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THE OREGON. . DAILY - JOURNAL. 'PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING. JULY 9. 1913. T ' 1 !"" I I I n MAI T I organisation w r e fairly Jbegun. I P r . II Jl J fx IN ML. Woodrow Wilson's ' great "charges INOEP1CNDEMT MKWKPAPKB, 1 SgaiaSE CO IODPj at YVasnmgtpB LksoM , . ..pnbii.b have been a thousand times proven 11 in ii i- im m i 1 1 11 1 T I Tit lifa n am ftfntlr An 4 Vi 1 V r o n oni teomin, t t Joarn.i jii i he rendered " the country- and bl Ii render aod V.mbUl W. t-orOan. Or. k.utri -t- the- auafotflca at fort"". u,- f'r imumlMUos taruus Mb WD. ." U KPHONKS Wat tlTSj Boaia, A-0fll. . all erpartioanta mebed br U Wl tha pm-amr what dnmf mnt w -" countrymen a distinguished service, BOGUS SIGNATURES I'HtlON aOVBKTIHINO BEFBEaSNTAtT VS B-nj.mlii KentoorCow Brooawlrk B"lnt . I-a irti. .,., N.v feckl J21S, t-aopla'a feaa Wnlldlng. -h1crv ' ' ' fcitbKrlptloa Trrmi b all or to uf aMraM viuiati ( ar mum .i'-,. T to tbe AIL ......aa.uv f uua nrautmi Oaa w V r'. I SUNDAY . Om rr........S3-M f On atoaffe. ...... ' . PAILT AND MSKDit A,: , On fMr.i.,....(T.60 I Oaa aoata....v..B .a Prejudice are rarely ' over come by argument; not ' being founded in reason they cannot ' , be destroyed by loglo. ,,, Tryoa Edwards, V, I'- ' a. HERE should 1)0 neither laxity ' nor mercy In dealing with the , alleged , frauds , Ja the Work men's compensation" reforea There Is scarcely a greater pub- K a " I MO outrage than corruption In . the procees vi uireut jegiHianoa.. l aere can scarcely be a greater publlo of fense than to employ fraud In an at tempt to defeat bo calutary a meas ure as the workmen's compensation There has I been throughout. In addition to opposition that was open. a skulking hostility to the .work men's bill. It was the sinister hos tility that mostly does Us work from, ambush, and lt was not only I In the fight-against the measure at . 5'V'': '. ..... ":;;,'J ' -;'-:-' I tViA . loirlaf ntnrA 'ViJifJ i mm 4taan noln. WaeVIarf I.... '. 1 " WW - - T- I !?Si vl- " , in tylng the measure up with ft ref the UnTted Rtt f nr -rl " naUm "i vmm liiiiit'-7 Kb "lKin ;;do,m ' ine reierenaum j was : never ; a rhed by a great4ybTtrl organlza. vtBA t0, P'fg sot rookB - tion; semi-Industrial , and r wml-po- or the. t.ot1. t ?corrupUon. It was litical. : - " ii never .mienaea ior use vy a iew in eoclaUon did the governinc:- It lit- IUI!ff-.li ka-kluxed the country. -, 7: 1 It has 400 r active members, con-Uf th -whniA nonnlA - r nvi . trolUng ten pillions f capital and proposed for use by blackmailers, viunwjrus ,vvv,u persons. ' unui foreera and others who are onlv i 8 no r president ever received outside the . penitentiary because - Br AAA AAA' A. BM. . . . . I v.. -r- o,vuy,vvw voteu. . ins organizauon their acta hava HinivhAAn nrnvitn t owns as much wealth as the wealth Inn thm ' of the whole United SUtesjn lSSO.I 1V. . . v,r,IlflTij1 ' Tri riAViifl afonafrtMii Mf ' as revealedby , the letters: of Mul-' la largely added to the big; cities, and the big cities' are" not dry.. t The revenue figures Just 'an nounced are cot necessarily an ar gument against . the results of . rer Btrlctive legislation, though they are already widely ' employed for i that purpose. " ."' " " " ' ;' . , . WHY..-ALWAYS LEANEKST, T The grand Jury Is to. Investigate. District Attorney Evans should over land.' .The bogus signatures to ref- hall, now running m the New York S Ll wond. it buiiied labor, but claimed rr:,,."""::' -.1 caa ia some places and Democratic the PractIce- - : .' . In others. . - facturers for variona bm. i Rnm. w, look nothing ia'aaaklng of the In It went to fight ; labor unions, to " searcmng prow, bribe their iadM .nd t vAU,w resources or me district at- , costly uugauon, " Borne was spent i uvw.w.wuuu u in maintaining a lobby In Washing- ouwaens. , . vton. Some I of It waa n.Ad tA . o puense is . not mereiy me r elect friends of the association to Ior8r' ot names, it u a jar nign ? consTVHa. KnmA f it tha k't..i, I er . moral crime. v It Is a deliberate ,. v rrv f. . je A VI A I . ... . ; World asBftrtji Vwaa nd ; assault on tne sacrea jnstrumentall- I ties of the popular legislation. S PROBING TRAIN YIHECKS . f ECRETARY REDFIELD of the commerce department .will utll- . ize the machinery of govern ment to discover why railroad about the defeat of enemies.'5 Por years this great secret and sinister Ku-Klux klan succeeded to a large extent In making Individuals. i parties, congress and legislatures , subservient to Its wishes.. Its weapon was a club. Its prc- . cesses were Intimidation. . It bribed accidents are so common. For the arbitration . boards. . It . struck out (present he will confine Investigations -ior the defeat of-child labor laws. 1 to lacclaents caused bybrokon'rear It . blocked tariff reform at every I wheels and ailes, two causes of ;a turn. . . (large percentage of the total, but One letter sent by an official of later the pcope of the Inquiry will the assoclatlonXto an agent xead;:i..vf be.,broadened. -:Vf y'rSX