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4 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1914. . pyr " IDNI At 'found that Saint George had pro r1fcL J rlNAL I voked - the encounter and had aw t dependent newspaper (wronged the honor of his victim, c.' s. nomas -, , j. .pnhiib- s Duelling has survived in . the fuon.bd rrT rrmit,, rpt 8o4. n j German army in spite of a grow rr Hond.r wnin t Tb iri Buiia-j civilian sentiment against it. : . . , ' Officers la the service have insisted Kmcrwt at th poatofflc at Portland. Or., for I . . . . , . trawmiaaiua tbrouKtr tb waiia aa aoa4 that they had the right to secure '" ' -' redress of grievances in ; their 'Ifcl.ti'lloNK Main 1173: H una. A -. J own wa ThIr atfirnrla haa been eprtmm r. brd by theaa aumbara. Tall own wa. . ineir ailltuae Has Deen. ib. opnnor whut tnwrtmwt w ? that the array was a law-, unto OI(Kl(iN ADVKItTiaiNO KKPHkflK.STAIIVK j ltsejf " , ,a rift Aa saw Vara; . i2i reiJe in au English speaking countries W.a Bids., Cblrajro. I -.p.jm lm ' 1 I DAILY j.w i una awui......... r ni , , i On aar. . f2.o ) on jnoft....,...l 26 , 1 DAILY AND BVSDAY. Oaa yttr...., .. 17.60 I pua mnth, ... .1 3 I must bear What Is ordained with pa- tieiue. being aware NciKltr doth front the uni t. ver With, an Invincible gesture. Mrs. Browning. ,THK OANIKLH OltDKR. A FTER July 1st, alcoholic liquors will be barred from every ship in. the United States navy, and from every naval station. This sweeping change is on the recommeridattdh of Surgeon Gen eral Bralsted and by order of Sec retary of the Navy Daniels, made ! public last night. Concerning the ! change Secretary Daniels says: Thre should not te on shipboard, 'with reference to intoxicants,-one "rule for of tlvrru and another and a dif ferent rulp tvr the enlisted personnel. The naddiHt hour lo my official life Is when an officer or an enlisted man mum he puntnhed for intoxi cation. During the last week it has been my painful duty to approve a rourt-martial for dismissal of an , of ficer for Intoxication. He told me t tin t he had never tasted Intoxicating drink until he did so in the wine . dldn.t dare Q tfl f,fth f mess on his cruiser. . Others who I .. . . have born disciplined for drinking I tne ame Paper, a news dispatch to . excess have made similar state-,; reads as follows: inents to me. Bend, Or., April 6.- (Special) A .Officers are now commissioned at prosperous season for central dre tho early ane of 22 years. lls the pon wool growers Is practically as aoverniiient a right to permit this j cured. . temptatlfin which loo often destroys ( For the first time in years practl the hlnhest usefulness of young offi- , cally every pound of the interior cer7 I think not. If there is one ' yield has been contracted for, on profession more than any other that ' the shceps' back,' months before ehear rallsfor a clear head and. a steady ! jng. I II. Posa, who handles all hand it Is the naval profession. the wool business for the O.-W. R. Of all the moves yet made & N- company in this territory, - has -inf n., tiffin hJu8t completed an extended lnveatl- ....,.. ... . economic move is tne most, momen- , tons. Even the humanistic ohase : counts lightly in comparison. To i ...., luuunnuua mo Dcuuiiicui.1 ''.tat season's by about 3 cents. This has its appeal. . j year the average will be approxi- f But the other thousands who mateiy l cents a pound. are proceeding on the ground of 1'' economic waste are a more power-,) a definite example of local wool fill and effective irroun. Their ' activity is furnished by W. W. viewpo nt is Illustrated In what is ' k ,u """"" l" "' .o..tvnun " "Rule G." I It is a rule adopted by the Apierlcan Railroad association and i Is contained In every standard book of rules. It is in force on every railroad in the United States, and ' Is as follows: I Rule G. The use of. intoxicants hy- am F1 rVai nr li 1 1 a nn fitp I nxnltlK . )v;in w ill HJ V U U I J ID J 1 U I I 1 IJ - Jted. Their use, or the frequenting of places where they are sold, is , . suincient cause ror dismissal. The adoption of the rule was I the calculating railroad managers' ' endeavor to lessen railroad wrecks, I mission. The edict is that -the re avold damage suits and secure the ! volver must go, that New York highest efficiency among employes ' Bna11 not be known as a city of It was because they learned that ; A partly Intoxicated employe could I turn a tpn-million-dollar block I signal system Into a ten-million-; dollar wreck that Rule G was without permits. The legal fee for framed. j a permit Is $2.50, and Investigation , The railroads have come to re-! shows that many members of the llze that Its men are Its best In-1 underworld have paid sums much veBtment. After long experience,;111 excess of that amount for the they Tnow that a dependable en-' privilege. There is to be a vigor glneer Is of more importance to ! ou8 pursuit of the grafters and an them than his engine and that a i reliable conductor is of far more importance than half a dozen ob servation cars. That Is why they have made dismissal the penalty ' Bent to prison or fined. All but for violation of Rule Q. j two of the defendants were for- Nor Is the railroad world the elgners, and their fines ranged only industry that 'is demanding ! tr $25 to $260. the judge say abstlucnce on duty as a condition - ,n8 tna la the future more severe or employment. One thousand re plies received by the United States department of labor from queries sent out showed the following per rrntapDB In wKUK 1 . 1 - r " mi u ausiiueuce I TO in 1 lntnvrnf In n 1 1 . ..ivouuS nuuura is required in various Industries: Agricultural, 72; manufacturing. 