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ti::; ci.nco:; daily jctj...:al, ?o::tlai:d, , :;jdav, julv THE JOURNAL . !. "ACKHON........ ......... w"..'-.Ilb" utumbed erjr evening cpt- Sunday) an "ry Manila nnii! it Tlie Jcmrnsl BaHo, l-e, Krmlw.jr snit Ysrohltl sta., porti-nd. Or. i 'ered it the postofne at Portland. Or., tor tranmiintfn Uftroajfh tfee.uuLUa a, aecood i.' t.Kl'flONKS Miln 7173; Home. JL-405L. All !"Drtunoo r-a?hed br the Daicberst. Tail tn o;-fra'or what .lypnff ait-pf. yog .want. Betna-nt-i Rotar Co., ;Bronw1clr Bids., k,..V tlftl in.. New Xerks 131. People's tubacrHtloo termg by Bull of to IV' Cre la turn Halted States of Mexico:. . -- DAXI.X - ' - ; On. jea,,.,...o.OO i Om isonts ... I 8DNDAT 0n Jteir ,.f2.SO One Rents. -23 - DAILY AND 80NDAI , On yesr. .. i ,$7.SO 1 Om month. .4 -a ' : Men must be decided on what , they will not do, and .then they an able to act with vigor in what they ought to -do. Men-, cius. - . . ,1. - ... . . . THE PICTURE TiP! wheat ' won in the largest I in the history pf the United ' 1 States. It almost totals a "billion bushels the estimated figures be ing 963,000,000,. The totals for other years were, 1914, 930.000, 0Q0r ' 1913, 730.000,000;': 1900, 522.000,000: 1880, 498,000,000. The corn crop is. nearly $ 00, 000,- 000 bushels short of 1913, but : there is, , notwithstanding, a tre- mendous estimated . total of 2, 814,000,000 bushels. The output of farm products for.the year should pass in value the great teri-billion-dollar total of last year, both ' by - reason " of greatervolume and higher prices.' ' . To have such a crop and to be in the tranquil pursuits of . peace while every other first ' rank na tion is at war, Is an estate to give a beautiful vision of America to every 'American-, -A colossal grain crop , in the fields waiting ' for ' the husbandman, a huge' horn of plen ty pouring out its grains and fruits upon .us for an abounding pros perity, while -' tranquil skies look down" upon? a broad land of peace are .- a - picture of . national llf ft to make every citizen rejoice in ' the glories "ofMhe great - republic. " - As we contemplate .conditions at home iucontrast. with that. over seas, should we hot' highly resolve with: Lincoln,: that "government of the people. by the people, ;. for the. people shall not.' perish from the earth," - and renew with him our pledge that the honored dead who gave the full measure of devotion to establish and protect this na tion shall not have died in vain? TIIE NEXT STEP ..,: : : N' expanding activity; as" a; re A suit - of the-; opening,? of the yjr Celllo canal, is reported from Pasco, Kenne wick" and - Lew- --iaton. , . But the. big activity is to 4 cornel Steamboat navigation of the' river Is not to be all.. h There will be new industries' incident- 'to the cheap hydro-electric power produced by future , canalization of ; the . river There .. .will v be boundless rproduc tlvity on- lands now barren- as a result,, of irrigation made possible by the same hydro-electric power.- It Is only recently that real river improvement has become' under stood?, Electric ; transmission - of power has changed, the" whole face of things ; in the development of w.aterways. Under the new method, development of .. rndustrles and growing new products ' from the soil to make traffic for -the -navigators, go hand :: in ' hand ? with . river Improvement. : r ' The? faces of all dwellers along the Columbia Bhould , he- turned toward the problem :. of canal-Iiatlon'.:.- Canalixation : . will be the biggest creator of things for human hands - to ' do that has ever been proposed in the Oregon coun try. It is an enterprise-of .al most boundless possibilities It is bo full ' of promised results., that: It should: have the aggressive interest of every resident of Columbia river territory: from Astoria to the head of the river beyond the British Columbia, border. A survey - of the river for . pur poses of canalization is. the' first step. ' Provision should be made for it in the next Rivers and Har bors .-bill.. ;IU should be!'a survey that i-will provide for K the . whole project, , final . completion , of -the work to be ,by units and extending through a period of years. . And meanwhile, there should be utilization of the river as a. ship ping medium to . prove to congress that . the money it spends in , the Improvement will bear fruit. . There must be-statistics to show a traffic, because those f statistics will be , the first thing : Congress will ask ior when we go to that body and request appropriations, SOME SUGGESTIONS ORE factories and the 'put ting ' of logged :, off lands under cultivation are among the needs of Portland. In order to secure these, . Inducements must . be offered the settler and manufacturer in theway of getting a starL. - ' ! - - , Some euggestibna "applicable "to local conditions ,are containedln a report to the Chamber of Commerce by Secretary Lee - of the bureaul of industries and manufactures based upon his observations, while cn a visit to the eastern states. In. Michigan he found that man ufacturers were encouraged either by the advancing of money, for quarters, to be repaid in ten years. M ! or sfcy.r a recommendation - of -the concern tot credit. : - v In the matter of placing settlers on logged off lauds ha found in Minnesota a plan whereby the state clears patches of school and other state: land of fire or- ten ' acres and.. disposes of them . on the in stallment plan, fin thia war thou sands of aeres are made productive and .the ' money .derived: from the sale of the lands is1, put "Into a re volving . fund .for i the ; purpose' of clearing .more, land and. building good roads through the newly; set tled districts. r i Reclamation of i the logged off lands in policy- Is not unlike the reclamation of "arid lands; " Both are fields In which to make homes for the homeless and provide lands for the landless. , , " ' Both.' are fields to' challenge the intelligent consideration of men in terested in human welfare and the Oregon country. ' '"'". . POKTIiAND'S ; DREAM M' EMORIES of long forgotten .times are revived ; by Com missioner Baker's suggestion that, having spent - a -long time in gathering information, we ought now -to build . the' auditorium. There was Adam and Eve in the garden, and there was JIoah. and the flood, and there was Alexander and Caesar and Napoleon, and there was the Portland auditorium. Commissioner Baker ventures back almost 'Jato medieval history when he sets out to- resurrect' that fond dream '.that . Portland once had of a great convention hall. - The celebrated- Portland audi torium has ' been built more" times (on paper than any other famous structure In history. As far back as May 1, 1910,' five years, two months and eight days ago... the newspapers announced "auditorium for Portland assured, " interests pooled for Its construction." July 3, 1910, the. papers declared that "The women work- for new audi torium," . and' August 1 the same year, there :. was announced that "the live wires are busy on, new auditorium." . president ; Taf t had not . then reached ' the middle of his term; Roosevelt was - in Africa and .there was nearly four -years, of work yet to- be done"ln the -completion of the Panama canal. But even then the towers 'and 'columns -and . minarets of the Portland auditorium loomed large on the horizon. v - August .5, 1910,. the. paper:Te lated that "the business men have joined the movement for the audi torium,'.'. ' and four days later' it was stated- that I "the auditorium would be named for Harvey W. Scott.", - The city? was- aflame with enthusiasm. v and j August 14 ""the Y., M. . C, A. joined the xnoveme.it for the-' auditorium," according ' to the . papers and on the 24th ''the merchants, of the- city at a smoker boosted,-the movement." . j w Indeed," there were times in "the enthusiasm when we could all Bee the great hall completed, could ee it jammed to the . doora with a thrilled -, audience,: "could see -! the silver-tongued . orator reeling r off big' hunks of .eloquence, could see the .' vast throng ' rise as 'one ..man under the throbbing thoughts, of the - spellbinder,.- could see ah, what couldn't we see?. ; 1 - '.: And so the story runs. A-year passed and early In ; June, -1911, the people by popular vote, author ized a bond Issue" of $600,000 and ordered the auditorium, built. June 21, 1911, the auditorium, commis sion named by Mayor Simon, took the oath ;of office, i That was tour years !v and , seventeen' ' days : ago. Mayor ""Simon.' went out of -ffice and - Mayor'.'Rushlight came; in; Rushlight's term expired and Mayor Albee. ascended the "throne, and with two years : of the Albee ad ministration gone - into history the great, -.convention hall Is only dream, an - affectionate, - tret un fulfilled hallucination. " ' EVEN "WEDDING RINGS qiHB plain - gold ; wedding, ring I which has eurvived - the J-. changes of. the . years : is to . undergo ornamentation If the jewelers -have their -way; . : . . Tn modern life, say the Jewelers, there ; are three; kinds of widows, by" death, - by desertion and by di vorce .with alimony, so .why not three kinds of weddings rings? ' She wTiose "husband has1 died is to have in her hoop of gold a band of black enamel." She who is known as a grass widow is to have a band of green enamel, and she who Is en joying alimony from the late be loved ' is to have a I ring studded with diamonds. I -. -'. The toalden will retain her plain circle with the . inscription Mlzpah on its inner surface. - J - An exchange suggests that a sim pler and equally distinctive device would be to change the finger on which the ring' is worn. ; Such a subtlety .would; however, probably be less seductive than the privilege of , wearing .a new. and odd piece of Jewelry." ' - ' - ; . There are many curious and in teresting theories relative to the choice of , the f ourth finger of the left hand - for the - wedding ring. Appianus asserts, that a very deli cate nerve ; runs - along .. this finger to the heart, but this Is disputed by modern physiologists. Macroblus -says, that trie thumb is too busy and that the forefinger and little finger are insufficiently protected - to cherish so - sacred a symbol. - Another explanation la that thexf J1"--nthree fingers repre sent the ..-ty and that the fourth belongs Wthe husband.. The woman entitled to the green band or circlet of diamonds could choose the fourth finger of the right , hand, thus emphasizing her independence of masculine control. -FORGET - THE DETAILS V94I1J3 topmost fact in the land I " 'grant decision is that Con I gress must act, and act' with in a reasonable time. If ft does not, the railroad can go to the courts. .Such is the decree. This paramount fact is the. thing to be borne in mind. There must be action, and the action is .con cerned, with what to do with-' the public's equity in the .grant lands, an equity :; that . Is worth 1 4 0,0 0 0 j-' 000 or more.. - The real . questions are, . shall there be - effort ' to ' get the agricultural lands thrown open for-,? settlement, shall there be' ef fort to endow the Irreducible school fund with the -Immensely: valuable timber lands, shall there be a guar antee that the public may not, as In the past, be robbed of a princely