iii "Xoa. are certala to be aught There Is? nromlse here of a real ana mase a mess ortt you dont nubile service. A recent accident on look out" Another letfer said: V "A the New Haven road, now beinsr in- iitue meoucme properly administered vestigated by avcoroners Jury, is H - ww.,..iiu uo no i luminaung as iq inai rauroaa s aDH- narm." vwigbt was a candidate for lty or willingness to operate its congress, -ana "meaicine" was the trains with reasonable safety to nas same phrase i used by ; the ;McNa-1 sengera! The New .Haven road has rnaras la some of their wrIUngs. j had a long series of fatal accidents. i sn i nnnrna lotto mA vTai inn tai ma men in anrnnnrv ncrsmr are engaged In a ticklish business, m attempting to . place blame ; upon ana , u you maxe . a misuse they 1 maiviauai employes. - . ... . . . ' ' . . i i . 1 "r ji t. 1 . . v . v win . rua you - ut oi ine uiBtriCt. I - xvauroo.ua uuve euai ieu iiait-iieari What spurious business was It. If. led 'investigations '.tollowingf serious ' oa being caught,, 'they will run you wreck!, but little of reat ; va,lue has " out ,of the district?" 1 , , - ' : I been accomplished.. . Too many of These are but a f ew excernta from the Investigations 'have been for the telltale letters that are a terrible in- purpose of clearing.the management dlctment of the oriranizatlon'a mth. of cnarges oi negligence, no rau- ods. To defeat one 'cbna-reHaman road , has had 'Wuca -heart In the who could not be UBed bv the mann- taBk of proving Jtself unreliable, ; factor erg, an official of the organ-1 Tho government has , undertaken lzatlon r wrote v Colonel Mulhall r. in naKo ter r ure iooa -1801, "would be worth In the ter-llaWB r wr the protection; of life ror created more than a minion let- and happiness. v.. if government can make traveling Barer, it win accom plish something of ' concern to mil lions of people. ; r An . AAn ma. ' rMea "and money were used'ln all parts of the country. The ; money was mostly secured from the trusts. ' The men were Instructed and con- stantly -reminded by higher-ups In ; the organization to work by stealth, to write no letters and to talk little. -ine pian was tne same as that , LIQUOR AXD TOR1CCO r INTERNAL revenue figures for the fiscal year ending June 30 indi cate :4 that ; the American people f A r?7 B1 Bu,ne.8S threat" smoked more cigars and cigarettes enea that If president and eoneressl.. ni,,,M . irouan vi us people, Unr nrtnr f tnral VMtr. , . J " " ' " These conclusions were reacted annfact" rin pInlf b tt0Tea through record-breaking internal rev- , w ,-v!. uvvLnuMuu) Oi loe mu ropolnta tndtoatlnir that 143.- sugar and f other tarlff rings at Uaa Annt ..n kid . a 4 Washington threatened certain sfin-k'.. . .L-inM V..te(l f" cer.tala ions over , the previous year, were KZ,: 7:. "lwoa4 n consumed. The former high record Z1' wlu w "lurn lo ine of 1807; was exceeded by 7.300.00 It Is the strong arm In secret. It tjiid B4.feft0.ft00 barrels. 1.000.000 is the Ku-Klux moving in the dark, barrels in excess of 191 IV former is is , attempt by Intimidation and hfrt rflftord. threat of political or Industrial an-1 nnit th Meh record esninmo- Bassinatlon to substitute. the will of tion of Intoxicants, returns to the group oi plutocrats ior the will of internal revenue bureau show, wlth the whole people : '"'"'V-. out ftTntanatlon. that the number of j : aoo pwa loooy ot tne orranlza- i lnnna nf tha countrv decreased bv4 uon managea ror years by Its sinls- 18,000 during the year, , the retail v ier uieuuoua w controrv tne house liauor licenses namberlng about vommjiwe; on ? juaiciary and the 460,000. ' - " , , house committee on labor. V It had smoker ' P ii f f d 7707 million secret agents who spied upon sen- cigars and 14,013 million, cigarettes ators and representatives. It j,' J- - I AUA AAAfjy W.UV . J VW(tau : wa, . a (,taiea national political platforms. It million clears.; and ri7 90 million; creawa in vvaBnington tear . of an cigarettes over the former liigh rec- unseu, - unknown o a i ., desperate ord. Pipe ; smokers'; burned;; 403 " POWer mat ran tnrOUgh'the lae-la-l mllllm. nnn-nAa nt , tnhnrrn an In. latlve chambers, penetrated . to thelcrease of 9,400,000 pounds I over wu.ux.vwo vvim BUU Autava in ine iiz. Cnewers tobacco ana snun shadows: pt tho. WJUte. House lUelf. increased their consumption". 3.0 00,- , Such is some of the work-and a s ample of the methods of the rNa tlonal lanufactnrers Association. Letters preser red by Mulhall through a number of years, ; and turned over by hlmto the New. York World afford ample proof of It all. Moat people's , political activities end with the closing of the polls, It was. then, (hat the ActlrlUo3 of Jthe j.-. ,-"r -X -p-s.'.(Sv ,. .. 4-. fc't -n,-'' ' :' ' ' -"T ' . .'','.,.. (TOO pounds, with a total of .83,20 0 000 ' poundsvfK' r.The Increased figures by no ;means Indicate that , , restrictive ..measures have failed. . There are broad belts of .dry territory,, la whlca. consump tion of liquors is much rc'duced.t" ft" The increase of population can more .than account . for the larger 1 cpjogumpUoa. '; Jhe - new. j9p.ulation HE Portland publicity fund Is now nearly $100.000. 