere, who dread ed to undertake the uncertainties of the future ownership and control of this metropolitan city. Many writers In the press o. all languages believed that in the de nationalizing and neutraliztion of the great city by the straits the solution was possible. They saw, to quote the words of Dr. Dearmer In the Lon don Daily Mail, that "In all the lands freed during the past century Greece, Servla. Bulgaria, Roumania there exists prosperity, education, capacity, religious tolerance, Lonest administration, and freedjm of the most modern description, and that these virtues have always vanished at the Turkish frontier, to be re placed by misery, varied by mas sacre." They could hardly imaging Coustantinople cleansed and freed. In these uncertainties the poli ticians have found their opportunity to confirm once again tho Turkish sultan in his control. As always in the past centuries, the "Sublime Porte" has found means in the coun ell chamber of the nations to regain territory and lordship which their armies had lost by their defeats. It looks today as if history would re peat Itself, and that the allies would be forced to content themselves with the material gains of territory, and submit to the continuance of the Turk In Europe as a constant danger to the future of the Balkan penin sula. HER BELOVED HUSBAND E DGAR POTTS MARSHALL, of ANuwiou, xew jersey, is a wiser man. Recently, he inserted this advertisement in the local paper: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN My wife having left my-bed andMoard, I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by her after this date. Other men have done the same thing. The lordly swing of such a it has gradually. leaked out that the rani rU1i.. a. . - . ui ouyurv ju many a ram ily is the wife. .. , Newton, New Jersey, is deeply amused at Edgar . Potts Marshall's bed and board notice bhortly after I a reply. - It ran thus: - ; TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN After reading a few tines contained In the columns of : your paper In . regard myself I beg to differ with the author. In the first place, how could X leav my: beloved husband's bed when the faithful old bed on which I. slept, in eluding the ancient leather tick and few board slats, are the property of his aired '-father? - A straw, tick Is also in eluded In the make-up, tbe covering of which I purchased myself with the In come from my. flock of chickens, which I -worked hard to raise. If I am not awfully mistaken my beloved husband furntsherthe few bundles of straw con teiDsdfiraeiiOJXL,hlai)ijif. straw. ,: . ',,. I also beg to announce that I, have furnished a greater part of the board for my father-in-law, for 'myself and for my precious one" ever since hia poor mother was laid In her grave. . There fore, how could I ? leave h'.- boardT also took, in sewing and kept bgarders to tjieip sustain my faithful husband. I , will no longer be responsible for any debts contracted by my husband. ORACH BRUNDAGE MARSHALL, Bclpved wife of Kdgar Potts Marshall OCT OP JOINT T HE congress now doing business at Washington is out of joint It is a hand-me-down. It is i down-and-out It is a remnant left over from an out-of-date elec tion, r ' -. ' ' The mesrage sent It last week was from an expiring administra tion, r It was from a president who lias been abandoned.' It was a note from a by-gone election." It : Is , a remnant from . a' regime ; that was called to the stage, that performed Its part, and has been displaced;.- There is Inharmony in legislation by congressmen .whose successors have already been elected. There is lack of appropriateness in continu Ins an order which a recent election has laid aside. It is uncouth to re quire a president who is already, in virtual retirement to preside over af- iairs inrougn a congressional ses sion by a body from which many men have been dismissed. - 1 The election -of a president and vice president by direct vote U pro posed by Senator Works. A single term of six years for the president Is proposed by. others. To theso Cor rectives, it ia proposed to add the plan of havlsg meet In December, the congress that is elected in No vember, and of having the . newly elected president Inaugurated at the same time. , . ' When they framed the Constitu tion, the fathers feared to make leg islation and administration a uick- responsive to the electorate's expressed will. That is why con gressmen are elected In Novem ber and not seated for a regular session until thirteen months later. In 123 years