public asset?,- . These are the questions of com manding importance to which con sideration should - be" addressed. They.1 not . the petty details, v are the things ' to 'emphasize . and ' con sider. The great body of the sub ject, not the minor and extraneous nonessentials, - is the foundation on which to build a plan . and perfect an organization for going, before Congress. -.. " ' - The question - of a legislative session is too ' mutfh emphasized. The question Is not a legislative session, but $40,000,000 worth of land and what to do" with it.; It is a 'question a thousand times -bigger than a legislature it is an issue of what to do before Congress ; to get the most possible for Oregon' out of the land grant . decision. - :: r . No legislative session may . be needed. A better way- may be found, - The Portland Chamber of Commerce has wisely- called for a general ' conference of delegates . to be named by all .kinds of organi zations. -It 1s the Idea that f this conference will consider the situa tlon ' and ' make recommendations. '., -Mean while, to get what would be of greatest value to "Oregon : out of the decision will be a most difficult and uncertain endeavor. The stakes are great, and Oregon's effort will be disputed every inch of the - way. a It is only, by united and i organ ized endeavor : that success', can come, and for that reason, the sub ject .should be approached with sin cerity, with ' honesty : , and with thought directed,- not atthe petty details, but at the big idea that a great v estate "is within Oregon's reach, that there is little time in which to act -and that the state's opponents are many and strong.- BA1SING THE , LUSITANIA T HE Lusltania Is supposed to "-"Test on a hard bottom "at a depth of 300 , to 400 feet,' If raised ..'within a ' reasonable length of time, the ship and cargo are worth "recovering. .-. There is dis eussion of a possible attempt . to raise .the vessel, though war , con ditions - would seem to forbid the plan. The Popular Mechanics mag azine sar' " , - Ship and : carso would represent probably a weight of, say, 40,000 tons. No such -large vessel has ever been- raised : even from - less- depths, hence,- the 'problem ' presents -dlffl-eulties which have never been solved la actual practice." , r- Much " would- depend, says the writer, ; upon -the: ability of divers to descend to a depth which must establish new. . record) by at least 100 feet A recent invention,, con sisting of a .hollow metal sphere now- under' construction; 5 , claims ability ta put to men' down 1000 feet "with 'control - of the , vehicle to permit - tile occupants moving - it about - or anchoring It to a shiD's side. Through windows, th'e divers could . observe . the work of placing chains or cables, and by means pf telephones, direct the work-'ot those on the surface.- The men 'above would practically observe their own work through the : eyes of. the divers.' The writer addsr -- -- It has been suggested that-an ef fort of this nature - would - probably consist In raisins' the hull a few feet and ' dragrg'ins4' ' it . Inshore until ' It truck bottom; then raising: and mov ing . forward again, until it reached shallow water, a where - ordinary 'divers could ,Work : for several hours at ; a time. . - - v - , . Medford expects, by i the sale of the railroad ; which connected that city-? with Jacksonville, to see the line extended to the : mining dis tricts j in" which the Sterling, Blue Ledge and. other mines are located. Including the copper territory just over the California line.'. It is also expected that ; there will be a con- nection of the line with the Twohy road : from Grants - Pass ? to'- 'Cres cent .City, , giving Medford new sea port "connect! one., Because of the aggressiveness., and enterprise of her .'people, -there is nothing that Medford does not deserve. ; Because she could -not bear the taunts - of playmates ' who called her a convict's child, Ruth .Abbott; 3, - of Chester, 111., walked - 100 miles and asked the state board of pardons to free her father from prison. How heavily do the'slns of - the parent," often press down upon .: the Child? What an obliga tion there. -is for .the father, - for the sake of his child, to save his name from ' taint! " ; ;The lady was in deep mourning, A hearse and three men. in a cab, Were waiting at the railroad 'sta tion as she alighted. -A child's cof fin was unloaded from the bag gage car. As the mourners were putting It Into the "hearse the bot tom dropped from the colfin. and its. contents of bottled whiskey fell oa me piatrorm. It was la West Virginia, which recently became a dry state. The mourners were ar rested,, whereat their . ; mourning doubtless became reaL- ? ' Mecag Satlvah, ' a" compressed compound , of .; alfalfa, is declared by a Chicago physician to be an extremely' valuable human food with an especial property for mak ing the lean grow faU.--Seventeen students on - - whom experiments were made with- the4 new food, de veloped such appetites that they had to .go, to restaurants 'for extra food j between meals. -; What - is the century- to bring , forth, , if thus early, the human -family is to eat hay? 1 . " A Denver child, mastered Bacon's essays at eight; a Philadelphia child broke a swimming record at four,y and an . Illinois Child was operated , on' for appendicitis at three. What is to be the next tri umph of our youth? , A - With his answers ; to - the prose cutor's questions as a guide Harry Thaw seems to be about the sanest man In the court room. .... DISASTER OVERTAKING THE BUSINESS OF VICE W. i. Cbeiwrjh, la Oiletgo Hermld. t E" ROSTITUTION -lss becoming- dan gerous "aS a commercial enter prise. The ''sleek gentlemen and respectable .ladies . who In times gone ; have found investments "in the dis trict" highly profitable havs begun to ook-- askance . at such - properties. Well may they.