1 Recent ly It was $84,000 and at that time 140 Invldiduals and lnstl tutions were the contributors. ' The present larger sum doubtless repre sents a' relatively small number of subscribers. , , There are 600 ft people In Portland who pay ; taxes on ' a valuation of more than $10,000. ; Out ' of . so many, how 'strange that only"140 were subscribers to . the s publicity fund at the time It was $34,000. , No big holder in city lota i and blocks la a subscriber. None of those who - have large Interests - In unimproved property, hoping to get higher and higher prices for it, is. as yot. on the list of contributors. v Many Individuals whom the pub licity most aids are not helping to finance ? it. - The l values tt v their holdings are enhanced by the "bring ing of new capital; nd new. people to Portland. In nine or ten years, realty . values In Portland have advanced p robab 1 y $150,000,000 through such r' public endeavors : a s the Lewis and Cterk fair, the pub licity expenditures, : the Rose Festi val, and kindred .activities. This $150,000000 of value is actually pocketed, and It did not go to work ers for their toil, to merchants for their , enterprise, ' to manufacturers for. their: progress,- to builders . for their endeavors, to bankers for their activities, to salaried men for their services, or to professional men 'for their skill. Every dollar of It went Into the pockets of men who own land, and ' prominent among the beneficiaries " are the blg holders of unimproved town lots, holding on until publicity funds contributed by other : folks have brought higher land' values. . ;' Increased population does little or nothing for a great department store. It brings more department stores to compete for business. More population brings more business for banks, more business for druggists, more work for workers, but It brings more banks,': more drug stores, and more workers, to share in the bene fits. 1 , ; But It brings no more city lots to go Into 'competition with the lots held on. a popular street by a land hog. He 'and his kind have, the de sirable property cornered, and ; all (he added capital, and all the added population .pour money Into his pockets, , , Why shouldn't he contribute to publicity funds? Why . shouldn't, he help finance Rose Festivals? ".-f - ' Why should he be always a bene ficiary and seldom a contributor? Why should he be always a leaner and never a lifter? .j usually wakes .dp la time to hear a few faint ' strains from the ' band after the procession gets around the corner.- - ' , s a . n . . m a t , S An uingusn synoicaie nayiug u- schoola ar. out. hut ki.. i fine A M .. i M . t 1 1 V 1 . t I A i. . . 1 A '. - " A. i. : . ' AL.4 liv ...lit I " " " luuaic-iovers are hojkhu .uat ,wn Annthr mn ,.,hi-. v. i. The president arnnrnl1 Irnnn. tinv . - - - . "... -r - iv act uiiu ik a rel rest, f - TsdVf CtniM th. nlnlnw; : itil.nmn.. . . . . ------- ar-r"e mmau-w time, mat used to be called dull. Some day. also, trier trill hi Imi of neeaiesa ana .nerve-racking: nolaes. They are ao lonar flilna- Hie tariff that noi yeopie navt lost latareat in 1U LiOta Of DAQnl. whn ir. n.ir nnM1j.lv heard Of ub aoine llttl rnnit mifnilv fl On of the White Houae Wilson slrla PERTINENT. COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF salary to induce - a ; competent tlm presarlo to direct the bull-frog conr The Berlin1 smart Bet la dining upon ."pale blue lobsters,,' rose col ored t consomme - and pink bread.' After the champagne, we would cer tainly regard a pale-blue lobster as aa undesirable, crustacean. Vancouver; British Columbiarnow world," 200 feet long. Might do tor ' "' ! -uu ...ou. iwe woa . a ' fence-post, , but Oregonians will I ' ii 1 ' ' loyally maintain that the only real lc KTr"',, 11, rinHA1.. AM - A lMMla , : I na0ViKA h.. ile.Sk . T . Seattle woman heads the percent-lr. age poinmn - wicn seven cnnuren ; in i imu" ptuuuerera. ..'..iw k .The !"a?.b.S P"JI who hare happy father when he glimpsed the Y rwiUl ny accident; probably stork., ' , , . . ,'', A ' Chleaaro vrofeaaor nredlnta that Snm' tnn 1 ar nanit t hftfnel,oon weather can ba foreoaat a whole some men ..are : usea s v peing i IML.0n in niinnr. win called liars and don't mind it,". says least be any more reliable than that tor the Atlanta Journal. However, we w now? would; advlBe against reckless ex- People who have to work and want to nerimentlng. M jwork ahould have as much r'Kht to do work ftiul 'don't ..wank . .nvkni n xtuayara , ivipung is saia w -,.ob wr nave xa apoui vulgar nonsenae on favnrfid Onun Mtn.fnr the inh l" P""c ireeia. - ' v j of poet laureate. She would thus connive at spoiling; a really good poet to make a poor laureate. OREGON 6IDKL1CJHT3 Mayor Clara Munson of Warrenton haa announced a slogan content, open to Atuiruint aa weu aa noma ioiks. - t -The Jackson county home for the In digent la to be enlarged to provide hoa pital quarters for the county's sick. . A home talent dramatio; performance, an item on the Fourth of July program at Halfway netted (105 for the cemetery improvement iunu y .