of experience, we havei learned that what is really needed is to make the legislation and admin istration quickly responsive to the expressed will of the electorate. It is failure to get this response both in stale and national governments that Is a widespread cause of complaint . There' is no reason, in electing a congressman and not seating him in a regular session tor thirteen months. There 1b ho reason In continuing the already .obsolete plan of voting for electors Instead of voting direct lor president and vice president If the direct plraliaderrln vogue Jackson instead of John Quincy Adams would have been elect ed in 1824, Tilden instead of Hayes would have been seated in 1876, and Cleveland instead of Harrison would have been successful In 1888. IX THE DAY'S NEWS "S TARVATION." was the diag , nosis written after the name 01 Amelia Schick, admitted yesterday to Bellevue hos pital. New York. The record also stated that she was seventeen, and that she had no home or friends. Her face was emaciated from the pri vations she had suffered. She had been wandering from place to place, asking for work, and sleeping wher ever she could find shelter.At last, weak from hunger, she fell exhaust ed in the doorway of a store on Fifth avenue, where she was picked up and taken to the hospital. With care, she may recover, . In Washington' Vinson Walsh McLean, the $100,000,000 baby, will have a circus as one of the attrac tions at his third birthday party on December 18, when he will entertain other Washington children of society. Besides the circus with performing animals, four clowng and a baby ele phant, there will be, a: $1000 Christ mas tree, the largest ever seen in Washington, crowded from top to bottom with wonderful Imported toys. The tree will be decorated with thousands of electric lights ia de signs from Mother Goose and other Childhood tales. These figures have been blown into the electric light globes to be used on the trees and are unique. r- ALBANY COLLEGE .;. T' HE Presbyterians of Portland have raised $30,000 for the Al bany college endowment, and are asked to double the amount. The Methodists of Portland raised about $100,000 for the new endow-1 ment for Willamette university; It is likely that the Presbyterians will be equally devoted to the educational Interests of their church, - X 4., There ia no nobler endeavor than the aid extended to the denomina tional colleges. They are the bul warks of a stable citizenship. ..They are the recruiting stations from which leaders are Bent eut to lntro- affairs. i ' .. -, ' Vr- ; - v ' ' .-- -V- - -i. c Dollars Invested In education live forever.;.: They are'; ; an 'investment that is perpetual, and that exerts Its uplifting influence through' all time. It Is a legacy to coming generations. Its -usefulness never ceases," Us ser vice to mankind never ends. ' Oregon Institutions have been long neglected. They have not been given the support their - work ; so richly merits. They have not-been given a chance to keep' pace with the growth of the state. , , , An enormous per cent of the peo ple are not receiving college train ing. The two state institutions can accommodate but a email fraction of the population. The denominational Institutions must be relied on to help Inthe work. There la room and a great TIeld for every denominational college. . There is room and a great field for the Institution at Albany, and it should have .friends enough In Portland to raise the added J 30, 000 and more. ' , - ' (rmiminatlona aent to Tha Journal for mbllcatlou in thla department atiould be writ en on only, one ide of the namv. ahniiM tint excaed 3'.j word In length and louat ba ae rowpuelert by the name sod aritlrens ot tha K-iiJi-r. - If tba writer doea not dwlra to Ta tb nam pulilUbetl, be alioqld ao ataw.) A Good Word for the Turk. Portland, Dec. ?. To the Editor, cf The Journal Editorially The Jouranl has much to say about the Balkan war, and the Serbs .and Bulgarians, always commendatory of tho allies, and always, eitner directly or by Inference,-deroga tory of thj6 Turks, In an editorial in The Journal of De cember z. entitled, "Americanizing Ku rope." the effect on the Balkan peoples by, the return of laborers to their homes la dwelt upon, but the, Turk is ignored. I have corresponded with Turks that assured me that numbers of tbem were varloua parts of America, studying while earning a living. Intending to re turn to Turkey and help modernize it have eaten and slept with Turks, and found them Intelligent, sociable, hospita