- A new , conscience is finding-. Itself and the : penalties It is demanding - are - alarming. . . " Illinois' T"1nJnnctionv and abatement law r was signed on June 22 by Gov ernor Dunne. Two days ago It be came ..effective, r and already In Chi cago Jts Influence Is being felt" It is an essential part of the new strug gle, i with .vice. .The old vice crusades were infinitely stupid, and -eruel.. They were directed against . women. -: The old method: hasn't teen given up yet, but no longer without qualms can A modern community see these helpless women arrested ahd fined and Jailed in a p. endless and vicious circle. The new vice; crusade Is - not di rected against prostitutes. It Is ' di rected against the- men , and - the wo men who ' profit by i commercialized vice. It -Is aimed . as the owners of real estate which is used In ' "this "ugly business. It is turned against the depraved men - and" -women' who ' live on earnings - - of ! the victimised servants of the system. - w It is warring against th business of vice as .-a business. And in -so doing this crusade Is -worthy of, noth ing: but ' praise.' '::-. . i When, Brand Whitlock was 'mayor of -Toledh lie'- was.-vistted , by a com mittee--, of j. ministers and prominent citizens and asked to drive all of the women . from the vice district "out of the . cify. . He countered .wlth - a splendid proposaL." . ' " ;. . ; - " "I'll consent :, to close .the district if you will . care for" the women, he said iln .effect.-.; "Til - take two" or three : of the worst 9- into my. own home and keep them ! there until they can get a new start In life. .How ever, each. of you gentlemen must act as host to some of. them. .. what Is to , be ' gained 'if we drive ;- them ' to Cleveland -, or to Chicago? We ars merely passing on; the burden. ' - The committee was as - much' abash ed at : Whitlock's : proposal as -were those ancient.;- moralists .who were told - "He that Is- without, sin among you, f let - him first ; cast' a ystone : at her." - The -prominent' " persons . were afraid of -being, soiled. 1 They left and for- the time- at least that crusade was abandoned - - ? '' , "Mayor i-. Whitlock.i ,wm;- willing . to fight, - but 1 he . would '; not1- stoop to strike defenseless women. : If - the committeemen- were (Willing to tackle rr , , 7. -4 the problem without" prejudice, he was J witn tnem. i ney i xauea tragically, j while Brand.: Whitlock set an exam-: pie of - a wise -humanity which Is of priceless value, , " i . " . , Th- last two or three years - have seen a - complete ' revolution in senti ment concerning y this - business 1 of prostitution.. The- more It: has been examined the more intolerable It has appeared. . Flexner's book on "Pros- ' principles of all fal -anctitr and throwr them ... . - .ii, ' . - t back on, their tHaonanleneBS. If they have bo tltutlon in Kurope" finally crystallsed j reaaenableneas. It ruthlessly crashes item," opinion, on the subject. Calmly," with- Jj g Zi'S. eo!,cla out prejudice, Mr."Flexner upset most - .. . . ';: - '. :it- of the prevailing' theories on vice, f Disagrees ; With ;Mr liperV ? which, It : appeared ' .were based Jon ' -RWg$fJeldWsh Tuiy 6-To the Editor of. The Journal Sound x the misinformation. , . . . . : , loud timbrel? w likewise: -the sackbut So crusades again became popular, and. the psaltery! Rejoice, :Cv Israel, but-in a' new. spirit. -The vice dis-J for the seventh day is even the sixth, tricts were closed, but not in the old!nd therefore confounded is -ther wis- t,.- .tin.. . .n 1 dom of : the calendar makers. : And manner. Toe , attitude of the publie when th. New, Testament translators was much . like that of enlightened are brought to nought, where shall communities - toward . child labor. The j the dogmatic: theologians appear? shops which depend on children must j : our Is of J"1y ? J-UH Deiper. t,-', a-,- t, i.n- 'leld secretary of the Northwest Sab- be shut down and the children must , baUl -assocUUon, announces : that he be cared for. The vice district, whlcji'j has discovered that Matthew 28:1 Is was supported by women must be as- j incorrectly translated, and arrives at Blsted to a wholesInelway of Ufa. ' the exclusion, that SaUday isthe . . , , , . . sixth dayof the week. - "Opse de Sab- For whatever one's view, might be baton, te . epiphoskouse eis mian Sab conceming . the necessity of this ! baton," glibly quotes our erudite priestess of civilization," no one -could f friends and the deed is. done. Simple point to any;: advantages obtained' by "Pa3tr vobiscum.", MrLeiper. goes . ' 'on to say:, Of course, it leaves the the women. In every, sense they are f Jew, and Adventists in the .dilemma victims. For he most ipart we are of keeping; the Sabbath on the sixth told, they are mentally subnormal, i dsy of the week, but we are not ac Many of them, in part at leaet. suf- I C,blf 'r h!lr i' X er. f ron bad, social and Industrial conditions. . And, further, - whatever may -be one's-belief about .future sex relations, no 'one" can justify commer cialized vice from .the standpoint of either men br women. , - : ! i J .