-. ,' Albany Democrat: Rverv mention ot Albany In the Portland papera la a boost ror itie iiuq juy. xne Albany corre spondents of Portland papera do a big service for the lty.-,...'.. ... ... ;. , ,.- e-v..,..;.i.,.1,...;:1v.!v .s.-..-i.", The Huntlneton News now appears tfUh tm fn..n. I..U.H m. I ! home print outside, so that In future Its suOHcriDers won t have to read the reaay print If they don't want to,. . - , This was Haines' Fourth of July not to oelebrate, but the Record Is not sat isfied with the high old time Haines peo- 10 naa at liaaer, ana ao 11 proposes a arvest celebration. susKestlna- 'Labor day as the date.,. . An herolA reami la thua resorted In the alendale Mews: "A horse belonging to Mrs. C. Clarka backed Into the aewer ditch Tuesday evening, falling Where it wae about 16 feet deep. With the help of three. o four pick and ahovel men, 'ateen small boys,' a few planka and all the way from 20 to 137 bosses, the horse waa got out without injury," Mflford Mflll Tribune: The choice of the Hugh Dickson as official Medford rose Is a good one. The rose la a com paratively new one and not yet chosen by anv other community. - It is a rloh crimson in color, does not fade, a hardy, vigorous grower, and not much subject to ests. it is to reu rosea wnat me caro ine Testout la to pink, and iust aa rapid a grower and perpetual a. bloomer. PANAMA CANAL'S LAST PROBLEM GOVERNMENT; BONDS FOR THE PEOPLE- r We notice that the Portland' steel worker at the receiving .end . of a red-hot rivet Is remarkably careful I aether it would be found to measure of Ma fleldlne average, s v ;-".v -r. yst rom the Ban Francisco Chronicle. If all that has been written on. tha Panama canal could ba gathered .to- STeater" body of literature than has ever been devoted to any other project af man. Kent a. rhua - nt thm a-tarantla The 'vacation season Is on. But I undertaking but has been disouased in whero, oh,.' where,1, is that "emer- all languages and In terms ranging geacy ' currencyl Letters From the People PHOSPIlOKUS SIATCll GOES T HE last American phosphorus match was made June 30. Congress has Imposed a pro hibitive tax, frankly Intended to put the, white phosphorus match Industry out of business. J Within a short time such a match will not be obtainable in this - country even as a curiosity. . , ' , ' It has been legislated 'out of ex istence because its manufacture sub jects workmen 'to -the fearful dis ease known as "phbssy Jaw," or ne crosis of the Jawbone. . Manufactur ers, with full knowledge of its toll upon humankind, have continued their . use ' of . w h 1 1 e phosphorus. Workmen were saddled with a loath some, disease that matches might : be cheap.' Government paternalism will meet with universal, approval In this instance, because it Is humanitarian. But the passing of the phosphorus match will not mean the elimination of all matches except those of the safety variety, , which f, ignite only when struck upoa a prepared sur face. ; , "Strike anywhere',' i matches will 1te manufactured, but " their in flammable , material . will be phos phorus s' sesqulsulphlde, which does not possess the dangerous properties of white phosphorus. Disappearance of the phosphorus match is a good omen. The incident Is proof that the new order of things will not - permit dividends to prey upon humaa life. - from those of expert, engineering criti cism to . those ot more or less enlight ened lay; opinion. . It haa been con sidered ulstorlcally, scientifically, com. merclally, diplomatically, politically, and even poetically," to say nothing of spec ulations as to its. naval and mmtary stgniflcanca. Of all these aspects the engineering ( Com tnaa! rations acnt to Tha Joonial fw pnbliutlos la this dprtmnt alioold b writ Ua va only om side of 'tha paper, akaald act UT'", ZFSJTaZE -7 tW. ! by far tha most Important, and It Benin, it the wrttar om not daatr to I must continue ao until the canal has we uto pabuaaea, aboau ao un. I been completed and la in perrect work .!', '..'.-.'! '- " ' -. ,"'.'',.': 1 tnr ilrilap "Tha fata nf "tha. tla- dltnh' vft3LM0,,?aia..?,.7tf5-?I1-r?: till 'to the hands of those oonatruct- teuchea? - It rob. VrtnclpleroriirfalM -f At. andthotigb. they enjoy the Im sanctity and throws them back on their PHclt confidence -of tha American pao- reasonablenesa. If they hav no reason-1 pie It la only natural that their caicunv ablenesa. It ruthlessly crushes them out I tiona should ba the subtest of oontlnu- SioSi'fi'fh i an? 2t5 uR,,w,ow,45?.'