79; trades, 80, and railroads above 90. Secretary Daniel's order estate lishes in public service that which the most advanced industries are requiring in private service. There will be few to criticize the step. It will be applauded by millions Who is there that will undertake to maintain that, whether at sea or in port, young officers In the very beginning of their 20's should be led into the use of intoxicants at the' "wine mess" on a t. million-dollar battleship? DUELING is GERMANY G' ERMANY has taken the first tep toward the prevention of dueling. The imperial par liament, by unanlmnna unto has advanced a bill providing that when a duel or a challenge for a ,. duel is provoked by dishonorable conduct the Offender may be, im prisoned in a penitentiary instead of a fortress. The courts are also given power to deprive the offender of his civil rights. This proposed law is designed to discourage dueling in the army, ' the last encounter of this sort hav ing resulted fatally for one of the : contestants and developed into a scandal. Because of that affair Lieutenant Saint George was sen tenced to thirty months' imprison. uit-ut iu lonress, ana alter nis release he will not be permitted to return to the army. The court today dueling is a crime. It was prohibited in the United States years ago, and In England it is fophMdon In th nrmv. Germany ' 0 now falling in line.-for it goes wnnoni saying mat a uerman oni cer's honor cannot be vindicated by the sword if he may go to the penitentiary for resorting to It. It has been one of the world's wonders that Germany, one of the most enlightened and progressive nations of the world, has so long ! sanctioned the duel. It is a relic ! of barbarous days, when men per sonally imposed punishment. It is contrary to the present-day concep tion of justice. t "LEMON 1." W HAT possible end is served In this ceaseless baiting by the Oregonlan of, the Wil son administration? It fools nobody. The people un- derstand. It will not change a 6,nle vote In the coming state This morning for instance, on the editorial page we are told that "Lemon 1" was the Underwood tariff, which put Oregon's principal products on the free -list, while the state must continue to, pay protect ive tariff prices for the articles Into which those products are made. Of course, it means wool. But It didn't specify wool because 'it nation of wool conditions. The re- suits of this indicate that this year's crop wllKexceed that of 1913 by not Iff? J tnan .10 per cent The price at wn,cn contracts nave Deen made tops frown:, w" "B co""a to aenver ,ere 110,000 pounds at 13 cents. last year his clip was 90,00ft pounds, for wtilch he received lo'i cents. "Lemon 1" Is evidently a whole box of peaches and a carload of 'Watermelons WAR ON THE. REVOLVER M AYOR MITCHEL of New York has Joined forces with the courts and prosecuting officials in a campaign to Set rid of men who carry con cealed weapons without lawful per- gunmen. New York has a law which lm poses heavy penalties upon people who carry or possess revolvers investigation of the character of permit holders. One Judge" had 35 gun toters before him recently and all were punishments would b- meted out It has been found in New York, as elsewhere, that gun toting 1b one of the greatest menaces of city life. The revolver Is not a pro tection for the lawabiding citizen. It is usually In the possession either of the criminal or of th reckless who kill deliberately or througa the stress of excitement. And the lamentable fact is that the person killed is generally the one who should .ive. FROM FARM 'TO PANTRY P OSTMASTER MYERS told members of the Oregoh Civic League last Saturday that he , will do what he can to assist in bringing producers and con sumers closer together. Lists . of Portland residents who wish to deal directly with farmers through me parcel post win be distributed by the postmaster to farmers who write asking Information concern ing a market for their produce. l he purpose is to make the cost- office a clearing hoase for farm and pantry. The parcel post was established largely for the benefit or tne average consumer and the4 average farmer. It wag expected to prpvide easy and economical means of exchange and to bring into market large quantities of produce at the minimum cost. This purpose, however, it has bat partly fulfilled. The parcel , post has proved an advantage to many lines of business, but it has not brought the farm and the pantry into direct trade relations. This failure is dne largely to the fact that there has been no adequate means of determining Just what the farmer has to sell and just what the housewife wishes to buy. I Postmaster General Burleson I has designated ten cities where the! of information, where city people will be furnished the names and I addresses of farmers who are pre-1 pared to sell produce for delivery through the parcel post. Portland waa nnf IkkIkiI (n Ho . aI I cities, but Postmaster Myers takes j the view that he is authorized vol- untarily to undertake a similar work. The success of this exoeriment depends almost entirely unoti co- operatlon by people who will be benefited. There has been much rrimnlaint nhont nnnecMRarr tniia nf tnirirfimAn .hA,,t - uvuviA awV nnot,VU ftWVaV I ana nign prices. rne way seems i to be ooened for avoidlnsr these things. I A GRAY WOLF. H OW IS the destruction of children to be prevented If juries refuse to convict? A Jury hung in Judge Kav- anaugh's court Friday in a case in which the-judge declared from the bench the evidence to be "con- l i-i -K4. - , . .. . . . ClUSlVe that a man contributed tO the delinquency of a nine-year-old gin. I T-aa .1. 