-' ': : ' -v - - . . Abolition of vice! districts as sucb has come "to be the only policy which 1 can-be defended. So, when Samuel P. Thrasher, of the committee of fifteen, took the injunction and abatement bill to Springfield,' -not a half dozen rep- J resentatlvea dared to oppose it open- , ow the bill la law and a power- ful weapon has been given to the peo ple of - the' state. ' : "', ; .'Any building or apartment which is used for Immoral purposes Is .declared to be a common nuisance. . Any citi zen of ' the county may prosecute the owner or " agent, of the property' j in the nam of the people ot Illinois. The general reputation of the estab lishment Is - admitted ' as evidence : at the' bearing and the owner : or agent must answer on oath questions pro pounded by" the prosecuting dtlxen. : If the charge Is " proved the estab lishment may be enjoined permanently and If the Injunction is disregarded Contempt proceedings may be Insti tuted, r Owners and agents, ; however, must first be .notified of existing con ditions - before, they- can be brought Into court. This obviously 4s a pro tection to the Innocent' ; Such a law as this is possible only when the people are ready to abolish the business of vice. Mo longer is the responsibility, fordlrty conditions'left with the mayors, the police officials, or the state attorneys. Any citizen who- la Interested and who can finance a court -'hearing has the legal oppor tunity to stop something. - ' V , This is certainly a ' step forward. For -commercialized vice, , In. addition to Its social cruelties, is one of the most- potent Influences which - have combatted the. growth jdemocratlc government. As democracy grows we may even Invent wholesome responses to the 'urgencies which throughout the - centuries havs t been prostituted and made vicious.. Teonce over TFT REX UAMPWAK . AVIS LOBDELL lives up very much 'so on Portland . Heights which are - fashionable cliffs where you can look down on your ; neighbors. .that Is If you liv high enough on the cliffs, - and the stilE higher-ups can look downon - you and -i eee what you have in -your back yard. - end the street cars get rheuma-tlsm--and complain rounding the curves. ? " - : . ; . and you can see all the bridges and the ' snow-clad - mountains and The Jpurnal- building if the weather Is -right, , - . ' - " , v -; and if.it Isn't you can -rest your mind by reading stuff like his. . ..But this story really deals with eggs and ; Avis and two men and hasn't any point: thatI .cansee. . ; ; and - Avis she bought r the. eggs some place downtown where one sign said "Fresh" and the other i "Strictly Fresh." , i and she wanted y know the dlf- ference and - the dealer explained. . ---but she wanted to know ... ,. '. ' and he finally said -there . wasn't much difference except -the price. , ... and the eggs she bought were In a paper- box.' " :.-.- T ' s . . -;--.' . - - . end she carried them around with her. '.. , - - t '. ; -end passing the Oregon ..hotel the string, slipped and she dropped the box oa the .sidewalk. . . . . -rand. two men were --right behind her.r;-;---i:;v. and na.sald-r:TH bet $S0 hara eggs." . . , - .. -end the other said he'dbet .fifty It wasn't. ' ' and , she wondered how long' It would be before they - came through. that ls-7-the eggs;- end when she reached Washington -one of the men . said "How are we going to telir v '.' and ' the -other said he'd give a dollar to find out., . and N' she . turned holding -up r one finger with yeUow on It and said "Gentlemen here is the proof of the pudding." - 1 and one of the men said "They are eggs" and the other "said yes he knew- it. " ; " F v and they wanted to settle the bet by buying her a box of candy., and she said "No, 1 thank-you I have a box oi eggs to manage, j V, "and i what would J " do wlth a box of candy r r '.,', " and Avis says it . just " shows what men will say to be saying some thingend. -. - .- ,'. -. . tlSTKN She says she1 doesn't be lieve' either . one of . them ever tn tended to give the other 150 or a doUar or anything. - T Letters From the People - (CoBUDonieations seat to The Journal (or publication la tills department should be writ ten oa only one--side t-f the paper, should not exceed 800 word in teogth and most be e ecmpented br fhe - name and address of the sender. If the write does not desire to have the name published, ue saorll so state. n'SSU'&tf ii vu-7 s- iMMi ; viv"Ma iuvu . au0 Gregorian, and now .the Lei per Ian. No doubt tne reiormee - calendar will go into effect at the beginning of 1916. ( . : , ; . - -: J. F. SANTEB, Principal of - Conn ell High SchooL Connell, Wash. - "A- Peace Solution, "i tic J. Reedville, Or, July., S. To' the Ed itor of The Journal. Much: has . been said about peace .recently, and a good many people have advanced ; ideas on how to bring it about. How. utterly futile it all seems to the average lay man. .The secret is in the human heart. ' We preach peace, and implant PERTINENT COMMENT AND NVVS IN BRIEF SMALL CHANGE Philadelphia Ledger: Textbooks can teacn anything except experience. - - Cincinnati Times-Star: To - Judge from the pictures. Champ Clark mads an' excellent June father-in-law. , Xos - Angeles Express: 'Although Huerta objecU to United States sur veillance, his objection is not founded on fear of ley de fuga. . ; ' ;- - Omaha World-Herald: There appears to be a market for Sprlngfied rifles of a date as - far back as 1865. Per haps old flintlocks would bring a price. "- -' . . Seattle Times: The license fee- is the acid test for several thousand Washington corporations first they "default," and then they become ''de funct.'