?olB ou" yl respectful comment That tha mtmmu. " 1 waterway will ba completed m tuna and Capital and the Lobby. When completed a auocesa there Is no intelligent doubt, but' oa points of de- --PS5fi.i25f irll'M? ..5ff? taU thero are ,UU many differences of tlnna mul la iia tha, muhlnatinn, . nH 1 vyiuwn. tlons reveal to us tha machinations and power of capital. Capital today la monstrous thing, ignorant, merciless Curiously enough, tha problems which moat impress the popular Imagination are those to which the engineers attach TSi J comparatively little importance, while tha "vital difficulties of tha experts are those which have, never entered the briber of officialdom, corrupter of press. creator of brothels and harlots, paralys. er of conscience, It wends lja ; sinuou M" a,"'" ?"IeP rav inia aven .rtr of thiriv nnii. Immd 6f the average reader4 tic, even bold and aggressive, until pub licity is turned upon It, whan, like brass In tha Jewelefa hands, it shows Its 'The - militant suffragette who threw a scroll at the king must have exercised great self-restraint to refrain' from putting a flat-Iron in it,': remarks the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She was doubtless aware that: Mrs. Pankhvirst , wou!d be Just as likely to suffer from her demon stration ot throwing skill. t - . 'It may not be fair to shut off motorcycles altogether, but at least they should be prevented from going faster ' than : ten miles a minute.' complains a' Pittsburg paper." Local speed demons would scoff at such a limit as beneath, a enall's contempt. Lawyerauterbach'8 plea that he Is an ; "innocent rvictim'V needs . - a crutch or two la order to amble by. We' caa only fancy 'a'corpbratloa lawyer, as. 4aa "Innocent 'victim" when coyotes are yielding a wool crop. ' 1 ".' ''-' "-.I ' r We are edified Indeed that the esteemed ! Qfegonlan i'.hi s.' b e o jv brought to reallz that Illinois Is. far behind. Oregon la the march of po- For example,; It Is generally supposed that slides have been and threaten to continue the chief obstacles, whereas yellow atreak when tha acid touches It they represent lesa than 10 per cent f Tha laws governing capital-are the "" ,1 . -. J ancient laws of yesterday. Thero waa condition aa weald be encountered a time when capital enjoyed the calm on an ordinarily diffioultaewer or wa aerenity which untq yesterday ruled our ter pipe trench. For aJaraist purposes. nnnrtkJhit utl ihuuniiara whinh tha fairly accurate estimate of 80,266,- we now know to be a monatrous Joke. 000 cubic yarua of slide seems a pro- The legislator was onca the protector of digious amdunt: but : when contrasted capitaU ; The -evolution of, politics with a 'total for the whole ; canal of brought him out Into the open. Thla 812.227,000, It la by no means appalling, meant the severing of the ..friendship , Qn the other hand, the engineers are of capital and the legislator. Capital busying themselves not with , land but then fastened Itself to tha' federal with water conservation problems, and courts. I f these hive not figured conspwuousiy But every day tha lines are being I In the newspaper reports, it is Decause JIvawm tl rrUtaf an A Aav h. rtntr turn m I - - - rr,t in paaitila understood. ' A trimming its tentacles. Almost Its last eollapse of earth can be photographed resort Is lobbying. In fts latest sortie and possibly made the subject of a capital has smeared many eminent leg- moving picture, whereas the evaporation lslators. (See report of 116,000 Worth and set-page of a lake defy the camera of sugar lobbying mail matter sent un- and elude tha lay Imagination. der cover of Senator Lodge's . franking -That the water supply, especially for privilege.) ,c , -4 -r-:. Qatua take, la the preponderant element Once upon a time capital answered to I in the success of the American project labor, "Strike, damn you, strike; we will i. tha uDinlon of B. IS. Bakenhus, civil keep, our mills Bhut till you starve. We I engineer of the United States navy. In can afford It" 'This expression, the I . descriptive , and critical article the extremest exemplification of applied I writ a- discusses-in detail the "new anarchy, meant tha throttling- of pro-1 problems" calling for "tha beet engi greas, a chip In the cog- of the. wheel of I neertnff JudgTnent, These be considers evumuun, aiunii yiinnwu, iiauiijr. I center on uatun late, m v. From that day on, Wa were roroed to 1 .hi.h ani mrrv the ahioa to and fro think and we beoama -poliUcal econo- supplying tha lifting foroa that passes mists; labor recognised Us helplessness them through the locks, and tha power and tha power of that awful v thing; . drlv the generatora which light the picketing and the" banner tha street eanaL operate the machinery and may orator and tha agitator, were written , ,iirnai . . .. Into the code of labor. Capital waa no longer a fetiah; its position was no Will the lake when formed furnish ff Irian t .SUDDlVT . -18 losses longer unassailable.. and the sacredneas numeratea bV Bakenhus will be by of property (a phrase often used these days by lawbreakers, principally cor porations and other interests that have stolen publlo property; is as meaning. First, evaporation; , aecona, seepage; third, leakage through . the lock and spillway gates; - fourth, water required to pass ships ; through tha locks; and firth, water to develop power, "if a auf. flclent amount remains available." Evaporation, .hlch IS greatest when the rainfall is least, has been estimated to be about one fourth of an Inch par tl hours, or 030 cublo feet per second. Seepage has been , computed at 85 cublo feet per aecond; loss through Imper feet seatlngs in the many valves and miter gatea of tha looka and gates of the spillways, 275 cublo feet 'per sec ond; . water for lighting . current and operating machinery 17 J cublo feet per second, and for leakages 161 cublo feet per second, which gives a total of 4111 cublo feet per second. .'