1 1. . I "ura DUt" a reauJi porienu an Ullimaie PreaKaOwn OI tne . .Jury I system ? Judge Kavanaugh said: How are we roinar to nrol cri fhild ren when Juries turn men charged J with contributing, to their delin quency free? The evidence was as conclusive as any that has been given in this court. Our Jails are overrun with such cases, but if Juries will not convict men on conclusive evi- dence, there is no way to stop such crimes. There Is no viler crime. When children are made delinquent, they are morally and socially murdered, Is Dhvslcal murder worse? a OVERHEAD EXPENSE T HE first care of the successful t man of business is to keep his overhead expense within lim- us tnat are consistent with I efficiency. He eliminates waste , 1 ana aupucauon. ine Same rule I should apply In public affairs but unfortunately it does not. As a reeult of a lack of supervision, tax- ation grows more burdensome every year wittiout rendering to the taxpayer more value for the dol- , t . lar eXdCieu. A large portion of this increas- ing load may be traced to growing v. . . . , . 1 overhead expense and duplication In administrative affairs In COUntV. citv and school For Ptamnla tknro is tne subject of public health. nere we nave county, city ana school inspection coverine the same "ground. Take the subject of i... v 1 police protection where again we nna a duplication . of effort. It is the same in the supervision of narks and nlnvcrnnnrlo .i(J. parKs ana playgrounds, election maenmery, city and county en- gineering, . repairs o City, oun.ty arid school equipment, the Wr- .i;lc, - ,. 1 chasing of supplies and many other functions Of government. Much money could be saved by onnonlUoittiir ii,. j. x consolidating the different pur- chasing departments into one and the standardization of supplies and public accounts. A reform could , . . also be brought about in tax leyy- ing metnods hy Joint action of the taxing bodies. Citv, county and . . " . school could meet and canvass each other's needs and make their levy to accord with the general interest, All these things could be done without a consolidation of city and county government and the I suggestion Is well worth the con- sideratlon nt th t-rr.air t . alteration Of the ..taxpayer. It is a hopeful sign for the future that snch a movement has already heon begun on the initiation of County " I Commissioner Hoi man. At a con ference Saturday between Mr. Hoi- man. City Commissioner Brewster Sr-hnrwl hirn. e,Ki. i u.u auu uiciuuera i of the Taxpayers' League steps were taken to appoint committees to refpr thesn mstM j i. . . .. . Ul uwPng some practical Plan to avoid waste. In governmental administration there is a reflection of the mercial spirit of the age. Men with something to sell have be- gulled the DeoDle to hnv Offices innumerable have been created, commissions unnecessary nave been established, supplies ex- pensive have been bought, building Sites costlv have hom anM biies co&uy nave Deen sold to the public and miles of streets that are hardly used ' have been hard surfaced because there are people , t. . vcvyie uu uave ftuuiemin? in son " i ine responsiDiuty for-high taxes lies not so much with nffiriaia oa It does with the public in its nres- ... , K yies- sure upon officials to buy that in wnicn tne people have a money in- terest. THE WHEAT PROSPECT. A DVICES received by The Jour- nal from some 200 corre- spon dents Indicate there will be a large wheat yield in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho this season. Based on these reports the following averages have been corn- puted up to April 1. Winter 'wheat, Oregon 109 per cent, Idaho 109 and Washington 108. For spring vlit o,. r , o ""v" 1 7 Xrt x ' Washington 101 and Idaho 101. This is the ' beat showing ever known at this time of the year. It Is 9 per cent better than the aver- age for the past ten years. ,v The acreage of winter wheat also shows an increase this year of from tO 10 per Cent. The,Spring acre- age will likewise show a similar increase. ' All of last year's crop has prac- tically been disposed of. The lat - est prices obtained were the best In years.' '". v. ; y Taking all these things Into con- promise of being a prosperous one'a ror tne wheat producer. r m strong resolutions, Evening Star grange protested last Satur flSV affalnKt thfl IWrtAnl Tit frAA tnllR '- Th resolution declared" that the repeal of the free tolls provision would Impose , added burdens on the farmers of the entire Pacific coast - Ttoy also urged that mem bers of the Oregon delegation op- DOse tne repeal bill, and the seo- retary was airectea to sena copies to tne uregon senators and con gressmcn. There is not a farmer 1 " "s"" """- """"i 'u ton aaaea xo an uregon products that go to Gulf and Atlan tic ports, ana tnat is wny every grange, the Farmers Union and the Farmers' Society of Equity will all be found to be in favor of-free tolls Letters From the People tCo&nronolratlona aana ts Tfea Jnarnal for prcitcatlOD lo tola drnartmant ahoald ba writ. wd ou 0017 one aiae 01 ui paper, aoovia 001 exceed S00 worda la lanetta and moit be ae SnXfib'writar 2om 'uTmu "I aara tne Dame pobllabed. be abooM ao auta.) "D1acnaalB la th. -.- , .n f,m. " ranoeausea eerrtma it tonbea. It roba prtnclplva of all falae eaaotltr aod throw them bark on (beir rtaaonabletieo. If tb7 bave do reaaonbliea. It ratblaaalr croabea tbcm out of vxlateoce arJ Beta up Its ewa ronaiualooa In tba..' atead." Woodraw ttlUon' A Protest, Portland, April 6. To the Editor of The Journal The "swat the cigarette" campaign is rapidly gaining momen- tum. When the Mothers' congress, the Parent - Teacher circle, school teacher, school superintendents. Juvenile courts a,n1 8C-e3 ' other organUationa and of tne tobacco dealers themselves, join hands in an effort to place the ban upon this boy destroyer, good-results uiuHt accrue, .everyone wno nas given harmful the habit is. Everyone Is sincere in joining the campaign. Even tne veteran smoker will almost ln- v" ,y . 