.' - . ' , San Francisco Call: If-Xluerta ever got back into Mexico City, the bands that met him 'would undoubtedly, play in unison, "He's a-Devil in His Own Horns Town." ' - - - - - Tacoma Tribune: - Secretary of State Lansing- Is reported to be the -"possessor of a gift of verse." This is the diplomatic way of saying that he occa sionally writes pomes. , - ? : ' I.OS Angeles Times: It need excite no surprise If some Xankee inventor con trives something - to meet and con quer the submarine- He provided a Monitor for the Merrimac. : . ..... : i- : r : m -i::"t''iV-v"S-'v'-- Cleveland Plain- Dealer: Hudson Maxim Is quoted es saying that enough money Is spent for chewing; gum every1 year To- build - three battleships. Yes, and : enough , liquids ars paid for . to float 'em. . . ... - -- - - . - - Detroit News: London's famous "bathtub'-'murderer - received a . fair trial, was ably- defended and was con victed by a Jury in 22 minutes. The trial has consumed only a few - days, although the man was accused of kill ing three women. In this country the defense would Just about now be filing notices of nolle bunkus de hocus pocus. COMMENT OF THE ,ttle Vost-XnteUlgeaoe: Reports from various portions of . the country indicate that we came through the per ils of Fourth of July patriotism with rather more freedom from personal in jury than usual. -Monday's celebration seems to have been marked with but few accidents, and 'these unimportant In the main. When it Is recalled that In the past years from 400 to 600 lives were lost , annually thrdugh tetanus alone the Improvement' in our saner methods ts more marked. Last year but three deaths resulted from tetanus developed from -the deadly toy plstoh The cannon cracker has disappeared, and the man who wanted to explode It in his fingers has changed his mind. Locally we seem to have escaped in tact, but for our strange obsession for speed -upon the publie highways. Per haps In another year we may be pos sessed of a saner Judgment in this re spect also. , - " - - jr-::::-:x-;'. i-,:f:;:-vs..;:y:r Pendleton JBast O-regonlani The for mal opening of the Columbia highway is an event of importance -to all ot eastern Oregon: as well as to -Hood River and Portland.' It means, the com pletion ft a scenic--driveway of great charm and beauty and, the eastern por tion of the state will get- its share of the pleasure -The ihlghway, however, will - not provide the only scenio4 trip along the .Columbia, Some .-day the trip-de-Juxe will' be by hydroplane up and down -the great 4 river. -When 'de veloped -for pafesenger service "the hy droplane wlUr provide.! faster transit that train. ' auto- or ' steamboat, -f The fast passenger .business between, towns 1 aiong tne upper uoiuiddu tna rvrc land and the coast w.111 be by air; -The hydroplanes will skim along just above the water, making swift, cool and safe travel for those on board. : Local peo ple will be able to run' down to Cold Springs or Umatilla, take a hydroplane and be n Portland two hours later. " It will be possible for . Portland era . to leave home after breakfast and .be in Pendleton in ample time, for the open ing of the Round-Up at. 1:80. pyi- s Vewberg Znterprlset A service of value was rendered this community by Whoever was responsible for bringing of that body of business men from Port land to Newberg last week to. see what is doing here in the line of productive Industries. They are hard headed men; their attempts at speech making at the dinner in the evening of. the day of their visit demonstrated that they were not in the orator class and that was no discredit to them. -They represented many of the leading financial and com mercial houses in Portland and ; they carried away with them very clear, dis tinct and favorable Impressions In re gard to a community of which they had previously had little knowledge ' Kood.&lver Oladeri The whole of the United ; States 1s endeavoring to show President Wilson that he has a united support In his recent activities In connection with the ' European . war situation; Hood River joined Portland last Thursday to celebration of Wilson day. President Wilson has raised him self above he. bounds of party.- . - In the minds of our youth ideas which inspire in them ambitions 'to achieve worldly glory, whether -upon tha com mercial battlefield or upon some bat tlefield drenched With i the blood ; of slain thousand.'. Our" boys are taught to inarch . and handle arms at school. Deeds of valor ef our great military leaders are; recounted, in our historlea These fire them .with desire to some day do likewise. . - C- P. Church suggested that -Great Britain,-Japan and the.. United States form ; a coalition to maintain, the peace Of the world. ; (By force I .presume ) What did the alliance of Great Brit ain, France, .Belgium, Japan and Rus sia . accomplish? : A greater combine tion never , assembled in - all history than this. Tet we are witnessing the greatest war the world ever saw. Al liances - are always dangerous. It is presumptuous to maintain that a cer tain race or e certain combination of races be -appointed self-appointed of INDEX OF ADVANCING V TIDE OF PROSPERITY, From the Philadelphia' Ledger. , " A decided increase - in the de mand for farm machinery, , made necessary toy the prospect of in-r finitely:- greater crops than .the -country-- has- hitherto harvested, together with the necessity, for substituting - steam and gasoline motor tractors for the heavy ship ments of horses -for war purposes" In Europe, will result In continued good business n the steel " trade, according-to the monthly letter of Hhe People's - National . bank, of Pittsburg. - - . 