ble and unsuspicious. They live much better than tha Balkan laborers, never using hog fat, but butter, to fry their chicken and potatoes In. They never use alcoholic drinks and are ao honest thai none of them are In our jails or pen itentiaries. ;,-zU'. But what of the Greeks, Bulgarians and Servians If Balkans and Greeks come to America to earn money and carry ideas back with them, will not the Turks, who come to etudy and who work to make a living while learning, carry American ideas back with them? I am a believer In fairness. , That Is a fundamental American Idea. To be fair is .to- accord the Turk his due. Intel lectually and morally he la above the Greek and Balkan, but Is bound down by age-old customs, just as the Euro peans were until recently, and as Jap anese and Chinese still are, but he has the intelligence to progress when given chance. V. IL ADDIS. Thinks Reprieve Iroper. Sublimity, Or.. Dec 7. To the Editor of The Journal In The Journal of De vember 2, It Is declared that, the peti tions, for reprieve of the men to be ex ecuted December 13, ought to be aban doned. Why so? Tha petitioners prob ably believe the same as you do in re gard to government by law, and ma jorlty rule, and that the ballot box ia supreme; but at the same time that our cltUens declared for capital punishment they created thousands of new voters. Governor west granted a reprieve to get the voice of the voters at the No vember election, before those men were executed. When the vote was counted it was found that only a portion of the voters of the state had been represented (the male voters). The female voters hadjiot at that time been allowed ta cast a ballot Would it not be right now. under the . circumstances, to again re prieve those men until the whole voting population of the state has a chance to vote In regard to the killing of men in our state? You say Governor West can not afford to grant a reprieve. I think if Governor West thinks. It is right he can and will afford to reprieve those men, without any tyranny on his part or any direspect to outvoters. - DAVID POTTORFB". : Opposes Restricted District. V Portland, Dee. ?. To the Editor of The Journal- I was very much sur prised to read In your Issue of Friday, Dec. 6. that the Jury of women had "de cided in the course of their deliberations In the Jury room that a restricted dis trict Is the best way to handle the vice problem in Portland" also that this "was practically the unanimous conclu sion of the women Jurors. TMs mat ter was discussed very informally at a time .when I was busy with another juror counting the ? ballots and- when we had finished that task the discus sion was dropped because the question was not under consideration In the case. Therefore I did -not express my- self at that time on the subject Permit me to say through your col. uruns that I am most emphatically op posed to a restricted district designed for the maintenance of any vice. A re stricted district is Unethical. Illegal. Immoral and therefore unnecessary. It is .indeed a most unseemiy act for a city governmenjLto license and to make pro vision for a deliberate transgression of the law. MRS. A. C. NEW ILL. Certain Councllmen Criticised. Portland, Dec. 7.To the Editor of The Journal What manner of men are the two councllmen who propose to raise the wages of 230 common laborers to more than J2.50 a day? Do they not earn more now, having steady time, than thousands in building trades -and othor lines, who, on account of lost time and other causes, earn less than J2 per day for the year? Can any honest man say It is fair to compel the skilled laborer to bear the burden bf greater taxation, to pay unskilled labor more than he, himself receives? If I am not mis taken these are the men who proposed to make for the engineer's office an eight-hour day another burden to tax payers. They seem to have Just two alms in life to burden the taxpayer and annoy the streetcar -company, whloh should be commended Instead of hampered. If those men would put themselves In the other fellow's place, or take the golden rule for their guide, knowing, living is Just 'sshlgh for the many as the few, they would be Digger men. - -, JOHN IRWIN. r Criticises the Granger? i Arlington, Or., Dec.1 7. To the Editor of The Journal In a news dispatch of recent date it was stated that the Po mona Grange of Roseburjr had declared against school holidays and for a law compelling teacher to teach not less than 20 days a month throughout their contract terms.