. ::., : The last enumerated Item is based en an estimated, traffic of 80,800.000 regis ter tons per yean, which is more than five times the actual maximum for tha Sues canal This calculation, if optim ist lo as to traffic, haa tha advantage ot stating the extreme case as to the water problem. . Bakenhus admits that the allowances for losses have been liberal, but approves of the method of considering every contingency. As against this outflow ot 418S cublo feet he computes an average Inflow of only 110 feet and says that the bal- enoe ef l9! feet will ba obtained by filllns Gatun lake to a level ot 87 feat above the sea (the gatea and copings are 02 feet) before the end of the rainy season, and then during the dry season, drawing the lake down gradually to a level of .80 feet above sea level, it ned- essary. The nroblem is not one of keeping the lake full, but of filling it initially, and hero the crltlo leaves the reader with nothing more specific than the sunnlsa that the engineering genius which has so.- far; surmounted 'every difficulty in the greatest achievement of all the ages will ba fully equal to the tasa..,. in conaiderlnr this Question tha ob ject has been to emphasize tha coiossai nature of the obstacles"whlch have con fronted the United States In severing the continent In the Interests of com merca and civilisation. It aids tha im agination to realise that In the making of this masterpiece or man mere nave been required many mora things than can be measured in the : millions ''of money necessary ' for the removal of millions of tons or-eartn. unai pnw in thsMtcaomDlishirient may ba based upon a perfect understanding it is well that nothing be left to conjecture. 3ome superficial critics have . com plained -that tha canal when completed will not accommodate such vessels as the Imperator. There is no reason why It should. Such ships are not likely to hecoma more than ocean ferries with fixed ports. Tha total estimated trafflo of 80.000.000 tons can ba handled in ships under 800 feet long, -which oom- Drise 05 per cent of tne wono s tonnage, Aa far naval vessels, there la still a marein both of Width and 'length suf ficient to allow of larger ships v than have yet been authorised.. .'During: the Pst few days, the Gatun locks have been tested by pressure from tha Atlantlo waters and have answered every requirement This is but soother instance of the truth that for'' every engineering promise there has been f ul fUlment.to tha foot or ine iciier. less as "the sacredneas of our courts." I least twice a day, green peas, potatoes. Today strikes, picketing, street speak-1 trash bread, radishes, fresh onions, etc lng and banners are the cruaa exprea- Kvenr day dinner Ja followed by a good mc'eled SuS o'ur 'equity eearU.' which ot'nit' 0P S; would force capital to arbitrate its dlf- fruit and rdessert, ...v.;.':? s . flcultles before an elected Judiciary. As far aa the Justice in the military Day after day the line Of demarcation 1 court is concerned, each and every man is nlainer and the champions tor of I who Is tried has all the possible chances against capital are drawing the lines I In the world to get the best and Smart- tighter. Our Morning Qiory . .editorial-1 est officer in the post as hie counsel, izes to tho effect that unless we allow to get all tha witnesses for tha defense tha barika to help frame pending curren- ha desires, and for a fact there was not cy legislation the country .will' go to a single case In this post where a man the bow-wows. ' 4 ' y '::fc declared that he was convicted vinno- As well let tha thief frame bis own I centlv during- tha last .twoyeara:c methods f or- tha measuring and idenU- . The sentences given In several trials t leation of thieves, or let tha convict might appear . exceedingly high,- espe mlx his own cement to seal bis prison clally in tha case of Private Phillips walls. . Today tha boot Is on tha other o Battery F, and Foster 'of Battery D, leg and currency legislation; la more Second field artillery. Yet In the case the public's business than capital a ot pftyate Phillips, thla man was per- CHAS. M. GOODMAN. . , - A Soldier's Testimony, s Battery ' F. Second Field Artillery, Vancouver Barracks. Wash- June S5. - To th Editor ot. The. Journal -In. reply j man -was -aentry-over a -prisoner,-knew f ectly aware that striking a superior officer or non-commissioned officer; is considered one of the most serious of fenses against discipline in the army. In the cose Of Private Foster, this to tha letter written by A. P. Llnsoott Silverton, Or. lowing facts: the orders not to let