1 -; Even if the fdreign demand for 'steel products should decrease rrf a-terially,- says the communication, the healthy condition of the do mestic agricultural market alone will keep the mills busy for some time to come. ' OREGON RIDLLIGIITS i:"." '-.i.:;;-;,::!::. ,1 - -A-:,. ,:--?;V V'- "Not so rnan-J- dead 'enplnes- In the yards; businesti is better," : says the La Grande Observer. , . - y . The parks and playgrounds commit tee of the Beaverton Chamber of Com merce has in hand the proposition of providing a public park for the town. . -T , '. ....... ,,. . "The Salem postmaster," says the Statesman, "has reason to be glad that he has a position in a city which is growing. His salary goes up $100 a year; to 13300, on account of the In crease of business! at this office," JThe members of the Corvalils fire department, at a' meeting held to con sider the best means , of spending the half thousand dollars they took In on the recent ; show, "Days of '49,M de-: cided to buy a pulmotor with'part of the proceeds. - .... , ' . Sheridan- Sun: A year has passed since the organization of -the Sheridan Civic Improvement club, with the pur pose of a "cleaner and better Sheri dan." m that time over 1125 has been handled - In - improvement of ithe un sightly . places "-and the ; beautifying with. the. things of utility. , .-- Report of progress, in Baker. Demo crat, on. an important eastern Oregon projects "The - Balm creek irrigation project, 'Involving- nearly 10,000 acres, is progressing to a point 'of reality. ? A large force - of men is employed on the big dam end its completion thir fall means that next year .a big in crease of grain production In the Lower Powder river section wilt fol low." There was ' once a Nehalem Valley Reporter, published at Wheeler. There is now a Wheeler Reporter, its first issue dated July l.i Its' editor and publisher, Arthur Hansen.' says in his salutatory: "This- issue is No. 1 of the r Wheeler Reporter. - -We have no past. The future - is before us. Our endeavors and -the degree to which we shall Satisfy our patrons will de termine our- success. -.Our foremost desire is to be of service to this com munity." I NORTHWEST PRESS : Seattle Vimest - That -man has never come wholly 'into the ultimate concep tion of citizenship who does not. feel that' the land of his adoption is the best in all the world, who does not aspire to make it , even better and stronger - by the- exercise of his citi zenship rights and, . if necessary, by the sacrifice of life, - limb and prop erty.' It is such lessons, that JudgS Neterer and John Speed Smith seek to convey to aliens when they, as rep resentatives of the federal, government, are called upon to pass on applicants for citizenship. It is what those be hind the "Americanization Day" move ment seek toconvey on a broader, more ambitious scale. But this ' cele bration will have altogether failed If it does not, as well, bring to the native bom an added appreciation of .the priv ileges that have been - conferred upon them through the "accident , of . birth." It would-.be to their enduring shams if they a were surpassed In these mat ters by the newcomer, "Americaniza tion Day" should be one of dedication to the unending work of speeding the nation on to better things to , con tinued peace, to enduring ..prosperity, to - righteousness and V1 enlighten ment,, by example, of a whole world seeking with us the boon of "govern ment of the people, "by the people and for the people." Oatholio Sentlaeli The proposal to make July Fourth an "Americanization Day" for recent -Immigrants is well oonceived. ,t. it- may - well '-be-that t a Fourth jot July program will- not radi ealty and at once transform a group of foreigners Into Americans, but the Idea- of a ' special Ameicanlzrng pro gram Is ; a good pne. Its general acceptance- shows that . the country Is concerning Itself with the newly ar rived Immigrant and .his needs. In the past we have been -content to let - him be exploited by ruthless employers and politicians. - J" , ' - - e e -- lewlstoa ' Tribune i The Baltimore rule Is to put the whole responsibility upon the person, who runs his vehicle over somebody else. It says to the street car, the, automobile or the mo torcycle: "The children were here be fore you caene; they were : In : the streets, crossing the streets, coming suddenly into the streets, you must face the facts, meet the condition, and arovern vourilvu suaorIlnarI'-. If it brings Vou down to five miles an hour, yon must come down ; If it ' stop you, stop!" . Such is the rule as a Baltimore paper-Interprets1 - i -:;:i;i.r.''i' J . e ;- :-v V.S . t-'.,v:r- Albany Dmoo-mti - This man Holt was no more crazy, than a good many other eastern college professors. ; Un able to secure notoriety along conserv ative lines they either promulgate some freak Idea, or do some freak act. Holt used -a revolver. - - i. - , - e e ' . - Tacoma Tribune i - According to -.the London . News, . the president of "the United States Is the greatest citizen in the world. And -the present occupant of he office is fully prepared to main tain Its high reputation. - - - course to maintain the peace of the world. Such an act in itself would constitute " a . challenge which, would hardly io unanswered ' Th w)ni fproposition -is- an insult , to the Intelli gence of the ' greater -portion of the world which would go Unrepresented. The idea of a police force of interna tional character Is pure bumbugi It would be a constant menace to peace. Let us get down Into the human heart and root out that mad desire for glory and gain at the expense of the Mood and sweat of your brother, and we - shall have solved the peace problem.,- . - - O. E, FRANK. ' The Jefferson nigh SchooL Portland. July To the Editor of The Journal We are' all ' very proud of the Jefferson high school building, but the writer was charring uh.n pointing out this building to some ennsyivanian tourists when one