86 . oy , a ?' ter, and to what ends are we willing to go -in order to really place our in fjunce on the right side? What sacri- lies nave wo iudue ur are we wiiimx to make Kramnle sneaks 1 oudr than precept. What the man does the boy thinks he must do in order to become ficials. many of our brainiest and most successful men, not only use the pipe an?, tne cigar, put tne cigarette as well, and they ask what s the matter -with them an vrhv tViwv a r nnt lm. beclles? But mv obiect in writing at this xx me was more pariicuiariy iu crxti- cise the press foj: wnati x am nmg to concede. It is dointr lnadvertentlv. Some feature stories have directed my i 1 .1 . . i . 1 . i-i . 1 erenCe te made to the niustrated st ory about "Grandma Todd." that appeared in the columns of your valuable paper. Ma 8- A number of excellent edi- torials have been appearing from time to time in your columns, but in my opinion one such article as that will exert more influence than all you can say eunuriaiiy. At teasi 11 wm cer- tainly jon wa toward counter- acting the good intention of your edl- torials. Properly analyzed, the fact that "Gr4nta! Todd," Uved to b 104 years old and smoked most all of those years is not weighty argument in favor of smoking. She had an ex- cePtlonaUv strong constitution and caiiio ux lung uvea ancestry ana uvea to ripe old a ,n Bplte of ner haMt of smoking, and not on account of it. No doubt all her other habits were c?,rrwt' ani wh cai ."l at sha might not have lived to be 208 years old had she not indulged in smoking? Someone will say she smoked a pipe,- and not ciearettes. and that there is a ast difference. I agree with that, h11t thpv ar m the sm cata-orv ..n there is room for argument on that point, which, 1 do not care to discuss B"S."?. -a importance Is the movlnsr nicture show. Most of the characters thrown upo,n the 8Cre.n aPPear smoking either a -cigar or a cigarette, and usually the I latter. This Is bound to make an lm- f proper impression upon the millions of bovs who v,slt tne movies. A stop nhMllH B-i -- J 1 TTT,-. should be put to It. Why not? N. C. MARIS. Women Registering. Portland. April 6. To the Editor of 1 n Journal me reason more women An rptristr In Msilv svl.l The registration laws are at fault, They make it too costly and difficult to register. There should be deputy county clerks in every suburb and every neighborhood, and a Evstem of movable leaves for the records would enable this to be done. It is an lrn- com-K8,t,lon an hardf,h,p to require aid stand in im. from : twenty minute, to three hours to register. Citizens should be allowed to register when ihf,M r.iLSTni y' T V" tion. Another thing that prevents many women and no inconsiderable number of mep from registering Is the require- mnt-tht thv ahnii .tot. hr re lltical party. It is impossible for some women to state what their party la. Th,eyon t know, in such cases men call themselves Republicans that Is ,i v..... . uauauy uul wunieii am morfl nonpar about it. The place of registration is not ad vert,Md "uh. " has Inconspieuou, signs and seems difficult to find to many people. I would suggest that the ladies get up automobile register- ln8" parties and invite all the ladies or a given precinct on a certain day get down to the court house. There are plenty of autos standing around and ln tne wav during the day that S g , 0 women to the court ALFRED D. CRIDGBX Opposes Compensation. Portland. April 6. To the Editor of The Journal I would like to say a proper and right that aha should thank God for many things. She did thank Qod that ne well born. Was it to her credit that her father or mother was not a drunkard?- Waa it to her credit that she was endowed with so large a mind that none of us can come ne?r. Sr . . , , . g h"uVband 'and'r or enough t'nl. I world's goods for comfort, and for five I noble sons who listened to her wise I co"n w . -.ivd and married drinkln n. J.f l as smart women have had sons who I inherited a fatal thirst for liquor and er a "'"h.V!: ". none forget that -who hath received A FEW SMILES 4, rc"ent Tcritwsmof Bkwrpert: "The criticism is not! fain It is prejudiced H e n c it will do more harm than good like the remark to the waiter. ;To a waiter who was under notice to leave, a! guest said In a restaurant: "Walter, confound Iti This steak isn't tender enough!" i j . " 'Not tender . enough 7f . the waiter snarled. 'Ah, " what do you expect? Do you want it to Jump up : and hug and kiss you? " j Nora was applying for a place as Afinlr onit Wt a rrA aasHasaiag presented the fol lowing: "To whom It may concern: This is to certify that Nora Foley has worked for us a week and we are- satisfied." Everybody's Magazine. j Cross-examinations are - sometimes too restricted. For Instance: One of our railroads was sued: for injuries which I occurred at a highway crossing one dark night. The watchman ! was a darky .ai testified on the I trial of the case that he heard the train coming and also j heard a wagon approaching the highway crossing the railroad at right angles. He testified that he grabbed two lanterns, one red and the other a white lantern, and rushed out on the highway and waved the lanterns frantically, but the driver of the wgon paid no attention and dfove upon the railroad track right in front of the engine. His testimony was clear and positive and the! cross-examination perfunctory. The railroad got a ver dict, something unusual, but all baaed on the darky's testimony. After the trial the attorney of the railroad com pany commended the darky for his sat isfactory testimony, but the darky evi dently had something on his mind and the lawyer Inquired. "Oh," says the darky, "that gemman on i the Oder side had me in powerful hard place once." The lawyer expressed surprise at the statement and assured the darky he had told a plain, true narrative, and he did not see how the attorney for the plaintiff could have put him in any tight place and wanted the darky to explain. "I tell you," said the darky, "I was awful scared when he axed me 'bout dem lanterns."