the prisoner con- X wish to state tha fol- versa with anybody or to accept intox icating- liquors from, anybody. Still he No man In the" army can say that he went even as far as to let his prisoner joined the army while under tha lnflu- get Completely out cf eight. He was enoe of Intoxicating liquors or while perfectly consolous that he was corn he was not fully aware of what he was mining a crime against military d I set doing, because every man is kept in the plln and he knew- the consequences Of reorultlng. depot for at least two or such an act. three days before he Is sworn in. No .Discipline. Is the first' necessity of 'an man In tha world could stop him if he army; " wanted to get away, let's say in case he Mr. Llnscott further states falsely declared hlsr Intention to enlist while that each man has to pay 20 cents each intoxicated and regrets this step When month for medical attendance, v I in sober. . - ' vite Mr. Llnsoott. to come to Vancouver , As for the' bill of fare Mr.. Llnaoott Barracks. Wash on any payday hade publishes, I think that he grossly ex I sires. jbm& if he can name one man -In aggorates. Only , the best of meat and this post who pays SO cents for medical tha best of vegeuoies are nought1 in I attendance, I am perfectly wining to tha array. The - food Is prepared In a I donate my entire pay, as-small as It perfectly sanitary and wholesome way I may be. to a charitable organization in and Is frequently inspected by .the com- Vancouver. pany, battery or troop commanders. I am perfectly In sympathy with Ber : Mr, Llnscott delights in putting beans geant Kowan, that there are malcon on the head of his bill of fare. : As far tente everywhere, and. I never saw a as this is concerned, every hard work- place in tha world where everybody was lng man will tell him that a dish of satisfied. But I see no sense In run good baked beans with bacon la better nlng jdown and dragging In the mud than any fancy dish that can bo of- an Institution that is based on well pre- principles. As far UUc&l progress. ).ui:coo,d.rnelghbor J fared,, ffta bill offara carrleamcatt I pared an4 'honest aa the post exchange is concerned, It corresponds with a- candy or-, grocery store in civilian life the only difference is that a soldier can purchase a few luxuries, suoh as pie, ice cream, etc., for a price that : comes close , to tha wholesale .price. This canteen la not run for a money making purpose, but solely . tor the benefit of the enlisted men.' - i 'i--.' '.v-.'."..'.,,.,. As far as I am concerned, X do not intend to reanlist,: but I am perfectly satisfied With the three years service in .! the army and- would , advise every young man who Intends to reenlist to go to some army, post, watch one cer tain company or battery for one week, eat a few meals with them, go on a hike with them, and then be can fully form an opinion whether three years of this Ufa would hurt him or whether it would be an Immense benefit to him, both mentally and physically. - , . A SOUHEH FROM VANCOUVER BAJIBACKS. -,nilk and Tuberculosis. Sprlngbrook, Or., July B. To tha Edi tor of The Journal Please answer In your paper the following questions: v . 1. Does the condensing of . milk as done In milk condenseries destroy. the tuberculosis germs In mllkT t ,j, ' . 2, Can tuberculosis be contracted by the eating of cheese? 1 C. H. GRAVES. 1. The processes employed in con denseries may be considered a fatal to tuberculosis germs. . r : , 12, In the case of cheese, there is no such guaranty. ' Bellance must be placed upon the health of tha animal yielding the . milk from which . the . cheese is made. r ' h: ;i."V'f ';f"''. ' !"'" " ' ! .-ii-'i.i'.''f .Hard to Locate.- v ' From the Kansas City Journal, . MI don't think Mrs. Nurttch will find accommodations where ahewanta to go for the summer." ' "Why not?" : "She "ays sh longs to sojourn on the banks of -the Oulf Stream, of iWhich aba has heard so much." ' Tha better soma men know themselves ht mora Suspicious they are of othera From the Montreal Star. A suggestive plan, for getting mone for municipal Improvements Is beln tried out In St. Paul, Minn. J. J. Hii Is behind the project, which Is In itsei a promise Of success. Mr. Hill's plai is this: He has taken up ;an entir issue of city bonds which br interes at the rate of 4H per cent. These bond were issued by the city tit amounts o 1100 each; and Mr. Hill has cut thee individual bonds up into scrip of one tenth that value. These $10 city bond will be sold over the counter of a trus company to any one who Wishes to in veat: but in m cu, ni mtr th... i, bonds be sold to nnA narartn Tn thla ... . r " -rt .. . . . U n n .u t,iiv)rau.,v ,,v:sb vopia wnoinava never oeiore suoscrinea for City deben tUres and to thua Aranta'-a aw mn.lr. for civlo securities. r;-..