ex claimed, v "Look at that corn crib la front of it, Another cried, "Look at the acres of brush and weeds." snri another,. ''Just see the old wagons, straw-and barnyard rubbish on th playground." Then the first' tourist exclaimed, ?Lookr at the tittle old li brary on the campus. How horrible tO have SUCh a fine bnlMfnr nhitrnot. ed. ; 'Why does the school board allow inm in jront or a nign' school buildingr" - . . ; I explained that the "corn crib-was built to take care ef the overcrowded building until the board could build an annex to the building proper.' If tnvrwul -r rinnhta thj. ahn ditions. let' him ajo and see for himself. Freddie Knows IJe'd Better. From" the Philadelphia' Ledger. Mrs. ..Newlywed; - I feel sure that Alfred -wfll bring- me a lovely present from the city today. ... - . Her Neighbor: .An anniversary or birthday, - dar? Mrs. Newlywed: Oh. dear, no! But we had a dreadful quarrel this morn ing.- NEWS OF THE BEACHES This is the season of the year when the Pacific beaches are at the height of their popularity. From tho most northern end of .North. Beach on th Waahlngtoi side south to Newport on the Ore- "gon- shore, every resort has its ; Quota of visitors. .; , s In recognition of this fact THE SUNDAT JOURNAL publishes two pages of beach news recount ing the arrivals Of visitors at the several beaches. These columns are of equal interest to the re sorters themselves and - to their stay-at-home friends.:. OF INTEREST TO WOMEN - Section Four of THE SUNDAT JOURNAL l is edited especially for matron and maid. Th news of the social world profusely illus trated is chronicled in detail. At , fairs In the -realm of music are carefully related. Although the . - summer season has curtailed the activities of th women's clubs, parent-teacher associations and social service agencies, such hews - as does arise in these fields is fully Tepor ted. v WHAT WELL DRESSED WOM- ' EN WILL WEAR Is the caption of a special page that contains Anne Rittenhouse's weekly fash ion letter accompanied by -splendid i illustrations, Margaret Ma son's' chatty , letter on dress and other similar features. WHAT if VERY WOMAN WANTS TO KNOW is th com prehensive title of another)rpeclal woman's page devoted to needle work designs by Catharine Green wood, and suggestions of diver , sort to matron and maid. THE HOUSEKEEPER' COUN , CIL TABLE This interesting page, conduoted by Dorothy Dolan, contains a group of prac tical talks on the home that are : of vital concern to every house wife. This feature will be found in the Magazine each Sunday, SPORTS NEWS THAT IS NEWS Four pa ires of Section Two ef THE SUNDAT JOURNAL eontaln the news and reviews in th world of sport. These pages er handled by recognized authorities In sport affairs and include a number of features of extraordinary merit, among them news and gossip for the golfer and comprehensive ac counts of what is going on in th field of amateur and semi-professional sports. It is unnecessary to call atten tion to the competent way In . which professional baseball news Is handled. There are always some picture surprises in these pages that make them most at- : tractive ; - j - -. , . REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS NEWS Two pages in Section Three f THE SUNDAT JOURNAL recount the : happenings in th fields of real estate, building, market and .' finance. Their contents ac ar ranged in a concise fashion that makes them easy to read. Culti vate these pages and, you -will find much of interest, r MARINE NEWS and happenings along the waterfront appear each Sunday on . the back page of Section Two. SPECIAL FEATURES OF MERIT THE SUNDAY JOURNAL spe cializes in illustrated features that are much worth while. Your atten tion is called to two pages that appear regularly In Section Three, one an illustrated news review and th other illustrated new from, foreign capitals. Throngh out th news and . features sao - tlon art illustrated articles of special local interest. , EDITORIAL PAGE Ther is dignity, clarity snd strength in the editorial com ment in THE SUNDAY JOUR NAL. The accompanying features on the peg ere chosen with th greatest of car. A recent acquitt. tlon is "Th One Ovr," a f ea tur of clever comment conducted by Rex" Lampman In his inimi table way, while Fred Lockley tales "In Earlier Days" continue te win friends. JWAR NEWS AND PICTURES The general excellence of TIH3 SUNDAY JOURNAL Is furthered by th comprehensive and accu rst news end reviews from th war son accompanied -by pictorial display of tb f lrt erdr. MAGAZINE AND PICTORIAL Eight pages of quality features. Including "From Filmland," a pa g for th movie fan; a chil dren's page to which Charles A. ' Ogdn, "The Cartnonagram Man." . 1 and Georgen Faulkner, . "Th Story Lady," are th regular, con tributors; a pag of popular sci ence news; page of short storlei and bits of information from near . and far. Other Interesting feature for next Sunday includ "What Would Edison Do in War f in which th . master Inventor define his posi tion on warfare; The Richest ' Streetcar C p n d u e t o r in th World." the'. - story of Henry Toborgs thrift: "Woman's Deth Duel Ovr Becker," the sam be ing an account of how two women are fighting, one to send th con. ,'demned police lieutenant to the electric chair and th other to save him from It, COMIC SECTION The fun feature section that leads them all, featuring "Th Original Katzenjammer Kids." "Their Only Child," 'Happy Hooligan" and "Jimmy." THE SUNDAY .JOURNAL Complete in four news sections, magazine and pictorial suprl ment, and comic 5 cents tie cc:y everywhere. "THE BIGGEST FIVE CENTS WORTH IN TYPE' NEXT SUNDAY