- Would It hot be well to suggest a further provision compell ing granges to send : their children to school 20 days a month and topaya flne'Tfir'TanhreoaoBo'xceDT'Incases of sickness? No one tikes a holiday bet ter tnan a granger does. Depend on It, he - Will be found with his wife, ahd children at every circus, fair or stock show,, even If it takes the , family eggs and butter to provide the Tmfpanry funds,., no matter whether echool keeps or, not,.Ha ,exj?ecU .the teaUm to a4- Letters From tine People .' ' . ' ' :"i ' " 1' ' V" "ji"" 1 1 '1111 COMMENT AND SMALL CHANGE Forirotten It alrenr1v-rmrtn V!mw.. made"? - , ... - ' . . - . .. ,;- '-f":vV:i ; ','.-. ' : -"". :T '. . Each of the anU-Turk allies thinks U is It, ,- , ". , . - - a . . , ' Violent hatred nftn violent love. sooa suooeeds : . - 1 a - a : CheerfulneRi fa ahmif ti .1 : S, :- .jv.t-j 'V" V a P?Jls'r i eolnsr to be a big year for Oregon and 1'ortl.md. ' yw A Denslon tn a mm liu ri., -r--"' veirseems rauler rldlcous. """"" But were not vnuMmr ..x,.v. What trifles manv riannio v.l. wsv(...v aim quarrel over. r,?w-IVatj 'rtwntha "of the California return are "Infamous robbery." The Dubllc and bio- prvh,.m. .-w xtii u uaifijj uregon-made. thla ountrv. V a "1JV"y.Frp,..ar iuck to con- Srovp attai;k, flow mafllfesUy to ap4 uvernor l-jnerhnri . '. ! would abolish appellate courtsT and The he Is " ,v"iJr lawyers will say Thousands tt nm Ir? mkKublf M this coin trj is i that . there ar, ) .ii enough,,-.s.i-k,,';.',-:.?: t-f. Sith.0Su ,acs '"mentioned In the war dispaU-hea some of us used to catVte? ,oUl b00lc- a?rjluttere la nothln very won .ftSnV4W?Mtt making a com petent election Judge, or clerk or luror or voting Intelllseitlyr ' ' J ' ..Tho ease. f that mart found dead n 'a Clackamas county with 3600 In his pockets bobs up again. Is it possible that all that little wad 0f money has not been disposed of vet? TARIFF From Harper's Weekly, It seems to be taken for granted that adequate tariff legislation awaits only a majority ot votes in the two houses and the signature f the new president' we doubt it that view will hold water. It is a fact, of . course, that several measures bave' already been ' passed under party pressure preliminary to a national campaign, and hare . been duly vetoed. Granting the excellence of the provisions of these separate bills, the fact remains that their purpose was primarily political. Not one of those who drew them, we venture to assert would maintain that they are not eus- ceptible of ' improvement Moreover,' while doubtless, admirable as making for specific reduction j, there stUl re mains the question whether they are as well adapted to a general revision as they might be made. For, despite the fact' that seems to have been overlooked by the urgent ones, a general revision there must- be. The Democratic party is now in . f u.l I power to enact measures into law, and must act accordingly Mere striking at certain "Indefensible" duties sufficed as an example of Intent but it cannot4 vance his children, holidays or no holi days.. Notau that the granger Is a law unto -himself. He would legislate for. the other fellow. He may be a shining mark for .the gold brick artist, but when It comes to school matters oh, no. " V , CITIZEN. Socialism and Pence. Portland, Or., Dec. 7. To the Editor of The Journal Tha editorial In yes terday's Journal under the caption, "It Is Well," was interesting, for It almost blurted out the truth concerning-one of the most stupendous crises of a cen tury. It is Indeed well "that there will bo no general war," and you started tc give the right reason when you said, "Tbe slogan, of the German Socialists Is anti-war." So also Is the slogan of the French, British and Italian and all Socialists anti-war. And thereby hangs a tale. - - . ' - The editorial says, "A war of caprice now would give them, multitudes of re cruits to Socialism." If the "chancel leries of Europe" refrained from war for-fear of making thereby "multitudes of recruits to Socialism," that, too, is well, for the object of the Soclallstc 1 accomplished the prevention of war; but it would be strange psychology in deed that would withhold a man from becoming a recruit until after the mast, era had precipitated the bloody affair, and then come as a recruit to Socialism and join In the slogan against war after the monstrous thing had happened. Your editorial Is right in saying, "Fifty years ag6 it would have been dif ferent," because, forsooth, the Socialist movement was different BO years ago. and the anti-war