! "Why," the lawyer, asked, "what oni earth could there be in that? ' You had the lan terns and waved them and the man paid no attention, but came right along upon the crossing. How could hia question scare you? "What could he have asked you that you were afraid of?" "Why. sir.t; the T darky said, "'spose, just 'spose he had axed me if dem lanterns wa lit?" The Docket. much, of whom will much be required." 1 1 r-or VY-i 1 1 n Vl ArA lf TiinlTa An' A Vi a Hquer traffic? , Mrs. Duniway says compensate the business. Why? Here Is a butcher, selling meat. Along comes the Inspec tor and finds unwholesome meat. "See here," he says, "you can't ; sell this," "But," says the butcher, "lots of people will buy It, and I can sell it cheaper. Give me a license and I can sell all of It there is in the city and: you can have the money to buUd a city hall." What does the inspector do? Carts the meat out and burns it. Does he compensate the butcher? No: he fines him, and the butcher Is lucky to get off at that. Across the corner is a saloon.' I say, "Come over here, ! Mr. Inspector, and stop this man." j I "But," says the Inspector, "I can't; you have given him a license. He had a right to sell to Smith, and to the wo man." j j Shall we compensate him? No. Let him be thankful that long ago we did not empty his goods into the river and punish him. DORA N. CROSBY 1-f The Fiery Furnace. Talent. Or., April 4. To the Editor of The Journal I ;wlsh to- express my hearty approbation of W. C Schultxe's article on "Reclaiming thle Lost." He has dragged his lamp clean out from under the "traditions ofi the elders- and has set it right on top of the -buahel." Rut eternal nunishmi-nt Is "bushel." But eternal punishment is not .preached so much as formerly. The pulpit and the pew both seem to be getting the wool pulled from their eyes. Compare the doctrine of God and eternal torture, with Nebuchad nezzar and his fiery furnace edict. He said, "whoso would not fall down and worship the Image within the hour must be cast" into the midst of the burning fiery furnace." With a thous and years as a day, as God reckons time, one of his hours would be just about an average lifetime, or 41 years. They accused Christ of using the same iacwcs 10 vast out aerus a xseezieouu the prince of devils usedj Any work on psychology will say that fear Is the chief foe to the human souL There are more effectual methods of reclaim Ing the lost than! that of "throwing a scare into them. MRS. LUCY M. COOK. On Mr. Engelke's Letter. Portland. April 41. To the Editor of The Journal I have noted; the commu nication of F. J. Kngelke: In Friday's Journal. On a first reading I was minded to answer Jt in detail, but. re- perusing, it was plain toj me that it does not need answering. All it needs Is to be read, by aty w.ho are undecided as to the need for! suppression of the liquor traffic. Every reference to liquor and crime in the communication should boost the cause of prohibition among thinking people. - 1 I would, however, suggest to Mr. Engelke that a Christian church la In tended to benefit the com4nunity. To this end it is It privilege l-yes, duty to go outside lta walls to Combat evil, in whatever walk of life lit finds it. Politics is the purer on account of the church's watchfulness, and the liquor traffic is not so swagger and daring as in the days when the cbureh refrained from criticism. A church is like faith; without works it is dead. 1 H. WOODRUFF. i j ii . ; The Cost of Prohibition. . Portland, April . To the Editor of The Journal I read In Tb Journal on April 2 a dispatch from Los An geles, aa follows: ."Declaring that state-wide prohibition would cost the growers of California fl5O.Q00.00O a year, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce went on record against it." But these wise I men of Gotham failed to state, or j even to figure up, as anyone would who tries to find out, the cost of antl-prohibitlon to their state each year. 1 They, strain at a gnat and swallow a canx-l.. The Bible says. fThe fool hath said Hi Ms heart, -raereus no God." " . Wh. Because it Interferes with! his manner of living, hia voting: and his methods of doing business. -This denial .today is no excuse.. Even ignorance of the Bible, or of state law. is no excuse for crime of any klnd. "What ye wow y ' 11 ' I PERTINENT COMMENT KAIALL CHAXGB Now begins the annual 1nv of king the garden stuff grow. a ja . When a vounar man ia In lnv h Imagines that he neither eata nor sleepsi 4 t There; may be nothin new under the sun. but there are a lot of. fresh people. . . , - ! a The man whose Wife takes In wash ing is usually long Ion words and short on action. I ; I If a woman's sensa of humor la in I Ru ing she is apt to i get funny at the wrong time. i a This will be a verr arood rear for Oregon,: but next year should be a Dig nummer. la. How- women do ienvy man when he struts up the street on a rainy day with the bottom of his trousers turned up! . e When, if ever, did any man In Amer ica holding only a civil office, and during a time of ' peace, exercise as much Influence and power as Wood row Wilson has during the past year? GREAT BRITAIN'S From the San Francisco Chronicle. 