- This is a plan which might be wcl adopted In this country by our citle: and by our provincial and domininn mv ernments. In fort, tt haa oi,.QJ tried bv tha, Ontsrln . - , - - v w 0 v v wai via ei smau scaie; and we understand that fi reaar. marKCE wu TAiinii tnw h. vinclal securities so issued, A few year ago our dominion government f urnishe a peculiar example of discrimination ii fftVAr of ttta VlrtlaK. tvwmn' .. r- JI.. bonds of 10 pounds in value were offerer In London tn ttrai't th. imair Uritici investor but nnthlna waa AK-taf nobis i uanaoa unaar me , 1 1 oo; and then therd waa nine encouragement to purchase This was certainly a curious, way, to In duca our eaonla to invaat tn seeuri ties. :yy.'rte It 1 time that . our - government changed their policy in this regard. I will continue to be necessary for lont to get money In the London market; bin mat is no reason why our people shouli not have tha nnntirlnnliv nf . ..if. i. -vestment- in government bonds. Th ama - principle requires that : : thert should be an Increase fn tha interes i paid in our government savings banks oy sucn a simpie step as tnat.tha Hon orable Mr. ,. White might give a mucl needed stimulus to the chartered bank. and at the same time he would probablv secure a good deal of money for the use of .the govarqment. , " u , - -i ' j ', " ' i ' .. ' , Oversnpervlsed ; Recreations, . -'i Tha rettnrt nf Id. analal tiuinmltJ tee on publlo recreation sets forth that tha recreation provided does not reach daily mora than ftva iai; nint nf h population: that It la mora expensive than It should ha. anl thit nMni. iw.J fer to pay for commercialised amuse-l menu ratner man attena those offeredi by the city free of charge, :, These deficiencies rs said to be duo trt a V,H.V . WklV. .WJ, WWWW, . 1 ,1171 1 Q niULIII ara that tha rltv rinai nat null, naa im suoh nlacea aa aohnnt tnaiia to onii recreation witnin reach of ai larger percantag-j of the population J that Istrsrsav 11Krtty 4 si ma . s-J - av aw s av a, sji . local and - Individual Initiative In pro4 viains or selecting, amusements, and finally, that : tha : recreation is of -aw oversupervisea cnaraoter." ' The conclusions lrawn ,. tha u quite practicable to make the reorea-j none mora popular ana less, costly byf wiayuiif mam 10 local conaitions, piac 1ns them cartiallT linear W. i .n.,i and making them partially self suppert- M unicmal rMreatlnn: If not aueeeasfullv nmnat. with clallsed recreation, mainly because , it suw aooui ic in a wrong .way.- ,jt Is in vain something 4a offered free of enarse TT it ba not what. I. s,ni.d . tI would be eaay to meet such objection . If I supervision am not persistently super visa too much: and even that Is not beyond remedy, provided the remedy does not ; Itself require " more super- .Vislov;jiiaS7.4Airf ' .v;.t-" J - ." - "- ' "". :Tt'-; Would Can the Peaches: .. ''i-':h-:',,-'X: from Jnilm. ,"' 'Jones was ahowin hla vlf n( k.,1 rnena, Mrs, Brown, around the new offices- - He left tham In th w,llln. Mnm I for a few minutes, while he answered a uiepnone can,- ana ine conversation between the two women ? drifted to household matters.: :xw .-':. ,-fU-"And have you put up much fruit thla year, airs, j ones 7" asked Mra Brown. "Not very much so far," answered Mra. Jonas: "but-" aa ha mw wan. dered across tha room, where several preny atenograpners were working, "TJ intend to can a tew peaohes very soon. Pointed Paragraphs In a woman's age a few years go a long way. Fault finding gives friendship many a hard Jolt , When fiction,, bumps un against the truth It seldom boasts about it -. -, -: Not all good men are great, but some great men are pretty good considering. It's enough to make a horse laugh to sea a male flirt nursing a broken heart. ' ft -X :j-; f -.;....;. ?. . -:i.t w; It la hard to laugh at misfortune after you have run Into a rocking ehalr in tne aarx. Any girl can use 'two beaux one to take her places and the other to bring things to her. - . , Training Is needed before she eaa give a man a kiss and make him be lieve be stole it - v Aeroplanes will be more of a suo cess when the aviators are able to con trol the weather. s Mv. After a girl haa had 18 birthday anni versaries she feels that she has had about all she needs in her business. Are You Too Hot? " - - If you are. IMi high' time you set about maklng-yourself as cool as possible. You can't control tha - thermometer. - It goes up and down at. Its own ; . sweet will, but, It it happens to be on the rise, you caa at . leaet do all In your power to , prevent the-heat from getting the best of you. , , - s Manufacturers - have' spent j many hours of anxious thought o devising all sorts of clothing that Is al cool as fashion and appearance will allow, - v?;"...'.V'o'. - r-i' :,r .' .. ' Take :' advantage . i of ' their ; labors ?and ' provide yourself . with-a light hat. thin under-, wear and socks, lower collars, ; . a suit with an un lined coat and ,: loose, comfortable shoes. "You will be astonished at the dif ference a few changes in your dress, will make in. your oom- fort. ,;'..;.-;..-: '4-'t:': If you don't know Just how to go -about getting these ' thliiRS,read carefully- the ed : ertlsemnnta in THlD JOUR- r NAI, and yon will find' where to buy at prices that are aa reasonable aa Is compatible -with good quality.