feeling apart from that movement Is negligible And can avail nothing because the very genlus-of capitalism is war. It would certainly be a ''news Item' to a German, French or British Socialist tOr learn that "the grand scheme t'f American liberty has impressed the pro letariat under all suns." That should be paraphrased to. read. I "the: erand scheme of American liberty, in practice, has eupresised and is now ' vigorously suppressing the proletariat" right here under our hoses." It has: just suc ceeded in hounding to 'death, by govern. ment thugs and spies, the foremost pro pagandist and champion of ,the. prole tarlat on American soil, J. A. Wayland, and the same jackals are - clustering around in ecstatic anticipation of gcttins Debs, Warren and Sheppard, the next greatest champions of the proletariat. uweny is the same ideal thing the world over and cannqt be catalogued and labeled, and whore it ia mouthed the most It may be practiced the least. The Socialist movement of Europe, which has just prevented a general war, with its splendid organlzatlon--the great est and grandest fact In the world today-- is euu nerauiea by your paner and all can. itallst papers as a "pernicious. doctrine Of foreign growth that can never take root in American soil.': . v The Socialist movement here tn America, exists In spite of the capital ist press, pulpit and politicians. : Both draw their inspiration from the same source, both have the same sloKan. Working men of the world finite." ta and the recent reports lndirate that, "it iS Well.".. . - - If. J. BPlifNTRR.- Foresees Great VictoryvV -Albany, Or., Dec. 7. To tli TCditor of The Journal I am greatly pleased to see how bo many of the royal woman hood of our "Peerless Oregon" are by tueir votes "Bwamnf hT Humrr tffr no in divers places; and on this, tbe seventy-fourth anniversary of my birth mi -viesuu pauve son, I tender them my slncereiit thanks and congratula tions. Uod bless the, noble women of our Isnd and may they be the "Deborahs" (we 'Judges, chapters' i and 5) that Will lead th mighty temperance armtcr NEWS IN BRIEF : OREGON SIDELIGHTS ' Eugene Guard Aaron G. Gould, the well ktiown,l'ortland architect. Is here with. Diana tne a citv hall which ha de sires to submit to the mayor and city council. . - ..... i . Albany Democrat: An Albany TV M. (J. A. I. an aaanrad fact, ona noon which the vnnne mi-n nt Alhanv arn to no congratulated. I lie institution is one that does a great work altegethcr, and were is a im, neia in Albany lor one. Kstacada Progress: Henry Epperson teun)ttt-4t -cherry and prune -trees to add to his orchard in Garfield. He finds the Lambert cherry bears so late in the season that it escapes damage by viie eany avruit; rains. ..... , Grants Pass Courier; ' It is expected that the first Issue bf; the new poultry Journal will come from the press in time to assist In - telling he public of the poultry snow features that will be part of the big exhibition "to be held in this cuy January i to it inclusive, Klamath Herald: . An a result of the action taken by the county court In re fusing to authorise the construction of woouun onuses over canals of the Bee- ona unit laterals or me Klamath uroinr-t the reclamation service has deeidnd to put In eorrugated metal pipe bridges at in cruBinjB. , ,. - Salem Statesman: Jackrabblts are cauHlng considerable damage to orchards in certain parts or. tue Willamette val ley. The farmers thus meeting -with lous ought -to organise jabbit driving parties and enjoy a great deal of sport in making away with a few hundred of the worthless beasts. .Astoria ltUdeet: John J ok berk, an expert tanner who was employed .for a number of years in one of the largest tanneries In Finland, has leased a tract of land from Wilson Bros, . adjoining their shipyard at Smith's point, and will start a tannery there. The plant is td be a small one at first, and will be ready for operation within a short time. Riddle Tribune: The petition of Miss Mollie Sullivan ; to be appointed post master at Canyon ville, which was sent to tne department some time aro 'bear lng more signatures than any other petition- ever' sent from that place, has been withdrawn. Miss Sullivan conclud ing, that she does, not desire the posi tion unaer tne new civil service rules. K. U Couglar will continue as post master ion a time at least. REVISION serve as a comprehensive policy. The various schedules are Interwoven inex tricably, and must be treated- as a whole. Although, in his somewhat pre clpltate declaration In favor of