1 As waa expected, the bill repealing I exemption of coastwise traffic from tolls In the Panama canal has passed the house. It wlll: be a longer and more difficult task to get it through the senate, but administration leaders say they have the Votes and they have never yet failed in this congress to deliver the legislative goods as prom ised. The "Chronicle" expeota the repeal to be effected, which ia all the more reason why it should be most vigor ously "contested, so that the issue be tween the president and the country may be made clear. The paragraph in the Hay-Pauncefote treaty whose meaning is in dispute, is aa follows: "The canal shall; be free and open to the vessels of commerce and war of all nations observing these rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be po discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of conditions or charges of traffic or otherwise. Such conditions and charges shall be just and equitable." The . "rules" referred to are three embodied in Article III of the treaty of which the paragraph quoted la one. The first thing to be noted la that this rule covers vessels both of com merce and war. Whatever may be true with respect jto vessels of com merce is also true tvith respect to ves sels of war. It is the American contention that in making this treaty we promised only not to discriminate between for eign countries, leaving us entirely free to grant whatever favors we please to our own ships. We have, however, granted no fav ors at all to our I own ships except those engaged in coastwise trade. Aa none but American ships can enter LEGITIMATE WORK OF By John M. Osklaon. From a reputable dealer in munici pal bonds I received recently a circu lar describing 13 different Issues of such securities from six western states; the yield to th investor at the prices named ln the circular varied from 5 1-8 per cent to 6 per cent; the total par value of the IS issues amounting to only 1174,000. Now, not one real investor in a hun dred would have heard of any on of these 13" opportunities in time to make a direct bid for the bonds as the original buyer from the municipality; not one ln a thousand could have un dertaken to make the sort of investt gation as to their Intrinsic merit and their legality needed befor he ven tured to exchange cash for bonds. On the other hand, those 13 munici palities could not have found the real nvestors to purchase the Donas ai the price they felt was fair. Prob ably in all those 13 municipalities the lender of money may reasonaDiy ex- nect to get 8 per cent for It so, you see. there could be no local market for bonds paying only 6 or 6 per cent. shall also reap." Again. "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" REV. C. I. 1IAKK1S, u. Annual Outlay for Clothes. Ranks. Or.. Aorll 4. To the Editor of The Journal In The Journal of March 31. William H. woodruil says. "One glass of beer at 5 cents each work ing day amounts to $15.60 in a year, which is as much aa I generally spend for clothes for that length of time." I take no Issue with Mr. Woodruff on the subject of intoxicants. I do not epend the $15.60 for beer each year. I am merely an eager seeker after any information that may help me -reduce living expenses. I am no follower of masculine fashions. 1 do not spend my hard earned coin for ultra-violet neckties or dancing pumps, and If Mr. Woodruff can tell me how to procftre my yearly supply of working boots and flannel shirts for much less than $16.60,4 without considering boiled shirts and Sunday clothes, 1 shall be deeply grateful to him. WILLIAM H. BAKER. A Question as to Ulster. Maplewood, Or., April 6. To the Editor of -The Journal I am perhaps displaying a great deal of ignorance in asking this question, but I would like to have you or some of your Irish correspondents explain, first, why on earth, if Ulster does not want home rula in her particular district, anyone should wish her to have it that if her people do not want to be united with the rest of Ireland ln autonomous government, why rest of Ireland should Insist she should be; and second, if Ulstermen are allowed to remain a part of the mother country, why they, the Ulstermen. ln turn should have any objections to home rule for the rest of Ireland? I cannot, in short. understan-J th argument of this quarrel, or why tney Insist on the same government for oil th island, when, as it seems, they can't mix more than oil and water. - H. DEMLINGER. - Plea for Home Labor. Albina. Or.. April . To the Editor of The Journal I have been glad to se The Journal 6lwayn on tl,e plain, common people's side wnen any issue is up, and would :ke to Cjall atUntlon to the fact that juat now a great num ber of Portland's laboring class ir suffering for want of work, Juat liS cause ao many transient people take our pla'ces. There seems to b an utter disregard for the hame laborer. I never saw yet when a contractor oad to hir city pioola, or where i-eop.'e with homes her were given:- it-, spe cial consideration. I know that on street work "only Italians, Greeka and Austrian are wanted,' and that goes pretty nearly all over. Th reason la 'they will work for AND NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON SIDELIGHTS Pupils of th Rooaeveit school at Medt'ord have planted a school orchard of 11 trees at the margin of the play ground. Thia orchard, aa it mature, will be made the medium of instruc tion In all point of nurturing, har vesting and marketing. - a Lane county is .becoming noted for , a spirit that prompts groups of farm-i.,, era to plow and plant for neighbors temporarily or otherwise unable to do an for themselves. Four such cases, of recent occurrence, are included lu one story in the Kugcne Guard. . - There was never such another April 1 fool prank as that played last Wed-1 followed out by the lulalafta, Kings rit1.aLh" , VI? .ff PyLS J.h LlZ b.ur and Dnoret: The Sea Gull wa. ltlali school by the Hchool board, which declared a legal holiday. In recognition of the action cf the students in hav ing voted to abolish the custom of cutting school on April fool day. a a In testimony of Sherwood's growth and prosperity the Journal lists "two general merchandise stores, two hard ware stores, two newspapers, two new store buildings projected, newt indus tries arriving, more new houses in course of construction, and many new residents." ULTERIOR MOTIVE this trade . at all. it la self-evident that their exemption from tolls ia not discriminating against anybody. The authority for exemption ia de rived from the Panama canal act, ap proved August 24. 