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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.
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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
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"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
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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
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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!" "
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