an extra sesnion, Mr. Underwood does not allude to this very, important consideration, we cannot dojubt that he appreciates it fully, and proposes to conform to the obvious requirements of changed politi cal conditions. - r- v The question then arises whether the new congress, meeting for tbe first time simultaneously with the-breaking In of a new administration, will be as -well equipped as it will be later, when the new secretary of he treasury will be better acquainted with revenue require, tnents and the bearing of customs du ties generally, to handle the difficult subject most efficaciously. . It may be so. Indeed, in view of the common desire to have the matter settled as promptly as possible, our instinctive Judgment is that it will be so. But the decision is not one to be made off hand.' and we art glad to see thut Mr. Wilson proposes to take time to think .it over In the light to be de rived from palustaklna- lnnuirv n dent counsel. . as they go forth to battle and shall put to rout the hosts of rum, 'For this triumph there will be some day for us eongs of gladness and the shouts of Victory. CYRC3 HAMLIN WALKER. Problem of the Jumping Mail. HJlleboro. Or., Deo. 7.To the Editor of The Journal. In an article in The Journal of December 4, it is asserted that a manho Jumped from the floor of a moving car, would alight at-the same spot from which he Jumped, pro viding he Jumped straight up, if the car were enclosed. ..... The man cannot alight exactly at the same soot, because his speed Is delayed uy me gravitation, while the car Is pulled ahead at a constant speed. Of course, there will hardly be shown a difference for the very short time he Is above the floor, but-lf he could be one-iourtn or a minute above the floor the distance from the place from which he Jumped to the spot where he alighted, would be considerable. . W. V, But the man who borrows trouble Is never asked to pay back. ' Bachelors are "women's rights." and widowers are women's lefts. - ' A pretty girl will turn a man's head In spite of the boll on his neck. . -j --' a - Many a woman has found her widow hood so sad that she refused to keep it ,- - ' ' a a -Even the intoxication of .love may leave, one with a headache in the morn ing. . ; . u ' a . ' All women are "born free and equal-, but they don't look it at tha bathing beach. Every mother knows that her own child Is superior to any other child in the neighborhood. ' - " ' When a married man has to "use a nail to connect his trousers with his suspenders he Is Justified in his belief that marriage is a failure, Arc You Furni Pointed Paragraph J .' i so, you , will save time and money by reading the adver ' tisementa In THE JOURNAL closely and constantly. The most ' reliable home furnishing stores in Portland fully appreciate' the' ' buying power of THE JOURNAL'S readers (thousands of peo-' . r pie, the best of all classes) and utilize its columns to present 1 their best money-saving opportunities. ' , - -Through 'the advertisements in THE. JOURNAL you are offered exceptional opportunity to purchase 'the most artistic . : and serviceable furniture, the choicest rugs, the most beautiful , draperies, and all the most useful and convenient utensils and ! labor-saving devices fop the home. Make it,-a point , to read -"HrOURNAIS-dvertisernerrtfaTefo . every day, then you will te able to purchase everything you buy most.economlcally.' r-:,- , - - ' y x , (Copyrlghtsd. by J. P. Fallon.) Huston's Ocean Stcam- ;V--r'v . '. it'. . . ., ship Lianal 1 : From the Chrlttian Science Monitor. 61 stalwart Texan, in December, ; 190&,-Stood beffcre the rivers and Imr- -bors committee of; the national con gress, and coolly asked for $1,260,000.; : They had gone to the national capital ; with a . proposition i from - the- city of --Houston that should congress approprl- " ate the amount asiketl the city of Hous- ; , ton and the county of Harris would put . prove the Houston ship canat to the itCT" " Two and a halt million ' dollars was wanted t to deepen the Ilousten -aa channel to a minimum depth of 25 feet; throughout its course of 60 miles from . Houston to the Gulf bf Mexico. Barges -and tugs, .'revenue cutters and -small., coasting; vessels were then , plying its course, a the government had in earlier, years expended some money, In improv-, ing this natural arm of the sea. Hous-1 ton was' growing, though, and wanted ' deep water. . The possession of a water- ' . way; already had given Houston tha much prised water lata, but as the city - x extended and