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THE OREGON' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1S12.
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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.
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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cannot be repealed.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.
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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 ..
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