1912, for the gov ernment 'of the canal sone, and which states, in one of its sections: "No tolls shall be levied upon vessels en gaged in the coastwise trade or the United States." It ia a bill repealing that provision which has passed the house. ' It Is self-evident that if, under the treaty, we cannot exempt American ships from- tolls we cannot refuse to pass th ships of an enemy with whom we might be at war; and to wait 24 hours without pursuit after they have left the canal terminal. And yet we are fortifying the canal aa no neutral canal would be fortified. are preparing to occupy the son with an adequate permanent garrison, and the last section of the act provides that "in time of war ln which tho United States shall be engaged" th entire control and operation of th canal shall be placed in the hands of the army. As no adequate reason appears for objection to remission of tolls on our coastwise ships. It is coming to be be lieved that what Is really desired Is to commit the country to a doctrine which would forbid us, in time Of war, to exclude an enemy's ships from the canal, at least unless w also ex cluded our own ships. How the president reconciles his contention that we have no right to remit tolls on domestic commerce with his prosecution of the fortification of the canal which can have no object except to repel an enemy, has yet to be seen. The "Chronicle" does not see how he can reconcile it. THE BOND DEALER It Is a necessary service, both to in- vestors who are seeking to get a bet- ter return on money than th savlogs banks pay and to municipalities which want to borrow at th lowest posslbl rate, which th bond dealer renders. Only a specialist, with an organiza- tion for gathering Information about cities and school districts at a low cost, and with a list of customers who are reaoy to take nas wora mat tne bonds he offers are sound, can bring together such municipalities and such investors. What does the dealer get out of It? His method is to buy outright (just as a dry goods merchant does) a whole issue or part of an issue. If he pays par for bonds yielding 6 per cnt h will probably sell them to a customer at 106, or some figure which will yield the buyer Sty per cent on his Invest ment. That profit of $60 on each $1000 must pay all the expenses of the investigation and sale, a certain share of office expenses, and furnish the dealer's profit. If the buyer la satis fied with the return, a legitimate serv ice ha been rendered. less." Last week I applied for work at th public dock now built at the east side, but waa Informed that the contractors brought their own men here and consequently I had no show.! But why did not the city of Portland put that clause Into the contract, to have the work done- by horn labor? We need the work here; w need It badly, and if wa don't get th chance to better ourselves the city will have some terribly poor people to take care of ln th near future. CHARLES C. MARTIN. Mr. Plowden's Eloquence. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. However embarrassing to them selves, th trouble of young barris ters are often entertaining to th spec tators. Mr. Plowden, th police court magistrate, tells an amusing story against himself. Some years ago he was briefed to defend a man charged with horsestealing, and It chanced that the prisoner waa brought up whil hia counsel was absent from court. "I was disgusted on my return," says Mi Plowden, "to find that he had actually ' pleaded guilty. I at once sought out th judge, and aaked him privately to let th plea ba withdrawn, assuring him that, had I been ln court, I should have advised th prisoner differently." Th Judg agreed, . after some demur, and th trial cam on. Mr. Plowden made an eloquent defense, and then the Judge began his summing up. "Gentlemen of th Jury," h began dryly, "th prisoner Is indicted for stealing a horse. To this charg he has pleaded 'Guilty,' but th learned counael is convinced this waa a mis take. The question, therefore, 1 on for you, gentlemen. If you should have any doubt, pray bear this in mind that th prisoner was there, and th learned counsel wasn't! The Jury believed th prison. Savings of the People. (From th Baltimore News.) In 1890 the savings bank deposits in th United States were $1,624,844,606. Sine that tim th savings of th American people as represented , ln their savings bank deposits alon .ir respective of their other investments in homes built and bought. In bonds and stocks taken in small amounts have increased by $3,200,000,000. Let th Amerieata people pray only that they may ln the next generation far; aa wen, or at tease any tain- ilk aa well, as they have fared in th last generation under, th system that Is being displaced. That generation baa piled a national wealth of savings made by and staying with th mass of workers which could have paid off the national debt three times over and still have had a couple of hundred mil lions left to add to th generation's original nest egg. i IN EARLIER DAYS liy Fred Lock ley. On January 1. 