developed into the , me- tropolla of tbe southwest the need for a, greater ' waterway became more ap parent. , " Houston' ambition was to become N , world seaport. An example was round in Mancheater, England, an Inland city which s now a.gieat -seaport througo, the energy o that city in cutting a- fchlp ' canal. through, solid rock and" along the- - Course of the ;Mersey river to the sea. The 'Mersey was little mOM' than a slough and it was necessary to dig from 10 to zs feet from ahe bottom"" uf the,. stream to make the canal. . In. one stretch solid rock ?: was ; pierced and" the cabal carved through. It took mil lion to bring deep water to Manchester, but It ma-ie Manchester a deep' sea port. . , Houston is far belter ltuated in the beginning ot channel preparation than Manchester was. Houston possesses Buf falo bayou, a natural rm of tli Tw; varvinv tn Aenih frnm IB iaH - V . . . .w .U VV . bring the -largest ship of ocean com merce to the Very doors of Houston all "-' that is necessary is to dredge about seven feet of mud and slime from the bottom Of the bayou and ionstruct re- vetment work along the course of the - channel ' through Ban . Jacinto bay to ' prevent filling in tby the action of cross . tide and currents. Where Manchester expended million In winning the cov- eted prize, it was estimated that the Houston ship channel workcauld be ( done for 12,600,000, which would also , allow andxprovlde a.fuud for mainte- nance. . : , So Houston conceived and put Into - effect a proposition that for time staggered the rivers and harbor com- ' mlttce. The persistent appearance each' year ot tho Houston delegation .before tbe committee made the delegation con spicuoun, and It became as familiar to the committee as a sub-committee of that body. It was taken as a matter of course that again that year Houston would renew her petition for an ap propriation, to improve her water course; , but it was indeed an impressive propo-' sitlon that the committee lieard when Houston unfolded her plans which If successful would make bur tho "Man chester of America." . , But when In December. 1800. . the Houston delegation bobbed uu before tbe rivei a - and harbors committee and , unced it had a million and a.uudi-. . ter dollar t put With an ttquai amcunt- -from the federal government to - make Houston forever a deep water port the -committee capitulated. But there was -admiration for the pluckaf4a.-city o over 125.000 population on the guif. board that had $10 per capita to match -with Uucje Sam's dollar to dig a ship Channel to the ea. . Houston hud won, but the delegation ' had but the promise that Houston $1,250,000 would be forthcoming. By the term of the agreement with the committee $2,500,000 was to be expended on the Houston channel, the work to be done under direction of -CaHed-StaUs engineers. The government approprla- tlon was - to beoome available immedi ately upon the deposit of $300,000 by Houston to the credit of the secretary . of war, who would award the coatiacU. -, With the government appropriation secured Houston tet out to meet the' condition under which th award was made, ; The Harria County Ship Channel - -Navigation district was formed and bonded to the exteut of $1,250,000. Jan-. . -uary 10, 1911, after an Impatient aus pens for the removal of technicalities, the bonds were voted pearly unanimous- ' ly ' and were immediately absorbed by..' the city of Houaton, the county of ' Harris and tho national bank aud trust companies of Houston. Thus it was found that the federal ' government and Houston had both'mads good in Jointly providing for the largest Individual waterway improvement in the United State. : What the ship channel mean t( J UJf sadyr MO'iston is not conjecture. The reaching results possible are already! lorecastwi Dy the great benefits accru ing to Manchester through the comple tion of the same kind of work. Prepared to take hold immediately of the work -upon the granting of the government,, appropriation, Houston long before the $1,260,000 bonds were' voted began ex- ' tensive excavations at the turning ba '' sin, the upper terminus of the channel, ' for municipal docks, slip mnd ware-, houses. Tha city acquired title to the frontage and on this site excavations . for the docks have bean mada , Elected and maintained by the city, dock4 and J wharves will provide privileges free, " and at no time following the ' opcnlhg of the ship channel will any commerce over it wharves be subject to the toll of wharf companies. , . t .. slixngf Home?