1852, the Sea Gull, under command of Captain Will la la Tlchenor. took on a load of freight at Portland and proceeded to Astoria. On account of the heavy ea on the bar he lay there for two or three days. The baric u - ki . tri bnrv anrt ih. t-.. Z i7""Mr'1 all lying at Astoria bar bound. On January a. lg&z, the Sea Gull got up, steam and in spit of th rough weather on the bar started for San Francisco. A heavy gale was blowing at sea and the bar waa nxiirli- Th Sea Cull cleared the bar aafiv ami m-aa aoout rour miles in advance. As she cleared the line of Tillamook Head and Cape Disappointment she felt the fury of th gale. Captain Tlchenor became anxious for the vessels following him, and aa they came to the Hame point he aw the main top mast of th bark Louisiana and the fore top mast of the brig Kingsbury go by the board. Th Demoreet cleared the bar and had gon about a mile when suddenly ah dis appeared from sight end was lost with all on board. The Sea Gull lay hove to ror several days and it waa 10 days be fore she reached Port Orford. On board the Sea Gull were SO head of fat hogs which were to be taken south. These had to be thrown over board during the storm. The Sea Gull reached San Francisco and was rady for her northern trip on January 2. She put to sea at daylight on the 24th When the Sea Gull reached Humboldt there was a heavy nea on and while crops is it the bar an Immense sea poured in over hrr "night heads." car rying away the "bulkheads" -and very thing else movable. The terrlfio weitfhl of the water striking her le'k broM Into the fire and into the engine room, driving the engineers and firemen from, their posts. The two following seaa' burled her with water and drove, the ship inside th bar, where she wa helpless. Captain . Tlchenor sprang from the poop deck to the main cleat, caught a knife from th sheath of one of th crew and cut the anchor loo, The' women and children- were place! where, it was thought they would b sae, but the ship was lying broadnW of the sea and the sea brok over-her badly. After nearly two hours of be ing buffeted by the waves her ruddvt was carried away and It was necenaiy to run her by her canvas for th The foretop sail was set, her chains were slipped and she was kept before the aea and her canvas prevented her breaching too near the shore. A boat was lowered and Captain Tlchenor 1 took a small line to the shore, fastened It to a large redwood tree, a hawser was bent on the line and was drawn ashore and made fast. The passen gers were all saved and next day went to Eureka. Captain Tlchenor wan anxious to : reach 8an Francisco, not only to re- i port the wreck, but to transact other : business. There was a small ship s 1 launch, the Bonnie Dee, which had been i decked over and schooner rigged. An j attempt had been made to go to sea In her, but she had capsiaed on the bar and all hands aboard had been drowned. Her seams had been started and her i end stove in. Iter owner told Captain Tlchenor he could have tn use ot ner If ho would take her to San Francisco. She was at once repaired, -but when ready for aea Captain Tlchenor wa unable to secure anyone to go with hitn j as crew. However, his steward and ! cook and one sailor finally agreed to go. On February 19. 1852. they went I out over ine oar. ine porg Trinidad, where they took on wood and j water and also secured some pasaen-. gers for San Franclaco. Adams A C, express also sent their treasure down. i as mere were j ya.m-n,ei. iij ! served as ballast and were placed by the caDtain wherever necessary to make the vessel trim properly. One of the passengers who had been commissioned by those who wer saved on board the Sea Gull, purchased a gold watch and gave it to Captain Tlchenor in the name of th passengers. En graved on it waa the following: "Pre sented to Captain William Tlchenor as an expression of esteem and regard by the paaaenaers of the a team Sea Gull, wrecked on Humboldt bar January IS. 1852." Captain Tlchenor In speaking of this watch said: "I valu It more than any other possession I have. I ha been in two wrecks with It, but it is" ss good as the day It wa presented Jo me." The Ragtime Muse He's Ossified. . In politics. Are shady tricks And actions cold and cruel, It knows no shame. But in the game Consistency's a Jewel A man, I find, Mav change his mind - Prince. pot. or physician. Or prolMalre But ne'er may dar The prudent politician He joins his bond And takes hia Bland, In youth upon all matters. And there he atays Through all his days Although the nation shatters. For if he change His mind or ranae A hair's breadth estimation From his first "views" Hia men accuse As "traitor to th nation." Had the Bom's Consent. Ts," said the fond mother, aa sb looked ot her study little son: "there goes th boss of this house!" "And the other children don't mind?" queried her friend. "Oh, no; he get everything h wants, bless him! But why doe-m't Bridget com along with th tea thing r Investigation proved that Bridget had taken French leave for th aft ernoon, and her return home at 10 that night was greeted with dark look from her mistress. "You don't say you'v returned T' he said coldly. "Who, pray, gav you permission to go off for th day?" "Th boss, mum." ? "Now, don't tell Ileal" "Sure, mum, y told m th ether day if Ol wanted a holiday I was to ask the boas. Oi gav him a sugar stick, and toe said he didn't ear if I Bid!" " The Sunday Journal The Great Home Newspaper, consists of v Five news sections replete wltb illustrated features. niustrated magazine; of quality. Woman's section of rare merit. Pictorial news supplement. Superb comic section. , ' , 5 Cents. the: Copy , s